"Mortal Soil.t, St. Johns is Calling You . Has (even churches. Hat a moil promiiing future. Distinctively a manufacturing city Adjoini the city of Portland. Ha nearly 6,000 population. Hat a public library. Taxable property, $4i5W).0OO. Hat large dry docks, saw .mills Woolen mill, iron works. Stove workt, aabettot factory, Ship building plant, , "Veneer and excelsior plant. Flour mill, planing mill, Doz factory, and others. More induttriet coming. St Johns it the place for YOU. St. Johns is Calling You It tecond in number of Industries. Is seventh in population. Cars to Portland every 16 min. Has navigable water on 3 sides. Has finest gas and electricity. Has 3 strong banks. Has five large school houses. Has abundance of purest water. Has hard surface streets. Has extensive sewerage system. Has fine, modern brick city hall. Has good payroll monthly. Ships monthly many cars freight. All railroads have access to it. Is gateway to Portland harbor. Climate ideal and healthful. ST. JOHNS REVIEW Dsvoted to the Interests of tb Penlntula. tbe Manufacturing Center of the Nortbweit VOL. n ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 18. 1915. NO 32 COUNCIL MEETS Matters of Importance Receive Attention All members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, with Mayor Muck presiding. Attorney Perry C. Stroud, rep resenting tho contractors on the Pittsburg street improvement, asked that the contractors bo re lieved of fulfilling their contract on the grounds of inexperience, lack of equipment and inability to complete the work. After discussing the matter to some extent, it was decided to hold the matter over for another week before taking decisive ac tion. Mrs. Tufts was relieved of further payment on her Burling ton street property owing to the fact that the waiver petition had been Bigncd by her son, who had no authority to do so. H. M. Waldref gave notifica tion of the fact that ho intended ' to protest his street, assessment on Tyler street for tho reason that it exceeded tho fifty per cent limit. On motion of Councilman Cook tho city treasurer was directed to proceed to collect delinquent strcot assessments by advertis ing saloof tho property involved. Tho following arc lights were ordered installed: One at corner of Olmypin and Newton streets; one at corner of Banks and Bu chanan streets; one at corner of Reno and Edison streets; one at corner of Hayes and Alma streets, and ono on North Ivanhoe street between Fcssondcn and Trum bull streets. Attorney Thad T. Parkor, representing several sa Joon keepers, asked that Ordi nance G3fj bo amended. It pro vides that saloon keepers enter into a contract of six months duration to operate saloons at a rate of 1200 per year. The amend ment provides that tho rato be reduced to $800 per year to con form with the liquor license fee obtaining in tho City of Port land, since a majority vote had been secured by both cities in favor of merging. Mr. Parker contended that all contracts with tho city of St. Johns would bo carried out by tho city of Portland, and ho said ho boliov cd ty only fair and just that the saloon keepers receive tho bene fit of tho lower rate after merg ing had been accomplished. The proposition was held over for one week for deeper considera tion. Tho improvement of Ivanhoe street between Philadelphia and Catlin streets was accepted. The engineer stated that the engineer of tho Port of Portland Commission and one of the Com mission had gone over tho prop osition of tho proposed extension of the Cooperago roadway with him, and had outlined, tho road way as thoy desired it to be. Ho stated that Mr. Stearns ask ed $500 for tho ground to bo ta ken from his property, and this together with tho cost of tho roadway would probably total $170Q, Upon suggestion of Sec retary Knowles of the Commer cial Club, it was decided that the engineer make a survey and estimate of cost of construction of same. Councilman Martin and Engineer Burson were also directed to meet with the Port of Portland Commission and se cure a document conveying as surance that the $2500 donation agreed upon by tho Commission upon completion of the roadway would be forthcoming. Upon motion of Councilman Perrino it was made mandatory upon the chief of police to look after the disposal of the city wood supply on the Gatton tract, although Councilman Bonham offered his services as caretaker and salesman. The majority of the council decided it was a duty that should be assumed by the chief of police. CouncilmaijJPerrine suggested that the Censorship Commission appoint a board of censorship as per provision of the censorship ordinance which was" recently sustained by a vote of the peo ple. Mayor Muck, chairman of the Commission, stated that he would instruct the recorder to calj a meeting of the Commis sion for such purpose. An ordinance assessing the cost of improving Tyler street between Dawson and fessenaen streets was passed unanimously. Baptist Choir Recital June 19 8t the Church. Tickets 10 cents. Dress and Character The following interesting pa per was prepared and read by Miss Mabel Rundall at tho W. C. T. U. Mother's meeting. Sub ject: Is Dress the Index of Character: Is dress the index of charac ter? Undoubtedly; as our every act and possession is an index of our character. Wo cannot eat or sleep, sit or stand, speak or smile, without bulletining our chnrncter. "Wo put our whole life," says Emerson, "into every act. Human character does evermore publish itself. It will not bo concealed. Men imagine that they communicate their virtue or vice only bv overt nctions.and do not see that virtue or vice emit a breath overy moment." It docs not follow, however. that wo can all complacently set ourselves up as judges of our neighbors. It is not tho evidence which is lacking, but the judg merit with which to read the ev idence. Few, indeed, of us have tho imagination, tho wisdom, and tho discrimination with which to judge others from any outward evidence whatever. What wo know of tho lives of even our closest friends is so in completeso apart from our own experience that wo are never justified in making snap esti mates of character. Especially is this true in tho complicated state of society in which wo are living today. Tho economic conditions aro such that a great majority of our peo plo aro not free to livo their own lives sincerely. Harassed by tho burdens of poverty or of riches, hemmed in by narrow ing and brutal conventions.their lives arc warped into shapes sadly different from tho ones they would show under natural conditions; neither their dress, their work nor their amuse ments arc truo expressions of their own individualities. But while it is well for us to linvo a clear conception of what sano living conditions would bo, and to put our best efforts into the attainment of those condi tions for all people, yet wo can not wait for ideal conditions to make, our own personal solution of tho problems of living among them tho dress problem. Lifo cannot bo postponed. Whilo excusing our neighbor's failures and follies by tho know ledge of tho hard necessities which oppress them, let us hold ourselves sternly to tho realiza tion that it is under existing conditions, not wished-for ones, that wo must work out our own salvation show of what sort of stuff wo aro made Tho person who overrides conditions in his own lifo is the most useful of so cial servants. He puts hope into tho heart of tho world. For ho has realized that for which all society labors and schemes; he proves our dreams aro not in vain, one woman who adopts for herself a rational standard of dress will do more toward solv ing tho dress problem for society than will all the discussion of tho subject in all tho clubs of tho land. It is living the life that counts. Tho phase of the question, then which most nearly concerns us in individuals is not how can we judge the character of our neigh bor by her c othes but what type of character is revealed by our own manner of dressing and if the evidence is not what we would wish, where lies tho blamo with . tho character or with the dress. For the thing works both ways; character forms hab its and habits transform char acter. Our character decides our dress habits, but so also will our dress-habits have their in fluence on our character. Herein lies food for thought. Mothers havo more to answer for than they dream when they permit their daughters to adopt vulgar and unlovely fashions. Tho most innocent and modest of young girls is apt at some time to be seized with a desire to ape the latest striking fad and just because she is so innocent and so immature, she does not in the least know the dangers to her modesty in so doing. Th.e mother does know, and it is near a criminal weakness which allows the girl to becrnne the victim of her own whim. The great pity of the half dressed and over ornamented appearance of many of the sweetest faced school girls, is that the appear ance will not stay an appearance. Inevitably the false ideals work inward and come to the surface in hardened faces and glances. Old or young, we cannot do the unlovely thing without becom ing unlovely. Tho first point to bo recogniz ed in approaching the dress pro blem is tho serious worth of the subject. It is what Ida Tarbell calls one of "those great every day matters on which tho moral and physical well being of soci ety rests; one of those matters which, rightly understood, fill the everyday lifo with big mean ings." It is right that women should consider the question of their dress ono of moment. It is far from being an unimnort ant detail, and no one need bo shamed to admit hor concern in it. But here, as everywhere in life, tho law of proportion must oo oueyea. uress is an import.' ant. but not ono of the most im 1 I 1 f - - ! 1 portunt things in life. More fundamental matters must not be sacrificed to it. In order to insure this wo must have a clear understand incr of what are the most funda mental things in our lives. No one can hone to live a well bal anccd life who has not thought out with some degree of care a standard of values and decided which things arc to her of para mount, and which of lessor im portance. No ono can do this for us. Wo aro top prono to sluggishly accept the standards which lie easiest at hand in our own family, our set, our church, without making certain that theso aro the standards which will enable us to bo truo to our own best selves. Daily, to each ono of us there como unforsccn crises, trivial-seeming enough at the moment, but calling for quick decisions in questions of proportion. One or tho other oi two interests must be sacrificed to some degree to the other and no ttmo to think it over. If we cannot fall back in such moments to a well-determined vnluatlon of theso interests to lifo ns a whole, wo will each time yield to the one which clamors loud est at tho instant, and our lifo will become n wavering will-o -thewisp of good intentions and poor conclusions. Lack of pro portion leads to distortion, thence to tho tragedy ot mis shapen lives of all degrees of ugliness nnd futility. Attention to dress at present is carried to a point whore it in volves all classes in extravagant expenditures of time and money. Many women, through a perver ted idea of tho necessities of dress for themselves or daughters, are stinting them selves and their families of things which would mnko of downright physical comfort and, intellectual and moral develop ment. No money for good books, beautiful pictures, tho best drama and music, adequate va cations, nrtistic and comfortable homo furnishings, no money for tho social and religious causes in which wo believe but fash ionable clothes we must have! But. here, as always, the person who violates tho law of Propor tion defeats her own ends. Over much devotion to dress leads to a self-conscious or a vacuous expression and to a lack of re servo in the clothing, which de stroys the very attractiveness which is so striven alter. Concluded next week. NOTICE OF Annual School Meeting Notice is hereby given to tho legal voters of School District No. 2. of Multnomah (Jounty, State of Oregon, that tho annu al school meeting of said district will bo held at Central School House: to begin at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. until G o'clock p. m.. to the third Monday of June, being the 21st day of June, A. D. 1915. This meeting is called for the purpose of electing one director. Dated this 1st day ot June, 1915. F. P. DRINKER. Chairman Board of Directors. Attest: J. E. Tanch, District Clerk. For Rent One 6 room house, $8.00; one 7 room house with I acre, $8.00; one 0 room house all remodeled. $10.00. Peninsula Security Co., Room 5 over First National Bank. Auto for hire by day, hour or trip, at very reasonable rates. Good opportunity for parties of four or less to make a trip into the country at a low price. H. M. Waldre,609 Fessenden street. Phone Columbia 206. NoU th lbl on your pa gar. HIGH SCHOOL Incidents of High School Interestingly Told The students were uncommon ly surprised on Thursday morn ing when the Faculty announced that the School Board had grant ed a half-holiday in addition to tho two holidays promised last week. The Seniors have returned to High School after the Rose Fes tival holidays wearing a preoccu pied look. For with worries of Senior exams and of final prepa rations for Commencement, they nre much too busy to be interest ed in the humdrum life of school. Last Saturday morning, seven teen of the Uppercloss men avail ed themselves of a second op portunity to visit tho city and county courts. As the greater part of tho morning was to bo spent in inspecting the various courts, Saturday was chosen ns tho best time, as the cases re sulting from tho revelry of the night before were numerous. Tho party visited tho city and county jails as well as tho courts. The "Old White Log"witncs8 ed another delightful high school pnrty last Tuesday evening, when tho Seniors spirited the Juniors nnd Faculty away on a measure picnic. Tlio early part of tho evening was spent in re newing an acquaintance with long forgotten school gomes. When every ono was worn out bv the fro ic. tho party gathered around the huge bonfire and en gaged in that ever popular occu pation of roasting wefnies. Tho Seniors seemed to havo a good idea of their guests' oppotitcs for atcr in tho evening, after more games, ico cream and cake wcro served, followed by a sup ply of marshmnllow81-for toast ing. Toward tho woo Bma' hours' tho company smothered tholr bonfiro and wended their wny homeward thru tho woods. Tho Faculty will entertain tho Senior Class on n launch party on Friday evening, June 18th. The Latin pupils of tho High School wcro invited to attend a Latin i) ay "Tho Roman School" given by tho Lincoln High pu pils. A goodly number of stu dents took ndvantogo of tho op portunity, being oxcuBcd tho last period. Tho play was inter esting, giving tho happenings of a school day in Romo, including tho c ass recitations. At tho opening of tho day, the roll was called introducing such distin guished characters as "Gaius Ju lius Caesar" and "Marcus Tul lius Cicero." Then followed a lesson in Latin grammar and tho recitation, in Latin, of such well known poems as "Twinkle, Twinkle. Little Star" and "Three Wise Men of Gotham" and other llttlo rhymes. Tho Elay was made more interesting y such humorous events as the tardv entrance nnd chastisement of'puer piger" (lazy boy) and of a visitor to tho school who recited a comic poem in mixed Latin and English. After tho n ay there was an exhibition showing tho many advantages of the study of Lat in. An exhibition of the work done by the manual training, domes tic science and art classes dur ing the last year will bo held in tho Hich School building Thurs- day and Friday of this week. Tho building will bo open to tho public both afternoons and even ings. Probably ono of tho most attractive features will be the newly furnished dining room which will be open to inspection for the first time. All plans have been completed, the furniture, dishes and other necessaries have been purchased, and all that is left to do is to arrange them. Ono of the unused class rooms back of the auditorium and directly above the cooking room will be remodeled for this use. A dumb waiter will bo in stalled to convey articles from the kitchen below to the room above. At nresent t a the plan of the High School girls to make the room as attractive as possible by arranging tho table for a meal. Of course the delicacies thus dis played will be for inspection not sampling. The schedule of thelongdread ed examinations has been an nounced as beginning on Mon day and following the schedule of the recitation periods. Baccalureate Exercises, High School Auditorium, Sunday.June 20, 8 p. m, ; Franz Joseph When the work of the great lawgiver of Israel was finished, as the story runs from the heights of Pisgah he was given a view of the promised land to ward which for forty years he had been struggling, but was never to reach. From his cradle in the bullrushesup to manhood; through tho years in which ho acquired all tho wisdom of the Egyptians; then his call to tho leadership of an enslaved peo ple; his buffctings with kings and priests; the plagues, the sorrows, tho tragedy of tho final exit; the wanderings in the wil dernoss for two score years; the splendor and terror of Sinai; the marvelous code under which men wcro, when advanced enough, to leurn the necessity of a govern ment Of law and the imperative need of proper sanitation; tho trials; tho triumphs through which he had wrought out an immortal famo for himself; this was the picture that shone be hind him when he climbed Pis gah, to be given, before his eyes were to finally close, a vis ion of tho land which ho had dreamed of for his people thru tho watches of half a century. Reading that magnificent dra ma one's mind involuntarily turns to n history of our own day. Was there over a drama with more sombre and trngic tints thnn the life of Franz Jo seph of Austria has been? Given an empire to rule, there were doubtless thousands of the world's rulers and the scions of royal houses who envied him when he ascended tho throne, but could there bo a Pisgah for him to climb from tho crest of which ho was to sco what the future of his country was to be; would not his prayer be, "If it is to bo (ib sorrowful and dark and lonely ns my life has been, spare mo from Bceing it." He stands today liko a lonely oak in a dead forest. Tho hurri canes of four score years have beat upon it; forest fires havo consumed surrounding trees and blasted its own limbs; tho cy clones havo swept every bird that nested in its branches away; the frosts of Borrow havo with ered its heart; its scant foliage is shriveled and no longer is fit for it a crown- it seems to no longer havo an excuse for stand ing except that it is too proud nnd bravo to fall. His beautiful empress assassi nated; tho first rightful heir to tho throno murdered or u Biii cido; tho second heir and his lovely wife assassinated; his brother who hoped to bo an em peror nnd to mnko a great nnme as the redeemer of a distracted country captured and shot and his lovely empress left a hopeless lunatic for whom no merciful death seems waiting; a disastrous war with France, another with Prussia; years of fierce dlssen tions in his own dominions and now involved in a war that threatens the very existence of his empire; what history in all tho world is a parallel of his? Often prostrntcd by fearful Illness, more thnn onco reported dead: the splendor of his sur roundings a mockery; his people dying by tens of thousands to support his tottering throno; ono would think thnt his prayer by day and by night would be, not for a vision of a Land of Prom ise, but for tho rest of that sleep which Is not vexed by dreams or any fear of an awakening, Goodwin's Weekly. Invocation. Chorus. Scripture Reading and Prayer. Hjmn How Firm a Founda tion. Chorus. Sermon Pursuing Our Ideals, by Rev. D. T. Thomas, Pastor of Congregational Church. Chorus. Hymn Jesus Savior Pilot Me. Benediction. Commencement Program on Thursday evening, June 24, 8:15 p. m. : Orchestra. Carmina Jano Wilson Mixed Chorus. Orchestra. Calm is the Night Carl Bohn: Canoo Song A. Pestalozza Girls' Chorus. Commencement Address Dr. Frank L. Loveland. June Schnecker; Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep Knight Mixed Chorus. Presentation of Diplomas. Orchestra. Couch & Co. is closing out some men's $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 Oxford Shoes "for $1.75. THE LIBRARY Interesting Notes For the Library Patrons Hours: Afternoon, 12:00 to 5:30. Evening, 7:00 to 9:00. Sunday, 2:30 to 5:30. Vacation Books. No matter what your vacation plans, they will bo improved by being made to include a few good books. Do you know that on any li brary card you can now draw ten books which need not bo return ed until October first? This privilege is intended for readers who arc going out of town. Tho ten books may include four fiction and six non-fiction. Seven-day books can not be issued on vacation time. Wo will be able to give your requests hotter attention if they are mnde during June. No mat ter if your vncation docs not como until July or August make your choice now nnd you will bo better satisfied. If you do not know what you want ask for suggestions. You will find a shelf of vacation books in the library and lists of others. Reference Books Received: American Business and Ac counting Encyclopaedia. A Btandard roforence book for accountants and business men, profusely illustrated with hundreds of special forms and tables. Endeavors to furnish a comprehensive summary of in formation pertaining to the sci ence of accounts and other mat ters connected with business management. Particular atten tion is given to subjects not to be found in any detail In the text books on accounting hither to to bo obtained, such ns ac counting of lumber und browing businesses. A competent au thority has supplied definitions and information on thnt very important subject to business men commercial law. Dictionary of Hymnology. Setting forth the origin and history of Christian hymns of all ages and nations. Lippincott's New Gazeteer. A complete pronouncing gaza teer or geographical dictionary of tho world. Museum of Antiquities. A description of ancient life, employments, amusements, cus toms and habits, tho cities, pal aces, monuments nnd tombs, tho literature und fine arts of 3,000 years ago. Proposals lor Street Work Seated proposals will be re ceived at tho office of tho Recor der of the City of St. Johns until Juno 29, 1915, at 8 o'clock p. in. for tho Improvement of Leonard street from tho west lino of Charleston street to tho East lino of Chicago street in the manner provided by Ordinance No. GG5, subject to tho provis ions of tho Charter and Ordi nances of tho City of St. Johns, and tho estimate of tho City En gineer, on file. Engineer's esti mate is $2239.05. Bids must bo strictly in accor dance with printed blanks, which will bo furnished on ap plication at tho oflico of tho Re corder of tho City of St. Johns. And said improvement must bo completed on or before GO days from tho date of tho last publi cation of this notice. No proposals or bids will bo considered unless accompanied by a certified check payable to tho order of tho Mayor of tho City of St. Johns, certified by a responsible bank for an amount equal to ten per cent of the ag gregate proposal. The right to reject any and all bids is hereby reserved. By order of tho City Council. A. E. DUNSMORE, Recorder of the City of St. Johns. Published in tho St. Johns Re view June 11, 18 and 25, 1915. Back to the Farm Would you liko to own a choice little farm in Yamhill County, OrGcon? If so. enmo in nnd see what I can do for you. I havo n t r! 1 ...!iU 1.S.. farms who wish to exchange for n.itv nrnnnrlv Ilr W .1 fill. W J v w a a lit w u strap. First National Bank Build ing, bt, Johns, Oregon, A Fixture Hint Three years ago I tried to help my sister select a hat. Wo went to half the stores in Portland. She tried on at least 100 before finding one that suited. I didn't appreciate that method at ail too much traveling, bother and hit or miss principle. That evening I started thinking it over. Said to myself, were I a woman and wanted a hat I would go to a good milliner, tell her what I wanted to pay, wear tho dress I wanted to wear with the hat, and have her design me one a creation to fit me, and me alone, my beauty, my manner isms, my individuality; in short, just mo. That carried another chain of thought. If hats, why not electric fixtures? Furnishings in tho homo are very important. Hurmonious colors, good selection of furni ture nnd a nice blending of lines mean a great deal, and a cheer ful home means a cheerful life. But after having a room proper ly furnished you can verv easilv ruin tho harmony of tho whole by n poor selection of fixtures. Now for tho last three years I have been studying everything that would havo a relation to fixture design, architecture pe riods of furniture, color match ing, principle of design, shape, rhythm, sketching.nndall things thnt help mo design nnd mnko tho proper fixtures for your home. I nm not done, never ex pect to be, but think I am fairly proficient nnd ready to try. Today I want you to call mo to that homo of yours and let mo sketch you n suggestion. It wont obligate you, and it might help. Fixturo prices are mighty low now, and if you do buy you will got $1.25 valuo for every dollar you spend. Yours for service, L. E. GENSMAN. E. A. Gensman & Son, 217 N. Jersey Street. Executor's Snle of Realty Notice is hereby given thnt pursuant to an order of tho County Court of tho State of Ore gon for Multnomah County in the matter of tho cstato of Ellas Kceney, deceased, hcretoforo entered in tho probnto journals of said court authorizing nnd di recting tho undersigned so to do, tho undersigned, John H. Rebhan as Executor of tho Last Will and Testament and of said estate, will on Monday tho 28th day of Juno, 1915, nt tho hour of 1:00 o'clock in tho afternoon of said day, on tho premises in tho City of St, Johns, Multnomah County, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand, subject to tho ap proval and confirmation of said Court, tho following real proper ty of said estate, to wit: Tho S. E. one-half of Lot 3 in Block 5 in P. T. Smith's Addi tion to St. Johns, boing tho half of Lot 3 lying next to and ad joining Lot 2 of said Block, in Multnomah County, Oregon, said one-half of said Lot 3 be ing a atrip 25 feet by 100 feet, tho 6 Inches oir tho Easterly side thereof boing subject to tho conditions rolatlng to n party wall as set forth in a deed there of by W. A. Messner nnd Geor gia Mcssner to P. H. Light. (Abstract of said premises with tho First National Bank of St. Johns, Oregon.) Dated this 28th day of May, 1915. JOHN II. REBHAN, Executor aforesaid. Address Brownsville, Oregon, Amor A. 'fussing, attornoy for Executor. Notice to Dog Owners All owners of dogs aro hereby notified that according to city ordinance all dogs must bo muz zled for three months beginning Juno 15, 1915. Dog owners must, therefore, comply with the pro visions of the ordinance and muzzle their dogs at once. HENRY MUCK, Acting Chief of Police. A BARGAIN. The Willamina State Bank, Willamina, Oregon, oilers on quick sale, for short time only, tho two story houso and threo lots at 718 N. Edison street, and house und ono lot at 911 N. Hayes street, in St. Johns, both for $3000. No trade. Take your next picture on an Ansco film tho court decreed nriirinnl film. Hot it at The St. Johns Pharmacy, Ansco dealers.