AMMO ,),
St. Johns is Calling You
Hat leven cKurctiei.
Ha a m'oit promltlng future.
Distinctively a manufacturing city
Adjoint the city of Portland.
Has nearly 6,000 population.
Has a public library.
Taxable property. (4.500.000.
Hat large dry dock, aavr mill
Woolen mill, iron works,
Stove work, atbedot factory.
Ship building plant,
Veneer and ezceltior plant,
Flour mill, planing mill.
Box factory, and other.
More induitrie coming.
St. John i the place for YOU.
St. Johns is Calling You
1 1 tecond in number of Induttrie.
1 teventh in population.
Cor to Portland every 16 mln.
Ha navigable water on 3 tide.
Ha finest gaa and electricity.
Ha 3 trong bank.
Ha Ave large ichool houses.
Ha abundance of pureit water,
Ha hard turface street.
Has extensWe sewerage system.
Ha fine, modern brick city hall.
Ha good payroll monthly.
Ship monthly many cor freight.
All railroad have accet to it.
1 gateway to Portland harbor.
Climate ideal and healthful.
ST. JOHNS
Devoted to the Interest of the Pnlnmla. tbe Manufacturing Center it tfco Northwoit
ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9. 1915.
NO 35
REVIEW
COUNCIL MEETS
And Winds Up Business
For the Last Time
The last meeting of the St,
Johns citv council convened
Tuesday evening with all mem
bers present, before tho busi
ness of the evening wns taken
un. a n cturc wns taken of tho
councilmanic body as a souvenir
of the last body to preside over
this municipality.
The improvement of Hayes
street between Philadelphia
street between Philadelphia and
Catlin streets was accepted.
Reports of the recorder, Irons
urer and chief of police for tho
month of Juno were read and ac
cepted, An ordinance authorizing the
drawing of funds from the
street bond sinking fund to the
street bond interest fund wns
passed, as was also an ordinnnco
vucating Crawford street be
tween Fessendcn and Trumbull
Btreets.
The following bids were receiv
ed on the purchase of tho balance
of the city's wood supply: J. II.
Woimer, $1.75 per cord; L. D.
Jackson. $2.05 per cord. The
bid of the latter was accepted.
A warrant for 5-108.32. being
the difference between the bids
on tho Pjttsburg street improve
ment, was ordered drawn in fa
vor of Cochran-Nutting Co. to
be paid ,ovcr when the work is
finished.
The attorney presented a bill
of $25.75 as costs incurred by
Mr. Lewis in his resistment of
payment of his street assessment
on Willametto boulevard, and
was ordered paid. Councilmcn
Cook.Gradon, Perrinoand Down
ey voting yes; Bonham, Martin
and Tallman voting in tho nega
tive Three warrants against tho
improvement of Lescher. Born
nnd Tufts properties in the sum
of $577.21. $i!G.57 nnd $151.70
respectively were ordered paid
out of tho general fund.
Upon motion of Councilman
Perrine it was decided that tho
citizens of St. Johns. Portsmouth
and University and other resi
dents of tho Peninsula be invit
ed to attend a mass meeting to
bo hold in tho city hull next Tues
day ovenlng for tho purpose of
discussing tho needs' of tho Pen
insula and presenting them to
tho Portland authorities. Mr.
Perrino stated that we would
have to scrap now and it would
bo a good plan to get together.
V. S. Basey suggested that the
picture of James John that
adorns tho city hall bo turned
face toward the wall, but the
suggestion did not meet with
much encouragement.
Upon suggestion of Mr. Per
rino it was decided that $20 bo
set asido to purchase Norway
maple trees to bo planted around
tho city hall.
Bills amounting to $1314.80
were allowed.
Upon motion of Councilman
Tallman it was decided to turn
over tho mayor's gavel to tho
Historical society of Portland.
It was made from the first apple
tree planted by James John.
Progressive Study Club
The Ladies Progressive Study
Club was delightfully entertain
ed on Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. R. G, White. The
study of Oliver Wendell Holmes
was completed, Mrs. Page telling
the story of "A Hundred Days
in Europe" and Mrs. York the
story of "Over The Teacups."
After an interesting discussion
as to our future study it was de
cided to take up the recent and
present day authors. Dainty re
freshments were served by the
hostess. An author contest took
place, Mrs. Geeslin winning the
prize, a beautiful handpainted
Tlnffi. The next meetintr will
be held Thursday, July 15, at the
Oaks.
Building Permits
No. 29To Erick Fagerstrom
to erect a residence on Edison
street between John and Leavitt
streets; cost $75.
No. 30 To Mrs. Delia Stuart
to erect dwelling on Buchanan
street between Seneca and Fes
senden streets; coat $1300.
Note) Mw Um! m jfw paM.
THE NINTH GRADE
GRADUATING CLASS
The pupils of the Ninth Grade
Graduating Class were present
ed with diplomas Friday, Juno
25. by Supt. C. II. Boyd. The
thirty-five, together with the
twenty-fpur in February, make a
total of fifty-nino graduates from
Room 15 this year, with M. F.
Burghduff teacher.
Those having perfect attend
ance in the present class, from
February 8 to June 25, were:
Helen Rude, Lillian Rawson, Is
abella McQueen, Ruth Edmond
son.Hugh Whisler.John Teutsch, j
Donald Rose. Edward Rood. Rob
ert Orr, Joseph Jower and Ray
mond Bredecn. The class at
tendance being 3535 days with
only three tardy marks.
ni. i.:..t. .' t.i
J.I1U IllKIIVBk UYUIUKU 111 BUI1U1-
arship was earned by Miss Ruth
EdmondBon, Miss Elcy Davidson
being n closo second.
The middle of February the
teacher, following her plan of
the previous term, encouraged
the nunils to savo their extra
spending money, and when tho
account was closed June 23 there
was a total of $115.46 to tho
credit of tho class.
Mr. Dobio of tho Peninsula
National Bank, very kindly
guarded tho money for the chil
dren, and when tho accounts
were closed and individual bank
books were issued Mr. Edlefsen
added ten per cent to each ac
count. Every child in the class had
money on deposit in sums rang
ing from one cent to fifteen dol
lars and seventy-six cents, Miss
Lillian Weiss having tho largest
account. There were twenty-
nine depositors having over one
dollar.
Just before the last goodbyes
were said in tho class room,
Miss Edmondson extended to
everyone an invitation to a fare
well party at her home, where
music and gamo and good things
to eat made a happy finish for a
very succeassful term of com
panionship and study.
There was Florence and Louclla,
There was Ray and Margaret,
too:
There was Elcy and Eldora,
Sweet Marie, kind ray, and
Hugh.
All were graduates so happy
1'rom tho Central building
here:
From tho 0th grado in tho B class,
Making titty-nine this year.
Little Joe and busy Edmund,
Donald bchafer. Donald Rose.
Then the highest in percentage,
Ruth who every answer knows.
They had formed a Grand Re
public
That was called a Royal one.
And a Kewpie was the mascot
Just to have a little fun.
And tho sweet peas were the
flowers
Lilac blended with the green:
Small canoes were used as sym
bols
Passwords, motto, signs, ma
rine. There was Guy and Captain
Chester
Lillian Rawson. Lillian Weiss.
Jolly Mattie, handsome Verda,
Isabella the queen oi peace.
There were officers a-plenty,
President and cabinet.
Secretaries, judges, envoys,
senators, wnom an naa met.
There was Merritt,tho historian,
Qu et Lawrence. Percy, too;
There was Gladys, the musician,
Songs she played were not a
few.
John, or Jack they all did call
him,
Garry with his baseball tricks,
Harry who had charge of savings
Hundred fifteen, forty six.
Helen who first won a button
Followed then by twenty-two,
Given for the Palmer System,
Penmanship, with letters true.
There was Halvor, Edward, Ma-
oei,
And a daintv iewel. Pearl.
Jolly classmates, you should
know them,
Seventeen boys, eighteen girls.
There was Nettie, the good
banker.
There was Robert, bright yet
small,
Mrs Burghduff was the teacher
And she loved, her pupils all.
AncL now as they enter life's
school
Lining up with men of rank
They will always save their dol
lars,
In Peninsula's Good Banks.
Reported.
St Johns Now a
Part of Portland
Merger Completed at the
Midnight Hour on
Wednesday Night
Now up to the People of the Pen
insula to Combine in One Big
Booster Organization
EVERYBODY BURY THEIR DIFFERENCES AND BOOST
St. Johns became n part of
Greater Portland yesterduy
morning, and as a municipality
it has ceased to exist. Whether
it was n wise step to take or n
foolish one. thoro is a diversity
of opinion. But that question
has now become a tiling of tho
ist. A majority of those who
cared to vote on tho morger ques
tion voted for consolidation, and
a? a result the merger has been
completed. The matter of con
testing tho elections on tho
grounds that a majority of the
electors did not vote in the affirm
ative, as the constitution pro
vides must bo the case, wns
threatened for a timo, and whilo
it was known that such n step
would have had at least an equal
chance of winning, yet in the
interest of. harmony it was de
cided to abandon any movement
in that direction and bow to tho
will of the majority voto with
the best grace possible. Wheth
er for weal or for woo, tho die is
cast and a most important step
taken that can never be retraced.
Therefore, it is up to our people
to forget any dllterencea of opin
ion on the subject and work to
gether to make conditions better
despite what tho anti-mergerites
believe to bo a serious handicap.
It is all up to us whether St.
Johns shall bo a livo, thriving
part of Portland or a dormant
or dead ono. It is reasonably cer
tain that Portland will not do
anything for us unless wo go
after it. and after it hard and
Cersistently. We are located
ere, have our properties and
businesses here; our interests
are here and our hearts also.
Bitterness and repining can be
of no benefit, but on tho contra
ry tend to make matters worse.
In spite of any feelings we may
have and any resentment that
may exist against those who
forced the merger upon those
who were opposed to it, there is
no way out except to speedily
bury all differences and unite
for the good of us all. The fu
ture lies before us; we can eith
er mar it or do our best to im
prove conditions. Surely the
latter is the best and most desir
able thing to do.
The Peninsula undoubtedly has
a bright future before it. It is
undoubtedly bound to develop
and populate at a fairly rapid
rate. This development can
either be retarded or advanced
it is all up to us. By combining
the lower peninsula people from
Arbor Lodge to the end of the
lower peninsula in one strong,
active, and progressive organiza
tion, a power, both civic and po
litical, can be welded together
that would be a mighty force to
reckon with. Our interests are
identical, and what is good for
one is undoubtedly good for us
all. Let us then be up and do
ing and show the powers that be
that the Peninsula folks are
"some pumpkins." Let us ar
range to boost the Peninsula
constantly and unceasingly, so
that it will bo known far and
wido as the livest, most hust
ling nnd progressive section of
tho great city of Portland.
Banded 'together as we should
be, there is no reason why the
Peninsula should not in tho near
futuro bo represented at tho
fountain head of government.
So let us get together and soon
call a monster mass meeting of
the citizens of the Peninsula and
work out an organization second
to none in the northwest. Wo
must, to progress, help each
other. Wo all have but ono pur
pose in viowgreater develop
ment and greater progress and
whilo somo bcliovcd this could
better be accomplished by sepa
rate government, tho majority
of voters seemed to believe oth
erwise. Tho larger expression
of sentiment has prevailed, and
since it ia so, it is up to us to
work out our destiny as a purt
of Portland.
The Review will do all in. its
power to boost and further in
any way it can the development
of tho Peninsula as a wholo, Its
field can "now bo broadened to
take in the whole peninsula, and
it is our hope to make it a paper
that will be a credit to this en
tire section. The name may be
changed to Peninsula Review in
stead of St. Johns Review, and
the news of University Park and
Portsmouth will bo gathered.
We expect to have associated
with us a little later on a news
paper man who can cover the en
tiro territory ina satisfactory
manner.
Letter From War Zone
Tho following letter came re
cently from a seventeen year old
girl living in Eastern Prussia,
only a few miles from the Rus
sian borderland. She writes
very interestingly of her trials
during the last year in which she
has twice had to fiee to safety:
Stalluponeu, June 7, 1915.
Dear ! You will surely think
that I have forgotten you.but no.
I received your letters of Aug. 7,
1914, and April 16, 1915. I was
very pleased with them and
thank you. You surely know that
we have war here. We have had
to live through a great deal, for
we had to fiee from the Russians.
Now I shall tell you all about our
(light. Mobile was made on the
second of August. We suffered
much anxiety. Many nights we
did not even go to sleep, for the
Russians were only a little way
off. We had always to be ready
for flight. At half past three
o'clock on the morning of Au
gust 18, the bells Bounded which
was the sign that we must flee.
We hitched up our horses and
put on the load some linen and
bedding and also some merchan
dise and then with heavy hearts
traveled away, leaving all our
property behind. But I havo
forgotten something. On the
seventeenth of August thoro
wns a battle near our city. We
were on tho top of ourhouso and
could plainly seo the shells burst
ing. Everything round about
was burning. It was fearful to
look upon. Suddenly a shell fell
upon our railway station and wo
becamo very much afraid. Wo
remained, however, until tho
next morning when tho bells
were again rung. We traveled
to tho next city, Gumbrineu,
whilo the Russians wero in our
city but wo could not stay oven
here because the Russians were
always coming on farther. So
wo traveled then as far as In
sterburg and then to Wehlnn.
Many who had no vehicles had
to travel on foot nnd carried
with them only a bundle on their
backs. It surely was pitiful to
witness it all. Prom Wliolan we
went by railroad to Braunsberg.
Still we were not safe from tho
Russians bo we went on to El
bring in West Prussia where wo
rented a house. On Sept. 12,
East Prussia was again frco, so
my father and later, I. went
back to our town whilo my
mother and the brothers and sis
ters remained in Elbring. Here
wo found everything plundered
but our furniture was all here.
We opened our business again.
There wero many soldiers in tho
city but the Russians wero al
ways on the borderland, and tho
thunder of tho cannon was so
loud that tho windows shook.
On the sixth of November we
had to fiee again. Again we
loaded some merchandise and
bedding and again traveled to
Elbring to my mother, My
brothers and sisters were going
to school thoro and I had learn
ed to cook in tho domestic sci
ence school. On Feb. 15. East
Prussia was again freed from
the Russians so my father and I
came back again but this time
wo found nothing. Everything
was gone, even to the furniture
and curtains. Almost our whole
city was burned and you should
have seen the filth in our rooms.
It was frightful. But again wo
accustomed ourselves to the
change and opened our business.
My mother and the children
were still in Elbring, for my
brothers were attending school.
I had to keep house here for my
father. There were always ten
persons at the table and conse
quently I had a great deal to do.
At Whitsuntide I was confirmed
and when the vacation began my
mother camo back and will re
main here so my work is easier.
We are hoping that the Russians
will not come any more so that
we can always stay here at home.
Only Russian aeroplanes come
occasionally. One day one of
them threw a bomb but it did no
damage. From our family no
one is in the war, except two
cousins. Now I have told you
everything. With love from,
Communication
Editor Review: During tho
late lamented merger campaign,
in the camp of the antis the
burning and oft repented qucs
tion was "Who pays D. C. Low
is?" for his days and nights of
activity, at Salem and St. Johns,
his tanks of superheated atmos
phere?
Now to be sure they might
have considered that it was on
his part a purely unselfish devo
tion to tho interests of suffering
St. Johns' humanity, but they
didn't. And many and vaguo
were the insinuations as to the
power behind that astute gen
tleman. They knew that Mr. Lewis
had a suit against the city re
sisting the payment for side
walks in front of his property
Jto the amount of $175 on the
grounds that the engineer had
used, foolscap instead of legal
cap in figuring the estimates,
and the council members had not
let their voices fall with tho
proper inflection in saying
"aye" or somo other equally es
sential legal requirement had
been overlooked. And they
secretly hoped that ho would
"get his" if Portland with hor
resources and legal talent should
take the place of St. JohnB as
defendant in this suit. But
here they reckoned without their
Lewis.
There wasn't a man in tho
bunch of sufficient imagination
and foresight to picture a condi
tion like this tho last sessions
of n triumphant merger council
a Lewis council about to turn
over to Portland the affairs of
State, frco from all worry as to
whothor.tho year's budget was
any more than sufficient to pay
thoir salaries to tho dato of merg
ing, unconcorned as to tho pay
ments for street improvements
or rathor as events proved
they wero much concorncd to bo
suro that Mr. Lowis' assessment
was NOT paid to the city, bo
causo full of gratitude to him
and just gratitude, that's all.
Ono vociferous councilman
boasts that ho didn't aBk anyone
to vote for him. Ho didn't need
to. He let Lewis do it. He ask
ed everybody to vote for the full
morger ticket, or if they could
n't voto for Nolan they could
voto for Perrino. Well, nol per
haps he didn't montion Nolan
but they understood.
Now if thoro was ono argu
ment in favor of morning with
Portland which was airtight and
which tho antis novor tried to
answer it was tho advnntago of
hnving good legal advice, high
salaried mon who wore worth it.
Mr. Lewis' enso was sot for
Juno and City Attornoy Parker
was ready and confident ho could
win. Mr. Lowis asked for and
got a postponement to Sept. And
our council Mr. Lewis' council
instead of letting this case go
to Sept. to come up in its regular
course after morger had been
accomplished and all that talent
was available to protect the pub
lic interest, or to settle it if Mr.
Lowis had such an iron clad case
as was claimed, at almost thoir
last session concluded to decide
all these legal points themselves.
They didn't want any high sala
ried legal advico, not where Mr.
Lewis was concerned. He was
there himself with his advice.
What more did they want? And
under tho spoil of Mb eloquence,
or somo other spell, they said
Mr. Lewis wins and instructed
tho city attorney to dismiss tho
case, Released Mr. Lowis from
the payment of any part of his
assessment, and they called it a
compromise. Talk about your
midnight resolutions! Martin
and Bonham voted no. Martin
being tho only merger candidate
to refuse to wear tho Lewis hal
ter. When tho writer appeared
before the council to oppose this
unseemly haste to tako this case
out of the hands of Portland,
whose money it is they are vot
ing away, Mr. Lewis had the
courage to say that it was nono
of my affair, that I was not in
vited. What do you think of
that from a man to whom I have
exended the courtesies of that
council floor on many occasions
till the very rafters were bored,
And then he told the story of
the old darky's wonderful man
who could know the unknowa
ble, do the undoablo and un
screw the unBcrutable, It didn't
seem to have any application to
the question in hand, but after
the vote was taken I figured out
that it was merely an intimation
to me that he had tho unscruta
ble council screwed so tight that
it was of no uso for me to try to
screw or unscrew them.
And that was right.
The writer is not sore concern-
The Editor
Consider the editor. He wear
eth purple and fine linen. His'
abode is amongst tho mnnsions
of the rich. His wife hath her
limousine and his first-born
sporteth n racing car that can hit
her up in 40 fiat.
Lol All tho people brenketh
their necks to hand him money.
A child Ib born unto the wife of
a merchant in the bnznur. The
physican eettcth ten crold nlunks.
Tho editor writeth a stick and a
half and telleth tho multitude
that the child tippeth tho beam
at nine pounds. Yea, ho licth
even as a centurion, and the
proud father glveth him a Tom
Keene.
Behold, the young ono groweth
up and graduateth. And tho
editor puttcth into his paper a
swell notice. Yea, a peach of a
notice, He telleth of tho wisdom
of tho young woman, and of hor
exceeding comeliness. Like unto
tho roses of Sharon is she and
her gown is played up to bent
tho band. And the dressmaker
gotteth two score and four iron
men. And tho editor gotteth a
voto of thanks from tho S. G. G.
Tho dauuhter cooth a journey.
And tho editor throwcth himself
on tho story of tho farewell party.
It runneth n column, solid. And
tho fair ono remcmberoth him
from afar with n picturo postal
that cost six lor a jitney.
Behold, alio returneth and the
youth of tho city fatl down and
worship. alio pickcth ono and
Lo, sho pickcth a lemon. But
the editor callcth him ono of our
most promising young men and
gotteth away with it. And they
send unto him n bid to tho wed
ding feast nnd behold, tho bids
nro fashioned by Muntgummery-
iiawbucK in a far city.
Flowery and long is tho wed
ding notico which tho editor
printoth. The minister gcttcth
ten bones. Tho groom stnndcth
tho editor off for a twelvemonth
subscription.
All flesh is grass and in timo
tho wifo is gathered into tho
silo. The minister gcttoth his
bit. Tho editor printoth a death
notico. two columns of obituary,
three lodge notices, a cubit of
poetry and a card of thanks.
And he forgot to read proof on
the head and the dam thing
conleth out "Gone to Her Last
Roasting Place."
And all that are akin to the
deceased jumpoth on the editor
with exceeding jumps. And they
pulleth out their ads nnd ciin
colleth their subscriptions and
they swing the hammer unto the
third and fourth generations.
Canst thou beat it? Memphis
Beo.
ing tho recent campaign. Is in
fact seeing now arguments in fa
vor of merging every day. Tho
Bosses of Portland to my knowl
edge never pulled off anything
as raw as this stunt of Boss
Lewis.A. W. Vincent.
Notice of Cost of Improvement
Notice is horoby given that
tho assessment for tho improve
ment of St. Johns avenue, from
Edison street to Soneca street,
the total cost of which is $5,
924.86 was declared by Ordi
nance No. 068, entitled "An Or
dinnncodeclaring the cost of im
proving St.Johns Ave. from the
East Side lino of Edison street
to tho Westerly Side line of
Seneca street nnd ussossing tho
property benefited, declaring
such assessment and directing
tho entry of same in the Docket
of City Liens."
lho cost of said improvement
is levied upon all tho Lots, parts
of Lots, nnd parcels of land
within the boundaries of tho
district described as follows:
Between Edison street and Sen
eca street.
A statement of such assess
ment has been entered in tho
Docket of City Liens Juno 30,
1915, and said assessment is
now due and payable at tho office
of the City Recorder of tho City
of St. Johns, Oregon, nnd will
be delinquent and bear interest
after July 10.1915. and if not
Said on or before the 30th day of
uly, 1915, proceedings will be
tnKen tor tho collection or same
by sale of property as provided
by the City Charter.
Recorder
Published in the St, Johns Re
view on July 2nd and 9th, 1915.
In order to Iniure a chanao of ad
vertisement the copy for such chana
hould reach this office not later than
Wednesday, at S o'clock p. m. fleas
fmiMkc thl and uvi tho printer