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ST. JOHNS REVIEW SUCCESSOITTO'PCNINSULA REVIEW Dtrotcd (o tbt Intereiti of tb Pealniuta. the Manufacturing Center of (be Nortfawait Old Series, Vol. XI, N. 33 VOL. 13 ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1917. NO. 1G Largest on the Coast World is Moving Some Vacation Days Over Now Night School to Open Interference Charged The Ship Knee Industry St. Johns' Roii of Honor A concrete driveway is being constructed nt the local woolen mills leading to the ware houses from tho interior. The new warehouse, which was recently completed, extends the full, length of the yard. I'ormerly the goods had to be trucked. but the new driveway win per mit of wagons and motor trucks driving right through to the warehouses in the rear. In the loon created by the new drive way will be constructed a large fountain banked with flowers, which will be a thing of beauty. The Portland Woolen Mills is the largest on the Coast. Recently three spinning frames und three broad looms were udded to the equipment, milk ing u total of 110 broad looms und two sample looms, practi cully all of which are in active operation. The woolen mill at Oregon City is tho nearest com petitor in size, with 100 looms in operation. There are almost '100 men and women employed nt the local plant. During Superintendent Car ter's au3encc in the Middle West on business connected with the institution, Mr. lien dorshot is acting in that capa city, which ho is temporarily lin ing in a capablo manner. The local woolen mill hnB been and continues to be one of tho most important indus tries in St. Johns. In times past it has been the mainstay of tho town. It is said that since its construction a dozen years or more ago it has never been idle, and today it is fairly teeming with activity. Business men of St. Johns especially have a warm feeling for the woolen mills, becuuse hud it not been for this institution, fail ure would no doubt in the pust have stared u number in tho face. So it is pleasing to note that the woolen mill is secur ing its share of tho prosperity that is becoming general throughout tho country, and the hope is expressed that it may continue to oxpnnd and never know a day's idleness. Services Well Attended Mrs. Gabriel Pullin sang ut tho evening service nt tho Hap tidt church lust Sunday. Shu was accompanied by Miss Net tie Leonu Foy. Her magnifi cent voice was highly appreciat ed by the large audience pre sent. Miss Vny is a very talent ed accompanist. B. Y. P. U. was led by Ferris Swisher, our newly elocted president. Tho other officers nro Maxine Likens, vice-president; Bernice Shaw, secretary; and Earl Keliher treasurer. We look for ward to a year of great accom plishments under our new lead ership. Everybody is invited to our prayer service Sunday evenings at G:15. Miss Nettie Leona Foy has consented to take charge of the choir, which is doing splendid under her able direction. The Philatheas held their business meeting at the home of Dr. Borden. Maxine Likens was elected president, Mollis DeLuech, vice-president; Mar garet McCurfy, secretary; and Eleanor Thomas, treasurer. Flo McNiven, Reporter. Capt. Jenkins Promoted Captain Jenkins, of the local police station will be promoted to headquarters the first of next month, Captain L. A. Harms taking charge here. It is a matter of much regret to St. Johns people to lose Captain Jenkins. Through his unfail ing good nature, courtesy and accommodating manner, be sides strict and faithful ad herence to his duties, he has made many warm and enduring friends in St. Johns, and while they are pleased to know that he will be promoted to a higher D03ition. the pleasure is tinged with much regret at his leav ing St. Johns. Capt. Harms, who is to succeed him here, is said to be a fine gentleman as well as efficient official. William Burley and family have returned from an enjoy able outing in the hop fields near Independence. William says they enjoyed the exper ience immensely, that their health was of the finest and the way the children did eat was something wonderful. The open air combined with the health ful perfume from the hops create great appetites. ine world is moving some, by jings the price of meat and other things, has gone so high by jumps and tilts a fel low has to walk on stilts to get within the reach of meat or any other thing to eat. The kaiser with his Zepp and Sub has raised a lot of hob with grub. We tremble at the price of spuds the laundry man has raised on suds, the barber says the war time air is making bris tles of our hair which dulls his razor and his shears and docs a lot of things that queers the barber and, oil has scared game, increasing toil too, the price of polecut got so high these war days the barber says he has got to ruisc the price of hair cut, singe and shave to save him from a pnuper's gruve. They've dono away with all our booze und now the man who smokes and chews must add to every smoke and chews a lot of wartime revenue. The slaughter house has mov ed to Mars, the price of pork is in the sturs and butcher stuff has gono to stray somewhere along the Milky Way, and I sur mise that very soon that gink who stays up In tho moon, will take to wearing on his yops some very fancy mutton chops. Tho poultry, too, has hit the breeze and way up in the high est trees have found a roosting for their legs and Mr. Mnn, the price of eggs has gone so high above the earth und sell for lots more than they arc worth. Wheat und corn nnd oats and rye have got Mt. Baker skinned for high, and even now tho now mown hay, has taken wings und flown away, nnd all that wo enn do is wish when we bethink ourselves of fish. Tho Sockcyc nlmost failed to sock, und Cod, the Ling nnd Kelp nnd Rock, arc humping where the Humpback humps, with prices going up by jumps. A mnn today would havo to steal to meet the upward price of veal, and it'a us hard us say ing prayers to get a mess of Belgian hares, 'lhc middleman bus cornet cd yams, the law has gobbled up the clams tho ducks and geese come in by drabs, the submarines have killed the crabs. The Jersey cows with coats of silk, demand a fortune for their milk, nnd buttorfat und cottnge cheuso 1 never saw such things as these in all mv life: though it's a crime I'm going to raise tho price on rhyme and prose and ads and little boos s to where 1 can be introduced to one' good old square meal a day puns come higher anyway. Wo'vo stinted all that we can stint, tho trust has raised the price of print, so in the high price days to come the printer he'll be going Borne. The clothier's raised the price of clothes, tho hosier's raised the price of hose, the "puns ter's" raised the price of pants it only takes a half a glance to see I'm patched from bow to stern, it's taking all that 1 can earn to furnish pnpor, press and ink to print this sheet und so I think that quite a squad of you old ginks who sponge the dope a printer thinks, never come through with a sou it's wartime and it's up to you to drift in with a little kale-we need some more wind in the sail we want to moisten throat and Hps und sing more ubout the ships we're building here to carry grub to fight the chap called Kaiser Bill We'll lick that cuss, you bet we will and change his name to "Sissor Bill." But while we sing another verse just please ex tract that trusty purse; we need the money, on the square, there's rheumatism in our hair. Sellwood Bee. A Hopping Good Time Laurelwood Rebekah Lodge No. 160. held a Chili Hop after lodge laot meeting night which was enjoyed by all in atten dence. The hall was decorated with hops and everyone hop ped instead of walking. Noble Grand Canright had a small jar which contained 502 beans and then the guessing contest began. Mrs. Rose Robison was the winner. Mrs. Emily Chur chill carried the most beans across the room on a knife, but I am not saying how she did it, as she had to hop. After guess ing a few conundrums we were served with chili and salted wafers and all went home hop ping. Laurelwood Reporter. Electric Vacuum Cleaner for rent. H. F. Clark, Vucution duys are over now, And summer has gone by; Wo did not get an average crop, It was. too warm and dry. We plan no more a week uheud, Or wonder, will it ruin: We fill no more our picnic box We eut nt home ugnin. I 8'poso you went to Columbia Beach, While there you took u swim. And snw some of those bathing suits That's rather short and thin. I'll tell you that's a dandy place, 1'or uny one to go: It bents the vaudeville they hud Down nt the Lyric show. I s'pose you've been out to The Oaks, Went to the skating rink. And suw the ifree show that they have, And hud some pop to drink. I s'pose you rode in everything A round trip on the truin. ind uftcr trying many times Won a prize ut some game. Of course you went out to the dav.ee They have on Council Crest, Whore always one finds u cool breeze A good view while you rest. I guess you've been to Bull Run park. To Estacadu, too, At Canemnh park, you spent a day And took your lunch with you. I s'pose you took the Islands in The Rock, also the Ueor, And took the Swan to Souvies, too, Not many miles from here. To Crystal Lake, 1 s'pose you went To take a little ride, And spent some evenings nt the park That is culled Riverside. rhere nre muny parks right here in town Where one can spend u day. And then tho best part of it nil, They uro not fur uwny. I s'pose you took tho Highway in Where Nature loudly culls, And spont some moments of your trip At Multnomah Falls. I guess you took the circus in And suw the Ringling show, Perhaps you suw the Roundup too, At Pendleton you know. As we return from picking hops; From mountains nnd sen shore We're glnd to see the Full ruins come And stny nt homo once more. -O. O Smith, Linnton. Checking Up Petitions Checking of petitions for and remonstrances aguinst the pro posed extension of Greeley street from Killlngsworth avenue to Delay street will be completed this week by the Public Works Department, nfter which City Commissioner Bar bur will recommend either for or against the starting of offi cials proceedings for the im provement. The Council went over the project, which involves assessments against about 14.000 lots on the East Side, and left it to Mr. Barbur to check remonstrances and peti tions to determine whether the people in the assessment dis trict really want tho improve ment. Oregonian. A Serious Mishap A. O. Beam had the mis fortune to fall and break both arms at the wrist, besides otherwise injuring himself Monday morning. He was en gaged in painting the Chicago Rooming house, and was upon a ladder at the time. The legs of the ladder were resting upon a couple of jacks; one of them slipped, precipitating Mr. Beam upon the roof and then tailing to the concrete curbing below. The fall was about twelve feet. Both wrists were broken and his neck was injured to some extent by striking the curb ing. He was taken home by his son, H. D. Beam, where he is getting along as well as could be expected. After the first of next month another patrolman will be added to the local police station as permanent fixture, making eight in all, including the cap tain, for this district, The educntiona advantages Interference with the regis of a night school is usually up- trntion of Portland women by derestimnted by many people m i the local branch of the National the absence of investigation. Council of Defense by outsid The facts arc, that the night !ers, whose identity at present schools offer many advantages ; is unknown, probably will re- Which are foreign to the day suit in nn invnstifrntfon hv schools. One of the most im- United States Attorney Reumes. portantof these is individual j Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, sccre instruction. lha night schools; tnry treasurer of the women's of Portland are opened to old committee of the State Council and young alike, where, if n0f Defense, hns evidence which desire still survives in the'ahe will give Mr. Renms. She henrtfor self improvement, it' will today instruct all precinct can be gratified, und the m-'chuirmen to report any discour divldual education necessity can tesy or ill feeling encountered be supplied. As our population increases under the present in dustrial conditions, it becomes more difficult for the individual to get profitable employment and provide the necessaries of life. In this day of progressive commercialism, proficiency be comes a necessity. The night school steps in nnd supplies tin opportunity for the individual who is unable to attend day school to acquire this if he or she so desires. Remember that its success depends largely up on the community, educationally spenking, in whose interest it is established. One of its func tions is for the betterment of home life. The mother can at tend the Domestic Science De partment nnd lenrn mnny new things about cooking and econ omy in the household, ine daughter mny lenrn to sew. In this department, one of the most practicnl essentials is the repairing and construction of garments used in the home. Business men and nil progres sive people should give the night schools nil encourage ment possible. The James John Night School will open Monday evening, Oct ober 1st. with the following de- purtments: Sewing und millin ery, domestic science with em- phnsis on food conservation und enconomy in the home, n com plete commercul course includ ing commercial lnw, elementary and High Schdnl studios, man ual training, Spanish, expres sion nnd public spenking, a complete course for foreigners ncluding English. American History nnd citizenship. The ferry boat schedule will enable students living on the west side of the river to attend. M. L. Pratt, principal. The Body Identified Tho body of the man who in the Columbia wns lound Slough Wednesday of last week las been identified as that of a man named Johnson. i'eter Repp, who has a ranch not far from the Slough, says that a man called nt his pluce on the Hth duy of this month. He said ho was entirely "broke," and asked for work to earn a meal. He said his nnmo wns Johnson, that he was GO years of age, that he was too old to hold a job und that he was wnn dering nround. After Peter had given him a meal nnd n puck of tobacco, for which tho man ap peared very grateful, he started on down the Slough. Just how he came to drown is unknown, nnd it probably never will be known whether it was u case of suicide or accidental drowning. He told Peter that he had rela tives in Wisconsin und expected to go there when nble to do so. Lnter A body found flouting in Columbin slough on Septem ber 19 wus identified Monday by Putrolmnn Roberts of the St. Johns station ns that of Peter J. Johnson, u blacksmith helper in the Grant-bmith-l'orter-Uuthrie shipbuilding plant. The man had been staying ut the Centrul hotel in St. Johns since August 3. He wus last seen on August 30. Tax receipts found in his effects in the hotel show that ho owned land in St. Helens and Clatskanie, Ore. Journal, Injured by the Car Mrs. Hilda Williamson, who resides ut 110 Dickens street, formerly Scott avenue, St. Johns, was quite seriously in jured last Saturday evening at about 8:20. From information that we have been able to glean it seems that she attempted to get onto the street car while same was in motion near the Peninsula Bank corner. In the attempt to get upon the step she lost her hold, and the next step struck her, breaking her leg and otherwise badly bruis ing her body. She was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital, in the distribution of cards or otherwise. Whether the pro Gcrmnn propngandn wns respon sible for fuilure of women to register, thut it cut no small figure is believed by officers in charge of tho work. Probably less than 15 per cent were re gistered. It was reported to Mrs. Dun bar that n woman, whose iden tity is unknown, went from house to house in the St. Johns district warning women not to sign the curds for registration. "There is going to be p'nnty for you to do without register ing," this woman is reported as telling housewives in St. Johns. "There will be 700 bnbics in Portland without fathers or mothers in n Bhort time, and you will be called upon to care for some of them. sure, lhc Government is going to draft tho women who sign tho regis tration curds for vnrious duties. The best service you can ren der is to hold yourself in readi ness to help cure for those bnbies rnther than to register for other things." At first little attention wus inid to the fuct, but uftcr u urge number of women were found to have been visited nnd the snmc story told to them by u woman answering the same description nn investiga tion disclosed the activities of the mysterious woman. "This St. Johns experience is the most peculiar and remarkable coming to my attention," said Mrs. Dunbar. "It looks too bus picious to be further ignored. Other incidents, ouch us women shutting doors in our workers' faces, hurling tho registration curds back ut them and the use of discourteous language toward them, havo been too common to bo overlooked. I shall call upon our precinct women to give us detailed statements of any such occurrences and shall turn them all over to the United Stntes Attorney for his use." Ore gonian. So fnr as we have been nblo to ascertain upon inquiry such a woman on such u mission ns mentioned nbove did not Inbor in St. Johns. Some other dis trict must have been confound ed with this. The registration here wns 20 per cent lurger than tho nverngo in the city of Portland.-Ed. The Same Distance A man who drove across tho country last summer to n little town in western Knnsns, mot a farmer hauling a wagon load of water. "Where do you get water" he asked. "Up the road ubout seven miles," the farmer replied. "And you haul wnter seven miles for your family und stock?" "Yen." "Why in the world don't you dig n well.'" nsked the truve ler, excitedly. "Because, stranger," tho fur mer snid firmly, "its juBt as fur one way as the other." They Kept a Bee The young daughter of a pro minent financier who had pass ed most of her years either in the city or at the larger sum mer resorts, recently paid her first visit to a real country home. She was anxious to show that she was not altogether ignorant of rural conditions, and when a dish of honey was set before her on tho break- fust table she saw her oppor tunity. "Ah." she observed, care 1 nool it "T cinn irru s ntir rt lino ' ' Many of the high schoo pupils in particular ure taking advantage of the fact that they can secure typewriting paper at u most reasonable price ut this office. Five hundred sheets for 75 cents; good quality, Another new industry hns stnrted in this city in connec tion with shipbuilding activi ties. It is the manufacture of ship knees for wooden vessels. These knees are made from the stumps of trees because they are of tho right shape and arc tough. Uig prices nre being paid for stumps from which the timber bus recently been cut. This industry hns been brought to the nttention of the council by T. T. Parker, who W. Irvine, Deanc II. Knowlcs, asks thut if the city decides to Earl II. Knowles, Theodore purchnso timber for wood he beBugbee, II. Byron Polf, Armand given opportunity to purchase ' Olin, Claude E. Harris, Russell the stumps for ship knees. He PofT, R. P. Galloway, Chas. E. says he will pay from 50 cents' Gnrlick, Murne Donaldson, to $2 for material for ench . Glenn Hnskcll, Rny Clnrk, Ben knee. Sometimes one big stump jnmin Swan, Hubert Martin, will mnke several knees, the I Leon Sorber, Donnld Strickiund, number depending upon the Lowell Anderson, John LnVillott. number of big roots to each stump. Heretofore what knees were used in the manufacture of wooden ships came from the Atlantic stopc. The supply in that section of the country is inadequate to supply the de mand nnd the fir nnd spruce forests of the Pacific coast have been called upon to furnish the knees for the ships not only under construction on this const, but also on the Atlantic seaboard. It is snid thut the profit from the manufacture of the knees is Inrge.--Telegram. A Pretty Wedding A very pretty home wedding in which two well known St. Johns young people were the principals, took place Monday evening ut G o'clock. The con tracting pnrties were Mr. Oscnr F. Mnson nnd Miss Mcrtu J. Gntton. The ceremony took plnco nt the home of the bride's pnrents, Mr. nnd Mrs. S. R. T. Gntton, 802 North Willamette boulevard. The nuptinl knot wns tied by Dr. H. F. Jones of tho Christian church in his usual faultless nnd impressive mnnner. Only the immedintc friends of the family were in attendnnce. The groom is n well known nnd well liked St. Johns mnn, u prominent mem ber of the Bachelor Club und lolds a responsible position with the Portland Mnnufuctur- ng Company. The bride is one of St. Johns' fuirest daughters, accomplished nnd possessed of losts of fr ends, 'lho hnppy young couple nre spending their lonoymoon ut Seaside und oilier Const resorts, nfter which they will be nt home to their mnny friends nt 93G N. Jersey street. The Review joins with the numerous friends of tho newly mated pair in wishing them a most prosperous nnd happy journey down the sen of life. Would Be a Reflection Mnny churming stories show ing how the quick-witted Bel ginns succeed in taking "a rise" out of their lierman op. pressors, nre told in u recently published volume by Jeun Mns- sart, On a of tho bust of these con cerns was u peasunt with n don key curt, who was ordered by n Germun guard ut the entrnnco to town to g vo tho nnmo oi ins donkey, so thut it might be en tered on the otticinl pnsu in. "My donkey's name!" ex claimed the peasant, scratching his heud. "He hasn't got one." "Thnn will him Albert." '"That would bo u reflection on my King." " n h m w urn t ben " "Thut would ben reflection on my donkey." hx. Still in the Water A mnn who waa showim? off by diving into the sen und stay ing under tho water lor u time, nftnr nnn iHvo cume 11 n und found that he had remained un der water for two minutes. "That's going some!" he bragged. "I'll bet that's a record around here!" "Oh, no, it ain't!" replied a spectutor. "A mnn dived in hero this time yesterdny, nnd he uin't come up yet!" Cnpt.Stnrk of the local fire de partment, is back from his va cation, which ho spont in fish ing, hoppicking and various other diversions. He enjoyed every minute of his absence from duty. Following is a list of those from St. Johns who have enlist ed since the war started and who arc now at the different training camps. We probably overlooked some, as it is ex ceedingly difficult to lenrn them j nil. So it you know of uny overlooked, will you kindly fur- nish their names, so that they . mny be added to St. Johns Roll of Honor. . Taylor M. Whitmore. Alhill Frank L. Thompson. Or in Lear, Hal J. Davis, Donald N. Trow bridge, Bert Larson, Alnn Ruth erford, Homer Plnskctt, Henry Brandenburg, J. W. Welch, Da vid Bowe. Clyde Heath, Walter Mayer, Fred Scmulling, John Hoggs, Ernest Johnson, Hiram Entingcr, Kenneth Simmons, Thornton Toole, Eugene Hiatt, Dowe Walker, August Jensen, Ray Myers, Walter Pearson, El mer Maples, Roy Gugnon, Har old nnd Arthur Holcomb, Lester D. nnd Bnsil B. Smith, Bryant Kilkenny, Paul Rude, Emory Gillmore, Lewis Wirth, Harold Meredith, Ray Hawkins, Hugh Ward, Kenneth Suttorlee, Gor don and Wilbur Bellinger. Reap Excessive Profits Following the passage in tho Semite ol the two billion dollur war revenue bill, und while awaiting the final action of the conferees with respect to the adjustment of all differences in the measure ns it passed the two branches of Congress, Sena tor Chnrles L. McNnry made a public statement in which he snid: "I voted for -the revenue bill upon its final passage as the war cannot bo fought without money; yet, I hoped that a greater portion of the rovenue could he collected from those colossal institutions which ure enjoying tho fruits of tho war nnd nre thriving upon the enor mous expenditures made neces sary by this world coniiict. i would not advocate a revenue policy Hint would disturb or frighten business nor would support a measure that consid ers the proflters too tenderly. "Tho only objection I have to the bill now in conference is that it did not bear down more heavily upon the ronpors of largo war profits. For exam ple, tho Dupont Powder Com pany made annually from 11)13 to 11)10 inclusive proms amount ing to five million dollars while in 1U1U its profits climbed to the stupendous sum of oighty- two millions, 'lho Unitod States Stool Corporation made in tho yenr preceding our ontrnnce in to the wnr sixty-throe mil lions of dollars und bused upon the first six months of the cur rent year it is estimated that its profits for 1017 will rise to tho unprecedented figure of five hundred millions. Mnny other similar examples could be cit ed, though these are of the arger class. "Ono excellent result obtain ed in the tho Senate was strik ing from the bill the provision relating to tablo taxes those upon tea, coffee, sugar and the like. Every dollar now paid is a dollar and accumulated in terest less to pay in tho fit -ture by the long und distressing process of tnxntion, which eventually falls upon the shoulders of the great mass of the people. A failure suffi ciently to tax grent profits, which nro nn uccompnniment of war, and nn over issuance of bonds, brings ubout inflation, increase in cost of living und commercial distress following the arrest of wnr, und for theso plain reasons 1 supported every effort to impose u heavy load of taxation upon those thriving institutions which are enjoying u hurvest of profits nbove the dream of avurice," Cards of thanks notices are charged for at the rate of fifty cents each. Persons desiring to have such notices publishud should make n note of this. For Snle Two five room cottuges, lot 100x100, Enst Churieston. Will be sold ut a burgain. Call 718 East Rich mond street,