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Hf-torical Soeitir ST. JOHNS REVIEW SUCCESSOR TO PENINSULA REVIEW Dtvoted to Ik Intereiti ot lb Penlniuli. tbe Manufacturing Center of lb Nortnwait Old Serlea, Vol. XI, Nt. 38 VOL. 14 ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1917. NO. 7 May Be Exempted Must Answer Truthfully No Room For Doubt Boosts For Opera House "Somewhere Over There" Secure More Orders St Johns' Roll of Honor The manufacture of woolen goods probably will be regarded as a necessary industry and men employed in it will be given de ferred classifications, according to investigations that are being made by interested persons. An effort to get a ruling from the draft boards has been unavail ing, a3 they have declined to say in advance what their ntti tude would be. Individual mem bers of the boards, however. have declared that, in their opinion, woolen mills will bo classified as a necessary indus try. The subject has come up be cause of an uneasiness among woolen manufacturers who have been losing employes who have gone from the woolen mills to the shipyards. The object of such transfers, at least in many cases, ha3 been the feeling among the workmen that they would be exempted if they were employed at shipbuilding, but might bo drafted if they remain ed at work in the woolen mills. The shortage of labor that is feared if this movement contin ues threatens to cramp the woolen mills, which aro work ing principally on Government orders. It is explained that all of the mills in the state aro running to capacity in order to meet the needs of the Army. Uniforms, blankets and other needs of tho soldiers have made unprecedented demands on the woolen industry. If many skill cd employes quit the mills it will make itdifllcult for Govern ment orders now in hand to be filled on time. Tho fact that the mills arc manufacturing woolens chiefly for tho Government is the basis for tho belief that men in that occupation will not be called out on the draft. Oneof the tem porary druft exemptions is for "ncccs3nry skilled industrial labor in necessary industrial enterprise." All of tho author ities consulted by tho manufac turers hnvu agreed that skilled employes of the mills would fall under this classification. Tho Portland Woolen Mills, the largest in the state, is run ing night and day, and the bulk of its output is for tho Govern ment, with orders ahead that will keep tho plant busy for months. More than 400 persons aro employed and tho output this year will bo valued in ex cess of $2,000,000. "It is of tho greatest import ance that skilled employes in the woolen industry remain in tho mills, if the Government's needs aro to bo filled," said E. L. Thompson, president of tho Company, "From all tho in formation that I can gather, there is little likelihood of em ployes of this industry being drafted, us blankets and uni forms aro among tho essential needs of tho Army." Tho manufacture of woolens is growing into an industry of great importance in Oregon. Besides the mills in Portland, there aro plants in Pendleton, Oregon City, Salem and Eugene. Oregonian. Will Bear Repetition No business man. in any town should allow a newspaper pub lished in his town to go without his name and business being mentioned somewhere in its columns, soys an exchange. This applies to all kinds of busi nessgeneral stores, dry goods, groceries, furniture dealers, manufacturing establishments, automobile dealers, mechanics, professional men and in fact all classes of business men. This does n3t mean that you should have a whole or a half or even a auarter page ad. in every issue of the paper, but your name and business should be mentioned if you do not use more than a two line space, A stranger picking up a news paper should be able to tell just what business is represented in a town, by looking at the busi ness mentioned in the paper. This is the best possible town advertiser. The man who does not advertise his business does an injustice to himself and his citv. He is the man who ex pects the newspaper to do the most free advertising for his town. The man who insists on sharing the business that comes to town but refuses to advertise his business is not a valuable addition to any town. The life of any town depends upon the live, wideawake and liberal ad vertising businessmen. FOR RENT Mrfe t Dili lt Every draft registrant must answer his Questionnaire truth fully and without ' evasion. Untrue answers, or concealment of information required by the Government will result in pro secution. On the other hand. dratt registrants may rest as sured that the personal nucs tions they nre obliged to answer in regard to their domestic and business conditions will be seen only by the proper authorities. Members of local and districts boards aro forbidden under severe penalty from divulging such information. Tho Gov ernment requires the most per sonal and detailed answers in tho Questionnaire because on the information thus given, sup ported where necessary by affi davits of other persons, will be based tho classification of each registrant. As a deferred classification is equivalent to a temporary exemption or dis charge, ft must bo plain to every registrant why falso nn swers, designed to place the registrant in one of tho deferr ed classes will bo bo strictly dealt with. In this connection an official warning should be cnrofully noted by every draft registrant has just been issued by Cla c ice L. Roamcs, United States Attorney for Oregon. This wnrning says: "In connection with the fil ling out of the Questionnaires, word has been received from the Attorney General to pro secute vigorously thoso who mako statements therein that are false. In view of the fact that falso statements in support of claims for oxemption or de ferred classification constituo a grave monncd to tho fair und equitable enforcement of con scription, wo have been re quested to givo wldo publicity to the fact that such material false statements, oven when tho facts have been distorted only slightly, will bo promptly pro secuted. Attention should bo further directed to tho fact that all exemptions and discharges! made prior to noon on Decem ber 15 will thereafter havo no validity, and to tho fact that every person who has registered and is not yet in military ser vice is required to fill out a Questionnaire. This must bo sworn to nnd is intended as u comploto inventory of his do mestic condition and industrial nnd educational qualifications. Tho punishment provided for thos'o who tail to return the Questionnaire, or appear for physical examination, or to re port chango of status, permits imprisonment for ono year." Even though a registrant is perfectly sure ho understands all that is required in the Queslionnnire, for his own pro tection ho should consult ono of tho members of - tho various legal advisory boards for advice. This legal advice is free. Questionnaires aro now being sent out by Local Boards at the rate of five per cent each day, except Sundays and legal holi days, until all aro sent out. Adjutant General, Portland. Digging Your Grave You're dicrcrincr vour irravo with your teeth, you'ro eating your way to your doom; then some one will come with a wreath, and fasten it onto your tomb. Your stomach is weary and sore, long, long has it yearned for a rest; and still you keep throwing in more, tho which you would have it digest. M 1 A W I uo slow on your eating, i oeg; thn mnnfiv vmi blow in mr pies, would buy some poor crip- JIC u ItK, ui uw mm nun hhc- ous eyes. Oh. list to my patient harangues, don't turn from my rede in disgust: you're digging your grave with your fangs, while millions aro craving a crust. All Europe is hungry, they say; the women and child ren are lean; the helpless, the stricken and erav. can't find in the larder a bean. And you are devouring the rusks, consuming the doughnuts and pies, your'e digging your grave with your tusks, all deaf to the hungry folk's cries. Says Hoover, You're helnincr us win. by cutting out sugar and fats, by dieting till you. are thin, re- fliirina the lnrd on vnur slats." Stand up for allies, whose flags are borne in a cause that's sub lime! You're digging your grave with vour Bnatra. when eatintr too much is a crime. Walt Mason. The Oregonian, under the caution of "Silence the Doubt era," points out some truths that should bo remembered. There should not be, and in fact there is no room for doubt now. We are in the tight to win, and win wo shall. No other thought should enter the head of any one. If there has been doubt of the nature mentioned in the Oregonian, that doubt should be instantly disipated. Let no man say ono word that will cause anyone to lose faith in tho justice of our cause. The article follows: Those meticulous citizens who insist upon tho right to discuss tho question whether wo are right in going into war. what should be our war aims, whether conscription is constitutional and whether we should not mako overtures for an early peace, would do well to read what General von Ludcndorf, tho brains of the German army, said about tho way in which modern wars nrc won. He said that in these days, when wars aro fought between peo ples, not between armies, an enemy people is defeated through becoming demoralized as tho consequence of an un successful nnd disastrous con flict. and he points to tho break down of Russia as an example. Although Russia was actually winning when Germany pro duced demoralization by corrup. ting her ministers, it is no less truo that demoralization is a powerful cauBo of defeat. For that reason all persons who per sist in continuing discussion of questions which were decided when Congress declared war and adopted conscription arc, in fact, working for tho enemy. By inspiring doubt whether wo ought to have fought, whether the aims for which we tight arojiiBt, they help to inspire tho very demoralization ot which tho Prussian General spoke. These doubts might remain sil ent nt present, but if wo should sutler n serious rovorsc, they would becomo vocal and would spread. They would make the people restive under tho sacri fices of war nnd unwilling to mako further sacrifice. They would weaken the will, nnd therefore, tho never nnd tho arm, of our soldiers in battle, and thus might turn victory in to defeat. " lhrico is he armed that hath his quarrel just." By tho same rule, ho who doubts the justice of tho quarrel in which ho is engaged has alrcadv been moro than half disarmed. Such doubts have disarmed Russia. He who spreads such doubt in America is an enemy, for ho does tho work Von Ludendorf sees to be a means of our 'defeat. Ho should be silenced. Work Being Rushed Two hundred men were nt work on the big spruco mill which is being constructed at Vancouver barracks last week. Excavations are moro than half completed for the concrete foundations on which the big Slant will rest, and men were usy preparing tho timbers for tho floor. Teams and trucks were delivering sand and gruvel for the concrete work and, it will be only a few days until tho big building, which is ap proximately 400 by 500 feet in size, win taxe snape. in au dition to tho soldier workers who were busy on the building, tho S.. P. & S. had a largo con struction crew at work extend ing the private spur track which now enters the barracks for a distance of 2500 feet to reach the new millsite. The work is being done under the supervision of army officers and so far most of the labor employ ed is national army recruits sent here from the East. Ab stract. If you want job printing done don't overlook us. Wo want to do all the printing for St. Johns neonle. For commercial print ing this office is well equipped and we know how to do it. Prices are lower than the same class of work is done in Port land, because our expenses are less. Any support along tho Erinting line that any citizen or usinesa man can give us will bo highly appreciated. Please don't forget. For sa e Modern six room house, close in; terms. Call at this office. To the Editor: In reading n late issue of your esteemed naner. I notice you mention a number of things in which your community stands in need and I nm glad that you included nn opera house in the list. Hav ing for many years been en gaged in various theatrical enternrises and having been associated with some of the leading organizations theatri cal. I would like to endorse the position you take so far as an opera house is concerned, it seems to me that this commun ity enn not well afford to bo without so potent a factor to tho welfare of your part of the city. Hundreds of men nro em ployed in this section nnd hun dred of families are perforce obliged to travel Bcveral miles, by trolley on n none too well serviced lino to enjoy tho re creation that tho theatre affords. This is greatly to tho detriment of your commercial interests, not nlono in tho amount of money diverted from your com munity to tho other sections of tho city for theatrical pleasures, although that' is a greater item than tho avorago person real izes, but many dollars nro daily and nightly spent for other things because of the fact that ono must go to Portland for tho nbovo montioned recrea tion. This nsscrtion is, I be lieve, plain to the most casual observer. Many, many dollnrs that should find their way into the coffers of tho. business men of St. Johns aro slipping nwuy to the business institutions west of tho Willnmotto. This ought not to bo nnd need not be if the proper energy is put lorth in the right direction. Let me llustrato tho point I desire to moke. At present I am prepar ing for a big production of comic opera, a benefit perform ance for ono of your local fra ternal organizations. To witness and enjoy this entertainment tho portion of the public most vitally intereoloif in its pre sentation must journey many miles in an overly crowded street enr, poorly heated, and moro poorly ventilated, must and will mako this journey bo cause to properly present the attraction I am obliged to have suitable place in which to present it. Is it not fair to assumo that a largo amount of money will bo diverted from this section over nnd nbovo tho cost of attending tho en tertainment. I think thnt it is. This is to be regretted al though it can not well bo a voided. Now, Mr. Editor, I would mako a suggestion that meeting of tho prominent business men of your town be arranged for, and tho needs of your community discussed and 1 nm sure that much good would result from such a meet ing. The other various enter prises you mention nro all of them of great benefit to any community, and I feel certain that un open discussion of your needs will awake enthusiasm that will eventually bring you tho good things desired. For a nominal investment a nno opera house could bo erected here and a tirst class notei, in which you aro sadly in need, could be erected in connection with it, thereby killing two birds with ono stone. Tho Western Union would bo glad to be included in the samo build ing and the hospital nnd laun dry and other things would surely follow in tho natural course of events. I would like to hear what some of your leading business men think along this line, and I would suggest that you interview them and publish their sentiments. Thankinc you for tho courtesy of publishing my views, I beg to remain, Yours for the better ment of St. Johns. A Booster. Residents of St. Johns having taxes and city liens to pay in Portland can mako their pay ments without inconvenience by aval ing themselves of our ser vices. We will nay same and secure your receipt without in convenience to you. Fee, 25 cents. References: Any St. Johns Bank. Peninsula Title, Abstract and Realty Co., by H. Henderson, Manager: 402 North Jersey street. For Sale Five room cottage, modern conveniences, close in, fine river view, paved street, sewer, nice garage, fine corner 50x100 lot. Going to leave city, must sell soon. Price 2500. S. W. Rogers, 202 N Jersey street. Yes sir, all six of our boys have gone; this here's a picture of Jim, six foot one in his stock ing feet, the rest were taller than him except Baby Bill, who was five foot ten, and we thought the runt would stay at home with us. but the little cuss ups and inarches away. Tiiis is tho likeness of Bill, the runt, our baby, just twenty-one. And I'll tell you, stranger, he's got the grit and knows how to handle a gun. Yes, I know they may all get killed "somewhere over there" in tho pit, but Martha and me arc proud of proud of the that the boys arc doing their bit. llus one is Snm, our old- est lad. Let's sec, he's six foot r and two, bono and sinew nnd lightning quick, and trusty and brave and truci Sam slartcd tho thing when ho volunteered n the city one night last fall, and when ho como home in his uniform that settled tho thing for all. It was mighty hard to sec them go, but wo had to do our share, so our six boys arc defending the flag at tho front over there somewhere. " Tins picture hero is four years old, it's n photograph of our Lew, he's just the likeness of me, they say, along about sixty-two when I volunteered this ono is Walt, tho other ono is Nick's and I'll bet no parents in al the land havo given n nobler six than these boys of our hearts, boys of our lives, boys of our blood and bono who arc fighting the fight in tho trenches while wo wait at homo alone. The runt, that's Bill, wo thought he'd stay, but ho heard tho bug le call, so ho volunteered and when they went off, why tho runt ho lead them all, and wo jiiBt felt a sweet sad pain, but wo did not plead nor sigh when wo saw our stalwart ladB march forth to tho field to fight, and die. Wo smiled und snid: "God bless you boys," nnd as tho bugle blew wo waved faro- well to six bravo men who were willing to dnro and do. And, stranger, when the breezes wuft to our cars, tho buglo's blare, our hearts aro fighting with them in tho trench "out there somewhere." Sit up. stranger, und havo a bito: let's see, this is "Hoovory day" nnd wo got no ment, but sit right uo nnd wo'll mako out nny way. I'm not un ud- vocato of war; I'd much rather peaco would reign, I'd rather sec tho Hold grow green than glow with a crimson stain, but I never could see thnt flag hauled down by u war mad kaiser's hand nnd tho rack of his desola tion spreud throughout nil Free dom's land. I'd givo six more sons if I could, for Liberty and right, to see that (lag forover float on Freedom's mountain height- free nnd untrnmmoled as tho wind above my native hills that'B why our boys aro at tho front to fight tho fight that kills tho tyrant hands that fain would bind tho sordid chains of slaves around tho limbs of liberty. Not while Old Glory wnves. Each passing moment, hour nnd day we breath a fervent prayer for thoso who fight in honor's namo "somewhere over there." But stranger, why are you ut home, nnd you so young in years? Beg your pardon a thous and times. So you'ro ono of tho volunteers and on your way to tho training camp to fight for Freedom's sake? Havo some moro o' tho chicken, son: givo mo your hand to shako. That's right, let Martha shako your hand- go on, fill up your plate no, you'll not go on tonight for it s getting dark and ate. You're made of the real Ameri can stuff Martha, let's givo three cheers to the stranger whose on h 8 way to France. ho's one of tho volunteers. 1 wish that every American lad would act like you, and mine, and go to tho flag and not be a drag on them in tho battle line. And 1 think they will. Say, if you see Bill, or Jim, or bam or Lew. ten them Martha and Si said to fight and die for old Ked, White and Blue. Good bye, boy, good luck attend, our blessing and our prayer, and a message of lovo to the stalwart six in the big "out there some where." Chas. L. Gant. If are looking for a finely located home, modern, and ad joining the business district of St. Johns, and have $500 to pay down, wo can direct you to the owner. The balance may be paid on satisfactory terms. If you want a good home, cull in. Now is tho time to buy. , Not th UmI on your fr. Six or eight more new gov ernment steamers, said to rp prcsent an expenditure between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000, aro to bo constructed by the Peninsula Shipbuilding company. Con tract for building thorn have been awarded by tho United States shipping board. F. C. Knapp, president of the com pany, returned yesterday from Washington, D. C, where he spent the best part of two months. Ho snid this morning that he now has a sufficient amount of business on hand to factfkeep his yards running ;to enpa- city until along in tho early part of 1919. f I.. Previously tho compnny had contracts from tho government for tho construction of eight stenmors. Tho now vessels arc to be of the same sizo and class as those the company has been building. They aro known ns tho Peninsula type und wcro designed by Mr. Knapp and other representatives of the company. Tho capacity of each is 4000 tons. uUU tons larger than tho standardized wooden government steamers. "Easterners arc beginning to realize," says Mr. Knapp, "that tho Pacific Northwest soon is to bo tho center of tho great shipping industry of tho country. Tho indications nro that f rom now on tho wooden vessels for tho emergency fleet corporation will be turned out on this coast." The Peninsula Shipbuilding company began building wooden vosols n year before tho united Statea entered into tho world war. Except for the St. Helena Shipbuilding company, it is tho pioneer wooden shipbuilding concern on the river. Already it has turned out u large amount of both privato nnd government tonnage. But from the day war was declared tho company has been building ships for Undo Sum nnd no ono else.--Wednesday's Telegram. The Week of Prayer Tho churches of St. Johns unito in observing the weok of irayer. Uho program is as fol ows: Monday. Decernbor !U At Evangelical church, topic, "Thanksgiving and Confes sion," Watch Night servico following. TucBdny. Janunry 1 At Bap tist church. "Tho Church Uni versal, tho 'Ono Body' of Which Christ is tho Head." Wednesday. January 2 At Christian church, "Nations and Their Rulers." Thursday. Jnnuury 3--At Me thodist church. "Families. Schools, Colleges and the Young." iTidny. January 4 At Con- gregntionnl church, "Homo Mis sions, Christian Sympathy be tween Emu oyors and Employ ed." All services at 7:45 p. m. Buy Thrift Stamps Tho Government's War Sav ings Plan is a plan by which you can lend small savings to your government ut four per cent interest, compounded quarterly. You lend to your Government by the purchase of War savings certificates and thrift stamps. A war savings certificate costs $4.12, if pur chased this month or next tho cost to advance ono cent each succeeding month during 1918. On January 1. 1923. the certifi cate will mature and the Gov ernment will pay you $5 for it. A thrift stamp is a stamp cost ing 25 cents to ho. nnnlieri in payment for a war suving certi cfiute. It does not earn inter est, its purpose being to help purchasers to accumulate in 25 cent pieces, tho amount neces sary to pay for a war savings cert ficate. War savings certifi cates and thrift stamps can bo purchased at your pqstoflico, from your city or rural carrier, at your city banks, and from your merchants and other auth orized agents. Mrs. M. (J. Some announces that she still has somq homes for sale on easy installments. If she cannot be found at her office, 510 N. Jersey street, call at her home, 012 Allegheny street, bhe says she has a num ber of fine homes for sale, adv. Rose Cream is best for winter .hups. Currin Says So, Following is a list of those from St. Johns who have enlist ed in Uncle Sam's service and who are now at tho different training camps. We probably overlooked some, as it is ex ceedingly difficult to learn them all. So if you know of any overlooked, will you kindly fur nish their names, so that they may bo added to St. Johns Roll of Honor. TnylorM. Whitmorc. Athill W. Irvine, Denno H. Knowles, Earl II. Knowles. Theodore Bugbcc, H. Byron Poff, Armand Olin, Claude E. Harris, Russell Poff, R. P. Galloway, Chas. E. Garlick, Murne Donaldson, iGlcnn Haskell, Ray Clark, Ben- rr . ... n r ? . . i i i . .) jainin owan, iiuuun martin, Leon Sorber. Donald Strickland, Lowell Anderson, John LaVillctt, Frank L. Thompson, Orin Lear, Hal J. Davis. Donnld N. Trow bridge, Bert Larson, Alan Ruth erford, Homer Plnskctt, Henry Brandenburg, J. W. Welch, Dn vid Bowo. Clydo Heath, Wnlter Mayer, Fred Scmalling, John Boggs, Ernest Johnson, Hiram Eatingcr, Kenneth Simmons, Thornton Toole, Eugene Hiatt, Dowo Walker, August Jensen, Ray Mycr, Walter Pcurson, El mer Muplcs, Roy Gngnon, Har old and Arthur Holcomb, Lester D. and Basil B. Smith, Bryant Kilkenny, Paul Rude, Emory Gillmore, Lewis Wirth, Harold Meredith, Ray Hawkins, Hugh Ward, Kindlo C. Snttorlce, Gor don and Wilbur Boilinger, Zelta Rice. John O'Neill, Harry Tru man, Frank Green, Walter Rick son, Frank Whitney, Thomas Reynolds, Cnrlylo Cunningham, Percy Smith, Frank Whitney, , Arthur C. Clark, Alphonso Fox, Hurry O. Hughes, Geo. Downey, Thos. E., Edwnrd G. and Ingolf WillikBon. F. Edward labcll, Graham Moxon, G. Lincoln Fas sett, Harloy Manning, Grovcr Carroll, Clydo Miller. Adolph Aschcr, John Bncoy, Wm. Moo, Albort Hydc.Recd Chamberlain, Ray Vnndorbcck, Richard Har loy, Cecil Magone, Frank Bug bcc, ivnn ruber, ucrt bund- strom, Gail Perrine, Normnn Nelson. Grovcr Bnrron, Harry J. Simmons. Will Build on Old Site On tho site of the ancient shipbuilding yards, where Jacob Komm and other famous pioneers worked, now ships will bo built within a short time. Articles of incorporation for the Oceanic Shipbuilding Compuny havo just been filed: tho capital Btock is $125,000 and the incor porators aro IS. K. knebo, for mer treasurer of tho I'cninsuiu Shipbuilding Compnny, und at ono time u prominent Idaho banker; P. B. Grunt and At torney B. u. bkulason. Wood en ships will be constructed on tho five acre site secured by tho company at Milwaukie. uitorts will bo mndo to build vessels for tho government, but if these plans fall through tho compuny will construct ships for privato contracts in sight and these tho new company can secure if tho government does not wish to givo tho company nny busi ness. Obstacles Removed Portland's physical obstacles to shipping havo been removed. Today tho minimum depth of tho channel at tho ontranco to tho Columbia River is nearly 41 feot, from a width of more than 1000 feet. Tho uniform depth of tho channel between Port land and tho seu is in excess of 30 feet. These facts aro of stupendous importance to Port land, ns thoy mean that the big- est ocean carriers now can havo easy ingress to and from this port. This great channel de velopment, obtained nt the ex penditure of millions of dollars, means that i'ortland has within its immediate grasp a tremen dous opportunity for maritime trade. That great opportunity will bo capitalized and Portland will make its destiny as a world port as secure as the great hin terland that will continue to pour its wealth and products to this city in ever increasing volume. Telephone orders given prompt and careful attention, Give us a trial for quality. Grocery prices always right. Alex S, Scales-Phono Col. 210. Patronize tho homo merchunt,
