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4 THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW A. W. Markle, Editor . Published Every Friday At 1 17 Philadelphia street, Portland. Or. Subscription price $1.00 per year . pos In Portland, Oregon, as twill matter of the second class under the Act of Con rfrcssof March i, 1879 Tho year that has just closed brought marked changes to St. Johns, tho most striking of which was tho establishment of tho Grant Smith-Porter Guthrie shipbuilding plant and tho elevator system. Both are immense nroiccts and nract cnllv double tho number of work ers employed in St. Johns. The other leading industries have expanded and added more work men, until now tho payroll in St. Johns has increased from less than $100,000 to approxim atcly $300,000 per month Business in general has shown a marked quickening and there is more prosperity in evidence than has ever been the case locally. What the new year will bring forth in an industrla way is only a matter of con jecturc. but thn future is ful of bright promise and undoubt edly more industries will locate here during the present year, more rusii'onces will be con Hlructcd and the march ol pro gross will continue with in creasing celerity. I he year 1917 was a very good one for bt, Johns, but 1918 will in all nro liability be not less kind to this favored community. May it oven excel its predecessor. i High School Happenings We are pleased this week to welcome to our school three nuw students. They are Evelyn Johnson, a senior, and her sis ter, Ruby, a freshman, of Falls City and Hazel Kakes, of Bend Oregon. The school play "The Dlunn poarance of Dora," is coming along nicely now, and the Kuhool expects great things from the cast and from the newly appointed mauager0sca Anderson. At the music assembly Thursday, ICrmu and Esmn Griswold sang a duet, "Keep tho Homo I' ires Burning.' Thoy represented tho thin; term class, and judging from tho applause, the class was wcl represented. The students returned to school after their Christmas holidays refreshed and ready for work. 1 ho building looker thoroughly natural and was the same as ever exci.pt for a new coat of oil on tho Doors. Most of the people wero glad to get buck, pupils as well as teachers, and everybody was in the best of spirits. To thoKO who have not heard of tho now plan of the Music Commissioner it may be well to explain that in succession each clans is expected to furnish i musical number on - the pro gram on their appointed day. Tho classes up to the fourth term havo now performed am the fourth termors will havo their chance next week. A reception was given ut the home of Opal Woimer in honor of Edith Warliold, a student of O. A. U. at CorvnlllB, who was at home on her vacation. Edna Uollunbuck told tho fortunes of thoso present in a charming uuinner, and tho very host kind of a time was enjoyed by all in the playing ol games and sing ing of songs. Popcorn balls wero served as refreshments. a many good limes wero en joyed during tho vacation. among the most notable being the Alumni party and tho re caption at tho home of Opal Woimer. Tho Alumni girls hold a juvenile party at the homo of Arlino Shaw on North Ivanhoo street. All tho guests camo in childrons clothes. Bhort, drosses and M knickers" and the evening was pleasantly passed playing the games of childhood, htdo tho thimble, etc. Since the government has as sumed control of the railroads the North Bank train leaving St. Johns depot at 8:05 a. in. lias been taken otf. This had been a well patronized service. and its removal does away with tho morning train to Seattle. However, there is an O. W. H. & N. passenger train leav ing Portland at 8:80 a. m. for Seattle, which goes through tho tunnel. If the matter was brought boforo Mr. Win. Mc Murray of tho Union Pacilic System by a body of citizens. there is a possibility that this train could bo diverted over tho North Bunk road instead of through the tunnel, thus giv ing our people a morning train to Seattlo and points between. The Union Pacific System has always shown a disposition! to servo tho pcoplo in tho best pos sible manner, and Mr. McMur ruy, tho general passenger agent, has over taken pleasure in currying that policy out, so there is little doubt but that For Sale TWO NEW MODERN 4-ROOM BUNGALOWS Easy Terms On Payments Mortgage Loans, and Insurance ; Peninsula Security! Co, First National Bank Building HE GOT THEJNIPER. An Incident of tha Landing of Our Ma rlnet In Vara Cruz. I'll' tu Hiim'm murine know liuw to '.it illi it rllle; M per tent of tliu force itiiillllcl, IImIimI bIioIh. Tliero Ik a lory itliont tliu occupation of Vera I'rust that tellx of K'imI hootltig nnd a mire )')'. Our bltiejacfceln wero ninrch ItiK up llio Htreet fiom tliu l'lar.a bo tweeit rowa of low two Mlory Iioiikch, A well tlrifiMcil Mexican Kfiitleiiiiin with it iit!WMiiipcr over lil.i Uncc, wait nIIIIiil' on tliu Im loony of tliu house, up pitrently Intent on watching otirnnlloro uilvauee, hut hidden under tho paper lie held it IiIk revolver, and ax our men went hy ho II red. Tho bullet wero MtrlMnir, but our olllcerH could hardly MiHpcct it well tlrcMxed .Mexican, rend liiK a paper anil looking peacefully on from hht own limine, of ImiIiik tho idilper. Dropping hlit paper, tho Mexican went IiimIiIo lo reload. When ho catuu out iiKalii on (hit balcony tho glint of Hid gun caught tho attention of I. leu tenant Colonel Novlllu on horxolmcW in the I'hmi, n Ihotimiml or nioro yard away. Through III eight power Held kIiikx tho colonel wtw plainly tliu Haul) uf lint MiotM under tho newHpaper. '(let him," ho wild, turning to hlx or tlerly. Thu uian ruined hU rllle, prcuHcu tho trigger and lliu Mexican fell out of III chair. Henry Ituutunluhl lu Youth' Companion. WEIGHT OF THE FEET. Ortattr Whin You Are Aittsp Than Whan You Ara Awake. Your feet weigh inure when you nro itHlccp than when you are uwuko. At least that In tho conclusion of a aclcti I Ut who ban experimented with tho qucrttlou. 'I'll wo test wero conducted lit a most Interesting manner. TIiuhuu Jcct wax laid on it long plunk, which wax then placed upon a croxittree, h co- saw riixhloii, Thu man upon tho plunk wax balanced utt thlx crony tree, and I ho plunk remained at a level without any etfort upon hlx part. Put tho urn ineiit that ho went to xlcop It began to Incline downward at tho end opposite hlx head. Thlx experiment wax repeitted with t number of perxoux belonging to both hoxex, mid lit every cane tho result was thu Httiiiu. In no Instance did tho deeper' head liiclluu toward tho ground, Thlx phenomenon lx oxphilucd by tho fart that tho head lx drained of xurplux blood when it perxon lx asleep, and tho blood naturally llowx toward tho ex. tremltlex of tho xleoper. linniedhttt'ly IhN imikex tho head lighter lit weight, tho difference being xtilllclent to upset tho huliiiico of u man resting In the 1H all Ion described. St. I.ouU Post-Ills- patch, A Thaodora Thomas Retort. A ehuructerUtlc Htory Ix told of ouu of tho tlrst reliuurxulx of the college choir (of tho Cincinnati College of Mu tc), at which Theodore Thomua had repilmandetl boiiio of tho xopruttox hharply for Inattention. "Ho treatx ux ax If wo wero inetnbers of hlx orchex ira!' oxeliilmetl tin Indignant xlnger to her next neighbor. Thomux overheard the remark and let It pass for the mo meut, but at the closo of tho rehcursal, ax tho performer were leaving tho btage, ho pa shts I tho lady lu tpiestlon and, turning to her, imld very iptletly, but with that biting sarcasm which tho.so who know him did not euro to excite, "Madam, you will hitvu to slug u great deal better than you do now before I bliull treat you ux 1 treut tho mcmbcrx of my orchcxtru I" Memoirs of Theodore Thomux, Origin of tha T Rail. Hubert Livingston Stevens sailed from Now York to Liverpool before tho udvent of tho ocean steamer. lu thoso days tho pusxugu took two months, uud Stevens passed many an hour, Jack, kulfu in ouu hand and a pleco of wood u tho other, brooding over a problem hat hud ofteu worried him how to run n rullroud without xtouu stringers for tracks. Ho wanted to get an iron rail that would "hold'1 nnd would take tho pluco of tho thin strips fastened to tho chair of tho roadbed. Just before ho reuched Kuglaud hlx whittling re- ottled to hltu tho solution of hlx prob lem, and that xolutlou took tho form of V rull with a broud base that could bo applied direct to u solid wood sup port. That T rail Is still lu uso on nil tho railways of tho world. the clinnuo could be nccornulish- ed if shown that thero is a large number of citizens interested in having it done, THE PLAY OF "HAMLET." Does It Always Make tha Dans and tha Gravsdlgger Enemies? In Ids "Notes on Shakespeare's Workmnnshlp" Hlr Arthur Qulller Coucli says that "Hamlet" was written "not for an audlcnco of Gocthcs nnd Colcrldges, but for nn audience of ordl nnry men and women," and, speaking of Its popularity, he myn that to this day n traveling company of Ilrltlsh? actors, thrown on their beam ends for lack of money, having acted this or that to empty houses, always ns a last resort ndvcrtlso "Hamlet." When nn actor takes a bcncllt, "Ham let" Is tho piece most commonly chosen. Hut why docs tho gentleman who enacts thu first grave digger also chooso "Ilnmlct" for his benefit night? I was oncu assisting ut a dress re hearsal of "Hamlet" when tho first grnvcdlggsr camo off tho stago In n passion, lu tho greenroom It exploded "Why," ho wished to know, "should I bo treated llku a dog by this conceited fool?" moaning our Hamlet, of course, "Ills temper gets viler at every re hearsat. Surely, after airing his vanity through four nets, he might bo (pilot while I havu my llttlu rniyr "Illess you, Blr." answered nn old dresser, "It's nlwnys llko that. In theso forty years I've helped dress, I darn say, all that number of Hamlels, nnd Hninlot and the First Urnvodlggcr nl ways fall out. It's a regular thing. I've known 'cm to come to blows Hamlet and first grarcdlgiforl When you've said that you've said oil and vinegar." KEEPING TREES IN HEALTH. Roots and Crowns Must Da Made to Balance Properly. Well nourished, heulthy trees arc less llablu to thu attacks of Insects than those that for lack of sulllclent plant food mo making a slow and uncertain growth. To keep trees well fertilized and lu a vigorous condition Ix tho best IMisslblu luxuraticu against Insect dep rvdatlonx and nil fornix of disease. A soil which supplies abundant till trluieut nnd moisture Ix tho prlmu rea ulsllu for successful tree culture. In thu forest natural conditions nro fa vorable lu thlx respect, but lu thu open llnlil or town they nro frequently ipille tho reverse. Thu roots are robbed of the required moisture and nlr by heavy sod or pavements. To grow trees tin. drr Httch conditions requires sclcntlUe euro In thu way of fertilizing and prim lug to maintain proper balance be tueeii thu roots ami thu crown or top. If thu nourishment received by the roots U scanty tho Judicious thinning out of thu branches of a tree has much tho siimu effect im soli Improvement A heavy top cannot bo adequately nourished by a stinted root growth, and If not pruned thu effect Ix quickly Indicated by dying branches hero and there, nature's way of maintaining thu right balance between root nnd crown, It Ix hotter for tho tree to fore stall nature lu thh respect by timely and careful pruning. Dead branches arc not only unsightly, but thu neurit tliux left urn slow to luxil nnd luvltu dlseaxu and decay. Treu Talk. Carolina Herschel. Among distinguished women who havo hclicd to tdicd light upon abstruse sub Jeclx wax Citrollnu Lucre! In Herschel, the not ci 1 astronomer. Khu wax thu daughter of a musician of Hanover. Her early education wax designed to lead to it musical career, Kho accom panied her brother, William after ward thu Illustrious Kir William Her schel-to linghiud. Hrother and sister soon turned their attention to astrono my, nnd in 17DS Caroline published a Catalogue of Stars." Until Hlr Wll thin, died lu IS'.J she wax content for tho most part to Ikj known only nx hlx assistant, hut later she engaged In many original and lndccndcut Invest! nations, situ devoted seclal attention to tho discovery of comets, and claim ed priority lu tho discovery of at least live. No Hurry. Tho telephone bell rang with nnxlotix persistence, Tliu doctor tuts we red tho call. "Yexl" ho said. "Oh, doctor," said it worried voice, 'something seems to havo happened to my wife. Her mouth seems sot, uud she can't say a word I" "Why, sho may havo lockjaw, snld thu medtcul man. "On you think so? Well. If you nru up mix wuy some unto next wceg i wish you would step lu and sco what you can do for her." Hurper'x Mugu lue. War Endings. No great war of modern times has ended during tho whiter months, nor. with tho exception of the Uusso-Jap- aueso wur, hits any begun then. Cor u rentury all wurx havo begun lu thu spring, summer or early autumn uud ended between March uud August. Argonaut. 8katea on tha Flour Barrel, If your tlour barrel Is hard to get at nail n discarded roller skato tut each Fldu of tho bottom of the barrel. With tho aid of these and a handle or kuob fastened on thu front of tho barrel you will havo no further dltllculty lu mov ing It out when necessary. Rsal Fighting. "Well, have you been tlxlns your fences?" "Keen digging trenches," declared Congressman I'lubdub. "I'm lu for u real tight." Kunsus City Journal. If you would have it faithful servant nnd one that you llku servo yourself. Praukllu. Mrs. Frank A. Rice Tkaciikk Of VIOLIN AND PIANO Studio: 509 W. John Street Telephone Columbia 3S9 Cards of thanks notices are charped for at tho rato of fifty cents each. Persons desirinc to inve such notices published should make u note of this. "THE LUXO" t lolPliiladelphia'Street Soft Drinks, Candles, Cigars and Tobaccos Drop in and see Jeff and have a glass of that Happy, Hoppy drink, Mixo. JKFF PITCHFORD, Proprietor. GJORQIARICH Teacher of Piano Technic mid hand development. Pupils developed from beginning to public appearance. Studios ,'078 Columbia bldg. 812 North Kellogg street. Phones Muiii 3319; Col. 591. HELENE OGSBURY WILLIAMS Teacher of Singing v Pupil of John Claire Monteith Studio 812 North Kellogg Columbia 591 Woodlawn 198 PERRY C. STROUD LAWYER First National Dnnlc Building ST. JOHNS . - . ORECON Mrs. Gabriel Puliin Vocal Teacher Loudon Training Available for Concerts and Recitals 9G5 Lombard Street, corner Wall Phone Columbia 182 A WORD to the Wise Is Sufficient Good Standard Peas 2 for 25c Tomatoes a'js, 2 for 25c Suiders' Catsup 23c A good Catsup, large btl 15c small btl toe Kraut, per quart 10c Grocery Grabateria 201 N, Jersey SI, Corner Alia SI, First Trust 8 Savings BANK OF ST. JOHNS 1302 Kust Kcsscndcn Street I'hone Columbia 10G Officers and Directors F. A. RICE. Pietldent and Cn.hier 1 1. HENDERSON. Vice Prc.ldent CEO. I. I1ROOKS. Secretary P. S. DOERNUECI IER Four per cent interest paid on time and sav ings deposits. GENERAL INSURANCE ' Rentals and Real Estate Loans ROY WILCOX Transfer and Storage Corner Charleston nml Ivanhoe Streets Autos stored Owner may tnlce out ami return as iloircd. Charges, $3,00 Jkt month. All kinds of Draying. I'houc Columbia 72 W.J. GlUtraj). M.I). K.U. Seely, M.I), Drs. Gilstrap & Seely Physicians and Surgeons Glasses Accurately Pitted Ol'PICK HOURS 9:00 to 12 M. Ol'l'lCHS lillO to 4:30 1'. M. l'irst Natioual 7:00 to 8:00 1'. M. Hank IluiltUiiB bumlayt, U.UO to 1U:U A. M. Notice to Creditors In the County Court of the State of Oregon, tor Multnomah county. lu tlte matter ol tue estate oi i nomas Matthew Smith, deceived. Notice is hereby given that the under- tnueil. I'rett Mititii, lias been anrointeii executor ot the estate ot 1 nomas .Mat thew Smith, deceased, by the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multuomah, and has duly qualified us such. All persons having claims against said estate ure hereby notified and required to present the tame, duly verified as re- liifred by law, to Mid executor at the 1) Mi ney. luce ot tits attorney, j. i. jonusou.au Spalding building, Portland, Oregon, ou or before six mouths from the date of tirst publication of this notice. must unit tirst tmuitsueti ueceuioer U, 1917. l'RKD SMITH. Hxecutor of the Itstate of Thomas Matthew Smith.dec'd. J. J. Johnson, 314 Spalding bldg., ivmiatid, uregon, (5t) Attorney for said Hstate. f4oU Um UUI pa jcur eM. 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HENDERSON, Manager 402 N, Jartey Street Abstract of Title Prepared Titles Hxatuinetl I'hone Columbia 255 FOR COAL & WOOD OF ALL KINDS SEE EDLEFSEN FUEL CO. Oregon Builtlinp, 5 & Oak Phone Broadnay 70 Or Leave Orders at SI, Johns Hardware Go. Mill wood mostly Itislile.laive percent age dry enouuli for immediate use f3.25. coal jo.w ami up. ST. EXC AN 317 N. .1ERSEY ST. Come iu aud hear the Emer son Records. Seven in. double disk 25c; play on all machines. Something you have been looking for. All the latest songs and pa triotic pieces in stock at all times, Over 2000 to select from. We handle all makes Ma chines aud Records, new aud second hand. We repair all makes of talking machines. TRIANGLE SHIRTS and COLLARS Look over our display Union Made Raynster Overcoats COUCH & CO Merchandise of Merit Columbia 137 "ACQUAPELLES" ITU! rr r--l- Real GRAVELY S Chewing Plug BKAL-IT IB NOT IUIAL GnAVBLV ooooooooDooo You Must Get Good veal Specials for Saturday Fresh Pork Back Bones 3 lb. 25c Beef Pot Roasts - 1 5 and 1 7c Spate Ribs - - - 20c Boiling Beef - 10 and 12c ST. JOHNS CASH MARKET HARRY IMBODEN, Prop. Phone Columbia 2j WE DELIVER 109 N. Jersey Street FUNERALS Beautiful gray or black adult oakt, hearie, box, 2 autoa, embalming and rfln- d scrvlca for ,. $7o mili.hr Funerals if desired for 20, ?30. 40. $G0. Higlter priced funerals in p-o. portion. We manufacture caskets. Lady assistant. Deautiful funeral chapel. MILLER & TRACEY Main 2691 Independent Funeral Dlrectorel ' A 78BS Washington at Ella Street, Between 20th and 21st Street, West Side ST. JOHNS BRANCH OFFICE W. A. ANDREWS, L 511 S. 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