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Ntorea 9oeltlt ST. JOHNS REVIEW VOLUME 15 ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1919. NUMBER m A Special Attraction Direct from Franco where she has been an interested and an official observer at the Peace Conforonce, comos Ida M. Tar bell, America's foremost woman journalist. She arrived on this Bide ony recently and and began work a few days ago with the Ellison-White Chautauqua at Ogdcn, Utah, and will finish the present season with this organ ization. If an appropriate term could bo borrowed from the journalistic field, it might bo said that the coming of Miss Tarbell on tho Ellison-White Circuit is geno 'ally considered in Chautauqua circles through out tho United States as the greatest "scoop" in Chautauqua history. Miss Tarbell is proha bly tho first person of noto back in tho United States since tho final ngrecmont was reached in tho Peaco Conference. She was under contract with the Ellison-Whito Chautauqua peo- Clo last year and. expected to be ack in tho early spring in or der to start tho season. Un fortunately in n way, tho Peace Conference was delayed and Miss Tarbell felt that she should remain there until it would be possiblo for her to get tho neces sary data and materinl to give the Chautauqua people of the West first hand information on tho big ovonts that wore trans piring in France. Miss Tarbell, according to critics and nowspapcrs at Ogden where her first date was givon, has a most wonderful world picturo of tho Peaco Conference, of tho Statesmen thorc, tho Delegations, umi tho innerwork ings of tho World's big pro bioms. Slio wus one of com paratively few journalistic not ables who wcro fortunate to be in tho. immediate vicinity of tho Poace Table. As a mngazino writer and student of tho big social pro blcms of tho day, MIbs Tarbell is perhaps bettor known than any othor American personago at this time. With her wonder ful mind she has grasped the momentous and intricate world problems which hovo como up beforo tho Allied Nations at tho Peace Conference, .and her in formation is to como first hand to all of the Chautauqun patrons on tho Ellison-White Circuit. General Manager, J. R. Elli son, mado a special trip over from Portland to hearMiss Tar boll on her first dato and wired back to tho office immediately that her lecture was a profound sensation. Miss Tarbell is ono of the many star attractions at tho big Chautauqua coming soon. Miss Tarbell was tho official correspondent of a syndicate of creat Americon newspapers at tho Peace Conforonce, and her work in this ennacity has at tracted wide attention. This is now to be overshadowed by tho coming of Miss Tarbell per sonally to tell of this great chap- tor in tho world's history, wnicn has just been completed. How They Can Fight Load me to it," said a young i American captain wnen a HniifrMinv tnld him a German count a high officer, of course was waiting to surrender to a colonel. "No colonels in my nnmnnnv truinv: iust COnie with mrv" tho nnntnin said, and the count came. The count wore a monocle; he carried a cane; he wna Rnmn rnnnL The doucrhbov didn't gay, "your highness," or spill any of that Kind ot Dunie. TTf shrink hnnds with the count. gave him a cigarette, and then VmsHpfi him back to the nrison fntrpq nq if he were a regular fellow. And perhaps the count is a regular fellow by this time. "They lacK the dashing ap pearance of the French caval mi- thuv hnven't the stnteli ness of the British cavalry, buj with their tin hats cocked over their ears, riding their horses like Indians, laughing and yell ing, brandishing a revolver in each hand, with which they nhnM vorv straight, either hand. or with both hands at once, if if you please good Lord, how they can fight!" a Scotchman writes of the American -caval ry. Red Cross Bulletin. QUONUONG CAFE Try Chop Suey and Noodles at popular prices. Home Made Pastry every day at "Cafe of Merit." We serve breakfast and dinner. Open from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. S. Jersey street. TENNIS SHOES 85c and up. Rogers. The Better Way In the good old days the coun try store, tho forerunner of tho modern department store, car ried everything under the sun from a scythe to hairpins. And by the same token, the country doctor was both physician and surgeon, and mayhap veterin ary doctor also, But as time advanced, it be came apparent to most people Unit the person who succeeds in life is not tho ono who "takes all knowledge for his province," but the one who makes himself a specialist in ono lino alone. So tho physician enmo to specialize in some branch; tho lawyer to take criminal law or divorce cases; tho teacher to perfect himself in ono or two subjects, etc. It was a natural transition for tho merchant to think he, too. would do bettor if ho sold but one or two sorts of mer chandise, and becamo acquaint ed with his goodB thoroughly; n other words, if hc.too.spocial zed. From this beginning have dcvelopco the drug store, tho grocery, tho jewelry, tho sta tionery, tho book, and all the other stores that wo seo lining our strcc's these days. A great many pcoplo havo reulizod tho advantages of such division of tho selling game, but thcro arc many others who aro still wed ded to tho country store. To those people, particularly, tho Greater Portland Association ad dresses itself in tho interest of tho specialty stores who com pose its membership. If you bcliovo'n specialization n the professions, if you go to ono doctor for cyo difficulties. and another for lung trouble! if you send your daughter to a vio- in teacher, and your Hon to h )iano teacher, just extond the dea further. Buy your grocer ies ut u grocory store, vour drugs at a drug store, your jawelry at u jewelry store, your hnrdwaro at a nuniware store, and your flowers at a florist shop. Each ono of these storcB has a good and sufficient rennon for tB cxistoncu. If you find tho merchandise carried by these stores as good as you could purchaso anywhere in town; If you find tho ser- vico courteous nnd ctiicient: if you aro satisfied with your ex periment in patronizing the specialty man tell othors or it. Preach tho Urea tor Portland plan to your friends, and let ub all work together for tho de velopment of this city. -Contributed. Making New Sprinklers The Thomas Engineering works. Title & Trust building, is a local concern with abundant capital. It is a business con solidation of tho American Mar ino Iron works, and itself, the two occupy ng tho largo pro mises, erected bv tho American Marino on tho river front at bt. Johns. Tho company is bo- ginning tho manufacturo of many specialties, among them a woodsaw of excellent design. It is portable, gasoline driven and will fell trees as well as cut tho timber into any length desir ed. Its universal sprinkler of two designs is pronounced marvel that Rtanda in a class by itself. One typo is so con structed that it will uniformly water any given area from six to 80 feet in cicumference. and work in any arc of a circle de- s red. When set to p ay vert cally the jet is sprayed at the top and its shower falls like water in a fountain. Another, narticu ar y for lawns and gar dens, when in o; aration causes the nozzle to osci late and cover with a seemingly natural shower a ground surface of any size and the water will bo evenly distributed. It can be set so will turn an eipht, a quarter, a half or all the way around. One of its advantages is that it can be set, for example, along side of a building or any object, and will throw its shower out ward not even moistening the object behind it. An understanding is rapidly being reached between the re nrssentatiresof the Pacific ship yards and the Emergency Fleet corporation which promises to put two and probably three of the Portland steel ship building 1 yards on a very substantial con 1 struction basis for a long per tiod. Conferences are now being held and an early settlement is expected, says a Washington report. a Work Pants, $1.95. ROGERS, of course. An Unique Celebration A very unique celebration of the Fourth of July was held by tb Loyal Men and Women's Classes of the Christian church. According to prearranged sched ule, the men of tho class to gether with a f!W others to whom wo aro very grateful, as sembled about tho new church building site, where forms for some thirty yards of concrete wern waiting to be filled and. as Bhovcls, wheelbnrrows and men, all properly distributed, begun to movo to no music but faster than "Dixie, it was soon evident thnt the job would be an accomplished fact before night. When the ladies began to prepare dinner in plain sight of the men nil worked faster. After dinner and lots of Ico tea and lemonade, tho men hurried back to their tasks with re newed vigor, soon joined by the ladies who demonstrated thoir ability to tamp concrete nnd shovel gravel. After seven and ono half hours of honest effort, sixteen men had finished tho thirty yards ol concrete, much to tho delight of all. During n few minutes inter- mission for rest a fine white leg- torn rooster, donated to the building fund by in aged couple, was twico auctioned off, iringfng eight and one nan dollars. All again returned to work, whoro they remained until about seven thirty, when the nilies nt ain served supper, af ter which all st irted homo tired, but happy, very happy, realiz ing that the first pormanent unit of tho iuw.chu;ch homo hud been placed. unsa Reporter. The Panomu Canal never saw my su.uu rnmimn iruis ROGERS. I TENNIS SHOES 85c ! 05c, 1, $1.10 $1.25 $1.35 $2,65 I PANAMA HATS $2.00 1 Auto Hats $1. CI, into CiQn Mi OVERALLS r,l nVFS Sff IOU Will U SlUCH tS-UCIl II UMI d n r r d o ! nUULIId 3 DOORS NORTH or PIC1URI. SHOW j; 202 N. JERSEY ST. Open Evonlnge J ...................... ..-., ... WILLIAM Will be in St. Our record stock ia as com plete as it is possible to get it under present conditions and compares favorably with any in the city. Currin SayH So. Car Line Probable City Attorney LaRocho in formed tho dock commission Tuesday tl at it has the author ity to construct and opernt' a railway lino terminal from the terminus of the St. Johns line to the St. Johns municipal terminal to provide transporta tion for the workers in the tor minal. The mutter was refer red to Chief Engineer Ilegardt, of the dock commission, to pre pare estimates of tho cost of constructing the ono mile of electric railway between St. Johns nnd tho terminal and submit it as soon as possible. Recently the dock commission requested tho Portland Railway Light and Power Co. to build tho line. Tho truction company refused to consider the nroposi' lion, saying that it had no money, but Hint if tho comtuis sion would build the line the compnny would operate it under agreement thnt the commission would shoulder the loss. In view of tho fact that hundredb of men will be employed almost eoutinously ut the terminal com pleting tho construction work now in progress and that con templated and in the loading mi I unloading of ships and the operation of the grain elevator, tho commission has arrived at the conclusion that it is abso lately necessary to provide trans portation facilities for the work ers. It is likely that if the cost of building the proposed lino is loo high, its .construction will lie ordered. Who is your druggist? Care ful choice in selection of him may moan a lot to you when you aro sick and need medicines compounded. CURRIN SAYS SO. Work Pants $1.95 ! 1 Mnn!fioc SI ISPFNDFRS x J. BRYAN Johns July 24th Our picturo framing depart ment is very reasonable.- The Hoes Studio. Auto Hats, $1.00. ROGERS. Prints the Truth A Wnaf Tnvns niltt.ni unt tired i of being culled n liar" uecnuso of an occasional typographical error lor a sngni disarrange ment of tho facts in publish ing a common place news item. In his wrath ho announced in boldest type as follows: "A lot of people of this town fall out with tho editor and lii'iinil him nn !i lint whtUI the ordinnry mistakes of life show up in u newspaper, ion navo a little charity and fellow feel ing for every man in town but your editor. You claim that you want tho fncts, and d- d if 1 don't give 'em to you. Read the next issue of this sheet and you'll sou some facts with the bark oil. I'll admit mat i have been a liar, an editoriul liar, uver sinco I imvo been editing this sheet, but 1 have novel printed a lio in these col umns except to save somebody's f.wilimrn fi-niit hoinir hurt. I'm not afraid ot any of you. and I'll bu dad blamed it i doiri prim tho plain truth from now on, or until you gut out 01 me habit of calling mo liar every tlmn I ihmUii dumii lllttn iniiivnld- ablo typographical on or. Watch my smoko." Hero are some paragraphs, culled from tho next issue: John Honnin, tho laziest mer chant in town, mado a trip to Uollvillu yesterday. John Coyle, our grocoryman, who voted witli tho Republicans tn iKOit umi iftniiiit!iiM inni'ii limit order whiskey than any other in this county, is doing pour business. His store is dusty and iliriv. It is a wonder ho has any business at all. Rve. Sty preached last btiuduy nlglit at tho Universal church. His sermon was punk and iinin- liii'iiullmr rvrmit ttilimt Hi II 11 lit! quoted from Rob lngersoll, for which lie railed to gno mod any credit. Ho altio recited u few pujiugos from ono of William h'llini'i MiiMMi.v'x snrnioiiH and hud tho gall to pass it oil' as his own production. llnvn f'lini liir iltuil nt bin homo two miles north of this place last Thursday night. Dock Holder ness, who is nn old friend of tho fumily, uttonded him a few minutes before lie expired. He gave it out that Dave died of heart fa uro. that Ik a lie. Dave died from drinking too much nf n vorv noor L'nulu of mail order llckcr. litis paper prints tho truth. Tom Spradlin married Miss Cordie Meador last trades' day nt tho county seat, it ain't gonerally known, but tho mar. riago was brought about mainly by a Remington shotgun munip ni nt, wl liv t Ik lil'iiln.' flltlllir. Tom concluilid that marrying was the healthiest thing he could do until other arrange mi.:.tu ciuilii bo made. .-. - - Rouer Lloyd, cashier of the ti.iu WawV ut. Willow Crove. illit. ' ni'Hf nv iifliiiiif nnd was buried Thurudtiy by tho Odd Fellows in Pleasant mound nlnrv. 1 In linn boon takinir this paper seven years, and so far luun t paid us a ceni; wo. tlilnk-ini' thut ho beinu a bank er, would pay some timo. We will sell tho account for two bit's u.'nrtli nt' fn.'sli lrrcoiiB. Married- Miss Susio Scruggs und Horacu liullin, lust butur Anv nt fliu Mothodist narson age. Rev. James C. Williams nfliiintinir. 'I'lll! Ilfldo is 11 VOrV ordinary town girl who flirts with all the traveling men slio meets and never Helped noi mritlmr tli run (luvs all nut tO' L'other in her wholo life. She ia nnvlliimr llllt U IlL'lllltV. TO semblinga gravol pit in tho face and walks iiko a uuck. inu nntnml horn loafer and hum. Ho novor did a lick of work until his stepdaddy run him off from homo lust full. He went to tho county seat, accepted a job as chambermaid in a livery atalle. And as soon us his ma found out whero ho was. she went and got him and brought him home. He now re sides at tho home of his wife's father and says that ho has no itn tilnnB fnr tho future. I Susie will huvo a hurd row to 'hoe. Dallas Pitchfork. A lady said to us: "Why I have had KODAK liniahing done in a numbtir of down town places, hut havo never had as nice work u you folks do for me." Satisfied; that' tho way witli all our kodak finishing pat rons. CUKKIN SAYS SO. Why was it possiblo for Rogers to sell 42 Panama Hats the day before the Fourth? People wantod them because the price and quality was right. 1 have one for you, too- ROGERS. Ooen evenings. ' Multnomah Attractions SiUunlny, July 12tli DOROTHY DALTON III "THH 1IOMK HRHAKItR" Piirmiiount. Suuilnv. July 13tli Cecil . UcMillc rcsciiis "ruK DBTT11R OR l'OR WORSE," mi exceptionally stroiii 7-act picture. Monday ami Tuesday, July 14 ami 15 JACK lMUIU'UKU III "I'KltCK- hltS" Paramount. Also filth epi node of "The Tver's Trail." WwIiiwmIuv. July IOUi DUSTIN rAKNUM in "A MAN IN T1IH Ol'HN." Thurnlny mill 1'rMny, July 17 ami 18 MONROU SAI.iailUKY III nut 1H.1NDINO THAI!." Unlvcrtwl. ij.Uuriltty, July l'Jtli lINIIJ IJUNNliTT III "TIIK liAWUl' MHN" I'.iniiiiotiiit Stiniliiy, July 20th WAI.LACU KUID lll'TMH KUAK INC UUAl)"-IMtmuouiil. Momliiy mill Ttirwtny, July 21 mul '1 DOUG, I'AIKUANIfS III "AMHKI- CAN ARISTOCUACY" Tr!.nulc. Aluo Mxtli I'jilnoilc o( "The Tlgct'n ' Troll." Wcilnrwlny. July SiO THIS UK 12 AT NAZlMUVA III 'TIIK Kill) l,ANTltKN"-ln iev- VII IIClK. riiimniuv. luiv iitii VIVIAN MARTIN III "HUNK TOWN Ollt I." Paramount. I'rldav. lulv Ufltli- nRYANT wASIlHURNIti SOMUTIIINi; TO DO" Para mount. .fctliitilav, luty 2l)th- ItTlllil. CLAYTON lu"VICICI(Y VAN" Parmnnuiit, Siindav. July 27lli DOKoriir wan iii "rnrrv Pol.l.Y" ParHiuiiiiiit. Momlav ami Tuelay, July 'iA mul 20 llliaSIH I1AHRI9CAI.II lll'KO.SIC Ol' Tlllt RANCIIO." AlMtfOVvutli epiMMle "The Tier'ii Trail." Wiiliiemlay.Jnly UOth CUNSTANCIi TAI.MAIIUli III Mrs. i.Hi'i'iNwm.r.s hoots" -Select. Thuiwlav mid l'lidny. July III. Auk. 1 MARliUliKITl. Cl.AKK III 'COMIt OUT Ol' Tlllt KITC1I UN" Paramount. Saturday, Auminl !id - UTIIliU (JI.AYIUN III "I'UI 11- ORKW'S C.UU," Paramount. Sumlav, AiikuiI Hrd 1110 IIII.I. HART III "MONItV CORRAL." or "Tlllt NIC.UT VATCIIMAN"-Attcwlt. Monday, TiicmImv mid Widiieliiy, to la milioilliCHl later. ThuriMlav ami I'rhlay, AiiKUtt 7 mul 8 IIARKY (JAKli I III "KIDKHM Ol' VKNOUANCU." A K'"" U-ci Wewlviii pieturf. . t jj That hrcud wiih fiollink' for $12 a loaf in UtiHKia, hrorvn Hour at a sack of ;s nouiKls, and that us a result fumino was stalkiiur ahroad in tho atory hroiurht to Amorica hy Dr. .Job. c)h Clare, paator of tho Uritinh American uhurcli In roirou'rau, who is to lecture at Chaiitainiiia on tho ojluniiiK ninht. Few men of our race had the opportunity to witness tho chaiiKinp; fcenca in KiiHuia aa float' un n Dr. (Mare. wIiobo yonrts of rwddonco in PetroK'rad hrouuhL him into intimate touch with tho luadlnu IlKures of tiio royal refine and of tho lit tor revolutionary per iod. His storiou of tha late Cznrina and of the monk Has putin. of Korensky, ot l.onino and Trotsky, enahlo one to un derstand a great deal clearer thu undorlyint; molivea of the ureut upriHinK of the people. Ah a further proof of the In'uh class labor elliciency found in the Lo unit) u river ulwtrict. representatives of ono of thf InrtrosL knockdovrn house con struction companios in tho Unitod Statoa aro now looking over the Portland field for a place to locate a mill, not only to supply all west coaHt nuai- ness of tho concorn, but to pro duce finishing work for usu in thoir eastern und southern set up plants. Tho nature of tho business disclosed to tho de partment of industries of the Chamber of Commerco would necessitate a site of from 10 to 15 acres in extent, located along a transcontinental railway. Other cities in tho Northwest are under consideration as a site, but the company indicates thut Portland is its present choice. Journal. Who can hotter judge the fluidity of a Talking Machine than the world's greatest urt istsV, 'i he Yictrola is tho in strument they Javor. Currin Says So. VACUUM CUP Hasket Pall shoes, ROGERS' price, hoys' $2.fi0, Men's $2.G5. Down town price $3.00. Provo it. Special prices on groups and family pictures. Tho HOES STUDIO. GEORGIA RICH Pianist Teacher Studloa: fijf; A l'"'d' Avenue 410 0tK .Street Phones: WoihIIhh u 2092, Columbia 614 Mrs. Gabriel Pull in Vocal Teacher UlnpliMui tlreathiiiK, l'urwunl Totte placement and Clear diction. Pupils taught to take 'wit in Trios Stmt Qnartettci. Mf Lombard St. Phone Columbia 18S Mrs. Frank A. Rice Thai ii kk uk Violin, (Mandolin and Piano I'upll ot Nplrr t).im Studio: fcA) V. J. Ini .Hln.t Telephone Cnhimttin 30 1'utilU ma Iwetmit Mttnhi nl ih JurMlte OrclttMm whwh mil ma.t (nihllc uppratHKct iHontliljr. ELMER SNEED Violin Instruction STUDIO, 215 N. Sytueiim! Site I Phone Columbia 02 Mrs.BerthaC.Burdick (Lkcntitnte of tin Royol Acudetny of Mtihic, I.oiulou.) Teacher of Piano t957 limine St. Plume Col. S71 Dr. W. J. Gilstraii Physician and .Snrieon Glasses Accurately Fitted oi'i'icit hoi ks 0.00 to 12 M. OI'IMCKH 1::U to I:) P. M. PeiilH.uU 7:tKlloH;0() P. M. itiilty Uia .Stllliliiyx, U.00 to A. M. Dr. Evart P. Borden DI-NIIST PitiiileHS Kxttnctioii of '1'ecth ntnltr Niliotis Oxide (iitu Onice PcniiiMilit Hunk UMg. Ollice phone Col. (W; ten. (thou Col. 477 1 iuitr v-K a, in.; mm i-muw. Dr. Herbert F. Jones CHIROPRACTOR 311 North Jersey Streel Dny Phone Nig lit Phmw Coin tubiit 000 Columbia 1)7 l'hoiiu CoIiiiiiImh sv) Ue.s. Columbia I iji Dr. F. P. Sclniltze Physician and SiirRenn Room 10 I'ciiiiiMilu Hank Building DR. I.. I:. IMCKI'iNS, DENTIST Oilier I lout K to lit A. W . I In I. U, Itveuiux 7 to 'J IViiIiiiiI lUiik lllilu. OIIU c I'liouf Culuiiilii 1 13 LEWIS CALDWELL LEADING HAKHKU Tin? pU'f whrr n""' wivu-r and rouilfi.ua lrrtun-lil mull. Cln ilitiiS liiiir utuiiK rvitivr MinniH'ii. 1O0 BUNLIHGTON STREET Davis Barber Shop uml HATH KUOMS s. w. uwis, hriM 108 riiihuU-lplua St. IUth 2&c St. Johns Undertaking Co. 208 N. Jersey Street I'hom-t Ciilumbia M7 culuuiliia 2Ht Automobile lit iiM. Ctl Our Pr'ces BeUre 9g k Httoul PENINSULA HUE ABSTRACT REALTY 00 H. HENDERSON, Manager 402 N Jriy Strt Altrai t ol Till? Pr nrnl Tltlfk tiUlilll Phone Columbia 266 Hauling and Moving OP ALL KINDS Done Quid1) and Promptly Dally TriJ to ami lioin Purl html . S I LI XX phone coi. ioso 718 li. Richmond St. Poff & Green TRANSFER AND STORAGE Suiul ami Griiul Hauled Daily Trips to I'oitluml Phone Col. 308 206 N. JERSEY SI Wood of all kinds Auto Ex press Price Keusouuble Proui'tt tiirYke MUjg QOARCKE cutS &10 Good Sccoiul twinl Sewiug inacliine (or rent II Cm' if