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ST. JOHNS REVIEW VOLUME 15 ST. JOHNS, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919. NUMBER 40 TO ISSUE FREE PAPERS The Review Will Go Into Every Home Here With next week's Issue Review will be distributed the by licensed carriers in alt the homes of St. Johns free of charge, and will continue for a period of Bomo months, six in nil, pro Vidinpr conditions and circum stancos justify it. All present subscribers in St. Johns will be given credit for the full time that this frco distribution is in progress. That is to say, it n subscriber, for instance, is paid up until January, 1920, his dute will bo advancod for as many months as tlio frco paper oper ates, but Instead of receiving his Review by Uncle Sam's carriers, tlrey will bo distributed by licensed cnrriors instead. The reasons for this innovation are soveral, but the prime obiect.howovcr. is to have every household become more familiar and bettor acquainted with the Raviow. There nre now people in St. Johns who do not know there is a paper being published n ore. even iitough the uoviow has been published continuously for fifteen yenra. Others are awaro of tlio existence of a pa por here, but tor some reason or another thoy have not yet arrived at tlio no nt of Bub scribing. So in order that the noonln of St. Johns as a wholo may know there is n newspaper Iioing published here, may know what it is liko, and in fact get a hotter knowledge of the Imp ponings and keep in touch with tlio developments of this won derful Peninsula of ours, tlio paper will bo mado a weekly, and we hope a welcome houso hold guest, "without money without price" to the recipients. Another object will bo to pro mote homo trading in a greater degree than has yet obtained. Thoro aro many good stores and business houses in St. Johns. and almost every want can be fully satisfied hero nt home. Wo want to bring this fact more clearly and mora convincingly to tlio people of St. Johns. The Review will nt all times bo found boosting and promoting tlio best interests of St. Johns. It is apparently on the very vo of important developments, and the Review will endeavor to keep in touch with all indus trial developments as thoy occur. Unquestionably it is no little undertaking, when tho greatly increased cost of material and labor is taken into considera tion, to inaugurate such n cam paign, but when wo broached what we had in mind to the bus iness and professional men of St. Johns, telling them that we planned to get out a number of "Get Better Acquainted" issues of the Review, practically all the leading, representative and enterprising business men of the city expressed a desire and willingness to join with us in the better acquaintanceship cam paign, and become better ac quainted also. And it is only through their kind and generous cooperation that it has been made possible for us to present to the people of St. Johns free issues for such an extended period. They are interested in keeping the trade of the Pen insula vfhere it really belongs, and where it will bo of great benefit in the further upbuild ing of this, the greatest and soon to be the most important section of the great city of Portland. So, people of St. Johns, the Re view in connection with the rep resentat've business interests of this community of ours will go to you next week, and for many weeks to follow, in the hope that you will look us over and see what we have to offer. We had wanted to make the Review larger than four pages, but find the cost is prohibitive at this time. Therefore, in order to give the business men space to make their announce ments to you, the space for read ing matter will be somewhat curtailed, and for that reason lengthy articles for publication cannot he accepted. The news columns will be devoted to com munity happenings. We want the people as a whole to become more interested in what is occuring from week to week in their very midst, want them to know and become interested in what their neighbors are doing, want them to become more vit ally interested in local civil af fairs as well as industrial, want them to realize more fully that every dollar they spend here is an aid in the further upbuilding f our community, and we want The Way He's Built In a gloomy neighborhood of Queen Wilhclmlna's realm, Bill, tho Ex, is sawing wood, sawing hickory and elm; and his saw is out of whack, and its blade with rust is red; ho has fantods in his back, and ho wishes he were dead. Once ho snt upon a throne, had n scoptro rich and rare; and upon his lightest tono people scurried hero and there. Thero in poaco he might Jinve sat till tho Gorman cows come home, had he had no buzzintr bat in tho center of his dome. But ho hod a thousnnd bats, and he let them have their way; now he stands with aching slats, sawing cord wood nlll the dnv. He is sawing elm and spruce, be the weather hot or cool; and ho wonders why tho deuco ho was such a blawsted fool. Letting woll enough ulono is n sune and healthy plan, be a fellow on n throne or a common human mini. Yesterday a neighbor went to tho poorhousc an tho hill; hois there, without n cent, leaning on tho window sill: sad and sick nt heart is he, and he sheds a weary groan ; from the poorhouso ho can sue miles of land he used to own. But ho wasn't satis fiod, in those tiencoful days of yoro; ho was rilled with foolish i i t . . prmo, anu must own still mora and more. Ami ho went three miles in debt, btivinir hind hu didn't need; now we see him sigh and sweat, all his fortune gone to seed, frrom tho poor house door he lojks on the farm house built of stone, on the meadow and the brooks and tho herds ho used to own. Bill, the Ex. in other davj. hnd tho softest kind ofsnnn: anywnero ins oyos might gazo .. i ... no was owner of the map. lie hnd ull a king could wish, in the way of .pomp and s-tato; tho people stretched a no nt. odsflsh. and admitted ho was irrent. lint ho said. "1 ho and a in no. I'm the boss from shore to shoro but by nnturo I'm a swine, an hnnkor after moro. All tho world I wish to rulo: ether monnrchs all must wilt: it may he I am n fool, but it's just the way I'm built." Not contented with his lot. ho his armies mobilized, sent them forth in haste to swat nations startled and surprised. By n castlo's donJon keen. by n woodpile long nnd low, you may sco this dreamer weop, you may hear his wails of woe. He is sawing elm and bass, and he cighs, with sickly grin, "This is suro a beast y nass for a monarch to be in!" Ho is saw ing wood and pino, nnd ho mut ters, with a groan, "If 1 hadn't been n swine I might still be on i thronol" Bo we kings, or lumblo hicks, let us shoo vain dreams afar; lot us profit from Hill's fix, and bo hnnnv as we are. Walt Mason in "Judge." them all to become boosters for good old St. Johns. But to get all the news of St. Johns wo need tho cooporntion of all our citizens. Tho editor will not-have tho time to dean all tho news. There aro so many ittle items of parties, visitors at your home, members of your family gone away on a visit, ac cidents, deaths, births, wed' dings, etc., that may no doubt escape our attention unless in formation concerning same is sent into the oflice. So we would bo exceedingly glad to have evjry house! old send in nt east one news item every week. Use a post card or enclose in an envelope. If passing tho office, drop in and tell us about it. The Review will be your pa per and it will be just as newsy as you care to make it. The Review has always fol-l owed the policy that where good cannot said concerning any of our inhabitants nothing will bo said. This will, of course still hold good. No scandal, nothing derogatory to the character, will be published. The Review will be kept clean and wholesome, and fit for any child to read. We do not want t to be said that any one's feel ngs were injured, even though t might be deserved, by any thing appearing in the Review, Life has enough shadows, trials and disappointments without blazoning them upon the nacres of the Review. Automobile insurance. Direct adjustment and prompt settle ment in case of loss. Peninsula Security Company. Pleasure for every member of the family every day in the year is what a VIUTKULA BKINGS TO YOU. Currin Says So. v Reports Things Booming E. P. Drinker, president of tho Peninsuln Security company, returned on Thursday from a trip to Texas, where he spent neatly a month visiting tho principal cities. Excitement is running high thero. Mr. Drinker reports, not only in the immediate districts whore rich oil fields have already been developed, but throughout the state. "Texas has entered upon a great period of development," Mr. Drinker said yesterday. "So far less than 5 per cent of tho stnto has been exploited for oil and gas, but derricks are now going up, and oil wells go ing down, in nearly every coun ty of the stntc. The cost of boring a well runs from $R0,000 to $75,000. Common laborers are being pnld from $8 to 10 a day. The oil exchanges in many of the cities arc running day and night and crowds of people mny be seen at all hours watch ing the quotations. "Texas has other assets which aro partly responsible for tho great increase in her bank do posits. Stock-raising in some sections is highly profitable and tho cotton growers will receive high prices for this year's crop, but the crop will not be nearly ns largo as was anticipated early in the year, owing to tho ravages of boll-wcovil. "But tho oil fields arc re sponsible to a great extent for tho unprecedented prosperity in Texas tills year. People have flocked thero from all over tho United States and tho volume of business transactions lias in creased ovor preceding years at a greater rate than state."--Telegram. In any other Bring in your job printing. LATEST ''PARISIAN" STYLUS IN Hats and Caps "Jazz Caps" 50 Cents Underwear, Shirts, Gloves Overalls. Slickers $2.90 1 Rubbers, Tin Pants. Rubber 'Boots I and Arrow Collnrs," 'ROYAL" nlncle to Measure Clothes Silk Neckties at Low Prices Mackinaw's, stag shirts overcoats YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD ROGERS Bank of Commerce BuHding THE RAINCOAT MAN Open Even ngs Modern Homes We own and offer for sale the eight modern housed located on Willamette boulevard and Edison street, between ressen- den and New York streets. These houses aro thoroughly modern and up-to dale. Built by uay muor. whh inu urai 1 1I 'fit. AL - 1 J. - r with tho nest iiin.umflnahin nnn mnrnrinla ! completely finished in every de tail. Ihese nouses are ottered for sale at a price far less than they could be built for today. We will give surprising ly easy terms to responsible pur chasers. Peninsula Security Company. Phono Columbia 161. QUONG TONG 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 G a. m. to 12 p. m. S. Jersey street. PROMPTNESS. COURTESY AND EFFICIENCY have made our KODAK FINISHING de partment a very popular place for KODAKERS. Bring us your next roll of films. CURRIN SAYS SO. EXPRESS We haul any thiug, auy time, auy place. Prices reasonable Daily Trip to I'ortlaml - Enquire, 317 N.Jersey St. I'lione Columbia 377 NU fcha Ub: en yaur ptfc. The Shooting Season In an opinion given by At torney General George M. Brown, to Mr. M. A. Bigffs, District Attorney for Harney County, the shooting season for ducks, geeso and other migratory water fowl has been definitely settled. Confusion has existed in the minds of many shooters on nc countof n difference in the Fed oral nnd Stnto Seasons. The State cannot legislate within the closed season of tho Fede ral regulations, but it can legis late within the open season. The Federal open season is three and ono-half months, but the State, if it cares to, may close nnv nortion or all of this Fed oral open season. The shooting season, therefore, which must be observed by hunters throughout Oregon, is as follows: For Multnomah, Clatsop, Col umbia and Tillamook Counties the open senson begins on Oct ober 1st nnd closes December Mat. In nil other counties o Game District No. 1, which com nriscs all that portion of Oregon lying West of tho summit of the Cascade Mountains, the season opens on October 10th nnd cloaos i t.. ii at.... onunnnnry loin, in nn counties of Gnmo District No. 2, which comnritfcsnll that portion of Oro iron lying East of tho summit of the Cascade Mountains, the open season begins on October 1st and ends on December Hist. It had been hoped that the Federal and Statu Laws woult conform, and rccomendntions to this effect were made by the Fish nnd Game Commission, tho rod and gun clubj throughout tho state, tho Oregon Sports men's League, and many in dividual hunters who had given much study (o the seasons. Tho Original draft of tho Game Code included a uniformity of Shoes J t IK VOl GUT IT I'KO.M seasons, hut tho position was taken by the Gamo Committee of the Legislature that the federal regulations wero unconstitution al and, therefore,, would bo in operative. Since the Legislative has adjourned, two I'odornl courts have upheld the Federal regulations. It was the clear intent of the Legislature to give oqual hunting season. This ww MU'l would -havo hfiGn nnfnmnHslu.fi ... . . inter "ened, The State law is oper ative and will bo enforced in bo far as it docs not conflict with the Federal law. Tho dates given above are those within which hunters may shoot nnd be within both the Federal and State Jaw. The United Artisans met in the I. O. 0. F. hall Tuesday evening for theirsecono meeting night. There wero several new members taken into the Lodge and a good attendance reported. After the business of tho Lodge the remainder of the eveiing was spent in singing and danc fng. alter which delicious re freshments were Berved by our fine entertainment committee. All Artisans living in this vicinity should come and join us in our work and good times. Reported. Wo sell VICTROLAS and BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPHS on easy terms. CURRIN SAYS SO. CARPENTERS' 00. ROGERS. Overalls $2.. Not So Bad as Painted I wish that some of ions minded Indies nnd men who occasionally Siberia in the old trains tho 3cr-gentle-crossed de luxe and then went home and wrote articles describing it ns a dark, deserted, dreary, boundless ex panse of scintillating snow could be here now. It would do them good. The wide, wido land lies baking under a mid-summer sun that circles through th skies for 19 or 20 hours a day and loaves n twilight over th earth tho rest of the time. The country is green ns fnr as th eye can sou on n nearly love surface, with growing grni and open meadows and great stretches of birch forests. There have been liberal rains and th ground is moist and theVo are many little lakes scattered ove thu plain. It is upon this that tho sun looks down, wanning th rich soil, stimulating and hasten ing thu season's approaching harvest and incidentally baking this railway car until tho ti roof snaps nnd tho inside is lik an oven. But in every big town there are gardens "sads," they en tlicm whore one can stroll uu dor tlio trees, or sit and watc njilny of an evening and listen to thu bands and orchestras flirt, if necessary; drink bevo and other things nnd koop qui to comfortable. And in win tor thoy nuud not bo cold Hardly anybody suffers from cold in Siberia and certainly thero is not as much shivering In nil this land as each winter brings to Chicago or Now 'York Altogether, oiuurm is not so bad, nnd. if any Americans are thinking of doing this country good by coming over nnd help Ing, but aro deterred by what thoy havo read in Ueorgo Ken nnn nnd cleowhero about thu cold, let them, pack up their old kit bags and coino on over, Thu whole truth about tho loca weather may no put in in suvun words- Siberian temperatures aro soveru nut not pain nil lho whilom aro cold but not chilly if you know what mean, nnd very likely you do not and thu summers aro hot but not enervating. To say that tha winters arc cold but not chilly is morels' imradox and not a contradiction. Last wintor, when the mercury dropped down to ri: iiogrous no low zero, iMihrenlioit, wo wore not uncomfortable. Why, Ch Cairo's justly famous and fro ouontly mentioned lako breeze in tho mercury month of May can inflict more agony in one hour than wo had during some weeks of coldest biboriuniHin. Wo walkud miles through that frosted ntnioanhoro and grow fat and happy on it and pined for lower temperature still to conquer, disappointed that our I'alironhoit thermometer, cap ablo of registering down to 70 ioIow zoro, could not find i fitting opportunity for tho oxer clso of its powors. Wo wanted to soo that thormomotor bust taelf with cob Tho wintor long past and Juno has nearly gone. So far wo havo found tho Sihorinn spring and sumnior boauliftd leyond comparison, lho spring comos late, I or one reason no- causo thero is so much snow to 10 moltod, and until this is ac compliuhed there can be little really warm weathor. But in April and May thu snow goes with a rush, tho river ico broaks mi and tho flowers violots. dan delions, forgotmonoU and IiokU of others appoar in the meadows and woods ovon hetoro tho drifts mvo gono. This yoar thoro was a period of hot weathor in April. if tor that camoa couple of rainy weeks, evon flurrios of snow, nit the summer has long boon leru and it is to bo doubtod if anywhere in tho world the season is moro beautiful. Finally it should bo remember. od thnt,Siboria is a largo land with a diversity of weathor. i'he maritimo province in the ar east is warmed by the ocean. Vadivostok weathor is as mild as that ot wow xork or Chi cago. It is only as you go in- and that tho cold of wintor and the heat of summer become severe, hven those extremes re invigorating and stimulat- ng. ihe binerinns aro a hardy race. raui u. wright in Port land Journal. For Sale-Lot 100x100 with 3 room house, 12 bearing fruit treos, 4 bearing English walnut trees, chicken houses for 200 chickens, lots of berries. Price $1G00; one half cash, balanco monthly.-021 East Polk street. 18 Best FELT HATS made $6.00: I latest styles. UQCERS. The Park Situation After soveral months of care ful investigation of proposed sites for additional playgrounds in Portland, City Commissioner Pier is now ready to issue and sell bonds to the extent of $500, 000. A full report on proposed sites has not yet been completed and probably will not be sub mitted for tho consideration of thu city council for several weeks. Tho park oonds wero authorized by the voters at tho special election on Juno 3. A special committee composed of residents who were largely instrumental in tho passage of tho bond measure for added park facilities in Portland has been working for soveral months, collecting data in connection with proposed sites. Commiss ioner Pier has given a largo a mount of timo to viewing sites and examining data. In ad dition tho city planning com mission lias compiled data and has submitted a tentative report to Mayor Baker, which will not bo mado public until several additions have been mado to it. Many sections of the citv. through its residents, havo peti tioned for parks, and it is the plan of Commissioner Pier to ob tain us many now parks as is uossiblo with tho availablo money, and to insure that dis tricts now without parks bo given first consideration. Thu city council has nludgcd itself, to a man. to refuse to nay exorbitant prices for propurty needed for park purposes, and it will probably take months ol negotiations and possible court action before tho city will nc quire much new property. Higher Fare Solicited An8'Cent street railway faro for Portland is asked in a petition filed witii tho public service commission Monday bv tho Port land Itnilway, Light A: Power romimny. when tires t ent Frank lin T. Criillth and other olllclnlH of tho corporation appeared hu foro tho comissioners to present their arguments for an increnso u pnssengor rates. In his talk before the public service com mission, ami by financial tables presented ns exhibits, President irilllth Kol forth thu Men that tho street railway company can not continue to operate on tho irosont (J'cent fare, Increased wages and operating oxnonses considered, nnd that its failure k definitely forcast tin ess relief sal forded in higher faro. Tho petition itsolf asks for hu cancellation of tho oxistinu' faro and tlio substitution of one that will insure a return of 7 ier cent upon the investment. as determined by tho coiumis- Hton, atior operating expenses mvo been defrayed. Such a re turn. Haiti President (irilllth. otild only be realized by anU- cent faro if tho unit-faro system to bo continued, .oniiitr of tho transportation districts has lorotoiorc been discussed as ono way out of tho dilemma but was not touched upon Monday, savo ly inference. Tlio city of Port- and will content auy increnso n street railway fares, declared Stanley Myors, deputy city at- tornoy, who appeared at the tearing, and will carefully chuck up tho statements suhmilt tl by thu company in justification of ts demands. Requires Plenty of Room Tho removal of Swan Island will provide Portland harbor witii a splendid turning basin. n addition to that it will pro- ido dock facilities, or the opportunity for tho construe e , ... . !tfi! ... it . . nnn 01 Hticn laciiiiies, uiai, to limited extent, will servo doep sea commerce, lho greater volume of tho hoavior. doonor raft doup sea trailic will be lant.led from tho St. Johns ter minal and other dock units of imilar or more ambitious char acter that will he built in courso of timo below St. Johns. There are two reasons for this. Any considerable volume of deep sea commerce handled in tho linger vessels win not go through a iridgo draw. Moreover, the uture industrial area of Port- and, takitu into account the establishment of what might be termed tho heavier industries, will bo located on the Peninsula. Commerco based upon industry of that character requires plenty of room, und thero is not and never will bo plenty of room for that character of commorce in tho insido harbor of which tho Swan Island section is a constituent part, Telegram. GEORGIA RICH Pianist Teacher 515 Aitiftworth Avenue 110 Street Studio: I'hotiei: Wood town 201)2; Columbia 554 Mrs. Gabriel Puliin Vocal Teacher Dinplirmtl llrenthiiiK, forward Tot placement ami Cle.tr diction, I'uplU taught to irtkr jmtt in Trio u. 1 Quartette. OliG I.ombnrd St. I'honc Columbia I 2 Mrs. Frank A. Rice Tku'hkk or Violin, (Mandolin and Piano I'linll nt Natrr I Stlldlol m V. Jn Strert Tvlilmiif ColtiMibln asH rui m.iy tirmH' Mrmberx nt the Jiwnlle OrclHvIra whkh Mill mnke puMic appratntit. tnoullily. ELMER SNEED Violin Instruction STUDIO, 215 N. Syrncuw Strcrt Phone Columbia :02 Mrs. Bertha C.Burdick (LIccntltnte of the Royal Academy of Music, Loudon.) Teacher of Piano '957 Hode St. Phone Col. R72 Dr, W. J. Gilstrap Physician and Surgeon Glasses Accurately f itted oi'i'icit notms 0:00 to 12 M. (il'I'ICI-S liSOto UtO 1. M. l'cniiinuln .v 7:00 to 8:00 l'. M, i-uiity bl.lu .Siiii(Ihh, 0:00 to 10:0 A. St. Dr. Evart P. Borden DENTIST Painless Kxtrtiction of Teeth under Nitrous Oxide Gun Ollice I'ciilnsuld lUuk bid. OlKeejilioiit! Col. QUA; tr. 4iotieCol. 177 Hour 012 ii. in.; 1:80 8 mnl 7-S p. mi. Dr. Herbert F. Jones CHIROPRACTOR 311 North Jersey Street Dity Phone Columbia J7 Night llin: Columbia C'.tti Phone Columbia J79 Ken. Columbia 1 131 Dr. F. P. Schuitze Physician and Siirgomi Room 10 PeniiiMiU Hank Hiiil'li". DR. I.. P. PICKI2NS, DENTIST OMcc I lour 8 to IK A. M. t to I V. M. ItvviiiiiK 7 to 9 I'viiIiimiIh lUnk UMk. Ollice I'Iioim Columbia 1 iKl LEWIS CALDWELL LEADING HAKBUlt The iiUit ulurr uiuul u-rvk-r .11 ! i-ollllroiiii Irrutliinit .ii-uil. Chilili. . luir rillliliK rvt'iv -ti.,l Htlciitwn. 109 BURLINGTON STREET Davis Barber Shop uml HATH ROOMS S. X. DAVIS, frfHlw 108 Philudelplmt St. Ruths 1V St, Johns Undertaking Go. 20S N. Jersey Street I'lione: Columbia Columbia !'.' 1 Autnmoliiltf Hearse. Gel Our Pr'ccs Before foin it Pwiwd PENINSULA HUE ABSTRACT I KUTT CO H. HENDERSON, Mnr 40 N. jJfy Stfo.l AUtructk i( Title l'itMr I Title KxaiuiiK ! I'liout- Coluiiiln.i U&3 Hauling and Moving OP ALL KINDS Done OtiicUlv and Promptly iMily Tni t . s Phone Col. I0SO ui l Ifinii I'ortlaim m E. Richmond St. Poff & Green TRANSFER AND STORAGE Sand and Gravel Hauled Daily Trips to Portland Phoix Col. 308 206 H. J EME'T SI Wood of all kinds Auto Express I'tlcti KtHRiimble l'touit Service MIKE QOARCKB JSSS m Good Second hand ScwIiil' iiwckllW for rem. H, I'. Clark. t(