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OOOOOOQOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o Phonographs Useful Gifts Sale 011 tLSr EVERSHARP PENCILS SAFETY RAZORS FLASH LIGHTS PYRLIN IVORY PARKER PENS STATIONERY LUNCH KITS BILL FOLDS STAR VIBRATORS PERFUMES MANICURE SETS TOILET WATER FACE POWDERS ON EASY TERMS ST. JOHNS PHARMACY The Prescription Store A. D. S., SANTOX AND DR. HOBSON REMEDIES PHONE COLUMBIA 138 U o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Wc offer you two different makes of Phonographs and a large selection of sizes and prices from which to choose your Pho nograph, the gift that will be the gift su preme, for Christmas and give pleasure everyday in the year. Note the specially Easy Terms for Holiday buying and come in and hear these Phonographs. Ramona Phonographs $160.00 Phonograph, $8.00 Down, $8.50 Mo. $190.00 " $10.00 11 $10.00 " Etruscan Phonographs $125.00 Phonograph, $7.50 Down, $7.50 Mo. $150.00 u $10.00 " '$10.00 " $175.00 " $12.50 " $10.00 " $300.00 " $20.00 " $15.00 " Si Etruscan the Utmost in Phonographs Your Credit Is Good OAmandu Bags The Cash Grabateria Grocery The. Grabateria has provided for your Christ mas diuner, aud has also stocked a lot of hard Christ mas candies. We iuvite the Sunday Schools and Churches to figure with us ou the Candies and Nuts they expect to provide for the Trees. . We are confident by our regular weekly appeal to your reason that some day, you who are now us ing the old time method of buyiug your Groceries will give it up for a month and try the Cash Plan at our Cash Store. When we have conducted busi ness both ways we certainly should know what we can do and what we do. If you choose let us have your check for $25.00 to be traded out during the month and we will make sales slips against this amount. Then compare the speuding of that $35.00 with the $25.00 you have spent elsewhere. We have no misgivings as to the outcome. We give your phone orders special attention; we give reasonable delivery service. Our Phone is Columbia 102 And the Store js that of the CHECKER BOARD FRONT Scales & Currier, Inc. OWNERS Proceedings have been start ed for the extension of Kellogg street from St. Johns avenue to Bruce street. The Public Welfare commit tee is meeting with a generous response from the business men of St. Johns. Miss Amanda Steele, after a short visit with friends in St. Johns, has returned to West Valley, where she is a teacher. Mrs. Mary Carr, of 025 East Charleston street, left Sunday night for Turlock, California, where she will spend the win ter .visiting her two sisters. A program of Christmas ser vices, is being prepared by the Episcopal church, meeting ev ery Sunday afternoon in I3ick ner's hall at 3 o'clock. It will be announced in next week's issue. The St. Johns Community Club meets next Tuesday even ing in the Y. W. C. A. building, when an interesting session will be held. All members arc urged to attend. Mrs. Moriarity has returned from North Dakota, where she was called a week ago on ac count of the death of her fa ther. She is a teacher in Wil liams school. The Loyal Order of Moose will give a Christmas tree on-' lerlainmenl on Monday even ing. December 120tl. All Moose and their families aud friends are welcome. The Untile Maids of the King dom of the M. E. Church held a business meeting at the home or their teacher, Mrs. Kiosier, last Wednesday. They agreed to assist the younger classes with the Christmas entertain ment. Mrs. D. E. Gunsolus, of 1211 Fessenden street, was surprised recently with a visit from her uncle, Ira Cross, of Michigan, who with his son aud daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cross, of Washington, spent tin? lay with her. They were en route to California. Mrs. dun- solus had not seen them for more than thirty-five years. Mrs. May C. Miss, national field secretary for the Wo men's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church, gave an address at the meeting of the local society in tho home of Mrs. Sarah Kemp, Oi l North Smith avenue, Friday after noon. In spite of the storm, a large number attended. Devo- tionals were led by Mrs. W. E. Kloster. A musical program was ren dercd bv a Filipino string miar let at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Ernest Millhohn, MM Oswego street, Saturday evening. Among the guests were Mr, and Mrs. Harry Fassett, Mr. and Mrs. William Enu-'rick, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Holmes. Mrs. Penny, Miss Belle Penny, Mrs. hffie Manna, Miss Pearl Kincrick, Fred Bene dict, Vernon Juson and John Juson. The pride of a city in its tall buildings may be excusable, and sometimes it teaches a les son in the carrying of thought y deduction as for example the story of a baby that iell from the top story of a New York skyscraper. "When the nurse let the baby slip from the window k was two weeks old. It reached the ground a beau tiful girl or nineteen years." Ex. The operetta "In India" will be presented by the Girls' Glee club or James John high school on the evening of December 22 at the school. "Christinas boxes" will be presented by the public speaking class on (he same evening under the direc tion of Clinton U. Bay. me cast includes Romaync Brand, Peter Ermler, Glenna Jones, Lucv Cooper. Cccile Boberson, . r S. ' . . mm Zelda Mulkey, wyima wagner and Helen Jacousen. The Gleaners" is the name selected for a newly organized young married women's Sun day school class oi rioneer Methodist church, organization of which was perfected at a so- einl hold at the narsonucc on Friday evening. The following officers were elected: Mrs. C, Deemer, president: .Mrs. War ner, vice president; Mrs. George Bigler, secretary; Mrs. L. E. Rose, treasurer: Mrs. Myrtle Weeks, chairman of the mem bership committee; Mrs. E. Cal ls ,.- - r it !.., Jison, cuuinnau ui uiu mh.hu committee; Mrs. C, E. Davis, chairman of the devotional committee. Fifty members are enrolled. Mrs. S. C. Cook was elected teacher. Wear ROGERS' RAINCOATS Remember the Community Club meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. 21st. in the Y. W. 0. A. building. James Crozier, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. Glen ingcr, left Sunday for a month's visit in California before leav ing for his home in Honolulu. He wus well pleased with Ore gon. The Christmas relief fund for the St. Johns district was in creased by $183 as result of an auction sale of baskets at a social given Saturday evening by the Bachelor club. The high est price paid for a basket was $23. The staff of the Peninsula National Bank and their fam ilies were most pleasantly en tertained at the home of L. J. Wright of that institution the evening of Dec. Dili. The even ing was spent in a very pleas ant manner and thoroughly en joyed by all. An effort is being put forth to have the Portland Sanitari um directors build their hew $250,000 sanitarium in St. Johns, rather than rebuild on the site of their old building in the Mount Tabor district. It is needed more badly here than in Ihe Mount Tabor district. Former students of James John high school now attending O. A. C, have formed a James John club, of which Delberl Day has been elected president; Merrill Whilmore, vice presi dent; Jennie McNiven, treasur er; Susie Lindley, secretary, and Oliver Jessup. scrgcunt-ul-arms. Thirty-five members are now enrolled. Ihe club is planning many social activities. Plans outlined at a meeting of officers aud stockholders ol the Watson Bucket Plow com pany Friday afternoon call for the establishment of a plant in Portland for the manufacture of the plow. The company was incorporated recently with a capital stock of $."00,0()0 and the proposed plant would give employment to a large number of men. Officers ol the com pany are: William Watson, president; C. B. Hunt, first vice president; Sam Hewey, second vice president; C. L. Wilson, secretary - treasurer; W. B. Shively, counsel; A. II. Mick- man, sales manager; J. L. Hurt man. manager of finance. The site of the new plant will be in the Liuutou district. - Journal. American Legion, St. Johns Post No. 8, Dept. Oregon, will hold a meeting al St. Johns library Friday evening, Dee. 17th. at 8 P. M. Much of im nortaucc to come up. There are now over two million ex service men in the Legion proud )f their service to their country and proud to belong to an or ganization that has for its slo gan, "For God aud Country." Buddy, u you arc not ashamed of your service aud your com rades, come to the meeting aud help put Tost No. on on tin1 map. We fought for the com- nuinilv, slate and nation: wc still have their interest al heart. A. M. Warner, Acting Adju taut. The monthly meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held at the home of Mrs. B. A. Olson, on Bichmond street last week, with large attendance. Mrs. W. E. Kloster led the devotionals. Mrs. Margaret Lemon read a paper on "Benefit of the W. C. T. U. to the Community." Mrs. E. O'Mara and Miss Etta Ms- berg contributed two duets, nc companicd by Mrs. Olson. An account of the organization of the union fifteen years ago, was given by Mrs. J. C. Scott, who was president from a lew months after it was formed GLOVES LARGE ASSORTMENT W. W. ROGERS THE RAINCOAT MAN until the beginning of the pies ent year. Mrs. Edith White sides, then county president, or ganized the union which was named for Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston, a national fich worker, who was also present Mrs. Myrtle Weeks, Mrs. S. J Kerr. Mrs. S. E. Cook. Mrs Tallman. Mrs. J. C. Scott, Miss Katherine Scott and Miss Brown are the charter mem bers now belonging. Mrs, George Ogden, mother of Mrs Olson, who leaves this week for her home In Council Bluffs, la., gave a farewell talk to the women. For Sale 200 egg Fairchild incubator and brooder in good condition. Will be sold at a bargain. Call at this office. For Sale 1918 Mitchell Six, good shape, no reasonable offer refused. Cad 272 West Watt street RA'lN CAPS 95c. ROGERS. FOR SALE Four room, strictly modern cottage located close in. Almost two lots. Price $2300.00; small payment down, balance on easy terms. This place is just being completed. Inquire 013 East Chicago street. Merry Xmas. ROGERS. Hemstitching 3044 N.Jcrsey. ROGERS is open evenings. Get his present early. Expert nurse will take cases in her home, reasonable, quiet, and refined. Phono Columbia 1311. Dolls at Toy's Fair Store. BOYS' SUITS $0.50.- -ROGERS. BARGAIN. Now two story house, modern in every way, streets improved and paid, two blocks to car line, Catholic church and school, on main busi ness street of St. Johns; $3500, $1500 down, $25 month includ ing interest, and will take mort gage. 1108 South Jersoy otrect. $0.00 Corduroy Pants $1.85. ROGERS. Toys nt Foy's Fair Store. WORK BREECHES $1.05. ROGERS. Sewing machines rented , sold and repaired; also hemstitching. 3014 N. Jersoy. 2 Who sells a good Sock for 25c between the picture show and undertaking parlor? IIemstitching-30U N.Jcrsey. WARM UNDERWEAR that won't rip nor tear. ROGERS. Toys at Foy's Fair Store. Sport Wool Socks, -ROGERS A most acceptable Christmas gift 100 neatly printed envel opes. Get them at this office. Wool Sweater Vests $5.00- a useful Girt. ROGERS. fiDolls nt Foy's Foir Store. Xmas Garters and Arm Bauds. ROGERS. ISowltur machines routed, sold and repaired; also hemstitching. 3011 N. Jersey. 2 RUBBER boots, coats, shoes, hats everything to keep you dry. ROGERS. Dolls nt Foy's Fair Store. For Salo--Seven Barred Rock pullets and two roosters. O. A. 0. strain. Corner Charleston and Princeton streets. Flannel Shirts at Reduced Prices.- ROGERS. Goinir away, for salo cheap- seven room house and furniture at a bargnin. Call Columbia 1320. Best Buy in St. Johns -lOOx- 100 with 3 room house, coops for 200 chickens, M fruit. ! English wa nut trees, price Siaul). sauu cash.-021 E. Polk street. 3t You AUTO Wear ROGERS' Driving Gloves, $1.75 up. A line Ainas Present. For Rent -Garage. 220 W. t'vler Street. 'RUBERS for everybody. - ROGERS. Practical nurse desires work. Call M30 S. Seneca street. KUM-A-PART Cuff Links, Slick Pins. ROGERS. Toys at Foy'a Fair Store. Wool Underwear at greatly reduced prices.- KOdultS. White Salmon Newtown Apples S1.G0 ner box. undelivered, at 529 S. Ivanhoe street. Phonograph Records salo price, all $1 records G5c, $1.25 records Hoc. ?i,ou recorus $i uu. St. Johns Pharmacy. Navy Recruiting station, open dav and niirht lor two. three and 7 St. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Sensible Xmas Gifts At this time wo desire to suggest n few Christmas gifts tlmt will not fade, or wear out. You are cordially in vited to call and see how many splendid gifts can be bought hero on easy terms. Tlmoly Suggestions'. That ensy clmir for father. The set of new dishes for mother. A smoking stiuul for the big brother. Ivory dressing tabic or writing desk for sister. A coaster wagon for the little brother. A rocking chair for the little sister, to be her very own. Wc even have a doll for the baby. Concerning Prices Ask any one who ever bought merchandise at this store. Wc actually sell for less and try to give all we can for what we got not get ail wo can for what wo give. ST. JOHNS FURNITURE CO. 20G-208-210 W. Philadelphia Strct Opp. Fire Station Let's Trade Columbia 821 Hotter her vice and knur pi ices exchanged for your xitroungc. four years sn istments. Central Hotel, St. Johns. Visit TOY LAND at the Johns Hardware Company. Rrintr in your news items. For Sale - - Edison Phono- eranh. also 07 records in first clnss condition; will sell cheap if taken at once. Call 012 E. Charleston street. Now is. the season for fores fires. If the forest service would go into the timber a this season and scatter fire i would consume the under growth and thus protect the forests from the fire menace in the dry season. Hut of course, this idea Is not in the hook am wtuild not he unproved. Hut when we remcmher that the Indians grew these wonderful forests and that they scattered fire until there was no such tiling as underbrush, the fire plan recommends itself, Hlue Mounluin Eagle. How to Solve the Christmas Gift Problem Have yoti solved the Christmas Gift problem for all those you wish to remember tills year? If not, why not do something different? A CHRISTMAS SAVINGS HANK. ACCOUNT will solve the problem of giving something which is not only attractive and different, but something which will increase in value as the mouths go by. With every Christmas Account this year goes one o our little Liberty Hell Savings Hanks, which arc es pecially attractive for the Christmas tree. One of these banks In your possession will not only be an in ccntive to constant Sa'ving, but also prove a hand some Ornament for your home, i o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o slfll Peninsula Nationa Ban Member Federal Reserve System O O o o o o o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooo oo What Is Tenure of Office for Teachers , IVacliers believe that as pub lic employees giving efficient: service thev should he protected' from politics, machine methods and a iDll in it aim nuioerntic manipulation and attacks. A tenure is a condition as well as a period of employment. II means that since the leaelier is conscientiously serving the mih lic and does not herself snare In the immediate returns from her efforts as in factory or of fice work that she is entitled to the same protection and secur ity in position that other public employees have namely civil service. Then assuming that charges of incompetence or in efficiency are, directed against a leaelier, sue sliouid nave nic full rights of being tried on Highest Quality and Lowest Prices tiiesc ciiuiacs mil im-wic u i Till? Sl-KVUKS iF THIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH arc held every Sunday nt 3 V M In Bicknor Hall Sunday School at 2 p. m. Sunday, December H)th Topic The Jtxpectcd ChrUt JOHN D. KICK. ior FOY'S St Johns Fair Store group Hint are at once her ac cusers, judges and jury, hut by an impartial, disinterested group who are qualified to weigii Ihe public good and the teachers sale and to render decisions in a truly American way based on full justice. De prive a teacher of her right to appeal to an impartial jury and tne oniy tenure uiai remains is based on the degree of confi dence that she may have in a school hoard, Al times these boards are excellent men actu ated bv hiuh ideals. Yet wilhin a few years we have seen clever school politicians lending tueir efforts to gaining control and building up machines by pro cess of wilful "hire and fire" of teachers.- Contributed. I've a bargain in Men's Tan Dress Shoes at .i'tt.f0 per pair, all leather, szies (5 and 8'j to 11 only. HOGISHS. One hundred first class envoi opes with your name and ad dress neatly printed on tho cor ner for ono dollar nt tho Review odice. Additional 100 for 75c Tho poatofilce department nd vises tho use of printed return envelopes. Toys a Specialty 207 N. Jersey St. IMione Col. 839 Dr. L. F. Pickens DENTIST Office HouruK to 12 A. M. 1 to li 1'. M. I'.vimiiK lu 11 Ollirc l'lmnc Columbia IIS) Dr. Frank H. Sandifur OPTOMETRIST Vision Specialist Muscular Deficiencies Corrected Glasses Scientifically Fitted to F.yes Kcilueiiig of broken lein ami rojiatr work promptly taken euro of. SUITE 514 SELLING I3LDG. Phone Mala 5075 Portland, Ore. ELMER SNEED Violin Instruct! . STUDIO, 215 N. Syracuse Street Phone Columbia 302 Dressmaking, sewing and crocheting, coats rolinod; prices Ut, 122 N. Ilartman Street, St. reasonable. Mrs. C. K. Hatch-Johns,