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ST. Johns review VOLUME 17 ST. JOHNS. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1921. NUMBER 41 An Echo from Foreign Lands Mrs. Frauk Walker is in receipt of tuc following intercstiuir letter from her sou, dated tit Harbin, Manchuria: Dear Home Polks: Just now I . am in the far north part of our ter ritory in the large Russian city of Harbin on the main line of the Trans-Siberian railway that crosses from Moscow to European Russia, to Vladivostok, Russia's Far East port opening on the Pacific ocean, Owing to the impossibility of reach ing Eastern Siberia from the Eu ropean side, the General Conference has asked us of the Far Eastern division to ud minister the work over here, sovPastor Evans and I have been spending a few days with the workers in these parts organizing what we call the Eastern Sibcriau Union Mission. It comprises all the 1UMIUII UUIU CHSl UI 111 KC DH1KUI und the Russian populatiou of Man cliurla, This is a large city of about 80,000 Russians and other white peoples and it probably has more than that of Chinese. The whites arc practically all Russians aud Jews. It is a great meeting place of Orientals and Occidentals. The poor Russians of the place, aud un til recently it has been their city, arc in n sorry plight indeed. The Chlne.tc have charge of the city aud the Russians must comctc with the Chinese and Jews, n hard com bination to meet. The Chinese will live on a few dollars a month and be content in his native quarters. The poor Russian can make little more than an ordinary laborer und he not ttrnlly tries to live up to His Western standards, though in most cases he makes n miserable failure of it, aud his condition seems fur worse than that of the Chinese Coolie, It looks strange to sec the Russian and the Chinese Coolie on the street, side by side, shoveling dirt und doing other lines of menial labor. All this Eastern Russian field is in a badly torn condition. The contending ar mies have spread terror every where. Men who were milliouaireji a short time ago arc now penniless and many of them are begging for bread. Thfs territory here is a part of the territory Russia leased from China, or took from her, for the TrauS'Sibcriau railway. Previous to the Japanese-Russian war she Had a strip running south from lice all the way down to Port Arthur, but she lost several hundred miles of the southern end of tliul line us a re sult of the war at thut time and Ja pan assumed control. 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When you cross the line into Sibe ria, you of course arc in real Russia, but that is a country without a central government worthy the name of such. This East Siberia country is divorced from the Saviet rule of the West and it goes by the name or a repuoiic, out mucrent armies, under various leaders, arc trying to determine who is to rule the "re public." And their methods of war fare closely resembles those of Old Mexico under the robber chiefs. Aud the situation here in Harbin is n very perplexing one. China practi cally has no government worthy the name. Her soldiers are mostly a set of bandit outlaws, capable of cre ating a reign of terror in any place at any time. The military governor of Manchuria is himself an old ban dit chief that was given government position so us to to be belter able to contro film. He is one of the strong men of China, though cau neither read nor write, I am told. Japan has her soldiers here and they rather serve as a safety valve. While there is much criticism of Japan, otic feels much safer with her around, Willi she may have selfish motives, she docs have a government with some . I !... ' I ... - f 1. 1 nimioriiy unu power uacK oi u, aim China and Russia have neither. The things taking place across fie border in Siberia arc something aw ful, according to all reports. This city is a sort of dn asylum for those of the old Russian regime. They say the minister of the interior under the czar is here rolling cigarettes fori a living and that the old general is n beggar on the streets. The other day a man came to the door who was evidently highly educated; was a doctor; could speak English, Russian, German and French. He came begging bread. A few nights ago a well'drcsscd woman of strik ing personality came to our meet lugs. I immediately saw that she was one of no usual - type. Later I visited with her aud learned that she was a star opera siuger of the old Imperial theatre of Pctro grad, Her business used to be that of entertaining the czar aud others of royalty. She holds medals from Russia, Germany und Paris, and has sat at feasts with such notables as the czar, kaiser, etc. She was to go to America, she says, to slug Russian songs, but as her husband was a general under Colchok, she went with him instead to slug to the soldiers. Her husband is dead and she escaped to this place. She seems greatly interested in our work. While in the city I am stopping with a fine Russian family. He was Heels, Best Grade Shoe Polish 5c chief prosecuting attorney under the old regime for this eastern territory. He and his wife arc both graduates of the University of Petrograd and are very cultured people. She speaks a few words of English, but he does not, though he understands it some The Russian manner of living is quite different to ours and one must get used to it to like it. They are great folks to stay up late at night The favorite bed tluie hour for these folks seems to be about twelve or one o'clock. "Tea" comes hi the morning about seven or eight, About all there is on the table is ten, milk or cocoa, with bread and cheese. Breakfast is at one o'clock and dinner in the evening. Then at nine or ten at night comes supper or luucii. n icy are great people for cuecse, milk and cream, especially thickened sour cream. They serve this sour cream in soup, on cakes and in all sorts of ways. I seem to thrive on it. but mv nsso elate, Oss, who is the bookman for this Iar North country, Is down with dysentery. He wanted to leave lor an interior point, but must wait until he is better. It is easy to get down in these countries where sunt tation is so lacking and where dust, ilics und germs are so thick. uur worK has been growing rnDidly hero amontr tho Una sians and wo nro (rotting hold of a very fine class of people. Tho hall is crowded nearly every night that they hold services. Under the old regime It was al most impossible to hold nubile services and our minister here was banished to Siberian cxilo when tho war broke out. IIu was released when tho 1917 Rev- lution struck Kuosia. I met him here four years ago. just after ho got back to his family. He died later of typhus, but a Rus sian worker came out from America. 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"Everything In Insurance" 108 South Jersey St Phone Columbia 161 numbers more than four times Peking is heavily flooded and un what it did a year ago. 1 have less the rains in these parts been conducting an institute for soon cease, it will evidently bo a company of colporters who will , famine again for many. Poor push out into this Eastern terri-i China! If it isn't drouth it is tory with our Russian books, flood. Thev rnrnlv lwnvnr They will doubtless have many hard things to meet, but they are a courageous company and will accomplish a lot of good. Wo must get our Russian books from our Chicago houBe. Later we hope to do printing some where in Russia, but this is no timo to start it. uur nussian minister and his daughter are, 1 0 HJf A I. 4 nere irom vjuqivosiok 10 aitena the meeting. The poor folks' have a hard time. Three years ago, when the men here died of typhus, this brother was asked to come across and endeavor to hold things of Eastern Siberin together until order Is restored. Ho loft his family, with the ex ception of his daughter, over in Southern Russia and started across Siberia. They wero crowded into an old freight car, much as you would drive stock together. They say that tho filth was somothingawful. They wero 20 duys In gettng across. They ha"en't seen their family since. und they have lived under con- ditonsin Vladivostok mat were far from Ideal. One room has served as a homo for them for eating nnd sleeping nnd all. Rut they seem happy and ure certain- y devoted to their work. They tope soon to get their loved ones across. Shanghai, China, July 15. When I wrote the above 1 was away north in Harbin. Now lam at homo again, after nn absence of more than two months. It dous seem good to he in Old Shanghai again. 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My time nt home for tho remainder of this year will doubtless be very little. Ithus not been do- termined yet whether we will visit the states ne':t yenr at the General Conference. If I tm tn that meetintr she will doubt ess go with me, as she will have been out here nearly six years, which is only one year short of tho usual furlough period. This is rn .... ...tt .1-.. a e 1 1. 1. i.,., ..., .. it iuiuikii iiiuu uuy. t 1US l. UUUL busy geUmg letter stated inmnivnri. Cnni 1U.1 fnv Hi in im r ...., i.Am. ..11 SVuu r" Tho fact that the richest woman in bmriaml says she mndo her money out of hotels tends to conlirm a growing suspicion on the part of the trovoling puplie. Ln Lirandc Observer. Tho parent telephone company is taking the cYcnm and com plaining that the Pacific States Company Is not getting fat on ski mined milk. Pendleton ICtist Oregoniun. Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry Graham of tho sunset Grocery aro taking a two weeks' vacation at SetiBide. -I AEN'S FINE DRESS SHOES $4.95 mtion R S . 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The club has made n splendid record since it was organized nnd has accomplished a great deal of good for the community It was quite active in securing the park and high school for St. Johns, the establishment of the W. C. A. building nnd other civic Improvements. After the vacation period is ended the club will no doubt convene. tilled with new enthusiasm nnd endowed with greater energy to accomplish still more for tho gooa 01 tins community. t Buriirmu pany was given A 1..- 1 t ""K. imiau jjiuoyiifc 1H030 present were ir. unu mra. imuouen, mm If.. I H t t.l. 1.. 1 daughter Maxinc, Mr. and Mrs. Do ran and sons Edwurd and Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Wi ufon . Ellon Ilnlberir. KrnncoH Dillon. Mrs. Panknko nnd Alias Sner ling wero the hostessoB of the evening. A delicious lunch was served consisting of sand wiches. fruit, jells, cake, cook ics. cantoloupcs and coffee. All enjoyed a very pleaant evoning. Huzen G. Walker is visiting his parents, Mr. und Airs. Frank Walker. 114 Nirth Edison I stroot He has been in the navy the past four years, and is still in tho service. Ho has boon at Guam tho past year or more and Ib now on tho transport Pcnsa- coin. running from San Francisco to Manila, and other distant ports. Thiu is his first visit home, and meeting with his parents and former schoolmates ure certainly enjoyable mo ments. Mrs. Kathryn Mnckey of Port land is visiting friondd in St. Johns. NOTICE OF AlEETING OF COUNTY BOARD OF EQUAL IZATION. Notice In lii'iclty nivcii thut nil M011- ility. Koiitiiiilii r 12, ID2I. (In Horn. I of Haimliwitloii ol Multnomah County Mill Httcntl Ml the ollicc of the County Anckor. nt the Couit Home in Port- Imiil, nutl publicly cxniuiuc the ntH't. iiieut roll for the your 1(121, nml correct all error In VAluutiou, ik'rrltloii or quulitlc of Umlt, loin or other jit). erty, nie-il liy the County Awwtor. Anil il hnll he the duty of j)f rsoim In tcreMeil to npcm- ill the tune aiiiI place apH)liiteii. 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