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"IjforJcM Society Is i ST. JOHNS REVIEW i IT'S NOW UP TO YOU GET IN THE HABIT j Taiubtcrll (or THIS Paper All (he nw while It U new li our mott . Cell In and enroll 01 adrfrtlilng In THIS Fajwf J and you'll amrrtirtt It. Be t flu at ooce and kaep rltnt at I Devoted (o the Interests of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest HMD VOI,. 8 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1912. NO. 50 IThc Making of Millions1 Should Be Regulated High School Notes Council Proceedings The Bonville System Great Street Project Evangelical Church The world is beginning to see fjhow the miracle was wrought how a few men managed to get hold of scores of millions while the mass of men were struggling for existence Some thirty years ago a swarm . of grasshoppers settled dowri on the prairies of Minnesota. These grasshoppers "disturbed busi ness" for three successive years . to such an extent that thousands v'of Bettlers left the country, and the Dutch investors who had bo ,'gun to build the St. Paul & Pa cific, a railway which went no- where in particular by means of three difToront branches, became utterly discouraged. "J. J. Hill, Wood & Coal," do ling business on the river bank at St. Paul, saw his opportunity. Ho interested two Canadians and went after that railroad. These men knew the grasshoppers One of the trio went.tofAmster dam and came back with an .eight months' optionon the rail road. "That cost money," you pay. Yes, ono guilder - forty cents Big things happened before that option expired. The grass hoppers tloft. That changed the whole face of the situation. Settlers now poured In fuster than they had poured out before. -The Minnesota legislature grant aed a valuable franchise, and a .good stroke of lund;buBinossJwns n'dono with the government at Washington. Tho road was pur chased at one-thlrdits original ,.costwith tho profits of its new-born traffic, plus a bond issue. Jim Hill and liis associates, Don ..ald B. Smith (now Ird Strath- . connjnnd ueorgo, aicnncn mow ;Lord Mount Stephen) had put in for surveyors and promotion , after overybody'saw tho valuo of 1 their purchasojtho sum of $283, i 000. In about four years thoy . ,took out cash and securities to thovaluoof forty million dollars. That was'only Hho beginning. The Straggling , railroad becamo tho Great Northern, tho Great 1 Northern swallowed the North ern Pacific, and tho two together acquired many other lines. At ,. every turn of 'tho wheel tho mil tlions wero multiplied by means ,tof cloverjmorgers, bold stock wa tering, and tho steady and cnor ,moua riso of land, including iron ,oro land, which fell into tho ..hands of the bold financiers. In about thirty years Jim Hill nnd his partners had piled up i fortunes so vast that it is hard to tcalculato them, fortunes that a'diavo enabled them to dominte ,not only the business, but tho ;,politics of an empire. Somo will . P.nv thov "earned" it. Certnin- . ly, they had tho imagination to fnrcsea what must happen in tho expansion of tho great north-west They had tho brains to .jrHsp.pm tho stratretic points, and ..the couraco to take possession of -thorn. But after all tho credit ,i fairly due them is acknowledg ..ed. three outstand ng lacta re- mntn; First, these men capitalized tho future by watering stocks and bonds, then levied tributes ..upon tho industry of tho region ties nav dividends. Second, thev acauired vast ..nrpns of natural resources origi . nally belonging to all the pepplo ..and realized the profits which vcame with the inevitable devel .iopment of these resources. Third, bv means of their mo nqpoly of transportation, they . tivk to themselves a tremendous of all that was produced by the presence and the labor of i multitudes of men by society. Without these three sources of 1 profit they could not have made ! their multi-millions. No man . should be permitted to get rich 1 that way again. Bonville Square 1 Deal. Building Permits No. 51 To Otto Pederson to repair a dwelling on Tioga street 1 between nuason anu uuiura . avenue :cost $800. No 52. To N. A. Taylor to re , pair dwelling on Fillmore street I Between reasenuen aim irumuui . streets: cost $130. No. 53 To S. Coppin to repair buildingon Jersey street between i John. and Charleston streets for i M. U HoiorooK; cosiou. Wanted To rent small house, not more than four rooms; must .1 be close in and reasonable. Leave would not stay always. That is ..where thoirllGENlUS came in. tTho rest wnsfcomparatlvoly easy. The measure to regulate the use of streets and public places is proposed so that those who seek only to breed strife and class hatred shall' be rqgulatqd in their desire to utter their offensive and filthy language against that which is best in society, as rep resented by the state and nation. Liberty and frccdomoi speech does npt mean licence to say what you please. In other words, it is .nntn ..nriviloiro for any one. to .utter froraanyampro- vised rostrum maledictions again- at n citizen onirturcd in his lawful pursuit, against the church, I against the nation and its defend ers, and m the use of such lan guage, which is often of the vilest type, endeavor to arouse such a class hatred as to engen der a violent antipathy for those who may diiTer in their idea and view from that of the speaker, and those who may do not sub scribe to his beliefs. It has .become altogether too common of late to hear these street comer orators pouring forth their filthy, vicious utter anceslto give olfenso to passersby disregarding, tho common decen cies that every man, especially the American man, renders to womanhood and those of tender years. They care not who hears them, and glorying their ability to speak unmolested, claiming tho right to free speech, but not willing to accord it to others who differ with them, notable ins tances of which can bo cited where they interfered with and broke un meetings becuuso the views of tho speaker wero not in accord with their own. You will bo told by tho unionB, and especially by the I. W. W. enders. that a measure 10 abridge the rights of free Bpcech, which is introduced by tho employers Association, is about to menaco your rights. Freo speech con not bo abridged, as ic is guaran teed finder tho constitution of thoAJnlted States, and, moreover, it iB within tho power or any Mayor or other officer of a city of 0000 or moro inhabitants, if this measure passes, to grant a nermit to any ono applying, to speak anywhere in the city. Tho recu at on 01 speech snouia bo just as important as tho reg ulation of traffic on tho streets, or tho regulation of public morals in other respects. Tho streets aro freo to all of thoso who wish to ubo them in a lawful way, and thoso of us who havo to listen to these selfstyled orators should surely have some right to regu- ato and remove irom the centers of congestion such of the ilk us will persist in using ouensiye anmiairo in the r assaults on what they are pleased to call tho wrongs of society. There is another aido 01 it, anu that ia oftentimes in a busy thoroughfare, when people are attracted to liston to these soap box saviours in their salacious discussion of pubic affairs, tho concestion becomes so great and the authorities nro so taxed to relievo same, that a busincps man having his storo or place of business in tho vicinity of such gathering is seriously hampered n the conduct 01 nis auairs. in deed, it may cut into his revenue so seriously, when customers cannot enter his placo of bust ness.thatho is subjected to losses which he should not have to bear, and which are primarily caused by the congestion and by the daily interierence 01 tnese speakers, who cry loudest for their rights. Most of theso sneaKers aro foreigners, seomingly intoxicat ed with tho fresh air of free dom, not realizing that free streets are lust as necessary as free speech, and that one man's ricrhts end where another's rights begin. Contributed. As an instance of enormous size fruit that can be grown in St. Johns, L. H. Campbell ot va. East Leavitt street Drougnt, to tVifl Review office Tuesday four handsome large peaches of al most equal size, the largest mensurintr twelve inches in cir cumference and weighing thir teen ounces. They are of the Crawford variety and were rrrmvn in Mr. Campbell's yard He alsobrought us a couple of samples of Bartlett pears of the second crop that had been gath ered niT the trees this year. While not so larcre in size as the first crop, they are fine looking pears. For Rent Good five room house, $10 per month. Inquire A jolly bunch of travelers as sembled at the"Gerat Greenhorn Depot" in tho main entrance of the high school on last Friday evening to board the various trains for tho athletic meet in the Gym. After the four cap tains had selected their teams, the "meet went on." The follow ing events went off with a snap uiiu uiiuiuaiuaiii nui ui uiu uttti sion: Fifty cent dash, shot put (with a sponge;, vocui nign jump, hammer throw (with a j sponge on a, string), stnndipglte Glover for hast buriington broad trrin. whistlimr contest. ! street be transferred to the Wood- cross country run. Following , these lunch was served on the grounds and pie, apples and fruit punch disappeared with amazing rapidity. The meet tad been so exciting that all were glad at the ringing of the train bells to avail themselves of'the comforts of tho coaches (?) on tho return trip. Most of tho lyceum course tickets already signed for, ,have boon placed by the committee. Tho reason for the increased rico is that the course this year is lar superior to that 01 last year, and consequently the ex pense is greater. We aro Biire that this course will more than make up for tho little added ex pense to each individual. Wo aro very sorry to lose ope of our Junior girls, Miss Ethel Coupe, who has moved to Beav erton. Tho two divisions of the high school met on Monday evening to organize for tho rhetorical work of tho year. Tho ofiicora elected were: Division 1 ihos. Cochran, presidents Lucilo Whel an,vicc prcsidentjFlorenco Wass. secretary-treasurer. Division "2 -Ralph CarlBon. president; lia na Hollenbeck.vico president;Al- berta King, secretary-treasurer. The funds loft from last year mvo recently been invested in some pictures tor the nign school, as was intended. The pictures aro: "Tho wave," "Circus Maximus, Tho Ange- ub." and "Uast 0 Angc 8." The satisfaction of somo of tho pupils on beholding "Circus Maximus" on tho wall of their room is par tly due to tho successful culmi- nat on ot their own eitorts in me woy of physical labor to place jt thcro. Reporter. Grown on One Acre J. It. Steelo of tho Middlo Vol oy, has produced u record yield of potatoes this year from an acre of ground on his-ranch, that will mako somo of tho growers of garden tmck sit up and take notice. Last May he planted an aero of potatoes of the Early Roso and Garfield varieties on what had been in alfalfa fpr ten vears. He irrigated them twice, and when ho camo to djg them, he found tho hills had al most run together, lie used a five gallon oil can to pick them up in, and tounu mat many a simr ohi f ed tho can Vory few of the spuds are less tnon n foot long, and somo of them weigh four pounds each. Ho se cured a picture of a hill that. when lalu out, measured five feet across. In fact, tho potatops wereiso. thick in tho ground that there was almost continuous uig trinir from one hill to the other. The yield was TOOsacks. Hood Uiveruiacier. Somebody Got Excited St. Johns was totally destroyed by firo early yesterday morning in the mac nation of an excited citizen, who did all he could ,to send tho entire Portland police to tho scene of the disaster. He was sucessful to the extent pf causintranautomobi e load of po licemen to whiz to the northern suburb, where they found a laun dry afire, and tho local depart ment handling it without unus ual difficulty. It was about 3 o'clock when the desk officers' telephone rang in sistently and a breathless man .at theotherendof thejinesaid that the ferry, the city dock, the St. Johns Lumber Company and virr tually the whole town was in flames. The firemen were pow erless, he said, and unless ready assistance came from Portland the catastrophe would be awful Fire headquarters was notified and then the policemen whirled away at top speed, using only i few minutes to reach tho burn incr city. They came back in diserust The excited informant wa3 not found. Oregonian. With the exception of Council man Wilcox, all members were present at the regulnr meeting of the city council Tuesday even ing, with Mayor Muck presiding. Tho first matter to occupy tho attention of tho dads-was a peti tion for an arc light at the cor ner of Polk and Hunk street, which was referred to the water and light committee. A number of petitioners signi fied that it was agreeable to them if the license now held by Basey house building on Philadelphia street. Tho petition stated that the present leaso would bo kept up and paid regularly, nud that Mr. Glover wouid purchase the interest of Mr. Basey in the business. Matter was held over for one week only. A Portland attorney for Mi. Glover took oc casion to compliment this city upon its splendid liquor .cgula- lionfj, statir.g ihul it wu.' some thing he hiui for longtried to In itig rate without succ. 3 in trJnnu. Moro time was asked for and g anted on tho improvement of essonden street between Jersey and Smith nvonue.'on motion of Aldermun Hiller. A strong remonstrance was njected against the proposed mnrovemcnt of Now York street lotweon Smith avenue and Fcss- enden street, but au notquito the necessary two-thirds of frontage was represented in the remon strance,, on motlqnjof Alderman Valentino it was Unanimously rejected. An ordinance providing tho time and manner of its im provement was. later passed on motion of Alderman Horseman; all yes. A communication lrom inobinr Sand Co. stated that it had gono ns far us it could on tho improve ment of Dawson street until the P. R. L. & P. Co. shifted its tracks which the contractors wore .most des rout of., having dono with asjilttlo'idolay as pos sible. The city attomoy was di- rectcd to hurry matters along. Communications from 'tho lire dcparjtmpnt . complained of the number of fire hydrants being out of commision muLthat the water pressuroat tho timo of the laundry firo was very weak. Tho recorder was directed to noiny the water company to mako all necessary 1 repairs at once and also to paint all firo hydrants white. Tho city attorney stated that ho had had a conference with Mr. Powers, principal own er ofutho water plant, and that fi- ...ill! 1 no was uuiio wiiimk i i tho 'citv at a reasonublo price, since ho did notcaro to havo liis money t ed up in it any lurthcr, sinceleverythingiPractically went back into the grounu nnu divi dends wero nil. Tho nttornoy believed Cit tho best thing tho city coulddo ifu right price could bo secured, the council. men bel oved all overtures should come"?from thotwater company, and until they had something to act upon, there would bo nothing doing. Tho pronosit on or purchasing a streetT8weoper was revived by Alderman Hill, who urged that such a purchase bo made, lhe mavor and Alderman valentine also strongly advocated such pur chase, but the balanco were stronclv opposed toit for tho pres ent. A representative of a Port- land company nanuung uwuup- 1. .117 .... ng apparatus was present ana offered to put in a sweeper at $400 to bo paid for after tax money was avauaoie in tnp snrintr. without interest iiilla amounting to$t.BU wero ... ' . a A nil r allowed on motion of Alderman Hill. The bid of G. W. Overstreet for the erection of a drinking fountain at the Peninsula Na tional Bank comer, on motion of Alderman Horsman, accepted. CARD OF THANKS. Wo des re to pub i cry express our sincere thanks to neighbors and friends, ladies of the u. A. R. and Relief Corns jand the Ma sons for floral tributes and aid and sympathy extended during qur recent bereavement, assur ing one and all that the same was deeply appreciated and will ever be gratefully remembered. Mrs. T. F. Barton, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Roe, Mr.and Mrs. E.Warwick. For Rent Six room modern bungalow, Southwest Cor. Fill more and Catlin. Rent $12 per I month. Inquire at tho Peninsula bank. Tho proposed lecture lour of Mr. Bonville. scheduled to begin tho first of the coming year and to extend from Portland to the Atlantic coast, has been indefi nitely postponed. Matters of importance connected with the Ninc.ty-ninc Year System makes it expedient for him to remain here for the present. Ills work will be principally in Portland, lecturing several nights every week in different parts of the city, with occasional visits to nearby towns. Address all cor respondence to Frank Bonville, box 11U5, Portland, Uregon. The following testimonials rela tive to the Bonville 99-Year Sys tem have been copied directly from tho origirtals, and give the mblicnn idea of what those who lave become interested in the System think of it: To whom it may concern: In regard to the Bonv 0 uu-Year system. I am pleased to say that I have since April -1. 1912. contributed to tho support of tho System. My only regrets is that 1 am not a millon aire that I might contribute millions to the propaganda. It Is tho dawn of tho millemum and the nation's salvation. My occupation is horseshoer for the I'emnsuia Lumber uo., where 1 have worked for 18 months. I am a property owner. Aivm Porter, Warren street, Port land, Oregon. lo whom it may concern: in respect to the Bonville 99-Year System, I am glad to have gain ed tho system and have paid into it, and I feel like helping it, and am glad to keep it up and help the people. I am a property owner and have been working at tho Peninsula Lumber Co. for the past five years. J. J. Sluin- ahan, 11-H Ambers street, Port land, Oregon. To whom it may concern: In respect to tho Bonville 99-Year System, I am glad to Bay I havo been contributing to tno system for several months and hopo I will be able to help tho System come before tho people. I havo been working for the Peninsula Lumber Co. for the past 14 years ns engineer, w. wannce, ioot of McKcnnn avenue, Portland, Oregon. Th s b to say that I am becom ing acauainted with tho Bonville 99-Year System, and tho more I mako a study of it the lirmer is tho conviction that it is tho so lution of a very largo majority of our civic and labor problems. Have contributed considerable cash to tho proposition and ex pect to continue. Am doing all I con to get our officials interest ed, having Paul the subscription to the St. Johns uoviow to be sent to tho Governor, and feel- confident that this thing is wor thy of our most earnest consider ation. I am in the livery bus iness in Portland, now owning two barns an havo followed this business about 4i years in th s c ty. -w. L. Mnllory. Union nvenue, 1'ortland, Ure gon. To whom It may concerhn: This is to certify that I am thor oughly acquianted with Mr. Frank Uonvieell, and havo stud ied his 99-Year System of incor poration, and I firmly bollovo it to bo tho solution of many of tho most di ficu t problems now con fronting the American people. I also believe tho adoption by our state government of tho Bonville 99-Year System wi II so simplify many of tho wrongs under tho present system that If fully un- uersioou iih unmeuiuio uuupuou would take pluce. I hopo to live to see tho day when tho Bonville System will bo in full forco and effect throughout the world. T. F. Mahoney, president Concrete Block and Construction Co., 183 Grand avenue, Portland, Oregon. To whom it may concern: I do hereby certify that I believe the Bonville System is the sys tern that should be adopted 1 in our government for the protec tion of the people at large, as well as tho labor movement. I havo been in the barber business in Portland for tho past eight years and havo been somewhat acquainted and affiliated with tho 99-Year System, and would heartily recommend it to tho world, for from a general Btand point I consider it equaled by none, and advise every one to support it. I take the St. Johns Review, which highly recom mends it. Am also a property 1 owner. J. 11. Myers, 11 uranc avenue,?Portland, Oregon. I believe tho Bonville 99-Year Svstem will do moro for tho (Uoucludod on fourth putse) Connecting Broadway bridge by way of Larrabee and Gold smith streets in lower Albinn. with the boulevard system of the Peninsula, and lorming nn mi portnnt link in the Pacific High way, a street 80 feet wido is pro jected between Goldsmith street and Killingsworth avenue along tho west side of Overlook, aild along the old county road cost of the Portlund Flour Mills, and is well toward definite form. Th s is the greatest street improve ment projected on the East Side for several years, and will com plete tho lino boulevard system on tho Peninsula which is the ending asset of that portion of the Peninsula. In the develop ment of this connecting street, 80 feet wide, tho expense will be so distributed that the cost will bo light for each individual prop erty owner. This boulevard extension will start at Goldsmith street, where t passes directly through block 51 and the old J. J. Fisher brick building, taking the entire block. This block, triangular in shape, is bounded by Russell. Goldsmith and Delay streets and will be up- iropriated with all the improve ments by tho now street, which will bo 80 feet wide. The new street will follow east of tho O. W R. & N. track and along tho old St. Johns county road along tho foot of the bluff and then will enter tho bluff nearly opposite of the Portland Flour Mills until connection is made with Wil lamette boulevard at its intersec tion with Grcely street. It has been estimated that the cuts in the new street will furnish suffi cient material to fill up all the ravines and mako a line wido street with only four per cont grade at tho steepest point. liesides being a connecting link with the Peninsula boule vard system this route will be mado a part of the great Pacific Iliirhwuv across tho Peninsu a and tho interstate bridge. Gold smith Btreot wilr be widened to 80 or 100 feet, bo that thero will bo ample room for tho street car track, tho spur nsked for by tho Hancock Land Company and tho Pacilic Highway, it will bo a simple matter to mako Goldsmith at least 80 feet wide.as there aro no expensive permanent build ings on ono side of the street at present, and proceedings will be naugurated at once for this wi dening as part of tho great boul ovurd scheme. Lower Albina will get tho Pacific Highway and whatever advantages mny nccrue from tho development 01 tho Montgomery tract of 27 acres as sites for factories and wholesalo houses. Maryland avenue also is to bo connected with Delay street in Lower Albina. through tho con demnation of several lots bo that tho boulovard systom of tho Pen- insula will have two connections, ono by tho river boulovard now being developed and one by Ma ryland avenue well advanced. Tho formor will havo a direct routo across tho Peninsula by wav ofGreo oy stroot and tho lat ter by way of Patton avonuo.und Iower and Uppor Albina win benefit through those improve ments. For tho river routo the cost has not been figured out, but it will bo arue. but will bo diB tr United all over tho Peninsulu, so tho cost poV lot will not bo ubove S3 or leas. The immed ato benefits for tho entire Peninsula district cannot bo estimated at this time. Through tho new routo along the river tho St Johns cars can bo brought directly Into Port land 20 minutos earlier than by the present round about way, The St. Johns cars will bo rout ed directly for tho Broadway bridge from Greeley street by way of tho river routo, the now Btreet through Lower Abina, tho saving in distance over the pros ent routo being two and one-half miles, which will bo a great gam n tho distance between at. Johns and tho heart of tho city over the Broadway bridge. Or egonian. CARD Or THANK8. Wo desiro to publicly express our heartfelt thanks and appro ciution of tho kindnoss and sym pathy extended towards us by neighbors and friends during tho illness and death of our son. Earl L. Purinton, assuring them that tho same will ever bo gratefully remembered. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Puriton. Mr. and Mrs. J, M. Wray. V. P. Wray. Note the libtl on your ppr. Tho Evangelical Sunday School has taken on new life and ac tivity sinco,Rnlly Day" a men's organized bible class has been started which ns it develops and grows will give ndded life and inspiration to tho school, as mens organized Bible classes are bo ginning to be recognized as tho big thing in Sunday school work, this is especially true in the East, whore all classes of men arc being attracted to them regardless of religious views or faith for practical systematic Bi ble study, men are beginning to renllzo that a knowledge of tho Bible is a thing to bo desired evon though they arc not entire ly in sympathy with its teach ings. A special call is beimr sent out for fifty men or moro to spend an hour each Sunday morning in the discussion of Bi ble themes in the side room of the Evangelical church, will you bo one of this number? You will bo given a fair chance to present your conception of Bible topics. Sunday, Oct. tho 27th, is to bo known as men's day in our school; the men aro to have spe cial charge of all departments of our Bchooi for that day, and aro making special preparations to make it tno very best day tho school has ever enjoyed; special music will be ono of the attrac tive features of tho program; ev erything is to bo dono by the men from the usher to the Supt. The women aro to come as schol ars, oven our worthy Supt,, Mrs. uco. Hall, will havo to take a back seat for that day and I am sure they will sit up and take no tice tho way men do things. Look for tho program next week. Thero was a get together so cial, given at tho homo of Mrs. Poll on Wednesday evening of this week, for the purpose of bringing tho members and friends of tho church into closer touch with each other: It was well attended and all present ex? . pressed themselves as having spent a most enjoyable evening. Thero will bo no preaching service in our church next Sun day morning owing to the union service in the Baptist church conducted by the W. C. T. U. with a speaker from the Nation al convention to bo hold In Port land this coming week, but tho regular service will bo hold in tho evening at tho usual hour.s. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Rcportor. Loss to St. Johns The razing of tho Model Laun dry which was destroyed by firo last week is uuite a loss to St. Johns. A pay roll of $1100 per month, boaidos food, fuol, blauk smithing, etc., is lost for tho present at least. The insurance on tho nlant was $2,000 ins toad of $7,000 as stated last wook. At loast two-thirds of tho laun dry work dono was for out-of-town partios. In tho moantimu while the proprietors nro making arrangements for rebuilding or ro-ostnblishmont of another laun dry here, tho work will bo taken caro of as usual. Very few peo ple aro inclined to criticise tho proprietor for tho low of thoir wearing upparol, etc,, as it wa impossible to insure Hitch, uud it is only those who kick for tho pleasure kicking affords thorn that can blamo tho proprietors for the loss sustained. It is only a chance all people take in case of laundi'N pros, ' Mr. Churchill and Mrs. Wouks do siro to express thoir thanks and appreciation for the kindnow and sympathy extondud towards them during the severe Ions thoy havo sustained. At a meeting of tho board of governors of tho St. Johns Com mercial club Monday afternoon Chns. E. Bailey was elected sec retary of tho club at a salary of $83,33 per month for tho Aral three months. Mattors relative to a roadway to the Monarch Lumber Co.,tenantcy of the city dock and better street car sor vice wero discussed and tho new secretary directed to assemble all data possible on the proposi tions. Tho matter of changing tho North Bank depot from its present location to Dawson street was also left in tho hands of Mr. Bailey to take Up with tho prop or officials. Satisfaction, is more, the llarbcr. the wpnWQiLs 123 West Tyler Street.