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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
w. {. 7. u. Note.

The W. G. 4. u. of ST. Johns
held its first mothers meeting last
week. Our district superintendent
was present. She read a very good
paper on What shall we do with
the boyf' Am sorry more of our
mothers were not present. Give
ih"h,,'s IN the home the same care
We do our girls: dress them jus, as
well give them just as nice things
IN their rooms push them to the
front, and, above all. teach them
music and the bible. believe that
such training would in time give
us as many good boys as girls.
We have seen II work out that
way, PRRSs SUPERINTENDENT
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
SURE THING

REGARDING the railroad draw
bridge at the dry dock there an,
two facts.
In giving testimony as 10 whether
OF not a bridge at that point would
be harmful the river men experts
hired 10y the Northern Pacific road
swear II would not be. This Is a
fact sworn to- IL must be true.
IL is equally uue-and therefore.
a fact that bridge at that point
would be very dangerous for all
navigatlon-hecause the experts
hired by the q, X, \ n. say SO.
'ris and ,isn't; tisn't aud It's
truth always depends on who hires
the expert wituess
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Smooths The Rough Way.
EDITOR REVIEW:

EDITOR REVIEW:
! think you unwittingly did Mr.
killingsworth an injustice in lasr
week 5 paper, lie advocated s-mil
tax levy, after confering with myself
and others, aud at our request and
suggestion. think he acted from
the best of motives-and that he
performed a signal service to St,
Johns in taking the stand he did.
! advocated at all times a s-mill
levy-and YOU are in error in stat.
ing that was in favor of eight mills.
The council showed good bust
ness sense and Judgment in fixing
the levy at s mills and is-in nv
opinion To be commended-along
with Mr.. Killingsworth and all
Others who contributed to this end.
NJ. l.. HoLBRooK.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
We Are droWing. Also, And This
Is The Reason.

Good No. 5 cook stoves 81. so
air tight heaters s.. so; 6-foot ex,
tension tables 81. so; s-foot exteu,
sion tables IS. 90; kitchen cabinets,
the -. so kind, ST. so; large arm
rockers (wood, cane or cobbler
sean sa.oo; high back dining room
chairs 6Sc; iron beds, any color OF
size, ss.aS; wire springs sI.so:
dressers, imitation oak. 81. so. Old
furniture taken in exchange.
Goods delivered free To ST. Johns.
NJ. ]. McGrath. 90 North Third
street, between Davis and Everett:
Main soS7,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
REGULATOR BURNS.
Two Men Perish And Another
Ba Burned.

I, was precisely three minutes be
fore one O'Clock Wednesday after
noon when hot drill was bored
through an oil tank OF the steam
boat Regulator. lighted torch
struck the fluid that oozed out.
and then came an awful explosion of
the confined gases
OF the three men beside the tank
who were enveloped in the
deadly hames-but one escaped !.
and he was severely burned about
the face, neck and hands. His
eyes and features were not dis
figured, however and he at once
was taken for medical treatment.
He was Harry Reed, of the boat 5
crew.
One of the burned men, William
Sayton. was dragged, dead, from the
burning vessel by G.. l.. Orr and
others. Mr.. Sayton was fireman
OH the doomed boat, and was help
ing make the necessary repairs.
The second engineer, DE Monte w.
Wade, could not be secured by
those who risked their lives in an
attempt-and il was not until the
flames were wholly subdued that
his charred trunk was taken from
the old hulk.
The Regulator-well known by all
was OH the stays at the plant OF
the St. Johns Ship Building Com
pany. She had been there about a
week undergoing repairs but the
work was being done by the crew
and the Ship Building Company
jointly. Her oil-tanks were full
or nearly full, but 10 fires were
kept up.
II was 100 when the wooden mill
whistle gave the alarm, and the fire
company started with the hose.
And although the road was diff
cult one the boys did finely. Two
streams were kept upon the boat
and ways--and the water service
was most admirable one. But
nothing could have saved the vessel
as IL burned like tinder and the
several explosions of oil spread fire
from one end TO the other.
The big smoke stack fell at 1923,
and eight minutes later an explo-
sion scattered most of the uprights:
yet the local hremcn never quivered
but worked the harder. II was
realized that nothing of the boat
could be saved the sole idea being |
TO save the ways and the plant of
the Ship Building Company. At
2:o5 everything was under control |
aud at 2:i2 there was showercd |
from the Portland fire boat three |
splendid streams OF great force.
The boat was very slow in getting
started, apparently, but her crew
did fine work in eN,inguishing every |
flame.
Aside from the sadness caused
10y the thought of the burned and |
dead the fire was a pretty one to |
view. A light wind from the south /
helped protect nearby property
but the flames went almost directly
perpendicular-while the roaring of
burning oil sounded ominous.
The Ship Building plant carried
no insurance-but It's loss was very
nominal. But for the local fire
there is no doubt il would
have been destroyed. The only
thing saved oi the boa, ssas the
huge stern wheel.
The Regulator was of about 500
tons burden-fS7 feet long and %
feet wide, For fourteen years she
has been known by all river men
having been built in Portland in
1891. Her value was iabou, $50.
lOO
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Anniversary Party.

a very pleasant occasion Of re.
cent day was the charming ami,
versary banquet held Sunday al
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bickner, SSI South John street.
The day was the first anniver-
sary OF the marriage of this well
known couple-and the affair was
a most happy one. Covers were
laid for twenty-and the excellence
OF the banquet was surpassed only
by the charms and grace of the
happy hostess.
Mr., and Mrs. Bickner contem-
plate duplicating the affair every
year.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
WILL. BREAK HIM.

50 virnons a spasm has never
before struck Portland as the one
now ON against certain restau-
rant II the authorities SO bent ON
investigation mean business they
viii get down TO facts-and jump
upon the ''way-ups" and not the
stool-pigeons; but il may hurt less
TO let the affair drop, but the
proprietor seems bound TO lose out
in amy event
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Wood For Sale.

AT the ferry landing at foot -oi
Pittsburg street, we have opened a
woodward aud are prepared to de-
liver good dry wood in any part OF
town.
VIII furnish planer trimmings,
lockwood or slabwood-either
four.foot wood, or stove length.
Let us have a trial order. No
wood is better than ours.
BRINK * FOSTER.
Foot OF Pittsburg Street,
st. Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Odd Fellows Install.

Laurel Lodge fs6 had a gala
affair last Monday evening when a
semi-public installation was held in
their hall.
Nearly one hundred guests were
present - including the visiting
brethren-and the installation was
keenly viewed BY all. The work
was very interesting and from the
viewpoint of layman, was well
done.
The following g-named are the
officers of Laurel Lodge for the
current term:
G.. NJ. Hall. Noble Grand.
II. 5. Hewitt, Vice Grand.
l.. Elliott, Secretary.
{. Stratton, Treasurer.
A. w. Lamber, o. G..
S. NJ. Fleener, /. G..
c. II Thayer, Conductor.
W. +. Johnson, Warden.
o. w. Allen, Chaplain.
T. J. Monahan, X. S. n. G..
o. l.. Chapel, l.. S. n. G..
+. NJ. Parsons, K. S. V. G..
G.. w. Clark, l.. S. V. G..
n. A. Gee, X. S. 5.
l.. +. johnson, l.. S. S.
AT the conclusion of the cere-
monial work a pleasing program
was given. A piano duet by Mr..
and Miss Young, an impersonation
by Mrs. G.. NJ. Hall, a cornet solo
by Miss Donna Beach, of Arbor
Lodge, with Miss Young as accom-
panist, and singing by the Congre-
gational choir, were worthy of the
encore received and responded to.
Then there were several little talks
by L. ]. Monahan and others.
Then came cheering refreshments
of the kind that really refresh.
sandwiches, coffee, cake of many
kinds, bonbons, and the like. All
the refreshments were encored sew
eral times. This very pleasing
entertainment held till near the
midnight hour-and was highly EN-
joyable.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
0eiting Fixed.

The ST. Johns Grocery Company
is now almost completely settled in
It's new quarters in the Holbrook
block. OF course there yet remain
many little things to be completed
and arranged-but one can now
understand what a nice place il is
To be. Manager Wagener has a
strictly business spot partitioned
off for his private use-and is an
Nious To have everyone call and
view the whole plant.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
AZ University Park.

unseen Forces will be the
topic on which Rev. John Bentlien
will speak at the morning serviccin
the Baptis, church.
His evening address will he on
"What Must We DO To BE Saved ?"
The service will he followed by
baptism.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
IS IT RELIGION

IS the dope shoveled out by
those preachers who advertise
"For Men Only" For Women
Only" and the like, supposed to
be a religion of God and His lovcl
II is done under the cloak Of the
church-but people are beginning
to sit up aud breathe easier since
they realize the humorous side Of
IL.
The antique gag of giving a
handful of slush under the gtiise of
For Men Only" is being revived
10y a persistent Portland preacher.
The seductive title was selected be.
cause II appealed to the curiosity
OF men-thcy, figuring upon hear
ing something trine of color.
would attend and as people enjoy
getting fooled audiences would in
crease ia size.
II the chnrch hopes TO make
people better, grander, nobler, IL
should preach oI the God of love,
of charity: II should inculcate the
spirit of doing things should do
more lifting up aud less look
ing up" II hardly tends TO draw
people nearer to God and make
them purcr broader, more manly,
more womanly, 10 hear pastor
tell the ancient tale OF the tramp
who. when the woman said she
gave him the bread for Christ's
sake, added FOR Gods sake put
on more butter" Vet that is O.
sample OF what they have in Port.
land pulpils.
II is the slang aud the ill-brcd
familiarity that brings back church
audiences far more than the preach.
mcnt of God and Gods Word-in
these days Of swift rivalry along
church lines. The slang of Jones
and the loolishness of Martin helped |
ou, the suburban car traffic last
Sunday. Such preachers seem To
preach for seli.aggrandilemcn, aud |
TO al the personal purse. They |
yield nothing beneficial To the hun |
gry soul they make the church a
theatrical vaudeville OF second /
grade.
II is simply rot. tnvesiy upon
religion a burlesquc against Gcd
BE NO, deceived' God is not
mockcd " but the sensational
preacher would mock--if Il were
possible To bring Ia larger
audience This world will not
grow better or ...3er or nohler OF
MOI, 'h'illahl, lor such blaSphem-
ollSaclions ior Il must heblasphemy
To use the dishes oi religion for
feeding the devil
Woe unto me il preach not
the gospel. The gospel OF God is
oi loye-of kindness-of charity
nl peacc' not ahounding In excite. |
ment comedy, OF hurlesqur, TO
listen an hour and not go forth
with increased love ior God aud a !
greater desire to do Ills will as one a
sees It, Is merely To waste time aud 5
over the religious standard,
The fake preacher, like the cir !,
'us advertiser, gets lots of notoriety {
'ut Is /, OF the right sortp h
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26

The Ladies' Aid Society OF tn,
Congregational church will meet
Thursday afternoon at ago at the
home of Mrs, Frank Horsman.
All are earnestly requested to be
present as it is the regular business
meeting and very important things
are to be presented. SECRETARY.
List Your property with the St.
Johns Title Abstract and Trust
Company, rooms n aud ~. Hol-
brook 5 new block. In addition to
ITS real estate and abstract business
this company presents an attractive
line OF fire insurance.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
SHOULD HELP.

II is a matter in which all resi-
dents Of 81. Johns are Interested
this smeltcr proposition. TO the
best Of Our belief the matter is no,
a confidence scheme but is legiti-
ma,e-and II will bear close inves-
,igation. After II has been closely
investigated one can buy stock with
the feeling that !, is money well
invested.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Contemplate A Saloon.

Parties are now figuring ON open
ing a saloon al Smiths Crossing
Just outside the limits OF ST. Johns
and II is stated that site has
been purchased for the building.
1t is believed with the railway men
aud the few from ST. Johns that
the saloon will prove payer from
the gTassroots.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Dangers Oi \ Cold And How 10
Avoid Them.

More fatalities have their origin
in or result from a cold than from
amy other cause, This fact alone
should make people more careful as
there Is no danger whatever from a
cold when II is properly treated in
the beginning. For many years
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been recognized As the most prompt
and eiiectual medicine in use for
tins disease II acts on natures
plan, loosens the cough, relieves
the lungs, opcns the Secretions and
aids nature in restoring the system
20 a healthy condition. Sold by
llckson's ; Pharmacy.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
New Building.

Near lvanhoe and Catlin streets,
close by the home of n. A. Gee, a
site has been secured for building
10 De used as a meat market and
grocery. The buildef has a belief
,ha' the twill be sodensely popu-
lated in that district as to make
those stores a necessity.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
To Rent.

Nice house for small family; in
Point View; four lots; city water
furnished; all for S. per month.
Inquire at Ceder Park store. or F.
u Powers, 7as Charleston street.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
DEATH REIGNED.

An instant ~ joy--a moment Of mir,h-
Then follows the hour oi sorrow
Joy aud grief are kings of the earth
None knows who'll rule on the morrow
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
Can You Afford

To carry the risk of total loss ON
your buildings when a small amount
VIII insure you against loss , II
does not pay to do it. See the Pc
ninsula Bank about rates.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26

Harness neatly repaired at the
ST. Johns Harness Shop
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26
CLOTHING CLEANER

j. II; Crook, 900 Jersey ID. 5. Walton.
rhone Scott oo9o. University Park
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-01-26

To those wanting work done in
this line, call at my residence.
4oI Tacoma street, three blocks
west Of the car track.
MRS. W. h. WARNER
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-10
Disagree
With Federal
Decision
COURT IS ASKED TO
SEAMEN'S WAGE CASE.

A petition has been filed in the Su-
preme court for a rehearing of the
tax test case of Tax Asse essor Holt
against A Tullett, one of the Inter
Island Steamship captains. This is
the test case to settle whether employees
of the island steamship company can
claim exemption under the federal sta
tute declaring seamen's wages not sub
ject to execution.
The court here held that the wages
were subject to garnishee and execu-
ton after a judgment. The petition
for a rehearing is on the ground that
the decision is in conflict with two con-
trolling decisions of the United
States District Court for the Northern
District of California, and with a deci-
sion Judge Dole has already partially
given, and that much confusion will
result il the Territorial and Federal
courts are to conflict in the interpreta-
tiOn of federal statutes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-10

the other section was built with Rapid
Transit money, and that Kaimuki is
casting more nickels into Rapid Tran
sit Golfers than is Liliha street.
To these statements the Liliha-Judd
citizens reply that the money which
Kaimuld was to put up for laying the
tracks was never paid, or at least much
of it was not, and that Liliha pays more
than Kaimuki.
I'VE feel that we are entitled to a
fifteen-minute SERVICE" said Douthitt.
I'VE have built up a new section of
the city, formed an improvement club
of over a hundred members and are
making the Kaimuki a beautiful resi-
dence section. Cars every half hour is
clearly inadequate service, and we do
not think we should have to endure it.
The Rapid Transits proposed new
schedule would double our service. It
gives us a clear gain of fifteen minutes
and only cuts five minutes off Liliha
street and it also causes Emma street
a slight loss when the resulting gain
to other sections of the city is so
great"
Under the terms of the Rapid Tran
sit franchise the government is en-
powered to enforce a sufficient ser
vice, and under the theory that the ex-
ecutive had power to change schedules
if they are not sufficient, the petition
ers of both sides have presented the
matter to the acting governor. There
is question, however, as to his power.
Il do not think he has anything
to do with it," said Douthitt, af-
ter he had seen the governor, 'but as
the other side has presented the matter
to him, Kaimuki wanted to be heard
also"
At both ends of the town the matter
is attracting great attention. Emma
street is also in the fight though not so
actively. Practically all the residents
of Kaimuki are working on the propo-
sition and those who will be affected
if Liliha's cars run only change their
schedule are not idle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-10
Rathburn
To Lose
His Job
BOARD OF HEALTH WILL PROB
ABLY REFUSE TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT

William X. Rathburn is likely to lose
his job as inspector of fish when the
Board of Health meets tomorrow after
noon. President Pinkham has half
recommended that the appointment
made by himself, be not confirmed, as
a result of some investigations he has
been making, and Rathburn's chances
do not appear to be very good. At the
same time Pinkham is very emphatic
in declaring that he won't have any
political business mixed up in the mat
ter, and never has had.
ANY good man can have the job, +"
said Pinkham this morning, and if
anyone has such a man to suggest let
him some forward. There was no
politics in the selection of Rathburn
and there won't be in the next selec-
ton"
Rathburn's appointment has been
made, the subject of a good deal of
political efforts to make capital. His
rival for the job was one Nicholas, a
notorious gambler. Rathburn, on the
other hand, had some very unpleasant
notoriety in an adultery case two or
three years ago, and this is what will
probably cost him the job. The mem
bers of the Board Of Health are in
clined to think they had a tough choice
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-10
BIC HOTEL ON
THE HEIGHTS

Plans are being prepared for a great
tropical tourist hotel on Pacific
Heights. The plans it is said, call for
one of most elaborate institutions of
the kind in the world. 1t will have
large grounds and accommodations for
"a couple of hundred or more guests. AS
"a part of the scheme, a revival of the
electric railway to the heights is pos
.sible. There is believed to be plenty of
capital behind the scheme.
82 north latitude 145 west longitude
when the gale struck her. The sea
and wind came up in such quick time
that before the canvas could be taken
in there was 6 feet of water in the hotd.
She had about 300 tons of gravel ballast
i'm the hold and this clogged up the
pumps and cut the feathers, so that
the water could not be gotten out. 1t
was with the utmost difficulty that
the vessel was finally rid of enough
water to enable her to make Lahaina.
The storm occurred about March II.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-10
Wants To
Leave Cargo
CAPTAIN YOUNG THINKS IT ADJ
VISABLE FOR HAWAII CONSIGN-
MENTS TO BE LEFT AT LAHAINA

Captain Young of the ship Ellwell ar
rived from Lahaint this morning on
the steamer Mauna Loa for the purpose
of trying to arrange with his agents
to allow him to discharge the entire
cargo of lumber at Lahaina and avoid
going to Honoipu and Wailui to dis
charge those cOnsignments.
The Ellwell arrived at Lahaina April
2 from Port Hadlock leaking at the
rate of foot an hour. 1t had been
necessary to jettison most of her deck
load. The vessel has discharged most
of her Lahaina cargo but two thirds of
the entire cargo is still aboard consign-
ed to the two Hawaiian ports. Captain
Young does not consider it advisable
for his vessel to attempt to take lum-
ber to either Of those ports for though
llghtened, she is still making water at
the rate of inches an hour. H want
ed to have the entire cargo discharged
at Lahaina so that he could have his
vessel repaired.
The Ellwell was damaged in the same
storm that struck the bark Gerard c.
Tobey and nearly sent that craft to the
bottom. Tho Ellwell was south and
west of San Francisco being in about
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-10
FAILURE
- "a " -
FAIRCHILD
GEORGE H. FAIRCHILD SAYS THAT
THE MOLOKAN LABOR SCHEME
Is A FLAT FAILURE.

George Fdirchild, manager OF the
Makee Sugar Company on Kauai, does
not believe that the Molokan labor
will prove solution to the labor prob
lem here. He says that not only are
the Molokans dissatisfied, but they are
not giving satisfaction.
only % per cent of the men there
now do any thing like Il fair days
work." said Mr.. Fairchild this morn
ing, "and the remainder are good for
nothing. They get along better with
the plantation authorities than they do
among themselves. AS a community
they are an absolute failure.
The only way that the Molokan
scheme can be bettered is for the gov
ernment to take a hand and giving
each man so much land, individualize
the entire lot. They spend most of the
time fighting among themselves.
Il proposed that they appoint a cer-
tain man as the head of the colony and
give him powers of attorney so that
they could be paid more easily, but no,
they answered that they did not want
any Car. Then l proposed three men
for the place, but no again, they didn't
want a triumvirate. They came here
to be free. AS a community they are
a failure and it will cost the plantation
thousands of dollars to divide them
up.
"As 1 said % per cent do a fair days
work, that is, not as good as a Jap,
but about 20 or so per cent as we'll
The remainder are unambitious; they
accept the 800 a month the plantation
advances and are content. And they
do not earn one half of that.
The scheme is a complete failure
unless the government does something
towards helping them get apart by
themselves. That may possibly help
matters out.
My foreman has lost 25 pounds since
he has been attending to them. They
fight him continually, telling him when
he shows them about certain work, that
they want no Gar over them. He has
threatened to leave me and wouldn't
blame him If he did.
People may think that am a bigot-
ed plantation manager and only like
Chinese Well, let them come and see
for themselves. Don't take my word
for it. Come to Kapaa and spend
week and you will talk Just as l do.
"The Molokan labor for plantation is
not a success and will not be unless
things change wonderfully"