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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
Queer Quirks of News.

7 Barbeton, O.-Mrs. R. c. Spear
celebrated her Goth year as a teIe-
graph operator by sending her 90O,-
OOOth message. She began telegraph
ing when she was a years old.
San Bernadino, Cal.-After life
of blindness, sight was restored sud
denly to Tomsyna Carlyle, student
at the university, by an operation.
Color was the first thing she noticed.
She could not eat food because she
thought she was eating color. She
thought the first baby she saw was
a bundle with the wrapper off. When
she saw twins she thought she was
seeing double.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Vilos Haight,
years old, disappeared from home,
and when found was living in tree
and subsisting on sandwiches begged
from picnickers.
Geneva, O.-Delbert w. Tucker,
farmer is said to be the only legless
man in the world to drive a motor
car. He does so by means of "S'
shaped levers which bring the con-
troll of the car within reach of his
hands.
Easton, Pa.-Workmen dismant-
ling St. Johns Lutheran church at
Upper Mauch Chunk, found petri-
fled cat under the towner. The ami
NAL appears lifelike.
Hollis, Okla.-Mrs. Flake Keys is
the proud mother of bankruptcies
all girls. She says of herself: when
the stork brings four of kind, and
you can't tell one from the other,
it's only sure that you will find your
self to each just one-fourth mother y
San Francisco, Cal.-Albert G..
Hatfield, 80 pounds, has brought
suit for divorce from his wife Mary
C. Hatfield, feet tall, who weighs
800 pounds. He declares she is
irascible, quarrelsome and lays VIC
lent hands upon him, not allowing
him any pleasures-nOt even that or
attending funerals.
Easton, Pa.-Sally knauss, Le-
high county's most famous pie bak-
er, is dead at "a years. She had
been an inmate of the county home
for So years, and it is estimated that
during that time she baked over
million pies.
San Francisco, Cal.-The anti
smokers society, at their convention
here passed resolutions against all
forms of smoking. The society de-
clared smoking "fiends' violated the
guarantee of the Declaration of In
dependence, and that the contamina-
ton of the air by fumes is Illegal. 1t
is to seek the prohibition by law Of
all smoking in hotel Hobbies, street
cars, telephone booths or any other
public or private places.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12

REFORTRR FOR SALE BILLA.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
GEN. WEAVER MEMORIAL.
Hon. w. j. Bryan to Speak at Dedi-
cation, August 10.

Gen. James B. Weaver was the
most distinguished citizen of Davis
county, and the people of that coun-
! ty have purchased his old home, a
tract comprising several acres al
most in the heart of Bloomfield, and
will maintain it as a public park to
be known as the Weaver Park, as a
memorial to the soldier, statesman
and refOrmer.
| The dedication occurs August 18,
and Hon. w. j. Bryan will deliver
the memorial address. Old COM
rades and old friends of the General
in the Sixth district are expected to
attend the dedication ceremonies,
and Bloomfield is preparing to well
come the largest crowd of people In
it's history.
Gen. Weaver was reared on farm
near Bloomfield, began the practice
of law in that city, rose to the rank
of General by faithful service in the
Civil war, represented the Sixth dis
trict in congress three terms and was
the peoples party candidate for pres
dent in 1892, receiving more than a
million votes and the electoral vote
of a number of states.
He was an orator of great ability,
and more patriot than politician.
The home lie erected forty years ago
stands in the center of the park, is
we'll preserved and will be used as
civic center 1t is surrounded by the
natural oaks, elms and other trees
indigenous to the locality and the
place is one Of the beauty spots in
Bloomfield.
The movement to preserve it as
park was entirely non-partisan-and
in fact it could not be otherwise as
Gen. Weaver had affiliated with the
republican party during the civil war
and until somewhere in the SOS then
: with the greenback and populist par
ties and after 1900 with the demo-
! cratic party. In the last few years
of his life he considered abolishlng
! the liquor traffic of paramount i'm
portance to all other questions, hav-
ing been opposed to it throughout all
of his life. 1t may be truthfully said
of him that no matter what political
party had his support he was at all
times advocating the things he be-
lieved to be the best for the nation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12

For sale-on the Stone farm, s y
miles northwest Of Leon, ~ miles
northeast Of Decatur, native lumber
of all kinds, fence posts, split or
sawed and stove wood. w. w. Full
ton. ss.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

hitting some particular compa-
ny, such as the st. Johns Water
Company, to have the field alone.
is an injustice to the citizens at
large. unless il is not only able
to, but in fact does give the best
service for the cheapest price.
| do not believe that there can
be any contention but what the
water supply of st. Johns is
wholly inadequate to the needs
of the City. am firmly con-
vinced that IL the City were to
merge with Portland. that the
Portland Water Board would buy
the st. Johns Water plant at a
fair valuation and rebuild it to
suit the needs of our growing
community as fast as possible.
and that the rates would be the
same as in other portions Of the
City of Portland. Should the
City of st. Johns merge with
the City Of Portland. | cannot
conceive how the City Commits
sioners would for moment. tol-
crate a portion Of its population
TO pay several times the price of
water that other citizens pay
or 10 have service wholly made
quate TO their demands. Very
respectfully yours, Perry C.
Stroud.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02
RESOLUTION

b. II is resolved by the City of
st. Johns:
That il deems it expedient
and necessary to improve Chi
cago street from the East
line of Willamette Blvd. to the
West Line of Smith Avenue in
the City Of st. johns in the fol-
lowing manner TO wit:
BY grading said portion of
street TO grade or subgrade TO
be established and by laying a 6
foot cement walk and l2 foot
curb on both sides of said street.
with necessary Cement Cross
walk and Iron Cutters.
According to the plans and
specifications of the city engi-
neer on file in the office of the
City Recorder relative thereto.
which said plans and specifica-
tions and estimates are salts
factory and are hereby approx
ed. Said improvements 10 be
made in accordance with the
charter and ordinances of the
city of st. Johns. and under the
supervision and direction of the
city engineer.
That the cost of said improve
ment TO be assessed as provided
by the city charter upon the
property especially and particu-
larly benefited thereby. and
which is hereby declared to be
all of lots, parts of lots, blocks
and parcels of land between the
termini of such improvements
abutting upon. adjacent or prox-
innate To said street. from the
marginal lines of said street
back TO the center of the block
or blocks or tracts of land abut-
ting thereon or proXimate there
to.
That all the property included
in said Improvement district
aforesaid is hereby declared to
De Local Improvement District
No. l25."
That the city engineers as
sessment of the probable total
cost of said Improvement of said
street is $4294.l0.
That the cost OF said street to
be assessed against the proper
ty in said local assessment dis
trict as provided by the charter
of the City of st. Johns.
Adopted by the council this
Both day of March, 1915.
A. L. DUNSM0RE,
Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Re-
view April 2. and April 8. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02
Regarding Trade Schools

To the Editor: In your issu,
of the 26th you deny the correct
ness of my statements that
children from st. Johns will
have to pay $l35. 90 TO attend the
Trades schools. My answer is
the letter hereto handed you
from the Secretary of the School
board of Portland:
Portland. Oregon. March 16.
1915. MIR. ID. c. Lewis. ST.
Johns. Oregon. Replying to
yours of even date in reference
to the use by pupils of st. Johns.
Of the School OF Trades, will
state the board has provided
that all pupils not resident with.
in the city limits of Portland,
will be permitted TO attend the
School of Trades upon payment
of tuition. which is SlS5. 90
per year.
In case st. Johns becomes
merged into the city of Portland
pupils from st. Johns will be
permitted free admission to
the School of Trades. upon the
same conditions as other pupils
at present resident within the
corporate limits of the city of
Portland. Pupils in the School of
Trades. living within the corpo-
rate limits of Portland. pay no
tuition.
In reference to your question
as to the observance by the
school board of Portland. of con-
ditions imposed upon property
accepted by school districts af-
terwards merged into the city of
Portland. will state that in every
instance the school board has
faithfully carried out all condi-
tions. and observed all contracts
made by the boards of districts
afterwards merged into the
city of Portland. the same as if
made by themselves. Very truly.
r. II. Thomas. Clerk.
1t seems to me that every per-
son should be willing TO aid in
granting free tuition to all chill
dren who wish to learn a trade
be the child a boy or girl and
the way to do so is TO annex to
Portland C. Lewis.
BY a close reading of the above
il will be seen that pupils outside
Of Portland will be permitted
10 attend upon payment of the |
tuition. The clerk does not say
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

est filterer known to mankind.
II stands the highest test. and
is pure, sweet and pleasant. In
the summer time when the street
cars stop here there is always a
grand rush from the car TO get
TO the hydrant at the Bank cor
ner and get a cool drink of water.
Not long ago a party selling
screens TO place over taps to
catch any sediment in the wa
ter made the statement that Port
land water contained four times
the sediment contained in the
st. Johns water. And il is nat
ural that this should be, because
Bull Run water is only surface
water and the air is full of sub
stances that drop into the water
almost constantly. We do not
desire TO condemn the Bull Run
water. for il is as good as sur
face water could be. and is
healthful enough, but il is not.
could not be, as free from for
eign substances as the st. Johns
water. IL is true il is more soft.
A lady told us last week Of a
washerwoman in Portland whose
hands became so badly cracked
from using il constantly that
she had 10 come toS st. Johns and
work in harder water, and now
her hands have become cured.
Surely we do not want Bull Run
water even If we could get il.
Go TO University Park in the
summer time and try that wa
ter. and you will readily decide
that you much prefer St. Johns
water.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

An article by Attorney Perry
G. Stroud dealing with the water
situation appears in this issue.
In which he touches on several
points. The legality part is
convincingly answered by Judge
Cleland and II. o. Rogers. Mr.,
Stroud assumes that the water
plant here is wholly made
qunte" and the prices are exor-
bitant. If this is true why did
not the Railroad Commission so
find, after being in full posses
sion of the actual facts? He
says il is inconceivable TO him
how Portland could allow one
portion of its population TO pay
more for water than another.
Albina wondered about that also,
but nevertheless were compelled
TO pay q much higher rate for
more than nine long years. In
comparing the business houses
with the water company in re-
gard to competition he fails to
consider one point, and that is.
there would be no large business
houses either in Portland or st.
Johns if il were known that the
city could put in a competing
business house. sell below actual
cost and make up deficits by
bond issue, as is done in Port
land on water. No business
house could expect to compete
with the city under such circum-
stances. nor can the water com
pany That is why this city
gave exclusive franchise-that
the company could be guaranteed
of NO competition until il had
gotten firmly established and on
a paying basis at least. which
time was considered fifteen
years. The stock holders have
received a share in the plant |
and in the business, the same as
the stockholders do in any plant. |
To say that the water plant |
was built up by the proceeds of
its patrons is true TO a large ex-
tent. Ii is also true of any busi-
ness. The Meier-Frank store
was built from the profits of the
business. and yet who shall say
that the public should. there
fore. be given title to their busi-
ness? And they had a practical
monopoly of the wholesale busi-
ness of Portland for years. But
these stores would undoubtedly
never have been built had il been
IN the power of the city TO es.
.ablish municipal stores. run at
/ loss and make up the deficit
rom a tax on its citizens. |
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

that none outside of the city
limits are permitted TO attend
the trade schools unless they
pay the tuition. AS a matter of
fact there has never been any
charge for st. Johns pupils.
and while the tuition MAY be
charged. it never is. Norman
Nelson. Robert Carter, Irwin Gro
machey and at least five others
that we have knowledge of have
been attending the schools with.
out even being asked to pay
tuition of any amount. MIR.
Lewis is well aware of this, and
We challenge him to produce one
person in st. Johns who was re-
fused permission to enter the
trade schools of Portland unless
the tuition was forthcoming, or
one single individual in st. Johns
who has ever paid $135 tuition,
or any part of that sum. He
simply cannot do it, even though
he brings out an obsolete pro-
vision of the rules through the
clerk. Anyway if we want
trade schools in St. Johns we
can certainly secure them with
out merging. Ed.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

Portland? No. And the same
would be true of st. Johns after
il merged. OF course it would
be nice IL our fire truck was TAX
en- TO University where il might
serve the entire peninsula i'm
partially. but really. Mr.. Peddi-
cord. we cannot accept your kind
invitation. You may mean well,
but then the proposition doesn't
look good TO us. So when our
population has gotten as large
as Brooklyn, we will consider
the advisability Of allowing your
city 10 merge with st. Johns,
but while we are too small TO
protect our rights and keep from
being separated from our
strength and left with the empty
sack of unity. we will Just re-
main plain St. Johns. will fight
our own battles and claim our
own victories. We have learned
TO look below the rosebud and
find the thorn ever present.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02
ORDINANCE NO. 653

AN ORDINANCE VACATlNG
THAT PORTION OF KEEL
LOGG STREET LYING BE-
TWEEN THE N0RTHERLY
SIDE LINE OF CHARLES
TON STREET AND THE
SOUTHERLY SIDE LINE OF
JOHN STREET IN THE CITY
OF ST. JOHNS. OREGON.
Whereas; the aforesaid por-
tion of Kellogg street lies be-
tween blocks seven and ten p.
7. Smiths addition to the city
Of st. Johns, Oregon which
blocks are the property of School
district Number two and which
blocks together with that por-
tion of Kellogg street between
Charleston street and John
street are used for public school
purposes and in order TO provide
the children with suitable
grounds and apparatus for their
physical development while in
attendance in the school IL is
necessary that permanent struc-
lures be erected on the said
grounds and especially on that
portion Of Kellogg Street be-
tween Charleston and John
Streets and that the vacation of
the said street is of public nee.
essity; now therefore.
1t is ordained by the City of
st. Johns:
Section /. That Kellogg street
from the Northerly side line of
Charleston street to the souther-
ly side line of John street in the
city of St. Johns be and the
same is hereby vacated for the
use and benefit of School district
No. 2 and shall be and remain
the property of the said School
district No.2 so long as the same
shall be used and occupied for
public school purposes. but at
such time as the said street |
shall be abandoned for school
purposes the same shall revert
10 the city of st. Johns and be-
come street.
Passed by the council this
S0th day of March. 1915.
Approved by the Mayor this
,0th day of March. 1915.
A. w. VINCENT,
Mayor.
Attest: A. +. DUNSM0RE,
Recorder.
Published in the st Johns Re-
'iew, April 2. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02
The Water Question

Editor Review: During the
past three years and especially
during the past few weeks,
have heard many arguments rel
ative to the exclusive franchise
held by the st. Johns Water
Company. Having tried the st.
Johns Water Company's case on
behalf of the City Of st. Johns,
and having been in this fight for
some three years, believe that
| am competent to express an
opinion.
| do not believe that the st.
Johns Water Company has now,
or ever did have. an exclusive
franchise. Our Supreme Court
has passed directly upon this
question in the case Of Parkhurst
v. Capital City Railway Compa-
ny. % Oregon AL. 32 Pac. 304.
In this case the Supreme Court
held that an exclusive franchise
could not be granted by munic-
ipal corporation unless the au-
thority Of the city TO grant an
exclusive franchise is clear; that
no intendments would be indulg-
ed in TO support an exclusive
franchise. At the time Of the
granting Of the original fran
chise TO the st. Johns Water
Company. the City of st. Johns
was not given the authority TO
grant an exclusive. or in fact,
any franchise. In none Of the
subsequent charters of the City,
either legislative or initiative.
can there be found one word
empowering the City of st. Johns
10 grant to anybody an exclusive
franchise for any purpose. /
know il is contended that the
1905 legislative charter ratifies
the exclusive franchise of the
ST. Johns Water Company, but
this ratification is. to my mind,
unconstitutional for the reason
that the clause ratifying the
same is not expressed in the I'll
tie TO the act. and further | do
not believe that any Court would
construe this as empowering the
City to grant an exclusive fran
chise where all of the rest of the
body of the act and charter are
drawn to prevent exclusive fran
chises.
Much argument has been made
upon the question of confscation
IF the company's property. The
mere fact that the st. Johns
Ntaer Company is open TO COM
does not in fact mean
hat its property is conhscated
my more than the property of
my merchant or any other busi-
hess man. is confiscated by his
business rivals. There are hum
ireds of businesses in Portland
md st. Johns that have an in
'estment many times that of the
Il. Johns Water Company. and
We do not hear them crying that
heir property is being confscat-
ID for the mere reason that
here are competitors in their
inc of business. | can see no
eason why a monopoly. such as
he st. Johns Water Company is
t the present time. should be
Iursed by the public funds and
since very little of
his property was ever invested
n by stockholders. but is in
act the accumulated profits of
he business derived from an alb
olute monopoly.
In my judgment. a city of six
housand inhabitants is entitled
D the cheapest and the best wa
or service possible. whether il ,
G public or private ownership.
therefore, the question of per- I
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02
NOTICE OF
Proposed Assessment

Notice is hereby given that apportion.
ment oi the cost OF improvement OF
Macrum Ave. from the southerly line al
The City Limits to the O. ". X. & n.
Right Of Way, total cost of which is S3.-
5SS. ~ has been apportioned aud is on'file
IN 1he othee OF the undersigned, subject
to examination.
Assessment district extends back to
the center OF lots, blocks OF tracts Of
land abutting on said street as provided
by the city charter and resolutions.
Remonstrance against said apportion.
ment may be made in writing and filed
with the undersigned until : o'cIock
p. Nj. April 18th, 1915.
A. T.. DUNSMORE,
Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review
March 26 and April 2. 1915
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

Much has been said during the
past several weeks concerning
the water question, and how
merging would at once give us
Bull Run water. Supposing that
it would be possible to get Bull
Run water right after merging
(which we claim is impossible)
would we want il? You house,
wives. would you want water
that comes down through ten
miles of pipe through the hot
sands in the summer time. so
that only by the use of ice could
be made palatable? And then
with the dead ends in St. Johns
it would simply be almost un-
drinkable in the summer time.
The st. Johns water is pump
ed from the bowels of the earth.
and is filtered through the sands
of the earth. which is the great
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02

The battle is almost over.
One or two more short days and
the die shall be cast. What the
result will be no man can fore
tell. Shall we merge or shall
we not merge? The Review
has kept the faith. and made a
good fight. and il the result shall
show that the battle has been
lost. we shall always remember
that we did our best 10 avert
what we believe 10 be the most
disastrous step its people have
ever taken. We have kept as
near the facts as we could CLEAN
them in our limited time. IL
we have made misstatements IL
was only because our source of
information was at fault. We
have borne malice toward none.
and have had and do now have
the kindiiest feeling toward all.
We have made the fight because
we believed il TO be right. Ii
we have wounded the feelings
Of any we deeply regret ii. but
in a fight such as we have put
up. il was a most difficult thing
10 avert treading on some ones
toes. We have tried 10 keep the
columns of the paper clean, and
have rejected much that would
have caused hard feelings. and
IL is probable that we have pub
lished things that we should not
have published. Our opinions
differ with others. but il is true
of all men. And il is well that
il is so. because il all were of
one mind. the world would grow
so monotonous that none would
care 10 exist. Yet we have one
common purpose in view-to do
what we believe 10 be best for
the grandest and most beautiful
little city that has ever graced
Gods footstool. Opinions differ
ing, each one is guided by the
light that is given him. There
fore. no bitterness should be en-
We shall be neigh
bors and friends still. whatever
the result. There is so much |
i'll in the best of us. and so much |
good in the worst of us. that il |
i'll becomes the best of us TO
speak i'll of any of u.s." So what
ever the result shall be. let us
all be good fellows still.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-04-02
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to insure q ehanoe Of aa.
veeusement the copy fos such change
snoulo reach this office not later than
Weanesday, al o'clock p. m. Please
rsmsmesr thls and sass the srlntsr
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THE REVIEW is entered at post Office
in Saint Johns, Oregon, as mail matter
OF the second class under the Act Of Con-
sress OF March 3, 1879.