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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-14
BY JANE WHITAKER

She was just a little girl of not
more than Is years and she wore a
dress above her shoe tops. not be-
cause it is the fashion to wear skirts
short but evidently because her
mother didn't think she was old
enough to have them longer.
Her face was of the flower type.
Big blue eyes, sunshine hair, a pi-
quaint nose, a rounded mouth. Smil-
ing she would have been very pretty,
but she was not smiling.
81 don't care what happens to me, :"
she said angrily to the girl sitting be-
side her. 81 have tried to get work.
don't want to loaf, but can't get
job and what do 1 hear every day?
''You should have held on to your
job until you got another? Amt
you ever going to get anything to
do? don't think you're trying"
"They pick on me all the time. 1
wish could get, out of Chicago. Last
night ma says to me: Why don't you
go to the movie and see your friend?'
She meant Charlie Chaplin, because
she knows 1 like him, but l said:
"T amt got any friend anywhere
and l amt. 1 can't get work. 1 wish
l was out of il"
The angry tears stood in her eyes
and threatened to splash down her
cheeks, but she pushed them away
and glared as she caught me study
ing her in the elevated train.
''Poor little baby" thought. "She
thinks she is very old woman with
all the troubles in the world on her
shoulders just because a woman's
cares are pulling her one way and a
baby's love of 'idleness and pleasure
are pulling her another"
And if she doesn't run away-if
she just stays until she learns the
thing that takes most of the youth
out of children's faces, that the eco
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
ORDINANCE NO. 6S0

An Ordinance Providing for the
Submission to the Legal Voters Of
the City of ST. Johns a Prop
osition to Purchase a Public Util-
ity, as Provided by Subdivision
V. of Section 10 of an Act En-.
titled IAN Act to Incorporate
the City of St, Johns. Multnomah
County, Oregon, and Providing
a Charter Therefor, and to Re-
peal All Acts or Parts of Acts in
Conflict Herewith. Adopted
By the People of st. Johns in
the Year 1907; and Directing the
Recorder to Place Upon the Of
fetal Ballot the Proposition Shall
the People of the City of St.
Johns Incur a Bonded Indebted
ness in the Sum of SI3o, 900. 90
for the Purchase and Extension
OF the ST, Johns Water Works
and Lighting Company's Plantl
And for the Mailing a Copy of
said Notice to Each Legal Voter
OF said City,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

law passed since, we are ignor-
ant of t.. and even so it could
not possibly be retroactive, or in
other words, affect any contract
made previous to its passage.
Therefore. in the event of mer-
ger, Portland simply could not
run Bull Run pipe lines to st.
Johns in competition before the
fifteen years have expired.
There are several Supreme court
decisions TO this effect, and we
challenge any mergerite. Mayor
Albee. Portland City Attorney
LaRoche or any of the Commits.
sioners to bring proof TO the con-
trary. The only possible way
that Portland could give us Bull
Run water before April. 1919,
franchise starting April, 1900
would be TO purchase the local
plant and at a price commensu.
rate with its worth. Section IL
of the franchise states:
THE people of the town of st.
Johns do further agree to and
with the said grantee herein
that during the PERIOD OF
THIS FRANCHISE il will con-
tinue to use water supplied by
the grantee at the rates herein
provided for all purposes for
which the town shall require the
use of water"
This franchise was granted
by the duly authorized agents of
the people of st. Johns and is
just as binding by reason there.
of as If every resident of st.
Johns had signed il personally.
So when people tell you that
il merger takes place Bull Run
water will be served the people
of st. Johns Immediately after.
ward, tell them they do not know
what they are talking about.
IL simply could not be done. A
franchise is just as binding up.
on the grantor as upon the
grantee. If it We're not so a
franchise would not be worth
the paper il is written on, be-
cause il would afford no protec-
tion to the party investing his
money in public utilities. But
the law makers have wisely pro.
vided such protection and the
vested rights of corporation
owned utilities are just as sacred
rs the vested rights of individ-
uals.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
A. w. Schafer.

A. w. Schafer.
Clerks for the Second Ward
Day Clerks-Merta Cation. Mrs.
George Brokaw.
Night Clerks-C. o. Rogers,
j. II. Gee.
Section 4. That the polling
or voting places of such election
be and they are hereby fixed as
follows. to wit:
Polling place of the First
Ward-Lecture Room. in the
Public Library.
Polling place Of the Second
Ward City Hall.
Section 8. That the City Re-
corder be and he is hereby or.
dered and directed 10 give notice
OF said election by publication in
the Official City Newspaper,
published in the City of st.
Johns. for at least ten days prior
to the said election.
Section 6. That the Chief of
Police be and he is hereby or
dered and directed TO post not
less than ten days before such
election notices thereof. which
said notices shall be prepared
and signed by the City Record
er, and shall specify the officers
to be elected. the questions TO
be submitted TO the electors and
the time and place of holding
such election.
Passed by the Council this
10th day of March. 1915.
Approved by the Mayor this
18th day of March. 1915.
A. w. VINCENT,
Mayor.
Attest: A. E. DUNSMORE,
Recorder.
Published in the st Johns Re-
view March 10. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
NOTICE OF
CITY ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordauce with Ordinance No. 65I
an election will be held on Monday
the sth day of April, A. ID. 1915,
in the City of St. Johns, Oregon,
for the following purposes to-wit I;
For the election OF the following
named officers for the ensuing year, /,
viz; One Mayor, one City Recor.
der, one City Attorney, one City
Treasurer, three councilmen at
Large. two Councilmen from the
First Ward, two councilmen from
the Second Ward, in the manner
provided Dy law aud the Charter OF
the City OF ST. Johns.
And at said election there will be
submitted to the qualified electors
OF said City for the approval or re-
lection the following propositions
to.wit:
"Shall Section xxx and xxx
OF the Charter OF the City OF 81.
Johns be amended, fixing the date
of the next General Election to be
held on the first Monday in April,
1917, and biennially thereafter and
permitting all officers elected or
holding Office at the time OF the
taking effect of this amendment. to
hold Office for period OF two years
or until their successors are elected
and qualified p
Shall the people of the City of
St. Johns, incur a Municipal bon
ded Indebtedness in the sum of One
Hundred and Thirty Thousand
Dollars (sI3o, 900. oo) for the pur-
chase and extension of the Water
Plant OF the ST. Johns Water
Works and Lighting Company"
THAT Ordinance No. OFT, an
Ordinance creating a board of Cen.
sorship," regulating shows, the
atres, motion pictures, distribution
of literature, bill boards and adver-
tisiug matter, and fixing a penalty
for the violating OF this Ordinance.
passed by the Council on the 8th
day of September, 1914, be sub
mitted to the legal voters for their
or diSapproval.
The following places have been
designated as polling places for said
election: First Ward-In the Lee
ture Room, at the Public Library.
Second Ward-In the Council
Chamber at the City Hall.
The polls will be open at nine
(9) o'clock A. M, and will remain
open until seven Cd o'clock p. NJ.
Of said day.
By order of the Council.
A. +. DUNSMORE,
Recorder of the City of St. Johns,
Oregon.
Published in the St. Johns Re-
view, March Io-2 90 and April 2.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Portland Water Rates" is the
chief argument of the promoters
of the merger movement. To
the unthinking such argument
might bear much weight. but
when one studies the proposition
in all its details he soon becomes
convinced that Portland water
rates i'm St.JOhns would not hap
pen for years TO come in case of
merger this summer. Ii has
been repeatedly said that as soon
as merger will have been effect
ed that Portland will begin eX-
tending its mains TO st. Johns
and supply our people with Bull
Run water at Portland prices.
The falacy and futility of such
reasoning is clearly manifest
when one reads the franchise of
the local water company given
by the local authorities back in
1903. Section III states:
THE rights herein granted of
laying mains on the streets of
the town of ST. Johns shall be
and remain THE EXCLU-|
SlVE RIGHT of the grantee
herein for the period of fifteen
years from and after the taking
effect of this franchise, saving,
however. the right of any person
or corporation within same city
to provide his or its own private
supply in any manner NOT re-
quiring the laying or use of /
mains in the city"
The franchise was given i'm
July, 1903, and thus it will be
seen that the local company has !
an exclusive franchise for sever
al years yet TO run, during which !
time neither a private corpora
tion, the city of st. Johns or the |
city of Portland could under any |
law in the land put in a compe-
titive water system. The claim
has been made that exclusive
franchises are not binding on the
grantor. This may true where
exclusive franchises are given
for an indefinite period, but il
may be relied upon that when
this franchise was given there
was no law in existence where.
by the City of st. Johns could
not legally give an exclusive
franchise for a period of fifteen
years. If there has been such a
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

The City of St. Johns does Ordain
as Follows:
Section 1.
Shall the City of St. Johns incur
a municipal bonded Indebtedness
in the sum of $3.50. 900 90 for the
purchase and extension of the St.
Johns Water Works and Lighting
Companys plantl Said bonds to
be coupon bonds issued in denom-
nations of $500. 90 each. and shall
not bear a greater rate of interest
than six per cent per annum, in
terest payable semi annually, and
may be retired any time after one
year after date of issuance, but in
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

1t is said that a letter was read
at the merger meeting in the Ii.
brary Monday evening signed
by Commissioners DAILY of Port
land. i'm which the statement is
made that i'm event of merger
Portland will either buy the local
water plant or install a new one.
The proposition of installing a
competing plant is exploded in
another place in this issue. As
to buying the plant. can MN
DAILY assure us that the people of
Portland will vote bonds TO buy?
Bond issues are most unpopular
i'm Portland. and are invaria-
bly, turned down i'm recent years.
In fact Mr.. DAILY knows no more
about il than you or |, and any
statement he makes regarding
water matters i'm event of merg-
ing is merely theoretical and not
assured. He tried hard to get
the people of Portland to pay
three months water rates in ad-
vance not so long ago. but his
little enterprise was knocked in.
TO "a cooked hat. 4" Mr.. DAILY
has probably made his state
ments in good faith, and it was
the best encouragement he could
offer upon insistent urging that
he give some statement for ben
eft of the mergerites. He is a
man that is evidently willing to
oblige, even though he knows
his statements are theoretical.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

no event shall the retirement of the
bonds extend beyond a greater
period than thirty years from the
date of issuance.
Section 2.
The City Recorder shall place, or
cause to be placed upon the official
ballot the aforesaid proposition to
be voted on at the election to be
held on the 5th day of April, 1915.
Section 8.
The City Recorder shall mail, or
cause to be mailed, a copy of the
aforesaid proposition to each of the
legal voters of the City of St. Johns.
Said copy to be mailed on or before
the I2th day from the date of the
election herein mentioned.
Passed by the council this the
10th day of March, 1915.
Approved by the Mayor this the
10th day of March, 1915.
A. w. VINCENT,
Mayor.
Attest: A. E. DUNSM0RE.
Recorder of the City of st. Johns.
Published in the st. Johns Re-
view March 10. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Some people seem to have an
idea that merging with Portland
would have tendency to bring
more industries to st. Johns.
Now how could this be true?
Portland has no Industries that
she wants to drive to st. Johns.
In fact, proportionate to popula-
tion ST. Johns has secured many
more industrial plants than
Portland during the past ten
years. This is a fact that cannot
be denied. AS a matter of fact
mighty few industries have
been locating in this region of
the country, but of those that
have st. Johns has received its
full share. 1t is said that Port
land discriminates against st.
Johns and that Portland Com
mercial Club also tries to pre-.
vent industries locating here.
How unjust this statement is,
is demonstrated by the fact that
the Portland Commercial Club
has been furnishing voluntarily
to the st. Johns Commercial Club
periodically lists of firms and in
dividuals seeking new locations,
with the suggestion that if st.
Johns had anything to offer it
would be advisable TO at once
get in communication with the
parties seeking locations, the
names and addresses of which
were furnished. The President
of Che Portland Commercial
Club has repeatedly stated that
his club would be only too glad
TO cooperate with the st. Johns
Club at any and all times. and
would do anything in its power
TO aid MS. The chief trouble
here is that suitable land for
factory sites is too high in price.
The Woman Voter" in an ar
ticle elsewhere in this issue, has
offered a most practical sugges-
tion TO relieve the situation when
she suggests that the city of ST.
Johns bond itself for 500, 900,
and that this sum be used in
purchasing one hundred acres
of land, and that same be cut
into five acre tracts or less TO be
given the use of to manufacture
ing concerns at n cost of the in.
terest only, the said concerns to
have full use of the land as long
as the plant is active. but ms
soon as closed down or abandon
ed the land TO again revert back
10 the city. As the city could
borrow the money for thirty
years at probably five per cent
interest and as property owned
by the city is not assessed for
taxable purposes, manufacturing
plants could have five acres Of
land as long as they were doing.
business at "A yearly rental of
$3.50. or less than $2l per month.
If that would not bring indus
tries, and at the same time
prove little on no expense 10 the
city, they would surely be hard
TO secure. Probably the city
dock could be sold and proceeds
invested for the above purpose.
Certainly the woman Voter"
has hit the nail on the head, and
her idea should be taken up by
the Commercial Club and given
deepest consideration.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
Regarding AIbina

Editor Review: lt is neces-
sary for me to come back at you
on account of your erroneous
comments on what | said about
Albina. | said Albina got in
debt $50, 600 for parks and | did
not know whether they got any
parks or not. Was in debt $50, :
900 for boulevards and streets
and was $4,000 in debt for
current expenses and that Port
land had to pay the entire $40, =
600 which statement is absolute
ly correct. The records at the
city hall Portland show as fol-
lows: Bond issues, June /. 1891.
municipal expenses $40, 900;
June /, 1891 construction boule.
wards and roadways, $50. 600;
June /. Purchase and i'm
provement parks. $50, 900. Do
you dispute il?
The $4,000 for boulevards
and streets was for the purchase
of willamette boulevard and
others and was not for street
improvements as you state and
for that reason was not a debt
upon property owners. and Port
land did borrow the money and
pay every dollar of that $50. 900.
| said | did not know whether
they got any parks or not be-
cause one of the old residents
had told me that Columbia park
had been donated TO the city.
| have been since informed that
IL was Columbia park that was
purchased. That it contains 30
acres. That the price paid was
$50. 900 or $l666.6 66 per acre.
That il was assessed that year
1890 at $50 per acre. from which
assessment | presume the land
was worth 500 per acre or
$4,000 for the 80 acres. Paying
$50. 900 for $4,000 worth of
land. oh well. why kick about a
little thing like $7, 900. Ii was
only l6 2-3 times what the stuff
was reasonably worth. After all
what happened. or did not hap
pen in Albina 20 years ago. has
so little to do with the legiti-
mate discussion of the merger
question today that l think we.
would better let it rest. S. C.
Cook.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS

| hereby announce myself as
an Independent candidate for
the office of city treasurer to be
voted for at the election to be
held April 5th. 1915. Mrs. j.
Nj. Shaw.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

The City Of ST. Johns does or
dain as follows:
Section /. That the City o,
ST. Johns shall hold a genera
City Election on the fifth day o.
April. for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the City of St
Johns as follows. TO wit:
A Mayor. City Recorder. City
Treasurer. City Attorney, Tive
Councilmen for the First Ward
Two Councilmen for the SeconC
Ward. and Three Councilmen a
Large.
Also to submit certain ques
tions to the qualified electors OF
the City of ST. Johns. as follows,
to wit:
Shall Sections xxx and XXX
of the Charter of the City of st,
Johns be amended, fixing the
date of the Next General Elec.
tion to be held on the first Mon.
day in April, 1917, and biennial.
ly thereafter, and permitting all
officers elected or holding office
at the time of the taking effect
of this amendment. to hold office
for a period of two years or until
their successors are elected and
qualified.
shall the people of the City
of ST. Johns incur a municipal
bonded Indebtedness in the sum
of $3.50, 200, for the purchase
and extension of the Water Plant
of the st. Johns Water Works
and Lighting CompanyT'
That Ordinance No. GIT, an
Ordinance creating a board of
Censorship, regulating shows.
theatres. motion pictures. dis,
tribution of literature, bill
boards and advertising matter.
and fixing a penalty for the vio-
lation of this Ordinance, passed
by the Council the Sth day of
September 1914. be submitted
to the legal voters for their ap-
proval or disapproval.
Section 2. And il is hereby
that said election be held
on the fifth day of April A. ID.
1915. between the hours of nine
o'clock A. Nj, and seven o'clock
P. M. of said day in the manner
provided by the City Charter of
he City of st. Johns.
Section 3. 1t is hereby order
ID that the following judges and
Jerks of said election be. and
hey are hereby. appointed, to
Wit:
Judges for the First Ward:
Jay Judges-F. w. Valentine,
lrs. A, C. Gaines, Mrs. 7. H.
,hort.
Night Judges-T. f, Bush. j.
J. Herrold, c. Il. Roger.
Judges for the Second Ward:
Jay Judges Mrs. Nora X. Cor
i'm. Mrs. Anna j. Canright, !
ienry l.. Whistler.
Night Judges-John Nj. Shaw, |
!. ii. Lemon. George Brokaw.
Clerks for the First Ward
)ay Clerks-Mrs. Fannie +.
mock. Mrs. j. II. Gammel.
Night Clerks-A. h. Davis. |
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
ORDINANCE NO. 65l

An Ordinance Ordering the
Holding of a General City
Election for the Election of
Officers of the City of st. Johns,
Oregon. and for the Purpose
of Submitting Certain Propo-
sitions to the Qualified Elect
ors of the City of st. Johns,
and Fixing the Time and Place
Thereof and for Naming the
Judges and Clerks to 0mciate
Thereat.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

AS 10 Albina, if Portland had
not deemed il worth while il
would not have taken it in.
And didn't a certain party last
year try TO sell to the city of
st. Johns a three acre tract of
land for So. 600 that was assessed
at less than $l00 per acre?
Another article from Mr.. Cook
ON insurance rates will appear
next week; too lengthy for this
issue. Ed,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

For Sale. House Boat, cheap,
or will trade for a good COW.
Inquire at this office.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Whereas, on the--day of Feb
ruary. 1915, there was filed with
the City Recorder a petition, sign
ed by more than twenty per cent OF
the legal voters Of the city, direct
ing said council to refer Ordinance
No. OF to the legal voters OF ,he
city at the next general election TO
be held on the Sth day of April,
1915.
Therefore, It is ordained by the
City of St. Johns:
Section 1.
That Ordinance No. 6I7, being
an Ordinance entitled IAN Ordi-
nance creating a Board of Censor
ship regulating Shows, Theatres,
Motion Pictures, Distribution OF
Literature, Bill Boards and Adver-
tising matter" and fixing a peu-
atty for the violation of this ordi-
nance, which was passed by the
council on the Sth day OF Septem-
ber, 1914. be and the same is here
by referred to the legal voters of
the City of St. Johns for their ap-
proval or dissapproval at the gen.
eral election to be held on the Sth
day of April, 1915.
Section 2.
The City Recorder is hereby
directed to place the proposition,
shall Ordinance No OF, designated
as the Censorship Ordinance be re-
pealedl
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
ORDINANCE NO 64.0

An Ordinance Providing for Hav-
ing Referred to the Legal Voters
OF the City OF st. Johns at the
Election to be Held on April sth,
Ieis-Ordinance No. oI7-For
their Approval or Disapproval,
and Providing for the same to be
Placed Upon the Official Ballot,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

S. & H. Green Trading Stamps given
on all Cash Purchases, and on Charge Ac-
counts when Paid in Full at least every
80 days. Premiums now on Display
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
Section Z.

The City Recorder shall prepare
and mail to each legal voter of the
City of St. Johns the title of said
ordinance; said mailing shall
take place not later than twelve
days prior to the date OF election,
Passed by the Council this 10th
day of March, 1915.
Approved by the Mayor this the
10th day of March, 1915.
A. w. VINCENT.
Mayor.
Attest: A. E. DUNSMORE.
Recorder.
Published in the st. Johns Re-
view on March l9. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Subscription price 800 per year.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

omcisi Newspaper of the oisg Of 81. JOINS.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-04-22

Mniots poor are in charge of Mr..
Vandenoever. For years he was al
derman and city commissioner of Mi
not. He is a first class businessman,
owns considerable property, and from
long years of experience he has gained
a knowledge that fits him we'll for the
important duties of commissioner
Olaf Lokensgard, of Sawyer, COM
missioner from the Fifth district, was
chairman of the board for several
years. He is thoroly conscientious,
takes a firm stand for what he be-
lieves to be right and then stands as
firm as the rock of Gibraltar. He, too,
is a farmer and our friends in the
country know that Mr.. Lokensgard
will always give them an attentive ear.
J. M. Robe, from the Third district,
comes from Kenmare, up in the Goose
neck. For years he was engaged in
the farm implement business at Ken
mare. He has had valuable exper-
ience in city and school affairs and we
have yet to hear the first word of
criticism over the manner in which
he is performing his obligations. He
gives the various questions that arise
due consideration, then makes his
decision, by which he abides unswerv-
ingly.
John Hennessy, commissioner from
the Fourth District, is engaged in
farming on an extensive scale in the
Berthold district. Mr.. Hennessy is a
democrat, but at the election last No
vember, his neighbors, regardless of
politics, stood by him and elected him
commissioner. When a man stands
we'll with his neighbors, the men who
know him best, it's a pretty good sign
that.he is just about right. Mr.. Hen
messy is making a mighty good COM
missioner.