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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

Mrs Jackson II. Ralston was hostess
al an informal luncheon at the Burling-
ton today. The table was adorned with
centerpiece of roses and white iilacs
and clusters of purple lilacs were ar
ranged around tke rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

Baron Renaud dUngern- Sternbere
secretary>of the Russian embassy. is a
the Plaza Hotel, New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

Mrs Thomas M. Chatard has re-
turned to Washington after a visit to
Mrs William T. Howard at Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

for several days Miss Beatrice Van
Roden of Philadelphia, for whom she
is entertaining extensively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-25

Mrs, James Harrison Oliver, who has
been patient at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital. has returned to Shirley. her
home on the James river, Virginia She
will join Admiral Oliver, governor
general of the Virgin Islands, in the
autumn.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
Order Directing Publication

In The County OF The State
I0f Oregon For Multnomah
County.
In the matter of the adoption
of Robert Lee. a minor.
Petition having been filed by
w. w. Stevenson and Mary h.
Stevenson, asking for the
adoption of Robert Lee, a
minor. and il appearing TO the
court from said petition that
the mother of said minor is
dead. and that the whereabouts
and residence of the father.
Charlie Lee. is unknown and
has not been known since the
birth Of said child. who is now
four months of age. and il be.
ing impossible for copy of
petition and order TO be served
personally upon said Charlie
Lee, the father of said minor,
and the residence and the
whereabouts of the said Charlie
Lee being unknown TO the
petitioners. and they having
made due and diligent search
for his residence and where
abouts and having failed to
ascertain same. and the Court
being fully advised in the prem.
ises.
1t Is Hereby Ordered. That
a copy of said petition filed
herein by the said w. w. Stey.
enson and Mary T.. Stevenson.
together with a copy of this |
order. be published in st. !
Johns Reviews a newspaper pub |
lished in Multnomah County, |
Oregon, for a period of three |
successive weeks, and.
Ii Is Further Ordered, That
the hearing of said petition and
the application for the adoption
of said Robert Lee will be taken
up in the above entitled Court
at $3.50 O'Clock a. m. on Decem-
ber 10, 1917, at which time any
objections by the said father,
Charlie Lee, or anyone else, to
be made to said petition and
adoption, may be heard by the
Court.
George Tazwell Judge.
Dated this 3rd day of Novem.
Der, 1917. First Publication.
Friday. Nov. 8, Last Publica. ,
ion, Friday, Nov. %. ,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
PETITION

In The County Court OF The
State Of Oregon For Multnomah
County.
In the matter of the adoption
of Robert Lee, a minor.
Comes now your petitioners,
| W. W. Stevenson and Mary +.
Stevenson, husband and wife,
and respectfully represent to
the Court, as follows:
That your petitioners are resi-
dents and inhabitants of the
City of Portland, Multnomah
County, State OF Oregon; that
the said petitioners are desir.
ious of adopting Robert Lee, a
boy four months of age, who is
now in their care and custody,
having been left with them by
his grandmother, Carrie |.
Guiley, who has had the care
and custody of said minor since
the day of his birth, and who
has filed her consent in
writing herein, consenting to
this adoption; that the mother
of the said Robert Lee died at
the time of his birth, and the
father deserted said minor upon
the day of his birth, and he has
been with the grandmother,
who has had complete care
and control of him since his
birth; that the whereabouts of
the father is unknown and he
has no way contributed to the
support of said Robert Lee
since his birth; that your
petitioners are suitable and pro-
per persons to adopt the said
minor child and have the care.
custody aud support of him.
Dated, Portland, Oregon, this
the Bird day of November, 1917.
w. w. Stevenson,
Mary +. Stevenson.
State of Oregon
County of Multnomah, IS:
We. w. w. Stevenson and
Mary +. Stevenson, being first
duly sworn, each for himself,
depose and say that we have
read the foregoing petition. and
the facts therein alleged are
true as we verify believe.
w. w. Stevenson,
Mary T.. Stevenson,
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this the Bird day of
November. 1917.
Jesse G.. Arnold,
Notary Public for Oregon.
My commission expires August
81. 1920.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23

The crying need of the hour
still seems TO be more houses in
st. Johns for tenant purposes.
IL is really pathetic TO have peo-
pie come into this office. as they
do quite frequently. and say
that they have made the rounds
of the real estate Offices ana
followed down every "clue"
that they had intimation of in
an endeavor to find suitable
habitation. Wearied and dis
couraged in their search. they
come TO the Review office as
a last resort" But we are
just as much at sea. We do not
know of single house. mod
ern or otherwise, that may be
rented for housekeeping pur
poses at the present time. Were
the houses available il is safe
10 say that the population of st.
Johns would be doubled inside
of one year. Rents have gone
up quite rapidly. some modern
houses renting tor $3.50 per
month. which is good interest
on the Investment. The only
solution seems TO be for those
wanting houses TO build them
themselves. Land may still be
purchased at "A reasonable rate.
and building material is probab-
ly as low in price at present
as it will be for several years to
come. II every owner of a
vacant lot in st. Johns would
arrange to have "A dwelling
erected thereon, il would relieve
the tension immeasurably and
at the same time prove a profit.
able investment. IL is said To
be no difficult matter To secure
funds for building purposes
when the lot is clear of debt.
Therefore, vacant property
owners. why not build2
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23

chorus by sixty primary chill.
dren was one of the features
enjoyed by everyone.
Mr.. Zimmerman of the Me.
thodist church. filed the pulpit
Sunday evening. on account of
the illness of our pastor. Mr..
Took had charge of the service
in the morning.
Mrs. Knowles was pleasantly
surprised on her sixty first
birthday by being the guest of
honor at a dinner party. She
well deserves all honor bestowed
upon her, as she has four sons
in the service of Uncle Sam.
Those present were: Mesdames
Finch. Armstrong. Borden.
Foul. Helms. limerick, Cannon.
Holt. Rasmussen. Lemon, Mar.
lett. Johns. Adams. Turrel.
Wright. Bellamy. Cowles. Keli.
her. Orr. Wood. Shaw. Marsel-
liot. Johnson. Knowles. Maher.
Naples. DR.. Borden. John and
Russell Borden.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
To Whom il May Concern

have never drove my two
daughters away from home, and
whoever tells such. tells a bare.
faced falsehood. But told both
the girls they would either go
to work or go and live with
their father and let him support
them. for | have no way Of sup.
porting them. Mr.. Key has not
gave me any money since last
March 9th. when he gave me
$l7, and since March 9Th. | have
had in all from my three chill
dren, 1888. 80. How many moth
ers would there be that would
have the patience | have had?
| love my children and ! know
what il would mean should |
have 10 break up housekeeping.
And | have tried and am still
trying TO get them TO see
things in the right way. And
a word TO those that are doing
the big talking. | advise you
TO from this date on keep your
peace and say no more about
Mrs. Key or you will sure have
to prove what you say. If you
are a Christian just pray for
me and my children; if not.
keep silent. If people would
sweep before their own door.
they would not have so much
time TO see others faults. There
is work for all that want it,
Dora Key. S42 willamette blvd.
N. adv
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23

A good resolution for all busi-
ness men to make at the first Of
the coming year is to positively
decide that they will during
the entire year run an adver-
tisement in the st. Johns Re-
view. 1t has been agreed upon
by the leading business men of
the country that every business
man, to get the best results,
should expend two per cent of
his gross receipts in advertis-
ing. If every merchant in st.
Johns should do this, what a
busy business place it would
become. The leading stores of
Portland spend two or more per
cent of their receipts in adver-
tising. That is the reason they
are leading stores. Their two
per cent in advertising draws
trade from those places where
the local merchants refuse or
neglect to spend two per cent
in like manner. SO if you want
to keep the trade that rightfully
belongs here do your bit by lay
ing aside two per cent for ad
vertising. The result will
amaze. If two per cent is too
strong to take at first, try one
per cent. Advertising takes
much trade to Portland and ad-
vertising in rebuttal will keep
il here. Advertising is the key.
note Of success. and oftimes is
the difference between success
and failure. Start the New
Year right. Plan your new year
advertising early.
a
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23

This is the time of year when
we are all planning our holiday
gifts. Books make most accep.
table gifts. The library has
gathered together a selection
of some of the hest books for
children in attractive editions
that can be obtained in the
Portland book stores. Many of
these titles have been duplicated
in the cheaper editions and can
be purchased at a very reason
able price. This collection will
be on display at st. Johns
library on December 10th. Come
and look it over and make your
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
LEGAL BLANKS

The following list of legal blanks
are kept for sale at this office and
others will be added as the demand
arises:
Warranty deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds, Realty and Chattel Mort
cages, Satisfaction of Mortgages,
Contracts for Sale of Realty, Bills
of Sale, Leases.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
Notice OF
Sale Of Real Property

In the County Court of the State OF
Oregon, for the County of Multnomah,
In the matter OF the Guardianship OF
Gladys l.. and Dean l.. Elliott, Minors.
Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance 10 an order of the Honorable
George Tazwell, Judge of the above
named Court, heretofore made and en-
tered in the matter of the estate of
GLADYS l.. Elliott and Dean l.. Elliott,
minors which said order is on file with
the Clerk of this Court, the undersigned
guardian of the person and estate OF each
OF said minors will sell az private sale to
the highest bidder and subject to con.
hrmation by tue above named Court,
commencing ON Saturday, the first day
December, 1917, at the office of John 5.
Mckinney, 2l5 North Jersey street, ST.
Johns, now in the City OF Portland, Ore
gon, and will continue To receive offers
thereon until the best offer obtainable
can be had, all the right, title aud inter
est the said Gladys l.. Elliott and Dean
l.. Elliott, minors, have in all that GER
tain lot, parcel and tract of land lying
and being in the County of Multnomah,
State OF Oregon, more particularly des-
rribed as follows, to wit;
Lot Three (S), Block Fifteen Q5),
lanes Johns Addition to the town of
81. Johns, now in the city of Portland. !
Terms and conditions of said sale will be |
or cash, II obtainable, with at least one |
ourth down, or II the same cannot be
old for cash TO the best advantage said /
state may be sold on contract for pay
uents in installmentS on such terms aud |
10 be approved by the above
lamed Court to be approved il sold on
ontract prior to the execution thereof,
MARY T.. SIMMONS,
Guardian OF the person and estate
OF Gladys l.. and Dean l., Elliott,
Minors,
Date OF FIRST publication Nov. 2, 1917;
ast publication Nov. 80, 1917.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
A Fatal Accident

A fatal accident took place on
Fessenden street at Oswego at
about . O'Clock this. Thursday,
morning. j. ii. Smith was
driving the big new truck of J,
Il. Weimer which he had
brought from Holbrook loaded
with furniture belonging 20
Mail Carrier h. X. Rowe, who
was having his household furni.
ture removed from Holbrook to
Swenson street. On the truck
at the time. besides the driver,
were Mrs. Rowe and her little
daughter. and VIM. Rowe. an
uncle of Mrs. Rowe. Mrs. Rowe
and little girl were in the fore
part of the truck. while the un-
Gle was at the rear end watch
ing the furniture. The driver
was turning OIL Fessenden
street onto Oswego, and had
gotten part way across the track
when the street ear struck the
truck. Owing TO the dense fog
prevailing at the time the
driver was unable to see the
oncoming cars. nor did he hear
any signal given. The impact |
carried the truck some distance
along the track. killing VIM. |
Rowe almost instantly, while Mr.. |
Smith and Mrs. Rowe escaped
with slight scratches, and the
baby was apparently uninjured. |
we understand. The truck was
badly demolished and the house.
hold furniture was smashed and
strewn along for some distance.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
Howard 0. Rogers. Lawyer,
Notary Public. Over Peninsula
National Bank; z TO 8 p. Nj.

Cards of thanks notices are
charged for at the rate of fifty
cents each. Persons desiring TO
have such notices published
should make a note of this.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23
Annual Rally Held

The annual Rally Day at the
Baptist Sunday school was held
last Sunday. The attendance
was large. A very pleasing
program was rendered. Mrs.
Addam's class of junior girls
gave several selections. A
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1917-11-23

Bring In your Job printing while
you think Of It. Don't wait until you
are entirely out We are equipped
to turn out neat and tasty printing
prsmptiy st PortlAAa priosl or lsssL
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08
LIFT YOUR cORNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen a tender corn
OF callus SO it lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter;
wear shoes a size smaller if you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that a few drops of a drug
called %freezone, applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all. lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle Of ~freezone obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remov every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
If your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get a small
bottle Of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08
NEW TYPE CROSSING SIGNAL
Trial Of Design Being Made on Lines
Of Virginia company-Drivers
Are Responsible.

Railroad crossing signals Of the type
adopted at q recent convention Of rail-
road officials in this city will be placed
this week at the crossings Of Virginia
line, both on the Alexandria-Mt. Yer
0 division and that to Falls Church
and Fairfax.
The signals consist of q large round
disk having a deep border of black
around it with large letters r. H. in
black and black lines forming a cross
through the center from edge to edge.
The rest of the disk is white and large
enough to attract attention even on d
dark night. They will be placed 800
feet from the crossings on each side
anc will give ample room for automo-
bile drivers to check the speed of their
machines before the crossings are
reached.
The recent decisions in the Virginia
courts, 1t Is stated, place the burden o.
looking out for safety ut railroad
crossings upon tho drivers of autom0-
biles or other vehlclss.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08
(From Scientific American.)

(From Scientific American)
An order of so locomotives fresh
from the works IS good-siZed, but
that number from its own scrap yards
the achievement has more than ordi-
nary significance. This has recently
been accomplished by the burlington
railroad in its various shops and the
same engines that a year or so ago
were lined up on the side tracks in Il
dilapidateI condition are now serving
branch lines in various parts of the
middle West.
A quarter Of a century ago the big
geSt locomotives were little eight
wheeled affairs. One who has noticed
their long, low appearance and mar
row boilers will not oon forget them.
These engines pulled the big trains of
their day and ran on every line in the
country. The iron leviathanS Of the
present time had not been thought of.
Trains We're composed of three or four
coaches for the most part and traffic
had reached but a small portion of its
present size. The little locomotives
did service because there was no call
for anything better.
Little Engines Crowded Out.
But year by year the main lines of
the roads secured more traffic, trains
grow longer and cars heavier and the
little engines that had done their
service SO well a few years before
We're crowded off. The Atlantic and
Pacific types Of locomotives took their
places and the little "eight-wheelers"
We're gradually side-tracked as they
wore out. Every railroad has found
them accommodating. SO great has been
the revolution in locomotive building.
But they are coming back. The
building of so engines out of their
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08
OF IS YEARS AGO IN SCRAP YARD.

derelict predecessors proves that
uses may be found for everything If
one looks far enough. AS the larger
engines came into use on the main
lines. such of the "eight-wheelers" AS
could be used did service OF branch
lines. And that is where the so loco
motives are being put to work. The
be compared to the main lines of %
years ago and the extension and
growth of service on these small lines
naturally bring a demand for engines
that can be operated without too
great expense.
Old Frames Were Good.
When it came time to reclaim all Of
these locomotives from the scrap pile
it was found that the frames We're
for the most part entirely good. New
boilers consequently were bought and
the old engines taken down part by
part. Generally speaking with the
exception of the boilers all the other
parts Of the new engines were saved
from the scrap pile. The good parts
from the old locomotives were assem-
bled just the same as in building en-
tirely new engines. Even the old boil
crs were not entirely lost for many
Of them were made to do service in
round houses and shops where there
was no necessity for high-stenm pres
sure. While at first sight the new
locomotives appear shorter than the
old. in reality they are not the fact
hat larger boilers We're used makes
them appear SO. About one-third the
cost of new locomotives was saved
by the plan; and the engines are pro-
nounced vastly superior to their fore
runners, and altogether the equal of
any of their size built entirely new at
locomotive works.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08

president Of the Kansas City Southern
railroad, owns her car. SO does Mrs.
ii. L. Huntington and Mrs. George
Widener, whose mother, Mrs. Sloane.
is a daughter of the late William II.
Vanderbilt, the head of the second
generation of that New York family.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Hunting
ton have private cars which are
equipped with motors.
Another California woman who
owns this kind of car is Mrs. A. X.
Macomber Of Burlingame, heiress to a
Standard Oil fortune.
Mrs. Francis Carolan of Burlingame,
Il daughter Of the house of Pullman
of Chicago, and AIRS. w. Il. Vanderbilt,
Jr., of New York, almost head the list
of women in this country who pay out
much money In chartering private
cars.
Mrs. Carolan enjoys the unique dis
tinctiOn Of being the only person in
the country who refused a gift of one
of the cars. She was once offered
her PICK Of several Of them by George
NJ. Pullman, her father.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08
BUY PRIVATE CARS
Railroad Men Say That the Num-
Der Sold Sets a Record.
3O,OOOCOsTOFvAGAB0NDIA
Never in History Of Overland Rail-
roads Have Women Dealt So Elk
tensiveIy in Chartering and
Purchase Of conveyances.

Mrs. George de Long, the former
Mrs. Richard Lounsberry, and IN Of
the wealthy children Of the late James
B. Haggin, has bought for $4,000 the
new private car, Vagabondia, in which
she and her husband and former pri-
yate secretary, George de Long, are
finishing their honeymoon, San Fran
cisco Bulletin states.
A payment by checks Of De Long
through the local Haggin people for q
bill of repairs gave the first linking
Of the purchase, and gift, all of which
is causing railroad officials to voice
this interesting opinion: Never in the
history Of the overland railroads have
women dealt so extensively in charter
ing and buying private cars as is the
case right now"
And they are pointing out that Of
80 private cars on the three roads in
this state during a recent week almost
half of them are either chartered OF
owned by women.
Mrs. NJ. II. de Young Of San Fran
cisco, who is not in good health, has
been quietly travelling yer the state
In the private car Mishowake, which
size chartered from it's owner, Mrs
Jennie Whitman Of New York and Sar
Francisco.
Mrs. j. A. Edison Of Kansas City
Mrs. Il. s. Moore Of Boston, Mrs. j
Hobart Moore Of Chicago, Mrs. Georg.
Widener Of New York and Philadel
phia, Mrs. Il. e. Huntington Of New
York and Los Angeles and Airs. r. E
Hopkins of Boston are other womel
riing private cars In the state.
Airs. Eds,n who Is the wife Of TIL