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New-York tribune., 1920-04-04

A Charming Breakfast Suite, $4,000
For the breakfast room of the country home or 70 add
delightful touch the furnishings of the ctv house this
little Suite is attractive
1T is IN ivory enamel with gray stripe and prettiv
decorated. 1890 1''
Ihe Suite consists of drop-leaf table with drawer
side table, also with drawer and four chairs
1t is exceptionally low priced at $4,000
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
Rugs at Lowered Prices
Making It Possible to Refurnish

WI1H ECONOMY
lis Administer and Velvet Seamless Rugs are marked At
remarkably low prices They made of pure wool warn
and are all and in the latest patterns and colonqs
making them extremely desirable either town or coun
try home as they will give satisfactory wear for years.
mere are Chinese and Persian designs in large and
sma al-over effects, and Oriental medallions in
blues, tans, browns, rose and other coors
The Seamless The Sean,1a..
Axmlnsters Velvets
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
Lamps Attractively Reduced
That Will Spread Good Cheer
as Well as Light


as Well as Light
lamp gives finishing touch to room or porch which
no other fixture can inpart 1t generally fills in charm
ngly useful fashion spot which was badly in need of
something
Inc Lamp Store comes forward with six fine bargains
tor Monday which home -furnshers will appreciate
SOLID MAHOGANY FLOOR LAMPS in a stve that ba erac.
1uiy turned Hued column which is highly polished pulcan
sockets and is ready to light Reduced Sis 90 49
% d SIX SHADES style that has shirred top plain
oooe1 ana meant to with the
round silk lined and trimmed gold on ton and bottom
with fringe to match in gold and blue with rose lining
eo ITO" >'4s0 to. $1O.98
METAL IVORY BOUDO1R LAMPS each with On. uoh+ sd an
nch fancy silk shade lined trimmed with self braid
co IS an ivory hns and decorated with birds Reduced from
So'90 10 .$498
oOAiD MAHOGANY TABLE LAMPS-A model with a highly
Poshed column two lights and silk shade with gold braid
both on top and bottom. Reduced from SIS oo
noon cstrA
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
The Seamless
Velvets
L AAC 0CdxIll0SS
AxminSters

9x1z Ft Rugs at Specially Low Prices
About so rugs in this SIZE as follows
neavy Seamless Administer Rugs slightly imperfect SEQ so
oeamless Administer Rugs slightly imperfect $SS 7e
Scanned Heavy Administer Rugs, at .... $$Sc' $$Sc ~ ~
~ '"'''~ '>"s' at $40
hoo. Eaa
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04

a Bungalow Bedroom Suite, $z4z5
There is cool and inviting air about this pretty site
tor the bedroom of Summer cottage.
1t well made despite its very price, In the natural
ash or in TUNED finish; built plain straight lines
and consists OF chlfoner bureau and usze bedstead
The sarnes suite with twin BEDS $1O3OO
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
WILLOW Living Room Suite, S

WILLOW Living Room Suite, $7400
we have been able to secure quantity of this we'll
made and very popular Willow Furniture to sell At much
below its usual price today -Four pieces
Table, with round top, 3o-inch diameter Ga sn
Arm Shalr with deep and broad *
Arm Rocker ~
Settee, comfortable go *
W ~ 0uo eonp'e'e' 10Y. .$74OO
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

Wanted la Rent Four or
five room modern house. close
in, Address this office.
Notice is hereby given that |
will mol bc responsible for any
bills contracted by any one but
myself Jean Thompson,
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, 1920-02-20

ed blue prints of several Of II G
tracts including the Caples tract,
before any suggestion was made
in regard to the Nichols tract.
We had a greater interest, 50
far as any direct return to us
was involved, in seeing the Ca
pies tract sold, for the Peninsu-
la Security Company holds a
mortgage on the Osborne prop
erty. which is a part of this tract.
We were concurring, we be.
lieve, in the expert opinion of
the park superintendent, in com.
ing to the conclusion, after going
over all the available park sites
in st. Johns, that the Nichols
tract was the only one that was
large enough and undenuded Of
trees, TO answer the purpose.
II is easy to understand the
source and motives underlying
the insinuations that this bank
is selhshly interested in the sale
Of a particular tract of land.
We admit that we are selfishly
interested in the acquisition of a
park for st. Johns, just az we
are selfshly interested in inn
proved streets, in better ship
ping facilities, in adequate car
service and a hundred other mat.
ters of public concern in this
community for the securing OF
which we have given our best
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20
COM MMUNICATION

Editor st. Johns Review, Port.
land, Oregon-Dear Sir: Since
so many misrepresentation have
been made in regard to the mat
ter of securing a park site for
st. Johns, we would appreciate
being accorded space in your pa.
per for a statement which may
serve to clarity the situation
somewhat.
The writer is informed that
insinuations have been made to
members of the city council to
the effect that the Peninsula Ma
tional Bank was part owner or
was in some way to profit by the
sale of the Nichols tract 20 the
city. It seems absurd that any
such charge should be made since
it was perfectly well known at
the city hall that in presenting
the possibilities Of this tract to
the Council we were doing so at
the request of the park depart
ment and we did not know until
after we began looking the mat
ter up-at the park superintend.
ent's request-who the owners
we're. It is true that since this
tract has been under considera-
tion, the Peninsula Security Com
pany, of which the writer is also
an officer, has had to take over
three fifty.foot lots which are in
cluded in the tract. These three
lots form an insignificant part Of
the 200 or more lots embraced In
the entire tract. but since they
represent the only part Of the
tract in which either the bank or
the security company has any
claim 10 ownership, they will be
donated very gladly to the city If
the Council decides TO use this
site for a park.
II is also perfectly well known
that we looked up tho acreage.
asked for the prices and present
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20
UNCLE SAM
SAVES S.AVAGES

The savage lives within his In
come. Do you? But he lives only
for today. Do you live only for to
day?
The savage doesn't look ahead and
he doesn't get ahead. Are you In
the savage's class or are you looking
ahead and getting ahead7
The savage is no better OF today
than he was yesterday Are your
The savage will be no better off next
year than he was last year WIN
your
War Savings and Thrift Stamps
will put you In the look ahead and
the get ahead class ssvel Buy
w S. S. regularly.
War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps will make you better OF 10.
morrow than you were today-.bet.
ter of next year than you were last
year. Savel Buy w. s. s regu.
larly.
War Savings Stamps are TODD
when crops fail; a pleasure trip
when you want Il; the first payment
on a home; the beginning OF col.
lege education; start In life; a
rainy day fund.
Buy them regularly from your
bank-your Postmaster any War
Savings Stamp agent.
War Savings Stamps pay you per
cent interest. compounded every
months. Your War Savings Stamps
are redeemable at your Postofflce
With accrued interest on ten days
notice to your postmaster. The
longer you hold War Savings
Stamps tho more money they make
for you.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20
FACING THE FACTS

The national debt OF the United
States at the end of the fiscal year
i9ii.i9i2 was si,0iO,SiO.OOO. or 1000
for each person living In this country.
figuring on the basis OF 10000. 900 pop
ulatlon. rhe national debt OF the
United States on June 1. 1919. was
f25 5.i2i,i5i,2 ,270. This simply means
that every person In the United States
faces national debt that averages
S23i.i0 n conditions that have be.
come so radically changed by this 30
greatly increased debt are 10 become
In any wise normal. they can come In
Just one way-tho absorption OF this
bonded debt BY the sayinga OF tho peo-
pie.
Tho answer given the Senate Com.
mittco by the governor. w. T.. q. Hard.
Ing, Of the Federal Reserve Board, TO
thoir query as 20 what legislation was
needed at this time and 10 relieve tho
financial situation. was; "Tho Federal
Reserve Board believes that any cur.
ronoy legislation at this time II unnec.
easary and undesirable aud would sug.
gost that whothor viewed from an eco.
nomIc or financial standpoint. the rem.
ody for the present situation 10 tho
same. namely: Work and save"
Tho people have got 10 spend leas
aud save moro.
The people can save. uninyested
money Ia dissipated too easily and Ia
wasted too often. II the money IL In
the pocket, that new luxury really moi
needed II usually gotten. for Il ls easy
TO convince ones self that II Is good
business 20 buy the thing one wants.
Invested money earns interest, Il 10
not 80 easily spent. and IL encourages
the saving OF moro.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

efforts and energy from time tc
time, and shall continue to do SC
irrespective of slurs or slanders.
We are selfishly interested be-
cause it is only as this district
becomes a more and more desir.
able place in which to live and
work that new people will come
here to make their homes land
become depositors in our bank
and new business concerns will
become established here land
become customers of ours) and
old ones flourish. A bank in any
community succeeds and pros
pers only when the community
it serves is successful and pros
porous. We are selfshly inter.
ested in acquiring the best pos.
sible park facilities for st. Johns
because the we'll being of this
community will be advanced to
just the extent that such facili-
ties are provided.
No business man is worth the
support of his community unless
he is willing to use his efforts
and energy for the betterment of
the community in which his bus
mess is located. The fact that
some people have established
merely a bedroom in the COM.
munity does not prove them TO
be either active supporters or
in any sense benefactors to such
community. PENINSULA Ma
TlONAL BANK, J.N. Edlefsen,
Vice President.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

have presented will be the one that is
best to buy. This visit will give them
vantage of one tract over the other.
| should feel very sorry indeed If l
had in any way failed to treat you
fairly.
II is my purpose to do so and before
the deal is closed will endeavor to
prove that fact TO your satisfaction.
Very truly yours,
S. G. PIER,
Commissioner of Finance.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

Patronize the home merchant.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20
Commissioner Of Finance

Dec. IS, lgi9.-S. G. Pier. Commis.
sioner OF Finance, City.-Doar Mr..
Pier: am In receipt Of your favor
Of the llth advising me Of the select.
ton of the Caples tract for play
ground. This action on your part IL
considerable OF surprise 10 me as |
had understood you to have committed
yourself by word Of mouth TO the tract
Of about 22ia acres, and ! am also
quite sure that others understood the
situation the same way
II would please me best 10 come I'm
to your office and talk this matter
over with you. but as I am tied In
st. Johns by business and weather for
a few days have thought best TO write
YOU In hopes that you may have the
letter before final action ~ taken.
First. ! wish 10 take exception to
The statement In your letter that |
represent the 22ia acre tract That
s wrong Impression n you ever had
a. Mr.. Mckinney. q real estate dealer
horc. did represent part OF the prop
rrty owners in that tract. but | never
did. aud my work on the tract was
done at your solicitation entirely and
never expected to profit To the extent
Ut one cent either personally or any
company I am connected with. from
the purchase by the city OF that tract
II ~ true that this company holds title
10 six 25fout lots embraced IN that
tract but at the timo the prlcoa ON
the different tracts we're made you We
held these lots IN trust for the Empire
Investment Company and this Hitua'
ton continued up until about ton days
ago when We were forced To- take them
aud other lots over much against our
wishes.
To so back 10 last summer whom a
meeting was held la the city Hall
which was attended by committee
selected from different parts OF the
city, did you not state at that meeting
that you wanted the committee to go
around 90 the different sites being
offered aud then make lis recommenr
dalton to you and that you would
abide hy such recommendation Fol
lowing this up, did not that commit
tee come 10 81 Johns with you and
after looking al an the different sites
then being offered recommend the
22ls acre tract2 Ia answer to this |
you may say that since then petition |
has been turned in requesting the Sc
lection ot another tract. II so / have |
this 90 say In regard 10 that petition
So ur as | am able Ia learn there are
three people responsible for that peti, |
tiOn aud their interests are entirely |
selfish. The entire petition, In my
opinion was obtained through mis- |
representations or half truths aud / |
am willing to so on record by stating |
that I could go to the same signers OF |
that petition aud by explaining 10 them /
that by selecting the Caples tract they |
are getting a playground and losing |
a park ana that they are also losing /
a good chance 10 get the high school |
this side ofthe g. T., a :, Cut az least |
10 per cent OF the signers would take l
lhclr names off aud sign another petit
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20
LEPER COLONY
LENDS FREELY

Honolulu - The Psaikese Island
Leper Colony. Hawaiian Islands,
bought War Savings Stamps TO the
amount OF f62 per capita. There
we're thirty'two purchasers among the
lepers, This amount Ia three times
AS much as the per capita luotf for
the United States, which is $40.
The total sales OF War Savings and
Thrift Stamps for Hawai- amounted
70 s2.02O,OOO-beating quota BY
10000,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

FRESH FROM THIS BAKERY
layer cake is a dream to behold
and a JOY to taste. Light as a sun
beam, with filling that simply can
not be described, the cake will prove
a royal treat, At your next affair
order one and you'll make yourself
famous your splendid hospitality.
Ne have the best orders taken for ssddins Cake.
Jennings Bakery and Delicatessen
lis North Jersey Street
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

Occasionally there are TRACE
dies in the lives of bears Just as
in the lives of human beings,
Mr.. Enos 4. Mills writes in his
new book, The Grizzly; and ne
goes on to tell of an appealing
incident in which a pair of cubs
whose mother had been shot by
a hunter were the heroes. The
little bears were discovered
pecping from beneath large
rock a short distance from
where the slain animal lay, and
after hcsilating for a moment
they came out and stood look
ing intcnlly toward the men and
their dead mother. AS the men
did not move, they took u few
steps toward them. Hcsituting
again, they stopped. rose up and
looked round. and then hastily
rclrcalcd to the rocks. Evident
ly their mother had trained
them To stay wherever she left
them until she returned. but
they had waited u long time.
For n while they stood and
whimpcrcd very much lii,
hungry. forsakcn children. They
could scent their mother. and
see her, Too, and they were
hungry and lonesome. Again
they started slowly toward the
men, walking closely side by
side. When very near they
paused, rose ON their hind legs.
and looked in wonder and long
ing at their lifclcss mother.
Then they went To hCr. One
little cub shifted in q bcwildcr-
cd. puzzled way over her cold.
still body. He gently slroked
her fur with his paw and then
sat down and begun To whimp-
cr and cry. The other cub stood
looking with awe into his
mothers molionlcSs face. but at
last he shook off his fright and
smcllcd her bloody head: then.
all forlorn. he turned tO look
into the face of the hunter. |
who had been watching the little
cub all this while with tears
ON his checks. After u moment
he took n step toward him.
rose up and, putting his fore
paws upon the mans knee. |
looked confidingly into his face. |
The men carried the little
orphans 10 camp, and the hunt
CT raised them. Their mother
was the last animal that hc ever
shot, Youths Companion.
II count myself Fortunate"
said minister. "in numbering
my pnrishionCrs several
who invariably tell me the truth
about myself. OF n certain
but uneducatcd woman
of my flock asked whether
She preferred my written or my
sermons, She reflect
cd for u moment, and then re-
piled, 1 like you best without
the book, because YOU keep
saying the same thing over and
over and That helps me To
Lost - Between Peninsula
Bank and Willamette boulevard
$50 in bills. Finder please re-
turn to Mrs. Daniel McQuarrie.
lOl w. Alta street and receive
reward.
HATS and CAPS that fiji your
face and pockctbook. ROGERS. |
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

December n. 1gtg.-Mr. +. =. Drink
ar. co Peninsula Securities Co. st
Johns.-=Dcar Mr.. Drinkor: Refcrring
to your letter OF the 18th IN reply to
mine Uf the lith, hope you will not
get wrong impression Of the play.
ground matter for ST. Johns.
When presented the different
tracts to the Council for their couaid.
GRAFTON ! did 80 without any argument
ON my part whatsoever The size OF
each tract was fully discussed a. well
a. the location aud In yiow OF the
fact that We had before us such strong
evidence IN favor OF the Caplos Tract
u was deemed By the Council that
until they could view the property that
the CaplcB tract appealed to them az
the one the city would want In pre-.
scnting this matter I did not refer TO
the petitions that have come IN from
either the Mckonna or the Caples
tract, ua ! am fully aware that these
petitions do not always represent the
tiuo wishes OF the people, simply
placed before them evidence that I
had that large majority OF the bust
ness people, as we'll as the residents
Of ST. Johns. from whom | had sought
Testimony, were In favor Of the Caples
tract
In my lcttor did not mean 20 infer
hat you represented any tract any
further than that you had sought to
get all the Information that was pos,
sible, and that while you may have
been Indirectly Interested In some por.
lions OF the tract, | was suro that that
was not the influence that led 20 your
giving us the information that you did.
I wrote you on the ilth as | did be.
cause | felt In my mind that there
was serious doubt as 10 the Council
accepting this property, aud / did not
want you 90 go 20 any further trouble
la a matter that was clearly SO un,
settled.
You must remember this that while
the praise or the blame OF the purchase
nf city property for Fairgrounds will
eventually fall on me I do not take
any action whatever without first con,
sulting the Council that | may have
the assurance and support OF their
approval
As soon as the snow clears away
an going 20 take the entire Council
out 20 ST. Johns and we will then 20
ana get you and go over that tract
again that they may be able 10 see
the advantages you have 20 offer and
Il may be that when they go TO view
the property that they may see rea-
sons why the larger tract that you
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20
THE PARK QUESTION

In order TO set at rest some
rumors that have been cir
culated To some extent, Mr.. +,
Drinkcr, president of the Pen
insula Security Co.. has request
ed us to publish the correspond
enCe between himself and Com
missioner Pier relative To- the
st. Johns Park, and which APP
pears below:
city of Portland, oregon, Depart.
ment Of Finance, S. G. Pier, Commits.
sioner, December II, 1919.
Mr.. f. =. Drnker, 1883 Jersey
Street, Portland. Oregon.-Dear MIR.
Drinker: At meeting Of the Council
held on the 9th of December the entire
playground program was placed before
them. The tract OF various ownerships
that you placed before this Depart.
ment was seriously considered. In
fact, we went into the matter from
every possible angle, and in view Of
the fact that 1t is primarily a play
ground that Is required IL was deemed
mexpedient to purchase the property
that you represent
The decision has fallen upon the
Caples Tract, which, while much small.
er than we would have preferred, was
the unanimous choice of the Mayor
and Council
want TO thank you for the trouble
and time you went to in the matter
and regret that conditions are such
that we cannot close the deal with you.
Very truly yours
= pTtgR
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

Bring In your job printing while
you think Of H. Don't wait until yor
are entirely out. We are equipped
70 turn out neat aud tasty printin,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

EW s.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

tion for the 22k acre tract In fact,
,'~mly believe | can hand you more
'rC"~esCl 'Htive petition and a larger
OF r. the purchase of the 22ia acre
/ tract than you now have for the Ca.
pies tract. Had known that you were
seriously considering the Caples tract
| would have been glad to get the sup.
porters of the 22la acre tract at work
but | was relying on the word which
! supposed you had given out that you
had settled on a larger tract, and
had also understood that Superinten-
dent OF Parks Kaiser had stated he
would not recommend the Caples tract
and so while | heard of the Caples
petition being circulated did not con.
slider it serious
If am not mistaken you we're quot.
ed I'm the Oregonian to the effect that
the Caples tract embraced an area Of
about ten acres In looking over the
map in our office II appears that the
entire tract bounded By Lombard.
Tyler, Willis Boulevard and Buchanan
street contains, including streets, only
about 720 acres; probably about ~
acres are streets As I understand IL
only throe.fourths Of this tract is
known as the Caples holdings while
the other fourth belongs 90 the Osborn
Estate. lf ! am correct I'm these fig.
urcs which ! would like to have you
verify II you have not already done so,
1t would look as though the city. If II
purchases this tract at the present
asking prices of the owners, would be
paying more than twice the amount
per acre than the 22Ia acre tract can
be bought for
In conclusion want TO state Mr..
Pier, that | have no mercenary mo.
tives I'm this matter. whatever. | live
and own my home within four hundred
feet OF one corner of the Caples tract
so am much nearer To- that tract than
TO the other one and my only desire
is TO get the best we can for the St
Johns district We will be thankful
OF course for the Caples playground
but we had hoped for better things and
II will be keen disappointment to the
best interests here when they wake
up and find what they are really get.
ting IN place OF that they have been
earnestly hoping for these past ten
years, Very truly yours,
r. r. DRtNiER.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-02-20

Rapid progress, according Ia
%. Laurgaard, city engineer,
who has charge of the work. is
being made on the channel
from the Columbia river Ia
Columbia slough. which will
provide an outlet for the Pen
inSula sewer system. Work
on the project, which was start
cd two months ago. will cost
close lo S3jO.OOO. The Pacific
Bridge company is working two
shifts daily and is operating u
drag line machine ms well MS u
large clam shell drcdgc. In u
few days u large dippcr drcdgc
will be- placed in operation. The
channel is two miles long. $50
feet wide at the bottom aud
200 feet wide at the top.
\ contract for the erection of
u bridge across the channel. To
cost CLOSE Ia $4,000. has Just
been let by the city io the
jacobson Construction COM
pnny. \ road has been cut SO
that temporary access during
the construction of The bridge
can be- assured by u boat. which
will carry passengers across the
Work is being pushed
Dn Mullnomah drainage district
No. by the Warren COnSlruc-
lion company, that The district
may bc protected from this
years high water from the Co
Iumbia river. Luurganrd says
Ihc Hurley Mason company is
on u power house near.
Columbia slough.