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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
2
The Peninsula Review laments wartime restrictions on U S newspapers and rails against LoG porters, warning of aggressive action if pressed further. It notes labor, industry, and investment growth in Oregon, plus commentary on St Louis riots and the State Senate abolition proposal, while praising the St John Chautauqua and local cultural spending.
A critical letter from Cottage Grove denounces proposed advertising taxes, praising newspapers for free ad space that aided war campaigns, then questions government printing choices and postal subsidies. It calls for farm labor drafts, street repairs on Jersey street, and more tenant housing in St Johns to address national and local shortages.
A concise reflection on ambition as a force that inspires men to plot and endure, moving through effort and potential downfall as they pursue greater aims.
A Southern Pacific assistant argues that freight and shipping costs are far lower than consumer markups. He notes comparisons of a suit, hat, shoes, eggs, and beef shipped coast to coast to show transportation costs are small relative to retail prices. He contends a 15 percent rate rise would cost far less than a single urban transit ride.
The article urges maintaining a strong American merchant marine. It notes that the war has shown the need for a national shipbuilding effort and that existing laws hinder the industry. It calls for removing drawbacks so the industry can survive beyond wartime conditions.
Congressmen McArthur and Sinnott of Oregon opposed the reform resolution, aiding the unjust practice of paying salaries to clerks and janitors for committees that never meet. Some salaries echoed those paid to private secretaries. Hawley recorded as not voting on the test roll call.
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