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Thf verdict of the Tender jury
was something of a surprise to
the people, tlwirik' to the fi.t
that the evidence was entirely
circumstantial it was ;enera!l y
hi licved that the jury would not
drink' in a lir.st decree verdict
hut would comirornise on second
decree or manslaughter When
Ju.lK'f Kakin told the jury that
lio compromiHC couhl he elfected
except a genuine change of m.ir
ion. there remained nothing for
the jury to do except hring in
the verdict they did or a verdict
of ac(inttal. The jurymen who
tried render are to he coriuratu
la'ed for their work They wen
chosen from the Ix.dy of the
jieople and listened for three
weeks to the mass of circum
stantial evidence which connect
el Tender With the da.-.tardly
ami henioiis crime. There has
heen no intimation that any in
line!, co of any kind, other than
the evidence itself anc: the ar
Kiimcnts of the attor:,i s, was
used in an elfort to direct any tasted some of the pleasures of
kind of a verdict. ; hem hoss for themselves
111-jury was a ood i i,e It, This has heen a happening in
was composed of fair minded. St Helens this week It has
ir,telli).:ent citizen s f r in all parts I cauvd sufTerifiK. trouble and
of the county. 'I hey were ye-1 worry to the parents. The
leclcd for that fairness after a scheme is nipped in the hud he
thoroutfh investigation They I foro execution. The hoys have
did their duty They were the j heen saved from a well defined
judges of the fact and the U-st I start on the downward path. It
judges that could ae had. Their j should he a lesson to them. It
verdict was in keepir k' w ith I should he a lesson to parents, not
their oaths
Pender was either putty of
tie- foulest, blackest, im.sl he
inous crime ever committed in
i olumbiii county . or he was an
innocent man. If be was guilty
at all be was guilty of murder
in the first degree The jury
after full and fair deliberation
and discussion decided that he
was guilty and in aceo-dance
with their oaths they hrougbt in
a verdict. And yet there are
some people who stiil stand
around the street corners and
say that the jury was wrong
I'hev should not have biought in
a verdict which means punish
ment by death on circumstantial
evidence. There vet remains a
chance that some other person
than Tender might have com
mitted the crime There are
nth -rs so sympathetic as to take
to heart the erdict and say that
It iu l,, ,-nii I to b
i-nfuro'd i
Siiil ..tlier-wh- have ever, mi-
i-, st..l that it woul.l hi' '""l I
p hey an.l the Hk'ht thin to
circulate- a prUnm to the i.v
crmr to commute the .sentence
after it has heei. pninmnced
Two juries, twenty-four citi
zens of lolumhia county, have
hoard the evidence in this case
Kach and everyone of those
twenty-four men has heen con
vineed that. Tender was the
KHilty man. The lirwt jury, of
course, disnK.rce.1. hut only upon
the Kround that lirst decree
murder verdi.s should not hen-turned
on circumstantial evi
dence. There were some men
on that jury who were convinced
that Tender was jruilty. l-'t "ot
so thoroughly r.mvince.l as would
warrant them, in their jud
ment. to return a verdict that
meant death hy hanmR Hut
when twenty four men after
listening to all that evidence are
convinced of the tfiiilt. he hal
ance of the people must taKe it
that there was no mistake and
that only justice will be
A I I- ... . . . .
Ustody of the H-riir of this
''"""y lavirlff heen picked up
' i.i fir- 1 1 1 i i . ., . i -
nun iraillDS llf.il rnm!..lu .. f ,
s after
-alir.K milk from hack ,,ord
and Im-akin into box curs. I
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Wlil.ri. ,., I.,,
a miner and mother with whom
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on'l UUUIHe
'ill' in a wai.dcnr on the face of
1 tht' , :"tl'. parents evidently
do not can., where he v,l( s (,r
what he does H,. jH tl(,
downward i.ath r.il i,.,l..u i...
is taken hold of, either hy his pa
rents or Mime institution, lie will
more than likely heroine ;, Co,,,
tinned criminal and an outcast.
A hoy r, year old, the son of
respeetnhle and resoe'ted S'f
H'-h-ns citi.enrt, has he.-n staying
Out of school for a couple of
weeks, ruiininK the struts and
, loafit around the water front
Me has id o heen yettiny liquor
, from s,,nie H-mrce. lie has fallen
ht hind in his studies at school
; ami is fast forming hahits and
i associations that will follow him
j throughout his life. lie has
J finally stopped piinvr to school;
I he has induce.) other I
toys to
cnt r into a scheme of runriir.K
away from home and entering
upon a life similar to the hoy
from Seattle.
Two hoys, ahout l.'i years old,
meinhers of respectable and re
spected St. Helens fumilii s, have
fallen in with had company and
started on a tour of the country;
attempted to run away from
their comfortable ami happy
homes to become, as is the Seat
lie boy, wanden rs upon the face
of the earth. They Were in
duced to attempt such folly on
the representations of the other
boys who thought they had
only of those particular boys
but to all parents of boys Hoys
should he kept in school. They
should he kept oil' the striets at
unseasonable and unreasonable
hours Teachers and parents
should become better acquainted
so that each will know what is
being done.
liojs w ho run nway from home
and go tramping around the
country should be taken care of
and parents who will knowingly
permit their boy to do such
things should be required to pay
the cost.
For some reason a mistake was
made at the school meeting last
Monday evening in St Helens
when a levy of only four mills
w as made for school purposes.
On a valuation of ."f I . noO. ( )( in
round numbers this levy wi.
rv- raise " 1.000, which in nut
.noiik'h to pay the salaries of the
r,.;i,.hers alone 'llu-reare nine
regular tea.-hers. the combine.!
salaries hi'invr $m" l"- r
a total of ;.:',od for the nin.
month's term. That more
teachers will he necessary next
year there is little question of
douht so that the levy made last
Monday nitfht will only a little
more than pay the teachers for
half the regular term. other
expenses, such as janitor, steam
heat, etc.. were not provided
for The result will he that the
district will issue its warrants
for several thousand dollars and
interest on them when this
could have heen avoided hy a
levy hitfh enough to meet the
requirements.
The schools must he conducted
i(1 ,m,dern manner. Our schools
are now numbered anion the
very best in the state. It will
Mt do to reduce the high stand
ard attained, nor is it p.od policy
to hamper the teachers and di
rectors hy a lack ot funds es
pecially when the hills w.ll have
t() he paid anyway. Such a
course will only result in a
.higher levy next year to make
, up the deficiency for this year
It is clear that a mistake was
, made in the low levy.
A. ;. Thompson, sheritr of
j oluinhia county, is entitled to
much credit for the hririKin to
justice, of the murderer of Daisy
AVhrman and her baby. Kver
yince the crime was reported to
'her ,!l Jhompson, two days after
it vva-i committed, he has left no
stone unturned nor permitted
any clue to escape which could
j possibly lead to the apprehen
sion of the murderer. Ho has
I wor ked hard He has under
line hardships that the people
know nothing about. lie has
, won a victory for the cause of
justice and is entitled to the
commendation and plaudits of
the community at large.
Iv H. Tongue, the able district
attorney who has handled the
case from the start, has also
established for himself a reputa
tion for ability and fairness that
will ever remain with him. He,
like the sheriff, has worked hard
upon the case. He has investi
gated every bit of evidence that
would be apt to shed any Ii trh t
upon the identity of the mur
derer. He was fair to all par
ties. He gave to the jury all the
information that was to bejfiven.
He is to be congratulated fortne
able manner in which the case
was handled and for the success
ful prosecution of a man whom a
jury of Columbia county citizens
has said committed the infamous
crime.
Jtidintf from the reports of
the proceedings had at (Juincy
last week the time has arrived
w hen politics is to be a course of
study in our public schools. If
that is true our public school
system is ;n serious danjrer. It
will only last a short time. liut
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SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
THE EXCHANGE AND INTRODUCTORY
PRICES O F SCHOOL BOOKS ARE
STRICTLY CASH
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riKbt thinking people and koimI
American citizens can not be
lieve that such a course will be
'followed School directors who
will permit such things to be
done should be deposed immedi
iately and if any district persists
in allowing partisan politics or
socialistic doctrines to be instill-
jed into the minds of the chil
idren, tnat district should be dis
j solved. Other and higher officers
j w ho have supervision over such
'ufTuik-u ui-il Kqvai, if urfttiin tVoor
UltM.IO HIIU III! IV ,w t.v.. -
power to put an end to such
practices, should be prompt and
decisive in their action. The
Quiney situation is a serious one
and demands immediate and de
cisive action. ,
The assessed valuation of
property in Columbia county was
advanced about twenty per cent,
over last year's assessment. The
tax levy this year will be from
twenty to twenty-five per cent,
higher than last year. The same
rule applies in the state at large.
The assessed valuation in nearly
every county in the state was
advanced nearly twenty percent,
and the state levy for this year
promises to be about four times
higher than last. What's the
why?
Those radiators in the audito
rium of the City Hall are very
j nice to look at, but it requires
considerable imagination to keep
Warm there during an enter
j tainment.-
A burglar stole 72 dozen eggs
from a store in San Francisco
this week. That fellow knew
! how much money it would take
to employ lawyers to keep him
out oi jail ii ne was caugni, anu
provided for it.
One reason for being thankful
in St. Helens yesterday was that
we did not have to be out in that
awful rain.
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