THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW
DY A. W. MARKLE
Published Everr Friday
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be no improvement in our Men's Furnishings, for they already arc perfect.
And no matter how often you come here you will, never see any decline in
smartness, quality and big, values.
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On Friday of Inst week at
Salem a tnuretly was enacted.
Two livoH were anufFed out by
tho hanirman's noose. And the
pity of it is that thoy were young
1 1 i
men. more uoys, jusi ruacuuig
man's estate. And they died to
satisfy the majesty of tho law.
Not that proof absolute was at
hand proving beyond the shadow
of a doubt that thoy Mail com
mitted the crime of murder.
Thoy botli dijd protesting their
innoconce with their last breath.
But a murder had neon com
mitted and enough evidence was
secured to make a jury believe
that thoy had committed the
crime. The jury, the judge and
tho governor did not know that
thoHo boys had perpetrated the
crime, but they had been con
vinced that such wjis tho case
And so thoy wero condemned and
then logally murdered in turn.
Not that both committed the
murder, but that one did, and
tho other was bin companion
The law recognized no difference
between the one who wiolds the
murderous weapon and tho one
who is associated with him at
the time. So in order that a
murder might lie avenged, a
wrong righted in the Might of the
law, another wrong was done
and to our mind a greater crime
committed. Two lives paid the
prico of one.
It Is iro'fi all oi'lho o)'l'trts iintl soll'-tlonlnl tlmt
It oasts foOU'A' YOirii OUW HOME. Van onnnat
ho mawlng .someone olso's tirnss. JIA A'i SilO
11 intuit Ii '! tmly six your mitl yan'll luivo ooiisltl
ornhlo avor 7"vO THOttSAXI) dollars with which
ta htiv 11 hanio of vour awn. Than ytm'll na lattfsvf
hvtir'lhonnwotoatnotl lenaolc ol' t hu rout onllvotar.
hot OUli llnntl bo YOlllt llnnli
Ws iny A por oont Intorost tin Savings Aootmnts
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, ST. JOHNS, OREGON
occurrences, it would not. They
would have undoubtedly occurred
just the same, and the degener
ates would have been just as safe
from the arm of the law as thoy
are now. for the very good reason
that they have never been up-
lire homed. Had they been
On J of the most W' torllltlon woulcl have
ORDINANCE NO. 571
rigid and uncompromising com
mundmonta of the Scriptures is:
"Thou shall not kill." This
commandment has never been
(nullified, it makes no excep
lions. No man. no body of men.
are given the .right lo take the
life of another. When that law
of God is broken, punishment
mint follow. Hut it is not man's
ritrlit to avenue the dentil of an
otTior by taking the lift of the
murderer. '1 hat right (Sod re
Kurvos unto himself alone.
Alan is a strange creaturu. He
will dig with unabated energy
many foot into the earth to
rescue an entombed miner, no
mattor whether that miner is
tho worst character in the com
nihility. Ho will scale the mouii
tain tops and descend into the
dent Mr ol tliu sou. oven riHUini?
his own life to save that of an
olhur, and vol ho Will hound his
fallow man to the death if he is
convinced Hint he litis committed
miirdor. Ho delegates tho an
thority f idiii (!od without His
pormimion to take a lifo for a
life, or two lives for a life, as
illustrated in Inst Friday's
tragedy.
biiroiy capital punishment is
asauining a power tlmt we do not
posftMM. and n thing that we have
no right to invoke. May the
wish of these two young lads who
so bravely met their death at
Salum who, while breathing a
murisago ol forgiveness and
charity to all, expressed
hope that it would be the last
hanging in Oregon, conio true.
To bo consistent, the wonder
ia that Governor West did not
commute their sentence to im
prisoiiuioui lor me. ihni man
Wobb, who was saved from the
gallows by the governor, surely
iiofiorvod imaging much more
than these two boys, but the
former had a daughter to plead
hia cause. The governor should
bo consistent, and trout nil nun
derors alike. Why should he
not change the sentence of all
murdorors to life imprisonment
since he rightly does nut believe
in hanging? Mr. West 1ms ninde
an admirable governor, of whom
t ho atato should justly feel proud.
but iu tho hanging Inst week, it
soomi to us tliMt lie might have
done differently mid kept his
dignity and sol f respect.
lhe Sterilisation Act, one of
tho mutt iniquitous measures
ovor presented in the state, went
down to n well merited defeat at
had no eifect upon them, be
cause they would have long
ere this given up their earthly
career, lhe present laws are
fully sulllcient to cope with such
cases, without mutilating what
might be innocent individuals.
It is so easv to say that other
boys and men should lie .steriliz
ed for tse practice of sodomy or
the crime against nature or other
perverted sexual habits, for being
convicted for lolony or lor rape,
all of which the measure covors,
but when it comes homo to us,
and it is our boy or girl that has
niadu the departure from virtue,
how dillerent, and how we
would denounce such a law.
There is such a wonderful dill'er
once between our own children
and tho children of another, in
our own eyes. It is well that
the voters of Oregon have
Hought the light rather than the
darkness of the ages. Nature
sees to it that habitual criminal'
ism, moral degeneracy and so.v
ual perversion is seldom trans
mitted from one generation to
another, and thus the babies are
practically safe, 'lis well that
the measure was defeated, and
may it never again rear its ugly
head in Oregon.
An Ordinance Declaring (lie
Cost of Improving North
Leonard Street from the
Northerly Side Line of St.
Johns Avenue to the North"
erly Side Line of Bruce
Street, and Assessing the
Property Benefited There
by, Declaring Such As
sessmcnt and Directing
the unlry ol Hie Same in
(lie Docket of City Liens.
The cltv nf St. Johns does urilnlii ns
ioIIowk:
Tlmt the council 1ms considered the
tirouweil iisvsNtncnt fur tumrovt nir North
f.cotmril street hum the northerly side
line of St. Johns itvenuc to the northerly
sideline of llrure si net, intheclty of St,
Johns. Oregon, mill nil objection ninde
thereto, iindlirrelivaKoertiilnt,ilcteriMlnes
ml declnres the whole, coot of milil fin
iirmi'iiiLMil In milliner nrovideil liv Onll
iiiime No. M l to he the stun of 2150.40,
,ui(l tlmt (lit special Mini peculiar benefits
iiccrtitiig to c.icn mi or vui mere
of or in reel of luml wlllitn tile as
sessment district, hy reiiMin of said im
iirovcmcnt mm in instiiroiMirtioti to sucn
lienelits, are in the respective amounts
net optKisitu tne nnmier or description
of nidi lot or uitl thereof or ixircel of
land in the following' annexed assess'
nient roll.iiud said aseisinenl mil .which
is numbered O'J, is hereby adopted and
approve! as tne .iMtCAkiiiuui lor mm im
provement, mid the recorder of the city
of St. Johns is diicvted to enter n stute-
nient of the aM!incut hereby made in
the docket of city liens, ami cause notice
thereof to lie publisheil as provided by
clmrtiir, uhluhaMMiuut is as follons:
Tho park proposition is alVord
ing the city (latin plenty of food
for thought those days, .lust
how to make selections that wi
please the great majority of
the people is a dillicult conclusion to
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arrive ai. uni iney nave uuinu
decided to let the voters make
their own selections. It is prob
able that n straw vote will bo
taken to secure tho sentiment of
the citizens, Cards may bo sunt
to each votor with a list of
prellored park sitos thoron, with
the request that each votor in
dicate what tract or tracts ho
or she favors, and how many.
and return same to the ollico of
the city rocordor. Such a plan
would got tho truo sentiment
that could be gotten in no othor
way. unless an election bo hold
for tho ptirpoao, which would bo
more costly hut no more sat
isfactory,
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SUMMONS
In tho Justioo'sTourt for St.
Johns District, Multnomah coun
ty, State of Oregon.
u. u, Hanuy. riamtiii, vs.
Isaac Mucus. Dolondant.
lo Isaac Uncus. Defendant:
In the name of the Statu of Ore-
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iron, vnu are noronv reoutred to
Tuofidny s election. And it appear and answer tho complaint
would have aullered a far great-1 in the abovo entitled action on
or and more overwhelming de- or before the UOth dny of Decom-
fcat had the votein in lfeneml bor. 191JJ: and if you fail to so
roalistod iu full import and per- answer for want thereof. Plain-
nioioufiiioss. The promoters of I till' will take judgment against
tho measuro worket upon the vou for the sum ot two hum red
sympathies of the women voters and twenty dollars mid oightv-
Uy tho plott tlmt it would save the seven cents, hesidos the costs
bnbiofi, On the contrary it act- and d sbursomonts of this action.
ually placod the babies in roal aiul an order of salo of the prop
dangor, in the years to conio orty ot dotendant, which is un
thoy would Imve been subject to dor attachment in tho abovo on-
this pornicious and most cruel titled action, and which is in
and cold blooded law. had it said county and state, and is do-
passed. It is so easy for tho scribed as follows, vis: 100
young to stray from tho pnths of polos, T8 chickens, one calf, one
virtue, and one nusntop would, pile ot lumnor, lour cows and
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Byou exactly what
or order by telepl
SXul COUPON
and we will glvo you
1 0 S. & H. Green Stamps FREE
with 50c purchase iu addition to the Stiuup.i
with tne CAbll pttrchn.se
Not good nfter Nov. IS, 1013
COUCH & CO.
General Merchandise
Phone Columbia 137 St. Johns, OrcKm
S. & H. Green Trading
Stamps are the Consum
ers' Discount.
Insist on Getting Yours.
an attempt
attempt t
Never Been
Found Out
deceive our customers for the simple reason that we don't
Jn buying groceries we insist on getting exactly what we
believe you are entitled to the same nrivileire. So we give
you order weither you come in person, send your little girl
lone.
COUCH & CO.
"PIONEER MERCHANTS"
The St. Johns Millinery
Closing Out Sale
I am now giving the final cleanup
prices on everything away below cost.
SHAPES, TRIMMED HATS
Plumes, Fancy Feathers, Flow
ers, Ribbons, Velvet Silks, Velvet
Molines, Veiling and Fancy Furs.
EVERYTHING IN STOCK MUST GO
If in need of anything in this line, it would pay
you to come and see for yourself.
Shapes from 25c up to $3.00 for the best it the
house, regular $7.50
Trimmed Hats from 50c up
A nice line at $1.75 $2.50 and
$3.75.
Welcome to Look if not Buying Just now
Mrs. E. J. Martin
Phone Columbia 670
Prop.
Be Comfortable this Winter
Get one of Perrine's Vacuum Fireplaces
and you'll be happy. No smoke, little
fuel and big heat. See Perrine about it.
Wizard Triangle
Polish Mop
Special Offer for a Few Days
The Wizard Politih Mop $1.50
We give with eacli 1 qt. of Polish Free (Value Si.oo)
The Mop That Gets in the Corners
O'Cedar Polish Mop $1.00 and S1.50
O'Cedar Polish 25c and 50c
ST. JOHNS HARDWARE CO.
lumber:
Rough,
Dressed,
Flooring,
Finish,
t 4- 4-4- 4 4- 4- t
Slabwood '.
Prompt Dry,
Deliveries. Green,
Quality Blocks,
Guaranteed. Trimmings
ST. JOHNS LUMBER CO.
Phone Columbia 131
under such a law, have uuule
thorn subject to a imnisliniont
far bitter than duath itaelf. In
stead of "saving the babies" it
would havo been a constant men
ace to thorn. Much capital in
favor of tho measure has been
0110 miKtry; proceeds 01 sale to
be nnnliod on payment of said
jmlKinont and costs and disburse-
ments of this action.
This summons is miolishcd by
ordor of Hon. J. 12. Williams.
Justice of the Peace of tho above
Total
l'a!nl bv die council
Nov.. 1913.
f 4250,40
this Stlt tUy of
mado of the terrible tragedy of nainod District duly made on tho
tho Hill family, the little Port- JJlst day of October, lyw.
land irirl and othora of liko J. 12. WILLIAMS.
nature, tho claim being made Justice of tho Peace of St. Johns
that a atQi'iuzatioii law would District. Multnomah county,
havo jirovontcd thosodistressinff1 State of Oregon,
naygr this 5th tlay
of Nov., 1013.
Ull.Afc. UKl'.DlttjU.N,
Mavor.
AttM: 1. A. KICU,
Recorder.
I'ublUlicil in the St. Julius Review on
Nov. 31. 1013.
H. HENDERSON 311 North Jersey Street J
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auii keoy pcated ou
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tho UoIdki of
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which recently went into effect,
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ness managers, owners, etc.,
must be published in the paper
every six months. All reading
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uu nun IV I'M iUlYCI UOCIIIUIIl. i licit-
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made, those notices must bo paid
for as the law directs. Free
notices of such a nature are now
a thing of the' past.
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Accurate work. Reasonable fees.
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vertisement the copy for such change
should reach this office, not later than
Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Please
remember this and mvi the printer
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