fAOR TWO
Uaued Oallr Caevat kuadaji.
b. W." llulr. L. 'jlwl Bert I.. Hair.
Dally, lar year, by wall $4.00
LJally. mix niontba, by mall c.
By Carrier, intr motilb ....
in
Tha Aaaovlalad raa la aicluaival
anllliau lu ia ua lur rvpubiluattun 01
ail uuvva Uiavatciiua cruuiitsl tu ll oi
bulvOtnerwi.a ciuuuau la ibla bapi
and aiao law iucal uuwa iiubJiauad aura
la. Ail riauia of republication o apa
vial ui.imicuea boraiu alao raaarvt.0.
jLlilarad a aacunu-oia.a uiatiar alay
tn ii.au l lii uul ulUi al Kuaabuia,
Ui'aguii, udi ta Act ul atarcu I. lam
l'KOl'I.K COMK ASIl UO.
lUxu'liuriC, ll-. Iitwiuue , ItWti
A CltltlSTMAH 'IIIAXK-I H:ltlN(i
A business mail who coulribuicd tu
the ciiim Hiding fund nu belli
raised iu Una country to buvo Hi
lives ul a.bUO.UUu children luclllfc
starvation in t.uiope scuua willi In
cut-clt u, letter, sayiug:
"llie families ol central Kuropc
are lul line oilier families. 1 ""
uurc-aia cry wli.-u their cuiiilrcii but
ler, auu mose cluldieu know more ui
misery than any uiaii or wo.i.au iu
bus aot set.u lucin could believe. J
iniu we.u is to do a uivine until, i.
I.w.i.ih a uarluor Willi Ihe Almighty
HI, all we uoi allow boiih-iIiius or thai
mercy ot iioU lor wlilcli we hope oui-
wives ! "
A mutlKir sent money Willi tbit
simple statement: "1 uiu sending a
lnunK on. nils" mat our own baby it
properly ted ami clothed.
Tne chlluren ill an Illinois Kill. day
school volea lo tlo witliout their an
aual Christmas candy, ami Die inoui'
usually unvoted lo the Sunday bclioo.
mtt boxes waa turned over to tht
cnild teemng work. It was only 1U1
but il represented real love and sac
rillce from the child standpoint, auu
It will save IU of the sirickeu littu
ones.
ChrlstiuuH IB essentially Ihe child
ren'a day. To make as many littK
(olka as poHbihle happy on Unit du
Is the chief ambition ol a gseal man)
normal persons at this time of year
Somehow, while remembering lilt
own children, nieces and nephews,
little friends and needy children oi
the community, one cannot shut ou
the thought of the starving cuildri-b
of Europe.
Two-thirds of the cost of saving
them is to be supplied by the coun
tries Involved. Only one-third I.
asked for from rich and happy Amer
ica. The one-third amounts lo 2.t
000, 0U(). Contributions are pourint
in to headquarters dally, says tht
Literary Digest, which Is campaign
lug actively for the cause. At tint
ChrlHtmus season the United Slate.
should respond Joyfully with i
"thank offering" that our own bable
are not in the plight of Kurope's.
Koscburg mid Douglas county wil
not falter in their duty toward th.
suffering children of ICurope.
tiiio viri.-riti:siiKvr.s iio.mi:.
Although Ihe president of tin
Dulled Stales has the While llousi
nl his disposal, the vice-president it
homeless. The incumbent of thli
high office has lo search over Wash
ington for a suitable dwelling hat
ing the following requirements:
It must he comfortable enough ti
house his family properly;
ll must be large enough to enter
tain as bellts his station;
11 must be within eusy reach of He
While House; .
11 must he paid for-unless He
vice-president has private means, nm.
whether he has or not is none of tin
nation's business out of his salar.v
of $12,000.
This Is no easy lask. nor Is it on
coinportilig with the nation's dignity
For a long lime the office nf vice
president has been one of show
chiefly, ll has gone to a man
means, because no other could carry
It. The duties of the office have beei
slight and chielly ornamental.
With the growth of the presiden
tlal Job to one which is manifestly
too big for one man to carry, the de
Velopment of the vire-p.esidelil ia
office lo one which will lake ove.
many of the presidential duties is In
coming Imperative. The president
elect has nnnoum-ed that he expect
to move lu this direction, anil hii
Btalemeiit has met with public np
provnl. One of Ihe essential steps ii
the process Is the building am
equipping of a suitable mansion foi
the occupancy of the vice-president
An appropriation bill has been Intro
duced in congress lo this effect. 1'
is a measure not of extravagance. hu
or essentia! economy, and should hi
passed.
LAW AND SI-.NM:.
A llelgian woman living at Mem
wunts tu get married but cannot g
a license becuuses she does mil know
her real name, age (r birthplace. Th.
authorities point nut that Hits inter
illation Is required fur a license am.
that without it the woman "has lu
legal existence. '' For legal purposes
there ia no sm-h woman. She is
therefore, doomed to live unmarried
Another case Is recorded of a man
who was hanged and pronouncei,
dead, and who recovered after hit
body had been turned over lo hi:
relatives. Siibsvquently be was mur
dered. The murderer could not N
punished because, the court held, tin
vlclim ' was legally dead, and there
fore could not lie killed by anybody.'
Truly law Is a wonderful thing
And not llelgian law only. The case;
mentioned are no more nhsunt thai,
cases of constructive legality uucl II
legality occurring righl along In t 111:
country. The I'nltecl States. Indeed
Is Ihe happy hunting ground of Ii ga
technicalities w hich, I Mouth logics
enough from ihe standpoint oi
statute slid precedent, are utterly a,
variance with common sense, and si
at variance with essential truth am
Justice. Common sense and law
probably co incided In the beginning
Will they ever do so again?
Now there'll be no more "drink
Ing like a fish," since by ruling ul
the Internal revenue department thi
uceau'i (one dry.
Ceraldlue (Mont.) Review.
Pointing out why a business house
should constantly koepj Its name be
fore the public, the Nation's Uusl
ness calls intention to the fact that
as a town glows the percentage of
persons who have ulways lived there
becomes smaller and smaller. Tin
proportion who have lived there even
ten or fifteen years Is small. The
prosperous merchant whose egotism
might make him Bay. "Why, every
body knows us- they have known us
ior forty years!" should think about
his constant change in a cily'B popu
lation. 1'tople route and go. Kven t liut'.e
vho stay have their own affairs to
: h 1 1 1 k about. They are not going to
-arry the name of the great business
houses long In their mind unless Ihey
lre reminded of it now and then.
When a business man gets the Idea
nlo his head that his concern is too
.veil-known to need any further ad
vertising, he should tak a look at
he churches. The church, ut great
xpenses, maintains a steeple. Why
i steeple? Ib-catise il Is a sort of n
'rude mark an accepted form of
nitdoor advertisement. You can't
'ook at a church without knowing
A-hat II is. Kveryhody knows the
'hureh Is there and what II is there
or. but it keeps righl on with its
-pen air advertising. And, more
iver. It rings lis bell every Sunday.
Don't be selfish in your observance
jf Christmas, but ou the contrary be
l "Good Fellow," and remember 11 lt
:lore cheerful lo give than receive.
There is no community without it.s
leserviug poor who should be given
tssistance in a quiet ami substantial
way. lo meet these conditions ih
local order of Flks has Initialed it.s
annual- and most worthy program of
locking Information lo the end thai
ill needy families will be given at
tention. This is a brand of frator-
.lalism that should be emulated by
ill organizations of whatsoever
nature in every community.
MINING ENGINEER SAYS
'HE SUFFERED 30 YEARS
. i
WELL KNOWN OREGONIAN DECLARES TANLAC
HAS GIVEN HIM A NEW LEASE ON LIFE.
"For Hie first time in tlilrly years t "I had pain all over my body, I
I am now able to eat whatever I 'suffered from nausea and gas and
want without suffering afterwards," , , cou,,, ,irdly
suld F. ( . lingers, a well known nun- ' , , . ,
mg engineer, residing at 1070 Kasl i hreallie. My nerves broke down and
i:ith street. Portland, Oregon. I feenieil to be playing out allo-
"1 now know what It Is to enjoy j geiher.
flue health, for Tanlac has bnlll me! ' Nothing In Hie way or medicine
up unit) 1 have gained fifteen pounds did me any good until I got hold ol
mil today I am reeling- better than 1 Tanlac. 1 eat like a bear and nevcr
have In LTi years. In lsmi my slom- have a sign of liidlgi stloii nlterward.
u-h went back on me and In spile of The pains and ga have nil dlsap
veiylhing I went downhill until I peared slid my breilhing Is free and
was a nervous and physical wreck, i regular. My neives are as strong ai
Kverything I ale souied on my stum-. iron and 1 sleep as sound us I ever
acli and 1 w ould havo aw nil spells did lu my life. I am as sound as a
of Indigestion. i dollar, never nns a day from my
' For days nl a time I couldn't re-1 work and I reel that I have a new
'ain n thing I ate nd I had a burn- ! lease on lire."
i ii k like a coal or fire In my chest. Tanlac is sold In Hosebnrg by W.
These spells were so bail sometimes ; F. Chapman; In Dixonvillu by Thos.
I could neither lie down nor sit upjllatrield nnd by leading druggists
W'ilh nnv conifurt. everywhere.
A burliir Ht'rvfiiK a twonty-yeai
icii twice ut Jolii-t prison 'scapo(I,
Vfiit lo llit? home of the priHon li
.vctor, mole two uitH of clothes, re-
auiieu lo the prison, rifled the
puck el h of 60 uleephiK prluon guards
ind got away Barely. 'Ihutt Ihe iUeH
tlon, "run the criminal come hack
iiul make good?" in answered In the
tflirmulive.
Only two days are left In which to
Jo your ChrlstmuH shopping and
.hey will he huy days, loo. The
leveulh-hour huyer will he on the
joo, however, up lo and fncludiiiK the
.ast iiifnule and Koseburtf merchants
rvill take care of him, or her, as (he
,-ase may he. There'n ulwayo u little
urplua on the counlem.
KoHebtirg has many actiuiidlionH to
eel Justly proud ahout paramount
-imoiiK which Ih its conservatory ol
uuHic aim kindergarten. Last even-
.iiK a demons! rat Ion was a Ii t link'
rihule to a well organized and duvet
jomhiuation of lust rucloi'H and
pupils.
After trying to Heitlo the Irish
luestiou to the satisfaction of Kuir-
land and the divided factions of liv
aiiii, IJoyd (icotKt will look with
iew respect at th man who rides
.hree horses In (he circus without
H)Miik a cropper.
One cannot help lo sympal hize
Aith the man who is given an iinieli-
lile layolt from his regular dunes
Hint previous (o Christmas day. This
s one way or taking all Ihe joy oul
f the annual festival.
Klihu Kooi and Senator Kail liav.
jeen In couierence. Now the curious
.vant lo know whether this means
hai l he M-naior from New Mexico
.ill fall for Hoot, or that Klilni wilt
oot lor Kail.
A hand played at Ihe tivaMirei's
fUt-c iu an Dhio town ou Hie lasi
iy lor incoiiif tux payiiM-nts. (iond
idea! A loi of suvagit bn aM ie vd I
soothing at su h a ,
Thursday and Friday
The Last Days Before Christmas
ATTEND OUR
Slipper Sale
Complete Stock of Slippers at Reduced Prices, f
$1.19
$1:45
Ladies Felt Slippers, wine, brown, navy
blue, oxford red, etc. Now
Ladies Felt Slippers, Lavender, Purple,
Green. Now
Ladies Felt Slippers, padded soles, ribbon trimmed,
colors blue, pink, fawn, lavender, lilac, wisterie, old
f rose, purple, cense, preen, navy, plum, q i ft If
t etc. Former price $2.50, now on sale ... 1 J
. CHILDREN'S SLIPPERS.
SPECIALS ON SOX MEN'S SLIPPERS
Roseburg Booterie
5
IHVI Itlil'W
SHOES THAI SAllSfY AtfD FIT YOUR FEET. BRiHJ US YOUR REPAIR WOilK AND SEE THE OITfEREHCE.
lVi'kiitK ItM., ICiwchur.
Alisi Merle Matthews arrived in
Itovchun; yesterday afternoon to
lfnc tlte holidays at h.-r homo in
thin city. Miss Matthews is pinplov
ed hy the liitirnal Hevenue depart
n?e:it fu (Nuttand.
"My life is u drama." sas D'Au
lun.io, who, having set.. i h untie loi
italy, dcland war against l:alv.
um s he no an a farce?
Your Friends I
Kvt ry militarist is an avow d
jha.tipioii of dal niaiiieiit - for itic I
oilier f How.
All we need now in u luatille ul
Uow for Saitinlay and ihe lug show
vlll he ou.
It's too Luc to shop eaily.
B. P. O. E. Protect
Antlered Brethern
SAI.KM. Deo. The gociiinr-s
iffice here is iu receipt of a i lerain
his moriiiiig from Dr. I! u 1.. Nor
ieii. txathd rul.r of the I'oitland
nlge of Klks, appealing in I" hall ol
tlie ;UiOU nienihers of Ihe I'oillaini
odge, for tiiHianl action on ihe pari
jf the stale to prevent (he starvation
f a hand of elk tu Wallowa couni.
A telephone call to 1 he oil ice of
aptain A. K. Ilur:hdulT, state game
arden, at Portland, brought the fu-
oruuition that Ihe state game com
mission hatl tnlerested ii:- If In the
ase and that an attempt was being
nade to niovi tiie ttand to (he lower
Is along tht Snake ri er w to it
here Is heli ed to he sulfu h iit gm.
ng to carry the elk through the
v inter. If this tpedfene Ijills. Cap
ain Itprghduff ntated .a man will le
eut Into Ihe Wallowa restive to ft , d
he elk. It Is estimated. Iiasul on
revloim yearn exprience, that this
alter plan will com ihe toaft ap-
uoxitnately two thousand dollars for
the winter.
Advertise la the Now Koview.
Don'l Forget Them!
And don't forget that useful
Sifts, such as Neckwear,
Sox, Shirts. Caps, Hats, in
fac', w;i in apparel of any
kind, make the best ifts.
New assortment of
iv ana is
Back to Pre-War Pric
A DOWNWARD REVISION that is in k
present Day Market and in many instances amounts i
former price. All garments have been repriced to f
to this downward revision. We invite you to come inC!l
our revised prices before you make your purchases.
Timely
Christmas
Suggestions
Those BLANKETS at the REDUCED Prices
maice a gin worm while
Heavy weight all cotton d oublo Nhevt fdauketw. Lowest prices f()r firt
$1.98 .$2.69 $3,50 $3.98 $4.98 $5.25
$6.90; $7.90; $8.90 and $11.50
$12. 50 and $14.75
$3.98; $4.98; $5.50 and $5.90
House and 1 ted room NliK-s for bidles nnd jutU'iiU'ii. Host qualities at lowest prim. uhuu
A visit to our Toy lN'uu1iiient will reduce ynir Aiiiai bill, our prices nre ho low. Drums. Tor w..
Air KitlcN, IMIs everjUitnj; for Santa'tt puck. Our Hue of beautiful Box 1'atter lu lelliiip i Jt'
Vi.iiK W......U M.r.i It la. ..II r..iiM l
WtMdnap In le!t grades
All wim1 iii etm lurge nlu
Don't overltMik a imm1 warm com fort V
your supply bef4ro it It ull gu'.e,
See our display of Jjadies HandkerrblefM.
Arm
i
iiHvi4'ffWjii iiiHignBgBara
J'luin uiul Iniluil.
Union Made Overalls and Jumpers
$179
Work Shirts 9gc
Insurance May
Be Compulsory
SALKM. Dec. 22 An attempt to
enact a cnninulsory public liamlity
insurance measure for autoniolille
drivers will be made ot tlie forthcom
iuK leKlslature according to infor-
;nati(m reaching state officials from
individuals and orK.mizal ions Inter
ested in (he safety movement.
There were rumors of a similar
move just prior to the special ses
sion of 1 1!0. but the measure, for
-ome reason or other failed to nia
leri :li7.e. .
I'uder present conditions. It Is
pointed out that tint a small per
cent ace of persons who are injured
,n automobile accidents ever colled
compensation for their Injuries. In
a great many instances, the driver.
who Is responsible for the accident
s financially irresponsible, making
nl lection impossible even when lib
'esponsihiliiy is proven. In othcr
ases ihe identity of the guilty tnol
i; ist is never established.
In many instances the person so
n .ui red or his or her dependent?
ie ome wards of the state through
lack of provision to cope with such
;in emergency, in which case thi
tate must bear the harden thus ftn-
lo::ed by the carelessness of some
irresponsible motorist.
( ompeiisatinn for injuries. It Is
iiiuHesled could be based upon a
scale, similar in effect to that now
n force with the administration of
the workmen's compensation act, be
ing measured by the nature of Hip
injury, and me extent lo which the
vi tMii would be incapacitated from
further work as a result of the In
jury.
So far as is known In state capttol
irctes the proposed plan Is an en
tirely original venture, no state li
the union having as yet attempted
;nyining or tins nature.
Duds For Men
Don't Forget Yourself!
A new Hart Schaffner & Marx suit
will make you look better and feel
better.
Courtesy Becoming
Less Noticeable
AY ILL All HRKVICK MUX.
4
Fully dolfTinlncil that their
Diidiliis will not ho allowed to
bo without work, Umpijua post
of tho American I.onion last
nlRht voted to establish a reRu-
lar employment bureau within
the post for ex-service men. Km-
ploycrs of Koseburg and Doug- :
his county will bo asked to
notify Adjulant l.eon McCIln- i
lock of Umpiiua post when any
vacancies occur and if possible
secure former service men for
Ihe place. At the meeting held
last night the employment
question was discussed from
every angle and several cases
were cited where It is known
that deserving ex-service men
are without work.
Ml l'Al'KIt CHHISTMAH.
Following out the usual cus-
torn, the News-Review will not
publish on Christmas day.
(;uit; kh
A Christmas tree at Ihe tha
Sunday pruvt'd to be ia
About sixty were prtnl AfK
program a basket oiu
served.
Krmel Singleton w nW
Glide Friday.
A club meeting a brM
grance hall Saturday 4
.Mt. Scull is vividly jliitfMI
a pvarl. -
CINCINNATI. Dec. 22 "Mats on"
in elevators, even though there may
tie women passengers is Ihe slogan
f the Cincinnati Hulliling Owners
Association, which has started a
crmade to that end Whether the)
win their contention that the remov
al of hats In crowded elevators Is a
menace lo passengers In the immedi
ate vicinity of thosu who take off the
headgear, remains to be seen, for
many prominent Cincinnati woaiell
are opposed In tho abolition of this
said Captain W. 11. Mrliityre, pres
ident of tin. association, was Intro
old fashioned courtesy. ' The habit'
iluced l.y sou I hi in people traveling
in the north. Originally. I under
stand, negroes were required to re
move iluir hats on entering elevat
o s, and In tim- white men followed
t'a ..( mple then women were on
the lift. On te same principle, why
do not men Utke otf their baU wheal
traveling in a street car which aisi
contains women passengers.
And Captain Me ntyre got tne mi-
lowing answers from women.
'1 do not see anv reason to uis-i-ard
this courtesy. Courtesy is not
i gift. It is merely an excmplifica
i inn nf uhnt a man Is. Women wil'
never decide this problem for him
Mrs. Kennon Dunham, president of
the Cincinnati Women's Club.
Must because women have Dcen
enfranchised Is not a sufficient rea
son to effect the tnanate courtesy
f men which a true gentleman will
show toward women. Mrs. teuton
l.awsnn. prasldent of the W omen s
Cltv Club.
I do not See whv now that tin
women have been given equal voting
Ighti with men that any estaiuisneu
ustom should he effected. Miss Ag
ies Hilton, representative of the f
llstrirt of Ohio. League ot women
voters.
"I do not believe men are golnc
o lose their chivalry nnd experience
luring Ihe recent campaign convin
ced mn thai they are not going to
'ose It. The question .depends upon
the woman to a great extent. If she
is the sort of women that men re
spoct, she will hold their respect
m matter what field of business or
nolltlcnl activity she may enter.
Mrs. Florence (ioff Schwartz, mem
ier of Hamilton County Republican
Executive committee.
Attorney A. N. Otnlt K
Portland Monday night toit"'
legal matters for fe
exp.-ried to return tome Us
TOOTH
ABCESSES
BY DR. NERBAS
DENTIST
An Abscess b "
by an Inferiloa
mot end of Ihe "
This happens"''
ll bens"" to
. Fad the V"
now l) emu""'"
lienlW. ValliM"1
delutlill ll
iviill in ninre
tnaiblc.
J'liimc
.-i"nT
Josephine Slnnott. who has been
teaching school at Tiller, will return
to her home in this city tomorrow.
F. P. Baltimore, wife and daugh
ter, left this morning for Albany and
Mill City to spend Christina.
TYPEWRIT
Overhauled.-'
Guaranteed v.
1 Call MK. HAUJ