La Grande evening observer., July 31, 1924, Image 4

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Thursday, July 31, 1921
THE LA GRANDE EVENING: OBSERVER
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BLESS THE LORD, O my soul, and forget not all lils
benefit; who redeemoth thy life 'from destruction.; who
crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies
Palam 108:1, 4.
Dean Ro'scod found, must make a, radical ..feaaUustmnt J to
fit the changed conditions of modern urban life; wo are
striving to meet problems peculiar to modern Industrial
life with a criminal law and Judicial Institutions devised
to fit rural conditions of gc-ncralions ago. To the new
facts of civilization old customs continually must bo ad
justed. . ,
These two reforms muBt be effected to safeguard Amer-
lean criminal Justice. Drastic llmitution of publicity before
the trial must bo accompanied by complete publicity of the
trial Itself. '
Justice and Publicity
k striking article, carried in the editorial column of the
Chicago Daily Tribune, is herewith reprinted:
Criminal Justice In Amorlca Is now a Roman holiday. The
courts are In tho Colosseum. The state's attorney's office
often Is an open torture room of human hoiiIh. Kxpoeurc
of the processes of Justice, orlglnully a public Hufc-unurd, him
been perverted into a public danger. Thuy have bei-n ex
ploited as a field for popular amusement. They uro a rlrh
forage for sensation mongers and the yellow pious. Tlndr
f publicity uncontrolled Is debasing American thought. It Is
, contributing to the delinquency of criminal Justice,
The Franks caso hus been a three months' moral pcHll
Icnc'e Imposed upon our people before the trial. It Is mi
t aggravated Instance of what has happened with Increasing
frequency for two decades since the Thaw trial unci before.
Thero is reason for tho statement by tho chief justice of
the United States Ihut the product of our Judicial niachlnn
Is a national disgrace. It has been turned Into u public show.
J ( The Injury lo Justice Is In publicity beroro the triad
Newspaper trials beforo tho caso Is culled huvu become un
abomination. 'Tho dangerous Initiative that newspapers have
taken In Judging and convicting out of court Is Journalistic
lynch' law. It la mob murder 'or mob equitta! In ull but
the overt act. It Is mob appeal. ProsecBtlng attorneys now
. hasten to the papers with their theories and confessions.
.Defense attorneys .do tho same. Neither dare do otherwise.
! .Half wit Juries or prejudiced Jurlos ore the Inevitable result.
, The. Tribune has Its share of blame In this. No news
paper can escape it. They have mot demand, and In tneet--Ing
It stimulated public appetite. for more.:, ;)"nio. old, dlloiun.
rnu- as to which conies first, demand or supply, Hie news
paper or the people's demand Tor the newspaper," says
i. Frances Fcnton In the Journal or' Hoclology, "has given
place to a point of view in which we recognize the lntrr
uctlon of demund on supply of any commodity Is difficult."
But public appetite remains the duiitiiiatlui; ronilll Ion. it,.,
hind press sensationalism Is public demund; and behind Unit
Is tho human craving for excitement.
J Papers that refuse to accept this h;lrnli dlselpllnc of
public demand will die. Many have died. A debased cur
rency always will dlspluce a sound currency. ,
The slide downward Is Inevitable. Who can deny thai
It Is founded on authentic human nature? General reform
must bo undertaken or nonu at nil. Tho nation's press
must uct together.
,' Thero Is one remedy. Drastic restriction of publicity be
. foro tho trial must be Imposed by law. England by cus
.. tout and by law Imposes such restrictions. English papers
print only the briefest and coolest statement of the rnt-ls
, before the trial. Three papers there were fined heavily
not long ago for news reports that to us wore mild. Pub
licity beforo tho trial should be restricted, It may be. to
ofrlclal statements by pollco or state's attorney, it I hat b.i
unfair to the defense, some other rje ahmilil be worked
oul. It Is a problem sultablo for I ho American Har assn.
f elation to take up. In conjunction with representatives nr
the press a fair but stringent law could be devised.
Tho Tribune advocates and will accept drastic reslrlilUin
of this preliminary publicity. Tho penetration or pnHee
systems und tho courts by Journullats must stop. With suHi
a Inw thorp Would be no motivation for II. TIioukIi such
a law will bo revolutionary In American Jo irnallsm. thuuKli
It Is not rinanelully advisable for newspapers. It still Is nec
essary, Itestrletlons must come.
It will In no way threaten the freedom or the pe,.ss.
It Is only a delay. II Is enforced nailing so that the offlc-lal
Instruments of Justice may have a chance to opcrule. "Pub
lic hostility or sympathy ugalust or for an accused person
may Influenc e I he Jury in its determination or guilt," says
M. K. Wise hurt In a recent study or the effect or the press
In crlmo control In Cleveland. "Human Interest Is the ex
cuse; corruption of the community's standards may he
the result." The ease against preliminary puhlleatlon of
Crime news is Irrerulable. The problem must I) ! by law.
This must be balanced by full publicity for the trial
Itself. The hard won principle of public Justice cannot M.
denied. No matter what the sacrifice, the adinlulnlrallon of
Justice In principle must bo public. Tho wider that imh
.,, Ilrity, the better.
... , For the projection or democracy Into I he machinery nl
Justice Is not In principle wrong. That an, I only that can
Insure a Judicial system adapted lo the public and sale fur
the public good. Ureal trials have proved II. The ulal or
even bishops at the Instance ot King James was followed
w ith Intense atlentlon by the public: und I he mnulttiil came
; us the prophecy ot tho Stuart's full. The wllchcrart trials
.-. In Boston were public controversies that led la die tall of
' oorlcslustlclsm In America. Al t the courtiooio window In
the Peter y.eiiB.r trial the New York populace leathered
vtltll a raised window sash for I heir radio. The loicclinu
of It public Interest III the trial by Andrew llnlnlllnn over
ruled the legallsllc definition or libel. II freed IVI.r Z,oK,r
lino eaiaiMiHueii i ne nee press In America. Today in
deed million citizens have the same rlithl In h,.,
court proceedings that one bundled tlioiisiiml l,. I n,
. Hoorocy In trials always leads lo eorrnplluii. As publl-
...j i..,v,-ti juniifr. hi un seven lilHIinps and to I
s.'ngcr, u win in un. limit run lirlng Justice III
iruscs. 11 will regenerate the courts.
The principle of courl p iblidty remains Ihe M,
gardli as or the population or I he liislruiiienls or lului h,Mon
pvi.ice. i-ur years ine i.ouilou limes and olh
Kllrnpe and America published news renorls
court trials. Kvrn the details or the Oscar Wilde trial w,
reported In (lie London Times, the most "conservatlv
newspaper In Hie world. 'Ihut was the widest mrl,
puiiiicaiion possiuic at I he time. Today the radio
that field.
in spite of the adverse vote upon The Tribune's pro
posed broadcasting of trial proceedings, it is bound to come
As un Instrument of public Information the radio is no
different In principle from the newspaper or from puhlle
bearings in the courtroom, it Is one step more uccurate.
It will correct tho one conspicuous full ire or American
Journullsm. ir publicity or trials la right In democrallc due.
trine, the radio only carries It to Its logical conclusion.
Its eventual use for such a purpose Is Inevitable.
." JW .ta .tUl.s to bu rvrltd. . Lveol UistUuUvua, u
OFFICE CAT
TRAD I MARK
BY JUNIUS
first time."
"How did you make out?"
"Klne! Mude a home run right
at the Hturt. I batted the ball In
to tho tail grans In loft leld and
ran around the entlro courtto be
foro I found -it."
CHINESE OFFICIAL !?
t KUSKLLS OPlllfVf AS
- , HABIT "CURE"
ANKINGj China (AP). The
magistrate of C'hinyanksslcn re
cently confiscated largo stores of
opium, in his bailiwick,, and his
praises were sung far and wide
by the . pcoplo of the province.
They had been compelled by force
to cultivate the poppy und sub
jected to heavy fines und taxa
tion, and they believed (he - mag
istrate was seeking their--welfare.
Subsequently the magistrate ,)it
on the market some pills wliU-h
) he advertised as a sure euro for
the opium hublt. For this he re-
Tim inU-HKit nt u'Li,i.,tAn i cclved renewed plaudits and his
credited In nnwsl cIlspaUlirH wltli.l"" uus n prospered
having started a gartoileHH fiul for , Thon it was discovered thai all
men. Looks like tho bvs will!1"0 'Inw collected for trafficking
Imvo to start wearing lii-toppcd ,lum wnt lnto tl,p nigl-
Itruit-. iih nlus full fu.s.L- fin I nuns- vi.vi uiiu tmu ii unt.u
' LANDS j VOIiLE S JJ$V
uaiAHA, Oj, Ar4.-t-ioirGUL
sleek rats, penned'. In ' a' eage' in
a chemist's laboratory, were in
strumental In government agents
obtaining conviction of an Oma
ha man and his w.fe on a liquor
dealing charge, with subsequent
sentence of a year In jal and u
hear fine for each in' federal
court.
The question of sampling tho li
quor which tho pair sold wns
brought up In court, and to de
termine whether it was fit for
human consumption, the agents
submitted It to u chemist, lie fed
it to tho rata und then watched
their reaction.
Tho rodents displayed many ot
tho characteristics . of un intoxi
cated human, the chemist report
ed. Not one died, rather they
all thrived, ho declared on the
witness stand. Although defense
counsel qiienttnned the udmlKsi-
hljlty of the experiment us r-vl-dfjnce,
It was allowed to slumJ
utf indicating the potency und pos
sibilities of tho liquor for lnv,r
age purposes.
DRY AGKNTK Ci:iTK'l.i;i
ASTOItIA, Ore. Numerous per
sons are muklng udverse com
ments here on the actions of men
reported to be -state prohibition
agents In halting numerous curs
on th S.-;isxh' highway following
ho" "was I
the ,fctrtrici,lftwwM!
(otmiv'rierk' VHhtbri 'ivl'i'
in on.t of Ihe 'cart stopped, do
rian .1 a man halted their aiV
jumped on the running hoard and
Ue.l, "Turn to the edge of the
pavenirnt and get out. Hurry up
r I'll sup you. I'd Just us soon
do it oh not."
('Union refused to leave the car
and finally was told to go ahead.
it was reported that about 40
ears were halted in Ihu vicinity of
(;!irh:ir itii'l searched.
the confiscated drug to make his
"antl-oplum" pills. As punish
ment, when the authorities learn
ed of his double dealing, he whh
warned to take his pills off the
market.
childhood -days supporters.
An eastern company Is manufac
turing wild colored garters in un
effort to fight the fad. If worn,
thn men will probably begin cross
ing their legs carelessly and hitch
ing up their trousers a few inches
iurther.
Our. thing's erlniii, fads won't
totally abolish tlit Uvlt and niNpcn- fop i)OUbed. a Merlin editor select
ders. If such n llilng did happen !r(I thr(,e distinctive sections of
the men pnibahly wouliln'l I4 U)e clty un(J rountod tho bobs
i-alcliliig all tlielr cuhlH In the heud. jt)mt passed in 600 women. -
I In the most fashionable sec-
Wr suppose, n the course of a'tlon h found 12 percent . h id
few yearit some crazy sheik at col- hobbed hair. In a downtown dis
leico will start wearing V-neck , trlrt 7 percent and In a working
shirts patterned after thu evening class section only fi percent
gown
Count of Heads Shows Ikiti
riiKpular with Ik'rlln Women
HKHIJN ( Al). To di-tcrmine
the pop ularity of thrt "buhl" head.
which Is the German equivalent
At that, such foolish fads almost
MMtkes one wonder If the colleges
ure? as sane and neee usury as they
are craekud-np to bvf 1
Idiyfug all JidJng aside, though,
Ihe ur.ltr bet.H IOIXI Ut one that
men iicviT Mitrl wenrlna hrn.sshiis.
rteMtauratits should not serve files
and 1 1 un dtirhrg Ihe samu hours.
Why Is It thai ihe woman with
Man Made "Young"
At 84 Tells How
He Regained Vigor
Another remarkable report of
being made "young" without a
gland operutlon eomea from J. 1.
Howell, M, of Kuw City, Okla.
"It has simply been wonder
f Jl!" says Mr. (towel I. "My ?ye
aight is cleaier und my iiiUhcI-h
feel supple, I walk with a firm.
isni-lnsv sten and now can do a
seven children always decides to do !un', work. I am eniovlne u
sguiuii's
MILK OF
Rile.
free from grlttiuess and
that unpleasant a I k a I I a n
taste overcomes acidity of
the stomach. A laxative
whose mild but certain ac
tion makes it particular!)
desirable for children's use.
( 12-ounze Uotllo
Pre scot t Drug
Company
The New Drug Star
Telephone Main 53
Cor. Fir & Jeff.
PERFECTION
' IS OUU CONSTANT AIM
The L&L Drug Co.
Phone Us Your Wants
Eveiything for Picture
, Making .
Red Cross
Drug Store
her traveling in August?
This Is the time ,of year when
the fe.tlow who-never .fi'H the ned
of u vucuLiun is beginning to weak
en, ,. i '
tHlMfrUNM.go4ir-4l i-West
ern (ire;;on. And we 'haven't
heard many con i plain! s epecfally
from tin hn man.
With dandelions In the Hprlng
and no waler In the Hummer, Ihe
man In l,a (irnmlc who takes pride
In a lawn msy he pardoned for 'fit J
of depression.
- .. . . . -Headline:
"I idled KIimch I'svs 10
runs of I'osiime stamps lUtch
Wit'k. Now. U In the dlekens
toii'l Hie people pay Ihcir bills?
"I played coif yesterday for lh
rrmurkahle . re-lnvlgoratton 1. and
reutoratlou of gland and nerve uc
livily, and I feel us young und
vigorous us 1 did ut 30. I huv;
found u real 'fountain pf youth.' "
Mr: Howell, siias hf VittViv.:-
naled' hlmsejf .in only tbi4aV
hy taTrrnir tiw iVcAitlyWdlittKPtt
korerf compound - in tablet' fO'j
Many 'others young And" pld-W
makn slmUiir reports f then-.or:-perlcnet!
-w it h t his compour&I i.t
cases of nerve weakness, .losfl vig.
or and premalurn -age. In fact,
letters praising korex-. nre Jeln,
rinreived- in such volunrrt
has been made available
ii' is aismiiuiPii ' in mis territory
by ( lass lrug Co. Anyone feel
in IT the need of inereused glund
uettvlly, vigor and nerve force can
now test Hits sensational new dis
covery ut small expense. Just ask
for korex. full Htrenth. Adv.
e jeln,r
SALE
OUR JULY HARVEST
SALE
Offers everything in the
store ' at from 10 to
33 1-3 Per Cent Off. ;
You cannot, afford to
miss the greatest saving
event of the season. .
Andrews
Variety Store
Service and Economy
SPECIAL
Friday and
Saturday Only
FREE
For each $10.00 purchase wc will give
free one pair Ladies Silk Huse or two
pairs Infants' Silk Sox.
411 Children Ready-Made Voile Drosses
and Children's Summer Hats "will be
sold at 25 off. Come early and get
your choice from 2 to 10 year sizes.
Make our store your regular place
to dress your children for less money.
CI
n
m n
nu-wewyut roc
itirrri'it you iiattikky
by hu ing it overhauled in
thigr, recharged or repaired,
as thn rase may be. Iletit-r
have it done oec'iHloually.
anyhow, by an expert who
Is a prin t leal mechanic and
will do the work conscien
tiously and well. A battery
t hat Is e rni He In Its func
tioning Is never lo be de
pended on,
oKiK.ov rim: A
IIAITKKY t'O.
107 Mr SI. Main MA
Diaper Cloth, Indian Head and Tillow Tubing by the
y;;rd at low prices.
Dress Linen in fast colors Green, Blue, Gray and Apri
cot, $1.00 per yard.
Infants' Rubber Pants, 30c each; good quality. ' -
Crib Blankets, $1.10 to $4.00.
Baby Buntings, $2..r)0 to $8.50.
', Children's Waists and Union Suits, 50c and KOc.
Norton's Kiddy
"Where Quality Is Higher Than Price'
Shop
READ THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS
ree
Demon
It un
til. li
vl.T
"I.N1
III
t'Xli'inlH
harp practice
has cut oPP many
a mani cKance
lo succeed "
I Ion I III (lit! oilier fillov
tnlk you oul of our ci-op
liionry.
II 13 Hit- itmiIi of n wlioie
Ji'ar's lisiil work noil ss
Midi hhtniltl Ih rmt'lully
KH iit ami riiii liill) liivMtttl.
WlH'ii ytm iiitiI nny nil
ltti or ttmiwl on riiinminl
iimllirs fvl fifo lo mil
iikii mijr iiM'inbt'r of Mils
Imitk.
!
1'lils Is a rKiilnr uirt Qf
our Hprvltw mill Is yours far
tho asking.
Kit-. brani li of our lintik
Is rim for jour iM-rsmml
tHinionlciifO In Imnklu,
We solicit juur ncumnt.
mory
stratloin
g-xr - si .-f s,f.lV,71,-,7 Ul Vf
'! "" U"i !'"""y tami' f nuOT.'M. I'. IWIMW. .I praldal .r Ikck-.'.
Do You Remember?
There's No Excuse
in a few hours. More than forty business and pro-
for a pour memory. Anyone can learn the new system
fessional men in Iji Grande arc taking this training.
See For Yourself
Mental Organization
PLACE
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TONIGHT, 8:00 O'CLOCK
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