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MICDFOKD MATL TRTBiryTTC. ftrEDFOKD. ORK(iO, Sl'XDAY, 1 )!'.( KM Ul'M US, lm PAGE FlVH -A. T DFATH BY ROPE j By Butt's Huncy (Assfrlatud Prss Staff Wi-Iut.) LONDON (A) A Imtfe wi'tlun ot Hrltiuli public opinion, supported by Dr. Cosmo Cordon Lang, the Archbishop of Canterbury Ik dot'i tiiined.lo do away with .capital punishment in. Knglumi, where u contury ago ther were 20n crimes puninhablc by death, men might be hanged for nheep Kteuling and you UK children could bo executed. A powerfully tuipported petition asking parliament to nholish the death penalty has been issued to the public for hIk nature. It Is be ing followed by a vlrgorous educa tional campaign. The petition will be presented to the huuso of com mon next spring. The movement against capital punishment, which has been stead ily gaining in force the lust few " years, wim precipitated into sudden net ion by the recent case of Oscar . Slater, who whs condemned to t death eighteen years ago for mur- dor, his sentence commuted to life ! imprisonment, and who, r few J weeks ago. was declared innocent of the erlmo with which he was charged, and set free. It is pointed out by churchmen that the practice of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth re- i mained In vogue long after the; nominal Introduction of .Christian- ' Ity. but that this doctrine has been gradually -modified since until i there remains only capital punish- ment as a relic of the old, barbaric times. They are asking whether the supreme penalty exacted by the state and curried out in cold blood by its agents can he sharply distinguished from brutal . murder. Kminent legal men, however, aro widely divided on the subject. Lord Kuckmaster, a former lord chancellor of England, is an ener getic worker In favor of doing away with the death penalty. lie points ouL that eight Kuropean states no longer execute criminals and that eighteen states of the United States of America have taken the same course. Ho insists thai there has been no increase in . murder since. J le argues that penal servitude for life, will amply protect society and tint the object of legal punishment should be pro tection, not revenge. Sir Herbert Samuel, former home secretary and high commis sioner for Palestine, has entered the discussion. He advocates that parliament appoint a select com mittee to examine the whole ques tion and that tmch a committee be charged with the duty of inquiring into the experience of the states where capital punishmenthas has already been abolished, and partlc ynrthrfy of testing tlnf validttyVf the statistics that have been published and of the conclusions drawn from them. Sir Herbert Stephen, an eminent legal authortty' who was clerk of the assize for the northern circuit from 18S9 to IH27. differs very em phatically from both Lord Huck mastcr and Sir Herbert Samuel. "I apprehend," ho says, "that something like eighty persons aro annually condemned to death in Kngland. Of these about half are hanged and I think the probability is they richly deserve it. If the law could be niado a more exact meas ure of the different degrees of vil lainy I think it would be desirable slightly to extend It and make a few other crimes punishable with deat'i." It is with such conflicting opin ions as these that the new parlia ment will have to deal with next spring, for the movement against capital punishment has reached such proportions that tt must he disposed of one way or the other. F MID-WEST STATES TAKE TO PULPIT i.M KANSAS CITV-WV-Two boys with a combined ago of only 21 j yearn already have taken up their life work of preaching the Cospel ; In the neighboring states of Mis- j sotirl and Oklahoma. ' The oldest is Jack Yancey. 11.' who Is assistant pastor of the Cen- 1 tral Methodist church in l'icher, mining town of the Oklahoma lead and zinc field. The other Is Del bert Chostner, 13 years old. of Dielstadt, Mo., an ordained preach or of the Missionary fJaptfst ehurch. : Oratorical abilities displayed by Jack Yancey., caused, tire regular minister, Hcv. W. O. Hucy, to aik him to fill the pulpit occasionally and to help with the other church w-ork. .lack gladly consented, and Mince then he has spoken before large congregations. Jack, who l a Hoy Scout, with five merit badges, plans to go to a theological seminary after he fin ishes high achool. When he was graduated from the grade school he delivered the- commencement address to his own clas) lie lives with his grandparents, his mother having died five years ago. Delhcrt Chostner has preached from a number of pulpits In Mis nourl and Illinois. He became in terested In religion a year ago when Hev. C. W. Holmes, an evan gelist, was conducting a meeting at IHelstadt. where Ilhert lived with Ills grandfather. Delbert was or dained in October and ha received tovitaltlons to preach In churches New York and other distant cities. Labels on bundles to be put away for the winter or mimmor re a big help. 7u;o ?ea ! r - if Jit O.G Powell of Los Angeles, and his OUnmolMle sedan after a 17,750 mile bu3:nc!s trin Buy Christmas Gifts and SAVE Choose Practical Gifts if You Would Please Him Nowadays women know that men prefer useful, practical things. They know that Ereier is a good place to select such gifts, for Breier is the store of PRACTICAL GIFTS, and they also know that Breier is the place where they can get the best an.i most for their money. One Quick Way to a Man's Heart Is to Give Him a NevJ Shirt Printed Sroadcloths Here me new patterns cspo cially selected for tho days. Printed liroadeloM'.K In both nesligee and neckband -styles. f $1.49 and S1.75 Higher Grade Shirts Hroaddoth with ray. on and silk stripes. Also other novelty cloths and plain broad cloths. $1.98 $2.25 $2,98 Handkerchiefs Are Always Handy to Give Men's Hun ipiallty I la.idl.crchlcfs, packed two coloi'H In a box, iClf (guaranteed fa.st colors 1 TC In open stork and similar to above; a finer quality. 1 Q OC- Kuch jL and Men's I'ongeo llonkei'hlcf, with OQ colored border all around O J Mrn's rtra flue silk ('rix llaiMlkcrchlcfs fnasst. prints, br'nht colors with OQ contrasting border 07i Men's Pongee Handkerchiefs d with colored drawn threads . ,0 for j) X Boys' Caps Of novelty woolen cloths, fully lined. All new shapes. Assorted greys and tans. 98c Please Lock , The colorful boxes arc intriguing:, and all in all, theso aro the most tempting gifts at Breier's Tempting Prices. l'HI-IS Arm Tim Silk r;ar1cf mid Uaml M-t 69c hiiiff In' -IK'lldi'IH. 98c Ith 1-a- 50c (inner. and 3- 25c very latest tiling In I k V!MiHe SUK'lltli'l (. 1 f leather taliM, fastening . I. Mi tll.T friU 1 uslM'lldcrs with tab enrls und llUekPs I'arls, llc cl (;arten. with color A'ltln parts: S and X- Aiihinatlona in welihing Men's 1 00 "o Wool Overcoats on sale now BREIER'S PRACTICAL GIFT S FOR THE Men's Caps One piece and pieeo lop in the latest t-lnths. $1.49, $1.69 and $1.98 Travelers at Our Boxed Gifts Htlk and liflo wide wcbhini; (Jartt-i .... 39c S't Ci a i I v r Aiilnmallf! IVnidt mid (Sanwtl Holder all In a mat'hlnj,' QQ ndor. SlUer box .... OC Tarls Ami Ilnnd.". bow and HdJiiHtablc. With OP fancy Kilt buckle rfOC Anoth-r e"l of Uf-lo"nd Hnn ( in rtcni iiml 45c . Arm 1 kinds 56 STORES (jO IN THE WEST LEAGUE EXPECTS s HOOVER 0 TAKE DEFINITE STAND Ity .Io4'i I', si in i key d I'l't-ss Con- indent GKM'.VA This inu rnaUonut iviiici' loustts ii.i porta ut changes in the foi'i ,iiul dlrecttiMi tf Amer ican foreign polii-y as a result of Mr. Hoover's eli'ctii.n. Some observers belii-ve the American nttltud of benevolent nloofness urul the system of send ing so-called obst-rvers would give v av in a more definite, cb'ar-cut and assertive position. They hold that during the pence conference the Ignited States enthusiastically assumed a world leadership, that immediately after, in a turmoil of uncertainty, .she rejected this pro gram and withdrew to what many regarded as Isolation; that shortly after, however, her more positive and helpful elements developed a humanistic but rather .vague and unresponsible benevolence towards the rest of the world, and that more recently, the force of cir cumstances, especially economic have necessitated a much more definite and precise position. Henceforth, especially with a stronger control In senate ami house, the opinion was beard that :i firmer and more conscious state ment of American policy will prob ably be much more clearly and forcefully expressed. Broadcloth Shirts These ari printed in shades of green, blue and tan combi nation. New pointed ttofl col lar; UVj to 11 89c Boys' Genuine Broadcloth Rayon Striped Shirts I'rlnlucl In 2 and .'I enl (ir cnniblnntluns; -? to 14'. S1.19 and S1.29 Here Are New Mufflers To provide protection to Hume lucky men. A large choke 98c to S3.25 OIiIodr and etiuarn shapes. Ilaynn mid mer cerized, with low? frlnKed ends. lJirmi squares o iayr)ii In broken plaids. Hayon crepe with 1-inch hrlKht stritio border. Silk and rayon, nsnorted broken plaidB. Silk in all-over tie-and-dy design. Silk over bncadc d(siKti. And Now We Say "Top Xmas Off With a New Hat" Maybe tho wife has been sugKestlns for some time that you needed a new hat. So, why not now! Hreler's 3 Low Price Croups nrj worthy or your inspection. S2.98, S3.S8 and S4.98 for Men Folks They will help you solve tho Ever-Per-' plcxing Problem of "What Shall I Give Him?" Set Silk Wcl Garten and Kcnulne plK leather t'linir- rite t'wne... In irllt box $1.49 Set real llrtur I'let and niyon and lisle QC (inrtrctM OC Set '-lc (iurters ami l,Mr Stlf-iRiMlcr with pipkin ends. I'a.-Tl QQ shades Ow I'arls. flk ttvli (triers, looilernlHtic ' ACkt dcHittn TC $16.75 fTHOLE FAMILY Fancy Dress Sox Cunhniero and rayon. Attrai-tlve heather mlxturea. 49c I A inherit 1 1 he opinion unites in t tin- view that the effect of the IK'Ovcr admiuut: ieMuii on the tlt- reetion of that po: will lie great t accentuation of the n onomte side of Washington's relations with i!e- neva, I'uiini; the paM year, n i point d our lb. -re tia di'rlope.l a not -it O-a.t.iiiy for tin- fnit.d St ir.-s .o in the le.mti-1'- inl'V nation. i ecotonnic a t i it ie-. It in the character of Mr. Hoover and Mile general Q odd situation thai obs. rvers se suns of a " laiktd in e reuse jn this kind of .Oip,-iMt ton. In the euidy das a JeauUe sup puttei'. Mr. Hoover, it was remark ed, has of recent ears made no 1 puiitic statements n the sal'ject until bis most import., nt ni all speeches accepting the nomination lor the presidency. There, though i re-affirming his party's I'uad.um-n-1 tal iloctrine. he went further than jany important official has yet , gone. Obviously. say league people. I this promises a very lari;e field of j cooperation. Almost anything, they . say. could be included under it ex jcept "political" uuesttons. and no one exactly knows where these .e I gin and Vhere they end. Taken jiu consideration with other lilies of j cooperation already aeeevteil. fcr TO W E TfUUTH that amazed This year something amaiincly new ami difi'ercnt astounded the radioworld. Sparton':! now EQlASONNE circuit brought reception to magnificent new heights, l ull orchestral volume .. . absolute purity of tone . . . exact duplication of what is heard in studio or auditorium. No choice can be final until you hear this marvelous new instrument. !l IW . SPARTON RADIO "The Pathfinder 'of the Air" Medford Building plIBi! illlillM Ch 1 vafteg 1 fjylili 1 u Electric Percolator and Waffle Iron Peoples Electric 212-214 W. Main ntance in the field of niteinatmn- , at law. i'i connection with the ; World Court or the Law Cotllfica :loa work, it sets no veiy rigid limit except, ofr course, immediate me;atu-:niP-0 If C ti l led . omptetelv into i-ecu- , (ion it mtbt itsott in the I'nMfd Stmt's p.- rtn -i pat ir:g hi all i-nnfer- e;a iiinl coiiiiiitt lees where It was' ne.-iralde either from her point of iew or from l hat of t he league. Sill would still leave opell the iples- tten of participation in the two , cential bodies of the assembly and the council. q ! What tins policy may mean in', actual practice is demonstrable not 1 In theory but in practice, it is em-' nhasr'.ed. tif all branches of the t ailed State.- government, except. t of course, die stati' department, it J is with the department of com merce, over which M. . Hoiei er has for eii.rht years presided, that league's relations 'have been most complete. the the Name. IMciise? Xo dou lit picture-goers often wonder who thinks up the titles for motion pictures. They cannot be named as casually as Pullman! cars, and each new name- must bej original if the producer does not ! want to pay someone elsr for the; the world Phone 90 ristmas Special FREE! Both Percolator and Waffle Iron Free with the purchase of this Westinghouse Electric Range. i ..I-; n .limn iiii.'iiii'ii'iiv V. Ii' M'li.' .III1'!''1 I use of an old title. So there is considerable thinking up of titles to be done. The problem is vol veil by turning the whole personnel of a studio loose on tt. especially the scenario and publicity department employes, i These in t in n prod their ft ieipls and acquaintances and visiting fire men for suggestions, and out of the thousands of ti'les thus suggested one K nb',-tM that ti"l onlv ha Men Appreciate Bathrobes Attractive bathrobes with slippers to match ; $12 and $15 Slip-on Sweaters $5.00 to $9.00 All the popular shades in both plain . style and fancy patterns. Golf Hose All wool golf hose imported in all colors and designs ' $3.00 to $5.00 Lined Gloves $1.75 to $8.00 Also Fitted traveling cases for women Make her Onyx Pointex Hosiery another suggestion ;.f or : j' Her'! gift. Miiiiiiiiiiniiiii'iiiiaiii W Westinghouse Electric Range 3-Burner, Large Size Oven and Time Clock 189 Convenient Terms Medford Oregon 11 1 1'i'lliiVI W1'1!, 'ffi'l'l;!!!T!ilil!'mlli''l-l"l"l!!:.1!'! not been used before but looks like good "box office. Often a bonus of $26 or $50 In awarded to the employe submit ting the winning title, which l' then substituted for the title under which the original jttory or play became mo popular that the pro dueer felt constrained to buy It. Mall Tribune ada are read by ?n.nnrt pennl evarv day. tf Gifts Buy Christmas Health Soals 00 i . .. . Store Phone 12