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By Arthur Parry
' Tomorrow Is ChrlslmiiR iv
i' most joyous and human of all ihe
jfUiHonM, It Ih dedicated to thone
j who hellcvo In Santa Oluus. whose
I existence Ih the Ml' exrufu for
; AvfiistknrH, Know white In color. A
Itynta CMnus h:iR never yet conn)
ilfiwn the chimney fluuntlim a red
heard. It Ih the Hpiiit of the day
that counts, the preachers clulni.
The Kplrit ranees from the hoy,
who Ih KlorloiiNly satisfied with n
tin horse with a detuchahle tall, t
the member of the fair Hex who
received another fur emit she real
ly did not want and will softly cuss
oil day hecaiiKP the llnlns thereof
It robin hluc Instead of the fash
lunahln pea wieen.
l'Yoni time to time, reformers
have deHlred to make nlleratloiiH
In ChrlHtmaw. They would limit it
to drah formality,' and the mini
mum of spending. What Ik expend
ed for Yule do-dadK cannot he
expended for hind tires and Raw.
There will he KprmonlziiiR without
ond rinent ChriHtnias, In stern
jj'urltun. hiRic. There will he no
pleas for mnn to he as Die srtns
; 'bf Amuk. Tliey took the world
nn they found It, nnil proclaimed It
Rood, and prenched the brother-i-ftood
of man. The Amnk hoys did
not; pet very far, hut were close
to the right Idea.
tyff- Tht next uovorniir tf Orcp'Hl Ik
vmuliitnlnlnp; n dinrrpot - nml rv
.itpctful Hilenco. whilp tile )ortnut
)v;olittrinnR hpo whlrh con gel thflr
iJ('tUI-PH piititoil fli-Hl In the l'oi-t-;Tmtl
pnptTH. Thoro Ih ii vitilrnt
'find utiHiMMiily fUHh tor the rrovor.
'i tiiii'Khlp iinilpi way nt UiIh writltiR,
i ntirl cntKlldiitPR will MOtin ho OH
f llilok; n thn hull" of Hie hvail, nn1
the rttinrlH tif thu kvu tthore. lnci
Inhtnlly, nitiny of the hit will hi--come
(lovnully ' rol IscIour. for the
iliirntlon of the cumpiilKit, nnil
tnAko puhllc their mntl Infatuation
for the welfnra of the former. Of
coin-no; nil will Htnnd fenrUwHly for
nti'lt't' enforcement of the ritihllii
tlon'Lrtw. ThiH eol. Ih K"lnK to
iimlHt that nil KUhernotorlul unpI
. rnntH dIno Htund fenrleHNly, for the
Htriet enforcement of the linrrlson
Nureollc Act, for the reilKon Hint
Ihe drupr evil Ih n ncotltRe. hesldes
whitll Ihe drink evil In tlx the
nleHKles. At thlH hour there lire so
many cnndldutcH for Kovernor, the
laynniit may woll mop nnd wonder
whera the cumlldateM for the leiriK
, lature will come from. If there Is
a native of this fair nnd fertile
commonwealth with a speech con
cealed about his person, who does
not wnnt to he Kovcvuor, let lilin
arise and he unique, ami a wonder.
A great und good man has gone
to his reward. Death the little
runt, has complicated the political
situation, und ns soon as the. sil.nl
Yule season Is over the master
minds will nssemidc and imlulKc
111 plain and fancy thinking, to
determine which of the hamstruni:.
whippcr,nnpper candidates will he
hest for thp masses, and for them.
Prien the shouting of the virtues
',wj(l start from the housetops. And
i.Hie wise men will pick n candidate
"HVossessed of manly heauly and a
kajX'ch lairllone voice, and who parts
rTrlB hair (If any) in a manner not
,;i,ificr"dve t), ,F womenfolks. They
Jtove voles, und If they vote at ali.
ii Is from tho heart, not the head.
The war horses of nomocracy
nnd Kepulillcnnlsm snort and shy
when tho year m 23 Is mentioned.
This was the year tho major par
ties hoth became entangled In
j nightgowns, nnd could not nccur-
lltelv stain lout whin ,tll...l ,1.
Jt Is something to forget, and let
bygones he bygones. The polltl
Juns ilo the thinking for the
masses, nnd will soon endeavor to
do. their forgetting. If they fall
to do a good Job of forgetting.
' they will awake on a next Novcm
r morn to weep and gnash their
teeth, und face the sad fact that n
-Democrat abides In the siatehoiise.
nnd, what Is still saddet -passing
(Hit tho pulltlrut pie.
The poor loser of the IDS!
bigotry display, has not changed
his hide, nor his spots, and It Is
ihe purpose of the electorate to
keep him n poor loser.
In accordance with long estnh
. Ushed custom, there will be no
Jssue of this department tomorrow
4: (Christmas Dnvl. find wm oii,i
V our readerg the greetings of tho
Reason.
1'aclflo Telephone A Telegraph
compAiiy will reduce phono rales
in Oregon, effective January 1m,
(Jrcjjon Journal, I'Ditland,
STRONGER THAN RUSSIA OR THE U. S. A,
IT is mi niroiriiite time for tlie Aiiienciiii jjoyeriiinciit to r
"(juest tlif Soviet trovornmeiit of Hussiii to nssist. in the sciifcli
for tlio liiiNsiuc Aineritmii nviiitor, lien Kiclsdn.
For ns fur iih the I'nilcd Slntes is concerned, the Soviet (rov
('riii)i'iit, officially, docs nut exist, it hits never Itcen reeo;nized.
And Soviet Kussin does not recognize Cliristiuas. It lias re
pudiated not .only (Ilirislianily but all religious. Sni'itn Clans,
who in the past gladdened Ihe Kussian liouieH, has lieen ol'fi
eially IninislKHl us a syinhol of ini(iiitous private eapitnl, anil
tlie detested bourgeoisie.
And yet this JS Christinas. And there are memories afloat
stronger than modern slalules, deep human sentiments released,
which can't be crushed, no mailer how strenuously (old braided
faelotums limy try to crush lliein.
"P1
HACK OX KAIi'l'll, (f()OI
been the liolid.nv mess;i.'e
eenluries, and it has a power that no political theories or pom
pous references to the diplomatic code ciiii destroy, on the eve
of Christmas day.
Dictator Stalin may indulge in sarcasm, in his reply to this
American appeal, but it is scarcely conceivable, that his assist
ance in this search of a courageous aviator, who was lost in an
effort to save the lives of passengers and crew on a wrecked
ship, will, he denied.
For while one nation may try to crush religion, and another
may deny formal reeooiiitiou of another, uothiuK that the indi
vidual in bis brief authority may do, can destroy Ihe essential
and Krowin;; lirotherhood of Man.
So in this search it is the spirit of Christmas that, will pre
vail, a spirit whose roots strike deeper into, the soil of human
nature than any political or economic theories, of loday or of
tomorrow.
IS THERE A
Wh have received a re(tiest to reprint what is termed
"Charles A. Dana's editorial entitled 'Is There a Santa
Clans!' " S'p have printed
in the past but "ladly print it
Mr. Dana, however, although this
it appeared in the Xew York Sun
It was written by Francis I'.
(he Sim, and its origin is described by F.dward 1'. Mitchell,
Dana's successor, in his intcresliiin book, "Memoirs of An Kdi-
tor,! us follows: ,
"For thirty-five years nail until his tlealh In lllOG Prank Church
,wir a regular contributor to tho Sun's editorial page. His life
time, lasted four years beyond the date when I became editor-Inch
ief nnd fur that period he was my nlternnto. There wan never
n more delightful associate. Quick of perception of the interest
Ill!; in every phase of human activity except politics (for which
he cared little, bless his soul!), there wasn his features Home
thing nt Unit gentlemanly pugnacity hccii in Ihe races of the type
or Klrhnnl Olaey'H and Thomas Nelson Page's n latent aKgt'OH
HivmiHH Hint mui-red neither tlie tlolicncy of his fancy nor llio
warmth of his sympathies.
"One (lity in 1S!I" 1 handed to htm a loiter that had come In
the mail from a child of 8, saying: 'Please tell me the truth. Is
thero a Santn Clans?' llnr Utile friends had told her no. Church
lirlRtled nnd pooh-poohed at the subject when I suggested that ho
write a reply to Vlrgiiiln O'Huiilou," but ho took the letter, and
turned with an u ir of resignation to IiIh desk. In n short lime
he had produced I lie article which has probably been reprinted
during the past (iiiurtor of n century, as the classic expression of
Christmas sentiment, more millions of limes than any other news
paper article ever wtltten by any newspuper writer in any lan
fcuaKe. lOvcn yet no holiday season approaches without bringing
to the newspaper requests from all over the hind Tor the exact
lest lor repeated use on Christmas day."
The article oriuinnlly appeared on September 21, 1rt!)7, but
the author's identity was not made public until April I'J, I'M Hi,
the day after Mr. Churchill's death. '
Here it is : , .
We lake pleasure in answering nt once and thus promi
nently -the communication below, oxpressinp; at the same
time pur great unit ificat ion (hat its faithful author is num
bered amour; the friends of the Sun:
"Dour Kdltor: I am S years old. '
"Some of my little friends sny there Is no Simla Clans.
"Pupa says 'if you see It In the Sun ICh so.'
'"Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santn Clntis?
"Virginia O'llunlon.
"llli West Ninety-fifth street."
Virjtinyt, your little fri.Mids are wrong-. They have
been nl'fected hy the skepticism of a skeptical iikc They
do not believe except they see. They think that nothinir
can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's,
are little. In-this great universe of ours man is a mere in
sect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless
world about him, as measured by the intelligence eapable
or grasping ihe whole of truth and knowledge.
YKS, Virginia, there is a Santa Clans. Ue exists as cer
tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give to your life its high
est beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would he the world
if there were no Santa Clans! It would be as dreary as
if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike
MUTT AND JEFF
OHIS IS "TH 56,SorJ ot?
Afrt CHAfcirf TOWARDS
!lW SHOULD Give FRCSLX, .
Wild; TO MKX." That has
of the human heart for twenty
SANTA CLAUS?
this fjinious classic several times
itritiii. . It was not written by
is the general impression, for
while he was its editor.
Church, an editorial writer on
( ,
A Santa Crowns Jeff
GOOD wiLC
All..
T-"-lWwpMeCy, Gives tWicc: l'n"' " ' -i usToOi trM ' uRKiNrWSTs"T5 1
. ..... ..un v,-... ....... . r , .... . : rr' t ? i -,.,. : ... u
faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this
existence. We .should have no enjoyment, except in sense
ant) sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the
world would be extinguished. ; , . ..
Not believe in Santa .Clans! Yon might ns well not be
lieve in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to
watch the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Clans,
hut even if they did not see Cautn Clans coming down, what
would that prove! Nobody sees Santa Clans, hut that is
no sign that there is no Santa Claim.! The most real things
in the' world lire those that neither cliilclrW nor men can
see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn! OX
eoui-He not, hut that's no proof that they arc not there. No
body can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are un
seen anil lisceable in the world. ( (
YOT tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the
noiso inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen
world which not even the strongest man, nor even the
united strength of all the strongest men that over lived,
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance,
can push aside that curtain and view nnd picture the su
pernal beauty and glory heyoud. Is it all real! Ah, Vir
ginia, in all ibis world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Clans! Thank (iod! he lives, and he lives for
ever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times
ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad
the heart of childhood.
Personal Health Service
?y WILLIAM BEADY, M. D.
Signed letters perUIntng to perunil health irtd hygiene, not to disease dl&goaHf or treatment,
will tt answered by Dr. Brady If a ilampeJ, lelf-addressed enrrlopfl la eneluaed. letter ituuld b
brief ami written in ink. Owing to the large number of leltera rebelled, only a rev can be answered
t.ere. .No reply fan fee made to qucrlei not eunformtng to Instructions. Address Dr. William Uraily.
In care ut (Ms newspaper.
HOW .IIASTLV IS
A news slnry of a medical meet
ing where Dr. ('rile elucidated u
new hypothesis he is working on,
haviriK to do witlv the cause nnd
treatment nf ulcer of the Ktoniueh,
desciilicH some of the experimen
tal reM-iirch and its application to
"aridity of the
paHtrie nKan." If
n phy.sician over
dared to pull off
any such ki-o-tcsiue
honey In a
formal med leal
a d d r e h Ills
audience w o u 1 d
choke to death.
Aluybe, tho, the
stomach Ih tin in
delicate word in the nhop where
tlie Btory' was censored. I don't
know how n jicwh Item like that
afferts'the ordinary layman: it did
my .liver n lot of (food, I helieve.
Next to n somersault or two there
fs nothing better to stimulate the
liver tlmn n ' wood chuckle. You
know the diaphragm is a muscle
stretched over the liver like n tar-'
paulin, and When you chuckle or
Indulge In a hearty laugh not a
mere smiUj or even a polite, re
strained laugh the tarpaulin
Mqueezefc down on . the - liver and
everything, ami the effect is really
heller than you can expect from a
pill or n tonic, because the emo
tional impulse that tightens the
tarpaulin also braces the belly!
muscles to resist tlie push, so that
everything between gets a good
squeezing and not merely n Jost
ling. Things under the tarpaulin
are jostled rather by a make be
lieve laugh, or n polite, restrained
one; the belly muscles are not con
cerned in such make believe.
Oust id is a prefix ami gastric a
medical word meaning stomach,
flastritls means inflammation of
stomach. Unfortunately gas is
nearly always present tn the heal
thy stomach, and In some instances
more than tlie normal quantity Is
present, but this fact should not
lead to confusion. The terms gas
tric, gastronomic, gastrotomy, gas
tritis, etc., have nothing to- do
with gus.
Heard some quack or other
sounding off about gas in tho
stomach the other evening. Ot
course the station was drowned
out by alleged "selections" from
other stations before the glib
tongued charlatan finished, but
anyway he assured listeners that
"acute indigestion," which he ad
mitted alarms the victim, Is usual
ly nothing more than "gas pressing
upon the heart," and so all tho
sufferer has to do is to got rid of
the gas . . . here the Jazie put an
end to the entertainment, so I
didn't get the name of the pill or
gadget the fake "doctor" offered
for the purpose.
"I don't care who or what the
"duelor" may be. that seriously
tells you any Illness or discomfort
whatever is due to "gas pressing
cm the heart," he Is an Ignorant,
unprincipled and dangerous per
son, und It is a scandalous thing
that any such faker who cares to
With Twelve Ounce Mittens
THAT CANTItlC GAS
buy the privilege can go on the air
:uid perhn ps hoodwink many an
unsophisticated listener into be
lieving such balderdash. The nos
trum so exploited may be harmless
enough in itsel:f but the false
ideas propagated in that manner
umiuestiouably lead many victims
to disaster.
Scaring people Is farthest from
my desire, but I must be honest
even If somebody is scared. , I am
very certain that .no one ever suf
fers enough pain. "distress or even
anxiety from "gas" to require med
ical relief. In every case . where
"gas" seems a prominent symptom
there is something the matter, and
I don't mean "Indigestion." To call
the at tuck "indigestion" is like
calling the stomach "tho gastric
organ." Any patient who lets a
physician make such a spurious
diagnosis as "indigestion," acute or
otherwise, is very simple indeed,.
WNNTIOXS AM) AXKWFUS
. A, Protective- Hand ('mini
Persons whose occupation re
1 quires exposing the hands to oils,
kgreases or other materials which
j stain, will find the following cream
I useful as a protective; . '
jjtlum ar.vbla 4.....
; la und ry soap chips
ifWater
..4 purls
1!) parts
74 parts
'ilydrous wool fat
..'I 1 Kills
Acid red sufficient to color pink
Oil of lemougrass 1 part
The acid red and lemougrass oil
are added merely to give the cream
a pleasing color and odor. The
cream should be rubbed Into the
hands before one begins work. It
also protects the hands against
some of the solvents In lacquers
and varnishes. '
For (tunning; Kar
1 used a formula for drops in the
ear, thai you printed some time
ago. and It cleared up a chronic
running ear. My cousin has the
same trouble, but I have lost the
recipe. Will you please repeat it.
(.Mrs. V. A.) .
Answer. Ten grains of boric
acid in the ounce of grain alcohol.
Drop one or two drops In the ear
night and morning for several
months. If the druggist can't give
you this without physician's pre
scription, that's too bad. but there
is nothing more I can do about It.
Appendicitis Willi Complications
I wrote asking your advice about
dysmenorrhea. You udvised med
ical examination. The doctor found
I have appendicitis nnd a small
cyst of the right ovary, and he says
only an operation will help. Can
you tell me what caused the cyst?
I M. L.)
Answer. No. Appendicitis In a
woman Is often complicated with
some such pelvic trouble, and the
removal of the diseased appendix
alone usually gives complete relief.
Probably many cases of chronic or
recurring appendicitis are wrongly
diagnosed as ovarian trouble be
cause. In a woman, there Is likely
to be some such secondary pelvic
.Hut iii-Ii.i ...... M ..
I an lifts one or more small cystn of
an ovary but no symptoms n
:. . MAIL TRIBUNE
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
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to tht C Mr Wi
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IS. overturn
IS. The sooty
aluatmss
II. Put inlu ootn-
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Christ lii&agu
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It&M tinned
It.
unimal
f!. Servers
SB. A I that Urn
27. Faithful
KM, (Jreiit Luke
it. Jltrolnv uf
"Cnvnllerla
Itustlcans."
SO. Poetic 1 ma
for an Aslulle
run 11 try
tl. inhutiUant ofi
sufriz
32. Kind of worm
S3. Ureek letter
3i. Ititrhti aubr, -
88. Tliet Frc-ncti
S7. Mkeawsei
4st. lIupiieH
tl. This Is fre."
qaentlr userl
on ClirletiDuf
47. Trefoil
8. Firmer
49. An essential
liurt of Christ
unit.
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amount to anything. Many action abuses a weak one; feellns n
maiden past 35 has one or more divine- call to spank any little na
fihroid tumors and no nymptoms i tlon that gets sassy,
to amount to anything. , '- ' 1 1 1
1 wty. Two million unemployed in tho
Quill Points
A marine is much Jik'e - other
men, except that he knows, how to
pronounce Haiti.
."Home life revives in winter,"
Well, homo Is tho only ploce.where.
you feel free to squirm when your
bunions feel itcKy.
Another need of the -times is a
el-cent card that will say "Merry
Christmas" some new way without
soundins -nllly. i'
A ureat executive intone wha
hires able men nnd then oes fish
Iiik instead of sticking around in
the way to show he's boss.
You can (oil a fcrevnliorn nt
one uf ih est halmy, sun-kisscil
wiiiU'r reports, lie didn't In line
Ills OVCIIIHIt.
Now : you'll teports ' all-. olmrches
erowdedl There's notliiim like a
flat purse to make. an humble and
contrite heart.. .,
Mint to . husbands: ' Worthless
stock is killed tot Us hide, but no
body eveh shoots a pood plow
horse. What's the use?i- If tl?e govern
ment at Washington succeeded in
plensinp nil other ureat powers,
there would still Je Urisbane.
t
Farminn must be pretty pood
business, after all. Vou didn't he.ir
of anybody RofnK broke because he
bought farm mortgages. .... ..
If earth's henefactors are hi.piy
In heaven, that seems to prove they
can't look hack and see the stut
ues erected, in their honor.
You can join the nrt.vy nnd see
thp world, ur'ynu' can enter Notr?
rinmo and go In for fobthnll.
Americanism Foollnh very In
rtlisnant when some; nig liullv n.i-
Whnt we rllil
to Hi. tojrkvy
Ht dinner
Frleruten iod
ili-nlt
Femnle saint l
lt.
H.
- aubr. .
10. Hest tnr ot
tli. jreiir
tl. (Vim! Santa
(lilies til, rein
deer with
tt. At4.nd.4t '
at. L'lirlsituiitllilei
tu. llctnn
X. 'I'll, heather
l. Watchful
St. Territorial di
vision of len
mark
St. What Santa
suit to hit
relniler-r
40. Altik. a mlt.
Ink.
41. Contlnenti
ntiur.
4S. There wat no
Clirlltniat In .
ttilt era.
4J. Fulry
44. Fart of the
storkloa; te
take the last
nresent from
45. The yellow
uuyle
DOW.1
I. Numeral r
f. A nun - .
I. J- lsh
f. Smnrt
fi. Kmplnred
II. Melody '
7. Fun
8. I.cirnmo
II. Fllnmese coin
1U. Coniiius, point
i XT. S. A.! And none in France;
Hut France doesn't say a man :s
Jobless because he's in the hooch
trade.
Hunting in mi automobile
Iuik iidvanlajrcs. Even a tcai
dcifoot will know It isn't a
ileer If it's driving n ctir.
The proper measui'e of a man is
his pride.- The great can he, hum
ble, but the smaller a. man is the
more he needs to hold up his chin.
The chief objection to the schcol
of experience Is that it thinks up d
new course every time you gradu
ate. Question for Russia: If a po
licman spoke to a "reformed burp
tar caught climbing a window,
would that he meddling?
Correct this sentence: "The pri
vate cltiKcn," cried tho orator,
should respect nnd obey tho law
Just as our elected officials do."
Brisbane's Today
(Continued from Patje One)
money, tlie nation tip to ten
thousand millions to help other
nations fi;jht n foreipn wiir,
New York state other millions
to build up property values for
Sininblers and provide comfort
prisons for eriminnls.
I.aler, perhaps, the richest nation
In the worid and the richest state
u-IU I'inil the mnnpv tn hnilil rier-pnr
I homes for men and women that do
I not go to prison, giving those men
nnd women an opportunity to rent
them or buy them on reasonable
terms, and freeing them from taxa
tion. Mukden nnd Moscow have reach
Do Yon Remember?
TKX VRAIIS AGO TOI)AY '
(From fllesl of the Mull Tribune.)
December 24, W9 ' i
'WashlhKtoil. Baeausg; (,f Prssi
clout Wilsun'B IllneBs there will be
no Christmas tree at the White
House tomorrow.
Truck robbers stenl $20,0U0 worth
of pre-war illquor from C. H.i Ack
er!, Lake Forest (Illinois), broker.
I .
Del Jlonte, Cal. "Geo. i B; Car
penter,! formerly of MetlforU, 'Ore.,
Iius a Scuttle culled 'Tiimmle,',' who
Is BUid' to bo the greatest caiilnn
golf caddy in the country. Tammy
stands quietly on his hind IcRk
until his master has hit the ball,
then he dasheB afer the elusive pill
anil invariably finds it, but never
picks it up." ' '
Washington. As a result of de
pression in foreign exchange, U. S.
Importers are declared to be mak
ing fortunes.
Geo. A. Maii.sfifkl, president of
Farm llureau, condemns county
court for refusing to support home
demonstration work.
. Christmas turkey In Medford
sells at 00 cents a pound. ,
TWENTY YICAHS AGO TODAY
(From files of the Mall Tribune.)
December 24, 1909
City starts collection of $1000 do
linquent assessments.
Barniim railroad decides to bond
itself for $126,000, tints losing its
reputation of being the only un
bonded railroad in the county In
actual operation.
Coroner Kellogg decides to In
vestigate death of "Dutch : Joe",
Campbell a month ago ot Cold Baft
on suspicion of foul play. ' r
Forest Drove, Ore., draws up res
olution condemning Dr. Cook, the
North Pole explorer, for faking his
alleged discovery.-
ed an agreement bud the 'Chinese-'
Itussiun war Is oft for the present.
Russia is the winner. ' 1
The Kellogg peace pact did not
have a chance to do its benevolent .
work in that ease. In ract,' UiiBsla '
snubbed the Kellogg pact, asking,
not unreasonably, what business It
was of ours to tell Russia what to
do in China? Russia had not told
us what to do In Nicaraugua or
Haiti.
Our provincial statesmen are
slow to recognize that Russia is
an important nation, even without
the czars. ... ,
A French newspaper-says that
the French government will insist
absolutely, in connection with naval
reduction and disarmament discus
sions in London, that everything
proposed must be passed upon by
the League of Nations.
Thus, on our trip over there, we
find ourselves in 'the-League' of Na
tions, or at least our suggestions
won't amount to anything unless
the League of Nations approves
them.
. We seem to be more successful
managing things tov the United
States here, than managing them
for Europe abroad.
Helen Wills, good California girl,
Is now Mrs. Frederick S. Moody,
Jr. H is a Californlan, also.
That 'wedding interests Ameri
cans, all fond of Helen Wills und -proud
of her. It also interests en
genists who believe that a super
race could be built up by proper
marriage selection.
Fortunately they are wrong about
that. i ' i
A super-race is being produced,
not as a basis of breeding horses
and dogs, but produced by intense
affection and concentration which
more than anything else decides
tho qualities of the child.
For other details read tho first
chapter of Tristam Shandy. "
Modern crime seems to be pick
ing on policemen, in a heartless
way, particularly In New York.
At a banquet tendered to a dis
tinguished judge, nttended by n
brilliant collection of professional
criminals, whose names were after
wards supplied by the New York
chief of police, one detective had
bis revolver taken away from him
and all the guests were roblwd, In
cluding, presumably, tho judge. ;
Yesterday two New York police
men were suspended for allowing
their revolvers to be taken away
from them In holdups.
Oue policeman, who calls for spe
cial sympathy, was held up In n '
speakeasy and badly beaten when
the bandits. saw that he was a po-'
llcemnn. - - -
By BUD FISHER