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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR Medford Mail Tribune "Cnryw to Southtrn 0'tw rtadi tits Hall Trlbum" Dally Eictpt Stiurdtr Published j UEDPOBD PRINTING CO. is-ir-aa n. rii st rn 11 ROB EH! W KUHL, Editor l L aMNAPP. Hiouir 4a lodepD(Iflot Nmpipw Cnurtd m teeocd eft suiter M Ustfon) Oregon, imdei Act of March . 18IB, suBBcmrriOh bates flf Mill-In Adtajm Oiiiy, rw IA-00 DlUf. OOtll 0 Hi Carrlar. In tdruit Medford. UcUoorilU, Centra) Point. Pboenlx, Tiiot UoW am tnd Hipiwira, Dally, noDtn ...I Daily, om year T.ftO AU Urns, cash Id trittnta. Official paper of the City of Medford Official paper of Jittaop County. UEMUEK Or Till ABB0CIATK1 Pit 81 BeeeMn (full Ltuad Wire Sefrtcs The iuoctiied Prea 1 eielwrtiely nlltleo to the in for puhUestioo of " MOT dlipidw credited to It or otherwlH credited to Uli most ejid abo to the total new ouhUibed oereln. All rltht f puhlitaUon of tpeclaJ dljpatcow aertln are alio reeened. HEM B EH Of UNITED PHKB8 MEM UK H OP AUDI! HI J HEAD OP CIBfULATiONB Admtlilnx HepreMntatlfM H. a MOllENBEN COMPANY Office. ID Hew Tori. Chlcajo. Detroit, Sao rnntlKO. Una Angela. Seattle Portland. MtMoaa Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry witiu.innt.lnn reveals in, curreu. that locally. It everything was perfcet. everything would still be all wrong. "An especial grudge seemed to manifest itself against republican coroners up lor re-election, (Oregon Voter.) Result of the rumor that the eoroners were to blame lor all the deaths. It seems that another martyr of natlon-wtde prominence has ,w to frazzle aiound the edges. The crumbling martyr Is Mr. Robert Elli ott Burns, a former convict and author of the blood-and-thunder yarn: "I Am a Fugitive Prom the Georgia Ohaln Clang." It now de velops that the martyr, besides being the fugitive he claimed to be, la also wanted some place besides Georgia for misdeeds of long standing. Mr. Burns capitalized his cussedness and squeezed close to 100,000 out of the sympathetic nature of people. The plan to merge all the counties of Oregon Into eight super-counties, assures Oregon of eight major court house fights. Canadian whiskey Is now reported en the tapis for Yule oheer. It Is contained in dimpled triangular bot tles, and are alleged to be non roflllablo. Imblbors can't say for sure whether the Canadian whiskey orig inally hailed from Portland, B. 0., or Aacramento, Alberta. The Bob Strang boys and Dad were out Sunday. The boys mind well. When their Dad ordered them to alt down In the firm manner of a and loot, they stood up. . Cramer Deuel, a fresh young lawyer has gone to work for Atty a. Robts, to brush up on his torts, he doth allege and asseverate. . Owing to the financial stringency, the courthouse lawn will be sown by the wind and the wandering birds. During a panlo there is never any dust. Most ot the Juveniles are getting their manes reached for Santa Claus' coming. This makes the barbers mad, as a Juvenile Is a poor target tor an argument on taxes and beer. Pate, aided by some bum driving, threw a Portland drummer through the windshield late yesterday. - 'STATE PRISON INMATES IRKED' (Chlco, Calif., Enterprise.) Now ain't that too bad. ... PIONKKB "FUNNING" (Pendleton East Orrgonlan) Sam Wack Wack was once a handsome Umatilla but now not his tribesman, not even his moth er, will own him. He Is ostra cised, shunned, despised and will not be permitted to share the Joys of earth or the bliss of the happy hunting grounds until he grows another head of hair. While lost to the world In the sweet reams contained In Adams booze, Sam was assaulted by some unknown miscreant and hla long black locks were cut. hag . gled and singed from his head until now he presents but a sad eyed counterfeit of his once handsome indlvldusllty. (SO Yrs. Ago Col.) Tomorrow Is the shortest day of the year, and from now on the days will start to lengthen out, shortening the electric light bills. Titers Is one nice thing about being skinned by Wall Street. After the skinning you alwaya know where to find Wall Street. Last Sunday your corr. wnxed blas phemous, and designated ping-pong as a "girls' game." Now all the girls are mad, and none of the Strang boys will speak. The Oleemen plan to gleefully sing again soon. They have no more to alng about than the rest ox us, but do. "It was It below Thursday, and many found the cold bracing" (Paisley Items.) It braced Ihem right up against the stove. Hoover Pondera Arms Embargo WASHINGTON, Dm. 20. (AP) Preeldent Hoover Is considering a spe cial message to congress requesting authority to declare embargoes on all countries where actual or threat ened hostilities exist. Bu Otulstmaa IsaU. Fine "Smoke 'Em Out!" w E so seldom find occasion morning contemporary, do so. The Daily News in this morning's ijsue, broadcasts an open letter to Charles M. Thomas, Public Utility commissioner, asking that he officially investigate the common gossip that the "Byllesby company, parent organization of the California Ore gon Power company, has a large financial interest in a chain of newspapers operating in Southern Oregon." "If there is any foundation for such gossip," declares the Daily News, "and if true, such control of the public press is contrary to publio policy, and the facta should be made known to the publio ... The newspapers deny having any affiliation whatsoever with our public utilities. The suspicion resting over thorn should bo set aside by a report from your office." ! TpO which we heartily agree! The Mil Tribune today is send- ing to Publio Utility Commissioner Thomas, an endorse ment of the News request and a similar request of its own. C"01t several years the Mail Tribuue has been the victim of a whispering campaign, that it is financed and controlled by tho Caluifornia Oregon Power company. Only last Saturday we received a communication from a subscriber to this effect, tho same being printed and answered in Sunday's paper. This charge has frequently been amplified by the claim, that this paper is part of a chain similarly financed and controlled. The Mail Tribune knows there is no truth whatever in these charges. It is financed and controlled by the present writer, today, just as it has been for the past twenty years. During this time there have been changes in minority stock holdings, but the majority holdings, the control has not been changed during all this time. The California Oregon Power company has never had any interest in this newspaper, financial or other wise, and as long as its present ownership continues, neither it nor any other outside corporation, EVER WILL HAVE. But thanks to the constant turmoil and agitation from which this community has suffered in recent years, this denial will not be accepted as a refutation of the charges. Nor will it-stop the whisperings or the malicious and unfounded gossip. An official investigation by however, with all the resources for fact determining at his com mand WOULD stop both. therefore not only welcome such action, but in justice to nitrnnlvne T1F.MANT) it And the sooner this investigation can be started and con cluded, the sooner these lies established tho better tho Mail Don 't Cripple Library rPHE Mail Tribune heartily agrees with a communication printed elsewhere in today's paper, from E. E. Kelly, op posing any out in funds for the publio library which would cripple, or seriously impair, tho excellent service of that institu tion at tho presont time. Because of the financial situation, all publio expenditures must be reduced. The public library must assume its proper share of what is a common burden, but in its reduced appro priation, we believe this has been done. As Mr. Kelly points out, the library is more needed, and is performing a more necessary publio service, at the present time, than ever before in its history. DURING this depression few people indeed can afford to buy books. Nor we regret to say can many afford to sub scribe to newspapers and magazines as they could in normal times. . Yet not only tho entertainment, the relaxation, the moral and spiritual stimulation, but even more important the IN FORMATION that books, magazines and newspapers contain, are all needed today, more aoutely than at any other time. It is not an exaggeration to maintain they are essential factors in our socHal and economio recovery. The Medford publio library is one of the most efficiently conducted and intelligently supervised, institutions of the kind in the state. Many of our readers will recall that no less an authority than Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, when on a visit to Crater Lake a few years ago, publicly declared as much. LET us keep it that. Let us NOT, in this mad rush for econ omy, cripple this necessary and essential service, which is contributing so much to the entire community at the present time. In other words let us avoid UNNECESSARY extremes in this matter of reducing expenditures. Let us avoid the folly of being "penny-wise and pound-foolish." Conditions are bad. But thoy have not reached a point where turning the land bnck to the Indians, is justified. This does not mean library expenses should NOT be reduced, they should be, and have been, but it DOES MEAN, that tho library should be adequately maintained, at this time, above all others and that its service to the people all the people should not be seriously impaired. Communications Dont Cripple I.lhrary. To the Editor: I am told that the budget com mittee la contemplating a serious cut In the public library maintenance fund. I have been a frequent visitor at the library over a period of years, and In my opinion It has been of greater value to the public during the last few years ot depression than at any other time In Its history. In these hard times when people are without money for entertain ment the public library la taking the place of theatera and furnishing In structive and profitable entertain ment. One may go there at any time of the day and find Its tablea fully occupied. A large percentage of Its. pstrons are of school age. and these are deriving educational advantages of Inestimable value. The librarians are highly efficient and very obliging to the public, and are certainly kept busy. lit my opinion then should at this MEDFORD MAIL to ngreo with the policies of our that it is a genuine pleasure to the Public Utility commissioner, fire nailed, and the true facts Tribune will like it. time be no curtailment or crippling of this splendid publio service. . E. E. KELLY. Medford, December ao. Jenkins Comment (Continued from Pago Oat I abundantly In Southern Oregon And Northern California, would prove quite as satisfactory for the milking of pipes as the celebrated French briar. Manaanlta and wild 'llac an beau tiful, and we of Southern Oregon art Immensely proud of them for that rfMon; but no one had supposed that they might ever have commercial value. But you never can tell, In this day and age. Just what formerly neglected product may suddenly prove to be commercially valuable. One a penny Christmas seals I TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Personal Health Service By William signed letters pertaining to personal Health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Or. Brady If a stamped, self addressed snvelope is sndosed. Letters should bs brief and written In Ink. Owing to the large number of letters received only a few cap be answered here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr. WUJIsm Brady In care of The Mall Tribune. WHAT A LOT UP MS AK-INVALIDS KNOW MAKES 111EM SICK. A very auccessful charlatan who has a unique system of reaching pros pective customers, tells them at great expense, which, of course the cus tomers bear we Independent Americans like to pay for our edu cation that "au tointoxication" is the common cause of all sorts of maladies. He asks his pros pective custo mers what happens "when you allow bowel wastes to remain Inside the colon for, say, no more than a few hours past the time when they should be discharged," but he doesn't leave them to answer the question for themselves. No, indeed, for they might overlook some of the symptoms. The quack carefully enumerates the symptom a whole paragraph of them winding up with the symptom you are certain to have If you take such quackery seriously, namely, "de pression of spirits." In case your spirits are not defi nitely depressed, do not be alarmed, but Just run over sgaln the list pf symptoms so thoughtfully provided by the kind, erudite and sympathetic quack. The same self-styled "doctor" ap pears to be Indignant about some thing. He asserts with vehemence that "there are millions now paying close attention to the elimination of wastes from the system. No doubt. That's Just what alls 'em. l It is one of the worst forms of Billings complaint knowing things about health or disease "which ain't so." We cannot speak In such large terms, our clientele being confined to the United States and Canada and our experience bel.ig limited to thirty years of It, but we do sincerely be lieve that there are thousands now paying no attention to that morbid subject and enjoying better health than they ever knew when they be lieved the bowel required constant watching and "regulation." Anyway there are hundreds of happy souls who have broken the constipation (and "autointoxication") habit by following the simple advice Economical and Modern Gold Reduction System Southern Oregon Need (By A. E. Kellogg.) The Southern Oregon and North ern California Mining Association, Inc., recently organized, and com posed principally of mine owners and operators in the region of southern Oregon and northern California for the purpose of fostering and promot ing the development of the mineral resouroes1of the regton, has sent out an fl. O. 8. call for a modern eco nomical and efficient uniform sys tem for reducing the refractory gold bearing ores In their midst. Several years ago thesa mine op erators failed to solve this-local prob lem. At that time there was a uni versal suspension of the gold mining Industry and their attempt to revive the mining industry in this region resulted In failure, Resumption VIsloned. However, at this time, they have a vision of a general resumption of tha Industry, with a world-wide de pression not yet at Its peak, which demands an Intensive production nf gold to assist the millions of miners thrown out of employment in the production of copper, iron and other metals employed In. the arts and In dustries of the world. During 1037 the local mirk owners vlsloned a large-capacity smelter and refinery plant at some point In south ern Oregon, where It would be con venient for the mines of southern Oregon and northern California, as well as points between the San Fran cisco and Tacoma smelters. This would be a prim factor In the greater development of the vast mineral none which embraces the region of the two border states. During the same year the mine owners of the two states concluded that a smelter was essential to bring about a general resumption of the mining of gold and copper In this region. Gold Hill Rent Site. A big meeting of mine owners re siding between San Francisco and Tacoma met in Oold Hill, and it was the concensus of opinion that Oold Hill was the logical potn for thj erection of the proposed srmlteT. This was due to the fact that Oold HiU was on the main line of the South ern Pacific between flsn Francisco and Portland, and had a number of mince with an output of ore suf ficient to operate a large -capacity smelter within a radius of practical aerial-tramway from the main por tals of the mines to th smelter and refinery. The Oregon and California mine operators at the meeting advanced quite a sum of money to organlra a smelter company and do all neces sary preliminary things to launch the project. A smelter company was formed and extensive a.te on the river and railroad on the outskirts of Oold Hill was secured for the plant. However, it became noised about at that time that the big cop per companies were Junking their smelter and supplanting with mills fur grinding the ore and making sep tratlon by oil flotation or chemical separation or other cheaper and prac tical systems of ore reduction. At this point financial support of the smelter project was withdrawn. Expert Show Value. However, w.th remaining awl t'-. Ml smelt company brought sev OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932. Brady. M D. given in the booklet. "The Constipa tion Habit." If you want the book let Inclose a stamped envelope bear ing your address, and a dime. If you omit the stamped envelope bear ing your address, six cents of your dime will be returned by mall, but no booklet. Scientifically there Is no evidence that "autointoxication" ever happens. In other words, the body is never poisoned by Its own excretions. Most of the symptoms ascribed to such imaginary poisoning are in reality due to anxiety, worry, introspection and the harm done by unnatural in terference with the alimentary func tions. I am prepared to maintain the truth of this against the argu ments of all who pretend to be au thorities on health. I rely on the testimony of the hundreds of happy souls mentioned In the penultimate paragraph. No offense meant by the term penultimate, either. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Bringing Up a Boy. Pine son but his actions worry me. He loves good music and sits for hourj reading good library books and listen ing to the radio . . . does not seem to care for the company of girls. Should I encourage him to go out In com pany more? He is very fond of all outdoor sports and attends the gym nasium regularly . . . Mrs. H. H. Answer I fancy the boy Is all right. It Is hard to read and listen to the radio at the same time. If the boy will write me confidentially I'll ad vise him In the same way. Just a little man to man talk. Insulin Does Not Habituate. Con one stop Insulin after taking It once a day for three months or more, or does one have to continue It all his life? C. L. M. Answer No matter how much In sulin, or how long continued, it never produces habituation. That is Scotch excuse for not taking neces sary Insulin. Have Some Meat. What has meat eating to do with hardened arteries and high blood pressxire? Why Is red meat forbidden? k. o. a. Answer Nothing, so for as we know. It's Just an old medical cus tom. (Copyright John F. Dllle Co.) eral experts Into this region to In vestigate the ore situation. These ore experts, after an extended In vestigation, soon demonstrated that the refractory base gold-bearing or?s of this region which the local mln ars classed as tellurlde, were not ac tually tellurlde, as fashioned after the rich Colorado ores, but were es pecially rich in gold values, and usu ally known here as arseno pyrlte. They said that this arseno pyrlte carrying the tellurlde gold was or dinarily asoclated with chlorite rather than with quartz, while the values are carried by the white sul phide of Iron content of the ore. Roasting of these diversified refrac tory base ores lri the region, follow ed by fine grinding and oil flotation or chemical separation was recom mended by the visiting ore experts. COUNTY JAIL FORMS INDIANS ART CLASS TOPPENISH, Wash.. Dec. 20. (AP) Jail la Just one art class after another for Lawrence Sampson, 33, Umatilla Indian. Every time he gets a sen tence for drunkenness or fighting, he sp.ys. he practices by drawing por traits on the cell walls. The practice led to several commissions for draw ings and encouragement from citizens who want him to continue his studies seriously. Health can be bought Christmas Seals are the currency. - Real Estate or Insurance Leave it .u Jones Phone 796 Arizona's Prettiest Flea nor Arthur, winsome riavg'i ter of Douglas, has been chosen the most beautiful girl at the Univer sity of Arizona by men and women students, (Associated Press Photo) 0 v I To the Editor: In your editorial of December U, in which you forecast what will pos sibly be the result of the non-pay ment by France of her war debt In stallment due this country. If it serves to bring hatred between the two countries, and destroy all the bonds of friendship that have en dured for over ISO years, many mil lions of good, sensible American citi zens as well as millions of French people will deeply regret It. In this as in every other tragedy, there is always one or more Individuals more or leae responsible for the happen ings. In my opinion, William Randolph Hearst should bear a large share of responsibility in this particular case, as well as other rotten politicians here and In Europe. Soon after the war, Mr. Hearst be gan a violent campaign of vituper ation against France, for'the benefit : of Germany. Almost every day bis' numerous dallies a'', over the coun try carried Ion editorials of hatred agalist the French nation, in fact he became so abusive that H was found necessary by the French gov ernment to expel him from France. Many of his articles were reprinted in the French press, and read by millions of French people who had suffered from the war. The respon sible heads of the French nation knew very well that this wasn't the attitude of the American govern ment, but the rank and file of the French clt Irons did not bother them selves to study these facts, and con sequently they felt that the admin istration at Washington was respon sible for this outburst of anti-French propaganda, and they were still more exasperated by Mr. Hover's morato rium, which relieved Oermany of any further payment for war damage to France and Belgium. Had the war been fought on Brit ish soil, perhaps, it would have re versed things a little. This Is not a reflection on the English, as the writer was a former British aubjt?ct, before becoming an American citi zen, and as such I have nothing but the deepest respect for the British people as well as for the French peo ple, and as one who for four years suffered physically and financially from the war, and - was personally acquainted ' with many of the con ditions with Which the people of those countries are facing today, I feel justified in expressing my hum ble opinion, and Judging from some ' of your editorials that appear from time to time in the Mall Tribune, and particularly the editorial of Decem ber 16, In regard to the war debts, I fully agree with you, and thanks to God, you are one of those few editors that try at least to explain the true facts, and glw your opin ion on how this unfortunate war debt question should be dealt with. . Mr. Hearst has failed to do that; i he always has used his pen to sow hatred between nations, and In this ; work he has had the hearty cooper- i atlon of many disreputable Interna- j tlonal politicians. I He never has given Prance credit ; for her suffering during the World war, for the one million and a half of France's children that were killed outright on the battlefields, and for the two more millions that are crip pled for life, and for the 50,000 square mile of territory of her beat prov inces that were left a mass of char red ruins after the war ended. No, Mr. Hearst was very Indifferent to that: his heart and good-will went to Prussia, In spite of the fact that German territory had not been scratched by the war. While over seas, I did hear often, remarks made by American soldiers that war should have ended In Germany, to give the people there a taste of the war. Out here, In this God-blessed country, surrounded by two mighty oceans and friendly neighbors, we cannot understand nor realize that those people in northern and east ern France live In perpetual fear. They hare seen the Prussian twice In less than 60 years; at each time some of their children have been killed and their homes destroyed, and they have been compelled to live under the iron heel of the Prussian, and work as slaves while their coun try was occupied. Mr. Wilson told them there would be no more wars; that a league of nations would be established, and that the whole world would be at peace. But all Mr. Wil son's promises were overruled by the American congress. Today conditions are far worse than they were 10 years ago; the German people have practically lost all the right that they obtained under the Weimar constitution, the Prussian Junker Is back in power, paving the way for the return of a Hohenzollern, and this, thanks to a certain press and to the politicians. It Is Indeed unfortunate that this country has not seen fit to use its mighty moral power to support the Iiengue of Nations, and has constant ly refused to be one ltt active mem bers. It would be near Insanity for any foreign country to boast that they could get along without the good-will of the United Statre; tt Is equally foolish for some of this coun try's politicians to state that the Unite! States can very well get along without the rest of the world. Cancellation or repudiation of war debts cannot be tlie real solution to this thorny question: some other form of settlement will have to be made, every taxpayer in this coun try and every sane person, whether English, French of German, will agree that the United States Is entitled to Justice and deserves fair treat ment. Some Individuals, whether newspaper editors or otherwise, are always Jumping at conclusions, and th; deduction they make is that all the cltlrens as well as the govern ment of thone defaulting countries I are crooks They slae up others with their own bushel. That class of individuals who for their own selfish ambition are al . ways trying to mislead their own j countrymen, and at the same time j engender hatred between nations, can otUy be compared to those ueii-vom- Fugitive Arrested Robert C. Burns was arrested In Newark. N. as a fugitive from a Georgia chain gang. (Associated res hoto lted demons who In August, 1914, wen; responsible for the World wax, with the hypocritical warcry, "Gott Mitt Una," and In which near eight millions of humans were slaughtered. Those unhappy people who live on the blood-soaked fields of Belgium and northern France, whose countryside is dotted with millions of little white crosses, as a silent reminder of their past suffering, can not be all dis honest, and they do not despise the American people, and to believe the contrary would be a sin. It Is in credible to believe that the world politicians have failed in their duties to their respective people in arriving at a Just settlement of this irritant debt tangle. Those people over there will not deny that the American tax payers have a just claim which they cannot afford to cancel, and when this will be properly explained to them, they shall, and they will un derstand, but as they are only hu man, warned by their past experi ence and angered by the action of some of our own politicians who worked so strenuously in helping to relieve Germany of her Just obliga tions In paying for war damage, they are the same Individuals who now are clamoring for reprisals against the so-called defaulting nations. Take Will Rogers' advice and, for a time at least, the less we talk about the whole mess the better. ANDRE OHOMEL. Central Point. December 19, 1033. Escaping Boy Shot In Leg By Deputy PORTLAND, Dec. 20. (AP) After one of the boys had been shot In the leg, two of three youths who escaped from the state training school near Woodburn Sunday, were arrested In a field near Portland last night by deputy sheriffs. The wounded lad, Ralph Earl, 16, of Portland, was taken to a hospital. Hill Nominated For Honor As Athlete PORTLAND, Dec. 30. (AP) Three Portland men among the first to vote for the beat all-around amateur ath lete of 1932 for the annual Sullivan award, have nominated Ralph Hill of Klamath Falls, described as one of the greatest distance runners America has sent to the Olympics. When needing duplicating sales books, riat-packs or fan-fold cash register forms, ledger sheets for bookkeeping machines or any other kind of printing don't order from out-of-town firms and pay more. Phone 75 and one ol our representatives will caU. The Emma CUne Beauty Shop wishes to announce that Mrs. Odelle O? borne West, former owner of the Boh Inn Beauty Shop. Is replacing Miss Marie Elonder who will leave December 33. Beds of pain are eased with sheets of Christmas Seals. Buy several sheets. Desirable bouses alwavs in fir class condition for rent, lease or sale can los A ChrlstOii-s Seal on every letter W111 help many to get better. FARMER BATTLES 20 DEPUTIES 7 TSiw ma v.is.ion ucti), a Tarmer living near Elkhorn. Wit., held eft 20 deputy sheriffs with shotgun ,d rifle fire at he resitted a mortgage foreclosure action. More than 300 rounds of ammunition were fired by the officers hefore Clchon turrendered to Sheriff James Mnon (right). (Associated Press Photo) Flight 'o Time t Medford and Jackson Coonlj History from the rb' Mall Tribune of and 10 Ago.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAV December 20. 1022. (It was Wednesday.) Wfittv Arhuckle. dishonored film star, to try comeback Man found on Jackson street bridge with gunshot wound In head. City auto camp closed for season, and four families parked there com pelled to move. Letter to editor asks: "Is this the true Medford hospital ity?" Snow In the Slakiyous odds to the Yulctlde atmosphere. Mitzl coming to the Page in "Lady Billy." 0. of C. Forum attendance below average at excellent talks. Many permits issued for local build ings. .Portland Klansmen declare war on "the Imperial Dragon for the province of Oregon, and repnwentatlves of the Imperial Wizard west of the Rockies." Charge he Is making money out of oil stock sales. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 20, 1912. (It was Friday.) Mike Spanos and Frank Seymour found guilty of murder in the first degree. Espee Issues booklet on poultry. Christmas rush starts at poetofflct. J. M. White of Ross Lane raises seven-pound carrot. 0. G. Gilchrist of Sams Valley has a hound dog that gets caught In a coyote trap, but whips & coyote that attacked him. Parcel post law goes Into effect January 1. One hundred eight-five dollars sub scribed In bars of city for family of five stranded here. Money la used to buy tickets to Sacramento and a new start In life. GIRL ATHLETE OP YEAR, POLL SHOWS NEW YORK, Dec. 20. (AP) There Is no doubt about Mildred Dldrlk son's place as the outstanding Ameri can girl athlete of 1832, regardless of any doubt existing as to her future as an amateur competitor. With some belated additions to the voting. Miss Dldrlkson today leads al rivals In the second annual Associated Press poll, on the outstanding femi nine athlete of the year, with 81 votes out of a total of 215 cast. The Texas girl nearly doubled the total of her npnrpat-. rival U.lim i-tadlson, world champion free styls swimmer, wno Iinisnea with 40 votes. The tennis queen, Helen Wills Moody, placed third with 24 votes and Vir ginia Van Wle of Chicago, new na tional golf champion, won fourth place over Eleanor Holm of New York, best of the backstroke mermaids. Here's the feminine "first ten" for the vear. hrmnii nn r0.uH nf tfe- ntM among sports writers and edltora uirougnouc me country: 1. Babe Didrlkson. trs Rl 3. 3. 4. 5. 8. 7. 8. 9. 10.. Helene Mndlson, swimming, 45. Helen Wills Moody, tennis, 24. Virginia Van Wle, golf, 16. Eleanor Holm, awlmmlng, 14. Helen Jacobs, tennis, 6. Stella Walsh, track, 5. Helen Hicks, golf, 3. Kathorlne Raw!, swimming. 3. Olenn'a Collett Vare, golf, 3. BOISE, Idaho. Dee. 20. (AP) R. D. ieper, associate Justice of the Idaho supreme court and world war veteran, died here yesterday after noon of pneumonia. He had been 111 for about a week. fender and body repairing. Prloec right Brill Sheet Metal Works. Pictures framed lor less at K. D. Hoss Co.. 22 s. Grape.