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PAGE SIX MEDPORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1935 MedfordTribune "Everyone Id Southern OreicoD Beads Ibe Mall Trlbane" Del) Kirept Halurdajr. Published by MBDFORD PRINTINO CO. IK-IT-2B N. Kir BU Phooell. ROBERT W. RUHU Editor. An Independent Newpeper. Entered ae ncond-claee matter at Wed lord, Oregon, undtr Act or March a, IH- 8UBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance; Daily, one year Dally, all montha Dally, one month V'V ' . j! By Carrier, in Advance Medford. Aab land. Jacksonville. Central Pamt. PhoenlJt. Talent, Gold Hill and n hlphwaya. . . Dally, one year Dally, all montha Dally, one month 10 All terms, cash lo advance. Official Paper of the City of Bedford. Official I'aper m jBrMMm vu.. . MKM1IKK OF THK ASHOf JlATKD 1'HK.SB Rrrrlvlnc Kull I.Med Wire Service, The Associated Preaa la eicluiively en titled to the uee for publication ot all news diipatchea credited to It or other wise credited In thta paper, and also to the local news published herein. All rights for publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MEMUER OF UNITED PRESS MEM It Hit OK AUDIT BUREAU OK CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representatives M. C. HOGENSKN COMPANY Offices In New Vorlt. Chicago Detroit San Francisco. Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland. Ye Smudge Pot I By Arthur Perry. The um of the "Lie Detector" as a scientific means or maaing criminal tell the truth about his crimes, has one drawback. No way has been found to wire the Jury so they will Relieve the prosecuting attorney, If defense counsel weepe. By the end of the week University , students will be home for Christ' mas. It will be a welcome respite from studies, and speeches by fe male agitators, on the glories of Communism. Some will be wearing dinky green caps, and looking mys terious, like they had the inside dope on when the revolution will start. The Ethiopians have waged a bat tle with tho Italians, and forced the latter to retreat 12 miles. Press re ports Indicate that bullets flew like folding chairs, at a wrestling matcn for approximately 10 minutes. One of the Older Girls was In rough shopping Jam yesterday, and came out of It with her hat on straight. It has been a long time since Bhe was so mortified. Upstate areas continue to boast that spring flowers are blooming in front and back yards, and sre being picked, usually by Grandmaws. There are no such evidences of spring around here. This region Is so much In the grip of winter, the Chsmber of Commerce can't even scare up a good case of spring fever. see The Dub Watson boy Is still skep tical, and refuses to swallow Santa Claus. H. Plewher. the demon baker, has returned from K. Falls, where he has bow fixing up a new bakery, as Jovial as ever. While crossing the street, he pretended like he was going to run over your corr. with' his auto, he Jumped accordingly, i but not gracefully. This tickled Mr. Flewher, no end. Your corr. could see nothing funny In being scrunch- i ed benonth the wheels of an olive green auto, driven by a homely baker. There was nothing malicious about the playfulness of Mr. Flew her Just good, clean fun. However. It Is Just as well for the butt of this type of poke to Jump fast and far, before he ta btitted. COrCO flHEEN WITH ENVY. (Ilerlnmattnn News) Boulder Dam will be the pret tiest power plant In the world, with warm blue fly-wheels, canary-yellow generators, turquoise pumps, vermilion engines, and orange rlrlveahnfts, according to Allen Tapper True, consulting artist of the Government Bureau of nectnmatlon. The machinery will be tinted In ten harmo nious colors. Townsend Old Age Pension forces elected a Congressman in a special election Tuesday. In the present be fuddled state of the public mind, considerable significance la attached to the victory. It means that in the next Oregon election, a majority ot the candidates will all be born in Mlchlgnn, and all personal friends of the Congressman. Sir Qnmuel Hoare. the British foreign secretary has resigned. He was credited with being the brains. If sny. behind the recent Frsnch- Brltlsh peace terms, that provided for Italy to have control over two- thirds of Ethiopia as a reward for Invading Ethiopia. The proposer! treaty wns a masterpiece of hal baked diplomatic plotting. BcV.tr pence treaties have been hatched on street corners, e e Now thnt the relief forces 1 ve been set to work collect lng the taxes from which will come more relief money, we can be fairly sure of results. (New Orleans Time Picayune) Cause and effect In the highest. "MALE QUARTETTR UNABLE TO BINO" (Hrtllne Montague Messen ger) Wherein a long stsndlng sus plrirn Is established as a blunt snd brutal fact. At a New York society wedding, the enke cost 17 a slice. No doubt there was considerable figuring on how to eat the cake and get the T W1NIXJW GLASS We ell ainduft glass anrt will replace vou? oroken window r so 001 J Trowbridge Cto &Mt Works, MEMBER. Tie Right SO Foreign Secretary Hoare of England Tetigni, Herriot of France follows suit, and the partition of Ethiopia, the innocent party, for the benefit of Italy, the guilty one, is for the time being at least abandoned. In spite of the cynics, the result is an outstanding victory, for the essential principles of the League of Nations, protec tion of the weak against the strong, support of open covenants openly arrived at, and opposition to militant aggression for the sake of conquest. rtE stage was all set for the commission of a great wrong. While the diplomats) of England and France, publicly sup ported the principles of the League, they privately signed a secret agreement, to violate those principles by giving to Italy the territory of a fellow member, which belonged to NONE of them. The basis of this action was fear, fear of what Italy might do, if she were not given, the spoils of war, without fighting for them. England was fearful of her hegemony in Eastern Africa, and her control of the Suez and the route to India ; France was fearful, of offending Italy and thus losing her aid, in the event of an attack by Germany. On the basis of the OLD diplomacy, not only were these fears, but the plan adopted to dispel them, entirely justified. The cardinal feature of that old diplomacy was that when nat ional interests are threatened ANYTHING justifies the means. Tn that old school, treaties are scraps of paper j covenants are something to recognize when Jhey serve a nation's selfish interests, and' break, when they don't. BUT the governments of England and France who made this secret deal with Italy failed to reckon' with either public opinion in their respective countries, or world opinion, as rep resented by the smaller nations in the League. In short they failed to realize that the world war marked a new era in inter national relations; that a new conception of what is right be tween nations, and what isn't, was then born. IT WAS this new conception that spilled the beans, when the tprms nf thnt. itpprfit' trpnrv. wam finnllw onvn Ant rn trip world i and forced two of those chiefly responsible for it, to retiro from office and from puhlio life. Whether the fall of the governments in England and France will follow remains to be seen. ' But so far, so good. In this column, on Monday last, we remarked the holiday season would bo a momentous period in world affairs, for a decision regarding this betrayal of Ethiopia would then be made. , Would it be the lady or the tiger! Would this treaty be accepted, or would it raise such a storm of moral protest, that those responsible for it would be forced to flee before itf The decision has been made. The lady wins. What tho future will disclose remains to be seen. Sufficient unto the day is the "Tightness" thereof! ' Is There a Santa Claus?. FOR many years the Mail Tribune has printed in the Christ. mas edition that famous editorial from the New Tork Sun published in 1807, entitled "Is There a Santa CJaust" It has occurred to us that this imperishable classic is rather more timely, not AFTER the visit of the gentleman and his reindeer, but BEFORE. So here it is not only one about Christmas but proof that now and then newspapers DO contribute to what is known as permanent literature: We tnke pleasure in answering at once and thus prom inently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great satisfaction that its faithful author is num bered among the friends of the Sun: "rar Editor: j am B yeara old. Soma of my frlnds say thi la no Santa Clau,. Papa saya: 'If you m It In the Sun It's bo.' pteast tell me the truth; 1, there Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon. 1H Weat Nlnety.flfth St." Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to 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 insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as cer tainly as love and generosity exist, and you know that they abound and give to our life its highest beauty and joy, Alasl how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias.. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerable this existence. We would have no enjoyment except in sense and sight. The eternal liirlit with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus 1 Tou might as well not be lieve in fairies 1 You might get your papa to hire men to watch all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus but that is no sign there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Pid you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? (if course not, but that 's no proof that they are not there. Nobody enn conceive or imagine .all the wonders that are unseen or utweable in the world. You may ti'ar apart the baby's rattle to see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest men that ever lived can tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding, No n 1 1 Claus! Thank God he lives and he lives for ever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10 ilioiiMind yours from now, he will continue to make glad (he heart of childhood. Wins of the best things ever written Personal Health Service By William Brady, H. D. Blfned letter, pertaining, to peraunai Dealt b and oyftene not to dlseaae dlaincnu or treatment will be answered By or. Brady If eta roped self -ad. dressed envelope la enclosed Letters should be Brief and written to Ink owing to the large oombei ol letters received only few can be answered So reply can ne made to queries not conforming to Instructions address Or William Brady, tit ej Cam no. Beverly HlUs. cat. HAVE TOO HAD YOUR In the luncheon of the regeneration regime you will Una you are to have one-third of a head of lettuce, repre senting, amy, 10 calories, with & tablespoonful o f oil dressing If you like, and that represents 90 cal ories. Then again you will be delighted to find In the dinner menu an other third of a head of lettuce, with another ta blet poonful of oil or Its equivalent aa dressing. I said delighted. ' I offer no apology for the two thirds of a head of lettuce. That's a moderate allowance. For moat of us It would probably be much better If every Individual ate a head of lettuce every day. What thla country needs la more salad and less pap. What Is salad without plenty of crisp lettuce In It? The reason for the lettuce In tho regeneration regime la the richness of lettuce In mineral elements and In vitamins. Lettuce provides what too much of our modern refined food lacks minerals and vitamins. What minerals and what vitamins? Who cares? However, if you must know, calcium, phosphorus. Iron, copper, manganese, potassium, sodi um, chlorine sulphur, 1.2 per cent protein, 3.0 per cent fat. 2.9 per cent carbohydrate, vitamins A, B, C, G, and now and then a caterpillar or a chinch bug. Under the law of Moaea the Paschal meal Included lettuce with lamb and unleavened bread. The ancient Ro mans believed that lettuce In the eve ning meal promoted sleep and there' Is still a popular legend that lettuce has some appreciable sedative or so porific effect. The outer green leaves contain most of the vitamins; the inner bleaohed leaves are comparatively poor Jn vitamins. Probably moat ot the Iron In lettuce is contained in the outer green leaves. Noted physicians In England and elsewhere have prescribed lettuce em pirical y for "nervous heart" and for other vague "nervoua" conditions. Today we know that heart muscle contains ten times more vitamin B than skeletal muscle, and dlalatlon of the heart occurs long before the multiple neuritis of beriberi becomes evident. Beriberi Is the nutritional disease due to extreme deficiency of vitamin B. Some physicians now be lieve that much of the heart weak ness of patients In hospitals is due to partial vltamtn deficiency. Lettuce Is rich in vitamin B. An ord.nary serving of lettuce fur nishes perhaps 60 units of vltamtn O. NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Somerset Maugham, glutted with the ro&r of the crowd, fairly drooped through New York on his way to the Carlb- bean recently. He j appeared very wrinkled, ex- j tremoly fatigued, 1 and tvavxd his gold - rimmed, monocle at Inter- j viewers' with an attitude of de-! fee. One thing of which he is cer t a I n. He w 1 1 1 never write an other play. And for htm Hollywood gold haa no glitter. He will con centrate solely on writing novels and short stories. Almost any nviga?lne will tAke all he turns out and cry for more. Hla American audience Ls as eager aa hla British, He has an autobioRtuphy finished and will turn it over to a publisher when he haa thought up a title. A title to him is enormously Import ant. He works over It often longer than the novel. His preference la for the prepositional. Such aa "Of Hu man Bondage." Maugham's home when he la not wandering la a chaste chateau on the French Riviera. He has become a eoctal arbiter among expatriates. To be Inrited to swim In "Wtllia Maug ham's pool" la tantamount to being invited to loll in the reigning dow ager's box In the Horseshoe circle. Otto Harbach. one of th better known and successful librettist, nev er carries a cent of money in his pock eta. He haa a pronounced dislike for paying for things personally, an Irrit ant also to mnny grent men. Robert Louis Stevenson, for instAnoe. and Charles Olokeiw. Harbach scatters cash around at various clubs and restaurants agnlnat which he draws. For more than ten tears he h been monevlee when he left his apart ment. In heavier emergencies h!s chauffeur tiu a supply of vmh handy. Josephine Baker, the Har'.em K-pla who nwdf good in Paris. Is becomms aa widely discussed at the cocketall bars aa the tateat honey of Duttv What'a-her-name. La Baiter before hiking H ol 1 y wood ward we n t t very -where, into the barn, at the first row night club tables and to iruvvt d.7zl ly elf-oon-voue tea of the smart aleck. Her French apouta Ufce the sudden gey Bering of a whale and he can scramble an eye-roll and shoulder shnig as archly aa those deva-ic id:es who affect bangs in Paris, Her major diversion Is heckling the dapper and harried penoll-muatftched fellow who aavs he la an Italian count and to whom she is married. Theditor of an ixnixvunt maga ! J HEAD Or LETTUCE TODAY Calcium, of which lettuce is a good source, and vitamin Q are among the chief factors which better an already normal condition of nutrition, ex tending the prime of life In both di rections. Vitamin O promotes the health of akin, hair, and nails. Eat more lettuce and keep young and beautiful. - QUESTIONS AMI ANSWERS Headaches Being subject to frequent head aches, I took for relief . (an acetanlllde concoction) and now I find I have to take a 25 cent bottle of this every day ... (L. R. O.) Answer Yes, a good many victims become addicted to the coaltar de rive ties In such pain killers. Readers subject to headaches should have the monograph on Headache, obtainable by request If you Inclose a stamped envelope bearing your addres. Victims of the acetanllld habit need medical care. If they drift along with the habit sooner or later they surer phys ical or mental breakdown. Exercise for Transverse Arch I have had a lot of trouble with cramping of the foreioot, which I sup pose Is due to falling of the trans verse arch. I find your suggestion of an oval pad of soft leather length wise under ball of foot Is a .great com fort. Are there any special exercises ot other measures which would be of any help for this condition? (L.H. D.) Answer Spread a towel on smooth floor, and sit with bare feet on tow el. Alternately grasp the towl and wrinkle It with the toes aa tho to pick It up with the foot. Or place pencils, marbles or small blocks of wood on floor and pick them up and put them down again with the grasp of one foot, then the other. Sterile Petrolatum When you speak of sterile petrola tum do you mean the ordinary kind or some special kind? Would carbo lated be all right? (J. A. W.) Answer Petrolatum is otherwise known as petroleum Jelly. Sterile means germ-free. Petrolatum heated to boiling point or higher for at least five minutes on three succestve days Is sterile. If dispensed In collapsible tube, so sterilized, It remains prac tically sterile until the last drop Is used. This or any other salve or un gent In Jar or can or box Is likely to be contaminated each time the con tainer Is opened or some of the un gent Is used. I think carbolic acid should never be used In any form In first aid or home treatment It Is dangerous, predisposes to gangrene, retards natural healing process; has no virtue not available In less dan gerous remedies. (Copyright 1D35, John P. Dille Co.) Ed. Notet Prrstmf wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Or. William Brady. iM. D., ito E) Camlno. Beverly Hills, Cat zine recently summoned the author of a story which had been rejected because of sheer obscenity. The au thor belonged to what has become dubbed "the speakeasy school of lit erature" and recently in this maggoty mood perpetrated a fast-selling book. Inquired the editor: "Why don't you try writing clean stuff?" The writer countered: "How old are you?" The editor replied 44. "That," snapped the patron of the swill barrel, "ex plains your attitude. You are an old dodo and don't know what makes good writing.' Whereupon he swung grandly on his heel and departed. George S. Kaufman continues to be the stage's most expert collaborator. His style la merciless and nothing ls sacred, the attitude of unforglving ness for letting fools live. But In an age of cynicism It delights the multi tude. Hla most recent collaboration also, restored Jne Cowl to her former lofty place In histrionics. The act ress has encountered rough going pro fessionally for several seasons and Just as they were saying ahe was through she's out front again. Another fine actress whose path has been dappled by the uncertainties of her calling comes In for a long run with Miss Cowl's triumph. She ls Reglna Wallace who has broken the long hoodoo of being unfortunately cast so many times she had almost despaired. But such chancey victories make acting the fascinating trade It is. Thingumabobs: King George keeps a bowl of old-fashioned horehound drops at his bedside to nibble when wakeful . , . The next Illustrators' Show will have a screaming burlesque of "that raid" . . . Gen. Hugh John son likes to be the first to arrive at a theater . . . Ersklne Gwynne's ex wlfe. "Poxey. ls a partner in a nwly opened dressmaking shop near the Crillort in Paris. Bowery barbershop sign: "Shave and all that goes with It Five Cents." Sounds like a threat I (Copyright. 1035. McNaught Syndicate.) walkeFmayIegiven JOB IF FARLEY QUITS WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. (AH Frank C. Walker's relgnatlon as na tional emeigency council director gave strength today to reports he may become postmaster general if James A. Farley quits to give full time to the new deal's election campaign. Walker's resignation was announc ed yesterday at the White House. The lareest cave temple In India is at Karll. a village In the Poena district. It contains a great hall 126 feet long. i& feet wide and 48 feet high, and It carving dates from the first century B. C. Red river, which separates Okla homa from Tetm on the south, got Its name through being fed In part by the waters of Red creek. Mud creek. Muddy Boguy creek and lep Red run. GUNSMITH rtepairf r,.i ; cnsin of fdii. aim &roa i ft. nr. Comment on the Day s News By FRANK JENKINS BIO headline news at the hour these words are written: Hauptmann reported to have con fessed that he and.Isador Flscn col lected the ransom money but DID NOT kidnap the Lindbergh baby. P YOU'E at all in the frame of mind of this writer, you'll prob ably refuse to believe anything fur ther about the Hauptmann case ex cept that Hauptmann should go to the electric chair with aa little re maining delay as possible. (That sounds like a bloodthirsty statement. It Isn't Intended aa such. Hauptmann was convicted In a fair trial, on unassailable evidence, and the efforts to save htm from paying the penalty of hla crime are coming close to making a travesty of jus tice). THE Republicans have chosen Cleveland as their convention city for next year prompted thereto. It la stated, by the equable nature of Cleveland's summer climate, cooled by Lake Erie's breezes. But do you suppose there's any way the Republicans can avoid a hot time at their convention next year? They'll certainly have a lot of hot subjects to handle. WHILE we're on the subject of politics, Hugh S. (former Crack down) Johnson, in a speech at Den ver, says: "Where are we going? "The Republicans can't tell us, and the Democrats won't tell us.' Do you suppose ANYBODY really knows? ABOUT the onlycertaln answer to that question ls that we aren't going back to where we started from. We'll probably wind up. In the end. a LONG WAY SHORT of the goal the radicals have set and a long way AHEAD of where the conservatives would like to stop. THIS writer, who ls a conservative (In the sense that conservatives refuse to believe that wealth can be created without labor, that water will voluntarily flow up hill or that you can spend yourself rich) concedes nevertheless that radicals perform a valuable service In this world. Conservatives, broadly speaking, are those who are fairly well off as things ARE, and therefore don't want to see any change. SINCERE radicals are NOT satisfied with things as they are, and wan them DIFFERENT. Reasonable conservatives are oblig ed to admit that without the radi cals things would REMAIN as they are, and so there would be no pro gress. We can't get along In this world without progress. (Note, please, the emphasis placed upon SINCERE radicals. About half the political troubles we suffer from are due to the fact that so many of our political radicals AREN'T SIN CERE, but are merely seeking votes In the easiest way). KK'KERNICK" Ondergarmentt that fit at ' Ethel wyn B Hofimeno'a f The lightest, mildest-tasting RYE made! It's like the old-fashioned Ryes V This proud Schenley Rye i the light est and mildest you can find today. It is sruidy yet gentle and clean to the lasie made the way good ryes used to be made. Schenley's May flower Is in the tradition of those early ryes the forefathers knew. Ics. S. rtiek & Co., lac Scinl.T, Pa., DtrUion ol SCHENLEY PRODUCTS CO., lie. SCHENLEY'S (Continued From Page One.) erly Love have shown an unwilling ness to loosen their purse strings for a convention fund. They figure they will get the convention anyway. Thus there ls a strong question whether Philadelphia will raise the necessary money. If It falls, the convention will be taken elsewhere. But It will be kept close to Washington. President Roosevelt has not said anything about it publicly as yet. but he has tipped Farley that he Intends to appear before the convention for, a speech, and therefore wants the convention nearby. The quadrennial socialist presi dential candidate, Norman Thomas, was supposed to have been a leading speaker at a large dinner last week, attended by the president, members of the supreme court, etc. He was to have been the opposition speaker to Mr. Roosevelt. A motion picture was shown to build him up. It was called -"The Newer Deal," envisioning his inauguration In 1937. But Mr. Thomas failed to show up for his inauguration or his speech. Friends later explained that bad fly ing weather prevented him from leav ing Boston on his scheduled plane. However, no explanatory wire was re ceived from him at the time and promoters of the dinner became fidgety. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the "G" men. heard about it. and offered his services. He said that, If Thomas was wanted at the dinner and wa In the city of Washington, he. Hooven, would guarantee to deliver the miss ing speaker within 15 minutes. The offer was not accepted, but the prom ise Indicated that the "G" men have developed unheard of facilities for fast delivery of other than gangsters. Careless Townsend arithmetic men tioned in this column recently does not apply to the McGroarty bill. That measure avoids arithmetic ontirely by levying certain taxes and authorizing that the revenue therefrom he split among whatever annuitants there are. It does not promise 200 a month, but specifies that no annuitant would be permitted to receive more than that; Where the fantastic arithmetic comes In Is In the Townsend club circulars and speeches. A trust worthy authority who attended a New Hampshire meeting recently under stood Dr. Townsend himself to dwell on the thought of $300 a month and explore the possibilities of a 1 0,000 a year income for everyone. Of con r Re, every sound economist around here believes the McGroarty bill would wreck a large part of the economic system of the country and produce less money for the aged than the social security plan eventually will produce. Mr. Roosevelt, leaving a dinner par ty here recently, came face to face with Col. Frank Knox. They did not exchange a greeting, but Mr, Roose velt observed another arch-Republican, Charles Hllles. nearby and shout ed: "Hello, Charlie." Only the briefest obituary notices balled the passing of Ted Clarke the other day. Aa official adviser to Cool !dge and unofficial counselor to many other Republican statesmen of the past 20 years, he probably had more influence on our times than any dozen congressmen. However, he al ways worked in the name of ' others. Radio politicians thought that Mr. Hoover's delivery at St. Louis was far better than ever before. A top cog in the Kelly-Nash ma chine says that the prominent negro contender for the heavyweight prize fighting' championship (Joe Louis) has been made a precinct committee man In Chicago. STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY AVAILABLE IN OREGON Flight To Time Medtord and Jacksoo Coimt nlslurv from the llles ol Ul. stall Trlbnn, 10 and eo fear. AS'O. TEN YEARS AOO TODAY December 19, 10-3. (It was Saturday) Arkansas congressman flaya Presi dent Coolldge aa "granlte-laced na granlte-souled." Gus Kiocker who won a pig the Elks' Christmas tree celebra tion had the pig cut up Into roast which he gave to 14 trlendi. Thirteen autoa wrecked In Bis kiyousaln past two days. Christmas trade In state best tn years, merchant report. Prohibition In America loslnc popularity, survey shows. Welcome rain, amounting to .35 Inches tails over the city and valley. The Pluhrer Bakery receives a shipment of "Tebkuchen" and "Pffer neuse" from Germany for the holi day season. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY December 19, 1915. (It was Sunday) Allies abandon Turkish campaign and call oft army of peninsula. $100,000 sought In bill befor. Congress for Crater Lake Improve ments. County Attorney E. E. Kelly ha returned from a conference of prose cutors at Salem on the new Oregon "Bone Dry" law and Its enforce ment. Boys with rifles sought for shoot ing bullets through windows of East Side homes. C. E. (Pop) Gates Is selling Ford autos. aaoo down, and 925 per month. DeveloDment of lumber Industry of southern Oregon forecast. Editorial Comment Recovering Cost from Criminals Announcement of the decision of the Oregon supreme court affirming assessment of $3962.35 as court costs against Earl H. Fehl In the action by which he was convicted and sentenced to a term In the penitentiary for Jackson county Dailot thefts la a sharp reminder of the high expense of criminal prosecution. As a matter of general practice th great bulk of such expense ls paid for out of the public pocketbook. Sal aries of prosecuting attorneys, judges and court attendants, fees of Jurora and wltneses, and all other costs and disbursements are required by law to be paid to persons rendering the serv ices, by the county In which the pro ceeding originates. The law further provides that In case of conviction costs and dl.sburscments must be tax ed against the defendant. But cur sory survey of criminal defendants, however, ls needed to demonstrate the usual futility of such taxing; crim inals are rarely in funds. Costs and disbursements, In the le gal sense of the phrase, do not cover all the expenses of a criminal prose cution. They are Just certain allow ances such as the fees of necessary witnesses. Attorney's fees, pay of court officers and employes, various ex penses of trials, are not Included In costs assessable against a losing de fendant. Fehl obtained a change . of venua to Klnmath county and the trial was held thero with obvious Increased expense to the public. Undoubtedly the amount taxed against Fehl was but a small part of the total cost of the prosecution. It ls legally and mor ally proper that It be collected from him If possible. And firm effort should likewise be made to recover all the law allows In every criminal case in which It can be done. Portland Orcgonlan. ersHe frtrnyvMr. Ism
