Specific Safeguards For
Law to Legalize Mercy
Killings Urged By Medic
Bar Harbor, Me., Jan. 12 (U.R)
Dr. Clarence Cook Little, cele
brated cancer aumority, today
suggested specific safeguards for
a law legalizing mercy killings.
Dr. Little, director of the widely-known
Roscoe B. Jackson Me
morial laboratory here, told the
United tress mat lor the incur
ably ill but mentally fit his
safety factors would be:
1. Consent of the patient,
2. Consent of his next of kin.
3. Approval of a board of
three medical judges set up by
a state medical association. The
patient s doctor would present
the case, but would not be a
board member.
Will Idea Endorsed
For mental defectives, the 61-
year-old former president of the
Universities of Michigan and
Maine said procedure should be
the same except for the patient's
consent provision
Dr. Little endorsed the idea
of allowing a person to make a
will, to be opened u and when
he is stricken with an incurable
disease. This document would
prescribe whether he wished to
be killed painlessly.
"This will similar to those
concerning cremation w o u 1 d
express the reasoned desire of a
healthy person, made while in
full possession of his senses and
uninfluenced by pain." he said.
"All human beings have the
right to be born,- to live and to
die as they wish," added Dr.
Little, who has been active in
the field of cancer research since
1907.
"Those opposed to euthanasia
need not avail themselves of it
but why prevent others?"
Proponents Agree
He said euthanasia proponents
agree that the patient should be
kept alive until the process of
dying has started.
President of the American Eu
thanasia Society from 1938 to
1943, Dr. Little also has headed
both the American Association
for Cancer Research and the
American Society for the Control
of Cancer.
Commenting on the case of
Dr. Hermann N. Sander, who
faces a murder trial at Man
chester, N. H., for the mercy
killing of a woman cancer pa.
tient. Dr. Little said:
"There's no doubt Dr. Sander
exceeded the speed limit, but
I believe what he did was right,
human and Christian. I'm sure
his conscience is clearer now
than if he allowed her suffering
to continue. We are helped into
life nowadays, so why not be
helped out?
Death Only Transition
"When you kill the human
body you don't kill the soul, so
we should be able to do what
we like with the body. We mere
ly are freezing a part of a man
which isn't of the body and it's
the body part that is crippling
the soul.
"If you don't believe in the
soul, then there's great reason
to hang onto
is all you have. Dr. Little said,
"But if you believe in immortal
ity, then death is only a trans
ition. -
"Why not make life as happy
at the end as the welfare state
attempts to make it in the middle?"
Farm Loan Groups
Annual Meetings
Slated Jan. 19
Two agencies of the Farm
Credit administration, the Na
tional Farm Loan association and
the Production Credit association
will hold their annual meetings
jointly this year at the Central
Point Grange on January 19,
beginning at 11 a. m. and ending
at 3:30 p. m., it was announced
today.
As both institutions are co
operatives and are owned and
controlled by the membership, it
is important that all members
attend to learn of the progress
of their associations during the
past year and to elect some new
directors in each association, a
spokesman pointed out.
To Serve Dinner
Immediately after registration,
a complimentary dinner will be
served to all members, their
families and guests. In the after
noon, the financial progress of
the association will be reported
by the two secretaries, Arthur
M. Boner of the Production cred
it association and Earl Lintz of
the National Farm Loan associa
tion. A panel discussion regarding
nolicies of the association will
be held. Short talks will be given
by Jackson County Agent Ben
Tucker, H. L. DeLaney of the
Federal Lank bank and Otto
Allgaier of the Production Credit
corporation, both from the Spo
kane offices. After the election
of new directors the meeting will
adjourn.
Copco Reports Gross
Operating Revenues
San Francisco, Jan. 12. Cali
fornia Oregon Power company
has reported gross operating
revenues of S9,826,301 for the
twelve months ended Dec. 31,
1949, an increase of $872,134 or
9.74 per cent over $8,954,187 for
preceding 12 months.
Sales of electricity to residen
tial customers during twelve
months ended Dec. 31, 1949, in
creased 22.58 per cent over those
of the previous year and averag
ed 4. 831.29 kilowatt hours a customer.
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And mix our souls In mutual
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Dowland.
The number of books and
articles written on the subject
of "How To Get a Man" runs
into thousands. Some young
women after reading this type
of book or article, if it is by a
woman, have taken the trouble
to check on what kind of man
the author got. The results have
not been encouraging. In fact,
in the cases of some "How To
Get a Man" authors they have
been downright depressing. The
fact seems to be that the clever
women who have acquired real
ly high grade spouses are not in
clined to discuss the technique
they used. That is to be regret
ted. Take Lady Ashley, who mar
ried two wealthy members ol
the British nobility and two top
flight film stars. If she, the pres
ent Mrs. Clark Gable, would give
out with a little advice on haw
to get and how to please a man
that would be really something.
Going Strong.
Many people seem agreed the
most entertaining non-musical
show now on Broadway is G.
Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and
Cleopatra." I refer to the great
playwright as G. Bernard Shaw
because that's the way he tikes
nis name jo appear in print, tie
doesn't care for the name
George. Incidentally, Mr. Shaw,
a vegetarian, continues to be one
of the world's liveliest old boys.
At 93 he still packs considerable
vim, vigor and what-not. The
vegetarians never grow weary of
referring to Mr. Shaw's continu
ed good health. Still, G. B. S. is
not the liveliest old boy in the
world. I believe that title may
rightly be bestowed on another
Englishman, Alfred Crundwell,
of Tunbridge Wells. Mr, Crund
well, who is 99, goes dancing
every night. And not waltzing
either. He likes to jitterbug. His
favorite food is roast beef.
Asking.
Queries from clients. Q. What
article or apparel worn by a man
is first noticed and judged by a
woman? A. I hesitate to give a
definite answer to your interest
ing query. I will ask our Horses
& Women experts to check on it.
However, I beiieve that while if
may not be the first article of
made apparel noted by a woman,
the necktie is near the top of
the list, A fellow with good taste
Sn neckties always Rets off to a
good start with a woman. One
with bad taste in that respect is
handicapped; has one strike on
mm right away.
Get It Right.
There seems to be a bit of con
fusion in the minds of some con
temporary writers as to whom in
vented television. Also as to
whom discovered penicillin. John
L. Baird, a Scotsman, invented
television. Sir Andrew Fleming,
another Scott, discovered peni
cillin. I have also noted ihe in
vention of the jet engine credit
ed to the wrong man. The invent
or of that was Frank Whittle, an
Englishman.
Asides.
The most prolific mothers in
Ireland arc those of the Country
Fermanagh. As for example, Mrs.
Mabel Murphy, who in thirty-
two years o marriage nas tuut
twenty-eight children. Twenty
six single births and one pair of
twins ... Do you fancy yourself
a clever fellow at pronouncing
names? If so, tell us quick as a
quarter of a flash how to pro
nounce the names of Liberate,
the pianist, Dion Boucicault, the
playwright, and Carl Van Vech
ten, the novelist.
Passing By.
Abian Ahem. Usually brilliant
Thespian. One of my favorite ac
tors. I never grow weary of lis
tening to his superb handling of
the English language. There
should be some recordings made
of famous passages from famous
plays. I would like to have a re
cording of the dialogue between
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Mr. Ahcrne and Katlierine Cor
nell in "The Barrets of W impale
Street."
My interest in Rita Hayworth's
marriage to Aly Khan was per
haps not as great as it should
have been. I cannot even recall
what Aly gave Rita for a wed
ding present. However, I feel
certain it did not approach hi
value the wedding present Aly's
papa, the Aga Khan, gave to his
bride, the French shopgirl, An
dree Carron, whom he married
in 1929. The Aga Khan's wedding
gilt to Andree was the celebrat
ed "Golden Dawn" diamond,
valued at $400,000. The Aga
Khan and Andree were subse
quently divorced. Whether or not
Andree still has the diamond I do
not know.
Fox Hunters.
Have you ever seen a -group
of fox hunters and their hounds
pursuing a fox in the United
States? I have viewed that sceue
only once. That was near Orange,
Va, Yet there are over two hun
dred clubs of fox hunters in thib
country. Fox hunting was intro
duced to America by British
army officers during our Revo
lutionary War. These officers not
only brought their hounds from
England but also the necessary
foxes.
Exports from occupied Japan
totaled approximately $481 mil
lion for the period from Jan. 1,
1949, to Nov. 30, 1949.
STAR ESCAPES HURTS
Solvang, Cat., Jan. 12.
Flying Film Star Brian Donlevy
and his co-pilot escaped Injury
yeslerriay when their light
plane's propeller fell off and
they crashed-Sanded in a pas
ture. Donlevy and Ed Dcnault
were flying to Los Angeles from
Santa Yncz, cat.
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