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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1921)
HV ,1 A . SOIL SURVEY RESULTS ARE T THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMAffH EAIXS, OREGOW niiDAY, .majwjii, sb, ttmu SIGNIFICANT That moro thou 75,000 mon, wom en, and children out of n total popu lation of 783,000 nrn dependents, or fooblo mlndod and nro unahlo cither to work or fight and arn a constant drain on tho financed, health and morality of tho stato In tha startling roiiult hrotiKht out by a survey con ducted In Oregon. Moreover, moro than COO school children out of n total school enrolled population of 32,500 wero found to bo morn or lorn mentally deficient, n fact which Is of much. significance whon It Is remembered that tho condition of thn cliltdron of today Is tho bont possi ble Index to tho condition of tho community of tomorrow and Indeed to tho futuro of tho rnco. Tho figures yleldod by tho Oro Ron surrey are considerably lower than tho nvorogo shown by tho draft ' examination, a fact Jhnt indicates, vWi the opinion of tho U, 8. public hoaltb sorvlco officers, that they nro certainly not higher than thoso that would bo obtained by similar sur veys In other states. It Is consid ered greatly to Oregon's credit that It has been one of tho best states to reallxo the Importance of tho problem- and to tako cffoctlvo stops toward ascertaining tho exact facts , concerning It, The survey was nuthorlted by tho Oregon legislature and was carried ut by tho University of Oregon In collaboration with Dr. C. ! Carlisle of the V 8 public health service. "Tho making of tho survey," snld 8urgcon (leneral H. H. Cummlng, "was not an ensy task, for In Ore gon, as In many other states, com paratively few of tho type" Involv ed nro being enred for In Institu tions. Tho rest uro widely scattered and wero prnctlcnlly unknown, for most of thorn arc quiet and do not, attract attention no do tho Insnno ami criminal, n w murmuru iitj- cissary to build an organization to find thorn nnd report on thorn. "As thorn was llttlo money to pay trained workers, Ir, Carlisle enlist ed voluntoors, largoly among tho professional classes In ovory part of thn stato, and, through theso, found tho pooplo sought and collected data concerning their behavior present history, school history, social rela tions (whethor dopondont, delin quent, or fooblo-mlnded,) tho cause of their condition, and so on. "Tho prevention nnd correction of montal dofoctlvonoss, "went on tho surgeon general, "Is ono of tho great ptiblln health problems of today. It Worn Into many phases of our work and ILh Influenco continually crops out unexpectedly. Kor Instnnco, recent studies mndo In connection With tho spread of voncrnl diseases have shown that feeble mlndodnoss Is an Important factor In prostitution. Again, work of tho U. B. public 1 I.I. ...lii In itntinnntlnn will. . .i . ! Known Juvenile courts shown Hint a marked w, proportion of Juvonllo delinquency Is trnceublo to some degree of men tnl deficiency In tho offender. Kor years public health officials havo concornod thomsolves only with tha dlsordors of physical hoalth; but now thoy ara realizing tho slgv nlflcancn of mentnl health also. Tho work In Oregon constituted that first stato-wldo survey which oven begins to dlscloso tho enormous drain on n stato caused by montal defects," Ono of tha objocts of tho work was to obtain for tbo pooplo of Ore gon on Idoa of tho problem that con fronted them nnd of tho hcovy an nual loss, both economic and Indus trial, that It entailed. Another was to enable tho legislature to devise a program Hint would stop much of tha loss, rcstoro health, and bring to lives of Industrial usefulness many of thoso now down nnd out, and, above all, to save hundreds of chil dren from growing up to lives of misery " COBBLER PAL OF COOL DGE MISSES M NOKTIIAMITON, Masfl,, March 18, James Luco, mender of shoes, Is pegging away In his shop hero with ono oyo on tho nowspapeni for word of how tho national capital treats Calvin Coolldgo, his onetime nssoclato In local politics and now vice-president. When Vice-President Coolldgo, Just boforo departing for Washington recently, graspod tho cobbler's hand as tho photographers snapped tholr camoras ho gave him a distinction that ho was nskod to explain. "Put Mr. I.uco down as my guide, phil osopher and frlond," ho said. And so tha cobbler Is now . nationally whon ho roso to a position of state and national prominence ho still to colvod tho loyal support of the shoo mnn. Mr. Luco modestly explaining that Mr. Coolldgo long sjneo pamod out his rango of Influonco, admits that bo may havo been ot somo help when tho vlco-prosldont was on tho first rungs of tho political ladder. The cobblor says that tho only tlmo ho over crossod Calvin Coolldgo seomod to mako flrmor tho friend ship botwoon thorn. Mr. Coolldgo had soucht the election of a friend as mayor and asked Mr. Luco as a dolo- gate to tho party caucus to stand lr his behalf but tho cobblor, already bound to tho opposing candldato, ro fuscd. This ovidonco of loyalty to a PLAN TO OPKN ItOAI WITH HIOW TOUCHY GRASS VALLEY, Cal., March 18. Gasoline torches are to bo used In an attack to bo mado soon upon 30 ratios of snow now blocking Is believed that by honeycombing tho larger drifts, tho dlsappearanca of snow will occur earlier In tho spring than usual. In depth tho snow ranges from 40 foot In places down to a fow Inches. DIC INMFISF ID CHANDLER J1 wouiJ) nivenci: pahm hchool WOODLAND, Cal., March 18. Resolutions urging separation of tho University of California Tarm at Da SIX SALES Advertising pays. Try It and see, What tho vlco-prosldent meant won moro or less woll-known to North ampton folk. Tho story goes back to tho days whon Calvin Coolldgo was a sophomoro at Amherst col logo. With shoes to bo ropalrcd be sought Luco'n shop on Gothic street In this city and then remained to listen to tho cobbler's homely eomr monts on topics ot tho day. Tho student found tho shoo makor's philosophy so engaging that during tho remainder of his cotlego course he wont frequently to seo hlra. As a lawyer later young Coolldgo openod offices horo and whllo ho waited for clients, continued his acquaintance with tho cobbler. Throughout bis career In tbo politics of tho city and stato, Mr. Coolldgo dropped In nt tho shoo shop from tlmo to tlmo to oxchango Idea with his friend and hnvo tho benefit of tho Inttor's point ed political observations. Tho youthful Coollflgo took nway lessons from tho cobblor counsellor; Coolldgo tho candidate received the benoflt of bis Influenco which ws consldernblo In city politics, nAd The Chandler Six Is Justly famoM for Its marvelous motor. This state ment Is borno out by flguros takes from tho books of tha socrotary of stato, and compllod by M. O. Wllklnn, manager of tha automobile doaksra association, tho figures belug glvoa below id by tho Volo county board of "re"'"'uu " '"" """" trado'boro recently. Tho nitf'" "J IZ "" declared tho farm would prosper If,"' " """" ,n ", T.r rnnt It woro handled separately by men " " f "' "J ... ... i . mi i.i. .t, n,i. ' over tho previous year. Tho Chand "Intimately familiar with tho needs J t vis, near hero, from tho unlvorslty plror alloglanco sorved to heighten propor nt Ilorkoley, Cal., woro pass- their mutual respect. Tho shoo makor, n natlvo of Ire land, carao to Northampton, 40 years ago at tbo ago of 22. Ho has been at his last In tho samo shop for 30 years. A family of eight children, soven of whom nro now living has mndo domands on his earning ability. Flvo aro girls; one Is a stonographor, two aro teachers, a fourth who was formerly a toachor Is now marrlod nnd ono Is a clerk. Of tho two boys ono Is a graduate of Holy Cross col lege, and tbo othor Is a student In tho Northampton commercial college. and requirements of the agricultural Interests of tho state, VKKSKL AIIKIVKH TO FOItM NUCLEUS OK NEW VIJSKT VICTOIUA, D. C Mareh 18. Records of war work In tho waters off the British Isles, Including par ticipation In tho battlo of Heligoland night, tbo first naval battlo of tho war, aro on tho log ot tho cruiser Aarurn, which, with tho destroyers Patriot and Patricia, recently camo to Victoria from Kngland to form tho nucleus of Canada's now Pa cific fleet. Tho vessel was com pleted for sea In tho first week of tho war. DULL PKACII DEMAND VIBALIA, Cal March 18. Quan tity must bo abandoned for quality In peach production this year, Vernon Campbell, manager of a cooporatlvo canning company, recently advised Tularo county orchardlsts. Approxi mately 3,000,000 cans of peaches from Inst year's crop remain In ware houses unsold, Mr. Campell said. Bet ter fruit Is neoded to meet tho com ing emergency, ho declared. Many smaller canneries nro not expected to open this summer. B. W. Stanford, of Farmorvllle, Texas, dug a sweet potato weighing moro' than 10 pounds. ler Incrcaso for tho samo porlod and In tho samo territory was B2.C per cent. Incidentally, It is stated that thn Increasn In Chandler sales has , boen In the samo proportion In all territories where It to handled, Tbo Chandler Una has attalnod It position In tho nutomobllo Indusry largely by Its devotion for sevotf years to tbo one Chandler motor, bringing It by refinement to a stata of approximate perrection., ma Chandler has reached this posttloa partly, too, by tho constant fairness of tho Chandler prlco policy, which has always been, and Is strikingly so today, a subject of comment on the part of tho trade and tho public Tbo Chandler Six is handled by tho Central garage at 420 KUmatk avenue, and will be shown at tha Klamath auto show. Oregon high schools paid J 1500 for sheepskin covers of diplomas of graduates. ( $1 DELIVERS YOUR i SA V E S MILES -OF S TEPS We have always carried a good line of ranges, but t our stock is now more complete than ever before. We have a range and a price to meet every requirement. 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We Have a Complete Stock of Holts Pulleys Packings Hebo General Mill Supplies Steam Supplies Pipe Fittings H Valves Plumbing Fixtures H ' Gutters H Valley Tin I Down Spouts H Sheet Iron H Sheet Copper H Klamath Falls M4- G. C. Lorenz 123 North Sixth tw