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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1922)
VmM Four THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON iniDAv, ii:KMiu:it in, inai!. i m The Evening Herald F. B. 80UU9. .Editor ud PnblUfcw P; & SlWM"Ad;crti;ingMiSrr Published dally except Bungay, at The Herhld Publishing Company qf Klamath Palls, at 119 Eighth street. Entered at the postoftlce at Klam ath, Falls, Ore., tor trrnsmltiton .through tho mails ai lecond-class (tnattar. , 'MEM 1 Th MEMBER OF TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS be Assoelatod Press la excluslve- y entitled to tno uso tor puouc- Hlftn nf nil nnvf tllflnAtrhfia CrAlIltAfl In It. Or not OthirHlSO Credited In !lhl. paper, and also th local nows puDiisnca norcin. ADVKRTISKR8 , Copy for display advertising must bo In this off co not later man J vp.m. on tne uay preceding puuuca- - -lion In order to bo Inserted In the "on of whoel-barrows affects a dox titin of tho naner of tho next day I en other Industries. It curtnlls lm- . .. in t Want ads and reading notices win bo received up to 12 noon on the .day of Issue. Herald I'uMtshlnR Company. FRIDAY, IHXKMIIKK 13, 12 THE TAX PROBLEM J tn HE' people of Oregon have elect-1 hrongh which the manufacturer ul ' . .. .i i ., ,. a tlmately stamps his tralemark on A VU A iu,l'fiut nuu is ifiwufcuu primarily to a program of tax re- j vision. Ho is of opposite political faith to The Herald, hit election was opposed by The Herald ay vigorous ly as-poMlbWi but some 'two wceVi honco ho will become tho chief exe cutive of tbo state, nnd The Herald alncoroly hopei that his tax leveling and rotislng program will succeed, and will do whatever small thing It j We claim no high altruistic mo can to aid. tlves In railing this serious mat- yZVnZl veiopmcnt ct inuustry in mo tniteu i u,t ... rm .lnlro n.ir...lvM. Dn. States Is seriously Impeded, the wholo nation Is held under a tight ly drawn ecoaomie check rein, be causo our national taxation system lacks tho elemental basis of fairness and common sense. Million, upon mlllloas of dollars 1 that mlnht be canltallilnc new In-1 dustrles, Is Invested In tax-exempt securities, because the present basis or taxation Is openly and notorious ly a move to "take It out of tho rich." Taxation regulated on tho ability to pay Is natural and practical and agreed to by all Just men.f . Those who would make the poor man pay In exact ratio to tho rich, as their Incomes are proportionate, are short-, sighted and unjust, because In the case of tho poor man an Interference with his right to the necessities of Ilfo Is created, which must properly ' bo objected to as a hindrance to the development of tho best qualities of citizenship in himself and his ram-1 y. At the same time, the practical experience of the last few years lias shown that tub excessive surtax Im posed oa wealth In this country has . caused tho rich man to put his money Into non-tnxablo securities, Instead I of lending It to productive! enter prise With what result? Tho'aggrc gate Income, subject to surtaxes, the Investigators tell us, and tho govern ment records of Industrial develop ment which are available to any one. bear tbcm out, has been reduced to ono-half of what It was In the first year of Imposition, nnd the end Is not yet. Tho wealth still exists. Tho largo individual Incomes havo not been re duced. They havo simply been di verted to cscapo tbo burden of taxa tion. In consequence hundreds of enterprises that might now bo profit- ftlilv .nnnlni. n Int.l n.liln .... !..... ' W...J , WtiHb MIW .Mill U,Ul-, II, UillU not even been created; nnd thous nnds of hands nnd minds that might bocrcatlng now wealth for tho coun try aro Improtltably cmplojed, or idle. It Is not a condition that has not been recognized, nor is It n question of partisan politics. One democratic prj5sidcnt, ono republican president, tfi'roo democratic nnd ono republican secretaries of tho treasury, have ad vocated a heavy i eduction if ur- taxes by congress, but ccuinrsb lias ' r'ouialni'd luactlvu becauo it bus not ! boon spurred from the suiirco to vKlcli lb looks for Inspiration. ii -dtlior words (ho leople, and tiftt moans the citizen of Klamutli county in common with every other Htlohvbf tho nation, havo not given oiwesslon to their Idoas for tho gul (mco of thulrltidlvidual rcprcsciitu- W tho. majority of tlio peoplo of tho iftutod States live in cities of less! iBi (iiu iiiwicanu iuj)uiuunii or on the farms A the nation. So this problem of taxation Is essentially tho problem of tho people of tho small communities. It la it uerloiiB problem. It Is by no moans nn agricultural problem, although tlio agriculturist, as a pro ducer of essoiitlals and ngnlu na the ultimate consumer of tho greater part of tho finished product, gots lilt doubly hard, and his prosont burden edcondltlon Is tho rotlcctioii of a BHoral unhealthy taxation dlslribu- iEfcV i Bit: t : Tim farmer cannot prober when tho general business enterprise of I the country Is withering. t Allll n f iP,0 8C,iiny of numerous Government census report,, covering a variety of American enterprises, ' according tu nn analysis by Kdward ivrrv Howard, a newsnaner lnvc.Hl- gator, Miows a most spectacular de cline in Industry Not one In n hundred line of bus iness shows a normal Increase.: not oiip la two hundred b'iit shows nn actual derllno In production. , An Issue so alarming cannot psr manrntly be dodged Hut unfor tunately It Is hard to awake the avor ion nnn 1.1 n,,,. i.,i ,if .-nni-nra . . ,f , -roilttcUon of . , - , , a.i article with which he ha no In- '. tlmate connections of wheel-bar- i rows for Instance. ' -.. !. nliii Arf Ih tl. ii.,.ln,. I in nil luiitiiH uii lit nit; iiii'tiuv- ' MAilInt a1 t tntnltir' fttt1 lltrlttiAPlni "" " I for steel and wood arc tlio essentials I of whccl-bnrrow construction. It ruiltirr fliA market nf thn m.inufar. ' turer who sells tool to the iron miner, nnd equipment to tho lum berman. It cuts the Income, of the foundryraan, the paint manufacture and the man who makes the stencils tho finished barrow. It curtails the business of the banker who handles tho finances of, tho other. Tnjhls general shrink-1 age of. Incomes fli farmer Is bound , to bt? pinched. WVIl frankly admit our interest, " ei"alls the advertising reenue of-om Keno yesterday transacting ,h,J newspaper. business with local merchant. er to tno attention oi our rcauers. iS remedied, and the brakes upon the wheels of Industry released, we could not escape sharing the general pro fit. We. like others, must cat. Wo hope that Governor Pierce stirs up a warm discussion of Ore-1 K " problems. In the nrgu-; meat some light will be directed on , the broader naUonal question. What i ho does Is not of great moment. If i he dot enough to rouse general In-1 terest cad crystalllzo tho general opinion. The People who bear tho burden have been too long apathetic. , n-iil ihn nnlltlclstii Irft to their jown guldanco havo got things ' Into a snarl that will bo bard to un-1 tangle. T5m$TM8 VMY? What's In a name? J. C. Penny has insured his Ilfo for $3,000,000. Kid McCoy, who has married eight times. Is bankrupt. Two may livo as cheaply as one but nine can't. Candlesticks make good Christ- mas gifts. The big heavy kind are better for chasing burglars. Harding's motto seems to "Don't giro up tho ship subsidy.' bo Women's fur coats have jumped three crying spoils higher than they were last Christmas. ! Dobato was held by radio In Ros J ton which would be a fine way to , urgue with somebody you can't lick. . 1 Wo can learn from others. In tho Philippines, women are not allowed i tu hold boxing matches. ' The children like skates but thoy are hard on tho seata of their pants Wo swear off on Now Year and lifter that wo swear oft and on. In giving a watch you can writo "It is your tlmo now" or "Hopo you havo a good time." Skeleton of a Raluchlsterlum has been found In Mongolia. Romombor v'.io namo in caso you meet ono. What will you givo father? Get him asbestos giovos to bo worn while- I nlmhlni. eli.lutmnD lilllu Mistaking shaving cream for tooth paste is not iu bad as mistaking washing powder for talcum. First papor money In Amorlea was (Issued In IC'jO, Soino of this nus novcr seen u collection plato. True sportsmen will not kill moro than tho luw's nllpvvance of ga'mo and tho others will not either. A San Francisco baby of II months ran ask for something In six languages. Wouldn't you hnto to marry her when sho grows up? Mnn has a new substltuto for tea and coffco but restaurants havo been ( using ono for years and years.- Gone aro tho days when mince plo had a kick, With only a few more days of 1022 to play, tho score shows tho coal dculors havo won, .111 felt slippers nt rcducod prices, , J.HEn.krs & Co, - H-2P JhtmZ .. ; r-,M.t i TH? igXft) r npyyz mr W UTw j3eicco a if. HOLIDAY SALE Entire I'cltlront l2 Personal Mention Mrs Ira Ash worth was In town yesterday from Aspgrovo shopping and 'visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. MrCoUum and children were county seat visitors yesterday afternoon from Worden. C. C. llrowcr I In Portland this week-end attending to legal mat ters. Hc expects to return early . tint week. Mr- aml Mrs- chart" Coll,cr "P"1 -"tcrday on Giltdoala n'ar!lh vUIlnK Mr- an' Uow Stevenson. , n w Towcr and son uol)(.rt and C. J. Toner were In tho city W. Ilcnlley arrived last night from Sacramento on one of his fro- W -- '- - - ,h ..i,.,.,, ,, tho week-end here. Mr. and Mr.s Wood Ebcrleln woro passongcra on tho morning train bound for San Francisco inhere thov will mend tho hotidivii i.cosiey or i onload. Is spending a few Uaya here looking after business affairs. Ho Is stop- P'ng at the Whlto Pelican hotel. Mrs. Hans Anderson Is spending f.lll. .1a.a 1.1 l.n MM, n n . - r " "" " """"".';":.:: ""- " -" .'',.,' is. auuvuuu rcsiuvs 111 ,uuu- l,uln' Mr and Mrs. R. E. Geary left this morning In their car for Port ; land whero thoy will spend tho , next fow months with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nltscholm left on tbo morning train tor California on a four-months' vacation trip They will make their first atop in San Francisco and from thcro will go on to Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. George Walton and , daughters Kathcrlno and Deatrlco, i were In town from Merrill last night to attend tho high school musical, In which tb0 two girls I took a leading part. Andy McGec, formerly of this city, and Miss Allco Reid, of Ashland, wore 'quietly married Saturday at Jacksonville McGeo is the son of Mrs. William R. Davis of Ashland. The brldo Is tbo daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Raid of Ashland. McGeo I- Amnf.rA.l mm . I.1.1.A- k.. .. .. """" -- --"! ". Standard Oil company, i Mr. nnd Mrs. A, J. Voyo and smnll son, Joe, wero passengers on tbo morning train bound for Mt -I WHO SAID PUfflPERNICKLE? Wo aro now niaklnK pumpornlcklo bread Havo you tried our Vtlnna Rolls They uro good to tho last crumb 15c per iloen. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY A nlco Hue nf layer cakon liustcr Rrovvu Jlieiul. An Ideal A'hiiih Gift, would bo n nco homn-uiudn fruit culio fronj our shon, You can dopend tbesu cakex aro first claim. Sixth Street Bakery The Home ofv Better Bread and Better Pastry "FOR (.'OODNKSS HAKK I'lioiio O'ilAV. ZJm A Mi-,i Ul amj 7 Stock, of a ml lllousei ( PRICE Shasta. After a brief time spout In Mt. Sti.istn, Mrs. Yoyo ulll go on to San KrancUco for (tip winter Mrs. I. P. I.co w.is also a membor of the party and she will spend tho winter with her daughter In San Kranclsco. INTER-SCHOOL GAMES l"lrt of Scries to lt. l'li)iil Hy SludeiiK Uvt-n Tonlgtit Tho Inter-scholastic game among tho schools of the county, cornic ing of Merrill, llonansa, Agency, cud the two Klamath te.tm, will begin tonight when Merrill, nnd thn Klamath hlsh girls' team No. 1 meets the girls' tram of Merrill In the hall on Fourth nnd Ktnm atli. The ganio will romincnro at 7: no, with tbo girl playing first Tho games tonight promlso to bo Interesting na tho boys' tuamt o! the two schools are considered by ..-Ihasketbal, fan. to be about even i ty matched, nnd both teams are de ly matched, nnd both teams aro de termined to bring tho cup homo from llanania, who won the chnm plonshlp of tho county last yoar. Tho high school boys' will ho picked from the following squad. Clifford Hogue. capt . Vernon Mooro, Teto Motschenbacher, Del mar Robertson, Chnrles Grove, Zed names, Jennings Washington, an t Frank Hali. Tho girls team will bo picked from tho following squad Rcrtha Poltt. acting capt , Gertrudo Mooro Marlam Wortloy. Mary Wbltellno Ilonnlo Lucas, 'Zetla (irtsei. Knth rn Ulrlch, nnd Dorothy Wortloy MUSICIANS PLEASE I'ntertnlniiienl plegat e I, Kinged II) Ml. Well IteveUed P- A largo and equally pleased nil dtenco witnessed tho high srhool musical entertainment last evcnlnp at tho Pine Treo theatre Many of tho participants showed market) ability and talent. Tho boys' qunr tct met with particular favor as aid Rorel's Ju!itr orchestra Tho high school numbers wero I filled out with two vocal numbers by Mrs. Mnrjorlo Gallagher, accom panled by Mrs. Don Zumwalt Roth Misses llcatrlceand Kntherlno Wnlion distinguished thonm'lvcs with plnao and violin solos'. Tho program was concluded with selection by the high school chorUH. Tlio ontcrtalamonl was staged un der tho supervision of Miss Evelyn Applcgnto, who trained both the b0J.j. cnon,8 ,,,, th0 mX0( clloruJ, I , Tho drug storo on neennnt of itn varied linen is- thn logical place lo do your Xmas shopplnr Try tho drug store first, Currla Says So IC and other ilulntliM, also your KAT IIKTTKII URKAI)." Clias. H. l.andN . it-if -Vgwi i m m I 'sH SLED STRIKES AUTO Vim,,. 31,1.. II.,... V ......... I i'i,,i .,ii iitiii. ..,1111,11 iiurii Tux I Mint I'Mien Warning: Two mnnll girls sledding on Hose stivot last night crnnhml Into u ear dllxen by K. Wnkvflidd of tin Heck-1 ard Auto serxltc at the Intutsectliin . of Rose and Piospeit. Hy n miracle ' both escaped with minor bruise I Tlio glrli were the danghters of tlui, Uabu and Wullo families, living In i that nuighliiiihoiid. Waknlluld trnlil ho was ilrlvlng ' past the Intersection at a moderate i pood when tho tiled rlruck lilt rar without warning One girl passed' underneath ,the car nnd the other camo mi t at the rear. That both were' ant badly Injured, If not killed, Wakefield said, wns u miracle. Wakefield lio!luo (lint tho city should uilnt nn ordinance either In regulate the hours for sledding or to deslguate certain street:! for that purpose. Sled dart out umapcctn.l I) and the driver linn no opportunity to ond an accident, no matter whether he Is ilrhllig at five or IS miles an hour, ho said. "I'nder present conditions," said he, "It Is hut n question of tlmn until some child Is killed. Then It will be too Into for precautions. Personally, 1 don't want to se the children de prived of their fun, lull In Justice to all I believe scmo effort ahoutd bo made to prevent unnecessary deaths." A llrunswlck Phonograph Tho Ideal family gift Currln's For Drugn. IS I'lltt: AT CANYON' CITY CANYON CITY, Dee. 1 C. 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It will be the best gift on the tree. The American National Bank ! ,i "Tl MtMBtHSJS- srMfMrtnwSmKsaRBariht.m,M 0i LINCOLN M a Under New Management TWO DELIVERIES DAILY 9 A. M. AND 3 P. M. ' y STrrz ' . .'i .... ni'mu. TT'n.iiiiiirri r::.'i: . .:,.,;.i,;.'a;.;uj ptrk -n rket Phone 444 ( I