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PAGE FOUR THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON Wednesday, Aujriwt fl, 1030 O. u. Crawford- .aldltor ..... .luiiiui um Bandar bf The Herald Publlahlag Soaiway at lla-la Bomb Flttb !. Klamath Fall. Oregoa. tfntered m eeood ei mttr at th pcalofflc d fj'. Oregon, o August . iu. unoar act 01 wmim, "v . MAIL KATLbJ PAIABLB) IN AUVANCIS By Mail DeUvered bf Ourtr ' - Coaoly County On month i i . TkrM oath .1.1 lit Thra months l.JJ Ms montbt .t Bti month. .t 1 tt f.ot Ob Year AttrtOCIATtU I'KhM LKaLI) WIKK MKMUKH AlUIT BtHfcAll OK CIKCL LATHIS Ropisssnted nationally by H. c. JaOUsJNSsiN as CO., Id. ga Fraselsco r . Baattla Portland lumii Chicago Loa Angeles Ooptaa c-f Tba Herald and Naaa, together wlUs oomplei foratauoa about th Klamai rail market, may ba obtaiaad lot tba aaklag at ur at IBM office. alaatbav ed lis Aaaodatad traa The Associated Pros i xolaiviy aatliled to (ba aaa ar raaakUaa Uoa o( aU nsws diapaleba erdltd M tt or Mt otiarwUa eradltad to Uii pa par, aad tin tba local nsws published thereta. Ail right at rapBblicaUoa of special dispatch barala ara alao reserved. Wednesday, August 6, 1930 The Vanishing Packets 'T'UE last MUaiMippi rivar packet ateaonboat lint had gone from Memphis, Tnn. and if you hav any feeling at all for the color and romance of a by-gone feneration, that announcement ia guaranteed to make you a little bit melancholy. A few days ago the Valley Line Steamers, Inc., sole survivor of the Memphis packet lines, put its three steam ers up for sale and discontinued operations. Memphis, as a result, is without packet steamer service for the first time in more than a century foi the first time, as a matter of fact, since the Mississippi had any steamers at all. Of course, there is still traffic on the river. The big barge fleets are said to carry a greater volume of freight annually than the old-time sidewheel packets did in their heyday. Furthermore, this kind of trade is in creasing. Enormous cargoes come down the river each month to spill into the funnel at New Orleans for ship ment to the east coast, to California and overseas. But who cau get excited over barges and tugboats? Those old steamers represented a bit of romance left over from a more leisurely and colorful era than our own. They were survivals from a generation which, in retrospect, sometimes looks more attractive than ours. And Memphis was lapped in the glamour that they gave. Trying to imagine Memphis without packet steamers is like trying to imagine Gloucester, Mass., without fish ing schooners. It just isn't right. The picture looks wrong. Memphis ought to do something about it. Probably it's a mistake to get sentimental about it After all, the Mississippi valley is a greater artery of commerce now than it was in Mark Twain's day. Its cities are more prosperous. Life is easier for a bigger percentage of its people. The railroad and the auto mobile, which slew the packets, have certainly been blessings to the valley, as to the rest of the country. But we have lost something, just the same. Our modern age is efficient and progressive but it gives us no substitute for the gleaming, white-paint-and-braas-work packets of the old days. It is, in fact, just a little bit duIL The loss of Memphis' river steamers symbolizes the tendency of the age. UONS LEARN FACTS HU T NEW GHflRTEH Cyril Tolley, former British golf champion, is con- 'idering locating in Chicago. Probably in an effort to n prove his shots. Now that Denmark has decided to dispose of its only two cruisers, opponents of disarmament will be ex pected to laugh it off with the remark: "There's some thing rotten in Denmark." Sir Oliver Lodge, British scientist, said in a broad cast the other day that the police force of the world will ultimately be in the hands of the United States. Well, we could stand developing a bulls market right now. Since the government has announced it will not pay for liqaor, dispensed in United States embassies. Ameri can diplomats can no longer be expected to begin their toasts: "It's on the house." Now that whisky and brandy have been approved as necessary medicinal agents in the practice of dentistry, it won't merely be a figure of speech hereafter to refer to a person suffering with toothache as having a swell time. L EDITORIALS FROM OVER THE NATION Walt Waggoner Tell. Of Merita of Proposed City Government Walter Waggousr, pan praal- dnt or tae Lion lub aad meai- bsr ot tba committee which draft ad the proposed aaw city charter, yesterday oatllaad tba proTlatoaa of the pita bafora tba ratalar weekly luncheon at tba Palkaa Qrllle. Mr. Waggoetr told tlrat ot tba organisation ot tba eommltta aad tba effort expended, and atudy Bade, Uat tba beat plaa la tba mind ot tba committee, might be p repented. The discounted many ot tba popular artameata against tba proposed ebartar. Wagg-oai for Chart Deaa Collin, who presented several plaao eoloa, aod W. A. Barroa who enlivened the meetmt with two amntlng atorle. were f aeata ot tba elab. Bob Robinson waa chairman tor the day. Mr. Wattoner pointed out that tba commission-manager torn la the moat Bodera form ot city t ov- erament aad la being adopted aow by tour oat ot tire cltlee tbat are changing their charters. He alto pointed out that It ahortens the ballot aod that the propoeed charter la very largely tha aame aa taa present one. Comply With Laws Fire commissioner, be stated. i are elected by the voters. They hire a city manager aad a police Jodie. The manager la subject to the orders ot the commission and ran be fired at any time, al though he bsa the rig lit ot a hear ing. The city treasurer and police judge are combined in one tittle to bit the city employe enough to do, he stated. The bonded indebtedness limit was reduced from li per cent of the valuation of the city to 10 per cent to comply with tha state law, I It was ezpiaioed. I Hits "KiBc" Charge j The manager appoints all city employes except the police Judge. subject to the commission which Is elected by the people. Mr. t Waggoner aeea no greater chance 1 for graft or a "political ring" to ! be formed onder the proposed : plan thaa under the present char- 1 ter. he stated. ; "It I recognised today that city business la a big business, involv ing a million and a half dollars a ' year. They are spending more 1 money oa lights, sewers, airport than they formerly did," Mr. , waggoner stated. H aald tbat there would be no more one man rule ander the pro posed plan than ander the pres ent. Present Inadequate Speaking of the Inadequacies of the present charter be pointed out that the city now should have, under the present charter "city teamster" at fl.StlO a year. He also mentioned that the present charter does not pro vide for the keeping of any en gineering records, and said that many never had been kept. The new charter also provides for the permission tor property owners wishing to do so to form an improvement district to se cure the improvement which they wish, that is not now pro vided. "Instead of a mayor who gives only a few boar a week of his work for a salary ot 1176 a month yon have a full time em ploye. He must be trained in hi work," It waa pointed out Endorse Malin Line Mr. Waggoner pointed out that through the proper marketing of bonds and Investment of funds the manager could more than aave his salary each year. President Fred Houston asked that the Lions give the charter careful consideration and express their Ideaa at the polls on August 12. Following a report by I.lou Lynn Roycroft the Lions voted to petition the Great Northern railroad to build a line tnrougn Malin and tba rich territory sur rounding that city. Many other organizations have also endorsed the plan. Today in Klamath s Theatres I'KLlCAN ' AT TUB W.Mf.N 11. ,1,1 America's most popular pair of sweethearts, flra beautiful aong aad a tan moving itory loaded wltb romance and comedy, f tha winning combination re vealed by "High Society Blum," Fox Movietone musical romance, which opened at the Pelican the atre last Bight. Janet Cayaor aad Charles Far rell ara the leada and they have agala been directed by Uavid Butler, who piloted them so bril liantly In "Sunny Side lp ' when they made their musical comedy debut. Tha aong numbers ara tuneful and catchy and are sung rhsrm Ingly by Mis Oaynor and Fur red. Joseph McCarthy and Jauie F. Hanlny contributed these lyrle bit. The story, wrlttea by Dan Hornet, la a mixture of high finance and high aocinly with a delightful romance running through It. Fine performances were given by th strong supporting east which Includes William Collier. Sr., Joycei Coaiptou. Hi-dda Hop per. Louise Faienda and Laden LlttUfield. AT T11K ril TItKH Daily CAPITOL News Letter Ballot Measure) Utility Districts Grange Argument Argument Against fcntft--1'-- ay 1.. l- itftfr ...m yJ A KING S ILLNESS EXPENSIVE Rock Island Argns: It la said that the recent lllnes of King George V of Great Britain cost th royal exchequer about 1200,- 000. Ia Buckingham Palnce a pri rata pharmacy was established where drugs for the use ot hi majesty were compounded. This caused aa expense of not less than S1I.O0O. a th phar macist had two assistants. Lord Dawson ot Penn gave all bia time to tba king for several months and his bill was 150,000. Stanley" Hewitt received $2,100 a month. Sir Hugh Rlgby performed three operations, and, strange as it may seem, received a tee ot only (21 each. Lionel Whitby, a bacteriolo gist, treated the king' blood and bis bill was $10,000. Tba patient received several ray treatments at a total cost of 110.000. A staff ( six Burse wa em ployed reduced to tour atter tha erlsea bad paased-n the nurse were paid usual fee, wltb a bonus ot $600 each when they were dismissed. A ventilating system for the royal bed chamber wa built by engineers, who received $20,000.; Later aa the king made prog- res toward recovery he wa ra- movea to craigwell Hons, and -this removal waa at an expense oi iv,60U, as the king was con- reyeo to his new abode in a specially constructed ambulance. Some ex press wonder that th king survived all tbee ministra tions and doctors' bills. GOING TO 8CHOOT AT 7 Ottawa, Can., Journal: Isaac Pedlow, South Renfrew retired merchant, aometlme M. P, 1 packing up his books, going to university. Going to school at the age ot 70. He will take a classical course, then study law. "It all depends," ha says, "upon your mental attitude." Mr. Pedlow la right. It a man has leisure, health, and th right mental outlook, he may go to school a profitably at It a at 17. And th reason Is obvlou. It 1 that education, learning. 1 not merely to fit a man to make money, but to act aa a tonic up on hi moral, spiritual and In tellectual health, to opn to hltn new vistas ot enjoyment; to give him a higher and a dtsper lit. There I as much reason for claiming more of these things at 70 as at IT. Perhaps mora rea son. Mat Meeting Will Be Held Tonight to Discuss New Charter For tha benefit ot the Klam ath Falls public who will naxl week go to the polls to rote on the propoeed city charter amend ment, a meeting will be held at the Labor Temple, Ninth and Walnut avenue, this evening at $ o'clock. C. D. Long, president of th Central Labor Council, an nounced last night that member of the audience would not I called upon to talk, but speaker will be present to argue for and atalnat the proposed change from a councllmanlc form ot mu niclpal government to a city manager plan. The meetlug will be conducted In much the same form aa a debate. George A. Cunning, secretary ot the voters' charter committee, and t". S. Balentine, secretary ol the anti-charter league, will aup ply the various speakers. Both men and women of the city are invited to attend the meeting. The large hull of the temple has been secured for this purpose, Mr. Long announced. Under a Texas Moon," War ner Bros, first 100 talking, singing, outdoor picture In nat ural color, opened last night at the Pins Tree theatre. Frank Fay Is east as the galli vanting two-gun lover wbo causes ructions in the hearts of numberless senorltas; corrals stolen cattle and brings the thieve to their reward, all with th most captivating whimsical ity. Senorltas wbo momentarily stir the heart of the roving cab- allero are played by Raquel Tor res, Myrna Loy, Armida, Mon Marls, Betty Boyd and other. Screen heavies who plsy cattle men. good and bad, are Noah Beery. Tully Marshall and Charles Sellon. The two ludic rous gultar-strummlng cronies of the hero are played by Georgia Stone and George Cooper. The colorful effects capturing the radiant hue of all outdoor the bright garb of Indiana and Mexicans and the tints ot hair, eye and fleeh are restful to the eye aud utterly gratifying and there I a them aong of haunting beauty, ung by the hero and by other during the exciting action of the play. "Under a Texas Moon" tint of outdoor picture la natural color, la unquestionably tha most pleasing of the year. The theme "-flA Praaucttoit.' - song which baa th same title aa th picture Is one of the moat melodious and haunting melodies ot the year. It 1 beard n.any tlmea during th actios of tho gay atory. AT THE VOX "Some day you're going to be sitting on top of the world," adoring little Mamla told Bill In the day when th only ene ir agement be got waa bla own and bar belief In him. BUI wa try ing bard to be a fighter, but the only record he had achieved waa an unbroken one f defeat. And then Mamie won a goodly aum in betting on a fight and ecmtlj used It to get him started right In the fight game. BUI and Mamie ar th young lover of "Sweellhcad," the Tif fany all-talking picture playing today at the Vox theatre and they are portrayed by Johnny Walker and Marlon 8hllllng. Jame Oleason heads the cant In the rol of Johnny Trump, whose wire management and lore and admiration for the youngsters finally make BUI a champion. But, as BUI' tama and wealth grow eo grow hi bead until It get o big that. Instead of himself sitting on top ot tbe world, be find th world aittlnr on him sitting hard! BAI.KM, Or., Aug. , (UP) Should cllliuus of Oregon lorull lie be empowered by a constitu tional atneuduient to combine their resources without submit ting to com rol ot private mill ties, municipalities or th tnt government? tub! okkuo.n aiale grange believe such a law ahould be euacted. It ba submitted arau mania In aupport ot the people's water and power utility districts constitutional ameudnieut be cause It would "develop payrolls, Industrie and cheap power." Hallo Title THE GHKATKH Oregon and Stat Taxpayera' associations. W K. UKen of fortlaud aad 11 Individuals from various part ot ine atat wlaa to prevail upon voter to rejuct tbe measure be cause It would creste "higher tax and greater bonded Indebt- dneas ot the districts." OFFICIAL ballot number I2i. which will con trout th elllsen hco he enter the voting booth, reads: "To authorise creation of people' utllliy districts with in and or without municipalities, to develop, dispose of and sell water, water power and electric energy." t'tMld Ckeat Districts PASSAU1C of this niiiudmeut would authorise creation ot a district board of director com posed of five mom bars. Tbe board would "manage, call elec tions, levy taxee on taxable prop erty. Issue, sell or assume evl- dencca of Indebtedness and de velop water, water power and electrical energy for sale and dis tribution within or without the district. " "T1IK LATH Goorga W. Jo seph frequently referred to this amendmeut, aayltig: 'It will make possible the carrying out ol my platform, provide the miaus by which the state or municipal ity may develop our water pow er resource without coat to taxpayer and provide cheap power In abundance for indus trial enterprise and domestic us throughout our rural communi ties and cities.' " proponents of the measure quoted. V 1-wNU- Ownership THK QIKSTION ot public ownership Is not an Issue here, arguments of the taxpayer' as sociation reed. If the people de sire to owb aBd operate water and power plants, that Is fur voters to decid. BUT IF such plants are to be operated under authority of the constitution, good business Judg ment and prudence demands that auch districts shsll be subject to the same limitations ot tax-levying and bond lanutng power aa are Imposed In other dlstricta. It wa said. I'rcwnt Negative Hide TUB A.MKNDMK.NT doea not put the slat In the power easi ness, afflrmalivea declared. It will be tha man of developing water power without one I to the slate government or any of It political snb-dlvlaion. U'KKN presented three rea sons for demanding that voters Timely Quotations From People in the Public Eye "It 1 necessary to have politi cal parties lo aialulaln our form of govsiuuiuiit. The countries which we spesk ot aa backward couiilrlos do not have well or ganised political parties, "t'al VI Coolluga, e e "Wo in tin never seuiu to ruallto that the poet la first of all a worlil-lovor," l.e Huron Cooke. -Th radio will m family life from disruption by the auto mobile." Waller DaBiroech. e e e "Men ar not waking suiiukIi uouey Iheaa day to keep wives and cars, so they are keeping ears." Cosmo Hamilton, see "The world I uffnrlug tt th moment from two things: first, disorganised production aud dis tribution, aud second, gloom."- Lord Itlililoll. reject the aiueadmeut. They were: TIIK IIII.L would grant unllin Ited poaer of taxation wlthlu tbe district; power to create un limited public debt In th district and It does not specify Ihst dis tricts be created In sdjolulug territories. I'nllitilted Powers IN ANSWKIt to this argument, th atat grange ssld the amend ment apeclflrally provides that law would be euacted by tbe legislature fur th government ot th district to limit their powers. TIIK POWKItS granted public utilities districts by this amend ment can he limited only by an- other constitutional amendment, U'llen declared. DMrli la I ntvlrk trtt ACl'OltDl.NU lo those support- lug the measure, there la nothing new In th Idea ot creating th utilities districts. It waa de clared similar systems are found j In achnol, road and Irrigation districts. "THK 1'KOPLE should be em-1 powered to organise auch die-, Iritis for furnishing wster bow-! sr. If thnt It their deire." It waa aald. . THE TAXPAYERS' asocla- tlon olfered arguments In direct contrast to tho.e of the grange. It was declared that a Multitude, of districts such aa axe now on-j crating In Oregon, overlap and confuse. It was said th l Bisntary school district over lapped th power at the anion blgh school districts, th terri torial school district wer con fused wltb road districts. Such district aa I aow deelred br aouie would be overlapped by road, school, water or port district. ' Tv Ttam sot Causacr f A sa ilsrtsa eertas sti4 PltYAl JA sr svSMl ter tnra. l jYt still 1,h't Hsa,a. BtoiM.. oVIlJM'ss stawsphs; ei,isi Jill a'1"- "4 i il'I'S J Portland. Orrcoa Summer Prices Now la Kffert en RKPAIKIM) t MoliKMNO KI.I.MNO Cleaning, Cluwlngj, fr'ur Storage "Truth la Fur" Farriers Taxldermlat Cumming's Fur Shop I JU no. 1Mb hit. I'bna 1II8-W The uniform quality of Blue Ribbon Malt year after year Km wept It to perm, nent leadership. Wherever you go you find America's Blggeit Seller. Packed full 3 lb.. AaAV Wei59? KVoVC2yd av lirvA' I iHuiwiN)s, s, jiViBSb m - F iMi4k,wiMa mW -US M jvstaJMM ''"' fJ Distributed by I. R. Fridegav EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO IN KLAMATH. TO STOP DRIVERS LOXDON, Test taken In Bag land show that the ordinary auto driver Is not apt to stop at stop lights or stop signs, and that they ar Ins likely to drive past a bar rier ot an Illuminated line across the street pavement. ConslquenU ly, such Illuminated line ara be ing Installed In several street as an experiment. Tha light are burled underneath small glass lenses flush with the pavement. Judge Benson late Tuesday afternoon signed an order which will prevent for a time, at least. tbe looting of the city treasury by tbe present council on the advertising proposition. The proposed robbery Was called to the attention ot tbe court by an action which was started by W. O. Smith, pro prietor of the Herald, against tbe officials of Klamath Falls. After consideration ot the tacts set forth In the complaint. Judge Benson issued a restraining ord er directed against the city, the Mayor, Acting Mayor and Police Judge. Word baa been received from Washington that ample funds will be available soon for Im provements in Crater National Park. The civil sundry bill, carrying with It a large appropriation for the park has been passed, and th funds will soon be avail able. For the first time In tba his tory of Klamath county, a drunken woman occupied a cell In the county jail last night. She wa released this morning, and no formal charge was placed against ber. Tbe woman bad what Ik known aa a "crying jag" and was graved over the death of ber mother' grand-mother, and could find consolation only In dropping crockery on tbe floor of a local restaurant.' An of ficer was called to aubdue ber and ahe was placed In th county Jail. No effort waa made to as certain the Identity of the un fortunate, but it ha been learn ed that she came here from Weed. Editorial Comment Fortun ately Judge Benson stepped In Just In time to prevent any quar reling about the split-up of the city advertising graft. There 1 always th chance Unit temporary restraining ord ers may ba made permanent. And while tbe subject of cir culation I up for discussion, II might be well to mention tbe fact tbat during the past thref weeka the Herald has scored many scoops on the Northwest ern tbat about all that paper has been able to print ha been his tory, and soma ot it pretty an cient. A one of tba first step In a campaign for tba city beautiful movement, tba Klamath Fall Clvlo League ba decided to of fer prizes to the old and the young with a view of beautifying th yard of th home in the city, THE SIGN OF FINE COFFEE EVERYWHERE Hear M. J. B. "Demi-Ta Re vue" every Wednesday, 8t30 to 9 p. m., over KOIN and Columbia network. PACKED XIISSJUX ISMI BY M-J.B'S HI -TEST VACUUM METHOD O M I R CO Hn t