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PAGE FOUR THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FAMA. OREGON Jnmiyry 7. VX2 Editorials News of Other Days Place Names Women's Features Traffic Record Humiliates BUT WE KNOW HOW TO IMPROVE IT New Interests Awakening Selfishness Hazard On Our Streets SO frequently has this column been devoted to the cause of accident prevention that sometimes it may have seemed the subject was being over emphasized. Now, however, there comes from the office of Secretary of State Hal Hoss a report that not only justifies whatever may have been said or done in that connection, but indi cates the necessity for continuing an aggressive campaign to eliminate traf fic hazards. Says the secretary of state, in con nection with Oregon's standing as to traffic safety: "As an example of the place Oregon holds with other states, we learn that Klamath Falls, with a record of seven fatalities last year, and a population of less than 20,000 has proportionately the highest traffic fatality rate in America, the ratio exceeding 35 per 100,000. Los Angeles has the largest fatality record for any large American city, but Klamath Falls exceeds even their ratio." That is humiliating record. It hows more conclusively than ever that carelessness and negligence constitute the greatest traffic hazard in Klamath Falls. It strikes at the complacent and erroneous conclusion that with traffic as heavy as it is, accidents and fatali ties must be considered as inevitable, and nothing can be done about it. There are a number of things that can be done about it, and must be done bout it First, and most fundamental, is a change in the attitude of the driv ers, themselves. A recognition of their responsibility to the others on the streets and highways is what is needed. Selfishness is more responsible for traf fic accidents than any one factor. In connection with the record of the past year, the sidewalk situation on South Sixth street beyond the viaduct must be considered. As the city grows, and hazards on South Sixth street increase, problems of financing sidewalk construction there cannot be allowed to stand for long in the way of actually getting the walks built. Safety demends it. Klamath Falls' 1931 traffic fatality record must not be repeated. Reading Record Shows Increase IN keeping with other signs of the times is the report of the city li brarian that interest in reading in Klamath Falls was greater in the past year than ever before. The library's 1931 circulation figures reveal an in crease of 17,900 over 1930. Harriet C. Long, the state librarian, reported the other day that throughout the past year, branches of the state library have been swamped with de mands for reading matter. Notable in her report was the fact that there has been an increasing call for books on political and economic topics. Probably two factors contribute to these indications of increased reading. One is the increase of unemployment, with people who usually spend most of their time with their work now having more hours to devote to reading. The other and we are certain of this is a greatly stimulated interest among job-holders and jobless alike in the general conditions that face the world at this time, and the factors contrib uting to those conditions. We have been reined up with a jolt We have the time, and we are taking it to try and find out what it's all about There is a multiplicity of eco nomic plans going the rounds. News papers, everywhere, are receiving more letters to the editor than ever before. People are reading more. That means they are thinking more. Good should come from this stimulated in tellectual curiosity. Those who possess real friends find it difficult to believe there is anything fundamentally wrong with this old world. Speaking of certain things that have been carried on the wires from the halls of congress, the Eugene Register Guard asks for a moratorium on ab surdity. A fair request, which many will second. The Bend Bulletin sings sweetly, en thusiastically and convincingly of the climate over that way. Thus far, things have been entirely to the general satisfaction over this way, too. omatlilna to bt reverenced. Now bo know It til til jobs. A cliitpal wot merely o place to nk a mistake In, marriage it tho biggest Juko of all. Sure ly It there wro a Hod Ho would n't bo allowing Joan to marry herself to Jorry Corbett. In pit nf tho fact that society had erowled ferociously on Joan Prentice's cholco. there woro ollll enough representatives from tho Social Register at tho wedding to havt made It a toclal success, bad Joan cared about that. Mr. Van Bergen waa thero, lookini out over hir platinum plnco-nea with a typical she-ls-maktng-her-bed-let-her -lie - In It attitude. I'nmktakatily. Tho Win Charleys waro taking It aa aome- Ihlni unaccountable (or In a girl of Joan'a aoclal poaltlon. Dick Taylor'a fathar and moth, were feeling very aorry lor Dirk and Mr. Prentice and Joan. Very dlaappolntlni for everyone. ail the way around, they felt. Joan bad not considered anyone eicept henelf. Should have. bhould have thought of bar fath er and Dick. Their aon ahould not bate been made to autter such embarrassment. Everyone bad known that Pick Taylor would marry Joan Prentice. Joan waa making a aerlous mistake. Still, what could oue dot Nothing at all. Must come to tho wedding out of respect for Joan'a mother, who waa undoubtedly turning over In her grave If she waa conscious of the fact that her daughter was marrying aotneone whose name waa not In the Social Register. Mrs. Taylor thought things would be different it Mrs. Prentice bad lived. She wouldn't bava allowed this. John waa too easy with Joan. (To no rontinura) SIDE GLANCES coir tit t',Tr.A-'M v PA i gXl'JtlfAZjrJ .. .,-.. , ,-V. ' "to u a ear ore Earlier Days January T, 1014 A request that the county court purchase an automobile for the sheriff waa made this afternoon by Attorney Fred H. Mills. The request waa denied by Judge Worden on the grounds that the aalary paid the aherlff Included funda to pay for transportation charges, and that the aherlff was no more entitled to an automo bile from tho county than any other officer. JERRY-awti-JOAN i By Clee The corner of Second and Grant streets Is going to be a mighty unhealthy place for any one to loaf for the next fo nights, aa Alexander Bishop, whoae home la at that location la going to be on the lookout armed with a slxshooter and a ahotgun. Tho reason for Alex anders martial watchtulneaa la because of a visit last night that lasted from midnight till just before dawn by aome prowler who tried to open the screen door. A splendid flow of artesian water waa struck In Buena Vista addition Wednesday, 109 feet from the surface. This raised 37 feet In IS minutes. The Buena Vista highlands are high ly productive for gardening, and with water at the command of the tillers of the toll, some boun tiful eropa are expected tn the "I'm so glad he's decided to be a dentist. They always look so neat In their white Jackets." future. Another well la to be1 atarted today. A deal haa Just been com pleted whereby Burge Mason baa disposed of bis Interest In the Kwauna Box company. His hares wert aecured by C. B. Crlsler, who waa already Inter ested In tbla rapidly growing concern. Some People Say Vnrle Sam baa proven to be the champion goat of all time. Sen ator Howell of Nebraska. Nothing abort of federal relief can Justify the conscience ol America. Senator Costlgan of Colorado. ws e e One of our economic system'! weakness the overconcentratlon of wealth tn the hands of a few Individuals. Secretary of War Patrick Hurley. Health Talks Whereas the average adult Is much concerned about bis blood pressure, be seldom gives thought to the fact that children may on occasion have high or low blood pressures of slgnlllrauc. A survey recently made of a considerable number of children Indlratea that up to the eighth or nlgth year gradual changes In blood pressure seem to be due simply to the fact that the child la growing older. After that time, however, other forcea become ac tive In changing the level of the blood pressure. These forcea may Include changing rates of growth, unusual development, or glandu lar factora of Importance. The average blood pressure of children Increases with age, but the pressure In girls tends to de crease after the sixteenth year. The average blood pressures of girls appear to be higher than those for boys for the agea from 10 to 11 years. After the thir teenth year, Ike pressures of hoys exceed those of girls. Hit differ ence Increasing with age. I'blldreu who mature early tie more likely to reach the uormul adult blood pressure because they are heavier, having a larger chest glrtb and t greater lung ca pacity than those who do not ma ture early. it must be remembered that the determination of the blood pres. sure today Involves two readings, oue kiiuwu aa the aytsullc pres sure and the other aa the dies loilo blood pressure. The chief force back of the circulation la Hie motor action of to heart. The sc oud moat Important factor la the width of the blood vessels through which the blood passes and the amount of elastic, recoil lu the walla of those blood vasssls. The systolic blood pressure Is the ten sion of the blood In the arteries at the height of the heart beat, That la tils' higher of the two blood pnwsure figures. The diastolic preesuru Is the tension of the blood lu the arteries during the period wbeu the heart la fllllug up and getting ready to beat again. Because the diastolic .pressure represents t mluliuum and be cause the blood vessels are not likely to show any cbaugea of luiportauce during youth, the diastolic pressure Is usually die regarded uuill the ait of twenty la reached. Klamath Names iiin.ANn (From "Oregon Geographic Namea" by 1-ewls A. McArtbur.) Msssra. Campbell and H earns platted this towuslte about los, and named It Midland. It la aald that the name waa chosen be es use the place waa about half way between Portland and Han Francisco on the new Cascade line of the Southern Pacific. However, the elation la not balf way between the two cities, and could not havt hsen ntmed on that account. Midland was on land partly surrounded by marshes and was probably named for that reason. Telling the Editor KLAMATH FAI.I.R. (To The Kdllor I am greatly Interested lu the "geiitleiiisn'e agreement" reached between Iht commercial bouses and the city enforcement oftlrera In retard to trucking facilities. I should be glad tu learn what arrangements, If tnv, have been made for the benefit of private Individuals, who, like myself, live out of the reuse of the city stores' delivery ey'loms. Ordinarily I do my week'i pur chasing on Halurdaya, taking ad vantage of the specials, but since the bsn on double parking has been enforced. 1 find It Impossible lo carry large quantities of groc eries anywhere from one to tour blinks, or. In the busiest part of the day, even farther. It la, of rourse. equally Impractical lo drive around the business section a number of limes, In Iht remote ponslhlliiy of finding t parking apart evenlutlly. I thould appreciate learning If any steps havt been taken to care for thte portion of the town's trade, which undoubtedly amoutila to t considerable aum. Youra truly. Hits. C. K. Some Wise Cracks "Jake the Barber" la being ax- I r. .1 1 l.rf ,n k' .... I a ,4 I n a swindling charge. He could hard ly ri'l lo get away with that In these daya when Kntland would nut even give llauniii freedom. s s And. while the United Statee Is said to be the largest producer of aula leather ll'a evltlenl that the depression Is making a little rec ord of Its own In producing leath er souls. s s e Nevertheless, almost any news paper today wouia nuy Aaara s aud Kve's "own story" on the bails that "now II can be gold." Difficult Coughs and Colds Need These Seven Helps iaieomuJiwB st batiar be.p ocne cough mmL It eonbiaea arvaa Mjor bflp is em, lo do iba be that .tora koov for any couth or cold. There la gwtr. the world! ao prevs hlp UratW, ataoUittod aivi palatabla. Tbrra ar whit piaa Ur, wild cherry bark, BMOthol, tparae, ate. Letch 1 beet for a certain trp el cough. But fwa doctor aught duagrva an what la beat lor yoort. So expert bava coeabineii ia Crao wUioa ail Duor hlpe la eoe. Thi to dal with all eoedittaone ia a bmoi afforvir war. No aartotie te H. Oaomuiiiom la lot people who with Ttd5e"Tit!lw!. cold chat heuig ea fc U etaeoiiaL Oaa daw eel trutf Mara etniaba to aay learn bln. Bui doe! yea think thai aay oeugh mIU for ihn ben help known? OeonuUioa aoet a little aMre that a eacne help. Bat your dtraatiel emanate It. So it coat yee aoihiof ii yen think H fill to reader help thai la quirk and eoapltia. Care.ul people. Bora and Bore, demand thi Basil i mam protilen. I'm H pmmptlf. CIIKOMUM.SIOX Ur UUIUmlt rtt.f susaf rmlda CHAPTER XXII Cbarlclt didn't know why, but tht had that same old feeling of "impending dlstaster" that ahe and Jo had experienced tn college. That feeling that ahe got when aha received a card "The Presi dent wishes to aee yon Immedi ately." and abe wondered whether ahe had been caught sneaking that datt with Buddie Bishop or aht had carelessly left her trunk open and the anoopy Inspector bad found that lonely little flask half full of Scotch hidden down behind her thoe drawer. It wai tht most terrible feeling you could ever possibly experience, the reflected, deprecatlngly. She hoped, as ahe climbed into Mar cia'a gay red roadster, that after the ceremony tomorrow she would have tht aame relieved feeling that abe had had when aht found out that tht only reason tht dean bad wanted to see her was be cause ahe waa carrying three too many houra In English and not enough In Science. Joan Prentice, as she stood In the back of the church with ber father, waa not even vaguely aware of all the pity that was being directed silently toward ber. It aeemed that she was really aomebody else, that ahe wasn't Joan Prentice at all. Joan Prentice bad never been this per son to thrilled and shady and with a funny feeling In the atomach. Joan Prentice waa go ing to walk into the church In a minute and down that long maroon-carpeted aisle and meet Jerry Corbett and marry blm. But ahe wasn't Joan Prentice. Rhe looked up at her father and he bit hit lip tightly. He did not look very happy, Joan thought. She wished he would look a little more gay about It. "I'm losinsr you, Joan," he aald very seriously. Then Joan rnallted that iht was Joan Prentice. She patted his hand. She said, "Don't say that. Father." She felt as if ahe would cry If he didn't -mile just a little. Marcia and C'harlcle were peer ing through tho door at the con gregation. They were both a little anxious to get a glimpse of Jerry. Marcia whimpered to Chnrlcle: "I'm positive he't cockeyed. Charlrle. He nearly fell out of the cab." Charlrle pinched her arm. The ttatement was true, but there was no use talking about It. The "Im pending dlstaater" feeling waa atronged than ever now. Marrla tried to catch a glimpse of Dick Taylor. She wished she could watch his fart during the ceremony. It would be Interest ing, ahe thought. She was going to be terribly ditnppolnted if Dirk didn't pick np bla cue about the "sneak-now-or-forever" bnslnes". Not that ahe wanted anything to bnppen at Joan's wedding that shouldn't happen, but after all something should keep ber from marrying tbt wrong man, and besides, Marcia craved excitement. All of Jerry's friends had, ac cording to custom, been assem bled on one tldt of tbt chapel, and all of Joan'a friends on tbt other aide. Jakt tht barkeep waa there. looking very featlvt in bis rotundity. A row full of newspaper fel lows In very modest street clothea looked aa though they were tak ing Jerry's wedding a little too lightly. One of them waved hla band at Jake. Tony waa there also. Tony and Jake recognised each other In rather an unfriend ly manner. Rival barker pa scarce ly ever recognise each other In any different manner. There were five or aix girls in berets and very informal clotbea. They seem ed to be regarding the affair a little condescendingly. Most un necessary in their opinion. Mar riages were hardly being dont any more. Violet Lang wasn't regarding Jerry's wedding condescendingly. Violet was an artist, but she could still appreciate weddings. That waa because sht bad had one. The other girls with her had not. Violet was thinking of that day three years ago when she bad atood up at the altar with Alden Lang, just aa Joan Prentice waa going to do with Jerry, and taken him for "her wedded husband" nntil "death do u part." Death had not parted them, however. Only another woman. Violet thought she felt tears coming to her eyes. She wasn't sure, but ahe wiped them hurriedly lent they should be tears. She was pretty positive that ahe couldn't cry about Alden any more, but pernape on an occasion auch aa this . . . ne hoped another woman would not part Joan and Jerry. She hoped they would never part. She hop ed they would always be very happy. She wanted Jerry to be happy berauee ahe liked him very much. She did not know Joan but she knew she would Ilka her because Jerry liked ber. Mrs. Corhett waa sitting close to tht front In a gray ensemble. Jerry thought be had never aeen her look aa nice aa ahe had looked when sht came out of her bedroom at home. Sht wai wink ing hard to keep bark the tears. She had promised not to cry. Dirk Taylor was sitting three rowa from the back with aome other boy friends of Joan'a, fel lows sht bad known all ber life. Dick had thought a long time trying to decide whether or not he thould comt to the wedding. He dldn t know whether It would be worst to stay home and let people know how he cared, or to come and put up face. Since be bad decided, at the last min ute, to come, he was vainly at tempting to appear as though the whole thing had been expected and he wasn't disappointed in the leaat that Joan was marrying someone else. Ht wondered how It waa going to be when Joan eamt marching down tht aisle to meet Jerry Cor bett. In a few minutes aba would be doing just that, her father wonld be handing her over to Corbett. tht preacher would be asking Corbett tht questions that Dick wanted to answer. Joan wonld go into tht arms of an other man forever. Ht could never have htr then. Ht had a audden desire to rush ont Into the ball and grab Joan, pick ber np. and carry her away with him before anyone knew what It waa all about. Ht had to havt her! What waa hla lift going to bt without her Ht couldn't imag ine Melodrama. Why, be bad gont over the whole thing before a thousand times. It wssn't any different than ht had known It was going to be. Bat why did it have to happen to him? Oh, God! Life wasn't fair. It wasn't Letting Joan marry a little drunken nobody who would never take care of ber. Dick knew ht wouldn't. He knew ahe waa let ting herself In for plenty of trouble. It waa to hard to ex plain. Why, how conld Joan pre fer hlmt Everyone had alwaya taken it for granted that ht and Joan wonld marry. Now here ahe was giving her life to someone elre. It was ao unfair. He was so undeserving of this disappoint ment. But weren't all disappoint ments undeserving? Dick used to think thst a chapel was sacred, that marriage waa performed In the sight of God, that It was Rheumatism Goes Swollen Joints Vanish Rara New MMJrlne Mart Frra Your Ma uric and Jolnla in I, Than a Week or Money-1 (ark. 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Pharmaer aaya no matter what kind of rheuuiHtlam you hare, or how Ion you have Buffered, try RU-MA IL muat atop your rheiimatle agony Tr you ffet your money back. and left bavt a friendly talk about Insurance tbt ont protective measura that should bt of vital Import ance to all of us. We're Not of the High Powered Type to please (eel tree to eomt In talk It over and ask questions without feeling tht least bit obligated. Wilson Landry Co. Opposite Courthouse) --things YOU no longer use still have a CASH value 'if JUNIOR doesn't out-wear his perambulator, he outgrows it. Mother doesn't out-service her chairs, lamps, rugs, etc., she simply replaces them with new things better adapted to this year's arrangement of her rooms. And in this process things often relegated to the attic or storeroom retain service and usefulness for other folks that can be converted into cash. The easiest and cheapest way to locate those who are eager to procure and pay reasonably for your discarded things is by listing them in the WANT AD COLUMNS of The Klamath News . and Phone 1900. i
