PACE FOUR
THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Jnnunry 23, 1932
Editorials News of Other Days Place Names Women's Features
Star Cham her is Condemned
COUNCIL DEALINGS SHOULD BE OPEN
Judge Sparrow's Accident
How to Stop
Unflattering Rumors
The city council was elected by the
public to attend to public business.
When the council meets, to the public
belongs the privilege of listening to its
deliberations. When a committee of the
council meets, the public has the same
privilege.
These are rights long recognized in
our way of government, and it would
seem hardly necessary to recount them
here. Yet it is a fact that when the
council met Friday afternoon the mayor
denied the press, and therefore the pub
lic, admittance to the deliberations.
The statement that the council con
stituted itself a committee of the whole
in no way explains away the action. As
council, or as committee, its doors
should be open to the public whose
business it is considering. The fact that
the city fathers stole away to a private
meeting place instead of meeting in the
city hall, added to the ill-favor of the
actions.
This newspaper is prepared at all
times to condemn the principle of the
star ?f.amber. It believes the council
should keep its dealings open and
above-board not so this newspaper
can get a story, necessarily, but be
cause public business is public busi
ness. And the same goes for other pub
lic boards in city and county.
One can conceive of situations in
which a conference of public officials,
given a broadcast of publicity, might
do a great deal of harm. Perhaps it
might cause some unwarranted personal
injury. Or perhaps publicity would
embarrass and impede some line of ac
tion which, when completed, would be
to the greatest advantage of the pub
lic. But those occasions are rare, in
deed, and the fact that they might pos
sibly exist cannot be made a curtain
behind which a public body may hide
at its will.
This newspaper does not hesitate to
state that it believes there is too great
a tendency toward undercover activity
on the part of public boards here. This
sort of thing, or at least a widespread
suspicion of it, has led to a constant
stream of rumors, none of them flatter
ing to the public officials mentioned in
the rumor.
If all the things that are said are
true, few, indeed, would be the officials
deserving to remain in the trust of the
people. They are, of course, not all
true. Probably most of them are un
founded. The best way to prevent
them, or to discredit them, is to main
tain a frank, open policy in all public
dealing. The star chamber has no place
in such a policy.
Jiggs and Maggie have been married
twenty years. There should be statis
tics to show how many times Jiggs has
been in the hospital in those two decades.
Warm Tribute
Paid Official
The unfortunate accident which oc
curred to County Judge Alex Sparrow
of Jackson county, while in Klamath
Falls this week, has been the cause
of widespread concern. It is with pleas
ure that we report today considerable
improvement in the condition of Judge
Sparrow, who, as superintendent of the
Crater Lake park at one time, and
later as judge of the neighboring coun
ty, has been widely and favorably
known in Klamath county. The follow
ing editorial from the Medford-Mail
Tribune attests to the high regard in
which Judge Sparrow is held in his
own county:
At tat prwot writing th new regarding
Judge Sparrow, whllt not rtwlni, (Ire hop
that h will rmter. Certainly It fighting
ptrit can dc tha trick, "Alex" hard bitten
army aerfeant ot th Spanish war" will aoon
be back on th Job again.
In th Interim, all th poop! ot Medford
and Jackson county will be PULLING tor him,
(or in ipite ot th email peettteroua minority
that did all they could the paat tew month
to make hit job a ditticult one. no county
Judge In local history has ever been mor uni
versally or more deservedly popular.
Hia 'injury waa th direct result ot hi In
sistence upon being on th job ALL THB
TIME, looking into problems tor HIMSELF,
th solution ot which affected th wl(ar ot
this commnnity.
Even to him, so free from vanity, and scorn
ful ot ostentation, th perfect flood ot phone
?al)s to his offlc this morning, inquiring tor
th latest news ot hia condition, could not fall
but please him.
That Is about th only reward there la. in
such a job as he haa held th past few years.
th respect and gratitude and affection of th
people. Certainly he haa that, though perhaps
during th past tew months he at times hasn't
thought so.
No mora to say. We only hop that we will
aoon have the pleasure of slapping him on tha
back and telling him all about It. He will
sourly ami; and shake his head and aay some
thing, much more picturesque, but with th
essential meaning of "Aw, quit your kidding."
Treated For
What it Was
The sound defeat in the senate this
week of Senator Bingham's resolution,
asking governors to hold dry-law refer
enda in their states cannot be regarded
as a test of anything but the willing
ness of the senate to commit itself to
a frank evasion of responsibility. The
senate spoke on that issue without quib
bling. If congress were to adopt such
a resolution, it would mean nothing,
for it would in no way obligate the
states to take any action.
The senate was not voting on direct
resubmission of the eighteenth amend
ment, nor on submission qf a modify
ing amendment, which are the two pos
sible methods of solving the problem.
The Bingham resolution should be rec
ognized for what it was.
Prominent words in the language of
depression: relief and moratorium.
JERRY-tfw-JOAN
By
Cleo
Lacaa
CHAPTER XXXVI
Joan, God, wonderful Joan.
We'll start all over again, honey.
You'll see. I'll be with you al
ways. From now on. There's a
song like that.
The cab drew up and Jerry
scaled the steps to the apart
ment. The door was locked. His
key stuck. Hot all over. Joan ln
eide. The door opened. The air
was heavy with ether fumes, me
dicinal odors, a man In a white
coat was standing before him.
Jerry felt weak, nauseated.
"Joan?" The word stuck in his
throat.
The doctor looked at him as if
he were going to say something
cruel. Then his eyes Boftened and
he gave his message, sympa
thetically. "There isn't a thlrg we can do.
Her lungs are filling."
Jerry clutched at the doctor
frantically.
"You know there Is something
you can do. You can't let her die,
I tell you. You can't. You don't
understand."
The doctor shook himself loose.
"She's all I have, I tell you,
all, I wasn't fair with her."
Jerry was shouting hysterically.
The doctor put his hand firmly
on Jerry's shoulder.
"We all have to face these
things, you know. You had better
go right In."
Jerry slipped to his knees.
"O God, Yon can't tak her
away from me. Not now, l'v got
to have my chance to prove my
self to her. I've got to have that."
Suddenly Jerry realized that he j
was praying anu iiiai uo wbi ur
lieving in it.
The doctor leaned over and
pulled him up. There were people
in the living room. He knew that
as he passed through but he
could not tell who they were. He
felt blind. The doctor opened the
bedroom door and Jerry followed
him In. There was another doc
tor bending ovr Joan, and Mr.
Prentice was sitting on the edge
of Jorry's bed with his head in
his hands.
The doctor drew away as Jerry
came up. Joan smiled a little as
ho looked down at her. She
looked so frail. So fragile, lying
ther against th whit pillow.
"Hello, honey," he said, trying
to hold back the tears.
He took her hand. It felt hot
"I knew you'd come." She said
that plainly and then she tried to
say something else that h
couldn't catch.
"O God, don't take her from
ma this way. Please, God. I'll
hate You for It it You do."
Jerry leaned over.
"You do love me, Jerry?"
"Oh, God. I love you so much."
Why was it easy to say It now?
It was easy. He meant it. Why
did It have to happen now, now
when Joan waa dying? Why
couldn't he have always loved
her? I have always loved her
but I didn't know it. I dldn t
show her that I loved her. I will
now.
"Say that poem for me, 'The
time haa come.' " She was talking
very alowly. It waa difficult for
her to form words.
Jerry fought within himself.
Fought God, fought death, fought
everything. Why couldn't It be
he. It somebody hsd to dl Not
Jo. Lovely Jo, in th green chif
fon dress that floated all about
hr wheu sh walksd.
"Th time has com, th
Walrus ald.
To talk of many things.
01 shoes and ships and seal
ing was.
And cabbages and kings "
Jerry flung himself oa th
bed.
"Oh, Jo, I can't honey. I can't.
Don't look that way. Listen, dar
ling. Hear me talking to you? I
love you. I love you, darling.
Everything Is going to b all
right. You'r going to llv and
w'r going to start all over
again. It a going to b swell,
honey. Lit is going to b
swell."
Joan opened her eyes. Jerry
could se that It waa an effort
for her to do so.
"It's wonderful to hav you
"O God, I'll make it all up.
Give me another chance. I'm
begging you now, Ood. Pleadtng
with you."
"You'r going to be with me
now, honey, always. I know."
Jerry thought, "Her hand la
growing limp."
"O God, make her hand grow
strong, strong and full of lit."
Her Up opened and Jerry
leaned over to catch her words.
"Sloe about ginger . . ."
He started to slug. God. It waa
terrible to try to lng. Oh, God.
you can't tak her. Yon hav to
glv her back to me.
"First ah gav me gingerbread
and than she gav m cak.
And then she gav me Crem
de Menth for meeting her
at the gat."
Jerry thought. Her hand la
growing stronger, oh God, her
hand la living again .
Someone In a whit coat brush
ed Jerry aside and grabbed Joan's
two hands In his own larg one.
Then he began to move them up
and down from her slds to her
head.
Jerry did not remember having
left the bedroom. Someone must
hav taken hint away. He was alt
ting In the kitchen and th door
to th living room was closed. He
was vaguely conscious of voices.
They sounded far away. Ilk
voices he had never heard be
fore. Ther was a deep sonor
ous vole ringing In his ears.
It was th doctor's and It was
saying "she is going to llv!"
Jerry insisted that It waa too
aoon for Joan to be up even
though the doctor bad said It
waa all right now for her to be
on her feet at least two hours
during the day.
"I want to get breakfast this
morning, Jerry."
Jerry laughed and Joan aald,
"Why ar you laughing?"
"Because I always laugh when
I'm happy. Why are you?"
Joan smUed.
Maybe that's th reason I
laugh, too."
Then they laughed some more.
"We must be awfully happy,
then." Joan aald.
"We are." Jerry said.
At ten o'clock Joan remember
ed. "I told you I wanted to get
breakfast for us and It will soon
be time for dinner."
Jerry kissed her on the mouth.
"But It's so swell to hav you.
honey. I don't ever want to get
breakfast or do anything that will
keep me away from you."
"But how would w cat?"
"W wouldn't eat."
"Then what would w do. Just
sit her on th davenport and
starve and each day you would
get weaker and weaker until yov
would only have strength enough
to kiss me twice then once then
not at all and that would b ter
rible." Jerry aald: "That would.
Maybe we had better eat."
Joan got up and went into th
kitchen. The aun waa shining
through the little blue and white
curtains and making the nickel
on th stove glisten.
Joan thought: "I am glad I
can see the sua shin again. I
want to see It shine always."
Jerry had told her he had
given up his reporter's Job. He
wss only going to do the shows
hereafter. He would never have
to cover any more stories at
night. And Bud bad been ap
pointed his assistant in a way.
"Oh not officially, so don't say
anything about it," he had told
her, "but he Is going to inter
view th gals so I won't do
SIDE GLANCES oy c,0r, eta J
pfe i;l ir
at, u a nt. ore.
NtA MHVKX WC "
"As long as I've been coaehln g you In bridge, you don't know
th meaning ot a kick nnder the table.
anything hut writ up th shows
and you can alwaya b with me
then."
Life would be great from now
pa.
"Breakfast Is ready, dear."
Jerry had been so quiet. 8h
wondered what he was doing.
Sh tiptoed to th bedroom
door and peered In.
Jerry was sitting on th bed,
his head bent over, Joan'a little
china clock In his hands. On the
coverlet beside him were the
broken bits of glasa that Joan
had picked up and hidden away
In her dresser.
Joan waa over beside him.
He laid th clock down and
drew her to him.
She telt his eyelash wet
gainst her cheek.
"I think it can be mended,
honey," he said.
THE END.
Earlier
Days
January SH, IBM
Whether or not th saloon at
Fort Klamath Is being operated In
violation ot th state's liquor
law la aoon to be determined -by
County Judge Wordcn. who haa
written Governor Oswald West
that he will take ateps to Investi
gate matters at once.
e
Anton Caatsl, for many years
prominent cltisen of Klamath
county, has ended his life, accord
ing to meager details received
her. Csstel committed suicide
by shooting himself, according to
We Observe
That Main street Is lined
with a most unsightly line of
delapldated old poles. Some ot
these are potting places for
patent medicine advertise
ments and all of them have
apparently performed valiant
service for many yeara.
Information received by friends
here.
ess
Th seventh birthday anniver
sary of Miss Jean Hayden was
Thursday, while tomorrow Is the
third hlrthdsy ot Miss Helen
Hayden. Both little girls ar
daughters ot Mr. and Mrs. B. K.
Hayden. In honor of the two lit
tle lasslea their mother Is giving
them a birthday party this after
noon. Kid games of all sorts are
being Indulged In, and refresh
ments will be served.
That th public library la pop
ular with local people la attested
by th fact that during th month
gone by ther wer 1,98 visitor
at th reeding room. A total of
649 books wss circulated dur
ing that lime. A large number of
new books haa been received at
the library. '
e e e
Harry Telford, formerly of this
rlty, and now connected with th
scientific department ot the fish
and game commission, arrived
from Portland lust night. Telford
will proceed to Fort Klamath,
where he will mak a general col
lection of birds and,snlmsls found
there at thla season ot th year.
Cheaper
Fuel
New price on 16-inch
Dry Pine Slabs
Double Loads
$5.00
Single Loads
$4.00
Try load ot these nice
Dry Slobs tor your range
or heater.
Yon Will be Pleased
Heilbronner
6?Rea
"Fuel that Satisfies"
Plus Service
Phone 2itlt-W. Mil Spring.
Wood, Coal, Fuel-Oil
Hart Automatic
Oil Burners
Stop at the Office and Get
a Calendar
ACK ABOUT EDUCATIONAL
ASKABOUI INSURANCE,
Economical Educational Insurance places
your boy In college. Don't leave his fu
ture to chance. Take the step now that
will give him his chance in life. Write
or call we'll explain.
To bo Bare, Insure with
JAS II. DRISC0LL
206 Williams Bldg.
Phone 432.
There la
No Substitute
for a
Savings Account
MAKING
WORK
FOR
MILLIONS
gAVED money is busy money. It
forms a large part of the working
capital, which, carefully invested, pro
vides operating funds for business and
employment for millions of people.
The return on thi3 invested capital
supplies the interest yielded by your
savings.
If you make regular deposits in a sav
ings account at this bank you assure
yourself a cash reserve and a steady .
income. But you also do your share
to normalize local business conditions
and provide employment for your own ,
townspeople.
American National Bank
of Klamath Falls, Ore.
' t
Capital and Surplus, $250,000
Fashion
Tips
Nothing la mor displeasing
than to as a woman' fac look
dry and parehsd.
Doug stick out on It, powdor
sssms likely to flak oft any min
ute, lipstick Is stresksd and, If
ey shadow Is used, It too I
streaked.
I would almost go so far as to
say no make-up Is better then
sums, when th total lfsot la as
abov staled.
Such faca hav far, far too dry
skins. They need th treatment
for dry aklns, and Ihsy nsed It at
one.
Over aud abov that, however,
liter ar certain things you rsn
lo to allsvlsts thla bou-dry ef
fort. I. Always us a cream has be
for pulling ou rouse or powder.
Ther are many kinds of powder
bases. Home ar liquid, sums ar
creams. The trlrk Is lo try out
sum that you Ilk and see If It
helps restor lo your skin that
"dewy look" It should hav.
I. After applying Ih cream fur
nik-up, use rouge cream Instead
of powdered rouge. Us y-ehad
ow In rresm or paste form Instead
ot powdered eye-shaduw. You
will be surprised how this helps.
On top of your creamed skin a
little bit ot the rouge or aye-shadow
slide over the surface smooth
ly, give a natural tint and la very
effective.
3. An Important precaution Is
to get th right kind of powder.
Some kinds ar racommended par
ticularly highly for dry skins.
They have different Ingredients,
and a different preparation, and
ding to your too-dry skin more
effectively then other kinds. Ask
your beautician or the drug store
clerk nest time you buy powder to
show you the difference In th
two kinds.
i. Never dresm of using pow
der on your eyelids. You nsver
should, anyhow, for nobody does
who knows the first thing about
make-up. Hut for a dry-skinned
person to err this way Is a real
error. Instead, keep a little vlsl
ot eye-muscle oil. Every lime you
groom yourself, morning or eve
ning, us a bit of this and take
second off to gently mesasg
around th eyes, buth upper and
lower lids. This oil will help
glv your skin a lovely look. With
th proper eye-shadow, It mskes
your eyes beautiful.
Say It with a Classified Ad and
all the people who ar Interested
In your message will surely hear
It.
Health
Talks
Th question as to why iom
psopl Indulg soslvly In al
coholic Huuors, whereas others do
not, has been on which has long
given concern to th eipert In
pharmacology, physiology, psy
chology, nervous and mental dis
eases. In general, all ar agreed
that chronic alcoholic ar th re
sult ot sums Inadequacy to tac
th problems of Ufa, and In most
rases hav aom defact of hered
ity. The defect In heredity does not
Indicate, aa most novsllsta pre
sume, some alouhollo ancestry,
but rather the orcurrsnc In pre
vious generations of aom msutsl
weakness. The chronic alcoholic,
before succumbing to his habit,
haa usually suffered soma nerv
ous symptoms of on kind or an
other, quit frequently a Stat of X
depression which alcohol for th
time being relieves.
see
This virtus In alcoholic liquors
Is one of th reasons why physi
cians prescrlh them. HclsntlMo
slly ihsy hav th ability to In
due a stat ot euphoria or a feel
ing of well being, which particu
larly In th aged la of great Im
parlance. One of th British physiologists
eipreaaes this particular virtue In
alcohol In th following manner:
"In Ih terrlflo conflict between
what he haa been taught to de
sire and what hs Is allowed to get,
a man has found Ih alcohol a
sinister but effective peacemaker
. . . a way out of lb prison house
oferesllty."
Another British observer, Dr.
D. Yellowleaa, points out that car- '
tain cases of alcoholism repre
sents an endeavor lo rellev an
unconscious mental tension. In
a esse of those who ar periodic I
drunkards, that Is thos who only
occasionally Indulg In tsraaalv
drinking, but who ar usually
temporal or who may vn ab
stain entirely from alcoholic
liquors In lb Itsrvala, It Is found
that the outbreaks occur when
sums unconscious mental tension
has accumulated until th break
ing point. The discharge or th
sudden escape from reality occurs
In a sudden debauch.
e e
In thos case In which lh
drinking la habitual, th mental
problem la more constantly In the
mind of Ih Individual, and be I
frequently found to have not a
wsak will or a bad character, but
an unsatisfactory smotlonal lit.
Many a long aaarch ends In th
Classified Section.
Theatre Patrons:
Liberty Magazine gave Four
Start to "Bad Girl" which U
now allowing at the Pelican. Af
ter viewing this picture, one
feel that if there were more
tart to be given, "Bad Girl"
would surely get them.
The adaption of Vina Del
mar't best story to the screen it
a masterpiece of cinema art
The superb portrayal of every
part of the picture by every
character is something you will
always remember. There are
heart throbs and comedy, there
is not a dull moment in the
ninety minutes the picture is on
the screen and the first audience
to see the picture in Klamath
Falls left the theatre in rapture,
vowing it was the best picture
they bad seen this year.
You will love Sally Eilers, you
will laugh and cry with James
Dunn, and Minna Gombell will
cheer you when you feel the
pangs of sympathy pulling at
your heart strings.
If you miss "Bad Girl" at the
Pelican Theatre, you will miss
the year's greatest production,
your friends will tee it and you
will alwayt regret mitting Sally
Eilers.
If after seeing this picture you
do not wholly agree with Lib
erty Magazine and the Pelican
Theatre, just call at the office
and your admission will be
cheerfully refunded. Don't miss
this picture.