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THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
'August 21. 1041
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MAtCOLM RPUT
III.AL9 rcnUBSIKO COM PANT, Publiihtft
Mi 01 in f Editor
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and Fin fctretM, Kltmtlh talU, Ortin,
CoUrd u wood oUu outUr at tut poitofflc of Klamath Falli, OrM oa Aujuil 10,
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1106 under art of contrrai, March J, M79,
Auoclattd Piea U eicluilvely entitled to th ui of rfpu Miration of ill nart
itebra ertf.t4 to It or not otharwli rrtdltd lo IMi pipr. and alo tin local
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MKMBKR iCDIT SDREaIJ OF CIKCTLATlOlt
Rtprrltnttd Nationally ej
at Fraarlaoft, Xev Tork. TWrolt, Svattla, ChlraM, Portland. l ABtalai. St. louli,
Vatmuvar, 1. C. Coplaa of Tha Nana and Herald, toiathar with mtnpltta Information
fcout toi Klamatt Filli maraet, my pa obtained for Hie atlttnt af any of thete ofneee.
Delivered by Carrier In City
Ob Month f ,rs
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On Vear r.so
UAH. KATES FATAM.B IN ADVANC1
Rj Mill
la Xlanath, Lakt, Modoc and tMtktyou Gountlei
thru MonHii ss.s
u Noathe . s.
Ona Year . , . e.tt
Another Good Job
KLAMATH FALLS has again done itself proud in the
Antm4ninmnnt ff vtcifilicr m)mhflM nf till Vli(r artllV
convoys which passed through here the first days of this
week.
The experience with the first convoys was used ad
vantageously in improving a service that from the start
has given this city a most desirable reputation among the
men of the armed forces on the Pacific coast. On this
occasion, entertainment was provided for both officers
and men.
Local people who performed "taxi sen-ice" for the sol
diers, between camp and town, were told about the praise
that Klamath Falls is getting wherever soldiers meet to
alk about civilian attitude toward them. Men expecting
w move up and down the coast hope that they will be
touted by this city, for it is one place they are assured of
g royal welcome by townspeople.
Klamath people have not done this with any selfish
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fcucoo in iiiiiiu, uut it nuuiu occiii mat uie e lueuues ui
Civilian morale here should work favorably for this com
munity in its ambitions to be the site of military aviation
development.
We will not attempt here to list each individual who
jeserves credit for the showing made. It would be too
easy to overlook someone who has done a lot But to all
who helped the committee members, the entertainers,
those who contributed funds, who did taxi service for
fcVlA jsnlrliora fir oirlarl in OlHI ff Vi nr it-a haro'a a irtilcinrr
ithAA. . J r: ji j i r . . :
uicci vi a guuu ttuu xiiciiuiy uecu ui fiuuiuubiu.
I Gas Problem
IT is clear that there is a need for frankness and a plain
statement of all the facts on the gasoline situation in
uib vuumry.
; Paul Mallon's column, on this page today, gives a good
Idea of the confusion that exists in the public mind, and
ixnouuD rr iij IUUUl, 111 LllV CUDt, WlltflC gaBUllllG
savings have been urged, has not cooperated as whole-
uwu. .uj aa Bvvduiiicuv JlXtiaiB CV1UC11LI.V CApeClcQ. '
What appears to be the matter is that there is no con
vincing evidence of a shortage, with authoritative statis
tics indicating otherwise. People do not like to shorten
their gasoline consumption unless it is necessary. If it is
necessary, and they know that it is, there will most cer
teinly be public cooperation.
In the east, there seems to be a suspicion that people
have been called upon to cut gas consumption just to see
if they will do it. There was some suspicion of a similar
character concerning the aluminum drive. People don't
like to be called upon for idle gestures. But we are sure
they will be glad to cooperate in any program that is of
ivuvi uciicni, ia me aeiense or me countrv. xne peo
pie should be taken into the confidence of their leaders
, 1
A wag called up to say that Mayor John Houston at
last produced the new swimming pool in the underpass.
a everything goes all right, Mayor John will do better
non rhar
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31
This mixed-up mess of
gasoline curtailment program in
the eastern states is surrounded
by so much mystery and con
fusion, no one can i.trrtain nh.
Jectively today even the basic
tact ot wnetner tne program is
fully Justified yet.
The National Pptrnlmim Nw
trnrta mihlirntinn nf th 1nrin.
trv. savs stocks' nf rnsollnia nn
hand in east coast storage tanks
on August 9 were slightly larger
than the same wprkpnrt a vpar
ago. It computed the total of bar
rels men on tne snortage ground
at 21 KSfi nnn. A vear man th
same eastern tanks held 21,317,
000 barrels.
The Audiist 0 u-pplr shnwawl An
increase over the nrevious u-lc.
U'hfn 21.4fl 000 harrols nf etnan.
line were ready for distribution
in the eastern area (a decrease
from the Atimist. 2 week nf last
year when 22,221,000 barrels
were on hand).
These figures do not indicate
a shortage.
ON THE INCREASE
Mr. Ickes own hnreau nf
mines has officially announced,
in its routine statistics, the
amount of crude oil in stock at
east coast refineripc nn Aiiffust
8 was increasing, not declining.
It estimated 14 253 000. hnrroU
on hand that week, whereas onlv
12.878.000 barrels were luem.
bled in the so-called shortage
area the week ending August 2.
These figures, likewise seem
to fail to justify the closing of
gasoline stations from 7 p. m.
to 7 a. m. or the 10 per cent dis
tribution curtailment ordered
subsequently.
SIDE GLANCES
mm.
eowt mi ar mca aaavict. ifc t. atq u. a. ar or.
"II sells for five cents, mister but when Rusty wags his
tail I always know we're going to get a dimel
37, fully replacing the 32, say
the independents.
The oil control arimlnistrnfinn
says nothing, contending all
news oi tanKers is a military
secret
Anti-American Campaign
wows in Occupied China
SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 W)
An anti-American campaign, pur
ported to be inspired and cU-
tsciea. Dy Japanese military au
thorities, appeared today to be
growing throughout occupied
China as a result of the recent
TJnited States freezing of assets.
Reports from numerous points
ig central and south China indi
cate that more than 1700 Ameri
cans are facing increasingly dif
ficult living conditions because
cf restrictions imposed by the
ntllitary. British citirens also
Were affected in some areas, but
npt as badly as Americans.
'Many of those feeling the
brunt of the campaign are mis
sionaries. At numerous places
ntissions have been picketed as
have American business houses
In
in Shangtung province and
south China.
Americans have been forced
in some instances to wait many
hours, day after day, before ob
taining travel Dermita at .Tan.
anese offices. Travel by for
eigners in the occunieH area hat
been restricted since July when
the Japanese began a mobiliza
tion of men who had hn ra.
leased from active duty in China,
One Swedish correspondent
for American and British news
narjers haa hMn ,
Hankow and two British corres
pondents have been told to
leave. All Aniln.AmWn r.,.
activities were halted summar
ily by the Japanese military at
Hankow.
CONFUSED
The confusing publicity which
has attended the program from
its inceDtion. is based nn the
supposition that the transfer of
lanxers to tne British has al
ready made, or will eventually
make which one i nnt clear
the shortage.
The independent oil people
(in contradistinction to the ran.
resentatives of the large com
panies who now all have repre
sentatives working In Ickes of
fice) have been onimhlino
around Washington that there
snouia noi oe a snortage of tank
ers.
This government, thpv av
has announced the transfer nf
so tankers to the British and is
secretly suoDosed tn nave nmm.
ised, 30 more later. Actually
only 32 tankers have so far been
transferred to the British ser
vice.
Against this loss of 32. there
Should have been many acquisi
tions. The Ickes oil cnntrnl aH.
ministration has announced that
our construction program has
Deen providing 10 new tankers
every three months. Since the
original 50 were designated for
British service, we, therefore,
should have built 10.
The loadline level was raised
by thp government, increasing
capacity of shipments to the east
coast by three tankers. That's 13.
Then some ships plying from
California to the east coast have
been nut on a run from onlf
ports, shortening their haul, to
the equivalent of adding S.
That's 18.
The schedules nf mn tn the
Carribean has been changed to
Aruba, the equivalent of four.
Five German and Italian tank.
ers were seized in American
ports. These acquisitions total
DARE
One recent tanker shipment
was not kept a secret, however,
despite the appeal May 22 of
Admiral Land, chairman of the
maritime commission. He then
asked that newspapers refrain
from publishing the departure
of all merchant ships carrying
materials to bellieerents. esne.
cially dates and destinations.
mot a single item of such news
nad Deen Drintpd until Mr
Ickes, the oil coordinator, pub
licly announced last week that
a tanker was sailing from a
California port for Vladivostok,
and he named the date it would
leave. naaa
The announcement constituted
practically a dare to the Jap
anese to do something about it,
as Tokyo had protested earlier
ine sninmem ot materia s tn the
reds.
now that the government will
have to start all over again at
the beginning in the curtailment
program, lay its cards on the
laDic, jusuiy me necessity and
thus obtain wholehearted co
ppcration. The original mistake
may merely have been in let
ting such an unredeemable Irri
tant as Mr. Ickes get control of
the program (instead of, say
Hopkins, Jones or Wallace) and
in his reliance on the cooper
ation of the lafge oil companies,
without seeking public- support
by frank justification of the necessity.
In the midst of confusion, Mr.
Ickes has sliDDed off fnr "three
WeekS tO a mnnth" vamlmn in
seclusion at Mt. Olympic nation
al Dark (administered hv i,; in
terior department), carrying the
mystery of the policy with him.
What the IndeDendent nil men
fear is that he will emerge fmm
his seclusion to point out what
everyone can already see name
ly mai we cumbersome and al
most absurd efforts nf hi nil
control administration to curtail
Consumption, have failed Thou
fear he will say he will have to
ration gasoline and will Issue
o.uuu.uuu cards to all motorist
consumers.
This might prod the people
of the country into a personal
appreciation of the nearness of
war to them, and the power of
Hitler to disturb their lives, but
so far it seems only to be mak
ing them anffrv with Mr Tir
His curtailment ad Vice i keina
roundly hissed, and frequently
uuoea, m me puonc cinema pal
aces in Washinctnn. At
rants and eas stations the
phrase that "Ickes is the most
hated man in the United States"
is commonly heard expressed
with heat.
Thus it seems far more likely
Telling
The Editor
Uttara prlMai han) iiual Mt ba mora
than aoo worda In langth. muat ba w rut mi
ktiMr an ONI IIDI at tha papar anta,
and muat ba aignad. Contrlbutlona fellow,
taf thaaa naaa, ara warnili waleama.
DOG POISONING
MIDLAND, Ore. (To The
Editor) So many people have
approached me concerning the
contents of my letter, of last
week, that I thought it may be
advisable to clear up a little
matter.
I have at no time in the past,
nor will I have in the future,
anv reason to infer that Mr
Fitzhugh poisoned my dog. I
Know rar. titznugn too well to
think that he would tnnn n
low. If he had a erelvance
about anvthlns. he would he
man enOUSh to come in nannn
and tell you about it. I merely
stated that it was done by some-
oooy Detween his and tha Dr.
iruax piace.
I SUDDOse with thfa h
the matter had better drop, but.
.moum i oe able to prove what
I SUSDect. I think there will h
a filled vacancy in one of our
local hospitals." bv the fllthv
slimy, yellow-bellied, white-liv-ered
skunk that nnimn, dn
I could put down Juit about
what J think, but when he reads
this I think he will ge the idea
anyhow.
HARRY R. BOYD.
And maybe It's bid. Or maybe
It'a a sign of respect for our new-
iy acquired communistic orolh'
ers.
I heard a man hamnan (ha
fact that Qod didn't stop the
present war. I asked this por-
uii ii uuo aiariea ine war, I
asked him .If ha knew hmv r?nd
could atop It.
Then he told ma about the
nleaa of churchea and th nu.
era of Individuals, But he didn't
say now tney were pleading and
how thev ware nravlmr 1,
- - - . w
dldn t sav thrv wara nleadlnn
for deliverance and not praying
for guidance In overcoming this
crisis.
He didn't mention that mnt
DeOD e. deanlta the r attemnied
uiety. ara filled with h.ia fnr
ona nation or another Vet nan.
pie will pray for help and despise
wis ones wno need mat help
most.
Thev want none nf nnltv nf
true amnesty, of forgiveness.
They only want to be saved
irom a tat inav have daviaed
lor inemseive.
Thev have entrusted them
selves blindly to leaders who
nave no more rigm to lead than
be led. They forget that the
united neonlea nf the
a bulwark iBiinat anv daalana
by demagogic persons. They
lorgci mat tney, themselves, aro
tllif World. Bllt thev allnu.
themselves to be led like help
less sheen bv men who wnuld
cringe in terror If tha nnnnlane
would suddenly reallra their
iwwfrr ana turn upon mem.
SO DCODle Continue fear n cf
and hating by the command of
their lll.annnlnled leadera Thev
continue to babble tholr selfish
prayers and ask God to do their
own work.
No one is ffninff tn com tn the
salvation of humanity. Perhaps
some day humanity will find its
salvation. But it will nnt he
while they cheat themselves by
Being ashamed of God. It will
not be while thev do not under.
stand God.
If you were hunsrv vnu would
not Sit down and wish fnr food
to be brought to you you would
go In search of it. If you would
know the truth of life, you must
Seek that truth. Purnnseleas
prayer is like babbling before
a wan ot stone in the faint hope
the wall wilt crumbla In soma
mystical manner.
And so long as mystics remain,
so will tha power of prayer re
main unknown.
And I say to the man who
wonders why God doesn't stop
this war this war would stop
tomorrow if Motile realised the
tremendous power of selfless, in
dividual, free and unified relig
ion. .,, t
But it seems that people are
lazy and they would rather have
someone else work out their
problems or die.
ROBERT E. FOSTER.
tember 16 at the home of the
new nrealdnnt
Mrs, Lillian Thomas has had
as rocent house guests Mr. and
Mrs. R. I .. Ktolnmnlx Indlnnann.
lis, Ind. Mrs. Thomas entertained
11 dinner tor her guests with
places marked for Mr. and Mrs
Krnnk Paiaev Mr and Mr
Stolnmetz, Lloyd Thomas and
tne nostess. blelnmotz and Mrs
Thomas are enuslna
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Chntburn
and daughter Betty left Tues
day for San Francisco and other
nay region points. They will re
turn to Merrill Frldny.
EMPLOYMENT
SEATTLE. Aim. 21 ifiEHi.
CMtJOnal and enmlovmiinl leaders
oi me racuic northwest states
ro at work on a program to pre
pare thousands of women to step
into tne industrial breach when
mo need antra durum the nu
tlonal emergency.
"It now ULtneui'M Dial eventual
ly 100.000 to 130.000 women In
ine nortnwest will be brousht In
to the production picture," com-
mented Gen. H. G. Wlnaor, In
charge of the office of nrnritic-
lion management headquarters
norr, ciincr Dy replacing men
to free more skilled workers fnr
direct defense work, or by going
Into defense Industries them.
selves.
"Althnuflh there la nn real
need now for large numbers of
women to begin defenso truln
ing, I feel that wn should inveMii.
gate the nosslhilities and nmrtnm
ior sucn training Immediately."
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aim 21 lift
A program to keen men at work
after the nresent emnlovment
boom ends was helna discussed
here today by represcntallves of
six northwest states.
under the direction nf Hnhert
W. Mead Of San Francisco dl.
rector of the lornf-ranife nlnnnlne
project for 1 1 western states, the
men studied a six-year develop
ment progrom under which an
Inventory of nresent and future
needs of the states would he
made.
The purpose would ha tn cre
ate a reaervnir nf nnhlir works
projects on which men would ba
employed.
Contractors ot '
Hermiiton Project
Get Gas-Tax Free
SALEM, Aug. 21 A) J. A.
Tcgtellng St Sons, contractors
at the ordnance depot, Hermis
tun, which now Is under con
struction, docs not have to pay.
the state gasoline tax for ,f itel
bought to operate Its equipment
at the depot, tha attorney gen
eral ruled Wednesday,
The evemntinn was aranled
nn ui-nimda that Ihe uaanllna la
sold fur the use and benefit of
the United states government
In two other nninlona. tin held
that tha Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company can deposit
defense bonds In lieu of Insur
ance which mo siaie requires
as a carrier under the motor Q
transportation act and that tha
alntM nuturnnatl.le hoard nf v.
aminera has no power to license
ouWifatiitn. naturopaths on a
reciprocity basis,
Courthouse Records
WEDNESDAY
Complaints Filad
Audrin Marie Rrnwn veraua
John Brown. Suit for divorce.
Couple, married at Klamath Falls
November 2:i, 1037. Plaintiff
charges cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Edward B. Ashurst, at-
torney for plaintiff.
Dacraea
Alma Paul versus Perev Paul
nivnren erantnd nlaintlff f'uat.
ody of two minors granted plain-
tin, dciennunt to pay szs a
month for their support.
Justice Court
Arthur Pari Radnrelr drnnU
on a public highway. Fined $10:
Illegal possession of venison.
Fined $100. $30 suspended. f
Imogene Moore Fisher, Illegal
possession of Intoxicating liquor.
Fined $23 or 10 days. Committed.
John Rrlc Anderson, drlvlnir
under Influence of Intoxicating
llnunr Pleaded nnt eiilltv Prnn.
crlv bond nf SMflO filed. Trial set
for 10 a. m. Thursday,
Jay C. North, drunk In a pub
lic place. Pleaded not guilty.
Bond set at S23 cash nr Snft
property. Committed.
STATE HATCHERIES
Wl, .tut, I, mi. ii--. irn m I ' 'tri -
ated by the state of North Caro
lina. They are located In Burke,
Allenhanv. f!timherlnnd Itav.
wood. McDowell and Watauga
counties.
Merrill
RELIGION AND WAR
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. (To
the Editor) In the bustle of
the world's present trials, relig
ion, in reference to the war
seems to have been gently laid
Hsioe. mayne it s a good thing.
Mrs. Bertha McCollnm. nnl v
newly elected officer present for
tha August meeting ot the auxil
iary of the Merrill Legion post,
was installed as president Tues
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Ora Burkes. Members pres
ent were the hostess, Mrs.
Burkes, Mrs. Gertrude Pierce,
Mrs. Ann Fruits, Mrs. McCollum
and Lena Buck. The group made
plans for a picnic for Camp Fire
girls who assisted with the
Poppy day sales to be held on
a date yet to be determined. The
next meeting will be held Sep-
Last Showings Today
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COMING SOON
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Captain Roosevelt
Signs Register at
Hotel, Leaves Coat
LONDON, Aug. 21 (P) The
only evidence of Capt. Elliott
Roosevelt visible to the general
vuoiic in i-onoon today was his
topcoat, which was draped over
counter in a west end hotel.
? When the president's son ar
rived in London Tuesday after
noon from the Roosevelt-Churchill
sea conferences he went di
rectly to the U. S. embassy,
where he saw Ambassdor John
Q. Wlnant and "He told me,"
tha ambassador said Wednesday,
"that he was going to see some
cousins."
The hotel reported that he
registered and then walked
right out, leaving his topcoat.
? .
No Solution Seen
In Auto Problem
BUFFALO, N. Y' Aug. 21 VP)
Tea automobile Is "becoming a
problem of such magnitude that
it almost defies solution," Police
Chief Charles W. Dullea, San
Francisco, asserted Wednesday.
In an address for delivery be
fore the 48th annual ennfereno
of the International Assncintinn
of Chiefs of Police, Dullea said
national defense was causing "a
tremendous increase in the nmh.
lem."
"The nrManratlnM t
. - - ...,v u. ijju ei.
ficiency of industrv n ut
- ' f vita, llj
our national defense depends
upon our efforts in the traffic
control field," he declared.
"It is as nen.c,.. .
, , "-vfloo, mj pi even.
sabotage by the automobile ac-
j-iaeni as any other subversive
inroads on industry."
There is neither tim. nr ..
power to build new highways to
handle the increased traffic.
Chief Dullea said, so "we must
plan now to make better use of
mo existing facilities and we
...uoi. spot oouienecks in regional
movements and by an intelligent,
selective approach to the prob
lem plan for the immediate re
lief of these emergencies."
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