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f Weekend Roundup
THE political implications of Chief Frank Hamm ap-
pointment as U. S. marshal are not being; overlooked,
as witness an editorial from the Bend Bulletin appearing
elsewhere on this va.se.
j, Probably Congressman Pierce hopes to help himself
in this' county through the Hamm appointment. He was
badly beaten here in the 1942 primary by Klamath County
Assessor Charles H. Mack, and it is believed that a sub
stantial portion of the Mack vote will go to Lowell Stock
man,. Pierces November opponent. Some or .Fierce s
friends feel that he needs all he can get to help him in
this county this fall. .
The Hamm appointment was gratifying to all of us,
and the well-liked local man will no doubt do a good
job as Uf S. marshal. But the appointment is of no
economic value to this community and could influence
votes only for personal reasons or through narrowly
partisan politics, which most of us don't care to play.
The U. S. marshal's job is not one that offers opportunity
for doing much for Klamath county.
The decision to be made at the polls this fall should
be: based on more significant and vital factors than are
represented by this appointment
:' Chief Hamm, incidentally, has indicated that politics
will b out so far as his handling the marshal s job is
concerned. The position, he said, comes under the Hatch
act, which bans political activity.
.'The chief is naturally appreciative of all that has
been; done for him, and has mentioned Congressman
Pierce prominently m his "thank yon statements,
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2ReDorts from foresters indicate that neosle here are
cooperative in observance of the strict forest closure rules
in effect this summer season.
iThis is indicative of a genera! realization of the
serious situation confronting the men in charge of our
forests this summer, and of the necessity for extreme
caution in permitting the public to enter wooded country.
We have found that getting T)ermission to enter recreation
al areas is really a very simple matter, 'that can be dis
posed of in a few minutes, and no one should object to
this slight delay.
v
Mitchell Tillotson, in a service club address here, said
that the U. S. will probably be broke after the war, but
that it will have the wherewithal to recover from that
unpleasant condition.
Americans face a steadily declining standard of liv
ing as the war program proceeds on the basis of hitherto
undreamed of expenditures.
But Americans have tasted the highest standards of
living in the world, and when the war is over, the desire
to climb back to those standards, and go even higher,
will give impetus to the recovery program.
(A story about the fire which destroyed the palatial
home of Roy G. Currier on an island in Ten Mile lake,
near Marshfield, states that a bedroom was furnished
entirely in myrtlewood, a species of wood found only on
the Oregon coast and in the Holy land. .
:,That reminds us of a story, vouched for by an old
timer of the coast country, and related to us recently. He
said that some years ago a lot of Oregon myrtlewood
was harvested and shipped to the Holy land, where it
was water-cured in the River Jordan. It was then cut up
and made into various trinkets for sale to tourists as
River Jordan myrtle. It was River Jordan myrtle, all right,
but it originally came from Oregon, according to this
yarn. M.E.
Indian Lore May Come to
Rescue of War Shoriaqes
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18
VP) Indian lore may help to
overcome some of the raw ma.
terlal shortages growing out of
the exigencies of war.
An authority on the subject,
Dr. Erna Gunther, director of
the Washington State museum,
was appointed Friday as a mem.
ber of the latent natural re
sources committee of the Call.
iornia academy of sciences this
committee was formed to devise
ways of utilizing potential re
sources which in peace time
ordinarily were ignored or wast
ed.
Dr. Gunther already has found
that northwestern Indians used
the small branches of red cedar
to make ropes strong enough to
tow whales. This may yield a
substitute for hemp, which comes
from the Philippines.
Rope also can be made of wil
low bark and of hazelnut
branches, she said, citing other
Indian achievements. The shred.
ded inner bark of the western
red cedar will make clothing
Blankets can be woven from
duck feather or mountain goat
wool plus cotton from the fire
weed, a plant which grows per
listently in burned-over areas.
Dr. Gunther additionally has
accumulated Indian knowledge
on uie use of plant roots for
food. These include the Sword
fern, the Lady fern, the Bracken
era, the Tiger lily and the
Camas. Horsetail shoots were
eaten by the Indians much as
we . eat asparagus, And the
Redskins made palatable dress
ings out of whale oil and seal
oil, she said.
Students Will Be
Eligible for
Government Loans
CORVALLIS, July 17 VP)
Juniors and seniors in some
technical courses will be eligi
ble this fall for government
loans not to exceed $500 a year
to enable them to finish col
lege, Acting President F. A. Gil
fiilan of Oregon State college
nas Been notified.
A bill passed recently by con
gress provides such loans at
214 per cent interest to stu-
dents able to complete degree
work In two years In engineer
ing, chemistry, physics, medi
cine, Including veterinary, dent
istry or pharmacy.
The borrower must agree in
writing to engage In such work
following graduation for the
duration of the war as may be
designated by the government,
If he should be called under
selective service before com
pleting the course, the loan is
cancelled.
FOURTH SON
LONDON, July 18 W) -The
Duke of Kent, fourth son of
King George V, registered his
2-week-oId son today as Prince
George. The royal wife and
mother Is the former Princess
Marina of Greece.
WASHINGTON, July 18 It
sounded a little like . the
reichstag when the house ways
and means committee umnl
mously decided on the strongest
of gag rules for house considera
tion of the tremendous new tax
bill.
It meant that these terrific
taxes were, In effect, levied by
25 men, that the representatives
of the people in the house must
either take their handiwork as
a whole or reject It. No changes
could be made. Only three days
of useless discussion was pos
sible. But even the rlp-cnortlng
ultra-new dealer representative
Knute Hill, of Washington, voted
for such a strenuous restriction
of this occasion for the first time
In his life.
All the leaders well knew that
if this tax bill was opened for
normal floor consideration, the
house would tear it apart. They
had to exclude the house prac
tically from considering the
measure in order to save it.
No tax bill is ever satisfactory,
but this one came out of com
mittee with a slightly heavier
odor than usual, due to some fast
last-minute trading.
It seems that Mr. McKeough,
of Illinois, and some of his new
deal associates, schemed that
final five per cent hoist in cor
poration taxes by trading off
their votes privately on the joint
husband and wife return pro
position.
There are eight community
property states which were de
termined to kill the joint-return
proposition made by the treas
ury, and their representatives
were naturally eager to lend
their votes to the corporations
increase in return for new deal
support for their pet interest.
But the bill as a whole repre
sents a general compromise all
the way through.
The top tax-makers in con
gress, like Committee Chairman
Doughton, were determined that
business should not be driven
down by these taxes to the point
of impoverishment. They did
not want that last five per cent
increase in corporation tax.
It meant the government
would take nearly half (45 per
cent) of all business profits and
87.5 of what might be considered
excess profits, in addition to
secial security taxes, state, local
and other taxes.
Certainly no corporation now
could possibly make any more
than 6 or 8 per cent, if that, even
if it, has been running a deficit
for many years. And even if it
makes 8 per cent, this amount is
distributed to individuals who
must pay terrific income taxes,
so that the government now is
near taking everything business
makes in one form or another.
The suspicion naturally
evolves that some of the ex
treme new dealers' want to im
poverish business thus, in order
that it may be easier taken over
for socialistic operation. No
proof of this contention exists.
The new dealers expect pri
vate enterprise to continue to
exist and private initiative to be
maintained, under this bill. But
no one can deny this, much:
If anybody wants a socialistic
system, taxation is the way to
get it. Government cannot pos
sibly seize profitable business.
It cannot pay for successful pri
vate enterprises. It has insuf
ficient resources to acquire by
purchase. But it can easily con
trol, manage and even take over
business which is sick or weak.
This bill edges up to the line
of Impoverishment, and up
against the question of whether
individual ambitions to make
money can be maintained, which
of course is the root of the profit
system.
But from the standpoint of
treasury necessity, the bill is still
Insufficient. - It will make an
nual tax revenues about $23,
000,000,000 and leave about
$50,000,000,000 a year to be
raised by floating bonds.
Of itself, therefore, it will
not prevent or. greatly hinder,
inflation. It merely Increases to
an extreme point the old orth
odox methods of new deal taxa
tion, offers no new ones.
Everyone knows these rates
cannot be repealed after the war
is over. This is not a war tax
bill ,but a permanent one.
It will be necessary to main
tain some such scale to carry the
huge war debt which will be
$130,000,000,000 at the end of
the next fiscal year and perhaps
two or three times that much by
the time the war Is over.
Most peculiar aspect of the
situation is that the CIO and
other labor groups do not think
these corporation taxes are high
enough, although their wages
must come from corporation in
come. They can only get wage
Increases from increased cor
porate earnings. ,
It is a prize example of short
sightedness of labor leadership
nd a typical sign of the times
that labor advocated further
government confiscation of the
SIDE GLANCES
eowt ihi it ma mwt. imc. T. m. ma u. . f at. orr. 7-t
"I wonder what we're supposed to do shoot the enemy
or trample them to death 1"
From Other
Editors
PIERCE, POLITICS AND
FORESTRY
(Bend Bulletin)
Frank Hamm, police chief of
Klamath Falls, has been named
United States marshal for Ore
gon. The political interpretation
of the appointment is that
Charles Mack, also of Klamath
Falls, came so near to beating
Walter Pierce for the demo
cratic nomination for the house
of representatives that Walter
secured the appointment to
build his fences In the Klam
ath region.
Chief Hamm is well spoken of
by the republican Klamath
Falls Herald and News and
without doubt he is a comDetent
ponce ouicer. He will be the
first U. S. marshal from east of
the Cascades in our memory
and as such he represents Rep
resentative pierce s political in
fluence with the administration.
Being the one democrat In
Washington representing the
state of Oregon Walter should
nave some 'influence.
Taking Into account the in
terests of this congressional dis
trict rather than the personal
political fortunes of Represen
tative fierce we venture the
wish that he were able to se
cure some of the legislation
more important to the long-time
future than is the name of the
representative. We have particu
lar reference to a forestry pro
gram.
Walter Pierce Is a member of
the house committee on aerl.
culture. He served on the spec
ial forestry committee. He can
get his man named U. S. mar
shal but he seems unable to get
anywhere with even a sustained
yield bill to sav nothins of an
all-over forest program.
What Is more ImDortant I
pontics or the forest future of
eastern Oregon?
WAR QUIZ
1. Insignia of one division of
the United States army la a co
balt blue arrowhead with khaki
"T" superimposed, oil on a khnkl
disk. Arrow
head represents
the union of
Oklahoma and
Texas In arms.
What division is
this?
- 2. What was
the important
mission of the
Swedish liner
Drottningholm?
3. American aviators, after a
successful mission in the South
Pacific, messaged their carrier:
scratch off a flat top." What
aid they mean?
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ANSWERS
TO WAR QUIZ
1. The 36th division, which
served in the Champagne sector
In r ranee during World War I
Is represented by this Insignia.
. urottnlneholm s the 1 ner
which carried German and Itnl.
lan diplomats and nowsnancr-
men to Lisbon, Portugal, where
tney were exchanged for Ameri
cans who returned to this coun
try on the same boat.
3. Navy pilots were advislne
carrier they had sunk a Jap air
craft carrier.
WAR DEVELOPMENT
OMAHA. Neb.. (P)Dlstriet
Judge Herbert Rhoades, who has
been requiring women suing for
divorce to furnish an affidavit
declaring their husbands are not
In military service, has taken
cognizance of the WAAC.
Now he rcauires husband tn
furnish similar affidavits that
the mates they are sulne are
civilians.
WORK ON STATE
WAR BUDGET
y PAUL W. HAUVCY JR.
SALEM, July 18 (AP) Gov.
ernor Charles A. ,Sprague said
today that he and his budget
director, Gcorgo Alkun, have
begun preparation of tho stuto's
"streamlined war budget" (or
tho two yours beginning July 1,
11HU.
We have several serious
problems fucing us," tho gov
ernor said. "One Is that insti
tutions will need inoro money
for food and clothing because
oi the increased cost oi living,
but this will be partially offsot
by lower salary outlays. In
stitutions which are tumble to
get adequate lubor supplies bio
not spending money for salaries.
"Some salaries will have to
be increased because of Increas
ed living costs. On the other
hand, some departmental appro
priations may bo lower because
the war has curtailed the ac
tivities of those deportments. In
this latter connection, I might
mention the state police, state
board of health, and the state
engineer.
New Buildings
While we will be unable to
spend money for construction of
new buildings, purchase of new
cars and typewriters, etc., I
will recommend that the money
(or now buildings be appropri
ated,
"We won't be able to build
these buildings now, but as
soon as the war Is over, we
could go right ahead and help
take up tho slack that will re
sult by men losing their war
Jobs."
Governor Sprague said Ore
gon must do Its full part In
helping the government during
and after the war.
'States, to justify their ex
Istence, must not lean on the
government. They must contrlb
ute their full share of effort."
The governor, who said In his
unsuccessful campaign for re
publican renomination that state
Income taxes should be reduced
20 per cent, said he would make
no recommendation to tho leg
islature as to the disposition o(
the $2,500,000 to $3,000,000 In
come tax surplus that will have
accumulated by next January,
That Is a job for the legislature,
he said. v
Three Alternatives
But he did say that the leg
islature has three alternatives:
1. It can spend the money
for any purpose It sees fit, but
the governor said this would
violate the principal that tho
purpose of the tax Is to pro
vide property tax relief.
2. It -can keep the surplus to
be used when economic condi
tions are poor.
3. It can use the money to
offset property taxes, but this
might benefit large corporations
and absentee property owners.
He added that this Is a compli
cated problem, because It must
be decided which local govern
mental units schools, counties
or cities should net the mnnrv. I
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llnoin If they're edged with
this diet border with the bus
kets (lllcd with loiy-tly flow.
ers. Pattern 71tltl contains a
transfer pattern of 12 motifs
ranging from 5x15 to 2x4
Inches; chart and directions (or
crochet; materials needed,
To obtain this pattern send
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and News. Household Arts
Dept.. Klamath Falls. Do not
send this picture, but keep It and
uie number for reference. Be
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envelope. Requests for patterns
snoum rend. "Send pattern No.
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your numo and address.
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WASHINGTON, July 18 (Pi
Pup. Mult (It -Ore.) guided
through the hunt Wednesday a
bill (HK72.10) dfilgnod to auth
orlr.e tho census bureau to fur
nish bird) rertlflrate to elt.
sen who are nimble to obtain
such a record.
. Mott presented the matter to
the house census commute pre
viously and urged the nous to
approve the measure.
lie told tho house that existing
law provided that government
Jobs could be given only to citi
zens and no one could be em
ployed by a private firm doing
government work unless he Is a
cltlten,
He n'dd applicants for such jobs
were required tn show they wr
native American citizens or
were naturalized.
"Until the beginning of th
present century most of th
stalvs hnd no provisions (or re
cording of vital statistics," Mott
said.
Under th law anyone who la
not able to prove the fact of his
birth by legally recorded statis
tics may apply to the census bu
reau for a "certlded birth ro.
ord."
The bureau, using its own con-
mis records, will ascertain th
facts and Issue a ccrtldeate show
ing th applicant's birth record.
Day by Day
Juno Lend-Leas
Total Hits
All-Time High
WASHINGTON. July 18 VP)
President Roosevelt disclosed
Friday that lend-lease assistance
to the United Nations and other
countries eligible (or aid roach
ed $708,000,000 In June, the
highest monthly total yet.
: This compared with $802.
000,00 In May and brought the
total since lend-lease assistance
was Inaugurated, March 1, 1041.
to $5,205,000,000.
The prrsldent told a press con
ference that of this latter sum,
59 per cent wos accounted for
by goods actually transferred,
that Is, exported or at points of
ombnrkatlon In this country.
Articles In process of manufac
ture accounted for 24 per cent
and services hero and abroad
represented 17 per cent.
(Pacific War Tim)
NEW YOrtK, July 18 (Wirt
World) On Saturday night list,
NHC 8:30, Iowa Musle festival,
cm, Labor tor victory."
CBS 7:30, Cleveland orches
tra. Sunday brings: Dmitri Shosta
kovich's Seventh Symphony
NBC, 1:15 to 3. Arluro Tosca
nlnl and NBC Symphony, pro
Rrnm dedicated to Russian war '
relief.
Talks Mns, 8 l, m. Review- .
Ing stand, "Education In War '
Time"; NBC, 11:30 p. m. Round
table, "Must We Hate Our En-'
mles?" MBS, 13:45, Postmaster
General Walker. "What We Ar
Fighting For"; CBS, 3:15, Won- '
dell Wlllkle from Los Angeles.
CBS. 4. Houndtable, "Books As '
Weapons"; MBS, 8, forum,
"Equal Rights Amendment."
CBS. 7:30. Report to Nation,
Paul V. McNutt.
Monday expectations: BLU
1, Opening Women's Army Aux-
lllnry corps from Des Moines.
MBS. 8 a. m. Sidney MoseTey,
new comment series. ,
CLEANUP NEEDED
ST. LOUIS, P) Publle school
children in St. Louis fac th
prospect of ending the school
day with dirty hands and faces
or bringing their own towels.
uniy one laundry has bid on
the public school towel launder
ing and Its bid runs 14 more dot
hundred hand towels than last
year's contract. The bid was re
jected but no new bids hav
been received. ,
NAZIS SLAIN
.LONDON, July 18 (iTV-Reu-
ters Friday quoted the Stock
holm paper Ny Dag as reporting
that 50 German policeman, in
cluding a local gestopa chief
named Wald, had been killed
In a fight with Polish auerrlllas
at Lublin.
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derived.
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