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PAGE FOUR HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON A ii (runt 12, 1013 frank jkxkik? . Malcolm i;ij,kv Vdltcr Unaln Editor A lmpowy eumbinaltoi of trie tfvenlrt Herald and tha Klamath Kwa. Publlahtd try afternoon ctrrt Bunditjr al Kplnad and Vint atrrrtt, Klanath Fall a, Oregon, bj tha llnrald luhlihlnf Co. and Ilia Klamath Nrwa Publishing Company. tnwed ji ireend dais natter at tha ooucmc of KUmoiii Faiia, Or,, oo Augual 10, 1904 under act of eongrcit, March , isrs. Member of Tha Associated Prtaa Tha Aaaociated Preis U aicluilvely entitled to the uii of republication of all neva illipatchea credited to It or not otherwise credit rd In thti paprr, and alw tia local newt publlihetl therein. All right of rnihhfttiu ff dispatch art airt frd. MKMMF.lt AUDIT HUHKAU OP C1KCU1.AT10N Bepreented Kat tonally by West -H oil id ay Co.. Inc. Kan Pranriiro, Hew York, Detroit. Seattle. Chicago, Portland, tot Atigelea, St, Louis, Vancouvjf, H, 0. Copies of Tha Herald and News, together with complete tarortnattcB bout tha Klamath Fall market, may b obtalneil for the tutting at uty of these offices. Delivered by Carrier to City One Month I Three Mori lb i , , , , , 1 One Year T.10 Three- Mrnitlu , filx Month On Year MAIL RATES PAYARI-K IN ADVANCH by Mall SIDE GLANCES Don't Let It Worry You jr0N!T let it worry you if it occurs to you that enemies of our country may get some enjoyment out of pub lie discussion of our national problems in wartime. This is still a democratic country, and in a democracy popular discussion of public policy is an essentinl function, If we are fighting to keep this country a democracy, we should not suspend this important democratic process. Take, for instance, the question of cargo airplane manufacture. This is a topic of nationwide discussion at the present time. Everyone who wants to is having his say about it, and those who speak from authority or ex perience are widely quoted. The same goes for labor issues, war production problems, and even war strategy, The Japs, the Gentians and the Italians may attempt to make something out or all this, at least for propaganda purposes at home. They may claim that it shows disunity or even non-support of the war effort. Let them talk. So long as we give away no military secrets, we can go ahead and discuss these questions without giving our enemies any real help. It is, in fact, a display of our national strength when we show that we are not afraid of the public opinion of our own people which is more than can be said of the leadership of certain other countries. Wartime Decisions Difficult THE experience Klamath Falls has had with its fire equipment problem presents an interesting paradox. Last spring, we voted a substantial levy upon our selves to provide more adequate fire fighting apparatus, and the principal reason this levy was supported and car ried was that this is wartime and the additional protection is needed in wartime. Now, we learn, because it is wartime, we are unable to get the equipment for which the levy was voted. .There is a bare possibility this ruling may be changed, and an effort in that direction will be made. But it probably will hold until the war production people know more cer tainly where we. stand oh the essential materials that go Into the manufacture of fire-fighting equipment. When the levy was voted last spring, there had been assurances that equipment for fire-fighting would be available. This experience shows us how quickly conditions can M Jl II M m ww. mirf wt. timet, we. t. m. mo. o. at. orr. News Behi THtVNfi Br Paul Hallos mm "Does your mother think we're going to Ret married? Slia was in here yesterday, asking me a lot of questions about my parents l" change in wartime, and how difficult it is in such a period to make long-range decisions. That is a matter to be considered in connection with the proposed new city charter. We wonder if this is the time for an undertaking that should receive thorough public consideration and discussion, with the decisions to be made committing the community for many years to come. Last spring's primary election voting was so light that it was apparent the public is not willing to give much at tention to issues separate from the war at this time. If people are not interested in the election of public offi cials, they would be still less interested in a matter in which the human element is entirely lacking. It appears unlikely that proper public attention could be whipped up for a thorough consideration of a new city charter. 1 he charter is something that could wait for public decision in a more settled period. Clark Gable's Enlisting Today As a Buck Private Special i I. I. Stewart Demonstration Mr. Ircsl I. Stewart Factory Representative for CANTILEVER and Ground Gripper Shoe will be In our (tore for consultation and to dis play the complete line of ORTHOPEDIC and dress footwear, including styles for Fall. HERE 2 DAYS ONLY Friday and Saturday, August 14-15 Mr. Stewart, shoe fitting ex pert, will orthograph your feet and analyze your shoe prob lems free of charge. See the many different styles of these famous shoes. All sizes and widths, with high, medium and low heels, smart er than ever. Steve Brodie, Store Mgr. Stove Brodie, formerly a shoe man of Klamath Falls, who for the last several months has been in San Francisco taking special training in fitting corrective shoes, is as sisting Mr. Stewart in his demonstration. Mr. Brodie has also taken over the management of the Stewart-Smith Shoe Store and is conducting a re-organization sale of fine shoes at greatly reduced prices. STEWART SMITH SHOE STORE , 627 Main St. Wt&KJttdkk&u &mmk fcJ LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 (VP) Clark Gable, swashbuckling film adventurer who is giving up one of the top salaries in Hollywood to become a buck private in the army air force, will receive three-months' basic training at Miami, Fla., and then make ap plication for officers training school. This was announced today by Major James F. Brower, execu tive officer for army recruiting in southern California. Gable's enlistment at a strictly private ceremony was scheduled for 2 p. m. (PWT). "Even movie stars will be barred," Major Brower said. "We don't want any ladies cut ting buttons off his coat." Gable will leave immediately by train for Florida. "He said he doesn't want to sell bonds or pour pink tea for society ladies," Major Brower said. "He told me he wants to be a regular soldier, that he wants to see action." Gable, himself, elected to re main out of sight and out of touch with even his Intimates in the movie capital. Repeated in quiries at his home brought eith er no response or the voice of a purported servant some thought it was Gable in person with the information that "Mr. Gable isn't at home." The recruiting officer explain ed this. He recalled the time when another screen idol, Jimmy Stewart, enlisted several months ago. "We darned near had to put an armed guard around Jimmy. We don't want a thousand women cutting buttons or hair off Gable," said the officer. "He wants to be an aerial gunner," said the officer. "He told me he doesn't care what type of plane he's in, or what gunner's spot he draws." Gable is a crack shot. He and his wife, the late Carole Lombard, killed in an airplane crash last February, used to spend Sundays at a skeet shoot ing range. Both became excel lent marksmen, and Gable has long been a devotee of game shooting with all types of firearms. Melvin Conley Dies of Burns From Car Explosion Melvin Everett Conley. 18, died Monday afternoon in the base hospital at the war reloca tion project at Newell, Calif., from burns received when he was priming the carburetor on a balking automobile. Conley, resident of Langell valley, was driving south on the highway with a companion when trouble developed just below Newell. He was working on the car when an explosion oc- curred and he received second and third degree burns. The young man was rushed to the project hospital nearby and died there Monday. He was a native of Lorella and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Conley of Langell valley. He was on his way to Pittville, Calif., where he has been work ing, when the accident occurred, Radio Day by Day (Pacific War Time) NEW YORK,, Aug. 12 (Wide World) i That' good old tear jcrker, "Ten Nights In a Bar Room," first presented in 1858, will be dusted off for the Tent Show over NBC Friday at 7:30 p. m. Nannette Sargent will sing "Father, Dear Father, tome Home With Me Now." Programs tonight (Wednes day): MBS 8:15, propaganda analysis. What to expect tomorrow (Thursday): MBS 7:00, boxing, Bobby Ruffin vs. Bob Mont gomery. get the advantage ol extra mellow. mm thewhlBkoyol the"flavoryears 3 ft about your whl Quart $2.50 Pint $1.30 s in f .4 AMX J 'jisseas&ajsse kwiluehy StriliM BMirbon. Whl.k.v..4f..P'of,-Thla whllVev--li t run eld, Sohinfay Distiller Oorpurillon, Haw York Olty WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 Sen atorlul courtesy prevented ilio (inanco committeemen from saying openly what lluv think of the housu tax bill, but be hind their hands they do not st-e "how a bill so filled with dis astrous mistakes could huvo been pussod" by the other branch of comircss. The corporation tax rate was fixed by the house nt 45 per cent of net income and 90 per cent ot excess profits, so offhand any oue would figure that business would be able to earn at least half of what it earned In ore. war days. Apparently that was what the house thought. But when tho senate commit tee started prowling back Into the complicated new admlnlstra live restrictions on interest pay merits, altered allowances for debt retirement, and provisions forcing business to abandon Its fiscal year system, it discovered the bill would throw a lot of businesses into the unprofitable class. For instance, the Gllddcn com puny, o( Cleveland, Ohio, (mok ing cuprous oxide for shiubuilil. ing and paints) showed that Ha profit margin had been cut so much by taxes and prico cellinus that a change in its fiscal year oooKKcepmg system to tho cal endar year, would leave It .3498,674 short of being able to meet Its taxes this year. In other words, it has planned ior us taxes on a liscol year Dasis, and thus has made insuf ficient provisions to pay its taxes under the house scheme. Tho Rome Cable corporation. ot Home, imcw York, a rapidly- growing new business ma kin i: cables vllal to war communica tions, submitted figures indicat ing it would not be able to mako expansions demanded by the army and pay taxes, although it was grossing more money than ever before. Its sales for the second quarter this year were at the same level as last year. but operating costs had increas ed 20 per cent and sales prices nave been pegged by the Hend erson price ceiling. These economic factors with out taxes, would force Rome's earning rate down from 3.9 per cenr, 10 z.i per cent (about half), and prevent it from paying its dividend to 15 cents a share and expansion required for wartime operation. The Utah Power and Light company presented Its books, estimating its taxable income for this year at $3,198,872, its normal tax at $1,000,289, Its ex cess profits tax at $963,576, al lowing only $1,225,000 to meet its legally required preferred stock dividends of $1,704,000. Its indicated deficiency . was $481,000. (Businessmen rarelv have produced their books before at tax hearings, but there was no hesitancy this time.) Any concern with large In creased sales and cost, heavv debts, or a1 fiscal year ending around June or July, would be in somewhat the same circum stances, and there are thousands such. It Is therefore a foregone conclusion that the senate com mittee will considerably alter the complicated technical admin istrative features of the house bill, and may even trim the cor poration rates somewhat. While it Is never politically desirable for a congressman to think of aiding a corporation, especially in a campaign year, this tax program Is obviously nearing the ceiling under which a capitalistic system can be main tained. The rates and restrictions are reaching the point where cv""" one, liberal and conservative alike, can see the problem is to get Just as much revenue as pes slblo out of business without killing it, 'i'lni tux program must be ad justed to a non-politU-ul hulr lluo, which will Just buruly maintain business Incentive for efficient operation, and keep our produc tion going ut tha wurtlma cupn city required. The question no longur Is "soaking the rich" who ure ul ready thoroughly soaked, but to keep business production going, especially small debt-ridden bus iness. The coining senate changes In the bill, of course, will prevent tho treasury from getting ns much revenue as it wants. But thero Is little likelihood that treasury' needs can be fully sat isfied In tuty uvt-ni, because tuo only known way to supply the deficiency would bo n general sales lax and not even tho treasury wants that. Apparent ly It would rather bo dedelent than have such a tux, 1 N. Y. POLITICS Senator Mead told friends In tho senate barber shop (utu! ac cording to tradition a senator Is always supposed to tell tho truth in tho barber shop) ho expected to win a very narrow majority of delegates in today's guberna torial primary. However, most authorities expect that both Jim Farley and Mead will claim a majority and no one may bo sure of the outeomo until tho state convention, August lBlh. The New York statu system permits deli-gules to bo elected Without ottlclully pledging them selves to any candidate, a con dition which might possibly favor tho administration If the backstage bidding (or theso dele gates runs high near convention time. On ono point both sides were agreed. Tho Immediate question i oi Whether the White House can didate (Mead) or Farley's (Hen- new should run for governor becamo secondary in the scram ble to control tho New York or ganization. In simpler words. If Farlev wins, Mr. Roosevelt will not have tho backing of his home state for himself or o designco in 1944. JFL OPPOSES E III WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (flt Tho American Federation of Labor notified congress today it was opposed to u limitation of net Ineomen to $25,000 unnuully, us proposed by Presldont Hoosu veil und supported by u spokes man for the Congress of Indus trial Organization. Raymond G. Crunch ot thu Washington research staff of tho Al-'L told thu seiuite (Inanco com mittee his organization rcallieil Unit ninny Independent business , '' , . linn would iiihi it necessary to I '"''"'ho, to . restrict their activities, reduce their wuf work and decrease their employment of labor un der such a limitation. Tho chamber of commerce of tho United States presented testi mony in fnvor of a flat 10 per cont retail sales tux and a five per cent withholding tax. Crunch said tho AFL approved thu levying of high taxes to win the war "but can sea no Justice In arbitrary wugo freezing, cith er for the worker or for the employers." 'ihe AFL representative op posed suggestions for nn "excess profits" iux on Increased In dividual incomes and urged post war rebates for corporations paying over 75 per cent of totul net Incoino In taxes. Opposing other puyroll tux de ductions Crunch suld the AFL believed soclul security levies could bo Increased, llu urued that Individuals bo permitted to take deduct Ions from Income tuxes for medlcul euro and thu payment of life Insuranco prem iums. Crunch expressed opposi tion to a general sales tax. Ulamtiih'H '!'! From the Kltmsth Republican Augutt 14, 1302 Tho Republican today carries an editorial entitled "The Evil of Long Sermons," Quoting, from thu liiuil paragraph: "Why does Hit) ministry not descent from tho ethereal to the ter restrial. Instead of theorizing about Life's flnul dcnounient, would It not bu wise, practical, Hilly, tu teach the living how to live, how to be honest with their follows and still bo successful; how to be cleanly, healthy, contented und useful? If thu great gospel pow er cannot deal with men and make thrm better, It Is a failure, If our preachers purslst in cov ering up tho reul spirit of Its touching, they ure fuiluros and u great detriment to humanity," Henry Stout and family of Lost Hlver passed through town today on their way to Luko o' the Woods for an outing. WAR QUIZ 1. Medal shown, a five-oolntcd gold star clasped to a gold an chor. Is awarded by Congress and Is tho high est honor given to Navy men. Ribbon Is blue with white stars. What medal Is this? 2. Turkey Is an I m p o rtant neutral in World War II. Name two lead ing Turkish cities ono in Europe, the other In Asia, 3. If an Amer ican soldier says ho had to inn his "head bucket" or "coal scut tle," what does he mean? Seattle Draft Boards Ask Cut In Present Quota ANSWERS TO WAR QUIZ 1. Medal shown Is the Navy Medal of Honor, awarded to a man who distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and ntrepldity at tho risk of his life abovo and beyond the call of duty." 2. Istanbul (formerly Constan tinople) is the main Turkish city In Europe, Ankara the leading city in Asia. 3. He would be referring to his helmet. American soldiers abandoned the World War I name of "tin hat" when Army adopted new, deeper helmets. MARRIAGE LICENSE COEUR D'ALENE, Ida., Aug. 2 (P) Marriage llccnso appli cations: Alan Pitt and Maxlnc Waldrop, both Klamath Falls, Today and Tomorrow ( mm unit cow-om 'CINDERELLA GOES ON A MAN HUNT... ; and ilghfrit th ttringt ; , 'mm 'WN680N 1$LhtiEn FINGERS G1 SEATTLE, Aug. 12 (!) Eleven Seattle local sclcctlvo service boards have addressed an appeal to sclcctlvo servlco of ficials In Washington for a re duction In Washington's droft quotas becauso of the large per centage of tho population en gaged in activities vital lo tho war effort. The appeal, forwarded to na tional headquarters with the ap proval of Col. Walter J. Delong, stale director of sclcctlvo service, points out that present quotas miiko necessary Induction of mar ried men and men with children before other states have exhaust ed their supply of unmarried men fit for combat duty. In view of tho expressed In- tention of iir,lf-ptlA umu I ficlols to delay induction of mar ried men until the sunnlv of single men Is exhausted, the res olution requests a Washington state quoto adjustment that will preclude drafting of married men until men in the same cate gory aro being colled in othar states. From the Klamsth News Augutt 12. 1932 A. C. Llstoo became a cancll riiitu for mayor of Klamath Falls lociuy. utnrr candidates ura Grant Hess and Stanley Jonrs, Rny GUI, stale grange master, was hero today for a Joint meet. Ing of the Klamath and Luko county Pomona granges to be held at Booth stato park, Fir Belt Employers, CIO Reopen Wago Negotiations PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12 (VP) Wago negotiations reopened last night between employers and CIO lumber workers of tho Ore gon and Washington fir belt. William lllckerson, federal conciliator, called tho meeting In on attempt to keep tho dis pute, previously at a stalemate, from reaching the war labor board. The union Is seeking a mln. Imum pay Increase from 821 cents to 95 cents hourly, effective sept, I, A. F. Hurtling, union official, said 33,000 workers were uffectod. TWINS, MAYBE CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. P) A continent and s couple of oceans may separate Alan and Lester Earl but whon It comes to taste they're close as peas in a pod. Their mother, Mrs. Lloya Earl, received picture cards from both boys In the same mail, one postmarked from a southern U. S. camp, the other (rom a foreign port. The pic tures wcro Identical. nninBDiu Gtoc' fjl i-rWa tn . In "She . the Army LAST SHOWING TONIGHT Companion Feature BELA LUGOSL 'THE CORPSE VANISHES' COMNG TOMORROW ...when o (rook blasts a safe TO PUT HIS MONEY INI
