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TACT TOVK HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON October 23, 104 jnunx mncrn . WilCnLM xruT A aaarperary aoasbraatloa f aha Kyaatns iwraooa nnpi hiuij at upuaui asa naa nmw, aiamaui a aua. urafoo, 07 arald rabllthlas Ct. u4 Uk Klara at Im Puhh.htoi Corapaay. XaWrad M ataoejd alatt mattar al to pcWflct of KlamaUi Fil4, Or, oa AUfuil SO, ifos oaaar aa or Mem bar of Taa On Uoeth Ibraa M41a Daa Taar MAIL JUTES PATABII IX ACVAXCI Br Mall Eamath, Lata, Moom and SUM Crmattat ttoad .la Moalha Oaa Taar . IW Aaaadaiad Pratt It adattratr aatrUad dlrnttcr a cradltad U It or tat tarw,a credited ra thli prr, aad alaa tbt local a aoaUthad than All rlffcta of rasgbUcatloa of tpadal dltpa'tt ara alto rattrrad. MEMBER AUDIT BUSIAU OP OUCDLATIO.V Bapraatsttd as Traan F Tort. Datrott. Statue. CMcata. ParUud. let AUalta, St, Iwilt, Vaiioo r, B. C Ce?!aa of Ttit Brrald and Km. tocttliar tu eenplata tatormittoa kbogt tot Banal Pallt aurktt, mu ka obtataad for tfca ukUi at taj of tttaa effWe. vuarc oy Legislators' Pay ONE of the measures on the November Dallot, of course, urovides for an increase in the pay of legislators. Oregon people have turned down such proposals many . times. This time, the measure appears under the head ing, of Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amend ment and is the first state measure on the ballot It was proposed by the last legislature and referred to the peo-t pie as IS required oi ail constitutional amenuroeiiLo. ' This measure would raise the pay of legislators to ?8 ft day for 60 days, or $400 per session. The present pay is IS for 40 days, or $120 a session. ...... The effort to get more pay for the lawmakers has been well organised this time. Endorsements have been obtained from many organizations and a committee of citizens, headed by the president of Linfield college, has been formed to sponsor the movement. Support 'of the pay increase is based on the conten tion that the present wage does not even meet the living expenses of the legislator in Salem, let alone compensate him for loss of time from his work or business. Thus, it is argued, the field of candidates for the legislature it narrowed to those who can afford to bje out of pocket for legislative service or to persons who are willing to accept support from some outside source. - Now, the cry in the press and among organizations for a pay increase for the lawmakers is so universal that a negative argument is a voice in a wilderness of affirmatives. -But there are two sides to every question, and we are going to say something on the other side.' 'After all, people have been turning down pay increases for legislators for a long time, and they must have had reasons. , For one thing, it cannot be said that Oregon has had poor1 legislatures because of niggardly pay. In fact, the record shows pretty conclusively that Oregon legislatures have been above the average in sound and constructive action. The states' business in Oregon is in remarkably good shape, and it shines in comparison with some other itates "which pay their legislators more generously. viiooa legislation is the first objective, and Oregon eems to have done quite well in getting together gen erally able lawmakers. We do not believe the calibre of the legislature would be raised one whit by raising the pay. Nor do we believe that there are more dishonest legis lators in Oregon than there are in states which pay gen erously. In fact, we suspect that the reverse is true. There Ell be just as many dishonest legislators at $8 a day as ere are at $3 a day. There are, as we have said, two aides to the question. iwlii The Ball of lb Woods . . ' la any logging concern of a etso to rank as an Industrial op eration there Is an Individual of prim Importance known by tra dition as "the Bull of the Woods. In the head office he may be lilt ed as "Superintendent" or "Log ging Manager," but even In these times of college loggers such for mal titles are seldom applied to him in the woods. When he heads into the bush he leaves the like behind him, along with his g st mts. - The term Is widely defined, and Hollywood and the story writers have taken It far afield from its common meaning, which applies to one who is in direct charge of all the operations of a logging outfit. The bull of the woods is cock of the walk from tending timber to sorting booms e is we works. Sometimes the foreman of camp to called the Bull, although the traditional designation for this personage is "the Push." It Is curious to note that the range doss ex a cattle outfit is com' monly called "the Ramrod." Both terms probably have a com' mon source, the idea of a fore man being a driver of men. . When Bulls Were Maneaten . a a Stewart Holbrook, the timber historian, tells that In one year. 1903, a certain woods bull was arrested no less than three times to the then rugged community of Aberdeen on three distinct cnarges of assault and battery, Twice be was released "on his ewn recognizance," but the third time he was jailed because he ted a bunch of bis boys down Heron street, lambasting every body on the sidewalk and throw- tog slabs through store windows In those days, as in the earlier times of the Bangor and Saginaw Binetops, it was imperative that le boss of loggers be a master l the applied arts of chewing sera, gnawing noses, gouging tyes, and the method of attack with calked boots known as "the Kallspell hop." Such man-handling is now an U1 but forgotten glory of the jest But the real business, the telly problems, of the bull of the woods remain essentially the ram.:uclJ things happen in Jus l-ntra-Maaaatat Sdlaor Rtrald ad tht Xlanaih Ktva. fabltthad an try ocagrw, Marco a, leia. Ataecjatad Pratt .'I - L3a .1U . aoo k tin IN at mnbUradoa of all am NaUoeally by una, H w7 in day as the foreman of Camp 4 ringing him up to tell how they had a little tough luck on the candy side the treejack pulled off and stove hell out of the yaruer wmcn wouldn't be so bad only the five-spot got off the rails at tne first switchback- otherwise, all okeh, except theJ cook, wno got to experimenting with a new idea for lemon ex tract cocktails, and went to bed, boots, saddles, and all. If there's no more grief than that, the bull figures it a nrettv fair day. Experts ea Psandotsuga ?,.' . TaxifoUa... Today's logging superinten dents are usually men of educa. Hon graduate foresters, civil engineers, technical experts on complex machinery, and the like. Many of them can reel off the Latin names for Douglas fir and other forest trees as natural, ly as their pioneer forerunners could charge the atmosnhere with brimstone on the perversity of straw bosses, foremen, cooks, company vice-presidents, and on the malign forces of nature em bodied In forest fires and rock slides. Such perversity and malignity are an incomparably greater bur den on tne duu of the woods than they used to be, because of tne magnitude of the modern logging operation and its science and machinery. He has problems inai oniy trigonometry can solve. ae must savvy silviculture. He has the headaches of a fire chief. On tractors he must be as know ing as an Alexander . Botts. He has to worry with ef ieiencv tr. gineers and cost accountants as well as with fallers and buckers. He has to be a diplomatic host to company stockholders. Govern ment agents, movie directors and to authors, male and female. He has to deal suavely and delicate ly with labor unions. And nnw. with logs for war In such de mand, the bull of the woods has admirals and generals on M neck. The logs keen comins. Few in the war effort are more deserv tag of medals than the bulls of the woods. Always read the want-ads. B Tffirm By BmjlIallon WASHINGTON. Oct. J8 igauicr wiiorai orcnon Somervell has stepped on couple of important foes which happen to be sensitive, those of War Production Director Donald Nelson and Man-Powerer Psul McNutt It seems that General Somer- veil's nlH tanoluK tJL!lM&?Btrai with Mr. Nelson y J on uio aiauiou- tion of war ma terials, and the various intrica cies of unre solved conflict ing powers be tween the war department and WPB, has been Paul Mellon followed by. a Unfile. with Mr. wcJVutt over the man-power oxaii policies. As a matter of fact Mr. Mc Nutt was none too assertive in his appearance before the senate committee on the man-nower problem. Very significantly, he said that he would only present report to the president, and broadly suggested that he did not propose to speak for the ad' ministration. His strong views for an arbi trary draft have never been ar proved by any other authority in the government and there is every indication that Mr. Roose velt will recommend another course, in which case both Gen eral Somervell and Mr. McNutt might find their current argu ment purely academic. General Somervell is an old associate of Harry Hopkins from WPA days in New York, hut Mr Hopkins has not been seen around up front much lately. on. MCNutt is the most Dromi- nent, if not the only, presidential candidate for 1944 yet in th field, as far as the front pages are concerned. Thus, the fate of two of the most prominent personalities of the administration are involved in tne president's impending de cision on the critical man-nowpr problem. ORIENTAL FAN TAN The Japs seem to be rjlavinir some kind of new oriental fan tan with the Tokyo propaganda lately. To turn up publicly with eight prisoners from the Doolit tle raid, seven months after they were captured, seemed a strange circumstance in itself, but to an nounce that these men had con fessed they had orders to bomb non-military objectives, such as schools, churches and hospitals, is an absurdity which even the Japanese cannot expect anyone to believe. Some uninformed civilians might believe these various stor ies put out by both sides, blat antly and continuously, by Hitler and the Japs, that churches, schools. hosDitals and being savagely destroyed by us ana me British. But any thinking person can See that no one carriM a hnmh into enemy territory at great ef- jon ana expense to waste it on such inconseauential Cmilitarllvi objectives. Such objectives may be hit oc casionally when they ar near railroad tracks, shipyards or oil refineries. But when they are hit it is a very inefficient and foolish mistake of the pilot He is just not doing the job he was sent to do. This is the silliest of all axis propaganda lines, obvious fic tion which they only expect the very, very stupid to believe, and hardly worth the trouble of put ting it out The only mystery is 1 1 i Lrliiii Ian Tommies Pause in Drive on Nazis in Egypt ... (NBA Rodio-Ttlaphoto) The first ptetnre of the new Britten drive In North Africa smoke of battle hangs over the scene as Brltlh soldiers with rifles and tommy gung pause after capturing a German forward strong point on the El Ala mein front amf nrepare for a fresh advance. A dead German lies beside his equipment in the center. Photo - rlloed Cairo-New York. SIDE GLANCES fM crj.laa;iTtimiyict.a6 T M. ato. 0. 1 "Please be as Jolly as yoM can, Sergeant, when you say goodby to Doris to go back to camp she has cried so much recently at soldier farewell parlies!" why Tokyo chose to use It at this ume. The whole affair sussests the Japanese people are uneasy at the lack of favorable war news in the past few months, and that Tokyo is forced to resort to dig ging news out of the past and flavoring it with fairy tales for nome consumption. a a a POLITICAL GUESS-WORK The average Washinston miesx is that the republicans will gain 30 to 23 seats in the house this tall and 3 in the senate. That probably represents a consensus of opinion among congressional ana political leaders. The Dunn Survey, which is respected among business peo ple, predicts a republican gain of 30 to 33 seats, but 52 are need ed for a republican majority. No one, therefore, seems to be predicting a republican house as yet, except a few republican leaders who have gotten together with their pencils and worked out the possibility that they might win by a majority of 10 but most expect about 23 seats will be gained, not enough to give a republican majority: Some were a little afraid from one aspect they might win as control would place upon mem a responsibility apt to be onerous. Uncertainty Is involved in even the best political guesses in this particular election, as no one knows how many voters will show up at the polls. The lack of interest manifest in the primaries indicates an un- precedentedly light vote. PTA Notes SUMMERS The Summers PTA will spotv sor a pinochle party Friday tugni, uciooer 30, at Summers school, starting at 8 p. m. Par ents and friends are invited. County Council Mrs. James R. Hall, president of the Klatnath county Council of Parents and Teachers, an nounced this week that Mrs. Frank W. Blum, president of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers, would visit in Klam ath Falls early in November, the date to be announced later. Mrs. Blum Is expected to at tend a meeting in Lakeview on November 4. Whether she will ujk flip. 4 r ZUJL a. nr orr o-J8 be In Klamath Falls before or after that date, officers here have not been advised. During her stay the council plans a half-day meeting and luncheon at Fair view school. Fremont A large group of fathers and mothers, as well as children, gathered about the long tables at the Fathers night dinner and program last Friday evening at the Fremont school. Dinner was served in the gymnasium by the PTA, and a program was held later in the auditorium. Adding to the dinner were the numerous nomemaae pies, pumpkin p re nominating, that were donated by mothers of the association. Those taking part in the pro gram were Clarence Bussman, Walter Bradley, Dickie Douglas. Mary Lou Case, Mrs. Dortha El liott Reed and students of the third, fourth and fifth grades. under the direction of Augusta Parker, principal. A business meeting was con ducted by Mrs. George Blanas, PTA president, when Mrs. Hen rietta Clemens was elected treas urer to take the place of May Phinney, resigned. Mrs. Earhart reported on plans for finger printing of school children, a na tional wartime project. Mrs. Blanas announced that the PTA membership drive is still open, and also that the rummage sale has been postponed until later in the year. Riverside Hallowe'en will be observed in Riverside school rooms this Friday with teachers making plans for programs and the fes tive decorations of their rooms. The youngsters have been doing art work in the lower grades In keeping with the season. Stamp sales Tuesday totaled $48.40, according to Verne Speirs, principal. If the weekly purchasing of war stamps con tinues at this rate. Riverside will gain its $1000 goal without much difficulty. The next regular PTA meet ing will be held Tuesday, No vember 17, at which time there will be a fashion show. All moth, ers are asked to take part by en tering made over garments, or garments made from new fab rics, keeping a cost slip on each Mrs. Lloyd Prock and Mrs. Neal Stewart are in charge and those wishing further information may call either of the chairmen. 14 Tolling The Editor latfar prim ad hart man Ml ka bm than ar4 mu hi lanftrt, awaf ka wrlt lan latlM, an ONI IIOI al tha aaaar ant, and mutt Sa alrwd. Oantriauttaaa fallatNiis ihata rulaa, ara warmly af COMMITTEE ON CHARTER KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. (To The Editor) Early this year the subject of a new charter was brought before the mayor and common council of your city by Councilman Cantrall, who asked that sama be given study, thought and consideration, as the present charter, drawn up In 1813, was now nearly 30 years old and covered about 120 pages. It was contended that we should work toward astreamllned charter that could be readily un derstood and that the new chart er should be so worded and con densed that It would contain few pages and do away with pro visions that are now obsolete. To Walter Wietendanger, chairman of tha judiciary com mittee, "with the help of Council- men Keller and Busaman, wai handed the problem of working out same with a cititen commit tee named by the mayor and O.K.'d by the council, consisting of Lee Jacobs, Clifton Richmond, Clarence Robertson and Mrs. Nelson Reed. With the assistance of Orval Etter of the League of Oregon cities of which the city of Klam ath Falls Is a member, both com mittees settled down to the task of drawing up this new charter so that same could be presented to the people of our city on the ballot for the general election to be held on November 3 Now you will find in the chart er of 1813. nearly 30 years old, provisions such as these: Tha coaartl la told to rtnlita ! ataab rac; la Dravlda for Ut tictaoa ttam ui. ciir or in.' pan urtor, or Hoc! ftrdi. taoatrlat. ibhoo,,,. Uoadtrltt tad d air. lt aod all otritr aiftstlvt tradta. ottupa. To rttalita tha public daora batlt pobllo dtarat aad ikatlai rlakt ar prooiitn toy paraoo or paraoat to .out. In anr fBUDOral dtarw or dtorat eorotDOalr kaoaa at tha Tareay Trot, Raff dtaea. noooiit n tm. ijip. anoxrrtr-iAa-vava, Tat Walk Back. Tba BoaBIa Sua aad rata ointra. To protara ih p-aMlc frow tajurr nia-tvart. by ouaholet oartoet wbo M, bor.i or otbtr aalraalt la tha tutal 1tb- OQt balflf ftttaad. To proTlda IM pltoa ina naaatr ra a-aim aortat firriif.. titadlat Qpoo u puaiia tiratu. taoronin ftrtt or la public plteat thoejd ba tut tord arid ttcurad. AaoUwr aitmpla h IMt paoolt tain not hold op trafne by jtopplnf to talk oa tha itmu or tna tio'vaiu aaa na do warn' as or ralnort ilwxild ba tllovtd llnuor In tha rltr. ' just a lew aays eniorcemnni of some of these rulings would prove tha need for a more mod ern charter. The old charter con tains many more paragraphs like those above read. In fact It Is said that a former mayor of the city said that one time he found a clause In the old charter, want ed to refer to It later and hunted two years without ever finding same. Federal and state laws, ordl nances and amendments nave nullified and outmoded our pres ent charter. For Instance th present charter says that elec tion of city officers shall take place on the first Monday in May and the successful candidates shall take their office on the first day of June. For years we have voted for city officers on the first Tuesday following the first Mon day In November and the alec- tees assume office on the first day of January. The new city charter defines the duties of the council In one paragraph while the old one goes into detail for some 80 odd pages. The same holds true of the offices of mayor, treasurer and police Judge. This new charter which we ask you folks to con sider and approve Is a stream' lined, stripped for aotlon charter containing 13 legal size pages and 41 paragraphs which you saw and perhaps read as printed In the official paper of our city Wednesday night and same will again appear this next Wednes day night. The reason that you want new automobile, furniture, heat ing equipment, etc., is that you want to be up and looking for ward to the comforts that make living a pleasure. The same rea son applies to your city govern ment. Ask the old timer about the changes In your city in the last 30, 20 or 10 years or up to this present time. The new city charter respects and continues its honorable ob ligations. It protects the rights and privileges of you, the voters. Your city officials and citizens committee ask your very earn est consideration, support and approval of this charter as sub mitted to you voters when you cast your ballot on Tuesday, No vembcr 3rd. By Walter Wiescndanger, Chairman. A. H. Bussman J. J. Keller. C. S. Robertson, Lee Jacobs, Clifton Richmond, Mrs. Nelson Reed, Citizens Committee. CHILDREN IN THE FIELDS BONANZA, Ore., (To the Edi tor) We, the children of Klam ath county, In three outlaying districts, have this day gone back to school, to study harder than ever the three R's. We left warm beds in the morning, ate our breakfasts hastily, went to the potato fields, girded on a po tato belt and picked up potatoes, big and little, sack after sack all day long, uij,the soft fall sun shin. All with merry smiles. ANCHOR OUILT FOR AMERICANS 7418 bv Alice Brooks Anchors Awoighl You're In me navy, nowi snip go your scissors as you cut out the pieces In easy strips. Do first to make this patriotic Anchor Quilt. One block makes a pi! low-top. Pattern 7418 contains block chart: accurate pattern pieces: directions for quilt: yard age chart; Illustration of quilt To obtain this pattern send 11 cents In coin to The Herald and News, Household Arts Dept., Klamath Falls. Do not send this picture, but keep It and the number for reference. Be sure to wrap coin securely, as a loose coin often slips out of the envelope. Requests for patterns should read. "Send pattern No. , to followed by your name and address. Klamath h lesterdant From rhe lilai 40 years ft end .10 years egon, From the Klamath Racubllcan October 3D. 1802 complaint is made that two departments of the school those of Miss Coueswcll nnH Miss Gill have more pupils than can be well cared for. a a a The Bonanza brldse will soon be rebuilt. It has put the stages and other passengers to great Inconvenience bv its present plight. T. 'J. Offleld of Lorella was In town Saturday. From the Evening Hsrald October 38, 1932 Nine measures to be on tha general election, ballot will be explained at a Lions club-cham. ber of commerce forum tomor. row. Speakers will be Fred Peterson, Mrs. E. A. Gearv and H. E. Perkins. a Dense smoke Is rlslne from burning peat beds on Lower Klamath lake. AFL Official Raps Opposition . To Negro Labor WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 VP) high AFL official yrjsterdav protested the Portlnnd motal trades council's opposition to skilled negro help In the Van couver, Wash., shipyard of Hen ry J. Kaiser, John P. Frey. president of th AFL metal trades department advised Portland AFL Officials Tom Ray and Earl Ingram to withdraw a demand that the no- gross be limited to common la- Dor. His telegram said the demand is contrary to specific declare. tlons against racial dlscrimlna. tlon made by the American Fed eration of Labor and the metal trade department. It is contrary to puDiic policy. Bend Men Escape Death in Crash BEND, Oct. 28 IIP) Walter HUdebrand and E. C. Newton. Bend, escaped death but the bull dog riding in their car wasn't n lucky when the vehicle went off the Tumalo grade Monday and rolled over 12 times. HUdebrand was hospitalized but Newton suffered only super ficial injuries. laughter and aching limbs and backs. Home at night, with a short play, a hearty supper and tumbled into bed to dreamof spuds. We hone our small con. trlbutlon in labor will not have Been in vain that no one will be hungry and that our wages Invested In war stamns and bonds will help win the war. THE CHILDREN. , MARINE, CIO,' NAVY CASUALTY TOTAL 15,814 WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 0T United States cnntinltios an nounced thus fnr In the war total 47,403 killed, wounded and minting. The figures In clude the 17.(100 Americana and 11.000 Philippine scouts of the U. S. army missing In action In the Philippines, many of whom probably were taken prisoner. Army records ihowed 101(1 killed, 1401 wounded, 811 mixing and 81 prisoners nf war, In addition to thone mint ing In the Philippines. WASHINGTON. Oct. 28 (Al Catualtlrs oi the U. S. naval forces, Including deud, wounded and ml.ulng. reported to thn next-of-kin from October 1-l.V 1042. liU'liiMvc, tnliilt-d 408, thn navy departuu-nl disclosed to day. They Included 1P4 deiid, 142 wounded and Ti missing. Most of thcue resulted from action with the enemy, but tho totals Include mon lost In acci dents nt iea and in the air on duly directly connecli-d with wartime operations.- In some cases men cla.islflrd as missing may have been rescued at sea and landed at laolnted spots or otherwise made their way to safely at places from which they have had no opportunity to com municate with naval authorities. Tho most recent department list. No. 15, brings the total of ( navy, marine corps and coast ' guard casualties reported to next-of-kin from December 7, 1041, to October IS, 1042, In clusive, to 13,814. GIVEN SENTENCES Ten same violations and thr traffic arrests were reported this weekend by state police who checked huntem In the Bly area. A number of tho transgressors appeared In Bly court. Herman Otis Works. R River, was charged with havln an Improper hunting license and lined $16.08, 88.05 court eota and given a 30-day suspended sentence Works, officers said, had not lived In Oregon long enough to have a state license. Frank Frederick Mnnltnn 5123 Altamont drive, was charged with having an Improp erly tagged deer In his posses sion. Officers said ho had not punched or signed the lass. Ha was fined $18 05, court costs and given a ao-day sentence to ba suspended on payment of fine. Herbert Lester Trivlnr it Laurel street, Ashlnnd. was fined $25. court costs and given e sus pended sentence following his arrest for having in possession an Improperly tagged deer. Mer rill Alonza Taylor, same ad dress, was also given the same fine for a similar offense. Jerome Patrick Hnss, 77 Ellda street, Ashland, was ehnrtferl with exceeding the limit of geese. Ho was fined $18.05. court costs and given a suspend- I ed sentence. Others arrested rm thaf rlau In. eluded two motorists without operators' licenses and one with a void foreign license. Travel bv 1040 was about 7 tlm. n.. mileage of all other means of transportation combined. Some collcgo students spend their tlmo burning midnight oil others spend It on anothor flame. HALLOWE'EN DANCE Merrill Saturday Oct. 3lst Danelnej 10 Till S Musis By Baldy's Band Last Dane of Sanson o
