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EPLEY
By MALCOLM EPLEY
ALL indications point to the biggest home
gardening program in the history of this
community this year, and that brings up the
! .. rj question of dogs.
f?'r ; to gardens, and irate gardeners
si Can do a lot of damage to
dogs.. Hence, some sensible
$ form of dog control is going
f to be necessary this year for
the safety of pets as well as
growing plants.
It seems likely that the city
ordinance requiring that dogs
be kept tied up in the grow
ing season should be extended
to cover 60 days instead of 30 days. If 80
' day tie-up is justified, it can be agreed upon
later.
This writer owns two dogs, and he knows
how tough it is on pet and master to restrict
the normal activities of dogs for any great
, length of time. But gardening is of prime im
: portanca this year, and there appears no other
way to protect gardens from the damage which
dogs can do.
Already, there is complaint about dog depre-
dations. What dogs are doing in Moore park
) was discussed at length by the council Monday
' night
'It is not too soon for the city authorities to
! work out plans for the spring and summer dog
control .program.
Maiden Speech
LOWELL STOCKMAN, the new congressman
from this district, made his maiden speech
on the floor of the house of representatives the
other day. He spoke in favor of an anti-speculation
bill designed to help orderly settlement of
the lands of the Columbia basin project, which
will be watered from Grand Coulee.
Washington reports say that Mr. Stockman's
talk received the undivided attention of his col
leagues. That isn't always accorded the speakers
on the floor of the house.
Here is Mr. Stockman's personal reaction:
"For a country boy like me, it was quite a
sensation, especially for the first minute, but
after I got my breath I thoroughly enjoyed it."
.Incidentally, Congressman Stockman is now
working on an enterprise in which Klamath
Falls -is particularly interested. While no an
nouncement can be made as yet, he may soon
produce a pleasant surprise for this community
, in connection with a government activity.
Sales Tax Talk
THERE is talk of a sales tax proposal for
Oregon,, to come out of the current session
of the legislature.
: Such a proposal should take the form of a
referendum ordered taken to the people by the
legislature. The referendum would undoubtedly
be invoked on a sales tax measure by petition
if the legislature did not order it.
One advantage of a sales tax in this state is
that it would extract taxes from war workers
who do not own property, who stay only for
a short time in the state, but send their chil
dren to school and otherwise enjoy tax
supported benefits.
A sales tax would provide an offset that
should bring a considerable reduction in the tax
on property, which is exceptionally heavy in
Oregon. California and Washington have sales
taxes; this form of taxation is so favorably re
ceived in those states that it has been permitted
to continue over a period of many years.
"S "The taot that sales taxes were defeated a
'; number of years ago in this state need not deter
ijirtolher attempt, The income tax was enacted
JRr ,nany: defeats.
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" Local Government1
CALIFORNIA'S Governor Warren struck a
sound and timely note the other day when
he warned that "We should not make an idol
of centralized power, but should experience a
revival of the importance of local government."
Centralization of governmental power has
proceeded with alarming speed in recent years.
The recent trend began long before the war.
Those in places of power in a strongly cen
tralized government are going to oppose every
attempt to get government back to the state
houses and the courthouses of America. The
rest of us are going to have to fight to that end,
it we are going to save democracy from the
evils of excessive bureaucracy.
. Governor Warren's warning should be heeded,
and more leaders like him should speak up for
local government, which must be preserved II
self government is going to mean anything more
than a nice-sounding term.
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MALLON
By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, March 1 A common ques
tion now is: Where is the German air
force?
British military experts be
lieve Hitler is holding back a
large quantity of planes, sev
eral thousand, for a final des
perate offense.
Hitler has done many madf
things, but it is inconceivable
to any rational American mili
tary authority that he would
deliberately withhold planes
and take current unnecessarily
'brutal beatings in Russia.
A few hundred planes might
have saved him from the worst of his defeat
at the bend of the Don.
If Rommel had a few hundred planes, he
might be in Alexandria and Cairo today in
stead of pocketed 1500 miles away.
With a thousand planes, the fuehrer might
break up the severity of the American-British
bombing attacks on Germany.
The logical answer to the question of where
is the luftwaffe must be that there isn't any.
The only other possible answer is that Hitler
has gone mad and is suffering murderous de
feats to save something he could never need
more than he has in the past six months.
Over-Interpreted
SIGNIFICANCE of Archbishop Spellman's
flight to the Vatican may well have been
over-interpreted already. The White House ex
planation, or the archbishop's namely that he
is on a purely religious mission in connection
with the American diocese and his vicarship of
American troops would suffice.
It has not been made clear, however, that the
Vatican has become the logical non-military
channel of communication between the warring
nations, either for peace or any other negotia
tions. Mussolini established this when, a few weeks
ago, he appointed his son-in-law. Count Ciano,
ambassador to the Holy See. Ciano is not a
v.ery strong personality and is only a messenger
boy for Mussolini. He has dealt for II Duce
with Von Ribbentrop and the axis continually,
and knows the subject.
His appointment was made in such a way as
to suggest that Ciano is now out of favor with
Mussolini, but it is just as easy to believe
Charlie McCarthy could become out of favor
with Bergen.
While the president's former special repre
sentative, Myron Taylor, has returned from the
Vatican, his secretary is acting as charge
d'affaires, and the presence of the archbishop
would not be necessary to get messages back
and forth.
It is possible the American Catholic leader
carried a message from Mr. Roosevelt warning
of expected bombings In Rome or something
like that. But any peace suggestion,, except
"unconditional surrender," would have to come
from the other end.
Behind German Lines
LATEST statements of both Hitler and Stalin,
in their inner import, reveal that the great
est battlefront may. be the one we know noth
ing about the one behind the German lines.
Hitler's whole proclamation to the party
meeting at Munich was an effort to arouse all
nazi politicians to fanaticism against sabotage.
The fact that he stressed no other subject more
is most convincing proof that the unreported
battle on the nazi home front rages more
fiercely day by day.
Stalin's red army speech a day earlier seemed
to imply that the nazi casualties behind the
front are tremendous. Repeatedly compliment
ing "men and women guerillas," he said:
"The red army, since the beginning of the
war, has put out of commission about 9,000,000
German officers and men, of which no less than
4,000,000 were killed on the field of battle."
This is hardly subject to the interpretation
that 6,000,000 were killed behind the lines as
Stalin, no doubt, intended to include prisoners
and wounded. But certainly it is true that not
half the news of this war is yet in circulation.
Skeptics Doubt Reds
SKEPTICS here have been inclined to discount
Russian claims of casualties and red com
muniques by about 60 per cent. But the two
most important facts of the current Russian
fighting are clear and undeniable.
The line of the Russian advance is truly
drawn on daily newspaper maps (both sides
agree in general about points taken). Also, the
Germans are not voluntarily retreatingand the
fighting is certainly heavy. They agree on this
also. In general, therefore, the situation has
been truthfully presented.
Any discount can therefore only be logically
applied to the casualties, the amount of material
destroyed, and extraneous points of Russian
enthusiasm.
SIDE GLANCES
Beatty
There was a large attendance
at the funeral services for Rich
ard Menry. Mr. Henry's death
came as a shock to everyone in
the community. He was engaged
in various farming enterprises,
and was popular with Indian and
white people alike. The Rev.
B. V. Bradshaw officiated at the
services. Interment was made
in the Mosenkasket cemetery
near Beatty,
The recent springlike weather
has caused the stockmen of the
community to hope for real
spring. If this is not in the of-
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fing, a serious hay shortage may
result.
Mac Barbour has been buying
and gathering horses. He states
that there is a demand for the
so-called "chicken horse" and al
so for work horses providing
they are well broken and gentle.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Walker
stayed over in order to attend
the funeral of Richard Henry.
Walker is a member of the loan
board connected with Indian fi
nances on the reservation.
Many people have been In
town thft nnt wa.lr ..nl.irln
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for the future supply of canned
KUUQB.
- Edwin ' Walker, wnll.k nnurn
stockman and rancher, was se
riously Injured when his horse
fell, throwing young Walker to
the 'ground. The horse rolled
over Walker, causing serious in
juries and making hospital treat
ment necessary.
Mrs. Fern Kendall has re
turned to her home in Beatty
from Klamath Falls, where she
has been receiving medical at
tention for the past week.
McKlnley (Mac) David is back
on a few days' leave from Bend,
where he has been engaged in
defense work.
Mack George is able to be up'
and around, after suffering a
serious as well as a painful auto
mobile accident.
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"I've stood in line like this for Jnlm r,iihi-t nnri rinrir
Gable, but I never thought I'd do it for a piece of steak I"
WASHINGTON, March 1 VP)
An increase of $4 a ton in the
ceiling on newsprint paper, au
thorized by the United States
and Canadian governments, be
came effective today.
The increase was announced
by the office of price administra
tion and the Canadian wartime
prices and trade board. The
point statement pointed out that
newsprint is one of the few com
modities which has not increased
In price since' the start of the
war.
Prentiss M. Brown, OPA chief,
said the Increase was necessary
"because the newsprint industry
can no longer absorb the in
creased cost which war condi
tions have brought about."
The cost of wood operations
and transportation both have in
creased, OPA said.
ANTI-CLIMAX
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (P)
Ben Wagner considered himself
lucky to escape without injury
when a train wrecked his truck
until
A policeman came up, handed
him a ticket for driving without
a license.
Telling
The Editor
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ON JAPANESE QUESTION
KLAMATH FALLS. Oro., (To
the Editor) We are In the midst
of a world war and it will take
the combined effort of all of us
to win. We will win this war.
there is no doubt about that, but
unless we change our ways and
thinking, we are liable to lose
the peace again.
A few days ago, the Oregon
senate voted to ask congress to
send all persons of Jnpniioso
blood back to Japan and bur nil
Japanese from serving In the
army. The vote on the deporta
tlon would also cancel tho
American citizenship of all Jap
anese.
There are muny people who
believe there are no good Jap
anese, In spite of the fact that
Kagawa is Japanese. This, of
course, is nothing new. We read
that centuries ago people said no
good could come out of Nnznreth.
But good did come out of Nazar
eth. If the senate is right In Its ac
tion and the memorial to con
gress Is necessary, what about
this tolk of permanont pence? It
would seem that to have perma
nent 'poace, we must have the
allegiance and good-will of nit
the peoples of all the world. The
point Is, "Can we win allegiance
of the 22,000 islands of the Paci
fic, or about a billion Asiatics in
Asia, when we regard tho yellow
skinned Japanese in our midst
as the Germans regard the Poles,
a race unworthy of our citizen
ship?" A. F. JOENS.
346 Division Street.
FAVORS MERIT SYSTEM
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
tho Editor) This mornina I
have written a letter to Eugene
Marsh, chairman of the house
judiciary committee, asking for
his serious consideration of the
merit system bill which is now
boforo the lpglslnturo,
1 helluva there uro fur mora
advantages thnn dlsndvuntngt'S
In the merit system for em
ployees In stutu and municipal
work,
As I see It, this merit system
bill will make it possible, for
the state to gel (ho best avail'
able employees who have been
soloctcd unci recruited by u mm
politieul oxuniinlng board. This
manner of selection would weed
out worthless employees and
prevent politieul uppolnlmenU
or removals. By elimination the
number of employees to tho
need of tho position, and through
the efficiency received by se
lection of the best trained men
and women, our stutu will anve
a considerable amount of money
each year.
This Nystnin will have a tend
ency to invite h high class type
of employee, for a career In
stute work and will glvo a fair
chance for n 'competent person
to cuter Into open competition
for any state Job fur which ha
feels ho is qualified. 1 know
there are many pcoplo In this
vicinity who feel this merit sys
tem will bring our stute to tho
foro front with other states who
hnvo already adopted this plan
for state omployecs. Reprcsentu
tlve Louis Crnver Is one of the
sponsors of this bill, and i
would suggest that letters be
written to our other legislators
In Salem asking them for their
earnest support of It. Again I
thank you for tho spneo which
you have so kindly given ma.
JOHN It. HUUSTUN,
Mayor.
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From the Klamath Republican
March , 1003
The must destructive flro hero
silica the town acquired a water
system ocrurred Sunday night,
it burned the puntnfflce building
owned by R. 1. Hammond anil
threatened other building.
Wells, l''a in o Kxp''c company,
II. II. Van Viilkenhurg and Ky
Taylor suffered Kisses In the
fire, while the Republican office
w u s threatened. Postmanler
Hiram Murdotk Inst about SMI0
In fixtures for the postnfflcu,
which wiih reopened In his form
er law office.
There nre evidences that the
flro was of Incendiary origin,
Hud It not been for tho efficient f
work of the flro department mid "
the new water system,' tho entire
business district might have
burned,
COMPLAINT
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
tho Editor) Mno and Dnvo con
tinue courthouse kids' piny.
D. A. office drops dog eye goug
ing case. The not guilty negro
was held in KK and tho chief
suspect allowed to continue to
LA. The slapping charge case
was dropped. A justice of pence
runs a liquor store. Jnps work
ing for railroad swnrm down on
Sixth street overy Sunday p. m.
What next?
A Voter.
Always read the clnsslfied adi.
From the Klamath News
March 1. 1933
Teachers of city grade schools
have voluntarily offered to cam
eel n month from -UeVr 10
months teaching contracts, thus -
saving the district 18,000. City
grudc schools hnvo .been on a
warrant bnsls sln'co the flint of
February.
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Keith Cramer has resigned
operator of the pollco radio station.
One way to save gnsollna
while driving Is to shift gears
more quickly.
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here's why
Sure, I gave to the Red Cross
last year everybody did.
Didn't think much' about it, or
know much about it either. Band
ages, knitting sweaters, and the like,
that's what it seemed like then and I
was for it just as a matter of course.
This year it's different. I've seen
the Red Cross at work.
Saw it working out at the plant
the night of the big fire, when a lot
of the boys were laid out cold.
Some of them wouldn't be around
today except for the Red Cross be
ing right there from the start, ready
with first aid, and with an ambu
lance and canteen and a bunch of
men and women who knew what to
do and how to do it. I'll say they
were good.
Then, when my boy, Ben, drops
his job and goes to soldiering, I get
another angle on the Red Cross.
Get it in a letter from a Red Cross
guy who'd set up shop in Ben's
camp. Opened my eyes to a lot of
things about my own boy that I
didn't know. He'd sure taken a pack
of worries with him into the army.
And this Mr. Field Director seems
to have the job of getting wise to a
man's troubles and doing something
about them. Not only there, but at
the home end too. '
It's a long story, but it came out
fine, thanks to that "trouble buster"
at camp and a straight-shooting wo
man here that just calls It Red Cross
Home Service. I'll say it was home
service. Just ask my missus.
We got a new daughter-in-law
now and I'm a grandpop and Ben
goes back to camp with his eyes shin
ing and his chest out. It might have
been pretty bad though.
That was back last Summer, and
a lot of things have been happening
since. The war's come terribly close.
If you've got a boy out there you
know what I mean."-
Last week we got a letter from
Sergeant Ben that his mother,
wouldn't take a million for. Be
tween the lines, you can tell that
our boys, are giving those devils
everything they've got and taking it
too. Must have been pretty bad.
One thing the censor let through
gave me another Red Cross angle.
Seems Mr. Field Director and
his bunch have gone right through'
with my boy's outfit. Been in the
hottest spots in every show with
them. Not with guns, but dqjng a lot
of other things that add up, too.
They're there with what's needed
when it's needed, just like they were
at that fire of ours. With the kind of
things that may seem pretty small to
us at home, but go big in a foxhole.
"Dad" writes Ben, "Think of the
Red Cross as a he-man organization.
Dig when the War Fund comes
around next time."
You bet I will. This year I'm
giving double.
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Will you dive double too?
This ad published for Klamath
County Chapter Amtriean
Red Cross by
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THE WOMAN'S STCttE jn7
Rod Cross Drive
Starts March 8
Quoto $30,600