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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
August 10. 1941
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MALCOLM EPLEY
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Today's Roundup
By MALCOLM EPLEY
THOSE who are campaigning to remove the
dropping hazard at the "A" canal will
probably find fencing the stream in town more
k practical and more likely of
J -NV r. accomplishment than covering
Jj, The idea of a concrete cover
i ."xf for the canal was promoted at
V I1 i ten"111 and without success a
iC- 1 number of years ago. It used
." Cf to be worth lot of votes in
J! municipal elections. It would
V JK I I be a highly costly project, and
Jv I I only unless there is a huge
mm aM outiay of public money for
EPLEY construction jobs of this nature
after the war, the cost item for covering is
virtually prohibitive.
Fencing, while not so sure-fire as a safety
factor, could be more easily financed and might
prove to be a good post-war project Materials,
of course, are not now available.
Meanwhile, it is well for everybody to realize
that this is an Irrigation country, that it is cris
crossed with ditches, and an ever-present drown
ing hazard exists. Only last weekend a drown
ing occurred in a ditch at Tulelake.
It is not feasible or possible to cover or
fence all the open streams and ditches in this
area. Fencing the main canal in town is about
as far as that sort of thing could feasibly go,
and there still exists the danger of some playing
youngster falling off a bridge into the water.
Liquor Store Congestion
OUR attention has been called to the con
gested situation which develops twice a
day at the state liquor store when, under the
present procedure, whiskey is placed on the
helves for sale.
Long lines are formed, sometimes running
out into the street and blocking the sidewalk on
one side of Fifth. A lot of people waste a lot
of time waiting in line for their ration of grog.
Now maybe the fellow Who wants to buy
liquor deserves no consideration, but there does
appear to be something that could be don to
Improve the situation. It has been suggested to
us, and it sounds like a good idea, that the
available liquor be placed on sale every hour,
instead of twice a day.
That would tend to break up the noon and
S o'clock congestion. There might be a tend
ency for crowds to develop at the hourly sales,
but they would not be of such size as those
which now jam the store twice a day.
Furthermore, it would spread-out more even
ly the work of the liquor store staff, which is
now overwhelmed with work twice a day and
otherwise has little to do.
The rule for the present twice a day sales, we
understand, is handed down from headquarters
at Portland. Headquarters might give some
consideration to the suggested change.
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Confounding "City Slickers"
TWO good little stories have drifted Into town
from county communities where there are
liquor store agencies. Klamath Falls buyers, it
is reported, frequently show up at these country
agencies instead of attempting to buy under
the congested and shortage conditions at the
state store in the county- seat.
The agent in one place, we are told, has de
vised a way of displaying only the less desirable
brands when the Klamath Falls buyers come
in. Local purchasers, however, find a much
wider selection. A curtain over the better
brands, which can be quickly pulled down, does
the trick.
In another place, the proprietor of the agency
Is always hard to find when the fellows from
town show up to raid the stocks. He locks the
door and disappears, returning after they have
gone away empty-handed.
Just another way to confound the "city
slickers."
SIDE GLANCES
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MALLON
News Behind the News
Br PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Harold Ickes. the
multi-job administration handyman, has
sought to soothe all financial doubts about the
war debt-ridden future we are
coming into by writing a piece
for a magazine saying this
country is worth 12 trillions
of dollars. ($12,000,000,000.-
0)- .
.' "We are every one a
croesus!" he says (your share
would be $88,888). The pros
pective federal debt of $200,
000,000,000 to $300,000,000,000
; (now $145,000,000,000) he con
sidered to be offset already by
this great wealth.
Ickes' article demonstrates that he got his
fabulous figure of 12 trillion dollars mainly
by having his experts in the various mining
branches of his interior department compute
the amount of coal, Iron, oil they think is still
in the ground. All we have to do to realize
it, he suggests, is to maintain "the freedom
Americans have enjoyed."
By Ickes' calculations, Russia must be the
richest nation in the world five or ten times
. as rich as the United States. She has many
limes more resources of lumber, coal, oil say
SO trillions of dollars (I am saying this without
any experts, but probably, just as authoritative
ly). But we all know Russia is not the richest
nation, that, indeed, she always has been poor
and one of the backward nations. To her, we
appear to be a golden plutocracy. Even the
little island of Britain, with practically no nat
ural resources, has been obviously much richer
than Russia, as every child knows.
Ickes has clearly miscalculated what is
wealth. Even his 12 trillion dollar figure is not
so fabulous as his story, his woefully false
propaganda story, that physical resources are
riches.
What then is wealth? The only worth of ore
in the ground is what profit someone can make
out of it by digging it up. Unless It is profit
able to dig it, and use it, no one will do so.
So also with General Motors, and all other
factory resources. Their only worth is what
profit some one can make out of them by using
them. If General Motors cannot sell cars at
a profit, its value would drop to practically
nothing.
A second-hand man would buy it only if he
could make a profit out of selling the bricks.
If everyone already had more than enough
second-hand bricks, its value would be exactly
zero, because no one could make a profit out of
its use.
If taxes are too high for profitable operation,
if government regulations are too confusing,
if no labor is available, if wage costs are too
, high, if, for any reason at all, it becomes un
profitable to dig Mr. Ickes' 12 trillion dollars
out of the ground, his ores have bo value.
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Profit Incentive
f OOD jobs, good pay for workers, security
oi nveunooa tor uiemselves and their fam
ilies, all depend upon maintaining the profit in
centive. Profits do not alone so to the boss
or the owner. They determine the wage rate.
They furnish money for expansion and re
serves. They are distributed to stockholders
who buy the products and thereby create a
But most important, they furnish the taxes
through which this terrific war riht mtiot h
paid and financed. Taxes are levied on net
earnings, not gross, without profits, the treas
ury would not collect a cent in taxes. But
from general wide-spread profits, the treasury
tn rautci great sums xrom a lower rate of
taxation.
Pay Debts With Profits
THE debt must be paid from the sweat of our
brow. The dollars can only be paid by
profits, profits for all, for the working man,
for the manager, for the stockholder. Only
when all are making money does money pour
into the treasury of the United States.
You cannot pay the debt with ore in the
ground, or with factories, or even with un
profitable employment of both work and capital.
Mr. Ickes does not know what wealth is. If
he had wanted to hand out good propaganda
to give the country some assurances for the
future, he would have said his administration
proposes to create real national wealth In the
country by maintaining profits for all.
As it stands, his statement is really discourag
ing propaganda. It shows he has a miscon
ception of what is needed. It suggests he is
carrying the debt so lightly in his mind that he
does not propose to do the things necessary
to pay it off as Mr. Roosevelt has promised
it will be paid.
'""'t ."'HUl.iii.p.mns I
cowl. im n m wwi w. t.mriim f t, art.
"My brother Joint ought to have this incdiil, Judge I
had all the fun fighting Unps. but he hud to stny home
and work the crops 1"
Dr. Masters' Health Column
Proper Nose-Bowng Stops
Infection, Physical Damage
Br tR. THOMAS D. MASTERS
The simple procedure of blow
ing the nose can be the cause of
infection and serious physical
damage, if not done properly.
Hay fever, the common cold.
and swimming all have a com
mon denominator in blowing
the nose. This procedure re
sorted to so often throughout the
year, reaches a peak in frequency
in the summer months partic
ularly among children and
young people who swim and
dive, and among hay-fever suf
ferers, who are constantly deal
ing with a profuse nasal discharge.
At the back of the nasal canal,
starting in the nose pharynx and
extending to the middle ear, are
the Eustachian tubes. In adults,
these small tubes are usually
collapsed, opening only when
one swallows or yawns. They
are titled obliquely upward
whereas in children, the slant Is
less, and the tubes shorter and
wider and thus more liable to
transient infection.
The function of the Eustachian
tubes is to allow air to enter the
middle ear, thereby equalizing
pressures on both sides of the
eardrums. With Improper,
forced blowing, Infections can
start in the secretions of the
nasal passage, and reaching the
ear by way of the Eustachian
tubes, do serious damage.
SECRETION KILLS BACTERIA
Normally, nasal secretions
flow backward down the
pharynx, impelled by the wav-
ing, hairlike cilia on the mem
brane lining of the nose. With
infection, the flow of secretion
and the movement of the cilia
tend to cease. Force applied to
the nose with the badly wielded
handkerchief pushes the secre
tion back into the ears or sinuses,
with sad effect.
After swimming, the mechan
ical action of the water within
the nose pulls the infected ma
terial away from the nose, and
washes it of the normal secretion,
which Is attempting to kill the
bacteria that causes the infec
tion besides urging it In the
Dl.n ta,'1 WrihtJiel0. 0.ren.bles bomb.nT.nd o52
planes to land safely on rough, soft or sandy terrain at speeds up
to 120 miles per hour. "
Oregon
Trail
Displays
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WATCH rOR
Daguerreotypes and Jewelry
In the windows of the United
oiaies national bank.
These early pictures will be
loaned bv Mr. Wilhur
Mrs. Bert Thmas.
Mrs. C. F. Scharfenstein will
display cuff-links made from
Silver dollars, and a tnrlret anrf
chain of early Oregon.
Mrs. E. K. Loosley will loan an
odd and very old button, and an
old cross.
An ar-sDonn nt ffnlri will h
an unusual display, and will be
loaned by Mrs. Wilbur Jones.
Mrs. L. H. Stone will loan a
long watch-chain of soft gold,
which is 100 years old.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
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Here's one girl who won't have
a hard time luring a husband
after the war's over. WAVE
Florence Beasely of St. Louis
whipped up these fine pies at
Washington, a C. barracks.
-. (Navy photo.)
direction, also, of sinuses and
ears. Hay-fever sufferers furth
er complicate the nasal action
by providing it with constant ir
ritation of the passages as the
accelerated secretion attempts to
drain.
Both crowded conditions, pro
moting the spread of Infection,
and our customary outlook on
aesthetics make this functionally
correct technique of expelling
nasal material not entirely ad
visable. The handkerchief may,
however, be used properly to
catch the secretions of the
blown nose, and by doing so,
one will prevent not only his
own infection, but Infection of
others.
CORRECT PROCEDURE
In blowing the nose correctly,
one places the handkerchief
or even more hygienically, a soft
paper tissue napkin, which can
be disposed of at once a little
above the bridge or about an
inch-and-a-half above the tip of
the nose with one of both hands,
keeping the nostrils well open at
all times, and then blowing.
The discharge of secretion Is
unobstructed and therefore not
forced Into the Eustachian tube
or sinuses. This method offers
by far the most merciful treat
ment of a part of the anatomy
that frequently takes consider
able maltreatment.
Klamath's
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Yesterdays
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From the Klamath Republican
August 13, 1903
The Maroons and Grays will
play baseball at the fairgrounds
Sunday.
Frank Arant, the superintend
ent of Crater lake park, was
seriously injured in a fall at the
park this week.
A number of our people, who
have faith in our hot springs
baths, have erected a small wood
en building for that purpose on
the lot belonging to W. F,
Arant. The key to the building
will be left at Biehn's hotel.
From the Klamath News
August 10, 1933
The state department Amer
ican Legion convention opened
here today. Bill Canton, post
commander, Mayor Willis, E. Ma
honey and Edna Russell, auxil
iary president, gave the welcom
ing addresses.
OBITUARY
CHARLES B. HALL
Charles B. Hall, a resident of
Klamath Falls for the last nine
years, passed away in this city
on Monday, August 9, 1043, at
12:33 p. m. The deceased was a
native of San Francisco, Calif.,
and was aged 38 years 7 months
and 29 days when called. Be
sides his wife, Alice, he is sur
vived by a son, Charles M.
Hall, U. S. army, Hawaii; three
sisters, Miss Maryctta Hall, Miss
Lucy Hall and Mrs, T. E, Johns,
all of San Francisco; also a
grandson, Charles B. Hall of
Hawaii. The remains rest at
Ward's Klamath funeral home.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced Wednesday.
Pi L E S
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED
NO WIN - NO HOSPITALIZATION
No tow or Tim
PomMrwit Rowlul
DR. E. M. MARSHA
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The War
Today
Br DeWITT.MaeKENZIE
Swift Shots
Br DeWITT MacKENZIE
A west coast reader has writ
ten to reprove me, courteously
and in sorrow rather than In
anger, for referring to the Japa
nese at "barbarians" and "savages."
He says (1) that these terms
are unsuitable, and (2) that they
are unworthy oi this columnist,
Having lived among the Japs
for 43 years, he has found them
cultured, courteous and demo
cratic, They will return to de
mocracy when they get out
from under the military dicta
tors who now hold them down.
Well, I hasten to admit that
It isn't good form to toss op-
proortum a 0 o u t loosely. Ob
viously, too, 73,000,000 Japa
nese can't all be bad. Further,
a newt analyst isn't permitted
to have any emotions when he
is writing.
Still Savants
I still feel, however, that the
vast majority of the Japanese
are savages at heart. It's easy
enough to teach a savage to use
a knife and fork, but that
doesn't change his instincts.
I have before' me a dispatch
from J. Norman Lodge, Associ
ated Press wsr correspondent
with United States troops on
New Georgia Island out in the
Pacific. He records a report
made by Lieut. Nicholas T.
Kllebert about the manner in
which Jap soldiers bayoneted
helpless wounded Yankee sol
diers to death. In one Instance
five of the savages (?) propped
a wounded man against a tree
and took turns bayoneting him.
'They cut one of the poor
lads from the top of his head
to his feet," says the lieutenant,
"meanwhile laughing delirious
ly. Then they shot him through
the head."
Barbarities
On March 10, 1942. the Brit
ish government indicted Japan
for barbarities at Hongkong
paralleling those during the
sacking, of Nanking In 1037.
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden told the house of com
mons that the Japanese forces
occupying Hongkong committed
such horrors as the bayoneting
of B0 helpless, bound officers
and soldiers, and the indiscrim
inate raping and murder of
Asiatic and European women.
Of course, one instance of
that sort, or 10, shouldn't con
demn an entire nation. But
that's tha pattern ot the whole
Nipponese fabric. It may be
said that the Jap soldiers are
There's lens than 30 seconds
worth of .30-callber Remington
ammunition In this picture, for
the air-cooled machine gun held
by Jean Foster can fire 1400
rounds a minute.
merely carrying out orders, for
the purpose of terrifying enemy
people. That's not good enough,
however, for no civilized sol
dier would execute an order of
that sort. ,
One of tho outstanding char
acteristics of the savago Is tlml
he strikes by stealth. The Japs
struck at Pearl Harbor while
two of their emissaries talked
peace In Washington,
From Emperor Hlrolilto. who
places his seal of approval on
such acts, down to the soldier
who rapes the woman and then
bayonets her, tha Jupanese have
savago instincts, despite their
veneer of civilization. I'm one
of thoso who believe that hu
man nature can be changed. On
that basis the nature of the Nip
ponese can be changed In the
course of generations.
Recognise People
Meantime It's vital that we
recognize what sort of people
we are up against. We have a
bitter Job to do. and that is to
render them so utterly Impotent
in the military sense that they
won't in a hundred years be
able to arm themselves again to
commit aggression.
And when this war Is over
we shall have fought in vain if
such criminals as Hirohlto and
To Jo and Hitler and Mussolini
ind their captains aren't
brought to book for their sins.
We said this during the last
war, too. There was a lot of
talk about punishment of war
guilt hanging the kaiser, and
that sort of thing but in the
end nobody had tha guts to do
anything about it.
Tolling
The Editor
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PARK CLEANLINESS
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
the Editor) Yesterday morning,
Sunday, August B, 1043, I went
to the park to enjoy on hour or
two of green trees and lawn.
There were a few parties of
people In the purk when we ar
rived. There must have been a
great deal more during the day,
because the few we saw couldn't
have created tho terribly dirty
mess that rcniulnocl after the
gates closed at 8 p. m.
I am not a crab but I do ap
preciate cleanliness and beauty
and I couldn't help but feel re
pulsion for people so lacking In
decency. There were great
stacks of paper plates, and nap
kins, and great chunks of half
eaten watermelon and rinds scat,
tered over a greater part of (Tk
lawn. Not only does such nrif.
gence mar the beauty ot the
park but there's also a health
problem involvod.
We have a lovely park, Klam
athltes. Why not tuke a little
more pride in it and keep it that
wayl
ROSIE DAUGHERTY.
(Editor's Note: The group iu$
ing the park for a picnic Sunduy
mudo special arrangements for
completely cleaning up the pic
nlc grounds after tha event was
over. This Job evidently had
not started at the time Miss
Daugherty visited the park.)
For State Conference Mr.
and Mrs. LeRoy Erdmann and
son Jlmmle, left Tuesday for Sa
lem, where Erdmann will attend
a conference for war produce
training coordinators. Gccnt
Frampton, from the United
Spates office of education will
conduct the conference outlining
new policies and regulations at
fectlng the war production train
ing program for the fiscal year.
Four hundred thousand times
more light is given by the sun
than by the moon.
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