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ACE FOUR , fBANK JENKINS MALCOLM EPLttV "EditSr Manalng Editor L temporary combination of the Ivenlns Herald ti7mith N.wa PublUhed ! altarnoon except Sunday SlViVlnd PiM eu. Klamath rIH. Oregon, by h &ud flsMnl Co. and th. N . w . PubH.nln Company. 8UBSOHIPTION RATES! jnonin law 1 Jfear ev.ou dj man .a month ll .year t).(iu puiaiut) rUAnuiin, lko. muuw www"" - - -im4m4 ooond data matUr at the poitofflce of Klamath dOrV.AucBla.18Und; ol ccw. i .rflfitSPSSri Member Audll JUHuTpnu tjgP3 Bureau Circulation EPLEY Today's Roundup ''"' By MALCOLM EPLEY N this column yesterday, It was related how I . marine corps officer, Lieutenant Archibald . i yi... rt ITramnnt rtn the west H, amespie, m. . """!0- slat ot upper one May day In 1846 with a message that turned the famed ptthmarker of the west from exploration to military con quest that made California a part 6t the United States. That, in a sentence, is the story of an incident of such significance that it is amazing little has been made of it. as a fascinating part of the back ground of the Klamath coun ' try. We've all passed it up, tot tne most pari. It Is a -story that is well known -to most students of the expansion of the United States, but the way. in which it connects the Klamath , country with that expansion is really something for Klamath people to know about and to talk about. Let's go into it a little deeper today. . . . , Expansionist- Politics IN the early elghteen-forUesy expansion was a : controversial political issue in the United States. Thomas Hart Benton, United States ' senator and father-in-law of Fremont, then a 'young army officer, was a powerful leader of the expansionist group. In 1844, an expansion ist president was elected in the person of James K. Polk, and the country moved in the direction of w,ar with Mexico and the acquisition of Texas and all the southwest, including Cali fornia. ;. ; I JPremont, who had already won fame ontwo expeditions into. the west (one of which took him through northern Klamath county) obtained approval of the war department for a' third expedition, this one to carry him well into Mexican territory. He came west with a party of 60 men, ostensibly on a topographical ex pedition, but there was unquestionable military flavor to his company. With him was the fatted scout, Kit. Carson, and Other able fron tiersmen, -v. - , . j Late in 1845,' Fremont came into California, and in December arrived in Sutter's fort, . on -the Sacramento. California was Mexican terri-. tery, andTtfie. presence of an American : military . party aroused suspicion-and fear among Mexi can authorities. Fremont moved about' in Cali fornia with his force until, while camped near tfh present town of Salinas, he was handed a iotlce from the Mexican authorities to get out Of California.' i Fremont entrenched himself on' a small peak nearby, flew the American flag," and awaited On assault. One band Of Mexicans did approach the stronghold, but - retired. There was no actual battle,, but eventually Fremont, aware Of hit rash conduct and its possible effect on a peaceful -settlement by Washington of the Cali fornia question, 'decided to retire with as much dignity '-as -possible." He took his company to Fort Sutter. . j- . " Fremont Takes His Time IIA7H1LE caflraitlng further political and mill jYY tary - developments, Fremont embarked On an exploration trip into the Oregon country, in March, 1846, he camped at the ranch of Peter- Lassen, on Deer creek near the Upper Sacramento river. ' He did a lot of fooling around at Lassen's place, as if waiting for something to happen. put he was. out of touch with Washington and was hot aware of events there and On the Rio jfirande.i. where 'a. war ;with-Mexico was rapidly developing . In faction April 24, 1846, the day " jTremOnt. left Lassen's ranch for the Klamath , Country, General Zacaharay Taylor had his Kirst engagement with Mexican troops on the Rio Grande. f On' May 6, -Fremont reached Klamath lake, probably at a spot now within the city limits iof Klamath Falls. It was probably his in cidental purpose to explore a route over the Hjatcaaes into tne Willamette valley, , but he again-showed no desire to get far away from Joalifornia,; and he moved slowly along the. west side of the Upper lake (through the cOun. sry you and I travel to Rocky Point and Lake o tie woods. .) - Three days iater, he received the message W MALLON that changed the course ot his life and the destiny of California. That was tho message brought to him from far-away Washington by Lieutenant A. H. Gilles pie, whose affiliation with .the United States marine corps was recalled here this week by General Denlg, tho marine public relations director, and opened this rather rambling ac count of a story of great local and national historical significance. Tomorrow, we will re late more about Gillespie, the dramatic meeting at Denny's creek near the present D. E. Alex ander ranch, and subsequent events. It's a yarn that we can't compress into one day's column. News Behind the News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 From the Pacific, Governor Stassen came back with the message that the home front is ovoroptimlstic about the end of tne war ana over-defeatist about tho peace. Public opinion Is so eager to grasp every sign of hope for the end that the resisting pow er of our enemies may have been underestimated. Guessing about .that by the most respon sible authorities here fluctu ates naturally with events. A man who thinks Germany will last beyond the election Is considered an extremist, but bets are being made to that effect. ..... The constant daily newt of diplomacy (or lack of it) involving Russian aims, but par ticularly the news of the colossal domestic tasks ahead (employment, debts, peace econ omics) unquestionably have caused a public fear which may be pessimistic it not defeatist. The reams of statistics that are dally being presented in the news by all the governmental and lobbying promotional ventures seem to me too much warped by economic facts. As usual, statistics never measure the human element. e Signal For Hope IN my opinion, the bands will start playing again at the armistice. Immediately there will be a different public spirit. All the pent up fears of war will be released. The very occasion will' bo a signal for renewed hope. Everyone who hat someone in the service knows what that means. TO the public also, it will be an end of rationing (or most of it) and similar restrictions of discomfort imposed on civilian life. . These overlooked factors of economics and their in spiration on business will be important. The GI bill of rights provides $25 a week unemployment insurance to service men for any 52 weeks of two years after discharge. (Incident ally, the CIO did not gain in popular favor by proposing $35 a week for industrial workers, but Democratic Senator Murray has hastened to' cover hit and their embarrassment at want ing more than the soldier by introducing a bill to raise the service maximum to $35.) ' Soma special : classes of war workers will . suffer a reduction in income by returning to normal- work, but any ''over-defeatism" on the home front in general seems to me to lie in financial considerations of the years ahead.- Glaring Apprehensions BUT, behind all tho news from Europe, ap prehensions for the peace are. glaring. .The fanaticism of the young German officers in resisting the guidance of their elders (recounted in this column published July 26) carries the implication that they may resist reason in the peace. It asks the question: Will the peace bring peace? Or will - Ger many, Austria, Poland, The Balkans, after the war, be France in reverse? -' Will the nazis go underground and fight .like the Maquis? -- ' -- . - Can revolution bo prevented? t A younger generation hat arisen In Europe since Mussolini and Hitler, a generation Which does not know reason, only force. , Can we ovoid street fighting, revolutions, assassinations On tho tame Old or larger Eur opean scale? Answers to the Questions THE news Of the day itself asks these ques tions, not in defeatism, but in search of an answer. Just now, State Secretary Hull is preparing to call a new security conference of the large powers to consider the political settlement in Europe. Up to now, all conferences have dealt with generalities and not with the difficulties which lie In specific application. So you have the Polish committee ot national liberation, announcing from Moscow its competi tion With the Polish government in London. The same situation is present in some degree throughout Europe. Thus, any reasonable analysis -of the Situa tion requires the conclusion that doubts about post-war Ot home may.. be. exaggerated, but doubts about the peace in Europe are not. rar Spending to Total - More Than $88 Billion ! . By The Associated Press i At-a-glance summary of re ttoed government budget est imates' for the fiscal year July 1, idfl44-June 30, 1945: - -f . ! Expenditures $98,404,000.- 000. (Not including a $825,000,- ivuu expenditures - less - receipts figure for government corpor ations which would make the ioverau total $99,029,000,000.) et receipts-r-$45,663,000,000. War Knpnriino SfiH pnn nnn . 'ArtA ' ' 1 UUU. f Excess of expenditures over hreceipts $52,741,000,000. National debt at end of fiscal year-$25i,286,ooo,ooo. J Net increase in public debt $80,283,000,000. I - " ' By KARL R. BAUMAN Washington; Aug: 3 yp) Budget Director Harold D. Smith, assuming that the fight ing In Europe Will be over fey next summer, estimated today that the United States will spend $88,900,000,000 for war in the fiscal year begun on July 1. Also, he said In presenting re vised estimates of federal fi nances for the year, American taxpayers will Contribute to ward that sum the largest gov ernment "take" of record. Smith revised Upward by near ly $5,000,000,000 his January estimate of net receipts -from S4U,70H,UUU.000 to S45.663.000. 000. Net receipts in the fiscal year ended June 30 totaled $44, 149,000,000, double the preced ing year. Except for employment taxes, which . congress failed to in- A Gem of Thought From Idella's i There was a Lightning Bug named Joe And about Blackouts he Didn't know When the Warden shouted turn out the light Don't you know: there's: a Blackout to-night? He said, "When I gotta glow, I just gotta glow." ' Matches 5c big box phoM 46 ay IDELLA'S -tfJltGtAQal! eth crease, and customs, Smith re vised upward all hit tax esti mates. Direct taxes on Individual! he estimated at $18,935,000,000, in stead of $18,113,000,000, but still below the $20,290,000,000 actually collected in the last fis cal year when adoption of the pay-as-you-go plan caused un usual collections. Other tax estimates, com pared with the January esti mates: Direct taxes on corporations, $16,588,000,000 and $15,404,000, 000; excise taxes, $5,637,000,000 and $4,251,000,000; employment taxes, $2,081,000,000 and $8, 182,000,000; customs, $362,000, 000 and $438,000,000; miscel laneous receipts, $3,643,000,000 and $2,037,000,000. This brines total receipts to $47,246,000,000, but a deduction of $1,583,000, 000 for federal old-age and sur vivors insurance trust fund re duces the net to $45,663,000,000, EMPLOYES BUY BONDS SALEM. Aug. 3 (ff)The 2500 state employes who buy bonds by the monthly payroll reduc tion plan have bought $1,010,820 worth Of bonds since the plan was begun in February, 1942, the state department Said today. PILES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED NO PAIN . NO HOSPITALIZATION NA I.AH nf Tim. Permanent RsnUit DR. E. M. MARSHA Clrirelle hrileta St Rt, lit - Eiqolre TkMlrs Bits. Fhona-IMS HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON 3IDE GLANCES Au sutt 3 W7ntnrnnttnKt, me. t, m. ma. tt . wt. wr.' - ''';Vf't-t Oregon Tops Quota In Fifth War Loan PORTLAND, Auti. 8 Ml ''- bhnsos mounted ! SlU.Bn(l.fl70 on roports rei-olvcd from the fed e'ul reserve bunk lit Sim Iran- Cisco today. Tho purchases wore inudu betoio July 31. Purchnsni ot E bonds stood at $43,740,092 on this report. The slnto'i araitd quota was $135,000,000, tne E bond quott, $38,000,000. Multnomah emmtv hM renort .a nf 123,461,317 In E bonds 000. Tho i MONKEYS MAVeTT I'M POXO In Iholr k" ?".)llfy the vZr 5i iniirv h ..... u ml 1 " , "J" -v " Hnrl .' SimlliA meriJ ! JSP, "Your mother certainly is a pench I'm enjoying this snack to much, maybe we can wait till some oilier night to go out and dance!" Half On Visits To Congested Wat Areas Requested PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. J W) If you don't have business there, stay out of congested war pro duction centers, a federal com mittee asked of the public today. Corrington Gill, director of the presidents committee for con gested production areas, said that thousands of visitors neither seeking essential jobs nor having war-connected business are flock ing to the nation's already heav ily Congested areas. They thus overburden already heavily-laden transportation, housing, rec reation, hotel and public service facilities. A sample census taken in 10 congested areas, he said, showed there were 270,000 such visitors. Portland was Included. They found 18,261 visitors here. There were 42.000 in Seattle, 86,000 in Los Angeles, 43,750 in San Fran cisco. . . ; ON FURLOUGH PORTLAND,; Aug. 3 (VP) Thirty Oregon soldiers of the 41st division were home on fur lough here today from the South Pacific under the army's rota tion plan. They arrived last night on a bus that carried other members of the division to Salem and points south of here. j , Classified Ads Bring Results. SKIN-RASH TORTURE NOW RELIEVED FOR MILLIONS To eaM the aauruu: itch ol minor kln rashes heat rash, baby's diaper rash . countless families sprinkle on Mexaana, the soothing, medicated powder. Like millions oi tiny Sponges it helps take up moisture on skin, a frequent causoofheat rash. Mexsanacontainaingrodientsoften reoommended by many specioliflta for the relief of these miseries. Yet this com forting absorbent powder costs little, and there's even greater savings In the larger sites. Bold everywhere. Buy a big Sosnomy package today and keep it handy. Be ready to got quick rolls! from these discomforts by using Mexsana. KILLED IN EXPLOSION MARSHFIELD, Aug. 3 (P) Adrian Flores, an employe of the Watt-Nouman Construction company, was killed accidentally In a dynamite explosion near China Flats, said County Cor oner W. O. Campbell. Classified ads get results. insect NVOTHS fA TO .... . a. NTS siSSa." 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