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FOUR HERALD AND NEWS Friday. Novambir 2, 1845 J5irali) an&3?eUr News Behind The News - Tl fit 111 T 1 NM rilANK JENKINS MALCOLM EPLKY Editor Managing Editor temporary combination of tho Evening Herald and the lamath Nawa. Published ovary afternoon except Sunday at Esplanade and Pine streets. Klamath rails. Oregon, by lha Herald Publishing Co. and the News Publishing Company. ( Ententtf as aecond clasa matter at the poatofflc of Klamath rales, One., on August 30, 1900, under act of congreea. March a, 1878 Member, Associated Press Member Audit Bureau Circulation Today's Roundup ; By MALCOLM EPLEY A LOT of good work went into the effort that brought a federal district court term to Klamath Falls. . It began years ago. A delaying factor was that congressional action was necessary, and we do not want , this occasion to pass without saying a word of warm ap preciation t o Congressman Lowell Stockman, who listened to our story on the matter three or four years ago and began then to lay the ground work. Senators Morse and Cordon have helped a great deal. Giving real punch to the cf- . fort recently was the work of EPLEY the Klamath County Bar association committee, including J. H. Carnahan. William Ganong and Harold Merryman. When the lawyers put their shoulders to the wheel, it began to turn. Ap proval of the state bar group was obtained by the local association. As a preliminary step, Judge James Alger Fee came to Klamath county and held a session of federal court. This was a significant recogni tion of the soundness of the argument for a court term here... Circuit Judge David R. Van denberg has cooperated in providing quarters for holding the federal court in -the circuit courtroom. We'll round out the bouquet business with a word for the chamber of commerce, which has been In there pitching for a long time on this matter. e a Forest Office Question AS we have said on numerous occasions, the number of federal relationships in the Klamath basin area justifies several important federal offices here. These' relationships existed even before the vast extension of federal ac tivity under the Roosevelt administration. ; For Instance, we still think the U. S.- forest service should consider a sub-fegional office, or some other set-up here, that , would more adequately represent the-forest service in a county which has major parts of three national forests within its borders. A ranger's office for just one of these forests is not enough..- ; i Roadsign Mixup A E'VE done a bit of complaining in this ( VV department about roadsigns hereabouts, and now Halloween pranksters have really fixed jlhings up. i , Some one lifted several signs from highways Jrt the eastern part of the county and installed ;them neatly in the southern Klamath basin.. - Driving south toward Tulelake yesterday, we rubbed our eyes when an apparently official 'sign informed us we were approach the Sprague River junction. That was just north of the .Tulelake-Malin junction. In the town of Merrill, another official sign bears the word "Dairy." ! Several signs from the Beatty-Bly-Dairy area were noticed standing against the wall of the jHenley school. We haven't been in the eastern part of the jcounty since the night the witches were at work and do not know if the southend signs were set up out there. i Until the work of the pranksters is repaired, here's another hazard to drunken driving. By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 Thirty-six hours before Mr. Truman spoke, his speech contained a flat program for a 20 per cent 1 general union wage increase. As later delivered, the arguments upon which the 20 per cent plan had been based were presented in detail without the 20 per cent figure. The arguments contended the work-week for unions had been reduced from 48 to 40 hours; the reduction of eight being one-fifth or 20 per cent of 40. So the unions should get 20 per cent of their demands without any price increases. I understand industry served notice it would rebel against such a program. Other reasonable interests would have agreed such a political settlement was impossible of fulfillment as well as a surrender of the national economy to in flation and the unions. (I will below outline the justices of this position). Industry was prepared to contend, furthermore, Mr. Truman had no legal authority to impose such a pro position. Resistance in the courts and other wise was a prospect. a e a Proposition Hedged SO the proposition was hedged in the final presentation but how much no one yet knows for sure. The common news interpreta tion was that wage increases should be limited to cases which would not cause a general price increase (with exceptions). Labor, in some in stances however, still thinks it means 20 per cent. Thus, the matter may yet require con siderable workine out. While a change of administration front to CIO economics apparently has been narrowly averted, the judicious plane Mr. Truman finally reached is oen to interpretations perhaps be yond those yet apparent to the public. The factors behind" the decision to eliminate the 20 Der cent figure are these: - There is no economic justification for a flat 20 Der cent boost. ; The unions contend their take-home income should be kept at wartime levels in order to maintain national purchasing power. This is not necessary economically or even advisable from an economic standpoint for two reasons, In the first place the spending program of the Truman administration will run two or three times higher than the highest spending of the free spending Roosevelt budgets to slimu late purchasing power as never before. In the second place, there is already too much purchasing power for the goods available, as anyone can see from the way people are throw ing money ' around. .. a Purchasing Power Too Great . THE purchasing power is too great for the amount of goods available and will remain so for the next 18 months or more the pro jected time ;for the increase and probably until goods become freely available. Thus, a wage increase during the period covered by this 20 per cent agreement, can only be recog nized as a political appeasement of the unions. The unions, of course, claim they will not get their full wartime wage under this settle ment, because they will lose overtime pay. This is true, but from the economic standpoint, the program means less production than war time, much less, and therefore continuance i of the shortage of goods in the face of already excessive purchasing power. The second proposition involved is that prices shall not be increased. The wage cost of pro duction cannot be increased by one-fifth without an increase in price! The proposition is an in congruity. The theory of the unionists is that business has been making rich profits, and the 20 per cent increase can come from that. Wartime profits were based on many factors that no longer exist. The manufacturers had fixed contracts from a single customer, the govern ment. They had the utmost mass human ef fort, men doubling up on jobs, working 48 hours and more, which cut their costs. The World Today By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. (Substituting for MacKtnilo) AP Foreign Affairs Analvit Americans awoke today to aiv other day of disturbing news Just as they have for many days past. Strikes and any number of troubles great and small! But the news they mlitht hnvo had today was not to come, in stead of awaiting word of per haps 200,000 American boys who might have been facing a murderous, suicidal Japanese cle fense of Kyushu island, tlious ands were waiting on both east and west coasts for veterans homeward bound. Today would have been a cru cial day on Kyushu but for the series of fortuitous circumstanc es which knocked out Japan less than three months ago. Poised To Strike Under the schedule fixed be fore Hirohito hollered quits, MacArthur and Nimitz would have struck against the Japa nose homeland night before lust. Presumably they would have been ashore today with most of 10 divisions. They would have been the 25th, 33rd, 40th, 41st, 43rd, 1st cavalry, the America), and the 2nd, 3rd and 5th ma rines. Coining in behind them would have been the 77th, 81st and 98th after a feint toward the inland sea around the strait be tween Shikoku and Honshu. MacArthur planned to secure Kyushu for the winter, consoli- date, and strike about March 1 directly at Tokyo across the plains east of the city. The as sault and immediate follow through there would have In volved 25 additional divisions, and no telling how many more in the following land campaign. IB-Months campaign Unofficial reports from the general's headquarters before the end of the war said prepara tions would be made for an 18 months campaign in Japan. And the effect of the subjugation of the homeland on Japanese arm les in China and Manchuria was still a matter of speculation. It was hoped that the beheading of the empire would wither its parts. Russia was expected to see mat it aid. But none could be sure. The British were loading tneir boats to cut off the Japa nese in Malaya and the south' west "co-prosperity sphere" wnen tne surrender came. The Japanese have made it plain what they intended to do. They would have met us with suicide boats, with a Kamikaze for which planes and pilots were being saved and with every man who could stand in defense of his homeland. The news is not always heart ening now. But no bobbing, face down bodies of American boys dot the surf of southern Kyushu, Waiting For New Drapes? Used fats are needed In making drapery fabrics, nylons and many other things you're waiting for ... as well as soaps. TURN IN YOU USB) MTSf ' SEATTLE, Nov. 2 fT) Rus- sin will make a spirited bid for postwar steamship trade in tho Atlantic and Pacific, u Soviet purchasing commission represen tative who predicted unprece dented shipping between north west ports and Russia said yes terday, Tho spokesman, Pavel Revlio rez said he had learned recently his government wns considering tho construction of fast passen ger ships for service lo ports on both sides of the United States. "There will bo great demand for American goods in Russia. Many ships will bo needed to carry thoso cargoes," he added. Revlzorez snld also more than 100 Russian government repre sentatives would arrive in Seat tle today, homeward bound after wartime service in this country. They will board the Russian mo torshlp Smolnv here and sail for Vladivostok, he said. The Russian commission's Seattle office will close Satur day, for transfer to Portland, Rcvizorcz also announced. iil'i'!'liii'i"iiii!'i;i'irl'"i!!ilvil;iTi!?!i!iiT''iiii'ii From the Evening Herald Nov. 2, 1935 El Nido. a nearbv roadhouse. was held up by a robber with n machine gun last night. He got ?40. Riff rrnvtrrle nm nmlwlt,, tl.m Merrill potato festival today. TIbIa 1 1 1 1 ! . vj.ti.vj tilii-a uiv 91111 KUUUllg. They are up to $1.25 here. From the Klamath Republican Oct. 26, 1905 AHlirAC la n rloonlntn culn nf ashes as tho result of a terrible fire. Twenty -seven buildings burned nt nn Hmntorl lr,c r $75,000. Bond Purchase Good For Vote For Queen PORTLAND, Nov. 2 Ml Each $18.75 war bond purchas ed from Nov. 5 through mid night Doc. 1 will bo good for a vote for Oregon victory queen, nfrirlnlie mild todnv. Every girl whoso name Is hacked with S.1III10 In bonds will become a candidate, eligible for a chance ot n screen curuor EUGENE PUBLISHER PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 2 M') New head of tho Boy Scouts of America Regional Executive committee, succeeding Reginald II, Parsons of Sjeattle, Is Alton F. Baker, Eugene Reglster-Ciuard publisher. Pnlciit hnlrte mimprniia Unv Scout awards including tho sil ver antelope for distinguished service to boyhood. Ho has been active In scouting since 1042. Parsons is retiring from the committee, which makes up training programs and policies for Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Alaska and part of Montana. Radio Programs lE II Mutual-Don Lee 1240 kc. Friday Eve., Nov, 2 l a. m. ( 11 e Iter, News CIS n I a r Danre : S p e 1 1 I g M Haaa-e at Sparta Tile Kvsnlng Con-rert TtSO Lone Sanger :00 Nor SYolte Sild Freedom a I Opportunity M tll.nn Here. News am Millar 0:10 Wrrilllng Melf-Beo ISM Nawa RoanO- Saturday, 0:10 a. in. neao. I'p TMnss :4S Farm ! lellna Nov. 3 lit Frank Ham. I n g way, Nawa T:ls Dance Time 1:J0 II a a 4 I I a e News 1:19 Bail Boys Fifteen six-horse teams arriv ed here Monday from the rail road, bringing freight for Klam ath Falls merchants. Wires are now strung for operation of the Lanecll Valley Telephone company. either, and it Is almost Thanks giving. OAS raeerlteo at Yesterday lit Honing Mat inee :J0 Nswe l:4S rutin s Plashaa AS H e a a a I Mystery M Varlelr le vee :IS Sang Tlaaa 10:00 Glenn Hsrdr Nawa 10:t3 Al Wllllama 10:30 Audience Shew ll:Ot Mernlng MslodUa IlitS Calendar Stasia at ll:S0 Italurdar Varieties lt:ee Male d leus Melodise 1S:IS News 1:30 in, Dante Tunes 11:13 I a r nt Front and .Market Mtperta 1:00 p. in. Jerry Hears Or chestra lllS Mlscha Stan ley Concert 1:30 Football Songs Ilia A ss eclated Oregon v a Washington Ball tiame 4:10 Not nrandr wlna Orches tra. 1:11 K I amain T h a aire Time t ea I.ea Marcae Newe lis Canary Fal Shew 1:11 II., .a af Beat OFFICERS Stale realtors concluded tholr 11th annual convention In Gear hart last week choosing A, D. Newman ot Portland as tho now president. New officers named were, William Ci. Hardy, Siilomj It. C. "Uiiguu" Dale, Klamath Fulls, mid J. Kretl llraly, Albany, vlco presidents; V. W. Doinlney, Port land, treasurer; Lurry W. Iltmiu, Portland, Nocretury; J, K, Estop, Lebanon, director for one year to replace, llraly; 11. C. Ouley, Ashland; Edward C. Conic, Grants Puss; E. M. Chllcoto, Klamath Falls; Leo N. Chillis, Bnlcinj John L. Orny and Harold. 4 Rogers of Portland, and Walter j, union, jtodiuoiui, (iiioctoin (or two years. A. It, Kiiporsnn and Wenley Sharpies iilsu attended (ho eon. volition from Klamath Fulls. Dalo ciiina In second on tho quit contest, Service Personnel Invited To Party All servlco nrronnol m cordially Invited to a party given In their honor by the young people of thu Iiiiiiiitiniiil llapllsl church. Tim location Is No, lllh and High, tlio time Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Thorn will ha good food, fun and fellowship, Tim world'H lnrues.1 exDortnr nt coffee la 13rii7.il. ...if you are going to buy, build or modernize your home... see the First National Bank Cngon't Ldlng Mtrehant ot CrdH Telling The Editor Letters printed here must not be mors than S00 worde In length, muet bo writ ten legibly on 0N( IIOI at the paper only, and muet be signed. Contributions lolloorlng these rules, are warmly wet- ; TIPS TO POTENTIAL ? ENEMIES KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To the Editor) Why in the .name of heaven don't our poli ticians go into the files of every newspaper in the country and send copies of the last 30 days to all foreign countries, to save them the trouble of having their runderground agents pick them iup? In that way, they will know the easy way, just how, when and where to use their atomic bombs on us when they get ready to wipe us out. J Frank W. Hurd. JJoute 3, Box 1032A. I ON STRIKES 1' KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To ftne Editor): Please give me a ; little space to defend my article on strikes In the Herald-News, : October 24. .' My shoulders are broad and I can take the raps from both em ployer and union. Operators of -several big concerns have called me down on my statements of pronts. xney say I want the union to take all the profits. ' Let's get down to cases: When Henry Ford raised waees to minimum of five dollars a day, he was patted on the back for it. Nevertheless, he was getting very rich and was selling cars for as low as $450. Everyone coma aiiora a ear tnen, i Scars, Roebuck slock Is around $143. Is the company go ing broke? Not on your lifel Yet the company Is unionized. , , The American Telephone com pany stock has soared to $185. They must be making money, yet they have not lowered rates or raised wages. These same facts can be said of many companies. '. President Truman said, a "mouthful" when he said wages should be raised, that it would produce Inflation. Harry Truman knows the status of industry, even if he is a democrat. He re alizes that we already have some Inflation, and are paying too much for many things. I am not upholding the union in every way. I think a 15 per cent, raise would have been enough; 30 per cent is too much. If the big lumber comoanies had volunteered to raise 15 per cent Deiore tne striKe, i aon t believe mere would nave been a strike; but as I quoted Mr. Donough, head of a big steel industry. "The big industries do not raise wages unless forced to." The au tomobile manufacturers will try io raise tne price ol automobiles if they give in to the union. Har ry Truman can't stop it. . That means more inflation, which harms everybody. As I said, arbitration is the only remedy for strikes. DR. W. P. TABER. 4060 Shasta Way. CATTLE PUZZLE PDTlTT.AMn Hiiu 9 ffli A North Portland resident found the thrpft heifprs nnrl door lrtct I from a Vancouver, Wash., man's nera. Rut. frm nwnor Anrin fi. Shagren, can't figure out how the cattle crossed the Columbia river. &fi3 terelsitJoe Marsh IvsftXJ Atomtlummt Keeping 'em Down on the farm Rode out to the Jenkins farm the other day-and there was young- Charlie Jenkins-two months out of uniform driving a tractor as pretty as could be with his one good arm. I expect yon find thai pretty dun after piloting a bomber,' J suggested. Charlie gives me a wide, con tented grin. "Dull?" he says. "All the time I was over Ger many I dreamt of this the smell of hay, and the hot sun on my back . . . and comln' home to women's voices in the farm house, and home cookin', and a friendly glass of beer. No," he says dreamily, "not dull!" Prom where I sit, that's how lots of retaining veterans moat feeL Teaming for excitement? No, Jhut mighty glad to be back rlth the old familiar things, the day's work, the rewards ot home, companionship, and sim ple pleasures like a friendly glass of beer, No... not doll, CyrriglUi IMSi VtludSmaBmm FoamhUm ' J :.Jaw .UU ' .. i .aloft ' 1 Rev. L. H. Sheets Nationally Known Evangelist Speaking , Every Night, Except Saturday, 7:45, at- the Assembly of God Church 8th and Oak Sti. Subject for Sunday, Nov. 4, "The World's La it Bloody Sunset." 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