FRANK JENKINS MALCOLM EPLEY
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. March 8. 1879
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By MALCOLM EPLEY
FROM a woman reader comes an obviously
sincere letter, which begins:
"I am firmly convinced that there is no such
thing as justice in our city:
Never have I been so disap
pointed in my home town."
Her reference was to the
recent acquittal of a man
charged in local courts with
a criminal offense.
Her remarks, all along the
same line, are similar to com
ment we hear almost daily in
local gatherings and informal
discussion relating to the gen
eral Question of criminal
prosecution in Klamath county. EPLEY
Lawyers might question the technical sound
ness of many of these remarks by laymen, but
the fact remains that the common run of decent
citizens of this county are seriously disturbed
and doubtful about the efficacy of our law
enforcement processes.
It's an old axiom hereabouts that if you park
by a fire plug, the book will be thrown at
you, but if you commit a murder, you'll go
free.
Recently, we heard the remark that "the
beast of Belsen would have been acquitted with
honor if tried by jury in Klamath county."
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Disturbed
THIS widespread lack of confidence In our
law enforcement processes cannot be traced
to any one case, any one official, or any group.
We have had outside judges, even outside prose
cutors, and there is no evidence that any local
official in judicial and law enforcement offices
is not doing his conscientious best. We like-'
wise have heard nothing that would indicate
impropriety or dishonesty on the part of jurors.
Perhaps the ramifications of criminal law. have
something to do with it, but the law is the
same here as elsewhere in the state, and it's
Interpretations in courts here stand up quite
well in supreme court tests.
But .the public attitude on this question is
nevertheless one of serious disturbance and
concern, and worthy of attention and comment.
Some might even fear that it can become so
intense that the pendulum might swing the
other way, and a convictor psychology develop
that would make it difficult for an innocent
man to get justice.
The record doesn't indicate that's likely to
happen in Klamath county. We can be quite
confident in making the prediction that law
enforcement processes in Klamath county will
always be safe for the innocent. Trouble is,
too many people feel they're too safe for the
other kind. . .
We mention this all here because we feel
that this heightened public interest in the
matter is wholesome. When the public demon
strates that it wants to see justice done, it
sharpens the possibilities in that direction into
probabilities. People may sometimes be wrong
in their opinions and conclusions in particular
cases, but their overall desire, as indicated in
recent expressions, is sound and proper.
News Behind The News
By PAUL . M ALLON
MIAMI, Feb. 22 The mad rush of the peo
ple to spend and throw their money
around freely is visibly accentuated here in the
nation's winter playground.
Betting at the Hialeah horse track is run
ning nearly double 1943-1944, the Inst previous
racing year. Daily, an average of $1,400,000 is
poured through the mutuels by 20,000 to 30,000
persons.
Three nightly dog racing tracks In this area
reported $15,800,000 was bet by people during
the first 113 nights of their season, A 50 per
cent increase over the war-betting year.
, Gambling casinos in this area have been
pushed out across the county line by official
action, but so much money has been lost in the
most lavish of these establishments, its activ
ities may get into the nationnl wire news be
fore the season is closed.
Insiders tell me this gambling spree has been
inspired mostly by black market money, the
untraceable, untaxed cash which operators in
tires, butter and shortage-materials manage to
extract in the large cities.
Trek To Florida
BUT the common man is spending his, too.
Every imaginable archaic form of jalopy
and trailer hit the highways this winter for this
massive sunny sandbar which is the state of
Florida. Practically every trailer camp has
a sign in front: "No vacancies." One woman
started a sit-down picket demonstration of 24
hours or more in a hotel lobby in protest pf
her inability to obtain lodgings. These inci
dents are being reported. Twice the normal
influx has besieged the playground, limited to
normal facilities.
What is not being reported is that these
eager people, some with their war savings, or
veterans with their discharge allowances, are
gladly paying 40 to 80 cents for a hamburger;
$30 up for inferior tires; $2.85 for a fast hair
cut and wash: $70 a week for medium-class
hotel room and board; $3 and up (up to S30)
for dinner without drinks; $8000 for a cottage
for a few months and commensurately for
other items of living. Money is flowing fast
and furiously. The condition, as I say, is not
unique to Florida. The nation is on a spend
ing spree. You can merely see the flow in
closer focus here, where money was never
sticky, yet never so slippery as now.
What happens when the money runs out?
What comes next when the war bonds are
cashed and spent, the discharge allowances
gone, the black markets dispelled by normal
supplies of living materials? Will the populace
not wind up one day broke and shriek to the
government again: Save me.
Wise men of knowing reputation, to whom I
have put these questions have not given me
the answer I expected. They figure the spend
ing spree is a temporary interim npstwar con
dition which will soon sop up its own causes
and effects and leave no disastrous results.
It is true, however, these days -resemble 1929
in their surface aspects.
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People Bidding Wildly ,
PEOPLE are bidding for goods and services
rather wildly, anticipating even higher
prices. But there is one great difference now.
In 1929 people bought with debt. They bought
on the Installment plan beyond their ability
to pay (corporations as well as individuals).
Today people are spending cash and are not
acquiring debt.
Logically, then, they expect to escape the
former consequences of their folly.
There is another escape to which they look
forward. If the nation goes to work and pro
duces goods for the vast shortage-markets, the
present flow of cash may be expanded. If- the
sales of all the autos, radios, iceboxes- and what
nots are effected, this current spending spree
might be followed by a boom for two, three
or five years.
Personally, I am not so sure of this, as most
authorities seem to be. I am beginning to
wonder if the people will have enough money
left to buy all the things they need. I am
not certain that the strikes have not dangerous
ly delayed production while money went else
where, and I ask myself (without getting an
answer) if the increased prices required to
satisfy the unions demands, will not be a
deterrent to boom buying and spending, as
wages generally have not increased sufficiently
to give permanence to current war-bloated
buying power among the great mass of the
people.
I intend to continue my search for more
definite understanding of the prospects in
coming columns.
SIDE GLANCES
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"For heaven's sake, lot him finish you oil'! Do you want
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From the Klamath Republican
February 22, 1906
A Southern Pacific train was
buried in a landslide near Delta,
Calif., yesterday, killing the en
gineer. Denny Frell, and injur
ing eight passengers. -
Dr. R. E. L. Stelner and Dr.
F. E. Smith of Salem may build
a hospital here.
Telling
The Editor
Letters printed here must not be mors
than 600 words in length, must bs writ
ten Isglbly en ONE SIDE of the psper
only, and must be slgnsd. Contrlbutiene
following these rules, are warmly welcomed.
BIRD MIGRANTS MOVE
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To
the Editor) This is the time of
year the bird migrants com
mence moving. Our winter
dwellers, like the waxwing and
some white crowned sparrows
snn tox sparrows feel, spring is
on the way and commence the
long trip to Canada, to Alaska, to
even the Aleutian islands where
Americans ousted the Japanese.
Meantime those that summer
vacation with us, like the tana
gers, are coming up from Mex
ico, Guatemala, even the Panama
canal. Some arrive from the
Amazon river, and even farther
south where the writer studied
them while collecting the giant
blue-silk butterflies. . .
A good plan for a young bird
student is to regularly list his
birds. He then will notice how
winter visitants disappear, how
summer birds disDlace them.
Also, he will find some birds,
like the magpie, are with us all
the year round. These are what
the scientists call "residents."
As one does this, he will com
mence to learn which are the in
sect eaters, like the flycatchers.
He will grasp how they save, for
human food, what otherwise the
6-footed, like the- grasshoppers,
would devour. '
Sincerely,
C. M. GOETHE.
A HOUSING PROBLEM
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22 (IP) I
Mousing snortage paradox:
Larry Bome's office assistant
told him she d quit her job if
she didn't find an apartment
soon.
Her boss, ironically, is execu
tive secretary of the Portland
Realty board, the state's largest
group of real estate men and
property managers. '
(He's issued a special bulletin
appeal to all members.)
STUMPED
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 22 (IP)
PFC Vincent Mayde of Seattle
has found there's one order Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower can't give.
The army chief of staff paused
beside Mayde's bed in MadigaTi
General hospital and asked the
injured GI: "Is there anything I
can do?"
"Yes, sir," Mayde popped up.
Can you order the captain to let
me out of bed?"
Chuckled the general: "You
got me there!"
Ancient man kept time by
measuring shadows cast by trees,
cliffs and other objects.
Car Reported
Stolen In KF
A light green 1938 Buick se
dan owned by L. H. Luking,
4798 Climax, has been reported
stolen sometime yesterday or last
night from 3rd, between Klam
ath and Main. . .
Luking said that he had left
the switch unlocked and that the
car had a full tank of gas.
Police are also on the lookout
for a 1929 Ford pickup stolen
in Alturas and believed to have
been brought toward Klamath
Falls, and a 1939 Ford stolen
two days ago in Medford.
There was no session of muni
cipal court this morning. Arthur
N. Null, 208 East Main, was ar
rested for running a stop sign at
Broad and Elm yesterday and
cited to appear in court tomor
row. . .- .
James W. Pone. 237 Jefferson.
was cited to aoDear tomorrow
for running a stop sign at Es
planade and Main, and Mrs. C. L.
Faulkner, Klamath Agency, post-
From the Klamath News
February 22, 1936
All plans are complete for the
Crater Lake Ski club's meet at
Fort Klamath Sunday.
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Gales and rain struck the
Klamath country today.
Tulelake clinched the Klamath-Siskiyou
basketball confer
ence title by defeating Malin,
34 to 13, last night.
Corporation Buys
Refrigerator Barge
ASTORIA, Feb. 22 CP) A re
frigerator barge, built for the
navy, has been purchased by the
new Astoria Fisheries corpora
tion to act as a seagoing store
house.
The barge, which can keeD 500
fillets on ice, will sail to Kodiak
island and Bristol bay as "moth
er ship" for a small fishing fleet.
Injuries Fatal To
Tractor Operator
SPOKANE, Feb. 22 (P)
Merle Jessmore, 48, tractor op
erator, died today from injuries
suffered last night when, police
said, he walked into the side of
an automobile.
The driver was not held.
Jessmore's death was Spo
kane's third traffic fatality.
Strand To Speak
To Rotary Clubs
Dr. A. L. Strand, president of
Oregon State college, will speak
tonight at the inter-city Rotary
club dinner to be held in tho Wil
lard hotel.
Clubs expected to gather here
with the Klamath Falls organiza
tion, are from Tulelake, Alturas,
Susanvillc. Lakeview and Ash
land. Marshall E. Cornell is din
ner chairman and Mitchell Til
lotson will preside. This is the
41st anniversary of Rotary Inter
national. Cocktails will be served
at 6:30 p. m., followed by dinner.
Andrew Loney, club member,
will present the musical program.
The World
Today
By DtWITT MacKENZIE
AP World Traveler
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MacKENZIE
SsitjaVVV'V'aW'As'
HERFOHD, Clermimy, Feb. 22
One o( tho difficult problems of
tho allied forces of occupation In
Germany has been the position
of Wo largo inimnor oi (iispim-co
persons Irom
other coun
tries These "DP's,"
as the British
soldiers call
them, were
mostly Hitler's
slave labor
and prisoners
of war. In this
zone t h e r o
o r I g I n it 1 1 y
wore 2,450,000
who hud to be
housed, clothed, fed and kept
warm. A million of these wore
Russians and another half mil
lion were Poles, the rest being
mnlnlv Italians, Dutch and
French.
British authorities have n-ptil-riiiti-tl
all but 450.000 of Ihcse
unfortunate folk and would re
patriate tho rest gladly.
But most of these displaced
persons don't want to so home at
this time. The majority of them
arc Poles and they arc holding
buck mainly for economic rea
sons although some say they arc
tearful on political grounds.
Mouths to Ftd
The authorities expect most of
them will be ready to go back
in tho spring when tho weather
Is good, but In tho meantime they
represent a half-million mouths
to feed In a Germany which al
ready Is struggling with a food,
fuel and housing shortage.
Mrs. Mack and I encountered
a most interesting cross-section
of urs in the barracks. Some
half of them arc Jews who were
political prisoners In the niizi
murder camps. The members of
this colony live in small groups
In the rooms of the many bar-
racKs DtiiKiings. They are pro
vided with all necessities nnil url
better food rations than are al
lowed Germans.
Those who were prisoners In
the awful concentration camps
Friday, r.b. 22, 1146
JJERALD AND
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court for running a stop sign at
Upham and Prospect and for
having no operator's license.
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get special privileges, for many
of them are In weakened condi
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There are schools for tho chit
Hi-mi. mid tho DP's run them
Stimu of these folk work outside
fur the lii'ltlsli mid get bolter pay
than (he uermaua.
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THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
HENR Y: " I've heard that same thing several
times lately ... that alcoholics are really
sick people. It was news to me. Do you
agree with that statement, Judge?"
OLD JUDGE:" Yes, it's true, Henry. It'sno
notion of mine... it's a statement made
by scientists who have studied the subject."
HENR Y:" What did they find out, Judge?"
OLD JUDGE: "Well, as a result of their
medical research, they found out that ap.
proximately 95 of the people who drink,
drink sensibly. 5 do so unwisely, at times.
Included In that 5 it the small pe""1" ?
known as alcoholics."
HENRY: "But why are they am 11
people?" '
OLD JUDGE: "Because It taj
covered that, In many cases, excess v
ing is a symptom of some p iysiw'J a
tional maladjustment... not Uiecauw (
HENRY: "Now I understand it, J" J(h
am glad to hear of the mder" Treal?
to this problem and that so rmicn
being done to help these folks.