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'iiV r PAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH VMA&, ORKOON TUESDAY, JUNE ft, 1054 t . ' FRANK JENKINS BILL JENKINS . Editor ' " Managing Editor Entered eecond class mutter at the post-office at Klamath Falls, Ore., on August 30, 1904, under act ot Congress, March t, 179 ' MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use (or publication ol all local newt printed in this newspaper as veil as all AP.news. - ...--. SUBSCRIPTION RATES . . . MAIL BY CARRIER 1 Month . t 1.35 Months U.t W 1 Year $11.00 1 Month - l.SS t Months 1 a. 10 I Year $16.20 CAUGHT IN THE ROUNDS They'll Do It Every Time --''j- By Jimmy llulo , By OKB ADDISON RETAIL MEMO: ' Do-It-Yourself bales will gross four billion dollars this year (which works out to $97 for every family In the nation). Growing steadily since the war, DIY has become a distinct and forceful market since 1851 and It's here to stay. That's how "Printer's Ink" maga zine sums up this burgeoning mar ket In a progress report on the In dustry. Items: ! 1 43 percent of plywood stocks go to do-lt-yourself: 60 percent of all wallpaper; M percent of floor tile. S 200 thousand new homes were built last year by owner-con tractors. 3) 8.5 percent of U.S. families plan new homes this year. Better Kan nail will do some oi me work emselves. ; 4.) There are 11 million home workshops. I S 7s percent ot Interior paint Is applied by homemakers. 6 Do-tt-yourselt exhibits are drawing big crowds; 70,000 at tended In Dallas; 90.000 in Bos ton: 182,000 in Los Angeles. 7 94 percent of men are Mr. ixits, go percent own work clothes according to a check of subur banites by Young & Rubicam ad vertising agency. ' 8) How-to and do-lt-yourself books are multiplying. About 40 different titles were on sale at the Mew York do-lt-yourself exhibit. The average American last year consumed 13 percent more food than he ate in the average 1939-39 year. This is a major fac tor behind the surging volume oi food store sales while many other businesses lag. reported the wall Street Journal. People also are eating better and more expensive foods. P.S. WUlis. president of that Grocery Manufac turers of America, said, "Ameri can consumers today spent 27 per cent of their disposable income on food." He compared his figure with the 18 percent spent for food in the pre-war period. Operators of other types of business, who complain that their biggest competitor is the grocer man, might take a tip from the following: . Dally newspapers maintained their commanding role In retail food advertising ouring the past year, according to a survey by the Super Market Institute. Virtually all companies 97 per-1 centi covered in the survey dis closed they advertised In newspa pers. The study also showed that 91 per cent ot the operators spent more money on newspaper adver tising for their stores In 1953 than on any other advertising medium. A total of 94 percent reported they spent more money on news paper advertising than on all the other media combined. And 62 percent reported they In vested more than three-quarters ot their total advertising dollars In newspapers during the past year. Handbills and circulars were the most important advertising me dium for 6 percent of reporting stores, radio for 2 percent, and other" for 1 perceut. COST OP LIVING MEMO: The Dun & Bradstreet Dally Wholesale Commodity Price Index of SO basic commodities was 273.39 on Thursday, June 3, against 273.29 a week previous. The Weekly Wholesale Food Price Index, representing the total ot the price per pound of 31 foods In general use, dropped one cent last week to $7.38. This Is 12.3 per cent above the corresponding level of ust year. - HUGH PRUETT Venus, the glorious "evening star" which for many weeks has dominated the western twilight sky, has been mentioned a few times recently in this column. So splendid Is this planet that it de serves an article all of Its own with more description than has been possible when tangled with other discussions. Venus is often called the earth's twin sister, since the two are of about the same size. Our earth has an average diameter of approxi mately 7920 miles; Venus, about 7600 miles. Venus encircles the sun on an orbit inside the earth's path and completes a round trip In nearly seven and one-half months as compared wiui one year lor us. ALONG NATURE'S TRAIL by KEN McLEOD - Bancroft conveniently tails to mention that the citizen's posse went with Superintendent Odeneal ts meet Jackson and his cavalry on the road but spaces mentioning the "citizens company" a tew para graphs later so one gains the im pression that this was a saontaa- ous gathering of local people wno acted upon their own without as sociation with Jackson's force. 1 Most writer's prefer not to men tion the names ot this party and so out ot the 25 or so men who made tip the company we have Bancroft merely suung: "in ine meantime a citizens' company con sisting ot O. C. Applegate, James Brown, J. Burnett, D. Crawley. E. Monroe, Caldwell, and Thurber, had gathered at Crawley's to await the result of the attempted arrest. Bancroft gives the Impression here that these few citizens met at Crawley's at an earUer period, however. It is clearly evident such an action would have been a direct warning to the Indians that trouble was Impending, so. I think that Bancroft's handling of the subject wouio nave to be discounted. Meacham is even more laconic than Bancroft. He states that the citizens company, "went on the op posite side of the river, and took a commanding position on bluff overlooking the Modoc Camp: which was located on the very spot where my party met Captain Jack In 1889." Riddle, likewise does not wish to be very communicative upon this subject though he goes to length upon other more minor details. Riddle states: "If one could have penetrated the darkness, he could have seen 15 or 20 men, less than a mile from Curley Headed Doc tor's lodge, and four or five other lodges on the north bank of Lost River, straight across from Jack's lodge. This body of men are the settlers. These men were very Candy Bar Price May Be Boosted CHICAOO The 8-cent candy nor may oecome a treat of the past If the price of cocoa beans continues its rise, says the presi dent of tire National Confectioners' Assn. Ptillip-P. cott said the price of cocoa beans, at present 70 cents a pound compared with S cents a Pound In 1941. is forcing- candv makers to decide whether to re duce the amount of chocolate in their products or raise prices cor respondingly. . He said the problem heads the agenda of the group's 71st annual convention being held through Thursday. . , Ncuberger's Expenses Listed 8ALEM im The Committee for Richard L. Neuberger, Portland, who was unopposed for the Demo cratic nomination for U. 8. senator, reported Monday It spent $3,045 In the primary election campaign. Other expense statements: Charles O. Porter, Eugene Democrat, unopposed for Congress man, $316. H. H. Stallard, Portland Demo craft, defeated for Congress, $686. 8. Eugene Allen, Portland Republican, nominated for Labor Commissioner, tU2 anxious to secure a tew Modoc scalps. at the risk of their own lives." To the student who desires to ob tain as much factual material upon the various incidents of the Modoc War it Is unfortunate that the his tory written by O. C. Applegate never was published, this manu script was used very freely by Bancroft and is probably the foun dation for his account of the Mo doe War. Bancroft In writing about Applegate's Modoc History stated TOs is a full and competent ac count of Modoc affairs from 1864 to 1873. No one has a more thorough and intelligent knowledge of the customs, manners, ideas, and his tory ot this tribe than Mr. Apple- gate." remaps someday, if this manuscript is still in existence, it may again become available to those Interested in Modoc War his tory. Colonel Thompson has a word to say upon this subject.' Thompson writes: "Early in November, after repeated attempts to Induce the Indians under Jack to go peaceably back to the reservation. Sunerinten- oeni uaeneai aeiermined to turn the matter over to the militarv. The Commissioner of Indian Af fairs directed him to put the In- mans oack peaceably if he could, oy rorce u he must. He then re ferred the whole matter to Major jaexson, men in command at Fort Klamath, who had at his disposal thirty-six men of Comoanv B. First Cavalry, and proceeded with bis command to Llnxville. where he was met by Captain I. D. Apple- gate, at this time connected with the Indian Department and sta tioned at the Yainax reservation." Thompson has made several ob vious errors and one is to tret mixed in point of time. Colonel oreen was In charge of Port Klam. ath and "Major" Jackson at the ume was but a Captain. Ivan An- plegate was a sub-agent of the res ervation the title of "Captain" was not to come until later. Ivan Apple- Bale apparently naa accompanied Jackson from the Fort rather than just joining Jackson at Linkville. Tnompson. however, substan tiates a surmise made in this col umn of Applegate's assignment of carrying Odeneal's request for mil itary action to Fort Klamath. Thompson states: "Captain Jack son was warned by Applegate ot the desperate character of the In dians, but Informed him the force was sufficient in his opinion if proper precautions were taken." Tnompson likewise speaks of Brown: "In the meantime Mr. Ode neal had sent his messenger 0. A. Brown, to notify the settlers." Thompson's error in Brown's name here is the initials "O.A." as Brown's name was James. Con tinuing Thompson's narrative: "In stead he (Brown) proceeded to the Bybee ranch, carefully concealing Irom all the proposed movements of the troops under Jackson. After wards whan reproached by Mrs. Schlra, whose husband, father and brothers had been murdered, he gave the heartless answer that he 'was not paid to run after settlers.' After realizing the full extent of his conduct conduct that could not be delended any other way Brown attempted to cast odium upon his superior, Mr. Odeneal. However, the latter had copy of his letter of instructions, hence Brown lapsed into silence." How mixed can a story get yet sUU retain elements of truth? The Doctor Says By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D. A complicated subject Is raised by Mrs. L. who asks for a dis cussion of "scrub typhus." She says. "Why Isn't the public warned about It coming into the country in packages from the Orient? Why is the Health Department so hush hush about it?" First, there Is no need to warn the public of the danger of con tracting "scrub typhus" in pack ages coming from the Orient, since the disease is not spread in that way and, therefore, there is no risk involved. Secondly, so far as I know, there is no Intention on the part of any Health Department to conceal the facts about the disease known as "scrub typhus." The disease which also carries several other names is caused by a small living organism belong ing to tne Rickettsia group, other members of which are responsible lor Rocky Mountain spotted fever. other kinds of typhus and several otner diseases. The disease is not native to the North American continent and, in fact is found only in certain regions oi Japan, Formosa, the Philippines, Malaya, Indochina, Burma, India and some other places in these general areas. The responsible organism is transmitted to human beings when one state of a mite attaches Itself to a human being. The disease Is acquired, therefore, only when the mite is present at the right stage and is infected. Therefore, It is not a problem on the North American continent except when military per sonnel or civilians .become ex posed In areas where the circum stances are right for infection. This happened to some extent during uie war and among Ameri cans at the Sansapor Beachhead in the southwest Pacific when 403 men of one regiment suffered trom the disease within 20 days after landing. This and other Infections nat urally caused a great deal of ac tivity on the part of our health authorities and disease investiga tors. Thus, a great deal was learned about It in a very short time. Some knowledge was obtained about prevention, including the use of mite repellents. Several drugs of the antibiotic family proved fairly effective in treatment. Un less our troops should again be come Involved in an area where this disease exists, however, scrub typhus probably will not constitute a serious health hazard to resi dents of the North American con tinent. Aside from having a shorter path than the earth, it also moves fast er in miles per second. Part of the time this planet Is almost on the opposite side of the sun from us: at other times, on the same side. This gives us views of different amounts ot its lighted side and causes it to go through phnses as does our moon. When It is far beyond the sun. It Is shaped about like a full mooni when re latively near us, a crescent moon. Although we see on))' a small amount of its lighted side when it Is near us, yet It appears brighter at some stages of this crescent phase because Its appar ent diameter is so much greater. The views of the various phases require optical aid. Telescopes ol course are the best, yet the writer has distinctly made out the thin crescent phase with 7-powcr prism binoculars mounted on a steady support. At present It appears as a moon lacking a little of being full. By the first of next November, It will be a thin crescent. Venus at times comes nearer the earth than do any of the other planets. At present It is about 130.000.000 miles distant: next No vember it will be a scant 25.000.000 miles. In mid-October. Venus will reach its greatest brilliance, fully twice its present brightness. To the ancients, Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. These peoples, seeing her sometimes In the eastern dawn and at other times in the western twilight. thought they were beholding two wholly different bodies. They des- lusted It by two names. Phosphor us and Hesperus. This fine planet Is covered with an atmosphere which Is heavily laden with clouds. This accounts for a great deal of the brilliancy ot its apparent surface sunlit clouds. At times ilt-definedmarlr.-ings have been detected, but we evidently never see the solid sur face. It Is not certain as to what its rotation period, or length of day. is. Some think it Is about 30 of our days. Venus has no moon as far as we know. This fine planet will be a splendid evening object until it passes Into the dawn sky next No vember. Let's enjoy It. James Marlow WASHINGTON UT The govern ment's two most highly, secret agencies the Central Intelligence Agency and the Atomlo Energy commission manage to stay In conspicuous most of the time. Now they've been pulled to the center of the stage. The CIA is not only this coun try's super spy organization In oilier countries but Is the coor dinator and clearing house on In telligence Information In- other agencies, such as the Navy. Army, Air Force, State Department. Sen. McCarthy iR-Wls), during uie bennte hearings on his row with Army officials, talked of Communist lnllltrnilon of the CIA CIA Director Allen Dulles said that was false. Dulles once before re fused to let McCarthy question CIA employes. The senator's interest In the tap- secret CIA must have chilled not only Allen Dulles but President Elsenhower as well. McCarthy has shown a willingness to disregard secret labels when It suits him. At the current hearings he urged all government employes to pump se crets to him. For years the A EC headed by a five-man commission has managed to stay out of public squabbles. The A EC. like CIA. Is protected from the public gaze by laws laying down the secrecy rules under which it must operate. Now the five commissioners are In public dispute about how much authority the chairman, Adm. Lew is L. Strauss, should have. In addi tion the status of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the world's great scientists, has been dumped In their lap. In 1949, when Strauss was Just one of the five commissioners and not chairman, he favored an all out effort to make an H-bomb. Three of the other commissioners disagreed with Strauss. So did Op penheimer, then an adviser to aec. and other scientists. Former Pres ident Truman solve dthal dllcmm on Jan. 31, 1950, by ordering all out work on the H-bomb. Last July Elsenhower made Strauss AEC chairman. A few days later Strauss ordered an Investi gation of Oppenheimer, who, hav Ing been director of the A-bomb do- eaa i if hi it x. w v l r , THESE LOVELY SWIMMERS will be on the program Junt 19 st (he municipal swimming pool when the Tokotoe Liont Club ipontort a dedication ceremony there. The ihow li free end (he public It invited to attend. City officials will bo invited quoitt, according lo Proiidsnt Ltd Surlet. Showi will be at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. vclopmcnt during the war. had been Investigated bclore. In De cember he gave Oppcnliclmer the choice of being dropped as an AEC consultant or asking foe hearing. OPiM'tihelmcr asked (or the hearing. The ARC appointed a special thrce-iuuii bonrd of Inquiry to conduct it. Last week, this special board found Oppenheimer both loyal and discreel. Nevertheless, by a 2-1 vote. II said he should not be let In on any more secrets. The two- man majority expressed concern over Oppcnheimrr's 1049 apposi tion to the all-out H-bomb pro gram. Oppenheimer appealed to the full five-man AEC commission to review his disc, and It has agreed to do so. Meanwhile. I he Senate-House Committee on Atomic Energy Is. holding hearings to consider, among olhrr thtnKft. changing the atomic energy law to make the chairman, now Strauss, "principal officer of the commission." This proposal was made by two top Republicans on the congressional committee; Rep. W. Sterling Cole of New York and Sen. Bourke 11 Hickenlooper of Iowa. Strauss and Joseph Campbell generally went along with the idea. Opposing It were three Truman appointees: Dr. Henry Dewolf Smyth, Thomas B. Murray and Eugene M. Zuckert. They said they feared it would mean making the chairman boss and Ihe olher four commissioners tubber stamps. Under present law all five com missioners have equal authority. 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