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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH VMA&, ORKOON
TUESDAY, JUNE ft, 1054
t . ' FRANK JENKINS BILL JENKINS .
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Ore., on August 30, 1904, under act ot Congress, March t, 179
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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.
CR0SLEY
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CAIRO, Egypt tn Kamal El
Mallakh, the original discoverer of
a 5,000-year-old "solar boat" along
side the famed Cheops pyramid,
has been relieved of direct super
vision of its excavation. An intra
departmental feud apparently Is
behind the move.
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Mother's Club, went this yeari to Richard Oetroit, Iriqhtl
KUHS graduate. Dick li the ton of Mr. and Mri. A. G. Detroit,
2334 Radcliffo Street. He will attend Oregon State. Alternate
chosen by the club scholarship committee wai Ted Siement,
valedictorian of Chiloquin High School. He it the son of Mr.
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