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Al the national convention of the
. Izaak Walton League this year, Eu
gene Davidson, attorney and con
servationist, (.poke o( oar national
farm problem. Davidson pointed
out that man has always had an
agricultural problem and we are
still faced with the same thing that
laced the Stone Age man, the prob
lem has not changed much with
time.
"True," said Davidson, "we have
developed greatly in our technology
and In our metnod of producing
food and liber. So much so thai
today we have another problem.
Perhaps soma 100 or 150 years
ago, the people in some areas be
gan to llnd that lliey had some
time to do something besides grub
for food, and they began to pro
duce other things,
"Nowadays we have a tremen
dous amount of lime: tiiere are
great numbers of people and many
hours in our day no longer devot-
ed to the production of lood. When
. we began to reach a peak in agrl
cultural development we also be
gan to have an increase in the
number of people because, there
was more food and less starvation.
Many of these people came to the
new world America and the
same sort of development tool;
place in America only on a larger
scale.
"When our government .was
formed and our way of life began
to develop, we did not adhere to
the old feudal system of ianu ten
lire that had been in existence In
England and in Europe lor so many
years. We said let every man be a
free man, own his own farm, make
his own living, and not have to
pay fealty and homago to borne
overlord.
"Our land was particularly adapt
ed to that sort of thing. The aieas
were big. Tho fields could be large.
Timber was plentiful. The water
was clean. And so these great mi
grations of people who had come
from Europe at one tlmo or an
other, In one way or another, en
tered Into the Held ol larming,
and here in America, and partic
ularly in the United Slates, the
greatest technical developments
took place. We changed the whole
system of power on the farm. We
don't plow our fields with a crooked
stick like they do In some parts
of the old world. Wo don't gather
our wheat or our rice in our hands.
We use the most modern machin
ery,. We uso plow and rako and
tractor and cotton gin and mowing
machine and reaper and combine
and all the rest of the tools that
go In for big production and big
operations.
"One other thing about this
farm problem or responsibility is
that at no time and in no locality
haa the problem or responsibility
been static. It changes constantly.
We may have a surplus today in a
certain commodity and in a lew
years a shortage. We may have a
surplus in one locality and a short
age in another locality In the same
commodity.
"Another thtnqr that confronts all
farm economists and persons who
JAMES MARLOW
Associated Press News Analyst
WASHINGTON lPl Tile use ot
the Fifth Amendment to protect
others raises a simple question ot
personal courage.
Does a man have the right
when asked by an authorized con
gresslonal committee about his
past or present Communist nflill
ations, 11 any to refuse to an
swer under the protection of the
Fifth Amendment?
Ves, if he has reason to fear
whet he says might lead to Jail
for him later. No, It he has no
reason to fear Imprisonment him
self and his only reason for not
answering is to protect others
from Jail or embarrassment.
When a man Invokes the Filth
Amendment lor his own protection.
It does not necrssnrlly mean he
Is guilty of any crime. But it docs
raise a question about his Inno
cence. Under the Constitution's Filth
Amendment no one can be com
pelled to say anything which might
somehow Incriminate him. So,
when he pleads Ihe amendment
belore a congressional committee,
he cannot be forced to answer.
If for any reason he did not wish
to answer and simply said so
without Invoking a constitutional
protection he could be cittd lor
contempt of Congress and, II tried
and convicted, be unit 10 jail.
But, since It Is not a crime In
this country to bo a Communist,
how can a man say anything which
eventually might land him in tall?
This Is an example;
Under the Smith Act, passed
In 1940. It Is a crlino to con.splre
to teach the forceful overthrow ol
the government. It doesn't make It
a crime to be a Communist but
batches of top and second-string
Communist leaders have been tried
and convicted under the conspiracy
charge. Others mav be.
But Isn't It a fact that nothing
a man says in answer to a com-
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attempt to study this program Is
the fact that cur farming la so
widely diversified. I know particu
larly well the central Illinois corn
bell farming where the fields are
big, the larms are large, and the
.oil Is naturally fertile. That Is
different from the tobacco farm ol
Ihe south or the cotton farm or
Ihe grazing land of the Far West,
irom dairying in Wisconsin or New
England or the specialized larm
ing, Ihe citrus fruit growing, or
vegetable growing. All are widely
diversified; therefore any suggest
ed solution to the problems which
confront the farmer must neces
sarily take all oi them Into con
sideration and be fair all the way
along the line.
"Sometimes our thinking can be
tremendously stimulated by the re
citation of a few statistics and here
are a few that show the change
in the farm picture as it relates
to population and the rumber of
farms since 1760. The population in
1790 was around three million, On
1900 the population of the united
States was 75 million people. In
1950 we had 150 million and now
we have 164 million. Those 164 mil
lion, if I may borrow a common
larin expression, are eating fairly
high on the hog. They are living
good.
"We turn now to some other fig
ures; In 1790 approximately 90
per cent of the people of the Unit
ed States were earning their liveli
hood directly from farm operations.
In 1870 the figure had dropped to
72 per cent. In 1900 to 60 per cent,
and in the next 20 years that fig
ure was cut in half. In 1920, JO
per cent; in 1930, 25 per cent
in 1050, 15 per cent; and In 1955
it took 13 per cent and we had
164 million people to feed, in our
country alone.
How about the number of
farms? If we have fewer people
how are they doing It? Is it only
because, they have better technol
ogy? In 1940 there were 6,096. 00u
(aims In the United Slates. In 1945
there were 6.800,000 some-odd
farms, and In 1950 it took another
drop to 5,382,000, So as the popula
tion goes up, the number of farms
dropped.
"I have here an advertisement
of the Institute of Lite Insurance
and it reads as follows 'You are
taking part In a revolution In farm
ing bigger than you may have
guessed. See what has happened
only within the last 16 years. The
number of Americans to feed has
increased 25 per cent but the num
ber of farmers has decreased 37
per cent
"When you have an Increased
population, fewer farmers, fewer
farms and greater production, you
have a problem. In my opinion It is
three-fold. We have the problem
of surplus wheh could be It isn't
now out it could be an element of
shortage. We have the relationship
between those persons who are
making a livelihood In other ways
. . . We have a certain wasting
of land, a certain despoliation ol
soil fertility, a certain lack of good
conservation practices."
mlltre's questions such as ad
mitting membership in the Com
munlsi party can ever be used
against nlm later In a court trial?
Yes.
While a man's exact words be
fore a committee can never be
quoted against him in a trial later
his words may give the govern
ment leads to other information on
which he could be prosecuted.
It is for this reason that a man
asked If he Is or was a Com
mumst can escape answering
by ducking behind the Fifth
Amendment. The protection of this
amendment against self-lncrlmina
Hon extends only to questions
asxea ot an Individual about him
self. A committee, established by all
the people to protect all the
people's Interests, has a right to
ask questions.
Tho real act of courage for a
witness who wanted to protect
others would be nol to hide behind
the amendment's protection tor
himself in refusing to answer, but
instead to say he would answer no
questions. Pet tod.
If he did that he could be died
lor contempt of Congress and
probably Jailed. In that way al
least he would be willing to cav
I a price for what he considered
courage. There is no danger be
hind the Fifth Amendment,
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Please accept the following con
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to the Edlto-."
Having read with considerable
Interest the articles published In
the Herald and News this past
summer regarding the old Doten
barn recently dismantled in Keno,
I should like to supplement the
somewhat meager Information and
also to correct certain misinforma
tion in those articles. This Is not a
difficult task, since my cousin, Mr.
D. R. "Dan" Doten, who as a boy
of 15 took part in the barn rais
ing, is still living and has a vivid
memory of all the circumstances.
As Mr. Doten Is now 81, the barn
was constructed M years ago. ru
in 1889. The following is a sum
mary ef his account.
This barn was built by Newt
Pratt, whose daughter lived in
Keno for many years as the wife
of Sam Padgett, early-day store
keeper. Mr. Pratt sold quantities
of hay in Keno to teamsters and
stage drivers and needed a barn to
store his supply. He bought the lot
from Dan Doten's father, SI Doten.
The barn was not, as has been
suggested, moved from the Mees
ranch or former Doten ranch In
Butte Valley, but was built origi
nally at Keno. The timbers for it
were hewn bv a man named Har
rington, half Indian and half white,
from logs cut in the immediate vi
rlnlty of Keno. The lumber was
brought to Keno, part of it from
Ihe Charlie Withrow mill, later the
McCormick mill, a short distance
below Keno on the Klamath River
THE DOCTOR SAYS
By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D.
Two readers have recently writ
ten about dropsy. One, M. D., says
that his aged mother is suifering
from this, from the knees down.
The other, Mrs. S., is herself hav
ing a great deal of trouble ol tho
same sort, apparently as the result
of heart disease.
It is not possible, of course, to
make any specific recommenda
tions for either of these corres
pondents, but peihaps a general
discussion of the subject will be
helpful.
What uropsy means is that there
is an accumulation of fluids in the
body which would normally be
eliminated through the kidneys.
This causes swelling, and while it
is not of itself painful, it Is not
pleasant.
Dropsy, the medical name lor
which is edema, Is not a disease
but is usually a sign of some rer
lous underlying disorder of the
booy.
One of the most common causes
of dropsy is failure of the heart
to pump as well aa It should. The
normally acting heart pumps the
blood through the blood vessels at
a fairly even rate.
The blood which flows through
the kidneys is filtered by these
organs so that fluids which should
not be kept In the bodv are cllnv
lnated. If, however, the heart is
not working well, the blood will
pass too slowly through the kid
neys, and too much fluid Is kept
In the body.
The most common place for fluid
to settle Is In the feet and ankles
because the force of gravity aids
In the deposit of fluids In these re
gions. One of the treatments for dropsy
of the feet caused by heart disease
is bed rest so that gravity will not
work to aid the deposit of fluid
there. Of course, the heart Itself
must also be treated.
Rest Is good for this organ also
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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
and part of It from Cooper Broth
era mill at Cooper Station. The
carpenter in charge of construc
tion was Charlie Wcodard. whose
daughter will be remembered by
many present-day Klamath Falls
residents as Mrs. Ed Lawrence,
who with her husband operated a
tobacco shop here not toe many
years ago.
The barn raising was a gala af
fair, carried out with the help of
teamsters and stage drivers. The
whole community attended: lunch
and more volatile refreshments
were served. At this point In his
account Mr. Doten stopped snd
thought quietly for a few min
utes; then he added. "I can't
think of any of thee eld stage
drivers who are still around. I
guess I'm the only ant left." Mr.
Doten himself later drove stage
for years over two early-day runs:
from Llnkvllle to Pokerame and
from Linkvtlle to Shovel Creek
over Topsy Orade.
Wendell B. smitk
PREJUDICE
With Republicans critical of
Democrats for their criticism of
businessmen why don't both par
ties demonstrate their lack of preju
dice on the subject by uniting Be
hind Governor Harrlman for Presi
dent? Democrats would make
clear their willingness to accept
a millionaire businessman as Chief
Executive and Republicans could
prove that a successful business
man need not necessarily be a
Republican.
Joss L. Kerbow
since the heart does not have to
work so hard when the body is
not exerting. Many forms of heart
disease can bring about this type
of heart weakness, and it is not
characteristic of any single form
of heart disease.
Another condition which may lead
to dropsy is damage to the kid
neys. If they fall to remove the
fluid and otner undesirable mater
ial from the blood, dropsy may
resuu.
In fact, one of the most severe
forms of dropsy is that which
comes in chronic Bright s Disease,
or nephritis, which is Inflamma
tion of the kidneys.
sometimes dropsy develops not
in tne legs only nut elsewhere in
the body, Including the abdominal
cavity or the lungs. Under such
circumstances, if the fluid cannot
oe removed by direct action on
the heart or the kidneys, it may
be necessary to remove some of
tne excess fluid by inserting a
needle and drawing off the fluid
inrougn a syringe.
This is a temporary measure but
often relieves the situation enough
so that the damaged heart or kid
neys function better after it has
been done.
The accumulation of undesired
fluid in the body from these two
principal causes, or from some of
the less common ones, is a serious
sign. Improvement often takea
place.
However, the body is ordinarily
so well run that minor difficulties
with the heart or kidneys are tak
en care, of and the appearance of
uiuaj must am consiaerea as a
sign or something serleusly wreag
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( For HAL BOYLE.
WASHINGTON Wl Want to
make a million dollars?
There's a new pocket-size book
out which tells exactly how to do
it. Sounds as if the formula might
work, too, if any of us had the
sense and stick-to-it-iveness to fol
low it. A little luck might help
some, too.
Mavin Small is the author of
this book, titled "How To Make
More Money." (Pocket Books, 35
cents.) He made enough money
himself out ot such things as de
odorants to retire at 45.
Basically, Small's formula Is so
simple that you wondei why he
wrote a book about it. "Find out
what a lot of Deople want and then
give it to them" is about what it
adds up to which sounds pretty
much like an old wheeze , about
building a belter mousetrap.
But Small goes on to cite case
histories such as that of Leo
Oerstenzang, who watched his wile
bathe the baby, saw she was hav
ing trouble twisting cotton around
the end of a toothpick, and Invent
ed Q-tlps then and there.
(Small doesn't point it up. but
there's another lesson here: Al
ways let your wife bathe the baby.
If Gerstenzang had said, "Here,
darling, let me do that." the
chances are dim he would have
the high Dun & Bradstreet rating
be enjoys today.)
"All right," you say, "but this
fellow Gerstenzang must have had
a knack for inventing things. Me.
I'm not smart enough to put a box
of paper matches under a wobbly
table leg. Doesn't that bar me
from the millionaire class?"
Not on your life. Capitalize on
your own delect. Small tells the
atory of a young New York east
aider who was so gawky he could
n't get out of the way of his own
leet. But one day a brash young
lady dragged him out on a dance
floor and the next thing he knew
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This is nol too surprising, really,
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profit.
Well, now, says Small, there's
an old Chinese saying to the etfect
of "Fit yu mu yu wu tzu su,"
which he translates as "Papa's (
having and Mama's having is not
the same as having It oneself." 1
In other words: More power to
Murray and Gerstenzang but
how do I get in on the act?
Small knew ycu were going to
ask that, and he has an answer
ready Borrowed, he cheerfully j
acknowledges, from advertising ty-1
coon Alex sborn. It's a little 1
game called "brainstorming." You I
play it this way: j
You look at any object one ol
Murray's dance charts; for In
stance, or one of Gerstenzang's Q
tlps. Then you ask yourself a wnole j
series of quejllons about it: Is
there s simpler way of doing or -making
this? Can it be adopted to
other uses? Can It be made port
able? I
(Not all these questions will ap
ply to every possible object. It's
hard, for example, to imagine any
thing more portable than a Q-lip.l
Small provides you a whole
series of such questions. He does
some sample brainstorming fori
you. He give3 you a word associa
tion scheme, an idea - stimulator
check list, plainly, It you brain
storm long enough and hard '
enough it's your own fault if you
don't reach a point where you can
paper the hall bedroom with f 100
bills.
So brainstorm away, kids. Get
your idea and do something about
it. Never relax. Never admit the
thought of failure. .
And look when your ship
comes in, remember the fellow
who told you about this book, will
you? I'll be brainstorming myself,
but just in case anything goes
wrong I could use a couple of those
slOO notes.
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U.S. Soldier
Kills Koreans
SEOUL. - An unidentified U.S.
soldier ohot and killed two Soum
Korean Marines Sunday In an
argument over Korean girls, an
Army source reported today.
Two other Korean Marines and
a civilian were wounded.
The source said the U.S. soldier
went to a tent In a battalion area
of the ROK 1st Marine Division
and asked if. there were any girls
in the tent.
The Koreans told him there were
none, but he tried to enter Ihe
tent. An ROK Marine rushed at
him and told him to go back to his
own unit.
The Army source said the soldier
walked otf to meet another Amer
ican soldier apparently waiting
for him.
Suddenly, he turned and fired
with his carbine, killing two
Marines.
ROK police reported the U.S.
soldiers had been walking with two
Korean prostitutes.
Police said the girls disappeared
and the soldiers may have sus
pected the Marines were biding
them.
A joint Investigation is under
way. Names were withheld.
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