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An Independent Republican Nempaper Conducted in the Interests of Ml Klamath County: Without Guile. Subsidy or lerjtay .
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"Let u have faith that right makei might, and in
net faith let ua to the end dare to do our duty aa we
,4tTtfnf it " Abraham Lincoln.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Klamath Adventur
Responsibility of the Press
Croxnl Psycliology Is Editor's Problem
A tremendous burden of responsibility
rests on the newspapers during the time a
community is faced with an epidemic. The
public must be kept informed of such general
measures for safe-guarding of health as may
be recommended by the authorities. That
much may be taken for granted.
After that, however, two widely separated
schools of thought enter into the considera
tion. One is that .by displaying such stories
that a mental state is created among the pub
lic which renders it more liable to fancied as
well as real illness. Another is. that by thor
oughly arousing the public to possible dangers
that the individuals will be more apt to ob
serve precautions.
No editor chooses either course lightly.
The editor is a layman and must need heed the
opinions of medical men as to what he should
do. But he also knows something of .the
psychology of crowds, perhaps as much if not
more than do the medical men, and therein
arises his own peculiar problem.
The Past-WRat"Is"It?
Other Pages Have Been Writ; Noza's What Counts
Many citizens of Klamath Falls have a
questionable habit. It is the habit of ques
tioning the pasts of other men.
"I'd like to have a line on that bird before
he came here I'd stop him quick," is heard
all too frequently.
There are whisperings. A police officer
is an ex-convict. A doctor was forced to
leave another town. Several have been un
der indictment. The citizenship of one was
under the ban during the war. A politician
was several kinds of undesirable citizen and
so on, ad nauseaum. No one, high or low,
may be exempt from scandal of this type.
But is the state of mind which is ready to
delve in dirt filled with envy or malice or sheer
ignorance, or what? It is doubtful that such
tendency springs from a sincere regard for the
public welfare in more than a few instances.
Even in such instances the divine element,
with which humans are supposed to be en
dowed, is sadly lacking.
What is more interesting in a man i3 the
quality of that man's manhood NOW.
Once, a long time ago, the RIGHT indiv
idual was given permission to toss stones. It
is of record there was a lot of hesitancy. Any
one in this neck of the woods who can qualify,
has, of course, permission to hurl lava rocks.
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The last hanging in England for sheep
stealing occurred in 1825. To the plea of
the three thieves that three men ought not to
die for one sheep the judge replied: "You are
not handed for stealing the sheep, but that
sheep shall not be stolen."
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'V-WW N THt TRASH
Complied by K. W. HAKWOOD
(Copyright by Klamath 1'ublmhlnif Comi
(All Rights Rogerved)
EPISODE VIII.
The Broken Jug
inu inuian woman who accompanied v J
ii.1 i ii.. t . i - i , . . J t
manic irciiurniiy u.niiiik'i ner gnu over the i
filler RUM lea by drnughtit on thu mipply f ;
pair mntio tnoir way on liorni'unck through th
toward the Klamath re-ncrvatlon.
At the? Clclund much on the I.lttlu Shasta ea
Hciioiw dolny, Joff'a mare that he had otto
cousin dropped a coll, and well, there are
that even an Indian cannot make a home do,
tough little gray pony at lit rnnrh
tu continue Hi Journey,
lie woe anxious to gut on, but
tli lldlan wnmnu' grief ami con
autuptlon of liquor grow apace,
Frequently ahe tumbled from lier
home, ami (he boy hail hunt work
lo lift her to her feet and get her
astride th animal. It wa on
i
kind of a mar lb first day and
a sordid nightmare the xmini
They inodo seven miles.
Heart & Home
Problems
Ry Mr. Elizabeth Thompson
SOMETHING WKOK WITH ANY
OXK WHO I.IM KS KRIKNPS. !
SHK BAYS
Dear Mrs. Thompson: "Ted
Bill's" recent loiter was a peach, t
and I congratulate tu author, for
I, too, have been laughing at the
lonely dub letters, and that in
spite of the fact that I am ojually
a very charitable young lady.
There is something wrong with
anyone who lacks friends, for any
one, who qualifies will hare them
by the peck. You know the adage
about the beaten path to the door
of the expert mousetrap manufac
turer. No attractive, enterprising
person was ever neglected In the
history of human society. The
folks who yap about their loneli
ness are really the odds and ends
who can't fit In and play up to
their opportunities. They should
forgot their social ambitions and
draw the old easy chair tip to the
fire for good and all. fall mo
unfeeling and all that It won't
worry me any. I'm happy. Young,
getting a kick out of life, all the
dates and friends I want, all the
stunts and parties, and frolics and
dancing but why rub It In? I
suppose I am bringing tears to the
eyes of some of your shy, envious
readers. I never had to write an
advice column to ask some benev
olent soul to mall me three dozen
select friends, postpaid. .1 simply
knew my stuff, and the rest was
nosy, 'caiine the other folks did It.
"Ted Bill's" three samples of the
earth's Incumbrances aro but a
few out of many horrors. I could
describe others, of both sexes, hut
it is too much of a bore. How
ever, I'm willing to bet a pair of
orchid garters that "Lola" iifver
made a sorority when she was In
college, and that "Just Another
Lonely (Jlrl" snorts when she
laughs. Thore's a reason for ev
erything under the sun includ
ing unpopularity. Olio final thing
don't obey "Ted Dill's" Injunc
tion not to start a Lonely Soul'
club, for the poor suffering dear,
really should get together and
revel In their common misery. I
ani. amiably enough.
T0DD1K rCMINA.
I am afraid you.sr too sevcro
'with tha lonely pSons who'bave
been writing to me. I know from
experience that In a strange city
It IS difficult to meet the right
kind of friends. When, however,
a girl or a boy has many acquaint
ances, but no friends, there is
romethtng the matter. I have an
other enjoyable litter from Ted
Hill I'm going to print as soon n.i
I have the space.
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WHAT TO ;IVE roit
IirtlSTM.AH
I have many letters from young
men and youn? women asking my
help in selecting a Chrlvtmns girt
Tor their sweethearts, .Unlet en
gaged, It Is poor lame for a young
man to make an expensive gift,
and the same holds true of course
for the roung woman. Unless en
gaged, ho should not give Jewelry,
and certainly not clothes.. I have
tho following suggestion:
Young Woman: Hook! writing
caao, bridge set, dairy, cut glass
perfume bottle, boudoir lamp, silk
pillow. ;
Young men: Hook ends, en
gagement bonk, military brushes,
French linen handkx'rcljlefs, scarf,
cigarette case, carluu of his favor
ltecigarcttes. Cut this list out and save It. I
will not answer any more letters
,on the subject.
ever: not even a murmur broke
the painful silence. Then, unob
trusively, a little boy tremhllng
rained bis hand, whilst his enm
parlont eyed him profoundly;
' 'I'lcaie. miss." he piped. "He
it to a dog's tall and watch."
Dinner Stories
Not long ago a patron of a cafe
In Chicago summoned his waiter
and delivered himself as follows:
"I want to know tha meaning
of this. I.ook at this piece of
beef. See Its size. Lost evening
I was served with a portion more
Ih.m twice the rite of this."
"Where did j.iu sit?" asked
the waiter.
"What bus th.f to do with It?
I believe I sat by tho window."
"In that case," smiled the
waiter, "the explanation is simple.
We nlwnys servo customers by
Hid window lurge portions. It's a
good advertisement for the place."
N'vxt day they gut to the le
ranch, and the following night to
Keno. The boy was frequently
In tears, lie Implored the woman
to stop drinking. Jeff relate
she had consumed two quarts and
on of the gallon Jugs of whiskey.
In the morning at Kenn the wo.
man told Jeff to get her the sec.
ond Jug from her raddle. Hhe
was a very sick Indian lady, and
denlrcd an yepener. Jeff got
the Jug and held It toward her,
making certain that II was noised
over a Hat rock. It rrnshed on
the rock and the liquor was
pilled. The woman tried to suck
some of It from the surface of the
rock.
The ride Into Llnkvllle waa ae.
roinpllshcd at a gallop after that.
Mill the womnn demanded whis
key. She got a Jug from a man
named King, and that night tliny
camped at a spring and clump of
willows where the court houso
now stands. The boy was fin
ished with her. At dawn the next
morning he crept away and noon
was galloping over the hill
through Swan lako. over the In
dian trail lo Whiskey ( reek, Rear
neatly.
All that day and all that night
Jeff told the stories of his par
ents' misfortune to iho Indians.
How his mother-had sold trinkets
and Jewelry that had been pre
sen led lo her. How they were
even then III in a strange country.
Over and over again he related
the details of the misadventures
of the twenty preceding months.
At daybreak, worn a
sleep. When night
uncle came lo awi
Into Jeff eager
dlan unda put Hoo
Next morning Je
Whiskey Creek
went through Ulary
long enough to talk
f, , Applegste, who
lo Ills, front gnrriea
aava him 15. all t
had. On he rode
AM day he rude
. .Night found him
Irga were bleedlnt
flesh. The gray poo
ride at a gallop.
There are some
mat una ride Is pud
something over II
old tinier who knosl
th country don't lh
was light. The nonl
J. Vrank Adam
Jeffs mkwliin after 1
Ma people, having tJ
Applegal remembers
The money was
from Yreka. Ths fl !i
home two weeks Ui
Hut, for the aatll
over she pagea fori
years.
Jeff 'had marrlel
son. The boy'su
the father laid tat 1
lo get out a veil I
wnrn pn his trip 10 I
see how It would fll
Ml onirthla Id i'I
too ault. It proved
drew.
"Williams PstH..
Ifornls." U read.
Jeff ruddle thaw
menl the man it 4
hnd paid bis state f J
of course. The hlsd 1
had slipped ten dolll
iHitkri. money that
him get a hon
found It bidden In hi'
Jeff sat down n
(fontlnued no !'
The tenchcr was giving a prac
tical demonstration to the science
class. Her subject for tho after
noon was "Steam and Its Uses."
"What have I In my hand?" nlie
asked. '
"A tin can," came the answer.
"Right. Is it an unlmate or In
animate object?"
"Inanimate," chorused tlio class.
"Correct.- Now, ran any boy
(ell me how, with 1Mb can. It Is
possible to generate a surprising
nmount of speed nnd power al
most beyond control?"
There came no responsive chor
us from tho class thl time, how-
Some Pages from
U VICTOr
iiKioitu coi, 1 much
The discovery claims of the Norse,
however, nro not baaed entirely upon
quoetlonable traces of habitation left
In America.
The sagas form another record.
These sagas were stories told by
cye-w It nemos nnd handed on from
father to son and so on down gener
ation after generation.
Naturally the sagas are a mixture
of legend, trndltion and history. I'er
haps they have been added to or de
tracted from as Ihey were passed
along. However. It was a serious
offense to make a change In a snga.
The sagas wero supposed to be a
record of historical events up to tho
time written lungungo came Into mw.
Then the sagas wero collected and
set down in writing with all possi.
me accuracy.
Sagas dealing with the discovery
of America are found In written roc
" '" before 1400. I linen
strength for the discovery claims of
tho Norse is derived from this source
and Is pretty generally accepted.
The leading authority of Iho sagas
Is Prof. Karl Christian Itnfn. a Dan
Ish scholar. He gathered mntorlnl
rrom more than a score of sources
nnd wroto a colossal volumo on the
history roveoled by these ancient
sources.
Among these sagas aro several
complote deecriptlons of voyages to
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American History
"uivunin
America and discoveries made ther.',
and a number of them make refer
ences to related Incident.
I'rnf. Itafn's book established to
the satisfaction iff most scholars Ihe
rlnlm that the Norse Viking, Krlc
Ilia Ited, discovered (iroenlnnd and'
that his son, l.lnf Krlcsou. otherwise
known as Lief Ihe Micky, discovered
America about the year lotiO. t
Krlc was a man of parts, flesldos
being a first-class explorer and a
colonizer he seems lo have had the
Instincts of a good real estate antes
man. When he announced Greenland as
Iho name of the blenk Island ho bad
discovered, a comrade nskedf -
"Why tireeiilnnd?" "'
To which Krlc replied: '
"Colonists will be atlrneted here
If the Innd has a good name.'"
Lief Krlcson railed the land which
he had discovered "Vlnlnnd." ' bo-"
cause ho found grapes growing wild.
Ilhndo Island and, olhor states In
New England have claimed the hon-.,
or of having been the regions touch
ed by l.lnf. There Is a statue to
Krlcson In Boston. V ,'
That Krlcson touched American
shores Is admitted, but Just whore
we do not know,
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The next Installment Is about
j two Illustrious women ami
1 tho first while child borll ill
' America