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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1925)
SiffBui THE KLAMATH DAILY NEWS suncSM An Independent Republican Nexcspaper Conducted in the Interests of All Klamath County: Without Guile, Subsidy or icrjuy "Let u hare faith that right make might, and in that faith let u to the end dare to do our duty' as we understand it." Abraham Lincoln. The Pleasure of Giving! Jackpots and Cruising A Came With the Ante at $20,000 ' In a conscientious effort, apparently, to fulfil an election promise, the county commis sioners have gotten themselves into a jackpot. A jackpot, be it known to the uninitiated, is a place one puts money that rarely is returnable. The commissioners, most of whom are good farmers, were lured into the timber men's game. They had heard that it was a raw deal their predecessors were getting. Another game, something like checkers, was prcoosed by the county assessor to put the tax properly on the timber men. But the commissioners were no pikers. ! They demanded a new full deck, and put the ante at $20,000 for the first deal. There were no eye openers in the first hand, it seems, and being sportively inclined the commission ers were ready to ante another $20,000. They intended, if necessary, to go the limit of their stake $140,000, or more. The timbermen promptly suggested that the game be stopped. Maybe the county board will let them quit. Maybe not. Perhaps the county commissioners are holding several aces up their sleeve after the first deal. But just now it appears they"are in" a jackpot. Great Spirit Coming May Be Needed Most As Mayor of Klamath Modern methods are invoked by the latest Messiah to announce his appearance on earth. The News has been requested by the national director of publicity for the Order of the Star in trc East, to "attribute sanity to the publicity director" until natural events justfy the nor malcy of his preposterous announcement." The point is that this new world teacher deems a widespread publicity campaign is nec essary. Fublicity and advertising are essen tial to earthly men and institutions, very much so. And books have been written around the idea that if Christ, the real Christ, were to come onto earth today that He would fail of recognition. Any such idea is pure bunk. The real Christ would make His presence felt on this earth with the warmth of sunshine through an overcast sky. Those individuals bringing forth the an nounced "Great Teacher" may be credited with sincerity of purpose. That let's them out. The News is inclined to view the proceedings in much the same light as the publicity di rector. But newspapers all over the country will fall for the story like a ton of brickseven as we. A Eureka editor, jailed on, a contempt charge, gets out his paper from the local bas tile. Gosh! Isn't the smell of printer's ink enough? Sp? TAX X M 1 5 JcQ f USJX -sSV BICTION- ll tie: - - ,. I Klamath Adventures Compiled by R. V. HARWOOD (Copyright by Klamath l'ubllHhing ComnnmJ All 1)1.. Li- T ""J J (AM mania ncaurveuj EPISODE XII "Scraper. What For?" u wu.i nm biiiiiiiici vi o nnvii in van immme ready to proceed with tho work of conntructing t rigatioii project. Thoy had ordered sera per ani Muppliva und Albert Whitney and Tom Weedon w with tenmn to Redding to freight them Into tho K Whitney wan one of Atlanta' hired men. lie hi offered $500 of the Van Iirlmmen,' money by Ai order that he nittrht file on u tract of lund for him Heart & Home Problems Tiy"Mrs. YHlzaheth 'Thompson ' TVar Mm. Thompson: 1 am a girl IS years 'old and tar from pretty. I am coming to yon for advice because my parents are very mean to me. They do not care how much I f ilter. I am the oldest of three children. I have a sister who Is not so mean to me as my step-brother. Every time I look at a young man they torture me with all kinds of unkind words. If my brother tells a lie about me my mother beats me within an Inch of my life until my body is black and blue. When I was only nine or ten years old I suffered much disgrace from then on. Now I hardly bear It. I feel like doing something des perate. Wo are very poor. Our home Is never clean or In order. There is nothing for me to do but work when I get up in the morning until 9 o'clock at night. To me it seems as though there Is nothing to do but work, work, work, work. Sometimes we go hungry for want of food, I never go out at night, and I never get some money from my mother's friends who feel sorry for me, but I have to give part of It to my mother so that I may go to n theater. I go to school and am In tho eighth grade. My mother Is -trying to take my education from me. I am very eager for knowledge and I love to go to school. I have never fallen In love yet, for I realize I am too young to. know what It means. Kvery night I pray to Cod to pull me out of my misery nnd work me into happiness. Just one un kind word from my mother and I am dull all day.' But in spite of It alf I try to smilo and be happy. Hut underneath It all I. am suf fering. Last summer I met n sheik, t never let my mother know It. ' Somehow she found out through my brother and she has been scolding me ever since. She promised mo a hard beating and I am sure it is' coming. I know this time I will either get killed or badly heal on. Now, Mrs. Thompson, what shall I do if she beats me? I am sure I do not de serve it. I only want friends which I am not at all allowed to have. 1 have no mother love nor a decent home of my own. Now, Mrs. Thompson, '1 want ymi 1o tell me what to do. I am sick and tired of this kind of life. My mother does not want me to live with her. I am unwanted. AN UNWANTED 8UFFEREH. Unfortunately, you did not send mo your name and address. You certainly need help, and I am suggesting that yon go with your story to the principal of your school, he will bring your rase to the attention of the proper au thorities. Your mother can be compelled to keep you In school until you reach a certain age. And authorities can prevent her from beating you "black and ' blue." Possibly their cruelty, though in defensible. Is bused upon some fault of yours. He sure there Is no remedy within your power be fore you ask others to help you. A second shot. "Miss," he repeated. A third shot. "Miss." "Here, there! Hold on!" pro tented the major. "What are you trying to doT You're not shoot ing for the target at all." "Of course not," admitted the lieutenant. "I'm firing for (hose cigars." And he got them. hat "Johnny, tell your father you saw at the seashore." "Aw, gee, ma. what's the use? He knows a lot more than you think he does." t "Look hero," said the stage man ager, "what the duco la all this row about?" , "D'ye know the magician wbo eats fire? Well, he's Just put the wrong end of a cigar In hi month." had refused. Bo closely had the secret of the difference In eleva tion of Lower Klamath and Tulo lakes been guarded by Adam and the Van llrimmer that Whitney know nothing about It when ha arrived at Redding after lha ditch building supplies. It w the dif ference In elevation that mud their plan feasible. He looked over the unusual pile of freight. "What's Iheni?" be aked the freight agent. "8crapers.H he was told. Srrapein! Hell what for! We don't want no scrapers up our way," he ejaculated. And It was only aflrr consider able persuasion that he loaded Ibe slip scraper quit contrary la his own best Judgment. He couldn't understand why a lot of scrapers should he shipped Into a row country. It was before the day of the Fresno type of scraper that Is now generally nsrd. When those scraper were de livered and I lie work of construc tion actually commenced other settlers who had been kept In Ig norance of the deal, were greatly Incensed. Fires of rancor were kindled that (mouldered for a long time, and which si 111 burst Into occasional flame. The Van llrimmer went ahead with the work. They built a small ditch, a ditches go today, to supply water for about 4,000 acre of land adjacent to the California-Oregon line between Klam ath and Tula lake. It waa four year before tho ditch was finally completed and water supplied for Irrigation, according to the on official history of Klamath Irri gation projects. It Is Interesting lo not her that there la a diversity of opin ion as to Just who built the first Irrigation projects of any conse quence on the Klamath. Mrs. Frank Ward, daughter of James Steele, claims that her father had the first project. Kb supports her claim by substantiating recol lections, and her rlslat supported by the official! Hut Adam, bruthsr'.J Mr. Ward, begins lrl,J lly argument, with lbs i that the Van llrlmmsrs i d on their project bsfoi ram Into the country, that bis deed laklaf Ilybro holding at ih and the Van llrlmmsrs nexlng n goodly share of I Klamath country. cUirlj the Van Brimmer to hj the pioneers. As near a the'humhltl of these, records ran H fact from various soari contentions era rrasnnsti ' ate. The Van Rrlmnr their work In lull, but hav It completed ant Kteel pushed UU project pletlon I UM-M. sad a tlnu to hoard as hi first ditch. '"'" While th Van' llrlaim going ahead ''with the Adams had also beiuo n lie had acquired a level and tripod, leaned I ments of handling II, tnl own ditch Uses. II computed small I mile long from Lost I Adams point, itb lbs i of neighbors, chief aaiii was "fun" Crawford. Th water far this rd . from Wbits las throui . llrimmer canal, sad 'ed on th west bank of I J Tbl wa In accurdouc.il .agreement between Add th Van nrlmwers. wall for delivery of tOOO water for f SOU. , The ' carried acroe th river I Hut Arfa'mi'hW wish of trouble .on Wmwlt. (Continued Tarsus ' 1 ! A German designer b ed an airplane polor on Ing tram io ny of access for Inspi U"M ' repair. Dinner Stories .The friend had dropped In to see D'Auber, the great animal painter, put the finishing touches on his latest painting. He was mystified, however, when D'Auber took some raw meat nnd rubbed It vigorously over th painted rab bit In the foreground. "Why on earth did you do that?" he asked. "Why you see," explained D'Auber, "Mrs. Millions Is coming lo soa this picture today. When sho sees her pet poodlo smell that rabbit, and get excited ovor It, she'll buy It -on the spot." The officers' mess was dis cussing, rifle shooting. 'TH hot anyono here," sold one young lieutenant, "that I can flro twenty shots nt two hundred yards and call each shot correctly without wnitlng for the marker. I'll stako a box of cigars that I can." "Done!" cried n mnjor. .The whole mess was on hand early next morning to see the ex periment tried. ' '' The lieutenant fired. "Miss," he calmly announced. Some Pages from ! By VICTOR i , I ()I,I MIIIH HAILH. It Is truly no wonder that fipsn. Ish sailors of the Fifteenth Century were afraid to Join th expedition of discovery headed by Christopher Columbus. Tho sailing Interests of Palos. th port from which tho ships were to sail had mnps that showed curi ous and terrible things beyond the horizon monsters, griffins, chi meras and on some there was even a bloodthirsty Hatan lying In wait for foolhardy mariner. The poor aallors bad but one thought: Heaven would ho angry nnd wreak ven geance. At first It was thought that Ihe ships could bo manned only by crim inals from the Jails. Those were promised no prosecution until two months after tbolr return. The I'lmson brothers, however who were powerful cltlsens and nav igators of Palos. exerted their Influ ence and a crew was gotten together a strange, motley crow, composed or Spaniards, Moors, Jows, one or two Irishmen and a Genoese. The Pinion family provided one , " Nlna! 11 '" '"ouHht that tn I Inta was commandeered by the government for the voyage. The ""city f ,,pa wa J" nil ', ,k"p b m:ie '"" either of these wa foundan older boat, but on whlclv Columbus pro!! American History MORGAN . ; ' nounced seaworthy, lnc to wait for -another would mean more delay. H called her the Santa Maria and mad her hla flagship. . Each of the other vessel wa In command of on of th Pinion brothor. Wa hive grown np In Ihe belief that Columbus' ships wore small and light as Indeed they would be for our day. But thy wero large for his time. i A th tlmo for th deperlnr drew near tho people of Palo be came alarmed. They were a super stitious folk who believed more In the sign of th star than they did In what little science was then known. .' Had It not been for their greed for gold the sailors would probably have deserted before ever th an chor was weighed. Rut each had been promised large ahares of treasure. Rtorle of fabu lous wealth had spread. On th morning of August 3, IHJ, Christopher Columbus, the humble son of the wooleomber, turned his back on Palos and th rising sun and sailed due west, to find n short route to India, the land of spices "Will they ever come back?" the simple poopl of Palos asked one an other. (Tomorrow: The Voyage Flllod With Terror of the Unknown.)
