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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1925)
VVls THE KLAMATH DAILY NEWS WSS - . . An Independent Republican Nempaper Conducted in the Interests of All Klamath County Without Guile. SuMdy or Perfidy J ' , ' OFFICIAL PAPER FOR' CITY OF KLAMATH "Let u have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let u to the end dare to do our duty, a wo understand it" Abraham Lincoln. The Ultimate Outcome Klamath Adventures Too Much Profit. Suspicion Cast on Klamath's Cruising Taxpayers may rest assured that whatever disposition is made of the second $20,000 item for continuing the cruise of Klamath's timber lands that it will not be spent in the same man ner as the last $20,000 was spent. Sympathy is naturally with the county commissioners in any endeavor to equitably tax the timber holdings of the county. But there is a point at which reason rebels. In a public hearing it has been conclusively shown, and so stated, that an abnormal profit was made out of that first $20,000. The profit was variously stated right cut in meeting as having been more than $ 1 2,000. There was no denial that a huge profit had been made. Around the entire transaction is a cloud of sus picion and the county commissioners were so informed, publicly. ' " : 9 9fc It is very natural for the commissioners to attempt to justify the previous expenditure, although men have been known to admit their mistakes. But the timbermen offered facts in protesting the manner in which the cruise was undertaken. Those facts.stillcjSuafrnt the commissioners. While justifying past cruising, or attempt ing to do so, it is unbelievable that the commis sioners should repeat the sad performance. Their reasons for wanting a cruise are sound. The method of spending money for a cruise should also be sound. . " - And the commissioners have only to let another unadvertised contract at 20 cents an acre for blanket cruising to discover they are not the court of last resort when it comes to spending county funds. .:?jr,- - Compiled by R. W. UARWOOD (Copyrig-lit by Klamnth Publishing; Company) (All RiirhtM Ki'servetl) EPISODE XIV Early Dit-h Troubles After irottinit moro wutcr for tho Adams am rtiimnior iliuhi'a tliroutth tho Whito luko cut fronl Lower Miimuth it wu fotiiul thnt tnlnrRiminU wore wiry to sucuro nil udoiiuute water Hupply. Also, thurJ no little conf union In tho ndjutitment to the new on1 eircunwtnni'e. Ailnm.i und tho Van Urimniein both chared prico of $1.00 an aero for water at first. It in told th furmers hail merry lints si me Bookleggers Organize. Word of Seizure Expected Promptly Heart & Home Problems Tlr Mr. Elisabeth Thompson and well sble to start all oror. ed one of Ills friend. i And I'm clad thnt you know "They didn't seem to." lncon- you're to b!nm. and thnt you Irally answered the sctor. , ! don't wont sympathy. It's a lot 1 "Well, didn't they give any en- , ..easier to remedy things when o,.i cpuranetmnt? I'l'IOj' Jhny gik i ..... . . -Jook.at them squarely and truth. you lv.unio. bejure tho. curtain!" persisted tuo iricnu. . Lady bookleggers are organizing in Klam ath Falls to carry on a clandestine barter in books. Volumes that are prescribed will be their specialty, it appears from a perusal of the list of this crowd. Such books as are never shown on any public library shelves, and which are unknown for the most part in this progressive city, are to be imported. It is a weird list, and actually brought the blush of shame to the face of a minister. More will be heard of these lady bookleg gers when some of their "goods" is captured by the postal authorities. 9$, )p 9ft 3p "Now we see who has been smoked out," as General Butler said to the people of Phila delphia. o Military men say that the great Klamath , country will have, in the event of war on the Pacific, strategical advantage as a supply base. SEEKS TO ESCAPE LIFE OF SIN Dear Mrs. Thompson: I don't want sympathy but Just your d Tlce which I promise to follow. Three years ago this montTi I went to Chicago on a vtslt. . The second day I met a nice young gentleman at a party given by my friend for me. This fellow paid attention to me from the atari and finally became a very close friend. This went on for about four months. Ho invited me to pay his people a visit and stay over the week-end. I did and after I met his people ho pro posed. I accepted. That night he received a long dlstanro call from Chicago and It was a wo man. There was a big quarrel. He told me It was a girl he had turned down for she was a bad woman and she had made him believe she wns a saint. . But. Mrs. Thompson, it was his wifo. Ills people also held up for him and sanctioned this lie. I be lieved what he said. Ho then began to delay the marriage by first one He and then the other. I continued to stay with his peo ple and finally with him, and have up to now. He used to be real good to me and treated me swell. But after a year or so he changed and wanted me to work. Which I've been doing for a good while. I am a clean housekeeper, wash, and a dandy cook. But he doesn't seem to appreciate either. I don't trifle either, lor I don't approve of It. Ilofore I came here I was a good Christian. But I don't go to church, as I know I've sinned. Do you think, Mrs. Thompson, the Lord will for :lve me and not let me suffer if I leavo him? I want to start over and live a clean life for some one that I think cares for me. But It won't be a life like this. I am twenty-one years old. Am I too old to start over? The sooner you answer, dear Mrs. Thompson, the sooner I'll do what you say. ANXIOUS FOOL. Your awakening has come lato, but not too late. You are young lully. You are wrong In think. Ing that because you have erred, the church Is no place for you. None of us who go to church are perfect. Of cott.'so, you must leave this man. Cut oft from him absolutely, and do not let Mm know about your plans. It would bo best to rvo to another city. If you have no friends elsewhere, go to the pastor of tho churi'Ii you should attend, and nk him to give you a letter lo a consid erate minister In the city to which you plan to go. since you can work. It should not be hard fur you to begin life anow in some other place. VIOLET AND ACNK3: The conduct of tho hovs toward you should be soffit inl proof that they do not properly respect you. ant! are unworthy of yonr Interest. "Ask me?" answered Crane. "Man, they dared me!" A woman of philanthropic ten dencies was paying a visit lo a lower east side school. She was particularly Interested In a group of poor pupils and asked permis sion to question them. "Children, which Is the great est of nil virtues?" No one answered. "Now think a little. V.'hnt Is It I am doing hcn I give up tlmo and pleusuro to come and talk with you for your own good?" A grimy hnuit went up In tho rear of the room: "Please, ma'am, yuu'se buttln' In." gates and endeavored In tnsny Instances In get as many acre under wsler as possible, acres for which Ihey were not paying. They were supposed to get lull Inches of water. No rtturn had been realised by Adams on his end of the pro ject, and when hs endeavored to raise the price of water sum. far mers packed up and left lh coun try. On all matters pertalulng to Irrigation Adams and his neigh bors agreed to disagree- si a very early date. In other mailers they remained friendly. Improvement ol the original ditches continued. The rut was widened snd deepened In 'It. and In 1904 Adams extended his canal lo a total length of 13 miles with 10.000 acres acceaalbla lo water, of which about 5.000 acres were actually Irrigated. The Van Brimmer Increased the site of their ditch to a carry lug capacity of 30 to 40 second feel, snn In 190 they Incorporat ed as Van Brimmer Pitch com pany, for 15,005. There were 5,000 shares of slock sold at f 5.00 a shsre -and with the stock went a paid up water right to the land owners. Kugeno Hammond wns one of the first directors, and he remains a director of tho Van Brimmer district today, after hav ing worked on the projects from their Inception. Il wns shout this time I list the government reclamation service, chiefly through the Influence of the lohliles mslntalned ft Wash ington by the late K. II. Ilarrl man of Soul hern Pacific fame and Infamy, commenced lo evince an Interest In tho greut Klamath country. , The Van Brimmers very wliely I maintained lher own project. Whllo this. In a large sense, wns made possible because cf Its lo- j ration, the cheap water enjoyed today under thn Vun Brimmer dltrh Is obtained by reason of Its that government routs al l.il vvlopraent wers not sprtaJ the district During 19:5 etance, the east of wttsr Ihe Van Brimmer project. rents an acre, was hick 4 of considerable malnteaisrj Acres under Ihe old AdinJ Jecl, taken over by ih J meat, and th rest of tbJ age put under water by tt tarnation service, were to p proximately f I A a for opt and maintenance, sad oi mat . ii 4 lor ; com i charges. For a full rani II might Imi added that th charge tn th Van Brltnm trltt Is about 30 rente an What would hav happr costs under th Adams ra not th reclamation servii tered tho territory when I a matter of fullls speci Too many economic factor Into Ihe question. It persli cause a remark recently On Adams, "Th people wanted tin crnment and I was wllllni now I feel that wool been belter off If I us iu had waited a whll. Th government rseltaatlns been loo heavy for a irrsi he sb hi. ' '' Th cry at this Unit. It begun for government Irrl The population of th U Houth Africa hss been rail at 7.ntn.mio, of bom only! one-sfventli. are whlto psrvi It Is sdvlwthl shea new curtains to sew hems uf width at the lop and lnd that trior washing the '4 may Iki reversed and tin upou litem equalised. The leak In a ga or pipe may be temporarily i while awaiting the pliimH mnfclng a paste of pswdercdl .. ...... U..H..H. ..nn anil a v..itin-u iij (I'HMin m ua i i nns Rim -nun . ----- -i fanner management, and Ihe fact Ing lo Ihe hole In Ihe pipe Dinner Stories "What did you learn at tho school?" tho boss asked the fair young applicant for the" stenog rapher's Job. "I learned," sho replied, "that spelling Is essential to a stenog rapher." The Ios chuckled. "Good. Now let me hear you spell 'essential.' " The fair girl hesitated for the fraction of a second. "There are throe ways," she replied. "Which do you prefer?" And she got the Job. When William II. Crane was young, he had the actor's usual vaunting, ambition to play Ham let. Bo with his first profits he organised his own company and he went to an Inland western town to give vent to his ambition and "try H on." When he came hack to New York a group of friends noticed that the actor appeared to be much dowtfeast. "What's the matter, Crane? Didn't they appreciate It?" ask- Some Pages from Hi VICIDK IjimiI, Ho! No false cry of land wns this, thnt was heard on tliut autumn morning In 1492. The fleet of three vessels under the supreme command of Christo pher Columbus neared the land that they supposed to be India. Uehnlars say that It was probably Waiting's Island, one of the smaller Islands of tho West Indies. Land was first neon by a man named Bcrmejo, a common sailor on the Plnta. However, the project und the command had been In Columbus' hands and by common consent the crew agreed that he should have the honor of the discovery. It is said that this arrangement disgruntled the stout Bermejo, who did not re ceive his silk waistcoat (promised by Columbus to the man who should first sight land.) Bermejo's name Is not heard by many, and unremcmbered by most Columbus' name will never die. An Irishman, named Billy lt(e said to have been the first 0 put foot on the land. Ho lepe, olll and mado the- boat fust ns Ihey noared the shore. The crew bowed their heads In Uianksglvlng in od and took possession of (he land In the name of Hpaln. The natives came down to see the strange folk and In Ih. m may came sight-seeing American History MORGAN throngs, crowding Into their canoe and riding out to see th big ships that had co.no up, from out of the sea. Tuklng two or litres nntlvos and teaching them so that Ihey might act as Interpreters, Columbus went on to other islands. Ho was look ing for gold. At the Island we call Cuba, the nntlvos wers wearing gold nose rings. Columbus sent a searching parly Into the Interior.' who cams hack with the unwelcome news that here was no grsnd city there, paved with gold, but that there wers mn , and women, who "had firo In their hands and they lit on end of a little roll of paper In their mouths." The ship Pints became separated from the others and th greedy sail ors believed that It had gone off on a private expedition to find the gold ' mountains and claim them for their own. From Island to Island they went, always asking for gold and sweet spices. Everywhere tiis natives re ceived them with great curiosity snd astonishment. The Islands were gorgeously beau tiful, but Columbus and his crew were too Intent upon finding gold mines to heed the beauty of nature. (Tomorrow tho story of Iho utit for gold.) n Brent I
