OFFICIAL PAPER FOR TPIJT? ITT A MATH WPWQ'KLAMATHFAUi,OREGON
CITY-OF KLAMATH FALLS JlT IVLilVliA 1 11 lli ff .O SUNDAY. MAY 2. 1926
Ah Independent Republican Newspaper Conducted In the Interests of All Klamath County: Without Guile'. Subsidy or Perfidy
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U "Let ui have faith that right make might, and in
fl that faith let M to the end dare to do our duty a wo
H understand H." Abraham Lincoln.
Is Payment Possible?
Just Who Otcns The Public Streets
Just " now the Double Doc combination
have girded their political loins with petitions
and are telling their deluded , followers that
they are saving the city from the grasping cor
porations. No one with an ounce of brains
needs to be told that what the Double Docs
are doing is making it impossible for a $500,
000 development of industry, with its attend
ant payrolls, to get under way within the city
limits, establishing new payrolls and making
for continued prosperity of this city. . " '
It is strpige that the Double Docs are al
ways the staunch demagogic defenders of the
public, welfare, and that the, other four men
of the council, all of them successful business
men, are always wrong. But let that pass.
Some day the few deluded followers of the
Double Docs will awaken. i
Some few of the protestants argue that the
city should be compensated for streets that are
closed. There is no public need for these
streets, most of them are mere scratches on
the map, and the property through which they
run is worthless except for industrial purposes
Engineers and representatives of the Northern
lines have looked over the proposed develop
ment and given it their" approval". And if a
valuation were put on the streets, it would not
be over $2,000, it is stated.
- But the city owns no streets. They be
long to adjoining property and are held in
trust by the city. If the Double Docs will find
some way to make a business-like proposal to
sell something on behalf of. the city which the
city does not own, they would be accomplish
ingvspmething. But just now they, are block
ing development. , ,' . . .. .. j.
The Double Doc blocking game is not going
to help Klamath .Falls in its growth. If both
of them would put on overalls and go to- work
it would help immensely. k
Poor Strategy
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Appearatiies A re' Hurtfu
The recent attempt to rush the Mayfield
bill through congress has had a disquieting
effect on those who are anxious to see two
railroads come to Klamath Falls. This bill,
had it been acted into law, would have permit
ted lines to make extensions without the neces
sity of securing. a certificate of public neces
sity from the interstate commerce commission.
Members of the Oregon delegation have
for weeks past fought shy of sponsoring the
bill for very good reasons of their own. It had
friends in Oregon but very few friends in con
gress, and has died a-borning.
The short political history of the bill is,
however, not showing its boomerang effect.
It has indicated a weakness in the camp of the
northern lines to the friends of the northern
lines, who can now only hope that things are
not what they seem. ;' .
With a .case now pending before the com-
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mission the northern lines have been placed in
the position of attempting to blackjack the
commission by sponsoring an attempt to de
prive the commission of the very powers upon
which the case now before the commission
rest. It is made to appear that the northern
lines have had some leak to the effect that the
commission may decide against them. And
to be placed in any such position even as to
appearance, is very unwise and evidence of ill
considered method. '
A Crisis.
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government before the people on May 2 1 , have
only one motive. And that is to give Klamath
Falls a government that is competent to meet
with the mighty problems that face, the city,-The
men and women of the city in evsry-waljc of
life are now facing a crisis. The Goddards and
the Murrays and the Powells are attempting to
cheat them out, of their rights, guaranteed un
der the initiative and referendum law, by under
handed methods.
And the people can be trusted to arise in a
crisis.
"PfcRSONAL l.IHKKTY"
A good deal has been said of re
cent years about "personal liberty."
A recent wet pamphet any, "We
must depend for financial support
on the American citizens who are
Interested in re-establishing tha old
fashioned liberty" of the founder
of the republic." I wonder what
was "the old-fashioned liberty of
'.he founders of the republic." It
was certainly not a liberty to do as
they pleased, as one might suppose
from much of the present day agi
tation. There was no such liberty
recognized try' the"founders of the
republic. That is proven by the
way In which the "whiskey rebel
lion" was dealt with during Wash
ington's administration.
It Is true that It was permitted
to the people to drink intoxicating
liquors in those days. So was It
permitted to them to keep slaves.
And there were many other things
in those days of simple social and
industrial relations which were not
regulated but which we have found
It wise, and even imperative, to reg
ulate today. There. were no high
ways to speak of, and no automo
biles and there were no speed laws
and no lighting laws. Marriage laws
were very simple. And many oth
ers. 4
But the question before us is not
whether we shall go back to the
state of things which existed In th.-
early days of our republic. Not at
alL Not one of the most ardent ad
vocates of "personal liberty" would
want to do that. Those were the
days not only of the "old-fashioned
liberty of the founders of the re
public," but of the "blue laws"
about which they discreetly keep
silent when praising the liberty of
the old days. Prating about the
"old-fashioned liberty of the found
ers of the republic" Is only a smoke
screen to hide something else, that
is not so patriotic as this sounds.
The real question before us Is
whether the people have a right to
enact laws which curb the liberties
of the individual, or whether the In
dividual ran snap his fingers In the
face of society and say, "I'll do as I
please, and you can go hang!" or
something more emphatic.
May I say that "personal liberty"
never got anybody anywhere that
was worth going to? Where was
"personal liberty" when Washing
ton was fighting for American Inde
pendence? Why, It was putting
Impediments In his way. and trying
to undermine his influence. Where
was "personal liberty" when this
country was trying to free Itself of
the curse of slavery? It was dodg
ing around trying to escape Its per
sonal responsibility. Where was
"personal liberty" when Koch and
Halg and Pershing were trying to
withstand the onslaughts of German
Invasion? It certainly was not on
the firing line. "Perianal liberty"
was forgotten then!
The "personal liberty" for which
many crave would fill collars with
boose, but It would druss children
in rags, line cur highways with I
wrecked automobiles, fill our hos-l
pltals with maimed men, women and j
children, and our slums with human
derelicts all for the pleasure of
doing as we please as we ought to
as patriotic American citizens!
It might be well to consider for a
moment the fact that "no man llv
eth to himself, and socman dleth to
himself," and there 1s no man so
devoid of Influence thht society has
no stake In how be usf It. And no
man can escape responsibility for
others, nor the obligation to obey
a higher authority than himself.
The words of Paul the Apostle are
still valid: "Let every soul be In
subjection to the" htgher powers; tor
there is no power "but or Cod; snd
the powers that ore, ordained of
God." Thos. D.' Yarnes, pastor of
First Methodist church.
"The World's Mirages" will be
the theme for morning service. Are
you looking the right way and at
the right things? Come and see.
In the evening the subject will, be
"The Almosts of Life."
Our new individual communion
set has arrived and we will have
our first communion service Sun
day morning In the Temple. Every
member Is urged to attend that ser
vice. Sunday evening will be a great
service. Large crowds have been
attending these services. The early
part of the service wilt be given
to the question box. 'Usual music
followed by the. ordinance of bap
tism will be administered. A num
ber of young and old will be united
with their Lord in this hcartful and
Impressive ceremony.
God has been marvelously heal
ing through the ministry of The
Temple lately. If you have not
heard, ask eomenno who attends.-
Fuller announcements will be
made from the pulpit by the pas
tor. B. C. Miller, pastor, Klamath
Temple.
WASHER SAVES TIME
WOMEN SCAN CIVICS
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Conducting dally demonstrations!
before the Baldwin Hardware store,
R. V. Spencer and L. A. Innes, rep
resenting Altorfer Bros, company of
Peoria, II., offer a Wearever alum
inum roaster with each A. B. C.
washing machine sold before the
21st of May. Asked, why he had
set May 21, the date of the primary
elections, a the time limit for his
demonstrations. Spencer said he
wished o save the women of Klam
ath Falls time and energy from
their housework to study and vote
on the commission-manager form
of government.
The A. B. ('. washer embodies
new features in washing machine
construction, having a rotating cen
ter piece different from any on the
market. It Is snid to be very effi
cient. ,
President Holds
Good Scouts Are
Very Good Scouts
WASHINGTON. May 1 Address
ing the national council of the boy
scouts of America, president Cool
Idge commended their principles,
prescribed them as a remedy for the
Ills of the Vhole nation, but warn
ed the boss against substituting
their organization activities tor Ilia
Influence of church and home. '
Tha axioms of the scouts might
well be applied to all classes and
ages of American society.
Coolldge followed, however, with
this admonition:
"The Boy Scout movement can
never 'be a success as a substitute,
but only as an ally of strict par
ental control and family life under
religion.
"If they fail to exercise proper
control, nobody else can do It for
them."
The entire scout rode was right,
fitting and all-embracing, the presi
dent declared.
"The more I have studied 'this
mpvenient, Its hireptlon, purposes,
organization and principles, the more
I have been impressed.
"Not only Is It these fundamental
rules of right living and acting,
but It seems to embrace in Its rude
almost every virtue needed In the
social and personnel of mankind.
It la a wonderful Instrument for
good. It Is an Inspiration to you
whose duty and privilege It Is to
widen Its horizon and extend its In
fluence. "If every hoy in the I'nlted
States between the ages of 2 and
17 could be placed under the whole
some Influence of tho scout pro
gram and should live up to the scout
I oath and rules, we should heur few
er pessimistic words on to the fu
ture of tho nation."
Fifty Dollart Priis) won by Mr. Mary Zach
iria, 735 Oak St. and Mm. Cora Walttn, No. 2
Main St. v '
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ive. Thin doi'8 not mean thut If you have several
teeth that nhould bo extracted that we only ex
tract fiArt of them. H mennH that we will take
every extraction that comes In the office FREE
tot one week. It doe not make any difference if
you have one tooth or 82 teeth.
We want to Kt acquainted with you.
P. J. Johnson, Dentist
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Entrance on Main St., next to Pine Tree Theatre.
MRS. SOUZA DEAD
OH DREAD FEVER
Mrs. Winnie Soma, aged t0 years,
wlfo of Manuel Snuzn, died early
Saturday morning at a local hospi
tal, death resulting from an illness
of ten days' duration. Besides her
husband, deceased is survived by
two children, Louise and Rolen
Soma. SJrs. Soma wsa born In
Mont Dome, ' California, and has
lived there during her lifetime. The
funeral services will be held at
Dorris, Calif., Monday morning at
10:30, and Interment will take place
In the Plcard cemetery. The re
mains are at the Earl Wbltlnrk fu
neral home. Pine street at Sixth,
where friends may call till Monday
morning at 8 o'clock.
To read The Klamath News day
after day Is to keep thoroughly In
formed on happenings of Importance
throughout the world as well as In
Klamath Falls and viridity.
NOTICE OF riNAIj SETTLEMENT
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed In the Coun
ty Court of the State of Oregon for
Klamath County, the final account
of hur administration of the Es
tate of Henry Stiles, deceased, and
said court has fixed May 10, 1926,
at 2 o'clock P. M. as the time and
tne Court Room or said Court as
the place for the hearing of said
final account and the settlement
thereof.
Dated: April 17. 1928.
FLORRNCK GLADYS STILES,
Administratrix of the Estate
of Henry Stiles, Deceased.
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SUMMONS !Y PL'IILICATIO.N
j WKATIIKH 11KPOIIT
ORHOON: Fair east portion
Sunday; Monday unsettled with rain
near const.', , . .
Voile and linen dresses on sale
at Dee Bugln's Store for only $5.95.
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IN THE CIRCCIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON, FOR
KLAMATH COUNTY.
Violet Luclle Hshn, Plaintiff, vs.
Lester Charles Hahn, Defendant.
To Lester Charles liuhn the above
Defendant:
In he Name of -the State 'of
Oregon: Yon are hereby required
to appear and answer the complaint
filed against -you herein on or be
fore the second day nf June, 1926,
that being the last day of publica
tion of this summons as fixed by
the court therefor; and If you fall
to so answer or Otherwise appear
tha plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief prayed for In said
complaint, to-wlt: foV a doom of
divorce forever dissolving the bonds
of matrimony now existing bntween
plaintiff and defendant, and 'for the
custody of Ruth Hahn the minor
child of plaintiff and defendant,
and for certain alimony after the
expiration of the period of
one year from March Fifth,
1926, or the sooner termination
of the orders made on said' day by
this court In the ease of (he Htate
of Oregon ' versus Lester C. Hahn;
ss set forth In the said complaint
served upon you in connection note
with. , i
This summons 'Is served upon
you by publication in The Klamath
News at Klamath Falls,- Oregon,
for six successive weeks pursuant
to an order of Hon. A. Li Leavltt,
Judge of said court, mqdo and 'en
tered April 17th, 1926. Date of
first publication April 1 Sth. 1926.
v C. C. B ROWER,
, Attorney" for Plaintiff, Klnm;
ath Falls, Oregon.
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