SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4. lf23
TITE TTTiXMATn NEWS
PXGE FOUR
The Klamath News Governor Smith at Home
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eapt Moadar by Tha Klamath! jjj njj,t Governor Smith radioed his speech from
Nawa Pnbllihlnt company it 101-1 " , ... -.-. .,
III gomh Fitia atraat. KiamaU Madison Square Garden in New lork City. It was
jy1 0rIm-. r ! largely the fame .old speech that he has been using in
Offlrui rap or city of RUm-! different sections of the country. He pieced it all. together
" yu 0'ynd took a pot shot at all republicans, including the
Lyu llnwniLMWAdf,
Mgr.-state ticket in New Vork.
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Kl'BH KI1TION RATK f 1 lle nlo!l nuucenuio iraiuic vi 111c cvni una mv,
' IMImmi by mrrirr, amik m ' short cheering periods except the close of the speech
JJJ3 b'r m'"!''!! 6oo;and then the PPluse was lasting. Also, another feature
ufcarripUou payable ia adraac., was the portion of the speech that drew the heaviest
Btaradaaa.iid claaa nattar i applause it was the Smith attitude on prohibition. Ho
t tha noatotfic at Klamath scarcely got into the announcement of his stand on the
rla"Mt ofNM amendment when the crowd seemed to rise
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Pacific coa it rapraaaBtatlTaa: Ar
taar W. stypas. Inc., San Fraa
"claee, Loa Anralea and Portland.
Kaalarn rapraaantatlaea: Cbarle
B. Millar. New York, aad W. H.
Block well. Chicaco.
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Meaaber A adit Bareaa CtrcaUdoa
EVEN AS DID ROME
Even as the Roman Em
pire fell, so fell Stanford
University's football team
Vesterday at Los Angeles,
JVhen the University of
Southern California's eleven
trampled them under a
seore of 10 to 0.
Coach "Pop" Warner,
long the ruler of Pacific
coast football has been de
posed and probably the next
thing to expect is a rumor
-that "the alumni are after
him" another 'whispering'
.campaign.
' Too long has the over
, bearing Stanford Cardinal
wteam ruled the conference,
too long has Warner been
.touted and at last they have
the Roman rulers. Napoleon
iriet their betters, even as
and other dictators.
:v Mere press agenting will
'not win football games. In
fact it loses them. Many a
'football team becomes too
'"cocky", from victories, have
Seen defeated by fighting
Guilder dogs." The Stanford
team was favored to win,
sports writers said so, and
Jans backed the statement
.with money, but a clean
"team of hard-hitters has re
lieved the situation, the
moneyed backers, and the
'minds of followers of foot
!? .
: No longer will it be taken
for granted that Stanford
will finish in. first place,
that no othec team has a
chance. With all the mon
eyed players, with all the
highest priced coaches, the
mighty Stanford has fallen
-and we are glad of it.
One New York kazalio. probably located in the
1 front row, had a horn and he blntted long and loud
over the governor's statement on liquor. It seemingly
was an audience who plainly favors the abolition
of the prohibition laws and installation of the governor's
wet measures.
The governor at home was not as stupendous as most
of us had imagined he would be. Two weeks ago Herbert
Hoover spoke in the same Madison Square Garden and
the ovation he received was much greater than that
accorded to Governor Smith.
Another feature of last night's radio program was
the smaller democratic guns who popped off here and
there over the country. One fellow in California evi
dently had been waiting a long time to tell the people
that "he was a personal friend of Teddy Roosevelt and
that Teddy used to confide to him views on public
questions."
Every community has a bunch of political warts like
this old fellow. They live in the past wholly and are
always personal friends of some man who has died while
he was great Whenever you hear" a speaker begin to
tell about his personal friendship with Teddy Roosevelt,
General Grant, or Woodrow Wilson, turn the knob, for
he is a sputtering old has-been and does not know it.
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Plummer's Show
The Churches and Charity
Klamath people must not expect the churches of the
city to carry. the major load of charitable work this
winter. It is asking too much. True, there is not a con
gregation but what will do its part and more, but the
growth of the city causing innumerable stranded people
to pi unite into the community and ask for aid, makes
the charity problem one of considerable size.
It is a grave question whether it is n Chamber of
Commerce duty to proceed with some sort of a plan;
whether it is the duty of the County Court to attempt
to augment its, charity fund and care for the needy, or
whether it should be done by a Community Chest, us it
has to some extent been done in the past two years.
The Elks lodge cares for some cases and we repent
that the churches and clergy do much, litit even so,
there is still heavy work to be done and some agency
must be found to take care of this labor of love,, for
such it is, and nothing else.
OFFICE
CAT
ri ji'Mi s
hla f. llowa and mk.' a unlao In
lh world.
One Klamath Kalla girl I o
dumb he think frm;iMt'hydt
is a n-r kind nt leather.
i , Strange how radio en
gineers can time the intro
duction of new models to
fit your last installment on
the old one.
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j Mussolini seems a great
man to the kind of people
who think that kind of a
man is great.
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t Another thing we like
qbout hard-boiled scientific
knowledge is that you never
see it bound in limp leather.
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A woman is a person who
thinks it's against the law
tp take your time about
answering a telephone.
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It's easy to do the right
thing - by doing what the
tight people do. The hard
part is to decide who are
the right people.
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Russia wasn't invited to
sign the pledge to quit war.
She quit, , you will remem
ber, long before the Allies
did. .
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?' All that remains to be
decided is the relative nu
merical strength of Smith
republicans and Hoover
democrats
'.f "Can Kd llishop hug?" rx
claimrd ZarlU. "Why. tha other
hieht h huKxcd me ao Haht my
floating rlha ran aisroiind!"
"That'a nnihlni." r a t o r t a d
Klltubcih M. "When Hb ranie
lAk from Iho tlreeu Valley
ramp be hue nod mo ao tight I'm
black and blur from tho beating
of his heart."
A Klamuth ,Vull itsli-lun
aim was having soma eleclrL-ul
work done, came In Just as the
contractor's bright anprentlro
w.is winding a lot of Insulating
Upe about a connection.
"Well." said the eminent M
11 . "I'll he! .that tape servos to
cover, a lot of your mistakes."
"Illchln," wan the cheerful re
joinder, "and I'll bet a spmlo
covers up a lot of yours."
To do the rlxht In a quiet
way ia to ho a hero avery day.
Unfortunately the election comes to conflict with the
Pacific International Stock Show (Plummer's Show)
We call it Plummer's show because O. M. Plummer has
been the creating spirit of the best institution of its kind
west of Chicago. .
When Mr. Plummer went over Eastern Oregon selling
stock to erect the first pavilion' in Portland he little
dreamed that his effort was to bring forth such a mag
nificent exposition. But it did, and today every person in
the state should attend it.
The News claimed a year ago and we claim it again,
that the Oregon University and the Oregon Agricultural
college each should cut out just one game of football
in the autumn, and every student attend Mr. Plummer's
show. They would gain more correct knowledge of Ore
gon and the northwest in the way of livestock resources
than in any other way. They would have their views
transformed into constructive views, and they would
begin to realize what the northwest can do in the
way of production.
Let us say, right along this line, that the hordes
of students attending these colleges cannot all be pro
fessional men and women. It would seem that such is
the thought, but it just cannot be done. Some of them
must become producers and the Pacific Livestock Expo
sition offers most interesting sights and entertainment
for the boy or girl who believes that production is still
the thing needful to this land.
. We regret that either Plummer did not postpone his
show or the national congress postpone this election, for
we surely wanted to attend the exposition but find it
impossible with a national, state, county, and city
election raging.
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The News Relaxes
"What Iiuii tour Ior. no wluga.
hut ran jump u hinti u I lie
Wool w or I h hufliUnje?"
"I ulre up."
"A uVad cow."
"I.ut a ..ad row ran't Jump."
"Neither ran the Woolworih
bllllUiliK "
Even the prices of skirt, are
not alway modest.
Wt? aro a hunly rac cl wt
rouidn't t'lKturt mo muny tinmuuir
Nil OW,
Even the weather reports at
time are nothing hut hot air.
We have been asked why lir
in U ao hixh. We do not know
unless It Is because so much of
ft Is being done.
Till lU Ut I to .'.in
' No, sir, I'm not lntermtcd In
a modi-1. My old bun imty
not have fnur-whn hrakt-a and
balloon tires, but I'm going to
keep It just the same. I know
I should have a car with a self
starter, and I know Uiat chain
drives are pa hup. but as 1 ustd
before, no new rar for me. Not
that I'm sentimental, or enjoy
cranking It. or think tha kero
sene lights are better than elec
tric ones, or like to see a ear
with the paint all cracked off It.
but I'm darned If I'm going to
turn It In before I've made 'the
lnt payment on It."
Business today can get plenty
of men to fiddle with tools, Joy
ride in autos, sit behind desks
and sell conversation. Fools and
boys can do any of these things.
But the ability to think, to cre
ate business-getting ideas. Is the
thing that aets one man above
Mrs.
Raker: "Every time you
see a pretty girl you f rget
you'ro married "
Raker (sorrowfully): "You'ro
wrong, my dear. Nothing brines
home the faet with so much
force."
With this issue of the News we bring to your homes
the statements of many candidates. No one has been
denied space and each has broadcast his views to the
people. True, some have used more space than others,
but it cannot be said that many of the phases of tfie
campaign locally have not been covered by those who
had a burning desire to do so.
This is the Sabbath Day. ...
The News relaxes following the issuing of this
morning's paper, for it is our last issue until electior
morning and no more election advertising can be run.
This is made imperative by a state law which forbids
newspapers to print advertising pertaining to a campaign
on the day of election, and the same law prevents anyone
from using automobiles to haul voters to the polls; the
same law prevents electioneering within a certain dis
tance of the polling places, and levies a number of other
restrictions, some of which are lived up to and some of
whioh are not.
Nevertheless, the News will observe the state law
and on Tuesday morning this newspaper will -again be
normal, carrying regular business and news of the world
as well as the local news of Southern Oregon and
Klamath county.
Be Careful of Your Road Fund
The two Dunne bills on the ballot one to increase
the tax on gasoline and the other to reduce license fees
on automobiles, are very dangerous bills and should be
beaten. Oregon roads cannot stand up without mainte
nance and the road schedule cannot be finished without
money. The automobile is paying no more than its share
for such improvements. Keep the laws as they are per
taining to the road fund. And this advice goes for the
next legislative assembly, as well as this present election.
Oregon Is
TWO MILLION
Dollars in Debt
ALL STATE OFFICIALS AGREE
THAT SUCH IS A FACT
You have had the same delegation
in the State Legislature from this
district for years. During their time
in office, they have permitted this
state to go
Two Million Dollars in Debt
Why not elect a man to the legis
lature who knows business better
than he does politics? This district
needs a business man in the legis
lature, and so does the state of
Oregon. w
Vote for me atfd I'll give you a
business representation
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LEE BEALL
Candidate for Representative
in the Legislature
Lake county has not been represented
at Salem for fifteen years. Try a
Lakeview man, you people of
Klamath county.
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TTo (the PeopHe off
EOammattHn Cow My
' Another barrel of the Llundcrbutt wa dischnrrrrl lat night
in The Evening Herald, this time from the hands of W. F. Chate.
It sounded like the whine of disappointed ambition, which no
doubt it it. 1 am not an issue in this campaign. Neither ii Mr.
Chase. What the people do want to know it whv B irrell Short
was party to a contract for cruising the timber of Kluniath County
at a cost of 20 cents an acre, when he could have had it done for 8
cent? The Minor & Ryan cruise was done for $9 a section. If
the Minor & Ryan cruise was a "guest", at Mr. Chase says, then
what do you think of this!
IS THE CULLISON CRUISE A GUKSS?
What is known at the Jenny creek timber is admittedly the fin
est stand of pine timber in the world. It is in a favored location,
good soil and well watered. If any timber in thj wDild, under
similar circumstances, would show an increase in .'rv.vth in 18
years, it would. The Cullison cruise showed an incrcaie of 2V
per cent pine over the 1910 cruise. This territory was covered by
the first 100,000-acre contract.
The second contract for 200,000 acres covered timber on the
high rigdes in the northern and eastern part of the county, admti
tedly inferior, both in quality and soil conditions to the Jenny
creek timber. The returned cruise showed an increase of over 20
per cent pine over the 1910 cruise. The cruise of each of these
stands of timber was made by the same men. It had always been
recognized at representing about 90 per cent cruise of tho timber
on the land, and wat to accepted by both the county and the tim
ber owners. Now it it reasonable to believe that in one district
the pine timber increase will be 31 '2 percent and in the othor over
20 per cent? M -
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS: IS THIS IN
CREASE IN THE SECOND CONTRACT DUE TO THE FACT
THAT THE COUNTY COURT STATED THAT UNLESS
THERE WAS GREATER INCREASE SHOWN THAN WAS
FOUND UNDER THE FIRST CONTRACT. THERE WOULD
BE NO FURTHER CRUISING DONE BY THE FIRM IN
QUESTION?
Some of the timber included in the second contract changed
ownership tince 1924, and tract after tract it now on the tax rollt,
because of the county cruise, for more timber than there it on the
land. The cruise upon which the tale wat made wat satisfactory
to the buyer and teller. I ask you if that lookt like a tquare deal
in that trantaction? If it can be shown that there are a number of
claims with similar ditcrepanciet, what becomct of the cruite?
And if the.court knocks out the cruise, what becomes of the $132,
847.63 that it will cott the county?
Now at to the contract:
A forty-acre trect hat, according to the cruise of the owner,
400,000 feet of pine and 20O.C0O feet of fir. The Edgar & Culli
son cruise chows thr.t it ha 503,000 feet of pine and 100,000 feet
of fir. The total stumpage in each case it the same, but the high
priced pine it cruised for 25 per cent more than it should be and
the low-priced fir for E0 per cent lest'than there it actually on the
forty. Under the provisions of the contract there is no remedy
for the owner, as the contract specifically tayt that if the cruite
comet within 10 per cent of the total footage of all tpecics it thall
ttand, whereat it should have segregated the different varieties,
thut giving the owner a chance to make an effective protest and
have the cruise corrected. The contract is to worded that it it
possible for Edgar & Cullison to cruise pine high and fir low, and
thus tecurc a big increase in the percentage of high priced pine
and low percentage of cheap fir, and yet be fully within the term
of their contract, leaving the owner helolett to secure any relief.
I am reliably informed that there are over 10,000 acret of tim
ber land belonging to one owner where just tuch a condition ex
ists. What would you do under the tame circumstances? Would
you consider that your representative the county court in thit in
stance had given you a tquare deal under tuch a contract?
Would you feel that instead of serving your interests, which it wat
hired to do, it had tcrved the interests of the contractor and left
you holding the tack?
Thit matter it placed before you because of mv absolute 'confi
dence in the honesty and fair play of the people of thit county.
Under conditioni as they exist now, each one of ut i's a partner in
this lumber industry game, and it is un to us to'sec that every mem
ber of the firm is given a square deal.
Not only is the timber cruising question and the vicious attack
upon the timber industry of this county an issue in this campaign,
but there are other things that Mr. Short has been asked to explain,
and not a syllable has been uttered. The people want to know:
Whv it cost $4,464.19 for gasoline in 1923, and only $1,508.26
in 1927?
When this money was being squandered burned up were
you shedding tears about the heavy tax burden of the poor tax
paver? Why didn't you exercise the tame consideration for the tax
payer in this instance that you claim you are exercising now in the
matter of the timber industry tax?
Why did you permit your relative to use a county car in the
conduct of his private business? Was it to lift the burden off the
back of some poor taxpayer?
Why did you permit the extravagance in the construction of
highways that was the rule during the two year prior to the elec
tion of Judge Goddard and Horace Dunlap?
Why don't you answer the specific questions relating to your
conduct in office propounded by the Klamath County Courier and
the Chiloquin Review?
These are mattert of vital interest to the taxpayers and voter
of the county. They are part of your record, and it is upon your
record you are before tho ptop'-!, nn i ii is this tame record that
tell them what you will do if you .e-clectcd., If everything is
open and aboveboard, then lay your cards on the table, take the
people into your confidence and tell them what they want to know.
Time and soace will not nermit me to ask you the score of
questions that I asked the defeated county judge two years ago,
and which to this day remain unanswered. But answers to these
will be sufficient to thow your good faith.
E. J. MURRAY.
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