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PAGE FOUR THE KLAMATH NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON July 1, 1933 THE KLAMATH NEWS KLAMATH NEWS PUB. CO, Publisher. FRANK JENKINS . Editor Published every mornlni ei eept Monday by The Klsmatb New. Publishing eompany 101-lSi Booth Firth etreet. Klamath fells. Oregon. OCtlclal papar of City of Klam ath Falla and Klamath county. Entered at second class matter at the postofflce at Klamath Fall. Oregon, November IS. 192S. node' act of March S. 1S7. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier. month Delivered by carrier. year Delivered by mall, year, county Delivered by mall, -I . .I0 t.Ot outside connty, year. (.00 Subscriptions payable In advance. Representees nationally by M. C MOGENSRN A CO, INC. San Francisco New York. Detroit, 8ealtle Loa Angeles Copies of the News and Her ald, together with complete In formation about the Klamath Falla market, may be obtained tor the asking at any ot these office. Member Audit Bureau Circulation Telephone 1900 Klamath' Share in th Federal Road Fund the six million dollars al x u lotted to Oregon from the federal public works money were distributed equally to the S counties ot this state, each connty would receive a compara tively small portion. The high way commission, realising this bnt at th same time attempting to make a division of funds ac ceptable to the state as a whole, has proposed to spend this six million dollars less by county and mora by the requirements of the entire road system. The commission's recommenda tions. If approved by the secre tary ot agriculture at Washing ton, will bring work approaching a half million dollars directly to Klamath county. This amount hy no means considers the snni spent on other highways Indi rectly benefitting this region. On top ot the amount already aanctioned by the commission, another halt million dollars will be spent here It and when the Klamalh-Weed route north ot Midland Is selected. We have been told frequently thia south-central section of Ore gon Is forgotten when road funds are distributed. We hare also been told highway money is only spent here tor political purposes. But there appears to be a minimum of political considera tion In the distribution ot this federal fund, and we believe Klamath county has bad a just share within the limits of what was available. A Constant Menace on the Highway A PEDESTRIAN, walking on the roadway on South Sixth street. Is struck by a motorist, and dies as a result of the In juries sustained. That Is a trag edy. Death is always a tragedy. The accident occurred late on a rainy evening, with the pave ment wet and visibility poor. The driver of the car did not see the pedestrian at all, prob ably being blinded by the lights of approaching cara. At the coroner's inquest, he was ab solved ot all blame. It was Just aar-twggjyk V BS J Z I pCASOLIHE ZZZZZ ona of those things that happen and can't be helped. But the verdict ot the coro ner's Jury can't realise Ross Brown's mind. He will never be able to forget that helpleea form lying there by the road. Bo then is another tragedy. Walking on the pavement, es pecially at night, is dangerous business. It risks the Uvea ot pedestrians and destroys the peace ot mind ot motorists. Some day we shall be wise enough' to provide pedestrian paths along our highways, and so eliminate this menace. The Midwest Drouth and the Klamath Spud THE sad June drouth ot the mlddlewest brought "nat ural Inflation" to the wheat market; the same drouth brought a shortage In the potato crop in the same territory. Nature, per haps striving tor a balance, has promised the Klamath country a more optimistic crop and market ing outlook for a great potato yield thia year. All aorta ot commodities have been searching for some manner to boost the price, control pro duction, and increase the con sumer's demand. Here we have It all without the aid ot econom ics, artificial stimulation and governmental control.. Do yon think we can one day return to the simple philosophy ot a kind Providence? But it is a divided Providence, tor while this region might find more re sults from Its potato crop, the farmer In the central states still j suffers. ' Ton may have questioned the value of aea gulls. But now we know they serve humanity well in assisting the clean-up drive against grasshoppers. This Is the time ot year the police usually lssne notice to motorists to take care. The Fourth ot July traffic toll is al' waya pretty heavy. They say Kabn and Morgan are disgraced. That doesn't mean much when It comes to paying income tax. The economists have been solving a lot ot things. But crop failure and weather still is be yond their scope. Earlier Days (Frim Files of the Klamath Re publican, June. 1909.) The high south wind yesterday near, ydried up the Upper Kla math Lake. The big launch Cur lev grounded in her stall in the boathouse, and there va( a fair current up the lake all day. . If you hear a great noise com fng from Bonanza way, do not worry or get excited. It is not an approaching earthquake or cy clone. It will simply be a slight rumple of the enthusiasm which has taken hold of the people of the upper country, and the cause of the enthusiasm is the big c?'e- oration that will be held in that city on July 3 and 4. Dancing, races and barbecues will feature the celebration. The first marriage licenne 1s sued by the clerk's office during the entire month of June won Is sued to Pelican Man and Mrs. Emma Isaacs today. Goldfish, says a scientist at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, "are just as happy when being fed by a stranger as when being red by their owner." Any fisherman can testify, howerer, that a lot of other fiih seem to object to being fed by his book. "Eat grape-fruit to combat the heat," advises a woman's ttaice writer. Yes, It's often as good as a shower bath. SIDE GLANCES h Gtorg,. ciark a-V. "I wish I knew som K -ljwv The National Whirligig Inside Story of Washington The News Behind the News By PAVL Outlook The government's confidential estimates are that Industrial pro duction this month was more than sO per cent ot normal the averages between 1923 and 125 being considered normal. That is good news, but not as good as it sounds. Purchasing power haa not kept pace. Factory employment will be less than 65 per cent normal. Payrolls ot 89 manufacturing groups will be about 4 5 per cent normal; department store sales around 70 per cent. Those figures represent splendid Increases, but they also disclose the Inner problem. We must boost the purchasing power. That is the main objective behind everything your government now is doing here. ... The monthly chart by which government officials plan their economic course shows we are fighting the summer slump with a strong hand. Substantial strengthening of our position la disclosed in May and June, rouows: 3 o. MONTH Dec. 1931 '74 69.4 69 81 46 '48 S3 Jan. 1931 72 6S.1 64 78 89 43 31 July 58 5S.3 51 67 ii 37 17 Sept. 66 60.3 (4 70 - 3S 31 JO Nor. 65 61.2 57 65 31 81 17 Dec. 66 60.3 58 62 11 30 27 Jan. 1933 65 69.4 66 60 31 29 22 Feb. 64 59.4 54 60 29 26 18 March 60 56.6 50 67 18 26 14 April 67 57.7 63 67 29 25 14 May 76 60.6 66 68 32 33 17 June 82 63 69 70 17 Wages The big thing now Is payrolls. For the same montha carried In the chart the payroll adjusted Index was: December (1981) 55.8; January (1932) 61.4; July 39.6; September 42.1; November 41.8; December 40.9; January (1933) 39.2; February 40.0; March 36.9; April 38.6; and May 42.0. Von can see that production Jumped 16 points between March 1 and May 31; payrolls only 6 points. The Industrial control setup Is trying to bring those two figures nearer a balance. You cannot maintain Industrial production without a substantial Increase in purchasing power. Some people ssy a greater wage spread might not Increase buying. That Is plain hooey. The average factory wage Is around 312 a week. Tou cannot t"Af-f1 e amusing people.' MALLON jfa s O X 3 V Si i ! r H i 0 e 3Z rs 1 2 ! do much hoarding on that. Near ly every dollar of It goes Into buying. ear Production The happy aide of the situation is that our officials recognise the problem and are going after it. That la aa much as you can hope for. The sad aide of It Is that some manufacturers have stepped up production without looking for purchasing power. The textile industry has been running 106 per cent of the 1923-25 averages. The shoe Industry hss been going 109 per cent They are afraid of Inflation and the processing taxes. They are running night and day to get in all the production they can before the government Increases further the prices ot raw mater- lata. Also before the govern ment can put on the tax. Thia exreas production la be ing atored. It mar create a sur plus production problem It It goes much further. see The selling end also la not keeping up with production gen erally. Retail aalea Increases have been ahown recently In automobiles, cigarettes and refri gerators. That la about alk However, nearly every major Industry haa been Increasing em ployment. - Only the chemicals showed a decrease durlug the laat six weeks, see Cooperation These figures make It aa plain as the nose on any niauudictur er'a face that ho must cooperate with the Industrial control move ment to boost and aproad waaea. It Is a matter of eelf-prcserva-tlon and not a patrlotlo appeal. It Is a selfish business necessity and not theoretical altruism. At the rate production la run ning we will soon have our heels over our head agaiu, unless they cooperate. They will. Soviets We have been nudging up very close to the Russians at London. Members of our delegation have been lunchlug privately and conversing frequently with the Soviet delegate M. I.ltvlnoff. At the same time our government economists here have been hand ing out stories that the trade benetlta of recognition are be ing over-estimated. What seems to be in the wind Is that the administration Is edging toward recognition, but la not prepared to leap yet. The Indications ttre clear that all we are waiting for Is the right psychological moment. Notes Fully two-thirds of the aena tora are hanging around town In the summer heat . . . They deny the explanation that they are afraid to go home . . . What they are really doing is clearing up correspondence, trying to arrange some patronage and nieutling political fences , , . They worked at the Roosevelt program so In tensely last session that they fell far behind In their outside work . , . One thing wnicn makes ex-1 Istlng business figures look ao good Is that they are compared with last year and last year at this time we were bumping along the bottom . . . Our officials were somewhat bluer backstage about the Jury verdict of acquit tal In the Mitchell income tax case . . . The announcement that j Attorney (ieneral Cummings still had confidence In the Jury system despite the derision carried an ironv which was more freely expressed off the record. Telling the Editor Bonanza. Ore. To the Editor It has been some time since I took a shot In your valuable publication, and hope you will pardon this Intru sion. First, what Is the so-called "Salea Tax"? My copy of tho Bill la House Bill or (II. B. 654.) Oregon Laws, 1933, Chnpter 400, contains the usual PHKAMBLK. snd right there Is the thing that should kill It "to-dead-to-skln" July 21. 1933. I quote. "An act to provide for the raising of re venue by Imposing a tax on gross income derived from the sale or use of tangible personal property and personal service, in lieu o( general property taxes on tang ible personal property"; thl fo' lows the mode ot enforcement of this new law and for the dlnposl tlo not the funds so-collected, (creating some more fat political over worked Executivea of our pluma to be acatered out by the State government) "BUNK". The bill is voluminous In Its present condition Intended to cover up the short comings ot It In tiring the average elector who is too busy to read the entire hill. But by careful application the most common person who will read the act will be able to read "between the lines" and see who Is the person or clsss that would be mostly benefited by this be coming a law. Your dictionary will tell you that peraonal property is move able property or goods as oppos ed to lands or real properly. Now what will be exempt from tasallnn If this bill carries ou July II, 1935, and become) a law? Corporations such aa rallroadi all their rolling slock Including engines, cars and fixture. In of fices and depots, will be exempt. All telegraph, telephone and electric companies will be exempt from tax on office fixture lines, and all equipment for the main taining and operation of their ilnea will he exempt under the peraonal properly name, all hanks owning their buildings will be exempt, their fixtures, moneys, etc. All stores of merchandise from the lsrgest mall order house to the little corner grocery, will all be exempt from Inx as to the value of their stork and tlvlures. All aheep herds, curtle herds and livestock of any and all kinds under the act will be exempt from personal property tax. Any farmer doing business to an amount over 130.00 per month In the line ot selling farm prod ucts must pay a antes tax. Under Sec. 4 (U) and any employee who earns more than $5 per month must pay 1 per cent aales lax on hla labor except clerks In politi cal offices who have a fixed sal ary. Elective officers and their clerks are by the hill exempted from paying the sales tax. Now In conclusion It looks as though this Is purely a political bill and la destined to help those that do not need help and make the poor man who la Just making a living pay as much tax aa the millionaire and no more. J. O. HAMAKER 4th o Saturday, July 1 Sunday, July 2 CLOSED ALL DAY TUESDAY, Post Bran Flakes-3 Pkgs. .25 Deviled Meat Xln 4 Mayonnaise rUT- Pint 1sV PICKLES r 12? SALAD AID- Peanut Butter-.y-Pound IQgT Lime Rickey- ayu. 23 COFFEE ffjr "" 29 PEAs-.'T.r.trio SYRUP OLIVES Iji - lll-oi. OLIVES- OLIVES- Malt Syrup-! lltun itihlion H. D. PUNCH COFFEE- ?r," SYRUP PrjpTTnto rtllo or Forrest I'rliln Deviled Ham SARDINES MAYONNAISE-'. Quart 49 Jar Rubbers .3 Doz. 10 Lunch Paper u aZi "' 40 S 7 CD A r'HCTPTT 01 mriijjx xi POTATO CHIPS TUNA FISH- Vanilla Extract CERTO- ONIONS Bunch 3 BEETS Bunch 3 RADISHES Bunch 3 TURNIPS Bunch 3 3 bAY MARKET FEATURES SAT., SUN., MON. Editorials on News (Continued From Page One) He thinks this refera to Crater Lake. see rVD TIIK Altai's wander this far north assuming, that la, that thia theory la correct? Mr. Gates thinks not. Ilu thinks they were made while these peo ples were on their slow way TO WAltl) Mexico, after having cross ed over to this continent from Asia by way ot (ha Aleutian Is lands. And ha thinks the I'ouln aula was a religloua gutherlng place a place ot ceremonial and ritual. In this, his Ideas run along with Nelson need's, who points out that whereas all over the rest of the Tula Lake country arrow heads, mortars, pestles and other atone Implements are to be found freely, there are none In the Im mediate vicinity ot the cliff on which (he writings are made. This, he eaya, Indicates the sol emnity of the place. ... WIIO DID make these writings, " anyway? Is Mr. Gstos right? Were they made by the asms people who founded Mexico's ancient civilisa July Speciialls I'nrkeea, Tint Jar 19 fur 29 mi out MnM, MrOiiim slie ja 23 l'lt - ita, Staffed bottle 29 jLaoflit, Ripe IjirRri Tin 12 Jjs-P.ei.tji, Stuffi-d or (rfn, Htiinll bottle 10 Ml. 59 Hvlm Pkg. 5 Pound 197 Vermont Mjtltl, Large nttm Jug 45c 10 8 for 29 SaKrar 10 North H.nr, In Pure Olive Oil Tin 7 "Itfer'a 4 for 25 Heat Vitality X. 15 Kl Campo Flakes, Hnmll Tin 9 H hilling's, 1.1c llottlo 10 Hiiro Jell, Aild. Zest 22 tion? It la an Interesting specu lation. At any rato, the mystery adds to the lure of the Southern Ore gon and Northern California country. Kiuh feather In an Indian war bonnet was awarded for some deed by the tribe's grand coun cil; when the deed was one ot exceptional valor, the feather was adorned by a tuft of hnrsehslr fustened lo the tip. 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