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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29
LETTERS FROM THE
PEOPLE
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
ny n news dispatch in your paper
for Thursday last We learn from The
odore Vail. president OF the American
Telegraph and Telephone company.
that public ownership Of those two
utilities IL all wrong, and he says:
Public ownership along this line in
other countries has proven failures"
That Mr.. Vail should be opposed to
the public owning those utilities Of
which he Is president Ia only natural,
for like the great majority OF us poor
mortals. he has one eye on the meat
barrel. We all know that with the
average man tho right side OF any
( question IN usually the side on which
( he carries his pocketbook, SO we
should not dispute Mr.. Walls right TO
hold those views. But when he says
that public ownership along those
/ lines in other countries has proven
failures, we have a right to ask FOR
his proof. which. dare say. he can
not deliver, for the opposite is true
in every case on record. happen 70
have few facts about government
Ownership OF telephone and telegraph
In other countries. and with the per
mission OF the editor, will mention
Ia few.
In England. prior to 1870. tele
graphs and telephones were privatel!
owned. Complaints were made in al
parts OF the country OF excessive
charges, poor service and no service
at all In thinly settled communities
where the private owners refused u
extend the lines because there was n
Immediate profit In sight.
When the government took owe
the lines she at once reduced rate
+, form a third to half. and the seryic
was improved.
:. In France, when the governmer
bought the lines, rates were reduce
: 50 per cent in Paris. and 100 per Ger
In other cities, except Lyons. Th
result is about the same In otht
countries where the lines are pul
llicly owned, or where cooperative e.
., changes are in operation.
/, But to come nearer home. 1t ma
!. not be generally known, but our ov
government has had some experien
In the telephone business OF its ow
It 1894. the department OF the inse
:. lar In Washington paid the Bell col
:, pany from $50 to $125 each p
year for sixty-five telephones. and ei
ployed a lady to attend to the ma
exchange at 5000 a year. making I
cost average SIS for each phone p
year. In 1895 the department put
:. its own phones, and the cost OF op'
=. alton and repairs is only $s.i3 !
=, phone. with $3.50 for interest and
probation, making total cost
slO.25, for what used to cost $75
:, der the Bell regime.
Now can these experiments be CT
ed failures? Perhaps, from
Wallis point of view, but certainly
from that Of those who pay the bi
Perhaps glimpse OF the net ca
ings OF the private companies mi
'eN throw some additional light on
" Wallis opposition to public ownersl
eA' In 1890, Postmaster General Wan
'hs maker said in Arguments for
II" tai telegraph" that IAN investmen
$1,000 in 1853 in Western VI
'e' stock would have received up TO
present time, stock dividends OF n
'u than $4,000. and cash divide
hH' equal to 100000. or 800 per
cash dividends year."
Ex-senator Bourne, in an inter
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29
tii-falii special S-r,ic-J

ErGESE. ber g9--A nysyssr
CauFr, iU engineering. The nrst step
Eu iho contamination o' plan to
establish al %" iuiYeralD ~ Oregon
school oi ,INil engineering which
viii be- tp IN" i'aelnc roast IA the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tcrhnols
ugY Ia 'p Iho East, aHs announced
tact ulsHt ~ President T. t. Camp
boil upon his rrlufh from Portland.
ahrfo Iha board Of higher eurricuia
iasl wccA determined that the uni.
,ouils sbail teach riyii engineering
aud ,hr Agricultural College ,h. cice,
'Fltai engineering
A. result of recent lHtostlEa.
,lun made oi The tso Institutions by
ihr board 81 higher currirnia II Nas
de- gded. for ihr sake Of economy aud
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29

People derlded Jules Verne when
wrote his book telling how he girdied
the earth In eighty days and another
describing a voyage under the sea
Frank Wright also told OF travelling
In electric machines over the earti
and through the air twenty-five years
ago, and people sneered. And ye'
all these things have been accom-
plished. Mr.. vernc's trip around I'M
world has been beaten by nearly hal
the time he consumed.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29

That old farmer who once indig-
nantiy remarked that the farmers
would never countenance the gosh
dinged automobile now owns ana
rides around In one. and an OF his
bows have them. And they are all
working for better roads.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29

Prodigal sons need mot sxpsse
father to kill the fattsd calf nowar
days on their return from wander
ing about the globe. Veal II too hieh
Just now. and besides the old man =
saving up his dimes to buy . new
automobile.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29

A Frenchman. a celebrated duel
list. has just died at the age OF ss
wars Several of his victims died
much earlier and younger.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29

Hotel Hall
Saturday.. o. Meyer, Hornbrook
steye stukel. Poe Valley: Fred Moui-
ten and wife, Eugene; Catherine
Prehm, Merrill.
sunday--T. o. Meyer, Hornbrook;
W. c. Dalton and family, Malin; Miss
s. Hagerman, Berkeley; ]. o. Ham
aker. Bonanza, Bonanza; ID. NJ. Nc
Isnicre. Los Angeles; J. A. Kelley
san Francisco; s. T. Smith, Rcsa-
nuig; Elmer Merrill, Elmer Blodgett
Merrill
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-12-29
Hotel Arrivals
White Pelican

Mrs. Knott, John Knott, Beaver
Marsh: J. Greigh. San Francisco; Mrs.
G. g. Rathbons and son, Oakland.
Douglas Island news., 1913-08-06
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody.

Fairbanks ships strawberries as far up the Yukon as Dawson.
 A moose weighing I,sOO pounds was recently killed near Ruby.
 Pack horses are having their inning in the rush to the Sushauna strike.
 Alaska can support three million farmers, says Prof. c. c. Georgesou.
 Bishop Rowe will mine coal and pray for the natives of the fir North. The white folks also need coal
 A man lost in the Chandlar country lived for days on raw porcupine and says he liked it. Appetite Is a good sauce
 The gold output from the quartz properties in the Tanana country is said to be slowly but steadily increas- ing
 Kazis Krauczunas, socialist candidate for delegate to congress in last falls election, has settled in Seattle, name and all.
 Down at Ketchikau, "Tex Alexander" has sprung into prominence again, as one of those who will not pay that s4 poll tax.
 The gas boat Rose, 55 feet in length, was burned last month near Eetchikan. The occupants barely escaped with their lives.
 A decrease is noted in the work in the U. S. marshars office at Fairbanks. Whats the matter with the Indian poe lice up thereY
 A second daily paper, the Morning Mail has appeared at Ketchikan. M. s. Perkins is the editor. It is issued from the office of E. A. Heath & Sons.
 Charges have been filed against the Alaska-Pacifc Fisheries company, ac. cusing them of the illegal msnipula- tion of a fish trap in Clarence straits.
 H. K. Love, former U. S. marshal for the Fourth division has lost his interest in Alaska and will go laundering down the corridors of time on an alfalfa farm down in California.
 That Mt Mckinley has sunk some eight hundred feet, following the big earthouake that occurred there July 6, 1872, is the belief of Prof. Herschel Parker, of Columbia university.
 A Fairbanks man dropped a S25O roll on the wharf at Skagway, where a lady from Seattle found it. The man came to the conclusion that he had been robbed by the crew of the steamship Georgia and called an offer to search them. Meanwhile the Seattle lady re- ported her find and the money was returned to the rightful owner. The Fairbanks man is like many other peo- pie, inclined to be too suspicious, and not all Seattle people are crooked.
Douglas Island news., 1913-08-06

After examining fully a thousand miles of our coast line in this region, says the Ketchikan Miner, Philip Edgar Smith, of the US. geological survey, left this morning for the States. For the past ten weeks he has been at work studying the geological formation of this part of the world, covering the whole of the east coast of Prince of Wales island from Kasaan to Cape Chacon, Georges and Carroll inlets on the island. Smuggler's cove, and An nette and Gravins islands, totalling more than a thousand miles which he covered in a row boat. Ia addition to this Mir. Smith has visited every prop erty of any probable value within reach of the coast lines mentioned, ,,.and has sampled the entire country. Prob ably Annette island was the most carefully examined, as the impression prevails here that it is rich in miner als, and to be able to state definitely whether it is or is not the case was the object of Mr. Smiths visit to the is- land. He expects to spend the greater part of the next several months finish ing his tests and writing up bis de- ductions, and plans on being in this region the greater part of next year.
 People who dwell in cities always think they have all the fun. A cores pondent of the Valdez Miner, writing from Afognak tells the following tale of an entertainment given there by all home talent: Two middle-aged heavy weight ladies living on the north sides lately had some difference in opinion and from words they proceeded to more strenuous measures. The case was SO urgent that they had no time to get license for fstic encounter, nor to proceed according to Marquis ot Queenstown rules, but proceeded to settling it by gooseberry rules. When they had stripped for the fray their muscles showed up like broomhandles, then like the two cats of Kilkenny, "They quarreled and fit, they scratched and they bit, till instead of two cats, there weren't any," They were out by the public we'll, SO the whole town got a chance to enjoy the scrape or scrap without expense. Active hostilities were begun by one pouring bucket of water on the other, who reciprocated with another bucket of water, and was followed up by a fusillade of stones and sticks. Duringa Hull in the storm one of the belliggerants called the other "apother." The "other" replied by left handed upper cut which sent her antagonist to hunting grass sand. Just then the sister of the victim came with a bucket of water and proceeded to cool the skin of the vanquished war rior. Her clothes-what still remained of them, were already soaked with sweat, blood, etc. At the same time the mother of the two sisters ioiuedHn the fray with a ball bat in her fists and blood in her eye. The three soon de- molished the beauty of the one, but "Those who dance must pay the id- dler," for the next day Mir. Armstrong, the U. s. marshal, swooped down on them and Commissioner Stone put the three in cold storage for four months. As they ate their Fourth of July dinner of humble pie, they reflected that this is great country for celebrating iib- artu
Douglas Island news., 1913-08-06

The Wrangell Sentinel tells of an ac- cident at Che A. S. p. cannery near that town, caused by the breaking of the governor belt on the main engine The machinery ran away; the foreman was knocked senseless, and one of the wo. men employees fell in among the 6sb. We judge from the account that neither was canned.
 The stampede to the new placer field in Che Sushanua district is taking it's quota of argouauts from every camp in the North, besides the eager throug from the coast states. From Fairbanks two steamers, the Dusty Diamond and Reliance have started up the Tanana, expecting to get as far as the Sushanna, which is a tributary of the Panama. Both carry stocks of merchandise.
 Arrivals from Camp 8 report that the Levi Strauss brand of wearing apparel is very popular among the ladies at the camp. Tle steam shovel is now operating from there, and number of trainmen have taken their families along for the summer. The Cordova Times says: "You have the right idea, ladies, the overall has it all oyer the slashed skirt, for comfort and responsibility"
 Jacob Nelson was found guilty at Dawson last month of dynamitinR one of the Yukon Gold company's big dredges last February, and was sen teuoed to 20 years at hard labor in the penitentiary. In sentencing the man the Judge severely srraigned him and those thinking as he does that property has no rights, and pointing out that the next act of lawlessness of a like nature would receive the maximum penalty, which is a life sentence.
 The outfit of gold from Seward pen insula has been fifty million dollars. Let it be supposed that the population of the peninsula is 5000 and that gives each of us s1O,OOO. That figuring seems to be all right but most people will think there is something wrong with it when they put their hands in their pockets. Most people will agree that most of that money went to some one else. It is a lead pipe cinch, whatever that is, that the fifty millions were not very evenly scattered. Some have beau tifuI orange groves in California and some have been placed in possession of innumerable lemons.-Nugget.
 That the Sushanna district, at the headwaters of the Panama river, would become one of the great mineral bear ing regions of Alaska has for years been the firm belief of all miners who have prospected that section, to which one of the greatest stampedes since the early days of the Klondike is now in progress. As far back as 1904 indica- tions of placer gold were found on the right limit of the Sushanna from the bend of the river to the glacier, a dis tance of from forty to fifty miles In the spring of 1906 Aaron Johnson, Lake and three others were SO impressed with the prospects found on a creek about three miles below the glacier on the White river side that they whip sawed lumber, built sluice boxes and shoveled in for a week. The results, however, only netted about s15O day to the man, 80 they abandoned the wank.
Douglas Island news., 1913-08-06

II. H. Draper, a pioneer business man of Skagway, died Monday after an
 illness of several weeks.
 Nome.-Trading with Siberia is at a complete staudstill, caused by the al- legged shooting of a native policeman by mem bers of the crew of the Sea Wolf. 1t is now necessary for schoon- CTS to clear at Petrapavelsk. Merchants are slow in giving credit, fearing seiz- ure by Russian government cutters, whom it is believed hereafter will adopt extreme measures to stamp out liquor. The schooner Wasp, Capt. Charles Mat son, is a month overdue. It is believed he aud five other schooners are tied up in the Snake river.
 The Klondike region has produced approximately sl75,0OO,OOO in virgin gold. These figures are madeup from present Canadian royalty returns, American consular export records of earlier days and from other reliable sources. Of this grand total no less than sl5O,OOO,OOO has come from the wonderful golden heart of Klondike, the territory lying within radius of fifty miles of Dawson. The most mar velous of producing creeks have been Bonanza, Eldorado, Huuker, Dominion Gold Run, Sulphur, Quartz, Last Chance and other tributaries, and hills aud benches along the creeks.
 The wrongs of Alaska have been told over and over again, for all the good it does. The Philadelphia Ledger is the latest to voice the discontent in the fol- lowing: Alaska has bottled up long enough and it ought to be somebody's business to uncork it. The theory of conserving the natural resources of that country has been pushed to the limit of stopping all progress in it. Population statistics reveal an amazing stagnation. Alaska is rich in minerals, and especially coal, but for all the good these unmined resources do anybody they might as we'll not exist. Popula- ton will not flow to any new place where there is no opportunity to make more than a meagre living. The fear that somebody might snatch from Al- askan mines too great a reward has re- suited in putting the bars so high that nobody can surmount them. It is a foolish and cowardly policy for this government to pursue. Only the al- luremeut of an extraordinary reward will induce men and capital to settle in such a remote region. It was such an allurement that peopled the eastern part of the United States and later led pioneers into iuconceivable privations and dangers until they reached the Pa cifc. If the federal government SUD- poses that American capital will rush to Alaska and take all che hazards of an unknown enterprise without even chance of sometime getting more than the usual rate of interest, then the gov ernment is under delusion, Capital will do no such thing, because it has too many opportunities to be proatably engaged nearer at home. Seward did fine day's work for bis country when he negotiated with Russia for the pur- chase of Alaska, but the stupidity of our present conservation laws has pre- vented Americans from reaping any thing like the rewards from that diplo- matic achievement to which they are justly entitled.
Douglas Island news., 1913-08-06

II. H. Draper, a pioneer business man of Skagway, died Monday after an illness of several weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18

York symphony Orchestra. who VIII nave
rrdor his bsto, an orchestra OF ninety
nine nicked men. the largest symphony
orchestra that has ever given a popular
corcert of'this type in New York Inc
musicians have III been selected from '"e
ranks of the New York symphony al"
philharmonic or-hestras, ana nave Dee''
rehearsing under Mr.. Names Tor SEVERN
weeks. The orche-tra consists oil ~ mrs.
,.iot.,s T.; 49, oud vioi.ns. 10 voias. W
'cellos. 10 BASES. > flutes. > oooes' +" cIdI'-
nets : bassoons, bass clarinet, cohlIa
ro.att. ; trumpets { tromOOnes. horns
,ubas rercussions and > harps. Inc OF
..n,e,r., f.. to ~ 1la ID on a stand IN tHe
centre of the Garden and the seats e'oupeu
,bout il As has been announced Mihe'
iulia Culp. the distinguished iiedeT slnse''
Is TO be the soloist this concert oelhS t"e
only one at which it Is possible 10 nave
Nr,e Culp at poDula pri es. Nine. Nu'p
will sing among otner songs h''''oei -
for.sones Of which field she has MADE
speciaItv The prices of the con'@'' VIZ
range from - cents to 81. The programme
in full is as follows:
leonoie oNti.u'e' ...... Beethoven
Ndelii.e. ana Az, r,testr, .... Schubert
Folk songs with piano accompaniment LIST
Ahs'"iih Va, -, ..... Lully
The Cottage Maid welsh. Arr 10y bee'"''''
phyllis und die Mutter toid Oer"'S sii ,,,~d,
Wiegenliedjc Dutch. catherine van He"'e'
Nine. Julia cup.
Mr.. Coenraad " BOs at the piano
Overture. Rlcnzi ....-.--- .-.'''''-
Lohengrin:
Introduction TO Third Act........
Bridal Chorus .........' '.'''''
Nalkurc: ,,-,-,.,
Fire MUSIC .t.....s.-. s..s' ''''''
Ride OF the Valkyrles ........,..
rarsifal:
Professional Of the knights OF th'
HOLY Grail ............,........
Meistersinser: Prelude ............
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
a HEAVY PENALTY ENTAllEO.

West showed length IN suit by his open
ing OF the three of hearts. The futility 81
holding Off was apparent To- South. who's"
ace held the trick Naturally disdppoint-
cd at dummy's diamond holding. he ncv-
crthclcSs "a cid,d t. play for them as III
best chance.
iron Spuths leading tho queen of dit-
monds. Vests king held the irlck Soc
oud hand East was IN with the queen OF
hearts when West led second sm.ll
heart. 10 obtain the full benefit Of 81
advantageous position. East now led the
top Of his three small clubs. Souths ten
was won by Vests queen Another heart
nut East IN the lead again. enabling him
10 come through South's clubs once more.
only two tricks iu the end were left for
North and South after the adversari,s
had made all their winners.
with tho ace OF hearts made on the
initial lead. three tricks instead Of Mn
were all that. rewarded South's efforts.
Six hundred points above the line were
therefore duly recorded on the East and
West side OF the score sheet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
Observation-Disclosures.

The Five Frankfortcrs OF the stage ai'
not the only ones Of that name no" uh'e'
discussion The origin OF another tanN
forter. one Of millions and not simply n'e'
has recently engaged the attention OF peo'
pie In Frankfort and In Vienna VINO nS''
endeavored to solve the question WHY
a certain kind of sausage known
"Frankforter" in Vienna and as wiener
i'm Frankfort?
The Frankforter is not entirely unkno".
i'm this country. and many purVeyoIS -
the pecliarIy Favored product Of the ino''
or less pure food manufactures "hoSo
places of business are at street CO. W.
are making preparations Tor us %"
bread incased and mustard belaou'u
the patrons of Coney Island Inc ~
forter has been we'll known nearly d 'V"'
as the five famous brothers, nut UT,
cussions on the subject have discloseu '''''
dssnite IT'S name il came into eNls'en
not i'm the city for which II was nam"
but i'm Vienna. IL was IN iSV' VIC
ham I.ahner, born at Frankfort W.
ing business i'm small way as .,,
i'm Vienna. made the first wursleh "
sausage. The demand for the tao'e ~
city became great. and, as the sau'"e'
historian says. "out OF love Tor Ms
Mace I.ahner gave IT the name on"
forter' No restaurant could do ous''''s'
without ii. and patrons. includlhs '"' a,,
periai household. eagerly bought u It.
favored sausages. He could ho' III
the demand and rivals soon u'so0,
how 10 profit by the makers ni'',''' ,ad
But sec the sequel People VINO I'D
tasted the deicacy at Vienna desc',' .,
them as Wiener saussges. when 7" .hs
they were as to habitat-and may "o' oh
word habitat be used in cohlie'''o"
sausage? ,o,,or
"The sreaterandson Of the "nN'a' no
still makes Frankforter sausases a"u
calls them by that name, but If q saw '',y
chain of them should be sent to the CIV
of the Rothschilds the name wouiu '""
i'm transit TO Wiener
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
OVERLOOKED THE SCORE.

The difficulty in this case was South's
failure properly 10 consider the score in
conjunction with the bidding. Holding a
strong club suit, North would have origi-
nally overcalled South. difference Of
only one trick for game demanded this
Norths declaration. made after the ad-
versares' bid in defence. showed strong
hand. With great advantage In score
urgent, aggressive tactics were unneces-
sary. South should have recognized this
and accredited North with strength ac-
cOrdingly.
Instead of passing East's later bid.
South should have declared four CLUBS.
A four-heart declaration If made ~ OPP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-18
LOSS PARAMOUNT QUESTION.

The question of loss at the declaration
therefore. stood paramount This was diff
tcult TO estimate. The bidding was not
Of sufficiently informatory nature To cause
the formation of any definite opinion re-
gardng the distribution Of the various
holdings. Vests supporting hid to his
partners declaration perhaps indicated
the location Of the acc Of diamonds-thc
only suit unnamed I'm bidding-in that
players hand. But this could not he in
ferrcd with any degree Of certainty. as a
number Of other factors might have innu-
cnced Vests supporting declaration.
The king Of diamonds advantageously
situated for the opponents could also he
used as a strong argument in favor or
the necessity of adopting defensive meas
urcs To prevent the adycrsaries from going
game at their declaration. The advanced
state OF the adverse score and the influ-
once that South's declaration would exert
In possibly forcing higher declaration
from the opponents were factors OF
enough moment to justify South's final
declaration
Had East's final declaration OF three
royals been allowed to hold success would
have followed by narrow margin only
Adopting later In the play OF the hand
the same lead that West originally made
I'm actual play. the opponents could be
held 10 one trick in trnmps. Two tricks in
trumps would, OF course, have defeated the
contract.
Whether North would cover the queen
led or what East would do II he passed
are mere matters OF conjecture.