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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22
A|RMAN CAPTURE
POLICE PUZZLE.
How To Catch Law.Break.
ing Flyer 1000 Feet in Air
Proves Hard Problem

WASHINGTON. July ?s.--lrow
are you going to catch law break
ing airman n thousand feet up in
the air when you haven't plane.
balloon. or oven step ladder to
get him WITH That's the question
agitating the District " Columbia
police today on the eve OF the goin,
into effect OF washington's newest
and most stringent traffic resula.
ton.
Hereafter police will be expected
to see that no tlighty human flicr
skins lower than the fixed safety
limit: that none OF them attempt
any fancy flying ;and--worst OF al.
that every tlicr over Washington
roofs has license.
It's the last section OF the new
rule that ,bothers the cops most.
for there's not single plane owned
by the entire police force with
which to stop the reckless In ;nld-
air to grufily demand a sight of
their permits: and whats mora.
say police officers, no one on the
force sees any possibility pf there
ever being one.
Nevertheless. there's the law. and
the coppcrs are scratching their
heads to find n way out.
The air traffic rule IL the direct
outcome OF the act OF commercial
fiier who flew so low over the as
semblage at the dedication OF the
Lincoln memorial. last Decoration
day. that he drowned out Presi-
dent Harding's voice during his ad-
dress. Public and official denuncia-
tion quickly aroused congress to
the pronunciation OF the regulation
and stiff fines now await the un-
thinking flier.
While the order was issued a.
month ago. the penalties do not go
into effect until midnight tonight.
II is provided that no flier shall
descend lower than three thousand
feet within the ID. G. boundaries,
unless landing. taking Of or en-
route to another point; that all
persons except United States agents.
such as army. navy. marine corps
and mail flIers, must be duly iieen-
sed pilots; that no trick flying
shall be attempted under any cir
cumstances: and that aviators shall
land only at designated fields.
Qualified pilots will be granted
free licenses by the district com.
missioners. and licenses issued by
any lawfully created board OF any
state or by any branch OF the fed
eral government will be accepted
In qualification. However, pilots
passing over the District without
descending into the safety zone will
not be expected to have a license.
Police officials do not expect air
traffic to become very great prob
lem for some time yet. so they will
rely upon the integrity OF pilots to
Keep within the law. II any OF
them try to pull the wool over
police eyes by fleeing after they
break the law. eagle eyes will mark
their descent and thcy'll be nabbed
anyway.
At least one such rccalcitrant
Jier who made a nuisance OF him
self. as well as a possible danger.
by flying low over crowded ball
park and throwing out advertising
"fllers," has already fallen into
police clutches. officers said. when
he landed copper was awaiting
him with a warrant for breaking
the law in regard to cluttering pub
1ic places with paper.
i
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22
FIND BOLSHEVIK PLOT
Warsaw Police Uncover Organiza.
tiOn Among School BOys

WARSAW. July 22.-The War
saw police have uncovered here an
organization for the spreading OF
bolshevik propaganda among school
boys. Twenty-four boys under 20
years OF age have been arrested, and
the papers seized reveal branches Of
the organization all over Poland.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22
kITt CHEN POLICE

MARY. were you entertaining u
man In the kitchen last might 90
That's for him To say, mum,
I was doing my best with the ma.
tnrlala | could find,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22

do you need any typewriter sup
plies?". asked tho selling agent OF
the company buyer. yes" was the
reply. 1--WE are short OF candy and
chewing gum"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22
NEW VERSION

George Lobster-Wh0 cut down
my favorite seaweed?
Little eGOrge-I cannot tell a
lie, father; did 1t with my little
pinchers.-Hudson Observer.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22

HAD A CUSTOMER the other day
for a set OF secondhand teeth.
couldn't supply II as need
all OF the teeth ! have now. maybe
you could help me out. Perkins.
1872
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22

TRADING FURNITURE u iIlc trad.
inE horacH " gets into the blood.
don't let me have blood poisoning.
Perkins. iIa22
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-22

turn. An isolated example OF II
has been seen here and there al
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
gppddd!ys.
E1Eyenin8
Fairy Tale
PATIENT PIGS
oyNtARY l1.Al!gl ;. GRAHAl1 A BONNtR

"Good-day, good-day, grunt grunt,"
said Grandfather Porky Pig.
"How do you do, squeal, squeal,"
said Miss Ham.
"Good-day. grunt, grunt," said
Sammy Sausage.
"How do you do, squeal, squeal,
grunt, grunt," said Plnky Pig.
"Good-day to everyone" said Pinky's
mother, "squeal, squeal, good-day."
"Hello. hello, squeal, squeal," said
Sir Benjamin Bacon.
"Squeal, squeal," said Brother Ba-
con. "How Is everyoner
"Grunt, grunt," said Sir Percival
Pork. tits a fine day."
"True, true, squeal, squeal," said
Master Pink Pig.
1--WE have talked enough" said
Grandfather Porky. "We are all toe
polite. l thought perhaps that by be
ing polite we would be rewarded and
that food would be brought sooner
"Just what 1 thought, grunt, grunt.
said Miss Ham.
Exactly the thought had, grunt
grunt," said Sammy Sausage.
"My very thought, too, squeal
squeal" said Pinky Pig.
81 had the same one as well as the
rest of you. grunt, grunt," said Plnky's
mother.
II thought surely II was polite I'd
get some food sooner" said Sir Ben
jamin Bacon, "and no food has come
as yet, grunt, grunt."
~ will never be polite again." sale
Brother Bacon. "You were all beinl
polite, and 1t didn't sound natural, ant
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tails In this costume with assurance
that they are correct. II Will Dv no
ticed that the skirt is long and that
straight lines have been chosen, un-
broken even by drapery, that the train
is single piece Of material which
falls away from the figure, anu the
long tulle veil is confined by a cor
onet of lace and orange blossoms. In
this particular gown an overdress Of
white georgette. with embroidered mo-
tifs, done in pearl and crystal beads.
scattered over II, is worn over a
satin slip. This is favorite style.
but often the underslip is Of silver
tissue, and the train length Of sill
yer lace posed over georgette. Slip
pers Of white and silver brocade are
In great favor. although those of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
FEDERAL-AlD HIGHWAY WORK
Texas Leads With 1,1t6.4 Miles Com
pleted, and Minnesota Ranks
Close Second.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
Measuring the network OF federal
aid highways spread over the country
during the past I've and one-half years,
the bureau Of public roads, United
States Department Of Agriculture,
places their total length, January /
last, at 2S,741.6 miles, and their cost at
approximately S500,000O00. The Hg-
ures represent 12,007 miles OF complet-
ed roads over which traffic is flowing
today and 1884 miles of roads under
construction and on that date estimat-
ed to be, as whole, 20 per cent com
plete.
In mileage OF completed federal-aid
roads, Texas leads with total of l.
1884 miles. In addition, there were
under construction in Texas on Janu-
AIRY total Of 1879 miles Of federal.
aid highways whose estimated total
cost was nearly $22,0O0,O00. Minneso-
ia ranked second, with 1866 miles, In
the amount Of completed federal-aid
highways, the cost of the system being
slightly over S10,0OO000. OF that sum
the federal government paid S3,S7S,-
863. In Minnesota there were under
construction the first of the year 791.2
miles Of federal-aid highways, whose
estimated cost was placed at $10,O55,.
757 Other states with comparatively
large mileages of completed federal-aid
highways on January l were:
Illinois, 1929 miles, costing S24,60s,
05S, Of which S11, ,221 AGA was paid by
the federal government; Nebraska
6S2.7 miles, costing S3,627, ,767, Of
which the federal government paid 81,
735,763 Wisconsin, 500.6 miles, cost
ing $6,702, 100; Arkansas, 1882 miles
costing S5,14S,0S0; Georgia, $685.
miles, costing $11O17 800; Iowa, 422,.
miles, costing $7,969,9s1; North Caro-
lima, 419.71 miles, costing S5,641, 1888
Idaho, 407.1 miles, costing S6,472, ,552
and Washington, 3549 miles, COSTING
ss,OS1, ,2s5.
Completed federal-aid highway con
struction In some Of the Eastern an,
Middle Western states where the char
acter Of roads was Of high type ant
the cost correspondingly greater pc
mile was as follows:
Pennsylvania, 890.1 miles, costinI
s19,O02 .504; Ohio. 870.2 miles, costln
12,475,569; New Jersey. 1873 miles
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15

gine when the selfstarter fails, Jack
up the rear wheel, set the gear lever
in high and spin the rear wheel" Just
like that L don't know this writer
chap, and wish him no harm, but I'd
like to see him do the trick.
To turn an engine over against its
own compression is not easily per-
formed, outside of the movies. Eel
lows like Charlie Chaplin and Jack
Dempsey get away with tin the
movies-but you and have got to
try some other expedlent more likely
TO bring us in smelling distance OF
something to eat.
mechanism one scheme, to my mind,
has never produced serious results.
And that is to examine things In an
attempt to discover what is wrong.
A battery terminal may be loose and
missing actual contact, or a battery
terminal and wire may have become
divorced.
Carbon dust worn of the brushes
OF the starting motor may have caused
a ground or short circuit between the
brush holders: dirt, oil, grease may
be where they will do the worst harm I
the sllent-drive chain may be broken,
or the gear engaging the fywheel rim
has failed to slip into its allotted
place; the starter switch may be out
of order; the starters wife and master,
the battery, may have gone wrong
insuletion may be cut or rubbed on
somewhere so that an excessive
amount OF current is diverted instead
of reaching the starting motor.
Ignorant OF Electricity.
Many times / have been asked to
look over a car to find that the
trouble was one OF the simplest The
average driver knows nothing about
electricity. as applied TO the automo-
bile, and so is unable TO tell when the
ignition and starting systems are
functionlng properly. When some
thing does happen he Is "out of luck.
The instruction book is great help,
and Il should be consclentiously
studied by the car owner.
We pay the piper for having danced
through the season with a starting
system to which we have given the
same amount of careful attention we
usually give the gas meter, which
seems none at all, except TO kick about
1t when we come to pay the bills.
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costing So, ,442 ,224; Massachusetts, 1908
miles, costing 4,391036, and Mary
land, 1878 miles. costing $685. ,233.
Projects under construction and the
degree Of their completion January l
In other states were as follows:
California, 3s2.9 miles, 55 per cent
complete; Georgia. 1929 miles, 65 per
cent complete; Iowa, 99S.7 miles, SO
per cent complete; Kansas, Ais miles,
go per cent complete; Louisiana, 354.5
miles, 81 per cent complete; Minnesota,
1912 miles, 65 per cent complete; Mis-
sissippi, 464.3 miles, "a per cent com
plete Missouri, 1851 miles, 20 per
cent complete; Montana, 412.8 miles,
II per cent complete. Nebraska, 914.1
miles, 81 per cent complete; New Mex
leo, 551.9 miles, "a per CEN; complete +;
New York, 347.9 miles, Al per cent
complete; North Carolina, 507 miles
80 per cent complete; North Dakota,
Sl0.2 miles, so per cent complete !;
Ohio, 1852 miles, 81 per cent com
plete; Oklahoma, 30S.2 miles, "a per
cent complete; Pennsylvania, 24S.6
miles, 81 per cent complete; South
Carolina, 4l0,7 miles, so per cent com
plete; South Dakota, 6SS.7 miles. 20
per cent complete. Tennessee, 449.1
miles, 46 per cent complete; Texas, L..
3S1.9 miles, so per cent complete, and
Wisconsin, 53S.S miles, 70 per cent
complete.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15

by great authorities on dress. Imagine
one Of them In which the matron Of
honor was clad In orchid georgette em~
broidered In crystal beads Of the same
color, together with pearl beads. Wide
brimmed hat, satin slippers and silk
stockings, all In orchid color, were fit
tingly finished by a bouquet Of Or
chids. Following her came the maid of
honor In rose-eolored georgette. with
matching footwear and beige hat faced
with rose color Her bouquet was of
garden flowers In several colors. All
the other maids took their cue from
her, except that their color was
turquoise. Their frocks had square
necks and elbow sleeves.
In an organdie-clad cortege, also
three colors were used-yellow, rose
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
.SELF-C0MMENCER
WON'T COMMENCE
One Human Characteristic of
Engines Is That They Assume
the Airs Of Arrogance.
INSTRUCTION BOOK IS HELP
Many Ills May Be the Lot Of a Self
Starter and a Careful Examlna-
tlon Should Be Made to
Locate Source Of Trouble

This is the age OF push buttons.
You push button when you want to
eat or drink. You push a button no
bigger than a dime and a sixty horse
power engine roars into action.
But-have you ever noticed the look
of blank astonishment that registers
on the face of motorist who closes
his sedan door, lights his cigar and
with an air of Tets go!" pushes the
magic button that doesn't magici Has
1t ever happened to your
Fortunately, however, the motorist
whose self-commencer won't com.
mence merely finds himself in the
same position as a man who has
missed the last train and then dis
covers he can reach his destination
by "hoofing It,"
One human characteristic of motor
car engines is that they assume airs
of aristocratic arrogance, writes Is,
w. Cooke, president of the Coyne
Trade and Engineering school, in an
exchange. All this leads us to the
interesting observation that when q
starter-the electric kind - attends
strictly to business, 1t is thing OF
beauty and a Joy forever. When II
balks II is everything frowned upon
by the reformers.
Would Make Things Easy.
Most automotive writers are of Q
decidedly altruistlc frame Of mind and
anxious to make things easy for the
motorist. States one: "To start an en-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
AVOID MUCH TRAFFIC
ON AUTOMOBILE TRIP
Census Shows Tuesday or We'd
nesday as Best Days.
Survey Made by Bureau Of Public
Roads on One Of Most Travelled
Highways in United States
Start Early In Morning.

II you are going on an automobile
traffic you should go on Tuesday or
Wednesday. Such is the conclusion
reached from a study Of traffic census
taken recently by the bureau Of pub
lie roads, United States Department Of
Agriculture, on one of the most Travelled
roads In the United States. If you
want to go at an hour when there will
oe the least traffic, start betweea 2
and 3 o'clock In the morning.
Traffic Increases In amount steadily
from Wednesday to Saturday, the
census shows, and then jumps into big
volume on Sunday. The volume on
Sunday is about twice that on Tues
day or Wednesday. On Monday there
is a decided drop from the Sunday
figures and on Tuesday the lowest
ebb Is reached.
There is less traffic on the road be-
tween 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning
than at any other time OF day. From
3 o'clock to there Is slight increase ;
then steady climb until IL. Between
IL o'clock and l there Is slight drop,
and then an increase again until the
peak is reached between 2 and 8. Az
ter 3 O'Clock traffic drops slightly until
7 when the decrease becomes more
pronounced. BY midnight traffic has
almost reached its lowest point.
Ninety per cent of the days traffic.
the census shows. rolls over the road
between Z a. m, and o D. M, and SO
per cent between p. m. and p. m.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
Masterpieces for Brides
and for Her Attendants


tel colorings, consplre with the styles
to make this years wedding pro
cession thing of beauty. They
lead of with georgette and crepe de
chine, followed by organdle nets and
laces and are attended by silver clott
that adds fascinating snlmmer Of
light to the enchantment of color.
With such means at hand every brids
may arrange delightful background
that will make her own white shine
like star set in an evening sky.
This has been demonstrated In two
recent wedding procession presented
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/ thought that II must mean some
thing, so / was polite, too. didn't
want to miss anything. No. indeed.
grunt, grunt."
II thought the same as Brother
Bacon" said Sir Percival Pork, "and
here have been fooled. Grunt, grunt,
squeal, squeal, / have been fooled"
"Yes, and have, too, been fooled,
squeal, squeal," said Master Pink Pig.
"The trouble has been we've all
been too patient. We've been waiting
for our food and none has come. We've
been much too patient"
"Of course" said Miss Ham. 1--WE
might just as well be patient. No
food has come"
"Ah, Miss Ham, lots of creatures
are impatient when they might just as
we'll be patient, and when they get
nothing by being impatient.
"We have been too patient. We
have not acted like pigs. We have
acted as though we were fine, sensible
creatures with patience and good
sense, and all sorts of silly things like
that.
"However, I think It is interesting
10 think that we have been potent.
81 almost feel as though in all the
city parks and in all the country
squares there should be monuments
put up, and upon the monuments
should be inscribed:
"'The pigs have been patient. The
more fools they"
"Why, Porky," squealed Miss Ham,
"they couldn't put that on a monu'
ment."
"Why not?" asked Porky. "Can't
they put anything on a monument
One word would 10 as well as another,
/ should think they could put thing
on a monument that they wanted to
have there.
'I should think that"
"But, porky, your thoughts aren't
the very greatest and most sensible
thoughts in the world.
"No, indeed.
"And upon monuments there should
always be noble words. Now they
might put on the monument:
"This monument was erected In
honor of the Pigs. They have beer
noble citizens, brave grunters aud
splendid eaters
81 don't know whether that would
Just do or not, but that is the idea.
"And think II is a good idea"
But Miss Ham suddenly found her.
self alone, for the food had been
brought by the farmer and all had
rushed to It,
She did the same now, and as she
hurried over to the farmer she said
TO herself: "Patient Pigs is phrase
that sounds well, even though 1t hasn't
much sense to 1t. oh, well, let's not
worry about a monument unless II
could be a monument Of foodl"
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and pale green-ln bouffant froeks
trimmed with rose to match, made OF
organdie and silver cloth. Long sashes
of silver ribbon slipped through the
brims Of large white lace hats. were
adorned with organdie roses TO match
the frocks, and larger roses were posed
Abo..i the brims.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15

TUNB and its brides usually set the
~ torch OF inspiration to the imagina-
tions Of those costumers who under
take the wedding cortege. Perhaps
the royal English nuptials have proved
IN added stlmulant TO them; at any
rate, many n radiant bridal process
sion and bride at her loveliest, will
pace altsrward this year clad In mas
tcrpieces OF designing.
The bride pictured here Is appareled
for stately and formal wedding, and
other brides who elect 10 wed In a
regulation dress may follow the de.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15

for the license plate. A piece OF
three-elghths-inch steel rod is thread.
ed, for several inches, on each end
and attached, through holes cut In
the fen1ers, by means OF nuts, wash
ers, and pipe wedges, which are
screwed up tight against both sides OF
the tenders, as shown In the drawing.
Similar braces may be fitted to the
rear tenders. Small metal clips,
formed from one-eighth or three-sln
teenth-lnch sheet metal and held to-
gether with stove bolts, are used for
clamping the license plate to the
brace.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
BRACE HOLDS TENDERS RIGID
Device illustrated VIII Help Material
Iy to Reduce Objectionable
Rattllnp.

A great deal Of the noise set up by
light automobiles is the result Of rat
tling tenders, which, even at moderate
speed, make a horn so much excess
weight. The drawing shows fender
brace that not only holds the tenders
igid but forms a convenient support
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Swat 'En.

"Road hogs" In motor vehicles and
"jay walkers" on highways are the
two worst enemies OF sntomobillng,
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white satin share hOnors with them.
The arrangement of the veil on the
head is matter of choosing what is
most becoming. hut wreath of or
ange blossoms confiping a small cap is
liked for youthful brides. When Il
prayer book is carried instead Of a
bouquet, a small corsage OF orange
blossoms is pretty. The bride may
have her dress made without o train
and still wear long veil with II. or
she may elect to wed In an afternoon
dress.
Beautiful sheer materials, In pas
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-15
HIGHWAYS MORE ATTRACTIVE
Shade Trees Set so or More Feet
Apart Would Make Roads Pleas
anter to Travel over.

Our highways would be much more
attractive II lined with shade trees.
These trees could be set 80 or more
feet apart and would do little damage
either to the adjoining property or the
roadway. They would make the road
pleasanter to travel over and also to
live by.
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Suspicious.

Ralph had been spending the after
noon with little boy in the neighbor-
hood.
"Did you have a nice timer" asked
his mother on his return.
"Not very" replied Ralph. "His
mother kept hanging around all the
time"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-25

Monsieur" said the woman in the
chair. you are very clever, and your
agents are perfect"
She did not move during the whole
violence Of the scene, and her voice was
now in no whit changed. 1t was the
same detached, Unconditional voice She
removed her hands from the arms Of the
chair and extended them, the slender
wrists together.
do you wish me. also, to accept the
gage d'amour of the Service de la Surete t?
Monsieur Jonquelle did not at once
reply.
He went back to his chair He lighted
cigaret, and he remained for some mo-
ments like man at ease. Then he
spoke.
Tell me, madame" he said, why did
you destroy this house in the Faubourg
st. Germain?"
The woman replaced her hands on the
arms of the chair.
Monsieur" she said. "at the end of
life, in the face OF a death that is in
evitable, L have suddenly come to real
lie thing that has been an inscrutable
mystery to me-
She extended her hand, on which was