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DANGER FROM "SLEEPERS"
By CHARLES V. STANTON
Fire fighting officials of forest protective agencies will
have "sleepers" on their minds for the next couple of weeks,
but the "sleepers" won't be members of their crews. In fact,
crew members will be very much alert looking for those
same "sleepers."
A "sleeper," in forest parlance, is a smoldering fire which
may remain in semi-dormant stage for weeks at a time then
virtually explode when conditions become just right.
"Sleeper" fires nearly always follow severe electrical
storms. Lightning will hit an old snag or a down log. The
exterior of the snag or log may be damp, but fire will start
and burn slowly on the interior. It may smolder for days
at a time, never kicking up enough smoke to permit de
tection. Then, fanned by a wind, or, on a day of extremely
low humidity, the snag or log, having been thoroughly dried
by its internal heat, will suddenly burst into flames, usually
throwing out sparks like a roman candle, setting fire to sur
rounding timber and starting a blaze which will spread
with great rapidity, often gaining considerable headway
before fire fighters can reach the scene.
Undoubtedly "sleeper" fires have been started over much
of the forest area during the widespread storms. Accom
panying rains will be of assistance in extinguishing many
incipient fires, but forest fire fighters will be in a state of
apprehension for the ensuing two weeks.
Electrical storms usually
forest fires each year, but,
set by lightning seldom are
fires fires set through carelessness or by the incendiarist's
torch.
A tiny match flipped carelessly out an automobile win
dow, a live cigarette butt tossed into roadside litter, or an
untended campfire may carry as much, or more, danger as
a spectacular and awesome bolt of lightning.
We can't stop storms, but we can halt carelessness, and
we can, if public opinion becomes fully determined, put an
end to the activities of incendiarists.
Serviet To Constituents
Congressman Harris Ellsworth reports in his most recent
letter from the national capital that the message probably
will be his last until, after the first of next year.
Resident of the Fourth Congressional district, in our
opinion, have been extremely' fortunate to have these week
ly letters from its representative. It is our understanding
that Congressman Ellsworth was the first to initiate this
service.
Another excellent feature has been the radio transcrip
tions prepared by Congressmen Norblad and Ellsworth, dis
cussing current legislative problems, particularly those af
fecting Oregon.
We hear and read much criticism of Congress. The con
stant friction between the legislative body and the executive
branch makes newspaper headlines almost daily. The execu
tive department, employing hundreds of expert publicity
directors, succeeds in filling much newspaper space. Con
gress has no organized information outlet. It has no system
to answer criticism or, more especially, the deliberate un
truths and misinterpretations often promulgated by execu-
tive department paid spokesmen.
We believe that newspaper readers and radio listeners in
the Fourth district are in a position to weigh current issues
much more intelligently and with less influence from politi
cal propaganda because of the weekly letters from Wash
ington, as prepared by Congressman Ellsworth, and the
regular radio discussions furnished by the two Oregon repre
sentatives. More congressmen, in our opinion, should adopt the same
procedure for the purpose of keeping constituents informed
and bringing about a better understanding of issues.
State Board Of Control
Will Investigate Entire
Oregon State Penitentiary
SALEM i.Vt The Slate Board ; Brownlee case followed
of Control announced it wouidllhat Brownlee lav In his cell for I
Investigate the entire state pent-1 six hours before' receiving medi
icnuary wnn a view lowarn ic-
organizing It.
The board's statement was i
made In connection with Its re-
port that Oran Brownlee. convict
who committed suicide last
March 17, died partially because
of carelessness and an error of
Judgment on the part of the
guards in charge.
The board promised It would
work out plans to prevent such
an Incident from hr,piening
again.
The board said that Brownlee,
who came from Lane county,
died of loss of blood and a rheu
matic heart. Brownlee slashed
his wrists In his cell.
Declared Insane
"There was no question." the
board wrote, "that Brownlee was
Insane and that both the inmates
and the guMris ld rot take him
seriously. Twice befoi-e, Brown
lee had cut his arm In an effort
to be sent to the hosnital. Both
times he was sent there and no
serious after-effect materialized.
The last time that he did this
it was viewed es more or less
a wolf-wolf procedure. There was
an error of judgment on the pan
of the guards In charge and some
evidence of carelessness."
The board's Investigation of the
account for the majority of
with' only few exceptions, fires
as destructive as man-caused
cai attention.
The Board of Control said its
Investigation of the prison would
take some time.
"In the meantime we have
plans under wav to reorganize
the entire setup. Particularly
that of the medical attention giv
en to the inmates. We are not
ready, at this time, to disclose
the coiTeelions which will be
made, hut we can assure the citi
zens of the Slate of Oregon that
there will be a substantial Im
provement In I lie entire organiza
tion. "No building has been done at
the penitentiary during the last
19 ears. with exception of the
new cell block which has Just
been completed. It is now possi
ble to Improve the conditions at
the penitentiary because of this
new cell block. We aie also start
ing another cell block and possib
ly a correct ion block, boi h of :
which are vitally needed." I
The hoard said It hopes the next !
legislature will provide more!
money for all state institutions.
The report was signed by ail j
three members of the hoard.'
iney are governor ixiugias Mo- should be r IKK I IUHir . and tor i Shirley said, "hut Just look, mv
Kay. Secretary of Slate Karl T. fireproof construction the costs : hair is still greasx from the swim
Newbry, and State Treasurer ' are running $1VM to $19 43 per land I have to diver It up some
Walter J. Pearson, 1 square Xoou Add In equipment I how."
Miss Seventh Grader from 'years of enjoyment here.
Roseburg-1 forgot to ask herl The Crown Zellerbach Lum
name was the most patient fish- ber company con:ro;s the lake,
erman at Paradise Cove! We
promised to bring her some porch
that third day, but when we came
In she had left. Maybe she will
read this and know we kept our
promlsp?
Young Master Brooks was also
a patient fisherman when he
was not busy otherwise. He seem
ed to be general handyman, lend
ing a hand when a boat docked,
asking questions which he filed
In that alert, eleven year old
mind, and out of the mlscel-
laneous Information he collected
day by day, he was able to an
swer, and answer well, just about
any question.
"113 miles," I think Robert
said, "in the Lake Tahkenltch
shore line." It is a lovely lake!
Except for the not unpleasant
putt-putt of a motor the sounds
were the quiet wilderness sounds
we do so love! The War must
have left us with an Intense
spiritual need for woods and
rivers and lakes
we cannot i
be casual about Douglas county !
scenery, even after neat ly three !
Editorial Comment
From Tha Oregon Press
HOSPITALS COST $13,000 A
BED!
(Eueene Register Card)
Latest reports of the I'nited
Stales Public Health Service
show that average construction
costs of hospitals bulll in the las:
year have been running $13.1X10
lcr bed -not counting site costs.
On 105 general hospital Jobs, tho
costs per bed have averaged Sii,
nio. Now you can expect to hear
a lot of people asking:
"How do they get that way?
Where does alt this cost come
from?"
Lane county, which has an es
tlmaled minimum shortage of at
least 400 hospital beds should
listen carefully to some of the
j fads put Jorth by the American
Hospital Associations little mag
azine "Trustee'' in answering lie
old argument that hospitals
shouldn't cost more than hotels:
1. Hotels and hospitals exist
for entirely different purposes.
2. Bed space in a hospital oc-
cim'iea onlv
total siwcc
.11 to '. percent ol
siwcc; In a hotel the bed
space will be at least bti percent
of total.
3. In the best hotel, the ratio clerk.
will never exceed 1 employee per A few moments later the home
guest; in the poorest hospital n'was pelted with stones. Several
will be 2 for 1. I windows were broken. A police
4. Percentage of high skillet patrol was set up in the area,
and professional help in a hospi-1 Police and firemen blamed
tal is verv hich. ."Juveniles" for setting, up the
5. Hotels have manv sources
of Income; hospitals one.
fi. Hotels do not have to sup
ply operating rooms, laborator
ies. X'lay. siecial dieticians anil
a vast array of sHVial and tech
nical services imperative for hos
pitals. The V. S. Public Health Servl e
reports that in the hosoilals now
under construction it requires M
to tvW square feet of overall spaic
In relation to each bed. In a hos
pilal ward or room the
aciu..l
space occupied by a bed ts ve v
small, hut for each bed through
out the institution there must be
a swce equivalent to a room 20
teet witie and 20 or 32 feet long -
equivalent to a whale of a big
living room or the entire spai-e
of our news department. Furth
eimote the m.1ern hospital
An Omen?
Wfr cm"--
Bj Viahnett S. Martin t
so thpre are only the two resorts.
It surprised me that both places
were so quiet, although both
wpre filled to capacity. Didn't
hear a radio, read a paper, or
do anything but fish, eat and
sleep. The Cove was as quiet as
our own woods each night!
Even the three men were quiet
who put their outboard motor
on a rented boat and then lost
it overboard. I didn't hear them
j say anything but they didn't look
especially happy. However, they
hauled lt-up by the chain fastened
on It, and busied themselves try
ing to get the motor started after
its ducking. Dampened their day
all right.
On Saturday afternoon a speed
boat scooted around fishing boats
a little closer than I liked. It
was pulling a board on which a
rider was having a marvelous
time, now and then losing his
balance, but getting back on
again. There were miles of open
water In the lake and adjoining
waters, but they liked company
or an audience!
I costs (but not sites) and your
I overall costs Jump to S1S.S6 and
per square foot. Translat
ed Into costs per bed they are
running from $11.2.t to $14,475
with the average at $12,910.
"Can't small towns build more
cheaply?"
In some cases they can have
lower Initial cost, hut It Is gener
ally recognized that for general
hospital purposes maximum effi
ciency cannot be achieved with
less than 200. preferably 400 beds.
Ojerating cosis throughout the
I'nited Slates last year averaged
$11.78 per day.
It's a til-,,.. ,idous problem In
any community but one that can
be solved only by facing facts.
Whit Neighbors Dous
Burning Wooden Cross
WASHINGTON'. Sept. 10 (.TV
While neighbors doused a blazing
wooden cross planted In the yard
' l a Negro family early Friday,
daw
This was reported by firemen
called to the home of Ralph
Snped, a navy department mail
cross and stoning the house. They
said the Sneeds, who recently
moved into the neighborhood,
were the only negro residents in
the bliM'k.
It is located about two miles
northeast of the capitol.
Shirley May France
Sails For Massachusetts
POVKR. Kngland. Sept. 10
- Shirlev Mav France took one
last look t i nlay at the Kngllsh
Channel she failed to swim la:
week anil then started her trip
home to Massachusetts.
"It looks heller toiiav and I
feel like jumping in." she said.
The American teenager was
dressed formally in a grey faille
gow n and wore a perkv white hal.
me nat reels uncominriaoie.
In the Day's News
I Continued From Page One)
great wars had a lot to do with
It. Wars are terribly, TERRIBLY
destructive, They are like fires
that roar beyond all control. They
burn up the accumulated savings
of generations.
When your savings are de
stroyed, you are back to raw
fundamentals. It is the same with
nations.
THERE are times when we In-
I dine to be irritated with the
British. When we feel such Irri
tations coming on, let's save this
thought:
In both wars, the British
i thought their LIBERTIES were
threatened. On both occasions,
wnen tne grim cnoice came, tney
didn't hesitate. They threw their
property unquestionlngly Into the
fight to the death to save their
liberties.
You can't despise people who do
things like that.
HOW can we REALLY help the
British?
Frankly, I don't know. I don't
think anybody KNOWS. This
much Is certain: We can't WPA
them out of It. WPA, continued
long enough, rots away the fiber
of men's souls.
When the fiber of a man's soul
is gone, the man himself is gone.
There remains only the hollow
shell of something that once was
admirable.
I COME way or other. If the thing
I A lh.l D.itl.1. la V..
j tained in the world, we must get
I the British back to the point
j where, they can produce enough
I things themselves to swap for the
things they need from others.
If that can't be done, the Brit
: ish will go on WPA.
! That will be the end of the
great chapter in human affairs
that was Britain.
I
IS the thing that was Britain
worth savings?
I Don't forget this:
I The Idea that a man is a man,
and as such has certain inallen
I able human rights, was born in
j England. That gives the British
a sentimental claim on us who
i have benefited so greatly by that
idea.
If the time ever comes when
I sentiment is utterly disregarded,
: this will be a foul world to live In.
Rubber Workers Union
Accepts Pay Decrease
1 NORWAI.K. Conn. JP Mem
' hers of Local 2S3 I'nited Rubber
i Workers of America iCIOi voted
! to accept a decrease In pay a er
asing 11 cents an hour from the
1 Norwalk Tire and Rubber com
: pany on a trial basis.
I The union accepted the propos
i ai. agreed on by Us represent.
. lives at a negotiation meeting
with the company yesterday, by
a vote ot 124 to 4S.
The decrease will mean cuts
in income ranging from two to 13
percent.
In effect, this returns the rub
ber worker's pay to the level of
two vests a so when they wei
granted an 11 cents an hour in
crease by the company.
Officials of the firm, which laid
off 3.V) emploves in June, have
promised that if business improv
es wages will be raised to last
year's figure. During maximum
production, the company employ
ed 700 persons.
Europe's Council
Ends Session
With Rights Bill
STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 10
(JP The Council of Europe's
Consultative assembly wound up
its historic first session Friday
shortly after okaying a bill of
human rights.
During its one-month sitting the
12-nation body approved num
ber of recommendations which
may help weld the political and
ecomonic unity of Europe.
The entire session was domin
ated by oft repeated assertions
that Europe despite Marshall
plan aids stands on the brink of
economic and political disaster
from which it only can be res
cued by unity.
Since the assembly only has
advisory powers, " the human
rights measure must be approved
by the 12 nations of the European
council to become effective.
The resolution guaranteeing 10
specific fundamental human free
doms passed 65 to one, with 17
attentions. Most of the British,
laborite group, who opposed the
measure, abstained from voting.
British laborite opposition to
the proposal for an International
court to enforce observance tof
human rights was based on fears
that such a body might become
a sounding board for Communist
propaganda.
The 10 rights and freedoms
were listed as:
1. Security of the person.
2. Exemption from all slavery
and servitude.
3. Freedom from all arbitrary
arrest, detention and exile.
4. Freedom from all arbitrary
interference in private and fam
ily life, home and correspond
ence. 5. Freedom of thought, con
science and religion.
6. Freedom of opinion and ex
pression. 7. Freedom of assembly.
8. Freedom of association.
9. Freedom to be united In
trade unions.
10. The right to marry and
found a family.
Employees Accept Cut
Of Five Cents Wages
CONNEAUT, O., Sept. 10-
Union worker- at the Walter
A. Goldsmith Co. have decided to
accept a five cents hourly wage
cut.
This was announced today by
the company's local of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Work
ers lAFLi. About 77 employes,
nearly all women, work at Gold
smith's. Walter Hunt, Inventor of t h e
safety pin, sold all rights to his
Invention for $400 In 1849.
I .fa W Hi -Malts-- ... t ..r
1 ' .milium, " -
l ' 'i iii ssm . jew ,- .
A one quarter carat gem quality diamond could actually cost him from thirty
to one hundred fifty dollars including tox, depending not so much upon where
he bought it, but more upon what kind of a diamond it is.
Some of the eloims and guarantees that go along with "bargain diamonds"
state that the diamond ii fret of "carbon spots, dark spots and other dark in
clusions," without saying anything about tha other factors that are more
important in determining gem value: color and cutting.
Color differences which are only visible to a trained person and inspected with
professional apparatus could moke a difference of $25 in the price of a quar
ter corat diamond.
The best advict that any person with diamond buying esperienc. will air. von
is "CHOOSE JEWELERS BEFORE CHOOSING GEMS."
We at Knudtson's invite you
Across from
Douglos County
State Bonk
Naval Reserve Fighter
Plant Disappears In Bay
PORT ANGELES, Sept. 10-(IP)
A Seattle naval reserve fighter
plane and pilot vanished last night
from a home-bound three-plane
formation over the Strait of Juan
de Fuca.
A moonlight search by air and
water during the night failed to
disclose any trace of the missing
craft. The heaviest fog of the sea
son prevented any resumption f
the aerial search this forenoon.
A four-mile railroad near
Quincv, Mass.. had the first
i Iron rails, in the form of thin
strap on top of wooden rails.
Bank With
A Douglas County Institution
Home OwneJ Home Operated
Member Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp.
Douglas County State Bank
LAWN AND PASTURE SEED
CLOVERS
Lodino, subterranean, white
FESCUE
Alto or Toll, Red Creeping, Chewing
OTHER GRASSES
Kentucky Blue, Lotus, Common and English Rye
Golf Brand Lawn Seed
BUY WHERE YOU SHARE !N THE SAVINGS
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange
R0SEBURG, OREGON
Phone 98
Located W Washington St and S P R R. Tracks
I Just Got a Diamond Bargain!"
(Maybe so, but you can't tell by just looking)
to come in any time for a talk
JCWCLCftS
. RENT CONTROL LIFTED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10-fA
Rent control was ended Friday In
I Klamath county, Ore., comprising
I the entire Klamath Falls defense
j rental area. Housing Expediter
ITIghe E. Woods ended the control
Ion his own initiative. At the same
: time he ended control in Nampa
land Caldwell. Idaho, acting on
decontrol resolutions passed by
'local governing bodies.
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