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4 Thd Nwt-Rvtw, Roteburg, ubllih.d Dally laeapt tunimy hy the Ntws-Rview Company, Inc. laiarai awaaa elan "iur Mar I. : laa a.at aiiiea it ft.atoaif. Orag.a. aat.f Ml al M.rea t. Mil CHARLIS V. STANTON IDWIN L KNAPP Iditor Mr Mtmbtr ol flu AttocleUd Praaa, 0r N.wipM' PnUitkira Aiociotion, the Audit Bur.ay at CiiulHom , IlirmiM T WUr-BOI.LIOAI CO. INC.. a(fla la Kaw T.fk, Cicala, laa rraaelM.. Ui Aaialaa, laatlla, r.fllaaa. at. L..li ' iUBKal'TION BAT'S la Oi,f..-Br Mall r.r T..f. IK.MI 111 oijnlkl, ' Ikr.t B.alaa. Ilr Nawa-alaw Carrlar rai . ' '' , ..!. I.aa Ih.a ... ..r, a.r i..ia. ll.U Outild. Orem-B Mall I rat Iac, 111. la, all aaalaa. UMl lata. aa.ataa, IIM. UMPQUA EXPERIMENT ; . By Charles V. Stanton Judging from the tone of its news releases, the Oregon Game Commission is frreatly encouraged by the gain in spring salmon migration in the Umpqua River this year. The Commission is watching the Umpqua experiment with much interest. It has here a natural laboratory in which to work out procedure as a guide for rehabilitation activities elsewhere. In the Umpnua River the Commission finds a stream which once was one of the Pacific Coast's finest recreational assets. The Umpqua was known throughout the world for unexcelled angling. People came from every part of the country for its salmon and steelhcad fishing. Then, within a period of a few brief years, the resource was critically de pleted through a combination of circumstances. One of the principal factors toward depletion was mis management by the Oregon Fish Commission in removing millions of eggs for transplanting in other streams. Opera tion of hatchery racks in the North Umpqua halted upstream migration of salmon and blocked progress of many steel head. Because salmon carcasses were removed from the stream, to be used for food in hatchery ponds, fertility of up stream waters was damaged Fishing Intensity Excessive At the same time the river was undergoing excessive commercial fishing intensity. Nets were concentrated in the narrow channel at Brandy Bar, where it was possible to cap ture virtually every fish except those small enough to es cape through the mesh and those managing to pass through commercially-fished waters during weekend closures. Then the few fish that managed to escape the nets were halted at the hatchery where their eggs were taken and shipped else where while the bodies were ground up for hatchery food. By the time a partial halt was obtained on commercial fishing in 1947 and complete closure by 1949, the migrations of salmon and steelhead were almost gone: ' Where hundreds of thousands of salmon orce entered the Umpqua, the count had fallen off to leg than 8,000, when river studies were started in 1946. ' The Game Commission had its doubts about rehabilita tion of the river's fish population. Those doubts still exist. There is, however, some reason for a more optimistic out look. ;. - ; - Last year we bad a substantial increase in the migration of spring salmon. Much of this gain, however, was nullified by loss of brood fish on the spawning beds through use by anglers of spinning and flashing lures. Because of this loss, the "nursery" section of the river was closed this year to all except arti?icia flies. , ' . ' Current Migrations Encouraging This year's spring salmon run has been especially en couraging; largest since the river studies were started. We still do not know the results from hatchery operations. Until recently the Game Commission was not permitted by law to propagate salmon. Salmon were classified 'exclusively as food fish and were under management of the Fish Commis sion. But in late years the Game Commission has been propagating salmon on the Umpqua River. It previously was believed that salmon could be held in hatchery ponds only for a short time. The Game Commis sion, however, succeeded in holding salmon in fresh water at the Rock Creek hatchery until they were IS months old. By the time of their release, they had reached sufficient size to warrant belief thnt their chances for survival were greatly improved. We will have evidence during the next two years whether this experiment is working. Already a few jack salmon two-yeitr-old males have been caught by an glers, which is encouraging. These jack salmon were identified as hatchery propa gated fish by the fin clips used to mark all fish released as a part of the expenmr nt. Many experienced anglers hold the theory that salmon are the "control" factor in a stream. As salmon die after spawning, their carcasses fertilize the river. Fertilization provides more food. TIiuk the river can support more fish. It is a well known fact that a large run of salmon is followed by correspondingly large migrations of other species. This year our record spring salmon run is paralleled by a record run of summer steelhead. Is this just happenstance, or is the "control" theory a fact? Biologists will be anxious to learn the truth. ' Can a stream, once one of Oregon's best, be restored after being most critically depleted ? Will it be possible to re build fish populations in the face of forest removal, improved access to fishing waters and increased angling intensity? Is the practice of holding fish in hatcheries to larger size better than releasing them as "svimmer-ufpcrs?" If salmon migrations can be restored, will other species gain also? What are the depletion effects of commercial fisheries? These and many other questions will be answered, at least in part, by experiments now in progress on the Umpqua. To date, answers are very encouraging. m hp j m Mmr or Well, I guesj my scrambled thoughts regarding the two Dolit ical conventions are jigglin j into some kind of a pattern. So skill, fully were the two weeks sorved up to the listening radio audience that both Mother and I listened In more than we have ever listen ed to the radio before in our lives. We had fun! And learned a lotl And two pairs of hands kept right on busily with what ever was engaging them at the moment. EJ could and would listen in only in the evenings. and part of the time he preferred to read, even so. Maybe he was just is fat ahead. I wondered sometimes If the Or Friday, Aug. 1, 1952 MENDING BASKET speakers forgot they were having the services of an amplifier? Sin? ly some of their shouted remarks could have almost dispensed with the radio's services, loo, and reached the home folk I I wonder how large a percentage of the listeners fell strongly that it would be nice, hereafter, to have a na tional primary and do away with all that huffing and puffing. Th. national primary ballots would serve far better. Can the President "stco out" of his dignified office as president of the greatest nation In the world. as a chairman will do when wish ing to speak, but is prevented to by his chairmanship? 1 always Getting Harder and Harder. if NUbriah I 1 . Fulton Levis Jr. WASHINGTON A simple method is available to po litical convention chairmen that will halt the endless tele vision mugging of delegates on The steady stream of humorista who arose to slate that thev doubt ed the accuracy of the vole from tneir own delegation, delayed the Democratic convention by at least 4 hours. Anybody could ask for a personal polling of the delegation by telling the chairman that the count was suspect. Nobody believ ed the doubters, including the chairman, but under convention rules a poll had to be undertaken. The remaining delegates yawned, read newspapers or shifted un easily on slat-bottomed chairs while the boredom was underway. Even after delegates had been accused of seeking poll for the sola purpose of obtaining a mo ment of glory on a nationwide tele vision network, the demands con tinued. So, if that is the major reason for delegate polls, it can be slopped in its tracks without hurting anyone's feelings or de priving the doubters of their rights to call delegate chairmen liars. Instead of publicity polling dele gations after a demand has been made, the official tally clerk of the convention could send an as sistant down to the floor for a pri vate poll. Convention proceedings could continue while Ihe private poll is underway. When completed, the tally clerk's assistant could report back to the rostrum and the clerk would announce the results No television glory would be con nected with this procedure. Other delegations could continue answer ing the roll call. At Chicago there were two ex planations for th? repeated de mands to poll individual delega tions. One Is that a public statement of support for a particular candi date is supposed to put each dele gate on record, and reveal to the chairman any double-crossers in his delegation. This could be done just as easily on the floor under the supervision of an assistant tal ly rlcrk. Tue second explanation is that polling delegates is use'd as a de laying tactic to give floor man agers of various candidates tints for their horse trading. This is a fiction. At both conventions the hors; trading was done by the political bosses, and the delegates feel 'let down' somehow when the man in the ofiice of the presidency of this great Republic speaks in a manner less than on the hlijh level it would seem the office rates. "The press is controlled by bis business. Look at the advertising pages if you don't believe it. . .1 has always been against me, and if it was for me, I'd know I was wrong." (Mr. Truman) I personally know of one great newspaper that is not controlled by big business, and I think there are others. And I have been look ing at Ihe magazines and newspa per advertisements very earnest ly lately, noticing how many, many of the great businesses seem under the control of a great desire to turn to Rod for wisdom, strength, and guidance in this na tional crisis. Never have I seen so much "religion." non-sectarian, earnest appeals to the reader to ask, to pray in his own way at his own convenience, for divine aid, comfort, and help in finding the leadership we need. The nulla balllns of the two conventions would suggest such advertising of great value. Don't you think so? roll calls. had little or nothing to do with it. Most of them answered yes or no only when ordered to do so, after the political bosses had made the decisions. This is especially true when the bosses control convention ma chinery. They can "advise" the chairman to tune up the organ or release a vocalist from one of the back rooms whenever they need time for political dickering. The talk of streamlining con ventions is not something born out of extensive television coverage this year. It has always been heard after each convention, and usually for the same reasons. One suggested cure is for direct primaries. This, in effect, would mean another national election ev ery four years. In my estimation, unless better plans are under study than those suggested to date, there would be more confusion in stead of less. When no one can didate wins a majority of the con vention votes, wouldn't there still be the same political horse trading in the end? The loudest squawkers this time, as usual, are those who got licked at the convention. Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois, who is uttering the loudest protests this time, :s one of those who got shellacked at Chicago. He thinks there should be more "serious reflection" in choosing a candidate. Douglas could well practice what he is now preaching. Little serious reflection was in the display put on by Douqlas and his candidate. Senator Estes Kefauver, when they bulled their way onto the platform during a roll call. Ke fauver wanted to make a speech. No parliamentary body ever al lows speechmaking during a vote or roll call. Yet, Douglas and his candidate made the effort, delay ing the convention and creating more confusion. The major curse of the 1952 con ventions, delegate polling, can be cured by keeping them private Minor ones, like interruptions by Douglas and others, can be im proved with lessons in good taste.. Hear Fulton Lexvis Daily On KRXR, 9:15 P.M. OSC Grants, Donations, Gifts Total $540,000 OREGON STATE COLLEGE More than S540.0O0 in various types of gifts, donations and grants was given to Oregon Slate College this past year, according to Dr. A. L. Strand, OSC's presi dent. Receiving nearly one-half of this more than half-million dollar to tal for research . studies on sub jects ranging from ice cream mix es to fur farming was the agri cultural experiment station. Student interest and welfare benefited hy about Wo.OOO in hon ors, awards, scholarships and fel lowships. Scientific equipment, chemicals and grants for research for use in the schools of forestry, engineering and science made up the bulk of other contributions. Of the departments, chemistry ranked first in research granrs, having received over $71.0110. Phy sios was second with about SL'.S, 000 and toology third with SH.73.V to Heor In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) lows the steel strike on the slepl industry. That raises this ques tion: Which came first the hen or the egg? Did prices go up because wages went up? Or did wages go up be cause prices want up? Personally, I think what brought on the steel strike was too much power in loo few hands. If we can keep too much power from getting (and STAYING) in too few hands, we'll have it pretty good in this great and growing country. But if we 1st too much power get into too few hands and stay there we WON'T have it so good. This changing world note: Egypt's reform government has swept away titles of nobility, but the land of the Nile will remain a constitutional monarchy. ????????? It will all depend on the MON ARCH and the kincf of men he picks to head his various minis tries. AND The kind of men the people choose to compose the PARLIA MENT that Is an essential part of a constitutional monarchy. In other words: Everything depends on LEAD ERSHIP. The kind of leaders we have determines the kind of gov ernment we have. Egypt's deposed King Farouk holds his first news confcrcnco this' morning on the Isle of Capri, where he fled into exile. He start ed it off by telling the more than 100 newsmen and photographers who showed up that he's no longer a rich man. He's learned one fact of life in his short experience as a com moner NOBODY LOVES A RICH MAN. (Except his heirs and they can hardly wait for him to die.) Does sending 100 reporters and photoss to Capri to interview a fat and good-for-nothing ex-king seem to you to be a terrible waste of money and manpower? Wait a minute: I'll bet you read about fat Far ouk BEFORE you read the meaty and IMPORTANT news of the world and with much more in terest. So did I. That's why we newspapers print so much of the shallower and fluf fier stuff for which everybody blames us. Six Swedes have been found guiitv of handing vital Swedish military secrets to Russia in re turn for cash. They were charged with giving the Russians complete ietails of the Swedish defense sys tem that guards against any Rus sian attack across Finland. If vou should travel to Sweden, you would see REAL democracy in action with great good accru ing to ALL the people as a result thereof. You CAN'T travel to Russia, of course hut if you coulo you'd wonder why any Swede would try to promote the Russian system in Sweden. Many strange things happen in this world. H.A. Winston's Will Admitted To Probata The bulk of the estimated $25,000 estate of the late Harry A. Winston will go to his widow, L'lah R. Winston, according to a will admitted to probate Thurs day. Receiving minor shares in the estate are four children. Winston died at Roseburg July 26. Mrs. Winston has been appoint ed executrix, while Ivan Pickens, Harry Pargeter and Leon McClin tock are appraisers. Civil Rights Issue Given GOP Stress Democratic Party Bolt In Four Southern States Looms As Possiblity By The Associated Press Republicans kept the civil rights pot boiling Thursday for the pur pose of cooking the Democrats' goose. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas sachusetts, chairman of Ge n . Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign advisory committee, said the se lection of sen. John J. Sparkman of Alabama as the Democratic vice presidential nominee shows the Democratic party intends lo do nothing constructive about civil rights. Sen. Richard M. Nixon of Cali fornia, Eisenhower's GOP vice presidential running mate, told newsmen in Fresno, Calif., how ever, that Sparkman is not a true Southern candidate and is known to be completely pro-Truman. It was President Truman's insist ence on federal civil rights legis lation that split the Democratic party in 1948 and lost the electoral votes of four Southern states. Some Democratic leaders in the South are unhappy about the party's 1952 stand on civil rights and have not yet decided whether lo support the Democratic ticket of Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Sen. Sparkman. Chairman Arthur bummerlield of the GOP National Committee rubbed more salt in the wounds Wednesday with the assertion that Stevenson and Sparkman are "hand-picked candidates of Presi dent Truman" and will be "expect ed to carry on the Truman tradi tion." Sparkman Will Reply Snarkman. in Washington, said her will have something to say about civil rights in response to a series of questions in a telegram from Rep. Powell, New York Ne gro Democrat. Sparkman said Powell's communication is one of 15,000 he has received since his nomination and will be answered in its turn. At the Illinois capital, Gov. Ste venson made a few remarks on civil rights issues in his first news conference since the Democrats nominated him for the presidency last Saturday. He repeated a previously ex pressed view that fair employment practices legislation is primarily a state reponsibility. He said the federal government should hold off unless a state fails in its duty. He said all citizens should have "equal opportunities and equal po litical rights." Stevenson told the newsmen he hopes major campaigners in his Denail win "stay within the frame work of my ideas." One of the ma jor campaigners will be President Truman. T-H Law Nttda Revision Stevenson also said he believes the Taft-Hartley labor law, a prime target of union labor leaders, needs substantial revision but not neces. sarily repeal. He said he views the Democratic platform pledge of re peal as merely a method of ac complishing t h e same result through an entirely new law. Commenting on Eisenhower's ex pressed goal of an eventual 40 bil lion dollar annual cut in federal spending, Stevenson said he hoped "neither candidate or parly would offer hopes that are forlorn and at the same time be demanding a defense establishment to accomp lish our common objective." Eisenhower has said he wants the GOP campaign to give as much emphasis to the congressional races as to bis bid for the presi dency. Eisenhower announced he will not take sides in primary contests between Republicans, but will sup port the winners "to the limit." Medal Of Honor Vet Risks Life To Ban Suicide WASHINGTON W A Congres sional Medal of Honor winner proved Thursday he was still a hero hy risking his life to save a grief-stricken young mother from Ihe ledge of a six-story builtiing Mrs. Lucille Whombe 21, moth er of two small children and des pondent over the death of a third last week from pneumonia and heatstroke, had climbed to the ledge of the downtown YWCA building. Maynnrd H. "Snuffy" Smith, who during World War II fought a sin gle - handed battle over the Eng lish Channel to save a burned out bomber, saw her and inched his way along the ledge as a crowd watched tensely below. He said later she screamed at him that she didn't want to live, that she had just lost her five-months-old child. Smith said he told her to think of th other two, and asked her it he could hold her hand for a minute. "Then a fireman came up and helped, because I couldn't hold her alone," he said. DREDGER HITS MINE BOULOGNE SUR MER. France W A French dredger hit a mine in the harbor here Friday and port authorities said 11 men were missing and feared dead. Seven others were rescued. i V Naw-Riw C 'aRvaraJ by I I ktt 2-7631 bahrrn ' 'Captive' Label ' Put On Stevenson By Sen. Nixon COLUMBUS, O. ( Sen. Rich ard M. Nixon of California said Thursday night Gov. Adlai Steven son is a "captive candidate" who would have no choice as president but to continue Truman policies and to keep in power the men who made them. Nixon, opening his quest for the vice presidency before the Ohio Republican State Convention, said the Democrats offer the nation a man who is captive to the CIO, big city machines and President Truman. The fact that Truman hand picked Stevenson and the Illinois governor then picked Sen. John J. Sparkman as a running mate "is going to be one of the major liabilities that Mr. Stevenson is going to have to carry in this campaign," said Nixon. The running - mate of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told it's au dience that "Ike'" will be a fight ing candidate for president "right down to election day." "Ike" was more determined than ever about that, Nixon said, "aft er he heard what the Democrats in the Chicago convention were saying about him." Nixon said Stevenson and Spark man would continue Truman's pol icies if elected. The South knows Sparkmau as a "Truman man," said Nixon. But he declared the Democrats lost the South when they failed to put Sen. Richard B. Russell of Geor gia on their ticket. 11 JL JIL l V lllWIalHrf' God's Helpin? Hand Anyone, at any mo ment, can seek and find God's helping hand. SCIENCE and HEALTH with Key to tht Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is showing the way for multi tudes Ihe way of peace and fulfillment. This great book, together with the Bible and other au thorized Christian Science lit erature, may be borrowed, read or purchased at CHRISTIAN SC1ENCF READING ROOM Room 31 7 Pacific Bldfl. 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