Pag 8, Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore,, Tum., July 18, 194
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their oplnlona on event! of the d.y end matterj of Importance
to the community, endeavoring to be candid but Itli and
helpful In the development of conatmctlve community policy.
Distortion of Flood Control
In Barron's (one of the oldest and most re
liable financial journals in the United States)
for June 28, Alfred M. Cooper, an engineer,
discusses the recent Columbia river flood
disaster under the heading "U. S. 'Flood Con
trol' Drowns Those Who Trust It."
(Bill Llndley who used to work for the RG
forwards the piece from his present post with
the Salt Lake City Tribune).
Engineer Cooper throws the harpoon at
federal power and reclamation enthusiasts
who have insisted on the development of
huge hydro and reclamation storage projects
in various parts of the country, with little
regard for the necessities of floor control. But
in doing so, Mr. Cooper makes some erro
neous inferences concerning the Columbia,
for instance:
"Those who died this spring In the Columbia
river floods cannot take action to avenge their
deaths. But the 60,000 Americans who were
rendered homeless by this disaster, and those
who suffered $200,000,000 in property damage
BECAUSE THE GREAT DAMS ALONG THIS
RIVER DID NOT HOLD BACK THE FLOOD
WATERS these survivors and thoughtful
citizens all over this country will learn a lesson
from this experience."
This statement implies that Bonneville and
Grand Coulee were designed for flood control
which they were NOT. Neither is McNary
dam now under construction designed for
flood control. On the main Columbia, to date,
the only flood control devices are the levees
and revetments along the banks.
In this region' the only true flood control
dams are those of the Willamette Valley
Project, and this paper has fought con
tinuously to have the hydro-electric features
of multiple-purpose dams subordinated to the
main need flood control.
It is perfectly true, as Mr. Cooper argues,
that hydro dams are useless for flood con
trol, because the reservoirs are already full
when the floods come. Nobody knows this
better than the U. S. Engineers. Gen. Thomas
S. Robins grows purple when the Red River
situation is mentioned, because Ickes and
the power maniacs caused that structure to
be re-designed for power when it was intend
ed for flood control and disaster was the re
sult.
So far, however, on the main Columbia
there has been no effort to plan flood con
trol dams. At the time of the Vanport dis
aster, this paper pointed out that fact and
laid the blame for the trouble on the people
of Portland and other Columbia river cities
who have been so caught up with the craze
for hydro-power that they have been indif
ferent to the flood menace. Here in the Wil
lamette valley where we have suffered an
nual flood losses we have been keenly aware
of the importance of flood control.
Of course, what. Mr. Cooper is really at
tacking is the whole business of federal
power, reclamation and flood control under
taking in the West. He offers sharp criticisms
of federal enterprises on the Colorado and
TVA and he points out that the people of
Vermont have preferred state-owned flood
control works for the control of the Con
necticut river to a federal power project.
But the' effect of his article is to raise
DOUBT and for this reason the distortions of
fact are serious. Beginning with the first
real flood control dams on the Miami river
in Ohio, which Arthur Morgan engineered
after the Dayton disaster of 1913, flood con
trol by the storage method has proved itself
again and again. There were no such works
on the main Columbia. That's why Vanport
happened. The heading of the article in Bar
ron's is particularly misleading and vicious.
Doctors Organize Call System
By unanimous vote the members of the
Lane County Medical Society have voted to
subscribe to the Eugene Doctor's Exchange,
a special night and day telephone switch
board service which do much to correct the
mounting complaints "couldn't reach any
doctor for emergency." However this pro
gram is NOT the cureall for the shortage of
medical and hospital service in this area.
So far as emergency doctor service is con
cerned, the effective answers will not be
found until we can qualify to have IN
TERNES and RESIDENT DOCTORS in our
hospitals. In turn, the assignment of interns
and residents to Eugene hospitals depends on
substantial increase and improvement of
existing hospital facilities and that's going
to be a tremendous problem.
As in every other kind of public service,
our hospitalization in Lane county has fallen
far behind population growth. In the near
future when we have assembled enough
facts this paper will present the whole
problem of hospitals "and hospitalization to
. the people of Lan county.
At the moment we are concerned onlv with
this first step toward improved doctor serv
ice, the new call system. It works this way:
i. n special switchboard, with specially
trained operators It set up at the Ransom build
ing by a concern which has developed thii type
of call service for doctors and for ether types
of businesg and professional men.
2. When a doctor is not going to be at hie
own office, he notifies the call board where he
will be found or who will serve as his alternate,
and the special board receives and transmit
all his calls. ,
' The success of the system depends to some
extent of "having your own doctor." If he is
not available in an emergency, the special
exchange will locate one, thus eliminating a
great deal of futile random telephoning. It
depends also on two other things getting
all doctors to sign up, and getting the public
to avoid unnecessary calls. The 'system is
widely used in many cities..
To date the sign-up of doctors has been dis
appointingly slow, and we believe this to be
due mainly to the fact that most doctors are
notoriously careless about such details leav
ing it to their nurses to "keep me reminded."
We doubt if many are balking at the expense.
Of course Lane county has its quota of
doctors who are "meanies," but most of them,
we know, are conscientious and deeply con
cerned over the complaints that have been
piling up during this period of difficulty. It
is only fair to state that both the doctors and
the hospital people are working on the bigger
problem of more hospital facilities, plus
permanent resident doctors, and internes for
emergencies. , .
Those problems are so big and so complex
and so costly that there are no quick or easy
answers. In Lane county we how have more
than 100,000 population, and it is safe to as
sume that as a hospital and medical center
we are attempting to serve a population of
150,000 with facilities which have not been
increased in 25 years, except by that last
wing at Sacred Heart which the Sisters of
St. Joseph provided.
The new Doctors' Exchange is only a first
corrective.
A Lane county marriage which lasted
only 1 hour and 50 minutes seems to have
set some kind of new speed record for
Fourth of July fireworks.
By now most of the gals on the beaches
should be getting tired of being taught to
swim.
A lecturer says he speaks straight from
the shoulder. It's too bad some talks can't
originate a little higher up.
The fellow who always knocks should get
i good boost. Guess where!
. : :
i ire' did so many people get the idea
that pi 'c grounds were stations for waste
paper?
WASHINGTON LETTER
(NEA Correspondent at the Democratic
Convention)
Static Alaskan
Defense Told
FAIRBANKS, Alaska W) The
Army's deputy chief of staff said
next here the new draft act will
make Army ground forces avail
able for "static defense" of Alaska
for the first time since the Japan
ese were driven from the Aleu
tians.
The officer, Gen. J. Lawton Col
lins, made this comment as he
concluded a tour of territorial
military installations with Inspec
tion of Air Force bases near here.
Tour Members
The four-star general was ac
companied by Gordon Gray, assis
tant secretary for the Army, and
Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler,
chief of the Corps of Engineers. It
was the first trip to the territory
for all of them.
Both Gray and Collins said they
did not see any immediate danger
to Alaska as an outgrowth of tense
relations between the United
States and Russia in Berlin. They
adhered, however, to the convic
tion expressed by some military
leaders that in event of any hos
tilities with foreign powers Alaska
would be in a position botb strate
gic and, from a defense standpoint,
vulnerable.
Two Factors
That vulnerability, Collins said,
will be diminished, by two factors:
approval by Congress of appro
priations for increased military
housing in Alaska, and the draft
act Itself.
Even had foot soldiers been
available, previously to send to
Alaska for regular tours of duty,
Collins said, there were no housing
facilities to accommodate them.
Beg Pardon
PHILADELPHIA (U.R The
radio audience got an unexpected
earful of what goes on along the
national convention sidelines Mon
day night when someone accident
ally threw open an NBC micro
phone on the rostrum where
photographers were crowding
around celebrities.
"Quit shoving or 1 11 knock you
on your can, one photographer
said to another and several million
listeners.
Young Teaching Adonis
Brushes Them Off
VOLENS, Va. (U.R) Governor
William Tuck congratulated the
"Best Teacher of 1948" for his
character and judgment" in
choosing to remain at Volens high
school instead of taking more at
tractive offers In larger cities.
Tuck praised Roy Fisher, 22-
year-old English teacher at Volens
high school. Fisher was chosen
the nation's best teacher in a radio
contest.
Tuck added that he saw how
"schoolgirl crushes" would be the
chief worry of a 22-year-old,
good-looking teacher here. Fisher
told the governor he had to use "a
polite brush-off." '
Demos Will Face
Nomination Riddle '
The great riddle as the Democrat; nnuninn
opens is how to close it. Shall President Truman be
brought up here from Washington to thrill the
revolting ranks of his party with one of hi now-
lamous oii-me-cuti demonstrations of his dynamic
personality, and send the rebels hqme reunited to
ao ana aie ior we ticket of Truman and Blank?
Roosevelt did that in lfl.lfi with . ..u., -
the stadium next to convention hu .
Those in charge of this convention for Mr. Tru
man principally J. Howard McGrath, the Na
tional Chairman, and Sereenn t Arm T.ii. Tiifn.
apparently haven't made up their minds on this
jnumemous question.
nacK to Missouri?
The alternative to havine the Presi
acceptance speech in Philadelphia "is to have him
go back to Independence, Mo and be formally
notified of his nomination there. You can imagine
The President would casuallv
no gumg noma ior a lew aays' rest. He would be
sitting on the porch In his shirt sleeves and slippers.
ana witn nis television make-up on. When all of
suaaen, wno snouid come down the street but a
tuiimimee 01 mstinguisnea jjems.
nit; surprise
The band would whppl im mrf pma i
of Beethoven's Fifth you know, dit, dit, dit, daa
uic uiu woi-uino v ior vrciory. une of the dele-
gauon woum men step forward and mil nl.r.
saying that at a recent spontaneous gathering of
d sinterested and unbiased public citizens in the
cuy oi uromeriy Love, it had been unanimously
decided to run Judge Truman for the Presidency.
. ri,ac, ouifuiae, surprise.
Nobody would be prepared for this event
cept tor 1,000 newspapermen, photographers, the
,","l. me raaio spielers and recorder and all
the Democrats within a day's driving distance of
Independence.
"Impromptu" Remarks
Judge Truman, blushlnu
deliver a few impromptu remarks carefully pre
pared in advance by his ghost-writers to make
sure he dedicated the spot to the right guy this
time meaning to himself.
The supposed advantn Bps in thte nrnffrsm ar
that lt would add a homey, Down In old Mo. touch
to what is starting out as a pretty sordid and soggy
convention. Also, it would give the delegates time
in which to go home and patch up their wounds and
leua-snaiterea irienasnips.
Open Confession
The objection to this nrorm l th MrAiil1
be an open confession that the President didn't dare,
iace an unirienoiy reception from, all the disap
pointed and discredited people who tried to stop
him.
This Includes A. D. A. leaders Leon Henderson
and Waller Humphrey; Jimmy Roosevelt of Cali
fornia: Southern Senators Claude Pepper, Lister
nui, jonn apantman and Olin Johnston: Southern
Governors J. Strom Thurmond. Fleldins Wrioht .nri
William Tuck: City Bosses Jake Arvey of Chicago
mm rjoim ntiguB oi jersey tuy.
Out of Nowhere
Where all of these people and their followers are
going from here is a mystery. They represent lot
of ancient prejudices and phobias about States'
rights, civil rights, liberalism, atholiclsm and every
other ism. The die-hard fanatics who hold their
varied beliefs have been threatening to walk out of
the Democratic party for years.
This time they have so much and so loud they'll
either have to take their walk or keep their peace
forever more. The only man who can pull all these
pieces of humpty-dumpty together again is the
party i candidate for the presidency. What this
convention needs Is a big lift. When this was sug
gested to Chairman McGrath he asked. "What do
you mean? Have the President eome up her tor
the cpeninn?"
Soriahtly Little Barmaid Really
First Northwestern Woman? ? ?
Who was the first white woman
in the Northwest? In the summer
"Pacific Spectator" Joseph Kinsey
Howard comes up with an answer
and a hidden bit of history that
will horrify sticklers for tradition
but delight everyone else. For this
unsung heroine of the frontier
was not a sober missionary's wife,
but one Jane Bares, a barmaid.
Legend has it that Narcissa
Whitman and Eliza Spalding
opened up the Northvjrit to wo
mankind. True they were heroic
Log Rustlers Strike
Canadian Millmen
VICTORIA, B. C. (A3) Saw
mill operators have placed a
"round-the-clock" guard on log
booms here to halt a wave of "log
rustling."
Twenty booms totaling 3,000,000
board feet were loosed last week.
All were recovered.
W. Stanley Moore, chairman of
the Harbor Log. Committee of
Greater Victoria Mill Operators
Assn., termfV the incidents either
"sabotage or attempted theft."
It was believed the booms were
freed at a time when an ebb tide
would carry them out of the harbor.
Taft Predicts
Senate Strength
WASHINGTON (P) Senatoi
Taft (R-Ohio) has predicted the
Republicans will hold their Senate
majority m the next Congress.
Taft told a news conference he
believes Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, Republican presi
dential nominee, will sweep the
'doubtful states" into the Repub
lican column in the November
election.
The Republicans now have 51
to 45 edge in the Senate. A shift
of four seats could give the Dem
ocrats a majority.
Taft listed the "doubtful" states
as Kentucky, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Montana, Rhode Island
and Colorado.
'If Dewey wins by as much as
I think he will," Taft said, "I
think he will carry all of them."
Taft s only comment on the
Democratic convention at Phila
delphia given with a broad grin:
"There certainly are some gloomy
reports out of there"
in the best pioneer tradition, but
lively Jane beat them to the
Pacific Coast by two decades,
saya the writer.
Came on Ship
In 1813 Mr. Howard's blonde
barmaid inveigled herself aboard
a three-master and spent two of
the most adventurous years any
girl ever enjoyed. At Fort George,
or Astoria, on the Columbia
River, Jane set up housekeeping
and was of course the belle of the
fort, boosting morale a hundred
fold. White men and Indians alike
trooped miles for a look at this
blond beauty from the Portsmouth
pub.
All went well in the wilderness
until Jane's charms began' to en
danger the fort's security. The
son of a Chinook chieftain proved
a lover not to be spurned, and his
warlike methods forced Jane's
hasty departure. She eventually
returned to England, to what pro
saic end we know not. Enough
that she accomplished what no
other woman dreamed of doing
and earned for herself a niche
among the . unsung pioneers of
history.
Jane's champion, Joseph Kinsey
Howard, a native of Great Falls,
Montana, nas published many
artciles and storils, most of them
dealing with the Rocky Mountain
region,
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Enlist 'in Reserves,
Eliqibles Reminded
The Marine Reserve battery in
Eugene calls the attention of all
young men of eighteen and one-
half years to the fact that they
will be exempt from the draft if
they enlist in the reserve organi
zation.
Instructor Captain R. C. Hillard
said Monday that 17-year-olds can
also enlist with the consent of
their parents. Officially desig
nated as Battery B Fourth, 105
MM Howitzer Battalion, the unit
meets in the armory.
Thirsty Students Ignore
Spirit of Confederacy
LEXINGTON, Va. (U.R) The
highly cosmopolitan student body
of Washington and Lee University
descended upon a state liquor store
on Jefferson Davis' birthday. To
their annoyance, the store was
closed.
On the door was a tiny Con
federate flag and sign:
"We've got the spirit."
Not to be outdone, the students
drove to West Virginia. When they
returned, they altered the sign to
read:
"We've got the spirits."
Definition Needed;
Are Ships Boats?
CLEVELAND (U.R) A boat
is a small water craft that can be
hoisted aboard a ship, according to
a definition long accepted by sea
faring men.
However, many sailors on the
Great Lakes prefer to call their
vessel a boat, and in so doing incur
the wrath of those who still "go
down to the sea in ships."
Captains of lakes vessels were
mailed post-card questionnaires
and of the 203 replies received, 189
favored "ship," 11 said "boat" and
three replied "steamer."
Although many skippers picked
"ships" on the questionnaire, they
refer to their vessels as boats. It
would seem to boil down that it's
"ship" when you are formal, but
on the lakes more often than not
it's "boat" when informal.
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salmon have been moving up the
Bonneville dam fish ladder in
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The Corps of Engineers reported
11,840 were counted on July 4,
highest for any single day since
the counting project began 10
years ago.
On July 1 1 the sockeye--or blue
back-salmon count had passed
100,000 for the season.
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