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. THE CVA DOUBLE TALK
y We do not know how many Indian reservations there are in
the region over which the proposed Columbia valley adminis-
tration will hold sway if the bill becomes law. There are sev-
eral, however, and they all exist by virtue of solemn treaties
- entered into between the. Indian tribes and the United States
government. Under these treaties the reservation lands are
Indian lands and they are under the sole management of the
, Indian governing bodies the tribal councils. It was only a
few months ago that the attorney general of Oregon ruled
that state motor vehicle regulations did not run in the Warm
Springs reservation. Only the tribal council can ordain traffic
regulations down there.
. Let those facts sink into your mind and then nonder on Sec.
16 (a) of the new CVA bill, H.R. 4286, the opening clause
of which reads :
: The Administration may exercise any of its pow
ers under this act, including the power of condem
nation, with respect to Indian lands or property,
irrespective of the manner; in which title to such
lands or Drocerty is held.
Those words would seem to make It quite clear that the
interests back of the CVA are willing to violate Indian
treaties under which reservation lands are held.
However, we have said that H.R. 4286 was filled with
double talk and so we call attention to Sec. 17 (b) which
reads:
Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to repeal or
y . supersede the provisions of any . Treaty or impair
the obligations thereof .
Now go ahead and figure the thing out. It's beyond us.
HE IMPROVED THE PARKS
How many of the homes in Bend owe the loveliness of their
immediate surroundings to C. H. Bishop's planning and gard
ening skill it would be hard to say. Probably hundreds, for he
has lived here or in the country nearby ever since Bend really
started to become a city and in much of that time he has been
putting in lawns, setting out shrubbery, making flower
gardens and seeing to it that they throve and prospered.
Over the past 10 years Charlie Bishop worked for all the
people of Bend. He was park superintendent, responsible for
the upkeep and beautif ication of cityeowned' tracts such as
Drake and Pioneer parks, Shevlin park out on Tumalo creek,
Brooks park and the flower bed near the west approach to the
' Newport avenue bridge and, later, Harmon field, which' is
now emerging from the dust patch stage of its existence to
become another attractive green border along the MiVror
pond of the Deschutes.
It was a real responsibility that Charlie Bishop carried and
one which he discharged admirably in spite of the fact that,
as often as not, there was a shortage of qualified help. The
scope of his work increased from year to year but he managed
to handle the added tasks somehow. Saturday, when he ended
his long term of service with the citylie left to his successor
a greatly improved park systembiie In which his employers
could take increased pride, one in wnicn tney couia una me
opportunity for increased pleasure.
Washington
Column
Others Say
TILE SCIENTIST AND ' ,
THE INDIANS V
The decision of the Klamath
Indians In general council to re
fuse permission to Dr. L. S.
Cressman to continue his scien
tific research on the reservation
probably sent a good many peo
ple to their dictionaries. Action
was taken after one of the Indi
ans objected on the grounds that
"anthropology" has to do with
human bones, and the Indians
don't want people prowling
around their burial grounds.
Our Funk and Wagnalls dic
tionary defines anthropology
thus: "The science of man in gen
eral; the sciences of man; the
the science of the physical facts
concerning man, his development,
history, geographical distribu
tion, ethnology and culture."
The Encyclopedia Americana
. says:
"Anthropology Is the name for
a group of problems arising from
inquiries into man's origin. As
used in the United States and
Kngland this name stands for
the science that deals with these
problems, but on the continent of
Europe the tendency is to restrict
the term anthropology to a study
of man's body, particularly his
bones." Further along, the en
cyclopedia says: "At present it
(anthropology) gives more atten
tion to his man's) mode of life,
or his culture." That is important
in relation to the Klamath ques
tion. From what we know of Dr.
Grossman's investigations, they
have hot been concerned with the
human anatomy, but rather with
prehistoric cultural manifesta
tions. In particular, he Is trying
to link the prehistoric cultures of
the Klamath Indians with those
of other Indian cultures whose
evidences ho has discovered on
Summer lake, In Callow vallev,
and elsewhere In the South Cen
tral Oregon region. Such things
as what human life and culture
existed before the eruption of Mt.
Mazama, the blast which made
Crater lake, are studied by the
scientist.
The work Is of such scientific
Importance that it has received
support from national founda
tions and societies.
Wo do not believe there Is any
thing In Dr. Cressman's work
that should be offensive to the
sensibilities of Klamath Indians,
and we DO think that those sen
sibilities deserve consideration at
all times. It Is to be hoped that
Dr. Cressman is given opportu
nity to explain his work and ob
jectives to the tribesmen, and the
explanation clears up all ques
tions to the point that the Klam-
aths will reserve their decision
Bend's Yesterdays
(From The Bulletin Files)
FIFTEEN YEA KS AGO
(April 21. 1931)
Resignation of y. A. -Miller as
chairman of the Deschtucs county
relief committee has boon submit
ted to Ciovcrnor Julius L. Meier.
Norman Symons has opened a
riding academy at the Van Main-
staples Just west of Bend, lie had
a packstrlng at Elk lake last year.
Rev. J. 1 nomas Lewis of the
Episcopal church has been named
by the Bend high school class to
deliver the baccalaureate sermon
on May 13.
II. M. LnBrrtcw and O. C. Pen-
dcrgast went to Portland last
night to attend the funeral of G.
E. Votsaw, SP&S superintendent
who died from a heart attack.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
6 FEET OF SOLDIER
Fort Worth. Tex. ill'i TSgt.
Robert II. O'Farrell, 27, stationed
at C'arswell air force base here,
Is one of the army's shortest sol
diers. O'Farroll. who wears specially-made
(II shoes because of
his small feet, Is only 4 loot 11
Inches.
By Peter Edson
(NBA Wanlilwrton Correavunclent)
Washington (NEA) Senate
confirmation -of ex-Lleut.-Gov.
Hugh W. Cross of Illinois as elev
enth member of the . interstate
commerce commission Justifies a
fresh look at that stale, neglected
body. It also warrants a closer
look at Mr. Cross, and how he
got in. .
Commissioner Cross is a repub
lican, but was backed for this ICC
job by Sen. Scott Lucas of Illi
nois, tne democratic majority
floor leader. The key to Cross's
nomination seems to be that Sen
ator Lucas has to run for re-election
to the senate in 1950. There
have been rumors of some diffi
culty about his being able to win.
So in an apparent effort to build
up political following among 111!
nois republicans, Senator Lucas
backed Mr. Cross for the ICC va.
cancy caused by the death of Com.
missloner George M. Barnard,
This business of Senator Lucas
getting any republican backing in
Illinois is admittedly a neat politi
cal trick If it can ever be done.
Senator Lucas seems to have
insisted that President Truman
nominate Cross for this ICC Job.
A number of other democratic
senators, seriously cone e r n e d
about the present sad state of the
nation's railroads, had decided to
back somebody who knew some
thing about transportation. Pres
ident Truman is suposed to have
agreed.
Yet when Senator Lucas insist
ed on an Illinois republican ap
pointee to further his own nnliti-
cal Interests, Truman gave in to
the wishes of his senate majority
leader. The result Is appointment
of a man who admittedly knows
practically nothing about railroads.
Commissioner Cross describes
himself as a country lawyer and
farmer. His family went to Illi
nois from New Jersey over 100
years ago and Crosses have oper
ated the same farm ever since.
Commissioner Cross went to Uni
versity of Illnois and was gradu
ated in law in 1921. He was elect
ed to the state legislature in 1932
and was re-elected three times.
He served as speaker of the house
his last term. Then he was elect
ed lieutenant-governor in 1940
and re-elected In 1944.
Commissioner Cross, may of
course fool everyone and become
the best man on the ice. But nis
term expires Dec. 31, 1950, and it
Is doubtful if he will know what
It is all about by that time. He
has never had a case before the
ICC. The sum total of his rail
road experience seems to be that
he. has represented Chicago" A
Alton In its local legal work in h.'r
home town of Jerseyvllle, down
near St. Louis.
When tho senate commerce
committee was "investigating"
Cross's appointment, he was ques
tioned for only 15 minutes, rran
script of the investigation is most
revealing.
"I do regret," said republican
Sen. Clyde Reed of Kansas, "that
the president did not appoint a
man with extensive experience
in traffic and transportation, and
with some understanding of the
problems with which the ICC
deals. It takes a man three or
four years, if he has no more ex
perience than you have got now,
before he can properly perform
the functions of his office."
Republican Sen. Charles Tohey
of New Hampshire inquired: "Has
there arisen in your mind any
great wonderment at the present
situation of tho railroads?"
"There has," Mr. Cross replied.
That was the most and the last
he had to say about his own ap
pointment. "One of the gentlemen in this
room made a remark a while
ago, I obey continued, "that ICC
efficiency is now at the lowest
point In Its history. It will be our
hope and our prayer that you can
Improve this situation. I see no
hope for Its betterment. I am pes
simistic about it on the evidence
today."
What this all adds up to is. that
the senate abdicated on its respon
sibility to see that the president
appoint better qualified men to
high government office. It would
rather play politics.
Fuel oil with a high sulfur con
tent Is available In California In
a large amount, but Is little used
as fuel because of the obnoxious
sulfur dioxide fumes that are dis
charged into the air.
Gruesome Relics
Seen in Olympia
Justice Temple
By Martin Heerwald
(United fit Staff Correspondent)
Olympia, April 21 In the base
ment of the state's dignified tem
ple ol justice here Is a room
stacked high with a pile of Junk,
mucn ol it a gruesome collec
tion of murder exhibits.
The room Isn't that way be
cause the janitors never get
around to straightening it out.
The supreme court keeps it that
way on purpose.
The court keeps in this room
such odds and ends as Jake Bird's
axe, sawed-off shotguns, bludge
ons, knives, hammers exhibits
In 1 m-i i t- rv 1 1 tfia la that
ended in the supreme court. II
Archie Stewart, deputy clerk 1 1
of the supreme court, says The
surprising thing about all this
stuff is that none of it is worth
anything."
"it mignt De worm a lot io
some collector, he says, dui
from a standpoint of usefulness,
it's not worth a thing."
Not for bare
But the state's not selling any
of the collection. It's all marked
and tagged and put away as part
of the cases tried before the
court.
Among the items are two bolo
gnives a GI brought back from
the Philippines. He Kept me
heavy one for himself and gave
the lighter one to his wife. It's
said they used to ; fence with
them and became attached enough
to their knives that they could
have marked them "his" and
"hers." But one dav the husband
got mad at his fencing mate, took
her knife and killed her with it.
Stewart also pointed to a stack
of rifles and ammunition used in
Centralia's own little war at the
end of the first world conflict.
The American Legion and'IWW
(Industrial Workers of America)
were exchanging shots until the
case ended in the supreme court.
It Worked, Too
But there are less awesome ex
hibits, such as the hobby horse
that would take steps forward as
a child rocked back and forth on j
it. It was a good idea and the
horse worked fine. The supreme
court got It when the inventor
sold too many half interests to
too many persons.
The photos kept in the room
hardlv are the type one would
display on the fire place mantel.
They're shots of such things as
persons who have been bealen to
death wllh claw hammers, strang
led with a wire or shot with a
sawed-off shot gun.
For obvious reasons, Stewart
says, the room is not open for
visits from the general public.
Tho average speed of the bowl
ing ball traveling down the alley
is about 30 miles an hour.
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