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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1919)
TTT WTP rl r JUL ifiii EVENING THE WEATHER Tonight nrnl Wednesday, Probubly Fair. Highest temp, yesterday 7fl Lowest tomp. last, night 44 Pull for a bigger, better and more prosperous Roseburg and Douglas ,. County. The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOL. 10. JIOSKISUIH), DOUGLAS COUNTY, OKKdOX, TCKSIMY, SKITKMIIEU 2, 10X0 NO. 20 J it General Manager of Spokane Association MeetWith Local Union Secures Product. WILL BE ADVERTISED Orders For Apples Will Be Taken In All Parts of tlio World mid Shipments Will Bo Made From lloneburg. With the (Inn belief that the quality of Unipqua Valley apples is above ipar and of an exceptional high grado, P. It. Parks, Renenil manager of, the Skookum Packing association, with headquarters in Sookane. (Saturday evening met with "the members of the Unipquu Valley Fruit Union and completed arrango- -iryents to market several varieties of the local fruit undo the Skookum label Tho Skookum brand of apples has been widely advertised and that association carries page advertise ments in the Saturday Evening Post and other large publications, and with such national advertising a national deniand 'has been created. Mr. Parks inspected the apples of this section and stated that he is well BatlsMed with the grade and quality t of two varieties especially NfiwtniiH and Snitzenheres. and those brands will be marketed through the Spokane orga'zrition from this sec tion. The Spokane packing asso ciation has agencies in every state of the union and Canada. They market about '. different varieties bf apples and choose only the best quality fruit (Sell For Cash. Mr. Parks arranged with the local fruit union to sell the fruit for cash, f. o. b. Roseburg. Tlie apples will be boxed here and packed in cars. The Skookum association knows the markets In, all parts Of the United States.. Canada and Europe and where the market price is best, that Is where they sell their &oods. Such an organization is of local benefit, for tho growers hero will get the advantage of the splendid system aind will receive higher prices for their product. Mr. Parks stated that the association will take orders for the fruit and deliver the orders to the union here. The fruit will then be shipped to the buyer from this point ) Of ireat Benefit Here K. H. C. Wood, manager of tho Umpqua Valley Fruit Union, this 'morning stated thut the now or rangement will be a fine thing for tho apnlo growers of this valley. "It will result In bigger prices for tho growers for It does away with the ml(rdlemai' profit, eliminates speculation and gives the growers, the ones who deserve it a hetter price foj tho'lr fruit," said Mr. Wood today. A DECIDED SUCCESS l-ocal residents returning here late this afternoon from Wilbur state that the community fair held at that place today was a tremendous suc cess and that the display jjf cook ing, cann'ng, sewing, grains, fruit, etc., was among the best ever ex hibited In Douglas county. It Is very probable that some 'of the ex hibits will be taken to the state fair and they will undoubtedly be count ed among the prize winners there. The adult members of the commun ity took as much interest in the fall as did the younger generation and had on exhibit livestock, fruit, farm and garden products. At noon a large basket dinner was served and everyone had "eats" galore. County School Superintendent O. C. Brown presided at the fair and the exhibits were judged by competent men. Hon. Chas. A. Drand and W. S. Harrison made short talks which were enjoy ed greatly. The musical program was in charge of Mrs. . W. Short "Who prepared an all-star event. As usual Wilbur was secoud to none in the community fair and that thriving section deserves a great deal of credit and commendation for the splendid success of today's event. PI KCHASKS TIIK POI.l.YAXX.V. Mrs. ,1. Rankin yesterday took charge of the Pollyanna confection ery store on Cass street, having pur chased the buslner.s from the for mer owner. Many substantial Im provements will be made by the new nroprletor to the Interior of the bus iness house at once and In connec tion with the sort drink service lun ches will be served to patrons at all hours, of the day and evening. Sheriff Goo. Quino left today for fEtkton where he will serve some pa pers. The trip to that section was . made in his auto. HELD BY POLICE Is Suspected of Being JAnAc- complice of Youth Taken Here Last Week. HAS CAREER !0F CRIME Assisted Dale Junes, Kansas City itobbcr Who Terrorized Denver and Colorado Springs. Shot in Ixjs Angeles und Kscaped. That Willis T. Carter, the young automobile thief caught here last weeltand taken toMedrord tounswer charges of larceny there, is a ban dit' of the first type, is the firm be lief of local officers and the follow ing dispatch received from Los An geles partially reveals his career 01. crime, in which it appears his young wife, whom he mentioned so fre quently while in this city, is impli cated: "Threatening divorce, the girl- hride of Willis Edgar Carter alleged by tho local police to be the leader of a desperate gang of auto bandits, and to have been an accomplice ol Dale Jones, Kansas City train and bank robber, who terrorized Den ver and Colorado Springs, and who was shot, with his young- wife in a gun light at Arcadia in which a de puty sheriff was killed, is being held here suspected of being a confeder ate of Carter1 in Ms banditery. 'Carter was . identified positively at Roseburg as the bandit wanted in Los Angeles for a series of dar ing automobile robberies. He as caped from the Los Angeles author ities some days ago after being shot bv Detective Caron in a gun fight aboard a careening automobile ir one of Los Angeles' most crowded downtown districts. An officer ha been dispatched to Oregon to brine him to California to answer the charges." Carter, during' his conversation ii Roseburg with officers and newspa per, reporters, frequently talked o' his young wife, und Bald that "she is the finest girl in the world." He stated that he married her to keep the detectives "from bothering her. as they had done in the past an (J that one day he' took her in hi stolen auto and they "beat it" t Santa Barbara, where, they "were married in style. shortly a iter their nmrriage he took her to Glen- dale. California, where they lived with his mother. He said that his wife was aware of his life of crime and had assisted him upon numer ous occasions, before and after theit marriage. The youthful robber doeF not appear to have a depraved char actor and talks intellectually on many subjects. He has. studied en gineering and mechanics and hold' a rating ns designing 'engineer al the present time. When asked why he did not follow that trade and give up the shady life he was leading, m replied: "The reason I do not tr to make a living with my trade if that it does not pay enough and 1 can make more cash in other ways.' Although he is under the closest survaillance, it is very possible tha' he may make his escape from thr Oregon authorities. He is continu ally devising some means of gettiiH' 'i way and told a local reporter that he planned to make a break hero, hut was watched too closely. It is the opinion of those conversant wit! the case that Carter will make ar effort to escape the Oregon author ities for he says that he does noi expect to serve a term in the peni tentiary. A copy of the complaint filed against Willis E. Carter and hip three confederates in the Iajs An geles justice court was received this morning by Chief of Police Sham- brook from George K. Home, sheriff of Los Antreles county. The sheriff said that three of the gang had been captured but that Carter made good his escape and probably would have been in Canada by this time. had he not been aprehended here. The three of the rranr cantured give their names as Dave Chase. Edward Dersrh and John Tahor. The four bandits are charged with four counts of larceny committed on or about the first day of August. One count f burglarizing a store in the down town district of Los Angeles, the second count is stealing a Hudson auto the same day. the third count Is stealing a Canillac and the fourth is the theft of another Hudson car. All of these robberies were com mitted in a space of 'wo days time showing that the young robbers wnrp desnerate or either after all the thrills of the game. The Los Angeles sheriff ntnlrd In a letter to Shambrook today Hint extradition papers have heen made out for Carter and that nn offWr hn been dispatched from the south ern Hty and should arrive here to day or tomorrow. Had the warrant for Carter's arrest been received sooner, the bandit woul 1 'nve been Icent here, hut It was neresffiBv un der the circumstances to tnke h'm to "Medford tn first answer the charges against him there. BENSON TREATING COUNTY SQUARE Contract For the Myrtle Point- Roseburg Road Will Be Awarded This Year. TO Go IN ONE PROJECT It. A. I loot 1 1 Wants Itoad .Near Eu gene Finished First Which Will Kiiminuto All Hoad Work in Coos and Douglas County Project. Local residents are delighted with the news arriving hero yesterday in the Coos Hay papers concerning the Myrtle Point-ltusoburg road, which .state highway commissioner Benson favors lor immediate improvement. The Coos Bay Times prints a letter received by a citizen of MaFshfietd from S. Benson, which announced that W. H. Thumpson and himself, two members of the State Highway commission, are in favor of having tho entire Myrtle Point-Koseburg road in one project and that they favor calling for bids on it Imme diately, September 9th. The letter h ys: "In discussing tho Itoseburg-Coos Hay road wiUi .VI r. Thompson we both have come to the conclusion that the entire Hstance should be put up in one project at this time In order that it might be open for next year's travel and while this matter will not be on the minutes until the next regu lar meeting of the commission, 1 think it will go through , all right; In order that there may not be fur ther complications and to assure the safety of the matter, I think it best I hut you appear at our next regular j meeting September the ninth." j i hul u mujujiiy oi uie muie Highway commission take this stand iB of the greatest importance to .ouglas county at this time since It. A. Booth, the other member of the com mission, has recommended hat only the first few miles of the road be improved this year because n tho shortage of funds. "If only 1 miles is improved", mid the Coos Bay resident yester luy in discusshing the matter 'then ,t is practically certain that the .est of the road will have to wait .or a new bond issue. Wo can't allow this. Moreover it would mean that the Myrtle Point-Koseburg road .vould be torn up most of the time .or years to come." The Coos Bay Times has the fol lowing to say commenting on the proposition ; , Is $1,050,000 Job. Jiids wil probably be asked by the state highway commission on September yth for Hie whole dis tance between Myrtle Point and .toseburg, for rocking and grading -lie road. The estimate is that the A'ork will cost $ l,lifi0,0U0. This means it will be one of the largest projects in the slate. Where Booth Stands. II. A. Booth has committed him self as holding that ' the Eugene- f lorence road is on a par with the Myrtle Point-Roseburg road in im portance and is understood to be favoring expenditures on that road instead of. the Myrtle Point-Kose-burg road. Since Florence is about as large as Knstside, Coos May fails o comprehend. (.'omity Won't Pay, Judge Wade 'definitely staled that he will not favor the expendi ture af any sums by Coos county on the Myrtle Point-Roseburg road unless the whole work goes as one project. Coos county was to fur nish $4 0,000 of the total and Doug las county $;n,000. The other members of the county court stand e same, it is understood. Some time ago when the im provement of the road by the state was considered, the state definitely said it could not do anything until a complete survey was made be cause the government, which is to furnish half the finount neded. would not act unless the whole road was one pioject. Then re cently a sudden veering on the part of Mr. Booth was evident and he fame out at tho last commission, meeting recommending the letting of part of the road at this time. I'L(J RAISING A srtVI-SS. The libor Day ring raising pro gram at the local Southern Pacific yards arranged by the shopmen wni a decided success ami was attended by many local jwople. Hon Hfngcr Hermann initio the address and the musical program, which Mis delight ful, was in charge of Mrs. C. K. Hefnline. Old (ilory was hofstd fo 'he top of the long flag pule with one of the most fftilne ceremonies evr-r witnessed In this city. A glow ing tribute was paid to the HtaiR and Strine by Hon. Binder Her mann, whose eloquence Impressed the entire audience. j HIM.KI) A It K A It. 1 Walter Poak. a lor-nl barber, and j Fred Powell, loral auto FHlernan, ! returned this morning from Yellow 1 week where they have been hunt ing, lu tha tonneau of their auto they carried a huge black boar which, Mr. Honk's dogs had treed and which was killed by Mr. Powell. The bear is a fine .specimen and attracted a great deal of attention on Jackson street this morning. They also brot back a fine buck deor proving that tho two sportsmen had their share of game the opening day of the sea sou, i Live-wire Doings of City Homo From Vacntlon. Miss Pearl Patrick, clerk at tho Unipqua Valley Bank, has rot urn (Ml to this city after several days spont enjoying a vacation at Tillamook. Train Is Delayed. The southbound train due here at 10 o'clock last night was delayed owing to a derailment near Eugene and did not arrive until 5f30 this morning. Had Wrong "Hunch.' Acting on a "hunch" furnished by "friendly neighbors" tho sheriff last week searched the home of a Rose burg resident in search of deer meat, but the search was without results and the informing parties are evi dently greatly chagrined over tholr serious mistake, (olng On Vavntlon. James Goodman, of the Unipqua Valley bank, is contemplating taking his-vacation next week and will visit with hiB parents at Salem. Ho will also take trip to Portland and will meet 'Bert Bates there where thu two will enjoy the 'whito lights" of the metropolis for a couple of days, f Hot urns to liosebnrg, Frank Myers who has heen employ ed at Portland for some time past, returned to Roseburg this morning to join this family who recently ar rived here. He lias leased the Kurtz ranch on Deer crock and expects to move there at an early date and operate the farm. Mali in Trucks. Tho government Is thoroughly pre pared to handle tho malls with mo tor trucks if the railway trains are held up by strike acording to an an nouncement rocelved In this city. The plans have been arranged for the operation of tho truck out ,of the (principal cities to tho losier communities. Sb ti!der Is Improved. Frank Lawrence, local linotype operator, who recently broke his col lar bone and dislocated his shoulder in a motorcycle accident, is greatly improved and will probably be able to take his ami out of the bandages within another week Ho will visit this week with his parents af Salem. Mr. and Mi's. Arth. Kumiss Home. Arthur Knauss and wife, former ly Miss Stella Krohn, who were mar ried in Portland, returned to this city today. They spent their honey moon in southern California. Thev will make their homo In n cozy little bungalow on Pine Blrent and will be at home there to their many friends. Colonel Arnold Coming. Word was received here yester day to the effect that Colonel Ar nold, in charge of the western de partment air service, will soon ar rive in this section to Inspect land ing fields. He will lie accompanied by Capt Smith of San Diego. Tt is very probable that he will visit Rose burg and look at the Hanan field. Wool Prices Higher. Fa rmoirs wh o a re still holding their wool can look for better prices n October. It is the belief of those j Ihoroiirhly conversant with the sit t - ; filion that better prices will be paid in that month than at any time In ! the past, for the eastern market has been slowly creeping upward durinu which time it has been stagnant here. Spent Mondnv in M"tmJ.iIns. R. j. Hudson. Win . Pn.rdin. Jos. and Ceo. Marsters spent M'indav in the mountains at Brushv Butte, look fur sifter p little deor meat. Whll" the hunters en loved tho dav. thev were like martv others who tool' advantage of 'he opening day of the so'isnn. found the woods en tirely too dry to get i,n range of 'he riusive deer. Aviator Arrives In Itoioburg. Lieut. Ooldsborour'h. forest patrol aviator with R. F. Wiillnco , acting forest supervisor at Kugene. arrived here yesterday in a large Dellavllnnd nlane and took gas and oil at the loenl field. They made the trip from Kugene to Medford and return here f n one h on r a nd 1 m I n u tea. No stop was made at Medford. The aviator stated that he would rather land in Roseburg for the ' field Ik much better suited for t he I. H. planes. Hcotf Weaver rind Wife Return. Scott Weaver, assistant manager of the I'mpqua Hotel nnd wife, for mer! v Miss Loral no Kritts. arrived In this ritv lrtt evening from port lrmd where thev have been upend ing their honeymoon Thev mad" tho trin to this ritv In their new Ks e rnr. During their absence from Ro?"bnrf they on Joyed a weeks stav at Seaside. They will ma ko their home at the Unipqua Hotel. WM! AH vp Tfere Noon. - Rev. E. Vk. Warrinirton and fnm flv ore en ron to to this city from Wllmlneton. Pol., and will probably arrive here about September 1ith, PLAN OUTLINED 10 ELIMINATESTRIKES Arkansas Senator Advocates Federal Law to Stop. Rail road Walkouts in Future. FLEET COMING NORTH Will 1 touch Sojtttlo lu Time Kor a (jrand lie view liy President ou September fit, if Kxccutivo Approves of Arrangement. (The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Senator Johnson, democrat, of Arkansas, is advocating a law providing for sup pression of strikes and walkouts of all railroad employees, and under his plan proposea to protect the public lrom transportation tie-ups of every diKcriptlou. Thruateuud strikes of shopmen and the trainmen brother hoods for higher wages is believed to be tho Inspiration behind Sena tor Johnsons hope to stop strikes. Looking to the elimination of rail road troubles In connection to wages of employees and allied demonstra tions to compel payment of increas ed wages, the intor-stute commerce sub-commfttoe today Hubmittud a $lun to the senate for permanent railroad regulation, including private ownorshlp and operation, in a. num ber of regional systems under strict government control with strikes and lockouts prohibited.. Senator Cum utiugH, of Iowa, republican, has In troduced a bill embodying' recom mendations offered by the sub-committee. FLKKT rOMIXii NORTH. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. a. Sec retary Daniels announced today that he would 4'isit Portland and Colum bia river points on his way to PugeL Sound. The secretary will leave San Francisco Friday night or Saturday morning aboard the drcadnaught Ar kansas. Tho plan outlined will ne cessiato leaving the Columbia river onrouto to Puget Sound on Septem ber 10. and It is stated that Presi dent Wilson may review tho Pacific Meet off St-attlo September i:i from the deck of the battioship Oregon. MOTOKCYCliK RACK MOXD.A V. MARION. Indiana, Sept. I. The world's- champion motorcyclo race here today was won by a Harley DavldHon machine Parkhurst driv ing the winning car. Tho Harley Davidson also took soeond and third place in tha race, Hopburn and Walker driving tho machines respectively. Tho race was ovor a distance of 20G and nine tent lis miles, aim time officially given was three hours, six minutes, thlrty-threo and four fifths seconds, or an aver age of over (iti miles per ho r. An Indian machine, driven by rtarroll, was fourth, und an Excelsior was fifth. a two rd lug to a telegram received hero today. Rev. Warrington will occupy tho pulpit of the Presbyter fan chinch, Hie position he formerly held. He has been overseas for the paat IS mouths in the Y. M. C. A. service and only recently arrived on the Atlantic coils t. Wedding Sunday .Morning. Iee Ooodniau and Miss LI I He Smith were married in this city Sun day morning, later leaving for tho vicinity of Oumas Valley where they will enjoy a ten days' outing in .the mountains of thai set-Mon. Mr. Goodman is the well known mail car rier between this city and Camas and the bride Is a popular Roseburg girl who has long made this city her home. Roth of the contriu.tlng par ties have many fritmds in this city who extnnd congratulations. j Assigned to Walla Walla. Rev. (). C. Coppaw, who has been pastor of the M. E. Church South for nearly two years, has Just re lurned from tht ronereneo at Mil ton. He was asigned the pastorate at Walla Walla and will move to that city within a few days. Hoforo go ing north Rnv. and Mrs. Coppage will Ko to NortlH'in California for a slfort visit with friimdn. expecting to leave here the latter part of this wei-k, and from the southern city will go direct to their ih'W Held. P.rnfl-er of hociil Man Injured. While lifting a heavy timber on his Hen son count y farm Sat u rday, R. A. limit h. state road commis sioner, seveiHy strained tho muscles ofl his back and In consequetife Is confined to his home, says the Eu gene Gufird. Members of the fam ily statf'd that Mr. Booth was able to sit up and take nourishment to day for the lirst time since the ac cident .lust how seriously the ac cident will affect Mr. Hooth or how long It will confine him to his home has not been determined. Airplane .Smashed. N'-wnpaper dispatches frrtm Eu gene Mate that one of the larjre He Ha vj bind planes being m;ed from that base on forest patrol was bad ly urn a shed quite recently when the pilot v.afl forced tomake - landing near Falem. Lieutenant W'ohb wan tho pilot and suffered no Injuries In the accident. In In nd In it he broke the rhock absorber, which threw tho FORCE SURVEYORS ARE NOI AT IRK Roseburg-Coos Bay Road is Receiving Attention of the Chamber of Commerce. TAKE PROM PJ ACTION AU Members of the State Highway OomnUsNlmi Favor the Project Aconling to Statement of Mr. JteiiMm in Jitter KocWved. , Tho Roseburg-Coos Hay road pro position has been given very close attention by tho local Chamber of Commerce. Thoro were numerous rupuris and r(umors to tho effect that this often surveyed and most pract icable route was to bo abandoned for a road pruotieaaly paralluliim the railroad out of JSutfeno. The Chamber of Commerce took up this matter with the State Highway Commission under date of August 20, und addressed a letter to them asking for a statement of facts re garding tho prospect of opening up tho Roseburg road. Thoy are today In receipt of the following letter, which assures ' them that Douglas county will be given every consider ation. The following lottor is from tho Oregon State Highway Commis sion, by Mr. Hensou as chairman; "Mr. C, S. Hoinlino Rosoburg Chamber of Commerce," Roseburg, Oregon. My Hear Sir: Replying to your letter of August 26th regarding the Coos Ray road I will state that when I was a member of the advis ory board of tho highway commis sion during Governor WJthycombe's first administration I Impressed up on the members of the commission at that time tho Importance of this road and suggested Its Improvement. Since my Incumbency as highway commissioner I have not ceased in my efforts to have this thorough fare improved and. have receutly communicated with Messrs. Thomp son and Hooth, who, I am very glad to slate, are also favorably disposed with the proposition to take action regarding Its uutimate improvement. A force tf surveyors are now at work on .(he road and as soon as their reports are presented I am con fident prompt action will be taken by tho (commission to hasten con struction. I shall bo only too woll pleased to keep you advised uh tD the status of tho project." Tho following telegram was ro- ceicd yesterday morning by Sherlfi! Goorge K. tjulno from James Hi chardaon, Hheriff of Redding, Cali fornia. "Have two men in custodj with car stolen from Wilson Mer cantile Company, Glendale." She riff Quine telegraphed to all the authorities to the north and south on Friday in hopes of apprehending tho thhives, but no word was heard until the abovo telegram was re ceived. Whether or not one of the men with tho Htolen car is E. T. Hutcher, (he bandit who escaped at the time Willis Carter was captured here, is not known but it is believed that he had something to do with tho Glendale robbery. The twe, las county and will bo placed In the robbers will bo returned to Doug- ounty jail hero. .A'l-liough no description of tht ,, has been received frou '-Mccr,lliig officers, the nameH ol the eapturod duo given aro Danie Parkins and William (Jordan. It In thought by local officers that tht names t;lven are ficticious and that one of the men might be E. T. Hut eher. machine over on Its nose, in an up rl h t position. The propeller win broken ami the radl.it or smashed The aviator was lost in tho heav fog and foil HI not pick" a fluitabb Inndinir place. Theie Were "Home Pumpkins." John Alexander, who attended thi community fair al Glide last week says that Robert Mlakely has 1h world beat for growing squashes Thu day before tho fair was holt' Mr. lilakely seai' hed his patch fo a good big healthy squanh to put on exhibition, and in doing so tool Mr. Alexander along vlth him. Th wo were unable to find a slngh squash of sufficient size to make r fit exhibit no gave up the scare!' until the following morning wher and, while t might he stretching thr truth a little, two of the fines' sniuiphes on exhibit were "found" ;tnd diHidaved trom a garden that ( jilrht before showed no hIituh of tic "frnli" larger than a hen's etrg P to the pjerierir date Mr. A lexiinde anys he hns not heard a Minnie neigh bor comnlnint about loosing uv vegetable ot this kind, no It I unite pvjdent that the two fin in,uashen "Jtint grew up over night' ASSOCIATION IS A GOOD ADVERTISER Local Chamber of Commerce Boosting For The Pacific . Northwest. . . - LETTERS ARE RECEIVED Many Inters of Inquiry Received lly ' Organization Aw Forwarded to Coin eni ret nl JloiUes of the State of Oregon. , The Pacific Northwest Tourist As sociation Is doing for this part of. the country lu an advertising way What the Cooks Touring Travel Bu reau 1h to those going abroad. The Pacific. NoithweHt in successfully handling the International play ground of the Pacific Northwest lu- eluding .Brit lull Columbia, Wash ington and Oregon. Thoro aro eight members; of the Hoard of directors from Oregon. Thoy send out weekly bulletins of literature thruout tho entire United States telling of tho wonders of the Pacific Northwest. The local Chambor of Commerce Is affiliated with this association and receives valuable assistance. They send the names of people all over tho United States and Canada who have written to them about various sec tions of the country. The letters thut make particular Inquiry re garding southern Oregon, receive Immediate attention here. They are tho auccessful boosters for the good roads caniipalgn ami have stimulat ed Interest throughout the entire northwest. The following address was deliver ed today by Herbort Cuthbort, exe cutive secretary, Pacific Northwest Tourists Asslcoatlon, before a natlo Tourlsts Association, before a na tional good roads convention held at Yakima Washington. Tula add reus may appear to refer more specific ally to Washington, bu( the head ing could readily be changed to read Oregon instead of Washington, and the address bo applied to Oregon equally as well as Washington. The . following are paragraphs from his address; "The few big men who originated the movement to build permanent highways and who organized the ' good roads association "builded bet ter than they knew." There is no state in the Union entitled to more commendation for Its road program especially considering its compara tively small population and its dif ficult physical features. "Tho good road of today is a neighborly thing; a means of com munication botweon frtijnds and, conumunltles, of bringing in sup plies to remote localities, of mar keting products In tho least time and at a lower cost thus Totlucing the price to the consumer. It Is a cash asset, a dividend-paying Investment if the state, liy the aid of pub licity this system) of good roads will return tn revenue to tho people handsome dividends on the money expended in tholr construction. The Lure of a (ood Itoad. "It appeals to twenty million peo ple who can ride lu their own cars, reokonlng four people to every car nvned In America. The good road to the autolst Is what a promising ,)ool is to tho fisherman, It lures !iim to his favorite sport as Inevit ably us a magnet. And when to the Line of a good road' Is added a long ing f nr tho outd'oors, fresh air, ma icstlc scenery, the coolness of the lako front and the ocean beaches, tfe havo a magnet that will draw people from their homes, Induce horn to travel, und compel them to distribute part, of their wealth all ilong their tour. i "The sum total of this expendi ture Is so large as t;o be almost ln 'onclevablo to those who have not :lven It a study. This state, togo her witli Oregon and British Co lumbia, has more to offer tho auto st In tho may of scenery and cll nato than any Hoction of tho "conti icnt. It Is for the state to make ill our scenic spots accessible so hat this travel may he even more viilely distributed, and It ts for tho aclfic Northwest Tourists Associat ion to tell the whole world of our ;ood roads and of these other at ractlonB and advantages. Tho association may fairly claim hat It has uecn successful In this ffort during the past two years, leyond thr highest expectations. Three years ago the Pacific North west was not known as a distinct 'ourlst report country. It was not nfcognlzed as such by the railroad idmluistratlon nor by the tourist agencies. It has not been recogniz ed by the iiutouiobtlo clubs outside -it Its own territory. Hut thoro ia vant difference today. The United States Railroad admj listrution now recognizes It as one if Ameri'Vi :gest summer play irouiids. The tourist agencies have 'handed the routines of their tours nd made tho Pacific Northwest the lorminus of them Instead of way sta ( Continued on Page Five.)