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ROSEBURG NEWSREVIEW. ROSEBURG. ORLoN, MONDAY, APRIL 13. 1936.
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Highways and Tourists.
npIIK WIUTKR of a letter printed
on this pugo in tlio Nows-Uo-vlew
today bo Ida thut the proponed
change of the htgliwuy routing
through Itojebutg 1b Ul-advUed und
further the correHpondeni la In
clined to frown on the Idea of gen
eral Btrulghtenliig und widening of
the Puclflu highway.
The sentiment, fur good roud
took Oregon by utonti. A a u rem. It
we have good roads, excellent
roadn. Particularly do we have ex
ccliont highways running: north
und south through Iho state. At
ona ttmo the Puciflc highway was
not only the best north und south
route It was the only north und
south route. Now there uro three
such routes und with tlio rapid
improvement of the other two, the
Pacific hlghwuy Is rupldlbeiug
placed lu the position of being the
POOREST of the three.
Tourists from other slates spend
$25,000,000 u yeur In Oregon. That
Is now money, outside money, and
roprcHonts added Income to ull of
us In one way or another. It Is
highly important thut we people of
Douglua county battle for the im
provement of the artery of truvul
that will bring u shuro of this uu
nuuL Income to uu.
As for changing Iho routing of
the highway through the city,
there are several wuys in which
thut can be done. Tlio stute high
way commission has the right lo
choose the routing. Several of
those posstblo might be more de
sirable to tho highway people but
not doslruble for tho city. It the
hlghwuy commission Intends In
change tho routing through Roue
burg, und It seems that Is the In
tention, the proposed extension uf
Stephens street la Iho most desir
able. However, tho commission Is
holding a hearing an this subject
bore Wednesday. Thoso who hold
opinions on this subject slfould
present themselves ut thut hearing.
Editorials on News
(Continued from page 1.)
runcu thut was directly perceptible
whenever they entered a warm
room.
r,HK Inlk took another turn.
Someono recalled Joe ShetV
und bis keen eyesight. (Jon runs
the Cnpco ranch up on tho William
sou.j He was once out lu the high
desert shooting antelope for a
couple of naturalists Mho wanted
the carcasses us specimens.
A baud of untelope showed up.
"Get us one or those," one of Hie
uulurulists Instructed. ( They were
almost too fur away Lo bo visible
to the naked eye.)
Joo was literal-minded, und
choosy. "Which one do you want?"
ho asked.
They told him, und he picked oft
that particular nnlelope, being
careful to shoot It lit a Hput that
wouldn't mar the skin for mount
ing purposes.
.1
A NOTHKR man then mucin
bored 1 hat be had onto shot
a sago hen through tho heart with
a rifle, and It rose In the air
und flew a quarter of u mile us
easily as if nothing had happened
to it, then crumpled suddenly and
dropped.
That led to n'lniiiisceiices nf
dor shot through tho heart and
VHllihiK off as uncnnccinedl) uh it
no gun had been fired.
And so on.
fUT don't Jump to any wrong
conclusion. Those men (who
wcro paying for their own meals)
weren't frittering anay their
time, aud cheating the luuiuiuntty
of their services, which were be
ing contributed free.
They got around to the business
In hand within a reasonable period
and dispatched it and went about
their own business. The com
munity will benefit from their ef
forts.
ANE other point remains to be
to rich od upon.
There were two women lu the
gathering. One of them reported
later to a friend:
"If women wasted as much time
when they put together to do, some
thing as a bunch of men do, they'd
never get anything done. If a com
mittee of women had been bun
dling that business, they'd have
finished It up and gone home be
fore those men really got started."
80 put that In your pipes und
smoko It, you lords and masters of
the household.
Prompt and thorough spraying
for control of llirlps uu prunes in
Oregon Is recommended by S. C.
Jones and Or. Oon (,'. Mo to of the
entomology department ut Oregon
Stute college In a brief circular of
Information issued on latest known
methods of combatting these pests.
Although these Insects ure culled
pear thrips, they have been a serl
ious pest of prunes in Oregon for
Iff yours, hut they can he control
led by spraying ut tho correct
time und with the proper materials,
as shown by JO yours of experi
mental spraying. Three spruys are
recommended, to bo timed accord
ing to bud development, with the
first upplied when 110 ot UU per cent
of the blossom buds show green ut
the tips.
Tho circular dealing with thrips
Is one of li new mlmeogruphed
circulars of information just is
sued dealing with various phuses
of disease and pest control, supple
menting the regular printed bulle
tins on this subject. Seven of these
deal with insects und diseases of
ornamental plants or trees. The
complete list follows:
"Control ot Pour Thrips on
.'runes in Oregon," by S. C. Jones
und 1. C. Mote.
Control Measures for Aphlds."
by Don C. Mote.
"Spittle Hugs on Strawberries"
by W. i). Kdwurds, K. W. Cray und
O. C. Mote.
"Kuropeun Karwh; Control by
Poison Uuit," by I.'on C. Molo.
Insect Knemles of Coniferous
Nursery Stock in Oregon," by W.
J. Chumberlln.
"Insect Pefcts of Holly," by V.
I.. Kdwards und Oon C. Molo.
"Flrelhoru Hcub," by C, K,
Owens.
Tho Chrysanthemum Midge." by
Don C. Mote.
"Insect Pests of the Hose." by
Don C. Mote.
"The Cyclamen Mite.' hv W. D.
Kdwurds.uud Don C. Mote.
(iladlolus Conn Treatment for
Thrips ami Disease Control," by
I rank P. McWhortur und Don C.
Mule,
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IWTTKU Prints, A grudo, 3tijr
lb. in parchment wrapper, o71e lb.
lu carton; D grade, patchmctii
wrapper, ,t.-ic lb.; cartons obr, lb.
JUiTTKRKAT Portland d'!-
erty: A prude, delivered ut least
iwieo weekly, lb.; country
rout oh, yi-:ttiu lb.; 11 grade, iiti-IlTe
lb.; C grudo ut market.
II (.'RADIO CUKAM KOR MAR
KKT Uuylng price butterfui ba
sis, f3ic lb.
KCGS lluyiug price of whole
salers: Kxlrus, I. He; staitilai i.s
Hie; exlra mediums, Irir; do me
dium firsts, lac; under grade, 13c;
pullets, Die dozen.
CM KKHK Oregon triplets, Hiir;
Oregon loaf, liijje. Hrokerti will
pay ie he low quotations.
MII.K-A grade, Portland deliv
ery, &h'4 lb. Imtleiiat bais lor I
per cent.
COUNTRY MKATS - Soli in i;
price to p'tniltMx: ( outilry killed
hogs, best lnitclnrs, under l."iu lbs..
Ktc-lle lb.; fillers, No. 1, II Hie
tb.; light and thin. !Ml!c lh.: heuvy,
S-lle. Ih.; culler cows, S-liie lb.;
lambs, old. IS ; spilni; lambs, IV
L'Ue lb.; ewes, ti-H'e lb.
MOHAIR Nominal contract
price, lo tL'e lb.
CASCARA HA lik - ltu iug price,
IWt; peel, fie lb.
HUliS- Nominal ; higgles,
) lb.; clusters, 7-He lb.
LIVK pol'LTRY I'orihind del
Ivory, buying price; Colin ed hens,
over 4i lbs, 17-lSe lb.; under li
lbs.. IS IIM- lb.; Leghorn bees, over
;(J lbs., IS-lTe lb., under lbs..
ir.-Hie lb.; do lbs. up. I.VUc lb.;
coloretl springs. J lb-, utid up. is
LM'c lb.; roosters, !e lit.; I'ekttl
ducks, voting, 1 1 17c lb. ; geese,
ll ll'e lb. -
ONIONS - Oregon. $ l.l.'i l.L'a per
Inn lbs. t
POTATOKS - Loral. $l.!Ml 2. w
contiil; Klam.itb, K'.'jri .ll.'i eonial;
SuapiMtoso Netted Com, JI.7.Vli
cental; Descbules Netted OeuiK.
K'.-TeJ 'tr fiMl ill.
Wool. 1":it conliaeM. imtnttial;
Willamette valley, meiiium ;nc lb.;
coarse and blind, -c lb.; eainorn
Oregon, .a-Jc lb.; Mtiitliern Idaho.
;iH3Jir lb.
HAY Sidling pricp tn whtdo
salors: Allalla. No 1. J 1 7 ,".o -Is;
eiiKterti Oregon timothy, $17. fal ls
ton; Willamette valley timothy,
jl7.50-lS ton; oatt- and voUq fl,S;
closer, ton. Pc-itlaud.
tIMh JbM fHMn tjWfclH. M, fit - M"l iUMO
(37?
V-6
"WIFE IN CUSTODY"
By BEATRICE LUBITZ
CIIAPTKR XXVIII
Helen expected her baby In
March. It was a particularly bit
ter March, u March of constant
rain und high wind. She couldn't
venture nut very often, but she
loved the house. L very thing lu It
gave her pleasure. The lamp that
Dirk und she admired once lu a
shop aud which later came as a
wedding" gift from Iretio and Dirk.
The chintz-covered couch, the opeu
bookshelves, the brass fire set, I he
gleaming silver nn the buffet, the
deep-sealed Hre-sido chair. Sho'd
move a table, then sil for hours
studying Urn effect.
Sbo gut on tho cushioned window
at aud looked out of the window
al t he bloa k conn t rysfde. llow
blighted and dead it looked us if
it. would never come to life again.
The garden, onco a dear und cozy
retreat, was now us bleuk as tho
barren fields. Drown burlap bags
covered the hydrangea bushes und
shrubs. The swimming pool was uu
ugly bare opening lu the ground
with its exposed pipes and sewer
boles. The ualted weeping willows
shivered und wept lu the slanting
ruin.
She turned from the window
seat to contemplate her living
room.- Anion brought in a basket
ful of logs and started a fresh tire.
Marie in the dining room sang lust
ily as she laid the table. Helen
turned on the lamps and the room
sprang into life. The pungent
smell of food escaped from I ho
kitchen each lime thai Marie kick
ed the door open In her trips be
tween kitchen und tuning room.
"Light (he fireplace in the dining
room, Anion."
"It's pretty warm lu here, Mrs.
Riley."
"Turn down the heal I hen. The
open fires ure ho lovely,"
"As you say. Mrs. Riley. It does
look nice ut that, eh'.'"
As (he da s grew closer and
closer to her confinement, Helen
grew more und more umomfort
11 hie. Twice she telephoned Wal
ter. "1 think I'm ready," she quav
ered. Her bag was packed and
Mif-s Kredericks, the nurse who
bad been engaged u month in ad
vance, was ready to take her to
the hospital. Twice Walter drop
ped oveiything and rushed home
but curb time it was a false alarm.
"I'll cry 'well, well" so often
lhat after a while you won't be
lieve me. Waller." Helen said
.shamefacedly.
lie kissed het He was as nerv
oiifdy expectant u. she. "I'd better
stay home these next few days lo
bo hero in emergency."
K enings they played three
handed bridge. Miss l-'redericks
was a card shark. She knew card
tricks aud all sort of cant games.
She bad a hrccy, reassuring man
ner and it Mas comforting having
her about in her crisp uniform
even though as Helen in bed with
Walter giggled later in the eve
ning, "she was tin awful bore!"
The approximate date the doctor
had named passed and now It was
due Just any day. on Wednesday
theie was a flinty oi snow and a
break wind. Walter decided 10 wtay
at home w 1th Helen. The day
passed agreeably. Helen felt bel
ter than she had for days. They
played cards and listened to Miss
Fredericks' rather frenzied piano
playing.
A l dinner the phono rang and
Anion cullrd Walter.
lu the dinins room Helen heard
him cry out with horror. "OhhI
lord, when!"
Sbt rubbed it
"What is It, Walter?-
, The Opportunist Digs
"It's Stella. Jerry ran off with !
one of the girls In the shop. Stella I
is frantic, he said swiftly. He
turned his attention again to the;
phone.
"Hello, Agnes, what did you
say? . . . Screaming her head off,
eh? Poor kid. Can't you soothe
her, Agnes. . . Oh, lord, 1 forgot!
hat a pity, (iee, I'm sick over
It."
"Why, Stella Is going to have a
baby in July. Ob, poor Stella!"
Helen cried, her eyes filling with
tears, 1
". . .' I can't, possibly. Agnes,"
Waller was protesting. "Helen ex
pects to be rushed to the hospital
any moment. . . ."
Helen felt herself growing hot
and culd.
'. . . I know the nurse Is here.
but I can't leave her. The baby
may come tonight. Listen, Agnes,
please. . . . Call a doctor at onco.
No, better yet, get her over to
mother's. Call Irene. . . . Make
her calm herself. I'll cull you in
an hour to sec how sho Is. No, I
won't go after him. ... If he's
gone, he's gone . . . don't be a fool,
Agnes. The main point Is to calm
Stella . . . hello, hello. . . . Damn
it, sho bung up on me!"
He couldn't get her back. In
tho next, half hour he called all his
sisters and his mother to get the
facts. Helen sat in tho big chair
by the desk listening. Her face
was pule. She bad 110 pain now
for herself. Her heart bled for
Siella. I leserteil -in the hour she
needed her husband most! Poor
Siella.
Walter was talking to Kthel. The
facta were simple enough. Jerry
drew out of the bank every rent
they had in their joint account and
had run off with Wistaria Micou,
ono of the beauticians in bis sa
lon. He had left a note. Hut as
a clowning touch, be not only left
Stella penniless but be took her
Httssian leather traveling bug with
gold fittings for the other woman.
"llow he must have baled her!"
passed through Helen's mind.
Walter bung up slowly.
"They're, all at mother's." Ho
glut wed his mustache. "I can 'Im
agine what must be going on." He
burled bis face in his hands.
"Poor kid. she really loved him al
though I knew bo was a rotter
from Hie beginning. Hut to leave
her now."
Helen came ami knelt by his
side. "Poor Stella. I'm so sorry.
Waller."
"Agues is all upset. I don't
blame here. They're all so loyal to
each other, but in a case like this
they're nil so excited that they're
not really any help to Stella.
"Do you want lo go in. Walter?"
Helen asked quietly.
"I wouldn't leave you now. dear.
Do you think it will happen to
night ?
"I don't know. Walt. I don't fool
a bit of pain today, but Miss I'red-
erleks thinks I'm duo any minute.
I don t know myself how I fool.
Maybe I'll hold out another night.
Stella needs you, dear, perhaps
you'd better go."
"Darling, ymi know I wouldn't
leave you. I lamn It. if only we
weren't so far out." Ho got up and
beiznn to pace up and dow n, his
forehead a rut of worried linos.
Helen tenia turd kneeling on tho
floor.
"Still, dear, what could you do?
She is probably inconsolable, but
your sisters aud mother nr surely
doing everything that can bo done
(or her, comforting her ull they
can."
"Yes. I suppose that's no. Only
they' alwuys depended on me.
1 tu leally the only mau tu the
family. Tbey'r alwtyj turned to
In
me In emergencies."
"You're the only man In my
family, too," Helen said. She got
to her feet unsteadily and sat down
again in the big chair.
Walter sat down staring mood
ily at the phone. The only sound
lu the room was the crackling of
the logs burning in the grate.
Helen closed her eyes und tried
to fee I sorry for Stella. She look
ed suddenly ut Walter. Ho was
hunched up In his chair. Of
course, he was sorry for his sis
ter. Helen stifled the little voice
that kept whispering that , Walter
was nearly ready to leuve" her to
go to Stella. Nonsense! He
wouldn't dream of doing such a
thing! He was her husbund. How
could she bo so selfish aa to ex
pect him not to griovo. for Stella?
Surely he could 00 that! But he
wouldn't leave her to go to Stella.
A little spark of triumph flushed
through her heart. He Was hers,
now, hers completely. She could
afford to be generous.
"Walter, why not huve Stella out 1
here while I'm In the hospital?
Mario will take such good cure of
her and you'll be here every day
and Stella won't be lonesome. A
change now from her surroundings
which must be so painful will do
her good."
"(Jee, that's a swell idea, Helen.
What a peach you are! Besides
she'll be glad to get uwuy from
tho others. They have hearts of
gold, but they're so damn tactless
and they muy say things to hurt
her, whereas hero she'll be nlone
with me and I always could handle
her! I'll call Dirk and ask him
to arrange to bring her out here
tomorrow. He's so dependable
and so calm. She respects him.
Hell get her here. I ll tell him
Just to put her on the train and I'll
drive down lo the station and get
her. Gee, Helen, you're an angel
aud a wonder!" Ho cume to her
side and kissed her.
The phone rang suddenly, loud
ly. Tho room seemed lo shudder
at the sound.
Walter lifted the receiver.
"What?" be cried. "Hood Iord !
I'll be right there. Is sbo dead?
Oh, my lord!" With shaking hands
he replaced tlio receiver.
"What is It, Wulier? Quickly,
speak!" Helen cried.
He was trembling violently.
"They Just got into the kitchen in
time. She bad a gas pipe in her
mouth. She's unconscious. She
tried lo commit suicide. They've
sent for a pulmolor. I've got to
go, Helen. I'll drive like mad. I'll
ho there in two hours. That'll be
nino. It's seven now. I'll stay only
halt' uu hour and I'll be back by
eleven. I've got l go, Helen. Sho
may die. Oh. lord, suicide! I've
got to go now. Miss Fredericks,
do you think my wife will be ull
right?"
"Don't worry. Mr. Riley. If the
pains come on I'll take her right
to her room ut the hospital. Dr.
Johnson will be there in a second.
Anton wtil drive us. You have
nothing to worry about."
"She neetlH me. Helen. You hear.
Anton will drive you. He's a hot
ter driver than I am. Miss Freder
icks is hero. Tho doctor will be
at the hospital when you get there.
Hosldes I'll be back by eleven. I'll
leave you the big eHr. I'll take the
Chevy. Anton, Anton, back out the
Chevy for me. Oh. Helen, dearest,
I'll be hack In (our hours, maybe
loss. The birth may not even lake
place tonight." Ho laughed hol
lowly. "We've bad so many false
alarms. You understand, don't you,
dear?
"liood-byo, dear, you don't mind
my going, do you? You want me
(o go, don't you? Kiss me. darling.
I'll be back before the fire burns
out in the fireplace You'll have
Mis Fredericks aud Anion and
Murie. Poor Stella! lias! Oh.
lord iiood-bye. darlmg. He kits
ed tor. 'Tou t worry. I'll pboae
you as soon as I reach New York.
Good-bye, I'll be right back . ."
He was gone.
Helen said no word.
"Shall we play twenty-one," Mist
Fredericks said in her calm profes
sional voice, "or would you rather
have me read to you?"
Helen's Hps were white. "We'll
play twenty-one," she whispered.
(To be continued)
RHS TYPISTS LEAD
Roseburg high school emerged
triumphant in the Douglas county
typing contests held Saturday
morning at the high school build
ing, currying away five of the eight
awards granted. Twelve schools en
tered In the contest: Drain, Camas
Valley, Gardiner, Klkton, Gleudale,
Oakland, Reedsport, Riddle, Suther
liu, Wilbur, Youcalla and the local
high school.
In the amateur division, second
year typists, Claire Tison, Rose
burg, won the individual accuracy
award, und Beverly Winston, also
of Roseburg, won the individual
speed award. Merle Clark ot Drain
won the second place award in
speed and Dellis Schad, Klkton,
v.'as given honorable mention in
accuracy, in this division.
First place In the' novice division,
first year typists, went to Lois
Place, Grendale, accuracy award,
and Murjurie Moorman, Drain,
speed uwurd. Lee Wells, Roseburg,
won the second place award in
speed, and Clair Shirey, Roseburg,
was given honorable mention in
accuracy for this division.
A cup was given for each divis
ion in accuracy and both of these
were won by local teams. Claire
Tison und Beverly Winston won
the bronze cup for the umuteur di
vision, und Lee Wells und Clair
Shirey won the silver cup for the
novice division. Klkton tied for the
amateur accuracy cup but had a
lower average in speed and there
fore the cup was awarded to Rose
burg. The individual awards are per
manent, but the cups must be 'kept
by Roseburg for three years bo
fore they remain in the permanent
possession of the school. The no
vice cup has remained in Drain for
the last two years.
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Politic in One Easy Lesson.
The grass root republicans, the
bed rock democrats and the pump
handle insurgents are after the
farmer when he sows his wild
votes.
We have Mr. Farley's ribald
prognostication that this cam
paign ia going to be as dirty
as the Ethiopian ihammas,
Candidates will not be indexed
by the scientific labels you see on
drug store decanters. Turncoats
will bo called traitors, grafters will
be termed crooka and job-seekers
will be political boondoggle.
The fight will be to the last
ditch, which will be dug for
three times its correct cost.
We had a slight touch of the
political shakes and fevers
when Al Smith shaved the
party once over lightly and
Joe Robinson answered Al .
three days later.
In spite of plenty of excess post
age, Joe did not quite overtake Al,
who forgot to mention that when
he goes for a walk it is really a
dog trot.
in addition to all that, we
have the New Deal, the For
gotten Man, canned speeches
sharing-the-wealth, old age pen
sions, soak-the-rich and plckle-the-poor.
Nothing is retail. Everybody is
for wholesale recovery, a little bit
at a time. They speak in big fig
ures liko Kate Smith talking things
over with her dressmaker.
Doc Townsend's plan alone
would cost nlneteeen thousand
million dollars at a conserva
tive estimate.
That shows how cock-eyed our
financial system is. You can toss
oi'f nineteen thounfind million dol
lars und still be conser.vut.lve.
The tax bill Is not what we
expected it to be. It's whatter.
Trying to catch up to expendi
tures is like the fellow who drove
up to the gas station in the thirty
two cylinder car.
He left his motor running
while the attendant tried to flit
his tank.
Finally, the attendant said
"Brother, will you shut off that mo
tor? This gasoline pump can t
keep up with It." 1
LETTERS
from the
People
Cominuntcntlono tq tno Njws-Ro-vlcw
for publication In this depart
ment should be writt'-'n on only one
Hide of iho paper, ahould not ex
ceed 300 words in length, and must
be signed by tlio Writer, whose mail
addreaa uiunt accompany the con
tribution. CRITICIZES REROUTING
PROPOSAL AND CONSTANT
CHANGES BY ENGINEERS
Editor News-Review: What Is
the primary purpose of the Pacific
highway? Is it to provide rapid
transit through Oregon for tourists
traveling its course from California
to Washington and vice versa? Or,
in a large measure. Is it intended
to serve as a great advert islug
medium to attract new industries,
new residents sorely needed in a
commonwealth 77 years old, boast
ful ot- un area of yb0uu square
miles, and abashed at a population
of slightly over Hun.ouu? Who made
this highway- possible? Who puid
on the line for its construction,
and who will eventually pay the
millions of dollurs of outstanding
bonded indebtedness for Its com
pletion and other hard surfaced
highways In Oregon?
The Pacific highway should
servo both the traveling public
and the towns ft passes through
alike, and lu serving the towns, by
eiving the tuorlst more than a
glimpse of the city's working in
terior. It gives him an opportunity
of reflecting upon the desirability
of stopping, investigating at his
leisure its best points, wtih a pos
sible view of permanently locating.
It has been urged that relocating
the highway north on Stephens
street would in nowise affect the
stores and shops on Cass and
Jackson. If a tourist wishes to buy,
he will seek the business district,
it is said. If tine, the merchant of
today could draw his window
shades and do away with display
of his wares. Millions of sales in
this country ate made dally
through the mental suggestion of
attractive display by those who
had no thought of buying. Ask the
Fresno merchants how their busi
ness was affected by the rerouting
of the main highy around their
city. I do not speak advisedly, but
am informed that tho state bonded
indebtedness for trunk highways
and laterals is nearly $4O,ut'4U0O.
A mortgage on the property of
every msn, woman and child of ap
pioxinmiely H h. How is It to be
paid? Surely not by making such
uib"as as the PaiUit simply a
speedway to race In tbe fastest
possible time between two given
points. If so, overhead highways
that pass the tourist over all towns,
as la aa airplane, would serve tb
best.
Thousands of dollars have been
Invested on Jackson and Cass
streets with the thought the high
way routing was permanent Those
investors, whether owners or rent
era, bad a right to believe they
would receive a share of return on
the tourist traffic. It Is unfair and
unjust to then) to reroute the Pa- .
cific highway north on Stephens.
The extra baiard to the students
of junior high is not justified and
should give pause. But the great
Injustice Is in loss of business to
the two main-traveled streets, sug
gested probably ty the whim of
some engineer, and most certainly
not by the needs of the occasion.
Assume the Stephens street change
is made.
Assume the erection of business
buildings and other improvements
thereon. Assume in a few yeari
new crew of engineers decide to
place the highway west of tho
river. (The writer understands one
survey has already been made.)
Assume lastly toe status of Steph
ens street business men, injured in
property and other Investments
the same as their brothers on Cass
and Jackson years earlier. Millions
upon millions have been spent in
Oregon for engineering expense.
Countless surveys have been made
at large cost over the same tracis
only to be thrown eventually in the
waste basket It is amusing to
hear the objections that our main
streets are too narrow. They are
wider than many a Boston street
that carries a thousand times more
traffic. Bret Harte said "the ways
of the heathen Chinee are pecu
liar," but no morp so than high
way engineers, who are eternally
changing and rerouting established
roads and highways. Simpson, the
Oregon poet, wrote of the beautiful
Willamette that flows on forever
and ever. Just so with state high
way engineers ever changing, ever
changing. Suggest a change of
highway routing through biiBlncsy
districts of Eugene, Albany or Si
lem. Their roars of protest would
carry to the Atlantic seaboard.
ELBERT HERMANN.
LOCAL MEN LEAVE
TO GET AIRPLANE
Clarence Dunlnp, KRNR radio
engineer, and Fred Kinsel, opera
tor at the Indian theater- left this
morning for Salem, to bring their
airplane to Roseburg. They were
taken to Salem by Don Radabaugh,
manager ot tbe Umpqua. Amuse
ment company, who left this morn
ing on a business trip to Portland.
The plane, a three-place Waco
biplane, department-of-commerco
licensed, was purchased by the twa
local fliers several months ago,
and they have been waiting foi
good weather to fly the ship ta
Koseburg.
NOTICE
Don't miss the "Crazy Mix-Up,"
a three-act comedy by Tenmile
Dramatic club, April 16th, 8 p. m.,
Rowell Hall, Tenmile. Free, dance
follows. Proceeds to buy playshed
eiiuippient. ikqv.
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