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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
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JACKSON
MONEY
COUNTY
State Gmno Warden Finlcy Hem to rind Out Why County Clerk Coleman
Failed to Comply Willi Law, Which Requires that Money Rrcelveil
From Gnmu and Anulcrs' Licenses Bo Sent to Salem Every Three
MonthsJackson Is Only County In State Thus Drllniment.
DEMAND FOR MONEY DUE IS MADE
UPON COUNTY CLERK BY GAME WARDEN
Letters Cnllinii Coleman's Attention to the Law Received No Attention
Failure to Receive Fund Results In Less Money Bclnn Spent
in Game and Fish Propa nation In Jackson County.
4MM
t Mwtlmi 2811 of l.orilH Code
UMiU:
"No lleoumt hIinII Iio grant-
wl for h purlin! UniHvr (linn
out year hiiiI nil lloMiimw mIihII
t wiplm uh t!i Iim ilny of On-
t'MHtlmr nvxt fliir tholr liwu-
f unco hiiiI tho Mtuio mIihII not
f Im IrMiiufwrHliln. All muni')
Ml 'dloetcil by III" county
i It'll shall ut Mint iiin In f
m'ry lliifn ntoiilli lm for-
minted to mill imiImI wild
llio Mutn ttvnMiroi mill I'
pliuitl lo lint iivdlt of it fiunl
f Mlilclt I lieivby creatrtl lo In
Itllllttll !!" tll KIUIII prutl'Clltl'
f fiunl, mill ulilrli ihnll In nnl
M'litlicly for llio pnMi'etlou
t mill pio-uigutloii f K'liH" i"1'1
gumo fUli v Willi tin Hlntn of
Oregon. -f
"AHy permm violating uny
of Him provision of thin
lUin kIihII ho doomed K'tlHy 4
n- i"fi toM''l'uJrs,l'',r- "-' Ul'u" 'J
tfouvTntlan Hloroof Mini! bo 4
ptiuhthtHl hy n flim of not low
than II r. nor morn limn lfiP, -f
4 or by ImprUnumoul In tlio 4
f county JhII of llio roiinty
whfrHn mioh unlawful nrt -f
'wmm eominltlod for not loss -f
4- titan Uui ctuH nor moro than
nlHMty dy r liy liotli such -f
fliiM hihI ImjirliKinniniit."
i'M
At n Into lionr Monday iiftcrnii'iii
(Ihihh U'tttilun Mnley whm in nitiiltu
lloii with Dlnlrii'l Allornoy Alutljoy
Httll 1IIH.V IIHIIKl' tllll II II Oil of ClMIIIlN
riurlc CoUiiiihii, iim Iio linn liiioii in
Hlriintiiil liy llm wtiiti1 unnw nml lUh
niiiniiiiBftlnii to piiiwuiMilt' tlio iumi. Ai1
iHinlinjc to .Mr. Ilnloy, ColmniHi linn
fwllucl to mitiNt'ui'torily o.ilniit why
llltt IIKMIltV llHH llllt bttOII tlll'lll'll OM'I'
10 llio Nlnttf, though CoIiuiiiui I'litiniN
it l oh ili'Hiil in vHtiotih IihiiKh.
DtiN)i(n tlio fuel tluil .'1710 Kimic
nml hiikIoiw' lii'i'iiHOH wort) jhmiii'iI in
Inokwiu iioiinty in ll10 nml MH in
UUI, wngio of of Ilium oomliiiiulioii
IIhIi nml K'"'i" lii'i'iiKHH ut $- oiicli mill
ioinn roiiiin lii'i'iiHOK ut $0, iiimo ol'
tint inoiniy paid tlii'rofor Iiiih Imkiii ilc
lioailui with Iim hIiiIo ticuHiirur liy
'utility riork Cofiiiiinn, iih ti'iiuiicil Ii.v
liiw. 'I'o iiNitorlnin wlml Iimh liccnmo
of tlm money unit llml out why Ihc
law liuK ttol Jiimii olioyml, Sluto (liuiic
Wnrilun V. i. Kinloy itrrivcd Momlay
i'l'iim I'oitlaml, l)i'iiiini; with liim miv
1'inl (lcpiitioM, liicliiiliiiu nit o.iurt itc
((iiiiiIhiiI, who li'l't ut 1100.11 lor .luuk
qouvillo to ki oir tlm riicordH. .Said
Mr. Kinley:
Xo Mouty Ki'iit In.
"Ilimords of tlio Htuto tri'iifiitrer
show thnt tlm IiihI Kiimu Iummmo niouny
paid in hy County (.'lotk Cuh'inun wuh
l-'iihrnnry 1ft, Kill), whmi iF!HI2r, li
otuiiiii lomtiptH Tor llltlll, wiih ri'i'i'ivod.
Tlio only inonoy puid in t'ruin .luokHon
I'onnly for tlm kiiiiii fund fini'i' was
lIKI.iri paid Dccoiulmr III), 11)10, hy
tlm tiomiiy troiiHttivr iih Hiu'h ctillci't'
oil.
"Tlio Alnlo law roipiltoH that ho
iininly (ilotk tmuit tlm limuiso inoiioy
ovary thmo niontliH to tlm alnto troas
liriir. AllhotiKh Mr. C'olciiiuu him
linen ropnatodly untilM hy h'Hor that
ho wuh tliliittti(tiil in this ii'Kiinl, ho
Iiiih paid 110 nlloiilion to tlm lottci'h
uiid h how holiiiu! a riniHiitonihlo
uiiiouut, probably holwuuu $10,01)11
uiid $11,000. It Ih o him) wliut Iim.
liiMioum of thin monoy and lo HtruiKht-
011 out tint timulo ttiut 1 huvo oomo
down ut tlm iiiHtuuiui of Hid hIiiIo
Kiuiiii mid llhb uoiuiniHHiiiu.
llliiilciH CJanio Work,
"Ono rwHon uiid tlm only roiiRnn
thai I know of why tuovo monoy hub
GAME LICENSE
FOR TWO YEARS PAST
ENT STATE TREASURER
nut been pi'iil in IUIi and ttiw
pinpttltiilioii ill .Iiii'I.-kii coiiulv i thai
no I'limln lmi hi'i'ii iiMniiil from tin
fount y from Hi'I'iipum, tin- uioni'.v
from wliii'h i uppoiil to liu ihiuI
for kmiiiii iiniti'i'linii inn! piopHfHliou
liiih'i'd for tin' Ihi two yonrn, tin
moiify Hpi'tit for kiiiiii' proli'i'tmu nml
for liHlidiHi'v wotl. Iihh iMHim from llin
Ktuornl fund i-outriliiiliid.hv otlicr
(oiiulii'M. TIiik m uulnir to I In pti.
plo puyinic iitoni'y for lii'iiinxnt ninl lo
Hit pwipli of .Im-knoii I'ouiity, whii'li
rank" pitohiI in tin nlali in iiiiinbiT
of lll'I'IIHI'K ihHtll(l."
TrciixiiriT Kuy'M ItoiHtrt.
A ruport-hy Stato Tri'itwuriT T. H.
Knv wiih ri'iM'iitlv printi'd in tlit Port
liuiil Toli'f:riiio Kiviuc tin1 amount of
uioni'V iMiutributi'd liy pjh'Ii roiinty in
()roou to tin (jtiHie and IWh protoi'
tion fund, llu iiioiiuy lii'injf rocoivi'd
from tlio Hiilit of lii't'iixtm and tin
II110M Vaiil hy KHini' Inn viohiloM. Tlio
roporl hIiovm'iI that tlio rounty olork
of I'vory I'ounty in tlio hUU; moopt
iHi'kMon (Hiiiuty, hiiiI I'omplii'il with
Hut .liiw nml "VttitlUDU Iho liuviiho
uiouoy fo llio Htuto tioHsiirnr.
An impiiry wa iiiudo of Ilic tu!o
Iroaniiror an lo why .laokson oounlj
uiiK not miiutioiioil, ami tin following
reply wan roonivi'd :
. "Wo liavu latoly iiiudo out a ivHirt
of tlm lioonno tnoni'.v ntooivoil, rovor
inr tho miiltor, whioh wax forwanlpd
to William L. Kinloy, Miito kiuiio war
ilou, wIiomo duly it in to look uftor tho
oollnotiou of tlioMO tuoiiitw. Tho list
mIiowh lliut Jnokwon oountv romitti'd
110 monoy, on thix aoootiut during tlio
IiimI two yop, nml it i tho only
oouuly in tho xtalii which did not."
. lott'r Soul CoiiuIIom.
Tho following lot lor wns sont Mr.
Coli'inan und ovory olhor county olork
in Orofton, hut never uiiMvvored:
"Ootobtir M, 11)11.
"Mr. W. II. Coleman, County Clork,
.luokNoiivillo, Oro.
"Doar Sir: I have boon nuked by
tho stale board of llsb ami kiiuio coin
miittiionorti to ebeok up on the umoiiut
of money that Iiiik boon paid in thux
far iluriiiK thiw year on hiiutoiV and
uiikIois' licensiw, Ah the law pro
viding (Suction 'SMI, Lord's Oregon
I.iiwh) that each county clerk kIiiiII
send in Iho monoy collected for thooe
HeeiiHOh ut IoiihI oiico ovory three
inoutliH to the Mlato treasurer, will
yon kindly lot mo know the separate
amounts forwarded from your oountv
for the three ipiarlors outline March
:tl, .hum IIO ami September III)?
"At its last mcetiug tho slato hoard
of fUli and gaum oouunihhioners de
cided to prints Iho blanks for hunt
ers and anglers' licenses und pay for
Ihem out of the game protection fund.
Wn deem it advisable to have a uni
form license thrntiKhnut tlm state
which shall boar correct information
concerning the gutuo laws. Under
nntho'rily of Attorney flenorul Craw
ford we shall, Ihureforo, furnish yon,
some time before. Inuunry 1, the
necessary blanks for issuing hunter'
and uiiglort-' licenses during tho year
11)12. I'Yom timo to time theru has
lieeu complaint that the expense of
printing these fprms should not he
borne, by (he county, so from now on
this o.xpciiHo will be mot from the
gnnio pretention fund.
Kindly 1111 out tho enclosed blank
immediately and return to me in en
closed enveloped. Wo must have this
inforinitliou so we 01111 go ahead with
the printing and to know how many
blanks In furnish you.
"Yours very truly,
"WM. I.. FINLKY,
"Sliilo (Initio Warden."
Stale Treasurer Kay'n report is us
follows;
fJaiiio Protoillvo Paail.
Received by tho state Iroasuror for
the year ending December HI, 1011,
(CoatlnunU on 1'uuo .)
MEDFORD,
FRANCE BLAMES ITALIAN AMBASSADOR FOR CONFLICT
FRANCE GETif MX J
READY FOR WAR to Y ' HP
Officialdom States That Danfjcr of
War Is Passinn, But Arms and
Munitions Are bclnu Rushed to
Strnterjlc Points.
PAULS. Jan. 'JD. Whlln offlclal
ilom today ntsli thai dtiiiKor of n
war with Italy Is Iim than It Iiiih
bona durliiK tho jkihi wook, pruparn
tloim for Immoillato action by the
Kronen nrmy Mini navy arc continii
Iiik and It U hellovoil thai tho dnn
Kor has not as ot panned. Arnin nud
iniiiiltlonH ii ro holtiK fiiMhod to var
ious KtratoKlo pnlutK In order that
I'rnnro may HtrIKo rapidly If Decen
nary. ITALY SEIZES
BRITISH SHIP
Trouble Similar to That With France
May Follow Demand Is Made by
Great Britain on Rome for an Ex
planation. LONDON', Jan. '20. Serious Iron
bio between Hiiicland and Italy be-
eitum a possibility today ns a result
of the Italian Red sea flotilla soir.iug
u Hrilisli liiuueli n"iir lloboida, off the
oonsl of Arabia.
In notifying the government of the
somiro, whioh bo says was uuwar-
niuted. (bo Itiiti-li consul ut Ilolmida
utL'eil the udiuirnltv to biiHteu the din.
patoh of a oruiser to tho noetic, tuiok
notion, according to the cable urns
s 11 ire. is 11 iieotwsitv for tlm niMtection
of Diitii-h iiiterosls, ns the Italians
tbreutoii to bombnid Ilolmida.
jeopardiidng the lives and property of
many foiviyuers.
I ihiu rocciot of the news hero 11
tclciM'um wns sent to Koine deinaiuK
ing 1111 immediate explanation of the
si-mire.
UNCLE OF KING
REPORTED DEAD
TORONTO, Out., Jan. 20. A cable
gram received today hero says the
Duke of 1'ife, uncle by tnurriugo to
King (leorge, is deud in Kgypt.
SELLING MOVEMENT HEAVY
ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE
NKW YOltIC, Jan. 'JD Stiturduy's
heavy helling movement was con
tinued when Iho stool; market opened
today. United States Steel lost a
point on opening I ratling and Union
1'aeille wns down "l-l. Cutiiidinn l'n
oillo declined I 't-8, Amalgamated
Copper and Utah Copper a point.
(Ireat Northern preferred and lead
ing and Northern lneiflo and Atchi
son from :i.. to 0-8. New York Cen
tral gained 't-l. Later the market 10 1
eeivod support nud rose in spots,
reading gaining 1 1-8 ami Lehigh Val
ley 7-8. lluying decreased as the list
burdened.
The inurket closed steady.
Uouds were linn,
l'AIUS. A ono armed man, on
whom tturgeoiiH planned to graft tlio
arm of a dead man, refused tq ac
cept the limb of a murderer, declar
ing bo never could tell what tlio arm
might do wliuu it got Into action.
OliKOON, MONDAY. .iAXl'AKY 29, 1912.
anfKmttK mi'WTM Jm i
v qHrfti.'AKArVr. tSXMj .
ymrjfzsrmcyiiwrz i
-ui.M- OfJSJUuttJEi. S5)
The looflM In-Imii'ii IVaniv a nl llnly, hlrlt may rt-sult In ok
tmugiMiioiit, win limiiKlit about partly l,y tin lutcrtioiv which It was a.
logoil Hlguor Tlll'Mil, the Italian mnlHisMiilor to I'rnncc, gavo to the I'm rid
i-orrcioiiiIi'iitM of Italian ui'UfimM'i-n Intimating that Italy would not (sur
render tho Turks ho hud token from tho .Muiioiihu nor almndon her
rlKht to capture vom-N rarrylug i-outralMiid. Slgimr Tlttonl Inter dcnlel
Hint lie gnvo mi liili'ri lew. Tho I'nioM Ilciuin, two other Krcncli battle-ship-,
anil fUo Mibiimrlnei are at Nice, within leu miles of the Italian
frontier.
IS,
THEIRSELLAISE
Sixteen Trolley ffcs Have Wiifiiows
Broken in Melee on Street Sol
diers Are Not Called on to Inter
fere.
LAWHKN'CK, Mass., Jhii. 20.--l'luoing
women nud children at the
head o'f the line, mid under the pro
tection of the Amorioan flag, 1.1,01)0
strikers sung the .Marsellni-e bore to
day laurelling up the street, as a pro
tost ngHinst the action of the oper
ators' of textile mills in refusing to
negotiate with their workers. A inn-
rtonnun endeavored o drive a carload
of strikebreaker-, through the proces
sion. The untie clomuiit of the pro
cession attacked tbe car, breaking the
windows. Sixteen trolley cars had
windows broken m the melee that fol
lowed. Seven of the strikers wore nrrestod.
Despite the tint a onptain of the
militia received an injury to his face
from flying Kb'-., he did not order
tho soldiers to mtorfore, the troop
confining their ot torts to guarding t'io
bridges leadnti, to the mills.
NEAR DEATH
. . I
HhMl, Nov., Jan. 21). Grave con-
com ts felt bore today tor Geonjo
Winjflolil, niulti-inlllioiiuiro innuiiK
man, who is ci.tteally ill with innli-;-nnnt
diphtheria. Mrs, Wini-tlold, for
merly MnudoMituloek of San Fran
cisco, also is ill.
IMPERIAL F0RCESARE
COMPLETELY ROUTED
LONDON, Jan. 20. A orusliinj,' de
feat to tho imperial forces couininud
ed.hy General Ciiani lluan wns ad
ministered by the t'hinose revolution
ists ut Kn Chens-, according to a news
iiRPIiuy dispatch tecoivod hero today
from Tien Tmu. No details wore
,'iveii. Ku Client" is n siuull station
about 12.1 mile- north of Nankhij; on
the Tsiu Pukow railroad.
Lorlnier Case Resumed.
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STRIKERS
MARCH
SNC
WASHINOTON, D. 0., Jan. 29. !ment was tested, llo stopped almost
KoHowltiB a 10 days' recess, enusod jauntily up to the death chair and
by tho Illness of Ida counaol, Judge '8ultio, at tho Rev. Dr. Huoinyer us the
Ilaneoy's cross examination of United j straps were adjusted.
States Sonator Loilinor today wna'ro- "Good-bye and God bless you," he
stiined boforo tlio BQnato Inveatlgnt- said to Dr. Dueniyer,
Inn committee probing charges that The current was turned 011 at fi:37
tlio "bloudo" bought hla aoat In thti'aud three minutes later Woltev was
Bonuto, pronounced doad.
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Man Who Murdered Ruth Wheeler In
New York Lodging House Goes to
His Death With a Smile on His
Lips Writes Statement.
SING SING, N. Y., Jan. 29.
Protesting his innocence to the last,
Albert Woltor went coolly to his death
in the electric chair ottrly- today with
a smile oil his lips. Welter wus exe
cuted for the murder two years ago
of ltuth Wkoelur, who had applied to
him for a position as stenographer
in respouo to an advertisement. Sev
eral days later the body of the girl,
horribly mutilated, was found in Wel
ter's room.
As he wns led away from his cell,
Wolter turned to the 18 other con
demned murderers in "Death Row"
and said:
"Goodbye, boys; it will soon be
over now.''
The condemned man slept well last
Mloht. lint nsL'i.it tn In inlloil nt ''
o'clock this morning to write a state
ment for the public, which follews:
Ills List Statement.
"To be given to the public by War
den J. S. Kennedy.
"Juniiary :.), 1012, 2 a. m. Now
that 1 am departing from earth and
going into the presence of God, 1
wi-li to make this last statement:
"The world has refused mo justice,
but our Father in Heaven who
knows our inmost thoughts Ho will
give mo pure and uudeflled justice
"I wish to state that I am innocent
of the crime of which 1 was con
victed. I tun tho victim of circum
stantial evidence, I hope the timo
will come when the conscience of the.
perpetrator of tho murder of ltuth
Wheeler will overpower hiui and force
him to acknowledge his Riiilt. My
earnest prayer is that God will brinur
the perpetrator of this crime to jus
tice ami my linino bo cleared of the
stain, so that the public will under
stand tho injustice, which has been
done tne that they have killed an in
nocent boy.
"To those who have given mo as
sistance and trusted in me, I give my
siuoorost I hunks. To those who have
maliciously prosecuted mo and killed
me, I pray God's forgiveness'
At n:!Ui o'clock he entered the elec
trocution room and watubod with
moat interest while the death instru-
INNOCENT
WE
STATEMEN
TESTIMONY OF
MOilS'SISTER
AID TO STATE
Mrs. Jackson Says Wilde Told Her
After Bank had Failed to "Stand
Pat and Blame the Telephone Deal
on Me."
ONE MAN BOUGHT $4000
WORTH OF BONDS FOR $2200
Many Witnesses Testify Regarding
Wilde's Residence in
San Diego.
I'OItTI.ANI). Ore., Jan. 29. Ono
of the rnoHt damning hits of testi
mony Introduced so far tending to
prove the state's contention that
Louis J. Wilde, San Diego banker,
and W. Cooper Morris conspired to
loot the defunct Oregon Savings and
Trust bank, fell from the lips of Mor
ris' sister, Mrs. Lyda Jackson, of
Seattle, on the stand for the prose
cution in the Wilde trial today.
"Stand pat and lay the whole tele
phone deal to me. He sure and tell
that I got all the commission. It is
no crime to be an overzealous sales
man." This is what Wilde told her, she
testified, when she saw WUdo In
Portland, at Morris' behest, soon af
ter the bank had failed.
At the time Morris was in the east.
She carried the Instructions to Mor
ris, who met her at Seattle.
On cross examination her testi
mony remained unhsaken. The de
fense attempted to weaken tho evi
dent effect her wqrds had on the Jury
by causing InSflo alllitirtliat she tes
tified on Morris request.
John Shorcy, one of Morris' clos
est friends, L. G. Stratton, of San
Diego, and Deputy Sheriff Archie
Leonard of Portland were other wit
nesses called during the forenoon ses
sion. Shorey said ho purchased S4000
worth of the bonds, part of Morris'
alleged loot, for $2200.
Tho others testified regarding
Wilde's residence in San Diego and
his arrest.
DAY iN JAIL FOR
George Wilson Has to Serve Shortest
Sentence Ever Passed Upon a Man
Convicted of the Crime of Counter
feiting. SAN FRANCISCO, Cab, Jan. 29.-
Uoglunlng of what Is tho shortest
sentence ever imposed upou a coun
teorfeieter, George Wilson, convicted
ot coining $50 gold pieces, was today
taken to tho Alameda county Jail to
serve a term of one day.
He may be released at midnight as
tho legal sentence may bo construed
to oxplro at that timo, in conformity
with tho law which gives the prisoner
tho benefit ot releaso on tho last day
ot hla sentence. Tho shorift la con
sulting with tho United States dis
trict attorney's offlco to decide
whether Wilson shall bo released at
midnight or tomorrow at noon.
Wilson was given tho minimum
sentonco -because of testimony show
ing, the prisoner's past good charac
ter. Iio also paid u tint) ot $1350.
LANDSLIDE SWEEPS
TRAIN FROM TRACK
SKATTLK, Wash., Jan. 20. Seven
trainmen and 0110 passenger wure in
jured when tho locomotive and two
ears of the Great Northern "Owl"
train, running between Portland, Se
attle and Vancouver, 11. C., were
swept off tho rails by a Inndslido
near Illaine yosterday. Three of tbe
injured men were taken to u hospital
hero nml tho rest went 011 to Van
couver later in the day.
COUNTERFEITER
Clear. Mnv., -10; Mln., -It J
llclntlvo Humidity, l)fl Pet,
No. 2GG.
GOVERNOR IS
CONSIDERING
EXTRA SESSION
Oswald West Acknowledges Receipt
of Immensely Signed Petition hy
Wire From Medford and Says Spe
cial Session Will Be Considered.
ISSUES PROCLAMATION
FIXING "GOOD ROADS" WEEK
Beginning Momlay, February 5,
Executive Wishes All to Dis
cuss Roads for One Week.
Governor Oswald West hna ac
knowledged the receipt of the nu
merously signed xtition from Med
ford asking for n special nession of
the legislature to consider good road
legislation nml states that it will be
given careful consideration by him.
He has also issued a proclamation
fixing the first week as in February
as good roads week, during which
time the people of the state nnd tho
press in particular are requested to
discuss the matter of better high
ways. Tlio Proclamation.
The proclamation of the governor
is a? follews:
Salem, Ore., Jan. 20.
Oregon is on the eve of n great
awakening. The morrow will bring
the Panama Canal, nml with it will
com -unbounded opportunities with
their attendant influx of population
and consequent commercial and in
dustrial growth, advancement and
prosperity.
Our Creator in tint lu-rMlininr. mr.1.1-
fd 5ur Mate with kindlv li.imT.T,u!
we think of Iter delightful climate',
ber hundreds of miles of golden
beach, her lofty mountains nnd rush
ing streams, crystal lakeB and beau
tiful harbors, Iter magnificent forests
and rolling prniries, fertile valleys
and roaming herds, o her waving
grain and luscious fruits hind dotted
with prosperous cities and productivo
fnrms we must admit thnt nature
has fully performed her part. The
federal government too hag treated
us fairly in the wny of appropriation
for the development of our waterways
and even tho railroads hnvo awakened
to the realization of our needs and
their op'Kirtuuitie.s and are checker
boarding the state with bniidt o
steel.
Itoads Aro Neglected.
In view of these things wo are
prompted to ask ourselves what
should we do in the way of co-operation
with these several agencies for
the development of the stnto? It is
true tint we hnvo given good laws,
good government nnd good schools
and many other desirable things to
those who hnvo come within our bor
ders, but much of this, good hns boon
nullified by some of tho things wo
have failed to do and chief among
these is our neglect in tho matter of
the construction of good roads.
Wtihout good roads there can bo
no great development and no great
progress. What wo need most is more
people moro people in tho rural dis
tricts. And in order to attract peo
ple to the rural district wc must mnko
rural life pleasant and attractive.
You cannot maroon a new settler and
his family on an ocean of mud, no
mutter how beautiful tho spot, and
expect to find him hnppy and con
tent, lie demnnds good roads lead
ing to tho church and tho schools
and good roads leading to tho miir
kets and ho is going to locate in thut
section whoro these advantuges aro
to bo found.
Is Goot Hualness.
It is not only our duty but it is
in keeping with good business to
build good roads. Monoy spent for
good roads is monoy well spent. When
wo speak of spending severul million
dollars during tho next few years in
road construction many aro staggered
by tho proposal and tho Hfures. They
apparently aro not aware that tho
sovcral counties in this stnto spent
over 10,000,000 during tho past six
years for road work, much of which
was lost through lack of system and
knowledge as to scientific road build
ing. Tho question of good rondH has
been fairly well disoussed of Into and
wo huvo learned more about road
building during the past few yearn
(Coutluuea on I'o I.)