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;AtU SIX.. ' PXGE BIX li Ts.tiViuth'' 5TEDFOTW5 unf, TTtTBTTNT!, frrrcTvronTi, cmrcfloyr, stttrt:v, march 22, mm BOOTHPREDICTS FORTY MILLIONS FOR HIGHWAYS Lights Go Out When Representatives Gore and Sheldon Orate at Banauet of Three Cities but It Didn't Feaze Them Commissioner Booth Speaks of Highway Plans and Progress, ' The brilliant get-together banquet of the Medford, Grants Pass and Ash land commercial clubs which was so enthusiastic and successful and aug urs much towards the development of the Rogue River valley and south ern Oregon, contrary to the usual custom of such affairs did not close In a blaie of glory last night, but ter minated in , inky blackness, duo to the electric lights of the city sudden ly going out about a half hour before the end of the long speaking program and remaining out. Not a lamp or candle could be found in the hotel. But the spirits of the enthused banqueters were not lessened, and after singing America in darkness so dense that the singers almost had to feel their voices the 300 people grop ed out of the banquet hall as best they could with the help of a few lighted matches, to begin a Bearch tor their hats, overcoats and wraps-'-yes there were a number of women pres ent: especially with the Grants Pass delegation. A tow minutes later the lights came on for a few minutes.. . I The staking feature of the speech making- program was the seriously made prediction in the address of R. A. Booth of Eugene, state highway commissioner and chief guest of hon or at the banquet, that in the next five years 'more than $40,000,000 will be spent In Oregon for ' good roads and highways. The gathering was distinctively a good roads boost ing gathering.. '.- , " Endorse Booth Some time after his speech the banquet assemblage, by a unanimous rising vote, adopted a resolution that the Medford, ; Ashland and Grants Pass commercial clubs, having abso lute confidence in southern Oregon's ' representative on the state highway commission his entire . capability, general, ability, .fairness and incor ruptibility, requested that he give up . his announced intention of resigning ana remain . on we stale mgnway , commission tor ther public good of all Oregon. . . ' ' , , The program of, snappy and elo ' quent speeches was delightfully In terspersed with songs and other en tertainment features, - Grants Pass furnishing a large portion. Good fellowship, harmony, a plea for all southern Oregon to pull together and do away with any. sectional or local Jealousy in order to. bring about the development of this great inland em pire by establishing good roads and highways, was the keynote of almost every local. Grants Pass and Ashland speaker. - 'What would, benefit one community would hotter all. . ' Clark Opens Banquet' . The banquet opened by Mr. Clark president of the Ashland commercial . club,, presiding. There was prayer j . ... - . .1 - - in a very brief address welcomed the visitors from the neighboring cities. Responses were, made by Walter G. Newcombe on behalf of the Ashland commercial club; and by Frank C Bramwell on behalf of the Grants - The toastmaster of the evening, 'Franklin S. Bramwell, president of thelrantB Pass commercial club and vice president of the state chamber of commerce, was then - introduced In his eloquent plea for the cities and towns to all boost and pull to- gether for the progress and develop. ment of "the valley he declared that we had no place for the knocker, and that the only place for the knocker was shoveling coal. '., 'Mr. Bramwell took occasion to deny the truth of the often made as sertion that Portland wants to hog it all, and declared that he knew from -personal experience as a vice presl dent, of the state chamber that there was never, a more unselfish body of men' who had the good and develop ment of the state in view at all times than, the officers and leading mem : hers of the state chamber. "The state chamber,"- he said in closing, "pledges the development of southern Oregon to equal that of any other section of the state." . .'. i . Ovation Given Booth Mr. Booth when Introduced was greeted with prolonged applause, amounting to an ovation. : He told of the wonderful good roadp meeting he attended this week at Klamath Falls to discuss highway improvements and said that he ,was authorized by the people of Klamath county to bring us the message that they would join with Jackson county in making the Green Springs moun tain highway; and they authorized lilm to bring to Josephine county peo ple the message that they would Join them at Waldo. . , ' . . Mr. Booth then dilated on the wonderful progress everywhere ; In the state of the good roads move ment, and referred to Jackson county as the pioneer of this fnovement In Oregon. Referring to the kindness with which he had been treated on this .visit' to the valley and the gen eral pleas made to him to remain on tho commission he humorously im-. plored all. his friends of 'this section to carefully watch to see that he did not giake the mistake, iu his gener ous good feeling toward the section, of trying to send all tho state high way money to southern Oregon, Spend 40 Millions Then he made his prediction of Oregon' going to spend ovor 40 mil lions of dollars within the next five years on Rood roads. Later on he declared that he often feared that after this 40 millions will have been spent, then we would travel thru the air. ,'.. He then explained why southern Oregon had fared generously on the present good roads program, as no other section had, because of .Its rough mountain roads, and the need of improving them, while other sec tions had better roads. Mr. Booth praised his colleagues on the state highway commission. ' Referring to the need of develop ing the southern Oregon empire he said that he wished In all fairness to call attention to the fact that Oregon had other empires which also needed development. Of those two great scenic attractions he said that Cra ter Lake did not belong all alone to Jackson county, and the Marble Caves alone to Josephine county, but these wonders belong to the whole world. VnKinft the Cities V3th eloquent pathos he spoke of his close ties to the valley, of how he and his wife of fifty years were reared In Grants Pass, and of how they both hoped to settle down and pass their declining years in the scenes of their youth. He drew a charming picture of the valley as he had viewed it this week, and said that from his high view point Its cit ies and towns almost seemed to be one, so close were they together, and that when the continuous highway between Ashland and Grants Pass was built they would be still closer together In every way. Tremendous applause greeted Mr. Booth at the conclusion of his ad dress,. ' .. !'...' The only other set good Toads speech of the night was by Fred D. Wagner of Ashland, whose subject was "The Green Springs Road." '." Buy Oregon Goods Mrs. Ben C. Ely of Portland, who Is representing the Oregon Industries association, made a brief address in which she pleaded, with the people of the valley to purchase made in the state and home products. She de clared that economically for the good of the whole state "We can't build up one part of Oregon without building up all of the state," and that the Portland chamber of com merce was pledged to this course of building up Oregon, first. . Solon WIlliamB of Treka, who was Siskiyou county's representative Nat the banquet, made a brief address outlining California's highway and roads plans, during which he stated that the California legislature was about to appropriate $40,000,000 for good roads, and that in three years time it would be possible to drive clear thru the state on one highway to Mexico and drive back on the re turn trip by the California coast high way. When Mr. Williams was intro duced he was greeted with liberal applause by the banqueters, illustrat ing his acquaintance and popularity thruout the Rogue River valley. : Claude C. Catecounty agricultural agent. In accordance with the late ness of the hour, made one of the most 'pat and brief addresses ever heard In Medford In responding to the.subject, ''Agricultural Conditions and Prospects." He only said: "Regarding the agricultural and horticultural conditions outlook 1 will state that they are on a par with the spirit shown at this gathering." Then he drank a glass of water to re lieve his parched throat and ' sat down, having made a great hit. ., Legislators Close '-.' . ' And now came the closing part of the meeting, speeches by the Jackson county members of the legislature with V. H.'Gore first called on. but Providence interfered and much cur- B TO STUDY LABOR "Its treat to be n hobo." So snid Jiick Ketlaw, the mil oil cartoonist, writer, irlobe trotter unit war Por responuVnt. who is siitmtlimr a Tew ilnvs in Mudl'ortl on his wnv south to Stin Frnmvsoo, towthcr with his wife. Mrs. , Killie Kotlaw, tho well known aonsr composer. Thov are on n tru around the world, and expert to sail for Honolulu and the Orient when thov arrive, iu the Bnv Oitv. Mr. Hetlnw is tho founder of the famous sirinc of hobo hotels well known over the eonntrv, and noimlarlv called the "Hotel dc Gink I1' He is writinsr n serias of rceon struetion nnd uncmnlovtnont articles on the various t-tions of the eonn trv nnd the foreign nations ho will visit. , "Conditions are muidlv imnrovimr over the count rv." declared Mr. Ket law todnv when diseussine the after war problems, nnd unetuulovmont "The nation is fur more prosperous and there is more mouev than in 1914-15 when it was neeessnrv to maintain tlte Hotels de Gink in various sections of the United States. . "At that time there wns about 350.- 000 mon out of work on the Pacific const alone, but now there is probnblv less than 100.000. 1 look for a short nee of labor within the comintr six or eicbt months.. - , "I nm writinc n series of articles on nfter war conditions in various countries, nnd expect to visit the Orient first." Mr. ilietlaw is nlso the creator of the "Your Uncle Dudley" cartoons in motion pictures nnd newspapers, lie is mnkinir ocrsonnl npnenrnnccs i manv theaters on his wnv south, nnd will bo at tho Libert v thehtor Sunday in a cartoon nnd sone skit with Mrs. Retlaw. ' , .MELBOURNE. Mnreh 22. The commonwealth eovernment fs offering a prise of $50,000 for the first suc cessful flight from Great Britain to Australia that is undertaken bv Aus tralians. - - tailed these speeches by putting the lights out 1 Mr. Gore was in the midst of an eloquent peroration when there was a flicker or two, and then total black ness. Without batting an eye, as far as could be seen In the dork, he con tinued gamely until his remarks were finished. , - Then Ben Sheldon came to the bat and for five minutes or more illumin ated .the dark atmosphere with his eloquence, followed by J. A. Wester- lund who uttered most of the remarks he had planned to- make before the power company quit business. Sena tor C. M. Thomas and Senator D. C. Smith of Grants Pass, were not pres ent. ; The singing of America ended the long program and the banqueters groped their way out to the lobby. " .' Features of Program Much appreciated features of -the program were a dialect recitation by Rev. C. R. Drake of Grants Pass, entitled "The Corpse of Me Cousin," and an original effort In verse recited by Dick Posey of Ashland. . . ;'r The duet renditions sung by the Grants Pass singers, Miss Patlllo and Mr. Linn, accompanied by Miss Quin. lln, also of that city, were beautifully rendered, and called forth repeated encores, as did the songs of the male quartet of Medford., ... '., The music program was in charge of Rev. D. E. Millard who in addition. to singing a popular navy song led the assemblage in singing "Keep' the Home Fires Burning" and "There Is a Long, Long Trail." '. ' 'William Marten, well known con tractor and mining man, nnd family of Seattle have moved to Medford and are making their home tor the pres ent at 813 Cathnrino street;' Mr. Mar tell has spent more than a yonr look tug ovor southern' preiton and Cali fornia mines, making ,hls headquar ters at Rogue River, Your rugs or carpets cleaned and returned tho Bume day. Mudson'a, phono 4T4. vf , 813 Mr. and Mrs. Trlgot of lndluuapo- Uh, lnd tourists enrouto homo from California, uro guests nt the Hotel Holland. . . You can always find something tor a quick lunch at DeVne's. C. E. Bernard of tloatoa and J. T. Uratlloy of Omaha, are two commer cial travelers at the Hotel Modforil who are making this. city on their seml-unnunl swing about the Pacific coast. Rest line used car. Geo. U Trolch ler Motor Co. 1 ' There wns a light public market to day as most of the farmers who have products to soil were too busy this fine weather to come to the city. : A two-lb. box ot Vogan'a ohocolatoa for $1.35 at DeVoo's. Among Hotel Holland guests ot to day Is Vesta M. Agor of Ager, Cul. Daily's Taxi. Dodgo car. Phone 15. Dr. Heine, Garnett-Corey Bldg. San Francisco sojourners tn Med ford today Included II. P. Aiken, W. Monke, C. R. Decker and Henry L. Cope. Windshield glasses for all can. C. E. Gates Auto Co. Alco Taxi. Phone 95. Sergeant and Mrs. itonry Marsh arrived home from Ellington Field, the aviation camp ' near - Houston. Texas, where he hud boon In tho avi ation service tor a year past, driving government truck. Mrs. Marsh Joined him at the camp about six months ago. . ; Lltbla water at TJoVoe's. !.: Nash Hotel. Special rates, week or month. Steam-heat. . 317 Jerry Lewis is registered at , the Hotel Holland from Eagle Point Guaranteed plsion rings tor all cars. C. E. 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