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I Beautiful Crater Lake But Three Hour Drive from Medford J
Near the northeast coiner of inlet op outlet, although the water j water's clre. this beins by a well
Jackson county, Ui tlie heart of tile ;Ik fresh antl iimiI ami is stocked ! built and most picturesque winding
Cascade mountains, lies Cniter with fbih. The rim or the lake is! trail.
lake, which has been declared by extremely rusxMt, rislnp to u Tho lake is oval In , shape, np
travelers and sclent 1st s fram all height of 1000 to 1500 feet above mlimitely wveif miles Ioiir and
par la or tho globe to le the most' the water and, hi certain places, i five miles Wide, mid tho water is
unique and marvelonsly bcantiful i 0000 fwt above sea level. The i of the deepest and most radium
body of water In tho world. Thej bluffs surrounding the hike are so! sapphire blue, with a depth of
lake half fills tho' shell of a great rough ami precipitous that there Is j about 2000 feci. In the lake there
extinct volcano and lias no known only one sale approach to the are two Islands; one a round-
ROADS OFT
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WASHINCrrON, D. C, April 20
"Many motorists who speed along
the old Post Road out of Boston
today are unaware that Paul lie
vere galloped "along that same
route, after hanging his famous
lantern In Old North Church.
Nor do travelers on the Cor
nlche road in the French Riviera
always realize they are skimming
over a sector of the Via Aurelia,
a Roman "speedway." which Km
peror Aurelius began more than
two centuries before Christ was
born.
, "Speedway" Is entirely correct
as an appellation for thoso Ro
man rouds, a National Geographic
society bulletin points out. Wo
have the word of Pliny, an early
geographer, for It. Once a Ro
man emperor traveled 200 miles in
24 hours, In three relays of char
iots. He sped at eight miles an
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hour. Pliny describes that record
as "a wonderful thing and an
instanee- of incredible celerity."
I:ngll.sh Roads Onco Roman
Highways.
"Many present day roads are
telltales of ancient history for
tiey follow the routes of. his
toric highways," continues ' the
bulletin. "This Is especially true
of highways' of. modern Europe
and even of tho United .JState.s,,
Watllng street and Kiune -Street
and Peddars "Way are survivors
of the military roads with which
Rome onco adorned Hrttain.
"Nobody knows who built the
first road, but remains have been
found jt a highway laid out by
Cheops, builder of the great Pyra
mid, In Egypt. Babylon hod
threo great highways and the
first levying of tolls In the his
tory of highways took place on
one of thewe Babylonian routes.
Tho Carthaginians were the most
scientific road builders of ancient
times, but the details of their con
struction have been lost. '
Home the .Mother or ;ood Honds
All roads loud to Rome, was
not u metaphor, but a fact dur
ing the supremacy of the Roman
Empire. Roads led to the Impe
rial City from Dacia, present day
Transylvania, on the east, and
Germany on the west. Another
. Gates Auto Co.
Extends A Cordial Welcome
TO ALL VISITING
SHRINERS
o o
"This Is a Great Country"
MEDF0RT5 MSTL
road branched from the very tip j
ol what now Is Spain. P.y the Ro-j
man laws the roads were free j
to no one person or group of
persons and the emperors were i
charged with their maintenance. I
Soldiers, convicts and slaves kept !
them in repair. In some places j
service on tho roads eliminated
the payment of tnxes. The, Ro
mans were proud of -the emperors
,vUfl .bujlt highways. They hon
ored them with triumphal arches
and medals and named the high
ways after them, such as tho 'Vic
Appla and tho Via -Aurelia.
' "The Via Appla was tho Ro
man 'Lincoln Highway.' Over It
St. Paul the Apostle traveled, un
troubled by toll collectors. It
was begun by Ceasar Applus Clau
dius in 312 R. C, and when
completed reached to UrJndlsi on
the Adriatic coast. Modern traffic
takes a new path, but the Via
Appia still runs Us course from
Rome across the Alban hills.
Head Maps I'nknown to Romans.
' The Romans had no road maps.
They published itineraries listing
the stations along the road with
the distances between each sta
tion. Their nearest approaches
to road maps were drawings of
the stations with topographic fea
tures of the surrounding country.
"When tho Roman Empire de
MEDFORD
DEALER
TRIBUNE. IMEDFOItD,
topped volcanic cone and the other I
a jagged pinnacle of lava rock
A numlier of excursion and
pleasure boaut are maintained at
tho take Tliere Is a hotel on the
rim, nod numerous resorts and
clia ruling camp big places are
found in the Immediate vicinity.
(irater lake is reached fram
Medford over a beautiful 80-inlle
clined, road building did likewise.!
Charlemagne, emperor of the
Franks, began a program of road
construction, but after his death
the development passed Into a le
thargy, which was hardly dis
turbed during the middle ages.
An Kngllsh Road J41W.
"A quaint law was passed In
England in the middle ages rela
tive to the muddy and rutted,
highways. of the day. According
to the law-hushes and trees werei
felled for 200 feet on either side
of a' road to prevent the gontlaj
inhabitants of tho countryside!
from rushing out and attacking !
travelers! The first toll for the
maintenance of English roads was'
passed by Edward III In the 14th
century.
"The Incns of Peru had the
most extensive highway system!
in the New "World. Their "Queen
of Roads,' which connected Quito
and Ouzeo, was five times as long
as the completed Via Appia. They
were shrewder engineers than the
Romans. Tho latter built tholr
roads in straight lines, conqiier
ing all difficulties In their paths.
The Incas curved and graded
their highways to avoid ascents
and forests.
Napoleon Fostered Good llonds
"The father of modern road
building is Napoleon. He syste-
ftBEOOy, SATURDAY,
highway which follows the Rogue
river, world famous fishing stream,
The "limp" around the Klamath
lakes to Klamath Falls, tlience to
Ashland and back to Medford, is
an exceptionally delightful trip.
The Diamond Idike road Is also
connected with tho Crater lake
rlhi road, a Kpular side trip from
tlie Crater Uike National ark.
matized the Industry and appoint
ed a body oit engineers to super
vise tho construction of French
roads. Other European countries
and the United States wero quick
to perceive tho value of Improved
highways.
i '."Turkey, long closed to west
ern ways, is planning an nsphalt-sui-faced
highway from Constanti
nople to Angora. Every day dcwh
announcements bring In tidings of
new roads being built in lesser
known parts of the world. Auto
mobiles demand an ever widening
touring radius, and modern travel
ers no lnjiger fear the mythologi
cal creatures which medieval peo
ple believed inhabited the un
known parts of the earth.
AMERICAN CARS UK ED
1JY AL'STRAIjI AN USERS
WASHINGTON. (P) Australians
prefer American automobiles. The
United States supplied 73 per rent
of (he total number of assembled
chassis Imported by Australia in
January.
North America as a whole. In
cluding Canada, shipped to Aus
tralia In January 9 per cent of
her Imports of unassembled
chassis, 87 per cent of tho automo
bile bodies and 80 per cent of the
nrntor car pnrls.
Southern
Shriners !
APTCTL 57, Ifgfl.
Shriners Will Journey to Prospect Sunday
Hnuiiiir iiu -MNiiiiiiiiiil work ul
VMIIIIJC SllltntrS Mill IM IJIkl'll HI
lrli will Im- laki ii ovi'r llin 'nitT
will he enjnyill hy llle vlhlloi-s.
LURE OF ROGUE
VALLEY IS TOLD
Southern OrcRffn Is not only r
stato of perennial opportunity, but
Is u land of marvelous beauty. It
is a land of scenic glories, caressed
by a climate whoso summers nre
cool and whose winters are mild.
Within Its boundaries are grouped
Hcores of majestic mountains, hun
dreds of wonderfully beautiful
lakes, numerous picturesque rivers
and streams where trout and game
are plentiful, canyons and glenu,
and hundreds of thousands of acres
of primeval forests. The diversity
of Its scenery, the equable and In
vigorating ellmte, afford a combl-j
nation of conditions for a sum
mer's outing unsurpassed any-!
where In the world. j
Those who visit southern Oregon
for the first time, who 'stand be
neath her forest giants, who
glimpse the snowy ranges rising
from .evergreen forests, who see
trout and salmon leap from swift
mountain waters or from the
breeze blown riffles of her moun
tain lakes, or who journey along
her scenic paved highway from tho
summit of the -beautiful snow
capped Siskiyou mountains through
the wonderful and productive
Qlogue River valley, or visit some
of the world's greatest attractions
Crater lake. Diamond lake, Ore
gon Caves, Mount Ashland or
Mount McLaughlin, wilt realize
that Oregon offers to tho vaca
tionist and the tourist tho maxi
mum of all that could be desired
In opportunity for enjoyment
that hero are found, In n massing
profusion, beauty and grandeur un
equaled elsewhere.
Southern Oregon has been
doubly blessed of those things
which go to make a delightful sum
mer vacation. Here the tired busi
ness man may find complete rost
under the most delightful condi
tions. Hero the Invalid moy travel
the road to bounteous health, en
Joy the ea air, or tho phenome
nally clear and pure atmosphere of
tho mountain ranges of southern
Oregon or the marvelously beauti
ful Cascades. Hero thi robust
seeker of pleasure will find oppor
tunity for tho enjoyment of thoso
.things which ho or she may seek,
whether It ho mountain climbing,
hunting big gamo or enticing tho
gamey fish from the beautiful
streams and lakes which abound.
And here may the Invalid find
robust, health through drinking of
A Hearty
Oregon's Popular
(In- Miiiruitl urniiiry Cimlelit, ihn lmlilcs if Km All Ttniil nml olhpr
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lake hlKlinny to llio ixipulur n-xirt
Committees
in Charge of
Ceremonial
General Cominlilce ,
O. O. Alenderfer, chair-
man, Medford.
C. C. Ummon, Medford.
Howard Scheffel, Medford,
Sam Buker, Grants Puss.
fr A. K. Cass, Ordnts Pass.
Hal McNalr, Ashland.
Andy McCallen. Ashland.
4 Parade Committee 4
Paul McDonald, chairman
Medford.
C. C. MeCredlo, Mortfonl.
DfHHirullnir lJnimUtflO
(Streets and Rlore)
Waller Leverette, chalr-
man. Medford.
h Chas. Iv. Wooda. Medford.
J. C. Mann, Medford.
Public Safety Committee !
C. C. MCCredie, chairman,
Medford.
Roy Ulllott, Medford.
4 .Banquet Committee i
IowU U 1 r I o h, chairman,
Medford;
H. W. Hamlin, Medfqrd.
C. N. Culy, Medford.
TraiiHHrUitlon Commit loo 4
Clyde liakln, chairman,
Medford.
Wm. A. Young, Medford.
Kd Minna, Medford.
Mare Jarmln. Medford.
Publicity Committee
Wm. H. Fluhrer, Medford.
R. K. Delrlok, Ashland.
Ham Ktlnebauch, a ran ts
rasw.
. 'Ray Complon, Roseburd. .
- (loir Commit Uto ,
4 Vernon Vavvter, chairman,
Medford. i '
Geo. M. Roberts, Medford.
Dr. J. J. Emmens, Medford,
the waters of health and strength
giving springs of which Oregon is
bounteously favored.
For tho automobile tourist Ore
gon ' affortU unusual advantages.
Oood roads trnverso the stato east
and west, north and south. Hero
the tourist will find road building
unexcelled by any other slate, nnd
equaled by few. A -wondorful sys
tem of hard-surfaced roads has
been built. The - entire Pacific
highway through Jackson county,
5D miles, Is hard surfaced.. One
mny travel for thousnnds of miles
over splendid roads installed by tho
state highway commission.
Welcome
We sincerely hope that you will thor
oughly enjoy your visit to Medford.
If we can be of service to you, come
right in!
Credit Store
PAT5E FIVE
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where u liaiiiiut anil emeruilrtim'lit
t
Pacific ..coiwtt ..Khrinodom ..moy
well be proud of lite splendid
Shriners' Hospital for Crippled
Children, located at San Francisco,
Calif., for it is Indeed a beautiful
structure. Bet amidst most charm
ing surroundings. .'v
Its accommodation of EiO beds;!
the same as the hospital at PoftJ
land, Ore., where 1 1 11 la li Temple
sends Its patients. Both of them
are of the very highest type of
model hospital construction, built
for permanency, equipped with
everything known to modern sur
gery for treatment of crippled chll- :
dren.
The patients are the happiest :
children in the world, as they soon
learn not to fear tha operating
rooms, as it means relief and -gradual
correction of their" de
formities, allowing them to walk i
and run about with the freedom
and Joy of normal children. a
As the wonderful work of Shrine '
chtldrens' hospitals becomes more
widely understood donations and -bequests
are more, in evldenec. .
During 1028 the amount totaled .
$404,807.26; and this was separate
and distinct from the fund made up i
from the i3 per capita tax ti
Horses, wagons and autos may
come and go, but Willis F. Col-.
well, ruriu iiw wciiTnj . ,v
for Cumberland Hill, goeB on In
definitely, iv...
During his 21 years on his route!
tho longest In tho state, he has
uaan rarewet no inree noises, vww
wagons and 17 automobiles, all of
which aid their bit In the serv(ce),
1 11 hna BanlhaMj tlA
wear and teur of the years, -.lid
sllil Is n hardy specimen, speaks' ol
his work as a "joy ride," and la
proud of the fact that his long
record shows only two (days',Jn
terruption. in service. v
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