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PAGE FOUR MTCDFCRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON. SUNDAY. .TUNE 23, 1933. TO WASHINGTON. D. C, June 31 Th ln-r In hitch -hiking, due Iwely to the rpcora-reRXln pro portion of automobile travel this year, today prompted the American Automobile association to iue a atrong warning to motorist against these perennial peat of the high way. Despite an apparent decrease In the number of "thumbwavera" lat yeer, the natiorwl motoring body de clared, reports from It affiliated clubs all over the country indicate that the ride moochcra are now In festing the road in greater numbers than ever before. "While the majority of hitch-hiker are perfectly harmless people merely aecklng a free ride," the A. A. A. statement continued, "a num ber of desperadoes have taken ad Tantage of kind-hearted motorists and already thta year a number of robberies and at least one brutal murder have been perpetrated by eemlngly Innocent hitch-hikers. "With the federal and state govern ment in the midst of a grlevou war on various types of crime, it is known to be a fact that many suspect have eluded officer thtrough their ability to wheedle rides out of passing mo torists. "Commercial travelers are particu larly prone to give ride to hitch hiker. This 1 possibly due to a crav ing lor company. Experience ha dem onstrated that the tendency to get lonesome usually overcome a lone driver toward the fag end of the diy. Kxpert hltch-hlkera testify to this and also that the period Immediate ly after lunch, when the motorit Is at peace with the word, 1 another good time for obtaining free trans portation. "In order to curb thl evil, twslve state have enacted laws definitely prohibiting solicitation of free rides along the hlghwaya, frequently im posing fines upon offenders. These twelve states are: Connecticut, Dela ware, the District of Columbia, Maine. Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota. Pennsylvania. Utah. Vermont and Wisconsin. In Minne sota there are local ordinances sgalnst hitch-hiking. "Adoption of these law In the other states, strict enforcement and wholehearted cooperation by motor ist for their own protection, are ur gently needed in order to end the annoyance and danger Inherent In the praetle of giving rides to strangers. "A further reason for refusing transportation to the 'Knight of the Order of the Thumb" is that in twenty-two states, a guest riding In an automobile can sue the motorist for damages In case of Injury merely by proving ordinary carolcssneM or neg ligence. Thus, under the common law right of action, mnny motorists have found themselves forced to pay damage to tranger who had soli cited transportation but who haled him Into court when an accident occurred." "Puddle Jumpers" From Out of the Past w 9 V.HV,. ( jfl J ton: IZZrUr: A 1 "-3 " - i i '7 w m. x r i. , r S-H Tlit'oe olil "unit or hnci;!''" f ulMiut liHio tlntiir, luive hern nttnii'liiig nliletpre;id Interest nt the f'Mrk and (irlhlile (Jenrnil wrvlce si ill Ion In Salem, where they are on (Msplny, The (ienernl scout cur rauyht the nhiivft views of Mtiirs to the Mmw hlle they were getting the "feel" of Koine of the old vdilclen. (Top left) tliree-whet'l Mritorette. (Illghl) A Hrush taking ome Mohitga In Its iindrr-t lie-liood lank. l,ovver lirt A Muuell glvrM tun Murloii coiinly n Id-Mmers a ride. (Ultfht) t hree modern young Indies try nut the "Invincl lln Hiiiacht." All Die vehicles nre oivneil by M. I,, (ioltenherg of fsllvorton. Chevrolets on Good Will Tour r- ! ' - Carrying the greetings of Gover nor Prank P. Merriam. four purple and white 1P3A Cnevrolct started last week on the annual Elks M.iga Klne Good-Will tour from the state caplto) at Sacramento, en route to Columbus, Ohio, where the F.Iks Grand lodge convention will be held July lfl. At the same time, four Chev rolet were leaving "Lowell. Mass., and Ml.mil. Two of the cars from Sacramento Journeyed northward to Seattle and then swung east to visit points In the northwest and midwest; the oth er two Chevrolet moved south to 8n Fran rlsco. To Annelc and San DIcjto before turning into the great southwest empire and Missouri val ley states. During the eight weeks of the trip, every state in the union will be visited by at least two of these Chevrolets carrying their messages of good-will to mem tiers of the F.Iks, The drivers of the four cars leav ing Sacramento were Richard Flood, .tr.. Al Rn.imuwn. George I,. ,Stnl7r and Axel Chrtatenaon. Rich car Is accompanied by a pro fessional entertainer of repute whose talent will be used to assist in en tertainment program which mark the welcoming ceremonies on the ar rival of the cars In the hundreds of cities scheduled. LESS -KNOWN HIGHWAYS OFFER SPECIAL bridge, eating lunch there In the shade of towering evergreen trees, then climbing out of the canyon on to the Crater Lake highway and coming buck a far as Elk Creek fish hatchery, where an interesting i and instructive hour may be spent, j Interesting not only to the children. but also to the elders. If new coun try is what you like, don't follow the highway all the way home, but turn to the right down Rogue river at the Shady Cove bridge, re-cross-Ing the river at either Dodge or By brfl bridge. The whole drive needn't take more thnn two and a half to three hours, allowing ample time for a day's outing at the covered bridge. For a fairly long afternoon's drive, it I ideal. The dirt roads encompassed In the loop drive are junooth and good, but are slightly dusty. Light travel, how ever, renders this a minor detail. In the drive down the river from the Shndy Cove bridge, the roads are only In fair condition. FINE FISHERMEN FOR UMPQUA NETS ROSERURO. Ore.. June 22.(AP) Pin o( $100 eai'h, toccther with 30 day Jnll aentfnrra. were ImpofPd here today upon Utilph Aikirpvta. Harold Arkernian. Sylvpslcr Downs and Jack Matoon. conunpi-clal flshprmen of Scottsburg, who cntrrcd picas of sullty to charges of netting fish In closed waters. I. J. Miller, who was also taken Into custody In a raid conducted at daylight Friday morn ing by state and county officers, was given a mental examination and was committed to the state asylum. ABBEY DELIVERS TWO NEW INTERNATIONALS Two local firms purchase new In ternational Trurks last week, accord ing to Joe Daly of Walter W. Abbey Inc., local International. Graham, Nash, LaFaj-ette and Willys dealers. The two Internationals were deliv ered to the Standard Oil company and the Medford Creamery. This is the second International for the creamery. This truck is a 125-lncn wheelbase pickup, which allows a long body and still give the correct load distribution. International is the only manufacturer making a long wheelbase pick,up, according to Mr. Daly. MEAUX, France. June 22. (API Three, officers burned to death In a bombing plane which crashed early today In a woods near Lagny during a night practice flight. METHODISTS FLAK Ose Mall Tribune want ads MOSCOW. Idaho, June 33. (AP Munitions makers were called "trad ers in slaughter, merchants of devas tation and death, and conscienceless profit makers who practice bribery among corrupt military and naval of ficers." by a committee of the north west conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today. The social service committee of the conference turned In Its report at the business session of the conference to day. The committee expressed the belief that a statement by the government on the terms on which It would be willing to Join the League of Nations. ratification of the World Court pro tocol. International control of the manufacture and trade in arms, would be effective aids to prevent war. GEIS FILM OFFER SALT LAKE CITY. June 22. AP) Edythe Morley, 10-cent store sales girl who was Instrumental In the arrMt. nf Mrs MnrmirM Wftlev whpn bill in payment for a small purchase. may get a motion picture contract, j She revealed today that a picture I concern (Universal) had become in- terested In a newsreel in which she appeared ana had given her a voice ' To Irish Post COBH. Irish Free State, June 33. (AP) Alvln M. Owsley, former Amer ican minister to Rumania, arrived here today to assume the post of minister to the Irish Free State, va cant since the sudden death of W. W. McDowell on April 9, 1934. Be correctly coraeted In an Artist Model by Ethel wyn B. Hoffmann. test here. The teat was pronounced .satisfactory, she said, but she has not yet signed a contract. WIN A PRIZE five pulluns of Super Shell gas, or an oil ilium: l suggesting the moot appropriate name for Bee Mill's service Station. i mile north rale ut. CONTEST CLOSES -IL'LY 1 I,eae Names at Station. WIOOINS. Miss. .Inn. Oln A 36-year-old nenro Identified by of fleers as R. D. MrOee. acciaed of at- i tempting to attack the 11-year-old ! daughter of a white farmer, was lynched today two miles east of Wig- I gins by a mob of white men estimated : at between 2Po and 400. The mob seized the negro from his I bed last night at his noma near Wl- i gins and carried him Into the woods.! There McClee was hidden away from i the officers and It wns declared that j he was Identified by the white girl I and also by a nepo girl who said she had seen him "hanging around." j ranirhute Sae Trio RivrnniDE. Cai.. jun 32. ap Parachuting from about 3000 feet al titude, three army fliers from Brooks rield, San Antonio. Texas, barely es caped with their lives today from an observation plane which caught fire, crashed and burned near Banning, Cal. Kiindny Drive SupseMlon Exploring the less known by ways of Southern Oregon In the family auto, a pleasure neglected during the pinch of depression. Is again becoming a popular week-end dlverston. As a means of aiding selection of routes which will bring a maximum ot enjoyment, the Mail Tribune In tends to call attention each week to some locality Ideal for picnic swimming, fishing, or Just a com fortable drive. The aeries is expected to prove Cleclnlty helpful to newcomers. It Is not the Intention to In clude such well-known places as Crater Lake and ot her major scenic spots, but rather to tell ot the ronds meandering from main highways, which oftentimes lead through some of the mot chsrm ln country In the state. j The suggestion for today Is the road which turns off over the Mc- Ieod bridge, about 32 miles from 1 Medford. Often as you have driven along beyond thta point, you have noticed the covered bridfie In the , canyon far below, and no doubt the i youngsters hav asked to be taken , to it. That hridge was on the old raurelhurat branch of the Crater , Lake highway, and by following up 1 the rlclit side of the river from the I McLeod bridge, one not only comes upon the old covered bridge, but also drives by the mountain orchard i of Stewart Weeks, and the Dltts ' worth strawberry farm, and then 'down Into the canyon. Near the old bridge on the left side of the river looking upstream, is an Ideal pie nlclnc spot, but swiftness of the river forbids swimming at this point, i An Interesting day's outing Is to ; take the suggested route, turning otf ' at the McLeod bridge, following on I up the river to the old Laurrlhurst 1 ; I rk If I ,m-... ina; PEAVY TUESDAY Dr. O. W. Peaw. nreMdent nt u. .Oregon State college, will N the main j speaker at a luncheon to be held In the Hotel Medford on Tuesday at 13 , noon. It was announced yesterday by J. B. Kirk, president of the Frult ! growers league. The luncheon is ! sponsored by the Fruitgrowers' league land all directors are expected to at tend. All orchardlsts are cordially In vited to be present at the luncheon and are urged by Mr. Kirk to make their reservtalons at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. 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