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i PAGE SEC M"EDFORT) MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON'. PTXDAY. XTJXE 27. 1937 IS BY AAA PRESIDENT wiAmwn'mM n c. Juna 37 JUoent action by several "port ol antry iuhi 10 rruuce hidojbumi and dalay occasioned motorists cross ing state border hi characterised by th American Automobile asso ciation today aa a reveraal ot trend wlilch had been seriously threatening the future of motor 'transport. "Following a barrage of criticism." tha national motoring body reported, "aome of the states whose boun daries had been patroled by tax oollectora, Investigators and bug hunters have aeen the error of tlulr waya and now are taking at pa to expedite paaaage of bona flda tour lata. . "Tha altuatlon la far from clear ed up but the prospect of a loea In tourist patronage, which la an Important source of revenue for all of the offending itatee, baa brought ,a reveraal ol the trend toward In creased barriers and today etatea are thinking In terms of making high way travel easier, rather than more difficult." The entire policy of setting up puntlve restrictions at state boraere was assailed by Thoe. P. Henry ot Detroit, Mich., president of the AJIA, as contrary to the principles of the constitution. ! "While the easing of border re- 'atrlctlons at some plaoea la to be commended," he said, "we cannot be satisfied until all highway trana port moves with a maximum of freedom. Borne 13 states now have barriers of one sort or another at their stste lines to Interfere with the flow of Interstate travel. High way trafflo must run a gauntlet of ports of entry, caravan laws, In spection stations, touring permit re quirements, lloense-fee rcgulstlons and plant quarantine atotlona. "There la, perhaps, a plausible ex cuse for each one of these restric tions and annoyanocs, but the throat of ham-strlnglng Interstate motor travel La a paramount conaldera tlon. In the early days, the Col onies found excuses for erecting tax and tariff barriers against one an other, but the need for free flow of commerce was moro Important and constituted one of the principal reasons for drawing up the United States constitution. The basic prin ciples of that document are nulli fied and thwarted when states war against their neighbors In the mst ter ot motor transport. "The states, of course, should be allowed to work out their own prob lema but they themselves will be the ultimate losers If their border policies result In a lose of touring and tourist expenditure. Even great er would be tha loss to tha nation as a whole If the policy were to spread until we have, not B united states, but 48 aeparate customs units with military outposts at every high way entrance. "This entire altuatlon will be aharply watched, by the A.A.A. and Its clubs. If tha tendency toward erecting barrlera at stste borders shows algns of spreading at any tlma In the future to tho detriment of motor tourists. It will be a signal for declaration of war between or gsnlred motorlsta and the offending state administrations." LEGION ELECTION, PARTY ON EYE On of lta targeat nwitlnffs of the ytr tft anticipated for July 6 when Mlford post of the American legion will hold lt Annual election and stag party. Walter Olmscheld, paat commander, U chairman of the committee In charge and la arranging a program of entertainment which will ha followed by Dutch lunch. Other on the committee are Citpt, O, O. Overmycr. Fred Fry, F. 8. Hvimphrlea and Horace Bromley. Commander J. F. Fllegel yesterday naked all Legionnaire to reserve Tueaday night, July 8. for the meet ing and to be present to vote for the new officer. F TO REVIVE G.O.P. SPRtNOnELD. Mo., June 36. (ATI Arthur M. Hyde, former srtre tary of agriculture, aald In an inter view today the hope of the Republi can party lies In "drafting" Herbert Hoover for the special task of revital ising and strengthening It for 100. Hyde told the Lender and Press that ha Is not proposing Hoover as a presi dential candidate again nor even thinking of such a thing. Hoovers Job. Hyde aald. would be to make the party more militant now. la build It up for 1U40, probably for aome other man. It would be a purely patriotic public service, such as few men would be rarnble of, he aald. ELECTRIC MOTORS Hewnund and Hrpaired 34 br. Service. Reasonable Hales Gage Motor Service III N. Orae rhune Doa . Motor Cruising for Fun o The Motorlog Party Takes a Trip to the 'J ampin' Off Place' Otherwise Known as the Hart Mountain Area This aewapase' Is ee-operatlng erna tha orttaa fltate Mntnr ajenclatlon and Tha Oreaonlan la presenting a series of motor cnilaea linear tbe tltla, "Motor Crulslni for FUR." II la hnne (h.F.hv t. travel In tha Pacific northwest. Th Ins article has been condensed from a full-pace article appearing In Tbe Oregoolan BT FRANK BARTON Staff Writer. Tbe Oregonlan The tail, angular realdent of Prenchglen spat fervently and looked members of our party over. i ratner expected the tobacco lulce to bounce. He looked that hard, at any rata. Ha had Just heard Jean F. Bran aon, superintendent of the Hart mountain antelope refuge, talking to tha atorekeeper at Frenchglen. Tha town of Blltien bad been men tioned. "That's next to tha jumpln' off place," chimed in tha tall indi vidual. When told we were headed for the Hart mountain district the tall resident waa even more vehemont. "That Is the Jumpln' off place," he declared. The remark did not fax mem bers of our travel party, sponsored by The Oregonlan and the Oregon Btata Motor association, although we had reason to remember It later on. Members of our party included Ben Litfln, publisher of The Dalles Chronicle; Charles A. Bprague, publisher of the Salem Statesman; Vinton Hall, public relatione man for the Oregon State Motor asso ciation, and myself. We had been met by Branson and Murlal Ja cobs, hunter for the United States biological survey, who were to be our guides on the trip. Get Early Start It seemed that we had scarcely hit the mattresses at the French glen hotel, 58 miles south of Burns at the head of the Blltxen valley, when the breakfast call sounded. Branson had ordered the morning meal for 5 o'clock, for we had a long trip ahead of us. Twenty mlnutea later we were headed southeast ovor the hill and Into Catlow valley. Tha valley, a large basin filled with dry lake beds, we found to be largely a place of ghost towna and deserted homesteaders' cabins. Before we reached Blitzen mem bers of our party had begun to see faint shapes skimming over tho sagebrush In the distance. "Antelope,", declared Jacobs, wav ing his hand. We stared until they seemed al most to blend with the sage on the horizon. At Blltxen we turned westward toward Hart mountain and the antelope refuge. From there on the road waa Just a couplo of tracks throuKh tha saa-e and rat ka. whlrh had to be dodged. It waa not a road which could be recommended for anyone who did not enjoy roughing It. Wa stoppod at Intervals to look at the antelope. Jacobs let us peer at them through the five-power telescope on his 30-06 rifle. A good Idea of tha extreme grace of the animals could be obtained through th glass. They would run until they almost reached th horizon and then atop and look curiously at us. Th road led up over the rim of Catlow valley, and after some wind ing headed westward toward Hart mountain. Somewhere along the route we crossed the line into the antelop reserve. Those animals began getting more and more nu merous. We headed south here along the base of the mountain on the prom Is of Branson and Jacoba that we hadn't seen anything yet We hadn't We discovered that the melting snow from th mountain had formed numerous creeks and rills which poured down across the rond. Sometimes thes Impromptu rivu lets decided to uss the road for their stream bed for considerable distances. We approached a wooded rove In the aid of the mountain where Guano creek finds Its source In tha melting snows. Her among the plnea and aspens stands a cabin made famoua as the annual meet- fi : jtf$&L. - - "'JT "".aaaaaaBtw U MUST a a fi ' J . .a-N Y"' ".. f JT UHr- V 1 M -" : , mr-vwm i , i ? g t -gfsa """V.",, n JrT S&l tirA "'"1., The motorloggerw pause to remove lage ticks accumulated during a hike through the desert area. ing place of the Order of the An telope. Just below the cabin Is the site of old Camp Warner headquarters of General George Crooks during his famous campaign with the In dians back In 181)0 and 1807. We left the automobiles in the road and started over toward the ruins of the old "post." To do so we mounted a slight eminence. I was hurrying to catch up with the lead ers when Branson held up his hand for silence and pointed toward the creek a hundred feet away. There among the aspens a herd of four mule deer were feeding. The wind was blowing from them toward us, and they did not become conscious of our presence for prob- aoiy a nair minute. Then suddenly one of them raised Its head and they were off across an open glade which gave ua a splendid view of them. There wore two doos and two half-grown fawns. After hiking around throtlah the sagebrush on the site of the old fort we repaired to the cabin, and there went through a most per sonal rite. The uninitiated might have thought a nudist camp was going Into action, but he would have been all wrong. We were merely looking for ticks. "I could go for a steak In a big way," someone remarked about thia time. Cooked Otvn Food However, It wasn't as Bimple as that. We were a long way from res taurants and bills of fare where you walked In and ordered any thing that plenaed your fnncy. In stead, If you didn't want to go hun gry out there, you built a fire and cooked up a mess of eats. After the meal we drove on southward several miles, crossing Guano creek a number of times. We were In the heart of tho ante lope district here, and the herds were larger and moro numerous. During the day members of our party counted a total of 130 of the graceful animals from the high way. After, arriving at the Guano creek reservoir we turned back and swung over eastward to Spanish lake. The lake la partially dry. and the dry portion of its bed is occasionally used as a landing field for airplanes by persons visiting 1 t) r oh m J, TCATLOVV Map indicates route of Orcgonian-Oregon State Motor -ncialion party. I the district. A number of member of the Order of the Antelope have used the "official landing field" in going to the annual meeting. At Spanish lake we met A. V. Meyers, government biologist, who is making a study of the ante lope. He rides about on a horse day after day, learning what he can about the elusive animals. A count of the number of animals in the district will be made by him. They are believed to number about 4000 in the Hart mountain refuge and probably 10,000 in thai section of Oregon and the adjoin ing district in Nevada. Only a few years ago fears were expressed that they would become extinct However, protection and the kill ing off of coyotes in tho district have resulted in their multiplying rapidly. Includes 270,000 Acres The Hart mountain refuge la part of the range for big game animals established In 1935 in con nection with the western grazing district under the Taylor grazing act. Tho refuge comprises 276,000 acres In the heart of the native range of the antclopo In Lake county. From .Spanish lake we turned back northward to the Lyon ranch, whero the road nwung westward through a mountain pass. As wi went over the hump e suddenl round ourselves looking down ai almost sheer escarpment lnt Warner valley some 2000 feet ba- low. 'The Jumpln off place Is right," admitted somebody in the party, recalling the words of the tall resident of Frenchglen. Hart mountain, it was evident had been created by a huge fault in the earth's cruiu. On the east ?ide of the mountain the slope had been fairly gen tie. but here it was almost straight up and down. Our road graduaily r-rried us down along th precipitous side of the. mount, tin until wo found our- 9Alns n Warner valley. We proawd on to Plush, whero we re crtftiOy ptj T.t,h Branson and rc?i?a. Wu Plush 've sped on Into lAhwvWf. We arrived at Hunters' Hit Springs botal on tho outskirts of Lakevtew shortly afterward, and washed off the dust and ticks of the desert country with warm sulphur water. Theft we sat down to a dinner of thick, luscious steaks and all that goes with them. The next day we drove the 375 miles back to Portland from Lake view Our adventure was over. IN MILLER CASE After waiting more than an hour iMt nlRht for the defendant and his covinwl to appear, after the jury had reached a verdict In the trial of Elton MtHer, Klamath r net inn, charged with contributing to the de linquency of a minor. Circuit Jude H. D. Norton declared h mlstrlnl. re buked a tardy lawyer from the bench, ordered a Bench warrant Issued for the arreet of Miller, and ln-Mrurted th', sheriff to keep htm In the county Jail without trimly privileges here tofore accorded. Miller waa nrrvotod In the courthouse aa the Jury waa lc The verdict of after two hours' dp revealed. Attorney Victor extensive telephonl rated In a movie, was found riding date haa been M't by Sheriff BroVvu, living. the Jury, reached 'liberation, was not A. Tengwald. after ng, waa finally lo- Defcndant Mlll.-r with friends. No for a re-trlnl. TnMntlment unles In the United atates IncrMseri to 4 ftOO.000 000 toM yew compared with 3 .600,000,000 in uiso. Jot n l. Ky vr of Toledo, Ohio, whosu hobby Is flower pardoning, has 160 varlrtlei of blooming ins In his yard. The British Rovtrnmcnt la spend ing f 10 ooo.ooo In a 3-year mm-prtt-tn to improve the nation's p.ijs irl fllnea. Supreme Court On Vacation In July 8ALEM. June 33 (API All ol the cases at Issue In the state sup reme court here hnve been nrRurrt and are under consideration, Arthur S. Bi'naon. clerk, announced toflftv The court will recess July 13 for Its summer vacation, and will recon-1 vrne rollowlnn Ibor day. ' u:r I S RDI IMSII HITII 111 O OR Oi l VX Daily's Auto Painting 29 South Itartlett "MEET ME AT THE MANX" ON FAMOUS POWELL ST "mm r 1 y Y V- E"!""'- tof'"rMMfr vi V I 1 1 1 JJ irrmTTrnTTTm m 111 111",iV""T OREGONIANS BET SALEM. June 26. (API Oregon turf and kennel fans, dissatisfied with facing relatively sura beta on straight, place or show, take long chances of earning small fortunes on quinella, beta, the state racing com mission showed today. Odds on a quinella. In which the bettor must pick the first two horses or dogs to finish, have ranged up to ',60 to 1. But If the bettor "click" he Is In the money. Last year C3.450.078 waa bet on nine tracks, including 3.307.783 at fhe dog races run by the Multnomah Kennel club in Portland. Of the total, fl.385.431 was placed In quinella bets; $1,131,205 In show beta, In which one must pick a horse o dog to finish first, second or third; $514,657 In place bets. In which tne bettor must pick a first or sec ond place winner; and $4in.784 (straight bts. In which the winner must be chosen. At the nine tracks last year $3,014, 3i'9 waa distributed to bettors after cuts of 10 per cent, or $345,005, war retributed to operators and two tnd a half per cent, or $85,252, to tha ovate. If getting Is a sign of tha times, prosperity has returned. American films are popular with the king and queen of England as well Bh their two princess daughters. The l.?nd of Guam in mid-Pacific was curled to the United Suites by Spain In J 98. Tea and coffee plants flourish best in the heher altitude of the tropics. 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