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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MlflDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, nigQKMHlflR 2(1, 100.0. Medford Mail Tribune rUDLieilKO BAIL.T IUCCRPT BATUllDAY. A oonsolitlatiAa of the Mc&lortl Uil, otbUoJ 1IM; Uuj Southern Orfiron Un, entftWIJK lBOa; the ImorUo VUuna, sUlUhU 1ST!: tlio Aahlnnd Trtl Una. OBtnbUitliMl 1894, nnit the MwUord Ttibutio, teatoUUhcd 1806. Of f'fuil I'npoi- of tho Pity uf Hedfovl GEORGE PUTNJLM. Ktor d Manncor. -......,., o.n-rf nil... innfiip Nit?MiW 1. 1M. at tho iwmtoffico at MrilforS, Oregon, undsr U mat of Mh S, ISTt. SUBSCRIPT! ON RATU3: a ycr, br U IMO One ttt hjr ButU or CArrler. ... .50 HIGH MUNICIPAL TAXES "O AKER CITY'S city council has levied a city tax of '20 U mills, the limit permitted under Oregon laws. Beside this Medford's levy of 17 1-10 mills looks small, but tho hich rate of taxation augers a year of great public im provement ahead for the metropolis of eastern Oregon, as well as for Medford. Time was, and not long ago, when Jacksonville prided itself on its having no city tax at all, and Central Point boasted of its small tax. And not long ago Ashland crowed over its tax rate being lower than Medford's and Grants Pass is still endeavoring to contrast itself favorably with Medford because its tax is only eight mills. Tho unpro gressive towns of the Willamette valley still brag of their low taxes. But the people of Oregon are learning, as those or. all other states have learned, that municipal improvements cost money, and that the town that makes them, goes ahead and that property validations increase on account of them and more than justify the increased rate of taxation caused by them. A high rate of taxation in a small town nearly al ways indicates a progressive place. With its "advantage" of lack of municipal taxation, Jacksonville has peacefully declined from the metropolis of southern Oregon to its present status. Central Point has begun to tax itself and began to grow. Ashland s tax i slsklyou havo already been pubiish rate is increasing bv leans and bounds as the city progress- ed by newspapers in Ashland, Yroka. 4j v A - es, and promises some day in the not distant future to have as hifrh a tax rate as Medford. for lone held up as a "horri ble example." arouses tho wonder of strangers to see such a paptu printed in a city tho size of Medford. It is possible to print a paper worth while simply because tho sources of support arc not split into many parts. There is no excuse for more than one newspaper . in any city until it far outstrips Medford's present popula tion. Two or more newspapers simply split tho commu nity into as many factions, each with its mouthpiece, and each with its chestnuts to pull out of the fire. They become a drain upon the commercial interests and- work a positive injury to the municipality. The Portland Oregonian became one of the great papers of the nation because for veal's it had the undivided sup MAIL TRIBUNE BOYS AT BANQUET Elaborate Menu Discussed nt Christ' mas Dinner Given by tho . Management to Employees. A special edition of Christmas good cheer was issued last evening when illA lllll.llll VAItO I.I' fill. f ,1f,..l f,lt1 , ... 1 I C T. 11 1 11 .. V..,..., VWO ... I. IV I..UM1.IIM .'.III. pore ot rue mercantile luierusis oi jruirmiui ami neiiee Tribune gathered ut tho haimuot received revenue sufficient to make it a powerful factor in the upbuilding of the city and country. There is no good reason why the Mail Tribune should not become a really great newspaper, a commanding influ ence in the upbuilding of Medford and the Rogue River valley, and it will so become with the support of the mer chants and commercial interests of Medford. WHAT PAPERS SAY OF SISKIYOU Sevcrence Sentiment From Slsklyou. j (San Francisco Evening Post.) Out of Sacramento conies tho half- etartllng, half-amusing report that tho Btato sereranco fad has reached northern California. That section, It Is rumored, wants to combine with southern Oregon In tho formation ot tho now state, known as Slsklyou. Just how, whore or why this Idea started, no ono seems to understand clearly but that It has rccolred do- finite recognition and promotion In tho section Interested la undeniable. Maps of the proposed new stato ot Klamath Falls and other towns. From this It may bo Inferred that j the plan originated In Oregon, rather If Grants PaSS WOUld hold its OWn With han In California, and had Its In- t ..AI l iL. .1 -1 m At . . . ... - it. I tfpVlUU ill IUU UU3UU Ol IUVHU IBUIIUCU me tWO SISter (Unes, 11 milSl join luu prouaiuu .uiu &puiiu border countio8 for a more centrnl the money. state government. Jackson, Oregon. High taxes have long teen the bugaboo o the back, and the dread of them has done much to retard the ( ther tho schomo. From there plana progress of the state. But the community that is afraid to , of the movement were launched, but , -, t , jiit i iii!x.la more Important gathering Is soon spend money, go in debt and take chances on the future, I (0 take plnco ,n Yreka whlch hope8 like the business man who follows the same policy, is soon to be th0 capital ot the now stato. left hopelessly in the rear of the procession and distanced ; noin ZTosToT by more enterprising rivals. counties. The smaller cities of Oregon, at least those which are J E,Bht ot theflo aro caiifomian as . . . ,, , ? , -,v i j? i t fololws: Del Norte, Slsklyou, Mo- rapidly growing, owe Medford a vote of thanks for leading doc. Humboidt. Trinity. Shasta. Las- the Way and Showing to the people Of the State how Cities sen and Tehama. Oregon expects to nro mifJp contribute tho following seven coun- ure iuaue. Uea. Cooa DougIa8( Curry, Joso- I , phlne, Jackson, Klamath and Lako. T YFifWY T fT? DWT TTTftT Th,s 8hould glvo the now Btat0 plenty LtSlAJisJJulJ JJC JDJliVJlUiVi. 1 of territory. Including somo fine ag ricultural districts but would leave j It rather shy of cities and population. IT BECAME fashionable to abuse the late of king of Bel-, Eureka W0Ul(1 o th0 natural metrop- xi. ii-ii . "8 nnl as this town haB no rail- gium on account of the unspeakable atrocities perpe-, road conncctlon wlth tnc outHld0 trated in the Congo Free States, for which he was directly , world, it would bo somewhat at a dis rcsponsible, yet no Christian government interfered to stop ; "dnJan',.fIf Treka T,or then' thu T ,J, , to, , . i capital California would have much them. Leopold was a roue and a rake, as well as a maim-) the best or it, and the tacit conces er of men for the almighty dollar. He seemed to be totally j 8,oa of theso advantages by Oregon n i . i , . j . t , . t t proomters seems to Indicate that tho lacking in morality, yet, to give the devid his due, made a ntter 8tat0 ,8 much raoro eager tor tho union than th0 formor. Howevor, thore Is llttlo clangor, that tho j)lan will be taken seriously. It is terribly premature. Undoubted ly, California and other largo stntes will, somo tlmo b0 divided. In a fow decades the northern division schomo may ripen and become feasible. Hut at tho present tlmo it Is oven more amazingly precocious than Dan Di ego's ambition to hold the biggest ex position in tho world. Fishing Is Fine. (San Francisco Chroulcle.) If tho'' Slsklyou country nevor gots to bo a stato It will still bo a flno placo to go fishing. board n tho gucstH of tho huuioko incut of the paper, llarine; French words the "copy" wim onsy to reutl and tho compositors, h im their cus tom, yorily "nto it up." For two lious oditorn, copy boyn, . roporlorw, compositors, iresHiuon nml otliers la bored liol'oro the Inst form was look ed mid run off. During tho course of tho uvoning brief remarks won made in whirh Jtho growth of tho Mail Tribune, from n llttlo six column, four page daily, with patent inside, to its present sire eight pages, seven column, ov ory evening with from 111 to 'J8 pages Sunday, was discussed. The trans formation, in two yenrs, is truly mar velous. Tho boys wero tho guests of 0. Putiimn, publisher mid proprietor of tho Mail Tribune, mid that they ap preciated it pics without snying. Nothing to bo desired was neglected. Ho was thanked in n fow words by rinrry H. Hicks on helinlf of the boys, Thoso present wore: floorgo Put- State of Slsklyou Will Get to Con-gres-t. (Eugeno Register.) It Is npparont from tho activity displayed among tho southorn Ore gon and northorn California coun. ties, tho now state of Slsklyou wlli;nnm publisher mid proprietor: L. il find Its way to congress. Whllo It i "Wliltiujr, superintendent of tho me will probably receive Bcent consld- ohnnicnl department; A. E. Powell, oration nt this. Bcsslon. It will, in nil forotnnn of tho composing room j L. E. probability, ocm0 up nt each session; McDnnlels, advertising manager; H. until finally disposed of ono wny or' Slonne, foreman of tho prons another. room; Hnrry II. Hioks, mminging editor; James D. Fny, city editor; II. Her Ladyship's Kitchen Tho kltohon la tho houaowlfo'a pride. She domando thnt It bo up-to-dato. This means Eloctrlo Light It la the only light for tho homo. Itglvoa a ooft, otoady glow and penotrntos dark oornars. Good light Insures meals moro oaro JUlly preparod. On short wtntor days when two moaln muotbo preparod by lamp light, elootrlolty beoomes ao nooessary In tho kltohon as, In tho rest of the houao. P. R. Electric Co. Yreka Not Dead. A. McLellau, Earl Ralston, A. B'. AT THE CHURCHES very good king for the Belgians, and was probably the ablest of the ruling monarchs of Europe, as well as a good "business man" and administration. i It is worthy of note that Leopold, so unpopular throughout the Christian world, was popular in his own country. He reigned for 44 years, and prosperity shed its blessings over his people throughout. His country, scarcely the size of an Oregon county, supported a popu lation greater than New York, and increased in numbers fifty per cent during his administration. During this long period, despite the upheavals of Europe, peace and com mercial prosperity obtained in Belgium and serious in ternal crises were avoided. As a monarch and statesman he showed marked ability. Belgium in many respects is a model nation. The rail roads are state owned, and admirably conducted. The for eign trade is four times as great proportionately as that of America, greater than Great Britain's or any other na tion. Intensive agriculture, Respite unfavorable natural conditions, is practiced to an extent unknown elsewhere in the world. Its steel industries are nearly the greatest in Europe. Co-operation reigns among tho people and the eo-operative stores and societies are models for all nations, while the prosperity of the rank and file is comparatively greater'than elsewhere known there practically being no "paupers. i, A man who has done so much for his people cannot be considered a failure despite tho bloody and lustful stains uppn his name. MAKE ONE GREAT PAPER THE Mail Tribune makes a favorable comparison with any newspaper in the state outside of Portland and it It Is roportod that Yreka Is men- Stennctt, W. C. Moore, C. II. Lnw tloned as tho probablo capital of tho Hon Hurry Childn, Paul Sehuler and proopscd now stato 'of 8Isklyou.,w'n D Hoot. Kight thero will como a falling out of tho now stato forces. Why should that old half dead town of Yroka be como tho capital rathor than elthor of thoso growing, progrosslvo towns of southern Oregon, Ashland and Medford? Portland Journal. Yroka Is not a dead town by nnv means. It Is a flno oxamplo of a town that refuses to be put away and thrives ns tho lending city of a splen did county. Oregon ownH hostltato to put In n claim for tho stato capital because they remember tho fnt0 of Salem. At any rate the state capital Is a smaller part of the bigger issue. Answrtx the Clirotilrle. (Ashland Tidings.) Our esteemed contemporary, tho San Francisco Chronlole. Ii opposed to tho now Stato of Siskiyou. Tho Chronlclo hos Just exhausted Itself hammering Los Angeles for wanting to carvo out tho now stnto of South California and wan after San Dlogo hot-footed for raising $1,000,000 for a Panama-Pacific exposition in 191 G, when It suddenly got word that' tho tSato of Slsklyou was to bo carved out of tho north. Tho Chronlclo should not fight so hnrd. After Cal ifornia gots loppod off nt both ends It might get to bo tho right slz for Mlko Do Young to roprosont It In tho senate. Hero In Oregon wo aro trim ming thl ssectlon down to the Stato of Wlllnmotto In ordor to glvo Harvoy Scott tho opportunity of his llfp. Har voy Is stab a constipated, stubborn and Iconoclastic knockor that ho can't seo what a proposition wo aro making out for him. Howovor, It was over thus, prosperity has to bo thrust on somo pooplo. Services Tonight. ChriHtmns Hervices this evening at tho Presbyterian church. Tho pri mary department given their oxcrciriCH thin afternoon nt 3 o'clock and thu advanced department of tho aehool give their exorcises at 7:110 o'clock this evening. The church is beauti fully decorated, and every one is wel come. An offering lor foreign uiis uiotiK will be taken, that it may be nn evening of giving as well as of rw-ceiving. Continuance of Sale MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE IN QTJTR, WOULD THE SHOE SALE CON TINUE DURING THE NEXT WEEK? FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO DESIRE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE WE WILL SAY THAT EXCEPTIONAL VAL UES WILL BE FOUND ON ALL LINES OF FOOTWEAR AND HOSIERY AT TH1 POPULAR SHOE STORE. I Presbyterian Church. ClinstaiitH sermon bumluy morn-1 ing nt 11 o'clock. Congroationul Hinging and a solo by Mra. K. K, ' Gore. Beautiful decorations and nil nro welcome. A song sorvico in the evoning at 7:30 o'clock. The songs will ho Christmas songs. Thero wUl nlso bo special music; and iiiHtru-! mental music on tho organ and piano. Sunday schoql nt 10 a. m.; C. E. So ciety nt 0:30 p. in. i i Christian Science. j Services aro hold every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Subject of' loBBon-scnnon for next Sunday,) "Christian Scionco." AJ1 aro wel come. Sunday school at 10 o'clock, i North Grnpo Htroot, north of Shor-! man, Clay & Co., music houso. CRESTIROOK ORCHARD TRACTS 6-10-20 Acres Adjoining Hlllcrost orchard and con tain unexceled deep, Heft soil. Rea sonable, prices and rjetterou terms. ORBGX ORCHARDS SYNDICATE SLUH AMWTB RS6UE RIVER VALLIY -1 -JU.. FOR HARNESS, SADDLES, ROBES, WHIPS, TENTS AND A SELECT LINE OF NAP-A-ITE GLOVES. SEE HERMAN 317 East SvventK St BROTHERS Mod ford, Ore. AN APPRRECIATION Offico of Commissioner 3rd District, Murphy (Grants PnsB), Oro., December 24, 1909. Medford Mail Tribuno, Medford, Oregon. Gentlemen : Inclosed plenso And my check on First National Hank of Southorn Ore gon, for $5.00, to pay for ono yenrs' subscription for your paper. I find your paper is so much in earnest for better fruit for tho Rogue River Vnl loy, that I feel it n duty to nid its circulation by becoming a subscriber; then, too, its daily news puts mo in closer touch with tho efforts of Pro fessor O'Gnrn, and his work In Jnnk- son county, in stamping out tho ponr blight that is sure to destroy hor vnst npplo and pear orchards if ho is not sustained by every fruit grower in tho Roguo Rivor Vnllov. Kindly mail tho pnpor to mo nt iuurpiiy, u. r. jj.f Oregon. Yours truly, A. II. CARSON. FORMER MEDFORD MAN RETURNS AFTER TWO YEARS H. W Jackson, a formor mining man of this section, who has been in northern Washington and British Co inmbja for tho pas two years, is spending tho holidays in Medford. Mr. Jaokson is operating now in Stevens county, Washington, near tho Canadian line, and has a nurnbor of excellent prospects. Howevor, ho hns not lost his old nffoction for south ern Oregon, and oxpoots to return horo within tho next yenr or two "iou peoplo who son, "renly don't realize how fast you havo grown. Two years ngo, when I left horo I thought tho city was growing fast, hut when I camo back if I hadn't got off tho train nt tho old depot I wouldn't havo recog nized tho town." TWENTY YEARS' REC0RM IS GONE TO SMASH SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 25. J. K. Birmingham, for over twenty vonrs a trusted employee of tho Sh Jewelry firm and tho husband of tho famous contralto. havo been in' robbing )i!n ftmniftM tk Medford all the time," said Mr. Jock-hoi dout on sales. Methodist Church. On next Sabbath at tho Methodist church, cornor of Fourth and Bart- lett, tho services will bo in koopingi with tho Christmas thought. Tho morning subject will bo "Christ and tho Wiso Men." In tho evening, "Tho Song of tho ShephordH." Spocinl Christmas music by tho largo chorus choir, both morning and evening. Tho evoning sorvico will bo lnrgely musi cal. All cordially invited, f LI. -H. llilUi. L I II1 . , .. Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Dyer will preach at 11 o'clock. Rev. Wood will preach in tho evening. Uov. Dyor will preach cacli Sunday until a preachor is scoured, Presbyterian Church. Christmas sonnon Sunday nt 11 A. M. Congregationnl singing, nud u solo by Mrs. E. E. Ooro. Song sorvico nt 7:30 P. M. Tho songs will nil havo reforonco to Christ. Mr, Ilonry Gun son will sing n solo; orgnn and piano duot by Mrs. Goro and Miss Grny. Otbor music. MARRIED. Robort F. Pasomro and Francos E. Alexander woro married at tho home of Dr. and Mrs. It. W. Clancy, 724 West Eleventh street this city, Christmas evening nt 0 o'clock. Rot. W. F. Shields wns tho officiating minister. This young couplo aro now arrivals in Medford, but thoy oxpot to mako this city thoir fututo homo. 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