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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEPffORp, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 7, 1910. Medford Mail Tribune Cowpleta Scries! TMrty-ntnth Yenr: Dully, Tlfth Year, IGNORANT OF CONDITIONS. THE Portland Labor Press, alone among the nows Dancrs of Ororron onnoscs the ulnn to build bv nub- AFrTV'lQ subscription tho Crater Lake highway, arguing that jpRiirriHo co. ! the timber owner's would bo the ones most benefited, and -TZZZ'Z, f MMford mml that a heavy tax on timber land would yield the needed sttbllshcd 1SS9; tho Southern OWRon- rfVpmin ... ..t.Kii.)i,i isnt ihn nmocritlc ' l- lliuu. Tlmos, stt)llhcd 187J: the AshUtul Tribune, ctnbllshel ls. anil l the Med iora Tribune. tatablUhctt 99t. QEOIU3E PUTNAM, Editor nnd Manager Entered as second-clsss nintur No vember V190J. at the postofflce nt Medford. Orecon, under the . act or March 8. 187. Official Paper of the City of Medford. 15.00 , SUBSCRXPTIOK SATES! One year by mall .. Sunday only by mall, per year.... S.00 YY VrjaJ "v " " " r ... Tall X,eaeA Wire United Pwss patches. The Mall Tribune, la on sale at the Ferry News Stand. Sanorr"i,cl!,iT, Portland Hotel Ne Stand. Portland, Bowman News Co.. "lan Or. w o Whitney. Seattle Wash.. Hotel" Spokane News Stand, Spokane, roitafffl Kates I 8 to lS-pagre paper J" IS to 24-paRe paper Si to J-page papor , SWOXS CXBCmUXXOXI Average Dally for nn November. 1909 December. 190 January. 1910 February. 1910 IXarob Circulation: 17 5,150 jo"" soo 1 3.S00 S.l.., I.20O 2 5.225 2.S25 S S.S00 7 S.S50 8 2,250 9 2.250 SO. ...- 2...50 IS,,,... 2.2S0 13 S.J88 14 2.2S0 15..., 2.250 Id...! S.250 Total Lege deductions . Net total ...I. 89.500 Average net dally 2.10J 31, 31. 2S 2t 35 27 IS 29 so , Jl 3,250 ..C0.850 . 1.350 2,250 2,250 2.300 3.S50 3.350 3,300 2.250 3.350 3.350 CENTRAL POINT ITEMS. D. T. Luwton of Medford was lit town Tuesday morning. Mrs. 1. Olsson litis boon visiting at Medio rd lurtiitr tho wwk, Ooorno Wiijjht emtio down from Prospect tho fonj part of this week. Mayor l.oovor, tan, attondod tho hall Kumu at Jacksonville Sunday. Dr. h. Kirch Gossnor was down from his HoRutWivor ranch Tuesday morning. Mr. Vaughn, a prominent resident of tho Table Hook section, was In town Tuesday. , Q. S. Mooro and A. W. Moon, promuiont lyiHiie.-x men of tins city, wero nt Alciltord Monday. Colonel P. L, Ton Velio was In town Tuosday. Mr. Ton Velio Is tho Southorn Oren agent of tho Bulok autouiobilo. P. Orlipp. who owns a fino orchard on tho hillsido west o? town, was a business visitor m town Tuosday. Mrs. l'lensnnts was called to sblnnd Monday on nccount of the Mrs. Emit tor, lCBDrOXU), OXB903F. MetronollB of Southern Oregon and orthern California and fastest-Brow if city In Oregon. fnr,,,lnlnn. AnrlL 1910. SE00. Banner fruit city of Oregon Itogue lver apples won sweepstakes prize and Xit or "Apple Slurs of t&s World" at National Annie Show. SDokane. 1909, Rogue River pears brought highest prices In all markets of the world dur ing the past rive years. Write Commercial Clab for pamphlets. Socialists carried Milwaukee. Now for Utopia. News item: Taft spent yesterday fa. Washington. Every orchnrdist in the valley site aid tako stock in the new ex change. Earthquake in Portland Earth- qaako in Frisco none in the Rogue nver valley. April 24 is "Tuberculosis Sunday.' This doesn't mean that every one is to catch it Congress has voted Roosevelt the franking privilege. Lord knows, he was frank enough before! As Omar Khayyam remarked nbaut Teddy, "He knows about it ull He knows HE knows." "Practical men" were quite com n both in the New York legislature Bd the Pittsburg council. Close the Rogue to commercial fishing it's tho only way to prevent complete extermination of fish. Next month the Southern Pacific will use the phone to dispatch trains on tho Shasta division instoad of telegraph. County Assessor Strain of Uma tilla announces his' candidacy for the gqvernorship. It will be a strain if hf) gets it. Southern Pacific officials are on a trip to Crescent City from Grants Pass. Does it mean a railroad to the coast f The lion-hunter might grace the vacant throne of Abyssinia, whose efficial title is "Conquering Lion jf the Tribe of Judah." Only a fow names needed to com plete $25,000 subscription to the Cra ter Lake highway. Oct on tho roll of honor before too late. Oongross has passed a bill provid ing: for. the immediato survey of un surveyed portions of railroad grants, so 'th'ey may be patented and become BnUjee't' to taxation. The state of Washington proposes to- Maintain roads by a tax on auto IHE&ilee. If Orogon should cdopt this plan, what a harvost would bo reaped in Medford I No true sportsman will catch steolheads at this season of the year -they are either spawning or have just spawned, are thin, weak, unfit te t and unable to fight. They will not take a fly for some months. BENEFITS OF GOOD ROADS. v The benefits of such fine roads are numerous. There is an immediato and direct saving in the cost of hauling, for farmers, fruit growers and all other producers obliged to haul their crops to market, or to the nearest railroad, Dense ignorance of conditions is shown by tho Labor Press when it makes such an argument. Tito road would benefit some timber owners, it is true, but not many. ' would benefit far more the farmers and homesteads-'; but most of all it woidd benefit tho people of tho entire state by making accessible a great national park and diverting to Oregon tho money spending tourists who hav e done so much for California. It would aid matorially in developing the state, and woidd result in the expenditure of many millions of federal money in improving the park. The highway will travcrso a sparsely settled country, a country that from its character always will bo sparsely settled. Much of it is still government land, and non-taxable. Miick of it is railroad grant laud, tied up in litigation, and much of this railroad land is unsurve ved and non-taxable. But little of that section of the highway that will bo ' nh,0 ""ot! hednuKh't built by public subscription is in the timber belt. ThelBrophy. Uascade torest reserve embraces most ot tlve timber trav-1 Mrs. Whlto of Twin Falls, Idaho. ersed, and this section will be built bv the government. !w " co visitmg hor father, G. To await until methods of timber taxation could be Jv at, ror om weeks, returned changed would involve yeai-s of delay. Even then, it woidd 1 'TaynTwer, Glenn Owen, Frod be an impractical method of securing the funds. The su- nonold nnd Glonn Plon8m)t(J woro preme court has decided that the state cannot bmld tlie nraonf. thoBO who nttctuled tho ;ro. highway. The only way it can be built; then, is by public iduotion of tho "Red Mill' nt Medford subscription and Jackson coimty, and that is tho way it Wednesday evening. will be built. Nort Eddings .of Gold Hill, a pio- The Labor Press should investigate the subject more ncor 8tnR? drivor of s?ullor Ore. thoroughly before attemptog to toook a public-spirited SStTfcWrt WbS enterprise because of its enmity to timber men. i A. Balis nnd family loft Monday for Hnlsey, Or., whore thoy will give tho Willnmetto valloy a trial. Mr. Palis has been n rcstdont of Uiis sec tion for somo time nnd wo predict hut n short sojourn in tho Willamette. It was gratifying to soo tho number j uj imgwu. a uiou-v-iiiao iuuu iuu uuau ui naiiaijui- nail gnmo nt Jacksonville Sunday I tanon is less than half what it is over a poor road, espe cially in the wet season, when mud abounds. Eoad improvement, asserts the Sacramento Bee, has encouraged settlement in the country and promoted sub division of lands, for it makes travel to and from the city pleasant and rapid, whether by team or automobile. It also invites much transient 2)leasure driving, and induces strangers in the city to visit the country. This in time will lead to much buying and settlement in the country by eastern and other visitors, who without good roads would mot be disposed to go beyond the cit3 limits. mi r i i t -1- i i r r i xne oouuiern .f acme nas aireaay expenenceu eiiecis Sheridan. Wvo who have boon of the good road building by the competition of automo-1 spending the paat several months bile stapes that has snnmp im. This tends to the imnrnve-: tll3'r daughter, Mrs. G. E. Fox, ment of the railroad service, in order to meet such compe-lZ nl" Jji the long run, however, no interest profits more by valloy for a number of years, and it good country highwavs than the railroads, for fine roads ' i pretty hnrd for them to got out of promote settlement and rural lite, with consequent increase of production, freight and travel by rail. Often the differ ence between good roads and bad is sufficient to determine the question whether a given crop shall be hauled to the railroad, utilized in some way on the farm, or allowed to go to waste. The rule cannot be too strongly Btated that the life of a good road is dependent upon constant repair. It is folly o build a fine highwa3r at great cost and allow it to go without attention save at yearly intervals, and then receiv ing only nnperfect or slovenly treatment. JNo railroad could exist on that basis, and the difference is one of degree rather than of kind. In the European countries, where road building and maintenance have long been systematic and thorough, men are constantly at work upon the roads. JNo ruts or chuck tioles are allowed to form, nor arc loose stones permitted on road, surfaces. Constant supervision, with endless re pairs and watchfulness, keeps the highways in perfect condition. Such treatment is far more economic than the Oregon style of having road work done at intervals of twelve months, and then in a wretched fashion. It has been well said that the worth of a road is to be measured, by its poorest part, for the limit of weight for a wagon load is determined by the capability of the team to pull it over the worst stretch of the highway. So it often happens that but for one or more mud-holes or marshy spots, or rough, stony places, or a grade unduly steep, in - i.t ; a i. i u iiigmvuy uinurwjHt guuu, me luau oi learns couiu oe in creased from 50 to 100 per cent. Oh, See Who's Here Cleveland Moffett PHv WML C tpyrltfht. 1900, by D. Appleton O Co. YOU MUST BEAD IT. Tho Medford Mail Tribune has chosen "Through the Wall,' a tale in which the mystory challenges the read er's guessing powers, as tho next serial. Xt is the story of a woman's devotion and mingled with the narrative of tracing a crime in tho gceat and wonderful city of Paris is a beautiful story of love, trustfulness and undying devotion. Starts in The Mail Tribune Friday C , . . 1 ouch encouragement inuucos mo plnyers nnd promoters to mnke every effort to give us good, cloan sport and wo hope to see the same Hvoly interest manifested throughout tho entire season. P. Olsson, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Mnry, and Miss Pearl Ross, spent Wednesday with Mod ford friends. L. Hatfield's clearance sale clos ed Saturday evening nftor n week's duration. IIo reports an excollout snlo. t Captain and Mrs. W. Rnwlings of CLEAN UP THE CITY. Hy'time is here." Clean up. Plies spread infectious and contagious disease more than all other sources, Plies breed in filth. Clean up. . TJ J. J - 1 11 l t lit i lx you want 10 Keep tne ciry nqauny, ciean up. If you want to make the city beautiful, clean up. If you want to make the city attractive, clean up. If you want to make your yard in back as respectable as your soon to be paved streets in front, clean up. If you want to keep your family healthy and want to keep healthy yourself, clean up. Remove the piles of manure, refuse and garbage. They poison the air and breed the disease-carrying fly that spreads the death-dealing germs. Get rid of your tin cans and litter. But, above all, don't let your garbage accumulate. Clean up. . Cleanliness is next to Godliness. You feel more respect able and you are more respectable, living in a clean city. Therefore, clean up. the habit of enjoying our mild winter climate. J. 11. Byerly of North Dakota, who is tho new owner of thoE. E, Miner ranch on Knnos creek, returned from tho onst tho forepart of the week and Ab now domiciled in his now home. Haskins for Health. Tho Fl3 t Hslf Mait. The custom of Kbowlng the ting at half uiaHt orllimtitl from the way nt sen of showing the pro-cmlnencc one ship bad over tho other In tlmo of war fare. The vanijuUliftl always lincl to lower Its ting, while the victor's would be rnlKPd ns lh n posslblo in oxul tut Ion. To lower n Hug Is an net of submission or betoken reopect to a nil perlor or Is n hIkusI of distress. The boUttUK or a IIiik' lulf mnHt high came to Im unci), therefore, us a sign of mourning and rejinfct. Not EnouQh to Go Around. "YVlint nr you laughing at, denr?" nstced n fond inntlier of a little four yeiir-flld tnlns who itemed to bo great ly nniUHcd. "Oh. at something funny that hap peucd." was the reply, "but it's no use to tell you, becauao It Isn't funny enough for both of us to laugh at." Chicago News. A Muile! Opinion. "What selection Is that the orches tra 1mm Just UnlMiwl?" "I don't know. Sounded to. me llko ncurnlglu cxprcsHcd in music." Lon don Tit-nita. HypnotUm and Marrlaga. A Georglnn fotnplalns tbnt his wife "linn hypnotized him." That Is n hnblt women have; otherwise there would bo no mnrrlnge.-Charliton News nnd Courier, , A.L. VROMAN plumbing Cheating CONTRACTOR No job too small, none too large. Twenty-fivo years' practical, experience. OFFICE 113 SOUTH FnONT STREET. Huskins fof Heal u. New Wash Suits LATE SHIPMENTS MAKESPLENDU) ASSORTMENTS. Just'received, extra largo shipments or Wash Suits, Skirts, Dresses, Kahki Skirts, Auto Coats and Dilators, Lingerie Dresses, etc., etc. Tho styles aro much prettier than any past season ami every suit is much better tailored. Beautiful lino of Linen and Cranh Suits, plain mid "embroidery trim med, exceptional values, (all sixe Spjoial prices. . . $7.50 to $15.00 Don't fall to sec our Wash Suits, Etc. A. lot of plain duck Wash Suits m pink linen, white nnd blue, fitted back, nil sizes, splendid vnluo-- $4.85 A bolter grade, made about same stylo...- $7.50 Khaki Skirts New line of Khaki Skirts; plain and divided; all sizes; splendid values at $5,00, $3.50 $0 CA and "PCmJV Seo our line of white and linen colored "Wash CA Skirts; $G.00 and along to ,JU Axito Coats and Dusters Pino pongee silk Auto Coats at ...$15.00 A lino of nicely made Duck Auto Coats $6.00 Linen Dusters and Auto Coats $12.60 and down to $1.60 Lingerie and One-Piece Dresses A beautiful line of one piece House Dresses in colors; neat and trim and very becoming; just what you are look ing for $2.50 to $6.50 Fine one-piece Lingerie Dresses; a lot of now stvlcs; $15.00 and to $5.00. VAN DYKE'S mi Wrestling Contest MEDFORD OPERA HOUSE Saturday, April 9, at 9 p. m. Sharp DAVID RUEF vs. E. C. TUCKER COLORADO WIIBSTLKK WKIGIimO MB POUNDS In Two Best out of Three r Five-Round Boxing Contest gas a Preliminary Seats 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50