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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON, THURSDAY, .APRIL 31, 1910. Medford Mail Tribune Complete Etorlcs! Thirty-ninth ttMly, Fifth Year. Year; ARBITRATE THE WATER CONTROVERSY. :WBXJC8XSO 13 All. Y EXCEPT BATTTR- j BAY ST TBS MSDrORD psmrrnra oo. A consolidation of th ModforU Msll. Mtafcllshed 1M; the Southern Oregon fen. established UOl; the IXniocratlo Tribune. established 18. and the Mcd- fera Tribune. estAonsneu WKOItQE PUTNAM. Editor and Manager vstaMii fliw.nnil)&u matter No aber 1, 1S09, at the poitofflee at Bedford, Oregon, under ine arch 3, 1I7S. act of Official Paper of the City of Medford. STTSBOXXFTXOK RATES I n he mall .IS. 00 One month by mall. .............. .80 Per montn, aeuverea ay carrier, m Medford, Ashland. Jacksonville. Gold Hill and Woodvllle .50 Sunday only toy mall, per year.... S.00 fe'Mklv. nna year 1.80 STaH X.r4 Wire Halted patoaee. Press Ola. The Mall Tribune on sale at the Ferry News Stand. f-n tranclsco. rertland Hotel News Stand. Portland Bowman N-wb Co., Portland. Or. T. a Whitney. 8entUe, Wash. Hotel Spokane News Stand. Spokane. rcrtasre Bates to 13paro paper. Jo to Xl-page paper 34 to Jt-paco paper... gWOEV CZROUZJLXXOHI Xevember, 109 1.J00 December, 1J09 M January. 110 ykruarr. 1910 a." March CtvotiUMoat 1 2.S0O IT J.JS0 3 2,209 IS.... 3.ZS0 I.."!...... 2,22i I 30 3.J00 2.S00 7 3.ZB0 3.XS0 9 2.J50 19 3.3S0 11 3.350 IX 3,399 It 2,216 It 1.150 16 3.3S9 Total 33 3.3S0 33 3.300 21 3.3S9 35 3.150 37 1.130 38 3.159 39 3,350 30 3.350 31 3.350 9.S59 Lees deductions 1.3 60 Net total 8.00 Are rare net dally 3,303 UatraDolta of Southern Oregon and ortaern California and fastest-srow- tc city In Oreraa. tanirtiittnn. Anrll. 1919. 8199. Banner fruit city of Oregon Rogue lrer apples won sweepstakes price and us ox "Apple 30sffa of the "World" t National Apple Show, Spokane, 1999. egue River pears brought highest prices In all markets of the world dur tag the past five years. irate Coms&ereial Clate for pamphlets. Good evening! Have you sub scribed to the now fruit exchange? Pinchot is loaded for Ballingcr. But Ballingcr has already fired Pin bot : ? Gold Hill is bragging of its new railroad and its commercial development Teddy is in gay Paree. He cau dd the can-cau to bis accomplish tncnts. Not a real estate agent in Jack sonville, the county seat of Jackson county. Woodville is on the verge of a boom. It is one of the best spots in the valley. Central Point shows evidences of great prosperity. t Every day adds to its growth. People of Ashland want a trolley line, too. Of course they do, and always have. Shortage of labor is complained of all over the state yet nobody seems over-anxious to work. Every auto owner is requested to volunteer his machine to entertain the Portland visitors. Dick Croker says the day of the boss is over yes, for an hour. T, B. will soon be home. Hand-thinning will be required in the Rogue River vnlley so heavily -are the orchards laden. "Halloy's comet has reached the flimit of its speed but what's the uso; wo can't catch it. A chance to buy shade trees cheap is offered by the Greater Medford club ladies. This is your opportu-;Jiity. V Fourteen chances to build wore offered tho Commercial club, but somo of tho prices were fourteen times too high. Finland is again struggling for lib erty by defying the czar. It is like the independents fighting tho Stand ard Oil only not so hopeless. Medford is better and more favor ably known among officials at Washington than any small city in the coast states Will G. Steel. T. R. signalized his entry to Paris by dooluring that tho New York Sun bad printed an "unqualified false hood," and olocting it to tho Ananias club. Don't forgot to see that your fam ily and neighbors, tho stranger with in your gates, and your ranch hands are enumerated in the census. The Comwwraal elub will supply you with blanks. THE wator question should bo settled and settled at oueo. No mutter what rainbow prospects may be held out as tiio result of further litigation, the experience of a year in court has convinced tho most skeptical that the law's delay would be far more costly than a com promise. The Mail Tribune suggests that tho matter bo left to arbitration, that Mr. Hanley select one of the arbitrators, the city another, and the two a third, and that whatever agreement is reached by these three be accepted by both parties as final. . If the water is not turned in the wooden main already constructed by June first, serious results will ensue, and the damage from this source alone will probably equal the damages demanded by Mr. Hanley. In addit ion to this, there is the constant loss to the city occasioned through having an inadequate, poor water supply. The general sentiment among the citizens is that time enough has been wasted in the water controversy, and that the 'wrangling should end. Every day that the present situation continues means a loss to the city, and there is no reason why it cannot be prolonged indefinitely through one legal technicality or another. All danger of typhoid epidemic must be removed before another winter. As many of the citizens of Medford are new comers, the following brief summary of the water case will enable them to grasp the situation: Two years ago, when it was voted to construct a wa ter system, the council decided upon "Wasson canyon as a source of supply, agreeing to pay M. F. Hanley $25,000 for 300 inches of water. At a special election, the people of Medford by an overwhelming majority, amended the charter so as to give the council the authority -to contract for this water, it being understood that "Wasson canyon was the supply. The contract with M. F. Hanley for thes Wasson canyon was duly entered into and signed by the mayor and recorder. Investigation and a dry summer showed that, while "Wasson canyon was ideally situated and contained the finest water, the flow was not equal to the amount sold. This Mr. Hanley agreed to remedy by surviving the ad ditional amount of water required from Little Butte creek, but public discontent with Wasson canyon forced the coun cil to resubmit the matter to the people. Water propo- fsitions were called for and several submitted. At an elec: tion the people chose that submitted by the Fish Lake com pany, and a second contract was entered into, whereby the Fish Lake company deeded to the city 300 inches of Little Butte water for $15,000. They also took the contract for constructing the pipeline from the intake above the Hanley ranch to the city. As the city's pipeline must cross the Hanley ranch for a considerable distance, 2Ir. Hanley refused a right of way unless the provisions of his contract for Wasson canyon water were carried out. He has been suing the city to enforce this contract, while the city has been suing him for the right of way. The condemnation suit against Mr. Hanley was de- laved a year ago until after the regular term of court. Judge Hanna was petitioned by the city to call a special term. This he twice refused to do. The city then appealed to the governor under a law passed at the last session of the legislature, asking that another circuit judge be sent here to call a special term. The governor sent Judge Coke j of Marshfield, who called the special term, at which a jury , gave Hanley a verdict of $650 damages. Mr. Hanley con-1 tended that this special term was illegal and secured an in- i junction from Judge Hanna, who took the same view, re straining the city from entering the Hanley premises. Some six months later the supreme court rendered its decision sustaining the injunction, and leaving the situa tion just where it was a year ago. The city has now secured a special term at which new condemnation proceedings will be begun, and another jury will assess damages for Mr. Hanley, but upon some tcchi cality or other the matter will probably be again appealed and another summer roll away with Medf ord's water prop osition still in' the air. Even though Mr. Hanley only receives nominal dam ages for the right of way, and the city is allowed to cross his premises, he still stands a chance of forcing the city to fulfill their contract with him, and pay him $25,000 for the Wasson canypn water. If a compromise can be arranged with Mr. Hanley, and he says it can be, the city will secure the 300 inches of Wasson canyon water they contracted for from him, as well as the 300 inches contracted for from the Fish Lake com pany, and within ten years all the water will be needed and will be hard to get at double the price! If Wasson canyon water is used, it will save approximately $10,000 in pipe line, considerably reducing tho amount of money tho city will be out. It is not common sense nor sound businpss to further prolong the water controversy. PORTLAND MEN EAGERJTO COME Much Enthusiasm Is Manifest Over Business Men's Excursion South In Order to Know More of tho State of Orenon. PORTLAND, Or., April 21. (Spe cial.) It's a long tlmo Blnco Port land buslucHs men wero so thoroughly oiitluiBcd as thoy nro now over tho groat business mon'a oxeurstou which will leave Portland Monday evonlnjr, April 25, with a schedule that Is so nrarnged that ovory sluglo point on tho trip will bo vlsttod In daylight nud 30 points aro vlsttod. Uoth tho cast and west sides of tho WlUantottu vfilloy. tho Rogue Hlver valley, Klamath Falls and tho stir rouudlng country, nud tho Umpqiia valley are Included, and al tho big Jumps that co .aumo tlmo nro travol ed la the ulght. Soventy-flvo representative bust noss mon coruposo tho party, and as a ro8iilt or this four days spent In western and southorn Oregon thoy will got a bitter Idoa ot tho unlrorsal prosperity and advancement of theso communities than thoy could gain In a year from tholr office. Tho development ot both tho Co lumbia and Wlllametto rivers has been tho topic of Important meetings during tho past week ono at Pasco, tho other at Albany and both had splendid attendance. A numbor ot prominent citizens ot Oregon havo rccolved Invitations through Hon. John Barrett, director of tho bureau of Amorlcan Repub lics, to bo present at tho dedication of the now building nt tho nation's capital April 26. Ono ot tho most beautiful rooms In this attractive building is finished throughout with Oregon fir, tho mill work mado right In Oregon from special doslgn and furnished by the Orogon & Washing ton Lumber Manufacturers' associa tion. Distinguished personages to Bpeak at tho dedicatory exorcises are President Taft, tho secretary of stato, ambassador ot Mexico, Senator Ellhu Root and Andrew Carnoglo. For tho laBtthrco years Orogon has beon chief among tho states In at tracting western Immigration, and while It Is too early for comprehen- Tree Auction ladies oV the Greater Medford elub will on Saturday ruing, April 23, at 0 o'clock, sell at bargain prices, at tho Ladies mon Exhibit building, the shade trees ordorod for planting along stroots, but refused after being ordorod and loft on tho club's hands. This is your opportunity. , People who havo contracted for trees must secure thorn before Saturday. They will not be .hold aftor that dato. Greater Medford Club stvo figures on this year's colonist travol, It Is already certain that tho total will bo tho biggest yet, Trains havo boon ruuutng In from two to four sections to nccotnmodato tho travol, and owing to tho actlvo work of tho Oregon Development leaguo In furnishing advance Information through tho commercial bodies In doz ons ot Orogon communities, thoso newcomors havo tholr minds doflntto ly mado up aa to location, and buy tholr ticket to that point. HOW TO LIVE TO BE NINETY YEARS OF AGE CHINESE MAY NOW HAVE THEIR QUEUES CUT OFF SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., April 21. Tho recent edict issued by the Clunouo government allowing loyal Chinoso subjects to part with their queues is to be applied generally to all official representatives from Ho nolulu to Washington, according to information reaching hero today. Tho first to take advnutngo of the edict was Liung Kwo Ying, China's consular representative at Honolulu, who recently had his queue sovered from his head. It is predicted that there will be a wholesale slaughter of the hirsute appendages following the arrivnl of Princo Tsni Tncto America. Ho h expected to arrive in Sun Kruneiseo Friday on the Chi Yi Mnru. CHICAGO, April 21. "Young man, it you would live to ho 1)0 years old, observe the following rules: "Keep tho Ten Commandments. "Go to bod early and sleep eight hours. "Don't worry. ''Eat moderately of wholesome food. "Sloon with your window open. "Avoid ill-tompur and all ex tremes of emotion. "Honesty, chastity, sobrioty -these nro tho essentials of ti suc cessful career." Tho above is tho advico of Dr. D. KV Pearsons, the milllouuiro philan thropist of Hinsdale, who will cele brate his 00th birthday next Thurs day. Dr. Pearsons, who, according to his own stntomont, hns given away mora than $5,000,000 in tho last 21 years to -17 colleges and schools scattered over tho United Stntos, will die n poor man. "Coffins worn not mndo to carry money in," is tho aged mnu's epi grnmuintio statement. Others are as follows : "I never wont to but ono horserace and I nm ashamed when I think of Hint. "Monoy beggars nro of all kinds. Somo in rags, somo in jags and somo in velvet gowns. "I hnvo found it harder," snid Dr. Pearsons in couulusioii, "to give my money uwny than to make it, nnd I shall lie greatly rcliovod whou it has boon portioned off to my siitisfan tion." "PARENTS NOT RECONCILED; SORRY," SAYS YOUNG KNOX NEW POUT, April 21. "I regret to say that the report that my par ents nro reconciled to my marriage is not true, would to gracious it waB," said Philander Knox, Jr. "I love my parents, but I lovo my wife, and I nm happy with her, ".My going to Now York to mrot my brother, Itecd, started tho falno report," the secretary of state's sou added. "I am soiling automobiles nud earning big wages; ask my boss if I nm not a star employe." A big "nd" in tho Nowort Herald announced Hint young Knox would demonstrate and sell tho nutomobilo for which ho is mi agent before that newspaper's offico yoslordny. A crowd nnRemhlcd; the blushing young man seemed much surprised. Tho auto firm makes nffitlufit that ho has sold many cars. "Hnsklns for Health." You Can Be Independent Buy An Orchard Tract Eden Valley Orchard Subdivided This famous bearing Orchard has boon sub-divided into small tracts and sold at reasonable prices. If you are looking for positivoly tho bost thing in the northwest in a small orchard, this is your chance to got in right Most Profitable Investment TO BE FOUND IN AMERICA Well informed business people from all parts of tho United States and Canada are looking to tho Rogue River valley for safo investments. Years of experi ence in buying and selling orchard land fits us tho better for su1nio investments that will yield largo returns. Our properties.have proven worth. "Wo can assure you that you take no risk when you purchase one of tho 30 to 100-acro orchard tracts located in the famous Eden Valley orchard. Wo sell tracts to suit, planted to tho best commercial varioties of bearing trees. You are assured of a splendid incomo the f irst year. We can stato positivoly that this is tho best chance for solid, sound investment to bo found in, America. A high-class bearing orchard of provon worth is certainly a moro profitable investmont than waiting for trees to grow on land that never produced fruit. You are sure of big returns almost at onco, either as a grower or by re-selling. Como and lot us show you. Secure an Income At Once PEOVIDE PLEASANT EMPLOYMENT You can buy as many acres as you desire, build a home on ground commanding a view of tho entire val leyenjoy the electric light and power, telephone, daily mail, and live within easy reach of tho business and social life of tho metropolitan city of Medford. , A climate unsurpassed anywhoro. Magnficent Homesites ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS I A small bearing orchard, planted to tho best com- mont, and insures an incomo of from $500 to $1000 mercial varioties of trees, will provide tho most fas- per aero each year. Hero is solid investmont, and tho cinating as well as healthful and profitable employ- incomo or profit from sale is sure. John D. Olwell EXHIBIT BUILDING MEDFORD, OREGON V