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fc TfXQti FOFR rEDFOKT) MAIL TRTBUCT, MEDFOUP,. QRKnoy. SATURDAY, MAY I. 1012. i i i Medford Mail Tribune AN mmSl'JSNDKNT NKWgPAl'KK PUIILTHI11JU I3VRKY AFTERNOON BXCBI'T RUNUAV. 1Y TI1H M13UFORD lUUNTINQ CO. iiiiim inwim.iiim.itWi"iM' i i I 1 Tho Democratic Timt. Thn Medford ?". Tlie JdedforJ Tribune, Tho South, trn OrcKonlnn, Tho Anlilnnd Tribune Offlcn Mall Trttmno ItulldlnR, 26-57-SJ North Ftr street; phone, Main JOSi; Home 75. QEOItaiiJ PUTNAM, Kdltor nmi ManaRtr Kntfirod ns iipconil-clns matter at Hertford; Oro&on, under tha act of March I, 1879. OfflelM Paper of tho City of Medford. Official Paper of Jackson County.. BuascRirrxoiT iiate. Ona year, by mall 15.00 One month, ty mail 60 Per month, delivered t carrier In Medford, Jackaonvllln and Gen- tral Point .80 Saturday only, hy mall, por year.. S.00 Weekly, per year 1.80 HOME RULE GOOD ROADS BILL NEEDED (Continued from Tajno 1.) AVouliI any bond buyer buy lKiida where the funds ar to go into a gen oral road fund without any protec tion that tho funds shall ho used for permnnont ronds? In other word, it the funds are to jro Into a general road fund the bonds would he JUok nl, as tho act would he unconstitu tional because It would increase the county's Indebtedness over the con stitutional limit Tho limit has only been Increased for permanent roads. This raonoy should ko into a porma nent road fund to be' used only on tho building of permanent roads in the county. Otherwise I feel satis fied no bond buyer would take the bonds. Tho second objection to the act Is that it limits the county bonded in debtedness to 2 per cent of the as sassed valuation of tho county. It provides that the county debt for road construction abroady incurred shall not, with the new debt to be evidenced by- bonds, exceed 2 per cent of the assessed valuation of the property. Two per cent on Jackson county's assessed valuation would be $750,000. If the county owes $500, 000 for road work it would leave a possibility of raising by bond issue $250,000. The authprs of these bills have followed tho same system 6f constir tutlonal amendment with reference to this county bonding act, by sub mitting at the samo election a con stitutional amendment for the build ing of permanent roads, such as was voted at the last election. This is by an amendment of section 10, of article 10, the same section which wo had fceforo the supreme court. It limits the county's Indebtedness tor permanent roads to 2 per cent of the assessed value. Here wo have an other law dependlnR for its validity on a constitutional amendmont to be passed at the same time the Jaw is passed. AVo would havo tho samo doubts as to the legality of this law as were erpreased with roferenca to the state bonds. The other bills aro for tho employ ment of convict labor. Tho last ono is an atrocious measure, In that it provides for tho working of what It calls "county, city and town con victs." It may be all right to take one confined In jail for violating a city ordinance or for some other mi nor offense and work him on the road. Hut it certainly Is an outrage to brand him legally with tho term "convict." People are only deserv ing of being described by thlB term when thoy havo committed some fel ony and have been confined In the peniluutiary. If this is permitted to become a law every man held in jail under a sentence for violating a state law or a town or city ordinance, oven if ho is counted because he is not nblo to pay a small fine, will be legally designated as a "convict." As to our own situation, this ro (on t opinion of the supreme court In tho county bonding case seems to make it apparent that the court would not uphold a county lav.' for county bonding; and even if It did, still another legal complication would arise because such an act would conflict with Mime of theso state acts now being submitted, and the (juoetiau would arise whether a gonenil stato law, when in conflict with tho county Jaw, would control. Thoroforo, tho only solution Is to draw and submit by petttlonto the puoplo at the November election such a general state law m will meet our conditions, and then after thu No vember election, if It should pass, cull n special election and vote the bonds In accordance with it. Some of our Kuardlaus in other purts of the state seem to think that wo aro going abend too fast. Know ing that wo have a considerable In debtedness for roads nlroady, thoy limited the bonded Indebtedness to 2 por cout of the assessed valuutlon of thu property, after doducting from this 2 per cent tho amount of road liulobtQrtiio.su outstanding. What wo nood Is a home rule bill, and to defeat tho proposed constitu tional amendment. Tho best way to defeat that cniudlUitlanal amend ment is to put another ono on which Will counteract' It, and maybe thoy will both pass, A 13 UtJAMES,.- THE POLICE COURT. Till pity poitih-ih in its pall foi a special olortion, asks for an aineiutnuMit to tho pity phai'lor proa tins; a 'nuinioipal court, ' with" powers similar to those ol justice courts, except that there shall he no trial hy jury. The amendment calls for the creation of the office of municipal judge, whose salary shall ho fixed hy the council, and who shall he elected at general city elections. On January 11, 15)10, tho charter was amended hy a vote of the people, and a "city court'' created having "full and exclusive jurisdiction of all violations of city ordinances, with full power to enforce any judgments it may render." governed hy (hq procedure- of justice courts, regulated hy the same rules, except that there shall he no trial hy ,iury. - It is stipulated that the tho jutlire of said court. The sent of the mayor, at any time appoint a special judge of said court, who shall have eoncurreiU; power with said mayor and act as judge of said court," whose salary shall he fixed hy the council. The only proposed change in the law is that the court is named municipal court, instead of city court, that the judge shall he elected after his first appointment, instead of appointed, and that the mayor cannot do the work of the judge and thereby save his salary as at present. In other words, a new office is created which it is mandatory upon the people to support, fixing another permanent drain upon the taxpayers. .If the work of the police court is too heavy for the mayor, the mayor and council have ample authority under the present charter to appoint such a judge without tho expense of a special election. Tho mayor appoints the police judge, antl the mayor should appoint him to avoid a discordant administration. The mayor is held respon sible for the police conduct of the city, and should have full authority. "Whether or not a police judge is needed may be gov erned by the statistics of the office. The receipts for the year 1911. a busier year, with more of the class that fill the city ,iail here than are here now. the fines collected totalled $1101, an average per month of $91. Tho fines ran as follews: January $28.30,. February $23, March $(0. April $105, Alay $4o. Jiine $&3.50, July $1512, August $lf)(3. September $175, October none, November $90. December $20. Nearly all of the cases were plain drunks and only a few minutes a day were required to dispose of the cases. The fines more than paid the $900 salary of the mayor, but would not leave much for a judge's salary. Police business is lighter this year, so that the appointment of a judge means a drain upon the treasury. There is no necessity for asking the people to vote to create a municipal judge, except that the council, as in the proposed boxing ordinance, lacks the backbone to solve the problem itself. If the appointment of a judge is needed, it has .the authority. Lf it is not needed, it has no right to inosc the extra cost of the election upon the taxpayers. THE GOOD ROADS MUDDLE. ' ' ' AE. KteAMES, attorney 'for Jackson county in its road bonding matters, at the request of the Mail Tribune, has -written an opinion on the present voad situation, published clsewheiy in this issue, as concerns Jackson count v. Mr. Eeames' legal opinions have the great advantage of being direct, to the point, clearly expressed, free from legal verbiage and easily understood by the layman. After discussing the apparent defects in the pro posed good roads initiative laws, .Mr. Rcames sums up the local situation as follews: "Tho recent opinion of tho supreme court in the county bondlnx case seems to make It apparent that tin court would not uphold a county Inw for county bonding; and even if It did, still nnothor logal complication would arise because such an act would conflict with some of those state acts now bolnf; submitted, and the question would arise whother a gonenil state law, when In conflict with the county law, would control. Therefore, the only solution is to draw and submit by petition to thu people at tho November election such a general state law as will moot our conditions, and then after the November election, if it should pass, call a special election and vote the bonds In accordance with It. "Soino of our guardians in other parts of tho state seem to think that we are going ahead too fast. Knowing that wo havo a considerable indebtedness for roads alroady, thoy limited the bonded indebtedness to 2 per cont of tho assessed valuation of the property, after deducting from this - per cent the amount of road Indebtedness riutstnuding. "What we need Is a home rule bill, and to defeat tho proposed con stitutional amendment. The best way to defeat that constitutional amond ment is to put another one on which will counteract It, and maybe they will both pass." A home rule bill, that is a bill that will permit coun ties to spend their own money for permanent highways, is -what is needed, and all that is needed. Then the pro gressive counties can go ahead and not be eternally ham pered, as under the proposed laws, by the mossback sec tions, which can be left alone to peacefully wallow in the streaks of mire they call roads, as at present. "What a sad muddle the good roads associations have made of their labored efforts to do .something for good road's, which has only had the effect of halting and pro hibiting progress already under way in progressive coun ties, almost as bad a muddle as the home rule bill made in amending local option! A MODERN DAMON. A CAM PAf.GX expense statement filed by Hen Sellin -- candidate for the republican nomination for United States senator, shows that Mr. Selling expended $784.10, and that one Max Michel expended on behalf of Selling $9941.70. Who is this modern Damon who in these pjping times! of financial stagnation can throw such a fortune into the! balance on behalf of a sorely pressed Pythias in the strug gle for a political bauble? Ten thousand ducats! Great shades of Shylock what a profit in pants! Possibly Max has tlie proverb in mind that is so tei"sely put by another member of his race: "You throw it some bread in tho river and pretty quick it comes back more as you put in." In any event, if the Soiling expense account is true, and certainly no reasonable minded person will question mayor "shall ex-officio he council may. with the eon- to' lit, Max is entitled friendship. There is just one more that is the return of Pythias, and if Pythias is not last it any of the political Lanes of Oregon Max's bread may not have been cast in vain. Why Women of Oregon Want to Vote iKntltcrluo Mscdrcgoi' l Mu Dallas Obsciver.) That question will bo answered M the polls this your. The enfranchise ment of women dopeiitlK entirely upon thu willingness or men to give them the right or tho bnHot Just why men have the o.clualve right to Kraut this privilege Is n question that I answer ed by men nlone: "We have always voted and run ths uovvrnniont. Wom en hno their own place as wives ud mot hers, and homo makers. There fore, tho grout things of a nation should be within the hands of the men,"' and that Is where thoy are. Now. 1 urn tfltul to boar testimony to the apparent willingness of w num ber of men to grant the franchise. 1 have talked with many nnont this subject. Their query, each and every ono, has been, "bo tho women really want to vote? I'd veto for tho en franchisement of the state if I thoiiKht the women realt wanted It.'" We do. Wo want the ballot. Not every woman in the state, but the ma jority. In this movement, as In overv forwurd stop, there aro always some on tho negative side. For tun consecutive )ears I have had tho experience of a voting cltlieti. I know what womsn Have done and what thoy aro planum to do In Colo rado. In consenting to write this paper I folt that my position was rad ically different from that of the Dal las women, for what they hope to tlo I have douu. t he reasons for granting the fran chise are the mine In Oregon as they aro in every enfranchised state. Kseh commonwealth has Its own problems to solve, and these problems differ from each other, as do tho conditions from which they arise. For exnmple: The labor questions that so ngltato Colorado, while thty keep New York In an active stale of lieltiK. do not dominate thu state's ad vancement or mtroRreaslon. Tho hor rors of child labor ns thoy exist In the manufneturinK states of Now Knalnud and the south, are absolutely un known In Colora'do. In the koIU ennuis of that state children are not bent un derKround a thousand feot to do u man's work. no awent-shop lalm.-. thu stnrvliiK wngo of. the saleswoman, who either rttaryc&oV sells her virtue tor thu metgt prlmiege of ilvlpg, tnose eonoitlonnat-nhUftttW(ofbettormcnt the hands of tnlpkiug women In .Ne York, do not obtain In Oregon, .w what Is necessary for correction In one state cunnot be usd as a criter ion in all states, lint thcro are rea sons commou tu every state In the union why women - should have un ballot. The) have been kIvcii, tlino ami again, and will not be new to anyone who rea'ds this papr. he basic tfriiMple of self-government is anrsBlli(llty to law. The laws made by men hold responsible muii and womsn. Women sufrer the penalty of crime. They aro not ex cused because or sux; no plea Is offer ed In Mxteiiuatlon of crime beeausu a woman Is a "wife, and inothor, and homo-maker." She "dreea her own woinl," as she should, since she Is a reasonable, responsible being. Hut wheio is th. logic, tho right, to deny woman a hand Jn sulf-govoriuneiit, considering Ihst the luws govern her as voll as thej- dotliH men? If she might break tae laws with Impunity, suffering no penalty homiise she was held Irresponsible, then thero would bo a logical reason for denying Iwr the rlht to help govern herself. Thut women mako tho best toar.h- ern for chl'drcn Is an Incontiovertlble fact. In tht- Mates whore women havo votod for nnyjloiiKtli of time the Into points with prldo to her schools, to tho high Krado of efficiency, and scholarship. Almost ovory onfru.i chlsed state bus elected women ;irf state and county HuporlntondentH of schools. I know that many HtnloH per mit women to 'vote on school ques tion when qn municipal matters votes aro deulfcl tliom. TIiuho states also point uith prldo to their public schools. In tho luislnoBH and profession il worlds, women neojl tho ballot to bet tor their own material interests. Or egon has not ti overwhelming unm oor of piuuiulntf piofoHHlonal women that Now Yoik has. Hut Oregon Ik growing and the time la not far dis tant when those young, vigorous towns mid cHjas'of our atato will bo tho .Mecca 0f many splendidly en dowed and advilricod'pifoHHlounl fro inon. in New York thin ohms of wo man is thwarted and hold back by professional brethren mid It Ik within tho bounds of truth to flay that Ore son just as narrow about gdmittliig women physicians aH liitornoB to her hospitals as u Xow York. Tho wage question of the saleswoman In Cort land also calls for ndJuHtmont. When women cronsod tho plains with their liusbniuln and settled In Oregon ns pioneers, thoy did tholr work both as mothers and homo makers, and u men, To U'u honor of lo the palm for warm-hearted DamoU scene to the I'vthian pact am' the early law-makers bo It said I bat when tho territory made Its first laws women were more generously treated us logtuds Inheritance than were tholr sinters In the older stntes. Here women aro not out off from tholr In heritance with the "Interest on nito lli Ird of the properly" as they ate In Now York and all the fur oustot'it states. Itut broader and more kludh us Oregon has been In tho matter of Inheritance laws, tho state could still bo better to tho thousands of women who have holpoil to make her bloom and blossom Mho the rose. Wo women of Oregon want to voto We fool Hint "Wo are mentally capa bV of holpitiK In this matter ns wo have helped In ut hers. Women are patriotic generous. 1Uid unselfish wards tho state when necessity iuIsm Krom the time of the Revolution lo the Spanish War of ':, women havo given cheerfully ami gladly of tholr nearest and dearest, have git en their husbands and sons; have given their money and Influence, and Intereat: have given themselves. In what wh havo men dunv more to ki-ep t!n stlira of our rlag bright and t ln strlpet out of the dust? It Is tiunh iMislor to march away from homo into I the unknown with bunds plalni?. ' flags fl.Miig, cheers ringing, than It Is I for the wife and muthor left behind , to take up the duty of husband and ' father In keeping together (lu faiii-j llltttt of little children. She does the' work of both man and woman. Whv j shouldn't she have a olr In tho af fairs of state, when In tlmo or trou ble she gives all she has to the state' Now. how are wo going to attain our object? lit my hearing a man very pithily said:' "A cause made ri diculous is lost.'' Smashing windows, Koiug to prison, marching throtivh tho streets ami doing as are the ttn gllsh women In general will um or glvo us, the franchise. A womauly woninu decry unwomanly methods. As Americans we may not sit In judgment on our KukIIhIi slaters for wo do not realize what they havo to endure. All we ran say Is, "Your way of galttlnK votes for women Is not our way," We will never n!ii anything If wo try to foieo our men. Mon must be convinced of tho rea MouablcuoHH of our desires, of our ability to Jielp them In votliiK, thtty need help,, of our sincerity In trying to belter bad conditions, and of our still remaining womeiily women after casting a ballot. The two objections that suem thu iiiohI telling against granting the suffrage aro not worthy ! of consideration. Theso objections are J first, the degradation of woman in politics, and secondly, the uiisexiiu of women who vote. That men have these opinions goes without saying, j I hoard them both enunciated tills, spring. Tlmt those opinions are un-' tenable Is self-evident, consequently I they are not worthy of debate. In f Colorado women are not less officii1 it ! In their chosen spheres because I mothers and sous go together to the polls; nor are young girls handicap-, pod in their oiithful development i when they ate accompanied by their HOTEL MEDFORD SUNDAY DINNER $!.Q0 ? Canape Loion'.u Radishes "r KM wo lives Cream of Celery Pilot of Salmon Trout Stripped with Macon Pommes Parisienue Petif I 'af ties a la Piiianeioru Strawberry Sherbet Mroiled Squab Chicken on Toast Roast 1 0 1 li Spring Lamb, Mini, Saueo Roast Pol a toes t (lardeu Peas in Cream Hotel iiod ford Salad Apple Pie Vanilla leo Ci'Ga'm Xeufehatel Cheese iMixed iNrii(s Demi Sunday, May rith Special mimic will be Misses Crawford fnthoi'ti and biothoi'H to Urn ollng booths Men ovurywlioi'ti yield re spool W women who demand losped, and it Is iilmply silly lo urge that voting In niiyVay dotiitcls from wo uiiinly attrlhittos Women aro tho tmiiio In Oi-ogoii'iiri thoy are In Colo nolo and there Is no reason In four that wo may bo loss altrnitlvo lo our hiisliaudii mid liloiuls when wo arc permitted to use tho ballot, What will tho answer bo In Nov em her? Will tho question "Shall the Women of Oregon Vote" ho settled by tho words "Concluded" or "Con tinned In our mul? It U almolulely a question of men's willingness to grant us lint frtuiohlHo, Wo waul I he fran chise; we aro worth) tho frani'lilw, and, wo think the fiaiuhlso Is our iluo NEW THOUGHT MEETINGS Are llelit in Moose Halt every Thursday nt II p. in. K er liody invited. A SNAP CO acres, sir miles from Medford. good graded road crosses tho tract, all free soil, at 160 per acre. 1 000 will haudlo, onny tortus on bnlntico. Part I creek bottom Innd, sii'tnble for alfalfa. Several springs on tlie place. Timber enough to pay for tho tract. No buildings, lu the (Irlfflo crook district. W. T. York & Co. Medford Roal Eatato & Employment Agency i'ou sai.i: l acres Hoar crook bottom. There Is about 30 arros In alfalfa, all thu tots go with the place. Lot lu Walnut Park add., about ISO ft. from Ma I n. Uuod water power site 120 acres lu connection. Price 9 lO.uoo. Sin acres, small house, price jrttino for cash. ICO acres S miles out, $1K0 per acre. U0 acree 3 miles out, IS In pears. 10 acres '1 mile out, 8 lu penrx. 130 acres II in 1 1 its out, only 50 per acre. tk.ii:s ISO acres In .Minnesota for ranch lu valley. Itambler In good repair will trade for ucreagtt or hoiisu mid lot. Uqiilty In a ii room house for acre age. Kqtilty In a U room house, will trade for acreage. Six room. new buugnlow In Orange, Cal.. frfr tfcfSng'o up to JUbQO. '1 watches to trade for chickens, KMPI.OY.MK.NT Woman cook. Women mid Klrla for general housework. Waitress lu California, itauch hands. Phono lu your ordnm for men; no charge to tho employer. All who want work would do well lo come and register for work. Mrs. Ulltuer Is always on baud to take )our uamu and address. E. F. A. BITTNER ROOMS G AND 7, PALM 0L0CK Opposite Nash Hotel Phono It II; Jlomc, 11. f (o 1 M". Sailed Almonds Tomalo Essence Roslon Cream Pio Assorted Cakes Crackers Layer Raisins Tasso Iiiiu-aM.'ohr Co., Props. rendered by and Oowoll lie WHERE to ao TONIGHT fvr & 1 J i THEATRE UlglfCliiM YiiutlovUlo iiud Motion I'MtnoN AlHH) In tint Lend TOM STOCKMAN Peerless IllmUfnro Comedian mid 1 lu ii Jo JiiHglor IIOW UAHIIINtlTON CltOHSIIll Tin: nmawAiu: V ti History Merles No. 7, You idiould Htm Oils- unit bilug t In children IMS MOI'IIMIt'S SIIKOIMI llrnuiatically and powerfully con- lnclin: WINTKIl ON TDK IIAI.TIO SKA llemillfiil scale A CUm.UiTKST A dramatic and louimitlu story of tho round Klondike days THAT TKItlllMU: AFUICAN iirvnat A rlrh rotiiodt set vain Adiulnkloii toe, Children no Matinee Dally. eoMiNo roMi.s'o May I, r. mid U. TIIK MST ItlTKS or Tin: maim: Uouteuihr tho Mniuo Ureal, lusplrliiK. wonderful. May 7, and I'. THU PASSION PI.AV Complete stor) of the life of our Savior JfUJfZ lOc THEATRE lOc Thursday. Friday mid Saturday CIIAS. llt'OllliS and MISS MiltA TII'I'ANV In a High Class Musical Novelty Act, rotiiethluc that's sure to please 4000 feut of tho best Photo plus over displayed In this city. Klvu good Interesting subjects, lloar FUANKIK Sing "Kiliiiiner Days" Evenings, 10c any seat In the hnuno. Special Children's Mat luce ovory Saturday and Sunday at 2 p, 3ii., admission fir and 10c. Follow tho crowds to thu lulu, Wo solicit your patronage, which will ba received with court ciy. Watch Our Addition Grow Jackson and Summit Medford Realty and Improvement Company M. V, it II. Co. Illdg. Draperies Wn enrry a vry couiplnto linn of draperies, liinn aurliiltis, f. teres, nlc, mid in nil cIiihkcs nt iipliolHtorlmr. A HM'citl iiiiiu to look nftor tills xoik oxcIijhIvhIv ninl will l'Ivm un uooil service iih Is pnNslhln lo col In uvun tho liirKi'st cities. WEEKS & MgGOWAN GO, F0RDE CAN DO IT Do yon want your lawn put In flrnt oluHH HliapeT All work gtinranlocd. Louvo iiililrnM with H. H. PiiltcrKii, Quaker Nut'Hury, NiihIi hotel, Clark & Wright LAWYERS WASHINGTON, I). O. Public Land Matters! Final Proof. Doiort Lamia, ContosU and Mining Oases, Scrip, rwrt A- V iw. A A y , n I to, , Vk it