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'il I 1 PAGE POUR atEDTTORT MATT) TRTRWE, MEDFORD, QKTCflOK. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1012. hi I m Medford Mail Tribune AN INnttPJCNDRNT NHWR1MPKII FUni.lHlinO IWBIir A1TT13KNOON XiAliWl- BUN WAX, IIY TUN MKDKOUD I'JMNTINQ CO. Tho Democratic) Times. Tho Mrdford mrii. ine AiMtora Triuuno, Thn Boutlj. trn Orcgonlan, Tho Ashland Tribune. . Off loo Mall Trlbuno UulMInK, 627-il North Kir atroet; phona, llaln 1021; ftlVIUO JO, aEOIlQB PUTNAM; Editor and Manager Entered aa Becondclasi matter at Medford. Oregon, under Uis act of March I, 1878. Official Paper of tho City of Medford. unicmi l-nper or jncKson county. MINIMUM WAGE BILL. UBSCMPTIOK SAVXS. On year, by mull fS.OO Ono month, by mall (9 Prr month, delivered by carrier in Medford, Jacksonville) and Cen trnl Point .80 Saturday only, by mall, pr year.. 1.00 Weekly, per year t.80 JOLTS AND JINGLES By Ad. Brown. derson nlng. seems duo for ono this eve- A Medford woman writes la to ask if there is nny objection to her cleaning up her neighbor's yard on Cican-uit dny. On ono day in tho full year's run I sclzo my rake at break of sun, Then scratch and yank and " hustlq hard To mako my yard look like n yard. Again, clinging desperately to tho samo subject, last clean-up day for a lot of 'cm was primary day. If what tho music toachors say Is truo there Is n big crcip of Pader- cwskis and Mclbas coming on. Take a lesson from tho humble carpet. It stands up and takes its licking and never knows when Its beaten. ' ?'' AN INITIATIVE bill, drafted by labor inteivsls, il is report oil will appear upon the ballot tit the Novem ber e.leetion fixing a minimum wage for labor at $2.fi0 a day for men and $1.75 a day for women. "Without expressing either approval or condemnation of the measure, or dwelling upon its legality, its presenta tion and serious consideration are indications of a social and political revolution now in its initial stages, wherein legislation for the benefit of humanity, rather than for thq dollar, is tho consideration. The advocates of the measure claim that under the pre-; vailing high cost of living $2.50 a day is the least that a man win exist upon and support a fainilv, and $1.75 the least a woman can honorably exist upon and that is the truth. If the bill provided a minimum wage of $1 a day for men and 50 cents a day for women, there would probably be little opposition, so that it is not the principle involved, but tho stipulated wage that arouses the protest. Labor legislation and regulation is no new thimr. "We Today isn't clean up day but either nl,vnilv 1lnVft lnws ;,, ,, cfrnC vnmil.itmrr tlm hmivo ni' Mr. Tom McFarland or Mr. Bud An- i i , - , , - ,. . . o""""e "."";'. uiuor ami me ai;u oi laoor, mar is pruveiuunr cnnti jauur. It is but a step in the program to proscribe a living wage as well as living hours. Nor is legislation for the wage of labor a new thing. J7or half a century the peoplo of the United States have been voting u tax upon themselves with the avowed pur pose of enabling tho manufacturer to pay high wages. Such was the glowing theory which enabled the politicians to bunco the people into voting repeatedly for an extreme ly high tariff. The people thought they were legislating for the benefit of tin? wage of American labor, and there for for prosperity. The proposed initiative bill differs only from the advanced theory of tariff legislation in that it is a real direct benefit instead of an indirect suppositious benefit to labor. It does not diftcr m principle. The opposition to minimum wage legislation will come mainly from the protected industries, who in reality pay the lowest wages. Unprotected laborers, such as machin ists, carpenters, printers, plumbers, masons, stonecutters, painters, engineers, electricians, etc., work the shortest day and receive the highest wages, from $3 to $5 and $6 a day. The protected industries, like the steel trust, work their employes twelve horn's at an average .wage of $9 to $10 a week. The protected paper mills pay similar f wages for a twelve hour da v. The great cotton and wool manufacturers pay even less. The tariff has not advanced wages or benefited labor in any way. Instead it has built up a class of millionaires ana iostered the creation ot monopolies. It has imported tens of thousands of the lowest class of Europeans to take the place of native labor. It has fought the shorter work day and utilized child labor. It has made the condition of humanity in its factory districts the most hopeless in all America. And this is the result of legislation enacted solely to benefit the American laborer. Opposition to the minimum wage bill will also be forthcoming from the great department stores and other large employers of women who by paying a wage thoy admit is too small to support their employes, foster the white slave traffic and make prostitution the price of bar gain counter economies. By aid of the profit made through small wages paid women, these department '.stores are enabled to enter the mail order business and compete with the small town and country merchant, who is forced to pay living wages to his employes. Residents of the Rogue River valley who send away to secure mail order bargains from the big city department stores, or cloak and suit houses, are helping the white slave traffic. ' ' The wage of labor has always- been governed by the law of supply and demand. This is artificially controlled by unions on the one hand and by the importation of for eigner on the other. It is also modified by the individual. The theory of unionism levels the efficient and inefficient to a common plane, but the efficient is generally rewarded in excess of the inefficient, either in higher wages or steadiness of employment. The employer isnot so much concerned in the amount of the wage, as in whether or no he gels full value for his money. The effect of the proposed law will be that in hard times the inefficient will be out of work and in good times the efficient will command a premium just as they do now. In other words the law of supply and demand will still govern and the only benefit the law will confer will be liiioii women -just as the ten hour law benefited them exclusively in Oregon. 'The law will be difficult to enforce in hard times, but will be an interesting experi ment, though it ma' prove impractical. So far as wo arc concerned wo arc willing to let tho past swallow up Mr. Ismay. If wo could capitalize our theories about running tho other fellow's business wc would all dio rich. AVIint Ho! Another Byron? Friday evening between four and five A happy bunch went out for a drive, 'Tls plain this happy bunch meant no harm, As they were headed for Rumtord's farm. Mr. Leonard W. Rao who is long and slim, Took Miss Mabel Ingles to ride with lilm. While J. Robert Farrlss, who is short and fat, Took Miss Ulancho Powell to carry his hat. Mr. Harold Haynes, who leads a very quiet life. Couldn't find a girl, so he took his wife; And Clifton A. Coulter, who is a homely brute, Took Miss Jessie Farriss,"r who ia really cute. Now, of course, Hap. Rae had to go along too, So ho took for his company Miss Beatrice Pugh. Well, they got there alright, that hungry bunch, And then they proceeded to have jhelr big lunch, And, oh, 'that feed,' it was certainly great; Thoy all pronounced it tho best they I ever ate. Mlfes Goldu It inn ford may justly feel proud, , Iu getting up a feed for that hungry crowd. Thoy swapped jokes by the light of the fire iu the grate out from hl home on ltH Hrnnch to boo her niul to receive modlcni' treatment from )r. Holt. Mr. Dltsworth mid hla two step children, uiul l.oslli' ltl unit IiIh sister, Miss Kinnin I.) tie, were In town Friday morning on tho way to Modrord. Uay llnrulsh started with n load ot tools, etc., to tho Intake of tho Fish lake ditch last Friday morning. Tho company 3 to build n brhlRo to support its plpo lino across l.lltlo Hutto creek. Kmorson Wheeler and K. II. Wat son of Hutto Fuii! spout Friday night with us. They have boon re pairing tho telephone lino between Hutto Falls nnd Medford. This week has Icon rnthor a re markable week in Kagto Point, not only on account of tho delightful rain wo have had but on account ot thoro being a meeting of tho Hague Hlvor Baptist association, which convened on Tuesday, April SO, nnd continued tor four (bos, but also on account of there being two grand balls or dances hero on the night of May 1st. S. B. Snlkcr had announced for several weeks that ho would glvo a dance In his opera house on May 1st and a fow days before that thno Mr. Vogoll, who owns tho Tavern and saloon connected with It, and ono or two others took a notion that they would havo a ilanco and supper at tho samo time, so thoy rented Brown's hall over their store, posted bills around town, sent word to tho country nuuouucliif; the ilanco nnd tho result was that a few of tho select ones mot In Brown's hall and hud a very nice tlmo and the gouornl public met nt Splkcr's opera house and they nlso report having had a very pleasant time. One notable fea. turo of tho dance at Splkor's was that there was no atuoll of liquor on any of tho dancers, so 1 hoard sev eral of the kidles iy. At the clone of tho dance Mr. Splkor announced that ho would give a free dance on the evening of May 2 1 nnd that tho arrangement was made for Mrs Howlott to servo the supper at II a couple. But tho most interesting feature of tho week's doings was tho mooting of the association nnd the religious exercises connected pith It. Until Then Itgrcw most awful lato. 7 the best they bid Miss Rumford, hostess, good night, All feeling thoy had had tho time of their life, Eugene Register, FIRST WORK FOR NEW BEAR CREEK BRIDGE Tho preliminary work on tho loca tion of tho Bear crock urldgo was be gun Monday, whon Engineer Sawyer and usslstunts established tho angles nnd gouoral lines for a thirty-six foot bridge. Tho thirty-six foot width will not include an eight-foot side walk on either side, which will bring tho total width to fifty-four feet. All figures havo been mndo merely as cellmates, -and aro gdnoral. Tho city council, which meets to night, will tako up tho bridge prob lem nnd sot a dato for tho special election, which will Inciudo ull of tho amendments to tho city chapter that was to havo been placed lieforo the peoplo May 14. It is gonoraliy understood Jhafc tho council will favor n concrete bridge In prcforenco to part steel, on account of tho longer llfo which tho first af fords. Tho county court, too, Is said to bo in favor ojf concrete General Munagor ' William Oorlg ot ilia Pacific & Eastorn is proparlug thu plans and specifications of u con creto bridge and will aulimlt the samo nt tho next jnootlng of I lie county vourt, Our Correspondents EDEN PRECINCT ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Kmtuctt Bocson of Talent wore In Medford Saturday. Mr3. Joe Itador and hor father, I. A. Rose, were In .Medford Friday. Mr. and Mrs. G. Corey woro In Medford on'bnslis Saturday. The public schools at Phoenix havo been closed for this year on ac count of dlphthorlu breaking out In one family In the town. Dr. .Malm gren feels sure he has tho disease under control, but several had boon exposed and It was thought best to close tho school. Mrs. William Campbell Is visiting at tho homo of !ir mint, Mrs. Jmunx Alien, In North Talent, tho last of last week. Mrs. J. E. Roberts and daughter, Miss Lulla, and Roy Cofman woro In Tnlent Saturday evening, attending tho Robecta lodge. ' Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Furry spent Sunday as guosts of Mr. and Mrs. F. "l2. Furry at Phoenix. pus Hughes of Fern Valley was visiting at .1. K. Roberts' In North Taent Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joo Itador wore In Medford last Sunday trying tholr new automobile. Vena Patterson ofAshlaiid was out Monday trying a now car. C. Carey began tho planting of his field of fine need potatoes Monday. CENTRAL POINT ITEMS DEBENGER GAP ITEMS.. Clarence Wliilliito was a Ihimiichs visitor at Centra! Point and Medford liihl Friduy and Saturday. Mr. S. M. Neulon wits n visitor at Anliocli last Saturday. Theodore Gluss of Hcnylo Iiiik just returned J'roin a pleasure trip in the Mute of lAVsliington. Clareuoo Williito of Hcnglo pur ehiihed from Gold I III a four liorno power, srnboliuo engine o which ho will uttnch u pump fo'r irrigating pur poses. , 1'. II. Grey of Ileiiglo leeontly pur chased a horso for spriiiir work, Jolni Htirnti of lieuglo returned liojno after huviuir spent about two weeks working for" I'. C, Grey. Miss Alma Gould, who is teach ing the Dohengor Gap school, district No. 00, H)iit I'Viiluy uud Saturday visiting friends and rehithcs at Med d. J, 13. Ilanna of Dobungor Gup wiifc a businass victor in Medford nnd Central Point Inst Fridiij tuul Satur. day. EAGLE POINT EAGLETS. (By A. C. Howlett.) Since my last, George Philips has started to build a new house on the lot ho recently purchased from J, J. Fryer. 1 E. It. Salter and wlfo of Milaca, Minn., arrived on Wednesday lust and aro visiting Mr. Salter's brother Fred, ono of tho Euglo Point hard waro merchants. , , E. C. Piper uiid son Charles, and fi. J, Hand of Portland arrived May 2 and havo moved Into it, C, Law (ou'h house on Euglo IlolghtH, Mr, Piper oxpocts his wlfo to join him today (Saturday), lie Intends to build a dwolllug house on hl tract of land on Euglo Icjghts. I understand thut Mr. Purdy Is taking orders for electric lights in our town. This Item of news has lust come to mo us I go to writing so cuuuot give the particulars, Mrs. Aryloo Green arrived at tho homo of her parents J, .1, Fryor nnd wlfo, luu Wednesday from hor trip to Europe, and her son Austin cauio Mrs. Mcliln has Joined her Iiuh band here. Mr, McLaln Is ono of tho operators at tho wireless station hero. Earl Slaglo and W. J. Gregory spent Monday In Grants Pass. "W. J, Scott of upper Roguo rlvor was hero after snppjl'-'a the first of tho week. Mrs.vM. Flllott of Rock Point spent first of tho wonk hc.ro, jess Glass of Bougie spent Monday hero, In tho bean guessing contest at Crunflll & Itobnett'H store, Frank Adams received first prlzo nnd Mrs. W, C, Loever second prlzo, Mrs. J. B. Holmes spent tho first of tho week with her daughter at Woodvlllo. Many of thn frlpnds of Rov. Ana tin Crune will bo pleased to hear ho will remain hero as pastor of the piijjjlstian church, f i1 POlSS'rV&AK NtVER TAIIINO REMEDY THESTtNOAflO ... AVAlUAOLtMOUiCMOlO SAIVC r AU ORuaciirs Mivtiron wiiLosrtiH ONfltaucir UNGLCVtMICHAtUrn M.WJ SANFIJAMCISCO. i motherray;s SWEETPpWDERS for CHILDREN. verifi"'""" AC.,!.lnU.UriVTl'.C ffim&&y:iWis Don't acetyl V,totX&JJW &,d'tt v t t Star Theatre Hiipreino in Pioluro I'niilut'lioii 4000-Foot of Film -4000 The Passion Play Complete lit 3000 feet of filmSuperb, Rovoroiit ami Immortal, PART .--lllrlh and Knrly l,ifo PART II -Pronelt tho World PART III Trial, Condemnation nnd Agony on tlio Omsk Music of the highest ami most appropriate nature "PRESIDENT TAFT AND HIS CABINET" Something that will be of groat interest to nil "THE FORGOTTEN DANCINC SHOES" All Comedy AL SATHER, I ho .Singer WOOLWORTHS, tho MiihumuiiX MATINKIW DAIIjV POSITIVELY NO ADVANCE IN PRICES Admission 10c, Children Bo WHERE TO GO TONIGHT MEDFORD THEATRE, MAY lO W3 A. MADYCmx) Pttescurs dMLmumimLM M BY FH13.IP H. ?AKTHOLOMAE ICE CREAM and SHERBETS . All our Ice Cicnm and Sherbets ai- made b us fmin tho host n,uullty of cream nnd other Ingredients. VOl II.WK THE IIAIUT, WE HAVE THE (iOOBH. t ' THE ANSNYKIt IS PALACE OF SWEETS . oi'u eitA.vcu: siii:i:mrr is , winneii. .; - 14 Sir w " l ii 1 1 I il I (il wk '- - 'iSlsSll mMl Medford ' Tent and Awning . Company Manufacture of nnd Dofivri In AWHXHUH, TENTH, Vl.tCIt, COVERH 01 AX, KINDM Duck All UVIitliti unit Wl.lt hi), AwiiIiik, HlrlpCH, Ilto. WIIOI,nHAX,I AMD USTAIX, All Mulci'M of AwnliiK" and I'oroli C.'uitaliiH (nit uii at Mumifuuturtirn' J'rlcun. Acont for thn 8oanok KoIteli Vontllixtliiflf Win. Uov Awnlnir 100 IT. rrout nt. Ilntli I'liiitiiiH, Mmlford, OritKiin r VAPOR BATHS and Scientific Massage Try it for n oold, rhcuirmlism, uUi. Advice in dioiotics, medical gymnastics and Jlydroihcripy. .Lady atiendant. , DR. ROBT. J. LOCK WOOD CHIROPBACTOR E. 9th and S. Riverside Both Phonos Watch Our Addition Grow JhcIcboh nut! Biiininll Medford' Realty and Improvement Company M, V. A H, Co. IllclK. A SNAP CO ncrou, hIx mlloa from Mo'dford, good gradod rpad ciohhou tho tntot, lull frco noil, at"? CO pur aero, $1000 will Imiullo, cany torniu on baliuico, i Part In oroolc bottom land, Biiltablo for alfalfa, Sovornl iiprliiKu on tho placo, TImbor onouijh to pay for tho tnict. No biijl(llup, Iu tho Qrlflo crook district. W.T.YorktmCo. ISIS lOc THEATRE lOc .MntHliiy, 'I'lifMlny niitl WeclneMliiy KMITII AND liAW In u SonK Shop Special acettery nnd ofrorju Hoar Mr, Koltli kIiik Klllitniey, Sly Ileum t'er the Ken r, flood I'hoto I'luyM ft The Latent Koiikii !' l'VaulcIo KrouinK", 10a nny toat in tho hoiiflo. Bpoclnl Clilltlron'n Mat Inoo ovury Saturday and Buiidny at '1 p. in., mliuliinlon Co and 10c Follow tho crowds to tho !! Wo solicit jour pntrnnnco, which will ho rocotvcid with court-ony. PLUMBING Steam and Hot Wator Hoating All Work OimrnntM.. l'rtc ltottnuuntiln. COFFEEN & PRICE 10 Howr1 Dloek, Xutiauca on th Hi. i roltln 3031. UK1 a. jClark & Wright IWIWYEHS WAHIU.NOTON, I). O. Public Und Matters: rtual I'roof. Doaort Land, GontuaU und Mining Oattn. Scrip. ' v HEW THOUGHT MEETINGS Aro Held in Mooho Hull every Tliut-iliiy at 3 p. in. Kvoryhmly invited. FOfWE CAN DO IT Do you want your lawn put In flrnt cIiihh nli.ipeT All work friinrjuitcccl. Louvq ndclredfl with II. M. Puttormi, Quaker Nursery, Nnnlt hotel. A Tonic, Allit)ve and Ucm)IhH, The Nit iftnnljr ( ir Kltltirya, I,lvcr ami Iwwct. I tiiilf llniplc, Uiuptioiinnml Dlxinlria of I lit hkin lit.nr. tir II jikI mill Rlvr Tone, SticDKlh ami Viiirrtjllio tutlie yitm, Medford Roal Estato & Employment Agency nut SAM J II ucroH Hear rrnolt bottom. Thoro In about :i0 anrori In alfnlfa, ull tho tooln (jo with tho placo. I,ot In Walnut I'nrlc ndd pbout Hill ft. from .Main, Oood water power mUo tO norcjM Iu connection. I'rlco $10,00(1. tio ncrcx, niuall hotnto, prlro $:u;no for catch. 1C0 acroa 5 mllcm out, $150 por aero. 30 acres .1 iuIIoh out, 18 In ponrfl, 10 ncroH :.' nilleu out, 8 In poam. 10 ucroH M in 1 1 on out, only $G() por aero, TKAIHCS IK0 ntiicH In .Mluitouotu for ranch In vnlloy. Itamblor In Knd repair will trndo for aeroauo or houno ami liTl. K(itlty Iiki (I room hoimo for ncjru- Kitity In a r room Iiuiibo, -will tradu for iiciciiko. Six room now huiwUnw In Ora"nu, L'al., for iiciroitKo up to $2000, 1! wutchuu to trado for chlukoiW, K.MI'f,OVM19NT Woniau rook. Womon and clrlu for Kuiionil liniiHowcirk, , WiiltreHB li California, Hunch haudB, I'hono In your onloni fcjr muii; no charKoa to tho omployor, All who want work would do well to copio and rcKlalor for work. MrH, Tllttnur la alwnyH on hand to tako your uamo and addrcuti, E. P, A. BITTNE ' nOOMS 6 AND 7, PALM BLOCK Opposite Nash Hotel I'liono IM1; Home, 11, A V A y kK