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ttv mkdfoito man tribune, mkdford. punaoN. Wednesday, oototwr no, 1012. wmm woun m m M1DFORD MAIL TRIBUNE AsssssCsissimsi $& FU mmmm KM RUNDA IT NBWBPAPRR nr APrnnNooN NtHT iiv Tina MHDlKfflD.riUNTINO CO. ..The TJsmocratle Times, Th Mtdfnrd Mall, Tlte Mo.Uqril Tribune, The South rn Oreiconlnn, The Ashland Tribune. Offlc Malt Tribune nulldlnsr. SG-27-S9 North Plr etret: phone, Main 3021; Ilom)) 75. OBOrtQHirUTNAM.,KdHorAnd Mannccr w Entered na second-class matter at Mcdford. Orrjron, nJer tho art of s March 8. 1879. Ifflolnt Psnor of (he City of Mdford Official .Pattrr of Jnr.koon County SUHSCKIPTmW KATKS. One rear, hy mall........... .tB.Oft One month hy malt. ...... ........ no Per month ildlvereil by carrier In Medfnrd. Jacksonville and Cen tral Point. .................. ... ,S0 Saturday only, by mall, per Vear. . ? Weekly, per year ;.... 1.50 SWORJf CIRCCt.VnOX. 4 Dally average or eleven months end Iuk November SO. 1911. 2751. Fall. Leased Wire irattrd rreaa IMipntchm. ThA MaII Trllrono I on ale at the Forfy Notts standi San Francisco. , Portland ITotet Nw StanJ. Portland. Rowroan !Kewa Co.., Portland. Ore. W. O. Whitney. Seattle. Wash. . MfeoFonn, onrsGoy. Metropolis of Southern Orejron and Northern California, and the faateat growlr.R city In Orctron. Population U. 8. rensus 1910 SilO; estimated. 191110.690. Five hundred thousand dollar Oravlty Water System completed, srivlnir finest supply pure mountain water, and 17.3 miles or afreets paved. Tostofflce receipts for year endlne November 20, 1911, show Increase of 19 per cent. Banner fruit city Iri Oresort TIoruo Hlver Spltxenbenr apples won sweep stakes prise and title of "Apple Klaar of the Wefld nt tho National Annie Show, Spokane, 1909, and a car of New towns won Ftmt Prlsr la 1tC t Canadian International Apple Show", Vancouver. B, C. , . flrrtWSJBilMl t ftfrekana National Apple Mww we y carload of Nctrtwna. v Rogue River pears brought highest vrlcea In all markets of the world dur tnc the past sis years. JOLTS AND JINGLES By M trawR 1 took a thousand straw votes For I sought a dead sure hnnCh', And I clipped nil I could find in print Then averaged up the bunch. And when election day came round T was buried to my ears With newspapers from cast and west, A pot of paste, and shears. At last I cot it figured out And paused, weak and dejected, "There hero thing snys that Teddy wins But Wilson is elected." Tho fever of the straw vote had Sure got my nanny coat, I stmjrcled with the figures AAiid clean forgot to vote. Let a wheel slip off a wagon and a larger croud will collect than will gather in Mcdfortl to hear a fctamlp;if bpecch. For the demonstration of which wc arc indebted to the Hon. Mr. Fulton. Which all goes, to show, wo are told, that while the Tnft vote won't be large it will be orderly and ex clusive, don't you know. Its hard luck that politics should interfere with a perfectly good foot ball season. Of course you have heard the al leged joko going about town that Shrank was arretted fdr shooting a bull 'moo&o, out djf. fceitsotf. " A VAIN ACCUSATION. ( (From the Portland Spectator.) -, The uhvnys interesting Mail Tii buno of Mcdford was more interest ing thun ubttal on Wednesday when its gchial and able editor paid his disrespects to the management of an Ashland paper. Willi an utter dis regard for facts, the Ashland jour nal charged George Putnam, tho edi tor of tho Mail Tribune, with "being the ringleader of tho Medford gang" that had looted the county. In" nineteen separate ways each polished, beautiful, and brillitint Mr. Putnam shows that his highly diseslecined contemporary '1 un truthful, no curl. It wus hardly uec esary for George Putnam to enter a denial of tho ridiculous charges mado (gainst him, ulthough in tho interest of art it was well that ho replied to his vain accuser. Mr. Putnam and his fine paper than whichthere is none better edit ed, nbleivnnd truer; to tho traditions of holiest jouniallbin in this state have done more for tlfo Itf'gue river valloy than any other influence" in thut rich and fertile land. No dirty dollar has over stuck to Mr. Put nam's fingers, nor has any dishonest ihought ever found expression in his fiuper. SUFFRAGE LECTURE AT NATAT0RIUM SUNDAY $ Itev.' Kdlth Hill-Hooker will speak Buuday evening, November 3, at the XBtatorlum building. Mrs. Hilt Hooker Is a lecturer of tho National Suffragette club and is sont from $htoto'the Oregon suffragette cam jwlKH. - She ban lectured through tho Wlddlsiyft'et fr seme: tlmo and hbr JkMttHrMT ftro found very intcrcfttlnpt. k i exjMJofwOa largo crowd will ut t "Hly .T)n8, THE GRADUATED TAX PILL. THE measure 011 tho tmllofc Hint has iitliwtcd tliq grent cst attcuiion is tltnt numbered 361-5, tin nuiemlmeut for specific graduated taxes, commonly oalled tho grad uated single tax. This amendment is drawn upon single tax lines, though not. the single tax. It is a step in tax reform and the only measure upon the ballot that offers any real relief. A series or tax measures are offered by the state tax commission. They do not materially affect the present, unjust system that provides penalties for industry and en terprise and rewards for land hogs and speculative- do nothings. Their main aim is to further strengthen tho members of tho tax commission in their jobs. The campaign in behalf of and against the graduated tax bill consists principally in an appeal to prejudice con ducted by paid workers. On the one hand is the Fels fund, provided by Joseph Fels and other single tax believers, for the spread" of the single tax propaganda. On the other hand are the millionaire timber barons, the landlords of Portland, the owners of railroad grants and speculative holders of idle lauds and public service corporations who nave empioveci iii oiueius or oeaiuc 10 nguc inoir cause. l i 1 " 1 1 1 t most uuusuai aim suspicious soticituao is ueuig mani fested for the small farmer and the little home owner by ihe millionaires created by unearned increment. As a matter of fact, this bill will reduce the tax to the small owner and increase it to land and timber monopolists, lie sides levying taxes on water power and corporation fran chises. The single tax is the only jus.t tax. It is the tax of the future. Eventually it will be so recognized and universally adopted when the people havo studied the subject suf ficiently aud are advanced enough to realize the benefits. Meantime tho present agitation is a good thing it leads to a study of the problem. Monopoly of an' kind is indefensible and none more so than laud monopoly. There is no more reason aud no more justice in permitting the monopoly of laud than there would be in sanctioning the monopoly of air or other necessities that God has given freely and made a requisite for humanity. "Whether you agree with these sentiments or not, do not accept the prejudicial statements of advocates or oppo nents. Study the single tax problem calmly and dispas sionately, real what has beqn written upon the subject and make yourself a master of one of the great problems of the present and future one that its advocates f irmh believe will eventually shatter laud monopoly and go far towards making that equality of opportunity humanity craves and that is essential for its welfare. FOR CONGRESSMAN. FIVE candidates are before the people for congress from tho first district. Tlnv nrf .T. V. ffjnimhnfl of ftosc- burg, progressive, AV. C. Ilawlcy of Marion, republican, "V. S. Rielfards of Lane county, 'socialist, I?. O. Smith of Josephine, democrat and O. A. Stillman of Marion, prohi bitionist. Mr. Campbell has lived in Oregon but eighteen months. But little is known of him, except that he has a loud per sonality, plenty of brass, cannot make a speech and does not hesitate to slander his opponents. lie represents the !RooseveltiaU and steel trust theory of the perpetuation and legalization of monopoly. The socialist candidate simply runs as a party duty without hope or expectation of election merely to show the socialist strength and growth. He represents many live issues in advance of their time and the somewhat chaotic dream of Utopia that in some mysterious manner is to glorify the world. The prohibition candidate represents the one idea 1 prohibition. lie has made tin aggressive, energetic cam paign, bouyed up by the hope that always dominates a candidate. He will receive a considerable support from the church clement which has hitherto supported Hawley, because the latter lias refused to support a national prohi bition law. Mr. Hawley is a stand-pat republican, a partisan and henchman of tjnele Joe Cannon. AVcre the latter still in control, Mr. Ilawlcy would havq access to the pork barrel, but with' a democratic house he. is out in the cold. He has honestly endeavored to do what' he could for his district, but is not and never will be a commanding figure and can accomplish but little, particularly with a democratic ad ministration. Robert (x. Smith, the democratic nominee, is a native son of Jackson couutj' and has lived in the Rogue river valley all of his life. He is a leading attorney, a brilliant orator, as mayor of Grants !fass has proved a fearless and capable executive, and is by all odds the best equipped man among the candidates. As congressman he would be heard from. Southern Oregon has never had a representative in congress, and has a chance now to elect one who will be in sympathy with the majority mvty and the national ad ministration and therefore able to deliver the goods. Mr. Smith should carry Jackson county by a large majority. Bill to Settle County Divisions Hidden away among D7 other measure on the general ballot. "Number IH8 Veh" lias juht begun -to leceive tho attention it deserve. It it designed to relieve the ballot now fceiiKeiehhly encumbered with legibla- tion relerring to consolidation of citieH.ilnd division of counties, mat ters Vhleli Kould by their very na ture be left to the voters in tho ter ritory affected. The Portland pre, beeiug in the mcumiru a long felt want, in now uiiauiinoud for its adop tion. Portland and other growing citictf are affected by the provisions relating' to t'oiiHolidatioii ot eilicH aud towns. Counties threatened with division also i'eej fuVvt'ublo loivurdj 111" bill because of the provinionH against wild cut and fly-by-night county di vision schemes. No territory milt less than 1000 square miles, -1000 population and $1,000,000 assessed valuation can be divided if the meas ure becomes a law. No county di vision move is likely to be made out of npite becuuse of provision fo.r the deposit of a bond for several thous and dollars before proceedings can bo started. Tho provisions for tliosu wishing divisions are just us fair and will not defeat any moriWioiiK proposi tion. In fact the bill is so eminently fair to both sides that no opposition lias developed to it. Tho provisions i'or county division provide for tho appointment by the governor of" a commission of throe disintorested men (not residents or property owners tn the territory uf foctod,) whoso proceeding mo nil thoroughly advertised, who hold ojhjii meetings in tho territory nl'foclud where und when they see fit mid re-, eelvu nil testimony suhnlitted. ' The expenses of th'w commission im guaranteed by the petitioner?). The old county must make, its case he fore this commission. If tho eonunisMon decides ngainst the proposed new county, nil pro ceedings nre dropped. If the ropoil is fuornbU tho commission defines the boundary lines for tho proposed now eounlv and tho governor calls mi election in the proponed new entill ty only. A favorable vote fiiun 0 jYor cent of those participating In tins election Is required to create tho new county. New counties must Imvii filll) square miles of ttnritory, 2000 population and $2,000,000 assessed valuation, leaving the sumo amount In any eoun lv from which territory N taken. ' "" i " " 1912 Registered Vote of Jackson County Aliltoch . 1 Kami .Vstilnml ... . Went A nil I und ... South AKlitnnil Cvutml Ashtnml Uoitlovurtl Anlilntut AllplORUtO .. 111k lluttn . I'llmnx -,...... Central Point . liilr. Point ......... Klouttcv Hock ..u.. . Wots Cm;k ....... Oniti mil North Jacksonville . South Jacksonville l.akp Crvek .. McaitiiKi ... .. . Mvdfont X WV... ... MiMttiml S. V. .. . Metlfonl N. K. .- . Mo.lfonl S, K. MMirorl N. M Moiror,l H. M, . Mcirnnl N. C Meiironl . U. - ... MolfVr,l Oakilnla - ...- .minim M PluH-nlx .., Hook Point SimiM VulU-y ..i, .irriiiiK - . Troll' ... Union . .... Wntklnn .w. UTlqxv Sprlnca .. Wlmr WtHMl villa i. Totnl . l'opullatx i nn. as m s: n a:9 too un K6 St 20 25 loi ss 33 IX 3t SI mi 331 i!: :oi in 137 19 19 130 :s IS IS 33 37 St lrlt, 33 3 tt It 71 33 31 !) 3S .17 SO 10 16 101 ts 33 31 S u 15 3 SI 131 XI ?J 61 71 31 i 13 35 10 R9 . 3 A 17 4S I8oc. 13 13 1 9 1 13 A 17 31 33 17 10 Ij 19 I 17 10 fi 7 a r 7 Iml I Pmli, !t 10 ii s 13 3 3 I 37 3 t S 9 9 3 II i; N 27 10 31 S Id 3 31 1 1 1 I II tl i 3 S Hefimo toxlnto 3 4 I S a Pro 1 3 II 3 I I 17 3 7 I 33 I ! & H 1 3 I 30 3 3 3 .. 1 I I t 4 t To tu I 37 3X3 H3 134 itn 19 7& 134 31 S2i 3t 39 At HI l'JS B7 311 IIS Kit 809 183 493 373 401 3&3 Sit 79 330 37 105 3S Th 93 31 61 4 till 13903 11607 33X J5 j St I9 I 13 I CI77 Cut This Out arid Take It to the Polls With You Election Day How to tote on tnrlous Initiative niitl referendum imwttirc iikhi tho ballot Hhrluk Hit I l't Htttht of tlm judgo entirely. I could only hou Dunn, I reiuembeied tiiit'O heiiring nil AhIi land man nny that Dunn wiih an lit grate. Of coiii'ho 1 knew what in grate meant, tint 1 then knew what an iugrnto looked like.' Wlioil I 11 recovered from tho Hut-haek u Utile, I found my voice, and placing my linger tin near hU beak ok would tin without commit ing tin hhhiuiII, I xaid to hlin: "There mo two ways to spell your name. You npell it D-u-li-ii but I kpell it D-omimi." The result of the following elecllun hIiowh how near I wan light. 1 nm neatly tt make affidavit that the foregoing Htatcmeut U true. Voleix of .lackou county let us Npell it Doueaguiu. K. A. lllliDltl'ril. SK, llutlo KnllK Oct. 28. VOTE FOR 6. A. GARDNER for COUNTY CLERK It electod, wilt carefully ncrutlnlxe tho iiooiIh ot tho office ami mako any nhniiKCH thut will tiolp to ttynteumtUu tho work, without uaneceitBury ex lieiibo to tho county. Hutton per rormed according to law. Duo courto tty to nil vliltorn or Imiulrlen, Hiift ncnti;llko ndmlnlttratlnn aured. Hoimbllcan nominee and voluntarily ciulorned hy prohibition party. Can dldnto haa ticca resident and btiHtiiei8 mnn of Talent for nevornt yearn, nerving tho nubile In vnrloux wayu. Home vote in April prltunrleH 102 out of lit votes cast for republican cnndldnte for county clerk. NO. OX OITICIAI. UAM.OT H Paid Advt.) After Tribune a X .100 X 3011 X 30r x :ior x :ioo X 311 X 312 X 314 X 318 X 320 X 323 X 32T X 320 X 328 X 331 No. NO. No. No. No. Yes. Ye. Yes. X X 332 331 X :i.1(I X 338 X 310 X 313 X 315 X 347 X 318 X 3."i0 X 3.V2 X 3.m X 337 X 308 X 300 X 3(12 X 301 X 3110 X 300 X 371 X 372 X 37J , X 377 caicful consideration of the measure on the ballot, the Mail drives ih follows -lutoL-.. Yes. Eotial jniffntge. Creating office of lietitennnt-goveruor. Divorce of local aud state taxation amendment. Permitting different tax rates on elaiJstfs of property, ltepcol comity tax option. Majority rnlr on constitutional ameiidinentn. . Douuh liability on bunk stockholder. Amendment. Statewide public utilities regulation. Referendum. Crentiuir OiHcmle county. Yes. Millnge tax for University nnd Agrieulturrtl college. No. ,Mujori(y rule on initiated laws. No. -County bonding and road construction act. Orange Hill. - Yes. "Creating slate highway department. Orange, bill. . Yes. 'Changing date state printer bill become effective. No. Creating office of hotel inspector. Ye. Kigbt hour day on public works. Yes. HIuo Sky law. Yes. Prohibiting private employment of convicts Yc. Relating tu employment of county aud city prisoners. Stute road bonding act. Limiting state road indebtedness. County bonding net. Harmony bill. Limiting county road indebtedness. Harmony amendment. Yes. ,, I? dividing method for consolidating cities and creating new counties. , , Income lux amendment. i Tax exemption ou household effects. Tax exemption on moneys mid credits. iteviniug inheritance tux laws. Equitable freight rate bill. Home Itulo road bill. Abolishing state senate. , Yis. Graduated tux measure along hingle tax lined. Yes. Abolishing capital punishment. No. Prohibiting boycotting. No. Anti-Free Kpccch bill, Yes. 'Appropriation for university. Itcfcrcudiim. ' Ye-. Appropriation .for university. Kefcrcilduiii. ;, No.-' Taxpayers bunk hcheme. , . 1 ' ! H-T7 Yes. No. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. No. Yes. Yes. Yt-h. Kleineiital lax bill, r Dunn Told Shut-in People to Dig Themselves Out To tho Editer: At the upper end of (lie valley they are rooting for Dunn, mid for no other reason thtiii that Dunn lives ut the upper end of the valloy where he owns am operates a ranch. Tho voters of Jackson county unit Dunn to tho state legislature. What Dunn did or did not do as a legislator I am not prepared to say. Ask .Max i'racht. (I hope this will not com promise' Max, for he is u pretty good old fellow.) Tiien JJmiii was elected county judge and of what transpired during his administration I would like to say a word, and particularly do I want to say it to the. voter who lives off the uiulu road, or as wo say in tho back woods, where wo ford streams, build corduroy bridges lit our own expense, wallow through the mud, or any way, to get from and to our homes. . ' . . The little butg of Untie Falls sprung into exls'laiiee and a supply station wu established, ho tho people up-country failed to do as formerly, put in a winter's supply, dt'indlng on the. home inurkct. - ' High water cainu and uubridged streams were mlmost . impassable, Such were the conditions just out side of (own. A man on foot could, not ford it, and tho only wuy to get to market or the postofllce was to coon it along urfeuco for twenty or thirty rods, A Haptist minister iiuderti.oU to ford it on hoi'scbacl; and came near going under, horso and till, lie said ll" tMli't WWH tiy wort! of Jhut, uud where there m water enough to make" a Haptist preacher squeal, there Kiiroly is some witter. Well, wo be gun to devise some plan to mako the stream passable. One mini who own ed a team thought ho could get his team across tho creek where he could cut ami haul stringers and with the use of ropes aud cable we could get hem in place, anchor them, cover with poles and effect at least a temporary crossing. Then the ipicstiou arose, who wjll pay for iff Tho man with Hat team would donate his work. I would give mine, while others said it is a county road, and they ought to help pay. I walked from llulte Falls to Jackson ville to see Judge Dunn and ask for help. I found him in his office dud proceeded to lay the case before his judgeship, telling him of the number of people that were in need of help and would bo benefited by a small otltluy of the county funds. When I hud concluded my story the judge smiled. Thut gave mo hope. Surely I had not made tho trip of nearly fofy miM through the mud uud rain on i'ootifor noth ing, He would help us. Then turn iijg on his office chair he said to me; "You tell mo Hint these people ip"u shut In?" I replied, "That Ik what I have told your" "Well, let them dig tliOiueelves out" ,vus tho reply. "I looked him over, I could sen Ilia judge's chair, conhl see a. co,i ami pair of llroWics in Die cluihv but tho occunuut begun (o plu uuil Skipping Children 'y2fas mmsfiWP bZtetw?tfi c.tcsnai fwj' 'yrbPln HHv7kiiwr3Si Ksiri jftryHjg' I when It comes to tho mutter ot earn tor tho tooth, Ih not otto ot our maxttni. lit fact, wo pity mora at tention to children's teeth thnn to adults, liccaimo tho teeth of tho young aro most Important- They can very often ho saved altogether whero nn adult's cannot. Wo take tho most scrupulous care with chil dren's teeth, nttil havo scores of them ou our books a steady pa trons. Lady Attendant DR. BARBER Till: IH'.NTIHT Over Daniels for Duds. Pacific Phono 2G28, Home Phono 352-K vi: iia.ndm: aij, Magazine Subscriptions and meet all cut or club rates which are advorllKod or of fered by any company. llo uldes wo glvo you a special uervlco which you do not got If you solid direct to publishers. MEDFORD " BOOK STORE MORTGAGE LOANS Money On Band at all timos to loan on improved ranches and city property at lowest ratfcs with "on or before privilege." , JAMES CAMPBELL Phone 3281 820 0-0, Bldg A SNAP 60 aores, six tnlloi from Medford, good gradod road crosses tho tract, all (roe soil, at $50 por aero. 1000 will handle, easy terms on balance, Part Is crook bottom land, suitable for alfalfa. Bovoral springs on the place. Timber enough to, pay tor the tract. No buildings. In tho OrlfflD crnnlc district. W, T.York ft Co WHiiB TO .00 TONIGHT STAR THEATRE I'crfccf ventilation nnd coiufott All This Week nii: "(.'iiitvo iuv' I'niunus Ateordlottl'itrt Wilt render followlug selectiens: "I'oct and Peasant" "llliuk lllatnouil Itng" ' .Mtslley of I'optilat' Airs. WIIITi: TltKACIIIIUV A weHturii hummer. Till: lltUTII Ol.' TIIK I.OTUH M.OHSOM A Thauhuiuor uhiHnla Tin: I'imiiHUis itmuit.v Draiuntlu. OHTIiHIt .H)H DoIIkIiUuI conieily, At Hitilier, lite Singer MATINKH DAILY , ADMISSION. Do AND 10c Coming IValurct 'Caleb West," lit two reels, Noveiu ber I and 2. "tiny .Minuting." In threo rels, No vember -I and ?" ISIS THEATRE Kdw IMher' Circuit Acts. Tho best nets to bo obtained. No Independent nets used. ItOSS.V dam: Comedy Hinging ami Musical Act. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4 IMIOTOl'I.AYB t v A- .- SPECIAL BIOGRAPH FEATURE A l'l'i:ill.O I.KOHNl) I ' rose nt m 1 n 2 ut:i:i.s -2 Illo:;niih'u IH-itt. 2 Hit! COMUDIICH 2 i'iii:.ii:i) ri.VA.vei: Itlp-ltoarlug Westoru. jr.vr IMH 1,1'CIC Another Slilo-Hilttlor. KXCKLLKNT MUSIC. COMINd ''Tlm iMtiy of tho IttxUt'," three reels, Novomber 1 nail 2. at tiiij UGO TONIGHT Tin: co.mino oi-1 com'.miu'h Tho world's iiiohI claborato and most expensive motion plctiiln. Throo reels, Hellg's grcatost muHtorpleco, iSOOO feet. Moro flno ruutiimuK, morn people, cost more to Htagu thx'u any llireu-reol featuro over uiaiUi. Two lllg Coniedlos: . " Hin:.WA.vn:i a ikaudkii And lir.NNV'H KIIIOIDK Vltngninh ! Illl TDK (JOimONH In High C'Iiihh Vamliivl'lo H AIIMIKSIO.V lOe AM Inn Clark G Wright LAWYERS WASHINGTON, 1). O. 'J Publlo Land Matters: FlnM I'roof, Dosert Lands, Contest and Utulug Cases. Borlp. Draperies Wo corry a very cornnlte.llnn of druimrloH. I ii eg ourtnlas, flvturitH, etc., anil ilo ull uluuKim ot ujiliolHturliiK. A apcalnl limn to look artar tills work axoliimvoly ami will Klvo as ttooil survluu iib Ih nosHlblo to get In even tho lurijt'Hi ettli'N, Wookfl & McGowan Co,