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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1908)
If THE MEDFORD MAIL Published every Friday A 5. BLJTON, Publlshsr. nlEDFORD MAY 8, l'JOS. .BMMIPr! I S PER YEAR statefe In th pMlofflM 41 Medrord, Ore oe acond ola mall mas isr Republican Ticket. ximiioi juo i, im. tor baited States Senator: R. M.CAKI. Wor geprssentatlrs Id Congrem: H1LLISC HaWLCY. r Pood and Dairy CommlMioatr: J. W. BAlUtY. For Buprcms Judss: BOUEKT8. BEAN. F.r sallrosd Commiwt'mer: T. K. CAMPBELL For ProMcutlov Alltorner, Jackaoa md Joae pblns Counties: a. t. MULKKV. for Joint RcprsMntettf. Jackioa ABd DOUf. laa Counties: J. A. BUCHANAD. For ReprsMDtetlTss: J. L. HAMMUKSLY, B. O KUBLI. ForCouoty Juiltce: U. W. DUNN. For Count7 CommlMloDor: JAMES OWE 8. For Count? Sheriff : D. U. JACKSON. For County cltrk: W. K. COLEMAN. Bar Coonly IUoordr; B. T. BURNKTr. For County Assessor: W. T. GHIEVE. For County Treasurer: ). M.CBONEMILLP.R. ForCounly School Stipe. Intended: J. PERCY WELLS. For County Coroner: A. K. KELLTJG. for Coonty Bnrreyor: If. A. CRI8KZ Dun 't forget I be Medium Phar macy next to the post olllce ill I i m This is the first sale of the kind ever instituted in this city. No matter what you buy, Dress Goods, Shoes, Furnishing Goods, Notions, Calicoes, Ginghams, Outing Flannels; Hats, Gloves, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, or any 6ther goods that we carry in stock you 0 Our reason for this most liberal offer is that we wish the people of Med lord and Southern Oregon to realize more thoroughly the high standard of quality and style our spring stock contains. Our Prices are Always the Lowest and with the great offer we are making in this great 6 for 5 sale, you are saving 40 and 50 per cent by trading with us. 6 Yards of Dress Goods for the price of 6 6 " " Lace " " 5 6. Pair of Shoes " "6 6 " Hose " " 5 Faithful To of Many yar of (ticceeiful backing ia a record that shows that this institution it faithful to the in terms of its depositors. Every lafeguuru' for the security ol funds is at all lime- mainlaintd. Your account cordially Invited. !A r- i W. I. Vawtkk, Pres. In another oolumD of tola paper appears an Interview wltb Captain liobson In which bo gives it as bis opinion tbat President Kooserelt now recrete bit Ocoiilon ODt to accept another term, and also tbat Tuft will be the nominee of the re publloaa party and will be eleoted. Ca.pt. Ilobeoo't eonoluelons are logi cally drawn, bnt there are lots of people scattered throughout tbe United Utates who fervently bope tbat tbe President oan be Induced to kva.il klmsalf of the privilege univer sally aoourded to women and wise men atiri obange ble mind. Tbe senatorial contest Is not one In which to try to revenge private wrongs real or fancied. It isn't so moch a question of pei.on.lit, aej of poll oy. To leot a Democrat even . . . more voice to tbe opposition to the Continues Intil June 1, DRY GOODS STORE v pay for the Interests its Depositors Established 1888 State Depositary Capital and Surplus $115,000.00 G. R. Lijidley, Cashier policies of tbe ttepuMloan party, to plaoe one more, stumbling blook in theway of tbe progesat of tbe nation, and might everi result in plaolug the eontrol of tne upper bouae of con gress In tbe banda of tbe Uemoeraoy Republloans should consider tbeae points before tbey east tbeir ballots In Jnne and see to it tbat tbeir votes are east for tbe Republican nominee. By tbeir pleage the Statement No. 1 men moat vote for tbe nominee who receives tbe highest number of votes at the general election in June. See to it that Uon. H. M. Cake is the mau wbo gets tbe votes. Portland papers are howling be cause that city has been enohsied out ,, on ,rmr 00ntrMtlli out lr MoCrodle succeeds In getttiog to- jRet1 era wtnniny ball team all that will be forgotten n e and iet e 6 Pair of Overalls for 'the price of 5 6 " Suspenders " "5 6 Dozen Buttons " " " 6 Papers of Pins " , "5 Death of Rufus Cox. Rohis Cox, one of tbe best known cltlzsds of tbe elty, died at Nbls reel- dvuoe on North C street Tuesday night. May Stb, aged seventy-tire years, six eiooths and twenty-Area days. For tbe past several rear. Mr. Cox baa been falling In health, and for some months has been oootlosd to bis bed, aad bis demise was not unex pected by nls family. Mr. Cox was torn in Roue county, Teaneasee, October 12, 1832 Ha gtew to manhood in bis native state and at tbe breaking out of tbe wai enlisted In a Tennessee regiment and served bis lime lu 1881 be came to Oregon and located in Jackson ooon ty, where be bas resided evei since. During bis aotlvs life here be engag ed In farming in which pursuit be was very suooetsful. Mr. Cox was one of those forceful, aggressive cbaraotera wbo make auo oesaf ul men. Ue leaves six ohildren: J. W I). T., and Frauk Cox, Mis Matilda Pruett, Mis. T. hi Pottenger and Mrs Cbaa King Tbe funeral took place this (Fri day) afternoon. Set vices were bald at tbe late residsnoe by Rev. W. F. Shields and at the grave by Harrison post U. A. R., of Central Point, of wblcb tbt deceased was a member. Interment was made In Central Point cemetery. Socialists of Oregon bave filed a state ticket wltb tbe secretary of state. AU positions are provided tor exoept those of railroad eommlsioner and dairy and food commtsssloner. Followiog are tne Socialists nomi nees: Ujlted States senator, J. O. Cooper, Yamhill county, congress man, Fitst dlatrlot, W. S. Kl.ba rds. Linn county, congressman, second dlstriot, U. JS. Sanders, Wasco coun ty, justice of the supieme court, C. C. Brix, Crook county. Subscribe for the Mail. at A W CI i a. ANTI-SALOON. Edited by tbe Jackson County Anil Saloon Central Committee The following from D. E. Morgan, chief ol tbe Supreme Court of North Dakota, addressed to Kev. W. P. Shields, shows tbe opinion of the chief 3l tbe Judiciary ot that state in refer ence to the liquor traffic: "I bave your favor ot March 19th and note the conients thereof. In this letter you aak concerning the etfeel of prohibition In North Dakota on taxea, business, crime and the general wel fare of the people. Answering I will say that I have no staatUtics at band to verify my conclu sions, but I am of the opioi-in thai pro hibition bas bad a good ettoot in this state in all counties where it bas been enforced. Whereas tbe law bas not been strictly enforced in many coun ties, still It has bad a good effect as tbe rising generation refraio, generalfy from associating or. visiting places where liquors are sold, being whst we call here "blind pigs," and it has bad a good etfeot generally, as ail traftio In liquors, except by drug stores for le ultimate purposes Is deemed under a nan on account of its unlawfulness. II you wish to securo statistics so far as taxes and tbe ratio of crime now to the days before prohibition was in force, 1 would recommend thst you write Judge C. A. Pollock, Fargo, N 0., who Is a specialist on this subject, and who is tbe father of ibe prohibi tion law in this state acd has taken a great deal of Interest therein. Very truly yours, D. E MOBUAX. Judge Cbas. A Pollack, of the Third District, N. D., adds tbe following quotiog in part from his letter : "I might add my own personal tes timony In this mstter, so far as it re lates to tho counties of Cass, Trail and Steele, the most populous In the state, and the one over which I have had the honor to preside as District Judge for the last eleven yours, snd say that dur ing that time the law was so well obeyed that twice during recent years there was nut a human being in jail in tbe entire dii-tricL During license davs we had approxi mately Ilk) saloons where now we have none, ami where 'bl;n 1 pig" or plttcea where llquo U unlawfully sold, are very few and constantly on the de. crease. If sny do exlt It i in some concealed manner, rendering It diffi cult for tbe officer to cixcover them. During license days, the city of Far go contained 41 saloons, with a popula- tlon of about 8,000. Now we nave none, with a population of 15,ooo. No empty buildings; our city is paved llglned with electricity; owns its own water works, and has all modern Im provementa. The rainy day proposition with the farmer is not what it was under the license system, for at that time every Tillage and hamlet had one or two sa loons to which the men would go and get drunk, and It would require a day at least or often more for them to get over the effects ol this condition and get back to work. There ia no question but there has been a decrease in all those crimes di reotly resultant from the sale of liquor. In two counties of this district tbe sher iffs have but very little to do; tbe jails are empty almost all the time. In Cass county, being tbe gateway of the state, and upon the through line of railroad, we have more criminal work, but tbat is made possible by virtue of the fact that a majority of the laborers who come here to work upon onr great farms pass through this city. Along with the honest Isborer comes a vast horde of thugs and men who seek to live upon those who do lubor, but who are theniselve crhnioa.s TIilmv is no question but that our coniliti'itis so far as taxation is eon cerned are improved. Perhaps there is no arg .mpnt wliic'i can be so abused as thai coucerninir luxuiion, so much depending upon the judgment of the assessor in rating the valuation of the property to be taxed as between the citizens of the state. And 8ain,a new stale, developing her schools ttnd her cities, necessarily has large taxes ; but excluding all those conditions which grow out of valuable improvetnenlp, the tax rate shows a marked decrease from what it was when we had opeo saloons under the license system. I may say that the heavy penalties, both possible and necessnry nuder our law, hae had much to do in helpineyto enforce law. It will beobserved thatnp on conviction there can be no punish ment less than $2oo fine and Imprison' ment in tbe county jail for ninety davs, so that the so-called respectable sa loon keener who might be willing to pay a Bos will not baaard the ehaaes of going to jail, the result of which was that this class Immediately left tbe business, and those wbo do take the chances are of the lower and erlminal olaases. It goes without saying that In some parts of tbe slate tbe law la not well enforced. Tbls arises from tbe fact tbat there are eertaln communities, es pecially where there Is a targe forelan element wbo are accustomed tb drink ing beer, which are vary much op posed to the law. These people were most generally in tbe western part 01 the state and for quite a length of time the spirit of enforcement did not tske bold of tbem. In recent years, bow ever, they bave come to see tbat all tbe laws should be obeyed, the pro hlbltory law as well as others, and very marked Improvement la now shown. To those wbo live In a state where there is a license system and where the liquor forces have large financial In terests, it may seem impossible to do away with the saloon, but experience In dealing with these matters teaches us that while during the transitory pe riod fiom one law to another there would be great difficulties in enforce ment, yet the good sense of the people will finally assert itself and better things come as a result thereof. The years of experience which bave been mine to enjoy, together with tbe words which are constantly coming from all over the state, lead me to con clude tbat onr people are more strong ly in favor of the law now than ever before, and that there will be no steps backward upon the question In the fu ture. There are many young men and wo men now of age In this State who bave never seen a licensed saloon and in fact many bave never Been an open ?a!oon in the state. Tbey look upon the selling of liquor as a crime. They believe It to tie surrounded with bane- hil influences, and their relations to society will be built opon the basis of tbe knowledge thus obtaioed. I look to see the future of North Dakota stronger In faver of prohibition as the days go by. 1 shall he very glad If any informa tion which I have been thus hastily en abled to give you will be of any assist ance to bringing about tne same re sults to yon which have come to us. I have the honor to be. Very reapeclfully your CHAS. A. POLLOCK .' INGKKSOL.L VS. ALCOHOL. Colonel lngeraoll,like Lincoln, hated liquor, because of the sorrow and mis ery itcau8ed. In the course of bis ar gument in the Munn trial, at Chicago, in 1876, he used the following language: 'I believe, gentlemen, tbat aloohol, to a certain degree, demoralizes those who make it, those who sell it, and those wbo drink it. I believe from the time it Issue from tbe coiled aad poi sonous worm ol tbe distillery until It empties Into the hell of crime, death, and dishonor, it demoralizes everybody wbo touches it I do not believe that anybody can contemplate the subject without becoming prejudiced against this liquid crime. AU you have to do, gentlemen, 1 to think ot tbe wreck upon either bank of this stream of death of the suicides, of the Insanity, poverty, Ignorance and distress, of the little children tugging at the faded dresses of weeping and despairing wives, asking for bread; of the men ot genius it has wrecked; of the millions who have struggled with imaginary serpents produced by the devilish thing. And when you think of tbe jails, of the almhouses, of the prisons, and of the scaHulds upon either bank, I do not wonder that every thoughtful man is prejudiced against the stulf called al eob.i:." A CHANCE TO MAKE $7500. j (5(X) Ktjward to anyone ivho can show mat the saloon does not produce crime. (500 Riward to anyone who can show any good that comes from the sa loons. (500 Reward to anyone who can show that tbe saloon does not increa.se tax ation. ' (5t0 Reward to aoyooe wbo can ahow j that the presence of the saloon does not tend to depreciute real estate values. ' (500 Reward to anyone who can sho ' tnat tne illegal selling 01 liquor irT: Lane Co. Is not by liquor sympathi zers in an ell'ort to break down the law. I (500 Reward to anyone who can prove that prohibition Is not a.success a id Call Eagle Pharmacy PURE DRUGS All KUds of Toilet Post Cards and Novelties Utmost care taken with Trescriptions 1 THE STORE OF QUALITY a good tbteg lot Kansas, $500 Reward to anyone wbo eaa show that tbe saloon doe not oomipt morals. 1500 Reward to anyone who con show that tbe saloon doe not produce Isw lessDss. (500 Bdward to anyone who can show tbat the presenoe of the saloon does not lose for the town snd community many desirable citizens. $500 Reward, to aoy on who oan show that the saloon doe not destroy the health of the people. (500 Reward lo anyone wbo oan show that the banishment of the saloon bas not been a benefit to Eugene and Lane county. (500 Reward to anyone wbo can show tbat the saloon is not a curse aod on ly a curse to our civilization. $500 Reward to anyone who can show that the saloon la a blessing to the home. (500 Reward to anyone who can show tbat the aaloon Is not against every legitimate interest of our country. (500 Reward to anyone wbo cm show that the saloons must not look to tbe j boys in our public schools to supply the ranks of the 100,000 drunkard that die each year. M. W. A. Convention. The state convention of tbe Modern Woodmen of Anurioa waa held in Ashland on Tuesday and Wednesday of tbia week A splendid time was reported by those wbo attended from this city and the convention was In many waya great aueoeea. Tbe Woodmen were assisted by the Royal Neighbors wbo attended to tb ban quet which waa one of tbe most pleasing features nf the gathering. Over Cjo visiting neighbors were present in Ashland, camp from all parta of tbe state being represented. Medford sent a delegation down, fifty string. The Medfoid team put on the work and made a great bit wltb tbe visitors. Kev. W. U. Uould made an addteas on behalf of tbt local camp. Three members were Initiated and tbe work was followed by a banquet whlob lasted over three houia. Ashland treated the visitors royally taking hem all over tbe oity lu aotomo cllea. A number of machines went went up fiom this city to assist In the work. The tit. John's band, M W A, of Per tlucd. gnve several out door selections and received quits an ovation from tbe gathering The band gave a abort program in Medford on tbeir way to Aabland CIRCUIT COURT. Lewi Ulrloh v W E Baien. Ac tion to recover $113.33 due for mer chandise p arcbaaed by defendant from plaintiff. Uus Newbury Is plaintiffs attnrney. J. vV. Dresslar and B. Wood, part ner vs Joshua Patterson. Action to recover 12000, alleged to ba due a commission tor securing pure baser for land in tp 38, a r I , 238 acre. Plaintiff attorney I R O Smith Forbes Supply Co vs J 11 Fitzger ald, doing business under tbe name nf Rogue River Electrical Construc tion On. Aotloo to recover S3oo o5 due for eleotical supplies. When you go on tbat picnic take loe cieam wltb you. We aie wsdi to supply you at tbe Kogu Kivwr Creamery. For Assessor: W. T. GitIEVEL. of Prospect Republican Nominee Spring and Summer Hillinery The latest New York Models MRS. W. I. BROWN 'West 7th Street at the Articles, Stationery, j Remember IF YOU BUY 5 OF ANY ARTICLE THE SIXTH IS Absolutely FREE 105 7th St Medford. Oregon l-wM'lsiiissU'l'l W iAUlL LUj:
