Publlabod svsry Friday
A 5. BUTON, Publisher.
MEDPOHD WAV J9, 1D0S.
SVB&CKIPTION Si. 50 PER YEAR
Entered in the postoffice at Medford, Ore
gon as second class mail matter.
"The desperation with which th-
Tribune editor, who la the exponent
jf the Democratic party of Jackvn
county under the guise of non-inr-tlsgnshlp,
la amply shown in Ita dtt''y
issue, which are a tlwue of uilsstrue
menta of facta and drafts on the 1
or' fancy. He goea into hyster'di
over the condition of the county
looks, though the Invitation la ex
tended to any one who wlahea to x-
pert theae booka and see wbeti-cr
they are not kept in cleanly, busi
nesslike and appropriate condition.
"WBy doea not the Triotine, that is to
anxious to make discoveries of short
ages, unbusinesslike and slor'-il
-conditions, take the task unon lt,;l'
of exporting these books? They are
open to any taxpayer or to any oth-jr
resident of the county to look ino
Ihalr condition. If Jie Invitation
were accepted It would cease the howl
of the non-partisan echo and woa'd
JoprlTe the Tribune of an Issu3 ui
'the present campaign Any taxpayer
can go to the sheriff's office w.A
learn in fifteen minutes by an ex ur
ination of the books just how much
money has been collected by Sheriff
Jackson and turned over to the comi
ty treasurer; but the Tribune and Ui
-wild-eyed "echo" of non-partisan!. h
lo not care to do this, because ibe
foundation for Its attacks upon t'aj
conduct of the sheriff's office wou'J
-at once sink from under It.
A fair example of the misstatement
and falsehood and demand on Im.iR
inatlon Is shown in tb Issue of M:
2C when the Tribune states, for tho
on-partisan Democracy of the coun
ty, that "another charye is made that
receipts from county taxes are held
up and deposited with certain bank
ing corporations to swell their de
posits Instead of being turned over
Pathetic Appeal to
Wives and Mothers
Medford, Ore., May 28, 1908.
T. E. Daniels, Medford, Ore.
MY DEAR FRIEND: The time has come when I must ask you a
question, one concerning a thing, the contemplation of which
has caused me many sleepless nights and corresponding days of
of anxiety.
This is a subject of which I hate to speak to any one,
And yet I must know the worSt. I dare not communicate my state
of mind to my mother, for, as you know, she is so old-fashioned
about these things there would be only one answer. In my dis
tress I appeal to you.
It may surprise you to have me turn to you in so mighty a
natter, but because I know you so well, I feel that you nnder
stand me and that your heart is ever open to me.
I am asking a great deal of you, but while you are consid
ing this I beg you to put aside all cares, all social joys,
and devote your tine and faculties to the proper consideration
of the question I have to ask but I must come to the point.
Do you think it is time for me to put on my summer underwear?
Sincerely yours,
VOTE YES
Daniels' Summer Underwear
First-class, cotton-ribbed Balbrlggan and Porosknlt And
elastic seam underwear In blue. ecru, white, black, cream,
salmon and many other colors at $l.oo a suit. -Compare our
-values and bur what
LOOKS GOOD TO YOU
STRONG, CAPABLE, SECURE
with larqa resources anil competent amnafreinent, with nil the Ic
WetU of tbi bHtiklfitf institution id it wmnd and stable condition.
It in imply jmtitlHt In Ita btateraenl thut it offer vvry banking
privilege and acuitramtKlmion coniitftfQi with kiety. Theaccouuls
of firms, corporation, estates, societies and Individuals are re
ipect fully invited.
taint.' .
W. I. Vawteh, Pres.'
to the county treasurer at once, as
the law requires." Instead of desir
ing to learn what the irutn realty is
about this "charge," which originat
ed in the fancy of the non-partisan
"Echo," by calling at the office of
the Bberlff and the treasurer of the
county and learn from the books
there, this parrot makes the charge
as though It were true. The fact Is,
the funds collected during each week
are turned over to Uie county treas
urer promptly; but It would not do
for the Tribune to state this truth a
falsehood suits It better.
South is Going Dry.
Clarence L. Reames of Jackson
ville, who has Just returned from an
extensive trip through the southern
states, stated yesterday to a repre
sentative of The Morning Mall that
it was his belief that other southern
states would go dry until they were
all more or less dry. lie was not sur
prised at the news In yesterday's Mall
to that effect.
Mr. Reames states that the one
great reason that the southern states
are going dry Is the fact that the ne
FOR
JACKSON C01N1Y BANK,
MtDFOKD, ORE.
State Depositary
Capital and Surplus
$113,000.00
G. R. Lindley, Cashier
gro element and poor whites drink
w'Uaky, and then It Is not safe for
the other residents of the states. Half
of the outrages committed in the
southern' states by negroes are com
mitted when the negro Is under the
Influence of drink.
In Tennessee at present there Is a
campaign on which will probably
place that Btate among the other
states of the south that are dry.
Governor Patterson, who favors lo
cal option. Is running against Sen
ator Carmack, who Is advocating
state prohibition. The contest is a
bitter one, but It Is the belief of Mr.
Reames that the state will rote dry
at the next election.
For Sale.
On saw-mllt oom plate, consisting
A engiue. boiler, torse olroular smws
and cuton tower edgar, oarrlsgv
with rope feed, log turner, belts,
shafting, pulleys and complete oattlt,
at a bargain,
inland uamoer ua,
ItcUnd, Oregon.
Bring in your hat nnd have It
trimmed to suit you while you wait.
Mrs. West, Seventh and C sts. 3-tf
X
VOTK KOIt IK IIIIIITIO.N FOB
JACKJiUN COUNTY ON JINK 1
Put an X A Kill at 114 on the Officlul
llullot, for Prohibition The Hu
loou la Trying to Fool the I'cople.
With lies and twisted figures, the
auloon interests are at their uuual
busiuess trying to hoodwink the
people. Tliey do uot want you to ex-
i erclse your personal liberty in tot
ing as you think right. They want
you to vote against prohibition be
cause they know that prohibition
cuts down their business. DO NOT
UI3 FOOLED. Take the statements
of those wuo are In a position to
know and rive an accurate account
of the conditions In dry territory nnd
do not accept the Btu'.ements of the
business which Is affected. Of eou-Be
the saloon will declare It builds up
a town and state; jf course It will
try to make you bellevo that It Is
bal to put It out of business. I; Is
doing Its best to prove Its statements
by trying to break down the prohi
bition law In Ashland, Eugene, Cor
rallla, Albany and the other no-li
cense towna In Oregon, but without
success. In theae towns the law
breakers are suffering fir their at
temps, and the saloon doea not like
it.
04 X For Proliil'irion.
Lock Out for the Itedily Amendment.
It reads like this: "For constitu
tional amendment, giving additional
and exclusive power to cities and
tovwis, within their corporate limits,
to license, regulate, control and tax,
or to auppress or prohibit theaters,
racetracks, poolrooms, bowling al
leys, billiard halls and thj sale of li
quors, aul'Ject to the provluiona of
the local option law of the State of
Oregon."
It .Means Vik--n Town. All On-r
the State.
This amendment Is proposed by li
quor mep who ate trying to save
their business from overthrow by
public opinion. For all good pur
poses the amendment la superfluous
as the cities and towns of the State
of Oregon have now home rule. The
real purpose of this law la to sus
perd the operation of the criminal
laws of the atate, as to certain prac
tices, within the bounds of municlnal-
ties at their pleasure. It is contrary
to ihe constitution of the Btate, and
Intended to violate the general cfcn
Inal laws.
It means minority rule, for It
would permit a few people, Incorpo
rated as a city, to override the laws
enacted by all the people of the state
and to defy public opinion.
Finally, the amendment does not
provide for expense of vice and crime
to be borne by the cities alone; but
the county must pay tbe cost of the
city crime, which the county Is not
allowed to suppress.
Vote ttil No.
Vote 321 No.
Vote .121 No.
THERE IS
National
Medford
RESOURCES. $450,000.00
WM. S. CROWILL
Pra.ld.stt
THE SALOON' LIE NAILKO.
City MarNhnl of Eugene Proves Less
Drunkenness Vnder No License.
State ot Oregon,
County of Lnnc.
D. A. Farrington, being first duly
sworn, says:
"I am and since the 9th day of
March, 1905, have been city marshal
of the ctty of Eugene, Lane county,
Oregon. Thnt prior to tbe first of
July, 190C, the sale of Intoxicating
liquors was licensed In said city, and
since that date there has been pro
hibition under local option.
"I am told that more arrests for
drunkenness have been made since
local option went Into effect In Lane
county than formerly. Is being used
as an argument that there is more
liquor sold and more Intoxications
in the city than formerly. As a mat
ter of fact, I am sure that In compar
ison with former times, there has
been, under local option, very little
liquor sold within the city of Eu
gene, and there has been very much
less Intoxication than before.
The records show seventy arrests
for drunkenness for the year prior
to local option and forty during the
first year under local option and
It must be understood tbat now,
whenever a person Is arrested for
being Intoxicated he I. formally com
plained ot and hi. coso becomes a
matter ot record, whereas under li
cense very few of thOM arretted for
Intoxication were ever tried tor that
offense, .Imply b.ln( turned loose
th. followrag. morning. I distinctly
rMollMt that on on. occasion, under
llceas., tlftM. mB wra turned lops
th morning following th. day of ar-
ruata for drunkenness. Today, Eu
gono Is one of the most orderly and
law-abiding places In the country.
"K. A. FAUK1NGTON."
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 16th day of May, 1908.
JK8SK a. WELLS,
Notary Public, State of Oregon.
Class Day Exercises.
the ciass 'OS of the Medford Hlgb
school faced a full houBe lust evening
at their class day exo.-cises. Tbe pro
gram w as somewhat out of the ordi
nary, Inasmuch as the usual class his
tory, class prophecies and class plays
were omitted and a delineation of the
adventures of "Loving Mary" and
Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch"
was given by the members of the
clasB. The characters of "Loving
Mary," who can see "(rood In every-
hli'B," and of Mrs. Wigs, whose
rough exterior but partially conceals
a big Irish heart, were ably delineat
ed by the class.
Tbe stige was beartlfully decorat
ed In the colors of the class,, the
background being of red roses upon
which the class number "08" was
outlined In white.
The features outside of the story
of "Loving Mary" were Miss Grace
Brown's solo, "Until You Came,
which waa rendered In the manner
which every one who has heard this
gifted young songstress expects when
her name is seen upon the program
tbe violin trio by Misses Alice Streets,
Ruth Merrick and lone Flynn, which
was a surprise to Borne of the spec
tators, who were unaware that Buch
talented young violtnistes were to be
found In these "wild and woolly" re
gions. It was a program of which any
high school might be proud and Pro
fessor Signs and hlB ab,e corpa of
assistants are to be congratulated
along with the pupils. Following Is
the progn.ni:
Orchestra
Invocation ....Rev. O. Le Roy Hall
Chapter I Earl Ml near
Chapter II Myrtle Riley
Chapter III ..Gladys Curry
Vocal solo, "Until You Came"...
Grace Brown
Chapter V Percy Cochran
Chapter VI Funnle Whitman
Violin trio
Alice Streets, Ruth Merrick, lone
Flynn.
Chapter IX Blanche Wood
Chapter X Fred Strang
Instrumental solo. .Clarerco Kellogg
Chapter XI Mabel Wilson
Chapter XIII Faye Burchell
Chapter XIV Cecile Boswell
Class Song Class '08
Orchestra
Tho exercises were concluded sat
isfactorily and In true class spirit by
a bountiful spread given by Miss
Warner at her home, where the final
farewell between pupil and teacher
was taken.
BUT ONE-
fT.
Bank ot
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f. t,. AtTORD
C.ht.r
Italian Colony for This Valley.
It is reported that a colony of
Italians will arrive In Medford some
time during the summer and will se
cure considerable lnnd In the valley
in order to plant grapes and later
meet a winery. A certain business
man of this city has practically
closed the deal for the Bale of the
land. While willing to give out the
story, the gentleman did not wish his
name to be used in us connection at
this time.
The Itnlian colony will come di
rect from New York City and will
number about 20 families. They will
have a place of about 400 acres
which they will set out entirely to
grapes and will later erect a winery.
In speaking of the matter the busi
ness man handling the sale of the
property said:
"Some time ago 1 received an In
quiry from a friend of mine In New
York asking particulars about the
climatic conditions here and the con
ditions surrounding the culture of
grapes. I replied and he wrote back
that there was an Italian In to see
him who wanted full particulars. I
was placed In correspondence with
the gentleman and have since tbat
time practically closed the deal. The
colony of Italian. I. expected to ar
rive here during the summer, so
that they will be In a position to
plant th. vineyard during th. fall
and spring."
Any on. wanting help of any knd
phone $51, or address W. H. West
Employment Co., Medford. Office la
Jewelry store, corner Seventh and 0
streets. i-u
SHOES
Kidd's Foot Fitting
Shoes For Men
$4.00
NONE
SHOES
Call
Eagle Pharmacy
PURE PRIGS
All Kiads of Toilet Articles, Stationery,
Post Cards and Novelties
Utmost care taken "with Prescriptions
THE STORE
105 7th St
Considerable Pipe Laid.
Tbe ditcher at work on Riversil)
avenue is proving to be a great i
cess and Is disproving the statement
made by a number of persons thii. i
could not cut through the harrtoan
on the north end if the avenue.
When the ditches were dug in tnU
section of the ctty for the Bewera ji
system tho contractors were forced to
blast out a part of the ditch, but th!
immense ditcher is cutting Its w.iy
down the roadway at the rate o
four feet a minute. At one tinr
number of stones were encoun'
e4
and the machine was forced to ct;
its speed to two feet a minute. H jw
ever, the machine has dug a good llt
over a quarter of a mile since H
started up on Tuesday afternoon. A
yet the adjustments have Dot nil
been made.
On Riverside avenue men were put
at work following up the machUn
with the work of laying the pipe, an 1
between 9 o'clock yesterday mom
tng and 5 o'clock last evening ov r
1200 feet of pipe was laid, cemented
together and was ready to be testo
At this rate It will not be long be
fore work will be completed.
Whenever the pipe has been tested
the contractors will start refilling
the trenches. This will be done with
teams and graders, as It will be much
faster than If the work Is done by
shovels.
Manager Bade of the company. In
charge of the work, stated yesterday
that he had decided to put the ma
chine on Seventh street on the west
side of the Southern Pacific tracks.
He looked over the street Tuesday
evening and decided that it would pay
him to put the machine on that thor
oughfare. Each street In the city will be torn
up to some extent, as the system is
designed to be most complete, afford
ing each and every part of the city
an adequate water supply.
Street Commissioner Damon has
just finished laying 1900 feet of six-
Inch water pipe on Oakdale avenue,
which will be connected with the
water supply that Is being put In by ;
contract. The main Is on the west I
side of the street od the property- j
owners on that street are to ask for
the privilege of putting down
sewer main on the east side ot th"
avenue will be petitioned for. Tho?e
public-spirited citizens are to tilt)
have the avenue macadamized In tho
near future.
Crushed Rock for Medford.
It will not be long before the city
will he in a position to take out
crushed rork for the streets from the
new quarry In Jacksonville. Man
ager Sandry has a force of 14 men
at work and things are rushing. Yes
terday he finished the grading of the
road for the track from Jackson
ville to th quarry was completed,
and as Boon as the ties and rails for
the track arrive they will be put
down.
Manager Sandry stated Sunday
thnt there was not a great deal of
development work to be done before
It would be possible to get out the
rock to be crushed. The crusher will
probably be in place within a couple
of weeks and ready to run. It is
not expected that there will be any
of the crushed rock brought to Med
ford before the latter part ot June,
but the quarry will be In such .
shape that after the work once starts
there will not be any hitch In con
tinuing to put out the material.
Manager Sandry Is an experienced
time. He left that position to take
charge of the quarry In this city.
WANTED.
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SHOES
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OF QUALITY
Medford, Oregon
For Assessor:
W. T. GRIEVE,
of Prospect
Republican Nominee
Reames Broke up Meeting.
While Clarence L. Reames of
Jacksonville was in the Kast ho
took occasion to -break up a boost
ers' meeting in a little town In Kan
sas. And he did it st iply by d t
tributlng among the crowd of bo.t-
, era about 40 booklets descriptive of
, Medford and the Rogue River val
ley.
Mr. Reames was gazing from Vie
window of his Pullman when be l
tlced a great crowd gathered noir
the station In one of the little towas
where the train had stopped for a
considerable length of time. Ho
wondered what the excitement wa
and left his car to learn.
When he reached the crowd he
found that It was a boosters' meet
ing for that section of Kansas. He
stood there for a few moments ami
then thought that he had learned
about all that be wished to know of
what they had to boost. He thought
that perhaps thore might be those In
the crowd who would enjoy reading
about a really good country. So he
hurried back to his section and got
out about 40 copies of the booklet
issued by the Commercial club t
this city and took them out to the
crowd, where he passed them around.
According to Mr. Reames, they fo.
got all about boosting their country
at that time and tried to get a hold
of the literature that he was passing
out. He says that it he had had
400 copies of the booklet he could
bave used them In tbat spot to a
good purpose. He was besieged with
questions during the time that the
train stopped there and he talked
furiously and fast for the few mo
ments that he had. Probably he has
planted the seed that will cause some
families from that section of Kan
sas to come to Medford.
The Medford Athletic Clnb.
The Medford Athletic club, al
though as yet In Its Infancy, 1b prov
ing to be a credit to this city and
should meet with tho support of the
community. With a large list of ac
tive members over 75 the club has
secured suitable clubrooms in the old
Pell residence, next to tbe Medford
laundry, and has fitted the quarters
up in splendid shape. Athletic para
phernalia ot all sorts has been se
cured and an evening can be profit
ably spent in the clubrooms.
The club at present has a number
ot punching bags Installed, boxing
gloves on band, a reading room and
hot nnd cold shower baths. This
week a piano will be Installed and
a handball court will be fitted up.
The boys are going ahead with the
matter and are making the organiza
tion one that will be a credit In ev
ery way to this city.
The officers of tbe club at present
are those who were chosen pro tem
at the first meeting. Ed Andrews
Is chairman and 0. H. Johnson Is
secretary and treasurer. As soon as
the return of Mr. Andrews from the
East, where he Is at present, a bus
iness meeting will be held and per
manent officers elected.
On last Friday evening the boy.
gathered at the clubrooms for a
good time and they succeeded In hav
ing It, Several wrestling matches
and boxing bouts were palled oft
aud a good time generally resulted.
Th. organttation provide, a place for
th. young men of th. city to spend
a pleasurable evening, and for that
reason It should b. supported. An
other social evening U plaaa for
soma night next wme after to. (lec
tion. Th. clnbroonu art alwava
osm daring th. irnUg.