THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OR., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22j 1908.
SOGIAUSH EITHER
HJ&SSIKG 01 EVIL
Challenge for Joint Debate to Discuss
Questions Ikw4 by F. Dundas Todd
Effoct Upon Family and Itforality
of Principles.
Editor Daily Tribune:
Reply to the letter of F. A. S. in
your imiiie of February 6 wan deferred
in the hope that he would also answer
mine and thun nave Hpaco by taking up
both communications at once,
F. A. H. proves Boelalism to be a de
lusion by tho following Suets: First,
it iB'joiluditttod by the. American Fed
eration tf Labor ; second, that it is ah
importnMon frorn Europe; thirds be
cause1 jtfty Wilson ' RHSfrted that eom-ninnrtVrt-
WnH , thti custom among the
early chrWtiansy which -tV A. 8: 'denies;
fourth', becatiffa flbciaiUla believo in
mutual cohsnnt being the em&tttinl fea
ture to n&lriraonyv ; . ' c ... v-
TheBettod but a short shrift t The
last iB this tofto that ft A; 8. harj the
most upfa and lists sttivngtto a phrase
ology that one hn lo gueffl what he is
driving At. ! pdinlodi out in my pre
vious letter that "WittUiM consent" is
the essential to tnfttrimotay ift this coun
try at the pftttttfc tiro o. i
Instifeatioii ot the Family.
This is a'felhijplb tjiiesiioh df fact, any
lawyer will promptly j put a good club
in tho hands tif j A.,8. if I am wrong.
The troubtf with youfc correspondent is
that ho data not know1 the ineaning of
tho words htttl phrases ho uses lo glibly,
1 suppoHC What, he meaVis to Bay in that
under HodialiHiti ' 1 pfomiHfiiinua inter-
course" would bo the rule and that the
little social group Known as the family
would ce&so to exist.
In history we find that tho institu
tion of tho family has gone through
many forms, and 'oven the saints of tho
Old Testament had domestic conditions
thai would not be lolcvated in the civ
ilized world todny, Hut letting that, j
pass, under Hocinlmm the world will tie j
peopled With the same kind of people,
that livo in it. today and T fancy theyj
will be just as clean, just tin fond of
their spouses, just ns full of lovo for
their offspring as tho modern parent,
and so ve may safely leavo to them
to equally apply to Christianity; in fact,
the latter must he the greater offender
siiiee it came from Asia, which is the
home of supposed barbarians, I would
be glad to know a single new idea in
philosophy that has been originated in
this country. K veil the fundamentals
of Christian Science I discovered re
cently are set forth ;n Butler's "Iludi
bras," which was written about 250
years ago. Truly there is nothing new
under tho sun.
Is Economic Proposition,
It will be observed that F. A. S. re
fuses to fight Socialism for what it
really is, namely, an economic proposi
tion, which is fast spreading over the
world. Jt is accepted by all sorts and
conditions of men. Ono of the ablest
actuaries of my acquaintance a power
in the insurance world acceptB it ub
being tho actual revolution of Jesus
Christ, while another in the same de
parkmoht who rejects Christianity also
objects to Socialism, It has got noth
ing to do with religion, but much with
bread and butter.
Now, to quiet F. A. S. forever on the
sex question, let me quote from Dri Al
bort Hchafflo, former minister of fi
nance in Austria, who spent six years
of his life studying Socialism in order
to be able to annihilate tho doctrines
for nil time-. On the-sex question he
sayB: "There is nothing in the main
principle of abolition of private own
orBhip in tho means of production
which would necessitate the disappear
ance of free demand, and free house
hold arrangements, nor yet tho destruc
tion of family life."
Did I possess this book I wonld
gladly place it at tho disposal of F. A
S., but if he is interested I think I
could find out the name of the pub
lisher for him.
Eithor Blessing or Evil.
Socialism is eithor the greatest bless
ing or the greatest evil that is to come
upon the human race and ought there
fore to be discussed thoroughly and dis
passionately. If F. A. fl. is really in
earnest to ventilate the absurdity of the
movement let him join issuo with the
Socialists of this city in public debate
so that refutation of erroneous ideas
mave he made at once. Mr. iison
stands read v to defend the doctrines,
ami if they are ho foolish it should be
mi easy task to overthrow them. We
will guarantee all expenses and will
place at the disposal of our opponent
all literature for or against that we
happen to have.
I'orinit the Socialists of Med ford to
New Cases,
H. E. Morrison vs. B. F. Whetstone;
action to recover money. Colvig and
Durham, attorneys for plaintiff.
George M. Wheeler vs. Alive (j.
Wheeler; suit for divorce. E. D. Briggs,
attorney for plaintiff. .
Dm (-urn df nil Hint enncernn the Hexuai
relationships. V. A. R. is strong npan j ' f"r yr curtesy,
these matters, but would he like me to j V,"" respe.-tfully
give an exact description of the status F. DUNDAS TODD,
of promiscuous intercourse in this so-
called christian country today. The ALARMING DECREASE IN
thought of such n thing is Himplv nause-1 CATCH OF CHINOOK SALMON
niing,
Indians Most Moral,
lie is strong upon what Christianity i Warden
has done in the interests of sexual pur
ity, but hern is a curious fact that per
haps he can explain. Mr. Monwn, who
has lived tho best part of 20 years
In his annual report, Master Fish
II. (1. Van Dusen savs that
i there was a decrease of nearly .1,00(1,000
pounds in the Columbia river salmon
catch of 1007, as compared with HUM,
j aiul lie attributes the reduction to the
s J, , , "tide water. Me goes into a lengthy
i-ytir.iu inn Unit t tu.un nnnii n nrn tho' .. V . J
11 I ilis .iko'iii of the history and causes
most periect in moral mauerH on u.c o( l,.(.n,llHin(j Hpply of f
American continent. exuni impnriiy t() ,. fjMn w,,. rt8 the arch enemy
is absolutely unknown, as are also theft I of the salmon industry on the Colunl-
aud IviiiL'. .lust think, ordinary i bin. Me cites the satisfactorv condi
heat hen' savages are morally at tho tion of (lie industry on coast streams,
stage of advancement that civilized
christ inns hope to attain at some re
mote future time.
The fact that the American Federa
tion of liiibor repudiates Socialism Ih
no proof that the latter is wrong. By
t ho sanie logic Christianity is wrong
re no fishing is permitted above
tidewater, as evidence that his theory
is correct. He says in part:
"Comparing the clnnook product of
the Columbia river this vear with the
ehinook product of 1002 or 1003, annum
ing the theory to bo correct that the
fish raised from tho spawn of 1002 or
beeauso the members of unions in large litUM would reach maturity and return
cities are notoriously indifferent inito the stream of their nativity during
..lmrch mutters. The church attend- "". we find that while it is only
mice census of our large cities shows I rif 1,1 H,,,irt "f ,il0- product it has
, ., . f tit fallen 20 per cent or more below the
an ama.ingtv mini! percentage of the r ,.,. i
, . h .. . ' . , . 003 puck. Whether us theory be
popuuu.on i regions -n.n , ! ,.rr.i-t or not it is very plain to he
yet tor mm pears millions oi mreu tlmt mvh (l ,.lMllition of affairs
preachers have been telling the worker jjs alarming in the face of the extensive
that chri-Miniiitv was ins oiuy means , imtclierv work that has been enrrted on
since lOiM, and the matter should be
looked to and the wrongs corrected bv
our people before it is too late nnd this
valuable food product is lost to us and
innii ur .limil of our best and most loval
citieus lose their principal oecunntion
In 100(1 there was a shortage of S per
cent over the year previous, but the
nroihiet of 1 0( Mi showed a gain of more
Minn 20 per cent over either tho years
1001 or 10' 2, and everv vear since 1001
there luis been a fair irain over com
parative vears. under the four or five
vear theory, until this vear. which, not
withstanding that th we-ither and wa
ter coiidit iinis for t lie Columbia were
more favorable than for years, the prod
net fell short."
of sii!' -.m ion, both in this world and the
one tw eome. Twenty thousand mission
iirbs ire carrying the gospel to the
Ileal hen, but the heathen responds but
little. My the logic of l A. S ehris
t ianity must be wrong. Will he ac
cept t he conclusion !
Socinlisin Not Communism.
Communism and Socialism tiro not the
same. Communism was the rule in all
forms of society until the pastoral pe
riod, which is so beautifully described
in the Old Testament. It was the rule
among t ho slaves of hot h the (ireek
and liVuimri empires for almost lOHO
years, in fact the labor unions of that
period are the wonder of historians,
and it is only in r ut years we have
got any trace of them. I am not sur
prised that A. S. tins not heard of
them, but if he or any ono interested
will call at the free read i i i l; room on C
street he will find there a most inter
estieg booli entitled "Ancient l.owlv,"
whi. h b aK Willi this period. And,
best of all, ho will find translations of
the orici n a I dot n me lit s, in t li i case
slabs, inaiiv thousands ,,f which are
now in tin1 p.uviiiiis of the world. As
tt rule hi-terv may he best defined a-'
fiction I'niiihb'd on turf, but in thin
part ieiilat in-t:ince we hae the one;
iual documents. l ,, S, would give
a great deal to be able lo nay as much
for the 1 Ks ,.f the christian bible.
N'nTICK (!' V I N A 1 - SKTTI.KM KNT.
In re, the Kstate of Wiiham Russell,
deceased N'otiee is hereby given that
the undersigned administ rat or of said
estate has filed his final neeount in
I said matter, and by an order of t he
county court the final hearing and set
tlement thereof will be heard on Men-
day, March 2. 100, at 2 o'clock p. m.
I of sa id day. All persons interest ,.,1
llltvrein are hereby notifiid to pr -'nt
t heir oh ii el ion to said aceoeiit oi or
bet, ire said time. Dale of firvf ouUi
! cation, .lanuarv 1 100. I.. C. NA"
i h'Kii.W, Administrator.
ORDINANCE NO. 144.
An ordinance authorizing the issue of
tho bonds of the City of Med ford, Ore
gon, to the amount of twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
Tho City of Mod ford doth ordaia as
follows:
Section 1. That for the purpose of
paving street intersections and com
pleting City Hall there are hereby au
thorized to be issued the bonds of the
City of Medford to the amount of
twenty-five thousand dollars, which
said bonds shall be dated the first day
of February,, 1908, and be in the de
nomination .of one thousand dollars, and
shall be known as "General Improve
ment Bonds," and shall be numbered
from one to twenty-fire, both inclusive.
Said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor
and countersigned by the Recorder.
Said bonds snail become due ten years
after date and shall bear interest, evi
denced by coupons at the rate of six per
centum 'per annum, payable semi-annually,
and both principal and interest of
said bonds Bhall be mado payable at
the office of the City Treasurer of
Modford, Oregon, or at the banking
houso of Kountze Bros, in the City of
New York, State of New York.
Section 2. Tho bonds hereby auth
orized shall be in substantially the fol
lowing form:
United States of America,
No. Stato of. Oregon, $1,000.
City of Modford
General Improvement Bond.
Know All Men by These Presents,
That the Citv of Medford, in the Coun
ty of Jackson and State of Oregon,
acknowledges to owo, and for value
received hereby promises to pay to
hearer the sum of ono thousand dollars
lawful money of the United States of
America on the first day of February,
A. D. .10 IK, together with interest on
situ I sum rrom tne nare nereoi untn
paid, at tho rate of six per centum per
innnm. payable semi-annually on tne
first days of February and August in
ai h vear, upon presentation and sur
render of the interest coupons hereto
attached ns they severally become due.:
Both principal and interest of this bond I
ire hereby made payable at the ottice
of the City Treasurer of Medford, Or-1
egon, or at the banning nouse or
Kountze Bros., in tho City nnd State of
New York ; nnd for the prompt pay
ment of this bond, both principnl nnd
interest, the full faith nnd credit of
laid City of Medford are horoby irre-
oeaoly pledged.
This bond is one of a series of like
tenor nnd is issued for paving street
intersections and completing City Hall
ursuaiu to and in full compliance with
the charter of said city and under and
n accordance, with an ordinance of said
city, duly passed.
And it is hereby certified nnd recited
that all acts, conditions and things re
quired to be done precedent to and in
the ispuing of this bond neoessary to
niftke the same legal and valid have
been properly done, happened and been
performed in regular and due form and
time as required bv law, and that tho
total indebtedness of said City of Mod
ford, including this bond, does not ex
ceed the constitutional and statutory
limitations.
In testimony whereof, the said City of
M ed ford has caused this bond to be
Milled with the corporate seal, Bigned
by its Mayor and countersigned by its
Ifecorder, and caused the annexed inter
est coupons to be executed by the fac
simile signatures of said officers this
first day of February, A. 1). 1908.
Approved:
J. F. HEDDY, Mayor.
Countersigned:
HKN.I. M. COLMNS, City Recorder.
Coupon.
The City of Medford, in the State
of Oregon, promises to pay to bearer
the sum of Thirty Dollars, lawful money
of the United States of Amorica, on
the first days of February nnd August,
til, at the office of the City Treas
urer of Medford. Oregon, or at the
bunking house of Kountze Bros., in the
City of New York. State of New York,
for semi annual interest due that, date
on its General Improvement Bond, dat
ed Febrnnrv 1, BMW, No. .
Approved:
.1. F. liCn-PY, Mayor.
Coniiters'ined :
It K N.I. M. COBUNS, City Recorder.
Section .'1. This ordinance shall be in
force fifteen days from and after its
passage, approval and publication in the
M ed fonl Baily Tribune, a newspaper
published in the 'Mty of Medford, Ore
gon. The foregoing Ordinance was passed
by the City Council on this lth day of
February. A. B. lOfN, 1v the following
vote, to wit : Trowbridge voting aye,
Kit'ert ave. Merrick ave and Wort man
ave; Olwell and llafer absent.
Approved by the Mavor this Bth day
of I'ebruarv, A. l 1!S.
A pproved :
.t. p. KBBBY. Mavor.
Attest: Bt:1. M coi.l isi
Cil y Recorder.
All Kinds and
Varieties of
Lumber
Are You
Thinking of
Building?
WHY NOT SAVE YOUR MONEYl
BUILDING A HOME OP YOUR OWN?
WE MAKE AND SELL ANYTHING
AND EVERYTHING NEEDED IN THE
LUMBER LINE. CALL, SECURE OtJK
PRICES AND PLACE YOUR ORDEfi
BEFORE THE SEASON'S RUSH
GINS. THIS IS GOING TO BE BED
FORD'S BANNER BUILDING YE Alt.
GET IN ON THE GROUND1 FLOOft
AND GET IN NO! ;
Iowa Box & Lurtibeit Co.
MED F O R D
ORE (1 ON
No Fire in the Kitchen Range
No Hot Water in the House
Then is the time you ap
preciate the couvenieiice of
ELECTRIC
WATER
HEATERS
Attach a plug to
the nearest lamp
socket and turn the switch
PINT, QUART, TWO QUART
AND LARGER SIZES
Pint Size is specially adapted for nursery
Clean MlliV. A Simple
. poMumuiiusI
Sale v y victt Durable
FRUIT TREES.
Surplus stock, 500 Bartlcct pears, 200
De Angon, 25,000 Spitzenberg, 9000
Nowtown, 1000 Crawfords (early
poach), 800 Muir peaches, 000 ElbcrtaB.
Inquire of L. B. Warner. tf
Coal fblr BaleV " ' '
We are .mow prepared to furnish hod
picked coal at tho mine, five milt
.ast of town, in any amount deiirdd
$7.30 per ton. . . t
tf PACIFIC COAL CO.
Cl 1 I (II CFUCt
1 r : 1 1 : i
Condor Water and Power Co.
Phone 885. Office on Seventh Street.
Opposite the Bip Electric Sign.
ORDINANCE NO. 143.
CATALOG HOUSES ARE
NOT MERCHANT TAILORS
They drain the towns of monej. and neither
give the fit, style nor distinction t" your clothes
thatlyour own city tailor can.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
The clothes I make are the kind that "carry
distinction," that bespeak the man, that keeps
your money at home and are superior in every
detail to the "sweatshop" goods of cata'jue
houses. P
KEEP YOUR MONEY
HOME
FRENCH DRY CLEANING
AND REPAIRING"
The City Tailor Medford
EIFERT
Fassion Tiny at Bijou.
Tin1 l..':iul it'ul, sul'lime r:)siiit I'luv
Oritfin of Socialism. J .s.-ntM or tho first tim.- at the Hi
ll' In- ji ut h td ijh still fitrtlnT. 1 wilHjuu liit nilit. Nn iinni):uuv hits
ulaiilv It inl liim nut of my own lihrnry cvit hwn put on in tin i-ity of Mt-tl ,
the m coin! Mluiiit outitlnl, "Tho
in i n of Soc i;i lift in, " in wli itli lie will
fitut positive proof tlmt Christianity wnn
iro'jij;utfl through tin labor union
mnl tlmt it originally nfootl for tin very
tiling in t-HNrntialfl that SovinliHin
Manila for today.
Tlit-re ran h no objection uril
jfaiuf S.ifia!inm on account of it it he
ing nti Importation that cannot be rat Jo
forl that met with better support, and
it more hearty approval of tho public. In
order to : commodate the people t he
management wan obliged to run a third
performance. The name will be done
tonight. The play, with the special
program of saered numie, wan pronouuc
ed by all to be most beautiful nnd tm
proemtvo. The wamn production will be
put us again tonight at the Bijou.
Fresh Complexion
h prewired and produced by
Robert in c( a mild, delightful
preparation, delicately fragrant.
N fake i the it in exauisitelv loftt
banishes crackled aunearanco earned
by over-drynessi reduces the ibe of
enlarced rxtrci. clcansei them, re
duces inflammation and spreads an evnf
radiant clow due to wholesome nourish
ment of skin glands and itimulation of
Uie cariarici which also feed 'ne
skin and nipply Ita healthhil color.
Aikjvmr Druggist fir m fit umpli
OBERTINE
An ordinance amending sections three
(."I) and nino (fl) of Ordinance No. 13U,
oi the City of Medford.
Tho People of the City of Medford
do ordain aa follows:
Section 1. That Section 3 of Ordi
nance No. 133, entitled, "An Ordinance
to provide for the prevention of fires
and the protection of persons and prop
erty endangered thereby; to regulate
the construction, alteration and repair
of buildings and to establish fire lim-ts
in the City of Medford, Oregon," ap
proved December 3, lfli7, be and the
sumo is hereby amended by adding
thereto tho following proviso: "Pro
vided, however, that in that portion of
the said fire limits included between
O street nnd F street, buildings other
than as in this section specified may
be permitted to be erected by a major
ity vote of the whole council, when the
council deems it for the best interests
of the City of Medford, but no such
permit shall be granted until the plans j
and design of such building shall have ;
been submitted to the council, together!
with specifications showing fully the j
amterials to be used in the construe-1
tion of such building and the manner,
of constructio nthereof. and such plans,
design and specifications have been np- ',
proved by said eoum-il; and no pvrson (
shall erect any building other than nsj
specified in this section until all of the
:rnvisious of this section and of this j
ordinance have been complied with, nnd
on h plans, design and specifications I
shall be embodud in such permit, if!
issued." !
S-ction J. That Section A of said j
Ordinance .o. l.i.i bo ami the same is
' -rebv amended so as to read as fol
lows: "Section fl. No cornice of wood
shall be placed uon any building with
:n the fire limits, except as provided
in Section 3 of this ordinance."
The foregoing ordinance was passed
by the council February 13, IflOS, Trow
bridge voting "aye," Wortman "aye,"
Kifert "aye," Merrick "aye," Olwell
"aye." HftfVr absent.
Approved:
J. T. RKDPY, Mayor.
Atteat: PEN.T. M. COLUNfl,
2A3 Bacordetr.
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Colonists' Rates
Colonist Rates from all points
East to Oregon from March
1 to April 30, 1908
The Southern Pacific Railroad
Announces that rates in effect March 1, 1908, will be $38 from Chicago,
S3.r.no from St. Louis, Mo.; from Missouri Eiver common points, Coun
cii Bluffs to Kansas City, Mo., including also St. Paul, Minneapolis,
$30; from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, $30.
For further information call on or address
A. S. ROSENBAUM, Agent, Medford, Or.
ttrs.3rmc Ufamptou Usaacs
"3n$tructor of "Plano."Tlt 5ttdi)oo
StuMo ot Mj.lnct. Morlh J Street
"Jlhcm 824
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MEDFORD, OR.