"THE M EDFOM) DAILY TRI BUNE, MEDFORD, OR., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2fi, 1908
Medford Daily Tribune
A Live Paper In a Live Town.
i'ublished every evening except Sunday
Medford Publishing Company.
Q. PUTNAM, Kditor and Manager.
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tbe Postuffire ut ledfonl, Oregon.
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INSPECT THE BOOKS.
Xow that iiiriunlnnlR of nuiiity nf
fieea lire tliiiiHtinL' thriiisrlvt-s ln'foje
the public asking for re electinii, it
riuht that tht people hnnw what kin
nf n Htewiirdship tiu-y have rendered In'
fore trusting then) for another term.
Theie is lint one way that this i;u
bo rlono, nnd that is by iiiKpcetion of
tin l ontiH nf those who liatnllc the pub
lie coin. It ma purely formal hnsi
liens ran if and should meet with jfen
oral tnvor,
Vo oiif hIioiiM more Ht ronl y urc la
M toot inn of cnii ii ty )ool(N I iv expert
1 hn 11 tin comity nllieers themselves.
Thn M'Iiokc ofi'ic-'H arc in jimd con
diiinn will ivcli'oinc it. TIimk'' wIiomi
nccm-ntfi will imt bear the lii'lit of
iliiv will oppose it.
Monday a man who Inst nuliimn pur
. chnxod at) orchard went to .ljieknonville
tn pay (axes mid found that Ink place
waH not oa the rolls Huh year and
had not been assessed, Then last year's
assessment was taken, ami a flat in
c reuse of -HI per cent made, which mm
stands as an assessment against I his
property.
A few months aj." the same man sent
ft posloffiee order in payment of taxes
due on timber land to the sheriff, fie
was surprised to learn on inquiry I hat
tuxes were delinquent, ami it was not
until he furnished the sluhs of the mon
ry order went in payment that he sue
ceeded in having the matter straight
ened out.
Thorp are dozens of similar cases
that oan ho cited in all parts of the
poimty, showing that a most deplorable
nml lax system prevails in the sheriff's
nnd assessor ' offices. People who
hnvo receipts for taxi's paid are snr
prised to learn thai their property lias
hoeii shoved upon Die delinijiient list,
and others are suprrised to learn that
thoir property has not oven been placed
upon the tax list.
On not these thing Huest the need
of ox port inspection of county records?
Do they nut in like the n I of such in
Rppption imperative!
No matter how mneli confidence you
might, have in an agent, would you let'
li succession of ngeals run your busi
liens for 20 or .'10 yean without an ef
fort to find out what was done with
your money! Vet that is exactly what
citizen of Jackson county have done
and are doing.
It U time for citizens to wake up
and introduce modern business methods
In the. handling of their finances. No'
wonder taxes climb higher each year.
It is up to the county court to act
in this matter, for to him has been
delegated the necessary authority.
What nro yon going to do iihoi ...
Judgp Dunn!
HELP THE RAILROAD
Two railroads tiro knocking at Med
ford's door for admiHsion to the city.
Knoh means great things for the future
of the country. One, Ike l'ncific A
Tho other road is to tap the large
forests to be sawed in local mills, gu
lag employment for years to thousands.
Tho other mad is to tup the immenxi
ooal deposits lying within sight id'
Medford, five miles to the southeast
find menus the development of a mam
moth mine.
Knch of these lines is ready to begin
work at nuee into the city, if the need
od right of way can ho neriired. Tho
P. & ), would tniikn its terminal in
Medford Instead of a mile north as .-it
present. The nml road would reiuh Hie
main tracks of the ttmilheni Pacific
to furnish fuel to the world.
livery possible aid should be given
Iheso railroads, every assistance that
pan bp rendered by citi.ens should be
forthcoming. Hontelhing should be
done and at once to tins end.
The Commercial club, which has hud
n now lease of life, mi awakening to
renewed energy during the pitsl few
Weeks, shows it strangr letliargv in the
matter of assisting i Im sc inilroud. Xo
better way can be devisi-d to promote
the welfare of the city nod enitnln
than by grunting t In-m needed ns-dst
unco.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL CHILDREN
ASK FOR A REDWOOD PARK
WASH I XCTOX. Pel.. '';
petition IlllH !,ecli rereii In I
finest ser ice fioin m;tn I
school children, who iinL the
iiiinpx
e l,v 111,
alit or ti in
Mnhli-li
m-nt of a redwood mil ional park
pot it inn, which is t'min the childi
the schools of Kureka. Humboldt
ty, i'al . is unlike auv other r ei
Tin
conn
seal
to a government department t a-l
the preservation of the founts,
tho petition the children si :
"We, the childien of r
schools, lone been htudving .ilxoit
redwood forests, and along with
1 1
tit.
rest of the people of our iunilr wc
feel that representative groves of thee
trees should be preserve,! tor ihiim-,.
and coming generations ot tlnldt.ti
n4 we respectfully petition the Puite.l
ffeab'A govoiiwcit to take h.omc arti.'n
town 1 4 i'staldihis h.-iMoii )! t ,.r, ,
f n4 .... "
f Vlltll (( ali tor ii
kt imi S Mi f
jfcwt tfm t9 rM 1 1 '
Ml f v tote ftlt ors ta
all if 0cc9 Qt9) In-
been removed. TlieO Hl)b'. if :ini'
redwoTjb ft suitab'tT) .r a national
park that has not fallen into private
hands. The acquisition of nny such
n(ft, thereforo , would Imvo to be
brought about through purchase or
through private doiiatiou.
STATE SOCIALISM
VERSUS SOCIALISM
Difference Between Present Oondiionn,
Which Are Described an Real State
Socialism, and the True Theory Held
by Socialists Everywhere.
I K.VHtAL I'OIN'T, Feb. '.'.
Kdilor: I reenitly noticed one
t'dyou's HjH-eches, ill which he
To (he
.f ( or
refers
to stale soi-ialism as being inevitable
u n less it can be averted by t he gov
ernment having more thorough control
of (he railroads and other huge cor
pontic interests, aad at the same time
he speaks of the enormous power and
eonseipieiit evils alteiid.-int upon the up
puiiitive power that would cuhuc from
state .socialism. I shall tint attempt
to gainsay the truth of this assertion,
from a socialist ntniidpoint. Indeed,
t he soi-in list nude islands as well am)
clearly as anyone 1 he nat ure and ox
I n ine danger nf- the evils of eoneentra
t ion of I he appoint i vo power by the
administration or any of the official of
state or nation, and will always light
this clans of h-gislalioa to the full ex
lent of his power, State socinlism has
nothing whatever to do with socialism,
and the name "state" coupled with
socialism Is not king but an intrigue
and polil icu I scheme put up by the
old parlies to mihload Hie ignorant vot
er. State Socialism Defined.
Socialism knows nothing of the term
state socialism, only as it is used by
the old parties, and it has, according
to their definition, to deal with an
appointive power, and if in operation
would handle t he railroads and ot her
properties that came under its control
the same as the posloffiee is handled
by the government today; that is, by an
appointive power, hi this sense it would
place under federal control a great
many lucrative positions, and so would
assume an enormous power in shaping
the control of national elections. The
ins would be very hard to get out, and
the opporl unil ies for rascality would
be multitudinous.
We have too much of this kind of
government under our present system,
and the socialist is doing all he can to
get riil nf Hie system that breeds cor
nipt ion. With this end in view, it
holds to the principle that alt oflicers
of the government should be idee ted
by the people nnd should be subject to
recall, and should only hold o It ice as
long as they gave tm I inflict ion to the
people who elected them. Farther, the
socialists hold (hat all laws should be
made returnable to the people for rat
ificatio?) before they becoin nf ebinding
effect, and hence the people would be
a law making power unto themselves. 1
An Industrial Coinmonwonlth.
These are well known socialist prin ;
ciplcs and it ought to need no argu :
moot In convince people Hint they are
t me. The socialist form of govern
tnent is m rely an industrial common
wealth, a commonwealth wherein every
body labors and gets the full produel
e." his or her toil, and as such would
have nothing to do wit h polit U-s, as
'.here would be no delegating of power.
Hence the oflicers would have nothing
to seell, and hence no politics of policy
wherein the delegated system could sell
their brothers out as is the case at pros
out.
This is I he d if ferenee in I he two
systems: One favors an appointive pow
er and a delegated power, and this is
state socialism, or republicanism, as it
is ndininirttered today; the other is so
cialism, as it is understood bv all men
who understand the tenets of socilim
and Coilelviiu and nil the lesser lights
when t hey yell state socialism do Nt
simply to detract attention from them
selves.
1 he toilers of the nation are getting
tired ot the old political buncom, where
in the real producer does all the work
and the idler, the politician if you
pleane. gets the lion's share of the
things he did not produce.
K. II KXSLKY.
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f AMUSEMENTS.
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Tho Nnshvillo Students.
The following is only one of maiiv
I'oinpliini-ntarv notices that llaelrigg
a vv iiiuiiiis have received concern nig
Mie Na.ln i lie St od cuts, who come to
the Medford opera lnnoe Saturday. Pel.
r i.:ry L'!l;
The large crowd that gathered at the
Dead wood theater to witness Culligan's
Nashville Students went away well
phased with the evening's entertain
meiil. The play was one gieat round
l wit. humor and fun, which kept tin
mdieiice in an uproar of laughter.
Tin' limbic and dancing was of nil
ct . pt ionallv high class, and w hile cv
m iiieinl.ei of the cast deserves great
-le.lit, keldou Henderson deserves spe
ial mention. Mr. Henderson is a good
wiung comedian of the Hert Williams
,ie and rounds nf applause greeted
mm. with every appearance on the stage,
while his singing of "Nobodv Has
I'tonlili's l,il,e Mo" and hi acting and
P',.-sH.ns in "A Pew Kamhling lie
!.s' Inoitght down the house. He
tainlv made a hil with the audicucp
I night, ami nn.l-uM e. ly has a bright
inline before Into.
The whole pliiv was clean fiom start
finish, and t he company should be
ted I iv a go..d audience wherever
v m. iv go. iVadwood Pailv Tele
..... p.il 1M.
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t-v. Mt.tl i I'lill-.n nt' OU:iliom:i
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ri ml i.xliiM .1 :i liil! tlir piir".st' ot
nlni Ii i I,, i nynll Hi,' irin.'iii- ,.f Hi,
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TRr TREES.
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Snrilii m.M'k. .'it.0 ll.irtli'.'t .nm, SiVi
! Aliifiin, L'.'i.ttiWt Siiitlttifrir.'littttt
N.ntotvn, 1 100 l'rawfor.1
(" in Ii), NiNl Mttir iini liin, nun KllnTlnit
lmuiri' ef t. II. Wnrnrr. tf
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OREGON STOCKMEN
WAR ON COYOTES
Stop Offering of Bounties and Hire
Professional Hunters to Exterminate
Predatory Animals Lqkhor to Cattle
and Sheep Raisers $250,000 a Year.
The offering of bounties for the
scnlps of predatory animals has so
often faih-d to accomplish tho good
hoped for that the bounty plan has lost
favor in many localities. The Wool
(! rowers associat ion nf Oregon has
jiiMt gone on record at its recent meet
ing at The Dalles as favoring the aban
doiimcnt nf lite bounty syHtem and sub
stlluling the system nf killing the an
iinals by private effort ami employ
ment of professional hunters. The its
sneiat ion will take up t In work, and
ask assistance from t ho nat ional assn
cintlon.
Quarter Million Loss,
.1. X. Jiurgess, president of the asso
ciation, estimates that Iregon sheep
owners lost the past year .fL'."n,t)0u by
predatory animals and that the loss of
other farm stock, including poultry,
would increase the loss to $oMI,(IO.
The Pnited States forest service has
deinnnstrated that efficient wnrk can
be done by t rained hunters, who are
sent to the ranges to make a Hpecinl
business of k illiug wolves, and such
ot her denizens of the forests as prey
on glneks of sheep. A number of such
hunters nre now at work, and they are
ridding some nf the ranges very rapidly
of the animals who do so much damage
each year.
Wolvos Tracked to Dens.
Wolves are tracked to their dens, the
pick ami shovel us well as the rifle are
brought into play, and the young tire
found and destroyed. A campaign of
that kind strikes at the root nf the
evil.
So wast, linweer, is the western
lit rv that the work nf a few hunters
can give only local relief; but if t In
state Stock (I rowers ' associations go
at it in earnest, as regnn organ .n
lions prose, tin' war will soon grow de-
idedly interesting for the four footed
skulkers that have grown fat on mut
ton, pork, veal nnd poultry.
MODOC NATIONAL FOREST
RESERVATION INCREASED
WASHINGTON. 1-Vb. 2tt. The pros
ideut has just signed a proclamation
creating additions amounting to nearly
. acres to the Modoc National
forest iii northeastern California. With
the exception of a small area in the
noi l hern part of Lassen county, all t In
lands put within Hip forest bv this
inn-la mat ion are situated in Modoc
I'ouuty. The exact area of the addi
turns is r7i,itll acres, which brings
the total area of the forest up to S."!,
MS acres. Tho land proclaimed a part
of I he Modoc forest will put under
administration at once, with Super
visor ( '. K, Itachfwnrd, whose headipiar
I ers are at All urns. Pal., in charge. The
additions to the forest have a stand of
nlunhle yellow pine, which will amount
to several million feet and will average
iL'.nilll feet In Hie acre. There is little
or no agricultural land in t he addi
tint).
MEDFORD OPERA HOUSE
ilA7.Kl.RIIlll & Wll.l.lAMH. MANAdKRH
ONE NIGHT
Saturday, Feb. 29
CULLIGAN'S
Nashville
Students
BAND
AND ORCHESTRA
POPULAR TRICES.
No Fire in the Kitchen Range
No Hot Water in the House
Then is the time you aj
prcviate the ixiiivcnicucc of
ELECTRIC
WATER
HEATERS
Attm h ilii(T lo
Uic net;rt!l Itimp
SOi'kt-t atul turn the switch
Mr. HLIAT. T0 QUA Mr
At l.ARR SIIS
Pinl Su i iifiury .t.l.tp(rj tor misery
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Condor Waier and Power Co.
I'bone H. Office on Savunth Streot
Opposite the Hijt tlvctric Hiftu.
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Business Block
For Sale
The only kmk1 liusiness location left in Med
ford that -an be purchased on any such
terms as this property can be had for. Come
in and talk it over with me. It is absolutely
an 8 per cent income investment. Don't cry
after it is picked up by someone else.
J.C.Brown
PALM BLOCK
.7. K. KNYART.I'.-i'Bid cot.
J. A. I'KHRY, VicePrttnidcnt.
The Medford
MEDFORD, OB.
CAPITAL , $50,000
SUIM'LUS. 10,000
Safety Boxes to Rent. A General Banking Business
Transacted. We Solicit Your Patronage
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II K .hu-kmm County Itmik desires to servo its depositors
and clients in tho most efficient mnnnor, Thin is made
possible l).v its fxcpptinnnlly good fiicilitics nnd careful
nmuiigernent of nil funds entrusted to its cure.
Your ui'coiiNt, subject to chock, is cordinllv invited.
JACKSONCOUNTYBANK
MEDFORD, OREGON. State Depositary. Established 1888.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 115,000.00
W. I. VAWTKR, I'roHitlfiit. GEO. H. L1NDLKV, C'nsliior.
THE SIGN
1ST NATIONAL BANK
OF MEDFORD
vAr ii'Aij, b0,000
ALWAYS CONS !: R V A T IX K , A L W A YS SAFE
Win. S. CrowHI, President. Geo. W. Dunn, 2d Vice-President.
I'. K, leiul, Vice President. M. L. Alvord. Cnshier.
Drio On w ford, Assistnnt Cnshier.
The Nash Hotel and Grill
Only first-class house In the city. Absolutely the finest grill betweeu
Portland and San Francisco. A specialty Is made of oysters, shell and other
fish. All meats used are cold storage government lnspocted. Catering In all
its branches.
SPREAD THE NEWS
Colonists' Rates
Colonist Rates from all points
East to Oregon from March
1 to April 30, 1908
The Southern Pacific Railroad
Announces th.it rates in effect March 1, 1908, -will be $38 from Chicago,
from St. Louts, Mo.: from Missouri River common points. Coun
cil Bluffs to Kansas Ctty, Mo., Including also. St. Paul, Minneapolis,
S:i0; from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pue'jlo, $:10.
For further information call ou or addrtiss
A. S.
Seal Suffer Sale
S,vilf S,r:ty. I. imp ami Sulphur
S,lut ti.tt. r iv for ui'; in auv ,juan-
titv.
J. J, Perry, Medford, Ore.
JOHN S. ORTII, Cashier.
W. B. JACKSON, Aba t Cashier.
National Bank
OF SAFETY
ROSENBAUM. Agent, Medford, Or.
Buy Ticket by Wire.
'Soraothing which is ot considerable
Intcreit. to the public generally and
which I orhAs not generally known
i tho ayatt'm of prepaid orders now in
effect botweon station of tho Southern
PiicifU company and all points in tht
f.t.t 11 - .k:
t iiii-ii -him'h, jii iiiraug vi iui(t s svcui
tickets may bt purchased at Medford
from ay piacKiVi the foited State and
mailed or tolegraphed direct to the
party withing to eonie here. Hleeptr
accornmotlationa and small amottilaof
cash (S) emneetion with the ticket
may alio be furnrihed at tha same
tint.' tf
Special Sale of
ORCHARD
AVe are able to offer for a few days the most desirable
young ore-hard within a few miles of Medford, which
we have been able to offer our customers for a year,
and within reach of the man with reasonable capital.
The tract consists of 272 acres of orchard land, with
CO acres in cultivation and 45 acres in orchard of the
right varieties of fruit, just coming into bearing.
Thirty acres of the orchard is in Spitzenberg and New
town apples and Cornice pears. Fifteen acres in
prunes, with good dryhouse on premises. Fully 60
acres more of good fruit land on the tract, covered with
brush, but with enough firewood on same to pay for
clearing and setting to fruit. Now is the time to act in
this matter, for values are advancing so rapidly that
only the rich can afford an orchard in this valley in a
few years. Why shouldn't values advance, when the
right kind of an orchard is yielding such fabulous re
turns ?
Ro&ue River Land Go.
EXHIBIT BUILDING,
CATALOG HOUSES ARE
NOT MERCHANT TAILORS
They drain the towns of monej and neither
give the fit, style nor distinction t" your clothes
thatiyour 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 catalogue
houses.
KEEP YOUR MONEY
HOME
EIFERT
The City Tailor
SERVED AS WE SERVE IT
A tin ;il hero ia more tlinn mere food.
Tt is a feast. Try this restaurant
whether your appetite be good or poor.
If it is good, you 'II enjoy tho gen
erous portions of the best edibles. If
it is poor, the tempting manner in
which we put food before you will re
vive your npeptite as if by magic.
The Nash Gate
Mtrs.TJrene
"3ntruclor of
Stuilo at 3Uilcnct. Jiortti J Strut
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Fine Job Printing and
Linotyping Done at
the Medford Tribune
R, W. GRAY, Builder
COLON TAL PORCH WORK. GRILL AN D LATH
WORK. PATTERNS, ETC.
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TELEPHONE 471.
JUST RECEIVED
And mnke up the sets to suit yourself.
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MEDFORD TEA and COFFEE HOUSE
216 WEST SEVENTH STREET.
MeGLASHAN & JUNKEN - - Proprietors
MEDFOED, OEEQON.
FRENCH DRY GLEANING
Medford
3'fampton. Isaacs
"Dlaito,tlMt 5Itetbo6
MEDFORD, OR.
THE SECRET
of why our hrrail is in Biich demand
for its fine quality, lightness and most
ilelii'ious flavor is that it is mado from
choice winter wheat and hy tho best
methods known in baking to give nu
trition and enjoyment of eating at the
same time. If you are not using Van
Hordenberg Hros. ' bread, try it.
Medford Steam bkry
Severn! ti.Nst ntvlea in Dinner Sets.
Open Stock. (Vine and sec our goods
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