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! 3 y -m .tv m a, ' tbein. The Tribune lust Jauuarv told lYledford liaily l nouoejof a er bV And A tiiv Paptr in a Live Town. to go over the book fur a percentage . . ,. ' : . i of tbe uiouev .bat wuuM be saved to tublisbed everr veuicg except Sunday . i would have $040 iu the first five win- Democratic Ticket PLEDOED TO STATEMENT NO. 1. Medford Publishing Company. U. PUTNAM, Editor aud Manager. Admitted a .Second Claw Matter iu the Pottoffice at Medford, Oregon. Subscription Eatea: One month, by mail or carrier. One year, by mail . 5.00 AS TO MUDDLED BOOKS. la iu deenne of the courthouse Hug. the Medford Muii iay: - 'lf the bouki of many offieea are known to be in a sad muddle by don't the editor of The Tribune show up wherein they are muddled. Ttii books art open to inij'tion all the time, la it the sheriff offierf No hi books are in better khape than they have ever been in the history of the eounty. You ean step iu there any day and learn exactly what has beeu col leted aod what rciuaioR unrulier ted Mr. Jackson's tax roll are balanced every night. It is not in the clerk's offir. It is not in the treasurer's. It is pot In the recorder's. It roust be iu the janitor's. Well, yes. the woodshed is about gutted, and if this cold weatb er doesn't let up soon there's liuble 1 be a shortage of fuel. Mr. Putnam, if you are in possession of uuy facts is regard to any crookedness, out with it; let the public know the truth." The whole trouble is that no one knows the actual condition of the books in any department of the courthouse, aod no one ean find out conditions un less the books are exported, and the county officials have refused to do this. Without an expert ing only a casual examination, which would not reveal actual conditions, is possible. In 20 or mora years the books have not been riper ted. Hut without either inspection or ex per ting the way the county's business iff conducted shows that nrcouutn are bad Iv muddled. The books in both the hIi.t in office and assessor's office are mixed up or condition would not be tie they are. . The sheriff's office frequently fails, after giving a receipt for taxes, to en ter the payment upon tho rolls, so prop j erty on which taxes have been paid gtits on the delinquent tax list. If the sheriff's books were kept cor I rectly, such a condition would bo im potsible. Then persona paying tuxes on property axe given receipts for tuxes on property they do not own, and they have hard work to recover the money. The assessor's books mutt be in a fearful mess. Property owned by one person is assessed to another. Ihipli cations on the assessment rolls are inul titudinoue, and owners are frequently asked to pay taxes on the same prop erty several times. Then, valuable property, such a the Lewis orchard, the Pellet t tract at Talent, and other pieces of property too uumerous to men tion are left off altogether. Another charge is made that receipts from county taxes are held up and deposited with certain banking corpo rations to swell their deposit inxtead of being tamed over to the county treasurer at once, as the law requires. An expert 'a report would reveal all this, but ao expert's report is made. There is so much secrecy regarding eounty affairs that it is difficult t find out anything regarding actual -on ditions. The officials all taud together to conceal matters from the public. This paper made known the fH that former Superintendent of School P. H. Daily was abort in hts account Which shortage was can fully screened from the public by the county official! for the benefit of bondsmen. It it true that Mrs. Daily has since either paid or agreed to pay must of the nhortue. hut how is the public to know that ether concealed shortage would not be rsvealed by an investigation f The county officials stood together to huah the stories of cruelly to prison era under Hheriff's Jackson's adtniu ration, now aoes toe public know who else the ring may he nhieldtiig? Kaeh one is protecting the othr. scd in the rallies about the country cm h is praieiag the other. With these condition pievatling, with each official pra, lie ing secrecy; with an expert ing of accounts dented; with soma shortages leasing out; with higher taxes and a fist increase of WW per cent in auce! valuation; with the tax rolls badly muddled; with property on delinquent list ou whi.li taxes have been paid; with other prop erty not on the rolls si all; with mon ey paid out as taxes on the wrong property, which cannot be recovered, is it any woader there is popular ditrut of the courthouse ringf This distrust is fostered by the offi eials themselves, by tbe:r refusal to have their books exported or to re quest an r i pert ing. If their accounts were is good shape, would they not re quest that the fact be made known to voters The fact that they have all oppoaed publicity speaks plainer than words. It is absurd at the eleventh hour to smy that the books have not been ex Election June 1, 1908. Pur IT. H. fwniiti.r llt. ! i 'h. ..)....- utes in the sheriff's office. Had The j ta;n Tribune been asked to furnish this ex For f'oni?ressiiian J. .1. Whitnev. pert, it would have done so, but it was Uti! asked. No expertiug of books was or is want ed by the courthouse riug. What, then, is beiug concealed from the people f A copy of tae Medford, Or., Tribune, probably sent by (it-orge K. M:irsb:.l), former editor of the hepublit-an, reached us .Saturday, It is a very fine paper, and shows Medford to be mak ing great progress. An orchard sale amounting to 7S,0'M is reported for the preceding week. Two Medfonl men. acting under the direction of the Med ford Commercial club, had sturti-d east on a boomiug trip for the Koguc River valley country and there was an iudi catiou of prosperity and hutle in the; papr that looked good for that coun try. Ueuellacr, Ind., Kepublicau. PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS. Gum arable, which forma one of the moat Important minor exports of Egypt, Is really the sap from a special k'.ud of tree which grows from three to ve yards In height, whole forests of which are found Sii the K or do fail prov inces and also near (iedid. In the White Nile province. "The woman hi front of me at the theater refused to take off her hat." "What did you do?" "I was Idiot enough to make sar castic remnrks about It, sud presently the "umi.iii turned around, and what do you liiiut? It was the wife of my tailor'" Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Tea." aald (lie first gallery god, de scribing ttte melodrama, "de hero done de vlllalu up u II right, hut de villain wouldn't admit It." "G'on!" exclaimed the other. "No," the Hrat rontluued; "de. last wolds be sex wuz, I am undone.' " Philadelphia Tress. "In China, dear friends." aald the ah seiitiulmled missionary, "tinman life is regarded as of but very alight value. Indeed. If a wealthy Chinaman la ou- . d em ned to death be can easily hire an other to die for III in, and I believe many poor fellows get their living by this acting as substitute." "Mrs. Van Astorbllt called upou me yesterday morning." said Mrs. Wood by proudly. "Yes?" replied Mrs. Chellus, with af fected lU'llfTejeuce. "I heard she was Interest!) g herself In charitable work, hut I thought It was among the verr poir." Kxchiiiige. With h inltHHicopic brain the ant not I hr power of reason, said a lec-urt-r nt tlm London Institute recent , . Kip-Tlnienl have proved that, but i i eK'fiely Imitative, has marvel rip Hi.rr of adaptation and aceom jt'Ulo :i!I Irs reniiirk:itile work through lie me Hutu of "phi stlc Instinct." The li. jiiUMIve lsltnr tn the studio f the f ini'iK I. ul i-n-rliety artist pro potimle.l i!u ipieiy. "What do you mix your l ol.-ry wilh?' "Willi lu-a Ins, sir," replied the paint er tn t!iir:iir'd tones. "A!i." commented the visitor, ao you pi in t iiiluiiitures.'" "At last," he alhetl, "we're alone I've leou Imping for this chance" "So linve I." aadl she very frankly. "All, you have guessed, theu, that I wstiicd to tell you that I love you "Yen. ii:id I want tn say 'No' aud gat It over with. "-Catholic Standard aud rimes. "She's really too young to go s hoo ping alone." "Ye, she la rather Impressionable." "Impressionable! How do you niea ti y "I mean she's liable to get ticlted and buy something." Philadelphia Press. "I'ie, ;nge. how did you get thst dig lear In your trousers?" -.longs' Imlldog icrablet me. I made Jone (vnw'h up 110 for It too." "llep.iid for (he trousers, did he?" "Without a murmur. Why!" "S.yt. I his dog unchained yetf i levelaud Leader. For Supreme Judge H. S. Ikan. For Joint Representative Jucksou and Douglas Couuties F. E. ( avendcr. For Kepresentativea M. Piiruiu, I). U, Miller. For County udgo J. it. NVil. j For Count v Coimuissiouer M. Mar shall. ' 1 For County Sheriff Wilbur A. Jones. For Count" Clerk A. S. Barnes. ! For County Recorder J. C. Master- j son. j For County Treasurer M. M. Taylor. I For County Assessor R. B. Dow. ! t-or County Surveyor E. H. Sawyer. For County Coroner Dr. A (', Stan lev. REPUBLICAN TICKET. M. Election June 1, 1908. For United States Senator II. Cake. For Representative in Congrrss Wil lis C. Hnwley. For Pood and Dairy Commissioner I. W. Bailey. For Supreme Judge Robert S. Bran. For Railroad Commissioner T. K. Campbell. For Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson and Josephine Counties B. 1 MnlWey. For Joint Representative. Jackson ;in. Pongla Counties J. A. Ihichanau. For Itepres.'ntat ive.i -J. I.. Hummers ley. H. I). Kubli. For County Judge 0. W. Dunn. For County Commissioner Jam en Owens. For County Sheriff D. H. Jackson. For County Clerk W. R. Coleman. For County Recorder R. T. Burnett. For Count v Assessor V, T. Grieve, For County Treasurer J. M. Crone miller. For County School Superintendent J. Percy Wells. For County Coroner A. K. Kellogg for County Surveyor F. A. firisez Golden Grain Granules What About Salmon Protection? tlu.l. is now afforded is That the food fish of our state need better r..u-. u.n agl' You have alreadv or doubtless will receive ,onsH,rab!e literature on tho subject but no matter how attractive the argument, stop and cornier how nm.-h it maj Ix colored bv self-interest. . The United States Bureau of Fisheries are the greatest expert authorities on the subject and has uo ax to grind. Read what they say: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. WASHINGTON. D. C. Imoii fishery in the tn make a thoroiieu in- Iiitv is uusfttist'iiflory. nml that under .100. WM CENT PURE CKRKAL COFFEE. j REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. O. k Katlroiul couinanv to First National hank of South ern Oregon, GTl.SiJ acres in township .14,, ranges 4 and 5 F. Tint." saltl the vainltvlll miatrer, 'what makes you oontlJeut you would 'i-ske a iireat JUKIer?" "At our liarlliiir house," rvplleU the IM'-Iiu'. " hail a gravy boat on a 'i;tHr,v detaehetl tray. anl for years I have passed It to aud fro with never jii at'ltIeot." Kansas City Ttiuea. Wittt hiuan ihreathlaly- The boys' o; inl;or i on nre. and If they find It out tlh'V'H stop to sae their foot Im;i4. t.sit and thing and (wrtsa, ltiiiliiic html 1'rluclpal (gulckly) Nuiif i lu- (k's that all ho are not dowu:alis Iu two minutes wou't gt an; pie Kausaa City ludepeudent Flrt Youth- My papa put a mansard n of on our house. Second Ditto (pno;dty -My papa put mortjnre ours First - I don't care. 1 heard my papa say he was Insured. Second ( sill I m-re 'nullr i-Muh! I heard papa ar he as Insolvent Rait lino re Aiuerli-au. Many gymnasts and athtetee, etpe dally those who do tar or ring work, wear shore of all heavy cotton or duck. These shoe are really heavy stockings. The gymnast relies upon the foot as nature Intended H for a Qrm foundation for his or her feats. H(stot' Orrhe rnrt Hay and Csrn. Aa the result of some eiperluieafa in falteultig cattle It was shown that wtea prairie hay was fed with corn tloue It gae small, unsatisfactory (a Ins and very little prortt. Flora McXahb to t'hurli Youujf, 16o niTi's in sertioti 2t. township ;:, range 4 Y Mrs. .1. X. T. Miller to City of Medford, 10.4 aer-s in town ship 37, range 2 V Mt rritt 4 Co. to Mrs. L. M. Rime. ilO acres in section 2S, town ship range 3 Y Jim let Mining coiiiany to (!il nift Mining eompany, 40 aeres in section township 36. range 3 Y I. T. Lawtou to V. K. Fhipps, lot 2. Mock 1: lot j. Mock '2, WvhX s addition to Mid ford I). T. Lawtou to Y. E. Phipps, proper! v in West's addition to Medford .lames T;irahilNoii to John F. Swanson, 157.(i0 acres in set-tion 6, township 32, rnttge 2 K .... Susie L. Allen to Y, Truverner, 10.10 acres iu section 6, town ship ;i!t. range 1 K $ William M. Abbott to Mrs. Ber tha A. Conhell, hind in section Hi, township 31i, range 1 K ... ti. L. Snyles to Kdna M. Morris. p;irt of lot 4. block 25, Ash land Knoi-h Whe-ler to W. Tnivorner. Hl.lti acres in cection tovn ship 311, range 1 F. W. L. Cliildreth to T. E. NichoK 3 acres in O L 4t, township 3ti, range I W anil water right W. R. Taylor and Harry Sih or et al., land iu section 7. (own ship 30, range - K M. A. Gilfillan to .1. A. Anderson. 7 acres iu I'.ectinn ;t4, township r.7, range I W Mlainr Khmi lo A. W. Sturm, lots '2 and 3. bl.n-k 71, Mrdt'ord Vawter, Palm and Lewis to K Klum. lot 2. block 71. M.Mtord R. H. Toft to May Andenon. lots 13 and 14, block 2. Hung:ilow nd dition to Medford W. !. Nobcrt to Julia U (rr, l4 acre in Meilford 3ti 3o0 Buy Tickets by Wtre. ' Something which Is of eonsiderahh interest to the public generally and which Is perhaps not generally knowr is the system of prepaid orders now ir p fleet between stations of the South Pacific company and all points in ttu United States. Pv means of this systen tickets may be purchased at Medford from any place in the United States aud mailed or telegraphed direct to tht (Mrty wishing to come here. Sleeper accommodations and small amounts of cash in connection with these tickets may all be furnished at the samr it me. NOTICK U herhv gi en that tlie undersigned ill apply nt the city council of Med fonl. Or., t its next meeting, to b held June 2. P" for a license to sell malt, vinous and pirltou 'pmrs :n les cjnautities than a gallon for a p tiod of six month, at our place of bim mw. l..t Hi. II. bl.nk 21. MMfoid. r. YOVNU k 11 A I.I. Pate. Mav 22. d.. yrted becauts no one offered to eiprt A tslf Fsedsr. A self fttrder lu the poultiy hoitae ta 4 couvetilenc ou stoiniy days, bU insn. tt is a aisuJlug tivltailoo to rais tud uK The Most for the Money. The Auburn automobile it the moit roomy and best mahin ever offered for the m ney. See it before biiring L. R Brown sgot. i ti-.' I It t.-islos like poffoo. It looks like poffpp ami it smells like j i rottVe, hut is mire roasted I l grains, blended so as to pro-j eiire the beat flavor, the! greatest strength and an ar-1 fide which young and old! . ii i may uriiiK nmrniner. noon .ind niht. Ooldon Grain Granules is especially recommended to those suffering from heart trouble, nervousness, consti pation, indigestion, dyspep sia and stomach troubles. Xcurly 2-pound package for 2.ie. all retail grocers. Wholesale by P. B. Thciss & Co. Medford. Or. Hon. L'barleit Fulton, I'nito.1 Stn,i. Sfnntt. Wxiiliincton. D. C. Sir: The Department realizes the iiuuort;ni.-e of the various qn.stir.ns aft'feting the sa t olnniliin river broii(;ht up in vonr letter of the lth ultimo, and has taken this opportunity .1 Til.,, V... .... .......,t;..,i flint Oip status of the fisherv is uusal eiistiuR comlitions the trend mav be expected to bo steadily downward. win t ne resun iu.ii vears the run of salmon in that stream will be reduced to such a degree that ihmisands ..f fishermen may he thrown out of employment and much capital rendered idle. The federal government is without any jurisdiction whatever iu the premises, and the duty of conserving the salmon supply in the Columbia devolves on the states of Oregon. Washington and Idaho; hut this Department has been charged by congress with important fish cultural oe .rations in the Columbia basin, and has felt impelled from time to time to direct attention to the necessity fur giv ing adequate protection to the various sspecies of salmon frequenting that stream. Tho Department is convinced that the run of salmon in the Columbia can be amply maintained for an indefinite period if artificial propagation is sup plemented bv rational protection; but artificial propagation alone cannot cope with the situation, and, as u matter of fact, the recent experience of tho Department has shown that its beneficent labors are rendered almost futile by the failure of the states to appreciatcthis fact. . The Department sees no reason for advocating the elimination of fishwheols from the river, as there is no evi deuce to show that this form of apparatus is particularly destructive to salmon. A condition that is specially favor able for the passage of salmon namely, very high water renders the wheels unserviceable, aud, on the other nana, periods of very low water, when the fish are much restricted In their movements, are also unfavorable for the wneeis. During the past two or three seasons the catch of salmon by wheels has been comparatively small; but even if it wero very large It would be a fact of no special significance in the present connection. The Columbia river is, however, made to vield a quantity of salmon far greater than regard for the future supply permits, aad tho drain is venrlv becoming more serious. No one familiar with tho situation can fail to appreciate the menace to the perpetuity of the industry that is furnished by the concentration of a tremendous amount of fixed and floating apparatus of capture in and near the mouth of the river. This apparatus ccmpiiscs about 400 pound nets or traps, over 80 long-sweep seines, and more than 2200 gillnets, the last having an aggregate approximate length of over 570 miles; and these appliances capture more than 95 per cent of the fish taken in the Oregon and Washington wa- tera of the river, the figures for 1904 being nearly :tl.oo(i.niiiiii pounils. or i.r : r it "! the total yield I'nder such conditions, it is self-evident that but comparatively few fish nre permitted to reach the upp. r water:: where the spawning grounds are located. The details of the measure necessary to place the salmon industry of the Clnnil.ia river on a permanent basis ean not be elaborated by the Department at this time, but in general it may be said that there should be (1) a restric tion on the amount of apparatus employed in a given section; (2) an adequate weekly close season covering possibly two days at first, but reduced later if the circumstances warrant it; (3) an annual close season, preferably at the be ginning of the salmon run, and (4) Joint arrangements between the states, so that protective measnre3 may be har monious. Respeetfullv vouis. ' ' (Signed) "SI 'AH S. STRAUS, Secretary. Bill No. 318 embodies Government recommendations and should Pass. It is a square deal for al! VOTE 318 X YES Bill Xo. 333 was framed to foster the selfish interest of a single locality. It is against the Government recommendations, and will mean a heavy tax on the State to carry out its provisions. It favors monopoly and is unfair. II should not pass. VOTE 333 X NO The ELECTRIC r3 TEA KETTLE V " ' Furnish, s hot i fr X witter i. ir ire. on V-'Vif !, very short not ice ,MC fcSi U van bo used 'iRV' W on the tea table- VV v -V'- or in the kitchen AtU'-llfS to UIIT cltu'trolier Simple, snfiton veuient, durable BOGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO., Siiocpftsor to (.'omltir Water Power Co. Of-' fice 206 W. 7th it., opp. big electric iigu Phone S5-"S. it;o-iiiiKfi Graduating Presents What's nicer or more appropri ate than a nice watch ring, brace let or a chain ami locket some thing they can always keep as a remembrance T I have a fiuo as sortment all NEW and late styles arid designs, at tho New Jewelry Store, 11 North C street, near the Postoffice. MARTIN J. REDDV For Fine Meats More Quantity Than Elsewhere More Quality Than Elsewhere More Money Left Over The Medford Meat Co. Sucessors to Pottenger Next to Hotel Nash Till ONLY PLACE IX MEDKORD TO GET Ready Prepared Lunch Goods ROAST CHICKENS. ROAST RORK. VEAL LOAF, CHICKEN AND POTATO SALAD Alway Fresh, Everything Cleanly OCR 1'RKSIL BAKERY STUFFS ARE THE REST TN TOWN The DELICATESSEN C STREET. X EAR EIGHTH 41 WED?0RD, ORCOOH Jj State Depositary. Established 1 SSS. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS SllB.OOO.OO THE COST IS SMALL, THE BENEFITS LARGE Tho manor of Absolut Protection lor" your valuables is so important that .Mia oainioi w. II .'it'l'm',1 lo overlook it. Although the eost of renting a Safe l'.nsit Hojr in the Fire ami Burglar I'mof Vault of the Jackson County liank is very mo.lorate. the benefit is l:ne, nsxuriiij; Misolute Seeuritv. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT. SI AND UP PER YEAR. W. I. VAWTER President O. R. LINDLEY Cashier ARE YOU INTERESTED? I li;iv fur salo at $62.50 per aero, SO acres of as fine on-hard laml as there is in Rogue River valley. The im provements on place are worth at least $1250. Let me show you this land. ALFRED SMITH OVER JACKSON COUNTY RANK. KXYAHT.Presid ent. I'KHUV, Vice President. .roil M S. ORTII, f'ushiir. W. I!. JAfKSOX. Asa I c:hicr. The Medford National Bank I MEDFORD, OR. CAPITAL $50,000 SURPLUS 10,000 Safety Boxes to Rent. Transacted. We A General Hanking Business Solicit Your Patronage Rom restlYil j Tiekets for the Hoe Fntivnl ill be . ul Jun 1 and 3. and onl on tho- ; two dai. TboiM who intend it iint: and ! wih lerpr reservation should Iosm j word at the depot as soon as possible j in order to fiive the ronipanv true to . seeure the nee.-sary rars. Hound tni fare n.20. BACK IN OUB KITCHEN MEDFORD SASH t DOOR CO. Window and Door Screens, Block Wood Office futures and all kinds of pinning null work, including turned work and fancy grills. F, BETWEEN 6TH AND "Til STS. PHONE S3. You will find the finest of meats and other f.nls all awaiting your order to rooked. Aad th cook knows how 1 to do it to ierfeeti.in. If you have noor eaten at this restaurant you have a sr. at pleasure before you. t'omo and iiijoy it today. We h:ive some special dishes we know you will relish as you neer haxe done before. The Nash Cafe ARK Vol' IT TO PA TT ' Haw v.- a fri. i-. l ,,,o is tminn be tnarrod r have a birthday! 1. i, why not si nd them piece of our fine lit Class i TT I'Kl'TS lar.-e new assortment j'ist ree, i . d. MEDP0RD TEA and COFFEE HOUSE JlU WKST SKYENTIl KTRKKT. McOLASIIAN ft JUNKEN. Prop. PHONE 1051. . i