MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE. MEDFORU, ORKOOX, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1909.
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ledford Daily Tribune
A Livb Papbb in a Live Toww.
i Published every evening except Sunday.
Bedford publishing company
Gborob Putnam, Editor and Manager.
mid compare
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postof fice at
J Medford, Oregon.
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KNOCK 7 .Y7 MKDFOh'l).
One of the main arguments used by prohibitionists
ally consists in "knocking" Medford to tl.o world at
flrge, misrepresenting local affairs, drawing unfair com
parisons and in other ways falsely coloring conditions.
all patriotism is lost in the effort to regulate the habits of
fibers.
The Tribune does not believe in saloon men ruling a
community. Neither does it believe in preachers running
affairs. Both are impractical extremes. It does believe,
jjowever, in a business aiTminisl ration, the continuation of
prosperity,- and the eternal boosting of Medford. It be
lieves in personal liberty and the strict control and regu
lation of lhat which experience has shown cannot be suc
cessfully prohibited. Jt believes that the people of Med
ford are fully capable of running their own affairs with
out dictation from itinerant non-taxnaving agitatorsi
whose business is fomenting trouble, then e'earing out,
leaving others to pav the piper.
The latest, knocking done bv the prohibitionists is the
publication of misstatements in a publication .-ailed "The
Pacific Searchlight," distributed gratis as a supplement
to a local morning paper. "No saloons mean: municipal
prosperity, is the banner line; and then following under
the caption, "Reduces the city taxes Dry cities have
lower tax rate than Medford," is the following article:
"The presence of Hie saloons do vol dimivisli Hie city
.tax.. Mat ford lias had the saloon aniiilerrii pled! y from its
begiwiintj, and there are noir eleven saloons in Medford.
lf saloons benefit a villi in its la.res, Med foul should he.
i able to dvinonsl rale it, lint irhal is the shoirih(? lief ore
any city improvements were undertaken at all, I he city
Uax' was 11 mills; dnriiuj the present year the city la.r has
bcei increased li 1-2 mills, maliini our present city lax
'17.1-2 mill. With saloons in Medford, the till) la.r has
steadily increased. Ashland, irilh no saloon:, has a city
tax of (i mills; Mnienc, irilh no saloons, has a city tax of 8
mills; (,'oriuillis, irilh no saloons, has a city 'f ix of 7 miVs,
and Albany, irilh no saloons, has a city lax cf 1(1 mills.
These cities, loo, have made mncli more city mi provemcnts
than has Medford. Saloons increase taxes."
In, the first place, there are ten, not eleven saloons in
Medford. The tax rate here has increased be. ause of im
provements a new water and sewer systems, street pav
ing, etc. and if the bond interest levy was deducted, tin;
rate hero would be lower than Ashland's or (I rants l'ass'j
-Ashland's tax levy is 12 mills for the coming year, not If
mills, and the increased levy, together with a !)C00) de
ficiency, is due to prohibition, (.rants Pass' (axes have'
doubled, owing to prohibition; and both towns, compared
to Medford, are stationary. '
It is a simple problem in arithmetic 1 f from .f.'iOOO to
'$10,000 revenue is deducted from city receipts, it must be
made up by taxation. If prohibition takes away money
secured by high license, direct taxation must remedy the
financial deficiency. In every community where tried in
creased taxation lias followed prohibition as the night the
day. The new levies prove it not only in (Irafits Pass
anil Ashland, but in Hosehurg, Klamath KaHs and else
where. , I
, None of these cities has begun to make tin public imi
provements that Medford has not even Kugcnc None
of them has grown as fast or been as prosperous. Why
defame the fair name of Medford by asserting that she has,
lagged behind 'f i
But. this argument is the same as most of the arguments j
made just as illogical and absurd. All that is necessary1
to see the effect of prohibition is to visit shland and
0 rants Pass and talk with the business men
conditions with those in Medford.
Do you want to continue Medford 's prosperity, or do
you want to put if in the same class with those cities she
has passed in the race for commercial supremacy?
AVill you vote to change conditions, upset them and
perhaps retard the development of Medford, or will you
vote to let well enough alone?
Medford has a big pub'ic debt, and needs all the money
she can raise to pay bond interest. Do you want to in
crease the already high rate of taxation?
It is ever wist! to swap horses while crossin:- u stream ?
WASIUNQTO, .lu-i. i. Oongress re
convened today, after jio holiiley vara
tinn.
It ia expected that liuth hmitt-H wilt
ili'.-il during the wi-rk .villi thu question
nf tliu paragraph in tin Presidents incs
wul'O relating to the Kewt service,
r- enlistment nf tlif negro soldiers
who were discharged without honor
because of tlii'ir supposed-tnrt icipatlon
in tin' Ilrownr.villi' rota of 1 HOtl, will
come up again litis year.
WASHINGTON FEDERATION
WANTS TO OLOBh OPEN DOOR
WAHA WALLA. ;-,.. Jan. 4. Ex
elusion of Chinese and .Inonncsc lnbor
ari' fruai America W'tl bo demanded by
tin. State Federation uf Labor, which
meet ia this city tod.iy I'm- a session of
t liree ilavs.
APPLKS AND PKARS AND ALL MNDS OF
FRUIT TREES
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSEPY
Largest Commercial Nursery in tne Pacific
Northwest. Noi in the combine. Competes with
all first-class nurseries
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDFORD, OREGON.
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEADERS
GATHER IN CINOINNATTI
OHIO LEGISLATURE
CONVENED TODAY
i'OMfMUUH, ()., .Iiiu. 4 Tim Ohio
CONGRESS HAS AGAIN
kishiturf convene), til;iy in extrii wh
m:uu, to elect a Hiiec xtmr to tteimtor
l-'urnkcr. Hit I lot i ii will ril:iMy lie
Kiii on Wcl iii'miay.
CIXrfXNATf, O., ,Tnn. 4. The Nu
tinnul Itanebu.1 'oiiwn ivsion convened
lie re totlny.
Tin KuHtern League mul (lie Aineri
cud AHr)cintiun want t lie mime draft
injr privilei'M enjoyed by tin1 National
ami American lcaiii'H, jiml this dcniainl
count itutcH out of th? urim-ipa! mattcrH
to Ik; tlfciilnl at thia week's moot in fr.
Medford Iron Works
I-, (i. Ti.'OWDRlDOE, Proprietor.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS
All kinds of Kugii es, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
l!i.:eis and Machinery.
Agents in R'Ttlirn Oregon for
FAIR HANKS, MORSE & CO.
MEN'S
HEAVY
WORK
SHOES
Some new ideas in Shoes to stand hard knocks
shoes with solid tongue, soles and uppers counters
that never break down.
Tan and Blacks at $3, 3.50, $4 and $5
ill HEDrOBD, OBEOON 3,
AT THE SERVICE OF
DEPOSTITOBS AND CLIENTS
8tat Depositary,
OAPITAL AND SUBPLUS
I25,000
Tlio Jacltsoa County Bnnk placoa at
thu nervico of its depositors and clicntaj
tlio best facilities in banking. The of
ficcTt are jileased to render counsel aad
ail vice on financial matters.
Acconata, subje-t to chefk, aer in
v-tcd.
Safo dopoait boxes to ront, II perl
year and up.
W. I. VAWTRB PrM.l
0. B. LINDLEY, Cashiar I
HIGH-TOPS AT $8.00 PER PAIR
HOYS' 1I1GAVY WORK SIIOHS A SPECIALTY
Some irood thinirs riaht now in dress (mml
spring. Have your spriifg suit made narlv in the !
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See The Window Display
VAN DYKE'S
iff piii
GOOD NEWS
it will be for the man who is looking
for an artistic tailor i.hen some man
wo is dressed ia exquisite Btylo tells
him that ho has liin eloting made at
KRKUXliK & C'O.'S. v0 can make you
a suit of clothing or an overcoat that
will give you tho distingue air sought
bv the man of tho w-oild who knows a
good thing when he sees it.
J. A. Kreuzer & Co.
Importers and Tailors
PALM BUILDINO, MEDFORD, OB.
Try
a bottle
of Mc Donald
Never
Leak
Shoe Oil
Keeps
Your Feet
Dry
Pint Bottles 20c
Quart -35c
C. W. Mc DONALD
Successor to Smith & Mony
CGPVRIGHT.
Wl.re.C9
yftrs. Krijtfc Ufamf ton. Isaacs
Instructor of "piano. Litt Jttntljoo
Slolo at Mh6ik. Mortb.Orantt 5trst
SATISFACTION
is always a pleasurable sensation, np
matter what the occasion. Tliere;'ir?,
to insure tlio footing whero jewelrv is
concerned, won should make your selec
tion from the stock of Martin J. Roddy.
Our goods have the charm of effective
ness, the value of artistic cxcellouco and
I lie highest standard of workmnnship.
MARTIN J. REDDY
Jewelry and WatGhes
MERCHANTS LUNCH
STARTING DECEMBER
28, WE WILL PUT 'JN
MERCHANTS' I.UiN'l fi
FROM 1 1:30 A. 5i. UNTIL
2 P. M.
PRICE 35a
THE LOUVRE
JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
MittB Horltiu I'rim mil Lrmm ririch
ntti'ndcd tlio tlaiico jjivtii ly I he Crciit
cr Mwlfonl cluh at .Mnlfonl hist Tin s
dny evening.
M. Ii4 Mfi'ltiiuui, th;' 1 'iirt hiixl iittur
noy, who 1ms hccti sp1'"1'"' lil
dy with Ihn imrcntH, Mr. inid Mrs. ('.
C. UccUiuati, roturiM'd t in Iikiik um
dny thin wock.
Mitta Ji'Hwif Ahtiutt if (inintn fuss,
who was furincrly :i ft lulnt of St.
Mary's uniilcmy, in hm -siding tho wi'rk
with Minn Finns in Miitit'oitl.
Mr. and Mrs. Willi nn t';:MitH liuvr
rcturiud from a visit with tlio hitti-rV
mother ut IVrtland.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Kisrr woro tin-
Knouts of Mr. .lutni-s A. Kixrr mid wifo
of Medford Christina day.
C. Tj. licariH's was ovor from Modt'ord
mi hnsiiiosN Thursday.
Miss Kninia Wnlf l -f!. for Klamath
Falls one day this work, where she lias
scoured employment.
Miss Kay Sears wont over to Mod fori I
- Wednesday evening to. attend ilu- dam
in,' nrty niven by Mc: W. I. Vawler
in honor of her son:t.
Kobcrt Moore, the Cold Hill mer
chant, was n husine.HH visitor on TIhim
day.
Man Shearer was up from (;onl:ito
oiift day this week oi hunine at tho
courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Plot-'her I. inn of Port
land and Mr. and Mn Coorov Linn
and daughter are .ip.Mntintf this w k
with their father, Imvid I. inn,
8. P. I'oKoIiouhi and (iooro I,. .iis
wero Mi'dfonl visitors one day this
weok.
. MEDFORD SASH & DOOR COMPANY
PHONE 2291.
Window Frames, Oak Voncerod Doors, with Bevl Plata, oarried In stock chean
Office Iixtures and all kind, of Planing Mill Work, Including Turnod Work
and Fancv ti rills.
F STREET, BETWEEN S1XTU AND S EVENTH STREETS.
PETITION DOUGLAS COUNTY
COURT FOR ROAD TAX
EOSEBURO, Or., Jan. 4.-That tl.
Rood roads movement has not been a!
lowed to drop from public sight in
Douglas county since the recent good
roads eonvontion in this citv jo .tf;.
dnnced by the number of petitions sent
io tne county court by tho different
road districts, asking for authority
levy a special road tux. Tho aggregate
amount of money tint will bo raised
i rno aiirennt districts will amount
to many thousands of dollars.
Marriage Licenses.
Richard Hwyaeker and T.illinn Cooper.
Bessie (1. Pharos ami Ethel A. Mpin
cer.
Thomas K. Jones and I.ula Ho Ar
mond. Oeorgo W. Duraott and Susie M.
Stump.
GREAT ANNUAL SHOE SALE
Your tfivatest. nppoi tuiiii;. in Sliocs comes with mv Annual Shoe Sale. The sale start J inu-irv 1000 ,i.i,i i 7Z " "
this lai-KO stock. AlloftliwoSh.H.sworelmui
slock a.,,1 clearing out. bn.k lines wliere the sizes are limit ,1. iy p a .tw 5 11 vi the nS 8Pc?lR"JlIle- 1 drins up my
train of the year in shoes. h " ' ,U1 J,lst tUe san,e as lf JTou paid full price. The biggest bar-.
MEN'S DRESS HOES
All .V0D Shoes
All I. (10 Shoes
All :l..W Shoes
All $:l.0(l Sho-s
All J.r.ll Sho.'s
All 2.00 Shoes .... . .$17
ltruken lines of above Shoes at from one quarter to one half off.
SI. to
. $:i.r.o
.3.10
$'2.til
MEN'S HEAVY SHOES
Cutter Loggers
Ouf.er Ortiisers ,
ltrd Cross Shoes. $1.00 values
. $0.00
.$.r.r.o
.$:s.so
HEAVY HIGH TOP LACE BOOTS
wo represent the largest makers in the world of (his class of foot
lb inch Heavy I.ace Boots, $S.."0 values
Iti inch Heavy I.ace Hoots. JS.00 values
10 inch Heavy l.ace Hoots. $;..W values
10 inch Heavy l.ai-e Itoots. $1.00 values
0 in.h Heavy l.ace Hoots, fit. 50 values
C in. h Working Shoes. $.1.00 values '
ti in. h Working Shoes, $-.r0 values
1- ii'ch Walk ever I, ace Hoot, double sole, $-.i'0 value
Hoys' Heavy High Top Tan Shoes. :l.."ol value .'"
Hoys' lleay Chrome Tau Shoes, :t,00 value
Hoys' Kang. Calf Shoes, 2.'J. value
Misses' Kid and Calf Shoes, $.00 values
wear.
$7.00
$0.50
S5.50
$3.50
$3.00
$0.50
$2.00
$1.25
$2.50
$2.00
$1.75
$1.50
Misses' Kid and Calf Shoes, $1.75 value ?1 25
Children's Kid and Calf Shoes at a reduction of from 20c to 50c pair.
All Women's Patent Leather, Dress and Street Shoes, including such
makes as Dombey 4 Son. London; Ituppcmlorf Dittman & Co., at tho
following prices:
tx.0 values
$3.75
$4.00 values .
f3fl0 v",",8 .'.'.'.'.".".'."!.'.'.'.'.".'.'.."io
M0 ,o60
2-'0 Val"s $2.20
$- "rt $1.50
Hroken lines Ladies' Shoes at from one-quarter to me half off.
C. M. KIDD - "The FOOT FITTER"
Oregon
Medford
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