MEPEQgD DAILY" TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGQK, MONDAY,' JANUARY 11, 1909.?
Miferd Daily Tribune
Published every evening except uflday."
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
liEORGH Putnam; Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postoff ice at.
Medford, Oregon.
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! ! SUBSCRIPTION itRATER.-
0 mtftatil r a trier. .10.50 tOn year, by maiL .
...i.$S.
BUSINESS; MEMAND TAXPAYERS '(TICKET
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For -MtiyorJ' W. H? CANON. r -For.Councilroan
First Ward, E. A.WELCIL
! For Councilman4-Second Ward, V. JIEMjURICK.
For Coiuicilraan4-Tlnrd Wjird, JOILN?DEMER.
WILL YOU VOTE AWAY YOUR RIGHTS I
:,To-,votdita amend,Meafoid1's;fchartej aneai.8 atvotd to
take avay the. .control of,muicipal affairs from people
of Medford 'and 'give it to thej county. ' : ' " ' "
It meailH fl Votd.aff.li nut hnmn,
upon those who pay no city taies the right to manage local P-n" SSSSST
affairs.fr. i '"'' ' " j i$ .!, r!.x . ;j ,,,'; :;i I"!" ' of kwi way to
I.
The present charter irives Medford ,.iVv
right to regulate the liquor traffic. It does uot give it the
right to regulate criminal lato of ,the ijtato,ias lias (been
alleged. '
In its present charter, Medford has an -advantaKe.over
nomln nil -W. i it. . - i . i-r.. . , .
viV lu .uuia ui uiO'Siaie.-)it can be wet or dry. as the
.wauu". ai ainenaea, it must be lryif the people 'of
uuujji-.y voitj n ury, regardless ot the. wishea of the pea
pie of Medford. ;
We Jiavo self-government ion the liquor -question.. II
it is once given up it can never be regained.'
vo tne people of the town, want other towns and wutside
precincts to 'determine the liquor question" 'foi'-them?" '
We pay the taxes ; why should we not govern ourselves-
Under the present charter,! no liquor can be sold except
under; an ordinance . granting! the licenses. The amount
of these licenses is fixed ; by! the eomicil.J'The prosei.fr
licenso is $80Q a year. It can be increased at will.
' These licenses can be refused
keep what charter power she 1ms, especially shire she could
hy, lu uacn. il sue gives at up!
WHERE ' IS MR. j PERRY!"' AT.'' "
The Tribune has confined itself t. i ti,;
paign and let personalities alone, yet here conies the Mail
auu oujb uie. inoune jias, shamefully treated Mr Perry
because it asked him where he stands on the questions of
the campaign. ' '
If it is abuse to ask a candidate seeking office his ophi-i
ions on public questions, then ithe Tribune. has abusedtr 1
Perry, not otherwise. If a nmn' luisn'f in,.i.-, u
. . . ., . . .. -. 'villi CI1UUKU
to take aBtaud onn issue before taking of fiee..what tt uaiv-
antee is there that he will JiaVo'the sand to' express him-U
, sell atter taking office? - ! - .
The personality of a candidate is always au issue iu a
efty campaign. The -management of the-city .is-in -his
nanas, and every, one must ask,-,'.'Whab.inanilt-r of a man
is this? 'And what can bo expected of him? "And what will
ho dam an emergency?" Aid if he is too insincere, too
wisuy-wasny to dare to express his real senti
ments before election, he Ju) calil.er of a man to be given
, STAND, EOR,,A, SQUARE .'DEAL,
The success of the. business men's tickot at tho poUs
a UUBU...JSS aaministmuon for Mud-fox d rule by
neither .saloon nor preacher, but in Uio interest, of the
pocketbooks of tho ta xpayera. . ,
The best qualified man that offers himself as a candi
date for mayor of Medford is Judge, W. II. Canon, who
lor.a quarter of a century was prominent in pubbc life iu
his former home. ITe is pledged to high licenso and econ
omy in pubbc affairs.
As coimcibneu, no fault can bo found will, ..Messrs.'
m "lld IMWV- Th0-V nro "ell-known and
successful business men. Moreover, all are willing to let1
" " 7 , ' l,u'.v Ktai,rt public questions and
are not straddling for votes, afraid to take a stand -for fear
of losing supporters.
Both saloons and preachers will f;- i-..
and a square deal at the hand of those me... but not be
i-uuiutieu ti) cont rol a Hairs. -
TRIBUXEIS0T AX ISSUK.
The Tribune and its editor are not issues in this ram
paign, despite efforts of the prohibitionists to make them
Abuse and vituperation has been hurled dailv t both the
paper and its editor, colujnns of falsehood' have been
printed and the real issue lost sight of in the attack
It has boon a remarkably personal and vindictive fi.d.t
on the part of those advocating .barter revision, the liM
ous story circulated bv Mi
rlrthciPri ?g a Sa"lpIe f J,riJ,i,,iti,,n laign
Bui the real issue should not bo lost. sight of--the riirht
of Medford to rule itself
AN OPEN LETTER.
An open letter appeared is Sunday '
Mail written, by f0,o.er advertiser
of the-IrJbuae'a, of which the perti
nent, part; is. as follows: ..
'"An manaser of hu ul.ur..,,..i...
on company,. I wlb t.1 state that an
omer ue nas been printed in the Trib
une's editorinl nlni....L I -
, , ....Hb. unl B pr0.
hibitiomst to tho oorn-but the fart
t my having quit rdvurtisiuit in the
...uuuu uecauie or tlit fact is a lie.
"This firm will have more advertis
ing tO do.- but tw avitl. b l-.
- - o pnjn- TUB!
chooses to criticise tLe i.,.ii,.u . i..
boat advertisers. ; J, I?.. Hueh.
The fuels of ..... ...
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lows: Mr. Hutchasua, t,o signed a con
tract, dntod llureh 2:i. luna ... ...i.
Use dully-for one ye:,r in the Tribnne,
..unuurv o notiiiod the nmuugpr that
he would do ao.more-ailvertisiug In th
Tfibuno, gifuifir.uin0ngother reasons,
that ho diiM like tlii,Tribunc's atti
eude in the pji-scnt f-itr-enmnni,, .1...
way tlmtiJtj.was Imndling the ight
against prohlbitionistwni tho articles
that appeared in it. t Vbai accused of
borcottiair. the Trihita h., u
..uou Jb Ulu
not favoKj'Brahibiti.in.Hfr lr....i.
. -i .1 uiuilUBUU.
m defonse,aid that his firm had boon:
ooycoited ,iyitho other Bide.
This occiirred Wi,h,nn,)u
was said in ther.Tribune. Saturday the
Mail containeel A column letter written
by Mr. ilutchuaan.iirnA.I a if.....
lor," heuded, "Doeeit stand to rea
ont" which nttuoite.4ho Tribuno, un
brovoked. unneceanntf)i nn.i
J Reusing it falsely ofiUing out to sn-
the
ffOIUflr out nf tiiMl a.. Jt:
oodit the paper iu n..tences lika the
fallowing: "Saloons don't advortitso,
yet tho Tribuno is thru most nMint
supporter. Does a mwppr work tor
qvuniig, - - Till-Tribune is eon
tinually throwing nliip t.ri..tn,.
-n '..iiig luiau
and deceitful stututmr.nt ..r .,-.!
V' iniiu anout overvbody connectei!
with a church in Mmtfnri
Did anybody over Imnr nt 11.0 t.:i
backing the things w':iich tend to make
ror tne bost intorost of a town or com
omnityf." Tho Tribune ore
fers to .nrint-artiiilim .riMnni .1. i
who ongage In a business of sending
...ou iu uen oy soiling tliem liquor than
kBvo anvthinn-' to Hd--win..-ii.
wont right-ilnil justice to-provail.' -1
-iin ropiy me Tribuno printed an edi
torlal Snturilny ovoning, In. which no
iittmes wore given, but the' statement
uluiln that the Tribune 'a -advertising
ipncc. was for mile, but not its editor
ial policy.
In Mr.. Hutoliaimti'i ni
10CUS19 the TrilmiK.Sif Mn,uu..
ing thutsrlith bhout bin boyeotti.f dhis
pa per, anil lnslinl.it. l.nl ll.n r..,.l ...
ion Is lieonuso.the .paper-" witioisi.d tho
ili'ti.itil of -lt -li,.l ,jt
No; erhiolsid Inn befen-. madst in the
inonnmof ithn actios 'of-' nny -advertiser,
becnuso ho did or did not adver
tise, but when any one whether adver
tiser orjiot, wniitonlv-iittacks a pniier
us Mhlilluiehnsoa-has s- 1,
esi-npo it. And another thing nn one
Heeiiros iiumanitvl from- eritioisni in tlio
Trllurtie bwnnse ho Is nn nrtvorMsoi1, if
ho is desorviiii nf it.
. 'GKOHOlt PDTNAM.'i
LABOR
EADERS
1
INCOMVENTIOH
Important Sesslonln Wash
; ington to Discuss Recent
i Decision of Judge Wright
I s 5 i: ! -: 1
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' 'ASHINOTO, Jan'. 11. What is
likely to lie the m. ist important ses
sion ever held by ih exi-eutivo com
mute of the American i-Vdi-rntinn ..f
alx.r iwn convened here tolnv.i xr,u.
juil? sontences tliaugin,!1 u'vil the HBree
lenders of the federation, Compere,
Mitchell and Morrison, vital issues
uffcctlngj.tljo orgauuse.l laborers of the
uutryirorup fo 0lusshju!
Hesolutions eustniiiing the uttitude
of the leaders of the iig .organisation
with its 30,000 odd coitUUsaii!,u0O
000 of members will lit. n,,).,;ita.i 1
the policy of the federation, in view
01 mo court b acttoaiuaoV.iitatJiiad ir
raignment carried sin MaiiialdA....iii:
be outlined.
Secretary Morrison, 0110 of the con
victed. neawxHsAiiMurt .).. ..... in.i.
following- laiatnor.i
"We propose to exkuust every mouns
to sustain our riiht 1.. 11 Pr.'.
end roe.spel!ch,,i ansx-onftdent'ithiifi
the iposiHoti-l taken' by-tho federation
is right, and that the people of this
country will ' rntlfv nnr nitit..,. t
beliuvo they will givs tho trudo unionist
1110 sumo ngnts unit pr vilcges that are
being accorded to the trado unionists
in Oreat' Jtritiau as -iirovided Mr by
tho trado disputes act adopted ih,.r.
two years , ago. I . Mr. Oompers reforn-d
to .that act' in, hie speech, to, the court.
ruder the act u nnioti ,-iinnnt tw, ,ifl.
ted hi damages on nccniint of a strike'.
' " no unut-.to Bebtence. 1
' It seems,',', said Mr Morrison,' that
me iJisirict or I'n nmMn iu
really tio'limit to the Wenten'on- tlmt ..,.
Do imposed for contempt of court. In
u great many stutes there is a limit
In ISnw York, for instance, six in.,ntl,
is tho mnxiinmn.
we propose." he 'td.lerl ' "tf. ,.
ImilHt every offort to (uutuin our right
to a free press artd free'speecli. I he
lieVe nnrt t Am' jonflier,t thnt the p.. si
tion Inken by tho tederntion is riul.t
and thnt-tlie citiens: of this country
will ratify thii' attitude of tlie federa
tion in this matter:'
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- S AND PEARS AND ALL KIN1X. t, '
YAKIMA' IVMEYJnIIRSERV
Largest Comnieiclal !Xurserv lii m 'Patnfi
Northwest. Not, m fbe combine. Co'.'ipetes with
;. , . , . all first-class nurseries "
, L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MED F ORD r- OREOO Nil I n'
"1 I sibauiiiael.aeiLi . .
1C
Medford, Ore.,. Jan. 6, 1909. I have
just Tecoivcd Jhe-jfolwwlg j y,
1 1
Nursery
r ill I Jit
Medford i Iron) iWorks n
E. G. TROWBRIDGEiPronitor.I i 1 11
FOUNDERS, AND MAtHWlSTS'''
ilfifsPiniipsi
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AU kiud of Eiiiltes, Snravine
Bir.'eis and tMachin
Agents in Sorthorn Oregon f
nj FAIRBANKS, MORSE
V fl
ein I lii'
411 II!
The ladies of the Or.ntr r.tr....i
club are to give another of their social
'lilrtees- on the' evening of .Tanunry 29,
for. -the- benefit, of the .illhn.rv
usual good -timo is promised and -nr-rnugeinents
aru uu.l.ir way.
I.OXDOX. Jau. 11. J,cin.l,.n i."t.
have a national Uivatro as a nieiu.iri..l
to Ubiikespeare, in which will be enact
d the .poet's works ns well un i.i..im
y oilier hnglish dramatista, living ami
. ('llll. A lllllll I.T o .iron i.r i-ntn ..!..
seriptii.ns have already been promised.
:ind (he Lord Mayor of London nn.l l...
Mayors in tho proi-inced Mill be asked
. opon public subscriptions. A Bile
will bo selected, iu the In art of Loudou.
and the theatre will b- controlled by
11 board of trustees ch.int'U from uion
prominent ..in the l.ii-ruture, .Irunin,
music HU.l H'dui'utiou ol' the iluy.
rane '3famfton Isaacs
Ituhructor of "plaoo. "XtaiielS 5ttitl)s6f ( j
Stuoto .1 5ulo.M. Jlorlh Ores,. Slr . '' , I 'f ) '" H
R A
N
I
OAT
SPECIAL
Ladies's Cape.Mackintoshes. Values ,
up to $3,50 at.$U5 each.
Childrens' Auto Rain Coats were
$2.50 to $3.00 Now at 98 cts.
1-3 off on all
Goats and Skirts
VAN DYKE'S
FULL LINE OF SLICKERS AND WET
WEATHER GOODS FOR MEN
J
Stat Depouitarj.
OAPITAi AND BTJEPLU8
2fi,000
at iHE'faiEVibE'r'''1'''-1 ' !;i "tt'
DEPOSTHSOBg AND 01IHNTS .
i. n i l) i liU.i .,! .i
Tlieijaeksou County Bank places at
the c. rvico of its d'posiloryiut'hiierr(e'
the beet facilities in banking. The office-
are pleased to render conusol and
advice on financial matters.
Aceeunt,i;inbje't to -check, aor -iu-'-
vitoa! i .
Safe deposit' boxes to' rent,' ti per
year .and p.-.-' -W.
iJ iVAWTER'PreeideBt '
O. Rl LINDLBVj.iCaehlW '
2000 Diuter Nellis Tear Trees.
1200 Do Anjou, ... , , ; -, ;
2500 Peach Trees. . . . ".
I also have on hand:
, 3000' Bnrtletf fear I'iees. 1
- 2000 Oomiee,' j ( I
clenu stoek
toikiaij
The iabuv ji'(ral4. i'
j popular prlcAi. A t
hi rpiuiii
mWm
EVERY ONE HAfl THE IB ' OWN
v - - TROUBLES " '
j Eftpei'inlly thtf man' WhA' bi,v a unit
fof clnthiitg or'overcmit iund to ffit nny
6n that wmita to buy. Thi man who
mu hig iiriut'iiU intilti to order , by an
iip-to-diito tailor never lmti any trouble
ivith'thi fit', Tiutsh 6r grtttfnU Ret up"
of hi c'lothiiiii. ; It h tt onlv fits i)pr
fecUy, hut givus yuu u. atylt anl indi
liiitiality - aequirod in . uo other way
When nmtle nt '
li.;AKreuzer &Co.
Importers andT, ailors
PA1M BDTLDINO, MEDFORD, OR.
w V-...IU II.
tili'iaoirRilSMT-...
I IT YOU HAVE SET 70UR, HEART
on having of lianilsonie diamond, ruby
jir other ring, or a pair of bracelets or
'a brooch for: nilnriiing yelir beauty and
making yoisriielf1 attractive at "social
.functions. r when you Wnnt to look
ins eharmiug its natnro will pormit when
j embellished by the bsst art of the jew
. elor; come iu -mid See " the beautiful
stook' of fine jewelry at
WARTW J. REDDY
; Jewelry arid-Watches .
.1. B. SNTART. President.
7. A. P.BBMT, ice-Pretident.
nOHN 8. 'ORTH; Cashier:"
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
MEDFORD,
CAPITAL ,, r -
O Bi
UKJ1jUS - 10,000 "
Safety BoxeB For fceiat-A QeneralBank
in Bua.ness Transacted "We '
owiiuib iuurtratroixage..
a bottle
: .'.'..' Jivlt t l.i -P
of Mc Donald
Never
4 ... . .
Leak
i-
Shoe Oil
Keeps
Dry
Pint Bottles - 20c
-35c
C, W; Mc DONALD
Successor to SmfJh & M1 ny
E. I. Skswls G. E. Hllstnwr
A. C. Randsll ,; L. d. Harris
Rogue River, iDvestmgnt Co.
FRUIT ILANDS
0-n.. .nb-DivWer. and Developer, Rogtie Rlv VaUey Or-
bel L1";:.""'" r'"'arj8 ad P-P"'-V to
Experience Not Necessary for
those who purahass through us. -Th.r eeeor.. n,. j . '
in NortliD Street, Medford, Oregon
YOU CAN
SAVE
I i
.-On your railroad fare.'
The law itf tl e common
carrier compels . equal
rates on all rnilrbad lines -
THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE HAS THTt'rFT
NEWS SERVICE IN SOUTHERN ORON
M E D FORD SASH & DOORCOMR;VNY
PHONE 2291.
F STREET, BETWBEN a,CTH Avn s rveath RTRBET3.
YOU: CAN SAVE
In Time, Traveling Ex- "
. and' Fatigue; By ' l
Insisting on the shortest . -t '.
. route, fastoV trains' and
best aeririce.' Simply tee ' -.
that your ttoleet reads via , .:,
SOUTHERN'. PACIFIC
O. R. & N.
Orefon Short One ':
Union r Pacific:
Kv-ery .facility ' for the
safety and aecommoda-
tioa of ,lhi passenger is
provided. Ni. cltnnge ef
cars is leeV'Ssary to Don-T
yer, Oanha), Kansas City
Chieagw. Direct coirnof- ,
tions arirjr)or albuth-!
er point east) a nil sonVh
Take the Tribune for News
A. S
HOSHNBAHM, Agent,
Medford.
WM. McMTOBAT,
neral Paaengr 'Aent,
1 POSTtATrarOB.
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