MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, OREO OX, TUESDAY, .TAX ITA RY 12, TDO?. 3 GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE (Continued from page 1.) 1 have also duriiii; my term, con ceived I lit idea nf enirlii inanity commut ing or pardoning a (.i-sotier whore the farts involved in ihe i- :i vii'l in seemed to warrant it, reservim; tlio right upon condition broken to return liim to tin' penitentiary. This conditional commu tutioii or pardon has been sustained by the supremo court of tlii:; state, and it has been tound to 1m- t siiomin uiinmin has been found to be a strong fur tor in restraining Hie ivitid prisoner from the commission of a crime. The administration or justice is on ' i von. To illustrate: There are ten ju ilicial districts in the state. A man may be convicted hi one t.t a simple felony, and sentenced to a lung term in the peuitentinry; while in another, where the crime committed is the smue and under almost ident ica'i circumstances, i ho prisoner may be giwn n very short term. It seems to me ihat it is a part of the duty of l ho executive branch of the government to equalize, whore con ditions, warrant, this appnranl inequal ity in the udininiHiraiioii of justice. It may bo that I have exercised ton fre quently the power of the executive in behalf of prisoners, mid that an oeeas ional mistake has been made, but in -the aggregate the results accomplished have been most beneficial, the public has been relieved of the support of a convict and he has been re-lured to useful citizenship, and in m:ny rases he has re turned to the support of a dependent f;! in i I v, who, during (he incarceration, were the objects of charity. Taking Prisoners, to Pen A great saving can be effected in the malier of bringing the. prisoners to the peuitentinry if the s::iue system is ri dopted with reference to that institution as was heretofore adopted with regard to patients for the imvlum. Convicts should be conveyed to the peuitentinry by officials of that iiistitutioii, without oilier cost than their ncimil expenses. Iitsitnto for the I'cohle Minded The report, of th superintendent of the institute for the fc-ble minded show that institution has just been completed and is being uigmiized for the purpose of its creation. There.;- no question bn that Ihe institution will be a factor for -rent good. - Stato Board of Agriculture i The annual fair held under Ihe mis piers id' the state board of agriculture; has gfown lo be one of the most ini portaul factors in industrial, ngricul- 1 t oral and hurt icultural development. The Inst report showo': an increase in receipts over any one previously held of about twenty-five per centum. It may be safely claimed that no one factor has played a mi.' important part in stimulating the iuo stock hirorest. in improving .method? of agriculture and in hort ieulture. rind in nt I met iug t he at lent ion of popt" in I he other states to the possibility of'our soil and climate Witer Supply for Statu Insittntions As t he population of ( he slate in r-ieasis. that of ch.-u It .ible, penal, and reformatory institutions increase in the same proportion. Th" ipiestiou of : nore ai'4e nod purer water supply is becoming a vital ou :.nd particularly with reference to the inline asylum. The trait h of the unfortiin itrs filled ill this institution must suffer unless some thing is done in the wry near future ;o relirve the conditiois as to water, i'or an epidoinic of typhoid fever and other diseases always is imminent undi i (lie present conditions. Insurance Commissioner The jn-owth of the tate, aud th" d .loi)iic;t of its btiV'iH'Ss institutions lias been ji rapid, th.w it seems to mi le tiiee has arrived for making some linages in the insurance laws for the tetter protection of (he people. Tie-1 ' law which requires the deposit of $."u, 'Hit with the state treasurer as a con nil ion upon which foreign insurance niniianie may d hush-ess in the state tsults: first, in kvepn-g many strong orui-ani' s out of (he slate, ami second. "m driving business in-n to insure with ,Uip:ilitfV outside of tie state, because :liose here have n-t w facilities for .arrying the amount of insurrtnie ncc--sniy f-'i full protect ;fin. If security ' i to be demanded fr.i a company as n onditioti to its doing business in the tate, n surety comna'iV 's bond ought ;o be sufficient protection lo the hold . ,s of policies and tli-vi doing business ith sin h company. The suggestion is i'Jen made that a reval of the deposit ' w will invite irresponsible nnderwrit . ;-s m the slate, but this can be guarded gainst by establishing an insurance .partniect and the appointment of n ip-ible in -'unmet leinissiouer as is '..in in other states. Such n department aylit to be created m-u-. aiol might to . entirely divorced from the office of he secretary of state. It is impossible -r this latter officer, with the numerous i ,?t lies which the law devolves upon , : m . to give that afffi-t ion to the in r:'iice business of th-1 state which it1" inportanco requires. Educational Institutions The Aofieultnral colbge and the State :i! ersitv are in excellent condition, -id the enrollment at both of these in fitiitioii i larger 1i.in ever before. Normal Schools I'nder fin act of th.- last legislature fc noniril N.-hotdn of the state were laeed ur-ler one board of regents and V rop-.rt has been fi''1 with the gov ,n.,r. It will be found that there is n ve.tf uiiif..ri'ty in the course of study, id a lot'er system in vogue in these !c -ds. under one hoard of regents, than .f.!.dhe under a lonrd t.f control r ' arh. Th- re is n t question but that :, :. i. a iifcsitv for training school r teachers f.-r the publV schools of the :r :u-d if 'hese tniinhig schools are , t maiiifaii-cd th v i light to be pbc mi! n basis of the h ghest efficiency ( iorit of the board of regents havi Mioiuerbd the coiit in nance of thp ,i-.Ttl . dioi.la at Monmouth. Asldand ml Vr't-.n. and hnve called attention , their ii""'. if they are to be con I trust the legil itnrc will at once .id f-r all settle ir-e normal ehoo i..s'ii.n nr.l i.rbnb' the best way tr- . . ;t tn ;i.-t niou the r tnmendation of the regents and mal e provisions for niuiiitaiiiing thro vchooU iu the state. Iudian War Veterans l-'or more than half :. century the state has neglected to pay a just debt due from it to those who i:skid their lives and gave their prop'-rtv fur t he pro tection of the huinei of the early set tlers of the state, t'laitiis of the surviv ors of these wars have been paid within the past few yeras as far as personal services were concerned, but the state has neglected to coaquusate them for the use of their horses oi for those that were disabled or lost. If the obligation for personal service was v. just one, the li;tler is equally as binding upon the Mtnie, ami the surviv'ia of these early wars ought to be paid by the state the moneys which are justly duo them. It not question of eharit;., it is a debt of honor, which the state cannot afford to repudiate. Railroad Commission The railroad com mission has been in existence senreely two years, but the work it has done has ti bendy vindicated the judgement of those who advocated its creation with ainpl-' powers and the legislator which parsed it. The com mission has moved with caution and with extreme conservatism, but it has accomplished splendid results, and is members are to be commended. At tention was first given to the better ment of the service, .thd a comparison of the service today with thai of two years ago is invited to prove that itR efforts have result d in uu Improve ment. The commission has taken up many questions involving rates, and some of these are pending in the courts. Although no funds were made avail able for that purpose, the commission has ben investiga! iug and making considerable progress hi arriving nt the v.iluat ion of the variolic railroads in the state, following th" Wisconsinn mil Minnesota plan of having the railroads submit inventories and appraisements carrying the original eost and the cost of repoduction. Testimony has already been tak:'ii as to abou'- SOU miles, and lh railroads are preparing inventories ami appraisements us to about 1100 miles more. This wh'n done, will cov er prnctically HI th" important lines iu the state. The commission is to be commended for the splendid work it has done, is doing and will do. It lia:i usually been able to get the railr.i'itls to comply with it m requirements withon". litigation, and it is probable Mini much more can be lone in- tho future Ihnn lint, been dodne n the. past. , Library Commission I call particular attention to the re port of the Oregon library commission. It shows a steadilv :n.-reasing interest in libraries and librnrf work throghout the state. The commission serves the hies of the state who-h are organizing public libraries by practical help of a irainod librarian, as well as the villages ind other districts by supplying library facilities which the state offers these oiuniittees in place of thee library nd iintages of the city. The plan of the orntnissioii to make ' s p ale library ,i traveling one has resulted in the col- et tioa of .liion nf 1h" best, books dis ributed throughout the slate at various tut ions, with a record of about 2.",niu books loaned to reader Minting Ihe bi- nuial period. The commission has de livered to the schools of the state dur ing this period 54,82.1 volumes, at a ost of $:m..riSit.70. th method of pur Wi'ie resulting in as.iving of about one third to the schools. Oregon National Guard The Oregon nation il fiiianl has never 1 ii in a higher stai.- of elficiency han at this time. I.Mger support is given each year hv cong-ess in me siaie for assisting iu the einiipmenl. main tain iug and hist rue in 1 he national guard, because it is hitter understood now than over befor. that in time of war, it is to a well 1 1 a hied militia that we must look I or protect ion. in i no vorv nature of things the standing rmy small, but it serves the purpose of protection in times of peace and is a pb-ndid factor for i list ruction when ver it becomes necssnry to call the militia into service. fn many of the suites tin forests have been dost roved ; Ihe coal and iron mines are being wastefully robbed of their stores; soil erosion is rapidly tak ing place as the result cf derorestatioti : the navigable streams are in flood dur- ng certain seasons .md unavigable at others for the same reason, and the time lias arrived when something must be lone by state and nclion for the pro lection of the present r.nd future gen rations. Oregon is lh" richest state in the union ill forest and in mineral re loiirros which have not been disposed of bv the national govriunent or wasted or destroyed t" satisfv individual or I'orporate greed, ami it behooves our piople to sec lo it th; I these resources ire cared for and protected. Water Legislation A carefuily preparid code of water laws was submitted fr, the last legisla ure for enactment, but was defeated. Thi' reed for such legislation was ap l a rent i!n; it is iii-ht apparent now, and as time --lips br and more land is brought under irrigation, tin difficul- growing out of ctr.flicting claims to the use of water become more diffi- ult of adjustment, 't ought to receiv the careful coisidi"-itv-n f the b gis laturtii'. Unappropriated Wter Powers The unapprttpriat"d water powers of ihe state ought to be h served for the Uf.e of the public. f;iny of the most j valuable water pow-rn have been ap propria ted bv cup r:it ions a ml ituli i viduals, not fur prc-n-, and sotii'tiins not even for future e-". but for the i :nirp-.-e of T- culat i-or. Tin-ro is ome - ideaco 'hat a 'b-l; bt-rr, t e purpose lias j b. cii f-.nie d bv piTi.ii in other -tates ' who midi rstand and 1: i-.w tie- future' o. s to which tin si viator power tuny he put. to a -quite, under h'ws now in force, th" unappropriated powers of mountain and other streams. Some -tops might to be tat;ev to prevent this. Employers' Liability Law An act wa- pae-l h' the 1. gilaturf of l!!O.T known it the "Fellow Srant f-aw, " It was mad.- applit -abb i railway emp!i-vee on y. and hn bi"en most beneficial in its icsults. The pur Iss of the act houid be ext-iide-l to all employers for the protection of all employees, iu theory it may appear all right to say that there are certain open and visibly risks which the em ployee ought to assume when he enters the employ of one engaged in a hazard ous enterprise. tut the necessities of the man seeking employment frequent ly compel him to tuM whatever offer to enable him to earn his daily bread. The employer has it l his power to furnish a safe place to work and suit able and safe applianc s and machinery to work with, leaving nothing to he as sumed by tho employe.' but the results of his own carelessnesn. He sliould use very device, care, and precaution prac ticable for. the protection of life and limb, limited only by tho necessity of preserving efficiency of tho structure, machiue or other apparatus or devico. it ud without regard t the additional cost of suitable material or safety ap pliances and devices. If the business will not justify this pr.'tautiou aud ex penditure it were betl'-r that the busi ness bo not entered upon or thnt it be abandoned, rather than that human life and limb be made to pny the pen- alt v. Carrying Concealed Weapons Many of .the fatal accidents caused by the promiscuous sale r.nd careless use of fire arms, and much crime, can he avoided by a law that will restrict the, sale nnd use of guns, pistols and similar deadly weapons. It ought to bn made a misdemeanor to sell weap ons except upon a permit to bo issued by the sheriff, or some one upon whom might he devolved the duty of exam ining oacr applicant :-s to character and fitness, nnd tho right to purchase should be denied to Ihe drunkard, the minor and tho irresponsible person. Non Partisan Judlcary In some of the states, steps are being taken to secure the oNvtion of a non par! isan jndieary. This state ought not to be belli ml others in this import ant progressive movement. Kach of the several parties might nominate a candidate nt the prim i;y election, and when t he uoin inn t ions uro made t he names of the candidates nominated couJd be arranged on tho Idiot for the gen-rat election in alphabetical order without disclosing parly to which they belong. This would require tho voter to exercise the power of selection, and I am sure the result would he more satisfactory ami elimiimto politics en tirely from the jiulicary department of the government. Bank Guaranty Law Tho question of enacting; a law for tho protection of the depositors in state banks has been generally discussed since the panic of one year ngo, and numerous bills will doubtless be up for consideration. I am sure thnt of those presented one can ho selected which will accomplish tho purpose proposed and not be unjust to those engaged in (he banking business by the imposition of restrictions so seve:o inil a tax so burdensome as to twinitsly interfere v. ith tin conduct of (he banking busi ness. Oklahoma lias a law on tho sub ject which is said to give general sat isract ion, and has b, on instrumental in attracting a large v lumo of niotioy from other states. Th" effect of such ti law will be salutary, and will loud to i oiiservnt ism rather than to recklessness hi the conduct of the banking business, and at the same time protect tho depos itor and mitigate the evil of the occas sional panic. Conclusion In Conclusion, gentlemen, permit mo to expresti the hope that you may ap proach the duties i'lcumbent on you ii- a spirit of compromise and patriot ism. All legislal ion is tho result of compromise, because t.ien are so con stituted by nature '.s to differ some times essentially on questions that vi tally affect the public welfare, t'pon one thing we are all agreed, we love this magnificent commoiiwealth and its institutions, ami howevr much we may differ on noii-essentialc, we are agreed (lift we only want to do -those things which will be productive of the great est goed to the greu'esr number, I promise you that ' will, with the help of Mini w?o doeii all things well, asi:-t you a;-, beat I can :n tlu discharge of our mutual obligations to the people of the st; e, vl:o;i se-vauts we nre. JACKSONVILLE ITEMS Miss Myrtle iiiglry of Oinnebnr, ('al was the Ruest of Miss Jennie Kit is Saturday and .Sunday . Miss tnigley has entered Hi. Mary's acad emy at Med ford. M rs. ( hristena Neuter was a Mod ford visitor Wednesday. Karl Shepherd cam-; down from Ash land Sunday to spefd tho day with friends living here. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Linn of Port If You Owned the Earth tlilijvcsawi crtaK in vnlii3 af. its incntnn pruiiirii!(; rnp:n'iiy iurf ars, hut with'thi r:ht kind of an orHiar d. f-iifh as dome we Lave to hnw, the purc-h:wr hn a chance of g-t tinu Iiih purrhasn price back out of a ginglo crop, with proper man utf'-ini'iit. Hw ran wealth he acniinu laiod faHti-r than by buying o in1 -if th" gnod young orchnrdd we have for naUl Always al ynur service fur the hn-tt buys in thin valley. ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY :XHIH1T himi.iiino, land and Mr. and Mm. floorge Liun of Kugeuo have returned to their homes after speuddiug the holidays with rel atives iu this city, C. Kitts was a Med ford fuller Wednesday a was a.lorney (us New berry. Mrs. V. R. Coleman wont up to Hhoe.nix Wednesday evening to be preseut at the fate l(,se wedding. Mrs. Bert Hostwick i ml children are the guests of Mr. nnl Mrs. Andrew Cnutrell this wewk. Hubert Dow, deputy theriff, and A I ouzo Shiver of M-dt'ord left for Salem on Thursday evening, having iu charge ( K. Hunch who was sen tenced to two years in the penitentiary for forgory. Mrs. H. Messenger vt Provolt, Ore., is visiting friends iu ti.wn. Mrs. Mes senger was formerly Miss Mattte Dun lap. "Chuck" Wilcox left for Oakland, Cab, Saturday to reenter St. Mary's college, having spent his vacation at homo. Among those who went up to Phoen ix from hero Wednesday to bo preseut at tho Cate-Roso wedding woro; Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Coleman, Miss Towno, t Miss Douegau, and Rev. Robert KnniB. Miss Corinne Linn was a Mod ford visitor one day this week. For Eczema, Tetter and Salt B'unm. The intense itch-US ehrHcterlstic of these ailments ia almost instantly al layed by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases have been cured by It. For sale by Husk ins' drug store. in Fever Sores. Fever sores and eld chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept in healthy condition. This can be done by npplviig Chamberlain's Salve. This salve has no superior for this purpose. It is'uls most excellent for chapped hands, nor -3 nipples, burns aud diseases of tho Bkin. For sale by llaskins' drug store. V For health and happiness DeW Littlo KarJy Risers pleasant little liver pi I la, the best made. Sold by Eagle Pharmacy. m Tal.e DoWitt's Kidney and Rlndder Pitts. Thoy are for weak back, bach ache, rheumatic pains aud all kidney aud bladder troubles. Soothing and an tiseptie. Regular size BO. Sold by Eagle rharmney. Prepaid Katlroad Ordsn. "Something which il of considerable interest to the public gnerally and which it perhapi not generally known til the system or prepaid orders now in effect between itations of the Southern Paciic compaay and all points in the United States. By means of this system tickets may be purchased aft Med ford from any place In the United States and mailed or telegraphed direct to tho party wishing to come hero. Sleeper accommodations aud small amounts of cash in confection with these tickets nay also be forwarded at the same lime." tf MedfordTime Table SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY. j Northbound No. lflOrcgon Express j 5:24 p. in. No. 14Portland Eipross 9:49 a.m. Soutbl'-md No. 16C'ulifornia Exprom.. .10:35 a. in. No. 13San Franciaco Exp... 3:20 p. in. No. 225Prora Grants Pass.... 9:13 p.m. No. 2SSPor Ashland 10:15p. m. PACIFIC il EASTERN RAILWAY No.TKettves Modford.". .V."V." 8:10l. in. No. 3l.oaves Med ford 2:50 p. m. No. 2Arrivra Modford 10:28 a. m. No. 4jArrives Modford j 5:08 p. jn. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY RAILWAY No. 2Louvc Mcdford 10:4Sa. m. No. 4Leuvos Medford j 6:35 p.m. MotorLeaves Mcdford 2:00 p.m. Motorl,oavts Mcdford j 0:00 p. in. No. lLcaves Jacksonville. . .j 9:00 a. in. No. 3Leaves Jacksonville . . 3:30 p. m. MotorLeavea Jacksonville. . 1:30 p.m. MotorLoaves Jacksonville. . 7:30 p.m. MAIL CLOSES " A.M.P. M. Northbound 9:19 4:54 Southbound 10:05 2:50 Eagle Point 7:20) 2:90 Jacksonville 10:20 5:20 Yon couldn't fn a hotter place to Ii v than tn tbin gloriotm Kogiia Itivor valluy, witli its in comparnhlA win tor uml utiinmcr rlimatfl. .? iint imiw we have nom particularly jfimd devHoped or chard propoHitif'Cfi to nnbniit to the hitnPROokr, which arn Hiirr winneifl. H-Ht ivc tlii matti-r immeilifitn nttt-ntiou. It dofs imt take a very wine mnu to fon-KPc that the advance in values whii'h we have hien pre dir.tinjf in in coming pmduf-in fruit landH if about to matiirializi'. A ood young orchard wiH not only in- MEnKOBD. ORKflON This most beautiful addition to is to lie put first sale will occur KK'IDAV. .IANUAKV lfi, 190!). LARGE Good garden soil, natural oak trees, wide streets, four sewerage already in. LOW PRICKS AND XV SOXA IVIVE J. c Exclusive Agent NEVER LOOK BACK It doesn't pay. Keep your I'ycs fixnl uu our exceptional offerings. Fiuo tni luring can only bo secured from Uio blind of higll cliiHS (nilors. Our expe rience nnd mothoda are certainly worth investigation. Wo employ the best workmen and uur clohtea are without dntilit the most cnreflllly selected ill tile city. EIFERT The City Tailor -mUl XdS W?- mi' p. a C0PVRIOHT, MERCHANTS LUNCH KTARTl.Nd DHI.'HMHHK 8, wii wii,;, ri r '.,N MMItt'llANTM' I.U.Vi Ii I'HOM 11:30 A. U. UNTIL 2 P. M. 1'ltlOK Sfic THE LOUVRE XOTlrK OI.' P1HHT MKHTIXfJ Ol' In the ilistrirt p.mrl f lliu 1'riit'! Slut nt for Him Dintii.-t i f Ori-gi.u. In the mailer nf I. A. Si-ii, A. A. Hti-vifiia and l. A. Itii:.r, s im .lark tfion 1 ouiiiy ijiitiitirr ninj:iriv, mi 11 u rujn . In ba 11k ru l f.v: To the ercdilorH nf: J. A. HtevciiH, A. A HloveiiH and 1. A. Boinir, an tli .fackr t'ounty Lutu l-r ('uinpaiiy, of Origin, in tho county of Jack noil, and dis( rict :ifni(Maid, a bankrupt. Xtice ih hcrt.'by fjivt-n I hut on tin' Hth day of Hrerntifr, A. H. lit'iS, th rtaid J. A. Stovi-ns, A A. Steven ami I. A. Bonur, a thti .lark son ( 'ountv Lumber Company, wh duly ndjudi- cuted bankrupt; and Ihat. the llrnt iikmI ing of it creditor will be held at M'-1 ford, in .lackHon eoui'ty, Ongou, on the inth day of January, A. I). at 2 o'clock in tho afternoon, at which time the tin id crediloi may 11 1 tend, prove thoir claiinn, apt f tint it t nutt ", examine the bankrupt, and I mihu ucb other htniii 11 may prujierfy ruin before aid meliirg. JOHN H. oltTII. 2.ri7 Keferee in Bankruptcy. -Til I; VI RIVERSIDE SUBDIVISION BROWN More Light for Less Money Sixty-three per cent of elect ric current saved by using TUNGSTEN LAMPS. 32 Caudle Power Edison Lamp uses 110 Watts per hour and would use in iooo livs. 110 Kilowatts which at locts. a Kilowatt 32 Candle Power Tungsten Lamp uses 40 Watts perliour and would use' in iooo hours 40 Kilowatts which at 10c a Kilowatt Net Saving' in iooo hours iu favor of the Tungsten Lamp $ 7 Rogue River Electric Co. Successors to Condor Water & 1'owcr Co. MTic", '()!? West Sevenl h Street. Phone No. 355. Opposite the liu; Fllectric Sign. Compare the Quality Allen & Reagan Groceries, Chinaware, Fruit and Feed SAL15M BEER SALl'M is tin; most popular heer in Northern 'iilil'ornia anil Southern Oregon. 1 1 is acknowl edged to he the cijnal ol' the very best eastern product. All heej-s are ood. hut some beers are liked better than others. The proof for this as sertion lie-; in drinking Salem beer. I f you wish t" be coii inci'.l. a; I: for Salem beer and drink it. SALEM BREWERY ASSOCIATION Mcdford Depot: Medford Ice & Storage Co. Instructor of "Piano. "Liszt 5ttthoo m,. i on the market and the m r.T l'?,( .l'u' blocks to iWrth school, TERMS. Palm Block $11 It is, and always lias been our aim to supply our customers with guudn of the highest pcility ami to that end a i are always adding ifoaliiy to our line. The J'VliNtion of " preferred :ock inai;es our uao of v.-.yit ,tvido (Jp nnod (Jood most complete. Our uervice alwayB the b st aud every aecom- ivt n iJur customers. I LOTS ."