THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MED FORD. PRECOX, MONDAY, AUGUST 1), 1909.
Medford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published eveiT evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor aud Manager.
Admitted as Seeoud-Class Matter in the Postof f ice at
Medford, Oregon.
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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
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Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare and salubrious .-innate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery movn.,iii8 stored with eonl, copper aud gold
extensive forests str.--ii.,s stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a eontenuu, progressive people such is he Rogue
River Valley.
Average mean temperature. &5 degrees
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
M :1AHAN TO THE IiESCUE.
. Attorney L. E. McMalian of Salem, who brought tho
injunction proceedings blocking the construction of the
Crater Lake highway, is not content with fighting the de
velopment of Oregon in the courts, but is endeavoring to
influence popular sentiment against the road by news
paper contributions attacking Uie appropriation, the leg
islature and the friends of the measure.
Saturday's Portland Oregonian, official organ of th"
mossbacks and knocker in chief of southern Oregon, con
tains a two-column screed in which McMahan rushes va
liantly to the defense of the state constitution and the tax
payers, to prevent this "highly immoral raid upon tl"
treasury." It has. been claimed, in answer to criticism,
that McMahan was merely acting as attorney for the Salet.i
reactionaries. His article proves that McMahan, avIiosc
demagogic career is well known, is the mainspring of the
opposition to the bill, the clients that, he hunted up merely
furnishing longed for fees.
McMahan 's article is a curious blending of facts and
fiction, colored to portray a deep and dark conspiracy
against the sacred constitution and an heroic rescue by
the patriotic attorney and' his clients, Considering the
amount of money McMahan has already cost the taxpay
ers by his 'vicious attacks upon state, officials in his efforts
to seek personal revenge and spectacular advertising, his
present defense of the treasury, made at the expense of the
taxpayers, is a joke.
That the Crater Lake road bill is a constitutional meas
ure is the belief of many of the best lawyers in the state,
notwithstanding Judge Galloway's decision. But there
are many clearer violations of the constitution which At
torney McMahan could turn his attention to with better
chance of success and save the taxpayers still more money.
The portage road appropriation was a much clearer
violation of the constitution, yet McMahan did not enjoin
it because southern Oregon was not benefited.
The salaries paid the governor, state treasurer and
many other state officials are in excess of amounts fixed by
the constitution, yet McMahan does not enjoin, the payment
of the excessive amounts there are no officials from
southern Oregon.
This paper could be filled with instances of constitu
tional violations by legislatures and officials. They arc
necessary in itie development of the state, which has out
grown the ancient constitution. Only when there is a
chance to block the material progress of southern Oregon
as well as that of the entire state is the aid of the courts
invoked by the niossbaeks by the same element that tried
'to kill the state university and did slaughter the normals
and blocked the passage of a good roads measure.
Says Mr. McMahan :
"Personally, 1 am not so much interested in saving
for the taxpayers the money thus illegally appropriated as
I a min maintaining the integrity of the constitution. Il
legally to deprive a taxpayer of some of his properlii is
not altogether disastrous, hut to deprive his property of
constitutional safeguards is a most grievous wrong and a I
matter of mighty concern to all." " i
If this is thasc,.why did McMalian and his inossback'j
clients permit without protest the many gross violations j
of the constitution mentioned above, and scores of others !
In sanctioning these violations, none of which meant s;
much to the development of Oregon as the Crater Lake j
highway, did not McMahan and his clients by their actions !
in effect also say "To lull with the constitution?"
The "moral status" ol'llic men who voted for the ( Valor
Lake bill and advomhii it will compare very favorably
with that of Mr. McMalian and those that oppose it, and
their intellectual status is far superior. If those fight imr
the bill are sincere, tlicy are reactionaries and opposed to
progress. If they arc not sincere, they are rank hypo
crites. In any case, the state is ashamed of them.
The Oicion constitution represented the intellectual
average oi' its fraiuers half a century ago and filled the
needs of the hour in a s misery settled and isolated com
niornvtmlth. The world has moved since, and Oregon has
grown. The constitution is no longer adequate or.su I'f'i
cient, and if not rep.. -.tied or materially amended, it will be
eternally violated.'
Talk about the saeredness of the Oregon constitut ion is
the rankest nonseii-e.
NEW ENGLAND IS
VERY WEALTHY
Congressman Gives Striking Figures
Regarding Wealth of New
England States.
WASHINGTON'. AuguM 7. -
t liking object lesson of the wcalthh
accumulated in Xew Kugluiid was
'given by Congressman Hill of t'mi
ni'i'liciil while the income tug consti
tutional amendment was up in the
house. To show where tho burden
would full if mi income tax should
heeunoted he fold what happened
through the enforcement of the in
heritance tux that was in force fiup-,
U.00 to 1902. 1 '
"The last full year of that lav."
he said. 'Showed as follows: The
state of Xew York paid $1,008,000 of
it; the collection district of Connect
icut and Rhode Island -$(160,000:
Pennsylvania $641,000; Massnehu
setts kViO.OOO; Illinois .32".000.
making 'nil told in those five collec
tion districts $3,795,000 that W;n
raised out of a total of $4,842,000.
"Let me give you a more startlini.
illustration than thut. Take the col
lection district including Connecticut
md Khmle Island. That district paid
$li(0,7.3 of that inheritance tax "ii
the year ending June 30, 1902. How
iiianv other states did it take -to
equal that amount? They were: Ala
Immn, Arkansas-, Colorado, Wyoming.
Florida. Georgia, territory of. Ha
waii, Indiana, Kansas, Oklulumm. In
dian territory, Kentucky, ouisiana,
Mississippi, Michigan, Minnesota,
Xeli-Msku. Xew Mexico, Arizona,
Xnrlli Carolina. South Carolina.
North Dakota, South Dakota. Ore
gon, Washington. Tennessee. Texas,
Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
California. " vada. Missouri, New
Jersey, and Ohio. All told 3"i states
paid $31,000 less than the little
slates of Connecticut niid Khoile I-:-Innd."
KLAMATH WANTS
LAKEVIEW OFFICE
Secretary Balllnger Will Be Asked
for Its Removal on His
Visit.
SAY? ARE YOU
Are you looking for real bargains?
Then watch the big Clcaning-Up Sale
OTlV .
just started. New Items every day at
H
'Hosiery
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At the Nash F. J. Blakcloy, Rose
burg; J. A. Johnson, San Francisco;
C. R. Contts. Seattle: II. Ilcwett,
Seattle; J. W. Van Hnyscnd, San
Francisco; A. L. Loftns, Boston; O.
W. Brady. New York; B. W. Harris,
Kl Paso; F. W. Reid and wife, Grantu
Puss: J. Bceman, Portland; J. Ilcck
er, St. Louis ; C. W. Perkins, San
Francisco; F. W. Onrnohan, Mrs.
Carnahan, Elizabeth Camahan, Blue
Ledge; W. E. Toms. San Francisco;
John Bechtcl. Mullein; Edmund Tay
lor, E. A. Stacv. Greenville; A. V.
Hilt, W eiser; C. O. Olson, Montagu.
At the Moore P. If. Willisou.
Portland ; J. II. Wakefield. St. Louis;
F. U Flick and wife, Ord: A. Hunt
and family, Ccnterburv; K. I. Helen,
McClusk.v: R. V. Rogers and family,
Rochester; G. X. Cash. Elwood; En
gene 'Wills, Portland; Claud Sehrack,
Corvallis; C. R. Beel, San Francisco;
A. If. Ilolman, Portland; J. Tfecht.
S't. Louis; II. A. 'Jacobs. Seattle: C.
N. Cranficld. San Francisco; ('. M.
Knglish, Niagara: P. F. Allen
hind; F. Douglas, Ashland.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., August !.
Word has been received by the ,
chamber of commerce thai Sccre- j
tary of the Interior llallinger wi'l '
visit the Klainuth project in the carl.:
part of September. He will leave (he !
railroad at Medford, going by auto- J
mobile to Crater Lake, and then on;
to Klamath Fulls, lie will also stop!
at the Klamath agency, the head- j
quarters on the Indian reservation. I
It is the intention of tho secretary
to muke a thorough investigation of :
the reservation and also of tho Khun- I
nth reclumntion project. !
The coming of the he ld of tho in - j
terior department will he an occa- j
sion of importance, but since the'
difficulties have been adjusted be- j
tween tho reclamation service and j
the. landowners tho coming of Mr. j
Bullinger will not excite, tho interest
that it would have some months ng.i.
One of the most important matters
to be taken up w;:h the secretary'
will be the removal of the land of
fice from nLkevicw to Klamath Falls.
Since the landowner:; havo begun lo
pay on the water assessments it is '
found to ho a burden to compel then: . '
to remit the payments to the otti": .'
at Lakevicw. As most of the public j
lands are now included in the re- i
serves and Lnkcvici"' is no longer i
the. center of Uncle Sam's domain il '
mnv he that Mr. Bailinger will hark- j
en to the demands of the landowner.
of Klamath county mid give his as
sistance in the matter of securing -t
removal of the land office.
While in the Klntnrlh country th"
secretary will make an investigation
of the Khunath project to put him.
self in a position lo ho able to mnlsij
appropriations for future construc
tion work intelligently.
20 dozen misses' mercerized
white- lisle 1x1 ribbed lloso; n reg
ular 3."io retailer; here to close out
in sizes 0 to OK,
25c Pair, 3 pairs for 50c.
." du.eil ladies' light colored drop
stitched Hose; a (i."e value in most
stores; closing out price, pair 25c
Ladies' Veils
1 dozen Krcucb chiffon Veils,
Hi yards long, with fancy am
stripe! regular 8 hi value; ea 45c
2 dozen wide, -I rung silk mesh
Veils, with hand tied ehenile dots;
a (!.ro value; sale price, cache. 39c
10 dozen ladies' silk mesh Veils;
art colors and eye dots; sale price
each 25c
20 dozen fancy Japanese Cups and Saucers; white ground, blue fig
ure, 3 patterns, new goods j'ist in; sale price, per set of 0 $1.25
100 PAPER BACK NOVELS
Mostly Wild West and Ili-tccl've
stories, to close, ench 5C
HEINTY'S CLOTH COVERED
Books for hoys, 3.rie at book -torc-n
tomorrow, 2 for 25c
5000 Post Cards, odds and en I:-: worth 2'2 to 10c each: sale price
each Ic
HUSSEY'S
IN MEM0RIUM.
I'.irt-
College Preparatory and Business School
Ashland, Oregon
First Term Opens Sept. 6, 1909
State High School, College Preparatory, Tnchers' Review, Bookkeep
Infj and Stenographic Courses Tanqlil t;- Competent Teachers.
THOROUGHNESS CUR MOTTO
W. T. VAN SC0Y. A. B., Pres. A. C. CREWS. Secretary.
On August 4 nt 11:30 p. m. Miss
Sarah Jane Johnston passed away
nt her home on the corner of Wood
stock and Ninth streets in this city.
nged 43 years. 2 months nnd 0 days,
She jvas the third daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Johnston and was
horn Mav 20. 1800, in Tillnmooii
county, Oregon. She came to thin
city with her parents in 1004 and hns.
since resided here. She leaven a
father nnd mother, five brothers nnd
three sisters to mourn her unfimelv
demise. Her sisters are Mrs. R. F.
Henderson of Hayfork. Trinity coun ty,
Cal.; Mrs. L. A. Hill of Sisson,
Pal., nnd Mrs. L. M. Pook of Olen
dale, Or. Her brothers are F. S.
Johnston of Sisson, L. P.; Herbert,
J. ly. and Lee, all residents of Med
ford. She was laid at. rest in the
Jacksonville cemetery on August 0. I
1000. ' I
John C. Corhin of Walla Wnll.i
spending ,a feiv days in Me'diVd,
Henry C. Jones of Ashland is ;.,
Medford on business.
Holbrook Wilhinglon returned on
Monday morning from an extended
visit in the various cities of the north
west.
At the Bijou This Week,
The Black Aristocrats are a very
clever loam of singers, dancers and
I'un makers' who are guiirnnlced to
uleiiso in everything they sjiy or do.
I will guiirnnlee this nltrnctiiiii lo he
n "il one nnd first-chisM in every
respect, ns they come highly recom
mended in every respect, Come and
see them. Why? Because they arc
ivorth seeing.
BILLY KMKHY VAN.
121 , Manager Tho Bijou.
BASEBALL
Hilt vs Grants Pass
AT MEDFORD, SUNDAY. AUGUST 15, FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF
HUHiriLHN UALirUHNIA ANU SUUIHtKN URLliUN ( I Ht
"NEW STATE OF SISKIYOU") AND
$500 A Side
EACH TEAVl HAS WON ONE GAME.
GAME CALLED AT I O'CLOCK. 'LAST GAME OF THE SEA
SON IN MEDFORD. ADMISSION 25 AND 50 CENTS.