THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREO ON, WEDNESDAY, OPTO 11 KR (, 100!).
BUYS RESIDENCE
WASHINGTON
Senator Chamberlain Will Make His
Home in the National
Capital.
Senator (uorj;e E. Cluimberlnin lins
I'UrrlinseH a residence in Washington.
l. C, mid will mnke the national pup
il nl tho home of himself and his fam
ily (lnrina the sessions of oonpress
for tho ininiiiiris five years of his
term as senator from Oregon.
It is tho intention of the senator to
return to Portland immediately upon
the close of each session of congress.
but the fact that he will of necessity
be in Washington a large part of each
vear made it desirable that he 'have
his fai.ily with him while there. Not
feeling 'hat he could afford to keep
np homes both in Washington and in
Portland, the senator has arranged
to lease his Portland home to his son
during the time that he is away. The
Ohnmbeilain children will attend the
Washington schools during the win
ter. The senator's new home is n mod
est residence, and he expects to dis
pose of it upon his retirement from
the senatorship.
Mrs. 0. L. Shirley went to Ashland
Tuesday to visit ber mother, Mrs. F.
E. Berdan.
THE POLITICAL GAME
IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND
Politics, like baseball, has a virus
that, once inoculated into the hu
man system, is hard to eradicate. So
many abuses have been introduced
into Oregon's political system that
of its own corruptness weighed and
preyed on the public at large. The
situation became unbearable. Cliques,
machines and bosses have run ram
pant in Oregon for many years. These
abuses could not be tolerated any
longer, hence the need of reform, and
with it, of course, reformers. The
direct primary law. Statement No.
1, the initiative and referendum and
hosts of what are called remorm
measures naturally sprang into exist
ence. While it is not the intention
of this article to discuss the merits
of any of the so-called reform meas
ures, but simply to state the cause
for the political turmoil as it exists
in. Portland. And these reform meas
ures are the direct cause. There is
no question but that all of the prom
inent politicians in this state, espec
ially the republican politician, after
many weary and bitter fights, joy
ously welcomed a change. But it was
found after trying out to act with
such a precision that it left the re
publican party entirely in the hands
of the people themselves, with no
leader; it put out of action organi
zation anybody of machine cut-to-
onlcr program, and said to the people
every citir.cu can go to the conven
tion; every citizen can run for office
of any nature in the gift of the peo
ple by simply declaring his intentions
and presenting a petition; so easy
iif construction and compliance that
no one was barred from seeking of
fice. These conditions so galled and
wrung the withers of the old time
HHtii'ian, especially Portland ones,
that instead of healing the "old
sores" it has made them more acute.
It has sent to the senate a democrat
from a state normally 40,000 repub
lican. It has sent to the senate Jon
athan Bourne, Jr., who is just now
the "thorn" of the losing aspirants,
nnd Bonnie's offense was his per
ception to flood the state with liter
ature and the people took to the new
innovation nnd elected him. It arous
ed the ire of disgruntled republicans
to such a pitch that to henl their
soreness they voted in droves for
George Chamberlain and elected him.
The wail of the Oregonian, whoue
editor was one of the first to sub
scribe to the reform measures, is sim
ply the result of a life's ambition to
be Unitnsd Stntes senator being de
feated. For a quarter of n century
the city of Portland has made the
political slate for the state nnd is
still struggling mightily to put the
reform gun out of action and gradu
ally relapse back to the old system.
That the venom of the assembly gang
is directed at Bourne is well known.
It was seen in the president's visit,
but ns the Oregonian said. "A little,
nattily attired man stepped jauntily
from the president's car, bowed low
to the ground; and was not the pres
ident as expected by Mayor Simon
nnd his carefully selected anti
Bourne host of friends, each from
Portland, no other part of the state,
but the object of their hatred, the
urbane, irrepressible Statement No. 1
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Tinted Stntes
senator for Oregon! Ye gods, what
a pill. And so neatly administered
they had to swallow it. This ludi
crous incident was made possible bv
the "primary law" and caused n
titter throughout the state, which,
though insignificant in itself, goes
to prove that Statement 1 enacted
by the people has not only the power
to put the voters' choice in the high
est position on earth, but to furnish
that choice with a power to success
fully nunish his antagonists for their
temerity.
BUTTE FALLS ITEMS
Mr. Humphrey, representing the
Portland" - Timber Syndicate, with
several other parties have been here
looking over the grounds as to fire
damages.
Wheeler andClaspill have had a
very attractive sign painted over
thehir store room.
The town has been full of strang
ers of late looking after property as
theh rapid approach of the railroad
has awakened a deep interest in this
point as a fine business locnlity.
It would be an excellent" plan to
gravel the road between Vertal and
the school house as this piece of road
will be used very much in frieghting
WANTED
Timber and. Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED. '
IB. H; Harris & Co.
MEDFORD, OREGON
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs
yCtvs. 3nm Tfamptoit 3saacs
"3itstuctor of "piano, Hszl 3ttttl)o6
Shi6loot ?Uslinc. ttortb Orana Strut
rnidrond machinery and supplies to
the right of way.
Heavy rains have fallen here dur
ing the past week nnd nil fires art
extinguished.
AIi-s. Sweet was visiting her father
t Butte Falls on Saturday. She is
teaching at the Olicnclmiu new school
house.
Mr. Ayes nuil family very kindly
entertained your correspondent on
Thursday.
Ira Tuugale is still visiting among
his kin, but will soon. return to his'
range work. . h.
Construction nnd location camps
arc established all along the lino ot
the railroad between F.ngle Point am.
Edsnll .
There aro several government of
ficials among us lately looking after
timber interests.
Air. Hawk killed n large bear in
the tmsurveyed lands during the week
past.
One has no idea of the magnitude
and amount of construction work
going on all along the construction
line of the railroad unless ho takes
a trip over the ground. Immense
cuts and. fills are to be made that
will involve the expenditure of thou
sands of dollars.
Air. Harmon and Carlow are
camped at "Ayres" and doing excel
lent and thorough work.
Airs. Newport is visiting with her
parents, Air. and Airs. Ayres. Her
husband is with the Sawyer location
party.
Lumber is being hauled to Perry
for the new school house.
Airs. Bell of Brownsboro has thor
oughly repaired her store and the im
provements are very noticablc.
Will Brown of Eagle Point as also
Rube Johnston have gone to the Se
attle fair.
Scott Claspie came in from Aled
ford on Saturday with a large load
of store goods.
Alany are the inquirers for town
property but it will have to be pur
chased of private owners ns the com
pany has taken all of its lots off the
COMBINATION RANGE
BOILER INSULATOR AND
HOT TIRELESS COOKER
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Containing two indispensable
luxuries and two Boureos of econ
omy. Call and let us demonstrate its
merits.
J, W. WHITNEY
Office in Aikin Plumbing Co.'s Store, Medford.
market and such a course seriously
blocks the growth und progress of
our town.
The mill is to be placed under new
management ns it is snid that Air. G.
E. Olson and S. D. Nnylor will have
charge of the operations.
We do not understand why the lo
cal telephone line is not completed.
Tho rnilroad company is placing its
poles and likely its line will bo here
before long.
Fred Keinke nnd Mr. Way and fam
ily hnve left here. Frod will go into
employment with tho Crater Lake
company.
The dam nt the mill has been un
dergoing needed repairs preparatory
to the fall mid winter run.
Judge Pent who has been in the
vnlley on railroad business has re
turned and is now nt his office.
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