TUKM1SDF0KD MAILTU1HUNK. MlSD.b'OlU), ORKGON, TUESDAY, IWIWITARY 15, 11)10.
Medford MailTribune
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in, omithHMied 189. and the Mcdrord Tribune, estADitsnca isus.
f ficin) Paper nf the Cm of Medford.
, GEORGE l'UTXAM, Editor mid Manager.
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THE CRATER LAKE DECISION.
God throw a pearl before swiue when he placed Crater
Lake in Oregon. The greatest natural wonder in the
world, the greatest scenic asset any laud possesses, and a
people too ignorant, too provincial, too dense to appreciate
, it, a people actually hostile towards making it accessible
" -and a supreme court, as narrow as its constituency, cater
ing for votes in its mossback environment.
I eminent."
J lore mo cmiom nog eariy got. in uis worn, mm tne
state institutions are scattered all over, and the supreme
court has sustained the unconstitutional scattering, includ
ing its own sittings.
But the constitution of Oregon is a sacred instrument
and must bo literally interpreted except when it. interferes
with the salaries, numbers and jobs of office-holders, in
cluding the members of the court, when a broad view of
the constitution is essential to make the jobs worth while.
THE FOURTH ESTATE.
LITTLE BABY'S
NARROW ESCAPE
"The Fourth Kstate," novelized by Frederick U.
Toombs from the much talked of newspaper plav bv Jo
seph Medill Patterson and Harriet Ford, a story of life in
the newspaper world, and illustrating how the power of
the press may be exerted to expose and prevent corruption
? i'i?.. ! .... . iK.. ..a i .
iu puuut; .uuurs, uic siory oi a managing euiior a sacruice
for the sake of principle, besrins in the Mail Tribune Wod-
Salem hog and the Willamette valley piuhead. and their
reactionary guide in the tall tower have been appeased and
assisted intheir effort to hurl a stumbling block in the path
o progress.
The obsolete constitution of Oregon is a joke, and the
supreme court's construction of the same is a sadder joke.
Every case involving the supreme court is decided upon
broad general lines against the constitution, but the narrow
view prevails in matters involving the development of the
state. Its membership, its salary, its place of meeting are
All fixed by the constitution, and all flagrantly violated
and the violation pronounce'd legal.
The supreme court bases its decision against the Cr-ater
Xake road' appropriation upon section 23, article 4 of the
constitution, which reads as follows: "The legislative
assembly shall not pass special or local laws for laying,
opening and working on highways. "
The supreme court holds the Crater Lake road to be
local and special. In an eastern Oregon case (the case of
Allen vs. Hirsch, 8 Ore. 412) the supreme court, after re
viewing many decisions as to what are local and special
laws, held as follows: "The general principle to be deduced
from all the authorities seems to be this, that whenever
an act of the legislature authorizes any public road or other
internal improvements to be made or other acts to be done,
which in its nature is more beneficial to the community
at large than to the inhabitants in the immediate locality
of the road or other internal improvement, such act' is to
be considered a public, and not a special or local law."
Should not the same construction have been applied to
the Grater Lake road case? But consistency is a jewel the
supreme court reserves for cases concerning itself, in
which the constitution is always safely overridden.
The Oregon constitution provides in article 7, section
10: "When the white population of the state shall amount
to 200,000 the legislative assembly may provide for the
election of supreme and circuit judges in distinct classes,
one of which classes shall consist of three justices of the
supreme court, who shall not perform circuit duty, and
the other class shall consist of a necessary number of cir
cuit judges, who shall holoYfull terms without allitmcnt."
Here the supreme court membership is limited to three
justices. But the same legislature that passed the Crater
Lake bill also passed a bill adding two more supreme court
justices in defiance of the constitutional limitation, and
the supreme court, in the case of the State vs. Cochran,
decided, December 21, 1909, held: "The object and purpose
of the law whether fundamental or otherwise must be con
sidered and the constitution must not be interpreted on
narrow or technical principles, but liberally and on broad
general lines, in order that it may accomplish the objects
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jzuuuuea Dy it ana carry out the principles of government.
In this connection it must also be kept in mind that the
constitution of a state, unlike that of our natural organic
law, ps one of limitation, not a grant of powers, and
that any act adopted by the legislative department of the
state not prohibited by its fundamental laws must be held
valid, and this inhibition must expressly or impliedly be
lijiiue 10 appear oeyond reasonable doubt."
Broad construction in their own case, narrow contrac
Hon in other cases. And here is another instance, in the
mauer or salaries: Article 13 of the state constitution
reads: "The governor shall receive an annual salary of
iftlCArt XI J Mir... - V
jp-iouu, me secretary or state shall receive a salary of $1500,
ihe treasurer of the state shall receive an annual salary of
ow, uio justices or tne supreme court shall each receive
an annual salary of $2000. They shall receive no fees or
perquisites wnatever tor the performance of any duty con
nected with their respective offices. "
The supreme court justices draw $3000 a year salary,
in spite of the absurd constitution, and have decided it
legal. And the governor and other officials also draw
salaries unconstitutionally large.
Article 4, section 3, of the constitution provides: "All
public institutions of the state hereafter provided for by
the legislative assembly shall bo located at the seat of gov-
The court has chosen to take the narrow construction jnesday. It is the strongest and best or the many high-
of the law, although less than a month ago it gave the law j class stories yet offered our readers.
a violent wrench to sustain its own unconstitutional mem- Tn "The Fourth Estate" the effectiveness of newspa-
bership swallowed a camel to strain at a gnat, tsut uiejpers m fearlessly exposing political and judicial corrup-
tiou ana tne safeguard tney are to the public are interest-1
ingly ana convincingly set forth. A young, earnest news
paper writer and editor is the central figure, and his bat
tles with a dishonest United States judge against big odds
is one of the most entertaining pieces of fiction of the day.
That the false judge's daughter, the reigning beauty, in
the fashionable life of a leading city, should play a sensa
tional part in this gripping story of strong honest men
-1 X 1 1 1 1 It
aim oi strong uisuoncst men, iigntmg eacn oilier in a war
of dollars, evidences the romantic possibilities of the narrative.
This is a story of today's America, a fact story torn out
of life's book, dealing with the most vital issues that con
front every one of us. Romance and humor vie with stir
ring action for supremacy in this instructive and fascin
ating novel, which teaches that the path of dutv is the
path to love and happiness and that in success, nobly won
lie rewards of greater and most lasting value than in
triumpeh ignobly and more easily gained.
THE "BUYING POWER" OF YOUR MONEY.
(l tiurvoH, n(,l'K ltf I'oellno bo-
Oiiiinu or uon-nnHluilliitloii of fooil
nil tlieao lmvo boon roatoivil In u few
brluf woolen to rabtiat health,
ItKMOVKS CMIjIATOXKM 1'HO.M
PLEASANT RECEPTION
BY LOCAL W.C.T.U.
Many Attend Reception Given to
Ministers of the City Many In
structive Addresses Given.
Tim ivt'ODtion held Monday nlirlit
.MIIH. W. N. (OliIilNH Ol' COM.1N- by tlio Indlon of tho W. C. T. U. nt
(U A VKTOItV SCOUKI) THAT nmU,U lml for tho mintMlorH of tho
HICr.MKO IMI'OHMllll.i:.
it you could get tour per cent lor your money in one
bank, and only three and one-half per cent in another
both banks of equal dependability you'd deposit in the
one which offered von the four per cent wouldn't you?
Even if your balance were small, you'd feel that the prin
ciple involved was the same.
Well, that is the way "bargain hunters" feel about
the money they spend. They proceed on the theory that
if store competition means anything at all it means that the
ad reader can save money far more than the difference
between rates of interest paid on investments.
And this theory of the ad reading bargain hunters is
perfectly sound!
AMERICANS CLASH WITH
M0R0S ON MINDANAO
MANILA, Feb. 15. News of a
fight between an American scouting
party and a band of Moros, in which
two American soldiers were serious
ly wounaea, reacnea uere today in
the province of Lano, on the Tsland
of Mindanao.
The report stated that a party was
dispatched into the mountainous
country near Lake Lano, where a
band of Moros were committing a sc
ries of depredations.
The natives fled further into 'the
mountains, where they were followed
by the troops. The fight occurred
when tho Moros made a .night nttnek
upon the Amoricun outposts.
Several of tho Moros were report
ed to huve been killed. The rest nf
the party was driven buck into the
bills.
Lenten Services at St. Marks.
The services this week are ns fol
lows: Wednesday, U:30 a. m., holy
communion; Wednesday, 7:30 p. in.,
evening prayer and address; Thurs
day, ladios' guild at 2:45, followed
by evening prayer and addross; Fri
day at 2:30, woman's auxiliary; at
4:30, Litany without addross.
Out! of tho moot gratoful nntl hap
py iiiotlicrH In thltt Hoctlon of tint
roil n try l Mrs. II II. JolirHon, living
at 2721 WuIiiihIi iivonuo, Onlc Park
For aliuoR' tw yoar hor haliy daugh
ter had boon slok. Various phynl-
claim wore railed In and everything
pojHlblc wax done for tlu llttlo Buf
fo ror. Iitu no material lionoflt was
notlrol until It wuh taken to tho
offlc'a of Fcr-Don's Medical ICxport
SpoclallBts nt 10 in Klglith ntroot, Snc
rnmento. Aftor that Its rocovory was
rapid, and today It Is an loimil and
well ux any br.by. Tho facts In tho
cam aro Dost told iiy .Mrr.. joimaou
hersolf, who nnyp;
"Our br.by Ib now twenty-Mx
montliH old. and over since It was
three months old It has boon III. Uh
logK woro Hwoilun and Its bowels
wore hard and bloated, llaby was as
heavy ax load, and 1 could hardly
loft her. My husband nn.l 1 decided
to tako hor to Fcr-Don'a Kxport Spec
ialists as a last resort. Thoy treated
her for only a short tlnio a.td now nho
Is entirely curud. It Is no trouble
to carry her now, nnd my husband
and I feel like wo cannot say too
nuch In prnlso of tho good wk
dona by them, an wo firmly bollove
thev saved our darling baby's life
Even tho most skeptical are con
vinced. They lmvo hoard from the
Hps of the lady who was relieved by
tho rcmarkhblo Uuroponu Kxporls.
Tuesday afternoon, February S tit.
Mrs. W. N. Collins came to tho of
fice o( tho For-Don Medical ICxpeits
ut the Moore Hotel, Medford, Hho
jsald who hud treated with a number
oi mo iiohi pnysicinns and she was
steadily glowing worse. Sho would
bo suddenly attacked with terrible
, pains nnd suffer unbearable agonies
for a week at a time. Hho had given
up hope wl en sho saw by the Med
ford papers the wonderful success of
tho For-Don doctors. So sl.o was re
solved to try their methods.
They gave her a dose oi a peculiar
medicine Tuesday nt n. in. and
I Wednesday morning a large number
jof gallstones paswed.
Mrs. Collins returned Thursday,
Fobruary lOlb to Coallngn happy and
praising tho For-Don Kxperta.
ftrval Work Will do On.
I The work will still go on with the
For-Don Medical Kxperts. They have
I got sottled In the city and have cans-
led consternation on all sides. Their
cures are talked of everywhere and
nobody dares dispute that there Is
something sensational about tholr
work. They have performed miracu
lous operations and effected cures
before, the eyes of thousands. In
their offices they take humanity In
the worst form of disease and con
vert It Into health. They cure those
afflicted with stomach and kidney
trouble; they euro appendicitis; they
remnvo tumors nnd enncera; they re-,
Hove tho deaf and dumb; thoy r
move huge tapeworms nnd gallstones,
The Kuropenn Medical Hxncrts
have their offices ot tho Moore Mo
tel. Medford. upstairs. One dollar Is
charged for examination. Office
hours, 10 to 12 noon, 2 to 4 and 7 to
8 p. ui,
S til ami their wivom was well ut
teudod, Tho gnosis woro rocolvod by
l'rusldont Dr. Myvtla Loukwooil, as
t.il by Mr. (Iiiv Leonard, Mrs.
Frank Lorior, Mixer nnd T. A. llowcl.
A good program was rendered. A
u"ii o mil Mollit solo by Miss Vo
netii Hamilton and Hone Ollu, n
reading by Mrs. Achoro was woll
given, nntl nlo Alius Mary Orr guvo
one of her splendid readings. Moth
painted n vorbnl picture of tho cry
ing need of prohibition in Oregon.
Mrs. Holmes gave two vooal solos
ipiI lier reeling wny td a -lory in
song of sin and pardon freely givn
unto nil who will boliovo. Mrs. Uu-
ruli gave nu ndilrens. She nt wo
have boon on dross parade, but now
we were on fighting ground anil had
no timo for dross. Wo nro fighting
for prohibition In the coming elec
tion in November nnd wn nro going
to win. She laid out plans for hor
forces to follow nnd when tho com
mand comes every one will bo nt his
place ready to charge.
Light refreshments were served
a ml a good social time was enjoyed
by nil.
SIX WILL RECOVER
EFFECT OF EXPLOSION
SAN DIK0O, Col., Fob. 15. It
was nnnotitiuccd today nt tho IiohpU
tn I whore tho men sonlded on tho
torpedo-boot destroyer Hopkins were
tnken yesterday, that thp six sur
vivors were expected to live.
Some doubt was expressed, how
evor, in tho case of L. H. Carlotillo,
tho second-class firotnuu, who wns so
badly burned nbotit the head and
chest.
II. K. Taylor, first-class fireman,
succumbed to his injuries Inst eve-niiig.
A coroner's inquiry wns to bo held
nt Snu Diogo to determine tho cause
of the accident. The torpedo is
scheduled to nrrivo hero Friday af
ter target practice at son.
PKOl'LK OF MKDFOKD AND
SUHUOU.NDIXO TOWNS
who woro sulfcrlng from '.orpld liver.
constipation. Kallstonos. kidney trou
ble, tumors, rheumatism, Indigestion,,
and shnttored nerves lmvo been cur
ed since Fer-Don's Medical Hxpworts
opened tbolr offices In this city. Tho
results are simply astomU lng. but
tho testimonials published In the
newspapers irom time to tlmo, hun
dreds of wMch nro on fllo In tholr
offices here, will convlnto tho most
skeptical tint theso doctors do all
and evon moro than thoy claim. Mon
and women who for years have been
unable to oat r. full meal without
Brent suffering; who havo boon tor
tured by rhoumnttem, racked with
fear of tho asylum through sbattor-
No Auction Here
m
It is not necessary to hold auctions to dispose of first-class stock, but we can
sell you an Elgin or Waltham Watch
7-jewel, 20-vear crold plated case $10.00
17-iewel. with 20-vear case $14,50
15-jewel, with 20-vear case i.......!.........."."!"!!!!!!!!!!! $12!o0
Solid gold cases $25loO
in either movement.
Special bargains in Diamonds, Cut Glass, Gold and Silverware.
IN ADDITION TO THrS, 1 EMEMBER we are permanently located iu
Medford. The inoney wo mike is .fepthero to help upbuild the 'town. Beside
we keep your watch in good repair free of charge and if at any time your watcli
or jewelry does not prove to be as represented wo are hero to hold the manu
facturer to their guarantee and see that you receive satisfaction.
AGAIN
Reliable movements are sold the world over at stated prices, and you gain
no advantage in buying one for a cut price, as they are not sold by reliable
dealers for less than the established price, and what is more, if you stand by
your local dealers they will stand by you. In this way you keep your money
at home and thereby receive a double .benefit. i
Van DeCar & Jasmann
MANUFACTURING-JEWELERS, t $g a -mh.j 'mrhmk
PHIPPS BUILDING MEDFORDOREGON
Taint No Use Lookin' for
Fiah, Honeys
under a 'lectrical cooker. I turns
on de switch and de 'lectricity
cooks de oatmeal I Cooked evenly all
over without no bother and no Fuss.
De cutest HI cooker you ebah see
r
Why should any housewife
drudge over a kitchen fire when
General Electric cooking utensils
as simple and inexpensive as this
cereal cooker can do the work
for them. We will be glad to
show visitors how to coolc with
electricity
THE ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
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