MEDFORD MAIL TRtftUNE, aCEDITORP, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 19.10.
Medford Mail Tribune
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Averace Dally for
Norember, 1901
December, 1909
January. 1910
February, 1919
Harcfc CiroulsMOBl
S.100 17.
2 2,200
.......
6 K
7
S
2.22$
2.225
2.290
2.2S0
2.2S0
2,150 35..
9 ..
20
21 ,
22 ,
32
34 ,
10 1.350
11 2,30
12 2.280
( 2,289
IS 2,358
l 2350
Total
deductions ...
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28 ,
29
20
31
1.700
1.842
1.93S
2,121
2.250
2,280
2.300
2.250
3,350
3.300
3.250
2.250
2.300
2,250
2.259
2.280
2.250
.80,850
1.360
Nat total 59.690
Averare net dally 2,203
XBBTOB9, OXMOX.
Vetrouolts of Southern Oregon and
ort&ern Caltfomla and fasteat-ffrow-
ur city in Oregon.
TPoBiSatlon. ADrtL 1910. 8699.
Banner fruit city of Oregon Rogue
lver applea won aweepatakes prise and
jue ox
"Apple Saga et the World"
it National AddIo Show. Stokane. 1909.
Jlerue. River peara broucht highest
meets m ail marKei or we worm dur
ing the past five years.
Write Corns ercUl Club for pamphlets.
Cheap way to boost a town hol
ler for help when you don't need it.
Nest to a sucked orange, try a
second-haml one-lunged automobile.
A mean tariff California bandits
holding up its "baby," the Espe.e.
A , great cloud huug over Rogue
Hiver valley from smudge pots.
The way to find the hornet's sting
bo an assembly candidate.
There'll bo something doin' when
Teddy gets home.
np HE supremo court has again shown its friendliness
toward the people of this section by construing the
law so as to thwart the efforts of the community in the
condemnation suit against Mr. Hanloy. It finds that the
construction of a pipeline through his property would
work "irreparable injury" to the cattle ranch, though
a jury, who viewed the premises, assessed the daamge
at $650.
Medford faces a serious situation. A year of effort
has been wasted, and the problem is no nearer solution
than a year ago. All the work must bo done over again.
There is no doubt but that tho right of way can be
eventually secured, that another jury will place nominal
damages upon the property, that another appeal will bo
taken to the sirpreinc on some technicality and another
Avinter go by before decision and still other appealsfol
low. A holdup program gnu be successfully carried out
with the aid of the law's delay indefinitely.
"With the suit for condemnation is mixed up tho suit
brought by Mr. Hauley against the city to compel the
municipality to cany out the contract made with him for
Wasson canyon water, wherein the council contracted for
250 inches for $25,000, and the people repudiated the con
tract at the polls. If the condemnation suit doesn't pro
duce technicalities enough, the damage suit will.
It is good public policy, good business policy, good
health policy;, to settle this water controversy, and settle
it now not waste any more timo in lawsuits. Medford
must have water, must complete its water system, must
end the present conditions.
It will cost the city more to waste time in litigation
than it will cost to- settle with Mr. Hanley, even though it
be a "holdup game," as niauy believe. Within ten years
the city will need the additional water purchased, any
way, and it will then be worth double its cost.
BEAUTIFY YOUR STREET.
BOOSTERS ON BLOCK DAY
Citizens who contracted with ladies of the Greater
Medford club for shade trees to be planted in front of
their homes are strangely lacking in public spirit, when
they refuse, as some have done, to accept the trees.
"Toll us nboiit tlila Ulock Day
scheme? Wlint Is It nil about?" quor
led Mr. Justarrlrcd Eastornor. "Ia It
soino got-rlchqutck, doublo-your-wlhl-cattorT"
"Not so: bellovo mo," replied Mr.
Ullthcsomo noostor, as ho buttonhol
ed Mr. Easterner, "but It Is ono ot tho
best Investments with surest roturus
imyono over had tho opportunity ot
grasping."'
"Do toll," gasped Mr. Easterner,
mentally plunging somo ot hla
sbeckels Into this Koldon opportunity
about to bo presented to him.
"Now, In tho first plnco, tho surest
thing about this Block Day plan Is
that It Is backed up by tho Indies ot
our Groator Medford cluball hus
tlers nro born, not made, and these
ladles aro hustlers of tho gonutno
brand. Why, mnu, Just look at theso
beautiful parks, greon boulovards,
this fine granite drluklng fountain,
theso avenues so soou to bo shadod
by rows ot stately trees all tholr
work" 4
"Well, and how about this last
schema ot tho ladles?" romlndod Mr.
K gtvntly liupresRCd by tho civic on
orgy ot tho ladles.
"Oh, yos, you boo. tho ladles not
tho, library boo In their bonnet, and
applied to Andrew Cnrnoitlo for a city
library, but, according to his opin
ion, a town does not draw a library,
until tta eltUenn an n wholo manifest
an aching desire for It, olthor show
ing this deslro by book or money
contributions,
" 'Ulock Day'o tho thing,' said our
ladles, 'for reaching ovory family In
tho library project. Tho hoarty co
operation wo shall rocolvo will moro
than convince Androw.'
"An envolop with 'For Library
Fund' on It will bo loft at each house
In town and will bo colloctod with Its
contribution, next Monday evening,
April 25, by tho ladles. Now you
know," concluded Mr. Uoostor, "that
any amount Invested In a library
speculation will bo tripled In social
and Intellectual returns to this town."
"Sure thlngl I'm In for tho Ulock
Day," said Mr. Easterner, as ho walk
ed down Main street, a gladder and
a wiser man.
BURNS AND LANGF0RD
TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER
SAN FRANCISCO, Oil., April 20.
Tho attempt to match Tommy
HORACE T. JONES OFF
GOVERNMENT PAYROLL
Directed by Commififioner Den
nett of the treneral land office, nix
uurns ana faaui uingiora by cable more special agents of tho dopart
was attended with confusion, but now mont of tho interior for Oregon and
everything seems to lmve been Washington were yeslerdnv remov-
straightened out.
. . . -iff was i.m. fc v I 1 i ! avM
ed from office because of the mil
Nothing doing Statement 1, or
assemblyites.
Breakers ahead Evangelist Oliver
then the comet.
A great exhibition John D. trying
to go through tho needle's eye with
tho "Laird of Skibo" ringing the bell.
Two hundred autos 'will welcome
the Portland visitors at Medford
"What other city can do it?
There aro three kinds of bees in
Itoguo Hiver valley Honey bees,
busy bees and Macabecs.
A Triflo Sarcastic Gold Dill
Nows: Central Point is now a sub
urb of Medford.
Bedford's Annanias club will soon
givo its "annual ball." Fishing sea
son is on.
The latest thing for dry-land
farmers Colonel Holer's rain barometer.
Three shifts on the Pacific &
'Eastern One coming, one going, one
working.
Tho .Shasta Limited from Jackson
ville contemplates making a dash ev
ery two hours for Medford in tho
near future.
Eor two months and more the ladies have been trying
to deliver the trees. They have repeatedly notified prop
erty owners that the trees were ready for delivery, have
even carried the trees in their autos to the various places,
only in some instances to have them refused.
Avenues of shade trees should line each street. Theyi
not ordy improve the looks of the property, but increase
its value, as land on a shaded street is worth more than land
on treeless streets.
Trees add to the attractiveness of homes and cities,
and a city grows faster and is more desirable with many
shaded avenues. Grape street, Holly street, Ivy street,
North Central avenue, East Main and other streets, now!
treeless, ought all to be planted.
The ladies of the Greater Medford club are doing a
great work in trying to beautify Medf ord. They have un-
selfishly spent and are spending much time and energy i
jn improving the appearance of dingy streets and trans-j
forming the crude village into the city beautiful, and de
serve the hearty co-operation and support of everyone.
Those who withhold it should be ashamed.
The city charter should be amended so as to give the
council the authority to force shade tree planting on all
streets, and a program of compulsory beautification car
ried out.
It is practically settled that tho. lion-dollar appropriation for their
Canadian and tne negro will meet in salaries and expense having become
the ring at Richmond, near this city,' exhausted. Until more funds shall
on Soptember 5. The affair will be bo available through congressional
handled by the Mission Athletic club, notion there will be hut two special
agents operating from tho Portland
Buys One Hundred Acres. and Seattle headquarters. W. O.
ASHLAND, April 20. Frank Good in Oregon and C. R. Arundell
Spraguo of Centralia, Wash., an old- in Washington,
timo chum of D. U. Grant, has ro- At tho head of tho list of men who
eently acquired possession of tho were temporarily let out appears tho
Hrooks tract, formerly owned by E. nnmo of Horace T. Jones, whose
D. Briggs. This proK5rty is east of connection with the Medford land
town and comprises 103 neres, -13 cases, the Blue Mountain conspiracy
of which is bearing orchard. Mr.'easo involving Binger Hermann, and
Spraguo will remain in this vicinity other well-known Oregonians; the
for somo time ntteuding to the do- Los Angeles conspiracy case, in
tails of this purchaso and incident- which somo of tho loading financial
ally enjoy the benefits of an outing' magnates and professional men of
in Southom Oregon. His venture in the City of Angels were involved, and
this singlo transaction involves a more recently his nppearauco as n
consideration of $22,000, beiug one witness ncninst Sccrotnrv Hnlllneor
of tho most important realty deals in tho trial of chnrges submitted by
of recent date in this neighborhood, L. R. GInvis, have made him n well
and a purchase that means a greater known figure in the state.
development than over for that lo-
enlitv. nankinH for Health.
STATE 18 10 SUE FOR
Stnto Law Which Provides Money
Laying Seven Years In Bank With
out Claimant Is to Bo Enforced.
SALEM, Or., April 20. Assistant
Attorney General I, II, Van Wlnklo
today took tho first steps nocossnry
to collect 11 ,52 1.1 8 ot deposits ly
ing In various Oregon banks without
clatmnntH, and which, according an
act ot tho legislature passed In 1907
belongs to tho stato. Tho flrot caso
will bo tiled In Multnomah county
today by Mr, Van Wlnklo against
tho First National tmukut Portland
to rocovor.tG806.l5.
Tho action Is ono resembling es
cheat and Is brought under a stat
ute which provides that when n do
post has laid In a bank for novon
years without a claimant tltlo to It
shall pass to tho stato and It shall
be placed In the common school fund
and be applied for tho benefit of
the public schools, Tho caso Insti
tuted agalnot tho Portland bank will
be followed by others ngnlnst banks
In every part ot tho-stato which hold
deposits that have not boon drawn
upon within seven yean, Tho First
National bauk of Portland has tho
largest Inactive deposit, tho Ladd &
Tllton bank ot Portland Is second
with 12371.46.
The Jackson County bank of Mod
forfd Is on tho list and tho stato will
endeavor to subject $470,58 ot Its
doposlts to oachoat proceedings. Tho
Dutler Uanktng company of Hood
Hiver has $100; tho Capital National
bank of Salem, $322,08; tho First
Hank of Joseph, $25; tho Farmers'
and Traders' National bank of La
Grande, $970.33; tho First National
bank ot Prlnevlllo, $131.43; tho First
National bank of. nosoburg, $40; tho
La Grande National hank, $312.56,
and tho Security Trust & Savings
bank ot Portland, $331.80.
Somo banks, Including tho First
National bank ot Rosoburg, whoso
reports formerly showed largor sums
of unclalmod deposits, havo recently
found claimants for thorn, which was
ono of tho principal objects for tho
enactment ot tho law, Tho roason
t lint action has not been started soon
er to collect theso sumo Is bocausoj
mo law was uoncicni until amonaoa
by tho 1909 legislature.
NORMAL INITIATIVE
WILL SOON BE OUT
Special Mootlnu of Ashland Commer
cial Chili to Do Called to Consider
Launching Move
ASHLAND, April 20. A xpuoinl
mooting of (he AhIiIuiii Commercial
blub will ho called at uu uiuly dale to
consider the mnttor of formally
litunching tho initiative utiuipnigii In
holinlf of uu appropriation for tho
Southern Oregon Slate Normal
school. Committeemen havo boon ut
work for many weeks currying on
eorrespoiidouco mid laying out plans.
This committee is now ready to put
up its report and rouommoiidntionn
to (he public, hunro an early mooting
will be called to hear It, mid to toko
such notion as may be doomed wise
nud necessary in tho promises,
PASADENA JEWELERS
ENJOIN AIRSHIP INVENTORS
CINCINNATTI, Ohio, April 20
A suit to enjoin tho Wright Drothors
from manufacturing or selling aero
planes was filed In tho federal court
hero by Charles Lamson ot Pasadena,
Callfornl.
Lnmson In tho suit charges that
Wright llrothers' Infringe on a pat
ent for a box kite whtch Lamson and
his brother patented a number of
years previous to tho Issuance of tho
Wright Patents.
During tho Los Augoloa aviation
moot In November, Lamion and his
brother, who aro Jewelers In a small
subarb of Panndona, qalbtd upon
Glenn CurJIss who lias had several
spats with tho Wrights In connection
with patent Infringements and ex
plained that ho hold patents on a
warping dovlco, which tho Wrights
claim to havo created.
Tho result of tho co.iforonco be
tween tho Lnmsons and Gurtlss was
not mado public.
It was announced soon afterward
by lamson that ho would bring suit
against tho Wrights. When Lamson
patented hlo box kite, ho entered n
proviso In his application for a patent
to tho effect that tho klto could bo
driven by power and bo son con
structed as to carry a man.
"Hasklns for Health."
THE ROCHESTER ELECTION
Alphonso vs. Gaston. Alnhonse
Johnsing Ah shore does like dat
Gaston Jeffries.
Gaston Jeffries Oh, tho mutt I
T The "China roosters" nro in full
wplumngo in tho valley. Thoy seem
n.to vie with tho splendor of the blos
$ioms that cover tho valloy.
'$
So many people tried to get into
!phe club at Vienna, Bwnna Tumbo
J'as carried fifty feot out of his
way.
' 'That portion of Lane ocunty In
cluded in tho proposed county of
Neemlth has never named a county
judge, and it has been twenty-four
years since it had a county commis
sioner. The Douglas territory taken
sever had either a Judge or commis
sioner. And yet some people wondor
why the people of that section are so
anxious to create a new couaty.
Coming events cast their shadows ahead. The gen
eral protest against the Taft tariff, the unhorsing of Uncle
Joe, the success of the insurgents, the election of demo
crats to congress, the retirement of Hale and Aldrich, all
symptoms of the revolt against the administration and its
policy, indicate probable insurgent success in the coming
congressional elections.
The overwhelming victory of James, S. Havens at Roch
ester Tuesday, over a republican in a strong republican
district; democratic, success in Massachusetts a few weeks
ago, under similar circumstances, show the extent of pub
lic resentment against the now tariff. The people do not
agree with Mr. Taft when he says the tariff law is a "good
law." They do not accept his complacent view of the work
of the old leaders and stand-patters. They do not sanction
broken pledges.
Hale and Aldrich see the handwriting on the wall and
so are getting out of the way of the coming storm. TJncle
Joe still continues to splutter and swear, an Ajax defying
the lightning, but it will strike him, put him out of power.
The old regime is passiang away. The spirit of political
independence is abroad. The republican stalwarts pro
claim the republican insurgents democrats and read them
out of the party organization, and nobody knows what con
stitutes a democrat. People are learning to look at both
old'pnrties as organizations for pie instead of for princi
tIcs And upon this troubled sea of politics comes Roose
velt, a lead pipe cinch for another term if he wants it.
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income or profit from salo is sure.
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EXHIBIT BUILDING
MEDFORD, OREGON