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ITIFHl YEAR.
MEDPOKD, ORKCION, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1910.
No. 71.
IN MEDFORD'S SOCIAL REALM j&
Medford Mail Tribune
Mrs. McGowuu mill Mrs. Ilamiltoit
luivo gonu lo Portland (o ullciid tho
(Irami lodge of tho KiiHlorii Star,
which convenes in Unit oily (IiIh week.
Thoy will iiIho attend tho convention
of tho Pythian Sisters, which inuotH
.liino 20, in which order liotli Indies
lira grand offlcurri.
MrH. Joliti Butler will also iittund
tho I'ythimi Sisters' convention, and
will louvo tit n later date.
Tho young Indies of St. Agues'
Guild gnvo an ice cream Hoeinl Thurs
day evening at tho residenco of Miss
Agnes Ihiiiiuh. Tho affair wuh a
great success, and tho liuvy of young
lailloH of tho guild wore very ul
traotivo and inadu delightful host
esses. ItefruHlnnuiitH, consisting of
ico crown, sherbet mid cake, were
Nerved on tho lawn and (lie tahloH
wore well patronized by tho many
frieudH of tho young Indies.
The Wednesday Study club hold
tho litHt meeting of tho koiihoii .it
tho residence of Mrs.W. !. Vnwter
liiht week. Tho following officerH
were elected for the coming year:
President, MrH. W. I. Vawlor; scoro
tary, Mrs. II. II. Tuttlo; treasurer,
Mrs. M. L. Alford. The proHident
will ai)oint tho oomiuitteeH for the
coming year at a later date.
A iiiohI enjoyable t rip wiih taken
lust week, when McsdnmcH Olwell,
Ilnrvey, Ilaiuil and Fiero, and Misses
Kinilio Piero. Mnruorv and Dorothy
Harvey loft early Thursday morning
for u trip up AnIiIuihI oauyoii. After
exploring the eanyoii and pnrtnkitig
of a boitiiteou lunuheoii, the party
left for the Sulphur Paths in Ash
land, where all had a refreshing dip.
Tho Misses Dorothy and Margery
Harvey arrived in Medford Wednes
day and are tho quests of (heir
aunt, Mrs. P. V. Ilamil. Tho young
ladies have been attending Mrs. Som
ei' school in Washington, I). C.
and will spend their vacation in Ore
gon. Later Mix. Ifnrvuy anil hut
daughters will visit Seaside.
Mrn. A. S. Stewart, neo Mablo
Jones, and little daughter, accom
panied by her mother, MrH. Jones,
passed through Medford last week on
her way to Portland. Mrs. Stewart
was formerly a resident of Medford,
but now lives in Oakland. Shu will
visit hero on her return from Port
laud. Mrs. Wnkeinon entertained at
bridge Thursday afternoon at hor
, residence on Oakdnle avenue. Dainty
refreshments wuro served during tho
afternoon. Those present wore
Mosdnmos Muudy, Page, Christy,
Knight, Doggott, Pan, rContnor,
Budge, Hollis, Noff and Wnkouuin.
Tho Ladies' Aid of tho Presby
terian church will meet with Mi's,
Fnrrar at Qold Hay Tuesday. Tho
ladies will leave on tho 8 o'clock
train, returning on tho 11 :ItO o'clock
train.
Mrs. J. F. Heddy left Wednesday
for Siierninento. After n short visit
with J'riendH, who will return with her
little duughtaiKilooii, who has been
attending school at (bo Sacred Heart
academy.
Going in Debt
(Tho following is from various ad
dresses made by Mr. Eldredgo, who
is connected with tho bureau of good
roads, U. S, dopartmout of agricul
ture.) Until tho people nro convinced that
good roads nro worth moro than they
cost tho funds for such improve
meat will not ho forthcoming, Wo
often bear one say (hut ho is for
good roads, but when you discuss
the matter with him you find that
hu is not i'oV good roads ut till. If
be wero roully in favor of good roads
bo would listen to reason and ugrco
that some of tho progressive nionri
ures which huvu proved so success
ful in other states and communities
should ut least bo tried in his own
community. This kind of a person
often insists that unless his put
sohoiuo or hobby is adopted that ho
will vote against any proposition
which mtiy bo presented. An a mutter
of fact, this class of oiti.ous is not
roally in favor of bailor roads, and
ho must bo convinced that good
roads pny and (lint tho ways and
moans of raising tho pionoy with
A great event for tho ShrinorM
look place Saturday evening in AbIi
laud, when 18 new candidates
"walked the burning sands." The
oiiturtniiimonl started at 5 o'clock
and at 8 o'clock tho initiation took
place, after which a sumptuous ban
piol wuh served. All the Shrincm
from (ho Hiirrouuding country took
part in tho performance, and several
of tho now membei'rt were from Med
Tho Guild of St. -Mark's church
hold tho last meeting of tho season
Thursday afternoon at the residence
or Mrs. W. I. Hi-own. The Guild will
hold its next meeting the first
Thursday in October. Tlia ladies are
planning mi ieo cream social which
will bo held next week at the resi
dence of MrH. Horry.
MrH, Mury It. Hogue of Klaamth
Falls, tho grand record keeper of the
Pythian Sisters, will meet with the
Palisman temple, No. -10, Wednesday
evening, Juno 1ft. Mrs. Hogue is on
her way to the grand lodge in Port
laud, and will bo the guest of Mrs.
Al Perrv while in Medford.
Mr. C. A. Caldwell and family, P.
P. Hutler ami family, P. C. Elliott
and family and L. A. Clark and fam
ily are camping in the Upper Ashland
ea Hi iu. The men own and operate
the Pauatorium and make the trip
back and forth from camp every
day.
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Mr. nud Mrs. John D. Oiwcll left
Saturday night for Corvnllis, whore
they will nttond tho commencement
of tho 0. A. C. From (hero they will
.'. i.. Portland for u short visit.
Tho Ladies' Aid of tho Methodist
church will meet in the basement of
tho church Tuesday afternoon at
1:110 o'clock for work. All the ladies
are requested to be present.
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Mr. W. C. Murphy and daughter.
Miss Catherine, are attending the
lloso Carnival in Portland. From
there lhoy will visit Spoknno, Ynki-
iiiii and tho Hood River volley..
Mrn. Henry, wife of Mr. Samuel
Henry of the Clarke-Henry Construc
tion company, has arrived from Ran
Francisco and will spend the sum
mer in Medford.
Mrs. Clarke and child, wife of Mr.
Clarke of tho Clarke-Henry Con
struction company, of Sail Francis
oc, have arrived in Medford to spend
the summer.
Mrs. Poter Elmen, Mrs. T. T.
Shaw, Miss Josepbiuo Holf and Miss
Mablo Henry of Jacksonville have
gone to Portland to the Mtoso Car
nival, Mr. and Mrs. A. Couro Fiero re
lumed from their wedding trip
Thursday and are at their homo at
Woodlawn Orchard.
Miss Mollio Towuc, the deputy
county clerk, is attending tho Roso
Carnival in Portland.
Mrs. J. E. Enhnrt left Wednesday
for Portland, where she will attend
the Hose Carnival.
For Good Roads
which to build them, as well us thu
, methods of constructing them, uru
mutters of progression based largely
upon the failures, and successes of
others.
If ono will sit down nud figure tho
cost of moving a load of farm pro
duce from his farm to markot or the
nearest shipping point, ovor a bad
road, nnd compare that with the cost
of moving it over a well graded,
macadamized road, or a good gravel
road, and then estimate the total
saving to himself and his neighbors
resulting from such improvements he
will bo convinced that good roads
pay, For instunoe: Assuming Ajo
be tho farm whoro a shipment of
wheat originates, and H to bo tho
railroad station or shipping point.
Assuming thu distance from A to ft
is leu miles; that twenty bushols of
wheat mako n good load for u two
horsu team, and thnt it takes one
day to make tho trip, estimating the
cost of man and toam at $3 per day,
thou tho cost per buhol would bo Ifi
conts, and tho cost per ton por inilo
would bo GO coutsl Tho long haul
Hundreds of Delegates Sail For
Important Religious Conference In Scotland.
V J W . IG&EDIHBURGH CfSSTLE ANObmi i Jl
-f VJ NATIONAL GALLERY fe N'J?S ' "fj
-sasy a mv-L-y
"yZm.J. BRYANSK nHjmi
Five hundred delegates to the world's missionary conference ure on their way to Edinburgh from the United'
Stntes. The convention 1.4 one of the most Imiwrtiint of religious gatherings. Every ten years a conference is held,
nnd papers aio submitted on almost uvury phase of Clirlstlnu work. The Duke of Argyll Is to bo chairman of the
meeting Sixty American societies, representing seventeen denominations and eleven unalllllnted or Interdenom
inational bodies, will be represented. In the speakers' list the urchuNhops of Canterbury and York lead, but Silas
HcISec. John It. Mott, Sctli Low, Itobcrt K. Speer nnd others will represent America on the plntform. The num
ber of American delegates nccredlted Is about "joo, iind they represent missionary expenditures each year of nearly
510.000,000. Fully i.000 will bo In attendance, It Is expected. Including the delegates, members of commissions and
Interested churchmen. Delegates of piomluence are "W. J. Ilryau, Miss Helen 31. Gould, Miss Grace II. Dodge, Dr.
J. 11. Calvert. Dr. II. 11. Grose, Harry Wnde Hicks, Dr. J M. Huckley, Dr. It. J. Cooke, J. E. Lcaycraft, Mrs. J. E.
Lenycraft, Dr. Henry Slonne Collin. Mrs. John S. Kennedy. Dr. W. Morle-Smlth, Dr. William Jay Schlcffelln, Dr.
.! Mr Inlm (i Vnaa mid Dr H , '"Mumnn
THE PRINTER'S DEVIL RUNS
The printers devil is running tbe
Central Point Herald this week in
ICditor Pattison's absence, and here's
the way ho gloats over it:
Itun up "Old Glory" to tluMip-top
of the Liberty Pole, climb on tho
house tops and shout to the bill tops,
for tbe boss is absent and Satan
reigns for a brief season on the edi
torial throne of this sc'iuestcrod vale.
This is our only chance for a sum
mer vacation and we are going to
graps it, nud while tho editor and
chief is away enticing shad from the
shady poolB of tho Wilametto and
bathing his brow with cool Hull Kim
water, filtered by Weinbnrdt, we are
going to turn looso tho bald-headed
bird of editorial freedom and let her
scream until the lust. remaining moss
back prays for tho rocks and tho
mountains to fall on them. Hip, hip,
hurrah 1
Wo nro living in u good country
and aro not afrnd to say so. This
old world can't boat us for peaches,
pears, sour krnut and applo suss.
Wo raiso tho finest strawberries you
over lopped a lip over, and tho cher
ries my stars alivo and apples as
big as ostrich eggs and as mellow as
n lovo-siek "skulo marm." Orchards!
Wo have tho finest this side of old
historic Kdeu, and they boar the best
fruit in all tho known world. Wo
raiso peaches that cannot bo im
peached, and pairs Hint aro boyond
freight rate in the United Stntes is
about three-fourths of a cent per
ton per mile. It, therefore, costs tho
farmer as much to haul his twenty
bushels of wheat ten miles to the
railroad as it docs to haul it four
hundred miles by rail; nud for the
same outlay he could haul it six hun
dred miles by water.
Now lot us assumu that this road
is graded and macadamized, so that
50 bushels of wheat may bo lutuled
with tho same wagon and team and
that tho trip can be mudo in two
thirds of a day instead of a whole
day, at a total cost for tho trip of
$2. It will, therefore, bo seen that
tho cost of hauling bus been out
down from 15 conts per bushol to !
cent por bushol, and tho cost por ton
por niilo down from 50 cents to 13
cents, By using theso figures as a
basis,, for thoy uru real nud not im
aginary, one may estimate the tro
mondous loss caused by bud roads
so far ns tho cost of hauling is con
cerned. It has boon ostimntod by Yimous
investigators that tho annual loss
compare with any other poars this
side of paradise. Berries I We
raise all kinds; 'in fact, we can bury
any other kind of berries thnt were
over hurried in theso rock-ribbed
bills. Wo don't care a strawberry
who produces u Logan berry and wo
aro not bitch a gooseberry as to dis
pute our elderberry over a black
berry, but it is actually a wonder
berry to see tho big dewberries and
wo'll just take u raspberry at any old
huckleberry that ever blossomed in
or out of the Hogue Hivcr vnlley.
Lot tho boss fish, let him wado belly
deep in the rose petals of tho Port
land carnival, wo shall busy our
selves up to our knees in tho alfalfa
patch of re-construeted journalism
and the scream of the editorial bird
shall bo iniiMO in our ears music
ns soft and sweet as the song of a
siren mother. "Hooray I"
Let all the snakes of tho Siski
yous wake up nnd uncoil. Wo are
after them. Let every mossbnek
and miorobatio muttonhond of retro
gression come to tho mournors'
bench and be rebuilt this ordor is
compulsory. Wo nro hero to take
the sluggard by the heels and bold
him for a brief period over tho sul
phuric flames of perdition. Wo are
aftor tho human porrywinkle, who
crawls so slow ho runs over himself
and tiro injecting now blood into the
veins of men whoso cobweb car
sustained by bad mads is at loast
$1 por acre for tillable land. If this
loss could bo capitalized ut 5 per cent
por nunum it woidd give $20 ner
ticre, which would represent tho total
increased value to bo expected from
improved roads. This estimate bus
been confirmed with reasonable ox
netness in all parts of tho country.
If tho building of n good road will
enhance the value, of the land $20
por acre, thou $12,800 will bo added
to tho vnlnp of ovory square milo of
good laud adjacent to that road,
which amount would bo sufficient in
most cases to build n good road en
tirely around each section of laud.
This indicates the vnstness of tho
t'inanncial advantage to follow road
improvements. To prove (hut this is
no mere theory attention is culled
to the fact that u 100-acro farm on
tho old mud road between Hrisl.il
and Blouulsvillo, Tonn., was threo
yoars ago offorod for sale at $15,000,
but u purehasor could not bo found.
Tho road has siuco boon mnoadnin
izodd, and Inst fall this farm sold
for $25,000, un ndvanoo of $25 por
THE HERALD
casses have for years been stagnat
ed with tbe slimy ooze of retrogres
sion. Oar time is short. In just
itnojher day or two we will bo forced
to lay down tho editorial tripod of
this great religious weekly, but while
we wield her hurrah our ink well
shall bo Crater Lake, and our pen n
tail feather from the untamed bird
of cditorinl liberty, tho which wo in
tend to enjoy while the boss is
nwny.
Trot out your best revival meet
ings and baseball games; turn loose
tho prize fighters nnd the sinful trip
pers of tbe fantastic too. Let Med
ford boast and Ely aviate, tho shark,
shells and little fishes are contend
ing with our boss while wo aro con
tending with the kicker, the croaker,
the mossback and the imillcthend,
who leaves Centrnl Point to do bis
trading or goes to Hood River to
find fruit. Our country is tho best
country thnt over wore swaddling
clothes and was cradled in n moun
tain cradle and mndo plentiful by
naturo' lavish horn. Whoop her up!
We want uioro hotels and restau
rants, moro dry goods and grocery
stores, moro clothing stores, more
of everything, nnd also moro vaca
tions for our boss, that we may
grasp tho editorial scissors and clip
tho fottors which binds tho journal
istic bird to tho old junk henp of
conservatism.
lucre, or 00 per cent; and this en
hancement was caused entirely by
tho improvement of the rond.
AfSiuniug that this farm wns ns
sessed at the full vnluo three yoars
ago (i. c, $15,000), and that tho
taxes wero increased 2 mills io
pay interest nud principal on tho
bonds, then the increased taxes uoly
tvuounted to $37.50 per annum, and
this gradually decreases from year
to year u the principal is reduced.
Lot us assume that (his tux of $37.50
will extend for twenty vein's, nud
that $20 more is added for tho en
hanced vnluo of the farm, which
would mako $57.50 a year, or a total
of $1,150. Subtracting this amount
from tho $10,000, which represents
the enhanced vnluo of tho farm, thoro
still remains a clear profit of $8,850.
In othor words, tho good road oost
this farmer only about $1,100, but
tho improvement of tho rond added
$10,000 to tho vnluo of his land, not
to mention tho other advantages re
sulting from the improvement, At
this sumo rate of taxation 'it would
tnko nbout 180 yoars to pay out in
Tho ladies of tho Greater Medford
club have prevailed upon tb local tal
ent of -which Medford is justly
! proud to give un opera for their
' benefit. The performance will take
plncc Friday, Juno 18, at tbe Med
ford opera house, and will consist of
the kitchen scene from "Martha" and
the gardn scene from "Faust." Tho
old numbers of the Andrews Opera
company will tnkc part and they need
no introduction to a Medford audi
ence.
The Chrysanthemum Circle. Wom-
cn of Woodcraft, will observe Dcco-
I ration day today, when services will
be held at tho cemetery at u o'clock,
and the graves of the departed mem
bers will be decorated.
During the services a monument
which has been erected in memory of
Mrs. Stewart, one of tho pioneers of
the country and nn early member of
the circle, will be unveiled.
Tho Indies of the Swasticn club will
give a lawn social Thursday evening,
June 16, at the residence of Mrs. i
Ben-y, corner of Eighth and Laurel
streets. Ice cream and cako willl bo
srved. A beautiful Japanese cup nnd
saucer will be given to each person j
buying refreshments for the small
price of 35 cents. Everyone is cor
dially innvited nnd all are promised
n good time.
The tribe of the Pocahontas will
give nn entertainment at the Red
men's hall Friday evening, June 17.
A very good program has been pre-'
pared of music and recitations nnd
a pleasant evening is promissd. Ev
eryone is cordially invited. The J
small admission fee of 10 cents will '
be asked. - !
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The Olive Rebokah lodge, No. 28,!
and the Odd Fellows will hold memo
rial sen-ices today at tho Methodiat
church South at 11 o'clock. In thej
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock services j
will be held at the ceeratery under tho '
auspices' of the Odd Fellows, when!
the graves of tho departed members
will bo decoratedd.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Presbyterian church cravo a so
cial Friday cveninng. Plans had
been mnde to hold a lawn social nt
the manse, but on account of the
threatening weather th young peoplo
spent n very pleasant eveniiiff in the
church pnrlors.
Tho Modern Woodmen 1ft on a spo- j
cinl car Saturduj' morning on the Pa-'
cific & Eastern to hold a picnic on.
tho Little 'Butte. About 25 .members:
left dull care behind and had ti most J
glorious time, spending the day "near,
to nature's heart." I
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Mr. nnd Mrs. W. I. Vnwter, Dr. !
nnd Mrs. Pickel nnd Carter Bran-j
don left Friday morning for n most
enjoyable outing through Yosemito
vnlley. The party will motor tho
entire trip, nnd expect to return
about Juno 27. i
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The Chrysanthemum Circle of. tho
Women of Woodcraft will entortnin
the Woqdmen ne.t Tueday evening.
Mr. Budinot Conner returned from
an eustern trip Thursday.
taxes ns much ns the farm has in
creased in value.
Iu Durham county, North Cnro
liuu, all the main roads have boen
macadamized to the county lino, nud,
while the soil is not ns fcrtilo tns
that of Oregon, tho Inuds have iu
creused in value since tho improve
ment was mndo from $10 and $23
to $50 nnd $100 per acre. Lands
lying on tho ranendamizod roads in
that county are worth throe or four
times as much ns those located on
tho earth roads. Furthermore, the
lauds lying along the good roads nro
boing brought undor a high state of
cultivation, but on tho mud roads
thoy are uegfoeted nnd untilled, Dur
ham county built its roads from a
bond issue ($150,000), nnd, ns in
many othor counties, tho enhnnoad
vnluo and tho increased citizenship
has been sufficient to pay tho inter
est on tho bonds nnd to cronto the
sinking fund with which to liquidnto
tho dobt without increasing current
taxation for this purpose If this
county hud waited until it could have
paid for tho good roads out of cur
Mr. John II. Allen ontertnined a
number of tho younger sot Thursday
evening at bis homo at Snowy IJutto
Orchard. Quito a numbor of younR
peoplo went down in autos, nud n
very pleasant evening was spent in
dancing.
Mr, nnd Mrs. John Root and Miss
Josephine Root returned Snturduy
from a trip to Portland, whoro thoy
went to attend tho Rose Carnival.
The Misses Esther and Ruth War
ner entertained tho Junior Biblo class
nt their home on W. Main street Snt
ui day nftcmoon.
Miss Weeks left Thursday to at
tend the graud lodge of tho Eastonj
Star, which will be held in Portland
this week.
Mr. and Mxs. John M. Root and
Miss Josephine nro spending tho
week in Portland attending tho Roso
Carnival.
Mrs. C. R. Ray nnd Miss Mnblo ,
Ray left Thursday for Portland,
where they will attend tho Rose Car-
n'tvnl.
Mrs. Harry Foster left last week
for Portland to attend tho Rose Cnr-
nival. Sho will bo away two weeks.
Judge nnd Mrs. Mahlon Ptirdin
are now at homo in their now resi
dence. 1024 N. Central avo.
Mrs. W. H. Brown entertained at
bridge Tuesdoy afternoon ut her rcsi-.
dence on Siskiyou street.
Mrs. Chas. Prico of Jncksonvillo
is in Portland attending tho Roso
Cnnivul.
Col. C. E. S. Wood of Portland
was n Medford visitor Inst week.
Mrs. E. E. Qoro has returned from
n visit in Portlnnd.
Judge Win. Colvig is spending tho
week in Portland.
JUDGE CANON FINES TWO
I AND SHIPS TWO M0I1L"
The 7 o'clock police court re
vealed four offenders against tho
pence and dignity of tho state of
Oregon and tho ordinances of tho
city of Medford.
Wm. Snckville nnd Chester Stouo
plcndcd guilty to having indulged in
an exposition of fistio art. They
wero assessed $5 each.
Sackvillo paid his fine nnd Stone
was allowed to go out with tho chief'
nnd rustle for his assessment.
Martin Doylo had been drunk and
couldn't deny it. Edward Qanley was
in tho same fix. Qanloy works on
the I'nlmer ranch nnd his job is
ready for him, so ho said. Doylo
wanted to go to Eagle Point to work
on the rond.
"I will fine you fpllows 5 each,"
said his honor, "nud will givo you mi
opportunity to start for your jobs at
once. The first time you conio to
town you will como to this offico nnd
pay your fines. If you do not you
can work them out on tho tsreets."
By Maurice Eldridge
rent revenues, it would not havo hud
tho road for tho uso of tho prgsqut
generation.
Tho plan, which is boing so nbly
advocated by Judgo Wobstor through
out this state, of having tho consti
tution of tho stato so nmonded ut
to permit imy county to " borrow
mouoy with which to improvo its
roads is certainly worthy of tho
highost commendation,
Uniou county, Now Jorsoy, in 1803
spout $-100,000 in bonds for macad
amized roadjS. This was oiiq of tho
first counties in tho Uuitod SUtM
to adopt such a plan. Tho bond
issuo wns bitterly contested by many
well inteutioued but misinformed citi
zens. The opponents of tho measure
claimed that tho county would bo
ruined, nnd that tho farms would
havo to bo sold to pay tuxes; that
farmers and real estate owners would
be driven into bankruptcy; thnt tho
whole project va unsound nnd crazy.
In spito of this bitter opposition tho
bond issuo carried by a small mu-
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