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Mkdfokd mail Tribune
AN INOKI'UNnUNT NlSWRPAPRIt
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UXOKl'T BUNIkAV, HT TUB
AUCIU'OUU i'UINTlIq CO.
Tho Dcmncrntlo Times, Thn McOford
Mnll, Tlio Mnlford Trlhunn, The South
rn Oregonian, Tito Ashland Trlbunev
Offico Mall Trlbuno nullillnc. 2G-27-S9
Norm Fir atrcot; plionc, Main 3021;
Jioeno to.
arconaii! PUTNAM. Editor ami MsnsRor
B
Entered aa ecoml-clnga matter nt
Medfonl. Oregon, under tho sot of
March I, 1879.
Offtclnl Pnpor of tho City of Medford.
Offlclnl 1'npT of Jnckson County.
BtTBSORirTION RATES.
Ono yesr, by mall 15.00
Ono month, by malt .............. ,S0
rcr month, delivered by carrier In
Medford. Jacksonville) and Cen
tral Point ..... .SO
Faturday only, by mall, per year.. 5.00
Weekly, per year 1.60
RWOBH CIBCXJIiATIOK.
Dally average for eleven months end
ing November 30, 1911, 3751.
Tnll eued "Wlr TJnltta Frtsa
Dispatch.
Tha Mall Trlbuno la on sale at tha
Terry News Stand. San Francisco.
Portland Hotel Nevra Stand, Portland.
Bowman News Co., Portland. Or.
W. O. Whltnoy. Seattle, Wash.
MEDroaD, OREO OX.
Metropoll of Southern Oregon and
Northern California, and tho fastest
growing city In Oregon.
lopulntlon U R census 1910 SSI0J
estimated. 191110.000
Plvo hundred thousand dollar Gravity
Water System completed. giving finest
mipply puro mountain -water, and 17.5
miles of streets paved.
PoRtofflCA receipts for ytmr andlnc
November 30, 1911 ahow Jncreaaa of 19
per cent.
Banner" fruit city In Oregon Rogue
River SplUonfoorg apples iron, awoep
atakes prlro and tltln of
t'Apgto Xing OX tha Woili'
at the National Apple Show. Spokane,
1909, and car of Newtowns coa
Tint Trite la 191
at Canadian International Apple Show.
Vancouver. B. C.
nrmt Prlco ta 1911
at Spolcano National Apple Show won
by carload of Newtowns.
TtoiniQ Ttlvcr Pears brought hlchest
prices In all markets of the world dur-
twr tno pst six years.
Write Commercial Club. lncloatng 6
cents for postage for the finest commit
nlty pamphlet over published.
JOLTS AND JINGLES
By Ad Brown
The Parting;
I've decided I must leave you,
So I quit you ns you are,
For I fear too well I love you,
You and I must part cijjar.
Many times you heled rac summon
Pleasant visions of the past,
Framed in smoke like dreams are
painted,
But well, I have smoked nry last
So farewell to thee, Havana;
This otir parting, brings regret;
Say, has anybody got the
Jfakin's of a cigarette?
The United States now has a col
lege of immortals. Immortality, on
tho ballot system, means that a lot
of icoplc who would otherwise soon
be forgotten, will have a chaneo to
think they nre famous. '
The hobble skirt, by nature, goes
slowly but it will be a long time be
fore it comos back.
A Bedford girl writos to know if
underwriters arc peccons who write
btorics about the underworld.
Portland has a behool to leach
boys to become mariners. Boys learn
to become skippers in most any
fechool.
Miiuy a coiusuicncc, like a lazy dog,
hhowo signs of wagging ilb tail onco
in a while.
Sweet as the flowers that bloom on
the hill,
Soft as the hreer.o from the feoulh
Were the words that you spake when
you bade me keep still;
licmombur you bind, "Shut youf
mouth."
Ono out of every HfiO porous in
ludiauapoliH tides u tuotoicyele the
rest dodge. '
"Whenever wo read of n dental col
lege's baseball tenm playing a game
we can't help but hope tho other side
wins.
MINING CLUB IS
TO MEET SATURDAY
Mining men and all who are Inter
ested In tho mining Industry in this
section aro cordially Invited to at
tend tho noxt meeting of tho Mining
Men's club which will bo hold In tho
city hall Saturday, February 17, at
8 p. m, sharp. This will bo a vory
Important meeting and all aro urged
to come and bring their friends along.
Bvorybody will bo wolcomo.
Ono of tho objects of tho Mining
Men's club Is to maintain a perma
nent exhibit of ores aud minerals.
With that ond In vlow Secretary Pat
terson requests thoso who desire to
contribute to tho collection to bring
or send their beat specimens to him
at tho Nash hotol, whore they will bo
properly mai ked and displayed In tho
glass case that has been provided for
that purpose. Tenter on thoro will bo
,moio mailable spam for the Inrgoi
enmnles, J
COLVIG AND THE
P
RESIDENT Win. M. Colvig of tho McuMord Comnuu'-
ci;il club is out with a
roads measures proposed for initiative aotion by the state
coed roads association. All eight measures are sweeping
15 condemned, upon the ground that they centralize power
in road matters and legislation.
It cannot bo too clearly set forth that, in opposing the
good roads legislation, Judge Colvig speaks only for him
self and not for the Bedford Commercial club. His atti
tude is not necessarily the attitude of tho jjlub, on this
subject, any more than it is on other subjects upon which
he is in the habit of airing his opinions such as politics,
mining, railroad rates, etc.
The character of the interview would lead a stranger
to infer that .Judge Colvig spoke for the commercial club,
and voiced the prevailing' idea of its membership. H will
probably be printed as such in the Portland Oregonian,
creating the impression throughout the state that the pro
gressive citizens of Medford
lation, whereas these bills have never been brought be tore
the club.
Only a short time ago, Judge Colvig as president of the
commercial club, repudiated in an Oregonian interview
the proposed initiative railroad rate bill promulgated by
the Medford Traffic bureau and at the next meeting the
commercial club almost unanimously endorsed the meas
ure. He openly opposed railroad rate agitation, ami yet
the Bedford Traffic bureau's vigorous crusade for more
equitable rates has already resulted in nearly a -10 percent
reduction, and more are on the way, and it will make pos
sible the growth of the city as a distributing center.
Judge Colvig's remarks
of the eight bills, but is taking the knocking Oregonian':
word for them, and the Oregonian is his bible, lie says:
"The reason whv I advise
acts is that I believe the people of the counties of the state
should keep the power ot expending money tor good roads
in their own hands and not make themselves dependent
upon any commission or bureau at Salem. ,Thc people of
Jackson count v know the kind of roads they need. They
understand the climatic and other conditions winch nave
a bearing upon such work.
"If there is any money to be paid out for good roads
there is no more reason why the state highway commission
should have the balance of power than that it should
have the power to say where we should build our streets.
I believe in home rule for the building of roads in the
several counties of the state. "We need no state super
vision in the matter, and 1 hope the people of Jackson
county will assert their right of self-government and sit
down very hard on the proposed bills, as espoused by the
Oregon Highway association, and only support the en
abling act, which gives them the right to control without
any strings on their endeavors."
Judge Colvig s argument is merely an echo of the
Oregonian 's, which opposes progress along all lines.
Counties have been spending their own money for half a
century and still we have no good roads. Most of the
money has been wasted. Every county commissioner,
every county court in each of the counties, thinks they
know more "about road building than the United States
government and 57 different brands of highways none
good have been the result. "When a few counties have
attempted to hire road engineers politics, not efficiency,
has governed the appointment and it will ever be so.
State highways should be -under state supervision and
constructed along uniform lines. If the state can aid the
count', can put up dollar for dollar, the aid should be ac
cepted even if it made local graft impossible.
.Examine these bills in detail and see that .Judge
Colvig's objection applies to none of them, observe; how
little study he has put on the
One is for amendment ot
constitution and provides that the state may incur in
debtedness for permanent road building. This would
make possible the building ot state highways. Jt would
legalize the Crater Lake highway appropriation. 1 1, would
enable the state to cooperate with counties in road work.
What objection can there be to this bill?
Two other bills are for the employment of local and
state prisoners upon highways, instead of keeping them
confined in prisons sensible, humane and economical.
No progressive citizen can object to these bills.
Another bill is an enabling act, permitting county
courts to call road bond elections. It would have legalized
the Jackson county election last fall. Judge Colvig thinks
special elections should not be permitted on account of
cost, but action should be taken at general elections
making counties wait two years for road improvements.
At the same time .fudge Colvig is heading a movement
requesting the governor to call a special session of the
legislature to enact just such a bill. Consistency, thy name
is Colvig!
A fifth bill is an act permitting the creation of a state
bond issue for the building of permanent roads. It author
izes the expenditure of $2,000,000 a year for ten years in
permanent highways. This, is the bill that has aroused the
opposition of every moss back in the state including the
Oregonian twenty million dollars for highways! And
yet California is spending ,$38,000,000 in one lump!
A sixth bill provides for the creation of a state highway
fund, makes a distribution of the license taxes derived
from motor vehicles, and provides for its apportionment
among the counties for the construction and maintenance
of roads and bridges, counties being required to spend an
equal amount, the entire work being done under jurisdic
tion of the state highway commissioner.
A seventh bill defines state aided highways, as being
those paid for wholly or in part out of the state highway
fund, and enables any county court to avail itself of state
aid in road construction or repair work.
The eighth bill is the so-called "centralization" meas
ure. Tt establishes a state highway dcpai Iment and author
izes the appointment of a btate highway coimuiobionor at
GOOD ROADS BILLS.
broadside against tho good
are fighting good road legis
show that he has not read any
opposition to the proposed
subject.
Section 7, Article 11 ol the
$5000 to auponise all work paid wholly or in pari by the
slate.
There is nothing in any of these measures preventing
"home rule" or interfering with the supervision of the
expenditure of county funds other than by county authori
ties. The state exercises jurisdiction only upon highways
where the state is paying, wholly or in part, for the work.
If Jackson county wants to spend its money, it can, but
f it wants the state to put up dollar for dollar, the state
will insist upon supervision.
What is there about any of these bills that any pro
gressive citizen can object to? They cover tho road situa
tion in a thoroughgoing manner, mid make the state bear
the share it should bear in its own development some
thing the state has so far failed to do. They solve the
highway problem, local and general, as well as the prison
problem.
MUTT AND JEFF COMING
' .Mutt and Jt ff whMi Mil lie th
attraction nt tho Med ford theater
commencing l'ebr Mtj -'-, t de
scribed ns ono of be funnliKt pin)
eor written. It H a dramatization
of the cartoons of Hud Fisher of the
Mtmo name, which have been attend
ing tho attention of the entire coun
try for tho Inst ywtr or no. This
new play wan onlruetcd by Otia
IIIII, thp well Itaown New York pro
ducer, who bait tred no expense or
tlmo to umlto of It one ot tho lnwt
mtiHlcal comedy production! over leut
on tour. Tho ty ht described .8
musical comedy ot a very high ordur,
containing a laugh In uvory tick of
the clock, and to be filled ultu all
tho laugh profolcltig mltuutloiiM the
public has bees led to expect. Fish
er's "brain ionle" present very
broad opportunities for a play ot
mors than ordinary Iuttrel, and no
lack of greftutfg these piMrtunft1s
vslll bo iunaf when tho play Walts
this city for tho first time. More
than .10 iwjtto will he cast In tho
production. Including a chorus of tho
prettiest girts a big il' has to off.-r.
The sntlcs of Mutt and Jeff." while
the object of Interest, they will not
be missed uheu not on the stage, s
the plsy has been constructed so
to be sufficlsdtb' interesting without
having to depond entirely on these
two funny fellows. The best mid
most fanions theatrical mechanics
have iKwn busy for months on the
scenic production, which will rival In
beauty anything that Uroailwny Iihh
seen in years. Frank I lay den Had
several hundred people worklnx
nlKht and day mi the costumes, which
are from tu original designs fur
nished by A. Kdol, of Carls.
".Mutt and .Isff" Is a Ilttla bit on
tho order of "Little Johnny .lonoaV'
but will lie presented n a iiiuch more
oln berate stale.
Seats on f.ile begliinliiK Siltuiilus
TO CURE ACoLd 151 ORK DAT
Take 1.AXATIVK JIIWiMO Quuiliin Tli-
lots DriiKKliilH rofnnil tommy If It TjIIw
to cure K W. CJHOVirH nlBfiature la
on cii ii'ix 'iuc
&as in Your stomach
Nirt Always Dyspepsia
It's Nervousness
Your Kcr.r, my oftM ak .' r Mnfteh InlUlk.
t Mfiuw if. .fc, Imt 4m mM "' ': l'J-
TVtV.milug), Sjm niti.ttofaiWttKiw1 aiwltfck
iJ )! '-u - notjflir Ramtdy .titeU'in"Jv
tofHrnnnrti Vthm.
tt&tesnr'(W'rattfMvtMi!n'ife'ti'n. TWmc
uvk ttj4u.Ur f r tit. Ybtr ?" '
'", the vU It IrHuliir. ''''' s1' "'I
towns, nl MiiJJUrwsljilM.wuimihoijtly
Itwlly A went i ally U yus mow Iwj in tat
ki-udt sty' iVweU twitter Itatl.MUMi'i (Jm-TiUX.
7Up-.'jlnrMbU!Kl'HirSiljMwy '! u.vit,
M J i.tv t u 11 ttMOWM I'M) -tumy, 340 i itler lit,
ti! I f fUj
f- - .
To Every Owner of An Oil Lamp
Would you like morn light' Better liglii J'or loss money?
The MARVEL VAPORIZER does it.
Bum air with the oil. AI 11 18 J.'ItKJO.
The Vaporizer turns the oil inlo gas or vapor, mixes tho
vapor with tho air and then burns it. Kesult a pure
white, soft, steady light. Perfect light for half the eost,
Vaporizer only 35 cents, with burner 50 cents. Everybody
can afford one.
Mail a card to
T. Henry Callaghan
102 Mjstlotoo Strooi, with your nuinher and address and
get a 'v trial. A grid'! winled.
IU ferine. Jackson County Untile
LOCAL LODGE
WILL CELEBRATE
Kiiljjlits ot Pythias to Oltsrrvo the
Forty-cl(hth Anniversary of the
Institution of the Order, on Fell
rtiary ID.
Ncl Monday, February III, the
lm.il lodi;t of Ktitfht- of ltltiiiH utll
couuuciuornte the ISth nnniviirxnry of
the n -liluliou of the order, l'ebninty
!', lShl, when stiife and tlissetutiniiH
were I en i in-- nt the heHittiiuim of
our nation, IuhIu II. Kalhboiie in
minuted the order at Vihinitou, 1).
C, on the three curdiiml priiieiples
friendship, eharity and benevolence.
Up built wiser than lio anticipated and
he lived to see the product of hi
fertile hntiu thrive hfjoud his fond
et evju'etntioni. At the time of his
dpnlh, December II. ISSt), the onW
hnd a ipiHrter of tuilliou iiieiuhciH
enrolled under it bonners. It has
made the rent cut strides in ndMtnrc
meiit of any frHterasl order in c
ihtciicc until toilay, at the tender hkc
of IS HMr. it iHimber llnce-fourllis
of h inillHiu uiciuberH.
The first KhIkh in Orstr 'w i-t s
tilled at I'oitbuid .Innunry !!0. 187:1.
There nre now SO lndt in the Mt'
with it membership of Mbout IK'iOU.
The IocrI lodxe was instituted April
', KSD0, niid m now in it noiirihlnnv
condition. Next Moiidsy eveniiV thev
uxpeet to hold an intinwlitiK Mwsiou
and all ineuibers are unfed to ntteud
and all Hojourtiitii; ktiifhtK nre cor
dinlly iiiMted to juiu in the celebra
tion. The anniversary date this m-mi
chance-, to full on the rejrulni nieel
iittr uixht of the local lnd . .aid cum
initlceM hae been apHiiuled to make
Htiitable urrnuKcincntri lo celebrate
the occnuioii in a holUtuiK lunnucr.
F0RDE CAN DO IT
Do you want vour lavui put hi
llrnt cla-K hluiH? AH work
ciiaraiitecd. I.eae addrecs with
II. It. I'utterNou, Qiiakt r Nursery,
Kiisb hotel.
Look at Your
Child's TeetH
occasionally, to two that they are nil
rlKht and have no Hymptoum of t.
cay. If In doubt brlni; tho child to
us for un examination. Wo are com
petent DcutlHtu of Ioiik and varied
practical experience and lo tho host
work in ovory branch of tho profes
sion. Our chnrKoa tiro most inodor
lite, as our many plonsod patronu will
tell you. And our worlc never falln
to ylvo Hatlsfnctlou,
DR. BARBER, The Dentist
207-208 Farmers and Frultgrowera
Dunk libit,'., Medford, Oregon
Pacific Phono Main CCS
Home I'houo 287-1
Dr E. Kircligessner
j'ruellco liinllod lo elionio dlseuscH.
HOTEL HOLLAND
WcdiuwduyH. Hours, 10 lo 51.
Clark & Wright
LAWYERS
WAHIIINt.'TO.V, l. O.
l'ubllc Uuid Mutters: Kliml Proof.
Desert UiuiIh, Contesta nud Mluliic
Casuu. Hcrlp.
Assoclalo Worlc for Attorneys
Valley
Second Hand Store
Buys anil Sells Sccoml-Hnml Goods,
Copper, RtilibtT, Brass, Etc.
H. J. PILCKER, Prop.
15 North Fir
iioino ir,i Hell ;to7U
TUSCAN SPRINGS
fi.ivInK no cuual on earth Ju variety of
minora! wntem and ciirltiK diseases
that medicines will not roach. If you
aro In ncoel of bealth, como now. Wo
aro open all tho enr and can kIvo the
best ot caro aud attention now an well
as In summer. KtaKo dnlly from lied
Itliiff to tho nprlUKS. Further par
ticulars address
E. B. WALBRIDGE
TUSCAN HPIU.VHS. CAL.
Seattle Appraisals
Govornl Medford people have
employed us to appraise Seattle
real estate. Such appraisal Is
usually worth more than It cunts,
Ira J. Dodge of Medford was
formerly connected with this of
fice. Other Seattle and Medford
reforoncea on-reejiiest.
It. (3. KltHKINK COSU'AXV
MU New York Illk., Seattle
(Charter Mpmbor Seattlo Ileal Es-
tnte Assn.)
FOR SALE
Choice
Baled Alfalfa Hay
Delivered in Medford in toil lots at
$15.50 PER TON
$14.75 PER TON
at car.
Send postal or telephone (Home)
SLEEPY HOLLOW FARM
ROCK POINT, ORE.
Our alfalfa is well cured mid in not
-tin Hctfrvhcel ami letaius nil its rich
liiiccri and iioiii-isliuieut and color.
The Ktiilkn nre not bruised uiiel broken
and the tender I caws nud tops nre
not bruised and hhnl tercel off. TI I K
I'lNKKT TOI'-VAI.UH HAY THAT
CAN UK I'llODUCMD.
The farm is iniyHlwl froiii Hokiio
liver.
Medford Real Estate
& Employment Agency
l'OH hai.i:
20 ncres at KiikIo I'oliit, $2200.
20 in i en I! hiIIch out from Medford
?200 per aero.
10 acres Improved, houso, barn,
orchard, etc., fXOOO.
9 acres Improved 1 uillufl out,
57000.
ft loom buiiKalnw with Itltcheu
fiiniltuio, ?2200,
r. room hiiuKulnw, $1550.
4 room house, JUG down, $10 por
inoii t!i . $7no.
D loom houso, lot 00x125, $12.pi
down, bal, $10 por mouth,
ti acres 2'H in Mem out, Improved.
Houses for miiIo. Call and hoo iih.
l(!(l acies l'j liillou out, $1C0 per
aero.
tuadi:
'n acros, will take houso ns part
oxchant(
10 acres near Central Pjilnt for
Iioiiho In town,
20 acros up Urlfflit crook Bend for
chlckoa ranch.
5 acios nt HnKlo l'olnt for a ood
lot or a toam,
2 itno earn lo trado for auronj;o
or loin.
1 have ull kinds of tradoH to offer.
Trades, trailna of all kludti,
DMIMiOVMKNT
2 mnn for priiiiliuj.
Olrls for gonorul housoworlc.
Six con! Illinois.
E. F. A. BITTNBR
ROOMS 6 AND 7, PALM DL0GK
Opposite Nash Hotol
IMioiio 1MI; Home, 1 1,
WHE.RE TO GO
I TONIGHT
.
WMt ttj
STAR
THEATRE
A1AV.WM IN 'I'MK MCAD
rt New l'lioopn)N 'luebij n
Toilaj'n I'niKiiiin
"imivi.Nti iieaii: tiiij rtiwii"
'I'lllt 'Witt pllll Hi )Oiir heirlietelUKS.
A Clll Wnr mnsiKi piece.
"A J'OOIl KVCt'Mi: TIIVT
wmmidi"
IlefllliMl Coiueely
"A lt).MANCI Ol' WAI.Ii
KTIIUIM"
IVitluiliu; the Kuiihmih 'MhiiiIih
Coiledb -Cast of ClmnicleiH
I'lill Union. Mi. Maui be ('imlollei
1 4i wienie Ilurkw
Mr. Charles IChlild'
.1 ili ii Taloi..Mr. Ttippu .lidiuiHiu
Uiurii Tn)loi'. his dHimhter. . . .
Miss llasnl Neason
I minion. llurhV ilerk..
Mirle, Uuirs's mnld
Miss Norms. 'I'sltundKo
"Till: MAIIi OIUIKU WICK"
How n vshliuslcal fate broiiKht the
rlKht henris toKelher.
"TIIK TK.MI' Al TIIH ItKAIl"
lluilesejue Comedy
AI. NATIinit
The Hlnger
WOOIAVOIflllH"
The Million I'lrfure Musletaiis
Ct).MIN(! COMlNtl! n.MIN(.'!
Keb. t!Olb, l.'1-l, ITJiitl
"VAMTV KAMI"
1'inipb'te nnel perfrrt pres.'iila
llem of Thacketiiy's f.uniin mel
In lbre. r'ls toon fi
Itemeinbrtr our cIimiiko days
Huiidsy, Tuesilny sud Friday
Matinees Kvery liny.
AD.MI8BION lOo
TH EATRE
TONIGHT
i'itoi:i,i, ami wi.Ncinci.ii
'IIik Irish MltllouHlreii
'Hie Two Ileal HIiiIiik. IhunliiK
and TnlliliiK ('onii'tlliiiit
CAIlUl.ltSS (TUT
The World's (inwtlopt lllcillst
Three Keels, IlliOO feet of
MOTION PICTURES
llcst of Muio
Hpecliil Mat lutm.
Oaturday nud Huudiiy 2 p. m.
lJvonlUK I'crfnriutiiico 7 p. in.
PLUMBING
4
Stoam and Hot Wator
Hoating
All Weirk Ulliiranteiod.
I'rlciHl llOIIMOIIIlblP,
COFFEEN & PRICE
30 Ilowarel niuclt, EnWauco on CtU Ot.
raoirio noai. nam ao.
No.'yesS Black
1IOUHI ANl HJ(IN CAINTINO
Up-to-Dato Auto and CnrrloRo
I'nlutliiK, Gold Loaf Bli;nu and
Interior Docorntlni; a Bpoclalty.
Hliop mill Offico
H, (irapo ami lOtli Mt.
Offico Phono 7771. Hon. 7212.
All Worlc ToHlHvoly Oimrantood,
IF YOU OWN
A LOT
Wo will liullil you a homo on
monthly paymonts,
MEDFORD REALTY AND IM
PROVEMENT COMPANY
M. P. nnd II, Co. Bullilliiu