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atEDTTORT MATT) TRTRWE, MEDFORD, QKTCflOK. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1012.
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Medford Mail Tribune
AN INnttPJCNDRNT NHWR1MPKII
FUni.lHlinO IWBIir A1TT13KNOON
XiAliWl- BUN WAX, IIY TUN
MKDKOUD I'JMNTINQ CO.
Tho Democratic) Times. Tho Mrdford
mrii. ine AiMtora Triuuno, Thn Boutlj.
trn Orcgonlan, Tho Ashland Tribune.
. Off loo Mall Trlbuno UulMInK, 627-il
North Kir atroet; phona, llaln 1021;
ftlVIUO JO,
aEOIlQB PUTNAM; Editor and Manager
Entered aa Becondclasi matter at
Medford. Oregon, under Uis act of
March I, 1878.
Official Paper of tho City of Medford.
unicmi l-nper or jncKson county.
MINIMUM WAGE BILL.
UBSCMPTIOK SAVXS.
On year, by mull fS.OO
Ono month, by mall (9
Prr month, delivered by carrier in
Medford, Jacksonville) and Cen
trnl Point .80
Saturday only, by mall, pr year.. 1.00
Weekly, per year t.80
JOLTS AND JINGLES
By Ad. Brown.
derson
nlng.
seems duo for ono this eve-
A Medford woman writes la to ask
if there is nny objection to her
cleaning up her neighbor's yard on
Cican-uit dny.
On ono day in tho full year's run
I sclzo my rake at break of sun,
Then scratch and yank and " hustlq
hard
To mako my yard look like n yard.
Again, clinging desperately to tho
samo subject, last clean-up day for a
lot of 'cm was primary day.
If what tho music toachors say Is
truo there Is n big crcip of Pader-
cwskis and Mclbas coming on.
Take a lesson from tho humble
carpet. It stands up and takes its
licking and never knows when Its
beaten. ' ?''
AN INITIATIVE bill, drafted by labor inteivsls, il is
report oil will appear upon the ballot tit the Novem
ber e.leetion fixing a minimum wage for labor at $2.fi0 a
day for men and $1.75 a day for women.
"Without expressing either approval or condemnation
of the measure, or dwelling upon its legality, its presenta
tion and serious consideration are indications of a social
and political revolution now in its initial stages, wherein
legislation for the benefit of humanity, rather than for
thq dollar, is tho consideration.
The advocates of the measure claim that under the pre-;
vailing high cost of living $2.50 a day is the least that a
man win exist upon and support a fainilv, and $1.75 the
least a woman can honorably exist upon and that is the
truth.
If the bill provided a minimum wage of $1 a day for
men and 50 cents a day for women, there would probably
be little opposition, so that it is not the principle involved,
but tho stipulated wage that arouses the protest.
Labor legislation and regulation is no new thimr. "We
Today isn't clean up day but either nl,vnilv 1lnVft lnws ;,, ,, cfrnC vnmil.itmrr tlm hmivo ni'
Mr. Tom McFarland or Mr. Bud An- i i , - , , - ,. . . o""""e "."";'.
uiuor ami me ai;u oi laoor, mar is pruveiuunr cnnti jauur.
It is but a step in the program to proscribe a living wage
as well as living hours.
Nor is legislation for the wage of labor a new thing.
J7or half a century the peoplo of the United States have
been voting u tax upon themselves with the avowed pur
pose of enabling tho manufacturer to pay high wages.
Such was the glowing theory which enabled the politicians
to bunco the people into voting repeatedly for an extreme
ly high tariff. The people thought they were legislating
for the benefit of tin? wage of American labor, and there
for for prosperity. The proposed initiative bill differs
only from the advanced theory of tariff legislation in that
it is a real direct benefit instead of an indirect suppositious
benefit to labor. It does not diftcr m principle.
The opposition to minimum wage legislation will come
mainly from the protected industries, who in reality pay
the lowest wages. Unprotected laborers, such as machin
ists, carpenters, printers, plumbers, masons, stonecutters,
painters, engineers, electricians, etc., work the shortest
day and receive the highest wages, from $3 to $5 and $6
a day. The protected industries, like the steel trust, work
their employes twelve horn's at an average .wage of $9
to $10 a week. The protected paper mills pay similar
f wages for a twelve hour da v. The great cotton and wool
manufacturers pay even less.
The tariff has not advanced wages or benefited labor
in any way. Instead it has built up a class of millionaires
ana iostered the creation ot monopolies. It has imported
tens of thousands of the lowest class of Europeans to take
the place of native labor. It has fought the shorter work
day and utilized child labor. It has made the condition of
humanity in its factory districts the most hopeless in all
America. And this is the result of legislation enacted
solely to benefit the American laborer.
Opposition to the minimum wage bill will also be
forthcoming from the great department stores and other
large employers of women who by paying a wage thoy
admit is too small to support their employes, foster the
white slave traffic and make prostitution the price of bar
gain counter economies. By aid of the profit made
through small wages paid women, these department '.stores
are enabled to enter the mail order business and compete
with the small town and country merchant, who is forced
to pay living wages to his employes. Residents of the
Rogue River valley who send away to secure mail order
bargains from the big city department stores, or cloak and
suit houses, are helping the white slave traffic. ' '
The wage of labor has always- been governed by the
law of supply and demand. This is artificially controlled
by unions on the one hand and by the importation of for
eigner on the other. It is also modified by the individual.
The theory of unionism levels the efficient and inefficient
to a common plane, but the efficient is generally rewarded
in excess of the inefficient, either in higher wages or
steadiness of employment.
The employer isnot so much concerned in the amount
of the wage, as in whether or no he gels full value for
his money. The effect of the proposed law will be that in
hard times the inefficient will be out of work and in good
times the efficient will command a premium just as they
do now. In other words the law of supply and demand
will still govern and the only benefit the law will confer
will be liiioii women -just as the ten hour law benefited
them exclusively in Oregon. 'The law will be difficult to
enforce in hard times, but will be an interesting experi
ment, though it ma' prove impractical.
So far as wo arc concerned wo arc
willing to let tho past swallow up
Mr. Ismay.
If wo could capitalize our theories
about running tho other fellow's
business wc would all dio rich.
AVIint Ho! Another Byron?
Friday evening between four and five
A happy bunch went out for a drive,
'Tls plain this happy bunch meant no
harm,
As they were headed for Rumtord's
farm.
Mr. Leonard W. Rao who is long and
slim,
Took Miss Mabel Ingles to ride with
lilm.
While J. Robert Farrlss, who is short
and fat,
Took Miss Ulancho Powell to carry
his hat.
Mr. Harold Haynes, who leads a very
quiet life.
Couldn't find a girl, so he took his
wife;
And Clifton A. Coulter, who is a
homely brute,
Took Miss Jessie Farriss,"r who ia
really cute.
Now, of course, Hap. Rae had to go
along too,
So ho took for his company Miss
Beatrice Pugh.
Well, they got there alright, that
hungry bunch,
And then they proceeded to have
jhelr big lunch,
And, oh, 'that feed,' it was certainly
great;
Thoy all pronounced it tho best they I
ever ate.
Mlfes Goldu It inn ford may justly feel
proud,
, Iu getting up a feed for that hungry
crowd.
Thoy swapped jokes by the light of
the fire iu the grate
out from hl home on ltH Hrnnch
to boo her niul to receive modlcni'
treatment from )r. Holt.
Mr. Dltsworth mid hla two step
children, uiul l.oslli' ltl unit IiIh
sister, Miss Kinnin I.) tie, were In
town Friday morning on tho way to
Modrord.
Uay llnrulsh started with n load
ot tools, etc., to tho Intake of tho
Fish lake ditch last Friday morning.
Tho company 3 to build n brhlRo
to support its plpo lino across l.lltlo
Hutto creek.
Kmorson Wheeler and K. II. Wat
son of Hutto Fuii! spout Friday
night with us. They have boon re
pairing tho telephone lino between
Hutto Falls nnd Medford.
This week has Icon rnthor a re
markable week in Kagto Point, not
only on account of tho delightful
rain wo have had but on account ot
thoro being a meeting of tho Hague
Hlvor Baptist association, which
convened on Tuesday, April SO, nnd
continued tor four (bos, but also on
account of there being two grand
balls or dances hero on the night of
May 1st. S. B. Snlkcr had announced
for several weeks that ho would glvo
a dance In his opera house on May
1st and a fow days before that thno
Mr. Vogoll, who owns tho Tavern
and saloon connected with It, and
ono or two others took a notion that
they would havo a ilanco and supper
at tho samo time, so thoy rented
Brown's hall over their store, posted
bills around town, sent word to tho
country nuuouucliif; the ilanco nnd
tho result was that a few of tho
select ones mot In Brown's hall and
hud a very nice tlmo and the gouornl
public met nt Splkcr's opera house
and they nlso report having had a
very pleasant time. One notable fea.
turo of tho dance at Splkor's was
that there was no atuoll of liquor on
any of tho dancers, so 1 hoard sev
eral of the kidles iy. At the clone
of tho dance Mr. Splkor announced
that ho would give a free dance on
the evening of May 2 1 nnd that tho
arrangement was made for Mrs
Howlott to servo the supper at II a
couple.
But tho most interesting feature of
tho week's doings was tho mooting
of the association nnd the religious
exercises connected pith It.
Until
Then
Itgrcw most awful lato.
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the
best
they bid Miss Rumford,
hostess, good night,
All feeling thoy had had tho
time of their life,
Eugene Register,
FIRST WORK FOR NEW
BEAR CREEK BRIDGE
Tho preliminary work on tho loca
tion of tho Bear crock urldgo was be
gun Monday, whon Engineer Sawyer
and usslstunts established tho angles
nnd gouoral lines for a thirty-six
foot bridge. Tho thirty-six foot width
will not include an eight-foot side
walk on either side, which will bring
tho total width to fifty-four feet. All
figures havo been mndo merely as
cellmates, -and aro gdnoral.
Tho city council, which meets to
night, will tako up tho bridge prob
lem nnd sot a dato for tho special
election, which will Inciudo ull of tho
amendments to tho city chapter that
was to havo been placed lieforo the
peoplo May 14.
It is gonoraliy understood Jhafc tho
council will favor n concrete bridge
In prcforenco to part steel, on account
of tho longer llfo which tho first af
fords. Tho county court, too, Is said
to bo in favor ojf concrete
General Munagor ' William Oorlg ot
ilia Pacific & Eastorn is proparlug
thu plans and specifications of u con
creto bridge and will aulimlt the samo
nt tho next jnootlng of I lie county
vourt,
Our Correspondents
EDEN PRECINCT ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Kmtuctt Bocson of
Talent wore In Medford Saturday.
Mr3. Joe Itador and hor father, I.
A. Rose, were In .Medford Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Corey woro In
Medford on'bnslis Saturday.
The public schools at Phoenix
havo been closed for this year on ac
count of dlphthorlu breaking out In
one family In the town. Dr. .Malm
gren feels sure he has tho disease
under control, but several had boon
exposed and It was thought best to
close tho school.
Mrs. William Campbell Is visiting
at tho homo of !ir mint, Mrs. Jmunx
Alien, In North Talent, tho last of
last week.
Mrs. J. E. Roberts and daughter,
Miss Lulla, and Roy Cofman woro In
Tnlent Saturday evening, attending
tho Robecta lodge. '
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Furry spent
Sunday as guosts of Mr. and Mrs.
F. "l2. Furry at Phoenix.
pus Hughes of Fern Valley was
visiting at .1. K. Roberts' In North
Taent Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joo Itador wore In
Medford last Sunday trying tholr
new automobile.
Vena Patterson ofAshlaiid was out
Monday trying a now car.
C. Carey began tho planting of his
field of fine need potatoes Monday.
CENTRAL POINT ITEMS
DEBENGER GAP ITEMS..
Clarence Wliilliito was a Ihimiichs
visitor at Centra! Point and Medford
liihl Friduy and Saturday.
Mr. S. M. Neulon wits n visitor at
Anliocli last Saturday.
Theodore Gluss of Hcnylo Iiiik just
returned J'roin a pleasure trip in the
Mute of lAVsliington.
Clareuoo Williito of Hcnglo pur
ehiihed from Gold I III a four liorno
power, srnboliuo engine o which ho will
uttnch u pump fo'r irrigating pur
poses. ,
1'. II. Grey of Ileiiglo leeontly pur
chased a horso for spriiiir work,
Jolni Htirnti of lieuglo returned
liojno after huviuir spent about two
weeks working for" I'. C, Grey.
Miss Alma Gould, who is teach
ing the Dohengor Gap school, district
No. 00, H)iit I'Viiluy uud Saturday
visiting friends and rehithcs at Med
d. J, 13. Ilanna of Dobungor Gup wiifc
a businass victor in Medford nnd
Central Point Inst Fridiij tuul Satur.
day.
EAGLE POINT EAGLETS.
(By A. C. Howlett.)
Since my last, George Philips has
started to build a new house on the
lot ho recently purchased from J, J.
Fryer.
1 E. It. Salter and wlfo of Milaca,
Minn., arrived on Wednesday lust
and aro visiting Mr. Salter's brother
Fred, ono of tho Euglo Point hard
waro merchants. , ,
E. C. Piper uiid son Charles, and
fi. J, Hand of Portland arrived May
2 and havo moved Into it, C, Law
(ou'h house on Euglo IlolghtH, Mr,
Piper oxpocts his wlfo to join him
today (Saturday), lie Intends to
build a dwolllug house on hl tract
of land on Euglo Icjghts.
I understand thut Mr. Purdy Is
taking orders for electric lights in
our town. This Item of news has
lust come to mo us I go to writing
so cuuuot give the particulars,
Mrs. Aryloo Green arrived at tho
homo of her parents J, .1, Fryor nnd
wlfo, luu Wednesday from hor trip
to Europe, and her son Austin cauio
Mrs. Mcliln has Joined her Iiuh
band here. Mr, McLaln Is ono of tho
operators at tho wireless station hero.
Earl Slaglo and W. J. Gregory
spent Monday In Grants Pass.
"W. J, Scott of upper Roguo rlvor
was hero after snppjl'-'a the first of
tho week.
Mrs.vM. Flllott of Rock Point
spent first of tho wonk hc.ro,
jess Glass of Bougie spent Monday
hero,
In tho bean guessing contest at
Crunflll & Itobnett'H store, Frank
Adams received first prlzo nnd Mrs.
W, C, Loever second prlzo,
Mrs. J. B. Holmes spent tho first
of tho week with her daughter at
Woodvlllo.
Many of thn frlpnds of Rov. Ana
tin Crune will bo pleased to hear ho
will remain hero as pastor of the
piijjjlstian church,
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Star Theatre
Hiipreino in Pioluro I'niilut'lioii
4000-Foot of Film -4000
The Passion Play
Complete lit 3000 feet of filmSuperb, Rovoroiit ami Immortal,
PART .--lllrlh and Knrly l,ifo
PART II -Pronelt tho World
PART III Trial, Condemnation nnd Agony on tlio Omsk
Music of the highest ami most appropriate nature
"PRESIDENT TAFT AND HIS CABINET"
Something that will be of groat interest to nil
"THE FORGOTTEN DANCINC SHOES"
All Comedy
AL SATHER, I ho .Singer
WOOLWORTHS, tho MiihumuiiX
MATINKIW DAIIjV
POSITIVELY NO ADVANCE IN PRICES
Admission 10c, Children Bo
WHERE TO GO
TONIGHT
MEDFORD THEATRE, MAY lO
W3 A. MADYCmx) Pttescurs
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BY FH13.IP H. ?AKTHOLOMAE
ICE CREAM and
SHERBETS .
All our Ice Cicnm and Sherbets ai- made b us fmin tho host
n,uullty of cream nnd other Ingredients.
VOl II.WK THE IIAIUT, WE HAVE THE (iOOBH.
t ' THE ANSNYKIt IS
PALACE OF SWEETS .
oi'u eitA.vcu: siii:i:mrr is , winneii.
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Medford '
Tent and Awning
. Company
Manufacture of nnd Dofivri In
AWHXHUH, TENTH, Vl.tCIt, COVERH
01 AX, KINDM
Duck All UVIitliti unit Wl.lt hi),
AwiiIiik, HlrlpCH, Ilto.
WIIOI,nHAX,I AMD USTAIX,
All Mulci'M of AwnliiK" and I'oroli
C.'uitaliiH (nit uii at Mumifuuturtirn'
J'rlcun.
Acont for thn
8oanok KoIteli Vontllixtliiflf Win.
Uov Awnlnir
100 IT. rrout nt.
Ilntli I'liiitiiiH, Mmlford, OritKiin
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VAPOR BATHS
and Scientific Massage
Try it for n oold, rhcuirmlism, uUi. Advice in dioiotics,
medical gymnastics and Jlydroihcripy. .Lady atiendant.
, DR. ROBT. J. LOCK WOOD
CHIROPBACTOR
E. 9th and S. Riverside Both Phonos
Watch Our Addition
Grow
JhcIcboh nut! Biiininll
Medford' Realty and
Improvement Company
M, V. A H, Co. IllclK.
A SNAP
CO ncrou, hIx mlloa from Mo'dford,
good gradod rpad ciohhou tho tntot,
lull frco noil, at"? CO pur aero, $1000
will Imiullo, cany torniu on baliuico,
i Part In oroolc bottom land, Biiltablo
for alfalfa, Sovornl iiprliiKu on tho
placo, TImbor onouijh to pay for tho
tnict. No biijl(llup, Iu tho Qrlflo
crook district.
W.T.YorktmCo.
ISIS
lOc THEATRE lOc
.MntHliiy, 'I'lifMlny niitl WeclneMliiy
KMITII AND liAW
In u SonK Shop
Special acettery nnd ofrorju
Hoar Mr, Koltli kIiik
Klllitniey, Sly Ileum t'er the Ken
r, flood I'hoto I'luyM ft
The Latent Koiikii !' l'VaulcIo
KrouinK", 10a nny toat in tho
hoiiflo. Bpoclnl Clilltlron'n Mat
Inoo ovury Saturday and Buiidny
at '1 p. in., mliuliinlon Co and 10c
Follow tho crowds to tho !!
Wo solicit jour pntrnnnco,
which will ho rocotvcid with court-ony.
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Wator
Hoating
All Work OimrnntM..
l'rtc ltottnuuntiln.
COFFEEN & PRICE
10 Howr1 Dloek, Xutiauca on th Hi.
i roltln 3031. UK1 a.
jClark & Wright
IWIWYEHS
WAHIU.NOTON, I). O.
Public Und Matters: rtual I'roof.
Doaort Land, GontuaU und Mining
Oattn. Scrip. ' v
HEW THOUGHT MEETINGS
Aro Held in Mooho Hull every
Tliut-iliiy at 3 p. in. Kvoryhmly
invited.
FOfWE CAN DO IT
Do you want your lawn put In
flrnt cIiihh nli.ipeT All work
friinrjuitcccl. Louvq ndclredfl with
II. M. Puttormi, Quaker Nursery,
Nnnlt hotel.
A Tonic, Allit)ve and Ucm)IhH, The
Nit iftnnljr ( ir Kltltirya, I,lvcr ami Iwwct.
I tiiilf llniplc, Uiuptioiinnml Dlxinlria
of I lit hkin lit.nr. tir II jikI mill Rlvr
Tone, SticDKlh ami Viiirrtjllio tutlie yitm,
Medford Roal Estato
& Employment Agency
nut SAM J
II ucroH Hear rrnolt bottom. Thoro
In about :i0 anrori In alfnlfa, ull
tho tooln (jo with tho placo.
I,ot In Walnut I'nrlc ndd pbout
Hill ft. from .Main,
Oood water power mUo tO norcjM
Iu connection. I'rlco $10,00(1.
tio ncrcx, niuall hotnto, prlro
$:u;no for catch.
1C0 acroa 5 mllcm out, $150 por
aero.
30 acres .1 iuIIoh out, 18 In ponrfl,
10 ncroH :.' nilleu out, 8 In poam.
10 ucroH M in 1 1 on out, only $G()
por aero,
TKAIHCS
IK0 ntiicH In .Mluitouotu for ranch
In vnlloy.
Itamblor In Knd repair will trndo
for aeroauo or houno ami liTl.
K(itlty Iiki (I room hoimo for ncjru-
Kitity In a r room Iiuiibo, -will
tradu for iiciciiko.
Six room now huiwUnw In Ora"nu,
L'al., for iiciroitKo up to $2000,
1! wutchuu to trado for chlukoiW,
K.MI'f,OVM19NT
Woniau rook.
Womon and clrlu for Kuiionil
liniiHowcirk, ,
WiiltreHB li California,
Hunch haudB,
I'hono In your onloni fcjr muii;
no charKoa to tho omployor,
All who want work would do well
to copio and rcKlalor for work.
MrH, Tllttnur la alwnyH on hand to
tako your uamo and addrcuti,
E. P, A. BITTNE '
nOOMS 6 AND 7, PALM BLOCK
Opposite Nash Hotel
I'liono IM1; Home, 11,
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