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Msll, Tin Medford Tribune Tho South
rn Orrjronlan, Tho Ashland Tribune.
Office Mull Tribune Hulldlnr, X5-37-:
North Fir street: telephone 76.
Official Taper of th City of Medford.
Official Paper of Jackson County.
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Entered ns second-class matter at
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March 3, H".
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Per month, delivered by carrier In
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Saturday only, by mall, per ycar 2.00
Weekly, per year- '-811
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Dally aerac for eleven iitontha end
nir Novenbr SO, 191J. TSl
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ON SATURDAY
The civics aectloi ot tho Greater
Medford club will distribute tho last
of tho dahlia bulbs on Saturday morn.
ItiB at tho public library, beginning
nt nlno o'clock.
All thoso who registered last week
but failed to call for their bulbs must
comp early as none of the bulbs will
bo reserved.
Anyone, whether they registered
or not may sccuro some ot the bulbs,
en long as tho supply lasts.
There- aro nhout n hundred and
fifty ot tho bags each containing five
bulbs, ricaso wrlto your namo nnd
address on a small strip ot paper to
hand to the chairman ot tho civics
section, uo an accurato count may bo
kept of tho number distributed
also that special literature on dah
lia culture may bo sent you.
ENGLISH' BIRTH RATE
LONDON, Dec. 12. Startling
facta ami deductions concerning
Englund's steadily dccrcnsinc birth
rnto nro contained in the annual re
port of the registrar general, pub
lished, tolay. Tho .rate has been
gradually declining' kiuee 187C, when
it was 3G.3 er thousand. It is now
only 23.S per thousand. Tho grow
ine; reluctance of the men nnd wo
men of 'England to nssutno parental
responsibility is shown by the fig
ures of nvcrnco nee nt mnrriapo in
tlio past year 29 years for hus
linnds and 27 years for wives. Fur
ther, it is disclosed that tho ratio
of births to the number of married
women of potential age lias decreas
ed 3 1 per cent in' the past three de
eades. In other words, if there lind
been no change in the ratio, births
in the past year would linvo number
ed 1,273,C98 instead of 843,503.
Tho birth rate is higher in Wales;
next comes the north of England,
with tho south having tho lowest
rate, which would bo still lowed but
for London. The mining countries
nro the most productive of children,
while tho agricultural counties are
the least. Illegitimate children arc
most frequent in rural communities
and least so in London. "Deliberate
restriction in ohild-bearing'' is as
cribed bv the report ns the chief rea
son for the present low rate.
REX SPRAY COMPANY
SHOWS FAITH IN VALLEY
Tho Ilox Chemical company, with
headquarters at Omaha and branch
factories all over tho United States
and Cuuada, is demonstrating Its con
fidents and faith in tho future
growth and prosperity of Itoguo
Itlver valley, by erecting a J 10.000
plant at Pmocnix for the purpose of
manufacturing tho celebrated "Ilex"
solution ot lime and sulphur and
other treo sprays.
Tho Ilox companies aro tho pioncor
makcrH ot lima and sulphur solu
tion, having manufactured and sold
it for years principally na shcop dip
before its great valuo as an liibcct
nnd fungus destroyer on trees nnd
plants was discovered.
Tho advautago of being ablo to so
curo tho best quality ot spraying ma
terials, fresh from tho factory, right
hero at homo will bo a boon to oreh
nnlista and it Is safo to say that
ovory fruit grower will wolconio such
on enterprise.
Tho plant at Phoenix has been
under construction slnco October and
tho company oxpects to begin oper
ation In January, In nmplo tlmo for
tho early spring spraying.
Tho Hmo and sulphur solution will
bo handled in fifty gallon barrels,
which will bo loaded Into cars at tho
Phoenix plant and shipped to tho dlf
font points along tho line, Tho dis
tributing offlco of tho company will
be in Medford.
Sco their ad in this Issue.
GIVE
OUT
DAHLIAS
ASHLAND VIEWS
A SULAND'S two newsimoers take divergent views of
tho road tax decision of (ho supremo court upholding
tho clause in the oily charter exempting the city from
county road taxes. 'Che Kecord is for co-operation with
(ho balance of the couuty by the amendment of the char
ter, whilo the Tidings still has a chip on its shoulder be
cause the COUllty CO-Oporated
bridge, and takes a rather narrow and selfish view, ns
folloVS
It Medford' wilt amend her charter so that she will have to keep up and)
put In all bridges within tho city limits, then Ashland will hae a strong ills-i
position to amend her charter so as to pay county road tax. Hut at present I
they feel It au Injustice to have to
build Medford's. and this without
"Tho next move," remarked a taxpayer. "Is up to Medford. If they wnntj
equality of taxation let them make the first mote.
MoMdford has one bridge on si county road, and under
agreement with the county, hereafter maintains this
bridge. If Medford wants to refrain from co-operation
with the county in road construction, all (hat the city has
to do will be to amend its charter with an exemption clause
similar to Ashland's.
Ashland's road tax for 1913 was approximately $1)000.
Half of this went to the city treasury, (he other half,
$4500, to the general road fund. Much inore than this has
been expended in Ashland's vicinity. In addition, about
half of the county road bond issue of '$500,000 will be
spent near Ashland, which will bo benefited more than
any portion of the county by
(ho county is doing so much, it is hard to understand Ash
land's refusal to co-operate with its mite.
The Tidings' appeal to prejudice is best answered by
the Record, as follews:
Tho legal status ot that section of the charter having now been cstab
that method ot exempting the city taxpayers from county road fuud levlo
will no doubt be placed bctoro tho xotcrs nt an early date ns many ot tint
best Informed cltlxcns feel that tho charter should be amended nnd tho city
share with tho taxpayers throughout the county In the general road work.
The necessity for this is apparent to all as tho principle would allow tin
other Incorporated cities of tho county Talent, Phoenix, Medford, Jack
sonville, Central Point. (3 old Hill. Itoguo River. Kaglo Point to amend their
city charters in accordance with the proposition. In that case the only
property that could be reached by county road fund levies would be the pro
perty of taxpayers living outside ot Incorporated towns. Such an arrange
ment would soon become so unfair that It would become Intolerable. An
example of what It would lead to is already on In I.ane county. Several
years ago bitterness nnd Ill-feeling between Cottage tlroxe and Kugene re
sulted In Cottage Groc exempting herself from county road levies. Other
towns in tho county followed. Last week the Lane County Patrons of Hus
bandry (tho grange) protested to tho county court against tho levying of a
county road tnx. setting up the condition ot affairs whereby tho properties
ot taxpayers In the cities arc in a position to exempt themselves, whereas
there is no arrangement for exemption available to the property owners In
tho country.
Tho Itecord believes the majority of the citizens of Ashland are thor
oughly In accord with the road program now In vogue nnd will In due tlmo
prepare and submit an amendment that will be fair to all.
The Menace
(Continued from Yesterday)
(By P. J. O'Gara.)
Carriers of Tinman I)l.eaes
lints
nn.!(. -.--.i -i. .!.!..,. -tf it.
mine we musi uueii uuiih, ul mc i
rat ns merely n destroyer of foo,
products wo -mu t not- forget that
be is n factor m he imns-isoon of
several diseases the most important
being. plngu
UVUIK- imuuc. note u iiliuvniil ".'Ml,,. ,.lfll. ....(.... 1 I.. I.I
u bacterium known ns bacillus pe-tis,
a minute microscopic organism which
causes the dreaded plague. We have
not forgotten the plague epidemic
which threatened San Francisco
some few yours ngo. Since tho rat
is subject to the plague disease, it is
now known that he is more or less
directly restwnsible for cases of hu
man plague in n community, and
that ho is the most frequent mediirn
through which plague is carried from
one locality to another. These ani
mals nro good travelers, and it is al
most axiomatic that no ships nrc
without them. The rnt is also a mor
or less regular passenger on freight
tiains, and they have been seen
leaving freight cars in tho ynrds nt
Medford. Tho rat comes in contact
xx itli other animals, nnd the common
ground squirrel has been infected
with plnguo from this source. The
rnt will livo in burrows made by the
ground squirrel, and it is easily seen
Hint the dihcmo may be transmitted
without difficulty.
The ltat n Filthy Animal
Aside from the fnct that tho rat
has such bacterial diseases as plague,
leprosy, pneumonia, p-cudo. tubercu
losis nnd n large number of other
bactcrinl troubles, ha is subject to
the nttneks of n largo number of an
imal parasites, including nt least
three species of protozoa, ono tre
mntode, twelvo species of ci'itodos,
thirteen specien of nematodes, ono
specio of ncaiithoeephnlids, cij.j,t
species of arachnids or miles nnd
fourteen species of insects, such as
lice, fleas, etc. No is, then, what
may ho called u really filthy animal.
Sinco the rat and tho ilea (several
species of them) nro nlmost iusep
arable companions, and since (lie
flea is known to transmit the bac
illus of plnguo from it plaguc-iiifcel-rd
rat to human beings, wo should
feel tho greater nccossity of ridding
our homes or premises of rats. Jt
has been shown that n flea' stomach
might receivo ns many ns flfJOO
plague genus whilo sucking tho blood
from n plague infected rat. Tho
plnguo organism will also multiply in
tho stomach of tho flen. As 'has
been said before, tho flea urn tUu
rat aro close companions, nnd no
less than a dozen species of fleas
have been taken from tho black and
the brown rat.
Destructive Kittles of Hat Family
Of tho many species of tho rnt
family (about 300 in nil) which are
known, only three or four have been
ablo to ndapt themselves to oondi
linns so as o become cosmopolitan.
OP ROAD TAXES
111 bUlldlllg the -MedtOl'd
build all their own bridges and helpU,rv mtlo Indeed to show for tho
there being any feeling of bitterness, i
the'expenditures. So when
of the Rat
Four nro found in America the
common house mouse (mus mu-cu-
nicxaminnus) ; tlie brown rat (mu
nlexnudrinus) ; the brown rut tnii-
. , ,. ., ,,...
hnm ,, , Mern.t
ni)(, j,, ,,,.,,
bInrl. rnt (mu, rattus)t Tu. ,,,,,,.
rnt ,ms ,)(en kn(JW1 ,n Knf Mncc
mu i.iikii ii-iitiit,, , urn, (in minikin
to America about. the beginning of
the eighteenth century. The roof or
Alexandrian rnt is thought to be n
nntivo of Egypt. It 1ms established
itself in the wnnn climates ot the
different parts of the world and is
common on the const in the south
ern part of tho United States. It is
abundant in tho Sacramento valley
The most destructive of the rnt funv
ily is tho brown rat (in. norvegictis)
It inhabits most of tho thickly in-
habited parts of Acninca. It occurs
generally from the Isthmus of Pan
nran to the Yukon valley nnd south
ern Greenland. Tho oulv states in
which it hris not yet been found by
tho United States biological survey
aro Nevada, Utah, Wyoming. Idaho
and tho greater part of Montana.
This species can shind extreme cold,
which is proven by the fact that it
flourished m 78 degrees 'AT minute
north latitude on board Dr. Kane'
ship Advance, in the second drill
nell expedition, during tho two win
ters when thnt vessel was icebound.
Tho brown rnt is generally sup
posed to bo of Asiatic origin. !
reached western Kuropo nhout 1727.
although it is snid to have appeared
in Paris some time later, 17")0. It
was brought to the United Slutr
about 177.V Audubon slates that it
was unknown on the Pacific nni
in I8.")l, although others deolaro that
it arrived before that date. It ar
rived in tho sluto of- Washington
about 18."rj.
CALUMET STRIKE
DISTRICT IS QUIET
CALUMKT. Mich., Dee. 12.--Willi
both sides apparently exhausted by
tlie iury of tho past two days' riot
ing in tho strikebound copper district
nhout, (inct reigned today in tho
mining country. Muny strikers vol
untarily surrendered their arms and
ammunition. Moro than J 00 men
wilNjo tried on charges of compile
ity in tho disorders.
With Medford trade la Medford made
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
M 8. IIAKTIiETT
Phones SL 47 nnd 47-J2
Ambulance Rervlco Deputy Coroner-
Christian Missions in India
(Minneapolis Trlbuuo.)
Kdltor ot the Tribune:
1 have never heard of Dr. Hluwtrl
till 1 read of thu discussion his re
marks caused at tho Purity Congres.
but haxlni; lived many years in India
and while In no way disparaging mis
sionary work there, i am obliged to
Indorse the most of his statement
J""" m observation and expo.'.
to""'. 'U Oiat or friends.
there. It Is perfectly true there Is
. .... ,
Is-
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slons. 1 eaunot speak for united
States' work except mostly by hear
say, but I can for the llrltlsh Protest
ant mission from knowledge of their
own reports and estimate.
It Is obvious to any onsen er that
Christianity so far has miulo little
headway In India nnd where any real
hold Is gained It Is more often by the
Catholic than the Protestant mission'
nry.
With regard to this statement 1
again ngrco that tho prospect of a
large Hindoo conversion Is very re
mote. The missionary may touch
thu lower, but It Is extremely diffi
cult for him to tench tho upper
classes,
Tho Protestant missionaries cer
tainly live comfortably out there
And I came to tho conclusion that
those from tho United States certain
KL l'ASO, Tex., Dee. V2
kinnihtn was refuted
OutHt
totluv at
Ojitiiign, whore the federal garrison
of Cliiliunliuli took rel'inco after it
Might newts the deert to the bor
der. A battle was expected before
Sunday.
Tho federals miit fight to the
death, suneuder to the rebel, who
probably would kill most of the
higher oftieers, or cross the border
nnd give thcin-clrci ui to the 1'iiited
States authentic.
JURY BOX FILLED IN
WESTERN FUEL TRIAL
SAN FKAXrTsTO, Oil., Dee. 12.
With the return of the special en
ire of forty mem ordered by the
court, tho Western Fuel company
conspiracy trial was resumed here
today before United States District
.ludgo Dooling. Special Pro-editor
.Matt I. Sullinn predicted that the
jury would be completed befoie
night.
After the jury box bad been filled
tho prosecution poremptorily chal
lenged J. M". Tnft,"nn Oakland mer
Clip this coupon nnd bring It to tho STAIl theatre with IT. rents
nnd got a beautiful C5 cent pennant. Wo nro giving pouuniits of
nil tho Colleges, Universities nnd Htntcs In tho United .States. All
pennants' aro mado of good felt ISx3C In sle. Mali orders G
ccntR additional for each pennant desired. Different pennants
every week.
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Even the most delicate can eat hot
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' tfov 0atl
ace being shown in the better
sort of shops fashions latest
edicts correctly and smartly ex
pressed in aarments of unusual
merit $10 and up
CLUETT.PEABODY fi CO.JKCMakeci ofARROW COLLARS
ly lived that way and luvvo more fur
loughs than some of thu llrltlsh con
freres. With reminl to the lower
class of Hindoo eonveits It was the
common opinion of mself and
friends there that they Just became
Christians for what they could get
out of It. When I first went nut I
though It right to encourage and em
ploy unlive Christians when I could,
despite friendly warnings. Hut af
ter MirloiiH unfortunate attempts, 1
gtwe up In despair and fell back to
"The Vuregeneiates." and never le
gretted It either.
I found the latter good and faith
ful sen ants, the best I ocr had, but I
had nntU u Christians who were buy
and Oil ty, who stole and who lied. I
have had a flood ot bud language
showered on my head from them, a
thing that uo Hindoo or Mohamme
dan ever disgraced himself by doing
before me, mid finally, ouio when I
was going to give another man some
work, a good servant I had had for a
long time, begged mo not to so nnd
his remark (he spoke a llttlu Kugllsli
and was proud ot airing It), when he
said earnestly and, I am sure, unite
forgetful of my lews at the time:
"Do net: .Mensahlb. Ho Christian.
He drink," was a perfect shook to
me. That was my last attempt and
In the future was a wiser.
imiTIHH MCNSAIIIIt.
MONIE CARLO AERIAL
RAID IS ORGANIZED
PAIMS, Dee. 12.
Hcmplitiie race to
Au international
Im called the
Monte Cnrl" Aerwl Kitid," i- hcinc
iirjjiuuM'd for next spring bv the In
tertiatioual Skirting club of Mourn
I he race, which will be dmded into
seven mrtn, will be tun as follnw--(I)
I.Hiidon tn .Monte I'arlci, Moppm
nt Oilaix, Dijon ami Toulon ibi
nuig of the waler-plnue ! I (.'
Unif-ds to Motile Carlo. m (' inl
and the same route as mIiuw. ( li
Paris to Monte Carlo, m Anji r.
Totilouho nnd Toulon. ( ll (1 tliu and
l'mnkforj'to Monte Carlo, via Dijon
and Toulon. (7) Koine to Monte
Carlo, ia Turin, Venice, Itouie aiul
Kicnon. Thcc lollies nmv h xliitht
ly tillered later, the rules of the con
test being submitted to the Minou
xportiug clubs of the different coun
tries having j it n prudence, llm -t.irt
will be made between April 1 and 1 1
nnd nrriwils at Monte Carlo will be
regsitered from April 2 to l.. The
distances to he covered are about
tho same from the seeu citio and
the number of controlling points nrc
equiil. Prize nlreadv up nro .f'OOII
for the het time oxer anv of the
routes, $20011 fur the bet time with
u muehine with n wing surface of
more than 2.'i meter, ,f 10I1U for th.
second bet time.
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lYniinitil Hip of Schil
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hopeful send-off lo i lit
(lay's work.
In aroma-tlght rims, cleanly ginii-
J ulated, inonelmck.
Draperies
c eiirrv a rv eniaiii-li Him nf
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and coiiiinissioiiH. Call
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Shingles
Made In Mi-ilfonl from Ituiue grmiii
MiU'ur pine.
If )ou are going to build anything
or re lilnglc your liousu r barn see
us. Mill on P. & ll track, phone
I577.W.
.Mi:iii(iitn siiincm: mm.i,
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You Want Quality and Sat-
iafaction as Woll as
Prices.
Our stock is strictly up-to-date
and always fresh. We
make a specialtv of prompt
service and square dealing
to all.
Lot Us Show You.
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HIGH SCHOOL
NIGHT
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Church
iSernion by
Dr. K. W. Mae (JiiIIoiil'Ii,
I'll. D.
.Special invitation to tho
ieaclii.'i's and pupils of tho
High School
Solo by Miss llazelritfp;
"Ouifjli-Iy-Pitl"
Sunday School,
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The new, up-to date Cafa
Icria, where yon f,'el the best,
of everylhin, -jet, just what,
yon want anil pay for what
yon jjel and nothing more.
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is
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and we will take our eliancus
after that
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