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m PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MATL TRT1UTNF, MKDFOttD, OR MOON, MONDAY, FFJIRUARY 1(1, 1014. I i I Medford mail tribune AN INDUPENMiNT NEWKOAl'RIl rUHLIfillKI) KVKIir AKTKHNOON EXCKPT HUNDAT J1V TUB MKIM'OItn PIMNTlNQ CO. Tlio Democratic Times, Thn MrdforO Mnll, Tlio Mpilrord Tribune. Tlio Koutti eru OrORiinlnn, Tint Ashlnttd Trillium Orflcn Mall Tribune liulldlnff, S5-37-:t North 1'lr street; telephone 76. Offlclnl rnner of the City of Mrdforu. Official l'npcr of Jackson County. s5tt Kntorcil bb Kccoml-rlnsa matter nt Meilforri, OrpRon, under tlio Bet of Murch 2, 1S79 BunscnnrioN rates One year, tiy mnll 15.00 On month, lv mail .. ,M Per month, ilollvoreil by carrier In Mclfonl, Jnckonl)lo and. Cen tral Point .80 flntuntay only, by mail, per year 2 00 Weekly, per year . . . 1.80 With Medford Sto-Ovcr 10 SMS MADE MCI NEAR MbDFORD The coming enon promwes to be n lively ono in n. realty way. Al though i is yot early, several tale have been closed nnd a great many tiro pending. 0. McDonald, cahier of the Jackson county bank, has purchased F. X. Cummings' nnd J. M. Worth ington's third interest in Stewart Acre, a 4S0-aerc traet adjoining the Country club ground, northeast of the city. The salo was made by Campbell & 2Cye. A five-nerc traet in Stewnrt Acres has been sold to Walter Wnt fon of the Shnplcigh Hardware Co. nt $l.r0 per acre, who will at once erect a bungalow. Tho sale wn mndo bv T. E. Hnthaway and Cnmp bell & Nye. WESTERN FUEL CASE SAX FItAXCISCO, Cnl., Feb. 115. Cloiii; nrmnt'iits were begun here today in the W'eUcni Fuel company ensc. Tie entire morning wan devot ed to the address of Special Govern ment 1'roi.eeutor Theodore J. Roche, who asked the jury to find the four defendants guilty. .Tames IS. Smith, general manager of the corporation, was characterized by Kochc uh the guiding pirit of the nlleged fraud, whereby it is alleged the government was Mviudlcl out of hundreds of thou-und of dollar by a KVhtemntie evasion of coal duties and by cheating it through short weighing of fuel. Knch of the otlier defendants ineludinj: Superintendent Frederick C. Hills Weigher K.lwnr.J Mayer nnd Checker Kdward .1. Smith, was subjected to vehement denunci ation for his alleged participation in a conspiracy to swindle Vnclc Sam PLAN EXECUtioiTOF MEXICO CITV, Feb. 10. Fifty Zapatista, prisoner worn brought into the capital today under heavy guiird. It wa believed they would be executed. The captives wore taken Sunday in tlio Ajuico moun tains, ten miles from here. A party of ieghty of them wore mrrounded mid surprised by Inderal ohlicr, aid in tho fight which lollmvcd thirty were killed and the rc-t cup to. oil. INT l'OHT Al I'KIM K. Amhi. Feb. II;. -After liuauly defeating (Jncuil Fa dinar Theodore's rebel irop in two battles jo'.terduy. President Or este Zainor's forces today went push ing on Capo Ilaitien, where Theodore recently proelntnicd himself preni deut, UK u rival of Zuuior. The first of yeteiiln!) fights was at 1'liiin iiiiru between Connives and Cape IJi'.ilien, (he second at Fort de I'uix. The losses on lioth sides wen- lnm. ' . - , FORTY-SEVEN HOURS IN BALL00H; NEW nECOflD HKUM.V, Feb, 10,-lfaiis Merlin per, u bnlliiuilfil, U'leumplied loiluy J r.w KlrgfxrliMib iluWii, fu I he I'm) mmuitiiH, Mint ln Inn) loiolcr Ibue Willi i in4(iyen' i(tvr u lm wvn hm' tIkM ttum Iluu-ifM MEDFORD'S MUNICIPAL NEEDS Survey of City by l'rof. Sowers of tlio Stnto I'lilwijdty of Oregon. (Continued from Friday.) It will ho noted from thh tixblo Utnl ino.OOu or these bonds nro re funding liutuU nnd that Inndequu'.o provision Ih being made to retire tho ?4.000 of water bunds due In 11U7 nnd tho I3R.000 of City llnll bonds duo In 191S. It tho present policy In pursued tlio only recourse open to tha city will ho to refund those bonds also. It Is not fair to future trnc pay era thus to throw tho entire burden of debt payment on to future citizens of Medford when tho present cltUcns have Issued tho bonds, spent tho prv cceds nnd nro reaping tho benefits of tho expenditure. To neglect next year and each succeeding year to set asldo a reserve to pay these bonds when they come due la not consonnnt with sound financing. It Is false economy for the city to deceive Itself by keeping down the present tax rate In such a manner. Charter IroIloti Inadequate The charter provision requiring tho council to levy a tax of not less than one-halt mill and to appropri ate 5 per cent of tho gross receipts of tho water department toward tin establishment of a sinking fund is wholly inadequate to meet tho situa tion. Tho total amount set aside from these two sources In 1313 amounted to only $4111.57 whereas from tho tablo above it will bo seen that in order to establish adequate sinking funds beginning In 1914 over $14,000 will be required. Serial Method T.ettcr Than Sinking Fimil Throughout tho country sinking funds nro becoming obsolete as ? method of paying Indebtedness Ilota cities and states each year arc be coming more committed to tho serial method. Massachusetts has n stats law which makes the serial method compulsory for nil cities throuRhoet tho state. Tho sinking fund method U (n) cumbersome, complicated nnd difficult to administer; (b) In spite of express provision in the charter it Is often disregarded with Uio result that funds arc not nvnllablo to retire the debt when It matures and refund ing Is tho inevitable result (c) nnd '.: is more costly than the serial method. Tho following figures will show th-j Bavins to bo effected by tho adoption of the serial method over tho sinking fund method on a .million dollar debt. Sinking Fund Method Interest on $1,000,000 at 4 per cent for 20 years...... SOO.OOO 3 . per cent basis 707,22 1 Total cost $1,507,221 Serial Bend Method Interest at 4 per cent $ 420.000 Installments or payments.. 1,000,000 Total cost $1,420,000 Saving In favor ot serial method S7.221 Construct lo Sugsestloiw (1) That tho charter bo so amend ed as to limit tho total bonded In debtedness for any and nil purpose to ten per cent of tho total assessed valuation. Instead of the present ar bitrarily fixed amounts. (2) That nil future bond Issues shall bo serial bonds. (3) That each year tho budget shall contain an amount sufficient t) pay tho interest on all outstanding In debtedness and to provide n slnklug fund which will be sufficient to retire tho present outstanding bonds at ma turity. Pol Ire Department The pollco force consists of four men divided Into two shifts of twelvo hours each, the hours being from '! o'clock. By special arrangement with tho telcphono company, the tolopliono operator flauhoa red lights locate I near tho pollco station, nnd at tho corner of Library park, whonevsr any citizen wishes a policeman. Tho Mn on duty thus remain within vlslblo distance of theso IIkIUs and go to th nearest telephone to Inquire whoro they are wanted as soon as the rod lights nro turned on. No records of any kind are kept bv the pollco department. For want of rneqrds which would show how many calls are received each day, tho dlf Mru'tles of getting to tho sceno of action, tho number of times It Is necessary to hire uu automobllo and for wlm t purposes vehicles nro hired. It Is not possible to determine wheth er the number of policemen Is ade quate or Inadequate. For want of records which would show how much tho police department spends for auto hire during the year, It Is not posslblo to determine whether It would be economical for the city to purchase n motorcycle for tho police department. In Wow of tho fact tlitl there Is little demand on 'ho part of tho city engineer for the automobile belonging to bis department, fclii'.i very Utile coiiKiructloii work U under ftii. the udvi'lblllty of making till iiiudjilno ttvullubln for the pollen de partment should be carefully von Kl.leied JSIllmr IImi iUU( of polho or Hie ioli Jlidgu ftbuijid Hp ft rtcoMl or J'houca f, f ud 47WH ibu iiHu'Jir ni PtM'kM imii I'vdKidjAtHhHlHH'i) Hvnhv (U'l'Hi VAjimvr In Jnll for tho night In order to do termino the need for n municipal lodging house. Fire Department uml.rirv I'rrwntlnti Tho flro department Is well euuln ped nnd adequately inmmed. Tho plnn which hits beuu adopted of mak ing use of tho flro team on tho street department la apparently working satisfactorily nnd might bo followed ' v u,cr dues It was not learned whether or no' hoso Is bought on a pressure tei't and time guarantee but tho plan now adopted In several cities of buying on specifications approved by the Nat ional Hoard of Flro I'ndorwrlters to suggested for consideration. The chief makes periodic Inspection of the downtown districts In the Inter est of fire prevention. This Is an ex cellent plnn and the inspection should ho extended throughout tho oltv nnd If necessary ordinances should be passed ghiiiK tho firemen author!!. to Inspect all bulldlngs.wtthln the city limits, lly a proper districting of tho city nnd by assigning the firemen to this task a complete Inspection might bo mnde every month. Knch Inspec tion should bo mnde on printed forms dated, signed by tho Inspector nnd filed In tho office. The chief should send his men fre quently through tho buildings of tho downtown district to fnmlllnrixo them with conditions, tho location ot hy drants, exits, etc. Carefully kept cost records should be maintained showing tho cost of supplies, new equipment nnd repairs needed on tho now auto flro engln. This Information Is Important In buy ing now engines. Out'of a total of C5 fires In 1913, fifteen wcro started from defective flues and twelvo wcro In residences. lu other words, thirty-seven fires wcro In the residential part of tho city, presumably outsldo tho tiro 11m Its established for tho city. ThN suggests tho need tor some Inspection of buildings under construction, llulldlng llurcau At present tho inspection of build ings under construction Is confined ti an examination ot tho electrical wir ing nnd fixtures. Tho work dono by tho olcctrlcnl Inspector seemed to bo efficiently performed and tho sugges tion Ih herein made that tho scope of Inspection work bo enlarged to in cludo lino work and tho Inspection of buildings under construction or al teration. While n permit Is required beforo tho construction of a building can bo undertaken, yet this serves no useful purposo other than to ascertain tho amount of building that Is being done Tho ordinance docs not require that plans shall bo submitted and approved by n competent engineer or architect before the permit Is granted, and Micro Is no Inspection to sco that the building code Is not violated. A romplcto modern building codo .s needed In Medford and a building Inspector Is essential to see that the code Is enforced. Health Department Out ot n totnl payroll expenditure for the year of $35,000, the city of .Medford spends less than $1,000 op health protection. This Is no doubt tho reason why tho health officer his not enlarged his functions beyond ex erclslng control over contagious dis eases and making sanitary Inspoe tlons. In most progressive cities th duties of tho health officer have been enlarged to include the following Im portant functiens: 1. Kxorclso control over communi cable diseases. (n) Hy requiring prompt repors from physicians, heads of families teachers, proprietors of hotels nnd lodging housus, etc, under penalty of prosecution. (b) lly compelling druggists to re port sales of dlptherla antitoxins. (c) Hy establishing quarantine In all eases ot typhoid fever, whooping cough, mumps, chicken pox, and German measles. lly Isolating all cases of smallpox, scarlet fever, dlp therla, measles, cerebro-spluul men iiltlu and pollomoyelotls. (d) By Investigating all facts hav ing a bearing on the source of Infec tion, as unsanitary promises, learn ing the address of stores where milk and food are procured, water supply, presonco of flics, etc. (o) Hy notifying fcchools of tho presence of communicable diseases. (f) lly keeping lecords of location and spread of diseases. (g) lly disinfecting quarantine premises. (h) lly not allowing a public fun eral of any person dying of smallpox, dlptherla, membranous croup, meas les, Harlot fever and cholera. '. Control over sanitary arrange ments, (a) lly Inspecting all places to do termino whether there urn violations John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Ldy Mdituut tMH.JMHTM'JT of tho sanitary redo governing mils nucos, privies and cesspools, hotuls, laundries, hnrborshlps, spitting, smoke nuisance, common drinking cup, common towel, etc. (b) lly Issuing notice to nbnte nuisances within n stated time and prompt prosecution on failure tit abnle. (c) All plumbing to be passed up on by plumbing Inspectors, :i. Control over foed: 00 lly compelling all persons en gaged In tho sale of food to take out n permit and to keep food lu a sani tary condition, screened from files and Insects. (10 lly destroying Impure, unclean or adulterated food. (c) lly Inspecting dairies, mill: stores. Ice cream factories, meat mar kets, bakeries, restaurants ami candy factories, etc, 4. Control over child welfares (a) lly requiring permit to prac tice midwifery. (IO Prompt Investigation of nil cases of still birth. 5. Control over hospitals nnd clinics: (a) Provide hospitals tor Isolation of contagious diseases. (IO Provide hospitals for caro rf advanced tubercular patients. (e) Free vaccination ot school cuiiuren. (d) Free clinics for treatment o' all defects found lu school children. 6. Control over registration of vi tal statistics. (a) fly furnishing blanks for re porting of deaths, births, and mar riages, nnd prosecution for fnlluro to report. . ' (b) Uy keeping records of geo graphical location. 7. Publicity: (a) lly Informing tho public through newspapers, bulletins, ler tures or other methods upon public health subjects and to enlist tho co operation of the cltltens. Klther tho salary of tho health of ficer should bo Incrensod to such an amount as will enable him to devotn nil his time to tho work or else n sanitary nnd food Inspector should bo appointed nnd paid n fixed salary, who should devote all his tlmo to tlu work. In order tn mnkr tha work effec tive a license should bo required by every person Intending to go Into : business where food Is kept, pre pared for salo or sold and a permit from tho health offlrcr should bo re quired boforo the license Is granted. i:qit-st kok inns. In the district court of tho United States for the district of Oregon. In the mattor of K. C. Ireland Ci gar company, bankrupts. I will receive senlcd bids ror tho following property, situated at Med ford, Orogon, In tho store room for merly occupied by tho above named bankrupt, up to and until 12 o'clock noon on the 21th or February, 1914. Stork of goods, wares and mer chandiser consisting of cigarettes, smoking tobacco, clears, chewing to bacco, pipes, etc.. o( tho Inventory value of $IS12.02. Fixtures pertaining thereto of tho Inventoried valuo of $704.95. Certified check for 10 per cent of tho amount offered must accompany each bid. Sale subject to tho approval of the court. Inventory of tho properly may bo segn at my oflfce and tho property will bo shown to any prospective pur chaser. Dated this 11th day ot February, 1911. K. A. WELCH. 2S3 Trustee. I'CIILIC SAM NOTICE. On Wednesday, April 15th, 1914, at ono o'clock p m, at the east doar of tho Cottage residence located on tho corner of West 10th nnd King streets 1 will offer at public salo for cash, all the furnishings of this fins residence, nUo all the paintings and too many urtlrlcs to mention; also a lot of tools and Implements. After the furnishings nro sold I will offor for sale to the hlKhest bidder tho Cot tage residence, barn and grounds, consisting of 11'! C-10 feet front on West 10 tit street n pavod street and IK I feet long on King street. There Is an ubundnnro ot fruit, flowers ana lawn. Tonus of salo, one-third cash, balance In yearly, or three nnd flvo year payments, Interest at 0 per cent, payablo semi-annually. Special not ice, I will sell any or all ot tho above property nt prlvnto salo or will ex change for count ry property here, north or south. 1 also have over 700 acres of good land for sate, clone to shipping point. 40 acres can bo Irrigated now, 310 acres 1ms plenty of sub-Irrigation at all seasons of tho year and Is fine nlfalfa or fruit laud; also 3C0 acres of good grain or clover laud with plenty ot water for puinpi::g, good soil and well lornted. For tha next CO days I will sell for $15,500.00 cush 6ne of tho bust tracts of land In Jack sou county, barring none. We need money and 'mutt havo It. Don't inlas this opportunity ror GO days only, be ginning Wednesday, Fob, 4th, 1914, and this offor clones Saturday, April 4th, 1914. I will also sell small tracts of land on yearly payments maturing In flv or ten years to suit purchasers. For further particulars cull on ma at COI West 10th struct, or write mo, th'J dwnt-r, H, M. COHH, Medford, Orn, MEDFORD FLUFF RUG CO )tii mill ftrpH Cleaning nnd V ('living fill MKT MMNHTItlWI Theat re TONK1UT ONI.V ELECTRA VAUDEVILLE CO. Fu the Weekh News Two Ih'tt't'livv Stories, One llio. Cuming- Tomorrow Night Only "cal-kohko" una "Your money baek if you ever saw u better or elever louuil-up piotme," Xu raise in pritu I lie, STAR THEATRE Today SNOW & RUDY SINCJINd COMNMAXS In "AStudyinBiack&White" "THE BLACK CIRCLE" Three Party. Tho first of the George Kloiuo Al tract ions THE TROUBLESOME BEAUTY Farce Coined v Woolworth and Wool worth ' Music, and Kf foots. Coining Tomerrow: "GRANDMOTHER'S LAMP" A lavish production. ADMISSION 10 CENTS Special to Farmers and Ranchers Beaver1 Brand Animal Fertilizer Made hy I lie Colon Meat Com- finny NOW O.V SAI.K I.V MlJOl'Oltn AT A SAVING IN FilHIUIIT TO YOU Wo ofrer you the opportun ity or Inlying this famous furtl ller at a saving In freight, as v-o have just received a large ship ment for Immediate disposal to fanners and ranchers of Med ford and vkiulty. IIKAVKIt llltANI) AM.MAI I KltTI 1,11,1 W 'A Fertilizer for llwry Crop" a re to your soils what nour ishment Is to Invalids. It re vives strength--lves now life -enables the next crop to feed upon tho necessary siihsteuauco for a good healthy hurvest, Contains tho proper proportion of niilmnl ammonia, nitrogen, phosphoric add and potash. Avoid danger of wearing out your luud hy placing your or der now. Wo muko Immediate delivery. NOTICK. We have appointed Mr. II. H. Allen to handle the I'uloii Meat Company" famous "Koseluwn" hruiid fuilllUer for us. This fel Mlor Is imperially adapted for roses, sweet peas, lawns unil nil lilnds of flowers Put up In smim or In it spatial Mir IIkIiI 10 pound pull JIOiili'JIHVtfll I'lll'ITA IMIO. tllll', ArWOOJA'JJON Ml'llfllHh t)n, J IT ISIS THEATRE EXTRA MONDAY TUESDAY (i IVopk' (i 7 Arts 7 H. W.Nixons Big Sensation Of MIRTH AND MYSTERY I'Vnliii'iinr I'l'iiiiTss Altlo in Aiicicnl anil (li'diiin Dnuir. A Two-Hour Show. IMi'Iiii'ch UHwhmi AHtf. ADULTS, 25, CHILDREN, iCc I-JVI'ININUS ONI.V liYgiilnr Picture Program Artciiioon, r-l() CUNTS ADMISSION TONIGHT AT I jfiuEf Watch nnd wait its advent (irs mi.ii puksknts That Thoroughly New, Mnght, Sparkling and Wideawako Musical C'oiuedv, MUTT and JEFF in PANAMA The 1!)KM I version of the famous Mud Fisher's comedy Cartoon Characters. This year greater, stronger, grander than ever. THE ONE BIG LAUGHING MUSICAL EVENT F.1 FTV PKOPLfi. TWO CAUM.OADS OP SCEN1WY. .11 months in Now Vork, (I months in Chieago and I months in Postou. Ladies and children enjoy "Mutt nnd Joff" hotter than ft circus PPICKS: Lower Floor First 11 rows $l.f)0 Next 7 rows 1.00 Pox Seats $l.."il) TK LlC PI ION I'M 18 Scat Sale Now On. THURSDAY, JOHN CORT Presents M5INTYRE an? HEATH ANDCOMPAHOFIC0 INAMAGNIRCIENT REYlVAl OF THEIR BIGGEST MUSICAL uiia COMEDY SUCCESS r:"- tf THf- mmd NOTK- Owing to the importance of this engagement, 1' lake this moans of iiorsonally guaranteeing my patrons that "Tho Ham Troo" will lie'the largest and most costly musical attraction that has ever played tho city of Med ford. Mr. R. 1'). Clordoii, Manager. Pit I CHS: Lowor Floor llalcony First !! rows $2.00 W1 'w -...$1.50 Last -I rows I.H0 x l ,w 1 Next -I rows 7; 1 fccuis $2.00 J)IH. n rows fiO Seat Sale Tuesday, 10 A. M. Mail orders now. Phono 418 Latta & Hopkins Nurseries Growers of High-Grade Fruit Trees, Applo and Pear Trees arc our sne.einllios. Slock one-year-old trees on three-year-old roots. Some of heat orchards in tho valley are sot to our trees. Nurseries near Central Point. Medford office, room J02, M. F. & 11". building. Phono 800-L. I'Jxperienco shows that homo' grown, acclimated trees are the host. PATRONIZE HOME NURSERIES SOLUBLE SULPHUR Tho I'llOOF or tho I'UliniNtl Is In TIIU KATINfl After having used 700 tons or KOM 111,13 ril'l.l'lll'U, or tho nipilvnlnnt of ln.OOll IiiiipiIb of stork solution whli-'i uus dune In liii:i, why havo tho orders for MOM'IH.H Hl'l.l'lll'll for lull already reached 2,000,. 000 poiiudsV Answer Flril, Ihiiiu.i. u Is mom efficient; roeoiid, hnraiist It Is (huupui, third, hi'iaiisu it iihuh witlsruiilury lo handle, I'OIIH.ll.K IIV ROGIII! KIVCR 1'RUIT ANIM'KODUIT ASSOCIATION nnd KO0I1I; kivi;k co operativi ASSOCIATION "i i;. . .," v "KXnr3irm EATRE - a good timo coming for nil. Palcony First ! rows .$ .75 Next. ! rows - HO Last o rows or, February 19 DOOKDY .3E0.V.H0fiAhT lyRic oy VUllAMJttOMC SN HlBICBr tVJWNMRTZ; AV WORLD'S BESTr DANCING CHORUS SPttlAlMMTRKOOTBIWlM" Wtu,m T p