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MEDFOttD MATti TRIBUNE. MRDFOUT), OREGON, TUESDAY. WWttUARY ttl. 101 1.
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MKDKOIU) 1MUNTINC1 CO.
Tho Dcmocrntlo Tlmos, Tlio Mnlford
Mnll, Tim Mcilfonl Trltiuno, Tim Booth
erit Ort'Konlnn. Tlio Aslitnmt Tribune.
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North llr street; telephone "6.
Ofrictnl Paper of tho City of Me.Uord.
Official Paper of Jncknon County.
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Entered ns second-class matter nt
Medford, OrcRon, under tho HCt of
March I, IS".".
sunscRirriON rates
On yenr, liy mull. ... ... .JS.00
Onn month, ly mail- ... ..-... .10
Per month, delivered tij carrier In
Mcilfonl, Jacksonville nnd Oen
trnl Point . . SO
BMurdny only, by mall, per year.-. 2 CO
Weekly, per year. - -. - 1.B0
Up
THE KICK ON TAXES
With MnUonl Stop-Over
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MYSTIFIES
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OF COVE, OREGON
COVE, Or., Feb. 24.-The oitircns
of Cove were puzzled todny to know
just what Mies Kern Hoblm, the gov
cmor'rt secretory, nccomplMicd on
her vNit hero nnd what tho ulitmatc
outcome will be.
Jlisa llobbs arrived -cstcrday aft
ernoon niitl spent two hours inves-ti-piling
the saloon situation. Into in
the evening she left on her return
trip to Snlcm.
Irom the time she stepped front
the train until she look her leave,
tho cliek of the "movie'' camera
punctuated the progress of tin fnir
"invader."
About IKO oilizrns gathered at the
station to welcome JINs llobbs nnd
followed her to the city hall, where
chu t-pent some time examining the
city ordinances covering the liquor
question. Mayor Wilson mid the
vouneilmen showed Mi-s llobbs ev
er v courtesy nnd she was very much
p!ened with her reception here.
Mis Ilobbti also vi.sitcd persons
Mho had written Governor Wet com
plaining ni'nint the saloons. The
nature of the conferences waft not
divulged.
W. C. T. a MEETING
AI EAGLE
I
Kagle Point. Fob. IS.
Our president of the W. C. T. U.,
Mr, Minnie llryant made a special
call for tho members of our union to
conveno at tho church this morning
at 9:30 o'clock na our county super
intendent, Mrs. Lydla C. Howell and
Mrs. Godlovo of Mcdford camo in on
tho mornltiR train and would bo our
guests of honor for tho day.
We had a very pleasant and suc
cessful meeting, tho ways and tho
jiicans of a great many things were
discussed nnd digested.
At 12 o'clock wo ndjourncd nnd
Tcpalrcd to tho temperauco hotel
conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Owens,
wlioro an elegant lunch was spread
for our bcnoflt In which wo wore
all amply provided for with the Reed
things to cat, and socially wo all en
joyed every mlnutu of tho time.
After lunch wo rcparcd to tho par
lor whero wo wore entertained with
music, singing und playing, by the
Ilev. Mr. Simmons and Mrs, Hetty,
also instrumental music by Profes
sor HalKht, which was par excel
lence Train tlmo arrived and our
guppta wero escorted back to tho
afternoon train by tho members of
our union who requested them to
coiuu ugalu as they would always
reeolvo a hearty welcome from their
L'uglo Point sisters In tho union.
LOlMS NICHOLS.
Eagle Point Press Correspondou!.
SEVEN RAILROADS
WOULD KEEP BOATS
WASHINGTON, Fob. 24. -Savon
railroads today petitioned tho Inter
state commerce commission for per
mission to retain water lines under
tho Pauaniu canal net. The South
ern Pacific, Operating tho Pacific
Mail ships, and the Spokane, Port
laud and Seattle railroad operating
Columbia rjvor boats, wore among
tho seven.
Weather Forecast
Drejron Tonight und' Wednesday,
win went portion, cloudy ent por
tion, pnihnhly lian or -now; south
eijv vnin,
AS tax-payhu? iitno item's, (hero sounds (lie usual pro
test over hiirh tuxes. As customary, those who ooin-
plnin loudest pay the least In proportion to their wealth.
If they had told the assessor the truth, the"y would he pay
ing much more and Mr. Honest Alan nmeh less.
The increase in taxes is due primarily to the increase
in state expenditures, on aeeount of appropriations made
at the last session of the legislature. Hut if this year's
levy is a reeord-hreaker for large state levies, that of a
year ago was the reeord-hreaker for small levies.
The following comparison of the two years shows the
levies in detail:
IDlit tut I
Mill
State fund l.l State- fund
School and library., - l.ti School and library
High school fund.. 3 High school fund
General expense, redemption... 3.3 General expense, redemption .
Public building fund 1 Itnnds nnd bridges
Fruit Inspection fund I Interest on bond
Advertising and Fair 2 Fruit Inspection
General road fund J.u
Total 15 0
Total 10.0
It will thus he seen that the state levy is nearly : mills
higher than a year ago. The county levy is Lt mills
higher, the increase due to redemption of warrants, for
which a fund has hcen provided that will permit of the iv-
tirentent of approximately $100,000 this year. A similar
redemption levy for. the next few veal's will lift the county
out of debt.
state Treasurer v. u. is, ay niames tne increase in sraie
taxes on the various commissions created, with superflu
ous and useless officials, which increase the cost of govern
ment. He asserts that in ten years, with an increase in
population of less than a third, taxes have almost trebled
in Oregon.
There is no doubt but that many of the commissions
could be merged with other offices or abolished, and a ma
terial saving be effected. The difficulty is that legisla
tures never will do the chopping, but constantly enlarge
the state payroll in response to popular clamor and polit
ical pressure.
The Jeffersonial ideal of the less government the bet
ter has broken down under the reign of special privilege
it fostered, which knows no law save its own desire. It
has been necessary, in consequence, to protect by law the
people from their exploiters on every hand. Hence the
ercotion of boards and commissions to enforce restrictive
and regulative laws.
It is hardly fair to compare the present with the past,
even of a decade ago. Then railroads were unbridled and
could rob, discriminate and abuse at will. Children could
be wrecked to create fortunes for their employers. "Work
men could be killed by criminal negligence of employers
without recompense to families. .Fraud and impurity
reigned triumphant in every trade and industry. There
was no inspection of any kind with a view to improving
public health. "Wildcat banks flourished without hind
rance. Gambling and immorality paraded in public. Or
ganized protection to save Oregon forests from fire rav
ages was unknown. Protection of orchards from pests
was unprovided for. The work of the fish and game de
partment consisted principally in an unsystematic pro
tection and the little propagation attempted was unscien
tific and wholly for commercial ends.
Our educational institutions were poorly equipped. Our
water and power resources in a hopeless tangle. Pests
preyed at will upon humanity, livestock and products
of the soil. Automobiles were practically unknown. A
good road was still a dream of the future. Bogus insur
ance concerns reaped rich harvests and the get-rich-quick
sharks piled up their fortunes.
Now we try by law to make life more livable, to elim
inate or at least control the plagues that afflict humanity.
We try to enforce common honesty and make the world a
better and a safer one for all. And of course it costs
money. The cost, however, in taxes is not nearly as great
as the toll paid by humanity when taxes were lower. "What
is lost to the pockctbook by taxation is made up in protec
tion for the pockctbook from robbers who prey on the un
wary. And the gain in health and better living is worth
many times tne increase in taxation.
Taxes can undoubtedly e reduced without impairing
the elticiency ol the services rendered. Alany ot tho com
missions can be consolidated and a material saving be
effected. Some of the commissions have accomplished the
reforms they were created for and outlived their useful
ness. Others merely provide sinecures.
Money spent in salaries is lost unless useful service is
rendered. Money spent in construction and development
work is money well spent. Taxes have increased all over
the nation, because we huve become tired of license and are
regulating or suppressing it. That portion of tax money
that helps make the world better is the best spent and a
largo portion of our increased taxation is so spent.
High taxation is as frequently a sign of moral and so
cial progress as it is of material progress. Wo want to
eliminate the waste, without crippling the service to tho
public and to humanity.
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With nil of Its otd attractions still In
tact and numerous new features added,
the Sportsmen's Show, that perciiul.C
event of Interest to nil lovers of the
great outdoors, will nmko its twentieth
annual bid for public favor In MihIImui
Square Garden, New York city, Febru
ary 21.
In addition to the many exhibits ot
(porting goods nnd Rtncral outdoor par
nphomalln, displayed by thi leading
outfitting houses ot the country, tho
exposition Include n progntmiiio of
sporting event of wldo Interest. Fur
tho first time In years water sports will
bo Included and tho well known swim
mers and divers of tlio Hast will be seen
in many aquatic competitions under tli
auspices ot tho A.A.U.
-ra"ir-
Corn Meal, the American
Indian's Gift to Civilization
l)eartincut of .grii'itlturt SiikkchIh Certain Indian It cell- to tho
llntioewlfe; Al Tolls How Corn Meal Is Pioimrod In South Caro
lina, Ito-lnii, Italy nnd Jauialrjt,
might etutet u kcxmIou of the IckIhIii
I nit) on tho id a no or hit; itehuolioniu.
lie might tlrnnmtWn iho eiitlto nm
ehlueiy of guvorumoul und If h
Should do so o foretell u" niuitrlug
growth or Interest and mental pio
fit lu'hls clashes.
COMMUNICATION.
Hostou lirimu broad with fruit
Follow recipe tor lloton brown
bread, nddintr to tho dr ingredients
n cup of seeded and shredded rais
ins or prunes or a cup of Xante
currants-.
Hostou brown brefld with oronut
One cup rye menl, one cup corn-
meal, one tea.qpnou suit, one-half
cup molasses, two ems one and
one-half cups thin creuiu. Sift the
lrv ingredients. Add molasses,
yolks of ogs well beaten and eronm;
lastly, fold in the whites of eggn
beaten stiff. ' l'our mixture into
buttered mold, steam tlneo hours,
then bake one hour in u moderate
oven.
Italy has nW' contributed to the
list of palutnble dishes which tuny
be evolved from common!. An in
stinctive at tempt on the part of
Italians to suppl ytlie hotly with it II
the food elements required by means
of one dish resulted in "Polenta."
This dish, which is cummou in It
aly, differs lit tie, iwcopt in iiHinc,
from luisly pudding, thouich it is
served in very ilirrerent wny.
Sometimes chettric is ndded during
the cooking. 1'olenU is uttii re
booted either with lomntn mi nee, or
n moat gravy loft over from n meal
or with n meat gruvy made liniii a
sinnll amount of muut houirhi lor the
purpose, or with half tomtuo sauce
und half meat gravy. In anv case,
the ili-.li is improved h.v sprinkling
each la.vor o poluutn with choose.
When the poleuln is to be reheated in
vruvy, it in well to cut 11 into small
pieces in order that the gravy iiihv
tie well distubutcd throueh the dish.
Tomuto sniico for polenta Two
tnhlcsMtons butter, (wo tnblespoons
Hour, one cup thick strained lonmto
juice, salt nnd nepper.
.Melt Die I. niter; cook the flour
ihoroughly in it; add Iho , tomato
juice und soinuiiitrs und cook until
smooth, stirring constantly.
.Nonthcr attempt to produce n bal
anced mtiou in one dih has been
mode bv the native- of .lamaiea. It
is culled, "stamp And li",'' und con
sinls of suit fish, lard nnd cnriuneal,
and lias a nutritive value resembling
that of scnipple. A good recipe for
scrapple is the follow liitr:
(""onimenl scrapple- One it's
head split in Imlvcs, two cups coru
ineal, -alt and ne. Cool, the sirk
in water until the incut cull bo cus
ilv icmovcd from the bono. Kcumve
the incut, ihioI the broth und remove
the fnt. lteduce the broth to uhoul
two (imits or add water enough to
brinif it up to this nuiount, and cook
the comment in it. Add the menl
finely eliopMd t I ho seasonings.
Pack in granite bread tins. Cut Into
slices und frv. i
(To lie Coiiliiined.)
Rose Cuttings
A Court Without a Lawyer
(Chicago Iteeord-Ilerald.)
fleimuny Iiuk u hy&tem of people's
courlB from which lawyers are burr
ed. The object is to insiiie prompt
und cheap justice for the poorer ele
ments of the community. Tho pro
cedure in these courts i businesslike
und tree from IcehnionlitieH and red
tape. Now Kansas has followed the
example of (leinmuy und established
by law u system of lnwyerlo-s courts.
City or county commissioners tiro
empowered to appoint n judge for a
debtor's court i nun which lawyers
nre vAuUided. The plaintiff mpst
tell his own sloiy, an must the do
fcudilut. There are to he no tech
nical pica nnd no Icuul jaiuou. The
Judge limy cull witnesses, cxnuiiiii'
them in his own way or otherwise in
vestigate tho ease,
A few Mich laws nnd experiments
uh this muy cnuse Iho nverugo law
yer to tuke some interest in law re
I'onu, in tlie movement for efficiency,
sanity und simplicity in our courls
of justice, HusinosH men, too, will
tuke notice and nsk why, they,
though not poor, should pay for
lays, meaningless technicalities, ver
biage ami professional tricks,
whether ethical or Jnw. Law leforiu
is wuiliug for iho uxc, nnd Kansas
has made a beginnim.',
flood Wood.
If you want good wood, get It from
I'm ii It II, Itnv.
Slnco so many cutting have re
cently been distributed nninug the
children, to say nothing of the many
provided for tho mothers, a fo.v
hints in regard to tholr euro will not
co in o amiss.
Tho author of Amateur Cantoning
gives a brlof outline iih follews:
"Tho host place for tho cuttings Is
under a north wall, or hednn. A
nursery bed should bo carefully pro
pared by dlBClng doeply nnd thor
oughly; work In nbnnilanto of sharp
Krit. or road sand us tho iIIckIuk pro
coedH. After this Ih completed, time
should bo allowed for tho surface to
dry, when It should bo citrofullj
trodden down firmly. Tho distance
between the rows should be fifteen
Inches. Thl.s will allow ample space
for hoeing and weeding. Tho trench
should bo not less than five to six
Inches In depth; n layer of (hit conrso
grit or sand should lie placed In tho
trench, nnd tint bnso of tho cuttlims
rest on this, Tho distance between
each cutting, should lie six Inches,
Tho soil should be returned and firm
ly trod about tho cuttings with tho
boot. After troddlug, place a llttlo
more soil on tho top, but this must
bo left loose, nnd should not bo
trodden down under any circum
stances Tlio cuttings will quickly
form a callus nnd will then bo safe.
A boo run through theip frequently
will bo of tho grentest nsslntnnco,
Not only Is this necessary to keop
them freo from wceifs hut It Is ab
solutely neroHsury for the production
of healthy nnd abundant roots and
bushy plants, When tho ciiUIiiks
flower It Is strongly recommeiidid
to pinch off nil buds as fast as tlioy.
nppcur."
A Live Principal
(From tho Portland Orojjonlan)
Principal llovorldgo, of Medford,
has clover Idoaii about teaching
civics. Usually that branch of
knowledge Is taught from a textbook
which prescntii u cut-nud-drlcd theory
'without much relation to practice,
Tho boys and girls lonrn an abstract
ly mathematical account of our na
tional and local governments, which
Is totally unllko tho actual workings
of u president on tho Immaculate
'pago of tho loxtbook Is something
very unlike tho process that goos on
In tho conventions and among tho
voters, Tim Judiciary department Is
presented In Iho classroom ns tho In
terpreter or tbo laws and nothing
else, In practice our Judges aro of
ten our most active and potent law
makers.
Principal llovorldgo Is working
out n plan which will teach his
pupils luiuiil und nut merely theo
retical, civics. An election Is to ho
bold and, after a lively (nmpiilgn,
city ofritorH aro to bo chosen. Wo
understand that the play will ap
proach reality as closely as sound
moiuls penult. It ought to bo
highly Instructive to tho young peo
ple. Kveii their parents might I earn
something from tbo experiment It
they could bo persuaded to talto a
hand In tho game.
Them Is no reason why Mr, Hev
rrldgo should not extend his lesson
In civics far beyond the rouflnoH of
city affairs. Ho might hold a stulo
or even n federal election with tho
oHHciitlnl detnllH nil uttoudod to, Ho
Medfoid, Feb, 'il, tilt I,
To the lMllor;
Why should wo be put to tbo ex
pense nf holding a city uleitlou to
vote on u eoiniulHslon form of gov
eminent T The people elected 11
eouiiiT, pledged Id economy, men
who luvNe toUToMfully managed their
own business, men who are dlioctly
luteicsted In the city as Ihey are all
property uwueis, men that did not
nsk lor any compensation for their
servlrcs. only as It would benefit
them as welt as every property own
er In Medford by having the city run
on business principles. I think we
should glvo them a chance to make
good which I believe they will do, as
t have every confidence In them.
Suppose wo adopted u rommlsslo'i
form of government nnd elected throe
or more eommlsslouers or a ep
mniiiiKor nt a large salary. What
more could they do than the pros
out council?
I nm of the opinion that we have
men on tho council that are Just as
callable to manage the city nffnlrs
ns any man or men that we could
select, and put them on salaries
Wo had salaried men on tho coun
cil, but did It make them any moro
efficient I think not a the people
repudiated them nt their first oppor
tunity. Mayor I'urdlu In his nddrcJ
to tho people admitted that tho coun
cil that tdeeted him were iiirompe.
tent to mniinRo the city affairs, and
the only snlvntlun w a rommlsslou
form of government and It is only
unturnl that he would llko to huve
his assertion or prophecy verified In
order to vindicate tho council that
made him inn) or. I have frequently
been told by the supporters of tho
old council that tho newly elected
coiiiiill would do no better than tlm
old council did niul no doubt but
what they pray they won't that Is If
they ever pr.iy.
In looking over the mako-up of
the committee to get up n new char
ter It looks as It It was tho work of
somu one who expects or would llko
to be selected as onu of tho roniiuln
sinner or mnuuger to run thu clt.
Why should each polltlcnl party. t.
soclatlou, club and sorloty have n
roproseutatlvo on the committee? Is
tho charter to be gotten up to favor
parties, associations, clubs or socie
ties? I can't think that Mayor Pur
din selected tho names of Ilium ho
appointed on Iho committee Sonet
of ilmm are not (uxpavors and one
of the committee was repudiated by '
the voters In bis wnrd It looks as If
tbo names wero suggested by somu
olio who wants a position ns com-
tulnsloiivr or lily malinger niul vvni
flxlui; his political fences,
Should Iho proposition be sub
mitted lo the people for n coiuiiiIh.
hIoii form or guvorupinut or city man
ager, eveiy voter thai believes In
true demociiicy, Hint Iho peoplo
should rule should vote lo detent It,
Wo need iuoio ileiuoernrey, nut less.
One limn power Is akin to mouarchlnl
Hoveiuuieiit,
W. .1, mtl'Mllll.h,
.lames MnutHouiorv'K new play N
culled "Come Home, Smith."
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OLD.TIMK GOLD OUHR j
DMNK HOT TEA!
-,-4....t..-.'...'.-.-..- M'(4li.
(let n sinnll package of Jlmalinrg
llrciut Ten, or as On) Oi'tnmn folks
call ll,"lluiuliurgrr lltust itnv," si any
liliiutuary. Take a tsMopisuiful of llm
ten, put a rup of lulling witter liii
It, HUir through it sieve itnd drink u
triu'iip full nt nny tlmo during the
dity er before retiring. It Is tkn must
clfrctltit tisy to 1'irak it cold nnd rum
grip, ns It uprus tint prc ( th skin,
relieving congestion. Ali btowu Out
Uiwi'ts, thus hwvkliig up it cold.
Try It the next lime ymi sulTcr from
, A col.I or lli grin. II I liiexprnMtn
, nnd tntlrrly vegetable, Wittvforc (o
and hnrmliv.
t
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF, ACHING J
Rob BoroncM from Joint and mtuclM
with a small trill bottU of
eld 8t. Jacobs Oil
Slop "diMUitg" Ithiiiinsllnm.
It's pain only i not nun extn In fifty
rrqulrr hitrrnsl trrstiurnt. Hub sooth
ing, is-uctmtlhg "St. .Ieib. Oil" right
en the "tiulrr sisit," nnd by thn tllno
Sou tuir Jsfk Uoblnwn sit come tlio
; rliriinmtlo psln. "St. dwtJi'n OH" l
in bnrudtsw rliuioatl'in cure whlrlt iirvrr
illMisilnU sisl demn'l burn thn skin. It
taknt I'dlii. Nrcnr nnd tttTnis (risn
nrblng joint. milM'Irii nnd l-m-l (tops
scltitlri, liiitibngn, Uvksrlie, nrurslelt.
1 l.lmrs-r upl tlrt n M cnt Uittlo
of eld lime, betiMt "St. dxtdtt. Oil"
from nny drug store, nnd In n momrnt
viui'll be tree from pln. ncbri nnd
itlirnr. IV'l't suiri't ltub rlirums
tltit nwny. )
ISIS THEATRE
liiolopbiys Tuesday und Wednesday
Hilt lll'SIIAMl'S iitn:.i
Two Itcoi I'caluio
I'.viiii: wiii:ki.v no. no
Now s
tiii: cncax.w .tut. eii.miii.i:
Coined)
Hero 'I liiirMhty Only
inn w:i:.v two iiiu
Two Heel l.llbln
PAGE THEATER
If. i. Uordcn, Lcs.sct and AfanaK'cr
A Short Season- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Return ol' tht' Favorites
A. B. BASCO
And His lii.K
MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY
20-Ovpr Veoplc 20 and hol.s of CUi-Ih.
Bigger, Bottor, Grander Than Ever
Tuesday Kwniiitf.
OUT FOR A LARK
Oiif Show Nihl ly,
Doors al 7: IS, Curtain 8:00.
Prices, 10, U0, :t()c.
'A few choico Seals, If esiu'vctl, fiOe. 'Phono 1 18
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
SHH. IIAUThK'lT
I'lionoN Af. -17 rtml 17-1 J
Aiuhuliiiicp Hervlto Deputy (-'r'iier
PageTheatre FridayFeb.27
Byron's
Troubadours
7 Skillod Musicians and High-Grado Artists, Per
forming on Twenty Difforent Instruconts.
Vocal hoIos, Irios, quarlel.s and choruses rendered in
Knglisli, French, (Ionium, Spanish and Hawaiian.
For years iho headline nil ruction of hip; ohau
tauqiius and byceuin courses.
ADMISSION 25, CO AND 75 CENTS
Tickets on sale at kasli hotel from any Hon Hur
member. Ho.- office open nt Minuter February 2(1
and 27. Kxchniitfo tickets then for reserved seats.