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Medford mail tribune
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Mali, The Medford Tribune, Thn South
rn OreconUn, The Ashland Tribune.
Office Malt Tribune Building;, SJ-17-1
North Fir street; telephone 7.
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Official Paper of Jackeon Countr.
Kntered aa aom-clats matter at
Medford, OrcROn, under the act of
March , 1171.
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Saturday only, by mall, per Yrtr 3 00
Weekly, per ycnr.... 1.S0
TO SECURE RAILROADS
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With McdfoN Stop-Orer
40.000 FLIES SLAIN
BY SIXTH GRADE
ROOSEVELT SCHOOL
Tho fly swatting campaign was
started In earnest all ocr tho city
this week. Kach school was fur
nished with score cards by the sup
erintendent and tho principles were
urged to stir tho scnoola Into making
a competitive race. Tho children
nro not required to savo tho tiles ax
tho school authorities deemed It
dangerous to health to have them
kept la jars.
The parents aro required to sign
their children's scoro card Touching
for tho accuracy of tho count.
The Roosevelt school has divided
its grades Into teams. Somo ot tho
rooms having as high as four teams
in the raco. Tho sixth grade room
has a scoro ot 39,600 files killed.
Everett Rummcll has high score
with over 9000 files killed, Art Fos
ter second, with 7300 and James
Medley third.
Superintendent Collins Is giving
every aid to the work and personal
ly has had score cards printed. He
said, "We will do our part to Make
Modtord a fly less town."
MILITIA HEAD ORDERED
LUDLOW TENTS BURNED
TRINIDAD, Colo., May 2. Direct
charge that the Colorado National
Guard officers gavo the order to
"clean out" the Ludlow tent colony
and burn the tents was mndo before
the coroner's Jury today by J. R. Mc
Donald, a stenographer lor tho mili
tary commission. The wltncis said
the order was given by eltner Major
Uamrock, or Captain Carson, he was
uncertain which.
Questioned about the capturo and
death ot Louis Tlkas, a Oreek strike
leader, McDonald said he heard a
commotion behind the cars and was
told Tlkas was a prisoner and would
probably be hanged. Later he met
Lieutenant Llnderfelt, and asked Lin
derfelt if Tlkas was hanged.
"No" he testified Llnderfelt ro
plled, "I gave instructions Tlkas waB
not to be killed but I shouldered a
rifle." The witness sworo Llnder
felt carried a rifle over his shoulder
tho stock to the reaf. The autopsy
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UUUItUU 4IKHA HAUI1 MUD iUtU( CUa.
THE suggestion that a constitutional amendment be
submitted to the people of Oregon, authorizing state
and district participation in the construction of railroads,
meets general approval.
There is every reason to believe that the submission of
a similar amendentent a few years ago caused tho Hill
invasion and the Harriman activity both of which have
since petered out. The realization of state and district
aid would inaugurate another program of construction.
Railroads which have professed themselves unable to
finance needed extensions would find the new law of
material benefit, as the, co-operation extended would en
able the financing construction and operation of these
needed lines. hero co-operation from railroads was
withheld, it would permit the people themselves to secure
the relief sought, and the development of the region
affected.
An interesting view of the proposed amendment is ex
pressed by Robert G. Smith of Grants Pass, who, as mayoi
of his home city, initiated the effort to use the city's credit
to assist railroad building. -Mr. Smith says in a letter to
the Mail Tribune:
"Your editorial in Thursday's Mail Tribune suggests
to me that the measures submitted to voters of Oregon in
1908 for amending the constitution by providing for tho
organization of railroad building districts, ought again to
be submitted to the voters of Oregon this year, and 1
would like to sec the Mail Tribune lead in such a move
ment.
"The amendments formerly submitted were defeated
out of deference to Mr. J. J. Hill, who was just entering
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upon some rauruati luiuuuig in mis state, i uati endeav
ored to have such an amendment, submitted by the legis
latures in 1003 and 190.1, but the railroads of the. state
controlled both those sessions. The efforts of Grants Pass
to bond itself o build a railroad have been upheld by the
supreme court, and its success will give great impetus to
such a movement.
"The law under which Grants Pass will issue bonds,
which T prepared and had introduced in the legislature,
passed the house with only two dissenting votes in 19KJ.
This shows the change of sentiment in eight yeai-s.
"The Grants Pass act, however, applies only to incor
porated cities and towns having over 3000 population,
when the proper system would be to have the bondinir dis
trict comprise a county or several counties, thereby per
mitting the bonds to rest upon all the territory benefited.
The railroads thus built could be operated, leased or sold.
"Objections would of course be made to burdening
couunumues wmi nouns, out let us not forget that the
bonds of every railroad are the burden of the people
served, as they pay all the interest through fares and
freights, as well as dividends upon watered stock.
"The burden under municipal or county or district rail
roads would be no greater, and probably 'less. Last year
the railroads in Oregon paid net profits of over six mil
lion dollars. If these were owned and operated bv the
state, the net profits would pay the entire cost of the'state
government, and provide a sinking fund of over one mil
lion dollars a year.
"The great success of the municipal street railroads in
San Francisco have opened the eyes of the nation, and the
public is beginning to realize that the people can engage in
enterprises that will pay profits, as well as those like sew
erage and police control, which are all outgo, with no rev
enue profits in return.
"But the greatest object is the development of a coun
try now surrounded by the Southern Pacific on three
sides, with the ocean on the other side, and no railroads
leading to it. Ocean transportation is the kev to Oregon's
future, and against this the railroads have 'been fighting
for half a century, and railroads to the Oregon harbors will
never come by their consent, at least not till their hand
is forced by the people."
Mr. Smith's suggestions are good. Medford two years
ago initiated a rate bill to secure relief from the railroads
THE NEW AMERICAN CITY
iiiM-iia-Ha-aaiB-MH-MweMMMiMWMHiiaMaMNWi-M-MeewiaMae-M-eM
A RcMinie of the Recent Movement In Municipal Colli lei anil the Sntletit
IValucc of Civic Rofm hi.
lly llonJ. C. Sheldon, Sccrotaiy Mi'dford Charter Commission.
VII. TUP. KI'FICIU NOV .MOVUMIXVT.
and break .Portland's throttling monopoly upon the traffic
of the state. There is no reason why the eonnnunitv should
not again take the lead this year in a continuation of thn
effort and secure relief as well as development by making
possible a program of railroad construction.
W. J. IURNS, DETECTIVE,
BOILS GEORGIA MOB
MARIETTA, Ga May 2. W. J.
Rums, famous detective was the cen
ter ot an angry demonstration when
ho came hero last night presumably lu
connection with the investigation ot
tho case ot Leo Frank, tho Atlanta
factory superintendent under sen
teuco ot death for murdering 14 year
old Mary I'hagan.
One man in the crowd surrounding
Darns struck the detective in the
face. Others threatened the detective
with, violence it ho made a move, to
resist tho man.
Detective Unrns escaped to a hotel,
while C, W. lliirke, who accompanied
him bore, summoned deputy sheriffs.
This Was tho home of thn slain fac
tory clrl and many relutlves still live
here. The detcctlvo's assertion that
Frank Is Innocent unit James Conley,
a negro faitory sweeper convicted as
an accessory after tho murder, is
alone responsible for the crlmo,
aioused lutenso fcellug hero. Hums
re turn od to Atlanta tonight.
f RAIN GRADE BILL
DEFEATED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 8 Jly a volo
f 37 to SO tho sarnie Inst night do.
fMtvd Honalor McCuiiiIht's bill pro.
vMlNtf a Moral Inspection and grad
Ink if-KralM MjilerlNtfUi liiUirstalo
IMMNtHfW siriit UNltrnod lo " cciire
wiifwwHy Jn ittuHitun) and riBMin
This Country Owes Columbia Apology
(From the Sacramento lice.) strong nation njiologtzing to n wenk
News comes from Wiodiiiiston to nution whom the potent ono has
tho effect Hint tho senate of the' wronged. The net of mnnliness Jh
United Slutes may refuno to confirm
the recently negotiated trcuty with
Colombin, not only becaiihu it pro
poses to pay that nation $23,000,000,
hut because it makes an open apol
ogy to Colombia.
Tho latter heems to be the princi
pal rcuon for the objection of the
Honntor-f,
Thin pnjnienl of 2.r,000,000 was
to be hecnuhe of bind taken fiom
Colombia without any justification or
tfcht, hiivo the riht of inibt, mid
thih apology huh to be an a partial
amende for n very dishonorable ac
tion. For when the United States took
from Colombia the one through
which the Panama canal panic, hhc
deliberately ilole it. Tliete is no
other word to expic the action, And
evcti tho man who did it Theodore
Itopsewlt cun find no better cxouo
therefor than that it bad to be done,
or the fonstiiiclioii of Ibo Panama
canal would bo lur, far in the Inline,
Under thcko ciicaiiDitanccM I ho
pujnient of lbl money, with an ajtol
iH'i would be lilllo cnoiiyh for IliU
nation to do an a mailer of common
jiitlictt and common donor. It would
not be a Innuilhillujf thing, rillier. Jt
would be an ml of manllnc ami of
'i'liujo i iMUUijt .co mm illy in u
to apologize. H la iinmnnlv not to
do ho. And if the United .Slates ol
America apologizes to Colombia for
this theft ufter reimbursing her, she
would not only bo able to hold her
hand higher among the nations of
tho earth, but she would be much
belter respected by her own citiens
nt home,
Hy nil means let Hie United States
pay this money In Colombia and
apologi.o at the Mime lime.
It ii very little icpaiatioii under
the ciioumMunee
NOTICK.
Notice Is hereby given that the un.
derslgned will apply to the city coun
ell of tho city of Medford, Oregon,
at Its next regular meeting, May 6th,
1!M, for a license to noil malt, vln
oils and Hplrltous liquors at their
place of business, on North Fir
street, Medford, Oregon, for a period
of six mouths.
Dated April 23, 1914.
ROOm: ItlVKIt VAM.KY IJNIVnil'
HITV CI.UU.
Take a Look.
And a rlil i) In it Maxwell .ind yon
will buy one, If yon want All unto.
Ll blsuks 101 Ml At tit Mall
Trlbuut oMc, If
lit the mind of the nverngo citiren
tlm movement for municipal tofoim
in Ahum Sen it eoiifneil to charter te
ition. While thai i of piimo im
portance and in moxt oiti" a eon
oiiininnlion it,i'ottnnly precedent to
n iciil and permanent inform, there
are collateral moicmt'tiN which,
while not t'-oulinl piut of tin' char
lor ivwnm (eoniuiHMnn govern
ment) movement, me nlmtwt as im
poiliuit. Thov have been introduced
in muiio cities when the I'oiiuuit'.inii
iiiouuiioiit has not ot taken toot.
but in the main thov accompany it.
Of tlit'M' one of the mi"! itnpoitiiiil
is commonly referred to n the "ef
ficiency nioietiieiit.'' .
(May 1 digress long enough to re
mind the rentier thill the term "coin
inioMon government," a- I iim' it, anil
as il i generally used, includes the
city manager plan; for in icalily the
city manager plan is simply an im
proved fcatnit' milled to the original
ctunmisoioii form).
Oct Tilings Done
The efficioiicv movement lias ml-
dressed itself to biingiiig city busi
ut'ss methods up to the level of the
best private business methods, cluri-
f.ving city finances, establishing no
curate records of nil transactions,
eliminating waste, chocking opportu
nities for dishonesty ami, above all
else, providing thorough publicity.
It also niiiiM to remove citv gov
ernment from any position of isola
tion ninl to make it the customary
and accepted agency for "getting
things done." Doing things effic
iently moans doing them thoroughly.
Ignoring some of the fundamental
and intimate problems of city life,
constantly pressing for solution, does
not in the long rim make for econ
omy nor n M'minncut eolation.
Wages, poverty, destitution, iincm
plovmcnl, food supply, fuel supply,
nro terms which used to be foreign
to the vocabulary of n city govern
ment, but happily no longer. At Inst
it is realized that community welfare
is made up of the vrolfnrc of the in
dividuals.
City Ilurrati
Public-spirited citizens of Xew
York during tho six years between
11)00 and 1012 contributed upwards
of $,"00,0u0 to enable, the bureau of
municipal research of that citv to
employ experts to cooH'rnte in put
ting New York's city business on an
efficiency basis. Similar agencies in
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Hobokcn mid cNrwhere have during
the same time received .'.100.000 from
citizens for like work. Milwaukee
and Koston have established official
bureaus of efficiency. The president
of the United States has organized
an official commission on cconoinv
and efficiency; nil necking to apply
the efficiency movement to govern
mental problems.
Commission governed cities would
not be consistent without the effic
iency program. Centralization of re
sponsibility ami authority is a car
dinal principle in commission govern
ment. Nothing would violate Ibis
principle more than the distribution
into parallel channels, among several
employes, of a given technical func
tion. Good Charter Xcceswrjr
The efficiency movement considers
the new charter (if it be n good one)
as contributing the efficient machine.
Kfficient bcenusu it makes officials
responsive to ibo jM-ople's will; effic
ient because it enables those clothed
with responsibility to know exactly
what they are expected to do, and the
people io know whether they are do
ing it; efficient because it is easy to
olact! both credit and blame; effic
ient becuusit it rmiscs public interest
in community affairs.
Charter revision usually stops with
the establishment of niicb u machine
designed for efficient woik. It
should not slop there. It should
contain provisions that make obliga
tory tho introduction of certain meth
ods providing for tho efficient man
ning and running of that machine.
True, if people do not elect honest
and capable men, no kind of a char
ter can make a good city administra
tion, but it can help mightily both bv
piovitling methoilH that contribute lo
efficiency ami by setting up alarm
signals wherebv the citicns gcucrnllv
can know bow the machine is running
and where it metis adjusting,
llfflcient Organization
Thcio must ho an efficient oiguu
izatiou. That folloivs close after the
efficient chillier. An efficient or.
gnnizntioii places tlm right men in
the tight places, ai ranges woik in
proper chiHuificalioji; makes clcai
individual responsibility and liuks;
brings dolaojiod buioaiis for auditing,
olo., together under olio, coiittol,
Kffioieiii'y of personnel is impor
tant in oilier words, a specially
trained, skillfully diieotod and per
uiuiioully ouiplovoil ooips of citv
wotkers lo mutt the oigiiuiratioii mid
to devise, unpen ! and nc methods
that will give a hioiul, efficient pio-
grnui of net-lice to the o'iiizoiih of
the city.
Accounts, ltcNirts
Accounting ami repotting methods
are of fn-t impoi lance. Thov must
be complete; they miis bo svslom.
atic; they must he on a plan tank
ing them easily understood, for tho
citizen iiuis judge ntlicial hv results
mid ho cannot judge them without
a full understanding of tho facts.
The alert citizen wants to know
whether a service is well done and
what it costs.
Iluilgct, I'lirvliuNliig Agent
Iliidgft-mnkiug hhould bo pioiidcd.
Officers can hung themselves mid
the Hoplt into close teliilious by
calling in general mlvico nml help in
the making of a budget and then con
fining themselves strictlv to it. Its
great benefit is o piovitlo for a gen
eral, well coiisideicil, well biilmiceil
plan of notion. It minimizes log
lolling mid ttadiug.
Thcie should be a busiuoss-liko cen
tral purchasing agency to buy all
supplies rcipiireil by the city govern
ment, nt tho lowest price vonilih'
considering the ipuility mid grade of
the supplies rcipiireil. Also proper
storago regulations, rurllicrmorf,
every officer should maintain an ac
curate list of nil city properly in his
cure, mnl the disHisiloii of each
item of the sumo.
Publicity
Tho efficiency movement rcoiiircs
ample publicity. Nothing less can bo
made to do. The publication of the
tacts, in an easily understood man
ner, is the surest way to enable citi
zon to keep close control over pub
lic nl fairs. Records must he kept in
n manner designed for a prompt
transfer of the same, at any time, to
reports that arc self-explanatory.
It often happens that the mot
costly inefficiency U not cxtrnvn
giince or waste in doing work, hut
failure to so plan the work that it
will properly meet tho coiiiuiiinitv's
needs. If city affairs arc misdi
rected it is poor satisfaction to the
taxpavcr to know that each cmplo.vc
is giving a full days work, that sup
plies nrc purchased at n reasonable
price and Hint there is no graft.
One of tho greatest causes of
waste and inefficiency is the lack of
far-sighted plans for the citj'n
growth. Lack of city planning or
poor planning arc Voiling Amcricaii
cities much more in the long run than
graft and oorly qualified officials,
dcrmon cities are setting us a won
derful example in that regard.
A charter should not be burdened
with tho details of these efficiency
requirements. They are usually loft
to an administrative code, Itnt the
charter should provide that such a
codu must bo adopted, and should
nH!eify some of the salient require
ments for efficiency which such code
should contain.
This is the Plade
To liavo your work done by .
concern that has a payroll
and supports your city. We
no work as cheap as it is pos
sible for first-class work. It
is the know-how that en
ables us to exccll all others.
All work called for and de
livered.
GM0?
WESTON'S
CAMERA SHOP
Recently remodeled and enlarged,
added new cameras and apparatus
and Is now strictly up-to-date lu
evory way.
Coinmerlcal Work of all Klwh
John A. Perl
UNDERTAXKl
Lady Assistant
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pictures, legal documents, etc. Rro
mlde enlarging, any site, and kuduk
finishing of every kind,
Professional and sinntuer photo
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ajrientl lo thousands the world over.
"What any other car will do the Ford
will do and more at a fraction of
the cost. Huv totlav.
fror Is tho prlro of tlm I'ord runabout; tho
touring car Is IHIIi f. o. b. Medford, complete
with equipment, (let catalog and particulars
from
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