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)t'ii..XU-lcVJi.t.:....i.,.',.Jtaa,.li;-. , ..i,,.. .-.. "Ai Iff f V s v 0 U -i 4 v ii S ' wf tfajfoufc MKDlftkri MAITJ TfeuM MHDtfORh, MlMON. MIDDAY, MAY 18, toV. t V NM, I f ra rr -ft. k MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Lwrjj'aaaLaJLi'm.j.' : -iat iN INOMPKNDKNT NKWSrAI'KIl BMttHKM , KVKIIT AVTKHNOON rxckpt bunpat nr TUB i MKDKOIIU 1'HINTINO CO. , Tlis Democratic Tlrnps, Ths Mcdtord Kail, Tho Medford Tribune, Tho South rn Ori'Konlnn. Th Ashland Tribune Offleo Mall Trlbunn lltilldlnp. :s-37-2t North Kir street! telephone "&. OfNcbil Pnntr or tho City of Msdford. Officii! I'npcr of Jackson County. Kntercil in st-colnl-dnss matter nt Hertford. Oreson, under ths act of March 1, 1ST. BUB80RIPTX0K XATE On rear, by mall..,. Ona month, by mall .15.00 .to t'er month, delivered toy carrier tn Aieiimrii. jscKsonvmo una cen tral l'olul. .,,.-. i Rmiinl.iv only, by mall, per year 100 Weekly, per year 1.50 l'Hll reused Wlro Associated Pros THE NEW AMERICAN CITY A ItcMiino of the ltcrrnt Movement tit Municipal Politics and thb Salient Features of Civic Itcforni. Hy Hcnj. C. Sheldon. Secretary Moil ford Charter Commission. IX. MODKUX K1.KCTIOX MKTUODS. o Willi Medford Stop-OTer O'GARA EXPLAINS LETTER TO MADDEN Sail Lake Oily, Ulnli, Mny 1 I. To (lie Kditer: In the Mny 11th issue of the Medford Mnil Tribune I note (lint .Mr. Madden in hU Mutciucut brings my nniue into an tnifortunnte etmtrovorpy octuccn himself nnd the county court. If Mr. Mnddcn will lake the lime to read mv letter over Strain lie uill note Hint 1 made no complaint to the blight eonimittec re jrardinj; the cxciikcs of the Fniit iu sjH'ctors. This lettcrSvlpch Mr. Mad den mentions vvns nddirct-cd to him as chainnnn of the blight eonimittec, nnil wan written beean-e other busi ness reentcd my nttendinc; n nicot ine; of this commiltee. The letter did not air my cionnl views of the situ ntion, but Dinted Hint .cvernl orehnrd- ists had come to my office with pom plaints ax to the method of paving in Hpcetors expen-e.-. I enclosed with the letter a marked copy of the horti cultural laws of the state, Ibis copy hiivinjr been cent to me with com ments. In the letter whirh I wrote the blight committee I tinted that the moit important lliinj; at thai lime wu the eradication of blisht and Ihnt if there vvbk any question as- to the in-r-pefltots' eiiVenes bein? illegally paM, it would be better to have them (Hie iiisHutor) make an iiemircil monthly e.H'iie uccoiint so that no one could fclop the work of inspection. The whole meat of my letter that 1 was more concerned with the eradication of. Might than with the method of eotnjK,iHntiii the inee lors. I can furnish n copy of the let ter which I wrote the blight commit tee in caic the original has hem tnU plaeed. Very truly, 1. J. OUUIA. E rOHTLAXI), Jfti.v 38. HcecipU for the week Jutve been cattle, 111)7; calves, bU; hogs, Mid; sheep, (il P. . Cattle tcccipU less than lor Mime pel tod a week ago, bulk arriving the firnt half of this week. Kxireme top on best hay fed light xlccrs T.7.-, bulk helling $7.:i.'i to .fT.OO, One car of (.elect corn fed mtuff brought 48.'J5. Choice cow mid beef bulls steady to Jiim. Very little butcher htoek offer- Htviue liquidation below normal for the M'teii day jmtunI. Ilojr juices le to liOe lower on the week. Tops a.;iu to $8. 1(1. A big run of mutton and Iambs Ibis week, fiom a 101)0 to 150(1 more Ihau the period a week ago. Only u fair demand for mutton ruled the ses sion. HwcH niul lu'thciw '2,"e lower, Lamb fairly steady on ibe most e Mrnhlu grtides. Ver. little spring stuff tifforiiii;. The following ipiota tions hliojv Hie tieml ot liu market. Uest yearling w'tliei. W.00 Ju ;jv.-". lbist old welhtiu fl.75 to .'f.'j.OO. Host evci. 1.00 to .? J.2.". Ilest calling lambs -W.00 to ifO.'J.!. Spring liiinbn f7.00 ti) .f7.'J.-. TWO HIGH CLASS ACTS AT THE ISIS THEATRE m Kjiitii si'li'i", elxier daiieing lftll, niul lljidil mill Jn in, played rtll'lly business Jist ululil, TIjm kk Ht-ii libit niv ylHivp lic nH'ingii iohi n siw hi im'unit mnfifn. i Ttmiajk bey wfll ghe n coiiiplele i'lutHM iff m'tt. 't'bH J tli')r vh 'm4'ttU Mil) jski' oi I1I.0 if imf wi mty imUt Voting Is Hie ImkIs of a ilemocrucy. Lot tliu Ostein, whereby the people express their will, la deroelUa or nits ntljiiRtcd noil 111 reutts nro felt tbrougluiut tlm whole machinery or government. Tliero Is not n con scientious student ot economics In this country or any enlightened na tion, who has not conic to reallie, niul nioft of them have publicly stat- SOled. Ihnt tho mnthnila at otitic ueetl some ndjiistinenl. 1 have In mind a certain ward el ection In Minneapolis. There wen? three Ucmocratle enmUdates. The successful ono reeohed about Itio votes In tluv primaries. Of the six Kepubltcan caiulblatcs. the nominee received nhoul "50 votes In the pri maries. There was a total of mer 3.000 votes. At the election the bit terness nnuirctl In the Ilcnubltcnn primaries, canted a bolt to tho Demo cratic nominee and ho was elected by about 40 votes. Yet I am positive- tho man elided to represent these 3000 voters In the city council was not the first choice ot more than ISO ot them. The last governor ot Massachsetls was elected by about 3S per cent of the total vote and It Is practical! certain mat the remaining Q'2 per cent prcrerred any one of Iho other candidates lo tho successful one. The major of Salem, Mass., was elected by 2t per cent ot tho vote. And theso examples arc no at all out or tho ordinary but the rule. A Tjplcnl Ktectloii Supposing there is an election to select five members or a representa tive body, with ten candidates. White, ono of tho candidates. Is popular anil receives halt the total vote. Oreen Is also popular and receives a fourth. The remaining- fourth of the votes aro scattered among tno other eight candidates, each having from an eighth to a hundredth or .tho total vote Then White would bo the rep resentative of one half tho people. Green would represent ono fourth, and tho other three members elected, would on an average, represent less than a tenth of tho people. This Is a typical case under the present sys tem and even a casual consideration of the situation shows that tho body so elected, would not bo representa tives, cither In theory or practice. The rrcfiTciitlul I la I lot A study of tho old system showed tho real trouble to be that neither, at the party primary nor nt Hie regu lar election, could tho voter more than partially express bis wishes; and that tho real remedy was a system that allowed tho Individual to record his will so fully, that It would be effective In tho court, no matter how the voters, taken as a whole, group ed themselves. This gavo rlso to the so-called Preferential ballot, which Is being adopted In city after city. o cr tho country. Many city chart ers recently adopted witnout tho pro lslon nro bclug amended to Include It. The principle might bo Illustrated thus; If a housowlfo In tho country should send a note to her city grocer, ordering "n peclc of Karly Hose po tatoes" It Is Quito likely the delivery- man would como round 'with tho re port "all out" and no potatoes, ltut if tho nolo read, "a jn-'ck or potatoes, Knrly Hoso If you bavo thorn, or Karly Ohio or Ilurtinnk, with prefcr euto as named," sho would bo certain of getting a peck of potatoes and tho kind she preferred, so far as th.o grocer could rurnlsh them. Ho In an election; It thcro.be, for Instance ten candidates and you vote for candi date A., and ho Is so popular that ho gets many mora votes than Is neces sary for election, your voto Is really wasted, becauso Tt was not needed, and If he gets so few he Is not uloc ted, your oto Is wasted, because It did not help to elect anone. lint U you can voto under a system that, will let you say on tho ballot, ''l prefer A.; next to hlpi, C ; my third choice Ih II.; my fourth Is J.," und tho system of counting Is correct. It, Is an absolute certainty that yolir vote will count In tho ebctlon of tome one man, and that mun will l,o tho hlglest en your list or preferen ces, who needs It to bo elected, f)' this plan, no oto Is wasted, provid ing the voter expresses on his ballot his full choice as among tho cundl dates. Tno Kinds of Voting It must 14 kopt clearly In mind, that voters aro culled upon to do two quite different things nt tho polls. unii is 10 fitooso' net ween two or mom men, that one who shull bo an administrative officer; the other Is to select representatives to a dellb urullw; and legUlutlve body. In tho first the citizen Is uillml upon lo tiinkti derision; In the serum), to Milort a rHrfheiiiulYi. Manifestly, u ror rod system of voting wdiiiij lio one tlmt allowed tho vnlcr lo muko u r en I derision in tho first Iiimiiiico, and to M't u lex I rprsi;iitutlv(i u Hit tond Tim i'lDffrnDtlMl m. lot Is cffftilhit in HHiir iiim lo koi Hie fl Mill Of Hit Hdor lUlt III counting the ballots, tho system should he ad.tpted to the question, "Is the voter making a decision among candidates for an ndmlnls truth e office, or Is he selecting his representative In a legislative body" Kvcry consideration points unerring ly to this rule; If they nro select ing an administrative officer, the real preference of a majority of tho vot ers should determine, and the pre ferential ballot, which makes every vote count, serves the purpose per fectly. Hut If tho voters aro select ing their rcprcscntatlcs, It Is cte.ir that if there are to be seven In the body, ono-soventh of the voters who nro n unit In wanting onn null the same man should have that man. and so with each ono-scicnth of the voters, so that tho members or the body will each represent one-seventh of the people. This calls for an ad ded feature to the preferential ballot which has become known amoiiK students and writers on tho subject as "proportional representation," DctaIN Differ So In the election of members of a representative body, tho preferen tial ballot with proportional re pre sentntlon offers as nearly an Ideal, Just and scientific system as has yet been devised. Doth tho preferential ballot plan and the proiorlionnl representation feature hao been wonted out with differences us to details. Limits or space forbid moro than n mention ot some of those. Of the preferen tial ballot plans, tho Xansou, Ware nnd Uucklln aro each In successful use, each has Its devotees and each to a more or less degree, accomplish es the reforms Intended. Of the systems for obtaining proKrtloual representation, the proxy plan, tho list, tho schedules and the Hare are all In ino and diner from each other only In details, though tt seems to bo the general opinion among student-writers that tho last named, comes nearer being absolutely scien tific and Just. It h also agreed that ward lines should be abolished and city elections should bo non-partisan. Aihaiitagrs of .New linn Let ns consider somo of tho ad vantages of this new plan over the old plan. 1. Only ono election Is necessary The voters do at one preferential primary election, all that had been done at a primary and general elec tion combined, lind do It better; a saving In inonoy, time, business dis turbance and "wearing out tho vot ers Interest In public affairs." 2. Preferential voting tends to eliminate personalities from cam paigns becauso candidates must avoid needless offenso to tho followers of his opponents, since he may need their second choice votes. 3. To elect n councllmun corrupt ly under the old plan, It was neces sary to corrupt ouly a few votes In a close ward. To elect one corrupt ly tinder tho now, It would bo neces sary to corrupt us many votes as tho average ward contains. . Kxporlenccd poiltlcnus enn, by pitting faction agulnst faction In ward elections, und swing the kuiuII voto necessary to carry a narrow balnnco of isjwer, control several wards and the city council. Such a thing Is impobslblo under the new plan and In Its several years of actuul uso has never happohed, In fact tho Impos sibility of such n thing Is so patent It has never been uttomptod. Continuity of 1'oliry C. With tho old ward system, It frequently happens that tho Hrsoital and political complexion of tbu coun cil Is changed by nwlnglng tho votes of a few electors In a fow close wardu, thus brdiKln a complete change In tho city's working forco and probab ly a change In administrative policy, without any real chuiiko In tho atti tude of tho people toward tho city government. Under tho now Iiiii tho complexion of the council chang es, only so fust as the opinions of 'tho community change, or u innmbor of tho xiomiLil proves ,pcrHoiiully tin satisfactory. It makes pbsslhlo, therefore, Hiat continuity of policy, which Is neccssury for -onMntcnl and' orderly progress. G. Political apathy Is tlio result ot tho ward )8tcin, unless tho ward happens to 'jo very cldso, The mem ber of the party lurfloly In tho major ity does not toto becauso he does not consider bis voto necessary to carry the election and the member of tho minority party docs not vole bficniisu he thinks It of no uso, The remedy is iho Introduction of it system Hint will let every voto rount and toward Hie nmliit up of tho Council, It Is contended for the ward y tfd, that u tititiiln dUtrbt (ught fo ImtM rf'pri'MJiiliillon. And I lie iiiwer, losiiul mid ins), Is Hint uinli-r tho (iloporllnliiil systmil. (be vnni. u liny district mu J.tmt tliut by simply Wil ing (or ono of lliidr miKliburs In olher word. Ibe jmojilo cftn biivp lit lby wiin um Hudr ( will bnuiiiiilivl rilH'i ljiiliuDjb) Winn Hit in lo In; liulfinl ;f bciiiy uVUmi to pick between two or three men selected by someone else. S)stem In Ktieres,rul IVo The new plan has proen n prnetlc nt success in some of the provinces of Australia nnd South Africa. (It Will bo remembered that we brought Our present ballot sstem from Austral- la) II bus boon adopted by Uie powerful Proportional ltopyesenth Hon Society ot Ureal llrltalu, which has held three largo Illustrative elec tions to proxo tho practicability of the system. In these tnieo elections ballots by the thoiisunds Were coitiited til n slnglo evening and tho" results published In the next morlngs papers. The Hrlttsh parliament has adopted the system tor tho proposed parlia ment of Ireland. It Is In successful use for electing tho piirllnmotitA. of llelglum, Sweden, Denmaik lup'per bouse), I'lnlauiK Japan, some hf (Id ols In SwiticrlKud nnd municipal elec tion In Denmark. Sultierlaud and Harvnrla'. It' Is a chlet Isii3 th French politics n bl I tor Its uc, hav ing already jnss'ed the Chamber ot Deputies. It was tho llaro sstcm of which John Stuart Mils, one ot tho great est polltlcnbcconouil'its the world htm seen, wrote In his "Itoprcsontatlvo Hoi eminent" when he said, "It In spires me with new nnd more salt KUlne hopes respecting tho future or hunan socluty." i - ' The Zapatistas and What They Stand Foi; (Pi om the Haeriimeiitu llco,) in Mexiito there me two fonniditblii fneliniis in rebellion against tbu ile fneto government headed by (leneiul Itueitri, niimii eluim to tho pii'M ilcuoy ts disputed. In lu lilUllit'tu shift's tho etiiisfU Ititloiutlists under OcltrtnJs Cau-iiiixii und Villa Inivo lii'en highly miccesM'iii Und bavo taken n tiiimbei' of cities. This is the faction Hint bus roeetied most attention In this country. ibil ill the fioiilllrtu stales of Mex ico tliu rebels hi'iulcd by Zn'(!ilu ulso hiixe made great hendwuy, niul lliese Zupatisius me Mild to be fur more numerous lluui the t'onstitutinnuUsts. Zilpntu bus tiituouitccd his- readiness lo make mi immediate ullnok upon the City or Mexico. The Zuimtistns are Hie itartv- of jthe peons or immisuiiIiv of .Mexico, I '- P? T1.1 '" tt- mid their ebief nltii is to biiug about allotment nnd dlstiibutiuu of Inuds In thu liooi'. 1 AH hludeills ot Mexico ngiee thnfi lniiillonlism mill viemus laud lms art the Itieiit mlise of the poiuiliy, mill lliul Ibn lot of the icous is piti able In the extreme1. They have been lobbed or bullions of neivs thoybut'O held in pbiniuitully owilersblp, w'hile, bit Hie oilier bnud. 'vast cMtilcs'lu bind itu? hHd bv tiult- dilal Inmtloids who exenpo taxation bepuuso their lands mo tmlttviitioii, not under The ZftpuHstus niul 'the t'b'iliMltu tlonulils, hhwever, ifhi hostile t'nc tiups, mid il violcnl elusli" hid ween then) for control of urfnirs illl be ul- "mosl lueiliihli whMi the lluerla miv eriuuent is overthrown, which Is u matter. of lime only. U-'- ttr-rTtr1-'- Off SULPHUR FOR POWDERY SB Apples as a Cure for Consumption THOMi t.'ODHlNH HACK l!AT, Ytm ilnii'l heitr rroiu tlitint ps oftoti now, Ymt eneb bavo now (tleiida nlld IntbroMH, Hut utter sld blnud Is thicker tbnii water hud yuiir pic ture nnd idrtlires ot tho other mom hers of )our fiiinlly would bo fondly wolrinund by tliom, Hel(or arrange today, for iOpIiMM. THE SWEM STUDIO Portrait Phologiaphnrs UUU Went Main Hired, Medfoid, Ore. , i , , '...if. Dry Cleaning Department Of SUNRISE LAUNDRY Fur Steniii and Dry denning anil All Kinds of lijn Work WASHINOTOX, i. ('.. May 18. On account of the possibility of in fection with siwder rnb, th U.. ,S. departtuent of ngrieiiltiireis now ree ommeudiiig' nil potato growers to treat their eei potatoes with sul phur. This is liiude exsdicut by the fact that infected seed polaHies have been shipped out of Maine where Hiwdery scab now exists. Re cent tests justify the department's scientists in recomniendinu n thor ough ilutin with flowers of sul phur lifter the potatoes have been cut, as n precaution nguint the dis- ease, nut me treatment is hy no 'melius intended to take Hie pluee,of rormulilebyde us n general disinfect nut. The department itdxixcr. Hie two of both fonrijrfdelixile und sul- puur. Before eiitliug, Hie polutncs should be soaked for two hours in u solu tion of one pint of ionualdyhide to thirty gallons of water. They should then be allowed to drv ipiickly eith er in Hie open or while spread out on u elan Hour. Ibis is known to be effective uagnist common senb mid black leg. ami should therefore be employed m all eases. Whether be effective nyioust riiHiinoit seal dery senb is doubtful mil' for Ibis reason the use of sulphur is strong ly advised in addition. The pota toes should be cut first mid then duited thoroughly with Bowers of sulphur. A general u-o of this Ireat ment is ndvb.fi for .Mnlne. THAT TIRED FEELING Suggests (I'mudiiioHier's Iteiuiily It's true, the season Is hero with Its sudden changes, and tho old Idea that wo need a blood medicine Is not without reason. Too much heavy food has caused a torpid liver, slug gish blood, and a weak, tired out feeling. Sulphur, cream of tartar and mo lasses was grandmother's romedy but that has long ago been displaced by Vlnol. a combination of tho two luost world famed tonics, namely, tho ined clnnj curatho elements or tho cod's liver, without oil, and Irort for tho blood. , Vlnol builds ou up, makes you oat moro and digest hotter, inakos your blood rich and puro puts healthy color In jour ehooks, N. 0. Cllft of Opeliku, Ala., sas "Last spring J was all run-down, no strength, no niictltu. I took Vlnol and was greatly bciiofltud by Its use, as I soon felt Mroug and woll as dvor." Wo guarantee Vlnol to satisfy you and refipld your money If t does not. Medford Pharmacy, Medford, Oro. P, S, For t hlblron's eczema Buxo Salvo Is guurantf-od truly wonderful. The following- lellor wns received! by .President Peniiiiigtou of the Inter national Apple Shippers' Association ns an incident of the publicity cam paign in connection With national tin. . t . .... ..... ... . ,pie miy. "tno rpy" .ns iiiat no in leriiatiouiil apple shipjier Is to coll sidcr this as mi argument in fnvor of the unrest mined consumption of bard cider. x.i)U mny breathe the gas but beware Hie substance. Omaha, Neb., October "J."., IHHI. It. II. IVnniiigton, F.iausvjlle, hid., Hear Sir; Your very interesting let- ter of October 10th ut baud mid not ed mid in reply will say that I am pleased to think von are interested in the apple mid humanity in general. I have been experimenting with the apple or the jiilco of the apple for 'three years. This is my formula for making the preparation, for to ndiultiister lo Ibe patient win) has lung treuble: (Irind your tipples ns though milking cider, pore nil the cidor Into it large vat with n light cover tin hud u smilll opening in tni), ul Ibe cud of the second day it gass will nrise which is very strong mid very eiiclroting, this gas will continue o rise until the fifth day, when lite elder man can have the eider, und I have Hie gs concealed in n lnr'c iron tank, then we have it num ber of tubes running from the tank with cut of'stops on when wu wuut to treat n patient, we open one of these tubes' mid Hie patient inhale Hie gas for three to five minutes and titmice his luilgs begins to clear up, mul in thirty tosutv days the patient is well, if a mild case n shorter. Iime,i re Ured. ' . 4 , . t I lutvti not got the money to go ahead with this mutter, or I would gladly spend it lor the bchiiit of suf fering Immunity. II opt I have made this tlaiu to you. mid hope .ton will become Interested in this new phase of use for Hie ap ple. Let nil' hero from von what vou tiling of the proposition it ts given Tree to Hie wiuld, if the world is rend to except natural mid health restoring proposition, Thu serums mid turtle soup have failed, but the apple never, Yours sincerely, lilt. T. v.. MAUAItltlXL ! 4i Sul (Jont Skirt Overcoat Waist .si.. I " n iMtttM 0 loves, kbi (Moves, loiig ... , ...,......... .,,... ...,M, l.tioir Cleaned and Pressed II. Ill up ..... .75 up ,50 up 1.0Q up .50 up ,75 up .to . ,20 tiVnls Cleaned mid Pressed 11.25 ill" . Suit ('oat .. VCM SJl TrouserH 50 Overcoat 1. 00 Italncoat , 75 (lout's Knit Presiod Weekly, f l.&o per Month. Kpoiised and Pressed 50a up 35o up 25o up 50a up 25c up 50c up Spungod and Pressed 50a 25o 10c 25c 50a John A. Perl UNDERTAKER " Lady Assistant SA H. IIAUTLKTf 1'Iiobm M. 47 n 47-JS AnibuIasM Service Ilaputy CorOMr The ten days arc ui. Spray the return Hjiray. J")on't ric hly, if yon don't want , oriny fruit Orchard .Care Company Phono 773 ii ! 1 t , ft DOES K -r- ISIS THEATRE Vaudeville Siniilny anil Moadsy J IUkIi (1s Ads -J ' ' LA FARRA SISTERS uivruntluiial Daitiing OlrTu BtTDD & IRVING. , Hinging and Datiiiuir (.'onlmllnni Four Reels High Glass Photo Plays ADMISSION 10.1.1 t'KNTH 5 Days and Nights 5 Carnival and Street Pair MEDFORD MAY 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 MAY All AtlrnoliotiH KtirniHlicd hytho POLLOW AMUSEMENT COMPANY Ten Ui Shows. li'mir Ivirijiijr Devices. 1'Veo AcIh. J'VrrJH Wheel. jMoiTy-(irltoiiil. ,'Ioy AVIiucl. Somethint,' J)oinir Every Minute. CONP1CTTL BATTL10 Jfotel Mcriforri Lot Florida EAST COAST The jaiiri of hii unit ino and three crops a year, if inter tclcd, idlr'Kn h t t a .- 4 - ! I P. B. Alnlihir, Florida KoiirypiiMln Hih Mohih HlviT Vllliy Your Auto Attention? Pijerson Fuller & Tarbei l'lioilM)U(l 'JH Norlli j'Yont HI reel ST A R THEATRE TODAY 's (.. i !? r .i i . Putting One Over Fourth of the "Dolly of Tho Dallioa" miricB featuring Mary Fuller .'' ' The Salvation of Nance O'Shangnessy A Hlorvof Hiihnierged Hneiely , ,An extraordinar, photoplay Millions for Defense " Vllaraph fiui-iuily , WINKLEY k mMtlMM MiihIk ALWAYd 10 0KMT I'S i f