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,r PXDSrfUUH ,wr MEDFORD MXTD TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORTCCION, SATURDAY, MAY 2fl, 1!1 ? I. u. IM ti'r f f,ll I'fi. u i 4- rt . 41 Pi fl MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE AN INUKPENDRNT NBWRPAl'RR rUUMKHKI) KVKHT A1TKKNOON KXCl'.PT BUNDAT 11Y T1U0 MRDrOUD I'lllNTlNQ CO. The Democratic! Tlrnn, Th MrJford Mall. Tim McJford Tribune. Thn South, trn Orc-Ronlnn. The Aihlami Tritium. urneo Jinn Triounc nuiiuinc, zd-ii-j North Fir street; telephone is. Official I'Apor of the Cltr of Mtdford. Official l'spcr of Jackson County, Entered an scconil-clsss matter at Mcilford, Oregon, under the act of March J, Wl. BUDBCRtTTIOlt KATri Ona rear, by mall...... , 18.00 Ons month, by mall . , .50 Vtr month, delivered iy carrier In mcmuom, Jacksonville ana (.en tral Coin Int to Raluntay only, by mall, per year S 00 Weekly, per year I.J0 l'ull Icn.ctl Wlro Asvorbued lrcs 1WOBH CIRCULATION. Dally averaco for W munlhs ending Decemixr si, i'J. zv Wltli Mcdfoni Stop-OTer AI $33 PER ION (flnmls Pn-. Courier.) The city eonucil, in sesion lnt nielli, ordered the .Irnwlnir of a war ', nml for $oU00 to sen e ns fitt pay- GRANTS PASS BUYS STEELFORRAILROAD i mrtit on tho iuivhnio of rail for i the municipal railwny from thU eitj J to Widen ille, other warrants to be n drawn ns they were needed to eom- , plctc payment for tho steel. Dr. Keddy lir.il wired from San Fran cisco stating tliat Tie could make tin advantageous purchase of the steel if cash xva.H available, nd the public utilities cotnniiion bnd approved the action. Keddy wired thnf he had an option on ten mile1 of fifty-si.x-nound hteel at $3:1 f. o. b. Orantn l'n-, nnd it was to take up Ibis op tion that the council authorized the drawing of tho warrant as the in itinl pa.vmcnt. , Payment on Ilontl Coining That there will be no delay in the receipt of enIi from Kceler Jlro the bond purchasers, to earn.- on the work of completion of the road, vac evidenced bv n wire received yctcr day by Mayor MeKinotry, from the firm in Denver. The Kcclcr snid that $S1,000 were beinjr forwarded, thin beinjr in accord with tho con tract of purt'hnc, bv which tbcv were to pay $1000 cn-b and .?S0,000 the fitt nlonth nnd $-10,000 monthly till the entire bond i-Mie was taken up. The money now being nent in eludes the cash payment and the fjit installment of $80,01)0. A pay- ment of $10,000 wu advanced some days ago, no that the buyers nre ahead of the payments us provided in the contract. I'mrliuMs (iiiMiIlne Cur A bill for $:100 for a gasoline car with baggage trailer was presented to the council, the purchase of thi ciiiijiinent having been authorized by the utilities oommiixion from Med ford purtics. The bill will go back to the comminsiou for audit. The car is second hand, Inning been ncd on the .Meilford-l'iii'le I'oiul line dur ing thelperiod of con-tnu-tion of the road. It is said that the car will have capacity for sixteen or eighteen passenger when it proper body ii built on it, which the innvor fiiget ed could be well done by Councilman Caldwell. The car will first be lined in eotiMriH'tioii work. V .Mcilfoiil dclcunics to Hie grand lodgi emaiupuifiit ot I. ().(). '., held ut .McMinuxille tin- ucel,, luixc re turned, cntliiiMiiblh' over the tieat incut rcceiid. AH report Iiuvin: been well eulcrtaiuid and having hud u linu time. lhoe who weie delo gates were; Cluorgo Howard, Kail (laddU and J. L, Dummur Iroiu Mod fold lodge. No. 8.1; .M". U. Meadow , fiom Itogiid Itier Kucaiupment No. Ill), lliu firt dclegati) over nt li tlti lodge to a giaud lode. The local lodge of Kihcluilih w-a ii'iii'-ciit(til by Mrs. (Koiv Unwind, Mi- I.. 0. Hownnl and ,Mi. .Nuliio Win. NEBRASKA EDITOR SEEKS NOMINATION AS GOVERNOR JIIJ.'MONT, Neb., Mnv '. W i, Jlaiiiiniiiiil, editor of tin FmoiiomI Tiiliuiu', loiliiy ciiliiii'd llic ram iot I hp icpiibllcaii iioinliiiilli'ii toy gm- Cllllir Of 'l'bnia)M lilt lll) (divi- all) n'liittl a (-ullfi lor f iiiU'MmI JiH'HIM' ItH Nilna ka THE NEW AMERICAN CITY A ltcuinef tlio ltcccnt Movement tit .Municipal Politics nml tho Salient Features of Civic Hcform. Ilr llenj. 0 Sheldon, Secretary Mcdford Charter Commission. X. C1TV lMhNMN(i There are two features ot the mu nlclpal reform mmcmctU to which wish to call attention In tilts paper, Tliey refer to the more esthetic ac tivities of cAle. .Student usually nolo them with tho trnis, "city lihiunlnu" and the "welfare move ment." City rianuiiig It would be Impossible to estimate tho amount of wealth thrown away. h) American cities, because- they h:io been allowed to glow without recant to a systematic plan for that growth. Paris under louls Nnpole on spent J26S.000.000 In rcctlflng only n p.trt of her mistakes. Chica go has entered upon n plan nt an estimate, cost of J 1 ".0.000.000 con sidered to remedy less than one-tenth of hor misdirected growth. Her eolossnl undertaking Is only u sam ple. Nearly one hundred American cities nro now engaged In such pro jects. Cleveland Is engaged In con structing a slnjEtc section of a "city plan" on her lako front, at a cost of 1,000,000V Philadelphia, Haiti more, Uutfalo, ltochester. Hartford Minneapolis nnd Los Angeles have nwakened to the Importance of tho Idea and have Kone about putting It Into effect rlKht end first, by having exhaustive surveys made by expert municipal architects nnd en gineers. I havo scon tho plans made under these, surveys for Chicago, Minneapolis and Cleveland. Tho? arc striking commentaries on the waste nnd loss due to shortstRhtcd- ncss In city building. Mctlfonl There Is no city so small that It can afford to neglect this Important subject. The greater the future growth of the city, tho more Import ant that tho plans should he made early. Take our own city as nn ex ample. The central business portion between Dear creek and Oakdale ave., was platted on a plan of parallelling the railroad. In extending the plat- tings this scheme was changed for one to conform with section lines. Kach successive addition platted was without regard to making It con form with the plan of tho contiguous platting. As a result streets do not join; many of them end In "blind" pockets, and largo portions of the outlying sections have only round about communication with tho busi ness section. Our people and com ing generations will be put to dally Inconvenience involving w-asto ot time and money. It would stagger the bebt Informed of us If an expert In transportation costs should estlmato the amount of work and expense was ted annually by tho people of this city, due to misdirected city growth. And some of the most glaring mis takes have been qulto recent. A short tltuo ago, an addition of about id acres was platted adjoining tho city limits on a plan that did not conform In any way to the adjoin ing section of the city. Tho then mayor and the editor of one of our papers protested to tho county court but without success. It will cost, to mako only sewer and wntcr main con nections In that addition, over $25, 000 In excess of what It would cost If properly platted. And that Is u small part of It. That being true, what sum would adequately repre sent tho waste mado throughout tho city ami Its' environs. Verily this suhJcU of city planning is important. KunMNiii Cities Kuropean cities, especially those of Germany, havo hald up beforo us this lesson for many years, but wc huvo been too busy with thoughts of prcse.nl mutters to consider farsight- ed physical building. We have not rcallzad that a city Is n permanent thing nnd that as we build, coming generations will bo holped or hinder ed. We havo failed to control prop erty in tho interest of tho community Tho struggle to wrest from Knglish kings and feudal lords, rights for tho Individuals Implanted In the Knglish common law, then developing, the principles of Individual liberty and tho sanctity of personal property, which havo hud a potent Influence In fastening this misdirected growth ou American cities. The history of tho development of (icrman cities Is different. There In tho old day. tho city wub free; in fact prior to the federation under Dismurck In 1875, they wura as free us Independent na lions. Hamburg, Dromcn and !u beck am still city-states, being com poiicut parts of tho empire us are I'riiKbin, Hiirvurlu und Itadun. Tlmy have about the same status as would tho city of Now York If the territory unmiirlsed within Its city limits was made a slant In our union. It U not easy to put Into effect u piojiirt of city plumilng. ufter the growth of I lie dty bus (ommcuoed uloiig oilier linns Hut somn gener al plan lould bo laid out and fiihiro KjoMli Hindu in tonfoini llivrclo, m at lufui ma ir vioiuiu suili plan Mi-lfMin MoU'iucul Onu Is impHikMMl Willi Dm uli Hide of Iii'niiiiii inns for Hm Hiliitfs AND WKI.KAHH MOVKMKXT wulch wo neglect ns of no public con1 cern. There are provisions for com fort nnd convenience. There Is general beauty and harmony. Ugli ness Is no inoro tolerated, than un sanitary conditions. Manufacturing Is not allowed to prevent clcaullucbS. Ocrmnny Is proving to tho world that a city need not be a black spot lu u national civilization. Housing conditions nro controlled Tho (icrman garden suburb, llko the Knglish garden v Ullage. Is a ruv ela tion to the uverngo American, though the plan Is being copied In n few American localities, (lury, Indiana for Instance. Tho Cartlcn rlty of llcl- lernu Is one of the most successful In the empire. The workmen to o nes about tho city of IXen. where arc located the Iiuiucum Krupp gun works," nro truly wonderful, dreat hospitals, sanatorium .ond convales cent homes iro maintained Kvcrv where Is the spirit of the fatherl.md that holds human life and wellhelug lu high regard. The Krupp compituv describes tho housing plan as one of "enlightened selfishness, serving to attract good workmen nnd foster loyalty." Dresden has Just complet ed a municipal slaughter houso cost ing $1,000,000 and almost as artis tic in architecture and arrangement as a world's fair. American lteglunlng """""" Tho movement is taking root In America. We havo been slow to learn, because busy with other things, but the awakening to our municipal needs that Is installing rlty manager commission charters lu city after city throughout the land is showing tho opportunities for city government to lend in promoting community wel fare. Milwaukee's municipal studies of wages for women, free legal aid, employment agencies, loan sharks, etc.; Kansas City's Hoard of Public Welfare: a similar board at Oram! Ilaplds; Cincinnati's Social Service Commission, tho movement for city markets; the .Mayor of Indlnuapoils selling potntoes at cost; etc., show tho trend of the movement nwa) from the beaten path of traditional city government. Tho new Cleve land charter provides for a depart ment of Welfare with divisions of Health, Chartles and Correction, nnd Public Itccrentlon. Tho Department will conduct Vocational v Onldanco Uuj-cnu, a '"Helping Hand" office for Immigrants, employment bureaus, municipal loan offices. Jais Angeles has provided In her new charter for a Music Commission nnd contemplate the city's giving uttcntlon to such problems us public recreation, sav ings deponltnrlos, loan agencies, fun eral directors, bakeries and distribut ing stations for milk, vegetables and other foods. A ItriMid Movement The welfare movoment Is ns broad almost as thnt of the bottcrmcul of tho human race. A mere Hit of tho subjects embraced within Its scope would bo immense. Hut Its field may be indicated in part, by stating a few of such subjects; (lood schools and public health come first. Com munity hcalthfulncss Includes sani tary Inspection, plumbing Inspection, cleun, well-lighted streets, abundant provisions for fresh air nnd pure- water, controf of contagious, Infec tions and malignant dlsenncs, control of tuberculosis, child hygiene, public school Insjicctlon, ml k and food In spection, fly and rat nuisance, etc Also housing regulations, rent regula tions, vocational education, erpilt ablo adjustment of luxation, recrea Hon provisions, fuel supply, inven tion of dcstltlutlon nnd so on down thajong, Inspiring list. Finis Our revluw of the wldo-snroad movemoiit for municipal reform In American cities c'oses with thin paper. its salient principles have been touched upon. Underlying the wholo movement Is the idea of popul ar control a real trust In tho people embodying alno the necessity of keep. Ing Jhem keenly Interested lu public uffnlrs; the short ballot principle as Hie first requisite In securing popul ar control was explained Tho grow- th of tho commission charter and Its recently adoptod Improvement, the city manager plan, has been outlined Hrlof mention lias been madu of the Impediment plared In tho way of city development nnd tho scloncu of municipal government b limitations In charter drafting; of the lessons to bo learned from Kuropoan cities; of the strong tiend toward n busleriss llko introduction of efficient methods in city affairs; ami tlio prlino noces. slty for eoiiio modification in our election system. This dlHcimMoii bus not uudcrtukmi tq cover tho wholo Hold nor to pro- John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Lady Assfitant W H, UMHUKfT I'Jjoui M, 47 n 7N '"'"''"' Hrrl lfuljr ftofuw- Woodrow Wilson President Wilson Is quoted by Kdl tor Illy of tho Saturdnv Kveulng Tost as follows, regarding tho Mmlcnn sit natien: "My Ideal Is nn ordcily nnd right eous government lu MeUo; hut my passion Is for the submerged Sfi per cent of tho people of thnt republic who arc now strutting toward lib erty. , "I challengo you " he said, "to rile me an Instance In all tho history of the world where liberty was handou down from nlmve Liberty nlwavs Is attained by the forces working be low, underneath, 1 the great move ment of the people That, leavened by the sense of wrong and oppres sion nnd Injustice b the ferme'ut ot human rights to be attained, brings freedom. "It Is a curious thing," ho contin ued, "that every demand for the es tablishment ot order In Mexico takes Into consideration, not order for tho benefit of tho people of Mexico, tho great mass of tho population, but or der for the benefit of tho old-llino regime, for the ntlMocrat. for the vested Interest, for the men who nre responsible for this very condition of1 disorder. No one nks for order be-' cause order will help thn masses of. tlie people to get a portion ot ineir rights nnd their land; but nil dc uinud It so that the great owners of property, the overlords, tho hldnlgos, the men who have exploited thnt rluh country for their own selfish pur poses, shnll bo able to continue their processes undisturbed by the protests sent a thorough natoment on any one subject. It Is hoped that It has Indicated the urgent demand for the movement now sweeping tho country, the mnnysldcdncss of the ruforms nnd how logically and successfully they are being worked out. Mcdford has never, been Towr In joining or lending n movement for real con structive progress. She will live up to her splendid reputation by provid ing lu her now charter, an up-to-date. bulncss-llke, economical nnd effici ent machine fur conducting the busi ness of city government. With Medford Undo Is Medforj matin MEDFORD FLUFF RUG CO Rug niul Carpet Cleaning and Veaving 511 EAST MAIN STREET Phono 53U-R If you do nol see clearly and with comfort, or if you have headaches or tired nerves, romo hero nun nave your eyes scientifically refracted to see If they aro not tho raime. If glasses aro needed, nothing vine will givo moro than temporary relief If thoy aro not needed 1 will tell you so frankly. DR. RICKERT in; knows now .Suite 1-2, Over Deuel's IIIIK i:. .Main St. .McilfoMt Why is a Grab? Answer. Ilccniiso ho is. Ask the uui,ire. A crab Ik that specimen of Immun ity who can nay the most menu and critical things about a ball gaum und ball player In Hio least time, with the least muse an I tho least effect. Who is the Biggest Crab in Medford? The baseiiti association will ulve you u chain i to vote for your fav orite crab Tho one . ho U elected "biggest crabber" wlu uQ allowed to select the lady for qmn ( tint llano Hall Cur nival to be Mid .hero Jutiii ICIlt to ''lllll ATTRACTIONS BV FOLEY AND BURK If Vou .i. u C'liihlur, l.ol. Out He suio h wu Ioiik und inunb for your fuvoiiir 41 ah, Vou iuii uvnii vole for ,.. iMif, SoU(hy nils Hifu hill li jii" ' ' 1 on Mexican Liberty of tho people from whom their wealth and power havo been ob tained, t t "The dangers that beset tho ic public nre held to bo the Individual and corporate troubles of these men, not the aggregated Injustices that have been heaped on thin vastly greater section jtif the populuthm that Is now struggling to recover by force what has ulwnvs been theirs bv right. "They sa the Mexicans are not fitted for self-goMMUiueut: nml to this I rcplv that, when properly dl tcetodt there Is no people not fitted for self-government. The very fact that the extension ot the school ays tern h Dlnx brought about a I'mlalit degree of understanding among som of the people which caused them to awaken to their wrongs and to strive Intelligently for their rlnhts. umbo that (ontentlou absurd I do nut hold that the Mexican peons sre at present as rapnhle of self-government ns other people ours, for example: but 1 do hold that the wble-spicad scntlmijut (bat thev never wilt le and never can be made to be capable of self govrumcut Is as wrredl) fals im It Is palpably absurd " ISIS THEATRE liiotopla) I'rldny nml Satunta) The Battle at Elder Brush Gulch Two Heel Indian Slory With Action In Kverj Scene itomtmvKii n.M'.itv Comedy Drama whim: wirr.v is away Comedy nor vak Tin: i'oii.tuv.man Ho Halses n Clever Hrood ot "Funnies" Coining Soon thi: I'Kitit.s or r.u i.im: IX Theatre ' Musical Movies'' M.ttlneo nnd Kveulng MAHTIIA'S HKti.MO.N American rowKit of thi: si: a Itt'lliincM , CAMI'AIO.V MANAOKItltsS Thauhouser IHVAI.S Majetlc Here Tomorrow 0111X00" Heel K. H. Drama of HoulliHru California .Mining Country FAIICKUS IMl.sT ACIO AXO lliarTMTI.S.MlW Wo (iiiarautce to lenso. See II Come ami ADMIS.MOX TKX CliXTS STAR THEATRE TODAY The Three Musketeers Six-jmrl " Famous Tlayt'r" I'roiliidioii. CO.UINd TOMORROW: A LEAP FOR LIFE Thrilling railroad slon ; also Iwo-rccl farce coinel. Coming .Monrlii) : Real Mexican War Pictures showing annul fighting on iho HlrmlB of Vera (Vnz, homharilmcnl y warships, landing of troops, clc. ADMINNION Id f'l-.NTM An? Size Cake You Want Wf C ErfiUC3 I MMZ - " 3 'i ftffil Ju l ' ' I'oc t.'ubk Deliveries rhoue fit H. Weinhard's Ice Depot Velvet It vou llko u cool, loinforlnble, il tossy pump that Is very serv ctatils, lei us III you with it pair of our Vel vat Pumps while our stosk Is com plete and wu hint) n large varlet) to chottso from. Velvet one stnip pinup . :i..1n Velvet twn-stnip pump .. Nil Velvet Colonial lirlgbt burkle il Velvtmt ColoHlnl dull buckle l.no Velvat Colonial, bright buckle, turn mis 91 Velvet Colonial, low heel, turn sub $.l..n Plrst class nliK' C M. KIDD & CO. rJI Hum Main Street FENCING SEASON IS NOW AT HAND vor ni:kd to iROTFivr yofr orowino CROPS AN'I) IUSTCRKS FROM STOCK AND IKMS. YOC SUOt'liI) INSTALL A FFNCK WITH RTRKNOTII AND LAKTINU (.UMTIKS. These I'l'tiniieiiicntH aro ftilfillcd in PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE i ) I .1 il '" 1 71 ... Jitf V "5 !m jJiii Ji i"aa:.i' .. r Pk !v""oi-w i Ol' R 12-MAR -Hi-INCH IMC), IIOO AND STOCK FKNCK is specially designed for your needs. In this fence yon get more value for ,onr money than in any oilier fence offered yon anywhere at any price. We ship carloads direct from factory to Mcd ford and offer yon the lies! fence made af'a reason ahle price, delivered at your depot. GADDIS & DIXON "THE PAGE FENCE MEN" MFDFORD - ORKOON fP & KEWANEE System of Water Supply provides on absolutely safe and tallsfac- u .- toty water service, equal to that $s With oflcfcd hy any cily water worki. far tho An nliundant lupply of xyatcr jny Kewnnco always nvailalile and dcliv- $Jr Sytcm, cred tinder slronR picuutc Mf nnau-.tmlit.ilrcl.pncu-tluoueliouttlielioujc.bain JW malic tank, called tho or grounds. Affords Absolute Fire is placed it numncd delivered to preuuic. TVT AiiJ. T l to Leak and Flood the House. A No Elevated Tank Jo Freeze or Collapse. tOO per cent belter aenicc and will latt a lifetime. Over Tm Tiiomaml Kawsneo - Outfits in Siiccouful t'' Op.rsllon. Urns w: mfflffltiM: I Hi Hubbard Bros. when .vou want II Is the way we ilulluir Ice. Wo don't de liver any old kind of Ice, how ovnr, Wii hiuidtu only Hut imrt that Is safe to use. The lie made from distilled water fum from gufmit or dtit. In thnt you cumVul right' In with tho ill ink or on the food with'por feet surety. Want snuiu in mm row T Pumps rtiialilnx wwrviMctt A NIOW '"-: luirrwitMv '"''I .1 M 3l 1 1-1 ' Str T ''.''JVw. I ' Mwj Kcwanco Pneumatic Tank in tho cellar. Water into this tank and a the fixtutci by air fTi t a m wi'rm WtZm liki X'