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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kcwanco Pneumatic Tank
in tho cellar. Water
into this tank and a
the fixtutci by air
fTi
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wi'rm
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