PAGTJJ TOUT
MEDFORD MATTJ TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SATURDAY. dUNR (1, 1f)M
MEDFOttD MAIL TRIBUNE
AN INDKPKNDHNT NKWBPAPBn
rUBWHIIKD KVKHT AKTHIINOON
EXCftrT HUNDAT 11V TUB
MKDKOUD rmNTINd CO.
The Democratic Timet, The Mutford
Mall, The Modfnrtl Tribune, Thn Bouth
rn Ornjonlan, The Ashland Trlbuno.
Office Mall Tribune llullilln, 35-x7-If
North Mr street! telcnhoms .
Official rarer of the Cllr of Madford.
Official i'apcr of Jackion County.
Entered ss scowl-eIass matter at
Hertford, OrrRon, under the act of
March . U7.
TBBCRITTIOH XATEI
One T'r, by mall 18-00
One month, by mall , .50
Ter month, rtellverrJ by carrier In
Medfonl, -Jacksonville and Cen
tral 1'olnU. .g
rUturrfsy only, by mall, per year J JO
Weekly, pf year .-. 1.S0
Villi Leased Wire Assorlnted l're's
With Mcdfor. Stop-Orer
COUNTY CENTRAL
E
The following Is n list of county
central committeemen elected at the
primary nominating election, May 15,
1914:
ItcjHiMlrnn Party.
H. K. Pohland, Ashland Boulevard.
J. M. Wagner, E. Central, Ashland.
M. Van Gordcr, Applegatc.
J. W. Nfcrrltt, N. Central Point.
A. J. Klorcy, Eaglo Point.
S. S. Aiken. Flouuco Rock.
li. Miller, t'oota Creek.
W. S. Hammond, Griffin Creek.
Rllcy Hammersley, Gold Hill.
D. W. nagahaw. North Jacksonville
K. Drltt, South Jacksonville.
A. It. Chase. Mcdford, North Main.
Chas. Gay, Mcdford, Oakdale.
Itobcrt Klncald, Mound.
D. K. Cottrcll, Meadows.
Ira J. Dodge, Perry dale.
K. A. Woods, Roguo Illver.
I. T. Gatlagcr, Rock Point.
E. E. Dlrulck. Wlmcr.
Democratic Party
J. R. Hunter, South Ashland.
E. J. Kaiser, Ashland Houlcvard.
Frank Jordan, West Ashland.
W. II. McNalr, East Central, Ash
land. Geo. Hoffman, Applegatc.
James Ilarrctt, Uarron.
Geo. Nell, North Central Tolnt.
Thos. Nichols, Eagle Point.
T. D. Hlgglnbotham, Flounce Rock.
W. S. Hammond, Griffin Creek.
H. D. Reed, Gold Hill.
Chris Ulrica, Jacksonville.
H. D. Manning, N. West Mcdford.
Mosc Uarkdull, Mcdford N. River
side. "Wm. M. Campbell, Mcdford, Oak-
dale.
Leo V. Hclsel. North East Mcdford.
Fred Furry, Phoenix.
IJob Cook, Roguo River.
Jay Tcrrlll, Talent.
T. C. Gaines, Trail.
Miles Cantrall, Union.
Rcrt Harr, Watklns.
Ed E. Dlmlck. Wimer.
I'rogreKtlve I'nrljr
James Barrett, Barron.
James Wilson, Griffin Creek
Col. Sargent, Mcdford, Oakdale.
This is tho completo list except
thoso that nro tied. The selected
time for drawing lots for thoso tied
Is Saturday, Juno 13.
MEET JULY 4
As there si to be no Fourth of July
celebration in Ashlund or Medford
this year, tho Mcdford Driving club,
nfter taking the proposition up with
At-hlanil, held u meeting recently and
decided to give a race meet on that
day, mill the lovers of good racing
are promised one of tho fiibte&t con
feits in tho free-for-nll pnee ccr seen
on thi tnu'lc. Alliiu and King Seal,
yw aro both ill fine bhupc, will he in
thin race, hobides l'ivo other who
carry equally good record-. And
theiu will he no doubt us to the own
erti hecing Unit their horses do their
best, for, n wo all know, there ex
ists n fctrong rivalry between them as
to which one Is the l'nbtor.
Tho progiaiu will coiitfibt ef:
l-'rco-for-nll pnee, $200.
Kico-for-iill trot, $100.
(Jreen roeo for colt, .'J3.
Diiggy race, 50.
Free-for-all running raee, ij.'iO.
Free-for-all pony men, j2.".
Conditions for buggy nieu are that
lioincs shall he hitched to Initios,
hopples are Inured and no horo with
a marie foliall he allowed to compete.
All IniriieHK nice tihall ho three
linlf-iiiilu licntx, every heat n nice,
diaw for position nt end of each
heat. Money divided ill liuriiom
wren, GO, 'Ji, IT) mid 10 per m-nlj in
running nice, 70, i!0 mid 10 per
H'nt. No t'lilijuii'ii fee.
III
COMMITIE
MEN
DRIVING
CLUB
Jfiirea will ho culled t '2iid xliiup.
J'lepure come to Meilford for a
Jk'OOil lilllP I'll Jul) I.
CRUISE THE
A DECISION written by ,lustiee 0. U MeNary of tho
Oregon supreme bench, delivered this week, is worthy
of attention. It was rendered in a suit brought against tho
county commissioners of Clatsop county, involving pay
ment "for timber land cruising. The suit was brought to
restrain the commissioners from allowing claims for cruis
ing the land, alleging that the constitution prohibits the
incurring of a warrant indebtedness of more than $"000 by
a county.
The supreme court held that the commissioners, as bus
iness agents of the county, were compelled under the con
stitution to provide a fair and equal distribution of taxes,
and that, under the circumstances, the debt incurred for
cruising the timber was not within the provision of the con
stitution prohibiting counties from contracting warrant
indebtedness of more than $,"000.
The decision calls attention to the fact that it is impos
sible to provide a fair and equal distribution of taxes, with
out cruising the timber land. A flat valuation is unjust, as
some acreage is likely to contain several times the amount
of timber that another acre does, and hence is worth much
more.
The forfeiture of the railroad land grant brings Jack
son and other counties face to face with a serious financial
condition. Taxes amounting to $712,000 are unpaid as a
result of the federal court's decision. Not only this, but
the proportion of the $72,000 due the state, as state taxes,
over $19,000, has had to bo paid the state. The .Jackson
county budget is therefore )rS9,000 shy of estimates
tlirough no fault of anyone's.
This amount of taxation for future years must be made
up some way either by higher rale of taxation or by a
reassessment that will provide a more equitable basis of
assessment, and hence an increased assessment, and the
cruising of timber lands affords the correct solution.
The timber lands arc held almost entirely by non-resident
speculators, who will neither develop nor sell their
holdings at a price that will permit others to develop. They
arc holding for the unearned increment. A cruise of the
property so held would show its actual value and enable
a just assesment to be made.
Cruising of timber lands is a subject worthy the atten
tion of the eonntv court.
"I DONE
nplLE " done it" proclivities of Congressman llawley
.Jkjfc, arc again in evidence, as witness the following in the
.Mcdford Sun:
" . Washington, D. C, Juno 3.
To the Editor of the Medfonl Sun, Medford, Oro.
In sundry civil bill Just reported 1 have S7r.000 for road construction
In Center Lake National Park and J7.140 for usual administrative purposes
In park nnd also $24,000 further for construction of federal biilldiug nt
Mcdford.
W. C. HAWLEY.
Mr. llawley says: "J have $7f),000 for Crater Lake
roads" in the sundry civil bill that 4,I done it."
The truth of the matter is that Senator Chamberlain
secured favorable action in the senate for $100,000 for Cra
ter Lake. The bill went to the house, where the appropri
ations committee has just reported favorably upon cutting
the amount to $70,000.
Instead of getting $100,000
i lain got from the senate, llawley gets only $75,000. 1 low-
ever, as Chamberlain is on the senato appropriations com
mittee and likely to be one of the senate conferees, he may
be able to put through the original $100,000 asked. Mr.
llawley can then claim that "J have $100,000."
Two years ago the senate twice passed the Crater Lake
appropriation, which was twice killed in the house. Sen
ator Bourne, as a senate conferee, forced the house con
ferees to pass the bill, upon threat of deadlock. This, how
ever, did not prevent Mr. llawley from grabbing credit and
claiming"! done it."
Mr. Ifawlcv is entitled to
but he claims everything in sight and greedily hogs to him
self the work of the entire Oregon delegation.
The parrot-like "I done it" reiterations of Congress
man Uawley arc false and discordant notes in the sounding
brass of a congressman who deliberately filches the fame
of others.
THERE'S A
T111C Chicago "Record-Herald recently announced that
it would hereafter refuse all liquor advertisements,
As a result of this announcement, the Anti-Saloon league
has undertaken a nation-wide campaign to secure circula
tion for the Jiccord-llcrald, sending out the following cir
cular: Tho effect on tho Record-Herald will bo closely watched, not only by
tho public but by other newspapers who aro likely to bo Influenced to n like,
"onri-o If the move proves profitable. If It proves unprofitable our cnuto
will bo Immeasurably fcut back for many years, for we need the help of nil
great newspapers,
Iho most significant effect will bo In circulation, Tho Record-Herald's
circulation must be quickly increased by many thousands, mid wo must bo
able to show the pupcr that It Is tho result of this move. We want you,
therefore, to send us your subscription to the Record-Herald and to get all
oii friends to do tho same In order that wo may turn over to them con
vincing approval of their stand.
If the nation-wide crusade for Record-Herald subscrib
ers brings in expected results, the Anti-Saloon league will
bo able to force the Record-Herald to champion tho dry
cause, regardless of convictions, under penalty of losing its
subscription list. Indeed, with dry readers, the paper,
catering to its constituency, will naturally fill the field of
the great metropolitan prohibition daily of the nation.
Not to bo behind in reform, Hearst's Chicago ICxaminer
has also seen tho errors of its
wjuKKy mm strong nriiiK aos noiiiing stronger man neei
and wine. This reform is being followed up by a national
campaign to make the Examiner the favorite advertising
organ of the wineries and breweries of the country. Hup-
pip-nig itri main revenues, mo wjiic-hirkoi's ami nrowcrs
will naturally dictate its policy.
These "reforms" aro shrewdly calculated business
iijovch planned to bring in increased revenue,
"There's a reason,"
TIMBER LANDS
IT" AGAIN
from the house as Chamber-
credit for what he docs do
REASON
way. No longer will it print
What It Costs to Do Business
A Scries of Huslncss Talks by A. M. llurrotiiilis, of tho HiiitoiihIih
Addlim Mui'liluo liniinh Copyrlithtml,
A Cleveland grocer thought ho was
Hearing $100 n month, 1200 n year,
over nml aliovu his expenses.
lint the J100 a month Included hi
own salary, tho Intercut on his In
vestment, the salary of his wife who
spent most of her time In tho store,
and i number Of other Items.
If tho grocer had allowed himself
Interest on bis Investment, thrtl alone
would have produced $50 n mouth
without risk or worry.
Another $25 n month of his "pro
fits" rightly came out as expenses In-
currvd In running the store. He bad
charged several expense Items as "In
vestment." Instead of making 100 a mouth
clear, ho was not only falling to make
anything, but he and bis wlfo were
both working for almost nothing.
It they bad both worked In some
other storu they might havo earned
100; so Instead of making $100 they
were losing MOO a month.
A grocer In Pittsburgh was Inter
ested In politics. Last jear he suc
ceeded In landing a city Job, paying
his 2o00 a year.
When ho got this Job he decided to
sell his store. He placed tho storu In
the hands of a broker, and had nn ac
countant go over the books to placo a
value on the stock and to scu what
the business was worth.
Tho accountant's report showed
that no chnrgo had been made for
salaries. Tho grocer, his wife and
four children ran the store. When
proper allowance was inado for sala
ries, tho store was found to bo paying
a traction over one-half of ono per
cent n ear on the Investment.
Instead of a fairly profltablo busi
ness, ono salable at a premium for
good will, It was found to be a busi
ness so nearly unprofitable as to be
unsalable.
Fixtures nnd stock wero finally
sold at a loss. Nothing was received
for good will, because thero was no
good will only a chance to work for
nothing and take tho ordinary busi
ness risks besides.
In scientifically managed stores It
has been found that tho salaries of
tho clerks nvcrage around nlno per
cent of tho gross sales by those clerks
Tho salaries of managers, book
keepers and other employes, who do
not sell, run tho average, cost for
salaries up to about 13 to 1 3 VI and
a half per cent of the gross sales.
Rent Is likely to average- nround
four per cent, delivery nround ono
Famous "Prayer
The I'nmoiw ''Prayer from Ilia
llilln," mentioned in the recent ex
nminutiou of ev-1're-ident Mellen of
the New Haven line, purport to
come from the xeoninnry and farmers
of MacsachutfttH. For writing it.
Sylve-tter H.ixter, u IhiMoii reporter,
U fiaid to he reeeixed .:I8I from
the N'cvv Haven.
The "I'rnvcr" was intended to in
fluence sentiment in fnvor of n hill
before the legi-lature permitting the
New Ifnvcii to gniu control of trol
ley lines that the stntc hud com
pelled it to hell. It follews:
"A Prayer from the Hills."
"The liilllomis of MnhsnchuiclU
to their hixtcrs, (lie cities;
''I will lift up mine eyes to the
hills from whence eoineth my help,
(food reason have vou of the eitie-.
to remember these words. Not in
vnin huve vou lifted up jour eye
to our heights To you of the val
leys, of the plains, of Die const, our
help him gone Mcndilv forth, our
hct young manhood hns kept vou,
while our blond, our character, has
mudo New Knglninl. Wo lake jiride
in you, ye teeming cities nil. Often
have you (.ought our assent to costly
promotions for your advancement;
time nfter tune have you hnd our
support.
"Hut we have sacrificed much -our
population hns dwindled, our
herds huve ihiuiiiiNhrd, tho woods
have grown nl our cost; we huve
bowed to our fute. Our youth have
fornkeii the li'imesleadr,; our elder
We Answer All
Calls for Help
IT"-'
m
inm
H. WEINHARD'S M DEPOT
and n half to two per cent, light mid
bent from ono to two per rout, mid
so mi down the list of expenses.
No merchant, us ho so freuuontly
does, should nssumo these percent
ages to be bis costs. Ho should net
his own costs from his burluess, con
sidering these percentages only as
standards by which to Judge whether
he Is higher or lower tlinu the ivver
nge. Tho merchant who would, know his
cost of doing husliiesit should classify
bis expenses Into such accounts as
will give him tho Information he
needs.
Ho should Install n cost s)steui that
w III search out all of the expenses mid
enable 111 in to know, not merely n
few of tho things which he pnjs for,
but all of the things which enter Into
bis cost of doing business.
Hero Is a list of the expensei used
by one wideawake merchant;
Rent If the building Is leased; de
preciation or upkeep If It Is owned
Salary of nil employes, nnd the
manager,
Delivery Expense Including ro
palrs to wagons, harness, shoeing of
horses, grease, feed, barn, rent, etc.
Light- Including light In barns,
etc.
Heat Including coal, fireman, etc.
Ire for drinking fountains, refrig
erators, soda fountains, etc.
Advertising In nowspapers, circu
lars, etc.
Printing stationery, blank books,
bill heads, etc.
Gifts presents, donations, otc.
Telephone nnd telegraph tolls.
Insurance stock, fixture, burglar,
etc.
Taxen on fixtures, stock, etc.
Interest paid out.
Paper Hags wrapping paper,
twine, etc.
Ilreakngo nnd spoilage of goods.
Repairs on fixtures, etc.
Depreciation on merchandise.
Shrlnkngc of mnrch.-widUo.
Depreciation im fixtures, furniture
etc.
Had Accounts.
Goods stolen from stock.
Depreciation from cost price by
change of st)le and by the purchase
of unsalable stork which makes It
nccosaary to roduco prices.
Some merchants ndd freight nnd
cartago to this list but It should not
be barged ns an expense. It Is a
part of the original cost of the goods
and should bo charged to goods and
not to expense.
From the Hills11
nre gray and di-lienrteneil. We now
in turn make our appeal for help
The boon we crave, though gieot for
us, is t-light enough for ou to grant
Opportunity, long n Mtrauger lire
now knocks nt our doors, lendimr
pro-perity buck to these hills. We
only iisk your leave to hid her enter
"Wherever modern trnnmt !n its
course there dawns the age of a
'olden' Nvv Koglmid; cult iv at ion
thrives; new orchards nre planted,
industries develop; summer guc-'
uriive; xn Ino rejoices the I.uhI
To make these benefit our own we
n i-k not that the puhlie put m he op
cued mid millions poured for our ml
vantage. Wo only prnv that other
he allowed to help us; Unit vou dou'l
bur our gnli against their emuing
that helping hands leaehed out lo
serve us he not stayed ; Hint Ihev.
with fuilh in us mid in the potent
promi-e of our Massachusetts hills,
be not rebuffed, they who would huek
their faith with work. And we well
know v ' t a refusal means; that you
would thrust us hack again, iiuhop
ing, down In the slough of despond,
there to decline and vanish from the
laud where once we counted with the
forcum-l there.
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
OH H, IIAHTI,KTT.
Phone M. 47 n 47-J1
tinloiUnrn Korvlr llniiiitr Coroar
from tlioxo who mo suffering per
sonal discomfort or loss from tho
heat. Our leu will ho sunt at onto
to tho relief of thoso who mod it.
And that Is practically everybody In
cluding yourself, If you aro not tl
Ink our Ico you ouiiht to for the sake
of your i.oiiifort, your Health mid to
prevent tho spoiling of foods.
For (Julck Dullvoilc I'hoiiu fil
L E I NSS THEATRE
.LOTHES
.M.ll'l, I 1 'lliWt'WIl.
till IV IIMtl.SIIMk
Not door to Mist Nnttoiml llmtu.
upstnlis
.MI'.IM'OltO TWMHtH
msr::
vtto3r
KCZKMA AM, GONE?
If ,vou nre troubled with
nny form of ei.'ctiuv oti can
relievo ourself of this mi
no) lug ailment by using
MKIUTOli
M KCZKMA IIKMKDY '
This Is a scientific pre
imrntloii that directly coun
teracts and eliminates tho
causo of (hi) nllineiit, and
aids unturo in restoring
healthy conditions, a re
liable remedy, whUh wo
imsltlvely guarantee; also
endorsed by American Urug
nun ires aphui.ihiou i
Two sires, r-0c mid J t 00. t
l'or sale by 1
l II. II.SKIS I
Kxclushe Agency I
, - A
Plate Ice
Pronounced lv Dr. Calvin S.
White, State Health Officer,
and Dr. M. 11. I'ickel olWIed
fortl, President Slate Hoard
of Health, to he
Absolutely Pure
A trial will convince you
thai plate ice will outlast any
other make of artificial ice.
ULHAU IIAK'D piup:
.Morning Deliveries
Medford Ice &
Storage Co.
I'hoiic Ufil
Thirteenth and S. I'n ,sK
.si
Mif
NO BETTER PROTECTION
Kor your iluahhs can he found than our
Kirc mid Pur'lar Proof Vault. 'I he cost of
a Safe Deposit Uo here is not luh only
$2.00 and up por yoar
OVER PZ VCARG UNDER ONE MANAGCMCNT
m
STAR THEATRE
TODAY
l.MHI I'JIOIIMA.V I'llKSIINTH Till! (KI-HllltATlIO HI.M
IWVOItlTi:
Mary Pickford
IN
"Hearts Adrift"
A rWI'KIIU I'OI It IWIIT "iniOIH I'MVKH" HI'IMKtT,
MINK I'lUHI'OIID ATTAINS A 111(111 JIHAM.VI'IO POWKIMN 'I'lllH
niOIIIIOTION
I'HOroi'lt.WS TllAV
The Perils of Pauline"
I'li-l KplMule In a pints
OI.AItKNt'i: AM I'HItOV'.S ri.MI.I.N'O
I'AIITV
Kdlsoit Uoiiiiuly
t'OMINO HONDA Y,
THIt UOOT Ol' ICVII.
2 reels
WESTON'S
CAMERA SHOP
Itecoutly remodeled and enlarged,
added new cameras and Apparatus
and Is now strictly up-to-dnto In
every way.
Ciiimiierlrnl Woik of mII Kinds
Including copying and enlarging of
pictures, IokaI documents, etc, lira
uildo enlarging, any slio, mid kod.ik
flnWhlm; of every kind.'
1'rofrsitonal nnd amatuer photo
Kraphlc supplies.
I, M. Hnriuoti Associated Willi Mr.
Hbop over Isis Tncater, I'hotie 147-J
When Buying
Coffee
Call for The lvMtcway Coffee
It's fresh roasted ami of tho
hettt quality.
ROASTED and BLENDED
IN MEDFORD
Guaranteed to give perfect
.satisfaction or money
refunded
"Why patronixo San Francis
co, Port land and Seattle
when you can patronize a
home industry that is just as
i;ood. Ah I; otir dealer for
i
The Rite way Coffee
I
-:
&L. ..-