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vm TOUT? MEPFORD MATT TRIBUNE. atEDFOlJD, (HMOON4. TlirKKDAY, DKOKAimtt? 17, l!)ll !!. " r il r ! ; j ' i V l t V I II ll I i: if f r RlEDtfOKb MAIL TRIBUNE! AN iNI)Rlf,MOHNT NllWSPAFlCn rVHLIKllKl) KVRUX A1TTEIINP0N BXUKIT HUNUAY nv THH MKUrOIlU lTUNTINO CO. HOW TO REDUCE TAXES Office Mall Trlbuno DullillrlK. SS-lMf North l'lr utrrot, telephony 74. The Dtmocrntlo Timet, Tti Uedford Uki, Tlio Mrdford Trlhunn. Tim South irn OrrtKOnlan, Th Ashland Tribune. truicairrios ka.ts On rear, by nutll.. ,,-- 6.00 One month, by in Ml .(o Pr month, dollrered by carrier In MeCford, Jnckionvillo and Cn- .r l'olnt.. ,. .50 etunlay only, by mail, pr year. 100 Vrkly, par y;r..,, l.to Offlolal Paper of the 'City of Mtdtori. Official roper of Jackaon Countr. Entered a necond-clma matter at Medford, Oregon, under the aot of March 3, 1879. Ritliscrlliors fnlllnr; to rccelvo rapors promptly, hono Clrcu- lnllon MnnnRor nt 250R. ' ALLIES OCCUPY GEifHU ATBAYONETSPOIN I PARIS, Dec. 17, 2:15 p. ra. The Firntili wnr office jnvo ouV nn offic inl stnU-iurnt this -afternoon np fol fel fol eows: ' ' "Uclwccn the sea and the. Lys we have occupied Several German trencher at the point of tho bayonet; consolidated our positions nt Lorn bnrtzyde nnd St. (leorges and organ ized the territory taken from the en emy to the Vest of Gheluvelt: ' "Wo have inhdu Progress) nt sotno pdints in the region of Venuellcs. 'There has beeu no infantry ac tion nlons the remainder of the front, but wo report very effective hhoothi on the iiari of our heavy artillery in the environs of Tracy Lo Val, on the Ainne and in Champagne, n well its in the Argoimo nnd in the region of Verdun. "In Lorraine and in Alsace there is nothing; to report." Iim SERVICE FAULT UPSETS SIOCK DEALS XKW YORK, Dec. 17. Wall street was thrown into a state of confusion at the opening of tho tock market to day by an almost complete break down in tho -ticker quotation service. The machines, which furnished quo tation to outside source-, were nut of order and many brokerage houses with direct cNchnngc connections M'civ unablo lo post early prices. The disorganization of tho scivieo extended to various out-of-town points, including; Philadelphia. For tunately trading- was light in tho early dealings so that the disruption of the ticker service enured only temporary inconvenience. NEW ABOUT- tnxpaying timo .Jackson county contains a lot of property owners who spend a hundred .dollars' worth ot energy protesting a dollar in taxes. This is all wasted effort and accomplishes nothing. Now is the time to kick against the taxes before the lew is made. ruder a wise state law, the county court is compelled to advertise its tentative budget for tile ensuing year's ex penses twenty days before the levy is made December .U. This estimate is very complete, showing just what the money will be spent for. and the lew necessavv to raise the fund. The object in printing this budget is to give the taxpay ers a voice in fixing the county levy. The stttte levy is ar bitrarily fixed by the state board. The sehdol district levy is arbitrarily fixed by the school board. The city levy is arbitrarily fixed, under the old charter, by the city council. In none of them arc the taxpayers consulted. The county court,alone of the taxing bodies, prints the estimate of expenses jn advance, and no taxpayer who has failed to take advantage of his opportunity to participate in thiv making of the lew has a unlit to protest after the - e ' . levy is made, any more than the voter failing to go to the polls lias the right to object, to officials elected. v . The Mail Tribune believes that taxation should be held down as much as possible the present year. It sees no rea son for increasing expenditures in any department. The fixed operating expenses cannot very well be altered. The road work should be continued, as it is really all the perma nent development work the taxpayer secures for his money. Hut other expenditures should be pared, and gen erally have been. The estimated' eomitv and state lew is 14 mills, as against 15 mills a year ago.1 The county is financially han dicapped by the refusal of the railroad to pay taxes upon the 0. & C. land grant now in litigation, assessed 'at five millions, which lowers the total valuation for taxing pur poses this amount. 'Notwithstanding; this, it' is possible to cut the levy at least 1.4 mills without impairing efficiency. The proposed levy provides mills for county school purposes as against 1.6 mills the present year and the year before. In other words, the amount per pupil is raised from $8 iiv pupil to $15, at theToipiest of the county board of education, which promised a similar reduction in school district levies. An examination of the district, levies made reveals that the districts average the same old levies. as a vear ago. Twenty-three districts show an increase in levies, which totals 35.G5 mills. Eighteen districts show the saine levies as ji year ago. Twenty-six districts show a decrease total ing .J mills, showing that, with perhaps one or two ex ceptions, school districts have failed to take advantage of the increased general county levy, but have made the usual levies. There is no sense in giving the county school fund nearly double the amount given last year, when approx imately the same revenue is secured locally as received a year ago. The cost of our schools is high enough as it is. FASHI ONABLERESORT RUINED AS RESULT OF GERMAN Roosevelt and Wilson Cornpared LONDON, Dec. 17, 0:51 n. m. One hundred nnd fifty cases of ptomaine poisoning- ure reported among tho troojM stationed nt Dluckheath. Med icat eipcrtd have been sent and arc taking adequate steps- to cope with the disease. Dlnokhcnth Is nn open common, covering 'JG7 acres, in the county of Kent, live miles cast of St. PnulV, Loudon, It is tho favorite place of holiday resorts for the inhabitants of the metropolis, but since the war, ac cording to the foregeing: dispatch, it luts apparently been turned into it training ground for new troops. In the December American Maga zine Ray Stannnrd Raker, writing; nn n'rticlo entitled, "Wilson Aftcf Twenty Months," presents a highly interesting- comparison of Mr. Wilson with Mr. Roosevelt, in the course of Which ho records in part as follows tho daily life in tho white heuse: "When Mr. Roosevelt was in Wash inglon crowds of people always flocked to tho white house to shake the president's hand and take his timo and energy. People now have. just as free access to the wmto house as ever almost anyone can meet the president but the groups 'are. small and quiet and pass quickly in and out of tho president's office. One day'l counted ten people going in nt tho usual hour to 'pay respects to the president,' on another day fourteen. Roosevelt rarely had fewer thnn twenty-five and often a great many more. ''One of Mr. Roosevelt's truly ro- mnrkable qualities was his command of his energies; his self-regulation.' very regular." He could bring- his who attention to lienr irtstnntly ttKin nny subject; therefore he wns able to accomplish a great volume of work. In this re spect Mr. Wilson is fully Iih cqunl. "Mr. Tumulty Jold. mo that one could almost set his wnlcli by Mr. WiNon'h incomings nnd outings. He has breakfast at S o'clock sharp anil during the summer, sinco Mrs. Wil son's death, has usually breakfasted ulonc with Mr. Tumulty and Dr. Orayson. He then goes at his corre spondence for an hour or so, .until his appointments begin. These appoint ments vary from five to fifteen-minute intervals, rarely longer, nnd fol low each other like clockwork until 1 o'clock, the luncheon hour. In tho afternoon there are varied special appointments nnd further attendance to correspondence, and an hour or .so to golf, motoring or tramping which Dr. Orayson often has to insist upon. This program, of course, is vnried on cabinet days or to mtust special en gagements, but upon the whole it is SCACUIiOllOl'UH, via London, Doc. 17, S:lf. Tho uuecu of Kni; llsh wntcrliiK places hns recovered today from the unexpected bombard ment ami tho feeling Ik one of bitter ntiKor nt the town's helidensnerts when under the aunt of th (lertuitn Kipitttl ton. The first wnrnlitK sound of tllx taut firing which attracted llttlo at tention except from the military au thorities en mo at 3: IS o'clock In the morning. At s o'clock three Merman wnrshlps which the ntnlortty of the eye witnesses agree were one linttlo cruiser nutl two lighter cttiliierx, loomed out of u heny fog so close underneath the cliff that they vw-re able to train their guns on the wlre lc.ui station on the heights. However, the big resort hotels on the esplanade and the old town offer- ed tempting targets and n rain of shrapnell nnd lyddite shells began to fall In this section, doing great dam ago to the hotels and destroying houses and shops In the .poorer dis tricts. A woman In one of uh-m shops wns literally Mown to pieces. Story of The Attack Ono of the light cruisers seemed to be doing most of the firing, l-'lrst she let go with her stern gunt anil then, maneuvering further out, de voted her broniUldcs to the most con spicuous bulldlugs on tho higher ground. As the result ot UiIh bom bardment three shells found a tar get In the Scarborough hospital, ono tearing a chimney from the roof, an other striking the nu.-ne quarters and the third demolished the orna mental facade, above the entrance. The wall of the old castle which looks formidable, but which has 'been un occupied for hunted of yearn, was breached by nn S-lncli shell. The gunners now got the correct elevation of the wirolem station, but ! failed to Injure It, tnos; or Hie shells falling In nn adjacent field, tho turf of which was comptetol.t ploughed up by them. Itcohli-nres ltiiiiiltaiilcil Some of the better classes of resi dences now began to stitfor, one or tho first heluK the homo of ttiinnoll Ilea, member of parliament for tho district. His life and that of hU wife were saved, by tho fact that they had gone down for an enrly break fast arid wcro In tho kitchen, the only part of the house untouched, tho rest being a totnl wreck. At the same timo a stnuli Iiouko occupied by a soldier, his wlfo and their child and nephew, was struck by an ox- plosive shell, reducing tho place to kindling wood and killing tho whole family. Tho bombardment had been going on for fifteen minute nnd tho town was given, n fho mlntito breathing spell. Tho streets wrre cleared or people who the .light cruiser after turning,, brought a new broadside Into play. The (iorman squadron then faced what looked like a desert cd city. Tho gunneY directed their attention to the railroad station with tho result that a whole row of Iiousch Including tv church In iv nearby utroot i were wrecked, but wlthotTl 1oh of life, as the oieupnuts had mmght rof iiho. Tim second bombardment was uuiie violent that iu firm hut did les damage. I'nudciuoiilmn Itesulted At tint cxplt-nthui ot this uecoud minute fifing tlm warships drew off In a northerly direction nnd when tlio people of Scarborough again heard the booming of the dreaded guns nt P o'clock, the town of Whitby up tho const wit the victim. During tho early utilise of tho bom bardment tho Hcreerhln shells re sulted' In tin undescrlhnble piuide- moulum. Later the people became as quiet its death when tho i-oiir ion to n crescendo when full broadsides were fired. The hlm drew off and the search ror dead and wounded hetsan. .Many pitiable scenes were witnessed as anxious relatives anil friends waited reiults of surgeons' examination. A child had Its skull fractured while In tho anus of Itit mother. Tho military authorities, assisted by the police, directed the exodus of the towns-people from the city. Worn, en vveie favored with i-eats on the train, with the result t tint but few men departed from tho town. Melphss Kefugee. . The pathetic helplessness of the refugees brought home the roallt of war to this part of Knglnnd .Many poor people whose homes were de strojed Bought lefugee-? In nearby towns. Crowds of these waited about the station, thinking tlutt tho nceues of the ladi'iilng" worn nboiif to bo ro enacted, Ono of tho flint notices posted lit Hlrm'tcd cltleonii tq hrlilii lo tlio po lice slntliln nil uucxplodud shells In accordance with these Instructions n policeman Voiiglit In n project Ik Which had been picked up on .the street. IJMimlmitlou showed It had not exploded, so ll was plunged Into a bucket of witter. H.v tilghtlull tho town bore an out ward appearance of culm, but anxious groups lingered about lhj streets, .Many of the pervoiiM I:; those groups vveie unsparing of i-esenttuent becatiHii the town vvnii helpless to re taliate on the millers. STAR I . II V CHICHESTER S PILLS ill. o Uft l ij.i.i miiiAV ,. ,Mlnl vitl, Mt, tlt(n. v Va olWr. )lrr,.ar V f!s:f',tA,.kf,',l"i- !V.trH" i.il"r ms.N rti.i.,V,Js Mkrur.I.S4Ul.AI,rtlI.H SOID BY DRUGGISTS niKWRE lOM.Ift A'l IMPORTANT EVENTS I COLLEGE WINTER SHORT C0UKSH JAN. 4-30 Agriculture, Including Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Horti culture, Poultry lliitrtAtmrv, Insects, Plant and Annul I)i-,e.ies, Cream ery .VbiUKrment, AlnrKrting. etc. noiue i:conomics, iiul'idinc Cook ing, Home iiiit:tg, Sanitation. Sew ing DrrsMn.iMng and Millinery. Commcrct;, tn.-udlnc HuMness AUn- agement, Kural bconomks, HtulntM Law, Ollue Training. I'arin Amount ing, eU- nnglnecrlne, Includlne ShopworU ami Itaadbullding. PAR.MI-RS Wiii-K-PKllRUARY 16 A general ileiring houfe session of six days (or the ejuhanice of dynamic Ideas on the most preisliig problems of the nmrs. Lectures by leaJInu aullvuities. State conferences. EXTI-NSION SCUVICI: . Offers lectures, movable schools, In stitutes and numerous correspondence courses on request. MUSIC: Piano, String, Hand, Voice. No tuition. Peduted rates on all rail roads. For further u una ion address, The Oregon Agricultural College, (lw ;! !. ll C0KVALLI.1, OUIIQUN rffitf COLD WAVE STILL TURKISH VICTORY GRIPS ENTIRE EAST ID A USE PHONE: GEI ONE Wnnl li wild goose? All you've got to do is to phone A. V.. Rciimcs mill get one. Mr. Retime nnd W. V. Jl. Camp bell roturned Thuinduy morning from "Willows, Cnl., wheio they went on it wild goose cluihC This chase, how ever, "(is different from tho tradi tional one ihcy got the goose .-.ov-erul hundred of him, so many Hint tjipy don't know whnt to do with them. After supplying nil their friends with geose, they Hill) have enough on hand lo start n goopn shop. Oel your phono order in early tho upjdy wm'i lust forever. W'ASHLNGTON, Dec. 17. Cold weather continued today everywhere east of the Rocky Mountains and tho weather bureau predicted It would continue for at least thirty six' hours more in most sections. Molow zero temperatures were reported In north em and western Ohio, northern In diana, northern Illinois, Iowa, Wis consin, DakotuB, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, wbllo It was below free; ig as far south as northern Florida. Tho Tennesseo and the Ohio valloy It was piedicted that the tnmperaturo would rise slowly tonight and Friday. AT CLAIMED Portland Livestock Market PORTLAND," Ore., Dee. l7.Cnttle Receipts (10 j steady. ' , Hogs UeceiplK, "12V lfl cents higher. O'rililo Jight, .$7.4()(n 7.50 medium,! 7.'.iOK7.;i0; smooth- heavy, .fU.8."f,7.10;WuRli heavy O.flO. Shcep- .tO.-KKTr -Steady. LONDON', Dec. 17, 0:10 n. in. A dispatch from ConKlnntmopIn via Amsterdam, to Renter's Telegram company, gives tho following official Turkish statement: "Several days of battle near tho Vilayet of Vitu have endeij in our fit vor nnd our troops ha,vo entered Surni. "A Ilrilish cruiser unsuccessfully bombarded n Turkish watch 'tower between. .lappa and Gaza in Talcs tine, on the Medilcrrniieun. "Tho Russian cruiser Afikold snnk two small ships off Reirut, tSyrin. "The loss of the old battleship Mcftstiilich, after u final examination, must be attributed to u flonting miuo or torpedo," Wit': kedfoid trade Is Medfom madoj John A. Perl UNDERTAKE Lady Asilttant M 8. BWTMCT7 PbosM M. 47 asf 47-Ji .launuaae ilwvle UBtf Ootomt Extra Baking for Christmas Will bo easily done if you use Crescent Baking Powder It Raises tho Dough and k-flvei It light, niolst and tender. "Nearest to rtrwlMn., HOTEL MANX Powtll St., ot OTarrclI Sen Tronclico In the ficart of the business, shopping nnd theatre district. Running distilled ice water in every room. Our commodious (ouuy,fineservice,atid Homelike restaurant will attract you. European Plan rates $1.50 up. Atinjr.fnt CIUrr W. KiUy "Meet Me at The Manx" 1HMPpo;oay SSS A ulm&Jikv&M p'OPefimR "Daisy Brand" Butter IF NOT WHY NOT? The White Velvet Iqe Cream and Butter Co. a2 South Contra!, Medford, Oregon, MECHANICS MAGAZINE For father and Son JND ALL THE FAMILY Two and a half million readers find it of aosorwnfj interest, Everything In It is Written So You Can Underitand It We tell 40O.C0O coplc every month without Bivlnti premium and liovo no iollcltort.' Any newsdealer will tliow you a copy; or write li publUher for freo namplo - a postal will do. $1.50 A YEAR ISc A COPY Popular Mechanics Magazine C a No. Mlohtpan Ave,, CHICACO IT Theatre ron.iv ONLV The Lover's Gift Two part Majestic' Too Much Turkey lliiMiioen comedy In the Spider's Webb Majestic SXOOKIVH ItlltTlin.W Itojnl comedy Tin: sMot'i,ii:mi hiw mc American i-icicLi: i.nv j.wi: Itoynl Comedy H and Itic Photoplay- ,1 nod Kit- c f , t TQDAV The Mystery qf I' Bray ton Court With Miiurice Gtistcllo ONI-: PART a Martin Ghuzzlewit i-y Chiirles Dickens TWO PARTS The Plum Tree IN TllltKi: PARTS Produce,! hi connection with the complete I'rho Mxltery Hlory pub Hulled In the Ladles' World, Ketitur lug Francis X. Bushman , i Slippery Slim, the Mortgage and Sophie ONU PART SEVEN REELS KIVI5 AVI) TKX CRNTH SPECIAL ATTRACTION THE PAGE Mcdfonl's Lciidinn Theatre COMING Friday Niglit Saturday Matinoo 2 P. M. Saturday Night THE CURSE OF GREED Moliea Photoplay Masterpiece In Five Parts Do Not Fail to Soe This Groat Picture. No Advance in Admission WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS THE PAGE f...ie ii- w .....i , mi'uiurus Lending incairc PHOTOPLAYS: The Scenario Editor's Dream One Part The Treasure Train Two Parts -With KING BAGG0T anil ARLINE PRETTY i ' The Mysterious Rose , . ' Two Paris Another of the "My Latly Rallies Series" The Wise Guy One Part ' A' Roaring Farce Musical Protjramiof Latest Songs and Popular Music by LARGE PAGE THEATER ORCHESTRA Tills Progpam Wednesday and Thursday Only ADMISSION 5c, 10c, 15c. j Eugene Laurant & Co. 'Anioi'iVu's Koroino.strngii'iiin, in . . Magic Extraordinary AT- NATATORIUM HALL J Thursday Evening, December 17 AT EIGHT O'CLOCK This is the lliird niinibpr of (ho Medford Ifrutoi-tnin-inoiit Course. .Seats on sale at .triwIciiiH' (Iriig store Single Admission, 50c; Reserved Seats, 7,6c fs funds over exi)enscs of this eourso will bo givon to (lie Public Library. . f mi- it