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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1915)
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Kull leaneit wlro Amoclntoil Prcnn ills patchew, PAYS A VII TO LONDON, .Inn. 11. For three .toys flic operations of tlir llritMi tinny in llnmlcrrt wore directed hy telegraph from tlio Inline or Sir Joint French, ttenr Hytle 1'nrk, London, dnrinj; the Kenenil's recent viit here. While it took Wellington three days alone to KCt n ine.isnKO to Whitehall nnd ns loiip to receive n reply dnrin the Waterloo cnmiai?n, General French Avns iihlo to commnnicntc directly with Sir John Archibald Murray nt the hno headquarters at St. Oincr, France. From a mnu who was in close touch with Sir John, during his recent visit to England, the following details urn learned : General "Frenelt arrived nt Folke stone, wearing the overcoat and rather soiled cap of nn enlisted wan. lie made no attempt to disguise, him self otherwise, nnd on the channel hont attracted no notice whatever. At Folkestone ho wiih met by Lord Kitchener and both proceeded by mo tor to Wllnier Castle, near Deal, where Premier Asquith resides. There"! h council of war was held, attended nlso by the leaders of the two pol itical partieH. I COMMUNICATION. To the Editer: Mayor 1'itrdin in his spiel on the new charter says: "Let us go back to tho good- old times of our Inte ac tivities," or words to that effect. Xow what were those good old times f "Ve paved about twenty-one miles of .streets nt u cot of 'about $125,000; the contractors brought their help nnd teams from nuolhcr state and even boarded their hands and were careful not to leave a dollar hero of that largo amount, and the house holder whoo property was assessed to pay for the hame did not have an opportunity to put in n day's labor to help pay for thobc improvements that boro so heavily upon him, nnd n dead town today is tho result of those heavy expenditures thut took so much nway and left no available means in return. It was good times for the "gang" in Miver who created offices without number as inK;ctors nnd various other offices and inntnllctl their relatives and iets therein, and tlm effect was to paralyze the condi tion of tho common people, but the uncommon people had their rake-off when they wero able to purclutue lien certificates hearing 23 per cent in terest (the new charter ullow 12 per cent interest when it should not be 111010 than 0, if at nil). The uncom mon people havo unwittingly shown their hand too mioii in their anxiety to tcntorti tho regime of "good old times" with its multiplicity of of .flee and opportunity to purchase more If" pep cent liens. Lincoln snid that flod iniiwt love tho common pco jilo hecauso ho mndo ho many of them, hut ho did not say nnything of tho uncommon people who nre self I'lcated in their own conceit. The, common people hove an opjior tunity to relievo themselves of the ad dilionnl burdens sought to be import ed upon them hv tho uncommon ieo pie hy voting against tho new char ter. That ehnngo in tliO'iiuw- charter re gnrditi" tho Honor truffle disguised to c'lleh men and women who are un familiar with pnli tics leads ns fol lows : "... subject to tho consli tution and general laws of the htute of Oregon." Now four or six years ago the legislature passed a sneeiul law cnubling tho-city of Medford to pass tniy miusures for its govern ment, irrespective of uny general laws of tho state, leaving tho license of sa loons entirely with tho city council; so if in 101(1 tho council wishes to li cense saloons they may do so, irre spedtivo of the prohibition act. J. 8. IIOWA1U). .Editor's Nuto-i-Iii tho above p. pcnl'lo prejudioo nnd betrayal of ig iiortuiec( Jdr, Jloward hi his wires jiadly crowed .vyhen he asseits thnt city r legislative action can nullify ho vtnlu constitution, GENERAL FRENCH LONDON OFFICE COMPARISON DESPITK proof to the contrary, lies are still in circu lation regarding the new chiirtmv Among these, the most persistent is the assertion that the hoard has undue power in the ordering of street improvements. As a mat ter of fact, the new charter gives Jess power than the old. Section 80 of (he present charter gives the majority of the council the power to order an improvement, and to assess the cost, notwithstanding any protests that may he made hy the property owners. Section 81 of the new char ter forbids the assessment on anv part of the cost of any improvement on property benefited where a majority of the, property owners protest, excepting by the unanimous vote of all the members of the board. Iroont Clintoi Sec. SO. In the event that the not ice so plven be for tbo Improvement of a street or a part thereof, tbo council, after first bearing all pro tests against said Improvement, may. notwithstanding said protests, If It deems tho Improvement of material benefit to tbo city, proceed to ascer tain and determine tbo probable cost of making such Improvement, and as sess upon each lot or part thereof ad jacent to said Improvement Its pro portionate share, of the cost of said Improvement. The old charter provides delinquency after ten days' notice after assessment notice is published. The new char ter six months' time, as follews: Prvent Charter I Xeiv dinner Sec. S5. If within ten days from I Sec. 00. At any tlmo nfler six the service of the notice of the final months shall have elapsed from the publication thereof tho sum as- date when nny assessment became de sessed upon nny lot or parcel thereof, llnquent ns aforesaid, the Hen there Is not wholly paid to the city record-1 of against any parcel of property er, tho council mar thereafter, at any .shall bo assigned by the city to the time It may seo fit, order a warrant ! first person who offers to pay and for the collection of the same to bo pays tins city thorofor, the amount (. .no,i hv tlm recorder and directed, of said assessment, together with all to tho chief of police. rUi. .- -.. - Sec. SC. Such warrant must re quire the person to whom It Is di rected to levy forthwith upon the property liaoic tor tne unpaiu as-( ........nt nml sll tlm !t:inii In the tho manner provided by law for tbo salejmeut. the dato thereof, tbo datq ot of delinquent state and county tax, the ordinance levying the orgtnal ns and to return the proceeds of such sessment. and the particular parcel sale to tho recorder, together with of property upon 'which Bald asseis- h. warrant with Ida dolnir endorsed I nifnt I1 a Hen, and tho person to thereon Regarding control of the liquor traffic, although any provision is invalidated by the prohibition constitutional amendment after .January 1, li)lu the old charter con tained the famous joker that enabled Medford to have home rule until the home rule amendment nullified it four years age: Present duirter New Clwrtcr Sec 19. To license, tar, regulato Sec. 11. To license, tax, regulate nr Tirniitiiit bar ranmx. ilrlnVlnir . or prohibit bar rooms, drinking shops, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, danco nouso ana an piaces wnere spirituous, mat or vinous liquors aro sold or kept for sale. IIUIKSPEC T1VE OF ANY GENERAL, LAW OF THE STATE OX THIS SUBJECT EXACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OK BY THE PEOPLE AT LARGE, provided that no license for tho sale ot spirituous, malt or vinous liquors shall bo granted for any less amount than Is or may be provided by the general laws of the state In forco at tbc tlmo or the granting thereof; and further provided, that fcald city shall not any time license drinking shops, or other places whero intoxicating li quors arc sold, to sell Intoxicating li quors on bunuay The recall is assured by omitted trom the present charter: New Omrter Sec. HI. Recall Petition. A po- tltlon, signed by qualified electors ot tho city equal In number to at least twenty-five, per cent of tho total number of votes cast in said city In the last preceding municipal election providing tho required number shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of tho electors of said city voting for a Jus tice of the state supremo court at the last preceding election for such of ficer, shall be f led wltli tlio secre tary of tho city, demanding the re call ot said Incumbent and the elec tion of a successor thereto. THE RESULT OF AS the seat ot lie great uxnaru sugar iaciory, u of Oxnard is necessarilv the business center f Oxnnrd is nocessari siiornr beet iiidustrv. onlv recently established. The growing of sugar beets in tlie valloy has proved highly successful; the farmers were quick to realize the numerous benefits to be derived from this wonderful prod uct. It meant progressive, intensive farming and the wop ping of much theretofore idle land, and resulted in great prosperity to beet growei-s, and the influence which the beet crop'assumed in the agriculture of tho community was at once commanding. The acreage planted yearly varies between 10,000 and 18,000 acres, this being regulated by meteorological condi tions and the market price of other competing staple crops of tho county. The faetory is equipped with the latest modern machinery and a daily slicing capacity of 2000 tons of beets. The factory opens as soon as a sufficient quan tity of beets have attained maturity, and that depends on the weather conditions during May and June. Generally harvesting starts in .July and is finished in November. The sugar beet, lowiy ,as it grows in the ground, has done much for the Santa Clara valley. 1 1 has brought into existence the thriving town of Oxnard, where before wis only a great farmstead. When tho American Heet Sugar company began the erection of its plant at Oxnard, or rather when the man agement picked out the site, there was no dweller on the present townsito. Tho factory became at once the nucleus of a settlement. Today Oxnard has IJ500 people. The valley farmers receive for their beets every year approximately $1,000,000. The intensive farming neces sary to makebeet growing successful also made good and wealthy farmers of men who farmed their land but poorly and with little profit to the eounty or to thomsclves before, In a word, the sugar beet was largely instrumental in giving to the farmers comforts and luxuries. Merchants, really men, bankers, professional uicu, mechanics and day medfotcd matt; ttotunk OP CHARTERS New Charter Sec. St. Provided, how. over, that It the owners of a major ity in amount of the property subject to assessment for snld Improvement shall protest against the assessment of any portion of the cost thereof on said property, the board shall not or der tmlil Improvement to be made and the cost of any portion thereof to lx asscsscd on the property especially benefited thereby, except hy the unan imous vote of all of the members of tlio board of directors. . -.. 1 h.. . 'neerneii intrroM. 1 nr nssicnmcni ui said assessment shall be made In such form as the board of directors may provide and shall be sufficient If said assignment Identifies and sets out the amount paid for suclt assign I whom tho assignment Is made. shops, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, unnc i.uuac . ... i"mn- .t snlrituous. malt or vinous Iquors aro sold or kept for sale, subject to tho constitution and general laws ot the state of regon, provided that no II censo for the salo of spirituous, malt or vinous liquors shall be granted for any less amount than Is or may bo provided by tho Kcncral laws of the state In forco nt the time of grant ing thereef: aud further provided, that said city shall not at any time license drinking shops, d other places where intoxicating liquors nrc sold, to sell Intoxicatlug liquors on Sundny. the state constitution, although State CouMltutlon Art. II., Sec. IS. There may be re quired twenty-five per cent, but not more, of the number of electors who voted in his district at the preceding election for the Justice of the supreme court to fllo their petition demanding his recall by tho people. SUGAR BEETS the town v the business center lor tne TODroim omwoy.. monday, January laborers the sugar beet, has helped, and to the whole county of Ventura it has meant putting the laud in touch with tho best methods of production known to farm life. It u brought farming in the Santa (Mara valley up to. date, and as a shipping point by rail it easily leads the county, and all lines of business flourish and practically every farmer lias money in the banks. WHY NOT NOW? LrrTLl' remains to be said upon the new charter. Its pros and cons have been- thoVoughly discussed. ' It iR up to the voters themselves to say whether Medford will begin the New Year by taking a long stride forward in municipal affairs, and hence start off with a progressive spirit. Great advance has been made in recent years in the science of city government. The old system of city man agement b.v divided responsibility and multiplicity o officers is passing away. Business methods and efficiency are replacing politics. The commission form has proved successful over the old spoils system. Ir Is only a (pies tion of time until the commission form becomes the uni versal rule the waste and inefficiency of the old system proving too expensive for taxpayers. The best features of the commission form, as proven by the experience of some four hundred cities, aiAv embodied in the new charter. While not perfect, it isf a long step in advance over the present charter, written for a small town and patched up by many amendnients to fit growing con ditions. The new charter, or substantially the same charter, will be adopted at some future day if rejected tomorrow, for ledford is bound to progress. Why delay? Why not sustain the city's reputation as a progressive city, at this opportunity? and show that while reactionaries arc in noisy evidence and the anvil chorus is ringing, it has not killed the old Medford spirit of doing things. A vote for the new charter is a vote for efficiency in city affairs and a vote for progress. Jackson County Leads State in Highways Says Samuel Hill To the. Editer: 1 did not ef your letter in time for jour New. Year's edition, hut I suppose yon will be i-Miing the tegu lar daily unit weekly during. the year 19J.i, nml t Jntst'lji your iidvuntage I know, to thcipuhlirV. . I would liKe to miv to the Mail Tribune, in my opinion Jackson coun ty has done more for the improve ment of highways than any single county in the stue of Oregou. In England today they nre placing a nine-inch concrete base under all their roads, and us n rule thev nre putting on top of, this a tar miii'inlntn The True (Hen Lnmpman in Oold Hill New.) 11U faith was matchlos; if a wight might sy, ''Christ, tho reformer, eo'mcth hack today," then would h fix his vision on the hills, and pay his rent and struightcu up his hills; nnd chnugo hi-, raiment and anoint his hnir, and how his head and wait, the Christ in prayer. So all the who hovs of the village school made sport of him, and oft-times niimfd him "fool." Ilisjnith was umtchk"s; cntne nn evil Itonr when o'er the range the sul len clouds did lower, when sages viewed tho lightning with nffright, then would he make acclaim that all was right. For, so he reasoned, it was very plain thnt all was needed was a little nun. And wheil the llnni- der sprang from erng to peak he lis tened rnptly, anil they culled mm "freak." COMB SAGE IEA IN TO IT Grandma kept her locks dark, glossy, thick with a mixture ot Sage Tea and Sulphur. Tte old-time mixture of Sago Tea od Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked aiul faded hair Is grandmother'a treat ment, awl folks are again uIng it to keep their hair a gwd, even color, which is quit sensible, aa we aro living' in in age when a youthful appearance 1 ot tba greatest, advantage. Nowadays, tlteugb, we don't have tU trouMeiwuio Uak of gathering the eag and tlie tmiuy mixiug ot borne. All drug utorea acll the ready-to-uee product called "Wyeth'a Sajfl and Sulphur Huir Itemed' for about 80 centa a bottle. It la rery popular bocauaa nobody can dlacovcr it luu Un applied. Simply molitcn your eoinb or a.aoft bruih with It nnd draw tills through your hair, taking oru iinall atrand at a timet by morning tlie gray hair dUapara, but what de light tlio ladle with Wyeth'a Sag and Sulphur la that, beildee beautifully darkening the hair aiUr a few appllca tlona, It alto produce that oft lustre ami appearance ot abundance which U ao attractive) beside, preventa daaduJf, Itiphlpg acalp and falling hair, i John A. Perl UNDERTAJOUt Lady AMlauat -' HB, UAnTLKTV PfaoiMM M. 47 m 4Tra wWlMI gOTl I? OMratM ii. Jfa.1,1 surface, which pmctienlly conforms to the MniybiU silrfuiv. .Medford, Ashland and all .lack-on county will derive great bciiofiN from these roads, in my opinion, as people lioiu California will find it a pleas ant run next season. The improve ment of the road to ('niter lake will he another great asset to Jackson county. I wish nUo to extend In the eo pie of Jackson county, nnd Medford especially, my cordial greetings for the Now enr, and the hope thnt each year will be more prosperous thnn the last. Yours trulv. SAMl'KL HUX. Portland, .luuunry 10. Believer His faith wns matchless; when thc.v took his fnnn, men nnned themselves K-st he might do them liimn. Hut smiled he gently aud as softly said: "He found no place uhcrroii to rest His head"; nml as one gladdened by a wondrous gift, worked on the sec tion and somehow made shift. Ott us he tamped tho tie or wrenched the holt, the village lounger lolled and dubbed him "dolt." His faith was matcjdess; dolt and freak and fool beyond instruction in tho wothl's crude school untight could they tench him hut he would forget, nor could they pai'ley, for his course wns net. And men who dnneed with Tolly ns n maid, and lads who laughed when tho last card wni played, aud counter dorks who blow their pay for beer, were wont In won. der and proclaim him "queer." THE PAGE MONDAY-TUESDAYJ P. fl. 150 Views of Medford Streets and People? - lihtlrthlS' 5000 Feet of Motion Pictures Coplete.Clnnge.of Local Scenes Tuesday i See Others As They See You and Enjoy to Big Laugh ADMISSION ,5c, 1QC AND 15c ioir. .1 lM!Ml BALING TRUST .TKKI'HIIKON (MTV, Mo., Jim, 11. -A suit oliiuglifg the American Hal ing company of St, l.oiiU of being u trust In rcsliuiiil of hade was filed today with the supreme coin I, Tho suit asks that the charier of the com pany he forfeited nml that u line ho imposed, Tin Atnoiloitu llakeiy eiuiipiiny wiih orgiuiircd inv tilt)", Altotnov General Hit titer ehurgei thnl lliu Ameilenli eontpanv and seven oilier baking tirms In St. I.ouis aro mem bers of u combination formed hv the Ameiicnn Hnkory company, nml Hull under an agtccment among them tho sire of a loaf of bicad has been re duced from sixteen to thiilccu OUlll'CS, A (JimhI Itesoliitlou. To help build up Medford payroll by smoking Governor Johimon or Mt. I'llt clgnra. " Ornnt county tux lov reduced four iuIIIh. MrSSOUR ATI STAR MONDAY-TUESDAY MAN IN THE VAULT Ono ERNEST MALTRAVERS Two Parts HEARST-SELIG Ono Part In the Land of Arcadia Two Parts Too Much Burglar Ono Part STAR THEATER K. L. Bernard, Manager COMING BACK HOME The Famous (PARAMOUNT WEEKLY AT BEGINNING Friday and Saturday January 15 and 16t 1915 9 Miss Nary Pickf ord America's Sweetheart In The Eagle's A Thrilling Story Souvenir Postcards with each Admission Ticket Friday Admission Always Five and Ten Cents IT Theatre 4 tiVvhiiit And ttksiuv Our Mutual Girl Itellnnro t Was She Right In Forgiving Him? Two Part I'lobloiii Htury Vllh,Miunlo Piml) In n Tlianhoilncr Cast Footprints of Mozart Two I'nit Ameiicnn Allegorical Man lorplcro When Hazel Met the Villain A Kliniiv lvyntnnn Comedy Hlo-AW Sl.'.VT I lie Part Player Films SUBJECTS) : i i THE STAR of the Mountains i u ; r L.-