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ilKUl'UUU IMMNTINO CO.
Ofricfc Mali Tribune llultdltyr, 8M7-28
North t'lr ntli'eti tclnjilKWe Tt.
Tli Democratic) Tlhxa, Tli Mod for J
Mall, Tlio Mfnferu Trihune, Tltn Houth'
rn UrKoniMni The Aahlnml Trunin.
RUMCRXtTIOM' ACV
On year, Iiy mnll. .- -.-.l. 00
Oho month, by mall .... .50
lrr mon Hi. dfltVtircil by cnrrlur Id
Moiiroril. I'lionilx, JmiUmnvlll ,
ftnil.Ontrnl Point .. ... . .60
AtiUirAny onlr. '"y nial" per year 8.00
Weekly, twr your - 1.60
Officii! t'nr of thn City of MNlford
urricla) I'nprr of Jnckson County.
Kntert'il nn ttctrnd-cli matter At
Mrdfonl, Oregon, unucr ma net or Aiarcn
I, IS it".
HWorn Circulation for 1114, 1CSS.
Pull lensiil wlro Associated Vtta dla'
patches.
BSH
Subscrlbora failing to receive
papers promptly, phono Ctreu- 4
lation Manager at 250R.
Qm says
"In times like thl; It's hard for
n. man tor kcoji hln head above water
unless Iio'b light headed. Sonic suc
ceed admirably."
"If n girl has money to burn It
won't bo hard for cupld to ntalio a
match for her."
LAUGHS
Xot Pwpaml
"I hear that as a hube&nd ho has
exceeded nil expectations."
"Well, his wire's friends and her
people didn't expect ery much."
Kansas City Journal.
Field Limited
Old Sparklelgh (trying to make an
impression) So, Miss Bright, you
luivo taken up kindergarten -work?
Deeply interested in childhood, I
nttpposo?
Miss Bright Xot in second child
hood". Mr. Sparklelgh. Chicago Tri
bune, u
Chose. Another Tnto
They had scrambled through tho
first dance on the program and ho
was leading her back to a scat.
"I could die dancing, couldn't
you?" ho asked.
"No," she replied, "thero arc
ploasantcr wnys of being trampled
to doaath."
A Tip for Sherlock
Tho deputy constablo mado an Im
portant find Friday, when he un
earthed an old watch from an aban
doned house on Musket Ridge. Tho
watch had been burled for about
twenty years, and whllo It had been
stolen, tho only cluo to tho Identity
of the thief Is that tho watch stopped
at 8:15 o'clock. Hogwallow Ken-
tucklan.
The Moral
"Now, can nnyono toll mo what
lesson tho parablo of tho Ten Vlr
plrm teaches us?"
"Please, miss, that everybody
should got ninrrlcd,"
Welcoem to Them
Wire John, tho bill collector's at
tho door,
Hubby Tell him to take that pllo
on my desk. Penn Slnto Froth.
Too Novel
Lady (recently married) Do you
know I find it quite bard to remem
ber my now' namo.
Her Friend Naturally, dear; you
bad tho old one so long, you know,
--Dot roll Free Press,
On live for. Husto
"The woman throw hersolf Into
ttho river," read tho tcachor. "Her
husband rushed to tho bank. Now
toll me why her husband rushed
to the bank?"
"To got tho Insuranco money,"
yelled tho class, Cincinnati Enquir
er. Ho Knew a
"Supposo, Wlllum, your father had
$Z0 In his pocket and I asked to
borrow ?5 of him how much would
hd have left?"
"Twenty dollais, mum."
.
She Was Sufo
"Officer, I understand this J a
very bad neighborhood. Do you
think thero is any dangor of me be
ing held up by thugs?"
'Not if they see you first.'1
SCIlHICXft
If you want good window and door
screen have us make thorn.
PAOIFIQ FURN. & FIX. FACTORY,
"HoWo ef tho Pacific Codar Chest"
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IGNOBLE PERFIDY
Til ft telegraphic newt from the capital of. tho nation
tells ns that tho officials of tho department of justice
are a little shocked at the appearance in Washington of the
attorney-general or Oregon, armed with a resolution of the
Oregon legislature directing him to intervene ill the suit
of the government against the Oregon & California Rail
road company in the interest of tho railroad.
Tho fact that these officials are surprised goes to prove
they are unacquainted with our governor, our legislature
or senator Day or Senator Lair Thompson. Tho people of
Oregon will doubtless he shocked, too. at the news, hut if
tho election should he hold again tomorrow, would doubt
less re-elect the same bunch it thov would ask it.
The people of Oregon have for so long a time been be
t raved and sold out by their officials that it has become
almost a fixed habit with them to elect those that they
know will prove treacherous. 1 f by accident they elect an
honest man. they afterwards show their repentance by
succeeding lnm with a gratter or a jackass.
lanv dirtv stunts have been perpetrated bv the legis
latures of this state in the past, in relation to the state
lands and state finances, but there was some plausible
excuse, but this last piece ot chicanery is the cap-shoat ol
political thieverv and mendacity.
Tho fact is that it was passed in the closing hours of
the session, and tho vast majority of those who voted for
it did not know its purport. Granted that is a valid ex
cuse, what about the grafters, rogues and thieves who
pressed it for passage after its defeat? "Who peddled the
information that the attorney-general wanted it passed f
Every member of the legislature that voted for the res
olution ought at once to petition the governor for an extra
session of the legislature in order that the resolution might
be repealed and the perpetrators of this infamous proceed
ing discovered and exposed.
Nothing less should satisfy those numbers who have
been imposed upon, and nothing less will satisfy the people
of the statu.
. -The government undertookthis -uitagainst the-raiw
road at the instance ot the people ottlus state. The legis
hit ure of 1907 passed a memorial asking the federal gov
ernment to take action, .it was a political issue jh the
state. And now as tho case is about to be submitted the
attorney general of Oregon is virtually instructed to inter
vene in behalf of the railroad.
No wonder the officials at "Washington are shocked.
The language is deficient in words to express the honest
disgust any rational man would feel at such an attitude.
The excuse of the resolution is that the lands will not be
subject to taxation if the government wins.
Any excuse is good enough for the railroad company,
but the claim that the people would lose if the government
wins, because the lands might be exempt from taxation, is
fallacious.
Most of the lands in controversy are in the southern
part of Douglas county and in Josephine and Jackson
counties and lie almost wholly in a mineral belt. Mining
in this section is almost at a standstill because of the own
ership by the railroad of every alternate section.
It needs no argument to convince one that mining is
next to impossible where the miner is surrounded on four
sides of every square mile by land he cannot acquire title
to or an easement across. That is the situation in the min
eral belt. .Far better to have the mineral lands in a for
est reserve than to have each section surrounded on four
sides by the Southern Pacific company.
There is a goodly portion of lands along the railroad
that can, of course, be thrown open for settlement or sale,
and such would support many families who would improve
lands that are now withheld from settlement or improve
ment. The tax question was not raised by the people affected,
but has been invented undoubtedly by some solicitous rail
load attache. That this contemptible scheme was imposed
upon the legislature makes one profoundly wish that every
resolution as well as every law was subject to the refer
endum. Better a freak state than a rotten borough, manipulated
by corporation corruptionists. The governor of this state
had no veto power over the resolution, but as chief execu
tive he can, now that the dishonest methods used to pass it
and the dishonesty of its purpose have been exposed, call
the legislature together and give them an opportunity to
repudiate it. If lie will not do this, tho people should
appeal to the attorney-general to disregard the resolution
and assist the government in the principal suit.
According to the assistant attorney general, the hand
was that of the taxpayer, but the voice is that of the South
ern Pacific. Mr. Van Winkle says the resolution was
drawn at the request of Senator Day. This shows that the
resolution was introduced and intended for the purpose of
aiding the Southern Pacific.
What is $500,000 tax money distributed among eighteen
counties compared to the release of the mineral and agri
cultural land from railroad ownership? Even if the
amount was $5,000,000, the people would gladly give it to
learn that a giant corporation is not above the law and the
courts.
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MAKERS OP ARROW SHIRTS
Kmifl mnininitx who me lUiximm to
have their mmw miirrv need only to
tollow the t'oui-i1 purMH'il bv lln'
mother in Iho two-net comedy pic.
tuic, "The (liil mid the ll.icltelnr," to
innko Mire of succo-.
In the pictmc Tom Moore i stip-
tunc hi mother tne to introduce Ku-ritimny l'
him to n nice little niU Tom mnki
u bee line out ot the house.
Hut one tlnv iniitlicr'x niece, who iu lor fulling for his
mil life is diiintx little Muivuctiteigimx'.
Com tot, comes to niiil.i' her home
with Tom mid his mother. Knotting
that Tom would do his best lo keep
out of Miirgui'iltc's ttny, his mother
tries in cterv wny to hiimilintc tin"
Kirl. Tom's hciikc oT chitulrv cjuiscs
him to endciitor to inula1 muemls for
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ENDS STOCKS OP
NEW YOIIK, April 21 nother
wave of hu)lnK order, combined with
further coverlnK of short contractu,
lifted stock I to 2 points In thn first
half hour of toilny's active session.
Hethtchcm oleiinl at n 3 point nd
vanco which it soon Incroasod to over
7, and other siieclaltle also showed
conspicuous) strength. Coppers were
tho chief feature of the group, mov
ing to he.t prices of the current
movement on tho fifth successive ad
vance In the price of tho metal.
Leaders like Heading, I'nlon I'n
clfie and St Paul row it point, and
New Haven added that much to yes
terday's sharp advance.
Hecurrent weakness In Hock Island
stocks nnd bonds, together with profit
taking, protoked general recessions
before the end of the first hour,
Ilethlohem Steel ,loHlng nil itn ad
vantage with numerous decllucH in
more staple tallies. Sales In the first
hour approximated .150,000 nhnres.
OF
AIRSHIP BATTLE
ni'.XIIVA. Apnl 'Jl. The Ithinc
from Hiiol to Meiillimiseu wns the
fceue of nn ntrwl eiiij!eiiieiil enter
day nfternoon. Tho iietloli lated
l'lom ." until 7 o'clock, and it was wil
iiesxcil h friitlipnnp of people nt
many points of iiutuce.
Four acioplaiies ot the allies, two
Ituti-li mid two French, motcd out
from French territory to attack ft
HELP THE KIDNEYS
,Mclfonl Hcnilcrs are U-arnln 'I ho
Way
It's tho little Iddnoy Ills
Tho larno, weak or nchinK hack
Tho unnoticed uilnnry disorders
That may lead to dropsy und
Ilrlpht'H Disease
When tho kldnoyti are wenk,
Help thm with Doan's Kidney
Pills,
A remedy especially for weak kid
neys. Doan'H hato boon usod In Ulilnoy
trouhleB for 50 gears.
Endorsed hy 30,'000 people en
dorsed by citizens or this locality.
Frank Kasshafer, bailiff county
court, ApnloKUte road, Jacksonville,
Ore,, says "For years I worked as
a miner and It raiised kidney and
bladder trouble, Tho pain flist at
tacked mo In tho small of my back,
especially when I not up In tho morn
ing. I also had trouble with tho
kidney secrotlons. Ooan's Kldnoy
Pills soon reutoved tho complulut."
1'ilce 50c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask (or a kidney rented)
get Doan's Kidney Pills tho iumo
that Mr. KasBhafor had. Foster
Mllbuin Co, Props,, JJuffalo, N. V.
Adv.
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
Tho most economical, cleansing and
gormlcldnl of all antiseptics la
A soluble AntUeptk Powder to
be dissolved in water needed,
As a medicinal antiseptic for douches
la troatlns catarrh, inflammation or
ulceration ol nbso, throat, and that
caused by fomlulno Ilia It has no equal.
For ten yenis tho Lydla 13. Plnkham
Modlclno Co.hafl rccoinuioudod Paxtluo
In their prlvato corrosiwndonco wltli
womon, which proves its superiority,
Women who hayo boon curod say
It Ih "worth Itu weight In i;old," At
driiKxhitu, COo. lurro box, or by mall,
Tho 1'aitoa Toilet Co,, Iloulou, Muss
J Tbeatre
EDNHSI) VY-Tllt'ltSDAV N'lOUT
4 Woman Scorned
nellance Two Part Drama
The Odalisque
A thrllllnK Two Part Majestic Drama
Keeping a
Husband
ThauhaiiHor
Fatty Again
Ki)tono Comedy
IHH) AVII.SO.V
Singing, Talking and
Dancing
Ccnnd IOp ANY SEAT"-Be and 10c
Kioup of Ociuulii luiicliiiii's, Niiiiici
It'll 1 1 v the (Icnumis ttcic sioit)i)i, ailil
us tin nil ot tt 1 1 of the ullics ttcie niiIi
icclcd In n lioiuhiuilnii'iit Ironi Fifil
iHtcin, the n'llicd. Lutcf llic.v tc
Itlnil'd with icliifoivciiiculs. Out
tiuiuliciiii the (Icriuatts, llicy dtntc
Ihoin awn,,
Later, ul half poet II o'clocK, two
Xcppoliu ulisliliw, accoiupauicd lit
sctcial acropliincs, appcatt'd in the
viciiiilt ol lluiiiMjjt'ii, on the lelt liunk
ol the Itliluc, two miles liout Iliisil,
The coming was lollottcd lit IiiIiik I'oc
two liouts,
Pcrlliuul Llvostuck Mnrkct
I'OHTI.AiNMl, Or., Aptll l!l.- Ciillln
ItcccipN I lilt; iiucliliiii Oil,
llnh Kcceipls MIL, pilule lilil, Ti
cciiIh liiulier.
Mliccp Kcceipls I'll, .leiiilv
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Wednesday iind Thursday
Matinoo 2 P. M. Evoning 7 o'clock
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"The Man ol the Hour"
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'Hie film ctlon of I he famous piny by (,'coruc lliouilliuist.
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Music Iiy
WURLITZER ORCHESTRA
Mr. Lyle C. True, Orntnst
n.Jt.in ckvis
STAR THEATER
TWOXKJIITS, STAKTINCI
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
('lnim?r of Program Nightly.
NOT A "MOV IK"
THE FRANK RICH CO.
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Musical Comedy
Successes
PRETTY GIRLS. HANDSOME COSTUMES.
SPECIAL SCENERY
18 - PEOPLE - 18
LATE SONGS AND DANCES
Greatest Show on Karlh Tor the Moiiew
PRICES 25 AND 35 CENTS
Oponing Bill,
"THE GIRL FROM PANAMA"
Aflornooiis TlAirsday and Friday and in connection
with the I'Vank RiehVoinpnny, sinrtiiijat 7:l.r p. in.,
The Paramount SueecBH,
"READY MONEY"
With EDWARD ABLES
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