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mspiroKD ware tribune, medford Oregon, "Wednesday, july 7, mi a FXQTS THREE I I n COMMENDS PLAN FOR REBONDING CJTY FOR PAVING DEBI To tlio E1iier: When fouticilmnii Sfedynski n fort ilnys ngo voircd hi Men through tho columns of the Mhil Trihuno of mec-t-iiiK tho pnvi'inunt debt, lie struck tho keynote to tho most fair, ifiiitiibli! (mil junt solution that has been In-oiiftlit forth. Hail tho original ))ro motors of this public improvement ilcht used the sumo plain method of "justice to all," ns Mr. Medvuski'h phm brinjis out, we would not now have this debt of the city Huddled on tho haeks of those unfortunate enoujth to own property on paved HtreeK Nor do wo blame those men who were in office at that time not, at least, in the liuht of honest inten tions. Their intentions were Reed; no blame accrues to their actions it was simply nu unfoituiinte mistako to saddle such a debt on people who could not pay it utid who never can liny U only throujh n plan similar . to that gunrtsstcil )V Mr. Mcilyii-ki. 1 understand that some cities pay 000 per cent of such debts, leaving the abutting property liable to the re miiiuiiiK -10 per cent and leaving such propci ty at an lupinl tax valuation, Now, if wo should take this mattc up under one bond, as Mr. Medynski proposes, mill all abutting property raised in taxable valuation, it secm'i to me to be the bet plan that could be adopted, as it makes each prop , erly owner pay in diteel propoitioa us be is benefited by tho paved street ' nearest to him. " I believe that all reasonable-niinil-ed people will ni;rcc with me in Ibis one statement, that unv law that bus sfood the test of time, the fire of op position, nnd that over all has in cieased in popularity, must have been founded on the bedrock of justice ami cipiity. That bi'Fiijr the case, let us invostifiute tli present situation and see how it stands the analysis. I have in mind u man who owns a home one block off a paved street. lie made use of Ibis advantage when he advertised his place for sale. Don't you think ho considered his property wortji more by beinj,' near pavement than it would if that other street had Hot been paved? Again, J know another who lives two blocks off tie pavement. He owns uu auto mobile and enjoys the paved streets, suffering the one only ineononienee of going through a short strip of mud when it is raining. Opposite him, only on the pavement, lives a ine ehnnio who is bowed down with this public debt mid cannot buy tires for his bicycle. Is not that man living two blocks off the pavement i da tively benefited by that paved street? 1 know doens who live back from the pavement at varying distances who own mid oerate one or more teams. Are these men not benefited bv pav ing the paved streets of the city to haul loads overt How useless the question I Nor do I, under the pres ent conditions, attach any blame to those people. They have shown a ceitaiu sagacity in locating them selves near, yet off, the pavement. I'erhaps some were located there be fore this public impioveiaeut was talked of, hut in either ease I am sure they feel benefited by the pavement mid are willing to bear their relative part of it. In the issuo 0f July .1 the Mail Tribune published mi article written by Mr. Drumhill in which he advanc ed (he idea of establishing a toll- gate system to pay for the pavement. This is not n wild or romantic idea; it shows that Mr. Drumhill recog nizes the unjustness of the pie-ent s,tcm of collecting this debt, and his plan is far more just and equitable than tho one in force nt the pic.sent time. I don't know Mr. Drumhill (which is my misfoitune). I don't know whether he owns property on or off the pavement, whether ho is one who wishes to "keep from undei" or whether his convictions spring from a disinterested viewpoint, but this much I do gather from his ar ticle: Ho recognizes nn injustieo mid wishes to see it rectified (may his kind inorease), though his plan may not suit some people. To return to tho topic. Why not ndopt a plan similar to that advanced by Councilman Medynski? "Doing unto others as you would have them do unto you," may be a rule that seems to entail some sacrifice, but it is fair and jut nnd equitable. It is the only foundation on which a got eminent will stand miiniciiml or na tional because it is spotless in pre cept and principle. II. 0. flLASCOnC. Workman Wife, brother Jim hnd a call from the army surgeon thin morning. When the latter asked him how he Has feeling, he said be fctlll bad a stlob In the side. His Wife Well, what did the sur geon say? Workman Oh. be said It was nil right that It showed the bones were knlltlnB"" J BANK ROBBERS IN PITCHED BATTLE DEFEAT CITIZENS LITTLE ItOClC, Ark., .July 7. Seven bnnk robbers early todnv en gaged in mi hour's hot pistol battle with more than 300 citizens of Eng land, Lonoko county, near here, diovo their attackers into the inniii hotel of the town, after failing to dynamite the safe of the Hank of England, aiul escaped in an automobile after marching in close formation down the main street of the town, ami serious ly wounding N. W. Whit lock, town marshal. Five chnrges of nn explosive were set off unsuccessfully by three mem bers of the gang while the others stood outside, nnd bv a continuous fire drove off the armed townspeople. Weapons for the attack were taken by the robbers from a hardwaie store, which they broke into before entering the bank. They seemed nbout If-'dO from the tills in the cashier's cage. OF Nine owners of dogs were fined by Police Judge Gay in the police court this morning for nllowing their can ines to run mound without muzzles. The court announced that for all ar rests after today for the offense, a fine of .f'J."i will be nsoM'd. Among those fined were Morton .1. Emeiiek, brother of Mnyor Enierlck. The dog in the case Belongs to the mayor. The others were W. II. 1 1 till. Meile Kellogg, E. ('. Silliman, Lloyd flohle, fleorgo lines, J. H. Chappellc, I). L. letz, and Mis. Stnunpf. JAVHAWKERS' DAY CELEBRATED AT ASHLAND All tho Jnybnwkers In Modronl nnd tho Itoguo Hlver valloy should attend tho meeting nt Ashland Thursdny, July 8. Tlio exercises will commence with n basket dinner nt 12 o'clock to which nil nro Invited and jinked to tako n basket nnd enjoy tho menl In good old fnshloncd Kansas style. A program will ho renilored com mencing nt l p. m. consisting of music short reminiscences to which all Jay linwkora nro Invited to participate, and nn address will lie mndo by Rev W. A. Elliott of Ottnwn, who nd- dresses the Chiuitauqa ut 2:.'I0 p. in. oii will enjoy tho dny In Ashland's beautiful purl; nnd may meet some friend from your old Kansas home. Senator Tillman wns arguing on (eh tariff with a congressman. "You know I never boast," his op ponent bogaii. "Never boast? Splendid!" said Senator Tillman; and ho added qui t ly, "no wonder you brag about It!" Everybody's. Llttlo lless nnd her father woro several blocks from home. "Do you think we'd better take a car or walk?" ho asked her. "I'd rather walk If 'oo will carry me," replied llttlo Hess. Woman's Home Companion. INSIST Medford Concrete Construction Co. Inc. Sewer Pipe Investigate our Culverts Drain Tile Irrigation Pipe Valves and Gates Lawn Rollers Concrete Sand Brick Sand Plaster Sand Gravel and Crushed Rock Office and Wareheuse: R. R. bet. Main and Sixth. C. J. MEDFORD SASH For First Time In Her Life She Had It Within Her Power to Give Up Life of Hardship. (News litem Mrs. Jess Wlllnrd, wlfo of tho world's benvywelght champion, and mother of four chil dren, Is dying nt her homo In Kin tnett, Kansas, and has only n short tltno to live), BY TOM LEWIS LOS ANGELES, July ".It was n lovely morning In April when I call ed on hor to offer my congratulations. The Hollywood hills were rich with color nnd the frnll little womnn who had labored all hor llfo wns very happy. i "I am glnd that bo won," she said simply when I told her that Jess Wll lnrd was tho world's heavyweight champion. "We hnvo worked so hard, my husband and I," she said. "No ono will over know Just whut n struggle It has been, but now I am very bnppy. 11 meuns pence, re"st, contentment, nn education for our children." Tho mother sighed and drew her children to her sldo. "Jcsh has won and now, now It will bo easier." Those words came buck to mo ns the telegraph dinned tho sad Intelli gence tbnt this brnvo-henrted llttlo womnn who had struggled nnd work ed nil her llfo that she might win surcease from toll must die. Jess had been a good husband nnd father, but his ono ambition had been to win the benvywelght title. Sho hnd sympathized with bis hopes nnd nmbltlons, sho added with a wan snillo, for would It not mean eman cipation from drudgery nnd u chance for her children nnd herself to grow nnd thrive nnd bo bnppy? "It Is nil very now and strange, this fuss and hurry," sho explained as sho protested agnlnst being pho tographed in n house dress. "Jess Wlllurd would never stand for that," bIio added, referring to the necessity for a quick change. Hor husbnnd would mako a fine champion, she assured mo. Ho was a good man and deserving of tho best his new field of endeavor offered. Of herself sho told mo llttlo savn thnt her llfo hnd been wrapper lip In her husband nnd her children. Edu cational advantages they must have, and now that Dig Jess was tho cham pion, well they would attend the best schools nnd tho llttlo mother would wntch over them, enro for them and bring them up In righteousness as only n good mother can. Yes, she hnd worked very hnrd; but now sho would work oven harder. Sho knew nothing of fads. Auto mobiles were nlco nnd convenient, but Just nt present well, Jess must de cide nil such mnttors. Sho trusted him In nil matters. She must busy herself In rearing her children, "Send ono of those photographs to Jess Wlllnrd, If they are good," sho cried as wo left her home. "Oth erwise keop them ho has no time for makeshifts, I'm glad I changed my dress; ho wouldn't hnvo liked thnt wrapper!" There wns n wealth of pathos In that parting statement, telling of a wlfo who enres for nothing In all tho world so much ns for her husband's esteom. And today this gentlo mother Is In tho Bhadow of tho valloy of death and may not live to enjoy tho bless- In km that her husband's famo has ! made possible. ON HAVING HOME MADE PRODUCTS And thereby help the payrolls we have and help build up larger ones THESE GOODS ARE products. You can't go wrong if you use them. Plans and Estimates Furnished Free on your Irriga tion, Drainage and Road Construction Work. Cement for sale at Warehouse or Factory Factery: N. Riverside Ave. SEMON, Manager Making Screen Doors and Windows Is un exact science hero. No hand work can compare with It In accu racy of measurement and fit. We huve such a variety to choose from, too. Urlng your window and door mean ureiiieutB here and you get scream which will explain lo you why ull our mill work In no popular. & DOOR CO. VIE IN HER GRASP, WILLARDS WIFE IS DYING iBBBBJ Jr ' JB .BpBBBBBBk fc BBBBBJ BT . V BHI v I jr BBBH ji ""J. ,, 1 ft! N 4 afafa Mis. ,le.s AVIllanl mill lier fouc clilldivu. BUmOBSEHOMG- GERMArWING BELGIUM MILLION MEMBERS BY SCHOOL TEACHERS ClIirAflO, .Inly 7. "(let a million new members and .f 1,(1110,(100 for mis sions," is the slogan of'tho twenty seventh interimtioiiul Christian En deavor convention 'which opened hero todny. The call for millions was the sub ject of on address which whs to huve been rend by the Hcv. Francis E. Clark, president mid founder of (he society. He was unable to be present, however, because of illness. Delegates' were urged to enroll n million new members, a million sign ers to u peace petition mul a million pledges to jnitko the country a snl ooiilyss nation b.vlfl'ill. AMERICANS BUILDING L IMTTSmilfl, la., .Inly 7. Nine hundred employes of the II. K. I'nr tor company returned to the shop here yestcrdav mid today in view of orders from the Hpsinn government for thirty-three locomotives. The en gines were small, twenty-two being 27 tons each and cle.vi'n of (17 tons. Orders nlsn have been received for locomotives from South American countries nnd one' of thirty-three In comotives from Suba. . IN tMTV POUND Jersey cow branded A. E, connected on right hip, marked crop off left ear and two splits In right car. Is light Jersey czolor and dehorned. Will he sold Tuesduy, 13th If not claimed by owner, 111 CITY POUND MASTER. MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY KEEP THE Eor GALVANIZED TANKS OIL AND WATfiR and IRItiaATTNG PIPE do to J. A. SMITH 128 N. Grape St. Telephone 890 Medford iron works E. 0. Trowbridge, Prop. ! t General Foundry and Machine Works Phone -i01; lies. Phone 5031 HItrSSELS, via London, July 7. An order has been issued by (leueral Von Hissing, (Ionium governor of Helgium, providing n yenr's imprison ment for school teachers, directors or inspectors who "pennil, further, bring about or effect nuti-dcrmaii actions or statements in their teach ing or in other school exercises." Power is conferred upon (lei man officials to supervise mid inspect schools ut nil times. Courts maitial will hnvo jurisdiction over violations of this order. NOTICE l'nssongor and messenger servlco by auto Mcdford to Englo Point nnd return, leaving Nash hotel 8:90 a. in. and R:00 p. m. Return from Eagle Point nt convenience or passengers. Trip via Centrnl Point ir requested. Chnrges rensonnblo. V I, Miioh, registered chauffeur. 04 JO && rsn 1W america's Greatest Cigarette ,VolrirtIrtffte.' QvUTuilah LET U5 SCREEN YOUR HOME If they are made hy us they Home of Pacific Cedar Chest Pacific Furniture & Ask Your Grocer and Butcher FOIt ftOGUC mVC.R-9 They Are Hdrne Grown" - ,AND vWYVS 'JOINT - . -L. T CHICAGO, July 7. 1alturo of predictions made In 1907 when pnR sengcr fares In ninny states were re duced to two cents per mile, thnt tho lower fnre would ho more than offset by the stimulus of trnvol, wns des cribed In figures heforo the Inter stnto commerco commission today by 4i western railroads which nro ask ing permission to Inczrenso Interstate "passengor fares. L. E. Wettllng, ntatlstlclnn for tho rnllronds, was on tho witness stand continuing tho Introduction of evi dence begun yesterday, presented fig ures showing thnt tho return on property dovoled to passenger ser vice wns only 2.37 porcont, wbllo ninny roads operate nt n deficit. "Tho reduction of 2-cent faros," Mr Wettllng snld, "brought no stim ulus to trnvel such ns wns antici pated. On top of this failure of tho growth of trnvel to hold Kb pneo, thero wns, resulting from tho rnto reductions, n gradual decline In tlio nvorngo revenue, both for hauling tho ton ono mile nnd carrying tho pnssenger ono nilto. "Only nbout ono half of tho estl mnted Incrcasn of from 120,000,000 to $2r, 000,000 In pnssenger revenues from tho proposed ndvnnco In pas senger rntes would nccrue," Mr. Wet tllng snld, "unless stnto fares ns well ns lnterstnto fnres nro ndvnnced, for nlmost bnlf t ofho tortnyyel wholly within ono state." i - My inn bought n pnrrot yes thcrday, nu' we hnd to tnko it back, You thee, the dem thing Hthutteredl 1 N A FAILED INCREASE RAILROAD TRAFFC ''"""' Medford Commercial College SUMMER SCHOOL And I'repnro Eor Your Puturo Huslness Success. Thoso Who Know How To Do Somo Ono Thing Woll, Aro Always In Domnnd. OUIt OltADUATES AUE "MAKINd aoOD" IN THE BUSINESS WOULD. Our l'rnctcal Ttnthors Cnn Prepnro YOU to "MAKE (1001)" If You Will Olvo Them Tho Opportunity. Decide NOW to Enroll MONDAY Eor Itest of Suminer Term. TmIIoii Unto for JULY nnd AU0U3T f 19. Eor Eulll'nrtlcutarB, Cnll at 31 N. Qrapo St., or IMiono IG-U Do Your Own Vulcanizing The Adamson Vulcanizer vulcan izes both tubes and casings quickly and permanently. Very simple to operate and sold with a guarantee of money back if not satisfactory after 30 days trial. PRICE $3.00 C. E. GATES MONEY AT HOME Summer Requisites Window Screens Door Screens Porch Swings Lawn Seats Cedar Chests are right and will ptease. 113 SOUTH HOLLY Fixture Factory They're the Best Ever ICV dAd How to Fight TubercutaH ' In pnirr rrml limt ynr liefor Ikr lleinr Count? Mrillrnl Snrlrlr nml imlillaliril In tint! In (he I.011U llllr "Mrillrnl I'n.arci.." Mr. J. AV. Cnrhnrt, of Snn Anlonlo. Tnn. ihrlrlnn nhn hn Irlolril niuvh (Iiti"" to ihr Ktmlx f lulirrruliialit. Hi ill "Slnrr llmr mills ronalltnle (hrrr-roiirlha of nil Ihr mlnrrnl aiib Innrra nf tlir liumiin liofly, ihtr mini lie KUiinllril In llir fonita or siiiplriHPitnl In mlnrrnl iirriiBrn llnna, or nnlnrnl Klnnntlon eiinur rllh (ulirrrnloalN unrhrrknl. Tli wlilraprrad nnd tiurhrrkml aprrml of tiilK-rciiloala anil olhrr prrvrulnlilc illarnara la ilur lartcrljr to thr At rnlrlllrit (llmr Incklim) rnmlltlonN uf niiillKinlra (lirnUKlinul thp rltlllird wnrl.1." Thus from another nuthnrltntlv medlral source come Juntldcntlon far the use of lime In the treatment of tuberculoma, Since tlil Is one of the lngreil enta of Kckliiati'd Alt'erntlve, much of the succeaa nttemllntr the wide spread mo nf till" remedy iloulitleit i due to the cnmhlnntlon of thli unit In auoh way na to render It ennlly naslmllnhle. It rnuiea no atotiinch illaturtinnre, nnd alnce It rontnlna neither opiate, narcotlci nor liBldt-formlnK- drugs. It la anfe I'cKtimn'a Alterative hn effected rimnrknlile results In numernui ease of pulmonary tuhorculouli (coiiRUtnptlon) nnd nlllod chronic af fections of tlte throat nnd branchial rmnanRe. In ninny Instance such conditions, npparently, have yielded completely to It. In cne your drusslut Is out of It. nsk him to order, or send direct lo us, ICrkman Laboratory, rhllnitelpttla rrico $1 nnd $2 a bottle. SPECIAL TO WOMEN Tho most economical, cleansing and germicidal of all antiseptics Is A soluble Ahtkeptic Powckr bt dissolved in water at needed. As a modlclnnl antlaoptlo for douches In treating catarrh, Inflammation or ulceration ol noso, throat, and that caused by fomlnlno Ills It has no equal For ten years tho Lydln H Plnkhara Medicine Co. has recommended Foxtlno In their private correspondence wlttl women, which proves Its superiority, Women who huvu been cured say It Is "worth Its weight In gold." At druggists. GOo, largo box, or by mall. Tho l'aiton Tollot Co.. llostou. Mass i" USE THE PRODUCTS OF Rogue River Valley Cannery The Best Made Help Home Industry. Try Loganherry Juice and Sherbets at the fountains and ice cream par lors. Pafi'oni.o tho institution that maintains tho Largest Payroll in Medford. The Medford Printing Co. Tho Post Equipped Job Plant in Oregon outside of Portland.