Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Fair Tonight intl Sunday.
.Vox. 01; Mln. as.
Forty-fifth Ycnr.
Dull? Tenth Tear.
arEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER (J, 1915
NO. 196
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Three Days nf Fifllitlnn. Ends in Cap
ture of Capital More Than Half
of Serbia Now in Possession of In
vaders, Who Havo Taken Lower
Part of Country's Railroad System.
UHUMN, Nov. C Tho cnpluro of
Ntali, Sorbin, by tho Bulgarians was
announced officially hero today.
Capture of Varvnrln, on tho Mo
rnva river In Serbia, nbout 40 miles
northwest of Nlsli, was announced
today by tho Gorman foreign office
JUoro than 3000 Serbians wore taken
rrlsoncr,
Tho town of Krnllovo, 35 miles
southwest of Kraguyovats, also has
been captured by tho nermann, who
nro pursuing the Serbians to tho cast
or that point.
Tluvo lnys of Bat (to
Tho Bulgarian conquest of NIhIi
was effected after thrco days of
heavy fighting. In theso engagements
tho Bulgarians captured 350 Ser
bians and two cannon. Near Lukovo,
tho Bulgarians defeated tho Serbians
and In the vicinity of Sokobanya nfso
they won n victory, taking moro than
500 prisoners and six cannon. Bul
garian and German forces got In
touch with each other near Krivlvlr.
J! ore than half of Sorbla Is now
in poHscsHlon of tho Invaders who also
havo taken tho lower part of tho
country's railroad system. Tho now
junction effected between Austro
Ucrmnn and Bulgarian forces report
Kid by Berlin today, completes tho
Homl-clrcular wall of hostllo armies
about the recreating Serbians.
Second largest City
"With tho exception of Belgrade,
N'IkIi Is tho largest city In Serbia.
foon after tho outbreak of tho war
tho capital was transferred from Hoi
j'lnuo to Msli. Tliero tho govern
ment remained until tho city was
threatened by tho invndors. in tho
Ian month various towns havo Icon
mentioned ns tho temporary seat of
tho government.
There are no recent statistics of
Its population, which 20 years ago
was 21,500.
IRE
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. fi.-l A.
11 Widencr. widely Known financier,
died nt his home nt Klkins Park, near
Ik-re, today.
Mr. Widencr hud been ill for some
tunc. lie was n iloniinnnt fnetor in
the street niilwny systems of this
city, New Yoik, Chicago and other
cities, llu was 81 yonra old,
Ufa Hi is believed to liave been due
to advanced age.
.Mr. Widenor started his liuhiiiQits
career horc as n butcher. For moro
than twenty years lie bore an active
jwrt in nil the impottuiit political
movements of the city. Ho was a can
didate for- mayor, but was defented
for the nomination bv Mayor Stokloy.
He i' said to have aecuinulnted a for
tune citimutcd at inoie than .?G0,
000,000. E
LONDON", Nov. G. IJiimunnin au
thorities liavo lakon the noecestirv
steps to brine into Itumuninu harbor
and disarm vecl fljing the Kussian
flag which are loaded with nmwUiil
nmmiinitioii for Serbia, sayt n suou
official statement issued at Buchar
est and received hew by wiroloM from
Berlin.
Tin. action haa hum Ukoa, it u
announced, borano of the Aiieiro-Gii-man
occupation of tho irbin
liHiik of the Danulw.
ItuteMU ni a t-ar which fled into
th Rowanum lirlr'l liruia aireadv
hnve boon ili-.iiiu. .1 .iiul the rrw,
liiuwbeiiny 6oo. mti mnl mi KiMeudj.
rwirywea at Canby are 4lncMlng
n ckMw factor)'.
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DEAD
RUMNA
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RB1A
And Lo! Medford Will Lead All
SHOWING INDEBTEDNESS OF OREGONIGITIES AS COMPARED WITH MEDFORD IF MEDYNSKI SCHEME PASSES
Relative size of Medford 's debt if Medynski bond
scheme passes, with that of other cities.
Medford
Eugene m
Salem- u
Astoria m
Baker B
La Grande m
Ashland m
Klamath Palls.,
Grants Pass...,.
Roseburg
Albany
The Dalles
AFFAIR-REAMES
Rehondlnn Proposal Fraught With
Many Dangers, Declares Wcll
Known Attorney Most Serious
Blum'cr to Vote Bonds Solution
Offered a Dangerous One.
To the Kdiler:
I lmvo not horclufore said anything
publicly upon the .Medynski plan. I
would not do so now if I did not con
scientiously feel that iliJndordJon.vYill
involve .the city in a serious fiiuineinl
crisis. I have thought the matter
over carefully from both bides. 1
renlize that n grcnt miiiy honest, con
scientious pcoplo have come to tho
conclusion that the Medynski plan of.
fern the only relief from the present
cmbarrusHiig condition. I also np
prcciato that Mr. Medynski and his
associates have given much time and
a great deal of careful consideration
in an honest effort to ariivu at tho
best solution of the difficulty. How
ever, the adoption of tho plan seem
to mo to bo fraught with such dan
gers as to amount almost to a life
ard dealli pioposilion to the cily, and
that it is a time when uery patriotic
citizen ought to speak.
lmposlltcl to Brpliico Mains
The saddling of moic than one mil
lion dollars' additional debt on tho
property of the city will put its bond
ed indebtediiQSN so near its assessed
valuation that tho cilv would never
be able to borrow any substantial
amount of money for any improve
meat, however necessnrv. For in
stance, we have some thirty miles oi
more of wooden water mains, the
linger poiliou of which will havo to
be replaced in tho course of n few
years. This is a matter to which 1
have given some consideration befor"
tho prcsonl question arose. If wo
voto this bond issue and bad to ro
place tl.e pipe line it would be impos
sible to procure the money to do it,
and we would be ngniu pumping wa
ter out of JJonr creek.
There in't the slightest doubt ii.
tho woild but whnt tha paving assess
menU nro n logul chnrge and can bo
collided. Notwithstanding the Salem
case, cited in the press, nnd whioh
in't much in point, there is a very
M'tiou'. legal question ns to the valid-
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LAW HELD INVALID
I'OHTI.VN'U. Nov. 0 Oregon's
Sunday closing law, which ha beu
on the tatutc main enr, but vv'iiUi
mo atlemtit hav lxnm wud (o onton-r
until a waalh ! dcHiod in
valid by the atiu nri-uii' eourt hero
today. Dm KttiUlxi, groearyuian,
cl.araed with tiolaiin the low, u
foaad not uuillv. Tlf Imw h de
clared invalid in tl.e t'rt.nl ihgtt it
peifi! Ibat rtuin Ion-.- of bni
Kf fekouU not be conluctt4 on ib
lord's Uy." Tin coart bM Uu to
Ik- irliiiu dtovriauauUutt.
MEDYNSK AN
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If the Medynski bonding and bankruptcy scheme carries, Medford will have a
greater indebtedness by far than any city in Oregon outside Portland, a greater debt
than the other four cities of Southern Oregon, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Ashland and
Klamath Falls combined, a greater debt than Roseburg and Eugene combined, a greater
debt than Salem, The Dalles and Albany combined, a greater debt, than Baker, La
Grande, The Dalles and Hoseburg combined.
If the Medynski bonding scheme carries, the per capita .debt for every man, woman
and child in Medford will be $189 a greater per capita indebtedness by far than in any
other city in Oregon greater than that of Salem and Grants Pass put together.
And' this colossal debt, with 150 percent additional in interest, must be paid by
direct taxation upon the real and personal property in Medford, if the Medynski scheme
carries.
What kind of a handicap is this to place uponjhe city ?
PUT PATRIOTISM
To tho People of Medferd:
' I have been irrcstdont of Medford
for 11 yearn. During that tlmo I
have planted and brought Into hour
lug the largest commercial orchard
In tho county. Also, I havo acquired
property in Medford and hnve erected
building thorcon. This monoy was
Invested Decauso of my faith In the
(uturo of tho city.
I hollovo for the pcoplo of tho city
of Medford to adopt tho Medynski
plan would bo disastrously calami
tous. I havo paid all of my paving
assessments and under tho Medynski
plan I would got my money back.
This Is a tlmo when every cltlzon of
Medford Bhoutd put patriotism for his
homo city nbovo wolfish purposes.
1 nppoal to ono and all to voto
.gainst tho Medynski plan.
J. A. WESTmtl.yND.
TWENTY PERISH
i NEW YOItK, Nov. C Twenty men
, and girls wero killed and more than
fifty others woro Injured according to
police, In a tire that swept through
u four-story wooden factory bulldlns
on North Sixth street, In tho Wil
liamsburg section of Drooklyn today.
Ambulances and physicians woro
rushed to tho scono from all parts of
Drooklyn and numerous temporary
hospitals wcro established for tho
many pontons Injured In escaping
from tho burning building.
Firemen thought the firo started
on tho first floor of tho building, as
survivors reported that tho stairways
from tho second to the first, and third
to second floors woro a ma3 of
flamos and all possibility of escape
In that way was cut off. A majority
of tho 500 employes in tho building
wcro said to havo been on tho upper
floors occupied by tho Essex Shirt
company and a cloak manufacturing
concern. Tho Diamond Candy com
pany occupied the two lower floors.
Fifteen bodlos. noarly all Klrla, had
boon earrlod out of tbo building at
I o'eloek. Plremon said a nutnWor of
olbor kodloa wore lying Juit Inside
window flpQRlnga Into tbo oMapea and
iber eoUmaUd tbat tbe number of
4ad would bo at leaat twenty. At
tbia tlmo jwrt of the roof eoltaiwod,
tnterforiag for a tltue with tbe ro
eovery of bodtei.
ABOVE SELFISHNESS
SAYS
WESTERLUND
swans
BROOKLYN FY
the Rest for Debt
Debt.
$1,701,250
1,333,530
1,133,502
810,300
052,800
5!)8,000
550,000
-119,709
-110,812
311,055
300,119
213,500
SPELLS DISASTER
To tlu People of Medfoidf
' -A3 among the pioneer iiiuiebailtif of
the city of Medford, it lias been a
matter of pride with us to live in a
city (bat hap in the last quarter of
a conlury increased in population
from one to ten thousand. Duriiu
nil those yearn we have been willing
taxpayers1 nnd have nt all times en
deavored to keep faith in public mut
ters with the people of our axlopled
city. We havo been and arc paying
our assessments from time to time.
We nre willing to go even further nnd
see tho city assume some portion of
tho unpaid paving obligations. In
our judgment, for the good pVople of
Medford to adopt tho .Medynski plan
spells disaster in every respect. Wo
cannot expect capitalists to invest
their money in a debt -ridden cily. The
city will be ho incumbircd with all of
its various 'obligations Hint it will be
unable to hold out any inducement to
any factory, cannery, saw mill Oi
other enterprise.
Our appeal is to ofo against the
Mcdynnki plan.
IUT01IISOX & LUMSDKX.
DECISIVE BAHLE
WASIUNOTON, Xov. 6. Carranza
forces to thu north and soulh of
Villa's retreating army aro concen
trating for n blow which the do facto
leaders hope will end tlui strife m
northern Mexico. Major General
Kiiiiston rcpoited today that General
Olirogon, Carriuiza's nhiuf comman
der, would arrive at Douglas, Ariz.,
tomorrow, to begin orguuizing a emu
pa ign.
Villa intends going toward Jlonno
sillo and aliouily u moving toward
Villa Vordc
Uuueial Fuiidlon baa been infomid
that Villa demanded and received
$'JA,000 in gold from tliu Canano.i
Copper company, with ten tons of
flout nnd other iupdiM, nnd has call
od on the Mouteanwa Copper ooin
pnny and the Kl Tigre eouipuny for
$25,000 oaeh. The laat two ooia)ii
io, Aiberiean concern, ivfitkad to
comply, and Villa atated that unhm
they did ba would duatiov thuir
property. The MoataiUMWi ouiHnjr
kaa a plant vanied at uttwanU tf
ntUli'Ni daUaro.
Oimarol Villa tM Ike Connuei
CotUo ooNt)ttiiv that ho yroHoil Uk
lake tU oHtire herd ut 3Q,gfJ0 acttio
for hh of hu a.iu).
IN
LN
STATE MERCHANTS
ARRANZA
S
CONCENTRATE F
if the Medynski
Relative size of per capita indebtedness of
Medynski scheme carries) with other
i
To the Pcoplo of Medferd:
I'ivo ycara ngo I camb to .Medford
iiid Invested all I had In tho uiorcun
lilo buplnoss. I was attrnctod to tho
city becauso of Its energotlc, splen
did citizenship and Its progronslvo
Riilrlt. Shortly after I enmo business
depression set In nil over tho United
States, with tho result that nonu of
us havo succeeded ns wo expected.
Tho merchants of Medford havo
about all tho burdens they can boar.
For tho city of Medford to nssiimo
tho cntlra paving debt would bo n
procedure without precedent so far
ns my knowledge goes. I do not own
nay business property In Medford but
am paying rent on tho bash of tho
street Improvements already exist
ing. Thoro In no just reason why
tho merchants of Medford should bo
taxed on their merchandise for tho
payment of unpaid assessments,
JOHN C. MANN.
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CONFLICTINGCLAIMS
T
JIIIIIMN, Nov. (i. -The Austro.
(icrmun tones in (Julicw arc suid by
tlio war office today to hnve won a
further victory over the Kusbians in
the fiehtin; along tho Stripn riror.
The Ktusinne were thrown bank to
llioir old potations on tho east bank
of the river. Jn tho roitent fighting
there fifty officers and (1000 Kuasiuno
have been eaptuid
Tiie army of (linoral Von l.inson
guu captured fiiilber Itussian posi
tinno northoiiNt of Itiulkn. ltussiau
attempta to broak tbroiiKh the Ocniian
line, or. the l)vink front wuie 1 utile.
VAIUS, Nov. . A ficta flenmm
attack Htraiuat tb French Miition at
I.aoourtiuo haa rwwtlted in iailiirr,
nuaniding to nniiounceojit made this
HftariK-un by the l'reiich war oft ice.
LONDON. Nov. o. The fortuuee of
war nre knowing- the cutowry fltM
MmU)U aluuv tha faslf m front. VI-
oiina I'vwrtx (nut tm nus-ian uiruni
rIoavt lb" Klripa ha Ihh-h icult
ouiaphr'.ilv. 'J(M)0 men bwnu cupturad.
i'ft'' -Td iixncit- that the jltlM'k of
tb ..tdr. t-t f Dlinsk WHH
m , l.a.t uilli KHHI of tlirir dead
( i , tl..- ii. i.l. (u tbo dclniNf f
ijiKA ti. Uuian troM aro im
ai tr,j bv warbip, wMok nova been
fdr..b; icruMU poUmu at ikhievk,
WORK
HARDSHIP
UPON
MERCHANTS
DECLARES
MANN
OF V CTORY ALONG
RUSSIAN
FRON
Scheme Carries!
Medford (if
cities. Per Capita Popuhi-
Debt. tion.
$189 9,000
133 10,000
75 15,000
81 10,000
92 7,000
119 5,000
91 0,000
105 1,000
102 '1,000
02 5,000
01 5,000
'18 5,000
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MEDFORD FOOL
F
Attorney Gus Newbury Discusses Le
gal Phases Opposes Medynski
Scheme, as It Throttles Enterprise
and Imposes Stnoncrinn Taxation,
Kllllnn Pronress of City.
To tho IMiter:
One hours much ciubsiono (all;
among the citizens of Medford to tho
effect tbnt the Hnuoroft bonding act,
under whioh tho paving in 'Medford
was nuthorized, vvns not constitu
tional, and that thereloro the paving
assessments could not be collected. In
order to set at rest (his talk about
tho constitiitionaltiv of this act, tho
attention of Iho people who urge this
ns a reason for supporting tho Mo-
dynnki plan is directed lo the case of
Laiid vs. Gumbcll, ill Oregon, page
.Jin, in which tho supremo court of
Oregon decided that thu law was con
stitutional. Individual Contracts
Fnither, nbout DO per cent of the
people, bcfoio whose properly tho
paving wasions! moled, uppeared bo
i'oru the cily recorder and cnlorcd
into a contract agreeing lo pay the
paving assessments in ten annual iu
stnlhnenls, and thereforo vvhalevcr ir
regularity, if any there might havo
been in any of the proceedings, nro
entirely waived by lliu bolcmnity of
this contract obligation on tho part
of the parties who signed tho contract
plan. Tho paving obligation is there.
foro placed upon the same footing
mat an agreement to pay n grocery
bill is placed and can bo unforced
ngai.ist tho proporty with equal oufce.
The only consideration Unit should
actuate uny voters at the election on
Tuosday is, What will be tho bust in
terests of the eily? uud a voters' self
ish interest mid what ho might expect
lo receive as n rebate should not
prompt him in his vole; for if it does,
"the nickel close to his eye will ob
scure the quarter out at the cud of
his nose,"
Sciva Capital Avruy
Placing an additional bonded in
dublediifsH of half u million, making
tho total bonded iudebleducks some
thing liko .$1,700,000, will certainly
not be any recommendation to any
monuved interests contemplating an
investment in the oily of Medford
Tho tax into will be (f pur ciuit. If
tho beet sugar industry oliould sign
up Miiffieiwil acreage and this Mo
dvnski plan should carry, do you think
tins nn'm.trv would expend $SOO,000
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SAX KHAXriM o, N... l I., i.
MpuiiMf to mitK.r tint the Panama
Paciftr rkMMttiuu a to cimiImihi
after Donoosher 4, Iho oflwwl duaia?
data. I'rt-idxnt '. 1 . lloorr mad- u
lUtUUle HumvwmummL Uttl Uial tb
CiHilo WwmM mi ivmmin opoo Of-
ter fiat date,
BONDING MAKES
on
KITCHENER OFF
TO LEAD BRIT SH
IN KAN
Secretary of War Entrusted With Im
portant Mission in Near East
neilrjnation Only. DelayedWill
Determine by Personal Inspection
Proper Policy.
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LONDON, Nov. 0. Tho Post says
tlmt Kurt Kitchener, socrotnry for
war, hns been intrusted with an im
portant mission to thu near cns.t, nnd
already hns dopnrlcd from Loudon.
Tho policy of tho British govern
ment in rrspoct of both tho Dardan
elles expedition nnd tho Serbian cam
paign has been subjected to sovcro
criticism in England, nnd if the state
ment of tho Post is correct, tho war
secretary presumably Lrr been sent
to tho near cast to determine by per
sonal inspection the proper polioy for
Great Britain or to supervise somo
movement of importance already de
cided upon.
"It is generally believed," says tho
Posf, "Hint Karl Kitchener's busi
ness will necessitate n slay bo pro
longed Hint it will bo necessary to fill
his placo nt tho war offico before
long. It is true that he hns not re
signed, but tho importnnco of bin
present errand makes it certain that
Iiis resignation is only delayed.
"Tho suggestion hns been mndo Hint
Lord Ilulduno be brought back to tho
war office, but this is probably un
founded." ,
Iteitoration of (ho report that Erirl
Kitchener lind placed his resignation
ns secretary of stnto for wnr in this.
hnnto of tho king, has brought forth
an official report to tho contrary.
According to tho Daily Graphic,
Karl Kitchener saw the king Thurs
dny night, ns vvns announced .yester
day, nt the king's own request.
Tho Graphic, urging (he government
not lo delay Iho disclosuro of (ho ac
tual facts, suggests that Lord Derby,
who is now in chnrgo of British re
cruiting, would make an excellent
war minister.
PRINCETON 10-6
PIIINTKTON, N. J., Nov. 0. Hnr
vurd won its fourth straight football
victory from Princeton today. Tho
score was 1(1 to (3. Harvard scored a
touchdown with goal, and a field goal.
Pi laud oil's sooio wns mado on two
field goals.
Tho game dragged at limes, especi
ally when Harvard had tho ball. The
orimion pin) era appeared uucortaiu
of (heir signals and frequently de
layed the giimo while gelling together
on the next play. However, (hoy put
up a good mechanical game and had
tho power to score. Princeton Jack
ed the punch (o put the ball over when
she got into the Harvard territory.
The weather was fino uud a great
crowd saw tnc contest.
00REG0N TO ENDEAVOR
TO OUST VILLA FROM S0N0RA
i ' '
DOlTiLAS, AriR., Nov. 0. General
Alvaro Obrogon, Currauza's principal
military commander, louohed Aguo-
I'riota today to prosecute a campaign,
to drive Villa nut of Souora.
Tho general and staff arrived in
Douglas from Kl J'aso aboard a spe
cial car wliieh was awilohud norow
tho border.
Football Scores
Harvard JO, Priuuotou 0,
Yolo 0, Brow u. 'I.
Virginia -lo. Vnndeihllt 10.
Cornell 31, Michigan 7.
Annv 0, Notre Damo 7.
Washington and Joffordou 0, Uni
versity of PitUburj? 17.
CHir.egie Tooli. 27, Cao U.
Navy 111, Bueknuli .1.
Noiirnakii HO, Nebraska Wosleyau Q.
Dnrtmotitk 7, .L'uiveratty of Punu
aylvaoiia 3.
11rt peiiml, Wahinjjton 10, Cali
fornia 0.
First iwtiod, Oretfon Aflifiw 7,
IdalM. 0.
MiowMtri dt NurUivyootaru 31.
Cmiilo m, Iloly Ctom Ul. .
John Hvpfciue 'M. otivliiirg7V
MhIiiwii AnHao OS. ilnriiireTu? tf.
Iowa 13. Punlae 1ft.
Cvluwhw 1, Cvuuvetioul SUt 0.
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