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BEDFORD M'ATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORECION. MONDAY. NOVEMBER, P. 1015 PAGE THREE MEDYNSKI PLAN E BLUNDER DECLARES REAMES To the Kdlter: In tho mnttcr of the bond Issue, to bo voted upon at (he coming election next Tuesday, I am hopeful that I may bo able to say Honiothlng which will prevent tho city from making what I consider n grlov ous and dnngcrous mistake. Tlioso who know mo best will bo very Buro that I have no private Interests to nerve, and I might add that I too have delinquent and unpaid assess ments upon which I need relief, prob ably as badly as ony ono clso. There seems to be an Impression that tho assessments against tho property are for some reason Invalid or Illegal. I linvo carefully Investigated this mat ter and ant absolutely certain that they cannot bo assailed. Further more, such assessments have been uphold In tho supremo court of our state and In tho supremo court of tho Vnltcd States. It is also within tho luiowledgo of all that this plan of benefit assessments has been follow. d In all of the other cities and towns of the country. I havo always thought that tho plan was not exactly fair to tho property owner. I rcallzo that while a paveniont benefits tho prop erty abutting upon It, more than It docs other property, that tho entire benefit 1b not to tho abutting prop erty. When theso improvements woro being made I frequently urged that It would bo fair to put 25 per cent against tho property and let tho city nssuuio tho rest. Hut it Is too lato to raise theso questions, After tho as sessments wero levied, every property owner affected executed and filed with tho recorder a written Instru ment, the form of which Is set out in tho Ilancroft act, which Is n stnto law. By this written instrument ho promised and agreed to pay tho ns Kcssiucnts In ten annual installments, with Interest nt tho rato of eight per cent on all unpaid assessments and expressly waived "all or any Irregu larity or dofect, jurisdictional or oth erwise, in tho proceedings to improve xald street." Tho supremo cqurt of the United States had said that such assessment was legal If the land own er woro given nn opportunity to ho heard as to whether his property was specially benefitted in tho amount assessed against It. In order to tnko advantage of the ten year Installment plan tho property owner had to sign a statement, binding his land to pay tho assessment, and c.-ipressiy wnlv Jug all Irregularities or defects. Tho proceeding theroforo rcsultod In what may bo termed a Judgment against tho laud, the land owner not only having had his day In court, but hav ing expressly ugrcod td pay t' money, mul having waived any de fects or Irrgulnrltles In tho assess ment. In other words, It hns been Judicially determined that each of these pieces of proporty is especially benefited In tho amounts assessed against it. Ily what process can tho city now say that this legal Judgment Is void? And that n person not a part) to It can bo assosscd in taxos for tho payment of that Judgment? "Wo imibt consider, thoreforo, thnt there is n serious question as to tho validity of any bond that might bo Issued under the Mcdynskl plan. Un der subdivision II, of section 1 of tho pi opened charter amendment it is declared that those Improvements nro for tho benefit of tho city nt largo and of every pleco of property therein and that tho total cost Is hereby as named by the city as a dobt and charge- agulust tho city, to bo paid liy taxation. In other words', tho city Is clearing this property of tho as sessment lien, without knowing w bo ther tho bonds Issued under tho amendment will bo void or legal. Of course tho holders of theso assess ment bonds would enjoin any pro ceeding that attempted to destroy tho validity of tho Improvement bonds. Wo would then liavo this chaotic con dition. tho city would havo lost Its Hon against the property and t would still havo outstanding tho Improve ment bonds, which It could bo com pelled to meet by n mandamus pro ceeding through taxation. If this did not result tho courts would simply bay that tho entlro proceeding Is void. I rculUp that a great number of pooplo favoring tho proposed plan have ncqulred tholr property nftor their grantors had slgnod up tho writ ten Instrument, whoroln thoy pledged the proporty In payment of tho debt. Hut howovor, whon they know tho roal conditions thoy certainly will not want tho city to take tho risk of in validating thp proceeding, without Knowing whothor tholr bond issue will bo legal or void, and without knowing whether or not tho bonds can be sold. Hut If we aesume that the bonds would be legal and also that thoy oould be Mid, wo would plaeo the cit la the ikmUIor of having put a first luertgaga en Its proporty of from 45 te iO per cent of lu fled valua tion. If the hard tlnw continue an other year or two those bmwiwI al iiailous will be materially lowered, so will bo approaching very nenr tho assessed valuo of tho proporty. Tho city will then bo In tho position of a man who hns nothing except a val uable piece of real proporty, mortgag ed to practically Its face value, and having really only a small equity In It. Should somo great public neces sity arise, requiring tho expenditure of $100,000, for somo improvement, water system or something else, th would be no place to which tho city could go where tho money could bo whero tho money could bo had. Fur thermore, the rates of taxation would havo to bo so high, bnscd upon re duced assessed valuations, that any ono would bo very foolish to even own his own homo hero. Instead of lolng what our friends expect to do, putting property where It would bo In a position to move, It will bo placed whero nobody will buy It, be cause the rato of taxation would ex ceed thnt In any other community on tho (onst. Would It not thereforo bo better to proceed a little cautiously and If tlmo shall develop that tho proposed plan offers the only solution It will bo tlmo enough to adopt It. For tho present, nt least, let us not entirely destroy tho credit of tho city which will bo greatly needed In nn emergency and Is always tho most vnluablo asset to an advancing com munity. A. E. KEAMKS. ROGUE RIVER SPITZ I W FIR E Rogue River .Spit7enbui;js displayed ut the l'ortlitiiil land show liy A. C. Ficro of Central Point won first prize over those from nil other fruit seo tioiw in the ten-box display. Oilier prlre.s awarded were ii follews: See on 1 prize, II. K. Utile, .Merlin. Yellow Xewtowns First piize. Qih Miller, I (nod Rier, Or.; second, D. .M. Lowe, Aslilnnd, Or. Individual farm exhibit scored as follows? 1). M. Lowe, Aslilnnd, Or.. 88 points; Oregon State hospital, 71!' '. pointr; Leonard Gilkey", 0!1 points. ( 'liuigeau First prize, I). M. Lowe, Ashland, Or. Anjou pt'iirs First prize. Jl. K. dale, Merlin, Or.; second, I). M. Lowe, Ashland, Or. Ihisij penr--First prize, 1). M. Lowe, Aslilnnd, Or. ComSee penrs First prize, I). M. Lowe, Aslilnnd. Or. Winter Xelis Fiist piize, II. K. Gale, Meilin, Or.; second, Julius San do, The Dalles, Or. L Tho afternoon jriven lv Mr. nnd Mi's. Ed Andrews for the Wnsliiustoi. xniiiuniu chool chorus and friends ou November 1 proved to bo nil Hint wns predieted for it, in that it wns both "inusionl nnd iimpirationnl." This fact was attested to by the largo nu- dienoc pjent, in, unmistakable fash ion. l'.-ini'ipn' P. II. Daily opened the session with a few appropriate ami well-ehoscii remarks, eunimeendiiitf and indorsing the uoik of the organ izntior. This was followed by thv addnss of the dav, "TlivDiigui and Development of Music," by Ed An drews, lie sketched briefly the puin itive origin of miisie in the two-toned chant of the Indian, with monotonous drum accompaniment ; then traced il dcu'lopinout into the simple melody of tho shephird, showing later how the bass, nlto mid finally the tenor pints were added. Continuing, lie touched lightly upon opoia in all its stages, from the eaily (lieek to its piescnt highly developed stute. In conclus ion, lie spoke of the aluo of music upon the battlefield, in the home, in the chinch and the M'huol, and paid n tiihute to .Miss Coffin, who is en deavoring to bring it to the pupil-.. So ably nnd forcefully did ho speak that be was followed with the closest attention throughout. Mrs. Kd Audicws then snug the "Iluttcrfly Walts." from iiabotte, with brilliancy and deliency. Mr. Audicws followed with a delightful leuditiop of the ''Tlnce Fishes." Hi imperson utiou ff little llatiste was pleasing mid tnuchi'ig, Mrs. Guv ('hildoi ut the piano accompanying most artis tically. Her piano illustration of Mr. Anduws' lectinc and her vocal inter pretation of an Indian chiiut weie es. peciallv cnjoed. The nfternoon closed with regret for the absence of Superintendent IIillis, ditc to illness, and with uppre ciutiD'i of the ple.jsur- cvpi'ricni'tM1. D'EXMA MARVELOUS NEW HERBAL & SKIN HEALER Aopli'd D'EXMA to eI4 running H' n- I rt lormft l tKiullit iltw nv uul ike rarntfrtion, and iiamac new l.'.liiiy ntwt In grow li it naiuir a .) mmuunjad tram ruturt'a nan he ut Apt"? it la I una. la ringworm, ta pttei, 10 sr fens ml kw diM w akin Utrntph Jl MBtrkl cWimi aad ptifikaa. It taMi ixw uatltnjr imh We are Ike v!v druggiitl in (hit I, -at wl.ixn U'EMIA, il .'.( hciUtt ImUd, "MYSTERY OF ROOM 13" AT THE PAGE TONIGHT ZXZSTZ InH nnnnnnHtfiiUnW IsBiKkuIM!. QmJ?&&Lw nnHS I inBl InnWlnB Il4lVff BfiBt jJmBUSkfJBSmB&Vl BHkB fl ESS SELL TAX DELINQUENT CERTIFICATES Li GRAN T '''''' - A scene in "The Msler of Room 11." lour n ts of intense interest. Mac Deimott, supported bv Lilli.in Huibert, lend Ibe cu-t FIX RESPONSIBILITY NEW YORK, -Nov. S. Four In vestigations were begun today in an effort to fix responsibility for tho deaths of twclvo persons, mostly young girls, who perished In thq fire which quickly destroyed a four story factory building lu Brooklyn last Sat urday. District Attorney Cropsoy of Brook lyn announced that ho would con duct a preliminary Inquiry today, pre paratory to n public Inquest to bo held before Coroner Wagner tomorrow. SUNK OFF SWEDEN J Hilt I. IV, Xuv 8. The small Oer nian cruiser Undine has been torpe doed nnd sunk by n submarine off the Swedish count, it was officially an nounced tod'iy. "The small cruiser Undine," anys I he nlficiul miuoiiuceuieut, "was sunk by two torpedoes fiom a Miibinnrine on the afternoon of November 7 while pal lolling the south Swedish coast. Nearly the cnliro errw wns sincd." Tho count guard ami life uavlug Ftntloni) nro to have telephone con-"ctlonH. At the meeting of tho county court Monday tho sheriff was Instructed to proceed with the Halo of delinquent tav certificates against tho O. & C. rnlltoad grant Intnl. Tho court has received legal udvlco from the attor ney gencrnl to tho effect that tho land Is llnblo for tho taxes, now two jcars delinquent nnd the samo courso will be followed as with other proper ty, the United States supremo court having decided that tho laud belongs to tho railroad. Taxes and penalties on tho 100, 000 and over acres of land In tho O. & C. grant In Jackson county now total $170,0(10 mid tho lack of this money has badly crippled tho county rinnnclnlly. Efforts to Induco tho railroad to settle havo come to naught and It Is evident thnt tho railroad Is awaiting congressional action, hoping thereby to nvold payment. However, tho lnnd is liable for tho taxes, whoover tho owner, nnd delin quent certificates will bo Issued on demand. ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES DECEMBER I HO.ME, Nov. S. The chuinber of deputies will assemble December 1. The session is expected lo last n week. The chuinber probably will ox lend lo Iho government for n furthei period full powers- lo curry on the wnr. 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FREE An Illustrated Booklet, show ing correct wny to "Roll Your Own" Cigarettes.and a pack age of cigarette papers, will both be mailed, free, to any address in U. S. on po&tal request. Address "Pull" Durham, Durham, N. C. TUC AMERICAN TODACCO COMPAHY ii SkkssbK! V) H Bf.O 2'VMnKanmnra I aim. CS- x. m vfjPlSE?4tOiiI451 1 VJ ... n, ,rr"""" NOTICE T have installed an Klcttrie Polishing Motor and an Wlooiiiiii Plat ing Motor. You may have vouj.' silverware and jewelry ulounod, Hilished and refinished on short notice. T have also a Munufiu'luring DcpaHincnt. You can have everything mode or mounted in the jeuolrv r hkuIc line. MARTIN J. REDDY Till- .ll.WI.I.l.R. 22h. MAIX. Bronchitis, Bronchial Asthma and SevereCoughs Promptly Relieved Willi llest MoineMu(Ic Mcllcliio 111" Ten ikoiis fill "10 cents One of tho most dangerous things to neglect Isn Cold or Sovero Cough. If treatment In commenced promptly with tho propor remedy, both aro easily cured, but If neglected thoy oft-times ilevelop Into 1'neumonln or CoiiHumpllon, or somo Chronic Ilron chlnl nffcctlon. Mont pcrsonn neplcct .renting tliomselvcs for the principal renson that they cither don't think It serious enough to go to n doctor thinking It will get well ItsoK with out treatment or don't know whnt Reed medicine to buy nt n dnlg store, nnd If flomethlng nioro serious doesn't develop, It becomes deep nenled thru thin neglect nnd hangs on tho whole winter, when It might hnvo othorwlso boon RpocdJly cured hnd Schiftmnnn's Now Concontrntod Kxpectornnt been used promptly. No risk whntovor Is run In buying this remedy ns Medford Phnriuacy will rotund your money It it docs not glvo prefect sntlsfnctlon or Is not found to be tho very befit remedy you have ever used for stubborn Coughs, Coltla, lironchlnl Asthma, llronchltls, Croup, Whooping Cough nnd Hoarse-, uess. This now remedy is altogether dif ferent from any other kind, and Is so strongly concentrated that two ounces (fiOc worth), make a full pint, 128 tcaBpoonsful of excellent cough medi cine, by simply mixing It ut homo with ono pint of granulated sugar and one half pint of water. It makes a wholo family supply, whllo bottles of tho old-fnshloned, ordinary, ready-mndo kinds, of doubtful merit and without n gunrantco usually only hold 20 to 32 tcaspoonsrul. It Is prepared from strictly hnrmless plants and Is so pleasant that children like to tako It nnd It can bo given them with porfect snfety as it positively contains no chloroform, opium, morphine or other narcotics, ns do most cough mixtures, All druggists of this city sell It under tho snmo "Monoy Hack" gunrnntco as tho famous Asthmndor. H. J, Sclilff mniin, Proprietor, St. Paul, Minn. Store Closed ! The Will H. Wilson Store is closed. Stock will be slaughtered at A BIG SALE THURSDAY, NOV. 1 1 OPEN FOR BUSINESS Tuesday, Nov. 9 SOMETHING NEW--IT'S DIFFERENT Groceries Sold Only for Spot Cash And f. o. li. our store, nt prices nnver before heard of In Medford. Don't pay more for anything than you have to That's our motto, and It should he yours. Sec us nnd we will show you why we can sell for less. If you want (jnods tied up In bond paper or placed on fancy fixtures you may he disappointed, hut If you want good goods at the very lowest price we aro here to serve you. Jackson County Supply Co. 33 NORTH GRAPE STREET L IGHTS GO OUT soon at tho drcuni city lu Sun Francisco, for tho Panama-Pacific Exposition Closes DECEMBER, 1915 You cannot afford to put oft nny longor your California trip. If you aro Interested in soluu tlflo funning, lu mining, lu horticulture, In art: tho study of tbono things at tho exposi tion will aid you lu a flnunulal way. LOW KATES are Still In Effect on the SHASTA ROUTE Write for our illustrated booklet "Wayshle Notes" SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General I'nsn, .gent, Portland, Ore, :U y. r.1 ?4 that the amount vf the indebtedness