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
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FIR
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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