P2CGE SIX MEDFORD AIAIL TRIBUNE, MTCDFORD. OREGON, "WEDNESDAY. DECEAiPER 1. 1915 1 i E? ?y COUNCIL LEVIES GENERAL MX TO PAY BO DIE EST , ' Tlio city council nt itn Mondny - evening session passed the tax lovv ... ordinance nu it was originally pro- Bunted. Tho proposition of Accountant K. M. Wilson to nudit tho city rccord er'rt book-8 and records for $300 was noecptod. Mr. Wlson is a certified accountant and a member of the fitntc board of accountancy. A comimitiiontioti from Councilman Modynski conui'rninir tho refunding and robondinjr matter was read and tabled. It presented another "corn promiRo proposition," providing for reminding tho outstanding paving uomw nt o jxr cent for thirty yenra and for tho reimbursement in rity bond certificates, benring 5 per cent Interest, for n Hriod of thirty years, thoi-e proixrty owners who have paid on tho jxivinR obligation. It is as follows : "As there hns been so Hindi op poition to the, 'firfij plan1 of rcbond iug, hero is a comproiin'sn offered, which cuts out the objoctionnblo parts and yet embodies all of its best points by retaining tho principle (pay for Dtiblic improvement from tmblia funds), and stilf will be just and fair to nil. "This Mmprnmjsc offered will not Snorenso qur pmnnt outside Indebt edness, and vol it will puf those who have nid on a more cn,unl basis with those who have not paid, and divide, the cost proportionately among all. This is the plan: "Find, rebond for tho present debt of .f.")00,000, which is drawing 0 cr rent intercut, and instead place it at fi per cent interest for thirty yenrs, which will mivo the city Jr.VlOO yearly in interest. Second, tcimhtin-e those who have paid on the citv paving with 'city bond eeitificates' beanng interest nt 5 per cent and also run ning thirty years. x , v'Jhis is how il can be dene: For Uw first five yearn pay only interest qi ilic prvscnt outside bond of $500, OyQ, and also pay only interest on re imbursing 'city bond certificates' of .f 170,000. Then, commencing with tho sixth year, mid in addition to inter est on each, pay one-twenty-fifth of tho principal on each bonding sys tem. These 'city bond certificates' Id bo issued in denominations of from '-' up to .f 1000. "The minimum cancellation of thesfl 'nity lonl certifientes' given for tho purpose of reimliursement, shall bo one-twenty-fifth of tho principal each year for twentv.five years, tho city reserving tho riuht to cancel fns ter if e.H'dient. "This system eliminates increasing tho nrescnt outside city debt on pav ing which now is IfiOO.OOO. I have reason to believe this can be replaced at ft cr cent and at vr. Ily this ar rangement tho city will be saved over if 100,000. In other words, this amount of interest would be paid to our own peoplo instead of being sent nwayj this item alone is quite worthy of deep consideration. Jly this sys tem I will guarantee our pmcnt ttuxos would not bo raised oer !' nulls. "Of course, this way would not bo quite as fair to tlio.io vho have ad vanced their Nihh on the iwving, yet if tliov are willing to accept it, it would ovoid borrowing outside money for rciuhursiug. "Our local debt only concerns our selves, and so will have no tendencv to weaken or emburass our outside credit, "Kow, to nnivc at an equitable as segment of all citv proerty, hnve an equalization board appointed by the mayor, and composed of tluee members of the city council owning projH'rty on the twving, and three citizens who own proportv off the paving, these six to work in conjunc tion with the assessor and xui luui in nrrivjug at proper valuation. "Future new pavim? should bo or dered and extended, only upon such streets and at Mich time as wild streets shall show necessity for pav ing li" their highest nMnsicd valua tion and improvement thereon; and this extension should uUo'lic govern i by the Itigluwt coiitinuoiw advance of valuation. This will prevent the itity from beeomiiur ton much keut tured, make it more consolidated and nUo tend to more unity of our poo J)lc. F. V. MEDYXSKI." NOV E MBER SHOW A SONALSHORTAG E PRECIPITATION With 2. 90 IncliM precipitation for .N'ovombcr, tho month full .92 Indies short of the avcraKO. Tho seasonal deficiency (slnco Sept 1 ) Is 3 Inches, only 3.39 Inchoa or rainfall having been recorded as against an average of 0.30 Inches. Novembor 19 JO wob wetter than N'ovombcr 1914 but Oc tober and September much dryer. DcBpltc 22 cloudy and rainy days, but ono good rain fell, on Thanksgiving day, when 1,07 Inches fell between daybreak aud noon. Tho nvorago rainfall for Decem ber Ih 4.29 Inches. Tho lightest Do- comber rainfall In 31 years was re corded last year, when .51 Inches fell. The heaviest was 1903 with 10 61 Incite!), and 1907 with 9.G8 Inches, Tho tabulated record follews: BRANDED BY THE ENEMY! BELGIAN CIVILIAN SSSSSSSSNVSNNNSVNSNSSNVNSNNSV 1 WITH NAME OF PRISON STAMPED ON BACK SSSSVSSNVSW$ &MWJWm 0 ..CO ..OS ..GO ..02 ..01 ..05 7 48 8 13 9..., 49 10 40 11 ....01 12 49 13 -.4 1 II. ....40 10 G8 10 00 J 7 01 18 03 19 C3 20 49 21 02 22 05 23 19 24 39 20.?. 02 20 01 27 13 28 12 29 48 30 49 39 44 48 44 32 43 24 39 3S 34 30 30 23 29 37 38 42 40 40 43 44 31 39 30 39 33 35 30 41 37 .08 .01 .19 .01 .21 .04 .02 .04 ,00 .04 .10 .10 .03. too .01 .10 .It 1.07 T .00 .03 ,1G .01 Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Pt. Cloud) PI. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt, Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt, Cloudy Pt. Cloudy &!Mmi wHymmMm KAISER STANDS OPERATION WELL; L WIL RECOVER ASHLAND, Uec. 1.- Postmaster E. J. Kaiser of thi eitv. who un shot twice vosterdav by one" of hfa clerks, pnssed n restful night, considering the circumstance, aud is restiii"- to dav ery favorably After an opera- Itiou in which (lie bullet in his neck was removed by the surgeons. The operation was deferred until this , morninc. the surgeon believing that he would be in bettor condition nhysic nlly to endure: it. An X-ray exnmfn ation located the bullet and little dif ficulty was exjxjrieiierd in removing it. Tho leaden missile NNNVWiNN,,,s,NNSNWNSSVVV',,,WNN .VANNWWWNWNWNWSSNNNVNWW". nnimnN in have nenrlv encircled the postmiiH ter's head. The physician announces that, if no unforeseen complications set in, i I'ostmnster ICnisdr will recover, his This is what happers to Mr. ('-minion Mnn in Europe when his coun try i- held b. Ihc eminy. The man dinun n the pictuic above is u I'oliimi civilian, probably a now n prisoner bud her, a bakei or maker, but Germans. Within a ccilain de-ignnted dis trict in his own land he is allowed to come nud go with ihe name of his prison camp "tamped on his bade. Jut one of iiio little penalties im- ii ciindlotifk I po-ed bv the invndcr of tliOKl'ni'rn' condition being favorable. SNEAK TIF ROBS WISCONSIN TRAIN Iliad been "held up." Tho thief left tho train nt Ocononiowoc. MH.WAUKEi:. Dec. l-4tllwnukco police hnvo arrested a mnn suspect ed of having held up and robbed pas- . sengers on tho Pioneer Limited of tho CHICAGO, Dec A sneak thief Chicago, Mllwaukco and St. Paul rail boarded Chicago, .Milwaukee and St. j road near Waukesha early today. Putil train No 4, "The Pioneer Llm- An unconfirmed report says that Ited," early today nenr Oionomowoc, Wnukcsha county authorities hnvo or 'Ih., and rifled the berths of two rested another suspect north of Dela paencngers whllo they slept. j field, a short distance from the scene First reports were that the train ' of the robbery. Xo iuquent was held in the case if William Greenfield, the -would-bo murderer, who killed himself. His body lies nt the undertaking -nrlors awaiting word from relatives as to what disposition shall be mnde of it. Jewish friends in Portland have wired that it is the wish of the church that the burial be done under the rites of their church, if interment take place nt Ashland. Better Cake and Biscuits In all receipts calling for baking powder, use Royal Baking Powder. Better and finer food will bo the result, and you will safeguard it against a possible dangerous compound. Look out for adulterated bak ing powderB. Do not permit thorn to come into your house under any consideration. They may add an injurious substance to your food, destroying in part its digesti bility. Doctors will tell you this and it is unquestionable. Housewives are sometimes led !to use inferior baking powders because of deceptive foaming or boiling tests or apparent lower cost, but there is very little difference in practical uso, about ono cent for a whole cake or pan of biscuits a mere triflo when you consider the vast dif ference in healthfulness in favor of food made with Royal Baking Powder. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. How York 0BREG0N HEARS GENERAL VILLA INSANE NOC.Al.KS, Arbonn, Dec. 1. His forces defeated and scattered by tho Cnrrunza army of General Manuel DIegucz nt Hcrmoslllo, Francisco Villa, tho outlawed Mexican leader hns gone Insane, according to reports received hero todny by General Atva- ro Obrcgon, tho Cnrranza military chief. Tho report, based apparently on statements ot prisoners also states that Villa's present whereabouts are unknown. General Dlcgucz's victory nt Hcr moBlllo Is said to havo been com plete Three hundred Villa Eoldlcrs were found wounded after tho battle. Six hundred were said to havo sur rendered south ot Mngdelann while 200 nil re gavo up their arms today nt Llano. Tho rcmnlndcr of Villa's forces, excepting tlioso commnndod by Gen eral Joso Hodrlguc aro declared to bo demoralized and surrendering In small groups. Their trains, with two locomotives wcro reported to hnvo been abandoned at Magdalona, 04 miles south of Kogales, and 122 miles north of Hcrmoslllo. Moan maximum 01 Mean minimum 37 Mean '. 1 1 Maximum 05 Greatest dally range 34 Totnl precipitation 2.90 In. Orentest In 2t hours 1.07 In, With .01 Inch or more precipitation, 22 days. Clear, 0; partly cloudy 14; cloudy 10. Killing frost, 7th and 13th. L. (1. OI3NTNKH, Cooperative Observer. F KILLED IN EXPLOSION HOOMKU. "W. Va. Dec. 1. Tho bodies of fourteen miners who lost their lives In Mint) Xo. 2 of the Iloom. er Coal nnd Coko company by an ex plosion of n blow-out shot which yes terday at noon Imperiled 300 men, weor brouKht to the surfsce this morning. Soon afterward a rescue party nppenred with flvo other men who had been burled far underground and who, though ntlll alive, wero In a critical condition. Other parties who had been search ing tho workliiKS came out with the report that they had been iinnbln to locate anv of tho five or six in I lire still mlHslug. :;h;;; SENSATIONAL CLEARANCE SALE OF ' ? f y ! f .?. i I WOMEN'S WINTER COATS AND SUITS I i V t i H Children's Coats 7Vf : o rtf.:i,i..n... w.w ',.k. ,.. rW,.i T ' v. ujjuj vii si il unci v wiii.-i, ijv niivo, f f A nil tizes and colo.s, $G values, now PtC J O amis TheWbman's Store INTKIIUIUIAN ACTD CAll CO. Time Ttthlc Leate Med ford dally except Sun day for Ashiand, Talent and Phoenli at 8 a. m. 11:50 a m, 1. IS, 130 and 6:15 p. in. (Saturday at 11:15 p. m.) Sunday leave at 9.00 and 11:00 a. m., 1:00, 5:00 and 9:3C p. m. Leave Ashland dally except Sunday st 9:00 ft. in., 12:50, 2:30. 4:30 and 6-15 p. m. (also Saturday only at 12 midnight) and Sunday at 10:00 a. pa., It rood, 4:00, 6 and 1030 p. m, Novelties in Gold anil Silver It Is Not Too Enrly to Plan Christinas Gifts What a feeling at satisfaction when you have llnted uur ChrUt mni gifts and avoided the uncertainties and hurry of Iat mlnuto purchaslux. w Our stoek now In all departments la roploto with gift kUKiastlnus. We ask ou. who hsve never dealt hero, who perliapo have never 1'oon In our ktoro, to puy us a vUlt. You will be wulcowe and made to feel at home. " CAMKO HltOOCIIES are the proper thing for all occaalona. Platinum unit Ureen Gold Uroeche are tho latent thtnta In Jlr. See our line of High Grade 1 1 Karat Kreweuti & Co. lirooche and Pendants. Martin J. Reddy TIIU JKWKI.ICK :i! K. Main V"Hors l"rtn U'lNoiuo t t Y t ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y i Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 50-Women's Suits--50 Go on Sale Thursday Morning at Half Price and Less Suits, this venr's stylo tfood colors, up to $20.00 $10 Suits, last year's stylo ., sold up to $-10.00, to closo .t." $5 Suits, all now stylos, oo : oolors and sizes, sold up to $:I0.()(), this sale $15 . j valuos, this salo, each... . Suits, beautiful now stylos valuos up to $10.00 for this salo C9ft I 1 I MM HI 1 Women's Dresses Peter Thomson Dresses, made of all-wool serge, v navy and black, worth $12.00, now, (jjQ A Q 1 ? ? t Y Y Y Y Y i lOO-Women's Coats-100 Go on Sale Thursday Morning at Wonderful Reductions "Women's Winter Coats up to $10.00 values, all thin snnsnn's stvlos. nti nl. . .,.,.. w . ,..VJ -.- .,.. at only,' each , $6.98 "Women's "Winter Coats all r.ood oolors and size?, up to $20.00 values, th s salo, .aaoh $14.98 Women's "Winter Coatj ood styles and colors, un to $15 value, tins sale, eae Mi t f Y ? Y ..$9.98 1 r V Women's "Winter Coal; all i ood styles, tin to $25 values, this sale, eae .. $19.98? lV 1 A W. vPV n i ' .au ''' WrW M ' Dress Goods and Silks 10-inch SilU and Wool Poplin, in black and ool ors, worth $1.25 98c 5eLou sale at, yd. Mossaline Silk and 27-inch Silk Poplin, in all oolois, 48c up to 75c valuos, very special, yd. 10-inoh All Silk Crepe (v Chine, in tho now shades, $1.50 quality, now $1.19 Fancy Chec: and Plain All-Wool Dress (!oods, up to 75c values, very special, yard t V I JL 48cySfcr: 48c f Y Xmas Sale of Ribbons X A AVide All-Silk Moir I AVide Dresden Hi 17ibbon, worth up to 25c n yard, j A sjde price, yd.. J. UL Extra AVido All Silk Floral Ribbons i'o fancy jvork ,up to $1 25c Xmas Handkerchiefs : Y Y Y Y Women's All Iwn ou llandkor cluefs, very special, each, 5c Men's. Initial Handkerchiefs, all linen, extra fine ()ualit, vi r special, cali. 18c Women's Initial Handkerchiefs, verv special, each, 10c Women's Fancv Kmb. Handk'fs, new styles, very special, eiich, 18c CHARACTER DOLLS FOR XMAS at, each -5c, 50, 69 and ?1.25 PARISIAN IVORY FOR XMAS At very reasonable prices. See our line before buying. Outing Flannel Gowns, made extra long and wide VOl"' SI) S69c Until Robes, manv new stvlos. special at,( each $2.98 SCARFS AND CAPS The latest novelty, on sale at special prices. Great sale of Fur Scarfs aud Muffs at very low prices. Fur Sets for chil dren's Xmas presents. bon for fancy work up to -10c val ues, now. vd... ' i - -- Wash Ribbon and Xmas Ribbons to 'c f packages, 5-yard limits very special 1AA X, a holt. t ? ? t Y Y y ? ? Y Y Y Y Y Y ! i ft I :- Iff1 l)