P2CGE SIX
MEDFORD AIAIL TRIBUNE, MTCDFORD. OREGON,
"WEDNESDAY.
DECEAiPER 1.
1915
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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."
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A SONALSHORTAG
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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:
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10 40
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10 00
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18 03
19 C3
20 49
21 02
22 05
23 19
24 39
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20 01
27 13
28 12
29 48
30 49
39
44
48
44
32
43
24
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34
30
30
23
29
37
38
42
40
40
43
44
31
39
30
39
33
35
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KAISER STANDS
OPERATION WELL;
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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
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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.
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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.
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A nil tizes and colo.s, $G values, now PtC J O
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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.
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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
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V"Hors l"rtn U'lNoiuo
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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
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valuos, this
salo, each... .
Suits, beautiful now stylos
valuos up to $10.00
for this salo C9ft
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Women's Dresses
Peter Thomson Dresses, made of all-wool serge, v
navy and black, worth $12.00, now, (jjQ A Q
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Go on Sale Thursday Morning
at Wonderful Reductions
"Women's Winter Coats
up to $10.00 values, all thin
snnsnn's stvlos. nti nl.
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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
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Women's "Winter Coal;
all i ood styles, tin to $25
values, this
sale, eae ..
$19.98?
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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
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Xmas Sale of Ribbons X
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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
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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
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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
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Wash Ribbon and
Xmas Ribbons to 'c f
packages, 5-yard limits
very special 1AA X,
a holt.
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