MBPFORTI Af ATT; TT? TRUNK. MFJVFOTCD. OUIXiOX. WKDXRSDAY. XOVRMRKR 1010
to $1 1.2:10.330; llouglas from
22.xt;."i to 21.GG8,613.
11MSTOX. Nov! 29. The V
CITY TAX LEVY
McKlwain compun.v, slu maniifac
;nrer, today announced an increasi.'
of 10 ier cent in wanes and reductioi
iu the workinir hour of its 0000 cni-j
idnye. j
Arthur Drown spent
(irants l'ass attending
matters.
Tuesday In
to - business
IZ
!T(
Or
FDR YEAR FIXED
AT 14.6 ILLS
Council Accepts Budget After Cutting
Costs of Departments to Minimum
Adopted as Part of General
Plan of Refinancing City as Out
lined by Colonel Hanson.
Following the budget prepared by
the city recorder uud Col. Howard A.
Hanson, of Seattle, special counsel
for the city, the budget committee
yesterday afternoon fixed the city tax
levy for 1917 at 14.6 mills. This
levy Is Intended to ralso $58,000 on
an assessed valuation or $3, 968,750.
In the executive and legislative de.
partinent $52.r was estimated as nec
essary to cover Items such as char
ity, free wnthor and Incidentals, 1 1 00
was allowed.
Dcimrtment Costs
In tho rocorder'B department $27X5
was allowed. To this department
publication of amendments and as-
Nessmcnts and election costs are
charged in addition to supplies and ! bailed State to dednr
l'OI(TI.AN'l), Or., Nov. an. The
Houthcro I'ncilic Kuilroad com). any
and all other corporations and indi
viduals interested with it in the Ore-Kou-fnliforuiu
laud tyrant lands, have
refused to pay, and have pmtcsled
against the I'liited StnteH paying, the
back taxes, prnaltic and accrued
costs due the various land grant
counties of Oregon and Washington
for the years III III, 11111 and lillfi.
They contend that during these years
the lands should not have been on the
tax rolls and that if the government
makes payments, ns provided under
the f'erris-C'h.'tmbeilaiii grant land
bill, it will do so voluntarily and
without light to reimburse itself from
the company, or its associates. .
(founds Are Set Forth.
The refusal is incorporated in, a
letter sent to Louis 1,. Sharp by the
land department of the Southern Pa
cific company at San Francisco, un
der date of November '21, and scls
out in detail the grounds upon which
the company bases its position,
i -The . company 'claims that "no
power rests iu the congress of Ihe
or maintain
salaries, which accounts for the largo
amount asked for.
In the treasurer's department
$1725 was estimated and allowed,
$1500 of this amount representing
the salary of the treasurer. Supplies
and publishing makes up the balance.
Tho police department waB ullow
ed $3183, tho major portion of which
sum represents salaries of the three
policemen, police Judge, and extra
policemen. An Incomo of $4,10 from
fines Is estimated for this depart
ment. Other Department!.
Among tho other departments inu
'largest allowances were for fire de
partment, $8937, most "or which la
for salaries; Btrcet department, $11,
3D8; light department, $7670; bond
ed indebtedness $14,500.
; No allowance was made for tho
water department, this branch show
ing a small surplus.
The general city levy Is 10 mills,
the library .09 mills and bonds, prin
cipal and Intercut 3.7 mills.
Tho adoption of the budget as out
lined by Colonel HniiBcn, makes no
provision for the Medynskl bonding
scheme, which will come up at the
lection as an Initiative measure.
According to Colonel Hansen and
members of the city council and busi
ness men in general, the financial
wolforo of Medford demands that tho
Modynski scheme bo defouted, and to
this end a systematic campaign will
bo waged.
KsUnialwl.
a revestmeut of the title to the rail
road company's property in the man
ner attempted by said act (the grant
land bill); that in the event the t'nit
ed States pays any (axes on any
lands granted, such payments will he
Voluntary payments by the 1'uited
States of taxes upon another's prop,
erty, and will not he recoverable by
the United Stales from the owner of
such property."
It shows that the decree enlered by
dudgc Wolvorton, July 1, l!li:i, for
feiting the grant lauds to the United
Slates and revesting" title in the
United Stales, was reversed by Ihe
supreme court of the United States,
June '21, 1015.
C lalm Counties nro Powerless.
From this it argues that no taxes
can he levied by the stale or coun
ties on the grant lands for (he period
between .Inly 1, mi:i, and June 21,
101."), and that the counties cannot
enforce the collection of taxes for
that period.
The letter also states that the com
pany "has or may have other lawful
reasons why (lie (axes for the years
HUH, llUtniid 1015 should not be
paid, either iu wijole or in part," and
that it "reserves to itself the right to
advance and rely upon such other
reasons at such time or times as it
may desire."
Mills
Kx. and leg. dept. $ RIB. 00
Recorders dopt 2,685.00
Treas, dopt 1,725.00
Police dopt 3,108.00
Fire dopt 9,492.00
fitreet dept 14,558.00
Law dept 1,100.00
Puhllc market 4S8.O0
Health dopt 456.00
Light dept 8.190:00
Park dept 1,850.00
Mlsc 977.00
Float. Indbtnss 12.661.26
$57,994.2(1
Bond Indb 14,610.00
Library 3.619.00
Water fund 7.150.00
$83,:
Allowed.
!73.2
14. C
3.7
.
1.8
21.(1
Mills
Kx. and leg. dept.. $ 100.00
Recorders dept 2,785.00
TreoB. dept 1,72.1.00
Police dept n!tS3.on
Fire dept 8.93 7. 00
Street dept. 1 1,358.00
Law dept. ...' 1,100.00
Public market ...
Health dept
Light dept
Park dept
Misc.. (surplus).
Float. Indbtnss. .
468.00
4 55.00
,1170.(10
,850.00
nno.no
ASK FEDERAL AID
$:t !i,03 l.oo
Uond, ladnt H .5 io.no
Library 3,;ii.o0
Wuter fund
10.0
0.0
H.G
fr.s.or.o.oo
Water fund surplus $(!S:.
Vamosed valuation I PIG, J3.IS -750.00.
Tho huduot wan prepared 1y special
counsel Howard A. Hun non and ine
city recorder pursuant to tho prelimi
nary tPiitatlvo liudiiet ( previously
prepared by (lift recorder and filed
October 20, liUtil and in conjunction
with the general plan for rotinnnrinR
the City, aa outlined by Colonel lUo
sou and adopted by the council No
vember 10th and 2Sth. l!Ut..
The first or 4V?ttmateU" column
covers all necessary Items there
really should be; the seeond or
"allowed" column comprises the bud-
. 0. Allen has returned from
Spokane, uhere, as a delegate ap
pointed by Governor Withyeoinbe, lu
represented Uretfun at the fi-iiit -powers'
marketing convention, lie re
ports: "After holding public hearing for
two days, with representative grow
ers, shippers and others interesinl in
the I'm it marketing problem in the
states ol' Wahinliin, Oregon, lil;ilm
and Montana, the joint state cuuniN
siuti on lYuil marketing, appointed by
the governors ol' (lie several stales,
has tentatively arrived at the follow
ing conclusions :
"It is recognized by the joint stall
commission that the fruit industry of
the four northwest slates is in sure
need of financial assistance from
federal and stale agencies in a thor
ough organization of the fruit -e, row
ers and that the several states work
in hearty eo-operntion uith the ft d
era I ot liec of markets in perfecting
the organization of growei s. We
suggesl that (lie federal government
lie asked to giu additional funds, and
that the several stales be asked to
appropriate money to bring about the
necessary co-operation with tin fed
eral go eminent.
"We further recognio that a sub
stnntial step toward the solution of
the marketing problem in the box ap
ple industry of the Pacific northwest
will he made through the paage by
the several legislatures of laws pro
siding for official state siamlardiza
tion of grades and packages, with a
state sstem of packimr-hou-c in
spection and official ertlification for
the protection of the grower, whole
sale haver and consumer,"
Organization
club bv thosv
of another
interested ii
angler
Koifiie
I.OXIlOX, Nov. ;!. The IMionish
ami CMphulian tinrite, in an ar-
river legislation in i,roix:cJ bv John! tide on the principle of (lerinnu
S. Orth, who lias railed a meeting of peace, declares thnt the reconciliation
what might be termed Ihe conscrvn- ot Ucrmanv and her western enemies
live clement fur 8 o'clork Friday eve- j is impossible, nccordii'!
ning at Ihe Medford hold. Speaking stcrdiim dispatch to Ii
i to an
eulcr's.
A 111-
Th
of the subject, Mr. Orth say
"As a business man interested in I cellm
the development of the state, as well nizes
as an nuclei', J am deeply interested
in this subject, and at (be instance
of those who feel as I do about it,
have called this meeting to organize
a "Live and Let Live" dub.
"I view the 'no compromise' atti
tude of the radical anglers with dis
may ami do not think it right to ad
vocate a program that will confis
cate property and destroy industry to
add to the pleasure of a few fisher
men, even though I am numbered
among them.
"The Hogue river is big enough for
bnlh the commercial fishermen at the
mouth .and the anglers further up.
The salmon are not wanted by Ihe
angler, but are a valuable food prod
uct lhat should not be losl. Fishing
forms the main occupation of the
people of Curry county, who have no
other resource as important.. To at
tempt lo deprive them of their source
of living to aclil a few hours' pleas
ure to anglers is outrageous. In ad
dition, it is impractical and no legis
lature will carry out such a progrom.
"It is true we closed the river once
by initiative petition but no fight
was made against Ihe hill, tin? can
nery owner being dead. With the
people understanding' the matter, it
could not he done again. Moreover,
we had sortie grounds, because all
couiiromise had been rejected by the
commercial interests and sleclhend
and salmon were both taken.
The present law forbids the tak
ing or sale of stcelhend or other trout
and restricts commercial fishing- lo
the Kiilmon. If the law is not en
forced, 'it is-iip to the stale game war
dens not the fault of the cannery-
men. II may lie that other restric
tions, such as the diminution of sein
ing, would be advantageous, bat the
idea of destroying an industry and a
resource worth a (iiartcr of a million
dollars a year lo the eople of the
lower river is absurd.
"The anglers of Medford cannot
afford to lake such tin altitude. It
is not sportsmanship and it stamps
them as being ns greedy as the com
mercial hogs. Nor did the closed
river make much difference in the
angling. In lil.ll Ihe river was clos
ed and angling was poorer than dur
ing the past season.
"I would like to have those who
take this view of the fishing meet
with mo nl the Medford hotel Friday
evening and organize a club to set
forth our views and work for real ami
needed relorms inslend of unreason
ably seeking the unattainable."'
paper declares that it believes ('linn-
INDIANA PROHIBITS
( LIVESTOCK SHIPMENTS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 20
In order to prevent any possible out
break in Indiana of the foot and
mouth disease, Ooveinor llalston to
day issued a proclamation prohibit
ing the shipment into Indiana of any
cloven hoof animals, hay or straw
.from Missouri, Kansas or Nebraska.
THREE MORE STEAMERS
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
von HeMunnnn-Hnllwcg recog.
this and adds:
"Oar iiltimale nilii is to push
through to the west unit the ocean.
Whatever offers resistance must be
crushed."
Heferring to the Italkans, Ihe Ga
zette says:
"What the victor gels he holds."
In respect In the lost Oerninn col
onics, (lie Clazelie is quoted as say
ing: "If we do not succeed in recon
quering them, the Trench provinces
are worth twice our colonics, nnd we
will take our compensation out iu
Franco. Let us daily tell the French
that every foot we cnmiuer is ours.
We need not waste words about Bel
gium. We need access to the chan
nel and we need Antwerp. Whoever
wants Iielgium may fetch it from
us."
The (lazelte concludes that Eng
land is more assailable than Russia
and that London can be destroyed
easier than .Moscow, because, it says,
Moscow costs blood and London
only torpedoes.
"We have no fantastic dreams,"
are the Gazelle's final words, "of
conquering" the world. German burg
iidoni is not yet ripe for mastering
ami governing n world empire. We
neither run nor will destroy Ihe Brit
ish empire, but the minimum neces
sary for German peace is the com
plete beating down of France in the
west nnd the prestige of the German
flag on all the seas."
An Amsterdnm dispatch to the
Times says that the Gazelle repre
sents greal industrial magnates who
"as recent executive changes show,
are making their influence increas
ingly felt."
Kinal sessions, previous to the
Christmas holidays, will be held at
the t'niversity of Oregon Thursday,
December 21. Sessions will bo re
sumed .laminrv 8, 1917.
GiRLS! HAVE A MASS
OF BEAUTIFUL HI,
SOFT, GLOSSY, WAVY
21-CVnt Ilottle Destroys Dandruff nntl
Doubles lU-aiity of Your Hair.
LONDON, Nov. .1. Uovd reports
the siuUiiM of Hie Hrilih steamships
Kiv-X Malcolm, i't.'l tons pros ;
Moresby, 17lill tons ni'oss; Maude
I .arisen, '2'2'2 Ions gross; the Nor
wegian sleauiship Terra, '.")." tons
net, and the Spanish steamship I.u-ci"pne.
BREAKS A COLD IN
JUST A FEW HOURS
"Tape's 'obl ComH"ul" llnih
Grippe Misery Don't Slay
SuiTUM-up!
Within ten minutes after an appH
eation of Danderine you can not fiud
a single trace of dandruff or falling
hair and your scalp will not itch, but
what will pleaso you most will be af
ter a few weeks' use, when you see
new hair, fine and downy at first
yps but really new hair growing
all over the scalp.
A little Danderine immediately
doubles the beauty of yoiir hair. 'No
difference how dull, faded, brlttlo nnd
seranKy, - just moisten a cloth with
Danderino and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect Is amaz
ing your hair will be light, fluffy
and wavy, and have an appearance
of nbuudauce; an incomparable lustre
sortness and luxuriance.
llet a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and prove that your
hair is as pretty and soft ns any
that It has been neplected or Injured
by careless treatment that's all
you surely can havo beautiful hair
and lots of it if you will just try a
liitle Danderine.
get for the actual tax levy as recom
mended by the HMi hudgrt commit
tee November 23, l!Ut and nilopled
b the council November -S It'll,
pursuant to which Ordinance No, s"'T
was passed.
You can end grippe and break up
a severe cold either in head, chest,
body or limbs, by taking a dost- of
Pape's fold rompm'tid" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
It promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages In the head,
stop nasty discharge or uoo run
nings( relieves sick headache, dull
ness, teverbdincfs, sore throat, snec.
tm;, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay M'.itt'ed-up! Quit blow
ing and snulfling! Kase our throb
bing ht ad -nothing
gius such promi
Cold Compound
r centB at any
without assistance, ta tea nice, nnd
cause no inconvenience. He sure
get the genuine.
Phantom Powder
Your skin mar not bo naturally
beautiful, but ono nnplicatlou of
riianlom Powder will so conceal tbe
defects It will appear beautifully
natural.
Kspeclnlly Rood for the neck, arms,
hands and for evening make up.
Kreo Demonstration by calling at
MARINELLO HAIR SHOP
;nrnetl-('oiTjr Hiilldinit.
nut: clc In the world ., ,. rlK, O - ? X
,t ,,.., as "iMpeV UH) VlfifC (
," which costs only I ILOTHtS "UUJ J
di-UK store. It acts j
Tn nonrn nn iid
you Also Cleaning, Pressing and Altering
Ua E. MAIN, UPSTAIRS
SAI.EM, Ore., Nov. 2.X. Exclus
ive of the valuations of tho public
service corporations the total valua
tion of the taxable property in the
state this year Is "Cl,U3."i,12", ac
cording to reports received by the
state tax commission. This is $.!,
4X1.012 lens than last year.
In linker, Clatsop, Crook, (iilllain,
Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Lake,
Sherman, Umatilla, 1'nlon, Wallowa
and Wheeler the valuations have
slightly increased. In all other val
uations have decreased. In Multno
mah county there is a slump of $13,
530 313. Two causes are siven for
the decrease the elimination of the
Oregon & California land grants from
the tax roll and n general shrinkage
In property values.
Jackson county valuations shrank
from $28,311,430 to $22,9S9,000;
Josephine from $S, GIIC. 320 - to $tf,
701.410; Klamath from $1 4.4nG.7f4
THE OLD RELIABLE
MOYAL
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure
MADE FROM CREAM OF TARTAR
The
Medford National
Bank
Declares a Dividend of
Cent
in
Services
100 Per
Faithful
Payable to Its Loyal Friends
for Their Steadfast Friendship .
to Whom We Render Sincere
Thanksgiving
If You Try Us Once
You Will Stay With Us
ALWAYS
Resources Over
$800,000.50
WM. H. GORE
President
JOHN S. ORTH
Cashier
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