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X vxiiv, four MEDFORD MAIL TIUBUNB AN INIi:Pi;NliKNTrN KWrtl'A P1JH rUUI.lSIIKI KVKIIY AITKlt.NOON tXt'KHT SlINMAV V.V TUB MKHFOHU hHIXTl.NO CO Office Mll Trlbunf nuilillnK. Jj-27-':8 Norih fir mrori: uiipiiono " Th Democratic Tliiivi. th; Mi;ilfonl rn Orrponluu Tlio Ahluml Itibuue. i' GEOROK I'l TNAM. Eilltur ' SUBBCBIPTION KATES! On yeur, by nuiii $r.no One nmnlh. bv iinlll 60 I Pr month, flell v.-r-d bv tiim hT In MdfonI. IMiohuu, Jacksonville II nnd cMitml i'oint f0 EVtturduy unly, by mull, InT ymu... 3.00 We-k.ly, nr year ' r,0 Official Funer of ttir '"y "f -Mfdfurd. OffictM Pupr of Jrwltnon County, lCntered im H'rvonil claso mult'-r nt r MpUford, Oregon, ) r IIil- n;t nt .Mtinth , I, liiTa. Bwurn Clrruliition for 101 r. Zlf.B f ' Full Iruictl win AHsuclutcd I'reas Uls 1 Jwtclieii. i i 1 EM-TEES I1 l KKSOI.l TIOXS A rcsolullon In u very delicate piece I of machlnerf that a bum mechanic starts running on New Year's I :iy . 'jTlio mechanism of a resolution Is: t-simple nnil It linn few eons, hut the operator usually Iuih loo many tuunibn. Tho resolution will run perfectly : f .let nlono. Aflor it rmiH smoothly ' for about three weeks tho engineer I seta to thinking It would work easier and muho It easier for himself if he ' took out u eoeplo of tho cogs. .. Dung! We told you so! Too i many bunds to an uriu. Throw it out on the scrap heap, I'ddlc. Ii'b done ' for. ' The motorman can net a new reso lution, but it uin't as Kood a muehine , as the first onu. It's a Bctoiid-hnnd . ufl'ulr, collucts carbon and is a punk 1 tinltullon of the original mudel. , ,, Jt a resolution could be kept like nil egg, wa wouldn't havo to bavu a Nw Year'H attain until the children ; started to voln. . After reading about tho Chicago i fallow with 72,000,000 eggs in chilly ' air, dusting off fresh eggs la n hard- or Job than It sounds. j Don Quixote, eloar Havana cigars ' 10a each or 2 for a iiuurter. 1 ' FK1IIT HY ItOfNKS ' The Clevoland Leader, a morning ; paper, runs tho ninirlnise licenso col ; uuiu ou tho sport iuikc. VOV KNOW i " That by walklnu and swlnimlnu J one yard , an hour u person could ' make tho I'hlllpplnes In about thir- teen yeura. i '. i And uuother, is to show n father . Kith tho baby uulklim the floor at nlkiht ubout to step on u tuck ; BliuUosponro copped their stuff. U-BOAT WAREFARE ." LONDON", Jan. fi. t'onliileiue in the effect of fienunuy'M miImiiui'iuc eainpiuinl is i'Xifeled by 'upturn 1'ersius, I Ik (icrinan naval critit, in his review of (lie naval war in (he Herlin Taneblall, aeeordinj; to a Iv'eu ter dispatch from Amsterdam. Cap lain I'orsius says: "We firmly believe lhaf the com. jnereial Nhippiu: o f our enemies will become slill less active in 1IU7. This will be accomplished bv our daily i;rowin suhmarim ueapmi. lur e fideuee l'tr the new year is base! on the expectation Hint our submarines will continue with urowiin; success the process of wearinir away the eeon omio lifi' of our enemies." von a n.w coron. Here is a fine old-fashioned recipe for coughs, colds or ca tarrh trouble that has Im-cii used with great success. Oct from your druggist I in. of rarmlnt tdouble strength! About 7.c worth, and add lo It i pint of hot water and 4 02. of granulated sugar, "ibis IU make full hair a pint when mixed. Take one table- i S spoonful 4 times a day. j No more rackine your whole S body wllh a cough, t'logned A nostrils should open air pas g gages of your head clear up nt ( you can breathe freely. It Is S easy to prepare, costs little and S Is pleasant to take. Auone Qi who has a stubborn coui;li br () hard cold or caunh in any S form should give this prescrip ts' Hon a trial. For sale bv (5) Heath's Orui; Slorc. Strang's firup Store. Medfc-rd 1'har JSJ Inacy. West Side I'hannacv () and Haskln's Drug Store. MF.DFOUn MAU; FRENZIED FINANCIAL FOLLY IX the summary of tin' city's I'innneiiil indebtedness pub lished vcstenlav, the iniiiroveiiii'iit bonds issued for uuder mains ami paving were overlooked. A eomplete statement of the city's present indebtedness is as follows, excluding Hie )),()( 10 Blue Ledge railroad bonds, author ized hut not issued, and now rfiMTiil bonds Improvement bonds sewers Improvement bondH water mains Improvement bonds paving Total general ami liuiicroft ai t The Mcdynski scheme provement. I hi ids and the money already paid fur their re demption with a general bond and warrant issue. I he total cost of the pavement was !):!(),()()() to which must he adtled ) 100,000 interest, already paid. The .:i70,00() also paid, and with the interest is to he refunded in interesl-licarint!' warrants. The total indebtedness of the city would then be: Jeneral bonds outstanding (ienoi'al bonds, refunding paving Improventi-ut bonds, water and sower.. Iteiunillut; warrauls pavluK Itefund warrani.A fur interest Total ludebleilne:; If we ihchid the :!()(),()()() We have an indebtedness of approximately T"J,()()(),()()0 upon an assessed valuation ol T4,()()()f()()l), or ot) per cent, of the valuat ion. Without figuring the Blue Afedynski plan increases the Ki.OOO to ,f ,::::2.-V,, and indebtedness is increased from $ 1 ,U 1 H,f )0 to $1,b'K8,fi()(), with the city gaining nothing from the increased debt, and everyone in the community penalized by excessive taxation. This is, however, not the unsaleable, just as the lilue Ledge railroad bonds are, for the same reason, the city already having passed the safetv limit in indebtedness. I'he owners of the outstanding bonds would at once con test the validity of the entire Have to (lelault, upon tho $:;),()()) refunding bonds due March 1, 1!)17, its credit, be shattered; and the city plunged in financial chaos with bankruptcy for city and individuals the sure and certain outcome. If. is alleged by its advocates that the Medvnski nlan is for the special benefit of the penalize the well-to-do. This Medvnski plan will penalize owner, except the holders of urn iniiirecuy penalize everv city. It is iiarticularlv iniiust to the l iroi icrt v iiwimi' mi impaved streets and it." makes the tenant pay lor the land lord's benefits. ' When taxation becomes growth and progress of the ana niausiriai development, the poor have to sutler, while 1 heir proper! v is confiscated. Tho Mail Tribune opposed the lilue Ledge railroad bond issue, because the proceedings were illegal and the city not sufficiently protected. Compared, however, with the Medvnski scheme, it; was most meritorious, for it aimed to encourage the development of our resources, while the Medvnski plan increases indebtedness, effectuallv stifles development and drives away population. It is up to every loyal citizen to get out and work against this frenzied financial folly and avert disaster. THE MEDYNSKI PLATFORM UK platform put forth by the Medynskites contains, besides the custoniarv nre-elect inn l.lotitiwi... ii, t following: "Medrord's public market shall bo open six (6) davs In each week H shall bo governed ullil regulated by a set of rules passed bv ordinance it shall bo unlrammeled by influence of any kind that is not'for the best In terest nr the people al large. Wo advocate right of sale lor all cominodlllcs rabed In this valley or manufaciured from homo product's, ami seller has full right to set his own price." Med ford's public market has been a success where others have failed, because of its efficient, business man agement. There is no complaint, either from nrodiicei- or consumer. It has been a model held forth for emulation ny all market authorities. tlHll ,.uf .,l,llv.li,l o.. i..,.. !', , ,,, , ,, ,-,, n.w, mM I Here is no call, eit her I nun the coinifrv or the eit v, I'm a six-day market. It is at present impractical, for the'val ley docs not raise enough produce to fill the demands I'm three days, let alone six days. It is with great difficulty, and only by personal canvass and solicitation, that enough produce is secured to keep the market operated a portion ' ' i t lie i one. Another platform plank "Pure unt.x. r.,.. ....- - ,. , , ' " omaiiuM tiv the insinuation of a prac- tlcal filtering system, one that would Increase our storage capacity r.mumo "'"u soiling ine purpose of With the credit of the city issue ol a million dollars, in million outstanding, with an S percent taxation upon val uation to pay interest, where is the nioiiev to be secured j or a liltering plant that will cost manv thousands of dol lars . here is the money to be obtained for needed water j,, extensions or for any additional improvements.' jjjj Mow is a "business administration" possible "alou is. progressive, efficient and economic business lines" when jj;the Mcdynski rebuilding and hanki uptcv scheme is a deiu oust rat ion of the business capacit v shown .' Ii; As for the other Mcdynski platform planks, thev are jiilrea.ly in effect. City books are re-ularlv auditcU citv -; luioks am records are open to the public ami operation i's ;;;:coniucted clli. icntlv and cconoinicallv. imm; stu i' T'io rartot'i.iM h.is n pU'tttiT ol t ki( Mr.-'lu:-: jam. It's such rnmn.on ! i-u1! -uay v:;.L.' in ;:wv i .O.'l'T wal Into r pnntry an I lin-l K I'll o.uliii; thf .l.ini, you evrr U ItV y'kuow nit ! TrcilUTXH, MKDFOliD, in the courts: $j 13.000 74.,'iMO 78,75') 7i 5 2 , 2 . 0 l,218,oU0 would refund the paving im is, oho r.r.L',2r,o ir,a,2.r,ij .170.000 100,0110 $i,us!i,r.oo lilue Ledae I'aih'oad bonds. Ledire railroad bonds, the uencral indebtedness from the general and IJancroft act worst of it. The bonds will be proceeding, the cilv would poor people anil would onlv is pure buncombe. The directlv everv uronertv vacant lots on paved streets man, woman and child in the excessive and naralvzes the city and strangles economic the rich can move awav, but Anv interference with the svs 1 1 . .' 11 noiiiu crippie lis el llciencv. demands: another reservoir.'' destroyed bva blanket bond addition to more tl..,., i,.,n- ., LL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25cat all druisU. OTiT-'fiOX. FIUDAY. .1 AXT'ATJY fl. 1917 FOR STATE ROADS SACIlAMEXTO, Jan. 5. When 77 more miles of concrete base road and 76 miles of graded roadway have been completed, the California stale highway commission will have con structed and graded a total of l."iC2.;',3 miles costlllK $1 K, 0011,000, the total amount of the first stale highway bond lt:sue, according to a special stale road and highway re port submitted to Oovcrnor Johnson by the state cuKlnecrlnK department and the stale highway commission. The complete Btate highway sys tem, exclusive of tli! special laterals provided for In the $10,000,000 bond Issue Just voted for by the electorate of the state, is to be ()') miles in lennth. The figures Indicate that the system Is less than half constructed, but with the organization now avail able, all the field work and data ready. It will be possible and feasible to complete the system with the $12, 000,000 avallablo, leaving $3, 000, 000 for special cross-country roads pro vided In the bond issue. A recapitulation of what (he state has received Tor the $ IS, 000. 000 out lay shows the following miles of tho various kinds of slule roads con structed by the commission: Con crete base; Topoka surfacing, IS. 08 miles; concrete base, asphalt surfac ing, "i.4l miles: macadam, Topoka surfacing, ICfi-l; macadam, oiled, IKS. 40 miles; nsphaltlc concrete, 10.:t7 miles; bridges, .81 of a mile: graded only 410.65, making a total of 1.562.23 miles of state highway. The stale highway commission is particularly proud of lis concrete road and calls tho governor's atten tion to the fact that tho oldest con crete roads built by the commission have been protected by the thin bituminous wearing coat for nearly four years and the maintenance cost has been very low. "The commission has developed what may be called Us standard typo of pavement consisting of a relative ly thin concrete base covered and protected by a thin bituminous wear ing coat. The concrete is laid with out expansion joints and upon a well consolidated subgrnde," says the re port. COMMUNICATION. To tho Editor; The injustice of charging the full amount of the paving debt against the property abutting tho pavement has been recognized by the city coun cil, by every committee appointed to investigate it. and by every individual who has given it uny thought. Any attempt ou the part of tho city to collect by direct assessment, tho balance of tho paving debt, from tho owners of the property abutting tho pavement would collapse. Tho litigation that would follow Ibis attempt on the part of the city and the subsequent effect it would have upon the value of all of the property In Medford would Increase the sentiment against this procedure so action would be deferred as in the past. Too ninny lots would be found that It would be necessary to proceed against, so too largo a per cent of the property owners would oppose it. If this was u large city liko Se attle, with only n small area nnd a small per cent of the people effected, tho public sentiment would bo con siderable than it will be here. In a town this size it becomes n family affair and in this instance too many members of the family are ef fected. Pay according to benefits derived in good business. This principal should be applied In balancing the paving account. And It happens at this time that this prin cipal will be nearly enough applied by following tho lines of least resis tance in solving this paving problem so that practically every one will be satisfied. First: the city should assume the remainder of the paving debt wlth- ;i:.'i"( 0 X BERWICK V Arrow U COLLARS inr amr ait A fit thtshsAics pcrjatlv. i cents Mch . d or occ lliltTT PI VWOY JtiO IS't V '! JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKE I-anjr Awl.tnnt 8. iMItTI.KTT Phtmx M. 41i nil 47-J- AntomoM' Vlearae StrTlce. taitulinc r'lc. Ccrcnw. out any hope, threat or endeavor on the part of the city to collect it by direct assessment from those own ing properly abutting tho pavement. Under any plan that has been dis cussed the city must Issue its bonds to pay this debt of something like $525,000.00, vbut the Hanson plan proposes that this amount bo col lected by tho city through direct as sessment from those owning property on the paving. It would be "proceeding along the lino of least resistance" to attempt this collection. Second: Tho accounts of those owning property abutting the pave ment, should bo adjusted in a man ner so that all will be placed on an equal footing. The original total cost of the paving was $925,000.00. Owners of property on the pavement, through direct assessments, have paid $ 170,000.00, a little over 50 per cent of tho original cost. Now any one who has not paid as much as this 50 per cent of tho original cost of the paving debt against his lot, should be held for the amount of this defic iency In order that those who have paid In more than this 50 per cent can be reimbursed for the amount over paid. Ten years could ba given to straighten up this; one-tenth due each year with the wholo amount left charged against tho property so that in case of default the city could get judgment for the wholo amount. Public sentiment would be strong enough to enforce this adjustment. Credits could bo Issued by tho city to those who had paid more than 50 per cent. Third: Property should be re assessed for tax purposes. This could be done by appointing commit tees as outlined In the "Mcdynski Plan." Fourth: The city should re-bond as necessary to take care of the clip's indebtedness. If both the Hanson and Mcdynski plans are defeated, a "50-50 Plan" will bo proposed. Vote "No" at the coming election on both plans sub mitted. J. C. BAltXES. nelieving that tho best interests of the City of Medford demand that the Hanson plan of refinancing he adopt ed, we hereby recommend that every citizen Interested In the future wel fare of the city vote for the Hanson plan. THU JACKSON COITNTY HA.VK, lly C. W. McDonald. President. T1H0 FIRST NATIONAL HANK, ' ny Win. C. Tail, President. FAIi.MHIlS & KIUMTOHOWUKS liANK. by Delroy Oetchell, Pres. MKI1FOKD NATIONAL UANK, By W. 11. Gore. President. (Paid Adv.) Steckliolders .Meeting. The a mi mil meeting of the stock holders of the Farmers and Fruit grower's Hank will be held at its banking rooms Thursday, January 11, 1!H7, at 1 :?.0 o'clock p. m. It. F. AXTI.E, Cashier. K.U1LK Once upon :i lyme there was a per son who really believed in that stuff al Christmas time: "It's ye give-, not ye glfi." HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS Bo Better Looking Take Olivo Tablets If your skin is yellow complexion n.i lid tomme coated appetite poor you have a had taste in your mouth a i;ry, no-tfood feeling you should take Olive Tablets. Dr. Kdirards' Olive Tablets a sub' stitute for calomel were prepared by Dr. Kdwards after 17 years of study with us patients. Dr. Kdwards' Olive Tablets arc a pnrelv vegetable, compound mixed with olive "oil. You will know them by their olive color. To have a clear, rink skin, bright eyes. no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days you must get at me cause. Dr. Kdwards' (Hive Tablets act on the liver and bowels like calomel yet have no dangerous after effects. They start the bile and overcome con stipation. That's why millions of boxes arc sold annually at 10c and 3c per box. All drussists. Take one or two nihility and note the plcasint; results. MEN WOMEN. Arc you tired of wor'c that offers littlo or no chances for advancement? Why not become a drugless physician. The field is large, opportunities great and the profession lionorable and lucrative to the trained practtoner. We offer a thorough course in Anat omy and Physiolosy, Electro-theaphy, Phototherapy. Vibration, Massase, Spondylo-thorapy. Diognasis, etc., etc. If you aro Interested, call or address Drs. Mac Pherson, Williams and Blew Grand Ave, at E. Aider St. Portland. Oregon. SUITSfl LE1N roR ) I0!!!t$ TO ORDER $25.00 UP Also Cleaning, Pressing and Altering 123 E. MAIN, UPSTAIRS uadeN OF I LONDON', Jan. "i. -Publication of Ciemian peace conditions would he uele ill view of the altitude ol' the HritUh nnd French press, according to the Herlin I.oknl Auzcigcr. as diluted in an Amsterdam di-iialch lo Henteis. The Aneiger baes its opinion on the resolution in the French senate thai France could make no peace with uu enemy who occupied French territory. ''Publication of our condition," Hiiys this paper, "would now be un dignified, and moreover would not be of the least u.se, if the evacuation of French territory is made a prelimin ary condition for pence neeotiulions. Though this condition is not contain ed in the entente note, il slill exists, and Ihciclore it is the French senate and the French government who ren der iinpos.-.i!)lo the publication of our pence conditions. "We must show to the door any neutral who should dare to deinund from us Hint wo should rt"'nrd as an invitation the words of the reply, 'as u suggestion without conditions for openinir negotiations is no peace of fer.'. We must refer such a neutral to the resolution of the French sen- ale.'' , Get the Habit of Drinking Hot Water Before Breakfast Says we can't look or feel right with the system full of poisons. MilllonB of folks bathe Internally now instead of loading their system with drugs. "What's an inside bath?" you say. Well, it is guaranteed to per form miracles if you could believe these hot water enthusiasts. There are vast numbers of men and women who, Immediately upon arising in the morning, drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of lime stone phosphate in it. This is a very excellent health measure. It is In tended to flush the stomach, liver, kid neys and the thirty feet of intestines of the previous day's waste, sour bllo nnd Indigestible material left over in the body whieh if not eliminated every day, become food for the millions of bacteria which infest tho bowels, tho cjuick result is poisons and toxins which are then absorbed into the blood causing headache, bilious attacks, foul breath, bad taBte. colds, stomach trou- hie, kidney misery, sleeplessness, im pure blood and alt sorts of ailments. People who feel good one day and badly the next, but who simply can not get fooling right are urged to obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate at the drug store. This will cost very little but is sufficient to mako anyone a real crank ou tho subject of Internal sanitation. Just as soap and hot water act on the skin, cleansing, sweetening and freshening, so limestone phosphate and hot water act on tho stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. It Is vastly mora important to bathe on tho Inside than on tho outside, because the skin pores do not absorb impurities into tho .blooi' while the bowel porca do.1 Money to Loan ON FARM PROPERTY Six Per Cent Interest FROM $250 TO $5000 O. C. Boggs MEDFORD Vulcanizing Works All work guaranteed. Auto Tire lJepairing. "We sell Fisk and Mieh- clin Tires. 36 South Grape St. Medford WESTON'S Camera Shop 208 K;tst Main Street, Medford The Only Kxelnsive Oiuiuneivial l'liolojiraplier in Southern Oregon. Negatives M;ule any time or 1'lai-e liy a'ioiiitnn nt. 'Phone 147-J. We'll do the rest. E. D. WESTON, Prop. "LockPa, Hsw 'Gsfs-gt' Wsrksl" lifts Your Corn Right Off. i ' Nevr tails. " 4,Etfer 1n your iif ''e a corn eomtf out liko thru? Ux.k at I he true skin umlernPMli finootli as the palm of your ilium : W.ll N."w I aiIc t Thai! Olf Comet That Tho earth is blessed with tho one, simple, painless, nver-XiiiuiiK vt'in-i-ilv Unit niakrs millions ol corn-pi's-tcreti people hoppy, mid that's ittlH- IT" Applv it 1" Seconds. It ilrii-s.1 So mo people Jab and 01k- at their corns with knives and razors wrap their toi:i in packas with ban- 9 (hiKes or sticky tape, ma ho them red unil raw with ealves. iwthinfc like this with "UISTiS-lT." Your corn loosens von lift It off. There's nothing to props on the corn, or hurt. Antr'ls couldn't auk for more. Try it tuniirht on any corn, callus or wart. , '(JKTS-IT" is sold nnd recom- inend'-d bv ilmtifllsts everywhere. IJ5c a buttle, or t-ent uii rec-fnt of prlco by K. I-awrenee & Co., ChicuKO. HI. Sold In Medford nnd recommended as the world's best corn remedy by Loon IS. llttskins and Medford 1'Iiar nmey. The Best Resolution Is to use home-made products and the best that is made. You are sure of this when you use 'Medford Creamery' Butter It is made from Pas- teurized cream, the modern method. In sist on having your grocer send you this brand. GIM CHUNG China Herb Store Herb cure for earacne, neadiche, catarrah, diphtheria, soar throat, lung trouble., kidney trouble, stomach trouble, heart trouble, chills and fev er, cramps, coughs, poor circulation, carbuncles, tumors; caked breast, cures all kinds of goiters. NO OPE RATION. To whom it may concern: I am free from the rheumatism. You can ho tho same by taking treat ment from Oim Chung, tho herb doc. tor. My rheumatism was so bad that it made mo so weak I could scarcely get up when I was down and tho pain I suffered one could hardly know un less one had the same disease. I was truly disatibfied and disgusted with life In my condition and trying to . live. Now to any friends that caro to be cured and would like to he freo try the herb doctor. He can certain ly relieve in a very 'short time. Very truly yours,, MVtS. II. I.. KOI.IO. Mrs. Bertha Remington, Wester lund orchard, had stomach trouble. The doctor said she l;nd dead bone in her jaw and that nothing but an operation could save her, so she came to the Chinese doctor and he cured her In two weeks. Mrs. Faunio Mil ler. A guaranteed Cure for Wen. No operation requirod. 241 South Front St. Medford Ore. i'f'?i,ii-. .... .! Bit h ineroT-t tjH . a . b ' Hotel If you contemplate a visit to Portland before or tiring tho holidays, remember that the Portland Hotel Is tituat od in the very heart f the theatrical and shoppla; dis tricts. . Ladies traveling unattend ed nre particularly teased with the refinement f the surroundings and thi cour tesy of the serrico Appetizing Men RICH.Xr.l) V. (1111.1, fr. Mm,p. 1