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O ' MEDFOKT) M.TTlf TRTTrfTyR. MTlTirOrcD. OKEf.O'ft MOXPAY. MAY 11, 1025
Better Sfte Commitee
Still in Hidiog
ledferd's Proposed New High School as Drawn by Architects
o ti re fur "open eovt'iiiints openly arrive at." The preserva
tion of a self-crnveniinsj republic like ours is in the public discussion
of public (iicstions. Vc are entitled, the people o Medford are
entitled, to know the interests and influences back of the movement
to foist onto us for a bicli school site the pravel bars, pussy willow
thickets, railroad embankments, old creek channels and bayous of
the I". & K. terminal. In Saturday's Mail Tribune we called on the
"Better Site Committee"' to break cover and reveal their identity.
To date they have not done so. They have jockeyed themselves into
a distasteful and embairassiii!; position; either horn of the dilemma
is bad; either hovu they crab is (joint; to be extremely painful. In
the meantime, everybody is trying to tiuess who they are.
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SUNDAY GRIST OF
Ye Letter Box
; Most of the usual grist of over Sun
day automobile violation .cases were
brought up hi Judge Taylor's court
this forenoon, but probably the most
interesting case Is the 'arrest of a
.Medford man Sunday on the accusa
tion of intoxication and driving a car
while intoxicated, concerning which
no Information was given out by the
arresting officers.
It is understood that District At
torney Chancy will have this case
brought direct before the grand jury.
J William H. Lodge, manager of the
Klamath Falls Lumber company, en
tered a plea of not guilty in court here
this morning to the charge of reckless
driving preferred by J. J. McMahon.
Btate traffic officer. The case was
then continued for trial and Lodge's
car is being held by the authorities.
It ts charged that Lodge drove his
Dodge car yesterday noon on the Ptv
cific highway near Phoenix into the
rear of the wagon of J. C: Hertford,'
I. & K. lrounils Never Flooded
To the Kdltor: In nn nd in a local
pa per ihere-'appeared n statement
that It had been over 30 years since
any water had Ikhmi on tho P. & K,
lands. 1 wisli to correct who ever
wrote that nd. I stood on the banks
and watched that flood forhe better
part uf three days. I saw the wooden
bridge go down. At no time during
that flood was there any water on the
P. & K, grounds. The water was over
what Is now the Public ('a nip'
Grounds but went back into the ehun-.
nel on the north Hide of the M:iin
street road. It hit, the bank on the
corner of the P. K." ground which
bank still shows na at that time, but
did mt overflow onto the level
ground. A barn stood where the
brick house Is now and was several
feet above the water at nil times dur
ing the high water. This was In Keb.
ISitO. We had 14 inches of snow in
the valley. It started off with a
Chinook wind immediately followed
by a heavy ruin.
JXO. W. JOHNSON.
Medford, lay 9th.
and very unwise.
Altogether it is very confusing,
and we wish that Mr. Silliumn and
others would "come out in the opon"
and tell us what it is all about.
i S. ANDKIiSON,
Medford, May 10.
Mr. SI II I man Aaskcd to plain.
To the Kiiitor:
In Saturday's Tribune Mr. E. C
Silliman makes a "statement" in re
gard to his property, which would
he a part of the proposed Holly
l.f mr-'rl.'l . ,t KT..e I. irnll,r
of Tajent, which was drawn, by 'two . bU lBn " w"" n for , about1 $6000 ; mis', vof ..'.course1.
Supt. Smith for Holly Street
To the Kdltor:
In their report Professor Douglas
and Dr. Kalney say: "Your committee
(meaning themselves! choose the
North Holly street (property for the
site for the location of your new high
school, since wo consider it has more
and better points in its favor."
I believe their recommendation
should bo followed.
More weight should he given some
points than others in making a selec
tion. One of these is elevation. I
would not favor a hilly site, but know
it should not he low.
The committee on school house
planning and construction of the Na
tional (Education association, Frank
Irving Cooper, Boston's famous school
architect, chairman, in their report
just published tn discussing essential
qualities of the site, say: "Avoid low,
filled and wet land."
The -iorth Holly site is also more
retired with fewer distractions to draw
the attention of students while in
school or going to or from the sessions.
Either site is adequate in size. In
cluding only that land now owned by
the school district and what can he
obtained from the city, at least 10
acres can be
horses, and on the seat of which were. clearing up irmuera Bm o -u u
Mr. and Mrs. Hertford and their lPb"te them to a considerable de
gree, it aoes not seem to oe vikvh
even in Mr. Silliman's mind what
It is all about.
1 In the first place, how does it hap
pen that Mr. Hoggs has an option on
the property concerned? It surely
I isn't possible that Mr. Boggs has
'some property that he wishes to ex-
young son.
The collision resulted in hurling Mr.
Heriford and the boy off the wagon
and in throwing Mrs. Heriford over
the Beat into the body of the wagon.
No injury was suffered beyond bruises
as far as can be learned.
fined $10 for failure to dim his lights. fh""Ku with. ,?""m"" ? iB,H t
. 7, , in turn sell to the school district
Another Klamath Falls man, P. C..., f t ,,, own figur nn(1 if
uergmun, goi imo irouuio iaie oaiur
day night for speeding on the Pacific
highway between" here and Eagle
Point while returning from the dance
nt Eagle Point. It is charged that he
was racing with a Ford car and had
outdistanced it when Traffic Officer
McMahon, who had noticed the race,
in his own car quietly slipped along
side of the car of Hergman, who
thought it was still the Ford, and
placed him under" arrest. liergman in
court pleaded guilty to going from 40
to 45 miles an hour and was fined $15.
this isn't the case, isn't Mr. Silllm.ni
likely to Bet himself legally involv
ed in case he tries to grant an
option to Mr., Boggs nnd the school
district nt the same time? Agahi,
If noither of these assumptions are
true, we are sure that Mr. Boggs
wouldn't take It upon himself to take
an option on the property for the
district, as he thoroughly under
stands ' that the school board was
elected to transact such businessand
such a course would he unethical
Commencement
Season
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is approaching and gifts to the young
graudate will soon be in order. Just
bear in mind that we pay postage to
any place in U. S. on all Toilet Goods,
Ivory Stationery, Fountain Pens,
Eversharp Pencils, etc.
HEATH'S DRUG STORE(Phone 884)
HASKINS' DRUG STORE(Phone 16)
As near as your phone.
would not Include- any land now used
for residence property. This would
bo sufficient. Please remember that
it was proposed in January this year
to build the plant on less than one (1)
acre nt the present site. Ky bringing
the cost to about that proposed for the
Bear creek site. som, acres more can
be secured, including the residences.
The suggestion that the old building
must he used in conjunction with the
new, and therefore must be near it. is
the most arrant nonsense. It would
not bo advised by anyone with ade
quate knowledge of local conditions or
of school administration.
Wiiu the new building on either site
their use should be distinctly separate, j
1 here are at least two good soluh4ps
to tlifs problem. 1 shall be glad to
expand this statement at any time.
: AUIHIKY (I. SMITH.
Superintendent, Medford schools.
Medford, May 11.
T have not given a penny nor have I
been asked to give a cent towards
piomoting this east side location.
FilEU U HEATH.
We are Informed that the P. & E.
pamplib't will be Hprung on uh tomor
row. We have no doubt that these
are the pamphletH the Hchool board
says fill be "f urnishiHl at the expense
of the architect." Our advh-e to these
favored hotel architects is to "keep
their fingers out of th pie or some
real school architect will get a chuacc
to draw our high school plans. EX-
KlTTlVK (H)MM ITT EE NORTH
HOl-LY STREET SITE. lit
Time to Prove Charges.
To dm Editor:
Speaking o( hlft'h school 'hUCh, T nni
KoJiik to vote for tlio I. & K site lie
ruiiHO 1 believe ft is tlm host ot the
two places. And I hope tluit there are
enough people who will vote as 1 do
in sufficient numbers to carry the
election. If we lose, it will be bn
cause a majority of the voters believe
tile other site the better, ilut what
brings out this letter is tho advertise
ment in the Saturday Tribune. I am
surprised nt various charges ihut are
made. This ad- speatai of coming out
in the open. To be consistent, this
committee should, niko, good these
chnrges. , ,
If Emil Mohr kivnjws - of n hotel
architect who is gointf to profit If the
P. & E. site i selcjjtd. ho a'houhl
name him. If ivlrs. . 'Olen Arnspiger
knows of any plumber w-ho is prom
iseil.a juicy contract, fhe should name
him. If Ralph Cowgifl knows of any
real estate sales that would show
graft or unreasonable profit, he should , Every effort is being put forth by
show them up. if the balance of the the For Hire Truck uud Bus Coin
committee knows any liars suspicious panics to get enough names on their
and contemptable persons poisoning referendum petitions to defeirt tho law
the minds of the school children renuiring them to help pay for the
they should name thuni. . I ain not a ' tremendous destruction that these big
Save
Our
Paved
Highways
member of this llettor.Site C'onnnltlee.
A Sweet Breath
at all times!
Get the Spare Room Ready
We have just received a wire that "Charley's Aunt
, From Brazil" wil''e in town this week. Now,. go easy
on the dear old lady, don't all crowd to sec her at
one time.
H
After eating or smoking
Wri&ley's freshens the
mouth and sweetens the breath.
So easy to carry the Uttle
packet in your pocket f So
Important to have when the
mouth needs cleansing and
freshening I
Odors of dining or smoking
quickly disappear-teeth are
brightly burnished. Smile
jnst naturally come because
nerves are soothed , throat is
refreshed, the stomach relieved
and digestion aided.
WH ley's Is more'
than a tweet -It's a
positive benefit
Many doctors and
dentists recom
mend It.
trucks and busses are doing every day
to our roads.
Don't sign these petitions no matter
what kind of a plea or argument ts
made to you by the circulators. Hy
signing them you only help the truck
and has companies to escape paying a
just and reasonable license for the
use of the roads, which is exactly what
these companies don't want to pay.
The circulators of these petitions
are telling the people to sign the peti
tions but that they don't have to vote
for the referendum. Don't be misled
by this sophistry, tho damage Is done
when you sign the petition for the
reason that If the circulators can get
enough names on tho petitions they
eaa hold up the operation of the hill
for nearly two years, and in tho mean
time tho trucks and busses can go on
tearing the roads to pieces and con
tinue to contribute only n very small
portioa of the money that Is necessary
to repair the damage they do.
Don't sign these petitions and tell
your neighbors not to do so.
Oregon State Association
of County Judges and
. Commissibners
H. L, Hasbrouck, Hood River, Pres.
Approved by the County Court'
of Jackson County
(Paid Adv.)
j "qfter eiJery meal 1
$ &bSam2 Vri&ley Quality f
The velvet flavor Is
really a taste that '
lingers compelling re
cognition of a Bmooth
delicious quality that
can he truly found
only In our pure Ico
cream. Try It today.
Ask for '
Nutritious Ice Cream
Jackson County
Creamery
Better Site Committee, Come Out Into the Open .
This Kxecutivc Committee was selected at a conference of rep
resentative Medford citizens to conduct the campaign for the North
Holly Ili'h School site.
This commit! e has no financial or business interests to consider
in this ficht. It has at heart only what it believes to be the best
interests of the City of Medford. We are all volunteers. We have
no paid workers. We have no coerced or bribed school teachers to
spread poisoned and partisan propaganda anionj; the children of our
public schools, at public expense. In our organization we have no
hotel architects inspired by the prospect of fat fees to broadcast
pamphlets for us; we have no plumbers with promise of juicy con
tracts, nor real cstaters blinded by their desire to unload unsalable
property. We do not have to stoop to distortion of fact or falsehood
bid" wo arc iroinn, to demand a showdown fight, without any quar
ter asked or given.
In the preliminary skirmish we arc going to undertake to un
mask the individuals who arc hiding behind this "HKTTKIt SITE
OOMM1TTKK." Conic out into the open, gentlemen, so every voter
in the city of Medford can take a squint at you. We know who you
arc but lots of our people do not. Let the voters have a chance to
look you over, size you up and analyze your motives. Do it as grace
fully as you can, but' do if. Quit shoving your women and children
into the front lines. To break cover may hurt your Hear creek pride,
but it will recover ynri from the contemptible and suspicious position
in which you now find yourselves.
K'XKCl'TI VR COMMITTKH ,u:
Hert Lowery, Chairman Mrs. Olen Arnspigcr
Vern Marshall '' Ralph Cowgill , '.
Mrs. Ij. (i. Iiyman , Kmil Mohr
'
Paid Adv. . ' . .
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATKMENT OP TUB
PHILADELPHIA FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. 1
of 1'hilatk'lpbiB in the Btate of lVnnaylvania, on the thirty-first day of Do '
cember, IVH, made to tbe liuunince Commiiwioaer of in titl of Orenon,
pumuunt to law:
' CAI1TAL
Amount of capital slock paid np ;.$ LHC.Mt.M
INCOME
Net prrmlumn ret-clved tlurinii the year $ 1,&5,4I2.U , -
InUiri'itt, dividend and rents received during the year , 1 JO, JTi.it
Income from other source received during the year . 6,41Ut. .',
Total Income...,......,., ...... ; $ l,aa,413.U
mSIUJRSKMENTS
Net Ioaiimi paid during the year, including adjustment expcnics..,. 631,811.71
Dividend paid on enpitai ntock during the year 20,000.00
CommUftfonii and aaliirleji paid durinic the year , 3S8.734.7S ,.
Taxin, lieenat' und fern paid during the year 36,914.33
Amount of all other expenditures 137,508.111
Total expenditure! .....$ i.lM.Wl.tt
ASSETS T
Value of real estate owned (mnrkct value i $ None
Value of stocks and bonds owned (market value) 2.504,660.00
Ixiuns on mortgages and collateral, etc Nona
Catth In banks and on hand 590,5 IV. OS ''
I'rt-miums in Course of collection written since September 30, 1924.. 4W.12S.49
Intercut and rents due and accrued 35.38H.43
Amount recoverable for reinsurance on paid losses 13,301.85
Total admitted assets... f M,i.W
LIABILITIES
Grrws eta f run for losses unpaid $ 172,34 30
Amount of unearned premium on all outstanding risks 1,012,759,01 ' ,'
Due for commissions and brokerage 5,000.00 ' ;
All other liabilities 4A.0M.4I ,
Total liabilities, exclusive of capital stock L2M,L14 ' ,
BUSINESS IN OltEUON FOR TUB YEAR
Net premiums received diirin the year, $ . 11&51.M
JxojcB piiid during the year., , 6,357.73 Y
Louses incurred durhtu the yciir , 0,375.-17
I'HIIiADKLI'HIA FIUK.ft MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY ft
Tlenjamin Runt, 1'resldent. Jno. Krcmer, Secretary "
Statutory nwident attorney for service: Walter R. Frits, Portias!, Or. t
C. A. Wing, Locul Agent, Medford. . i
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Special
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Send
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g describing
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S flower '
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and
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To convince you of the superiority or our Dahlla.
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our tuiKortmeut of over &UU varieties for a special
burKalii offer as follows:
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Eight Named Dahlias $1.00
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send elKht named Dahlias with a guaranteed cata
log value of $2.1,0 or moro. and laoeled with their
correct names our own selection postpaid for $1.
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