lirEDFORT) MXIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREO OX, WEDNESDAY. AfARCTT 27, 1020.
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County and City Officials Beset By
Dog Problem for .Taxation and Curbing.
I' Canine Freedom in Flowers and GrHen
'It developed last nlfcht at the
city council's Hpeci&l ' meeting,
whlch was primarily held to take
up legislation1 to do" avy with the
niitaanoe of stray and noma Iokh
uprooting garden and flower beds,
etc., and running ut large, that the
nowstate law,,pasNed at tho hehe.st
of the Bheep owner,. rco,uiroM every
dog in the county to bo licenced,
and thin includes city dogH; does
away with the right of .a city to.
license Its own dogs; as to compel
a- city dog owner to take out a
city ox well, asfilie compulHiry
state, or county license, would be
double taxation. i
The IqKs of tltii 'license money to
the city, is a mere -trifle; hh only
RO dog llcensen were taken out la.sl
year, -despite the many dogs in the
city, which amounted, to 1ut $120
in money, tho city recorder's rec
ords show? Only I? city licenses
have been taken out so far tuis
year."
The city, however, denpttc It can-
not collect licenses! has. tho puwer
to -regulate the dog tnulsance in
some way and enforce it. After
much discussion Inst night the
mayor and councilmen decided to
try. and" induce the county court to
cooperate, wlth-tne city govern
ment and J'umnne Society in help-'
ing the city to do away vtih stray
dogs and the running of dogs nt
large. To this end it was decided
to. havo: the city officials, humane
soniely representatives and citizens
generally interested. In doing away
with the; - dog nuisance,, moot vlt:i
the county court this morning to
1 if hiss Hiicli 'a plan.
At Inst night's- meeting; which
was attended by Humane Society
representatives nnd' citizens, wfth
complaints about the depredation
nftdogfi, Sydney 10. Richardson,
representing t:ie llumnne Society,
said that that- society would pro
vide a pound lor caplurtMl dogs,
elri If the oily would benr the
expense of a dog catcher ami the
putting to deal h of ihe homeless
dogs gathrfd In. Me said the
society would want tiio dog cnlehei
to bci on duly the I'.titl 12 months
of-the yonr, instead of inly a few
- months In ll)- spring and early
summer.
The ovidonco i was cumulative
that thero arct loo many stray, thugs
as i well as home dogs, at large in
th city, und that t;iey are doing
much damage to the flower beds
and gardens, etc.. Mr.. Richardson
declared that there are at ("east
2010 dogs in Medford. and Mayor
A,. W. ..Pipes deelurod that- the
sight of many" ilogs running about
the .streets was mt a good adver
tisement for the city.
John' Demmer, himself a dog
lover and usually the must mild
mannered nfi men, has lost pa
tlrmee completely wilh the dogs at
large nuisance. He told tho coun
cil that tho dog nulsanee was de
plorable in. his neighborhood on
West Jackson street, as well , as
other neighborhoods thruout the
chy,v, related bow dogtf -.--hrtd
caused' $50 worth of, damage last
year .tp : his truck- patch, and of
how a dog had kilted a pet cat of
the JJemmer home. . "It'-the city is
powerless to regulate the dogs at
largo f sorvn-notice that from now
on I am going to take the law in
my own hands in seeking protec
tion from (he depredations of dogs,
and shoot to kill all idogs coming t
on, my premises,'.' said. Mr. Dem
mer. "I have a right toi protect
my property and will do .so, and
so-, told Uie d-lstrict -uttorney. who
says 1 have the right." . ,
A woman who is employed away
from home ilftiiy related to the
council how sho would come home
im the evening to find dugs had
rooted holes In her flower bed.
T. 10. DnnifU, who Is a dog fan
cier, told that he kept his dogs
penned up at home, and
he
thoestbt that all people should
confine their dogs to Iheir home
premises.
The people of Medford are en-
tltled to-relief from this dog tnrob-;i
lem," said Mayor Pipes. "MedforcV
Is overrun with dogs to such an.
extetit. as to make a iniseratne
situation for ninny neighborhoods.
This Is not good advertising for
the city. It is fortunate for the
city that the Humane Society is
taking so much Interest In trying
to; solve the problem."
Between now and the next coun-.
:HI meeting, nert Tuesday, night,
the mayor- ami-councilmen hope to
evolve some legislative plan th put
an end to the dog nuisance, in
spite of the fnct that the new state
dog license law practically annuls
the local dog (license ordlnnnc
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Endert Whlel Grocery Co, Ahlnd, Ore.
The county court, ut . u , regu-j
lar meeting this morning." " took j
under advhttinni a proposition; to j
havo the city, 'county and Jackson
County Humane society collect the
dug tnx:, the city and .county to
bear alike the cost of paying tho
dog catcher, and the Humane so
ciety to collect the tax, and ren
der death unto the dogs without
owners. ' ' '
Sidney E. Richardson of the
Humane society agreed to collect
the tax for" a substantial portion
of the. sum collected, , and. do the.
work In. hulh city and county. :
City Attorney- john- II.. Carkin
favored Mr. llfchardson's plan,
anil held that if tho city and
county both collected dog tax, K
would cost a dog owner with, the
penalty attached $7 to keep a
dog, "which would bring down
murder upon our heads, and cost
more than It does a farmer to
; keep a cow.' Ho said the city
was willing to share n portion of
tire expense over a period of throe
or four months, and thought in
that period that all the dog tax
that could bo collected would be
in the exchequer.
Tho new state dog tax law,
which was passed as a protec
tive measure to sheep-owner, prin
cipally upstate, provides a tax of
$3 upon female dogs and $2 upon
male dogs, and a penalty of $2
if the tax is nut paid by March
1 ft. The time has been- extended
In this county until April 15. The
appointment of a dog catcher; nnd
the apportionment of tho fees "will
be made by that date, as the
county court will be guided by
the ruling of the district attorney
who will be asked for an opln
ion at oneei
n'ouniy Judgn Alex Sparrow;
during the hearing, declared, that
Vthe tog problem is sum a prob
lem." - . . - -,-
'I don't blamo the sheriff for
! refnsin;
to kilt a dog and 1 don't
blame a dog owner for wanting
to keep bis dog. If a dog Is no
aerount, his owner 'thinks more of
him, than if ho amounted to some,
thing."
The Judge also said that ''everv
boy and , girl should havo a, dog."
'I' h 1 s vn u sed Co m m I ssl o n e r A 1 -ford
to declare-'' that from what
he could see, and judging by the
nn m her of dogs around, "the kids
had three or four apiece."
Commissioner Alford . said he
had' "ranched for 30 years, and
there had been just two dogs on
ihe . piaco,"
Ono was Rilled nnd the other
disappeared mysteriously.
C.'ly Attorney Carkin said that
tho city council was under the
belief that city dogs were exempt
from ta-xation. Commissioner Vic
tor iturscll pointed out in tho law
that there was no discrimination
between city dogs and country
I dogs. ,
Data presented during the dls
mission revealed that $.42 was. the
grand total of tho amount col
looted last .year In-Jackson county
for dog taxes, and it was estimated
that between 4000 and 5000 dogs
reside within the confines of the
county, lit was previously esti
mated that the dog population was
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N WOMEN'S CLUB MEET
The voIcoh and sentiments " of
spring will be re-echoed through
I an interesting program to be
j staged for the Business and Pro
fesslonnl Women's club at Hotel
i Medford. April 2, under the direc-
j tlon of Mim L.eona Marsters, su-
porvisor of music nt the Southern
Oregon Normal.
Mrs. H: J). McCaskey, who Is
well known for her beautiful flow
er beds and prize roses, will give
an Interesting talk on "Flowers of
Spring." Mrs. Kthel Willetts will
speak of "Birds of Spring," nnd
Miss lioona Marsters will review
Spring Music, as produced by some
of the greatest composers.
Arrangements havo been made
with the Hotel Medford to-secure
reservations at tho desk, nnd nil
members nnd their guests , who
wish to attend the meeting are
asked to hand In their names as
Mnon as possible,
SPACE NEAR CITY
IJoeauae.of many oomplftlntsi for
a - loiig -Sirhe't past trinit f firmer
and others having business at the
public market are unable to drive
In beside the market or park di
rectly in front of it to load or
unload produce, without being
parties to double parking In that
vicinity; the1 city council last night
voted unanimously to not renew
the lease of a local automobile
concern, which has rented lot
50-foot space south of the market
for storage of second hand cars
for sale. - ,
The lease expires on April 1
and, the . concern only paid $100
a year rent for the lease.
aiayoT ripen nnu v-uum
declared that every encourage
ment' should bo held out to the
public market and its patrons, and
all hindrance to transacting busi
ness should bo removed.
It seems that instead of the
automobile concern confining its
storage of second hand cars with
in, the 25-foot leased strip run
ning alongside of the armors, the
council was told - It had gradu
ally encroached to tako up most
of the. 50-foot space, s and: nlao
parked on Riverside avenue about
the- front of the market:
Chief; of Police, MeCredlor in
talking about the encroaching on
the leased space and of the con
sequent double parking ensuing,
pointed out to tho councilmen that
Riverside avenuo was a main tour
ist nrte.ry of travel through the
city, nnd henco the double pari,
lug. on both- stdesi of lho street"
would delay tourist travel whan
it sot in heavily, and make n
dangerous condition. It had al
ready boeome a danger, ho said,
although the tourist travel had
hardly, yet begun.
The. council also passed tho sign
ordinance to prevent tho blanket
ing of Illuminated signs In the
business district. Tho ordinance
requires that.- all signs' must- bo
securely fastened,;. must. -be' illu
minated on both sides, nnd must
he kept burning from dusk to
10 p..m. daily, but leaves- it op
tional with the merchants or other
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and financial stute
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CENTRAL POINT
HAS SPECIAL . SERVICES
SONG, STORY, TEACHING
Special services are being held
thig ;we,ck in( hfc Central Point
church! Tne young people are
meeting nt 7 o'clock each evening
In the Kndeavor room, and after
a season of singing and. prayer,
Leslie McCuo ;s giving a series of
lessons on 'How to Deal Person
ally With tho Unsaved."7 At 7:30,
In tho auditorium of the church,!
- tho intermediates and the juniors
(are having their own services In
uiih," sun y im iwuims.
At S o'clock all meet In tho nu-1
ditorlum for the regular service of
the evening. Here a praise service;
Is held under the leadership of .
Mr. McCue, and then the pastor
presents the events of tho passion
week in order to make the spir
itual application of thoso last events
in the Ufo of our Lord.-- On Wed
nesday evening the parable teach
ing of Jesus will be discussed. On
Thursday evening the last supper
will he the subject, and on Friday
evening the crucifixion will be pre
sented. There .will be no services
on Saturday evening, hut on Sun-
day morning the liible school and
the patitor will .present, the: resur
rection story, in all the program. .
A musical program of more than
usual interest will be given in the
Sunday evening service. A male
ipiartet under- Ihe leadership of
j ()nf Kevorson, tho ladies' quartet
under tho direction, of Mrs. Kd
Strohmeler, the young ladles' glee
club, under the leadership of Miss
Rernlce Hurger. the regular church
choir under the direction, of Mrs.
H. W. Davisson. . and others will
present the -story of Christ's" vic
tory nnd our. salvation. In specially
selected music. The uaslor will
speak briefly on the meaning of
tho resurrection'..
All are Invited
Forest drove. Plans underway
for erectiop .of high class service
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