TOBFOKP MXTli TRTETTYTC, yriflVrWn, 'QT&GOX TYEPyEftBlY, OCTOBER 2, 1929.
ASK TAX SLASH
FO EXHAUSTED
JACKSON MINE
f ;
Foots Creek Property Good
Only for Sheep Ranch
Now, Is Plea Before
County Court Road Im
provements Are Sought.
What Kind of a Place Would Med ford Be
If Everyone Here Were Just Like You?
"While traveling around In t
man's pocket today," said Bill Do!
l&r, "I heard my owner ay, 'What
kind of a place would Hertford bo
If everyone hero were like you?
Your suit Is from Portland and
your haf Is from San Francisco,
and I'll bet everything cIho you
have on comes from, out of town.
"We would have u fine place to
call home If every ninn who mains
his living here aH you do, bought
everything he could out of town.
- WHAT KINO OF- A lJ
BE IF EfVEPY ONE WERE
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Line ruus
. .Application wiih murte hy S. j
Baton o FootH creek todfty In the
county court to trunnform the
Black Channel mine Into u Hhoep
ranoh. Hat oh linked that ho coun
ty court iib-schh tho valuation of t ho
liroporty lit tho price ho paid fru
it $2500, and cut tho hack laxon
of. 1:1X5 in twain. Ho told tho
court that In tho 30 years the
mine had existed, it had Hold once
for IfiC.OOO, and twice fur SS.OuO.
lie declared he could nut operate
u sheep ranch on tho property at
fcuch a hlfh valuation.
- lin tea told the county court that
nil the land in the iiilno KiiltaMc
for dredging had been dredKeil,
and that though once a fair pro
. ducer, all (he wealth It concealed
iiud been turn Iouhh hy hlt;h pres
ume hydraulic pumpt).
He wild ht nnd )iin Hon-ln-lavv
intundod tu fence (he mine and
uruze uheep upon tho ftTiO ncri'H.
County .ludtce Spurrow nald that
a hlKh valuation wuh placed upon
the ground hecaiiHe "the) Ntale wan
dlHCtiuraKliig wnHhhiK the country
uwuy for gold," and that after a
dredge was through, the Hull was
not tillable until restored by
nature. '
The court ngreed to visit th
property in the near fuunu nnd
t Ijeii eive a decision on the plea
fur a slash in valuation and back
tuxes. The meat of Hates' plea
was that he wanted the land os
bosscd us farm land instead of
mining property.
Miss Eininu Heed of Jackson
ville, living on the finch road near
the city limits, requeued the county-court
to build a wulk aUnmslde
the highway, as the precent cover
ing gravel was "wearing out shoes
of pedestrians." The court assured
Miss Heed that relief would he
forthcoming. Miss Heed said that
When she lived In Han Francisco
the bought five or six pah of hIWh
a year, but traveling the rocky
road compelled her to buy twlco
that number every twelvemonth.
The HiiKgestlon of County Judge
Vparrow that "you wear your htfch
lop boots to town," was smilingly
refused hy Miss Heed,
A delegation of Valley View
residents culled and asked that the
court make improvements to a
road of that district used by school
huHses and mall carrier. It was a
minor Improvcpient. The court
promised indefinite relief and held
that with the making of the 19;to
budget at hand, nnd the 10'Jli road
allowance practically exhausted,
expenditures for road work would
b$ restricted.
Tho remainder of the session
vun devoted to the transaction of
l-QUtlne business, and the approval
of the regular first of the month
batch of bills.-
RESULT RECEIVED
You would bo a small town fellow,
sure euouKh, with none of the civic
advantages of this city. , .
' 'J,ook at the taxes our mer.
chants pay to give us all of the!
modern improvements wo have, I
find then ask yourself what you
are doing to help support the home' They Hccm like
stores.'
"I couldn't hoar what the other
fellow answered, but 1 related the
experience the Chicago lit II. who
bad Just reached this city as chuiiKc
for an order of supplies made by
a cola firm, and he replied: 'You
will find that type of man In a
I
has neither the time nor the money
to make trips to far awa; places
for goods ho uses every day.
"The 'bulk of tho criticism falls
on the men who have been blessed
with more money than the nveraso
cltlien. To the extent that tho
cr(tieim Jh Just Hos with the, man
hiniH'JirV- lie need but ask himself
the question, Am I buying every
thing that I can hero at home?
And then lei hiti actions provo how
Sincere he It in hLft dealings with
the homo merchant41 '
f"lf the business men of Medford
are offending In fhltjwRpoct," con
tlnucd "iilll JJollar." 'and Justify
the criticism that has been leveled
at them, 'they, shifuld remember
that (he man who Is nut a familiar
face in the business places of th'.s
city is not a man who attracts
manv business f rIemlnhIH. He
creates very little good-will. I
"People will buy from him if
; they have to, if he has haialns '
which simply can nut he resisted,
I but when things are about equal
they never mo out of their way to
serve him. Kuch a man kU 11
reputation fur cold isolation, nnd j
If he wins It is hy sheer hard work, j
Friendships never help him.
"A great many of the prizes of
Ufa go by favor. The man w)w j
feels Interested in Ills fallow towns
men, who lakes every opportunity
to throw business deala In th way
of a neighbor has created a host
of friendly and willing debtors.
"These factors are not forgotten.
i read cast on the
waters of a shoreless sea; then
some day when he least expects
It, along comes some man to whom
he has dune a IiiihIwmh favor an I
feels H a pleasure to make some
return.
"Hero Is explained the mysteri
ous, ease with which Home fellows
great many cities, nnd they don't get nlong In life They never seem
contribute much to the place theyj to work as hard as others, but they
call home. (have a (tenlus fur business or the
Undoubtedly, the one remark buy-at-home type, throwing husi
that carries tho greatest amount .newt favors to friends wherever
of weight In all of the talk that
Is occurring Is that the mooted
men are the worst offenders ' 'u
buying away from this city, be
cause the man who makes a small
salary must necessarily make all
of his purchases at home, for he
possible. They create such a host
of Itiisinei allies that by and by
they find what a bt of people there
are In life who enjoy and believe
In returning favors and remember-;
lug mutual obligations.
(Copyright, 19Jf, by Fred Mozart.)
avenue to Hear creek bridge, woi It ' ordinance, which will compel clogs
to he done at the expense of the ( to be kept on their home premise:
city. Calling your attention to the all the year around, the city of
fatot that there is Inadequate pro-! f Idals have decided to have the
vision for proper sewerage on the j city collect the city clog licenses,
south side or portion of Fast Main j lnstoad of allowing the county Mi
street In this block und ask and 'collect and Hhnre tho proceeds, i:
petition the City of Medford 'M was decided to Incorporate such
lay a city sewer pipe of sufficient j decision in the new ordinance, and
size to serve any future improve hence the matter went over lunil
ments of whatsoever nature we are j the next mooting.
hIiIh to foresee ut the n resort t time.
at the timo the street Is torn up l
with the setting back of tho side
walks. ' ' ' j
' "Also that tho now existing park-
nillin HIieiH 111 LIU' jm-iii tirni
bil.iKo to Almond street ne oiim- ,. r, ,,,. nll c. w. Wllxnmt.
I j. v.
I of IWkeley, V. C. lleurty of C'hlcn,
I ill', anil Mrs. A. W. wliltalier -if
inuti'il, thiiH widening Mast Main
ntret (Ml of Iho hl'lilge In Almond
Hlieei, II ni uie .."e -j, (m, Jnmp(, Wll,lc0 c t)nk
montH helnu ile-in,.,! very nucHwii v ,ln, an nmnnK h(! i,,,,,.,,,,,,,,
to serve l.otli the present nnd ) registered ut local holels.
.-requirements f ihe t-iiy of j j.et me write your fire insurance
Medford. i con y. Tcngwald. Hotel Holliiml
"We also coll your attention in ; phone una. ef"
tho Inudequutv parking space In, jr, tlj jrs. Harry Ward .ifi
this district, which , is a handicap j Eiiglo 1'olnt spent the week end I
to thls.huslness district, due to the I )n Klamulh Kails us tho guests of
f.-.ct that there Is no place a cav . Mr- nu, Mrll- wultw H'ril. .M
or truck osn turn nrmind wlih ward Is n prominent farmer i-ml
safety closer than Crater
wlih . -Vard Is n prominent farmer
Luke I KnulWH mini i,,. the lower vj
highway, which greatly handicaps , ,, Waller Ward Is
An nlrmnil letter was received
this morning hy Mrs. Kllxahcth
Jerome, -typing Instructor of the
hlgh school, announcing the win
ners ot the twenty-fourth annual
world's typing contest, which was
held Saturday evening t Toronto.
Canada. Miss Helen dunes. Oregon
eptry in the nuvice division fnlli'd
to pluce. Hhe is expected to return
to Medford Saturday noon hy train.
The results of the contest were
ns follows:
. World's typing championship
(professional class): ' George 1..
lossfleld, 13.1 net words per
minute: Allien Tnngorn, 131: Har
ney Slapert, 125.
World's amateur championship:
Chester . t'aucek of t'aruopolls,
I'enn., 11K net words per mhiuic:
Hit-hard Myers of Itonners l-Yn-y,
Jda., lift; J.ucy Hunting of Torun
t.o, Ciiniidii, 1 1 '2.
. World's novice championship,
(open to students not having used
ii typewriter prior to Aug. 1, I : r s I
Florence Hell o'f Orangevllle, ran
iida, t)i net woi-ils pit minute:
Hidva Klliler of Tucson. Ai-ixona.
KS; Almira Hughes of l:tn:i, I'emi..
K7.
the husiness interests of tills pai'
tlcular hloi k.
"Your attention is further called
to the traffic that crosses and uses
this hridge ami street. . The rapidly
growing oast, side residential dis
trict with its many school children
crossing this hridge, In ItselC p"c
sernts the safely fiiclof of putting
the sidewalks on the outside of the
bridge, nnd the ever Increasing
traffic arising from the Crater Lake
highway. The many orchards, the
golf course, the city reservoir, and
the many homes, demands n wider
and safer street than Hast Main
from Ulver.-hle to Almond street,
as It now exists..
A recent actual count of ears nt
the. Intersection of IUn und Itlv
orsltlc avenue from a p. m. to R:1S
p. in., was ton cms: In other words
too ears used this inteisj'ctlon In
IS minutes.
"We, thV undersigned, respect -rully
iisk action on the above r
qiiesia nnd ask the city to set some
definite time when we may expert
some relief front the new existing
conditions."
4
TAXIS TO SIOVK Ol'l' MAIN
valley,
an employe
(Continued from rage Ono)
any expenditure for Ihe proposed
opening of that thoroughfare south
of lloyd street, "If assessed to us. '
Tin. 4 0 signers comprise huslnesa
firms ami general residents of that
thorntinlifare.
Afier Koine discussion, the coun
cil voted to giant the Seventh Hay
.Adventlst congregation permission
to erect a tabernacle ' on sixtu
street between (lakdaler and Khst
Main In which to conduct an i van
gellnlc campalun. but limited (he
time . of this structure to but 3
da, whereas, the pe'tlilon tia-l
bw-n- for four. .!!'."","' This per-
'worst hottle-neek." situation and mission. .was given only on eondl-
lylng Between Hlvrrsld avenue ami Hon that Ihe construction he done
Almond street on Hast .M iln street. ! under supervision
of the O. l H. rnllroail In Klamath
Kails. Klamath News.
Best onrbnn briquets, ?l.l0 per
ton. Medford Fuel Co., Tel. US I.
I R7tf
The various county offices are
busy this week preparing and com
pleting budgets to be presented for
tho approval of tho county budget
committee which la to meet next
Monday.
Winter Is just oround the cor
ner. Make your homo warm by
applying plasterhonrd.' Got It from
Woods Lumber Co, l!ib'
The latest word to be heard from'
Sailor Jack Wood, former Medfonl
wrestling nnd boxing promoter, w.isi
a postcard mailed at Suit like City,
T'tah, saying that he was stiL) en j
route to Medford. Wood had pro- 1
moled here for two years hut was
replaced In the boxing division l:it
month hy Joe Itlckerstaff of Klam- ;
nth Kalis, who plans to hold his I
first bout in Medford next week. !
llr. Simkins, the Chiropractor.
with Hussion massage, over the'
Woolworth Store, rhone 120.
17ltf
ititinci: is iuioti.i: ni'ck
(Continued from l-age one)
"Tho Improvements for which We
ask nro as follows: The placing i f
the fqur-foot sidewalks on Ihe out
Ido of the Hear creek bridge, an
agreement which was entered ln!o
by and between the City of .Med
ford and Ueno Chllders on or about
tho loth day of May, 1:. which
states that nt tho expense of the
city this work would bo done, and
which to dots ha not been ci.rrlnl
out,
' "We, the urlderslgned cltlxem.
ask that If tho city deems It ad
visable to hulld tint ono side or
half of tho sidewalk on the bridge
at this time, wo then ask that the
rlty hulld nnd complete the north
half or portion of lbs walk first.
. Wo further nek Hint F.uet.Main
street be widened by setting hack
tho sidewalks 3d Inches on cum
of Klro Chief
i.Mlinti Ami ilmi a crtsh bond of
l da be given to the city to Insure
the . cleaning up' of Uie grounds
after tho building was ra.ed. H
will be remembered that despite
Ironclad promises given when Ihe
general evangelistic mooting of the
city churches was held n year or
so ago. Ihe grounds were not clean
ed up and the city hud to finally
do the work liaelf.
Inasmuch as since City Attorney
Vorrell hod drawn the new do r
mbuyrng
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Baking Powder j
4
; Same Price
for oyer j
38 years 1
2$ ounces Cor $f-'
You save in using
it. Use Ies than of .
high priced brands.
MILLIONS Or POUNDS J
USED V OUR GOVERNMENT ,
L.....
New Comfort for Eyei
.. . s
Dr. D. A. Chambers
OPTOMETRIST
404 M.dford Bldg.
: Phone 931 for
FURNITURE REPAIRING
i UPHOLSTERING, REFINI8HINQ
I FRANK HOWARD
MANN'S 19th
A THURSDAY
; BARGAIN
36-Inch s
Challies
Cnttoti cliallie is one of the
most popular of waah iuh
rica for fall, hlenl for nchool
UrpfiKPs, h n il k o or - Htrcet
fiorks, also iho provon full
lie for quUtlns. . Many yew
utiil (iHlinhtlul pntteiiiH mid
cnlorK to chiiiiHo from. Your
i-lioit!' ,
19c
yd
MAIN FLOOR
This event, more than any other, is looked forward to by the
head of every family in this community as being the banner
value -giving event of the entire year. This is as it should
be, for it is the time when we express, by means of the more
tangible things, a share in our profits, as a token of our ap
preciation for the patronage of those who have made it pos
sible for us to celebrate 19 years of business.
Children's
Slip-on Sweaters
The Children's v dept. offers for
Thursday a splendid selection of
wool sltp-on sweaters all new col
ors and In slzen from 4 to 8 years.
Keg. Si.aO. ,: ,. ; ' ' . ,-
$2.29 ea.
Women's Outing Flannel
GOWNS
Women's and mlsseH' long slecvo
outing flannel' gowns. Those are
full cut and mndo from fine uuiil
Ity online. : All sizes anil leg. $1.1!)
value. . ' i,
99c ea.
54 in Wool :.
JERSEY
Kine heavy-weight jersey, full 54
Inchon wide. This jersey will not
stretch or pull out of tfliupe. The
colors are red. rust, copen, coral,
rose, green, and tan. Your choice
$2. 19yd.
Made-Up
Fur Collars
v ......
Something new and n verv
good Idea. Smart fur collars.
In ussnned pelts .all ninda
ready to sew on to your cunt.
Hood assortment of colors
such as tan. brown, silver,
gray unci beige, all are gen
uine high grade furs.
24-in Collar ....$4.95
Shawl Collar $.95
MAIN FLOOR
A THURSDAY
BARGAIN
32-Inch
Gingham
Wo have taken from our
fresh stocks of 32-inch fast
color dress glughams a mar
velous assortment of popular
patterns ill checks, stripes
and sulhl colors. Tills flue
wash material is guaranteed
fast color and a bargain a
19C yd
MAIN FLOOR
NEW FALL
DRESSES
Madam, I lie 10th Anniversary sale offers you tin opportunity to
save and snvoj (frently on your new fall dress. This sale comint;
as it does right at the height of our fall season is indeed a marve
lous time to pitrehase your fall wnrdrohe.
ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICES
In this l(i.1!l croup are this
season's newest creations in
silk ami wool frocks for miss
or matron. All the wanted
styles are shown in all the pop
ular colors. The regular (Val
ues arc up to ijio.OO. Hny now.
The $10. 10 group . consists of
beautiful silk crepe and light -weight
woolen frocks for the
matron or miss. All of this
season's new style touches arc
found, all the wanted weaves
and colors, yet 1 lie Anniversary
price is only $10.10. -
$1619 $Q19
Dress Section Second Floor
Aprons Ready
to Embroider
The art section on the main floor
offers for Thursday a wonderful
choice of ele8rly made-up aprons.
These are all ready for just that
touch ot embroidery, which will
muke these adorable. Keg. $1.25
values.
99c ea.
New Fall
Neckwear -
Kxtra special. Our resular $1.75
nockweur In the newest fall shapes,
nnd materials featuring the popu
lar Hertha nnd cape collar-styles
and smart lace collars and cuff
sets. Special for the Anniversary.
$1.59
Women's
Chiffon Hose
Women's' and misses' "GOLD
MAID" pure silk chiffon hose. This
popular number has a fancy double-hack
heel and comes lit the fol
lowing shades: misty morn, grain,
and boulevard. All sizes. .
$1.39 pr.
Boys' Wool
Suits
Mothers, your attention Is
called to this sale of wool
suits for the small son, sizes
3 to 8 years. These suits are
regular $3.75 to JH.60 In val
ue. The pants are flapper
style, the blouses are In both
wool or broadcloth. They are
very smart.
$2.95
MEN'S SEC MAIN FLOOR
Anniversary Sale of Fine Table Linens
With Thanksgiving and other holidays just around the corner, the wise house
wife is thinking of her table linens, and it is a wise tiling to do especially when
such an opportunity to save is offered you. Rend the items listed blow.
Pure Linen Clothe ?.)'',
' Marvelous snow-white pure1"Hnn tjhlo'.'i
. cloths In f.fW'.tl-in 1. . Cloths ynu can,,,.,
,ho proud to'bWn.'aitd 'they cost you m;:;.'
more, than a'icottnn. ono.". Buy now nnd f i '!
ji? Special S1.89 T
'save.-
1
Pure Linen Damask
Ir sh linen danmsk. tahhv elothR. i'y.,.' kloubler damask cloths.' full dinner al.
70x70.. .Thm are heniitlful snow-white
cloths and are an exceptional bargulu at
this Anniversary sale price.
; Pure Linen Cloths
'tuarantfed'all-rlnett lable cloths in the
" popular 6x6t;-lnch ' slzei ' Those loths
-come in white (only. Assorted all-over
ileslBiis.j They are worth double the. An
nlversaiy sale price, 1 .", ..-'.
.r - ; Special $2.89
Double Damask Cloths
lur
These cloths come in beautiful Bll-orer:
pnterns. They are heavy In weight and
fiSxtiS inches In size. Values to 115.35.
Choice for Ihe Anniversary sale
Special $3.89
WOMAN'S DOMESTIC SECTION MAIN FLOOR
f "THE STORE FOW EVE-ffYBODY- J
fH5NE-486-46;
Special $5.89
Pure Linen Damask
Pure linen damask clotlm In formal din
ner sizes 70x70- and 70x88-tnch. This Is
an exquisite aroup ot cloths. They are
heavy In weight and beautiful to look up
on. Very special for this sale.
- Special $6.49
Ida of the street from Uiveroldo
j M.dford Exchingt, 211 W. Main 8t. 1 L