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Orrnon Historical Society Clly Hall 4 i. .' First Section Medford Mail Tribune FOURTH YEAE. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1909. No. 221. 1 to 8 GREATEST RAILROAD STRIKE THREATEN S EVERY LINE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF GREAT WALKOUT ENGINEERS, TRAINMEN ON FIREMEN AND ARE ALL AGREED 15 PER CENT RAISE Officials Docido to Stand Pat-Foar That All Organiza tionB of Trainmen Will Go Out Domands Will Bo Pro sontod on Docombor 11 Conferences Begin on Decem ber 15 No Agreement in Sight. CHICAGO, Doc. Thu United States is threatened with the greatest railroad strike in the history of the nation, according to present indications. Prac tically every railroad line in the country, east and west, is in imminent danger of being completely tied up by a walk out on the part of a large number of it's operating em ployees this month. Officers of the organizations of engineers, firemen, trainmen and switchmen have agreed upon a uniform de mand of a 35 per cent increase. Chicago officials of different railroads here fear that all organizations of trainmen will join the strikers but de clare that the roads have come to an agreement not to givo; in. Union officials are again in conference tonight. Street railroads in several cities may be included in the walkout as well as several companies handling railroad iragui on special mieruruans. That the crisis is approaching rapidly, was indicated by the announcement at New York by' officers of the. Brotherhood of Kailroad Trainmen that they would pre sent their demands December 11. The wage conferences i will begin December 15. Although every effort will be. made to avoid a goneral strike, it is impossible to predict' what the outcome of the conferences will be. ! Moth' the railroads and the leaders of organizations' among the railroad employees are preparing for the strug gle, which, when it once begins, will without doubt dovel-1 op into one of the greatest industrial battles that; has ever been fought in this or any other land. R . RAY ENDS LIGHTING WAR WITH I COUNTING 0 UNCLE SAM TO AID Estrada Wires United Pres3 That He is Certain of Sup port of United States in Nicaraguan Revolution. N STORM KING REIGNS OVER STATE; HEAVY SNOWFALL NO DAMAGE IS REPORTED; FIRST SNOW IN MEDFO EFORE IAS SINCE 186! Calls at City Hall and Ten ders Check for $907 in Payment of Fund Due City of Medford. (Continued (ii) iii;o 6.) Dr. C. H. Ray, for the Rogue Hiver Electric company, has put an end to the two .years' lighting war between (ho city nml tho coinpnny by appear ing nt the city hall and tendering tho city recorder his check for $007.70, which represents 5 per cent of tho earnings of the company since September, 1000, less $1082, duo the company, according to Dr. Ray, for power used in pumping. Tho notion camo after tho city attorney had been instructed by tho council to bc pin Hiiit for an accounting. Mayor .Canon stated Saturday nf temoon that in all probability the city council will demand to soo tho books of the electric company be fore allowing the matter to drop. Tho difficulty between tho city and tho company originated in 1000, when the city turned its electric lighting plant over to the company fix return for freo street lights. At that time the city had a contract for power for pumping purposes at a low rate. After the new order of af faire camo in the rate was raised, but the council declined to pay more, passing tho power bills each month at the old rate, the, company refus ing tho warrants. And until now tho company has refused to pay over tho .r per cent of tho net earnings. If tho city now bo allowed to look over tho company's books, as the franchise provides, all will bo set tled. If not, the mutter will bo taken into court, in all urohahilitv, I NO NEWS RECEIVED OF THE SITUATION MUCK PAVING Cruisers Plowing Their Way Southward Crook Near ly Ready for Service. IN SIGHT FOR COMING YEAR Many Petitions Are Being Circulated Committee Goes to California to Look Up Paving Matters. 'i D NEW YORK, Dec. 4. Tho United Press this afternoon received tho following dispatch from Provisional President Estrada, loader of tho Nicaraguan revolution:'! "Dlueflelds, NIcaraJL J,Vla. wire less to Colon) Dec. 4. I know the Americans nre In sympathy with us. Tho United States has always been tho upholder and the exponent of liberty and JuBt government. . We nro striving for this In tho name of' Nicaragua and send greetings to that noble nation, tho United States. "(Signed) ESTRADA." No Xcws Saturday. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 4. Although the American reprosenta lives nt nil Nicaraguan points have been Instructed to render dally re port of tho situation in tho trouble cne, tho Btat; department is with out news today. The cause of tho failure of the reports to arrive Is causing no little anxiety. Tho answer to Secretary Knox's scathing note to Zelaya his not been received. L. D. Harris, formerly one of tho most successful orehurdists of the valley, now an owner of a ranch near Chieo, Cnl., is expected vto nrrxvo Sunday for n visit in Medford. W. Estcllc Phipps of this city holds all long-distance pavimr records in the city by signing a petition for paving on Riverside avenue along bis property a dir-tonee of 2180 feet. And the jnan who disputes his title , will hove "to go some." From present indications many .streets arc to be paved during tho .coming summer. Petitions are being circulated and generally signed for the following streets: 1 Riverside, from north limits to south limits. Sixth street from Grape to River side, if the depot is moved and the street opened, otherwise from Front ( street to Riverside. I Genesee street m Enst Medford. ! East Main from bridge to top of the hill. Tenth street from Central avenue to Hamilton. West Jackson to city limits. Roosevelt avenue from West Main north to city limits. Front street north to West Jack son and south to Tenth. About the middle of January Mayor Canon and one of tho council men, acting as a committee, will lenvo for Southern California to make a study of street paving. It is thought that the work cnu be done cheaper in the future, ami tho com mittee will investigate. Tho investi gation was authorized by tho city council nt its last meeting. Every Section of the State Reports Snow Storm is Gen eral Over Northwest Car Service in Portland at Stand- . i still No Let-up in Sight at Late Hour Middle West is Severe Sufferer Heavy Sleet and Snow. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 4. Oregon tonight ij in the grip of the worst snow storm experienced in years previous to Christmas. Practically every section of the stafe has experienced a fall of snow ranging from two to nine inches. A stiff east wind is accompanying it. The .car service in this city is practically at a halt to night on account of thesnow, which hegan falling early this morning. Wires are heginning to go down in the city Little or no damage has been reported over the state. The Willamette valley is suffering perhaps the hardest fall. The storm is general over the northwest and reports from the east state that wires are down and that the cen tral states are held in the grip of a terrific blizzard. Mucli damage is reported. The thermometer dropped to 21 at 6 o'clock this even ing. The storm still continues. ' SALEM, Or., Dee. 4. Salem is in the throes of it's f irst snow storm of the season, which bids fair to rival that of a year ago, when an aggregate depth of one foot was at tained and the cold snap extended over a period of two, weeks, the record for the valley. The "beautiful" began f tilling about S o'clock this morning and at 11 o'clock had attained a depth of 3 1-2 inches and is still falling in fine, frosty flakes this evening which indicates all indefinite continuance. The thermom eter stands at 3 degrees above at 6 p. m. The snow is of a eonsistancy to permit sleighing and the merry jingle of bolls is already in the air. (Continued on page 6.) ENGLAND'S POPULACE IS MADLY EXCITED n d it NATION'S CAPITAL Only Police Stop Mob Who Would f Wreck Home of Lord. I Lnnsdowne. yONDON, Don. Determined work on the part of the police wiih nllfthat prevented u yelling mob of IIOQJ) porHotiH, aroused by pro-budget nums mpotings huld today, from charging llui homo of Lord Lnns downe, tho leador of tho Unionists, Following several .muss meetings held in Trafalgar square, and ad joining streets, a mob formed and moj'eil rapidly toward Lnnsdowno'n house, Mounted polioo hurriedly summoned wore nompollud to ohurgo tlioj mob several limes boforo it( dis pelled. Sjx mass mootingH woro hold sim ulljuioously , today in Trafalgar SiMiaro and adjoining streets, at which the action of tho house of lords in rojocling Chancellor Lloyd flergo'H budget was biltorly con demned, woro attoudod by moro than 100.000 persons. I Socialist and Liberal, fn tho vast crowds that sur rouiidod tho BponkorH stands, and on tho platforms, woro Socialists, and Liberals, in about equal numbers, This is takou iih ovidonoo that tho SoeialistH and Liberals havo praoti- Openlng of Congress Is Awaited by , Many Little Doing Until Tuesday. PROGRESS PLEASES COMMISSIONER WEST'; ' ' CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF MAIL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON, 1). C, Deo. 1. The capital city in thronged with tho crowds hero for tho opening of ono of the most interesting sessions of congress in a decade, which will be gin on Monday. Tho irst day's session will bo brief. It will consist mainly of the appointment of committees to notify the president that tho lawmakers are in session, After those commit lees are named oach house will adjourn out of re spect for tho memory of doad col leagues. Tho reading of Presidont Tuft's message will tako place on Tuesday and probably will tako up tho entire time of tho day's session. Railroad Man Makes Tour of Inspec ; tlon Over Pacific & Eastern and Is Pleased. Os- ; i ! State Railroad Commissioner wnld Went spent Satuntny In Med-i ford and vicinity and made a tour 1 1 of "inspection over tho Pacific &, EaBtern. He was greatly surprised and pleased at tho progress ot con-! the nil utllllll M III IV I'll IIIV Jllll?, OllHIl. Mr. West: "I am Just taking a run' through southern Oregon In order1 to bo Informed as to conditions andi-f t lip needs of tho patrons of tho ratl-'-f road. I dropped off hero to tako a Sunday, December 12, tho Mail Tribune will issue its Christmas edition, which will bo from 24 pages up, accord ing to the volume of advertis ing. Tho Chriotmas vumber is issued thus early in order to give shoppers tho benefit of earlv selection of ChriMmns goods as advertised 'i:i. tho Christmas number, and mer chants tho advantage of reaching patrons in nmplo time to moid the final ruh. Advert ixfvs are requested to prepare and bring in their Christinas ads at once, as the earlier ads are received, the moro attention and tho better position they will receive. PLACE FOR $50,000 f Splendid Tract Near Eagle Point Changes Hands Will Plant to Orchard. 4 cnlly combined forcon to co-oporato in tho budget fight. At oaoh mooting resolutions con demning tho notion of tho lords in fiery tonns, doolaring that "tho ro jooliou of tho budget was a monaco. to tho pooplo's hard-won liborty," and demanding abolition of tho lords' powor to voto tho bill of tho pooplo woro prosontod. Tn onch inslnnop tho resolutions woro carried with a roar of approval. run ovor tho Pacific & Eastorn. Tho -f -f commission lias always steorod cloarj of this ror.il as wo understood It woll balastcd and new tlos aro tak was doad and wo didn't want to bo! lug tho place of old: grades and accusod of disturbing a corpse But curves arc being elmlnated or ro slnco Mr. Allen has como nlong and duccd and I understand heavy stocl broathod tho breath of llfo Into It . will tako tho place of tho old rails and mado It a livo ono wo aro on hand to, claim Jurisdiction. I must say that I am surprised at tho work bolns dono on tho P, & E, Thoso now In-uso. "Tho Improvement and extension of tho road wll lbo a groat thing for Medford. If It goes no farthor than W. E. Johnson, formerly mnnnger of tho Hotel Nosh, has purchased tho Joe Ruder place nonr Eaglo Point, tho consideration being $30,000. Tho -f jplaco consists of 5110 acres of choice 'land, of which 210 is bottom land. The ; foothill land is red loam and is some of tho finest in tho valley. 1 Tho place is near tho famous Tron- son & Guthrio place, which grow tho Spitzenborgs which recently won for thoir growers? tho title, "Applo Kings of Amotion;." Mr. Johnson will tako chargo on March .1, and will sot tho place out to npplos and pears. After planting orchard ho may decide to out it into small trauts and placo them on tho market, hut as to this ho has not determined. ,000 PAID FOR TRACT NEAR "401" Newcomer From Seattle Shows His Faith by Heavily Investing In Valley. Willinm S. Smallwood of Senttlo is a rocont arrival in Medford in fienroh of a location. back of tho road ovldontly moan bus-j to timber It will bo a big thing for indsB. I 'don't know whoro thoy you and should it cross the moun aro going but thoy aro suroly on tains and connect up with some oth tholr way.' Men galoro aro at work J or road It will glvo Modford and along tho lino digging It out of tho southern Orogon a competitive lino mud and lining It up. It Is bolng to tho oast which will inean hotter ! prayors of tho commission." I frolght rates which In turn will menu choaper supplies and bettor prices for your fruit. I can assuro Mr. Alton that ho will have tho Arthur D. Coulter at Seattle on Saturday purchased 200 acres of land, comprising tho Oilman and Andrews tracts, between the Vilas and "101" ranches, northeast of Medford, paying $55,000. Tho tract is as fine as lies in tho valley and its worth is amply vouch ed for by tho oxqoleice of the large places which ajoin, On tho placo there are 20 acres of six-year-old Nowtowns, ten acres of tour-year-old Nowtowns and nt present 80 acres are being planted to pears. Mr. Coultor states that ho is moro than satisfied with his buy. Ho plnns to make n largo orchard tract of it. Tho salo was made by W. C. Green through J. A. Tomey. RED BLUFF SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE RED BLUFF. Cnl.. Deo! 4. Damage aggregating $50,000 wns dono in an early morning firo that destroyod four buildings in tho bus iness section of tho town, including tho Princo theater. WOMAN IS NEARLY Mrs. Leo Watkins of Agate Has Narrow Escape From Drown-, ,, Ing in the Rogue Mrs. Leo Watkins, living on tho desert near Agate, had a very nar-' row oscapo from drowning recently whilo returning from visiting friends on this side of tho river. Sho started for home in her buggy, believing tho water was not very doon on tho rood. Just boforo reaching tho bridgo tfio buggy WQiit off tho grndq and upsot, throwing Mrs. Watkins into deep water. Sho was- carried by tho cur rent against tho wire, fence, which sho clung to, and mado her way along it to tho bridgo and was there met by tho pcoplo living near by and taken caro of until Mr. Watkins took hor homo. Tho horso was drownod, MITCHELL TRACT IS SOLD FOR $6000 Tho Mitoholl tract, consisting tif 55 acres, situated near Jacksonville, was sold this wook to Murphy & Dan iols of Medford for $0000. It is re ported that tho purchasers will im mediately fjet out n largo orchard. Tho land is spocinlly adapted to fruitgrowing and considered a great bargain nt tbo prico paid.