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VTiTi i H V1 fftmx III hlUiivL'i fcuJiiWA. v Lay Hal) IfcaStf .MirnMv:rv'WTVWrviCi u. CLEARINGS IIAMC ri.EAHlNGH ijWiS.sniMrt. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER .'nlr -llnr. !il.H, Mn. 7H.5, Mln. ill), Menu ftll. I 'nil)' 1'lrnl iir, Dullv Hlitli V.'iir, MJOmrOUD, OUKdON, iJONI)AVf .Jl'N!0 5, 1011. frs No. frl. 10010 ox s OF PEARS WILL 8E HARVESTED Professor P. J. O'Gnrn Sums up Crop Situation lor M;ill Trlliune Pracli Crop Will Return Splendid Prices to Growers In Rogue Valley. 25 TO 30 CARLOADS OF COMICE.WILL DE SHIPPED Apples Show Only 10 Per Cent ol a Crop OH Year In the Northwest. PnOF. O' GARA SAYS. Nil dnUlllgC HUM lllllll' t till' llll'ltl pl'lll'll l(l which Will Im jinHvy. (Intnl prices it m an- mired owing l shortugo m f nlhor motiin of the Nortli Willi, i Thin i banner yenr for up- f h'H in nil .ccl'mii, except tin Noithwod. Rogue River will Imvt III Mr cent of hint yew's i'roi. t lliwvy crop lion' Ihi year 4 f in t. Winter N"lih uloni' iliil tint set. Tin' valley will produce from 'Jft in .'III cur- ioiuln of Cumiuo. Tolnl imi r intiiliii'lion here will In fiuiii DO to lllll Thousand boxc. " (Hy Priifi'iwor O'Onrn.) Tim varly mutlnintnii or tho conn try'n fruit output for tln mining year woro largely Incorrect, In llml tli' amount of front Injury wan very iiiiicli ovorewllmntcd While front liiivo been rather Hiri uml friunt In Home illhtrlctH, It inuHi not bo for cotton that modem timthodH of from prevention have iloiii' uitit'li ilurliiR tin1 past uprlng to li'HMUi tin nuunint of Injury which would othorwlHo Inn I' incurred. Whllo thin Ih not true to tony km wit extent In I'ltHti'in iIIh- llll'tn, till' lllltldlo WOHt, tllll IlltlT- inouiiliilu illHtrlctH ami (hi Pacific iiorthwoMt have nil saved uu Immense ituiouut of fruit hy Hclentlflc fioHt fighting. Unwover. tint peach crop In most illMrlctM suffered severely uml thin wiiH innlnly duo to luck of protection nt th proper I lino. There are rortnln scotloiiH, however, where tho fronlH wero heavy mul ot ST. pur coiit (if crop Iiiih been unveil Thin 25 per emit iIooh not menu that 01 chard healing unveil only that pro portion of tho crop, hut that one I fouith of tho oirlmrillHlrt flreil mul saved practically their full crop. TIiIh In particularly trim In certain Coin nolo districts. In tho Pnllmido nee lion In Colorado anil throughout the tli am! valley generally, U wan the firing aloini that Miiveil the tiny. Pencil (.'i-op Light. Tho peach crop generally la light. Georgia will hardly hIiIp a thounmul enrH. when the norinul crop should ho 7000. Georgia's HhorlaKO will huvo a tnnrUotl offeet uptm prlcew, cHpeelally ftr Hllioilu peacheH. ThroiiKhoul the eiiHtom hIiUch the peach crop Ih iiIho IIkIiI, hut thin Ih ilno In tho fact that heavy rnltiH iltir- liu; tho lilooniliiK tluio proventoil pollination. Kxcept In n few localllleH, tho mill illo wiihI unci I'uclflo north went peach crop will not ho uioro than 'JB to 3G per cent. TIiIh Ih Inileed trim of Col orailo. Maho mul WuhIiIiikUmi iIIh lilutH. MIchlMiui, howover, will huvo a Inrnn output or peacheH ami It Ih diillo prohahlo that New York will alHo conm In qulto heavy. California Ih very Hpottoil ami hoiuo nectlonH Hhow up well, while olheiH huvo n very Hhort crop, dim to tho heavy rroHlH. Tho upper Hacranmnto river country and tho Iiuk" peach kvowIuk Hec.tloiiH In tlur Hlerra Nevada rool hllla eiiHl of Hncrnnmnto iiIho adtnlt u HlinrtuKi). tioinliiK to tho Homm Ulver valley, wo find u very kochI crop or peacheH. which Hlmuld, with the HhorlaKO In tho imrthweHt, will ror kooiI prlcoH. Practically no dmn iii;o wim ilonu to Urn poach crop In IhlH valley. Only a few apolH Hhow ti Hhorl crop. Whon It couu'H to tho mat lor of Quits His Job iM-'- tS HI W 11,1,1AM M. roi.VHS who after weveral yearH a prenldent if the (oiuinerilal cluli, m'hIkiim, RED FUG WINS FIRSli BATTLE Matlcro's Troops are Defeated In Lower California by Liberal Party Atlhcrniits Oattle Was Waged for Three Hours. I .OS AXm-XKS, Ciil., June ft. In the firM liultle liclwcen the hohliers of l',raucii.eo 1. Mmlero in the role of tYilcritlx uml the ri'huW oT the lilt ernl party, the liberal were relumed iclori. imi) their icil fhtc flying today over the town of I'aleniu le Snu Aiilonio, Cihuahuit, neeoriling to it teU'uriiiu leceived by the I.oh Ai)- uule reolultouury junta, pivcruiug boitv of the liberal parly. The iaUle,cririlhtf lWrj)vt ' fought .Suturilay hetweeu 2011 librruN iiiuler fleueralH Kmipiu. Lutein mul OiuliveroM mid it ureutly Miperior force of MnileroisU in mi open field jiihI outxiilc I'nleuio de San Antonio. The .Mmlero follower, atlueKiuu' lh' liberal- were rcpid-cd with eoiihider able I"- The liberal lo- licuvih in wouiidiil lint icpoileil none ileml. Aeeonliui; to the meajire detuiU re eeixed bv the jiliitn the Mmleroi-tH iMiiiiiiii; upon the hheralf ileiuaudeil their hiirreniler. They refu-cil to I rent with them n eoiuhatunl- and declared thev would be puui-heil uu-b- thev ilixbaiuled ami Mirimulcred their nriiix. The haltle raged for threo hoiirx, when the federal troop drew off into Ihe hills. A M'eoml bitllle ix evpeeled m soon tn reiu foreeiiienls reached Ihe defeated ar my. "SENDING FilFE" TO BE INVESTIGATED TOKIO, Juno 5. A more careful InvoHtlKutlon of tho BO-rul!ed "Heml Ini: for a wife" hy .lapnneBO In for 'ku couutrleH. Ih tihoul the only Im portant chaurn) In tho luuulKrntton policy adopted hy Japan following the confeieuco of prefecturnl hccio lailcH jimt held lit tin; forolKit office, Tin) Koveruutent. In natlHtled that many of tho "wIvch" mml for nro tdnced lu dlHorderly Iiouhch. Tim policy rcHtrlctlng Immigration of JapamiHo to tho United States and Hawaii Ih uowIko affected hy the now .lapanefle-Ainerlcan treaty. Ab a re Hitlt no changeB In tho rcHtrlctlvo pol icy Ih inndo. Krom 100 to IfiO men will ho al lowed on each Hteanier for tho Phil ippine an the IhIiiuiIh aro looked upon an a proiuliilug field for Jap an oho emlgrautH. COLVIG QUITS AS PRESIDENT Tenders His Resignation to the Di rectors of lite Medford Commercial Chili, Saying He Has Not Enough Time for tho Work. DIRECTORS MEET THIS AFTERNOON TO ACT Movement Is on to Try and Induce Colvlg to Retain the Office. William M. Cnlwg. after throe yearn service as prenideut of the .Med ford ('otiuuereiul Club, ha temleied hi re-igiintiou. The honid of dir torn will meet thin afternoon nl I o'eloek for the purpone of eoii-ideriu It. lu outlining hix rea-oiin for iclir iug from the Hi-itiou .Imlge Colvit; htaleH that he feelh that be hhould de vote more of hi- time to bin private IniHincHs ami Ickh to the wclfiirc of the city. He htutc that the dude and reKpon-ibility of the place should be placed now on other sIiuiiIiIith. There i a movement on to endeav or to have Judge Colvie; retain tin plaee. Hi letter of re-i);iiatioii fol low: .Medford. June 3, 11U1, To Geor K. Hon--, hfcrclary and Ihe board ol director of the .Medford Cntimifrri.i' Club, .Medford: Gentlemen, I hcreD.x tender my reKicnation as president of the .Medford Coimucrciul ('lull. I'oi nearly three years pnxt I have had the honor to occupy that Kihitiou mid it hart been u pleasure to work with such u aggregation of liw eapahle bu-inesH men as make up the member diip ot thu ejub, but my own private liiiHinc.MH is such tlint I envuot well spare the time and attention thai is required by the position, I have pvei to the work my be-t effort- ami havi nought to make the club no far its I was able, one of the prime fnetor in the advancement of all mnterial things pcrtniniui; to .Medford ami vic inity and I now believe that some other person would do'hetter in thi woik than one who has been so long at the wheel. In ri'Mguiiii; from the position of pre-ideut. I still wish (o retain niv in terest in Ihe welfare of tho organism lion ami to he ever found in the front ranks' of tho progressive men of this part of the state of Oregon. ' Ilopinu that you will act immediat ely upon this resignation, I remain very obediently yours, WILLIAM .f. COMMA. HOUR ON -WAY TO CANADA SOON TO ELECT LEADER OF MEXICO REBELS ST. UH'IS, Mo., Juno ft. Jo-e Yves Limuntour former finance min ister of .Mexico and Guillcrmo I .audit Yesoandcu, governor of the federal district in uud around the city of Me.vico, under Din, arrived hero to day on what is declared to bo n secret mission. They nro en route to Can tula. Kx-Oovernor Laudn in nu inter view today expression tho opinion that General Hernurdiuo Heyes will prove to be n strong factor in the coming national election. "General Heyes is strong with the people of Mexico. They have eonti ileuco in him. I believe there will he peace if the peoplo elect a good strong man for president, but they will wuit it long time before they will find one its strong us General Diaz." FURTHER STEPS TO UNSEAT SEYMOUR POSTPONED General Grant Escorting New Secretary of War iinnMMITTFF IS wif::qm-W:' WW""-'i!M NAMED PROBE mtintim LORIMER OASE yiRS. FREDERICIA D.GRANT Here I- u plctur show lug our new secretary of utir, lr, Henry . Stlin son, going n no In arm with d'cnenil I'YeilerliU I). Gnnil during the re cent gnrileii uirty tit (I'lucrnor's I--IiiiiiI ofr (In heiieflt of Ihe Army lt' lief society. MDERO REACHES CAPITOL TONIGHT u His Progress Is In Nature of Trium phal Mark Thousands Greet Him En Route Deeply Touched by Demonstration. All Buildlnn in British Columbia Towr Is at a Standstill Antlcipatec General Tie-up Did Not Materialize as Expected. ZACATKCAS, Mexico. June u. Tho special train hoarlng Francisco I. Mndero, Jr., and Ills party passed through Znttitccns today and is bcIuuI iilcil to arrive at Mexico City tonight. A troumndouR ovation was given him here. At every settlement through which the train piiBBcd liu ml reds of natives, many of whom traveled miles, have been massed to greet tho successful revolutionary leader and shout "Viva Madoro." At one little station, com posed of u few adoho huta, seven women and 12 children led hy an I aged blind man. stood by the bide of) tho track, where tho old man played i tho national anthem on an ancient flddlo mid sang In a cracked voice. Tho pitiable group wavoil corn tas hIok and cheered as tho train pulled out. Mndero was deeply touched by the demonstrations along tho route to day. Turning to tho United Press correspondent aboard tho train he said: "YoBtordny 1 wa at $an Pedro, my homo town, from which 1 was driven six months ago disguised as n peon. Whnt a dlfforenco yesterday. Little did I think in those dark dnya that In bo short n tluio my poor en slaved countrymen, for whom my heart bled, would bo able to shout freely for a man opposing Diaz. Thero aro 200 armed men In three cars abend, but after what I huvo seen yesterday and today, I know that 1 will not need their services." Madoro said that Qenoral Klguera with a largo force of troops would bo sont to Lower California to help VUJoen suppress tho socialists thero. VANTOl'VKH, II. C, June ft. First icMirt give the number of men who have quit work this morning in ressiise to the call for a general strike, following trouble wilh the car penters' union, ut .j,000. Practically all building is nt n standstill. The anticipated genera! tie-up, however, ha not taken place. The Hriti-h Col umbia Klectrie Railway company': men, llio printers and oilier -skilled workmen have not participated be cause of agreements which would have involved them in trouble with their respective internationnN. link ers, waitrce- and cooks remain nt work in shops elas-cd as fair. So fur there has been no dislocation of general business. Little fear is en tertained of nny disorder, and no special measures have been taken in this eonnection by the civic Authori ties. FAVORABLE REPORT ON NAMING OF NEGRO WASHINGTON. 1). C, June ft. The senate judiciary committee today made a fn orable report on the nom ination of William 11. Lewis, colored, of Mussuchusetts to be an assistant nttorne general of the Cnited States. President Now Believes That Senate Will Refuse to Pass Reciprocity Measure Amendment 'Offered by Root Would Prove Fatal. WASHINGTON, I). C, June ft. That President Taft is seriously wor ried over the outlook in the senate for the Canadian reciprocity bill, . believed here. Friend-, of the ad ministration admit the prospect is discouraging. The senate, including not a few, strong adherents of President Taft on other Tndiirinb.trntion'inntterf! is nutagonistic to (lie bill ami doesn't take any particular pains to conceal Hint fact. Senator Hoot, has an amendment which would prevent a free entry of wood pulp and print pajwr until all restrictions nffectiug these produets are removed by Canada. Taft fears that if adopted it would be the first of a series of amendments that would change flie bill. He wants, the Hoot amendment defeated. A count of no-os however, indicates that the administration is two votes shy. Former Speaker Cannon has not been at the White House for some weeks. Neither has Sereno l'nyne, the New York leader. Senators Crane an J Penrose ore the only members of the senate with whom Taft has been in conference lately. (Cunlluucil on l'mio Thieo) SAN DIKGO, Cnl Juno ft.-Cap- lain Henry James, insurreelo officer, uunouuecd hero uu election would be held tomorrow to choose u louder for tho forces, lie is not n cumlidulo for the posi tion, Captain John Mushy, who re cently left the hospital ui Tecurle uud rejoined tlm rebels, will bo llm only eaudidute. A reporl today says Captain James has formed uu "ullinnco" with Dick Ferris, of Los Angeles uud that this agreement did not include the Lor AuuoU'h jiuilii of llm liberal parly, SAN FKANCISCO, Cul., June ft. Thai furl bur steps to unseat Chief of Police, John F. Seymour, will bo m all probability not be taken before next Friday, was virtually the minus sum today of Theodore Hell, nttor ney for tho police eonunissinuors, who huvo twice failed in the attempt to oust Seymour. Tim latter is remuii) ing head of tlm police department by virtue of u writ issued by Judge Sen woll of the superior court, restraining tho cnntiiUHsiomu'H from removing him. Counsel for tho polieo eominis Hioners 'ih preparing it petition ask iug for the dissolution the writ. IS HOME AGAIN NATIONALIST LEADER INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE SMASHUP LONDON, June fl. John Dillon, the Nationalist leader in tho Hritish parliament, was seriously injured .n uu automobile accident near Cain tough, Ireland. Dispatches received hero give no pailieulnrs of the acci dent but state tluit Dillon was badly hurt about tho bead and also sus taincd serious injury to hi- neck. L I ..... .1 Polo Gnmo Postponed. NFAV YORK, Juno fi.TIm polo gaum scheduled for this aftornoon was post poued until tomorrow on no t'ouut of rain. TItKNTON, N. J.. June ft. With Governor Woodrow Wilson's return today, he completed hi- l),t)00 milo swing around the circle and brought to an end his personally conducted tour of the country. Governor Wil son and his presidential boom stop ped over in Washington yesterday for what proved to be a rather a stren uous "day of rest." There was a never ending string of receptions and private conferences from early in the morning until lute last night. ''Now Jersey is as progressive as Oregon," declared Governor Wilson in his office in the cnpitol today in speaking of his trip. "I was greatly impressed with the similarity of tlm movement in polities on both sides of the continent, The peoplo everywhere ore considering principles uud men uud huvo little regard for party." The governor declared that ho found little real opposition to the re ciprocity with Canada. ALLEGED DYNAMITERS TO BE ARRANGED SOON SIX DROWNED IN GREAT SALT LAKE SALT LAKE CITY. Utah.. June f. With only the body of Miss Very Hrown recovered, grnpjilers began dragging tho bottom of Utah lake to day for tho bodies of five other vic tims, who perished when tho sail boat Galilee was capsized by a squall. Thoro were 10 In the Doat niirt ten weer rescued. Tuoy wero nttondlng a boating party given In honor of Miss Drown and Edward I). Holmes, who planned to marry this week. Tho dead: . EDWARD HOLMES, 25. FRANK UROWN, 23. VERA HROWN, 21. HELEN UROWN. 17. SHERWOOD RAYMOND, 5. 11ENJAMIN RAYMOND. All resided In Salt Lnko City. Dcllinrjham, Jones, Johnson, Fletcher, Kern and Kcnyon Will Act as Sub Committee to Invcstirjatc for Sec ond Time Election of Illinois Solon. PROBE WILL START WITHOUT ANY DELAY Lorimer Declines to Confirm or Deny Report That He Intends to Reslrjn. WASHINGTON, D. "C, Juno fi. A Buh-commltteo to conduct tho probo Into tho methods employed lu tho election of Senator Lorimer of Illi nois was named unanimously today by the wnato committee on privileges and elections. Tho sub-commlttco consists of Senators Dillingham, Jones, Johnson, Fletcher, Kern and Kcnyon. Jones was substituted for Clapp. The senate will bo asked to give tho sub-committee full powers to summon witnesses and conduct hear ings. The probo will begin at once. Senator Lorimer today declined to confirm or deny tho report that ho would resign before Juno 30 In or der to escape the Investigation. MAY POSTPONE MEDFORD CASE If Interstate Commerce Comrrlfssfon Adjoins as Planned on June 15 De cision in Medford-to-Frisco Case Will be Delayed. .-' . i 4 WASHINGTON. D. C, Jun' 5.- st k w Prosnocts nro that tho Prlsch-to- Medford freight rate case wllF'pot, bo considered by tho Interstate co'ni merce commission until the fall sesvr slons. It Is believed tho commission will adjourn beforo Juno IS. If, how. ever, the commission siu longer than the 15th, thero is a possibility that it will reach tho Medford caso. j CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM SHIPWRECKED NAGASAKI. Juno 5. With tho crown prince of Slam and his rotlnuo on board, as well ns a number of oth er passengero, the steamer Ryazan of tho Prussian volunteer fleet Is bard and fast, on a reef near Nagasaki. Tho vessel struck today whllo bound for Vladivostok. Tho crown prlnco and all tho passengers and crow woro safely taken nshore. Tho Japaaeso warship Iwulo has been seat to tho scene. WANTS INFORMATION REGARDING DAUGHTER LOS ANGF.LF.S, Cnl., Juno ft. The three alleged dynamiters, H. II. dinners, A. 11. Maple, mid Ira Hen dor held in the county jail on n charge of having conspired to blow up the I fall of Records, will probably be ar raigned Tuesday morning. Attorney Job Harrimau returned Sunday from Sun Francisco and today communi cated with Doputy District Attorney Ilorten, regarding tho fixing of tho dato. SAN FRANCISCO, Juno ft. Mrs. M. T. McCarthy has recoived no an swer to telegrams to New York po lice authorities asking whether her daughter perished in the Dreamland fire at Coney Island. The girl Celes tine, is believed to huvo been em ployed in one of tho Dreutuland shows. NKW YORK, Juno ft. Tho Steamer Yacht Isis is undergoing ropnirs and will ho placed in commission about July 1 for tho use of Jacob Schiff. Tho Ibis, belonging to J. T. Spanlding, has been chartered by Schiff for tho Ktimmur. Los Angeles Cops Shave. LOS ANGKLKS, Cnl., Juno 5. The rising un today sliono upon a closely bbaven polieo force in Loa Angeles. "Let no member of this forco ap pear for duty Monday with his face enclosed in a 'spinach forest," waa the biibstanco of an order issues by Police Chief Jon Sebastian. Sergeant Partmeyer, who boosted a glorious profusion of taffy colored friugo and properly clerk Mutuskiwiso whoso up per lip has long been pointed as uu object lesson, refused to be com forted. Auto Plunges Over Bridge. SAWTELE, Cnl., Juno ft Mrs. Miunio Iturko of Los Angeles is dy ing and her daughter MisH Tillio Hurke, aged 22, and N. S. Hogan, a student at Occidental College woro painfully bruised onrly today when an automobile driven by I logon wont ov er a bridgo on tlm Sawtollo road. Woman Kills Self. SAN FRANCISCO, June ft. Mrs. Anne W. Wuolsjon shot hersolf an sho stood in a window of tho second floor of her Pugo Street bourn, She fell to tho sidewalk below, wns rushed to u hospital wlioro physicians gay film will die. .. ... tl 1 i M . t