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Medford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, QmOOON, THURSDAY, SEPTKMBER 2, 1009.
No. 142.
MORSE BUYS ANDERSON
HOMESTEAD FOR $105,000
THOUSANDS
10
PAY TRIBUTE
TO DR. COOK
Magnificent Reception to. Be Tender
ed to Intrepid American Ex
plorer Who Discover
ed the Pole.
WILL STAND BEFORE THE
CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE
European Press Paying Universal
Tribute to Man Who Has Stood
at End of World.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 2.
r Denmark is preparing to honor
Dr. Frederick Cook, the plucky Amor
ienn explorer, who nfter two yonrs
of indescribable hardship succeeded
in reaching the north polo. A mag
nificent reception in to bo tendered
n the arrival of ihc'stcumcr Hans
Engedti. Thousands of persons rep
resenting all the nations .will greet
the Amerii'an, who is tho most talked
of mini in the world today, when ho
plants hit feet in Denmark Saturday.
The official of thin oily have char
tered u special boat to go scuwnrd
and greet the explorer. - A banquet
will he held in the evening. Cook is
to be presented to the king and queen
of Denmark.
Everywhere Cook is hailed as tho
"man of tho century."' AmerieniiH are
jubilant. All business is suspended.
The Stars and Stripes are flying
from nil government buildings and
private houses. The residential sec
tion is n mass of red, while and blue
bunting. The Danish press is fully
accrediting Cook, and admit unani
mously that the American has ac
complished what hundreds of brave
men have laid dhwn their lives to at
tain. No paper bints that the dis
covery may not he true, and all are
profuse in their praise of tho cour
age of the American.
RAN JOSE, Cnl., Sept. 2. Accord
ing to Father Richard Glecson, pres
ident of Santa Clara college, a cable
gram from Dr. Cook has been reociv
d by Mrs. F. 3. Marts:, tho wife of
a Rcdluiids capitalist. Tho message
reads :
"Have placed tho Stars nnd Stripes
over tho north polo.
(Signed) "COOK."
Mrs. Mnrz explained this was in
aeeordnno'o wilh nn agreement mndo
two years ago that he should tell her
tho first news of his suoeoss or non
miceoss in the far north.
No Faking Possible.
WASHINGTON, Sopt. 2. Prominent
scientists when interviewed hero to
day wore practically unanimous in
declaring their belief that Cook's
word enri hn accepted without doubt,
and he be accredited with tho great
est discovery of modern times. One
naid: "If a single whito man makes
the journey his word must bo taken
to a certain extent. A true scientist
would not lie, and Cook's reputation
as a scientist is established." An
other said: "Fnko observations nre
impossible There arc ways of chock
ing observations in any part of tho
CONTAINS 305
ACRES OF FINE
ORCHARD LAND
Tract Adjoins the Old Pellett Or
chard Near Talent Morse
Will Plant Large Acre
age of Fruit.
Despite the supohed inid-Mtmmcr
dullness, tho past few days have wit
nessed a number of sales of orchard
ur,d other property, the largest of
which was the purchase Wednesday
of the E. K. Anderson homestead near
Talent for $1115,000 by George A.
Moisc, who recently sold his Phoenix
orchard.
The Anderson funn consists of 305
acres of choice fruit lund, 50 of which'
is in young apples, wilh 30 acres of
ciich trees, fillers between the ap
pie rows, which boro their first crop
this year. One of the finest resi
dences in the county adonis the tract
which unjoins the old Pellett or
chard. Mr. Anderson, some 30 years ago,
had one of the finest orchards in the
valley oil me properly anil was
nulling the pioneer shippers of fruit.
However, it was before I he (lavs of
the modern commercial orchard, and
as the orchard was nut cured for, it
went backward. Mr. Morse will plant
n large, acreage to fruit before sub
dividing the pmpcrly, as is his ulti
mate intention.
Mrs. Mary S. Brevard of Char
lotte. N. ('.. Wednesday purchased
the Elmer (J. Coleman orchard be
tween Phoenix and Medford, consist
ing of 85 acres. Fifteen acres are in
!)-yenr-old apples, 20 acres in alfal
fa. The price paid was $17,000.
Charles Nickel! has sold his resi
dence on North Oakdiile avenue to
J. R. Wright for .$4000.
WILL DISCUSS FRUIT
PICKING AND PACKING
The Rogue River Horticultural so
ciety will meet next Saturday aft
ernoon in the Commercial club rooms
for its regular monthily meeting.
No special speaker has been se
cured for tho meeting, nnd the nftor
noon will be devoted to n free-for-all
discussion of fruit picking nnd pnek
iog. ns that is the most important
question before the fruit men at the
present time.
NOTICE.
Customers wanted at tho Rogue
River Fish Co: Do not forgot, chick
ous for Sunday, nil kinds of fresh
fish, shrimps, oysters, etc.
Miss Mollic It. Towno has returned
to her duties as deputy county clerk
after a month's vacation.
world. Cook's records will he all the
proof nocossary."
Taft Is Pleased.
BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 2. .Tresi
dont Taft is greatly pleased with the
achievement of Dr. Cook. As soon ns
ho is officially notified ho will send
a special message of congratulation.
Ho declined to mnko ft statement, but
did not conceal his pleasure, nt the
nows. It is oxpectod that tho gov
ernment will tnlco steps immediately
to honor Dr. Cook, but not until the
discovery is officially recorded.
CHANCE FOR MEDFORD III
SECURE NEW INDUSTRY
If Acre of Land is Donated as Site for
Factory, Sheet Metal Works Will
be Established Immediately
If the citizens of Medford will do-1
mite nn acre of land, the deed to re
main in escrow until tho company'
complies with its agreement and op
crate a factory for ten years, Messrs
Donaldson and Scllors, representing
o Michigan syndicate, will immediate
ly establish mid operate here a sheet
metal works nnd manufacture corru
guted roofing, steel culverts, arches
for bridges, steel siding, water tanks,
etc.
The fuctory output will be $2000
a week to start on, and will give em
ployment to eight men nt the start.
!t will be enlarged as the business jus
tifics. The company is amply fi
nanced, and outside of the site, ask
no bonus or concessions.
ROGUE PEARS
Two Cars Bear Creek Bartletts Sold
in New York City
Today.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2. (Special.)
Two curs of Hear Creek Bartletts
sold today. The first averaged $3.15.
The second averaged $3.25 for boxes
and $1.53 for halves.
The prices prevailing yesterday in
the loading eastern markets were as
follows : '
New York Bartletts, irregular
quality, averaged $3.12; Tokuys av
eraged $2.07 ; Seedless averaged 85c ;
Gros averaged $1.55; Malagas aver
aged $1.05; Lovells averaged 75c.
Chicago Tokays averaged $2;
Malagas averaged 90c; peaches av
eraged $1.10; Bavtlctts $3; Italians
averaged $1.15.
WILL G. STEEL ELECTED
HEAD OF STEEL TRIBE
. While in Seattle last week. Will G.
Steel of Crater Luko attended the
reunion of tho Steel family and the
forming of a Steol association, of
which ho was elected president; Will
A. Steel of Seattle secretary, and
Dr. .Tames Dallas Steel of Pnrninc,
N. J., treasurer. Tho president was
authorized to appoint nil executive
committee of nine, and this committee
will chooso n meeting place for the
annual reunion next year, which will
probably be held at Philadelphia.
HILL AGAIN DELIVERS
BLTJW TO HARRIMAN
MADRAS, Or., Sept. 2. Hill's con
tractors on Monday securedl nn ad
vantage over Harriman by possessing
a trail crossing over tho Crooked riv
er. The move indicates that the rail
ways will fight through Oregon into
California.
; C. E. Shanakun of Hilt was a Med
ford visitor Thursday.
HIGH
RETURNS
NICKELL CONVICTED
TESTIMONY OF
Tho Eucene Commercial club has
already offered the desired site and
if Medford is to secure the factory
speedy action must be taken. Messrs.
Donaldson and Sellors of Sandnsky,
Mich., who are at the Moore hotel,
state that the company has been or
ganized and will be known as the
Oregon Sheet Metal works, and as
there is a similar factory in Portland,
cither Eugene or Medford has been
chosen as the site.
No title is asked for the land until
operations have been conducted for a
ten-year period, when the land will
bo turned over to the company. This
is a chance to secure an industry and
payroll for Medford that the citizens
cannot afford to overlook.
DIEJ FLOOD
Terrific Flood Breaks Over Java-
Thousands Tomeless and
Suffering.
BATAVIA. Java. Sept. 2. Six hun
dred natives were drowned, crops
were ruined, thousands made home
less nnd fleeing to escape devastation
by waters, is a part f the record
of the terrible flood following a
cloudburst which annihilated the town
of Bebzoeki in southeast Java and
flooded the country. side for miles.
All communication is cut off and the
waters show no sign of. receding.'
Relief work is difficult and haz
ardous. Phone your wont ads to the Tri
bune for quick results.
BALLOON INSPECTOR
WILL BE NEW OFFICER
DAYTON, O.. Sept. 2. Dayton
may -have nn inspector of balloons.
Wilbur Wright has voiced such a sug
gestion, nnd the International Aoer
ophmc club has taken the matter up.
There is no law under which the in
spector can now work, but the club
has outlined plans for necessary
laws. There are so many gns bal
loons now in Dayton nnd so many
more on the way thnt it wos deemed
wise Hint some precaution be taken.
MILLIONAIRE BECOMES
INMATE OF PRISON
SAN QUENTIN, Cnl.. Sept. 2.
William J. Brndburg, the aged mil
lionaire convicted of perjury enter
ed prison here today and lost his
identity when he became convict Uo.
23,753. He sobbed ns he entered
nnd exclaimed : "This is awful." He
wnsthcti given n bath, stripped and
assigned to a cell. Unless pardoned
he will serve a year sentence in tho
jute mill, subsisting on prison fare.
60
NATIVES
KINCART SAYS
HE SWORE TO
A
Says in His Affidavit That He Never
Had Any Conversation With
Nickell Regarding
Timber.
That Charlej Niekell, former pub
lisher of the Southern Oregonian of
Medford and Democratic Times of
Jacksonville, was convicted of con
spiracy to suborn perjury in the land
fraud cases while United States com
missioner at Medford, upon the tes
timony of self-confessed perjurers,
is conclusively proven by an affida
vit made by Frank EC Kincart, a co-
deiendant, wno admitted his own
guilt and sought to secure immunity
for himself by swearoiug away the
liberty of another man. Kiucart has
already served his term, and his ef
forts to escape punishment by send
ing others to prison failed.
Francis J. Heney, who prosecuted
the case, and United States District
Judge Hunt, before whom the case
was tried, both recommended to
President Taft a conditional pardon
for Mr. Nickell.' The largest pardon
petition ever sent from Oregon, sign
ed by the governor and all state of
ficers, by the most prominent men of
the state and practically every news
paper publisher, and the efforts of
Senators Bourne and Chamberlain
failed to influence the president to
wards clemency.
Kincurt's affidavit reads as folj
lows: -
State of Oregon, county of Doug
las, ss:
I, Frank K. Kincurt, being first
duly sworn, depose and sny:
That I am the identical person who
was engaged in locating people' on
timber lauds belonging to the United
States and situated in Jackson coun
ty, Oregon, during the early fall
months of the vear 1904. with K. W.
Miller.
Thnt as a result of such operations
I was indicted during the month of
January, 1905, by tho federal grand
jury, sitting nt Portland, Oregon, of
conspiracy to suborn perjury, to
gether with H. W. Miller, Charles
Nickell nnd R. G. Hoge.
Thnt, in expectancy of immunity
from my illegal acts, I pleaded guilty
to said indictment nnd at the trial of
said case 'in the U. S. circuit court nt
Portlond, Oregon, in July. 1905. I
made statements and charges against
Charles Nickell. one of the defend
ants, that were not in accordance
with the facts.
That I never had any connection or
conversation with the said Nickell in
regard to the location of said timber
lands, and as far as I know he had
no knowledge whatever of'any illegal
acts connected therewith.
(Signed) FRANK E. KINCART.
Subscribed nnd sworn to before me
this 20th dnv of July, 1909.
(Signed) K. L. DIMICK.
(Senl) Notary Public for Oregon. .
Convince yourself of this fact
$150 cosh and monthly pnyinents of
$35 will build you a good home. Let
us show you how. Benson Invest
ment Co. . 142
Miss Henry of Jacksonville spent
Wednesday evening in Medford. She
was accompanied by hor friend. Miss
Brndy- -3 j ..j
FALSEHOOD
ON
PERJURER
RUMOR SETS :
BUTTE FALLS
TO
Residents Greatly Stirred Up Over
; Report that 'Main Line
Is to Go. Up the , , , ;
Rogue.; ' ; t
LINE TO FALLS TO BE
BUT LOGGING FEEDER
Where and How Rumor Started Is
Not Known New Lease of
Life Is On.
Lamentations unto high heaven are
ascending in the Butte Falls coun
try over a report that ha been
spread broadcast in that section that
the main line of the Pacific & East
ern is not ' to run by way of Butte
Fulls, but up Rogue, river. The line
to Butte Fulls, the report has it, is to
be but a; logging road, a feeder to the
main line. And Butte Fulls people
e -'irred mightily.
Where and how the rumor started
I lie line aof leastis not known. Everv
survey thnt has been made has been
by way of Butte Falls and the fact
remains that a line by the Falls is
said to be along the line of least
resistance. - As planned the road will
run up Willow creek through the Fish
Luke pass, then down Spring creek
into the Klnmnth valley.
Throughout Butte Falls and neigh
boring country a new lease of life
has been taken. Over on the Ump-
qua divide many new mining locations
have been made and old tunnels
cleaned out, for it is believed that,
with the coming of the railroad that
low grade ore in that neighborhood
will become a paying proposition.
YOUNG BENSON STEALS
MARCH ON THE OLD MAN
SALEM, Or., Sept. 2. During the
absence of Governor Benson in Cal
ifornia his son, Clifford, was today
quietly, married to Bertha Allen, the
daughter of the county clerk who is
sued the license.
Peter Applegnte. state land agent,
returned to Salem Wednesday eve
ning after spending a few days with
his family. Mr. Applgate is contem
plating moving his family to Portland
in the near future.
Go to the Wigwam Friday night for
a good time. , 142
C. C. Hull of Grants Pass is spend
ing n few days in Medford.
T. E. Fitzweek of Ashland is visit
ing in Medford.
Mrs. K. K. Klibli and children re
turned to Portland Tuesday after a
month's visit with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Miller.
Water bills are payable at the of
fice of the city recorder from the
first to the tenth of each month. No
notice other than this will be given.
Water bills not paid on or before the
tenth will become delinquent nnd wa
ter will be shut off without further
nonce.
ROBT. yV. TELFER,
145 i; u City Recorder. ,
TREMBLING