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Medford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD,' OREO ON , FR I DAY, OCTODKR J, VM).
No. 167.
SI 510
ROM
HOPKINS NETS
F
1 6 ACRES
PEARS
His Record-Breaking Block of Win
ter Nells Pears This Year Pay
Him $15,000 Net In 1907
They Paid Him
$19,000.
7000 BOXES FROM
I6'j ACRES SELL
FOR $3.12 A BOX
Apple Crop Is Also Good This Year
and Newtowns Are Expected
to Bring Fancy
Prices.
BEAR CREEK ORCHARD
SELLCOMICE AT$9 ABOX
GAY OFFERS
TELFER $25
FOR PROOF
Replies to Communication of Robert
W. Telfer by Offering Reward
for Evidence to
Convict.
CONTROVERSY RAGES
OVER ILLEGAL FISHING
Alleged That Seiners Pull Out Steel
head and Give Them Away In
Violation of the Law.
BANK
GUARANTY
LAW
IS
PROVES
GOOD
IT
THING
Depositors Are Pair Dollar for Dol
lar From the Funds of the
State Banking
Board.
GRADERS BUSY
ONE THE P. & E.
Line Nearly Located as Far as Butte
Falls by the Surveying
Party Graders at
Work.
FINANCIERS DECLARE
LAW IS A SUCCESS
Directors of the Institution Have
Submitted a Proposition to
Reopen Bank.
Senator Bourne Orders 60 Half
Boxes for Distribution Among
Diplomats at Washington.
F. II. Hopkins has sold Iii fill ire
vroi of Winter NkHk pours lit on Ov
erage of a box f. o. b Now
York, which will net him $2.14. From
KJ'a hitch of pears he will probably
have "OOO boxes, ho for this block he
will gross $i:t2.' i.il acre, of net np
proximately $15,000. Tbo mime penrs
in 1007 produced $19,000 net.
The harvesting of the pears begun
lust Tnesilav and a full crew of pick
era nro at work. Tho applo crop is
also good this your.jho block of
Newtown trees in the Snowy Butto
grovo being tho best grown thore for
years. It is estimated the Newtowns
will nveriiKO ten boxes or better to
tho tree and tho fruit is of onorinous
sizo and excellent quality, a large
percentage of tho crop being four-tie:
stuff. ,
Nine Dollars a Box for Cornice.
C. K. Whislcr of the Bear Crock or
rhnrds bus sold CO half boxes of
Comico penrs to Jonathan Bourns,
Jr., United Slates senntor from, Ore-
iron, for $270. or $4.50 a linir. uox.
'l'lmsn nonrs will ho Romo of tho fin
est grown in the famous Boar Crook
orchard, which holds tho world's rec
ord for prices paid for pears $10.08
A Vtl'lA.
Somitor Bonnie expects to distrib
ute theso penrs nmong the diplomatic
-orp i Washington, establishing a
linmo for tin) Oregon product among
tho representatives of foreign coun-
1rios.
MAN KILLS WIFE AND
THEN TAKES OWN LIFE
Deputy Gnmo Warden Charles Gay
has come forward with n reword of
$23 for City Kceordcr Telfer if he
eau furnish the evidence for tho nr
rest and conviction of any of the
contractors in chnrgo of tbo racks
below tho Hybco bridge, who have
caught stuelliead trout by seining and
have given them away. The follow
ing oiler from Mr. Guy is self-ex
planatory:
To the Kdilor: In reply to the
itnununiciilion by Robert W. Telfer
in which ho tells of law violation by
seiners who are giving away steel-
cad trout, 1 will sny that I hove de
posited $25 with the First National
ank to lie paid to Mr. Telfer if he
an furnish mo the evidence which
will convict tho offenders. I hnvc
endeavored to secure this evidence
myself, but seem unable to do so
lenco inv offer to Mr. Telfer.
CHARLES GAY.
OAKLAND. Oil., Oct. 1. John
Ma nro w, n former railroader, todny
u,l nod killed his wifo as sho flod
with hnr 3-yonr-old grandson in her
arms, and tiioii suicided with a bullet
through his bend. Tho couplo had
boon separated for two months. Tto
forced nil onlrunco to his wifo's
house, clinsed her through tho rooms
over a buck foni'o, whora sha was
killod. .
ALASKA ASKS TAFT
FOR HOME RULE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 1
Tho bank guarantee law of this
state was given a severe test when
thousands of dollars were pnid de
positors ,of the suspended Columbia
Bunk & Trust company from the
funds of the state banking board.
Financiers today are declaring that
the law has proved its worth. Today
tho directors' of the institution sub
mitted n proposition looking toward
the reopening of the bunk.
RfinSFVFLT DELAYED
COMPANION-'&mNESS
NAIROBI, B. K. A. Oct.' 1. Col
one! Roosevelt, who was expected to
arrive here October 15 from ais hunt
ing trip in the Mwem district, will
nrcibubiv not come in until October
23. The delay is caused by the in
disposition of 'Edmund Heller, the
zoologist of tho expedition,- who is
suffering slightly from the pressure
of work.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Oct. 1.
The mnvors of nil the cities in Alaska
and tho editors of the leading news
papers of the territory have joined in
sending a telegram to President Tuft
urging him to aid them m securing
tbo pnssogo of n congressional act
giving Alaska nn elective legislature.
Tho message to the president follows :
"A united press and tho people of
Alaska nro in favor of constructive
egislation for tho creation of n gov
ernment by tho people of this ter
ritory, and in nid of tho development
of its natural resources respectfully
request you to recommend in your
next message to congress and give
your support to tho creation of nn
eloctivo Alaska ,. legislature in sub
stantial conformity with Delegnte
Wickersham's bill introduced nt the
recent special session of congress. '
BUILDER OF GREAT SALT
LAKE CUTOFF IS DEAD
OGDEN, Utah., Oct. 1. Word has
been received by tho local lodgo of
Elks that W. E. Mnrsh, n life mem
her, and tho builder of tho Ogdon
Lucin cutoff, Ilnrnmnn s groat
achievement in rnilrond construction,
died in San Frnncisco todny, nfter
four weeks' illness, following nn op
oration for appendicitis. At tho time
he wns attacked with appendicitis Mr,
Marsh wns in charge of tho heavy re
construction work on tho Southern
Pacific lines in tho Siorra Nevada,
near Colfax. Next to tho 47 miles of
bridge nnd fill across Grent Snlt lnko
his most important work was tho
Bny Shovo cutoff nenr Sun Frnncisco
TAFT DOESN'T LIKE
SIDE SHOW STUN
Mel TTuson of this city wont up to
Lnkoview Thursday to look ovor his
timber claim. Ho has 040 norcs of
the finest standing timber around
hero. s .
Objects Strenuously to Plans Where
by People Pay to Get a
Look at Him..
SURVEYORS AND
RECEIPTS GREW
31 PER CENT IN
THE PAST YEAR
Great Gain Made by Postoffice in
the Business Done During
the Past Twelve
Months.
MORE MEN BEING PUT
AT WORK ON RAILROAD
NEARLY $4500 GAIN IN
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30
Steam Shovel Tearing Out Gravel in
Cut Just Beyond Eagle
Point.
For First Time in Many Months Mail
Boxes May Now Be Secured .
at the Office.
The surveyors end graders on the
Pacific & Eastern are making much
progress with their work, and dirt is
flying in great shnpe. The-surveyors
have the line located and the
grade stakes set nearly to Butte
Falls. Whether they will be called
off when they reach the Falls or go
on over the mountains U still prob
lemntical.
The 'grading crews are being aug
mentcd daily bv the arrival of new
men. The rock work beyond the Lit
tie Desert is well undr way, while
the steam shovel is tearing nwny at
the cut just beyond Eagle Point
Gravel from here is being brought
back for ballast on the old line.
M. V. McCrellis of Pcreell, Okln
pnssed Talent, bis destination, and
landed in. fclf nrd Friday morning.
Mr. McCrellis was going to visit hi
daughter, Mrs. George Jackson, of
Tnlent.
OVER INCH AND
HALF OF RAIN
Weather Man Says Rain Will Con
tinue for Several Days-Yet.
SEATTLE, Oct. 1. President
Taft nnd the exposition management
nid a warm exchnngo of remnrki
over publishing the line of ninrch
through the streets of this city. ' The
exposition people nt first refused to
publish the route of tho parade in
order, it is reported, to compol people
to pay admission to the fnir grounds
in order to sco tho president. Finally
Taft ordered his nido to see that the
newspapers receivod it and printed it
regardless of any cost. The presi
dent then pnrnded and wns greeted
bv enthusiastic crowds.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY
MAKES LAVISH GIFTS
Thursday evening 68-100 of an
inch of ruin fell and the weather mnn
hns it that the storm is not ns yet
broken. During September, 93-100
of nn inch fell ranking the total rain
fall during the present storm oue and
61-100 of an inch. '
Last year on the snme date one
and 10-100 of of an inch fell, or two
inches for the storm, which dampen
cd tho district fair, held on this date.
In October of last year n total of
four inches fell, one storm lasting
from the 19th to 25th during whie
one and six-tenths of an inch of rain
foil.
TAFT TO ARRIVE
Ill MEDFORD
6 A.M.0H
MONDAY
The receipts of the Medford post-
office have increased a little over 31
per cent during the year ending Sep
tember 30. The receipts for the
month of September, 1909, also show
an increase of over 31 per cent over
September, 1908.
For the year ending September,
1909, the receipts totaled $17,788.70
an increase of $4333.79 over the year
ending September, 1908, when they
were $13,454.91.
In September just ended the re
ceipts were $1252.66,' an increase of
$325.15 over September, 1908, when
they were $1027.49. j
The carrier service, 'which was in
augurated on September 15, is great
ly aiding the local office in the dis
patch of business. Mail boxes are
to be erected soon on different street
corners.
His Train Will Run as the Second
Section 'of the Fast Shasta
Limited Only Short
Stop Here.
UNLIKELY THAT HE WILL
BE UP WHILE IN MEDFORD
Schedule Is Subject to Change at
Any Time Will See Taft if
Train Be Late.
TOBACCO COMBINE
IN THE ORIENT
SEATTLE, Oct. 1. The represen
tatives of the Sacramento county.
California, exhibits made n lavish
distribution of that county's prod
uct todny nt tho exposition. Tho
most notable wns tho free distribu
tion of 10.000 bnskcts of Tokay
grnpes. These woro distributed nlso
7000 pneknges of matches nnd 60,
000 henrt-shnped budges signifying
"Tho honvt of California." h. E. Lov
dnl, chairman of the Sacramento
county committee to the fair, nnd J.
A. Filcher of Sncrnincuto, executive
commissioner to the exposition, were
present and tho distribution was in
charge of Superintendent of Exhib
its Harry F. Speas.
SANTIAM BRIDGE THE
LONGEST IN COUNTRY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1. One
of the bK-est tobacco combines ever
known v.ji shortly be established in
Constantinople and Cairo. 1 will af
fect all the big Turkish and Egyp
tian tobacco interests and will have
a capital of over $20,000,000.
The details are being kept as se
cret as possible, but it now turns out
that Fakray Bey, a prominent Cairo
lawyer, is at the bottom of the scheme
Fakrav is the son of Sir Hussein Fak
ray Pasha, who for 30 years has
held portfolios in the Egyptian cab
inet arid who has acted on several
occasions as regent in the absence of
the khedive. -
His father's position makes it pret
ty certaiti that the combine will be
backed by the Egyptian government,
and in Constantinople, it is stated,
that Fakray, who has recently paid
a long visit here, has received also
the support of the Turkish cabinet.
The scheme has very strong finan
cial backing in London, where Fnk
ray has been in constant communica
tion with big financiers and it seems
that English capital will eventually
control the enterprise. The concern
will probably be floated toward the
end of October and will completely
dominate the market in Turkish and
Egyptian tobaccos.
William Howard Taft, president of
the United States will arrive in Med
ford Monday 'moming at 6 o'clock
sharp if he train is on time. The
schedule prepared for the special
which will carry the president and
his party makes his train tho sec
ond section of the fast Shasta Limit- .
ed.
Although the Shasta Limited makes
stops only at division points, and
occasionally, for water, it is probable
that the president's special will make
one-minute stops in the more impor
tant cities and towns. This, however,
has not been provided for on the
schedule prepared by the railroad
people, according to instructions
from the president's secretary. The
schedule, it is understood, is subject
to change at any time.
The president's train will consist
of one New York Central baggage
car, .the Pullman private care "Ha-;
slemere," the Pullman pneate car
"Mayflower," and the pricate car
"Berkeley," which will be used by
railroad officials, which will include
besides William McMurray and oth
er Oregon men, Vice-President and
General Manager E. .E. Calvin and
Traffic Manager Charles F. Fee of
the Southern Pacific company.
While thfe special train will prob
ably stop in Medford, for a few min
utes, it is extremely unlikely that a
glimpse will be had of the president.
He will in all probability be still
asleep. However, a large crowd will
probably gather in hopes of getting
a glimpse of him.
DAMAGE ALONG GULF NOT
DUE TO TIDAL WAVE
LEBANON, Or., Oct. 1. Prepa
rations fgor the construction of the
bridge over the Snntiam river nt this
place are being made us rapidly as
possible, for tho new lino between
Lebanon and Crabtrec of the Oregon
& California railroad company. A
gnng of nearly 100 men arrived Mon
day and nro now nt work on tho new
structure. Tho bridge is going to be
one of the longest bridges in the coun
try, being nearly 400 feet crossing
tho river, with n trestlo of some 2000
foot on tho west nppronch to the
bridge. The hridgo will cost in the
neighborhood of $100,000.
MILITARY BALLOON TEST
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Oct. 1. Aft
er remaining in the air for two hours
the military balloon United States
bearing two members of the local
division of the sigol corps, landed at
Vinelnnd station, 20 miles from Los
Angeles, yesterday. The balloon
test, the first of the kind over at
tempted in the country by National
Guardsmen, wns nn unqualified suc
cess, the signals between the aero
nauts and the automobile party that
followed tho flight of tho balloon
being transmitted perfectly.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1. I will
probably be found, when a careful
and exact investigation is made, that
the damage done' along the Gulf of
Mexico was due not to a tidal wave,
strictly so called, but to a wave rais
ed and cast inland by the force vf
the terrific hurricane which swept
over the region. Whenever a gigan
tic wave of water comes ashore witn
such cost to human life and property
the first reports refer to tho destruc
tion as caused by a tidal wave, yet
such waves are rare, and oy no means
dreaded as much as is the hurncane,
which too frequently sweeps across
tho southern portion of the country.
The power of sui'U gales is tremen
dous and hardly conceivable to any
one who has not witnessed thoir
work. Such a wind hns plenty of
strength to lift a considerable body
of water from the gulf and send it
whirling and ronring ashore, and this,
it may be believed, is just what hap
, poned in Louisiana.