jrenon Historical aoolety OitV Hall "A'P'PT T?s"&T'Wf1 A? HT1HFI? Wni?t b tlio titlo won by a car of Rogue River apples that won the sweepstakes prize at the great Spokane apple ' show in" compotitioii j. M.M. a m-j9 v w a a. jt.ja.xv u A.L- witfi lrmt lrom all sections or America, proving conclusively that Jtoguc Kivcr fruit is the most perfect grown' in any country. United Pi'. AwNocliilldn, ' Tim only pnpor In tlio world published In it city tlio hIxii of .Medford having n lcnfccil wire. Medford Mail Tribune THK WEATIIKIi. Today nnd Friday, fair. Wednesday, cloudy. High, 42; low, 36 j range, 42. FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, ORKOOX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1909. No. 219. R TUGGING AT Evory Indication TodayThat Qovornmont Intends to Forco Immodiato Solution of Nicaragua!! Situation. GUNBOATS ORDERED TO SAIL AT ONCE Passport Is Sent Nicaraguan Ministor by Secretary Troublo Is in Sight. WAHHINOTON, Doc. 2. There I every Indication today Hint I'ncto Hnin Intends to forco Immediate- solu Hon of the Nlcaraguai! nlttintton nnd thnt tlio action of Secretary Knox In discontinuing diplomatic relations with the Zol-yaii government monna an Immediate movement looking to ward a domination of tlio nlUmtlon. The order for tlio transport I'ral rlu to unit this afternoon with 700 marines for Central American watorii nnd the Vorktown nnd Albany now at Mngdnlenn to tall for Corlnto means that thin country In going to demand an cxplnnntton of tho cruolty to her cltlxt'iiH In Nicaragua, 'Mnvtx It emir to Quit. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 2. lir.iulilntit Vnlnvn la rnnilv in clvn tin IiIh office and allow 8ecrotnry of State' Knox to nnmo his successor, according to a Htatement given out by Coiihui (lonornl, AlUchul, who la considered Zelaya'B puraonal roproaontntlvo In tho United Stntcs: Tho Btntement followo tho nrrlvnl of two cnblo messages for Altxchul, wlilch are bollevod to linvo boon from Zolaya. The iiowb tin t Secretary Knox hnd sent pnHHportu to tho Nicaraguan rop rcHentntlvo at Washington wp.a flash ed to Zolnya from hero last night. Tho message received today nro suppos edly to bo his roply. Murines Are Armed. Tho marines sailing from Philadel phia today nro fully oqulppod with ammunition and supplIeB for a hnrd enmpatgn. In ovory way tholr do parturo has tho nppearanco hf "moan ing luminous." Tho unbont Yorktown nnd tho cruiser Albany are ordored to pro ceed southward Immediately. Thoy will Join the I)es Moines on tho west coaBt of Nlcnragun. Manngun, tho capital, whero Zolnya In ft voluntnr.y prisoner, Ih near tho west coast and It Ih probable Hint any movoment mndo by hlm would bo In tho direc tion of tho Pacific. It Ih known that tho atnto dopart monflH In tho possosBlon of moro In formation than Iiiih been mado public and that there Ih moro ronson for tho warlike preparations than Is Known by tho public. Will Demand Retribution. Thnt tho United States will deinnnd retribution for tho execution of tho two Americano cannot bo' doubted, Tlioro Ih not tho least doubt but Zo lnya would Instantly Hiibmlt to almost any conditions of an ngroomont with thlH country that would allow him personal protection. Everything polntB to tho probabil ity of tho United Stntoa having de termined to treat with Zolnya only ns nn onomy. Tho posltlvo refusal to donl with tho roprosontatlvoB of Zo lnya aottld that point. Transports (lotting Heady. SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 2. Al though tho nnny trnnsport of tlclnlH at this port tlony. that-ordora havo boon rocolvod Indicating tho possibility of troops holng Bont to Nicaragua, tho big transports Oroolc and Ruford to day nro being overhauled and put Into seagoing Bhapo, At tho Proaldlo thoro Ih nu ovldont undor ourront of oxcltomont and un usual onthuB.nsm Ib bolng shown by tho onllstod mon ovor tho possibility WA UPTON GETS BUSY LATEST PORTRAIT OF SIR THOMAS LIPTON, WHO IS AFTER YAOHT CUT AOAIN. 1 - 1 IONHO.V, Dec. 2. It !ecnmn known today thnt 8lr Thomas Upton, nlnco IiIn return front. America, luus culled into ronxultntJon omo of tho forvniOHt jrnclit designer of Grvnt Itrltiiln and Is tlldriiKslnc with them lite luteal designs In ynchtn whrro sjweil In considered. No less than 20 dif ferent design will tx submitted (u lijm. H0 has promised a Inrgo bonus itNlde from tho regular prlco to tho mit uIim design is nrveptod. Sir Thom as, Nlure hit return, I in time nnd time again declared Hint he will carry off firt honors in tho next cup race with America. COUNTY AND CITY CONTRIBUTE TO NEEDY CHILDREN Miss Poaso of Boys and Girls Aid Society of Ore gon Tenders Thanks for Aid Extended. "I desire to most heartily thank tlio people of Medford nnd Jnckson county for tlio nssistnuco tlioy havo tendered tho Hoys' & Girls' Aid soci ety of Oregon," Hinted Miss Myrtio ), Ponso. district visitor and investi gator of tho society, who is in Mod- ford on business in connection with lior duties. "To Medford thanks arc duo to the ninny who have aided uh in our work nnd to tlio public school chil dren who linvo but roeontly ondownd n comfort cot in tho Portland home. To Jackson coilnty for tho contribu tion of $10 n ninth to uid in tho work. "Great inlorost lias been Inken in our work by tho people of this sec tion," continued Miss Pense, "nnd it in u plonsuro to work here. We nro rving to make little ones moro eom- forluhlo, who have mot with misfor tune early in life It ivn groat work uid co-oporntion is needed, nnd no where havo I met with greater re sponse lliun in this city and county." Miss Ponso has made several trips in tlio interest of lior society to Med ford. Tho society is doing n great donl for tho unfortunate ohildron of tlio stuto. nnd her onuso is one worthy of support, Mr. Hates is hnving a four-room rosidonco built on North Havtlett stroot. J. H. Martin is tho builder, of iirllvn Hnrvlrn. Tlin Nloarneiinn nit- itiation Is tho boIo topic of dlsouaslon In tho barracks, and speculation Is irntiKi-fil nu In Mil, tl-nmiH Hint tll'obllblV would bo sont to tho troublo zono In 1 I II . Ill 1IT 1.1 1 L. tlio ovoni tnni mo w wnsuingion au- thorltlos dooldod to ocoupy Nicaragua, ' j til i HOUSE OF LORDS FACES COMPLETE Call Issued for Mass Meet ing Stating That This "Power for Evil" Should Bo Forever Destroyed. LONDON, Dec. 2. Tho National Democratic lengtto today Issued a call for a great mass meeting to bo hold 1 1. Trafalgar squaro on Saturday whon tho wa'rfaro upon the houso of lorda following tho rejection of tho budget will begin. Tho call say a: "The lords have declared war ngalnst tho pooplo." It urges tho pooplo to destroy for ovor the "power for evil" now exorcis ed by tho lords. I'artlaniont will bo pro-rogued at 2 o'clock tomorrow nftornoon If tho present pinna nro carried out. Tho prorogation will dlssolvo pnr llnmont only until January 1, aa It Is considered unsnfo to end tho bcs slon Irrevocably, ns would bo tho enso If It wore not for tho presor.t crisis. Tho budget debnto was resumed to day In tho houso of conunons, when Pronilor Aaqulth presented a resolu tion stating: "That tho action of tho houso of lords In, refusing to enact tho finan cial provision mndo by tho houso of conunons for tho year Is a breach of tho constitution nnd usurpation of tho houso of commons." Tho pronilor himself led tho dobnto In which tho lords wero sovoroly scor ed for their action, SALT LAKE DIVISION GOES BACK TO ESPEE TJTCVfY Tnv . Don. 9. Tl 5b vnnnrt. 0d hovo on good nuthority that after January 1 tho innuugomont nnd eou- d.,l !' Hut Suit T.nl.-n liviuinn nf tlio Southern Pacific will rovort from tlio 1 V . t rt I uregou snort i.ino to tuo souinovn (Pneifio company. ANNIHILATION l!FRiSC0 GETS'HAFER LOSES j Jim -JACK ! GRIP ill FIGHT j PAPERS Managers Accept Bid of Rickard and Gleanson Fight Will Be Held in or Near San Francisco. PURSE IS OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND Tom McOarey of Los Angel es Says He Got a Cold Deck Deal Probably in July. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. It was an nounced today that the managers of Jeffries nnd Johnson have accepted tho bid'of E. Ms Rickard, allied with Jack Glcnson, for staging the world's championship fight. The proposition accepted was the first offered by Rickard, namely: A guaranteed pur of $101,000 nnd two-thirds cjf the receipts from moving pictures. I It is understooc that Promoter Cof froth is in the deal with Ricknrd and Glenson nnd that the fight will be held nt or near San Francisco. Tho fighters nro figuring n big in come from the pictures. Tho only positive decision ns to tho location of the fight was set forth in tho bid when it wns stated that the battle must be held "in California, evadn or Utah." Tom McCarev of Los Ancrelcs claims that the thing wns "framed up" against him. ami he never would have n chnnce ngainst the "combine" no mutter what his bid infant hnvo been. Oceanview. where Gleason nro- poscs to erect an nrenn, probably will bo tho scene of the bur battle. Rick ard may hold Ely up as the place for a wmie lor advertising purposes, but his business sense will tell him thnt the uoirical place is whore tho norm- lation can be found. Ely, which is ns isolated ns Goldficld, could not get tho crowd, nnd $101,000 is n lot of monej. McCnrey's claim that tho cards vvero stacked ngniust him seems jus tified at this distance, on tho frfc of his flat ptirso offor, but tho fighters nro banking heavily on tho picture money and tho 10 2-3 per cent moro of tho privileges thnt Rickard offer-id looked mighty good. Granev's "out" wns not unexpect ed. ITo cot in Into nnd further hurt his ehnnces by tnlkincr of iobs and displaying n grouch the moment he hit Nw iork. J. II. Cooley of Medford was at iVshland "Wednesday evening receiv ing tho Knight Templnr degree in Mnlta Commnndery. WITH ROADJOR $500 Southern Pacific Pays That Sum to Heirs of Walter Swartzfager, Recently Killer). Tho heirs of tho late Wnlter Swnrtzfagor of Jacksonville, whoso death several months ago resulted from injuries vcceived.by fulling from Southern Pacific train nt Grants Pass, linvo compromised their olnim ngninst tlio railroad company for $500. Swnrtzfagor had tnken pnssngo on a regular train for Grants Pass, Uo alighted from tho train while it wts still iu motion, fell mid received tho injuries which caused his death. After Working for Months Preparing Estimates and Taking Inventory of Prop erties, Hafer Loses Same. IS IN KALAMAZOO WITH DEWING BROS. Gets Wrong Grip While on Train and Loses Valuable Papers May Return. KALAMAZOO. Mich., Dec. 2. Ed gar S. Hafer, general manager of the Crater Lake Lumber company of Medford, Or., who is stopping at the Hurdick hotel, mourns the loss of a suitcase containing valuable reports and cstimntcs of extensive lumber tracts on the Pacific const. Mr. IJa fer arrived in Knlamnzoo from tho west last Tuesday night nnd lost his grip ns he left the train nt the Mich igan Central depot. , Mr. Hafer had an appointment in Kalamazoo with C. A. Dewing nnd Edward Woodbury to confer 'with them on matters of mutual interest concerning lumber property on the const no occupied a seat in the 1h air car nnd when tho train arrived nt the station the porter carried two grips, presumably Mr. Hnfer's, to the platform. As the train was pulling ont Mr. Ilnfcr discovered that one of his grips wns missing nnd that ho had been given another party's crip bv mistake. Ho gave the unknown's grip to one of the porters, instruct ing him to endenvor to locnte his own grip nnd forward it to Kalamazoo. Investigation by the Michigan Cen tral authorities developed that the grip Mr. Unfer bad given the porter was the property of n W. E. Critten den of Clatonin, Neb. So far Mr. Crittenden has not been located, neither has Mr. Hnfer's enso been returned 'to him. Tho papers and reports in tho missing case involve several weeks of hnrd lnbor in their preparation, nnd while of great value to tho repre sentative of the lumber company, are worthless to others. Unless the pn- pers are returned immediately, Mr. Hafer will have to go back to Ore gon nnd begin the work nil over ngnin. Mr. Hafer is under the impression that tho party who secured his grip is holding it for the sake of a reward being offered. For tho pnst three months Mr. Iln fcr has been hnrd nt work in this city preparing n completo inventory nnd ostimnto of the entire holdings of tho Crator Lake Lumber company. It is tnese papers which ho lost. HARRINGTON-PHIPPS CASEJJP DEC. 15 Famous Damage Suit Will Be Heard In Circuit Court Starting on December 15. Tho now famous suit of Harrington vs. W. E. Phlpps et nl., for 120,000 for falso imprisonment will como up In tho circuit court for trlnl on De cember 1C. For 8omo tlmo tho casb hns dragged along nnd only recently was tho order mndo sotting tho enso for trial. Tho case grow out of a bitterly wag ed contest ovor tho ownership of tho Offlco saloon in this city, during which Harrington was jailed for coti tompt of court, County Judgo Noll Is mndo a party to tho suit with W, 13. Phlpps. MEDFORD AWOKE TO LEARN THAT IT WAS NEARLY XMAS TIME fp . ij FORCED 10 fftr ! CLOSE f The wealher man sure enough has got 'em. Here ho - Is six weeks ahead of time with a snow storm. Medford awoke this morning to realize f that It Is nearly Chrlatmaa -f ttmo and father was sore be- cause ho forgot to bring In tho wood. Nearly an Inch of snow fell Thursday morning, unusually early In the winter. Last -f winter tho first snow fell on January 22. However, by noon -f tho clouds had rolled away and tho sun came out as if to tnako up for December's Ht- tie Joke. Fair weather is promised for Friday. FIRST COMICE IN LONDON SELL AT $3 36 HALF BOX A. C. Allen of Hollywood Orchard Notified of Sale of 314 Half Boxes of Fancy Cornice at $3.36. A. C. Allen of the Hollywood or chard received notice today that 314 halt boxes of Cornice pears from his orchard had sold at $3.36 a halt box In London. This is the high price for Cornice this year in tho London market, be- ng per box. They are among the first to bo offered. January sales In London are always tho highest and it is confidently ex pected that tho" price will go ovr $S a box. T ON CONSERVATION Friends of the Policy Realize That Their Fight Will Center In the Committee on Public Lands. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Tho friends of tho policy of conservation of nntural resources realize today that their fight In tho congress which con venes Monday will bo centered in tho houso committeo on lands. It Is said that tho conservation measured are apt to slumber in tho committeo plg eonholo unless Fltzgorald's amend ment to tho houso rules can bo oper ated to forco tho measures out. Speakor Cannon and Representa tive Mondoll of Wyoming, who Is chairman of tho lands committeo, nro snld to havo an understanding. Mon doll owns a great amount of Innd in Wyoming. It will bo assortod that Secretary nalllngor's recommendations for con servation legislation nro for tho most part unconstitutional, A member who is linod up with Cannon and Mondoll In tho tight today said: "To say that a sovorelgn state can not control tlio waters within Its bor ders Is propostorous. PREPARE cunt MINES Traffic and Trade in North west Paralyzed by Switch men's Strike Officials Admit Its Seriousness. RAILROADS TRYING TO FILL VACANCIES Men Are Paid Off and Fran tic Efforts Are Being Made to Replace the Strikers. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 2. Strike breakers brought from Milwaukee and Chicago arrived here today to replace the striking members of tho National Switchmen's union.. Although many of the places vacat ed by the strikers were filled with the imported men. there was little im provement in the local situation, nnd traffic on all hues between this city and the Pacific coast is in a chaotic condition. Additional strikebreakers are expected to arrive from Chicago tonignr, and tomorrow tho first con certed attempt of the roads centering here to relieve the tienp probably will be made. Five thousand flour mills ouera- tives are idle here and in Minneap olis today. All tho great mills in the Twin Cities have closed down. BUTTE. Mont.. Dec. 2. The im mense Boston and Montana mines of tho Amalgamated Conner comnanv closed down today as a result of the strike of tho switchmen, which has paralyzed traffic and trade through out this section. Three thousand men nro thrown out of employment because of the action of the mine of ficials. The inability to secure transpor tation of oro- to the smelters nt Great Falls was given ns the immediate cause of the closincr of tho mines. Because of the resulting shortngo of ore, the Great Falls smelters wero compelled also to close and there nro 1500 operatives idlo today. Freight traffic on tho lines of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads throughout Moutana is completely demoralized. LUMBERMEN TO GET BIG REFUND California Lumber Shippers Will Be Reimbursed for High Rates Paid Since the Year 1907. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Dec. 2. As a result of a protest against tho Southern Pacific company filed be foro tho Interstate commorco commis sion by lumbor shippers of Washing ton nnd Oregon, tho railroad will re fund to California shippers nil tolls collected slnco November, 1907, in excess of tho rates in effect before that time. Although tho protest of tho Ore gon and Washington shippers was sustained, and reimbursement mado, California lumbor men failed to fllo a similar protest. Attorney O. W. Dufrbrow of tho Southern Pacltio yesterday Issued notice that the com pany would voluntarily mako tho re funds. Aa a rcault of Durbrow's announce ment, Examiner Georgo N. Prown has called off refunding suits brought In tho local courts against tho road. It was stated that moro than $100,000 would bo returned to California ship pers, it