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Medford Mail Tribune
FOURTH YEAE.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1909.
No. 221.
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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.
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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';
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.