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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1909)
city to TIIK WKATIIKK. I'llltCll IVtM ANM0)'0II, I'm 1 1 l-MHcd 'iti Itopnrt Tim only paper In tho world imiIiIImIiiiiI III a city tlm hIzu of Medford ImvlriK a ll'UMIll H'llO. FOURTH YEAR. ZELAYA FIRES UPON AMERICAN FORCES B LUEFIELDS SCENE OE FIGHT Boliovod That Zolava Has Captured Bluofiolds De- " tails of tho Battlo Aro Very Moagor. RAYNER SCORES ZELAYA IN SPEECH Addrossos Sonato in Support of His Resolution Authoriz ing Taft to Declare War. NBW Oltl.HANH. m I).'C. 13 a wlrokwH uiuiiitnKc from Colon thin af ternoon MtntcM Hint American murlnoH tried to bind at Uluoflcld today, tttit wore fired ution. It Is believed tlint Zelayn linn en p to rod niucfloldn. Tho city heretofore" ban boon hold by tho Kstrnrin force, frlondly to Ainorlcn. Tho InHt doflnlto reports from that region Indlcntcd thnt tho Zolnynn nrmy wn nonr Hluofloldn with or ders to rnpturo nnd itack tho town. Tho nowii during Sunday showed that EBtrndB wan using every montm to Intercept such a movement, H wan reported that tho Zolnynn forces nrentlv outnumbered tho Estrada men In that vicinity bh the result of a mIMnko mado by which Hemln ton cartridge wero.sont thoro with Manner rifles for tho revolutionists. Itiiyner Scoria Zelnyn. WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. Sonntor Ilnvner of Maryland todny mado n notablo Hpcoch In Riipport of IiIh re olutlon nnthorlKlni? ProHldent Taft "to tnko tho neceflnary ntopH" to np nrohend ProBldont Zelayn of Nlcarn' gua nnd hrlnK him to Justice for tho murder" of Cannon nnd Groco, tho Americana executed nt hln ordor. "A prent crlmo Iibh been, commit led agnlnnt tho rights of Amor.lcan cltlionBhlp," declared tho Henntor. "It cannot bo allowed to slumber. "Tho Riillt doeH not rest upon the Nlcaraguan people, nnd thoroforo to punUh them would not RubBorvo tho pnrpoxo of my roHolutlon, "Tho roHolutlon In directed nt tho dlctntor of Nlcaragtia Indlvldunlly, nnd I want It ontlrely Hopnrntod from nny HtepB wo mny tnko In reefrenco to NlgnrnKun." Ho declnred thnt Cannon nnd Groco woro moroly prlflonom of war. llo said. that b hnd wntched tho Nlcnr nKiinn ultuntlon for yearn nnd wan familiar with tho "ImpoHtoiB, tiBtirp era nnd motley lendera" thnt Rprung from tho olfnotlo optlltlonn. Ho ndd od: "Zoluyn Ih probably tho moat pes plcablo figure Hint ban ovor nrlflen In their midst. In tho Hchool of corrup tion, (llHlirincflty, perfidy nnd crime, Zolnya HlnndH without a peer. I hnvo been Informed reliably thnt tho vlcea of bin prlvntn llfo nro moro In famous In their IndoRorlhnblo dotallH than tlio InlqulttoR of bin public en roer." TWO LARGE FREIGHTERS ASHORE IN LAKE DHTliOlT, Midi., Dee. 1.1.-Two large freighters nro aground in Lake SI. Clair off flrofwo Poinl Light. Tliolr iiniiiea nro not known , Tmniodialelv upon Hie receipt of news of their predicament, n tug WW (linpnlelied to move Ihe vesseN from llinir poiilnuR poHitloiiB. Tlio tug is reported tolmvo gono nground nt tho same point. Medford LEADERS IN HERBERT ASQUITH, PREMIER, Sy PIONS FOR AND AUAIWST Bttillan iiuuui. That England fa ecu n great political crisis lu the war tho house of lords lino made upon tho budget and tbo llucmlUtle provUloiiH It contains U admit ted by the moat anient foes of tho tax tnenHiire which tho Koveriimciit and the hoiiKo of cnmmomi framed for the consideration of the iecn. Grave warning were uttered by I.ord Honebcry, I.ofd I.oreburn, the Enrl of Crewe and many other prominent memlKTM of tho upper branch of (iiirllamout lu ad vocating thu ndoptlou of tho bill. Lord Itosebery viewed the Mtuntlon with Hueh isrnvlty that liu told IiIh colleague In nil eloquent addrenH that Great U-4...I.. ....! ..... AAKr.MHl.ul .! U SPLENDID PRICE E APPLES Tronson & Guthrio Receive $2.75 f. o. b. Eagle Point for Car of Spitzenbergs. TroiiHon & Guthrie, the "quality apple kliiKH of America," v:ioo car of Hpltzeuberga recently took first prize nt tho Spoknnu national apple hIiow, hnv0 Just recolved word of tho Halo of a car of applet) at aplemlld prices through Crutchflold & Wool folk of New York. SpltzouhcruH, about half nnd half, flmtH and BecondB, averaged 2.75 Uelawnro IUhIh, 1.70 firsts, $1.50 hocoiuIh; Jonathans, Hon Da vIh, SI. CO, nil prices being f, o, b ICaglo Point. CARPENTER TO BE JUDGE OF CHICAGO FEDERAL COURT WASHINGTON, D. C, Deo. 13. President Tnft toduy lorwnrded to tho Beimto for eonfirnmtiou tho uoiu- nation of Oeorgo A. Cnrpontor of Chicago to ho tho judge of tho fed eral court at Chiengo. Carpenter now ocoupios one of tho muuiuipul court benches in Chicago. LABOR COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH TELEGRAPHERS CHICAGO, Ills., Doo. 13. Charles Noill, commissioner of labor, ur- riwd horo today and wont into con- ferouco wtih tho uommiltcos ropre souting tho Ordor of Hnilway Telo- grnpherti and tho Illinois Central railroad. Ho is autiug as mediator. Tho railroad has agreed to improve working conditions hut hus rol'iiM'd a doiumid for a ten per cent incroiiKo in wages. t At tho same time, the switchmen's union hegnu negotiations with the general manngor's committee of the rnilronda ontering Chicago. It is rfa portod that tho swilehinon of those ronds will strike unless their do ntnnds aro grantod quickly, K N. Clark and family njul Mrs. I. 13. JolniRon of Seattle- aro guests nt tho Moore, DIMillll lliiw liui .a uiii , viii l. .illil nt ...wi. II 1.11 t.ii iiuii oiiivv .1 iivii the houxe of Ionia took a menu after n three daya' debate on the budget R.OuO people mood outside the parliament houno Hinging nTmng entitled "(iod Gavo the I-mid to tho People" to tho tune of "Marching Through Georgia." The episode Ih said to Imvo hnd n marked effect uuoii even so nrouounced a lend of the opposition mi Lord l.nntutowuo. ROGU MEDFORD, GREAT FIGHT AND LORD LANSDOWNE, CHAM M..f.k..M Mlll....l..r. lllllAA 101 111..... IS GIVEN RAILROADS . ,, A UnleS3 Strikers Are Taken 'irf'iiitiB Q' ' !-M ULTIMATUM r Ani Ail c.r.4-nv.Mn attitude is regarded as significant. On Again, All Switchmen ( Doctor3 Thier nnd Ston nro 5n Will GO Out January 1. . constant attendance at the royal bed- side. I hey unnounco tomorrow-, it , tho king lives until then ,thoy will ,.,.,,,,,,. ,,, opornto for strangulated hernia. The MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Dec. 18;ncut(J rocurrcccbof tho luonnrch.s Provident Hawley of tho Switchmen's chronic trouble fololwed by tho par Union of NorUi America, delivered . nlytio stroko that compelled him to an ultimatum to tho railroads today, In th0 Bnpo ' Pb"c announce-, mcnt that unloss tho strlklnc bora of his organization wcro back at work before Christmas under con ditions satisfactory to thorn, overy switchman west of Duggnlo would strike- beforo January 1 Hawley refused to mnko public what passed between him nnd Pros-' Idont Samuel Gompers of tho Amer-'1" lean Federation of l.nbor at their recent conference. Tho results of thotr deliberations, ho said, will bo given out within three dnys. Beforo tho propor tlnio nrrIvo3, ho declured, ho would not discuss tie matter. llUTTB, Mont., Dec. 13. Tho sit uation resulting from tho stiiko of tho switchmen on nil ronds ponotrnt Ing tho Pacific northwest Is llttlo changed today. , At a meeting last night tho strik ers failed to ngroo upon f. tontntlvo proposition advanced thnt provldod for tholr roturn to their positions un til an amlcnblo settlement of tho dlf- foroncos with tholr employers could bo ronchod. Tho nttltudo of other bodies of organized lnbor hero It was stated, has exerted a dlssntlsfylng Influence, nnd hnd much to do with tliolr failure to amnio to tho wishes of tholr inombors for advocating a temporary roturn to work. SPOIvANH, Wash., Dec. m. Tho Northorn. Pacific rnllrond rnpldly la filling Its ynrds with non-union mon to tnko tho plncos of tho striking Rwltohnien, Tho officials bollovo that thoy will bo In a position to run all . trains by tho last of this weok wlth-j out Ineouvonlor.co, oven If a sottlo- mont of tho strlko Is not offootod. ! Tho officials declare that tho strlk- ora novor will bo glvon back tholr old positions. Mail Tribune OREGON, MONJUY, DECEMBER 13, 1909. ,KI LEO OE i BELGIUM DYING Aged Monarch's Death Is Matter of but Pew Hours King Realizes That the End Is Near. ALBERT READY TO ASCEND THRONE Belgian Cabinet in Constant Session King Drops His Cynicism. BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 13. King Leopold is dying) according to an announcement by one of his phy- sicinns, early today. It was stuted j thnt the end is approaching rapidly, land that tho aged moareh's death is ibut a nnitter of n fcinJiours. f -. Cardinal fiercer thortly before noon administered extreme unction to tho dying king. According to tho news coming from the palace, tho king realizes that tho cud is near. Princo Albert of Flanders, heir-ap ' parent, is nt the palace and bus pre pared to assume immediately tho du tics of administration thnt will fall to ' him should his royal uncle die. I According to Prince Albert, as tho finibh approaches, the king's usual cynicism has disappeared completely. His entire thought seems to be cen- tered upon tho future welfare of his ' country. This change in his mental J tnko to his bed, has weakened his coudl l.on o that the resul of the mom-;w'",",,u" 13 ll'""-u luo Vu' siciajis. Tlio only npprent interest shown by tho public in tho king's condition 'lies in tho fear its effect will have I on tho market. There is no porsonnl '"a Tho, .eniK'n cah.xnct , !! Potieally co,ltuis session todny. , BIG IRRIGATION SCHEME FOR WILLAMETTE VALLEY SPOKANE, Wnsh., Dee. 13. Mar. ion Irrigation company, capital $'J30, 000, and Tuulutiii irrigation company, capitalized for $."0,000, hnvo boon organized in Spokano to develop 40, 000 neres of land nlong tho Willn ! motto valley in western Oregon. Tho ! projectors nro John A. Finch, Chnrlos Mussoy, Cyrus Happy nnd Ilnrl J. Cook of Spokane, nnd W. L. Denhnin of Seattle, formerly of Spokano, who began tho development of tho Spo kano valley yen i s ngo. Doth com panies will hnvo tho sumo officers, which nro to be eleted early in April. TORPEDO BOATS MAKE RECOR DRUN UP COAST I SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Dec. 13. Nino torpedo boats of the United 1 States navy nrrived nt tlio Mnro Is I laud navy yard early todny, after I a record run up the coast from Mnit- , dnlonn Day wlioro annual ipraetieo wns hold. target I Tho flotilla comprised tho Whip- ' nln. TTllll. Pl'nbl.V T,nu'i'rtnnrt Pnvir rMei,,.,!. Pni .t,. ,,,.,,!.,' v..Miin'if,(( tt III UVIIVCf A 4 UAUMI and Hopkins, in addition to tlio col lier Iris. Mrs M, K, Middlebusher of Trail ,.. ? i(v Sn(,,inW. c... Christmas shopping, GUARDIAN NAMED EO Outcome of Sensational Suit Is Appointment of Guard ian for James Helms Was Bitterly Fought. DECEMBER TERM OF COURT CONVENES Grand Jury Drawn and Charged J. W. Lawton of Medford Is Foreman. Hon. H. K. Hanna, judge of tho circuit court, Monday morning grant ed tho petition of Mrs. Dora Helms, who asked that a guardian bo ap pointed for her husband, James Holms. This Is W outcome of a bitterly waged legal battle covering the past thrco months. In her complaint Mrs. Helms al leged that Dr. Georgo Helms, a son, held undue Influence over bis father and was fraudulently acquiring much of the estate The potitlon for a guardian when first presented to the county court was denied ami was carried by Mrs. Holms to the higher court. Tho December term of court got under way Monday morning. Tho grand Jury was drawn as follows: J. W. Lawton, foreman; L. D. Brown, W. S. Stnncllff, John Barnoburg, S. K. Adams, L. F. Lozlor, II. A. Hawkins. Tho jury was charged and Imme diately began considering various matters brought beforo them by tho district attorney. SPOKANE MERCHANT TAKES HIS LIFE SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 13. Charles W. Pain, n wenlthy hard- waro morchant of this city commit ted suicide by shooting himself bribe ndbomen. Beforo committing tho deed ho wrote n noto saying his wife was his murdor of hor inconstancy. Mrs. Pain was dressing this morn ing when she heard a shot. Rushing into her husband's room slio found him dying with blood gushing from a wound in his head. His hnnd still tightly clasped tho smoking rovolver. Tho woman wns tnken to tho po lico station in a hystorical condition, tho polico fearing that sho would take hor lifo, if released. ATTORNEY PLEASED WITH PROGRESS OF CASE SPOKANE, Wash., Doo. 13. To- nay s session win prouauiy eioso tlio I 1 1 Ml 11 . I Spokuuo homing in tho Ciinninghnm coai minis case. nuo Aiioruoy .mines Mioruiun ot Denver, chief counsel for tho govern- uioiit. and W. 11. Ptigh of Wishing- ton, his assistant, will mnko no statement as to- tho status of tho ease, it is generally understood that thoy are pleased with tho progress mado in Spokano. Disinterested spectators credit Sheridan witli having mado diligont! ellorts to got at tho facts in tho enso. Chnrlos R, Piorco, tho attorney H MS representing tho forostry department, 'of bnttory, Mrs. Lillian IToopor, who hns boon hard nt work siuco ovidonco held her baby son's hand against a was introduced touding to show that red hot store to punish him for a valuable timber lands had beon ap- childish dinobodionco, was sentenced proprintod by tlio Ciinnigliam ontry- todny to epond 30 dnys in tho coun 10"' t ,ty jail. Tho child wns brought into Tho sittings in Minneapolis nnd court this morning and tho soared ;sow ork nitor thrco dnys will eludo tho hearings, CHILDREN'S NAMES WANTED, EACH GOOD FOR SEVEN DOLLARS The school board 13 taking the census of school children for Medford and wants at once tho names of every one between tho ago of four years and twenty. As tho apportionment of school money is based upon the number of children, and as each name is worth abont $7 to tho district, it is import ant that every named be turn ed in. Namos should be turned in to Orris Crawford, crelk of tho school board, First Na tional Bank. Matter of Amending Charter in Regard to.. Granting of- Franchises Will Be Consid ered Tomorrow. TO VOTE CHANGE IN CHARTER TUESDAY Tho special election called for thoj;s tho head has beJn 8ysitematicall ' lrposo of roUng on a charter amend, nrocnMt;, ihir hn.v,nL MW atJL CV7 7 T T ment to tho charter of tho city Medford, amending subsection 42 of section 25 and section 100 of said charter, fixing the time for which contracts may be entered Into and franchises bo granted by said city, and extending the time for which street railway franchises may bo granted by said city, will bo held to - morrow. From all Indications the matter will easily bo carried. John R. Allen, who was recently granted a franchise for a trolley line In tho city for a period of ten years, has shown that It is impossible to en list capital In a project which only runs for ten years. In regard to tho matter, Mr. Allen states: "Upon tho result of this election depends tho construction of tho trol ley lino. It tho peoplo of Medford want an lntorurbnn electric line, they can havo one, for I stand ready to construct it. It Is Impossible to en list capital In a road with only a ten- year franchise. No opposition has developed and mo nmenumont win unanimously do nJnnlA.1 adopted. HUGE HAUL OF DIAMONS MADE IN NE WYORK NEW YORK, Dee. 13. Although n largo detail of detectives has la bored on tho caso without rest for moro than 21 hours, no clew has been found thnt may load to tho recovory of diamonds valued at $300,000 sto lon from tho npartments of Mrs. John W. Jenkins, in tho Lorraine Do- tol Saturday. Among tho missing jewels wns a nooklnco of oightcon porfoctlv mntch- oil and flnwliss diamonds. This nceklnco was tho pndo or .Mrs. Jen- kins' collection. Tho robbery was committed Sntur- day nftornoon, while Mrs. Jenkins i wns absent from her npartments. Sho rocently arrived hero from Chi- cngo. UNNATURAL MOTHER HOLDS CHILD'S HAND ON STOVE SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. Found euiltv on a technical charuo cou-.littlo baud exhibited ns ovidenoo , against tho unnatural mother. Tonight nnd Tuesday Clondy, warmer? Simdny High, CO; low, -18; rnngo GL No. 228. Government Engineer Has Been Examining the Sever al Claims Owned by the Mining Company. MEANS THAT MINES WILL BE DEVELOPED Property Consists of Proba bly the Finest Body of Copper in the West. To tho tangible assets of south-irn Oregon there will be added within tho next year the vast productive powers of the Blue Ledge copper district. These properties have been one o tho big dominant resources of tho stato of Siskiyou, and have been rec ognized as ono of the great copper deposits of tho world. Tho Bluo Ledge Mining company. of which W. P. Towne of New York, ;i,,rosectinK their holdings over sinqo of tho nroncrtv TCna ,., ,1 K ,i 'tw, a u;0 ::, Towno and his associates, five years ago. The company has not made nny flourish of trumpets but have been working nil tho time. Now thero is a stir under the surfaco which indicates big things 'in tho future, Orders have been received, wired in fact, from the central offices to rush tho matter of securing patents to tho holdings of the company. This means but ono thing; That the development has shown such n body of oro that the owners feel jus tified in making the expenditure necessary to secure n full titlo to tho property covered by tho twenty-nine clnimes owned by them. It indicates that in the Blue Ledge district there is a coppor mine which will soon commence producing its thousands of tons of copper and will bo one of tho biggest copper camps in tho world. It emnns moro. A rnilmml fmm Hertford to tho niino nnd perhaps be ..... yond, tho making of this citv tho out fitting nnd trading point for this big camp, and tho adding of another jewel to tho crown which Medford wears as tho queen of n region moro prolific in varied resources than nny othor in tho world. TO FIGHT WHITE SLAVE TRAFFICE IN SAN FRANCISCO BERKELEY, Cnl., Dee. 13. Tho oxecutivo committoo of the California Suffrngetto Society todny instituted n enmpnign ngninst tho evils of tho "Whito Slnvo Traffic," which thev uolievo is renchmg unprecodonted proportions in San Francisco. At n mooting of tho conunitteo last ovening tho veil wns discussed nnd resolutions condemning tho condi tion of nffnirs in San Francisco woro passed, A sub. committee was appointed to investigate further tho conditions in San Francisco and othor Cnlifornia cities and mnko n report upon which tho sooiqty will baso its furthor notion. BANKS WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY, 2 P. M. On Wednesday evening tho Jaok soiicoimty cloaring hotiso assooiatlon will moot in Ashland for their rogn lar mooting. In order thnt tho olork mny got nwny on tho nftornoon train tho banks will oloso Wednesday nt 2 o'clock. BLUE LEDGE ASKS FOR PATENT ,-..1 i