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KOUBTJI YEAJ2.
XCBIjrORtf, 01USGON, THUKSDAY, DECEAIBER 30, 1909.
ITo. 243.
HIGH PRICE
Car of Spitzenborgs Which
Won First Placo at Spo
kano Aro Sold in Washing
ton at $3.40 a Box Grow
ors Nottod Nearly $5 a Box
Tho car of SpllzonborgH grown liy
TroiiHon fliithno in I lit) Rogu0 riv
or valley, which curried off (ho grunt
flwccp.ttakcH prize of $1000 ngulust
nil competitors, wuh offorod for tho
holiday trndo of Washington, I). C.
and Hold at record pricos which pnK
tho growr $3.-IO u box f. o. b. En
glo I'oini. Thin did not include tho
if 1000 prizo tukon at Spokane
Tio Halo wnH handled by Crutch
field Si Woolfolk, of I'itHhurg, Pa
who Hold tho car to J. It. Sherwood
of WtiHhington, who disposed of it a
remarkable pncoH.
Ah hooh an Mr. Sherwood con
tract for tho car h isHiiod n ciroula
lottor to tho trade, explaining thnt
thuHO apples had been considered by
oxport judgoa tho finest oxhibit that
hud vor boon noon in tho world. To
this ho added nil invitation to nil of
tho fancy fruit Undo, including for
oign legations, fashionable clubs, roa
tnurnnts, including1 that in tho cnpitol
building itself, to visit hin salesrooms
nnd hoo "this raro oxhibit of. tho ecl
obrnted Orgon apples."
Many Saw Fruit.
Ab congrass wan in session thoro
were n great many distinguished for
oiguom in WitHhington, bo thnt tho
fruit wuh placed boforo tho repro
Hntativos of ovory civilized country
in tho world, including, of con rue.
thoijo of tho United Stntos. What tho
trade thought of tho car is shown by
tho record prices paid.
It is of further iutoroHt to know
thnt whoreiiH this car was offorod
to every opplo buyer in Now York
City, thoro wuh not one qf thorn who
could afford to touch tho car nt tho
price asked. This demonstrates tho
fallacy of tho idea ho common among
tho produo"rs ot fancy fruit ovory
whoro thnt, Now York is tho only
fruit 'inarkot which can offor c.x
treino pricos and domonstrntws tho
valiui of a scientific marketing sys
torn which lonv'Vi nothing to ohanco
or to tradition, but socks nnd dis
co vara tho top vuluo whorovor it may
bo found. This was u rhnguifioout
car of fruit. Tho oar nottod .$2170,
to which may bo added tho $1000
prize, milking a nt return to tho
grower of iflllTt), or nearly $5 n box.
PANIC FOLLOWS
SMALL EXPLOSION
Pickpocket Sots Off Flrccrnkcrs In
Movlnn Picture Show One
Killed niul Twenty
Aro Injured.
LEMI1URG, Austria, Deo. 210. Tho
entire police forco of this city is on
n mail-hunt today in thoir offorts to
run down tho dnspornto piakpnekot
who oxplodod firoworks nt n mov
ing pioturo show Inst night, when f ivo
woro killed nnd twonty-ono seriously
injured in tho nuio that followod tho
explosion.
Tho piokpookot's plan was ontiroly
eucooBRfiil, Bcoros hoing robbed ns
Uioy flod through tho oxits.
' It is suppoRod that tho criminals
Snd n man stationod nt tho ouch door
fthilo tho loadors stood in back of tho
Iiouso nnd lighted tho fnos attached
to n numbor of onnnou ornokors
whioh ho hnd oonooalod undor his
ont.
Wnltr Morrlok who has boon at
tending Oregon Agricultural Collogo,
tixpoots to loavo for tho north ngain
Bundny voning nftor Bponding tho
holidays with his parouts.
PRIZE WINNER AT SPOKANE
LA WHENCE A. GHKGOItY, a photographer of this city, at tho Spokan0
National Applo Show won first prize for a display of photographs de
picting Rogno rivor vnlloy applo sco nos. Tho protographs wcro "mndo in
Medford" nnd wcro very fin0. Thoy won over a scoro of competitors.
"I give tho Rogue rivor vnlloy muoh of tho credit," states Mr. Greg
ory, "as without wonderful, uniform, fruit grovos, such ns thrivo in. th
Rogtio river vnlloy I would havo booa n unablo to secure tho scenes nnd
henco win tho priro."
A numbr of tho scenes will bo presented to tho Commercial Club.
TAX LEVIES MADE
is
In Splto of Lower Valuations Rev
enuos of Jackson County Must
Be Increased $36,000.
Tho total amount of taxs to bo
collected in 1010 on tho 1000 nsssoss-
incut is estimated by tho county clork
to bo $30,000 moro than that colloot
cd last year on tho 1008 Assessment,
nnd it is mot0 than likely thnt it will
run ovor thnt amount.
In 1009 whon tho tax roll was
turned ovor to tho sheriff ho was
ohnrged with $320,000. In 1010 ho
will ho hold accountable for nt least
$305,000, porhaps moro. It deponds
soinwliat on the lovy for county nnd
stnto purposes which will bo mndo nt
tho Jnnuary tonn of tho county court.
In ordor to raise this amount tho
county will likoly bo compollod to
ovy a tnx of 7 nulls as nguinst 5.4
nst yoar, for school, stnto, road nnd
county jurposos owing to th roduo
ion in valuation in tho 1009 assess
inont.
DALLINGER MAKES READY
TO BE INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, Doc. 30. Officials
of tho lntorlor dopartmont undor tho
porsonal dlroctton of Socrotnry llnl-
HiiKor today aro preparing tho evi
dence tho socrotary will tutroduco at
tho coming congressional Investiga
tion of tho Bo-callod Dnlllngor-Pln-
chot controversy.
Tho ovldonco, It la statod, will not
only covor tho official acts ot Socro
tary Dalllngor and his subordinates In
thoir ndmlnlatrntlon of tho public
land laws, but will probo thoroughly
Into tho affalra ot tho forestry sorv
tco. You could not do bettor boosting
for tho Roi'uo rivor vnlloy than to
mail your onstom frionds a copy of
tho homoBookors edition of tho Mod-
ford Mnil Tribuno which will bo out
Sundny, Jununry 2nd.
FOR THIS YEAR
VALLEY TOWNS MAKE
GREAIERJAX LEVY
Lower Valuations Make Higher Tax
Levies Mcdford's Total Levy
Will Bo Close to 33 Mills.
Every municipality oxcopting Med
ford and Gold Hill, in Jackson conn
ty, havo increased tho lovy for city
purposos over that of last yoar.
Mcdford's lvy for innnioipal pur
poses last year was 17.5 mills, this
year it is 17.1 nulls, (lold Hill lovio
tho samo tnx, 5 mills.
Ashlnud incronsos her lovy from
1-1 mills in 1908 to l(iL mills in 1900.
Jacksonville from fl! mills to 10.
Phoonix, tho baby incorporated town,
levies u lax of 3 mills, whil0 Coirtrol
Point levies 10 mills this yoar against
8 mills Inst your.
Tho estimated lovy by tho county
of 7 mills will mnko Mcdford's ossoss-
mout about 32.1 mills, dividod ns fol
lows: City, 17.1; school, 8; county,
7j total, 32.1.
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CARDINAL SATOLl
ROME, Doo. 30. Cardinal Sutolli,
who is sufforing from nophiitis nnd
blood poisoning, is unconsoious to
day nnd tho physicians look momen
tarily for tho ond. Tho rolnto has
boon in a comatoso condition for two
days.
Mr. nnd Mrs. L. P. Hubbard nnd
Miss Marngarot Hubbard, woro in
Medford from thoir foothill orchard
Thursday to atond tho fruit growors
mooting.
Wnltor R. Pittongor of Pnsadona,
Calif., has advised frionds thnt ho
will nrrivo noxt wook for an indoffi
nito stny in tho vnlloy.
OLING
Julius Kruttschnitt of. Har
riman System Writes John
D. Olwell Eegarding Meth
ods of Precooling Fruit for
Long Distance Shipment.
Julius Kruttschnitt. director ot
maintenance and operation on all of
tho so-called Harrlman lines, has ad
dressed a letter to John D. Olwoll of
this city In regard to tho success,
met with in California In connection
with tho precooling of fruit for ship
ment. Tho letter Is of great Interest
to every fruit man In tho valley, as
tho precooling of fruit is a vital sub
ject. Tho letter follows:
December 23, 1009.
Mr. John D. Olwell,
Medford, Oregon.
My Dear Mr. Olwell: Complying
with my promise when I last hnd tho
pleasure of seeing you, I give you be
low n brief outlino of whnt we arc
doing in tho way of prc-cooling in
California.
0x?rnto Two Plnnta.
Tho Pacific Fruit Express com
pany now own and opernto two large
pro-cooling plants in California,
ono located nt RosjLvillc in tho north,
which enres for deciduous fruits and
tho other at Colton in the south,
which enrcs for citrus fruits nnd
vegetables.
Both of these plants arc operated
in connection with largo ice manu
facturing plnnts nnd are of steel
and concrote structure. Tho Rosc
villo plnnt will pro-cool 24 cars nt
a timo with n daily capacity of about
200 cars while tho Colton plant is
lnrger and will pro-cool n grentor
number of enrs daily.
Tho system in nso by this com
pany is whnt is known ns tho Inter
mittent Vacum Process, which serves
two purposes; thnt of purification
ns well ns rcgrigorntion, nnd I am
pleased to say, has accomplished
theso results in every experiment
mnde, as well as in notunl operation
on cnrlond fruits nnd vegetables.
i.oia Air used.
Tho npparntus used for this pur
poso forces tho nir through n falso
door which fits in tho sido door op
cuing of tho enr nnd this nir is
equally distributed to all parts of the
car by means of a system of Raffles.
Tho cool nir which enters through
tho fnlso door is withdrawn by
monns of outlet nir ducts through
tho hatch openings nt both ends of
tho enr. At suitable intervals tho
inlot is closed for n brief timo nnd
tho oxhnust continuing, with tho rc
sultnnt consequonco of n partial vac
uum being created in (ho oar body.
During this part of tho process, tho
oxhaustod nir is discharged into tho
open nir or wasted.
Tho frenuenev of tlio mmhVniirm
of this exhaustion of nir nnd the
length of tune durine- it is ninintnined
should vnry according to tho con
dition oi tlio lruit or vegetables. By
this nroCOSS. lint nnlv n Mia nr.i.
tents of tho ear properly rcfrigorated
but thoy are nlso surrounded by
swoot, clean air, sterilized by refrig
eration.
Cars Also Iced.
Alter pro-OOOllllor llin onm nvn
iced to full capacity so ns to mnin
tnin a low avorngo tempornluro dur
ing shipmont,
Tho results obtained bv hn hra .f
this pro-cooling procoss havo beon
oxtremolv satisfnotnrv nnd without
exception, pro-cooled fruit hns ar
riyod on onstom mnrkota in niupli
hottor condition than fruit iot pre-
eooicil. J his is hut a nntural rosult
Of tllft trrtfltmnnt rnnivni1 linnniion
- - - - ..w VW1V4, IJVl.illlilU
it nccomplishos rofrigoration at or
iginnting point within nporiod of two
nnd n half to throo hours whioh un
dor tho old mothod of rofrigornting
wiin ipo, renuirod from two nnd a
half to threo days. By quiokly
placincr tho fruit undor rofrie-orntion
- n - - -
ns nbovo, all docay nnd wasto is
i i i
quiPKiy cnecKOd.
By tho mtormittont procoss, all in
(Conttnuoil on pago 4.)
PRECO
is m
$15
14
Portland Aviator Promises
, to Fly From His City to
Los Angeles in 14 Hours if
He Is Guaranteed $15,000
if He Is Successful.
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 30. E. P.
Preble, builder of the dirigible air
ship which has been practically com
pleted In this city, was riled when ho
redd a dispatch from Dick Fcrrle, tho
Los Angeles aviation meet promoter,
to the effect that Preblo would not
enter tho Los Angeles meet unless
tho southern peoplo provide him with
financial aid to corapleto his machlno,
"That was an absurd statement,"
said Preblo today. "Why, our ma
chlno Is practically completed now.
"Hero Is what wo asked for Los
Angeles peoplo. Wo agreed to fly
from Portland to Los Angeles pro
vided wo wore assured one of the
cash prizes. I told Ferris that as
sorno expense- would bo entailed In.
arranging for tho trip, I wanted- to
bo aeaurd of something worth while.
They offer 110,000 for a trip from
Los Angeles to San Francisco and
that Is 500 miles. Now, la New York
at tho recent meets- $10,000 was of
fered for a H0-mIle flight, and no
ono scenred the prlre.
"I nrp confident that my dirigible
can make tho trip from Portland to
Los Angolcs, 1400 miles, in 14 hours.
.Tho expenso of sending tho balloon
overland, however, would bo great.
Thoro would bo llttlo to bo gained
by going aftr tho rplro offered under
tho conditions which havo beon set.
"If Forrls Is slncero ho will real
ize tho value of having a 1400-mile
air trip nd at Los Angeles. If he
will guarantee mo $15,000 I still
stand ready to make the. trip."
PRESIDENT'S NEICE
WEDS SEATTLE MAN
Taft Is Present 'as Are Many Other
Notable Guests Happy Couple
Off to Europe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Presl-
dout Taft, accompanied by Hiss Helen
Taft and Robort Taft, left Washing
ton at 9 o'clock today to bo present
at tho wedding this afternoon of tho
president's nloco, Miss Loulso Taft.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wn-
tors Taft, to Georgo Hogg Snowden
of Seattle.
Mnny Guests.
NEW YORK, Doc. 30. A romnrk
nblo company of guests, representing
tho uppor soclnl and official llfo of
tho nation, nssombled today at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft
In Forty-eighth streot-for .tho wed
ding of Miss Loulso ,Tnft and Georgo
Hogg Snowden,
Pronuneut among thoso present
woro President Tnft and his son and
daughter, Robort and Miss Holon.
Mrs. Taft wns absont becnuso of 111
health. Georgo Hogg Snowden Is n
wealthy lumberman of Seattle, proni
Inont In sovornl clubs and well known
In Now York.
Mr. and Mrs. Snowden will llvo In
Senttlo aftor an extended Europenn
trip nnd a visit to Egypt.
OSWEGO P0ST0FFICE S
LOOTED BY ROBBERS
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 30. Tho
pollco today aro combining their
forces In tho search for a mnn who
into yostorday looted tho Oswego
postotfico, of n sum ostlmatod at
botwoon $200 and f 300.
John Hardy of Grants Pass was n
Modford visitor Thursday.
FLIGHT
YOU DROPPED
SOMETHING
Which reminds us:
If you will drop a postal card to
us we will call for your sub
scription to this paper for the
somlntf year.
tSIRATA WANT!
ELECTION BY
PEOPLE
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 30.
General Estrada today sent an ulti
matum to President Madriz, accord
ing to a rumor current hero, stating
that ho will agree to suspend horstil
itis and .abandon his march against
Managua, uopu either of two condi
tions. -i"
Estrada demands that Madriz con
sent to tho selection of a president
by tho revolutionists or call n general
.election to choso a chief oicutivo
Should the latter alternative bo
accepted, the revolutionists would
retain their arms during tho election
It is not condisorod possible here
that Madriz will accptr either propo
sition. It is certain that if tho in
surgents should soloct a president,
tho mantle would not fall upon Mad
riz, and it appears to bo equally ccr
tain that if they retained th'ar arms
they would control tho election.
Madriz has appointed threo com
missiouors to confer with tho revo
lutionary leaders in an attempt to
secur0 peace. They aro Colonel Joso
Estrada, brother of the insurgent
leador; Benjamin Vidauerro and Gil
bcrt Saballos.
This commission will make ovory
effort to persuade Estrada to aban
dou to tho dictorial policy ho is fol-
Iowng, but th Madriz partv enter
tains littlo hope of its success des-
pito tho president's clever move in
nppointing Estrada's brother as n
member.
MAIL TRIBUNE WINS
Winning Sweepstakes and Stand on
Freo Speech Fight In Spokane
. Brings Medford Pape to Front.
"You havo no Idea," states Dr. J.
P. Reddy, who has Just returned
with Mrs. Reddy from Spoknne,
whoro thoy spont tho holidays, "what
a great amount of ntteatlon tho
Rogue River valloy, Modford and tho
Mall Tribuno Is attracting In Sno-
knno and all along tho lino. Tho
vnlloy has mado thorn all sit up and
tako notice on account of wlanlng tho
sweopstakos at tho National Applo
show, Modford bocauso It Is tho con
tor ot tho fruit bolt, nnd tho Mall
Tribuno because It outclasses papers
published In largor cltlos In the qual
ity and quantity of tho nows. I
heard many compliments paid to tho
pnpor and tho town while I was gono.
It's a mighty good paper, has lots of
nows, ono would say; aaothor would
romark upon tho volumo of advertis
ing. 'Must bo an enterprising lot ot
merchants In Modford, aad thoy Buro
must bo doing business to carry that
advertising,' ono would conclido. The
winning of tho prlzo attracted tho
attention ot tho country to Modford
nnd tho Roguo Rlyor Valley and tho
Mnll Tribuno Is keeping tho good
work up."
FRUIT MEN
FORK
Many Orchardists From All
Sections of Valley Gather
to Form New and Closer
Organization Will Be a
Great Aid "to Industry.
Fruii growers from every district-
in the Rogue river vnlloy nre gather
ing in Medford today to attend the
meeting of tho horticulturists of th
wohle valley to be held thin after
noon. The meeting is the most important
ever held in southern Oregon since -tho
first meting of a fow fruit men
was held in Medford several years
ago when the first organization of
tho men in tho Rogue river valley
was made.
The fruit industry has grown since
then and so havo th fruit growers.
Tho former has grown from an in
fant to a size which demands re
spect, and tho latter havo growir
from a few timid orchardists, will
ing to take any price for their pro
ducts, to a body of men who pur
pose to get out of their labor and in
vstment that to which they aro en
titled. Tho purpose of the meeting this
afternoon is to .devise ways and'
means, or at least to set the move
ment going, which will result in (he
grower recvuig- something more
nearly the actual price for which his
fruit sells. To this end it is pro
posed thnt an organization of ttie
horticulturists of tho whole valley
from Grants Pass to Ashland bo ef
fected nnd thnt the marketing of tho
fruit b mndo through this organiza
tion. Fruit men from Ashland, Grants
Pass, Jacksonville, Central Pointy
Ilill, everywhere in tho county are
hero to participate in tho meeting.
A largo contingent was present'
from Grants Pass, nnd took mneh in
trest in the meeting. Those-in the.
party from tho Pass woro:
W. M. Hair, A. B. Cornell, R. A.
Pierce, G. A. Hnilton, W. W. Canby,
R. A. Thomns, W. S. Maxwell, A. N. "
Parsons. IT. E. Gall, Will Scovill, C.
E. Sclleek, II. T. Prichard, II. Wood.
PUNCHERS LEAVE
TO ROPE BEASTS
Arizona Cowboys Sail for British
East Africa to Hunt Bio Game
With Riatas and Cow
Ponies.
NEW YORK, Doc. 30. Chnrlos J.
Jones of Frednoin, Arizona-, accom
panied by his oxport punchers "Rus
tler" Lovoless nnd "Silont" Monns.
half a ton of equipment, ton tmind
cow ponies nnd any numbor of 1ns
sqos, is in Now York waiting for n
steamer that will convoy htm any his
party to British East Africa. "Bnf-
falo" Joucs. as tho west knows him.
is going to omulnto ex-Presidont
Roosvolt but ho is npt going to do
it with powdor and shot.
Jonos is croinr. to hunt lions, nlo.
phants and other beasts with Ins.
soos. Incidentally ho figuros a hip
popotamus or two will moot nn un
timely doath should thoy wandor in
his path. IIo said today:
"I've- stor-ropcd, thrown and tiofl
tho wildost aud tho biggest bull buf
fuloos on tho prairios and thoy'ro a
dura sight worso than any lion that
ovor como ovor tho hill. A lion will
run, but I'vo got my ponies. As for
lophnnts, tho vory faot that ho goes
about with his trunk hold up epells
doath for him. I'll lassoo tho trunk
and ho's not going to got away,
William R. Crano of Talent wa
Modford visitor Thursday,