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City Ml UiiIIimI IVnh AhhikIiK Iiiii, Full I-iinI U'lro ltcKirt Tim only pnitiir In tho world imiIiIIhIikiI In it city tho hIzo of Mmlford having a, UuihoiI wire. Medford Mail Tribum THE WEATHER. Tonight and Saturday Fair. Thursday High Gl, low 41, rango 52. FOURTIF YEAR. MEDFORD, OTtWION", FRIDAY, JANUARY 2J, 1910. No. 262. DUNLAP PLACE IS TILL TRIES TO LINK - SOLD FOR Total Sales One Day Reach S 1 00,000 Minneapolis Man Makes Big Investment-Two Lots on Oak dale sell for $2100 Business Is good. Benjamin C. Slioldon Iiiih purch itMud tho old Dtiulnp place, oust of Tnlotit, nnying $80,000. Tho tract constats ot' (MO aoroH, of which 210 in iiiiit(d to fruit. It ndjoiiiH the famous Dr. Pago orchard. Mr. Sholdow cmno to Medford about thu first of tlio year, nnd ninco linM bcun going ovor tlio vnlloy care fully, looking at Hovoral different iropnrtltioiiH. Ha then chosu the Dunlnp place Ho intonds to improve tho property. Tito wilo of 513 ncroH of tho young orchard, two years old, which hut been developed hy Joh. Taylor & Soiih, on tho Mrndloy ranch, north of and adjoining tlio Medford townmle, for a consideration of $18,000, the piirchuxcr being It. A. Matthew of C'rookHlon, Minn., in nnothor victory for thu Medford booklet. Mr. Matthew Htntfri that ho wan first at Financial Secretary of War Office Stoned Prominent Leaders In Many Instances Had to Be Taken by Force From Infuriated Mob. LONDON. Jan. 21. Tho rioting that linn mnrked tho progrens of tho parliamentary olectlona wan contin ued today. ! D. Aclclnnd, financial necrotnry of tho war offlco, wnns toned nnd ); nocked from nu nutomobllo whon ho unn delivering n pro-llbornl speech In YorkHhlro. Ho was novoroly In jured. W. L. Hoylo, conservative, who wnH elected from Deorhnm ovor W. R. Los tor, fainted while being congratulate od upon his ducrosn. Tho ciowd Hint followed whon ho was taken to tho hospital met Lcstor, bont him se verely nut! knocked 1:1m down re peatedly. Slxty-novon rnndldntca nro being voted upon today, and Interest In tho cotiHtltuencloH whero tho balloting Is tali I iik plaro Ih Intonso, Among tho cnndldntefl who wero BIG ATTENDANCE AT BOXING SHOW Two Good Preliminaries Will Bo Stancil and tho Main Go Will Bo a Crockcrjack. Tho nttendanco nt tho boxing con test to bo pulled off tonight nt tho Medford llioator promises to bo the, largest ovor nt any nthlotio moot in tho city. Since tho nthlotio id on wnH first Inculcated hero tho houses for n good entertainment hnvo boon growing in Biro. But, in ntlilotios, llko in tho atrioalH, tho pooplo of Medford must bo shown. A good show will pull n orowd that nmkes tho mnnngor won dor whothor ho isn't in a oity of four UmOB tho slzo of Modford, whilo n poor show hna n loss attendance than would ho vouchsafed nt n vil lage of n fow hundred. Tho show tonight, us evidenced hy tho ndvnneo sales, will ho' woll nt tondod. Two good proliminnrios will como on boforo tho main ovont, Ooorgo Morrimnn, Jr., nnd Ouy Mooro will npponr in tho honvy woight division, whilo n oouplo of olovor lads from tho north will rop roHont tho lightweights, Donn nnd McQann nro in tho finost condition ovor nnd nro fit to go tho wholo roulo. $80,000 tracted to Medford hy perusal of thu booklet, mailed to Homo friends in Minnesota by the sccrotnry of tho Commercial club, nnd while looking ovor tho west after hia recent mnr ringo ho found tho conditions even hotter hero than tho booklet Htntcd, and (ho purchnso followed, nu n mat tor of course. Undo .Sam Ilcnnett's faniouB ncro nnd one-half of New towtiH nro jiint ncroHH tho creek from tho tract. Tho Rogue River Laud Co. handled tho doal. Kay Toft sold on Thtirxdny two lot on Onkdnlo and Ninth street to William Lewis, tho coiiHidorntion being $2000. Mr. Lewis will erect two modem residences. How Lucas of St. Mark's church HtartH construction today on 'three now hotiHCH on Laurel street upon property ho recently purchased from H. C. Kentner. AI ENGLISH POLL! defeated yenteidny worn J. A. I'enRe, "chlof whip of tho liberals"; Victor Grayson, a prominent luborltc, nnd Llof Jones, n prohibition leader. Pease wna roscuod by tho pollco from n mob which assaulted lilm nt Saffrnnd Wnldon. Tho officers es corted him homo, Colonel Probyn, who defeated Pernio, wnB carried to Ills homo on tho shoulders of tho crowd. In an official announcement lssuod from their headquarters today, tho liberal leaders declared that unless they, In combination with tho labor ltes nnd without tho aid of tho Irish nntlonnllBts, nro given nmnJorlty of at leant 40 mombors in tho parlln montnry ojcctlona now In progress, they will not nccopt tho responsibil ity of ministerial control, Tho announcement created much UVintlntlml nil db 5 KNOX IS TO DROP NEUTRALIZATION PLAN Japan and Russia Both Hand Amer ican Representatives Advcrso Replies. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jnn. 21. Following tho rocoipt of uows that Jnpnu nnd Itussin today Biinultuue ously hundod to tho diplomatic rep resentatives of tho United States ndvorso roplios to tho proposal of Socrotary of Stnto Knox to neutral ize tho Mnnchuriun railway, it is bo liovod horo that tlio proposal will bo droppod, nt lonst for tho present. Thoro is much iutorost regarding tho wording nnd oxaot nnturo of tho Jnpnuoso reply, which was not made public in Tokyo, as it is undorstood that tho proposal mot with hit tor an tagonism on tho part of tho Jnpnu oso statesmen. It has boon strongly intimated in dispatches from Japan that tho an swer would ho forthcoming nt onco nnd would show Japan in tho utti tudo of ondoavoring to cut off tho possibility of any similar proposi tions in tho futuro. Tho enrly roply, witli tho plnin in timation of ooncortod notion, wns somowhnt of a surpriso, nnd to oloso obsorvors of international politics hero indicates that Itussin nnd Ja pan huvo entered iv firm rofusnl. J. G. Van Dyke & Co. Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes Medford, Ore. Jan. 21, 1910 To the Public: We are using The Mail Tribune exclusively for our advertising , and believe it to be by far the best medium of reaching and interesting the people. - Our special sale ad vertisements in this paper have never failed to bring inmediate results. PROPERTY LOSS IN FRANCE FROM STORM IS HEAVY Business Practically at Standstill- Looting Goes On In Stricken Towns Lack of Food Is Serious Menace. PARIS, Jnn. 21. Chaotic condi tions prevail throughout Eastern nnd Southern Franco today ns the result of tho disastrous floods thnt hnvo swept those sections for the Inst thrco days. Whilo littlo loss of life has been reported, it wns estimnted todny thnt proporly damago aggregating many millions of dollnrs has been done. Business practically is nt n stand still in the lnrger towns. Farms in tho southern districts hnvo been flooded nnd hundreds of ncrcs nrc subinorgcd. Despite tho vigilnnco of tho au thorities, much looting is going on m tho stricken towns whero tho. lnek of food is a serious menace. YOUNG LEADERS TO CURB LEWIS Revolt From President's Power Is Planned A Number of Radical Changes Arc Planned. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jnn. 21. Plnns for n revolt by tho younger loaders of tho United Minoworkcrs of imoricu in session hero wero rovenl- ed todny whon it was learned that thoy nro preparing nn nmondmcnt to tho organisation's constitution for tho purposo of curbing tho power of Prosidont Lowis. Anothor nmondmcnt will ho intro duced for tho purposo of taking from tho president tho power to appoint nationnl organizers by making tho officos olootivo. Tho amendment nlso provides thnt organizers shnll not loavo their work to nttond con ventions. Although tho vegulnrs holiovo tho nmendmonts will ho tnblod, tho youngor mombors hopo to pnss thorn hy ohtnming tho support of dologntos opposed to tho payment of snlnry and oxpenscs to orgnnizors in nt tondnnco on tho eon'ontion. Kogardmg tho coal nuno situation. mnny dolegntos intimntod todny that m nddition to n domnnd for n 10 por oont inorenso in pay for coal diggors, a big incronso would bo nsked for day lnborors working nround tho mines. In tho courso of tho dny's Inislnoss Lowis nppointod n oonnnitteo to con- for with tho Wostorn Fodorntion of Minors for tho purposo of adopting nmnignnmtion of tho two mining or ganizations or for tho adoption of J. Q . SOUTH HOLLY STREET IS SIGNED UP A majority of tho prop- orty owners on South Holly street hnvo signed a petition to have tho street pnved from Mnin street south to ths city " " limits. " The petition yas only cir- eulnted a few days beforo tho nbovo result wns obtr.ined. Othor petitions are likely to " bo filed between now and to- morrow evening. " -f UNCLE SAM IS TO PROBE BEEF TRUST Announced That Government Will Bring Suit Against Trust In Chi cagoDepartment Not Asleep as Thought. WASHINGTON, Jnn. 21. It was announced today nt tho department of Justtco that proceedings soon will bo Instituted ngatnst tho "beef" trust at Chicago. Tho department has boon Investi gating complaints npnlnst tho "trust" on tho ground that It hns been oper ating In restraint of trndo. Tho suit will bo brought undor tho Sherman nntl-trust law, Tho announcement of governmental nctlon wnB received with Intonso In terest on account of the nlmost na- tlon-wldo movoment against the high prices of meat, which has dovolopod Into nntl-ment strikes In many of tho larger cltlca. WWiQ Tlio fact that Uio government is nl most ready to act Indicates that tho department of Justice hns boon moro actlvo than wns suspected nnd it Is bolloved hero thnt ovldonco regarding tho conditions which hnvo brought about tho rovolt against tho Incroasod prices Is alrondy In tho hands of gov ernment officials. BROKE WINDOW AND GETS $600 IN JEWELRY SEATTLE, Wash., Jana. 21. Sov- oral offlcors aro trying to socuro traco of tho man who early todny smashed tho pinto glnss window of W. H. Flnlc's Jewelry storo on Second avo nuo with a brick and mado away with $000 worth ot Jowolry. Tho robber had ovldontly timed his raid so as to avoid Pntroluinn Mark, who passed tho storo several times botweon mid night nnd 0 o'clock this morning, whon tho robbery was dlscovorod. Leo Bradshnw, tho orchardist of tho Littlo Butto creok section, was in Medford attending to business mnt tora rccontly. a "fighting" ngroomont. Lewis is chairman of tho committee which will nttond tho next session of tho Wostorn Federation. A resolution was passed today do mnnding that congress croato a bu ronu of mines. VAN DYKE & CO, 25,000 BEFORE 1914, IS BELIEF OF J.P.PORTER Head of Great Contracting Firm Says Future of Medford Is Most Bright Pleased With Work on P. & E. R. R. "1 fully believe that Medford will hnvo a population of 25,000 by 1914," said John P. Porter, head of tho firm of Porter Bros., who hns just inspected tho work on tho Pa cific & Eastern, beforo leaving for the north last evening. '1 know of .no city with n brighter futuro or A J . i, 1, inrgcr present lor us size man ims. Tho progress made during the past .year has been marvelous. "I am well pleased with the prog ress of tho construction work on the I Pacific & Eastern. During the past two months work hns been rapid, in spite or a tew stretches ot poor 'weather. Tho road will easily teach Butto Falls during May." TO STRENGTHEN PACIFIC FLEET Upon Return From Mediterranean Cruise, Battleships Will Be Ordered to Pacific. WASHINGTON, Jnn. 31. Follow. lng the Issuing of orders forming the battleships Iowa, Indiana and Mas sachusetts Into a midshipmen's prac tice squadron for an oxtonded Medlt ornnnenn crulso It was learned today on good authority that upon tholr roturn to Araorlcan waters tho ships would bo sent to rolnforco tho Pacific fleet. It was roportod furthor thnt tho cruisers Teunesseo nnd Washington will bo sent back to tho Pacific after participating In tho Argentlno Inde pondonco day festivities at Buonos Ayres next May. Tho now fleet will contain doublo tho fighting strength of tho former Pacllfc squadron. It will bo dlvldod ns follows: , First division Tho battleships Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts and Orogon. Second division Tho crulsors Ton nesseo, Washington, California and Pennsylvania. Third division Tho cruisers West Virginia, Colorado, Maryland and South Dakota. Wins Solomon Derby. TACOXIA, Wash., Jnn. 21. Al though knockod unconscious nud sus taining a (loop cut In his tomplo, "Scotty" Allen, a woll known Alas kan character, won tho Solomon dor by for dog teams at Nome yesterdny, according to cablegrams rocolvod hero todny, HERMANNS DEAL Heney and Worthington Spend Entire Horning Arguing as to Admission of Evidence If Wolver ton Allows, Heney Will Start on Last Lap. PORTLAND, Or., Jari. 21. Did Binger Hermann have knowledge of tho existenco of tho Blue Mountain forest reservo by reason of having had his attention called to extensive frauds being perpetrated by Benson in California and in tho Cascade for est reserve in Oregon? Prosecutor F. J. Heney contends that he did and that he should be al lowed to introduce testimony to that effect. Colonel Worthington, repre senting Hermann, says that it is un fair to open the door to such evi dence. All during the morning's session of the court Judge Wolvcrton has been listening to the arguments of the two attorneys, and this afternoon will decide whether it should be allowed tho government to make such a showing. I'lans of Heney. If Judtro Wolvcrton nllows nenev WAR ON HIGH Women's Federation of Clubs to Back Up Labor Organizations in Boycott, on Heat and Eggs, Nowin Progress Over the .Whole C ountry. CHICAGO, Dl., Jan. 21. Aligning themselves with the widespread "meat and egg boycott," local mem bers of tho State Federation of Wo men's clubs aro planning to have thnt organization indorse the protest against high prices. The executive committee of the federation will meet next week and will bo asked to tako action. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 21. Lnboring men here began preparing today to join tho meat boycott. A resolution to becomo vegetarians is being circulated and 22,000 signa tures aro expected. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 21. In spite of tho growth of tho anti-meat societies, tho price of sirloin stenks advanced 2 cents por pound today. EAGLES CARRY BABE FROM ITS CRABLE Before Child Can Be Rescued It Is Killed by Sharp Talons of the King of the Air. GIDSON, La., Jan. 21. His littlo body bruised and torn by tho taloni ot two giant eagles, who kldnapod him from his crib and carried him to tho top ot n great oak troo, 2-months-old Reno Thebodaux lies dead today In the Thobodaux homo near Gibson. Tho dead baby was takon from the branches of tho troo, whoro It wns hold by Its clothing after Its feath ered abductors had been klllod by men who answered Mrs. Thebodaux3 torrlfled shrloks. Tho baby's mothor had left his cradlo near an open door wbllo 3bo wont about her work. With a beating ot wings, an onormous caglo almost Immediately swooped nt tho cradlo, seized tho child In Its claws and flap ped to a treo In tho yard whoro an othor eaglo porchod. Tho woman's agonized cries brought two farm hands to tho houso. Ono nttompted to climb tho troo whero tho baby lay among tho top most brnnchos, suspended by Its clothing. Ho was drlvon back by ono of tho birds, which attacked him savagoly. to present the evidenco desired, and it seems practically cortain that he will do so, then Henoy will begin his last lap in tho trial of tho ex-commissioner in an attempt to show that Hermann had full knowledge of tho way school lands were being taken fraudulently, and that while in some instances ho refused to sanction th creation of forest reserves, thnt h did sanction tho Bine Mountain r serve, thus showing that ho was coc cerncd in its creation. Irwin Rittcnhouse, former privnto secretary for Hermann, wns put on tho stand yesterday afternoon juat beforo adjournment to identify let ters which had been written to Her mann concerning tho Hyde-Benson land steals, and at thnt time Worth ington entered objection to th,c tes timony. Heney in his argument out lined that he desired to show by tho (Continued on pay S.) COST GROWS Tho actual boycott will begin hore Monday. BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 21. Tho meat boycott reached this city today and leading labor men have called a mass meeting to bo held at FaneuxL naU. . . s, SA2J DD2QO, CnL, Jan. 21. Loco laboring men today wero discussinj plans for a mass meeting to bo hob soon to protest against tho higl prices prevailing for food, and es pecialJy meat and groceries. Som, of them say that a meat striko will immediately follow. No official no tion has been taken by tho federated trades council, but it wns said that a conferenco would bo hold soon. It is asserted that wages horo havo by uo means kept paco with tho in creased cost ct living. BRINKS NQiBEER Because Friend Would Not Order Wine for Him, Johnson Beats Him May Get Sentence. j NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Jack John son, negro claimant to heavyweight I pugilistic honors, must nppear la court tomorrow to answer to an al leged assault upon Norman Plnder, a negro, who refused to buy him a bottlo of wlno. According to Plnder, Johnson camo to a tablo In a cafo whoro ho sat with two womon. Plndor Invited him to drink nnd tho fighter ordorod wlno. "I remombor whon you woro gloi enough to drink boor with mo out a a rusty pall," Plnddr said. Then, according to Plnder'a story tho blnck giant struck nnd klckei him. Johnson was arrested, and aft or spending throo hours In Jail, was roloased on 31000 bond. Johnson's recont actions horo bava aroused much adverse comment, and It was predicted thnt If ho Is convjet od tomorrow ho will bo sentoncod to sorvo a torm on DlnckwoU's Island. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton aro adding beauty and nttrnctivouosH to tholr pleasant homo on North Central ava- , nuo with tho planting of ornaraontal PUGILIST iroos nna surubbory.