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Tribune
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SECOND
EDITION
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Korly'KlrNt, Ycur.
MEDFORD, OKlOaON, TUESDAY, DKUKiMWM 39, 1011.
No. 232.
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$130,000 IS
INVOLVED IN
LID DEALS
F. E. Merrick Has Practically Sold
171 Acres of His Orchard to Pasa
dena Man (or $75,000 Ninety
Acres Is In Bcarliin Orchard.
JENNINGS PLACE ON
ROGUE TO GO FOR $55,000
Merrick Will Start Development of
Additional 225 Acres Owned
liy Him nt Once.
Om liiiiuhiid iinil (hilly ihotisiiiid
dollar i iuvolvi'il in two largo It til
denl whltdi n nt now ponding final
oh'tfhig'. Ho far have negotiations
proceeded, however, that 'ii'li sale
haw hcoti practically completed.
Tliu Inrftwi' amt moru impnrluiit
iiiitiMiiotlou of tint two deals is tin'
halt) of (lis Merrick orchard at tin'
Iihm of Uy Ami to a Mr. Bingham,
formerly m !nrgo ltiuthot dealer of
ChiiwK mill now of I'uhhiIoiiii, Cal.
When this i Km I i consummated, us it
will 1m within llm nenr future, Mr.
HiufcliMiit will own 171 uunx of Mr.
Merrick' holding In tlint vit'lnity nt
a (MMwiilurHtion of .$7o.)00. Ninety
ucrtw of thl tract in in bearing
orchard, and liu for moiiio time boon
olio of llm ulniw pliutim of tho alley.
Tlio weond mU) i tlmt of llic old
Jmiubigw plnco on llogtto ncr near
Table Itnck to 0Hlern inun. Tim re
port cil prim of this place I .f..j,000
Tim jtkmo l now owned ly Colonel
Kay iiikI contain over Hid aero.
Mr. Merrick linn not dipood of
hbt aiUlre laud holding ,y any menu.
Adjoining tin! mint to ho acquired by
.Mr. Itlimliiiiu I unit coiitniiiiiur 2'J.
mmwi, wfiifh Mr, Merrick will nt once
improve.. Annie from this Mr. Mor
lick owiih ncVcrnl other true tit in tin
valley. Mr. Bingham in buying (lie
llaee for hi oii, who will ic(ilonii
tliti trncl.
John I). Olwell is handling thee
two triuiHiu'tioiiN.
A NAVAL BASE
Wlillo Turkey nml Italy Arc Busy
Fluhtlnu, Great Britain Steps In
mid Occupies n Very Important
Harbor.
LONDON, Dee. 10. Troop wore
Hont. by tint HrltUi war off ice today
to occupy Colliiin, a naval bane on
the voiiht of Ciirciinliiii, which Great
ltrilain ioir.od wlillo Turkey and Italy
wore busy with their (pinnol in
Tripoli.
KiiKland bus nlwnys elaiiued this
port, Turkey royUitinj; iU oceiipalion
by tliu llritlsli. Thu Inzlili Kiivarn
inenl iiniioiiiicoH that it inteiulH to
hold Solium only until the, end of the
war, but thuro uro hut few ntntoMiicn
in Kuropo who heliuvo that Great
llrittiin will over luliuntiiHlt tlm port.
Stocks Recede.4
NKW YOUIC, Dee. lD.-Snmll rn
((iwiiiiiiH (lenurreil in tho opcuiiiK'Hloj'k
niiirkol today, ho only Jhhiio In hIiow
inurked Mlrnti;tti lfuliu? Oanailian I'a
oifie, which wan up tionrly n point,
A fin rilio firnt hour, however, tho lint
rallied witly' tho exception of tho
Gould Ishiu'h. 1'rieoH roio Bteadily un
til (ho Iciidiui; hIiiuds worn liiluni
than nt tho close last iiIkIiI. Tho
oIobo wiih firm.
Ilondn wore irrojular. ,
Tnft Off to New York.
WASHINGTON, I). P., Dee. JO.
lWdont Tai't Htnrtod froin.huro for
Now York to do his Christ mux Hhop
IiIiik mid to attend Rovoral bnuquets.
Ho wan nooonipiulod by Attorney
Gdiiornl WiokorHhuui, who will visit
Now York en rnitlo to Panania. T
ulejit dm proHldont will bo tho guest
of tho lOooiHiinin oltdi nt the llolol
Atitor. Tomorrow ho will lav tho
oornoratoim of n aoltloineul hnuHonr
um iiiiiKi,
ENGLAND
SHOT iYr DEVILS, IS
PLEA OF SLAYER
Hakkv KcxuyT
Oetilitr ilelimlon I the unique dirfiMK',
being made for Hiir.v Kelly, of Coimel
Itlnim. 'on trial at Pet .Molncn ihnrgei
wltli killing Deputy KtieiKT U'oolimti
of Conn -il lllurN, nml "ICd" KlitrHnyi
a Dei Molnei bartender.
Tlint Kelly, who nt Hie (lino or Hi
double killing wax on the way to tie
Ktale Inebrlolu ANylnm, tielleied tli.
men lie xhot iloun Mere lilndi doll
ineiifieliii: his life will be one of tin
rlnlnifi of the defence.
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ROAD BONO CASE
UP JiliMY 4
Supreme Court Sets Date for Aruu
ments Early Decision Is Expected
to Follow, Which Will Allow Spring.
Work If County Wins.
Tim Hiiit brouuht by ICd M. Andrew
ngHltihl Jnekon county to enjoin the
Imhuniico of l.r()0,0(H) road bond,
authorized by .Inckwou county at a
t-pcoial election held Sontuiuhcr HO,
Iihm been sot for iirxumeut in the hii
pienm court on January !, 101'J, ne
rordintr t" word receivel by A. V..
Hcaincrt today.
Jim briefs in llm cane will bo filed
in llm near future and tho ease
urxuod. It in believed that shortly
afterward n decision will be rendorod.
ax the ciixti is inoHt iuiporlant. Should
the coiintv win tlm suit in the higher,
in it did in llm lower, court Juekson
Fcotiiitv can start road work in the
"pring.
RUSSIA ANGRY
AT UNITED STATES
Czar Will Probably Allow Treaty to
Lapse With United States and Re
fuse to Ncnotlatc New Convention
With Us.
ST. I'KTKHSHUHO, Dee. 1!). Tak
ing the attitude that I'rotiiduul Tuft's
nbrognling tho treaty of. JSiW was
undertaken to bolster up his weak
ened itolitieal popularity, government
officials are expressing themselves
bitterly ngniiist tho United States
government.
Anti-Semitic ngitators are open In
llmir donunuiation of America and
there is some talk of .boycotting
Anierieuu goods in Kiismii and Mau
ehurin. Piom'iiI indicutions aro Unit Has
sin will allow Iho treaty lonpso nnd
refuse to negotinlo n new eonvention
with tho United Slates. ,
Desperate fon Opium.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cab, Dee. 10w-
Opium Honda deaporato'Tor tho drug
mid unablo to got It ns a rosult of
tlm eniHiido noro, nro forging pliyal-
cIiiiih' prosorliitlona iih a lost roaort to
KtitlBfy their einvliiBs. . .
Dr. O. C. Hiikor'H nnmo was forgod
five (linos. Attnrnoy O'Connor, of
tho Rtato board of pliannaoy, nnya tho
forgeries aro ovldencea Hint tho cru
sade luiH shut off nil ntior lncana of
obtaining tho Illicit drug, and that It
shows tho pi'olioi'B another chuunol
to ho pursued In wiping nut tho vlco.
Packers' Jury Complete
OIUOAOO, til., Dee. It) Tho Jury
which will try J. OkiIoh Armour and
nine otlior millionaire Chlcjigo bQot
hiiroim for criminal c)f)n8ivlracy undor
tho tonus of tho Hliornian aiUI-tnifit
linv was coiunlotoii todny,
ACKSDN
COUNTY
CITY ENJOINED
BY W. M. SMITH
Proprietor of Apartment House on
South Riverside Alices That 50
Cents a Month Per Family for
Water Is Too Much.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
IS ISSUED BY CALKINS
City Cannot Shut Off Supply Until
Case Is Thrashed Out
In Court.
Tlm city of Mcdford cnniiot bhul
offlli(i water supply of thu upnrt
in cut house on South llivcrsido owned
by W. M. (Tciincssco) Hmilh, unlil it
goes into court nnd shows cause.
Smith bus obtained u temporary re
strainintr order to this effect from
Circuit Judge Calkins.
TcnnesM'o Smith believes his wntor
rent is too high. He pays it) cents
per family a month to 'the pily for
witter, or .? j.ri a ipmrtcr, there being
ill) families housed in tho building.
This rate is exorbitant, according to
the complaint of Smith, nnd ha asks
the courl for relief.
Iteforo filing suit Smith appeared
at the citv hall and tcudorcd Kccordcr
Telfer $30 instead of '$15, which Mr.
Tel for refused to accept.
The case will be heard soon in the
circuit court. In the meantime the
citv is powerlcs to shut off the sup
ply, although Smith is delinrptcnt.
BURNS MB
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County Board of Supcrvlscrs In Los
Angeles Pay Reward, Which They
Claim Is the Only One They Owe
for McNamara Capture
I.OS ANOKI.KS, Cnl., Hoc. IS.
William J. Hums, Wad of tho de
tective nKoncy bearing his nnmo, is
$6000 richer todny as (ho result of
(he county board of supervisors pay
Iuk his claim for that amount for tho
capturo of tho McNaniarn brothers.
Mums' claim wiih nmirnviwl nml riu.
oluiiiondcd for payment by District
Attorney John I). Fredericks. This
Is tho only reward tho county , Is
obliged to pay, nccordlnc to Chair-
man l'rldhain of tho board.
S
MAY RECOVER
If Wounded Man Docs Not Sutler
Relapse In NexlTwcnty-four Hours
Ho Will Get Well, Say Hospital
Physicians.
I'OUTI.ANU, .Oro Doc. 19. -'f
"MjHtorlous Hilly Smith, former
champion woltorwelght piiKlUst, who
was shot four Minos by Captain Al
bert Looinls, does not suffor a ro-
Inpso In tho nex,t 2 1 hours, ho prob
ably will recover, according to tho
hosnltal authorities today.
Smith pnssed n fairly uood nlcht.
nnd his vitality apparently was suf
ficient to tldo him ovor tho crisis.
yjilch was oxpocted todny.
ainttirH given uanio Is Amos Will
iams, and ho Is n natlvo nt Dostou.
Recpivcrs Appointed,
ST. I.OUUS, Mo., Dee. 10. .Re
ceivers lio,vo boon appointed for tho
Wabash Railroad company on appli
cation of tho WoatlnghoiiBO Air
llrnko company. United Stntos.Judgo
10. 1). Adams of tho United Stntos cir
cuit court appointed V, A. Delano,
w. u. I'rlor and w. J. lllxby, with
recolvors bonds of $300,000.
Tho ohilmjuvolvod Is $18,000. Tho
rocolvoishlp Is doclnrod to bo u
frlondly ono, nnd simply used ns tho
Hiirest way of plnclng tho WnhiiBh on
Its fOQt.
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PUGILIST
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TWO PROVINCES
GIVEN- REBELS
Premier Yuan Shal Kal Has Conceded
Provinces of An Hul and Shan Shi
and Has Ordered Imperial Troops
Out. v
NOW BELIEVED THAT
PEACE WILL ENSUE
Yuan ShJ Kal Is Regarded as the Man
of Power by loth Rebels
' and'MancJius.
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HIIANG1IAI, Dec. 19. I'remlcr
Yuan Shnl Kal has conceded tho
provinces of An Hul nnd Shan Shi
(o thu rebels to the extent (bat ho
has rushed orders for Immediate
evacuation of tho Imperial troops now
occupying (hcio provinces. His ac
tion followed the suspension of tho
peaco conforcnr.0 by tho rebel and
Imperial envoys hero upon (ho de
mand of the revolutionists that the
two provinces bo vacated.
The premier lino ordered tho Im
perial generals thoro to lose no time
In removing their troops, an it is his
desire that the peace conference pro
ceed Immediately. He is confident
of an nmlcnblo adjustment, although
even tho Imporlal delegates hero be-
llevo (hat total abdication of the
Manchu dynasty Is Imminent.
Ill Is (he general impression that
Premier Yuan ShlKal will bo tho
"man of power no matter which
way tho part goes, lie is regarded
by both Mauchiis and rebels as -the
strongest man Nj head (ho new gov
ernment, however, there Is a strong
under current of feeling In certain
quarters that his "whole diplomatic
handling of the sltuntlon has been
solely with selfish Knives. It Is
openly stated that the-premier Is se
cretly In sympathy with tho rebels
and that he belfeves the day of tho
empire has passed, and Intends be
coming (ho "strong man of China"
under tho new regime
Apparently even tho imperialist
representatives expect tho overthrow
of the Manchu dynasty. If a consti
tutional monarchy la established,
with Emperor I'll Yl nt tho head, tho
Mnrfchu noblos will loso their power
and emoluments.
SMALL EARMERS
TO BE PROTECTED
-
Townsend Says Those Who Purchased
Land From Railroads Will Not
Lose It If the Government Wins Its
Case.
SAN FItANCISbO, Cal., Dec. 19.
That tho small rarmors who pur
chased lands In Oregon from the
Southern Pnclflo nnd Oregon-California,
railroads will not loso their
property as a result of (ho proceed
ings brought by ho government
against those corporations for tho for
feiture of tholr lands Is declared In
n communication to tho United S(n(cs
circuit court horo from Special Pros
ecutor II. D. TowuHend today.
Hundreds of farmers who pur
chased land In good faith for euUt
vadon woro mndo co-dofondnn(B in
(ho suits wl(h tho oil compnnloa and
tho railroads, but will bo nllowcd to
keep tholr proporty. Tho oil com
panies, which bought largo trncts for
purposes odtor thrn agricultural,
probably will be proecu(ed.
' Pcsacola to Be Sold.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dee. 10.
Steaming away from Gout Inland stn
tion for tho lat tune after Yl yenr'
service there as a training ship, the
old frignte l'eiiMieoln, in tho water
since 1838, proceeded to Mnro Maud
today to ho stripped and sold at pub
lic, auction.
Tho pro toe ted eruisor St. Loftis
superseded tho Ponwoln, wlutso nn
yal recruits were taken aboard the
former vessel yostenlay.
Tho Pensaeolft wiir trnnsCorred
from tho Atlantic iloct to 1'iio.ifio. wu
tors in 1808. x
Apologies are )evfoglly entisfno-l
torylo thos-o who umko them.
Noted Diplomat
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0prtp V JOHN BIGLGW rJajPS-l
JOHN BIGLOW OF
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HAS PASSED AWAY
President Taft Described Him, on Re
cent Return From Europe, as "The
Grandest Old Man of theAfjc"
Was FrUnd of Webster.- .'-'.
NKW YOKIC. Dec. 19. John IJigc
low, the celebrated author nnd jour-
nnlist nnd diplomat, died today. He
was bom in 1817.
When Higlow relumed from n trip
to Europe early in the present year
Trosidont Tnft met him immediately
upon his arrival nnd dexcribed him
ut tho time ns ''the grandest old man
of the ngo." lligelow wns a contem
porary of the late Daniel Webster, a
partner of tho Into William Cullcti
Hrynut nnd a friend of Samuel Tildon.
lligelow wns n warm friend of
Abraham Lincoln nnd wns consul nt
Paris during the civil war. Af(er
ward he wns United Stntos nmbassa
dor to France. Ho wns the author
of a number of biographies and his
torical works.
ASKS FOR PATENT
FOR BLUE LEDGE
Congressman Hawley Given Hearing
Before Land Commissioner Den
nett in Regard to Southern Oregon
Titles to Mining Claims.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 19. Con
gressman Hnwlev hnd u hoaring" be
fore Land Commissioner Donnott in
tho matter of the issuance of a pnteut
to the HIuo Ledge Mining company'
claims nenr Medford, long hold up Ijy
the forest servieo on account of tim
ber on the land. Tho congressman
snid ho had personnlly inspected over
51000 feet of tunnels on the proporty
this RAinnnor and (cstifiod to tho evi
dent good faith of the company, which
has oxponded over $1100,000 in devel
opments. The company olaims it will
put 1300 men to work if given a pat
ent. Committeeman Williams and IIuw
loy called on the president and talked
over (he Oregon situation.
TARRERS ARE GIVEN
HEAVY FINES BY JUDGE
LINCOLN CKNTKR, Kan., Dae, 10.
Vines of 200 and costs wero im
posed horo iu the district court to
day by Judge Grovor on Shorrill
Clark and John Schmidt for odntnllu-
ity in the tarring of Miss Mary Cham
berlain, a Shady llend sohnol tonohor.
The two men will stay in jail until tho
fines aro settled,
DIPLOMATIC
I
Passes Great Divide
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PARKS MAN
AID CRATED LAKE
Will G. Steel States That If Movement
is Successful Crater Lake Will Re
ceivc Equal Share and Will Benefit
OThrouQli Rjile-flf Procedure-
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. 19.
Will G. Steel, who is here for tho pur
pose of securing nn appropriation of
a half million dollars for the con
struction of scenic highways through
out the Crater Lake National park.
in southern Oregon, is meeting with
considerable succoss in interesting
government officials in the mutter.
Mr. Steel has undertaken the work
in an ennutet manner and one which
sems certain to bring success.
Mr. Steel is an ardent supporter
of the movement to create a bureau
for the management of national parks,
winch is being urged by President
Tnft and Secretary Fisher. In re
gard to the creation of such n bureau
'and the offeet it would have in regard
to Crater Lake. Mr. Steel says:
''The national park bureau agita
tion aroused by tho Yellowstone park
conferonce in Septomber last bus
caused every park aud monument in
tho country to put forth extraordi
nary efforts for liboral appropria
tions, and has caused senators and
congressmen to look upon the move
ment with some suspjeion, lest a raid
oy tjic treasury bo contemplated. This
would seem to hurt our cause, but
not entirely m, for all jwrks will, if
tho bureau be created, be treated alike
and Crator Lake has the advantngo
of having its surveys for roads fin
ished and estimates of cost roadv. In
fact, wo have overy reason to boliove
Hint. Crater Lake will be given advan
tage through a rule of procedure, un
der which wo will nccopt anything for
mo liseal year of 1912, provided it
Miall be a portion of the total csti
mated cost of the engineors. This
menus a continuing impropriation."
UNCLE SI WANTS
PEACE IN CHINA
WARTTivrirnv n r tw m
Tho United States has joined the
world powors, in nddrossing a note to
uio uniiioso peace oontoronco nt
Shanghai, notifying tho delegate that
iiuivaa puuco is ngroou. upon, uto pow'
crs will intervene
Tho nolo does not state this in so
llinilV WOl'ds. hut. tlin illtilni,uili. l.ii,.
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gunge is so interpreted.
DONNELL POSTMASTER
AT GRANTS PASS
WASHINGTON, D. O., Doc. 19.
President Taft today appointed
Gfiorgo W, Donnoll postmaster of
Ornnta Pnsjt, Oro, '
BUREAU
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"I ALONE AM 19
BLAME," PLEA
WIFE OF JUR
Mrs. Robert F. Bain Attempts to Ab
solve Her Husband of All Blamo
In the Matter of the Franklin Bri
bery Case at Los Angeles.
AGED WOMAN TELLS
OF FRANKLIN'S PAST
Chauffeur Tells of Taking Franklin to
' the Home of the Bains ' i
Several Times,
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Doc. 19.
"Don't, for Heaven's sake, blamo my
husband for this awful thing! I nlono
am to blame. I Induced Bob to tako
tho accursed bribe. My Bob, who
had never stooped to a dishonorable
deed in his 'lire! Can't you under
stand that ho iaMnnoccnt'i'"
In these words Mrs. Robert F.
Oalo, wife of one of tho permanent
Jurors In tho McNnmara murder
trial, today at tho preliminary exam
ination of Bert H. Franklin on a
charge of having bribed Bain, at
tempted to absolve her husband of
all blamo.
As Mrs. Bain, a sweet faced woman
of about 60 years, told of tho part
sho played In tho alleged bribery!
her husband, a rugged old ranchor,
lowered his head until his chin rested
on his massive chest. Two tears
trickled down his tanned cheeks. Ho
aroso as If to speak but the words
would not come, and ho was led to a
scat by Prosecutor Ford.
'You-sej,' continued 'Mr;JaIr''
"wo needed the money to finish pay
ing for our little ranch. Bob had
worked so hard all his life. We,' I
realized, were gottlng old, and from,
tho way Franklin talked It seemed
like a harmless thing to do. Ho said
that tho McNamara boys wero iano
ccnt, and that tho S4000 which wo
would ho paid would fix us for lire.
"Dob said 'no. That it was a dis
honorable thing to do, and that ho
would bo no party to tho transac
tion. But I Insisted, and finally wo
took ' .
At this point In her testimony Mra.
Bain collapsed aad was taken to nn
anteroom, where sho recovered In a
tew minutes.
Touched by the nged womnn's tes
timony, Ford nsked the defense to
agree to have the court room cleared
to save Mrs. Bain from furjhor em
barrassment. Attorney Gage at first
agreed to this procedure, but quickly
oiicnged bis mind nnd said:
"I think I can avoid that by ask
ing only ono question."
Turning to Mrs. Bain, bo asked:
"So you induced Bob to tako tho
money?"
"I did," was Mrs. Bain's rpdck re
sponse, nnd she was excused.
Al McKelvey, a chauffeur, wiuvtho
next witness. Ho (old of tning Frank
lin to the Bain home on several occa
sions. Prospective Juror Lockwood,
who says that Frunklin nlso attempt
ed to bribe him, was the next witness.
His testimony was practically tho
same ns that given at Franklin's first
bearing.
Mrs. Farloy, a telopbono operator,
thou told of conversations between
Mrs. Bain nnd Franklin ovor tho tele
phone. She snid she bad listenud to
tlioso nnd frequent mention of money
wns mado.
Seattle Labor Leader Called.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dee. 10.W. H.
Pohlmun, business agent of thu local
union of bridgo and Uruc-ttiral iron
workers, 1ms been summoned today
to appear forthwith before the fed
eral grand jury nt Los AngokH. l$o
yond saying that ho was glad of an
opportunity to dispel falso sfateinculfl
about an international conspiracy,
Pohlman had nothing to, say.
Several Killed In Wreck.
TRENTON, N. J., Dm. 10,-tU l
roported horo this afternoon thut a
trolley car on tho Camden & Tren
ton railway jumped tho track and
fell Into the Creole in East Burling
ton. Sovoral persons nro reported kllloil
aud n number injured.
uescuera aro taking, homos trom
(ho wn(er, four. so far, having beon
rccovorQd. - ,
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