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FORTIETH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, ALARCH S, 1911.
No. 299.
INVASION OF MEXICO SEEN IN EVERY
MOVE MADE BY U. S. ARMY AND NAVY
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WAR
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WASHINGTON, D. C. March
call upon ail retired officers to
WASHINGTON, 1. C, March 8. Despite statements by Mexican Ambassador do la Hni-ro that Mexico
had boon informed in advance of this United States mobilization and that, it was satisfactory to President
Diaz, the impression this afternoon 1? growing stronger that big events are in the making.
General Wood refuses to answer any questions. Not more than u dozen officials are "'on the inside" and
from them there comes not n word.
It was pointed out hero this afternoon that the war department appropriation is so low that the pres
ent mobilization will force the democratic house to face a huge deficiency. The oxnso of moving the
troops will 1x3 enormous and the administration, it is pointed out would not dare to incur so vast a debt
simply for maneuvers. President Tuft, who recently refused to let the army spend any money for improve
ments, it is said, would not now pour hundreds of thousands out for a simple "war game."
To add to the almost certainty that grave moves are on the tapis, the war department today ordered to
active service a class of nnny medical officers who, in time of peace, nitj sent to various cities for instruct
tion in the higher branches of surgery. All have been ordered to prepare, for quick moving commands.
PN
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DAYS RECALLED
Washington Greatly Excited by Mob
ilization of United States Army on
Mexican Border All Soldiers Are
Heavily Armed Pontoon Bridge
Material Shipped South.
WASHINGTON, J). C, March 8. -
Not cincc Iho days before the Span
ish war (lias Washington official
dom been so excited as it is today
through tho huge mobilization of
troops on tho Texas frontier auid the
mussing of warships within ensy
striking distanco of both the gulf
and the Pncifio Mexican const.
Reports that President Diaz of
Mexico is dying and that the foreign
governments uro demanding of the
United States protection for their
Mexican investments lends to general
ridicule hero of tho government's of
ficial explanation that its hurried
movement of soldier is being pushed
forward simply ns a "war game."
Troops Armed.
In this connection, n prominent
nnny officer hero today pointed out
the fact that all the troops being
massed on the Mexican frontier aro
carrying 200 pounds of ball cart
ridges. "This," lie said, "makes it
appear that tho troops nro being
moved for business nud not for prac
tice." Doth General Wood and Secretary
of War Dickinson today evaded all
questions as to the object of tbo mob
ilization. "General Carter," they said, "will
bo allowed to work out his own war
gamo."
Doth refused to state how long tho
government had boon considering tin
alleged "maneuvers" nnd wouU'
throw no light upon the reasons foi
tho speed in tho final arrangement.
Pontoon Itridges.
It is reported today that tho wni
department has ordered material
for tho construction of pontoon
bridges sent on n .special train which
carried troops from Fort Lenvon
worth, Ivans. This is taken to indi
cate that the nnny wishes to bo pre
pared to cross tho Rio Grande at any
point deemed ndrisablo provided the
present bridges provo inadequate,
either through lack of strongth in
their construction or by armed oppo
sition. Anothor possible explanation of tho
hasty gathering of American troop
nnd ono which does not necessarily
conflict with tho occupation theory
iUliat tho demonstration may be
intondod by tho United States ad
ministration to serve as warning to
Mexico against closer relations with
anv power which might defy tho
Monroe doctrine nnd strike at Amer
ica from tho south.
Prnctioally setting tho Monroe doe
trine at naught, it is known that Ja-
nan has been ondoavoring to obtain
n naval station on tho west coast of
Mexico, whoro thousands of Japa
nose, most of them veterans of tho
Itussiun war, nlrondy have been li
onized. President Diaz is credited
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EXPL
ANATION IS RIDICULED
8. It is reported this afternoon that
hold themselves in readiness for service.
REAL ACTION
IS OUT L
Every Official Move Indicates That
the Massing of Troops on Mexi
can Border is in Preparation for
Real Action Hurry Call is Every
where in Evidence.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8.
Although thoro Is hardly a dollar in
the United Stntes. treasury jfor army
mnnouvers, the quartermaster general
and army commissary offices were or
dered today to buy war supplies to an
unlimited extent. Every official
movement indicates that the massing
of troops on the Mexican border Is in
preparation for real action and not
practlco maneuvers.
Everything since tho hurry call was
issued Indicates an almost exact par
allel to tho events beforo tho Spanish
war.
THREE ARMORED
CRUISERS COALING
FOR TRIP TO MEXICO
NEW YORK, March 8. The
annored cruisers Tennesseo, North
Carolina nnd Montana aro coaling to
day and will stnrt for Gulf of Mexi
co ports tomorrow.
MARINES CARRYING
MUCH AMMUNITION
ARE OFF FOR BORDER
BOSTON, Mass., March 8. With
in half an hour after orders wero re
ceived at tho Chnrlestown navy yard
here today, n company of marines,
each carrying 200 rounds of bull
cartridges, started today for Phila
delphia, where they will bo shipped
on bonrd a transport for tho soutlr.
Tho second class cruiser l)es
Moines is being placed in commission
hero todny and wil sail ns soon as
posiblo with sealed orders.
GENERAL GRANT OFF
TO FRONT TO TAKE
ACTIVE COMMAND
NEW YORK, March 8. Indication
that tho United States army is soon
to seo serious action was seen here
today in orders to Gonoral Grant,
commanding tho department of tho
East, to proceed at onco to Fort Mon
roe, Virginia, there to board a trans
port for Galveston.
With Gonoral Grant will go two
provisional regiments of coast artil
lery, which havo been hastily organ
ized to serve as Infantry. Thoso will
bo under control of Colonel Townloy
and Colonol White.
THINK UNITED STATES
WOULD HEAD OFF ALL
JAP NEGOTIATIONS
LEAVENWORTH, Knns., March 8.
Army officers hero today declare
thoir belief that tho United States
mobilization is inspired with tho idea
of ending negotiations between Jupnu
and Mexico, whereby Japan sought to
ncnuirc n ooalin:: station on tho west
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El:
the war department has decided to
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TORPEDO FLEET
Men in Charge Set Rapid Pace
Boats Arc Stripped for Fighting
Every Officer in Working Clothes
Gets Busy Evidently Something
Doing for Sure Thinks San Diego.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., March 8. Army
and navy officers at San Diego nro
expecting war, and San Dlcgo vxpcts
to be a ccntor of real activity ,ln tho
way of preparation for trouble as, u
result of tho Mexican revolution.
The torpedo fleet today was strip
ped for action and getting ready to
snll tonight; 2000 lnfnntrymon aro
coming from the north and It was re
ported today that 400 or more of
them would bo taken on tho fast tor
pedo boats and destroyers to Sallnn
Cruz, Mex., na soon nB thoy arrived.
It Is also expected that sovcrnl of the
cruisers now In tho Pacific will bo
here soon and that tho supply ship
Glncler from Maro Island will bo hero
In n few hours to help mako this a
base for action on this coast.
Working Hard.
With Lleutennnt Commandor Louis
C. Richardson, commodore of tho tor
pedo boat fleet, leading tho pneo and
dressed in regulation blue army shirt
and brown overalls, tho crows were
working today as they nover worked
before. Meanwhile the men nre Bay
ing nothing.- The navy is not on dress
parndo. On tho cramped llttlo tor
pedo boats and submarines tho scone
la moro Buggcstlvo of a foundry than
of a flagship on parade. Fast ns tho
work can bo done tho boats nro strip
ped for action nnd getting ready for
sea.
Ships Stripped.
Tho destroyer Truxton, which was
coaled Inst night, was stripped to war
attiro early today and tho othors to
day wero getting In their boats and
stanchions and other deck furnlturo
as fast as they could after leaving tho
bunkers.
Doth the torpedo boats Fox and,
Davis have thoir torpedoes In tho
tubes, showing grim and deadly at
tho muzzles.
Tho destroyers Goldsborough, Pre
blo, Perry, Truxton, Rowan nnd Btow
art woro all prepared to take turns
lining up nlongaldo tho mother ship
Iris for ammunition.
Commander Richardson ovldontly
has ordors of groat Importance,
"When tho leadors at Washington
aro Jumping from rear windows of the
Whlto HoiiBe, ho ald today, "and
running down back stairways to
dodge tho reportors It roakes mo real
Izo tho amount of secrecy that Ib be
ing obsorved there. Thoro Is abso
lutely nothing that I can any now."
Submarines Going.
Tho fact that tho submarines Plko
and Grampus will accompany tho tor
podo flotilla Is regarded as confirma
tion of tho boliof that real trouble Is
feared. 'Thoy woro oxpoctod to bo
ready with tho other craft ut 6 p. m.
Thoy huvo a, sailing rango of 25.8
miles with thoir gasollno surfneo
power and an additional range of 50
miles with their Btorago batteries,
submerged or afloat.
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TPSF WAR
$5 IS PI
BY
Medford High School Teacher Found
Guilty of Assaulting Student is
Fined by Justice Dox Costs of
Action Amounted to $46.
TESTIMONY SHOWS
PROFESSOR IN WRONG
Sccly Hall Was Beaten by Teacher
on Thursday Pedagogue Said
to Have Lost His Temper.
Found guilty of assault by a Jury
sitting in Justice of tho Peaco Henry
G. Dot' court in Jacksonville Tues
day.Professor J.P. Ctidihy, commer
cial teacher of the Medford high
school, was Wednesday morning fin
ed ?5 nnd costs. Tho flno was plac
ed at the minimum because of the
high costs of tho action, which
nmountod to $46,
At tho trial In Jacksonville Tues
day several witnesses testified on
both sides, the propondoranco of tho
ovldenco tending to show that tho
assault was an aggravated one, nnd
that tho treatment meted out to Sooly
Hall, tho 17-yenr-old pupil, by Cud-
jhy, who Is much oldor nnd strong
er, is snld to havo bordered nearer
on tho brutal than tjm circumstances
necessitated.
Occurred Thursday.
Tho affair which had Its legal hear
ing yesterday occurred last Thursday
In tho local high school. According
to tho statements of thoso who wit
nessed the encounter and tho ovents
which led up to It, Hnll, who had
been excused from attending tho aft
ernoon session of tho commercial
class, decided to attend tho session
and, after tho period had commenced,
entered tho class room. Ho angered,
Cudlhy by permitting a chnlr which
ho was drawing up to the tablo for
his ubo to drag along tho floor, and
Cudlhy rebuked him sharply. Tho boy
mado somo kind of a rotort and Cud
lhy ordered him from the room.
When leaving Hall remarked: "If I
leavo tho room, I do so for good."
Fight Follows.
Cudlhy followed him to tho corri
dor. Onco thero, -according to the
story told by Hall on tho witness
stand, Cudlhy started tho fight by
"llfhtlng" him undor tho chin In such
a manner ns to cause his head to
strike ngnlnst tho wall. Hall said
that ho then struck Cudlhy with his
clenched fist and tho fight started In
oarnest. After his first blow Hall
stated that he was unablo to land nny
moro, becaiiBO of tho fact that tho old
er man rained blow nftor blow upon
him, discoloring both his oyes and
otherwise bruising him nbout the
faco.
Collins Stops It.
Hall finally escaped and ran Into
tho offlco of Superintendent of
Schools U. S. Collins, whoro, Just ns
ho crossed tho threshold of tho door,
Cudlhy landed anothor blow upon tho
back of his nock which precipitated
him across tho room. Further pun
ishment, tho witnesses said, was only
nvortod whon Collins stepped botweon
Cudlhy and tho boy.
Two witnesses at tho hearing, Miss
McDormott nnd Mr. Frost, both mem
bers of tho faculty of tho high school,
testified to Cudlhy's usual oven tem
per and cool-hoadedness, but tho ver
dict brought in by tho Jury points to
tho belief among its mambors that
tho teacher had allowed his tompor
to get the bettor of his Judgment
when chastising tho Hall boy.
Tho Jury.
Tho Jury which tried tho caso was
composod of John Dunnlngton, 13. A.
Thompson, John Heavonuo, Alex Mor
ris, Charles Ilayso and F. M. Tun
gato. District Attornoy D. F. Mul
key appeared for tho prosecution and
Attornoy F. J. Newman represented
tho accused.
As tho result of tho decision ren
dered yesterday, Superintendent of
Schools this morning ordered tho
commercial class of tho high school
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PINCHOT IS
SATISFIED"
Says Ballinger's Resignation Was In
evitable and That Fisher Will Make
Good, and Receive Strong Approval
on Part of American People.
PRESS GENERALLY
THINKS MOVE IS WISE
All of Secretary's Appointees Are
Preparing to Leave Many Have
Already Quit Positions.
NEW YORK, March 8. Ileforo
sniling for Europo today Glfford Pln
chot, formor United Stntes chief for
ester, discussed the succession of
Wnltor L. Fisher of Chicago aB sec
retary of tho interior, roplncing his
enomy, It. A, Ballinger. Of Flshor ho
said: i
"Ills ontrnnco Into tho govornmont
sorvlco will unquestionably bo
strongly approved by tho public. Bnl-
llngor's resignation wno lnovltnblo
and will bo received with gonoral sat
isfaction. It Is a welcome concession
to tho growing determination that
tho country shall bo ropresonted by
public servants in whoso hands the
public Interests will bo safe.
"I urn. satisfied at last."
All tho New York papors refer edi
torially to Dalllnger's passing. Their
opinions aro ns follews:
Werld: "Thero has not boon at
any time any quostlon thnt tho scan
dal dostroyod llalllngor's usofulncBS
and made his presence nn unneces
sary drag upon tho administration.
It would have been wlBor to havo rec
nlzed this lonir nuo."
Trlbune: "If Flshor rocolvea tho
commendations of Rnlllnger's critics
for doing In offlco oxnetly what Bal
linger did, tho whole Ballinger con
spiracy will bo completely oxpo&od as
personal perBocution."
Sun: "Tho Amorlcnn pooplo havo
not lost their lovo of fair play or
parted with thoir sonso of deconcy.
Wo nro sure thoy will ngroo with tho
president that Bnlllngor has boon tho
object of 0110 of tho most unscrupu
lous conspiracies for tho defamation
of charnctor that history can show,"
Times: "Wo think tt;ls well for the
president nnd tho success of his ad
ministration that Bnlllngor roslgn
oil." PreBB: "All truo friends of tho
administration must rojolco In this
change for tho bottor."
American: "Lot charity say what
It will of Balllngor, ho belongs In
deed nnd In temper to a day that Ib
past. Ho has been n mlllstonn around
tho neck or tho Tnft ndmlnlstrntloii,
ills rotlronionfln tho faco of nn Im
pending congressional Impeachment
was thoroughly discreet."
WASHINGTON, D. C March 8.
Evory adherent of Secretary Ballln
gor now employed In tho Interior de
partment probably will rotlro short
ly after Waltor L. Flshor takes
charge. Thoso who havo nlrondy re
tlrod'aro Assistant Secretary Wilson,
ABHlstnnt Attornoy General Oscar
Lawlor nnd Chief II. II. Schwartz of
tho field sorvlco. Fred Donnott,
commissioner of tho gonornl land of
flco, Is preparing to rotlro.
Stocks Uneasy.
NEW YORK, March 8. Uneasi
ness over tho Mexican war scare re
sulted In weakness In tho stocks of
tho National railways of Moxlco at
tho opoulug of tho stock marot. Both
the first and second preforred atock
lost 1. Tho gcnernl list was Inclined
to heaviness.
Bryve Not Instructed.
LONDON, March 8. That no In
structions of any kind had been sont
to Ambassador Bryco from his homo
government regarding tho attitude of
tho United States toward Moxlco or
tho propoBod protection of English
Interests, was tho statement mado
this nftornoon by tho foreign offlco
hero,
Organization of
Fruit Growers Is
a Gigantic Task
That efforts to organlzo tho fruit
growors of tho Pacific northwest Into
ono centrnl body In order to bring
fruit raising to tho front will succeed
only after months of study has boon
glvon tho Bubjoct and that tho for
mation of such an association Is n
formldnblo tusk, Is thq boliof of C.
E. WhlBlor, who roturned Tuesday
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BIG PETALUMA
EGG HATCHERY
COMING HERE
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Medford Commercial Club Meeting
With Success in Effort to Provide
Payrolls for This City Petaluma
Men Aro to Be Hero in New Future.
After threo months of correspond'
onco with ono of tho largest Califor
nia concerns operating in the famous
poultry district of Potnlumu, Manager
C. A. Malboout of tho Medford Com
mercial club has JuBt received word
that personal Investigation on tho
ground will bo mado by thorn within
tho next few weeks nnd that In ull
probability stops will bo taken to In
stall a plant in Medford without do
lay. This Industry, If established here,
will bo of much valuo. It will not
only mean a now payroll to tho city,
but will create In Medford tho dis
tributing point of tho products of tho
entire Pacific northwest, which fact
of Itsolf will necessitate tho employ
ment of many pooplo and tho pur
chase of a largo quantity of eggB dal
ly. Tho plant will probably stnrt
with a capacity of 1500 chickens por
week, requiring over 200 dozon eggs,
nnd as fast ns possible will bo ex
panded until a maximum capacity of
8500 chickens, calling for tho use of
30,000 eggs, Is roachod.
It Is n well recognised fact tnnt tho
Iloguo Rlvor valloy Is cousldorod to
havo no superior In many respects,
especially that of clliuato, In tho
United States as an Idoal poultry see
Hon. Professor J. L. Djydon, poultry
director at the Oregon agricultural
college, lias made this statomout re
peatedly, and has wrltton many words
to oncourago Mr. Malboout In his
campaign to woik up tho poultry
business In southern Oregon to an
oxtont that will mako It almost as Im
portant ns our great fruit industry
will bo when fully developed.
Poultry has been greatly noglccted
In tho Roguo Rlvor valloy nB a com
mercial factor, hut tho next two or
throo yours will seo Immense strides
mado In Its growth, and Mr, Malhoouf
predicts tho volume of poultry prod
ucts will In thnt time ho greater than
In any othor county In Oregon. It Is
absurd to roullzo .that Medford peo
ple consumed nonrly 75,000 dozon
custom cold storage oggs In 1910,
and shlppod In from othor localltlos
moro thnn that quantity.
Mr. Malboouf advises that ho wants
to gut tho nam os of nil pooplo Inter
ested In poultry raising In tho valloy,
so as to get somo itoms of Informa
tion wnntod at onco by tho California
people, and will uppreclato It If thoy
will send thoir addresses to him by
mall at tho earliest posslblo dato.
MARO ORDERS
AN ATTACK ON
AT ONCE
Rebel Leader Wants to Be in Control
of City Before American Troops
Can Cross Border Has Larie
Force Within Striking Distance.
AMERICANS COMPLAIN
AT LACK OF PROTECTION
Believed in Juarez That Hasty Mob
ilization is Plan to Permit Diaz
to Retire With Show of Grace.
EL PASO, Toxns, Mnroh 8. Proli
ability o American intervention in
Mexico is soon hero this" afternoon
in tho report that Provisional Presi
dent Francisco Mudoro has ordered
u force of 5000 revolutionists to at
tack Chihuahua instantly. It was
pointed out that Mndcro has that
number of men within striking dis
tance of Chihuahua' aild it wua .be
lieved that ho intends to bo in pos
session of Chihuahua before Ameri
can troops can positively cross tho
border. '
Preparations nt Fort Bliss for.
quartering two regiments are boinr
rushed. Tho old fort is to be used.
it is said, as drill grounds for the
recruits.
It is goncrull belicvod in Jnures
that behind tho hnHty mobilization of
Amoriunu troops is n plan to permit
President Diaz to rotiro with somo
little show of graeo.
Local representatives of tho Mox
ienn Northwestern railroad and tho
Pearson lumber interests, both Brit
ish concerns, acknowledge today that
stockholders had complained that
Mexico was not protecting foreign in
terests. FEDERALS ADVANCING
FAST ON MEXICAL!
MEXIOALT, March 8. A largo
force of federals advancing on Mexi
can, woro located eight miles west of
horo by robel Bcouts early today. Tho
govornmout force, which left Ensen
oda March 3, was preparing nn Im
modlato advance on tho city.
Rato Flflht Over.
WASHINGTON, D. O., March 8.
With tho filing today by tho Penn
sylvania railroad of now Bchoduloa
cancelling proposed advances, the
fight of tho railroads against the lu
torstato commerce commission's de
cision provcntlug higher rates canio
to an eud.
Tho Now York Contrnl, Baltlmoro
& Ohio and tho Brio railroads prom
ised to follow suit within two duys.
Will Direct Verdict.
LOS ANGELES, Cal March 8.
Jmlgo Rlvea announced In court to
day that ho would grant tho motion
for a directed verdict against Ml&s
Turnbull by tho attorneys for tho
state In tho suit of Boatrlco Anita
Turnbull for n. daughter's share In
tho cBtato of the lato E. J, (Lucky)
Raldwin. Argumouts this afternoon
woro schodulod to dotormlne the In
structions to tho jury.
Robhers Arrested.
DETROIT, Mich., March 8. Victor
M. Cloro nnd Bryan O'Hara, both of
Palms, Mich., woro arrested today
chargod with having held up a South
ern Pacific train noar Ogden, Utah.,
Inst January, In the holdup one man,
a porter, was killed. Tho robbers
soon red $3000 In money and Jewels
from tho Pullman passengers.
CHIHUAHUA
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