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? Medford Mail Tribune w SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight mill Thursday .Mn. 7!l Mill, UK. "nrly.lhlnl rmr, IMIly KIkIiIIi Your. IvfKDFOUD. OHIKION, WKDXKSDA V, ,I,WII 11, 1011. NO. MO FEDERAL ARMY TO CHECK TEXAS RANGER ! V REGIMENT SENT TO HEAD OFF War Department Sticnptttrns Amcrl rnn Forces With Ninth ami Seven- Irciilli Infantries Muvc Is Stir- , - ruiimlril hy Much Secrecy, Frar Colquitt's Warlike Declarations Will Result In Reprisals by Mexi cans Move Merely a Safeguard. WASHINGTON, Mil i rh 11. -Tin war ili'iitlini'iil wus stii'iigthenlug llii' Aiiiciicuu force of troops along the Mi'Mi'iiit border today, Tlu xovi'tilri-nlli infniilry wus or ili'M'il in llml direction from I'urt Mi'l'lii'i-Miii, (In., uilli two battalion "f tin' Ninth, fimii Purl Thouia, Ky., ninl llii' lliiril liiilliilinii of tin Minic iiiiiiik'iiI I rum I'm Rout, Ark. Tlirir instructions were In join tin lumps under (li'lliTlll Mliss' command in Texas, Tin- inowiiieiit wus sur tiiiiiiilcil liy tutii'li seercov. Tin' ml Jitllilll gcllonilV office ilenieil, in fuel, Unit llii' border force was being strengthened, litll General Wood, eliiel of Muff, confirmed it, Patrol Entire Honler I lie leiiiloroemonU will ciuilMo (Jolieiiil llli-t In pullol the ellllre Texas. .Mexican frontier, jni- -nt imk Governor t'olipiill of Texas from sending rangers intn Mexico, should Iik attempt such n thing. Officials responsible for I ho inmi luont Miiil llin request fur more Pnlt il SIuIoh troop In Texas I'liini' from Representative darner of Unit state, uliu represented llml Toxnns liviiijt lien r Hie border were nfrniil Colquitt's anti-Mexican iilleriiiieeB might pro Mike rcprinl front noios Hie Km (Iriinile. Hi idea originally wit (o lmi tho iiiimi now lielil in lln Texas oonoen tnilinii eniiipH detailed for patiol Inly. President Wilson rofotreil Gainer's iciptost In Scerrtnry of Win (liilli-oii, who took the mill let' ii with Oetiornl Wood. It wns the gen eral's nniiiinn (lint the troops at di visional hciiitipiiirlors on the border ought to iciiiuiu llieie, hut lie suggest nl (he ilcliii'liment of legiiuonts from iuleiior posts to put nil tin liver. Cavalry Itcllctnl This wus the plnn ileeiiletl on It wits suid tin Ninth ninl Seventeenth legiineulH proliillily would lie Million nl li'iiipornrily lit Knglc Pass Mini l.nieilo, iclleviug llie cavalry I'm inme extended wink. It wiih iidinil till llint still iniire regiments might lie triiiisfcrioil to the honler. I'ioiii the while house enine the ephumtioii, however, Unit i should he understood the liiowuiciit wni. inleiiileil to relieve the Tcxans' iinielv ninl was not In he interpreted iih n warlike nieiisnie. STRIKERS' TENTS IN COLORADO FIELDS nrcxVICIl, Colo., Mar. 11. Kvory Htrlklne eoal minor In Colorado will ho ndvlHod to arm and protect him Holf and hli homo against initio KiiardH and tho stnto mllltla It tho deportation of Htrlkom In tho Houtli urn Colorado coal floldM In UKnlu at toiuptud, accordliiK to tliu ducliirntlou hero (IiIh afternoon of Kd Doylo, John Mcl.onmin and John I.nwNon, local orriclalH of tho United Ml!ioworl(orn of America, Thlu throat followed tho action df tho Htato mllltht yci. lonliiy lu iImiiioIIhIiIiik nlno toutu In tho I'orlHiii colony, near Trinidad, ami onleiliiK tho utillioiH to loavo within IK houiri. Tho three iiiIiioih loiulora conferred with (lovoiunr AiumoiiH horo thin af ternoon and tho luttor told thoiii ho Itavo no oritur to (IoiiioIIhIi tho tuntH mid that ho would lnvimtlc,uUi tho affair. Ho uald ho would prohlhlt furtlinr doiorlnlliMia and doiiiolltlon of tunU TKXAS RANGERS n DESTROYS E DEFIES WILSON TO STOP RAIDS Colquitt Clinllruu.es "Any Authority on Ear Hi. Washlnijton Incltiited," to Prevent His Sending Texas naitcj ers Into Mexico on Raids, Senator Sheppard Assures Piesldent That Colquitt Misrepresents Mex ican Situation. WASHINGTON. Mnri'li 11. lo - ernor Colquitt of Texas having been quoted as delving the fe.lernl guv- eiimiiilt In pievelit him from send ing runnels into Mexico to protect Americans there or to avenge llu-iii in cases where their rtsons or prop erly haw suffered, it wiih under stood here today that Picsldont Wil ou was considering a I'nitcd States patrol of the rntiie Texas-Mexican honler, as itiurnt against any inert act at llie governor's order. Slieppard and Onriier of Texas were understood to have told him Te.xans generally would welcome such a htrp. Texntiit Welconie I'nlrol Colnuilt was said to have an nounced in a hpi-ceh hefore the Texas Cattlu Itnnchct' ns-oointion at Fort Wmtli that ho defied "nn anlhnrity on i-arlli, Washinutoii in eluded, to prevent tae from protect ini; our citizens aloiiK tliu honler," Ho was iiotcd also as tleclariii(;: "You can't cM'ct failed Stales sol diers to cross the honler lor miir derern mid llilcves oh, nol Hut the Texas rangers 'm '1" '" ciiutor Mieniiani assiireii llie pieMileiil thai Colquitt misrepresents Texas puhlii' opinion coneerniiij; the MeMcau situation, and showed liiiu a stack of telegrams rrom his con- slitueiils coiiimeiiiliiiK tlu "watchful waiting" policy. No Mexican llclmto I'ioiii Senators Shively of Indiana and Lewis of Illinois the piesideut icceivt'd (insurances ul"i that no set ions Mexican debute, was likely in the uiim'- house. On tin; whole, jtidejue; fnnn con sular it ports from honler points, coiiililiniiH were Ihnucht to have im proved. Secretary Hryan left on a short lectin hi), Hip. SPEER IMPEACHMENT WASIIINOTON, March 1 1.-Tin- Kiih-eommilteo of the house judiciary committee was prcimriiiK its leporl today on its iuvestlutlou of chillies preferred aiiinst I'niled Stale .Indue Kmnry Spoor of (Icornin. Chairmau Wehh said the committee had not yel decided whethor to roe ouuuoud impeachment prncccdiui;s. The report will not bo completed for ten days. I0TAL ECLIPSE OF I I 1:41 10 9:12 O'CLOCK WASHINGTON. Mured 11. AstronouuiiK throughout North und South America and in west oi n Kuropo were piopaiing; today for observa tion of uu almost total eclipse of thu moon duo (his evening. t Thu moon will enter (ho shadow ut 7:11 d-fi p. ui., Puclliu coast lime, reaoh thu middle of (he eclipse ut 11:12 11-10, when niiie-leiiths of Hh ilinmolor will liu oh hi'iiioil, and emerge from tho shadow ut 10 ; 1 1. TEXAS GOV NO ARMY 0 DLERS TO BE DEPORTED Yolo County Officials A(jice to Transport Men In Bunches of Twenty to Fifty to Different Sec tions Where Work May Be Had. Hoho Officers Fhst Re'ject Offered Terms and Then Reconsider Fur ther Discussion of Details. BAC'UA.MKNTO. Cnl., Mnr. II Yolo co ii my aiitliorltluii am worklnK tliU nrteriiiiou on u notation ot the unemployed problem by iiiovIiik tlto ioiiiiiii.iiiIi1 Idli, men off tli" West Hnerniueato lompnay KrouinU In fcmnlt uroiijis of 20 to '0. After do llberntliiK over tint propoKltlou mmlc to them hy Attorney A. W. Arnifleld of Woodland, on liehnlf of the Yolo count) nuthorltlcH, the lenders In the cam ii land nhoiit decided to accept tliu terms laid down to thetn earlier la the day. ho Yolu iifflreri are roIur nftor the iiietloii from n dlfferuut ntiKl" thnn the Sucniineiito nutlioritlei, who (mod cliibn, kiiiii and flrelioae. Thex nro try I iik to get the army dlilute- Krnted without further conflict, nail mmmii to he fairly nucceful In their ' dcatliiKH with tliu unemployed men. lntenil of flyltiK around with an air of mydery and avoiding ueiipiii crmen, tru Yolo hoard of nupervUon, nherlff, dlntrlrt attorney and othe-4 tiavo couiu nut In tho open with their trniiMictloiu. They arc detor- mined to handlo tho army without forco, oven though It might rot thorn a conildernhlo amount to hlp tho men out of thin nertlon of tho stnto. In getting tho army under move incut, tho Yolo nuthorltloH will not inaction a march of tho ontlro arm) They aro willing to send tho men out In muall proupH and glvo thorn a day's ratloiiH In addition. Tho tem porary leadorH of tho army nro fav orably Imprcnned with thin offer, but would llko to Rot further conco bIoiih comeriilug tho iiumher of mon Unit will bo trnimported and thi town to which they will bo Rent. Thu Yolo nuthorltloH wont In tho camp Into this afternoon to further iIIicush tho Hltuatlnu. NKW YOllIx. Maivh 11. Woak iicss in Americuu Siikui' maiked ear ly trading in stocks today. On tho first fow deals it dropped 'J. Oilier-wi-e changes wore small and mied. When professional pressure wns up plied tho market showed iuereuod rosistaneo on boi1 support for Su j;nr. This Mock rallied 1, and Now Haven nwo uhovo yostorday's close. Hands woro eiisy. Tho inurkot elo-ed lower. RIO JANEIRO, III A statu of slegu was proclaimed lu understood that a strict censorship has INSMALLSQUADS mm . niMi i SFS ' ' x"'5' .or - liiiiHHHiiriflR!vMHHHiiVMjH '" llll. Ill UI Reports luivu been current for koiuo tlmu Unit a revolutionary movement Poruuuibuco, CVtiru uud Para uuU (but flifhtlug wuu lu prourwu between local WILLIAM C. ELLIS, FAINTING IN WITNESS CHAIR BEFORE HE VMS CONVICTED OF MURDER OF HIS WIFE ... HIIIIIIIBMIilHIHHIBIIIHHIIIHIwillfllR William C. Hh . mini, who Ii in juni I (inirilitniit. In i. iTi, ili i Ii I o (liK vi ho .1 m! i d r , . , , ., ,. " '' un.hli n k r mi .li.r.. II. v .. .1 r.... .. .. ........ .,..,.., ,.,1 ,,.,--. v amimiliou li his pr. riulor lh.it ln REBEL VICTORIES AT VKItA CIll'Z Mexico. Mar. 11 ftcr a dosperato eneoulitcr In tho outskirts of Tnmplro, tho rehela woro reported hero today to hnvo driven tho fodoralH hnek Into the town. Foreigner, It ui uald, wore propa.--Ing to tnko refuge on board tho wnr ships U tho hnpjr. ClUHlUm'A CITY. Moxlco. Mnr. 1 1, Victory for tho rebels In a hnrd fight with federal troops at l.omn, southwest of Torreon, was claimed today by Ceuoral Villa. Sallying from Torreon, tho federals attempted to rout a rebel force uu lor (louornl Controrns, which wns closing In on tho city, Villa said, but woro themselves repulsed nftor n 'ii hours' battle lu which t hoy lost 300 and hnd -oo mptunsl. 8A1.KM, Mans.. Mar. 11. William A, Dorr of Stockton, Cat., sentenced to dlo hero during tho week begin ning March '-'-' for tho murder ot his undo, James Mnrh. told his spiritual advisor, Itov, A. K. llarrlmnu today that ho had abnudoned all hope of tho stnto pardon hoard recommending I commutation of his sentence, STATE OF ICE TAMPICO N LOMA D GENCRAf. VIEVOFKIOPc&NmKO ltlo Janeiro, lluull, iceeiiily, according bo en Imposed ou despatches from llnizll, f. mlcil u the witi lis th.ur. Heforo a irowdoil ootirt'oom, in wlueh there wee iiuiiix wtll ilrov women, ho showed ): of ncro.iurs. and ,' .. .1... r I i . . ... iiiu.iuv mi lorwaru nil lie eaiht b 'hose ixartst him. wis E E RAYMOND, Wash.. Mar. 11 Af ter a conference lasting Into Into tho night between W. T. Iloyce, repri Keating tho department ot labor, J. G. Ilrown, president of the timber-workers union, K. E. Cnso and other mill operators, tho strlko or shingle weavers, which has been In force on Wlllnna Harbor slnco February IS was culled off today lOiul'' tho men will return to work tomorrow, Tho tonus of tho agreement aro practically uu acceptance ot tho con ditions promulgated by tho mill owners lu tho ultimatum issued fol lowing tho strike, tho substnuco of whfrh Is that an open shop policy will hereafter prevail, union men will not he discriminated against, neither will they bo permitted to agitato any changes ot conditions but must pre sent their demands directly to tho operators, not as union men but as umployes ot that particular mill, no officers ot tho union will bo given employment and tho striking em ployes will bo taken back only as 'openings occur. DUE TP REBELLION to despatches from that city. It U was lu oxUtonco In thu Btntcs of force and thu uovcru incut uutUurl- SHINGL MILL OWNERS VICTORS PROLONGED STRIK RESOLUTIONS OF LODGE OF OWLS APPRECIATION OF EASY VICTIM OF O'GARA OFFERED CHECK ARTISTS Mass Medina cf Orchcrdists in Proress at Library Resolutions of Appreciation of Services Ren du cd hy Pathologist Introduced. 0. A. C. Professors Would Take Charge of Valley and Co-operate With County in Pathologist Work. 4 "There will bo no Immcil- I. i late appointment of a nuccea- nor to I'rof. O'Gara, a county pathologist.'- stated County f Judge Ton Vellc today. "Tho county will get along without one. for a time at lean. Tho average orchardlst hat not appreciated what the county waa doing for him and the county court U In no hurry to act." ! A inns, mcelinx'of the fruit grow ers of .laek-on county is bein bold at the Library building this after noon to diseu-s the ruMgnntion of Profcs-or I'. J. O'Onra n county pathologist und the appointment of ii siircitssor. The following r solu tions will ho introduced by K. S. Pal mer of Central Peint: 'Whereas, Jack-on county has for the pat six years benefited by and oiijovpj the services and friendship of rrofe.or P. J. Ounra; nnd, " ncreas, rrores.sor u uaru is about to leave this community to continuo bis work in another field, 'Resolved HirM, that we, the fruit growers ami fanners of the llogue River valley, are deeply ap preciative of the high order of in telligenee and tireless energy of the service rendered by him, and of the great benefits derived by us Here from. "Second, that wo extend to him our hearty good wishes for his continued sttece.-s nnd prosperity lu his future career. "Third, that tlie-c resolutions In spread upon tho minutes of this meeting and an engrossed copy thereot, certified by tho seeretnry, bo presented to Professor O'Garn." Clminumi Madden of tho t-poeinl blight committee is in receipt of a proposal by Messrs. Soudder nnd Lewis of tho Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis, both of whom nro in tho city, whereby the college offers to eo-opornto with the county in tho employment of a pathologist, sharing in tho expense to the extent of .f.'OOtl a year. This will be brought before tho meeting. VERGARA'S DEATH DOE TO FEDERALS T WASIIINOTON, Mnreh 1L Tho report rooeived from United State Consul Gurrett, nt Xucvo Lnredo, ooncorning the death of Clemento Vorgnra, the Amotiean citizen who wns enticed into Mexico and execut ed by federuls, was forwnrded to Churge iVAffniros 0'Sliaiighiiesy at Mexico City for submi-sion to Pres ident Hiiertn. Garrett blamed tho federal com mniider at Nuevo Lurcdu and named tho federal soldiers he considered re sponsible for the killing. Hlatoineuts by oyo-witnesses of the tragedy wero included. There woro no further develop ments today in the Ronton case. At tho veipiest of Chairman Flood of thu house foreien af fairs com. fmittee, Congressman Aiuuy this af ternoon temporarily abandoned his plan for fulling up his resolution asking tho president for information concerning conditions iu Mexico am details of any outrages pcipclrulcd ou Aiueiicuiib Uivru,. A E REO Organizer of Local Lodge in Jail and Probability Is That He Is Fakir Money Not Received by Parent Lodge In Indiana. J. K. Woods Under Arrest, Accused , of Obtaining Money on False Pre tenses and of Complicity. Considerable doubt exists In tho minds of a number of Medford Owl today, whether they aro a duly formed organization, 0r a lifeless fra ternal body, following tho arront last nlRht of J. K. Woods, organlzor. upon complaint of "Slim" Adama charged with passing checks without funds In the bank. A telegram from tho national hcadquartera of tho Owls nt South nond. Intl., brought the Information that tho $100 tor the charter has not been received, and tho authorities aro now trying to discover whether Woods is a real or psuedo organizer. As far as tho potlco hare been able to figure out Medford merchants and citizens aro out $M0 by tho checks Issued by Woods, and alleged to Lo worthless. Woods Is hola ponding a preliminary hearing, arrd an effort is being made to seo It his folks,' who are said to bo wealthy, will make good this amount. One check wad Issued In payment of the ront of the lodge room, and "Slim" Adams. U. 8. Radcllffe. E. Hart, tho U. S. Hotel at Jacksonville, and others cashod checks. Most of them wero lodgo brothers. Another ancle to the operations of Woods was brought to light thU morning when It was said by tho po lice that Woods had Introduced two mon to n. S. Hadcllffe. "Slim" Adams Ilaukln Estes, as citizen of Eugene with good backing and lodge broth ers. They wero going to buy a bar ber shop here, and In tno mnnuovers managed to cash bad checks through fraternal tics as follews: U. S. Hadcllffe, $250; Ilrankln Estes, JtO. and "Slim" Adams, $45, on Eugene banks. Chief of I'ollco Hlttson says he has a witness who will testify Woods received $20 for his rolo In these negotiations, Tho two men wero miles away before tho forgery was discovered, and warrants aro out for their arrest. Woods declares that ho Is Innocont of any Intentions ot wrong. Ho will be given a hearln-: when answers aro received to telegrams sent out today. WOMAN PLEADS TO S LOS ANOELES, Cnl., Mar. 11. On the witness stand at tho prelimi nary hearing of her husbalid charged with tho murder of hor father, Wil liam Jordan, Mrs, Thomas Redman calmly announced today that she, nnd not her husband, waa guilty ot tho killing. After Mrs. Redman's sensational declaration, Pollco Jud?e Chalmers dismissed tho case against Rodman and tho woman stepped from tho stand, tears streaming down her cheeks. Slio was mot by hor mother, who screamod hysterically: "You lied! You know you lied!" Mrs. Rodman trlod to put h?r arms about her mother, repenting that alio had told tho truth, but the older woman would not submit tu hor embraces. Jordan was shot and killed In tho Redman home two weeks ago. lie had quarreled with Redman over a motorcycle. Following the shoot ing Mrs. Redman told the police that she bullevod her husband's life wan lu danger, and that the handed htm his revolver during thu quarrl. Te duy slio said that she fired the liJ shot herself, while MdlHg Wr Uky with one hand, ' GUILTY TO MURDER AVE HUSBAND