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on on on a a a a a University Register EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1911. NO. 137. TEND LUMBER MARKET hiation to Advertise Douglas Fir NISH MATERIAL de Field of Southern With a Superior Article $30,000 FUND E'S GUESTS END A VERY SY DAY WITH A JOLLY HOO HOO CONCATENATION. CAn Compete on Quality.

ider market for Douglas fir is pose of the Oregon- Washington Manufacturers' association, as monthly meeting Eugene yesterday afternoon. report of the market discussion, extension tee brought out the fore the meeting closed commitere appointed to secure the amount of $30,000 a year he mill men, timber owners and for the purpose of advertising fir as a finishing lumber for arkets of the east, in competiith yellow pine. production than five years ago Fen by Chairman E. D. Kingsthe West Oregon Limber cominto new Gelds, unsettled Linton, as the incentives for a rates as one of the leading of the slack demand.

have now reached their maxiMr. Kingsley thinks, and he two reasons. In the first place mama canal will soon be in use, for lower rates, and in the place congress the makes partial it change evident that perican people want national tors to represent them and not ilroads. Of course there are likeminor changes allowed by the late Commerce commission, but, Kingsley's judgment, freight on lumber products are henceto be fairly stable. the contrary, said Mr.

Kingsthere seems to be a disposition railroads to co-operate with the manufacturers. Just before to this meeting I had 3 conwith R. B. Miller, traffic manthe Southern Pacific, and he that his company is ready Among other things he ated that his Las moe of company est window space in the United and would be glad to put disof Oregon finishing woods in windows, where the people of Erritory desired may see Kingsley then entered upon a sion of advertising as a means tending the market for Douglas iting the example of cypress manufacturers of the south are spending $31,000 a year to Itise their product. Time Now to Begin.

10 TE is the time to, get such 211 tising campaign said Kingsley. "It will take some to educate the people of the east in many advantages of interior finishing lumber. If rant to have the market ready for hen the canal is opened, we must tow 011 011T advertising campsibilities of the field were outin brief by Mr. Kingsley, who red that much lumber, that cannot be classed as would come shorter lengths classification that when are ent possible into this the finishing trade is catered to. log can be utilized.

especially be suggested. practically, the enough trade is developed to ant the putting in of maEnish for supplying the short lengths suitable work. using of more material for the will make that much less grades must be sold allowing the as turning common out of rough, a priced commodity. ation said Mr. Kingsley, of the freight rate troublethe log 50 AS get the maxiof 'clear' A little later discussion the question of rates again raised, and one speaker that desirable the Douglas fir is enough as a finish to make a of even $5 in freight of no quence, just as the Douglas fir he timbers are sold readily in the west in direct competition with southern timbers enjoying much more favorable freight The point of securing selling agencies in the east was touched on, and it was pointed out that yard men could be induced to carry stocks of the fir which is suitable alike for interior and exterior finish, while the southern pine is suited only for inside work.

The matter of raising funds for an advertising campaign was diseussed somewhat at length, and four committees from different parts of the state were named to make a canvass for the required funds. The words of Russell, Hawkins of the Whitney Company, Limited, timber owners in Tillamook county, cheered the hearts of the lumbermen. Mr. Hawkins had interrupted Mr. Kingsley at one point to ask the amount that would be required for a campaign, and was told $30,000 at least.

When the formal report was completed, Mr. Hawkins in terse words, the plan, and pledged his a approved, subseription of $500 a year for three years. Another speaker was of the opinion that if the cypress lumbermen, with less stumpage on the whole tinent that there is fir in Lane county, can spend $30,000, the Oregon lumbershould certainly raise that amount. It is the plan to ask the loggers and the timber holders each to contribute to the fund, and whatever is done, will be done quiekly. Forest Fire Association.

C. R. Sprague, of the Oregon Forast Fire association, was present outlined something of the plans of the association and asked the co-operation of the lumbermen. Hill, manager of the Brown Lumber company of Cottage Grove. was named by the Lumbermen to represent the association on the State Forestry boardr, and Governor West was so notified.

W. C. Yeomans, president. of the Southwestern Washington association, was present, and later conferred with a committee on the matter of consolidation of the two associations. A.

C. Dixon, of the traffic bureau committee, reported organization ef. fected yesterday morning by the election of himself to the" chairmanship and of E. Ostrander as secretary. The action of the bureau in continuing Mr.

Donaldson as manager, and Attorney J. N. Teal, of Portland, as attorney, was approved. Mutual Insurance Project. J.

P. Keating, of the C. K. Spaulding Lumber company, reported for the insurance committee that they are working out a plan whereby the mill men may carry their insurance at less cost than through the old-line com- (Continued on page 3.) BESIEGED YANKEES TO PETITION DIAZ 700 Will Demand That War is Ended CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March The 700 American residents here held a meeting today to consider plans for appealing to President Diaz to end the war as soon as possible. Dr.

Manuel Balbas, a prominent physician, already had prepared a petition suggesting that if Diaz guarantees certain re forms to the people the war would quickly stop. Some of the Americans have been sick, and only by special permission from the Mexican authorities have rel atives been allowed to come in from the outside. The city has been under siege for practically 18 days, and the peoples' patience is becoming exhausted. Little news has come in from the outside world. The telegraph wires with Juarez were open today for a short time, but it was used almost ex elusively for official messages.

The Americans, most of whom are business people or employes of the mines. are extremely anxious. The con tinual rumors that the insurgents would attack the town have kept the people keyed up to high nervous tension. The rebels near here have been seen from the housetops. DEATHS: 55,000.

Famous Plague Expert Tells Situation When He Left Manchuria. VICTORIA, B. March Fiftyfive thousand persons died of bubonic plague in Manchurian when Dr. Kitasato, famons Japanese plague expert, who arrived in Japan, February 27. left Manchuria.

Small Boy Christens Ship. DETROIT, March the custom of having and a Dustin young lady as sponsor, the Ashley line selected Master William Heyser of Cincinnati to christen the new passenger steamer Bay. which was launched today at the Wyandotte yards of the Detroit Shipbuilding company. The new steamer is to ply between De troit. Sandusky and Put-in-Bay, beginning the coming summer.

Royalty to Visit Canada. LONDON, March -The Duchess of Argyll, fourth daughter of the late Queen Victoria, celebrated her. 63rd birthday anniversary today, royal highness is looking forward with pleasure to a renewal of her acquaintance with Canada, when her brother. the Duke Connaught, becomes governor general this year. MAY MEAN INVASION Air of Expectancy at San Antonio TRAIN ALL READY Crews at Posts, Waiting for Orders DESTINATION: NOGALES ARIZONA TOWN ON THE BORDER SAID TO BE INCLUDED IN PREARRANGED PLANS.

WASHINGTON, March conditions indicate conclusively that the revolutionists are in control of many of the states in the republic of Mexico, a request will be made on the United States to recognize the belligerency provisional government, according to the declaration of Dr. Vasquez Gomez, head of the confidential agency of the insurgents at Washington. SAN ANTONIO, March The air was electrified late tonight by rumors of important developments in Mexico and of a movement of the maneuver division to the border. The return of Limantour to Mexico in part accounted for this. A newspaper man who returned from the City of Mexico, said sensational developments were to be expected.

He said, the story of the stoning of Diaz' palace is untrue. Eight tracks have been cleared in the Southern Pacific yards. Every precaution is taken to expediate the movement of troops, should orders, issue. There is an air of expectaney, about the camps and a train, destined to carry troops to Nogales, Arizona, on the Mexican border, was made ap at the army yards here tonight, It is manned and under orders to remain in readiness to pull out at any hour. So far as can be learned there are 110 orders for the embarkation of troops.

Interest is added to the news by the fact that in the plans pigeonholed at Washington for the movement of troops ready for any eventualities, invasion of Mexico includes use of Nogales as a gateway. A FICTITIOUS STORY. Roosevelt Did Not Say He Would Go To Fight the Japs. ALBUQUERQUE, N. 'March 18.

-The that Roosevelt 011 a recent visit here had told members of his old regiment he would ask permission to recruit a brigade of cavalry in the west, is denied by former members of the Rough Riders. Ex-Governor out of the whole cloth, the only foundaCurry said the story was manufactured tion being the remark of Colonel Roosevelt, that in event of war, which regarded as extremely improbable, he would ernment. Roosevelt campaign. offer his services to the Curry served as captain of 's regiment in the Cuban RAILROAD BUILDER DEAD. After-Effects of Lagrippe Take David Moffat in New York.

NEW YORK, March H. Moffat, banker and railroad man of Denver, died here today from the aftereffeets of lagrippe. Moffat was up yesterday and about his apartments 111 the Hotel Belmont in unusually good spirits. Shortly after 9 o'clock today he suffered a chill and returned ot bed. A short time afterward he died, while being assisted to turn over by a nurse.

He was 72 vears of age. Is Colorado's Loss. DENVER, March Colorado has experienced a most deplorable loss, said Goevrnor Shafroth when informed Motlat's death. He was truly one of the great men of the entire western country. He was an empire builder.

am sorry he could not have lived to see the completion of his enterprises. Denby- Thurber Wedding. DETROIT, March marriage of Miss Marion Thurber, daughter of the late Henry T. Thurber, who was secertary to President Cleveland, and ex-Congressman Edwin Denby of the first Michigan district, was quietly ecelebrated in this city today. The couple will spend their honeymoon in Europe.

COLONEL OPENS ROOSEVELT DAM New Era Is Marked for Arizona ROOSEVELT, March on. top of the great storage dam, which bears his name, former Presi dent Theodore Roosevelt, at 5:48 today pressed an electrie which set in motion a mass of grinding ma chinery which in turn raised three of the six massive iron gates weighing 6000 pounds apiece. By this net he officially opened Roosevelt storage dam, part of the Salt River irrigation, project. The motors, which raise gates had hardly Begun to turn before three torrens of water came rushing through and' three openings nt different levels ran madly down the val ley, where, after racing fully 60 miles, it will be used in the irrigation of about 250.000 acres of land. The scene from the dam was striking one.

Motor cars in which persons besides the Roosevelt party made the 75 miles journey from many Phoenix were packed along the road above the artificial lake, each with roll of bedding strapped upon it, the guests must spend the night here. On the hills countless saddle horses grazed. A charge of dynamite WaS. exploded as a salute to the former president as his automobile came into sight. after he had mounted the stand and Mrs.

Roosevelt, Archie and Miss Ethel had grouped themselves, below. Among the many the ter ritory was President Orme of the Salt River Valley Waterusers' ciation. He introduced Governor Sloan as the chairman and the latter in turn presented all the speakers including Roosevelt. Along the top of the dam graceful standards bearing electrical globes had been erected and Miss Roosevet set these alight by touching button, the, concluding feature of the day. AFT RECIPROCITY MESSENGER SERVICE REBELS ARE GATHERING Madero Recruiting Large Force FEDERALS DIVIDED Cuelfar Cannot Join Na- varro at Juarez A CANNON IS STOLEN DARING INSURRECTOS ENTER PUBLIC SQUARE IN EL PASO AND TAKE ORDNANCE.

EL PASO, March and designs of Maderos' 1000 insurgents caused unconcealed speculation among the federal troops at Juarez which is guarded by only 500 men. At Casas Grandes, 125 miles to the southwest, Colonel Garcia Quellar of President Diaz' personal staff, accord ing to late reports, is still nursing wounded arm. lle is preparing to march with 700 federals which will form the strength of the Mexican army in the north. Between Colonel Cuellar at Casas Grandes and General Navarro at Juarez, Madero is drawing toward him all the insurrectos who heretofore have been seattered, with view to preventing a joining of the federal forces. That Madero again attempted to take Casas Grandes and establish base of supplies and by keeping down the bridges will endeavor to prevent any addition to the federal strength nt.

Juarez is given out by the junta here as a fact based upon. from Madero himself. ed El Paso within 24 hours and were Reports that, insurrectos had enter reinforced by Americans were partial confirmation today when at daylight it was found that a cannon which had adorned the public square had disap peared. A number of villages in northfern Mexico are in need of food and other supplies, and great suffering is the consequence. FEDERALS PRISONERS.

Refuse to Surrender--Rebels Keep Up Slow Fire. PRESIDIO, Texas, March en federal and two insurrecto were killed today in the siege of Ojinaga. With a river ford between Presidio and the besieged city in their posses: sion and the town surrounded, bottling up the main of federal troops, the rebel forces body, centering their attention on two adobe houses 011 the Canada ranch in the outskirts of Oji naga where 40 soldiers are virtually held prisoners and the guard houses near the river crossing held by feder als. For 24 hours firing at close range almost continuous. Early today WAS ADVENTURES Oy CANNON CONGRESS Guy Taft -I hope that this messenger boy will be better than the one that just quit.

the detachment at Canada ranch made a rush from the adobe shelters. They met with withering fire and were forced to return to their huts after a nine were killed. They were still encamped in the barricaded houses to night. At the houses insur gents occupy trenches within 150 yards of the federals and a slow fire is kept up. General Luque, in coming about has repeated his mand of garrison numbertheofedera.

refusal to surrender and has appealed to the minister of war at Mexico City to urge that American officials co-operate in opening communication beleaguered city and the American side of the Ria Grande. Insurgents num ber about 800 men. YOUNG DIAZ TO GO TO JAPAN. Son of President to Return Social Visit of Baron Uchida. VICTORIA, March newspapers received here comment on the increasing friendliness between Mexico and Japan.

It is reported ar rangements have been made for a visit to Japan by son of President Diaz and suite in September next to return the visit of Mr. Uchida, Japanese ambassador to the United States to Mexico. WELCOME FOR LIMANTOUR. All Mexicans to Turn Out to Greet Minister of Finance. MEXICO CITY.

March spec. tacular welcome will be accorded Jose Limantour, minister of finance, when he reaches here from New York tomorrow. It will not be confined to officialdom, but will be shared in by nearly every class of society in the capital. Firing on Line at Calexico. CALEXICO, March Firing at Mexicali, across then line from here tonight, may indicate Mexican reg ulars have surprised and are attacking the insurreeto forces.

STANFORD DEFEATED. University California Freshmen Prove Best on the Track. PALO ALTO, March Uni versity of California freshmen de feated the Stanford freshmen 84 to 38 in the annual freshmen track meet. Rise, the California freshman, made records in the shot put and the hammer throw. He threw the hammer 148 feet, six inches, and put the shot 44 fet.

one- and inches. Machise, freshman. made record of the 220- yard hurdles in 25 1-4 seconds. Stan. ford's team captured the mile relay in 3 minutes 39 1-5 seconds: A HEAVY COLONIST MOVE CONTINUES No Sign of Abatement in Influx of Immigrants PORTLAND, March in not the least sign of abatement in the heavy colonist movement which first showed its effect in this state last Monday.

For Chow six days of the first week of the -fare season it is estimated that close to 10,000 new settlers have come either directly to Portland or to territory whose producivity will bring money and business to this city distributing center. What hos surprised the railroad officinls is that the rush is continuing just as strong as it started, and from telegraphie advices received by local lines there is fully as large an influx assured for next week as in the last six days. So far the arrivals have been nearly double, day by day, what they were during the colonist season a year ago, and it has been taxing the facilities of the railroads and the commercu! organizations of the state to see that the home seekers are properly taken care of when they reach their destination. The Harriman lines have been adding daily average of new population of from 500 to 700 to the territory served by their lines in the northwest, and by far the biggest share of these are coming to Portland and points 011 the Southern Pacific and O. W.

R. N. in this state, The Northern Pacific, Burlington and Great Northern are still running their through west bound trains in extra sections. These Hill lines are laying down in the neighborhood of 500 or more colonists day in this territory, while the Canadian Pacifie and the Milwaukee are contributing good ly number of new settler to communities around Port land, though of course these lines are serving their main-line districta more heavily. ROBBER ATTACKS GIRL.

Takes $400 In PAy Checks After Knocking the Girl Down. SAN FRANCISCO, March Carrying a handbag $400 to pay the men in her father! cooperage today, Oilitio Wendler, aged 20, was attacked by robber, who knocked her down and took the money. She pursued him to a lumberyard and grappled, knocked but was overpowered. The man driver of a lumber wagon to the ground and rode rapidly away. WEATHER FOR TODAY Oregon and Idaho- Fair.

Washington--Fair except occasional rain in northwest portion. PUTO.N.G. ON A WAR FOOTING AdjutantGeneralFin- zer Receives Orders TO FILL UP QUOTES Increase Enrollment of the Companies to 15,000 Men REASONS ARE NOTGIVEN CHIEF OF STAFF MAKES NO EXPLANATION OF THE WORK REQUIRED OR THE NEED OF IT. PORTLAND, March Finzer, of the Oregon National guard today received instructions from Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the United States army, immediately to place the Oregon National guard on a war footing. Complying with orders of his superior officer, General Finzer, has already taken aetion which in 1 short time increase the enrollment of the militia companies under his command to 000.

General Pinzer has instrueted his staff at once to get the various companies into shape for immediate service if necessary. Beyond the order to place the tional guard on footing for field ser. vice, General Woods telegram says thing. No reason for the move is a8- signed nor is the work which the militia may be called upon to perform even hinted nt. California Not Asked.

SACRAMENTO, March Adjutant received no Forbes order from said the tonight war department regarding an estimate of the number of available troops, such 19 had been received by AdjutantGeneral Finzer of Oregon. TEST MOST SATISFACTORY. Big 12-Inch Guns at Pearl Harbor Tried. Out for First Time. HONOLULU, March big 12-inch guns, which have been placed on the fortifications at Pearl harbor, were fired today for the first time.

The test was most satisfactory. DRAG LAKE; NO RESULT. Searchers Fail to Find Body of Dorothy Arnold, Missing Heiress. NEW YORK. March waters of Central Park lakes, dragged today, failed to give up the body of Dorothy Arnold, the missing heiress.

Failure to find the body apparently disproves the theory of her father that she met foul play on her way home through the park and the body thrown into a lake. TAFT'S VACATION OVER. Will Return to the White House Early Tomorrow Morning. AUGUSTA, March Taft'8 spring vacation ended today. Tomorrow afternoon he will depart for Washington and arrive at the White House Monday morning.

Outdoor air has done the president a great deal of good, for he was thoroughly tired out when he left Washington. WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND TRAGEDY FOLLOWS A "SEEING SUNRISE' PARTY IN CHICAGO SOCIETY. Creswell. CHICAGO, March an allnight party beginning with a midnight banquet and ending with seeing sunrise? gathering at daylight, Mrs. Jessie Schenk shot and killed her hus, hand, Charles Schenk, at their home at Park Ridge, a fashionable suburb.

early today. The woman declared she shot her husband thinking him a burglar. Later she made several attempts to end her own life by trying to jump through a window, but was restrained. The shooting occurred after 6 o'elock. She she retired immediately after departure of the guests and was awakened by her husband calling She got a revolver and hurried to the top of the stairs called: What is it She saw a form on the stairs and thinking it a burglar, fired..