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TROOPS RUSHED
TO BORDER LINE
Threat of Foreign Intervention
Makes Big Stir.
England and Oermny Want Their In
tared in Ma'iico Protectad
Tafl Take Action.
Washington, March 8. Tw most
extenaive movement of troop and war
vessel ever executed in thia country
in time of peace in now under way by
order of the president, th objective
being the country north of te Mex
ican boundary ami the water of the
two oceans ut either end of it.
Twenty thousand oldini more
than one-fourth of the army of the
United State -of all arnia of the
service are moving toward Die Mex
ican border. Four armored cruisers
comprising the fifth division of the
Atlantic Heet, have been ordered from
Northern water to the naval station at
Cuantanumo, Cuba. Mont of the Pa
ritlc fleet is, or ahortly will be, on ita
way to assemble at San Pedro and Sun
I'icgo, Cal., and 2,01)0 marines are pre
paring to make the Cuantananio sta
tion their temporary headiuartera.
It wu ofllcially announced at the
White House anil at the War and Navy
departments that the purpose of thia
great mobilization, unprecedented save
in war times, is the training of officer
and men under service condition and
practice in co-operation between the
lund and naval forces. Other pains
were taken by all officially concerned
in the matter to give thia color to the
sudden activities; but these state
ments were accepted with increasing
reserve. The executive office were
ateeed in mystery; the entire morn
ing was given over to conference with
ollicera of the War and Navy depart
ments. Thia thick atmosphere of mystery,
and the effort to minimize the im
portance of the business, lent sig
nificance to the fact that Major Gen
eral l-onard Wood, chief of atafT of
the army, in an effort to elude inter
viewers, slipped out of one of the rear
windows of the president's office and
beat a retreat through the secluded
portions of the White House ground
to a rear entrance of the VY ar depart
ment. The real significance of thin activity,
which has been conllned apparently to
the last 4S hours or less, i thought
to relate Very directly to conditions in
Mexico, ami to the growing belief
that the situation there i by no means
as satisfactory as the Mexican govern
ment would have it believed. There
are persistent report that the physi
cal condition of ('resident Diaz has
lately become such as to alarm hi ad
herents and that momentous develop
ments are to be prepared for.
One report current here today was
that the Pearson syndicate, heavily
interested in enterprises in Northern
Mexico, hal apealed to the itritiHh
government for adequate protection of
its own and other foreign interest in
preparation for the chaotic conditions
that would almost certainly follow any
serious loss of prestige, to say nothing
of the collapse of the Dim govern
ment. SIRE IMPERSONATES SON.
He Take Civil Service Job Boy Won.
Both Arc Arretted.
Sun Francisco - Because ho took a
position in the postotlice hero which
his son hud won by competitive civil
service exuminution, George J. Keg
ley Sr., wus arrested on an indictment
charging him with conspiracy to de
fraud the United States governmment.
Kegley's son, George J. Jr., was ar
rested on the snme charge.
'The son paused the examination
some time ago and was placed on the
eligible list. When a position became
vacant, his father appeared at the
postotllce to claim the place. The
father filed bond and assumed the
dutiea of the position before it was
discovered that he was impersonating
hi son.
Bill Lead to Arrest.
Sacramento After listening spell
tsiund to the discussion and hearing
the assembly pas a bill aladishing
capital punishment, Joseph W. Goon
ey,' wanted as the murderer of his
cousin, walked over to the senate
chamber and gave himself up to Sena
tor Thomas Finn, who is also sheriff
of San Francisco city and county.
"I'm Joe Cooney and they want me,
Tom," he said when the senator ap
peared. "All right," replied Finn,
"come along." The two left the sen
ate chamber without attracting notice.
$30,000 I Boy' Profit.
New York -W. J. Konan, a tele
phone boy in the office of James K.
Keene, made S.'IO.OOO in a Wall street
speculation, according to hi testimony
in the bankruptcy proceedings of
Lathrop, Mask Ins A Co., one of the
atock exchange firms caught in the
collapse of the Hocking pool. Credi
tor are endeavoring to show that Mr.
Keene was responsible for the failure
of the pool and that young Uonnn
turned hi knowledge to good account.
Rebel Fight With Dynamite.
El Paso, Tex. Mail advice from
Torreon say that American Consular
Agent Carother ha received official
advice of severe fighting at Tapia,
Durango, in which dynamite wa used.
The rebel left the city after many
had been killed on both aide, and then
destroyed the water work.
DIAZ IS REASSURED.
Taft Explain H Ha Nothing to
Fear From Maneuver.
Mexico City, March 0. Setting at
rest all rumor that the United State
I preparing for intervention In Mex
ico, President Taft today sent to Pres
ident Dia telegram in which he
ays the military maneuver being con
ducted along the frontier in Texas
have no significance which should
cause concern to Mexico.
The message wa transmitted to the
department of foreign relation by
Fred M. Ueering, charge d'affaires of
the American embassy. Following is
the text:
"I have the honor to advise your ex
cellency that I am in receipt of in
struction from my government direct
Ing me to inform his excellency. Pre
ident Dial, through the medium of
your excellency, thut the president of
the United Mate wishes to express
the hope that no misapprehensions will
result from unfounded and sensational
newspaper conjecture a to the mili
tary maneuver about to take place in
Texas and elsewhere, and to give
President Dial assurance that the
maneuvers have no significance that
should cause concern to the friendly
neighbors of the United States to the
South."
A calm and dispassionate view of
the mobilisation appears to have been
taken here by the Mexican. No ex
citement followed the appearance of
the news. Dailies in Spunish a well
as the American morning newspaper
give much space to the detail of the
movement.
In some quarters, nevertheless, the
explanation given out at the White
Huum a to the significance of Presi
dent Taft' order wa viewed with
skepticism. This wa particularly
true a relating to American residents
in the c'ty, many of whom profes to
see in it the first step in move to
ward intervention.
ARMY DEFEATS ITSELF.
Internal Distention Break Up So
cialist Colony.
Bicxtcall. March 9. Without the
firing of a hostile gun, the army of
liberation, which was to have estab
lished a socialistic republic in Lower
California, with this little hamlet of
adobe houses as the capital, ha been
beaten. It encompassed it own de
feat. When the Federals come, in all
probability, they will find nobody to
fight. Dissension, rampant for more
than a week, reached the crisis today.
In the face of the enemy, which is ex
pected to strike a blow any hour, a
handful of insurrecto manning the rifle
pits again voted a lack of confidence
in the leaders, Leyva and Berthold.
John K. Turner, the writer, said to be
close to the revolutionary junta in Los
Angeles, declared them both outlaws
and asserted the junta would with
draw all support if they did not obey
the mandate of the men and step
down. In spite of this, Leyva and
Kerthold remain defiant, atanding pat
on the coup they worked three day
ago when they regained power from
Captain Stanley.
REBELS AIMED AT IS BELIEF.
Inturrscto Junta Hold Diaz and "In
tcraats" Asked for Troopt.
Lons Ageles, March 9. That the
massing of United States troops along
the Mexican border is a spectacular
attempt at intimidatir is the revolu
tionists, is the belief i. the officials of
the revolutionary junta here. Presi
dent Hicanlo Magon, of the junta,
made the following statement today:
"The very fact that no complaint
has iime from Diaz or his cabinet
concerning a movement thut could
easily be construed as a hostile action
is evidence to us that the United
States and Diaz are in accord and that
the rushing of American troops to the
border follow an appeal to this gov
ernment by Diaz and the nuineyed in
terests of Mexico to lend them as
much material support as possible.
"We do not believe the United
States will make the mistake of act
ually sending troops across the border,
but will attempt by this show of force
to frighten the revolutionists into
abandoning active operations, which
they never will do."
Intervention I Predicted.
Mexico City, March 9. The an
nouncement that American troops
would be concentrated on the Mexican
frontier created no noticeable excite
ment among Mexicans today. The
newspaper printed the new fully,
but without extended editorial com
ment. The official explanation at
Washington that only ordinary maneu
vers are contemplated la accepted by
prominent Mexicans a sufficient, but
the public is skeptical and the move
i regarded by some as the first move
of American Intervention.
Women to Guide Hortet.
Angeles, March 9.- Equestrien
ne and feminino whip in I urge num
ber will add considerable interest to
the Pasadena Polo club' show at
Tournament Tark, Posndenn, March
16 and 17. Entries closed today.
The feminine horse fanciers will be
included among the entries this year
In larger number than ever before,
while not a few will drive or ride
their favorite stock for the ribbons
and trophies.
German Have Not Appealed.
Berlin, March 9. No request for
the protection of German Interest
have been received from the legation
or consulate in Mexico. In an au
thoritative quarter the opinion wa
expressed today that it wa natural
for the United States, as neighbor
ing state, to take precautionary meas
ure on the Mexican frontier.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
TWO MILLION HUNGRY.
Manchurian Subsist on Lav,
' Twig and Bark.
Washington, March 11. More grue
some stories of the horror of the
Chinese famine reached the State de
partment today from the consul gen
eral at Shanghai, who sums up condi
tions at the beginning of February.
One traveler reported passing 13 dead
bodies in 13 miles of the road.
The missionaries tell of the native
eating cakes made of leave and stems,
mixed with millet chaff, which they
buy with the allowance of the govern
ment of three cents apiece. Trees
had been stripped of bark, which had
been eaten.
Dr. Cochrane, an American Presby
terian, missionary, said thut in the
whole afflicted region there were 2,
000,000 starving people. In one vil
lage of 100 families, one-third were
dead of hunger and pestilence. Snow
was falling and many were without
proper shelter or clothing.
The missionaries have attacked the
work of relief with the greatest sys
tem and directness. The famiies in
the provinces of Puchow, for instance,
were divided into four classes and
enumerated with this result:
"Those who had plenty numbered
17,996; those who could exist till
harvest on what grain they had, 209,
937; those who had a little grain, but
would be in need before the end of
February, 150,301, and those really
destitute and in need of immediate
relief, 197,681."
One thousand dollar raised by the
Chinese relief commission of the
chamber of commerce of Cincinnati
was cabled to Shanghai today by the
American Red Cross. The Cincinnati
relief commission previously collected
a large supply of provisions, now on
the way to China on the army trans
port Buford.
TO STOP FILIBUSTERING.
President Give This a Reason for
Military Movement.
Washington, March 11. That th
administration ha decided to dissem
ble no longer it reason for the sud
den and unprecedented movement of
troops to the Mexican border is indi
cated by dispatch, received tonight
from the staff correspondent of the
Associated Press, who is accompany
ing President Taft on hi joumey to
Atlanta.
The dispatch, dated at Charlottes
ville, Va., through which place the
President' train passed tonight at
7:10 o'clock, is a follows:
"All doubt as to the purpose of the
government in sending 20,000 troops
to the Mexican border ha at last
been swept away. The United States
ha determined that the revolution
in the republic must end.
"The American troop have been
sent to form a solid wall along the Rio
Grande to stop filibustering, and see
that there is no further smuggling of
arm and men across the international
boundary.
"It ia believed that, with this
source of contrabrand supplies cut off,
the insurrectionary movement which
has disturbed conditions generally for
nearly a year, without accomplishing
anything like the formation of a re
sponsible indejendent government,
will speedily come to a close.
WHEAT ON FARMS SMALLER.
Agricultural Department Show Farm
er Have Reduced Stock.
Washington, A statement issued
bv the ileiiartment of agriculture t
shows that on March 1 the quantity of
wheat on farms in Oregon was ap
proximtaely 2.100.00 bushels. 13 per
cent of the 1910 crop. This is 200.
000 bushels less than on March 1,
1910.
In Washir ;ton there waa on hand
3.HO0.0OO bushels, or 15 per cent of
last season's crop, and in Idaho 2.H00,
000 bushels, or 22 per cent of the
crop.
On March 1, 1910, there was on
hand in Washington !, 400,000 bush
els, and in Idaho 3,600,000 bushels.
Statistics show that on March 1,
1911, Oregon farmers had on hand 3,
200,000 bushels of oats; Washington,
2,200,000 and Idaho 2,100,000.
Two Lame Duck Secure Job.
Washington, March 11. Interna
tional Joint commission to designate
and regulate the line waters between
the United States and Canada, it was
announced informally at the White
House today, will be made up of ex
Representative James A. Tawney of
Minnesota, ex-Senator Thomas H.
Carter and Frank Streeter, Republican
national committeeman from New
Hampshire. The commission is to
exist under treaty of May 5, 1910.
Pierce Will Follow Ballinger.
"Washington First Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior Frank Pierce an
nounced that as a matter of courtesy
to Walter L. Fisher, successor to Sec
retary Ballinger, he would tender his
resignation soon after the new ap
pointee takes charge of the affair of
the Interior department.
Fihr Confer With Taft.
Washington Walter L. Fisher, the
newly-appointed secretary of the in
terior, had an extended conference
with the President at the White House.
Secretary Ballinger, who will turn the
affair of hi office over to Mr. Fisher
next Monday, was called into the conference.
PINCHOT FIRST TARGET.
Ballinger Will Sue ex-Forester Pin
chot fo Libel.
Washington, March 9. Secretary
Ballinger ha not yet definitely deter
mined upon hi plan for instituting
libel suits against hi detractors, but
it ia understood he will open proceed
ings with a suit agaist Gifford Pin
chot, into which he will introduce
much evidence that has not yet come
to the attention of the public.
He will also institute suit against
Collier's Weekly, and possibly may
extend hi suits to others later on.
He will first go to Seattle, however,
and probably will perfect hi arrange
ments there. He will leave Washing
ton as soon as his successor arrives
and takes his oath of office.
It is understood in Washington that
the selection of Mr. Fisher for Secre
tary of the interior was brought about
largely by Private Secretary Norton,
who Is to retire from the White House
in a few years. Norton has been
quietly working for some time to
bring about the selection of a conserv
ationist for secretary of the interior
and last Bummer at Beverly inspired
the story that Ballinger wa to retire
on September 15.
That story was given the Associated
Press and other press association on
the assumption that Ballinger would
regard it as a hint, but, when Ballin
ger saw President Taft he discovered
that Norton's advice was purely gra
tuitous and did not reflect the wishes
of the president.
OH FOR NAVY FUEL.
Admiral Con Says It Will Soon Dis
place Coal Entirely, i
Los Angeles, March 9. Question
of vital importance to the United
State navy and the country and par
ticularly to the Pacific Coast were
discussed before the sixth annual con
vention of the Navy league of the
United States, in session in this city
today, by Rear Admiral Hutch I. Cone,
U. S. N., chief of the bureau of steam
engineering.
The maintenance of a fleet on the
Pacific Coast, and the all-important
question of fuel and of the use of
crude oil for that purpose were the
principal topics touched upon by Ad
miral Cone. In the latter connection
he said :
"We are at present designing ships
which will be particularly effective in
the Pacific because of our large supply
of fuel oil on the West coast. So far
as can be seen at the present time, the
United States navy of the future will
consume oil instead of coal. In fact
we have already in commission ten
destroyers which burn nothing but oil.
Battleships being designed for the
next year's program are to be vessel
that burn oil only."
TAKE UP ALASKA CASES.
New Secretary of Interior Will Inves
tigate Coal Land.
Washington, March 9. It was re
ported today that soon after Walter
L. Fisher, the new secretary of the
interior, takes office, the Alaska coal
land claims will be taken up for set
tlement. After referring to Mr" Fisher's ser
vices in securing the settlement of the
big traction fight in Chicago a state
ment given out at the White House
goes on to say that Attorney General
Wickersham, who represented stock
holders in the Chicago traction fight,
and who visited Alaska last year at
the request of President Taft, has now
suggested that the method of adjudi
cating the Chicago controversy might
be adopted as an equitable basis for
the settlement of the Alaska coal land
claims.
In the statement, Mr. Fisher is de
clared to be a man whose information
on such subjects as irrigation, reclam
ation and water power sites is broad
and comprehensive. In politics, it is
set out that he is a Republican of
strong convictions but independent ac
tion. Fleet Under New Admiral.
Seattle. March 9. Rear Admiral
W. H. Southerland today took com
mand of the second division of the
Pacific fleet. United States navy.
With no ceremony other than the
hoisting of his flag at the masthead of
the cruiser West Virginia, Admiral
Southerland installed his staff and
assumed acti j command. The second
division consists of the cruisers Penn
sylvania, Colorado and West Virginia
and makes headquarter at the navy
yard at Bremerton.
LafTerty Distribute Seed.'
Washington March 9. Representa
tive Lafferty has secured his first con
cession for hi Oregon constituency.
Although a newcomer and really not
entitled to it under the rules, the new
member from Oregon has made a deal
with a retiring member whereby he
will send out the usual consignment of
garden and flower seeds to residents of
his district, and the distribution will
start immediately. W. L. Furberscaw
was appointed Lafferty' secretary.
Imanity Case Called Farce.
Washington, March 9. Ex-United
States Senator Tie today character
ized as a "farce" the proceedings in
Dublin, Ireland, by which the son of
Edward Corcoran, of that place is at
tempting to prove that the latter, be
cause of a weak mental condition,
signed away to American lawyers
most of the estate inherited from a
wealthy cousin, John Sullivan, of Se
attle, Wash.
Winter Months on the Farm
How to
Improve
Them
Many poultry raiser make radical
mistake In changing their fowl from
summer to winter ration. They do
tot appreciate the Importance of
maintaining the proper proportion of
meat and aucculent f ed in the win
ter ration and above all of upplylng
theee constituent to the bird Imme
diately at the beginning of cold
weather. During summer the bird
oaten and eat an abundance of grass
hopper and In addition have a large
supply of green food constantly avail
able so that all their want are satl
fled. Just a soon as extensive ranging
I prevented by cold weather the feed
er ihould begin to supply succulent
feed, uch a alfalfa, root and clover
hay and beef ecray In the ration mo
A Hopper for Grit or Dry Mash.
that it .-III correspond a closely a
possible to the summer feeding. The
feeder should not wait until after
Christmas to begin this system of feed
ing but should commence it a soon
a the fowl are off the range.
Feeding a Wat Mash.
Change In the system of feeding
hen ihould never be abrupt, but
ihould be very gradual, slowly accus
toming the bird to th variation la
their ration. Where a wet mash ha
been fed to the young fowl It 1 pre
ferable to continue to teed the older
bird with thia variety of mash. Al
though a wet mash la more palatable
than a dry mash, it I alro more trou
ble to prepare and ba to be fed more
carefully. There la always a danger
of It Booming or freeclng. A wet mash
bould be thoroughly mixed and al
lowed to swell and expand. Thia mash
should be uniformly spread In the
trough so that each bird receive an
equal allowance. Otherwise the strong
er bird will gorge themaelvea while
their weaker mate will starve.
An excellent wet mash ratios con
sists of on part alfalfa meal, one part
wheat bran, one part middlings, one
part com meal and one part beef
scrap. If possible these concentrate
should be mctetened and mixed with
skim milk and allowed to stand for
several hour before feeding. Five per
cent of oil meal I used advantageous
ly In this ration, due to It value a a
laxative and general tonic and stimu
lator. Th wet mash should be fed
once dally, In amount never to exceed
what the bird will clean up readily
In ten mtnutoa, preferably at the noon
hour.
How to Feed Dry Mah.
The dry mash la not so palatable
nod accordingly can be fed to the ben
at any time although the stock usual
ly eat more and thrive more rapidly If
allowed accea to this feed for three
to four hour each afternoon. This
Trough for Feeding a Dry Mah.
Slatted Front Prevent Waat.
gives the "underlings" plenty of
chance to eat and lessens the possi
bility of the mature fowls stuffing
thomselves. The dry mash has the
samo composition a the wet mash
the only difference being that it Is
fed In a dry form. Where ground oat
and barley are plentiful they can be
added to the dry mash with excellent
result. Green bone 1 an excellent
constituent to use In the ration for
egg production. It m'dst be fed In
moderation about one ounce per hen
three time a week and then gradual
ly Increased until one ounce la sup
piled dall7 to each hen.
Several prominent poultrymen have
recently attained romarkable success
by using a combination of wet and dry
mashe. Their system Include a
noon feed of a light, well-scattered wet
mash and then during the afternoon
vin the bird free aoce to a dry
Feeding Hens for Eggs
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mash. The ma' advantage of this
method I th ex'r labor Involved. In
a well-arranged house when a dry
mash la fed In bnr on man can
feed 2.000 hen In about half hour.
A ordinarily fed a t mash for 2,000
bird require at leaat two hours for
mixing and distributing th feed.
Roughage for Hena
Where alfalfa meal a fed the de
mand for a succulent rvughage 1 de
creased. Even in thia ui, however,
the addition of succulent cover or al
falfa bay I beneficial. Root crop
play an Important role In the dietary
of poultry. Mangel may be fed en
tire once a day in trough. Cabbage
are beat fed by suspending them by
cord to keep them clean. An addi
tional advantage ia obtained here
through the extra exerclao accecsary
for the fowl to secure th feed. Where
available sprouted oat can be fed.
Carrot in small amount are very
palatable and tempting to th flock.
Clover chaff can be fed wet er dry
and ia a very economical egg producer.
Begin to feed the green a tug and
mangle a early in th autumn M pos
sible. Clover Good for Poultry. .
Steaming clover tay Increases ft
palatablllty greatly. If free from long
fiber, clover ia an excellent feed Utmix
with bran, table scrap, or with iW
ular mash, A convenient way of hand
ling the poultry flock la to thoroughly
bed down th house with straw in fc
fall and than to add a forkful of cloJkr
or alfalfa hay every day until th li
ter begin to get dirty. Th hou4
hould then be cleaned, th straw re
placed by clean Utter, and th dally1,
forkful of clover or alfalfa continued.
The importance of litter cannot be i
overestimated a a mean of com
pelling the bird to exercl la ob
taining their food. A generous allow
ance of corn mixed with th litter
work out excellently' for winter feed-
Two View of a Simple Drinking V
el for th Small Hen Hou.
Ing. Corn may be fed either shellea
or on the ear broken into email
piece.
It is of great importance that
little grain be left in the litter over
night so that the hena have some
thing to eat Immediately after leaving
tbelr perches in th early morning.
This accounts for the generous allow
ance of grain which la absolutely nec
essary in the litter. If no grain I
left In the litter the bird should re
ceive their first feed by daylight for
beet returns. A very detrimental prac
tise on the general farm Is to finish all
the morning chores before feeding th
poultry. The hen a a reult remain
on their perches too long, so no In
centive urge them to get down and
exercise. Th! common mistake I
one of the fundamental error which
result in a diminished egg produc
tion. Grit for the flock hould be fur
nished by putting a load of gravel In
the house each year. Oyster shell
should also be constantly accessible
for the flock. It may be placed In an
Inexpensive hopper where the bird
can easily reach it. Charcoal I an
other article of Indispensable value
around the poultry house. Clean, pare
water In sanitary dishes should al
ways be available for the fowls.
Fd a Generous Ration.
An essential factor in poultry feed
ing 1 to furnish a liberal, correctly
balanced, fattening and growing ra
tion. To merely supply the Cock with
a maintenance ration la not sufficient.
Resides maintaining bodily vigor and
health the hen must produce egg and
on thia account require an amount of
feed In excess of that required for
mere maintenance. Where a well bal
anced ration Is supplied In abundance,
and where the flock have plenty of ex
ercise, th bird will not become over
fat, but will maintain good thrift and
will produce a quantity of good qual
ity egga