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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DIVIDED 'FORCES
GAMP IN MEXICO
OREGON STUDENTS
CALLED TO DRILL
SNIPERS REPORTED
FIRING Oil' TROOPS
CRAFT IS SWAMPED;
SIX BELIEVED DEAD
LODGE RAPS WEAK
FOREIGN POLICY
RECRUITING TO BE
ON LIVELY BASIS
FIGHT FOR LUMBER
RATE BEING WAGED
MASS MEETING TO BE HELD TO
DAY TO FORM COMPANIES.
CANXERV . TENDEK ALPHA LOST
OS THIP TO ALASKA.
SPOKANE OFFICE AVILL COVER
LAUGE TEIiKITOKY.
Pershing Counts on Aid
of Carranza.
FORMAL COMPACT IS LACKING
Danger From Mutinous Bands
is Not Overlooked.
SECRECY STILL OBSERVED
lunston Has "So Oflicial Keport of
Agression or Interference With
Iarchinij Columns; June
tion Expected Soon.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Marcli 16.
Somewhere south of New Mexico, per
haps 20 miles, and possibly a greater
distance, Ueneral Pershing and the di
vided force he is commanding are en
camped tonight. Their progress into
Mexico in search of Francisco Villa
and his little army has been uninter
rupted, according to the laconic mes
sage received by General Funston.
"Merely plowing their way through
the desert sand," were the words of
General Funston in summarizing the
day's developments.
Mexican Co-operation Counted On
The campaign is being conducted on
the assumption that the de facto gov
ernment's troops will co-operate In the
efforts to destroy Villa and his fol
lowers, but with the exception of the
support given by a portion of the small
garrison at Falomas, as scouts and
guides, military headquarters here was
without evidence tonight that active
aid would be given by Carranza's army.
No concerted plan of action between
the military men of the two countries
has been agreed on. The Americans
are in Mexico, relying on the assump
tion that Carranza has accepted in
good faith the note of the State De
partment promising reciprocal privi
leges in chasing down bandits, and the
unofficial report from Mexico City
that orders had been Issued for co
operation. Neither General Pershing
nor General Funston has received di
rect promise of support.
Joint Action Not Essential.
Tt was pointed out, however, that the
co-operatioti need not necessarily mean
joint action. General Calles, command
ing the Mexican troops in Sonora, is
reported to have placed at strategic
points in the eastern part of that stats
some 4000 men to prevent the entry of
Villa, and General Luis Gutierrez is
supposed to be directing five columns
in Chihuahua to prevent the fugitive
rebel from making his escape over the
trails to the south or east.
A clash between any of the Carranza
troops and the Americans is not ex
pected by the Aemrican Army officers,
but the danger that some small mu
tinous band might attack a detachment
of the American punitive force has not
been ignored. Should such an incident
occur. Army men here say, it could
scarcely be due to mistaken identity,
tince the uniform, equipment and gen
eral appearance of the Americans is
sufficiently unusual in Mexico as to
make confusion impossible.
PerMhins Still Has Free Hand.
General Funston's attitude toward
General Pershing is similar to that
adopted towards him by the War De
partment. To a great extent, the de
tails of the expedition have been left
to General Pershing and his command
ing officer here is not bothering him
or expecting from him reports other
than those regarded by General Persh
ing as essential.
Secrecy is maintained as to the exact
position of the punitive force, its com
position and future movements. It is
generally admitted that juncture of
columns now heading south will be
made before the end of the week, per
haps Saturday, when they will be some
60 miles south of the international
boundary line. In no report of General
Pershing to General Funston has any
mention been made of sniping or other
aggression by Mexicans. The . last
report was received after 6 o'clock to
night. AID BY CARRANZA IS DOUBTED
t;cueral Bertani, Reported AVith U. S.
Force, Beaches Juarez.
EL PASO, Tex., March 16. It was
said at the headquarters of General
Gavira. Carranza commander at Juarez,
today that no information has been
received of any Carranza troops having
joined the American expedition. Gen
eral Bertani, who was reported to have
joined General Pershing, arrived here
last night with lit men from Guzman.
General Gavira asserted today that
his attitude had been misrepresented,
insofar as he had been declared to be
friendly toward the American expedi
tion. He said that he believed ths
troops of General Carranza were well
able to take care of the villa situation
but that as General Carranza chose to
co-operate with the Americans, he had
issued such instructions to the officers
of his district. He emphasized the fact
that these instructions had no bearing
on his personal views. ,
CARRANZA TO GET JIUNITIONS
Cartridges Held Up by Customs
Officers to Go Forward.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., March 16. Three
hundred thousand rounds of rifle am
munition, first shipment of a consign-
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New Organization as lart of National
Guard on Voluntary Basis Is
Popular Idea Among Men.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene.
March 16. (Special.) A mass meeting
call has been issued to the men of the
university by the military drill en
thusiasts, to meet tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. Every men's organization
on the campus is back of the movement,
and the indications are that two or
more companies will be formed. Presi
dent P. L. Campbell. Colonel C. C.
Hammond and Mayor W. A. Bell, of
this city, will be the principal speak
ers. Unable to attend this initial mass
meeting, Adjutant-General George A.
White telegraphed his wishes for suc
cess, and congratulated the men of
the university on their efforts.
A petition will be started to the staff
officers of the National Guard for two
companies of coast artillery. If the
petition is granted, military drill will
be firmly established on a purely vol
untary basis.
One organization had its members
out on the street today, showing excess
energy by going through drill maneu
vers under command of local officers.
The immediate plan is to form as
many companies as possible, and to
conduct drilling without uniforms.
Guns will be provided from the local
armory, and maneuvers conducted by
officers of the coast artillery compa
nies of the city.
The military drill spirit has spread
rapidly on the campus. As yet no oppo
sition has presented itself.
CITY CHEMIST DISHWASHER
Tacoma Mayor Fixes Blame for Al
leged Insanitary Condition.
TACOMA. Wash.. March 16. (Spe
cial.) The question of who's the dish
washer in the city chemical laboratory
is up again. After hearing complaints
from the health department regarding
the alleged unsanitary condition of the
quarters. Mayor Fawcett conclued that
G. L. Pitchford. City Chemist, is re
sponsible, and today served notice on
Dr. Kathleen Anderson to dispense with
his services.
Dr. Anderson is employed by the
health department as bacteriologist,
and Mr. Pitchford, the Mayor said, is
hired by Dr. Anderson to do the chemi
cal work.
CITY'S PRESIDENT QUITS
Head of La Grande's Government Is
Succeeded by Vincent Palmer.
LA GRANDE, Or., March 16. (Spe
cial.) John Gardner, president of the
City of La Grande since January 1,
has resigned his position with the
commonwealth because he has been
transferred from the La Grande di
vision tc the Portland division as
locomotive engineer. g
Tonight the City Commission met in
a special session anl appointed S. R.
Hawor7.h, a retirc'l contractor, to fill
the unexpired term. Vincent Palmer,
connected with the Palmer Lumber
Company, will become president. J. D.
McKennon is the other member of the
Commission.
"DEATH CARD" IS THREAT
Governor Spry's Life Sought and
Capitol Is Guarded.
SALT LAKE CITT, Utah, March 16.
(Special.) The Governor's mansion, the
Capitol and other public buildings are
under guard tonight, following the re
celpt today at the Governor's office of
the jack of spades, a threat of death
from the "K.. O. D." for the execution
of Hillstrom.
. In a letter received by the Governor
before the Hillstrom execution for mur
der it was said that the receipt of the
jack of spades would forecast the
Governor's death.
BELGRADE HAS CHOLERA
Fifty Cases Daily Reported and 50
Deaths Have Occurred.
LONDON, March 16. Asiatic cholera
has broken out at Belgrade, according
to an Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. Fifty cases have
been reported daily and 30 deaths have
occurred.
The people of Belgrade are suffering
from a shortage of provisions and sani
tary conditions are bad.
SUFFRAGE SLOGAN WANTED
Prizes Offered Autoists for Best
AVindow Display Posters.
NEW YORK, March 16. The National
Woman Suffrage Association today of
fered prizes aggregating $500 to artists
for the best 10 posters for suffrage win
dow display and billboards in a com
petition to end October 1.
A prize of $25 was offered for a slo
gan of not more than five words.
SHOT, BY MISTAKE, KILLS
Canadian Is A'ictim of Partner's
Gun in Moose Hunt.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, March 16.
Tom Swanson, of Vancouver, was shot
and killed near Atlin today by his part
ner, Charles Petit, who mistook him
for a moose. -
The tragedy occurred on Hitchcock
Mountain, where they were hunting.
Rumor Reaches Bor
der at Columbus.
WASHINGTON KEEPS SECRETS
Suicide of Lieutenant Only
Item Given Out.
VILLA FAR TO SOUTHWARD
Presence of Infantry With Column
Makes Progress Slow Unrest Is
Reported at . Tampico AVar
sliip Sent to A'era Cruz.
rorJIMRL'S N M.. March 16. via mail
to El Paso. While most of the reports
reaching here unofficially today rrom
the Mexican border that the American
troops in Mexico were unmolested in
their advance, there were reports that
a few snipers had been encountered.
There was nothing to show which of
the American columns might have en
countered snipers.
According to the story received here,
six or seven American soldiers had been
wounded.
WASHINGTON, March 16. An impen
etrable wall of secrecy surrounded to
night the movements of American troops
beyond the Mexican border. So far as
official Washington was advised, the
columns virtually might have vanished
into thin air when they crossed the in
ternational boundary yesterday in pur
suit of Villa. Even the commander-in-chief,
President Wilson, did not know
where General Pershing's men were.
Secretary Baker in Dark.
Secretary Baker received virtually no
reports from General Funston dealing
with events beyond the border. Late
today he said he did not know whether
the troops had proceeded southward
from their ' first bivouac on Mexican
soil last night. Not a single dispatch
from the border was nrjade public dur
ing the day. except one reporting the
death of Lieutenant Zell, Eleventh Cav
alry, at the Columbus hospital, where
he took his own life in a fit of de
spondency.
Army officials were convinced that
no important developments were to be
expected for several days. It seemed
plain from the day's accumulation of
rumors that Villa was far to the south
of his American pursuers.
Infantry Accompanies Column,
Tha War Department would not di
vulge any details of the number of
troops across the border or the regi
ments sent. Press advices, however,
showed that infantry accompanied the
cavalry and artillery out of Columbus
in the main column. That means slow
progress across the desert. It will take
days, it is said, to cover the distance
to Galeana, the last town where Villa
.was reported officially to have been
seen.
American Consuls in Mexico so far
have been able to give little aid to the
troops, although all are on watch for
information that might indicate the
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Deckliand Is Only Known Survivor of
Marino Disaster AVliicIi Occurs
off Ttaclicl Island.
PRINCE RUPERT. B. C, March 16.
The Pacific American Canning Com
pany's tender Alpha, which left Bel
lingham on Sunday for .Alaska, was
swamped off Rachel Island near here
this morning. All on board with the
exception of a deckhand named. Chris
tiansen are believed to have perished.
The crew numbered seven.
Christiansen says that as the Alpha
listed and filled he threw a. small boat
clear and drifted away. The last he
saw of Captain Miller and the engi
neer they had life belts on and shouted
that they would try to reach an island
three miles distant. The wind and tide
carried Christiansen to an island near
Digby, where he righted the boat and
with an improvised paddlo . reached
Metlakatla this afternoon.
Local launchers and the steamer Mal
apsina are out searching for any other
survivors.
BELLINGHAM. Wash.. March 16.
The tender Alpha left here last Sunday
bound for Excursion. Inlet, going light.
It was in charge of Captain S. W. Mil
ler, of South Bend.j, The engineer, Louis
Rouche, is from Bellingham. The other
five members of the crew are not resi
dents here. ;
SUNDAY SALES IN QUESTION
Albany Baker Arrested For Selling
Beans and Test Is Promised.
ALBANY, Or., March 16. (Special.)
Whether a bakery can sell other arti
cles on Sunday than bakery products is
a. question involved in the first prose
cution in Linn County under the Sunday-closing
law. The case was filed
today.
L. J. Gray, of Lebanon, was arrested
for selling a can, of pork and beans to
Deputy Sheriff Thom. The trial was
held this afternoon before Justice of
the Peace Swan here, being presented
largely on legal points.
It was said tonight that a suit would
be filed in the Circuit Court.
POINDEXTER BILL PASSES
$2,065,000 for Equipment at Sound
Navy Yard Now Up to House.
WASHINGTON, March lb, The Sen
ate passed Senator Poindexter's bill ap
propriating $2,065,000 to .equip the
P"get Sound Navy-yard for construc
tion of battleships. It now goes to
the House.'
Senator Poindexter explained that
Secretary Daniels had urged the meas
ure because the Mare Island, Cal., yard,
owing to shallow water, was unavail
able for construction.
ROAD OPENSAUGUST 1
AA'illamette-Pacific Towns Prepare
for Great Celebration.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. March 16. (Spe
cial.) Tom T. Bennett, chairman of
the Marshfield railroad entertainment
committee, said today Chief Engineer
Hood advised him that the Willamette
Pacific Railroad would be completed
by the last week in July or the first
week in August.
The committees of this city and
North Bend will now complete details
for the big celebration.
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PriCe Paid tOr K$"JV4 "apHon "Let s et After Villa,"
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FUTURE TROUBLE IS STORED
Administration Held Weakest
Since Buchanan's.
ONLY BRAVE WORDS HEARD
Dcatlis of Americans on Border Dc
' dared to Bo Kcsult of AVaver
ing In Dealing With Amer
ica n Kights lu Past.
LYNN. Mass., March 16. Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, in an address
tonight before the Lynn Republican
Club in the course of which he an
nounced himself a candidate for re
election, criticised the foreign policy of
the Wilson Administration, declaring
that because of its constant wavering
it had cost the lives of many more
Americans than, would have been in
volved in an early, firm efforj to pre
serve peace.
"The Administration," he said, "ad
mits there have been 112 murders of
Americans in Mexico or by Mexicans
on American soil since it came into
power. There were s good many be
fore that time and there are a good
many not included in their lists. It is.
I believe, speaking within bounds to
say that some 400 Americans have been
killed in Mexico. If you add those who
fell at 'Vera Cruz you will find that
more American lives have been lost in
Mexico than were lost in the Spanish
War. under the operations of the Presi
dent whose great glory is proclaimed
to be that he has kept the peace."
"In mjP opinion," he said, "with the
exception of the Administration of
Buchanan, there has been no adminis
tration in power which has been so
injurious to the United States, both at
home and abroad, as that now in con
trol at Washington."
Administration's Own Words Quoted.
Speaking of the Administration's
course in the European struggle, he
said that it had failed wholly to recog
nize the obligations that true neutral
ity entailed. He quoted from the Amer
ican note of October 21, 1915, to the
British government: "This task of
championing the integrity of neutral
rights, which have received the sanc
tion of the civilized world against the
lawless conduct of belligerents arising
out of the bitterness of the great con
flict which is now wasting the coun
tries of Europe, the United States un
hesitatingly assumes, and to the ac
complishment of that task It will de
vote its energies, exercising always
that impartiality which from the out
break of the war it has sought to exer
cise In its relations with the warring
nations."
"Let us," said Senator Lodge, "take
their own words and see how they have
been fulfilled. The neutral rights of
Belgium, guaranteed by a convention
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, i-roviaea lor campaign.
SPOKANE, Wash.. March 16. (Spe
cial.) Spokane will become the re
cruiting headquarters for Spokane. Se
attle and Missoula, and a brisk recruit
ing campaign will be started immedi
ately in the Northwest, according to
news received In Spokane today. This
will give the Spokane office jurisdic
tion over the whole of Montana. North
ern Idaho and Washington.
"We are expecting instructions by
mail at any minute," said Lieutenant J.
M. Kelso, in charge of the local re
cruiting office, "and one of the men
from this office probably will be sent
to Missoula to open an office there."
The local station has received a sup
ply of the new recruiting posters, de
picting an American soldier charging
the enemy with bayonet fixed. "Let's
get after Villa,'" is the slogan p'rinted
on the poster, which It is planned to
display prominently.)
There has been no impetus in the
recruiting of men for the Army as a
result of the trouble in Mexico, ac
cording to information given out last
night by Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Var
num, in charge of the Portland Army
recruiting office. Colonel Varnum said
that this has been the slowest re
cruiting month during hia term of
service here.
Recruiting at the Navy office was
reported to be no different than be
fore the trouble started.
LIVE WIRE PROVES FATAL
Fire Bureau Electrician Shocked by
i 0,000-A'oIt Charge.
Emu Gustafson, an electrician for
the fire bureau, died at 10 o'clock last
night as the result of being shocked
by 10,000 volts of electricity while he
was working on a pole at Twenty
sixth and Nicolai streets at 3:23 P. M.
yesterday. Physicians with pulmotors
worked over the man until a late hour
last night.
Gustafson was working on a fire
alarm telegraph wire. His body
touched a Northwestern Electric Com
pany wire. Fellow workers climbed
up and took the inert body down.
Gustafson has a wife and three chil
dren. His home is at Sixteenth and
.narrison streets. He rormerly was a
fireman on engine 11.
NAVY HAS RADI0 FINDER
Device Reveals Direction and Dis
tance of Sending Plant.
WASHINGTON. March 15. The Navy
Department, it was announced today.
has Installed a wireless direction finder
at the Naval radio station at North
Truro. Mass. The finder was perfected
by I; rederick Kolster. a wireless ex
pert in the United States bureau of
standards, and is designed to indicate
the direction and distance from which
a message comes. ,
Tests have shown the instrument's
bearings within two degrees of cor
rect-
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 5
degrees; minimum. 46 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Mexico.
American columns re port rd to have en
countered snipers. Page 1.
Mormon scout- leading; American troops
into Mlla territory. Page 4.
Chicago Tribune- advises mobilization of
Guard. Page 3.
rormer Roseourg man tells of raid on
Columbus, X. M. Page 3.
War.
Biff Dutch liner Tubantla
sunk off coast
of Holland. Page 2.
Von Tirpitz retirement may indicate
Kalaer's desire to avoid arousing neu
trals. Page 7.
National.
Congress speeds action on defense bills.
Page 4.
Land-grant till to be expedited. Page 2.
Sugar tariff bill passed by House. Page 3.
Admiral Benson describes Navy's prepara
tions for emergencies. Page 5.
Domestic.
Senator Lodge arraigns Administration for
its foreign policy. Page 1.
Greek Consul-General says office Is out
raged. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Marine disaster occurs crfrt Rachel Island.
Page 1.
Eugene students desire military drill.
Page 1.
Spokane office to be Important In lively re-
crulting campaign. Page 1.
Portland Chamber criticised for mixing 'in
rate fight. tPage ti.
Willamette-Valley Southern raises capital
stock to SI, 000,000. Page 6.
8 ports.
Neither WiMard nor Moran shirk work de
spite snow storm. Page 16.
Nick Williams realizes his task with Spo
kane is hard one. Page 14.
Gulsto, Cullen, Clark and Lyle Bigbee are
most promising recruits. Page 14.
Rose City Club ranker tonight to be fea
tured by Murray-Tramtitas bout. Page 14.
Commercial and - Marine.
New steamer Florid an to make Orient
voyage. Page 18.
Mohair shearing starts in Willamette Val
ley. Page 10.
Hessian fly damage In Kansas lifts Chicago
wheat market. Page 21.
Manipulation of stocks causes irregular
Wall-street market. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Brooklyn man In line for White Temple
pastorate. Page S.
Hearing on lumber rate fight opens, page 1.
Highway enthralls noted New York society
people. Page 9.
Firemen candidates flinch at nerve tests,
but all persist. Page IS.
Model for rabies "acts approved. Page 11.
Re-election of Superintendent Alderman ex
pected tomorrow. Page 8-
Irish will rejoice today. Page 0.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13-
President Butler declares for business
methods for National Government opera
tion. Page -O.
Charges in damage suit over raids fall
thruufili. Pusgt; o
Willamette Valley Op.
erators Active.
RAILROADS REMAIN PASSIVE
Portland Plea for Preference
to Salt Lake Assailed.
OTHER POINTS INTERESTED
Opponents of Plaintiffs in Case Pc
dure Restoration of Former Dif
ferential Unfair; tdgar Wal
king Hears Testimony.
Whether the Portland lumber mills
are to have a preferential freight rate
into Salt Lake City over the mills or
the Willamette Valley, Astoria. Grays
Harbor and Puget Sound is the sole
question at issue in the case now being
heard in the County Courthouse by Kr
gar "Watkins. attorney-examiner for
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The hearing opened yesterday.
Since October 11 last the Portland
mills and the other mills involved in
this case have had a parity of rates.
Prior to October 11, for a pcrio ". of
seven years, the Portland mills enjoyed
a preferential rate of 24 cents per 100
pounds. But prior to June, 19U8. the
rates were on a parity.
Preferential Rate AnLrd.
Now the Portland mills have brought
proceedings to restore the preferential.
Their case before the Commission is
directed nominally against the South
ern Pacific and the Union Paciiic rail
roads. .
But the proceedings have developed
a sharp contest between the Portland
mills and the Willamette Valley mills.
The railroads' are sitting back, com
placently, allowing the lumber men
to fight out their differences.
The Willamette Valley mills got into
the case by intervening on the side of
the railroads. The Grays Harbor mills
also intervened, and are represented at
the hearing, but apparently are per
mitting the Willamette Valley people
to wage the battle. The Washington
Public Service Commission and the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce likewise
are represented and reserve the right
to intervene.
Claim Based on Short Haul.
In brief, the Portland mills base their
case on the contention that the ad
vantage in distance over the other
points involved, should give them an
advantage in rates.
The Willamette Valley mills, on tiie
other hand, are asking the Commis
sion to apply the group system instead
of the distance system in fixing the
rate. They contend that in a haul of
500 miles or more the difference in
distance existing between Portland and
the lumber-producing points of the
Willamette Valley is not sufficiently
great to affect the rates. They arguo
that It costs no more to haul lumber
in carload lots from Spi-ingf icld. Or.,
to Salt Lake City, a distance of 11S7
miles, than it does to haul it from Port
land to Salt Lake City, a distance of
1062 miles.
Two Witnesses Heard.
They point out that the Commission
has recognized this system of rate
making In fixing the transcontinental
tariffs and that this system has been
applied on shipments east of Pocatello,
Idaho, where the Portland mills and
the Valley mills have the same rate.
Each side yesterday produced one
principal witness. Charles B. Duffy,
secretary of the Eastern and Western
Lumber Company, of Portland, pre
sented the views of the Portland mills,
while A. C. Dixon, manager of the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, of Eu
gene, stated the case for the Willam
ette Valley mills. The direct examina
tion for the Portland mills was con
ducted by James G. Wilson, their at
torney: for the Valley mills, by J. N
Teal, 'their attorney.
Bend Rate la Cited.
Mr. Duffy placed emphasis on the
fact that the rates from Bend, on the
Deschutes line of the Union Pacific, to
Salt Lake City, are lower than the
rates from Portland, when, as a matter
of fact, the distance from Bend is
greater than the distance from Port
land by more than 50 miles.
He asserted that if the group sys
tem of rate making is to be followed,
the Portland mills should be placed In
a group with Bend instead of in the
Willamette Valley group.
To contest this point the Hood River
mills put in an appearance through
C. D. Mahaffie, their attorney. They
point out that to place Portland in a
group with Hood River would force
the Hood River mills to compete with
the larger plants of Portland. The re
sult would be depressing upon the
lumber industry at Hood River, is their
fear.
Rates Blamed for Depression.
In his direct testimony, Mr. Dixon
recited the difficulties of the Willam
ette Valley manufacturers and the
plight that some of them have been
In for the last few years.
Lumber production in the Valley has
decreased materially in the last five
years, said Mr. Dixon, due partially to
the natural depression of business con
ditions, and partially to the discrimin
ation in railroad rates.
He explained that the Willamette
Valley is dependent principally upon
the lumber industry tor us prosperity
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