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Show CHIEF TOPICS AND SPEAKERS AT CONFERENCE HELL m FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ippm Disarming of the Moros Progresses Without Serious Trouble and Lanao Districts are Quiet. " Natural At the Resource Conference White House May 13, 14,15 FARM nv Bill thf him Will Now bs Sent to Conference for Final Adjustments Permita Homesteading of 320 Acres. Washington Alter a brief debate the house ou Mondiy passed the Mondell dry farm bill, permitting homesteading of nnt to exceed 320 acres of e, Lift of the Soldier In Our laland and public lauds. The bill waa in charge cf Chainnnn Mondell of the non-miner- Pos-sesolo- Not oo Strenuous oe In the Past Operations Being Restricted to Police Duty. public lands committee, Manila. The disarming of the Bar Ilian Moros Is progresalng without serious trouble. The Lanao districts are quiet The trouble against which serious. Major General Weston, who has returned to Manila from an Inspection of the entire district, reports that condltlona are quieter than usual. He pronounces the recent operation to have been police rather than mili- tary. The government Is being urged to secure a loan for the purpose of installing an extended system of Irriga- one-fourt- h tion. The Islands must purchase 10,000,-00- 0 pesos of foreign rice this year, making a total purchase during the past ten years of 100,000,000 pesos RUSSELL CAUCU8 ON CURRENCY BILL. will Republicans Agree to an Emergency Measure Drawn by Special Com- QUITS VENEZUELA. mittee, None of the Local Officials Wars on Hand to Bid Him Farewell. Willemstad t. W. W. Russell, the American minister to Venezuela, sailed from her on Sunday on the steamship Caracas for the United States, where he will spend his vacation of two months. The American minister arrived here from Puerto Cabello, from that port Saturday ailing afternoon, after a visit to the United State gunboat Paducah. His departure from Puerto Cabello waa greeted with a salute of fifteen guns. That there la tension In the diplo- matic relations between the United States and Venezuela waa shown by the fact that none of the local officials were on hand to bid Mr. Russell good-bye. BELIEVE8 IN PEACE.- Fairbanks Some of the Chief Talkers Topics Under Discussion - Bays 8pend Money Schools Instead of NavU made rado. To facllitale the ultimate passage of the dry farm bill the house committee retained the title of the Smoot bill which i listed the senate somi time ago, but substituted the provie Ions of the Mondell bill for those of the bill adopted by the senate.' of this change the bill will be sent to conference for final adjustment. As it passed tbe house It requires residence upon the land and also requires proof that an eighth of the entry was cultivated tbe second tbe third year year and and thereafter up to the time of making final proof. The second Smoot bill, waiving tbe residence requirement where there is not sufficient water on tho land for domestic purposes, was eliminated. the troops were recently operating was sporadic, and neither general nor worth. It ia believed that Irrigation restore the crops. who the primjtsil fepemli in its support Jilier western members advocated Its including liunynge of Colo- on Charles Chicago W. Fairbanks was tEe guest wf honor Sunday at the dedication of the BL Stanislaus Polish Roman Catholic parochial school, the largest Institution of Its kind In the United States. In his address The asld that he would rather see the people spend their money in building np great schools and churches than to see them spend It In unduly expanding armies and navies. In referring to socialism, he said that It la a sort of Procrustean principle Of society and puts a handicap upon genius, ability and thrift Vice-Preside- nt vice-preside- Burkett's 8cheme Failed to Receive Approval of Senators. Washington Senator Burketts re olutlon declaring Sunday, May 10, ta be mothers day." to be recognised by the senate., and employes of that day by the wearing of a white flowen was the subject of an extended discussion in the senate on Saturday. In the end the measure was reported to the Judiciary committee. The committee failed to take up the subject for Immediate consideration, and thus Indirectly but effectually nullified the resolution. Medals for Canal Employes. Washington. A medallion head of President Roosevelt on a medal la to he awarded the Isthmian canal ployes who have rendered two years' satisfactory service on the Isthmus. On the other side 'of the medal la to be the seal of the canal sons. Each medal Is to be suitably engraved, giving the name of, the employe, number of the medal, the years of service and an evidence that It has been presented by the president of the United States. For medal honors American citizens are alone eligible. em- Windstorm Strikes Chicago. waa killed, Chicago. One man many pedestrians were put la peril by falling live wires and others were blown down and Injured during a terrific wind and rain storm which prevailed Thursday. In outlying parts of the city windows were broken, wires carried away and trees blown down. The weather bureau reports the wind's maximum velocity at forty miles an hour, but along the lake shore Its force waa much greater. John Lucas, 65 years old, waa blown 'town and died of heart disease. Thaw Depending on Technicalities. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Counsel for Harry K. Thaw on Friday filed a traverse to the return on Thaws writ of habeas corpus. The chief question raised by the traverse la the constltih tlonallty of Thaws commitment to the Matteawan state hospital. It la alleged that the return made by Dr. Amos T. Baker Is Invalid, null and void. It la claimed that the commitment Is Insufficient for Thaw's further detention, because It does not show that Thaw waa ever arraigned before Justice Dowling, who made the (All from stenographs, copyright. 1808. hy Underwood A Underwood. New York.) . ingenious news Photograph showing at a glance a most remarkable, spoctumaking conference, the first of Its kind In the history tf civilization, In the center, Mr. Roosevelt. An the Inner circle about him, beginning at the top ever pessinr '4 master General Meyer, John Hammond, president' of the American Institute of Jn thf outer circle, beginning Hays tt the top, John Mitchell, Seth Low, Semuel nov sviik tt miaouri Juitii u aim) court. Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma, Gov. Curry of New Mexico. William J. BryaAndTCarnes?rjimM WiUon of - Pa are ,nn"cattle margin mining, railing, pictured railroading, farming, river transportation, manufacturing, u sjS" forestry1 - - - ee When the conference of governors of states and men distinguished In political life of the nation met at the White House In Washington, May In behalf of the preservation of the countrys natural resources, the strangest, and, perhaps, the most important convention ever held in the capital was inaugurated. Among those Invited to attend by President Roosevelt himself were members of the cabinet. Judges of the supreme court of the United States, governors of all the states In the union. Including the executives of Alaska and Hawaii, and Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan, James J. Hill, the railroad magnate; John Mitchell, the labor leader, and prominent scientists and business men from all over the country. Politics differences, opposing issues of national questions and business rivalry were laid aside to discuss the ways and means of conserving tbe natural resources of the country. President Roosevelt opened the convention with an exposition of the why and wherefore of the conference and an outline of hla views of the matter. While on his trip down the Mississippi river last fall, with the governors of 16 states, under the auspices of the Inland Waterways association, he Is said to have obtained the nucleus of the Idea which resulted In the present conference. It will be remembered that President Roosevelt on that trip expressed the opinion that tbe question of tbe conservation of tbe natural resources of the country was of more Importance than the regulation of the rate 5, question. A number of papers, prepared at the president's request, were read and discussed. James J. Hill, the railroad king, poke on Relations Between Rail and water Transportation. His paper dealt with such subjects as the growth of rail transportation, its distribution and extent of systems, cost and present value, traffic and earning capacity, estimated cost of the cultivation of trees for railroad ties and their preservation. Increasing railways to meet prospective requirements, etc. Regarding water transportation Mr. Hill dealt with Its cost, present facilities, relation tif rail transportation, pressing lines of development, regulation by business Interests or by law. Influence of cheapened transportation on production, etc. Under the general head of land resources, Prof. T. C. Chamberlain of the University of Chicago, In a paper on Soil," dealt with Its origin, natural products, progressive enrichment, effects of cultivation, erosion, and general estimates of loss to the country through needlessly reduced and Related Minerals, their producfertility and decreased production. The question of Forests" waa ex- tion In the United States, price, estipounded by R. A. Long, president of mates of available quantity, duration the Long-BeLumber company of of anpply, processes of mining and Kansas City, Mo., who explained their quarrying and probable consequences early use and destruction, present ex- of exhaustion of standard minerals. On May 12 President Roosevelt entent and value, rate of consumption, estimated duration, prospective prices tertained at dinner tbe cabinet, tbe of forest products, the Influence of members of the supreme court, the forests on soil, ground water and governors and the other more dissprings, rivers, floods and low water, tinguished guests. Gifford Plnchot, waterway improvement and naviga- chief of the forestry division, gave a tion, and the relation between forest reception to the governors and the Incontrol and crop production, com- land Waterways association on May On the afternoon of May 15 Mrs. merce and population. Dr. George W. Kober of Washington Roosevelt gave a garden party on the in a paper on Sanitation spoke of White House grounds for all the delethe development of systems of com- gatee to the convention. At the varimunity water supply, relation between ous hotels In Washington arrangepurity and clarity of water for com- ments were made for smaller recepmunity supply, mortality and disease tions and dinners. due to Impure water, and the action All of the governors who accomrequired In the interests of the public panied President Roosevelt on hla Mishealth. sissippi river trip last fail were present. They are: Comer of Alabama, C. Hon. Reclamation, George by Pardee of Oakland, Cal., dealt with Broward of Florida. Deneen of Illire- nois, Cummins of lows. Hock of Kanthe extent of arid and seml-arlgions, development and extent of Ir- su, Blanchard of Louisiana, Folk of Shelton of Nebraska, Cuny rigation, growth of concepts concern- Missouri, of New Mexico, Iturke of North Das basis and water as a ing of property. Influence of irrigation on kota, Franti of Oklahoma, Chamber-laiof ll 14- - d . water-right- n Oregon, Davidson of Wisconsin commerce, production, population, and Brooks of Wyoming. consumption of water and other reThat the conference attracted worldsources, reclamation and stream con- wide Interest was evidenced by the trol by drainage, and extent of swamp and overflow lands and increased fact that many of the foreign diplovalue available by drainage, protection mat! at Washington followed the affairs of the convention closely. and flood prevention. Judge Joseph H. Carey of Cheyenne, theThose who were in close touch with conference arrangements declare Wyo., In a paper on Land Laws." dealt with their early policy of dis- they have never known another movement posal, transfer under state charters, inch which has been greeted with efquick and enthusiastic popular especial grants, etc., development, fect of creation of national parks, approval. An Indication of public opinion was forests and other reserves, advantages of making this a nation of homes and afforded by the great mass of correhome owners, state and federal action spondence which poured Into the White House on this subject. Organirequired, etc. Hon. H. A. Jastro, president of the zations of all vorts expressed realisaNational Live Stock association of tion of the greatness of the enter Bakersfield, Cal., delivered a paper on prise. That conservation of national reHe Grazing and Stock Raising. treated on tbe development of the in- sources Is nothing about which the dustries In the United States, their political parties wish to raise an Isextent and value, grazing In the arid sue In Indicated by the attitude or the and seml-arl- d regions, methods and Democratic leaders. Both William J. results, comparative cost and profit Ilrfan and Gov. John A. Johnson, and relation between stock raising trading candidates for the Democratic presidential wrote to and commerce. nomination, Under the general head of mineral President Roosevelt expressing their approval. Equally emphatic indorseresources. Dr. I. C. White, state of West Virginia, In speaking ment, it is understood, has been voiced of mineral fuels, dealt with the coal by Grover Cleveland. Mr. Bryan's fields of the United States, methods letter to the president read: "I greatof mining, losses In mining, estimated ly appreciate your kind Invitation and duration of present methods of min- shall take pleasure in attending the ing and use. Improvements In mining conference on the conservation of natand use, connection with coal produc- ural resources. I am," I beg to assure tion and transportation, relation be- you. In hearty sympathy wlih tho purtween coal and other resources, pe- pose of the conference, and I have no troleum and rock gas and possible doubt that the discussion of the subject win be very helpful to us all." substitutes for fuel. Gov. Joh Andrew Carnegie spoke ou Ores jotter read: To as- geo-logt- sure you that I heartily agree with your conclusion that the conservation of the natural resources of our country presents a problem demanding tbe best thought of our times Is superfluous. We have been exploiting our resources with no thought of the morrow, and the claims of posterity upon us should certainly be taken Into ac- count In his letter of Invitation to the conference President Roosevelt said: There Is no other question now before the nation of equal gravity with the question of conservation of our natural resources, and It Is the plain duty of us who, for the moment, are responsible, to take inventory of the natural resources which have been handed down to us. to forecast the needs of the future, and so handle the great sources of our prosperity as not to destroy in advance all hope of the prosperity of our descendants. The need for such a conference la Illustrated by a few facts vouched for by Investigators. Government experts say that between 300,000,000 and tons of coal were lost In 1906 by penny wise and pound foolish methods, and that the total so wasted since the beginning of the Industry la 50,000,000,000 tons. Millions Ujion millions of horsepower are going to waste through failure properly to utilize and conserve the waterpower of the United 8tates. The construction of reservoirs at the sources of streams In which flood waters may be stored to be released at periods of low water Is expected not only to keep the waters at a continuous level, but prevent the destruction of property by floods, maintain constant levels for navigation and to develop water power. At tbe present rate of timber consumption It is estimated that the price of every kind of lumber will be about e double the present price only one from It is said thst the total Iron ore available in the world is tons, of which three-fifth- s Is In the United States. Should the rate of consumption continue to Increase In the United States in the same ratio that It has In the course of the last score of years, at the end of two centuries there would be no mure ore to be mined. In the United States there Is an area of 175.000,000 acres of land susceptible to reclamation by irrigation, and acres of western public range which may bo made available for Increased production uf meat by restricting the grazing and reseeding jiortlons which have been destroyed by unrestricted grnzlng. .With this area made available once more, it In estimated that Ita meat producing capacity will be nearly doubled. 400,-000,0- de-cad- to-da- to-da- y Washington. By a vote of 138 to 1C, tbe Republican members of tbe bouse of representatives on Monday night agreed to an emergency cur rency bill drawn by the special committee appointed by the same confer ence last week,, and constating of Representatives V reeland of New York, Burton of Ohio, Weeks of Massachusetts, McKeuny of Illinois and Knowland of California. By an equal ly decisive vote the conference placed In the hands of the Republican mens bers of the committee on rules tbe determination of tbe procedure by which (he will of the majority, tbui expressed, shall be carried Into et feet In tbe house. A resolution to request tbe banking and currency committee to bring in a report on tbe Aldrich bill. In order to give the house a preliminary basis for substitution of the conference committee bill, was defeated. - TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA. .. Eight People Known to Have Been Killed and Scores Injured. Woodward, Okie. At least eight persons were killed and scores of others injured In the several tornadoes In northwestern Oklahoma Sunday evening. The nearest point to Woodward that tbe storm struck is Mutual, five miles away. Tbe most distant la Little Robe, in Ellhi county, which is fifty-fiv- e miles southwest of thl place. There was a succession of tor nadoes between 5 oclock and 10 o'clock p. m. They appeared first In the western part of the devastated district, and moved toward the east Tbe most serious results were In the vicinity of Arnett, where fully thirty persons are believed to have received broken limbs. Nearly all of these victims are residents of the farming district!. The only town destroyed Is VId, a postofflee In the southern part of Woodward county, where not a house hi left standing. Soldier Runs Amuck and Kills Three of His Companions. Manila. A telegram received from Camp Stotsenburg, at Los Angeles, Pamphnga province. Island of Luzon, by tbe adjutant general Moqday night announces tbat Private Mike Beacham of 'the First United States cavalry ran amuck, killing three and wounding three of his comrades, one mortally. All tbe killed and wounded were members of troop F, First cavalry. Details of the tragedy are lacking, but it Is presumed that Beacham was Insane when be committed tbe deed. Curiosity Got the Boat of Her. Chicago. Mrs. Annie B. Whitmore, postmistress at Gray's Lake IncL, was arraigned Monday before a federal court commissioner on the charge of opening letters between Rev. Charles E. Harenor of Grays Lake, and Mrs. Mary E. S. Calvin of Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr. Havenor alleged tbat the postmistress has been prying Into his love affairs and circulating gossip Whitmore, concerning them. Mra. who asserts her Innocence, asked for a continuance, and It was granted. Garcia Denies Knowledge of Hold-UpSalt Lake City. The Tribune says Joo Garcia, the half-bree-d charged with the murder of Policeman Charles S. Ford, denies In a statement to Beattie agents of Bailey A Vickery, counsel for Joe Sullivan, serving a life sentence for the murder, all knowledge of the Albany bar hold-uand the slaying of the patrolman. The statement was secured from Garcia by Frank S. Rayley, of Herr, Bay ley A Wilson. Senttle attorneys, at the request of Sullivan's counsel, Friday, and forwarded to Bailey Vickery by mall Monday. p |