Show RICHARDS RICHARD DEFENDS PINCHOT idahoan prevents censure oi 0 forestry service by mining congress goldfield nev the american mining congress in the closing hours of its convention here on friday refused to adopt the report of its forestry committee which asked for an emphatic of the practices ot of the forestry service of the united states government the censure by inference of chief forester gifford thus was forestalled I 1 the defeat of tho the movement which threatened to cause the adoption of the committee report was accomplished only by the personal pars purs onal exertions of judge J 11 II richards ot of idaho retiring president of the congress to tn whom the highest honor hat chat can be conferred by that body was extended r friday i when he was elected a permanent honorary director |