Show 1 BALLINGER TOO BUSY TO ATTEND 1 t SEA TILE CONGRESS Secretary's Name Omitted From Official Program Pinchot to Be There SEATTLE Wash Au Aug 21 That That A. A R. R Ballinger secretary of the interior may not be l present resent at the tho national conservation congress which convenes here next Thursday became known yesterday when the official program for the congress was given out with the name nama of Secretary Ballinger er omitted Officers of the Washington conservation association who are engineering engineering engi engi- tho the congress admit that there i is io little probability of Secretary Bal Bal- appearing Immediately before leaving heaving Seattle for Spokane where he spoke before the thena na 1 irrigation 1 congress engress Secretary Bellinger notified the officers of the coM r association that h be he would be unable tillable to return to teo Seattle in time timeto to in tile the congress s. The Time officers officer of the association kept this q ct that he chan change e his mind Since then r co 10 o WOI woid d has been received from Mr Ir Ballinger but his friends have said that they sure flure he would bo be on hand Having heard nothing from Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Ballinger the executive e board yesterday drew up the program for the con congress reee omitting his his bis name In discussing dis die cussing the tho omission II H. W. W Carroll chairman of tho the executive e board of time the association said When When Secretary tary BaIlin Ballinger er was hero here he lie said he be would be he unable to attend attend at at- tend the congress Since then we wo have ha not heard beard from him but his hill friends have o told us that ho be would be here herl Basin Basing our expectations upon word of his friends friend wo we hope to have hae him to participate in the congress Having received re roo re- re ed cei no word from him bim direct wo we will wll find room for him bim on the afternoon of ot the second day Chief Forester orester Gifford Pinchot is down on the program for the morning mornin of the second day his subject being Principles of Conservation Besides Mr Ir Pinchot other prominent prominent nent speakers will appear ar among them being A. A B. B Farquahar of Pennsylva Pennsylvania nia ala Mrs Airs re J J. Ellen Foster of or Washington Washing ton P. P C C. CHenry Henry A. A Barker of ot Rhode Island aland m John U Barrett director of the tho bureau of American republics ex Gov ex Gov Governor George O. O Pa Parlee Pariee nice of California Tames James A. A Emery chairman of tho time ex executive e committee f of the National Manufacturers Manufacturers' Man Man- an association and J Professor or E. E John Craig ri Cornell university uni |