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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1913)
T17E SDTfDAT REGONTAN, . PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 16. 1913. CONSERVATION TO HAVE OPEN FORI Thousand Delegates Expected to Attend Session in Wash ington This Week. FORESTS FIRST CONCERN Water Power, However, to Receive Consideration, and Storm Center to Be Question of State Versus Federal Control. . WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. About 1000 delegates, representing every state in the Union and every shade of opinion, are expected to be present at the fifth National Conservation Congress, which will open here next Tuesday morning, with an address by Secretary of Agri culture Houston, who will speak on behalf of the Administration. The Conservation Congress is not an organization, but an open forum for the discussion or all sides of the ques tion how beat to preserve the natural resources of the country. The dele Kates are appointed by Mayors and 'iovernors from everV state and city in the country, and the object sought is to have every organization and busi ness, every point of view and shade of opinion representative. There will be comparatively few set speeches, but a great deal of open discussion, and the congress is termed by those who are organizing it a "working con gress." Federal Control to Be Debated. The discussion will be limited largely to water power and forest conserva tion, and the principal argument will turn on the question whether these re sources should be under state or Fed eral control. A powerful faction has been growing up In the West which is in favor of taking the National forests out of the hands of the Federal Gov ernment and putting them under state control. The advocates of this method of conversation contend that it will In sure a better utilization and a more rapid development of forest resources, asserting that the "red tape" of the Government system and the lack of adaptation In Government regulations to local requirements is an obstacle to such development. The advocates of Federal control, on the other hand, maintain that to place the forest lands and water power under Btate control will be to subject them to all the dangerous influences of state politics, and they point to the just and efficient administration of the present Government system as proof that Fed eral control Is safest. This question un doubtedly will be the storm center of the congress, and one of the most val uable things It is expected to accom plish Is to bring out the real state of public opinion on state versus Federal control. Whether water power should be placed under either state or Federal control Instead of remaining In the hands of private interests As another one of the questions before the con vention. Forests Are Chief Concern. The preservation of the rapidly dwindling forests of the United States will, however, be the foremost purpose of the congress. Here are some of the reasons which the promoters of the gathering have advanced why the American people should take steps now to preserve their timber resources: "Forest fires continue to destroy lives by hundreds and tangible assets aver aging upward of $50,000,000 annually and do incalculable damage to soil, water, and young growth. "Forest Insects destroy enough tim ber every year to finance the construc tion programme of the Navy. "Floods follow forest denudation, and the disasters of this year can be traced In part at least to non-forested water sheds. "We are using three times as much timber as grows each year, and, worst of all, are utilizing only 40 to 70 per cent of each tree cut down, while fire destroys the equivalent of each year's new growth. "The tax laws In most states do not recognize forests as a crop to be per petuated, butf act to destroy the tim ber resources for the enrichment of the present to the poverty of the future. Graphic Exhibit to Be Feature. One of the most picturesque features of the congress will be the forestry ex hiblt. Realistic rain storms and for esters riding the trail, fighting fires and herding the bands of sheep and cattle will be seen in miniature. By an arrangement Just closed, with the united States Forest Service, the work ing and management of Uncle Sam's . forests will be shown In Washington for the first time since these forests were created. Different parts of the exhibit have attracted conspicuous at' tention at expositions throughout the country, but never have so many phases of forestry, water power and conservation been shown at one time as will be seen during the big con servation meeting here this month. Forest rangers, fresh from the trail, and other men In charge of the prac tlcal management of the Nation's for ests will be on"nand to explain it. In addition to the forests themselves, the exhibit will Include an interesting dls play of many queer instruments used by women and men in their work. Into the many windows which light the rooms will be set beautiful glass trans parencies, showing scenes from the National forests. These have been made from actual photographs. The fores rangers will be shown riding the trail. Pictures will be shown how the rangers build the trails and how they fight forest fires. The protection of wild game of the forests will be a striking exhibit, as well as the photographs of tens of thousands of sheep and cattle that graze on these vast Governmen domains. One of the most interesting exhibits win do a miniature lookout tower, where the rangers watch for forest fires. From these stations the rangers orien discover fires at such a great distance that it takes days to ride to them. There will be an equipment sta tion showing the tools with which the rangers fight the fires. DOBIE CAPTURES TITLE (Continued From F1rt Page.) clean-cut and without any fluke, it de veloped, first, that the forward pass carries a deadly venom, and 'secondly, that Oregon has, in Johnny Parsons, one of the most remarkable offensive and defensive halfbacks in the history of the Northwest. Forward Puau Bring; Score. The invaders scored their touchdown early in the first quarter, carrying the ball In a steady march from their own 45-yard line to Oregon's goal, a dis tance of 65 yards. Two forward passes. Miller to Right End Sutton, one good for 10 yards and the other for 15, really made possible this score, although two offside penalties on the lemon-yellow aided in the procession. Miller and Jacquot broke loose for four and five-yard gains at Intervals, but Sutton's uncanny knack of pulling Miller's spirals out of the atmosphere gave Washington Us touchdown and victory. Miller, the 200-pound Van couver High star, carried the ball across on a straight buck, good for three yards.' Shlel missed the puntout, but again Oregon was penalized for offside. On the second attempt Shlel heeled the catch and Smith converted it into a goal. Score, Washington 7, Oregon 0; The offside cost Oregon one point. Pinoni Makes Pretty Ran. Parsons' most sensational perform ance occurred in the second period. when the Portland lad sprinted 38 yards through the entire Washington team, zigzagging and wiggling like a can of angleworms, throwing off would-be tacklers as If they were so many manniklns, and finally winding up with the coveted leather safely planted behind the Invaders' goal posts for a touchdown. The term "uproarious" as describing the crowd in its frenzy would be mis applied. Bedlam broke loose. .Parsons magnificent exhibition of footwork eclipsed all the nimble footed star's previous alladinic feats. His touchdown, followed by Fenton's kick for goal, tied the score, added to the spectacularlty of a remarkable game and placed the "P" monicker on Oregon's roll of fame. Dobie Becomes Aervonn. The University of Washington root ers, 650 strong on the north bleachers, experienced strange palpitations in the cardiac regions. For the first time in many moons came a realization that they were strictly up against It. Dobie Laced and pawed along the west side line nice an angry bull In a pen. If the buttonholes on his raincoat are not worn out today it will be a testl monlal to his tailor. Dobie presumably vented some of his St. ltus energy on his warriors be tween halves, for In the third quarter the Purple and Gold begun a contln uuua wiu Qoia-oiooaea series of on slaughts on Oregon's left defensive wing, carrying the attack to Oregon with a terrific vigor and almost kick ing Ilolden and Bryant into insensibil Ity. Miller Carries Attack. With 20-year-old Hap Milier cata putting and puncturing through for consistent gains, carrying the bulk of tne attack, Washington twice nattered the ball well into Oregon's territory. ouiei aim jagquoi also xeatured. Four consecutive first downs. In which another aerial drss. Miller to Sutton, gained 10 yards, marched the ball early in the third quarter from the center of the gridiron to Oregon's seven-yard line and a touchdown seemed imminent. But a forward pass over the sroa.1 line fizzled and the resultant touch- back gave Oregon the ball on its own 20-yard line and Fenton immediately booted out o danger. Cavalcade Turns Game. Again, with the ball on its own 25- yard line, Washington returned to the acrimonious assault, hammering away lor o yaros. rne quarter ended with the ball on Oregon's 30-yard line, but this brilliant cavalcade down the grid iron turneo tne game, ror after four plays in the fourth quarter Smith booted his historic goal from the 22 yard line. The story of the game would not be complete without mentioning the bril liant attack of Jacquot, Shiel, Smith, Miller and Leader in this last-men tioned march. With the ball on the Purple 25-yard line. Miller and Shiel made first down on two plays. Smith then bit off 10 yards off right tackle: Miller followed with 15 yards and Leader was sent around for 10 yards through this same vulnerable hole in the lemon defense. Here the quartet ended with the ball on Oregon's 30-yard line. Oregon came back strong in the fourth period, after Smith's placement, and had a little the best of the play, but, despite the superhuman offensive efforts of Parsons and Malarkey and the wonderful defensive play of Cap tain Bradshaw, Parsons, Hall and Can field, there was no overcoming the Goths from the north. Place Kicks Feature Quarter. The two place kicks. Smith's success ful and Fenton's unsucessful, featured this quarter. An analysis of the yardage reveals that Washington had much the best of the argument, but Fenton's punting so far outclassed the best efforts of Sut at his side Instead of waving up and down like a brakeman's "highball" sign. Fenton's kick had veered off to the west and had missed the posts by scant eight" feet A hush fell over the gathering. That eight feet spelled the difference between a 10-10 tie score and a 10-7 defeat. With dusk gathering and the final two quarters shortened to 12 minutes. 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Fenton's toe work proved conclu sively that Oregon has in the big Dallas wizard a strategic and defensive kicker, who ranks right up alongside Dudley Clarke and some of the other famous orthopoedic artists of the century. Fenton's punts averaged upward of 40 yards, while Washington's would hardly pass muster at 33 or 34 yards. Fenton's punts, too, were well directed and sufficiently altitudinous to permit his ends to circle down and prevent returns by Safety Smith. Cornell returned one of Sutton's punts about 10 yards, but the Purple linemen tore down the field like a pack of hungry wolves generally and boxed the Oregon midget so that he was smothered and had no chance to dis play his marvelous footwork. - Fenton Prevents Higher Score. No question but that Fenton's punt ing saved Oregon from a more severe beating. His toe work and Washing ton's use of the forward pass, although successful only thrice in eight attempts. protrude themselves through the de tail description as matters of the primest importance, not forgetting Par sons' run and Smith's winning goal from the field. Oregon was penalized heavily for off side, but the engagement was cleanly played and well officiated. After an all-night wrangle that continued up to the hour of the game, Plowden Stott, manager of the Multnomah Club foot ball team and a Stanford star, was finally agreed on as head linesman. Between halves the rooters of the rival colleges paraded the field and pulled off the usual e-yrations and con tortlons, while occasionally above the din could be heard tuneful excerpts from baritone bellows that had become a bit creaky about the edges from dis use and misuse. That was old grad venting his ioy same old grad who Is always inevitable on such occasions. With rah-rahs, grads and just common, ordinary peo ple elbowed and dove-tailed In one grand, jubilant ensemble, Saturday will go down as a gala day in Portland': athletic history. A slight drizzle threatened to mar the afternoon, but the raindrops ceased falling about 1 o'clock and game time found the gridiron In excellent shape and the atmosphere just chilly enough to be bracing. GARRISON PLEADS FOR MEN OF ARM Y Philanthropic Candy-Maker Dies POUGHKEEPBIE. N. Y., Nov. IE. William W. Smith, who made a fortune in the confectionery business and spent most of it in philanthropic gifts, died at his home here today. He was 8a years old. Secretary Says He Cannot Ac count for People's Hostil ity Toward Soldier. TONE STEADILY IMPROVES Force Necessary to Safeguard Inter ests So Liongr as It Takes Two . to Keep Peace Eff iclency Highly Praised. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Secretary of War Garrison at a dinner given in his honor at the Lotus Club tonight said the people of the United States as a whole did not regard the Army in the proper way. ' The Secretary made his statement in discussing the effective ness of the Army, even In time of peace. "For one thing," he said, "I think the people fail to discriminate between their hatred of bloodshed and war and the function of the Army in respect thereto. For the fireman, physician, engineer and for the clergyman, none of us has words other than of praise- and encouragement. Yet for the sol dier whose very presence is a protec tion against others attempting to U3e force and whose efforts in our behalf, when force is used against us, are es sential to our defense, the people have either a negligent attitude or other one of disapproval. I cannot, on any rea sonable grounds, account for this. Nation Cannot Do Without. "If it were true that the officers and men of the Army were - swaggering bullies, seeking to engage in war for war's sake, or undesirable citizens who brought disgrace upon the uniform and the country, there would be reason for this public attitude. But exactly to the contrary is the case. The Army, both officers and men, never was of higher tone than today, nor as high, in my opinion. "No sane man can think that a na tion situated as is the United States with the respect to the world could do without an Army. Jt is essential for any nation today to maintain sufficient force to secure the carrying out of its decrees. We all believe that the tend ency of the American Governmnt is toward righteousness, that we have no desire for aggrandizement, for oppres sion, or for taking away from anyone or any nation that which rightfully be longs to it. Two Necessary to Keep Peace "We also know that it takes two to keep the peace and that we cannot safeguard the interests of our people without the force constantly ready to maintain and secure it." Secretary Garrison cited as convinc ing proofs of the highly efficient char acter of the Army the numerous In stances in which it has been effectively used in times of peace. The relief work at San Francisco, at Omaha, during floods in the Ohio and Mississippi Val leys, in the California forest fires, the administration of executive functions in the Philippines and Cuba, Porto Rico and Santo Domingo, the building of the Panama Canal, he pointed out as such instances. "In view of all this," Mr. Garrison concluded. 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