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VOL. XLIII. NO. 13,220. PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 25, 1903.- PRICE FIVE CENTS. CRACK-PROOF "QOLD Be sure that the heels are stamped --Union -India- Rubber- Company. Crack Proof. 'New York," and that our Gold Seal i tamp appears on tbe "leg. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Manufactured Only by GOODYEAR RUBBER CO, R. II. PEASE, -president. Last of the Bargains! oar stock, trill be tree of- all old (tries and second-band cameras. See onr window. 4xS ytOSTAXTKS, resmlar lB.OO. special 4x5 MONTALKS, rejrolar S20.00. special 4x3 XOXTAVKH, xearnlar S2S.OO. special 4xS IMPERIALS, regular f 1-COO, special BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CD, PHOTO DEPARTMENT, 143 FOURTH STREET. SHAW'S PURE 1KMM- BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sol Distributers for Oregon and 'Washington. J. F. DA. VIES, Pre. St. Charles Hotel CO. aNCORPO&ATES). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON European Plan Rooms 50c to $1.50 First-Class Restaurant tn Connection HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN Stnt-CIaaa Caeca: Restaurant Connesta With Eetk MACHINISTS WANTED Reliable men to work on eleven-hour shifts, five nights ptsrsek -Pay on nine-hour basis, according to ability WILLAMETTE I ROr & STEEL WORKS PORTLAND, OREGON. U. S. A. ": , " FINEST OF ! MANRARA'S BOUQUET I CLEAR HAVANA CIGARS LANG & CO DISTRIBUTERS PORTLAND, OR. o LOGGING ENGINES SAW MILLS EDGERS, TRIMMERS, STEAM FEEDS, SAW MILL MACHINERY of All Kinds CALL ON US o ll.i I mirn x waisuu MORE RIOTS IN FRANCE. Mounted Police Charge Mob Whlch Defends the Monks. PARIS. April -(Manifestations grow lrg out ot tha dispersion of the congre gations continue to be reported from the jrovlnces. The most serious disorder or the day occurred this evening at Jvantrs. where mounted gendarmes were rorced to charpe several times to scatter a. crowd fit some SOW persons. Twentr-three ar rests were made., the Marquis fie Eton, member of the Chamber of Deputies from Lclrc-Infericurc, being among those ap prehended. Dispatches from Grenoble said that the day passed Quietly at- the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, where the monies ere still barricaded.' Sails for Midway Cable Station. HONOLULU. April 21. The steamer Ilinalel. which has been chartered by the Commercial Pacific Cable Company.-sailed ttlay from Honolulu with operating staffj builders' materials and electrical apparat us for Midway and Guam. Midway Is an uninhabited island In the Pacific which tie Government, selected as a station for ale Pacific cable. SEAL M,N,NG B00TS : Send Order. to Portland, Oresron. . S ItSO T.OO Sl&SO -f T.OO Stock of 19 03 models arrive this week. Watch annouacemcnt America's" ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT X W. BIJUK, See. and Tress. PORTLAND, OREGON ymmia Wtmle Rooms Double. ..... TTnrria Family ..... .....IVo to tuo per dr .....XLoo to zz,oo per day .....SXQO ts M.00 xwr car THE ESMOND HOTEL OSCAB 1I0E1U0I. Huirtr. Front and Morrison Streets, PORTLAND - OREOON FREE "BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS. Rates European plan, 60c. 75c. H-00. 51-W. COO per day. Sample rooms In connection. ALL kt I Frontand .run vvuritb Han streets TOM JOHNSON DECLINES. Does Xot Want Presldentlnl Nomina tlon Prefers Cleveland. KANSAS CITT. Mo- April M. Mayor Tom L. Johnson, under date of April 3. wrote the following letter to J. 1 W. Merrill, of this city, a Democratic poli tician. In response to & letter from Merrill discussing Johnson's nomination for Presi dent In 19M: "Replying to your favor of the ITth In stant, permit me to say that I think my field of usefulness is right here in this city, and at most In the State of Ohio, and I must condemn any movement such as you spealc of as both unwise and un desirable. ' The mere talk about nominat ing me In ISO Is a positive injury to whit I am accomplishing here, and It does seem to be too bad to Interfere With the woVk that Is bearing such good .fruit. L know you, as a friend of mine, will discourage this in every way possible; "I am grateful to. you for your kind words, but believe that on reflection you will agree with my conclusion." Loubet "Will Visit Ixiadon. t X.OKDOX, April 51 it Is reported here that the visit to London ot president JLoubet of France has boen tUeJ lor July. FIRE IN TIE SKY Brilliant Meteor .-'Burets . Over Portland. WITH- LOUD DETONATION Dazzles the Eyes of Many Startled Spectators. MOVES. RAPIDLY TO THE WEST Heavenly Visitor. Is the Slse ot i Moon, Sheds a Dazzling- Radiance, and Learn a. Trail of Blnish White Light. WHAT THE niEXOMESO.t WAS B. A. Deals, local foreeart oOelal, rav this xpUnstion of tb phenom enon: Meteon of the six that this la described are not Terr frequent, and our rberver make a record of them when they come to their notice. As ooq as a meteor enters the atmosphere of the earth, its destruction com mences. Moving rapidly, as they do, the friction ot the air sets them on fire, and they soon disappear, unless Tery Urge. this one was. Tha fact of the explosion la accounted far by the contraction of the heated mass, and that the fragments disappeared from view at once leads me to bell ere that no part ot It reached the earth. Portland had a heavenly visitor last night. Flashing across the sky with a rare brilliance, then exploding with a de tonation that was heard in every part of the city, a meteor dazzled the eyes of many stargazers, while Its sensational exit startled the ears of those who had observed the phenomenon. First peeping through the .clouds that were hanging low in the northeast, the meteor bad all the appearance of a full moon, bursting into view. 'When this moon was seen moving across the sky at a rapid rate, shedding; Vparks us brilUanfe-as the spulierlng" of- an enormous arc 'light, Interest la the spectacle -was aroused, and the watchers followed Its course toward the west. Shedding a radiance , of a biulsh-white that 'told of Its' destructive conflict with the air. the aerial missile swept across the heavens until a sound like a distant thunder clap, echoing and reverberating from hill to hill, announced to the spec tators the explosion of the unfriendly shell. Scattering Into two or three flam ing fragments, the meteor burned Itself up in the air, seemingly without Inflicting a scar upon the object of its attack. The phenomenon lasted a minute or more from the time of the first flash at ten minutes before 8 o'clock, and was observed by peo ple In all parts of the city. Stranire Light V'p Above. M. M. Moore, who was In the Goodyear Rubber Company building, at 73 First street, was the first to telephone Into The Oregonlan the terrifying news that the aerial batteries had opened up Are on the earth. "My attention was called to the strange light In tho heavens." said he. 'and looking overhead I saw the meteor. In appearance. It was very much like the moon, bluish in color, and shedding a very bright radiance. It seemed to be very close to the earth, and was moving very fast. It first made its appearance at ten minutes to S o'clock. I ran down to the street to get a better view. A building shut oft my view, however, but a few minutes later I was surprised to hear an explosion. I. connected the sight of the meteor with the explosion, which sounded very much like thunder, and I imagined It had struck the earth. I immediately telephoned The Oregonlan to ask whether any news had been received, as to where the meteor had struck." Mr. 3Ieors Smelted Snlphnr. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mears, of III North Twenty-second street, were in their yard when the meteor burst on their vision "We saw a light In the heavens Uko the full moon,"- said Mrs. Mears, a few min utes after the appearance. "It passed slowly along like a' comet, giving out a light of a bluish-green and pink. To me It had all .the appearance of a comet. The radiance was as brilliant as that of tho full moon shining. Three minutes after the first .appearance, after the me teor had passed from view to the west. we heard a tremendous explosion, and Mr. Mears thought he detected the odor of sulphur In the air." Lu K. Hodges, who resides at S90 East Morrison street, was on his way down town when he was startled to observe" a sudden suffusion of light off to the north. "I looked up," said Mr. Hodges, "and I saw .a shining ball of fire moving rap Idly east to west at a great rate of speed. It was Just above the line ot the housetops, and was going in almost n horizontal line. It looked to me like a solid ball ot white-hot Iron, almost the size of the moon. It lighted" the whole heavens, and left besides a distinct trail of light behind It. All at once the meteorite seemed to break, and a part descended rapidly to the earth and the main body went on till It finally disap peared. I heard a loud .detonation, but I could not say definitely that It came from the meteor. I can give no idea whatever as to the distance ot the ball of fire from the earth.'" Lookrd 1.1 Ue the' Moon. S. H. Shaw, of IS! East Salmon street. beyond Sunnyatde. had a good view ot the heavenly visitor. -"I was standing out in the yard, when I noticed a light In the northeast. I thought at first It was the moon emerging trom the clouds. which were Tery low. At first it was stationary, but a second glance showed me that It was moving westward and coming down to the earth. In color it was a bluish-white; not red at all, and it was shedding sparks like an arc light. In fact, it seemed to be .hissing and throwing out fire. I 'followed It with my eyes for about a quarter ot a .minute, until it seemed to be about over Alblna. A minute later I heard a tremendous explosion, a loud noise that died away like thunder. When it exploded- la the air It passed from sight. The sound was precisely like a thunderclap at a distance, and the echo lasted for a hng time. My neighbor, Mr. Blttner, saw It explode in three pieces, after which It disap peared completely." 'It looked to me," .said a N. Atwood. nlghtwatchman at the Doembecher fac tory on East Twenty-eighth street, "to be an oblong body about six Inches' In diam eter and about IS Inches long. As near as I could make out. the thing disappeared somewhere In Irvlngton. Afterward I heard an explosion that sounded like the rumbling of thunder" Meteor Broke In Tvro. J. P. Betts, who lives at IdSS Thurman street, on Willamette Heights, first noticed a distinct Illumination toward the east. "It seemed to me." he said, "that it first appeared over the Oregonlan building. It moved swiftly down toward Llnnton anu then, when apparently above that place, broke in two. The light dis appeared In. say, two or three seconds, and there followed at "about an interval of, ten seconds a loud explosion. I am satisfied the meteor did not strike the earth. The whole duration of the phe nomena was about 40 seconds." A feminine voice rang up! "Did you see the comet? Well, I did. I was look ing at the sky when I saw what I thought was the new moon emerging from the clouds In the northeast. I turned to wish over my right shoulder, when I saw that the thing was moving. Then I knew that It was a comet. I followed It with my cyea until finally It burst Into small bits and disappeared. Then .J heard a sound like a thunderclap. I Immediately rang up a friend thatllves at Columbia Slough, and be said that the explosion shook the house. I want to know where the thing landed. I'm sorry you don't know." Mrs. Helen Clayton, of 475 West Park, near Clifton, was In her rose garden when she saw the strange sight. "Look ing up In 'the heavens, I saw a large green- thing as big as a quart bowL It looked about the size of the moon, and. emerging from the clouds, stretched out to about six feet In length and com menced moling to the west- It was bril- Unt In its radiance and moved steadily across the sky, rather close to the earth. until It burst into two sparks. The noise. of the explosion-1 heard a- minute or so "after. The whole phenomena lasted over a minute." OTICAtiO-, April JlTenvallescd- -"get-rlch-quIcV .concerns' were raided today' by the police and a waron load nf ntn. tlqnery" and literature, was "taken to the police exauon. xne following places were raided: Kendall Specialty-Company, Cur tis Xovelty Company, Sporting Novelty Company. Demarest Needle Cnmn-inr Curtis Remedy Company. Leslie Novelty Company, Home Industrial Company, General Supply Company. Textile Manu facturing Company- and the Era Manufac turing Company. H. W. Curtis ij said by the police to have control of all the con cerns and his olnces atflO Wabash avenue were we ones raided. CONTEXTS OP TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. President Raoeevelt eUxts for St. LouU and mutes tpeeca on Tellomtone Park. Pare 1 AttoTney-Oeneral can't msie charge asaunt Truer. Faze 0. Charts aialnst Furaton not worth further In quiry. Pace 2. Kits Ware saM to have been victim of evil lnsuence. Pace z. Domestic. Great Northern trainmen will vote on tria ls;, pace z. Itabbl lIMch preaches remarkable sermon on Jeius. race 7. Illinois Lerltlature again turns down Speaker Aiuier. i are 7. Municipal League convention ends. Page 7. President Baer defies aMauanu of coal trait. .rage a. Good bill, killed la New York Legislature. j-oge 2. smuggling cases in San Juan dismissed. r-ice Robbers bold up Burlington passenger. Page 3. Foreign. Russian demand on China denounced as breach or raitn: United States, Britain and Japan win protest; -11.1s. rejects cemand. Page 1. inns rxiwara arranges 10 visit tn pope. ii tr .. Turkey pours trooia Into Macedonia. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Referendum of Lewis and Clark Fair appro priation to popular vote will cost from S30,- vw 19 ."age -s. Woman Infected by Insect bite. Page 4. Forest Grave has an Ideal. Page 4. Pacific wins debate from UnlTerstty of Oregon. s-age a-. Berkeley girl commits suicide. Page 4. Pendleton has a drlTlng association. Page 4. ' Sports. Browns defeat Seattle, S to 1. Page 6. Taeoma stnts out Grid's team.,1 to 0. Page 6. Semifinals played In golf tournament. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Trade reviews show bet few drawbacks la In dustrial lines, race la. Wheat closes lower at Chicago. Pace 15. No outslSo interest In stock speculation. Page 15. Good market for Oregon onions at Ea7 Fran cisco. Page 13. Wheat movement to San Francisco resumed. Page H. Bag ship may come to Portland. Page 14. Search for Commandant Marchand. rage 14. Portland and Vicinity. Meteor dirties stargaaers and explodes in mid air. Page 1. Both sides seek arbitration ot the strike. Pag 18. Few native sons and daughters will greet President Roosevelt. Page 11. Mitchell faction seeks peace In polities. Psgt 10. Portland firms will bid on Philippine transpor tation contract.. Page 14- Dr. Stephen S. Wise speaks on Xrn Tears as a Minister." Paga'14.- , - Harrlman lines guarantee $30,000 for Lew! and Clark Fair. Page 18. Business man of East Slds want Station retained. Face-12. No farther trouble expected' in handling''' Coast lumber. Face 12. Claud Copelaad. who promised to reform, asaisT loBgat by ponce. tPag w. FRITH IS By Russian Demand for Manchuria. PROTEST-WILLBEENXERED Distinct Pledge Was Given to. . 1 united States. . ' , r. EFFECT OH AMERICAN. TRADE; I'nlted States. Great . Britain and Japan "Will Certainly Object to Granting of Russian Terms, bat War Is Xot Expected. MAXCHL'niA. .. The Chinese province of Manchuria' la In the extreme northeast of the em pire, bordering on Siberia and -Korea. Its area is 3(310 square miles, and Its population is estimated at 7.500,000 to 18.000,000. Its value- to Russia Is that It gives access to the Gulf of Llao-Tung and thus to Port Arthur, which furnishes an open harbor for the terminus of the Trans-Siberian railroad. Russia has built a branch of the railroad through the province to Dalny, a new port, near Port Arthur, which has been ceded by China, The Siberian terminus ot the road Is Vladivostok, which is closed by ice in Winter. The country Is shut In by high moun tains, and tbe northern part la a Mghi plateau, both mountains and plateau being covered by den forests. The valleys and great alluvial plains bear rich crops of pulse, barley, wheat, mil let, malse, rice, cotton, indigo, tobacco, ginseng and rhubarb. WASHINGTON, April 14. Minister Conger, from Pekln. has cabled .to Sec retary Hay a synopsis of the demands" made upon China, by Russia respecting- control ot Manchuria. This account ; agrees . precisely with . the fnll and' ao-' caraie press, report of Busgin'svlist: icbtrjv from the- Chinese- capital. Secretary Hay. will take 20 action In the matter tin. til ho; has communicated -the 'facts to -the' .President ond learned-the tatter's -wishes. The political Impression here '.Is that' the Russian, action is a dlstinct'breich'of' faith With the United States. The Rus sian Government pledged Itself three times formally and the documents are of record, that the open door should be maintained In Manchuria and Russian troops would be withdrawn eis soon as peace wis restored. Finally, the latter promise took the shape of a treaty stipu lation. It was provided that the evacuation should take plaoe within three distinct periods. The last Russian soldier should have quit Manchuria on the 8th of this month, according to that treaty. But a plausible explanation for a temporary retention of the remaining Russian troops was offered by Russia In the claim that the country was still disturbed, and that vigorous military methods were necessary in tbe interest of sanitation. Xo Dancer of War. Officials declare that there is no danger of war with Russia over this Incident. The Government of the TJnlted States has recorded Its Ideas of what should be done In Manchuria, and as the result of Secretary Hay's projected conference with the President it is probable that a fur ther remonstrance will be added. But It Is anticipated that Russia will for the 1 GOVERNOR OF WYOMING CRITICALLY ILL MBBM u-'M DB FOREST niCIIARDS. - CHET5NNB. Wyo, April 54. Governor De Forest Jlleharda. who lies critically ill of acuta, inflammation of the kidneys at his home, la this city. Is little im proved tonight, and a specialist has again been called Into consultation by- the attending -physician. -''.' time being at least, allay foreign oppo lilon7! or at' least that of the United States; by carrying out its pledge as to the -"open door." There will be no additional treaty porta in Manchuria It Russia succeeds in this last move." .Nlu Chwapg. however, is still a treaty port, and. when Russia makes, a further move ot applying her customs' system to that port. United States jroducts may enter there at the same uniform rate ot S per cent duty as is ' collected in the Southern Chinese ports, . An .offlclal'of the Government well Informed-' regarding Chinese affalrs'says that the step taken-by Russia is one for which she-has been preparing for a number of years." Extraordinary as It may- seem. he; says, there appears to be no way of preventing the. consummation of Rus sia's plan. 'Japan is In no position to dispute this 'action, and. even with the assistance of 'England. It Is doubtful. In bis. opinion,'. whether the purpose ot Rus- .sla could. bo changed. As to the interest ,01 tnis uovernment, he said, it was doubt ful whether the United States could look -with' favor upon the fir greater control of the Pacific Ocean, which the new move would give Russia. . Effect on American Trade. -He had - no doubt that Ruslsa would eventually apply the Russian tariff to the new territory; ln which case the United States would -endeavor to sell the Russians-raw materials for- manufacture In place of'tbe'finlshed products which now go to "that part of China. He said that ' there ' had been great development In Manchuria under the Russian auspices during, tbe past few years, and especially "in the list elghf months. Immense sums ot money, he said, have been spent In building 'railroads, bridges and other works' to Improve transportation routes and; build Industries. This was particu larly the case at Dalny, the port 'about 40 miles from Port Arthur, which has not "only been greatly Improved,1 but welt for- tirled. ' The port Is In the leased terri tory which was discussed In correspon dence between the United States and Russian governments In ISM. Count Casslni. the Russian. Ambassador, said concerning the' announcement made in the dispatches from Pekln relative to the conditions ' which Russia, has named to China: Count Casslni Explains. "I have not yet received official news, and. In consequence, cannot discuss the points mentioned In the dispatches. I can. say, generally speaking, however, that It Is only natural that Russia, before evac uating Manchuria, should take measures to prevent a repetition of the troubles of 1803, as well as to Insure In that country her political influence, which was never contested, owing to its geographical posi tion." In answer . to questions aa to how the proposed, terms named In the dispatch (from-.Pek)n jwould affect American .trade .interests in-Man'churla. tbe Ambassador, repeating that he -could noCdlscuss the details of ,th terms, mentioned. In, tha dls- : patches, said b'e tadr'notbeeB .officially ad vised, of them. ' adding: - :The. assurances which. Russia-has given on'-dlKerent occasions: relative to the so- eurity-ot-Amerlcan'trade Interests in Man churja1 continue - tn fun -force.- and- could not be-otherwise construed."- Tliree Powers Will Protest. Tbe dispatches' from Pekln announcing the terms which Russia has named to China for the carrying out of the Man cnurlan agreement were read with deep concern tn diplomatic circles -today. While the diplomats are not disposed, for obvious reasons, to publicly comment on them, it Is expected that at least the United States, Great Britain and Japan will join in a firm note to the Chinese government. In sisting that China do not agree to the con ditions which Russia.-seeks to impose. It Is rather expected today" In .'diplomatic quarters that the' United-States will take the Initiative, possibly because ot the prompt action taken by Secretary Hay on one other occasion when Russia sought to secure an agreement with China, which was held by this and other powers to be Inimical to their interests. The interests of the United States. Great Britain and Japan In Manchuria are such, it Is said, as to bring those countries "closely to gether In tnis matter. Another reason which leads at least some of the diplomats "to think' thai the (Concluded on Second Page.) OFF TO THE Fl 'resident Starts on His Journey Eastward. SPEAKS ON WONDERLAND Yellowstone Park Is Beauti ful Playground WHERE WILD BEASTS ARE TAME In Laying; Cornerstone of Northern Gnte, He Tells ot Importance ot Preserving; It and ot Beauties He Has Seen. FRESIDEST'S ITI5EHARY TO ST. LOUIS. Alliance. Neb. '......Saturday, April SS Grand Island.-Neb. ,...8unday. April M Hasting. -Lincoln, Fremont and Omaha. Neb.- .Monday. April 2T Shenandoah, Clarlnda. Van Wart, Osceola. Des Moines and Oska- loosa. Is,.... ..Tuesday, April SS Keokuk. Ia.: Qulney. ni.: Hanni bal. Louisiana and Clarksvllle. Mo. ....Wednesday. April J9 Arrive at St. Louls;Wednesday, April 9 Dedication of St. Louis Fair ......Thursday. April 30 GARDINER. Mont. April St. President Roosevelt this afternoon resumed bis tour of the West Before going., however, he participated In the laying of the corner stone ot the new gate at the northern entrance to Yellowstone Park. The cere mony was performed according to the Masonic ritual, and was in charge of the grand officers of the State of Montana. Special trains brought hundreds of peo ple here, .including a large body of Ma- eons, and. as the weather was perfect. the. scene was very, pretty. The President .rode down from the post accompanied by Major Pitcher, and was escorted xaja, gaily decorated stand, where he "delivered-an address.. Troops B 'and C of the Third Cavalry, from Fort Yel- Jowstone. were drawn up In front of the stand as a guard -of nonor Frank S. Smlth.grahd master; -eorulucted'the Sry-lceev- The JjesidentJ on'behaif of. the Ma sons of "tbe' state"! was 'presented with a Masonic charm mounted'.on a-.nugget of Montana gold. There were placed In the stone a picture of President Roosevelt, a. number of .coins, copies of newspapers and Maronlc emblems. The President began his address by thanking the people and the soldiers for his enjoyable two weeks' holiday and then spoke pt the natural wonders ot the park. Yellowstone Park Unlqne. The Yellowstone Park," he said. "Is something absolutely unique in this world. as far as I know- Nowhere else In any civilized .country la there to be found such a tract of veritable wonderland, made accessible to all visitors, where at the same time not only the scenery ot the wilderness but the wild' creatures of the park are scrupulously preserved as they were, the' only change being that these wild creatures have been so carefully pro tected as to show literally astounding tameness. The creation arid preservation of such a natural playground In the midst ot our people as a whole Is a credit to the Nation, and. above all. a credit to Montana. Wyoming and Idaho. It has been preserved with -wise forethought The scheme of its preservation is noteworthy in Its essential democracy. This park was created and now Is administered for the relief and enjoyment of the people The Government must continue to appropriate for It, especially In the direction of com pleting and perfecting an excellent system of driveways. The only way that the people as a whole can secure, to themselves and their chil dren the enjoyment In perpetuity of what the Yellowstone Park" has to give is by assuming the ownership In "the name of the Nation and by legally safeguarding and preserving' the scenery, the forests and the creatures. At present It Is rather singular that a greater number ot people come from Europe than from our own Eastern States to see It The people near by seem awake to Its beauties, and I hope that more and more of our people who dwell far. off will appreciate Its really marvelous character. Incidentally, I should like to point out that some time people will awaken to tbe fact that the park has special beauties to be seen In Winter, and any person who can go through It in that season on skis will en Joy himself as he scarcely could" else where. I wish especially to congratulate the people ot Montana, Wyoming and Ida ho, and notably you of Gardiner and Clrir nabar and the Immediate outskirts ot tbe park, for the way In which you heartily co-operate with the superintendent to pre vent acts ot vandalism and destruction. Preservation, of Forests. "The preservation of 'the forests is, of course, the matter of crime importance In every public reserve of this character. In this region of tbe Rocky Mountains and the great plains the problem of the water supply Is the most Important part of the home-maker's office- Congress has not of recent years done anything more import ant, than passing the Irrigation bill, and nothing Is more essential to the preserva tion of the water supply than the preser vation of the forests'. Montana has ltr Its .water power a source of development Wjhieh has hardly been touched. Thta water power will be seriously impaired If ample protection, la, not given the for- Oasehidad 00 Second Page.)