PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOGUS CLAIMS TO
F
TO
TWO ARE KILLED
WOULD INSTRUCT
WEDDED COUPLES
ADRIAN VON PLANK :
GETS FATAL WOUND
OLD AGE PENSIONS
SAVE RESOURCES
FULTON PROTESTS
L
E
HOLY ROLLER
T
AV. C. T. r. WANTS ADVICE TO
GO WITH LICENSE.
PORTLAND ACTOR FOUND WITH
OTHER MAN'S WIFE.
IRISH OFFICIALS MEET DIFFI
CULTY UNDER NEW LAW.
CONGRESS
HEARS
AV S
BONDS
YOUNG
APPOINTED
ANNUA
MFSSAG
Kansas City Fanatics
and Police in Battle.
HUNDRED SHOTS ABE FIRED
Policeman and Little Girl Die
of Wounds.
CHILDREN CAUSE TROUBLE
Probation Officer Attempts to Take
Them From Zealots and Is Re
pulsed With Threats and
Display of Revolvers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Tec. . Tn the
very ihiilov of the City Mall In this
city and Itta than a half-mile from the
business center, a rfot In which re
ligious fanatics and police were the
participants, and In -which 100 shots
were fired, this afternoon resulted In
the death of one policeman and a little
girl, the fatal injury of three and
slight Injury of two others.
, The Dead.
The dead:
ALBERT O. DAI-BOW. a patrolman.
LOLA PRATT, aged 13.
Fatally Injured:
John Sharp, known as "Adam God,"
a street preacher.
Michael Mullane, policeman.
Patrick Clark, a police sergeant.
Slight Injured:
Harry K. Stege. policeman.
George M. Holt, probation officer.
The trouble occurred at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, when the streets were
crowded with persons. While the battle
was in progress the participants trav
ersed an entire block, the final stages of
the fight being enacted directly across
the street from an entrance to the police
station.
Suspicion Aroused.
George M. Ho;t, probation officer of the
Juvenile Court and a pioneer In the work
of saving boys from the streets In this
city, went to Fifth and Main streets to
Investigate a case of alleged abduction
which had reached him. Near that
street comer he came upon Sharp, who.
surrounded by his companions, was ex
horting a crowd of street loafers. Wlt'.i
Sharp were A. J. Beixer. a woman and
five children. The children .-anged In age
from 14 to 3 years.
hTe officer's suspicions were arouseU
by the manner in which the woman at
tempted to secure money contributions
VJrom the crowd and he decided that
she. and her male companions were not
proper persona to have the custody of
young; children.
Resisted Officer .
Officer Holt accosted the woman and
Inquired as to the Identity of the chil
dren. The woman replied aharply that
the officer "had better attend to his
own business."
"Adam God," whose long, flowing
white beard and hair gave him the
appecrance of a patriarch, threatened
the officer with physical violence.
Officer Holt never goes armed and he
found himself at a decided disadvant
age when the preacher and his com
panions displayed revolvers. He stood
his ground, however, and "Adam God"
struck him a heavy blow behind the
e;ir. making an ugly wound, with his
big revolver. Holt started for the Po
lice Etatton for assistance end as he
moved away the preacher tried to
shoot him. but Sharp was so excited
ne dropped his revolver and as he at
tempted to draw It and when he picked
it up and snapped It at the officer,
the cartridge failed to explode.
Met "With Volleys.
Officer Holt rushed Into the Police
Station and warned the officers to pre
pare for trouble. The police sergeant
ordered Patrolmen Dalbow and Stege
to go out and arrest Sharp and his
followers.
The religionists were within 50 yards
of the Police Station when the officers
stepped Into the street. They served
notice that they would "preach right
under the eaves of the Police Station,
and the police could not prevent them."
Tiie officers- were not prepared for the
volley of bullets that met them Imme
diately. Dalbow was instantly killed,
and a bullet passed through Stege's
arm.
General Battle Follows.
Other officers rushed into the street,
and a general battle ensued. But the
officers were unable to shoot without
endangering the lives of innocent per
sons. Ueuter.ant Clark was shot In the
eye and Patrolman Mullane was shot
in the back.
In the meantime a riot call had been
sounded and policemen mere appearing
from all directions. The officers crowded
in on Sharp and his followers, firing as
they went, but taking great care not to
injure any of the children and when the
firing ceased "'Adam God" lay fatally
wounded, shot through the head and
body.
The children who. In the early part of
tli firing, tugged at the garments of the
officers and tried to hamper their efforts,
ran into the Poor Man's Mission, where
they were later taken In charge by the
officers. The seriously wounded were
taken to hospitals
It was learned that Sharp's male com
panion was Louis Pratt, father of the
ACosUoued en Smm - J
Southern California Legislators Are
Asked to Enact Laws Providing
Advice for Honeymooners.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. S (Spe
cial.) That a book of instructions to
young wedded couples should be handed
out with every marriage license isssued
In California was the substance of a
unique plea made today ,to the assem
bled Southern California members of tho
Legislature by a committee representing
the Los Angeles Federation of the W. C.
T. U. The demand that this plan be en
acted into a law struck the newly-elected
solons like a bombshell, but they have
taken it under advisement. No deflnise
idea of the contents of the proposed in
struction book is vouchsafed, but It Is
k understood that stringent regulations
have been formulated by the women and
that they bear down rather heavily on
mere man.
BANQUET COMPLETES DAY
D. S. Cohen, of Portland, Delivers
Address to Masons at Olympla.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 8. (Special.
The two days' celebration of the 60th
anniversary of the first Washington
Grand Lodee of Masons closed tonight
with a banquet. This morning the 300
Masons present visited the cemetery,
where memorial services were held In
honor of the three past grand masters
burled there. T. F. McKIroy, Jami-s Biles
and Thomas Mllburn Reed. E. H. Van
Patten, of Dayton, past grand master.
delivered a memorial address. Later
the grand lodge convened and listened
to an address by D. S. Cohen, of Port
land, on Masonry.
At the banquet Grand Master R. A.
Gove, of Taeoma. acted as toastmaster.
More than a score of toasts were re
sponded to by prominent Masons from
this state. Oregon, North Dakota and
British Columbia. Most of the visitors
left for home following the banquet, a
special train running to Tacoma for their
accommodation.
GOULD'S GIFTS PERTINENT
Wife Wins Point Regarding Jewels
Given Other Women.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. An attempt
upon tho part of Frank Gould to have
stricken from his wife's complaint In
the divorce suit which ahe has filed
against him certain paragraphs rela
ting to gifts of Jewelry and other val
uables to women failed today, when
Justice Seabury denied a motion made
by Gould's counsel.
The motion was based on the ground
that the statement had no relevancy
to the charge upon which the suit is
based.
Counsel for Mrs. Gould, however, con
tended that the statements were ma
terial and that In the formal complaint,
to be filed later it would be shown
that the gifts enumerated were gifts
of inducement.
RUMOR WILFLEY REMOVED
Shanghai Has New Version of
Change of Judges.
SHANGHAI. Pec S. The China Ga
zette today publishes a report to the
effect that L. R- Wllfley, Judge of the
United States Court at Shanghai, has
been removed from office. Represen
tatives of the principal firms In Shang
hai, as well as a number of mission
aries, today express regret over the re
moval.
A dispatch from Washington yester
day said that President Roosevelt had
appointed Rufus Thayer of the District
of Columbia, to succeed Judge Wllfley.
Judge Wllflcy's resignation, according
to the Washington dispatch, was un
derstood to have been voluntary.
REVERSES SMITH DECISION
Supreme Court Decides In Favor of
Gelser-IIendryx Company.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.! The
Supreme Court today reversed the de
cision of Judge William Smith, of
Baker County, in the case of C. S.
Voorhles. respondent, vs. Gelser-Hen-dryx
Investment Company and H. T.
Hendryx. appellants, a. aeraun aecreo
had- been entered against the defen
dants and they sought to have this
set aside upon the ground that it had
been eniereu m wuiauuu ui ,
mer.t to the contrary. juaso emmi
refused this request. In an opinion
by Justice Bean, the Supreme Court
holds that tne court Deiow erruueum
ly exercised Its discretion and that
since the written agreement to post
ontrv of decree was violated; the
decree should be vacated and permis
sion granted to rue an answer.
LOSES SOME BRAIN; LIVES
Ten-Year-Old Lad Recovers From
Bullet Wound In Head.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 8 In spite
of the fact that he has losi approxi-
,i . nunce of brain matter and
has the fragments of a .32-caliber bul
let and the shattered remains of a
u.. n the most vital and necessary
part of his head, 10-year-old Ralph
Tanner, of North Bend, wasn., is at
tending school and is declared by the
surgeon who performed tne operation
to be quite normal
Th. n m.iHnnf ncurrcd near North
Ponil nine rint-n n fffl and tile bOV WaS
discharged from the hospital and pro-
unced cured. '1 ue buy was sui
Fight Is On for Portland
Postoffice.'
BOURNE'S MAN IS OBNOXIOUS
Attacked Taft in Letter Before
His Nomination.
MEYER IS " ASTONISHED
Knew Not What Manner of Man
Toung Was Fulton Declares
Young Populist Nonresident.
Portland People Protest.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, D. C, Dec. 8. If the appointment
of John C. Young as postmaster at Port
land, which was sent to the Senate today,
is obnoxious to the people of that city.
Senator Fulton will protest against his
confirmation and fight the nomination as
long as he remains in Washington. Al
ready Mr. Fulton has tied up the nomina
tion In the postoffice committee, so that
it will not be reported until he says the
word. Discussing tho appointment to
night. Senator Fulton said;
"I may be mistaken, but In my Judg
ment Young's nomination will not have
the approval of Portland's best citizens.
If it shall, they have but to notify me
and f will withdraw my opposition to his
confirmation. I have never understood
that Young was either a resident of Port
land or a Republican, but possibly nowa
days neither is material. If citizens of
Portland are. as I believe they will be.
outraged by this nomination, they should
so advise me at once and in that case I
promise them that, so long as I am here,
the nomination will not bo confirmed, if
I can prevent it. It may be that I wholly,
misunderstand public sentiment In Ore
gon, and that freaks and freaklsm domi
nate the situation; but I was once In
Missouri."
Appointment Is Held Vp.
Mr. Fulton added that Mr. Young's
appointment Is personally obnoxious to
him. not only because he believes Mr.
Young to be a Populist and a resident of
Baker City, but because In a letter pub
lished In the Oregonian of May 9. Mr.
Young viciously assailed W. H. Taft,
then the leading candidate for the Re
publican nomination. . .
When Mr. Fulton learned of Mr.
Young's nomination, he went directly to
Senator Penrose, chairman of the post
office committee, and protested against
any report being made until he was ready
to have action taken by the committee.
Mr. Penrose said lie would gladly hold up
the nomination, and informed Mr. Fulton
that Senator Bourne had already been
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Shot Down In Hotel at Bakersfleld
by E. Newton Blacker, Who
Gives Himself Vp.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) Adrian Von Plank, playing at
the Union Theater with the Cunning
ham Stock troupe, was fatally shot
about 5 o'clock this evening by E. New
ton Blacker, a prominent transfer
man, in Von Plank's apartments in the
Grand Hotel.
Blacker claims he traced his wife to
Von Plank's room and she was in the
room when 'Blacker broke the glass
panels of the door with the butt of
his revolver. Von'Plank was unarmed,
but made a desperate defense, attack
Blacker with a. chair. He knocked the
gun from Blacker's hand, but the latter
regained possession of the weapon and
fired five shots, three of the bullets
going through Vo.iPlank's body. He
fell and Is now at the St Claire Hos
pital in a critical condition.
After the shooting Blacker coolly pock
eted his gun and. taking his wife, bare
headed and without her coat, left for
his home, several blocks away. As they
passed the hotel office. Blacker remarked
to the clerk, Frank Gunn: "I think you'll
find a dead man up in room 79." He
later gave himself up to Sheriff Kelly.
Von Plank, before lapsing into uncon
sciousness, admitted being In the room
with Mrs. Blacker. "She is not to
blame; it was my fault," he stated to
Dr. Iong. Von Plank also said that
Blacker had shot him.
Von Plank's home is in Portland,
where he has a mother at 141V4 Eleventh
street. He is aged about 29 years and
has been playing with the Cunningham
troupe about a month.
Adrlen Van Plank Is a son of M. Van
Plank, proprietor of the Bon Marche
Ladies' Tailors Establishment on Elev
enth street. He has resided in Portland
for the past seven years. He was form
erly a member of the Baker Theater
Company, leaving here about a year ago
for California. During that time he has
appeared with companies In Bakersfleld
and Los Angeles and Phoenix. Arizona.
Prior to entering the theatrical profession
he was in the employ of the Eastern Out
fitting Company. Mrs. Van Plank will
probably leave for California today.
FRAME TARIFFBILL EARLY
Subcommittee" to Be Appointed to
Prepare Schedule.
A short hearing was held by the' com
mittee today and another has been set
for Thursday. In order to get an early
start on the .consideration of the new
tariff bill It is believed that the majority
of members of the committee will meet
tomorrow as a sub-committee to take the
first active steps In framing the bill.
An executive session was held today by
the ways and means committee of the
House, presumably for the purpose of
sending the names of those witnesses
whom it Is proposed to subpoena to ap
pear at the tariff hearing before the com
mittee. While nothing was given out It is un
derstood that those whose testimony is
especially desired by the committee are
James W. Van Cleve, president of the
National Association of Manufacturers;
Charles Francis Adams, of Boston; rep
resentative! of the meat-packers, the wool
Industry, the leather industry, the steel
Industry and manufacturers of various
articles In relation to which the commit
tee has received no testimony.
Roosevelt. Vigorously
Urges Policies.
MUST CONTROL CORPORATIONS
Many Measures for Relief of
Labor' Proposed.
STOP WASTE OF FORESTS
Experience of Old World Held Forth
as Warning Courts Criticised
for Dilatorfncss and An
tiquated Ideas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Congress today
heard the last annual, message of Presi
dent Roosevelt, but paid little attention
to the reading, which most of them fol
lowed merely 'by reading the printed
copies. '
The President devoted the bulk of his
message to the discussion of the rail
road, corporation, labor, forestry and
waterway problems. He reiterated his
former recommendations for control of
Interstate corporations and urged that
railroads be excluded from the operation
of the anti-trust law and be made sub
ject to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which should have enlarged
powers. In dealing with the trust ques
tion he forcibly insisted on the full use
of the dormant National power and took
occasion to give a dig to those critics
such as A. B. Parker, who continually
insist on control of trysts and at the
same time uphold the state rights doc
trine. Forests and Waterways.
The President entered at length into the
necessity of forest preservation to pre
serve the Nation's natural resources. He
cited In support of hia argument ;che dev
astation which has followed deforesta
tion In China, North Africa and the coun
tries bordering on the Mediterranean.
He insisted that Inland waterways
should be systematically improved .under
th. ,inkr.Hnn ftf a. nermajient commission.
He recommended that fisheries in inter
state waters be' brought under Federal
control.
Criticism of Courts.
In renewing his recommendation of
various labor measures he took occasion
to criticise the decisions of some of the
courts as being based on out-of-data eco
nomic theories and severely condemned
delays in administration of Justice.
The reform of the promotion system
In the Army and Navy and addition of
four battleships to the latter were recom
mended.
Claims Exceed All Estimates and
Defective Records Open Gates '
for Deception.
DUBLIN. Ireland, Dec. 8. (Special.)
Officials charged with paying out in
Ireland the old-age pensions of 5 shil
lings ($1.20) a week to poor persons
of 70 years or over have come across
an unexpected and almost insuperable
difficulty. According to the population,
there should be only 152.000 persons of
that age In Ireland, but 193.00O claim
pensions and hundreds of additional de
mands are made every day.
It seems that until long after 1828
no register of births was kept In Ire
land. Thus it Is lmposible for many
peasants and even well-to-do persons
to be certain about their ages. In many
cases the benefit of the doubt has been
given, but In others the attempt at de
ception admits of no doubt. British
taxpayers are creating an uproar on
the subject. In the meantime the au
thorities In charge have stopped dis
bursements until they can devise a plan
to bring order out of this chaos.
Another problem is added by the de
mands of many naturalized Irish-Americans
who have returned to Ireland.
FACTS ABOUT SENATORSHIP
Fulton Enlightens Eastern People
About Statement No. 1.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Senator C.
W. Fulton today made a column state
ment to the Washington Post regard
ing the Oregon Senatorial situation.
He recited briefly the terms of the
Oregon primary law and gave detailed
figures showing the number of Repub
lican and Democratic votes polled at
the party primaries, the number polled
at the general primary and at the gen
eral election and that the Democrats
fraudulently voted in the Republican
primaries. In conclusion, Senator Ful
ton said:
"Every man who subscribed to State
ment One did so prior to the primary.
The question Is, Are Republicans now
obligated In good conscience to aid In
carrying out fraud?
Governor Chamberlain declined to
answer Senator Fulton's statement fur
therthan to say:
"I do not think It becoming In me
to enter into newspaper controversy
over the Senatorial situation. I have
been treated with such uniform cour
tesy here by every one that I do not
wish to mar my visit by useless con
entlon."
POISON VICTIMS IMPROVE
No Serious Results Expected Among
Sufferers at Launching.
VALLEJO, Cal.. Dec. 8. All those
who have been suffering from ptomaine
poisoning as a result of partaking of
the luncheon served at Mare Island on
Saturday after the launching of the
Prometheus, are Improving and no seri
ous results are apprehended. Only a
few cases and these of a light form.
were reported today. The inmates of
the Orphans' Home, where a quantity
of sandwiches and cold meats were
sent after the luncheon and a number
of whom were poisoned, are ail declared
to be out of danger.
The luncheon was served by Leon
Cohn. a caterer of San Francisco, and a
va'rled menu was presented to the
guests. Cohn declares the food was all
perfectly fresh and lays the blame for
the poisoning on the water served wun
the meal, which was taken from a well
on the island. Surgeons from Vallejo
and Mare Island have begun an ex
amination of the food to discover the
cause of the sickness, which has fol
lowed Its consumption, not only in Val
lejo. but In many other bay cities, from
which guests came to(the launching.
GIVES TAFT SAFE MAJORITY
Official Montana Vote in Favor of
Ohio Man.
HELENA. Mont.. Dec. 8. The official
vote of Montana Is as follows:
Taft. 32.333; Bryan. 29.326; Debs. BS55;
Hlsgen. 443; Chafin, 827.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S1 Maximum temperature, 4S.0
decrees; minimum, 41.5 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain; easterly winds.
Foreign.
Many fraudulent claims to old age pen
sions in Ireland. Pate 1.
National.
New York World accuse Roosevelt of
falsehood In Panama Canal controversy.
Page 3.
Full text of President's message. Pases 12
14. Roosevelt proposes plan for volunteer army
In case of war. Pace 2.
Roosevelt opens meeting of National Con
servation commission. Pace 1.
John C. Toung appointed Portland Post
master: Fulton fights - confirmation.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Murderer of Garcia family kills girl he
kidnaped and commits suicide. Page 3.
Third successive suicide in St. Louis So
ciety in three days. Page 4.
Callfornians propose official advice to
young married people. Page 1.
Holv Rollers resist Kansas City police, caus
ing death of two. injury of 5 persons.
Page 1.
Guatemalan diplomats severely injured in
automobile wreck. Page 2.
Portland actor fatally shot by wronged hus
band at Bakersfleld. Cal. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Hopgrdwers not likely to be benefited by
tariff change. Page 10.
Slump and later recovery in wheat market.
Page 1!.
Effect of President's message on stock mar
ket. Page 19.
December exports of wheat start on Uganda.
Page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
No clews found to Identity of bank robbers.
Page IS.
All-day session of Council expected today.
Page 18.
yj B pouglass on trial charged with steal
ing thousands from detective agency.
Page 8.
v-rnr appoln's committee to ask loan of
Liberty Bell. . Page .
Taft and Roosevelt for
Federal Action.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE LASTING
Construction Work to Be Per
manent in Character.
EXPERT TO PREPARE PLANS
Chief Executive Outlines Scheme for
Conservation of Natural IVe
sour res of Nation at Meet
ing la Washington.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S. President
Roosevelt and President-elect Taft pub
licly put themselves on record today In
advocacy of the issuance of Government
bonds for t lie construction of permanent
public improvements to conserve the nat
ural resources of the nation. President
elect Taft preside dat the joint conserva
tion meeting this afternoon at the Belas
co Theater in this city. President Roose
velt made the principal address. The in
cumbent of the White House gave hia
unqualified approval of the carrying out
of expert plans for tle conservation of
the nation's resources. The coming Pres
ident seconded Mr. Roosevelt's assertions
with hearty accord.
Governor Chamberlain of Oregon,
voiced what seemed the advanced
ground of the Democratic party in ad
vocacy of the Federal jurisdiction and
the audience, which filled the theater
and which Included Andrew Carnegie,
Johr. Mitchell. Senators, Congressmen
and the Governor; of several states,
applauded every sentiment expressed.
Koosevelt's Speech.
President Roosevelt spoke Ir. part
! as follows:
larrfst National Tak.
I welcome you to Washington and to the
work you nave gathered to do. No serlce
to the Nation In time of peace could be of
greater worth than the work which has
brought you together. You have tome r.tr
to make this Nation's future as great and
happy as Its present. H is the largest
National task today, and I thank you for
making ready to undertake it. If you do
no more than fix the National attention
upon the problem, you will do vant good.
Jt augurs well for our future that you are
here; and It is to the credit of our country
thaL in this matter it should take the lead
among the nations of the world
The prudent business man regularly take1
account of stock, so t hat he may know
Just where he stands: but nation have been
slow to profit by the wise example. The
I'nlted Suites is substantially the first Na
tion to Inventory its stock on hand, and
it has only begun to do s In any definite
way within the last few months.
Refers to Meeting.
Tast May the Governors of the (states
and teirltories met in the White House to
confer with each other and with the Presi
dent u;on the material basis af our Na
tional welfare. They united In a memor
able declamation which should hang on
the wail In every school. One outcome of
the conference at which the declaration
was adopted was the appointment of tiie
National Conservation Commission, w hoe
chief duty was to prepare an Inventory of
the natural resources of our country those
resources which are. In the language of
the Governors, the foundations of our pros
perity. Its report Is to be used by the
President in transmitting to Congress in
formation as to the state of the Union so
far as natural resources are coneernid.
The joint meeting brought together
the members of the Conservation Com
mit teee and their helpers, the dele
gates to tiie great Southern Commer
cial Congress, the members of the
Rivers and Harbors Congress and
others Interested li. working out a
comprehensive plan for making the
most of the land., minerals, forests
and waters that bt long to the public
domain of the United States.
The Commission consists of Senators and
Representatives, members of the executive
departments, and public-spirited citizens fa
miliar wit h particular re.sources. It is
wholly without funds and it has therefore
depended altogether on the public spirit
of its members and the co-operation of the
executive departments at "Washington and
In the several states, especially the scientific
and statistical bureaus. Its work lias
brought these bureaus Into closer and more
effective co-operation than ever before, and
for this reason Its results will rank a by
far the most useful statement of the Na
tional resources ever prepared In any coun
try. Each bureau, without relaxing Its
regular work, has collected and summarized
the results of Its past work, and has con
tributed them to the Commission. 1 desire
to make special acknowledgment to the men
who have so cheefully and successfully car
ried out tills additional task. They have
rendered a real service to the whole Nation
at the cost of great personal sacrifice of
time and effort to themselves. And the Den
of It all was the admirable spirit of co
operation which characterized the whole
work.
Mutual Benefits.
I am especially glad to welcome the co
operation of the states, through their Con
servation Commission and otherwise. Such
co-operation gives earnest of mutual asslst-
nce between states ana isation, ana mutual
benefits to follow. Without It the great
task of perpetuating t he National welfar
would succeed with difficulty. If states and
Nation work for It together, all in their
several fields, and all joining heartily where
the field is common, we are certain of suc
cess in advance.
The National organizations concernea
with natural resources, such as the great,
engineering societies, the National Rivers
nd Harbors Congress, which is now homing
Its fifth convention, the Southern Commer
cial Congress, also in session, which ha
made so excellent a beginning all these
and many others have Joined in the work, in
a way to gladden the heart of every patri
otic American. A special word Is due the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress. It is
the one organization that is advocating a
waterway policy and not a waterway
project, and is National In its scope, for It
represents practically all the friends of
waterway improvement tn these United
States The question of river and harbor
improvements and the benefit that such
will bring to the producer and the con
sumer has. through Its work, been favorably
and prominently brought to the attention of
the country. Prominent commercial organ-
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