THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ; WEDNESDAY ' EVENING,' MAY 13, 1908.
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Crowd of Shopper Clamored for Entrance at All Hours Yesterday.
' ' One half page, run excIuslTe y in The Journal, drew large and continuous crowds' all day yesterday
at the sale of goods damaged during the Pacific Coast Rubber company's fire. The sale was put on
at ' 246 Washington, street, between Second and Third. There Is an Immense stock and Mr. A. Shlrpser,
the manager; announced that It would be closed out at 25 cent-i on the dollar. The sale opened at -8:80
a. m. and the police had to bold the crowds In check. . The above picture was taken by The Journal
staff artist' during the afternoon, 'when the enthusiasm had waned a little. The ealet will ; be continued
until every article is sold,; affording an unusual opporturiity ' for the public to secure all kinds" of sport--ing
goods,' guns.'ampiunltion,", oil, coats, 'rubbers for men and women, cravenettes, tennis-goods, rubber and
tfotton' hose, ec. . f . ? . . . . - ;
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have rendered a service to the publlo for
which we can not be too. grateful. Ei
peclal credit la due to the initiative, the
mergy. the devotion to duty and the
faralghtedneaa of Olf ford Plnchot, to
whom we owe to much of the progress
we have already made in handling thla
matter of the coordination and conser
ve t Ion of natural reaourcea. It It had
not been for him this convention neither
would nor could have been called.
Finally,' let us remember that the con
rvatlon of our natural reaourcea,
. though the gravest -problem of today. Is
yet but part of another and greater
problem to which this nation la not yet
awake, but to which It will awake in
-time, and with which it must hereafter
grapple If it la to live the problem of
national efficiency, the patriotic dutjr
of Injuring the aafety and continuance
of the nation. When the people of the
United States consciously undertake to
raise themselves as citizens, and the
nation and the states In their several
spheres, to the highest pitch of excel
lence In private,, state and national life,
and to do this because it is the first
of all the duties of true patriotism, then
and not till then the future of this na
tion, lo quality and In time, will be as
WHAT CONFERENCE
"""MEANS AND WHAT
IT WILL PROJECT
'History will b made. at this week'
White House conference on natural re
sources, unless all signs fall. For' history-making
the conditions are 'remark
ably favorable. Never before has a
president of the Unitfd States eenf erf ed
with all the governors of the states.
Never before has 1 the White House,
with Its long record of social and state
functions, sheltered a lnrge convention
railed for the consideration of a, great
public Issue. And never before Has the
whole broad' question of the conserva-
After, hearing from experts the
ns which the country is facing,
mbers of the v conference will
tlon of th country's. natural resources
been brought before a great delibera
tive body as the sole subject of its con
sideration. - - . ... ,
The reception accorded this projest
Indicates that the people of the countrf
expect definite results of a far-reaching
character. But no cut-and-dried pro
gram will . b presented for the con
slderation - of the governors and dele-
ates,
conditions
th members
themselves decide whether) anything
ought to be done, and wnat. some nave
suggested the advisability of forming a
?xeat national organisation to carry
orwafd the plans originated in the con
ference. The probability Is that, at the
least, some bssls will be laid for future
cooperation between the federal and
state governments In a vigorous policy
of conservation, for one of the things
which will be shown most forcibly at
the conference la that neither the state.i
nor the federal government can make
satisfactory headway Independently.
- raoBsaehlar Bssults.
- The present situation is much the
same as was faced Just before the
adoption of the federal constitution, and
the more enthusiastic believe that the
coming conference will have Just as far
reaching results, and become quite as
historic, as those meetings which led
up to the -formation ot the-constitution.
Thev recall that the Whole question of
a constitution, had its direct origin In a
meeting promoted by George washing
ton for the consideration or the control
and development of the Potomac. That
conference met at Alexandria in 1785.
and consisted of representatives from
Virginia and Maryland. But .lt was de
cided that the questions involved were
too extensive for two states to handle,
and so another conference was called to
meet at. Annapolis In 1786. More of the
states were represented here, but still
not enough. ' And so. the; third confer
ence was called to meet the following
year in Philadelphia. Thla conference,
at which all- of thar -state -were- repre
sented, developed Into the constitutional
convention, and became the mot im
portant meeting in American history.
The detailed arrangements' for the
conference accord with the importance
of the discussion and with the promi
nence of the men in attendance. For
the meeting place the famous 'East
room of the White House has been
chosen. A framework has been erected
for two great maps.
, Two Great Maps.
The two maDS are the lareest. so far
as is Known, ever tnaae ny mecnamcai
process. Each measures 12 by 18 feet,
and each Is colored to graDhlcally show
the various resourees of the- eountryr
One of them is devoted to mineral re
sources and the second to all other re
sources. Both the maps and the trans
parencies are so elevated that the view
will not be obstructed: by the speakers
or . bv the presiding officer, who will
occupy the raised platform running
along the front of the framework.
The governors will occupy the .seats
of honor Just In front of the platform.
These seats have been reserved for
them, but all the: other conferees and,
report says, delegates will be seated in
the order of their arrival at each meet
ing. '
Attendance at the sessions - will be
carefully restricted : to those.- connected
with the conference. It had oonje" to
the knowledge of the White House that
tourists nd others were planning to
visit Washington at the time of the
conference In order that they may visit
the sessions. The White .House, except
for the executive offices, will be closed
to visitors during the three days of the
meeting. ,
emarkable Publications.
Two remarkable publications have di
rect connection with the conference. The
textbook for mch of the discussion is
the appendix to the preliminary report
of the inland waterways commission.
The word appendix aa applied to that
monumental publication is misleading.
From the standpoint of bulk, at least,
it is like saying that a dog, Is appended
to his tall.
The report itself contains In con
densed forms the Important conclusions
of the commission. But the appendix
gives at length facts upon which those
conclusions are based. It gives ac
curate figures upon the decline of
steam navigation upon western rivers,
and even goes Into such detail as to
present the names of practically all
steamers plying on the Mississippi. It
shows in detail how the tonnage on the
inland waterways has declined, and
gives other Information little short of
startling on rail and water transpor
tation. It presents a list of all the
canals in the country, and tells which
or them is owned or controlled by rail
roads. It presents, too, a list of the
abandoned canals, and shows why they
were abandoned. These are only a few
things shown In this work, which Is
really .a great encyclopaedia of the
waterways of xhls country, it repre
sents n great deal of hard work on the
parts of the bureau of corporations,
which was placed In charge of ita com
pilation. It contains. In addition, sev
eral special articles by federal experts
on topics related to natural resources.
The second puoiication is aevotea to
a history of the conference. The pro
ceedings will be reported stenographt
cally, and will be edited and published
In book form with illustrations.
Conference - Opens.
The conference opened this mornlns
As the governors arrive at the White
House, they will be received by the
president. Thereafter the president and
the governors wlIL loin the delegates
In the east room, and the president
will open the conference with an cd
dress. He will probably be followed
by Andrew Carnegie. James . J, Hill,
who will speak later, will present hi
estimate of the railroad extensions
which will be demanded by the future
needs of the country and .their cost.
He will discuss the 'important ques
tions of terminals a question whloh Is
giving river men no little anxiety. And
he will consider the possibilities of
cooperation between rait -and water
transportation, particularly showtng the
necessity for waterway development to
meet transportation requirements. -
The subject of navigation is sched
uled to be presented by Professor Env-ory-R.-Johnson,
professor-of transpor
tation and commerce In the University
of Pennsylvania, He will give figures
on the . cost of water - transportation,
will show Its possibilities and will de
scribe Its decline in this country In
recent years. - r - . - , .
BlsciuMloa ef Power!
"Power" : will be considered by
n. o. .ruinam. electrical engineer. Mew
York. He will present estimates of
the power now developed - In this coun
try, and the probable rate of Increase.
The most Important ' phase of his dis
cussion, however, will be that In which
he will deal with the electrification
of railroads. Mr. Putnam is consult
in a- engineer in connection with the
proposed electrification of the New York
central and the New York. New Haven
at Hartford, and be will shew boar tne
electrification of the railway and the
development oy water or tne electricity
necessary for their operation van be
made to result In an enormous saving
or coai. Mr. futnam will prevent es
timates of the amount and cost' of
development of water power- In the
United (States.
Pr. T. C. Chamberlain, professor of
geology In the University of Chicago,
wJU tell in detail about the ISOO.OOt).
000 wajste which the company suffers
every year through soil wash. He will
develop the fact that normally soil
ought to grow richer with cultiva
tion, and will outline "the way la which
erosion can be prevented.
R. A. Long of Kansas City HI make
estimates on the timber supply of the
country, and will tell the necessity,
as viewed by a practical lumberman
of forest conservation. He will show
that the forests have a direct Influence
on richness of soli, on stream flow
and on the clarity and purity of water,
and that they can be made to play an
important part in waterway Improve
ment as is the case, for instance. In
the proposed national forests In the
White and Appalachian mountains.
' On Water sTrappUes.
Dr. George M. Kober of Washington.
D. C., in presenting the subject of
sanitation, will devote himself particu
larly to the practical benefits of a
pure water supply for cities. He has
prepared figures to show that the ex-
f ense of securing pure water Is more
nan met by decreased sickness.
Horn George C. Pardee of Oakland,
California, will describe the benefits
of reclamation. He will show that Irri
gation and the drainage of swamp lands
can be coordinated with the checking of
floods and the development of power.
Judge Joseph M. Carey of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, will discuss the necessity
of good land laws, and will show that
the country's resources will be bett?r
conserved by a system of small free
holds than bv the tenantry svstem.
Hon. H. A. Jastro of Bakersfield,
California, president of the American
National Livestock association, will dis
cuss grazing and stock-raising In re
lation to the natural resources. He will
show that over-graxlng has greatly re
duced the capacity of grazing lands in
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the United States.
Br I. C White,
state geologist of
West Virginia and professor of geoioity
in the University or west Virginia,' will
make estimates on the duration of min
eral fuels. He will tell about the Im
provident system of mining by which
only about 60 per cent of the coal Is
removed and vlli explain how coal is
wasted In heating, smelting and gas
production. He will explain how the
coal can be conserved, and will con
sider possible substitutes for fuel. The
discussion on coal mining will be led
by John Mitchell, former president of
the United Mine Workers.
As the conference proceeds -the gov
ernors and delegateswlll have oppor
tunities to asK questions ana mane sug
gestions. After the experts have be-n
heard they will consider what ought to
be done In encouragement of a policy
of conservation.
iEW QUEST nw-' -
LOST $120,000,000
Dr. Carlo Iberti to Head
Hunt for Treasure Sunk
in the Year 1702.
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now in London organizing a new quest
for the biggest lost treasure in the
world. Its value Is $120. 000,000. and it
lies at the bottom of Vigo bay. In Spain.
Numberless efforts have been made to
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recover thla vast treasure, and various
adventurers have fished out of the sea
depths valuables amounting to $1,600,
000. But all attempts to regain the
bulk of the treasure have so far failed.
The 1120,000,000 treasure has lain at
the sea bottom since 1702. ' In that
year the English and Dutch fleets at-
tacxea eoalna treasure-bearing gal
leons, and sent the greater part of them
to the bottom of the sea.
'Carlo Iberti has secured a concession
from the Soanlsh government which
gives him the exclusive right to search
; ror the treasure until 1915. Before set
I ting about the work he is visiting Euro
pean countries and studying in the orig
inal all ancient documents which may
throw light upon the exact position of
tne sunken snips.
In order to overcome the difficulties
met by former searchers, he has had
special Implements oeslgned for . the
work by Cavaliers Guiseppe Plnto, the
Italian inventor. The most important
or tnese is tne nyaroscope, an enormous
ea telescope, consisting of a floating
piaiiorm ana en immensely strong luoe,
which may be elongated as desired, with
powerful lenses at the end, enabling any
one on the platform to look down the
bottom or tne sea.
In addition are various new devices
ror raising the ships, so that thev shall
not he broken In the process. There' are
elevators consisting of cylinders Into
which compressed air Is pumped. ' each
cylinder capable of raising forty .tons
out of the water; and there are mechan
ical arms embracing the hulls, and boat
pontoons, each capable of bearing a
weignt or bgu tons.,
Ibertt has been preparing" for this
treasure hunt since 1804. Together
wiiu jrinio ne expiorea tne seabed., as
sisted by" a Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer. Through the hvdroscone. the
ships which had remained unseen for
two centuries sea In became vislhie
The chief work was to discover the po
sition of the galleons, to find out their
names ana aimenstons. to note tbe
depth of the mud In whloh they lie, and
is irj mm iotcg oi me currents
When these, observations were mad
some ancient guns and P
were discovered, the wood being so well
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Dreserved that It was aa hard stone.
Dr. Iberti then abandoned work on the
spot, and set out on his voyage of dis
covery among ancient documents relat
ing to vigo, and it is tnis search which
has brought him to London. Aa the re
sult of his Investigations, he is confi
dent of salving treasures of the value of
at least 100,000,000.
Apart from Its gold and silver, the
Spanish nest naa on board merchandise
of at least equal value. Most of this
must have Deen spoiled, but it is af
fl Pined that the salving of the . wood
off which the galleons are built would
repay many years -of labor expended In
recovering It ;
. ' South Dakota's Great Asset. ; '
Prom the Bioux Falls Lenrfar
The refusal of the state of an offer
or liuu an acre- ror certain school lands
In Beadle county shows how great has
been the Increase in the value of those
lands In recent years. The law fixes
110 in acre as the minimum price at
which these lands can be sold. . Here
is an offer of 1 times this amount,
nd It Is refused. . The inoldent shows
bow wise the state waa in holding back
the sale of these lands, and it throws
some light on the immense sum which
will be available for school maintenance
when all of these lands are turned Into
cash. Several years ago' the amount
waa estimated at (30.000.000. Then the
estimate was raised to 140.000,000. Per-
naps now it 'snouia do raised to s&o..
000,000. Any school boy can figure up
the
of the state
prospective ' Income
at five per cent It will be nearly
enougn, wnen jinany secured, to put
an. end to taxtCpn for school purposes.
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Our First Anniversary
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Contains but a fevg of the interesting offerings prevail
ing throughout the entire store. The sale of the fol
lowing items continues Thursday, Friday-and Satur
day." AH Morrison bridge cars stop in front of store
10,000 Yds. dope Muslin
Lonsdale Bleached yard
wide, the yard
7c
10-yard limit; first quality,
full 36 inches wide, tne best
W3i grade. . .
Notions Notions
Little Needs at Little
Prices
Large package of com
mon pins
lb
200 Dozen Sleeveless
Vests
Full bleached, with mer
cerized, taped neck and arm
bands, full sized, best' 20c
quality; buy them at, each
6c
Limit of 6 ; sizes 4 to 6.
Pcefs Hooks and
Eyes
The best made, sold every
where at 10c; our price, the
package
American Prints and
Percales
200 pieces light and dark
colors, in foulards, dots and
stripes, best 8c and 10c qual
Hies, new patterns, "fast col-'
ors, the yard 10-yard limit.
Hen's Underwear
, 100 d ozen Balbriggan
Shirts and Drawers, all sizes
34 to 46; Drawers have dou
ble seat; best 40c grade-
40c quality alPsizes. rTT
Soaps Soaps
Bannon's Honesty Soap,
best made for -the laundry,
special. 12 bars for u
2 Sl
"Boss of the Road" .
Overalls
Union made, ' with bib ;
heavy denim ; blue - or tan,
pair
60c
"Boss of the Road' mean
the best made,. Buy the reg
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Children's Shoes
"Nothing But Leather" Shoes
for boys and girls, sizes 5 to 2,
first quality calf and dongola
stock, patent or plain tips, solid
leather soles and counters, best
$1.50 and $175 qualities, choice
,. All SixesAll Leather -
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99c
- First quality Dongola Kid
Qxfords for women, patent
tips, best $2.00 quality, anni
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