THE OREGON" DAILY JOURNAL, .PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGU&T 28, 1908
SWORN FOE
OF WASTE
That Is What the National
Conservation Leajnie Is to
Be "When Formed Some
of Its Huge but Vital
Tasks Indicated.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIV.
(Copyright. 1908, by Frederlo J. Haskin.)
Washington, Aug. 26. With tho move
ment for the conservation of the na
tion'! natural resources well started by
President Roosevelt through the White
(louse conference of last spring, and
the organization of tho national con
servatlon commission, the next logical
step in carrying out the movement
should be according to Its advocates
tho organization of a national conserva
tion league. Such a leaa-u should mm.
Dine jn one organization the strength
of a number of existing organizations
nicn nre now pledged to the conserva
tion of our resources, and would then
have a membership of a million or more
representative men and women. It
would embody In concrete- form public
Bomimeni in lavor of this policy and
olcs that sentiment In urclm national
and state legislation and individual and
corporate aotlon in line with that pol-
ics The national conservation com.
mission, the federal administration, or
mo stairs, win not oe aDie 10 carry out
the conservation nollov unless annmil
on by public sentiment.
Oanaral Outline of Organisation.
It is exDSctad hv nrlvnnato rf ha
plan that a national conservative
cague will crystallize next winter In
Washington. The season will be a Brood
one In which to inaugurate the move
ment, aa Hundreds and thousands of
persons will be there who are In favor
r conservation. Borne of them will he
attending the second meeting of the
National Conservation commission in
lecember, when that body will con-
Ider Its report upon an Inventory of
atlonal resources. UDOn which it has
been engaged for several weeks. Oth-
rs will be attending the annual conven
tion of the American Forestry assooia-
ion. tho National Appalachian Forest
association, the Rivers and Harbors
ongress, and other similar organlza-
lons.
It Is believed by advocates of the plan
that most of the members of these or
ganizations will be in favor of combin
ing their forces in a national league.
It is proposed that the several organi
zations forming Its nucleus would retain
their Individuality and continue to work
along their own particular and respec
tive lines, and that the league cooperate
with the national conservation commis
sion and with state conservation com
missions In promoting their work.
Contributory Societies.
In organizing such a league, it Is ex
pected that in addition to the associa
tions named, assistance and support
cotild be obtained from the National Ir
rigation congress, which meets next
month at Albuquerque, N. M., to dis
cuss irrigation matters and other ques
tion connected with the conservation
of lands, forests and waters; from the
Drninngn convention, whose members
re engaged in developing iwimp lands
from the American Mining congress and
tha Institute of Mining Engineers, whose
operation are confined to the mineral
deposit; from the New England Fores
try association, whoa chief concarn just
now Is tha preservation of the White
mountain forests; from tha Publlo Lands
convention and tha Uraslng and Live
stock congress, which deslrs to preserve
tha western publlo domain and cattle
range; from the Chicago and St. Louis
Deep Waterways convention; from the
Oulf Inland Waterway convention, and
from practically all of the organisa
tions which were retiresented at the'
White House conference. The orsranlza
tlon represented at tha White House
numbered about 75, with a total estl
mated membership of half a million men
and women. Besides forestry, mining,
enginearing, irrigation, river and harbor
Improvement, drainage and similar ques
tions, the organizations referred to were
interested In medical questions and aan
Itation. science, law. organized labor.
economics, agriculture, architecture.
Journalism, manufacturing of various
kinds, education, commerce, Insurance
and other matter which are Intimately
concerned in the question of whether or
not the nation's resource shall be prod
igally wasted or conserved and devel
oped in an Intelligent, far-sighted manner.
Woman' Aid X Ballad Upon.
The advocates of conservation rely
very much upon the women of the coun
try In perfecting this policy. If the
women can be enlisted, the policy will
be as good as carried out, for, though
the women can't vote in most places,
they can control the vote and do more
to arouse public sentiment along a given
line than any other known force. The
prohibition movement is an evidence of
this fact. The General Federation of
Women's clubs, with an Immense mem
bership, is confidently expected to as
sist In the conservation movement by
supporting such a proposed league a
league that would unite the forces of
conservation which are now scattered
broadcast and, to some extent, dissipated
by smaller organizations which are yet
comparatively narrow in their scope.
TJiat the forces of conservation must
be reckoned with by law-makers and
others is believed by Its leadeYs. Be
sides many thousands of members in
organizations which are directly con
nected with the conservation movement,
it is estimated that there are still
many, many more thousand persons who
are not affiliated with such organiza
tions, but who would be heartily in fa
vor of a conservation policy. For In
stance, there are 20,000 men in the engi
neering profession and many thousands
of lumbermen, miners, farmers, river-
throughout tha lumbering Industry. In
tha -southern yellow pine forests alone.
It la estimated that several billions of
feet of timber are annual!
lly wasted
?'here la no necessity or valid excuse
or such thlnsa. In the onlnlon o sci
entific foresters, who would like to In
stall their own solentiflc, and yet prac
tical, methods throughout the lumber
ing region of the country. Under the
old method of prodigal abuse of our
resources, virgin forest have been cut
to the ground over millions of acres
and now little la left but waste land.
A great scarcity of lumber Is predicted
within a quarter of a century, even with
proper conservation, so Ureal una been
the waste.
WarUful Mining Methods.
American mining methods are also
wasteful. To Illustrate this It Is only
necessary to say that of every 100 tons
of anthraclt coal mined, only 40 tons
is marketed. Everv ton sent to mar
ket represents an exhaustion of tho
mines to the extent of two tons. This
alarming state of affnlrs Is duo to the
fact that a large portion of the coul
is left In the mines as refuse and in
the form of pillars which support the
roof of the mines, while more is wasted
outside' In washing and other processes.
It Is no wonder that anthracite Is be
coming a luxury.
The necessity of conserving our min
eral resources Is pointed out by sci
entists, who declare thnt at best the
human race can only mine six per cent
of the amount of coal that wa origin
ally laid down in the formation of tha
world. The other 94 per cent Is said
WEN'S DEW
FOR HONEST ADS
Also, Circulation on Oath-
Would Curtail Fraud
Order Power.
men, water power people and persons
in other walks whose Interests are di
rectly affected by the present lack of
government policy of conserving and
developing resources.
r ... . . m
l'atrlotlo organizations, cnamDers or
commerce, boards of trade, and other
commercial bodies, national, state and
local civic leagues and improvement
associations, fraternal societies and the
good citizenship of the country as a
whole, It Is thought, will constitute po
tent forces In favor of the conservation
of resources if they can be aroused
The mission of the proposed conserva
tion league is to arouse them.
Btate Commission wormed.
Since the White House conference
and the organization of the National
Conservation commission, several states
have followed the federal administra
tion's lead. State conservation commis
sions have been named by a number of
governors, state forestry bureaus have
been, revived, tracts of state lands have
been set aside as forest reservations,
and several governors have recommend
ed to their legislatures that appropri
ate legislative action be taken. It is
believed the policy of conservation will
spread all over the United States.
That It Is none too early for such a
movement to be carried out cannot be
successfully disputed. American for
ests are being cut at a much more rap
Id rate than they are reproducing them
selves. One hundred and forty billion
feet of lumber were taken out last
year, an amount that was at least three
times as much as was grown In all
our forests. If all the timber cut were
turned Into merchantable lumber the
situation would not be so bad but there
is wanton waste and destruction
to have been destroyed through natural
processes during almost endless geo
logic ages. Thereforf, If our present
mlnlnir methods are to continue, we
can only get the benefit of 2.4 per cent
of the original coal supply. It behooves
us to he conservative ana carerui in
using tTtls small gratuity from nature.
The Coal of tha Country.
The estimated extent of coal fields
In this country Is 496,776 square miles,
much of It very Inaccessible and under
heavy cover. The original supply of
coal In these fields; when mining be
gan, was estimated at 8,157.243.000.000
short tons. Of this only 2.004,018,000,
000 torts were easily accessible, while
1.153.22&.000.OO0 tons were Accessible
with difficulty. Of the easily acces
sible coal It is estlmated'that 1,983,800,-
000,000 tons are still available. In
1906 tho total production of coal In
this country was 414,157,278 tons. Up
to January 1. 1908. the total produc
tion of each from American mines, in
cluding waste, was 10,218.000,000 tons.
The coal supply Is, not expected to last
480 years, although Improved mlnlnir
methods and now unknown coal fields
may prolong 'the supply.
Iron for Only 400 Tears,
Fifty million tons of Iron ore are
being mined in the United States annu
ally hut at that rate the estimated
workable supply of that mineral, of
twenty billions of tons will Inst 400
years. The total value of minerals pro
duced in the United Slates In 1906 was
nearlv J2.O0O.O00.O00 as compared with
$364,600,0110 In 1880, I lie first available
reliable figures. At tills rate of In
crease It Is feared that It will not be
lone before the nation will be bankrupt,
from a mineral standpoint. It Is not
the actual consumption, however, but
the waste, that worries economists and
practical scientists.
Land Tbat Must Be Saved.
Many thousands of acres of as good
farming land as can he found In the
fertile Nile valley nre washed down into
the sea every year by our rivers, which
have become uncontrollable with the
destruction of forests. During many
months of the ye.ir the streams are
nearly drv and much too low for navi
gation. vwnile at other and shorter times
the valleys are overflowed by destruct
ive floods. River commerce Is decreas
ing. Water power bv the millions of
horse power is going to waste. Nearlv
15.000.000 acres of arid land have been
Irrigated artificially, hut many millions
more remain to be watered. Small areas
of swamp lands have been drained, but
millions more remain in on treated mat
way, and transformed from disease
breeding places Into fine farming lands
which will support a large population.
The public domain has been ruthlessly
wasted, but now It Is being conserved
and developed hv home-makers.
To carry out these worthy ohneots
outlined above will he the work of a
national conservation league, wht-h
(Special Plapatrh to Ttie Journal
Kansas City, Aug. 26. "Honest Ad
vcrtlslng" ia the keynote of the an
nual convention of the Associated Club
of America, which began In this city to
day. The convention will vote on
resolution which provides an amend
ment to the Aubuchon bill, Introluced
last winter In congress. The bill pro
vldes penalties for any advertiser mis
representing goods In any detail. The
amendment sought would be to force
every publisher In the United Btate
who runs advertising In his periodical
to publish dally on the editorial page
a sworn statement of tha circulation of
the paper, If It Is circulated through
me mans.
An effort to secure a law through
winch tne power or the postmaster-general
In issuing "fraud orders" against
publications may be Curtailed Is to
be made at the convention. Delegates
from the Cincinnati Advertising club
will asK t lie convention to resolve
"That the before-mentioned power, now
reposen in tne postmaster-general,
should be taken from him and vested
In tho federal courts, and that the law
conferring the power on the courts be
so rramed as to require that neither
tne use or tho malls nor the second
class mail privileges shall be taken
away until a hearing shall have been
accorded the person affected
NT n mprn il a nrnmln.nt mi..a L.nr. a tA In
heard during the tiiree days the con
vention will he In session. Among tho
number are tharles W. Knann of St
Louise, Arthur Hrlshane of New York.
C. W. rost of itattia Creek, Truman
A. DuWeese of Buffalo, R. J. Gunning
or t nioago, n. k. mc lure, the maga
zine publisher, A. YV. Lawshs. third
assistant postmaster-general and John
W. Ba-rett, director of the International
bureau of American republics.
SMUGGLE GANG
WORKS ONSOUIID
Firemon on Coastwise Ves
sels Found Doing Business-
in Hop.
Dorando had a cup of coffee the morn
he didn't win the Marathon. There's a rea
son. Editorial, New York Evening Mail.
(Tolled Press Leaaed Wire.)
Seattle, Wash. Aug. 26. The customs
offlelnls here today declare they have
evidence th;H a gang of smugglers com
posed of firemen on many coastwise
vessels lias been in operation for some
time carrying opium from Victoria, B.
C. into Seattle.
James Murphy, -a fireman on the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company's
steamer President, Is under arrest here
today charged with smuggling opium
In a vest made especially for the pur
pose. When he was npprenentiea on tne
boat yesterday afternoon he hod 10
pounds of the drug stored away in the
vest, which was worn next to his body
Save the Babies.
INFANT MORTALITY ia something frightful We can hardly realize, that of
all tho children born in civilized countries, twentytwo per cent, or nearly
one-quarter, dio before they reach one year; thirtyseven per cent, or mora
than one-third, before they are five, and one-half before they are fifteen !
We do not hesitate to say that a timely use of Oastoria would save a ma
jority of these precious lives, Neither do we hesitate to say that many of these
infantile deaths aro occasioned by the use of narcotic preparations. Drops, tinctures
and soothing sirups sold for children's complaints contain more or less opium, or
morphine. They aro, in considerable quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity
they stupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. Oastoria
operates exactly tho reverse, but you must see that it bears the signature of
Ohas. H. Fletcher. Oastoria causes the blood. to circulate properly, opens the
pores of the skin and allays fever.
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to Chas. I!. Fletcher
Dr. A. F- Peeler, of St. Louis, Mo., says: "I have prescribed your CastorlA
(n many rases and bare always found It an efficient and speed remedy."
Dr. E. Down, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I hare prescribed your Cm
torla In my practice for man? years with great satisfaction to myself and
cneflt to my patlenta."
Dr. Edward Parrlsh, of Brooklyn, N. T., says:" "I hare used your Co
torla In my own household with good results, and have adrlsed several
pallonta to use it for Its mild laxative effect and freedom from harm."
Dr. J. B. Elliott, of New Tork City, says: "Having during the past s
years prescribed your Castorla for Infantile stomach disorders, I most
heartily commend its use. Tha formula contains nothing deleterious
to the most delicate of children.'
Dr. C. O. Sprague, of Omaha, Neb., says:' "Tour Castorla Is aa Ideal
medicine for children, and I frequently prescribe it. While I do not advo
cate the indiscriminate use of proprietary medicines, yet C&itorla is aa
exception for conditions which arise in the care of children.'
Dr. J. A. Parker, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Your Castorla holds th
esteem of the medical profession in a manner held by no other proprie
tary preparation. It is a sure and reliable medicine for Infants and chil
dren. In fact, it ia the universal household remedy for infantile ailments.1
Dr. IL F. Merrill, of Augusta, Me., says: "Castorla ia one of the very
finest and most remarkable remedies for infants and children. Ia my
opinion your Castorla has saved thousands from an early grave. I eaa
furnish hundreds of testimonials from this locality as ta its efficiency
and merits."
Dr. Norman M. Geer, of Cleveland, Ohio!, says: "During the last twelve,
years I have frequently recommended your Castorla as one of the best
preparations of the kind, being safe in the hands of parents and very ef
fective in relieving children's disorders, while the ease with which such
a pleasant preparation can be administered is a great advantage.
iBB
ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT
AigetabcrYepara(lonr(rAs
slrailatlngtheFbotfandRuia ting tlie Stnrctiis and Bowels of
He was the Italian runner in the Olyinpic race
who staggered and fell time and again.
Rather an expensive
Cup of
Coffee
His heart and nerves were hurt by the caffeine
in coffee.
Perhaps you furnish a "deadly parallel."
Anyhow, the ones with strong heart and nerves
win in the race of life.
When coffee hurts, try
POS
TUM
"There's a Reason"
Postuni Cereal Company. Limited. Battle Creek. Mich., U. S. A.
would voice popular sentiment on the
subject anrl operate through the nation
al and state conservation commissions,
through congress, through the legisla
tures and through the executive de
partment of the government. There Is
reason to believe that a new and great-
' pr men nln t Ion would he encouraged bv
the administration's conservation ex
perts and agents, and receive loyal
cooperation and support from small
er orgmlzations having tha same
object in view, and from the best
element of tho nation's population,
who are anxious for any cooper
ation scheme that will conserve our na
tional resources.
m
Ptomofes DigestionO t rfd
ness and RratjContains neither
Opiimi.MorphLac norMiaeraL
NOT NARCOTIC.
jtnmlni
, QitiM SJqnr
Anerfect Remedy for Coitsflpi
tlon . Sour Stoiuach.Dlarrtioci
Worms jCmvulsioTisJevmsIi
ness and Loss OF Sleep.
flat Sin Signature of
NEW YORK.
GENUINE CASTOR! A ALWAYS
Sears the Signature of
lill
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aranteed under trie Wbo
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
BOOKKEEPER NORTH
ADMITS HE'S A THIEF
thi ecMTAwaj oaaHHTi tt auaur natir, Haw van orrr.
tlon company, principal office Newberg; this advancement. New Tork Is crowd
capital stock, $16,00(T; Incorporators, ed with buyers from Ihe west, although
Thomas Herd N. I" Chrlstensen, J. Carl . as a rule their purchases may ba some
Nelson S K Watklns and H. O. Hanson. what curtailed. I should Judge from
Ke Vallev Fruitgrowers union, ". nn.m mai i v"
i..t Vow Rrl.tre. linker i tlon of the union of which we occu
countv Or.; capital stock. $1."00: In
corporators, Matt Welter. I). W. Jones.
George V. Jones, M. II. Mulvnhlll, et ul.
(Hnlled Freaa I1 Wlr.
San Francisco. Aug. 26. Frank A.
North, alias Paul K. BInke. Is being
taken east today by Detective Patrick
O'Connell of this city on a warrant
from Kansas City, Mo., charging him
with embezzlement. He lias been a
confidential clerk here In the employ
of Varnev t (jrcen. advet litters, for
several weeks.
North Is accused of embezzling $ 1 .00(1
from the White Iron works of Kansas
City last February while employed as
a bookkeeper for that lirm. tie uia
appaared and detectives were set upon
his trail. They arrived In Los Angeles
shortly after he had left there and
recently traced him here. Yesterday the
local -authorities were notified and ths
suspected man was arrested. He at
first declared his name to b Burke
and processed Innocence of the Kan
sas Citv charges. Later, when pre
sented with handwriting exhibits from
the flrrn he bad previously worked for.
he broke down and asked to be taken
back as soon as possible. He waived
extradition and Infective O'Connell
left fhls morning with the prisoner.
MRS. MINNIE CURTIS
CHARGED AS THIEF
Rack From East.
I,. V.. Karo, president of the Kar.i
Klappar company, returned last night
from a business trip to New York and
other eastern cities. Ills visit to th?
markets of this country was to pur
chase fall and winter stock which It
Ib said he bought mor largely thin
ever before. "We are calculating on
receiving a larger patronage than has
ever favored this corner." said Mr. Karo
this morning-. "Our trade has grown
In volume very rapidly since we opened
our store, and we are prepared to meet
ubt
most favored spot. Is without dou
the most prosperous section of this
country today."
CRATER LAKE LAUNCH
WRECKED BY STORM
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Klamath Falls. Or., Aug. 26. A storm
on Crater lake has destroyed one of
the gasoline launches that has been
uscrl on the. lake this summer. The en
gine was saved and it will be installed
In another boat.
Will C Steel, who has charge of all
hotel accommodations at the lake, re
ports more people than he can take car
of, and he has gone out to the railroad
to bring In more bedding and other
camp supplies.
At ore time last week, when Gov
ernor Chamberlain visited the lake,
there were Ave automobiles on the rim,
while many teams and camps were at
the foot of the grade, near Arant's
camp.
COFFEE
It isn't much itself; but it
makes a good breakfast
of common materials.
Tear frocer retqrni roar mooey If yoa teal .
Kka Schilling 'a Beat; wa pa? him.
trnlted rreaa Ia.-1 Wtr.
New York. Aug. 26. Dressed In cost
ly silk and wearing diamonds. Mrs. Min
nie Crrrtls Is under arrest h''re on
the charge of being a confederate of
Harry Hill, brother of formr Con
gressman George J. Hill of Pateraon,
N. J., who Is under arrest In that city
and la alleged to have confessed many
burglaries.
It la charged that Hill In his con
fession named Mrs. Curtis as his asso
ciate In manv successful house robbing
expeditions by Which large amounts of
money and Jewelry were obtained. The
woman 1s alleged to nave nisposeo ni
the swaar to fnsh'onabie stores, fre- i
quented by the rich. It Is also alleged
that by galnina admission to houses i
and by acting aa a spv and lookout ahe
actually assisted In some of the bur- I
glarlea.
She was extrcmelr Indignant when
placed under arrest and vehemently de- '
nled that she had been associated with
Hill In any av whatever. j
BROKER LYNCH FACES
FOUR MORE CHARCiES;
(Tlfed rmm leased WIr
Pan Francisco. Aug. i John J
Lvneh. the stockbroker. who as
hmmht hAck from Reno. Nev . yester-
dy charged with the embeulement of
one or the Denim oi me iremn nnum
rallrn4 which he had hfffl clven to I
II, todav face four more charge of
embsxlement. J W. Crosby, auditor
for the railroad, appeared In court
yesterday nd amore cut four more
warrant a against Ljrorh on similar
charge. , .
CroebT rharr that LTieh ernhailed
more bonds and all prospects of L.ynch'a
obtaining ha r)ae on ball have ran
lahed. Lynch refused to make a atate
ment. atavinv hla case la In the hands
of bis attorneya
Com pn leu Incorporated.
alem Kmi et TV. V
RaJem Or. Aur t Articles of n-
ewrperatlMi ben f!le-1 In the ef-
fW tt tna sK-rtarr of atata, aa fol-
Nwbrg Uajiafactarleg cona-true-
COOKING
LXHlfilT
?e"NLW PROCESS" GAS RANGE,
Ends on Saturday, and marks the close of an event that
has attracted hundreds of interested people to our store. The
remaining- davs of this demonstration will be no less interest
ing to those who have not availed themselves of the opportu
nity of witnessing the convenience and advantage of cooking
with a "New Process." It has been our pleasure to serve hot
biscuits and savory coffee free to all visitors during this ex
hibit. Plan to spend at least a few minutes with us during
the last demonstration days tomorrow, Friday and -Satur-dav.
Our offer is to place any style or size of the "New Pro
cess" in your home on easy terms of payment.
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Cures Coughs. Colds, Croup, La Grippe, Asthma, Throat ni
CONTAINS i:q
HARMFUL. '
DRUGS
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