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THE OREGON DAILY,. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9. 1908. inn WEALTH Conservation Conference to JPut Up to Congress Pro gram of Do Something:, and Do It Quick Hostil ity Expected. By FREDERIC J. HASKL. (Copyright. 1908, by Frederic J. Heskln.) Washington, Dec. 8. -Governors ol the several states and territories, or conference in Washing-ton today with rppreaenia.ri ves or the federal Kovern ment and of various associations, for the purpose of deciding; upon a prafti- uai ptan ior me conservation or 'me natural resources of this great country. That the ruthless destruction of for ests, the heedless neglect of waterways, the reckless disposition of the public uiiius, ana me wua wasie or mineral resources ought not to continue is ad mitted by every one who is not finan cially , interested . in this destruction, neglect and waste. The Conservation conference now In session in Washington will transform me wnoie conservation agitation xrora an academic theor- to a legislative pro- fram, from a sentiment to a live issue, f any, or all, of the conservation plans are adopted and made Into laws by con gress, somebody will suffer In the pock . etbook. That Is the most poignant form of suffering and there is no doubt mat ins sunerers win ngnt dock. Means X, amber Tariff riffht. Before the expiration of the 61st congress, which was elected last month, the conservation issue will be one of tne most lmDortant of nubile Questions rtoi oniy is it important or itseir, out it Involves a modification of old tenets of political faith which will bring it Into the discussion of almost every oilier issue. une proponents or the conservation program will demand, per haps, that the tariff on lumber and lumber products be reduced so that the fersons who are ruthlessly destroying h forests may no longer have the aid of the government In their destructive work. Against this the friends of the tariff will oppose the doctrine that there will be no UBe In conserving natural resources If we kill the Industries which must develop tbem by admitting free the lumber from the pauper for ests of foreign lands. The presence of the governers of the states In the conference now In session In- Washington is significant. The custom of holding conventions in Wash ington during the first week of the annual session of congress has been growing., rapidly. The purpose is to ring a strong pressure to bear upon members f congress from constituents who are not always active In- party politics, and who, therefore, must take some other means of making their wants known. Kurtory of the Xorsmeat. Last May there was a conference, of the governors of the states at the White House. They met there by invitation of the president to discuss the conser vation question. At that meeting a dec laration of- principles was adopted, committing the governors to the. con servation propaganda. Under a resolu tion then adopted. President Roosevelt appointed a state commission. The president named the federal commis sion In four sections, to deal with waters, forests, lands and minerals, respectively. Twenty-six governors ap pointed advisory commissions. The federal commission, went active ly to work, under the direction of the president, and undertook the gigantic task of mttklng an Inventory of the naiurat resources or tne united state. It was not like taking a census, but rather it was a casting up of the things that the United States now possesses ana depends upon, wnicti are in dan ger of destruction' or of passing Into ine possession or tnose who would not use them for the general welfare. Two Conoerns Control Power. This Inventory takes up, for the first time in a comprehensive fashion, the question of water power. While It is impossible to give the exact data, H has been developed that practically all of the immense water power possibili ties of the mountain streams In sections owned by the government and even In the National forests have already passed Into the control or ownership of two great corporations, each with many millions of dollars behind it. The con servation of water powers, and the employment of water generated elec tricity la a problem In economics which has tremendous significance. Before the government was aware of the value or these rights, they were practically all gone. The Conservation commission inventory will tell an amazing tale along this line. The Inventory will show the extent of the standing rorests or this country the rate at which the forests are being cut down, and the much slower rate at which reforestation is Deins aecomn llshed. It will show the tremendous annual loss from .forest fires. It will f)olnt out that from dne third to on lalf of the timber cut Is wasted hv 'fareless and reckless handling in the sawmills, it win snow tne destruction of the forests and the baneful results In drying up streams, In making fertile valleys sterile, and In decreasing the rainian. , nothing Bat Talk, Heretofore. Facts In minute detail win be given concerning the situation regarding the public land and the mineral deposits of the country. It will be shown that the reckless prodigality of the gov , ernment must be stopped. It will be shown how laws designed to furnish homesteads for bonafide settlers are being used for the advantage of enor mous corporations which care nothing for homesteading or community build ing. In brief, this Inventory will show for the first time Just exactly what material stock In trade the United States has on hand, and it will fur nish the first tangible basis for a plan of future procedure. Until this time tne -conservation propaganda has hy done excellent, and effective work within their- enforced limitations, but on the whole the matter has not been treated seriously.' , Conventions met, prorninent citizens made speeches, ev erybody agreed that something must 6e done, and that was all." rTh,e - conference i now In session in rajsningion marks the end of the sen tlmental epoch in conervatIon. ' Hav ing facts as a basis, a definite leglsla tlve program" will be blocked out. Con. press will be asked for very little at the, first, perhaps. . - The- . repeal - or amendment of the timber and stone act, the passage of the Appalachian for est reserve bill, a primary enactment reserving water power rights to the BVYvuuneni sucn ; wm De tne recom mendations -of the srovernora in confer ence, of the report of the federal com mission to the president, and, probably, of the president to congress. . ; The . federal commission did - ' not toucn ) upon purely local problems in any way. that work baine left to the Several state commissions. The . state commissions have not done much work. on account . of the -entire absence . of tne necessary machinery. The federal commission, however, made an effort to avoid : leaving ,, any question in a condition that it might fall Into the Umbo of ; the "twilight sone" between federal and state authority. This was In obedience to the will of the gov ernors' meeting . InV May, when it was resolved that in dealing with the ques tion of conservation there must be no twilight sone of refuge for the powers opposed to eonservation. The recommendation of a definite legislative program by a body com posed largely of governors of states and of ' representatives of state com missions will put the question of con servation before congress in a manner wholly unprecedented. There Is cer tain to be strong opposition In con gress to any program submitted by the conservationists and strangely enough the opposition 'will come from many of those who like to call themselves "conservatives." It would be useless to submit a complete program. If congress is to be expected to do any thing it must not be asked to do more than one thing at a time.. The general result ofthls conference will be to get the conservation propa ganda on. a practical working basis. The full campaign for the cause is a work of generations. This is only the beginning, and as the task is so enor mous In scope and so pervasive ; in character. It will be well to make haste slowly. The more obvious and Imme diately Imperative reforms will be se lected and pushed for consideration at thin time. The work of creating public interest by a campaign of education and re search has been completed. Now will begin the campaign for tangible, rem edial legislation. With that will con tinue the work of research and educa tion. The president's message to con gress embodying this report Is in this respect one of, the most illuminating public documents of the generation. it is passing strange, however, that when nearly all the governors, and nearly all the newspapers, and nearly all the associations of business men and technical men, and nearly all the people are on the side of Conservation that the congress of the United States should be regarded as hostile. Yet sitch is the condition of affairs at the beginning of the last session of the sixtieth congress. 0BEG0N CITY'S NEW POUND DISAPPEARS LEAVING NO TRACE Backache? ': Ws ;Yoiif ; Kidneys 2 WARNER'S (Special Diipatch to TTi Journal.) Oregon City, Dec. 9. Follow ing The news of the robbery of the Portland bank Monday even ing, came the announcement to day that this city's pound had been spirited away. The enclos ure at the corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets has been used both for stray dogs and cows. Deeming the ffnee Insecure, a substantial shed 25x100 was built, into which everything Im pounded was driven and locked up. This morning Chief of Po lice Burns passed by the pound's site and discovered only a va cant lot. Vigorous search has so far failed to reveal the slightest clue to the whereabouts of the pound. Until It Is found or a new one Is ordered, stray dogs, cows and goats will be Immune from the law. When the Kidneys Are Diseased the Whole System Be comes .Deranged, uompneauons set lrvana oen CURE Mr. C E.-Macke v. prominent citizen of Vicksburg, Miss., who wag vice- president of the Howard Association for the relief of the Yellow Fever suf ferers, was cured of kidney, liver and bladder troubles by Warner's Safe Cure Recently Mr. Mackey wrote: "While acting president of the Howard Association for the relief of the yellow fever sufferers, of which societv I was-vice-president, I-was obliged to expose myself to the disease while for warding nurses and supplies to. the stricken districts, where they were dying like sheep the death rate oU per cent daily. v "On the 9th of November f . was stricken with the disease, just as the weather was getting cooler and at first I was doing well, but through im proper food had a relapse and was given uj to die. After a hard fight I was convalescing, , when I was taken with typhoid fever, and was again, at death's door. When I was abe to be up again I was, a walking skeleton. My stomach, liver, kidneys and bladder were in av very bad condition. There was a thick, bloody sediment in the urine with pain in my back. "About this time I commenced taking War ner's Safe Cure, which gave me great relief from the start, and after taking it for a time I was completely restored to health. I can truthfully say it is a-boon to suffering human ity that is, those afflicted with kidney and bladder troubles, for I know of my own; cer-. tain knowledge of your great remedy. - War ner's Safe Cure, for kidney and bladder trou bles. It was a godsend to me to get hold of it. "If you wish, write any of our reputable citizens an) from them learn that I have sim ply stated facts." TEST YOUR KIDNEYS. Put some morninur urine in a class or bot tle, let it stand 24 hours. If there is a reddish sediment in the bottom of the glass, or if the urine is cloudy or milky, or if "you see 'par ticles or germs floating about in it, your kid neys are diseased and you should get a bottle of Warner's Safe Cure at once. ANALYSIS FREE. If after makinar this test Vou"have anv doubt as to the development of the disease in your system, send a sample of your urine, putting your name and address on the package, to our Medical Department, and our doctors will analyze it and send you a report, with advice, and medical1 booklet free. When the kidneys are diseased the uric acid is not carried off and this causes Gout, Lumbago, Rheumatism of the Joints, Rheumatism of the Mus cles, Rheaumatism of the Heart, Rheumatism everywhere. Warner's Safe Cure drives out the uric acid. In kidney disease the bowels are often constipated and the liver torpid. Warner's Safe Pills quickly relieve this condition, and no ill after effect is experienced. WARNER'S SAFE CURE is put up in two sizes and is sold by all drug gists, or direct, at 50 CENTS and $1.00 A BOTTLE. Refuse substitutes con taining harmful drugs which injure the system. TPiJlI Rntflp Vr00 Tot convince every sufferer from disease of 111UI UUIUC llCCe the kidneys, liver, bladder and blood that WARNER'S SAFE CURE will cure them, a trial bottle wi!l be sent FREE OF CHARGE, postpaid, to any one who will write WARNER'S SAFE CURE CO., Rochester, N. Y and mention having seenhis liberal offer in The Journal, The genuineness of this offer is fully guaranteed by the publisher. Mmtfs IBareiis L'f or T hursday LET MONEY BE SPENT (Continued From Page One.) Is president of the National Drainage i .. . . . .1 m I i r- r -t,-,Aa. .. . v. n f was a delegate to the international wa terways congress recently neia in t. Petersburg, and President Samuel Qora- Eers of the American Federation of lA or, who will discuss "Labor's Interest in Waterways Developments." Tne Official Call. The initial session today was given over largely to welcoming the guests and organisation. When this had been accomplished Secretary J. F. Ellison proceeded to. read the official call for the gathering. The call was in part as follows: "The Improvements of the waterways of the nation, which this national con vention will advocate and discuss, mean increased and cheapened trans portation facilities for the producer and the consumer, and there is no Question before the American people more worthy of their serious thought and considera tion than the proper development and utilisation of these natural and econo mio channels of trade and transporta tion. "The National Rivers and Harbors congress advocates a policy, not a pro ject; it represents no particular sec tion or project, jBut Is ths direct repre sentative of all sections that have a meritorious claim for the Improvement of a river, a lake, a harbor or a canal. This national organization witn dele gates from every part of the union in national convention assembled, will advocate and stand for a broad, liberal comprehensive policy for the Improve ment by the federal government of all waterways that have been examined and favorably reported upon by the United States army engineers, and by them recommended to the congress of the United States as worthy of improvement for the benefit of the commerce of the country. "Tne piaiiorms or tne two great po litical parties have unequivocally in dorsed and declared for the improve ment of the waterways of the country. and by this declaration have practically Pork is the slowest but also one of the SUREST foods we have to give ENERGY to the body. Its very slowness of digestion is what gives it its splendid staying power for hard work, whether mental or muscular." Woods Hutchinson, A. M., M. D. COLUMBIA HAJVIS, BACON AIVD LARD (U. S. 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It radically and permanently cures. - lThe most easily developed form of Catarrh is Nasal Catarrh, in the treatment of which Hood's Ears aparilla Is greatly aided by Antiaeplets or Catarrleta, which afford prompt relief. Hood's Sarsaparilla In usual llqnld form or chocolated tablets known as Sarsataba. loo doses. $U All Jfwnm.t. i ...! K j . . . .a uiuKgicis, Aiiusriim,9 uuu., uniggigts. or mail. C I. HOOD CO., Lowell, Mass." Is thus taken out of the political field and placed on the roll of business ques tions, the solution of which is demanded by all sections and all branches of trade and commerce from their repre- ruiauico in wto vwuQiGoa vi i u v. Hik ed States." Fairbanks for Bond Issue. In his address before ' the congress Vice President Fairbanks spoke la part as follows: "Your work Is of a national character and must be carried on under national authority. The improvement of water ways has not kept abreast with indus trial needs. - - "It would" seem, since the benefit to be derived from the expenditures is largely for the future that a large share of the amount should be raised by a bond issue. The nation should not arrest development by a nonprogressive policy? The Improvement of the water ways system lies beyond the domain of Individual enterprise and is within a field where the government la supreme." . Ambassador Bryce of Great Britain addressed the congress and declared that the canal not only does not compete with the railroad but actually aids It. He reviewed the experience of England. In th Improvement of International wa terways, which.. h said, afforded a les sor for America. II pointed' out the advantages of cooperation between the railroads and canals in handling -traffic, j '-,"r,v,--"; -,-' - - - Spokane Service TWO TRAINS DAILY Portland to Spokane VIA THE O. R. & N. 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