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.
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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
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OF CHARGE, postpaid, to any one who will write WARNER'S SAFE
CURE CO., Rochester, N. Y and mention having seenhis liberal offer in
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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
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been largely a matter of sentiment, approved the platform of the National
The forest service and other agencies i Rivers and Harbors congress. The Im
provement oi our rivers ana naroor
Catarrh ASSi
Whether it manifests itelf in the
nose, throat, stomach, bowels or other
organs, catarrh is a blood disease be
"cause it depends on impure blood.
Therefore it must be treated with a
blood medicine for a radical and per
manent cure.
Hood Sarsaparllla 1b the most mic-
- oessful. It purifies the blood, strength-
builds op the whole system. 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
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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
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TWO TRAINS DAILY
Portland to Spokane
VIA THE
O. R. & N.
The "SPOKANE FLYER"
Leaves Portland at 5 p. m., arrives Spokane at 7 a. m. next morning.
This is a through fast train Portland to Spokane via Oakesdalci
carrymg buffet smoking and library car, standard sleeping car, tourist
"sleeping car, coach and smoking car.
The "SPOKANE PASSENGER"
Portland and Spokane via Colax.
Leaves Portland at 6 p. m arrives Walla Walla at 5 a. m., arrives
Spokane 11:15 a. m.
' This train has standard sleeping car Portland to Spokane; Port
land to Walla Walla, besides equipment of coaches. -
Tickets and berth reservations at City 'Ticket Office. Third and
Washington streets. , . " ,
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This is the
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Nippon
Coat
12 Off on Coats as Fbllows:
Tomorrow We Will Sell All Regular? all Style Coats at KOf f
THIS GIVES GREAT BARGAINS IN COATS
Silk Petticoats Petticoats I SK I RTS SKIRTS
BARGAINS ON SUITS TOMOR-
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end of lines, tomorrow at.' - - --vUtltl
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