Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

less find new fields of usefulness by per-
! forming surgical operations on the face
of nature-the surface of the earth
Mighty Forests Of the United States.
| Prof. Moore referred to the mighty for
ests of the United States that are I'M
der the charge of the Department of Ag-
riculture and alone would be sufficient
| to support a mighty empire. The de-
partment conserves and protects these
great forests; it fights the insect pests
and studies the diseases OF plants; de-
velops and teaches new methods of hus-
bandry which alone are worth millions
to the people. He spoke of an observa-
ton made at a high altitude last Friday
by the weather bureau when the tenn
perature was found to be So degrees at
an altitude of 1900 feet. while the tenn
perature on the surface OF the earth was
only "A degrees.
The weather forecast without that high
altitude reading would have been snow. y
But owing to the information obtained
in the clouds it was snow followed by
rain as made and verified. He spoke
of the "far-sighted wisdom of senators
and repre- sentatives IN Congress in appro-
priating large sums for the diffusion OF
scientific knowledge. and declared that
Secretary Wilson is the greatest practi-
cal and theoretical agriculturist the world
has ever produced.
Great Artery Of Commerce.
Representative Theodore Burton then
addressed the large company on the sub
ject. The Father of Waters He said
it was the Chippewa Indians who gave the
Mississippi river the name, THE Father
of Waters" and the early French ex-
plorers accepted the designation. and it
has continued until this day. There are,
he aXnl3inPd ten twelve rivers that
carry to the sea more water than does
the Mississippi. and the navigation borne
on its bosom is surpassed by the Rnlne
and the Volga, and some of the minor
rivers in the United States. But the Mis-
sissippi exceeds all in the variety of pop
ulation. The navigation of the Mississippi
has been in it's decadence for thirty years
He hoped an effort will be made to restore
this river to the position it once occupied
as great artery of commerce.
Representative Harvey d. Goulder OF
Cleveland was next presented by Prof
Moore. Mr.. Goulder spoke on The Five
Inland Seas.' He spoke of the great
value and use of the great lakes, known
as the inland seas, and said Canada is
going ahead hand In hand with US in
their development. He described one
represented the product of fifty square
miles. He spoke of the great influence of
those waterways on the influence of the
nation and the world, and gave some in
CBTeSLlnS HSu as u tie SAtSllSiNc u duiC
of the lakes.
Power of the Waters.
Prof. MCGEE delivered an address in
which he said there are two thousand mil
lion acres of land in this country, the
market value of which is determined by
the quantity of water falling upon it from
the skies. The power of our waters if
harnessed would be of greater value than
that of all the mines in the United States
He predicted that in the future every
cubic foot of water of the Mississippi will
be controlled by man. Floods will be con-
trolled by preventing them from starting
Water Is of more consequence than any
other natural resource. Water and the
control of water is the greatest national
asset.
Arteries to the Atlantic.
1.-THE Arteries to the Atlantic was the
subject of a most Interesting address by
Representative j. Hampton Moore. In a
facetious vein he related how his name
sake, the president of the Geographic So
ciety, had an encounter with a highway
man near his native town of Scranton
The robber leveled pistol at the head of
Prof Moore, so Representative Moore
said, and demanded his money or his life
Prof Moore reasoned with the fellow and
said he would give the highwayman his
money, provided he would in return give
him the pistol. This was agreed upon
and then when the robber had handed his
weapon to the chief meteorologist. the lat
ter. leveling it at the thief, said
Now, give me back my money, or I
will shoot you full of holes"
"oh. I guess you won't" the highway,
pistol amt loaded
Mr.. Moore, in conclusion, told of the
great work and expectations of the inland
waterways commission in the develop
ment of the waterways in the United
beginning to realize the value of water
way transportation. He praised the vigils
of the life-savlng men along the dreary
coast lines, and said he hoped to see
continuous chain of waterways between
Boston and Beaufort for the benefit of
producers and manufacturers.
List of the Guests.
The list of guests was as follows:
Mr. c. E. Adams, Mrs Harriet Chalmers
Adams. Capt. Road Amundsen. Senator
Ankeny. Mrs. Ankeny, Mr.. o. P. Austin,
Miss Austin.
Miss Bagley. Mr.. Reid s. Baker. Mr..
W. II. Baldwin. Mrs. Baldwin. Miss Bald
win. Mr.. o. w. Barrett. Mrs. Barrett.
Representative Bartholdt. Mrs. T.. ].
Bates, DR.. l.. A. Bauer. Mrs. Bauer. Mr..
George Herbert Beaman, Mr.. Charles ].
Bell, Mrs. Bell. Senator Albert ]. Bever-
idge. Mrs. Beveridge, Mr.. Sydney Bieber.
Mr.. F. C. Billiard. Mr.. Frederic de Billiets.
Gen. John S. Black. MIR. John S. Blair.
Mrs. Blair. DR.. William r. Blair, Col.
Henry F. Blount. Mrs. Blount. Mr.. Scott
C. Bone, Mrs. Bone, Mrs. Linnie NJ.
Bourne Mr.. Randolph Bourne, hepresen-
Ltative Boutell. Mrs. Boutell. Mr.. Sidney
J. Bowie. Mrs. Bowie. Mr.. c. S. Bradley,
Mr.. ]. A. Breckons, Mr.. Robert Brott,
Miss Anna B. D. Brown, Mr.. William
Wallace Brown. Mrs. Brown. Mr.. c.
Brun. Danish minister: DR.. Joseph H.
Bryan. Hon. James Bryce. British am
bassador; Mrs. Bryce. Capt. Buckle,
Royal Artillery; Mrs. Buckle. Rev. DR.. S.
]. Buel, president of Georgetown Uni
versity; Representative A. S. Burleson,
Mrs. Burleson, Representative H. r. Bur-
ton, Representative Theodore Burton.
Mr.. L. Calderon, Bolivian minister;
Nine. de Calderon, Mr.. Frank G. Carpen-
ter. Mrs Carpenter. Col. Thomas L.
Casey, Mrs. Casey, Mr.. w. L. Chamber