The National tribune., 1908-06-18


short distance away. Had the flames
reached the explosives, probably many
would have been killed and the yacn'
suffered great damage. Anderson, Lot
tuS and Rind1eiSch were among IN"
first TO rush To the building and break
down the door. For fully five minutes
their lives werc in grave peril, while
they worked beneath the falling embers
carrying out the large boxes of pow
der.
Most of the powder had been re-
moved when No. Is Engine Company
reached the scene.
In accordance with the suggestion
made by the Governors at the recent
conference at the White House, tho
President appointed National Con-
scrvation Commission to consider and
advise on questions relating to the con
Servati>n of the natural resources OF
the country, and to cooperate with
similar bodies, which may be designat-
ed by the several States.
Clifford Pinchot. Chief of the Forestry
Service, is made Chairman of the En-
ecutive Committee, post which car
ries with it the General Craftsmanship
of the Commission. Members of the
Commission are:
Waters-Representa Theodore Z.
Burton, Ohio, Chairman: Senator VIM.
B. Allison, Iowa; Senator Francis G.
Newlands. Nevada; Senator William
Warner, Missouri; Senator John II.
Banlhead, Alabama; w McGee, Bu-
reau of Soils, Secretary; +. II. Newell,
Reclamation Service: Clifford Pinchot,
Forest Service: Herbert Knox Smith,
Bureau of Corporations: Hon. Joseph
E. Ransdell, Louisiana: Prof. George ..
Swain. Institute of Technology; Chief
of EnpinperS II < Array.
Professionalism Reed Smoot. Utah.
Chairman: Senator Albert j. Beveridge,
Indiana: Senator Charles A. Culberson.
Texas; Representative Charles +. Scott,
Kansas; Representative Champ Clark.
Missouri; J. B. White. Missouri; Prof.
Henry S. Graves. Yale Forest School,
Connecticut; William Irvine. WISCONSIN,;
ex-Gov. Newton C. Blanchard. Louisi-
ana: Charles S. Pack. New Jersey; Gus
tav Schwab. National Council of Com
merce, New York. and Overton w.
Price Forest Service. Secretary.
LandS-Senator Knute Nelson, Min
nesota, Chairman; Senator Francis p.
Warren. Wyoming; Representative John
Sharp Williams. mississippi; Represen-
tative Swagar Sherley. Kentucky; Rep
resentative Herbert Parsons. New York:
ex-Gov. y. B. Broward, Florida; James
J. Hill, Minnesota;' ex-Goyc-George G.
Pardee California: Charles Mcdonald,
A. NJ, Society of Civil Engineers. New
York: Murde MacKensie, Colorado;
Frank c. Goudv. Colorado, and George
w. Woodruff, Interior Department, Sec
rotary.
acknowledgement John Dali
zell, Pennsylvania. Chairman; Senator
Joseph NJ. Dixon. Montana: Senator
Frank P. Flint, California; Senator Lee
s. Overman. North Carolina; Represen-
tativc Philo Hail. South Dakota; Rep
Iresentative Jas. l.. Slayden, Texas; An
drew Carnegie, New York: Prof. Charles
r. Van Hise, wisconsin: John Mitchell
Illinois: John Hays Hammond; Massa-
chusetts; DIR. Irving Fisher, Yale Uni
versfTy.-, Connecticut. and Joseph A.
Holmes. Geological Survey. Secretary.
Executive Committcc-Gifford Pin
chot, Chairman: Representative Bur-
ton, Senator Smoot. Senator Nelson
Representative Dalzell, w Niece
Overton W. Price. G.. ". Woodruff, and
Joseph A. Holmes.
There will be large gathering OF
members Of the Diplomatic Corps al
Chicago to witness the proceedings OF
the Republican National Convention.
Mr. Bryce, British ambassador, who
has always been a close student oil
American political affairs, will be there
with Esrne Howard, counselor, and
Capt Horace Hood. Naval Attache. WI
Ting Fang. the Chinese Minister, will
also attend
NJ Jusserand, the French Embassa'
] dor. and Viscount Charles dc Cham
brun. Secretary, will attend the Con
yention The Russian Embassy will be-
represented by Mr.. kroupenSky. Conn
selor. and Prince Nicholas Koudacheff
| Secretary. The Ministers from the Ar
gentine Republic, Colombia, the Meth
erlanGs. Greece. Panama. Switzerland
I Uruguay and Cuba will also attend. ThI
diplomatic delegation will Rrobabl,
number % persons.
After a session lasting 10 days, tn
delegates to the International Conven
lion of Good Templars adjourned las
week. to meet three years hence II
Hamburg. Germany.
The session is considered by all t.
have been one of the best conducted
: and most successful gatherings in tn
history of the organization. Severa
matters of vital Importance to the fu
ture success of the order were original
ed during the session, chief anon;
them being the adoption of Esperanto
/ as the international language of tn
Grand Lodges and the adoption of !
, more explicit religious declaration 70
the order.
The principal feature of the fina
: meeting was the installation of the in
jternational officers elected in the after
/; noon.
! The officers installed were: Edwar
Wayrinsky. Chief TempIar; Mrs G
I Buason. Vice Tcmplar; George F. Cot
/; terill. Counselor: Thomas Honeymar
= Secretary: J. ". Hopkins, Superintend
cnt of Juvenile Work; Guy Haylel
ii Electoral Superintendent; HERNIA
: Blume. Treasurer; Rev. Harry Green
smith. Chaplain: G. A. Murray. Mar
shall; Rev A r. Edwards, Guard; I
Fenton, Sentinel: Mrs. F. Watts, Der
q uty Marshal: Oscar Ohlander, Assist
p ant Secretary, and Mrs. Larsen Lede
p Messenger.
The consideration of committee re
ports and the completion Of the cor
+ stitution closed the final days pre-
u ceedings.
= On account of the spread of the o.
: der to all parts of the world and III
> organization of lodges of persons
widely different forms of faith, mod
= of worship and language. it was decide
that elasticity be recommended in III
rituals OF the order to conform wit
these differences. ~
IS
= Bernard S. Rodey. formerly Delegat
! in Congress from New Mexico, but no
! Judge of the United States Court
: Porto Rico, was in the city last wee
= on his way TO the National Republica
! Convention in Chicago. But Mr.. Rode
does not bring good reports of the 10.
: atty of the people down there. He sa!
Y that the people in Porto Rico do n
= take OFF their hats nor rise when Anne
; ica's National songs are sung. He sa,