The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-23
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Fl Pa.o, Texas, May l5.-Three armed bandits entered the Santa Fe station at French, small station near Las Vegas, New Mexico. at an early hour this morning, overpowered the agent and after gagging him blew up the safe and secured S35. 900. After securing their booty they got safely away to the mountains. A posse has been formed and has already started on the trail of the bandits, tracking them with bloodnounds.
 Washington, May 15.- Secretary Garfield states that in the. meeting of the governors of forty-four states yesterday and last night, the vigorous statements made by the President and many others did not fix the blame for the destruction of the natural re- sources of the country, especially of coal and timber, upon the large cor porations and monopolies alone. talk ing rather the stand that the conser- vation of these was matter of educa- ton.
 Washington, May i5.-As predicted yesterday the vreeland currency bill was taken up today in the house and passed, after great opposition. The dem ocrats voted solidly against it and were joined ny fifteen insurgent re- publicans who refused to be governed by the party leaders.
 Washington, May 15.-The m1st notable meeting ever held in Wash iagton, in some respects, took place yesterday when the governors of forty states gathered in the East Room oi the White House. in response to the presidents invitation, to discuss ways and means of preserving the rapdily waning natural resources of their respective states, and to devise legislation to that purpose. The presi- dent delivered remarkable address to the governors, citing the meager- ness of the visible supply of coal and timber and mphasized most emphati- cally the need of conserving them. The president reiterated his approval of the work of the Forest Service, stating that the only valid criticism of it was that it was not sufficiently extensive The meeting of the goyer- nors was in the nature of an executive session.
 Guthrie, Okla. May l5.-The state legislature today scapped the climax in the enactment of unusual and so-called advanced laws. in passing bill com polling all business houses to file a sworn statements of their receipts and expenditures, and giving the labor commissioner absolute authority to fx ali wages paid in the state on that
 in every state in the union.
 basis. A fierce but unsuccessful fight was made by few members of that body against this new law, and they now assert that it will certainly be declared unconstitutional. On the other hand the advocates of the meas ure, will take it up through the labor unions and will attempt to have simi- lar bills introduced in the rear future
 Spokane, Wash, May b. 5.-The re- markable strength of the wave of temperance movement which has swept the over country was manifest l ho PaTp hlinon vention in session here, when the delegates adopted local option plank. As the vote was taken, some one started the we'll known song Where is my wandering boy tonight?' which was at once taken up by a majority of those present, ard sung with felvJi that would have done credit to gos- pei meeting. The convention also de- manded thav it's candidates pledge themselves to adhere to the principle of the election of senators by the di- rect vote of the people as evidenced by their action at the primaries. A reso- lution endorsing Taft for the presi- dential nomination was adopted with wild enthusiasm.
 Seattle, Wash, May 15. Guy Strat- ton. wealthy and well known lum- herman of Ballard. was today found guilty of manslaughter on a charge based upon the killing of little girl named Henrietta Johnson by Strat- ton's automobile, driven by himself, which ran over and crushed her. The killing was admittedly accidental, but the jury held that Stratton was guilty of criminal carelessness in run ming his machine at too great speed and without due care. This is the first conviction CD these grounds ever obtained and will result in much greater precautions in driving ma chimes.
 Washington. May 16.-The remark able conference of the governors of the states was brought to an end last night with brilliant banquet. The greatest good feeling prevails among these officials who are most enthusi- astc over the results and prospects of the conference. The need of closer cooperation between the several states and the nation as whole, on