Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-14
IF EVENTS FOR
 THIS WEEK
Conference On Natural Re- sources - Movements Of President-EIect Taft-Tariff Commission Meets

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3-The con ference called by President Roosevelt to discuss the conservation of the nat ural resources of North America. the movement of President-elect Taft, the proceedings of congress and the ar rival of the Atlantic battleship fleet in home waters will figure prominent ly in the news of the coming week.
 Canada and Mexico have consented to join with the United States in the conference called by President Roose- Felt to discuss the conservation of the natural resources of the continent. The sessions will be held at the White House in this city. beginning Thurs day. The main object of the confer ence. as announced, will be to point out that natural resources are not linn ited by the boundary lines which sep arate nations, to develop better knowledge of the natural resources of each nation on the part of the others and to invite suggestions for concur tent action for the protection Of mu-
 tGal interest related to conservation. Fresident-elect Taft will spend the carly days of the week in Cincinnati,
 his home city, where elaborate prep arations have been made for his re- ception and entertainment. After con cluding his visit in Cincinnati 1t Is expected that he will proceed imne
 diately to Washington 10 communicate 10 the president the result of his ob-
 servations and investigations al Pan i ma.
 A national tariff commission con vention. in which commercial and | rade organizations throughout the country have been invited to take
 part. will beet at Indianapolis Tues
 day for a session of several days. The
 convention will be the first national
 gathering ever held for the express
 purpose of promoting the movement
 for comprehensive, scientific tariff re-
 vision It's deliberations doubtless
 will be followed with close public at
 tention, particularly by members of
 congress.
 | The hearings in the governments s
 suit against the anthracite Ocal roads
 comprising the alleged Coal trust"
 will be resumed in New York Tuesday.
 when the defendants will open their
 side of the case.
 i At the latter end of the week thou
 sands of visitors from all parts of the
 continent will begin to assemble in New Orleans for the annual Madri Gras festivities. Several added attrac- , tions, including a notable program of automobile races, promise to make the
 carnival this year eclipse all of its predecessors in point of attendance. Universities an1 scientific societies of Germany will unite next Tuesday , in paying honor to Prof. Ernst Hein- rich Haeckol, the celebrated natural , ist. on the occasion of his seventy
 fifth birthday. The anniversary will ; mark the retirement of Prof. Haeckel , from the chair of zoology at the Uni , versity of Jena. a post he has occu - Lied since 1862
 2 Important gatherings of the week 5 win include a general convention Oi [ .tae Laymen's Missionary Movement oI the Presbyterian church in the Unite' ! Slate- at Birmingham. Aala., the an ; ,nual meeting of the National Mothers f oBgress in New Orleans. and the | eighteenth annual Tuskegee negr'
 ,Conference at Tuskegee institute