Arizona republican., 1909-08-13
LAST TILT
 AT SPOKANE. nthe BaIIingeP-PinChot Feud
 Yesterday 4 SPIRITED DEFENSE
Of the Secretary by Former Senator Wilson of Wash ington-Election of B. A. Fowler Accepted as a Thing Already Done.

Spokane. Aug. 12.-John Wilson, former United States senator from Washington, and John Farson, q mill lionaire banker of Chicago, were heard before the national irrigation congress teddy in defense of MT. BallinGCr, sec retary of the interior. and they sue ceeded in keeping the Ballinger- Pin chot 'feud," so called. in the public eye. Discussion about the hotels last night seemed to indicate that both sides of the reclamation controversy were content to let matters rest as they fell at the conclusion of the fra cas yesterday notwithstanding rumors that Mir Ballinger's supporters in tended to make a detailed reply to the charges offered by former Gov ernor George C. Pardee of California
 The fore part of today's session did not offer, seemingly. a proper opening for a continuation of the trouble until Pardee rose to question a statement made by a speaker. Pardce warmed to his subieCl to such an extent that soon he had brought in his charges against Secretary Ballinger and ac- cUsed that official again of permitting the opening for entry of valuable wa ter power sites.
 This brought Farson to his feet, ask ing Pardee if he meant to insinuate that the secretary was dishonest. With Pardee's reply that he meant no such accusation the incident was dropped, only. however. after several other Bal finger supporters had taken occasion to demand the specific charges of the Californian.
 The afternoon session was hardly under way when w. w. Farrell of Far rell, Idaho, took the floor and during the time allowed for discussion attack cd severely the Washington Power company, the concern which supplies power to the city of Spokane. At the expiration of his five minutes time there were cries from all parts of the building for Terrell to "Go on" A vote was taken and finally the Idaho man was allowed to proceed. which he did after rough and ready fashion. which brought cheers and applause contlnu- ously during his address. MT. Wilson AAiE fhip'ts I litlt may JI lAl's7' VI lip do wrong in this land" he shouted; there may be water companies that disobey the law. but I want to say here that I stand for Ballinger and I shall hear no man say he is dishon- est.
 "I. too, am an early settler. I have seen suffering. toll, peace and happi ness in this state, but today for the first time Shaking his finger at MT. FerrelD l have heard anarchy preach ed from a platform in Washington.
 q am here in defense of MT. Ballin- ger. and if it necessary l am here to defend his superior President Taft. What they have done under the law has been done because they believe in the law. It is for the people to sup port the government, and not the gov ernment support the people, and for this reasOh I say that private enter prises should reclaim those deserts"
 There was wild cheering at the con clusion of this outburst and as MT. Wilson resumed his manuscript there were cries of "Throw the papers away Take off your glasses and just talk" But the speaker evidently had had his say" for he continued his reading about Peach Valley without interrup- ton and the final Ballinger incident of the day was concluded.
 One of the interesting addresses of the day was that of Mrs. Emmons Crocker, delegate from the Fedora tion of Women's Clubs. She said wo- men first came on par with men when President Roosevelt invited Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker to attend a gath ering of governors to discuss na- tionaI conservation.
 Dr. A. C. True, director of the bu- reau of experiment stations, spoke on investigations.
 Former Governor F. E. GOOding of Idaho told of the work done in his state under the Carey act. He said that in five years the land under the ditch in the Twin Falls projects has come to d point where the best fruit crops in western states are produced through irrigation. Paul Clagstone, speaker of the Idaho house of repre- sentatives, made plea for aid from the congress to obtain drainage for the lands in Northern Idaho, not only to aid in the reclamation of the land, but to abolish the malarial mosquito pest in that region. R. H. Thompson, city engineer of Seattle, read tech nical paper on pumping for irrigation.
 At the evening session of the con gress C. J. Blanchard, statistician of the United States reclamation service, spoke on the home making work of the government. MT. Blanchard was followed by Rufus P Jennings, chair