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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02

.terests, with a blindness which nat
urally follows from their wholly COM
mercialized point of view, have failed
to see the essential fact in this great
Conflict They do not understand that
this is far more than an economic
question. that in it's essence and in
every essential characteristic it is
moral ueStiOn.
THE present economic order, with
it's face turned away from equality
of opportunity, involves a bitter moral
wrong, which must be corrected with
business and firmness, but not bitterly.
for that would be to lower the nation
to the moral level of the evil which
we have set ourselves to fight.
"This is the doctrine Of the suare
deal 1t contains the germ of indus
trial liberty. It's partisans are the
many. it's opponents are the few | am
firm in the faith that the great ma
jority of our people are square deal
ers"
Governor Sanders of Louisiana, in
response to whose call the delegates
gathered. declared that the great ques-
tons for settlement in the future
would be economic and not political.
Congressman j. E. Ransdell, presi-
dent of the National Rivers and Har-
bOrs congress, and r. n. Baker, presi-
dent of the National Conservation con-
gress. also spoke.
At the night session, presided over
by Clifford Pinchot, many speeches
were made in discussing What is con-
servatiOn doing in my state?"
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of Washington declared that any use
of the air over ones land that inter-
feres with peaceful enjoyment of the
owner may be questioned, and .he
ownership asserted.
Lieut. Benjamin D. Foulois. of the
signal corps, an aviator and student
of aeronautics, well qualified by fire.
quent trips in the Wright aeroplane,
believes that the time is at hand when
the question should be settled. Lieut..
Foulois has just returned to America
after representing this country and the
war department at the international
aeronautical congress at France.
1.-The problem of trespassing over
a mans property" said Lieut.. Foulois,
has already been solved in Germany
and Switzerland by statutory enact
ments. 1t is very likely that the Eng
lish common law doctrine will soon
have to be changed with regard to a
man owning from the center of the
earth to an unlimited point in the air.
81 recall one case in Kansas which
bears on the matter-though it mere
| ly touches the edge-and that was a
| suit by the owner of a piece OF, prop
erty against the government for dam
ages caused by a crowd of people who
ran across the land to get near a
| balloon when it landed l happened
| to be in the Baldwin dirigible across
Kansas, and we had to come down
We made a careful landing on a mans
land didn't injure it in the least, bur
there was an enormous crowd that
immediately rushed towards US
trampling down the crops in the field
The owner sued for damages, but the
court which tried the case held tha
the damage was not caused by thu
balloon but by the people, and tina
they were the real trespassers.''
Lieut.. Foulos thinks the subject o
air ownership a vital one, and i!
studying the legal authorities care
fully.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02

now in the west Indies, cruising on
his yacht. Hrs. Astor recently re-
turned from England, where last June
she gave a dinner and ball, which was
attended by the most distinguished peo-
pie in London. On her return she did
not go to their Fifth avenue residence
or to Ferncliffe, their country home
This caused some comment but the di
vorce action was a general surprise.
Colonel John Jacob Astor is As years
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
FRANCE Turns
TABLES ON j. S.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2-France's
Roland for America oliver IS The ac-
ton of the Paris government ir put
ting in effect today the maximum tariff
against goods coming from the United
States 1t did not surprise treasury
officials
Ever since notice was given to Paris
that the reciprocity agreement with
it's low rates on both sides of the Al
lantic so far as the two governments
We're concerned would expire at the
end of October, this country has Deeh
anticipating the step taken at Paris
today.
This government cannot directly
meet the French maximum until next
spring but the question of what to 90
has been canvassed. Sparkling wines
seem to be the most vulnerable point
for officials here do not assume thdt
this is the beginning of a tariff war ol
itself. A jump from Sc to $9.6O PEI
dozen in the duty on champagne
which is what the restoration OF reg
ular tariff rates means at the Cnlteu
States ports and the unofficial talk Vi
prospective substantial raising oil
that figure to the American maximum
when the opportunity comes on Mareh
81 next, have not helped French sen
timent toward the United States.
was hardly to be expected, as treasury
officials view it, that France Wou'U
figuratively sit idly by
Must Protect French Interests.
NJ. Cruppi, former French mlnlstei
of commerce, not long ago pointed oN'
that France must consider her own III
terests; that the commercial deNeloP
ment is of primary importance anu
referred to the United States in tlei'
splendid isoat on" as swapping hei
fingers at the world. Meantime, 1t hau
been reported that a preservatlFe III
the French wines might prove a"
available weapon of retaliation D
cause of its possible inclusion with"
the articles declared injurious IN 'iie
purview Of the pure food and orus
law. Official inquiry along this Iiie
has not assumed any definite shape'
THE proclamation of a tarlh wal
would be mCnstrous," declared AM
bassadOr Jusserand of France siloi ..
after his arrival at Paris less nc ..i,
three months ago. He conferred VIZ.
his government and expressed
conviction that maximum rates "ou.N
not be applied to French imports. Id"
err he returned to America still nope
full of some satisfactory arranSehle"..
The subject will engage the attenllol'
of the new board appointed py 'n'
president to advise with him particu
larly regarding the maximum ana MN
imum features of the new tarlH law
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these by unanimous consent is the
improvement of the Mississippi river.
"A comprehensive and progressive
plan of the kind we need can be made
in one way only, and that is by COM
mission of the best men in the Unit
ed States appointed directly by the
president of the United States.
such a plan must consider every
use to which our rivers can be put,
and every means available for their
control 1t must deal with such great
questions as the relation Of the states
and the national in the construction
and control of the work, and the CO.
ordination of rail and river transport
tation The engineering difficulties
may be larger than any we have yet
solved. The adjustment of opposite
demands between conflicting interests
and localities, and other questions of
large reach, and often of great legal
complexity, will tax the powers of the
best men we have. No part of the
work will require greater temperance,
wisdom and foresight than certain
questions of policy and law.
Il have observed in the course of
some experience that difficulties origi-
mating with the law are peculiarly apt
to foster misconceptions. 1t happens
that the service with which / have
the honor to be connected supplies
Just now a typical example.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
IS A QUESTION THAT HAS BE-
GUN ALREADY TO WORRY
THE AVIATORS.
Old English Code Says That Man Who
Flies In Air Above Mars Land
Is a Trespasser.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov .
Who owns the air?
The ancient Romans. who must
have looked ahead through the CEN
turtles and had visions of the present.
day aeroplane and dirigible, enacted
law granting absolute ownership of
the air above property owned by a
citizen.
In the light of the achievements of
the Wright brothers, Curtiss. Bleriot.
and hosts of others, the question has
been revived. after sleeping for CEN
turtles. and aerial enthusiasts are now
asking legal authorities for a eta
ton In the modern laws which might
throw some light on it.
Lytticton Fox. who is a member of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
TO WHOM DOES THE
AIR ABOVE BELONG

the Aero Cub of America started the
discussion at a recent meeting of that
organization. He reached back into the
musty tones of ages and found that
old Roman law. remembered that the
English law was modelled after that
code, recollected also that the statutes
of America were made after those of
old Britain. and then cast about to see
whether that particular ancient Roman
law had survived through the processes
of transfer.
Fox can't find it in the American
code of laws. but he claims he did find
a paragraph in the English code which
technically makes an aviator FLYING
over another's mans grounds. tres
passer.
The courts of the nation NAV at
some future time be called to pass
upon this interesting question. Justice
Stafford, of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, feels this way
and, for that reason won't discuss the
subject. Legal authorities of the cap
i'al are divided. but they all agree
emphatically that there ought to be
some definition Of the ownership of
the tir
george w Drew, a leading lawyer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
DIRECTORS INSTALL BUS TO
TAKE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL

ECHO, Nov. 2.-The board of direc-
tors of Echo school district have ar
territory on regular morning and even
ing schedules, giving pupils in the out
lying portions of the district the op-
portunity of regular attendance. This
was made necessary in order to avoid
a division of the district and to facili-
tate the growth of high school work
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE report
that Mrs. John Jacob Aston the re-
cognized leader of New York society,
has sued for divorce from her multi
millionaire husband caused a pro-
found sensation not only on this side
Of the Atlantic. but in Europe as We'll,
where she has had many social tri-
Ulmphs. Mrs. Astor's attorneys refused
to give out any information as to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02

great-grandSOn of John Jacob Aston.
He possesses personal fortune esti-
mated at $75,000,O0O, mainly in New
York city property. He VI as colonel
of volunteers in the war with Spain,
and served with General Shafter in
the Cuban campaign. Mrs. Aston was
Miss Alva Willing of Philadelphia, and
is a woman of remarkable beauty.
two children
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
WILL AMEND LAND LAWS TO EN-.
COURAGE SETTLERS WHO
WILL WORK LAND.
Would Keep Aliens From Homestead
ing and Require Residence on
Land TT It Is Pre- EN- pied.

HONOLULU. Nov. . Governor
Frear presided at the opening of a spe-
ciat session Of the territorial lesisla-
ture today which has been called to
consider amendments to the organic
act OF Hawaii.
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of the
is
9O - ~ o n heVa sim
Hopedae. - ' III
became
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Chief Forester SoS@xs.

Incidental to the lakes to the gulf
deep waterways convention the south
ern conservation congress held a SEES
sion yesterday afternoon and night. The
feature Was an address by Clifford Pin
chot, chief forester.
Mr.. Pinchot said:
''The connection between forests and
rivers is like that between father and
son. No forests, no rivers. So a
forester may not be wholly beyond his
depth when he talks about streams.
The conquest of our rivers is one
of the largest commercial questions
now before us.
THE commercial conseueites of
river development are incalculable It's
results cannot be measured by the
yardStick of present commercial needs.
River improvement means better con-
ditions of transportation than we have
now, but it means development too.
We cannot see this problem clearly
and see it whole in the light of the
past alone.
THE actual problems of river de-
velopment are not less worthy of our
best attention than their commercial
results. Every river is a unit from
its source to it's mouth. If it is to
be given it's highest usefulness to all
the people. and serve them for all
the uses they can make of it, it must
be developed with that idea clerly
in mind To develop a river for navi-
cation alone, or power alone, or irri-
cation alone, is often like using a
sheep for mutton. or a steed for beef.
and throwing away the leather and
the wool. A river is a unit, but it's
uses are many, and with our present
know edge there can be no excuse for
sacrificing one use to another if both
can be subserved.
Progressive Pan Essential.
GA progressive plan for the devel-
opment of our waterways is essential.
Pending the completion of that plan,
which should neither be weakened by
excessive haste nor drowned in eX-
cessive elaboration. work should pro-
coed at once on some of the greater
projects which we know already will
be essential under any plan that may
be devised. First and foremost Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02

A CLASSIFIED AID in The Unio"
Statesman will get the results 1or sou'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 2.-The
death of General Otis Howard removes
the last of the federal generals who
commanded armies in the civil war.
History records that he was a bril-
liant executive on the battlefield and
no less celebrated for personal brav-
cry He was known as the "Christian
soldier and was said to have been as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
500 men TO WASHINGTON
DELEGATES TO DEEP WATER
WAYS CONVENTION TO BE
SElGE HALLS OF CONGRESS.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Adopting
President Tafts suggestion that the
time for oratCly was past, the lakes to
the gulf deep waterways convention
Washington to demand THAI congress
deepen the Mississippi river
A resolution to that effect, offered
by David r. Francis of Missouri, was
adopted. 1t follows:
Resolved that the president of the
lakes to the gulf deep waterways as
ISOLATION be requested to appoint 500
delegates from our organization to
visit Washington to present to the
proper committee of congress and t.
the heads of our government the res
olutions adopted by this convention
and at the same time to act as dele
gates to the Rivers and HarbOrs con-
gress to be held in that city December
s, 9, and TO-"
There was silence for a moment af-
ter the resolution was read. The lob
by idea appar emily shocked many del
egates for the moment. Then some
rebel yell and the resolution was adj
opted with a Whoop. In the confusion
it is doubtful if ten delegates knew
the regular report of the resolutions
committee had been adopted.
The resolution declared the federal
government should enter upon a def
mite policy and plan of waterways de-
velopment, beginning with the i'm
provement of the Mississippi and IL
linOiS rivers, as a main trunk of a
great waterways system, in such a
way as to open effective navigation be-
tween the gulf of Mexico and the great
lakes, such main trunk line to be de-
velOped with no disparagement of and
constant reference to the concurrent
development of the tributaries"
The issuance of popular bonds in
small denominations was urged upon
cOngr 'ss as means of paying for the
great undertaking.
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Ample Authority for Actions.

Ample Authority for Actions.
Certain newspapers have said of
late that the forest service has gone
beyond the law in carrying out its
work This assertion has been re-
peated so persistently that there is
danger that it may be believed. The
friends of conservation must not be
led to think that before the forest
service can proceed legally with its
present work all the hazards and COM
promises of new legislation must be
faced
fortunately, the charge of illegal
action is absolutely false. The forest
service has had ample legal authority
for everything it has done. Not once
since it was created has any charge
of il!egality, despite the most search
ing investigation and the bitterest at
tack, ever led to reversal or reproof
by either house of congress or by any
congressional committee. Since the
creation of the forest service the eX-
penditure of more than $11,000,000 has
passed successfully the scrutiny of the
treasury of the United States. Most
significant of ALL not once has the
forest service been defeated as to any
vital legal principle underlying it's
work in any court or administrative
tribunal of last resort. Thus those
who make the law and those who in
terpret it seem to agree that our work
has been legal
But it is not enough to say that
the forest service has kept within the
law. Other qualifications go to make
efficiency in a government bureau. A
bureau may keep within the law and
vet fail to get results.
Obey Law and Act Also.
when action IS needed for the pub
lie good there are two opposite points
of view regarding the duty of an ad-
miniStrative officer in enforcing the
law. One point of view asks, rs there
any express and specific law authOriZ-
ing or directing such actiOn?' and thus
sought and found none, nothing is
done The other asks, rs there any
justification in law for doing this de-
sirable thing? and having thus sought
and found a legal justification, what
the public good demands is done. 1
nOlu II TO De tie llSl- uuly VI q pun
lie officer to obey the law. But l hold
it to be his second duty, and close
second, to do everything the law will
let him do for the public good, and
not merely what the law cOmpels or
directs him to do
After the transfer OF the national
forests from the interior department
to the forest service in 1905, some
things were done that had never been
done before, such as initiating govern
ment control over water power mo-
nopoly in the national forests, giving
preference to the public over CONNER
cial corporations in the use of the
forests, and trying to help the small
man make a living rather than the
big man to make a profit (but always
with the effort to be just to both). AL
ways and everywhere we have set the
public welfare above the advantage
of the special interests.
Forest Service in Its Rights.
Because it did these things the for
est service has made enemies, of some
of whom it is justly proud. 1t has
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Fortunately for us, the special in
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-03
TALES OF
EARTHQUAKE SCENES

me, l was at the theater last night,
and applauded your singing. l have
a mother; don't leave me to die"
The woman was eventually dug
out and led the rescuers to where the
lieutenant was pinned down. He was
also saved. The mother of st. Vim
cent military hospital released alone
and unaided Colonel Minicier and his
daughter from the ruins of their
home. ANmajor of infantry was dis
Inferred with great difficulty. Hall
of his body was free when darkness
came, and the major told his res
cuers he was all right and they could
come back in the morning. Thi:
they did and the man was freed mex
day. An infant clothed in little
night shirt was rescued well and un
injured after having laid four day
on square yard of flooring in ;
house otherwise entirely demolished
Three fresh shocks were felt yester
day and the last and most sever,
caused panic.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-03
LODGE install
LATION and A
BIG BANQUET

The Tonopah Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons and the Order of
Eastern Star held joint installation
last evening in Butler hall, to which
the public was invited. The installa-
tion ceremonies were beautiful to the
extreme and were very impressive.
P. E. Keeler, the retiring worshipful
master, acted as installing officer
for the Masons, while Mrs. Oline
Stewart officiated in like manner
for the Eastern Star. Following the
ceremony there were 40 few speeches
by prominent members of the orders,
and then came the presentation of a
beautiful emblem to Mr.. Keeler. The
emblem was the gift Of the order and
was presented by the Rev. Lloyd B.
Thomas. Mrs. George Pettigrove,
for the Eastern Star, with neat
presentation speech rendered two
handsome emblems to Mrs. Stewart
and Thomas E. Lindsay. Mr.. Lind
say is also retiring from an Office in
the Eastern Star. He will preside for
the coming year as worshipful mas
ter of the Masons, while Mrs. Elbert
O'Connell succeeds Mrs. Stewart as
worthy matron, the head officer OF
the Eastern Star.
Following the exercises an elab-
crate banquet was served in the
lobby of the Mizpah hotel by the Mizi
pah grill, at which P. E. Keeler act.
ed as master of ceremonies. There
were toasts from many of those as
sembled and at the conclusion it was
pronounced to be one of the fines
spreads ever served in this city. Tht
menu comprised the following:
Blue points.
Reiishes-Celery, olives, swee
and mixed pickles.
Salads-Lobster, crab and potato
Cold meats-Young turkey, o,
tongue and boiled ham.
Assorted cakes, fruits and nuts.
Cafe noir.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-03
ALL NATIONS
TO THE AID
OF ITALIANS
San Francisco Remembers its
own Calamity and Makes
Rich Donations for Italy
(By Associated Press.)

"A boat which sent out by the y
secretary the truth of the report that the LII
pad Sicily had been swallowed up by the
that the islands did not sink below
the ace Mediterranean.
the that the enec
heavy and panic enued Inc con-
vcts imprisoned there, attempted
rising to the islands is
the air. fearing
furth and overthrow their homes '
which showed great activity, mas again
camed will leave Naples tomorrow for
Messna the Italian feet now in
waters work a private individual
minister of justice who was involved
in the late public funds has Joined
Mena He accompanied by six doc
tors Aumbe students and citizens of
the decided to send an appeal to
Catholic bishops throughout the world to obtain supsc
the earthquake fund
WILL CONGRESS TO HELP.
WASHINGTON, president Roosevelt is engaged to-
night preparing which will presented to congress
Monday large data precedents and the aid
and getting for the
considered carefully by him.
JAPAN RAISING MONEY. -
TOXIC subscription list headed by an imperial do
started for the relief of the earthquake
Italy
UNCLE SAM TO GIVE AID
2The president tonight announced he
100000 worth of supplies to
additional aid He has offered the
use of the baeshp pouring into the
and is being eegraphed abroad
as fast date has forwarded
$4,000.
SAN FRANCISCO REMEMBERS.
2-Money the relief OF the earth-
ontinueso into the trea-
sury the Red Cross The receipts today were
s1S4436 while subscribed to the local Red Cross
San Franciscos donation up to
, to $97596.S7.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-03

MESSINA, Jan. 2.-The stories
related by the survivors in hospitals
and food supply stations where ra-
tions are issued twice a day, all re-
fleet the horror of fateful December
%. There were many miraculous
escapes and cases of bereavement
without number. A cobbler named
Francisco Messinaro related that i'm
mediately after the first shock he,
his wife and children, rushed into
the street. Fires were breaking out
all around them. Hearing groans
from a pile of debris near by, the
cobbler made hurried examination.
He found two girls dying, the head
of one split open, the others chest
crushed in. The cobbler picked ur
a baby and it expired in his arms
Seized with mad terror the man fled
toward the sea.
Yesterday an old man who lost al
his family was seen going about the
ruins vainly asking for food. Sud
denly he called out, LAS nobody helps
ne will die." and with the words
3threw himself into the sea.
A countryman who came into th'
city after the disaster found hi
brother dead. He carried the bod,
on his shoulders back to his nativ
village and buried 1t there.
An actress named Flora Farina
while lying half buried in tn
.wreckage heard the voice of lieu
tenant of artillery close at hand. Tn
man recognized her but his pligh
was worse than hers. "Signorins
for PHYS sake. save me; call 10
someone to rescue us. Don't leav