New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-03

the prosecution remain to testify, ex-Secre-
tarv- Garfield. who frankly says. as has
been told in The Tribune all along that
the fundamental difference between himself
and Mr.. BaUinger Is the construction each
places on the powers of the Secretary of
the Interior under the Constitution: Shaw.
the former law officer. who is understood
10 know nothing except what CLAWS told
aim. and Price, ex-Assist7nt Forester. who
received all his information from CLAWS.
Pinchot and Shaw.
THE HITCH HETCHY.-rriends Of the
Hetch- Hetchy Valley. while re joiCing il the
decision Of Secretary Ballinger against the
city Of San Francisco which has long been
seeking TO flood this wonderfully beautiful
canyon in order to provide. free of expense,
q water reservoir for that city viii not
rest content with the decision of the Score
tary OF the Interior. They have no fears
that the city will gain its end while Secre-
tary Ballinser remains in office. but they
realize that the fight will doubtless be re
newed again and again III Congress, and
that there is always danger that an limo
cent locking bill ito confirm the action Of
the Secretary of the Interior. Secretary
Garfield, in granting the permit, viii slip
through unobserved. To obviate this dan
ser. those who would preserve the valley
for ali time are anxious that Congress shall
pass a law placing the entire Yosemite
alley. including the Hetch-Hetchy on
par with the Yellowstone National Park
that it would require a specific act OF
Congress to ALLEVIATE by name any portion
of it. and taking that power out of the
hands of. the Secretary Of the Interior
not be slipped through Congress unob-
served, nor could any succeeding Secretary
of the Interior undo the good work Mr..
Ballinger has accomplished
FLOODS AND RESERVOIRS.-It is gen
orally expected that the numerous floods
which are causing so much financial loss
and suffering in all parts of the country
will lead 10 renewed interest in the PROPOSE
ton advanced by NJ 0. leighton. of the
Geological Survey, for the construction OF
reservoirs on all the more important rivers
for the purpose OF storing water in food
times and feeding il out in periods OF
drouth thus preventing loss from high Wa
ter and maintaining the means of water
transportation throughout the dry season
MI Leighton has made j careful study of
some rivers. notably the Ohio and has
found the scheme would he entirely practi-
ca BILE and would not involve outlay dis
pToportionate to the saving which would be
effected in a comparatively few years,
UNCLE JOE'S RIVAL.-Senator Stephen
son, OF Wisconsin. has apparently grown
jealous of Speaker Cannons matrimonial
bureau" and purposes to establish bureau
for the tracing of long lost relatives. At
least. that is the Interpretation which some
of his colleagues place on a story which
the Senator was telling to-day. 1t appears
that woman in Baltimore read recently in
The Tribune the story of Senator Stephen
sons COW Gertrude Wayne" which hap
pens to be her own name. Miss Wayne has,
therefore, written TO Mr.. Stephenson asking
how he came to select that name for his
famous COW and saying that she has rela-
tives in the West of whom she has long
lost track. but she thinks from the iden-
IL, Of the names, the Senator must know
them. Mr. Stephenson has written his farm
manager TO find out how the COW came -
receive that name. The Senator adds that
any more people who have lost relatives il
the West need only write to him and he
will do his pest for them
THE FIRST NICTIM.-Ihe first naval Of
hcer 70 appear before retiring board this
year because he could not take the physical
test, and the first of Ms rank since the or
Ger went into effect, is Rear Admiral Ar
f7ur P Nazro, who entered the service IN
JULY, 1855. Admiral Nazro presented him
self TO-DAY before a board, consisting q
A dmirals Arnold. Mark and Mason and two
medical officers. His enforced retirement
IL ,rx-,,
esca &c is foreseen. Admiral Nazro, while
for duty in all other ways. was
unab to take the physical test. G. q. II.