Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-02
First Duty Will Be to Participate in
Tobacco Trust Case.
REACHES WASHINGTON FRIDAY
As Member OF supreme
Court liz win First Express
His Opinion on Big
suit.

will take his seat on the extreme left Of
the chief justice, occupying that hereto
fore occupied by Justice Moody. As JUS
tice Lurton comes direct from the bench
Of the court Of appeals it will not be nee
esssry to supply him with a now robe, as
Mr.. Lurton's garment has preceded him
here.
Justice Mooty will be transferred from
the seat on the chief Justices left to the
farthest seat on his right.
Mr.. Moody is still too III to take his place
on the bench at the convenlng Of the court
on Monday, but reports from him indicate
continued improvement.
The first case which Judge Lurton will
be called on to hear, will be the suit OF
the government attacking the validity OF
the tobacco trust. That case is the first
on the courts docket, having been ad-
vanCed for early hearing. 1t involves prop
erty worth 500, OOO,O 600 and more important
still, the validity OF the organization. As
the youngest member of the court, 1t Will
be Mr.. Lurton's duty to give the first eX-
preston Of view on the case, which, after
the hearing, The court retlres for consulta-
ton.
on Monday the appeal in the Standard
Oil company case will be docketed, but II
will not be heard before March.
states Conform with Militia Law.
Satisfactory conformity by January p,
will the Dick militia law, so as to enable
all the states and territories to share in
the amounts appropriated by congress for
the maintenance Of the organized militia
is predicted by Lieutenant Colonel Weaver,
chief of the division of military affairs, in
his annual report today to the secretary of
war. This law requires that the organiza-
ton of the militia by that date must be
the same as the regular army, IL 1t is to
participate in the federal funds. only the
states Of Pennsylvania and Delaware were
reported as not conforming, with the ex-
ception of its bands, in those states and
he believes these states will be able to
meet the conditions by January 81.
The strength Of the organized militia Of
the several states and territories last
spring was fixed at lS,926 officers and en-
listed men. An estimate is made hat there
are in the United States, 14,974,44S males
available for military duty.
1t is announced that hereafter two mill
tia inspections will be conducted annually.
That in the spring will DO to determine
the sufficiency and condition of armament
and equipment of the troops. The other
during the period of encampment to de-
termlne their efficiency for field duty.
Miners Output of Alaska.
The status of the mineral output of
Alaska for the year 1909, was $40, 100000, or
practically the same of the previous year,
according to the report of the United
States geological survey. OF this total,
nearly all of 1t was gold, or TO be exact
$19, 400, 900. The production of copper was
$3.50, 900, a loss of nearly 1000 100 from 1905.
Silver, coal, marble, gypsum and other
minerals were about the same in produc-
ton as the year previous.
Alaska has produced since 1880, when
mining first began. sI6S, 900, 900. Of which all
but 100000 has been gold. The majority
Of the remainder has been copper, with
silver next.
The coal fields are now an important
factor in Alaska. The report says that IL
opportunity is given to mine coal railway
facilities for its transportation will be
rushed to completion. The exploitation Of
these rich coal fields, it says, is of great
Importance to Alaska and to the CONNER
clal interests Of the Pacific states. 1t will
stimulate manufacturing and by furnish
ing coke for smelling, make available for
local use the iron deposits of the west, thus
leading to the conservation Of those in the
east.
Systematic study of Forestry.
Study of forestry is TO be made more
systematic in the United States through
the closer association of the schools of
forestry and the Standardization of the
methods of instruction. This was the prin-
cipal decision reached today at the closing
meeting of the conference of professors OF
forestry with Chief Forester Clifford Pin
chot.
A committee consisting OF Prof. II. s.
Graves of Yale, Fiof. Hilbert Roth of the
University Of Michigan. DR., Bernard +.
Fernow OF the University of Toronto. DR..
Richard T., Fisher of Harvard and Mr..
Pinchot were instructed to draw up a con-
s~titution for the government of a regular
organization of the forestry schools, pre-
pare a plan for Standardization In study
and call a special meeting OF forest school
representatives when these tasks are COM
pleted.
Among the speakers today were DR.. Ber-
nard f.. Fernow, Prof. Samuel B. Green of
the University Of Minnesota, Herbert A.
smith and Il. c.. Carter Of the forest serv-
ice and Prof, Frank G.. Miller of the Uni
versity Of Washington.
Committee ON whisky.
Real whisky was one OF the themes for
discussion at today's cabinet meeting. In
order to decide what constitutes the gen
uine article, a committee has been partly
selected to draft into regulation form the
views of President Taft on The subject.
Secretary MacVeagh has appointed Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Cabell and
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson has APP
pointed Solicitor McCabe Of his department
as the members Of the cowm:ttee to repre-
sent those two departments. Secretary
Naegel, who is to name the third member
of the committee TO draft the regulations,
took up the matter at the White House to-
day, with a view Of going over the subject
with his cabinet colleagues.
The committee as soon as II Is completed
by the selection of the third member, will
Immediately begin work in framing the
rules for putting into definite form Presl-
dent Tafts decision,
Mig saving Expected.
senator halo OF Maine, VINO is actins
chairman OF the senate committee on pub
lie expenditures, had a long talk with
President Taft this afternoon on the sub
lject OF federal economy,
The committee on public expenditures is
devoting Itself 10 the plan OF practical
Ieronomy and Senator bourne OF Oregon,