New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-27
ROOSEVELT TO EXPLAIN
ConservationiStS to Hear To-day
Reason for Absence.
CONGRESS IN FULL SWING
DR.. Wiley Urges National Health
Bureau, and Women Discuss
Farm Life for Their Sex.

Kansas City, Sept. 26-Delegates to the
third National Conservation Congress Will
hear tomorrow Just why former President
Roosevelt did not attend the present meet
ing DR. Henry Wallace, president Of the
congress, announced to-day that a letter
from Colonel Roosevelt giving his reasons
for not attending, will be made public to-
morrow. The letter was written to DR..
Wallace in response to a personal and
pressing invitation TO the former President
70 participate in the meeting.
Did Colonel Roosevelt in his letter critl-
else tho present Conservation Congress?"
DR.. Wallace was asked.
Not at ALL" he replied. but the letter
was written in Colonel Roosevelts breeziest
style. and it makes very good reading"
great crowd assembled in Convention
Hall tonight 20 hear DIR. Harvey W Wiley.
chief OF the bureau OF chemistry in the
Department Of Agriculture, deliver a
speech on The Health Of the People"
Much OF the programme to-day was de-
voted to the subject of improving the con-
d.tions of rural life, and several women
took part in the discussions. Among them
were Mrs Matthew T. Scott. president
general OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution. and Mrs. Carl Vrooman Of
bloomington. III. Mrs Scott said the
problem Of improving the condition Of the
farmers wife was the most Important be-
fore the convention.
Action of faIrcaChiuS Importance was
taken by the congress when recom~:cada-
ton Of the executive com1littce was
adopted that the constitution De- amended
so as 10 create an advisory board, 70 be
made up Of one member of each national
association having a conservation com
m,ttea. This brings important national or
CARNATIONS into direct cooperation with
the congress Heretofore these crg2niza-
tons have worked Independently.
Or. Harvey w Wiley, OF Washing on,
chief Of the federal Agriculture Dcga t
mtrt chemistry bureau. told the Confess
that the health of the nation was worth
&400alol3oo. He made this estimate o.
the basis of 100000 wage earning adults
each representing $1,000 invested. This ca-
sertiou was made in an address I'm Will
he advocated limitation Of marriage 20
normal and healthy individuals, segrezai52
Of tubercuar and typhoid fever patients, as
FL smallpox yellow fever and .eper cases
establishment of national department Of
health. and rigid enforcement Of pure food
and drug laws.
Dr. Wiley attacked as a chief al
corrurtor Of public morals the man Ct
uror who sells adulteratod foods and C"g5.
The human animal, he said, is snutls o a
pure and wholesome diet
The drug store and the grocer store
he said should he distinct concerns, and
not sell ea,h others wares Espe tally is
this principle true as regards Children, and
10 penalty is too severe for the man who
deliberately puts a poisonous dye into can7y
20 sell the stick for penny and puts two
thirds of the penny into his own pocket"
That the future Of the United States as
an agricultural country depends on
closer relation between the farmer and the
railroads was the gist Of an address by
Herbert Quick. OF Madison, Wis. editor