The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
SAVANTS SPEED
TOHOMESAFT TER
LONG SESSION
Economic Association Re-
fuses to Affiliate.
PLAN NEXT CONVENTION

WIN the sNty-thlrd annual convention
of the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science and its nearly two
: score affiliated societies formally closed
yesterday, the exodus of the 5000 scien-
train leaving Washington is carrying one
or more savant, some of them bound for
distant Western States and others speed
ing to homes in foreign lands.
OF the 5000 persons who are members
of the association, more than 800 at
tended the convention, though the regis
tration books showed only 1900 in at
tendance. AS registration is not compuI-
sorry, several hundred delegates neglected
to register
Plans for the convention of 1912, which
is to be held in Cleveland, already are
being made by the newly elected presi-
dent, Prof. Z. G. Pickering, OF Har-
ward, and the secretary. DIR. l.. o. How
ard, of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Formal Closing.
The convention was formally closed in
the morning at a general meeting at the
New Willard, although several meetings
of affiliated societies were held in the
afternoon. At a meeting Of the council
in the morning a resolution was sub
mitted to the association by the section
of economics expressing hearty approval
of the work of DR.. II. w. Wiley in his
task of guarding the health and well
fare of the public" The resolution was
submitted to the committee on policy
with power"
, Open rupture appeared in the business
meeting of the American Economic AS
sociatlon over the aftiliation of that body
with the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. 1t resulted in
vote OF IL to . against affiliation. The
vote was cast at almost the precise mo-
ment when a resolution abolishing Sec
ton l. OF the American Association was
being referred to a committee in the
belief that affliation of the Economic
Society would take its place
President Farnum, Prof. Fisher. of
Yale. and Prof Fowler urged that the
afhliation be made. They declared that
it would benefit the economists greatly
to be allied with the so-called exact
sciences.
The Race Problem.
The colOred race problem was made the
subject of discussion before the anttro-
biological branch Of the association by
Prof. jerks. of the University of Mime
sofa. He believes that colored immigra-
ton, intermarriage, miscegenation. and
race riots must be stopped, and that a
commission of experts must be estab-
lished to deal with the situation before
any adequate remedies can be estab-
lished
Economists End Session.
The final session of the American
Economic Association and the American
Association for Labor Legislation was
held at the Raleigh yesterday morning
with Secretary Of the Interior Fisher
presiding. In a brief address Mr. Fisher
presented statistics of the high death rate
in the mining industry in this country,
and declared the waste of human life is
one of the big questions demanding at
tention at once.
The session was devoted almost entire
ly to addresses on and discussions of
safety and health in the mining industry
Regret was expressed at the absence of
former President John Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers of America, who
was to have given an address on the
subject, Accidents in coal mines
F. G. Hotchkiss. of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, who spent
the last field season in an investigation
of the mining camps of the West, deliv-
cred an address entitled 'Occupational
diseases IN the mining industry.
Director J. A. Holmes, of the Bureau
Of Mines. said the bureau is endeavoring
TO get to the bottom of the problems of
mine safety. An effort also is being
made, he said, to establish a standard
for explosives. sanitation, and regula-
tions to eliminate danger.
Urges Mining Board.
John Randolf Haynes, of Los Angeles,
delivered an address on AN interstate
mining commission" He said that such
commission should be created with
power to enact and enforce regulations
in mines throughout the country.
Miss Isabel Bevier, of the University
Of Illinois, was unanimously reelected
president of the American Home EconOm-
les Association at it's closing session at
the Henry D. Cooke School. DR.. c. F.
Langworthy, of the Department of Agri-
culture, was chosen first vice president;
Miss Martha Van Rensselaer,, of Cornell
University, second vice president; Miss
Abby l.. Marlatt, of the University of
Wisconsin, third vice president; DR.. Ben
jamin r. Andrews, secretary, and c.. F.
knight, of the Department of Agricul-
ture, treasurer.
Adjournment was taken shortly after
noon, following the adoption of several
resolutions extending thanks to Mrs. Taft,
Mrs. La Toilette and other hostesses who
entertained members of the association.
Another resolution was adopted extending
thanks to the Washington Home Eco
nomics Association for courtesies shown
the visitors.