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When did the United States begin
tho practlco pf forcslryT Few per
Bona can nnswcr this question cor
rectly Most people are of the opln
ion that the beginning of forestry in
this country was of very recent or
Igln nnd that tho first step In that
direction was taken among the moun
talus of the tar west Neither Is cor
rect
rectWhllo
Whllo Washington was serving his
first term ns president of the United
States n recommendation camo to him
that tho government ought to buy live
oak inlands on the coast ot Georgia
shiptimber
timber for war vessels Tho idea ap
pears to havo originated with Joshua
Humphreys whoso official titlo was
Constructor of tho United Slates
Nnvy although about tho only navy
then existing was wade up ot six ships
on paper and not ono stick of timber
to build them had yet been cut Tho
vessels were designed to fight tho
north African pirate
Flvo years after tho recommenda
tlon was mado congress appropriated
money to buy live oak land Graver
nnd Blackboard Islands on tho coast
ot Georgia wero bought for 22COO
They contained 1960 acres
Louisiana wan bought soon after
nnd in 1817 tho Six Islands of 19000
acres nnd containing 37000 live oak
trees were withdrawn from sale nnd
set apart as a reserve In 1S25 con
Kress appropriated 10000 to buy add
ditional live onk land on Santa Rosa
Round western Florida and subse
quently other Florida timberlands ag
gregating 00234 acres wero reserved
Up to that tlmo nothing moro had
been done than to buy or reserve land
for the timber growing naturally up
on It but thu work was to bo carried
further upon tho Santa Jlosa purchase
Tho plan Included planting protecting
cultivating nnd cutting live oak Tor
tho navy Tho timber was then con
sldered indispensable In building war
vessels Much bad been sn 4 and
written of the danger of exhaustion of
supply Settlers destroyed tho timber
to clear land nnd European nations
Were buying largo quanllllcs for their
J navies In response to repeated warn
ings tho government finally took steps
to grow timber for Ha own use
a Young oaks were planted on the
Santa Rosa lands Difficulty was ex
perienced In inducing young trees to
grow Tho successful transplanting
of tho oak Is not easy unless done at
the proper time and in tho right way
Tho plantations at Santa Rosa were
generally unsuccessful but largo
quantities of acorns wero planted and
a fair proportion of them grew But
tho chief efforts wore directed to prun
lug training and caring for tho wild
trees Thickets about them were cut
any to let In aIr and light
What tho ultimate success of tho
forestry work would havo been can
not be told The civil war brought n
complete change In war vessels by
substituting Iron for wood Forestry
work slopped Tho timber reserves
wero neglected Squatters occupied
the land After a number of years all
the reserves except somo of the Florid
da land were opened to settlement
Mr Gifford Plnchol United States
forester and chairman of the national
conservation commission addressed
tho National Irrigation congress re
ently held at Spokane Wash in the
ourso of which ho said
The most valuablo citizen of this
or any other country Is tho man who
owns tho land from which ho makes
his living No other man has such
a stake in the country No other man
lends such steadiness and slabllllyto
our national life Therefore no other
question concerns us more Intimately
than the question of homes Perma
nent homes for ourselves our chit
dren and our nationthis Is the con
I tral problMa The policy of national
I
I
olrJNbptifHOr
us FOREcJ7EIta
Irrigation Is of value to the United
States In very many ways but the
greatest ot all Is this that national
Irrigation multiplies tho men who own
tho land from which they mako their
living The old saying Who over
heard of a man shouldering his gun
to fight for his boarding house rev
fleets this great truth that no man is so
Toady to defend his country not only
with arms but with his vote and his
contribution to public opinion as the
man with a permanent stake In It as
tho man who owns the land from
which he makes his living
Our country began as a nation of
fanners During the periods that gave
It Its character when our independ
once was won nnd when our union
was preserved we wero preeminent
ly a nation ot farmers We can not
and wo ought not to continuo exclu
sively or even chiefly aaagricultural
country becauso ono man can raise
food enough for many But the farm
er who owns his land is still tho back
bone of this nation and ono of the
things wo want most Is moro of him
The man on the farm Is valuable
to the nation like any other citizen
just In proportion to his Intelligence
character ability and patriotism but
unlike the other citizens also In pro
portion to his attachment to the soil
That Is tho principal spring of his
steadiness his sanity his simplicity
and directness anti many of his other
desirable qualities Ho Is the first ot
homemakers
homemakersTho
Tho nation that will lend tho world
will bo a nation of homes Tho ob
ject of tho great conservation move
meat is Just this to mako our country
a pcrsnanont and prosperous home for
ourselves and for our children nnd for
our childrens children and it Is n
task that is worth the best thought
nnd effort of any and nil of us
To achieve this or any other great
result straight thinking and strong
action are necessary and tho straight
thinking comes first To mako this
country what wo nped to have It wo I
must think clearly and directly about I
our problems and above all wo must
understand what the real problems
are Tho first thing wo need In this
country ns President Roosevelt so
well set forth in that great message
which told what ho had been trying
to do for tho American people is
equality of opportunity for every cltl
len No man should have loss and
no man ought to oak for any moro
Equality ot opportunity Is tho real ob
ject of our laws and institutions
Equality of opportunity a square
deal for every man the protection ot
the citizen against tho groat concen
trations of capital tho Intelligent use
ot laws and institutions for the public
good and the conservation ot our
natural resources not for the trusts
but for tho people theso are real Is
sues and real problems Upon such
things ns these tho perpetuity of this
country as a nation of homes really
depends Wo aro coming to see that
the simple things are tho things to
work for Mora than that wo are
coming to seo that the plain American
citizen Is the man to work for Tho
Imagination Is staggered by the mug
nitude ot tho prize for which wo work
If wo succeed tbcro will exist upon
this continent a sane strong people
living through the centuries in a land
subdued and controlled for tho service
of the people its rightful masters
owned by the many and notby the
few If wo fail the great interests
Increasing their control of our natur
al resources will thereby control the
country moro and more and the rights
ot tho people will fade into the privi
leges ot concentrated wealth
The diminutive chains ot habit aro
seldom heavy enough tobo felt UU
they are too strong to bo broken
Johnson
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TO T BOOST A POSTURE RATES
HITCHCOCK CALLS CONFERENCE
TO CONSIDER INCREASE
Plan la to Raise COlt of Registered
Letters from Eight to Ten
Cents
Washington Postmaster General
Hitchcock has called a conference of
postal officials which has for Its ob
ject the increasing of rates of regis
tcrlng letters from eight to ten cents
nn advance In the cost of money or
ders and a decrease In the prlco paid
to railroads for carrying the malls
The conference will bo held hero
Monday Postal officials from various
parts of the country who have knowl
edge of the operations of tho registry
division the money order division and
tho railway mall service will boon
hand to glvo their views
The registry omclals Invited to the
conference with the postmaster Gen
eral are
James D Bennett Chicago Eo S
Post and Edmund Sands New York
Alden II Weston Boston George Rol
ter Cincinnati Arthur IL Polls Indi
anapolis n Vlgnaux Atlanta Rob
ert II 81oby Kansas City John Ar
Leathers Louisville Henry Smith St
Louis W a Duff Plttsburg Charles
C Kellogg Detroit Marvin S Burke
Buffalo J A Abbott Baltimore
Thomas McLclstcr Philadelphia
Announcement of the proposed
change was made by Postmaster Gen
oral Hitchcock The decision of Mr
Hitchcock to Increase tho registry Ceo
followed an extended inquiry Into the
registry system by a special commit
tee appointed by tho postmaster gen
oral Mr Hitchcock and the members
of tho committee had a long confer
once Wednesday
It Is understood to be Mr Hitch
cocks purpose to tako up the registry
system first in considering all
branches of tho postal service for re
organization wherever greater em
ciency and less expenditure may bo
effected It Is thought that the serv
Ice may bo placed on a more business
like basis without working undue
hardship or Imposing unreasonable
burdens on the public
President Taft In his message to
congress next December will strongly
urge the early establishment of a
postal savings bank system Influen
tial members of both tho senate and
house are urging that the matter be
loft over until the monetary commis
sion has made Its report and ensuing
financial legislation has been dis
posed of
CENSUS SPECIAL AGENTS
Advisory Staff Has Been Appointed by
Director Durand for Temporary
Service
Washington The formation of the
census echedulcs upon which the
enumerators will enter tho informa
lion they secure next April IT one of
tho most important subjects now be
fore United States Census Director
Durand and Assistant Director Wit
loughby
The census law authorizes tho dl
rector to determine tho form nnd sub
division of the Inquiries necessary to
secure tho Information ordered by
congressTo
To assist in this work Director Du
rand has secured the cooperation of
n score or moro ot experts in statls
I tics economics agriculture manufac
I tures etc They have been appoint
ed expert special agents to servo Cor
n short time while the work of formu
bating plans is under way and are
now assembled In Washington The
agriculture manufactures and popu
lation schedules uro tho principal ones
under current discussion
In tho formation of the agricultu
rat schedule four of these experts are
acting as conferees J L CouUer H
C Taylor C F Warren Jr and
Thomas M Carver Mr Coulter is In
Rtructorln agricultural economics in
tho University of Minnesota Mr
Taylor is professor ot agricultural eco
nomics in tho University of Wiscon
sin Mr Warren is professor of farm
management and farm crops in Cor
nell university and Mr Carver is a
professor ot economics in Harvard
university
universityHANNIBAL
HANNIBAL HAMLIN HONORED
Centenary of the Distinguished States
mans Birth Is Fittingly Cele
brated at Paris Hill Me
Paris Hill MeAll Maine Friday
paid tribute to the memory of Han
nlbal Hauilln one of the greatest
statesmen tho Pine Tree state ever
produced This is the centenary of
Hamllns birth In Paris Hill and the
exercises were held in connection with
tho first old homo week In Maine
They were witnessed by a large gath
Bring of present and former residents
of the state including many veterans
of the civil war who remember Ham
lln especially as vicepresident dur
ing Abraham Lincolns first term
The culminating feature of tbo days
program was tho unveiling by the
Loyal Legion of a bronze tablet at the
house whero Hamlln was born
Shot Down from Ambush
St Louis Lured from his office by
a telephone call Louis Denny pro
praetor of tho Brentwood Soda Sup
ply Company probably was fatally
wounded by George Synder
Master Bakers Adjourn
Minneapolis Minn Tho national
convention of tho Association of Mas
ter Bakers adjourned after electing
officers for the coming year and se
lecting Baltimore Md as the next
conventionally
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Kentucky Items of Interest
OMAHA NEB CHOSEN
I I
By Associated Advertising Clubs of
America for Next Meeting Place
Louisville Ky Virginia oratory re
established a reputation for doing
things when W E Dabney of Rich
mond Va went into the convention
and by a real oration won a vote of 107
in favor of his town for tho next con
vention Omaha was finally selected
however having pledged many cities
8 C Dobbs of Atlanta was elected
president after a spectacular contest
Other officers wedO chosen as follows
W E Campbell Kansas City first vice
president P S Florea Indianapolis
secretary Loo Landau St Louis
treasurer Ray Woltz Chicago perma
nent sergeanlatarms directors Will
M Clemns Memphis L 11 Sawyer
St Louis Orva O Williams Chicago
S K Evans New York and P V Col
lins Minneapolis
SHUBERTS GET A THEATER
Auditorium In Lexington Leased by
Them for Five Years
Lexington KyTho Shuberts In
their fight against Klaw and Erlanger
hvo added another ahowbouso to
their list Through a contract be
tween J M Perklns of Frankfort
end tho local board of park commis
sioners they got the Auditorium in
this city for five years beginning
October 1 at an annual rental of 400
and tho understanding that the citi
zens of Lexington are to have tho use
rf tho house tree for all public tune
tons for which It was built upon the
Clvlng of 15 days notice Something
like 5000 Is to be expended In im
provements which at tho expiration
of the lease will become the property
of tho city
Louisville Ky Over 400 republican
chieftains sweltered here at a big ban
quet tendered United States Senator
Bradley
BradleyMaysvllle
Maysvlllc KyRobert T Cum
mings who committed suicide In Cin
anti was a native of Maysvllle Ky
aged 44 years Ho was a grandson of
the tale James II Hall founder of tho
Hall plow works this city
Henderson IyThe proposed IE
day race meet of tho Albuquerque Fair
and Racing association closed at the
end of the fourth days racing At
tachment suits amounting to between
700 and 800 were filed
Frankfort KyThe state marksman
ship record at the 500yard range was
broken at Camp J Franklin Bell by
Maj Felix Kerrick of tho First regi
ment who made a score cf 48 out of
a possible CO at tho long range
Henderson IyWIIl K Ball 41
shot and killed T D Duko who has
been doing the starting ut the Albu
querque Race association meet here
Duke died within five minutes after he
was shot Ball hurrendered to tho of
ficers and is now In custody
Louisville KyA T MacDonald
formerly managing editor of the
Louisville Herald but moro recently
secretary of the Louisville Commer
cial cub resigned the latter position
to become the corresponding secretary
of a local life Insurance company
Beattyvlllo KyWilliam Mays
Charles Duty G J Gentry and G
Wilkins United States revenue men
captured a largo moonshine still 20
gallons of liquor and 200 gallons of
beer at Ida May a mining camp near
this place The still was cunning at
full blast with James Prlco and Mil
lard Botnor Sr operating it
Greenup KyDemocrats nominated
Howard Williams for representative
J Watt Womack county Judge Judge
W T Cole county attorney J T
Lawson sheriff Stephen lowland
clerk John Prichard school super
intendent John Young jailer Mor
tis Vanbibber assessor
Frankfort KyCapt James Black
burn confirmed the report from Wash
ington that former Senator Black
burn will resign his position as gov
ernor general of the Panama canal and
retire on his farm In Woodford county
where ho will mako a specialty of
raising Shetland ponies
Louisville Ky William Mahondy
filed suit In the circuit court against
Ed Alvey tho wellknown sporting
I man to recover 8473 which ho claims
he lost in gambling with Alvey within
the past five years Tho petition
states that the money was lost in bet
ting gambling and wagering in sums
of io and over
Louisville KyJames Vaughn Cin
cinnati farm hand astonished 2000
Louisville baseball rooters by his stel
lar allround work Almost single
handed ho defeated tho Columbus club
C to 0 allowing but three hits Ho
also made four hits himself Including
a triple he stole tho only two bases
and fanned seven men
Galllpolls OTbo A P Uhrlg Jew
elry Co filed a petition In voluntary
I bankruptcy The liabilities are placed
at 20000 with assets about 10000
MILITIA ELECTS OFFICERS
First Regiment Refuses to Ratify Mor
ris Gifford as Lieutenant Colonel
Frankfort Ky The First regiment
officers and men refused to ratify the
appointment of Morris Gifford as lieu
tenant colonel II C Grinstead was
unopposed for colonel and received
every vote cast The majors aro
Henry E Mechling First battalion
Georgo D Leo Second battalion and
Felix Karrick Third battalion See
ond battalion Company F elected Go
E Frazco captain H Caller first
lieutenant and C 1C Nafur second
lieutenant Company K elected R L
Harris captain E W Sang first lieu
tenant and J W Laswcll second lieu
tenant Company H elected Wolsey
Cayce captain to succeed W R far
ris Third battalion Company D
elected G W Seymour Jr captain
and Forest Moss first lieutenant
BANK TELLER ARRESTED
On Charge of Embezzlement Preferred
by National Bank Examiner
Johnson
Loulsvlllo KyAs the result of a
consuming passion for diamonds and
fine clothes Fred G Miller who re
eigned his position as teller of the
Third National bank this city Au
gust 11 was arrested on a charge of
embezzlement preferred by National
Bank Examiner Percy Johnson Mil
lers peculations are said to amount
to more than 6000 and the National
Surety Company Millers surety has
ready paid 187136 to tho bank
According to tho officials of the bank
the examination Is not yet complete
and the alleged shortage will probably I
amount to 6000 It is said Miller se
cured the money interest fund due
time depositors on their certificates
PROSECUTING MEMBERS
Of Pool Who Disposed of Crops to Out
siders Is Burley Tobacco Society
Lexington IyThe Burley Tobacco
society is taking action in various
parts of tho state against members of
its pool In 1907 and 100S who after
signing a pledge to sell only to pool
members disposed of their crops to
outsiders At Maysvlllo tho board of
control of tho Burley society filed suit
against Thomas Malone for 5800
against C M Sidwell for 7610 and Pat
rick Collins for 2500 alleging they
bad violated tho pledge All will be
prosecuted under the provisions of the
Crccellus law passed by the last Ken
tucky legislature which prohibits such
salesFrankfort
Frankfort KyMrs James A Mur
lay daughter of Joseph Dellne tho
noted French chemist and soldier
died of apoplexy She was a sister
inlaw of Charles Reynolds a prom
inent Republican politician
Lexington KyJudge A M J
Cochran has Issued an order In the
federal court of Richmond dismissing
the suit of the Continental Realty Co
vs C J Llttlo and Wi L Taylor for
7496000Louisville
Louisville KyThe fifth annual
convention of tho Associated Adver
tising Clubs of America was begun
here when Mayor Grinstead welcomed
the delegates and threw the gates of
tho city wide open to them
Henderson KyIn a suit filed here
In the circuit court a receiver Is asked
for tho Southern Coal and Transpor
tation Co of Grafton W Va Incorporated
porated under the laws of Kentucky
and doing business at Robards this
countyLexington
Lexington Ky Secretary Clay of
the Lexington Commercia club says
he has been advised by local ware
housemen that 2000 will be required
to handle tho tobacco that will come
to tho local market In loose leaf the
coming winter
Louisville IyAn echo of the fail
uro of the old Masonic Bonk which
18 years ago carried thousands to
poverty was heard In Judge Mlllera
court when Nathan Kahn was appoint
ed to locate the depositors with whom
the Institution has not yet settled
Greenup KyEdward Conley Con
stable Joseph and Noah Walking were
shot and seriously wounded in a fight
here < Joseph and Watkins attempted
to arrest Conley who wrenched a rlllo
from Josephs band and shot both Jo
seph and Watkins Joseph then se
cured the rifle and shot Conley
Louisville Ky Promoters of the in
dependent democratic ticket here
headed by Owen Taylor for mayor an
nounced their complete ticket for the
salaried and nonsalaried offices The
ticket Is now complete with the ex
ception of the nominees for council
men magistrates and constables
Frankfort Ky Judgo James P
Gregory was reelected lieutenant
colonel of the First Kentucky regi
ment Leslie M Kayo was chosen
captain of Co H W II McCullough
was elected captain of Co B R H
Lucas 1st lieutenant and B II Davis
2d lieutenant O B TIcu was chosen
2d lieutenant of Co D
LEGAL TO SPEND MONEY
Under Sullivan School Law to Carry
Children to and From School
Frankfort Ky 4 Judgo OTlenr of
tho court of appeals decided that it
Is legal for the county board of ed
ucation to spend money under tho
Sullivan school law to carry children
to and from school In districts whero
the schools have been consolidated
Jndgo ORear refused to grant an In
junction prayed for by the citizens of
McCrackcn against the county board
of that county which Is spendlngtho
money hauling children to school at
Lono Oak where several of the coun
ty schools havo been consolidated
JUdge W M Reed had held that tho
consolidation could be made but that
tho monoy could not be used so that
Judgo ORear reverses this opinion
INNOCENT MAN PARDONED
By Acting Gov Cox After Having
Served Four Years on Charge
of Murder
Frankfort Ky After serving four
years in the penitentiary on the charge
of murder Frank Ward of Laurel
county was pardoned by Acting Gov
Cox During a general row at Pitts
burg Laurel county Got an Innocent
bystander was shot and Frank Ward
George Ward and J B Landrum vera
Indicted for the killing Tho two lat
ter were acquitted and Landrum wrote
to Gov Willson that the nad killed
Goff but that It was an accident
INJUNCTION GRANTED
Preventing City of Lexington Adopting
25Year Water Contract
Lexington KyThe hearing on tho
J P Hostetter intervening petition fur
an Injunction against the city of Lex
Ington to prevent the adoption of a 25
year water contract with tho Lexing
ton Hydraulic and Manufacturing Co
was concluded in the circuit court and
Judge Watts Parker granted the in
junction as he had previously ruled In
the case of J T Slade petitioning for
tho same purpose Tho Slade case Is
now before the court of appeals and a
decision is expected September20
WORLDBEATING JERSEY HERD
Is Desire of J N Camden in Purchas
ing Famous Bull Ibsen
Lexington KyIn closing a deal
with W S DIxon of Brandon Wla
for the purchase of the famous bull
Ibsen and four heifers J N Camden
the millionaire owner of the Hartland
and Spring Hill farms In Woodford
county and president of the Kentucky
Racing association announced his in
tention to get together n herd of Jer
seys second to none in tho world Ib
sen and tho heifers were recently im
ported from the Isle of Jersey
Lexington KyHerr Raymund
Kessler and Herr Max CaEpfari of
Perlin Germany wero here pur has
ing horses for tho German army They
bought of Tevis Wllkerson and Rich
ard Wilson four thoroughbreds
Frankfort Ky After sticking faith
fully by her husband for many years
Mrs Henry Youtsey has sued for di
vorce believing that the alleged mur
derer of William Goebel never will
be released from prison
Cynthlana Ky Herman Frank
Rohs son of Henry B Robs jeweler
of Cincinnati wbo has been employed
by his uncle H A Robs jeweler oC
this city is missing Robs is 20yeara
old has fair complexion blue eyes Is 5
feet 6 inches tall and wears glasses
Frankfort KyActing Gov Cox is
sued commissions to MajwT C Hollo
way Moj Charles W Hlbbitt and
Capt Irvin Llndenberger members of
the medical department of the First
regiment Judge W H Holt was ap
pointed special circuit judge for Carter
countyLexington
Lexington KyJudgo Cochran of
tho United States court granted tho t
prayer of the Braznell Co of Pitta
burg Pa and President Coffin of In
dianapolis that a receiver be appoint
ed for the now BellJellco Coal Co a
halfmllllondollar corporation with
headquarters here
Paducah KyrGround was broken
at Metropolis lit opposite hero on
the Burlington extension from llerrin
111 to this city Engineers heclaro
the extension is the first movq by tho
Burlington to establish a through route
to the Gulf for a share of the expected
Panama canal trade
Lexington Ky Several directors
ot the Kentucky association held a
iceetlng to discuss the question of a
fall race meeting hero It was decided
to postpone the matter until about
September 10 when a full session of
tho board con be bad
Paducah KyA petition signed by
masters and pilots ot boats plying be
tween Paducah and Cairo has been
sent to tho secretary or war protest
ing against tho granting of a permit
to the Burlington railroad to erect a
bridge acrcts the Ohio rtverfett
miles below this place
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