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V OL 1AY111....N 0 22,460. JACK LTKIH \YI\S A lURF CLASSIC IH )MPS HOME IX RICH MET ROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Thirl-, T' wmmd Permms (rather at Bclmont Pork tn Sec the Race Decided. Barney Scfcreiber's Jack Atkin. the four-year old son of Sain— El BalaAo. raced to his greatest triumph said to lasting turf fame in winning the seventeenth running of the rich Metropolitan Handicap at Bclmont Park yesterday. He took vp 12S pounds and, conceding weight to all his opponents, raced to the frogt in the first quarter and. malting the pace to suit himself, won easily by two lengths from James K. Keene's Resti pouche. Don Creole, the lightweight of the race, with only 85 pounds up, came from last place after rounding the turn, and in spite of bearing cut all through the stretch dosed with a gallant rush and finished third, a scant length behind Restiirouche. Spooner headed the spent and tir ■ — field, which included Superman, the Brook lyn Handicap winner last year; Balvtdere, the champion two-year-old of 100<\ and McCarter. •which beat Jsck Atk-n a head in the Excelsior Handicap two weeks ago and was the public fa vorite for the race yesterday. The race was lacking in sensational and spec tacular features and marred by some unfortu nate crowding just after the start, which put }!,- Carter on the fence and out of the race. From •what .■•■.) be learned from several of the jockeys. Schilling, on Jack Atkin. was responsi ble, but there was no claim of foul, and the fT^wards did not feel called upon to take any action. Except for this the race was truly run, but this in itself took much of the flavor out of the struggle, as the rank and file of those in at ■fndan^e backed MoCarter to win. A crowd that was conservatively estimated at thirty thousand persons was in attendance, and ur.der the most favorable conditions for a day lr The open air enjoyed itself to the full, even thotjgb McCarter wasrbeaten. JACK ATKIN" RUNS HIS BEST RACE. Jack" Atkin ran the best race at his career. He C pvere<3 the distance, one mi!'', in the fast time cf 1:353-o, -which ■was a record for the stake fine it has been run at Belmont Park, and not Bar behind the track record of 1 :37 2-5. made by I BHBBha. with I<H pounds up. in October, 10<>r>. Ke -Bias quoted at S to 1 In the betting, and did an*, attract much support except from those who consider him more or less of an equine hero, as the form players could not figure how he could ta.k»> up his heavy impost and beat MeCarter with eJeven pounds in the latter* s. favor, whereas MrCarter had beaten him in the Excelsior Han dicap at only six pounds difference in the •weights. Schilling:, who had the mount, rode a perfect race, although he had to do little more than sit stilL The hoy was severely criticised for what appeared like some rough riding just after the start, for whicn, however, he claimed leter he *-as not to blame. Earaey Schreiber was not at the track to see his rood horse in. as he is still in California. Jack Atkin. his agent in the East, for whom the hors-e is named, was present, however, and. highly elated, rushed off to the telegraph office. «-vrn before the numbers went up, to flash the pood news to Mr. Bchreiber. He sent the fol lowing terse message: ""Best horse in the world just won; congratu lS*!onS." This was enough, and while racegoers will not aajre* with him as ' Jack Atkin being the best horse in the world. Herman Brandt, his trainer. and Barney Bchreiber. his owner, have some rea son to believe so, as the horse keeps on winning find eMng all thai is required of him in the most Impressive and convincing- fashion. EIG CROWD IX ATTENDANCE. The size of the crowd was a striking tribute to the sport. It was cosmopolitan in its make up, but prosperous looking, withal, from club &)usc to field. Men high in the business, finan cial a:ii professional ivorlds rubbed elbows with their lets fortunate brothers in the enjoyment c? -"-ing the thoroughbreds in keen and bitter v.ri'c-. The fashionable set was out in force end j>re-<?rripted the clubhouse in, which was ; Fay it h the bright gowns and striking milli- E'ry or the wonv^i. The grandstand was full to leverßoning. while the lawn In front looked like ' '* Et^rm-suept sea of hats, as from that place Jttany »^re forced to mtch the races, 01 what lit:', of them could be seen, with all other points cf rantagc taken. The field inclosure had every apjv.iriijirr- of a hugv? ant heap or a mom *fceat pit In the days «.f a panic. From the STaud stand it looked as if there was not the tln!«^t place for the proverbial "one more." Bdraor.t I'ark. tiio newest and greatest race cour*., in the country, and fittingly called the Nevrrark't of America, seemed more Impressive **!d magnificent than ever in contrast »itlf*the f'jmc-.ihat natron- confines at Jamaica. It was thp opening day of the Westchester nacing As wciaiion sj,rij.g m'.-eting. The various courses in perfect condition, and so fast that rec frd.- will be in danger throughout the meeting. "The horses ran ih.- reverse way of the track, as *b«-v <y> in EnglariVl. but racegoers have become awe «.r Jess used to it frort previous seasons E pS do complaints were heard. Between races the leather divided attention *itfc the borees. it compelled keen enjoyment. toe day v.as made to the exact measure of *-at amounted to a racing holiday. Those who •eared t,, Jfave thc . ir cOats and wraps at hojJle «WUjJ*d the sun too ambitious, but one bad to s.> C ! i<tioUS il)deed to bid anything to grumble ->U>. < a j- v%as tJlc da ,. and S() • ana y(?t fr-.sfi the trains, which from noon until »v "' ° V! ° a: ro3]e< i wp •» the platforms and th.jusands who sought this means loV** 11 * I*1 '* the ' !atk . OJi « .'• it sc if transported Wv^' N '' ! ' l ' /!i j<ar:tui.>e. The parkllke en- I tfcasM *' tJI lIS hwl ' liu S trees and shrubbery. ' •sitHe 0 - Ti " hlS ' roon ? y * ■ omfortable grandstand to *^' vlijI ° tl! * syenc across the green infield ; w " ■aio few ljills l^yond, bright it; the ' ■**'*>* *f.rii.j; f v.as a feast iJ the eye. J->J -> PARADE OF AUTOMOBILES. »i/ Undr<?<js! made tlle tri »» lw the track in motor rven; *^ " !!<r< -' *"<** autcroobllea aough of Ma * ** ' ' lnak * and deiscrlptloii In the parking; thr* ' ; '*" r '' lIi * l' a<JJo< kl " furnish two or ' T.'.".," < '." <i >>Z " d 631wa * The road leading to ' r-u, j." " V;!ft :ail] y aiiyc ivlUi machines for U,<'y '' lS J " ft ' r '' T} "i fi»"*t race was called, and \ chi- VV * J< s ' i<JiiJ S ■ enwiixie .■•■■■ 11 from the jjj ' lli t " u ' h u '"iUis that <ne might hive Jniag- ■ <:C: C - l a v <»"J*-rh:it cup Tine uai »j be de- ; l! 0. !»■ das I • , ' • HMMi on Hflb |»f>c». I . F\ OEI-IGHTFLL TOOH« -A£.t.' rettCi: W«o<is. •-' «• *J*zs at UN B'way. I 1 To-daj, rain and coolrr. x NEW- YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 11)08.— TWELVE PAGES.— »?«£. IWS, by To-morrow, rain; variable winds. -> Lv »- 1 UItJY, 1 xIUxIJMJA i , 31 A X 14, 1900. I\\ -LJL \Lt ' 1 AVjrl^O. Tho Trlbuno Association. THE PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, SPECIAL GUESTS AND GOVERNORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. ■ '• % , - • (Copyright. IWW>. by Harris K»ln..i -- 4 ;_ FOIR AIRSHIP FLIGHTS. Wright Brothers Cover Three Miles in Circular Experiment. Manteo. x. C^ May 13. — The aeroplane in vented by the Wright brothers, of Dayton. Ohio, madp four flislits to-day at Kill Dcvi! Hill with apparently the most successful results. The first flight was in a straicht course, and the airship sj» d gracefully alons the route mapped out for it for three-quarters of a mile. Then followed an effort of more serious pretensions, the aero plane this time making a complete circle and covering: « distance of approximately three miles At all times tho machine was apparently under perfect control and in every move ap peared to respond to the guiding efforts of The two aeronauts. SLAUGHTER IX A JAIL. Russian Guards Kill Twenty-nine Prisoners at Ehaterinoslav. Ekaterfnoelav. May 13.— The attempt made yesterday by prisoners to break jail here after making a breach in the wall of the guardroom with a bomb was a failure, but it brought about a horrible scene of slaughter in and around the jail building. Twenty-eight of the prisoners were shot to death by the guard, and one of them has since died from his wounds. Thirty others were wounded, and it is expected that several of these will die. _4s fnnn as the bomb was thrown one of the detachment of prisoners charged the guards in the courtroom and attempted to climb the wall. Twelve of thecr ncn were killed instantly, while others were wounded. At the same time a sec ond body of prisoners rushed t<> the kitchen, and, seizing knives and other weapons, at tempted to cjt their way to liberty. They were surrounded and killed to a man by the soldier?, who were Hastily summoned by the prison authorities. The explosion threw the whole prison into a state of panic. The inmates who took no part in the plot gathered in the windows overlooking the courtyard. They were ordered to draw back, but refused, whereupon the guards fired volleys into the open windows. Two prisoners were shot down while attempting to escape over the roof of Ui«- building. So far as is known not on<» succeeded in setting away. The chief warden off the prison Is amontr the wounded. TRY TO STEAL BRVAX. JR. Would-Be Kidnappers Escape Trap Laid by Detectives. [ By Telegraph to Th» Tribune. I Galveston, May 13. — William Jennings Bryan, jr.. seventeen years old, had a narrow escape this week from the hands of kidnappers, to be held for a ransom, near Seabrooke, in Harris County. Two Plnkerton detectives induced young Bryan JACK ATKIN WINNING THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP AT BELMONT PARK YESTERDAY. 1 Photograph by the Pictorial News Cumpany • to accept an invitation for a hunting expedi tion arranged by the would-be abductors so that the officers could capture them. The con spirators sent a launch, with instructions to bring nobody hat Bryan to their camp on th.? i other side of the bay. Bryan was placed aboard and the officers put off in another boat to reach the camp, but when they landed they found the abductors had escaped. A boatman who had been hired to help In th_ kidnapping tot drunk and told of the plot. MILLINER WINS $3,200 ON HORSE RACE Miss .M..H1... B. BThtte. a milliner, saw the horses prance by the grandstand ... Belmont Park yester day . and: singling out Jack A ' kl "' said to a '""' •-••J*T' <1 by her ' -Why 1 aw Jack Atkln> picture In the paper a »«ek or >•• »Ro I'm P«i»g to I" a little on Jack; >.. looks Rood to me." < Mi - White r,H..i William Long, of the marriage license bureau „< the City Hall, whom ahe knew, and asked him to lay ti ! »i on Jack Atkin ■" vto 1. KU<r the ,,» «ap ran Mr. U>ng handed $3,500 a-* Ricninirs 10 Mis- V.lilte. DEWEY'S "SPECIAL SEC" CHAMPAGNE Fermented In tne bottle, French method. I! i Dewe>- ft Sons Co., I3S Fulton fit.. New Yerk. SEA3IAXAPrRnV.ES TEST DIDST CALL BRIDGE SAFE. Revised Strain Sheets of BlackwelFs Island Structure Withheld. Th" pnMtivn statement mad» by ex-Hri'le" Com missioner Tjniionthal In The Tribune yesterday morning that the Blackwell's Island Bridge would he dangerously overloaded if the structure should be coniiiletod with the liich stresses provided lor in the revised plan.- brought forth no answer what ever fr.om the officials of the Bridge Department Commissioner Stevenson scoffed at the suggestion made by Mr. LJndenthal that a model pf the m*i>! compression members of the hri<lir.. should be made and tested, and intimated that inasmuch as the department's engineers knew the bridge was saf^ it would be simply a waste of public money to make such a Kst. chief Engineer Ingersoll posi tively refused to talk. Henry B. Seaman, chi-f . nsin-Tr of the Public Service Commission urd formerly one of the iniiise experts of the engineering staff of ib.- -its Bridge Department on the other band, regarded the sug gestion for a ni"d.l test made b) ex-Commissioner Undent ha 1 as an admirable one, arid expressed th* opinion that the Departmen) of Bridges should wel come indorsement by a comi: sion of expert 011 gineers. COMMISSIONER AM' ENGINEER CONFER. Commissioner Stevenson had a con: ultation yes terday morning with C. M. Ingersoll, liis chief en gineer, regarding thr statement made by Gustavc LJndenthal in The Tribune. Following It Mr. Stevenson said: "We know wV are right in o;r construction of the Blackwell's Island Bridge. We know the hridgp is safe. We h=id the bridge computations reflgured fmn: top to bottom after the Quebec bridge disas ter, and found lhat tlio weakness there did not in an) way exist in the Blackwell's Island struct ure. I do not purpose to he drawn into an argu ment with an anonymous engineer. While Mr Undentbal lias been quoted to some extent, be says himself that he Is noi familiar with the changes that have been made." Mr. Stevenson said earlier in the da: that after the Quebec disaster Mr. Ingersoll, Mr. Seaman. John B. Wflkins and Leon S. Moisseiff were sent by the department to make an investigation of the ..-:■:■.■ e,f the collapse This was done because the rfkckwell's Island Bridge was also a cantilever structure. Their verbal report to him. Mr. Steven "som said, agreed with that of the Canadian com mission, but no written report was mad', as their information was confidential. These engineers then made a thorough re-exami nation of Th. local bridge. Mr. Stevenson said that they were satisfied that the structure was abso lutely safe, He said that Mr. Moisseiff had made a report to the United States government, having been detailed to do so. Mr. Stevenson said that there was probably no superior in the profession to Mr. Moisseiff in figuring tensile strength in bridges. He is now in Europe. Mr. Undenthal's suggestion of a model to give a practical test of the bridge was scoffed at by Mr. Stevenson. He said that as they were sure that the bridge was safe it w-<uild be foolish to subject the city to the additional cost. MR. SEAMAN FAVORS A TEST. Henry B. Seaman, chief engineer of the Public Service Commission, was asked by a Tribune re porter if he had made a verbal report while a member of the vngineerkig fctafT of the Bridge Department to the effect that he was satisfied that the Blackwell's Island BriU^*.-, as erected, was ab •oldtely safe, a- stated In the interview earlier in tho day with Bridge Commissioner Stevenson? "l have nut had time," replied Mr. Sen wan, "to read carefully ii:<- article which appeared in The Tribune of Monday morning with respect to the Blackwell's Island Bridge, but abstracts from it bav< been read '•<■ me. I nave also glanced over the articl< la The Tribune 'f this morning which contains tha suggestion from ex-Commlsaionei LJndenthal that tests of models of the main com pression members of the itructure should rip mad*v 1 Miiiik this Btiggest on an admirable one; the oost ivould i"- comparatively small, snd I think it un doubtedly uoiiM receive the todorsement <>f Chief Engineer tngersoll. "The Bridge Commissioner, In a statement made to-day, said that you «••■ ■ one of A party of four engineers from th- city Bridge Department that was sent to Quebec to niaKe an Investigation Into the cause of th*» collapse of the cantilever bridge there. He also stated that you agreed with the views expressed in the report of the Canadian commission as to th« cause >■:" the collapse?" "The views of the Canadian commission had not beep expressed at the time we made our report. Gmticufd «n foiuUt s«<«. "L" MURJ)EB EXPLAINED U 111 El) TO KILL lirrCUEll. But WovXd-Be Victim I'scd Knife First — Two Arrests. s. With the arrest for the second time of Pas qualle Lavaglia lato yesterday l>y detectives of the tv-ntral office, the police have a pris oner who seems r^ble to explain the mur der of Thomas Perimq on the Third avenue elevated station at -*th street on Tuesday night. The prisoner appeared on Tuesday evening at Pt. Gregory's Hospital, where he had several stab wounds dressed, which h* told the police he hid received at Third avenue and ITUi street. He was permitted to k". -md th^n the po l!c< received word of tii* stabbing at - s th street. After i.avaclia was put through the third <i' 3 gTee th" police leirned, they say, that he and two others were hired to kill a man named "Whitey" Miller, an employe of a butcher .-hop at Xo. i;i; Catherine street, and that it was he whom they thought they attacked on the stepie of The 28th street station. Perimo, th^ murdered man. was ono of the trio, according to the police, the prisoner him self was another, and the police say they know thi third but won't tell who jt is. Corrobora tion of the information alleged to have been ob tained from Lavaglia came to the Central Office yesterday over the telephone, a voice at the other end saying: "I'm the man who killed Perimo, but I did it in self-defence; be -md two others set nr|n me, and I had to defend my self." Kate last mplit tile Miller of the case, who proved to be Oscar Mueller, of No. 4.''.r. K»urth avemi>\ Brooklyn, was arrested n<*ar there, by Manhattan Central Office detectives and locked ap at Police Headquarters, charged with caus ing the death of Thomas Perimo. Mueller said he worked for a butcher named Kahn, at No. >'<*', Catharine street. On Friday last, he said, he and another employe, William Koenig, of No. KM Marcy avenue, Brooklyn, were out in front of the shop unloading some beef. Two Italians who were loitering about the doorway got in his way, he declared, ami nfter he had ordered them to set away and they still persisted in hanjrini? about he knocked 01 f them ov«r. On Saturday, lie said, an Italian entered the store and, coming up to him. said: ■'I've been hired to do you up for 550; now. 1 don't want to do you up, so let's p.-t together on this deil this way. You meet me somewhere and II! bang you up a little anil you put some bandages around your head and make out you've been handled pretty roughly, and well split the $50." After that Mueller said he heard there was a gang of Italians trailing him. "And then on Tuesday night."' continued Muel ler, "this gang jumped on me on the V,' steps, and I pulled the knife and got busy. One fel- low went down, that Perirno. I guess, from what I've read since, and the rest scattered. 1 took after one, and I guess that's this Lavaglia, but he g<>t away. And then I went back to the .shop." Mueller waa taken from Police Headquarter* (o Bellevue Hospital at an early hour this morn ing and first to the cot of George Kaiser. The patleni to.>k one look at Mueller and then said thai h>- had never seen aim before. At Lavaglia'a cot, however, there waa ;t dif ferent set ne. Whfle the three detectives who bad arrested Mueller were approaching tha cot with their prisoner l.uvaxli.i raised himself up on lii^ elbows, and as Mueller «ot near the col hp tried to leap at him. "That's the man who killed my partner and who did for me.** Bhouted the Italian, and the detectives bad to ad quickly to restrain him frfcm attacking Mueller In the hospital REAR ADMIRAL RAE DEAD. Washington, .May IS. R< ai Admiral Charles Whiteslde Flae. engineer in ■ btei of the navy and chief of th' bureau 01 steam navigation of 'th* Navy Department, died at his home here to night, from a complication 01 diseases. AFGHANS READY TO FIGHT Punitive Force Reaches Hand— Ameer Threatens Rebel*. Simla, May 13.— The British pwnJtiTe force against th« Mohmand tribesmen, wiiich consists of two brigades under the command ol M <j"r Uenerai Star James Willcocks, has arrived at Dand. twenty miles nortTa of Peshawar. If is evident that the tribesmen Intend rie' ting, for they have scut their women and children away nri'l have taken positions in th<-> hills Aa an Indication of hi* friendliness toward the Britisb the Ameer of Afgbanistaa has issued stringent orders against preaching a taolj war nndei penalty of tearing out the offenders' tongues. He l.as also Issued orders, that all Afghans who join the invading tribesmen shall have their feel 1 ut off. ■' ■ — TOTAL SHOUT AGE $IJOoO/WO.l J OoO/WO. Alleged Thai PHtsburg Cashier Operated by Spurious- Xotes. [Ry T°t»graph 10 Th" Tribune. ) Pittsburg-, May 1."..— As a result of further in vestigation by National Bank Examiner William I. Folds, the shortage of William Montgomery, former cashier of the Allegheny National Bank, has been Increased $100,000, making the total amount of his known defalcation $] 350.0U© To-day Montgomery, under guard of his friends, was taken to the off! of bis attorney, where he made another and fuller statement. It is said that he gave information which will probably result in the arrest of persona impli cated with him in looting the bank. The announcement was made this afternoon on the floor of the Clearing House that the Marine National Bank, which for years has cleared through the Alleghany. would in future clear through the Union National. The system by which Montgomery is alleged to have operated became known to-day. it is said that most of the money was taken from the bank on notes signed with names greatly re sembling those of prominent business men. the names being slightly misspelled or the middle initial changed, it is asserted that Montgom ery later signed the names correctly, and that there will likely be a number of charges of for gery made against him. THREE TOWNS WRECKED. Tornadoes Cause Loss of Life and Great Pro pert'/ Da mage. Atlanta. May 13. — A tornado | irta of Louisiana to-day, causing 10.-s of life in Gilttam, Oil City and BoDinger, La The storm started north of Shreveport, swept along to Little Rock, Texarkana. and is centred to-night in Texas, The propi rty damage is heavy. It Is reported that Giliiam. a town ot two hundred inhabitants, is "wiped out and that a number of lives has been lost. <_>: City is aN > reported destroyed, with a loss of life, and a number of persons injured. Three persona are reported killed and ten others injured at BolHn ger. which was practically destroyed. I By Telegrmpb t-> Thr- Tribune, ] Guthrie. Okla.. May .11.— The town »l Norman was partly wrecked by a tornado and clouuburst to-night. At Franklin many nous* wen de stroyed and several persona injured. Tornadoes caused much damage at Shaw nee, tlardin sad Chandler. "IN GOD WE TRUST" GOES BACK. Both Houses of Congress Have Voted to Re store Coin Motto. Washington, m.i-, 13 iv. s. < • le : without amendment, t*M llmm bill restoring th» motto "In <.■■'! Ws Trust" 1 1 mted TO PHILADELPHIA EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR In I Hour?. En N- ■>.* Jer»*v C«ntr.»! Schedule oa tue 12. lid PATRONS FRAJSE JT.-AdvL PRICE THRKK CENTS. PBESIDE.VT CONFERS WITH GOVERNORS DEVISISG PLASS TO SAVE NATVRAL RKSOI'KI KS. I Remarkable Gathering: of Public Men at White House — State and National Organization, May Result. \ r [From Th« Tribun- Bureau. J ■Washington. May lo.— The conference of *■**••. ernors at the White House to-day on the con servation of natural resources was a personal triumph for the President, as well as an epoch making, historic event. When he called the re markable gathering to order he was applauded and in his opening address was frequently com pelled to stop to let the Governors and scdentist3 . hrer themselves into silence. With the excep tion of ex-President Cleveland, who was unablai to come to Washington on account of Illness, all the distinguished invited guests were pres ent, and with few absentees all the Governors expected were seated facing the President in that East Room when the Executive's gavel fell to call lisa meeting to order. The most applauded features of the morning session, which was de voted almost entirely to the President's address, were those passages in which he recalled thai fact that Washington had been instrumental In, gathering a similar conference, which resulted In the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, and his challenge tojCongress to provide for the perpetuation of the Waterways Commis sion or he would do it himself. Governor Hughes, who chose a seat in the first row next to William J. Bryan and immediately in front of the President, led frequently In the numerous demonstrations of approval which interrupted the President. RESULTS OF FIRST DAT. Two Ideas destined to mark material progress) in America's future resulted from the first day of the conference. The first is that a permanent organization between the states and the nation is necessary to accomplish the end sought, and will probably result from the present conference. The second, suggested by Secretary Root. is that there is no limitation by th» Constitution to the agreements which may be mad* between th« states, subject to the approval of (•onarn»«s. Tho two ideas fully developed, it Is predicted, would result in the conservation of the energies and re sources of the nation through uniform and tin conflicting: laws, both national and state. The idea that the conference should be per petuated developed in the form of resolutions of fered by Governor Glenn of North Carolina and Governor Folk of Missouri. There were many others, but a parliamentary move to save tima sent them to committee for consideration. So crowded was the day with interesting and important developments and so fraught with, history making possibilities— material, political and social— that to make a categorical enumera tion of its features would seem to give the beat conception of the occasion. THE SCENE in THE EAST ROOM. Forty-four Governors of sovereign states of the Union sat on gilded chairs in the historic East Room of the White House and chatted fror- 111 to 11 o'clock this morning-. Five hun dred other persons taxed the capacity of the room. They were Cabinet officers. Supremo Court justices. Senators. Representatives and experts in all lines of industry. "With a flourish, of trumpets the President and the Vice-Presi dent entered at 11 o'clock, and the conference, the first of its kind in the history of th*« nation. began. The setting of the scene was magnificent and impressive. It was the East Room, designed in Colonial days, and occupying the entire east end of the mansion. it is elegant in its polished oak floor, white walls and celling rich In simplicity Of decoration and gold plush draperies. The as semblage faced the east wall, where there was a platform done in green plush, backed by two large framed maps of the United States show ing in co^rs its various resources, in the centre of which was a device for the production of colored glass illustrations of the speeches, with a glaring reproduction of a forest fire on view. Seats of honor directly in front of these maps were occupied by members of the Cabinet and Justices of the Supreme Court. The President, and the Vice- President occupied high backed, green plush chairs on either side of the centre.' PRESIDENT WARMLY WELCOMED. There was no doubting the first climax of th» flay. It was the reception of the President. He* bad been at work in the executive offices up to> the very minute of convenfng. He entered the East Room at exactly 11 o'clock, as the Marine Band gave the Presidential honors. The Gov ernors arose; they clapped their hands; they shouted. Five hundred others took the cue. and the demonstration became tumultuous. Then followed a hush. The venerable Dr. Ed ward Everett Hale, the chaplain of th« Senate, leaning one arm on the back of th? chair la which the President sat. read from the Script ures the description of the fertilty of the land promised to the Children of Israel, and followed with a supplication for guidance tn the present undertaking. I:---..!. I Ro Hal ssTtyi minute speech v.as many times interrupted by applause, and when he finally reached his point .••' praise of Hat Inland Waterways Commission and declared with characteristic vigor that should Congress neglect to perpetuate the com- Illilli" • will di> it myself." he "captured" the assemblage. The Governors stood up andi shouted. Senators and Congressmen added a laugh to their applause, and general assent waa given to the sentiment. THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. The President spoke as follows: Governors of the Several States and Gf ntiemen* I welcome you to this ccnferencc at the White House. You have tow hither at my request so that we may Join together to consider the question ■■• the conservation and use vt th« great amrntal sources of wealth of thU nation. So vital is thai question that tor the tirxt time in our history the chief executive of ficers 'of the seal separately arid of the seal together forming the nation have met to con- Mder it. With the Governors come men from eae!i state chosen for their special acquaintance wit.i the terms of the problem thai is before us. Among them are experts in natural resources and representatives of national organt,:a,tioi:J concerned iti the development and use or thestj resources: the Senators and Representatives in Congress: the Supreme Court, the Cabinet and ihe Inland Waterways Commission have like wail been invited 10 the conference, wliich i* therefore national in a peculiar sense. Thli conference on its* conservation of natural resources is in effect a meeting- of the repre sentatives of all the people of th/» United States called to consider the weightiest problem now before the nation, and the utv.4ji.-u for u«