CONSERVATIONISTS AND DEVOLOPERS
DEADLOCKED. ON WATER-POWER RILLS
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By Kent R. Cochran.
Pool Sc News Service Staff Corre
spondent.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The dead
lock over waterpower legislation which
marked the last session of Congress
and has extended through the prcse t
stsplon to the present time, bids fair
to continue until March 4, at which
time the bills will die with the Con
giejs. This means that no legisla
tion will be had and that the question
will be taken up de novo In the sixty
flf'h Congress.
The prospects are that western in
terests which have for years been
clamoring for legislation that will per
mit the development of the Immense
waterpowers In that section will find
It Impossible to obtain relief for at
let st another year. Even ‘hough a
special session of Congress should ' e
celled in the spring or summer It
doubtful whether the opposing fac
tions could agree on uny compromise
plan that could be passed.
At present the conservation forces
o* the country.particularly that branch
of them that ha* followed Qlfford Pin
chot and his teaching*, and water
power Interests and western public
sentiment appear as far apart In their
policies and desires as they were
during the last Kepublican admlnis
tiatlon. The Plnchotists have do- !
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manded terms so severe that water
i power and western Interests general
ly declare they would rather leave
i matters as they now are and permit
the waterpowe'-s to lie undeveloped
1 than to suffer the enactment of harm
ful and useless legislation.
The plan of the conservationists is
; embodied In the Adamson bill and
* that of the waterpower Interests In
! the Shields bill. The Adamson and
Shields bills respectively passed the
houso and senate during the lust ses
sion and have since been in confer
1 ence. Their provisions are so widely
Ulvirgent that all leaders have des
paired of agreement and action.
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
| injected himself into the waterpower
flf,ht because, as he said, he believes
waterpower legislation to be probably |
the moat vital oonaidaration before
Ci agrees, and feel* that soma definite
action should have bean taken long
ago. Ho has come forward with a
proposal that a special commission
be created consisting of the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of the Interior, the
conmlsslon to have power to regulate
the waterpower business and to grant
leases of waterpower rights on both
public lands and navigable streams
House leaders declare that body will
never agree to such a proposal.
Representative Kent of California,
is one of the most conspicuous figures
o' the house side in the contest for
the enactment of laws permitting
proper development of the west. In a
recent Interview be told the Pacific
News Service correspondent that It
would he better to let the waterpower
question wait awhile than to enact
any legislation that would permit
tiusts to sieze waterpower rights or
permit conservationists to seal up the
potential utility of the streams and
waterfalls Indefinitely. He desires to
drive a middle course.
Mr. Kent asserts that through
strong addition to old principles which
| recognized private ownership of Land
from the center of the earth to the
surface has cos*. the people many
public rights. Tradition, he said,has
built up many prejudices about the
ownership of land which must be
overcome. He said vast tracts of
tlmberland are wastefully exploited
by private Interests because of legal
■ protection and that the coal and pe
troleum resources of the country have
been sewed up for the benefit of vest
ed Interests. Unless the people take
a strong stand for the protection and
the wise utility of the streams these
agencies of usefulness also will be
taken away from them. He holds
the view that a mistake Is made when
people say society rests on the stabili
ty of the land laws In protecting priv
ate property. Ho declares the situa
tion actually Is reversed and that the
land law'3 should rest on Boclety.
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Pacific New* Service, Wash. Buront
WASHINGTON, Chrles M. Schwab
has suggested to the navy department
that the United States government
purchase the Union Iron Works of Sun
• Francisco. This rumor, first heard In
governmental and legislative circles
two weeks ago. Is rapidly gaining
credance among those who profe38 to
bo "in the know" on matters touching
the naval program and shipbuilding In
gtneraL
While no navy department official
or congressional naval affairs commit
teemen would dl3cuss the report when
questioned recently several of them
freely discussed the fact that the gov
ernment Is experiencing difficulty tn
letting contracts for warship con
struction In line with the naval pro
gram and they made no secret of the
fact that the problem of speeding up
the building program Is one of the
biggeat matters under discussion In
the navy department.
The fact that Mr. Schwab and his
; associates who control the Union Iron
Works for the last two years have
. been erecting a big plant In Oakland,
i where a large tract of suitable ground
has been obtained, and that the San
Francisco plant long ago reached Its
maximum development owing to the
prohibitive price asked for adjacent
property, lcnd3 considerable strength
to the report. The Schwab Interests,
it was said, have unbounded faith In
the shipbuilding Industry of the Pa
ciflflc coast, and wish to dispose of the
San FrancUco property If a sale can
be consumated at a fair figure, after
which they will proceed with the
erection of a huge plant at Oakland.
The Bay City holdings as at present
constituted do not make for maximum
efficiency and economy It was pointed
out .and admission Is made that two
or three years after peace Is declared
when tho shipbuilding industry shall
have returned ot normal the Schwab
Interests would prefer a single plant
on San FrancUco Bay.
That Secretary Daniels has dua
cussed at length the building of new
shipyards, tho cnlargment of existing
yards end the purchase of private
yards In order that the naval building
piogram may be carried out without
delay and excessive cost to the gov
ernment is admitted, and high offlclels
are of the opinion that If any private
plant were to be purchased, that plant
would In all probability bo tho Union
lion Works. Private shipbuilders are
so prosperous at present, It is pointed
out, that they would not consider dls
posing of their plants except at pricee
which the government would not pay.
But Mr. Schwab's San Francisco con
cern presents an entirely different
pioposition and official circles In
Washington expect developments in
the near future.
Government ownership would result
In continuous operation of the San
Francisco plant to its maximum ca
pacity for an Indefinite period, it was
reported. The naval program mu3t
b< maintained which means that all
fidcrally-owned yards will swarm
with workmen during dull years of
financial depression as well as through
seasons of great profit-making a.s at
present maintain. -For this reason It
is believed San Francisco would wel
come the transfer of the property to
lfncle Sam.
GRIND YOUR OWN WHEAT S
AND REDUCE LIVING COST
Pacific New* Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The depart
ment of Agriculture la udvocuting
heme grinding of wheat as a means of
reducing the high cost of living. In
, cldently, the Department strikes hard
at the ceroal broakfast foods, manu
fretured and distributed In large
quantities. In a statement issued by
• the Department It U Indicated that
enormous profits are made by the pat
ented cereal manufacturers, for the
Department says It Is feasible for
practically anyone to secure wheat at
5 cents per pound.
Home ground wheat Is extremely
nutritious according to Department
scientists. The entire value of the
wheat Is retained by home grinding.
In is stated. Home-ground wheat con
tains more minerals than patented
cereals and therefore builds up the
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body more rapidly. Loss food of other
sort3 is required by persons eating
the whole wheat ground by simple
home methods, the Department says.
An ordinary coffco mill will grind
wheat flno enough for use as a break*
fast cereal. Such a food is very pal*
stable in addition to its highly nutri
tive qualities, the Department says.
Wheat makes an old fashioned mush
which is superior to almost any pat
ented feod on the market, the Depart
ment asserts.
Bread may be made cheaply out of
home-ground wheat of a mixture of
such wheat and ordinary grocery
store flour. The Department la of
the opinion that the people would
have less cause to complain of the
high cost of living If they resorted to
a few homely methods of preparing
food.
SPENT TANBARK MAKES
6000 ASPHALT
SHINGLES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Satisfactory
asphalt shingles have been mide
from spent tanbark In the Forest
P rducti Laboratory at Madison,
W's., according to the United States
Foiest Service. In fact, officials state
the- experiments with the bark prom
■'ta to result In a new Industry. At
present 160 tons of tanbark la being
sc used every week, which la directly
responsible for the increased price oof
‘■he bark from 10 easts w |M( • leg.
GANGER MORTALITY
STEADILY INCREASES
Pacific News Son-Ice, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON. D. C.—Mortality
frria cancer end other maligant tu
mors has been steadily increasing tor
the past flf'een years according o
lutlstlca gathered by the Bureau of
•»• Census, t if greater in cities
ttan in country districts and mo
women suffer #rom the ravages of tne
uievase than men. according to the
it port The cancer death rate now is
tU ut 79.4 per 100,000 of popluatlon,
Purcsu »’/s.
( (lifornla among the five -utes
ih< v ing the greatest mortality from
tUs class of disease. California
stows a mortality rate of 97.9 per
100.000. The disease ts most ma.ked
In old people.
FORMOSA CAMPAIGN
FOR OUR TEA TRADE
Pacific Newe Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHIQTON, In an attempt to
take advantage of changed com
merce conditions which were brought
about by the war the government of
Formosa has subsidized certain tea
concerns which shortly will establish
luxurious afternoon tea rooms In New
York and other principle American
cities. In these rooms will be served
on'y teas of the Formosa cooing ve
rities. The Taiwan Nichi Nlchl 9hin
po, according to private advices, al
ready h&s taken steps toward leasing
a palatial establishment In New York.
Yon should keep potted on the war
and International and local news of
Ike tejr fig eukeerlktoa tor ike Meat
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