The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
NATIONS PARK
FOR ARIZONA
Justification of Effort TO Protect
Petrified Forest Wonders.
REFORMING CIVIL SERVICE
PAVING WAY TO PENSION IN.
DIAN WAR VETS.

/ Especial 20 The HeraldD
Washington. Jan. Gan interesting
report has been submitted by the
house committee on public lands, e-l-
dorsing the bill introduced by Chair
man Lacey proposing TO create the
( Petrifed Forest National park IN Ari-
] iona. The report says that the lands
proposed TO be Included in this park
contain some Of the most remarks bic
/ OF the natural curiosities of America.
1 The region has not been extensively
/ visited BY the American public. When
/ properly cared for and supplied with
1 suitable accommodations for visitors.
/ it viii take its place with the yellow
/ stone. Yosemite and Mount Rainier ma
/ tioBaI parks. It is not far distant
! from the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO, which is one Of the wonders Of
1 the world.
The petrifed forest consists of a
/ great number Of beautiful confer trees
/ which lie scattered about in great pro-
/ fusion. Thre is evidence to show that
/ the trees grew beside some inland ga,
I and that after falling they became wa
/ ter-logged and that the cell structure
4 of the wood WAS entirely replaced BY
silica from sand in the waters sur
| rounding the great inland sea Over
1 the entire area the trees lie scattered
! in all conceivable positions. and in
] fragments of all sizes, and broken
/ pieces sometimes resembling pile Of
! cart wheels.
4 remarkable feature of the park Is
| Q natural bridge formed By a tree Of
agatized wood spanning canyon for
/ ty-fiVe feet in width. In addition to
/ the span, fully fifty feet of the tree
! lies on one side, making it visible for
/ a length Of over 80 feet.
! The proposed park viii embrace six
/ townships, reported to be practically
| worthless for agricultural purposes. II
I is desired to create the park and place
/ it under government supervision. TO
( protect the qualifications from vaudal-
! ism and wantOn destruction.
Recognition Of Chaplains.
An effort is being made in the pres
! ept congress TO amend the law relating
( TO the status of army chaplains. en-
! der the existing Law, the chaplains Of
/ the army, fifty-seven in number, have
/ the rank and pay Of captain, and no
| advancement in grade or emolument Is
/ possible no matter how long or dis
! tinguished may be their service, nor
/ how strong their claim of special rec
| ognition may be presented in the Of
| fetal recommendations of their COM
/ maBding generals. They constructive
only class Of commissioned officers to
( whom no recognition can be given for
| heroic conduct or unusual devotion 10
duty. The aim of the bill now before
! congress is to correct this manifestly
unfair discrimination against the chap
/ lains by awarding an advance from
l~the grade of captain TO that of ma
I ior in cases of conspicuous efficiency
/ and devotion.
The bill bases promotion absolutely
upon the established records Of the
chaplains in the military service, which
q record is made upon the recommends
Z ton for unusual merit. by the regi-
) mental commander. The bill provides
that the total number of cbaplains to
! be promoted shall not at any time ex-
! ceed fifteen, and of the fifteen TO be
/ promoted, but fourteen can be bre-
! vetted al the present time. Their Serv-
I ice ranges from ten to nearly thirty
J years, and averages about eighteen.
! The bill has the approval Of the sec
I rotary OF war and the chief Of staff,
and Of more than thirty general Of
: ficers and colonies to whom il has been
submitted. and has been reported upon
! favOrably by the senate committee on
4 military affairs The prospects Of the
] bill becoming a law are very good.
! Following the recent rejection of the
/ civil service bill Representative Gros-
( venor has introduced a bill modifying
! the law so that the terms of all per-
! sons whose appointments shall be made
I under the civil service rules shall be
FIVE years. and that the terms Of those
/ heretofore employed shall be five years
| from the passage of the proposed act.
! The proper appointing officers may re-
/ move. transfer, reduce or promote any
| appointees as a proper regard for the
1 good of the public service may require
1 but no removal. reduction, promotion
! or transfer TO be made for political or
religious principles.
Service and Pensions.
Senator Proctor has introduced a BILL
/ which has the sanction of the war de-
( partment. which authorizes the secre-
/ tary of war to employ retired officers
! Of the army for service in connection
with the organized militia in the sew
/ eral states and territories, upon the
request of the governor, as military at
/ taches, and for duty upon courtsmar-
( tiaI, courts Of inquiry and boards. and
upon staff duties Retired officers thus
/ employed are TO receive the full pay
J and allowances of their respective
! grades. Senator Proctor'S bill also
/ proposes to repeal that part OF the
! prior law which limits the number to
( twenty of retired officers for detail for
! service with the organized militia.
/ Should the bill become a law it will
/ enable all the states 10 obtain regular
| army officers for service as instructors
/ OF state militia. Heretofore but TWEEN
ty states have been enabled to obtain
| these officers.
In order to expedite the payment OF
! pensions to veterans of the Indian
! wars the house has passed a resoiu-
ton providing that the military rolls
I and records Of the Indian wars, and
any other wars prior 10 the civil war,
| now preserved I'm the interior or other
! departments, shall be transferred TO
( the war department, and be properly
! indexed and arranged for use by the
record and pension Office. These milf
! tary rolls have been stored in the files
/ Of the bureau Of pensions of the in
/ terror department. and have not been
fndexed or prepared for publication or
use. The record and pension Office Of
/ the war department is equipped for
| indexing and publishing the rolls, and
/ BIZ transferring them 10 this Office the
/ work of getting them into proper shape
/ will be greatly expedited. Included IN
the total number OF 46S rolls are 50 Of
/ the Utah Indian wars Of 1853; 50 OF
the New Mexican wars of 1876 to 1850:
46 of the Rouge River wars, 1851 TO
! 1853: 30 Of the Cayuse wars. 1S47 10
! 1S4S. Il of the Black Hawk wars, 1882,
/ 10 OF the Florida wars. 1885 to 1855.
/ -
The 1904 City Directory.
Folks Salt Lake City Directory f.,i
1904 is about ready for press. SecrN
/ taries Of societies, clubs, etc. pastors
If .l,.a--hes and ali others interested