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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

region West of the Mississippi River
was bodily raised above the ocean
some parts were elevated more than
others. There were a multitude OF
bulgings OF the land. the more re-
markable being where the mountains
were pushed up vertically one or two
miles above the adjacent plains. This
movement uplifted the horizontal sed-
imentaries at various angles and Otter
faulted them. The larger mountain
valleys. such as Ute Pass. near Col
,orado Springs. form what may be
called trough of depression. which,
however, Is due to the unequal eleva-
ton. the land on each side having
pushed up higher than the valley.
Most OF the mountain valleys, such as
Williams. Queen and Cheyenne. all of
which are near the Garden, have been
cut out of solid rock by the streams.
| The cliffs of the Garden are said to be
due almost wholly to erosion and not
to unequal uplifting and faulting.
Sedimentary beds once deeply covered
the place where the Garden now
stands. The beds differ in their com
position and power to withstand
weathering and erosion by wind. rains
and streams. Also within the same
stratum there are removed most OF
the original rock without disturbing
the remaining rock But like the
sculptor's chisel, 1t has cut much deep
er in some places than others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

green grass. yellow and purple flowers,
the blue sky and red rocks combine
to produce perfect kaleidoscope OF
Natures beauties rarely equalled in
mountain scenery. and here the visitor
Is sure to linger.
The Balanced Rock.
Perhaps the greatest natural won
der of the Garden is what is known
as the Balanced Rock--a huge boul-
der about twenty feet in width and
thirty feet high and as many feet In
length and weighing at least Ave hun
dred tons is balanced on a rock base
of four by Ave feet. There 1t has stood
for ages perfectly poised on its small
base. This is the favorite spot for
tourists to be photographed.
Just opposite Is huge boulder
known as the Steamboat Rock. being
shaped like the bow of vessel while
riding the waves. A railing has been
built on the top and a number of tele-
scopes have been set up for the use
OF visitors. Tables are also set or
the rock and one may have lemonade
on the deck of this rock. AS nearly
every day is sunny in Colorado, the
sun bath one receives here is delight
full. The telescopes are usually good
and through them one can get a most
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

repeaters being in this instance the
men who make practice OF enlisting
IN the Army or Navy, then deserving
and re-enlisting In a short time.
Why, on earth. says the uninitiated.
should any man want to do that? Sim
pie enough, when you know the an
swer. Uncle Sam provides a new re-
cruit with an outfit OF clothing valued
at more than $50. If repeater who
makes business of the in again. on,
again" In order to get clothes to sell
to the secondhand dealers, can turn
around often enough he may make a
tidy sum. Before the finger-print sys-
tenn was put In there were cases of
men who had enlisted more than a
dozen times ere they were detected.
Since the advent Of the flnger-print
barrier no person has been able to
beat the game" as the officers saw
One man. a hospital steward in the
Navy, went SO far as to burn the tips
of all his fingers with carbolic acid.
but his painful sacrifice was all in vain
for there was tiny portion of one
finger tip that was not eaten by the
acid, and this lead TO his detection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

the Cathedral Spire, is another curious
height OF about two hundred feet, Il
stands out in the Garden like some
mighty cathedral. Close by Is another
rock known as tho ~Cwer of Babel
which is the highest rock In the Gar
den, being from three hundred and
fifty to four hundred feet In height.
At the Ruins of Montezuma's Temple
several of the layers OF stone are
turned up edgewise, the result of some
prehistoric upheaval. Curious figures
Of animals are formed, such as the
Lions Head on one of the Gateway
rocks. the Kissing Cameis on another
and the Rear and the Seal on the top.
Magnificent Gateway.
The gateway Is formed by various
kinds Of stone and it's rocks are so
massive that the view becomes awe
inspiring. for standing beside these
giant piles OF red sandstone the WIS.,
itor must realize his smallness as COM
pared with these mighty rocks OF ma
ture. At the foot OF the gateway is
huge pile OF white gypsum rocks
part OF which was turned up edge
wise by some terrific force ages ago.
Close by Is some grey sandstone
which, blending with the white gyp-
sum and red sandstone. form per-
feet harmony in color. The view
through this gateway begears descrip-
ton, for there against the turquoise
sky for which Colorado is SO noted
stands the Queen of the Rockies
Pixies Peak-erowned with snow. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

fair state of preservation, and mas
much as 1t was suspected that the
body was that of an enlisted man in
the Navy. impressions of the finger
were made and forwarded to Washing
ton. In an incredibly short time after
the arrival of the prints at the Blu
reau of Navigation Identity was posi-
tiy ely fixed as that of a coal passer
Of the T.. s. Navy who had been miss
ing from the u. s. s West Virginia
for nearly two months. Three blue
jackets asphyxiated in the Hote!
Washington in Hoboken. N. J., were
identified at short notice by the use
of the finger print system. The ship
10 which they had been attached had
departed Unexpectedly after they
were granted shore leave and there
was no person in Hoboken who was
able TO give the slightest clue to their
Identity.
Thwarfing The Reporters.
While Uncle Sans huge library OF
finger prints would prove invaluable
in time OF war In identifying soldiers
and sailors when all other means of
Identification fail. It must not be sup
posed that this Is the sole object of
this odd machinery for keeping tab
upon our fighters. More immediate is
the purpose OF thwarting repeaters-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

- O the wife, or mother or sweet
heart back home" the most
disturbing thought in connection
~ with war is that IL worst came
to worst--if a loved one paid his debt
10 his country with his life. there
might be the inconceivable added tor
ture that no more In death than in life
could the hero be restored to his own.
II has remained for the European
war 10 add a new terror TO this vision
-ef~the af:erpsr,i- Modern warfare a
exempiifed on the Continent with its
burning oil. It's poisonous gases, its
tets of fame, Its aeropiane bombs
and submarine torpedoes has not
merely brought forward new clements
of oestructiveness, More maddoniur
in thought is the tolisit takes not in
glorious death on the battlefield but in
shattered lives OF the MANNED
MANNED IN a manner that battles our
more progressive surgery. What. then.
comes the thought. If loved one, be-
reft OF reason In the lannon's roar.
were doomed through loss Of memory
10 spend all the afterward among
strangers, unknowing and unknown.
Tho Function of the Finger Print.
Here. then. you have the primary
function OF the finger print-the
phase Of this specialized sequel to
palm reading that would render II in
valuable In determining who's who IN
time OF war. No nation in Europe
has so dependable a system OF solv-
inr hsffftng ffentitieS-rot even the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
pUr2R z1ac/1aI
Pleasure Ground For The People.

ohSohA III Aho ~ORsDs
In many places in the West curious
formations of rocks are to be found.
but nowhere in the world does one
find such perfect representations a. In
this Colorado Park. The land itself
is SO stony that 1t would be absolutely
valueless for cultivation. Indeed. II
seems as II Nature has set this tract
of land aside as pleasure ground
for the benefit and enjoyment Of the
people.
Naturally. everything in this region
centers about Pixies Peak and one Of
the views from Steamboat Rock II
that of Cheyenne Mountain. which
rises about two thousand feet above
the plains. General Pike climbed this
peak in hope of reaching the sum-
NIT OF Pixies Peak by trail from
the top of Cheyenne. but he failed to
even conquer the summit of this lit.
tie mountain as the large rock some
two hundred feet from the top was ~
far as 1t was possible for his party to
go. 1t was then that he declared that
he believed that it was impossible to
reach the summit
The Garden of the Gods has many
uclISitiui HOOKS wnof0 one
may picnic, and 1t is not uncommon
for parties to come by street cars to
the entrance and walk over the Gar
den. lunching near some particular
formation. Many Of the rocks present
perfect stone dining tables while the
nearby rocks serve as seats. Wild
| flowers and pine needles perfume tho
air, while the humming birds and but
terfiies glide around ones head. There
are no snakes or poisonous insects to
disturb the picnickers. and there un-
der the glorious sunshine and blue sky
the visitor may revel in Natures won.
derland.
Untrammelled by human limita-
lions Nature has outdone herself at
this place. If this be not the Garden
of the Gods twas here they must have
toiled to lend enchantment to the
earth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

the other. First come the Mushrooms
perfect types of giant mushrooms
formed of red sandstone and stand
ing about ten feet in height. Close by
is the Dutchman. a pile of rocks show
ing the profile of Hollander. on
the opposite side OF the road is the
Baggage Room whore huge rocks
shaped like trunks and dress suit
ca ses are piled up with such precision
that one almost doubts that their
grouping Is really the work of Nature,
hut when one remembers that each OF
the stones weighs several tons the fact
that the formation is really the nat
ural grouping OF the rocks is evident.
Curious Formations.
Farther on is the Hounds Head,
tho Alligator. the Ape. the Deer Head,
the Porcupine the Washwoman and
the Siamese Twins. Another view OF
the latter formation is known as Punch
and Judy as they are perfect rep
resentation of these amusing figures.
The Needle Rock. sometimes called
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
A Preparedness Asset Is
the Marvellous Identified
ton System of the U. S.
Army and Navy g Why
Uncle Sam Takes the Fin
ger Prints of Every Re-
cruit IS Thwarting Re-
peaters
BY wALDoN FAwCETT.

10 the wife, or mother or sweet
heart back home" the most
disturbing thought in connection
y with war Is that II worst came
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Public Park.

The Garden of the Gods Is now a
public park and was given to the city
OF Colorado Springs by the heirs of
Charles L Perkins. Il former president
OF the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad. II comprises an area Of
-FOUR hundred and eighty acres To be
exact as 70 the location. II lies. four
miles northwest OF Colorado Springs
and extends from Grand View Hill 10
the large rocks forming the gateway.
Entering at Grand View Hin one
soon comes upon the singular forma-
lions. each of which Is separated from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Remarkable Formations
Set Up By Nature In a
Park Now Owned By the
City of Colorado Springs.
Copyright 1916. by The International
Syndicate

SNuliFate-
nERHAPS there is no place IN the
world superior to the Garden OF
the Gods for natural formation
in earth and stone. There are
found in great abundance figures Of
man, beast and fowl with reprcsen-
tatons in red sandstone and rock of
buildings and other things easily
traced out without the least stretch Of
the imagination, all the work OF Ma
lure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01

The site is to be used by the govern
ment for the army aviation school. and
to manufacture some of the aero
planes.
It is whispered that it is believed
Captains Marshall and Clark are sim
ply The advance representatives Of The
government in looking over the situa.
lion for he establishment of the pro-
posed eleven-mill iUn-dolar arlnor
uIste plant in The Ohio Valley.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01

ington. d. C., arrived in Wheeling yes
lerday morning 1T $50 o'clock and al,
ier looking over various Typographical
charts and maps of this immediate VI
ciuity, at the Wheeling Commercial
Association headquarters. and dis
cussing the adviSability Of establishing
an aviation field here, they left at
noon for Parkersburg, to inspect q pro-
posed site offered by thar city. From
there they will 90 10 Cincinnati.
It is not at all probable that Wheel
ing will be selected for such field.
~ it has no available site such as IS
required 1000 acres OF level land.
three miles long and one mile wide,
adjacent to six hundred acres OF water.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
"HE WAS A GREAT GOVERNOR"

Now that Governor Hughes has retlred from
politics and assembled to place on the highest
judicial tribunal in the world, the fact can be
acknowledged without hurting any bodys political
corns, that he was the greatest friend Of labor laws
that ever occupied the governors chair at Albany
During his two terms he has signed So labor laws
including among them the best labor laws ever
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
Put On Friday In All Brooke County Schools and III
Court House Saturday.

The I;fn"ka county h1YS ard Eis AGRICULTURAL
slnw nrx, Friday aud Saturday promises 10 b" ny
aria'r The exhibits viii hH displayed IN ali the
schools throughout the Friday. when SCORES
al ,rlyrg VIII IL, awarded Tic displays will bs a.
hlhiird III The Brooke county court house SATURDAY.
under The supervision Of County Agent Webster IL.
sill al tho Rrrrke County Agricultural club 1nd
ether Officials
r,nf l. = Cooke AGENT OF tho Pad Hauiie Arri-
cultural club ri Tins city. and number q! lneIu-
tcrs viii attend the affair Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
Labor's Opinion of Hughes is Based on W

Limiting the hours Of labor for signalmen a
road telegraphers.
Placing young women from IL to Il years
the protected class.
ELEVEN CHILD LABOR LAWS extending
period from 1907 to 1910.
(These laws secured the first definite 81
for the protection Of children in New York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
SMITHS AEROPLANE
Is Better Than Curtis and 0n0 nt :hc Be>! In
Country. Declared Federal Aviation
OncialS.

Wh.ir ~ WArrlu. yesterday !oahpis SIT"
in tie ohio valley fuE government aviation scnG"l
field captain T.. 4. Marshall and tartain Y. l..
Clark of IN" aviation department OF the War pr!a.i
mrn;. inspected the acroplanr built and ratG:ted b.
Kyle Smith. tho lCCVl aviator une OF The officials
declared that Smiths machine was better than arT
Curtis nrrn;.auc he had nrrr seen. lie With
ihr Curtis company TO- ScTcral years rs an aviator
and Instructor. Tho officials weTo enthusiastic "rrT
Smiths aigship. They declared il GRs the hGhtcst.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01

enacted in this or any other state He also urged
the enactment of labor laws in his messages to the
legislature even going so far as to pace the demand
for labor law in one of his messages 10 All extra
session Of the legislature.
Only 162 Labor laws have been enacted IN this
state since its erection in l777-ln l33 years One
third Of these exceeding in quality all of the others,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01

NNSHINtTDN. UCt. II = tpnStIt
t"Hal:,Y IF New Jersey autrmuhile IL
c"ns- tax laws. involving taxation
powers Of states and traffic privileges
- nrn-r"S d"nt motorists. was arGu"u
!H;' today. h"f"r" tn" SupNFmc court
in 4 &uit III which tn" American Auto
m"bir Association and National AUTO
rnr!Ii" ,'hauh"r 81. r'omIn"rc" were
rrri.,.~.?irIr, hy ,.,rlf'iSrt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01

strongest and aInonS the mos ?'r'"c:!y adjusted anil
"hmstrG 'rd machines n III" r'';n::T
Nj Sr'Iih u.!ahl" :" ~" demonstration. a.
~" ship ii.' uHi %; '"i. E-s!"n last SIi!da;
N''.r :. local uLu aitrmvir'! - bank IS -,
.'.!",lN uHi = Hsht'd il, tlr uit" r.Icf.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
TO TEST AUTO LAWS

siIr'"rs Natural Gas company, Of Mid
dicboGru". Tyler county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
SUPPER IN QRILl,

A s,.,Iai fIalIHw"'nn supper was SciT'd IN ihe
rrlu a. Caisman's dug SicF" ""THcr Sixteenth al
Market streets las, night. Til" dining rooms wc:n
beautifully decorated With cgrngialss and other tlIn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
Labor's Opinion OF Hughes
After He Retired From Politics

have been enacted and signed during Governor
Hughes term of three years and nine months.
with such record Of approval and suggestion
OF progressive legislation in the interest Of humanity
to his credit it is easy to believe that human rights
will have seadfast and sympathetic unholder in
The new Justice of the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
From the October, 1910, Issue Of Legislative News,
Published by New York State Federation Of Labor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
AGRICULTURAL SHOW

minsa in keeping with TIM season Ms t"ns hi0
/ charge ~ tho supper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01
AVIATION OFFICIALS
VISITING WHEELING
LOOK OVER BIOGRAPHICAL
MAPS AND CHARTS OF
IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

City Has Nothing to Offer for Aero
plane FieId-May Be Armor
Plate Vanguard.
Captain f. {. Marshall and Captain
Y. +. Clark, nj the aviation depart
ment Of the War Department, at Wash
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-01

Wainwright Commission Of Inquiry.
Automatic mutual agreement compensation law.
Automatic compulsory compensation.
(The first law of this kind enacted in the United
States.)
Limiting the hours of labor for street car men.
Limiting the hours Of labor for men in train
service
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-09
ARRIVAL OF KITTY"
PROVES A BIG HIT
tollcgian Members of Cast Good in
Their Roles; Everett I'cist, as
True Lover. i star.

THE Arrival of Kitty" was success
fully portrayed at the Grand opera
house last night by the expression
department Of Kendall college before
"A fair crowd. The farce in itself was
a hit and the Collogians carried it off
without a hitch.
The cast was well balanced and
we'll suited to their parts. Everett
F'icst proved the feature of the even
ing in his impcrsonation of IA female
character. drawing applause from the
admiring gallery. With all the ac-
countrcmcn,s he was a most ladylike
individual He was Bobby Baxter.
the inevitable true lover.
Miss Grace liaworth as Jane had
all eyes from the moment of her en-
trance until the final curtain, the cos
tuner, makeup, artist or someone
having gotten In some stellar work.
Maud liandley as Kitty. the actress.
appeared in one act only, but proved
fitting climax to the strength of the
cast
Rube Leekley as William Windler.
otto seymour as benjamin Moore,
Nergil Jones as Ting" John Young
as Sam, Marguerite Ctterbach as Aunt
Jane and Mayme Tilley as the maid
all had character parts of varying inn
portance Leekley played the diff
cult part assigned To him with ease.
The play was under the direction of
Miss Margaret Wyndham.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-09
C0LL|NSv|LLE MAN
SHOT BY STRANGERS
Police Working on Theory
That Woman Had Part
in the Affair.

The police are unable to decide
whether jealousy or an attempted
holdup is responsible for shooting
scrape that took place about o'clock
last night in the stairway of the Chey-
enne hotel, Cheyenne and First street,
and which resulted in Dan Petroff be-
ing taken to the Tulsa hospital with
bad scalp wound in his head and
another jagged hole through his hand
that marked the course of a second
bullet.
Considerable mystery is attached to
the affair. The police say they We're
not informed until twenty minutes af-
ter the shooting had taken place and
Petroffs two assailants had escaped.
They are working on the theory that
Petroff had come here from his home
in Collinsyille to visit a woman and
that jealousy prompted the shooting.
According to the story told by the
police Petroff was met on the stair
way leading to the office of the hotel
when he was shot. lie claimed that
an effort had been made to hold
him up by two men and that when
he resisted one of them shot him. The
man who did the shooting ran past
Petroff and escaped down back
stairway.
Petroff was taken to the hospital
in company with two friends who
told the police they would come back
and tell all they knew of the affair.
but nothing more was heard from
them. 1t is not thought that the
wound in Petroffs head is serious.
Nothing has been found of his as
sailants although dragnet was
thrown out and description given to
every officer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-09
WAR IS DECLARED
on TAX FERRETS
The Taxpayers Protection
League Sees How Money
Can BE Saved.

Members Of the Taxpayers Protec-
ton league in meeting last night de-
clarcd war to the hilt on tax ferrets.
assailed the gross production bill. au-
thori2ed n communication to be sent
to Gov. Robert l.. Williams asking
that money collected through the
gross production measure he appor-
toned back to the counties in proper
tion to the manner 1t Is procured ana
adopted resolution asking candidates
In the coming city election not TO au-
thori2c any further Improvements un-
I'll the present levy has been materi-
ally lessencd
II is the contention of the Taxpayers
league that A. B. Davis tax ferret OF
Tulsa county. will make approximately
10000 for work that could he done
through the office of the county as
SCISSOR for about Sl0O. A committee.
appointed recently. conferred with
County Treasurer I'D Dalton and was
assured that while the collection of
homestead taxes had been placed In
the hands of the tax ferret he could
probably not make more than Sl,SOO.
The report evidently did not satisfy
the committee or the league FOR a fur
ther investigation of the method of
ColltClluS nOmcSlcuu taxes WIS or
dered last night.
County Assessor Il. T.. Curran was
present and said that he had placed
every homestead on the tax rolls but
the county commissioners had ordered
them taken off. lie said the work of
listing these homostoads could prob
ably he done for 800. As matters now
stand the tax ferret has received in
structions to make the collections and
receives Is per cent of all money coll
lectcd
County Clerk Lewis Cline declared
he did not know which manner Of
collecting the homestead taxes would
cost less. There are I'm this county
about fifteen hundred homcsteads. hut
of this number probably less than
four hundred are subject to the recent
ruling of the supreme court and are
taxable" said Mr.. Cline.
at was due largely to the efforts of
the tax fcrrctS that the homestead tax
bill became "a law" Cline answered
several questions put to him by mem
bcrs and when he had finished he was
applauded.
The Taxpayers league Is determined
TO defeat the county tax ferret and
members are pledged not to pay the
taxes unless they are protested.