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ington. During his residence on the Pacific Coast he had married but when he awoke from the trance that set him back fourteen years he failed to recognize his wife. who sat at his bed side.
 Thwarting The Repeaters.
 While Uncle Sam's huge library ot 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- repeaters being in this instance the men who make practice of enlisting in the Army or Navy, then deserting 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 s60. If a repeater who makes a business of the 'in again, out again" in order to get clothes to sell to the second hand dealers, can turn around often enough he may make a tidy sum. Before the fingerprint 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 finger print barrier no person has been able to "beat the game,' as the officers say. One man, hospital steward in the
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Germans, whose scheme of an indi- vidual metal tag for each soldier, our War Department at one time threat ened to copy.
 It sounds ridiculously simple, this proposal that every person may estab- fish permanent credential of his identity by the mere act of coating his fingers with ink and leaving their impression on a sheet of white paper, and it seems almost preposterous that among the hundred million people in this broad land no two should have exactly the same markings on the tips of~their fingers.
 Dozens of stories I might tell you of the marvellous tests that have con- vinced Uncle Sans finger print ex- perts that there are no doubles among all the fingers in Christendom but one incident will indicate the sort of evidence that is forthcoming all the while. Some time ago there were re- ceived at the War Department the photographs of a new recruit who seemed to be the living image of a soldier already in the service. A com parison of the two subjects, full face and profile, seemed to indicate that either the army photographer must have gotten mixed or else here was the most remarkable case of dual per- sonality on record. But when the of flcials called for the finger prints of the two men, who. by the way. bore the same name. there was no chance for confusion. The finger prints were entirely dissimilar. The men were twins from Columbus, Ohio.
 System Has Made Good.
 Some time since body was found in San Francisco bay, so badly eaten away that recognition was impoSSihle
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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 often 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, it has cut much deep CT in some places than others.
 Pleasure Ground For The People.
 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 as in this Colorado Park. The land itself is so stony that 1t would be absolutely valueless for cultivation. Indeed, it seems as if Nature has set this tract of land aside as a pleasure ground
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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.
 It is not that the Army and Navy off1c1alS are so keen to detect and punish deserters, although that nat urally follows, but rather that they are desirous of keeping out of the service men who would not be credit to it. Thus the finger print not only thwarts repeaters, but prevents the re-enlist- ment of men who have been dishon- orably discharged. One might sup pose that in time the tricksters would learn that it Is impossible to evade the tale-telling of the finger prints, but If they are to learn it evidently will be slowly, because in the month of March, 1916, fifty persons were de- tected in attempts at fra audulent en- listment, and up to date the finger print sleuths have turned back total of 3,S1S undesirables who attempted to dodge their finger-print records and re-enter one arm of the service or an- other.
 Some Thrilling Detective Stories. It would be strange, indeed, if such an uncanny means of detecting iden- tity did not incidently work to the discontinue of wrongdoers, and this has been the history of the finger print system in the U. s. Army and Navy just as it has been in police de- partm ments, where it has been utilized
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as means of tracking criminals. Un- der the present severe conditions gov- erning enlistment there are few men enrolled in the military or naval serv- ice who have a propensity for law breaking, but there are, of course, some, as might be expected in any large body of men.
 For instance there was the case of the enlisted man on the U. S. S. Bal timore who broke open the ships strong box and stole considerable sum of money. There were no clues that the ships officers could follow, but the cash box was shipped off to Washington, and there, when it was photographed, there stood out in plain relief finger print. Within a few minutes a radiogram was sent to the Baltimore calling for the arrest of one of the ships company-a man who same manner the finger prints of a thieving soldier were found on the transom which he had removed to gain access to a room.
 Modern Improvement of an Old Time
 Science.
 No claim is, made, of course, that there is anything new about the fun damental principle of the fnger-print system as applied by the U. s. Army and Navy, but plainly the U. S. Gov ernment has gone ahead of everybody else in perfecting the system and de- vising ready-reference facilities for a vast accumulation of prints. When
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The right index finger was, however in a fair state of preservation and inas-
 much as it 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 Bu- reau of Navigation identity was posi- lively fixed as that of a coal passer of the U. S. Navy who had been miss
 ing from the U. s. S. West Virginia for nearly two months. Three blue
 jackets asphyxiated in the Hotel
 Washington in Hoboken, N. J., were identified at short notice by the use of the f1nger-print system. The ship to 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. .
 Most remarkable of all the finger print romances was that of man re- gently found unconscious in the woods of the State of Washington. He was taken to a hospital, where an opera tion was performed, in which piece of skull was removed, whereupon he recovered consciousness and at once spoke of having been assaulted on Fifth avenue, New York, fourteen years previously. He awoke with ab- solutely no recollection of what had occurred in the meantime, but a chance, remark suggested that he might have served in the Navy and finger prints were hurried to Washing ton. Here he was identified as a sailor who served in the Navy from 1903 to 1909 and after leaving the service settled at Port Blakely, Wash
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Remarkable Formations Set Up By Nature In a Park Now Owned By the City of Colorado Springs.
Copyright. 1916, by The International
 Syndicate.

Copyright, 1916, by The International
 Syndicate.
 n ERHAPS 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 represen- tations 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 ture.
 These formations are quite inter- esting to the curious and instructive to the artistic and scientific. Both the pleasure-seeker and those in search of geological formations never tire of tramping through its winding path ways and roadways from the entrance at the boulevard between Colorado Springs and Manitou, all the way to the high stone gateway in the rear through which one gets a splendid view of the magnificent snow-capped Pike's Peak several miles away.
 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 fCharles E. Perkins. former president <of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad. It comprises an area of -Four hundred and eighty acres To be
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1t comes to securing and indexing scores of thousands of finger prints every year it is a very different mat ter from affixing a few finger prints to will or other document as the Chinese did centuries ago.
 The finger print idea has girdled the globe ere it found lodgment In Amer ica. It went from China to India. thence to South America (where to- day 1t is very extensively employed, especially in Argentina, as universal means of identiication) thence to Australia and finally to London. An official who had witnessed the miracles of finger print Identification in India perfected it for the use of Scotland Yard" the British detective and po- lice system, and the United States Gov ernment got the idea from Scotland Yard only to further perfect it. Mir. J. H. Taylor, the Finger-Print Expert of the U. S. Navy, ranks as probably the greatest living expert in this novel field of endeavor.
 How Finger Prints Are Made.
 The making of the finger prints of newly enrolled U. s. soldier or sailor is duty that devolves upon the recruiting officer who signs the new conner in the service. Not only is there obtained an impression of each hand, but each individual finger in turn is made to yield its autograph by rolling the linked finger from side to side on the paper instead of merely bearing down on the surface of the paper as the average person would be prone to do under the circumstances. Certain precautions are necessary if one Is to get 8 good finger likeness. The hands must be washed thoroughly with soap and brush or else white blotches will appear in the impress sions and the Army and Navy Experts make 1t a practice to make sure Of the removal of all grease, water or precipitation by wiping the fingers with a cloth dampened with benzine or ether just before the finger tips are touched to the ink which has been spread for the purpose on glass plate. It is important, too, that tho thickness of the ink on the plate be 1 less than one half the elevation of the ridges in the fingers. Finger tips are supposed to touch the paper lightly and only with sufficient pressure con tact to carefully record indeed. sit ters in Government finger-print stu dio are always told to relax their fingers when leaving the impression and not to try to assist by bearing down on either the linked plate or the paper.
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the Porcupine, the Washwoman and the latter formation is known as Punch and Judy as they are perfect rep resentation of these amusing figures. This formation is some distance from the main road and the visitor who wishes to study the figures must leave his carriage or automobile and walk to the figures.
 The Needle Rock, sometimes called the Cathedral Spire, is another curious formation. Rising skyward to the height of about two hundred feet ii stands out in the Garden like some mighty cathedral Close by is another rock known as the Tower 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, tho Kissing Camels on another and the Bear 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 vis- itor must realize his smallness as com pared with these mighty rocks of na- ture- At the foot of the gateway is a huge pile of white gypsum rocks a 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
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for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.
 Naturally, everything in this region centers about Pike's Peak, and one of the views from Steamboat Rock is that of Cheyenne Mountain, which rises about two thousand feet above the plains. General Pike climbed this peak in hope of reaching the sum- init of Pike's Peak by a 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 as far as it was possible for his party to go. It was then that he declared that he believed that it was impossible to reach the summit.
 The Garden of the Gods has many delightful sheltered hooks where one may picnic, and it 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 the air, while the humming birds and but terf1ies glide around ones head. There l 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.
 Everybody who visits Colorado rides burro at least once, and trip through the Garden of the Gods on this little animal Is usually very satis- factory as one does not have to sit on the beast longer than three hours unless minute examination is made of the formations. These little anil malls are stabled near the entrance and can be obtained for mere trifie. Even the most timid person need not fear trip to the formations on these sure-footed little animals that climb mountains with the agility of goat and which for many years were the only carriers up Pike's Peak.
 Untrammelled by human limita- tions Nature has outdone herself at this place. If this be not the Garden of the Gods twas here they must have toiled to lend entertainment to tho | earth.
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heart back home," the most disturbing thought in connection ~ with war is that if worst came to worst-if loved one paid his debt to his country with his life, there might be the inconceiyable added tor ture that no more in death than in life could the hero be restored to his own
 It has remained for the European war to add new terror to this vision of the afterward. Modern warfare as exemplified on the Continent with it's burning oil, its poisonous gases, it's jets of flame, its aeroplane bombs and submarine torpedoes has not merely brought forward new elements of destructiveness. More maddening in thought is the toll it takes not in glorious death on the battlefield but in shattered lives of the maimed- maimed in a manner that baffies our more progressive surgery. What, then, comes the thought, if a loved one, be- reft of reason in the cannon's roar, were doomed through loss of memory to spend all the afterward among strangers, unknowing and unknown.
 No fears of this kind need, however, disturb the dreams of the American women who play the role of "the girl I left behind me-" A marvellous identification system lately perfected by the U. s. Army and Navy gives to each soldier under the Stars and Stripes, the infallible, the uneraseable scientific autograph.
 The 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 it in- valuable in determining who's who in time of war. No nation in Europe has so dependable system of solv- ing haff1ine identitiesAnot even the
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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-01-07
NOTICE OLE CONTEST.

(FOr PuDllcatlOn.D
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Salt Lake City,
Utah, October 26, 1915.
To James Pinkney, of unknown, Con-
testee:
You are hereby notified that Fred
B. Williams, who gives 936 Princeton
Ave-, Salt Lake City, Utah, as his
post -office address, did on September
"a, 1915, file in this Office his duly
corroborated application to contest
and secure the cancellation of your
homestead entry, serial No. 06547,
made Sept. %, 1910, for S1s section
30, township 32 south, range W.,
Salt Lake meridian, and as grounds
for his contest he alleges that said
land has been abandoned, and that
there has not been sufficient cultiva-
ton done to fulfill the requirements
of the law. There has been only about
20 acres cleared of brush.
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry will
be cancelled without further right to
be heard, either before this office or
on appeal, if you fail to file in this
Office within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication of this notice,
as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically responding to these
allegations of contest, together with
due proof that you have served copy
of your answer on the said contest
( ant, either in person or by registered
mail.
You should state in your answer
the name of post office to which you
desire future notices TO be sent you
VILE HEBER C. JEX, Receiver
Date of first publication Dec. "a, 1915
Date of End publication Dec. 81, 1917
Date Of 3rd publication Jan. 7, 1916
Date of 4th publication Jan. IA, 1916
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-01-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

State Engineers Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, Dec. 10, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that
H. A. MITCHELL, whose post Of
flee address is Parowan, Utah,
has made application in accordance
with the requirements of the Compiled
Laws of Utah, 1907, as amended by
the Session Laws Of Utah, 1909, 1911,
and 1915, to appropriate one and one
half (1h) cubic-feet of water per
second from eight unnamed springs
in Iron county, Utah. The springs is
sue at the following-described points:
No. 1, 1850 feet east and 1920 feet
north of the SW corner Of Sec. 1, TIP.
SO So, r. Q w.. Salt Lake base and
meridian; No. 2, Alps feet east and
1920 feet north of the SW corner of
said section 1; No. 3, 1,716 feet So.
and 1872 feet east of the NV corner of
said section 1 No. a, 1,716 feet So.
and 924 feet Z. Of the NV cor of said
section Il No. 8, 148.5 feet s. and L.
S15 feet east of the NV corner Of sec
ton 1; No. 6, 900 feet N. and 80 feet
f. of the SW corner of section SO, TIP
80 S., r. 8 W.; No. 7, $50 feet w. and
1880 feet s. of the NV corner of SAID
section /; No. 8, 594 feet E. Of the
NV corner Of said section /. The
water from the springs will be CO.
mingled at point which lies 247.5
feet west of Spring No. 6, from where
the commingled water will be conveyed
by means of ditch and fiume for 4
distance Of about $3.50 feet, emptieC
into Center Creek, and allowed to flow
down said creek q distance Of min,
miles, to a point which lies 900 fee
Il. of point 1890 feet S. of the NV
corner of the NEA Of Sec. "a, TIP. 81
s., II. 9 W., where it will be rediverte,
and conveyed by means Of a fium
and a ditch for a distance of 2,10I
feet, and there used from April h
October 81, inclusive, of each year
to irrigate 240 acres Of land EN-
braced in the west half of section Is
TIP. "a s., r. 8 w., and the E1a of sec
10, TIP. "a s., r. 8 W., Salt Lake bas
and meridian. This application i
designated in the State Engineers of
wee as No. 64S4.
All protests against the grantin
of said application, stating the rea
sons therefor, must be made by aft
davit in duplicate, accompanied b
fee of $3.50, and filed in this offic
within thirty 500 days after tn
completion of the publication of thi
notice. w. d. BEERS, State Enginee
Date of first publication, Dec. L
1915, date of completion of publics
ton, Jan. II, 1915.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-01-07
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

State Engineers Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, November 20, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Arthur
Gentry, whose post office address Is
Beaver City, Utah, has made applica-
ton in accordance with the require
ments of the Compiled Laws of Utah,
1907, as amend by the SEES. Laws of
Utah 1909, 1911 & 1915, to appropriate
four-thousandths (004) of a cubic
foot of water per second from Upper
Fremont Spring, Iron County, Utah.
Said spring issues at a point which
bears south 10 degrees east 1850 feet
from the northwest corner of the
northeast quarter of Section "a, Town
ship 81 south, Range 6 west, Salt Lake
base and meridian. The water will
be diverted at the spring and con-
veyed by means of flume for dis
lance Of 100 feet, and there used from
January l TO December 81, inclusive,
of each year, for stock watering pur-
poses. This application is designated
in the State Engineers office as No.
642S.
All protests against the granting of
said application, stating the reasons
therefore, must be made by affidavit
in duplicate, accompanied by fee of
$3.50, and filed in this Office within
thirty (30) days after the completion
of the publication of this notice.
w. d. BEERS, State Engineer.
Date of first publication December
10, 1915, date of completion of pub
LEGATION January 10, 1916.