Evening star., 1921-08-21

| ing him in time. Delays mean a
! waste OF money, and Mr.. Griffin does
| not permit any money to be wasted.
AS you leave his office You note that
there Is on the wall shining copper
tablet. 1t is placed there in honor OF
that hero who. while commanding the
surveys steamer Patterson, saved the
crew of the revenue cutter Tahoma.
which was wrecked in Bering sea.
Capt. Miller lost his life when the
Lusitania was sunk.
CEvENTY-THREE per cent of the
men in the field live in camps
they make for themselves; the balance
stay on the ships. All these men 90
where the other fellow won't go.
Their life is never bed Of roses.
Just who are some of these men. who
are devoting their lives to the serv-
ice?
The director of the SURVEYS Col. E.
Lester Jones, q native of New Jersey,
born in April, 1879, was a student at
the Baldwin School. Newark Academy,
the High School, and has the degree Of
A. NJ from Princeton University. Chief
occupation, photographic and geodetic
engineer. In addition to being director
of the United States coast and geodetic
survey he is commissioner Of interna-
tionai boundary. United States. Alaska
and Canada.
Col Jones comes from line of
fighters, men who participated in the
In 1875. That he places country above
all Is evidenced by the fact that when
he was called before a committee to
investigate the air service he stated
that at that time only one plane had
been shipped to Europe, and when he
was called to account for the state
ment by government officials occupy
ing high positions at that time he
stuck to his guns and proved the truth
of his statement. He rose from the
rict militia. entered the regular Army
Temporary as a lieutenant colonel
and was made, colonel In the world
war-mtlitary aeronautics. He saw
active service in the United states.
France and Italy. was decorated by.
the King of Italy with the highest
honur that country could give ''for
conspicuous civil and military serv-
ice" was recommended for the distin-
Euished service medal and for the
awarded the diploma Of honor by the
Aerial League. is one of the pioneer
advocates for the use OF the aerOplane
In surveying from the air-this has
already given excellent practical re-
suits. He has been invited by the
dress on this subject.
Col Jones promulgated the first
draft of the constitution OF the Amer
lean Legion: he Is known as the faith
er of the American Legion in Amer
lea" He was one of the incorporators
of the legion, was the organizer OF
the first American Legion post. was
first commander of the pioneer post
and the first commander Of the frst
department. He Is a member of the
Of he
the Society of Cnicers Of Foreign
Wars, and Is a member of the first
aerial coastal patrol commission.
He is the author OF .,1.a numerous me 3n
ves,igations. "Hypsometry," "Eles
ments of Chart Making" Neglected
waters of the Pacific" Safeguard the
Ga teways of Alaska" Aerial Survey
ing" He is a member Of Washington
Society of Engineers. Princeton Uni
teorological socety Of Amerca. Mann
mologsts Society of America. Seismo-
logical Society of America. Washing
ton Academy of Sciences. Alaska His
torical Society. Camp Fire, Club of
America. American Bison Cup. amer
cries Society. National Press Club.
Cosmos Club. Sons of the Revolu-
ton, Society of Mayfiower Descend
ants, Director Federal Club. repre-
senting the Department OF Com
merce. Princeton Club of New York
and the Princeton Club of District of
Columbia.
The director is held in high regard
by the employees of the bureau, all of
them swear by him and the reason
for their fidelity can best be summed
rp in a statement made BY one Of
them to the writer about two month";
ago. when he said: The reason that
Ee people of the survey have stuck
to the job as long as we have. when
promise after promise made to us has
Deen broken. is because we love our
canntrY We feel that the work don't