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The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

shown in congressional legislation Of recent years.
Col Theodore Roosevelt is a nature lover by inher-
itance His share in this present movement Is
large.
The tentative program prepared by this COM
mittee Is exhaustively comprehensive Apparently
possible phase of the subject is being con-
sldered. Among the subjects are these:
The legal authority for federal participation
under the Public Welfare" clause of the Consti-
tuition as the proper medium for Joint or interstate
action and custodian of the public domain.
Encouragement of outdoor recreation as fed
eral function for military preparedness for higher
standards of citizenship, for general conditions or
health.
Outdoor recreation as prime factor in the pro-
motion of development-mental physical vocation /,
al, social, moral and patriotic.
Child health national responsibility In all
Its phases, including outdoor recreation 9s con-
trolling influence.
wild life resources of the United States, their
value, requirements, control and management and
government.
The scenic resources, their social and economic
value their requirements protection and promo
tion and their control and management as national
parks, monuments and military parks, ana as ma
tiona forests.
Consideration of major possibilities of federal
participation Will evoke discussion to increased
cooperation among government services and bu-
renus among agencies other than federal, and be-
tween the federal and other agencies. The formu-
lation of educational program for outdoor recre-
international agreements to the preservation
and propagation of wild life, the encouragement Of
sports and reciprocal privileges.
survey and classification of recreation re-
sources on national, ard private lands Is sat-
ed for discussion.
The financial encouragement of outdoor reerea
ton Is considered, with respect to cooperation in
road and trail construction, and In wild life preser
vation; specific appropriations for development
of public properties; to direct financial co-opera-
ton in educational programs, and to Improvement
of waterways and waters for development of recre
ational values.
Finally. the program calls for pronouncement
of clear-cut policies on:
National parks-EXclusion of economic develop
ment of natural resources extent to which
nomic resources will be held within existing parks
and included in ones conditions under which
areas will be transferred from national forests
national parks or reverse.
Natioral forests-Excusion of economic develop
ment where recreat.onai values in given area
dominant; correlation Of recreational development
with the of ether natural resources such
timber and forage retention of recreation areas
under forest service administration.
Public domuin-Preservaton of of high
recreatona value and the administration or such
areas by new forms of dedication and manage
ment by transfer to national park service and by
addition to national forests.
President Coolidge's action Is timely. There
never will be peace and cooperation until
tonal policy is adopted. At present there is chaos
and The National Park Army" was organ
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

THE geological survey has COM
piled a special report on the dri-
est portion of the country
dry from every point of view
because most of the region even lacks
water.
The Great American desert, says the
survey. may be roughly described as ly-
ing within vast triangle. Its base is
800 miles long, lying along the southern
border of California, Arizona, New
Mexico and part of Texas, and the
sides extending nOrthward to Oregon.
There is much land within this tract
which is not desert, but nearly all the
desert land the nation includes may
be found within these general bound
aries. For years the geological sur
vey has been making explorations of
the great triangle. 1t has just con-
cluded a report on what probably is
the driest section-the region of the
Salton sea.
The Salton sea district occupies
about 10000 square miles of southern
California, and, for the most part, is
as real a desert as the famed Sahara
itself. 1t is possible to travel an en-
tire day, trayerslng an expanse as large
as some of the eastern states, with
out hearing a sound and perhaps with
out seeing a living thing unless it be
an occasional insect or some reptilian
creature. Enormous panoramas spread
out before the desert traveller. Miles
upon miles of drifting sand, baking In
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

are making tnelr appearance
in Europe. Czechoslovakia. for in
stance, is using gold slugs in convent
ent form to be valued by weight.
The republic of Latvia has adopted
as its standard unit of value the lat,
equal to gold franc (S0.193). Notes
issued by the Bank of Latvia in terms
of lats are covered with relatively
large reserve of gold and foreign cur
rencies The lat has recently been
quoted above par with the dollar.
The gulden of the Free State of
panzig Is another unit lately adopt
ed, equal to one-twenty-fift of the
pound, sterling gold, which is approx
lmately one gold franc.
Lithuania has abandoned European
precedents and fixed the nominal value
of its new unit, the litas or lit, as one
tenth of the United States dollar. AT
present the paper currency Is incon-
vertible, but 1t is reported that there
is large reserve of gold and currency
,ehind the notes and their value has
,een we'll maintained.
Poland began the introduction of the
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

" place OF steer III tne near iu-
ture is predicted by Dr. Ar
thur A. Hamerschlag, president of the
Research corporation. Doctor Hamer-
schlag also said that inventors working
had produced marvellous calculating
machine that computes by algebra, and
printing machine that prints without
type from n pattern.
The Research corporation was estab-
lished by the Smithsonian institution
of Washington twelve years ago. 1t is
now serving as recognized connect
ing link between inventors, manufac-
turers and the government, having
"weathered" twelve years of expert
mentation.
The Research corporation has offices
in New York Pittsburgh and Chicago
and a laboratory at Bound Brook, n.
]. Doctor Hamerschlag formerly was
president of the Carnegie Institute of
Technology in Pittsburgh. Directors
without pay, are DR.. Charles ID. Wal
colt, secretary of the Smithsonian in
stitution; Otto II. Kahn, Frederick A.
GOetze, Elon II. Hooker, Ellwood Hen
drick, Z. Coleman du Pont, Howard
Poillon, Lloyd n. Scott, Dave Hennen
Morris and Col Isaac n. Lewis. Doc
tor Hamerschlag in statement on the
work of the Research corporation saiu
in part:
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17


are learning something about
the value of trees. Trees have occu-
pied the major portion of Colonel
Greeleys waking thoughts since as a
child he was taken out of the walk
around chair and given an AK to play
with. He was born in Oswego, n. Y,
In 1879, when New York was in touch,
at least, with the great northern for
ests. Then he went to California and
lived among the big trees as "A boy
of ten. Yale forest school put finish
Ing touch to his education and then
he headed for the big woods again.
So he came to be chief forester of the
forestry bureau in good time.
He thinks in time we may be as
smart as the Swedes-about trees.
"Our eyes are being opened to the
cash value of tree" says he.
The Swedish forests will be an as
set to that small land forever, because
they are carefully managed. Tree cut
ting is conducted under direction of
the government foresters and so is tree
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

geological survey has COM
piled a special report on the dri
i est portion of the country
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

lied out of neces.
sity TO preserve the
NATIONAL parks from
invasion by the
commercial inter.
ests and from con
gress itself.
Congress has no
settled n natio ma |
park policy. 1t de-
llberately, cit II e r
through lndlffer'
ence or ignorance,
violated the prece'
dents of half II CEN
tury and gave the
water power COM
mission Jurisdiction
over the national
parks. The Army"
forced { h rou 6 h
congress an act eN-
empting the exist
ing national parks,
but leaving the
question open as to
future natl on a |
parks.
Attempts at in
vasion by the com
m ercial interests
are uncensing. Sen
ator Walsh of Mon
tana has for years
been unsuccessfully
trying to put
through a hill for
the damming OF
Yellowstone lake in
he Yellowstone.
Legislation for the
creation of Roose-
velt-Sequoia n a.
tional park-an en-
larged Seuuola-ls
still hanging fire /;
the national park
service, the forest
service and the ir-
rigation and power
interests are tan
gled up in a dead
lock.
Congress appro'
pirates consider
able money--and
lmpounds all the
park revenues. It
appropriates With
little discrimina'
ton; Yellowstone
and Yosemite have
had millions and
Rocky mountain
by far the most
popular of all the
parks-ls practical
ly without federal
Improvement. Ma
tional park roads
in genera are as a
rule far inferior to
roar h roads
built by states and
counties TO reach
the parks.
If the forthcom-
ing conference does
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
MOEYT NH72yEY
,SE1yOL4
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
Atc,,.6o~s/N N1A> Jeynee,

RESIDENT COOLIDGE, politician
as well as statesman has taken
action which shows he apprecl-
ates the national park movement
as the llvest non-politlcal issue
of the day and close to the heart
of the people. And this Is
what he has done:
He endorses the development of
the outdoor recreational move
ment; admits the duty of the fed
eral government to participate;
declares for a comprehensive ma
tional policy; appoints commit
tee of cabinet officers to prepare
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

Washington is busy
these days keeping track of
the many new currencies that
are making their appearance
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

.OL. WILLIAM b. GREELEY,
chief forester, is an optimist.
He thinks the American people
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

? ASHINGTON.-Dlscovery of
a new alloy metal to take the
place of steel in the near fu-
ture is Dredicted by DIR. Ar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03

1T was an accident" said the army
inquiry board.
Capt. Robert Rosenbluth told me
to-" says another confession of Po-
thIer.
We don't know" admits the U. S.
department OF Justice.
A Ii that Is known with certainty
n Is that. on the morning OF the
tragedy Major Cronkhlte. just out OF
the hospital. did not intend TO accom-.
pany his company on n practice
march. Tho company left without
him
Half an hour later. after he had
seen a medical officer and obtained
permission. Major Cronkhite set out
10 catch UP with his company. which
Ind left in command OF Captain
Rosenbluth.
Pothier. now on trial in Tacoma,
was with the company. Major
cronkhite caught up with Il and au.
tomntically assumed command. The
march route neared machine gun
practice range. A soldier, stationed
on the road. warned the company
not TO proceed farther.
AZ this, says Lorenzo T. Plum.
Turn TO Page IL, Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
AGAINST CLOSING
OF SCHOOLS
DR.. Turner Says Such AC-
ton Is Unnecessary
DIR. PAUL A. TURNER
State Director of Health.

The policy OF the state department
Of health is generally against the
closing OF schools as preventive
measure against infanule paralysis.
II is believed that the peak of the
disease was reached more than n
week ago. and with the arrival OF
the rainy season the epidemic Will
die out.
Only very exceptional conditions
make It seem advisable to the do.
partment TO close any schools. II is
much easier to control an epidemic
with the children In school than out.
necessary examinations. When any
indisposltlon is found. the child is
sent home, until the case can be
diagnosed by doctor.
With school inspection, all early
cases of the disease can be detected,
the children are Isolated in their
homes. properly treated. and the dis.
Each morning. when the children
reach school when the schools are
maintained during en- epidemic. each
child should be thoroly inspected by
n nurse or doctor to detect any In.
disposition. In case the nurse or
doctor Is not available. the teacher
should be instructed TO make the
ease is held in control.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
Whole Cronkhite Case Is
Caused by Three Letters

that the man shot himself. either
by accident or by dcslgn-and the
one, in the army In time Of war. Is
almost ns bad as the other. a sol.
der must not shoot himself--he Is
TO shoot others and. II necessary. be
shot by them.
THE letters which many influential
l. persons are trying TO expungc
from tho records refer to MAJ. Alex
ander r. cronkhitc. late Of the 2i3th
Engineers. He was tho young. impet-
uous. efficient son OF Gen. Adelbert
Cronkhitc. who. during the war.
commanded the Eighteenth division.
A. +. +.
Mai. Cronkhite. weak from an at
tack OF influenza. left his quarters at
Camp Lewis on the morning OF octo-
Der Is. 1918. His dead body was car.
ried back few hours later. drilled
thru with a as caliber bullet from an
army revolver.
who fired tho shot7
Mai. CronlShItc. himself" said an
army board OF Inquiry.
Sergeant. Bugler Roland Pc.
thicr. 2i3th Engineers" says one
confession Of Pothicr, himself.
Why was the shot fired?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
MEEKER'S PLANE
ON WAY TO
CHICAGO
Dashing Across Continent on
Way to Dayton Contests
ARRIVE oKEH AT OMAHA
Meeker and Kelly viii Spend
Night at indianapolis

OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. s.-EIra
" Meckor. s5.year-old trail blazer.
Of Seattle. who has Travelled across
the continent In more different ways
than any other living man. hoped
of from Fort Crook flying field here
az tis1 a. m. in the airplane plioted
By Lieut.. oakley c. Kelly.
Mccker il now on tho why 10 Chi
cago on his flight from Vancouver
Wash. to Dayton. ohio. Rantoul
field. Chicago. win be the next stop
Of tho aged pioneer and his U. s..
army air pilot. From there the air
men will proceed 10 indianapolis.
where they wilrspend the night.
They will rs from indianapolis 10
Dayton carly tomorrow 70 attend the
air meet there.
Mecker. the famous veteran Of the
covered wagon and OK team days.
and Kelly arrived here this morning
Turn TO Page Il. Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
Paralysis Danger Passes
With Rains, Says Doctor
Points Out That Cases Have Been Mild
and Alarm Needless

MYTH the arrival of heavy rains turnout the state the
w nfante paralysis has subsidized and the dis
believed completely checked Dr. Paul Turner,
state health director announced Friday.
total of 226 have been reported to date turnout
the entire state Dr. Turner said The disease has been
alent since the latter part of July.
At time has the disease reached epidemic proportions
said Dr. Turner To illustrate the needless alarm that has
been aroused in sections of the state where schools
have been closed Dr. Turner pointed out that there
almost many deaths in the measles epidemic last spring
as there have been of nfantle paralysis.
yet no paid the slightest attention to the measles
epidemic he said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
RECOVER
BODY OF
WORKER
Attempts at Resusci-
tation Fail; Investi-
CATION of Accident
by Coroner

uANS HENDERSON, as.
IL was drowned in Lake
Union Friday when he fell
into the water at the Lake
Union Dry Dock and Mach
Inc Works, 1915 Fairyiew
ave. He was employed as a
helper there.
With esses say that a
sledgehammer he was using
slipped in his hand and hit
him on the head. He splash
ed into the water from the
float he was working on, and
never came up. The body
was soon located with grap-
ping hooks and a pulmotor
summoned. 1t arrived in
about half an hour, but eff
forts at resuscitation were
unsuccessful.
HENDERSON was married,
and his home was at 5403
Fifth ave. N. He was a large,
strong man, and was known
as big joe"
The coroner is investigate
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03

The disease has been widely scat
tered. Tacoma and Pierce county
having the largest percentage Of
cases TO the population. But due to
the mildncss of tho disease. and the
fact that one affection leaves the
victim completely immune, tho situa-
ton there Is not at all alarming.
DR. Turner snys.
The number OF cases in the state
at the present time, outside cities. fol-
lows by counties; King. Z; Grays Har-
Dor. /; Itittitas, IL: Kitsap. /; okano-
gan, 2; Pierce. 81; Skagit. 8; Snoho.
mlsh, &; Thurston. 3; Walla walla. g.
whatcom. q Lincoln. /; Whitman. 2;
Yakima, 1
The number OF cases OF the disease
in the cities OF the state In addition
TO those in the rural districts. fol.
lows: Aberdeen. .; Bellngham. 4; Ev.
erett, 6: Seattle. g.; Spokane. is. Ia.
coma, 40; Yakima. ..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
The Story of
q Dollar!
EDITORIAL


A REPORTER in Milwaukee lucky at cards one winter
n night found among his winnings a silver dollar he
thought counterfeit But without protesting he poc
eted it.
En- route home he stopped cold corner by a
shabby unfortunate with shawl over her head
who begged him for the price of a room.
The reporter reached his pocket and handed her COIN
Next morning in the of his rounds he saw the body
of the woman in the morgue Police had recovered it from
the river the night before In her pockebook still cenched
in her hand was a silver dollar-counterfeit.
The reporter learned later that she had applied at odg
ing house and that the clerk had refused to accept the
There was only way out for the destitute womanand
she took it.
THAT dollar was mighty important.
| But it was no more vital than the seventy thou
sand dollars that still missing in the Community Fund
drive in Seattle.
Every one Of those missing dollars happiness,
health yes possibly even life, to some unfortunate man.
woman or child in Seattle.
That's why it is vital that if it is humanity in your power
you should help make up of those missing dollars
you can.
CEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS to go!
y Six hundred and eighty thousand raised record in
Seattle giving brilliant accomplishment in view of
the fact that il raised in brief 10 days.
But-seventy thousand dollars still to go.
Community Fund workers who volunteered their time and
end of the days They realized the Importance of each
one of these missing dollars and agreed TO keep up their
efforts until the quota was reached
If have not been approached by solicitor-f
were out Of town during the campagn- you gave, but
feel that you COULD have given more GIVE TODAY
Even If you give only dollar GIVE!
YOUR DOLLAR may save somebody's life
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
ny JIM MARSHALL

nN THE records OF the board OF
" inquiry that investigated the
Cronkito death. are three letters.
Whether they shall remain. or he
crossed out. f. being fought out in
n hushcd courtroom In Tacoma.
where a federal Judge. with strayinE
gray hair. rocks back and forth and
yellow lights CLINT from polished
oak
The three letters arc n blot on
tho 'scutehcon OF n family. one
member OF which commanded n IN.
nous division In the war with Ger.
many To erase tho blot thousands
or dollars have been spent, hearts
have been broken--and two men
must fight for their lives before n
jury OF their pecrn.
The letters are as. I. w"
Those letters. meaningless 20
layman. represent to the man In
khaki or navy blue n disgrace too
deep for words. Members OF the
family OF the man about whom
those letters tell their story. hang
their heads. sorrow gnawing at their
hearts.
The letters mean ''scif.infllcted
wound they testify 20 the world
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03

The disease. which has visited
the state this year. Is an unusually
mild type. Not more than 20 per
cent OF the cases develop any form
OF paralysis whatever Tho mildncss
of the ailment has been one OF the
bad factors. Children suffering with
the disease arc not III enough to be
confined to their beds or TO have
attention directed TO them. DR.. Turn.
or said In that way they mingle
with their playmatcs and spread It,
he said.
Modicnl'scienc knows little about
the disease and it's manner OF spread.
ing. according TO DIR. Turner. Many
cases occur where children are com.
pletely isolated in mountainous dis.
tricts too remote for even flies to
reach.
The number of deaths from the dis
ease this ycnr rs considered small In
proportion TO the number OF cases.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
Home Brew

Howdy. folks. This Is the sea.
SON OF the year when \ janitor
throws his toothpick into the
furnace and thinks he has
roaring fire.
Never let your little hoy touch a
radiator His hands might set frost.
bitten.
The right Of ,Sav.
The righf % irab--
uanv a lads had q
WAC aiEt lirls0 today.
Don't waste eli your sympathy on
tho manufacturer % corlSscrcws and
hair nets. The manufacturer OF cor.
sets has had hard time. too.
ANNOUNCEMENT
This i the season Of the year
when the newspapers publish their
circulation figures. Not 90 be out.
done. Home Brew announces that
lis circulation Is now up 10 3, Little
Homer Brew. Jr-. having learned 10
read In the past six months.
Another thing VIC have yet the
pleasure Of seeing II a woman sweep
ms up cigar ashes from tho rug.
smiling like the lady In the vacuum
cleaner ads.
beneath this stone les Ira ZinH,
A perfect fieHd for cutting VA"
Just once too often ne fraHS0rcsscd
That's irhv Ne noto lies here az rest
a 100000 corporation has been
launched here for providing financial
assistance 10 worthy local Industries
Well we're conducting a worthy
local industry. and could ws please
have $40 10 buy more yeastg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
Time EXTENDED
ON new BRIDGE
West Spokane Structure to
Be Ready in November

Time extensions OF 80 days were
granted contractors working ON the
Spokane ST. bridge by the board OF
public works, Friday. The bridge
was TO have been completed ana
opened for traffic Thursday. It viii
not be ready until the middle OF
November.
V. Ramaglia, who is builling tho
east approach, was granted a so
day extension. Gerrick & Gerrick.
who are building the steel bascule
portion OF the bridge, were also
given a 3O-day extension.
THE bridge will probably be ready
by the middle Of November" Chair
man George F. Russell said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03

LII GEE GEE. TIL OFFICE
NAMP, SCI
Love ought to be enough for
a woman, but the trouble Is she
can't dress decently on II.

Ezra Meeker. trail maker. is
travelling East by airplane. Guess
Ezra figures those OK teams aren't
as safe as they used 10 be.
Ncckcr Is going orer the same
course he made IN '52. Noting the
course IN ri inst Oocs 10 shoio hoio
the old mans game Is improving.
Inc new community hotel will be
open by Christmas. II is announced.
Gosh. we can hardly wait 10 write
home on some If it's free stationery
w DIARY
October p
Early mp, and did find the wind blow
Ing from the West. and II ronrinK thru
the rrnnniss Of the house, 80 that " do
he Windi,r In than without, and did wish
THE office fresh air fiends dld live here.
md not !, for indeed I like not to have
my Wnff.s blown from mine own table
~ breakfast And an 10 tovn.
Fnd did see W. MeCurdy, the fbsater
''anagsr. and he 10 telling me ~ his
appendicitis operation. and Of the ineision
- made IN his stomnieil. which. ne-
safdirR 10 him, was bigger ihsn the sx-
fhthiipn made for the neg Eagles audi
iofiuni And 20 10 work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-03
Neterer to Go to
Bellingham Monday

Jury cases In federal court ended
Friday for the October session and
Judge Jeremiah Neterer announced
that lie will leave Monday for q SEES.
sion Of the district court at Belling.
ham.
on his return at tho end OF next
week Notcfer will SIT upon admiralty
cases for tho remainder Of October.