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Evening star., 1947-10-29
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO, Oct 20 CP1 CUSDA>.-Salable
steady to mostly 25 cents higher on all
weights butchers; sows fully 25 cents high
er; top. 20 90, paid fairly freely for weights
over go pounds, bulk good and choice 100
$50 pounds. s5.0O-25 so; good and choice
sows under 400 pounds mostly "a :0O-24 so:
4O0-550 pounds, largely 23.O0-24.00; in
dications good clearance.
Salable cattle. 10000; total, 1880;
salable calves, 700; total. 200; slaushter
steers and heifers unevenly steady to 30
cents lower; liberal supply good to low
choice kinds showing most decline: other ;r
fully steady to 35 cents hisher; four loads
high-choice l.135-1,199 pound fed steers
topped at $500; scattered loads at 34.75-
1925; bulk good and choice fed steers.
81. .OO-34 so; medium grassy kinds down to
90. 90; most good and choice heifers. 1880
$780, four loads choice COOL 900 pound
weights, 32. .00-33. 90; common and medium
grass heifers steady at 15.00-21 90: me
diIm and good beef cows, 10000. 90:
Gamers and cutters mainly II 150-13.75;
good heavy bulls. 1S.50-19.00; vealers
firm at $3.50 down; stockers and feeders
salable sheep. 1000; total. 5000; opened
slow: SLAUGHTER lambs not fully estab-
lished: scattered small lots good and choice
natives sold about steady at 1915, but
many bids around so cents lower; slaugh. |
ter ewes and yssIlinEs steady; i..;l dssk F{o1d
shorn pelts. 5000: some held higher: short
deck mostly medium grade mixed ewes and
vethers, 1900; slaughter ewes scarce at
Evening star., 1947-10-29
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Oct. 80 R.-cotton fu-
lures broke more than So a bale today
on heavy liquidation. induced by weakness
in grains.
The .de,. was accentuated by STOP
loss selling. while mills sharply reduced
their buying limits in futures.
reduce the amount OF foreign aid pro-
posed under the Marshall plan created
nesryousness nerve o M Dealers pointed out that
experts this season hinge on the Mar
Late afternoon prices were Is cents to
II 20 bale lower than the previous close.
D1eecember. pc 1880; March, SO 65, and May,
Evening star., 1947-10-29
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
TO THE HOLDERS OF
VICTOR PRODUCTS
cnRpnPATInN
TAI Fifteenth St. NV.

Series &c" so Deb.nture Notes
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Indenture of Trust OF Victor Products
CorpoTation of ,Hagerstown. MARYLAND. to
jngton, D. c.. as Trustee. dated December
y. l94Q, that the undersigned as Trustee
on December l. l947. out Of monies IN the
sinking fund the following numbered
Series &C. Sc, S. F. Debenture Notes due
December l, 194S:
Coupon Notes of 81 900 Denomination
M2-M4 ms MS MI o. MI Uni 6-M1 7-M20.
M22 -M46-M56-M5S-M -M61 -M62-
M16-M17-MIS
The Notes herein designated by number
will be paid at the current REDEMPTION
price. namely, 1U0tc OF the principal
amount thereof, together with accrued
interest thereon to said redemption date:
Said Notes must have attached thereto all
coupons maturing on md after June I,
194S. Said Notes will be redeemed at
the Hamilton National Bank. l+th and G
Street NV: Westminster 5; D, G; Interest
!9 s.,i sssrTe e on Dsfemssr Ne ls4T ~ v.sy
INGTON. TRUSTEE BY w. r. Forster,
Vice President. Dated: october %, 1e41.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Steel Advance Raises
Little Enthusiasm
For Rest Of Stocks
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 29-A lively
rise in pivotal steel shares stirred
little enthusiasm in other sections
of today's stock market.
Cue for the rally in steel Issues
came from United States Steel's i'll
crease in its common dividend and
declaration of It's first extra pay
ment in 18 years. Lack of genera!
response to a large batch OF other
favorable dividend actions led some
brokers to comment that customers
appeared to be selling on the good
news" Considerable caution was
attributed to the approaching spe-
ciel congressional session.
United States Steel. opening on a
5,000-share block, ran its advance
to more than 2 points at times
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Oct 80 P).-Heavy selling
coming from commission houses caused a
sharp break in grains on the Board Of
Trade today
At one time December. May and July
wheat were all off 10 cents, the limit per-
mitted in single session. Prices edged
up sliehtly. after hitting the bottom but
the. rally lacked strength. Trading was
active.
Factors in the downturn included an
rnouncenent that the Government had
Kansas City yesterday. private reports Of
good rains in Oklahoma and a statement
that the local Commodity Credit Corp.
ONCE would accept offers of grain now
Wheat closed 9s4 to 10 cents lower, all
deliveries except Decemoer ,endins OH tie
"a. Corn was 4Ia-51. lower. December,
2.20-2 "0S4; oats were 4A-5A lower, De-
cember. .10ka.. and soybeans were l to
"a higher, November BAL
Evening star., 1947-10-29

Hourly Sales on The Eaehaase Tsday:
II 100 an. $50 600 1900 noon l5o 600
i 200 p.m. $50 900 2:u0 p.m. 74o 900
unit Of trading, 10 &nares. sIn hank.
ruptcy or receivership. or being reorEaniyed
under the Bankruptcy Act. or securities
as Mmed by such companies Rates Of
diyidends In the foregotns table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or seniiannual declaration. Unless other.
wise noted. special Or extra dividends sre
Z ii Also extra or e1tras. ) Plus stock divi-
dend. Cash or stock. Paid last year
Payable in stock.-e Declared or paid se
far this year b Declared or paid aftei
stock dividend or stock sp1it-up.. Accum-
ulated dividends paid or declared this year.
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N. Y. Curb Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
CHANGED From PREVIOUS CLOSE

CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS CLOSE
2:30 lHaZeltine Ag 14M
Acme Alum Al 5 Hecla Min loM
Ar-Way FL 40 % Humble Oil 3s- 7oh
Alreon Mig Co Imp Oil Ltd "a. 1lh
AmCP&LB .l5g eaA lin Brown Str asa
Am Gas & El ID 81 Saiser.Frazer 1854
Am q I 1.Zu- 10 kingston Pr 20 5l4
Am Maracalro pa Lanston Mon 2 AHA
Anchof Post "a % Leonard Oil Dew la
ARK Nat Gas "a f.ogans Distill 12Ls
Ashland OIL 60a 14La LouLand&Ex 1855
Atlas Corr Wv - McWil Dredge 12A
6arium Steel oh Mesabi Iron SIZE
Basic Relrct 40 90 MidWestCrp 4h 1s5e
5enrus wen ~ 1ob Mining Cp Can
Rerk&Gay Furn lNl Mount PRO Goa IL
breeze CORP le 1oN Nat Union Rad
brWnF Dist .sOa ]oh N Haven Clock 6k
CAM El Pwr 6O New Jer Zinc 2g 6ose
carr con blsc ,!A|Nlagara Hud Pr 10
Catann Am 4Os LA Mona Elec 12b 17M
Cen&S W Cp 20 "a No Am 1t Pwr IN
Clties service % Nthrop Airc Tag eih
Colon Develop 4n Pan Am Air war II
Coion1a! airline rantepec Oil .o4 lols
CoiSand&St 40 Ih Pennroad Ne
Col ruel&lr WV Pep Boys Kg 5A
Colts Mfg Sag IS pepperell IA selh
ComnSSou war ~ Piper Aircraft ga
ConS Stl CORP l. zIAlP1tney-Bow 60 il
ConTextile1 .40g l@lb| R.K-O opt war >
Cont Fdy9M n 15hlRtchmond Rad 4M
Copr Hanse 17g- 40zlRoot Petroleum 1917
Cosden Petro 5M| St lawrence CO l4A
Creole Pet 95g 36A salt Dome Oil IL
| Crown Cent Pet Sal solar Aircraft loIh
| Crown DR. cog 4 Solar Mfr AZ
| Dennison A so 1lA| |Sonotone Ag 4
| Domestic Credit 4 Soss Mfg lag elh
Duke Pwr rt wi AlSo Penn OIL la yaJA
EasyWash Sag 1oNlSrd Cap g. Seal lsM
Fl Bond&Sh lag 13htStd OilKy .4Oa -
Fairchild Cam 13hl Starrett Corp 5k
Fairchild ~ Textron Inc kg 14lb
Fansteel Mtl Ne 15ttT Tivon Brew Ag "a
Fedders-0 0uig so 12Al Utd Lt6Rys Sag 24zs
FordhdLtd .211g -IdSus.15g 80
Gen Plywd .SUa 1885, WinnioeE Ell 1s Is
Go!dfeld Cons A'Wright Harg .16 ga
! Rates Of dividends IN the foregoink
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semiannual declar.
ton. Unless otherwise noted. special or
extra dividends are not Included. . Also
extra, or extras. Plus stock dividend
| d Cash or stock. ePaid last year. Pay
able in stock. & Declared or paid so far
this year: New issue. WV With warrants
this year. Payable in Canadian funds.
wv without warrants
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Westinghouse Makes
81 Million in 9 Months

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-A new
pescetime high Of $4s2, ,179, PAP in net
sales by the Westinghouse Electric
Corp. for nine months of l947 yield
ed net income of $34;514,886. equal
to $3.50 per common share, the COM,
pany reported today. Net third
quarter sales were $l79,840, ,606,
yielding net income of Sl2,779,444.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Oct. 90 P.-Diyidends
announced today:
Pc Stock Of Pay
Rate riod. record able
Evening star., 1947-10-29
McAIeer Named Head
Of District BUILDING
And Loan League
By Edword c. Stone

Edward L. McAleer, secretary of
the Equitable Cooperative Building
Association, was elected president of
the District of Columbia Building
and Loan League, at the annual
meeting last night at the Mayf1ower
Hotel. He succeeds Rudolph W.
Santelmann.
Fred A. Smith, Jefferson Federal
Savings & Loan Association, was
elected vice president; Robert +.
Buckley, National Permanent. treas
urer; F. Wilson Camp, District
Building & Loan Association, secre-
tary. c. Clinton James remains as
attorney.
Mr.. Santelmann, retiring chief
told ITS members at the annua.
dinner that appraisers should give
careful study to the changing real
estate picture, He urged additional
steps to acquaint the public with
the duties of a building and loan
association, more than 07,000 indi-
v!duals now being connected with
the q Washington organizations
In two years, assets of these asso-
Citations have risen over 80 per cent,
from s240,000,0o to s3l7,000,000.
Other speakers included the vet
eran secretary. Mr.. Camp, and Cal
win D. johnson. former member OF
Congress from Illinois.
Six members we're elected to the
Executive Committee, r. L. Houston
Jones, E. NJ Emmerich, William H.
Dyer, Edward K. Jones, John P.
Balster and Martin Cook.
Special Guests Introduced.
Special guests introduced at the
dinner were Nathaniel Dyke, Jr.,
Home Loan Bank Board; Chairman
William Husband. Federal Savings
and Loan Insurance Corp; o. K
La Rogue, president, Federal Home
Loan Bank of Winston Salem;
Frank Muller and John S. Kerns,
Maryland League of Insured Asso-
Citations.
Mr.. McAleer, new president, is a
native of Washington, attended
Business High School and George
town Law School, and has been with
the same firm 80 years. He is secre-
tarv and treasurer of the Washing
ton Sanitary Housing Corp, di-
rector, American Fire Insurance Co.
and on the advisory board OF the
Columbia branch of the American
Security & Trust Co.
Sharp Productivity Rise Seen.
The same kind of squirt, which
reflected a postwar increase OF pro-
ductivity as result of heavy capital
expenditures made in 1929 and 1920.
must be expected from the current
heavy investment. Roderick H. Riley
Of the National Planning Associa-
ton told Washington controllers
last night at the Carlton Hotel.
Henry w. Herzog, president OF the
institute, presided.
This wear with business eXpendi-
lures on new plant and equipment
expected to run about S15.000,0 ,000,-
600, bringing the total since VI
day to over s3O,OO0.oO 900, the only
question is how fast is productivity
rising? He added that the produc-
tivity rise after the first World War
amounted to a full third in three
years.
Clarence E. Dawson and Robert N.
Miller were to be the leading speak
ers at American Universitys 1nstl-
tute on Federal Taxes. at the Cham
Der of Commerce. Eight speakers
were to lead a round-table discus
sion
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Business Briefs

EIcCtTlC EUWcT CuHSutlptlUh III VIC
week ended October Is totaled
4.s36,816,006 kilowatt-hours, up from
100000 the week before and
an increase of 1870 over the similar
week last year-Edison Electric IN
stitute.
Life Insurance policyholders and
benefciaries received $218,389. 900 in
August, an increase of S2l25, 900
over August, 1947. - Institute OF
Life Insurance.
Christmas Club distributions by
mutual savings banks will total
s149 230,789 this year, an increase
of $25 100000 over year ago.-Asso-
citation of Mutual Savings Banks.
Coal Export Quota for December
has been set at 3,500,000 tons, of
which 100000 tons will go to
Europe Operating Commit
tee
Industrial Oxygen prices were
raised 10eo by Air Reduction Co.
and Linde Air Products Co., the
largest producers.
Foley's New Department Store in
Houston. Tex, reported total sales
of S946, 600 in its first week of opera
ton.
Domestic Trunk Airlines had a
net operating income of $2,782 ,545
in the three months ended June 80,
down about half from the corre-
spending quarter in l946.-Clvll
Aeronautics Board,
Interstate Commerce Commission
set hearings November 10 in Chi
cago on the petition of Western
railroads for a $685. increase in
basic fares in Pullman cars and
tourist sleepers,
Remington Rand reported net
profit for six months ended Sep
tember 30 of S6,525,757 or STAT a
share VS.. $5,770,505 or $l.37 in the
similar 1916 period.
Proctor e. Gamble Co. reported
consolidated net earnings OF $18,5l4.-
575 for the three months ended Sep
tember 30, VS.. s5,670,823 in the SIM
liar quarter last year.
United States Gypsum Co. re-
ported net income of $1l ,605 500 for
the first nine months of l947, equal
to S706 a share. VS.. s8.7l9,659 or
1894 in the like 1916 period.
Also for the third quarter:
Seaboard Oil Co. of Delaware
earned s1,448,765, or $1.18, VS.. 1884,
428 or SO cents.
Also for the first nine months:
United States Lines earned $685.
600 or 1851 VS.. s4.78o,575 or $3.50.
Pittsburgh Screw e. Bolt Corp.
earned s2,114,347 or s141 VS.. 1858 $50
or SO cents.
Square d Co. earned $2.76s,342 Or
$2.01 VS.. Sl,518,228 or $l.10.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
earned s3,220,080 or $500 VS.. $l47,-
e25 or II cents.
Great Northern Railroad earned
s12,659,375 or $4.09 VS.. $9,s19,02l or
s317.
Sylvania Electric Products Co.
earned 81 ,s07, ,375 or 81 so VS.. 1854 ,566
or IS cents.
General Refractories Co. earned
$4,000, ,2o7 or .$4.3s VS.. s5o8,435 or
$i0S.
American Ice Co. earned 1923 BOT
or 81 cents VS.. S583.6l1 or IS cents.
Pacific Lighting Corp. net income
for IL months ended September 80
was s8,068,862 or s439 share VS..
s8,327,27 or $4.55 share for the
similar 1916 period.
Also for the year ended Septem-
ber 30.
United Gas Improvement Co.
earned s3307,860 or s2.11 VS.. 81
e0S, 800 or Sl.86.
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.
earned $7,6070 064 VS.. s4.35 VS.. ST.
s4S, 1852 or $3.50.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
N. Y. Bond Market
Furnished BY the Assscisted Press.)
SELECTED LIST OF ISSUES.

Associated Press.)
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GulfstU 2sss16 ssl4
Hud Coal 5s 62a 69i4
Hud&M ri IS 81 S6b
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,ntGtNor is 81 2lh
Int g N lstGs52 6oih
tntHydroEl6s44 eeN
Kan { Sou 4S75 1ooN
Lau:ro N inc rs 81
Leh Val Is 2OO3 32A
Lorrillard 3s SO los
MKT adj 5s67 s6ih
mo Pae IS 77F eose
mo Pac IS 80 H eoia
Mo Pac en- IS rs 32ss
|Morris&Ex 5s55 7oLs
Nat Dairy 2A7O1o1l4
N Z TIT 4las61 12os4
NYc RI IS 2U13 1874
NYC 4las2Ol3A 7oA
N Y C con As % s.
|NYNHinc4h'22. 3osa
NYNHH 4s2OO7. 63iA
|NYNHkH As 81 loiS
my SW sn $40 Is
NYWB 4hs 46 10
|NorPac4 4las2O47 e5
Nor p cit 41s76 1914
Ohio Ed IS "A 1914
Pac G&E 3s "A 1925
PennRR gn5s6a 1o4is
7ennRRg4Has65 1914
Phila Co 4As6I 1865
lQuakerO 2'ss64 1ooM
IStLSF 4kas2022 AeA
81
5eab in4las2016 81
iSea A L As a6 1oo3s
Shell On 2has71 s6Ns
socony-Voas76 96iz
lSoPacidc4lasS1 81
SoPac4 lasOr77 1oob
lSo Ry en- bs 81 ll5se
leo Ry gn As Sc o2A
dOilNJ22ss71 o5A
Texas Corp 3s65lo5N
lTex&NO33ss90 s6
Third Ave IS 60 81
Iva Railwy IS as 1oolA
wabash 4As 81 6oiz
West Md As 52- 1ooiA
West On IS 81 s4h
West On IS so 9o5z
WheelStl 3l4s67 9sM
Wise Cent As 40 81
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18
k8\

WVOU'VE got to go after them,"
Doris said. She sat on the up
holstered wall seat, opened her bag,
took out her vanity case and her
cigaret case. That's the trouble
with you. You're mousy."
I'm what?" Nan asked. She sat
on the stiff, hard chair on the other
side of the little table and took off
her gloves. They were white gloves,
rubbed shabby by repeated clean
ings.
''Mousy!' SAID Doris. "Mousy
girls never get anywhere. Remem-
ber what I said that first day we
saw Ralph going up in the eleva-
tor?"
"You said, There's the man I'm
going to marry, unless he's got a
wife and ten kids"
Doris studied her reflection in the
mirror of her vanity. Her hand,
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18

old maid, living on a pension and
loving q pet cat"
'T don't like CATS" Nan muir
INJURED.
Doris extended a toeless suede
sandal and slender, silk-clad leg.
"Cats!" she said. Look at that
rum"
II see it," Nan said.
Ralph bought me an angora kit
ten for my birthday. The darn thing
must have been at these stockings.
"I'n have to dash in somewhere
and get another pair and put them
on. You come with me, and you can
have these. They'll do for you, it
you're careful mending them"
st can't come with you." Nan
said.
"You can't? Why not?"
'I've got "a kind Of a date"
"A date with that man, of course!
Where?"
'Oh-never mind"
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18
This
Weeks
Best
Fiction

''Well, he had wife and one kid,
but I did it, didn't I? Do you sup
pose got him by sitting still and
wishing for him?"
mo" Nan said.
II used my head. 1 found out ne
worked for j. B. Simpson. made
up to the Simpson crowd when l
met them in the washroom and took
to calling for that dumb egg OF an
Adams girl for lunch. got intro
duced to him."
IT remember" Nan said.
"I worked to get that man. II /
hadn't, 1 wouldn't have an apart
ment on East Sixtieth Street and
this set of summer furs that cost
fifteen hundred dollars and my own
car-and a house in the country
next fall, when Ralph gets his
promotion Now, about this
man-?' she said.
What MANI" said Nan. Color Of
newly OpSu WIN AOoS AOONSN ASA
face. Her childishly honest brown
eyes were starry.
How should / know what man? l
haven't seen you since / had you to
the wedding six months ago. A girl
that's attractive to men and shows
some initiative might be married in
six months. But of course you're
the kind that will drag along wait
ing for him to wake up and know
you're on earth until he marries
somebody else. i. You wouldn't
be so bad, at that, if you took a
little pains with yourself and got
some decent Clothes"
Nan, who had started to slip off
the coat of her suit, buttoned it
again. The lining, she remembered,
had ripped little on the shoulder.
''And you'd be good bet for
some man who wanted sensible,
economical wife that didn't mind
housework."
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18

''Sure of it, my dear! j. B. de-
pends on him for everything. He
and J. B. are like that. Re-
member the fellow came up to the
apartment with him the week be-
fore we were married?"
"Of course. Why wouldn't II"
"Well, you moused around as If
you were only half there. Hardly
opened your mouth all evening.
That was J. B."
'Was it?"
'There you go! That's just what
1 mean. You don't take any inter-
est. Now if this man."
''But what makes you think there
is "a"
'It's written all over you, darling.
You're in love. never saw worse
case"
Mans big brown eyes lowered to
her glass. She became peony-red.
'Wen, if you don't see fit to con-
fide in your best friend, that's your
business. But you let me tell you
this for your own good. If he's
worth having, don't let some other
girl beat you to it! You will, though.
You're all set for being neat little
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18

A PET style for juniors is this
4 a pretty puffed sleeve blouse.
It's so easy to cut and sew, too.
Colorful embroidered flowers are
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To obtain tissue pattern, finishing In
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embroidering the Peasant Blouse Pat
tern No. 5533) sizes IL, IA, is included,
send 20 cents in coin, your name, address
and pattern number.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions, slightly more time IS
required in filling orders for few of the
most popular patterns.
Send your order to:
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18
Stufue of Liberty Is a New Yorker

WASHINGTON - Although Bed
loe's island, on which the Statue of
Liberty stands, is part of New York
state, the water surrounding it is
part of New Jersey.
Upkeep of the statue, which is
now a national monument, is budg-
eted at about 100000 a year. The
seven families of National Park
service employees, who live on the
island, vote in New York City.
Weight of the statue is placed at
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18

225 tons, including 100 tons of cop
per and 1875 tons of wrought-iron
framework. The sheet copper.
which has green patina from oxi-
dation, is three-thirty-seconds of an
inch thick, about the thickness of a
silver dollar.
The head of the statue first was
exhibited in Paris and the right
arm and torch in Philadelphia at
the centennial of American inde-
pendence.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-18
National Parks
Eleventh
In a Series

in the central
office of Ma
tional Park service. These requests
come not only from school children,
but also from mature men and
women. Many more thousands OF
people go dir ''y to the national
parks, monun and historic sites
to seek first had for the answers to
their questions, The national park
system serves as vast laboratory
for the study of North American BIZ
ology, geology, paleontology, history
and pre-history.
The great national parks, such
as Yellowstone, Glacier, YOsem-
ite and Grand Canyon, were es-
tablished primarily for the pro-
lection of magnificent scenery,
but each of these parks also con-
tainS bOundlesS variety of nat
uraI phenomena. The national
monuments, on the other hand,
have been created usually to
protect single scientific or his
tOric feature-an extinct vol
canO, an ancient Indian ruin or
an early American fOrtificatiOn.
It often has been said that ma
tional park covers a large area.
while national monument is small.
This is not true. Many national
monuments contain only a few
acres each, but there are a num-
ber of geological exhibits in the ma
tional park system of such vast
proportions that areas of consider
able extent are required for their
protection.
THE TWO LARGEST areas in the
national park system are national
monuments. These are Katmai and
Glacier Bay in Alaska. Katmai
national monument containing 4,215
square miles, is volcanic region,
the scene of a violent eruption in
1912 which resulted in creation of
the Valley of the Ten Thousand
Smokes Glacier Bay national mon
ument, covering $3.50 square miles
of territory, embraces several huge
glaciers and bay choked with ice
bergs. Largest national monument
in the United States proper is Death
Valley, covering 1891 square miles
of desert and mountains. Here is
located the lowest point in the
country, 28O feet below the level of
the sea.
Katmai and Glacier Bay national
monuments are undeveloped and re-
quire much preparation and plan
ming on the part of the visitor be-
fore he can explore them, but Death
Valley, in California, so forbidding
to the, early immigrant, now can
be visited in comfort and safety by
the motorist. Death Valley, how
ever, is extremely hot in the sum-
mer and the best seasons there are
late fall, winter and early spring.
THE FIRST national monument
was Devils Tower in northeastern
Wyoming, established by proclama-
tion of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in
1906. This is an 865-foot column of
volcanic rock, which stands high
above the surrounding country and
may be seen for many miles.
Muir Woods national monument
in Marin county, California, just
north of the Golden Gate, is an
other early national monument,