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RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF k V ii IS- JlaBaiiiiiiiiiiasam: -l MkJ&i 'liy& aUrJ 1 ejr w w( m' sr Sw$8i3v&2& KSVSr I J. I I f Mil P ffiJoKrv Bickitvsotv SKermarv J a; Qfl nn . r j5icrzryii&&jmMtt.7ymj&r 1112 Amerlcnn Scliool of Wild Life Pro- Tl tcctlon nnd Propagation at McQreRor, I Iown the region of the proposed Mis I slsslppl Valley Nntlonnl park Is the I outwnrd nnd visible slcn of an Inward and spiritual desire to give the study nnd knowledge of nnture Us rightful plnce In our twentieth century scheme of life. The American people are a nation of lovers of tho beautiful In nature. The national park movement, with an army of enthusiasts behind It, Is one of the llvest causes of tho times. That Is why we have established since 1872, when the first national park In the world, the Yellowstone, was created, a system oi nineteen nntlonnl parks and ,thlrty-flvo national monuments. Yet It Is true beyond question that In general the hundreds of thousands of yearly visitors to our beauty spots of nature thrill with an emotion that Is quite npnrt from understanding of the scene before them. America has the noblest scenic mag nificence that Is cnslly accessible In nil the world. And among the grentest of Its manifold vnlues Is tho fnct that It Is tho record of America in Its making. An appreciation of this magnificence nnd Its values will add to Its enjoyment. To gain Uils understanding nnd appreciation Is one of the several motives impelling tho activities of the School of Wild Life Protection nnd Propaga tion nt McGregor. The Amerlcnn frontier Is no more. Gone aro the buffalo herds that covered the great plains. Extinct Is tho passenger pigeon. Civilization nnd wild life ennnot exist together. The automobile tnkes the tourist everywhere. The airplane means tho end of the silent plnces. In n few years tho American will have to go to his national parks to see tho wild animal life of his nntlvo land In Its natural surroundings. For the national park Is the one sure wild life sanctuary of earth the one nnd only plnce where wild life Is sufficiently free from molestation to holJ its own against man nnd civili sation. So, to protect nnd propagnto wild llfo by keep tng Inviolate tho nntlonal park nnd by establish ing more nntlonnl parks Is another purpose exem plified In tho Amerlcnn school In the nren pro posed for tho Mississippi Valley National pnrk. This proposed nntlonal park lies In the north east corner of Iowa nnd the southwest comer of Wisconsin. The Mississippi divides It; tho Wis consln and Yellow empty Into tho Mississippi from the east nnd west within the boundaries. About in.000 ncres, land nnd wntcr, including 4,000 ncres of Mississippi with Islands, nro under consideration. There aro 1,071 ncres In the Wis consin Stnte pnrk nt tho mouth of the Wisconsin. Mrs. Martha Tl. Munn or New York tins offered to give the 125 Iowa acres forming tho scenic keystone. It Is proposed that the federal govern ment shnll purchaso for park purposes about ,0f0 ncre3 appraised nt nbout $22-1,000. Scenlenlly, educationally, nnd historically tho arert Is worthy of national pnrk honors. Geo, fgrmmlenlly the area Is Just the place for n nn 'tlop'al pnrk. There Is no sceiflc nntlonal park iwothy of tho nnmo between Rocky Mountain In Colorado and Lnfnyrtto In Maine. Ilallronds nnd transcontinental nutomobllo hlghwnys run close by. Thero Is river transportation. Big cities sur round tlve site. Fully 20,000,000 people nro within a fuv hours 6f the area. Tito Mississippi Valley National park project In nil Mr ramifications Is backed by tho General Fed eration of Women's Clubs, the Mississippi Valley association and long list of organizations of Inrge vnrlety. Tho nttUude of the Genornl Federation of Worn- tan's Clubs is typical. , Tho work j1 !th! nation wide organization with n membership of 2,500,000 Is carried on through n dozen or more depart ments. One of the most Important of these Is the department of conservation, which promotes the use without abuse of the natural resources of the United States. At the hlenntnl convention of the General Fed eration this summer in Des Moines, Iown, one day was largely devoted to conservation. In tho morn ing, In the convention, Mrs. ."John Dickinson Sher man, chnlrmnn of the conservation department, mnde her report nnd spoke on "The Conservntlon Outlook." She cnlled nttentlon to the fnct that the natural scenery division of work, added byher to the department bIx years ago, wns then con sidered ns of little Importance, natural scenery not being ranked as a natural resource of value; now natural scenery was recognized as a great nntlonnl asset nnd the natural scenery division wns the most populnr In the depnrtment. George n. Maxwell, exccutlvo director of tho National Reclamation nssoclntlon, delivered nn nddress on "Our Conservntlon Problem." N'ett wns n "Nnturnl Scenery Luncheon," in honor of Director Stephen T. Mather of the Nn tlonnl Pnrk service of the department of Interior, In charge of Mrs. Charles II. McNIder, chairman of the natural scenery division, nttended by more than 250 delegates. Mrs. Sherman presided. She said, In brief, that nny constructive work that advances the use, development and preservation of our natural resources must necessarily be based on accurate Information nnd enreful study of con dltlons. A prnctlcnl, comprehensive study of nnt urnl science nnd nature would, lay a foundation for nn understanding nnd nn appreciation of our natural resources. The children of todny stiould bo given the opportunity to gnln a first-hand, in tlmntc nnd scientific knowledge of tho earth, her products, of nature's bounty nnd nnture's ways. Director Mather outlined the activities of the national park service; asked tho federated club women to urge upon members of congress tho necessity of larger national park appropriations. He laid special emphasis upon the educntlonal mission of the natlnnnl parks. Ho would promote by every possible means the Interpretation of the natural sciences which nro Illustrated by tho scenic features, flora and fauna of the national parks, encourage the popular study of their history, ex ploration, tradition nnd folkloro and Improve every opportunity for the protection nnd propagn tlon of bird nnd wild nnlmal life Dr. I. II. Pummel of Iowa Stute college, chair man of the Iown state conservation board, spoke In hehnir of tho Mississippi Valley National park project. Ho set forth the ninny nnd varied attrac tions of tho region. He emphasized the fact Mint 20,000,000 people lived within n radius of 500 miles nnd that 85 per cent of tho people can not travel to tho national parks of the scenic West for vaca tions. The Northern Mississippi Valley congress was of the uunnlmous opinion that n series of na tional parks should be established In the Missis sippi valley. Ho appealed to Director Mather to give the Mississippi Valley National pnrk project Impartial consideration. In the afternoon the conservation conference wns held In the auditorium. The program In cluded addresses by Col. W. R. Greeley, head of tho forest service, nntl Russell T. Edwards of tho American Forestry association. An Interesting nnd Important feature wns "Nnt urnl Scenery Iown's Program," by Mrs. McNIder and Mrs. Francis K. Whitley, past president of tho Iown Federation of Women's Clubs. Iown Is ono of the most progressive states In tho conserva tion of natural beauty spots. Its people have sur veyed the stnta nnd have recommended mora thnn fifty scenic nrens for state nnd county jpnrks Dr. R. Schlmek of tho University of Iown made nn eloquent nddress on "Moral and Spiritual As pects of, Conservation." This is a largo subject National park enthusiasts believe that recreation nmld scenes of nntural beauty Is the best antidote for tho manifold evils of our complex modern civilization. All these things, you see. lend up directly; to the Amerlcnn school nnd Its work. This Is the second summer of the Amerlcnn School of Wild Life Protection nnd Propagation. The Iown Conservntlon nssoclntlon met nt Mc Gregor In 1010 nnd out of It developed the school. This year It wns of larger scope and greater sig nificance. The purpose Is to bring Instructor nnd student Into close touch relative to the subjects for which Illustration Is furnished by the environ ment. The students w.ere of all wnlks of life and of nil nges. The pntrons of the school were Dr. 13. A. Rlrgc, president Wisconsin university; Dr. W. T. Hornn day, New York Zoological gnrdens; Dr. W. A. .Tes sup, president Iowu State university; Enos A. Mills, Longs Penk, Colo.; Dr. T. S. Pnlmcr. secre tary A. O. U Wnshlngton, D. C; T. Gilbert Pear son, Nntlonnl Association of Audubon Societies. The directors were: Fred G. Dell. F. S. Rlchnrds, T. A. .Tnyne, T. J. Sullivan and L. P. nickel. The departments and Instructors were: Geology Dr. George F. Kay, dean of the liberal arts col lege of Iown State university; Iown parks, Dr. L. H. Pommel of Iowa State college, chairman of the Btnte conservation board ; botany, Dr. Rohumll Shlmek of the Iown Stnte university; nrcheology. Prof. Charles R. Koyes of Cornell college; or nithology, Rev. Leroy Titus Weeks, rector of Trinity church, F.inmetsburg. The feu was uuinl lint. $2. George Rennett was secretary and regis trnr; Karl D. Rleltcl, treasurer of student fees; Logan Rllzznid, committee chairman. Committees with the following chairmen handled all arrange ments; ronds, T. .1. Sulllvnn; music, Mrs. Otkln; finance, F. S. Richards; meals and lodging, Logan Rllzzard; grounds, Fred G. Hell; tents nnd cot tages, Wpilam Meyers; bonis, Frank Slonne; uu tomohlles, Al Clemens; signs, John Kramer; re ception and Information, Fred Philips. The activities of the school were varied and en joyable. In addition to the clnss work and mnt ters of routine Instruction there wns n river trip on a big Menmer; many addresses and stereop tlcon lectures, picnic luncheons, n community sup per; music by tho McGregor band; a union serv ice; n formal opening nnd a general conference on the closing day. Gov. W. L. Harding of Iowa, to further the Mis slsslppl Valley National park project, called n con ference of thoe most active In Its promotion. The conference wns held nt La Crosse. Among those present from Iown were: Governor Harding, Stnte Senator Newberry. Assemblyman Recker, Doctor Pummel, Joseph Kelso, J. F. Ford, W. L. Albert, F. C. Hell, Logan Rllzzard, John Kramer, C. A. Luce, J. M. Rerry. G. Pederson, C. A. Spin ner, R. Hendrlck, G. W. Eaton, Julius Roock, Flor ence Clark. Mrs. V. C. Roll, Mrs. Logan Rllzzard and Mrs. C. A. Luce. Minnesota was represented y D. Lange, president of the state forestry asso cintlon. Frank D. Lowman, superintendent of parks, represented Illinois. Among thoso present from Wisconsin were Congressman John J. Ksch, Alderman Funk of Ln Crosse, C. L. Harrington of the conservntlon commission and Judge J. II. Long. Governor Ilnrdlng presided and Mr. Harrington ncted ns secretary. An executive committee was appointed, consisting of Governor Ilnrdlng, chnlr mnn; Mr. Hnrrlngton, secretary; Mr. Lange nnd Mr. Lowman. All stnte organizations will unlto In promoting tho establishment by congress of n national reservation In the scenic area under con sideration. In a conference of Governor Harding, Director Mather, Doctor Pnmmcl and W. F. nickel arrange ments were made to have Chairman Oood ond other members of the house npprop-lotlons com mittee visit the area which a lurgf part of the Mississippi valley hopes will bo made tho Missis sippi Valley National park. TRY SQUARE TREE Successful Efforts at Nature Faking in England. One of Most Extraordinary Experi ments In Plant World It That of Growing Potatoea and Toma toes on Same Plant Recently the Cambridge Forestry as sociation suggested that trees can be made to grow square Instead of round, end thus may be made to produce more and better timber, remarkH Lon don Answers. The assertion hns given rise to soma amount of good tnatured chuff hut some miracles more wonderful than the growing of square trees have been performed In the plant world. Tho scientist waved his wand, as It were, nnd produced the seedless orange, a large, Juicy, delicious fruit, free from what c call pips. Again he took a piece of wood, tho stock of an ordinary wild briar, nnd on It he produced u score of varieties of roses, making a multi-colored bush with roses large and small, red, white, crimson, snlmon, yellow, pink, cream and every shade between, all on tho Fame hush. Something nklu to growing squnro trees has been practiced for centuries and what may be termed plant mon strosities are by no means uncommon. Most of us would recognize tho white bryony (Rryonln diolcn), so common in our hedgerows. The roots pf this plant, which often grow to n coIosmiI size, have been grown to bbiipe, as It were. Perhaps one of the most extraordi nary experiments In the plant world has Just been successfully tried with the potato plant. The potato belongs to the smne family as the tomato, mid Included In the same family nre tho tobacco plant, the mandrake nnd the deadly nightshade, among others. Advantage was taken of the rela tionship of the potato to the tomnto actually to grow a crop of potatoes on the roots of u potato plant und a crop of tomatoes ln the llaums (stalks and foliage) of the same plants. To see a crop of tomatoes among the foli age of a potato plant, while potatoes arc growing on the roots of the same plant, Is n sight more wonderful sure ly than square trees. Within u few miles of London Is a wall surrounding a churchyard. The wall Is covered with Ivy, nnd in one of the bricks Is a square-hole. Many years ago a sprig of the ivy climbed through the hole and gradual ly the Tiole became filled up with the wood of the Ivy. and It became ab solutely square, assuming Its normal shape on the outer side of the squnro hole. If n sapling wns surrounded by a plaster of parts or metal mold which was square there Is no reason why the wood of tho tree so Inclosed should not become squnro In fnct, the won der would be If It remained circular. Any one wjjh u garden may produce plant curiosities which will be Inter esting to nil who see them. Arrange a saucer containing sweetened water under and close up to a young, healthy gooseberry bush, und so placed that the dead corlllo of the flower (the tip at the end of the berry opposite the stalk) Just touches the wnter. The young gooseberry drinks the water greedily, nnd If It Is renewed as It Is absorbed by the berry the gooseberry so treated assumes enormous propor tions and specimens us large as good alzetl hen's eggs may be produced. Vapor Bath In Each Hcuse. A vnpor bath separate from the main building is a pnrt of every house In Irkutsk. Stones nre piled nnd heated In n fire and wnter Is poured over them so that when the door Is closed the steam (Ills the bathroom. Tho bathers, sitting on benches, steam their naked bodies both to cleanse themselves and relieve fatigue. They use a brush made of small cherry branches with leaves to strike themselves with for cleansing, nnd pour cold wnter from n smnll pall on their faces when the heat Is too great. There Is hot and cold water, us In a Japanese bnth. From time to time they wash them reives and return again to the vnpor. The vnpor bnth Is prepared four times n month, and nlwnys In the evening be fore Sunday, when nil the members of tho family bathe, says Asia. Thero nlci. ure public baths In the city sim ilar, but Inrger. Poetic Justice. A recent note on Admiral Sir Mon tngue E. Rrownlng rccnlls n good story told of him when commanding one of our battleships. 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