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Show i ? i - f Murray Eagle, Murray, Utah ; h sss I, " l l IS ii icr v i r f r ' a- vi i i .ar a in . r a ... tt r lit . k tvi ,v a. j m vwj n . i erection of some of the world's SIZE IS GOAL IN BUILDING RACE -- l i By ELMO SCOTT WATSON NK hundred and fifty years ago the Continental army, under the leader- a . ship of Gen. George Washington, was fighting the last battles which won of the United q the ini1rendenee States. Today a "Second Continental ori,1'" ' being mustered Into serv ice not to tight battles, but to aid In a great :itrltt Ic peacetime project. The project Is to honor the memory of the commander of the first Continental army: the "gen eralissimo" of the "Second Continental army" Is a clvlllnn, Charles Lathrop pack, president of the American Tree association; and his "proclamation" tailing for "recruits" fur his "army" reads s follows: & - j iWl L - v jw..vjiv. 2: - i ' t sstwa-- ,....,. vv ' W WsTWrWJ IV tffej . fVV .Si .vaf 5.i I - ,T What Is the w orld's Washington. largest building? Announcement that Chicago's projected post office will contain two million square feet of fhor space, and the publishing at the same time of preliminary plans for a new War and Navy building In Washington of approximately the same magnitude focuses attention on the rivalry between communities and countries to possess the world's greatest building. A bulletin from the National Geographic society deals with some of the greatest structures raised through the ages. - ST, 'L. rMpJ WEs"yl war-tim- "Ten million monuments to a great man I Ten million tributes, enduring and straight growing, which will be ss evergreen as Is the memory of George Washington In the hearts of 1'22,WHI,0iio people, recording the fact thut he Is ever the 'first In the hearts of his countrymen.' These are not to be monoliths of marble, not statues of static stone, or dun colored copper and bronze, nor a uloglurn written upon perishable parchment; but crowing things, alive with a life emblematical of that living nation which the first President guided Into being. The more significant will they be because the hands of thousands of citizens will have put them In this native soil. They are to be trees, dedicated to the 'Father of Our Country." Memorials stretching across the face of the continent. "The whole population will have a part In the bicentennial celebration of the birth of George Washington. It will become a second Continental army, i a army of tree planters, made up of young and old mobilised In every state and hamlet, and actively engaged In setting np a lasting testimonial to the one whom this country delights to bonor. "For the purpose of this remarkable celebration. Calvin Coolldge, when President, created the bicentennial commission. The American Tree association of Washington, I, C, cooperating with this commission Is directing this gigantic task of planting 10.("OOnO trees, each one Indicative of a tintlon's honor to ths national hero a particularly fitting way of rcinemterlng the life and services of the master of Mount Vernon. What more significant and unique method could t employed to manifest the affection which America feels for Washington? "Washington himself must have loved trees, for fcls diary contains repeafed references to their value and care; and be those a spot for his home where their beauty Is unexcelled. Along the shaded path that leads to his final resting place, two columns of trim, straight larches stand like sentinels, his constant companions, along with thoke thousands of Americans who come to pay aim reverence during the daylight hours. He must ksve loved the regal beauty of a tree. In the symbolism of a tree can Washington be remembered preeminently. I ecp rooted In the ground, a tree Is like a man, coming up out of the earth, but lifting Its branches to tienven. And as It In usefulness, so It grows In beauty. It frow may outlast the ages. It offers Its shade to all alike, and Its disinterested ministries succor a thirsty countryside and provide for Its physical and esthetic tiercslties, So a tree bespeaks the spirit of Washington. He was democratic In his servics, regal In Ills leadership, commanding In bit principles, while be eitended s brotherly hand to a new and Independent people struggling fuller freedom. "Not only will this lre planting Involve un ad of cotnnieinoratlon. but It will supremely carry out one of the guiding principles of George Washington, namely, that of nJf sufficiency In national government. This means conservation. A nation must be strong and able to take care of Itself In emergencies. Thus only can entangling alliances become unnecessary. There Is no greater need In the I'nlted Htstes today, In the mstter of self strengthening, than that of tree. Washington would undoubtedly be the first to desire, as memorials to him, trees that will make his country a stronger and better one. There are SI.').-V(Idle acres tmw existing In the t'nlted State which are suitable for forests only. The crop of Umber steadily dwindles, while the rate of consumption Is on the Increase. There bare been times when men and guns and bullets were the supreme necessity. That Is not so now, for the national necessity Is trees and more trees. It Is m thing to subscribe to the principle of Wash fr Urge to Build Bigger and Better Lured Man From Beginning of Time. Structures. "The urge to build 'bigger and better" Is not a driving force called Into being by modern Babbitry." "On the consays the bulletin. trary magnitude as a sort of goal In Itself seems to hnve lured man on from the time he learned to build. The great Temple of Karnnk, whose ruins In Egypt draw thousands of tourists annually, wns erected approximately 3,500 years ngo, and Is at the same time one of the oldest buildings In existence, and one of the largest. Put the form of this early 'biggest building' empha sizes the difficulty of fairly paring the world's great structures. The Temple of Karnak was a relatively low building, consisting of a series or connected halls Inclosing open courts. It Inclosed 94 acres of ground but covered much less. Competing with this open type of building are, on the one hand, other low buildings that consist of solid blocks of masonry; and. ou the other hand, struct urea thnt cover little ground but attain great volume by soaring high Into the air the modern 'skyscraper. Greatest Palace Was In India. "Of the palace buildings of this classical type, the greatest of w hich there Is authentic record was the Palace of the Shtih Jnhan erected In I K ill!. India, about the beginning of the Seventeenth century. A. U. The walls of this tremendous palace, which formed courts by meeting various wings of the structure. Inclosed more thnn KX) acres. The building proper and lis Interior courts covered and Inclosed approximately S3 acres of ground. "Most of (his greatest of palaces was destroyed by the P.rltlsh during the Indian mutiny. "Of the palaces of antiquity probably the largest was that of Cargon at Khorsobnd, Assyria, Big nussee Women's clubs; Mrs. Harry Lee aker, chairman of conservation; Harry Iee linker, the state forester; Miss Katherlne 15. Tlbbets, national chairman of conservation of the Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. William I Wilson, president of the Florida Federation, and Mrs. Wither I Wiley, state chairman of conservation of the Women's clubs. Colorado was placed next in line, when the Women's cluhs In I'enver planted a tree In the capltol grounds on a spot selected by Governor 1. The a row of last living horse cneitnut tree planted in thirteen by Gsorgs Washington at Fredericksburg, Vs., to symbolize the Thirteen colonies. This tree has been listed In the "Hall of Fm for Trees" by the American Tree association at Washington, D. C. 2. The certificate, printed In buff and blue, the Continental army colors and also the Washington bicentennial colors, which will be given for each tree planting In honor of George Washington that Is registered with the American Tree association. 3. Presentation of a "grandchild'' of the famous Washington elm at Cambridge, Mass., to the American Tree association by Mrs. James H. Oorsey of the Maryland Daughters of the American Revolution (on th right) end Mrs. John Dicklnton Sherman, a member of the Washington Bicentennial commission (on ths left). She and members of th National Press Club post of the American Legion helped plant the tree. 4. Gov. John Garland Pollard of Virginia making the dedication speech st the bicentennial tree planting for George Washington on the Capitol This is the first grounds at Richmond. tr registered on the national honor roll of the American Tree association. Representatives from states which wer the Thirteen colonies helped plant the tree. state-plante- Adams. d Ington; It la another thing to put them Into everyday practice. Strength acquired from a constantly diminishing resource Is not tree strength, nor true patriotism, but short sightedness. The main source must ! replenished and that Immediately and regularly. Consequently there Is at this particular time an economic as well as symbolical reason for the planting of trees In honor of George Washington. "Kaeh city and town, each Individual, each organization will have Its own problems In planting for George Washington. "The town or state roadway engineer or shade tree commission should be called Into consultalli.n about roadside planting; the state forester willing to lend bis talents and sld freely, Is best fitted to adise the care of town or state forots. "Plant for George Washington.' That Is the cry that Is going up In all parts of the country. Plant now, or at any suitable time before the winter of VX2, so that strong, healthy trees will he firmly rooted In the native soli when they are dedicated In the name of the Father of Our Country on February 1TJ, V.C2. "The first of the teu million leafy monuments has been erected. The first Gcoige Washington town forests, memorial roadway, and memorial trees are In existence. Kvcry citicn In every city and hamlet and more Important. eNory future cltl.en Is bearing of the plans f r paying the greatest honor ever paid to America's national - hero. "The Second Continental Army of Tree Planters moves Into action, while the Inspiration, the love for, snd the precepts of the fir- commander In chief spurs It on." The first state to plant a bicentennial tre In; honor of Washington was. j,m.,gJ, enough, the state which gave him to the nation -- Virginia On the FtHte capltol grounds In Ul' htimnd recently. Gov. John Garland Pollard, agisted by Gov. c. W. Tobey of New Hampshire and representatives of the Thirteen colonics who sre members of the National Wakefield Memorial association, planted siuh a tree and afterwards delivered the dedication addrem frem a ruMrum at the base of the great equestrian statue of Washington which stands near the Virginia capltol. The second tree whs planted St Tallahassee, Ha, by Gov. Dayle H. Carlton and he was assisted by Mrs. P. II. Ilrldges, president of the TaUa -t i The state whirh bears Washington's name was the fourth In line when a I A. It. chapter at Seattle filed its plans for a tree planting with the American Tree association. Forma of planting Washington bicentennial trees have been divided Into seven groups by the American Tree association. Individuals who desire to participate In the movement may select spots in a garden. In the street with proper permission from the municipal authorities, along a road or anywhere the Individual has the right to plant a tree. It U suggested that civic and other clubs may plant one large tree In a suitable location, but groups of trees on park lands owned by the community or club la more desirable. as such, are Invited to plant Municipalities, forest trees upon lands owned by the towns and cities, such as park lands, watersheds of the city water supply or In tow n forests If such are owned by the municipality. Colleges and schools are urged to further the memorial work by planting trees upon the grounds owned by the Institutions, (lass plantings or Institutional plantings have been suggested with appropriate exercises. National organization plantings may be of a sectional character, or a national organisation can appropriate money for a large forest planting. Many states have counties named for the great Washington. An Idea has been sdvsnced thnt It will be appropriate for such counties to plant s county foret In memory of their namesake. Of course, all other counties can do likewise. It Is pointed out that state forestry departments should be consulted when work on a scne so large Is undertaken, for In many enses the department not only will be able to furnish expert advice as to the planting but aUo may I able to provide the seedlings for planting. Without exception eery state owns land either In the form of state parks or ground about state buildings. Planting of trees on such land would properly be of the character of state functions condided by the state forestry department with trees provided by slate nurseries. That all plantings, especially by organlratlons or commuiiiti.se, be ceremonial affairs with pro (.rams or patriotic character Is urged by those who are fostering the movement. In connection with this great Washington ' "' uirin me ihiioii una i.Miel a pamphlet containing much valuable Information us iw Mtvtint. of Hitos for plnniliiij, th alork ir .... sllll! ttt fritiU In l.lunf let ffl, .. i eVbe -- . Z "Among the public buildings i the world, first place mnst go t the great circular legislative" V or inula in Delhi. "It covers and Incloses nearli acres. Other large public k Ings are the Houses of Parllamc of the great Eastern potentates. The palaces and castles of medieval Europe were no great size. The closest approach to Shah great structure came Into existence In Paris when In the Seventeenth century the walls of the Louvre and the Tulllerles were brought together. This magnificent palace group covered and Inclosed 45 acres of ground. During the Commune In 1871 the Tulllerles was razed. What Is left of the Louvre now covers only about seven acres. "Compared with the palaces, the temples of the world have not been of vast proportions. Many of them hnve consisted of concentric courts with relatively small bouses of worship or shrines In the center. For area actually covered, the Temple of Karnak, built ot the dawn of history, probably leads all the rest. The greatest of the mosques Is In Mecca. Much of It Is an open court, but the entire Inclosure comprises about five acres. The largest of the Christian churches. St. Peter's In Pome, covers a little less than four acres. g V ensemb' in the Brussels, Is an least apparel 6 acres; econom County hall, 5 acres; Nehru' state capltol. 4.4 acres; gad t British museum, 4.3 acrei The , posed Chicago post office will cm- -t nearly seven acres, and several the new government buildings tractlv In part' En n college ' exactly 'Arrivln Washington will have equal grot areas. J "Modern business building v' In a field apart because of ttrf ' relatively small ground arcs i: basis of On the great height ume the Chicago Merchandise probnhly leads all other moan: It has a total floor im buildings. of 04 acres and a volume of oetfr ; 40,0O0,00 cubic feet "But In spite of man's drui In building and the records be ha moves which the wi tons a made f ashlei M.-- 1 j ICES OFF DEAD J hlgasp splash t this yi 5 self li frock bright neatb broken In thrusting his edifices h thcr Into the air, he has never jt equaled a record for volume s . structlon thnt was established awe t flinn RIKKI vpnnt neo The the Great Pyramid of Cbeopi itlj TURN OLD CARS INTO NEW deed, teffleli :a; STEEL cf tbi 400 Ancient Equipages Are of M ew ' eight hours since last year, soltlt; a problem as distressing to monln pal authorities and property era as It has been vexing. Incldec: ally, to automobile dealers. What such a wholesale wrecklK program means In the reiuovil fros Ihe highways of motor menarej life and limb, In the diminution the unsightly Junk piles Ihat llttr Ihe landscape, and In the oaf slon to new usefulness of msteruj that would otherwise go lo Is obvious. old cars at the Wrecked and Sent to Furnaces Every Day. Detroit a bas-relie- SO IHEY Prehistoric gary Shews Mutilation of Feet Boore Burial. Skeleton Found In Hun. cornea 9 rate U COULDN'T COME BACK e rr while them that. Tn few go bad (ami! work busli had (our lly I sran! . plant confined to well wltli wou nip tnor (am at cft the Ietrolt bs" wh( ' nictmp tan area and no less thnn Cfltf!; ferent makes of cars, many of hVf long since out of product Inn, hi"; been wrecked, the dealers hsole them to the plnnt five, sit, ot ' ; InKks. seven on "long Nothing In the old wrecks I"'! were once abandoned In vnnt l or left to rust on Junk hr ! thrown awny. Everything Vtti. As th derelicts move llo'J along the conveyor a "I"11' n rerkera fillnrk lbem from tenring off fenders, bumpers. d4 I.MH..H... llitt.i utieel snd C! hrf exterior parts, while another Vf Is removing the upholstery mi terlor fitting. The cotton and hair In it Wf' and a stery are separated, baled, Cloth and covers of nil leather from roof, rides w are sent to sewing miichln'' by to be transformed Into and hnnd pads for workmen'' feting and polishing wheel. line tanks are crushed '"j for the ultimate recover) steel. Within slightly more th . tt hours after Ike old car dragged Into the conveyor nJ completely demolished j rrame. cruneu iy ,,,,an 4 ton press. Is being rnmme.l tn furnace. Aside from v ana use to which the parts rials of such wrecked fnn I f,r Ihe salvaging process ha ' rf 20,i produced more than high grade steel. Psa- . b Anr Anr k Thus far the program hni Ill fcy mci Ing tlm 1 ,tha ' rlni 'j wo: a i ' grave with the original earth In which the skeleton wns found. It represents the neolithic or late Stone ace. with It are two prehistoric pottery teasels and part of a wild boar's disk which had been burled w ith the deceased. The skeleton Is of ft mnn of about thirty-fivyears of age when bo died, according to Mr. Held. It Is of greal scleiitlilc Importance, ns It Is the only compete human skeleton representing this period of neolithic culture which has reached Ihe Culled Statts, The skeleton lies In Ihe opened grave In a lived position on Its right able. Kxci.pt the missing toes It Is an almost complete and specimen. The skull Is preserved, and Hie com plete skeleton tonus a welcome ad dlllon to the anthmtologlcul collec lion of the museum. The original riravnlors In llungnry bad bared only a small part of Hie skeleton, snd then cut oul the solid block of earth containing U and sent li lo Chicago In llils form. Final excavation was completed at the mil seum by Mr. Field, assiaicd by Pryan Patterson. priM-tlcall- frequ The derelicts hauled from Jttl plies or the old cars received Ine change for new automobiles arepn chased from a Ford dealer st ' uniform rale of f20 a car. The Is no restriction as to age, c dltlon or make of car, and thtoo' requirements are thnt each nm have aome semblance of tlrei w' a battery and thnt the cars nm'f be delivered by the dealer to U rc-nc- COT r le of 8 acres; the new W, partment of Commerce bulldlni Washington, 7.0 acres; the Pui In fasl genius In London, de Justice RAV ( Modern Buildings. "Slrtce the coming of the railway reh, near Cairo, has never he' little more than a century ago, the even closely approached by tv; terminal needs for passengers In other edifice raised by the but, great cities hnve brought nbout the , of man." Bound for the maw of roaring, open hearth furnace through which they will pass to live again as new steel, nothing ran be quite so pathetic looking as the hulks of nice proud automobiles moving slowly forward on the disassembly line of a great automobile factory to be wrecked, rent and torn for the Inst bolt or nut thut can be put to some useful service elsewhere. From Appersons to Westcotts cars of mukes long since forgotten the line stirs the Imagination to wonder, for Instance, what notables may have ridden In that old gray hearse with Its owner's still shining brightly monogram through the Junk yard grime, or what young lovers courted In thnt "nobby" roadster. Its stern emblazoned with a picture of an ocean which covered and Inclosed IS liner, a lighthouse and a sailing acres. It was erected In the vessel. Four Hundred Wrecked Dally. F.lghth century before Christ. "Greek and Hoinnn palaces were Scores of men scattered along a not nearly so extensive as those dlssembly line hnve been wrecking However much they Chicago. may have loved him, when a man died among a certain tribe which Inhabited part of southern Hungary In neolithic times, bis comrades did not want him or bis spirit to come buek. At least, so it appears front a skeleton of a prehistoric Inhabitant of llunpiry which has arrived at the Pield museum here, for the toes of both feet were cut Off at the first Joint before burial. That this was a custom among the man's people Is liidhnted by car," t the fact that several other skeleIn the ground and best planting times for ihe. tons excavated from the same sections. A pertinent ndmnnltlon Is contained In burial mound revealed tie sumo the very first paragraph: "The first thing to do li treatment ()f the feet Kmih this lo select your spme and decide upon he type fart, llenry Field, assistant cura of trees that will best fit It always keeping In tor of physical anthrooogy- at the mind the future." museum, suggests (hat then- tenple. who lived some 7.11 years ago, beKor bak of the project Is the bb a of not on!) lieved that by nun lint Ing the feet honoring Washlngjnn during the yenr widen mark they could prevent departed souls the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, but from walking back lo frighten or tliHt these memorials shali recall bin name to their survivors. Americans during all the years of the life of annoy The specimen received at the muthese trees. seum comprises not only the bui.C l Wnaitra N,w,wr L'uloa rn a a reim'Jis, but Hie complete , est structures. t. Ui 1 I bul ! ha j tfr ' US' i Jo ' , t i 1 h an m |