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DENNIS GLEASON AND SON

Have a Car of Rensselaer Horses Here

road development in the national forests was emphabizcd in my reports of the last two yearB. At the last session of Congress thi9 urgent need received recognition through the enactment of the federal-aid road act. This legislation constitutes one of the most important and far-reaching steps in national forest development which has-been taken for a long time.

Eastern Forests. By making provision for the continued purchase of forest lands in the East, Congress once more recognized the permanence of the national forest policy. Three million dollars, expendable dur

ing the fiscal years 1917 and 1918, has

been made available for this work. The I i 1 . a i

Returned Over $2,8oo,too to the Treasury J P""-iiaso or lanus in tue Appalachian ana Development of Roads Rela- I White Mountains, with a view primarily

tion to National Parks. ! U) l,,e control oi stream now anecting

the navigability oT rivers, began in 1911.

THE KATION AL FORESTS.

The following matt-rial dealing with the national fon-N i taken from the Hiinuaf"Teport of tli- S. .rotary of Agriculture: Tlie value of the. mitional forests to the jublic and the ue made of them increased steadily. Tl.ir returns to the Treasury last ye;ir, exc-eding ?2.80n,000 - an advance of more than ?olO.Ot0 over the previous year are only a partial indication of th ir service. An augmented volume of busine, du' to a larger num-

Under the provisions of the Weeks Foretry Act there have been approved for purchase 1,300,307 acres, at an average cost of $.".22 per acre. The lands are in excellent condition and have been secured at very reasonable prices. These newly established forests already are rendering important public service and are being used extensively. There is a marked demand for the timber upon them. The timber is cut in accordance with sound forestry practice. The White Mountain forest in a short time should return to

her of timber purchaser, and a net nd

dition of neatly tl.ree-fouiths of a mil-! 1,10 government as much as it costs to lion to the number of -tock grazed, to-'F,rott and administer it. g thir with a decided i-timulns in pros-1 Unwise Legislation. porting and mingirg activities and in the Millions of dollars, appropriated by

use of the forests for recreation and health, are further indications of broad-t-riiiig development. Through succps-'ful administration the permanence of the national forests is beooming morp aiiJ more assured. They re now a vital part of the economic life of the regions which use their resources. TI is increasingly clear that national supervision and control of them is necessary, and that they could not be abandoned without disatrous consequences to western industries and to local welfare. Road Development in Forests. The need for more anipl provision for

Congress for the improvement, development and consolidation of the forest holdings have gone into the properties. Only on the assumption that the forests are to be permanent would expenditures of this character be justifiable. Abandonment of the work after it has been carlied to its present point would be a stultifying course. Nevertheless, repeated ef

forts in this direction still are made.

Measures of various kinds, which, if

adopted, seriously would injure or even

render ineffective the whole national-for

est enterprise, are urged. The proposal

that the properties be turned over In their entirrtv to the several states has a

waning support and no longer needs to

be taken t-criously. On the other hand, eirorts frequently are made to secure the abolition of individual forests. Pro

posals to do afway with the forests m Alaska still finI strong advocates. As pointed out in my last report, such action would be unwise and unfortunate. Action of this sort, however, can be nict squarely on its jnerits, for the question

of abolishing a national forest raises a clear-cut issue which the public can not

misunderstand.

. A more serious danger to the nationalforest system lies in the repeated efforts to open them to the action of some gen

eral land grant or to the laws applicable

to the unreserved public domain. Each year there are introduced in Congress numerous proposals designed to open the forests, or portions of them, to private acquisition or to disposition of one kind or another. One measure of this character passed both Ilousc-s of Congress during the last session and failed to become law only through the Presidential veto. It proposed to open the forests to the acquisition of lands by any incorporated city or town for park and cemetery purposes and to counties for park purposes. Every public purpose of the proposed measure can be realized under existing law. So serious would be the effect of such a measure that, if enacted, undoubtedly it would be necessary within a few years actually to abandon a number of important forests. In his veto message, after explaining that the measure was entirely unnecessary and would have unfortunate public consequences, the President said: "But the most serious objection to the bill is that it subjects the national forests to disposition under a general grant. At the very time while provision is being made for purchase by the government of forested lands in the East for the protection of watersheds it is proposed to permit similar lands in the West to be permanently alienated. I would respectfully urge that it is unwise to permit alienation of the national forefts under general legislation of this sort. If the process of piecemeal distribution is begun, independently of any oversight or control of the nations! gov

ernment, there is manifest danger that the forests will be so disintegrated as to make their efficient administration impossible and the purposes for which they were established unattainable. Against such a process the national forests should be carefully protected. Recreation Use of the Forests. The use of the national forests for recreation purposes continues to extend. Thousands of local recreation centers, public picnic and camping grounds, excursion points, and amusement resorts are being developed. Some of the areas, located near enough to cities and towns to be reached by considerable numbers of jer8ons, serve already the purposes of municipal recreation grounds and public parks. To meet local needs along this line, the Department is co-operating with municipalities. These forms of public service can be rendered without difficulty in connection with the fulfillment of the general purposes of the forests. National Forests and National Parks. The handling of the national forest recreation resources inevitably raises the question of the relation of the national forests and the national parks. At present there is no clear distinction, in the public mind between the two. Both are administered for the benefit of the public along lines which overlap. The parks and forests occur ide by side and have the sam general physical characteristics extensive areas of wild and rugged lands, for the most part timbered, with development conditioned upon road construction and similar provisions for pub die ufe. They differ chiefly in the fact that the attractions of the national parks from the recreational standpoint are more notable. Yet this is not always true. Several of the parks are inferior in their natural features to portions of the forests. The need of drawing a clear distinction between national park and national forests and of a definite policy governing their relation is increasingly evident. Farks are being; advocated where the land should stay in the forests, while elsewhere areas which should be made parks continue to be admjnls-

tered as forests for example, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

A national park should be created only !

where there are scenic features of such outstanding importance for beauty or as natural marvels that they merit national recognition and protection and, on this account, have a public value transcending that of any material resource on the same land such areas, for example, as those now comprised in. the Yellowstone and Yosemite Parks and in the Grand Canyon National Monument. The areas should be large enough to justify administration separate from the forests and the boundaries drawn so as not include timber, grazing, or other resources the economic use of which is essential to the upbuilding and industrial welfare of the country. In addition, when parks are created from parts of the forests, the portions remaining as forests hould not be left in a form difficult or impossible to administer. Clear-Cat Policy Necessary. The importance of a clear-cut policy is

evidenced by the efforts frequently made to secure the creation of national parks

out of areas containing great bodies of timber, extensive grazing lands and other resources, the withdrawal of which from use would be uneconomic and prejudicial to the local and general public interest. In most cases the desire for a specific park, where economic use of the resources also is essential, has led to the proposal for an administration of the area, after the creation of the park, identical with the present forest administration. Several such measure now are before Congress. Their enactment would result in a mere division of the public properties into parks and forests, having no distinction except in name; handled . alike but by duplicate organizations in different departments. Still more serious is the fact that the cutting up of the forests would greatly cripple administration of the remaining lands. It would doubtless mean the abandonment of large areas which should remain under public ownership and control for timber production and watershed protection. It would greatly reduce efficiency in forest fire protection and in the handling of

current business, increase the expense of protection and administration, and cause endless confusion to users, who in many cases would have to deal with two departments in developing resources when, for instance, logging and grazing units overlap. The protection of the scenic features and the development of the recreational use of the lands is being taken care of in the national forests. Some of the most unusual scenic areas in the forests are best suited to a full park administration. The bulk of the forest areas, however, should continue in their , present tatuv where they will ba fuITy protect-j ed and developed for recreation purposes as a part of the forest administration. The extensive road building, made possible by the $10,000,000 recently appropriated will open them up rapidly. An added cause of confusion is the fact that national parks and national forests are administered by two executive departments. While there is an effort to co-operate, nevertheless difficulties arise which could be wholly avoided if they were under one department. Unquestionably the administration of the forests ßhould remain in, the Department of Agriculture, because of the close relationship of the work of the Foret Service to the activities of other bureaus of the same department, such as the Bureau of Plant Industry, Bureau of Animal Industry, Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, Bureau of Soils, Bureau of Biological Survey, and the Bureau of Entomology. Obviousy, there are in the forests many problems relating to live stock, plant growth, predatory animal and insect control, soil conditions, and road and trail work. These great bureaus are directly and intimately concerned with these problems. If the forests were transferred to another department, that department either would have to duplicate these- bureaus in part, or would have all the difficulties of co-operation with another department which seem to be inherent. Whether the National Park Service should be transferred to the Department of Agriculture is a matter for consideration. If the transfer should be made, it would be unnecessary, and in my judgment unwise, to consolidate the work of the two services. The park service should take its place in the organization of the Department as an independent bureau, with its activities closely related to those of the Forest Service. Certainly, if the two services are to be administered by different departments, there should be the closest co-operation throughout. Such co-operation should include not only the question of the creation of new parks out of national forests, but also fire protection on contiguous properties, game preservation, road building, and other activities.

BASKET BALL

Liberty High Defeated by Steele and Xenia.

The Liberty high school haakcth:tll team, ten in all, made the trip to Dayton and Xenia, Ohio, on lat Friday and Saturday, returning Sunday. At the former place the locals encountered thfast Steele High team and wen- forced to bow to a 33 to 8 defeat. The Liberty lads were not in goi physical condition, "due to several cases of gripl" and colds which greatly reduced their efticiency, and substitutes played in loth games. With the team in good condition, both games of the trip would have been air-tight affairs, and possibly both would have been won. At Xenia the tourists were beaten 37 to 17, but only after putting up the games t kind of fight against heavy odds. The floor on which the game was played was a most peculiar one, and the insufficient limiting seemed to have a very bad effect on the passing of the team. The HooMcr displayed a rare brand of basketball

during the first half of the game, bading by the score of Ml to 11. but they could not maintain the pace during the second half owing to the strenuous game of the night before, and the weakening incident to combating colds. The game was far from a one-sided affair, for the score was close" throughout the greater part of the forty minutes. The officiating was very amateurish in both of the games on the trip, a di.stim t surprise to the team, for they had anticipated top-notch officiating in cities such as Xenia and Dayton. Not a single player of the Liberty squad played up to standard in either of the games, and a decided lack of 'punch" was noticeable throughout. The treatment accorded the visiting team was first class at both places and the Xenia team proved excellent hosts, indeed. A very enjoyable party was planned for the Liberty team after the game on Saturday night, and every member of the team was treated royally. It is this social feature of inter-scholastic relations that is not to be undervalued, and the Xenia boys will !

sure of a warm welcome when they come to Liberty for their annual game next season. Steele High has been dated for

January 11, 1918, and Liberty will return

to Dayton in 1919 if plans do not mis

carry.

Brookville Here This Friday. A change in the schedule was necessitated this week, and as a result the Cambridge City game will be played at a later date on the home card. Brookville, our greatest rival, comes to the local floor this coming Friday, Jan. 12, and the climax of the basketball season will

be reached with this game. Coach Little, of Miami, will referee this important

contest, and it is thought that the Liberty team will have attained their for

mer high standard of playing by that time. Hagerstown follows Brookville on the schedule, and this will also be a game in which there is more than usual inter

est manifested.

It is thought that a curtain raiser will be staged between the second team and

College Corner this game to start

promptly at 7 o'clock. This game is not

a certainty, as yet, but it is a probabili

tyDon't forget the big game, Friday

night. Game called at 8:15.

DUNLAPSVILLE CHURCH. Preaching Sunday morning, at 10:00 a. ra. Sabbath school at 11:00 o'clock. All members of the community invited to attend. DAVID R. MOORE, Minister.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS LOST Gold watch, probably on Seminary street, near J. Davis home. Initials "M. L." Property of Munson Laird. Finder pleace notify J. DAYTS. Reward offered.

Lost: Pair of gold frame glasses. Finder please return to Mrs. W. L. John-

FOR SALE Cheap, Mosler fire-proof safe. Double combination. JAS. JAMES, Liberty, Ind. 2t22

FOR RENT Seven-room brick house on Brownsville avenue. Inquire of Miss Laura Osborne, or 'phone 71.

IN THE UNION CIRCUIT COURT. JANUARY TERM, 1117.

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State of Indiana Union County

Charte E. White. Plaintiff i

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(Divorce.

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Jessie B. White, Defendant

Notice Is hereby given, that the plaintiff In the above entitled cause haa thin day Lied In my office hia petition and affidavits aralnst defendant for divorce. And It appearing from said complain and affidavits, that said defendant is a necessary party to said suit and that ahe is a non-resident of the state of Indiana. Therefor, aald defendant la hereby notified of the pendency of aald suit and that the same will be called for trial on

the tnd day of April. 1917. the same being the nrt judicial day of the AprU Terra

WE WANT A BUSINESS MAN One who has selling ability. Man selling medicines preferred. Must be wideawake and experienced in soliciting country trade. Our goods may be handled as side line in Union County. Address Box 2S3-X, Liberty, Ind. SALESMEN WANTED to solicit orders for lubricating oil, greases and paints. Salary or commission. Address LINCOLN OIL CO., Cleveland, O. 2t23

FOR SALE Kitchen range and kitchen cabinet. SCOTT DUBOIS, 'pho,,' 43-L 2t24 FOR SALE Prairie State incubator. 150-ejrff capacity, and Prairie State hover. MRS. WILL ROSE, Liberty.

1917 of eald Court, to be bevun and held In the Court House in Liberty. Union County. Indiana, on the 2nd day of April, 1917. at which time ald defendant 1 required to answer or demur to aaid petition or atand In default. (SKA L) Witness the clerk and aeal of aald Union Circuit Court af Llbertv Indiana, this tth day of December, 1816. THOS. J. TEMPLKTON, Clerk of the Union Circuit Court. Walter P. Boiwert. Atty. for plaintiff. 6ttJ