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Takotna, Alaska, Sept. 2!>, 1926.
FIND FOOTPRINTS MADE IN
SAND 23 MILLION YEARS OLD
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Washngtan.—Footprints made in
the sand tppiv>xirna<teiy twenty-tive
million years age by animals long
since extinct have heen discovered iu
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
river. They have been preserved in
delibly in the record of the rocks, ii<
this instance the: Coconino «nndstoa<
of (Arizona.
Dr. Charles W. Gilmore, the pale
ontologist who uncovered many off
these ancient tracks, has brought;
specimens (if them to Washington. 1
He describes the unique exhibit for
the first time in a bulletin of the:
Smithsonian Institution.
The human mini, according to Di.
Gilmore, can scarcely grasp Uie i lea
of (the vast age of animal life on the
earth that is presented by these
strange footprints. Some tracks of
extinct quadf.upMds were first discov
ered in the Grand Canyon- in 1915 by
Professor Charles Schuchert. In 1924
Dr. John G. Me trim an,. president of
he Carnegie Institution of Washing
oa; conceived the idea of having a
oepmanent ex uibit .of the foorpri nts. in
nl-ice. just as they were found, so
•hat-the tourist that visits the Grand
’anyon may see them.. I
Such an .exhibit has been prepared
>n. the Hermit trail Ky Dr. Gilmore,
n addition. tu the specimens brought
'o: Washington* The tracks include
those rrf ww .and unknown species
'hat Lived in the .wet'sand, of this re
ri<jn when the earth was much
younger. The Smithsonian-Institution
hopes later to -do similar work in other
localities and to take steps to pre
serve such natural phenomena.
"The great antiquity of these foot
prints, which oecur from 900 to 1,080
feet below the level of the present rim
of, the cany.on,” says Dr Gilmore, ‘^is
clearly demonstrated.at this Locality.”
It .is obvious th-ihssince the day
when-..these* animals impressed their
'ect in what.at. rhat time was.- moist,
sand, more than. 1,000. feet-ef rock
making materials were. piled up in
successive strata above them, -and this
does not take into account many hun
Ireds of feet mors: that have been
=>ruded off from the present top of the
canyon wall,,
“The greatJength af time required
for the cutting away of erosion of the
rock to form the deep canyon, and the
even longer time necessary for the
original deposition of this great mass
of stone, is, when . translated into
terms of years, if that were possible,
so stupendous as.to.be almost beyond
I human .comprehension,
| “It, is .hoped that .the object lesson
j so graphically taught in this unique
; exhibit may . serve as .an. example to
stimulate the preparation and pre
servation of other natural phenomena
| to be found in our Government con
trolled parks, monuments and reserva
tions.”
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GREAT ZEPPELIN IS TAK
ING FORM IN GERMANY
Friedrich shaven. Gor.—Work is
progressing favorably on the world’s
largest Zeppelin-type dirigible, half
again as large as the Los Angeles and I
! designed to test the., feasibility of 1
trans-Atlantic passenger and packet,
service.
J he .'inr 'it' will be, the first to be
* propelled gas insteadof a liquid
fuel, an i-tM. u-nmking invention cred
ited to ilie Zeppelin .works chemist.
Dr. Lerpertz.
It will be named the “L. Z, 1.27.” Dr.
Hugo Eckener, commander of the Los
Angeles on the flight from Friedrichs
hafen U> Lakehurst, in October, 1924,
is in charge of the construction, The j
air giant will cost approximately $1.-1
300.000, which is being raised by pop- j
ular suhscpiptio .j^,
Dr. Eckener said the hydrogen con-1
tent of the gas bag will be 3,800,000
cubic feet, exceeding that of the Los
Angeles' by 1,000,000 cubic feet. It
will be- slightly longer .than the Los
Angeles and propplled by live 420-.
horsepower Maybach motors.
The gas fuel, the exact composition
Pf which remains secret. Dr. Eckener
said, is more efficient than gasoline or
benzol, and will simplify navigation
by eliminating difficulties arising
from carrying heavy loads of liquid
fuel and from manipulating the gas
bag content or l»allast to make up for
fuel consumption.. One cubic meter of
the gas, he said, will generate 25 per
cent more power than tht combustion
Of one kilogram of benzol.
The dirigible is expected to.be com
pleted ahout August, 1927, though
less than half the cost has been
raised. A rent wed patrioti1 effort to
raise the remainder of the money is
to be made thisrfummec.
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PRESS dQSTBS.:;
Latest popular mt hit: “The Tel-;
ephone Pole,”f loint,. Tiwesr-Union.
The reason we have criminals is
that there aren’t enough -soft places to
go around.—Life.
And about all the relief a mere gar- j
d'Mitjr can get is a back plaster.—Bir
mingham News.
TT only candidates were required to
file a list of the. lies they tell.—Pub
lishers Syndicate. '.Chicago).
About alLthe av erage European na
tion now likes about America is Santa
Claus.—New Bedford Times.
Thus far vya have not heard of any
one paying his ibid by air mail.—-Bos
ton Sh(5b j«ntL Leather Reporter.
, A republic hs a - place where you
can’t blame any particular individual
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X H. McLEAN
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fresh Fruits
Fresh Groceries, Just Arrived
Up-toBate Line o£ Clothing
New Suits:
$45 Per Suit
when you’re. bossed.—Sherbrooke1
(Que.) Re.ord.
“One Out of Six Americans Awns
an Auto.”—Headline. And one out of
two owes on one.—Norfolk Virginian
Pilot.
It is probably useless to expect Eu
rope to love us while it owes us so 1
much money. It’s again natur.—St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Blamed if we don’t believe Musso-'
lini could put prohibition over on thcj,
Italian people and make them like it. I
—Toledo Blade.
What the nations seem to want is -
enough armament to avoid getting ;,
licked by any nation having.as.much i
armament.—Washington Post.
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Probably the main reason the Eu- i
ropeans don't want to pay us is that,
they know how we spend the money .
we already have.-—Columbus Dispatch.
Congress ought to do something for
the poor farmert,- iu doesn't need to
do anything for the good fanner.—
American Lumberman (Chicago).
Personally we can’t understand why
the farmers ba,vje got it in for the. Re
publican party. Look at all thei-thjgs
it promised to do far them,—Dallas,
News.
The University of North Carolina
has established a course in marriage,
but probably would hesitate to guar
antee places for all graduates.—Man- ,
Chester Unitan
Kings are of no great importance
these days, except to head processions.
—Toledo B1 de.
He turned around, gazed at his wife
in the baek at and said. “Aw. shut
up! 1 know what I any doing air’
doncher fergit it!” One minute after
ward St. Peter handed him a flue with
six holes and told-him to move over j
in the alto -section.—Florida Times-!
Union.
America needn’t sneer. In this land j.
there’s many a dictator not yet two
years old.— Dubuqe American-Trib
une.
In its hid for recognition Soviet’s
only hope is that it will not be recog
nized for what, it is.—Wall Street i.
Journal. i
Add to the ii of successful Ajemrn
icans the retired voter who made all I
his money in the Pennsylvania pri- ( :
maries.—Life. ,
The Kansas City bahe who fell six
stories and lived must have had an- .
cestors who were hardened French'
Cabineteers.—Dallas News.
A Frenchman has. invented, a flying !
bicycle. Now, if they can make autos!
fly we may have some chance to. cot!
across the street, alive.—Chicago Trjb-j
une.
A Frenchman doesn’t know ■ whtnv
his wages will lose half their value
over the week-end, but an American i
knows his will disappear,—Windsor
Border Cities Star.
A wealthy American is to attempt
to swim the Channel this year. We
understand that if he fails he will buy
McLean
Roadhouse
Now Open for
Service. j
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Best of Everything
in Season.
Meals $1.00
Mrs. J.* H. McLean,
ProprUt or
the thing and take it back home to
practice on.—Punch.
Mr. Caillaux’s opponents accuse him
of “dictatorial megalomania.” That
seems to be the commonest and most \
contagious post-war disease in Eu
rope.—Chicago Daily News.
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