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After a Aort •ajoom m Califotnia lie retnmed to China where he became diredar of an undertaking which emplojed 25,000 til en and inTolved the management of 20 ships, with a system of canals and railways, used for the development of coal mines.

After a few years In de^doping mines in Alaska* India. RtMsia and Australia, Herbert Hoover was appomted the

hccid of a commission to direct the expenditure of $300,000,000 for the relief of Belgium and for the distribution of foodstuffs amounting in vahie to $200,000,000 which was raised in Europe.

Mr. Hoover had shown such remarkable efficiency in the performance of these tremendous tasks that he was selected by President Wilson to take charge of a similar undertaking when the United Stales entered the world war. Since the necessity of largely suppljring our allies ¥nth food rests upon the United States, the problems of savinsr and properly distributinfiT our food production were of colossal proportions, but the unusual executive ability displayed by Mr. Hoover during his remarkable career at once directed atten** tion to him, and he has since maintained his reputation as a far-seeing man, reinforced by firmness, tact and a wide ez^ perience.

Deepest Canyon in the World. Oregon and Idaho share the possession of the devest canyon in the world. It is called the Snake River Canyon. In some respects it is more remarkable than the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, which it surpasses in depth. Yet little is known of Snake River Canyon, because few have explored it.

Locafio}> (I nd Description. The most rurrcred portion pf Snake River Canyon lies between the Seven Devils Range