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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1921. 2251 Now, Therefore, I, Warren G. Harding, President of the United ,.S°{*ig,=,!”*dm*·*d*· States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by section two ziiiiia? a mm muof said Act of Congress, do dproclaim that said lands hereinbefore described are herebly reserve from appropriation and use of all kinds imder the public and laws and set aside as an addition to the Muir Woods National Monument, and that the boundaries of said national monument are now as shown on the diagram hereto annexed and forming a part hereof. Warning is hereby (given to all unauthorized persons not to ap- m§n°m°d"°¤¤°**** propriate, cut, injure, estroy or take away any trees on said lands or ’ ` go occupy, settle or locate upon any lands reserved by this proclamaon. The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of D,§gcPg0‘[‘i*§¤i§8*g$ the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the supervision, management, rm Service.: and control of this monument, as provided in the Act of Co ess en- V"` 3°’ p` "35‘ titled, "An Act to establish a National Park Service, andugirr other purposes/’ approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat., 535) and Acts additional thereto or amendatory thereof. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the District of Columbia this 22nd day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL.] twenty-one, and of the Inde endence of the United States of America the one hundred) and forty sixth. ' WARREN G. Hanvmo. By the President: Cnanms E. Huerms Secretary of State. Br rms: Pnnsmnxr or rim Urxrrnn S·rA·r¤s or Amnmcii A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, the United States suffers through destruction by fire an *,};:u*;°b{:¤°*°¤ DM'- annual loss of life estimated at 15,000 human beings, most of ` them women and children, and WHEREAS, in the face of the world’s dire need for American products our fire losses increased during 1920 to over $500,000,000, and during the revious five—year period totaled over $1 ,416,375,000—-· buildings, fhodstuffs and other created wealth needlessly wiped out of existence——and WHEREAS, in addition to the above forest fires, during the five years ended with 1920, further reduced our diminishing timber resources by a total of over $$5,000,000, also threatening with aeighty over 56,000,000 acres of hitherto productive woodland, an WHEREAS, most of our fire losses are due to carelessness and ignorance and may be easily prevented by increased care and e ucation on the part of citizens: Ursav obsevance THEREFORE, 1, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States, or ormzier io, mi, as. do urge upon the Governors of the various States to designate and set apart October 10th, 1921——anniversary of the Chicago fire- 83 Fire Prevention Day with these principal objects in view, to Obims d°S*¤¤“‘°d- Wit: To r nest the citizens of their States to plan for that dag and pericg through pulpit, through open forum and throng the schools, such instructive and educational exercises as shall im-