Round 13: Tossup 3

This man names a genus of snails that he discovered on Old Providence while leading an expedition to the South (-5[1])Pacific in 1929. This man set up the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and built paved rural roads while serving as the state’s governor in 1933. Louis Glavis approached this man with evidence that a rival had blocked an investigation into illegal coal field purchases by Clarence Cunningham, who supported the Morgan–Guggenheim “Alaska Syndicate.” John Clayton’s book Natural Rivals chronicles the debates between (10[1])this man and the “preservation” viewpoint of John Muir. (10[2])This man, who coined the term “conservation (10[1])ethic,” (-5[2])helped create many (-5[1])“midnight forests” (-5[1])as the first head (10[1])of the US (10[1])Forest (10[3])Service. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this man who was fired by (10[1])President Taft (10[2]-5[1])following a controversy (10[1])with Richard Ballinger. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[8])

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