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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1909)
LOSS BY FOREST FIRES IS SLIGHT V. I " . - V"' hilt t -r.i V ! JL!li zl - '1 i Damage to Standing Timber This Summer Far Less Than Previous Years. MANY. WARDENS AT WORK r v " r V 1 VT. U realized in thelatest f 1 (f " i : V r Federal and State Authorities Report That Public Interest JIas Been Aroused to Importance o Protection. Oregon has been exceptionally fortunate in absence of forest fires this year and unless there Ls some new outbreak, which 13 believed unlikely at this period of tha season, the year will probably show the best record of any in a decade. At the Portland offices of the Govern ment Forestry Service, the Oregon Con servation Association and State Board of Forestry it is said that reports of fires received are few and the damage caused has been Infinitesimal in comparison with tie losses by timber flres in come pre vious years. In fome other years the losses have fiffured into the millions of dollars; this year they will be' estimated in a few thousands. Until the forestry law of Oregon was put In force Oregon lost an nually approximately l.Oon.ooo.OOO feet of timber of a stumpage value of J2.00O.O0O and which if rawed Into lumber would have meant a revenue to the community of JIS.OOO.OOO. Report for Last Tear. The last report of the State Board of Forestry shows that in the closed season of 19-7 there were 130 fires which burned over an r of 1733 acres. In the same p-riod of 1S08. which was the driest in tho history of the state, the number of fires was kept down to 150 and the acreage burned over was 22.S72. The report of the State Board does not give the value of the burned timber but states that the losses were nominal in the majority of cases. During these two years the forestry law was in effect and fire wardens were engaged through out the state In extinguishing small and incipient fires. The report of the Government Forestry Service for 198 shows that In Oregon and Washington there were 460 flres that damagod Government timber by burn ing ov-r M,r16 acres. The losses in these fires were nominal also, the feet of tim ber destroyed aggregating M."99. having a value of J101.10S. It is probable that the timber losses in private holdings in Ore gon did not equal that amount. In the National forests in Oregon, this year, the most extensive) flres have occurred in the Oregon Katlonal reserve in the vicinity of Mount Hood. Data on Oregon Fires. In the latter part of June and the early part of July 400 acres were burned over and K.ono feet of timber "destroyed. From August 4 to 11 a Are burned over IO acres, from August 30 to J4 another fire burned the timber on 3O0 acre. There were two other fires In the same reserve In August but only as to the July Are has a full report been received. The flres in Washington exceeded those in Ore gon in extent this year but full reports have not yet been received. The most serious wore in Kittitas, Chelan and Lewis counties. In private holdings a Are of some con sequence has ben reported burning in the vicinity of Cottage Grove on the Rowe River but Its extent is not known. Ar.other Are Is row burning In the south ern part of Douglas County but so far bus b"en confined to cut-over lands prin cipally. Forest rangers are busy keep ing it out of the National forests in that vicinity. According to A. B. "Wa.-tell. secretary f the State Board of Forestry and also ecrctary of the Oregon Conservation As sociation, wonders have been done by arousing public. Interest In the forest fi.ro danger. Whereas the state had 1S5 forest fire wardens in the field last year it has approximately 1000 this year. These men work without pay from the state as the appropriation for the work of the Board is only J.VW for the biennial period of $250 a year. This sum is expended for postage in sending out circulars and copies of the forest fire law and in stenographer's fees. Tho Conservation Association is working in conjunction with the Rate Board and Is sending out many rirculars. The interest of road supervisors in the timbered districts has be?n aroused and many of these are qualified forest Are wardens with au thority to make arrests for violations of the law and to Issue permits during the closed season to burn slashings. The closed season extends from June 1 to September 30. Chier Causes or Pamage. lightning, campers and hunters are responsible for most of the forest fires, according to the Government and state reports. In the 4Ti0 fires reported to the Forestry Department in Oregon and Washington last year 153 were set by lightning. Ill by campers, ten by rail road eng'n-s. C were incendiary. 19 were spread from brush fires and the cause of 102 was unknown. In the ISO forest flres reported to the State Board in Oregon in 1906. 1 were set ' by lightning, nine by campers, 24 by hunters, 23 were Incendiary. A were caused by logging engines and the bal ance from miscellaneous and unknown causes. "A big forest Ore always has a small beginning." said E. T. Allen, district forester, yesterday. "A small fire may burn and smolder for a long period with out doing much damage but. when con ditions become Just right, such as the wind, heat and dry weather. It spreads rapidly. The secret In forest fire pro tection la in putting out the small flres and in educating the people as to the danger In them." Both Mr. Alien and Mr. Wastell agree that the danger from forest flres Is practically o'er for this year. STORES OPEN TODAY. The Brownsville Woolen Mill Store. Third and Stark streets, and J. L. Bow man & Co.. Fifth and Alder streets, two of the most popular-price clothing stores in the city, are open today for business. 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This superb, collection, composing the most costly Grand, Baby Grand, Upright and Pianola Pianos ever assembled under one roof, is unquestionably the most artistic exhibit that we have ever presented or that we' "shall ever be able to present. The most exacting taste cannot fail to be gratified here; the most cultured ear and artistic judgment will find here its ideal. - We are tremendously proud of the conspicuous successes that have attended our former Piano Exhi bitions, but greater preparations have been made for this event than any, and the present one greatly sur passes them all in both magnificence and magnitude. You are most cordially invited to inspect these instruments. dispensers of pianorcliabilitx 353 Washington St., at Park. SPANTON IS Ifl LEAD Injunction Withholding Poor farm Deed Is Dissolved. BOLLAM LOSES HIS CASE Judge Bronaugh Holds Commission ers Did Not Act in Collusion. Light ncr and Barnes Not Sure as to Outcome. The temporary Injunction restraining the County Court from pivlnp William A. Spanton a deed to the old County Poorfarm was dissolved by Presiding Circuit Judge Bronaugh late yesterday atternoon. Attorney E. V. Littlefield. representing Frank Bollam. the plaintiff, offered to file a batch -of affidavits in support of the complaint. but Jude Bronaugh decided that these should have been filed at the same time as the com plaint. Exception to the court's ruling was taken, and the affidavits placed In the hands of Deputy County Clerk Bueh to show that they were tendered. In dissolving the injunction Judge Bro naugh said there Is no allegation in the complaint that the County Court, when it awarded the contract of purchase to Spanton, was acting ultra vires, and no allegation that the members of the County Court were in any way parlies to any alleged collusion. As the answer of the defendants denies Bollam's charge of collusion to prevent or restrain bid ding, the court's ruling was that the in junction cannot hold until the complaint Is proven. Bollam submitted a demurrer to the defendants' answer, but this wu overruled, and 'Attorney Littlefield took a week In which to reply. Besides the County Court the defend ants in the case are H. R. Reynolde, B. M. Lombard. W. A. Spanton, D. EL Keasey, Freda Jacobs, Harry L. Suydam and the United States Trust Company, a holding company formed to take charge of tlie Poorfarm property. The affidavits produced yesterday are signed by Bollam, Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Ira T. Bee man. Attorney George W. Joseph and Attorney Bert El Haney. Dr. Andrew C. Smith alleges that on June 20 last Reynolds asked him to assist in financing the Poorfarm purchase, saying that Lombard placed a bid,' and that Spanton overbid him. Bmith alleges fur ther that Reynolds told him Lombard went to Spanton about 10 o'clock the morning the bids were to be opened tiy the County Court and showed Spanton a check for a large amount, as well as a bid, and told him that unless he (Lom bard) were permitted to have a part in the deal he would place the higher bid. Reynolds told Dr. Smith, states the lat ter, that what has since come to be known as the "gentlemen's agreement" was drawn up that morning simply be cause of Lombard's threat. Beeman's affldavlt is to the effect that Reynolds told him while standing at the comer of Seventh and Alder streets that he knew of a plan whereby they could squeeze Keasey out of the deal, and that when this was accomplished he would be glad to take in Dr. Smith. Attorney Joseph's affidavit Is similar to that of Dr. Smith. He alleges that Reynolds came to his office and informed him that Lombard or Jacobs threatened to make an Increased bid for the Poor farm, and that the agreement was signed the morning the bids were opened to pre vent further bidding. Attorney Haney states he was in Jo seph's office and heard Reynold's state ment, and understood that Lombard was on ' his way to the Courthouse with hie bid, when he was Intercepted by Spanton. County Judge Webster and County Commissioner Lightner were asked last night if the deed will now be issued to Spanton. or to the United States Trust Company, and both said they were not aware that the Injunction had been dis solved. Both we're served with legal pa pers yesterday afternoon, but neither had looked at them, each said, and did not know their contents. STATE GAINS A DELAY ARGUMENT IN REAIj CAE TO BE HEARD TODAY. Indictments Against Mrs. Maddux and Rodman May Follow Girl Witness Held in Bail. The state, represented by Assistant Dis trict Attorney Vreeland, is victor In the first round of the battle for the liberty of Mrs. Hazel . Maddux and Frank E. Rodman, being held in the County Jail in connection with the Real auto mur der. Presiding Judge Bronaugh, In the Circuit Court yesterday morning, granted the motion of Vreeland to continue the hearing on the application for the issu ance of a writ of habeas corpus. Sched uled for hearing yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the procedure was continued until this morning at 9:30 o'clock. The application was filed late Tuesday evening by George W. Caldwell, attor ney for the prisoners. The delay was sought by the District Attorney's office, it Is said; to give the grand Jury -more time for Its Investiga tions into the details of the evidence pointing suspicion toward the pair. 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