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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1912)
11 THF, SUZSTJAT OKEGOISTAX. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 15, 1913. SITE FORESTER'S WORK APPROVED Federal Employe Is Pleased With Administration of Oregon Office. WEEKS LAW LIVED UP TO Careful Investigation of Timbered and Deforested Sections Shows Conclusively Effect of Con servation on Watershed. Charles H. Flory, Assistant District Forester of the Federal Forest Service, has just made an Inspection of the of fice of F. A. Elliott, State Forester, as to the methods pursued In administer ing the co-operative agreement between the Forest Service and the State of Oregon, under the act known as the Weeks law. The report of Mr. Flory shows that the fund has been satisfac torily administered with the best possi ble results. During the past Summer 59 patrol men were hired at a rate of $75 per month and were assigned to districts on the headwaters of all the important navigable streams, both east and west of the Cascade Mountains. Twenty-one counties were represented, or In other words each timbered county in the state was given one or more patrolmen. These patrolmen, known as Federal pa trolmen, although under the full au thority of the State Forester, were re quired to report weekly, to the regular State Supervising Fire Warden in each county, who was held immediately re sponsible by the State Forester for their dally movements. State's Work More Efflcient. During wet weather, when fire pa trol was unnecessary, the time of the Federal patrolmen was devoted to clearing and brushing out trails, post ing Are warnings and notices, Issuing burning permits and other detail work. In fact, the Federal patrolmen were an integral part of the state's regular or ganization for forest Are protection with the exception that Uncle Sam paid the bill. This Is the second year the Weeks law has been In operation In Oregon, and the result of the state and Federal co-operation has been satisfac. tory. The state Is enabled to largely supplement Its own work In fire pro tection at no cost to Itself and in addi tion is having many trails through out the timbered region improved and new ones constructed which it other wise would not have. The law is administered by the For est Service under an agreement be tween the Secretary of Agriculture and the State. No state will receive more than 110,000 in any one year. In making allotments consideration Is given espe cially to the possibility of active assist ance from private owners, the amounts appropriated by the states. Importance . of the watersheds to be protected with respect to stream now and navigation, relative fire risk and other matters, private Owners to Aid. The states must secure the active co operation of private owners in hiring patrolmen, purchase of flrefighting equipment and the construction of lookout stations and telephone lines. The Forest Service takes the stand that before a region shall receive Fed eral aid the private owners shall make a reasonable effort themselves. The requirements of the Weeks law are most satisfactorily met by the State Df Oregon, which through State For ester Elliott, has entered into a co operative agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Serv ice, whereby the latter has granted to the State Forester J10.000 for the pur pose of hiring patrolmen on forested watersheds of navigable streams throughout the state. The Forest Service has issued the fol lowing statement regarding the Weeks law and what is being accomplished under its provisions: Congress Appropriates 8200,000. "It Is not generally known that Con gress passed an act, two years ago, appropriating $200,000 for the purpose of fire protection on the forested watersheds of navigable streams. This sum is made available until used and is to be expended In co-operation in the Individual states in which (1) pro vision in made by law for a system of forest fire protection, and (2) the Fed eral expenditures In any state must not exceed in any Federal fiscal year the amount appropriated by the state for the same purpose. "The general purpose of this law is to secure the maintenance of a per petual growth of forest on the water sheds of navigaHeetreams -where such growth will materially aid In prevent ing floods. Improving low waters, in preventing erosion of steep slopes and the silting up the river channels, and thereby improve the flow of water for navigation. Forests Necessary to Streams. "The claim by conservationists that stream flow is influenced by forest cover has been subject to frequent criticism and even bitter attacks, by misinformed people who were opposed to the conservation idea. Recent In vestigation of an elaborate cnaracter conducted by the United States Geo logical Survey prove, beyond the possi bility of a doubt, that forest cover has a distinct and measurable effect upon navigable streams, and settles once and for all the problem that has long been a source of strenuous contention among scientists, laymen, and even the friends of forest conservation. "The Director of the Survey has re cently filed a preliminary report show ing the results of its investigations in the White Mountains oi New Hamp shire. These investigations were con. ducted along the line of trying to show that deforestation and subsequent burning of the forest mulch results In a more rapid run-off, and therefore tends to make unstable the flow of streams. Experiments. Are Conclusive. "Two small, almost exactly similar drainage basins of about five square miles each were selected on the east branch of Pemigewasset River, one (Shoal Pond Brook) largely clothed with virgin timber and the other (Burnt Brook) deforested and burned. The facts observed were very striking. Careful measurements of precipitation over the area and of the run-off of the respective streams show that not only as the snow ..eld better in the lorested area, but that during a period f 17 days in April, including three ex tended storms, the run-off of the stream In the deforested area was a comparative flood practically double that of the stream flowing through the forested area. On both streams hydro metric stations were established and the stream flow determined with a high degree of accuracy. The survey report shows that the maximum flood flow from the forested ' basin was only 67 per cent of that from the deforested basin. Such an actual demonstration and quantitative mea sure of the performance of different -reas. some forested and others defor ested, has never been tttempted in try ing to determine the effect of forest cover on stream flow. Efforts to arrive at definite conclusions have always been based on a study of long-time rec ords of precipitation and stream dis charge, but, owing to the many quali fying factors, such efforts have simply resulted In diverge-1 opinions and In conclusive controversies. Reforestation Is Remedy. "Director George Ot s Smith, of the United States Geological Survey, .n his conclusion, states that: ..." '.de forestation, followed by fires, as in the Burnt Brook Basin, results in condi tions unfavorable to natural spring storage, because conducive to rapid snow-melting and stream run-off. Con trol of White Mountain lands, that would reduce fires to a minimum and promote normal reforestation must re sult .n a great Improvement over pres- STRICKEX WITH PARALYSIS OS THAIS, WOMAN LIVES BUT FEW HOURS. !..-v-.': ;- Mrs. Ottllle Stein. Stricken with paralysis while returning to Portland from Mld dleton. Or., where she had been on a visit to her farm, Mrs. Ottllle Stein died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. S. McFad den, 664 East Alder street, Thurs day evening. Mrs. Stein went to her farm at Middleton two weeks ago and took the train for Port land Thursday. Mrs. Stein was u n c o n s c ions when the train reached Portland. She was 56 years old and had lived In Oregon 35 years. She is survived by four children Mrs. S. S. McFadden and Mrs. Frank A. Tauscher, Portland; Mrs. Lewis Foster, Sandwich Islands, and Alfred Stein, Middleton. ent tendencies, and this Improvement in forest cover can logically be ex pected favorably to affect stream regu lation to the extent quantitatively In dicated In the comparison of the for ested Shoal Pond Brook with the de forested Burnt Bro a..' "The results of the Survey's investi gation fully justify tne passing of the Weeks law, which has been taken ad vantage of in a dozen or more states." THIEVES GROWING- RICH STRONG ARM TEAM MAKES HACLS TOTALING 92500. Detectives Say Pair Are Elusive Criminals,' Confining Operations to Ignorant Alien Class, Theft of $51 by the "strong-arm" method was reported to the police yes terday by George Mekeas, a laborer, who lays the crime to two men answer ing closely to the descriptions of a team of alien confidence men who cleaned up over $2600 In two Jobs here a few weeks ago. Both are described as French or Italian, and of middle age. Mekcas fell In with the two strang ers at the Union Depot and carelessly allowed them to know that he had a large sum of money which he wished to deposit at the postoffice. They of fered to show him the way and con ducted him to Washington Park. There they turottled him and took the money, fleeing as soon as It was obtained. The same two men, apparently, ob tained $425 from Joe Pagh, a farmer, in the same manner, committing the crime in broad daylight in the busi ness district. To them also is laid the swindling of Mike Koppel, who lost $1700 through the "switched satchels" trick, after he had been induced by the strangers to place his funds with theirs in a busines venture. Detectives who have sought these men, say that they are the most elusive criminals on the Coast today, princi pally because they operate exclusively among ignorant aliens, where their movements are not easily watched, and because those among whom they circu late are afraid to give information against them. BOURNE WILL RETURN SENATOR EXPECTED TO AN NOUNCE COURSE. Some Friends Urge Him to Become Independent Candidate While Others Advise Against It. With the return to Portland this week of Senator Bourne from Wash ington, his friends are expecting . a definite announcement from him as to his plans . politically. Some of his friends have been urging him to be come an independent candidate to suc ceed himself. Others have advised against that course. It is known, however, that the field has been scanned thoroughly by close friends of the Senator for the pur pose of ascertaining to what extent a demand exists for his independent can didacy. W. S. U'Ren, for years close friend end counsellor of Senator Bourne, for some time has been feel ing out public sentiment. He recently devoted several days to the task In Portland. He interviewed all classes of citizens, not overlooking the waiter in the restaurant or the cigar-store salesman. The result of Mr. ITRen's inauiries was not ascertained, but his report will be placed before the senior Senator on nis arrival in Portland. At the same time, Mr. U'Ren has been advocating single tax industriously, day and night. Mr. U'Ren said that with the thorough campaign and desperate fight that were being made for this initiative legislation, its advocates were reasonably confident the measure would be adopted by the people. STOCKMEN, NOTICE! Read my ad. today in "Business Opportunities," headed "Partner Want ed on Improved Farm." J. A. May. PORTLAND SCHOOLS WILL OPEN MONDAY Complete Rgistration Will To tal 32,000 for Year, Is Present Expectation. NEW STRUCTURE READY Half Million Dollar Lincoln High, Weston and Clinton Kelley In stitutions to Be in Use. - New Teachers Assigned. ah nf h mthiiR elementary and high rhnnii within tna dtv limits of Port land will open lor the work of the coming year tomorrow, and it is pre dicted by the aaminiBirauva uumuura that 23,000 pupils and students will file their registration cards, being an in crease of about 10 per cent over the attendance of the opening day of last year. This number is exclusive of the night school classes at the Lincoln High i k..iui. th, Rnnrd of Trades and four or five grammar schools, which will attract a wui 1200. It is further predicted uu me .tBlrattnn fni- the VPJiT Will HUUiyioLO b" v aggregate 32,000, and that 28,000 of this number will attend tne eiemoiiuiw schools and about 4000 attend the three high schools. ' Teachers Meet at 8 A. M. respective schools will meet for pre .. i .i -a o a -r iiminary organisation . a - morrow. The pupils will be assembled . .n .j.ln.il, n 1 n MtrimtlnnR. and will be assigned to their rooms. After they have received their book lists and census forms they will be dismissed for the rest of the day in order that they may collect their text books and have their census forms Indorsed by parents or guaraians. neiuro uiobubww, t i.,unn, will h nrescribed for the following morning, when recitation work will commence ana me regumi routine of the year begin in earnest, m ,i..i.r naw hii ilril n em and one rebuilt structure will receive pupils I or tne nrst umo luiuvhv, Lincoln High School, a $500,000 edifice erected at Park and Market streets; the Weston School, situated near Lents, and the Clinton Kelly School, at Twenty-sixth Btreet and Powell Valley road, wt.k v.oa Kaaii vtMnn1vAlv remodeled. The former home of the Lincoln High School, Detween .Morrison, juuot, imu teen in and Fifteenth streets, will here after be known as the Lownsdale Ele- jnentary School. Plans Are Announced. More than 850 of the Portland public school teaching force for the ensuing year met yesterday at the new Lincoln High School to outline plans for the year's work. Announcements were moHa nf thA vnHnus transfers of teach ers and of the organization of the teaching corps at tne respocwvo uu lngs. In a short address H. C. Campbell, chairman of the Portland School Board, congratulated the city and the teachers upon the opening of the splendid new high school edifice and extended greet ings to the teachers from the Board. v.Mi dIvIap i,nAiintnndent of the city schools, spoke on "Some Hindrances to School Work." During the sessions a thorough test was made of the acous tic properties of tne large auuiwuuiu in the new building, and it was found . , . .1 naoT.lv AArfARt. ThA mat iuw . r building is equipped throughout with the latest scnooi appxiancc, ouu especially designed to meet all hygienic requirements. Regnlar Meetings Scheduled. t, ...nTinoH vesterrlav that all At Wo j - . V. .nn.kar. an nrlnninalfl COnneCt- ed with work below the rank of the high schools will gather on tne seconu Saturday of every school month to dis cuss every-day problems of school work. At these meetings Superintend ent RIgler will give a series of talks, basing his discussions on the latest books of Profssor M. V. O'Shea, head of the department of education at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, who generally Is regarded as one of the greatest educa tional authorities in the United States. The subsidiary purpose of the lectures will be to stimulate a thorough reading of the books written oy mi. j'a. New teachers have been assigned as . .. i r i xr a ton C!ha.Timan rouowu; ' 1 1 - ' ' School; Minney E. Kinney. Buckman School; Pearl i,ewis, mgnm.ua wuwi, Margaret Selple, Kerns School; Georgia T . ckaaI Theodora Livinar- stone, Lincoln JJIgh School; Mary King, Richmond scnooi; r' late of Wisconsin, in the manual train- . . . -Mra "Mn-T fihillock. as- lng flepat luioiih sistant in music. It has not yet been determined who will do appuimeu serve as director of music. , nr.hnhle enne-estion of classes in the Washington High School, many East Slue students win do to attend the Lincoln High School, on the WeBt Side of the river. All those living south of Hawthorne avenue who will be attending hlg school for the first time are requested by the school officials to start their work at the Lin coln building. ' Further evidence of the growth of J. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. FA The Serious Problem of Buying Furniture is solved only when one takes into consideration the fitness for the place it is to occupy, its .worthiness of construction, its honesty of wood and its value to you in money aiid satisfaction. Tou buy furniture that will give service for a long Good furniture almost becomes part of your family it is really what makes your home atmosphere. And it is furniture that bears the shop mark of such makers as Berkey & Gay that carries with it character of design and trustworthiness of workmanship, mate rial and finish. 'Those who seek individualism in furniture will find it in our displays of Dining-Room, Bedroom, Living Room and Hall Furniture, in which is represented many pieces and suites from the shops of Berkey & Gay. It will be a pleasure to us to show them to you and we know that you will have pleasure in examining them. The Fall Displays ; gf Carpets and Rugs . are at their best here That individuality which the dis criminating homefurnisher seeks when selecting floor coverings is found in' what is assembled in our . Carpet Department, from the most inexpensive to the finest. The most critical who seek the merits of de sign and color of the genuine Orien tal, will find them in the finer Wil tons, such as the Royal Kashan, An- glo Persian, Ardebil and Herati Rugs. In them will be recognized faithfulness in design and coloring of the rarest of the Orientals. And when one considers the long service that these give, and the individual ity of design and coloring, their price is moderately low. ' In the " standard room size of 9x12 feet 'at $57, to the small size of 22 1-2 ins. by 36 ins. at $4.50. Other sizes up to 11 ft. 3 in. by 15 ft. Don't fail to see the plain-center seamless "Wilton "Rugs, with two tone borders, in the modern decora tive shades of brown, gray, blue, etc. This store is the exclusive agency for Irish and Austrian Hand Tufted . and Seamless Rugs. Special sizes made to 'order to conform to the proportion of the rooms of the mod ern home, i ... The Hangings of Your Home in order to lend the desired artistio and correct effect to the interior deco rations and furnishings of the home, do not necessarily have to be of the most expensive kind. Pleasing treat ments of windows, doorways, case ments, etc., are possible with materials of moderate cost. For instance, in our . stock are. Imported Swiss and Marquisette for dainty bedroom curtains at 20 t 50yard. " " - Imported Madras,, in small patterns for bedrooms, in cream and white, at 40 to 90d yard. New Cretonnes and Chintzes at 25J to $1.25 yard. , Light-weight hangings for living-room, dining-room, library plain Cal cutta Silks in large assortment of beautiful colors, at 75 to $1.10 yard. Takado Silks, also light-weight materials, imported, at 60i'to 90d yard. The popular Sundour Fabrics in new colors and designs. Inexpensive imported Cotton Tapestries in exclusive designs, and m colors more permanent than the domestic, at $2 to $4.50 yard. Easy Chairs of Dependable Construction at Most Moderate Prices The one illustrated here is an ex ample of the many such pieces dis-. played here. The hidden construc tion is the trustworthy kind and the design shows pleasing proportion and character. Legs of mahogany. A restful and popular type of easy chair in which most anybody will find comfort. Covered in denim. The price is only $38. Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark population on the East Side is seen In the project of a fourth high school building, which It is proposed to con struct somewhere in the southeastern portion of the East Side. It Is intended to have this school lay particular stress upon agricultural and horticultural courses, and to provide sufficient grounds to permit a practical applica tion of agriculture and horticulture. The 1913 budget may provide only for the purchase of ground for this build ing but it is possible that it also will include an allotment for the construc tion of the building. It is hoped that the new building will be ready for oc cupancy two years from this Fall. L11MGENFELTER IS FREED Charges of Misconduct in OMice Are Not TTpheld. United States Attorney McCourt has returned from Boise. Idaho where he was sent by the Attorney-General to was Heut.' . Amoral errand Jury present - - ; . ,. conruct in office that had been pre ferred against Curg H lAwn: felter. United States Attorney for Idaho. Thfcharge against Uelter brought by a subordinate In his office who accused the Federal Prosecutor with appearing for a client before the n l,--''--' "We ca8e n wh'Ch the Government was Interested. After hearing the evidence presented, the jury refused to return an indictment. . Stork: Brings Many Boys. CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 11. (Spe cial.) The report of City Health Officer Livingstone submitted today shows 20 births In Centralia in August Sixteen of the 20 weie boys. 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