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IS SATANIC MAJESTY GRINS Bs"a MAN SAY HE WILL REEORM - TOMORROW (Slum .mr PAPUIt OV AUTHORITY' "'linisl. fie 1 Im tlio Indepcml- "Vt Inics II l ' (h0 c,,y tllO time. JOIN tim: TIMES FAMILY. t&xmB WATCH Till: WANT ADS. There arc many good Imrgntn- to bo found there. Anything lost or found is always adver tised In Tlio Times. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRE3 vvll Establish"' " lti4 )L. XXaVI.wS tjio Coast Mail. 'CH(iil)llficl In 1878 MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1913. EVENING EDITION. A. Consolidation of Times, Coast Mull Mn 1CCP and Coos Hay Advertiser. lVm ,,JO' I) I1 JACK II PEEPER" 10 BE UNDER ARREST T W L Rand, Deranged Strang er from i ne uunu5, m Jail As Suspect. LSO SUSPECTED tiiccto Uh rti I I incno acorinfinn Tallies With That of Prowler Played 'Pos sum Before Arrest. Ijolm Hand, who cn'9.. ,10.r . w months nBo r. ' " ,' " bokanc, Is cmiflnod In tlio city Jnll I'nv lie -l BUHpociuu m uuiiir, tick' the Peeper." tlio niyHtorloiin r,,...:ini win) linn been bothoiing larshflold liomeH mid been raising ivoe with -iniiica leu on 1110 miun . . ... ir. I tlfililMlllftfl (rrr n ' " ...... i . I Ittiiitl wn ni'f'K'ti mm nigni ny Ifllrcrn S'ioiip aim siiiiiui. "' l,iin,i,. . r a romnlUK hoimo on il,-,'rirr. t n.iilf'eil tllO olllcoiB of lln'l r-rrnr- '!. Tlio place wiih Drmrrlv l' " "u mo ' iOlllll li i" ' S'le (: o i "natiy ainrmeu yin trila V n itniid did not got up r . . .. ...1 ... nllllll ni l I .1 ri'Hiuilll 111 limn. r'-n it '" ' imto canon, iiniiu rf i ml mid tuny mrceii ,0 i ii T . i found blni dead. ,i' j.iiM . 'i or uiieonmiuim. fie . U Mm and hiiook nun nit lr v. tiiil ii ! respond. Flnnllv luv i i I I'i 1 ilx who doeldtul let lt.nl v. "playing 'pnmiun." s l " ', Soil h putH It. Ilo (Inlnltf rr I 'o Mm mid Hand iiiloitl" fin"1 " f tlio attipor. On lil (Iff 'rr wim found n !12- allliro r-.uhrr. loaded. Ilo Ih bant 33 .-ir old and Ik of mod inn c!- lie It id a light overcoat ml II 'it l-m Ills dowrlptloii tul les ciii with tlmf kIvoii by F. I. Dow ami Mm. Abbott and Air. Dow lnf( ir 1 Marshal Cnrtor to- lav thu lo wn.s pretty Hiiro tbnt Rami :-i I'e man who wns at hlH place f'e fiher nlghr. An near . s i .in bo gathered from 'ml, lie I; of I'IiiiiIhIi descent. Tlio Innilluly at the rooming io'" i n , that h1k was afraid of ianil Ilr i.'l been stopping there, or about a month, prior to her tnk- ns rl-T r if ' phiro. He didn't ccm to hai am work, but would cavo tlio house late In tlio oveninu nnil rctiinln out iiiohI of tlio iilh'ht. This mill s wlih thu vInIIh paid by Jho miirtrlrus -.la' It. tlio Poopor." Mar.lial Crt.r nld tnlnv that lio urn po mi. that Unnd Ih tlio urn v.nnun nnwover. owIiik to I. '.i; ilnpi tiled, he will tnko 'Im lnfw i,e lonnl or sanity com- nl-slnti-M -. v.w.. .l Ittuiil v.n n r. .dor of dlnio nov- li ami OlEIrcr :'tnlili hhvu n.ni i,, i3tl Btnrtrd it) m rlto n 'fow ".N'l'elt - ncr lirictllvo Stoilon." i,-t8 f tnc'c were fun ln hU room. nicrr tt on .,. due which tho DHrc-a nr. rr.'.n. .... i.. ...... 4. I.I " 'l' IWUIIVl- fion vylili tie , ..,tin-oii8 HtrmiROP nt varlrv lioi.ic , Marl'nl C.iit- t: ini.-a tti..i i,,.,.i M Guilty of tlie lultlmoro Cafo roh Fry anil o'cr lwitv Mmfin M.nt ravo ocurrnl rxrntly. SON TO BAR 10 PROSECUTE EOR FIGHTING RUMOR TIT LiDIS IS IN ARIZONA SAYS THAT FEW INTERESTS 1HY DANCE president-Elect to Prohibit uu'iiiy-nug, uirkey Trot, Etc., at Ball. U'ACIliw, there in n1.' Jnn- 20. Should Plto p!r,i?J? aKirBl ball, des o al I .cut'0,ect Wilson's wish ' rkey.tr'o ! ,?; , thcro '' ho no y b llZ' .'"'.'"'"SBlnB nor feredPr0n8entaUvo' no'l'lonborry of- follows. ' vh,ch ,s worrtod as 'PeiiS0!,,?1 of th0 "so of ural b cb "'"B 'w tho Innug- f0' "he , prove . ho mn thnt dances aro m S , 'owing so-calN Prohibited nbsoltoly barred and " 'RrU.t'.. , h'fkey.trot ; co?i ,, lllove'ots: tho yiBarlimg Cofn,0trIl,,on?' n(l a" ko dance. and nil '"""ocho-coocheo ssranastlc S ' !" ,nr frms of "esestlve of A ' , '"ovomonts t,r'"3 of thr nn ueKonernto rov- I Itlr goarpI?af0(l ,BtrlctBi Osbura ' lU Ja,n- 20.Prnnk a.?rDlDff, aft r 1 7'0 oclock Friday ?tla' About a v ,,,neB8 of ng ilur Ln.s on tho R.?i:ai; a8o, vrlillo walk- .Vi11 a malady rp- W strlckon Marshal Carter and City At torney Goss to Continue Punishment. City Attorney Oohh announced to dny In police court that Information would bo filed ngaliiHt purtloH at tho Blanco hotel for permitting a light to go on in tho lobby there Hiilurday night without noparatliig tho nion or calling tho olllcerH. Ilo and Mnrtdinl Cnrtor wero Indlgnnnt over tho affair. Tho principals In the frncaa wero nrroHlod and today wore flnoil by llecordor Hntlur. I'addy Magec. a logger, who Htartod tho ombrugllo, wiih fined $10, and John M. Mor nlnM, li Ih Creole opponent, wiih lined Half a doyen wIIiiohhoh wore heard III the en He. AuKimt l'rleon. Petnr Sroif and Mglit Clerk MeN'uit of tho fllaiico wore tho llrnt called n h wltncHHCH but they did not give iih much ovldeiico iih Mr. (Iokh wnntoil. Quito it crowd bnd iih neinliled for tho trial and Mr. Cons Himpectoil Hint the nudlPiico wan probably mado up of men who wltnoHKcd tho oncoiinter mid bo called Homo of thoiu. Hiiro enough, tlioy bnd Keen tho encounter. According to tho HtorlcH told, Ma gco had been drinking heavily. Mo rahiH and another man camo Into tho lobby and Mm gee iiHkod thorn if thoy "wore DngooH or .lows." ".Vonu of your biiHlnoHH," MornliiH retorted and Magoo innilu a nwlng at htm. Thoy wont to It mid tho crowd Ih alleged to hnvo Htood back and lot thoni fight It out. Thoy aro roput od to hnvo fought xovcrnl in I nut oh lioforo OlllcerH Slump and Smith beard of It mid got to tho ecuuo. Mngeo bad got considerably tho wort of It. MniHlinl Carter myn that ho ban Instructed varloiiH ones nround tho city pot to permit lighting but to Immediately call an olllcor. Mayor Straw hits not tnkou tho sumo vlow. And now Marshal Carter wautH to make an example of those permit ting tlio Mageo-Moralns bout to go tho way lt did. FRED SLAGLE'S Well Known Coquille Business Man Meets Accident in Bandon. (Special to Tho Tlmos) IIANDON, Jnn. 20. Froil Slnglo, tho well known business man of Co qulllo, bnd a nnrrow oscnpo from drowning hero tills morning. Mr. Slnglo was hurrying with othors to catch tho stonmor Couulllo, nnd Just ns ho was stepping from tlio dock to tho Htonmor hla foot slipped mid ho plunged hondiong into tho enrront, which was running strong mid high. Fortunatoly, lio escapod striking any of tho pilos and as ho roso to tho surfaco Geo. Troadgold, who saw Slagio fall, hurrlod to tho rescue, and hastily picked up ono of tlio tow lines of tho stenmor Ellzalioth Hint was lying nt tho dock, and throw it to tho Single, who slozed it, ami was pulled on board. Ho escapod with nothing worso than tho shock of n very cold onrly morning plungo, but If asslstanco had not beon so prompt another trngody of tho son might hnvo boen recorded. IS DIN MAIL IS LATE Coos Hay Is still pretty badly Iso lated as a result of tho storm and tho landslides that accompanied It. Tho long distance tolophono lino and Western Union nro out of com mission, and It Is uncertain when sorvico can bo restored. This morning, two dnys' letter mall mid ono clay's papor mall was received by tho Marshfiold postofflco. Tho balance of tho do layed mall has beon expected In hourly but had not arrived lato this afternoon. Sheriff Gage Says That He Has Only Had Inquiry About Reward Recalls Series of Mysterious Crimes. A rumor that M. D. LmhIIs, wanted for tho murder of W. U. Daly noar Coqtillto in 1891 and suspected of Hovcrol other mysterious Coos County murders, had been located In Ari zona, wiih denied by Sheriff W. W. dago today. Tho rumor had It that ShcrlfT Oago had been apprised of LnmllB' whereabouts. Howovor, Shorlff Cage, who Is hero from Coiiulllo today, stated that ho bnd not beon notified about Lnndls' whereabouts. All that bo had honrd of htm was tlio receipt of a card from .11 in Hayes, a formor Coiiulllo snloon kcopor, asking if tho $1,000 reward offered for Lnndls, wns still good. IlnycH wns In Arizona, llnycs know LnndlH well In Coos County, and whotbor bo has received a "tip" nn to his whereabouts In ouoHtloiicil. It. limy bo that lie has. A roward of $1,000 was originally offered for Lnndls but owing to tho Inpso of tlrno It no longer holds good. Tho Lnndls' crlmo mused a greator Htlr In Coos County than any other crlmo In tho history of this section. On May 10, 1802, tho Qulgg boys saw ti stranger burying something under a troo on tholr ranch. The ranch Is Just this Hldo of Coquille, nnd near tho railroad track. Thoy Mil and watched tho burial and thinking mny bo ho had planted mon ey or treasure they waited until ho left mid then dug up tho spot. They discovered a man's foot be foro thoy lind dug very far and Im mediately called tho ofllcer. Tho corpso was dug up and wns found to bo V. U. Daly, a farm hand from lllnckwoll, Okla., who had been work ing for Mrs. S. A. Voakam. Ilo had about $80 in cash when bo loft, nnd it was supposed Hint tills wns tho motive of tho murder. Whllo a crowd was gathered In Co (liillle around tho corpse, Lnndls ap peared In tho crowd. Tho Qulgg boys pointed Lnndls out ns tho man they snw burying tho corpse. Thcro wnn a clash botween Sheriff Qallior, now a resident of llnndon, nnd Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sinclair over Lnndls' nrrcBt. Whllo they clashed, LandlH wont to bis rooms mid got his guns and started out afoot. Ho wns never hcoii again, although a Ecoro or inoro of pomics searched tho country for weeks. LandlH was then said to bo forty threo or forty-llvo years old. Ho hud been in thlu section somo time, llrst coming as a stovo peddler mid later acting as a timber cruiser and locator. A half dozen men who had been with Lnndls mysteriously ills appeared, mid after tho Daly crime, bo was charged with making away with them. Sheriff Cngo snyH ho lins at times received curds telling about Lnndls In lug locntod at different points but tho imest of him has always boon futile. R06DE RIVER FISHING LAW Bill Introduced in House to Open Industry But Hard Fight Is Expected. SALKM, Jnn. 20. Itoprcsontntlvo IteamcH of IJougliiH and Jackson hns Introduced a bill In tho House, opening tlio Itoguo river from tho son to the mouth of tho Illinois river, a dlstanco of U0 miles, to commercial fishing. Declaring Hint tlio Iluino fishing plant on this stream nnd other llshlng indiistrioH oiijoyod a monop oly to the extent Hint It doHtroyod angling, tho people of Jncksou county secured tho pnssngo of mi Initiative munsuro two yours ngo, closing It to commercial fishing. At the Inst hoskIou tho legislature pann ed a bill opening tho stroma, but It was vetoed by tlio governor. Kennies' bill will not provo sat isfactory to tho renroscntutlvos of olthor Josoplilild or Curry countloH, tlio two other counties IntoroHtod, mid miuoiiucomeut' has been mado Hint another measure will bo In troduced, patterned nfter tho mea sure passed at the Inst session. Those Intorostod In tho subject In Josophlno nnd Curry countlos tnko tho position that Kennies' mnasuro will only benefit tho Ilumo fishing plant nnd tho fow other flshornion, nnd their plan Is to opon tho rlvor to comniorclal fishing ns far as Grants Pass. Whon tho subject comes finally boforo tho house, It will proclpltnto a fight. School nuKnisoi'. Unanimously tho scitato commit too on education will report nd vorsoly to tho bill which providos for tlio ropeai of tho county super visory lnw, known as tho Hunting ton net. Educational forces aro lining up horo ns woll to bnck tho commlttoo in Kb efforts to kill off tho roponl Ing act and tho contest promises to ho n bitter ono, inasmuch as Dlmlck is Just ns strong In assort ing ho will make ovory effort to securo a roponl of tho act. Xew Liquor Liuvh. Tho roadhouso Is tho target of ono of tho first liquor bills of tho prcsont session of tho legislature, wliloh was Introduced In tho Houso by Representative Gill of Clncka mns. Tho bill prohibits tho Issunnco of n llconso to sell liquor outsldo of nny Incorporated city or town. It nlso hits at tho nonr-boor In dustry, providing a heavy penalty for soiling nenr-beor, no mattor how smnll tho porcontago of alco hol, In torrltory that has been voted dry. Tho salo of nenr-beor In dry communities has been a prolific cnuso of trouble Tho governor's recent squabblo with tho Kosoburg brewery, wos duo to a controversy ns to whothor nllogetl near-boor contained enough alcohol to bring It within tho real beor classification. FRESHET OVER; DAMAGE SILL NOW 0 T IERLA IBS CA1H) OP TIIAXKS. TVi Min mnnv friends who bv tholr acts of thoughtful kindness and sympathetic asslstanco and especial ly to tho Knights of Pythlns for tholr kindly nid during tho recent sad and tragic bereavement caused by tho death of our beloved uro- linr Plillln Fourier, wo extend our (....,...- n.i.1 ni.nlnf.il Minnla ibllilUlO M11U t,l"lv" iii. FOURIER DROS. Trains Run Through to Myrtle Point Today; Landslide Near Scottsburg. Tho Coquille River freshet which for u fow hours Saturday threatened to do much damiigo wont by without causing serious loss. Tho local rail way, which was uunblo to get Its trains through to Myrtlo Point Sat urday, got Its trains through today. Trainmaster Harry Molir stated today Hint tho road lind escnped sorl ous damage. None of the trade was washed out. In somo plncoa between Coquillo and Myrtle Point, whero it wiih overflowed Saturday, tho track wns warped a llttlo and Hie roadbed Is Htlll very soft, causing tho trains to run slowly. Tho bridges and tros tics were not damaged. Today, most of the track botween Coulcdo mid Coquille wns overflow ed, four to six Inches of water cov ering It In many places. However, the river la going down rapidly, mid it Is expected that there will bo no wator on tho tracks by tonight. Partlos from Coquillo todny state that logs had been brought out of tho upper Mlddlo Fork of the Co quillo by tho trosliot Saturday, the. llrst tlmo in live years, Friday night's wind did moro or less minor dmnngo in Coquillo, mid in tho lmmodlnto vicinity. Sovornl log bombs on tho Coquillo wero broken Saturday but lt Is un derstood tho logs wore caught fur ther down tho river, and aro being hold for their ownors. Much of tho lowland was overflowed nnd logs and rofuso woro washed out on tho bot tom lands. Two Unil Slides. Tho lnndslido near Suninor Friday was ono of tho worst ln years. It oc curred near tho Wilson much, mid an immonso amount of dirt and rock slipped Into tho road. Largo trees wont with tho mountain sldo and landod ncross tho road, making tho clearing difficult. Delays Gardiner Stage, Word was received today that tlioro had beon a big landslide on tho road botween Scottsburg nnd Allo gany, tying up tho .stngo sorvico. Parties who left here last Saturday morning woro unnblo to got through. Howevor, lt was expected tho road would bo cleared today. Catching Inlet Damage. During Friday night's storm the milk shed on Alec Mattson's farm on Catching Inlot was blown down. During the previous storm, tlio house on tho Arthur Mnttson ranch was damaged considerably by bolng blown from Its foundation. Coos Itlvcr Lower. Coos Rlvor Is qulto a bit lower today, the big fresnot being over; E. R, Hodson was down today and said that t'ho raiso had not dono nny damage. Ilo snld thoro wns lots of snow ln tho mouutnlns and Hint warm weather or a heavy rain might causo another big ralso sud denly. Emmott Piorco and Geo. Gould of tho North Fork got out most" of their logs and many aro reported to have como out from Henry Hocck's old camp at Smith llasln. Tho Sniith-Powors Company sent down qulto a few from their Soutli Coos Rlvor camp. lluln Ceases. Tho stopping of tho rain Satur day ollmlnated tho danger of a record-breaking freshet. Since W. F. RAD IS NOW INVOLVED Former Marshfield Man Mem ber of Medford Company Charged with Fraud. MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 20. Tlio Mull Tribune prints tho following story involving a former woll known resident of Mnrshflold, Oregon: "Gravo charges of fraud and con spiracy to dofrnud aro mndo by creditors ngalnst Clins. H. Schncck loth nnd W. F. Rnu, or tho Roguo River Commission Company, which Is now Insolvent. When lt be enmo evident that tho concern wns about to fall, largo qunntltlos of mcr chnndlso are alleged to have been or dered from wholosulo bouses nnd sold or bartered away nt loss than cost, tho procoedH pocketed and tho creditors loft to hold the uncle sim ply losing tho goods. In addition scoros of fnrmors, whoso produce wns handled on consignment are alleged to hnvo been dofrnuded, tho com pny selling tho goods nnd appropri ating the money for its own use. Much hardship has been caused on ninny farms by those fraudulent op erations. Schneckloth and Knu aro now on an nutomoblo tour of Califor nia, whoro tho latter Is negotiating for tho purchnso of a hotel nt Chlco. "Hnu's connection with tho com jinny was a mysterious ono ho was not mi olllcor, only njiparontly an em ploye, yot ho figured In tho closing transactions. 'J'ale of Frenzied Finance "J. A. Porry hns been nppolntod by tho crodltors ns trustoo of tho In solvent corporation and his Investi gation into tho way in which this corporation was managed rovoals a system of high finance that would hnvo dono credit to Hie wildost droaniB of Wnlllngford. "A fnvorlto way tliut tho corpora tion practiced In tho last thirty tlnyn of its oxlstonco wns to order nnd recolvo n large consignment of goods, sell It cheap to anothor firm In tho city, and Hie Individuals of the corporation, tnko from tho merchants to whom thoy sold tho goods, crodlt coupon boohs In their own names for tho amounts of tholr purchase. Another wny wns to make collection!) nggrogntlug $1000 at n tlmo and then simply chnrgo tho amount col lected to tho salary accounts of Schnocklotli mid Ran. "A number of fnrmors who jilnrod goods upon consignment with the commission company aro now con sidering tho advisability ot institut ing criminal proceedings against tho olllcor of tho corporation ns aro somo of tlio larger creditor. Mr. Porry, as trustoo, ostlmntos that the dohtH of tho concern will nggrogato $13,000 nnd that tho assots will not exceed $2000 and lt Is doubtful oven if this amount con bo obtalnod from tho wrock. "Schneckloth camo horo as mano gor for the Union Moat Company, but loft thorn to go Into tho commission business at Portland. Returning he started tho Roguo River Commission Company. Rnu was formerly with tho Hotol Mooro and tho Hotel Med ford, but Bovorod his connections Inst summor, Joining Schneckloth during tho Inst fow months of tho business," Commissioner of Corporations Conant Makes Startling. Report to President. SAYS NATIOYSHOULD INCREASE RESERVES RAILWAY TIES Southern Pacific's Contract With Wedderburn Trading Co. Causes Speculation. GOLD BEACH. Ore. Jan. 20 -The indications that tho Southern Pacific is planning to rush tho construction of Its lines down tho coast from Coos Day to Eurokn nro growing stronger ovory dny. Englneor Wolfram nnd about fifteen surveyors aro pushing tho survey through and today It was roported horo on good authority tmt tho Wedderburn Trading Company had Just been given a big order for railroad tics. Tho order, It Is said, will keep tho small mill, which the company put In, busy for a year or moro. No announcement has boon made of tho numbor of tlos or whoro nnd whon thoy aro to bo delivorod has been mado, early Saturday morning up to this morning only ton ono-hundredths of nn Inch of rain foil. Tho total rainfall slnco Soptomber 1 to this morning on Coos Day wns 40.88 inches. Wants to Keep Virgin Timber from Falling Into Hands. of Private Owners. WASHINGTON, Jnn. 20. Tlitf concentration into tho bands of ii fi-vr powerful Interests of nn enormous porcontago of tho tlmbcrlnndn of tbw United States has created a protxlumi bo grave for tho nation In tho Judg ment of Luther Conn-nt, Jr., Coinmls sloncr of Corporations, tbnt today lie recommended to President Taf) ibati the existing national forests not vulM rotaincd by tho fodoral govern merit,, but Increased as far ns iirnctlcnhk This note of warning wns soundv by tlio commissioner In forwnrdfnittca tlio President the full text or Panrt 1 of the Ilurenu of Corporation's in vestigation of tho lumber Industry industry mndo by direction of Cun.- groM. A summary of this report., showing tip extent of concent rated control of tlmberlmnlH whs sent to the I'reHldont and published neirly two yonm ngo. To Increase government owneriMf of foi-PHt hinds tlio Commissioner ur ges Hint the forests of Alaska b In cluded In reserve, ns woll as nil lim bered lands recovered In forfeiture hiiKs. Ho advlsoH n further searchfnjr luqulry Into land grants of tlio past with tho view of Installing nddltiorm forfeiture suits If tho facts Justify the procodure. Mr. Connnt wnrna Hint attempt! nro still being mndo to " secure tnr trnnsfor of public tlmborlnnda to lirl vnto owners under tho biuiio plea of sottlonient which In tho past often, provod wholly specious nnd limln coro." Much of tho tlmborlmul still re maining In public ownership," con tinues tlio commissioner, "Ih ndapttit only for tiiiihor purposos. AH tav could ho properly asked by a bona fldo settler Is tho surfaco of arable laud after the timber has been re moved, hut too frequently buck f tho argument mndo In tho name ot tho 'settlor' Is tho deslro to acquire tho timber or othor natural resources rathor than the soil Itself, It seems, doslrnblo. therefore to direct jmU lle attention to Hie fundnmontftt 'i'Jf feronco betweon disposing of agri cultural InndH to actual settlers,, whoso Industry contributes dlrecU.v to tlio material mid social upbuild ing of the community, nnd the alien ation of virgin tlmbflilands, whtcL do not require mid, ludood, hunHvr pormlt of, Improvement by t.pintc owners, and tho valuo of wbfcfi Su rapidly lining becauso of reduction in tho supply nnd the Increase ttr jiopulatlon. Tho public sorvico In volved lu tho moro speculative luibl Ing of this timber for an adwiu'.'' u. price, under present conditions ai" Bottlomont of the country, Is jiruc tlcally uogllglblo. Whon, moreover such lands bocomo coiicontratod fit n comparatively few liondH, there fe. Instoad of a public service a sorlauv. public dangor. "Without ontorlng Into a discus sion of possible solutions of ccrtatu gravo problems Involvod In tho pres ent concentration of timbor owner ship, lt may be polntod out that iri' Govoniiuont today still owns, excl'c slvo of tlio forosts of Alaska, ft'jut ono-flfth of the country') (ota1.-supply of morchnntnblo standlvjr tim bor. It Is tho ngoncy bosV ndaptMl to practicing reforestation on -s. largo scnle. RceonUy Imjiortanu suits for forfeiture of oxtonslvo tlni borlands havo been brought by the government on tlio ground of uontul fllliiicut of conditions Imposed lu. tho grants by which tiieso lauds wore alienated from tho public domain For thoso reasons, It would appeinr. tliorofore that tho government may later bo ablo to materially strengthens Its rolatlvo position ns a timber own er. "Tho fncts sot forth In tills roporc clcmiy point to tho desirability of maintaining tho Integrity of tho na tional forests and of extending to oth er publicly owned timbor, Includlm. forosta in Alaska and timborlaudt, that mny bo recovered in forfeiture suits now pending or subsequently In stituted by tho go eminent, tho car dinal prlnclplo of tho national foresu policy, nnmoly, tho retention of tfif fco to such lands at least until tin timber Is romoved. Decision wlir then havo to bo mado botween retain ing such lands for reforestation nnu disposing of tho surface lt scemt cleur, moroovor, that tho fundament al principle to bo followed In tlio sa"i of tho timber Itsolf Is that tho tormt of salo should bo such as to Insuro r. tho public treasury substantially Hi full stumpago valuo at tho tlmo tha such timbor shall be actually cut " In thu summary of tho report pre vlously published, the then Cominu, slonor of Corporations, Herbert Knox Smith, sot forth that tho Soutliccu Pacific Company is tho greatest )-. vato holder of timbor in tho Unlt-i (Continued on Page Four.)