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THIRD YEAR.
MED FORD, ORKOOX. WEDNESDAY, Al'dl'ST. 5. 1!08.
No. 118.
COUNCILMAN OF WENATCHEE
COMMITS SUICIDE IN HOTEL IN ALGERIAN
FIRE HOUSES
IK VARIOUS
PARTSJDF CITY
Substations to Be Erect
ed Seventh Street to
Stay Uniform in Width
W OFF
AD
Lawrence H. Belser, Real
ty Dealer, Takes His Own
Life in a Fit of Despondency-Reason
Unknown
AIR SHIP IS
DESTROYED BY
F
ELECTRIC
ASH
Count Zeppelin's Great
Dirigible Balloon Catches
Fire in EleGtrical Storm
500 PERISH COAT OF MAIL SAVES LIFE
OF SULTAN FROM ASSASSIN
E
MEM
I
BRICK ONLY
Hordes, of Wild Bandits
Sweep in From Desert
and a Reign of Terror
Follows
At Ji special meeting nf tin- city
council Wednesday morning. Council
man llafer moved tlic nppniutmcnt nf n
special committee to select sites for
three sub tiro stations in various parti
nf the city, each to have n hose curt
and a -lOgullou tank of chemicals, fur
use iu case of neighborhood fires until
the arrival of the fire department.
Messrs. Ifafer. Trowbridge anil Kiferl
were appointed. !
Seventh Street Protest '
Tile special meeting was called to dis I
cuss with property owners the protest
filed against widening sidewalks on 1
Seventh Street from I) to the bridge.;
hut no property owners appeared, so ;
the council let the matter stand as
provided in the plans and specifications, :
holding that the protest came too late,
to be effective, as all itracls had j
been let. The protest was presented
Tuesday niu;lit and action delayed in;
order to meet the signers, who ignored j
the invitation, holding that the protest
expressed their views. The signers of
the protest are:
.1. I. Knyiirt. 1 K. Deuel, W. I. Yaw
ter. Charles Strang. V. S. Cranfill, It.
I Adkins. U. C. Hubbard. II. I'. Linns 1
den, !'. I. Hutchison, Loon I!. Hnskins, !
II. K. lioidon, ('. Pngo, Mrs. .1. II.,
Steward, Wallace Woods, William An-j
L'le. ,1. Kollov, Mrs. .1. .Miles, I. .1
I
f 1
BELSER WAS MEMBER OF 1
WENATCHEE COUNCIL
WKNATCIIKK. Wash., Aug.
."(.(Special to The Tribune.)
The report that 1,. II. Belser is
a suicide has created the great
est surprise here. He was a
member of the W itchee city
council and is most highly re
spected. He has lived with his
family for sume time in this
neighborhood and owns a fine
resilience here. The family is
at the present time in Portland,
where a young son is seriously
ill. Xo motive for the tragedy
can be conjectured, for all of his
affairs in this community are iu
good condition. He never was
known to drink hard iu this city.
CASTS VOTE FOR
TOUGH SALOON
Philips, A.
ski.
('. Tuvlor anil K. Medyn
HUSBAND AND WIFE
FACE SAME CHARGE
YhM.KA, nl., August Fred Wick
the hull' breed Indian mid his wife, An
nie Wicks, who were arraigned before
.hmtii nf the Peace YV. M. Thomas bite
Saturday n.'.ern.ton. will have their pit
liniin;iry examination this moniiiitf at
11:3...
Lawrence H. llelser, real estate lirnk
or Wrnntrhee. Wash., shot and in-
IslaiiMIv kilbsl Inmstdt last night in his
mnm in the Hotel Nash. At the time
of the 1r:i'dy three nf his friends were
'in the room with htm. These were V.
i I-:. Jnlmsnn nf the Kmericl. cafe, James
j Howard ami A. K. I'erciva). Coroner
Kellony was irameiliu) ely summoned
from Cold Hill, and this morning he
had Ihe bndy removed to an underlak
iny p:rlnr. The bndy will probably
I he shipped mirth. However, it is heirifr
hel.l until the relatives nf the dead man
ran be comniiuiicateil wit h.
No Knowii Motive.
As far as can be learned, there is no
reason why P.elser shot himself. He
l,... I h....t. .hit. 1 in. t'rcflv last we-k. ttill i
...... In. ,-n.Ti.i in his room in l iriiiriir
the hotel and had not been iiidnltfiiiy.
IiKlHJ X, August 5. (.'omit Zeppe
lin 's great dirigible balloon was torn
frnm its moorings on u plateau five
" ; miles south nf llehterdingon this after
1 iiomr in an electrical storm, causing it
Itu catch tin and sail away. j
I The count escaped injuries. Xidmdy J
I is known to have been in the ship at:
j the time it disappeared.
T1... f ttli i lIi u.'iu tl... Willi-
der nf the world yesterday, is practical
ly certain to be destroyed, if it is not
already bunted up or hopelessly wreck
ed. The count was forced to bring the
balloon down on Ihe plateau at S o'clock
this nii'ining on account of a defective
motor, which. was in such bad condition
he could lint repair it.
Realizing that he had failed in his
effort lo reach l-'i ied riclia feu within the
'JI hours set for his flight, he moored
the balloon and dispatched men to
Kriediichhafen lo gel expert mechan
ics, lie then prepared to wait, not Imp
ing to gc started again before ft o'clock
this evening.
This afteninoii I he velocity of the
wind im r. ascd and t In ropes holding
I he ballou n were redoubled, but soon
the sioini had become violent, accom
panied by lightning ami thunder, swept
over the plateau with such terrific force
that the great gas bag was flopped
balloon. It is supposed j
became ignited frnm
about like a 1
that the tiapi
ii camp fire.
The balloon was seen to disappear in
the gale and move rapidly away into
t.he cloud, i tu- flames apparently in
.leasing as the wind fanned them.
I'ONTANT, Algeria, August fi. fol
lowing the eartlupialie that killed from
ot'U to liMW citizens in a sc e Al
gerian towns, hordes of wiU b d'',-
have swept in from the desei . bent on
loot and pillage, and n reign .f ter. i
has been started which the French
troops are trying hard to check. The
soldiers are today shooting the outlaws
on sight, but despite their efforts many
acts of carnage and lawlessness are be
ing committed.
Scores of Dead in Country.
Scor s of dead are removed from the
ruins and the work of the searchers
and rescuers is frequently interrupted
by the fighting. Two hundred thou
sand natives are homeless. The French
authorities have taken measures for
their immediate, relief. Supplies are be
ing rushed into the affected territory,
but it is feared a. famine may result
before the outlying districts can be
reached. In some places it is reported
that the earth disturbances have caused
the drying up of springs, and Ihe pen
pie are without water.
The vie! ims are almost ent itvly na
tivos, who lived in mud houses anil sim
ilar fragile tpiarlers that ciutnbhd un
der the first shock of the ipiake. lie
ports received from the affected district
give details of severe damage in the
coast towns of Ciielma. I'hillipeville,
llona and Ain. The interior towns so
far as reports hae been obtainable,
suffered equally heavy damage. The
hoaviist nlss was at Neudnn.
Meag.r details of sulVering and ex
oining in troin rtouuaneras,
uch, Comb' and other s 11
Votes Against Orderly
Places-Much Routine
Business Transacted
Licenses for three saloons were renewed
by the city council Tuesday night and
a license was refused "The Ivy Leaf"
plied for by Harry Campbell, who
I'onlly purchased Ihe place. N'umer
otis complaints micu against, i lie s.unnn
caused the rejection of the application.
Councilman Merrick, who voted against
licensing the three orderly places, alone
in the council, voted to license the sa
loon complained of.
Much Business Tr Ansae tod.
It was the regular monthly meeting.
vast amount of routine work, such
as the payment of regular bills, reports
of citv officers and like matters, were
lisposed of. The entire council wns
present.
The report of the ehiel of police for
Ihe mouth of .1 nl v was read. Ihe chief
reported II arrests, ! fines imposed,
two cases dismissed, five fines collect- j
el. m.'ikiuir a total of 10 for the city'
The chief asked fur Ihe en-operation In force- 1 hem into heavier bondage
STEEl SIT
SNAPS KNIFE
Turkey's Monarch Said to
be in Abject Terror and
Now Goes About Heavily
Armed
posure
towns in the mountains.
First Shock Worst.
TI.e firsts I k at !l::'.ll vesterday was
Ihe most, severe and wrought the prill
eipnl desl ruction. rollowinj,' it there
were inlerniitt'iit si Us until lale in
Ihe al'ler , when the earth tremol
DIED.
Mrs. Am. lia Hais, wife of William
I i;t vis of II street, died early this
bniblc pneumonia. She was
I but years old an. I
le
This is Ihe couple who, It IS alleged, I ,- . ( , , whl( wit), , j llt
stole1 $l'JSll from l.uke Shaw, an uncle 1(lfori, )m, t-; ,-,., ihe fatal shot, he
of the woman, Annie Wicks, in the 'n s(.eniingly rational. Certain it was
eaily part of last May, over in Quart. ..1S no, ,,,,'der the influence of liipior.
valley. The woman was living withi w)i)(, no mn,jv,. j, known, it is
her uncle and kocpinc; house for him. ,hl(,lt , recently suffered some
hi- heiiijr a bachelor H'i years ot "g1'- jn.,, ,,ss r,t his homo or in Port
While w ith him she became infatuated j j. fr h,. !lnfl,, u, ,. r uvo of
with the halfbrced and persisted "': lifl fiends in Medford rctrardiii); losses
kee.in coinpiiny with him, lir-Kii''t- tiM,i h,.,.,,,,.,! to urow despondent nt those
iiiU Ihe prolestalhuis of her uncle. ' I , ;
day wh. n Shaw had gone lo town for j A 1)iin, ry .,lv,.,., as the mo
supplies, thev skipped out. Shortly aft - ,ivi, ,s , ,.r,-et that he has recent
it they left it was discoveren mat ine j
nu v, which nad been put in a yea's! i
powder call and buried ill the cellar. : . jn) t' death' iu a I'ortland hospi
tru Hidi.r is with the sua. Of
whenever the family was mention-
quick to say that they
ks ..lil.
evening I.
, a baby ::
The reinains north t i i s
l-liitr.'iie for burial.
, sc. I. I'ear is in the hearts of the na
tives that the leriible shaking will re
j iimeiic... and many are wild wilh fear.
from the cily of Algiers tn.ps and
supplies have been dispatched by train
h. liueliiia and by ship to I'.i.na. I he
nonro-l s.apiul on tile Me.lilern an.
' Notice.
i The ladies of the (Iroatcr Mcdford
lelub will meet tomorrow nftenioon at
j:! o'clock p. in. in the library rooms,
j A larue atlen. lance is desired.
LOSES $18,000 AND CHARGED
WITH FRAUD OVER FAKE FIGHT
two sons :
Heber :
and nxisl
was youc. A wnrrani was o .....-.1 !(!
out chaiL'ini' I hem with the llietl. i lie
elopers were traced from place to place
and finally located at fathlamet. Wall
kiakum county, Washington, when' they
sin eded ill eettin employment iu
the Oxmaii hotel. The woman was doinc
the cooking and the man washing dishes.
Word was wired to Sheriff ('. W. Flan
ders and tin tilde arrested. They had
but $'"' on them. I
Wicks is a halfbreed Indian. 27 years
old, and was I l ami reircd in this
eountv. The woman is :i comely look-I
ine; white woman, ."el years old, and is.
ii native of I'enusylvania. The couple.
were married in Portland recently and
hcimii to think a ureal deal of each
other. They stoutly deny their Kiiilt i""1
maintain that the uncle has mad.- a
great mistake in len-iny them arrest, d. !
On the other hand. Shaw says that then
is absolutely I .ubt as to their guilt.
Thev were brought hack from Washing l
ly had trouble in his family aftairs. At
Ihe i. resent time one of his sons lies at
the point of death' iu
ton by rnderslierii'l' Frank Pollard anil
.lot ..t r .in. to i.rocure requisition
bit
eil, Belser was
would soon join him
How the Deed Was Done.
About o'clock last evening fieisei
rang for the hotel clerk and asked lo
have a doctor. Ir. Margrave was called
and left him a peremption. According
to the doctor, the man's nerves were
in a bad condition.
Later in the evening ltelser sent tor
W. K. Johnson, whom he had known in
Wenatchce. and gave to him his empty
purse and what jewelry he had. These
Johnson returned to him later.
It was noticed that th an was ner
vous and .fames Howard was employed
to stay all night with him. Howard
had not much more than entered the
room, together with A. K. Pereivnl.
when Helser walked into a corner.
stooped down, placed a gun to his tem
ple and fired. He crumpled up imtne
ge.l I . and J.I years.
d iu Mcdford July :
at Ihe Nash. He made j
irieii.is , a'ilv and d in this city a t
number of old lime friends. With these i
lie was coiiHlrintly traveling about in 1
automobiles. II.. was very free with!
his money, often walking into a bar. i
i, hi, -in. or .!" in gold on the bar I
and not taking ill"' of II down
,t was used no. In the ineanwllil'
everv. lie entering th" ph was invited
io r 1 U .
Looking for Land.
Mr. IIi-Imt claimed that he was look -
i- j, vtiitabl locat ion lor ins 1 wo
lie slated recently that he wished
ioisiii.-s location ill the city
:l v. ar old b..v and a fruil
his i; year ..Id son. Then lie
..ill. I spend his lime hunting
ing r
sons.
lo buy a
f,.r his
ranch lo
said he
TAI llMA. Wash.. Augusl .1. Frank
11. Pilling, secretary to the Itutte Ad
jiislinent company, which is a ifo'iii,
mm concern, is iu jail here today mourn
ing the loss of H,llllll ami facing a
charge of fraud as Ihe result of a
fixed" prize fight recently fought iu
Georgetown.
IMIim,. was informed bv four no I, II
who later proved to be alleged coiil'i
, e men that he could make sonic
"easy" money by betting on one of
until Ihe fighters, lie drew JlH.tmfl from a
I bank upon his .1 indorsed by ,1a s
Thompson, n real estate man. 'Ihe
: fight was for L'",int sialics. Pilling
was lol.l, and a man loioe u ' k-
was to act as referee. ruinmings'
friend bet on a fighter named Smith
and Pilling furnished the nu y to
cover the bet from I he other side. The
right man won, but t 'iilnlil ings, it is
charged, decamped with the looliev.
f II oiiiici stuldisliing n rock
olc upon v. hich lo put hoboes lo work, j
as more trouble was due from tins class .
of men than any other the pol lo- I
parlineiil contends with. j
l- II. Farrar of the waler department !
leporle.t Hull inning ine quarter min
ing June llir, lllllS, that he had inspect
ed II new buildings as lo their wiring
and sauilary coiutilion.
rrogrosn of City Work.
The city engineer reported Hint dnr
ing the month of July the Warren ('on
slructioii couipauay had I ii lit --ol lineal
feet of streel curbing liiul -Old square
I. t of concrete sidewalks under the
Seventh .street, i tract, lie slated Hurt
l lu re had been .'n 10 square feel of side
walks laid on residence streets and thai
a large number, of contracts were about
to lie let. Tl giueer further report
ed that Ihe rock bin llt the city's quar-
rv was nearh aiplototl and tho mft-
chinery is being installed,
Saloon Liconsos Askod.
I'onr aonlicatioiis for saloon licenses
were received mid three were grunted,
liiferl, llafer. (dwell and Keddy voting
es. and Merrick, Trowbridge and
Wortiuan no. .lolni llitrrington, W. M.
(Kennedy and II. ( I. ilkcnson were
granted Ii ses lo sell liquor for n
period of siv Ihs. The application
,.f llarrv Campbell was rejected upon
motion by lliferl, s tided by llafer.
is understood that a upland had
I.e. i filed against the salooll with which
mpbcll is nil cted. which I'd to the
je.-tion of his npp Iicnl ion.
Collins Given Bond.
Citv Itecorder Collins lemlered a new
LONDON'. August The attempt on
Ihe life of Sultan Abdul Humid of Tur
key wns confirmed today iu dispatches
received here from Cnnstairl innple. He
was attacked Monduy night ami since
that lime has not appeared in public,
lie is reported to be in abject terror,
ami even in his own npnrtnriMits in the
palace ho now goes heavily tinned. His
coat of mail is all that saved his life.
The assassin's knife broke over his
heart.
Kxtra prccnnlinns uro being taken
about the palace, and the nlready trip
led guard has been multiplied by three
again.
Think Him Insincoro.
The nttnclt on the sultan was the re
sult of the belief of. the Vnlliig Turks
thai he is insincere and that the vn
fornis he is milking will not be pertna-
it. They nllcgn thai hci trying to
ive the Turkish people anil plans
o-opcrntion j to
WORKMEN ON
CANADIAN LINE
GO ON STRIKE
Bitter Industrial Contest
Precipitated WhiGh Ties
Up Road
I hnn
or when quiet is restored.
(IK.VOVA, Switzerland, August ,r.
.Sultan Abdul Humid of Turkey was
stabbed in the breast by H minor offi
ciul of the palace in the rrpart nients
of Ihe ruler Monday, nccording Iu u
dispatch received here today from Con
stuntinople,
The ruessngo slides that the unly
thing thai saved the sullan was n heavy
coal of mail, which he wore next to his
skin. The knife wns directed at the
heart of the sultan and would iindoubt
I ed ly have killed if it had not been de
' flecled bv the steel coat.
The blow was so powerful Hurt the
point, of Ihe it ni fn was broken oil when
it ci in conliict with Ihe urmor.
Trlod to Escnpo.
The assassin tried to escape, but was
; hindered bv a bag or gold, winch Ire
'curried and which, it is believed, had
I been given to him ill r ipense of his
Inlteinpl. on the life of the snllaii. He
(hub captured by Ihe pnlaco guards ami
thrown into a dungeon. The greatesl
possible efforts are being made to keep
the mailer secret. The oiiMtrnil ilinl
advices say that this attempt on his
I life has frightened the aged sultan so
iuiueh thai he is willing to surrender to
almost any demands of tho Young
I Turks. II has been known for inonlhs
Hint there were plots against the lite
of the sultan, and the greatest care has
been taken to prevent an rrtlack on
l,i ni everyone whose career was
nol personally known was oxclild
from Ihe palace.
VAXCOI'VL'H, ft. C, August 5.
Promptly on scheduled time, tho men
employed in the shops of tho Cnuadimi
Pacific laid down their tools una quit.
No spectacular incident marked the
lnarigurattiin or wnai rnuy prou io ui
tho bitterest industrial fight in thf his
tory of the line mid which, if persisted
in even for a week, will do incalculable
latuage tu every itnportnnt interest and
every prospect of tno unnudilin west.
.1. II. McVoty, secrotnrytrensurer or
the machinists' union, who is in charge
of the strike, with headqunrters at Win
nipeg, simply stilted today that tho men
wero out to stay unless their demands
were satisfied.
Stripped of all technical points in
volved, Ihe slrikci resolves itsolf into a
battle between the company and tho
men as to trie status oi ine unions
on the Canadian Pacific system, for the
men claim that that is what they are
fighting for and point out tho recent
course of negotiation under the Lem
iuex conciliation act as proving thoir
point that tho offortH nf tho company
have I concentrated on breaking up
the unions by setting one against the
ilher mid by curtailing opportunities
for joint action.
So far the company has saul notning
and ih resting on us posiuun, nwimnu
when Ihe I'lislernn ml western manage
ments accepted the majority award of
Ihe coiicilialion board. Tho ineu.though
quiet, express t heinselvcs as confident
nf Ihe issue. They havo behind them
the itileriiutional organizations.
I.olol lo the ci
tics
pros
Kllgene
pnrtment,
papers, stating that
to come back.
ere willing
dintelv. In-nth was instantaneous. Th
three men who were in the room rnshe.
the !
wav !
e he
Mr. Meade, the printer, was o
. .wibl.iHinil train Tuesday on In
flow (iri Ptl to Kensett. lo
i. employed iu the offi if I
Ooi'lok.
.1. Lawless, th
in mines, is m thisn
ha b.en in nearly all of the mining
states of the northwest since he left
here and came from Wyoming lately.
O
Wideawake operator
tioti again, tie
IS. Iser's sole, but dill not touch the
.v. They went out. calbd iu Nigh:
at.-liinan Fawcett, who examined P..-I
r and pr..ii..nn.''-.l him dead.
BelFcr's Family.
leaves a family consisting
in, I two son-!. Mr. P.elser'i
was Arkansas and he spuke
:tlt. Use l..Ve for the Solltll
.,r,. t-i be. .one ueciistnme I
ern states. For some time
, a resell tit of Wenatchce.
from Mississippi. n
Mils
. state
of he
Mr.
of III-
rial iv.
often
and In. fad'T
to the norther
he has been :
moving there
and fishing, lie stal"
ago. to a repieseatat iv
that he was (loin I
and had decided lo
h;ie his family join him
Was a Gentleman,
lie was s dr -e, n.atly a
wavs quiet nod well 1,,-liaved. H
never liny trouble to those who
f.ir ,iT on. i twice, lie had n way
of making friends rapidly and was liked
bv lln.se coming iu ' tact with liim.
V.fl'ft a K. T.
I Mr. P.el-er was a I libel
Killed, is of Pythias and tile loen
' will tal.c charge of 'I main
' I n 14 i II st I ne t I . Hi s tl'-MI Mrs. liels
is at preset,! stepping ill r
' Viio'. iit I,,,!. I. Portland.
Body to Portland.
Mrs. It.ls.r telegraphed tin
in ...n to have tin- body of Mr
sliii.oe.l to Port land, w lo-re she
rain."- f..r interment The body will be
shipped tomorrow morning.
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ELOPES
WITH LOS ANGELES YOUTH
I, not Iwo days
of The Tribune
with this valley I
email, lore and! SANTA HA II HA 1! A , Cal., August I.
, --John I'. Dichl, a wealthy inerclmnl of
tins city, is today looking lor Ins
daughter. Laura, counted one of the
most beautiful gills in southern Cali
f..ri.ia. The young ladv elope. I Willi
Kov Nicholson, a carpenter of Los An pilid oni
gcles. alter Iter par'-Ills had refused to
allow her to talk to him.
The Voting people met til N'ordlloff.
an. I wlc li Iti. h! learned that his dough
l.r had become infatuated with the
; young ca r pein .r, lo- made a flying I rip
I., '.or.lholf and In. .light Ins ilaugl..- .
back home. Nichols,, n followed and
.met Miss lllehl on the streel. I hey
'g.,t a marriage license, were married
after 'and a w :n on Ihe Hum before I lo- girl's
P.elser p . rellls I, new that he W .'IS golie.
ill Ii r
Hon ril ma n mid C. S
applications for Ihe
tendered Iheir sorv
id al
was
cared '
of the
I lodge
, ,,o,l
who
III.
We pay
I.'wli'inks.
I, for
Miller
cil as one of Ihe sure
his bond his died. The bond I
1 bore the ii s of T. Iv Pot
ml I. L. Hamilton. The b I
opted and ordered filed with
t reasurer.
Flro Department,
e Annum, chief of Ihe fire de
tendered his resignation to
lake effect August I. I lie resignation
wns laid on Ihe Initio until such lime
; Die committee Will have II chllllCc
lo confer with I lie fire boys to learn
who thev would have for chief. (I. N
McCtiteheotr, C M
Itobcrls all put in
id! They each
ices to the citv al Jr'.o a month.
The matter of purchasing new hose
lor the department was considered. Two
bids were received, one from Porllali.t
from San I' rancisco. ' ne tine
asked "" cenls a toot and one to .-. o.
a f....l. The department will prohabh
buy lo'lll feet.
Unpaid Warrants.
Treasurer Jacobs callcl 1 lie at
,- ,,e , loil to Ihe fad t ll.it
y... le wire warranls against tin- III!'
sewer .lisiricis to an aminnil of ab-oil
;,o.. He ovplni I that the assess
m,.ts w.ie not high enough in llo.se
, , -Iro ls to ,..pelv pllt ill the seW" IS.
n 1 1 . 1 1 .accounts lor tl pain o,i..
e .luted Hint the g' Uoriil sewi
had plenty of tuoli-y lo meet the
Flro at Stneltor.
KLNN'ITT, Cal., August .V A fin
oreuiTiil nt !he Mannnoth smelter Sat
lirdav night that siiitaled the clos
ing down of II til ire phut fur several
hours. It is thought thai the blaze was
s'lirled bv n sn ark from a, fuse that
blew not, and nllhoiigh the dainnge dotu
to the transformer In. use was slight, it
look . nil hours before Ihe current
Id be turned on to the differ! lit part
'of ihe unelter. I'uriir.ces Nos. 1. 4 f.ild
a were stnrtcd before morning, but fur
usees Nos. 2 and II will remain close
! for a few days until olne of the wal,
jackelH are replaced.
, City
t .-n t io o
for i ugh money from the general sew
er fund lo the special fund to pay th
warrant.
Now Sower District.
An ordinance was passed providing
for a new sewer district in th" south
west portion of the city.
Bids for Water Tnps.
lb, Is were received from William Ai
ken, Ji bsen Had iiipnny and Holi
er! King for tapping Ihe water mains
of II it v and laying service pipes.
'I'lie bid of Hubert King, .tH.Tii, was
found to be tile lowest lllld 1111 oidiliance
pro-, i.liug for entering into a contract
wit lib im w as passed.
fund O -pi,,, ,.jtv engineer will ask for bids
lifieit .on the c'Ctruction and placing of me
FOREST SERVICE NEWS
ARTICLES ARE LEGAL
clause iii the agricultural appropri-
Itioll bill nllecting tae loresi service
is been the subject of a recent opin
ion by the nttnriii.y geiieral. 1 no cinime
provided that no part of the npprnpri
Itioll for the forest service --sunn no
lid or uicd for Ihe purpose nl paying
fur ill whole or ill pan the preparation
publicalion of any newspaper or
magazine article-, lint I Ins sunn not pri
nt the giving out to all persons tjiiii-
ii t discrimination, including newspaper
mil magazine writers and publishers, of
anv facts or orncii loinoiv ...
nine to the public. "
The question was submitted to thi
ll torney general by the secretary 01 ng-
ulliire, whether thin provision or trie
law prohibited the sending to newspa
pers, writers, anil others ul suoir biiih
incnts as it has boon distributing in
the past. To this inquiry tho nttorney-
geneiiil replied:
You express Ihe view- trust in ins-
lnl.nl ing such iiiloriiinl ion ns is com
piled iiml sent out by the forest serv-
.pccially to persons engageii in
the practice or study of furestry anil
generally to the public at large through
the newspapers and magazines, you are
fulfilling Ihe primary anil fundamental
duty imposed upon tho department of
agriculture- by section MO of he re
vised statutes. Information thus given
out will be accompanied by n notice
that it is sent in accordance with the
proviso to the appropriation net of 1001.
Tliere will therefore be no discriiniua
lion; and yon say further that no mon
ey will be' paid on this account to any
newspaper or magazine or to any news
.paper or magazine writer or publish
er, or to any person not regularly cm
ployed in the forest service. Obvious
ly, 'such information as has been col
lated, and distributed Heretofore nnn
will continuo tn be sent out is of value
to the public, and certainly your deter
mination that it is so, as head of the
d. inirtinent of ngriculture, is conclu-
ul was order d by the council to trans I ter boxes to protect meters.
I'm lor this state of facts I can
see no reason to doubt that your con
ception of your official duty in this
respect is legally correct, nnd that the
forester may lawfully distribute infor
mation as proposed; nnd I am also of
opinion that information requested ny a
newspaper or magazine writer or pun-
lisher may lawfully be sent in me iorm
of a letter."