n-f f. KfTVDAV ORTnONIAN". PORTLAND,
JANUARY 29, 1911.
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METHODS OF HIRE
TOLD BY SEAMEN
Balmoral Sailors Haled Before
Jury Probing Boarding
House Case.
SHIP'S
LEAVING
DELAYED
Men Believed to Have Been Asked
About Operations of Home as
Conducted by Jaek . Grant.
Licence I .aw 1'ought.
Ttomn Slranir and "John Poe" Ol
von. Mimrn, were yesterday taken from
the British ship Balmoral, after they
had brn !rned aa membera of tha
crew, to testify aralnst Jack t.ranl,
whoie allured operation of the Sailor'
ll imr without a license or the sanction
ft the Slate Sailor Boardlng-IIouse
fommlsslnn la under Investigation be
fore the Multnomah County grand Jury.
Preparations bad been made to start
the vessel to sea today, but as seamen
are scarce, her departure will be de-
lave.l until Tuesday morning.
The seamen were escorted before the
Inquisitorial body under arrangement
ma.le by District Attorney lameron, at
the Instance of the Commission, of
wfclch William MacMaster la chairman
It Is assumed that the aeamen were
queried as to the methods employed In
Inducing them to sign on the Balmoral,
Vow they were cared for In the boarding-house,
and what clothing was up-i-lled
them, all of which was undoubt
edly deemed relevant. It was admitted
by the oltlcers that James White, who
Is Interested In the business, was not
Included In the accusation.
The Investigation Is based nn the set
of 103. when a statute was enacted ere
atlng the Commission and providing
130 as the maximum rate for supplying
sailors to ships, though tha customary
advance of 1:5 to cover the cost of fur.
rushing each sailor with clothing and
Ms board previous to being shipped
was not disturbed. During the present
session of the Legislature an amend
ment was offered In which it Is sourht
to reduce the charge from 130 to 110.
and a hearing on that feature waa con
ducted before a committee at Salem
Thursday.
Mr. Grant's contention will probably
be that tha act creating the Commis
sion is unconstitutional and that he and
his colleagues are not bound to apply
for a legal permit. The statute la ap
parently plain on that score, and pro
vides that in any case In which a
license Is not obtained the offender may
be subject to a fine of from H60 to
$4000. and the Imprisonment ranges
from three months to two years.
Rival Interests that wish to engage
generally In furnishing sailors are
credited by the present boarding-house
masters with being responsible for the
legislation sought, and It Is not doubt
ed but that the latest move of a grand
Jury Investigation will vreclpltate a
legal battle in which the authority of
the law wtll be threshed out.
DnKDCiK'S IIVLL- IS PKESKIIVED
Mnthloma Will lie Launched To
morrow After Work on Bottom.
Treated with carboltneum five years
aao. when the hull was constructed, the
frims and Inside "skin." or planking,
o( the Government dredge Mathloma la
so thoroughly preserved that when
some of the outer planking was re
moved, because of damage sustained In
striking rocks, the nails had to be
broken off. Some of the frames were
tested to ascertain their condition and
were found sound throughout.
Joseph Supple, mho built the craft
and ia making the repairs, said that he
was surprised to find that the Inside
of the hull did cot present signs of de
terioration. Heavy planks on the bow
were renewed and the sheathing waa
replaced and along the bottom, where
there was a lartre amount of wear, be
cause of the operation of the dredge In
shallow water on the L'pper Willam
ette, some work was done, necessita
ting recaulklng. The vessel la to be
launched late tomorrow afternoon and
wttrUn a day or tmo the dredge Cham
poeg will be hauled on the ways for the
aame character of nn overhauling.
SEASON HAS XO PKECEDKXT
Pioneer Comments on Freak Rie
and Fall or Lewis IUver.
Fred Lee Lewta, the first white
nn to walk the banks of the Lewis
River, told Captain McNeill, of the
steamer Mascot, yesterday that In all
Ms experience on the stream, the first
cf which was In the Fall of 1841. he
did not know of a season parallel to
the present one. as in the last freshet
the river reached a stage of 8.4 feet at
Woodland and In a week had dropped
to i. feet.
Captain McNeill said It was impos
sible to reach Woodland now and that
a further rise would be necessary to
provide a good boating stage. Mr.
Lewis visited Taylor-street dock yes
terday and Informed the steamboat
men that he was nearly 81 years old.
He owns a ranch on the stream, but
lias not visited it in six years, as he
bears an antipathy toward navigators
and the elements, because the Improve
ment of Lewis River and changing cur
rents have washed about CO acres out
of his original holdings.
lIVr.Il AWAITING LOW WATER
rnag Bother Vnlon Oil Company's
Steamers and Pipe? Breaks.
Several projects on the waterfront
are awaiting a further drop in the
race of the rlverv among them being
the removal of a dolphin and other ob
structions on the bed. 2i to 30 feet off
the Cnion Oil Company's dock at Linn
ton, and repairs to a supply main of
the rortland Gas ft Coke Company that
Is laid along the upstream side of the
Steel bridge piers.
Frits De Rock, a diver, has been em
ployed for both Jobs. He says that the
river Is yet too high and the water too
cold after the recent freshet to work at
great depth. The pipe line crosses deep
cuts on the bottom and he says that In
making repairs there a year ago be
used 105 feet of air hose. The work off
the Vnlon Oil Company's dock will be
prosecuted aa soon as possible, owing to
the danger that tank steamer will sus
tain damage while discharging. The
dolphin la submerged so that Its loca
tion cannot be definitely ascertained
from the surface and it is thought that
there are piling or other objects lodged
there.
Stetson Slakes Good Gain.
Assertions of'some steamer owners
that there is little to be gained In
transporting general cargo from San
Pedro and San Francisco to Portland
during ths Winter season Is not borne
out In the esse of the steamer J. B.
Stetson, arriving here Thursday night,
for It la said that the profit to her
owners on the northbound trip will be
in the neighborhood of 1800. Besides,
she will carry lumber and passengers
south at fair rates and there Is certain
to be an acceptable revenue from that
business.
ELFRIEDA MAKES BIG SPVBT
Longshoremen Load 10,500 Sacks of
Wlicat In Seven Hours.
Longshoremen composing the gangs
on the German ship Elfrleda yesterday
made a speedy run a'. Martin's dock. In
which 10.500 sacks of wheat were
stacked in the hold in seven hours. The
port record Is not in danger through
the performance and on Puget Sound
It Is the contention that the average
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u j a. wurn i u - -
. ' . .1 ,i,..ln. on tha
lomarf nti j . "c ----
Elfrleda la the best of the season and
a continuation of the speen tomorrow
will result In her being finished by
night. At any rate, it la expected she
will get the last aboard Tuesday and
be numbered with the January fleet.
The French bark Bayard can also fin-
i i n .. . . ft. n m m nr. 1st'.
1 a 11 xuesuajr, pui miv ii" m.w.- . ,
days there may be some delsy In her
dispatch. Tne German nara aiiraj i
leave luo dbiuui . -
yesterday with 13S..4J bushels of wheat
vaiuea at xiij.juv, ana ire ninina u
Balmoral will get away Tuesday with
STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Da t Ante.
From Data.
J B. Stetson. .San Pedro In port
Nora city San Francisco In port
Bear -Ban FJr... In port
Golden Cat. ..Tillamook Jan. -'
O.o. XT. Elder. Sao Pedro... Jan. 29
Breakwater. ...Coos Bar. ...Jan. -
Anvil ......... Bandon Jan. -
Alliance Kureka Jan.
Sua H. EimortTlllamook Jan. sO
Falcon Sao Franeiso-Feb. 1
Now 0;y o Pedro... Ktb. 2
Roanoke Sao Pedro... r eh. 5
Beaver Sao Pedro... Feb. T
Scheduled to Depart.
Ittma
Alliance
Sua H. Elmore.
Anvil
B rea kwi ter. . ,
OolCen Cat. ..
J. B. 8ttrn.
Goo. W. Bluer. .
Bear
Noma City....
Falcon
P.oao City
Roanok.
Beaver.
For.
Eureka. ....
Tillamook..
Date.
Jan. St
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
St
SI
SI
Si
31
.Bandon. .....
.Tillamook....
.Coos Bar. ....
San Pedro. .. .
, nan Pedro.
San Pedro .
.San Francisco
Feb.
.Fan rrtnclKt
Feb.
.San Vednt...
.San Pedro...
San Pedro...
Feb.
Feb.
S
Feb. 11
141. 878 bushels of wheat worth S121.
843. The fleet In port ha dwindled
until It Is on of the smallest of the
season, and there will be further de
ductions by the last of the week that
will make the waterfront contingent
long for the arrival of some of those
en route.
Marine Notes.
Falling Into a bole at Balfour. Guth
rie & Co.'s new mill, on the Centennial
dock yesterday. Superintendent John
Grant sustained a broken leg.
There were no entries at the Cus-
torn-House yesterday and but two
clearances, the German bark Mlral and
British ship Ealmoral filing their mani
fests on wheat cargoes for the United
Kingdom. a
Repairs having been completed on the
hull of the revenue cutter Manning,
she was floated from the Oregon dry
dock yesterday and shifted to the Wil
lamette Iron ft Steel Works for repairs
to her engines.
Services were yesterday conducted
over the body of Chief Mate Dledrich
Pe Harde. of the German ship Elfrleda.
who was drowned at Llnnton last week.
The Interment was at Rose City Ceme
tery. A number of shipmasters at
tended, also the crews of the Elfrleda
and German bark Miml.
Officers of the steamer Bear, which
arrived at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, tell of a heavy sea encountered
on the last southbound voyage and of
one roller that boarded the vessel on
the starboard sldo, spilling considerable
water In upperdeck staterooms. The
Bear had 8 passengers and about 1000
tons of cargo.
further announcement by Bates ft
Cheesebrough of steamer service be
tween Portland and Atlantic Coast ports
la that the first carrier with Eastern
cargo will reach thla harbor March 21.
Steamer to connect with the first ves
sel will leave New York February II,
1( and 23. their freight being routed
across the Isthmus by rail. The steamer
Stanley Dollar la to leave here Febru
ary IS In that service.
Commander Elllcott departed last
evening for Astoria to make a final In
spection of Llghtvessel No. 67. which
was repaired here and left during the
week. She will be gone over with a
view of ascertaining If she has com
plete equipment and If the test of
teaming from Portland to Astoria was
satisfactory. With the tender Colum
bine acting as convoy the llghtvessel
will go to her station at Umatilla Reef
Mondsy. Nn. 2 will proceed from that
station to Swlftsure Bank and No. 84
goes from there to Port Angeles for an
overhauling.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Jan. is. Arrived Steamer
Pear, from San Pedro via San Francisco.
Sailed Steamor Shna Tak. (or San Fran
cisco. Astoria. Jan. W. Arrived at 8:10 and left
up at S:Si A. SI. Steamer Bear, from San
Pedro and San Francisco. Called at 8:50
A. M Steamer Beaver, for Ban Francisco
and San Pedro.- Arrived at :30 and left
up at 1:4J A. VI Steamer Johan Foulaen,
from San Francisco. Arrived at 14) A. M.
Srhooner Vlrsinla. from San Franclaco.
Sailed at 1J:3o P. M Steamer J. A. Chans.
lor. (or fin Franclaco. soiled at 3 P. al.
Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook.
San Francisco. Jan. ZR. Arrived at T A.
M. Steamtr Shasta, from San Pedro;
steamer Northland, from Portland. Sailed
at 11 A. M. Schooner Alvena. for Columbia
Klver
Valparaiso. Jan. Arrived previously
Norwegian steamer Solvate, from Portland.
for St. Vincent.
6an Franclaco. Jan. is. Arrived Rteamer
Northland, from the Columbia Klver; W. S.
Porter. from Daualaa Island. Sailed
Steamer Korea, for Hongkong: Admiral
Sampson and t'harlee Nelson, for Seattle;
Shasta, for Helllnxham; Honulam. lor w II
lapa; Asuncion, for port Anfrelea; schoon
er Alvena, for tha Columbia River.
Glasgow. Jan. 2".. Sailed Latonia. for
St. John. N. B. : Vurneaata. for New Tork.
via Movllle; Ontarlan, for Portland. Me.
uvtrpool. Jan. 'is. fallen Baltic, for
New York, via Queenstown; Lualtania, for
New York, via Quoenatnwn.
Tacoma. Wain.. Jan. 28. Arrived
fiteamer Harold Dollar, from San Franclaco.
Departed Japanese steamer Seattle Marks.
for Seattle; steamer Else, for Port Blakely,
Brattle.
Raymond, wash.. Jan. 58. (SdscIsL)
Tha movements of vessels at the docks of
Raymond today are aa follows: The steam
schooner Qulnault, Captain Caffold, arrived
on Friday and will load at the Creech
Bros.'. Qulnault and Clerln-Hamllton mills
for San Pedro. The steam schooner Sad
paw. taptaln Walvi. sailed from ths Qul
nault mill on Saturday for San Pedro. The
steam ecnooner aehmgton arrived from
San Francisco via Portland ond la loadina
at the Raymond mill for San Francisco; she
will sail on sunaay or Monday. The sailing;
vessel Comet Is loading at ths Slier mill
and wtll be here soon to complete her csrgo
The steam schooner Csrloa. carrying pas
sengers sna lumper, ia loaoing at tn VY Il
ia pa mill and will sail lor &an Pedro on
Sunday morning.
Punta Arenaa, Jan. 1. Arrived prevlous
Iv dklptoa Caatla. Antwerp, for San Fran
cisco.
Hongkong. Jan. 3 Arrived Ku merle.
from Seattle.
Seattle. Jan. H Arrived I. 8. 8. Sno
homish, from Campbell River. B. C ; steam-
Alaskan, from Sallna Crus: steamer
Buck man. from Han Franclaco; steamer
Seattle Mara. from Tacoma. Sailed
Steamer tiovernor. for can Francisco;
steamer Sado Mara, ror Oriental sorts;
teamer semttle Marts, for Tacoma; steamer
Buckman, for Tacoma.
Tide as Asterta Sunday.
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0 07 P. al.l.'I.3. Xaet,7:07 P. a-'-0.a feet
TIN. BUGS SPUR
BIG FOREST FIRES
Insects Inflict Annually Upon
Timber Resources Loss of
$62,500,000.
FIGHT FUND IS NEEDED
Appeal VII Bo Made to Congress for
Large Appropriation to Combat
Mountain Pine Beetle For
est SerTlco Is Inactive.
BAKER CITY. On. Jan. .-(Special.)
It has long been known hy experts on
forest Insects that fully 76 per cent of
the fuel consumed by disastrous forest
fires has been killed by minute Insect
before the fire touched It. This fact Is
easily proved by the presence of Insect
work on the dead and down timber of
nearly all old burns. Therefore. If the
original cause of these fires, the Insects,
should be removed, severe forest Ores
could not occur for lack of fuel. The
forest service apparently is not yet alive
to this fact, for during Its service
more timber has been destroyed by Are
than was ever lost before fire patrols or
the Forert Service were orlsiuated. Any
old lumberman knows this. Further
more, forest fires are Just as numerous
today la spit of certain rendered sta
tistics. Reliable statistics tell us that the an
nual loss from forest fires today Is ap
proximately t50.000.000. The ktown aver
age annual lose from forest lnsecta Is
JC.500.0uO. Yet 75 per cent of this so
called forest fire lose Is known to be di
rectly due to forest Insects. The total
average annual low from forert Insects
would be then 191.600.000, compared with
$11,000,000. the total average annual loss
chargeable to forest fires.
During; the past Summer timber own
ers of Kastern Oregon have been much
alarmed over the fact that their living
timber, on thousands of acres of forest
ed lands, ha been slowly dying; from
some apparent unknown cause. Tim
ber on the public forest reserves has
suffered even greater damage than that
held by private Individuals.
Pine Beetle's 1.1 fe History.
The extensive death of this living
timber Is. for the most part, caused by
ii L.,b Ht!n cnmmonlv known
as the mountain pine bark beetle. The
adult or tnis insect is
thlck-aet beetle about one-fourth of an
inch In length.
During the first two weeks of July
i - . .hi h..iU .mirrfl
tne in ti u BHt.... j -
from the trees In which they have
new their attack on neighboring healthy
.. . . mi I....U. .llvhllnv
living rrees. 1 liroc uoc tit-. ..n. W..O
upon the surface of new trees, immedi
ately bore through the outer bark to
the soft cambium or growing part of
the tree.
lery from to 18 Inches long Is construct
ed nail in inn outer ma.y ruu biiu ''-
In the Inner bark of the tree Infested.
The entrance or lower portion of the
main gallery is generally slightly
curved.
Beetles Vork Ir Pairs.
In the construction of a main gallery
the bettle usually work in pairs, the
female depositing her tiny white eggs
In pockets along both sides of the gal
lery.. These eggs hatch within a short
time' into small white grub or larvae
which Immediately start feeding and
making secondary mines or galleries at
right angles to the main galleries of
the parent beetles.
Thus It Is that in a few weeks these
secondary mines are so extended horl
xontally around the tree as to complete
ly girdle It. Hence the sap supply cut
off. death to the tree results from star
vation. The grubs or larvae on com
pleting their secondary galleries,
usually enlarge the ends of these mines
Into small chambers. In which they pass
the Winter In a dormant state.
With the warm, sunny days of the
following Spring these grubs change
to pupae, the true resting stage of the
Insect, which In a few days again
changes to mature or adult beetles. So
again about the middle of the follow
ing July this new brood of adult bee
tles migrate to attack new trees. Thus
the lite history of this destructive In
sect Is completed, the foir stages of its
development being:
1. Egg (deposited by adult).
2. Larva or grub (hatched from egg)
(destructive stage).
3. Pupa (change from larva or grub)
(resting stage).
4. Adult (changes from pupa) (mi
gratory stage). -
Damage Done by Insects.
The standing timber In the United
States today Is approximately said' to
be about 2.000.600.000.000 feet board
measure. This amount at an average
stumpage value of 12.60 per M. would
represent an asset of $6,000,250,000,000.
It Is reported by the Bureau of Ento
mology (Bui. 6S, Part V), whose chief
duty is to examine and study Insect
depredations and recommend eteps for
control, that fully 10 per rent of the
total foreat value .of the United States
1 destroyed annually by forest insects.
Ten per cent of the country's timber
asset then would be $62,500,000, which
sum would represent the total annual
average loss from forest Insects alone.
Thl does not take into consideration
the $50,000,000 average annual fire loss.
75 per cent of which Is directly due
to forest Insects, which kill the timber
ahead ft the fires.
This sum certainly represents a
colossal loss to the lumber industry of
the United States, and is for the most
part occurring quietly and continually.
No smoke Is apparent. Only occasion
ally does this los become conspicuous
to the casual observer, through eome
especially serious insect depredation.
which kills off the choice, healthy tim
ber on thousands of acres in an aston
ishingly brief period of time. Notable
among many of the great insect rav
ages which have occurred in this coun
try are the following:
Xojble Instances of Ravages.
First From 1 $90-1892 the Southern
pine beetle destroyed a very large per
centage of the best pine and spruce
timber over an area of 76.000 square
miles In the states of Virginia. West
Virginia. North Carolina, Pennsylvania
and Maryland.
Second From 1818-1900 there were
everal severe outbreak of the East
ern spruce beetle In New York state.
Northern New England and Southeast
ern Canada. Here the best spruce tim
ber over thousands of acres was total
ly destroyed.
Third From 1897-1907, In the Black
Hills Forest Reserve of South Dakota,
about 1,000.000.000 feet of the finest
standing yellow pine timber waa killed
by the Black Hills pine beetle. Thle
amount represents about Su per cent of
the total yield of timber on the entire
Black Hills Forest Fteserve.
Fourth The mountain pin beetle, i
durlnr the last ten years, in Oregon.
Washington and Idaho, has killed from
10 to 76 per cent of the yellow and
lodgepole pine timber over many thou
sands of acres of wild land. (See B.
of, E. Bui. 68. part V. Washington. D.
C, for detailed information).
These bark beetles are then Indeed
serious and quite capable of doing im
mense damage to live timber If they
are neglected and allowed to get be
yond control. They probably exist in
small number in most forested areas,
but multiply and assume aggressive
proportions under only the most favor
able circumstances, which at present
are unknown, but may, perhaps be at
tributed to the scarcity of natural ene
mies (woodpeckers and parasites) or
exceptionally favorable climatic con
ditions for rapid Increase, etc.
Fire Is Beetle's Enemy.
The Bureau of Entomology through Its
experts, ha studied the Hfe history of
the principal destructive bark beetles of
this country snd havs discovered, by
.. . f 1.1. ni.ll..
practical experiments, ceuai..
for controlling the depredation of these
Insects.
The best known method of stopping
the spread of the mountain pine beetle,
which is annually Increasing In Oregon
at the ratio of aoout l to o on an .
age. Is to cut and burn, or to cut and
peel the bark from the Infested green
topped tree
Only the green-topped trees need be
treated since the beetles usually migrate
. V. . . .-I . Vi.fnr. tho Heath of
these trees occur. The object of peeling
the barn irom tne inieaiea uvea .o
expose the young of the beetles to un
favorable climatic conditions, which In
variably results In death.
It Is well to peel the stumps and tops
also, but not necessary, as the treating
of only 75 per cent of the Infested length
in the trees has been found to be quite
sufficient to halt the advance of the in
sect. Their natural enemies ordinarily
take Mm of the. balance.
Control of work by Burning may be
satisfactorily carried on oeiern at-iiitrni-ber
1 of one year and June 30 of the year
following. ' Between these dates the
beetles are emerging and attacking new
trees. Other control method which might
be employed are to cut and Immerse the
infested timber In water or to haul the
Infested trees to a sawmill and dispose
of the slab and waste by burning.
The average cost of felling and barking
or felling and burning this nsect-ln Tested
timber would be from 60c to $1.00 per
tree, depending upon existing conditions.
This amount would be quite small In
comparison with the loss of timber sure
to follow If the pest is neglected snd
allowed to - multiply unrertrained. The
best t'me to get after this troublesome
devastator Is when only a few small
scattering groups or solitary Individual
trees are first discovered to-be infested.
Now, don't wait or delay. This is a
critical time in the history of the con
existing insect Infestation by the moun
Innocent appearing sources come dis
astrous outbreak Act at once. Cut out
and destroy these centers of Infestation
and, for a few dollars, head off a serious
insect depredation. Is this not a good
business Investment as insurance off so
large a capital at stake?
How to Locate Trees.
t-v. f i.ai riirlive bark beetles
In timber can usually be ascertained a
.a nw
a distance Dy tne appearanco m
sorrel-topped trees. Closer examination
. .t,... Hvinr trees will generally dis
close small hardened pitch tube cling
ing to the outer bark and scattered from
the ground up the trunk of the tree Into
the branches. These pitch tubes mark
the entrance holes of the bsetle. The
tree In It effort to resist attack excretes
pitch or resin which is pushed out and
plied up by the beetles.
If many tiny round shot holes are no
ticed In the bark, the beetles have prob
ably left the tree, since these shot holes
generally mark the exit holes of the
beetles. Now peel the bark from the in
fested tree and look for the galleries
which should Identify their maker. To
find the beetles at work carefully examine
some of the neighboring green-topped
trees. If fresh pitch tubes are found on
green-topped trees the bettles may be ex
pected to be present within. Next cut
away the bark above these pitch tubes
and trace up the gallery until the bettles
are discovered at work.
The eggs will be found In tiny pock
ets along both sides of the main gallery.
If the eggs have hatched, the small
grubs or larvae will be seen In the
small secondary galleries which they
are constructing. Lastly, don t forget
to take steps for control as soon as It
la practicable.
Thus far much Interest has been man
ifested In Oregon by many of the va
rious private timber holders over the
existing Insect Infestation by the moun
tain pine beetle in their timber. In
Baker City. Or., a private company has
been organised by the local timbermen
who. under the direction of experts
from the Bureau of Entomology, have
attempted, control work of this beetle,
with very gratifying results. The
growing widespread interest as mani
fested by various outside timber owners
would Indicate that before long many
will be carrying on this Insect control
work on their own private holdings.
To best illustrate the apparent atti
tude of the Forest Service toward the
control work of the insects which are
destroying millions of dollar worth of
valuable timber on the public forest re
serves annually, a little history may be
cited:
In 1901 experts on forest Insect rav
ages told the Department of the In
terior the damage then done to the yel
low pine by the Black Hills pine beetle
on the Black Hills Forest Reserve, and
recommended steps for control. They
also told them what might be expect
ed if this control work was neglected.
The department apparently paid no at
tention whatsoever to this advice, with
the prophesied result that In the past
few years fully 1.000.000.000 feet of the
best yellow pine timber has been de
stroyed one-half of all the timber on
the Black Hills Forest Reserve. This
great loss could have been easily pre
vented by the expenditure of a compar
atively small sum of money had action
been taken In 1901.
Forest Service. Inactive.
In Eastern Oregon, on the Wallowa
Forest Reserve, the first serious out
break of the mountain pine beetle was
discovered killing lodgepole pine In
1905. Experts again visited these In
fested areas in 1907 and again steps for
control were strongly urged. No ac
tion whatever was taken by' te Forest
Service. Today, throughout the entire
pine belt of Washington. Oregon and
Idaho many million feet of the finest pine
timber is dead. And the Insect is on
the increase.. The death of most of this
timber is due primarily to the ravages
of the mountain pine beetle, which
through neglect and ignorance was al
lowed to multiply and spread. Tet this
great loss could have been easily pre
vented at small expense had the matter
received prompt .attention and action
when first reported.
These Insects, so far as known, first
made their appearance on the ' public
forest reserves. How then, can private
owners be expected to receive benefit
from such methods? The Forest Serv
ice practically refused to start control
work on the great insect-infested areas
of the public forest reserves until the
private owners would attempt some
thing with which they were unfamiliar
though very willing to take up when
proper methods are shown them. This
attitude Is certainly a very peculiar one
for the Forest Service to assume.
Now that the interest of lumbermen
has been aroused, and the Forest Serv
ice has practically been forced to head
their demands for control work, it
suddenly realize its present embarras
sing position, and is going to appeal
to Congress for a large appropriation
to combat ths mountain pine bestle. ,
IEM0RE IS
ISSUE KJ TACOMA
On Fate of Anti-Treating Ordi
nance May Depend Re
call of Mayor.
LAW AWAITS REFERENDUM
City, Hopeful of Advertising, Finds
Itself Famous Chiefly for Its
Freak lieglslsition Measure
Is Mayor's Pet.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 28. (Special.)
Few attempts at freak municipal leg
islation have gained more widespread
publicity than the 'anti-treating" ordi
nance passed by the Tacoma Municipal
Commission, December 7. and designed
to do away with "treating" in saloons.
Tacoma and Its anti-treating ordinance
have been the subject of cartoons in
New York and of comment in scores of
cities, even to far-away and staid old
Edinburgh, Scotland.
The general Impression abroad is that
the law is now in effect in Tacoma,
which is not correct. By means of the
referendum, allowed by charter, its op
eration has been suspended until it
shall have been adopted by a majority
of the voters. The special election to
pass upon the measure has been set for
March 21 and It, in many ways, prom
ises to be one of the liveliest special
elections Tacoma has ever had.
Buyer Must Do Own Drinking.
The provision of the "anti-treating"
ordinance are themselves Interesting
and unique. Following is the text of the
measure which the voters are to pass on:
Section 1. Every licensed saloon in the
City of Tacoma shall e conducted on the
plan of "no treating"; and every owner or
sny such saloon shall post and keep posted
in a conspicuous place within the the bar or
such saloon a white placard on which shall
be printed In black letters not less than
three (3) Inches high, the words 'NO
TREATING SALOON." ' , ,
Fee i. It shall be unlawful for the
owner of sny licensed saloon in the City of
Tacoma, or any agent, servant or employe
of such owner, to sell any intoxicating
liquor to any person to be drank on tne
premises by any other person, or to deliver
to any person, other than the one buying
the same, any Intoxicating liquor to be
drank on the premise.
6ec 3. Every owner or any agent serv
ant or employe of such owner, of a licensed
saloon In the City of Tacoma. who "hall vio
late any of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined In
any sum not exceeding S100.
Measure Is Mayor's Pet.
This "anti-treating" ordinance is tho
pet measure of Mayor Fawcett and upon
Its success at the polls March 21 he has
set his heart. He is manipulating all the
political machinery at his command to
bring about its adoption by a majority
of the voters; Is spending his time and
mcr.ev freely advocating it and working
night" and day for its success. And
this Is not the only fight the Mayor has
on his hands. Petitions for his recall
as an incompetent official are now be
ing circulated about the city and, if they
are signed by a, sufficient number of
voters, it will be necessary for him to
step down and out or go before the vot
ers as a candidate again. Tho Mayor
feels that if his "anti-treating" ordi
nance wins March 21 half the recall bat
tle will be won.
At the same time he says that if the
plans for his recall succeed he will not
be a candidate. He announces that he
does not believe the commission plan
of city government as in vogue in Ta
coma is.a success; that he Is well along
in years: Is financially well enough off
so that he does not need to work and is
tired of the continual fight that has
been In progress since he has been in
office.
Commission Flan Scoffed At.
When the commission plan of govern
ment was adopted a year ago and put
into operation in Tacoma last May the
friends of the measure were loud in
pointing out the advertising benefits
that would accrue as a result of the in
novation. These days, opponents of the
commission . plan are pointing out that
tha chief things resulting from com
mission plan government have been
steadily Increasing municipal expenses
each month since the commiseion tooK
office and free advertising in the way
of freak legislation. As a specimen of
this advertising here Is what the Weekly
Scotsman of Edinburgh, Scotland, in its
issue of December 21, had to say of the
"anti-treating" ordinance:
"In Tacoma, a town in the State of
n. a, a haw hv.lav lias heen en-
ITOaiiuiBivi., a " " J
acted placing a veto on 'treating.' The
flew 11 v -in n uuiftva ,v .
ask a friend to have 'Just one more.'
For Rheumatism and Nervousness
Nerve Strength
Nerve strength is a potent
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health. Weak nerves make a
weak brain, weak heart, weak
circulation. Uric acid and other
poisons and Impurities accumu
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causing Rheumatism. Extreme
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troubles. Backache, Neuralgia and"
kindred ailments.
Electropodes eliminate excess
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entire system. They radiate
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vigorate the nerves. Ope man
from Texas writes: "I would
Jlke to put Electropodes in reach
of all' afflicted people. They have
cured me of a severe caee of
Sciatic Rheumatism." .
Druggist Signs This Contract
The purchaser of Elecrropodes Is grant,
ed the privilege of retarainc them withia
30 days, and the purchase price 1 1.00 ) I
to be refunded upon the following condi
tions: They are to be worn according to
directions for at least 25 consccative days,
and then if mot satisfactory, to be returned
la original box- '
Dragglsfs Signature.
At druggists; or by mail, post
paid. If your druggist cannot
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$1.00. and we will see that you
are supplied Immediately. State
whether for men or woman.
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DR.GREENCO.
862 Washington St.. Portland, Or.
(alcoholic.) The measure was intro
duced by the Mayor, Mr. Fawcett, and
passed by the City Council, but tho
Christmas merrymakers declare that
Mayor Fawcett will And himself up
against something, if he tries to en
force it.V
"Mayor Fawcett declares that the
Just one more' fiend is responsible for
more drunkenness than is generally be
lieved. A number of Christmas roys
terers have been arrested under the new
law, and the Mayor swears that he will
enforce the law even if it takes every
policeman in the city.' "
Inverness-shire Is Overdue.
Mariners are following events in the
case of the British bark Inverness
shire, a carrier well known on the
river, which Is quoted for reinsurance
at the rate of 7 per cent and is being
gambled on freely. She put out from
Stanley, Falkland Islands, September 23
for Santa Rosalia, and since then no re
port has been received of her where
abouts. She was bound for Puget
Sound to load there and at Vancouver,
B. C, for the United Kingdom.
Conscience Fund Gets $35.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Some conscience-stricken
soul in Lewiston, Ida
ho, has sent $35 in cash to the Secre
tary of the Treasury with no explana
tion. It has been credited to the con
science fund.
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CONSULTATION FREES.
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The ' Old. RellabU Chinese
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was granted diploma by tha
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Illpw
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My methods have revolutionized tha
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tators. Following the Genuine, there
always come the counterfeit. These
Imitators of mine Insist that they cure
by means similar to those I employ.
Such statements are uttered with a
base Intent to deceive. The facts are
that NO OTHER PHYSICIAN ANY
WHERE TREATS MEN'S AILMENTS
BY MY METHODS. M- treatment is
the ORIGINAL, and ONLY GENUINE
Direct-Method Treatment for the All
menta of Men.
The Lradlnc Specialist.
MT HETHODS ARE ORIGINAL.
My methods are entirely original
with me. ami the result of many years
of special study and experience. In
stead of filling my patfc-nta up witn
powerful lrug and Btlmiilants. as aa
other specialists. I apply soothing,
healing and absorbent medicines DI
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from the old ailments to the new at
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tended with a reaction, and In conse
quence, leaves the patient in a worse
condition than before treatment. An
other method employed by another
class of physicians Is to dose the suf
ferer with tonics, which exhilarate the
patient so that he actually believes
himself Improving under such treat
ment. But after a very short time
these stimulant medicines cease pro
ducing the desired effect, when the
ailment gains a new and firmer hold
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HOW I Cl'RK.
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The Old Reliable Specialist.
Corner Alder and Second streets.
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