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Dim F. Hall and Jas. Watson
j Await Supreme Court's Act
sj Ion In Hearing Monday
.In dsu .Toll n F. Hall nnd Jiunca
Watson at Coqutlle yesterday recelv-
Bulk of Holdings Outside For
est Reserves in Hands of
People Value and Future
SALBM, Or., Dec 20. In Ills bl-
'shlp show that the residents of tlidsldtired this orto of Its Important (In
state control the bulk of the timber, ties, assorts Elliott
rtnil snys that nny nctlbn pennll2ng While n great deal has been ne
ownorshlp lir timber will work hard- cotnpUshed In the pnst ten junrs to
ship on n considerable pereentajjo of safeguard Oregon's forest wealth.
Oregon's citizenship. Tlio high cost what haB been done Is only a hogln
of reaching markets Is the worst fea-j iiIiik, lie contends,
turo of lumbering, according to 1JI-J -llott,
and ho says the only plan for j KITCIIKXHIt HAS y.ooo.OOO
BIG
GUI
correcting this evil Is to provide some
better means of distributing the pro-,
duct of the consumer. '
Great Timber Wealth.
In view of the fact Ihnt the federal
government controls one-half of the
3IK.V HKADV
ed word thnt the question of whether ennlal report to Governor West, Stnto
county Judges elected In In 1910 Forester Elliott snys over 10,500 dlf-
should serve .four or six years wlll;ferent owners control the 7, 9S1, 92.1 1 timbered area of this state, and such
bu slibriiltted to the Oregon Supremo acres of privately owned timber In
Court at a hearing In Snloni next Oregon, making an average of 470
Monday. It Is expected that a de-1 acres to ench owner. One-third of
J.'OU SIJHVICK
AMimlslu'd
clslon will be handed down Tuesday.
Tlio nppeal Is from two other coun
ties, the pnrtles declaring that the
Supremo court went outside the
bounds' of the Cleoton ease and their
their decision on the point In thnt np
peal was not final.
The appeal from the two 'other
counties will eilmliwte the necessity
of Messrs. Hall mnI Watson submit
ting the question to the courts. It
would seem practically certain that
the timber land of the state Is owned
In tracts of 010 acres or less, and
nearly one-half by Individuals or
Itiipld Triiluliijr f Army
KiiKlnml.
NKW YORK, Dec. 29. Sir Hor
ace Plunkott, bend of tho Irish Agri
cultural Hoard, who was a passen-
IMlr- .ill Hi.. Wlllfn Klllr llllfir Hill ill!
n inrge percentage of that of other I nggQr(oa t,mt Enr, KUl.,,onoP
western states. Klllott does not think i now. n llr8h afmy q 2f0n0(000
there Is nny cause for fear of stump-, ... .,..,, ,,,. ..i....,.,, ...n.u.
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Cudnliy Plant litis Older I'm' lit If Mi
At my
Oninhn, Nob., Hoc. 2!). Tlio Cud
ahy Packing Compnny, of South O
mahn, has reopened and the canning
plant which lius been closed for
more than two years, tiio canning
THE EFFECT
DF SHELL FIRE
Ilr AMorlntoil Vitus to Co nay Tlmw.j
LONDON', Dec. 29 Tho extraor
dinary offoets of sholl flro upon thoso
who nio forced to undurgn It,
nro being discussed at length in the
British medical journals.
An English surgeon now attached
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I.ON'Dnv ,
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ago monopoly or high prices of lum
ber as n rosult of largo ownership,
"it Is certain that our shipping
companies having ".000 acres or less. nv& rcqulro radical revision; that
Tho balance of u little over one-half tho system of taxing timber land
the privately owned timber Is in own- should be changed nnd put on a yield
ershlps of oer 5000 acres, and nou- tax. basts, and that In such places as one of tho most wonderful military
resident owners control about ono-a can bo advantageously done, linn- men of all ages.
third of this lntter amount. It ortcn .her be gven a place as tho structural I Sir Horace Is In tho confidence
happens thnt, even In tho enso of material for our stato nnd county! of tho British government and prob-
to bo sent to tho front. Sir Horaco
said (lint tho quick organization of
the great British army was one of
tho surprises of the war, and ho
stated thnt Kitchener by his organ
isation work had won it place us
holdings of considerable size, tho j bridges and buildings," assorts tho ably
number of stockholders makes tho i state Forester. Ho points out that I may
has lusido Information that
bo tukon as authoritative for
--iiuir rflhi. .
mvo Junt been ion "!
, .... .4...... 4U ungual HI rUPOlt lioiv nH,,1.,..i .... "' ""' AUUHri. "!
will onipioy -vu woriuiioijmu uuiuii- , ' ,i , """"J" w I huso am ii. .""' .
lo that number of men If o put to U Vnri "(,.". 1H Uio cases , ftfc fl 'h.B " W oA
ur iiiiMi wuo snow absolutely no w..,. .. .. u" 8ln tWi,1!
I 'J. " ' ' mi' linnin,.. . :'fcl
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&
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tl,e Aum.ni,,.
work In other departments of tho
packing plant as a result of tho ro-
opeulng of tho cannery. Tho Increase
In tho amount of tho llvo stock con
sumed by the Uudahy Compnny Will
bo eonsldornblo.
Tho plnnt haB tin order for 5,000
000 cans of 'coi'nod Hoof for tho
British nrmy. Three mouths of night-,
aud-day work will bo required for
this contract alone.
1'AKCKIj TOST Ut'SII.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Doe. 29.
the Supreme Court Is bound to bus-, Individual's Interest n comparatively , tho present value of tho timber sup- 1' statement ns regarding tho ll- i Prolhiilimrv ostlmnloH by nostafflco
.o un-c.vn in nu nvviuu ium, annul uuv. uut iiuo in ii ium.ii iiiiijipiy oi urogou rcprcsenis fio,5uu jier '""-l,"veo Ul
which wa that judges should remain account In figures given, tho report capita for the entire population of stntomont tin
In office six years. Judge Hall said explains.
Kitchener's army. Ills
population of ounoniuui itini -.uuu.uuu ineii uru
tho state, and this means that nllinIni0Bt roa,1' to uc 8t to Franco
todar that It looked to him as though Approximately one-half the timber of tho renl monev nf tln tfnliPil 'a tho first definite Information
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.. .hi.i ninKvuu "w aitacheil J-ti.,,. u
to it I'nrln liooDllnl ropoilH tho casus .L- J,M '
of four men who show absolutely no vr ' ' ',on(lori
I trace of bodily wounds, but wl, nro ' J ,i0 ' '",. '""
now titular his caro. Two of them jJifa ,.,..' .l'16
wore struck deaf nnd dumb by shell it. m Ire ,h'' '
explosions; nolthcr of thorn l.us niiy-'"M nft,u n ,
'imply cannot! , A roi,dit011 of n &
voiis shock, i pith mmh-wr fa , , ,Vjl
iiltig tho mnl-1 lratlon th.lt he ", 'WUH
comploto io-inem), tlr,t lio..i' l,4i
It would be np to him to resign or area of the state is in national forests, i states would have to pass (li rough I rcndilng hero logardlng (ho number
serve two more years
Oppoo Deputy Attorney.
Judge Hull said that the petition
of the Coos County grand Jury ask
ing for tho appointment of a deputy
district attorney for the Coos Bay
section would probably be submitted.
Ho Is personally opposed to tho ap
pointment of a deputy, saying there
Is no mtiro need for a deputy than
thero Is for tho fifth wheel on a
wagon. '
.ir.IXW MBS. YOAICAM'S CLAIM
Court Orders Her Paid Alxmt !jt21!00
For Caring for Him,
Judgo John F. Hall In Probato
Court yestorday allowed Mrs. Sarah
Yonkntn about $2200 on hor claim
for $2700 for en ring for tho late
Oco. Blood. Ho allowed her claim
for six years prior to Blood's death
but disallowed her claims for prior
to that dnto. Blood left roiiio renl
t'Btnto nnd this Is to bo sold to pay
tho dnbts. Somo holrs of Blood liv
ing in tho Knot wero opposing Mrs.
Yoakum's claim. Blood wns n woll
known resident of tho Bay and for
u long tlmo was employed on Major
Klnnoy'fl projects.
nnd In the caBO of nearly 2,000,000
ncrcs, title Is questionable nnd In
progress of adjustment by tho courts.
"As In other sections, tho tendency
Is townrd consolidation of holdings
into comparatively large tracts,"
says tho report. "This Is generally
conceded to be nn economic necessity.
Cost of operating nnd first cost of
mills, railroads and logging equip
ment do not, as a rule, warrant
starting (ho exploitation of timber
unless several years' supply of raw
material Is assured in ndvancc.
Handled In Bulk.
"For purposes of economy In op
eration It is llkewlso esscntlnl that
the timber bo sold In n solid block.
This being the case, tho small owner
is generally anxious to sell his tim
ber or consolidate with someone olso
In order that a tract which will provo
attractive to a prospective operator
may bo blocked out. Distribution of
lumbor llkewlso requires largo organ
izations, and tho gottlng of the mater
ial to the consumer nt a reasonable
tho hands of Orccon's citizens throo!of tho British forces,
times to nnv for nnr iir.uii.iit nm... s'r Horace pointed out thnt It had
"Surely tlils could not hnppen with
out great flnanclnl benefit to every
one, nnd to nssuro this benefit nil
thnt la necessary Is safeguarding tho
been thought thnt England could
net have Its new armies ready for
(ho front before tho spring. Now,
however, according to him, tho now
.. inH MM ..l..., I.. bIi.iia f... 4lwt
timber against needless destruction.'"..,: ,." '
llllllllj 1IIIV.
otflcinls plnco tho number of parcel
post packtigos handled during tho
Christmas rush nt 100,000,000 and
Indicated that tho total volume of
pnrcel post traffic for 1911 will total
nearly 1,000,000,000 paokagos.
PHUT I'AH.U.ItAl'IIH.
not nlono by fire, but to safeguard
It against Injudicious tnx laws, which
will result In wnsto through Im
proper exploitation," comments Kl-llott.
Loggcd-Off Liuids.
The Stnto Forester urges (ha( fires
must bo curbed not only to prevent
destruction, but to mnko it posstblo
for visitors from other states to view
the natural beauties of tho stnto to
good advantage. A pall of smoko
may obliterate tho landscape, and,
during tho most enjoyable tlmo of
tho yenr, render scenic highways,
constructed nt great expense, prnc
tlcnlly worthless, ho contonds.
llo urges that 1,000,000 acres o(
burned over nnd logged-off lands bo
"Wo put ofr our civil war," said
Sir Horace, when questioned about
i conditions l.i IroK.nd. "Tho Irish
gencinlly urc loyal. Tho Island Is
qulot,nnd tho people, I think, nro
faithful."
Sir llornco snld that .Tamos Lar-
kin, tho labor loader, who is now
In Now York, had boon naked to
ioavo Ireland for nutl-Brltlsh utter
ances. Sir llornco said that ho had coino
to tho United .States to study agri
cultural probluum nnd that ho In
tended to take n trip to Oklahoma In
n fow days.
It's much bettor to bo up and do
ing thnn to bo down nnd being tlouo.
Tlmo litis touched many ti woman
lightly who used to ho n brunette.
Success is largely a matter of n
good beginning. Also ti knowledge
of when to quit.
It may ho pnsslhlo (o ronch n ninn's
heart through his s(omnch, but thnt
sort of man would rather lose his
horrt than his nppotito.
Kxchangu
lllf.i.r ...,.... ti.tH. 1.I.. . V.
....... ,..h nun nm urgniiH oi speech Jmrlml of
or honrlng but Is suffering, simply nir.Uto
ironi biiock. A third fllmply
fjqc, caused by a norv
Thero Is absolutely nothl
tor With Ills nvnt mnl nn
- v"..i..uiu iu- .-. urii no ig.
rovorv iu nrnniluml nftm. .nMi.i ... Intni in. . . JnllJ3
(julot nnd rest. . Tho fourth imin'. ..v. "pniy conniri.. ... "M
porlenco loft his mind blank. t l'"irliaslnK 0n J. "
Field surgeons contrlhuto accounts "IR"' Austrian or Tn,vJU'
of tho inannor in wlilch Mlonlh conies
j from sholl flro. In boiuo cases men
nro found tlff In denlh In llfo-llko
attltudos, so Hint tho Htlffnoss clinr
nctorlstlc of n corpse must hnvo coiuo
on nt tho vory inoinont of death.
whorona under ordinary clrcuinslaiu-I ,,A-N'('I! Till: oi.p g
os a man dios flrs,t nnd slowly stlf- ')Sl ,J MW YHluj
fens aftorwnrda. Romo or, (ho field ; ,5'U,',:s' ""'''. I'lX'lWk
unrmiiiiid I....... n 1 1 .II...1 .. . .,.,.. 1 .. ' MAIt'l'IV'U Mlll'ln fl
...i l7.' rwii. "
iii-uuii ui u poisonous gas given offi i wi-iak'K. i
Or f'Mimi'it... n.L
throiiBhout and Ji
r:r,:. m.z
"" m,MKS"i
by tho now explosive, "tunienlto.'
Ono of tho pathologist at Ouy's hos
pital, howovor, cuiitrndlctH that tho-ory.
'.I
Tho popular novol no longor seems
to deal with mnrrlod llfo. In fact,
married llfo Ik a short Hlory nowadays.
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: want au tor itfaJi
TI11108 Want Ads for rosults.
TO OPK.V OHKf.'O.V BCIMIIXO.
prlco demands oven grenler consolldn- pro(ected, bocnuso on much of It n
Hon along that lino than Is now In J now and rapidly growing crop of tlm
oxlstence." Jbor is found. During tho past four
Tho Stato Forester comments on years, with Its limited appropriation,
tho fac( (hat tho statistics of owner- i tho state honrd of forestry hnH con-
SAN FUANCISCO, Occ. 29. Tho
Orogou building at tho exposition will
bo officially opened on Wednesday.
Tho dedication will bo held under tho
utisplccH of tho Itoynl ltosariaus of
Portland, Ore.
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