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HrEDFOTCD MATL TTCTP.tA rEDFOHD, OnEfiON. fTITTPAY. T)E('EMPET j, J925o
VESTED HURTS
IN GRAZING IS
OPPOSED BYU.S.
Secretary of Agriculutre Gives
His Decision in Stockmen's
Controversy Says Solution
of Problem Lies in Local
Grazing Boards.
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XPRESS OFFICE
SAFE IS BLOWN
NO LOOT TAKEN
"WASHINGTON', Dee. Ik (A.I1.)
Opposition to eonfprrliitf miy "cvt;d
rlKht" upon tho prvnout unith of the
western tuhkch wris exinHm;(l in a
ntutuni(nt todfiy y the depnrtnunt of
UKi'liuttiiro. Jt flevlartMl tho plk:y
uiion which fitazlriK tvea uro Ij(ihm1
Hhnuhl lif Ht'ttlorl hy roiifiicHH. anil
that a fair Hotilrment of the llffer
uwph cxIhUiik hftwfon tho Htnrkmen
and lh; forest nor vice would not be
difficult.
Tho ndjUHtiuont of isrtvAnts to the
"primary purpono of forct n'mn-vt'H,
that of foreHt production and wuler
Hhed protPL-llon," whh det-larod to bo
the eHoutial of any adrnlnlKtrative ny
torn; but Secretary Jardlne whh mild
In the Htatement to ilPHlre to Htublllzo
umo of the national forest rariKOH an
far bh consiMtent with public Inter
est. Ho would have no objection to
Urination giving KrazinK a more defi
nite IokhI Htatun in the national for
ests and confirming In broad terniH
the fundamental policies aH the de
partment Ih developing.
Grazing feeH nhould be adjusted to
tho economic condltloiiH in the II ve
Htoclt IndUHtry, the Htatement Haid, and
nhould be partially or wholly waived
In time of serious drought. The crea
tion of local Kin?lni; boards wan ad
vocated. Keen for KrazinK on the national f or
cein now average twelve cents per
month for a cow and flvo centa a
month for a aheep. and the depart
ment reports this figure as consider
ably above the commercial value of
forape. If, ns some Ntockmen advo
cate, they were rut to a fiuro based
merely on tho cost of administration
they would bo about one-third of the
present rate. I
While advocating Rcneral law by
congress on the matter of fees, Kecre- 1
tary Jardlnn favors permitting tho de
partment considerable latitude and
discretion in dealing with the ques
tion of waiving fees in times of dam
nRlnif draught, Including a further ex
tension of tho waiver of grazing twa
already made in drought afflicted re
gions during lOUi.
"The secretary of agriculture, " con
tinues the statement, "ulno favors
strongly a provision of law that will
appropriate ton per cent of the an
nual receipts from grazing for range
improvements. There is great need
for such Improvements, ho believes,
and a measure of this kind would be
one of tho most constructive steps
Which tho government can take to In
crease tho productivity of th eranges
an dto benefit their users."
Tho policy of Issuing grazing per
mits for ton years, beun In 19 2 a.
was said In the statement to be part
of tho department's purpose further
to stabllizo the grazing Industry In
tho natlonnl forests. The secretary
was doclnred to be ready to go fur-;
ther and to fix more specific limits
upon possible reductions In herds dur- !
Ing the life of the ten year permits, i
ror any and all purpose, which will
bo adapted to the specific conditions
t neach locality. These ten year per
mits are not revocshle and are de
clared to be as binding upon the de
partment mh upon the uhcih of the
' range. The secretary was quoted as
Haying:
"Any legislation dealing with graz
ing should give the department full
latitude of control mid adjust this
use of the national forests so as to
protect other valuable resonrccH and
maintain the productiveness of the
mimes themselves. The ten year per
mits or contracts should be definite
guarantees to the stockmen: but in
Isulng and renewing them complete
freedom must be maintained to ex-j
elude or restrict grazing in areas,
where it has. proven injurious to
young timber, or 'where grazing Is
damaging valuable water sources. The1
department must alno be able to.
make such adjust meats as may be I
required to meet th eneeds of recrea-j
Hon and of valuable forms of wild i
life."
Secretary Jnrdiue does not regard
ns tenable any form of taw or ndmln-
1st ra live policy (abt would clone the
national forests to new applicants
who need range In developing their
land where t hey tic nbe reasonably
provided for. In declaring ngalnwt
the conferring of any form of vested
or property rights upon present users
of the range, the statement went on
to say that such conceptions would In
the opinion of the secretary under
mine the foundation of the national
policy for th neonservntbm of natural
resources, would make impossible the
carrying out of a well balanced plan
of publio use ami would make It Im
possible to conserve the range Itself.
The remedy for friction between
ntockmen and the forest service was
declared by Secretary Jardlne to lie
In (he direction of the creation of lo
cal grazing boards, a majority of
Whose members should be experienc-
stoclcmen. .These bonnls would
Safe blowers commenced winter
operations In the city last night
when they demolished the Ameri
can Kxpresa company safe by an
over-charge of nltro-glycerino short
ly before midnight in a vain effort
to gain access to the Interior. The
heavy charge jammed the Inner door
and blew the, outer door off ItH
hfngeH, tho noise of which Ih Haid
to have frightened tho yeggs away,
before the Inner door could be forc
ed open. Ten suspects picked up by
the police immediately following the
safe blowing, were given their liberty
this forenoon.
Police attributo tho crime to "local
talent," as tho job is said to bear
tlie marks of amateurs. Tho cxplo
sion was plainly heard for several
blocks and attracted the attention of
the police who were but a block or
more distant. They rushed to the
scene Immediately, but the yeggs had
disappeared. K Inter Ada not, fine of
the crowd that had gathered, ex
amining the ground t found tracka
lending from the Kami liureau build
ing. Following them, be found a
cache li bid en under the floor. It
consisted of two sticks of dynamite,
one drill, one revolver, one box of
cigars and several cartons of cigar
ettes, all If which is presumed to
be stolen property.
O. T. Wicklein, nn auto mien
man, related this morning (hat he
noticed two suspicious characters
near the express office who dodged
behind the building when he passed
by about 11:30 on the way to his
home on North Kir Hti'eet. A Hhort
time after he arrived there, lie stated
he heard the thud of the explosion
and at once surmised the express
offlco wife to have been blown. Im-j
mediately following he heard a high i
powered motor car speed away. How
ever, he did not inform the police
until this morning when he ex
amined the suspects and was posi
tive that the characters be had seen
tho night before, swero not among
them.
While rounding tho suspects up
lust night, one officer shot several
times in tho air before ono of the
ten stopped In response to his com
mand. The rest offered no resis
tance. The charge wan no heavy that a
large square of plaster on a wall
nearby wan jarred loose while tho
safe Itself Is beyond repair. Express
officials say that the safo con - j
talned a very small amount of
money.
Kutranco was made by lifting a
honvy side door off its rollers after
prying It up from tho bottom.
The Markets
l.ivcMork
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 5. (A. P.)
Receipts for week r approximate)
Cattle 2K75; calves 4t,o. Hogs 4845;
sheep 1(130. Total 124 carloads.
Cattle Compared with week ago:
Steers 10 to 2Uc higher; she stock 25
to 5c higher, calves and bulls steady;
week's bulk prices: lieef steers $7 to
7.K6; top $S.20; cows and heifers
$3.76 to 6.75; top cows top heifers
$t.50; canners and cutters t to J.liU;
bulls $3.50 to 4.75: calves J5.50 to U;
milk vealers up to $12.
Hogs receipts l-'O. Saturday's re
ceipts Hieady at $12.75; compared
with week ago: 25 to 50c higher;
week's bulk prices: Light butchers
$12.50 to 12.75; latter price top for
load lots, few small selected lots at
$12. H5 to $12. H0; heavies and under
weights $12.25 down; slaughter pigs
$11.50 to 11.75; a few at $12.
Sheep: Compared with a week ago:
Valley lambs 25c higher; bul.k $12.50
to $12.76; other classes nominally
steady; choice yearlings quotublu up
to $11; ewes up to $7.
ing log for more than twenty mlrycs
before being pulled from the water.
"The Ancient Highway" Ih showing
at Hunt's Craterlan last times tonight.
"Stage Struck" conies to Hunt's
Craterinn tomorrow. (Horia Swan
son is smitten with Ijiwrewe Oray, a
pancake artist in the lunch room.
Gloria is staking a correspondence
course in stage acting and Is given
a chance to show what she can do
when one of the famous floating thea
ters arrives In town. The scenes In
which Gloria clowns all over the sets
In all sorts of get ups, are suid to be
very striking.
L
i:gg
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 5. (A. P.)
ICggs steady, unchanged. Current re
ceipts 3Kc; fresh medium 3" 35 c;
fresh standard first h 3 fi 40c; fresh
standard extras 41fr41c; fresh un
dersized 2X ii 28 'I- C.
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AT ELKS TEMPLE
For tho Klkn IdoKC nnnunl memo
rial Hcrvli-GH to be held in tho Elks
toniplo nl 2:30 o'rlock tomorrow
afternoon, unit to which tho public
Ih invited, tho following program
will be observed:
Oprnilit; exercises Floyd It. Hart,
exalted ruler.
Invocation Rev. Win. B. Hamilton.
Quartet (neleeted Mm, M'Elnowe
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Mm. Ikshcs. Dr. W. W. Howard, Mr.
It. W. Wilson.
CnllirSt,- roll or tho absent Kxaltcil
Ituler Hart and Secretary Jueobs.
tiolo (HOlectcd) Mr McKlhoso.
Mrs. Marsh, accompanist. ,
Itltuallstio exercises Officers of
the lodge.
Violin solo (selected) Mrs. 13ol
ger. Mrs. Marsh, accompanist.
Memorial address Rev. Win. 13.
Hamilton.
Violin solo (selected) Mrs. Itolger,
Mrs. Marsh, accompanist.
Closing ceremony Exalted ruler.
"Auld I.yng Hyne" Audience.
llenedlctlon ltov. Wm. IS. Hamilton,
AMlH'StOH Mlno Dlscovcl'Ctl
VANCOUVER, B. C. IJeposits of
asbestos nearly equal in quality to
the famous deposits from which Que
bec supplies tho world have been
found at the headwaters of Quoleek
creek, 155 miles west of here. Tho
vein is of considerable width.
DEAD. COMES 10 LIFE
TACOMA. Dec. 6. Harry "Wright
waited tlx months In jail In expec
tancy of being tried on a bad check
charge. The trial judge believed
Wright to bo dead. Finally the Jailer
spoko to the judge about a Harry
Wright who was constantly insisting
that hiB case be brought to trial. "But
he's dead." said his honor. "But he's
not," rejoined the turnkey. Then
they brought Wright out and found
that another Harry Wright jailed on
a similar charge had committed sui
cide In his celt. Wright has served
his six months In Jail and has only
to pay back the $50 which he obtain
ed on the had check.
Mutter
Jtulter, cubes half to one cent low
er; market weak. 1'rlntn unchanged.
Kxtra cubes, city file; standards fiOc;
prime firsts 4!)c; firsts 48c; prints
5fic; cartons filic.
Milk steady. Ilest churning cream
53c net shipper's track In zone one.
Cream delivered Port land 57c. Haw
milk t4 per cent) Sli.fiO cwt, f.o.b.
Portland.
Poultry
I'oultry firm. Heavy bens 26(TC27c;
light 1 !t it liOc: springs 2rc; broilers
nominal; young white ducks 23' 2 5c;
dressed turkeys 3Sfif)40c; live nomi
nal; geese nominal.
Potatoes
Potatoes unchanged S2.&0 f? 2. CO.
Onions unchanged $1.75.
Portland Wheat
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. f. (A. P.)
Wheat: IIPH hard white $1.65; hard
white, bluest em, baart, soft white,
western white $1 .114 ; hard winter,
northern spring, western red $1.CS,
Today's car receipts Wheat 8fi ;
flour 12; corn G; oats 2; hay 4.
Han Francisco Markets
SAN FKANCISCO. Dec. 5. (A. P.)
Itutterfat f.o.b. San Francisco 58l&&
5 He.
ItKCOIII) CKOWl) AT .M V.
(Continued from page 1.)
The Screen
By Ve Press Agent.
this forenoon from the capital city.
The Salem .team will leave for home.
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, f
The boys of this team are a nlco
looking and gentlemanly appearing
lot of young athletes off the football
field and while confident of win
ing tho game, this morning talked
little, and that little modestly.
To a man. when told that the
dope here had It that they were a
much heavier team than Medford.
tbev unanlmouslv declared that they
were tho lighter team In every con-!
t..u l t.f... I..,. I til .i fit I tliiu it ml I
that they had won the Willamette
valley championship mostly through
their lightness and speed.
The boys asserted tersely that the
team's pliysclal condition was not
any too good since their hard game
Thanksgiving day, but they touched
on this lightly. y
II. II. Huntington, coach of the
Salem ten in, and former coach of
.Medford high, when asked If his
team was In good condition, (illicitly
replied, "I should say not.'
When told lhat an anient Medford
fan bad mado a bet that Medford
would win the game by not less than
411 points, Coach 1 1 tint ing ton seemed
much amused, hut quietly exclaimed:
"They may. at lhat. Nobody knows."
A large audience much enjoyed
the fine presentation of the three
act farce comedy, "The Arrival of
Kitty," presented at the Craterlan
theater last Friday night by the
Junior class of the high school.
Not only was the comedy unusually
well acted for amateurs by the stu
dent actoiH and nctresses, but the
stage settings andj costumes were
also adequate and attractive. Then,
too, tho well-rendered numbers by
the high school orchestra, auded to
the pleasure' of the evening.
lietween tho second and tTiird acts,
Miss Mildred Strevye, the high school
teacher who rehearsed and directed
the production, amid much applause
was presented with two beautiful
baskets of flowers, one by the cast
of the day and the other by the ;
junior class of tho high school in ap-1
preciatiou of her successful efforts
In producing the attraction. I
Tho cast- follows: .
William Winkler. .. Delbert Anderson
Bobbie Baxter (ieorge Creighlon ;
Benjumlne Moore Old I teed
Ting Harry Ooold
Aunt Jane Elizabeth Swigartj
Jane . Alice Roberts
Suzetlc Dorotha Fluryj
Sam Robert Miksch'
Kitty Florence Nelson
The following others. Ire charge of
the various special features, also
contributed to tho success, of last
night's venture;
Orchestra, Miss , Kllznboth Gore;
dance, Miss Zona (inle M lies; cos
tumes, M lss Ma urine Carroll; scen
ery, Thomas Sworn; properties, Miss
Helen Mantis, Martin Adams; adver
tising, Kstlll Phipps; stage, Charles
Wakefield; business, Robert Hammond.
and
Attention! Modern Woodmen
ltoyal Neighbors.
Wo will meet at Conger's Funeral
parlor at 1:45 p. m.. December 6, to
attend In a body the funeral of Neigh
bor Travis. ' " 220
ed
would function as fort finding bodies
on controverted questions involving
proponed changes of policy, and hear
complaints from the range users.
Final decision, however, should In
the opinion of the secretary, rest with
the department on all questions i4
policy.
Fwtternltv Fined forPaoar.
SALT LAIiK.S-eommentR on the
merits of a college prenldont and so
roritif college girls contained In the
VtHh ounal. annual "scandal sheet,"
drew it line of on members of the
!M Delta Ep-lb'M. national journalist
fraternity. The hpo ns imposed bv
tho student bodtr 0
;recn Hcrr Sold In It. C.
VICTORIA. II. C. Reports that
leer Improperly aged. Is being sold
In beer parlors by the glass under
supervision of the provincial govern
ment were received by the public ac
counts committee nf the British Co
lumbia legislature.
ShoppepFamiiy
This js GRANDMA SHOP.
PKIt, who saya Rray hair
docan't mean anything except
lack of dye, and who docs all
her own buying in tho
shopping days left
before Christmt.
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At tho Ittullo.
Frank llagney, who plays tho rolt
of the villain In "Tho Dangerous Cow
ard." starring Fred Thomson, at the
lilalto theater tonight, is especially
well fitted for tho part, as he Is a
champion lmxer. .
Hagncy was for three years light
heavyweight champion of Australia.
Ho has fought in nearly every country
In the world, including South Amer
ica, where two years ago he met and
defeated the now famous Firpo, being
tho first man to ever knock out tho
South American.
llagney also held the single scull-,
Ing championship. j
Few sections of the Cnlted Slates
possess such a fascinating appeal to
the Imagination and emotions of the
American people as the far west, and
especially during that exciting period
when It was Inhabited chiefly by In
dians and the hardy pioneers.
Such Is the locale of "The Scarlet
West," the attraction beginning to
morrow matinee at the Rlalto. j
Orcgiin Scenery Pleads. j
Trvin Willat Is one mot ion picture
director who has never yet asked' an
actor to do anything. Involving dan
ger that he was not ready and will
ing to do himself. j
During the filming of "The Ancient '
Highway." at a time Willat and com-j
pany were on location on the Co-
qullte river In Oregon, and after days
of preparation for the big log jam
scene, Willat stationed himself on a
log boom In the middle of the river,
a most hazardous Hpot. With the !
log Jam at Its height, Willat slipped j
and fell into fourteen feet of water.
Ordinarily this would have meant but
little risk of drowning, but In this par
ticular Instance, duo to tho swiftness
of the water, rescue work was made
very hazardous. I
Willat hung desperately to a float-
Vhat's In h Name
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president of the Canadian Automobile
association.
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