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TOE TWELVE
THE '.CUMBERCOCUETr
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, ivi
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SLASH BURNING
DISCUSSED BY
F,fl. ELLIOT
State Forester Gives Point
t For Disposal of Limbs
Fom Logged Land
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j The disposal of slashings from
laMlng operations continues to be
one of the most serious problems
Confronting the State Board of
Forestry. Indications tho early part
of the season were that conditions
would bo favorable for slash dis
posal, and an aggressive campaign
was started. However, owing to
continued dry weather, the work
was temporarily abandoned and
later resumed only during- short
periods' throughout the summer
when conditions were favorable.
Qwlng to the unsatisfactory weather
it was impossible to do as much
of this work as was desired. How
ever, as a result of this activity,
33,956 acres were burned before
and after the closed season. During
. the closed season IS, 660 acres were
burned under 1271 permits.
There la no unanimity of opinion
as to the best time of the year to
burn, not as to the extent of prep
aration " necessary to make for
safety. However, it is a well-known
tact -that operators prefer to take a
chance rather ' than spend money
in i making a slashing reasonably
safe..- Many of the most disastrous
tires of the season were due to thiB
lack of preparation on the part of
operators before burning or where
Slashings were, tor various rea
sons, left on the ground and caught
tire daring the dry season.
"The neglect of operators to take
the necessary precautionas before
bunting slashings is general thru-
outline state, and bad tires do
break out, resulting in opposition
to the law and condemnation of
the department in attempting to
enforce it. ,
Climatic 'conditions entirely gov
ern : successful slash disposal and
advantage must be taken of every
opportunity In " getting the debris
cleaned up each year. Dut to loss
from hangover fires from spring
slash burning, operators have been
quick to condemn the practice, not
taking 7 Into consideration where
.'they were at fault.
Spring slash, burning can be
done and done successfully, weath
er conditions permitting, if the
proper precautions are taken prior
to setting the fire. These should
include:
(1) Felling of snags ' at least
along the exterior boundaries of the
arear to be burned. One of the
most fertile sources of fires is from
snags, not only during the burning
but afterward. Fire in the top of
snags . has been known to persist
for weeks, and even months, and
during ' the first high wind -sparks
will be blown a long distance. Dur
ing periods of fire hazard this be
comes a distinct menace and one
that could be overcome by felling
snags. . .
(J) Construction of tire trails.
The purpose ,.of ' these is obvious.
They can be used as a base from
which to start . burning and also
serve to confine the fire to the area
Whlch is to be burned. -
- (3) Placing sufficient men on
the work to properly do the burn
ing and see that it is confined to
the designated area. The usual cus
tom among operators when burning
is to be done is to turn a few men
loose to promiscuously scatter fire
over the area.
(4) Starting fires in the proper
place. Direction of the wind, topo
graphy and fire trails should be
taken into consideration in start
ing the fires.
. (5) One of the most Important
factors to be taken into considera
tion Is weather conditions.
Through, the weather bureau or tho
district warden it can be deter
mined what weather conditions will,
be for. the next day or so. Further
more, a sling psychrometer should
be a 'part ot every camp's equip
ment, and then no mistake can be
: made in regard to relative humid
ity. Burning should be done only
wfcen the humidity Is rising.
(6) Lastly, . every effort should
be made following tho. burning to
extinguish tires along the bound
aries of the area burned where
there is the least danger of them
spreading. .
:, j Damages resulting the past sum
mer from tires escaping . through
Improper slash burning . have
reached a high figure. This loss
is far In excess of any necessary
eost In the proper burning of slash.
Other losses have been due to tho
failure ot operators to dispose of
their - slash. One method of re
ducing fire losses and tire hazard
Is the proper burning of all slash
ings wherever they are a menace to
ny surrounding property,
i The Western Fire Fighters' man
ual takes up the matter ot slash
disposal 'in considerable detail in
all tho different regions of tho
Northwest, giving advice as to
preparatory work and the nctuul
burning.
Since the law requires the burn
ing of slashings, mid tho practice
of good forestry demands that It
be burned before germination of
tho seed takes place In order to
Insure a new stand In a rensouaulo
length ot time, an effort should be
made to conform as closely as pos
sible to sllvlcultural requirements
when taking up methods and time
ot slash disposal.
the radio set, snylng with n sigh,
"Oh, dear, hut these radio plays are
becoming so mushy."
She: 1 thing you must bo a won.
derful basketball player,
lie: Whm makes you think so?
My foot ork?
Sho: No, the way you dribble
your food.
'..Im.,
; "Jlo tsii;s .lie Mves mo and 4ie has
kuywn. me onV 'f Jr two days."
-."That's why.1'
Milling Around
OXK DOWN
One day as I was sitting on a
street car going to Robinsdale a
young lady entered the car with a
baby in her arms and gave the con
ductor a dollar bill.
Conductor "Madam, have you
anything smaller?"
Lady "Why, no: I have only
been married a year."
"Marriage is a wonderful institu
tion." "Yes, indeed; no family should be
without it."
First cannibal, running into camp
"Is I late to' dinner?"
Second cannibal "You Is; every
body's eaten."
HIS STRONG POINT
"Is your husband much ot a pro
vider, Malindy?"
"He ain't nothing else, ma'am.
He's gwine get some new furniture
provldln'' he gets the money; he's
gwine get the money provldln' he
goes to work; he's gwine to work
provldln' de job suits him; I never
see such a providin' man in all mah
days."
OLAF HAS TAKING WAYS
On leaving his room in the West
hotel, Minneapolis, Olat read this
card on the door: "Stop Have you
left anything?" . And then he went
back and took the soap and towels.
A New Itrand
."What brand's tho Ilutt?" snIJ
(lilt, to his friend' with the end ot
a cigar In 1U mouth.
"That's 'Baseball Special."
"Uwan, there ain't no such lope."
"Sure there li It was a grounder
and I picked It up." ,
'Me'lV'M$$M$
The following Is not without sub
tlety. A niau camo home to the
wlfo of his bosom in the wee hours
and proceeded to disrobe. "Frank,"
said his wife, "you haven't got on
your underwear. You were tteailug
them when you left this morning,
I'm perfectly sure,"
Her spouse glanced dowu for a
moment, puzzled. "Good Cod," ho
said, "I've been robbed."
way
: . ' IGNOBLE DEED
Harry "I' Just adore the
your room-mate dresses."
Mary "Oh! Has she been leav
ing her shades up again?"
A - reckless girl pawned her Jew
elry, her dresses, her lingerie and
then she came to herself.
Steamboat Captain (who has just
fallen overboard), Don't stand there
like a dumbbell! 1 Give a yell, can't
you? .
New" Deckhand Certainly, sir.
Captain! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Captain.
ACCORDING TO HOYLE
'Well!" muttered father as the
nurse brought in the newly-arrived
twins, "Here's where a pair makes
a full house."
'Why you looking so sad, old
man?"
'Oh, we had an accident up at our
house." ' .
Yes?"
"Yep. You see, I was goin 'to kill
my wife, and the cook got in the
way and I shot her." '
Helen of Troy was the first wo
man on record to go to Paris to com
plete her education.
WASTED EFFORT
A Scotchman was found dead in
front of a one-cent punching ma
chine. The coroner found that
death had been caused by over-exertion.
Investigation disclosed a sign
reading: "Your penny returned if
you hit bard enough." .
OH!
Connie was happy. She lay half
reclining against the big soft pil
lows on her bed. She was dressed
only In her scanty blue . pajamas
which were really very transparent.
The outline of her well-rounded fig
ure could easily be seen In the dim
warm light. A faint scent of sweet
perfume prevailed In the room. Con
nie gazed longingly with her big,,
soft, blue eyes to a corner of the
room whore a deep masculine voice
was saying with emotion, "Ah, dear,
sweet, girl, you see I have come to
you. With your shy, winning ways
you have lured me here, Come to
my arms. I love you."
Connie rose slowly from the bed
as it drawn by some power, and ap
proached the voice timidly. Her
charming red lips were slightly part
ed and her oyes shone with a warm
er glow. As Bhe drew nearer, her
breath seemed to come' in short
gasps,
Tho masculine voice continued,
"We are finally all alone, dear, and
love"
Connie reached tho source ot the
voice and with arms extended she
reached and shut ott tho switch on
, "Dirty-Shirt" Dan came riding
down the main street of Cactus in
a cloud ot duit. He was riding a
panther with a cactus saddle, a wll.l
cat was under his left arm, and he
was beating tho panther with a rat
tlesnake. He dismounted with a
flourish In front ot July and Aug
ust's, swaggered In, and bellowed in
a loud voice, "Gimme mo favorite
drink: lye, salphurlc acid, a couple
o' shots o' arsenic and some nitro
glycerine." He downed his drink with a gulp.
"Where do you come from?"
quavered toe barkeep.
"Aw," said "Dirty-Shirt," "I come
from up on the hills. The tough
guys run me out."
A WOMAN OF PARTS
Manager: Miss Hilda Hay will
now give her famous shimmy dance.
Diner: Ah, a joint concert.
ALGOMA ITEMS
Marvin Eaton, who drives a trac
tor for the Algoma Lumber company
Is In the Klamath Valley hospital
suffering from burns and bruises re
ceived when he unthinkingly crank
ed the tractor while It was yet in
gear. The tractor caught Eaton and
pushed him against a radiator in
the garage, where he was imprison
ed three or four mtnutes. A passer
by heard him call and went to bis
rescue. His back was badly burn
ed and his body bruised about the
hips so that his legs were paralyzed.
He is improving and no permanent
injuries are expected.
Oley Dollarhide, sawyer at the Al
goma mill reports that his son, Al
bert, who has been seriously ill, is
much improved, though it will be
some time before he is able to be
around again. Albert Is a junior in
the Klamath Falls high school.
The little son ot F. E. Swenson
is quite ill with tonsllltis.
Mrs. Eaton haa returned to her
home at Mathewson, after a visit of
two weeks spent with her daughter,
Mrs. R. N'euatha.
Mrs. B. George, of Klrby, Oregon,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. Hoff
man. Bennett and toward, small sons
ot B, J. Loftsgaard, are recovering
from an attack of the flu.
George Uhrlne, who has been sick
the past two weeks, is again able to
be at work.
W. Engle Is at the Klamath Val
ley hospital .receiving treatment.
, Fred Stuart, the mastor mechanic,
made a trip to the woods camp Sun
day to make some repairs on the
locomotive.
The work of laying the bricks for
the dry kiln was started this week,
W. D. Miller has completed the con
crete work,
Dick Bessie spent a couple of days
In the Klamath Valley hospital last
week.
Friday was the last day of school
and a picnic was held at Wulikse for
the children. A delicious lunch was
served, and the remainder of the day
spent7 In' boat riding and games.
Mrs. M. White of Klamath Falls
loft Friday morning to visit her
mother- and sisters. Mrs. White
formerly lived In Algoma.
Mrs. J. A. Martin and children of
Klamath Falls were guests at trio
school picnic. Mrs. Martin was
formerly a resident of Algoma,
The ball game Sunday on tbo Al
goma diamond between Lamm's
mill and Algoma ended In a victory
tor Algoma, the score bolng 27 to 7.
imiiiiiitvi
Lumberlogue unearthed some
toothsome scandal about Superin
tendent Bill I lor belt, of tho Whcel-er-Olmstead
mill,-' last- -week, but.
Horbelt bought us off. Tho mon
are trying to make up a purso suf
ficiently large to havo the news pub
lished next week.
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Are you coming to town to celebrate the
"Fourth"
If you are you will need some new clothes and all that go
with them, and what I want to say is, "Come in and pass
the time of day and see if we can't fix you out in a real
up-to-the-minute suit of
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
and then when you get a pair of Florsheim shoes and a
Dobbs hat you'll be fixed to celebrate the 4th, 5th, 6th,
and clear up to the Christmas holidays and still be so
darned well dressed that people will stop and watch you
every time you are on the street.
BE SURE TO DROP IN
WHEN YOU ARE IN TOWN
slC
Snagarmaini
"I ain't mad at nobody"
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CARRIAGE SMASH
IS SUFFERED Bl
BIG LAKES ILL
Pin Drops From Carriage
Bracket, Releasing
Piston
The pin dropping out of the
bracket on the carriage caused a
break down at the Big Lakos saw
mill last Thursday morning. The
',pln dropped Just as the carrlago
was even with the saw on the re
turn trlj) after a cut had been com
pleted. The released piston shot
through the wall of the mill for
a distance ot two feet and stopped.
The mill lost Thurxlay and Friday
In repairing the damage to the
bumper and shotgun.
The accident Is similar to the
one experienced by the Ewauna Uox
company two years ago, except that
In that case the piston was shot
from the gun with such farce Unit
It was thrown .clear through tho
wall of the mill and Into Luke
Ewauna. ,'
ClOSK CALL
August Shellhorn narrowly missed
serious Injury last week when his
fingers caught In the rear rollers of
the small planer at tho Ewauna box
company's planing mill. - His hand
caught, howevor, at the oulsldo of
the roller, and was released whon
It passed through. Shcllhorn grasp
ed a brokon niece of board to keep
It from going through the planer,
but the. rollers caught his fingers.
If his hand hud eaiiBht. six IucIibh
further over on the Toilers) ho
would huve been hoirlbly Injured
EWAUNA PEOPLE HAD
HARD LUCK SATURDAY
The expression never again" Is
frequently used by citizens ot Klam
ath falls and oven other towns on
Sunday morning. But It is seldom
heard from the llpj of such staid
and upright gentlemen as Sawyer Jo
Rosser and Superintendent 11111
Sandham of the Ewauna liox com
pany. Howevor, those wero the
words both used last Sunday morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Sandham and Mr.
and Mrs. Rosser attended the tent
show Saturday evening. When they
came out, they discovered that some
tho motormetor from Sandham's
Willys-Knight. The Sandham's went
home then, feeling that the even
ing was spoiled, Mr. and Mrs.
Hosser decided to go out to the
barge, however.. But on the way
to the, barge Mr. Hosser forgot to
dim his lights, was hailed by the
speed cop, and told to appear in
court. .
l(Ll)l)I.V(J AlTIIOItH
Pete Nollson and Glenn Ora Park
er are composing a book. . The exact
natur'o of the boojt the?.nro kebptng
secret, however. Parker declares
thut It has to do with one of tho old
est ot professions ,and Nullson states
that tho book will bo 'tor the enjoy
ment, of tho select foWi'i, Tho work
will bo privately printed In' a vory
expensive binding,
, KXI'KCT OUKHT
Mr. and MrB. Noel Turner, of
Pelican City, are expecting a visit
tho latter part of tho week from
Mrs. Turner's paronts, Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Lawrence, of Hllvurton, Ore
gon. ' . , ' .
Mechanical
Excellence
Makes the Star Car
the favorite of mill
men
TO YKKKA
Clonn O. Parker and Ernost Nlt-
scholm drove to Yreka Sunday to
attend tho ball game. Nltschnlm
was wearing a straw hat, which had
been presented to him tbo evening
beforo by Parker.
Aside from its good looks and
reliable performance, the Star
car has embodied in its makeup,
such mechanical . superiorities
that it commends itself instantly
to the man who knows machin
ery We'll demonstrate to you gladly,
or we'll take you into our stock
room and, show you' the parts
that make this car the sturdiest
performer on the market.
Buick & Star Garage
H. E. Hauger
" Opposite White Pelican Hotel
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