Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-19
GRAZING ON FORESTRESERVE
Refusal to Paw Fee, May Result in Less Of
PRIVILEGES.
SToCKMEN IN LEAGUE TO TEST LAW
Forest Service Intimates that Arrests
for Trespass VIII he Made and
Criminal Provisions of the
Act Put to Test.
fFrom a stan Correspondent.l

NFrOm a stan COTreApOnOenl.D
WASHINGTON. March 1s.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The forest service today issued
notice to the effect that stockmeu who
refuse to pay grazing fees may be denied
future privileges on the national forest
reserves.
Some Of the stockmen who held permits
last year to Craze cattle and horses on
the Holy Cross reserve in Colorado made
an agreement among themselves not to
apply for permits or pay grazing fees this
year, and to make no effort to prevent their
stock from drifting upon the reserve. This
action was taken for the purpose Of test
ing the legality of the act which authorizes
the secretary OF agriculture TO make reg
ulations, violation of which may be pun
ished as a criminal offense BY a recent
act Of congress the government Is now
BILE to carry directly to the supreme court
any criminal case decided against It when
the ground of the decision Is the invalidity
or construction of the statute upon which
the indictment II found. This, for the first
time. puts It In the power Of a forester
to secure from the supreme court a de-
cision on this question, and under the ad-
vice of the attorney general, forest officers
viii make such arrests for grazing tres
passes on forest reserves as may be neces-
sary to secure adjudication upon the valid
ity OF the criminal provisions of the act.
stockmen have been notified that those
who held permits last year and have failed
to make publication may lose their right
TO the grazing privileges upon the reserves,
as objection to the payment Of the grazing
fee will not be accepted as good reason for
not having made application at the proper
time. In case their stock enters the re-
serves without permit they will be required
to pay damages, in addition to the regular
grazing fee, and unless this payment Is
made within a reasonable time the cases
will be referred to the Department of JUS
tice with the request that proceedings be
instituted to secure an injunction restrain
ing them from allowing their stock to
Craze upon the reserves.
Decision in Auburn Case.
Senator Burkett has received from Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson his decision on
the application of Carl Klein of Auburn,
Neb., who desired to ship some lard from
Auburn to Missouri, which the railroads re-
fused to receive on the grounds that it
had not been inspected. The decision, as
rendered by the department, is as follows:
The provisions Of the law Of June 30,
do not apply to farmers, retail butchers
and retail dealers. and under the regua-
lions governing meat. inspection, certificates
of exemption are given retail butchers and
retail dealers upon their assuring the de-
partment that their interstate shipments
of CURED and prepared meats or me9t food
products will be confined to consumers.
IF Mr.. Klein will assure the department
that his interstate shipments of lard will
be confined to consumers, he will be given
a certificate of exemption. Otherwise, it
will be necessary for him to dispose OF this
lard within his state"
Money order Oflce at stevens.
Senator Burkett has been informed that
the order directing discontinuanCe of the
postoffice at Stevens, Neb.,, having been
rescinded. a money order branch of the
! postal service will be re-established at that
office April next r.
Fred bennett Gets Appointment.
Judge BalIinger, the new commissioner
of the general land office has selected FIR 81
bennett of North Dakota for assistant com
missioner and the president has made the
appointment Mr.. bennett was for thir-
teen years secretary TO Senator Hans through
and during the last two years as been
one of the field agents of the &c .ieral land
Office, with headquarters at Sc 1ttle where
he got acquainted with Jud ce Ballinger.
ms SSlSCllOA meets WIN I ne nearly ap-
prevail of the North Dakota delegation.
Contract for Pathfinder Dixie.
The engineers Of the defamation service
| who have charge Of the construction Of
the Pathfinder dam, toe North Platte irri-
CATION project in Nebraska and Wyoming,
! are experiencing sNne difficulty in obtain
! ing reasonable Proposals for building the
dixie The work Is located about forty-five
] miles o.
wolves about 10000 cubic yards OF earth
I excavation and about 1900 cubic yards OF
! riprap. BIS will be received at Crawford,
Neb., june 8. by the engineer in charge.
Minor Western Matters.
lowe postmasters appointed: Abbott,
Har din county, Arthur ID. elmer, vice w.
f. Glover, resigned; Monterey Davis coun-
"a Major r. Daniel, vice L. G. Johns n.
resigned; WOODBURY., Clarke county, Rev.
: V. McKeever, vice Isaac N. Woods, re-
signed.
Rural carriers appointed: Iowa-Yetter
route l, William w. Mckee carrier, Will
liam Kraft substitute. South DalOta-
Corsica, route 2, Henry A Dnges carrier
Mary A. Dilges substitute; route g. James
A. Mullen carrier Sherman C. Winner
substitute
c. d. kOutz Elmwood, Neb., has been
granted a pension at sl2 per month.
A marriage license was issued here TO.
day TO Fred A, Becker of Omaha and