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The Washington times., 1909-08-31
BROADSIDE
FIRED BY FORESTERS
Pinchot's Assistant, R. S. Kellogg, Issues Statement Re
garding Criticisms Of Department. Policies, That Is
Considered an Attack Upon Ormsby McFarg.

of $50 million acres may be roughly es-
tinlated TO consist of 200 million acres
of mature forests, in which the annual
growth is balanced by death and decay.
Of 80 million acres partially cut or
burned over. on which. with reasonable
care, there is sufficient young growth to
produce in the course of time a mer-
charitable. but not a fun crop of tim
Der, n 100 million acres Of more Sc
verely cut and burned over forests, on
which there is not sufficient young
growth TO produce another crop of much
value.
Decrease Marked.
whit pine, for instance. which was
nee considered inexhaustible, has fall
en- of 20 per cent in cut since 1890, and
more than 40 per cent since 1900. The
cut Of oak, our most valuable hard
wood lumber, has decreased Is per
cent sinc 1900. and that of yellow pop
lar % per cent. The same story will
be told of other woods If they are not
conserved.
The fact that timber has beer. cheap
and abundant has made us careless of
its production and reckless in it's use.
We take 250 cubic feet of wood per
capita annually from our forests, while
Germany uses only thirty-seven cubic
feet, and rance but twenty-five on
the other hand. Germany, who has
learned her lesson. makes her state
forests produce an average OF forty
eight cub feet of wood per acre. We
have as fast-grOwing species as Ger
many. or faster. and as good or bet
ter 1nrest soil. If we protect It.
THE necessity for more farm land
may eventually reduce our total for
est area to 100. 200. 900 acres less thar
Il is at present. But TO reach the nee
essary condition Of equilibrium be
tween timber production and cOnsump-
ton will take many years of vigorous
effort by Individual forest owners. by
the States. and by the National Gov
eminent. None Of them can solve the
problem alone; all must work to-
gether.'
The Washington times., 1909-08-31
POLICE GROW WEARY
PROVING THIEF'S TALE

Sergeant Hartman and Policeman Nc
Grath. Of the Ninth precinct, want the
Police Department TO furnish them d
taxiceb the next time they are called
upon TO escort John Montgomery. alias
Thomas King, alias Thomas Oberts,
the precinct, so that he can pick
out the various vacant houses he robbed
Of lead pipe n gas fixtures.
Hartman and McGrath declare hat
Montgomery has a perfect mania for
making cases against himself. He main
tains tina he broke into four houses,
and proved it 10 tie satisfaction of the
police. This morning ne insisted that
there were several other places he had
stripped Of plumbing and threatened To
take the officers ont. and show them
the houses If they wouldn't take his
word for 81. Montgomery did not like
the idea OF having the police interfere
in bis game OF stripping vacant houses,
but since they did get him after a chase
Of five or six blocks. he wants them to
be sure they have no simple amateur.
It was yesterday afternoon that the
Ninth precinct police received the first
fukling Of the mans activities in the
precinct. Report was received at the
station house that a man was busily en-
gagged in removing the gas fixtures. etc.
from the house at 1893 Duncan street
northeast. Policeman McGrath was
sent out from the station house, and
Policemen Riley and Davis started IN
vestigation on the private tips they re-
ceived. They all convergeo on the Dun
can street houses just as Montgomery
was finishing up 14Z1. He saw them
first, and decided he did not want either
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Although 20 Mention is made Of Orms-
by McHarg. and while no issue is taken
directly with any Of the alleged facts
uttered in interviews by thai official
recently. yet a statement issued today
by r. 5. KellogE. assistant forester in
charge OF the office Of forest statistics.
looks Ike another broadside directed at
the Assistant Secretary Of the Depart
ment or Commerce and Labor.
Mr.. McHarg said that the timber sup
ply Of the country will not be exhausted
another generation. as had been stat
ed previously by the Forestry Bureau.
He said that in the State of Washing
ton alone there is enough tirnber 30 last
this country for ffty years; that the
attempt 10 conserve forests by limiting
the cutting would not work out and
that instead there should be a vigorous
policy Of planting and ~replanting. He
held the Roosevelt policy OF forest con-
servation up to ridicule and declared
that methods far too dreamlike are be-
ing pursued in our forest administra-
ton"
Cutting Too Fast.
I'VE are cutting cur forests three
times as fast as they are growing said
Mr.. Kellogg, for under prevailing con
ditions only, the annual growth OF GU
forests does not exceed twelve cubic
feet per acre. a total of less than 1000
OOO,O 0 cubic feet. There Is a menace In
the continuance Of such conditions
While We might never reacd absolute
timber exhaustion. the unrestricted ex.
ploitation Of our forests I'm the past ha'
already a serious effects, and II viii
have much worse II allowed to continue
unchecked.
THE total yearly drain upon our for
ests. not counting losses from fires
storms, and insects. is some twenty bill
lion cubic feet. Our present forest ares
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TAFT PERSONALITY
AID TO PROSPERITY
WaShingtonian Thinks 1t
Great Adjunct in City'S
Growth.
Continued from First Page.)

petus toward prosperous times. said
Mr.. WilliEe.
What clearer or moro striking evil
GcuCe of this restored confidence IN the
citv's future. and belief in it's immense
Investment possibilities could we find
than in the fact that this firm has done
more business this year b ever be-
fore I'm its history. This means that
more people are becoming property own
ers. are roofing their lives 70 this city,
and so are becoming directly concerned
i'm its prosperity.
Rent Collections Better.
Il might add. too. that this prosperity
has hit the wage-earner. the man who
thinks considerably before he leaps. for
a great majority Of the houses recently
sold have been the moderate priced
ones. We find rent collections decidedly
better now and fewer home-buyers de
fault in their payments; all of which
indicates TO me that money is freer and
the mass of people more able 70 pay.
las far as I can learn, this is the
condition Of affairs that prevails in a
majority Of real estate offices. There is
actually more building going on now
than at any time within my memory;
more homes and more costly public and
private structures. What greater evil
deuce OF prosperity would we want than
Another great factor in the upbuild-
ing OF Washington has been the extern
sive suburban extensions of the street
railways. The opening of this new ter
ritOry. giving IL car service that en-
ables suburban residents to go TO and
from their business I'm a short time, has
stimulated home building and buying.
II has resulted in a more liberal ciTcu-
latiOn of money. a desire to live under
far better conditions than were possible
for the same r'oney in the city. and has
brought 10 the city a population that
was not dreamed OF ten years ago.
Suburbs Growing.
Will the development OF the subur-
ban neighborhoods at first emptied a
good many OF the older city houses. an
other manifestation Of our prosperous
condition is found in the fact that many
OF these older homes have recently been
or are now being remodeled and redec-
GRATED. In the downtown sections Of
the city a large number OF these remoc-
eled Ouses have been converted into
business stores and office buildings, thus
changing the aspect OF whole neighbor-
hoods. and showing thrift and activity
where not long & everything seemed
at a ~standstill-
From this enumeration il may be
readily seen that Washington is taking
a stride I'm the direction Of permanent
good times that can hardly. except for
some great unforeseen financial up
heayei, be checked in a good many
years. ] kno Of no city I'm the coun-
try whose future seems more assured
than WashingtOn's. I think I express
business men when I say that pros
/ perity Is IN the air"
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OF them to arrest him. Neither Riley.
Davis, nor McGrath were in Mont
somery's class as sprinters. He put a
couple Of blocks between himself ard
his pursuers before he slackened his
pace. And then ne walked right into
Sergeant Hartman and Policeman VIII
liams.
Neither of these officers knew OF the
thefts. but the sergeant thought MOnt-
gomery looked suspicious. and directed
Williams 10 arrest him. Montgomery
made no attempt 10 get away this time.
He a a quantity Of the stolen prop
erty with him, and calmly informed
the officers that he was then on his
way 10 a junk shop. The three pursU-
ing policemen, coming up at this time.
the actual state OF affairs was made
Known to them. and Montgomery
cheerfully. accompanied them TO the sta
ton house. I'm route he RECALLED his
captors with "a recitation of his hauls,
and escorted them 10 several of the
places he had robbed morning
he went with them to two others. be-
sides accompanying them 10 h~eadQuar-
terS to prove 10 them that his picture
was in the Rogues' Gallery.
Montgomery was arrested about u
year & for the same offense with
which he is now charged. and was sent
TO Jail for hOusebTeakinE At another
time he went 90 the w~orkhouse as e
vagrant. and a year Of his interesting
a. W vas spent III A4lt 1ONti AAultl-t
Hospital for the Insane. He is now
charged with depreciation on private
property. but tie charge may be heId
up pending an examination as to his
mental condition. The police have four
cases OF depreciation that Montgomery
viii swear to, and If that is not enough
he offers to take the policeman on @
tour Of the Ninth precinct and point
out several other places he has robbed.
He will probably be arraigned IN the
Police Court tomorrow. He is twenty
four years Of age. and i've at 400
First street northeast.
The Washington times., 1909-08-31
d WRECKERS
IN PITCHED BATTLE

MINERAL CITY, Ohio, Aug. 3L-A
plot to wreck a Cleveland and Pitts
burg passenger train this morning at
the tunnel on the Bayard and New
Philadelphia divis on, half way be
tween Mineral City and Canal Dover
was frustrated by Waterman John
Mace after a battle with four men.
In a battle with knives and guns in
the darkness at the entrance to the
tunnel. n of the train wreckers shot
and killed one of HIS companions. and
Mace was seriously wounded. The
three remaining wreckers fed as sec
ton men came running TO assist Mace.
Sheriff NARROW of T-uscarawas
county today OOH the body OF the
dead train wrecker TO New Phila-
made to identify fl. Mace was re-
moved in a dying condition to the
Union Hospital at lanai Dover.
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PEACEMAKER BITTEN.

WILMINGTON. Del. Aug. 81
While trying 20 prevent his pet dog
from being injured by a big bulldog
that had attacked IT. County Comp
troller Philemma Chandler was him
self attacked by the bulldog, which
tore his hands with its teeth. John
Young, the owner OF the bulldog. had
called to see Chandler at his home
last evening. and they were sitting on
the porch when the two animals began
to fight.
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they were surrounded by reporters and
railroad men and asked for Information
concerning the h~oldiug-up OF the train
at Lewiston Narrows by a lone high
wayrnan.
None OF the passengers knew their
train had been ROBBED. aud just began
to get frightened when the story was
told here. The work OF the highway
man was done so quickly and quietly
that no one In the train was awakened.
Express Messenger j.. w Harper.
whose car was robbed. ven before the
officials and made a formal statement
Of the hold-up. Detectives would not
permit him to talk much of his eN-
perience. but he declared to a railroad
employee that the cool daring of the
robber simply had the train crew para
lized. He worked quietly and backed up
all Of his orders with a revolver.
Used Nitro-G lycerine.
Examination OF the express car show
Cd that the safe was barely damaged by
the explosion which broke the lock. the
robber putting a very small charge of
nitroglycerine and neatly blowing of
the lock of the safe without even shat
teriug the door.
According to the story told to a rail-
road employee at the Union station, the
guard stationed I'm the car with the eN-
press messenger. was dumfouuded when
the h~ighway1uen entered the car. He
reached for his carbiDe, but stopped
short at the order from the robber 70
get into n corner with tho rest OF the
mon.
It IS stated here that the express mes
Senger Of the Washington = which
was in the rear of tho car robbed. work
ed a bluff on the robber by telling him
there was no money in his car. The
meeSenEl Z was compelled 10 Join the
party in the Philadelphia car. however.
Detectives for the railroad n Adams
Express COmpany, left for the scene Of
the robbery in company. with Express
Messenger Harper at noon
Officials Hurry to Scene.
a formal statement OF the robbery
was issued at the Union station stat
ing that the 5000 I'm gold bullion and
one sack of pennies had been recovered.
Officials there stats. however. that #
viii be several days before the express
ompan can check up what was being
carried in the car. n determine what
amount the rObber got away with.
Express Messenger Harper Is sixty
years old and has been in the employ
OF the express company for years.
The train crew maintain that I'm spite
OF the mans mask and attempt al
roughness the h~ighwayman was a Grim
inal Of the higher class and believe he
had some knowledge that the train was
he blew the safe indicated that he wa.
an expert. Examination Of the engine
showed il TO be slightly damaged by
running over the dynamite.
The Washington times., 1909-08-31
The Vital Records.
Births

DlLLuS.
Alien Z. and Ida n. Gregory. girl.
John g.. and Matilda J.. Parker. girl.
Herbert A. and Mary r. watkins. boy
and girl twins
William II. and Doris ~. Gaskins. girl.
Patrick A. and Elizabeth Il. Rigney,
boy.
Walter +. and Blanche Whitaker. girl.
Hugh +. and Alice Gallagher. girl.
Samuel E.. and Louise Smiley. boy.
Charles and Louise Scheer. girl.
Harry and Helen Stevens. boy.
David and Edith Miller. boy.
James w. and Aida Chaves, girl.
John W. and Marie J. Oehmaun. boy.
William I. and Eva GernOnd, boy.
James O. % Agnes Hoppe, girl.
William r.. and Olive r. Allen. girl.
George J.. and Mary X. Burkheimer.
boy.
Thomas and Ada johnson. boy.
Ellis and Mary NeeGham. girl
George and Clara Harriss. boy
Robert r. and Esther .. Hess. girl
Walter VI. and Minnie a. Leaman. girl
AlphOnsO /. and MaUdc l.. Shanan. boy.
James ". and Mary Devan, boy.
The Washington times., 1909-08-31
DOG SAVES SEVEN.

PAwTUCKET, r. T.. Aug. al
Awakened by his dog early this
morning. Walter Butler. Of P~lainviIle.
grope& his way through dense smoke
into the rooms occupied by his wife
and five children. and rescued all Of
them. Soon after they left the house
that part OF the building which CON
tanned the sleeping apartments fdI
into the flames.
The Washington times., 1909-08-31
Marriage Licenses.

Iohn ". Powell an6 Carrie +. Davis,
OF Washington.
Charles o. Wampler and Mary A. Early.
. Of Fort Defiance. Va.
Walter williams and Anna O.. Poole.
Of Washington.
Frank 7. Brown and Kate s.. Brown.
Of Seabrook. Md.
George 3. Herfuth. ~ Alexandra. Va.
and Lula Pollard. of sherman. Tex.
Edward r.. W1elaH and Ncttie Williams,
Of washington.
The Washington times., 1909-08-31
Passenger Trains Crash.

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-An in-com-
ing Erie passenger train coIlided with
another train standing on a track in
the Erie depot in Jersey City early
today. bruising Eve passengers and
damaging the en-ines. The injured
were able TO proceed to their desti-
nations.
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Died.

JOSES-DCpartcd This ifc ON Friday. Aul
U.S. e.. 1919. JAMES JONES. IT,
The Washington times., 1909-08-31

Lea & PERKINS, Sauce, bottle. .92c
Durkee's Salad Dressing,
bottle ........... Ice. 23c, SOC
CampbelFs Salad Dressing,
large Zoe
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25

of the Great Northern, who is wanted
az witness
''Tbc special committee named by the
state legislature has decided 10 make
a thorough investigation of the office
Of Samuel III. Nicholas, secretary Of
state. announced Attorney General
George +. Lee today. Nicholas has
been notified 10 appear before the com
nittce next Wednesday,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
FURTHER INDICTMENTS
AGAINST JUDGE GORDON

SPOKANE. Wash. April 24.-Statc
Insurance Commissioner j. H. Schivcly
arrived from Olympia today to answer
the indictments returned against him
by the grand Jury. His bond for ap-
pearancc was fixed at $4,000 on the
charge of cmbezzlcmcnt and S2500 on
the charge Of perjury. He gave bond
Three more true bills against Judge
NJ. j, Gordon were returned by the
grand jury today, making six in all.
The six indictments charge him with
uttering a worthless check for S2S,000.
aud with five eases of embezzlcment
from the Great Northern railway while
netting as its counsel, He was ordered
TO give $4,000 additional bond on
Monday. making 100000 in all 1t is
reported the grand jury may soon take
a recess and wait in the hope of being
able to serve papers upon President Hill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
POSTAL TELEGRAPH Is
ABOUT TO ENTER RENO

RENO. New, April 24.-The Postal
Telegraph and Gable company, which
some time ago opened offices in Gold
field and in other towns in southern
Nevada, at that time announced that
it intended to come into Reno and
stretch q line from Reno over the noun.
tains to San Francisco. That tho Postal
intends to do this and in a short time is
now proved beyond a doubt
1t was learned definitely today that
within Il short time the company will
file in Reno q suit for the condemna-
ton of property in Washoe county for
a right Of way for the Postal line.
Judge Q. w. Powers of Salt Lake City
has already sent the papers for this suit
to Reno and has asked that local at.
torncy TO act for the Postal here when
suit is filed, He has also asked that
three citizens be named by the local
attorney TO act as commissioners for
the Postal company in the condemna-
lion SnIt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25

bought face The west and will make an
excellent site for home
An active business in Federal Heights
lots is reported by Stowe & Palmer.
IT, j. Wallace. manager of +, Aucr-
bach u Bro, yesterday purchased seven
tY-ive feet in Federal Heights at the
corner Of First South and University
streets, and will begin at once the cree
ton of fine home on this site K. J..
Edwards has bought the southwest cor
ner Of Federal Way and will start the
excavation in short time for a home
The price Of these lots was $2S00 A.
l.. Thomas, Jr,, a, Brown. 4. T. Thomas
and the Modern Home Building COM
pany have bought lots on Perry ave
nue., paving S1400 each, and will build
this spring.
Among the other sales reported by
Stowe & Palmer are the following:
Modern Home Building company TO Jo-
sic Greenwood, bungalow at 3S4 X
street, S4l00; Modern Home Building
company 10 Jessie Ray. bungalow al $50
X street. $4l00; North American Loan
and Trust company to ]. NJ. IIjskcy.
tweuty-four feet on Edison street,
$1,000; North American Loan and Trust
company TO ]. d. Trumbo, leo acres Of
land IN Davis county, $500; l.. b.
Brown to Courtney Investment com
pany, lot on Fifth South street, be
tween Second and Third East streets.
$500: Il. & NJ, Investment company TO
John McSorley, house at 517 East Ninth
South street. $4,000; Martha Larson to
G., D. Felt. lot on McClclland avenue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
JAPANESE CRUISERS WILL
REACH Los ANGELES TODAY

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April o4.-At
) o clock tomorrow morning the Japa.
nese cruisers Aso and Soya. in com.
mand of Rear Admiral Ijichi, will ar
rive at San Pedro, TO remain three DAYS.
A wireless message from the Aso late
this afternoon stated that the cruisers
were then at a point about seventy-five
miles. south of Santa Cruz island and
would proceed leisurely.
delegation of Los Angeles officials
and citizens, headed by General Frank
Prescott, win board the flagship OF
Admiral Ijichi tomorrow forenoon and
extend hearty welcome to the off
GERS and men Of the japanese ships.
Among the delegation will be many
members of the local Japanese colony
lnasmuch as this is the first visit of
Japanese war vessel 10 American
shores since the American fleet Of bat
tleships visited Japanese ports and was
accorded such great reception. it is
the intention OF the committee in
charge of the arrangements 10 make the
entertainment of the Japanese sailors
as pleasant as possible.
There will be n banquet TO the Off.
GERS Tuesday night, following trip by
trolley through the orange groves OF
southern California that afternoon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
e Has Written 155 Permits So
Far This April, Calling for
Total of $404,S00.
COMPARISON OF MONTHS.

Binding Inspector A. +. Hirth lras
&ritten building permits this month mn
N he has writer 5 cramp. At the close
.f business at noon SATURDAY he had
*flttcn 155 permits, which is the month.
| record for number. calling for a total
'<penditme of $4oi 500. This gives this
<pril, with five days yet TO run, an ex-
'ess of $23.910 over the whole OF the
|orresponding month of last year
With the approach OF spring builders
nd contractors are fairly deluging the
]uilding Inspectors office, and within
ne last week Mr.. iirth has written
'xty.one permits, calling for an ex-
|enditnre Of $l20,S00 Friday was the
)anner day, with twenty-six permits.
of 81 800. The daily record for the
<eek is as follows:
MONDAY. eleven permits, 1900;
|uesday. five. 400; "Wednesday. five,
'2U00; Thursday, three. $4,000, Friday,
Tenty-six, S41 500; Saturday. eleven,
'5s, 400; total, sixty one permits, $l20,-
This raises the excess for the first
|uarter of 1909 over the corresponding
|eriod of last year TO something like
'925 900. and with the Newbouse and
tab hotels TO come within the next
cw days, the current year bids fair to
70 to the S10.000,000 mark, $4,000 600
head of last year
AS starter for Monday, Mr.. Hirth
nnounces that in the neighborhood of
fycn permits. for approximately SIS.
Vp, Will be taken out the first thing
Ionday forenoon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
SPLENDID RECORD BEING MADE
IN TflE MATTER or BUILDINGS

Tho event of The past week in real
estate circles was the announcement
that a new hotel building will be erect
cd at the corner of South Temple and
Main streets by the Utah Hotel com
pnny, which will cost 50 900 600. The
event followed closely on the heels of
the breaking Of ground for The cree
ton of the new hotel by the Ncwbousc
company aud the announcement, com
bincd with the statement that Albert
Fisher and j. =. Mcgcatb would in
crease the size Of their new building
materially, created great stir among
realty dealers.
The fact, however, that in spite of
So much building being carried on,
there has been LITTLE activity in realty
transfers. IS being commented upon as
IN indication that there is not likely
10 he boom here in real estate and
as showing the solidity of business here
since the building operations means sub
stantial cnlargcmcnts in the residential
portion of the city and in the business
district
This means, therefore, increased IA
cilities for conducting business here
and relief from the somewhat con
ges'ed condition of the past few wears.
That there is n constant influx OF new
homcscckcrS 10 the city is evidenced
by the fact that it is difficult 10 Sc
cure rentals of new houses and there
arc few vacant houses of any kind.
Apartments in the new flat houses aud
apartment buildings which are being
erected arc quickly Let also, showing
that people are on the outlook for new
locations and the new hotel and room
ing houses being erected are leased for
long terms before ground is broken for
the buildings.
Real estate men have generally re-
ported the real estate market fam.
Many. of the dealers report long lists
of sales made. however, and there is
a general air of confidence about the
city which indicates that there is no
fear that there may not be a tremcn.
doms activity in realty as soon AS the