Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-02

| less he divulged the name. Judkins
however. sat silent. The house tool
no action at the time.
Later. under a continued FIRE OF ques
tions. Judkins modified his original
, statement, saying he was told II he
did not support certain measures and
a certain man" his bills would be
killed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Reports
based on detailed field examinations
made by national forest officers, OF
the lands burned over in the forest
fires OF last summer in Washington
and Oregon, which have been received
by the United States department of
agriculture. show that the national for.
est timber loss In these states Is about
1OO.0O0,000 feet. This is somewhat
less than was indicated by the pro
visional estimates made shortly after
the fires. The reports also show the
Importance, as means CT protecting
the forests against fires. of the efforts
which are being made by the depart
ment to open new range to stockmen.
or the national forests In Washing.
ton and Oregon, that on which the
fires extended over the greatest area
was the Colville, with 100000 acres
burned. The fires on this forest, how.
ever. we're chiefly surface, which are
far less destructive than ires which
travel through the crowns OF the trees.
1t is considered by the forest officers
that the fires on this forest point
clearly to the value, from the stand
point of fire prevention. of proper utili.
cation OF the range under regulated
grazing. Large parts OF this forest,
and also of the Cholan, Okanogan and
other forests, are not used by stock
because of their inaccessibility, al
though good supply OF forage is pro-
duced. The dry grass and other herb
age both spread the flames and made
them fiercer and more destructive than
they would have been II the land had
been grazed. One of the objects OF
national forest administration is to
open all available range to the fullest
use consistent with preservation OF
the carrying power OF the range and
protection Of forest growth and water
supplies.
In carrying out this principle, where
good grazing grounds are at present
inaccessible to stock the aim OF ma.
tional forest administration Is to open
means of communication, through the
construction OF driveways, the building
OF roads and trails, etc, to the end
that stock may penetrate wherever
forage is to be found and grazing can
properly be permitted. Through the
building of railroads and the pushing
forward of the system OF permanent
improvements which has been planned
for the national forests OF northern
Washington, Idaho. and Montana, 1t ID
believed that much hitherto unused
range In these forests will soon be
opened to use. The topography oi
some OF the country is such as to
make It available only from the Ca
madam side. but American stock own.
ers are now beginning to work into II
from that side. Another means OF
opening more national forest range
which is being actively employed by
the department Of agriculture is the
securing OF concessions from railroads
In the form OF rates and facilities for
shipping stock In and out of regions
where forage is now going to waste.
MANILA, Jan. 31.-Reports today
from the regions OF Mount Taal. on
the island OF Taal, show the volcanic
eruption and subsequent tidal wave
were far more destructive than at
first believed. Six hundred lost their
lives in the five villages that were
practically destroyed. -hey were al.
most obliterated by the volcano and
in the rush of water. These towns
are now depopulated. the survivors
having fled to escape feared repe.
tition Of Mount Taars violence. The
entire island is enveloped In a thick
layer OF mud, which has worked in.
estimable damage to the Island.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 31.-Tlags
were displayed on public buildings to-
day In observance Of the city's sixty
fifth birthday anniversary. With a
population of about 10000 persons
Milwaukee was incorporated on Jan
81, 1916. The last census gives her
a population Of nearly 375.0O0.
PUEBLO, Colo, Jan. 31.-David Ca
BILE. ranch hand, committed suicide
on an eastbound Santa Fe train at
O'Clock Sunday night as It pulled out
OF Boone after being placed under ar
hy CbarifS Dattnr fav thn