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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Idaho the most inaccessible of all. In
the eastern forests of Montana, where the
woods had been broken with trails and
means of communication had been estab-
lished. the fires did little DANA ge, al
though the woods were as dry there as
in Idaho.
The forest service has been campaign
ing this year against the inaccessible fire
Hhe forest rangers have been gathering
during the winter and spring months at
various headquarters in the six districts
fore great maps giving in detail every
portion of the forest area over which
these rangers have control, fire game
has been played something like this:
The fire is regarded as the invading
army. Plans are made to meet it at any
point. and to arrange supplies, firemen
and transportation that there may be no
surprises and no districts left urpro-
tected.
A man unfamiliar With the forest per-
haps a visiting forestry official or a
stranger not connected with the service
approaches the map and sticks a tack
upon 1t. \ black tack means a night
fire; white tack a day fire. One OF the
trict in which the tack appears must
then answer in rapid succession such
questions as:
Where is it,
Where is il going?"
How could you hear about it?'
How would you get to it,
He must tell how many men he could
get: where he would get them: how he
would get them to the fire: where he
would get food and tools for the force;
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over s1.0OO.oGO in actual expenses, the
lives of over seventy volunteer firemen
and destroyed government timber worth
s25,O0,O00 Private and state losses were
much greater than this. These fires
probably could not have been prevented.
Once they were we'll under control the
hurricane of August 20 swept every
Smoldering fire into a raging blast
At present the forest service is expert
menting with the portable army tele-
phone. Rangers and fire patrolmen are
carrying these portable telephones on
horseback. and string them from the es-
tablished lines up the mountains TO new
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fire equipment at every camp finding out
how much equipment the country stores
carry and establishing caches of supplies
and shovels, picks, blankets and other
fire fighting apparatus where none are to
be had.
'The Importance of communication be-
tween the lookouts, the patrolmen and
the district rangers cannot he too strongly
emphasized" says Coert Du Bots. asso-
ciate forester OF the fifth district. a
patrolman out of communication who
does not happen to see a fire just soon
as it starts loses most of his effective
ness. He then becomes simply a fire
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to be built before all portions of the
great woods are accessible to fire
fighters. The fire lines" those bands
or safety that surround the more dan
gerous districts and often effectually
stop the spread of a ground or sur
race nre. must be increased by 10000
miles: $4,000 miles of new telephone
line must be strung to lookout points
and along the trails. and 500 miles of
heaVy wagon road built.
When all this is accomplished in six
or eight years; when supplies of tools
are ready at every point. and the force
or summer fremen is increased to the
necessary number. it will be almost
impossible for forest fire to get such
start as did those of last year. even
though drought and high winds are
AGAINST the forest guardians.
The experience Of the last season
for adequate protection OF the national
forests, says Forester Graves They
are:
"A network Of roads and trails for pa :
troll and for the transportation of fire
fighters and equipment.
Ere lines to supplement- roads and
trails as an aid in fighting fires.
system of telephone lines for quick
communication.
Lookout stations to aid the patrol.
Ranger cabins to ena BILE the stationing
or rangers and guards at critical points
throughout the forest.
An equipment of tools for fire fighting
An equipment of pack trains in the re-
mote forests
An adequate force Of trained patrol
men to prevent fires and to organize and
direct the fighting of such fires may
be started"
The sources Of fire In the forest arc
now we'll known. Last year there were
nearly 5000 fires. but less than II per
cent of these did any great dana ye
Out of 1866 of the fires that were care
fully studied, ,5SS were set by railroac.
engines, 1877 by lightning. 451 by camp
ers. 2s4 by brush burning. 2s6 were In
cendiary in character and II were set by
sawmills. The causes of over a thou
sand were not known.
Against the campers a rigid campaign
has been made. The careless camper.
forest Is a source of great danger, if he
leaves his camp fire unprotected, or
throws matches or cigars about the tin
derlike woods. Signs have been posted
all through the forests, printed in many
languages, cautioning against careless
ness. and notifying men where fires can
be quickly reported to the rangers:
In district No. 5. comprising the for
positive aid from the campers has been
devised Registers are esta blished at the
rangers cabins along the well Travelled
forest trails. The camper cannot be
forced to sign. but a map OF the flores;
has been provided. giving all roads,
trails meadows where feed can be Oh
tanned and similar data. Rules for tn
care of fire and summaries Of the gam
and fire laws are printed on the marsi.
The camper Is usually ready to ex-
change his name, address and destinatiot
for one of these maps, and when he ha-
signed up at the rangers cabin he fee:-
a new responsibility for his conduct il
the forest.
The rangers have spotted on their
maps every settler, stcckman, camper,
grazer or other person in the forest.
They work out where they can he as
sembled. what fire equipment can be
rushed to the IRE. The forest rangers
travel through the country listing the
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Forester.
could have been taken in advance that
would have made this fire easier to han
dle?'
This is the form of drill through
which the rangers and the district
foresters have been going for months.
They have been doing more than
stringing new telephone lines. opening
up new trails. building bridges and
roads and providing for quick trans
portation.
Every sawmill or railroad force.
every permanent COW camp. every log
ging operation or other business going
on in the woods has been carefully
inquired into and catalogued. In the
forest rangers cabin. which is the
real fire department headquarters of
the forest, is a record showing how
many men he can get at Smiths camp,
how soon he can get them, how far they
will go and how much they Will be
paid per day.
He knows how much provision is kept
on hand at this COW camp, how much
at that how many pack horses can
be secured at one point or another.
Today the forests are as carefully
studied any field of battle When
the report comes of fire in a GER
tain distant region. there is no time
lost in getting supplies or men, in fig-
in going over lost ground to gather
up a fighting force.
This is the work toward which the
forest service has been bending every
energy since last August. Over seven :
ty-fcur government fire fighters We're
killed in the big fires in Idaho last
year, mainly because they were not
carefully trained. Scores of miles of
trail had to be cut to get fire crews
into the heart of some Of the fires, and
once there they had little chance to
escape or to get reinforcenents.
Forester Graves estimates that the
government will have to spend S.
100000 before the forests are COM
pletely under control Forest trails
that would stretch ten times across
the continent, $4,000 miles, will have
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ENRY s. GRAVES,
chief of the ma
ton s greatest fire
department, sits in
an office on the
seventh floor of a
building in Wash
ington these days
waiting for news
from the fire lines.
Great maps of the
national forests
adOTn the walls
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LIRE FIGHTERS On A LOOKOUT STATION.

lookout points. It is not unlikely that
the portable telephone will become
fixed part of the fighting apparatus.
From every advantageous point IN the
big forests lookout men are watching
for the outbreak of fire. Many of these
lookout points are connected by telephone
with the ranger cabins and the forest
headquarters; others have to depend on
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where he would establish camp; where
he would start work
Suppose it gets away. where and how
Will reinforcements be secured?' asks the
questoner. What protective measures
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II S& rq14fR@28%1 ID!
If You Stand Still 70,
BY Her
The world changes its mind every hour alters its ideas
time advancement dsproues sopy
procLnns discovery
You neue be that you're right because brain
keep pace with the work of all brains
Man only be the upon which
he his that basis
You can't have your work you don't keep your
mind up-to-date.
You may be the most brilliant member of your profession
trade but intelligence can't possibly be broad that OF
everybody else engaged in the pursuit.
You graduate from the school of Experience.
Your viewpoint only occasionally Very fe1u of
your ideas original Whether you're semade university
Bred the observations of untold yesterdays have always guided
YOU and there's much be learned from the
from the past.
The sponge that absorb quickly shriues
who his oner than his squeezes his
dry.
When you're satisfied with your you started
the do10ngrade.
Fear is the best guaranty of security waed cities
lived the ungarded towns
Con,placency is the of defeat All conqueng
nations dragged the chariot hee of their enemies
pride blinded them into false security.
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fighter, whose only advantage over any
other fire fighter is in his training.
1T is the fire pTeVenters we mu2. have.
Forest fire fighting on the spur of the
as would be the efforts of volunteer
bucket brigades in a large city"
The fighting Of the big fires in the
northwest last year cost the government
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The rangers have spotted on their
maps every settler, stockman, camper,
grazer or other person in the forest.
They work out where they can he as
sembled. what fire equipment can be
given them and how they can be quickly
rushed to the IRE. The forest rangers
travel through the country, listing the
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Kaufman -~...-..-~~--
In this of keen rioay and mitless aspirations, you
won't stay ahead if you don't plan ahead
7horougfare euey.uhere The highways blocked
by coone andcoat classes longer
for their kind
You can't remain where what haue if
somebody with greater ability determines suppant YOU
Civilization like the carpenter has pet tools-the
rust will be trown aside for brighter and
sharper instrument of Progress.
Wehave sentiment the Twentieth Century hstorys
highest its thinkers and its tnkers But close
books each "a hours You full credit and full
azion and we take qutclanm every day.
So long you satisfy we'll accede your demands but
when your BETTER we'll put him your place. We
nothing because can't guarantee anything.
We're always searching for faster for shreuder
for who for usfor who
output and minimize costs.
The door is can't lock against their coming
you can't keep them out you can't keep the top.
You must constantly add to your ladder-you
must mb-theres always height unattained.
Invention and science and letters and
ceaseessly equppng behind
you-striuing to excel your record.
IF YOU STAND STILL YOU DON'T STAND CHANCE.
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ENRY s. GRAVES,
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been done since the disastrous fires OF
last year to bring the forest protection
force UP to the highest possible state of
efficiency.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
Your Troubles
are Hers
DIED.

KELLY--At his mothers residence.
314 Brooklyn-aye.. April Is. 1911, r..
James, son OF Mary and the late
William Kelly, and brother of Will
lam r.. T. j. Joseph. and Mrs, Lizzie
putreau, Funeral Tuesday from res
tdence at $40. and Holy Trinity
church at 3 o'clock.
SAWYER-April i6, 1911. at his sons
residence, 1873 PalIAer~ave. east, Will
lam Morton Sawyer. In his seventy
third year, father OF Charles II. saw
yer. and Mrs. Bradley Hopkins. MIL
waukee. Wis. Notice of funeral later.
VAN PoUCKER-April l6, at resi-
dence OF her daughter, Mrs c. j. Ter
mote, 2l9 Van Dyke-ave., Virginia
Van Pouoker. aged 10 years. beloved
wife OF Ferdinand. mother OF John
and William Poucker, and Mrs. John
Crocker, of Cleveland Funeral from
the late residence Wednesday morn
ing at $3.50. and 9 o'clock from St.
Charles church.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. aged 6S years.
widow OF the late Robert Winkler,
and mother of Bertha Morris and
John Winkler. Funeral from resi-
dence, 1s1 Maybury Grand. Wednes-
day. April 10. at p. m. Service held
at residence.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Rawley j. Hislop, 81, London, ont
Annabel McLachlin. 20, Detroit.
Joseph III Tarsch. 81. Detroit: Susan
s. DeCoutt. %.
Nelson bourgeois. 80, River Rouge;
Agnes NJ Toango. IS. Ford City.
Andrew whittacker, 81; Alvina
Walter GrSmacki. 81; Bernice Lew
andowski, "a.
William y. Major. 81. Toledo; Helen
Polley-36r Goodrich, Ont.
Albert G Koch, 40, Detroit; Anna M.
Kurschinski, 10, Wyandotte
George pterdich, %; Rose LANCE. l9.
Arthur Misner, -, Eloise. Mich; Ma
bel Derby, rs, Detroit
Charles Davenport, AZ, Jersey
City, ". j.; Flora Benrose, 4e, Detroit
Wilbur +. Wade. 25;Mathilda L. Fur
robert Greenshield. 81; Grace Hay.
John L. Elliott. 20; Edna Cooke. %.
Kenelm Miller. "a, Columbus, o.:
Burdella Miller. %. FIT. Wayne
Walter l.. Reichle. %; Louise He
Hiram Fl. Walker. "a: Elsa stron. 2s.
John, Classon, 80. Hamtramck Jen-
ME Gardner, is, same
Charles Smith, So: Elizabeth Bartles,
Wilbur Z. Branyan. SO, Huntington.
Ind Vivian J. Stoddard, 80. Detroit
Valentine Buszke. 22 Detroit; Helen
Gabriel II, New Boston, Mich
Fred Van Corp. 20: Josephine Hatz-
enhover, III.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
HOME BANK INCREASES CAPITAL
VIII Raise Surplus to s65o.ooo and
Buy Present Site.

Directors Of the Home Savings
bank are considering a plan to in
crease their capital from $500 600 to
S50,0O0. Under the plan, which will
probably go through, the present
shareholders will receive a stock
dividend of 25 per cent, taking up
100000 Of the new issue, and they
will also receive the right to sub
scribe to their proportion OF the new
remaining S250,000, at the price Of
5000 per share. This plan would raise
the surplus OF the bank to $3.50, 900,
after deducting the stock dividend
from the present surplus A special
meeting of the stockholders has been
called to authorize the plan.
The increase In capital will enable
the bank to purchase the site upon
which its building stands, under the
option which II holds, and also to
handle its rapidly increasing business
The Home Savings bank has grown
to be three times the institution II
was 10 years ago, showing totals OF
$9,736.200, according TO its last state
ment. Ii ia now paying dividends OF
IL per cent year. The success Of
the institution Is due TO the energy
and ability OF the officers, who are
as follows: President, julius H.
Haas; yice-presldents, Fred Geunth-
er and Orla b. Taylor; cashier, Edwin
j. w. Eckert.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON
A GOOD INVESTMENT

profitable invest
It's full paying capacity
preferred STOCK
made under he
be
which have been planned
merely matter getting the "orA
circular which enclose are suoa
msrepresenaons
that the stock which being
original underwriting syndicate and made on terms that are M %
spcua
value OF the Investment making really quite attractive m
listed but Is understood VIII
the people behind the company nave strong
Montreal
should market the securities when the company
preferred stock should show good IN
Gre n
possibilities
justified opinion the
quickly when the plants running at their ca
pacity
mans
speculative pons
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
Tiger 5ou1hpav5 Work
OVU.timeiR practice

Although there was no game on
Jennings put the Tigers through
some lively batting practice, coach
ing his men on the weak points
which they had shown and winding
up with the usual buntation.
Mitchell and Cavet, the Detroit
left-handers occupied the mound
through the greater stage of the ses-
sion, as Manager Hughie knows that
Jim Mcclure Is expecting to turn
loose Gregg and Mitchell, his south
paws, In the two of the games of the
series, remaining.
The Tigers haven't seen a left
handler on the slab in the real games
as yet, but have taken many a look
at one In action at the park never
theless.
The advent of left-hander would
be welcomed with acclaim by the De.
troit infield which hits right-handed
and hasn't been doing much with the
curve balls of the foes beavers up to
date. On the other hand, Jones, Goth
and Crawford don't care very murh
from which side the hostile hurlers
cut loose their offerings. The same
goes for Oscar Stanage. The task
of preparing for southpaws has been
q tough one on the Tiger lefties, but
they have pitched the equivalent Of
several full games and will be doing
the same thing tomorrow, and with
all willingness, too. Each would like
chance for the red fire with tho
crowd in the stands, but each realizes
that little seasoning will do no haI m
and that. so long as the right-handers
are winning, there is no use of hop
ing.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
WILL M?ANEL JURY To
DETERMINE MANS SANITY

Second Time In the History Of Wayne
Probate Court This step Has
Been Taken.
For the second time in the history
of Wayne county, jury will be i'm
paneled in probate court TO determine
sanity when the case OF Dennis E.
Woods, 81 years old and unmarried,
will be brought into Judge Hulbert's
court on a petition OF his sister, Alice
l.. Woods, who asks that he be COM
mitted to an asylum. The case was
10 have been heard Monday, but as
attorneys for both sides were busy In
the circuit court, II was continued for
a few days.
Woods, who now lives with another
sister, Bell Woods, at No. II Spruce
ST., believes that some one Is constant
ly trying to kill him, according to Drs.
r. 8. Rowland and Homer 8. Stafford,
who examined him and who will testify
when his case Is called. Woods also
believes that he has been wronged In
a business way and says that he con-
stantly hears music which he says is
the divine WILL"
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
EASTER OFFENDERS GIVE
POLICE COURT BUSIEST DAY
Justice Stein Hands Out stir Doses to
Big Bunch Of Mornlna-Afters.


The Easter aftermath, as reflected
In police court, was exactly 107 cases
Of disturbers, ordinary DRINKS and
what not II was one of the busiest
days the municipal police justices
have seen I'm some time.
Police Justice Stein presided over
the festivities. The justice was most
displeased with one Howard Pierce. a
Negro. Last week, Howard displayed
his affection for a poor little harmless
dog by cutting its throat from ear TO
ear. He celebrated Easter Sunday by
beating up his paramour, Isabella Hall,
white woman, who has caused the
police all sorts of trouble Pierce was
fined $50, with the option OF spending
six months In the House OF Correction.
Fred Kowolski should have been
made president OF the Wife Beaters'
association long ere this. He told the
patrolman who arrested him that he
had been beating his wife for Fl years
and this was the first instance he had
ever been caught at IT, He was fined
IS. with the option OF 80 days In the
workhouse.
William Braxmimer drew a So fine
for chasing his wife out OF their home.
He was unable to pay and went up for
80 days.
In a sort of international mixup at
Hastings and Rivard-sts. early Monday
morning, Wladislaus Wawkowicz had
his new Easter suit fractured In sew
eral places, not to mention numerous
decorations OF the features. Stanislaus
Speech, who was one of the numerous
decorators, had nothing to say when
the court asked him about IL and no
was accordingly fined $25. A number
of other young men with unpronounce-
able names, were discharged. They
took Wladislaus to a dry-cleaner's.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-18
DEPT. OF PuBLic FORKS.
Detroit. April 10. 1911.
FOR CONSTRUCTING vITRIFIED
CROCK LATERAL SEWERS.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office Of the Department OF Public
Works. Detroit. Mich. until wednes-
day. April 10. 1911. at 10 o'clock a. m,
standard time. at which time and place
they will be opened. for furnishing
all the labor and material except ce-
ment and manhole rings and covers.
which will be furnished by the city,
and building and finishing complete.
together with the back filing, accord
ing TO the plans and specifications on
file In this office. vitrified crock lateral
sewers In the following described al
leys:
Sewer No. 2171. In alleys in blocks
bounded by Cameron and Cardoni ave.
MUGS, Holbrook and Westminster ave-
nues mot already severely.
Sewer No. 22os. In alley in block
GSqeasS AND sesbaids sveauss
bounded by Beechwood. Firwesd. SEQ
baldt and Allendale avenueA
bounded BY Mullane. springwells. Navy
sewer No. 220s. In alleys in block
bounded by X X. and Haroaush ave.
Sewer No. 22os. In alley In block
bounded by stone street. Dearborn and
Woodmere avenues.
bounded by stephens and Chippewa
avenues. Mack avenue and Sylvester
street twhere not already sewer ID.
Sewer No I nli In rd ALLEYS IN block
and <ercheval avenues
sewer No 22I2. In alley in block
bounded by iroquois. Burns. Kerchevai
and Waterloo avenues.
Zach bidder must deposit In n sep
arate envelope with his bid a certified
bank check payable 70 the order ~ tue
Department OF Public Works OF ,hs
hundred dollars H2oo) for each saver
bid upon, which sum Will he forfcitcf
20 tho Department In cas< tn bicder
refuses or neg,sets 70 eE, Ter, ih 70 con
ce ptance OF his or their tender sues
contracts 10 be nahJecf tn me aiproyai
OF the Common Ceupctl CneeHs de-
turned 20 the bidder OF demand Tho
bidder whose tcccef 10 aeceptsc VII
be required to furnish with rs coc-
tract an approved bono 10 me city .,
the contract price OF each ee ~es award
fSi performance q HE or their rnrt OF
The contractor shsli be paid in
bonds or the proceeds thereof. n such
bonds u=e purchased by the sinking
Fund Commission according 70 law
on the proper execution o. the con-
tract bond the Amcrat deposited with
the tender will be returned to the con-
No bids viii be accepted from any
person or hrm who IL In arrears 20
the city OF Detroit upon debt or con-
sraet or who II I'm default as surety or
Otherwise upon any obligation 70 the
sac rr,ntsS specifications IN detail Tor
the above work are on NE IN the OF
hce OF the Department and copies
thereof may be had on application 20
~
TIRE pepartnent Of Pubic Works
expressly reserves the right 70 rs,~et
aily ,tsil J. ]. HAARER.
tstsl commissionsr.