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Timber Trespass (Criminal) 



James A. Hopper was indicted under the Act of March 3, 1875 (1 Supp. Rev. Stat.' 

 88), at the October session of the Federal Grand Jury, convened in Little Rock, Ark., 

 for seizing timber which had been posted with United States property notices and 

 stamped with a United States marking hatchet. At the trial, held October 30, 

 Judge Trieber, of the Eastern District of Arkansas, gave peremptory instructions to 

 the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty. 



In the action of ejectment instituted against Zilpha Patterson, on the Prescott, 

 recommendations have been made to the Department of Justice that the proceedings 

 be discontinued, as the defendant has removed from the ranger station. 



Fined for Leaving Fire Unextinguished 



On November 8, W. F. Euster and Jack Huston pleaded guilty before the State 

 Court of Oregon and were fined $25 each for leaving a camp fire unextinguished on the 

 Wallowa National Forest. 



OPERATION 



Complaint and Charges Should be Fairly Discussed 



In many instances unnecessary friction has arisen through the failure of supervisors 

 to fully understand the other man's side of the question in cases of trespass by Forest 

 users or of arbitrary action by subordinate Forest officers. This has been particu- 

 larly the case where supervisors have felt obliged to make charges against Forest 

 officers. In all fairness to himself and to the man against whom the action is con- 

 templated, the supervisor should lay the case in person before the man and discuss 

 fully each point in the case before taking or recommending final action. This may 

 not be possible in all cases affecting users of the National Forest, but it should be 

 done in every case of complaint or charges against a Forest officer. 



Initialing in Supervisors' Offices- 

 File carbons of letters and other papers prepared in supervisors' offices should have 



affixed upon them by stamp or pen the names of the persons signing them. When 



the signer is not the author the latter should initial in the lower left-hand corner of 



the file carbon. 

 The stenographer will stamp his own initials in the lower right-hand corner of each 



file carbon. If the letter contains inclosures, or if future action is promised, the 



stenographer will stamp his initials a second time as a guaranty that the inclosure 



has been prepared or that the action promised has been noted. 

 Any rubber stamps needed can be obtained upon requisition from the Property 



Clerk at Ogden. 



Forest Service Calendar for 1910 



The Service calendar for 1910 will be distributed during December. The revision 

 of the schedule of reports will not be completed in time for this distribution. The 

 new schedule will be issued in pads by the Property Clerk at Ogden as soon as 

 printed, and will be so made as to be easily attached to the calendar by means of the 

 ordinary brass fastener. 



