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Conviction under Act of May 5, 1900 



On December 15, L. R. Webb was convicted in the United States Court for the 

 Northern District of California for willfully setting fire within the Klamath National 

 Forest. This is the first instance of a conviction under the first section of the Act of 

 May 5, 1900 (30 Stat., 169), after jury trial. 

 Saloon Trespass Settled 



The saloon trespass of Revello, on the Prescott National Forest, has been satisfac- 

 torily settled by the removal of the saloon by Revello on the last day of December, 

 1909. It is very probable in the criminal case against Revello that the defendant 

 will plead guilty. 

 Entry of Verdict "Not Guilty" Ordered 



John W. Bunch, indicted for unlawfully cutting timber on his homestead in the 

 Ozark National Forest, entered a plea of guilty on December 15 before the United 

 States District Court. His plea was stricken out by the court and directions given 

 that a verdict of "Not Guilty " be entered. 



Fined for Timber Trespass 

 Joseph Whiteside plead guilty on December 15 before the United States District 



Court and was fined $100 and sentenced to thirty days in jail for illegally cutting 



timber on the Ozark National Forest. 



Fined for Grazing Trespass- 

 Felipe Sanchez, previously indicted for grazing trespass committed upon the 



Lincoln National Forest . was fined $250 and costs. 



Fire Trespass: Indictment Returned 



On December 30 the Grand Jury in the United States Court for the Southern Dis- 

 trict of California returned an indictment against Henry Clay for setting fires within 



the Cleveland National Forest. 



PUBLICATION 



Distribution of New Publications to Forest Range 



It is earnestly desired to afford the rangers all possible opportunity to use Forest 

 Service publications. In the past all publications issued have been mailed directly 

 to rangers. Since, however, some of the publications are along lines which are of 

 little immediate interest to most rangers, in future such publications will be mailed 

 only when asked for. Requests may be sent by rangers directly to the District 

 Forester. All new publications are listed in the Field Program as they appear, 

 and rangers should watch this list and ask for anything which they may wish and 

 do not receive. 



Since it is desired to give rangers an opportunity to be informed concerning Forest 

 Service work along all lines, a liberal distribution of new publications will continue 

 to be made. Rangers located at permanent rangers' headquarters should see that 

 publications are preserved as Government property, whether they are personally 

 interested in the publications or not. Instructions for maintaining files of Forest 

 Service publications at rangers' headquarters will be issued by letters from the 

 Forester to the District Foresters. 



