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Criminal actions were decided in favor of the Forest Service as follows: Cecil D. 

 Ramsey, grazing trespass upon the Sawtooth National Forest, $20 fine; H. L. 

 Mitchell, grazing trespass upon the Weiser National Forest, $50 fine and $7.40 costs; 

 Wm. A. Fletcher, grazing trespass upon the Sawtooth National Forest, $50 fine 

 and $7.40 costs. 



FINED FOR VIOLATING A STATE LAW. In the case of Gus Lamson and Charles 

 Dalton, charged with violation of the laws of the State of Utah in having willfully 

 taken down a part of a fence around a ranger station pasture upon the Fillmore 

 National Forest and left the same open, defendants pleaded guilty and were fined 

 $17.50. 

 Law Cases in District 6 



Criminal prosecution before United States grand juries resulted as follows: George 

 Filisiano and J. P. Stevens, fire trespass upon the Olympic National Forest, indict- 

 ment returned September 20; Henry Allen and S. E. Webb, fire trespass upon the 

 Washington National Forest, indictment returned September 20. 



Criminal prosecution before United States commissioners resulted as follows: 

 John Smith, fire trespass upon the Ochoco National Forest, held to the grand jury 

 in the sum of $500. 



SENTENCE SUSPENDED ON RECOMMENDATION. In the case of United States v. 

 J. P. Tuley, alias Harrison, reported in the July Field Program, the defendant on 

 July 17, 1911, pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment. Sentence was suspended 

 on recommendation of the United States attorney for the reason that Tuley gave 

 information upon which all three of the cameras stolen by him were recovered, and 

 on account of the fact that he has a wife and two small children who would be the 

 greatest sufferers in case of prison sentence. Action on the other count of the indict- 

 ment was suspended pending Tuley 's good behavior. 



CAMPERS FINED FOR UNEXTINGUISHED FIRE. On August 22 Werner Steiger and 

 Andrew Heiman, boys about 20 years of age, were arrested for building a camp fire 

 and leaving it without it being totally extinguished. On August 23 they pleaded 

 guilty to an information filed by the United States district attorney > at Portland 

 and were fined $10 each. No damage was done to the forest. 



OPERATION. 



Reimbursement for Maintenance of Horse or Motor- 

 On August 3 the regulation which was approved by the Secretary in February 

 concerning the ownership, maintenance, and equipment of saddle horses and other 

 animals used by forest officers regularly assigned to field duty was modified by the 

 Secretary to cover, in addition, the maintenance of motor-driven vehicles. This 

 makes it now possible for forest officers in the field who use automobiles and motor 

 cycles in connection with their official duties to receive reimbursement for the cost 

 of operation and maintenance to the same proportion as those officers who use horse 

 transportation. The regulation as it now stands reads as follows: 



REGULATION. Forest officers or employees regularly assigned to field duty may 

 be required to own and equip the saddle and other animals necessary to carry on 

 their official duties. Feed for animals so used, owned by forest officers or employees, 

 will be furnished in whole or in part, as may be deemed equitable by the Forester, 

 either by purchase or by growing such feed on national-forest lands. When a 



