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Cases reported to the Department of Justice were settled as follows: United States 

 v. Oliver B. Picket, grazing trespass, Minidoka National Forest, $12.50 actual dam- 

 ages, $50 punitive damages; Lapray brothers, grazing trespass, Pocatello National 

 Forest, $6 actual damages, $25 punitive damages, $61.50 costs. 



Law Cases in District 5 



The Federal grand jury at Los Angeles, Cal., returned indictments February 13 

 against Ignacio Salazar and Felippo Poggi for fire trespass on the Cleveland National 

 Forest; refused to return an indictment against Shamikarva, Otsu & Hase (Japanese 

 in the employ of E. S. Babcock), and against Edward Putze, for fire trespass on the 

 same forest. 



In the case of United States v. F. W. Koehler, grazing trespass on the Lassen Na- 

 tional Forest, settlement was made without suit in the sum of $87.45 actual and $50 

 punitive damages. 



Law Cases in District 6 



The trial of Tom Cannon, February 8, in the United States district court for the 

 eastern district of Washington, for alleged timber trespass on the Chelan National 

 Forest, resulted in a verdict in favor of the defendant. 



H. B. Healey, arrested January 31 for violation of the grazing regulations, was 

 released on a $500 bond in the district court for Oregon. 



On February 24 W. L. LaMotte, arraigned in the United States district court for 

 the eastern district of Washington for trespass on the Okanogan National Forest by 

 construction of a flume, pleaded not guilty. His trial was set for the April term of that 

 court. 



ACCOUNTS. 



Bill of Lading: Appropriation to be indicated 



To facilitate settlement in the Washington office, forest officers making shipments 

 covered by bills of lading are requested to see that the appropriation from which 

 charges are payable is properly indicated in the space provided on the back of the 

 original bill of lading form and on the Form M forwarded to the district fiscal agent. 



OPERATION. 

 Revised Edition of Form 446 



A revised edition of Form 446 will be issued in time for the use of supervisors in 

 making their annual statistical reports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912. A 

 special letter of instructions will accompany the form as a guide to supervisors in 

 filling it out as to the items and columns headed by the several schedules. That 

 the form may be speedily and correctly compiled by supervisors it is important that 

 the records of then: offices with respect to all classes of business should be made as 

 complete as possible by June 30. 



Extension of Liability Act of May 30, 1908 



By an act of Congress approved March 11, 1912, the provisions of the act of May 30, 

 1908, were made to apply to any artisan, laborer, or other employee engaged in any 

 hazardous work in the Forest Service, with the proviso that this act shall not be 



