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centage of fires from that source last 

 year. Our rangers supervised the 

 burning of 322 slashes and permits 

 given. 



With the co-operation of the Pro- 

 vincial Government we continued to 

 prosecute settlers in the same man- 

 ner as in the season of 1914 and 

 convictions were secured in 40 

 cases and it may be said that very 

 few of the number were found in the 

 vicinities where prosecutions took 

 place last year. 



Getting After Malefactors. 



Mr. Henry Sorgius, Manager of 

 the St. Maurice Forest Protective 

 Association, with headquarters at 

 Three Rivers, P.Q., gave the Journal 

 the following condensation of pro- 

 secutions undertaken bv him during 

 1915: 



Charles Larouche, was prosecuted 

 by the Association, for having set 

 fire to the forest on May the 31st, 

 1915, near the town of La' Tuque. 

 He pleaded not guilty and was plac- 

 ed on trial at Three Rivers before 

 Magistrate Marchildon. The judg- 

 ment was pronounced against us. 



Francis Morin, of St. Ignace du 

 Lac, was prosecuted by the Asso- 

 ciation, for having set fire to his 

 slash during the prohibited season 

 without first obtaining a written 

 permit from the ranger. He was 

 placed on trial at Three Rivers be- 

 fore Magistrate Marchildon and 

 pleaded guilty. He was condemned 

 to pay a fine of $10 and in default of 

 payment of fine and costs one month 

 imprisonment. He passed one month 



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"For Valor" 



"It is my belief, and I venture to 

 assert it," declared the lecturer, 

 raising his voice, "that there isn't a 

 man in this audience who has ever 

 done anything to prevent the des- 

 truction of our vast forests." A 

 rather timid-looking man quietly 

 arose in the rear of the hall and 

 said: "I-er— I've shot woodpeckers." 



in the common jail at Three Rivers. 

 Fine, $10.00; costs, $44.50. 



Albert Beaulieu, of St. Ignace du 

 Lac, was prosecuted by the Asso- 

 ciation for the same offence. He 

 pleaded guilty before Magistrate 

 Marchildon at Three Rivers, and 

 condemned to pay a fine of $10.00, 

 plus costs, and in default of pay- 

 ment he was to spent one month in 

 jail. The high constable has twice 

 gone up to get this man but was un- 

 successful each time. He has not 

 paid his fine and is still at large. We 

 will get him in the spring. Fine, 

 $10.00 ; costs, $44.50. 



Joachim Savoie, of St. Charles de 

 Mandeville, was prosecuted by the 

 Association on identical grounds. 

 He pleaded guilty before Magistrate 

 Lacroix at Joliette and was con- 

 demned to pay a fine of $1.00, plus 

 costs, the costs amounting to $3.70. 

 He paid his fine. 



Arsene Bellerose, of St. Michel 

 des Saints, was prosecuted by the 

 Association for burning without 

 permit. He pleaded guilty before 

 Magistrate Lacroix at Joliette and 

 was condemned to pay a fine of 

 $1.00, plus costs, the costs amount- 

 ing to $2.00. He paid his fine. 



Leonard Charrette, of Notre 

 Dame de la Merci, was also prose- 

 cuted. He pleaded guilty before 

 Magistrate Lacroix at Joliette and 

 was condemned to pay a fine of $1, 

 plus costs, the costs amounted to 

 $27.35. He paid his fine. 



Alvini Beauchamp, of St. Donat, 

 was acquitted before Magistrate 

 Lacroix at Joliette, as several wit- 

 nesses seemed more inclined to fa- 

 vor the accused. 



Charles Crepeau, of Notre de la 

 Merci, was acquitted by Magistrate 

 Lacroix at Joliette. Witnesses 

 seemed more inclined to favor the 

 accused. 



Damien Desroches, of St. Damien, 

 was prosecuted by the Association 

 for having set fire in the forest to 

 obtain work in fighting same. He 

 was condemned before IMagistrate 



