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Show CREATES NEW OFFICE IN FOREST SERVICE WASHINGTON. July IS. Law oarer oa-rer for forest appeals is a new position in the department of agriculture created cre-ated yesterday bv Secretary Houston. It will be filled by Thomas G. Shearman, Shear-man, formerly of the forest service, bow doing special work on Indian iaims for the secretary of the interior. Tba new officer, who aesuraea his duties Wednesday, will ba outaide of the department de-partment and directlv under the supervision super-vision of Secretary Houston. In caae of agricultural land classification classifi-cation in tha forests, tha officer has cooperating co-operating a committee of agricultural experts named yeaterday by Secretary Houston. They are E. C. Chillcott of the forest induetrv and T. D. Rica of the bureau of aoil aerrieee. |