THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 21, lUlO.
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THREE DIE WHILE.
FIGHTING' FUMES
the camp at such a swift pace that the
men did not have time to save their
clothes or any of their belongings in the
bunkhouses. S. E. Slade, who, together
with W. B. Mack, went to the scene of
the fire last night in an automobile and
returned late this afternoon, says that the
work of the flames' was complete.
GROCERS' PICHIG
DOUBLY ENJOfED
BURNING BRUSH STARTS FIRES
North Santiam Fire Started
by Spark From Engine
Does Great Damage.
CHARRED BODIES FOUND
tVorkmen Trying to Save Tools Find
Return Cut Off Government Re
serve Now Burning and Prop
erty Loss Will Be Large.
Continued Prom First Page.)
turned over a quantity of cut timber,
destroying that ready for market. It
has now covered more than two miles,
burning eastward along: the south bank
of the North Santiam River. It is now
In valuable green timber owned by the
Hoover Lumber Company and on the
Government forest reserve, with a
great quantity of valuable timber in
front of it. Seventy men are fighting
the flames, but the forest rangers in
charge of the fight say there is no
hope to stop the fire now unless the
wind changes or rain comes.
Large Force Fighting Flames.
The men of Hoover's mill and camp
fought all night and were reinforced
this morning by men from Hall's two
logging camps and from the camps of
the Curtiss Lumber Company, which
owns a large tract of endangered tim
ber. Another big forest fire is burning in
the Cascade Mountains northwect of
Mount Jefferson. No one has come out
from that vicinity to give the exact
location or extent of the damage, but
judging from the smoke, the fire is a
big one. It is believed some Govern
ment rangers are there, but the force
on hand, if any, is too small to cope
"with it. These fires are causing a
thick mantle of smoke to settle down
In the Willamette Valley in this part
of the state tonight.
Bodies All Badly Burned.
Undertakers from this city will go to
Hoover for the bodies tomorrow and
the remains of Richmond and Brooks wilr
be brought here tomorrow night. Rich
mond's body will be taken to Salem and
Brooks will probably be taken to Craw
fordsvillt. As the bodies were burned too
badly for embalming, McGoey's body can
not be taken to his home in Pennsylvania,
and he will be buried at Gates.
Jay M. Brooks was a hooktender in
the Hoover camp, and Philip Richmond
was a rigging slinger. Both had worked
there some time. McGoey had come to
the camp only recently from his Eastern
home.
Brooks was 34 years old and the other
men were about 25 or 36. All were un
married. Brooks' home had been at
Crawfordsville a number of years. He
spent most of his time, when not work
ing, in Albany, and was a member of the
of H. A. Richmond, of 1430 North Fulton
etreet. Salem. Or. McGoey is a son of
Joseph McGoey, of Clearfield, Pa.
ITVE TOWNS AHE WIPED OUT
Three More : Fatullties Reported
From Kootenay Forest Fires.
VANCOUVER, B. C. July 20. (Spe
cial.) Reports this evening from vari
ous portions of interior British Colum
bia Indicate that the scores of forest
llres now raging; in the heart of the
province are growing more and more
threatening. In some Instances whole
towns being menaced with destruction.
The town of Three Forks, in the
Kootenay district, is destroyed, and
the mining towns of Whitewater and.
McGuigan are wiped out, while Baynes
Lake and Jaffray in the Crow district
have met the same fate. The Kaslo
district proper is said to be the worst
BUfferer. 200 miners and their fami
lies being homeless and three more
fatalities to the former total of five
having been added. At Kaslo, Powers'
lumber camp is destroyed and the fire
Is traveling rapidly into green timber.
The snow sheds and bridges between
Payne and Nine Mile have been burned.
Between Ymir and Nelson a great
fire is cutting Into the timber, 150
men fighting it having thus far had
little success. This blaze started on
the Clarkson's timber limits near Ymir
nd is making its way toward Nelson,
Including in its danger zone the town
of Salmo. The miners along Sheep
Creek, now enveloped in flames, sent
out a call to Kaslo last night for help,
and relief trains were sent, but trtese
were unable to go farther than Bear
Lake, returning from that point with
cores of persons from the threatened
districts.
The thriving town of Sandon. in the
Nelson district is reported doomed by
the fires now surrounding it. while at
Moyie, although the danger is still
Imminent, a large force of fighters has
unrounded the town and have hopes
of saving it unless the wind increases.
Both the Great Northern and Cana
dian Pacific Railroad branch have
Buffered heavily through many miles
of burned ties and twisted steel. The
Canadian Pacific Railroad depot and
MacGilllvray and the big bridge of the
British Columbia, Eastern Railway
were saved only through heavy rain.
Just west of the Columbia River, near
Revelstoke, Canadian Pacific trains to
day were badly d-elayed through a fire
at that point burning out the ties and
destroying a mill and several boarding
houses.
It Is impossible to estimate the
mount of damage already done
throughout the province, but old-timers
say the present fires are the worst in
a decade.
FIRE WIPES OUT LUMBER CAMP
Chehalis Country Burning, but So
Far Flames Are In Check.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 20. (Special.)
While fires are still blazing in slashings
and in logged-off lands throughout Che
lialls County, the flames have not yet
entered the green timber in any locality
and no great damage has been done ex
cept In the case of the Mack Logging
Company, at Mack's Spur, near Satsop,
where, Camp No. 3, together with 1500
loirs, was destroyed yesterday.
The mill at Stearnsville, of the Stearns
vllle Lumber Company, was declared to
be endangered for a time today, but so
far the brush fires have been fought
hack. Hundreds of men are patrolling
districts throughout the county and have
the fires under good control, though rain
is still sadly needed.
The destruction of the Mack camp was
Aim to bru&b. &r which, swept through.
Backfiring Saves Logging Camp,
but Forests Still Blaze.
RAYMOND, Wash., July 20. (Spe
cial.) Forest fires have been raging
in this vicinity during the last week,
the section most damaged being that
along Trap Creek. The cause of these
fires was burning brush for clearing
purposes getting beyond control.
The flames spread to such an extent
that the logging camp of W. W. Soule
was in danger of being swept out of
existence; and as it was impossible to
carry water in sufficient quantity to
do any good, back-firing was resorted
to, which saved the camp. The railroad
trains have been running irregularly,
due to the fact that one of the bridges
was damaged by forest fire, but they
are now coming in on time.
VALUABLE TIMBER IN DANGER
Forests on Edge of Everett Blazing,
but Damage Is Slight.
EVERETT, Wash., July 20. Fire
burning southwest of the city are
sweeping over a stretch of second
growth timber, and are threatening
valuable timber of the Puget Mill
Company. The ranch buildings of J.
M. Hansen, directly in the path of the
flames, were saved, but Hansen was
nearly suffocated by smoke before he
discovered his danger.
Virtually no damage has yet been
done to timber, but quantities of cord
wood and shingle bolts have been de
stroyed. The Everet fire department
was called upon to help fight the
flames, which at one time crept close
to Columbia College, a large private
school southwest of the city.
TOWX HAS FOREST FIRE SCARE
Blaze Starts on Edge of Mill City,
but Is Checked.
ALBANY, Or.. July 20. (Special.)
Mill City had a forest fire scare yester
day afternoon, when fire caught in a
body of small second-growth fir trees
right on the edge of the town, two
blocks from residences. Fortunately
the wind was blowing away from the
town and this kept the houses and the
big Curtis sawmills there free from
danger and a force of firefighters got
it under control before evening. This
fire swept over a space of about four
blocks, but destroyed only small trees.
POIXDEXTER HAS OPPONENT
Seabury Merritt, of Spokane, Files
Petition for Nomination.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. July 20. (Spe
cial.) At the office of the Secretary of
State today, Seabury Merritt, an at
torney of Spokane, filed a petition as
candidate for Congress from the third
district to succeed Miles Poindexter.
Alex E. McCreedy, of Wapato, filed
a petition for State Senator from the
joint district of Yakima and Benton
counties.
WISCONSIN FORESTS BURNING
Two Towns Destroyed and Flames
Still Have Headway.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. July 20. Spe
cial dispatches to the Milwaukee Senti
nel from the northern part of the
state tell of havoc wrought by forest
fires in the small lumber towns.
Maniawa. a town of 400 inhabitans,
and Heineman. a town of 50 , were de
stroyed. Forest fires also are raging
near Wittenberg.
Hopkins Is Hoquiam Lad.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 20. (Spe
cial.) Ned Hopkins, baseball player
who was injured at North Yakima yes
terday by falling through the roof of
a burning building into the flames,
was a Hoquiam lad. His father and
mother are still residents here.- Hop
kins was badly burned, and his parents
have been notified of the seriousness
of his condition.
Timber Near Hoquiam Ablaze.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 20. Accord
ing to passengers arriving from Mo
clips this morning on the first train,
fire has broken out in the logged-off
lands of the Stearns Lumber Company
workings and the camps and big
shingle mill are threatened. The mill
has closed down and the men are en
gaged in fighting the fire, which is
headed toward the plant. The fire is
also raging in the Lower Humptulips
Valley, but no damage has been re
ported. Fires Burn Around Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 20. (Special.) The
forest fire which started a few days ago
In the logged-off tract adjoining the Port
land Lumber Company's camp in the
Upper Grays River district is still burn
ing. In addition to damaging a large
number of logs, the flames have destroyed
two trestles on the company's railroad,
and at latest reports was approaching
the camp. Last evening a large force of
men was at work fighting the fire.
Wendling Has Brush Fires.
EUGENE. Or., July 20. (Special.)
Brush fires that have been burning on
logged-off land near Wendling have
now reached the big timber of the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, and un
less rain sets in great damage will be
done. All the employes of the Booth
Kelly Lumber Company in that section
have been put to work fighting the
fire.
WATERMELON CAR RAIDED
Policeman Interrupts Boys at Old
Fash ioned Feast.
Exercising the prerogative of boy
hood the world over and having no
watermelon fields upon which to com
mit their depredations, a party of
youngsters discovered a car under the
Burnside bridge Tuesday afternoon
lci'1e" with the luscious fruit that
made Rogue River famous.
Thev broke in and were havins a
plorious feast when some person saw
them from the -bridge and reported the
case to Patrolman Brothers. On his
way to the place the officer encoun
tered Newton Glennon, 12 years old. of
SS7 Wheeler street, and George Mill
duff. 13 years old. of 362 Sacramento
street, each lugging a big watermelon.
The boys said that they found the
fruit. After taking their addresses.
3rother let the boys go.
When the stomach fails to perform
its functions. . the bowels become de
ranged, the liver and the kidneys con
gested causing numerous diseases. The
stomach and liver must be restored to a
healthy condition and Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets can be de
pended upon to do it. Easy to take and
most effective. Sold by all dealers.
liarrls. TruxiK. Co. Xor tnin and bags.
Secretary of Portland Com
pany Adds to Fun, Event
Not Scheduled.
GOAT BUTTS J. P. LUDLAM
Outside of Losing Iarge Piece of
Skin From Chin, Victim of Attack
Paes Ordeal Alive Over
3000 Spectators at Outing.
There was only one accident at the
Portland retail grocers' tenth annual pic
nic at the Clackamas County fairgrounds
at Canby yesterday, and it was &o humor
ous that it made the hit of the afternoon.
Joseph P. Ludlam, secretary of the W.
B. Glafke Company, was trying to induce
a goat to run a race with him by pull
ing: it along: by its horns. After par
tially dragging the animal several hund
red yards down the racetrack until he
was opposite the center of the grand
stand, the goat snddenly decided to enter
into the spirit of the picnic, butted Lud
lam twice in quick succession, tangled
his legs and threw him face foremost
into the dust, and then continued the
playful game with his adversary down.
Friends Rush to Rescue.
Friends on the track rushed to the res
cue, pulled the goat off and helped Lud
lam to his feet, while the spectators
roared and loudly cheered for an encore.
Ludlam refused to respond to the wish
of the 3000 spectators. He suffered the
loss of a piece of skin the size of a
dollar from his chin when he fell, and
while he dusted his clothes and wiped
the blood away, he willingly allowed
friends to lead the frolicsome goat off
the track, and also enjoyed the laugh.
Two special trains of 15 coaches
each carried a crowd of more than
2000 to the picnic grounds. The streets
and business houses of Canby were dec
orated and a large reception commit
tee, with the Canby band, was at the
station to meet the grocers and their
friends. Merchants of Canby also took
a holiday, closing their houses when
the special trains arrived and joining
In the merry-making at the fair
grounds. A number of farmers near
Canby also took a day off and brought
their families to the picnic
Salesmen Win Game.
The grandstand was packed to ree
the ball game between the retail gro
cers and the city salesmen. The sales
men won the game of seven innings by
a score of 4 to 3. The crowd was in a
jubilant mood and when the teams set
tled down to fast baseball it was clear
ly disappointed, for the spectators
wanted to see the ball hit oiten, home
runs made and the score piled high.
After lunch the progranfme of events
began and there were things doing
every minute until train time. Contest
ants were assembled in rapid-fire order
so that there were no long delays and
the afternoon was one of solid amuse
ment. All the events, especially those
in which the women took part, were
loudly applauded.
There was a shortage of eggs on the
grounds, "so when the egg race was
called each of the 20 contestants appeared
with a lemon balanced on a spoon in
stead of an egg. The baseball-thro wing
contest wt-s also an interesting event.
Mrs. C. Meyer, who won first prize, threw
a baseball 127 feet: Mrs. G. J. King, who
also won the married women's foot race,
threw the be.ll 111 feet, and Mrs. T. Tozier
threw it 108 feet. The women's tug-of-war
was exciting and lasted considerably
longer than the tug-of-war in which the
men took part.
Following are the events and prize
awards:
Soya race under 15 years:
First orize Two cases soda water, donat
ed by the "Western Soda Works, Ed Flura
mer. Second prize One gallon of ice-cream, do
nated by the Washington Creamery, Vincent
Pennell.
Third prize One fancy cake, donated by
the Iog Cabin Bakery, Em 11 Bunte.
Girls' race under 13 years;
First prize One basket of chocolates, do
nated by Russell & Gilbert, Ruth Doty.
Second prlxe Two cases of soda water,
donated by the Western Soda Works, Lillie
Harnes.
Third prize One fancy cake, donated by
the American Bakery. Florence Miller.
Grocer clerks' race:
First prize One $5 hat, donated by the
Pacific Paper Company. Joe Brost.
Second prlxe One box of oranges, donat
ed by Glafke A Co., George Gale.
Third prize One box of cigars, donated
by Allen & Lewis, R. E. Smith.
Single ladies race:
First prize $5 cash, donated by Daven
port Bros , Ruth Doty.
Second prize One case grape juice, do
nated by the Knight Packing Company, Lil
lian Maskers.
Third prize Half dozen six-ounce bottles
of vanilla, donated by Burnett & Co., Flor
ence Miller.
Grocers race:
First prize Thirty one-pound cans coffee,
donated by Dwlght Edwards & Co., C E.
Kahle.
Second prize One case olive oil, donated
by Allen & Lewis, W. C Kelt.
Third prize One box Naphtha soap, do
nated by Mount Hood Soap Company, James
Keating
Married ladies' race:
First prize Silver set "six "spoons, six
knives, cix forks, butter knife, cream ladle
and a child's set) donated by Fleischman
-Co.. Mrs. George King.
Second prize One ten-pound box of
Frou-Froua, donated by Thompson-Gaze
Co.. Mrs. U. Curtx-
Third prize Three dozen Economy jars,
donated by Wadhams & Kerr Bros., Mrs. A.
W. Holts.
Traveling men's race:
First prize One umbrella, donated by the
Scion Condensed Milk Co., A. R. Arena.
Second prize Box of cigars, donated by
the Ross Sharpe Co., Lew Klumpp.
Third prize Three half-pound packages
of tea, donated by M- J. Brandenstein Co.,
C E. Clay.
Ladies egg race:
First prize One 55-piece English dinner
set. donated by Prael-Hagel Co., Mrs. R. L.
Doelter.
Second prize $5 in trade, donated by the
Royal Bak ery. Miss Fran ces J am es.
Third prize One dozen one-pound cans of
coffee, donated by the Germ an -American
Coffee Company. Mrs. C V. Smock.
Dressing contest:
First prize One bam, donated by the
National Packing Company. John Trinco.
Second prizeOne case of oranges, donat
ed by Bell A. Co., William Evans.
Third prize One case of Egg-O-See, do
nated by the United Cereal Mills Company,
R. EL Smith.
Grocers relav race:
First prize One case of sardines, donated
by the Monterey Packing Company, J. W.
Tees. George Gale, A. R. Arens and Joe
Wotfenden.
Second prize Three 20-bar boxes steam
refined soap, donated by Luckey, King St
Cake. C- G- Anderson, Joseph Croft, R. E
Smith and L. Levan.
Third prize Five three-pound tins of
coffee, donated by M. J. Bandenstein Co.,
W. GrenfelU O. Volker, C V. Smock and
George Vollum.
Fat men's race:
First nrize One case of lemons, donated
by the Pearson-Page Company. C Doty.
Second prize One case of beer, donated
by the Weinhard Brewing Company, C R.
Curtiss. Oregon City.
Third prize One case of beer, donated by
the Gambrlnus Brewing Co., Tor Woehlen.
lOO-yard race, open:
First prUo one oa croam tomato ou,
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donated by the Monterey packing Co., G. It
Teed. . ...
Second prize One box of cigars, donated
by Wildman A Co.. G. E. Livingston.
Third prize Three one-pound package, or
tea. donated by Cloasett A Devers, C M.
Mumford.
Grocers" tug-of-war:
Six cases of rolled oats, donated by tne
Acme Mills. F. A. Fortler. C. E. Gard. R.
Teufel. R. G. Welch. W. A. Ashton and J
Ross. Losers One case assorted Monopoie
goods, donated by 'Wadhams A Kerr: one
case Red Ribbon assorted goods, donated
by the Mason-Ehrman Co.; one case of as
sorted Royal Club goods, donated by Lang
A Co.. B. G. Base, C. J. Base. C. V. Smock,
M. L. Thompson. E. 6. Bottemiller and H.
G. Senner.
Ladles' baseball throwing contest:
First prize Four 50-pound sacks of flour.
donated by Allen A Lewis. Mrs. C. Meyer.
Second prize One dozen S-ounce bottles
vanila. donated by Burnett A Co., Mrs. G. J.
Third prize One five-pound tin of cof
fee, donated by Lang Co., Mrs. T. Tozier.
Ladies' tug-of-war. six on each side:
Winners Two dozen cans of peaches, two
dozen cans of tomatoes, donated by tne
California Fruit Canners Association, and
18 pounds of coffee, donated by the German-American
Coffee Co., Mrs. C. L Wal
ker. Mrs. L. B. Walker, Mrs. E. Miller. Mrs.
H. Walker. Mrs. Alex Scales, Mrs. R. L.
Volker. Mrs. C. P. Blanchard and Mrs. C.
G. Anderson.
Losers One dozen quart bottles of
strained honey, donated by the Pacific.
Honey Company, and one dozen one-pound
cans of coffee, donated by the German
American Coffee Company. Mrs. C. Meyer,
Mrs. C. B. Smock. Mrs. H. C Wemple, Mrs.
H. J. Myer. Mrs. E. L. Stuart, Mrs. G. L.
Lacy, Mrs. G. L. Hobson and Mrs. A. W.
Holtz.
Prize waltz:
First prize Lady, one case breakfast co
coa, donated by the Ghirardelll Company,
Miss Say Walker; man, one box of cigars,
donated by Campbell A Evans, Ed Kllnk.
Second prize Lady, one carpet sweeper,
donated by Ban Bros, Miss EUle Meyer;
man, five pounds of coffee, donated by A.
Folger A Co., Benjamin Jack.
Third prize Lady, one box assorted cakes,
donated by the Independent Cracker Com
pany. Mrs. Faust: man, one three-pound tin
of coffee, donated by clossett A Devers,
William Van Voorhls.
Most graceful lady, walk 50 yards:
First prize One case of syrup, donated by
the Long Syrup Company, Miss Mabel
Mankerz.
Second prize One five-pound can of bak
ing powder, donated by Clossett A Devers,
Mrs. Jack Pearson.
Third prize One SVt -pound tin of tea, do
nated by M. J. Brandenstein Co., Miss Troy.
Prizes for two-step:
First, Miss Saftenberg and Zeb Marlon;
second. Miss Whitaksr and G. H. Green;
third, Mrs. Kempker and J. Mossman.
In addition to the prizes scheduled,
the following: donations were made:
case of peaches, Davenport-Thompson
Co.; crate of melons, McEwan & Kosky;
five boxes of peaches. Dryer & Bollan;
200 loaves of bread. Royal Bakery; box
of cigars. Hart Cigar Co.; Swift & Co..
Armour & Co. and Morris & Co., each
gave a botled ham; case of ginger ale.
case of Lowney's cocoa, case Imported
sardines and case of macaroni,. Penn R.
Watson; box of peaches, Templeton
Bros.: crate of apricots. Page & Son;
box of fruit, Mark Levy & Co.: coffee
Baker
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and urn, Dwlght-Edwards Co.; cash
registers, National Cash Register Co.
There being no blackberry pie on
the grounds the pie eating contest did
not take place, but Instead of it, 60 boys
had an exciting tug-of-war, 30 pulling
on each side.
Several special prizes are yet to be
awarded.
Mortgage Tax to Be Topic.
W. M. KUllngsworth, president, has
called a meeting of the Portland Realty
Board for this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
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taken.
Vancouver Tennis Cracks to Gatber.
VANCOUVER, B. C, July 20. (Special.)
A good gathering of the best players
of the Northwest Is expected at the an
nual open lawn tennis championships of
the Vancouver Tennis Club, July 25-30.
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a number of special events open to the
younger generation and residents of Brit
ish Columbia only. Prominent players
are expected from Portland. Spokane and
Seattle, as well as from Victoria, which
will be mainly represented by Bernie
Schwengers, the Northwest champion.
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