TIIE MORXTXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1910. 200 FIGHT FIRE IN ASHLAND CANYON Prompt Action Believed to Have Prevented Destruction of Watershed. SOLDIERS REACH MEDFORD Troops Will Co to Assistance ol Rangers In Various Parts of Fire Zone- First Report on Burned Arc Are Kcc1t1. WEPPORD. Or. Ausr. I'- (Special. The fire sttustlon continue to grow on. The only place where progress la belnsj made la with the Urea in Ash land canyon. The danaer of the com plete destruction of the whole water shed in that canyon aronaed the resi dents of Ashland so that today they turned out in force. There are perhaps 2 men f nhtlna; a series of six Area In the canyon and on Wasrner CreeK. Thla momlnir the lire bell waa runs; and men hustled to the Are under com mand of John E. Cribble, of ths Forest Brports v-reived at ths local efnee late thla evenlnsr Indicate that the llrea are eradually belna- put tinder rortrol and that there Is no foundation to the alarmist reports that tha town ni Ashland la in danger from the flames. Burned Arc Described. Today la the first time any accurate and reliable Information could be had as to the area burned over by the Ores on the Crater National forest. Thla la due to the fact that the ransrers have been too busily engaged to even come to points where there are telephonea to make their reporta. However, when provisions ran ahort thoie in the re mote districts came in and reported. It-ports at the local forest office show that more than 80.00 acres have been borned over by the recent Area. The borne areas are as follows: All of township 35 south, ranire 4 est: half of township JS sooth, ranire 1 eaat. Thla Is the area burned over in the Cathlll flrea Other areaa burned over are four sections In township IS south, ranare east; eight sections in township 3 south, range 4 east: eight sections in township 34 south, range t east: eight In 14 south, range 1 east; six sections In IS south, range J east; IWe sections In IS south, range S east; eleven aeetlona in township 3 south, range 1 weal, and 14 aeetlona in other small flrea. Troops Are Sent to Front. Two hundred and fifty soldiers and 1i officer of the F'rst Infantry under Major Martin arrved here at 4:10 this afternoon. They are accompanied by a packtrain of 23 mulea and "8 draft mules and an ambulances. One hundred of them will be sent to Prospect to light the fire on the Houth Fork of the Romw River, and l" will be sent to IMlgepolo Ranger Station to tight the rathll! Blue Canyon fire. Twenty-five will go to Ashland to assist the rltlsena tnere and JS will be hiked Te miles east os Ashland to the Clover Creek lira on trie Klamath side of the range. Today, a fore of I men employed by the Southern Pacific are fighting the fir, around I'olestln Springs, south of Ashland, which yesterday three times nearly destroyed the hotel at the springs and drove ail the guests to Ash land. The hardest fight to aave human Uvea has been fought and still Is being fought In the "unsurveyed" township 3 south, range 1 east. A. Dupray. who haa a homestead In that township, waa nearly overcome by smoke while fight ing the flames, and In attempting to escspe he fell over a flaming log and was severely burned. Mallcarrler Owena nearly lost hia life Thursday In escap ing from the wall of firs which kept Urn from delivering the mall to the Homesteaders In that section. Another fire haa broken out on the Applrgate River to the west of town. Acting Supervisor Swenntng will ac company the soldiers to the fire on the south fork of the Rogue Hlver. which Is considered the most aerious firs at thla ttms and ths hardest to combat. fVoit Clasplll. a merchant of Butts Falls, reached at rxl ford today after a week of fighting flrea on the unaur reved landa and on Buck Crek. Hs vi that the men who were fighting the rires would backfire and the wind would come up and send the flamea over the fir line they bad made. flxty men ar on the Clover Creek fl-e and J soldiers will be sent there. The fire Is growing every day in spite of ths efforts of the men and little hops is entertained of checking it until ths minds die down or the rnlns come. To flrea were reported by the local office today to Hupervlsor Bart rum at Rosehurg. These flrea are Just across the line from ths Crater forest and are at the head of Cow Creek and at Long Pralrl. I.!GrTIt IS RENEWED BY WIND Flames Break Away From Flcbu-rs and Race Toward Klamath IUvcr. KUAM ATH FA Li Or.. Aug. S. Ths firs which has been raging at Clover Creek hsei broken away from the firs fighters snd Is now running, to ths south snd east toward Aspen I-ke and Keno. Ths Are fighters have been battling with ths blase tor nearly a week and they are almost exhausted. Last night It was thought that the firs sas almost under control but this afternoon, a heavy wind erirar.g up and ths flames broke as ay and are now racing toward the Klamath River. If help does not arrive before long It will be impose! Me to check tha (Ire. it ts said that the flames are within e'ght miles of Odessa, the path burned er burning exsenda over an area five miles In width and at least seven miles long. Tre latest news from ths fire north of Mount Pitt la that ths flames are not yet under control. The amoke la very heavy and It is im possible to see very far tn any direction, ilore men are needed at both ths Clover Creek and the Mount Pitt fires, if they are to bs controlled. OOVERXMEXT WILL TOO S ECTTE Forest Service Assured Oregon Fires Are Work of Incendiaries. OREGON! AN XKW8 BUREAU. Wash ington. Aug. A telegram received at the Forest Service office today from As sociate Forester Cecil, of Portland, de clares thst manv forest fires now burn ing tn Butte falls. Crater Lake and Med ford regions of Southern Oregon have heen of incendiary origin and that sim ilar fires sre still kindled by malicious persons. Telegraphic instructions havs been sent to Ceeli. directing h1.-n to use all possible uissiai ts spprsbend persons responsible torn than free and to aura over to United 0:ates District Attorney ail evi dence leading to connect parties with ths crime. The law Imposes a penalty of not less thsn 3tX One and not less than two years' Imprisonment, or both, against any person deliberately and ma liciously starting forest Ores on the pub lic domain. Foreet Service men In the field have been directed to make aa strong a show ing as possible sge-inst Indlvlduala sus pected of starting flrea In Southern Ore gon and lend every assistance to the legal branch of the Government. Associate Forester Potter, in charge of the Washington office, declines to give out any further Information bearing on this subject and will not furnish details as to the extent of operations of ma licious persons who have been at work in Southern Oregon. He declares positively, however, that many of those have been deliberately started and declares it the purpose of the Forest Service to have guilty par ties haled before ths grand Jury and In dicted and. later, to press prosecution against them, in hope of having a heavy penalty Imposed. Nowhere except In Oregon are prevailing fires reported to bs of incendiary origin. FITtES SPREAD DESPITE FIGHT Men Hope to Control Blase) In South eastern Douglas County. ROSF7Bt. RO. Or.. Aug. 2. Special.) According to mersages received at the lo cal forestry office today, ths forest fires raging In Southeastern Douglas County are spreading, despite the efforts of 15 men who have battled with ths flames alnce early yesterday. Late this afternoon W. S. JackTOt. a ranger In command of the fire-fighters. Informed officials of ths local forestry off ice that lie was attempting to back fire and believed hs would be successful In getting the fire under control within the next 48 hours. Sines last evening, he says, the fire has spread considerably and la now raging In both the fc' mpo.ua reserve and on private holdlngm - Aside from the 40 men sent from Rose burg yesterday morning. Mr. Jackson succeeded In securing about 35 workers. Including the county bridge gang and several threshing crews To render the situation more perplex ing to the local forester, a message was received shortly after noon today that a firs had broken out above Peel. GO miles north of Roseburg. with a request to send men. Only four men could be found who would respond to the call, and these were sent late today by -stage. An other mesrage wns received by tlie local forester from Med ford, to the effeot that one of the fires rsglng In the Crater Lake reserve had Jumped across the Rogue River and was now raging In the Unipqua reserve, near Anchors, a ham let about 3 miles from Glendale. Tonight tbe forester is attempting to employ men to send to the scene of the latter fire, and In the event hs succeeds, they will go on ths first train, which leaves here early tomorrow morning. Officials of ths local forestry office are somewhat wrought tip over the latter conflagration, for the reason that the country between Anrhora. the seat of ths firs, and Glendale is heavily tim bered. In ths event ths conditions warrant, ths lor.-U forester will make a request for help from the stats forester. MOUNTAINEERS tOSE HOMES If Wind Changes, City of La Grande Will lie In Danger. UA GRANDB Or.. Aug. IS. (Special.) Srnoke like the fumes from a dnxen war ships Is seemlngry pouring out of the mountains?, which form the Southern barrier to I -a Grande, tonight. The for ests are afire with extremely damaging results. A half dosen families are home less, their mountain homes and furnish ings destroyed, their crops burned over and they find t hemes' Wca penniless to night. Others mors remots from ths scene where ths tire wss kindled by some un known cause, were alert and moved much of their household goods to this city, leaving their homes alons to be raxed. The fires startsd on I'pper Rock Creek and In the region of Larid Canyon, leav ing egreas through Mill Creek Canyon to La Grande. Tonight one family reached hers after having been forced to leave their dinner table. With great haste, they were sbla to save their lives, stopping not for a single garment other than what they wore at dinner. Hotallng. Kleese and Martin and several other well-known mountaineers lost all they had. The Wilcox Lumber company's timber holdings are in grave danger. A smaller fire is raging on ths Southern borders of the city, where acre after acre and cord after cord of chopped wood la being rapidly destroyed. There Is an element of danger to the city steelf if the wind should change. Ths fire is less than half a mils from South La Grande and woods) lead to the back doors of many city resi dences. The fires st Medical Spring. In EX St em Union County, are beyond control of hu man agencies. Ths soldiers merefy try to prevent new fires for they can do nothing with ths main blase. FIRE REPORTS ARC FAVORABLE Hostile Feeling Toward Timber Owner Thought Behind Biases. MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. M. (Special.) Favorabla reporta are coming to tha lo cal forest supervisor's office this even ing. Ths Anderson Creek firs ts now under control. Ths Wagner Creek fir will be under control In 24 hours. Ths east aids of the Big 'Cat Hill. Blue Can yon, fire has been subdued for that por tion of It nearest Butte Kalla. Reporta ars coming In of several fires started In timber outside of the National forests. The origin of these forest fires Is aroustng suspicion, for they are spring ing up at many and widely distant points. Just as tha fires did within the forests last week. It is known that there Is a hostile feeling toward several uf ths largs timber owners in some quarters and for that reason the simultaneous origin of so many fires is causing suspicion. Many business houses were closed up 1n Aaahland today because their owners went to the fire Una Reports this even ing from Ashland indicate that the fires In Ashland Canyon, while far from being controlled, are being held In check. PORTLAND VACATION ISTS SAFE Local Parties In Danger Zona Known to Hare Made Escape. All ths Portland parties who havs been enjoying vacations in ths Cascade Range or the foothills which may be mads a part of ths fir sones were yesterday reported to b safe. George Kelly, of ths Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, ac counted for tha Dr. Wood oontlngent, consist Is of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Wood. Mr. ai'i Mrs. Ross Lam son and Miss Mabel I .a re nee. The party ar In the Crater Lake district, traveling horseback and In charge of an experienced guide who knows ths smell of a forest fire. Senator and Mrs. Fulton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Runyan and Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Boise ars reported' to bs en camped far to ths north of the danger point. The party headed by Professor H. H. Herd man. principal of the Washington High School, and Mrs. Herdman. and em bracing Mr. and Mrs. Of ford Nash. Miss Dorothy Nash and George A. Ferguson, of Caiifnrta. ar traveling a trail well known to Professor Nash and ara b llevwd to b entirely cur GOVERNOR READY TO CULL MILITIA Bowerman Feels Funds Will Be Forthcoming if Men Are Deemed Necessary. FOREST BUREAU NOTIFIED Acting Executive of State Seeks Fed eral Orders, to Insure Expense, but If They Are Not. Ob tained, He Will Act. SALEM. Or.. Aug. II. (Special.) Acting Governor Jay Bowerman tonight took active steps toward throwing a fores of state troops into ths field to fight fires, if these men are deemed necessary, and some provision can be mads to cover their expenses. He -.i .-j . 1 1 t Allen, of the Dirwwj iic i nni. . ' ... - - " - State Conservation Commission: Adju tant-General rimer ana m wi of Forestry at Waahington. D. C. In the telegram to Mr. Flnxer hs asked the Adjutant-General to advls him at the earliest moment as to th number of troops that can be placed In the field and the approximate cost of each company per day. To Mr. Allen and to the Bureau of Forestry he sent the following duplicated message: "The State of Oregon desires to render all possible assistance in ex tinguishing the forest fires now de stroying valuable timber In the state, and will co-operate In every possible Yir V. . nnnronrtation to cover expenses of the National Guard. it caitea out. dui - large, force of suitable men if expenses are paid." t . Ths Acting Governor says he has been In communication with the Adjutant-General, and there seems to be no question but the men would report for service If called upon, and report in large numbers. Th main difficulty now confronting the executive Is se curing funds to cover expenses of put ting the troops in the field, and he feels that there should be financial aid forthcoming Immediately from some souro If the troops ar badly needed. MILITIA IS IN READINESS Splendid Spirit of Guardsmen Shown by Fire Rumors. Acting Governor Bowerman was pre pared yesterday to tender Oregon militia in protecting property from destruction by forest fires, but up to a late hour last night no request had been made for the troops to take the field. Adjutant-General .William E. Flnser had heard of the precarious situation in the Crater National forest and on private landa adjoining the fire sons, and had cleared the decks for Immediate action. His officers had pre pared lists of supplies which could be assembled as the troops mobilized, and it was tha belief of the General that he' could place a large force of men in the field within a few hours. If the troops take the field Governor Bowerman will issue the order on th broad provision of the constitution which provides that ths mllltla can bs used for the protection of property. There is no appropriation available from which th expense of the soldiers may be paid. Should tho call be Issued at the instance of the War Department, the Govern ment would shoulder the bills, of course. Under the new military laws, the Na tional Guard Is made a part of the first line of defense and can be called out by th War Department in event of an emergency. The Government, in return for that prtvelcge. pays part of the bills for maintenance of the Guard. In rec ognition of that fact the matter was put up to th War Department last mgnt ana a formal tender of the troop was made. No order compelling such service can or will be Issued at Washington, how ever, according to dispatches last night from th National Capital. -In any svent." said an officer of the National Guard last night, "we ars ready to take a chance if the Commander-in-Chief orders us ont. We be lieve that the Legislature would pro- vld for the payment of expenses at Its next session if the boys were able to atd in saving th timber and home steaders from destruction. The splendid spirit of the members of the guard was well demonstrated yesterday morning when It became known that the Governor was think ing of calling them into action. Throughout the forenoon and all day. officers and rrlvates continued to call ths offices of the Adjutant-General and advised him to not let the matter of money stsnd in the way. Should the troops take the field 1300 men would be available, divided Into It companies, of whloh six ars located In Portland. Aside from these there ars compsnles at Baker City. Oregon City. Woodburn. Pendleton.. Salem. Eu gene, Ashland. Roseburg. Cottage Grove, McMlnnvflle, Albany and Dallas. Many of the men are employed In mer cantile pursuits, especially In Portland. General Flnser believes that their em ployers will not hesitate to excuse them to respond to such an Important call. In any event a large proportion of the troops can bs placed In the field at once. The fir situation In Southern Ore gon remains extremely dangerous, new flrea being reported almost hourly. George H. Cecil, associate district for ester, yesterday received reports from ths filsklyou National forest that two large fires and several small ones are burning in that vicinity. The worst of these is the six-mile fire along the Illinois River. It has covered approx imately IS square miles and has de stroyed a great deal of young growth. It is moving In the direction of a splen did stsnd of sugar pine in the Swede Baaln. The limited number of men available ars doing everything in their power to extinguish It, or at least di vert It, and It is expected that the pauldlng logging crews In the vicin ity are by this time also engaged in combatting the fire. The other large fire is on Taylor and Cellro creeks. This fir has heen under control a time or two, but strong winds havs again started it up the steep brushy slopes. Similar fires sre burning in the vicinity of Sucker and Althouse creeks, and the west fork of Cow Creek. No buildings have been lost and the damage to mature timber ts not great. In Central Oregon there are two fires burning on the Malheur National for est, one In th vicinity of Snow Moun tain and th other In the vicinity of Immigrant Creek. Forest officers and temporary employes are on the ground, but reports of their efforts are not yet. received. A fire on Spring Creek, west of Burns. Is being held in check, but not yet under control. A fire la burning In an open pine foreat in the Whitman National forest. Th acting supervisor has gone to the scene with IS man from Sumpter and haa rsq.ust)d, amployxoso aa-sodea la Baker City to send 60 additional men. Supervisor Chldsey. of the Umatilla National forest, with headquarters at lleppner. Oregon, and Supervisor Bing ham, of the Malheur National forest, with headquarters at John Day, Oregon, were informed by wire of the situation and Instructed to get in communication with Sumpter and give all possible aid. The fire on Green River, along the Northern Pacific Railroad in Washing ton. Is still burning, and Supervisor Kirkland has been instructed to take charge of the orew of IT men now fighting the fire and to employ all additional help needed. The fire on the Umpqua National forest In the viclnty of Mrytle Creek, Is reported as having been controlled by a crew of 75 men now on the ground. 40 of whom were sent from Roseburg and the balance obtained locally. Another fire on the Umpqua is re ported as burning about six miles southwest from this fire, and every ef fort Is being made by the acting su pervisor at Roseburg, to get details, in order that a crew of men may be sent. In order that all available troops of the Oregon National Guard may be in readiness to mobilise promptly In event they ars needed to fight forest fires, Adjutant-General Flnser notified the various company commanders last night of the situation. The company commanders In turn notified their squad leaders to keep In touch with them. In ths event a call Is received for troops tha local companies of the Third Regi ment can be assembled within an hour and entrained wlth full Impedimenta for a prolonged stay in ths field within flvs hours. Cars Are Reserved. General Flnser also made arrange ments with the Southern Pacific Com pany to hold sufficient cars on hand for a special troop train in the event of a call. Should troops be required la Southern Oregon the companies at Oregon City, Woodburn. Albany. Salem and at Southern Oregon points could be picked up en route. Five townships of timber land in the Umatilla National Forest, owned by Frederick A. Kribs. of Portland, were reported to be burning last night. Mr. Kribs will arrive at Portland thla morning to aid In fighting the flames. A new fire was also reported to havs broken out on ths Whitman National Forest In Central Oregon, but no in formation la obtainable as to its ex tent One hundred volunteers were asked for last night at Elgin, and if secured, the men will be sent to the Wenaha National Forest, on the line between Oregon and Washington, where ths flrea are exclusively confined to privately-owned lands. The situation in Southern Oregon w.is well In hand and the Federal troops, which arrived yesterday afternoon were immediately made available In the va rious fire sones. The wind had some what subsided and the 30-mlle fire line was decreasing in consequence Tha S rsrlstersd trade unions of rtrest Brliaia. as., a seta .membership, at. iMif leso, Enter the Kewpies THESE deBghtftil little peopK'created by Rose Cecil O'STeiH, bid fair to rival the popularity of Palmer Cox's Brownies. They will introduce them selves to the children in the September Woman's Home Companion two pages of them, in color, with a fascinating story of their doings told in swinging verse But the Kewpies occupy but two of the one hundred pages of this greatnumber. Read THE NEW DEPARTMENT ON HOME DEC ORATION and handicraft, covering the planning of a borne, the arrangement of rooms, how to fur nish them, how to buy, how to use what you have in short, everything that makes a home attrac tive and livable, THE PICTURE STORY of the malting of the Re csmier Coiffure the smartest coiffure of the hour, the thirty pares of authoritative fashion information, every page practical, interest ing and every description made clear with accurate pictures-many m color. This department, with its wealth of details of correct costuming, answers every possible question as to the Autumn wardrobe. Such, in part, is the offering of the Advance Fashion Number WOMAN'S HOME COMgION MADISON SOUARE. NEW YORK YOUTH SHOOTS GIRL Army Officer's Son Mistakes Child for Grouse. WOUND LIKELY TO BE FATAL Fanny Stursts. Girl Shot, Is Found to Be Runaway From Home of Her Stepfather in Olympia. . Was J Hiding In Woods. COSGROVE. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.) Fanny Sturgis. 18 years of age. step daughter of C. J. Roberts, of Olympia. Wash., was seriously If not mortally wounded this morning in the woods in fhe rear of division headquarters by a 22 callber rifle ball, fired from a gun in the hands of Paul W. Beck. Jr.. 14-year-old son of Lieutenant Paul W. Beck, of Company E. signal sorps. Young Beck was out hunting with Rodney Rogers, 15 years old, the son of L.ieutnant-Colonel James Rogers, of the First Infantry While crawling through the brush the boys saw something move about 60 yards away which they took to be a grouse or pheasant. Beck raised his rtfle and fired. They were startled by a shout and some one cried, "My God,' you have shot a girL" Captain Brings Help. Toung Rogers ran to ths assistance of the girl, while Beck ran to camp, enter ing the cook's quarters frantically cry ing. "I have shot a girl." Captain Stopford. of the cooking school. Immediately started out with men to where the girl was lying. First aid treat ment was administered, after which Miss Sturgis was taken to the field hospital. There an examination showed that an operation was necessary. Lieutenant Beck, father of the boy who did the shooting, quickly made arrange- ... A th. cirl wns taken to St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma. on a streetcar. The bullet passea inrougu ucou v. her left arm and lodged In her abdomen. Girl Found to Be Runaway. It is reported that Miss Sturgis ran . v. A. t,me Woa Oiilnpv avenue. Olympia. last Friday or Saturday, and when found was lying on iwo buiuici blankets. A comb and looking glass. cracker box and sardine cans snowea sns had camped there for some time. At the beginning of the encampment Brigadier-General Maus issued orders that ths greatest care should be used to keep ball ammunition out at ihs THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSEHOLD NEWS full of vital domestic hints, ranging from an ice chest suggestion to a lawn party invitation, THE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUNG HOUSE KEEPERS, the doctor's page, the home page, by Mrs. Sangster, ' ' , THE FIVE FASCINATING SHORT STORIES, and finally hnndx of both soldiers and civilians on the camp grounds. The Beck and Rogers boys have been staying with their fathers during the encampment and were allowed to have their 22 rifles. After the shooting the boys were taken to Lieutenant Beck's quarters, pending Investigation. Condition Is Precarious. Late this afternoon C. J. Roberts, stepfather of the Birl. arrived here looking for her. He knew nothing of the shooting until advised by officers at headquarters. Reports from the hospital tonight are that the girl Is holding up well, but is in very pre carious condition. 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