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THE MORNING- OREGONIAKV TUESDAY. AUGUST . 23, 1917. "
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MONTANA SETTLERS
FLEE BEFORE FIRES
Washington Towns Are Men
aced by Flames Logging
Camps Ravaged.
CYCLE PATROLS SENT OUT
Inman-Poulscn Company Threatened
by Tiro That Escapes From
Control and Sew Blaze 13
Found 3Tear ' Kamel a.
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est service, about J2500 a day, It was
stated yesterday at the local office.
The fires are believed to have done
little damage.
FIRE IS LAID TO RAXCHER
Most of Districts In Clatsop Are Now
Reported Safe.
ASTORIA, Or., Aur. 27. (Special.)
The first arrest in Clatsop County on
a. charge of starting forest fires was
made today by R. C. Reierson, Federal
Fire Warden, and A. G. Woodberry,
deputy. The man arrested was John
Rlan, a Finnish rancher, who has re
sided for years In the Green Mountain
district.
The fire was started along a survey
for a road on property adjoining Rian's
ranch. The man was examined for in
sanity, but the physicians refused to
commit him and he will be tried to
morrow. Warden Reierson summoned a force
of 10 men from the Chester & Potter
logging camp and the flames were ex
tinguished before any damage resulted.
The location was a dangerous one, how
ever, and had the fire got beyond con
trol would have swept over tne t,nesier
& Potter, McGregor & Malone and the
Western CooDeraere camps.
When the wardens arrived Rlan ad
mitted that he started the fires and
said it was useless to put them out, as
he would kindle a new one, for the
road must be cleared.
The fire wardens In this county have
had a .strenuous time during the past
week, but latest reports are that all
the fires are now under control. P.O
green timber has been burned, and
consequently the property loss has not
been large.
The fire that has been burning for
several days in an old slashing at the
Norman place, beyond Olney and not
far from the fish hatchery, has been
extinguished, with only nominal dam
age. This fire was started by sparks
from piles of brush that were being
burned bv a rancher.
The tire st the Western Cooperage
Company's camp is also out. In the
neighborhood of 200,000 feet of logs
was damaged. A large force of men
was summoned, laid about a mile of
pipeline and by running several lines
of fire hose water was turned on and
. the fire checked before it reached the
camp workings.
Tie fire at the Big Creek Logging
Company's camp, which caused the
death of two men last week. Is still
burning, but is under control.
A force of militiamen arrived Sunday
and is patroling the highways and
railroads.
IOXE SEEMS TO BE SAFE
Bayvlew, However, Is In Danger and
Fighters Are Increased.
NEWPORT, Wash., Aug. 27. One
hundred forest fire fighters were sent
today to lone, and J. F. Forsythe, the
forester, believes these men, with the
60 who were on the Job yesterday, will
be able to hold in check the flames
which threatened to destroy lone. The
fire is across the Pend O'Reille River
from lone and a quarter of a mile from
shore. Only a high wind would carry
the flames to the town.
The town of Bayvlew, on the foot of
Pend O'Reille Lake, was reported today
to be In danger. Thirty additional men
were sent to Bayview, and it Is thought
they will be able to check the flames.
IXSIAX-POULSEN ENDANGERED
Incendiary Fire Started In Deserted
Part of Holdings.
KELSO, Wash.; Aug. 27. (Special.)
The Derrick sawmill, a few miles east
of Castle Rock, had narrowly escaped
destruction by a forest fire which has
been raging around it. Part of the lum
ber in the yard was destroyed, but the
efforts of a crew of men, working
night and day, saved the mill.
The Inman-Poulsen Logging Com
pany, on Coal Creek, has also been
fighting a bad fire, which Is believed
to have been of incendiary origin, as
It sprang up Friday night In a de
serted part of the works. One donkey
was damaged, a flatcar was burned and
a rollway burned out. The fire in now
endangering cut logs.
SOLDIERS REACH ROSEBCRG
Detachments Are Sent Into Woods
Where Bad Fires Burn.
ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.)
With orders to shoot to kill whenever
a person Is found setting fires in the
forests, three detachments of soldiers
arrived here early today and left later
for the fire-Infested districts of the
county.
The men were sent to the Perdue,
Camas Valley and Myrtle Creek dis
tricts. Fires have been numerous in
these sections and the officers believe
a number of them were set purposely
There was a heavy fog here early
today and the Are situation Is much im
proved, according to District Fire War
den Landers.
SUYOR LEADS FIREFIGHTERS
Dallas Bnsiness Men Dig Trench
That Checks Blaze In Woods.
DALLAS, Or., Aug. 27. Special.)
Mayor Stone led 52 firefighters Into the
woods today -to combat a serious blaze
that had started in the woods on Can
yon Creek, the source of water supply
of the city. The Mayor called on each
business house to send one of its men,
and the crew built a trench about the
flames, which tonight was believed to
have checked the fire.
Business men of Ellendale also re
sponded to a call for firefighters when
a blaze, apparently set by campers, ap
peared In the woods. It was soon
checked.
ENGINES START GRAIN FIRES
Goldendale Sends Men Out. Who
Prevent Any Great Damage.
GOLDENDALE, Wash., Aug. 27.
(Special.) A timber fire In the Blood
good Springs district of the Simcoe
Mountains near Goldendale, started by
sparks from a passing threshing en
gine, spread rapidly and for a time
threatened grain fields and buildings
In the locality Saturday afternoon.
Prompt work on the part of the
threshing crew and farmers In the dla
trict aided by firefighters rushed from
Goldendale prevented any great dam
age.
Two fires were caused by the steam
threshing rig of Dave Vanhoy yester
day, but were extinguished by the
thresher crew with little damage.
HOMESTEADERS FLEE FIRES
Settlers Drive Herds Ahead as They
Are Driven Out.
MISSOULA, Mont, Aug. 27. Driving
their small herds before farm wagons
and prairie schooners, on which their
household goods had been loaded, home
steaders, driven by forest fires from
dozens of little clearings in the Upper
Clearwater country, tramped to Lour
lett, a small town B0 miles north of
here, today.
Many of the refugees had fled In such
haste that they had not even cooking
utensile when they reached Courlett,
and reports received here today lndl
cated that suffering might result. As
far as can be learned, no lives were
lost In the retreat before the fires.
Reports to the Forest Service head
quarters today were more encouraging
than officials had hoped for. Except
In the Salmon Lake region, where a
huge fire is burning, fiercely and has
driven the crews back, the gale which
swept through Missoula last night
seems not to have affected the fires
much.
From Lolo Hot Springs It was report
ed that the Summer resort there prob
ably would be saved from a big fire
which is now within a mile of the
buildings. Hundreds of fire fighters,
reinforced by settlers from the val
ley, have turned the head of the fire, it
is thought.
Reports of Incendiarism were em
phatically denied tonight by District
Forester Rutledge.
A summary of the situation. Includ
ing only the worst of the hundred-odd
fires now burning In Western Montana,
follows:
Howard Creek, near Lolo Fire has
grown dangerous since Its discovery
yesterday and is causing trouble for a
crew of 80 men.
Lolo Hot Springs Growing fire head
ed away from resort, but still sweeping
through timber stands.
Black Lead Picked crew of BO sent
to fight dangerous fire at this point,
accessible only by pack train and two
days distant from railroad.
Burnt Fork Creek, 20 miles from Ste-
vensville Fire already burning over
2000 acres, despite efforts of fire fight
ers. Miller Creek Fire which threatened
ranches coming under control.
Gold Creek Hundred men unable to
check spreading fire which threatens
to Join Seeley Lake blaze.
Seeley Lake Fire moving toward
homesteads in Upper Clearwater, de
spite efforts of two large crews.
Salmon Lake Fire fanned by gale
completely out of control and sweeping
rapidly northward into Clearwater.
LEWIS FIRE BEYOND CONTROL
Blaze In Logging Camp Calls Out
Large Number of Fighters.
SEATTLE, Aug. 27. The most seri
ous forest fire of the year broke out
in the works of the West Side Logging
Company, in Eastern Lewis County,
Washington, last Saturday and ha- es
caped from control. A large force of
men is fighting the flames. Several
sections of green timber have been
burned over. As the trees will be cut
down at once for logs, the financial
loss will not be large.
Two anxious weeks are ahead of
the fire-fighting forces before the Au
tumn rains are due. The days are
warm, but the nights are damp and
without wind. The fires tend to sub
side at night.
It is proposed to postpone the East
ern Washington hunting season, which
begins by law September 1, until a
later date at the request of forest au
thorities on account of the danger of
fire. The Governor has power to
change the date by proclamation.
8 MORE LOOKOUTS STATIONED
Fire Breaks Out on Pine Mountain and
Reaches Good Timber.
BEND, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.)
Worse than at any time for at least
five years were smoke conditions in
the Deschutes National .forest, it was
reported today at forestry headquar
ters. Although there are no fires
within 30 miles or the city. Bend is
almost .hidden in the thick haze. Much
of the smoke is believed to have drifted
over from across the mountains. Eight
extra lookouts were put on today and
two heliographs added to the equip
ment used under normal, conditions.
The first fire in two days brke out
on Pine Mountain, 36 miles from here,
and, fanned by a hot wind, quickly
spread from the underbrush to the
crowns of second-grow'-ii timber, men
acing valuable pine forests. In an
swer to a call for help, ten men with
provisions for several days were sent
out by auto to fight the flames. The
cause of the fire could not be learned.
CYCLE SOLDIERS AT SHERIDAN
Cigar Stub Starts Fire That Endan
gers Field of Grain.
SHERIDAN, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.)
A fire that Is supposed to have orig
inated from a passerby s cigar stub
threatened destruction to a grain field
on the George H. Finney place, two
miles north of Sheridan, today. Some
fence was burned.
Sheridan is the headquarters for a
few days for 12 motorcycle patrol sol
diers who arrived last night to patrol
the forest trails about here and ehoot
on sight any person seen attempting
Incendiary destruction of the forests.
On their arrival they went Into the
Grand Ronde territory, 10 miles west
of here. This morning others went to
the Mill Creek section, some to Deer
Creek and some to Baker Creek. In
all these sections bad fires are burn
ing, rolling up volumes of smoke.
FIRES ARE BEYOND CONTROL
Thousands of Men Fighting Flames
In. Clearwater District.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) The worst forest fires since 1910
are raging In the Clearwater district
of Idaho, and are said to be beyond
control of the thousands of men who
have been sent from Idaho and Mon
tana points to combat the flames. Sev
eral men have been Injured.
Every available homesteader " and
miner in that district is putting forth
the greatest effort to prevent the
flames spreading into the white pine
belt lying west.
Two serious fires In the Flathead
forest and two on Gold Creek and at
Lolo Pass are entirely beyond control.
Hundreds of men are being rushed
from the Lewiston district to combat
the flames.
FIRES EVIDENTLY INCENDIARY
Neighbors Save Farm Home on
Philomath-Alsea Road.
ALBANY, Or, Aug. 27. (Special.)
Several small forest fires, evidently of
incendiary origin, are burning along
the Phllomath-Alsea road, seven miles
southeast of Philomath.
The farm home of R. W. Lance was
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threatened with destruction, but neigh
bors summoned by rural telephone,
after working most of the day, kept the
fire from the buildings.
Fires were started In at least half a
dozen places along the road within less
than a mile. The fire which threat
ened the Lance farm buildings is the
only one which attained any size, but
the others are yet burning.
Men fighting these fires reported a
larger forest fire burning on Beaver
Creek, a few miles south.
BERLIN FIRE GROWS WORSE
Rain Seems to Be Only Hope After
Effort to Check Blaze.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.)
Nothing but rain can stop the big for
est fire south and east of Berlin. It
has covered 1600 acres and, while most
of the territory is an ojd burn which
has been a dangerous fire trap for
years, a big body of valuable timber
more than four miles square lies Just
ahead of U.
With more than 100 men fighting It.
the wardens have been able to turn the
fire and thus save sawmills, but have
not been able to stop it. Trails have
been completed on two sides of the
fire, but have not been connected In
front of It and it is not believed the
fire can be controlled until a heavy
rain comes.
The fire south of Gates Is reported to
be burning fiercely. Both of these
fires are outside of the reserve. There
are several small fires burning In the
Santlam National forest, but all are
believed to be practically under con
trol. No new fires were reported in
this section today.
PATROLS SENT OUT IN AUTOS
Detachment Reaches Marshfield to
Look for Firebug.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) Corporal E. G. Kirkwjood and
four privates from the Thiri Oregon
Regiment were sent here by the Fed
eral authorities and will patrol the
highways In the southern part of the
county, watching for firebugs.
Carl L. Davis, secretary of the Coos
County Fire Patrol Association, de
clared his belief some of the many
fires that have been burning in the
county were set.
The soldiers with Corporal KIrkwood
will be supplied with automobiles and
will patrol the Myrtle Point-Roseburg
road, principally.
GOVERNMENT JOINS IN FIGHT
Mr. McArthur Tells Offiicals of Fire
Menace in Northwest.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 27. Representative Mc
Arthur today conferred with Forester
Potter and Land Commissioner Tall
man and urged upon them the impor
tance of Immediate activity In com
batting forest fires now raging in Ore
gon and other Northwest states. Both
officials expressed familiarity with the
gravity of the situation and said they
will go as far as possible In fighting
the menace.
The $25,000 appropriated to protect
Oregon & California lands has been
nearly exhausted and moneys In the
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contingent fund of the Forest Service
will be drawn upon Immediately if nec
essary. Money from the Land Office
field service appropriation also will be
used. .
Mr. McArthur told them that If any
deficiency is created by fighting theBe
fires, he and other Northwestern mem
bers will co-operate to have an ap
propriation made later to meet the
deficiency.
Mr. McArthur further learned that
the Department of Justice is Investi
gating the origin of the fires.
FIRES MAKE LOGGERS FLEE
St. Helens Sends Apparatus to Save
Farmhouses.
ST. HELENS, Or., Aug. 27. Fire
which came from the green timber
tonight swept over the logged-off land
with such rapidity that before it could
be checked seven of the camp houses of
the Newton Creek Logging Company
were burned. The occupants had no
time to save personal effects, some of
them narrowly escaping with their
lives.
The fire Is raging in the camp, but it
is thought other camp houses will be
saved. Fire apparatus from St. Helens
was rushed to the scene to protect
nearby farmhouses. Fire in the tops
of tall trees lit up the country for
miles, although the smoke was dense
and ashes and sparks were flying. It
was almost certain three of the com
pany's trestles and some track will be
destroyed and much damage done to
logging equipment.
IDAHO RESORT IS SAVED
Most of Fires in Northern Part of
State Are Checked.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 27. A for
est fire that has been burning for two
days on Craig Mountain, 20 miles south
east of Lewiston, and which menaced
for a time the Lake Waha pleasure
resort, was placed under control to
day by volunteer firefighters, working
under direction of the State Fire War
den. About 2000 acres were burned
over.
Advices tonight from Grangeville,
headquarters of the Nez Perce forest
reserve, are to the effect that two fires
in Elk City region have been con
trolled. The office states, however,
that if winds arise the situation will
quickly pass beyond control. It is In
this district that in 1910 vast timber
holdings of the Government were de
stroyed. Montana Smoke in South Dakota.
DEAD WOOD, S. D., Aug. 27. A dense
pall of smoke, carried by strong winds
which have been blowing for three
days from the Montana forest fire dis
tricts, today cloaked the entire Black
Hills region and adjacent prairies in
South Dakota. Several fires which
have been burning in this region have
been brought under control.
Oxman Trial Set for September 5.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Trial of
Frank C. Oxman, of Durkee, Or., ac
cused of attempted subornation of per
jury in connection with the bomb mur
der trial of Thomas J. Mooney, was set
by Superior Judge Frank H. Dunne to
day for September 6,
MORGUt, SPEEDER' SLOT
COURT ORDERS JITNEUR TO SEE
VICTIMS OF ANOTHER. DRIVER.
Careless Automobile Chauffeur Receives
Unique Lesson at Hands of San
Francisco Judge.
. SAN FRANCIS CO, Aug. 27. (Spe
clal.) "It Is the sentence of the court
that you go to the morgue and view
the mangled bodies of a brother and
sister, who were killed by an automo
bile yesterday."
Such was the unique order of Police
Judge Brady today after hearing testi
mony in the case of Isadore Speizer, a
Jitney driver, who had Deen brough
before him accused of speeding. Speiz
er said he had -never been arrested dur
ing the three years he had driven a
machine.
Judge Brady said he was after speed
ers and ordered the Jitney man to ac
company the arresting traffic officer
to the morgue and view the bodies of
Grace and Samuel Piscitello, 10 and 8
years old, respectively, killed Friday
night at Kiguteenth avenue by an au
tomobile driven by a man who Is now
in custody.
70,000 Church Bells Melted.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 20.
About 70,000 church bells, destined
for the smelter and ultimately for con
version into munitions of war,
been received by a big bell factory
at Apoldo, In the Prussian province
of Hanover.
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