Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, July 21, 1922, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXC ORECONIAX, FRIDAY, JULY 21. 1922 FIBE FIGHTER DIES George A. White, adjutant-general of the state. According to the war department communication the additional cita tions are for gallantry, in action in France during the heavy offensive of the American troops along the western front, in the late summer and fall of 1918. The names of those cited are: Lewis I. Armstrong, 4864 Washington street. Portland; Kirbe T. Arnold, 1247 South Commercial street Salem; Ernest R. Jordan; Umapine;. John H. Carroll, 1031 Ar nold street, Portland; C. R. Moulton, 91 Fourth street, Portland; Elmer Olson, Salem"; Paul C. Miller, Cor vallis; E. L. Morton, Vale; August M. Grant, 7520 Sixty-fourth avenue Southeast, Portland; James Fox. Moro; Orlando B. Hardy, Lakeview; Chester C. Reed, 5513 Sixty-third street Southeast, Portland. General White stated today that the additional list of citations brings the total number of decorations and citations of Oregon men up to 232. Of this number 162 are decorations conferred upon Oregon soldiers by foreign countries. MARMON and STEPHENS-oversold! Sale! Men's Fine Suits worth up to $50 J. M. Holcomb of Portland Is First to Lose Life. EVERY AID IS GIVEN Companions, With Little Hopeof Saving Victim, Carry Him Six Miles Over Mountains. DESPITE DPERATIO The first fatality from forest fires this season occurred yesterday when J. M. Holcomb of this city died on the operating table at St. "Vincent's hospital from injuries received the day before while fighting flames in Columbia county. Holcomb was patrolling the fire line of the Rock creek fire when a snag from a blazing tree fell on him, fracturing his skull. In a vain at tempt to save his life his comrades carried him for six miles over mountain trails and then rushed him to Portland in an ambulance. Although it was considered a hopeless chance, Holcomb was placed on the operating table at the hos pital, after he had struggled through the night in his fight with .death. He died at 11 o'clock in the morning. Holcomb was 22 years old. He was married, the father of a 2-year-old boy. He lived at 1521 Oatman street. He had been fighting fire only a few days, having been hired about a fortnight ago as a tem porary laborer. The accident oc curred half-way between Timber and Vernonia in the Coast moun tains. Funeral arrangements for Holcomb are in charge of the Cham bers undertaking establishment, 248. Killlngsworth avenue. Fire-fighters In the Coast moun tain forests are gradually getting the blazes under control, according to C. C. Scott of the forest fire pa trol. Six good-sized fires are raging In privately-owned timber in Clat sop, Columbia and Tillamook coun ties. Between 350 and 400 men are engaged In fighting them. "In the last two days the wind Which had been hindering the men has died down," Mr. Scott said last night, "and the crews are gradually getting the fires under control. The situation is better right now than it has been for some time. A heavy morning fog, prevalent for the last two days, also has helped the fire fighters greatly." SITUATION MUCH BETTEU Western Washington Blazes Are Kept in Control. OLTMPIA. Wash., July 20. (Spe cial.) Forest fire conditions in western Washington were much im proved as a result of the two cool days with heavy moisture in the at mosphere, State Forester Pape said. None of the big fires has been ex tinguished, but most of them have been held in check. Mr. Pape, faced with a new prob lem caused by the issuance of camp ing permits to sailors of the Pac'fic fleet now at Port Angeles, today asked federal officials to stop the Issuance of such permits because of the fire dangers. A new fire 10 miles northwest of Eatonville in Pierce county, burned over 400 acres of green timber yes terday and today. I'IRE IS BEYOXD COXTROL Camp of Mason County Logging Company Is Threatened. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 20. (Special.) The camp of the Mason County Logging company on Gib son creek, a few miles northwest of Oakville, and a valuable stand of green timber are threatened with destruction today by a forest fire which got out of control yesterday. The entire woods crew of the log ging firm has been battling the fire since yesterday with but little suc cess. . The fire which yesterday threat ened to destroy the machinery and equipment of the Balch Logging company near Balch was reported cornered. A fire near the Walker Timber company's camp, a few miles south of Humptulips, had spread to - considerable proportions. Patrol Plane Locates Fire. ROSEBURG, Or., July 20. (Spe cial. ) The forest patrol plane car rying Supervisor H. Q. Brown, of the Louglas county fire patrol, today succeeded in locating a fire on the coast range which had escaped the observation of the ground forces, whose vision is greatly hindered by the smoky atmosphere. The fire is a small one, and men sent to the scene at once are expected to get it FIRE TP BE PINCHED OUT PLA OP FIGHTING HERMAN CREEK FLAMES CHANGED. Boy Scout Camp at Wahtum Lake Reported to Be Safe From Blaze Sweeping Forest. Word was rece'ved at the local offices of the United States forest service yesterday that an attempt is being made to check the fire at Herman creek through a method known to fighters as "pinching it out." Boy Scouts at Wahtum lake are absolutely safe. The fire has spread back into the green timber and the fighters have worked to the rear of the blaze and are tapering the rear of the hum down by degrees so that it may be thoroughly checked ajt the extreme end. Attacks are being made with fire lines all aJong the edge. Each line to the south is run more to the middle of the burn, so that at the south end it will be utterly pinched cut. The varying winds in the Co lumbia gorge are what have been giving the fighters so much trouble. Conditions are better now and the outlook for checking the uiiae is mucn Drignter. Boy Scout officials in charere of the summer camp at Wahtum lake have serit reassuring reports that the boys at the camp are remain ing there at absolutely no risk. Scout Executive James E. Brock- way left this city Wednesday morn ing with 6 additional scouts to make the trip into the camp. JAPANESE JHIT BY AUTO Driver Goes on After Accident and Fails to Report to Police. A 'large touring car. whose driver failed to stop, ran into I. Hirose, Japanese hop picker, 16 years old, at Third and Burnside streets, late yesterday afternoon, breaking his left leg. Hirose, who lives at the Neppach rooming house at that cor ner, was on his way home when the accident occurred. Witnesses to the accident pro cured the number and at the record bureau at police headquarters it was found that the car is registered under the name of Joe Canich, pro prietor of a soft drink establish ment, living at 144 East Second street North. No report had been made of the accident late last night and the police state that an arrest would occur unless a report was turned in this mornmg. Fires Break Out in Wallowa. Numerous fires of varying sizes have broken out in the Wallowa forest reserve, according to a dis patch which was received by the local offices of the forest service yesterday. Seven are small fires, one is a fair size and another is raging over a large area. AUTO KILLING PROBED Bright Lights Blamed for Wreck Fatal to Califoinian. PENDLETON, Or., July 20. (Spe cial.) Bright lights, undimmed, on a passing car, were held responsible by ,Jay Saltzman, state traffic in spector, for the wreck on the high way near Barnhart Tuesday night, In which Lewis Zilka, aged 34, farm er of Fresno. Cal., was killed. Mrs. Zilka was pinned under the car for half an hour before she was found by a passing tourist, but her in juries were not serious. An inspection of the scene of the accident by the traffic officer led to the belief that the victim, who was. liriving, ran off the edge of the road while blinded by the bright lights of a passing car. The front wheels dug into the soft sand beside the highway and the car turned over. The passing car did not stop. FORESTER TOURS COAST Hope for Successful Reforesta tion Expressed. T. S. WoolseyiJr., consulting for ester from New Haven, Conn., is making a tour of the Inland Em pire, the Rocky Mountain areas and the Pacific ' coast to see what progress has been made in the west in the last ten years by. the forest service. He is studying the gen eral conditions of the forest protec tion agencies in this part of the country. ' I Mr. Woolsey thinks that if the forests are not devastated and are reforested gradually, the logged-off parts will be supplanted with sap lings and second growth, and by the time the old growth is ex hausted the new growth will be good enough to cut. 12 MORE HEROES CITED List of Oregon Men, Honored for Bravery, Swelled to 232. SALEM, Or., July 20. (Special.) Twelve more names have been added to Oregon's list of heroes, according to information just received from the war department by General BREAD- I chock full of I . b. juicy ' SUN-MAID .RAISINS II ' and makes 11 I ' delicious HI II ", toast. ' ; I ", 5 Raiaina to the 1 I slice. Count 'em! BAKING CO. I I Get It at your I grocer's today. Cuticura Soap AND OINTMENT' Clear the Skin Soap, Ointment, Talcum, 2Sr. everywhere. Fnrfe&mples acklreia:CattearLborkterli.Vpt X.Uiilden.Mfctt. The quality of these suits is excellent, the materials and tailoring are thor oughly dependable. Men's and young men's business and sports models in a very special group at the low price of . . . $28.50 Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes Fifth at Alder Gasco Building Had Your Iron Today? Th KB 1 e ueiicious oread of Energy and Iron SERVE raisin bread twice weekly on your .table for three reasons: 1. Flavor; 2. Energy; 3. Iron You remember how good a generously filled, full-fruited raisin bread can be. Your grocer or baker can supply a loaf like this. Insist if he hasn't one he can get it for you. Full-fruited bread is full of luscious seeded Sun-Maid raisins rich in energizing nutri ment in practically predigested form. Raisins also furnish fatigue-resisting iron for the blood. t Serve plain raisin bread at dinner or as a tasty fruited breakfast toast with coffee. Make delicious bread pudding with left over slices. No need to waste a crumb of raisin bread. Begin this week the habit of raisin bread twice weekly in your home, for raisin bread is both good and good for you. SUN-MAID Seeded RAISINS Make delicious bread, pies, puddings, cakes, etc. Ask your grocer for them. Send for free book of tested recipes. Sun-Maid Raisin Growers , . Membership 13 JMQ Dept. n-434-t Fresno, Calif. Package THE overwhelming indorsement of car owners who seek the maximum value in cars of their respective classes has brought about this unprecedented demand. This fact coupled with H. & E. service a service that is the most modern, most effi-' cient and cleanest on the entire coast makes for permanent, satisfied customers. We shall be glad to give demonstrations of the Marmon or Stephens, although we will not be able to make delivery on either of these makes before sixty days. Once you have become acquainted with our service and the character of these two cars you will readily understand why we are "oversold." A phone call and one of our representatives will drive to your door. Phone Broadway 2320. AUTO CO. WASHINGTON AT 19TH . Distributors for MARMON STEPHENS i Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co. Oregon Electric Railway Co. At Portland, Or., and Vancouver, Wash. FOR RAILROAD SERVICE AND AT WAGEb AS FOLLOWS: Machinists 70 cents per hour Boilermakers .70 cents per hour Blacksmiths 70 cents per hour Sheet metal and other workers in this line 70 cents per hour Freight car repairers. 63 cents per hour . -r Passenger car repairers. ......... .70 cents per hour , Car inspectors 63 cents per hour .,t, Passenger car painters .70 cents per hour - ' Helpers, all crafts. 47 cents per hour v. Upholsterers 70 cents per hour Linemen $181.60 per month . These men are wanted to take the place of men who are striking against the decision of' the United States Railroad Labor Board, and their status, and the FULL PROTECTION GUARANTEED, are explained by Mr. Ben W. Hooper, Chairman, in his statement of July 1: ' "Regardless of any question of the right of the men to strike, the men who take the strikers' places are merely accepting the wages and working conditions prescribed by a government tribunal and are performing a public service. They are not accept ing the wages and working conditions which an employer is trying to impose. FOB THIS REASON PUBLIC SENTIMENT AND FULL GOVERNMENT POWER WILL PROTECT THE MEN WHO REMAIN IN THEIR POSITIONS AND THE NEW MEN . WHO MAY COME IN. Apply to Room 808 Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon YOUR DRUGGIST fjoes not keep Pinkham's Cora pound. HE SELLS IT. During the year 1920 nearly 3,000,000 bottles of this metficine were shipped fronj the factory at Lynn, Mass. There Is also a branch i "anaria BnH one in Mexico. " Lydia - E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the largest sale of any medicine for women's ailments. Every day, more and more women are proving its worth. Made of selected roots and herbs, this com pound contains no harmful drugs and can be taken in safety- by any woman. Adv, OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY Investigates all cases of alleged cruelty to animals. Offices, room 160 Courthouse. Phone Main 371 from 8 A. M. to b P. II. The society has full charge of the city pound at Its home. 635 Columbia boulevard. Phone any time. Wood lawn 764. Dogs lor sale. Horse am bulance for sick or disabled horses. Small animals painlessly electro cuted where necessary and stray animals cared for. All dead animals, cows, horses, etc. picked up. Phone Your Want Ads to The Oregonian Telephone Main 7070