THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 11, 1920 MIMILL AT DALLAS DESTROYED BY FIRE $200,000 Loss Estimated to Willamette Valley Plant. V 1000 FIGHTERS RESPOND Citizens of Towa Aid In Saving Cars of Logs and Neighboring Manufacturing Structures. DALLAS. Or.. July 10. (Special.) Fire originating from a hot box on a slab conveyor broke out in the Wil lamette Valley Lumber company's sawmill here during the noon hour to day and completely destroyed the en gine room and main sawmill, entailing a loss estimated at $200,000. The mill was built 14 years ago and was con sidered one of the largest in the state. Its daily cut was 150,000 feet. Citizens of Dallas responded for the emergency and, combining with the fire department and employes of the mill, made nearly 1000 persons en gaged in fighting the flames and sav ing valuable cars of logs, the lumber yard' and neighboring manufacturing plants. Trouble Had With Water. Trouble was had at first with the water, the supply of the city proving Insufficient. But the pump of the mill was got going and with the water pumped from the mill pond 12 streams were obtained. It is believed this additional supply of water was what saved Dallas' man ufacturing district, as the Mountain State Light . & Power company's plant, the Southern Pacific round house and railway shops and the Dal las Iron & Locomotive works, besides a small fruit-packing plant, were threatened. At one time the slab con veyor from the sawmill to the power plant was on fire, but heavy wettings given the buildings prevented the fly ing embers from catching hold and being fanned into flames by the east wind. The wind proved a factor In saving the .planing mill and box factory branches of the sawmill, as it swept the flames away from the buildings. Flames flare Suddenly. ' The fire started about 12:50 o'clock and was first noticed by some work men who were eating lunch. The flames flared up suddenly as though fed by tinder, and before the ob servers could make any combating efforts the heat was so intense they were forced back. They then turned in the alarm. The only logs burned were' two on the carriage left over from the morn ing's sawing. Nearly 2.000,000 feet on cars were saved by the volunteer fire fighters. There are about 200 men employed at the mill. It is not expected they will be thrown out of employment, as it is the intention of the company to rebuild at once and the men wii't be employed in the construction work. The mill is owped by the Gerlinger and Pittock interests. George T. Ger linger is president. JAPANESE PROBE ASKED Governor Suggests That Congress Body Visit Hawaii. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. July 10. A re quest will be made by Governor W. D. Stephens to the congressional immi gration and naturalization committee, which is In California to investigate the Japanese problem, that the com mittee visit Hawaii after completing its investigation in the state to , get first hand information as to the al leged overrunning of the island by the Japanese. This announcement was made to day by Governor Stephens, who de clared he will make his request to the congressional committee when it holds its first public meeting in the senate chamber at the capitol next Tuesday morning. In making the announcement the governor said: "The Hawaiian islands.. American territory, are being conquered by tha Japanese without opposition, I am in formed, and it is California's plea to the nation that this state shall not be conquered as Hawaii is being con quered by a foreign race." 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The com plete unofficial returns or tne North Dakota republican primary election give Lynn Frazler, n6n-partisan, 59. 446 for governor, and William Lan ger, independent. 64.172. The returns on state treasurer, with four precincts out. give John Steen, independent, 55,010. and R. H. Walker, non-partisan, 63.915. For state railroad commission, N. McDonnell and Frank Mllhollan, non partisans, and J. Williams, independ ent, have been nominated on the face of almost complete unofficial returns. "COWBOYS" ARE SOUGHT Humane Society Charges Cruelty to Animals at Show. CHICAGO. July 10. Warrants were issued today for "Tex" Austin, man ager of the cowboy show conducted In connection with the Elks' convention and for jonn Doe, a cowboy. The warrants, issued on complaint of the Illinois Humane society, charged that the cowboys mistreated the steers and other animals in con nection with their performances in violation of the laws preventing cru elty to animals. PENITENTIARY HAS BLAZE Fire Causes Considerable Loss at Washington Prison. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. July 10. (Special.) Fire at-the penitentiary early this morning did several thou sand dollars' damage, burning about 40 tons of coal. .a shed 50x200 feet the sidewalk along the shed, the up per part of a gondola car and for a time threatening the prison shoos. Spontaneous combustion is believed to Lave caused the fire. Coal was being placed in bunkers and some f tha slack was watered last night to keep down the dust. There were 1200 tone of coal in the bunkers and hard work was necessary to prevent its burning. About 40 ions of coal was consumed in the blaze. BOY BATHER DROWNED Karl A. Jarnstrom, 9, Sinks in Sight of Young Companions. ASTORIA, Or.. July 10. .(Special.) Karl Aron Jarnstrom. the 9-year-old Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Jarnstrom of Chinook, Wash., was drowned at that place yesterday. 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