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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1935 PAGE FIVE HUGE 'CAT DIGS FIRE LIKES FOR FORESUERVICE Eight-Ton Machine Will Dis place 50 to 60 Men in Clearing Wide Swath Through Brush, Timber With the perfection of one of the moat satisfactory, single pieces of ma chinery ever designed for fire sup pression e. caterpillar equipped with t, hydreullcally operated brush plow Rogue River national forest now hs at command a flre-fiRhtlng system that promises In the future to lower greatly the toll that the forest fire exacts annually In southern Oregon. After several complete alterations, found necessary In actual operation of the new plow, of which there are only four In use on the Pacific coart, the machine is now garaged at the new forest service warehouse on Mc Andrews road, ready for Immediate use In any section of the forest at any time. It Is mounted on a special Ford V-8 truck and trailer unit, equipped with 16 speeds ahead and airbrakes, and can be manned and put on the road, speeding toward a forest fire, within two minutes after an alarm. Weighs 8 Tons. The "cat" and Its plow ringing, which Is painted a brilliant red to match the color of the truck and trailer unit, weighs eight ton, and when dismounted from the trailer presents a formidable appearance. It Is for use in constructing a fire line. And Is capable of displacing 50 or 60 mn. In operation, the brush plow travel through brush, small timber and fallen logs much like an Irresistible army tank, clearing a swath through the forest, end when the ground Is not too rocky, plowing a trench a foot deep. It Is capable of uprooting; and pushing over trees more than a loot in diameter, and will break it way through fallen logs two feet through. Tt will clear aside brush and rotten debris as easily as a snowplow travels through soft snow. Like an army tank. It can operat In almost any type of mountain terrain, climb ing hills as stepp as 45 per cent. The plow has been put into actual use, constructing a fire line around the Rainbow week fire In tha Lake o' the Woods district, and during Its M hours of steady operation, proved Indispensable. Besides starting fire line, from which flre-tlghtlng crews back-fire to halt approaching flames, the plow Is used to prevent the flames from advancing Into dry timber by shoving burning logs and snags back Into the fire as they break loose and imperil new forest. Makes Wide Path. Only slight cleaning up Is required after the plow, as Its cow-catcher nose creates a five-foot fire line and on some occasions the plow Is run back over the line to deepen the trench. A line five feet wide Is considered ample. If the ground is completely cleared to a depth of a few inches, as backfiring is employed to widen the safety zone. The brush plow Is the newest and most effective of many other pieces erf equipment at the new forest ser Tlee warehouse. Many trucks are used In fire suppression, carrying pumps, water tanks, reels of firehose, tools and men to the scene of a fire. Tool cache's arranged to suit the needs of various units of men, a cat erplllsr and kllllfer are also part of the equipment, ready at a moment's notice to be rushed to the flreline. An efective maneuver employed by the forest service Is to drop a pump nose Into a stream and relay water through firehose Into several sumps holes In the ground, layered with eanvaa for distances of several hun dred yards. The warehouse, a modern 80 by 160-foot structure with storage rooms, office, food storage room, garage and Reaches Stomach Ready To Act Almn-t Instant Relief from 1'p.et Stomach and Trial la Proof. 3Sc. It -a a DLLL'ANd FOR INDIGESTION l r 1gffffiZZ&&& CUT' dfXJBO (IIOiT31tIIs) Senator 111 ft V v -f ML. Senator James Couiena of Mlchl Can It recovering from a serious operation In a Rochester, MlnnM hospital. (Associated Press Photo) blacksmith- shop, Is manned by a trained crew of 15, plus 40 enrolled CCO men as assistants. These men are housed in a modernly -equipped spike camp at the rear of the five acre warehouse yard. Living quarters for the men are convenient and com fortable, and their work and dally routine Is carried out under army dis cipline. ALSEA HATCHERY R06EBUR0, Ore., Sept. 18. (AP) Completion of the Alsea trout hatch ery, and reconstruction of the Rock Creek hatchery, east of Roasburg, has been authorized by the state game commission, according to Dexter Rice, chairman. Action was taken at the meeting held lost week at Pendleton. The commission, Chairman Rice re ports, has purchased an additional five-acre tract adjoining the uncom pleted Alsea hatchery, and plans- to put In a large cutthroat propagating station. The cost la estimated in excess of 7,000 for materials and la bor, but the commission will be call ed upon only to pay the cost of ma terials, as application is being made for federal donation of labor through WPA. The Rock Creek hatchery will be rebuilt at a cost of approximately 5,200 and will be used for propaga tion of steel head, cutthroat and rain bow trout. 4 OAKLAND. Cel.. Sept. 18 (API A four-phase business program will be considered by 8000 delegates from 11 western states to the annual con vention of Younger Republicans here October 4. 6 and 6, It was announced today. Conferences on organimatlon, Re publican principles, Indictment of the New Deal and organization of party machinery win occupy the delegates, Sherrlll Halbert of Portervllle. presi dent of the California Republican as sebly, declared. Speakers Include former President Hoover, Dolly Madison, vice-chairman of the Toung Republican national committee, and Oeorge Olmstead, lows committee chairman. IS PARIS, Sept. 18. (AP) Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy asserted In an Interview published today In the newspaper La Matin that, "Sanctions mean running the risk of remaking the map of Europe." Nobody now believes that he Is piaylng poker, II Duos told Le Matin's representative. "No. It la not a game of poker, but. nevertheless. Italy holds In her hand the) card on which her whole exis tence la written and she will play that card." i5S WITHSTANDS FIRST OF PORT ORFORD, Sept. 1. ) Tha new Port Orford dock, partly com pleted, easily withstood the first fall storms. Kenneth D. Hauaer. president of tha Hauaer Construction company, builders of tne dock, In a repart to Gilbert E. Oable, president of the Port Orford Dock and Terminal cor poration, declared that "observations during the two daya of severe equi noual storms to which the combina tion breakwater dock haa been sub jected while still In an uncomplete atato. Justify our statement that It will, when fortified by completion, withstand the onslaught of the ele ments for many years. "In all of the government Jetties which we have built on the North Pacific coaat, namely, at. Coos Bay, Taqulna bay .nd Tillamook bay. the crests or shoulders are only 30 feet wide at the crest, while this break water dock Is 100 feet wide at the crest, or more than three times a wide as the government Jetties." Hauser pointed out that the Port Orford structure contains a higher percentage of large atone than any other Jetty he haa built or seen In 11 yeara of breakwater building. SALEM OPENS DRIVE AGIST GAMBLING 8ALRM. Sept. 18. (AP) Taking the Initial step in a planned campaign to do away with gambling In Salem, the city council here in a special session last night, adopted a resolution re scinding all existing marble board and dart game licensee. At the same time the council post poned a proposed ordinsnce designed to drive out all forms of gaming de vices by strict regulation and taxa tion, holding that the bill was "a good example of special legislation." but that its real effect would be "to legallte and perpetuate" those phases of gambling. II UIV SLATED FOR OREGON PORTLAND, Sept. 18. (APIA rec ord onion crop Is In prospect In Ore gon this year, W. I. Swank of the Confederated Onion Growers' associ ation reported today. Swank's survey Indicated the west ern Oregon crop would run from 1300 to 1400 carloads, compared with the previous record crop of 1300 cars two years ago. Onion production in eastern Oregon likewise la increasing. Sale of 250 carloads of Oregon on ions at 75 cents net per 100 pounds was reported, with some recent buying at 61 or higher. WILL NAME PLOTTERS TULSA. Okla.. Sept. 17. (AP) Dr. Oeorge S. Long said today that in January, he would nam publicly In Louisiana the men he accused of plotting the death of his brother, Senator Huey P. Long. "I'm going to Louisiana during the primary campaign In January and name from the platform the four con grmen who plotted Huey'a death, tha Tulsa dentist said on his return from Long's funeral In Baton Rouge. "I have no fear as to what might happen to me." 4 Oregon Weather. Pair east and increasing cloudiness west portion tonight and Thursday; probably followed by rain northwest portion and on tha coast Thursday; little change In temperature; gentle changeable winds off the coast 4 Br. Porter Visiting Few Days Dr. t. H. Porter of Dog Lake' is visiting here on business for a few days. . Cst Mall Tribune want ads. t i X3 r L'N Envoys Take Three Drinks and Roar Like a Lion GENEVA. Sept. 18. (DP) Statesmen perplexed by the Italo Ethoplan crista found relaxation today in a new "long" drink call ed "The Negus." invented by Carlo Be lira mo, Italian proprietor of the League's bar. It Is composed of amer plcon. orange and lemon Juice and car bonated water. "Why do you call It the Negus?" asked the first tester. . Beltramo replied : ' "Take three drinks and you roar like a con quering lion." E TAX PAYMENT BIG INCREASE PREVIOUS YEAR WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. OP) Total Income tax payments during the flrat 15 daya of September amounted to $221,018,483.74. a figure approxi mately $60,000,000 greater than last year, the treasury reported today. The period covered embraces ihe third Instalment of taxes paid on 1034 Incomes. Collectors of Internal revenus noti fied the department that $185,814. 444.53 had Already been deposited by collectors to the account of the treas ury. In addition, they estimated $34,040,029.31 had been received, but not tabulated or deposited. In the comparable period last year, $135,627,310.80 was deposited by col lectors. The treasury said receipts on the third Installment were far in excess of estimated returns. Comparative figures for the first 15 days of September, 1S34 snd 1035, by collection districts, include: 1934 1935 Idaho. 67,321 $103,833 Oregon 213.339 617,184 DIES BY BULLET MARSHPIELD, Ore., Sept. 18. (AP) Robert Dow, Jr., 17. died In a hos pital here today, steadfastly refusing t reveal that the bullet which pierced his stomach yesterday came from the gun of his companion. The companion, .Henry Hansen, ad mitted after questioning that Dow reached for a small calibre revolver Hansen was carrying amd the gun ac- Morning and evening planes to California; also to Portland, T coma, Seattle! Imagine! You can leave at 5:07 p. m., and arrive in Portland for dinner. Or leave after dinner and be in Southern Cali fornia well before midnight I Twin engined Boeings all the way. Tickets: Municipal Airport Tel. 241 Hotel,; Travel Bureau,; Telegraph Offices UNITED AIR LINES ExpecLi ft; mucn o The Talace YLoteA San Francisco... VJ Expect much of San Francisco's famed Palace Hotel for you will receive muck Expect large, modern, and comfortable guestrooms, for example The Palace covers a city block of two acres, yet it has only 6oo rooms, all of them large, all with bath. Expect too, courteous forethought for your needs; fine food in distinguished restaurants, beautiful surroundings; and shops, theatres, financial and commercial districts close at :hand. From ff ptt day imgui up. PALACE HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO Archibald H. Pr'ce Mansget Hmrm'a tpdl PORTLAND 1 hit. SEATTLE 3 hrs. ; SAN FRANCISCO ' 2 hrs. , , ,L0S ANGELES 5 r,-S cldentally discharged. Hansen said he hid tha guu at tha request of his wounded companion, who was accom panying him on his paper route late yesterday. 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Brown only. Tool Grinder 1.49 illlcate irlndlnj wheel, aire 1 by t In. Marhlne cut scars. Adjustable tool ret. Have! Hand Saw For Heuia Aafc vie A Wen Vein I M-ln. (In Polished steel blsde. temper ed, hand filed and set ready for use I Plat ground. Hard wood handle walnut finish. Single Bit Axe J'i.L.He) 34-h.Hondlt lit pattern I Head drop forced from highest quality tool steel tem pered tool steel bit I Selected second growth hickorv handle I ( 100 2-" If Werrfi Moifsr 0.ty M i e h I Both boys attended Marshfleld high school. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dow, and a sister, Mrs. Ted Johnson, of Olendale, survive. SACRAMENTO, 8ept. 18. (API The state Bureau of Criminal Identi FmSi'" ALsl L.LI JiulJ Sale! Black Steerhide HARNESS Specially prlred! Full sl full weight I 3-ply. 31 nh trares; 1H hy 20-ft. line; 1!-ln. Mark and liP straps: folded breeching and belly band; steel names! Collars not Included. llnrw Collar, minuet spilt lralher hack and rim 12.81 Hnpat Pail. 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