MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1935
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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."
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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
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Br. Porter Visiting Few Days Dr.
t. H. Porter of Dog Lake' is visiting
here on business for a few days.
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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-
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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.
First reports were that a stray bul
let struck Dow.
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