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MKDFORD, OliEGOX, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 19SC.
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More Towns Doomed
If Wind Changes Is
Fear Of Residents
By Wendell Webb
Associated Press Staff Writer
JLARSIJFIELD, Ore., Sspt. 28. (AP) The weather held
in the balance today the fate of 20,000 townspeople in southern
Oregon before whom lay the spectre of blackened Hnndon, gut
ted by a forest fire Saturday night.
With so ninny fires burning in a 400,000-acre area that forest
officials, both federal and state, said it was "impossible" to
say how many acres had been damaged, residents of the fire
embattled region placed their hope, as many put it, "in God."
A grim-faced state policeman at Coquillc, glancing up at
skies so black that day looked like night, voiced the fear of
thousands :
"If the wind changes, God help this place and Myrtle Point.
They'll go like Bandon did."
Handon, in an hour Saturday night, was transformed from
a pretty little coastal port 45 miles south of here into an inferno
in which nine persons and possibly 15 lost their lives and virtu
ally the entire population of 1500 saw possessions of a lifetime
go up in roaring flames.
That was the worst part of a week
end of horror which gripped the
coastal cities of Oregon and sections
of northern California as literally
hundreds of fires broke out, princi
pally caused. In the opinion of Asso
ciate U. S. Forester P. H. Brundage.
Portland, by burning of slashings
debris left from timber operations,
Treasured Trees Periled
Among the sections menaced were
some of the greatest timber treasures
In the world the lrreplacable red
woods of northern California, wnlch
were old when Christ was born.
But while the central Oregon
coastal region about Yachats, where
auto camps, a store and several other
buildings were destroyed, and the
northern California region looked
anxiously at weather reports, It was
this seacoast section which cringed
before all the perils of forest fires,
which can travel seven or eight miles
an hour.
The skies were clearing about Ban
don today and Its worries were over
there was nothing moro to burn
there, property worth $1,600,000 hav
ing gone up In smoke Saturday night.
Hero a fog lay over the city, thus
stemming for the moment the ad
vance of the flames on this largest
of the southern Oregon coast cities
(Continued on Page Three.)
By PA I I. M.M.LON.
(Copyright. 1930. by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. An
nouncement has been made that
President Roosevelt will make only
six major speech
es. In the end.
he will make
moro than that,
probably nine or
ten. But ho will
not take his
planned big
swing around the
circle to the Pa
cific, and he will
not "do much."
as the poll tiros
otf mnnff thnm-
inoso wno at
tended the Hyde Park conference at
which this decision was reached, have
htnted the president la highly confi
dent. Ills private reports, they say.
(Continued on Page Four.)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Dick Greene and Bob Otlstrap
chewLng the fat and Idly discussing
that peculiar smell as of something
burning, until they discovered the
something was Greene's pants, Ignited
by & forgotten cigarette.
Rus Acheson ruefully examining a
frayed spot on the edge of his pocket,
and resignedly admitting tnat he wis
going to have to get a new pair of
pockfts!
Jim Arkley getting cnlT?d out on
fmTE.'nry duty with the national
suard to load supplies (or the fire
ilrtim. and sister Psye thinking ths'
as all right but she resented his get
ting to do some sleeping before start
ing his duties while she had to stay
and wash all the dishes.
Files from all of southern Oregon
having a Roman orsry n the fish
livers and crushed dats still left in
a wrecked truck rr?!ng outside the
BUI Le.& scrucc ta;loa.
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FUND PLEA TO AID
VICTIMS OF BLAZE
Oeorge T. Prey, chairman of the
Jackson county chapter, American
Red Crou. Issued a plea today for
contributions to a fund for relief of
families made homeless by the ca
tastrophic fire In northwest Oregon.
Prey received the following telegroin
from A. L. Schafer, manager of the
Red Cross Pacific coast area:
"Bandon. Ore., entirely destroyed.
Coquillc and Marshfleld threatened.
81x hundred homes burned, fajuillet
wandering on beaches and highways;
some evacuated to Coqullle. Ited
Cross caring for emergency needs,
trained personnel on grounds. Esti
mated cost $100,000. Suggest your
chapter accept contributions, hoping
you may raise approximately $490
Ntalonal headquarters starting cam
aplgn with contribution of 26.000."
Frey announced that anyone caring
to make donations to assist In this
work may leave money at any of the
banks In Medford or Ashland or the
bank at Eagle Point, or nriBy make
payment direct to the local Red Cross
office In the court house, Medford.
He added that those making dona
tions should not neglect to leave
names and addresses In order that
the local office may mall receipts.
He urged that contributions be made
as soon as possble so that the local
unit may be among the first to raise
the desired quota.
ALL BUT EIGHTY
FOUND ALIVE IN
(Copyright, 1936, by the Associated
Press) ,
TALAVERA DE LA RETNA, Spain,
Sept. 28. Official Insurgent reports
reaching here today said all but 80 of
the original population of the Alcazar,
besieged fascist citadel In Toledo,
had been rescued alive, but that 500
of the Ion g-tm prisoned men, women
and children had been wounded.
(Copyright, 1936, by the Associated
Press)
TOLEDO. Spain. Sept. 28. Trtum
phant fasctsta ruled Toledo today as
war-weary government soldiers strag
gled southward, their route to Madrid
blocked by Insurgent troops and guns.
in a rnin of shells and bombs, the
relentless columns of General Fran
cisco Franco beat down a waning
government dofenae yesterday and
marched Into the battered city which
once was the capital of Spain.
A small patrol of 20 fascist
led by Commander Muzlng, tramped
through the northern Viaagra gate
Into the beleaguered city at 1 p.m.,
shooting a path through disordered
socialist militiamen who fell back
hastily before the spirited advance.
Muzelng passed word back through
the hard driving Insurgent ranks and
signaled a general advance.
MEDFORD MAN DRIVES
THROUGH FIRE SECTOR
D. L. Buckingham of Medford, who
Journeyed to Marshfleld Saturday
noon, returning Sunday evening,
gnined a rlns-up picture of the
devastation being wrought In the
coast section by fire. Mr. Bucking
ham ww given some anxious mo
ments while tn Marshfleld because
his daughter, Mrs, Ina Nelson, mem
ber of the staff of the Coos Bay
Times, was In the heart of the flame-
scoureed section securing news for
her paper, which printed several ex-1
tras Sunday, advising Marshfleld resi- j
dents of kae ptvptt of Ui lUmee.
Onrushing Flames Leave
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The striking scene above
showing advance of the fire
monster in southwestern Ore
gon, was photographed near
Coquillc, along the Coast high
way, It reveals tho rapid
spread of flames which wiped
out Bandon and threatened
other communities in that re
gion. Shells of buildings, tottering
walls and streets strewn with
ruin that is all that is left of
Bandon, Oregon, coastal com
munity swept by fire Saturday
night and Sunday. Nine per
sons are known dead, many in
jured and hundreds homeless.
The scene at right shows gaunt
remnants of one of the town's
principal streets. (Associated
Press photos by air . mail to
Mail Tribune.)
AT
G. PASS
GRANTS PASS. Sept. 28. (AP)
The builder of Bonneville dam. Boul
der dam and the San Francisco Bay
bridge told the Interstate commerce
commission representatives here today
he sees "great possibilities" in the pro
posed rnllrond development between
Grants Pass and Crescent City on
the California coast.
"I consider this railroad a remark
able pnjet, and I am thrilled over
the piospects of developing here In
southern Oregon and northern Call-
(Continued on Page Three. 1
TOWNS ALL SAFE
GRANTS PASS, Sept. 28, (AP)
A 1 1 tow ns In the sou them Oregon
coasf octor of the many forest (ires
raging from Carpentervllle and Pistol j
River to Coos Bay were apparently ;
safe this morning:
Radioed reports to Siskiyou ns-'
tlonal forest headquarters here late
last night were that eil coast towns
south of Bandon were safe and un
harmed and later that Myrtle Point,
Coqullle. Riverton and Laiwtlots were ;
all intact and out of immediate dan - ,
ger. State police .said Myrtle Point -
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Press
BERLIN. Spt. 28 vT Lawrence
Simpson, American seaman, was con
victed of sedition by the peoples court
today and sentenced to three years
In prison minus the 14 months he
already has served.
Simpson, a sailor n the S S. Man
hattan, was convicted In a swift one
da; uial. durlcg alilcU J tclnea
t !
without reservation that ho and threa
German Communist friends had tried
to set up a popular front government
In Nazi Germany with three small
balloons and packages of ant! -Nazi
propaganda, .
In pronouncing sentence, the pre
siding Judge warned the iJlght, some-
J whst-desf sailor that "leniency" was
j being observed thia time, but that
the net foreigner caught attempting
! to spread Communistic doctrines lit
Germany could expect "harsh treat
ment Bpeed Try Ends
BONNEVILLE SALT PLATS, Utaft,
Sept. 28. (A) Mechanical trouble
brought to an abrupt end late today
the solo drive of racer Ab JenkUn as
he thundered toward virtual clean
kAe&p of -A-oxld motor par record.
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PBNDI.ETON. Sept. 28. (AP)
Arthur Iyroy Brsy, Umatilla, Junior
clerk at the Frazler ranger station
near Tower mountain, was In a hos
pital here today, the first victim of
the hunting season In Umatilla
county..
Bray was shot late yesterday after
noon while on a hunting trip near
the ranger station with two com
panions, A .38-callbrc bullet, t-oin
I the gun of one of the companions,
Uoiia Ed-sard BuUoo. Umatilla, pars
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ed through both of Bray's thighs
without touching a bona or an artery.
Ills attending physician announced
that the wound was a clean one and
that Bray's condition was In no way
serious.
Bray declared that he would not
press charges against Butson, who
admitted firing the shot, declaring
that It was Intended for a buck deer
which he had been trailing through
a wooded canyon,
Income Shares
MnryUnd fund, bid, 10.70; nuked,
10 59.
Quarterly lncom, bid, 11.74; Mkwl,
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FIRESUFFERERS
1200 Complete Sets Bedding
Sent From Headquarters
Here Entire Facilities
of District Will Render Aid
Twelve hundred complete seta of
bedding and equipment, and all avail
able tentage, rolled out of the Med
ford CCC headquarters In national
guard trucks early this morning, des
tined for the suffering and homeless
tn the Bandon fire area.
The CCO equipment, consisting of
cots, blankets, cooking outfits, Indi
vidual mesa gear and military tent,
was being rushed to the .coast com
munities and headquarters here wa
prepared to Issue other equipment
called for.
Upon orders from the state adju-'
tent general of the Oregon national
guard, 23 Company A and Headquar
ters company men reported for duty
In loading equipment for the refugee
at 7 o'clock last night. They remain
ed on duty under Lieut. James Qrlga
by all night, starting to load the first
convoy of 10 trucks from Clackamas
at 4 a. m. today.
Another convoy arrived shortly
after, and all of the equipment was
loaded and the trucks ready for the
road at 8 o'clock thia morning. Lieut.
Orlgaby complimented the men oa
their rapid but sure work on the
emergency call.
With the fire raging on a dona
fronts In western Oregon, the facili
ties of this ai-camp district, with
nearly 4000 men, have been diverted
from routine channels and the full
strength of the area concentrated oa
the important work, of fire fighting
and relief.
Use All Efforts to AJd
Under orders from Major General
George S, Slmonds, commanding gen
eral oi tne ninth corps area, to throw
every effort behind the emergency
operations, Major George R. Owens,
district commander, had his organi
sation functioning smoothly over the
week end.
At the request of Governor Charts
(Continued on Pnge Eight.)
BLAZE DESTROYS
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Fire of undetermined origin yester
day afternoon completely destroyed
tho George Jantzer sawmill at Cas
cade Gorge, In the Prospect diet riot,
with an estimated loss of between
126.000 and 130.000. Nearby lumber
piles, a planing mill, tool sheds and
other outbuildings were saved. The
loss was not covered by Insurance.
Jantzer was today at a complete
loss to explain the origin of the blare.
There had been no fire In the mill
boilers since Wednesday, when out-
(Continued on Pnge Four.)
KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 28. (AP)
Two thousand acres of brush were
aflame today along the Klamath river
canyon 39 miles southwest of here,
a crew of 200 worked desperately to
keep the blare from spreading Into
valuable Weyerhaeuser timber to the
north.
The fire started yesterday after
noon along the top of the canyon
on the California side of the line
and had covered a 2000-acre area la
both states within an hour. -
firefighters this morning held little
hope of checking the flames.
student Volunteer
C0RVALLI8, Sept. 38. (A') Exper
ienced fire fighter, from th, school
of forestry at Oregon stnte college
volunteered todny to go to th, "front"
In ftouthwestern Oregon.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 38. rh
ocl&! Mcurlty board announced to
day a grant of 1360,671 as the federal
government', share of the cost of old
age assistance In Oregon during th,
fiscal quarter, October! to December
31, 1038.
MAR8HFIELD, Bept. 38. (AP)
Th, Reconstruction rtnanc, corpora
tion today announced funds would
b, made available for rehabilitation
af ropartf in Un-iwept Bandon.