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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
SPRINKLE OF RAIN
AND SOME
SNOW

There was sprinkle ~ rain In
Missouln al midnight that folt good
ON the hills east and west OF the
city the rain fen q bit more abun-
dainty Iron Mountain hud good
rain and there waa q heavy rain IN
Lincoln gnlch in tic upper Black
foot AZ Blnsshurg 1T midnight the
thermometer showed - degrees
above zero and there was "A rapid
fall Of SNOW All over the western
part " Montana there Wns drop
of many degrees IN the temperature
and the ashes aud cinaers ceased
flying IN Missoula for the FIRST time
In three days There WIS uo rope
tition Of the sunset phenomenon
which has stnrtled tho sipcrsttious
for three nights. ana conditions
were more normal than thcN had
been.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
AT AVERY
ARE ALL
SAFE
TOWN REPORTED TO BE BURNED
is ALL RIGHT AND NOT
DAMAGED.

Hopeful reports from every side were
received By the forest service yester-
day. With the cessation of .the wind
and the gradual rehabilitation Of the
fire fighting forces the flames have
come under control again Men who
were thought to have been lost have
turned up again and towns. reported
destroyed. have been found safe The
situation on every side shows II dc
cided turn for the better
Avery All Right.
AT o'clock Il telegram was re-
ceived from Ranger Debbitt at Avery
stating that the town and every one IN
II was saved, The reports to the eff
iaet that the terminal was destroyed
are denied and there Ii apparently no
further danger there Mr.. Debbitt re-
ported that pack trains were to be sent
camps, In order that the men there
may receive. help and care az soon as
possible. An army surgeon and two
assistants are In the town and. while
the supply of medicines is rather low,
1t is thought that all of the injured,
IL any are found, can be cared for.
Another bit of good news was in
cluded In a telegram from Ranger
Haines at Iron Mountain. lie report :
ed Ranger II. G. w. Friday Of Missoula
and all but four of his crew were safe
I'm the town. The other men are
thought to be safe, and Mr. Friday felt
certain that they will turn up again.
Ranger Loses Crew.
Hnines said that he had heard MOTH
ing from his own crew. which he left
fighting the flames near Iron Noun
tain. lie says that since they had not
moved camp after the fire became bad
they must be safe.
As wire from Red Lodge yesterday
stated that a serious fire Is raging IN
the 1,eartooth mountains. No details
were given.
Relief Train.
Frank Bonner of Missoula, who led a
relief train out of Missoula last night
lelephnned In. from Iron Mountain that
ut & O'clock Il strong wind had sprung
np and was tanning the OLD fires 'tsfn
life again. The shower that fell there
this afternoon was light, he said, and
Of ittle real benefit
No Lives Lost.
The soldiers who, with crew Of fire
fighters, were reported lost ut BofnS
are safe I'm Saltese. according To re-
port received yesterday afternoon. A
man who gave his name as Edwards
made his way into Iron Mountain from
| Eorax and said that no lives We're lost
| At 7.30, Rranger clifford sent word
| that there was bad fire north of st
Regis. II was being held at that time
hoWev despite the gale that was
blowing. and the town was not In dan
] ger. Rainey creek valley was burned
over, the fire sweeping it clean from
/ one end to the other 1t IL planned
] to bring all Of the men from BoraS
and Saltese to st. Regis at once and
Css.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
KNOWN DEATH LIST DWINDLES WITH LATE REPORTS
PEARSON ON HAN ID
To REBUILD
ROAD

According to reports received here
from w. r. Lanning of the Puget
Sound last evening Avery is saved.
The trip up To Avery was made by
Mr.. Lanning on foot and by hand
car. Everything west of Kyle Is In
good condition From Kyle Ia Avery
the track is NIL right. The condi-
tions on the east side of Kyle are
not In such good shape. Eleven
bridges between st. Regis and Kyle
are ol of commission. Two Of these
are absolutely destroyed The others
are more or less seriously damaged,
Some of them are only burned ut
the top, while the posts are out on
others. chief Engineer T.. J, Pear
son IL ut Kyle and will superintend
operations from that side.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
LINCOLN COUNTY Y
is A MASS
OF FIRES

Whitefish. Aug. 23-l'orest fires in
the northern part Of Lincoln ana Flat
head counties have assumed the most
alarming situation yet during the past
~ hours and all efforts to get them
under control seem 10 be In vain The
whole country Is dotted with fires
which. when the wind Is mol blowing,
seem In be under control. but ns soon
as the wind starts up they are famed
into II fierce blaze that cannot be put
out With all the regiments put together,
as the burning embers are carried
ahead. and everything Icing as dry as
powder they set new fires wherever
they algiht
Several companies Of soldiers and all
the civilians that the forestry depart
ment can get hold Of besides the vol
unteers from the forest surrounded
towns are working day and night and
are able to make but feeble progress
against the terrible rayages Of the
flames. The marshal rounded up so
men yesterday and sent them west to
Libby and to Troy. East Of here. in
the Glacier national park. the fires
have bnrned down the telegraph poles
ficnty dispatching Its trains.
Wind Fans Fires
Yesterday afternoon the wind famed
the fires with renewed vigor and they
poured II dense cloud of smoke that
hung over. the whole valley and en-
veloped the city in complete darkness.
AT 4 y. IN. the sun shining on the
smoke gave the sky n blood-red hue
which presented most terrible phe-
nomenon Ashes and SCOT fell like rain.
but there was no live fire that caused
any serious alarm.
Three companies Of the Fourteenth
infantry arrived last night. Companies
b and c were sent to Bolton and
company ID, in command Of Amos ".
Harlin. are at Olney fighting the fire
in saltwater county.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24

Spokane. Aug 23.Light rain began
to fall this afternoon In Wallace and
other Occur d'Alene mining towns that
have been scorched or thrcatened by
the forest fires and the weary fire
fighters took new hope. Nothing but
long and heavy downpour will
Gench the flames that are eating mp
the big trees Of northern Idaho. north
west Montana and northeastern Wash
ington, however. The Idaho militia and
the United States troops are on their
way To do battle with the red invader,
but the soldiers can accomplish little
more than protect the threatened
towns. The United States forest su-
pervisOrs In Idaho and Montana are
unable to get into communication with
400 of their rangers. but II may be
that many Of them are unharmed. The
anOst sensational rnmors OF loss Of life
continue To bc circulated. but 1t is i'm
possible to verify them. and ii seems
likely that. aside from losses among
the national rangers the number of
dead In the three states viii not ex-
ceed 100. Late this afternoon n list
Of known dead complied In Spokane
contained only 30 names
Militiamcn on the Way ,
Tho Idaho mlitiamen are on their
way from the encampment nt Ameai
can lake. near Tacoma to the Occur
d'Alenes. Preslent Taft notified Gov
ernor Brady today that he would send
to Idaho all the troops available. but
that United States soldiers could not
be used for police duty. Governor
Brady will 20 to the front tomorrow
None of the towns Of Idaho IL In
immediate danger 1t Is believed, The
fire Is destroying much timber In the
rational forests of the great mountain
chain whose crest forms the north
eastern boundary of Idaho and which
chain IL called the Bitter Root, Goeur
d'Alene and Cabinet ranges. in its
progress northwesterly from the conti-
mental divide Of the Rocky mountains
These mountains and all the panhandle
Of Idaho are thiclsly clothed with pine
spruce. red fir and hemlock. and most
Of the country burning has never be-
fore felt the breath of fire.
Uncle Sam Loses.
Tho people oi the United States, as
owners of the national forests, are tnc
principal losers sf property. II will
take decades to restore the devastated
portions Of forests. Secretary of Agrl-
culture Wilson. after his recent tour OF
1he national forests. stated pIAhdls
that they We're being conserved. that
all the forest fires then burning were
all among trees privately owned. The
forests through which the fire has
passed are killed. but the timber Is
merchnntable II cut at once, Next te
the United States big corporations
notably tile Chicago. milwaukee &
Puget Sound railroad and the cpeul
N'Aiene lead and silver mines, which
Mse much timber in their workings are
the chief sufferers II Is difficult te
give figures on the timber losses which
may reach $l0000,0o0. II Is estimated
that more than 1.b00 settlers In Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington hnve los
nheir homes and everything In them
fs1., \
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
Saved by Creek.

Each time after we ran through thu
flames we had To ~ into the creek to
catch our breath We would have suf-
focated had not water been 20 close.
The last rnsh George made he lost his
six shooter and handful Of silver that
he had In his pocket That Is the kind
of call we had. My apron saved me.
George used Il handkerchief. The
closest rub we had was the very last
fire. TO escape we rushed into the
creek. falling headlong over the bank.
Recovering we found Il road ana fol-
lowed IL for four miles. when we found
Il farm house How glad we were.
! would not have known myself IN a
mirror. My dress was torn and my
shoes skinned aud misshapen.
"As We approached the buildings we
heard horses moving in the bnrn. We
walked the owner and asked him To
take MS to town, but. a sorry thing. hc
refused lie said he WAS going about
II. and could take me but not George
Not caring to Wait so long we moved
on. Two miles away we came 10 the
Shamrock mine, where we were taken
In by the superintendent and treated
royalty being fed and cheered In other
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24

The most thrilling story Of escape
from a fire that has made its Way u
Missoula IL that Of MIR. and Mrs
George Cook of Mulan
George Cook and Gus Myers, two
contractors. are working the Silver
Gable mine in the mountains near
Mhllnn. Some time ago Mrs. Cook
al out To vlhit her husband. There
were but three persons, the Cooks and
Myers, within ten miles OF the little
lamp. About the middle OF the after
noon Sunday Mrs. Cook. who was AT
htr cabin, discovered a fire ON its
way UP "A little gulch SHE ran to the
mine and warned the men. She and
Mr.. Cook made getaway toward
Mullan, leaving Myers who said he
would catch them. but never did. ON
the way out they came face To face
with another fire and had Ia change
their course. They walked all night,
meeting fire after fire, and got Ia
Thompson Falls mt noon the next day.
Mrs. Cook walked 30 miles before they
found any way for her To ride. she
had To cover her face several times To
protect II. Myers has mol been heard
from.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24

| clothes and ] In gingham dress, trav-
cling the copper mountain trail Two
and haif miles from camp we met
the Mulan fire, coming roaring mp the
ridge, and had 10 turn and fly for
safety. Then we climbed back to- the
top through the woods on the sum
nit he told me that we would go to
Thompson Falls. which. he declared.
was but four miles away. This Is the
first story-a iustifiable one--he told
me. ! learned from experience that
I Thompson Falls was 25 miles from that
point. our first drop was to Copper
creek. which we followed, going as fast
AS we could toward Thompson Falls.
and we erawlod under "A bush. where |
expected to die. A log within 20 feet
Of us was burned The flames were
passed on two sides Of MS. We lay
perfectly still. with blaZes PLAYING all
about u.s. until o:30. The fire was 50
bright in the trees that George could
see his watch As soon MS We could
pick our way we Went to the top of
the ridge, where we could see In every
direction. and tho entire country
seemed to be aflame. Then we de-
s6ended 10 Copper creek, which we
followed for two miles. dodging through
the fire as we went
Il shall never forget that trip. on
either side on the mountains trees were
burning from bottom to top. Far away,
on the very crests of the hills. we could
see flames which We're hardly dis
tnguishable from stars
ut was five when we got through
At two or more places | had To throw
my apron over MY face 10 protect my
hair, eyes and mouth. Many hours
prior 10 that | had discarded my hat
and the grip.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
FIRE IN W|NDF ALL
COMPELS MEN
TO FLEE
FRANK D. BROWN TELLS or TER
RleLE ADVANCE or FLAMES
OVER SUNRISE DIVIDE.

Frank ~ Brown, well known plo-
noer. came IN Monday night from
Quartz. whar" he was driven by the
fires in the Wmdfall country. with his
eyes red and his face covered with
ashes ard cindrrs.
Il had the experience of my lIfc."
said lie. telling of his flight from the
Wlndfhil section. II tell y i the ab-
sollte truth, gentlemen, when | say
| that | have never, IN All my A. years
in Montana. seon anything t. approach
IL. | ain afraid To talk lest the people
think that | have turned sensational
Last Saturday IN company With A..
NJ stevens Of this place. | set out for
the Cedar creek region, From Quartz,
a little railway station. We took the
! Windfal trail, which lies along the
North Fork tthe clearwateD range,
where most Of the gulchns head on a
north ana south line about 80 miles
long Trout creek Is the center of one
OF these Pnlehcs; from Cedar creek
on south ulong that divide the heads
of many more lie. The Trout and it's
tributaries. the Windiall being one of
them. belong To- this series
"fhc trail from cedar creek inter
sects all Of these gulches. and while
there is a way down each to the Mis-
soua river. tho only one known To he
open IL tile Windfall. with. possibly,
the exception of tile Quartz, which was
surely cut off if the high winds of Sat
nrdny and Sunday and yesterday con-
tinued The Cedar creek fire had al
ready cut off the Trout creek trail.
Therefore. to yet out the men in Deep
gilch, and those on the way over from
the Oregon flats, must 20 up the Wind
fall or come down the Meadow creek
puI
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Her Story.


Mrs. Cook Is ut the home of Joseph
Grenier nh old friend of the family. ut
2lS East Spruce street Her husband
Is nj Mnllan. where he went yester-
Cay to look after Mr., Myers,
II gave up several different times,
sd1d Mrs. Cook last night when seen
by Il Missonian reporter. Had IL not
been for the optimism Of George do
not believe that | could have kept go-
ing. My feet were sore my limbs bad
~ swollen and my poor body 50 tired
that could hardly drag one foot after
the other.
Exactly at 3:i5 o'clock Sunday MT :
crroon, While alone IN orr little cabin
at Silver Gable mine, Il miles from
Mu!lan, where | went 10 days ago To
spend some time with my husband,
saw fire coming mp Borax creek. 4
little stream that runs right UP to the
camp. | did not know that there was
another fire in the country, as we We're
shut in on three sides by mountains. !
had not heard of the Wallace disaster
We We're clear ont uf touch with tho
outside world: the only way 10 reach
MS was afoot; no horse could climb
the mountains there. Hence. when
saw the flames making thc!f way t.
the blacksmith shop, where our powder
was stored, right at tie entrance To
the tunnel Of the nine where George
was at work, my first thought was tn
netify him so he could get out before
lie smothered. ! grabbed my hat and
a candle and put out for the mine.
Fifteen minutes later George. Mr.
Myers and / came out, and the fire
was within 10 feet of our cabin We
did not have time to debate ways oi
escape, but started for Mullan, where
we have home, Mr.. Myers said that
he would stay and fight to save his
bunkhouse. We begged him TO come
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-24
Scented Danger.

'Windfall Is about eleven miles from
Quartz When we crossed Sunrise III
vide about o'clock Saturday after
noon realized. that the fire might
become serious for MS. but we did not
think that II was closer than Cedar
creek. / asked Stevens what he thought
Of the outlook, lie laughed 1T the
suggestion nf danger. but admitted ihat
he thought there were fires on all sides
of us.
About five the wind began to blow.
and 1t was so strong that night that
no one could sleep, Talk about II
miles an hour! That would not begin
to do. Well. the next morning Stevens
told the miners that they had better
get the women and children oht Of
there He added that the men could
escape when they got ready Bnt. let
me tell yon, | did not see any place
that | could go II tile situation sud
denly became dangerous
The smoke grew thicker hour hy
hour. The mir was full of cinaers and
other flying things. Yon couldn't see
a hundred feet from yon. vet NE saw
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THE WEATHER

Today-Fair. continued cool.
TomorroW-rair. warmer.
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GOOD CROPS

Insure a busy season. Ad-
vertIse your business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
MExICO's FORESTRY SCHOOL
Students Required to DO Practical Worh
In Orchard and Forest

From the Christian Science Monitor.
The City of Mexico.-The federal gov
eminent has opened forestry school 10
miles west of the capital. In the neighbor-
hood of the immense springs of Santa Fe.
It is under the department of encourage
ment and operated by bureau of tech
meal forestry. This establishment was
first opened in June, 1909. There are ten
students at present, but the government
will increase the federal appropriation
and next term the number may double.
The states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Mich
oacan will cooperate with the federal
government in the expense and the plant
will increase as other states come in
line.
The course of study covers two years
and the graduates will be sent to various
portions of the republic to oversee the
system of demonstration under study by
government officials. The young men at
the school have daily work to do of a
practical nature, in the nurseries and or
chards Of the school, SO as to fit them for
the active employment awaiting them.
The bureau of forestry, through Super
intendent Miguel A. Quevedo, last year in
vited the governments of the various
states to cooperate with the central gov
eminent for the preservation Of existing
forests and the replanting of trees.
The government sometime ago employed
Paul Hoffman to visit outlaying cities and
towns and start a popular movement for
the planting and replanting of fruit and
forest trees following the arbor day
movement in the United States. He is
now in the state of Chihuahua on that err
rand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
BREAD WITHOUT. FLOUR
BY New Process Wheat Is Not Mf11ed,
But Made Directly Into Dough
From the American Miller.

From the American Miller.
We have horseless carriages and fire.
less cookers but the latest innovation is
's1ourless bread" In the new process
the necessity of milling the grain is elm
mated, the wheat being used as it comes
from the threshing machine.
The idea is that of concern In Paris,
and the machine developed by 1t trans
forms the wheat into dough by the fol-
lowing means:
The machine consists mainly of a large
screw turning loosely in a case on whose
inner surface is a screw thread running
in the opposite direction. Between the
main threads on the cylinder are smaller
threads. and the depth OF the groove be-
tween the main threads grows progress
1veiy smaller from one end to the other,
20 that It will hold the entire wheat
grain as 1t enters the machine and will
accommodate only the pulyer1zed wheat
mt the exit.
The wheat must first be prepared for
breadmakfng by a thorough washing,
after which about a pint of tepid water
TO a pound OF grain is added, and the
whole is allowed to stand about six hours.
AT the end Of this time the grains Of
wheat have swollen to double their ordi-
nary size.
II is tnen mixed Win the necessary
quantity Of yeast and salt and poured
into the machine. II falls between the
threads of the moving screw and Of the
fixed contrary screw. which crush the en-
velope and body Of the grain, making Of
them a homogeneous mixture which just
before leaving the screws forms a smooth
paste.
The work OF kneading is terminated by
the operation of glider, formed of two
parallel surfaces. One Of these surfaces
Is the extremity Of the movable screw,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
A Monster
Silk Sale
36-in. Black Taffeta 93c Yd.

This is Burgers Special fine
black Taffeta and it's guaranteed.
A regular $1.25 value for 93c yd.
Choice of any fancy Taffeta in
our stock. Here's an excellent as
sortment of silks to select from.
They sell regularly from 85c to
$3.50 yd. All go at the low price
of SOC I'd.
Just received by special pur-
chase a full line of silk and cotton
mixtures in jacquard Brocades and
other designs. Special for Monday
29c yard.
Monday we will sell plain Japon-
ika Seco Silks, in all shades, for
25c yd, regular 35c values.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Gompers ON the Tipping EVIL

AS an enthusiast in the cause of organ
lied labor, San1pel Gompers is even more
opposed to the tipping evil than the
average citizen. In his recently published
Labor in Europe and America he tells
story about tipping on shipboard which
apparently expresses his own views on
the subject. IA passenger at the end Of
recent trip" Mr.. Gompers writes,
made this little speech to steward:
Here's the minimum tip for you. am
obliged by custom to give you something.
but I'll not make It enough to help induce
the steamship company to still further
reduce your paltry pay. But I pledge
you that the day you 60 on strike for
better pay and no tips I'll send $25 to
help you win - Mr. Gompers adds that
.lt would be well worth, that sum to ev-
cry American passenger to rid himself
of the tipping nuisance on his steamship
voyages"
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had got hold of the Pliviose was not
permitted to continue It's work. Then
ten men are alleged to have lived on sew
eral hours after the catastrophe hap
pened. and one of them Is AFFIRMED 10
have taken notes, which were found, but
have disappeared.
All this, the correspondent declares is
current talk at Calais. and the emotion
which 1t has created will probably find
an echo In parliament. There was. he
acknowledges, considerable incredulity ut
first In naval circles. but people are be-
ginning to entertain doubts, and he con-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Patti Var. which is a steady-going re-
,,n,,can newspaper published at Tou-
lon. and which treats largely OF nav.
questions, has, however. returned " .no
1ncl,v dav two members of the crew were
landed to make room for Captain Pratt
and another person. Who was that per-
SOM The number Of the corpses recov-
cred was officially reported as nine,
whereas. the writer alleges there were
In reality ten. Moreover as he further
asserts. the INHABITANTS of Calais were
greatly excited because a dredger which
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while the other is fixed to the contrary
screw and has central hole through
which the dough escapes in the form of a
continuous roll.
The dough, on issuing from the ma
chine. Is put into baskets. where it re-
mains until it begins to rise. 1t is then
divided into long loaves and placed on
a table until the moment when it is to
be placed in the ovens.