The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-13
.BATTLERS
FOR TIMBER
Escape With Their Lives in
Shoshone | CountryOp-
posed to Uncle Joe at
Spokane.

Spokane Wash, Aug. 13--After bat
Ting more than 20 hours in an effort
to save n stand of timber, valued
lat $5,0O0,00O in Shoshone county, Idaho
a party of Is fire-fighters, headed by
George Holm, escaped from the burn
ing forest by covering their heads
with coats and bags and plunging
arms AMI hands were blIstered, their
bodies covered with bruises and
their garments torn and scared when
they reaihed place of safety.
Timely warning by government
forest ranger who climbed to the apex
of "a high ridge at the risk of his life
saved the men from death as they
were hemmed in on all sides.
There are forest fires in various
parts of the Inland Empire. and mil
lions of dollars forth of white and
yellow and pine and fir timber is be-
ing destroyed every "a hours. More
than 1000 men are in the forests in an
effort to stray the flames, and though
high explosives have been used to
throw uo the moist earth, the fire
line is more extensive than at any
time in 'he last go days, and much
more timter will be lost. Many settle
ments are threatened.
Albert L. Flowelling, president of
the Northwestern Forestry and Con-
oar - IN
Goldrick head of the Western Pine
Manufacturers association, have tele-
phoned TO President Taft and the
War Department to send federal
troops, stationed at forts in the North
west. into the fire district.
Veteran prospectors in northern
Idaho and eastern washinton saylthat
that no firo of equal destructiveness
has swept over the Shoshone district
since 1864, when the federal overn-
ment employees, engaged in building a
wagon road and forts, started blaze
to drive .he Indians and wild animals
out of the territory. The fire got be-
yond control and laid waste many sec
tions Of timber lands.
Spokane. WASH, Aug. 13-Unalter-
ably opposed to the reelection of
Joseph g. Cannon as speaker of the
House of Representatives is Bartlett
Sinclair OF Rathdrum, Idaho, q class
mate Of President Taft at Yale, who
has just announced his candidacy for
Congress cnder the primary in Idaho.
In his platform Mr.. Sinclair indorses
a protective tariff, improved water
ways an1 harbors as a means of de-
velopmcnt international and interstate
commerce. the conservation OF forests
under O system of national laws, a
national board of health, regulation
of transportation liqours from one state
to another, reformation of the states
revenue laws and land Office system. q
state railroad commission and the d.
rect prlmsry law and election of
United States senators by popular
vote. He also declares he stands for
the sane progressive principles in the
national and state platforms Of the
republican party. Mr.. Sinclair has
been a resident OF northern Idaho
since territorial days and has been
identified with many movements OF
benefit to the state.
Spokane Wash. Aug. 1S-Business
and professional men and officers OF
the federal troops, state guard and
veteran soldiers organizations in
Spokane have become interested In the
American Boy Scout movement and
viii assist in organizing q regiment OF
900 in tho city. Denton NJ. Crow.
captain of artillery, unattached, and
assistant prosecuting attorney Of Spo-
kane county, has offered the use OF
the state armory and fully equipped
gymnasium to the boys. and others
have volunteered to raise a fund of
5000 to provide uniforms and equip
ment for the regiment when organized
and at work. Lieutenant Nicola II.
Uilo. who has charge of the prelim-
mary work, announces that Reuben
Ladd, sturdy youth of 15 years,
living with his parents at 440s North
Howard street, will be Boy Scout No
/, his application being the first re-
ceiveG Young Ladd has Interested 80
|of his schoolmates In the neighbor-
hood of his home and expects to en-
list at least 100 before the end of this
month. Boys in other parts OF the city
|are also active in the movement.
It's the right dodge now to Dodge
right Inn (Hazen's old stand) for a
cooling concoction. 1t