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became head of fire control work
for the Forest Services California
regional office but his service was
interrupted by World War I. He
served % months overseas with the
engineers.
Returning to the Forest Service
as assistant chief of fire control in
1885. he became national co-ordi-
nator of the Forest Fire Fighters
Service in 1912. In that capacity
he supervised 100000 volunteers.
Directed 100000 Troops.
In cooperation with the Army
he directed 100000 troops helping
on forest fire control He was also
In charge of the Aircraft Warning
Services with 1000 towers through
out the country and of the Forest
Service defense against the threat
of japanese balloons dropping in
cendiary bombs on forests.
He headed the testing work or
use of helicopters in fire control
and worked with the Army on ex-
periments with the use of heavy
bombers for dropping water anc
chemical bombs on forest fires.
In addition to heading the Ma
tional Fire Protective Association
forest committee, he was a senior
member of the Society of American
Foresters and was credited with
outstanding work on the develop
ment of mechanical methods fol
fighting forest fires.
Mr.. Coe. 43, had served in three
Government agencies before be-
coming counsel for the De Vilbiss
Co. of Toledo, Ohio, two months
ago
Until the termination of OPA
he was director of it's building and
construction price division. In 1916
as war goods price o-ord1nator, he
served as liaison officer between the
OPA and other Government agen-
cies buying war goods and getting
rid of surpluses.
Served with NRA.
Earlier. he served with the Ma
tional Recovery Administration and
from 1885 to 1910 was chief counsel
for the Bituminous Coal Commits
sion A longtime Washington resi-
dent, he graduated in law from
George Washington University.
Mr. Goes brother, Conway Coe,
poration of America and for II years
was United States Commissioner
Of Patents.
Mr. Coe was en- route home to
visit his wife and two children.
Jane, 9 and Allen, jr., 7, who live
at the Arlington address. He is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emer-
son Powell of Falls Church, Va,
and Mrs. Albert Ely of Litchfield,
Ariz., and another brother, E. G.
Coe of Charleston, S. c.
Mr. Stone, SO, had just resigned
from the Office of the Housing Ex-
pediter and was on his way back
to Washington to get his family and
move them to Seattle. Friday was
his last day on the Federal payroll.
Worked in Housing Agencies.
Born in Virginia, Mr. Stone moved
at an early age to Washington State
and was reared at Pullman, Wash.
He attended school there and grad
uated in 1888 from Washington State
College with bachelor of arts
degree. He was vice president of the
student body and active in its affairs.
He was member of Phi Beta Kappa
Fraternity.
Mr.. Stone took graduate work in
economics at Brown University,
Providence, r. l., and also at Brook
ings Institution here
Prior to going to the Office of the
Housing Expediter. he was with the
National Housing Agency, which he
Joined about a year ago. He was in
charge of the building material
statistics division there.
Mr.. Stone first came to Washing
ton late in 1885 as young economist
on the late Harry Hopkins staff
in the Works Progress Administra-