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Show FOREST FERES OF ICEiiraiGIH PORTLAND Ore., Aug. 16. Forest service ofTieJals are known to have obtained ob-tained direct evidence that several disastrous forest fires In the northwest north-west have been set by men w bo later secured employment a fire fighters. It is believed thin became a common practice in many districts. While acknowledging they have evidence the authorities here are trying to implicate impli-cate several gangs before obtaining any arrest. Suspicion was arrmised when men who fought ono flio appeared ap-peared about another, recently di-coered di-coered in the sarae locality. The usual wage hag been 30 rents ar. hour. The forestry service alone hiu ripent J20.000 thU neason, the drlost known for 30 years. Three hundred men are employed by the western forestry and conservation conser-vation association. Heavy rains fell for eight hour i over the Colvllle reservation in north- I western Washington. In this district I as well as In several others the danger dan-ger Is past East of Mount Jefferon, j Oregon, however, water is still be-Jug be-Jug hauled on wagons to fight Hie flames. In the Walla Walla reserve, D00 acres have been burned over. Conservationists In Oregon have begun be-gun a movement looking toward a pt ale-con trolled organization to prevent pre-vent such fires as those of this year. |