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Show FIREBUGS TRY TO BURN CANON CITY ZINC PLANT MiizpiH Aro up iii Anns (her Repeated Attempts to Fire the Town. CANON CITY. Colo.. Jan. lu.-The attempt at-tempt tonight to fire the big zinc smelter here, a l2.00u.WO plant, makes the ilf-teenth ilf-teenth attempt at Incendiarism In Canon City In tho past two weeks, and convinces tho citizens that an organized gang of firebugs Is trying to burn the town. Three men were seen running away from the smelter ami were llred upon by guards, but escaped. Ignito Pile of Rubbish Investigation diselosod the fact that a pile of combustible material had been placed In.-ld- th- In.ildliiK and Ignited, i I had the man succeeded In getting awa unseen, no doubt the fire would have gained such headway before being discovered dis-covered as to have made it Impossible to extinguish It beforf gr. it damag. had been wrought Town Up in Arms. The town Is up In arms, and patrols of citizens arnl hired guards are on dutv nightly Electric lights have been strong through alleys and In outlying districts to aid In guard'ng propert |