Show t r I-H-r-I-H 1 1 H H oj- oj S SPARROWS CHARGED S S i WITH NEW W OFFENSE 4 S S READING G Mass Nov Kov iL- iL 11 oj- oj The much persecuted English 4 sparrows i have hace ve a a n new cha charge laid aid at their doors Chief Chief f S Frank Prank Nichols ichols chols of the Rea-diu Rea Reading fire department belie belie- they t 1 are responsible for many fires fares I 5 His investigation of th the burning j i. of the old South Methodist oj- oj i church hurch yesterday shows that the j i. 4 blare blaze started iu in birds birds' nests nets under un- un 4 dEll der the eaves His theory is 4 4 the birds picked up 4 44 4 matches on the streets and carried car car- 4 4 vied Tied them to their nests where 44 4 4 they became ignited and set fir fire 4 41 1 to the structure 1 I I rr r r |