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Show It. 1:J. when tha United States army airplane patrol of Oregon forests be-ran. be-ran. until October 1, 1122, when It eeaeed, th airplane observers spotted approximately 404 fires In different parts of ths wester, section of th tats, aceerdinf te a report mad by Colonel Lowell Smith, commandant of th Ninety-first aero aquadron. stationed her during that period. During that period th machine apent alxly-flve hour In actual flying lime and traveled ever about i.000,00 square mile of timber, according to th report Na member of th squadron lost Ms life (luring th summer's work and only two plane war wrecked on landing field outside ot Eugen. Th locl municipal avlatlo field ha been leaeed hy th government aa a permanent baa for th alrplan forest fir patrol. . AIRPLANES BIG AID IN FOREST PATROL KtviKNE, Ore., Oct. 14 From July |