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Show RANGERS CRITICISED. SAM BERNARDINO. Cel.. Aug. J President W. W. Bryson. Jr., of the chamber of commerce announced last night that he would call a meeting of that organisation todav to consider the filing of charges of Inefficiency against Forest Supervisor Charlton and AsnTstant Supervisor Long. It la desired to turn the command of the flre-Aghtera over lo local men. It la charged hy mountaineers that complete chaoa relgna among the ranger a' forces and that the rangers hava, at the potnt of their guns, prevented camp own. erg from setting back fires that -would have saved their property. On the other hand, there are men. Including John Anderson. An-derson. Jr.. a local hanker, who denounced the criticism of the effort a of the government gov-ernment force. Anderson said that everything every-thing that man can do to head off the flames had' been don bv Charlton and i Ixmg. Anderson returned to thla cltv veaterday aftee--a week -with - th Are I fighters. |