Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-23 | Page 8 | `Fire Bugs's in Idaho Woods

FIRE FIREBUGS BUGS IN IDAHO WOODS I Forest Officers Accept That Theory After Mystery Blazes Forest Supervisor Isor W B of the tho Welser national forest with headquarters r at al Welner Weller Idaho Waho re- re reported reported re reported ported to dish district No 0 4 headquarters headquarters t rs here thi this thiT morning that a 8 large larl blare of oC probable tire fire hug bug ori- ori origin origin orl-Cin orl gin de destroyed troed OO acted of timber I about 10 miles north of Council Idaho About Abot third one of the tho are area d destroyed was nas ln lands and two third forest land Administration A Thom Thom- Thomas Thomas Thomas as V Pearson declared this thi morn morn- morning morning III ing that the tho StAtes Stat s for forest t MI service vice Is la extremely mely antAgonistic toward Incendiary fires and all pos steps to secure the arrest n and nd conviction of ot the th guilty person will bo ho taken The Tho Th Cor forest cst supervisors supervisor's report ot of tho fire fir Indicates that a 0 small fire near the tho Lafferty sawmill mill which was as probably started by smokers a nas extinguished on the th morning of oC July 14 11 The rice fIghters then noticed d a second blaze raging about bont one half mile mil distant d Ills His report in part follows follow I There Voa was a brisk DrIk s wind Ind and humidity of 12 2 per cent which for tor general dale da s hid hd made mad condition Rescues Resele Resel e were brought brou from flom the adjacent stations In an attempt to control the blues blazes which was M accomplished on the theatt att afternoon of Jul July 10 15 Ibe lh only question which re- re remains re remain mains main unsettled in this case Is the tho origin of the second cond fire There Therewa wa was little wind vind when hen the first fire broke broko out and It hardly seem seems pos pos- possible possible pos sible that the flee Cile carried one half one mile from Crom the tho tint first blue How How- However However ever It may have been either cither accidental ac- ac ac accidental eld or Incendiary Th The Incendiary theory Is probably probably ably the best bet ono one to work ork on since about the time t this his fire tire was wa s controlled con con- controlled con controlled trolled another fire fir of obvious In- In InI incendiary In Incendiary orIgin orlein broke brok out bout about I three miles distant but was TIB 8 put putout putout out before beCore It did any damage I