Show FIREFIGHTER FIGHTER SETS FIRE TO 15 CHURCHES Accused of Causing Dam Dam- Damage Damage I age Estimated At One Million I PORTLAND Ore Feb Fb 20 20 Chester Chster local fireman Was under arrest here her today charged with starting fires fireD Ire daring the last year and a halt half which damaged property worth orth It Is alleged he confessed to starting 20 fires fire with a total loss of oC 50 Buchtel took fire fir around to town ton n today and showed them places place where he h said ald ho had started fires tire In some ome In- In Instances In Instances stances tl It Is alleged loss lo of ot life lite resulted from fIres Ire sta started by the fireman Buchtel comes of a n leading pio- pio pioneer pioneer pio pioneer neer family His HI grandfather Joseph Buchtel was w the th first chief chic of Portland s volunteer tiro do- do department d In the tho early days day Among the buildings Buchtel Is I alleged to have h v fired are ire 16 15 churches churche t two 0 parsonages and a II chool school building It was as said aid that Buchtel after atter a fire tiro would often octen hurry back to his hi station and then make mako tho the run to the tho th fire and help h lp put It out oo 00 |