Show FIREBUGS IN A TOWN are trying to burn down canon city canon city colo jan 11 the attempt last night to fire the big zinc swelter sin eltor here a tuo to million dollar plant makes the fifteenth attempt at in canon city in the past two weeks and convinces tha th citizens that an organized gang of fire firebugs bugs is trying 1 to burn the town three men wore seen running aw away ay from the smelter and N ere fired upon by guards but escaped investigation disclosed the fact that a pile of combustible material had been placed inside tho the building and ignited and had the men succeeded in getting away unseen no doubt the tire fire could have gained such headway be fo foo 0 o being abeln as to have made it impossible to extinguish iash before great damage had boen been wrought the town Is up in fix arms and p patrols atrops of citizens and hired guards aro are on duty ditty nightly E electric lights have been I 1 strung through alleys and in outlying districts to ald aid in guarding property |