Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1930, Page 99

ON, D. C, OCTOBER 19, 1930. - 13 gs Who Set the Big Woods ABLAZE gers Now Are Detec- gnifying Glass and v Track Down the e, Finding One Out endiary and: Catching It Burning.’ you fire them in the night, so you ht.” An indulgent backwoods but the remark was overheard and the boy caught. Ignorant folk sometimes start signs, apparently hoping to get forest officers who had previously During his wild he started about 100 knees, Forest Sleuth Wang noted front track had a turned-in heel by i : g;??& T i i ; 8 i Eg i Eg T : 5 E £ § i s g sR8% Il 4 itgy il i 4 g5 f : 1, 3 i i i : _§ § §§ ; £ J ! E by an indulgent mother to her youngest hopeful, fortunately or unfortunately was overheard by a neighbor | | &% | H and found the same trail going up to fire No. well under way and getting He summoned Ranger Y Langley and Hilton to help and with them followed the trail of footprints to Hale's cabin, Accosted, young Hale denied the charge, but as evidence was piled up bit by bit he recanted his story. A meighbor had seen “some one on & gray pony” within 50 feet of the first fire. Rangers and their assistants starting a : fire themselves, but it is & backfire to : Fonntcmontt E 0 5 Forest, California, that the incendiary wore riding boots.