The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 12, 1932, Page 3

{ @ PREVENTION Si ADDS GREATER SAFETY AND RE- DUCES INSURANCE |. oo RULES FOR FIRE PREVENT Make sure that your match is out before throwing it away. - 3 4 URGES COOPERATION OF LOCAL CIIZENS IN FIRE PREVENTION Mayor Lenhart Issues Procla- mation; Fire Chief Lists Common Causes A plea to the citizens of Bismarck to cooperate in the pzevention of fires was made Wednesday by Mayor A P. Lenhart in a proclamation is- sued in connection with Fire Preven- tion Week, which is being observed thoughout the nation. In his proclamation, the mayor says, “The week from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15 is being observed this year in the United States and Canada as a time for special endeavor relative to the prevention of fire. I ask this city’s co- operation in an effort for greater safety from fire. which causes so vast a loss both of human life and prop- erty. “A renewed spirit of carefulness cultivated by every citizen and con- tinued thoughout the year will prove the soundest measure in reducing the danger from fire. Eliminating fire hazards wherever possible will be an “act not only of humane importance but of incalculable economic signifi- cance.” Majority Are ‘Preventable The.great majority of fires in Bis- marck during the winter months are the result of failure on the part of residents to properly regulate and clean heating apparatus, Harry A ‘Thompson, chief of the fire depart- ment said in commenting on prevent- able fires. Hundreds of dollars of taxpayers « Money is wasted annually as a result of the necessity of answering calls to extinguish fires in chimneys and heating pipes. Such fires are easily preventable by keeping chimneys and heating apparatus free from coatings of soot. Other causes common to fires in this city may be eliminated by ex- ercising a little common sense, ‘Thompson said. In this category Thompson listed fire caused from heated pipes, hot ashes placed too close to partitions, and fires caused by rubbish which has been allowed to accumulate in basements, Observe Anniversary Fire prevention week is being ob- served throughout the country on the anniversary of the great Chicago fire in 1871. Started when Mrs. O'Leary's famous cow kicked over a lantern in a barn, the conflagration swept from building to building until most of the metropolis of the west had been re- duced to ruins. Twenty lives were lost in the holocaust and property damage was estimated at 190 million dollars. According to statistical estimates, American carelessness results in a COSTS THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932 when necessary. Extinguish the last spark of your cigar or cigarette before throw- ing it away. Take care lest dry waste or oily rags accumulate in some out-of- the-way corner of your house. Build your rubbish bonfire where there is no spreading. fire a minute with an approximate Joss at each fire of $1,000. At least 75 per cent of these fires are believed to have been caused by ignorance or carelessness. Property loss each year leaps to the Staggering sum of 500 million dollars} in the United States annually and approximately 15,000 persons are burned to death each year. It is esti- mated that 40 human lives are sacri- ficed to fire every day and a daily property loss average of $1,400,00 oc- curs. HEAR W. C. T. U. HEAD. Fargo, Oct. 12—(/)—Faith in the American people and their ability to do the right thing was expressed Tuesday by Mrs. Harriet Northfield of Minneapolis, president of the Minne- sota Women’s Christian Temperance Union, at an opening meeting for Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., citizens While not confronted with the local prohibition issue which North Dakota voters will settle Nov. 8, Minnesota is carrying on an extensive educationa! prohibition program, declared Mrs. Northfield. “Everything Went Up in Smoke!” FIRE INSURANCE Would Have Covered the Loss Insure today—the cost is slight compared to the enormous pro- tection, CITY INSURANCE AGENCY 11913 Fourth Street LICKED UP BY often this happens—as well as other unpreventable mis- haps to an automobile! A good car deserves protection . good business to cover its value by reliable insurance in case of Obert IN Olson, Insurance 106 Third Street FLAMES THE'CAR A it's ; y | 8 businessmen who have joined with other cities in opposing the rate boost. At stake in the impending contest are more favorable rates granted to merchandisers in this state in com- parison with former rates which fa- vored jobbers of the Twin Cities and Duluth. The same principle is at stake in a protest filed recently by the state railroad board with northwestern railroads with reference to carload rates on dairy products. | North Dakota shippers now pay 60 per cent of first-class rates on these products and the railroads are ask- ing 70 per cent. In the territory south and east of the Twin Cities and Duluth, however, according to the board’s protest, rates of 50 per cent have been voluntarily offered by the railroads. This action, the rail- dition. danger of guished. QUANRUD, GODDARD ATTEND RATE MEET Local Men Join With Other North Dakotans in Fighting Freight Boosts Theodore Quanrud and H. P, God- dard left Wednesday for New Rock- ford to attend a conference there of representatives from all parts of North Dakota who are interested in opposing an increase in freight rates asked by the railroads. They will represent the Bismarck Association of Commerce and local|road board asserts, is a “flagrant Now Is the Time To Install NATURAL GAS Heating Purposes and Cut Down Your Fire Hazard Only $9g°° will install a burner in your furnace ready to operate Montana-Dakota Power Co. Have your electrical wiring in- spected regularly and repaired Avoid using kerosene, benzine or naphtha for cleaning purposes. Keep your heating system and chimney in perfect working con- Do not leave your forest camp fire before it is totally extin- disregard” of the rights of North Da- kota shippers, The result of the discrimination, the board asserts, is that North Da- kota shippers soon will either have to ship by truck or go out of busi- ness. It asks that the railroads advise the board immediately what it pro- poses to do, asserting that, if the lower eastern rate is to meet truck competition, it presents the strange oe of penalizing shippers who have, to date, been faithful to the railroads. PREVENTION SAVES INSURANCE COSTS Q rs matches beyond the reach of your children and your chil- dren out of reach of fire. Provide a good screen for all fireplaces, and see that the = is in pla¢e when you have a fire. 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