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Ul'inoxs mt): Ehe st Company ',000 Decker Co. b- and Kat Water lief-1 bird Ave. Phone 21“ bedoes irklers ”did him: , all sizes in doubt, call on iHlCACO paning and Tleaners Banking f Illinois NKERS Llinois appa > )‘Ou expect to rm m'v winter? i685 ,‘- uur garments EFFECTS COMPANY rial” Hot Enough Now BUT Highland Park 265 ompany Diverse] - 8152 Pressing? :plzcattd ST and mpcncs \m 3d3V‘ are in the (Itr ac“ LIV‘ e Stun ‘RLNDY r1t<)r§;;js . Wu. : and JLF-XH Largely as a result of some. hard work done by ex-Mayor OllVer the city now has an excellent nuto fire-truck. We also have a good system of alarms. These additions to our safety should he supplemented by I. bulldlng ordi- nance much more comprehensive than the few rules now in force. Yours very truly. JOSEPH L. FEARING. W New York In 1648 lssued the first American this ordinance. lt forbade the use of wooden chlmneys on bulldings. Boston organized. In 1678. the first Amerlcm regular fire department un- der municipal control. 0n» thousand dollars a minute is spent In preventing Ind fighting fire. and paying fire loss. Tint in, nearly om md oneâ€"halt million: 1 (fly! Authoritws state that one-half the fires In America are due to careless- ueas. These figures show how costly such carelessness is. In Americaâ€"â€" Gentlemen â€" You haw my permission, as request- »d in your letter of the 19th inst.. to reprint in the Highland Park Press my .etter to you of Dec. 8th. 1913. in which I advocated the enactment of a building ordinance for Highland Park Ii is, as you suggest. some time since 'his matter was agitated in the (‘it)‘ i‘ounmi but it is not an easy matter to traw up a simple and eflective ordi- nance for a town like Highland Park. it may he of interest to you to know. however. that the Council is alive tn the importance of action. and that a special r‘ommittee of three Was ap- pointr'd by the Mayor at our last regu- lar meeting, with instructions to proâ€" veeii in this work. Umrze W. Roberts Son Insurance Exchange. (‘hicaga for mesa reasons I strongly favor. as stated. (be early adoption of a build- mg ordinance. m our tire limits are inadequate. You are aware of the fact that we have had several talks in the last few months in the matter of bettering our system of fire protection, Mr. Damel's report in dicates that on the whole. he thinks we have a pretty fair fire department and a pretty fair system of alarms. I understand that. by carrying out the various suggestions advocated by him. WP can, in all probability, obtain for our people lower rates of insurance While this in itself is pomething to be desired, 1 feel that the safety of the town and of its people ranks first. and I further favor the adoption of the? .nhor recommendations made by Mr; Danxwls, so far as the finances of the (‘in will hermiL 1‘ l have read with much interest the report of Mr. Frank R. Daniel, and note that among mnny other recommends. lions, he also thinks our ordinances covering the construction of building- The new ordinance should, I think. provide‘ that no explosives. inflammable uils. HQ. shall be kept on the premises. except under certain drastic restrch Hons_such as prevau In other towns. The- powers of the city In condemning budding! that are unsafe and a menace to adynning property shouhl be en- larged. t; ia'Iemen: {nu have asked tor my opinion as to! - advisability of enacting a building! linnnce in Highland Park. That I; w. in favor of a building ordinance is? .denced by the fact that some the or‘ s .\ months ago I altered a. resolution in E (‘lty Council, whereby one oi our; ouncil committees was assigned tol “Ins very important task. They havei not yet. however. put in a report, but: 1 understand they have been working? on the matter The city code of Highland Park now contains some provisions as to the character of buildings to be erected in the business district of the city. andI it designates certain limits known as ‘tire limits," in which buildings of an inflammable type are prohibited. The' city has grown since these fire limits “ere established. and the limits should be enlarged. The present ordinances. in my opinion, are inadequate. in that they do not apparently prohibit the moving of a building constructed of] inflammable materials (built before the present ordinances were effected) from one part of the fire limit district to an-4 other part of the same district. Furtherg more. the present ordinances do not so far enough. in that they {all to rupeK‘lf)’ just how buildings to be erected for public purposes are to be planned, so as to provi le sufficient exits and so as to provide thoroughly safe construc- Hun Chicago, December 8th, 1913 um «GE W. ROBERTS G. SON, 66 nos averaged. are occur: every three Insurance Exchange, Chicago. Fire Figures Yours very truly. JOSEPH 1.. FEARING June 23, 1914 Hand flre"‘englnes" were first used in London about 1633. John Brut!!- waite, 1n Marlon. invented the nut steun fire eégflne In 1829. cuwmesirnou AN Aonness av WALTER; H. BENNELL, 3111': Fla: MARSHAL ' The Fedei-al censun of 1910 give. Illinois I population at 5..838 591. It will thus be: seen that the per up": fire loss In (lie State of Illinois ll thou! Twelve B.C., Augustus orgmlzed a fire department numbering seven thou- sand men. The value 0! the buildings destroyed by fire in equal to about halt the ulna of the building: erected each year. Beginning. of Fir. Flghtlng It in nu; that the first fire extin- guishing device of which a record exists, “a machlna (or extinguishing fire," was used in Rome nbout 380 B. C. The sum of money expended In par In; 10:50. tad preventing am. would more thin buy the country’l mud production of gold. lilver and petro- leum. 13er ‘ '_~ ‘4 :I‘ILUI '1'” _ :»-y,‘»o. .a/fl â€" _, . i,i ._â€"A‘_‘Aâ€" When you stop to think am In .. I“: f ”lull: I . '1. a}. )7“... 30?,“ Your assistance this Fourth will help redpce the annual fire waste. Your fire insurance contract states: Don't permit anyone. while your displiyi is in progress. to approach the main supply of fireworks with lighted punk stick, cigar; pipe or cigarette. Don t place supply where sparks from the display can by any chance reach it. Never forget that powerful explosives are beiifi handled Keep a few buckets of water at hand against possible need. and as an additional precaution have your garden hose connected to did water pipe ready for use These Don ts are intended as “reminders" . The dangers they cover are so familiar that few people think to guard against all of them. Yet it is the disregard of the ordinary precautions against fire which permits the innumerable small fires. and so helps to swell our National Fire Waste. . EACH ‘YEARthe passing of Jilly Fourth leaves a terrible trail of injuries and burned property, in great part due to lack of' care in handling dangerous mixtures, explosives, firecrackers and fireworks. A little forethought and careâ€" taking during this day will preVenfi much suffering and great property loss. match head will go. i ' ‘1 Don't permit smoking in the some room. If 1t is desired to unpack fireworks before the evening of the Fourth, arrange them m a safe place and then cover them with a weoe of canvas. rubber blanket. or some other nonâ€"combustible material. Don't scratch matches in the same romp with the fire works. No one can tell where a Don t leave fireworks packed or unpacked, in a room where there is any sort of artificial light other than electric light. Remember that powder grainswill duke out of packages during shipment to your home and scatter around the packing Box. The box therefore is an open powder bag until cleaned out. IF YOU INTEND TO HAVE FIREWORKS ANY LOSS WHICH ABSOLI'TELY BLOTS Ol'T OF‘ EXISTENCE AN! MATERIAL THING,18 A mm. 1.088.AS DISTINGVISHED FROM A TEMPORARY ONE. The Ion of I man ‘1 life is 1 real lane to the value 4 that life. The loan of my sort cl property by are In likewise n reel lo“; becdule that property no deal-0nd cal never be replaced It In Irmrtmble, and is wiped from the face of an ear! h forever. The fact that proper!) uhlch. m. been destroyed by are may be lnnrd and the owner receive tome mow compensation therefor In no I!) chtngeu the condition that thou-op any use! In forever destroyed. _a TO THE PERSON OR COMMUNITYF SUFFERING THE SAME. ' Campaign of Invention The Fire lmhu Dent-uncut by mean- ot 1 MW of edmuon. In. endeavored to lee-en this Item , nre wute by arousing the people , a sense of their Individual moon-tum, In the matter. ‘ EVERY DESTRUCTION or Imus- SET lRR-PECTIVE or WHAT IT EMBRACES. IS A DISTINCT mss order to replica the In 10!. th mugu, In my on. you It would require "an. nun. wonun nnd child living 11171110 great am. of nunou w com-um. 32.50 each. we begin to moat-dag amplitude of this uwlul M‘m Fourth at July “Don’ls’f “This entire . . cyllullbo void . . if the hum-d be incl-mud,” hell: mam within the control or knowledge of the muflg'. “ FIRE MEANS WASTE " «u... 11-15) The Plre Mush! Depurtuum om- bmc‘ a "no! olvvork In the calm of t "7113 to «Male the people. Ind bring 'to Mr notice comm be“ and con- dltloh which .73 believe are 'not con- mfly known to the public. TM. cun- «madmumc earlodon { The Anew" ( Q undtbe tremendous norm: 3 0! human “yes. Granted that there ell-tn in thin late today I condltlon thlt ought not to exist. Ind that the ruoune- thu men have been so mnny nan tn building up. are bdn; mocouuuy demoted. Ora-tad that filth... thin” no tn». the moot Men-t nation thut yin: can All. All that you have a mm to uk. 1-. wan m YOU some 10 no AS 1 mum to: thll «influx evil? Gnmod um .1! you a, shout um tremendous fire tutu In true. 3nd [but more Ibould be nomothlnx done Imme- dlntoly looking lowud the prevenflon of lhll great dulructlon of property What Are Vou Going u 00 About In Evan (ho-cl the In In. ta the auto or. Illinois In the nu "13 cur Wovunnnlhdolhnamm. mum-nomnabymm mam loan of It“! Than won reported no the Fir. luau Donn-uncut during the you. :87 deaths «and dined! by fire. Mon at than death- were the direct result 0! ma «relaunch. GEO. W. ROBERTS 8' SON y sort of artificial hipment to your pen powder bag can tell where e 3e them in a safe . or some other a main supply of each it. Never :ional precaution are so familiar isregard of the all fires. and so the schools oi this atIIte in order I lat the children will recognize that tho) ran have It large part in this prey-on tion campaign ' Through the help of the Governor and the State Superintendent ot Pub lic Instruction. one day in the year. usually the anniversary of the great Chicago fire. is set aside to he known an Fire Prevention Day in school. Special exercises are held and the startling conditions and tact:- I-ur rounding our work are brought to the attention at the children, and lhey are asked to become agents in their homes to carry the warnings which we be ileve will result in you good. An- other thing that l propose to mrry out instasaoeeaslcan reachleflatoor- noise the Boy Scouts at Illinois as 3 individual Responsibility ‘ These are some of the things we ‘are warning the people against from ;day to day and truth time to time. We “any that this unwarranted tire waste in the State of lilinois is largely a fquestion of individual responsibility. ‘We maintain that it the citizens of ,llllnols would recognise their 1ND!- 3vaAL RESPONSIBILITY in this ‘matter, and would use ordinary iudg- IIntent Slang these lines. that the tire waste in this state would be more than out in halt; that the cltisena of Illinois hold within their hands the means and agencies which will do the very things we are talking and preaching all over the state. it the business men 0! this state would use more precaution in cleaning up rubbish from their work room and basements, and would torbid smoking where inflammable mater- ial is stored. and would not allow their electric wiring to become detec- tive, and would provide a metal re ceptacie tor aaheahand would Just use ordinary judgment in keeping their property tree and clear trorn hand one conditions, we would have no trouble in obtaining results along the -llnes oi our endeavor As soon as these, things are done or as soon as the citizens or llllnols recognize that it is a part of their civic duty to help pm vent this large waste. a direct mono. tar) gain will result theretrom. and ‘thal ought to interest you it nothing else alll The prudent and conservative busi- ness man recognizes the tact that he cannot afford to do without insurance on his property. in order to obtain this insurance it is necessary tor him to pay out a certain amount of money. The amount of money that is paid out in any; community tor insurance de pends entirely on what we call the tire hnsard. Your rates are made and established on certain local come and as soon as you are able to show the National Board 0! Fire tinder- uriters that your communlly has raised itselt from a condition of care lessnesa and ignorance along these lines. you will iind that they will be more than willing to repay you by lessening your insurance rules There isn‘t an insurance company on earth but would much prefer ertlng a good riI-k in a good locality and tree from bsurdoua conditions at a nominal rate. than to do business in a hazard on: community at an extremely high rate i trust that you will punder well the suggestions that you have received to day, and that you will profit thud"; believing as I do that a ver.‘ M benefit will accrue to you by a prao ticalappiloation of some at these pro \‘entiye measures of which you have teamed today. The Department w.“ Auigt l'want you to know that the P'ire Marshal Department oi lllInuls stands ready to aaslat in any way it can in * order to he at real benefit to every «immunity in this great State at lili- ncls along the line ol Ire prevent'en. the 0011001! 01 (hlfl “me In qrd»: I u! thy children will recognize (In! Ihm (In bu"? n um part In mu “rm-on Hon umpatgn ' in n number of “ye. We are inter printing ud furnishing free oi chug. in every “item in the sum 0! mm 1 weekly nun belie-tin. enli- in‘ the “motion of the people to eome specific condition Mi nanny exist.- in every community which in likely to cum Am. end which ought to be remedied wherever lound m oxiu‘ ceiling attention to numberleu fire- m: ere «used by the nbeoiute one leuneu of the individuni citiu-n. call» in upon the individual citlun to rem edy these conditionn wherever they u’e found to exint on hi- premium. We no enduvoflnx to Alto curry; lhll umpugn of edumtkm Into Ill} I'I‘un you to know that the fire Mlnhll Depamncm 0! thm- "and. mm“ m um! In my “3 It can in order to he of rat! benefit m every community in this cut Sm: 0! Im- null Along the lb. 0! In provenl'on. Apia, we ere holding meeting. Ill Over the Sale of llllnois in u: on deevor to bring to the DOHPE of then: immune oommunltiea. specific in stones-I which ere opt to produce am. end which it remedied or re moved would help to loosen the fire huurd Our reports show thnt over ten _per cent of the tires in the State of Illinois ere conned by defec- tive chimneys, a condition that can be very easily remedied. it. in the {all 0! the you, beiore the turnnce or Itovee are eluted. you would mite time, to enmine your chimney. and put them in first rinse condition We find that five per cent of the fire- in lilinm. ere caused by nbeoluto- union-non of some member of the tunily in allow- ing the stoves end furnaces to become overheated and thu- etuting n tire; we and that fifteen per cent of the tire. of the cute are ceueed by the weieu bundling oi lunches, We find that more then five per cent of the are. in the state ere caused by the areieu hnndlln; of neoiine. notwith- lunding the fun that everybody rec- ognise. the feet met moline in d deuteron: thing Every cuunlty re suiting therefrom cu: ununlly be at- trihuted to the oueleuneu of the per- Ion handling this dnn‘erous fluid special patrol boys, IbOBP duty and prime ll Ihlll be to report every condition that shall come lo their notice on n fire hazard, in order that It may be lpeedily remedied I be IMO tho! by educating the children nlong "1000 lines o! wurit. (not when they more the responsibility oi citi- ien- our work will then become much cooler. and the flute of Illinois will hM‘o idvnncod mom liridoo Low-rd conquering the uuiul destruction oi the Mines.