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PS^^Hi?$f|II!!p|P!E' i^jif^.'^^SiiSJ?^11-"'^ 'ft^vKJiv n-;.****. riDw:- 2 THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, XHJJFRSPAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1912. Chief Executive of This State Issues Proclamation Nam- ing Fire Prevention Day. IS AN ANNUAL CUSTOM Gov. Deneen has just issued the following proclamation naming Fire Prevention Day: "Chief among the great conserva- tion problems which call upon our state for solution, none can be more important than that presented by present conditions in the matter of v aste of the energy and resources of cur state and nation through destruc- tion by Are. Commendable as is the movement to conserve our natural resources I am impressed also with the great necessity of conserving the properties of our people. Our naturai resources merely awaited the discov- erer. Our builded properties repre- sent time and money and energy and every one of these buildings de- stroyed through the agency of the red plague of fire is an irretrievable lo«» to the community at large. "Between 1901 and 1910 the per capita loss through fire in the United States was |2.71 as compared to the total European per capita loss during the same period of thirty-three cents and the German per capita loss of nineteen cents. Between 1900 and 1910 the population of the United States increased seventy-three per cent while the fire loss increased 134 per cent. Illinois and her citizens suffered a loss of property by Are last year of approximately |11,000,000. This loss increased the burden of taxation directly to the property own- ers who insure and, indirectly to the people at large in the loss of taxes on the property burned. It was a tremendous drain upon the resources of our state. In contrasting the con- ditions in Continental Europe, with their laws regulating the construe tion and protection of building and the general work of fire prevention, with the conditions in this country it appears that fifty per cent of the fire waste in Illinois and the nation is preventable. This five and one-half million dollars should be saved to the people of this state by arousing the public mind into action in a concert- ed effort to minimize the causes of carelessness, ignorance and arson which have brought about prevailing conditions within our state. "Greater even than the loss of property is the tremendous loss of life through the agency of fire. More than five thousand lives were lost, ac- cording to the statistics, by fire last year in the United States and Can- ada. The citizenship of our state should unite to conserve the property of our people as we conserve the health and lives of the people of this state. "To this end, therefore, it is most earnestly recommended that Wednes- day, the 9th day' of October, 1812, which is the forty-first anniversary of the great Chicago fire, be set aside and be known throughout the state of Illinois as Fire Prevention Day, that on said day all owners of property shall take steps to see that their buildings be thoroughly Inspected for the purpose of discovery and removal of dangerous conditions therein; that the civic authorities concerned in the prevention of fires take steps to call the attention of the people of their community to the common fire dan- gers and co-operate with them in every possible way in correcting dan- gerous conditions and that our school authorities, both public and private, shall on the above day conduct such appropriate exercises as will impress upon the pupils of our schools the danger of fire and the methods of its prevention and, that in every school in this state a fire drill shall that day be inaugurated and that these fire drills be made a permanent feature and practiced at frequent in- tervals through the school year. "In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and caused the great seal of the state of Illi- nois to be affixed at the capitol In the city of Springfield, this 30th day of August, A. D. 1912. "Charles S. Deneen, Governor. "By the governor: "C. J. Doyle, Secretary of State." would be only an'act of justice7 If men were paid in cash; or if give* checks, the^anks ought to agflpft.tftffien Sat- urday evenings and thus allow the men to cash them. "The stores are in many instances forced to refuse to cash a check when the purchase is small because it takes too much from the fund reserved for this purpose." Habit of Paying Off in Checks Causes Big Loss to Small Merchants, is Claim Set Forth, MUST CARRY BIG AMOUNTS NEW8 WANT ADS BRING RESULTS RANSACKS CLOTHING WHILE IN BATHING The universal system of paying em- ployes by check is causing consider- able trouble to small merchants. They claim they are handicapped in their busineajr because they are unable to cash as many checks are are presented for the payment of small purchases. "The trouble is," said a merchant to a News representative, " a small deal- er cannot carry a large amount of money in his drawer because his re- sources are limited. It many cases he is afraid to, because the keeping of a large sum of money in checks that are endorsed and an amount of cash over Sunday until Monday, nine o'clock when the banks open is a long while which throws upon hinx a risk much greater than at first realized. Few Robberies. "It is a wonder that robberies do not occur with so mueh money in cash register drawers or in the home. This money ought to be in the bank, but it cannot be put in S5/0RSET FREE 'TED TO YOUR FIGURE ['his extraordinary special inducementwitl placed thisi mom tailor-made! Guara^te Newest Jhad fashions, litest cTethan MiS. Excitative Ladies NK Tailors 108 N. STATE ST., CHICAGO Phone Central 5840 Suite 720-726 Stewart Building on Sunday. believe that it While in swimming Saturday after- noon at the foot of Lee street, F. W. Sadler of Evanston had his clothes ransacked and 40 cents in change and a bunch of keys taken. Throughout the summer there have been numerous complaints recorded at t the police station by persons who have had their clothes molested while they were splashing about in the water. Last week another south end young man left all bis money at home with the exception of a dime for car fare when he went swimming. When he emerged from the water he found that the juvenile bandits had not over- looked it. While he was in the water the thieves had neatly removed the dime from his hip pocket where he had carefully concealed it. No arrests have been made during the year by the police of the effenders. «< yond the Wall A story is told of a woman who had a rare rose bush. She watched and worked over it for weeks, but saw no result of her labor. One day jfe found a crevice in tjta jwH\ near the bush, and r«OTng\J[rough the was IJiny shjf£ of her She weni^ro t%e other the wal>pffnd there she fourJU^Bkr roses blooming in all theiysjaendid beauty. DoWc be discouraged. If you are making the best possible use of opportunities within your reach, there is no such thing as wasted time or labor. Although your labor may not show im- mediate results, persistency is sure to win. If you can't save much, save a little. Deposit your savings with the City National Bank and watch them grow. In just a lit- tle while you will have a good substantial bank account and saving will become easier. Don't wait until tomorrow or next week. Start the account TO- DAYâ€"NOW. NEWS WANT ADS BRING RESULT8 =£ r/tJWLAP VHA ^r\i:Ai)X-f ;-oi ft£0.u&mT.amcE Fall Styles NOW ON SALE Jackson Blvd. and Wabash Ave. I3PHE EVANSTON â€" ALL THIS WE WM/^VWNC* (Inc.) 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