Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-28
CALLS FIRE Loss
OMY'FIRE WASTE
Bulletin Recently Issued By
Insurance Commissioner
Harry Wells


I The fire loss IN oregon, most of
when may De terheu IRE waste, IS.
greater IN pfopornon TO the population
than that IN most oi .ne states
Il rms rather star'iius statement is
made IN a oulietin recently ISSUED by
Harvey Weiis, stare insurance eomnns'
sioner'
soon alter taklng cnarse Oh TINS de'
partmeht, information was placed be-
lore Mr.. Wells that leu MN TO oelieVe
that the alarming Increase IN tlres
could De stoppeT II Tue puonc was
properly informed, especially regarding
the prevention OIL fireS. r
WIN inns m miila, tne rlre Freven'
tlon bulietia was lssueu oy MI WellS
IN whch tlre prevenn.lon Is discussed
from all sizes; IN oregon alone, tor
the year Oh od iSl4, lne Idre loss was
over S4,oUV,Vpo' from Information Sc
sufeu py me s'ase lnsulance commlS'
sioner tne ialgo liIo WASTE III oregon
uurlhg the iast year was uue 10 IlVe
causes; ..
e elrst' roor cohseluYs.on' ss,S
Secono' Vreas oale,essnesS' .1!.9Si
thlru; LACK vi inul' iuual respohsl'
olllty' q
rourlh' haeN VI PoPul"r euuca'ioh
III IRE prenehtion'
rIith' joo niuen leiatiNe Sttentioh
10 Ilre llSn'ins, 40 Vo"pareu 10 ilre
prevention. ,
AS s'ar' LII lne iisnV u'lcction' MI
"eiis A"Nois su"ee ~ .'",shal ,a"'
anu ~ eonnec'ion Mi'n .nls Jaw, there
snoulu De liIe pr ene,on associatlons' Sss
WIN lnIluehslal business men as OH
cers. Inc uu.y ol 'hiS organization
snoulu pe 10 enforce ordinances gov
ei.ihe liues, eiee.ric wiring anu pro-
ylulhg adueu res.rlc.ious S, iooNihg 10 the
'esSehihe S Vi erlniliiai , ilre waste
me eolilnllssioher Y ol the opl2ioh
mat 1epaItneht huVwh as Fire tre-
nenters mlgnc aiso pe goou lnstitu'
tioh' as wen as I,fe department lot
lhe eNtmgulshlhg Oh ilres' "A man az
the mead OF tnis department mlght
liiahe careiuI stuuy ol every IRE, aao
alu III tne ii'VeS'isatioi, ol ahegeu arson
cases. Even the Oreult men assocl
! apioh OF oregon, VINO nave much IN
slue ihlorlna.lon regarulng TRES, are
ehueaNorlhS 10 creaie state IRE mar
snail, VINO snail makeclt rs duty to IN
Nestlga'e every ire
among tne many causes OF fires aus
cussea oy MI Wel3 IN tnis pulleti.l
lnateheS are regarded as the cause o.
many disastrous tires' ihe school cnil
aren, as wen as tne oluer tolKs mgn
peheiie ny susgestions as 10 care II
! hanuilng matches.
huboish and trash are great IRE pro
uucers. raPer poXes ana lnIlamaDi
d materlals oil all klnds are lett lylnl
around tne mouse or backyard. In
> .lls coihn'lsSionet sueges's. that II NOT con con
n oenienC " puih an erasn every Gay
eaen house shoulu nave metai re
Sepeaeie' Ss s'oa.t WIN a cover 80 'hat IL coul
De V1i.eu away
n Ashes are ahotner source OF llfe, an
II there Is 20 o'her pace Tor them,
nie'ai can WIN cover snouiu DE PROVO
\ GU
y w nerosene ni,l u Always aungerous' MI
u "eiis suSses.s lnaS the lahiP shoml
oe 'eh.irely cleanea OUT occasionally
ahu When two tnlro9 VI tne on Is use'
~ shoulu oe turned pack IN the on ca
: through piece OF eloth 10 inter
cleah' ,e ~
wore than nan tne ilres caused D
D spontaneous combustion originate trol
greasy rags; ootioh rags, assisted D
r scraps Oh silk, WIN ai,ve or cottohsee
If OIL MAKE NOT IRE Many iIres occu
l. IN parns from nay or aiiaita, store
10 pelore IL IS pelIectly Iry, as the pre-
,r ence OF moisture Is aIweys hecessar
" IoI spontaneous combustion;
MI "elis aiso hotss tnat DonfIrt
9 are lfequeht cause 0, IRE losses in
's % greatest trouble WIN oohiires, IS Una Una
~ ohe s hapie 10 le"Ve uead iir
:" ~ tnlhklng ~ ehtlrely o"t. during th
9 lu hlgnt Wlhd comes up rams the smou
u ~ derlng ashes ana mn Gsrties ,, the embers
" some NEARBY 9ui'ol"g or 10 some II
V iianlaoie hlateIlui' :,
e. MATS ana Hatcncs are aiso hoteu D
y, tne eoinnlissioner as q irequent cause :
d, ilres' ~ IS prelty haru Proposluo
e. 10 attempt 10 elinina'e lhe rat put car
r. cah pe laheh 10 NeeP lia'ches III u
rs n!%tyh ~ po4' r
Ie a, VNi
s "ahes Vho lV,iV"ihS '"SBeo',Vhs' w