Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-15

panic doors ordered; chemical extin-
guisher should be provided.
lrFlng-Electric wiring ordered re-
moved from nails on which it was
hanging; panic doors and chemicals
ordered.
Grant-Oily rags and rubbish In
basement ordered removed; metal con-
tanner for sweeping compound, panic
doors and chemicals ordered.
AUTHORIZATIONS exit door from
second floor or new fire escape order
ed; panic doors and chemicals or
dered.
Other schools had minor defects and
panic doors were ordered on all.
Issues Statement.
Assistant State Fire Marshal F. R.
| Morgaridge, in a statement made at
the close of the inspection, said:
conditions in Rock Island are bet
| ter than we find in the average city,
but they are not what they should be
IN order to decrease the number of
fires to the minimum Some of the
detects noted are considered by some
! very small, yet the very same has been
the cause of heavy fire losses. The
schools were found in good condition,
| comparatively. But all of the build
ings should be equipped with panic
| doors and have fire extinguishers"
! Il of
| Island Business Mems association,
presided at the mass meeting at the
| Rock Island club last night The pro-
gram opened with moving picture,
The Story of Flames" P NJ. Hogan
OF Chicago, president of the Illinois
Fire Prevention association, read the
report of the survey.
State Fire Marshal W. H. Bennett
proved an interesting talker. His ad-
dress lasted for about an hour and
his audience followed the discourse
| closely.
He pointed out the conservation
plans Of the country and remarked
that Illinois had taken up an organ
lied plan to prevent destruction of
life and property by removing defects
which cause fires. He said in 1914 the
fire loss in Illinois amounted to $751;
! 100000, while in 1915 it had been re-
duced to s12,O00.0O0. and that efforts
are being made through these lnspec-
lions to reduce the loss yearly until
it reaches the minimum.
He declared that the fact that prop
erty is protected by insurance does
not mean that when a fire occurs and
the owner is paid the full amount that
there is no loss. He said by reducing
the fire loss insurance rates would be
reduced and property owners would
save mint of money. He called at
tention to the reduction last year of
SO 1-3 per cent in fire insurance rates
in Chicago. He said this is due to the
reduction in loss in that city. In 1918
loss In Chicago was $5,O00,000; in 1914
100000, and in 1915, 100000.
He showed some interesting stereop-
ticon views at the close of his lecture.
Today the inspectors started their
work in Moline.
Aside from the fire marshal and his
assistant, First Deputy W. S. Hopes,
Special Deputies Holland, Ryan, Har-
per, Norton, Price, Greedy, Durr, Ber-
ger and Gallivan were among those
who conducted the inspection in Rock
Island Deputy Ed Holland is we'll
known in Rock Island He lives in
Bloomington, where at one time he
was president Of the Three-Eye league
baseball club and also mayor.
Talks at High School.
Mr. Morgaridge also spoke at gen.
eral assembly of the Rock Island high
school students yesterday afternoon.
His address was illustrated with ster-
eopticon slides, picturing the awful
results of fires and the many ways in
which they had been brought about.
The loss due to fires amounts to
S300,000,000 year in the United
States, or loss Of SO per capita" Mr..
Morgaridge asserted. These figures
show us to be the most careless and
wasteful people on earth, for the av-
erage loss in Europe is but so cents
to the individual, and, in many coun-
tries, far less amount than this