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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
SUBWAY VENTILATION
BY GRATING REJECTED
Engineers Report Declined
New Authority on Prob
lem Sought.

The Publ" Service Commission de-
cided yesterday i,o' 20 accep, the report
of engineers representing the subway
companies or the matter Of v-niilating
III" new subvays by sidewalk gra'iug..
The broadway Association and others
hav" protested against the opinion ~
'hes" engineers that sidewalk gratings.
ruch a. chief Engineer Craven has IA
yorrd from tu. beginning. were the best
solution Of the problem of subway ven
|tila'iou.
II rather thought that Chairman No
Cali and Commissioner Wood put one
over CA the commission when they ap-
pointed that committee to- sid"track the
subject Of ~gratirgs," declared col. HAY
ward when tho matter had been diS.
cusscd before tho commission yester-
day.
Commissioner Cram. who has been
holding over until the senate should con-
nrnl he appointment Of travis II. Whit
neg as his successor. moved that the
who," matter he referred - Commits.
stone: Hodge, with power tn appoint "A
competent authority on ventilation WHO
will reconsider the whole problem. Mr..
f'''se S'"h 'Hh' i' NH"W W no experts
in subway ventilation, but he said he
would undertake to tiud some one who
would not prejudice the case.
commissioner cram and myself"
said col. Hayward. wanted this com.
mission to engag outside experts when
this subject was ny last spring. Get
outside engineers. who were not already
Interested In the problem, and pay them
real money for their services. was my
plan, hut, Chairman Mccall aud Com
missioner Wood grumbled at the .y.
pense and then pnt over this commission
of engineers already identified with one
solution OF his ventilation problem"
The report Of the engineers war turned
vcr to Commissioner Hodge for his
consideration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17

= o ~" is m.u DENIED TINS, but thcy
we To-" busy VITA other things 20 argue
mucn. w the tiIst place cardinal Far
ley a".uuac,d yesterday that lie would
mot consent to have the parade reviewed
from = stand ~ from; If -. batrick's
Cathedral. a. has u.en the time honored
custom. The IA i.nal X not Wiling ~
lend Ls approval to any factional dif.
icrsnces and 10" VII .ot Ice present
In view OF this +, new reviewing place
had e. IL" obtained on 81, RI notice. The
best substitute Tor the Cathedral was
tie Hotel Savoy, and Mayor Mitchell.
Borough President Marks and other city
officials who WI review The line will do
it from Ii" balcony OF The hotel on the
second .i0"r. Tic place was decorated
yesterday afternoon.
The programme issued YESTERDAY
promised that tn. sixty init leg ment
under 'ui. Louis i. tonley viii march.
Col. conle% last night repeated hHs de-
ji.l o: this. Tie regimen VII ,onfn.
its observance of "a" day 80 the regular
church services IN the Cathedral Ia the
morning. after which &, viii march back
t. the a'1nJry and i,sb1ud cardinal
Farley Will review TIC regiment from his
residence al Fiftic:h street and Madison
avenue on inc return. whica will ice
about ! O'Clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
HEALY TO PARADE,
BUT WITHOUT GOTH
Cardinal Farley FOrbids Re.
viewing stand in Front
Of the Cathedral.
TO-DAI''S SHOW ED

To-day's PAL AIDE will be "A disappoint-
ment, whichever way II turns out. with
the two factions of the Ancient order of
Itiot rians at open ennity. II Coroner Tim
fiealy's celebration breaks all records.
az his supporters say 1t viii. the "regu-
lars will be brUkenheartcd. and If the
parade consists " Coroner Iicaly alone.
as the Kennedy men prophrsy. loud
wailings will be heard from the other
side.
Tho las, few hours before the dawn
OF -. Patrlck's Day saw both factions
busy. The outlaws were busy patch
ing up certain freaks In their plans
which occurred al the las, moment. and
the regulars were uncovering plots
on the part OF IN" enemy. II was
openly charged by the Kennedy men
that - per cent. OF those h viii he
IN io-day's celebration will not he irish
men az all. iiornIge {, the great de-
~li,erer of Elm will he paid by Germans
opposition. and u story sponsored by
J. ppwer I,onellan was spread TO the
effect that ia" coron.r's h~enrhnen had
gone TO 4 certain tow In New Jersey
and hired i5Q neg who will be white
washed and put in line Ia ill w tn"
gaps.
~; is - fact" said MIR. Donellan. at
may sound Ike a joke. hut ! have II
on good authority. They. Just rrazy
10 gel ~ to IA. an. YouN see every
race Oh earth marching under toe golden
iair to- GortpW except tn" iiicruiais-
aluuy. excepting Il few renegade. IRISH
mon Mn D arc III with fls t.yWu nv.
they sent around o. Ro,iy Kennedy this
morning and fairly legged " 10 come
in with them. They are willing 20 let
us march at tn. mead and do anything
else We want. 30 long a. they can make
q showing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
WHITMAN e FOUR.
Sentence az sting sinE's Editor
Among Those COMMITTED.

AlRANy, March Is, tee Henry ~.
Browne. editor Of the star Of Hone at
Sing Sing prison. where he has served
eight years Of "a twenty year sentence
for forgery. received "A communication ~
sentcirr" to-day fom ,;ov. Whitman,
Brown was sentenced from New York
July 80, 1906 'lcmeucy was recon-
mcnded by Judge Foster. who presided
AZ the trial. and former District Attorney
Jerome. Who prosecuted him. Browne
has been II model prisoner. SO the records
show. and will bs eligible for parole az
the i.eSt meeting OF the board In Sing
Sing.
Al the same time the Governor conf
mutcd the sentences OF three other con-
victs. They are
Edward Bernstein. convicted in New
York county of burglary and sentenced
February -. 1905, by Judge Grain to ten
years n three months William 4.
Whil'pl", convicted in Monroe county OF
mnnsl,ughter IN May. 1919. and sen.
fenced 10 an eight year minimum, IL old
AMI In poor health: william n. Young,
convicted In Montgomery county Of mur.
der In February. 1899.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
DRY AGITATORS WAR
ON LARGER HOTELS
Anti-SalOon League Says Wal.
dOrf Sells Liquor Without
Meals on SUNDAY.
A n LICENSE REVOKED

Tho Anti.SalOon League aas H.
cIared war on the larger notch, .
gan with the reVuest Of the i.tvu. tn
State Excise Commissions Green "a
revoke the liquor tax certifica,. 81 "a.
Waldorf-Astoria on evidence v.,N.-,a
BY Frank A. campbell, i, detective ON
ployei by the league. who saws ~ ~,
: affidavit the hotel is selling liquor VITA.
out Il mean on SUNDAY.
George G. Boldt, proprietor ~ m.
Waldorf Astoria. Is Ia tIljforpis co., .
vacation. but "a reprcscntd''," of .,.
hotel said yesterday the Waldorf AZ, ,
obeyed the law. Commissioner q; o..
was IN Albany. hut I,eput, ENri,e ,..,.
missioner Mcneil sand 'th. cr,-,.
would be given consideration IN ,jtn. ,
william H.. Anderson, Stat. .Ip.r ~.
tendent of the Anti-Saioon League 80.
we have no intention OF stopping So n
the Waldorf Astoria unless IN. 90, .,
large hotels reform. II We started ,
the little ones the dig mos w,uijd 20 off,
violating the Law Just the sam, T.
liquor law must either b. .niur,.j Of
repealed or a better one passed
Evidence. Mr.. Anderson saiu. ~. a,
being prepared agains; an"'n.f I,.u z
hotel in the vicinity 81 N. W,lo,-
When asked regarding Tia, %,tluo..
said they would h. attended T., '...,
Regarding violations IN 'h, pror,..,,
hotels MIR. Anderson addict
One reason that We hay" To- .,.r.t
sooner IL because We ver. nos .lr.. d,
sources OF evidence. Man, pr,vt.. o..
tectives are unreliable. especially . ,.r
liquor cases. Therefor. W, rp.nlr. ,.t
n man who has taken the drv 60. mi
liquor cSses for many years pi,l u,.
usual success to locate lu NV Y,rk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
DRIFTING LINERS
ANCHOR RIPS UP
$500 PHONE WIRES
Brooklyn Almost Isolated
From Manhattan by the
Almirante.
200 MEN ARE WORKING
TO RESTORE SERVICE

The United Fruit C~ompany's steam
ship Almirante got caught In the East
River ice last night under the Brooklyn
Bridge and dropped her anchor. As a
result people who teiephoned from Man
haitian to- lower Brooklyu last night and
vice versa had to wait an hour or more
for a connection they may la TO wait
longer to-day.
The A~inirante's anchor had pulled
out seventeen tele phone cables. includ-
ing 5000 pairs Of wires. from their fas-
tcning In tho shed at the Brooklyn end OF
the bridge. and 1t may take the zoo men
twcrty-four hours to unsnarl the twisted
cable~. repair torn Insulation and REIN
stall them. The day traffic. far heavier
than at night. probobiy will necessitate
a delay OF two hours or moro except on
highly important, calls.
The telephone cables. ranging in thick-
ness from five to eight inches. run along
the East River he'd beneath the bridge.
There Is a sign at the bridge reminding
captains OF ships not to drop anchor
there. but the Almirante had drifted pas;
her pier at Burllnv slip and could no,
get back. She dropped anchor, hoping
20 turn upon it. The anchor found q
resting place among tn. cables. which
could not stand the strain and pulled
out.
The result was thai, telephone service
between Manhattan and lower Brooklyn
had to 60 by way of two emergency
cables under the river at Rutgers street
or through tandem s~witchboards IN
Westchester and New Jersey. Tn
grounded cables also caused a huinming
sound over the wires. The following
Brooklyn exchanges had to be run on
greatly diminished headwav in handling
New York calls-Main. South. Prospect,
Hamilton. sunset. Midwood. Borouel,
Park. Coney Island. Bay Ridge and Bath
Beach.
The trouble began a little after ,
O'Clock last night. n as soon as the
calls began to pile UP the policy WAS
adopted OF telling those who called that
a connection could not be mad, for some
time. II the call was important a com
nection was made at the first possible
moment. Otherwise n waiting list"
was kept and the caller notified when his
turn came. Many had to wait more than
an hour.
II MAS not certain last night how long
~ would take NJ. l.. Spiller. la charge 1T
the work. and 200 men To- s~traighten out
Inc situation. but II was e. pecte,l service
to-day would be slower than last night.
The Almiran;e was coming from Quar-
anime. and arrived from Panama yes-
tcrday. Capt. F~a-quahar Grant refused
10 say anything about why ne hookcl
The cable with his anchor.
one OF the broken cables carried a
wire Of tho Fire Department, used prin-
clpal!y 70: 'rcss.,g-s from Bruoklyn Fire
headquarters to iireboa.s In tn. ..ast
River.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
HOTELS ARE WARNED.
Had Better "tI~sn -" u Wo,S
From state Com ~ iss,op.r.

Ai.BASy. y. y. March l6.-fo luu-rg
the receipt OF complaints tu-iaN of ,,.
lation Of the excise Law ~ NrW York
city. George L.. Green. Commissioner Of
Excise. said that New York ,i'. hotels
and all Others violating the law in .,r,
way had better 'clean up" I'll, In.
plants received to-day follow IN. a.
nouncement of the Anti-Sslocu League
a few days z that IL had e~'sh,I- 81
a detective bureau in New York ,rr
intended TO report viola ions. especially
of the SUNDAY selling laws. In macy Of
the high class hotels In New Nura
COMMISSIONS Green said unit. o.. h4.
had the complaints ln,ertiga;od Il.
would not make public tn. names 4
the places complained of. hui; II Is know
the A~nti-Saloon League has asked Tor
the revocation of Ia. license for ~.
Astoria. on the ground tla. i,
violated the excise Law last Sunday In
selling liquor without a meal Aid .so
during prohibited hours.
THE complaints received TO-DAY ne
not against places in the Stun 90.
clared Commissioner Green, but rel.'s
alleged violations In the very l.-' pLt -
When a we'll defined complar.i 81
apparent proofs come to Thu .1 e. -,
Commissioned has no discr.tior N-,.
70 seek to enforce the law ~ you-ss,
the department is for tho enforcement,
q? the law, II III. policy a.. ', ,.-
partn,ent IS 10 cooperate a. it. . '..-
s!bie when a sincere ,fugt . n,S
made"
Commissioner M.eu sod tar -.
i an unusual movement uuV ,.,
throughout the stat" ,o"kiuI 'a F ,
forcenucn' particularly ~ ~, ~.' N
laws. There l. more, ,,CtIti.. .l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
CALLS KINCSBURY AND AID
THE GREATEST OF LIARS
Secretary Hebberd Of State Charity Board Attacks City
Commissioner at Hearing-Deals Lighter Blow
to ~Folks-Says He Exaggerates.

Ningsbury was quoted in abuse Of Mrs
funphy. then head Of the institutions oi
Randalrs Island. Later, I understand
he sworc tina neither he nor any OF hi'
s~ubordinxtes gave out hat statement
Hut no pap. would have dared publish
II unless he gave II out. Corporation
Couns,, Polk told ma he gave 1t out"
Attacks Doheet,'s TeatImOny.
When Mr.. Hotchkiss pressed hin, for
further instances the secretary afirmed
that he believed Mr.. kingsbury had in
duccd certain witnesses to testify falsely.
These witnesses. he charged. were Dep
MY commissions r Doherty and Abraham
Oseroff. "A member Of the advisory COM
mittec Of the charities Department.
MIR. poherty." said Hebberd. "testi-
ned that at the Institution Of Mercy. Tar
rytown. twenty-five children were bathed
together IN "A "A containing eight inches
of water. and when he was asked II there
", re any shower baths over the tank he
said NO."
Oserof. according TO Mr.. Hebberd.
made false statements In asserting thar
certain records had been altered. Mr..
llebberd said that he told Robert Bru, re-.
brother Of Henry Bruere. CITY Chamber
lain. tina "thc Bureau Of Municipal Re
search. Of which the Brueres are spon-
sors. IL one If thu worst institutions IN
the city," Mr.. Hebb-rd based this. de-
scription on his knowledge Of the bu-
reau's constant Interference with other
city institutions.
Mr.. Itebberd deni.d that he had sent
through Dc. Edward Y. D-vine. head OF
tn. Scioul Of I'hilanthropy. "a threat to
Commysioncr kingsbury that the state
board would Investigate the Charities
Department unless tn, charges against
Mrs. Dunphy were dropped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17

Senator Ogden l.. Mills took TN the
cudgei- Tor whitney. He insisted that
The statements of Thompson and Law.
son were exaggerated. lie said n. had
to admit. however. that. In his opinion.
IN" men NAMED did not come up 10 the
fiughes idca of publ'c Service Commits.
'ioners. and he had some doubts I N
'ase ne were ~" Governor whether he
would make such selections.
Senator iilchrist in.errup,ed senate,
! arswcll Of Brooklyn to ash II he did
NOT vote for Judge Mccall and Com.
missioner Wood whrn their nominations
az iuhlic service commits sios,ers were
sent 10 the Senate. tarswell replied THAI
ne dit. Senator Thompson then jump.d
up and said "Thcr, never vere ANY
complaints against Mccall and Wood
n no such proc OF their rcomretency
mere when their names were sent to the
Senate"
senator Brown remarked he had de-
'erfnined with some rcluc,ance'' to sup
port the iorernor's nominations. but
"e''e'ed there we're many other men
of the type that Gov. Hughes nicked
L" appoint 10 sue, positions.
"Rui ] want 10 express the hone"
sald senator brown. that ali the fears
expressed here to-day OF the men named
VIII not bc realized
senator Wagner. the Democratic
leader. said he had no word ag,ins, the
character. capacity or integrity ~ Mr.
whitney. lie believed, however. that, ,
was AN unwlsc move to u To ,
commission whose work was cha-ac,ci.
lied by Gov. Whitman "as scandalou.'
any mar who was a par; Of tao m.chin-
cry the Governor had attacked.
Senator Wagner also believed I, was
pad policy 10 appoint an attachc of the
commission TO a coinmission.rship when
mat body was undergoing an inyestiga-
ton. lie thought tile Governor should
at least have waited unti, that iuuulrv
had been concluded
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
Parade starts AZ r. ".

Til" march will start at . o'clock from
Forty-sccond street AID Fifth avenue
aud will GO north 20 i2o;h street, then
east TO Madison sNcnue. north 10 l2Sth
street, cast {, second dvcuuc to tho Htr-
lem River Park anI Casino. wner. an
entertainment and =. option viii h- held.
,iraId Marshal Timothy H.aly will lead
the procession H. the rear OF "A platoon uf
mounted policemen and , band. His
" a!ds will be bernard klbr.do and
" " bconuor, with Dennis Scully
and Martin Walsh =, special ads.
Tn he. .d! men. wh..c they Nil 70
marco, plan TO watch ~" "~corpuraIs
squad" as they say i, will he. and ainu-s
themselves by Laughing ~ the various
specimens Of Irishmcu-for-a-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
To Aid Delta Theta Pbis.

The Delta Theta Phi Holding Com.
pany. the object of which is Ia acquire
law books. libraries. houses. donate
scholarships IN law schools and other.
wise ana law students. especially Delta
lhe'a nj members. WAS Incorporated
Yesterday for $4,000 by Emery &. Wei.
Ter. Philip A.. Mylod and Kenneth ID
Widdemog.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17

Facing Charities Commissioner John
\. kingsbury and Deputy Commissions
William J. Doherty AT the charities hear
ing In the Bar Association Building yes
terday. Robert W. Hebberd, secretary 10
the state board of Charities. spoke of
them az the greatest liars In the STATE
Of New York"
His denunciation burst out in response
TO a question by william ". t%iotchkiss.
counsel to Commissioned Kingsbury.
whether Hiebberd had about June | AS
sured Frank Tucker. an officer Of the
1'roviient Loan Society. that he was 60
ing to show w the Commissioned and his
assistant a. men of that character.
mo. but | dc say they are now--and
they're "A grea, deal worse than that too
"Did you tell Frank Parsons of the
Charity Organization Society" asked Mr..
Hotchkiss. that you were going to show
up Mr.. kingsbury and Homer Folks az
liars?'
Thinks Folks Only E.aaggcrates.
II want 20 SAY In this connection that
] have some doubt about Homer Folks
being a liar.' replied Mr.. Hebberd, with
q glance at the former Charities Com
missioner. ~ believe he Is given To- exc
aggerat.ng. but ! don't think he is .
perJurer or a wilful liai."
Is Mr.. k~ingsbury "A pcrJurcr:'
u don't say So"
What do you mean"
Il think so" When Mr.. IIotcnRiss
the witness to give an exan-
of perjury OF the part of ,nm,ui.-
sioner kingsonry Mr.. Hebberd said
I'm an intervi'w published in the
papers On March :. 1915. Mr..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
Wilson ~ Visit Newark MAY =,

NEWARK. March 49, President Wilson
IN all probability will he the guest OF
hoior Il, TN" reception given by the Sons
or 'ne |'nerIcah revolution May IL al
the Robert Treat Hotel. when he will
he in Newark to open the Industrial ex-
position at the First Regiment ArmoPy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
To show IN Di~dung.

sure. ~ Nrot" br. biedling. said
Kennedy Yesterday. = o'Farrell
asked me 20. W. wanted 20 show Died
I'm. vi, | hnsa Valentine was one O.:
pFarrells detectives. II was all O'Far-
rcll'S iI-s {" show that piedllng would
recommend a machine" before he had
tried it."
o'Farreli chuck.-d some mysterious
chuchl-s about the violo' gay. aud r..
~ Nal-utine. whom he likened to Oliver
psb"in", hut he didn. u-ny that I. wac
AL "A plant. \ plant. -, the way. 10
distinguished from Il frameup by being
legal \ 'raInrup usually ~ NOT.
Another letter lr. pi.dli,.H wrote WIS
to one i. Eoral, VI u. VINO Mr.. or Or.
Kennedy s.t'' really Is a duly authorized
physiai-n. lG' whose mare canno' be
found IN directories. pr, Regal. II seems.
MAS ,.Su 'l, Of Val bFarre,rs many
'ri.ud, ',i' iidn't mention the fac, when
h" wr"ts ~, I'ie'li'ng ia quest OF ii,tor.
nation about the ,iol". ray.
br. bicdlinr ~rot" l'r. Regal! that not
only was the violet ray tho best he had
ever used, but 81 can hc used on wonlcu
and children "lil,ou. giving them 9
scare ri" doctor never collected his
=" per cent. on IA. sal" of machines 20
either of b'farrcll'e fricu,ls.
Ever ~Ircc tn" osborne "aSe began, al.
most. Mr.. rFarr"ll has cropped IN every
.'tti' Will" a. IN some Vague way CON
iSctsd with ". Ito AWAY denies that
n" - Working 'or Mr.. osborne. Nobody
really knows for whom he j. working.
l'ut fla" interesting question that this
al arouseS ~. Who slipped one oyer"'
Mr. Kennedy 'h'nks Val O'l'arr.ll slipped
or' over on 1r. Deciding but hear Dr.
Dicdl'ng:
Il knew Valentine was a private de
tectivc all the time. \ friend warned
mo II was "A business proposition with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
WHITNEY. IND HERVEY WIN
AFTER 4 BITTER FIGHT

showing deplorable judgment in this in.
stance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-15

New York, Jan. 13-Preparations for the gorgeous of the Gods,
 which IS. to be held at the Hotel Astor on the evening Of February II, 1916, under the auspices of the So ciety of Rsaux Arts Architects, are rapidly progressing and very great interest is being taken by large number of prominent people in the artistic and social world. The invi- tions are now out and it is expected that this would be even more beauti- full than the, wonderful Venetian Fete held two years ago. A large number of prominent architects. painters and sculptors are in charge of all the ar rangments for the pageant, and hundred society women will take part in the pageant and act as patronesses,
 The cast of characters is now being filled. Mrs. John Jacob Astor will be
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-15

, "Pipe almost invariably are adja- csnt to walls or partitions, where there is an ascending current of air to feed and spread flame. Evan ii tie flame does not start fire, its sudden heat may cause the pipe to break and flood the premises with water.
 "To thaw frozen pipas, wrap the frozen section with cotton clNh and pour hot water upon it (even ii the hot water must. be obtained from a neighbor) until the ice in the pipe glves way. Rags on the floor at the base or under the pipe will abs9ro tEe waste water. If the freezing is too severe to yield to his treatIent' send for a plumber.
 "Reputabla plumbers always avola running water pip:s along outside walls where it is possible to do so' Property owners when building should look out for this. It may save them some Eoney and vexation."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-15
FROZEN WATER PIPES IS
 SIMPLE MATTER
Wrap Frozen Section with Cloth and Pour Hot Water.
 Don't Use Open Flame.

Contrary to expectation, the fire department had no calls yesterday to extinguish small fires Or large fires, that were caused by the use of imflam1nable stuff in the thawing cut of frozen water pipes.
 The boys at the three fire stations kept on the watch for calls, from early in the morning until late in the day. fully believing that there would he at least three or four calls, on this account, but they were agreeably dls- appointed.
 Because of the continued cold weather, however, the danger is not passed. There are still many frozen pipes, and it is not unlikely that to- day somebody may try to thaw the lipes out, by using open flame of come sort. The danger attached to this method of removing an annoy ance and inconvenience is pointed cut by the National Fire Protection association. whose headquarters are at Boston.
 "Ms;ay winter fires are caused by ill-advised attemps to rthaw frozen water ,pipes," says a. recent bulletin. "A burning match, 3 torch or open flame of any description never should be used for this purpose. To wrap the pipes in oil soaked rags and set them .afire is worse than folly; it is incendiarism.