Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-10-19
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY IS OBSERVED
Anniversary Of Day When Mrs.
O'Leary's Cow Kicked Over
Lamp and Started Blaze.
List Of "Dont's" to Prevent Losses Is
Issued by an Official Of Munie-
IpaIlty In the Buckeye
State.

Columbus.-(Special 1--Oct. was
the 46th anniversary Of the day when
Mrs. O'Leary's COW kicked over a
lamp, set fire to her barn and thus
was the innocent cause of the big
Chicago confagration, one of the
three most disastrous fires in Amer
fca.
The day was almost universally OBJ
served throughout the United States
as Fire Prevention Day." in pursu-
Iance Of a practice established a few
years ago to commemorate the Chi
cago fire by safeguarding against the
dangers Of flames.
One fire chief of an Ohio municipal
tty said fire prevention day should be
an occasion for people annually to.
take stock of fire dangers or unsafe
practices which may have crept into
households or business establishments
during the year, and to see to their
elimination.
The fire department, of course, is
on the alert for such things the year
around" he stated. "and our fire war
dens are constantly ordering abolish
ment OF fire risks. But the greatest
help can come from the general pub
lie.
Its cooperation with the depart
ment by abiding by the following
rules, will greatly help in checking
life and property fire losses:
Don't look for a gas leak with
lighted candle or match. Notify gas
company.
Keep matches away from children.
Don't block the fire escapes.
Inspect your own house from cell
lar to garret and locate all exits.
Don't throw cigars OF cigarets out
of windows.
Don't throw away lighted matches,
cigars or cigarets.
Don't go into dark closets, bed
rooms or cellars with matches or
candles.
Don't use insecticides near open
fame lights.
Don't use kerosene or gasoline in
lighting fires or to quicken slow fire.
Don't use gasoline or benzine to
clean clothing If an open flame, light,
or FIRE is in the building.
Don't fill any lamp with gasoline,
kerosene or other oils while the lamp
is lighted.
Don't put ashes in wooden boxes or
barrels.
Don't accumulate rubbish in prem
ises, attics. cellars or workshops.
use safety matches only, and keep
them in a closed metal receptacle.
Don't allow dust, rubbish and dirt
TO accumulate.
Don't store unwanted articles in
the cellar. Get rid Of them.
Don't neglect to have the Chin
ney flue cleaned once a year.
Don't have storage closets under
stairways or near dumb waiter shafts.
Don't store oils, paints. grease or
fats in the house.
"Don't put In the ash barrel such ar
ticles as greasy paper bags, oily rags
or waste.
Keep lace curtains away from gas
Jets.
avoid the use Of celluloid-made
articles at all times.
Don't set kitchen stove too close to
woodwork and don't use small gas
stoves or lamps on wooden tables.
Protect the wood with metal sheeting.
BE careful In using gas stoves, es-
pecially in lighting the oven, and IL
the meat or grease takes fire, shut off
the gas and throw salt on the flames.
Women should be especially careful to
prevent their clothing catching fire."
Quits as Fuel Administrator.
Ohio is without fuel administrator.
Harry l.. Conn, Van Vert attorney,
after having been appointed and hav-
ing attended a preliminary conference
with Federal Administrator Harry A.
Garfield at Washington. has declined
TO serve.
Conn returned to Columbus and in
formed Gov. Cox Of his decision. It
was explained that Conn had under
stood. when he was designated by the
federal fuel administration, that the
work would take only part of his time.
What he learned in Columbus, and
his conference in Washington, demon
strated to him that the post of fuel
administrator will require all of the
time OF the man who fills It, There
fore, he stepped out, it was stated at
the governors office.
"5eware Of the Bonfire"
The state war board says: This is
the time of falling leaves-and bon.
fires.
Beware Of the bonfire! It is a men.
ace to the lives Of children, and tc
property.
Rotted leaves make fine fertilizer
Cox and johnson Confer.
Gov. Cox and Homer H. johnson OF
Cleveland, proposed as fuel admins
traitor for the state, had a show down
on the Ohio coal situation in a confer
ence in the governors office. The
conference ended with Gov. Cox sup
ported By Food Administrator Fred C
Croxton and Director ]. M. Roam ol
the coal clearing house still standing
uncompror1isingly for a program
which will include vesting some one
at Columbus with authority to give
coal to the communities of Ohio need
ing Il Immediately on development o.
emergencies.
Governor to Play Santa Claus.
Gov. and Mrs. Cox of Ohio will plal
Santa Claus on Christmas to ever!
man in the Thirty-seventh division a
Montgomery.
officers Of the Ohio division a
Camp Sheridan have been advised tn,
Buckeye State executive and his bridt
will arrive at Camp Sheridan severa
days before Dec 25 and will spent
the great day with the officers anC
men in training here.
The governors visit will be the oc
casion Of a military spectacle neve
before seen in Montgomery-a division
passing in review.
Great Crowd at Camp.
Between $4,000 and 100000 Ohioans
including selective service men, wer,
in Camp Sherman Oct. lit was est
mated more than 10000 automobile
visited the grounds.
Il was by far the greatest crow,