The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-12
CLEAN lip PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR
URGES THE PEOPLE OF LUBBOCK TO OBSERVE TUESDAY
DECEMBER %, AS CLEANUP DAY.
II WOULD HELP STAMP OUT CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Fire Prevention Also Urged Good Article Setting Forth Some
of the Causes Of Fires and Suggests Ways Of Preventing
Them Fire Prevention Commission Suggested.
Proclamation.
To All Persons Residing Within the

Proclamation.
To An Persons Residing Within the
City Of Lubbock, Texas:
WHEREAS. our City is now in the
grin Of an epidemic Of Spanish In
fluerza. and ! am advised by the
City Physician that the weeds and
trash within the City constitute a
harboring place for germs, and we
owe il TO the people to keep the City
clean and healthful, and have been
petitioned by numerous residents
hereof. Therefore. l. c F. Parks.
Mayor Of the City of Lubbock, Tex
as. by virtue Of the power vested IN
me by law. DO declare Tuesday
morning. December l7th., 1918. a
holiday. for the purpose Of removing
and destroying all weeds and trash
within this city
All male residents are urged TO
meet at the Mayors office az $3.50
A.. NJ. of that day. with such tools as
hoes. rakes. etc. as they may have
use FOR the above purpose. where
they will be assigned 70 districts
All business houses are requested
20 remain closed from $50 A NJ
until ~ VI. Of that day
Everyone is urged to be careful IN
the burning Of trash and weeds. and
20 set no fires. except by direction
of the Captain Of his particular divis-
ion
Witness my hand and official Seal.
this the 10th day Of December, 1915.
c. r. PARKS.
Mayor. City Of Lubbock. Texas.
Attest. f. c. PRIEST. Secretary,
Attest. Secretary. City Of Lubbock.
The State Fire Insurance Commis-
sion r planning 20 put on campaign
for Fire Prevention during the com
ing year Of 1919 II is needed A
very large percentage cf fires that
occur over the United States II pre-
ventable What Is true of the nation,
u als, true Of Texas. and Lubbock.
This nation has the best fire fighters
in the world. DO you know Why IL
= because ew have more fires IN pro
portion to our population than any
nation Of the world.
The following statements are Gull
ed from an article on fire prevention.
and they are worth reading
The Fire Danger in Our Home,
Here there are usually neither safe
guards nor posters. The furnace II
only few feet below wooden rafters
and flooring. and coal and various
other inflsmmsbles are piled about
Father smokes his pipe or cigar after
supper. looks helplessly about him for
q place to knock out the ashes or de-
post the butt without getting out Of
his easy chair, and then drops Il indif-
ferently on the floor and puts his foot
on it---or doesn't put his foot on IL.
When II comes time TO fix the fur
mace fire for the night. he goes down
into the cellar with tallow candle.
or lights two or three matches trying
10 make connections with the cellar
gas Jet To get TO the JET he has to
reach a. far as he can over pile Of
boxes
Then there's box Of parior match
IS by the gas-range in the kitchen.
and the small boys Of the house like
to make an imitation Of firecrackers
by grinding the match-heads under
their heels on the sidewalk. II some
are dropped behind the stove In the
hurry Of getting away when mothers
step is heard. nobody cares. and the
boys forget them; so they lie there
potential eonflagrations waiting
their chance like German submarines.
and just as dangerous to life and
property
Perhaps there's lace curtain in
the house. A lace curtain makes
fine start for fire. In Chicago. in
a single year, there were twelve lace
curtain fires. costing six thousand
dollars. in the month OF March. and
for the rest Of the year five similar
fires a month The spring is the OPP
en- season for lsce-curtain fires. es-
peeially March. In the winter the
windows are closed. but in March the
Ras-jes Is lighted. the window Is op-
ened slightly. and the March wind
does the rest,
The careless smoker 10 worse than
,hs lace curtain and the gas.iet He
i regular walking nesndiary bomb
psd W. cant shoot Shrapnsl si him.
a. they do al those vhe ride In xep,
psIlna Our only weapon IL psmua-