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The sun., 1919-06-14
This flag Day.
The Flag Is still thera

The Flag Is still there
Above the heads Of q hundred
million people to whom II Is the gym
Dol Of q fne national Life and spirit
1t waves to-day as II unconscious or
scornful Of the human insecta that
hate 1t or the larger creatures who
misunderstood IL or wilfuIly misin-
terpret IL for their own ends.
10 has seen more excitement and
has been carried through more perfls
than any other ensign II has trav-
eIled with the sword east beyond the
Rhine and ~est 70 the Chinese wall
II has always come back clean and
urheaten. 10 keep its place in the coz
tirent for which II sprang into life
In war 1t Is entvined, II need be, with
other banners Of right; in peace It
must iy alone II any man wants It
for his flag. there Is room for him
underneath Its folds. IL can cover
only one nation, for only the men and
women who come here to live In its
shadow can understand Il: and II any
cannot or will not understand this
emblem Of liberty. OF justice, Of whole
some ambition, then his place Il else
where. The Flag Is bigger than any
individual. cult or philosophy.
I'VE In our turn serve America and
can serve her with no private pur-
pose. We must use her flag as she
has always used it" The man who
said this in Washington two years
ago to-day has 50 changed that the
same words would come with Ill grace
from him to-day but the flag has not
changed. nor viii It's purposes change
And whether any individual wishes IL
or not. the Flag viii indeed be used as
America has always used II. The
man who tries to employ II for his
private purposes. his strange amhi-
lions. will miserably fail
The sun., 1919-06-14
LocUSrS GOOD EATING.
4 Large Green Variety One Of tn
Deiieneies Of the Orient

Deiieaeies Of TIE Orient
To rHH EorroR or THH SUE-sk: On
ths subject Of locusts an q delicaey, a.
discussed By Or. Ethan Allen Andrews
% Johns Hopkins University. fear your
readers are not well advised
Professor Andrews 10 quoted a. say
Ing 1t 10 important TO pick The locusts
Just altar they have come out Of thetr
shrl. while they are stin vhits and
tender. After a few days they become
hard and unsatisfactory a. food"
contend that Professor Andrews lacks
an intimate krowledge OF Iocusts where
they are really an sccepted daily dish
IN season, a. strawberries are with Is
In the markets Of the Orient one nnds
thu locusts on sale They are confned
In little cages. not unlike bird cageA
Tie choice locust 70 from IA to .
inches long. very green In color. with
oro-uish wings Thoss on sale are
older than the same species known To
u as grzsshoppers.
Throughout China. Japan and othsr
parts OF Asia the children are adept at
catching the iorusts. either for sale or
for private consumption. by means Of a
long bamboo rod with it's point covered
with an adhesive substance. The child
Of the Orient rarely allows the locust on
the fGrtherToss cvig Of the tree TO es-
cape him One can see him enter the
market and place his cage With It's catch
Of locusts upon the counter alo1xzide
Of row OF kittens. which ara also on
sale as a dsitcacy.
Fried in butter the Dig green locust
IS exquisite; dried IN the SUI and
pounded TO a powder the Ic-usts make
good biscuits. JCLIA wHrELocx.
NEW YORK, June L.
The sun., 1919-06-14
NEGROES WATCH EVENTS.
fhs Irish sft,atisa ssggssts . oues.
tisu About ths South.


To IKE EDITOR o. TEE suN-sb: Al
verting to your editorial article In re-
gard TO American negroes and ths
Lasus OF Nations may I not ssyR
corfrmatton Of your surmiss On this
qrestion a. 70 the attitude Of TIE negro
the world over that We are keeping close
watch on the progress Of the league
anc studying all Of Its manifestations.
especially those which have q bearing
on the self-determfnztfon OF smaller ma
tons. and We are especially noting de-
vsiopments In the movement 90 free Ire
land from British rule and the effect
which American tntsrfsrsncs therein.
semi-oflctal and o6scial. 10 having on
British thought
We are wondsrfns what the Engiish
people win do or NY tn regard to the
conditions which obtain IN the South
ern States Of Anerfcn, where thousands
OF cur race are -orutaIly. opsnly and
Illegally Deprived Of ths right Of sur
frsse.- ths right Of seif-dsterminstion-
We have abiding condolences In the sbii-
TT ef the unsolicited delegate To The Peace
confsrenos TO adjust an thess matters
equftabiy IN ths fuiness Of tina. and We
know Il win Be donsl
JoHN EpvAxp BzrcH
Nrv Yoex. Jms II
The sun., 1919-06-14
EVENTS TO-DAY.



Boy Scout drive, day and night
Lawn party for wounded men N BASE Beu-
pitaI No. L gwen by Anna Cass ar BrsrOurt
arm. NlH1rOnsck- to p. N
Cruiser and Transport Forcs War SOetsc- q,
Reception N honor II her soldier herueB hr
De Witt Clinton Hugh Scnont- P. N
STATE convention Of the Bastness AID Pruf.H-
SlcLAI WorGsns Federation CosmopoEtzl Cf1n.
Song re',rtII ey Irene VIn1ama, E6u-sE.anL
Alliance, P. N
Flag Day exercises, New Yark Ledg. No :.
B. p. q Z. West Foru-tatrd sz-sst. -
Annual meeting OF the Alnrunt A,ssaAua n
Stevens IustirEts. Alumni dsy sxzrrtses, f.
ookPu. P. ".
Members " the CHRISTIAN Endearor Sosas-
0t New YORK VIII leave Dss6r1sses scresc 1r
me Hsu,trtcx Hudsan at IS ?. ". for II
afternoon and moonlight trip on the Hnts' =
Rlyer.
u. r SaaTer vii Iec,a-. On "pe-s-1ct,-,
l1secrs' "a the NTss'un Building Of the S- -
YORK 60tIn al tiartsn. BruuI P1rx ~ :
EuI LAMBDA Pal dlnnAr. Hntri M.Apin-
= N
The sons O.: The R-voi1tioa VII celrnrs-e -.
iAi i-n-VersaEy o. Flag Day II he sun r--a
urT. - aeon.
American Flag Association u7sscinS
CTovsrnnr's room, City Hal. ? NJ
Annual eass-rion Of 3sdcers of ne SArnn /
Laboratory for Invention and Research. stnca
Lake VIII speak- liz Fulton srrrer. ?. n
Opening reception II L'Anteals. an srgaa:sa-
ton u the former sc1ten - and frtends AZ - .
Alliance Israehos Cufverseils. AZ ths hea1x1a
tsrs ot the L o. B. B. IN Broatvay, =
I. NJ
The sun., 1919-06-14
z. C. CHIEF GOING TO EUROPE.
W. J. MuIlIRau to Arrange for
MERCER Visit.

william J. NUlIisan. Chairman 81 -
Knights Of Columbus Committee 81 W.
Activities, Will sail Tor England ro-dly
on the Mauritania. Vhtle Abroad, L .
announced, DE- Will arrange for the VISIT
os Cardinal Nsrcier % Belgium Z, n
country As guest Of ina Knights OF c.
luuhUs. Tia CARDINAL promised. dlI-' :
Mr. ulHgaa's last stay IN Europe. -
make this visit.
The knights Of Columbus are ia q.
tAiziag their overseas work At a u-ay :
mum q, e6ort, AID Mr.. NUlligau Will ---
sumo direction ot Z. We shau r.
Leave Europe until our work - Gore'
said yezlsC day: which means until =
last American Ur-r boards the t-aascc-
FOR hone
Clder Mr.. MGIIiSan's programme =.
activities OF the knights vii be slaocx
rated further than n the past while -.sy
remain o. duty with the A z F.
The sun., 1919-06-14

the pleasantest weather for their n
vorite fish. but the opening Of the
black bass season comes Mt o time
when ideal weather conditions meet
the angler. whether he goes forth with
worms. insects. hellgrammites. cr.v-
fsh. minnows. frogs. PORK rind. spoons
or artificial fiies-the bucktail re-
sembling nothing In insect form being
winner.
The black bass has the quality Of
combativencss. which explains. doubt
less. why this game fish will attack q
plug that resembles nothing that
svims under water. That Is one res
son why the type Of fishing ought to
appeal to soldiers who have become
outd0orsmen- OF the fresh water
fishes probably ths black bass 10 more
sought for than any other species and
doubtless the army Of 6shermen YIN
b Considerably increased BY those
who have learned recently that health
and pleasure can be found In the out
doors With the sporting element Of
feresi By the black bass itself can any
more induoement be sskedi
To protect the watersheds of New
York during the frxt year Of the war
New York stopped all fishing from
boats: later. Il appealing that no
damage was being done, permits were
issued to those whose loJaity was un-
Questioned to fish from shore. Out
toorsmen In the army and navy there
fore come back to good fishing both
at New York's front and back doors
Also the campaign to raise more
food" has resulted In propogating
more black bass Such 4 recreation
ought to appeal to men who have
lived the strenuous life Bass fishing
spells recreation. health and sport
1t might not be amiss for THE Sun
to remind Marshal JoETRz that he an
nounced when the war was over that
It was his ambition to 90 fishing.
The fishing In many Of Frances
streams hiss been destroyed Why not
visit America again, Papa JoFFxz. and
fish for & fish that IS worth angling
fora fish that fights fair and square,
unlike the Hun a purely American
dsh that b the pride Of American
anglers. the black bass1
The sun., 1919-06-14
PLANS cARNTvALS IN PARKS.
Mayors Committee BasiIy at work
On Games for JaIy 4.

Plans for athletic cAruIvals n Al %
the parks IN the city are Being wc-Ss1
out by the Mayors Committee % We
come in connection With the prppcsei
Victory celebration to Do lad 90 il--.
tendance Day
Fifty sets OF athletic games Rave See
arranged. and $4,000 sn;ry biAaks A1~7
been printed Cor distribution through t.
Y. n - A, Boy Scouts and U1rteCs
other clubs n the city.
The sun., 1919-06-14

Through an error Of calculation an
editorial article IN these columns stated
that for the hrst four months Of this
year the cost to the American people
Of their freight transportation had
been a billion dollars more for two
and a quarter billions less ton mile
work than in the test period Of private
operation For the period described
that added cost was IN fact something
more than $500 ,eS9. coo. Beyond doubt
the added cost TO them up to the pres
enr time OF this year Is not FAR from
the billion mark: but this does not
alter the fact that when we called IL
billion before II was a Billion We
STUDDED our mathematical toe. and We
frankly acknowledge IL
The sun., 1919-06-14
To Put In the Serapbook.

For the benefit OF persons who ride
the admirable bobby Of the scrapoook
we take pleasure In reprtnting one
paragraph from q speech made in
Washington two years ago to-day by
President wusoS:
1t 70 plain enough how ne we're
forced into the war. The e1traordf-
nary insults and asxresstoas OF tn.
Imperial German Government iefr Is
no seIt-respectfns choice but 20 take
up arms in defence Of our rights as
free people and OF cur honor As
sovereign scverumeut-
In a well conducted scrapoook. and
particularly cne that Il devoted to
literary curtostttes, the paragraph
quoted should be pasted opposite some
other and later quotations from the
same Mr.. WILSON, such as one that
attributed Americas entry into the
war to a wish to uphold human
rights and Justice: or the one that
declared that Il have uttered as the
objects OF this great war ideals. and
nothing but deals: or the one thr-
insisted that our soldiers went over
there not TO gtority America but "a
serve their fellow men
The date Of the clipping should he
carefully written in indelih,e ink. The
person who finds the scrap6ook In an
attic a hundred years from now may
find il hard to believe that two years
could bring about such a change in one
mans Interpretation Of a nations per
fectly simple motives.
The sun., 1919-06-14

Tomorrow Is the opening Of the
black bass season in New Jersey. and
the day following New York gives its
anglers an opportunity tn fish for the
bronze hacker that Dr. JAMES A
HESsHAIL called 70 the attention Of
fishermen more than u quarter Of
century ago as being Inch for inch
and pound for pound the Eamest fish
that swims." The trout angler with
his dry and wet dies and the trout
fisherman with his garden hackles"
have had two mouths angling IN net
The sun., 1919-06-14
1900 TROOPS LAND IN BOSTON
Gov. BesekmAh and Rhode IslAad
Delegatioa Greet Men

BOSTON, June 1J.-Tha transport Ca
azIArss brought here to-day ..3aq ocScs-s
and enlisted men, most OF them New
Enzia adArs. who went QUE with the Sc
enty-sl1th Dtvtsion- To greet the ,1.s-
Engineers Regiment. which includes
la-ge number OF Rhode Island ---
Gcv. B=eckman came from Provide
With delegation OF several hucdr-
persons.
The Calamares moved up later 20 -
army supply base. where she GCcss-
The troops aboard, nearly all CT vhc-1
will be discharged from Camp Dey.-s
includes besides the engineers. Ire ll,-
Sanitary TAN and various aeI5 aba
lance ard field hospital uni-A
The sun., 1919-06-14
TRADE BRIEFS.

The American Consul at PraEus. Ba-
hsniA, desires a collection Of American
trade aud commercial directories for ths
nlss Of ths consulate
To stabilize tasir trade Aaa sscur. uni
toruity In the manufacture Of their prod
ucts Japanese csIig.oid goods n1anutae,ar-
era have formed an orE.uila,Iou with .
capital o: sT.o0a. Ooa
Japaa has recently campIstsa several
large hsSing erasr aud sas others undsr
way which ara 70 work AIsaS the eaass
% Siberia Catches In tAsss watsrs ansunt
% about %. 600 600 . year.
The sun., 1919-06-14

experimenting the announcement %
the sale OF block long site and build
ing on Long Acre Square, . trtte Of a
IS. qe9. 90 tranoactton- the news re-
ports stated that the butiding VIII
be left standing" And that SAM
building has been up and occupied for
all Of these last ten years! At last
New York IA slowing up.
The sun., 1919-06-14

II is pertinent to observe to-day that
Old GIory's heid OF stars appears as
4 rather complete constellation which
would relish neither new members
from outside nor a transfer to the
corner OF q larger. composite world
emblem
The sun., 1919-06-14

At the same time two reports arrive
OF intended departures from France:
President Wilson'S by July. General
HRsHroScs also In that month II viii
Be exceedingly interesting TO note. a.
the elimination OF services OF varying
duration and character, which OF
Americas two foremost peac-rnakerS
will FIRST finish his fob
The sun., 1919-06-14
THE FEMININE MIND
A Womah Stirred to Protest BY q
Characterization Of Mr.. Wilson

NHAEHrtrKIz4tI0u uf MI. Wuson-
To The EbrroR o. THE SuN-sK: Al
though = woman I have endured In ST.
Isnee the sIurs on my sex By masculine
writerA
perision OF the feminine mode OF
aI.ghttns from \ car, OF Frustrating a
lettsr, OF high heels and low nsekz. even
Of ignorance OF check book stiqustts. may
be passed as negligible. but when read
In George Henry Payue's letter In THn
Sun that utterancss truly typical Of the
feminine mind and decidedly fem
mine twist Of iEtsiiset' are attributed
II cur Learned and absent President I
can be quiet no longer. 7 rise to pro-
test a WOMAN
Eaw HAvnS, Coun-. Juns Ia
The sun., 1919-06-14

We shall make . special feature
Of the export business a. wen a.
catering TO the domestic trade" says
the prospectus Of big new eombina-
ton OF packers Domestic consumers
should be much eheered by this con-
cesston to their needs. for II must Be
clear to the hunsriest that even this
incidental catering win cut to sone
extent into the special feature Of the
export business
The sun., 1919-06-14

Il 10 something. 70 be sure, that the
experts IN the case have idenite,t 9
shoe heel and the necktie worn by the
man who carried the bomb TO Attor-
rey-Geueral PALSrEE's house: yet there
Is much which was between those
two articles In the Identity Of which
there remains no slight public interest
The sun., 1919-06-14

Highest temperature. 81. AZ . p. Il
Lowest npsrx-Ers, a.. a. AIS A. =.
Average rzuperzturs. So
The sun., 1919-06-14

Have they ever siackened their ef-
forts to be good scouts Shall we!
The sun., 1919-06-14

nunM1rU Tina
sun ris.s-..-- n " Sun s-ts.IHPM
Noon rtses---.9daF n
Eastern New Tork-Pzrt1y eso1ey -
day. warmer IN extrsuas south porst,n:
tomorrow partly cloudy and warner;
gentle TO moderate south vinds
New Jerssy-Fxfr to-day, varuzsr m
terrier; tomorrow fair; genkis - rzodarsi.
south wtndA
Northsrn New Ensiznd-Tatr ,,-1.v-
warmer ezcspt I'm eastern NAtns s,azs:
to- Morrow fair: gentle to mpdssass vfnds
southern New Ensiau6-F.tr and v.r-s-,
to-dsys to-norrow partly eio1dy: vnrrsn
In east portion: gsntLs to modsrzta. sAIft-
Ing Winds bscantnH south
westsrn New York-Gsn.rnuy fzsr ts-l.,
and ts-morTov; Little chanss IN tsr,p-rs-
tura
WASHINGTON, June ia-Prs-rr> -
eoantry. rfstng ever the v.st esntrai psr-
ttons An6 falling ever ths sxtrsns Tsss.
via . msds.aSs dspre--.sa s-atr.i s,sr
showers fell In the NortAwssssra sesf.s
and local showers. mostly tight. IN esnxral
valleys and tn. south-e There vsrs .lss
nsrthsrn pl.ssaa- HiEa sszapsrs.ar,s
we're general over the northern haIf Of
n. esSasry s1esps n IA: piatas ..d
shundershovers Saturday IN ths Ohso Val
ley and sxtrsns vest Tsnnsssss, 3arESay
and Sunday In ths east Gulf stssss ga
On Sunday In Tennassss and tbs ssuta
Atlantic States. In tbs lake region. u
middle Atlantic States and Esv Bngiand
fair weather viii prevail Saturday AMI
Sunday. Temperatures vii b high far
the season over tbs northsrn AMI esn<Iai
districts east OF tbs Mississippi Rtvsr ans
about RormAi to the southWard
Observations II UuIssd stzs.s veatnsr BIZ
reRu ststions taken At P. n TssssrtAg, ss--
enry -dfrh meridian TINE:
The sun., 1919-06-14

BETSY Ross conceived only the fax
Of . nation. not Of a member Of an
internattonalixed league.
The sun., 1919-06-14
Bank 0metals Present.

Others who appeared were H @. Tzy-
Ter. president Of the Kings County Saw
irx2 Bank; c. II Bird. president OF the
Manhattan Savings Bank; william ].
Hoonst president Of the Excelsior Saw
tngs Bank; w. =. Trotter. president Of
ne Harlem Savings Bank. and d. 8
Ramsay. president Of the East River
Savings Bank None Of them exhibited
any prejudice against making loans on
mortgages. and all promised to aid in
alternating the housing problem. though
zone was willing 70 pledge specific
amounts as available for mortgage loans
in the next two months. All agreed that
the amount they could loan would be de-
pendent upon their income during that
period
Walter Trfm5is, president OF the Bank
for Savings in New York city. sent a
letter to Senator lockwood in which ns
said his bank would lend 100000 or
more on mortgages in the next few
months
Senator Lockwood said that the will
taInshurg Savings Bank Of Brooklyn al
ready has loaned Ss5S, 900 on home
mortgages alone and that negotiations
are under way with an insurance epm-
pany which promise the construction
- SEQ home. n -he Eastern PARKWAY
section OF Brooklyn IN the near future
H " Smith. president OF the Brevoort
Savings Bank OF Brooklyn. vzs I'll and
unable TO attend yesterdays hearing
He sent word. however, that the matter
q making funds available for n1ortgz ge
loans would be taken W by the dtrec-
tors at their Meeting On Thursday.
The sun., 1919-06-14
PLEDGE 80 MILLION
$ IN FIGHT ON RENTS
N. Y. Savings Banks Promise
Loans for the Erection
Of Dwellings.
MORE OFFERS IN SIGHT
Legislative Committee Hopes
to Solve Housing Problem
Aid for Brooklyn.
MORE OFFERS IN SIGHT

Following ths ex.mtnation Of q num-
nsr Of savings bank officials yesterday
~ ns 3oint legislative COMMITTEES on the
housing problem Senator Charles @.
Lockwood Of Kings. chairman. an
n0mesd hat The problem Of providing
funds for the immediate erection Of
dvslfnss throughout the city II In q
f.R wy Of bang solved Several bank
e.ncia1s who testified were willing TO
pledge ds1nfts amounts available for
losns en- hou,s marriages without laying
NE matter hefors their directors, but
senator lockwood announced that the
COMMITTEES has received pledges Of S3e.-
Geo. About sTs.so0. coo il needed
Ameng those examined were william
n Hudson. president OF the West side
ssvf1gs Bank who said his institution
already has IS per cent OF its ca pitaI tn
vested In mortgages. that being the legal
limit Jacob Steiner. comptroller Of the
South Brooklyn Savings Bank. said he
would take the matter up with his direc-
tors and promised the institution would
do everything possible to help the CON-
mtttee.
The sun., 1919-06-14
Trust Cempanie. to BE Called.

ne menberH OF the COMMITTEES viii
60 to Albany Monday for tn. extra
session OF the Legislature ard will re-
sumo hearings In this city the latter
part OF next week Ohctals OF faca.
trust companies will be called next and
Z ts expected the ice question VIII be
caken VI at next weeks session This
question also was placed within the
Jurisdiction Of the committee
Senator lockwood said yestsrday that
the allegations made az the Joint COM
ntttse Of the Mayors committee on
Rent Prodtesring and the general wei
fare committee OF the Beard Of Alder
men on Wednesday were without any
more substantial basis than the fact
that he once worked as an otrre Boy FOR
a firm which had al once IN the Mutual
Life Bulldog. That q as near a.
ever came 20 bang connected with the
Mutual LIE" Senator lockwood SAID.
Il am ge-sral counsel for the Postal
Lie Insrrz nee Company, but see moth
ING Improper IN my acceptance Of the
caatTnanship OF this COMMITTEES IN view
% tie fact that ve are not inveS-ixzt-
.ns insurance. companies. but are in
vesttEating the Housing situation
The Mayors committee on rant
prphteertng did not have q formal hear
ing yesterday A number az com oIaints
were fled NJ the Office OF the committee
room 1870. Municipal Building
The sun., 1919-06-14
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Tn@ tenn pA-2tur- IN this city yssts-da
As recorded By the odfctzt rhs-ronetsr.
shown tn tha a1rsxed cablA.
The sun., 1919-06-14
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Tina
sun Rises s n A " Sun s-ts- II n
Moon Kfsns---41aF
The sun., 1919-06-14
Ralnfu

Observations II United sezt.s veathsr BIZ
reau stations taken At P. n TssssrtAT, ss--
enry -nfrh meridian Cms:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-23
BIC |. W. WIN DRIVE
Radicals From All Over COun.
try Coming to Kansas?
Thousand Urged To Gather at
Various Cities by July 1.

Kansas City, June 2S.-That the L.
w W. intends to center its activities
in Kansas during the wheat harvest
season this summer is the declaration
made here by Fred Robertson,
United States district attorney. of Kan
sas City, Kan, today. after receiving
bulletins and other evidence from fed
eral agents working on the case.
One bulletin issued, Mr.. Robertson
said, from headquarters in Chicago.
urged one thousand delegates of the
J. W. w. to gather in Kansas not later
than July /, designating Pratt, Cald-
well, Dodge City, Hays, Hoisington,
Colby and Salina. Similar bulletins
have been scattered broadcast, federal
agents say.
In addition, according to reports to
Mr. Robertson, 1. w. w. posters are
appearing in various parts of the
country on telephone and telegraph
poles barns and along highways, the
Sab cat" and the wooden shoe, the
organization emblems of sabotage,
pointing toward Kansas.
One of the bulletins makes the fol-
lowing statement:
EVERY member who can should
write today and get credentials and
be supplied to take part in what
promises to he the biggest drive
that ever has taken place in the
organized movement in this coun-
try"
Mr.. Robertson declared that the
Legitimate" harvester will be given
all necessary protection and that fed
eral agents are cooperating with the
state officials in plans to combat any
influx of members of the I. w. W.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-23
KANSAS FIRE LOSSES
$134,7T2 Damage by Blazcs During
Month of May.

Fire losses in Kansas in May
amounted to $134,772 from a total of
112 blazes. That was the text of a
report made public today by L. T.
Hussey, state fire marshal. The re-
port shows one OF the smallest losses
since the establishment of the state
department in 1913.
According to Hussey's statement,
S36,97s was lost in 81 residence fires.
six fires in stores caused a loss of
$33,514, while loss from fires in Is
barns amounted to $22,707. Fires in
three garages caused a loss of $1O.325.
Eighteen fires were started from
sparks falling on roofs. Defective
chinnneys and flues caused IS fires
with a loss, of $11,s25, while falling
sparks caused a total loss of but 1857
in eighteen fires Lightning caused
losses amounting to $2S,112 and
started IA fires. Four fires were of
incendiary origin and occasioned a
loss of $3.50. One fire caused by
an explosion resulted in a loss of
$31.700. Twenty-four fires were of
incendiary origin.