The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-25
PREVENT FIRES
WAS SUBJECT
Of ADDRESS
mANp ATTENDED ADDRESS GIVEN
BY T. ALBERT FLEMING Al In
SuphNCE MEMS CONVENTION.
UNIQUE Exhibits Of All Kinds at Market
Auditorium Attracted SeneFa
Attention.


Tho Chamber Of Commerce assembly
room was the scene on THURSDAY morn
| ing Of the second days session OF INC
! twcnty-iirst annual convention oil lhe
: Wrst Virginia Fire Insurance and cas-
! uaity Agents. more @han zoo being pres
cnt at the meeting.
: The feature of tho meeting was a
! brief address. made 10y Capt. X w: COR
: rigan. IN charge of the United states
recruiting service in this section, who
was introduced by President Il. a.
: I'n"sc. captain C"rriEan never over
/ looks a chance to boost Uncle sam
| business, and this is the substance or his
! address Of the new army policy.
! lie explained ii as change from the
! old idea Of permanent rnrollmeht III
I a regular establishment divorced from
! tn" community at large and condemned
tu l.v" apart. The new idea is chang
! ing body of enlisted specialists. VINO
I during tho period Of their military scr
vice are given thu chance TO devote
+ their time outside "f duty hours TO the
: vocational seems Ia them most adapted
study Of what subject, educailon.! or
10 their plans for rcSulninE own lllc'
I Honorable Discharge.
ON rnmrIrtIun of the course. always
! assuming such SuldIcrly behavior as
assures an honorable discharge, the scr
. wee man L. To return without jar to inc
, civil routine. equipped with Il trade ana
4 rcrtincatr to show his proficiency
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, Attention was also called TO tn" model
J school ut Camp Grant. which Is the
arml'S only summer *rh""l anu WhlCh
lHS stun some vacancies that may he
nIIcd up T. Juno -. LIS courses include
mur,. tnan ten departments autCmolINc.
electrical. buIlq ding. t"NiIl" metal. hIEh-
VA construction, music mh'hlh"' buSl-
ng,.:. agriculture. &C., and II enjoys the
prCSrRt day friendly SpIri: Of RNCklO ora.
H.. common I" every town which has
suldlcrs stationed III It's NI'lntt!.
| Thr insurance agents arr going TO
! boost thus army.
! The election Of officers took place
after luncheon hour al the Mcclure
. Hvtr. the iullow ing bong chosen 10
serve during the next year: I'rcsr1"ni. X.
A.. r'uuSr: secretary. !. f.. Hendrix;
, chairman Of executive committee. -.
". Patterson OF Charleston; chairman
Of conference committee. {. W. Ih"rn-
burg al Huntington: chairman Of grey
anr,. committee. T.. T.. HOibrrt Of rair-
. uunt: chairman OF organization com
mlIl"C. John t.. ,NrHdCESCr Of IlklnS.
/ Tncn all adjourned 1" the lire proven
ii"u Sh"M at the Market Auditorium
p Hundreds OF citizen, ~ addition To tho
III" insurance agents attended IN" SNOW
Exhibits uI all kinds rw,r" in evidence
Dangerous Exhibits.
! NmrrG them were tn" iiIiu$! lace en-
ta,m.. That blow :.Ea!nSt.d gaS Jcl rauSi'e
runIlaGTatl"nS. ,l,'trir irons and wash
IuE machines that are lett with III" cur
rent turu,d "m, nai'h"* and cigar t"s
thrown away lighted. which IN 1918
caused hrr l,ss"S at Slb.4'|."h@: hot
ashes thrown in wooden barrels. est
$tI6,g13: uIcn CRATES with coal Ir'S.
$3,9I3.u1j: uvir"tINc iiurS and Chimn"y@,
<II.?HT,i>@: rubber hose connexions Uh
, gas fir" appliances: highly dangerous
aud EhS"liu" rI'aHinS III homes. t.tthl-
naIly dangerous.
In fact every phase Of fire pre-! cnt ion
was carefully mdrrcd out II! "\hlDIt<.
Stress was llld un lhc fact that garages
must b" kept clean and the EnS.'ilIn' Be-.
closed tanks. Rubbish must n" cleaned
up and placed IN metal containers. Ia
per can be- pressed and bal"d IN Inc
easements and linen Cartcd away.
In stores avenues OF escapes I through
, lines If boxes must always be lett 80
persons can get 1" windows and hrG
escapes. All ,Ul-ru electric switches
nuSt hr protected with porcelain bass
and TIA" WIrIaE IN Zach house should u
constantly kept under SurN "'llhn"'.
Drop pans should lac placed under tn
oil caps at all machinery. Fire CNlIu-
gush"r, must l." examined and Kept
tilted with choml"alH and cotton fire hos"
Shuuid be soaked with water 4, M
i,r,a.5 or it Will rot and become usL.
, less.
Another exhibit vas that "f tho no.
partmcul "t mines ~ tharl"Slo". "a"
"ntir" equipment tor nShtiuE and han
ding mime iircS. : ir Gibbs hrca hiu@
apparatus used H.. i...CulnE parties. IA
rinu$ - pes of -, q. lamps. thu canary
hIru %hiIh Nc t's'> lh' p'lSunuuS sdS'N
and N" luhli' .rnd first aid rahIn'tS
WCr" all cNpla... Il by Director IT, H.
Black. hnNn@ tie exhibit IN rhar-".
And last. bat l.! u" means least. was
thu lecture "tr ire PROV "ntiun given by
+. .tlh"rt fi"D.iE "f Philadelphia. ChI"t
at Ia" tirr r.-N"utl"n bureau Of the
United Sl"'rs.
Mr.. ~ l""tur"d ON the exhibits
and iota 90 TIA" Stup"nd"us IRE losscS
that ha" %. - cniailrd Ivy each one. His
idea il T. Ut together 4 cooperative
hat ur" ios>,., and hrIms them down.
Aud tn only way 10 reach this goal
Is I" prevent tn" ilfrS.. said Mr.. FIem-
ing.
II" Joke oC the insurance companies
rs IT, rrraI"sl clearing; houses IN the
M"rLI. III" money ~ pad IN in prem
IumS ana paid cat IN los
Millions Paid Out.
In san fIauciScu $lhn.unU. 0Gn was
raih out IN losses ~ GA" day. and after
,%h". n"n.nn was PAID ny IA" insurance
companies az tho grand total for tn.
loss In that city. he stated.
DURING the year of 1919 1929 persons
were Killed and over IL non injured by
fires thai could NaVr been prevented.
And tn" fiji" loss was over S35".n"u."''
This. he Etato,!. was only tho insurance
loss. but by no means the economic loss.
, Mr.. Fleming dwClt upon tn" losses ut
homes and IN dwellings, 10y Lack of at
t"nt!On to fire prevention. and his ad-
dress WAS listened To with the greatest
attention and received m"rItcd applause
Mr.. Fleming repeated his address at
tho tIrC prevention show during tho crr-
ming and then left for Nashville. Tenn
/ To deliver AN address at Il meeting be-
ing held there.
The convention closed last evening