The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-19

| IN lNOlrecC taxes, an unknown sum
which cannot be less than 100000.
1t is being used as political press
bureau through which the taxpayers
money can be diverted to political pro-
paganda.
1t has so complicated the banking
business that it has tied up a very
large part of the public money Of the
state so that it is not available for
| loans and legitimate business pur-
poses.-Fargo Forum.
! BOOST FOR VALLEY CITY
FIRE PREVENTION FOR THE
HOUSEWIVES STANDPOINT
(By Mrs. Lauren Pritchard, Chat
! ham, Ont.
| BY request of the secretary Of the
| Dominion Association of Fire Chiefs
! to prepare a paper on Fire Prevention
| from the Housewives Standpoint, l
will endeavor to draw your attention
! to the following remarks ands sugges-
tons:
The housewife has it in her power
to reduce the fire loss considerably.
Nothing is worse than careless
housekeeper in causing or promoting
fires, which not only destroy property,
but very often cause loss of life. What
is the first care of every housewife?
To look to the safety of her children.
What is the best way to safeguard
her children? BY being careful Of
fires. We have all seen carelessness
in the homes; not even our fire chiefs
exempt, and sometimes are to blame.
This is question that all serious
CHI foo
squarely and should undertake to re-
duce fires in homes. l can not do any
better than to draw the housewives
attention to the following suggestions
taken from suggestions thrown out
by tine program Of the Women's Club
of North America:
Don't allow children to play with
matches.
Don't throw away lighted matches.
Don't go into dark closets, bedrooms
or cellars, using matches or candles to
light your way.
Don't use kerosene or gasoline in
lighting fires or to quicken slow fire;
it may result in death.
Don't use gasoline or benzine or
clean clothing near an open flame,
light or fire.
Don't fill any lamp or stove with
gasoline, or coal oil while they are
lighted. Keep the burners of all
lamps and stoves thoroughly clean.
Fill them during the day time.
Don't put ashes in wooden boxes or
barrels. Keep ashes away from
boards. Hot ashes will take fire by
themselves, as frequently they have
small bits of coal mixed in with them.
Don't accumulate rubbish in prem
Uses, cellars or workshops, and don't
deposit such materials in boxes or
barrels unless it is to be removed at
once; while awaiting removal, keep
such material in covered metal recep-
taclcs.
Don't use candles in Christmas
trees.
Don't keep matches in anything but
a closed metal receptacle. Use safely
matches.
Don't have storage closets under |!
stairways. Fires in these places cut |
off your main exit.
Don't store oils, paints grease or
fats in the house. Keep them outside
if possible. If you must have such
things on hand put them in a metal
box with lid on it.
Don't put in the ash barrel such ar
ticles as greasy paper, oily rags or |
waste, which has been used to wipe |
machinery. Such articles cause many |
fires. Burn these. things Immediately !
after use.
Don't neglect to have the chimney
fue cleaned once a year.
Don't have lace curtains in vicinity !
of gas jets.
Don't leave holes in the flooring,
wall or ceiling. These enable fires to
travel throughout the building when !
once started.
Don't use celluloid or similar sub
stances near any flame, gaslight or
match. They are dangerously inflam- !
mable and likely to cause fatal fires.
Don't have short gas brackets or
place them close to woodwork near !
curtains. Every gas jet shuld be pro-
tected by a glass globe or wire cage. |
Swinging or folding brackets are new
er safe.
Don't pour gasoline or naptha down
the drain. Pour it on the ground if !
you must get rid of it. One pint of !
gasoline, naptha or benzine makes |
two hundred feet of explosive vapor.
One gallon of gasoline has substan-
TALLY the power equal to 50 2-3 lbs. of
dynamite. .s.
Don't set kitchen or heating stoves
close to woodwork. Put a metal
shield behind the stove. Leave a little
air space behind the shield. Bright
tin is the best protector if not placed
right up against the woodwork.
Don't use small has stoves on wood
en- tables. Place metal protector un-
derthem. Be careful in using gas
stoves. especially in lighting the oven,
and, if the meat or grease take fire,
shut off the gas and throw salt, not
water, on the flames.
Don't look for gas leak with
lighted match or candle. You might.
suddenly find ito your sorrow.
Don't leave doors of heaters or
kitchen stoves open unless you pro-
vide wire screen or net to catch live
Goals which may drop out.
Don't fail to warn children of the
dangerous confre.