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The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
LOCAL BUSINESS
MAN PLANS HOME
Item in Report. of Sales by
Local Realty Office
States.

Frank Murphy, local business
man. has just purcha3ed the prop
erty at the northeast corner of
Thirty-third street and Upland ter
race and ground already has been
broken for a brick and hollow tile
dwelling TO cost more than $50. .ooe.
The sale was arranged. through the
office of James Howell Gordon.
The opposite, corner of Thirty
third street and Upland terrace,
10000 square feet, has
been purchased by a local newspa
per man for $4,000 Plans are be-
ing drawn for Dutch colonial
house of brick and frame construc-
ton, with specially designed
flower garden as a side yard.
Other sales reported by the ONCE
are as follows:
To James II. White, ffty-foot
lot on Utah avenue near Western
avenue, formerly owned by Kittie
MeLachlen; price, $3.50. ....
To c. NJ. Sheppard, a lot contain
ing 5000 square feet on Morrison
street near Broad Branch road
price, .s2:26o. =
To w. w. Beauchamp, a lot con-
tanning 5000 feet. on Livingston
street, near Nebraska avenue, price
s2.150. ..-'.
To Miss Ida Elliott. a lot on Utah
avenue, near Tennyson, containing
,5,114 feet; $500 -.
To Mrs. Mary Darling, a lot on
Thirty-second street, containing
4,730 feet. $4,000.
To Miss M. G. Harrington. a lot
en- Tbirty-second street near Pat
.terson. containing 1.Sf5 feet: S2.os6
To Vernon NJ. Thompson. three
lots on Wilson boulevard. opposite
the PRESBYTERIAN Church in Balls
ton. Va; $1,000.
Mr.. Gordon also reports a small
building boom in progress in the
Chevy Chase section. Most of the
houses are being erected for the
owners of the lots. Lumber and
other materials are, now less than
half OF the 1920 prices, he states.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
SALES INCREASE
SHOWN BY FIRM
Shannon & Luchs Report the
Transfer of Eight Prop
critics.

An increasing demand for resi-
dential property is shown by the re-
port of Shannon and Luchs. Of the
transfer of eight properties during
the past week, The following sales
were included in the list;
Louis and Mike Jacobs purchased
the business property at s12 Four
teenth street northwest from Leo
Baum and will remodel extensively
and hold the property'for an invest
ment
One of shannon and Luchs' new
corner bungalow, located at 1900 In
graham street, has been sold 10
John c. Harding. of the electrical
firm of Turoerville and Harding.
Thomas F. DolaM jr., has ac-
Quired the new home at 22 Stricken
avenue. Clarendon Va, and will
occupy the property.
The detached frame house at 1914
Monroe street northeast, recently
constructed, has been sold TO Miltor
R. Vollmer by Orion 1. Jarrett. Mr.,
vollmer will occupy the property
as his home.
The attractive home located a,
3612 Macomb street, Chevy Chase,
has been sold by Furnifold NJ. Sim
mons, United States Senator from
North Carolina. to DR.. Frank NJ
Surface. who will Immediately oc-
cupy the property. Senator Simmons
having acquired an estate on the
Baltimore pike.
The attractive colonial home a,
1858 Ingraham street, recently con-
structed by Shannon and Luchs. ha,
been purchased by Howard F. Phil.
lips, who will occupy the property.
William H. Dyer becomes tn,
owner of 5211 Thirteenth street
one of shannon and Luchs new
bungalows that proved the mos
popular home offering Of recent
years
Another of shannon and Luchs
new bungalows. located at 52Is
Thirteenth street. has been, pur.
chased by Mrs. Florence J. God
frey.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Start Your Furnace Fire
With Care, Not Kerosene
Prevention Committee Urges District Resi-.
dents to Clean Out All Trash and Use
Only Safety Matches.

Urging care In operating stoves
and furnaces during the Fvinter
months. the FIRE prevention COM
mittee yesterday sounded the open
ing gun of a vigorous seven-day
campaign with an
open letter to the people OF wash.
ington.
The letter calls attention to
numerous precautions. which. all
though small in themselves. go far
toward preventing fre, and Will be
read from the pulpits OF the citys
churches at the services today.
"Don'ts" for preventing hre. will
be flashed on screens in the many
motion picture houses throughout
the city. while signs on street cars
wiz also be used to convey safety
first" messages.
Text OF the Letter. >
The letter of the IRE pretention
committee follows:
AT this season OF the year. when,
for the first time in many months,
you start your furnace and stove
fires. open CRATES. gas and of
heaters. you should be especially
careful and diligent to see that
everything in connection with the
heating apparatus in your homes Is
properly set and ready TO perform
properly and safely the functions
for which the devices are uFd.
Whether your furnace Is located
in your cellar or basement ali
other, inhammable material should
be removed from your cellars and
Easements and care should be-exer-
cised through the entire year in
preveAting an accumulation OF
trash, rubbish. old papers. etc. In
cellars and in and about your
premises. Many disastrous FIRE,
originate. by, carrlessness and over
sight on the part OF housekeepers
and especially on the part of bust.
ness concerns I'm the order in which
cellars are kept where furnaces OF
other heating apparatus are in
stalled.
Remove the Scot.
See that all SCOT is removed from
your furnace and stove pipes, that
the SCOT Is removed from chimneys
that pipes are in good condition
that all woodwork contiguous &c
the heating apparatus is covereS
with tin. galvanized iron or ashes
| tos.
watch the drafts. See that th'
Nseating apparatus does not become
overheated.
Use only safety matches in you
house.
In putting away summer cloth
! ing for the season see that yoI
/ take from the pockets all matches
Remove even the safety matches
Let your slogan be safety first
Keep matches. even the safety va
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
FIRE CHIEF SOUNDS WARNING
TO CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON
Watson Gives List Of "Don'ts" Designed TO
Prevent Blazes Here, Y. s
Washington. October ., Ieai.
The Washington Herald,

Washington, October Ut IeaI
The Washington Herald. = s..-s
Genlemen-In compliance with your glad
furnish you with the following suggestions relative
fire prevention and the Of Fire Day and
Week -
IN first palce, might be that hre
has in the few years. Of the
the important functions of municipal ire
department
During the calendar year Ioao of approximately $780,
sustained I'm the United and though
the thought Of thi. stendous Of being
by flame in itself terrible be compared
taken by this actor-6re. "a
Too of fail give consideration to hre RS
and abuses Only few of realize FIRE
thing flame smoke changing bells peasuabe sensation
It seriously consider such
things unless they brought personal application
though have the less kowedgs
and calamity others only prevail
upon and child the District of Columbia to
seriously consider FIRE prevention really careful Thought
local losses will be the world II earnest
plea that person who stop everything else for
4 fill his words: PEOPLE
WERE KILLED LAST YEAR BY FIRE-FIRE DESTROYED M
$soo,oooooo WORTH OF PROPERTY-ALMOST ALL FIRES
UP,TO ME-"
The following simply few suggestions as what
toward decreasing the District Of Columbia
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Originated Fur Storage.

turn encircled by. the remorseless
thames and speedy transformed
into a mass of black ruins"
The Ledger Is in itself unique. a
single page printed on both sides
of the sheet with four columns to
the page. Among the notices on the
second sheet are found the follow
ing: ..-
The Ledger is now the only
newspaper printed in Chicago-all
the other offices having been de-
stroyed by the conflagration now
raging. This paper will be issued
daily for the present and circulated
| in what Is left of the city and in as
much of the surrounding country
as can be reached by the mail and
trains. Parties wanting advertise
fnents and notices inserted should
apply Immediately. Our paper will
noon about 3 o'clock. For several
days to come we shall devote most
of our space to the great confia-
wide-awake reporters having been
engaged for this special purpose"
Mayors Order.
The following appears under the
heading important Order"
The mayor has issued orders for
| bidding any fires from being
kindled, or any lights from being
used. in the city during the ensu-,
ing twenty-four hours"
Under Personal" is found: For
the present r. E. Hoyt, of the
| Ledger, can be found during busi-
ness hours, at the Ledger office, cor
ner of West Randolph. and jefferson
streets. His residence is now at No.
So Price place. Where It may be by
tomorrow morning, " anywhere.
heaven only krows"
Advertisements were printed in
the Ledger during its three-day ex-
elusive run, but Boyer cannot re-
member whether he was ever paid
for these
A. ]. Boyer. who passed his eigh-
ty-second birthday last August, has
started and published seventeen
daily, weekly and monthly periodi-
Gals during his life. Among them
were the Denver Times, the Oak
land Tribune and the women's Ad-
vocate. a periodical supporting the
woman suffrage movement. in
which Boyer was a pioneer. He was
born in Chambersburg. Pa, and on
the advice of Horace Greeley's Go
West. Young Nam Go West" he
moved to Denver, where he started
| the Times, and later the women's
Advocate. At the woman suffrage
convention of 1869, ENnry W9d
Beecher, then president of the
movement. presented resolutions
lit l.. Il. =
accomplishment for the cause. E
Here Since 1881. ~
He went to Chicago in 1870. and
after the hre of 1871, Travelled
through the West, spending much
time among the Mormons and
corresponding for New York papers
Later he went to the Pacific Coast,
and there he met such men as Bret
Harte, Mark Twain and Jim Mar
shall, the man who discovered gold
in California.
Boyer came to this city In 1881,
and until he retired was employed
in the Government Printing Of
fee.
He was asked IL he thought such
a confiagration could consume q
large city today, as the fire of 1871
consumed Chicago. ~.
"If the elements were the same.
and the circumstances--by whicn
1 mean a gale. dry weather, and
the cutting off of the water supply
1T could be done again. he said.
"The only preventative for fire is
carefulness. Man puts up all pos
sfble preventions, but when the
time comes, the pipes burst, water
| is cut off. and he is helpless"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

riety. in a stone crock or a reces.
tacle of tin or Other freproof ma
terial- Place matches where the
children cannot hnd or reach them
After lighting hre or gas Set. n
stove or furnace is convenient
throw used match In the hre: never
throw IL on the fioor or elsewhere.
Take sufficient time TO be sure IN.
match is not burning.
Cigars and Cigarette.
Cigar and cigarette smokers
(both men and women OF the last
Variety are too careless with their
cigar and cigarette butts. n smok.
Ing in the house be sure 20 have an
ash receiver handy, into which YOU
should place your cigars and cigar
ette butts, whether they are still
lighted or not You never can tell
when a dead cigar or ciEarett.
butt viii come 10 life and burn up
something you don't particularly
want burned.
see that your cook does not use
kerosene or gasoline or other get
the-firs-quick material in lightinu
your hres Starting fires with coal
oil. etc, Is one ef the speedy
methods for making angels and
also q splendid method Of reducing
"a part and sometimes all OF your
worldly possessions to ssh"s
Locking for Ca.
When you get a Whit Of escap-
ing gas don't look for il with a
lighted match. You cannot see u
with a light but you may feel a.
At all events it's pretty certain
your name will grsce the front
page of the newspapers, but you
will have gone hence. never TO
return.
we might go on and on with
| don'ts, and we could caution you
by citing cases where just a little
thought or just a jot OF care might
! have prevented the loss Of many
Hives and the saving OF many dol
lars in property, but IL you. dear
people. neighbors and friends, will
be Just a little mite careful when
using FIRE about your homes snd
places Of business. We feel sure
that the loss OF life and properly
in the District Of Columbia will a.
very materially reduced in the weeh
beginning October 10. Next Mon
day is the time 10 resolve TO be
careful. II you have been csrfa
be more careful in the future: put
your resolution into effect Clean up
your cellars and garrets: remoN'
from your premises inside and or
everything and anything which
might in any way contribute @"
helping a cigar or cigarette stunT
or lighted match start a fire. J."
this and all Of this in the name
safety FIRST and instruct yo''
children and those under you o.
know that slogan and to rememh'r
IL.
COMMITTEE on FIRE PREvE,
TION."
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Owner Gets Possession.

On motion Of Henry r. Davis. coun-
seb for Hannah T. Wilson. the su-
preme Court of the United States
Yesterday dismissed an appeal by
Hannah T. Wilson from the deci-
sion Of the District Court of Appeals
In Q case against Curtis C. McDon-
aid. In this case the District Courr
awarded possession Of a residence
at 1908 Belmont, road to the owner
Curtis c. Mcdonald. Hannah. T. VIII
son sought protection under the Sauls-
bury resolution.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
RELOSS IN U.S..
EXCEEDS EUROPE'S
Greater Care Cuts Damage to
Figure Far Below That
In America.

When Americas losses are COM
pared with those of European coun-
tries the contrast is not at all fiat
| tering to the United States. No
late foreign statistics are available,
but a comparison on the basis OF the
old figures is still a fair one. In 1913
the per capita fire loss in the Unit
ED States. was .s2.10 as against 4s
cents in France, az cents in Eng
land, 2s cents in Germany. rs cents
n Austria. rs cents IN 1Italyr Is cents
in Switzerland. and only IL cents in
Holland. This indicatss that we
burn up our property nearly twenty
times as rapidly as the people of
Holland and more than four times
as rapidly as the French.
Europeans More Careful.
Tho fundamental reason for this
contrast is in the matter of tenn
permanent. Europeans are naturally
more careful than Americans, and
in many of the continental coun-
tries fire Is made an individual la
bility and those who are responsible
for such destruction must answer
to the authorities. -..
Under the Code Napoleon, which
prevails in France and Belgium,
landlord and tenant are alike re-
sponsible for FIRE. In France, IL a
fire starts in any premises through
gross. carelessness or culpable fault.
the offender must make good all
damage done to neighboring prop
erty by the fire, but the burden of
proof lies with the neighbors max
ing claims.
Provides Personal Liability.
In the United States such a
statute would seem too drastic, yet,
within recent years a number of
cities have enacted ordinances pro-
viding for personal liability for fire.
This is true of New York City; New
ark, N. J.; Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Ohio; Portland. Greg; and Austin.
Tex. Pennsylvania has a State law
of, this kind and certain provinces
of Canada have also adopted such
acts. These laws may be considered
an indication of a growing realiza-
tion that fire Is q matter of per-
sonal responsibility and that its
ramifications affect every citizen.
either Directly or. indirectly.
The person who owns a fretrap
is Nthe person who always gets
caught when the firetrap goes Off.
When the FIRE alarm bell rings the
owner Of fireproof building must
get a lot of satisfaction out of
Knowing that. wherever the fire is,
his Investment is not in danger.
A fire alarm bell is a gigantic cash
register. and every time II rings II
means that someone has issued an
other paid out ticket.
Owning a firetrap Is like playing
a game Of hide and seek-you never
know who's going to be 'ft" next.
The man who knowingly builds a
Hrctrap is the sort of man who. will
trust pin instead of suspenders.
In case of an emergency most any
ithine " likely tn hannep -
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Relentless Flames Swept
Chicago Half Century Ago
Tiny Newspaper, Published by Washington
Man in Burning City, Describes
Spectacle of Destruction.

s-Today inaugurates Fire Preven-
ton Week" while in Chicago Is
teing celebrated the fiftieth ami
Nersary OF the huge confiagration
whfeh swept the Windy City from
fbe West Side to the South, crossed
theS Stown's heart and. leaping the
main river. consumed the North
Side. leaving ruin behind and
sweeping people. property and
panic before 1T
.aniring this furious march Of de-
stguction on the West Side. when
I 6lz other industries were at a
k<tsndstill. tiny newspaper was
efng published, daily giving de-
ttts of the crimson-tongued mon
.es progress across the city. The
feago Ledger was the only news
pfrS and maybe the only piece
-basiness carried on during the
rhaps the only COPY in exist
D1belongs To Andrew Jackson
Fr, sits editor and publisher.
lives in a quiet section of
ntnston. among works on art
Fcraphooks and notes pertain
the many publicatlons which
ssfostered.
rAte-sa'Ar
lfe Is beyond description TO
no were not there to see
their own eyes. according
Fr7 while Dante's Inferno
barning of Rome are easily
hd4bte 20 those. Who did.
onffagration wasn't bad at
and but for the adversely
fstances and the elements
have been extinguished.s'
1Sd'The waterworks was
e hrst to go. cutting of
supply. by which the firs
obeen halted. A terrible
blowing and the shingles
ses were hurled high in
r. dropped on the roofs
houses. Thus was the
q Through the city.
PAking down the street
2, at the time the blaze
AIRS. O'Leary's barn.
boys smokins in the
pm incendiarism. The
Mrs. OIeary's COW
the lamp is abso-
foundation. I have,
zrred jawbpne, of this
cow in my collection
elpIessness-
went to the scene
as IL gained head
81 time in my life.
elplessness of man
ements. As the
speed, sweepine
hes, the railroad
banks. telegraph
ry. courthouse. all
hotels, theaters.
ishments. the opera
ess blocks into the
having only charred
mbers IN its wake,
my weekly news
possession l had in
hst go. l rushed to
ia. gathering all the
kould. rushed them to
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Storage Houses
Help to Reduce
Losses by Fire

The nre proof repositories OF the
country. first OF which was erected
in the early SOS. have been the means
Of saving hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars worth OF property.
In one large company. having ware
houses in New York and in Washing-
ton. furniture to, the value Of sie.-
0o0. 900 is stored. and in a period Of
one-third Of century. during which
time these depositories have been used
in a large measure by the public for
the safekeeping Of household and per-
sonal effects, there has been no loss
from fire.
No Wood In Construofis..
These warehouses, of which the
Security Storage Company's plant on
Fifteenth street, In Washington, is
perhaps the finest example, are built
entirely Of brick. stone, concrete and
other hre-proof material. no wood
whatever being used. Moreover. the
warehouses are so subdivided by fire.
proof walls within into small compart-
ments that lin the event fire did
originate from spontaneous combus-
tion, or any other cause, II would be
confined to a very small area.
While such institutions are not
strictly aids in the prevention Of fire.
yet they are Of extraordinary value In
the protection from waste by fire Of
millions of dollars worth of prop
erty annually. Washington was the
first city in the world after New
York to provide hre-proof storage
facilities, and has been one of the
leading cities in the country in de-
veloping them to their present high
state of efficiency
Originated Fur Storage.
The first plant for the protection OF
furs and fabricss from moth in addi-
ton to fire was installed in the storage
department of the American Security
and Trust Company, now the Security
Storage Company, and as a result Of
this initial plant and the experiments
carried on here. the cold storage
vaults Tor the Profession Of furs and
other articles liable to injury by moths
are to be found in nearly all leading
cities of this country as we'll as In one
or two cities abroad. In these vaults
| it Is estimated there are over $780,
100000 worth Of goods stored an
nually. and by this means protected
| from deterioration Of values and loss
whether by fire, theft OF moth.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Port Improvement Urged.

Improvement of Wilmington f1sr-
Dor, Delaware. BY dredging 1t to a
depth of Twenty-Five feet. and an
expenditure by the Federal govern
ment Of s63o.ooo is recommended by
a report received yesterday by Con-
sress from the Board OF Rivers and
'Harbors Engineers.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

Fifteen thousand lives and $780,
100000 could be saved in this coun-
try annually through, ,fresafe con-
stFuct ion. ~
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

Building buildings that will burn
is like winking at an old maid
1t not only looks foolish, but there's
no telling how. serious the out
come will be.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

There are two classes of firebugs
the person who knowingly sets
FIRE to a building and the person
who knowingly builds burnable
buildings Firesafe construction is
the only cure for both evils.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

Use safetY matChes, tne KIND thdt
strike upon tine box only. Always
strike the match, away from you.
If you drop a match, Immediately
pick it up, so that it won't be swept
up In trash or stepped upon by
someone else. Keep the matches
away from children. Whenever you
strike a match, break the stem
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

The difference between a nretrap
and beartrap is that sometimes
the bear gets away. The firetrap
always catches someone
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

Many men would become incensed
IL they were accused of flirting.
Yet. every time they erect a build
ing that is not firesafe they are
fiirting with disaster. The penalty
they pay is included In the $780,
600 e.o00-a-year FIRE loss in this conn
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

An air castle is better than
firetrap.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

Take the bungie out OF >bupga
low by building hresafe. 70
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

II shouldn't be necessary TO force
people to build firesafe buildings.
Common sense proves. It is the SEN
sible thing To do.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

A hretrap residence Is like visit
ing mother-in-law-you can't tell
how long she's going to remain nor
how soon she may flare up over the
least little friction.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

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The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

Owning a firetrap Is like playing
a game Of hide and seek-you never
know who's going to be sit" next.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

A fire alarm bell is a gigantic cash
register. and every time II rings Il
means that someone has issued an.
other paid out ticket.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

The man who knowingly builds a
firctrap Is the sort of man who, will
trust a pin instead of suspenders.
In case Of an emergency most any
fhine w likely to- hannep -
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

When the FIRE alarm bell rings the
owner Of a freproof building must
get a lot of satisfaction out oi
Knowing that. wherever the fire is
his investment is not in danger.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Provides Personal LIABILITY.

The person who owns a firetrap
is >the person who always gets
caught when the firetrap goes Off.