Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-27
FIRE PREVENTION
week PLANS MADE
Chief lut1 Gays the Public is
Sure to Realize lts Sig
nnicance.

With only six days remaining before
the start OF the twelfth annual ma
tionwidc campaign against prcventablc
fire, Chief Lutx said today that every
thing was in readiness for what is be-
lieved will be the most extensive firc
prevention week observance Whining
ton has ever known.
Yes" said the chief. ''the people OF
Wilmington are goinE to be made
aware OF fire prevention week this
year in a manner they'll not soon for
get. 1t Is high time that we awoks
Wilmington ~ what yearly fire
waste OF $4,000 lives and close to 9
half billion dollars in property, II Ions
continued. will mean to this country
Aeedlessness and carelessness are
clearly at the bottom Of all but small
fraction Of the loss, which means thai
II Is needless and inexcusable.
Suppose went on the chief. that
some foreign power were allowed &c
levy n tribute on us OF s50o,00o,oo0 q
year; what n howl OF protest would
go up from every real American. Yet
with scarcely a murmer. we surrender
4 sum just short OF this amount to the
common enemy OF fire every twelv,
months"
Asked II there were not some briei
fire prevention rules, the chief thought
for moment. and then dictated these
Don't use makeshifts instead OF
proper fuses in your electrical cir
cults: the fuse is the safety valve OF
the system.
Don't leave electric f'atirons or Other
heating devices turned on while at
tending TO something else.
Don't look for a gas leak with ar
open flame light; you will be sure e
find Il. Use an electric flashlight pre-
ferably.
Don't use gasoline or other volatile
liquids to remove spots from clothing
or for other purposes.
Don't throw your lighted matche!
or smoking material where they cal
possibly cause fire.
Don't smoke in bed; perhaps thos
guilty of this practice are too greer
TO burn, but the beds are not.
Don't let children play with matches
or bonffres.
Don't fail to have your defectv'
chimneys and fiues mended.
Don't forget to have the SCOT re
moved from your smoke-pipe; II no
cleaned. the pipe may overhead AM
start a fire when you operate the fur
mace.
Don't neglect to protect walls, cell
ings and partitions from the everheat
ing of stoves. furnaces and pipes.
Don't put hot ashes into woode
boxes or barrels.
Don't fill oil lamps or stoves by ope
name light.
Don't let rubbish accumulate.
Don't fail to keep bucket OF watt
and a bucket OF sand in a convenief
place In case Of fire; they may say
Others.
III the people would only max
these fourteen points permanent rule
Of conduct" concluded the chief. n
fiectively, "the power Of the FIRE tyrar
would be broken"
Chief Lutz has received a lettt
from T. Alfred Fleming, chairman
fire prevention week committee OF II
National Fire Protection Association
which says:
The plan you have adopted &
ordinates all the civic interests OF Il
municipality and cannot help havin
particular weight in the education {
the citizenship and thus very muc
improve the conditions from a fl
standpoint.
Il remember with great plea:
ure meeting you while in Wilmingto
some time ago and hope to see yo
some time this fall. but in the NEAR
time, please be assured of our SINGER
interest and our hearty congratuls
ton Hoping that this program ma