San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-14
j. s. MARSHALS
SEEK AID IN
FIRE WAR
Business Men Asked to
Help Fight Against
Huge Losses.
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Wade said, il has reached the point
where it must do something more than
try to catch persons after a fire has
been started wilfully. A good build
ing inspector always on the job can
do more TO prevent fire in day than
an arson detective can in year, al
though the latter is essential to the
work, Mr.. Wade said.
The morning session was opened at
10 O'Clock by Mr.. Wade with the
invocation BY the Rev. Arthur j.
Moore, of Travis Park Methodist
church.
MA" SPEAKS.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson of
Texas and Mayor John W. Tobin ex-
tended addresses of welcome, which
were responded to by Chester Z. John
son, fire marshal of Alabama, who
flew part of the way from his home
in airplane until being forced down
by troubles in Mississippi.
The call of states; report of Sher-
wood Brockwell, secretary-treasurer
of the association, who is in the fire
marshal's department of North Caro-
lima; reports of standing committees,
and appointment of committees made
up the program Monday forenoon.
A plea that insurance people exam
inc the moral hazards as well as the
physical risks Of their customers, was
made by Mr.. johnson after his adj
dress had been delivered.
a large percentage of the total in
arson will be killed if the insurance
people make a man furnish character
reference before insuring his place"
Mr.. Johnson said. "And then the fire
marshals will have a chance to aid
in educating our people against care
lessness and accidents
GIVES MANUFACTURERS
VIEWS.
ideas Pertaining to the Further
ance of Fire Prevention Activities in
America From a Manufacturer
Viewpoint" was the subject of an ad-
dress Monday afternoon by II. L.
Miner, manager of the fire protection
and insurance division of the DUPONT
company. .,
when a manufacturer is faced
with similar problems, such as loss
in production, heavy labor turnover,
and like questions. he at once makes
a most detailed analysis of plant CON
ditions, materials, processes, machln-
cry and even personnel to ascertain
the cause" Mr.. Miner said.
Nov, the manufacturer fully ap-
preciates that the success OF his busl-
ness depends upon eliminating or
remedying the defects that are uncoT
cred. and common sense dictates that
immediate action be taken. Why can
not the same sound business priB-
ciples be applied TO our fire waste
problem, and reduction effected
that way?'
WORK IN INFANCY.
The usual procedure of having a
fire marshal or some other expert on
fire prevention talk TO a business
mems organization was reversed when
Joseph Z. Leopold, manager Of the
southern-central division of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. spoke
Monday afternoon on The Fire Pre-
vention Activities of the Chamber OF
Commerce Of the United States and
Their Relation TO the Fire Waste of
Our Country"
That work among business bodies IS
still in its infancy along fire proven
ton lines and that when greater
numbers become interested greater
success is assured was a point brought
out By Mr.. Leopold.
Fire Prevention, an Economic
Problem of international Import
ance," was the subject Monday after
noon of George F. Lewis, president
of the Association of Canadian fire
marshals.
The delegates were taken on an
automobile ride commencing at the
st. Anthony hotel, at 4 p. m.