Show Important to Retailors I To the Public The attention of the public Is I called to a circular Issued by the Philadelphia Fire Underwriters association and published I pub-lished in the Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin November II 1002 reading In part as follows The executive committee of the Philadelphia Fire Underwriters association asso-ciation feels compelled to call he I at tintion of the public to the dangers to life and property from Christmas displays dis-plays decorations signs etc In churches public buildings mercantile establishments and especially deportment deport-ment stores The use of Christinas greens harvest specimens and other Inflammable In-flammable material such as scomry cotton to represent snow and the like especially In connection with electrical and other lighting systems Is decidedly decided-ly an Increase of hazard It being impossible Im-possible to make displays of that nature na-ture perfectly pnfe One of the condi tion of an Insurance policy Is that 5 This entire policy unless otherwlte provided by agreement Indorsed hereon or added hereto shall ho void If I the hazard be Increased by any mean within the control or Knowledge of the I Insured The making of such displays would therefore under a strict interpretation of the conditions of the policy render the contract of Insurance void unless the policy Is Indorsed with a special per nilnslon for the Increased hazard which will generally be granted only In con sldcritlon or an additional premium commensurate with the hazard In addition to the danger to property from displays referred to the danger to life In crowded stores or places oC mooting by reason of a panic occasioned I by a fire even though It be small and I easily controlled IK so great that the underwriters who have made a study of such hazards would only be partly fulfilling their duty should they full to give this warning V h BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS OF THE PACIFIC B > 11 C Parkhurst Manager Dlst F |