Show Poor Material Often Olten to Blame for lor Fires A total of ot worth of American pro property ert went up In In one year ear according to the report Issued issued Is iso sued by the National Protective sod soci ety The report shows that 40 per cent of the fires may be attributed to inadequate Inadequate made made- quate and inflammable building con construction construction another 40 per cent to general general gen gen- eral carelessness 10 per cent to simple Ignorance and still sun another 10 per cent to pu purely ely accidental ta or fortuitous cir dr According to Charles E E. Worthington Worthing ton member of the s society c ety a great percentage percentage per per- o of home borne fires Is due to architects and builders who Inflammable building material and roofIng roofing roof roof- Ing because in some instances It I If Ir cheaper than safer grad grades North Americans probably are tin most careless people on earth accord according according according ing to Ralph P P. P Stoddard I secretary of the Common Brick Manufacturers Manufacturers Man of America We burn our homes In far proportion than people of western weste n Eu Eur Europe r rope pe for Instance he said It is evl evi dent from almost ever every available tabli of f statistics that this Is due to our lack of foresight in constructing construct constructIng Ing lag homes There are pi plenty nty of out outside outside outside side wall materials and roofing's thai tha will not Ignite from sparks of pf chimneys or other neighborhood fires |