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Show DO THE JOB NOW 1 short time ago a guest in a western hotel was en- '-a last smoke in bed before going to sleep. Result: T which destroyed the hotel, a grocery store, a shoe $ i clothing store and a restaurant, for a total loss of ! ' Whether the smoker escaped with his life is not In a hundred similar instances, however, he has- D -tot the same time a housewife in New England left . g without disconnecting the electric iron. Result : " on of a home valued at $15,000. J e are two incidents out of many. And they indicate Itt ! significant fact: The smallest, most minor fires, i favorable" circumstances, can become serious ones. L ?lle a cigarette fire is noticed before it has gotten ;Mtrol and is easily extinguished. But very often -f'on to the rule appears and a conflagration fol- ,'le famous incident of Mrs. O'Leary's kicking cow, imposed to have started the great Chicago fire fictionbut the message involved is well worth , cow kicking over a stove could have started such t ..sfire, whether it did or not! J w ii st eighty per cent of fires can be prevented if the 4P.rcautions are taken. Ordinary care with smoR-and smoR-and inflamable liquids will do away with two flw-'st causes of fire. Regular inspection of heating K .electric wiring will do away with others Per-e9i Per-e9i :ean of attics and basements to dispose of piles f L n.d waste-prime source of internal combustion U Z away with still another. So will the cutting of "Ct Ieds in unused fields, which present an espec-t espec-t V n,eer durinS? dry periods. ; ! precautions should be taken by everyone & itaJf eorge is in need of more than this, it needs S i unt adequate equipment and a group of ft Cflh know something about using the aparatus ' Vi es American Legion and Legion Aux-$ Aux-$ i Smg with the aid of the city, to provide 5' T r V are eliciting the property owners of :entfor. funds with which to purchase fire fighting Z. of i general survey had been made, under the --nd hm tte Walter Smith and this wil Cn" 1' eLpcriUght to a successful conclusion. o o ?n f"d the Auxiliary are taking the leadership e' Cufant Work and it is up to the local citizens to K ;rtectioS that we can provide ourselves Wlt a |