Show NOME TOWN i eer MELDS OPERATE CO-OPERATE TO FIGHT FIRE Officials and Citizens Should Work Together Together To To- gether to Reduce Waste Largely Cau Caused ed by Carelessness Self-interest Self should prompt every property owner and tenant to cooperate cooperate co oper ate with the officials of the fire department department depart depart- ment and of the prevention tre-prevention bu bu- bu reau Chief Loucks and Jacob H n. Hll Hll- kene director of the prevention fire-prevention bu bureau eau have Instituted a system to fight fires before they begin Semimonthly Semimonthly Semimonthly Semi Semi- monthly Inspections a are made In every part of the city and property owners are warned to clean up rubbish and to take precautions against fire where such appear to be needed The comparative figures on fire waste In the United States and In European European Eu Eu- countries have been presented to American newspaper readers many times The per capita loss In this country Is ten to twenty times as great as in some parts of the Old World Much of that to be sure Is due to the difference In materials and methods of constructing buildings But a very large percentage may be charged to our American carelessness A A. large proportion of of our fire waste Is preventable preventable preventable pre pre- and the Indianapolis officials i pre are working to eliminate that ele ele- ment Fire waste Is a burden to everybody and all should be active in helping to reduce It The insurance rates of f a city or a nation are based on the losses the companies pay The smaller small small- er the risk the lower the rates will be The companies receive from policyholders policyholders policy policy- holders the money that Is paid out on fire losses The way in which to get low lower r insurance rates rites Is to keep down losses We are all aU Interested in that and each should do his or her hec part to tomake tomake tonal make nal e the Ins Inspection system of oP the city thoroughly effe effective tive Indianapolis Star Star |