Show MATCHES AND TOBACCO 0 the tire fire danger incident to the us use e of matches and tobacco writes se secretary of agriculture wallace la Is usually given little consideration by the vast army of smokers statistics compiled by the nation al board of 1 ire underwriters show that the annual loss from tires fires cau ed by matches and burning tobacco ip in the united states reached the im Pies lve sive total of more than 73 during the five year period 1916 to 1919 inclusive to this total must be added a con sid erable percentage of the un necessary fire destruction in the forests of our country where each year tires fires destroy or damage sut suf frelent timber to build homes for the entire population of a city the size of washington now orleans denver or san francisco campers hunter fishermen and woods workers should read this and resolve that their carelessness will not contribute to destructive forest tires |