Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 October 1928 — Page 4

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CITY INSURANCE RATE HINGES ON AUTO DRIVE Voshell Urges Efforts to Cut 10-Year Average; Campaign Planned. Every effort to reduce fire losses should be made if Indianapolis hopes for a favorable showing in the ten-year period survey in 1933. This plea was made today by Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell, who is planning a fire prevention celebration next week in accordance with the nation-wide observance. The National Board of Fire Underwriters uses the suiwey in determining fire insurance rates. Fire Losses Gain “Now is the tipie to think about cutting our ten-year average. A good showing can be made by exercising caution throughout the entire period. Indianapolis should be proud of its record in the past, but we are not willing to stop at the present rate,” Voshell said. Fire losses in the United States have shown steady gain since 1903, jumping from $145,000,000 in 1903 to $535,000,000 in 1923. Voshell asked the entire citizen- | ship to cooperate in observance of ! fire prevention the year-round. Table Shows Causes Indianapolis fire loss in 1927 w T as $813,454, making a per capita loss of $2.04. The per capita loss was cut from $3.87 in 1921. With the view of informing the public as to the usual causes of

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fires Voshell compiled the following table showing causes of blazes this year. They are: Soarks 593 Flues and chimneys 264 Short circuit in wiring 187 False alarms 174 Grass 116 Trash 100 Defective wiring 71 Cigaretes 63 Hot motors 48 Incendiary 48 Matches, boys and children 45 Paper and rags 43 Defective flues ' 41 Furnaces smoking 39

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WALT9NITES OF STATETO MEET Judge Landis to Speak at League Banquet. More than 1,500 reservations have been made for the venison dinner of the sixth annual convention of the Indiana Izaak Walton League, to be held at Shrine Temple, Ft. Wayne, the night ■of Oct. 18, Charles L. Biederwolf, Supreme Court clerk and president)- of the State organization, announced today. The convention will be two days, starting Oct. 18. Former Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, big league baseball czar, is to be the banquet speaker. During the afternoon, at the sessions at the Anthony Hotel, Dr. Henry Beecher Ward, president of the national organization of the Izaak Walton League and member of the University of Illinois faculty, will speak. His subject will be “Stream Pollution.” Director Richard Lieber of the State conservation department, will tell of his work in the State. At the conclusion of the convention the delegates will motor to Pokagon State Park and inspect the pleasure center. FEARS FREE MASONS BERLIN, Oct. s.—Gen. Eric Von Ludendorff, former quartermaster general of the German army, is reported to have appealed to President Von Hindenburg for help against Free mason lodges which he claims have “passed a death sentence upon me and my revelations of their pernicious methods.

ROGERS IS AIR LEADER New Conference Head Selected by State Department. Bit United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—A new guiding spirit will take the helm in

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