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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1919)
rrHj'n BHMMMBpM jxs&ama .vnAV HI .,T.:.MIIKH S!l, 1 THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON I'AOB TOMB , ( M f rtTSRECE.VED .?n.iniiMlfMmlm:o)) ' noor wiitor iiiiPl'ly '" .Either ' . lln. (UImrt. ' B"n.l ""r ......ply '' ''i nnartmonl, Ih of hiiiuII vol- ror V.mvii, nnrt Ih an oxpo.iho to " ..nlty t'llt Hl"1""1 "l "" U1(!r,llcd' ,f effort -rulo-und- "'oro!f.., ..i all who roly mi 1'"" ..ir uniK aro liolms Hiipnr-j wliml loch In tliolr aril ailJiiHtalilu nozzle mid one. Do troll door tipu'iur. 'yiut the engl iiuor of tlm iiiiiiiur Im hold utrlctly ronpoiiHllitu for tho ronilllloii of tin. machinery. That lio work nailer the illmcllnn of tho chief, and tlml !' Idiiiii lilt onglnn In i;ood working or dor mill In a polished ami noat con illtlon at all limes. ICIcct ileal llnnrrt "Tim tioii-uiifiircuiiiciiL of Klcctrl nil Ordinandi No. ISM Im responsible I fur thin aililltlonal II ro hazard : "Many places woro found in lie Willi drop-cord wlrliii: In uii'iiiiH, anil tlinj Hoinii, tlm cord wan pinned llirnurli (loom itml woodon iartllloiiH with out tlm proper Institution, ami In a ' tlon. ,1 (.lilof of grout many other canes Imprnpci ..m many " ' , , , , , ii i own Hr" dapariiiidi" uuii-ij"'"'" """ "i.ii ..i..n. im. i iiiM-n the s"1""'1 llllivl..i only on a Im-' without being soldcted The iiiikoI ,jer I"8 fl,)lllKi m (lint lio has doled Joint In responsible f.,r more l "' "r .i . vwiv of 0 ro proven- electrical llieit tlian nny otlu r can ( I. .lit ill ill " '-- . 50 " .i - wih1h u Hr muni ' It Ik lliiiioforii Impoiliint that tin n tmn '" " . i.rnrn lit1 Ih ' '" . .. ...mllC lid HllOUlll I"' "HI- i with tho HP.'illlc under find f'll o..t..,.op,lwHI, ll.u " fir nrnml...!. ami any otluir In limy for .ho prevention ." ;; iioiirtinBi " ho "",,uflu,1 1 ...,... i in-i or runui'M ; lel- (or ate-1- Fifty Reasons Why You Should Insure In the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Of New York " i ,v lelciiUllo means. ...... i. ,cdc.J firemen cm l.o nor "' Ijn. atlic ailed upon to act, iihould ho a iiiohI. rigid limped) n al tho tlmo tho wirlni: Ih iiihl.ill.il, ami hefoio hiiiiio In concealed, to m Ciil nil Joint n havii heen piuprly in.wi and Holdoier Ireforo b"ln; t.ip it li Ih iiIho liiipnitmiMlint i inoiillilv m iipectlon ho niado on old and ri pair ed work--mid we ienp. tlniu n Olient that tho ell1' Irlcal d. f. t m n tloned In our InilKldiial nioiti hi roctllled without delay ('iisollne Iliiiuil "(jaiiolllio eoilBtltilteii a vi i v v l Urn hunid In tho city of Klamaih Kalln, mid (ho only way we i m a count for thin hazard Ih the ioi.il aliBOiico of ordlmiucoH prohili l n tho cnraloMH iihc ami hand'it ; ir thin volatile oil. When It Is'n.d Izod that (mo nallou of i: hoI Hie properly mixed with air ciiuiiN s I poumlH of dminiito in itplohivc force, Ihe necessity can readily In Hi'tMi for ordorliiK all kiihoImic in I lie city of Klamath J'a tin lo he buieil within a pet hid of 'JO das, when tho (iiantlty exceeds live gallons Wo trimt that tho city oIIIcIiiIh will Hen tho Immudlato neceHslty of on .iiIIiik an oidlnaiice v,hlh lll . or conic HiIh exlatlni; hazard, therehy rellevlni: the Htnte flro iiiar'ihiil s th paitmelit nf Ihe necesHitv ill l.i irn lull lo further louulato the iim and handling of Kaaolluc. Sfliools ami I'lihllc I!ulldlnKs "Wo wish to call the altenl'im of tho Hchool hoard to the ( llo.vlni; rucoinmeiidatloiiH, for we ion uloi anil HhedH hiioiiiii in v.. i M..1.l.lut. Mnt vim- am. u.i.. - '....- !.. lie routllK-d U ho ,nj inn""1"1 ' ..,.,1 liiililnliliiK proptu ty own- ,,houM In u.oiu.1 and wmno.l. d (be dme r- llt ' ro,,,,ll """ 1 chief "f t"" ,lr0 ilopnrtinont touM Lo l"Ued hy proper ordl .,.. mid dot M. il with Hilincleiit po. Hco authority that hit) ordora will it obcyctl On account of tho llnht franio cwHtruclion of the hiilldlncii of i'hIh fity Ihoy aro particularly huhloj.-j liblo to Hi" mink Hpread of tinmen, mil nj"'"" "f "",lr lullaminahl., i nateriik, ami al ' of tlm niinieroun own inian's h ""''en wallH, parti-; lions mill lliH. which provide quick iwsRiicc of I ro fiom ono part n( tho liuihlini! to anothor, largo listrMa aro uUjoct to Bonoral haz ard lf tint landmen In to ho mlnl mlzwl "i" P'.wit ""li iiololy In tho bandJ of tlioso who linvo tho IokIh latlvc control of tho coniniou wol faro and s fcty of tho community. "On account of the ahovo men tioned har.ard-.. iih wtill as numcroUH ethers that will he heroafler nioii- tioned in th.H report, iiinI the ill pi ralilo condition of tho II ro depav fnt wo bell- vo that tho city hmi passed (lie ii ire whoro It emi do pud unoji in. a to givo tholr tlmo t h-h'c hv anointing drills, o- 'mki ..nil lirhtiiiB nr, without s ii hu'istantial remuneration. T ro .iin I no question ilint, In 'i il. to i i, .'it Hid city from an i in u ii w i tn In tho future, ' ' i ii i i. di imilinent of nl ! i v i 1 i i n Hhoulil ho in - Jl! J. tho ii.ifetv of (ho hcIiodIh the most 'port, iuhI tiiii iter i . , . , , . Imiioi lant factor In llro prc 'iition i of tho llro depart-1... ,, , , . vo coiiHiuor mo lUHn oi iiropei' sit ondary to tho losi! of lifo. When It Is remembered theio la a hchool h iHe burned eveiy day In t. . I nit od Ktati'H, tho need for mniiilmsi Ih self evident. Wo hukkc t tu tin school hourd' that metal cm .' 'n Htalled for tho utorai; ol i u h, h and oily u; i, end t'uit l'.i" I in 8tor..(;e of any Kind uml1 i ! in .i That an nifepix tlon h j.ui f m of the hiihi1, noletf, i .rn ui iu 1 and hvalliiK. pluntB, he m id." ire ((uently and if any def k .ii. i uni'l that they he given lmmediuti ,i t. n tion. That tho flro chlof. otiualonal ly iblt thu Bchoolu and tain m ,.n nlurm without notice to tl n 'fli ers, It holng essential that lln . 'di era nlu ulil ho calm dtiilng i lire dilll regardless ol whether n u a flio drill or caBO of real lire rttd.'in tin. 'iit should ho ronly a all Iiiih h, day or lllglll, to re load to un ill ii iii, should ho of suf Bclcnt k rcngth to man tho appara tus, imilco (mirk connoctiotiH and have n Btream on tho flio hy tho time other assistances arrived. Tho degree of olllcioncy of any flro llglit- j lag unit (lepomla upon thu Judgniont I HtrclscU In the selection of its mum- I 'era, coiisenuontly a woll uoleclcd ni well drilled ilcpartmout of tliM kind wuuld i.ay tho tiiy many times over, In th0 property values navod during each year. Kiliilpiiieut "One Seagravos triple combination r. 700 gallons per mimito; 1.3C0 mi! Ct 21-"1"('1") ll0S0 standard; 200 feet of chemical hose; ton oxtru Wis, 15 small acid Jars, 1 hoso ox Pander, two three-gallon Dahcocks, ae three-Inch Alort, ono Pyrono. ono 'vuu "xionsion ladder, ono 12-ft. "ojer ,tlvo 10-foot lengths of four 'Mk suction hoso, five, opon play PPes, two shut-off nozzlos, 450 foot very p00r hoso in Martin's addi tion. IteconuiiciiilutlonH l!n"P!rStTllat llt 1CaSt f0Ur ndal- ' , ' men 00 Permanently omployod ,J,. flro 'lopartmont on a salary, t. If possihlo, men with pro- w "Perlonco ho solectod. "Second Ti.m n. i.i. . , .,. -....v wlu liiuui uu givuii . uunoriiy over tho flro dopnrt n. that ho nmuo ruloa govorn. '"sine members' lum-i, ( .i, !..... I"!?1.11'"18' nn that ho ho unhung "Zn m ndmlnlBtratlon. m r,rd."That 100 foot of stand. Mt. , ' ll0S0 bQ mirchaaod Im Miately, aa Bll ,l080 ,8 now carrljjd wa pumper, and is moulding for -lZToa' u ,s thoroforo' chu. I nocossa,y to hnvo a caabB.n rrtor that PrPr caro iythVcit 0t WhBt 8 nW 0W"ed eirriTah f0l,0W,n mlnr AnZl . s noce8sary for tho 2 Snf f th0 department. lay. T be 'nstalled Without de K hundred feet of 1-in. "A 8 n dUCer fr0m 24 t0 ! H-hek I BmaU Bhut-ff noIo for nt. tt ,' ono heayy hydrant Inch T handle, one Blanch- "II Is further recommended that tho teachers and janitor bo instruct ed to keep all electric wires Jrom contact with metal. That outahb lights uro badly needed, and should bo installed without delay to provide for tho snfoty of tho children, and that ten minutes oach week bo de voted to talks on flro preventions (A separate report showing tho con ditions of each school inspected will ho forwnrdod to the school hoard). Old mul Dilapidated ltulldlnK "There aro a few buildings In tho city that huvo outlived their usoful- uoss, and should bo razed as pro vided under Ordlnanco 20, Section 9, which gives tho council full powor to have such hazards removed. Wo trust that, sinco attention has been (Called to tho buildings and ordi nance, that prompt action will ho taken to roliovo tho city of these flro monaccs. Iteconiiiienilatlons "That an ordlnanco ho onoctod cvoatlng the olllco of city flro mar-i , , 1 ...lit. ! ... .wl' Sliai 1111(1 Willi I'Jlluu iunuia, iiuu that tho chief of tho flro department bo" appointed for tho purposo of en forcing flro provontlon ordinances. J Hs duties to consist or regular in spections of tho business district, and at loast twico oach yoar of tho dwellings situated in tho corporate limits of tho city. "That oil ordinances covered in Dullotin No. 9, of tho stato llro mar shal dopartmont, bo onactod nnd en forced, with penalty attached. (A copy of this bullotin is attached to and mado a part of this report), ' "That a committeo bo appointed by tho mayor from tho members of tho council for tho purposo of draft ing building laws regulating the erection of all future buildings In tho flro limits. Tho mayor to act as ox-offlcio chairman. "That a lino bo painted with rod paint on tho curbing id feet eacn 1. The Mutual Life accepts risks from 15 to 70. 2. The Mutual Life is America's oldest life insurance company. 3. The Mutual Life insures women at the same premium rates as men. A. The Mutual Life had 802,866 policies in force December 31, 1918. 5. The Mutual Life has paid more in divi dends tlufn any other company. 6. The Mutual Life as its name implies, is a purely mutual organization. 7. The Mutual Life dividend scale remains the same in 1919 as in 1918. 8.' The .Mutual Life has issued no deferred dividend policies since 906. 9. The Mutual Life's personnel as to policy holders is of the highest order. 10. The Mutual Life has paid more in ma tured endowments than any other company. 11. The Mutual Life investments are con fined to high grade securities. 12. The Mutual Life originated the Continu ous installment or Life Income Policy. 13. The Mutual Life has paid a larger sum in death claims than any other company. 14. The Mutual life has paid to policyhold ers during the past 76 years, $1,472,000,000.00. 15. The Mutual Life was the first company to pay cash dividends to its policyholders. 16. The Mutual Life had assets on Decem ber 31, 1918, to the amount of $673,714,294.00. 17. The Mutual Life's suplus, assigned and unassigned, December 31, 1918, was $89,564, 591.00. IS. The Mutual Life was the first company to pay cash values upon the surrender of a policy. 19. The Mutual Life had on December 31, 1918, insurance in force to the amount of $1', 861,881,953.00. 20. The Mutual Life's policy reserve values are as high as any life insurance company in America. 21. The Mutual Life at the end of 1918 set aside $21,958,051.00 for 1919 dividends to poli cyholders. 22. The Mutual Life's policies now issued are free from restrictions as to military and na val service. 23. The Mutual Life was the first company to adopt the contribution method in the allot ment of dividends. 24. The Mutual Life makes policy loans at the end of the first and second year toward paj' ment of accruing premiums. 25. The Mutual Life's dividend options are available at any time without medical examina tion or other conditions. 26. The Mutual Life pays a current post mortem dividend even where death occurs dur ing the first policy year. 27. The MutualLife gives its policyholders the best possible service consistent with equity and fairness to all. 28. The Mutual Life's policies do not re quire insured to give advance notice of the mak ing of policy loans. 29. The Mutual Life as an institution is as safe and secure as anything under human con trol can possibly be. 30. The Mutual Life's experience was used as a basis in the construction of the American Experience Table of Mortality. 31. The Mutual Life's new insurance placed on the books last year, including dividend addi tions, was $208,920,389.00. 32. The Mutual Life pays annual dividends, beginning at the end of the first year, upon pay ment of the second premium. 33. The Mutual Life, in the absence of a re quest to the contrary, applies annual dividends to the purchase of paid-up insurance. i 34. The Mutual Life will be paying eveiy legitimate claim when every living man con nected with the company today has passed on. 35. The Mutual Life did its bit toward win ning the war, through the investment of all its available funds in Government bonds. 36. The Mutual Life has paid to and accu mulated for its policyholders $284,181,742.64 more than it has received from them in prem iums. 37. The Mutual Life will pay dividends on a paid-up policy when endorsed through the ac cumulation of dividend additions. 38. The Mutual Life withdrew fi'om most of the recent belligerent countries of Europe years before the war and has no intention of returning. 39. The Mutual Life's policies provide for monthly, quarterly or annual incomes guaran teed, for life where the payment of a lump sum is not advisable. 40. The Mutual Life returns to policyhold ers over the premium receipts during the past thirteen years have surpassed the record of any other company. 41. The Mutual Life's Board of Trustees is made up oi' men of national reputation for their ability, integrity and standing. 42. The Mutual Life pays excess interest to beneficiaries during the income certain period, based on interest rate used, in the calculation of current dividends. 43. The Mutual Life uses the entire cash value of the annual dividend toward the pur chase of paid-up additions to the policy, where the dividend is left with the company. 44. The Mutual Life will insert in the policy, where the character of the risk will warrant, a clause providing for Waiver of Premium in the event of total and permanent disability. 45. The Mutual Life's automatic option in event of lapse, under policies issued since Jan- uary 1, 1907, is the extended insurance feature, ' which is the most desirable from the policyhold- . er's standpoint. 46. The Mutual Life policies now issued provide that the lapsing policyholder may rein state his contract within three years by furnish ing evidence of insurability and payment of in debtedness due to the company. 47. The Mutual Life's plan is to endorse policies as fully paid-up when the reserve of the dividend accretions plus reserve on face of pol icy is sufficient to purchase insurance at net single premium rates equal to the face amount of policy. 4'8. The Mutual Life will insert in policies, where conditions are favorable, Double Indem nity clause under which twice the face amount of the policy is paid as a death claim where death results from accident within 60 days after injury. 49. The Mutual Life will insert in policies, where the character of the risk will warrant, a clause providing for Disability Income to the insured of 10 per cent, of the face of the policy annually, with no deduction from the claim of death. 50. THE MUTUAL IS YOUR ONE BEST BET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION APPLY TO GEO. C. UIMH, MANAGER KLAMATH FALLS DISTRICT OFFICE OVER FIRST STATE BANK I HANDLE LIFE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY sldo of flro hydrants, and any per son parking a vohlolo or obstruct ing tho into of a hydrant in uny man ner lnsido of theso lines bo prose cutod. It is roquestod .that tho daily press give publicity to this recom mendation. "That the city strictly prohibit tho uso of flro hydrants to anyone other that tho flro department of tho city. "That tho Siamese take-off at the pumper bo lengthened to allow free dom of oporation of the gates, "That the city take Immediate steps to provide additional fire pro tection (or various industries in the neighborhood of tho Ewauna Box Company, Big Basin Lumber Com pany and Martin Brothers Mill and Warohouso, 'either by installing a substantial suction pipe from tho lako or by building a cistern with a capacity sufficient to protect theso properties. "That th,e chief of tho flro depart ment, or fire marshal as the case may be when necessary, exercise his authority as an assistant to tho state fire marshal in the enforcement of fire prevention measures, and the" In vestigating of incendiary fires. "That an ordinance bo enacted and enforced with penalty attached S requiring every property owner in tho city to have all chimneys cleaned at least onco oach year. Chimney to bo cleaned by a regular licensed chimney sweep of the city of Klam ath Falls, said chimney sweep to re port to the Are chief within 48 hours after cleaning of chimney, and all defects found that may constitute flro hazards. Conclusion "We desire to thank the mayor, council, flro chief, superintendent of school, Principal Wells of the High School, the press and the citi zens of Klamath Falls for tho hearty co-operation, received. j "Wo also wish to state that tho stato flro marshal department is cre ated to assist tho citizens in every, way possible in protecting their prop erty from hazards of fire. It is afty our duty to assist the Are riopait ment in every possible way, and t see that all public buildings whoro people live, congregate or work have proper exits. "Tho stato Are marshal dopart mont is very much impressed witS the co-operation received from ta mayor and council, and feels assure that all of the desired results in re ducing flro loss will be accost-pllshed." I rl1 iij '4! Vi -it 1 li 'i'J i Ssf'l ,