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The Huron Expositor, 1939-10-13, Page 7rt. A Id t t 1 • 4 A • LEOAL ELMEt. D. BELL, B.A. M7uceeseer ee John 13. . Best illeirrisher, • Solectter, Notary Public- Seaforth ublicSeafc#t't11I - Ontario. 12-36 McCONNELL & HAYS Beesistems, Solicitoro, > Patrick A McConnell - H. Glenn Rays S•EAF"ORTH, ONT.. Telephone 174 1169s. VETERINARY, A. iii. CAMPBELL.. Y.S. Graduate el Ontario Veterinary Col - Sege, University of Toronto. All dis- eases of domestic animals treated; by the most modern ,principles. Charges seasonable. Day or night calls promptly attended to. Offiee on Main Street, Hene+alI opposite Town Hall. Phone 116. Breeder of Scottish Ter- * Niers, Inverness Kennels; Ilensall. 12-3? MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC DR. E. A. Pee!MASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of Toronto J. D. COLQUHOUN, M.D., C.M. Graduate of Dalhousie University, H3alifax The Clinic is fully equipped -with complete and modern X-ray and other upee-date diagmoatic and therapeutics equipment. Dr. Margaret S, •Catn:pbell, M.D., 3..A-B.P., Speeialist in diseases in in- fants arxd• children, will be at the Clinic last Thursday in every month frown 3 to 6 ppm.. Dry. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in diseases of the ear, eye, nose and =Treat, will be at the Clinic the first Tuesday i12 every month from 3 to 5 Jena. Free Well -Baby Clinic will be held on the second and last Thursday in every month fermi 1 to 2 p.m. 3647 - JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR.. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE Phone 5-W Seaforth W. C. SPROAT, M.D., F.A.C.S. Surgery J. C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 90. Office John St., Seafortb 32-s8 DR. HUGH H. ROSS Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; pass graduate course in Chicago Clinical School of Chicago ; Royal Opthalmie Hospital, London, England; University Hospital, Lon- don, England, Offices -Back of Do- minion Bank, Seafortb. Phone No. 5. Night calls answered from residence, Victoria Street, Seafcirflh. 12-46 DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late assistant New York Opthal- mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos- pital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL 'HOTEL, SEAFORTH, THIRD WED- NESDAY in each month, from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p -m,.; also at Seaforth Clinic Drat Tuesday, of each month: 53 Waterloo Street. South, Stratford: 12-81 AUCTIONEERS HAROLD DALE Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in farm and household sales. Prices reasonable. For dates and information, write Harold Dale, Seaforth, or apply at The Expositor Office. 12-37 Donald,: "Ye prommieed me sax - pence if I was top boy at school an' rve been trop boy two weeks running. Flather (reluctantly) : "Well, here's a shillimtg, but ye must gi'e up study - Ire sn hard It's no' guid for ye." • Teacher: "The horse amid the conn es in the field; Archie, tell me what is wnolrg with that sentence." - Arehie: "The lady, should be men- tioned first." • A small bay was asked to go and roles his aunt. After coutPlying, erre said; "I kiss- ed, Auntie yesterday," and then he sdexl, "Tits tremble with Aunty Is stmt they donit stay kine&" • "What did the bri'de's farther do for Abse •Iratppy, couple?" "He bougint their railway tickets." 'Aloe" t• "Ent the 1rh;ptpy pair didn't discover mire after they got on the train that their, tickets read only one way." • "Is she the kind of a woman who leas out everything?" "Everything but her 'busbend " • Artier: "I have come to you frrotsi betylmnd the sunset, from the areal White King." Savage Chief: "Well, tell me, When are they going to do eainethfhg atistret lililt ee *'adfo erogramse" d!ti'i; t'• jf FINAL INSTALMENT SYNOPSISBarryHaveril goes hunting for a gamin of his, Jesse, Conroy. knownres' the Laredo Kid, who his brother Robert. Barry is befriended ,' Judge Blue and his dauglitdr, Lucy. The Judge turns out to be a friend of Laredo's and a bad ac- tor. Barry eseapes, however, and tweets an old mail named Tim. berline, who also is gunning for the Laredo Kid. After • severpl years of searching, Barry reterne to Judge Blue's Crouse, where he meets a man called Tom Haverii whom he accuses of beim Yds cousin, Jesse, in disguise. Barry becomes convinced of this later and they have a gun battle, both '- getting hurt. Recovered, Barry discovers Tom Haven' has mar- ried Libya whom ire loves. Barry kidnaps Lucy, and after a grin bat- tle with Reveries men, takes her to his cabin in the mountains. There he finds the real Laredo Kid wounded and dying. There Lucy learns she is not Judge Blue's daughter but a wealthy heiress wlhosse parents were slain when she was a Iittle girl. Judge Blue and: Tom Haveril, who Bar - ay -has discovered is not the Lare- do Kid, come after him with a posse. Taking Barry by- surprise Tome Haveril is about to shoot when Moldy, a half breed girl who loved Robert, Barry's bro- ther, fires. Tom Haveril dies. -Ia his pockets they find faded let- ters making Judge Blue out the murd'er'ed o f Lucy's parents. However, the posse is still gun- ning for Barry. Stealthily re- turning to their gold mine, Bar- ry and Timberline get the drop on the risen who are here after them, and Barry tells them the: truth about Judge Blue. "Papers?' said the men among themselves. Someone •called out, ""You go see, Bendigo; you can read like a lawyer." Bendigo read.and Barry explained. Bendigo scratched his heard and said, --- "It looks like to ms-" Barry called out the full explana- tion . to the men down below. Ile ended by saying: "You fellows that worked for Tom Haveril, you know I'm telling you the truth_ Sarboe bac told us what he knows, and it's plenty! You're all ripe for hangjng to the first tree. The Laredo Kid is still riding free, sticking close to the Judge because either one of 'em can bang the other, and they're afraid to separate! Want to stick along with them? Then fin your hands! Come a -shooting, or get out of hers!" "'That's teachin"'em their ABC's, I reckon," said Ben Haveril_ Just then two men came roaring into camp, headed from drown -anon, lashing their jaded, sweat -lathered horses. They' were the sheriff, Ed. Brawley, his face sick -white, his ,shoulder red, blood dripping flour his fingertips, and the old man, Cliff Bendiger. He collapsed and slid to the ground. Barry went to where Brawley lay. The Sheriff muttered weakly:he "It was tKid. I didn't know who he was! The Judge says, `Meet a friend of mine, Jesse Conroy, a cowboy workin' for me. 1f I'd only knowed! He shot fas', after Timber done his talkin'; shot an' rode away on his spurs, laughin' his head off!" "'And Timberline?" asked Barry ,anxiously. '"Shot him, too," muttered Brawley. "But wbry+--?" Brawley said, still more faintly: "Reckon he was sorry -he spilled the beans. You see, be let out where your womenfolk was. And he knowed that them two, the Kid ane. bow, was beaded straight to get iris hands on them females." "Good God!" gasped Barry. Them like," grinned, the Kid, "an' I'll slap yore scared faces off'n yule" commanding mother stood in the door- way; at a comanding glance from 41er the two girls retreated' into the house and snood looking fearfully over her shouid'era. She said In that tow, quiet voice of here:"What do you want here?" "A -plenty," said the Kid. "I'ru gittien' out's here an' I'm goin' fast', but I ain't goin' alone," he said. His eyes pouneed upon H'a Lucy aniiton�s, "Yuh're cornier with me." There was murder in his eyes then and she saw it, stark and brutal and merciless; and utter, terror gripped her He said again to the terrified girl, "Yule bombe' with me." "No!" she cried. 9-" That quiet little woman, Barry's mother, became like a she -wolf pro- tecting her cubs. Incredibly swift, she leaped for the old ride .stand- ing against the wall, dead Robert's gun where she had placed it when thinking that Barry might want it. The Kid's gun came up out of its bolster in' a gesture too quick for the eye to follow. - He touched the trigger gently, that devil's grin still on his face; there was the roar of explosion, the flash of orange fire, arid' the rifle clattered to the floor. He had very adroitly shot the woman through 'the right forearm. The Judge burst out explosively, though he made no gesture toward his own gun: "Look here, Laredo! This sort of thin:,,-'->' . Laredo whirled and all without warning fired a second shot, and the Judge clutched his abdomen. The Judge's gun' was still in its holster; he had no strength to drag pit forth. He had lurched toward Barry's sister. Instinctively she made a swift movement toward it. Why Laredo did not shoot her is not to be known. Perhaps he had a thought to saving ammunition; per- haps the easiest thing was what he did. As she stooped, he struck her brutally with the barrel of the gun in his hand, and Little blae-eyed Lucy dropped mercifully uncon- scious across the Judge's legs. '"Oornin' along peaceful -like now?" asked the Kid of the other Lucy, standing and; grinning at her, spin- ning his gun about upon a forefinger through its trigger guard. "`Say yes is a, burry, an' I won't hurt no more o' yore .frien's. Hang back Iike a balky- mule an' I'll pop another buI- Iet through al' lady Haveril." Lucy tried to answer and could not speak. His lips twitched as he watched free "Ynh're myy ace in the hole, that's what," she said. "Yuh're goin' to be o'm wrth money to e. Now, are yuh cumin'?" He flipped his gun over and drew a fine bead on a spot be- tween Mrs. Haveril's eyes. Lucy's voice came to her then in a thin scream. With the Judge dying on the floor; with Barry's sister lying unonsacious, a smear of blood spreading on her face, with Mrs. Haveril looking like a dead woman standing erect, she knew that the Kid would welcome another killing, just to show off ,before her and. to convince her that he was a man of his ward, and trot squeamish about t"hangs. "`Yes, yes! I'm. coming!"' she gasp- ed. "'Q,h, God help mer-" "No!" said Mrs. Haveril. ""No, dear. I'd rather have him kill Me." Laredo caught the girl by the arm and jerked her to him. "We're in a hurry from now an. We've wasted enough time." She clung to the Shorn of the sad- dle and turned for a last look back, Mrs. Haveril, one arm dangling, had run outside and had retrieved the rifle which Laredo had thrownd( ur into the yar Laredo, too, turned and looked back. "She's askin' for it," he grunted and jerked out this newly bolstered gun. "'Don't!" screamed Lucy and tried to came abreast of him to strike his "Barry, save me!" she screamed. he ran for a horse. It was 1u a neves/there-forgotten early dusk that,Judge Blue and the Laredo Kid rode into they yard of the old. Ben Haveril home. Barry's smother and the two Lucys rangy to the door, all eagerness. Al- ready the Laredo Kid was standing on the porch, his bard brown hands on his narrow hips. The Judge called over the Kid's shoulder!withan affectation of hea'ntlness: - "Hello, Lucy, my darling. Howdy, Mrs. Haveril. Howdy, Miss Lucy." As' the three women flinched back the Laredo Kids laughed, ""Make a move that ain't hospitable arm down, "For God's sake--" He only laughed at her as he fired; this time he shot to kill, There was the crack of the rifle; Lucy heard the angry hiss, not a yard from her own teed; she heard the ex- plosion of the gun in Laredo's handand saw Mrs. Haveril fall., Those last shots were beard from afar, dully muffled sounds, by Barry Haveril riding hard to came up with Laredo. He began shouting as he rode into the yard. Ice went to his heart at the ominous hush which was- his only answer. He ran into the house, still calling, only to grow msomentar- fey rigid, flied with horror. The Judge • t was dead, tis sister Luray he though dead too;; she lay on titre Boor, sti uneonscious, her face covered with blood - He dashed throaiglh the.+house, seek- ing. Where was his nether,? Where was Lucy Harinilton? T,ho first moving thing he saw was bis mother, weakly 'trying to rise from where she lay oat in the yard. "I'm ail right, Baron," she whis- pered. Then he saw her broken bloody arm and saw too that she had been shot through the shoulder. As he drew her into his arms he heard her, shill whispering, say . as steadily as she could: "Hu .he's taken your Lucy away with hinm, Baran." "Laredo? When? Where, Mother?" She tried to point but could only nod feebly to indicate the direction. "Only a mriunte ago. Go, Baron. Kill trim. Baron. Hey she is not a man --just . a murder machine- God wants you to kill 'him, I think, my steno eto put him out et his misery-" Barry put her down gently where she was. "I'll be right back, Mama," he said softly, "with Lucy. Just a minute, Mama" His horse was fresher than the two with which Laredo was trying to escape, and Barry overhauled them before they had gone a mile. Laredo heard and saw who fol- lowed; cat -quick he was down out the saddle, dragging Lucy along with him. As his cousin, Torn Haveril had done in like circum- stance, so now did the Laredo Kid do, holding the half fainting Lucy be- fore him with one arm, his other 'hand on his gun. "1 see yuh're bringin' sue back my of red gun, Cousin Barry," he mocked, but Lucy saw that for all his jeering there was a look of fear on his face_ Barrycame forward, 'walking slow- ly, the odd red gun in this •hand. Lare- do shouted, "That's close enough, Sundown! One more step an'-" "I'm going to kill you, Laredo," said Barry and came on. Laredo yelled back at him, "Yuh foal, yuh'll kill her!" "Barry!" screamed Lucy. "Barry, save me! I don't care if I am killed! I'd rather be dead-" It wanted something next door to a miracle to speed that bullet by the girl without harming her and to bury it in Laredo's lean body. The uriracle was not forthcoming. Bar- ry's bullet bit Lucy. But it bit La- redo too. It struck her in the tip of the shoulder and; went clean through and, drilled) through Lare- do's shoulder an inch or so lower than Lucy's. Laredo lifted 'himself a -fraction of a second first, but .his arm was heavy and as he threw his gun for- ward Barry was already firing again. A long red furrow sprang into his face as he fell backward. Yet, drop- ping back, he loosed' another bullet with that almost uncanny certainty of his. Barry, twice hard hit, lay for a moment unable to stir-, his brain swimming dizzily, his hand going lax on his gun. He shook his head; his teeth set bard; with a supreme effort he sat up. He saw Laredo sitting up as awkwardly as himself. The gun in Barry's weakening fingers was heavy and his band, grown numb and weak, was about to fail, him altogether. On- ly with the greatest difficulty, exert- ing hie will. to the uttermost, did he Ii f t his gan He heard Laredo speak as across, some tremiendous, storm -filled `dis- tance. "I'ho done for," was what he was saying, "but rm takin' Lucy with me." As the Kid spoke, he managed to ehove t[$ muzzle of his gun against her head.. Barry fired without con- scious aim. The bullet broke Lare- do's gun arm before the could pull the trigger. Barry got to his feet, took two or three nm,certafn steps toward Lucy and pitched forward on his face. When he regained consciousness he was in bed, and there were many anxious faces turned toward him, his father's, Luke's, Ken March's+ --yes, and here was his sister Lucy, alive, and there on another cot lay his mother, white but serene. And his own Lucy, too -- And Lucy, snuggling closer, un- derstood and nodded. WJxiie armed fAe'ee3 Pkiln1ai1A battlefields have suajg'f t 'te► At_ Y04, er', agte anoth 's territory, a " hltk Mer ougrh Jinva'sion has 'takeiL Pleeeo pa F gnstn Snil- Insttteaid of the '9P tin bf hoanbs, it 'bras' been accompeeieti by :C.bq,,eheery... !hii"stId,7ig of 'ttunaah be t Ings, Instead an ill4tYns of sten, Hl headings auras, i hays involved mil-- eonsof children :beaanmg sntafi hear dies of clothes and PAM gas asks. The Irma:ders have left their" city homes to take over the 'snxrrotmding: coumhryairle +bioo+diesisty and muffing- le. uffing le - 'Though this MOM migration has its +tragedy and pathos, it s net without Its lighter side. Stories reaching Canada ,tell of young London urchins who find their new routine full of novel.a,d,venrtuee and fun. This adven- ture, in some cam, takes the form of a 'hot scrub, in othera of a bout with watch doe, over a few unim- portant apples,t Tnaveillens return from overseas with many bright tales about evaen- ees. One Montreal woman summed up in a few words the plight of thou - fends of motkuemrm L s frtoondon slums: "A London mother was billeted with her two chtldtren in a Kettering home. After a few days she suddenly left. ds head earl the explanation, "Oh, they're too pooh there, they make you wash your face every five min- utes!" Marry . original theories about per- sonall cleanliness are being imported own frpity streets for use in the coun- (THE END) Economical Foods It is encouraging for the womras who has a modepabe adlowanee for food to know that With careful plan- ning, ad's is tagenus buying and good cooking Stine can provide wholesome meals for the fami, The dissthes here suggested by the Home Ecornomisrt, Dominion Depart - meet of Agriculture, are made fromii foods, nourishing and'. Ihtealthfnl which can lye eleslsed ars economical, espsbe- ilallry in homes where heating the ov- en adds irittle to original cost. Creamy Rice Pudding l4 cup rice Ye teaspoon salt 14 csup smear '2 tablespoons butter 4 cups! milk 1/8 teaspoon vanilla or 1e teaspoon . ruttneg, Wash rice and boil in water ten minutes. Drain ends add) other ingred- ients. Pour into buttered baking dish. Place in punt of bot weber and, bake for two to three hours' inn silow oven, otirriing frequently during the first f1tl0ur. If 4esired, :14' etre raisers m' 1 dates may be added when pudding is nearly cooked. Baked Beans 4 cups white beans 1/4 lb. fat salt pork 1 tablespoon salt e4 cup moliasses (or more to taste) 14 teaspoons pepper -••,1 teaspoon mystard. Soak beans overnight. Drain. Cov- er with fresh water and cook slow- ly- about 30 minutes ar until siv7ns of beans begin to burst and water is almost absorbed. Place thin slice of pork in, bottom of bean pot. Put beans in pot. Bury remaining pork cut i,n pieces in beans, leaving rind exposed. Mix molasses and season- ings with 1 cup boiling water. Pour over beans. Add enough boiling wa- ter to cover beans. Cover and bake in a very slow oven 6 to 8 hours. Re- move cover during last hour to brown the beans and crisp the rind of the pork. Add boiling water as needed, dusting baking. Baked Tomato and Cheese 6 slices bread I cu,p cheese 2 eggs 2 cape tomato juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon minced anion. Butter bread. and cut into cubes, Cut oheeee into cubes and part bread and, cheese in baking dish in alter- nate layers. Beat eggs slightly, add tomato juice, start, pepper and onion. Pour over bread and c"eese and bake in moderabe oven (35:) degrees F.) about 40 mminutee. suit Beef Loaf I1/2 lbs. minced beef 1 cup dry bread crumbs 1 small onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup chopped celery or cabbage 1 egg, beaten 1/ cup water or tomato juice 14 teaspoon mustard Salt and pepper to taste. Mix beef, crumbs, onion, celery or Babbage together. Add beaten egg, water or tomato juice, atrd, mustard. Mix well. Season to taste. Form in- to a loaf. Dot with dripping. Bake at 350 degrees F. for one hour, bast- ing occasionally with a Iittle water or tomato juice. ;vee o iexa4m'ph'e+,,i .wheat '. oa b - eighit-vt r ol1 'delat d t set 'when l ls-gs ` were seruib ;But 'wen it lure .to Ada, din. enna, itvei beild hook, 'lltged, allyn� e , "What day is it?" Hie tth I1 ought clnieklyt--"Sat'u +ay! " 'Me boy'•sighed' with relfdof and %aid, "Dhat's all 1a,..,r..L, then, I alwaysi ,lave MY iy face washed On 'Saturday," Inimoduced' to pelmets., evaculeeo in one home ]enquired, "Are we ening ant?" "No,'' replied their hostess, "you are goI,nig to bee These are, for You to sheep in. " "To sleep he" echoed' one of the girls, "I alwayssheep in 'my petticoat at home." PeacefulGarden • To many ehiiidoen the outdoors brought with it straalge sights -first - glimpses of farm a"nnmhlis, fruit ripe in. orchards, and Long stretdhes of green grass. A little girl looked with awe at a lawn. "Cann I walk on it?" she asked. Back of her mind was, toe forbidding city sign: "Keep off the grass." Evacuees have raslsed new prob- lems for their temporary foster par- ents. One man be frantically seeking a solution for something over which he has no control. Every time his tiny girl visitor looks at his face, she bursts into tears. Then, there's the temperate `host who fears the influence of his charge -the boy refuses to drink tea, say- ing he is accustomed to having beer with his meals. The same boy once asked if he could have his London friend in from next door. When his request was granted She prodlucesj a pack of cards from his coat and Kogan shuffling them suggestiveIy, Shortage in several commodities is being felt in districts outside the large centres. The arrival of 'many infants in one village has resulted in a premium on perambulators and pusthcasts. Shortage in another di- rection was noticed by a Northamp- tonshire paper when it published the terse item: "There is likely to be a shortage of minnows at Wicksteed Park." The "city slickers" have Shown themselves smart on the "comeback" as one village constable found. He estcerted several children to -their new schoot A youngster stopped brim out- side the school gate, scanned his uni- form with an experieaeed eye and asked: "Are you the inspector?" "Yes, sonny," replied, the constable in an attempt to .humor them. Back shot the answer: "Cor lumme, we shall `have to watch you then!" Another Aspect The old thatched house, so long empty and basking in th,e atmosphere of the pant with ail its ancient furni- ture lovingly cared for 'by its house- keeper and the village women she employed, is taken at last, says a correspondent of The Guardh"an in, a nearby village. "London has came to us, strange, lonely women, many with 'babies, Look yearningly at each villager and respond in an instant to the village good -day and the relief found in a little chat." The writer tells of the villagers and their families: "Their sons are go- ing. They (.the village folkl) are housing women and children from the cities. Our work goes on so peacefully that the stranger in the village might be deceived about the intensity of feeling. But family life is close and dear in villages. "Mothers are already rallying a- round daughters whose husbands must go. The ,'old folks' are dear 1./ rr those who left them tort so long :ago., "For the rest, thsti'e. is9 of the apple orebardas, ACV the men and semen .wvGh cr sweat on their brows trudging lib in groups i11 the evening; seleke the earlieet atit'titornvw pike. ' "A -greats pity' has treated ,sill villages' tar those in, the crowded towns, 'If only I could take thein all: in,' sighed an old lady; and •sehe,' was ; then weary wvth ttryiixg to, dam,. #c. eoanmodation..far some poor fugitives who could find no space. So it has - been lith all there. A great easel- frs+hness is with the `village as with the nation." LONDON and WINGHAM Exeter Hensall Kippen Brumfield Clinton Londesboro Blyth Belgrave Wingham NORTH SOUTH Wingham Belgi'ave Blyth Londesboro Clinton Brumfield' Kipper Hensall Exeter LM„ 10.34 10.46 10.52 11.00 11.47 12.06 12.16 12.27 12.45 P.M. 1.50 2.06 2.17 2.26 3.08 8.28 3.38 8:45 8.58 C.N.R. TIME TABLE EAST A.M. P.M. Goderich 6.35 2.30 Hoimeeville 6.50 2.52 Clinton 6.58 8.00 Seaforth 7.11 3.16 St. Columban 7.17 3.23. Dublin 7.21 8.29 Mitchell 7.30 8.41 WEST Mitchell 11.06 9.28 Dublin 11.14 9.$6, Seaforth 11.30 9.47 Clinton 111.45 10.00 G•oderleh 12.05 1016 C.P.R. TIME TABLE EAST Goderich Menset McGaw Auburn Blyth Walton McNaught Toronto Toronto McNaught Walton Blyth Auburn McGaw M,enset and, near and their homes open to Goderich WEST P.M. 4.20 4.24 4.33 4,42 4.63 6,05 5.15 9.00 8.30 12.03 12.13 12.23 12.32 12.40 12.4e 1.2.55 Any of These Hazards Can Cause a Fire that will Burn a House and Endanger the Family lilt Ii111!ilyi l;l;li, ill 11 rah zfVO ,iul WILSON'S fourteen points dur- ing the last Great War arc engraved in history. Hitler's recent sixteen fantastic points will also be referred to many times by histor- ians in the future. Therq are an- other 31 points, however, of which little is heard even though they , have a serious bearing on the daily life of every householder in Can- ada. They represent possible fire hazards in the home which, at this season of the year, call for appro- priate action by everyone living in, or miming a home. Last year, Canada's total fire loss was $25,899,180 in 44,060 fires. Of this total 33,044 were in dwell- ings with a loss of $6,089,663. Most of these fires could have been avoided by reasonable care and foresight according to the Canadian Underwriters' Associa- tion which is circulating the above drawing calling attention of house- holders to the danger of fires in their own homes. Careful inspection of homes would reveal just how many of these 31 points detailed in the next column require immediate attention, it is stated, and the time spent in checking them will bring freedom from worry to say nothing about the loss, suffering and in- convenience caused by fires in dwellings. So, the Association ad- vises, "if everyone would take prompt steps to reduce the fire hazards in their own homes, Can- ada's loss this winter would be materially, reduced." 31 POINTS 1. Chimney poorly constructed and without flue lining. 2. Rubbish in attic. 3. No fire stops. 4. Soot in chimney. 5. Aerial not properly grounded and no lightning arrestor. 6. Combustible roof exposed to chimney sparks. 7. Non -automatic electric iron left attached. 8. Leaking gas stove. 9. Garage attached to house with- out fireproofing. 10. Door from house into garage not metal sheathed or tight- fitting. 11. Improper extension violating- electrical iolatingelectrical code. 12. No vent in garage to allow fumes to escape. 13. Gasoline kept or used in any, part of building. 14. Rubbish in cellar. 15. Wet clothes hung on electric wire, 16. Wooden barrel for hot ashes. 17. Unprotected steam pipes. 18. Joists resting on brick chimney. 19. Sagging, defective Unprotected furnace pipe. 20. Kerosene near fire. 21, Stovepipe lacking metal collar where it enters chimney:--' Stove and stovepipe unprotect- ed from wall, Asphyxiation and explosion possibility from kerosene or gas stove. 24. Wooden lath walls without fire stops. 25. Fireplace hearth and bricks not sufficiently insulated and no screen. 26. Unapproved electrical appli- ance lacking- proper insulation. 27. Matches within reach of small children. Overloaded circuits permitted by itii'prbpert_electric fuses or dangerous substitutes. 29. "No 'tightly covered metal con- tainer for storing oily rags or cleaning cloths. 20. Searching for gas leaks with open flame. 31. Lack of ceiling of cement ort metal lath extending across cellar from one foundation 10 the other. 22. 23. 28. ar rh 11), a1 i