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glad to do anything I can for you." A young man, sandy-haired and with a sprinkling of freckles over a broad face, and giving the general impression of a game, clean athlete, came into the office. It was Gordon Pirie, millian aire son of one of the founders of the store. Wood introduced the reporter to Pirie. "We have very few accidents in our store," said Wood, after the introduction was over. "But we wish to assure you that when accidents do occur there is no policy of keeping the information secret." Wood's attention was called to the Hillman accident, and how the blame for it all was placed on the elevator operator, although it was shown that the store had no sign on the fifth floor informing shoppers that elevators ran no higher for them. Wood hesitated for a moment, and then said : "Well, that's the way. It takes experience to teach us some things." "There is an ordinance requir ing ambulance owners to report all cases of sick or injured per sons removed to hospitals to the police," said the reporter. "Does your store make reports to the police on persons taken from here to hospitals?" "We do not attend to that; but I presume the accident company does. We are complying with the state law in regard to em ployers' liability in all its require ments, Xha-ve no doubt .the, ac cident company makes full re ports in accordance with the citv law." Wood gave the name of the United States Casualty Co., as the company which was retained by .Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. George R. Manning, acting manager of the United States v Casualty Co., 1030 Insurance Ex change building, was seen. "Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. are clients of ours," said Manning. -"We have no right to give out in formation about people hurt in accidents in their store." "Does your company furnish the police with reports giving the -names, addresses and injuries of persons taken in ambulances to hospitals?" the reporter asked. "I don't know anything about that. You would have to go to our claim adjuster. We don't own any ambulances. We hire them. Possibly the people who own the ambulances would be re quired to make the reports to the police." The claim adjuster of the United States Casualty Co. was busy far too busy to see a re porter. Gordon Pirie was called ' on the phone from the claim ad- . juster's office. "This is The Day Book, Mr. Pirie. We are told by the acci dent company that they regard you as clients and that it is not proper for them to give out any information about accidents at your store. Will you give us the names and addresses of your two employes injured in the last monthZ" ,