The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-01
fey JONATHAN wiNFlELD.)

washington, April 5V.-ACcoiui n6 "
officials of the, Y. S. Geological Sur
yey. which has the supervision of coal
mines throughout the country, twelve
men lose their lives in coal mines
the United States daily,
while the number of injured Is I'M
known but appalling.
These figures that tell story of
incredulous horror, are official and
as a result the American National Red
Cross society has inaugurated and Is
successfully conducting campaign to
lessen accidents in the coal fields.
Since the first of the year, when the
Red Cross society took up the task,
DR.. NJ. j. Shields. of Scranton. Pa,
an officer in the medical reserve
corps OF the army, has been visiting
the coal fields and instructing the
miners in the art of rendering effic-
lent aid to those who are injured. He
has visited the fields of Western
Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma and is
now in Alabama. During the three
months that he has been at his task
he has instructed 100000 miners in
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injured. These who have received In
structions are distributed among otn-
er miners when at work. One OF the
coal mining companies tall Of which
are enthusiastic for the instruction OF
their mem states that since the in
auguration of the movement, acct
dents, that generally terminate fatal
ly to their men owing to the lack o.
immediate medical attention, have de
creased 60 percent.
Carrying out still further the ide;
of instructing the working classes
| who are liable to injury in the rend
ering of efficient first aid to the In
iured, the Red Cross will shortl
start a campaign of education amon
the railroad workers of the country
A private car fitted out as an instrut
ton hospital, donated by the Pullma.
company, manned by medical expert
of the "a S. army medical reserv
corps will tour the country. giving II
\ structions to classes of railroad me
at the different railroad center'
: These instructions, it is planned. wi
not be confined solely to railroad me
: but extended to all persons. 9TH
prevention of accidents Is just as in
: portant as taking care of person a
ter injury" declared Secretary Cha
les Magee today. "The work OF II
= structing the workers of the countI
in first aid to the injured is most in
portant 1t is a new. but successf'
departure on the part of the society
!. The most important work of tt
American Red Cross at present ho'
{ ever, is the aid it is extending in tt
war being waged on the "whi
plague" The society maintains s
"camps" for consumptives. They a
,. located at Indianapolis. Detroit, Stoc
Z ton, Cal; Milwaukee, New York CT
and in Washington, D. C. Aid in Il
u way of finances is also contribute
5. to the camps" maintained by sta
organizations.
T. In the last two years the society h
raised $35O.0OO through the sale OF
. Christmas stamps. This money is
"a used in anti-tuberculosis work. T.
u proceeds from the sale of stamps a
used in the locality where the STAN
are sold, hence the annual Christm
stamp campaigns have local as w
! as a national significance.
~ Since the reorganization of the A
ID erican Red Cross in 1905 the tot
r amount of funds received for vario
relief objects has been $4,S95, 759.
this sum little more than one-thi
), of one percent has been used for ;
! ministration purposes. The accouI
are audited annually by the war
: partment. The society has its he
quarters in the State. War and Ma
building here.
err The society has. however, ma
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