The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-23
WOULD MAKE SANE
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Society for Suppression of
Noise Asks Cooperation of
Health Officials.
SUPPORT OF GOVERNORS
OF MANY STATES ASSURED
Meets Favor With Commits
sioner Paul, Who Has Seen
Horrors of MutilatiOn.

That the agitation IN favor of sane
and safe Fourth of July is growing rap
IDLY IS shown with great emphasis
in communication received By
Health Commissioner DR.. s. e. Paul
on Tuesday from Mrs. Isaac l.. Rice
of New York, president of the Society
for the Suppression of Unnecessary
Noise. The letter calls attention TO
the many deaths and accidents in the
United States during the past seven
years caused by accidents from fire
works and firearms used in the celcbra-
tiou Of the glorious Fourth.
AccompJu uying The letter arc copies
Of letters from the governors Of eleven
different suites. who arc heartily in
favor of Tie movement and also a
statement from Mrs Rice that Presi-
dent Taft and the governors of five
other states have assured her Of their
support in chc agitation.
The letters supporting the movement
arc from the governors of Illinois,
Washington. South Dakota. Montana,
Vermont, Massachusetts. Idaho, North
Dakota, Minnesota, Tennessee an1
Maine. The others who have indicated
that they will support the proposition
necticut, South Carolina, Alabama ana
MaryIand
The letter from the president Of the
society is as follows:
To Protect Life and Limb
Head Of Health Department, salt Lake
CITY. Utah
Dear Sir-I most earnestly beg your
KIND CONSIDERATION Of the enclosed copy
of eleven letters received from the gov
ernors Of states. You will note that they
express their Willingness 10 aid in ostab-
fishing a sane and safe celebration Of
Independence day.
Il desire Ia strengthen the hands oi
the various authorities who have agreed
TO further this movement 10y showing
them that public officials throughout the
country are united In their efforts for
tho protection If he l.fe aud limb of
our boys and girls. When one reflects
| that the celebration of our national holi
| day for the last seven years has result
| ed in 15i3 d"p.ES and IN G;; "I3 accidents
| one must realize that =. concerted effort
should he made 10 save our little ones
| from death and blindness and Tnutila-
| ton.
MAY ! not hope that you Will he'll
along the work by sending us n few lines
/ emphasizing the need OF agitation. and
| that YOU will also, il convenient. ask 2
| few of your friends and the members
| OF your staff To sign the enclosed peti-
| tion2 Very respectfully.
Mrs. ISAAC l.. RICE"
Petitions for Signatures.
Accompanying the communication ar,
| WV mann p't''t'ho i'i 2iSi1'h'ui -
Of any Salt Lakers who desire To cX
press themselves in favor of ihe work
Of the organization. These petitions arc
III the health Office at the city and
county building. where persons inter
ested may call and sign them. Tic
address Of the society is the Ansonia
Seventy street aud Broadway
New York City
Health Commissioner Paul viii ac
knowledge receipt of the letter and vii
also express his views. which are IA
vorable to the movement. In speaking
of the matter Tuesday he declared tba
his experience in the last few years a.
police surgeon at the emergency hos
pital. where a great many of the IN
iured were cared for, was enough Il
convince him that something should b
done to avoid Fourth of July accident
In the future,