El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-20

"T nth one leg cut off below tbs
NJ knee and the other above ths
knee, a man was found this
week near the railroad tracks Of the
E. P. & S. W near Calumet. Ariz- As
Tar as can be ascertalned he was beat
ing his way on a freight train Ihls
man may die, but If he does not ne VAL
be a cripple for life
Cases ike this are happening every
say IN Texas. II order to prevent this
class Of accidents most OF the states
0f the union are passing trespass laws,
but Texas has not Yet in Texas, zzS
people have been killed and 54S injured
Ia the last three years by trespassing
on railroad tracks and trains
Why not write your congressman and
ask him 70 favor the passage Of a
trespass law in order that you may
Go your share towards preventing these
absolutely unnecessary deaths and in
juries2 It VIII be not only great
humanitarian work but VIII eventually
save money to the tax payers
Safety frst-First aid to the IN
Injured
Following out the safety campaign
IN the schools, the safety supervisor
Of the E. p. & S. ". last week talked
70 1850 FL PasO students and gave
them each a copy OK Harry Hop the
Train" II IS hoped that this work
viii prevent q recurrence Of accidents
like that which happened to OctavianO
Garcia q few months ago He was
riding a freight train and when 1t came
near YsIeta he fell off the rods, under
meath a box car, and both his legs
were Gus off ard part Of one hand
safety first is q live Issue all over
the country, as is shown by the fact
thai Theodore =. Shonts, president Of
New York City PETERBOROUGH subway
line, recently delivered an address TO
the employees OF the subway line IN
which be said, in part:
From a humanitarian standpoint It
Is our duty not to 5eoparoize or destroy
life but 70 preserve It In no way is
this better illustrated than in the medi-
cal and surgical world where every
known effort IS made 20 save the lives
Of even those IL the most humble
walks Of life, regardless OF expense. In
the field Of invention too, labor saw
Ing devices are invariably life saving,
although some seem disinclined to &C
cept this as a fact So, in the hurry
and rush OF our modern metropolitan
life, we should ever bear in mind safety
hrst-first safety which is nothing
more than the rule TO reason
L IS the chance taker who makes
widows and orphans.
New York city has the only American
museum Of safety. 1t is modelled after
those in Germany and is doing a great
work IN trying to cut down the army
Df $4,000 working men who are killed
and the 100000 crippled and injured,
while plying their peaceful trades each
pear IN the United States.
Under its auspices the city IS now
having an international exposition Of
IafetF and sanitation, with exhibits
from all over the world During the
exposition. a committee viii award the
E. H Hartman memorial medals. One
medal viii be given to the railroad in
ihe United States which has done most
10 the interests Of the safety Of It's
men, and another VIII be given to the
man Of that road who has individu
ally, done the greatest service in the !
interests Of safety
At a recent Joint rally held by several /
railroads in the east an engineer got 1
I'D 70 make an address He said: AT ]
first i did not think much Of this safety ]
game 7 thought It was some dodge /
II the company to save money or to 4
been absolutely convinced and III tell 1
you Why. You know down on the 4
illinois Central they have all negro 4
section hands and when I learned that 4
through the work Of the Illinois Cen
raj safety organization every one Of !
hose section hands had been persuaded /
% carry safety razors I began TO be-
leTe in the safety movement and have /
leen behind II ever since"
. p P ROesch. master mechanic Of the
northwestern at Douglas, who always !
food for safety first" even before
here were safety organizations has !
written me his ideas Of safety first"
He says;
The average human is a compounded
contradiction and Interrogation. With 4
1ue respect to our Missouri friends
here are many others who might blaz-
n their escutcheon with the motto
show me-
The tendency TO accept with hesita-
Ion and mental question is instructive;
. primeVal characteristic dating from
,ur ancestors Of the stone age, who
when approached by friend or foe with [
extended hand looked for the concealed I
lub II the other
The average man Of today has /