The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14

= Next week people will wear "Safe-
ty First" badges and the trolley cars
will do the hesitation with big warn
ing signs on their tenders. The prin-
ciples of 'Better safe than sorry and
''Look before you cross the street. as
we'll as of "See that the safeguards
are in place. will be instilled into the
minds of the people, while most of the
moving picture theatre owners of the
city have arranged to give free displays
of educational films for school children
during the afternoon. The names of
these theatres will be announced Mon
day.
Commissioner of Labor and Indus
try John Price Jackson has been ap-
pointed by the National Safety Coun-
ell as a member of the National Com
mittee on Educational Safety. This
is in recognition of the fact that he is
practical engineer, and can view the
safety movement from this standpoint
as we'll as from that of the educator.
In cooperation with the Harrisburg
Safety Council, the Chamber of Com
merce, the Rotary Club, the Police De-
partment, the Public School Board and
the Harrisburg Railways Company, the
commissioner has arranged for the first
step in such a campaign, which is to
include a series of free exhibitions for
| the school children. The National Safe
| ty Council is sending on from Chicago
| II. L. Brownell, of the Chicago Rail
ways Company, with a series of films
that he has been using in two years
campaign before the school children of
that city. These films will be presented
in the Harrisburg campaign by Mr..
Brownell in person, who will explain by
means of these films the methods pur-
sued in Chicago in educating the school
children in street safety.
The Harrisburg Safety Council is
also endeavoriug to secure the serv-
ices of Mrs. Jessica Mccall, who has
had charge of the educational safety
work among the school children of
Brooklyn and New York. 1t is to be
hoped that she will be able to present
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit films that
are among the films selected for exhi-
bton before the Harrisburg school
children.
Among the other films to be shown
will be those used by Mrs. Joseph R.
Wilson in her carnival Of safety re-
Gently held in Philadelphia. 1t is to
be hoped that Mrs. Wilson can also be
persuaded to cooperate at the time.
A recent circular issued by the Har-
risburg Safety Council announces that
their regular November meeting will be
held the first evening of the Pennsylva-
hia Welfare and Efficiency Conference,
at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Novem-
Der II, at s p. m. AT this time Robert
w. Campbell, chairman of the Central
Safety Committee of the Illinois Steel
Company, and president of the Nation
al Safety Council, will be present and
preside over this meeting, at which also
will be representative of the local safe
y councils of Pennsylvania. This meet
ing should be of paramount interest to
Pill those interested in safety.
1t is further contemplated at some
ater date TO engage William P. Emo,
he traffic expert, and man in inter
|fational reputation, to present paper
Dn standardized safety traffic regula-
ions before the local safety council
Mr.. Emo has devoted many years to the
tudy of traffic conditions in all of the
arge cities of this country, and has
been the originator of most of the up
odate traffic regulations adopted by
hose cities. Some years ago he was
allied upon to straighten on the traffic
onditions in Paris.
This movement merits the heartiest