The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

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without being prolix. permit me
to say q bureau OF education, through
committees. composed OF ofncers and
employees, to educate and recommend
improvements that win take away the
for injury. the preaching
of the gospel of safety to employees as
we'll as illustrating by stereopticon
views and lectures. which the families
of employees can attend. cannot help
but act az q stimulus and educate the
to study and practice safety.
There il no panacea 30 potent in the
promotion Of the safety habit az the
education Of the employee.
ut will smother Ignorance. eradi-
cate incompetency. destroy the chance
careless. 1t matters not what ones
profession or work Of life may be, it
il the mainstay OF security and pro-
lection Of the weak: safety in the
fulcrum upon which rests the hap
piness Of all people and the security
of the home. II the employee II edu-
Gated AZ to his work and az to the
proper handling of machinery, obed-
ience to rules and regulations and ex-
ercises care to himself and his fellows,
then the prevention OF accidents will
be at least partially accomplished"
Don't Be q Chance Taker.
Think before you act. Never be a
chance taker. 1t is easier to avoid in
jury than to nurse a wound or have
tege, IL your remains can be identified
or exhibit yourself in the public thor
oughfares or among friends and family
as a cripple. II you are careful with
those with whom you work, on rail-
way tracks or crossings-stop, look
and listen, then you have the habit Of
care that accident may not befall you.
1t lies within your functions Of life
to study care and put this care at such
a place in your mental caliber that it
will not be forgotten. 1t il easy 70
form forgetful habits which eat out
health and the preservation of life.
Use Salve Of Safety.
IF you are becoming careless, rub
yourselves with the salve Of safety.
Light your way with the torch of safe
ty. Let US all be life savers. Stand
forth as advocates of right. Permeate
your thoughts with deeds that will
spreading the gospel of safety. Let
your thoughts Of life preservation ring
loud and clear.
Walking on Tracks
Another evil that confronts the rail-
ways and the public is trespessing on
tracks, in yards and unlawfully rid
ing trains. 1t is a problem that must
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are so negligent as to submit them
selves to such hazards. A fair estimate
of the number Of hoboes and tramps in
our country who are going from place
to PLACE without any visible means of
support, Is about SOC. 600. This class of
trespassers invariably seek railway
tracks and trains to move from place
to place and thereby not only in many
instances are subjected to serious acci-
dents but become charges on the COM
munity. Such vagrancy ought not to
be permitted in any enlightened gov
eminent. ISIS
lone half of the fatalities charged
to railways are caused by those who
seek the track for a passage way and
1t can be conservatively estimated that
within the past ten years about so. 000
trespassers have been killed and about
60, 900 injured. But sail trespasserl
are not hoboes or tramps. men OF
business. laborers. children and peo-
observation-disclosures within this class
What preventive can pc adopted to
overthrow such are4essness? It is
true, in many states and municipali-
ties. stringent laws have been passed
coupled with fine and Imprisonment
to prevent tFcspassing but the police
authorities whose duty 1t is to see
to their enforcement overlook the
serious character of the offense and
the statute becomes dead or inopera.
1--WE N1Auy railways nave ttdORlCu Ill
educational plan through the press,
schools, churches and by postins
notices in conspicuous places warn
ing the public against such wanton
acts but still this juggernaut Of death
IL being driven at a high rate Of speed
increase.
Apply Federal Law.
I'm my opinion there is only one
remedy and that is through the enact
ment of a federal statute applicable
to all interstate roads and 1t should
be made as stringent as the law pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors without license. If the pub.
lie will not be educated in q civil
manner let them pay the penalty
| through the criminal courts.
II cannot close without calling your
attention to the use of railway high.
way crossings. 1t is true. the public
have a legal right to cross railway
tracks at such places but it must be
done with care. In the movement OF
trains it is a physical fmpossibility te
slow them down at all public cross
ings. Never should any person wheth.
er in an automobile or other vehicle
attempt to cross a railway track a
such q place without needing the dan
ger of the locality. At no time TAXI
an unnecessary chance. It is more
profitable to enjoy life than to pat
ronize an undertaken or secure the
services of a surgeon. Mistakes are
easily made but hard to correct
Therefore seek shelter under the olivt
| branch of care. securing for yourself
| longevity of life. for care is the roaa
| to happiness, carelessnesS to deatl
| and destruction.
cit is just as necessary an adjunc
to perpetuate life as It Is to become
| proficient in mathematics or to reve
ones thoughts in the pages OF an
| tiquity. To those who are here charged
with the responsibility of training tn
mind Of the young for future useful
ness. may I ask that you aid in bring
j ing the thoughts Of these students t
the Safety Habit and safety ideas. Thi
is a great responsibility that must de
volve upon them that their lives ma,