The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
NO FIREWORKS
HERE ON FOURTH
Mayor And Chief OF Police Posi-
tive In Stand For Sane-And-
Safe Celebration
ALL THE PYROTECNICS TABOOED
Health Department Is Also Inter-
eSted In Extinction OF Danger
Gus Practices

az any city IN the United states IL
going to enjoy II snfe and sane Fourth
this year, that place will be- Oklahoma
city, declared Mayor OyerhUlser TO
day In speaking o.. the precautions
ngainst accidents which viii be oh.
served here next Monday, when the
holiday will be observed
"City ordinances cover every phase
OF the promisruous handling Of fire
works and explosives aud the police
department viii be- thoroughly Hc.
umintpd with ruch provision which
has ben made for that day OklahO.
ma City has done pretley well In the
pust IN supprcSsing the misguided pa.
triOtiSm Of It's Younger citizens, but
there are still too many accidents due
10 the careless handling Of explosives.
II II Is at all possible OklnhOmn city
Is going 10 celebrate the Fouth this
year without II single morning after
ease " shattered fingers, ruined eyes,
Of powder wounds
Even Fireworks Barred
Attention * called 10 the fact that
II IL an uffpusr for any person 10 dis
charge or use firrCraCkers, rockets,
torpedors. Roman candles or other sub.
stances designed for pyrO'echnic dis
pIuy The ban Is also put on pistols
canes, cannous and all appliances US
ing blank cartridges, caps or explO'
siyr mixtures. The ordinance against
the retail sale of fireworks Of any
Kind will be- rigldly enforced. Public
display Of fireworks may be- had uI
order ~ the mayor, under the direct
supervision of experts In the handling
Of fireworks
Boys nre asked TO take notice that
II is misdcmeanor for any minor un
der rs years Of age 10 even carry Toy
guns. pistols used with percussion
caps Of explosives Of any kind. Ever
air guns. slung shots and Niger shoot
ers are Included In the order.
NO one " more heartily In sym
pathy with q sane Fourth than nm,
declared Chief Of Police Nichols. ''N'
distinction will be made In dealini
with persons violating any Of the or
finances covering the use Of fire ant
explosives Every officer will b,
made familiar with the laws on tina
subject. aud no case Of violation vii
go unpublished Those ordinance
dealing with the celebration of Jul.
4 we're designed To protect the cit!
from fire. runaway accidents and per
sunal injury, and the police will be- In
strncted 10 enforce every Ordlnanc
20 the letter"
Tetanus lnfrequeut Now
Precautions will be- especially takel
against the use NJ the blank pistol
According 10 bulletin from the Unit
ed States public health service. deal
Ing with Fourth Of July tetauus tn
great majority of loCkinw eases ar
due 10 blank cartridge wounds. Will
the total casualties of Independence
Day ARE less thnn quarter what the
were five years ago, the deaths frOr
tetnnus have shown still create
decrease In 1908 there were II
Fourth of July victims Of this drea
malady. In l000 the number had bee
reduced 10 1870, aud last year ther
were but three. Efforts to entIrel
eliminate the disease are benin mad
hy the health department this yeat
A silent lesson II pointed out by III
fnct that In 1908, before the wild,
spread recognition of the posslbllitic
~ preventative measures, one case {
trtanus resulted 10 every four blan
cartridge wounds reported. Last yea
there wns hut one case to every 4
such injuries reported
Tetanus II ensy To prevent hut el
tremely llfficult To cure" is the war;
ing issued by the oklahoma CT
health department. THE most trivli
blank cartridge wound may result Il
tally" The mad and senscless Gel,
brntlon of noise so popular In formC
yenrs win he conspicuous IN Okli
homa CITY this year 10y its ahsenc
nnd the city officials nsk all Law
abiding citizens 10 assist them IN el
forcing the movement