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WOODS LAYS DOWN
MOTOR TRUCK RULES
Tells Owners What They Must
DO to Prevent Killings
in New York.
25 VICTIMS LAST MONTH
Suggests Committee of Users
Cooperate With Him to
Prevent Accidents.

Police Commissioner Arthur Woods
told members OF the Motor Truck Club
OF America last night at their meeting
In the Automobile Club the results Of
his researches into twenty-five deaths
caused during the month Of November
In which motor trucks were the agents
In the fatal accidents.
In analysing the causes he prescribed
a set Of rules for the guidance OF the
men who own his type Of vehicle. The
precautions he laid down are these:
1. Use every possible care In the
selection OF the driver.
2. Look after the condition of the
truck. he certain that 1t is In me-
chanical condition to meet every
emergency.
3. Don't rely too much on the horn.
Avoid its overuse.
I. Be careful in keeping the driver
physically and mentally to the top
notch Of his efficiency.
The town to-day is suffering from n
plethora of traffic" he said. W. can
not slow II down or we will come to n
standstill. We must keep II moving
fast we must keep II moving safely"
4 Margin Of safety.
There should h a margin of safety
for both the pedestrians and motor truck
drivers. he said. Each should ALLOW for
the carelessness or the recklessness Of
the other.
"Of the twenty-five persons killed by
motor trucks last MONTH" he said.
most OF them were Of children or old
persons. have found from invest,ga-
H.. . 49, IL -l-La =
these deaths were unavoidable.
I'm the streets OF New York 1000 ac-
cidsnts occurred last mont and from
seventy to eighty OF these resulted IA
tally. This IN an awful record. and Il
compels both the police and machine
drivers to take every pr%ecaution. We
must expedite trafiic. but let us expedite
II with safety"
OF the twenty-five motor truck acci-
dents two children were killed because
Of the mechanical unftness of the cars.
Many other accidents, he said. result
through the dlsrcpair Of the brakes. He
cause OF this. he asserted. the police are
striving to investigate brakes Of all cars
stored in garages.
Horns Scare Victims.
II know that In November Ave deaths
were caused by an overdose of the horn.
There are many occasions In which sud
den blasts Of a horn bewilder pedes-
trians. The chauffeur goes along on the
Understanding that his horn will clear
n way for him. Many times II has the
opposite efYect."
Six Of the fatal accidents were the re
suit Of the thoughtlessncss OF drivers ant
persons afoot. " persons crossed
streets with the traffic hidden from then
h. pmhrellaR ta,n nfhers vuAra pandInt
newspapers while crossing. and In IA,
remaining cases the driver had his min,
on his work.
lie suggested that the club appoint .
committee Of three TO cooperate viii
him in putting his suggestions into cf
feet. Roderick stephens, president u
the organization. concurred heartily will
Commissioner Woods's idea and "a com
mittee viii receive appointment within
few days.
J.. I. Fetherston. Commissioner o
Street Cleaning. spoke to the club OIL
snow removal at the moment when
new problem began to fall outside.
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ARANcER GooK1NGlfE.A AL IN LoGANC ANYoa UrAa1

achievements; but most important OF
all to the vacationist. here are some
of the game and fish to be found and
caught whereabouts:
Prairie chickens. mountain and will
low grouse, sage chickens. duck. geese
other wading. marsh and shore birds
and water fowl; curlews and yellow
legged snipes. doves. rabbits and
hares. jackrabbits. and trout. graylins
and whitefish.
The Sawtooth national forest OF
Idaho is another summer fairyland. II
is named after the Sawtooth range OF
mountains, which is especially beauti-
full, and always delight to the eye
of the fortunate campers who choose
this forest for their summer frolic
place.
The jagged. snow covered peaks are
surrounded by an immense green
carpet of lodgepole pine. broken only
by several clear mountain lakes. High
up at the heads of the streams are
numerous alpine lakes, ice cold and of
seen from a distance the range bears
a striking resemblance to an upturn-
ed crosscut saw.
Other interesting bits of informa-
ton regarding this particular national
forest are that good fishing is the rule
in almost all streams of any size on
the forest; that game birds are well
distributed and easily found; bears are
fairly plentiful in the wilder parts,
to see them, and goats find ideal range
in the mountain meadows high among
the rocks.
The California national forest is an
other favorite playground. 1t has an
area of 1861 900 acres. 1t offers excep-
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Bacteria in Iron.

IRON bacteria were first discovered in
u iron pipes in Rotterdam in 1887.
Comparatively little is known about
them in this country. Psychologists
claim that they are in reality higher
form of life than the ordinary varieties
of bacteria.
They thrive in water which contains
iron, and authorities have concluded
that they are attached to. that metal.
Iron bacteria are believed to have tho
power of storing iron away in the cells
Of their bodies, after taking it from
the water. Some savants maintain that
forming the rocks of prehistoric ages.
The bacteria become saturated with
an iron oxide as they develop and in
crease
Myriads of them are found in springs.
If an individual is of an investigative
turn of mind he may be curious enough
to scrape some Of the red deposit that
floors a spring or covers the rocks at
the bottoms of springs, and examine it
through a microscope. He will find
that he is looking at an abundance of
minute pipes or tubes These are relics
of the iron bacteria, and give an idea OF
how industrious they must keep during
their lives to build such compact struc-
lures
The pathologist has been unable to
prove that they are in any sense dele
ferrous to health. though the organisms
are sometimes a menace to reservoirs.
II conditions are advantageous they in
crease at an alarming and prodigious
rate. causing water to take on a decid-
eddy reddish tinge. II conditions are
not relieved filters may become badly
clogged, resulting in considerable trou.
BILE and expense.
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travel. Machines of thirty-horsepower
or over, it declares, will have no diff
Guilty in traversing all parts of the
forest to which these roads lead Ho-
tel accommodations. gasoline and oil
can be obtained during the summer at
map.
The Pike national forest is one of
the greatest and most frequented of
these public Fairgrounds of America.
Within its boundaries. or closely ad-
jacent to it. are to be found the great
natural scenic attractions which have
made Colorado the Switzerland of
more than $4,000 feet high, twelve
peaks more than $4,000 feet and fifteen
peaks more than 10000 feet.
OF these Pixies Peak. 14.109 feet high.
is the best known. Through the many
thousands of tourists that annually
summer in this region its scenic beauty
has become one of the states most
important natural resources.
Many delightful scenic trips that can
be made within the Pike national for
est are suggested in the descriptive
matter pertaining to this great play
ground, and they include trips through
forested mountains, flowery meadows
and vast areas of natural grass land
at high elevations.
Other points of interest may be Wis
tied from Colorado Springs. Among
the most notable are the Garden of the
Gods, Mount Mantou Incline railway.
Cave of the Winds. Crystal Park,
North and South Canyons and Seven
Falls The Pike national forest also
contains many remarkable engineering
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learning FIVE different languages. Their
patience and persistency are I'M
equaled by any other class of affiicted
people peep ,,,. o.u.s ru.r., p,,,,. ,s ,ssd
in Twenty-Five countries; the United
States alone uses a multiplicity of types.
A universal type is an advantage in the
exchange of literature between our IL
brary and those Of foreign countries.
I'm the institutions and libraries OF
forty-two states there are books in en-
bossed type; in a number Of states only
one center Of distribution. 1t has been
suggested that the library here can fur
Their broaden it's influence by sending
books to public libraries of other cities
and thus place them at the disposal Of a
larger reading blind public. Although
reading matter in embossed type may
already pass through the mail free of
charge. yet, by circulating books through
the separate libraries as centers, time
may be saved and additional readers
reached
Mrs. Roberts has always taken an &C
tive part in propa ganda work. During
her seventeen years residence in the Ma
tional Capital she has had an opportunity
to identify herself with a number of
prominent philanthropies. She was one
of the organizers of the Washington
branch of the Consumers League. She
has also found time TO participate in
Washington club life, and has been one
of the presidents of the Congressional
Club.
Her enthusiasm for the work of increas-
ing the scope and influence of the Ma
tional Library for the Blind is unabat-
ing. Philanthropies for the blind, she
SAYS. do not seem to appeal to the sight
ed population. People will pour money
from their pocketbooks for every other
good work. but they seem to see little
need for assisting the blind.
II am reminded" she says in this
connection. "of an incident which hap
pened at one of those splendid mass
meetings which were so universally
held when was a young girl follow
ing the great temperance crusade.
solemn deacon made a very long
prayer. asking God to wipe from our
land the great evil of intemperance.
Seated on the platform near him was
an old. experienced clergyman. who
bounded to his feet as soon az the
deacon had said Amen and shouted.
Stop your praying and get to wosiA'
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sending books to some secluded cross
roads home where a blind person lives.
1t is one of the most remarkable dem
onstrations of the spirit of the age.
During the years since the estab-
lishment of the library many books
have been printed and embossed by the
blind. One of the objects of the Ii
brary is to supply the sightless with
activity for hands and brains and give
the adult sightless the reading matter
which they so sorely need. Indeed,
this industrial feature of the work
transcribing the up-to-date literature
fascinating phase of the work. for by
1t is the number of volumes constantly
increased. 1t may be of interest to
know that Winston Churchilrs The
when completed filled five volumes.
From this 1t may be seen that a pub
lir library is absolutely necessary for
the blind. There is no private home
library of books of this type; neither.
may add, does the average <blind per-
son have money enough to buy these
expensive volumes.
"one. blind woman" Mrs. Roberts
went on to say. has charge of the
circulation of books. A complete list,
in embossed type. of readers and vol
readily without looking a, the records
what books a certain reader has or
has not read.
"Eighty-two per cent of the blind
people of this country lose their sight
after they have gone beyond what We
term the school age. Many of them
have read the standard works while
blessed with their sight. They are
then dependent on the eyes Of others
to acquairit them with the literature
of the day. 1t is the class of adult
blind that the library. in its work OF
transcribing. hopes to reach. Especial
" for those in rural sections. where
there are few opportunities for recrea-
ton and amusement. this idea of
circulating library comes as ray of
sunlight after days Of clouds and dark
ness.
IF one would understand the eager
ness with which the blind grasp ev-
erything which has been printed in
raised type he has only to be told that
many blind persons have mastered all
of the five types which are used in
embossed printing in this country in
order to read everything that they
may receive. This is the same as
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volumes-were transferred to the Car
negie Public Library. But here the OBJ
lection was raised that no part of the
appropriation could be used for pur-
chasing embossed books. Consequently.
as the books were read by the blind of
the District of Columbia and returned
to their shelves, their usefulness was
at an end. They were retired books.
so to speak; almost, we might say, dead
for this community.
This brings us to 1911" said Mrs.
Roberts. when an invitation came from
England to affiliate with the London
library in organizing a universal Ii
question when discussed led to the
conclusion that, owing to differences of
viewpoint, educational methods and ma
tionality, the idea should not be adopt
ed as 1t stood. 1t seemed rather more
favorable to our needs to organize our
own national association.
Accordingly. in May. 1911, the organ
ization was effected and the following
December it was incorporated by act of
Congress-. DIR. Thomas Nelson Page
was elected president and on his re-
tirement from that office was made
honorary president. Congress appro-
priated $4,000 for furnishing and equip
ment, and headquarters were opened.
There are upward of 1900 volumes
in constant circulation in forty-four
states. Books are sent even to Alaska.
We are able to say that the day is not
far distant when the blind will no
longer sit with folded hands and inac-
tive minds. no matter in what quiet,
obscure hamlet they may live. There 10
something very wonderful to me IN
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improvements and opportunities for
healthful play people in annually in
creasing numbers are turning to the
national forests for recreation.
Fishermen. hunters. campers. local
residents and travellers from a dista nee
all find in the forests a place to enjoy
the big outdoors in their own way.
Roads and trails. built and maintained
by the forest service. give easy en-
trance to many attractive places for
merly inaccessible. while forest service
telephone lines make communication
with the outside world possible. At
many forest stations campers registers
are kept for the convenience Of the
Even Automobiles fnd that forest
roads are suited to their needs Take
the folder describing Pike national
forest, Colorado. for instance. 1t gives
a map showing roads within the forest
which are suitable for automobile
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ly stocked with species of game fish and
the best hunting grounds pointed out to
him by obligins local forest officers. If
he only takes the trouble to seek this
information. This makes it unnecessary
for the fisherman to sit for hours pa
tiently Cor impatiently-it all depends
on the particular male creature holding
the line) trying to get a bite when
there are not any bites to be had
The national forests now contain
$500 miles of road, $4,000 miles of trail,
10000 miles of telephone line. 1.1o0
miles Of fire. breaks, ranger stations.
lookouts and other permanent improve
ments to the value Of 100000. In the
past the public's use of the forests has
been chiefly commercial, but 1t is no
wonder that with all these splendid
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it's power to make them as alluring as
possible for those who see in them
playtime opportunities In it's printed
matter pertaining to these vast
stretches of wonderland the service
declares:
The national forests are the great
recreation grounds of the nation. They
belong to you. Use them. But don't
impair the value of your own property
by damaging it,
No restrictions on camping are i'm
posed by the government-the landlord
of these great domains-except those
that a reasonably considerate camper
would impose upon himself. Firearms
are permitted. except in one or two Of
the forests where there are game pre-
serves, and there are no restrictions
regarding hunting or fishing. except
those imposed by the state fish and
game laws.
The tired business man will even
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E1HERE are 1873 big public play
grounds in America. where any
one on summer pleasure bent
may go ''vaca tioning." and
where they will find the streams tenn
ing with fish. big game of every de-
scription roaming about just waiting
to be aimed at by eager huntsmen.
swimming pools to plunge in and Won
derful trails for horseback riding.
There's plenty of room, too. for the
pitching of a tent or for the building
of a modern summer cottage: and 1t
isn't necessary to scout around for a
picturesque spot. either, for the tenn
porary home. for the scenery in these
glorious Fairgrounds is beautiful, no
matter where you locate.
1t all depends on which playground
you choose and in which part of the
country il is situated. Your particular
playground may be near tall. stately
painted with snow by the Master Art
fst, or you may choose one in the lovely
evergreen section; but, no matter
where you do your summering, the
eye If you have chosen national for
est for your camping ground.
But the most significant feature of
all to the camper is the fact that
Uncle Sam does not charge him any
thing for his temporary camp site. nor
for hunting or fishing in these forests.
which contain the principal habitats of
all the important game animals of the
world.
OF course. the camper is expected to
conform with the game laws of the
state in which the forest in which he
chooses to live for the summer is To-
Gated. and, in some of them. pay a
small fee.
To the man of moderate circum-
stances the fact that he is not required
to pay rent for himself and family dur
ing his recreation period is of great
Importance. Thus his vacation merely
means the expenditure of the sum
necessary for transportation to the for
est. the cost of rations and the sum
devoted to the required apparel for life
in a forest.
Just how large these sums shall be
depends entirely on himself and his re-
sources. His camp. his food, his cloth
ing can be as costly or simple as
he himself determines.
However. If a man desires the ex-
elusive use of a certain piece of ground
in national forest from year to year
II is necessary for him to pay IS for a
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More Victories.

I'D REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND p.
Nv HOBSON. discussing prohibition
prospects in the coming campaign. said
ports. according to the authority you con-
suit. It's like the two Germans.
Two Germans were lunching together
in the Berlin Walhalla restaurant. The
older man said:
YOU'RE reading that socialist sheet.
Vorwaerts. I see. I always read the i'm
perialist Tageszeituns myself 1t gives
ever SO many more victories
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land. with their great natural scenic
attractions and their splendid oppor-
tunitfes for big game hunting, fishing,
swimming. horseback riding and even
automobiling, make ideal recreation
grounds for vacationists Their use as
such is encouraged by the forest serv-
ice, Department of Agriculture. which
yearly spends large sums of money to
make them accessible and to protect
them from the great forest menace
fire.
Most of these public Fairgrounds of
America as they are called by the
forest service and others familiar with
their summertime advantages. are sit
uated in the mountains of the west,
though there are some in Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska. Arkansas. Flor
ida. Alaska and Porto Rico, and about
one million and quarter acres have
been approved for purchase in the
southern Appalachian and White noun
tains in the east.
They are not confined to these sec
tons of the country alone, however.
being scattered throughout the states,
SO that any one in any part of the
country will not have to travel far to
find his camping site.
There can be no excuse for dis
gruntled camper complaining about
crowded space if he selects a national
forest in which to pitch his tent, for
the total area of these forests is more
than 1S6,Oo0,0O0 acres, which is as
much all the New England states
and New York, Pennsylvania, Della
ware. Maryland and Virginia combined
The average site of a national forest is
1,150,0o0 acres. or about 1900 square
miles.
While it is estimated that a million
and half persons visit these forests
every year. turning to them as refugees
from the summer heat and discomforts
OF the city, there are millions of other
Americans who are still unfamiliar
with the pleasures and advantages af-
forded to vacationists by these wonder
full Fairgrounds.
The forest service does everything in
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s president of the National LII
brary of the Blind, Mrs Ernest
Roberts. wife of Representa-

IN brary of the Blind, Mrs. Ernest
~ Roberts. wife of Representa-
4 . tive Roberts of Massachusetts,
Is IN close touch with the latest eff
forts which are being made to stimu-
late the brains and occupy the hands
Of the large class of sightless indi-
viduals who are scattered over the
country.
1t is amazing to the average citizen,
who takes for granted his vision and
all the joy that results from it, that so
many remarkable things are being
done toward making the blind a self
supporting, productive class. Perhaps
the most startling demonstration the
world will have, and is already having,
will be in the European countries,
where organized efforts are being made
to educate the hands of millions of
stricken soldiers who have lost their
sight on the battlefelds of the war
Never before have countries been con-
fronted with such large numbers of
blind citizens. The ingenuity of those
who have made industrial work for
the blind their field of research will
be taxed to the utmost in relieving the
growing tensity OF the situation. But.
IL it be any comfort to the minds of
those who are already afflicted, what
can be, ACCOMPLISHED Xiu he Of mesi-
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MRS. ERNEST ROBERTS, Wife of Representative Roberts of
Massachusetts,, Tells of the Work the National Library
the BndShe President of That Oganzaton-Eghty Thou
sand Blind Citizens in the United Sates-The Library at Work.
Nearly Fifteen Hundred Volumes Constant Circulation in Forty
Five States-When the Blind Read s..
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mable value to the blind citizens of
the next generation. The class now
considered a hopeless burden will be
permitted, as never before. to demon
strate that it is not unable to earn
Its own way.
This is the usual mistake we make"
said Mrs. Roberts, ''in dealing with
those who sit in darkness They are
not subnormal class. In fact, their
senses are quickened and doubled as a
recompense for the lack of sight. and
they devour eagerly all the avenues of
opportunity that are opened to them.
1t has been my observation that they
can master anything they undertake.
"All they desire is the privilege of
engaging in arts and trades that are
best suited to them. That the NUM- r
of these arts and trades should be aug
mented is apparent, especially in view
of the fact that the United States alone
has $4,000 blind citizens.
"One branch of work for the blind,
and of which / have the honor to be-
i will not say the leader, for such is
not the case. but simply the president
is the National Library of the Blind,
which has been in existence since 1911.
! believe that this library is destined
to become a factor for increasing edu-
cation and happiness to thousands of
blind readers.
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l. feel that it is now the turn OF tbs
sighted population to make a practical
demonstration of their interest in the
blind
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1.-THE library grew out of the need
which arose for a proper place to es-
tablish a permanent reading room for
the blind. A reading room had been
set apart before 1911 in the Congress
sional Library. but it was decided that
the work did not properly belong to
that library. The books-some 1900