The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-26
BUTTONS
DRAW NOTICE
IN J.. s. COURT
Witnesses Members of Vic.
tor.Americsn's Always Be
Careful League w h j c h
Makes Mines Safer.

Rcd buttons worn ny several OF
tho Witnesses fol The Victor Ameri-
can Fuel COMPANY IN the recent rrinl
IN the federal court have attracted
considerable attention during the past
few DAYS The buttons bear the
words. Always Rc careful League
we bcllcVc.' said Wracy Garrett.
one OF The ro'npanv officials Who has
been here FOR several DAYS, that 1n
the o izltion of The Always ""
Careful Lts4uc we ave hIj urou q
plan that viii do more than anythir-
previously devised fur promoting
Safct, among employees of coal ~ ncs
In fact. a similar organization can h'
made u bencht in almost any h"id
where a large number of men are "rn-
ploypd. especially iu those occupations
that are considered more 90 less has'
ardous.
For several years our company ~
used as its safety slogan the words
Always BE Cnr"tuN' In addition 'o
the danger pud warning signs placed
throughout our mines wc have had
Always Re Careful sirrs ~ several
languages. acme uf th"m N
eiecttic -.Rns. placed 40 conspicuous
points il the mines Recently, how
over. some twenty odd men Wh" are
greatly Interested iu safety work met
and %orphnizod what We have named
The Always Re 'ttoful League ~
omploNcS of the COMPANY ~ 90 iurnish-
ed with "a hNue button hearing the
vorda Always Bc careful. hut IN"
rcd button is uivcr only 90 those WI"
have shown themselves suticic1il'
Interested Iu slfety work io %" W"d'
members of thc newly o%relnl1"d
longu"
Each momhcr of tho league IS
ME lg.d tu dc AN iu n poW"" Z" mo
mnio the cause OF sliciy and careful
uDss among the "mpluN"e "i the
company Thcrr ,4 70 board of CENSOR
ou m%cuporship. ana Wh.u"tcr q m'n"
foreman 90 sup"rluicf'dc1 1oii'ns
that any man g. taking PARTICULARS
good care of his ~ working place .
careful and BE- trNinG =" encourage
others and instruct them Ia IN" prop
cr methods of caring Tor th"nt~'l'"s
and fellow Workmc1, III so "wpl"N"r
are recommended for election To-
membership n the loa sue. tn"
hoard OF ccnsors chen conducts an
Investigation aud it 80 decides ina
IA. nominee &. worthy eft membership
ne 4. 4eut FOR the uriuctpl"s Of ne
organ 'zition arc explained 10 MN
and he Is awarded the rcd button
and membership .p tht l"asuc.
While the fculhership j. mot Nu-
tod NO man N elected TO member
shin unloss Ne has proved himsrI.
worthy of the honor nnd We al con
slider IL q distinction f"H the member
ship button Is not given indl~cr'm'-
| nlt,ly by any mcan-
THE men lcurn 90 TAX" suggestion
from, Nenrers of the red button ana
! while no authnrit, Is conferred upon
league member boy the compou, 90
enforce The company safety r"fulo'
tions. each member h. pledged Z" re-
mort cases az ctrclcssncs4 %. neglect
10 the president ut the organization.
| W. = Murray who takoS b. up VITA
The proper authorities Of he com
panv.
The work oi the iucmhrfs uf the
league does not stop .p the mines.
shops aud tipplos For instance,
| here is u snnitar, committee. the
| members OF which are ~ duty bound
20 make inspections ald suggestions
| upor improving the sanitary Condi-
| tiona of The camps Ia tact nothina
| that might tend 10 promote IN" phys
icol welfare Of the COMPANY cin'
moves or their families. is too small
10 escape the attention of 'h'
l%cnguors
"A good many ~nntionhlitt's are rep
resented among the employees 81. ohi
compnu, in It's New MeNiD" mines
bat il IL difficult to Grd u man who l.
not anxious 10 Win u red button tnd
bN selecting mel from these Nd"iou'
n~atlunalIilos Tor membership Ia IN
loapuc. tue idea Of coreiuluess u he
!ug irstillcd into the minds Of al
tmplu, os on q scale rot Thought pos
-ihlr before.
NJ q Nc large ~pctc'utng" 90 al
the accidents that happen around 2
coal milo can be- traced To- The care.
Iessnoss ~ the unfortunate man Nh'
suffers the accident or 20 some i"l'
low emploNe Wc boli"v" the organ
izinp of this league viii tend great,
to reduce the nUmbcr 81 accident,
our mines. iu fari u ~ already hnN.
iug its effect
nosides Mr. Garrett W \ Porter
J. r. Hnncs and pr- Hut, hin-on hn'
Stofcr who have been In Nlhupner
que for the past few days are mem.
hers of This organization