The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24
government GOES
N show BUSINESS
Has Opened Safety First
Exhibition 4 at. Nation
al Capital.

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tBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Practical
1yeYery3 activity OF the Government in
the conserving Of human life is de-
scrtbed or demonstrated in the Safety
First Exhibition opened in the United
StateB National Museum today to
continue aEweek. 1T is the first ex'
hfbitiong Of It's kind ever held by the
GoYernment and shows what the va
TiouB Government departments and
other Organizations are doing in the
waysofs the Safety First movement by
rendering less dangerous many indus
tries. making travel on land and BY
sea less hazardous and in general In
Structing the public In the essentials
ofsthe3noyement n The idea originated
with the Bureau of Mines which al
ready has done so much toward max.
ing the lives of workers In the mining
industry more secure.
Cooperating In the exhibit are these
Government and semf-offi cial bureaus
and organizations: The Bureau Of
standards, Coast and Geodettc Survey.
Bureau of Lighthouses, Steamboat In
spection Service and Bureau OF Nayi-
cation OF the Department OF Com
imerce; the Bureaus OF Medicine and
Surgery, Bureau OF Steam Engineer
ing, Bureau of Ordnance and Bureau
ofF Construction, and Repairs. OF the
Navy Department; The Weather Blu
Teau and the Forst Service. Of the De-
apartment OF Agriculture; The Bureau
Sof. Labor Statistics and the Children's
Bureau. of9the Department OF Labor;
The BureauSof Mines, The Reclama-
tion Service, The Indian Ofttce, The
C.,r nd thu puFnan nf
Education, sof the Interior Depart
q ment: The5Public Health Service, and
1.-THE Coast Guard Service. of the Treas
ury Department: the Medical Service
offthe War Department; the Inter
4 state Commerce Commission; the
American National Red Cross Society
and the Police Department of the Dis
.tr1ct of Columbia,
Life saving apparatus used by the
II Coast Guard Service in rescuing per-
sons from shipwrecks is shown and
explained. ~, A. brooches buoy worked
by coast guards exactly, as the device
Is used. In. taking people of krecked
vessels is one of the interesting ex-
.1iibfts. Guns used in throwing lines
across wrecked vessels are shown, to.
Eether with lifeboats of the old surf
boat type; and the modern motor surf
X boat, practically uncapsizable and
The exhibit Of the Department OF
q Commerce's, Bureau OF Navigation in
cludes models! Of wireless used on
3 focean-going vessels as well as ashore.
I AZ chart accompanying this exhibit
4 shows that during last year % YES
3sSls clearing from United States
ports and required to carry wireless
v apparatus met,with disaster, but that
only two5 lives were lost.
The Ch1ldren's Bureau shows the
Relationship existing between infant
Rmortality and poor living conditions
n In its exhibit the Steamboat 1nspec-
ton Service At out that by reason
z OF the efficiency OF its inspectors In
Y 1915 only one life was lost out OF 2
& 872,411 passengers carried on the
steam vessels of the United States, IN
z land and coastwise as well as ocean
going.
1.-THE work Of the Coast and Geodetic
Saryeyiis shown in models and charts,
among the models one OF the unique
IsEwire drags devised by the Survey for
locating sunken wrecks and sub
merged rocks that might prove men
aces to navigation.
How the Lighthouse Bureau pro-
tects and conserves human life Is
shown by means of models of light
houses, light vessels submarine bells.
and fog signals, such as the Bureau
maintains at dangerous points.
Tho work Of the Bureau Of Stand
ards IN educating the public In regard
To- flreproot and fire-resisting mater
falls for construction is illustrated by
iacomprehensive exhibit with accom-
panying charts.
The Bureau OF Mines demonstrates
ttsElife-saving apparatus, such as the
pnlmotor, for reviving victims from
smoke and gas; masks for protection
against mine gases and the smoke In
burning mines. The bureau has
Taught first aid to more than 100000
miners in the country, the result be-
ing al notable reduction in the death
rates among miners.
Instruction as to pure water sup
plies and their location Is one OF the
contributions Of the Geological Survey
to- the Safety First movement Of the
government and this, with other ac-
tiyities of the Survey along the line
OF CONSERVATION Of human life, Is in.
Guided in the Surveys exhibit.
The Reclamation Services work In
developing vast tracts Of arid lands
III the West and converting 1t into
fertile and cultivable farms by means
ofsimmense irrigation works Is shown
inSmaps, models and pictures.
Just how the Weather Bureau works
IN sending out storm warnings and
warnings against foods, as well as in
5faYvennrai weafhar fnrncaRt ia shown