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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
EVERY SCHOOL IN WHEELING AND
VICINITY WILL HAVE GOOD TEAM

doubtedly made UP Of some of the best
material that has been in the school
Tor several seasons. The condition OF
their grounds has delayed practice con-
siderably. but they promise the Linsly
boys hard game for the weekend.
The grammar schools OF Wheeling
nave reorganized. Last season the
boys from tho grammar schools en-
joyed a splendid season, and this year
they promise to have stronger mines
than before. They have adopted SEIZED
ules calling for eight games. the cham
pions being awarded a silver loving
cup as trophy. The schedule opens
today.
Benwood and Moundsville are each
well represented. MoundsVille seems
TO be unusually strong. The team
from the Mound City trounced Union
nigh in recent game and unmerci-
fully valloped Cameron in another. In
Meredith they seem to have a first
class high school pitcher. and the re-
mainder OF the nine seems to be equal.
ly strong. This week will see the
scholastic season on in full swing and
several interesting games are SEIZED.
uled for the coming week and until
the middle OF June.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
ALLEN CLOTHING
STORE IS OPEN
NEWEST ESTABLISH.
meNT PROVES MOST PoPu-
LAR PLACE.
Miss Blue Beauty and ovmp's or.
ehestra Assist in Cerenonies-More
Than 5000 Carnations Given Away

Walker Allen and Son formally
opened their new mems clothing store
at ifl9 Market street. in a fitting man
ner yesterday. At o'clock in the
afternoon the store was thrown open
for the inspection OF the public and
from that time until 10 O'Clock last
evening, there was a steady stream OF
visitors coming and going. The intU-
Tor OF the store room was att.activeIy
arranged and the decorations were m
keeping with the season. The display
OF clothing material was splendid and
there Is ample variety for the choosing
of all who desire an up-to-date suit.
Mr.. Allen and his son were in
charge of the opening event They
superintendent the showing of the Wis
itors around made il most pleasant
occasion. Among the suits. overcoats
and raincoats could be found one suit
able for all ages or occasions. In fact,
II is one of the most up-to-the minute
establishments OF the kind in the city.
The store room is spacious and has
been remodled. making a most pleas
ant apartment. As yesterday was the
opening day, Mr.. Allen made no effort
time 10 showing the throngs around.
Assisting IN this work and handing
each one that entered the store a beau
titul white or pink carnation. was the
Blue Beauty" This young lady had
been secured especially for this biz
occasion and during the afternoon and
evening she distributed more than
5000 OF these cut flowers. During the
early evening hours IL was almost I'M
possible TO gain admission to The
building. The crowd almost stopped
traffic on that side of the street and
it required the services of policeman
to keep them orderly.
Miss Blue Beauty" was attractive
ly attired in a suit of blue serge anu
while she handed out flowers. Gumps
saXaphonc orchestra played the latest
airs. The opening was a grand sue
cess. Miss Blue Beauty" will re-
main at the store during today and
Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
NEWS BRIEFS

Instruction in swimming is being
given the business mems gymnasium
class at the \. VI. G. \. on Monday
and "Wednesday evenings
Captain Walter G. Sweeney. A
former Wheeling boy. who is connect.
ed with the Twenty-first infantry
stationed at Topeka. Kas.. has been
transferred to San Diego. Cal. Cap
tain Sweeney is a brother of Sheriff
a Il. sweeney. Mrs. !. Il. Garden. and
MT. j. Edgar Sweeney OF this city.
The memorial services for the
deceased brothers OF tho LOYAL Order
OF the Moose, will be held In the First
Christian church. April 3Oth. accord
ing TO announcement made following
meeting Of the memorial committee.
Mrs. n. J. Howell. Sr.. aged SIS.
OF 1886 Eoff street. who was seriously
burned when her clothes caught fire
from an open crate. Sunday evening.
II improving rapidly. according to
word from her home last night
DIR. b. II. Stillyard. the aged and
reputable colored physician. seems to
have taken the Initiative in cleaning
up Wheeling. The doctor after giving
his premises in Eoff street a general
clean up yesterday broadened his
scope and cleaned up the alley and
Eoff street in the immediate vicinity
OF his home
A postcard was received yester-
DAY from local friend OF Charles j.
Kriel, the former popular manager OF
the Hotel Windsor. saying that within
a few weeks he viii visit his many
friends in Wheeling for short time.
Mr. Kriel In now manager Of the
Illinois Athletic club at Chicago.
known az the millionares' club" II
is ono Of the biggest and most prom
inent organizations Of the kind IN
America
-R Rabbi 4. ". Silver will this even
ing at AS o'clock in tho Eoff street
Temple speak on The Home" Mr..
Silver. Who Is one OF the most gifted
and learned ministers in the city has
for the past several weeks been speak
ing on American Life" topics The
meetings are for all The pulpit At
the temple has been occupied for the
past two weeks by DR. Coffey and
Mr.. Mosenson Of Pennsylvania.
The aftermath OF a fight that
occurred In q foreign coffee house in
South Wheeling about two weeks ago.
i -
/ Constable Andrew Jackson Wilson
1 for Nick Polidskes and Nick Malan-
dakes. TO be arraigned before Justice
( Lee 7. Dobbs this evening at 30
o'clock on peace warrants.
Among the busiest places IN town
during the past few days arc the
] clothes and hat cleaning establish
l ments. Those who cannot afford a
I new outf; for Easter sunday. April
| p. have thNr "glad-raFs" cleaned
/ and pressed \ market street haf
/ cleaner Yesterday afternoon had -
straw and panama hats on hand 10
1 make them look like new" and 10
/ be delivered within the next two
i weeks
/ The wOrkhouse gang will be put
l In the principal streets of the city
: next week 20 clean up those throug
: fares for spring On d. reported that
! the EauE is the smallest boz number
/ FOR spring for the past several years
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

name. this being learned from natural
ization papers found on his person.
When found yesterday. he was wan
dering aimlessly around the streets.
J. n Thomas. fearing that the old man
might harm himself. informed the Of
ficials and had him committed.
Thomas Smith served tho papers. and
Mr.. Evans Is committed under the
ruling of the Insanity Commission.
The victim OF aphasia claims that
he has two sons living in this vicinity,
John. at Woodlawn. and Thomas. in
this city. Efforts to locate these sons
failed. He says that he has two otter
sons who work in some Of the mills
hut he fails to recall their names or
in what mills they work
In his pockets were found a transfer
ticket 10 Mt. de Chantel. a railroad
ticket which had been used in coming
from Steubenyille to Wheeling. and
this leads the authorities 10 believe
that he has relatives living up the
river. His pockets also DISCLOSED a
naturalization certificate issued in In
diana which shows that the old gem
teman is a native OF Wales.
He was neatly dressed. had some
money in his purse and also husk-
Ing peg which leads tho officials TO
believe that he might be from some
rural district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
MARIETTA ELECTS
WHITING CAPTAIN
sPeei+l plse.tch to the InteIIEsneer.

Special Dispatch 20 the Intelligence
MARIETTA. o. April 13-CreSton
Whiting. Marietta Colleges speedy littlS
guard. was elected TO lead the Blue and
White quintet for the next season a.
IN" meeting 81 tho pla yers awarded let
tors for the past season Those award
ID letters were Captain Hayes. Captain
elect Cress Whiting. Don Whiting. Meis-
ter. Turnbull. wilmington. Skinner and
Callander
Crcss viii be a good leader for the
Blue and white i've for next year. ns
during the present season he allowed
less than a dozen baskets 10 he scored
of Of him Last season he allowed only
SIX during the whole season. so that
high.
Tho following record gives Marietta
the championship 81 Ohio. West Viz
Einis and Kentucky.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
CINCINNATI BATS OUT
VICTORY OVER CUBS

CINCINNATI. o.. April 13-Hcayy
hitting b. Cincinnati coupled with sew
CrHl costly errors by the visitors allow
I'd IA, locals 20 take the second game
OF the series from Chicago here to-day.
: Co .. Vaughn was mt hard and " -
forced To- retire n the third inning. but
Packard was lttl" better In $50 Tar as
stopping the heavy tattiuS OF the Cfu-
Cinnatt team was concerned. Moiiwtrz g
hitting had considerable TO do with the
scoring Of his team. score: r. H. T.
chicago ..-....Uu0 q o. 0-J 4
Cincinnati ..-..Ol fO.O IS IL q
Batterios-Naughn. Packard and Ar
cher. Fischer. Dale and clark
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
Kraus Quality
Special at $50

This model comes in blue.
green and gray; in flannel,
rough home-spun and chew
lot. Here is Il variety of col
OF and cloth sufficient for
all-the best and most pop
ular style, vet distinctive and
different. And the price is
special at 500.
Weather for today: Fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
ADAMS ALLOWS CARDS
ONE MEASLY BIrGLE

ST. LOUIS. April adams allowed
50. Louis but one hit and pitt sburgh
shut out tho locals. Z to % to-day. 1t.
Louis did not get man past FIRST base.
pittsburgh made the four runs IN tho
seventh. Meadows weakened ana gave
two bases on balls. which. with "A sacrl-
flee and errors by Miller and Hornsby.
let IN run. With the bases fun Sallce
then replaced Meadows. Two hits OFF
him caused two more runs. and with the
bases ~till fun he passed Baird. forcing
IN another. Score: L. H. Il.
ST. Louis ......0 90 o o o % ,
Battcries-Adams and schmidt. Mca-
dows Sallee and Snyder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
VICTIM OF APHASIA
PICKED UP ON STREETS
Man With Memory Partially a Blank
Committed to Jail. Hoping mental
Faculties Will Clear.

With his memory blank as TO the
residence OF his family. an old man
years old. is held in the
county Jail on a lunacy charge in the
hope that his mind will clear suffi-
ciently TO allow him TO fix the place
Of his home. James Evans is his
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
ST. LOUIS
AALLHs II NIN-E AND BEATS
CLEVELAND III SECOND
DAYS PLAY.
Boston rAkes Another Prom Athletics
-Chtcago WAuoped petroit-Yaniss-
Senator Game. Wet Grounds.

CLEVELAND. o.. April is.--Mor,on
weakened In the eighth and allowed
TOUR hits and pass. which Melted st
Louis four runs and the victory. Z to
PRIOR To the eighth Morton had
y running catch by Tobin Of a drive
by speaker in the eighth. prevented a
tie score. score.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
Scholastic Baseball Is Unusually Popular
DAVE SAYS:
The Pinchback

Is the Suit of the season for
young men. The coat has a
pleated back drawn to a mar
row waist by an attached
belt across the back; it has
patch pockets and long, mar
row lapels. 1t is a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

Two base hits. Nichoff T.. Burns.
stolen base kauff. Sacrifice hits. era
N"th, kauff Double plays: q. Burns
and Edridcn. Doyle and Mcrklc. Nichofi
and Lud'rus. Let ON bases. New York.
4. Philadelphia. 4. First base on errors.
New York. /. Philadelphia. 0. Bases On
balls. OF Tcsrcsu. e. OFF Mayer. =.
Earned runs. OF Mayer. .. struck out.
By May er. :. lmpircs. Eigl,r and Har-
risou. Time. 1:2N.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
new YORK
TURNS TABLES ON PHILApELPHrA
AND WINS BY SCORE OF TO o.
Cincinnati wins From chicayo-Pitts.
burgs Wailopx st. Lop.s-Brook-
lyn-Boston, Wet GROUNDS.

PHILADELPHIA. April IA hunted
ball and the failure TO cover third has
proved the turning points of twirling
duel between Tesrcau and Mayer to-day
ana New York defeated philadelphia :
20 y. Neither team was able TO score
nutll the ninth inning. when Doyle, sim
gled. Fletcher beat out a bunt and stDl o
third. drawing throw by I.udcrus I'm,
Dali went wide and Doyle scored
Fletcher scored on kaufrs sacrificc ana
Merklc's single. score.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
RED sox AGAIN
TRoUNcE ATHLETICS

BOSTON. April l3-The Red Sox
won again from the Athletics today.
to =. The Philadelphia pitchers proved
either wirld. or easy Of solution by the
FoStrn batsnen. Myers. who pitched
tho last seNenings. was the best Of the
lot score II. II. J.
Boston ....... d. o 10 o0.-k o
Ratteries-Esy. Richardson Meyers
and Mycr, shore. PcuuoCk and AgncW.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
CHICAGO sLuos HARD
AND DEFEATS DETROIT

CHICAGO. April l3-Chicago batted
Dauss hard today and won from Detroit.
To- .. though = ninth inning rally. In
which Cobb cleared the bases with a
double. ana counted I've runs for the
visitors. Jp TO the ninth Danforth
had Detroit practically helpless score:
Detroit ....... OOOOlOOO5-s 10
Chicago ...... Oi32I o1O'-s 10
Bstteries-pauss. Duhuc. Bolsnd and
StonaEc. banforth and Schalk.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
COLLEGE BASEBALL

A. Annapolis; Tufts. 1. Navy. ]
A. Macon Ca: Mercer. o. Michigan.
A. Cambridge. Mass. Harvard. :.
University OF Maine. J.
At Middletown. Conn. Wesleyan. :
RCwdoin. ].
At Philadelphia: Cornell. ,. Penn
sYlyauia. o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

Announcement was made Wednesday
last OF tho formal entry OF Eddie Rick
tnhachcr and Pete Henderson with the
adAMeh racing cars now a part Of
inc IreSt-p-Lite racing team for tho
next lndianap polls race. Since last years
contests the Maxwell cars have been
completely rebuilt under tho super
NlsiCn OF Ray Harroun. their designer.
and Mr.. Rickonbacher
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
coFrEY ADDS oEYER's SCALE.

SEW yORK April t3-.Iim Coffsy.
the Dublin slant knocked out Jack
cover OF De0'sr iu tho Nffh rourI %
Ten round match here tonight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
MILWAUKEE, TRIMS DAYTON

II 7 On U. NprfI II X. IT z.
Milwaukeso Am. Association . IL ?
Dayton (CcntraD .....t &
Hovelik. Atchison and Spellnnan: La
kari. Watch etsl.s Jacobs and Lebrock
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Y TNTIITEn. 7. 81 LOUIS n
New York. >; Philadelphia a.
Cincinnati. :. Chicago, 8
Brooklyn Boston. wet grounds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

TWo-hase hits. Grsney, LeVau. stolen
base. Evans. sacrifice hits Turner .
,;rsney. Evans Double PLAYS. Morton
Evans. chapman. Evans and Turner
- Neill and chapman. Left on bases
cleveland. 3. -. Louis Z. First base on
errors. Cleveland. Z. -. Louis. / Bases
on halls. of Morton. .. of Davenport,
>. HITS and earned runs. on Norton
hits. Z runs IN eight innings of Cow
cle-ki hits, no runs In one inning
struck out. by Morton. - by paNen-
port. Z. Impires, chill and Evans
Time, l.tG.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

A u TO BRIEFS


Announcement was made "Wednesday
last OF tho formal entry of Eddie Rick
Snhachcr and Pete Henderson with the
Maxwell racing cars now part OF
tho PrcSt-O-Lite racing team Tor no
next Indiana polls race since last cars
contests the Maxwell cars have been
completely rebuilt under tho super
vision OF Ray Harroun, their designer.
ana Mr. kickonbscher.
Among tho ten entries for the anna
tour speedway race OF Nav 20 at the
'hi'agp Speedway already received are
several owners 81 Detroit made cars.
tomobllc Club. has entered a Packard.
ana J.. g Church, Of the Speedway Park
Association. and Frank Warren. Of the
Psckards. There are nve Mercer cars
ono Locorobile and q simplex entered
~ least ten other entries are expected.
Louis Chevrolet and Arthur and Gas
Ton, brothers 81 the premier 81 the Chev-
iol"t trio. have entered Frontenac racing
COTS Tor tho Indianapolis 30n-miie race
~ May 20. the first race in which fhaae
Detroit made cars will ho seen. Jose m
Foyer u. VIII ohas always shown well
Do amateur races. will he the relief
driver Tor the Chevrolet trio.
Carl q. Fisher. Of Indianapolis. Who
scr Tho fashion and brought about tho
orsanizHti~n Of racing teams to repre-
sent tho different spcedways. viii start
~ teams with th" races ~ sheepsh cad
hhf. MaN la, opening Tho speedway
racing circuit Air FISHER hs. nott1sd
th' New York tp"rdwuN that there will
M 'ht,e l'us"2is. inre" MaNwells and
lhr'' IrcWicrs from Indianapolis for the
race.
Louis DIsbrow. tho dirt track sr.os
klnE. wh" created records with Ta.-
~ $50 ou tho Michigan state Tatr
,fncs has offered ths car Tor sale. and
has placed The price upon Of ~ $1,000.
There has been no Interference with
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

Since the outbresk OF the war 30 900
settlers from the United States have
entered Canada.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

90 d. held a. tho ChicsFo speedway May
20 None but nom professional drivers
VIII DO allowed in this contest and Tho
rr-frl'finne require a. stock rar Mr. Taf.
f"reur 10 the furuIrr hacker Of EHlrh
tel Palma. md ta The holder ~ fhr Cfi.
raEo 90 New York road record
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

AMERICAN LEAGUE


Of LOUIS o. Cleveland. -
Boston. :. Philadelphia .
Chicago :. Detroit o.
NcW Nork--Washinston. wet ground
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

NU0UE TIo lon entries Tor fbo anna
tour speedway race OF Nav 20 al the
'hi'ago Speedway already received are
S,Ncfal owners 81 Detroit made cars.
Herman Mershback. of the chicago an
tomohilc club. has entered Packard
ana J.. 9. Church, Of tho speedway PARK
Association. and Frank Warren. Of the
sdm' association. have both entered
fao kards There are five Mercer cars.
ono Locomobile and q simplex entered
~ l-l.l In oLhcr .nLrlea are .An.ct ii
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

Louis Chevrolet and Arthur and Gas
ton, brothers of the premier 81 tho Chev-
fol"t trio. have entered Frontenac racing
cars Tor tho Indianapolis 1nn-utfe race
on NAY 10. The first rae" 90 which these
notroit made cars will ho seen. Jose m
Foyer. Jr. VIII ohAs always shown we'll
Do amateur races. will he the relief
driver Tor the Chevrolet trio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

tfdod international flavor viii DO
rIrfU fH fhr areffvH rrIrruH ~ f1fs
through fhr rrererss ~ two Sunbeam
IN..t rirr goo cubic fnrh rartre cars
~ |..N Ir.. boon r.r. .f1iIv drsfrrrd boz
Trr'Irf f.r American track rrufItirra.
If Tel stated fhHf fhr military aufh1ri.
fifr nf Err'ard hate FfVen reru1traiar
III" fNr.rf ono m fHrH" cars goo Amfr.I4.
ard fhlf fnaarh Df~fafarr- viii frIye
fh. .Hr Iu frIa' work tho SUNBEAM
rlrrIrr af HrnoFIHrts track London
Poo r'a.Nri H rrord ~ 100 miles rer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

4
Rated for Morton In the eighth.
batted FOR Turner in tho ninth.
4kstted for Deal iu tn. eighth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

Carl =. Fisher. Of indianapolis. who
t.I if" fashion and brought about the
organization Of racing teams TO repre-
sent The different spcedways. viii start
~ teams with al" races a. Sheepsh head
hhF. MaN la. opening Tho speedway
IH'lnE circuit Mr Fisher has notihed
th' New York tp"edvuN fhsf there will
hc thrfo ieuge0fs. three MaNweue and
lhr'o Ircmicrs from Indianapolis for the
rhIDH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

Louis bIshrow. tho dirt track sr.ed
KING. who created records with Ta.-
Lf'. SEQ ou The Michigan state Iatr
Track has offered the COR Tor sale. and
has placed the price upon % 81 $1,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14

There has been mo- Interference with
me plans Tor %" running 81 m. EIgIn
national stock car races ~ Efrin I'M
Do spit" ~ tho fact fhaf IN tho recent
' lection blEiu remains ln the dry COLI
uuU
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
VERMONT BANK REPORT.
Shows Increase in Depositors and
Bigger Resources.

Newport-The report of Bank Com
missioner Frank C. Williams, of this
place, on the condition of Vermont
banks at the close of business June
80, 1916, has just been issued.
The report shows there were 20
mutual savings banks, 3S savings
banks and trust companies doing bus
mess In the state at the date Of the
report. There is shown net In
crease in resources Of $7,908,357S0.
The expense of the state banking de-
partment is shown to be $9,922.86
less, it is said, than this department
in any other state. Receipts from
fees collected from the supervision of
investment companies amounted to
$12,93960 and disbursements were
$8,072.56.
Securities sold In the state by
these companies amounted to $16,-
1926, 26845 from July l, 1915 to June
80, 1916.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
new RAILROAD Job
safety Agent" Occupies Impor-
tant Place in Service.
His Duties Are to Send Literature to
All Employees, Painting the Hor-
rors That Result From
Carelessness.

Most accidents that occur on rail-
roads, either to employees or passen-
gers, are due mainly to individual neg
ligence. Indeed, the figures compiled
for the year 1915 on one of the largest
railroads in the United States show
that of all the deaths Of it's employees
because of accidents, 90 per cent were
due to individual carelessness, 1 per-
cent might be chargeable to the rail-
road company, and the other per cent
these figures it will be seen how little
railroad employees regard the oft re-
peated warning, safety First"
Signs help somewhat, but signs can
not follow a man all over the road. A
foreman has so many duties he cannot
keep his eye on every one. The result
has been, therefore, that every rail-
road in the country now has a man
who looks after the safeguarding Of
employees and passengers from them
selves-and who does nothing else.
This man is known under various
titles, but generally as the safety su-
pervisOr or the general safety agent.
The duties of such man are multi
farious. He must send out broadcast
literature that will reach every man
on the railroad. And this literature
must be lurid and paint so horribly
the results of carelessness that the
memory of it will remain with a man
and serve as a continual warning. He
must make himself familiar with all
the unsafe practices INDUCED in by
employees and passengers, and must
then devise ways and means to combat
them. He must know the right and
the wrong way to do everything on the
railroad, and he must insist it be done
the right way.
The safety agent must have the eye
of a general. He must be able to size
up in an instant every unsafe cOndi-
ton, and be able to remedy it as quick
ly. 1t is part of his duties and that
of his underlings to see that there are
no Instructions on the station plat.
forms. Baggage trucks, for instance
must not be left with their handles
on the ground lest someone trip over
them. There must be no material
lying near the tracks over which
brakemen or switchmen might tumble
and be precipitated beneath moving
wheels, There must be no nails jut'
ting from the roofs of freight cars
that might imperil the lives of men
walking on the tops of these cars.