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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
SALE OF STAMPS
BY RED CROSS WAS
RECORD BREAKER

The Idaho Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis announ-
ced that $6,S6232 will be realized
this year from the sale of Red Cross
Seals in the state. A check for
$6SG.23, or 10 per cent OF the pro-
ceeds Of the sale, will be forwarded
10 the American Red Cross in pay
lnent for the printing of the seals
and special literature used in the
sale, the remaining 80 per cent will
be retained in Idaho for use through
out the state for the study and pre-
Yention of tuberculosis.
The amount this year is three
times that of 1916 when it totaled
$2,l3G. HALEY leads in the seal
sales This is the third time the
ambitious little town has won a
penant twice winning first place and
once second place. She sold "a
seals per capita Kellogg won Sec
ond place with 21 per capita, and
Hanson win the pennant for towns
with 100 to 1000 population with a
per capita sale of 20, The towns
winning pennants in 1915 were Sho-
shone first with S.65 per capita;
HALEY second with S.21 per capita in
towns of 1000 or over, and Fruitland
with 9,31 per capita in towns of 100
to 1000 The increase is splendid
certainly from S.65 to 24.6 in per
capita sales.
fhe sales of Christmas seals in
Mountain Home was hampered by
the fact that the stamps were lost IN
shipping and did not reach here unit.
nearly the time for the close of the
dFiye but at that there were S41.34
worth sold in this city, double the
placed last year, and an
average Of Al stamps per capita
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
PATRIOTS ENJOY
ABLE LECTURE
Rev. Wilsie Martin of Boise
Stirs Large Crowd by His
Eloquent Appeal to Love
Of Country.

The second of the series of patrio-
tic meetings under the direction OF
the county council of defense, was
held last Saturday evening with Rev
Whsle Martin as the speaker Music
was furnished by Webb's orchestra
and a chorus under the direction of
Rev w s. Crane.
Mr. Martin delivered an address
that showed great amount of
study and research into conditions In
Germany as they are now and as they
have been for a great many years.
He declared that every other activity
Of life must take second place until
such time as the people Of the world
were able to gain a permanent vic
tory over the war lords of the Ger
ans and by convincing them of the
hopelessness of their cause, force the
recognition of the rights of the
world under international law.
After a recital of the actual causes
that led up to the war, the funda-
mental difference of the two plans
of government, autocracy and de-
mocracy, Mr.. Martin said, Il had
rather be today, punished in the low
est depths of He'll than to be the
German Emperor, with the millions
Of killed. for which he is responsible,
on my conscience"
Rev c., e. Mason Of the Congrega-
Cional church. offered the invocation
and the benedietion was pronounced
b. Rev. Crane
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23

ton as the reporting for duty of man
drafted for service with the cOlors. =
says d. G. Roper, commissioner ot IN.
ternal revenue. AS 1t stands, II Is
much matter of the man or wo.
mans own conscience Il : ial e,pl
or for her to determine just how far
he is liable to the tax. He must figure
his own income and If II reaches he
figures named in the law must make
faithful report upon il to the prouee
authority.
"This tax is distinctly war meas
ure and will be in effec- during the
war
This is a peoples tax--it reaches
right down INTO the pockets of the
small wage Garner II makes him a
partner in the iot Of winning the
war"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
HUNS START WORK ON MUCH
ADVERTISED WESTERN OFFENSIVE
Heaviest Artillery Bombardment of War Along 30
Mile Front Gives Warning of Plans Allies are
Prepared to Hold Line Against Any Possible Force
That Can be Sent.

The Germans on the west Front
started great bomhardment over
fifty miles OF front Thursday after
noon and after five hours OF the
heaviest artillery preparation of the
war charged in masses and captured
some of the front line trench of the
British, and In several places made
generations into the allied lines.
British troops, with their custom
airy coolness bobbed UP after the
German barrage of gas shells and
high explosives at the start Of the
big enemy attacks and at the first
rush, wearing gas masks and machine
cunning the advance wave
Hand to hand lighting was fire.
quent British soldiers occupying
the strong points In the line fought
It cut with knives and bayonets.
1t looks as though Hindenburg had
launched his long heradled offensive.
II this is the loudly advertised drive,
il has come according to speciica-
tions.
Officers and men are smiling con-
fidentially as this is cabled. The silt
uation Is necessarily vague. When
lighting begins on such wide front,
few hours are required to watch
developments. What sometimes APP
and seeming feint becomes SER
ious drive.
The Germans hurled their storm
troops against the British right flank,
following a brief bombardment on
45-mile front They came on In
thick waves behind smoke harrage
British artillery and machine guns
cut swaths in the enemy ranks.
Enemy high velocity guns begun
shelling towns far In the rear as the
battle commenced They fired reg
ularly throughout the morning at
five minute intervals, stopping pert
odically to cool off their guns.
German preparations prior to the
attack were stupendous and were
carried out with the utmost attempt
at secrecy Haig, however, knew
what was happening His airmen
reported every new ammunition
dump, railway line, stragetic road or
airdrome, as soon as they were com
Day by day they watched Hinden-
burg complete his preparations. And
day by day Haig took counter pre-
cautions accordingly.
The enemy attacked In tremend-
Gus strength yesterday. At least 19
divisions (probably from $4,000 to
2S5,00 men, fighting on the basis of
5000 to $1,000 men in a divlsion)
have been identified.
By noon they had succeeded In
the British first and
second defense systems on a short
frontage.
Az O'Clock In the afternoon the
Germans attacked heavily northwest
rom ines-Les-Croisiles but ma
'hine guns moved them down, hold
ng up the attack
The weather foggy throughout
was the same today, han
airmen.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
Returns From Sawyer Funeral

B. p. Thompson returned last
week from Minneapolis, where he
had been to attend the funeral Of
the late c. l.. Sawyer. Mr.. Sawyer
and Mr.. Thompson came to Mountain
Home about ten years ago and start
ed the Sawyer ranch, which has been
in charge Of Mr.. Thompson since
that time Mr.. Sawyer died sud
denly, having suffered the rupture
of an artery.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
MEN ENROLLED IN
SHIP BUILDING
WORK FOR COUNTY

JAS. Carroll and Thomas M Bruce
have each received a certificate of
enrolment in the public service vol
unteers, which is the name of the
organization registering men for
work in the ship yards
Fifteen men have enrolled In
Mountain Home for work In various
lines connected with shipbuilding.
They are VIM X. Argo, Robt w
Bruce. Thomas M. Bruce, James Car
roll James Grossman, VIM. II. Davis,
John II Helgren, NJ l.. Keller, A.
X Macdonald, Jack Tuggle, Casper
l.. Mitchell Howard d. Gracey,
James n. Albert VIM ID. Sumner,
Elmer Sheldon
John Jayne is enrolling agent for
Elmore county and in giving out
the list Of those enrolled, he stated
that there was still time to enroll
and that Elmore county could prob
ably place many more men II they
would enroll
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
To Hear Abbott Case

The Ada county exemption board
announced today that at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon 1t would hear the
Jess Abbott case. Abbott is an Ada
county registrant. He claimed de-
ferred classification because he Is
married and his wife is dependent on
him for support The board placed
him In class No ]. He objects to this
and a hearing will be had to deter
mine his classification.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23

The preliminary hearing of an l.
w w agitator arrested by sheriff
Stevens at the government reclama-
alton camp at King Hill last week,
was held Tuesday before Judge Man
ion and he WAS bound over to the dis
triet court for trial at the April term.
The man was charged with having
sprinkled concentrated lye In the
cooks bed al the camp and the blan-
kets, badly eaten by the stuff, were
introduced In evidence.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23
SCHOOL PUPILS
WILL PICK WOOL
Plan Of Saving Waste that
Will Add Stamps to
Thrift Cards of School
Children.

unique plan by which the school
children of the west can serve Uncle
Sam, conserve a product necessary
for war, and at the same time add
stamps to their thrift cards. has been
worked out by Miss Blanche Skipper,
/ county superintendent OF schools,
| Miss Lee Sullivan and Mrs. II. A.
| Thackray, teachers in the Mountain
Home school.
The plan to organize the Liberty
Sreyice Volunteers. The member
ship fee Of the organization is one
pound Of waste wool, which is to be
gathered by the member in the
vicinity Of the sheep camps, from the
sage brush and wire fences. The
| ladies named went out last Saturday
and i'm d few hours collected nearly
nine pounds of wool. and 1t is claimed
by them that there are thousands
of pounds hanging in punches where
ever the sheep have run. After the
members have gathered and turned
in the initial pound the organization
will receive as much more as they
are able to gather and aftereselling
It turn the money back to the
gatherer in the form of thrift stamps.
Will II. Gibson and J. r. Pratt
have been appointed as local COM
mitteemen and have presented the
plan TO the school children, while
Worth s Lee and f. b. Austin have
agreed to take charge of selling the
wool.
The ladies who were the origi-
nators of the plan expect to submit
1t to other schools thfought the
western country and hope to see
large number Of local organizations
of the Liberty Service League in
operation during the spring.
With wool at its present prices
there should be real money in wool
gathering for any industrious boy
or girl and by devoting a few weeks
steady work to the task they should
be able to earn a liberty bond from
what is a real waste product, one,
the saving of which will actually add
to The wealth of the nation.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-23

The senior class of the high school
will put on a class play about COM
mencement time. which they are
already busy learning and reheara-
ing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25
MORE THAN HUNDRED
JOIN IN A BIG PICNIC
Jollifcntion ne StrattOn Park out
In Colorado Attended by
Ardmore People.

COLORADO SPRING s. col.
Aug - 2f-lndications point 10 an ac-
tive autumn tourist season In colo
RADIO Springs and Man.tou, many
families arriving during tho past
week engaging cottages Snd hotel
accommodations for tho Indian
summer days that are 40 delightful
In the Pixies Peak region. To date
nearly three thousand motorists
have arrived In Colorado Springs
and registered here, and about two
thousand have not registered as
they stayed only a few days Last
year only $500 motorists came here.
OkmhomanS arriving by butomo-
bile during the last were. Clinton,
~ T. Quiett. Bartlesvuc. II. A
Miller: Lindsey, Mrs A. Murray.
BartleFviltT. Frank q. Robb. No
wata. j. wood Glass Haskell J a.
Carlln. Muskogcc. Mrs EffIc Nc
hahon. Yukon. Mrs a. B Bnss
prummond. N r.. Rcrso Uartlos-
vile. n A Govreau: SHpu'pa A.
Wallis. Pond Greek. j r. Sass
Guymau r. q James, Lambert, VI
NJ. Provost. Righeart. Nath Jones,
Tyrone. Fred Spoakman kingtHh
or. j. A wallace. Davis, Is +
HoweI. Ardmorc. lee CruhS. ska
took. Sylvester Tinker. Alva, J. r.
Patterson. Enid, A. T.. Marshall,
Miami "a n McBee Carmen. T. u
owens. MuRkogee. i a Butts,
Enid. Jesse r Butts Capron. T. A.
Rust. Ardmore, Writ Franklin
Enid. q Bumneld. g. VI Helvcnl
rawhuska. H. !. Hall Weather
ford. y. T. Schauh. Okmulgec, NJ
!. Carr. Nowata. Albert crenshaw
blackwell. \. W Wells Guthrie. r.
e. Wingard. Hominy, j H. Town
send. " g. Eagle, Ardmore Mrs
". AColloy. Buffalo. T. B. Brink.
Lamont. II T. Muller; g W Smith.
Carmen, ". H. whitney Cowetn,
W T.. Overland; Alva, J.. Hall;
Hominy. Ross Maker. shawnee,
Walter Templeton; Cherokee. &. u
Fisher. Enid. Guy s Muauati Ard
more. Mrs G.. r Goddard; Alva. e
A Mauntcl, MuskoETe. W g.
Humphrey. Cherokee. w. VI Sale
chandler. Roscoe Cox Duncan, j
W parnamore I'm d, Minnie
French. w j. Kiloren. Chandler
r Y. Hoyt. Buffalo. R = williams,
Harishoruc. g. s. Wingatc, RAJ
ston. Esther Little Soldier
Many Oklnhomans.
oklahoma city motorists arrivine
here. X " Dawson, ~ l. Coch
ram. VI NJ Williams y. S. Mnlsne
" A Ledbettcr t. y Williams
w. q. Shaffer. g W Gunter. VI j
Rear W y Hay r r Cook. Eliza
beth Combs. W T. s narnes.
Tulsans arriving - motor I'm
Colorado Springs Tor tho late sum
MGR and early fall. J. e. a. Kelly
Mrs W A. LQ,son. II @. Gilgcs
4 r.. Elliott R J. Audler MowrN
Bates c. T.. sav.lle. Fred Iyer
one hundred fourteen Oklahom
ans an of them residents of Ard.
more. ana all Of them summer Nis-
itors I'm Colorado Springs, on Aug
ust tG held a picnic ~ Stra ton
park II was planned only a rev
davs before when number or Ard
more people got together ana de-
cIded that thcy had a fine represenn %
tation In tho Springs and should
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

celebrate The Ardmore people
claim that Arimore has larger
representation here man any other
city OF It's size in the union The
following people were present az
the picnic Mrs j g. Mu1kcy. Mis-
A. B. Stidham. Miss vivian Howell
John r. Nichols ana family, Mr..
and Mrs J b Spraglus j "a Krou-
ger and family r. T. Howell II. A
Fox and family Ralph Z McCan,
Charles Mulkey. Mrs Roy Bledsoc.
Mr and Mrs c. ~ Williams. Miss
Maymlc Williams Miss Jane Tallln-
ferro. Jeanne Hunt, Mr. ana Mrs.
j. W Herald. ward Herald, Mrs
John Z. George. r.. l.. Evans ana
family A. e.. Crucc, Do Mrs w J..
johnson. Miss Grace johnson. Mrs
Bertha Warren, Mrs Henry SUN
crland. Mrs. A G. Crull. Incz Mars
ton. g. W Richards and family
Mrs r. T.. Tucker, Mrs j. ". Pot
ter and children, Mrs r. u. Mctul-
ipm and child. Miss Gretchen lA'l
Lee Crucc and daughter Miss Ndh
Bennett. Mrs 4 j Wolverton, MIS-
Clara Young and son, Mis-. hs
Goddard and family, Mr Ind Mrs
y. Hipkle, Mrs. j. n. Champion ana
son. Writ Franklin and family, Mrs
W. Simpson and daughter. Mr. ana
Mrs Leo T. Tiger and child, j. l.
Tyger and family. Mrs $. j. Cut
Imam and family Mrs Walter COL
bert and daughter, Mr. and Mrs
" H. Tratcr. Mr. ana Mrs $ a
Applr. Mt and Mrs Y. g bridge
man Mr and Mr. H.. q. slough
ter Or J T.. Cox Miss Anne Anicr-
son. Roy y buuon ana family, Mr.
and Mrs II D. Foster. ElVin Banks.
l. - Nilms and family " q. Dun.
layey and wife. j n Cnrlock and
family. Mr. and Mrs \, Dotiner
Mr. and Mrs george Cottner, Mss
" T. Allen Miss Maze 'olIncf, q
q Warren
Tho following tourist children
from Oklahoma were visitors nl lh'
municipsI Fairgrounds during inc
week These Fairgrounds arc
equipped with apparatus ana nav e.
trained supervisors Hundreds OF
children spend their summer aaNs
on these grounds Ada. Frank van
Eaton. Carl Browall EllEabe'h AN"
Joyce Van Eaton. Blackwell owen o.
dolin and Sheriff. smith STROUD
poy and Mr. and Mrs. Van l'oW
man: Cherokee, Lois Trueblooh i.
Rutler. Anna. Grace and Mr. ana
Mrs q T. IIpscomb. Sarah Grace.
Rel Llpscomp Drumright Joe
Todd.
Tho following OkIahomnns are
amending their vacations a. Green
Mountain Falls oklahoma ,!N,
Mrs j. $ Wylle ana chs1ren Mts
Mary r. Mcclure. j. l.. Hoardma
and wife Mrs Edwin Bourdm ~
aud children. John McCleliand. .
" HAYES and daurht'f
Registered wlh c. Of G.
During the past week the t"l-
lowing tourists from oklahoma reg
t.i.red al the information bureau
CONDUCTED bv the chamber of com
merce In Colorado Springs Okla
hofna CITY. j. W and Floy Dawson,
n Hickman and family Mrs. g.
y GpuId Mr. and Mrs. r. 5. Myers
In T. Mcclure. Mi and Mrs a. H.
Evans Bernice Nell Catherine Nc.
polllstcr. Dr ana Mrs T.. G. kahl
Edgar and Kecth .t<ahl Tulsa, e.
II VcoIe, Mabel Mcssncr. fred
liver and wife. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Deichmnn. Emma VI pcichman.
Edwin q. Jerome. ". A. Mullen ana
wife Okmulgec, Mir and Mrs .. g.
Parkinson and family, Joe Lamb,
Miss Harriet Lamb. Beaver. II j.
Wright G.. y. Klle Shawnee, Joe
BaRland. G.. r. McKinms, jr., Ed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25
Horoscope.
The stars incline but do not
compel"
Sunday. August Is. 1918.


compel
Sunday, August rs, 1918.
Copyright. y9Is by the Mcclure Esvsps-
per syndicate
The sun and Saturn are In benefic
aspect. according 10 astrology This
should he q fortunate day
Retrospect and anticipation are
both subject 10 the most favorable
Influences. The old who look back
ward and the young who gaze into
the future should be stimulated by
tho planetary sway.
The Sun is IN AN aspect most
promising for the asking OF favors,
especially ~ tho appeal be made to
parents or older persons
Under this rule political prefer
ment or business promotion may be
asked with good prospect OF sue
cess.
Ministers and phllanthropiHtH are
subject TO the best guidance during
this configurntion. Requests for aid
for hospitals should be especially
successful.
Whatever has TO do with the re-
lief OF suffering IN subject TO the
most fortunate conditions today
Nurses should benefit greatly.
The aged and those past middle
life are now subject TO a planetary
government that seems TO promise
activity Of large responsibility.
Mines and mining continue 10 be
much IN the fore front OF attention
from those who phophesy. Condl-
tions appear 10 give promise OF many
new discoveries OF great Importance.
The west will benefit greatly.
The southern states have the fore
cast Of much prosperity
Children are still TO be In need OF
far-reaching care from the govern
mcnt. Legislation in their behalf is
gnostigated for congress.
Persona whose birthdate u Is
should keep their business well In
hand and give It much attention.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25
Pnncrs Hnrrrd.

NEW YORK. Au- ga Editions
Of New York papers containing re-
ports of tho senate investigation OF
the airplane situation arc barred
from the foreign mails. The local
postoffice authorities yesterday mott
lied the publishers that. In the
opinion OF Postmaster General
Burles1n the reports might give in
formation 10 the enemy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25
RS LEADERS.

They should not make any changes
In the coming year.
Children born on this day are
likely 10 be clever and reliable.
These subjects OF Virgo usually have
fine minds and lovable characters
but they are not talented In business
affairs.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

wAsHINGTON. Aug y Three
American o. marines wera Killed nnr
one wounded In q bloody fight with
bandits in the Seibo province OF.
Santo Domingo on August -. A re-
port reaching marine corps head
quarters here today says many Of
tho bandits were Killed or captured.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25
IIun Atlcmnls ralI.

LONDON, Aug. tl.--German
motorboats attempted a reconnals-
anes in the neighborhood Of Dun-
kirk, France, yesterday morning.
They were driven Off by British and
French patrolinE vessels.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

ward L. Compere. ! l.. Ford ard
family. j. A. Ford and family. Paw
nee. Ethel Berry j A Peter and
family Clinton. H. r. Doddor and
family. Cherokee. T.. g. Adams
ponca city Mrs A. y Clark. Helen
X Clark Loco, g. - Hubbard and
family TryHn. ~ pcnuand and
family. Mrs a. W Lcdsham Mus.
kogce. Il n sconcld. HeatrI,p SEQ.
field, J. Van Huisc. Hobart. n g.
Gnrbler and wifc Manchester Mr.
and Mrs .Huy r. Meyers william
Harmon and wife WaFoucr Mrs
q s.rawn sand, springs Dr and
Mrs J. g. Davis Norman a. vs.
Miller and family roUTr S. Hug
gins and family Arnctt j b. Dew.
Ter and family Haskell. Eugene
Cnrtin and family Tocumsch Fred
crick King
At the Colorado Surings hotels
.pre the following visitors from Db
Inhomas Alamo. pkmulEec Mrs j.
J. peauer. Heuryettu, W. J. Evans
TuIar. Lloyd Shields. Mu-kugr, N
H. Uonken and family l. o. kor
shaw. Tulsa. Mrs NJ Curry cher
okcr. j. 4. Henderson, WyUuU1 W
T. browning and family Nnirs
bora Cuy. X. NJ Reach Tun 1
IL NJ Farm. s. s. owen Aha Vista
ucnryetta. MIR and MIS-. lt '
Tbaxton and son. Okemah. Mr ur.
Ntrs " = Thomlson Mr and ST..
~ G. Mcintosh. BnrtlrsNlU,. Mr.
ana Mrs H. McMahau Acacia
pawhuska MIR and Mrs. a s. Sand.
s,pulpa. Mrs = A. Schpio. 1g.
t,bv Mrs T. Robertson and child
oklahoma CITY. W y. Dixon Tue,
4. s wait and daughter. Red Rock
Mrs ". y. Donahoe and daughtnr
4. " Miller.
At the Manitou hotels are mo fu'
lowing Oklahomang CIf' NHHs,
I.nwhuEka. Robert Stuur. Navajo
Tulsa Flora Levy. Norman Sr H
petefs. Ctickasha. Mr. 4 $ EH..
man. Carrmorc. O. ~ UtN.a
shawnee. boots Dceu A Auut
eel Mansions. Tulsa, Mrs j k
Roune and Miss Elizabeth Eouuo.
See Cave of Winds.
The following Okhhomuna yis.tc,
the cave Of tho winds boo MBufui
during the past week Ava. Mrs h.
Pelter. Charles WAS Arlmore
Mrs j Hlnklo, Tulsa. Mr and Mrs
g. g. Davis. Dorothy Davis. Mr. am,
Mrs. W ~ Mandovlllc. Hnrflo
Mandcville. q r.. C1thcriIn Hines
Ruvitz. ido Rcrcutt. sophia Ber
cutt. Ben Markowitz. Nj ard Mrs
I g.. s ChambcrlIu. Tod Ch1mborun
Agnes q. Lcftwch. Morris A T.
King. Mae Edwards Guymorc Mrs
'E. j. Smith. Mountain View IA IiA
die. Guthrie. Mrs j. b. Trudin Mar,
r.. Tradln. gtmulgce. Mr and Mrs
.H. Griffin. Mrrund Mrs T. +. Wal
tcrs. vida Walters. Gushing Johr
, Ilaedcckcr. Prague Magma Paticr
SON Padeq. Jeanne Hunt. Marguevit,
Hunt cleveland. y NJ Mayfleld
IOkl<,pma CitN l.ous Hullum, Lo'
raiue 7smlcr Billings. J.. l. Thorp
/ Freda Brown. Manchester, Nr. and
/ Mrs q r. Meyer Bartlesville. Ar
thur CORNER. McAlestcr !. y. Davis
| Vera. Esther u Myers " " May.
ers. Muskogcs Mrs T.. r. Brook
/ Irene Brook Mae DYKES
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-09-06
THE GREAT COST
OF ACCIDENTS

During the fiscal year ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1917, there were 1858
industrial accidents in this state,
costing $1,866, 90761. In the ten
months ending July 81, there were
%, 1856 accidents, an increase OF
1868 for the last ten months over
the fiscal year of 1867.
There is a way to decrease the
number of industrial accidents with
their consequent suffering and cost,
and that way is to use every pos
sible precaution by applying safe
guards and teaching workers to be
careful in operation of machinery
and to use caution in employments
where machinery is not used.
Many employers of this state
have adopted "safety-first" appli-
ances and rules but there are still
many thousands who have paid no
attention to the economic or hu-
name phases of the problem, but
they have paid for the accidents
which should and could have been
prevented in many thousands of
dollars.
The Industrial Insurance Com
mission last week invited the en-
ployers of this state to meet with
it and discuss this problem. The
meeting was called for last Wednes-
day in Seattle and it is hoped the
conference will result in much good.
The Commission estimates the
number of accidents may be re-
duced at least so per cent by the
adoption of a safety first" policy,
resulting beneficially to both en-
ployers and employees.
Employers are urged to make a
study of this accident problem, and,
incidentally make themselves IA
milar with the first aid law and
the rulings handed down by the
Industrial Insurance Commission for
its enforcement.