The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-15
IMPORTANCE Of
OBSERVATION IS
POINTED OUT

How to avoy1 destroying property,
destroying thp lives of others and
self destruction VAS the burden OF
several talks ard thrcc-reei movie
at the biz Safety Rally held last
night st fbe tohH Marshall hie~,
school auditorium George W.
Stevens federal manager OF the
Chesap..a k and Ohio railway; Or.
J. Allison Hodges, eminent nerea
speciaist ard l.. G. Bentley. safety
agent Of the c. & o, were the
sraav ers Each stressed THE i7f1~
porfance ~ the cam paign which ~tll
be @4areed oa October Is by the
c. e. O., and which Will last two
weeks II VIII be the endeavor OF
every empleye OF the road during
this INTERVAL rs exercise every pos
siba<s- are to avoid accidents TO him
self and his fellows
The Invocation was pronounced
by Rex. Fred CheuaulL after which
pAfs Satter6ald. who presided over
the meeting presented MT stevens
n s1is emp Dyes. The FORMER presl~
Gent OF the railroad said he had
promised to make no speech and
would rot do SO. hut would coutno
his remarks 70 hearty endorse
rnent OF the movement and hope
thai the c a. u record would be
No. ! tn the great safety campaign
and the Richmond division No. |
tn the records Of the c. q .
Or. Hodges delivered an interest
Ing talk on the H}'al importance OF
observation. lie said the cultiva-
ton of this faculty by every ono
would do moro to decrease accidents
than any other single thing. Ia
illustration OF his point he asked the
rnsu and women of his audience to
clSSa their eyes for a moment and
try ia remember the few articles on
the bare stage. even the number OF
men sitting thereon. He asked how
many In the building knew whether
or net the stsA+ue- -GGorEe- Wash
inxla1 in the Capitol square had n
sword at it's side
Pr Hodges told of how John d.
Rockefeller. Jr.. had improved con-
ditsons IN the mining town given
: him by his father Ivy teaching his
thousands of employees the impor-
lance Of carcfulne~s He spoke Of
Mr.. Rockefeller in the highest terms,
calling him one "of the brainest
and nohiest men in tho country
Pr Bentley, the safety agent. con-
cfgap,7 t3Tef taking With @fFrne In
terestinR statistics ON the good being
accomplished by the canpafgn
against careieesness. In the first
six months If the present year. said
Mr. Bentley, injuries resulting from
derailtnnnts and collisions showed a
decrease of fifty per cent This
record was more than equalled in
1shsr sepape ~ epbfS
The safety expert said that three
things were responsible for ma
joritg Of injuries 10 workers. These
three were: failure to wear goggles
provided by the company TO protect
eyes. removing guards placed by
the com panys orders over danger
Gus parts Of machines, and the con-
tinulng use OF faulty tools. lie said
that 1876, 600 people lost their lives
in America from accidents in the
same period IN which $4,000 were
killed an battle
At The conclusion Of Mr. Bentley's
lecture. THE House that Jack
Built "a safety MIN In three reels.
was shown. The audience showed
great interest In the film. which de-
picted IN graphic manner the causes
leading up 10 many fatal accidents
The Giu showed i0 harrow lue de-
tail the VARIOUS accidents which are
Iik ,y tc bofaI railroad men victims
havIne 'helr legs and arms crushed
OF before the eyer ~ the audience.
MR. " r t,f& eiF. entertained the
crowd betWreu ~'c hes with two
solos
The rally aod the safety campaign
which viii. last from October rs IT,
October 81 are buth uldor the Ii-
rection Of the railroad admlnistra-
ton During thc recent nation