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Regulations stmpIine d.

The various regulations, now grown
TO a large pamphlet OF 125 pages. have
also been analyzed, subdivided and
simplified into brief bulletins which
are issued 10 railroad employees Only
the parts applicable to the duties of
a given class of employees are In
cluded in one pamphlet.
Great emphasis is laid on the safe
guards to be enforced in the trans
portation of dangerous articles other
than explosives. The work OF the
bureau in enforcing standardization of
man ufacture. packing, handling and
loading of explosives has resulted in
! n marked decrease I'm the number OF
, accidents due to freight of this char
acter which in 1907 caused seventy
nine accidents, fifty deaths. the injury
Of eighty persons and a property
damage aggregating $469, 800, while in
1918, in spite of a tenfold increase in
the traffic. there were no deaths In
the United States, only four persons
were injured and the property loss
was only s33,23s.
| When the increase In traff1c is con-
! sidered there has also been a substan-
J
: ties resulting from accidents In con-
! nection with other kinds of commodi-
/ ties, but there is still much TO be done
| III impressing shippers, railroad en-
| ployces and the public in general with
! the danger arising from improper
/ handling OF certain articles, and the
work OF the Bureau OF Explosives is
being concentrated on this problem.
| Partly by reason of the enormous
I quantities In which it is transported
and possibly also by reason of a gem
era, familiarity with 1t which has bred
something like contempt gasolene now
heads the list of dangerous articles in
respect OF the annual toll of life In
juries and damage to property. Dur
J ing the year 1918 there occurred on
American railroads 101 accidents in
connection with the transportation OF
gasolene. Sixteen persons were killed
forty-slN were injured. many Of them
seriously, and property to the value OF
lmore than $780, 900 was destroyed. In
the period from 1910 to 1917 inclusive
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the same commodity is charged with
the death of seventy-eight, the injury
of GOT and the destruction OF more
than a million and a half dollars Of
PROPERTY.
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Of freight, and a constitution and by
laws for the organization OF the bureau
were drawn up and approved. Mem
bership in the bureau was optional, and
II was nearly seven months later that
the practical work was begun with
opening of an>oifice III H:ew York city.
At this time the membership COM
prised seventy EIGHT companies, oper-
ating 136026 miles OF line. At the
present time practically every railroad
in the country is member as well as
the important steamship lines and ex-
press companies. Many large manu-
facturers and shippers Of. explosives
and intlammable articles have also
been admitted to associate membership,
so that the bureau has become a
unique example of cooperation be-
tween opposing interests.
The railway officials who had been
in consultation with Col. Dunn during
the preparatio of the new regulations
were so impressed with his knowledge
Of the subject. his energy and ability
| that they made al effort to have the
l War Department detail him to duty
| in connection with the work of the bu-
reau. The War Department officials,
equally appreciatiVe OF the ordnance
experts services in their own organ
ization, refused to release him. Finally
appeal was made direct to President
Taft. After hearing the arguments of
both sides the President decided that
! Col. Dunn's greatest usefulness to the
| country lay in the service of the rail-
| roads, and ne permitted the Colonel's
retirement under the thirtyyear ser
| vice clause. He was at once appointed
head OF the bureaus organization with
the title of Chief Inspector. and he
! holds the same position to-day.
Life Loss Reduced.
To him must go much of the credit
/ not only for am actual and substantial
reduction in the annual loss OF life
I and property damage resulting from
explosions and fires on railroad prop
erty but for the building up of a small
but exceedingly efficient organization
which. in conjunction with a campaign
of education also directed by him. has
produced this result, as we'll as foi
constant cooperation not only with al
the railroad members of the bureau
but with shippers and Government
regulatory bodies - we'll Il is 3
tribute TO Col. Dunn's organizing pow
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(COatiHaeG on kohootaV Fa9e.l
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who fought off the Germans with their
shovels as members of "Cary's force"
that nondescript organization of nom
combatants, camp followers and stray
glers which held the enemy at bay
after the British disaster at Cambria,
have become Homeric figures in the
annals of American railroading. But
beside them we must place the car in
spector, making his lonely rounds in
some dark railway yard, flashing mis-
electric torch on the red typed placard
designating explosive freight, eXamin-
ing trucks. couplings and brake rig
ging In one quick yet comprehensive
glance. He too had his share in the win
ming of the war--less heroic, perhaps,
than that of his mates who fought
at Cambria, but no less potent. And'we
must include too, II we wish to have a
real panorama of the war effort of
American railroad men. the organEa-
ton which instructed and trained that
car inspector, and trainmen, station
agents and employees, despatchers and
officials as well, in the care and pre-
cautions necessary in the transporta-
ton of explosive and combustible ma
terials of every sort.
Ready When War Began.
Fortunately for American railroads
and for the nation as well, this organ
lzation was established and function
ing when the war began. In fact ii
already had accomplished noteworthy
results in the reduction of accidents
occurring much too frequently, even in
peace times. in connection with the
transportation of explosive and in
flammable commodities and ii had
been carrying on for more than ten
years a programme of education, in
spection and publicity which had sem
sibly reduced the hazard inseparable
from the proximity of material of this
nature.
The Bureau for the Safe Transports
ton OF Explosives and other Danger
GUS Articles, afterward known simply
as the Bureau of Explosives, was first
organized as a committee Of the Amer
lean Railway Association in April, 1905
largely through the initiative of James
McCrea, then a vice-president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and later presi-
dent of that company. A committee
was appointed to prepare and present
to the association at its meeting in
October of the same year a set OF APP
propriate regulations in order that
after approval these regulations might
be recommended to its members for
individual adoption and enforcement
For more than fifteen years the rail
roads had struggled through the efforts
, of individual lines to decrease the
chances i'm favor of fires and eXplo-
sions on railroad property. and many
serious accidents had occurred not
withstanding these efforts.
| The era was one of unrestricted
competition and lax Government reg
ulation and the struggle OF competing
| lines for traffic made the enforcement
of individual regulations difficult
Shippers and traffic solicitors entered
freely into agreements for the nullif
cation of such regulations as did exls
when their abrogation would save tn,
shipper the expense incident to elabo
rate methods OF packing and shipment
Such operating officials as appreciated
the danger incident 70 the indlscrimi
4, nate handling of explosive and ihtiam
mable freight We're oyerruled by execu
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Legal ami administrative difficulties
being overcome, the bureau was free to
concentrate on Its educational work
among the officials and employees of
both railroads and shippers. Col. Dunn
took the position that the mere Is
suance of an order publishing the reg
ulations did not comply with the law.
He told railway officials and en-
ployees alike that the regulations
would not enforce themselves; that
instructors were needed to educate
every one whose duties were CON
Cerncd with the handling of shipments
coming under the regulations and that
il would also be necessary to maintain
a force OF inspectors to enforce the
rules by the discovery of violations
He pointed out that the rules meant
restrictions on railway employees and
shippers ard that these restrictions
called for the expenditure by both OF
time and labor. And accordingly St
esta abolished his force of inspectors as
body Of instructors charged with the
duty of delivering lectures explanatory
of the rules and pointing out proper
and improper practices with regard tC
the loading, unloading and moving In
train service and NJ terminals Of tho
various classes of explosive and infiarl-
In"ble freieht.
During the year 1918 total OF lGs
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1905. which in addition to repeating
the existing obsolete statute provided
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission formulate and the carriers en-
force reasonable regulations 10 pro-
mote safety.
During the interval from June, 1907,
10 June. 1908. the bureau OF eXplo-
siyes, in cooperation with the manu-
faCturerS, worked to improve the reg
u,Bt!ons which had been adopted by
the American Railway Association. and
We're in position therefore 10 suhGit
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion a set OF regu.a lions for their CON
s!icration which Tere the expression
OF the best practice and experience
both of carriers and shippers. The
regulations as submitted were adopted
by the commission with but few
changes to take effect October l. 1908,
when the rules formulated by Col.
Dunn and his assistants became pos
sessed of the authority and sanction
o. the law OF the land. In view-of the
disinclination which existed at that
time on the part of railway officials to
vie W with favor the extension of Fed
eral control over their business. and
the lack of cooperation, approaching
bitterness, which had grown up be-
tween the commission and the rail-
roads on the one side and betwee n
shippers and the railroads on the
other, the achievement Of the bureau
organization in securing the consent
OF these three conflicting interests to
the adoption of such an important
code OF rules was noteworthy. In ad-
dtion the Government was saved the
very large expense which it would
have been put to in obtaining the vast
amount of data in the hands of Col.
Dunn, and the regula tons were put
irto effect months, If not years. before
! they could have been framed had a
Government agency been under the
necessity OF making the extensive In
, vcstiga ton which would have been
necessary, So great was the conf
dence of the commission that the bu-
reau was designated to enforce certain
parts of the new order
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03
OVERLAND FOUR ATTRACTS
MUCH ATTENTION HERE
Local Dealers Kept Busy Demon
StFating Seasons Light Car
sensation.

The new Overland Four, the sea-
sons sensation in the light car class.
arrived in Olympia Tuesday evening,
and since then the local Overland
dealers, the Bronson Motor com
pany, have been kept busy giving
demonstrations to interested motor
lists.
The striking feature of the car is
its new patented spring suspension,
which the Overland company heralds
as the greatest improvement in
riding comfort since the introduction
of pneumatic tires" 1t is technical
~ known as three point cantileyer
spring suspension.
w. +. Bronson, proprietor of the
local firm, drove the car over from
Seattle Tuesday evening and has
since been putting it through all
kinds of stunts. to test out its va
rous features. Rumors about the
car have been current for several
months and since it's arrival here it
has been receiving lots of attention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

A delightful children's party was
given Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. John
Gunstone in honor of her daughter
Opals eighth birthday. During the
afternoon fishing" was enjoyed by
the children, the fish" being doll
clothes of all descriptions and sizes.
After they had caught all the fish
that would bite, each little girl was
presented with dog chain and collar
crocheted Of pink yarn and told to
hunt for candy dogs, which were hid
den throughout the house. Prizes
were awarded the winners of the
hunt, first prize going to Ethel Baret-
ich and second to Ella Webster. The
guests. then assembled in the dining
room, which was prettily decorated
in a pink and white color scheme.
Pink and white sweet peas mingled
with fern composed the centerpiece.
and pink and white streamers led
from the chandelier to place cards on
which were dainty pink sweet peas
An attractive feature of the table was
the birthday angel cake, with pink
frosting and eight pink rose buds
with pink candles. Ice cream and
waters, cookies, candy and punch
We're served. The guest list included
Elizabeth Sprague. Esther Furness,
Ethel Baretich, Genevieve Curtin,
Dorothy Hord, Jane Hayworth, Bern
adette Furness, Elma King, Leta GH-
ford, Evelyn Bye, Ella Webster.
Catherine Furness, Helen Wotton,
Rosemond Webster and the honor
guest, Opal Gunstone.
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Tenino Couple Married..

Estella B. Reynolds and Charles E
Lowe, popular young people of Teni
no, were married by Rev. William ].
Sharp of the Presbyterian church in
Centralia Sunday. The couple were
accompanied by Marion l.. Lowe
father of the groom, and Luella Rey
nolds, sister of the bride. After a
short wedding trip through the Puge,
Sound country the young couple will
make their home in. Tenino.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

An echo of the world war was
heard in the local courts this
week when Emmett F. Brown, who
served in the army overseas, filed
suit for divorce from Ruby F..
Brown, alleging desertion and loss of
affection. The complaint says they
were married in May, 1913, and
charges that since his return from
overseas his wife has refused to live
with him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Mrs. James Wfckersham, wife of
the Alaskan delegate to congress, and
son, Commodore D. T. Wickersham of
New York, have been visiting the
formers niece, Mrs. George Zeren, on
Farragut avenue.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

A detective aue set on fire the roof
of the home of Charles Messiah, on
Brawne avenue, directly behind the
Westslde store, Monday morning, but
the fire department was able to eX-
tinguish the blaze so that no damage
was done other than to the roof.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Bettman's clothing store will be
closed all day Saturday, in observ-
ance of the Jewish holiday, the Day
of Atonement. but will be open from
6 to in the evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Will trade good used for for Elks'
temple stock. Inquire Wa. Wash.
ington Standard. (Adv. 1O-1-1).
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Members of the congregation of
the Methodist Episcopal church were
hosts at reception at the church
parlors Monday evening. bidding
farewell to the Rev. John H. Secor,
pastor for the past year, and welcom-
ing Rev. A. H. Lathrop, the new pas
tnf
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[3El<l2X3

Mrs. Charles Phillips returned to
her home in Seattle Tuesday after
weeks visit here with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. Walter Crosby.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Miss Caroline Ingham, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. c. w. Ingham. left
Wednesday for Palo Alto, Calf,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

the opening of the season Wednesday.
They are beginning to come back now
and some of them have wonderful
stories to tell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

where she will enter the Castilleja
school. Her father accompanied her
as far as Portland
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Mrs Alice Williamson, who re-
ceived treatment at st. Peters hospi-
tai for two months, is now at the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

Have you read Talcott Brothers
ad this week? You will enjoy it.
(Adv. 1O-1-5t)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Gunstone.
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Hunting Season Is On.

Monday and Tuesday large crowds
of hunters dug out for their favorite
stomping grounds, to be ready for
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-03

LAY IN FUEL NOW. Forest
wood, good and dry. Quick delivery
Has not been in water Special rates
on five cords or more. Olympic Fuel,
Transfer & Storage Co., phone 1872
ADV. 9-1-1.)
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-21
SIOUX CITY, IOWA.


For the third time in the past two
years Congregation Mt. Sinai of Sioux
City, Iowa, has broken its contract
with it's rabbi, Emanuel Sternheim, in
order to vary it in his favor. This
time it did so on November 8, in order
to raise Rabbi Sternheim's salary by
more than forty per cent, and to ar
range other concessions for him in
order to induce his permanent connec-
ton with the congregation in circum-
stances of mutual satisfaction.
Rabbi Sternheim's activities contin-
ue to cover a wide field in the COM
munty and state where his services in
many capacities are in constant de-
mand. On Friday, November 7, he
voiced the sentiments of municipality
and county at reception to the Vati-
can Choir at the Woodbury. County
Court House. The Choir sang in Sioux
City on that evening and was extend
ed civic reception. On November End
he delivered an address at Temple
Mt. Sinai on "The Undying Fire." by
H. G. Wells, which he has had eight
requests to repeat from civic, educa-
tional and religious bodies. Owing to
pressure of duties he has agreed to
only two Of these. He repeated the ad-
dress at the Hebrew Institute Of Sioux
City on November 9 to an overwhelm-
ing audience of the entire community,
and on Sunday, November %, he will
repeat it again at the First Presbyter-
ian Church Of Sioux City.
Rabbi Sternheim ha salso added to
his overwhelming permanent duties
the temporary task of District Direc-
tor of the Red Cross tuberculosis
Seals Campaign for 1920, as men,
Der of State Campaign Committee Of
fifteen, and his personal jurisdiction
in the campaign extends over eight
counties of Northwestern Iowa.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-21
THE JEWISH MONITOR

will be given, which will be Of great
assistance and benefit, not only to
Sabbath School teachers and others &C.
lively engaged in religious instruction,
but to all who are interested in phas-
es of Jewish knowledge and educa-
tional problems.
The Secretary Of the Society is now
touring the States of New Jersey and
New York, and upon her return, will
make second tour through Western
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
An outline for the lectureships in
the Summer Schools of the Univers-
tiles, for the season of 1920, is in
preparation. The results of the 1919
session were so great in the far reach
ing extent Of its magnitude and in
fluence, that further extension Of the
work is contemplated.
During the course Of the year, the
Tenth Anniversary Of the educational
and Americanization work in the col
onies Of South Jersey will be celebrat-
ed, and special program will be ar
ranged.
The revised edition Of the course
book of the Correspondence School
"Teaching the Jewish Religion in Ju-
pior and Senior Grades" by DR.. Ju-
lias Greensboro, will soon be ready for
distribution.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-21
ANTI-SEMITISM IN CZECH0-SLO-
VAKIA.

Prague: (By l. ]. P. b. AS result
of the vehement anti-Semitic agita-
ton and the accusations which the
press is continuing to hurl at the Jews
the latter are being compelled to suf-
fer great hardships. Now a move
ment has been started which aims to
expel all the so-called "alien" Jews
from the cities Of Czecho- Slovakia.
The government has already issued
proclamation that the Austrian and
Galician Jewish refugees who are in
Pressburg must leave the country.
Only the prompt intercession Of the
Jewish leaders in the village Of Bart
field prevented the expulsion Of fifty
five Jewish families there.
The Czecho-S lovak paper "Bratis-
lovski Denik" published an article in
a recent issue, which contained num-
Der Of absurd accusations against
Jews, among them, that Jewish in
fluence was being brought to bear in
order to arouse the feeling Of the
Czechs against the Slovaks, that
Jews were counterfeiting money, and
that they were seeking to undermine
the independence of the country.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-21
A GOOD JEWISH BOOK.

A Jewish Interpretation Of the book
of Genesis by DR.. Julian Morgenstein,
professor of Bible and Semitic Ian
guages, Hebrew Union College, has
just been published by The Union Of
American Hebrew Congregations.
In recent years the great Bible
scholars have been Christians. Only
very few Jews have devoted them
selves to modern Bible science.
The author of "A Jewish Interpre-
tation of the Book Of Gensis" is one
of the few Jewish scholars who has
devoted himself to this subject. In
the present volume we are particular
ly fortunate in finding the rare combi-
nation of the knowledge Of specialist
with the ability to make a specified
form of knowledge interesting to the
average reader.
The book is written with the gen.
eral reader in mind, although there
are copious notes for the teacher and
student. The book starts out with
four Introductory chapters intended
particularly for religious school teach
ers and Bible students. The first chap
ter is devoted to a popular exposition
Of the Jewish religion. The second
chapter treats Of the Book of Genesis
as a text book for children. The third
chapter deals with problems that con-
front the Jewish religious school
teacher and the fourth chaper is CO.
pious photography for those who care
to pursue further Investigations. The
body Of the book consists Of twenty
four chapters. Each chapter deals with
a particular cycle Of events mentioned
in the Book Of Genesis and treats
these chapters from quite number
Of points Of view. Many archaeological
parallels are quoted. Later Jewish
traditions are gathered together.
Subsequent references to the incidents
in the Bible itself are abundantly quot
ed.
The book is tastefully printed, ex-
cellently bound and illustrated with
81 illustrations. 1t has 355 pages.
Price $3.50. The book is recommended
afor general reading and will prove to
be valuable contribution to the liter
AZURE on this subject.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-21
THE JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA
SOCIETY.

Active plans and preparations are
being made for the Twenty-eighth An
nual Assembly Of the Jewish Chau-
tauoua Society, to be held in Balti-'
more, Nd, December 26 to 81, 1919.
An unusual and elaborate program