Evening journal., 1920-11-06
sHouI.D PROVE or GnEAr VALUE.

TIVE Delaware safety counc arranging for series
of activities durins me coming n at ought 10
prove Of ne greatest value 10 this community.
Amons Other things Il Is about 10 conduct for he
ond year the foremen safety which last year
sech decided success In this course foremen from
Of discussions on the problems confronlns them In
gard to safety Last year Of the most wldey-known
students and experts IN the safety movement
brought here to talk with these men and this year an
other program OF speakers Is being made up which will
equal the nrsi in every way.
II was striking commentary on the usefulness OF
these meetings that The foremen responded In splendid
dssee to The spirit behind the course They made n-
nerous happy suggestions They often went 80 Far as
10 point out how executives higher up best could help
the safety movement and they were quick 10 take ad
vantage Of every WORTHWHILE suggestion made 10 them
In This course interest sustained from the beginning
70 the end; in fact Il ropued 10 have been one OF The
most successful Of This Kind ever held anywhere
Industrial safety Is matter on whoh an men can get
together whether II be The manager OF the factory the
DAY lahorer M skilled mechanic or the competent fore
man All have an equal stake IN seens that the man on
the JOB does not lose his life or limb
u is planned by the Delaware Safety Council 10 pu,
into effect another innovation In this city in the shape
OF school FOR chsureurs drivers II Is expected that
this plan also viii meet with universal approysl and will
have the backing Of the community
Incidents on the streets due TO automobiles are ncress
ing In fact men who have collected statistics stale that
injuries and death increase almost in mathematical ratio
TO the Increase OF the number OF automobiles Just {
moments reflection will show how much GREATER ar,
the hazards streets than hey were a genera
. ton age
v rake, for instance Market street only little NOR
than generation ago there wero no street cars Their
were no heh-powered trucks The vehicle trafne wa
horse-drawn. Now with the same width OF street witt
much better paving hundreds Of hr powered cars pas
up and down II every day. II Is the principal ar
terry of the street system Thousands OF men wa
and children are fed into Il daily from outivp
sections
Hazards abound in other streets and It Is OF the nj
most importance for our generation 10 take proper cour
sci IN order that everyone whether he uses the street
pedestrian or as an automobile driver should do all
his power 10 avoid any accident A chauneurs school
s ool safe drivers the dissemination of nformatls
"A 10 rules Of the and the increase of acedens n
warnings OF onlcais and judges will be OF the utmo
help in this campaign 10 the lives of our people
The Delaware safety Council Is orsanlzaton opera
ing without profit and fer The benent Of TIE conmunl
in its largest sense Through Il the EFFORTS OF onlca
private, citizens industrial managers school aulhori
and others are being centralized for the purpose Of
iucing ss fsr ss can be DONE ne annual loss OF life
our city ana State from accldent
When tve remember that possibly sixty per cent. Of
accidents are preventabe we can visualize what an
nous field 10 here presented for tho efforts Of seifsac
ncne and thoughtful men and women.
Another activity OF the Delaware Safety Council 4
year win be IN The school room The children will le'
Of safety along with their other lessons They Will