The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-16
CLUB TO CHECK
AUTO FATALITY
Explains Plans and Pur-
poses of New Or
ganization
HOPE TO REDUCE LIST
Personal Effort to Induce
Drivers to Put Stop to Un-
necessary Deaths
By FRANKLIN d. LAWSON


NEW YORK.---As we OF this so
,ietv regard it. education, and also
a., awakening OF the moral sense
~ responsihillty throughout the
1-,ited states are the only means hv
,,hirh tho immense toll ct dead and
Injured by avoidable accidents
,yhich take place yearly, can be re-
durcd. for there is no expectation
that accidents can be entirely avert
"a Tho dead from automobile ac-
cidents in this country In 1920 are
Given MS 5000 and the accidents
from the same cause az 100000 In
round numbers. 1t is for the pur-
Ipose OF checking the conditions
Which made such record possible
And from every other source that
this society has been organized.
There can be no question that life
can be made safer n the public will
only give its moral and physical
support 10 a movement which Is in
tended 10 benefit everyone. The
slaughter which occurs every year
NV accident in the United States is
possible of reduction TO a compare
lively small percentage, but this
ran only be accomplished II the
public itself will aid.
WIN hbllNs
There is no expectation on our
part that we can do the impossible
or change conditions overnight.
What we have in view here Is TO
educate the public mind 20 point
where everyone instinctiyely will do
whatever may be possible 70 avoid
accidents to themselves or their fell
now beings. In this welfare work
we seek TO interest everybody.
We hear n good deal about safety
week. and that movement IS an eX-
cellent one. but that comes around
only once each year one week
out OF fifty-two. What becomes of
the other fifty-one? That is tust the
trouble. a spurt OF one week when.
rs a matter OF fact, there should be
no let-up in work OF this klni.
OF course, neither we nor any
other reasonable person expect that,
no matter how careful. accidents
may be entirely averted. But have
you thought of what might be done
TO avert accidents throughout the
country and which could be done,
but which is not? Every day we
read Of accidents that involve either
death or injury, or both, which
might easily have been avoided II
only caution had heen exercised
Ask yourself honestly II this Is not
true.
Individual Aid Necessary.
Well. IL this be so, why should not
advantage be taken OF the fact and
people everywhere be brought to
realize what may be accomplished
by the individual aid OF men and
women everywhere? Could there
be any stronger plea for co-opera-
ton with friend and stranger?
We seek TO inform people OF the
dangers which threaten them I'm
various forms almost every hour of
the day and night and that they in
turn, like good Samaritans and sem
sible human beings, warn others
Of the care and caution needed to
avoid these dangers. In the great
majority OF cases accidents are due
70 carelessness or heedlessness.
These can and should be avoided.
The power OF this movement will
lie in numbers.
In this work there will he no
great buildings erected or plans for
mulated involving great expense.
Our funds will be devoted TO actual
work along the lines provided for
in our articles Of Incorporation. II
We can save 100 lives each year we
shall count our money well invested,