Evening star., 1922-11-17
TOLL Of ACCIDENTS
0PSWAR.DEATHS
Traffic Expert Declares Care
'Iessness Killed More
Than Bullets.
PRAISES SAFETY WEEK
Methods Of Safeguarding Life Are
Described by John W.
Weibley.
PRAISES SAFETY WEEK

Outlining methods adopted by the
United States Steel Corporation and the
International Harvester Company,
whereby accidents in those plants had
been reduced to the zero point. John w.
Weibley of Pittsburgh and c. w. Price.
at present connected with the local safety
week committee, appealed to members
Of the Kiwanis Club for 100 per cent
cooperation in the forthcoming safety
campaign to be. conducted here Novem-
Der 26-December 2. at meeting OF the
! organization in the Hotel Washington
yesterday afternoon.
Introduced by Kiwanian John j.
Boobar president of the National Taxi
the wonderful results achieved by the
safety-week committee Of his home
town, which he said was the outgrowth
Of similar organized effort on the part
Of the inustrial plants Of the city to
check the enormous death rate due to
The traffic expert gave statistics to
show that compared with the 10000
| Americans killed in the great war.
there has been 10000 to meet death
same period the United States was en-
gagged in the conflict.
| Work I'm Schools.
He then told of how. through CO.
operation Of the workers, and a
thoroughly systematized campaign. the
death rate from accident in the United
States Steel plant at Pittsburgh. which
were papic-stricken. had been COM
pletely eliminated. and declared that by
similar, methods the same could be ac-
complished with street accidents from
motor vehicles.
Mr.. Price, one-time employe of the
Harvester company described :" the
method used by that corporation to
minimize death from accident, and
said that in the safety campaign to be
conducted in Washington fully one
half of the work that the committee
will be able to do here will be accom-
plished through systematized instruc-
tion to every child in. the public and
Iparochial schools
Mr.. Price said that in st. Louis re-
markable results had been achieved
by adding to the school curriculum
simple instructions in safety work
"and in such a manner that no extra
work has been placed upon the Child,
he said. Drawing teachers require
pupils to take safety work for their
subjects, while in the writing classes
thing about pretty birds singing
sweetly.' he is asked to practice with
some line relative to safety work. and
in this manner the matter is instilled
into the minds of the young"
In the absence of Charles F. Rob.
erts Harry G. Kimball presided. Mr.
Kimball appealed for 100 per cent at
tendance of the club at a turkey din
ner to be given at st. Colombo's
Chapel. by Rev. William w. Shearer
next Tuesday and Wednesday at
pm.
Harold c. shipman. Kiwanian from
Ottowa, Canada. and delegate to the
Eastern Star convention, told Of. work
being done by his club.
Baker Weaver. recently returned
from a trip around the world. was
given a housing reception by his fel.
low Kiwanians.
| Fred Mckenzie Of the Rotary Clut
and Mr.. Price were awarded flowers
for being the most handsome and the
most homely guests present.
Civitan Activities.
Tho Importance Of the cancer cam
paign now being conducted in tho cit,
was stressed by Civitan DR.. Grant S
members at the weekly meeting Of the
Civitan Club In the City Club yes
| terday.
Preparations for nominations Of Off.
GERS to serve in 1928 were made. anG
announcement given that election Of
cember meeting of the club. which
will be held at the Hotel La Fayette
Rudolph jose presided and an.
nounced that the meeting scheduled
for THANKSGIVING day had been can.
celed.
Cosmopolitan Club Meets.
An outline of the.program now be-
ing conducted by physicians from
every section of the country to eradi-
cate the disease Of cancer was given