Evening star., 1922-11-20

FEDERAL BUREAUS
PROMOTING SAFETY
Government Employees En-
thusiastic in Spreading
Gospel of CarefuIness.


A far-reaching campaign among the
government departments through
meetings of the various departmental
bureaus and sections will be carried
on for the promotion of safety week.
November 26 to December 2. it was
announced today by c. w. Price. sec
retary Of the movement, following an
enthusiastic meeting of representa-
tives Of all bureaus of the Treasury
Department
Mr.. Price said that numerous COM
mittee meetings OF the departmental
organizations had revealed an unusual
enthusiasm, not only for spreading
the gospel Of carefulness, but for
organizing meetings throughout the
from the speakers bureau will talk.
Preliminary Plans Mt Treasury.
The Treasury made preliminary
plans this morning through a meet
ing Of it's committee to hold meet
the Treasury Department.. or in more
centrally located auditoriums. at
which it was hoped to reach every
individual of the Treasury Depart
ment: The meeting was addressed
by Mr.. Price. by Chief Clerk Piatt
and by w. G. Jabas. member of the
executive committee for organization
of the government departments, or
which Col. G. o. Sheriff. Is ch hartman
MIR. Jabas made a plea in behalf OF
the automobile drivers. declaring that
Washington had some of the most
careless pedestrians Of a large num-
Der of cities which he had recently
visited on motor tour from wash
ington to Detroit. I'm no city whlch
visited except Washington" said
SO many chances. Pedestrians do not
realize that they are threatened with
death when they step in front OF an
automobile. Automobile drivers have
been SO much abused as being re-
sponstble for accidents that they are
getting sore. Keep the pedestrians
where they belong on the crosswalks.
Teach them that an automobile is
mechanical contrivance, likely to 60
wrong and there will be fewer ac-
cidents."
Quotes Statistics.
Supporting Mr.. Jabas' contention
that there We're numerous other acci-
dents besides those caused by auto
mobile drivers. Mr.. Price quoted sta
tistics for the District of Columbia
which showed that last year out Of
319 deaths only ffty-six were caused
by motor vehicles. seven Of these
deaths being of children. MIR. Price
District for that year included thirty
seven killed by firearms. twenty-eight
drowned, forty-three by falling from
high places. twenty-one by gas.
forty-two by burns and scalds and
thirty-four by poisoning.
vehicle for carrying the safety first
gospel throughout the city, Mr.. Price
said. and he predicted that Washing
ton eventually would prove to be
model in its safety-first campaign.
owing to its splendid facilities and
cooperation by all concerned.
Col. Shcrrilrs Report.
President Harding with organizing
the government personnel in the
safety first drive, reported this morn
ing that his committees were all busy
planning for the campaign week. A
joint meeting, was held this morning
government committees on parade
and motor organizations, headed by
Capt. W. L. McMorris and Capt T. w.
Hoover. respectively. 1t was de-
termined at this meeting that in the
safety first parade, December 1. there
branch of the government depart
ments.
At the Interior Department there was
a meeting of the committee on posters.
headed by Chairman John Harvey. where
plans were discussed for plastering the
government buildings throughout the
District with safety first literature.
The committee on speakers for the
government departments, headed by T.
Leo Haden. is making arrangements to
available for the meetings throughout
the government buildings
Radio to he Employed.
Radio broadcasting in the interest Of
safety first. which will be under the
direction Of J. M. Dickinson, of the bu-
reau of standards, will be the most pre-
tentious ever attempted by any safety
first campaign In any part Of the coun-
try. Secretary Price said today.
The several hundred men and
women who have agreed to be four
will assemble at the Willard Hotel
at o'clock this evening for instruc-
tions. Charles w. Darr, chairman of
the speakers committee. will outline
the sort Of talk his members should
deliver. Mr.. Darr plans to have
speaker talk on the dangers Of the
streets at practically every meeting
that takes place in WASHINGTON dur
ing mo accident week"
Music Committee Meets.
The music committee Is meeting
today at safety headquarters, 18th
and G streets.
Maj. Sullivan is completing ar
rangements to have white lines
painted on the streets at all down
town intersections to remind ali ne
destrians that they should cross at
the corners
AS the date for the. opening of
Safety week approaches activity is
increasing at headquarters and indi-
cations are that this will be the most
elaborate educational campaign to
reduce accidents the District has ever
staged.
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