The Glenwood post., 1924-03-20
uacIe Tea's Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Childrm
and Grown-ups, Too
''aAFETY FIRST
TILE BUREAU OF MINES


TILE BUREAU OF MINES
"Gee! my feet are tired" said Jack
- he took his shoes and stockings off,
getting ready for bed.
"What makes 'em 30 tired tonight" Z"
asked Ruth with twinkle in her pref
ty blue eyes.
"What makes 'em so tired tonight" +"
exclaimed Jack "Wen, I like that
after I walked three miles with big
can getting enough gasoline so you
wouldn t have to walk home or stay
out there on the road and freeze to
death.'
"But that's what boys are supposed
to do, isn't itf" was Ruth . reply.
al should think you would be glad to
do that for your sister,
''I was glad to do it, but I don It
like the way you forget it SO quick, -
retorted Jack.
"What in the world is all this yell
ling aboutf" popped up Uncle Ted
from the foot of the stairs. "Sounds
Ike the second battle Of the Marne.
guess I'll have to come up and settle
you kiddies. +"
''Come on up and tell us story"
called Ruth.
So Uncle Ted arrived on the scene
with: 81 was thinking just now how
we ran out of gasoline.
$50 was l." said Jack.
"You did have a long walk, didn It
you, Jack? But it was good for you
and furthermore it has brought to my
mind an interesting story and some
interesting facts about the Bureau of
Mines, one of the bureaus of the de-
partment of the interior at Washing
ton. That bureau has just put out
some figures about gasoline showing
that during 1928 a new high record Of
production was reached. when $780,
100000 gallons were produced. That
is an increase of nearly 20 per cent
over 1929. And listen to the increase
in the amount used. During last year
we folks here in the United States
burned up $500, 100000 gallons and we
sent out of the country for other coun-
tries to use, 100000 gallons, making
big total used for the year of 7,5O0,.
100000 or an increase over 1922 OF
nearly 81 per cent. I have often won.
dered how much gasoline is put out in
one months time, especially after
watching the hundreds and hundreds
of cars go by at any time of the day
For this reason I was most interested
in the figures for last December. Dur
ing the last month of the year, the out
put totaled 66O,ooO,OOO gallons, whicl
was 10S,0O0 gallons above the recor,
for October, 1923, the highest up t.
that time.''
els that all the Bureau of Mine
does?' asked Jack.
"By no means Jack. The Burea
of Mines has many important dutie.
The Bureau Of Mines has four in
portant officers in addition to tn
clerical and scientific force. H. Foste
Bain is director, D. A. Lyon assistan
director, f. B. Swanson, private secrt
tary and administrative assistant, an
Fl. f. Meyer, chief clerk. This burea
is most interesting part of our go,
ernment. 1t is a sort of general, al
around handy man for Uncle Sam.
"You have both heard hundreds O
times that expression Safety First
That originated with the bureau. ]
was coined to aid the bureau in cut
ting down the number of accidents
mines. You see the bureau has man
mine rescue cars that can be rushed
any mine when accidents occur an
men are imprisoned beneath the SUI
face of the earth. Why, the very ga
mask ! used in France during the wa
originated with the Bureau of Nine
1t was necessary, you see, to have
mask of this kind so that the rescuer
could go into the mines without fea
of death from the poisonous gases.
Remember when Freddie's fathe
was so sick and the doctors said ther
was only one thing that might hel
him? Do you remember what tina
was?'
"Wasn't it, radiumf' replied Jacl
"That's it Jack. Radiumi An