Show TIIE THE HEROISM I OF THE rHE FUTURE When the glory of conquest fades and the zest for accumulated wealth subsides there will arise a new heroism of prevention prevention tion and precaution Already great forces are at work to find the sources of of- trouble trouble physical physical mental and social ills that beset mankind These forces for good are seeking causes while battling with results are only incidental incidental- This great human back is isone isone isone one of the most wholesome tendencies of modern times Prevention of disease of war of litigation of domestic strife of individual loneliness of accidents are among the thc great challenges chall chall- enges to organized agencies now at work A report of the commerce department at Washington is significant significant significant sig sig- of the great need for prevention along lines of motor tr traffic accidents the majority being beine avoidable During a recent week four-week period New York City had 95 fatalities Chicago 63 SanDie o 3 Los Angeles 28 San Francisco G 6 Oakland NONE 1 According to a conservatively based estimate Oakland is is a city of p people ople And not a motor fatality in a whole month Remarkable shouts everybody Why Not because such accidents are uncommon but the reverse It is getting toa to toa a point where e automobile crashes are not news and the subject of an editorial because of the ABSENCE of fatal accidents Some may Inay argue that Oakland is not a criterion of comparative comparative tive tiye safet safety r but that is a mistake For included in her enormous enormous enor enor- population and suburban area are seven large colleges and seminaries the state university r and the Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum t A half million people live within a five cent fare limit This remarkable immunity can not be taken in a sense of cheap publicity for the city of Oakland It IS a tribute to community corn com and individual heroism and consciousness of safety The same SaIne condition can and should prevail in every community large and small gall in the country The fortunate results of Oaklands Oakland's four foul weeks probably was mere chance because no greater intelligence or skill can be credited credited credited cred cred- to motorists in that city than in any other community It may have been a so happen-so yet the fact can not be thrown into the discard by nominating it chance and luck An inevitable heroism attaches to any body of people whose carefulness and consideration for others leaves them free from injury resulting fatally In these virtues of prevention and precaution the world will vill find fin finis is is find finding finding-a ing-a ing a new and elevating heroism It will be a glorified finda conquest conquest-a a a sane and sensible valor by which the world will advance and the people in it be made happier and endowed with ith a greater sense of security As applied to the automobile the new v slogan will be Drive and let live |