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Show SAFE AND 5ANE FOURTH IS THE THING. ' Died of lockjaw caused by injuries 4116 Died of otherj injuries ' 00 Totally blinded 10 Number who lost one eye 7" Arms and les lost .14 Number who lost lingers 171 Number injured who recovered. .- '....3.H83 Total number of casualties in the United Htatei 4,34'J The a-bove table is not a "casualty list' rolled up in a battle between the Ilussians and Japanese. No. It is only a little table 1 showing the number of people killed or injured at the celebration of the glorious Fourth of July throughout the United StateR, one year ago next, Tuesday. Although not specified, the majority of those who died of lockjaw had. been injured by that most dangerous of all "harmless weapons," the toy pistol. ' Mayor Morris of Salt Lake has issued a proclamation to pre-vent pre-vent dealers in this city from selling toy pistols and certain ex- " plosives to children and prohibiting the discharge of guns, pistols or other firearms within the city limits. The action of the Mayor is a niove in the right direction and the police should see that the spirit of the proclamation is carried out. Patriotism is one thing; ' useless noise is another. I |