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UTAH APPEAL FOR AID former rmliituMtr of district of 11m San IVdro, railroad. talt Anp'1' alleged to have been involved I iiic 1'iiy roll pudding which last rvtiiied In the arrest of six 'laii'W siil Ion foremen, has lircn from ('nllfornlii for trial, Hint tie largo mini-y- f llieslaiul tillni! iiollila.vs (lefeutH efforts to re-die lilgli cn- -t of living by pioilaellon, the I'tali Mttmi-- I n urvrs' assoelullon lias sent out a r .tloiiaalre to Its members to opinions In regard to the ml of nay holidays, brlileiiee looking to the support of unite' tlesiry that Murko Laos tfold l' carried upon for kllh'l Ion person was Introduced in the trial ;!i,ilt Lake of Steve Muslich and Xlek liunilo. ehargod with the murder of whose body was found Au r FOR RED CROSS j 1 priHO ,7 Response Is Urged by President Wilson in Message Dictated Before Illness. de-ls- il TO BROADEN WELFARE WORK 1 aseer-Ijliitliil- i"ihi b l,,rWiluai(( Plan to Assist Peoples In Eastern Europe; Campaign to Increase Membership Opens November 2d, Closing November 11th. T KPS -B U-S URE AO O F Waxliingtoii, D. , C. In a message prepared before Ids present Illness ('resident .Wilson mukes an appeal for u generous response to the Third Ited Cross Roll Call. The president's message reads as follows: As president of the United States und as president of the American Red Cross 1 recommend und urge a generous response to the Third Red Cross Roll Call, wiileh opens on November llie seeond with the observance of lied Cross ttnndHy und appropriately closes on November the eleventh, the first anniversary of the signing of the ar- 'S? A MI N E S Jit 3. - Roosevelt was made itie in many iieiif 'peeial exercises the throughout I'tuh on Oc-j- r The programs were varied were called before many jul the classes to tell or the life and rompl slmients of the former presi XbeiHii'ri' In-I- nt. of the Ogdon ('imsoli-latloi- and the t rain (.rain the former name, lias the large milling; in dealers In the inter disl riels einboibed in the ITtnh-ldal- idiaru'e. under Vn by ft,s and grain jmunlaiit of I'tali mul Idaho, linisshoppnrs in ('tali last season jti-- the Cer- ise in thej t tons of e s a record in the eonsuniption if 12.0"t pounds of arsenic, 240, non mimls of bran, 24, 000 gallons of wa t, Oioo gallons of syrup and 4X.000 Tills diet, however, saved to rDidiis. te fanners many dollars. Invito t Ion has been extended to A. l Palmer, United States attor-i- f a conference general, to ulti-nti be belli in Utah for the consldera-,i- n of means of reducing prices of and other necessities which ;pcur to he exorbitant. Shipments of Master lily bulbs for be Master season to Salt Lake from ilollund up to date total 2l.I.SO0, to advices received by Harold I llagan, secretary of the state crop t eoimiiisslon, from federal govern-gen- t agents. The first nionimient in Weber coun-- f to lie unveiled in memory of ont if the young men who paid the sacrifice was dedicated Satar-laj- r last week In Uintah to Frederick (cbiunlz, who lost Ills lift in uctluii I France. Work, has commenced on the new tret lighting system along Main treet at Itrlghnm Iity. In the course i ten days of two weeks the lighting juioiii will Im completed and P.rlg-awill have a great white way. James Soflaiios, a wealthy sheepman t Price, was brought to Salt Lake local agent jt week by Dave (Jcrslion, s 'or the department of justice. Is charged with conspiracy to ring wine and whisky into Utah. Figures just completed show that he total of all grains grown in Utah for IMS was 7,044, rail bushels, of which 1,983,442 was winter wheat, llt:i, 400 spring wheat, 1,930,11(1 oats ind 027,537 Imrley and rye. Extensive rate statistics are being onipiled by the truffle bureau of Utah is preparation for the hearing of the petition of the Intermediate Hates as Mdailot) for an adjustment of rates to tnd from points in Utah. Axel II. Steele. 51 years of age, probably tlm oldest peace officer in Utah in point of continuous service, died at Salt Lake, October 20. He bad been a deputy sheriff or police officer since 1893. liev. Arthur V. Moulton, rector of Grace church, Lawrence, Mass., was rlei led by the Protestant Episcopal diureh. In convention at Oetroit, to be adsMuunry bishop of Utah. Ai a recent meeting of, the Stock Hen's Association of Park Valley It hs decided 'to erect u local telephone line from that place to Helton, u e of fifteen miles. There is a possibility that the customs office at Suit Lake may be ubol-i'lie- d when the t reusury accepts the resignation of Collector T. F. Thomas. Two armml bandits held up tin proprietor and two customers in a drug store at Salt Lake and escaped with L'l2 m cash and some Jewelry. M.1. Moss, convicted ut Salt Luke of selling hard cider, was sentenced to P.v a line of $250 or to serve six bioiiins in the city Jail. ( Injuries sustained by James Pluck hen he was caught in u cave-lwhile digging for a sewer at Ogden resulted fs Soti-ina- -- Sant dis-tur- n n In Ids lilef erjr m n t il'idi k lain lii mi d mine-rescu- Ife-savl- come. I do not menn that the- - burcuu of mines all the credit. It was, however, the agency that picked up the Isolated, sporadic efforts of a men nnd companies and welded few them into n great nntlonal movement for greater safety In the mines. It at once gained the cooperation of the miners, the mine operators, the state mine inspectors nnd others, nnd without these the bureau of mines would hnve been almost helpless. It was In 1911 thnt the burenu held under its nnd auspices a great national first-aimeet nt Pittsburgh, which was attended by 22.00ft miners. The slogan of that meet was 'safety first. nnd thnt wus the time thnt the slognn, since internationally famous, first become a national battle cry for this humanitarian movement. Not only was 'safety first Immediately adopted by the mining compnnles. but It was nlso taken up by the railroads nnd by Industrial plants of the country. Safety organizations appeared everywhere. Determined campaigns were fought to reduce the number of deaths nnd Injuries. In quite a number of mills and factories nnd rallronds there was a reduction in the fatalities .of more than 50 per cent. Further Improvement was slow-er- , but the orlglnnl gnlns were made and added to. Just how many thousands of lives were saved mny never be known, for there are no statistics thut adequately cover Industrial accidents, but we do know that the bureau of mines and Its associated agencies stnrted a movement that not throughout the entire United States, but It also reached the other countries of the world with nn equnlly good effect. And It all stnrted with the modest mine safety meet we held In Pittsburgh In 1911. Since that time the bureau has gone its way, Improving Its methods, Interesting the miner In. his own safety nnd that of his fellow man; doing wlmt it could to point out to the owners of the mines tlu dangerous places thnt could be avoided nnd making recommendations ns the result of Its experiments looking toward still greater safety. Today the bureau of mines maintains In every mining field of the country n mlhe rescue car. fully apparatus, that equipped with modern responds to disasters nnd assists In the rescue work. In the meanwhile It visits (he mines In its district nnd gives the miners training In both mine rescue nnd first old to the Injured. As a result there are severul thousand miners throughout the country who are expert In the use of the oxyg d life-savin- g !frzT . ft mine-rescu- e r-- n -- ix pk 1 'Sr tr tf,', t crriA-f- fi f' v fAf a r $ V w -- T. T JFptnm&iuextxaf gen mine rescue apparatus and who are familiar with the most modern methods of life Bnving. 0 Resides, more than miners understand the - injured work as w ell as a regular hospital corps. All of these men have been trained by tlie bureuu of mines. Happily, great mine disasters have been be-coming fewer nnd fewer as the men come to a better understanding of the causes. Nevertheless they do happen, and one thing that the burenu has preached Is that upon such a visitation there shall be a more orderly and systematic method of rescue work, for it lias been demonstrated that life can be saved In devious ways. The bureau has endeavored to tell the miners that in a great catas-'troph- e It Is often better for entombed miners to barricade themselves In, keeping the poisonous gases out of their working place and waiting for relief. In this manner 42 men entombed In a mine for four days were recently rescued, the meu even being able to walk out of the mine. We are not content to rest on the progress rande. There are now more than a million miners In the United States, nnd each year more than 3,000 are killed In accidents and a quarter of a million Injured. Taking the cold, business calculation of the stale compensation commissions und eliminating the suffering and sorrow of 3,000 killed each year, the economic loss from these futnlitles alone is $12,000,000 a year, for these commissions are paying an average of $4,000 for every life lost. This is a terrible toM for one Industry to pay each It Is hard for us to realize that out of year. every mining camp of 1 . KHt men, three of them are sure to lose their lives within 12 months. Mining will always be an extra hazardous business. Rut the question is, 'Have we reached the irreducible inlidinuiii?' No, I think not. It is my belief that we cm cut down the present fatalthat we can save each 1,000 ity rates full onc-haiof the' 3,000 killed. The causes of these fatal accidents ure much better known. Operators and miners are giving much more thought to the dangers of the mines, e among them huve Installed and the more modern sufety devices. Through the experimental mine of the bureuu mining men and miners both huve a keener understanding of the dungers of coul dust and have learned bow to combat them. -In the mining Industry a human life Is much more vuluuble than ever before, and I believe that can be said of all the Industries. This Is seen in the great advances In safety work, the millions of dollars spent In safety devices nnd the humanitarian work of the different state compensation commissions. The day of the ambulunce diuser nnd those ghouls that preyed upon the widow beset with grief over tlie loss of her husband have happily passed away. The state now steps In and sees thnt the widow nnd the orphan are protected, nnd that nloue is worth all tlie tight thnt we hnve endeavored to make. I do not sny that the bureau of mines Is resiMinsihle for these state compensations, but I do know that these commissions came ufter the mining Industry started Its great human-savin- g drive und that the disclosures of the conditions In mining furnished tlie states with facts thnt favored the establishment of these commissions. Cut the mine fatalities in half." The Ueifcatlon ceremonies brought to Ritts-hurg- h for tlie three days the most prominent minmen of the nation, not alone ing nnd metallurgical safety-firs- t In the movement, hut Interested those with the allied Industries thut connected also those use tlu products of the mines. with the The bureau of mines, in nn of commerce, chnmher arranged Pittsburgh etnhorae program of events calling for the presence ot high government anil state government oim-lnlbesides the lending men of mining thronght In the country. The first morning the- new laboratories nt 4SIN) Follies street were dedicated, Dr. Van H. Manning, dins '.nr of the bureau, presiding. hrst-aid-t- o f; whle-awiik- s l 5 .; . ARFARATOS 50,-00- , ml st Ice. 11 e only-sprea- The union moving picture operators Salt Lake ure asking an tncreuse in their wage scnle of $5 a week. About 500 studelils have registered in the University of Utah dowutown extension classes, Mrs. Rliodu Clmse Sloddard Hininan, m her ninetieth year, was the P'Icm of honor at a reunion of descend-n,of Isaac Chase, held ut Center Hie last week. Mrs. Hlinnan Is the nl surviving child of Isaac ('base. 1"' uinie to Utuli in ISIS. ''me of the feebleminded Is not only blessing problem of the present, but neglect of it mny offer a serious men-- ' to society In the future, E. M Hhikley, superintendent of the state lii'liNirlul school at Ogden, told mem-Lc,,i t h( Rotary cluti ut their weekly s On HE new laboratories of the Interior department's bureau of mines ut Pittsburgh, costing more than a million dollars, were dedicated recently with appropriate ceremonies In which the mining aud iiictullurglcnl Industries of the country took part. The program of three days was arranged by the bureau of mines In with the Pittsburgh rlmmher of commerce. One of the biggest features of these ceremonies was the nution-widfirst-aiand contest held during the Inst two days. About 100 teams from the coal ami metal mining companies throughout the country entered the lists. The last day there was a holiday for the miners of the 1 ittslnirgh district aud thousands witnessed the awarding of the (sizes to t he winners. In addition to the usual prizes for these contests, the Joseph A. Holmes Safefv association, an organization created In 1010 in In of the mem ory of the first director for the purpose of giving recognition to persons who meritorious and heroic deeds in the saving of human life in the mining and iiieiallurgieal Industry, or wtio had develop! d some safety appliance to further the saving of life in those industries, made Its first awards. Dr. Van II. Manning, president of the association, announced the list of recipients of diploiuus and medals and recited the deeds for which they were presented. The committee on awards had recommended that 12 gold medals be awarded, all for heroic deeds performed by miners in coni and metal mines in efforts to save the lives of fellow workmen. Speaking of the accident conditions generally In the mining industries and of the outlook. Dr. Van II. Manning, director of the bureau of mines, says: "I am often asked, 'WhRt has the bureau of mines accomplished in saving of human life in the mines? It Is difficult to sny, ns there are so many varying factors Involved. I may say, however, that if you consider the prevailing average death rate In the mines for a period of years before the federal government took up this work and compare it with the average fatality rate since the burenu was created, you will find that 5,000 less miners have been killed. In other words, hud the old fntullty rate been maintained through the Inst few years 5,000 more men would have lost their lives. It must also be remembered that the situation was gradually becoming worse, and who knows that there might not have been 7,000 or 8.000 lives lost? We also hnve to take Into consideration that, thanks to the many Improvements in methods and the greater understandings of the diuses of accident, this saving of 5.000 human beings will be incrl-ascns the years roll on until we can show several times 5,000 lives saved. It Is Indeed a glorious record of human progress. Five thousand lives saved! Perhaps 2,000 less widows! At least 3,000 children who still hnve fathers. Take away all the other manifold duties of the bureau of mines and this one accomplishment Is worthy of all Its costs to the government since Its establishment and for years to rdf $ After Invocation by Dr. S. B. McCormick, chancellor of th University of Pittsburgh, there was an address of welcome by E. V. Babcock, mayor of Pittsburgh. Responses were made by Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the Interior; Horace B. Wlnchell, In(.resident of the American stitute of Mining and Electrical Engineers ; John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, and William O. Sprout, governor of Pennsylvania. The formal ceremony of handing over the keys of the building by Secretary Lane to Director Manning followed. After luncheon at the bureau of mines buildings the guests boarded special trains to the experimental mine of tlie bureau of mines at Rruceton, Pa 14 miles from Pittsburgh. Upon arrival there a prearranged explosion of coni dust took place In the experimental mine as a demonstration to the visitors, and after thut there was an Inspection of tlie mine and the exploslves-testlnplant, the In the eve 0 o'clock at to the city guests returning nlng. At 8 oclock there was a general meeting at Curnegie Music hall under the auspices of the Pittsburgh chamber of commerce, with an address by Secretary Lane and an orgun recital by A moving picture preDr. Charles lleluroth. Coal Nutlonul association, The Story, the by pared of Coal, was given a first presentation. The second day the new laboratories were open for Inspection by the guests the entire day, and at 2 o'clock the elimination contests In the National e meet were held and Safety First-Aiat Forbes field; ulso the awarding of the state championships. At 5 oclock, at Forbes field, there wus a demonstration of the exploslbillty of coal dust nnd nt 8 oclock the chamber of commerce presented a pugeunt typifying the spirit Of the milling industry, with music by the band of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. The third day ut 9 a. m. there was a final mln rescue tautest by the ten successful teams Of the previous day at Forbes field, with a presentation of the national cups and prizes. At 2 p. m. announcement of the J. A. Holmes Safety association was made by Dr. Van II. Manning. At 2 :30 o'clock the final first-aicontest, participated In by the 20 best teams of the previous day, was held. At 5 o'clock there was a demonstration of a coal-dus- t explosion at Forbes field, the events closing with a smoker at the chamber of commerce In which prizes were awarded and speeches made. The honorary committee In chnrge of the dedication of the Pittsburgh station Included: George S. Pittsburgh chamber of comOliver, president merce; John F. Herron, president city council of Pittsburgh; Harry N. Taylor, president National Coul Operators association ; John L. Lewis, acting president United Mine Workers of America; Horace R. Wlnchell, president American Institute of Mining nnd Electrical Engineers; Franklin K. Lune, secretary of the Interior; Dr. Van II. Manning, director bureau of mines; Dr. S. B. McCormick. cbniH-i-lbuUniversity of Pittsburgh; Dr. Arthur A. Hutmnerschliig, president Carnegie Institute of Technology; Dr. S. W. Stratton, director bureau of standards; Dr. U. F. Bacon, director Mellon Institute; Sewnrd E. Rutton, chief department of mines, state of Pennsylvania ; Dr. D. Van Schnnck. president of the National Safety council; T. A. O'Donnc-S- , president American Petroleum Institute; Mnrtlmw E. Cooley, president American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Fayette S. Curtis, president American society of Civil Engineers; j. a. Cupp, president American Society of Testing Materials; Dr. William II. Nichols, president i Chemical society; Calvert .Townley, president American Society Electrical Engineers; (J. H. Nell son, president Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania; Dr. W. D. Bancroft, president American Electro-Chemicsociety; R.' T. Stull, president American Ceramics' society; E. N. Zern, president Coal Mining Institute of America; Juntos A. Angell, chairman Nutlonul Research council. g Mine-Rescu- d d - Aim-rlcm- Home Helpfulness. said Mr. Meekton, to give I sin tempted, Henrietta a moving picture machine for Christmas." Is she to lecture? Not In public. Rut I had an Idea thut maybe some of those long talks she has given me weald be more Interesting If they were Illustrated. Twenty niillUm adults Joined the Red Cross during the war, prompted by a patriotic desire to render service to their country and to the cause for which the United States was engaged In war. Our patriotism should stand the test of peace us well as the test of war, and It Is an Intelligently putrlotlc program which the Red Cross proposes, a continuance of service to our soldiers and sailors, who look to It for many things, and a transference to the problems of pence nt home of the experience and methods which It acquired during the war. Stress on Membership. It Is on membership more than money contributions that the stress of the present campaign la laid, for the Red Cross seeks to associate tlie people In welfare work throughout the land, especially In those communities where neither qfllclal nor unofficial provision has been made for adequate public health and social service. It Is in the spirit of democracy that the people should undertake their own welfare activities, and the National Red Cross wisely Intends to exert upon community actiou a stimulating and Influence tlnd to pluce the energies of the organization behind all sound public heulth aud welfare agencies. The American Red Cross does not purpose indefinite prolongation of Its relief work abroad, a toIley which would lay an unjust burden upon our own pcoplt, and tend to undermine the of the peoples relieved, but there Is a necessary work of completion to be performed before the Amerlcun Red Cross can honorably withdraw Europe. Tlie congress of the United States has iuiosed upon the Red Cross a continuing responsibility abroad by authorizing the secretary of war to transfer to the American Red Cross such surplus army medical supplies end supplementary and dietary foodstuffs now In Europe as shall not be required by the army, to be used by the Red Cross to .relieve the distress which continues In certain countries of Europe as a result of the war. , , Program Deserves Support To finance these operations, to conclude work which was begun during the war, and to carry out some comconstructive paratively Inexpensive plans for assisting peoples In eastern Europe to develop their own welfare organizations, the American Red Cross requires. In addition to membership fees, a sura of money small In comparison with the gifts poured Into Its treasury by our generous people during the war. Both the greater enduring domestic program and the lesser temporary foreign program of the Red Cross deserve enthusiastic support, and I venture to hope that Its peace-tim- e membership will exceed rather than fall below Its Impressive war membership. WOODROW WILSON. e v Unladylike Behavior. Bernice was In the habit of calling her father on the telephone. On one particular occasion she had lifted up the receiver and had asked for the number wanted.' After waiting about a minute the operator told her to hang up because the line was busy. After she hung up she exclamed to her' mother, standing close by: Oh, mamma, the lady chased me off the phone." Excuse Recalled. Robert had finished the evening m and had politely asked to be excuse As he started to play his mothe beg serving those still at the table wl watermelon. Realizing he had left t soon, Robert ran to his place and as climbed up In his chair said: Id f gotten the watermelon,1 so excuse l back. , A Mild Call. I dont mind you writing gush ters In le office hours," explained h employer, "but the management of tt building complains that you put i much love In them the mail chute. that they block u Speeds Building. Norwegian builders have developed a method of construction for temporary structure In which netting made of wooden rods Is fastened to the uprights, bound together with wire, and covered with plaster. |