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Show UTAH, JULY 1, 1921. Till PAYSONIAN. PAYSON, 55oooxoxooooooooooooo Carelessness an Ignorance Cause of Many Serious Fires 000 ooooooo How many women are aware of the fact that they are daily handling articles or performing duties about lire their homes which constitute 1 hazards of a dangerous nature Very few ,in all probability, yet every household contains materials and harbors conditions that mao lire an probability. Most fires occur in homes, most home fires start in the kitchen, and it is a sorry fact that many of these home fires are attended by inIt has been jury and loss of life. estimated, for example, that moro than 15,000 persons are burned to death each year and most of the victims are known to be women and small There was nearly $40,000,-OOchildren. damage done to insured city dwelling houses in the United States during 1019, according to the actuarial bureau of the national board of fire underwriters. Most of this loss, as well as the major portion of the total recorded fire toll in 1919 In of $257,000,000, was preventable. 1920 losses reached the tremendous This waste is figure of $500,000,000. always serious; today, in view of housing conditions, it becomes a calamity The housewife should realize most fires are the result of carelessness and that every fire, by destroying needed commodities and nullifying months of labor, adds to the cost of living and makes her battle against high prices Insurance indemnity more difficult. can neither create workers nor reproduce materials; it can merely sup ply the money equivalent of destroyed property. ever-prese- Common Dangers. The numerous fatalities that have been mentioned occur from careless-- ! kerosene,! ness with matches, gas, gasoline, electrical attachments and numerous other factors. It would be natural t0 suppose that in this en- lightened day no sensible woman use kerosene or gasoline to would accelerate a sluggish fire, yet it is a risk that is constantly being taken, In New Jersey, not long ago, a woman was fatally burned in just this wny,' . was a school principal although Tho and should have known better. records are full of similar canes, and and one sad instance tells of the death of a boy at w ho tried to Malvern, Iowa, pour coal oil into the kitchen stove from a cup "us ho had seen his parents do." Tliut is a thought for tho mother to take to heart; she should realize the force of her example. Every time she takes a chunce with firo she is endangering not only her own life but her children lives as three-year-ol- welL Deadly Gasoline. much more deadly than Gasoline kerosene, the 'vapor' from a singlo gallon, when properly mixed with air, having an explosive power equal to that of eighty three pounds of dynamite. its hazardNotwithstanding ous naturo, however, it is often carelessly used for cleansing and other purposes. It is to be regretted that, recently penny saving suggestions urging the use of gasoline for clothes cleaning in tho home, have been widely circulated, for the women who' carry out such dangerous instructions muy lose their own lives and injure many others as well. It is no economy to financo a funeral instead of n small professional dry cleaning operation. There was a woman of Sehenectadlv, Now York, who placed less than half a gallon of gasoline in a pan with tho intention of cleaning a As a result, four waist. jstsous; were' killed and four were crippled1 in thnt one building. In a western' housewife wasj eity n thoughtless burned to death when sho began to! dean n pnir of gloves at her kitchen' She used only half n cupfulj sink. of l?BSlino, but the highly explosivoj ViliKr from it flushed to a lighted gns terrible consequences. She; Uved minutes after shei twenty j"t started to clean her gloves. Gasoline should never be stored about the home and should not be, used ns a cleaning ngent, even in thoj Carbon tetmeholride is open air. approximately ns efficient ns gaso 1 line for cleaning purposes and has the public health service have been semhled advantage of safety. Instead en vd through the omee of Hugh N. of being au explosive, it may be Cummings, Tho surgeon-generalused us au extinguisher. health car has been unavoidably de- FARMERS ENCAMPMENT AT LOGAN ON AUGUST 2 ENGINEERING NO . j layed in commencing its state-widtour through repeated etfoits to se-- j When winter holds sway over a cure the very best men the medical; largo portion of our couutry there had to otter. However) is naturally an increased use of open profession tho clinic committee feels that thisj lies, oil stoves and other heating ap-- i has at last been accomplished and puintus, all of which constitute lire that the state is to be congratulated Oil cooking hazards. stoves and lumps are in service tho 'year around, on securing Surgeon Carlislu 1attern Ivuight and Dr. John tioy Wiland these, when of approved design, are safe enough if they are properly liams. hanlde, but they are too often used Suigcou KniglTt is au expert on without regard to their dangers. In child hygiene. He ha just comthe first place, they should be filled pleted a survey of child health cou only while uulightej and in a place oil ions in Missouri thnt has resulted where there aro no open lights or iu tho establishment of a child wel flame. Duy time is safest for the fare bureau iu that slate, declared to He a model for the country. j be purpose. Burners should occasionally be boil-- j made an enviable record iu the uai cd in wuter containing a soda lye or. in' the prevention and control of distrong soap soutiou, so that the flame' seases, particularly malaria and fever in the army eanlonments will not sputter and smoke. Thej wick should be kept smoothly trimmed He will be in charge of the clinic. where it shows above tho burner,' Dr. Williams is a tuberculosis diaguos in order to secure au even flame. tician and an authority ou diseases Au oil lamp should be of metal,' of the chest . In comieejion with with a broad, heavy base, so tlml his work in the clinic, he will make men for the survey of it will not topple over, and should' never bo placed upon an insecure; government. A graduate nurse will also accom stand or near llc edgo of a table. Neither should one be left unwatch- pany the clinic, which is to be hous ed. There have been many occasions ed in a specially designed motor where parents have gone out for an truck. The clinic is financed entirely It eveniug visit, leaving a h.mp burning, by Christmas seal sale funds. after tucking their children iu bed, is the first active tuberculosis camand upon their return have found paign ever undertakeu in the state their children injured or dead and and will carry tho message of good their home iu blackened ruiul health directly to the doors of the It is extremely dangerous, also to jieoplo. Jasper II. Wallis, executive carry a lighted lamp about from' secretary of the Utah Public health An Iowa woman died association will be in the field with place to paco. recently us a result of burns reeeiv-- j the clinic as much as possible. ed when her clothing caught firo from Irrelevant Detail. a lamp explosiiou, to mention but one She was car--j instance of this sort. Tho Judge When (to prisoner) rying a lighted lamp upstairs when Did (No reply.) she stumbled and dropped the lamp.; were you bornt When is you hear what I asked? our birthdayt TRAVELING STATE CLINIC do you Prisoner (sullenly.) Wot WILL VISIT EVERY COUNTY You aint going tp give me rare! Klods-Hnot h i n g. ns (Copenhagen.) The traveling clinic of the Utah scheduled to health association, public Hint for Gardeners. visit every county in the state and hold free medical examinations, demCorrespondent asks us what wo do onstrations, and lectures, will leave about cutworms Our method is to Salt I.ako early in July for a six carry them to a vacant lot and turn months tour. them around three times, thus getFinal plans hnvo been definitely ar- ting them so confused that they canbark. Boston ranged an, two eminent medie.nl men, not find their way loth members of tho United States Transcript. Oil Stoves and Lamps. LURE FOR YOUTH j j a Our Mechanics to Corme From? Asks the Amer- Where Are ican Society. FOR COMING - SCHOOLS Proper Educational Facilities Denied to 38,000,000 Persons, One Man Says Half the Children Leave School Without-- ' Real Education. Chicago, Wliich Is to blame the boy or the job? The hoy of a few years hack always went through the engineering stage of his ambitious. That was just before the miltury career bit him, uud years before he yearned for the life of the big game hunter. The boy of 1021 seems to have strayed off Ihe track. He displays so little enthusiasm Iu the life of the engineer that it's becoming a momentous Members of the American problem. Society ot Mechanical Engineers ure worried over the questiou. Where ure our meehunics to come from? Apprenticeship no longer appeals to the youth of today. Trade schools are all right, hut there are not enough of them. The solution appears to the society to be a huppy medium between tbe school and the shop some of each, not all out of hooks; nor all hard, physical work. When a middle course is perfected the engineers believe that the boys interest in the science will revive. TIM Worth 50C. . CLASSIFIED COLUMN HOME FOR HAT.,, resonuWo, Sax-roo- Seventy per cent of the youth .of the United States lack the natural ability to go through high school, accordoffice. ing to II. E. Miles of the National Association of Manufacturers. Advertisements in this column inMr. Miles made the statement In a serted at the rate of 10 cents per of the In- line plea for better each insertion. Count six dustries and the schools He said that words to the line. o. the 30 per cent that are able to Ray graduate from high school less than PASTURE FOR, RENT.-S- ee half have ability enough to go through Butler, luyson. Pay-soaia- n I7-2t- college. No Real Education. (if tbe children of the country leave school forever svithout any real We should education, he declared. make equal provision for those who cannot go to college by setting up for wage earners und others In connection With tfieir employment or otherwise the equivalent of high school and college education adapted to their circum- Half Indian FOR SALE. side car. motorcyclo with 1 ton Also, Cnevrulot Elmer Cloward at Shuler 24 tf-- truck. garage. c WE CAN use a number of dressed chickens every week, Strawberry Hotel, Payson, PROVIDING TRICE IS RIGHT, will buy six or seven room modern home. Prefer location west of main street, and south of road runMust ning west to Sugar Factory. be new. Give best price, terms, A. A, description, and kation. Nelson, Enterprise, Utah. authoritative Investigation of high schools indicates that only 2,000 of those investigated profess to teach civics, and only 13d, less than 3 per cent of the total, use accredited texts, and these are used in the. third year of high school, therefore avail- EARLY ANNA AND JOHN BAER able mostly to studeuts destined for tomato A. B. plants for sale college. In the remainder of the high Thomas. Spring Lake schools, social studies t lean talks on FOR SALE. One of the Bost Busicurrent events with IndlffereaV'b ness Corners in Payson, 78- feet rial as a basis. in feat in Depth, Mr. Miles, who has been cous Frontage, 111 with a survey of tbe nations educati right of way in the rear. Property embraces throe busisources and needs, said that pro ness houses and Modern Residence, portunity for education has beei except furnace. Inquire at Paysonprived 38,000,000 persons, and tha ian Office. national intelligence of the stands indicted for that reason, ' .SECOND HAND Six Cylinder Buick praised the former German empire For Sale. New Newly Painted. its educational system, and decla: Tires. Excellent condition. Bargain. that, despite its apparept disregard 20-tShuler Motor Co., Payson c society as a whole, if has shown ti way toward real education. q TRACTum WORK.-t- o I am prepared do all kiuds of tractor work, Compulsory Schools. belt or drawbar. By. a survey of 105 of Germanys Lyman Eapple. leading Industries, 65 per cent of the men in foremost places in managerial and technical departments were little KAPPLE LIVE STOCK FARM who quit school at Offers for. sal0 Duroe Jersey Pigs, working boys fourteen," added Mr, Miller. Also pigs for They three months old. grew up with the right sort of com- June delivery. Team of horses. One pulsory continuation schools and later mule. Address Box 211, Payson. selectively had special technical training with the assistance of their employers and otherwise. Most of the graduates of Germanys technical colEARLY & EARLY, leges served under the leaders from Doctors of Chiropractic, work schools and higher vocational Over Wlghtman Supply Company, institutions of which there are pracMain Street. tically npnj? fn democratic America." Offloe Hours from 10 to 1 indusFuture lenders and 2 to 6. try wifi be recruited fronj colleges and workshops fipked together by a cooperative educational system, accord-- , ing to Prof. DugHld O, Jackson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, G.F. TILSON.M D. who supported the theory of Mh PHYSICIAN and Sl,ai mix An Quntt an-oth- brick house, garage, fine orchard and garden. One half block from Main strt'Ct. Inquire stances, CmH The first annual Farmers encampment to be conducted by the Utah Agricultural college will be held on the college campus for four days, beginning August 2, according to Dr. R. J. Evans, director of tho extension division of the college. Many committees are already at work arranging definite plans for piogram, bousNationally ing and entertainment. known leaders in agriculture are exo conpected to be in attendance vey to the farmers and their wives latest information regarding scientific production, marketing of crops, hoinf beautification, etc. The farmers, together with their families will come to Eognn in cars and camp on the college campus, where accommodations for camping Trained nurses will be arranged. will be engaged to take earo of the children so that the parents can give their entire time to the program will bo Various profitable trips made into different parts of Cneho Otto county and neighboring, valleys. to inspect and study v ill be made 'r irrigation and drainage projects, will be made to n number of wel managed dairy farms, and a third to fruit farms and orchards. These trips will acquaint the farmer with methods pursued by men who are especially successful in the differed branches of agriculture. The encampment, says Dr. Evans, will enable the farmers to eombine a brief summer vaeatlon with highly valuable educational work. 5,-0- 20-tf-- - Sure you would and If you saw 50 cents lying before you on the sidewalk would you stoop to pick it up? then consider yourself mighty lucky Well, here's 50 cents for you that you can get without even stooping over. It is represented in the accompanying Paysonian Thrift Coupon. Take it with 50 cents in cash to the Payson In Addition, you will be presented with a LibExchange Savings Bank and you can open $1.00 savings accounterty Bell Bank to assist you in saving. The Liberty Bell Bank is an exact replica of the famous Liberty Bell that rang out this country's independence on In its base is a slot where coins of every July 4, 177(5 It is by far the most unique home safe we hpve ever seen. denomination can he dropped and even a place provided where bills can he inserted. A Liberty Bell Bank should be in the home of every true American. It stands as a symbol of independence in your home and a constant reminder of the debt we owe our forefathers whose sacrifices made this country possible. There are only three conditions attached to this generous ofier. They are: (1) $1.00 of the accotint must remain on deposit for the period of one year before it can be withdrawn. If a second deposit is not made within six (2) months, the 50 cent coupon will he deducted when the account is closed, at which time the Liberty Bell Bank must be returned. (3) Only one account can be opened by an indivdual, but everyone in the family can open an account. Hundreds have already taken advantage of this unusual offer ad ure on the road to future independence. The same opportunity is offered YOU. Will you take advantage of it? Tjie bank gives you a savings pass book showing an initial entry of $1.00. In addition you will he presented with a Liberty Bell Bank that you may keep as long as you have an account with the bank. ''yWe believe this to be the most unusual opportunity ever offered the people of Payson to become savers It is an offer that should he snapped up by every man, woman and child in this city. Many fathers and mothers in Payson are laying the foundation for the future of their boys and girls by starting a savings account for them with the aid of 50 cent Thrift Coupon Proud parents have opened accounts for babies still in the cradle. They have realized that a savings account cannot be started too - i One account was opened early in life. by wire for a little daughter 2 hours, 40 minutes old One grandmother gave Liberty Bell Savings Accounts to her four grandchildren, and said she considered it the most worth-whil- e present she could give them . We believe there isnt anyone hut who appreciates the value of a savings account. Why not have your entire family a family of savers ? Clip a Paysonian Thrift Coupon for each one and start a savings account for all, the first thing tomorrow. u 3-- 12-fo- . f -- c g Miles. Office ITALIAN VETS OUST GIRLS Rain Street at Residence Phone Payson, Utah 7 Swarm by Thousands Into Offices of, ' government Minlstece and $eize Tfir Position. Italian soldier who w less fiiutilfited during war lately have swarmed by the Ua sands into many of the governministries, tfihiug possession by of the places of tbe many young. n who gained a footing therejle the war. j Newspapers are being Aooifcjv tit letters, telling lurid tales of ie ity of these daughters of 'M-tllittle wppk they (Jo apt) 7 2 great amount of time (hey wastp 00 flirta Rons and on their toilettes, and of many families whose peqee Is said to have been undermined by their dangerous proximity to staid and respectable nteq-A- t any rate It appears that soldiers who have served their country have made good their claim to tbe coveted positions and both in Rome and In many provincial towns the edict has gone forth that the girls must go. Rome, more or p DR. J. H. ELLSWORTH 5 DENTIST ce over Bank, Payson, Ut. Office Hours, 9 to 1$; 1 to Phone $3. Res. Phone lOS-- J D-.- , DR. L. N. ELLSWORTH . DENTIST Office, Payson Exchange Savings Bank Building. DR. L. D. PPOUTS DENTIST Over Wightmss Supply Company, Main Street. Office Hours 9 to 1 sad 2 to d. Saturdays, 9 to 1 Oily. Offlce Phone 13. Rea. Phone 30 |