Show foffi KILLED of THE FOTO two thousand injured as result of ace dents of var ous ads F re los of aock moie rig d laws and the growth of p sent ment tor a sane celebration of the foi rth of J ly hate had the result all over the country in red cing the n aber of killed and wo need in the annual holiday full returns for the ce lebrat on this ear sho v a decrease in the ni aber of killed aiom the record of 1908 there were 44 falc latles reported against 56 last year more careful enumeration of the accidents by the police of the larger cities and the extending of the int to the smaller towns caused an apparent increase inci ease in the list of in aured figures comp led at 4 clock tuesday morning showed 2 lin aured throughout the countey as against 8 in 1908 there was an increase by alre losses this year the total being as against in 1908 the greater pait of this increase in the loss is accounted for however by a single fire in spokane wash which de strayed property to the value of chicago and its suburbs gave strong evidence of the progress which has been made in stopping the slaughter in the path of the rejoicing over the nations freedom the statistics of twelve dead and injured there a year ago was revolutionized only one death had been reported in chicago at 2 clock tuesday morning and the total number of injured was less than atty of the accidents which were placed on the pol ce records only halt a dozen were segious and it was esti canted the would not by any chance be more than two |