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Show u u BUMPERS TAKE MORE LIVES IN U. S. THAN WAR TOOLS Bumpers have taken almost three times as many American lives as have bombs, bullets and bayonets since the birth of the nation and the unfurling of the Stars and Stripes. The greatest number of highway fatalities have occurred on holidays, holi-days, announced J. L, Balderston, Commissioner of Law Enforcement. Enforce-ment. "When it comes to slaughtering human beings to make a holiday the old Romans were pikers," he said, ''as comparied to tbe unnecessary un-necessary deaths upon American highways over a holiday period. On the Fourth of July, ironically America will celebrate the birth of its Independence. "The 165th anniversary of the birth of the United States flag was June 14 and although there was no holiday it seemed the day was selected as one day for traffic traf-fic fatalities in Idaho. Eight persons per-sons were fatally injured or died of injuries due to traffic accidents. This was shown by reports received re-ceived by the sal'ety bureau of the law enforcement department. |