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Show JORDAN LEADS SAFETY WORK Demands Severe Penalties on Speeding and Careless Care-less Driving Edward S. Jordan was appointed! ! special representative in traffic and .safety bv the highways committee of Iho National Au.orrobi)i Chamber of Commercc at a meeting: held last! week. Mr. .Jordan has been active I 'ngaged in the prainotion of afet; work witli relation to the highways: und his appointment is an additional' ,step on the part f the a.ulomoii!e indu?tr- to enlist Its leading egecuHvei in the cause of education In accident prevention. "Education savsa lives of cVuldrn," , jfaid Mr. Jordan following the announcement an-nouncement of bie appointment. "We tan accomplish moat b; working through the crhools Wo rnnt Bp'oah !for aevere penalties on speeding m l careless dn Ing. but we ean bring' about the best results In training the) children in safe behavlot on the; streets and providing playgrounds for1 their leisure hours " Survey's of accident figures for van-! ous cities ate the basn for this con-; elusion. Boston, after a vigorous safety campaign, has been able to reduce re-duce her fatality records 30 per cent ll one year. Ictrolt. through Instruction Instruc-tion in the schools, education of motorists mo-torists and the proviston of n i renumber re-number of playgrounds, ha cut down Hs traffic fatalities 34 per cent the first nine months of thbs year over' th corresponding- period of last jreSJ i Threw typical opinions of official1 In some of our leading cities indlcaiei the vlewa of traffic officers on safety methods: 'Sstfetv education In schools ar.d ; safety films in motion picture houses, i giving instruction b'th to children andi tor motorists will aid In reducing- accidents.'' ac-cidents.'' Mariln O'Brien chief ofl police. St. Louis Mo "uur Judgment la that the education of both pedestrians and drivers is J necesjiary." J. r. Townsend. manager, of safety council. G und Rapids. "A campaign of education to teach both children and adults to use proper prop-er care, and severe punishment fori those who may be Inclined to dl.'re-' Sard the law. .ire the eKt means of accident prevention." Peter I. GU-j martin. chlf ot poller. Providence. R. 1. . I |