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* Thursday, March 6, 1930 DR. METCALFE TALKS AT ROTARY MEETING (Continued from Page 4) concerned, I think we are all fairly well agreed; in fact, the noble efforts made to abolish war as an instrument for settling the â€"national disputes of the world were given birth by, the grim aspect of war, with its death and plunder, hardship and suffering. Many â€"of: our heroes, whose praises we sing to this day, won their imâ€" mortality: on the battle fields or on the high seas of wars in which our country has been engaged. Truly, we are indebted to them, as well as to the thousands of noble heroes, livâ€" ing and dead, who gave generously to t ing and and cy. have waged war gives rise to th my talk is based waging peace su â€" I mentioned, i evil our attention, for a :moment,â€" to the evils and consequences of peace. I refer specifically to the heavy toll of human life and limb being sacrificed each year in this country through acâ€" cidents. This week the National Safeâ€" ty council will meet to arrange for a safety week throughout the U. S. During the year 1928 over 95,000 persons in this country lost their lives through accidents. Think of it! A larger toll of human life during one year of peace that we lost during our participation â€" in the World war. We thought that was a terrible loss, when so many lives were lost in war, yet I am afraid we pay little or no attention when the same number of lives are lost in peace time. In addition to those killed through accidents, 10,000,000 other persons were injured. As a nation, fe sufferâ€" ed a monetary loss, direct and indiâ€" rect, estimated at $10,000,000,000 durâ€" ing 1928.. We are wont to think of our places of work as the source of most accident, but it may surprise you to know that 28,000 fatalities ocâ€" curred on our streets. and highways in 1928 and in 1929, 32,500 fatalities, and another 27,000 other persons lost their lives through accidents in their homes, which above all other places is considered a haven of safety. Just think of it; here are 55,000 deaths in 1928 which occurred,. not while at work, but during periods of recreation and while at home.. This story sounds horrible enough when told in terms of bare numbers. _ It sounds infinitely worse when told in terms of crushed and bleeding bodies and ruined hopes â€"in terms of suffering, want and disâ€" rupted homes. There is scarcely a person who does not know éf a houseâ€" hold that has lost a child through beâ€" ing killed by an automobile or who doesn‘t know of a widow and children who mourn ‘the loss of a husband and father, accidently killed. We pay a lot of attentior to the horrors of war, but right here is a peacetime war that is exacting an anâ€" nual toll, in lives and suffering, greatâ€" er than any war in which our nation has ever engaged. Are we doing anything about it and if we are, are we doing all that we possibly can? In other words, are we throwing our mentioned, in a general W _consequences of war, with are all familiar. Let us nc attention, for a moment, s and consequences of pe ir specifically to the heavy nan life and limb being sa h year in this country thro nts. This week the Nationa high seas. o1 try has bee aire indebted 1e thousands and dead,; v unstintingly resources in It is true waged wi rise to 1 to then s of nobl who gay ; of their n periods t y? s ral way, , with wh us now t ment, : to of peace. y, the which v turn o the energies into this peacetime problem with the same earnestness as we enâ€" listed our time and service during wartime? What are we doing to prevent accidents? : The man who has safety for his| am interested in your proposition." subject is fortunate, for a large part| Today accident prevention and safeâ€" of his audience, wherever he may be,| ty first are no longer mere phrases, is interested in his subject. That In most of our industriee manageâ€" statement reminds me> of a little| ment and employees are working hand story: A Blackhand society once|in hand in remedying dangerous conâ€" wrote a wealthy man that, in failure|ditions and educating men, women to leave $25,000 at a certain place|and children to put safety above evâ€" and time, they would kidnap his wife.| ery other consideration. The railâ€" 5 T HE PRESS You‘ve Never Seen Such Clothes ul $SO as these Steinâ€"Bloch "Tailored Cfifties®" IN OUR EVANSTON SHOP., THE®:Hus HenrY C.LÂ¥YyTroN & Sons Suits and Topcoats, direct from our own controlled tailoring plants â€"and offering more quality at this price than has been possible heretoforeâ€"anywhere. See these magnificent *"Tailored Fifties.‘"" They are unquestionably the Finest Suits and Topcoats presented in recent years at $50. The letter, by mistake, was delivered to a very poor man whose name was the same as the rich man‘s. The poor man, however, replied to the letter by saying, "I haven‘t any money,â€"but I am interested in your proposition." Evanston Shop Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings roads, in 1923, started with a proâ€" gram which was to reduce accidents 385 per cent by 1982. This goal has already been reached, but remember that during the past eight years the railroads have spent $324,000,000 of new capital for safety purposes. In the purely industrial field millions of dollars have been spent, also, to proâ€" vide safeguards for machinery, for interâ€"department contests, for organâ€" ized classes and allâ€"around improveâ€" ment along safety lines. In a few (Continued on page 22 22) 16