The Sane Fourth by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 1, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 30.

The Sane Fourth

By Editor

There is very much in the papers over "the sane Fourth." Accidents this year are very much less than in years past. The cities throughout the country are more and more coming to restrict the use of explosives and bring the sports and celebrations within the danger line. It has resulted in many less accidents and fires. In fact, the fire is about three fifths of what it was last year. There were 24 killed and 881 injured this year, as against 28 killed and 1,785 injured last year, and 44 killed and 2,361 injured in 1909. The year previous to that 56 were killed. Of the 24 killed this year 12 were due to fireworks, 7 to firearms, 2 to gunpowder, and 3 to toy pistols. The last ought to be utterly abolished.