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The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Creation of the
Children's s Bureau

The statistics as to infant mortality
and as to the too early employment of
children in factories have prompted the
creation of a children's bureau, by
which the whole public can be made
aware of actual conditions in the States
and the best methods of reforming them
for the saving and betterment of the
coming generation.
The passage Of time has brought the
burdens and helplessness of old age 10
many OF hose veterans of the civil war
who exposed their lives in the supreme
struggle to save the nation, and, recog-
mixing this. Congress has added to pre-
vious provision which patriotic graft
Jude had prompted a substantial allow
ance, which may be properly character
lied as an old mems pension.
BY the white-slave act we have sought
to save unfortunates from their own
degradation. and have forbidden the
use of interstate commerce in promot-
ing vice.
In the making of the contract OF en-
ployment between a railway employe
and the company the two do not stand
on an equality, and the terms of the
contract which the common law ini-
piled were unfair to the employe. Con-
gress, in the exercise OF its control over
interstate commerce, has reformed tht
contract to be implied, and has made Il
more favorable to the employe. In
deed. a more radical bill which / FULLY
approve, has passed the Senate, and
is now pending in the House, which re-
quires Interstate railways in effect tc
insure the lives of their employees anC
to make provision for prompt settle
ment of the amount due under the Law
after death or injury has occurred.
BY the railroad legislation of this ad
ministration shippers have been PLACED
much nearer an equality with the rail
roads whose lines they use than eve
before Rates cannot be increased ex
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Stands on Record Made
By First Administration,
Praising the Work Done
Says Crisis In Life of Party Is At Hand and Points
Out the Dangers Of Possible
Democratic Success.
The Prcaident's speech follows;

The Prcaidents speech follows;
Mr.. Root and gentlemen Of the Noti-
fcation Committee:
accept the nomination. which you
tender. ] do so with profound graft
tude to the Republican party. which
has thus honored me twice. / accept
II as an approval of what I have done
under its mandate, and as an express
sion of confidence that In a second Ad-
ministration will serve the public well.
The Issue presented to the convention,
over which your chairman presided with
such a Just and even hand, made
crisis in the party's life. A faction
sought to force the party to violate
valuable and time-honored national
tradition by-entrusting the power of the
Presidency for more than two terms to
one man. and that man, one whose re-
Gently avowed political views would
have committed the party to radical
proposals involving dangerous changes
in our present constitutional form of
representative government and our in
depended judiciary.
This occasion Is appropriate for the
expression of profound gratitude at the
victory for the right which was won at
Chicago. BY that victory, the RepuL-
lican party was saved for future use
fulness. 1t has been the party through
which substantially all the progress and
development in our country's history In
the last fifty years has been finally ef-
fectcd. 1t carried the country through
the war which saved the Union, and
through the greenback and silver
crazes to sound gold basis, which
saved the country's honor and credit
1t fought the Spanish war and suc7
cessfully solved the new problems OF
our island possessions. It met the IN
cidental evils of the enormous trade ex-
pansion and extended combinations Of
capital from 1897 unit! now by a sue
cessful crusade against the attempt OF
concentrated wealth to control the coun-
try's politics and its trade. 1t enacted
regulatory legislation to make the rail-
roads the servants and not the mas
ters Of the people. 1t has enforced the
antitrust laws until those who were
not content with anything but monopD-
listic control of various branches of
industry are now acquiescent in any plan
which shall give them scope for legit!-
mate expansion and assure them i'm
munity from reckless prosecution.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Party Is Alive
TO Modern Change.

The Republican party has been alive
to the modern change in the view of the
duty, Of government toward the people.
Time was when the least government
was thought the best, and the policy
which left all. to the individual. un-
molested and unaided by government,
was deemed the wisest. Now the duty
of government by positive law to fur
ther equality of opportunity in respect
of the weaker classes in their dealings
with the stronger and more powerful Is
clearly recognized. 1t is in this direc-
tton that real progress toward the
greater human happiness is being made.
1t has been suggested that under our
Constitution, such tendency to so-called
paternalism was impossible. Nothing is
further from the, fact. The power of
the Federal Government to tax and ex-
pend for the general welfare has long
been exercised, and the admiration one
feels for our Constitution. is increased
when We perceive how readily that in
strument lends itself to wider govern
mental functions in the promotion of
the comfort Of the people.
The list Of legislative enactments for
the uplifting Of those of our people suf-
fering disadvantage In their social and
economic relation to others enacted by
the Republican party in this and pre-
vtolrs administrations Is a long one, and
shows the party sensitive to the needs
of the people under the new view of
governmental responsibility
Thus there was the pure food law and
the meat inspection law to hold those
who dealt with the food Of millions to a
strict accountability for its healthful
condition.
The frightful loss of life and limb to
railway employees in times past has
now been greatly reduced by statutes
requiring safety appliances and proper
inspection. of which two important ones
were passed In this Administration.
The dreadful mining disasters ir
which thousands of miners met theil
death have led TO a Federal mining bu
reau and generous appropriations to fur
ther discovery of methods for reducing
explosions and other dangers in mining
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Declares Teachings
Lead to Socialism.

In the ultimate analysis. I fear. the
equal opportunity which those seek VINO
proclaim the coming Of so-called social
Justice involves forced division OF
property, and that means socialism. In
the abuses of the last two decades II
Is true that ill-gotten wealth has been
concentrated in some undeserving hands,
and that if It were possible to redis-
tribute it on any equitable principle 10
those from whom 1t was taken without
adeouate or proper compensation IL
would be a good result to bring about.
But this is obviously impossible and I'M
practicable. All that can be done Is
to treat this as one incidental evil OF
a great expansive movement In the ma
terial progress of the world and to
make sure that there will be no recur-
renee of such evil. In this regard we
have made great progress and REFORM
as in respect to secret rebates In rail-
ways, the improper comforting of public
franchises, and the immunity OF mono
polizing trusts and combinations. The
misfortunes of ordinary business. the
division of the estates of wealthy men
at their death, the chances OF specula-
ton which undue good fortune seems
often to stimulate. operating as causes
through a generation. will do much to
divide I'D such large fortunes. 1t Is Tar
better to await the diminution Of this
evil by natural causes than to attempt
what would soon take on the aspect
OF confiscation or to abolish the prin-
ciple and institution Of private property
and to change to socialism. Socialism
involves the taking away of the motive
| for ACQUISITION, saving, energy, and en-
terprise, and a futile attempt by COM
| mittees to apportion the rewards due
| for productive labor. 1t means stagna-
| tion and retrogression. 1t destroys the
! handspring of human action that has
carried the world on and upward for
do not say that the two gentlemen
who now lead, one the Democratic party
and the other the former Republicans
| who have left their party. in their at.
| tacks upon existing conditions, and ir
| their attempt to satisfy the popular un'
rest by promises Of remedies, are con
sciously embracing socialism. The trutf
is that they do not offer any definite
| legislation or policy by which the happy
| conditions they promise are to bt
| brought about. but II their promises
mean anything. they lead direGtly TO-
| to one man, to another. The truth Is
my friends, both those who have lef
the Republican party under the inspira
ton of their present leader. and our, ole
| opponents, the Democrats, under thei
candidate, are going in direction the,
do not definitely know, toward an ent
they cannot definitely describe. witt
but one chief and clear object. and tina
is of acquiring power for their party b!
popular support through the promise o
change for the better. What the!
clamor for Is a change. They ask for
change in government so that the Coy
ernment may be restored to the people
as II this had not been a peoples Gov
ernment since the beginning of the Con
! stitution.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Has Full Sympathy
For All Reforms,

I have the fullest sympathy with
every reform in governmental and cleo
tion machinery which shall facilitate the
expression of the popular will as the
short ballot and the reduction in cleo
tive offices to make it possible. But
these gentlemen propose to reform the
Government. whose present defects, II
any, are due to the failure of the people
to devote as much time as is necessary
to their political duties by requiring a
political activity by the people three
The Washington times., 1912-08-01

tinued effort to remedy injustice and to
aid the weak and venture to say that
there is no national administration in
which more real steps of such progress
have been taken than In the present
one.
But in so far as the propaganda for
the satisfaction of unrest involves the
promise of millennium, a condition
In which the rich are to be made rea-
sonably poor and the poor reasonably
rich by law, we are chasing phan-
tom; we are holding out to those whose
unrest we fear a prospect and a dream,
a vision of the impossible.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Millions Spent
For Agriculture.

Many millions are spent annually by
the Agricultural Department to investi-
gate the best methods of treating the
soil and carrying on agriculture and of
publishing the result. We are now look
ing into the question of the best system
for securing such credit for the farmer
at reasonable rates as will enable him
better to equip his farm and to follow
the rules of good farming, which we
must encourage. Our platform, / am
glad to say. specifies this as q reform
to which the party is pledged. The
necessity for stimulating greater pro-
duction Of foodstuffs per acre becomes
imperative as the vacant lands avail
able for the extension Of acreage are
filling UP and the supply of foodstuffs
as compared with the demand Is grow
ing less each year.
Congress has sought to encourage the
movement toward eight hours day for
all manual labor by the recent enact
ment OF new law on the subject more
stringent in its provisions regarding
works on Government contracts.
One Of the great defects In our pres
ent system Of Government Is the delay
and expense OF litigation. which of
course. works against the poor litigant.
The Supreme Court is now engaged In
revision of the equity rules to accom-
plish this purpose as to half our Federal
litigation. The workmen's compensa-
ton act will relieve our courts of law
of very heavy part of the present
dockets On the law side Of the court
and give the court more opportunity
to speed the remaining causes. The
last Congress codified the Federal court
provisions, and we may look for, and
should insist upon, a reform in the law
procedure SO as to promote dispatch of
business and reduction in costs.
We have adopted In this Administra-
ton, after very considerable opposition,
the postal savings banks, which wor,;
directly in the promotion Of thrift
among the people. BY payment of only
| per cent interest on deposits they do
not compete with the savings banks.
| But they do attract those who fea
banks and are unwilling to trust their
funds except to a Government agency.
I Experience, however, leads deposttors
to a knowledge of the Importance OF
interest. and then seeking a higher rate
they transfer their accounts to the
savings banks. In this way the saw
ings-bank deposits, instead Of being ro-
| duced, are increased, and there is thus
available much larger fund for gen
| eral investment.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01

cept after the Interstate Commerce
Commission shall hold the increase res-
sonable. Orders against railways which
under previous acts might be stayed by
judicial injunction that involved a de-
lay of two years can now be examined
and finally passed on by the Commerce
Court In about six months. Patrons Of
express, telegraph, and telephone COM
panies may now secure reasonable rates
by complaint to the commission,
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Experts Named
On Economy Board.

secured an appropriation for the ap-
pointment of an economy and efficiency
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22
DOUGLAS PARK HAS
INTERESTING HISTORY
Racing Resumed at Course
After Five Seasons at
Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE. Sept. 71--Besutifui
Douglas park, where racing Is now being
conducted for the first time In five years,
has an interesting history. II was built
az q counter attrs sction 70 Churchill
Downs during the disastrous turf war
between the Western Jockey club and the
American Turf congress. II had q fsw
meetings. and then the powers that be In
the turf world seeing the handwriting on
the wall got their heads together and
formed a holding company terminating
the turf war in Louisville and having sii
the racing done at Churchill po~ns- One
OF the clauses In the holding agree
ment was that so much must be apent
each year TO keep Douglas park In
the best OF repair during these idle years.
The agreement having run out. each track
decided TO paddle Its own canoe, though
both are working In perfect harmony.
Douglas gets eighteen days this fan. aud
SHOULD have = rattlins good meeting.
lnston. Lexington In gradually asking
for more racing dayB each year ard IN o
few years can be expected TO receive
nearly as much as eithsr the Louisville
looking out for the welfare OF the peo-
pie and not trying to overburden them
with racing. Still Lexington IN granted
privileges just because II u In the heart
The game has been good at Lexington
this fall, plenty OF money being In evi.
dence. That's what will make a good
meeting, more 50 than horses. and II
augurs well for the other tracks. II La
tonia gets any kind Of a break In the
| this fall as II did In the spring and thai
was good enough for anybody
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

cans on the project were received, but
that Of Mr.. Jaggi was considered the most
desirable, While the details of his prop
osition have not been made public, 1t is
understood that a certain percentage of
the proceeds from the investment are TO
go to the government The plans of
Mr.. Jaggi and associates call for the
establishment OF IN elaborate pleasure re-
sort In connection with the racing plant,
Besides the gambling casino there will
be erected a large hotel and a number Of
pleasure attractions Installed.
II Is understood 10 be tho plan TO give
winter racing. and, as during the win
ter season California is crowded with
thousands OF tourists from all parts OF
the United States. II is thought that the
attendance at the races will be large.
California was one OF the best racing
states in the Union until state laws put
a stop to the sport. and from California
alone II is believed a track In Lower
California would receive sufficient pa
tronage to warrant putting on high
class racing.
At one time a racing concession was
granted by tho Mexican government for
Tia Juana. but as this was a border
town just over the line, complaint was
made to the state department OF the
United States, and representations to the
Mexican government resulted In can.
! collation. OF gne privilege to race at the
border town.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

~ A. CALLAHAN. for many years
sponsor of amateur athletics
Il in this state and especially in
IT, the Salt Lake high school. re-
Gently returned from the east
where he spent the better part OF tnree
bail bail Mr.. Callahan, or "Callie," as he
is affectionately called by the pupils OF
tho west side school. is tho father OF atm
leties II that instituaiGn. ines,t,on s f,ftssn
years ago and has served ever since. He
made the Salt Lake high school 2 factor
In lntermountain athletics. took tne p3Ss Sy
eastern trip was taken mainly 10 ao-
quaint himsoH with the new style FOOT
ball.
When asked the essentials Of tho new
style play Mr.. Callahan said;
1t Is a combination OF the forward
pass. new style and runs, bucEins
every valuable feature that the game
has developed.
This style described IL the one played
In the east last fall and permits much
Individual playing. As to IT'S advantages.
Mr. Callahan said
The advantages Of this style game
are many. chief among them being
that IL prepares team to meet any
offense. tricky OF massive, which an
opponent might devise. at the same
time supplying nne OF oHense that
makes for originality.
Compared with the old game, IL
brings out an entirely new formation,
being moro open and depending. on
the Individuals headwork rather than
his weight. This tends 10 lessen In
jur'ies, gives more spectacular game.
and each Individual player has an op-
portunity TO distinguish himself II
Ia much speedier and cleaner. and for
these reasons better game The
individual and speedy playing was
restricted under the old rules, az
team developing the necessary speed
could not withstand the onslaughts Of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22
MANAGERS PATIENT
With RULE BREAKERS
Mack and Chance Both Waited
Too Long to Suspend
Players.
THD discipline Of ball players who
do not behave themselves started
late this year and some clubs

90 not DellHfd themselves 6tdA NSo
4 late this year. and some clubs
Il might have done better II the
suspensions end fines had come
sooner. Connie Mack waited until the
American league pennant was absolute-
ly lost before he set down Chief Bender
been setting fast pace since early In
the season.
AS early as June It was common talk
w WAS net taking care i 81 himself s and f Tie
knowledge led a number Of insiders to
predict that the Athletics would not cap
ture the flag for the third conssouttye
Indian. rather than resorting to harsher
measures, and failed. Oldring's actions,
OF course, were not so costly TO the club
an the fauFs fail sf q a. ths he ssme a1 keep IN
Frank Chance waited until the Reds
had beaten his club two out OF three
games and absolutely put the Cubs Cubs out out
fore he sent Frank Shuttle back home.
The question naturally arises whether
any Of these clubs would have done bet
u the strict aho discipline siaa had Sst Ssfn be
races In the two leagues were settled, II
Connie Mack had suspended Bender In
June when he was going badly and not not
team which was trying for a
punishmsnt 1ai1H a'S"s Would have had the dc:
sired elteCt anu tlle ChiSl lhbut hoN
come TO his senses In time to win lot
more games. thereby making the Ameri-
can league race much closer and giving
his club fair chance TO win out.
This Is tough problem for manager
| loose. he does not know whether 1t will
be best 10 enforce discipline without fear
\ or favor or to try to accomplish the same
result by gentler means A manager with
| a pitcher like Bender, one OF the best
| In the business when he Is right, hesi-
tates about fining and suspending him.
! for fear that he will break his spirit and
| iniure HIS effectiveness. There is always
the hope that the player will sec the
| folly OF his way and brace Mp OF his
own accord without being Inundated by
! punishment OF severe nature.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22
Callahan Explains Details
of the New Style Football

heavier opponents whom they had TO
match In line rushes.
The game as now played by the
bigger colleges does away with the
ball direct TO the carrier. This is
more effective than would AT first
seem and gives an extra man. who
can be used Co strengthen the line
part Of an extra halfback. This de-
velopnaent is an outgrowth Of the
quarterback run first introduced
three seasons back.
In snap and speed the new-style
game resembles old Gaelic football
by some OF the best teams In the
country while east In this game
there are seventeen. players on each
side. AS soon as the ball is passed
Which dt0RiPes Il e foul @ to to toneh the bali
with the hand. Apply this idea TO
the hands and YOU know what w,ll
strive for this year. The players
% eurste that they can send the ball
through q comparatively small OPEN
Ing. and / hope 10 get the high school
boys To the same efficiency.
Asked what he though Of the higI
schools chances with the open-style game
he replied;
will start ths boys out as usual.
but by midseason they Will be play-
ing four distinct styles OF football.
pared TO combat any attack that can
be formed They will have the ad-
vantage Of every trick play that ia
don't win Il Will not be their fault.
with ward, oieson and Breeken be
hind the line. the high school will hav
a backfieId that would be valuable o
any high school team In the countr,
They are ali experienced athletes, VIII
understand tho game. and with the al
az .raIlIe" IL seems n certainty that ill
ma and Black will have the best tear
of its career.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22
ace Track and Casino to Be
Built in Lower California

wAAf TO general expectations,
Aueut Francisco L Madero. Jr.,
nsen his consent for a re-
A o the racing game In Mex
-. Ane federal department has
@acesslou to +. p, JagsI for
hnent Of a racing plant with
p,''ileses at or near Ensenada.
cslitania.
sAE down Of the bars 10 the
noFse racing has created a
r,,sa sporuman OF Mexico, and /,
Il Will attract widesnrea d
4 smong the horseinen OF the
4 s,s - II is reported that appli-
Ve oe made by Il syndicate
-,r,. 'or other concessions for
"a shd that these Will be
Ia. - = number OF places in the
oureed that Mr.. Japri has q,
~ s,smper ,saIpr OF Americans in hi.
l1rt osl they will invest not les:
||1l ny sold IN the enterprise. II
n esis,Issa Issamnlihg privileges will bs
~ Ss 70 oeokmaking. hut thaj
-, SAL ss aiso Certain other game,
FS spnaeSucted saS at the track, II
4 ,,,stne a me project 1t ls pro,
IN honsh n.1,,h large gamblinl
: "a wlli be something In th,
-. sanctlouing OF gambling {,
M we friends OF PresIden'
T., asvs looked upon him al
- a Ipasly opposed to all kind,
= eova si became known recentl,
\ rsn,,nent was favorably dis
" 4 nsNe nne a concession OF thii
aamoer Of bids from Ameri