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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
Violations of Rules.

''All Of the mistakes noted above are
violations Of simple rules, which should
have been easily understood by men
Of sufficient intelligence to be in
trusted with the operation of trains. The
evidence is that in the main the rules
are understood but they are habitual~
y violated by employees who are
charged with responsibility for the safe
movement Of trains. The evidence also
is that in many cases operating officers
are cognizant of this habitual disregard
OF rules and no proper steps are taken
to correct the evil Many operating of
ficers seem to proceed upon the theory
that their responsibility ends with the
PRONUNCIATION of rules, apparently over
looking the fact that no matter how in
herently good a rule may be it is Of no
force unless it is obeyed. On very many
railroads there is little or no system of
inspection or supervision OF the work
OF train service employees so far as per-
tains to those matters which vitally af-
feet safety. Employees are not exam
ined on the operating rules except at
the time of their promotion, and only
the most pcrfunctory efforts are made
to determine their fitness to perform
the duties assigned TO them from time
to time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
WOULD RESTRICT THE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH

WASHINGTON, Dec, 19.-Represen-
tative Church, Democrat of California,
introduced bill today which would de-
clare it to be an offense against the
government for any person to make
or circulate false statements, either
verbally or in writing, in regard to the
financial interests OF the people and
business conditions of the United States
for the purpose OF bringing on a strin'
gency in the money market of this
country, generally known as money
panic.
The bill would provide punishment
for each offense By a fine of $4,000 and
Imprisonment for not less than ten
wears,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20

Idaa Inose noted by the commission in its
tdst annual report, namely. disregard
~ Ura iiHed i slgnal improper fIagging, Fail.
cbeckinao ooe tram tram orders, improper
standing OF orders, occnnying 80,
track on time of superior train. block
operator allowed train to enter occm>
pied block, dispatcher gave Ian order
or used improper form of order opera.
Tor mado mistake in copying order.
switch left open in face Of approaching
tram, excessive speed, failure to iden,
tlfy train that was met.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
MAJOR GENERAL WOOD
WILL SUCCEED BARRY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19,--Secretary
Garrison announced today that when
Office of chief of staff next April, he
will be assigned TO command the east
ern department with headquarters at
Governor S Island, New York. succeed
ing Major General Thomas r. Barry,
who will go to the Philippines. Secre-
tary Garrison made no announcement
as TO General Wood S successor rs chief
of stah.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
Authority Asked.

That explicitly authority be given the
commission to examine all books and
papers of common carriers subject to
the law
That the commission be relieved Of
all duties under the parcel post law,
"or that such duties and the standards
to be applied be more clearly stated Z"
The report gives some consideration
to the law providing for physical valua-
tion of railways. Up to the present time
it has not been possible to do more
than prepare aD outline of the plans for
tho great task of valuing American rail
road property.
The report shows that the work Of
the commission increased tremendously
in volume. Scores of violations of the
law by both carriers and shippers were
investigated. In this connection the re-
port says that "the false billing of
freight by shippers continues +" IT is
pointed out that serious abuses Of tran
sit privileges by both carriers and ship
pers constitute a continuing evil, rem
edy for which is being worked out by
the commission. Failure on the part OF
carriers to collect from shippers certain
demurrage charges was made the sub
ject Of many Investigations, because
this is regarded by the commission as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20

ence) havo been taken. The trains in
volved in these lamcntable disasters
generally arc operated by trusted en-
pioyees of long experience. But the
record abundantly proves that even
splendid signal equipment and admira-
bic discipline, coupled with long expert
ence and high moral character on the
part of employees. cannot prevent the
occasional man failures which produce
such fatal results. These facts are
brought TO the attention OF the con
gress, with the suggestion that these
man failures indicate the necessity for
the development and perfection of
some system OF automatic train control
to be used in connection with existing
signal systems.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20

one Of the most insidious forms of re.
batting. Stress also is laid upon viola
tons Of the anti-pass law, but the re-
port indicates that these are becoming
less and less frequent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
High Speed Contributing Cause.

"High speed was an important con-
tributing cause Of several serious acci-
dents during the past year. On many
roads there is no limit TO the speed at
which passenger trains arc allowed to
run. Enginemen are thus encouraged 20
run their trains at excessive speed IN
an effort to make up time lost on
schedules that are IN many cases al
ready sufficiently fast for safety
Such high speed is especially danger
GUS In times OF fog or storm, when sig
nails can be seen but comparatively
short distance. The maximum allow.
able speed of trains on all roads should
be established at a safe limit, and it
should not be left entirely to the judg-
ment of enginemen TO determine wheth-
er or not this limit is exceeded.
HInasmuch as the only purpose of
investigation, the report continues,
sis to learn the true causes of acci,
dents, so that such causes may be elm.
mated as fully as practicable, it is
manifestly impossible for the commits
sion fully to accomplish such purpose
unless empowered by law to enforce it's
recommendations. furthermore, the
commission should be authorized to
conduct independent Investigations
with respect to all matters affecting
the safety of railway travel, the object
being to prevent accidents as far as
possible rather than, az at present,
merely TO point out the causes of acci-
dents after their occurrence. There is
particular need for an investigation of
the conditions surrounding the use of
steel rails and car wheels upon rail
roads. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
VICE PRESIDENT TO
TAKE THE PLATFORM

today by a lyceum bureau here that Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall had
signed n contract 10 lecture at least four
weeks. after the close OF the present ses-
sion OF congress. The vice president Will
receive $500 a lecture according TO the
announcement His lecture tour, II is
said, Will cover cities In the middle west
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
Recommendations.

Among the important recommends
tions for new legislation are the fol-
lowing:
That one period be fixed for the be-
ginning Of all actions relating to trans
portation charges and that that period
be within three years from the compile
tion of the service as to which damag es
are claimed.
That carrier which fails to demand
payment of charges for any transporta-
ton service within a period of ninety
days shall be deemed guilty Of giving
rebate to the shipper
That all suits brought to enforce or
set aside orders Of the commission be
directly under the supervision OF the
commission, instead Of, as now, under
tice; and that the commission be
charged primarily with the duty of
presenting such cases In court subject
to the right Of the department of JUS
tice or private individuals to intervene
to protect public or private interests.
That the commission be authorized to
make orders, after investigation, re-
specting the construction and maipte.
nance of the physical properties of
railroads engaged in Interstate com
meTce and rules and regulations per-
tanning to the use and operation Of such
properties
That the commission be given control
and supervision over railway capitaliZa.
tion.
That, further to minimize the danger
of accidents, the commission be empow-
cred "to require the use Of block signal
systems and to require the adoption and
use Of steel or steel underframe cars
~, T2e aarlIco
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
EP0RT CALLS
|ATTENT|ON To
4 TRAIN WRECKS
|utsrstate Commerce Com.
mission Asks Additional
Power Over the
Railroads.
unIJLD SCRUTINlZE.
SECURITY ISSUES
little Progress Made in the
Direction of Physical Valu-
/, alton; Violations of the
Anti.pass Statute.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-Empha.
Sdur the necessity for further action
h the federal government to provide
mater safety for travellers and en-
5rees upon American railroads, the
rstate commerce commission, in its
Xuunl report, submitted to congress
fdsy, makes vigorous recommends
ions for additional powers over the
'uiysical construction and operation Of
he roads. The commission also recon-
nruds that it be given authority to
uperviee the issue Of railroad securi-
W. and some measure Of control over
De capitalization.
Conditions disclosed by the commits
inns investigation of railroad acci-
dquts during the year present situa-
bon which, the commission believes,
tught to be the subject Of immediate
|Izislation. Seventy-siS accidents In
7stigated comprised 81 collisions and
H dersilments, and caused the death
IL es3 and the injury of 1850 persons.
.Snmenting upon these facts, the re-
= says:
6reless Employees.
"The commission again is compelled
b note the exceedingly large proper
hon Of train accidents due to derelic-
ton Of duty on the part Of employees.
hftysix of the accidents investigated
durug the year, or nearly Is per cent
X tho whole number, were directly
tzusd by mistakes of employees. These
ziEtakes were Of the same nature as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
How to Treat
| Pirnples

Esnty smear the affected parts with
Eudcura Ointment, but do not rub.
wash it off in FIVE minutes with Gu
polra Soap and hot water. Sample
g Cutcura Soap and Ointment free
Mlh y 32-p. book. Address postcard
Cuucura," Dept. 3A, Boston.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
Accidents Not Unavoidable.

These errors are exactly the ones
which figure in tho causes OF train ac.
cldents year after year Their per
slstence, leading always TO the same
narrowing results, points inevitably TO
tn, truth of one or the other Of the
Following alternatives: Either q great
majority Of these deplorable railroad
disasters. are unavoidable or there ex.
lsts widespread lack Of intelligent
and well.directed effort to minimize
the mistakes of employees in the opera.
tion OF trains. II is not believed that
al those accidents which are caused
by the mistakes of employees are un-
aVoldabie: 1t is quite true that man
is prone to error, and as long as abso-
lutte reliance is placed upon the human
element In the operation of trains ac-
cidents are bound to occur, but until it
can be shown that all reasonable and
proper measures have been taken for
lts prevention no accident can be
classed as unavoidable.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-20
Lack of Supervision.

''This lack OF supervision and inspec-
ton with respect to matters affecting
the safety Of trains is unexplainable
when the careful supervision Of all mat
ters directly affecting the revenue Of
the roads is considered. The auditing
and checking systems used for detect
ing the dishonesty of employees are mar
vels Of ingenuity and careful attention
to detail, but means Of determining
whether trains are operated in accord
anee with the requirements of safety
and in conformity with the rules are
almost entirely lacking,
Sin previous reports the commission
has recommended legislation requiring
the Standardization Of operating rules.
1t is vital to the safe movement Of
trains that rules should be explicit and
uniform in character, so that they may
be easily understood and that there
may be no doubt as to their application.
To this end federal legislation is neces-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23

be utilized to bring the matter to official
attention.
This is a wrong system. The house
holder should not be compelled to take
the initiative in keeping the collectors up
to the mark. Between the contractors
and the District government should be
some system of checks operative with
sufficient reliability to maintain sys-
tematic service For one possibility. 1t
might be suggested that the householders
be provided with cards or tickets. to be
handed one by one to the collectors as
they call. for garbage or trash, the col
lectors being obliged to turn in from
each trip that number of tickets which
the route requires. That would impose
upon the householder only the slight OBJ
legation of attending in person or by
proxy to the detail of handing out a
ticket whenever a collector calls The
collector could not in that case merely
announce his presence by changing of
his gong-an abominable device adding
to the city's needless noises-but would
be obliged to leave his cart and declare
himself in person at the point of col
lection.
1t is unsafe to depend upon the house
holder to make complaint when the serv
Ice is inadequate. While many people
have domestic telephones. few want to
appear in the light Of compliments.
Probably in not one-tenth of the cases of
dereliction in the garbage and trash col
lections is the street cleaning department
notified by post or phone, and thus the
city's health is endangered for lack of
a trustworthy method of keeping the coll
lectors of refuse up to their work The
device of some means of insuring thor
ough collections. without imposing re-
sponsibility upon the householder. is de-
manded in the interest of the Districts
physical welfare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
A Poisoning Accident.

A child two years old has just died in
New Hampshire as a result of swallowing
a poison tablet which he found in a bu-
reau drawer through which he was rum
maging The parents of this child are
people Of exceptional intelligence and
they have unquestionably read OF the
cases Of poisoning that have occurred
through the careless disposal OF danger
our remedies of a socalled household"
nature. Yet they took apparently no
particular precautions TO keep the poison
in this instance out of reach Of children
Perhaps they thought that the things
that happen in other families could not
happen to them That is fatal blunder
made by many people. The gun that is
thought to be unloaded takes it's victims
with shocking frequency. and yet many
of those who read of the reports of
these tragedies believe that they are i'm
mune from such mishaps. only to find
themselves later in the deepest sorrow
through their thoughtlessness.
What happens to one may happen to
another. There is no personal immunity
from accidents or the result Of needless
ness. No charm rests upon any
to save them from the consequences of
their folly or forgetfulness. People speak
Of luck as though II were something
tangible and definite and personal. To
be sure, some people seem to bear
charmed lives. passing through misfor-
tunes unscathed. missing death BY mar
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row margins. walking safely through
dangers. But this is due to no personal
freedom from peril Mischance strikes
only a few. and of course there must be
some who fail to meet ii. indeed the ma
jority Those who are careful. who learn
the lesson of others mishaps, who take
precautions against misadventure, are
among the fortunate ones.
In the matter Of leaving poison around
the house there cannot be too much care.
Far better is it to destroy the remnant
of some package of dangerous material
that has served its immediate use, to buy
fresh supply on later occasion. than to
leave these life-taking things within pos
sible reach of meddlesome, curious fin
gers. A little child has no discrimina-
ton and is tempted to put everything
into its mouth. There Is no conceivable
excuse for permitting deadly drugs to lie
within reach of youngsters and yet acct
dents of this sort just reported from New
Hampshire are frequent and will continue
until the almost criminal folly of the in
different handling of poisons is univer-
sally cured
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Mr.. Wilson's Second Address.

Again in an address to Congress Mr..
Wilson shows two merits-brevity, and
literary style. He does not dwell on his
subject and does not lose himself in a
tangle of words. Even those who differ
with him see his object and get his mean
ing. But N a very brief space he opens
Up "A good deal of discussion.
on the subject of the tariff Mr. Wilson
says that ever since the civil war the
people have waited for emancipation from
protection. and he declares that now they
are about TO be set free. Is not this more
rhetorical than accurate?
The tariff has been revised five times
since the civil war. but not once on lines
of tariff for revenue only. The Wilson
bill OF twenty years ago carried as 1t
passed the House goodly amount of
protection. Mr.. German in the Senate
simply added more protection. But both
houses had so jum'bled matters that the
country at the first opportunity repudi-
ated their work and ordered a revision
on lines of frank protection. and in the
Dingley law-the best and most salts
factory tariff law since the civil war
got it,
The people at the polls last year did
not repudiate protection-did not ask to
be 'emancipated'' from that policy. Mr..
Wilson and the Sixtythird Congress hold
their commissions from minority of the
electorate. The democracy came in
through a division of the party of pro-
lection caused by personal matter, and
fell short of the votes cast for the two
wings of the protection party by a mil
lion. two hundred thousand.
Moreover he hill IL
passed the House carried goodly amount
of projections; and even if the reductions
recommended by the Senate finance COM
mttee prevail, the people will not by
any means be ''emancipated from pro-
lection. Sugar and wool will suffer, but
there will still be cakes and ale for many
other products. The revision now in the
shaping will when completed lack much
of providing a tariff for revenue only
That part of last years democratic
promise to the people will not be re-
deemed this year, if ever.
But however that may be, Mr.. Wilson
thinks currency reform should go hand
IN hand with tariff reform, in order to
assure the business world. and he recon-
mends action. He puts the matter diplo-
matically as respects himself. He is
too modest in saying that the committees
of Congress have honored him by con-
sulting him about a currency measure.
II general report may be trusted he
Is insisting on immediate action on lines
largely of his own devisement He is di-
recting the currency fight as firmly as
the tariff fight. and his use of the word
consultation is regarded as humorous
Mr. Wilson wants currency reform now,
and calls on Congress to make anv sac
rifices in the way of the personal COM
fort Of members to provide it, He will
stay in Washington. and all will sweat
together. When the commander-in-chief
talks in that strain, will the rank and
file disobey?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
Where He Weakened.

My Uncle Jim, he nearly got
government position.
OF influence he had lot
From folks of high condition.
The duties were about the same
AS those of various places:
He'd simply have to sign his name
In numerous vacant spaces
But, Jim,' they said. you must prepar,
10 wear stand-up collar
And always speak with proper care
And not laugh loud nor holler
You'll want an evening suit. each night;
frock coat in the daytime
Your working hours will be all right
But how about the playtime?'
My duty calls, And yet" said he,
Its loudest call is this 'un;
To stay right here where there will be
Some friends to sit an listen.
In fierce debate ] should not fear
To face the storm clouds brewings
But I'm too timid to go near
Those fancy howdy-doings.
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Mr.. Bryan and the Currency.

Inevitably. Mr. Bryan is mentioned
prominently in the discussion of the cur
rency bill. The subject leads to him. both
because of his position in the democratic
party. and because of his intimate asso-
citation with the general subject of finan-
cial and currency reform.
Mr.. Bryan made his debut in national
affairs as tariff reformer. He was
elected to Congress on that issue and
served two terms. in one of which he
helped prepare the famous Wilson bill
firing Of Congress- he withdrew, and en-
tered journalism and the lecture field
and laid the foundations of the extraor-
binary success he achieved at Chicago in
1895
But upon leaving Congress Mr. Bryan
dropped the tariff and took up the money
issue. He staked his future on free sill
yer coinage at 16 to 1, and became the
leader of his party on the proposition
that Wall street had been running the
country and must be dislodged from con-
troll And on that proposition, although
defeated, he polled six and a half mill
lions of votes.
An effort was then made to depose
Mr.. Bryan from the democratic leader
ship and revive the issue of tariff re-
form. but it failed. He was renominated
by reclamation at Kansas City in 1900
and a platform with free silver in 1t
adopted.
The democratic campaign of 1904 was a
fasco, and that Of 1905 but little better
But Mr.. Bryan retained his hold on his
party. and was SO powerful after six
teen years that last year he dictated
both the nomination made and the plat
form adopted at Baltimore. and by vir-
tue Of that achievement is now at the
head of Mr.. Wilson's cabinet.
In the preparation of the tariff bill Mr..
Bryan is said not to have busted himself
except as to wool. He has always ia
vored free wool. and he criticised the
democratic tariff bill of two years ago
because it carried a wool duty. This time
Mr.. Underwood yielded the point: and
Mr.. Bryan. reinforced by Mr. Wilson,
has the satisfaction of seeing wool sched-
uled for the free list. So in his only con-
tention as to the present tariff revision
Mr.. Bryan has won.
IL is the currency fight that is enlisting
Mr.. Bryans full attention. He has his
old enemy, Wall street, in view, and his
object is to keep that enemy out of any
influence in the new currency arrange
ments. Beware Of Wall street." is his
ADMIRATION to his party now, as in the
past
Mr.. Bryan has not mentioned free sill
yer coinage for a long time. Last years
campaign did not take the matter into
account at all. But as Mr.. Bryan has
never retracted, or qualified. his free sill
yer views. and Is chiefly known for them,
his influence in the present currency dis
cussion is giving business centers espe-
cially in the east, some unhappy quarter
hours.