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SAFETY SHOULD COJAE FIRST
Commerce - Commission. Discusses
Cause of Train-Wreaks
EIGHT THOUSAND DERAILMENTS
Iefrctlvr TrncU, Ueft'CllTe Utiiitp
nicnt, Mlstnkea of Rmpioyrn anil
Drmiind for Speed Are
niK Factor.
WILL MANAGE YANKEES
NEXT 8EAS0N.
WASHINGTON. Dee. l.-"Safety first"
U' lbs paramount rule of trntn operation
suggested by the Interstate Commerce
commission In IU twenty-sixth annual re
port submitted today to congress, Discussion'-of
disasters on American rail-
roads during the last year constitutes an
Important feature of the report.
It la pointed out that many of the acci
dents moulting In fatalities might have
been averted by tho rxerclae of proper
precaution or the e-rnployment of aultable
devices and Rood equipment. Figure
glvnn chart that o( the total of 8,215 do
ralimenta durinK tna year, 1.K77 wer
cauted by defecta of roadway and 3,847
were duo to defective equipment This
Indicate an Increase over tho prevlout
year of C62 In the derailment due to bad
roadway and 1,023 due to bad equipment.
The Investigation by the commlnalon
Itself of railroad accident Involving loss
of life- the report says, "haa proceeded
far c'rto'ugh, to Indicate the need of jnoro
effective' measures than thus far' have
been taken tb secure nafety of railroad
travel." While tho provlous nugKotilons
of tho commission a to tho adoption by
, the railroads of nil-steel, or steel-under-
frame, earn are being adopted "na rnp
Idly aa conditions will permit" and "the
danger "from 'tho' up of -unsound cars la
gradually disappearing." tho serious dan
gers of defective- roadway-and tho .use
nf unsound j-als. still rcrnnli, as the re
sult of which"1 derailments' aru llkelv at
any-time lo-'oceur. Cbncernlnr 'lta' In-'
vestlratlons, tho commission says:
Of tha thirty-one derailments Investi
gated, fourteen werb either" directly ..of
Indirectly caused by bad traclt. In five
of these fourteen cases the derailments
would probably havo been avoided had
exltltlnif speed restrictions been ob
nervrd; but In all tho remaining cases
no adequate speed restrictions were. In
force, and In three cases the track condi
tions were so obviously unsafe that de
railments were likely to occur oven at
low speed. In one serious derailment tn
examination of the track In the vicinity
of the accident disclosed 904 rotten ties
within a distance of 147 rail lengths. Un
; der many of tho rails there were as many
I as eleven bad ties, and under each of
two rails there' were twelve ties bo badly j
decayed and broken as to be totally unfit
for Mcrvlce. In many of these tlea tho
Nptkcs were so loose that they were easily
removed by hand, the wood having no
longer any holding power. The track tn
the vicinity of this accident was poorly
ballasted and was unsafe for the passage
of trains at ordinary speed. This derail
ment occurred on straight track while
the train was running about thirty tntlea
per hour."
Mistake or Employes.
The report says that "the most dis
quieting and perplexing feature in the
problem of accident prevention ia the
large proportion of train accidents caused
by dereliction of duty by. the employes
Involved. The commission believes, aa a
rule, there are no men that have a keener
appreciation of the irresponsibilities than
mllroud trainmen and englnemen," and
yet It Is pointed out that 13 per cent. of1
the wholo number of accidents inveatl-,
gated were caused by mistakes on the'
part of omployes. I
'There Is a disposition In some
quarters," continues the report, to
rharga these lamentable errors to failure'
of discipline and to hold employe wholly
responsible for such failure. This . Is a
superficial view which contains no
promise of effective remedy. '
"A remarkable Increase in the speed
and weight of trains within recent years,
and the crowding of tracks and terminals
caused by the movement of an enormously
enlarged volume of traffic, have greatly
Increased the duties and responsibilities
of train tervc employes and multiplied,
tbe chances of error on their part. Not
withstanding these added duties and
responsibilities which the conditions of
modern . railroading have Imposed upon
employes, the methods of discipline and
regulations calculated to Insure safety in
train operation have remained practically
unchanged.
"To prevent railroad colllslpns adequate
measures must be taken, first, to reduce
the chances of human error to a minimum
and recond to neutralize the effects of
such error when it occurs. The recom
mendations previously made by the com
mission for legislation requiring the
standardisation of operating rules and
the use of the block system were designed
to reduce the probability of mistakes by
mploye, and thbse recommendations are
once more presented for consideration of
tbe concresa. Uniformity and consistency
In operating rules are neoesiary to aecure
nafety, and .it 1a not probable that a
satisfactory code which will, meet the
4emand of modern operating conditions
3ui b secured without, appropriate action
by the federal government."
CllfMlvr Mitred la Factor.
Tit oomifilasion points out that ex
cessive speed haa been an Important
factor in many train accidents, and that
Vondfdons of soft) operation ore often
ignorwd lu tiie effort to bring fast trains
that additional leglslntlon to Insur.e safety
of railway travel may be necessary, but
on that subject tho commlsHion Is not
prepared yet to make a definite recommendation.
PLAYS BASKET BALL AS WELL
AS BASE BALL.
AMELIO PRICE, BLACK
HAND LEADER, IS SHOT1
KBW YOrtK, Dec. K.-Amollo l'rlco,
said by tho police to bo a. notorious
Ulack Hand leader, was shot and killed 4
early today In a bakery In upper New
Vorlc. According to the Htory told by tho I
police by employes of the shop, lio had i
Just demanded $100 of Joseph Oalluccl,
tho owner, when he was shot by Oal-1
luccl's nephow, who escaped. I
The police any that Price has four I
times -been under suspicion of having
done murder. Ip each euro the pollen
found witnesses by whom they expected
to send I'rlce to the electric chair, but
when the grand jury was ready to hear '
tho evidence, tlm witnesses wero
strangely missing. The police behove
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VCYVIIll Ul mem wriu IIIUIUVJVU, i i
Price. name hart long been a by-word
In the Italian colony. It children wpro
naughty parents were accusto'med to
warn them that I'rlce would be called in.
Frank tchanco, the I'cerlo lender,
new pilot of the New "York Americans,
The general belief Is Hint Chance will"
put the Hill Toppers among' 'the contend
ers for the pennant almost In Jig time.
In on time. This Is a bod practice, for
which tho traveling public Is largely
responsible, niid it should be discontinued.
Adequate niousuroH should bo taken to
compel low spoed wherever conditions require-
It whether schedules nro maintained,
dr not."
Tho total number of casynltlns on steam
roads, during the year onded June SO, was
180,123. of wlt'.ch 10.C& were persons killed
nnd 169,638 Injured. Thveo figures Indicate
an increase over tbe previous year 'of 189
killed and 19.279 Injured. Of the total
number of casualties, 4(0 railway em
ployes were killed and 92,863 Injured
through "Industrial accidents'' happen
ings Incident to railroad business, but
not due to tho operation of trains.
An analysis of the -figures furnished by
the steam roads shows that of the num
ber of persons killed, 318 were passengers,
3.G33 employes and 6,633 other persons,
trespassing and not trespassing. Indicat
ing an Increase of thlrty-throo in the to
tal number of employes killed, a decrease
of thirty-eight in the total- number of
passengers killed and an Increase of 1M
In the total number of persons killed other
than employes arid passengers. In the
last class wero many victims of grado
crossings.
Of the persons Injured, 1C.3SH were pas.
aengers, 1(2,4(3 employes and 10.710 per
sons other than passengers nnd em
Elaborate, .details nre slvon In the re
port of the routine work of tho commis
sion during. t,h' year, ayierally, It shows
a 'large Increase. Tua number of formal
complaints filed was 755, a decrease of
126, as compared with the previous ye&ri
778" cases were disposed of, an .Increasq of
i.q. iuo i-vinininHiuu conducted j.iai
hearings, aa compared with HVthe. previ
ous year, and took 125,000 pages of test!
mbhy.' '
Ksprrsa 'Ilaf ss I'lirrnstnutltlr.
Tho. Investigation of rates and-praottoei
of express companies, which, the roport
says. "Is probably the most Important
single piece,, of '.'work, 'over dono by the
commission," 'was practically, concluded
during the year. "As a result,". says tho
commission, "It appeared that many of
the practices of express companies were
utterly Inexcusable; that 'their methods
were archaic and their rafes dlscrlmlna
tory and unreasonable. The report- of
tho commission has worked a revolution
and renovation In tho methoda-and rates
of express companies."
Similar suggestions, It Is Indicated, are
lu progress of substitution of tonnage In
transit, allowances to terminal mads,
weighing of freight. Issuing of passes.
bills of lading, private cars, rates on an
thraclte coal and other Important trans
portatlon matters.
Through evidence furnished by the
division of Inquiry, ninety-three Indict-
ments were returned for offenses against
the act to regulate commerce, thirty-four
against carriers, fifty-four against ship
pers 'or passengers and five against ship
pers and carriers Jointly. Blxty-one pros
ecutions were concluded, the total amount
Of fines assessed being JMI.O).
The commission, In conclusion, renews
its recommendations for congressional
legislation providing for a physical valu
ation of railroads, a uniform classifica
tion, a more explicit definition of tht
authority of the commission over tele
grash and telephone line and control
over railway capitalisation. The reiwrt
indicates the belief of the commission
SHEEP HERDER FOUND IN
CREEK PR0BALY MURDERED
DKADWOOD, 8. D.. Dec. H5.-(SpecIal.)
According to Information received hero,
AV'UUam Cody of near Illxby. north of
here, Is at Bison, the county seal of
Perkins county, Investigating tho clrcum
ntanoeso connected with tho death by
drowning which becurred recently, of hla
Hon Karl. The drowning took place In
Carson county, where young Cody was
herding shoop for T. U, Vcul of Chance
nnd was supposed to hnvo been acci
dental, but marku were later discovered
on the body which led to the sunplclon
! that Cody may. have been "roped" to
death by another .sheep herder. A deep
gash on the head and blue marks about
the , throat, together with conflicting
stories of those connected with tho af
fair, led the .father to Investigate. No
arrests have yet been made, but Mr.
Cody has employed attorneys and bo
Uevese that foul play may be discovered.
LIMA, Pent., Dec. lfi. On attempt was
made yesterday by tho populace of Put
umayo to lynch tho two Judicial com
missioners, Senor Valcarlet and Dr.
Itemulo Pnprcdes, appointed by the
Peruvian government to Investigate tho
atrocities In the rubber fields nado pub
lic by Hlr nigcr Casement, Urltlsh con
sul general.
According to n wireless dispatch from
tho twon of Iqltoa on the upper Amazon,
the people on the rubber fields wero In
stigated by agents of tho brothers Arann,
the principal proprietors, to assault the
commissioners. The prefect of tho dis
trict who was present, made no move to
suppress tho disturbances.
The commissioners have nppealed to
President Bllllnghurst for protection.
ATTEMPT MADE TO LYNCH
PERU COMMISSIONERS
FIRED FOR ACCEPTING
HOSPITALITY OF JOHNSON
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-That he accented
the hospitality of Jack Johnson, tho negro
prize fighter, Is the allegation which re
sulted In the dlsmtKsat of KM ward C Mar-
sales, a peputy United States marshal.
It was learned today.
It I held that It was Improper for a
deputy marshal to associate with a man
who faces trial In a United States court
as does Johnson,-tor alleged violation of
tho whlto slave law.
Marsales was discharged Saturday on
telegraphic orders from Attorney Gen
eral Vlckersharrf.
WORTH NEARLY TEN BILLION
Government Makes Final Estimate j
of Value of Farm Output. '
ACREAGE OF CORN INCREASED
lial Chase, tho star Yankee first base
man, is also nn expert on basket ball,
Ho has organized a team In Philadelphia
and according to reports will tnko It to
Washington this winter to iluy several
mutches with the beat teams In tho cap
ital.
Iiicrcniir In t'roil ar (Ion 3Inks Totnl
Ci- "Worth .Mori' Than l.uM
Yenr Despite Deorras
In Irlc.
Farmer Tells How
He Came to Nebraska
"I nm not, a bit sorry I camo to Ne-
brasku." wild Frank TnnneliiU of Norfolk,
vlco president of tho Country Llfo Con
grcsB. "I havo lived on my farm south
of Norfolk for tho last twenty-four years,
and I expect to dlo thero. Thirty years
ngo I came to Nebraska. Forty young
men from tho ages of 16 to 22 came on
that train from Indiana. A capitalist
back then) had considerable land tn Ne
braska, nnd he told six young men If
they would get married he would send
thorn to Nubruska nnd set them up on
some Nebraska land. They did so.
"My sister married ono of these young
men. Sho was afraid to go away out to
wild and woolly Nebraska unless I, her
brother, would go with thn young couple.
In like manner .other young couples took
other young fellows along to work as
hired men on tho new farms out here.
We wont to Stanton, whero my young
bother-ln-law nnd sister located, I ex
pected to tay with thorn a year and go
on Into somo of tho western states, for
none of us thought Nebraska amounted
to much. I stayed n few years and began
to llko tho country.
"Twenty-four years ago I went to Nor
folk and bought somo land south of town
It was slightly sandyj and I wus told I
would starve to death on It. I didn't,
however. Later my father camo out and
bought land adjoining' mine. Then the
other brothers came out nnd1 began to
buy around us. Then wo all kept buying
right around father's place whenever we
could ratso the money until we hud him
In the center. We now have 2,400 acres
all lying right together there, and It's u
great country."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Final esti
mates of production anil value of eleven
of the Important crops which go to mako
up the enormous grand totnl of f.9,r,'i2..
000, tho wealth produced on farms through
the soil nnd farmers' live stock during
1912, tin stated by1 tho secretary of agri
culture, wore announced today by the
crop reporting board, bureau of statistics,
Department of Agriculture. 'The figures
aro the official government estimates for
the Important crops and Indicate tho
acreage, production, value based on prices
paid to farmers on December 1. Theso
eleven crops aru only a portion of tie
production of the soil which tho secre
tary of agrlculturo estimates will amount
this year to M.lXT.OOO.CvO. Tho secretary
estimated tho total value of tho animal
products of the farms In 1912 to be about
W,T.,0OO,o. Tho estimate of today, with
comparisons for 1911 and 1910, follow:
Corn Area harvested. 107.053,000 acres,
compared with 105,825,000 acres last year
nnd 104,033,000 acres in 1910. Production,
3,124,748,0(10 bushels, compared with 2,631.
48S.O0O bushels laHt year and 2,886,260,000
bushels In 1910. Farm value December 1
per bushel, 48.7 cents, compared with 61.8
cents last year nnd 48 cents In 1910. Total
value of tho crop, $1,620,454,000, compared
with $1,665,258,000 last year, and 11,384.817,
000 In 1910.
Wheat Aerfnur Iiotrer. .
Winter wheat: Area harvested, 26,571.000
acreo, compared with 29,162,000 acres last
year and 27,2;,000 acres In 1910. Produc
tion. 290,918,000 bushels, compared with
430,656,000 bushels last yeur and 434,142,00)
bushels In 1910. Farm value, December 1,
per bushel. 80.9 cents, compared" with SS
cents last year and 88.1 cents In 1910. Total
value, of the crop. $323,672,050. compared
with 879,161,000 last year and S2,318,000
In 1910.
Spring wheat: Area harvested, 19,243.000
acres, compared with aO,162,000 acres last
year and 18,332,000 acres In 1910. Produc
tion. 330,348,000 bushels, compared with
190,682,000 bushels last year and 200,979,000
bushels in 1910. Farm value. December 1.
per bushel. 70.1 cants, compared with 86
cents last year and bS.9 cents In 1910. Total
value of the crop. $231,708,000, compared
wlUi $163,912,000 luBt year and $178,733,000
In 1910.
All wheat: Area hurvested, 43,813,000
acres, compared with 49,643,000 acres lost
year and 45,681.000 acres In 1910. Produc
tion, 730,167,000 bushels, compared with
621.338.000 bushels last year and 635,121.000
bushels In 1910. Farm value, December 1,
per bushel, 76 cents, compared with 87.4
cents last year and 88.3 cents In 1910. Total
valuo of tho crop, $555,280,000, compared
with $548,063,000 last year and $561,031,000
111 1910.
Onla nnd Potatoes.
Oats: Area harvested. 37,917,000 acres,
compared with 37,763.000 acres last year
and 37,548.000 acres In 1910. Induction,
1.418,337,000 bushels, oompared with 922,
298.000 bushels last year and 1,186.341,000
bushels In 1910. Farm value, December 1,
per bushel, 31.9 cents, compared with 45
cents lat year and 34.4 cents lu 1910. Total
valuo of the crop, $452,469,000, compared1
with $414,603,000 last year and $408,383,000
In 1910.
Potatoes: Area harvested, 3,711,000 acres,
compared with 3,619,000 acres last year
and 3,720,000 acres In 1910. Induction,
420,647,000 bushels, compared with 2S2.737.0OD
bushels lust year and 340,032,000 bushels
In 1910. Farm value, December 1, per
bushel, C0.5 cents, compared with 79 cents
last year and 55.7 cents In 1910. Total
Value of the crop, $212,550,000, compared
with $238,773,000 la?t year and $194,566,000 In
1910.
liny cnrl- llllllim.
Hay: Area harvented, 49,530,000 acres,
compared with 43,210,000 ncros last year
and 6I.016.00i) acres In 1910. Production,
72,631,000 tons, computed with 54,916,000
tons last yeur and 69,378,000 tons in 1910.
Farm value. December 1, per ton, J11.7i,
compared with $14.29 last year and $12.14
In 1910. Total value of the crop, $S56,695,
000, comimred with $764,926,000 last year
and $812,252,000 lu 1910.
Tobacco: Area harvested, l,22o,S00
acres, compared with l,012,f0 acres last
year and 1.3t?,100 acres In 1910. Produc
tion, 9.622,830,000 pounds, compared with
SO.-.,109.000 pounds Inst year and 1,103.413,000
pounds In 1910. Farm value, December 1.
per pound, 10.8 cents, compared with 9.4
cents last year and 9.S cents In 1910. Total
value of the crop, $104,063,000, compared
with $85,210,000 last year and $102,14:,000 In
1910.
Values of other crops, estimated by the
secretary; of agriculture, aro: Cotton lint,
$735,000,000; cotton seed, $117,000,000; beot
sugar, $07,000,000; cane sugar, $34,000,000:
hops; $11,000,000; sorghum syrup, maplo
syrup and syrup industries, $15,000,000.
GOVERNOR OF SOLDIERS'
HOME QUITS AFTER INQUIRY
LOS ANGELES, Cnl Dec. 15,-Colonel
R. J. Cochrane, governor of the Sawtello
Soldiers' home, has forwarded his
resignation to the board of managers of
the National Soldiers' home. Colonel
Cochrane's management of tho homo was
the subject of a recent senatorial Investigation.
lint ii, Hul n, llntn.
But It makes no difference to tho auto
Ist or pedestrian If ho Is Insured by tho
Omaha Rubber Co., at 160S Harney 6t.
GALLINGER AND BACON
WILL PRESIDE IN SENATE
NO COLD WEATHER THIS WEEK
PREDICTION AT WASHINGTON
1 WASHINGTON. Dec. IC-Tho Indica
tions are Unit temperatures ubove the sea
sonal average will prevail throughout
tho country" during the coming week, ac
cording to the weather bureau, with the
precipitation generallv light and confined
principally to tho northern border states,
the northwest and the Puclflo states.
Thero nr" Indications,' says the "weekly
WASHINGTON. Doc. 10,-The chair of
the presiding office of tho senate, vacant
when that body - onvened today, was
filled, for tho rest -of the session by the
adoption of a plan, through which Hen- i weather bulletin, "that near tlm close of
ators Oalllnger and Paeon will altertiato I tho week t weuther will become con
In term of two weoks ouch us president ' Mderubly colder lu the northwest.'
pro tempore until March 4. The otutlon I .
carrying that plan Into effect was MAW FALLS THIRTEEN
adopted against sharp opposition, led by mHrt r?.r-o
Senator Uorah. j STORIES IN CHICAGO
Dy a special order the senate continued !
Senator liacon as presiding off'.cr of CHICAGO, Duo. 16.-A thhteen-story
the Arohbald impeachment court
PAUL CHARLTON LEAVES
THE INSULAR BUREAU
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Paul Churl
ton, United States Judgw for Porto lllco.
haa resigned. Judge Charlton was law
officer of th Insular bureau when up-
pointed Judge by President Taft to 1911.
He is father of Porter Charlton, now tn
a New Jersey jail charged with murdgr
ing his wife at Lake Como, Italy, (wo
years ago, and awaiting: decision of the
supremo court as to whether bo shall be
surrendered tis Italy forurlnl.
fall from u seuffolding brought Instant
death to Dennis Heordan, a palntor. In
tho heart of the downtown district to
day. Hundreds of persons witnessed tho
accident. August Folk, who was on the
sruffold when tho oable parted, clung to
tho ropo tind was huved by comrades who
hauled him In at the thirteenth floor.
PROGRESSIVE PARTY IS
SECOND IN COOK COUNTY
CHICAGO. Dec. 11-The progresslvo
party succeeds tho republican as tho mi
nority party In Cook county, uccordlng to
u decision of Judge Owens. In tho county
court today. The election commissioners
aro imdructed by tho court to recognize
tho prugrtwalves Instead of the republic-
Do Ir Will Scout for ConiUkey.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1G.-Jack Doyle, former
fiist baseman and 'manager of the Now ,ans in selecting Judges and clerks of rlec
Tork Nationals and later of the Chicago tlon.
Nationals, wus signed by t.m Chicago ,
Amerlcanl leaguo club today to nft us n T,,e I'e"sltent and JnuUl.ius l i-e of
scout Doyle waa an umpire In tho ln J Newspaper dvrrtiing Is tho Jtoad to
teruatlonal Laguo last season, JUjsimss Success.
"Combination" sets from
this men's store make per
fectly "safe" Yule-tide
gifts for him.
Two or three-piece c-m-binations
of fine silk ti
hose and handkerchief . i
match in tasteful colors,
neatly matched, 75c to $2.
We especially solicit the
patronage of the ladies
confident that our courte
ous, efficient service and
our splendid holiday
assortments of seasonable
wearables will make buy
ing here a pleasure.
In clothin g jus'l ar
rived, a big consignment
of Kensington overcoats
which' were delayed in
making absolutely fresh
in style and built with the
skill and honest tailoring
which mean permanent
satisfaction for their
wearers $20 and $25.
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413 8. SixtMRth.
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