Show t I CHANCE TAKERS t jl If A practical railway man F P Jlocsch by name and master mechanic J of a southwestern railroad by occupation LJ 4 occupa-tion advances n new reason for thee the-e nanny accidents on American railways d Mr HocHch says it IB summed up In two words chance takers In n y speech beforo the Railway Surgeons association this western master mechanic 1Y me-chanic declared that tho only way to do away with railroad accidents Is to eliminate tho chanco takers says Indianapolis Star Ills position Is well taken and his terse description of n t vital reason why railroads of this ic1 country kill so many people is rather JIll rtartllng When ono comes down to r tho only phase of railroad operation q that so far has been beyond absolute control Mr Rocsch says tho clement of human fallibility stands out ns the r primary cause in 90 out of every 100 canoe This view of tho matter while g r 1 not questioned Is rather out of the ri usual In summing up cnuscs for accidents a1 iJI a acci-dents on railways The American pco plo are the greatest chance takers on tl oath They not only take chances In making money the gamblers 1k chance but they take chances In polls poll-s tics education and In social life and I i they risk their lives dally without the t quiver of an eyelash merely to got s somewhere quickly Automobile racing I rac-ing Is condemned In some quarters bocnuso of the great danger football t comes under tho same bane marathon F thon racing Is risky ns are prize lighting 1 light-ing polo and numerous other sports |