■> ' -7"''' ' - ' . 1 " ' ■ ' v ** : ,>; vr '^' ' HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1915. D.D.D. In Hospitals; Standard Skin Remedy How many hospital patients have and soothing, yet a powerful agent." been soothed of Ihelr frightful itch, To do the work. D. D. D. Prescrip of the scorching pain of skin disease, tlon must be applied aee*r<llaK to 41- by the famous D. D. D. Prescription rectina Riven in the lamphlet around for eczema, a soothing fluid, washed every bottle. In by a nurse's hand! And it certainly takes away the itch A SUPERVISING NURSE (name of at once—the moment the liquid ia ap nurse and institute on application), plied. writes regarding a patient: "The dls- All druggist* of standing have the ease had eaten her eyebrows away, famous specific at 25c, 60e and sl. >lcr nose and lips had become dlsftg- But we are so confident of the mer uied. Since tho use of D. D. D. her its of this prescription that we will eyebrows are growing, her nose and refund the purchase price of the flrst face have assumed their natural ex- full size bottle if It fails to reach pression." your case. Tou alone are to Judge. Doctors, too, use D. D. D. in private » r-actice. oh. <;ko. t. kiihardson 1 •.anrara A I *nr(ircic frankly writes: "D. D. D. is superior VJCUI CC Xti VJUI If<l9 to anything 1 have ever found. Soft ° D.D.D. Soap Keeps Your Skin Healthy SUBURBAN SHIREMANSTOWN William Huntsberger and Miss Mar garet R. Stoner Married SiM'cial Correspondence. Shiremanstown, Feb. 16. —Mrs. John fcreniieniau spent Friday witih Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stretch in Meehaniusburg. William L. Huntsberger and Miss (Margaret R. Stoner, of near thus place, ■were married by the Rev. T. J. Fer guson at the Silver Spring Presbyterian manse last Tuesday evening. Mts. Sponsler, of Mechanicsburg, spent a day recently with Mr. and Mrs. ill oward Beamer. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Smith, Miss Carrie Bender, Philip Bender and Ches ter 'Myers, of Loinoyne, spent Sunday with Harvey Reiver. Ilarrv Green-wait died Wednesday morning at his home in Harri&>burg aft er several weeks' illness. He was a former resident of this |.lace. Miss 'Leila Brink ley, of Lemoyne, and Miss Delia McDonalds b. rg, spent Tuesday with Mis. S. K. IM urgaret. Mrs. Harry Moser, of Big Cove Tan nery, Fulton county, spent Tuesday Villi Mrs. John Dec It man. Mrs. Roy Stone, of Camp Hill, spent a day recently with relatives here; After a severaj months' stay in New Jersey, Misses Kate and Lo-u Noell re tni ned heme Wednesday. Their many friends welcomed theili back again. .V very interesting program was ren tiered by Y. P. S. C. E. iu the U. B. ciiarch Sunday evening. The topic for tin- evening was "The Solid Foundation oi liife, Prayer," Mrs. William Bentz, leader; music, "1 Shall Dwell Forever There;'' reading of the Scripture, by leader. 1 Cor. 3:9-10. A very instruct ive talk was given by Mrs. Dougherty on "Laying Early Foundations." She mid: "To build a good, solid Chris tina life, the foundation should be laid e::rlv;" iiiueic, "Loyalty to Christ;" tine Rev. Mr. Emenheiser gave a iiurt talk; prayer, Mrs. Wert/.; music, "'Let a Little Sunshine In;" Mr. Musslenian a I'd M iss Sarah I'ibery also gave short lectures on the lesson; duet, .Misses K.ioda Reamer and IsabelUi Feister; benediction. Next Sunday evening the topic will be, "Favorite Chapters or A erses of the Bible, and Why leader. l.« iiella Feister. Miss Carrie Bender, of Lemoyne,! sent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Levi i i «her. Miss Hester lloilier, ot' Enolai s|>eiu ! si veral days witih her cousin, "Miss Edna IH inner. Mi. and Mrs. Charles We:gcl and d. lighter, Edith, an<l sen. Walter; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood and daughter. 1 A irgiuia, and son, Lee, of Harrisburg; i tM.. and Mrs. W. E. Bitner and fam ily, of this pla e, were entertained at ti.e home of Mir. and Mrs. Jo>hn S. | Weigle, Sunday. Mrs. J. \V. Kit/oiviller spent Sunday > *. h New Ctimuerland friends. Mr. and Mrs. S-. K. Morgaret and, daughter, Margaret, and son, Carroll,! si "irt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank I Oitstott in .Steeltou. Mrs. E. M. Shields and son. Edward, si'l Mrs. Gever, of Ohainbersiburg, vis- i ited Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Fa-uct on Sun- ■ day. •I. E. Myers returned to (he home of' ti;s daughter, Mrs. I). A. Spangler, after! a t'hree weeks' visit to Pittsburgh. He! was accompanied by his' son. qharles, i who visited here for several days. j Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Eshleinan ware ended to (iranthani by the serious ill ness of Mrs. Eshleman's father, Mr. "Weutz./ BERRYSBURG C. E. Society to Hold Washington's- Birthday Social Special Correspondence. Berrysburg, Feb. 16.—Beatrice Bis-! hi tl, ot Halifax, visited her uncle, Pe ter Bishoff, and wife for a few days. Mrs. Elias Zactman, of Dornsife, j visited Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell! last week. Sal lie Heckert visited her parents,! Mr. and Mrs. William Heckert on; Thursday. Charles Keboc 1] and John Weaver] transacted business at Fisherviile las't' week. Mr. and Mrs. John Fornev announce 1 the birth of a daughter, last We llies day. ' i, A Washington's birthday so.'ial will b£_held_Februarv 22 by the Christian j CO-OPERATION is vour only real | safeguard against loss of appetite, poor digestion, and general weakness. You must lielp Na ture to maintain I strength and vigor. With the aid of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS ji you have a combina tion that is sure to re- ; suit to vour benefit. MINIM! Endeavor Society of tlie Union Salem <• huroh in one of the school rooms. Mis. Peter Dcibler and Miss Derr visited at the homo oif C. K. Dei'Mer, of Elizabot-hvil'le, last week. MARYSVILLE District Teachers' Institute to Be Held Next Saturday Special .Correspondence. eMarysviUe, Ha., Feb. 16.—The Dis trict Teachers' Insftituto, comprised of (Marysvdlle and Duneannon boroughs, Rve, Penn and W'heatfied townships, will be held iu the local High school room on Saturday, February 20. Miss Kate lle-s spent Friday with her aunt, Mies Kate Eppler. Mrs. H. 1). Elleijbergcr and daugh ter, Margaret, epent Thursday in Phila delphia and attended the "Billy'' Sun day meeting. Waiter L.uldic It is spending some time with friends and relatives in Meyers dale and Pittsburgh. Thomas Fenicle held a fox chase Saturdkv afternoon. The fox was let loose at' 2 p. in. near the reservoir. Mr. I'eni-le won the fox several weeks ago at Steel ton. The regular monthly meeting of the Hoard of Trade was held this afternoon in the . F'.atiron building. The members of the L. IT.l T . A. held a valentine progressive luncheon Friday evening. Refreshments were served at the homes cf four of the members. A chicken thief entered the chicken house of Samuel Barrack. Mr. Barrack, aroused by the chickens cackling, in vestigated ami when he got to the chicken house he saw the thief running away. There wore two chickens miss- j Union prayer services will be held iu j the Evangelical, Methodist anil Bethel i churches 011 Wediie-day, Thursday (.ml ! Friday evenings. The services will be conducted in the Evangelical chur 011 Wednesday when it will be when the next service will be held. The ltev. Charles Parson, pastor of the Church of God, will preach a sermon to the converts in the recent revival J in that church this evening. Miss Marv Bower, of Baltimore, is vieitiw? her sister, Mrs. M. O. Shenffer, and family. Linn Lightner, a freshman at Frank lin and Marshall College, spent the week-end with his parents \lr. and j Mrs. H. C. Lightner. Aitou Lick, a sophomore at Franklin and Marshall College, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. , Simon Lick, i Miss Anna White entertained the P. i ('. and h. Club on Saturday evening, j The party attended the Galen .theatre. Refreshments wore served in White's hall. NEWPORT™ Perry County Medical Society to Meet at Harrisburg March 2 , Spp. !al Correspondence, j N'ewnort, Pa., Keb. 16.—The Perry i County Medical Society accepted the in j vitation of the Dauphin County Med | ical Society to meet with them at Har . risburg on March 2. ; A meeting of the Newport No-Li cense League wai liel.l in the 'Methodist | church o i Saturday, j Council No. 014, jr. O. I'. A iM. will I Counieil No. 614, Jr. O. U. A. M., will ! be held in their lodge room on Wed i ncsilav evening, March 3. I 'Mr. and Mrs. .1. A. Cuinbler are vis ! iting in Philadelphia. | Mrs. Thomas B. Himes, of William* port, is visiting her aunt, Miss Mar j garet Bell. j Mrs. P. ,1. Haas, of Bethlehem, is ! visiting her daughter, Mrs. \V. W. stalil and family. . Mr. and Mrs. ,T. H. Raffensperyer I wrr f, in K ast Waterford on Saturdav at tending the funeral of Mrs. A. S. Raf lensperger. ksterbrook, of •Harrisb»ur"\ jis visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. H. ' Zinn, and family, MIDDLETOWN A. S. Quickel Receives Word of Broth er's Death in Fall I i? ' ' c. Middletown, Feb. 16.—A. S. Quickel, teacher in fclie grammar school, received word yesterday that his brother, Harry ! Quickel, of York, was found dead in a j •barn, having hail his neck broken in a 1 fall. Miss May Fuhrnian will entertain | the D. F. Club at her home on South Union street, this evening. Miss Manda Schaeft'er, of Water! street, entertained a number of friends I to a \alentine party last evening. A very enjoyable evening was spent. Re freshments were served. 1. H. Doutrich, the clothier, is trans acting business at- New York. Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher is ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. L. Beck High street. Francis Keister, of Harrisburg, will move into the Geyer property, Water street. l>r. Herbert Quick el, of Boyertown, spent Monday in town as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Quickel Nissley street. The services in the Rovalton U. B. church were largely attended last even ing. Quite a mimloer of members of the M. E. church attended. The Rev. W. R. Ridington preached the sermon. Columbian Commandery, No. 132, K. of M., w ill hold its annual social in'the lodge room in Odd Fellows hall, on Thursday evening. A fine program is arranged for the occasion. In the M. A. 0. pool tournament last evening, A 1 Kling defeated Walter Shurrier by 50 to 22 points and A. Hofifmam defeated R. Balmer by 50 to 16 points. Howard Lukens, president of the northwest district of the Epworth League, will speak at the meeting of the league in th,« M. E. church on Sat urday afternoon. Miss Nettie Hemperty, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday in town. Mrs. Harry Rudy, who injured her artfi at her home at Lititz, several weeks ago and has been spending the past two weeks m town, is again able to use the arm. WILLIAMSTOWN Stomach Trouble Proves Fatal to John Sausman, Aged 67 9p< v la! Correspondence. Willinmstown, Feb. 16.—John Saus j man, aged 67, n well-known resident of | town and a former foreman at the col liery, died at his home on East Mar ket street Friday evening. He was a I sufferer from stomach trouble for the past year. He is survived by a wife and eight sons. The funeral was held from his late home yesterday after noon. interment being in tike Wiconisco cemetery. Ferd Koenig and Joseph Pbilliips, of Beading, visited their parents over i Sunday. George Bond and Weldon Watkins attended a social function at Millers burg Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fear, of Wieo nisco, visited the former's sister, Mrs. James Welsh. Sunday. The touring ca/ of Dr. R. P. iHaas was hit iu a rear-end collision by a 1 lighter machine owned and driven by a Mr. Smith, of Good Spring, iu front of the doctor's residence on Market street Sunday morning. Mr. Smith's machine was overturned" and his wife i received a dislocated shoulder and cuts I about the head. Miss Delia Ulsli, of Lykcns, visited her sister, Mrs. Roy Blanning, Satur day evening. The Literary Society of the school held an interesting meeting in tlie High school room Friday evening, when an inter-class "debate between the j Senior and Junior classes tjok place. I The subject for debate was "That the Winning of Independence Was a More Difficult Task Thau the Suppres sion of the Rebellion.' It was ably debated by, aftirnritive Seniors, Jacob .Mellon, Annie Simile an 1 Helen Meas lier, and in the negitive by Juniors Xaee Hopple, Er tella >Moffett and Mil- i dred Crook. The judges were Pro- ! fessors Jarrett and Zimmerman, of Ly- i kens, and Prof. J. E. Shanibaugh, of ! Wieonisco. McKinley Wagner is suffering from blood poisoning in one of his legs. HALIFAX Funeral of Hurry Cratzer to Be Held | Thursday Afternoon Spfdal Correspondence. Halifax, Feb. 16.—Cimrles Free | burn, of Millersburg, spent Sunday with ! friends in town. Nearly<loo men attended the men's mass meeting in the United Brethren church Sunday afternoon. The pastor, j the Rev. Clifford A. Funk, delivered an I address on "Who?'' and the orcheotra j furnished special music. Ernest F. KoppcnhelTer spent last | Saturday at Hershey. The funeral of Hnrrv Cratzer, who ! died Friday niglht after a few weeks' : ■ Unoss of Brights disease, will be held j from his late home on Market street i Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The i Rev. J. C. Pease, pastor of the U. B, church, Jacksonville circuit, will offi ciate. Interment will be made in the | Methodist cemetery. Miss Elith Caton, of Millei'sbunr, spent Sunday at the home of David G. Swelgard. NEW CUMBERLAND The Rev. Dr. Fas!ck to Preach in Meth odist Church Special Correspondence New Cumberland, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Elliott Wharton, Third enter tained the Priscella Embroidery Club of which she is a member, last cven ing. The Rev. Dr. A. S. Fasick, superin- j ten dent of the Harrisburg district, will preach in the Methodist church this evening at 7.45. At the close of this | service Dr. fasv-k wi'l .preside at the • fourth quarterly conference. The revival meetings in Tr'nity Unit- | ed Brethren cltur. a will continue this j week. Up to this time tixty- two peui- ' tents have .been made. E.oven persons united with the chuivh on Sunday morn ing. ' ! ; The Bev. .Mr. Baker s *ke on mis- j sionary work iu St. (Xirysosfoui's church Sunday. The Rev. .1. V. Ad ims will meet the instruction classes of his church Wed iKsday evening at 7 o'clock and wiil preach at 7.4.1. The frei'hnian class of the Green HiM 1 High s» liool organized January 23, 1915. It lias been the largest fre.-.hinan class to enttr the High school. The class is composed of twenty-four ; upils. j fifteen girls an I nine Ikvs. The officers of the class are: President, Dotothy Lenhart; v!ce president, 'Henrietta Vdanif: secretary and treasurer, Laura Si ran b; teachers. Prof. L. D. Crunklc- . ton, Prct. I*. D. Kerlni. The class colors ■ are organ and black. The class flower is the Tiger Lily. The members of j the cla s are Henrietta Adams. Man- ' Baker, Mae Brown. Ottilie Conley, j Marian lleflle iran. Dorothy Len'liPrt, No More Piles Simple Home Remedy Easily Apnlied Gives Quick Relief-and CosU Nothing; to Try. Before and After the Fir.t Tri.l. Pwumid I'ile Remedy gives quick relief, stops itching, bleeding or pro truding piles, hemorrhoids and all rectal troubles, in the privacy of your own home. 50c a box at all druggists. A single box often cures. Free sample for trial with booklet, mailed free, in plain wrapper, on request to Pyramid Drug Co.. 516 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich. —Adv. Take CJare of Your Eyes and They'll Take Care of You For advice, consult j,Jgra ™!fTirnnp With H. C. Clavier, 80S Market Street. Ethel MeGoneM, 'Margaret Rudy, Jean ette Sipe, Delia Sou<ders, Elizabeth Smaling, Mary Switzer, Pauline Sweig ert, Laura Straub, 'Esther Taylor, Stew art 'Beck, Karl Brksker, John Cohen, -James Desenberger, Joseph Mclvor, John Parthemore, Daniel Pyffer, Nor man Sipe and Ben Sutton. The Monroe Bible class of the iM. E. church has arranged with the pastor f the Rev. J. J. Adams, to give 'his ad dress, '"Wise and Otherwise," at a meeting for men next (Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'ctoek. Miss Edythe Zimmerman called on Mr. and 'Mrs. G. W. Forney, in iHarTis burg, Saturday afternoon. Norman Niehnran and son, Maurice, spent Sunday with the former's father, Oharles Nicihman, at 'Meehanicsburg. Misses Marjorie Mvlvor and Lillian Grove spent several days with friends in York. Miss DoroMiv Arnold, 100 Conov street, Harrisburg, spent Sunday after noon with Miss Laura Strauib. 'Miss Mary Wi'tivinvb, of Harrisburg, was a guest of 'M'iss Mary Adams, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Yinger, Mrs. Nor man Nichman and son, Kermit, visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry S'tnhl at Le»moyne on Sunday. . LIN GLESTOWN Wedding Dinner in Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Walmer I Special Cor-esponrlence. Linglestown, Feb. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. George (loss on Sunday served a wedding dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Adnm Walmer, oif Shellsville, who were recently married. Miss Jane Care spent Sunday as the gue'st of Mr. and Mrs. William Koons at Harrisburg. Miss Kate Mcllhenny, cf Harrisburg, iipent Sunday with friends here. Andrew Hetxel, of Steelton, was the g.ie-t of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reith at the Eagle Hotel on Sunday. Dr. B. Brown spent Sunday with friends at Hnrrivburg. The chicken house of Mrs. Marv Failing was rai led on Monday night, she lo?ing a number of choice fotwls. Fay Look, who was seriously ill with pneumonia, is convalescing. Harry Witherow and family, of Pen brook. visited friends here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Hain, of Hainton, upent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heimert. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Look, of Manada Hill, entertained at a we lding dinner in honor of the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs.-Ralph Look, on Sunday. The Schcol Board of Lower Paxton met nt Paxionia Inn on Monday even ing and paid the teachers' salaries. Mr. and Mrs. Joseiph Harman an nounce the biith of a son, Saturday evening, February 13. The many friends of the Rev. Dr. (ieorge Sigler will be glad to learn of his convalescence. MECHANIC3BURG Funeral of Mrs. Michael M. Seifert to Be Held To-morTow Morning Spt'.Mni Con espnndeiiqg. Meclwnicsburg, Pa., Feb. 16.—Mrs. Catharine Seifert, wife of Michael M. Seifent, died at her home on South Wdnut street, on* Sunday morning, aged 76 years. Mrs. Seifert was ill for a number of years. She is survived by her hus-band and tsvo sons. Weir, of this place, and Frank, of Greensburg. She was a member of the First U. B. church for many years and as long as her health permitted she was very active in.church and Sundcy sk-hool work. Her funeral will be held to-niorrfrw morn ing from the home of her sifter, Mrs. Lucy Smith, South Chestnut street. Services will be held at 10 o'clock in the First U. B. church, conducted by her pastor, the Kev. E. C. B. Castle. Interment will be made in Chestnu Hill cemetery. Yesterday morning Mrs. Israel J. Weaver died at her home on East Lo cust street, after an iKness of several months. She wis aged 72 years. She is survived by her husband and a son, Wiilif.m, of Shiremanstown, and one daughter, Bertha, at home. Funeral wil! be held from her lute home where serv ices will be conducted bv her pastor, the Rev. S. S. Oarnes, of Trindle Spring Lutheran church. Interment will be made in the Meehauicsburg cemetery. The Missionary Society of St. Mark's Lutheran church, held an in teresting meeting list evening. The principal address of tho evening Was Jy tiie R n v. J. L. Nh-ho s. R. C. Ttowe has sold his grocery store oil F.a.«t M.:.n street, to W. I. (luver who for a number of years was sales man in the Hurst store! Pover,-! members of the local W. C'. T. I", were to Carl'ne to hear Mrs. Ada Parsells, State president of the W. C. T. U.. last e\'eniug. Frank Seifert, of Greenfuurg, is here called by the death of his mother. Mrs. M. M. Seifert. Jesso B. Asper, county treasurer, is attendiro the convention of the State Association of County Treasurers, which is be.ng held in Harrisburg. rh M'sdi>>, March 25. has been set as i fl'trens Lay in the pitiblic sc'hools. BOVS I'I.AV WITH ItEVOLVJiR . Marvsville, Pa., Feb. 16.—C\arence, o-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C.iarles FMinestock. ' s ' n a serious condition as a result of playing with a revolver. The lad and his brjt'htv found the weapon, which was accidentally dis harged. the bullet entering the bodv of Ciarence a little below the heart "and lodging at the surface of his back near the sninal column. Addresses Telephone Society "Putting Quality into Telephone •Service, ' was the subject of a lecture by S. M. Greer, general commercial superintendent of the Chesapeake & Fo tcinac Telephone Company, before the members of the Telephone Society oif Harrisburg, iu the Board of Trade building last night. Other ad Iresse-s were male by J. H. Crosman, Jr., gen eral commercial superintendent, Phila delphia. n-nd Frank Whitman, district manager, Baltimore. Ephrata's Only Undertaker Dies Ephrata, Feb. 16. —Myer D. Hoover, >6 years old, the only undertaker in this section, died yesterday from in lirmities of age. He was also a con tractor and a member of the Church of the Brethren. A son and daughter, re- Biding iu Philadelphia, and two brothers and two sisters, residing in Lancaster county, survive. 2,300 Attend Two funerals Lebanon, Fob. 16.—Sunday the fu nerals of Amos Tobias and ' Christian I-iong, of Mt. Nebo and Inwood, re spectively, who were killed by a fall of rock and slate while mining «>al near Pine,grov e last week, were held. More than 2,300 people attended the two fu nerals. An Open, Square, Aboveboard, Direct Appeal to the Intelligence and Judgment of the People .k«..uT hC /n lr0a ? , 0f J Penn#y,v ! inia and New Jerße y believe that the public should be fully advised concerning the Full Crew laws in these states. Costly 3STT » demonstrated that these laws have worked to the detriment of of the people * repeal would redound greatly to the advantage Not a Fight On Trainmen l i j railroad companies making this announcement wish the public to clearly understand that this appeal is in no way to be construed as being aimed at the trainmen in their employ, nor is it an effort to curtail operating ex penses at the cost of public safety or service. ... Th , e companies point to the fact, with justifiable pride, that whenever public safety and convenience demanded an increased number of employes the necessary men were put on trains. Behind this statement is a record of advancements and improvement achievements which is a most vital factor of calm and dispassionate consideration of the laws in question. , . Butwhen arbitrary laws are passed which compel these railroad companies to harden Payrolls with some $2,000,000 annually for wasted, unwarranted extra labor, and which actually me«pi a decrease, rather than an increase, in operating efficiency, together with heavier casualty lists, it is undeniable that the public should be put in full touch with exist ing conditions that the people may judge wisely for themselves should an effort be made to impugn the sincere motives which prompt this educational campaign. How Full Crew Law Works A twenty-nine-car freight train can be operated with five men. Add a car and an extra man must go on. The law requires no larger crew on a hundred-car train. A four-car passenger train can run with five men. On a five-car or longer train there must an extra man. Even if all the cars are Pullmans, with porters and a Pullman conductor, a six-man railroad crew is required. A milk or express train of twenty or more cars, running through, sealed; and virtually without stops, must carry a crew of six. The only place four of them would ride would be in the end car. . When the Full Crew law became effective in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines East of Pittsburgh and Erie were operating in Pennsylvania 2,971 weekday trains. Of these, 1,198 passenger and 1,061 freight trains were manned up to or beyond the law's requirements. Tk® 1,198 passenger trains which were provided with crews equal to or in excess of the law 11 requirements consisted principally of local or semi-local trains, malriwg frequent stops and handling a large number of passengers. The second brakeman was employed to expedite the departure of trains from stations and to assist conductors in collecting tickets. . I>o6l freight trains on which the law required no additional men consisted of local freight trams carrying package freight, on which brakemen were required to load and unload cars; road shifters, doing a large amount of work, necessitating the throwing of switches and much hand braking on cars; mine trains, placing empty cars and picking up loaded cars, and through slow freight trains of heavy tonnage on the Philadelphia and Middle Divisions on which the brakemen riding on the front part of the trains were required to assist the firemen. Official Casualty Statistics The effect of the Full Crew laws in forcing extra men into already adequate train crews, thus dividing responsibility, has been to increase the hazard of operation. This fact is conclusively proved by the official figures of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The great number of persons killed who were neither employes nor passengers have not been included, for it is obvious that extra men on trains are powerless to prevent such casualties. . The Pennsylvania Full Crew law took effect on July 19, 1911. The Commission's figures show that for the three-year period preceding this date 10,186 employes and pas sengers were killed. Since the law became operative, the total number killed shows an increase, or 10,372 persons. The casualty list of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the six months preceding the enactment and the first six months of 1914, when the law was in full force and effect, dis closes the following startling comparison: Before Law, Under Law, First half 1911 First half 1914 . Killed Injured Killed Injured Trainmen 15 1046 16 1699 Passengers 1 99 *2 141 16 1145 18 1840 'Fell from train. What the Extra Man Costs Twenty Railroads in Pennsylvania and New Jersey last year paid in employment of superfluous brakemen . $2,000,000 That would have bought #t . . 200 steel coaches It would have bought 80 locomotives It would have paid for 67,000 tons of rails It would have returned 5% on $40,000,000 It would have block signaled 800 miles of track It would have eliminated 65 grade crossings Rejected by Other States A Full Crew law was enacted in Missouri and signed by the Governor in Aprils 1913. In November, 1914, it was submitted to a referendum vote. The people repudiated the law by a vote of 324,085 against 159,593. A proposed Full Crew law for Texas failed to pass owing to the popular protest against it, led by the farmers. In 1907, Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York, vetoed an attempt to enact a Full Crew law in that state. In 1912, Govjrnor John A. Dix, of New. York, also vetoed a Full Crew measure. Governor Foss, of Massachusetts, vetoed a Full Crew bill passed by the legislature. In 1913 the State Assembly wisely referred a Full Crew law to the Railroad Commiss : on of Connecticut, who promptly condemned it. Governor Cruce,' of Oklahoma, vetoed a Full Crew bill in 1913. Attempts to enact Full Crew laws in Colorado, Delaware, Virginia, and Ohio were defeated. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland such laws are in force. In the fnterest of the public, the railroads, and the great body of railroad employes, these burdensome laws should, he repealed. In Pennsylvania, approximately 65,000 men ar« employed in train service. Only 2,500 of these are extra brakemen. Will Wage a Just Fight Railroads operating in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are determined to place their case squarely and fairly before the people of those states. They are firmly convinced that the people—al? of whom, without exception, are affected more or less directly by the imposi tion of this annual $2,000,000 burden, and thousands of whom are direct sufferers—will knowing what a continuation of these harmful laws means to them, voice their wishes in no uncertain way to their elected representatives at Harrisburg and Trenton. This campaign of public enlightenment will be waged by the railroads in a manner that cannot possibly be legitimately assailed. There will be no lobbying, no star chamber conferences, or private deals to influence public opinion or legislative action. The campaign will be fought in the open, pfirely on its merits. Railroad Pledge to Trainmen and Public Definitely and finally to give public notice that the railroads ask only a square deal a'l around in this matter, the presidents of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, in anno'incing on February 9 that the railroads i* tended to work for repeal/of the Full Crew laws pledged themselves as follows: • "Let us add that if there shall be evidence that without such laws the railroads would underman trains, to the hardship of employes or the detriment of or danger to the public, that, assuming the present Public Service acts do not give to the commissions ample powers to determine what crews are necessary on different trains and to compel the rail roads to man trams as ordered, we will openly support such amendmenb to the present acts as may be necessary to give such assurance." The railroads now appeal directly to the people, who demand the greatest safety aft all times and who realise that a policy of wise economy, and not one of wasted revenue, will enable the riilroads to adequately fulfill their obligations and meet those demands as they should be met * R- L. O'DONNEL, Chairman, Executive Committee, Associated Railroad* of Pennsylvania and New 3
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