Boas reshma 7 To The railroads of Pennsylvania an »f properly manned trains. under the Full t just and warrantable, the rail- roads themselves would be the first to recognize those claims. importance who arbitrarily forced the railroads, whom no jobs exis employ men for Provide for the Utmost Safety of Patrons and Property is the First Duty of Every Well- Managed Railroad d New Jersey fully realize the Were the claims of those Full Crew Laws Costly Interstate Commerce Commission statistics conclusively prove that Fuil Crew Laws work three grave hardships 1—They increase the number of casualties. 2— They cost th e railroads and thousands of men and women | who, directly, or indirectly, as depositors in bank and savings funds are investors in railroad bonds a mately $2,000,000 a year in wages for unnecessary 3—They deprive No Trains Undermanned : The railroads contend that their trains never could be undermanned for the following good business reasons : First—A freight train of one locomotive at $25,000, and 75 cars at $1000 each, would represent $100,000 in rolling stock. a railroad would jeopardize the safety of that great cap the people of a vast amount of improvements. $2.75, the wage of an extra brakeman? Would it risk the of property to save $2.75 Second—The railroad ? in the least possible time. Public Inconvenienced Suppose, for example, the Lackawanna Limited left with four cars. Suppose it arrived at Stroudsburg and there it became necessary to put on a fifth car to accommodate unexpected traffic. Laws this could be done The railroads now—as alway train to the full requirements of sa ience. I the people are entitled. There is no purpose ft 7 > se the object is merely to eliminate is no real necessity and for whom jobs exist only by edict of law. Legislation that hampers railroad service, safety and efficiency by expend- which should be used to increase the safety, quately man trains; ing money only after an extra brakeman had been brought from a division point, or the Stroudsburg passengers would have to stand in crowded cars until the train reached Scranton. Why Laws Should Be Repealed s—intend to man every freight and passenger fety and operating efficiency. They intend to do all within their power to expedite traffic and promote public conven- They desire to give that absolute safety, efficiency and service to which Should the public venience of the public is unfair to the people. DANIEL WILLARD, SAMUEL REA, President, Pennsylvania Railroad. THEODORE VOORHEES, President, Philadelphia and Reading Railway. R. L. O'DONNEL, Chairman, Executive Committee, Associated Railroads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 721 Commercial Trust Building, Philadelphia. Is it reasonable to assume that ital investment to save s know that, to reach full earning capacity and to get from their equipment and roadway greatest possible service, all trains must be manned with enough men to enable them to do their work and make their trips to lay off men whose services are necessary to ade- 2 rg 5 IEE TRE Berl rT eS I FA SIT EA le | | Crew Laws, to 1. 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Not wishing to handle the cheap, trashy magazines, often filled unfit for the home |dren’s reading, we have made a contrazt by which our ding matter for a mere nominal tories and advertisements ed: You can Get MeCall’s and Commercial through us for $1.60. We have other very attractive combinations. + Kimballs Dairy Farmer New York for Buffalo Under the Full Crew be so inconvenienced? I men for whom there the welfare and the con- three times as many loaded; President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. SMART PRACTICAL FASHIONS Mourning Modes Ribbons, Pockets, Veils and Fixings. The wearing of mourning is no long- er considered obligatory as a mark of respect for the dead, or protection for the living. Many families taboo such sable attire and even those who wear ft endeavor to get away from the ter- ribly funereal styles formerly worn. One seldom sees a veil of heavy crepe or anything in the way of crepe trim- mings outside a few folds on hats or gowns. Any dull black fabric is suit- able for mourning wear. Serge, Ga- bardine, broadcloth, faille silk, and gating with lusterless surfaces and a small simple outfit is both in better taste and more practical, than a vari- ety of frocks that must either be dis- carded or made over at the end of the six months or a year when the dress is lightened.For indoor wear ma ny women use all white, which is also mourning, and is not depressing and | more sanitary than the black. | A Practical Suit. A suit suitable for present wear un- | der a fur wrap, and that could be used throughout the rest of the year, except in midsummer, is of black silk poplin, combined with black moire velours. Theskirt has a deep flaring flounce of the moire, and the short Eton coat as a wide cape col- lar and cuffs of the moire. Last year’s “slouch” is hopelessly out—a cause for thankfulness to most well-bred people. Whatever the gar- ment worn this spring, be it high waisted dancing frock, flaring skirted suit, sporty outdoor rig or dainty “Bridge” dress, the lines of the fig- ure beneath, must be trig and neat and well defined if a stylish appear- ance is desired. Pockets. Pockets have come increasingly to the fore and are an important fea- ture of new get- ups. They are of all sizes and shapes, patch pockets leading, and furnish such an effective trimming note to coats and skirts that the wonder is that they have been out for so long. Before a great while if this develop- ment continues the fashionable wo- man will have to institute some sort of a stowing system in order to know to which pocket she must go for her various belongings. Then she must re- member to transfer her appurtenan- ces every time she changes her dress or else have a lot of duplicate fixings. It looks like trouble ahead rather than convenience but no doubt some sat- isfactory solution will be found. Military Styles. Military motifs appear in nearly ev- ery new model shown for the coming seasons, and these new styles de- mand a carefully fitted well poised figure, straight and trim. Extra Skirts. Corduroy in any of the fashionable tones, white, putty, gray, coral or verdure green, make very smart ex- tra skirts cut to flare at the sides, and having a hemmed overlap front and back, the front ornamented with self-covered buttons. Very wide gir- dles similarly buttoned go with with this model. Veils and Fixings. Loose hung veils, their edgesbound with satin or velvet, or with borders of narrow ribbons or designs wrought in the mesh, are worn in an infinite variety of styles. White veils are more apt to have black bindings than those that match. White bindings on black or brown nets are smartly en- dorsed, and worn by the girlish con- tingent that a short time back taboo- ed veils as too matronly for their use Whatever the style of the veil affect- ed, it must hang loose and full and | reach anywhere from the linc of the BERLIN. Messrs. William Long and Jno. f.ong left on Monday for Seattle, Wash. being called there by the death of their sister's husband, Frank Yeager. Simon Hochstetler, of Meyersdale, lineman for the Economy Telephone Company, has been in Berlin for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Landis are Somerset visitors for a few days. Rev. D. S. Stephan, pastor of the Trinity Reformed Church, was called to Westmnster, Md. by the death of his mother who resides at that/place. Mrs. Belle Walker, of Johnstown, is visiting at the Samuel Buckman home. : Mr. and Mrs. Ed. B. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. T. Norman Johnson en- tertained at a “500” party at their home, Wes Main Street, Wednesday evening. A very nice luncheon was served by Mrs. Walker and Mrs. John- son. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Fogle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Menges, Mr. and Mrs. George John- son, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Henderson, Mrs. Harry Donner, Mrs. Ed. Weimer Margaret Eskin, Florence Walker, An- abelle McQuade, William Gardill, Dr. C. C. Calmitz, Henry Wilkow, Bert Walker, George Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. T. Nor- man Johnson. Mrs. S. B. Philson, of Meyersdale, is visiting for a week at the home of her mother, Mrs. Hannah Gardill. Mrs. Samuel Buckman, a member of the Lutheran choir, entertained the choir and a number of friends at a taffy pull at her home on Wednesday evening. A good time was had by all and very nice lunch was served by Mrs. Buckman. Those makng up the party were—Mr. and Mrs. Allen Mil- ler, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Menges, Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Burkholder, Mrs. Belle Walker, Ethel Buckman, Tillie Engle, Ismae Landis, Thos. Philson, DR. McKINLEY TELLS OF LA. | Editor of the Commercial:— north but I got there on a day that | business was dull. Six years ago the | reclaimed land here was under 12 or | 15 inches of water; on the day I! was there at about one o'clock there | were about eighty wagons unloading | vegetables to be shipped in several | hundreds of barrels, there being nine | express cars on the tracks waiting to | be loaded. LAND BEING RECLAIMED New Orleans, La., Feb. 19, 1915 | Since I last wrote you, have been to Kennar about 12 miles Two days in the week there are | thirty | thousand dollars per month is the val- ue of the truck raised there, where six years ago, crawfish, our common | crab, and turtles were the product. Last Saturday was “Hero” day here; on that day an immense pumping plant was started about five miles south of the City. A man by the name of Hero installed the plant. Free tramsportation was given to all who wished to visit the plant. Ordinary river boats cannot pass through the Harvey canal and so boats of a small- er size had to be used, the largest car- rying about 250 persons; seventeen boats were required to convey the crowd, This plant is to drain more than 38,000 acres, I availed myself of the opportunity and went to see the open- ing. Three pumps are already instal- led and two others will soon be plac- ed in action there, with a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons per minute. At this rate the raging Flaugherty at high tide would not more than fill these va- rious discharge pipes. Well, after this came Mardi Gras and it is said that never was there such a erowd here on a like occasion; this is accounted for on the ground that it is more pleasant in New Or- leans just at this time than it is in Paris, Vienna, Petrograd, Berlin etc. The Mardi Gras festival must be seen in order to be appreciated; I have no way of describing the apparent pleas- ure of all who participate, and it seems that great and small, high and low, black and white enjoy it.The ex- quisite costumes and the grandeur of the floats in the different parades are far beyond my power to describe. Admiral Dewey's Flag Ship at the battle of Manilla, The Olympia, arriv- ed the day before the great pageant and now lies in the harbor and may be visited daily for a few days yet; thousands of people are embracng the opportunity to get on this historic ship and your humble servant” is one of the number. The weather has been cool for the past few days but not cold. H. C. McKINLEY. DYING JAP SAVES TRAIN. Shot by Mexicans, Loyal Section Fore- man’s Last Thought Is Duty. Mortally wounded by a pistol shot, Kihara, a Japanese section foreman, used the last of his strength to set a torpedo on the tracks of the Salt Lake route near Milford. Utah, to save the eastbound Pacific limited train from and George Engle. Re) »y 8 DIAMOND £0 ES) BRAND ot : Reg, peipae’™ Subang ary co I.,ADIES { | collar to the shoulder or lower. Any ) in the ad rig or t Verona Clarke. ! Ask your Druggist for CHI-CHES-TER S DIAMOND BRAND PILLS in RED and GoLp metallic boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon, TAKE NO OTHER. Buy of your Druggist and ask for OHI.CHES.TER BS years regarded as Best, Safest, Always Reliable. IME TRIED | DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for twenty-five | SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS | be en EVERYWHERE Yor beca possible wreck. Kihara was shot in the abdomen by i who composed his force. | Mexicans, They fled, leaving the handcar on the The wounded man tried in vain rails. to remove the car, then dragged him- | self down the track with a torpedo. | The train stopped in respomse to the | signal and carried Kihara to Milford, ote eave, teed fixtures. Booklets showing the request. ARE OUR SP Fixing a faucet or remodeling a bathroom receives our prompt and careful dttention. However, we suggest that— Permanency is obtained and future re- pairs avoided by giving us the contract for new work. Permanent satisfaction is further assured by our installing “Standard” guaran- beautiful designs of these fixtures free upon Breil a, Ag BUA INE FR RC ed as SA many What She Wanted. “] want to stop my baby’s cough,” said a young mother on Tuesday, “but [ won't give him any harmful drugs.” She bought Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. It loosens the cough quick- ly stimulates the mucus membrane and helps to throw off the chokng se- cretion, eases pain and giyes the child normal rest. For baby’s croup, euts and bruises, mamma’s sore throat, grandma’s lameness—Dr. Thomas’ Electric Oii—the household remedy. 25¢ and 50c ad avo Willie’s daily Somerset county dairymen to the number of 26 met in the court house of Somerset one evening recently to take steps looking toward the filing of a protest with the Johnstown City Council against the enforcement of the ordinance relative to the imspec- tion of all herds from which milk sup- plied to Johnstown dealers is obtain- ed. AAAS SLEEP WAS NOT FOR HER Little One Got What Consolation She Could Out of Foregoing Prom- ised Reward. The parentally imposed afternoon nap has long been childhood’s bane. Harry S. Smith, secretary of the park board was telling the other day of difficulties of afternoon napping expe- rienced by his offspring. A youthful daughter is especially given to insomnia at the time in the a shall nap. It is no fault of hers. gh strives strenuously to woo Morpheus, but to no avail. The sleep god 18 co quettish and he comes only when he can steal upon his victims. . The other afternoon the tot was do- ing her best to sleep. Dutifully she closed her eyes, breathed rhythmically fence, as instructed. come. But it would never do to dis- appoint a parent. So when the ques- tion came, “Are you sleeping, daugh- ter?’ she murmured slumberously, “Uh-huh.” But her message was not convine- ing. So she was offered a dime as & reward for sleeping. Time and again she made the effort; but always it was fruitless. Then she began to squirm. Finally she sat up in her bed. 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