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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Why Laws Should Be Repealed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-
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nd stocks, approxi-
labor.
loss of $100,000 worth
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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.
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Somerset county dairymen to the
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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,
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can steal upon his victims. .
The other afternoon the tot was do-
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fence, as instructed.
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