i fie2 £3 i! is 8 ® g ERE g i £ ¥: h if Es FEE 5 i 18fe . Cambria Steel Works atl Johnstown, | tomstic device which he says will stop railroad trains whether or sot the en , thus differing from the New York train stop. which is electrieal. a steel rod which connects tha? arm with the rail lever an} on the transoin lever principle. the signal arm rises to the dar gor point it pulls the rail Jever to an a~ect position. Another lever, which is - attached to the Jocomotive, is set In bearings and extends down until : meets the rail lever. It has an arm at | the So ek pd fen § INVENTS LIFE SAVING BUOY 3 od. i | Huge Cylinder Arranged te Carry On the other hand, employers feel Many Persone A life saving buoy vented by A. A. Unruh of Portland, Ore. Is 9x13 feet ia size and resembles a huge can. It pre sents & cvlindrical exterior to the ws ter, a conning tower ertending from the top above the waves and a ballast tank below bo:img it upright Provision is made In each buoy for : 115 to 150 people. The pas, aro arranged In tiers about of the buoy and strapped in as. Stairways on either side from hatches which can be gulch. For the camnfort of passengers 8 toil : tent Is built about the air and water shaft in the center. A small | band operated air pump assists the in "flow of alr from a valve closed auto n tically when the water strikes Jt. Fred and drinking ‘water are catried jockers under tach passenger's seat. Hon “SYARVE IF YOU'D "IVE LONG tim Locasional Periods of Fasting Aid the Health, Professor Says Occasional periods of starvation, say once or twice a year, In the case of Ee Pealthy adult persots, may pot only add to the joy of living, Dut also to . the length of life, scerrding to Prof. oman 2 Antos J. Carlson, hutiger expert of Lhe Jnbrersity of Chicago. Civilized man” be says, "has trav. eled far ‘trom the conditions of life «mong animals and primitive man with whom starvation periods were - And are not uncommon.” LS Portugal's Valuable Colonies Portugal was the ra:ijest Europesn _ colonizser Ia Africa Hot ia her various . wars Jost much of ber possessions. : Today she bus the Cape Vertes Islands ofl, 480 square miles, with 150.000 in- . habitants; Portuguese Guinea with © 12.940 stpnre miles and §50.000 peo p ¢; Principe and 8t. Thomas Islands. containing but 380 uguare miles amd 41.000 zouls; Angoin. covering 454 500 { sapamre miles and the bome of $200,004 panre moh two gunces nf butter, add one aod a Ball cunces of flour; mix ll smooth; add three quarters of a pint of milk very gradually, a few pepper anil paprika. - Btir the whole and boil fur five min ots; strain nod sdd a quartér of a pound of chipped cooked lobster, re beat and serve. MR Sagne~Chop fiawly four table spoonfuls of mint, put into & small two dessert spoonfuls of ful of anchovy extract, a little salt, 3 1 1 Fhire tivers. {| materials not produced hy the mother baacis and Mosambiisue or Portugues, East Afrita with =n nrea of 2¥iLo00 square miles and 1.200.000 population Outaids of the Portresese officials, « gmsil representation from the arin snd 8 few bunineds men ded irucers of Europtan tinh (he entire pepsin ton are literate Macks, Dut Hide bos been done to improve the coumiry of fs habitants, The shind possessions sre dovoted chiefly to agricaitare, en! fer, millet, coca, rulibeir an cis hora being the principal products. From Portuguese Guinea ivory, oil seeds, wax, hides aud timber are ex ported. This territory Is one of the most backward potsensions Im the world. © Ahgola has a const. line of cvex 1.000 mins. Ita chief products arc coffe, rvblier, wikx, sugar. vegetable olls s:8al, cocoa-nuls and ivoey. There are deposits of petroleum snd asphal. which fre aL presint being worked by a Dritish syndieate. Malachite, copper, slestm, asphalt, salt, gold. yearly axports and imports each reacs approximately 35,500,000. There are shout 1.000 miles of poorly equipped railroads in the territory. i Mozambique or Furtuguese East Af | rea, of which Lourenco Margues is | the ‘capital is perhaps the best knows #8 African possession. Its ef Jents, like Angola's are cotton goods, | ammunition, arms, provisions, tools, hardware, candles, cutlery and liquors. It has less than 500 miles of optiatirg railways and much of ita traffic is carried by boats on the Zambesi and * Portugal éndeavors to coniroal boik the export and the import trade of her African colonies, tut Cormany and England supplied a great shure of tne country. While the larger cities bave Canncial connectiones with Eurone Julk of the trade hare, as in all parts of Africa is Cone by barter. trading fosts are to be found throughout the land. The methods of the Portuguese officials hinder, rather than aid, those fxelined to develop this territory.-- Laulios > ‘gral Thomas Stewart could not be In | Hine. YERS 17 FAVORABLE They Say That Liability and Com. | pensation Laws of Two Years Ago’ Should be Given Longer Trial Be! fore Medifications Are Made. Harrisburg, Pa, March 13-<As a re. sult of nearly two yoars' trial of the employers’ ility asd workmen's id ton AE Su = : tn thelr operation are advocating num. erous additions and change. They contend that the enactment of certsin things are necessary in order to per fect the system by : workmen and their families, as well as the families of men killed while at work, shall be adequately compensat | 3 that fhe Inws have not had s sufficient | tryout to warrant numerous modifies. tions at this time. Heads of large | corporntions are nol willing to siy that the suggestions advanced In Wiis before the legisiature, and those in| contemplati#a. are asking in merit; what they do say, however, fs that the 1915 acts should De given at least tw | more years hafore ani attempt i= made to improve upon them, i Following are some of the proposed additions and changes ts the work. men's comnensation lwws: Compensiticn for portions of hands and fingers: +ame an New York set Compensr ‘on for defective hearing, due dn ace''ent In course of employ. ment, ; Com»ane ‘lon (bars, ste) Compenea‘ion fn all casex where deat} taker place at employment, eliminating the contention that em ployen in some cases die of Beart fal’ are for distgurement Eliminating entirely the gasstion of dependency. snd to pay compensation for all doaths regardless of heirs or absence of heirs: that the amount so compensate’ he distributed accordine to intestate "aws, that Is to the estate of the decedent : Wage rate should be incresssd from $0 to 88 per comt, as is the case In the Ohilo act. That the ‘ourtsen duy period In ton long. That the law should ba chang od to make the period not more then one week, or to pay the victim after a covtaln length of (Menem. cal uinte’ from the date of the sccident, Method of computing wages should be entirely modified: rates should ne be maltiplied by 544 due by 6 and a man should be paid for overtime, : Compensation for death of #'nn‘e mar Is tos low: 20 por cent to father or mother 1» not gufMiclent: should be mada 50 per cent. That a minor over sixteen he rom pensated for a period of weoks fo- deaths of father Enployers should he penslized bh giving employe right of notion an wl eased where injury was sustained throteh the emplover's disregar’in- the safety laws of the commonwasith | Borsuehs and Towrnshion Could 8a) afer the terms of the Fowler hi! introfersd In the lonininiure cities oo tha spoennd and third elnse mnt Bo- ough snd townships wonld be emp vr ered to Hay food preducts for sale to the residents st cont. This bu By [=e with he legislation proposst Hy the Philadeinhin city ndmintetration ¢ meet the high coer and scarcity of foodetafts In that ely, i The Fowler Bi fx Seiaf snl ta te point, merely providing "That som ells of rithis of the second and 00 clans, towns and horas and tows ship commissisners or lownshin an petvisors miry by ordinance ar rev 'y tion nuthovisze the pareiisse «f fon’ products and may soll the same to residents at ccet In sgch manner nnd at such time as may be deemed exne dient, The proceeds, if ary thereon’ shall bo nt the dlapesal of sald ecru. ells, commissioners or supervisors™ SAT A A A Ki a 8 CAPITOL HILL NOTES Rb Senator Maries A. Snyder will tne his cath of office an suditor genera! on the first Monday in May. The hahy member of ths house Is Edward Bmith, of Bedford. He Is twsntysiz years old. Ssaator Cat'in of Lugerne, is fhe oldest In either | branch. He fs seater to eighty than Governor Brumbaugh and his ster attended the Inauguration and hemlet the Peansylvania regiments. On se count of poor health, Adjutant Gen. | Domosrstie legisiators say that »x Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer wil be the nominee of the Democrats for governor. Ta 1914 Palmer ran thir’ tn the contest for United States sena tor and he has done notding since tc | grow in atrength. According to a MI Introduced be Representative Rimpson, aay person who recelvss an injary apon the streets of a municipality and for which | the municipality muy be liable must notify tha authorities within sixty days of the accident, which fafured | A—— A. AA irr eieedy=in tablet fren anbe, Be, 0% 1 bike Mo tus eae naples after effects Cares elds in 34 hoam-Grip in 3 Cash Moses book if it fella Get the gunsine box with Red Top snd Me, IVs pleture on H-125 cents GUNN DRUG COMPANY Keepin The commerce of the United States is growing at 2 phenomenal rate, Tonnage on the New York Central Lines has increased 76% in the past ten years. About $50,000,000 worth of new rake care of the increased freight a $600,000,000 has beer on the ‘away in a few minutes after you take “Celery-Miat” > {FRE Your hesdsches will simply fade | Stantt Comfort and relief come almost at once. It iw Thousands of people say so. perior to remedies that cost twice aw mach. Safer and bettur in quality. Containg no opiates or narcotic drugs. Try “Colery-Mist” just onne—-you'll then prefer it to any other hemdnche remedy. Also fine for neumaigis, cold | in head und grippe aches and paing, § New York Cent ‘only lle & package at any store. So | yoa of i | i i i ii i i i ik i il | f iH nd for GUNN DRUG COMPANY g Up With Uncle Sam equipment was added last year to nd passenger traffic. 3 1 expended since 19C1 for permanent improvements, “America’s Greatest Railway System’’ We must look ahead, plan ahead and build accordingly, to be sble to meet the demands of coramerce for increased service and fa » This the railroad cannot do from earnings slone. New uired which will come only as the publ ats taxation and wage dem lation, ands are fair, permanent return ofl the investment. rf Ret RE ce ic sees to it that rat insuring - ts } 4 Fa I SR Sa a Sma A —
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