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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

5 ture created for this specifi
? purpose.
5 If this is not the correct view
then why was the Public Ser
vice Commission brought int
existence: Who not let it per
form the functions for which i
was created? Why commence
taking the powers away from i
before it has been given an op
portunity to exercise them:
|Certainly if those who demand
the Full Grew Bill' have faith
In the justice of their claims they
will not be afraid to take their
chances before an impartial oom-
mission which has full power to
grant forthwith the relief they
ask?
There isn't railroad in the
state of Missouri which doesn t
stand ready to put on extra men
the moment the Public Service
Commission says that it believes
that such extra men are neces-
sary to insure the greater vel
fare of the public or the greater
safety of its employees.
A Duty to the Public.
AS the largest employers of
labor in the United States, the
railroads have been and are the
friends of the hundreds of thous-
ands of workingmen who oper-
ate their business, and they have
always been ready to listen to
anv reasonable plea, whatever
its character, and will continue
to do SO. On the other hand,
however, the railroads also owe
a grave duty to the public from
which they derive their patron
age, and which in the end must
bear the brunt of an unfair bur.
den as we'll as of a fair one. I'll
the Full Grew Bill" is enacted
into law it will cost the railroads
of Missouri over a half million
dollars a year extra for employ
ees who are not needed and have
no earthly chance to give value
received for the pay they draw
and this extra half million uol-
lars will eventually have to come
out of the pockets of the farm
ers, merchants, manufacturers,
and other railroad patrons and
of the state. In this
connection, it may be of interest
to the reader to know that sim
liar Full Crew Bills" have been
vetoed in recent years by Gov.
Hughes and Gov. Dix of New
York, Gov. Foss of Massachu-
setts. Gov. Harmon ot Ohio, Gov.
Cruce of Oklahoma, and defeated
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

| SOnL1 Va tIIC CACl1C u Gill. IL
lamount of air used on trains il
regulated by the Government
and hence, since there was NJ
vacant place for this "extr'
brakeman" the trainers of tht
bill chose to mask the unfairness
lot their demands by specifying
that he shall be employed upon
all trains carrying an excess o1
the number of cars stated above
How Trains Operate.
! The operation of a railroad
train, just like the operation of a
threshing machine, saw mill, or
any other piece of machinery, re-
quires only certain number of
men, and any excess of this num-
Der are more of hindrance than
a help because they get in each
others way. A train of so or 60
cars operates exactly like a train
of 40 cars. The movement and
control is not per car, like draw
ing a single bucket of water on a
windlass, but the train Of 10 or 60
c rs all move together like the
cups on a pump chain-and 60
cups are no more difficult to
handle than 40-and, except for
the greater motive power de-
manded from the eng ne, require
no more care or attention from
the trainmen in charge. The
act was passed on the erroneous
assumption that the number,
character, and extent of the du-
ties of brakemen increase in
proportion to the increased num-
ber of cars, which is not true be-
cause, as stated before, the en-
tire train, regardless of it's
length, is controlled from the en-
gine.
A law might just as well be
passed requiring the farmers to
put an extra driver on self
binder because it requires three
horses to pull it instead of two
or on a harrow because it now
has 60 teeth instead of 40 as
formerly. Why demand two
brakemen on a train of 80 cars
and three on one of 40 cars?
The state is now being flooded
with sentimental literature ap-
pealing to the voters to fasten
this unfair and unnecessary bur-
den upon the railroads of Missou-
ri and, as usual, the plea of hu-
manlty is being put forth with
great cleyerness to catch the
sympathy of the public-and al
ways is the idea held out that
this extra brakeman" would
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
Fewer accidents on long Er7,.. ;

Supporters of the law would also h,:y .-},l
believe that many accidents are .,;<, :. H..
extra length Of the trains, whereas ..-..::: !.
statistics available there have actually ,-.se-l
less accidents on trains Of over 40 Gar -
there have been OH trains of less than H..
While the railroads do not claim rh~t .,,sg
trains are safer than short ones, the fact. o.
tainly sustain the claim that they are cqu.:::-
safe
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

All the Democratic candidates
for county Office endorse the
Wilson administration, with its
inefficient tariff policy, that has
produced the hard times now
prevailing throughout the coun-
try, with its treasury wrecking
extravaganza, necessitating
war tax" of over one hundred
million dollars, and SO on. They
will all cast their votes accord
ingly. The Republican voters
should keep this fact in mind
when they go to the polls next
Tuesday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

prevent all manner of wreck
. and calamities. If this wer
true, the railroads themselve
would be the first ones to put O.
these extra men for, strugglin,
as they are to save every dolla
possible, they are the ones mos
vitality concerned in preventing
wrecks, injured workmen, anG
mishaps of every kind-whicf
are always costly. But statist
les contradict those who pu,
forth this specious argument
Out of 271o trains run over three
divisions of the M. K. & T. in a
given time, investigation shows
that there we're 119 accidents to
trains carrying less than % cars
and only 70 accidents to trains
carrying more than 25 cars. On
the Uuion Pacific in Kansas in
January, 1913, there were five
accidents on trains carrying less
than 25 cars. During the same
period 644 trains were run, all Of
them carrying more than 25 cars,
without single accident. So
the statistics of many other
roads could be given showing
conclusively that the Full
Grew" propaganda is based
pureI y on sentiment rather than
facts-that the humanity plea is
being put forth to catch the
sympathy of the people in order
that they may give their approx
al to this unfair measure.
State Commission Has Power,
If any earthly excuse remains
for the proposed law, the last
vestlge of it disappears from the
fact that the last Legislature
created a Public Service Com
mission which has specifically
delegated to it the power to reg
ulate the number of men to be
employed on any railroad train
in Missouri. This Commission
could make it's requirements Of
certain companies whose road
and character of freight might
require more trainmen than
certain other roads which oper-
ate under entirely different con
ditions. In other words, the
Public Service Commission is in
a position to discriminate be?
tween different conditions which
exist upon different roads-and
hence, instead of adopting a hard
and fast law for all time to come
for every railroad in the state,
it would seem but a matter of
common fairness and justice to
leave the matter in the hands of
this tribunal which the Legisla-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The policy of the Democrats
has always been to denounce ev-
erything the Republican party
has ever done until their own acts
are criticised, then they make
the excuse that the Republicans
had done the same thing previ.
ously. This is now their excuse
in palliation of the war tax.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Why keep William Gumshoe
Stone in the Senate any longer:
AS a statesman his performance
does not measure up to the pre-
tentions that are made for him.
There is nothing in his record
that shows he ever performed a
great public service other than
that he once put alum in the bak-
ing powder.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Our Democratic friends who
are disposed to show their re-
sentiment of the imposition of the
war tax by their party and do
not care to go as far as voting the
Republican ticket, will find fish
ing very good next Tuesday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

that those who demand the Full
Crew Bill' submit their claims
to Public Service Commission
which has full power to grant
such relief as the conditions on
the different roads might Justify,
after a careful inquiry INTO each
particular situation: Paid adv.
(TO be continued
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
OF VITAL INTEREST
EVERY CITIZEN IN
COMING ELECTION.
A Law Which Would Cost Rail
Roads OF The State Over
A Half Million Dollars
Extra, Yearly.

In last weeks article We dis
cussed the question of what rail
roads do with their income. IL
a future article we will take w
the enormous increased cost O.
Labor, and all kinds of railroad
supplies, the installation Of block
signals, steel cars, heavier stee
rails, larger locomotives, better
road beds, doing away with
grade crossings, etc.
In most instances these added
costs were unavoidable-conduc
ing as they do the greater safety
and comfort Of the public, the
employee, and a more efficient
and adequate service to the peo.
pie generally. Occasionally,
however, the railroads have been
compelled to pay an unnecessary
tribute simply because they
were unable to help themselves,
and a typical example of this can
be found in Proposition No. 9,
which is known as the Full
Grew Bill" and which will be
voted upon at the forthcoming
election in November.
AS the reader will doubtless
recall, this act was passed by
the last Legislature, and so un-
fair and unnecessary has it been
considered that 97,971 citizens
scattered all over the state, sign
ed petitions which will give the
voters an opportunity to reject it
under the Referendum Law and
thus protect the railroads of
Missouri against this unfair de
mand which, unless rejected at
the polls, will cost them over a
half million dollars extra every
year from this time forward.
The title of Full Crew BilP
was evidently bestowed upon the
act to purposely mislead the pub
lic-to create the impression that
present train crews are Insult
cient and incomplete-that there
are now fewer men employed on
trains than is necessary for their
safe operation when, as matter
of fact, there is no unperformed
service which could be assigned
to the extra brakeman" de-
manded by this law, and who is
to be placed upon every freight
train carrying 40 cars or more
and upon all passenger trains
carrying E cars or more. At the
present time through local freight
trains are manned as follows:
One engineer to run the
engine.
One fireman TO run the fire.
One conductor to run the
train.
One fagman or brakemen to
flag the train.
One brakeman for such other
services as the occasion may re-
quire.
In addition to these, there are
switching crews who make up
trains at all terminal points, and
who assist in looking
cut for such defects in cars as
might endanger the running of
trains-a point which is being
emphasized SO strongly in the
sentimental hand bills and bill
boards throughout the state.
From the above enumeration it
should be apparent to any think
ing man that there is no legiti-
mate service which this extra
brakeman can perform which is
not already adequately provided
for.
AS matter of fact, a brake
man on a modern freighs or pas
senger train is misnomer for
the reason that for years all
trains have been controlled by
air brakes applied by the engi.
All the Democratic candidates
,S11 <ho
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

A vote for the Democratic tick
ct means that the voter is in ia
vOr of a continuance of hard times
and an enlargement of the army
of the unemployed. Are you go
ing to be that kind of voter?
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The present Congress is the
most extravagant in the history
of the country. Had itheld down
it's appropriations to the limit OF
that reached by the last Repub-
lican Congress there would now
not only be no need for the war
tax, but there would be a sur
plus of nearly one hundred mil
lion dollars in the national treas
ury. Are you going to uphold
such criminal recklessness in
public expenditure with your
vote?
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

A Missiourian has been arrest
ed for proposing to the Presi
dents unmarried daughter, il
being claimed the man is insane
This is a pretty hard slam on
those two new sons-in law of the
President.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The high cost Of living has not
come down, taxes are higher
than ever, times are worse than
ney have been since 1884, and
the Democratic party has been
in power less than two years.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
How trains are now manned

At present, local and through freight trains
are nlanne, b. an engineer, Il fireman, d con-
luctor a,it! t>vo lrainmcI, or bra!-cmcn, as
thcy arc general. 1ni3-ila:n>el. One Of these
3o-calictl ,raicilc: !; usually stationed towards
the front Of the t:'.:1-;he other towards the
rear. In cases of ::1Schc<luled stops, enc Of
these men goc forward, ahead of the tr;iin to
flag any approaching tra;n-the other goes
to the rear for the same purpose. What would
a third one do.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The Democrats are trying to
make themselves safe in MissOu-
ri this year by registering the
residents of the cemeteries in
St. Louis as qualified voters. The
situation must be desperate.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The Democrats are the worst
standpatters of all, they never
recede from a free trade, hard
times policy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Under Democratic rule the
government costs the people
$S.5S every time the clock ticks,
under Republican rule it was
about two dollars per tick cheap
er. So there you are, you pay
your money and take your choice
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Vote the Republican ticket and
feel secure in the consciousness
that you have voted for your in
dividual welfare as we'll as for the
welfare of the country.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The war tax costs the st. Lou
is brewers $4,000 a day, but the
man who takes his beer eventu-
ally pays the bill.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Read over the constitutional
amendments carefully and make
a note of them. Vote them yes
or no, but vote them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Remember the Democrats
preach economy and practice ex-
travagance.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

The war in Europeis no excuse
for our own political troubles,
we brought them upon US two
wars aOO
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

Don't watchfully wait for the
Democrats to fulfill their prom
ises, vote the incompetent party
out of power.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
SI.OO Per Annum.

The two million men out of
work tell the story.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
Vote early, and then put in a
few licks for the G.. o. p.

Vote no on Constitutional
Amendment No. / by all means.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
Trains are controlled by air brakes
regardless Of length

None of these brakemen applies brakes on
moving train. Every train is controlled by
air brakes, operated from both the engine and
the caboose, regardless of the length of the
train or the number of cars
On passenger trains, the air brakes can be
controlled from any car, and every car has
signal cord direct to the engine. What possible
service could an extra trainman perform on
passenger traln'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

A little more of the "robber
tariff" would help things might
H.,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
Not needed to relay signals

1t is claimed that an extra trainman on
freight train of over 40 cars is necessary to relay
ionals to the engineer. Such is not the case.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28
.Ssizoi!2r lazy defeated in other states

5inii:,~ laws have been proposed in other
-.toa, ir"tt'ey have hccn defeated. Governors
- cf Massachusetts,, Hughes and Dix of
NJ. 4r5, Harmon uf Ohio, and Eruce of
N.,4.lo,n. have III >cto1d similar laws as
either >.is2.;. >,r unnecessary, and the !cgisla-
lures q as and Louisiana have refused
to pas ..ll, laws
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-10-28

years age
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
MEANING OF "DRY FARMING"
Principles Are Vital in Any Region OF
Small Rainfall and Where Drought
Is Even Occasional.

Dry-farming is free from mystery OF
any kind. It's principles are vital in
any region OF small rainfall, and valu'
able in any country where drought is
even occasional. Any farmer on any
soil and in any climate can increase
his yields per acre. the quality of his
crop and his bank account by the con,
tinued practice of this new farm
method.
"Dry-farming" does not mean farm
ing without water. It does mean that
the farmer can grow good crops on
less water than most people think is
needed, and that. through proper til.
Iage methods. he can reduce evapora'
ton and can establish practical
storage reservoir in the soil which will
hold the rainfall until he is ready to
use It.. By this means drought can be
conquered or its effects reduced In any
country of the world.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try ThisS Makes Hair Thick
Glossy, Fluffy. Beautifui-No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
will please you most will be after
few weeks use, when you see new
hair fine and downy at first-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No DIFF
ference how dull. faded. brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is amaz-
ing--your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy. and have an appearance OF
abundance: an Incompatible luster.
softness and luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that 1t has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-thats
all--you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of It II you will just try lit
tie Danderine. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
DRY FARM FAILURE CAUSES
Probably a. Many Farmers Fail Be
cause Of Too Little Capital as
From Any Other Source.

tRy ALVIN KEYSER. Colorado Agricul-
tural College)
Failures occur In the best humid OF
irrigated country. Under nonirrigated
farming, there will be years when the
best methods, on the best soils. will
not be entirely successful. Probably
as many fail. because OF too little capi'
tai, as from any other source. Toe
little capital prevents work being
done as it should be, when 1t should
be. 1t prevents saving the big crop
against the year of small crop.
The settler must have domestic wa
ter. His first consideration Is there
fore, a good well. II he cannot obtain
good we'll, or II usable water for stock
and household cannot be obtained
within reasonable hauling distance,
failure is certain. no matter how fav'
ora BILE the soil.
However, not every person Is adapt
ed to this class of farming. Success
depends as much on the adaptability
of the man and his family to the en-
vironment. as to any other factor
Health and endurance are absolutely
necessary. They must be able to 1--we
alone and find their own amusement
for the most part the settlements
are far apart. The man who must
be amused. who cannot endure his
own company for long periods. has
failed before his time. Mistlt and in
competence will fail anywhere under
the most favorable conditions. they
cannot exist under the regular con
ditions that sometimes prevail In the
best land. and must he overcome IN
order to win success.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
OPPORTUNITIES IN FOREST
PLANTING FOR FARMERS

for this purpose are the white pine.
the Scotch and Austrian pines. and the
Norway spruce.
Except for the early planting in
New England. the farmers OF Ohio
and Indiana have been the first to
recognize the value and Importance Of
forest planting. In these two states
and generally throughout the central
valley district. the practice has bean to
plant rapid-growing kinds. For ex-
ample. in West Virginia and south.
western Pennsylvania, walnut, locust.
sugar maple. red oak. chestnut. and
catalpa, have been planted for posts.
mine props and timber; in Ohio. black
locust and catalpa for posts: in Indi-
ana. black locust. catalpa. and wal
nut; in Kentucky. black locust. ca
talpa, tulip, poplar. maple. and wal
nut principally for mining timbers and
posts: in Tennessee, locust. maple and
cedar: in Missouri. catalpa. locust,
walnut. Usage orange. cottonwood; In
Arkansas. locust and walnut.
In the central section forest plant
ing has been a part OF the progress in
agriculture and therefore has been
quite extensive In the region of best
agricultural development. Nebraska
and Kansas lead in the acreage OF
plantations. About SAC, 900 acres have
been planted within the central region.
Shelterbelts are increasing in the
newer farming districts OF the Dako-
tas and Oklahoma, and much interest
is being shown in forest planting
throughout the central section Of the
United States.
In the western region and the Pa
cific coast states much OF the forest
land is within National Forests. and
forest planting on these lands is chief
ly a federal problem. But there are
abundant opportunities for private
planting in the valleys of southern
California and on irrigated lands
Throughout the region.
1t is absolutely essential that the
people of each state and particularly
farm owners, should realize the i'm
mense Importance of individual effort
in providing for . future timber sup
ply. The quantity Of land that can be
restored to value through forest plant.
ing by the federal government or by
the states is in the aggregate small
and comparatively Insignificant as
compared to the great area that must
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-09
Conserve Moisture.

Berries draw heavily upon soil mois.
ture in the maturing OF crop Of fruit,
and every effort which the grower can
make, in dry years. to conserve the
moisture supply will mean a better
crop of berries. Mulching the straw
berry field with straw not only pro.
tects the berries from being spattered
with soil when 1t rains. but protects
the surface from evaporation when
the weather is dry. Blackberry and
raspberry fields need frequent cult
walton in dry weather to conserve the
moisture.