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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-03
FL Secreto de la Belleza
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UNA OBRA DE ARTE EN- COLOR.
Por G. Allen Gilbert, conocido y
reputado artista.

Tendremos especial gusto de remitir
! .odos los favorecedores de la GRE
MA ORIENTAL DE GOURAUD, " una
,opia de una bella pintura de Mr.. Gil
bert. Eamada "El Secreto de la Belle
IA, !" en- tamano de 11X22 pulgadas. Els
una espl6ndida reproduction en- buen
oapel satinado de la fgura de una mu-
ehacha, en- 10 cual Mr. Gilbert es una
No contiene ninguna ms
'r;pcion de imprenta que pueda impe-
cir que sea puesta en- un cuadro. Man
lanos 10 centavos en- scllos de correo
para oubrir los gastos de enyoltura y
ranqueo. Estamos seguros de que
V. Sc sentira altamente satisfecho, con
ell cuadro y calendario, y 10 encontra-
"a una valiosa adquisici6n para despa-
cho, libreria, etc.
FERD T. HOPKINS & SON, Pros.
81 Great Jones Stret. New York.
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Del New York Times de
techa I de Julio de 1918


La historic del tratamiento medico
del paludismo eS rara. Ell primer es-
pecltico para cualquier enfermedad fac
encontrado en- ell ano de 1640, cuando la
quinina euro ell paludismo de la Con-
desa Ell CINCHON. Ell Senor PA
TRICK MANSON en- ell ano de 1894
insinu6 que ell mosquito podla ser Ell
mensajero del parasitic del paludismo
Y ell Mayor RONALD ROSS en- ell ano
de 1897 identified el Anopheles como ell
cuipab!e, ell cual, desde al epoca de
llippocrateS ha SOstenldO ell recalmlen-
to de las fiebres pal1dicas por todo ell
mundo. acknowledgements ell lescubrl-
mient0 mas importante desde aquel del
Mayor Ross, es ell que ha pubhcado
ell DR.. Wade H. Brown de la Universe
dad del Norte de Carolina en- ell Jor-
nal de Medicinas Conocidas del lnsti-
tuto de Rockefeller del mes de Julio.
lI6matina, la cual puede producirse ar
tifcialmente, es ell pigmento ocultado
por el parasitic palldico. Ell DR..
BROWN, ayudado por una consecion
que le hizo ell Institute de Rockefeller,
! identified esta sustancia qulmica y re-
aciona este en- un peri0dico en- ell mes
lie Junio de 1912. Este DR.. encuentra
ahora, que este pigmento, ell cual, SOTO
ca la sangre de los pacientes pal1di-
cos es ell agente active en- promover la
, enfermedad.
Mieptras que la quinina es un espe-
c1fico para ell paludismo, no es de MIN
guna manera perfecta. Apesar que
lace mucho bien no deja de ser mala.
De que modo debera hacerse I'm RENE
oio mas potente, uno que sea menos
lanino los tejidos humanos que la
.uinina q una que sea mas eficaz para
os encmigos del parasitic? asl como
ma ametralladora moderna es mas eff
iente que las lanzas aros. Esta es
lima empresa La cual los escrudinado-
res de descubrimientos pueden aceptar
on razonables esperanzas para el exl-
10. Extractos puros del veneno de la
llematina puede hacerse inyectarse en-
cantidades defnidas en- los animales.
ne este modo, bases exactas para la
observation de sfntomas estan estable-
o.das cvperimentos de Ia naturaleza
mas radical pueden dirigir determi-
mar I'M tratamiento mucho mejor y que
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-03
Sude menos Y game mas

ESTABLECER Y BALANCEAR las
CUENTAS FISCALIZADORAS de un
Establecimiento. - FORMAR BA
LANCEAR los MAYORES SUBSIDIA
RIOS.-V entajas del DIARIO-CAJA
:on columnas m1ltiples; no me refiero
al Diario Columnario cuyo elemento
,siquieo es distinto o--DETERMINAR
a SITUACION exacta de una frma
ncluyendo las GANANCIAS 6 PER
.OIDAS de cada socio SIN CE-
RRAR los libros. .-ESTADQ ANALI-
TICO de un Establecimiento al CE-
RRAR los hbros :-FORNIACION de
aquel SIN CERRAR estos.-SABER ell
SALDO de GAIA sin llevar LIBRO de
GAIA nj su CUENTA en- ell Mayor
ENCONTRAR ell INTERES por un
n1merc de dias SIN HACER multipli-
acioneS nj divisiones.-DEClR e1 SAL
DO de una CUENTA sin detenerse su-
lar ,estar sus lados-DESCUENTO
04I iIi"AIANiI y DILhJN oII4N I " l. II
MERCADERIAS.- SCUENTO
ABUSIVE y DESCUENTO VERDA
ZERO -Puntos de Derecho Mcrcantll
Nivil y Politico que nos convene
;aber Derccho Penal: eivmcntos
constitutivos de los delitos oomcti.
los pcr el comercante. no Dor mala
fe, 81 que por ignorancia- -CAMBIAT
IIBROS Sociedad Colectiva 4 Corpo-
'aci6n, vice-versa abriros. cerrarlo.
balancearlos-R Rutina interior EN-
oleados, libros y balances de un Banco
Estos asuntos mil otros que no
'ombro puede I'd aprender por CO.
rrespondencia por So laensuales. Els
,riba 4 la FAJARDO COMMERCIAL
Z LANGUAGE SCHOOL, San Juan
y. R.
Avdt.
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no sea pehgroso para ning1n paciente
humane.
Mientras tanto estos experimenos
Sc llevan a efecto ell Paludismo estara
matando un sin ntlmero de personals.
La quinina no es un especlfico, pero 81
la Pamala, la cual tiene mejores ven
tajas que la quinina. La Pamala ha
sido experimentada en- Puerto Rico,
America Central, Italia, India y otros
paises pal1dicos.
Avdt
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-03
En- el Parlamento
Allen an
Continuation de la Ga. plana.

tamente sin excepciones.
Francia, qoe movilizaba simultanea-
menfe con nosotros, nos comunlco que
nantandria una zona de 10 kilometres
do i frontera alemana hacia ALA, pc
"a ID oue oeurii6 en- efecto, fue que los
aviaderes franceses lanzaron bombas, y
caballerlas y patrullas entraron en- te-
rritorio del bnperio, en- Alsacia-Lorena,
con 10 cual Francia romplo la paz y
nos aiac6 4 nosotros, aunque no Sc ha-
bia proclamaAo la guerra.
Aun antes de todo este, pequenos
destacamentos de tropas francesas ha-
bian cruzado la frontera alemana, ava
dorps frances S habian lanZado bombas
sobro nuestros caminos de hierro, y tro-
pas f.ancesa, habian atacado nuestras
gnarllas fr0nterizas EN- Schluchpass,
bipn Que nuesfros soldados en- cumpll-
mien,o de Ia; ordenes recibidas, per-
manecian enteramente la defenslva.
Tales son los hechos.
Obramos Ell defensa propia, y la ne
cesidad carece de ley. Nuestras tro-
pas ocupan el Luxemburgo y quiza han
avan.ado va sobre ell territorio belga.
Esto IS eontrario al Derecho dc gentes.
FL g1bierno frances ha declarado en-
Bruselas que 6l respetarla la neutrall-
dad Ge Belgica EN- tanto que Sc respe-
tase la suya; pero sabemos que Fran
cia estaba dispuesta pa" una INVASION.
Quien quiera que Sc encuentre anne
nazado. como 10 estamos nosotros, y que
lucha por sl cxistencia, no debe pen
sar alno en- como abrirse paso para sa-
lir del lance.
Respecto 1e Inglaterra hemts hecho
4 su gobierno la declaration de que en-
tanto que ella permanezca neutral
nuestra fota no atacara la costa Norte
de Francia de que no violaremos la
neutralidad Ge B6lgica.
Repito aqui esa declaration ante ell
mundo entero, puedo anaGlr que
mientras Inglaterra sc mantega neu-
tral, estaremos dispuestos, en- caso de
reciprocidad, 1 no emprender ninguna
operaci0n hostil contra la marina mer-
cante francesa Repito las palabras
del Emperador: "Alemania va { la lu-
cha con la clara conciencia de amparar
los f1utos de- nuestra labor paclfica, Y
con el derecho al exito de una gran
empresa Ia salvaguardia de nuestro
future. FL periodic de 80 amos en- que
diio Won Molrke deb1amos permanecer
armados para defender nuestras ven
tajas ganadaS en- 1870, no ha terminado
todavia. La gran hora de prueba pa
ra npestro pueblo ha sonado ahora, y
4 ella obedecemos con confianza Nues-
tro esercito esta en- campana; nuestra
fota esta lista para la batalla; toda la
naci6r alemana esta detras de ellos :"
Despues del discurso del canciller
hubo una orolongada manifestation
de entusiasmo y EN- seguida el Reichs-
tag vot0 ell CT edito de 1250000 900 pa
ra la guerra Herr Hasse. socialista
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democratico, declare que 4 pesar de la
opinion de 81 partido respecto de la
guerra, los sncialistas democraticos 10
solo apoyaban el credito sino que Sc
guirian q sus compatriotas, con arden
tie voluntad, marchando q la guerra
Esta declaracion produjo ura nueva
explosion de entusiasmo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-09-03
Llorens Torres y
Martinez Alvarez

Avisan sus clientes de San Juan y
dc la lsla, que han trasladado su Bu-
fete y Notaria, la calle de San Fran
cisco 80, altos, frente al pasaje de
Los Muchachos
En- slls nuevas ofcinas, la sociedad
Llorens & Martinez Alvarez ofrece al
publico sus seryicios profesionales,
tanto en- ell ramo de la Notaria como
en- la defensa de asuntos civiles cri-
minales ante cualqnier Corte d al isla.
Avdt.
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COLEGIO DE SAN II.DEFONSO
PARA SENORITAS
dirlgido por las
EFRMANAS DE- IA CARLOAD

EERMANAS DE LA CARLOAD
En- este planted Sc cursan las aslgna~
turas proplas de la primera ensenanza
Sc dan lecciones de Ingles, Frances y
Musica. ca.-CLASES DE ADORNO: di-
b1jo, pintura, taq1igraf{a, maquinilla y
'onfecci6n de ores.-CLASES DE LA
BORES:- Costura, tapicerla, encaje
hordados en- orc, itografla, sedas, etc.,
etc.
Ademas de las asignaturas mencio-
nadas Sc instruye las alumnas, con
gran esmero, en- ell gobierno interior de
una casa y Sc les ensena toda clase de
"hcios domesticos.
Los cursos empiezan ell 10. de Sep
tiembre Sc admiten alumnas internas
externas.
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Avdt.

LIBROS DE MISA Y CARTERAS
DE VENTA
EN- LA LIBERIA DEL "BOLETIN. I"
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A A|osSuscTiptoTesyAqe

Para la 6uena marcha de esta admi-
distraction no admitimos Atlas de
uscripciones a este diario sino desde
el primero de cada mes. Las BAJAS
avisaran los dias 80 81, advir-
iendose que las que dieron con pos
erioridad no sc tomaran en- cuenta nj
urtiran efecto en- la contabilidad hasta
Il dla nltimo del mes siguiente al en-
;rante.
FFECTOS DE ESCRITORIOS.
EN- LA LTRRERIA DEL "BOT. .FTTN -
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DE VENTA

DE VENTA
EN- LA LIBRERIA DEL BOLETIN
IN LA LIBRERIA DEL "BOLETIN. -
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30
Waverly Notes.

Geo. Gordon and family were
in Marshall Monday.
Thornton Gordon spent a part
of last week in Lexington.
N. M. Houx Of Lexington trans
acted business here Friday.
Glenn Jones and wife attended
the carnival at Lexington last
week.
Miss Marguerite Landrum re-
turned Monday from a several
weeks stay in Chicago.
Miss Florence Cauthorne Wis
tied friends in Kansas City last
week.
Ed Duffey returned Friday
from a trip through Wyoming
and Montana.
Mrs. Fred Bray went to Lex
ington Friday to spend a few
days.
Baird Rand and Trevor
Meredith were Lexington visi-
tors Thursday evening.
Mrs. Jane Norville, who has
been visiting relatives in Bris-
tol, Tenn, for several weeks.
returned home Friday.
Mrs. Henry Bunch and little
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ket. This particular moth has
rudiments of jaws by means of
which it can break the skin of
fruits, and then by means of it's
sucking tube, it extracts juice
from the fruit, causing a bruis-
ed depression to form which
later decays and destroys the
fruit completely.
The moth is about the size of
our native army worm moth and
similar in color. 1t is readily at
tracted to light.
According to the Missouri Col
lege Of Agriculture there is no
practical method Of protecting
fruit from these moths in the
orchard. 1t is impossible to APP
ply any spray which will save
the fruit. BY placing a bright
light over a pan of oil near the
trees on which the fruit is
ripening, many of these moths
will be destroyed before they
attack the fruit. The jarring of
the trees to drive them away
helps to some extent, if done
during the late afternoon and
evening.
Missouri farmers and fruit
growers will confer a favor by
reporting the presence of this
pest to the Missouri College of
] Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri.
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German Officers Threat to
England.

In the November American
Magazine VIII Irwin, who went
to Europe as special war cores
pondent for that publication, de-
scribes the German invasion of
Belgium, much of which he wit
messed. Recounting a conversa-
ton that he and others had with
a German officer he says:
when we asked him what
Germany was going to do with
Belgium, he said:
Keep it, l suppose-ther
we'll be near England, anc
you'll see what Wen do to that
horrible country
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COrder News.

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Greenway were
Kansas City visitors Tuesday.
j. Blase and daughters, Misses
Elmira and Bernice, were pas
sengers to Kansas City Satur-
day.
Mrs. K. P. Kramer and two
sons visited in Higginsville Sat
urjay.
Mrs. Maggie Jackson and her
daughter, Miss Nadine, visited
in Higginsville Sunday.
The w. C. T. U. had a call
meeting Tuesday.
The Y. P. B. met Tuesday ev-
ening at the Christian church.
About thirty young people
surprised Joe Greer Monday, il
being his birthday. A delightful.
time was reported by all Wit
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son, George, spent Tuesday in
Marshall.
Miss Birdie T~hogmorton, who
is attending Central College at
Lexington, spent Sunday and
Monday with her parents, Rev,
and Mrs. j. R. %Thogmorton.
Misses Mary Eta and Jennie
Fell left Saturday for Billings,
Montana, to spend several
months with their sister, Mrs.
Arthur Gallagher.
Mrs. Clifford Landrum of st.
Louis arrived Monday to spend
a few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. G. A. Keeling.
Mary, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Galloway, is
very i'll with typhoid fever.
Charles Petite and daughter,
Miss Edna, were in Marshall
Tuesday.
Mrs. J. J, Robertson Of Mt.
Leonard, was the guest Of Mrs.
T. R. Landrum last week.
Mrs. Fred Bray and Mrs. Rolla
Jones attended the Horse Show
at Kansas City last week.
Mrs. Lee Holtyclav returned
to her home in Nebraska Tues
day after a short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Brunette.
Mrs. T. R. Landrum, Mrs. j, J.
Robertson, Miss Zelda Master
son and Clayt Landrum attend.
ed the show at Lexington last
Tuesday evening.
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Democratic Speaking.
R. M.

Speaking dates have been ar
ranged for by the Democratic
Central Committee as follows:
Friday, Oct. 3Oth, 1880 p. m,
Chihuahua School House, Chas,
A. Keith.
Saturday, Oct. 31st, 1000 a.
m, Wellington, Jno. P, Gordon.
Saturday, Oct. 31st, 2:3O p. m,
Odessa, Mayor Henry Jost and
Jno. P. Gordon.
Saturday, Oct. 31st, 1880 p. M,
MAYHEM, Jno. P. Gordon.
Saturday, Oct. 31st, 1880 p. m,
Lexington, Senator Jas. A. Reed.
Monday, Nov. End, 1000 a. m,
Dover, Jno. P. Gordon.
Monday, Nov. End, 2:30 p. m,
Waverly, Jno. p. Gordon.
Monday, Nov. End, 1880 p. M,
Corder, Jno. P. Gordon.
By order of Democratic Central
Committee.
H. G. Chiles, Chairman.
H. G. Rogers, Secret
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A Southern Moth Injuries Mis-.
souri, Fruit.

souri, Fruit.
Ripening peaches, tomatoes
and other fruits are being at
tackled in various parts of Mis-
souri, by a small, brownish moth.
This moth is the parent of a
caterpillar, which is one of the
most destructive pests the cot
ton grower in the Southern
States has to deal with during
summer. The worm is known
as the Cotton Army Worm
At this season of the year this
pest is largely in the adult
moth condition and these moths
migrate northward in enormous
swarms, settling in orchards, il
gardens and even in the cite;
where they attack growing fruit
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were present.
Miss Florence Hit returned
Sunday from a visit in Lexing-
ton.
Concordia High School play
ed the Corder High School here
Saturday, winning by the score
of 81 to IS.
L. P. Kramer and H. Holscher
were Sunday evening visitors in
Concordia.
j. Daughterty and family
moved to Windsor Monday.
Mrs. j. R. Hedges visited in
MAYHEM Saturday.
The revival meeting which is
being held at the Baptist church
by Rev. Oliver Reed of Quincy,
Illinois, is progressing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich of
Arizona are visiting relatives
here this week.
Miss Ruth Ferguson visited in
Odessa the last of the week.
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COUNTY UNIT
What 1t Is.

What 1t Is.
What is known as the Full
County Unit Local Option law is
a law permitting an entire cOun-
ty to vote as a single unit on the
question of dram shops not Of
tener than once in four years.
Under the old local option law
in operation since June, 1887,
cities Of $500 or more were COM
PEELED to vote separately from
the county in which they were
located. This resulted in a num-
Der of cities retaining dram
shops, while the counties in
which they were located voted
against dram shops. The new
law passed by the last legisla-
ture will remedy this by max
ing the majority vote in the en-
tire county the deciding factor.
The Referendum
This bill was made a strong is
sue throughout the state during
the political campaign by which
Legislative candidates were elect
ed or defeated. During the leg
islative session while the bill was
pending many thousands of let
tiers, kilograms, petitions and
resolutions from every county Of
the state were received by legis-
lative members appealing for
their support of county unit. AT
ter a clean but terrific battle
with the liquor forces the bill
was passed by a vote Of 80 to 45
in the house and 20 to IL in the
senate, and it was promptly
signed by the Governor. Not
withstanding the fact that Mis-
souri, had spoken in such deci-
sive and unmistakable terms de-
handing this law, the brewers
and saloon keepers have "defed
the lightning by invoking the
referendum, thus delaying the
operation of the law until it
could be affirmed by a majority
Of the voters at the general cleo
ton next November.
Sustain Legislature.
A YES vote for the County
Unit Law is not only a dry"
vote, but it is also an expression
of what the voter thinks of a
little bunch of people of any
class getting together and send
ing their paid agents out to get
names in any manner they see
fit to hold up a law and place the
will of the people as expressed
in acts of the legislature on the
same plane as the smallest
child's play.
How to Vote.
The County Unit will be Num-
Der 10 in the list of amendments.
Before it will be the words
yes and no" Vote dry by
scratching out mo"
(Adv.)
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Fewer accidents on long trains

Supporters of the law would also have you
believe that many accidents are due to the
extra length of the trains, whereas, from all
statistics available, there have actually been
less accidents on trains of over 40 cars than
there have been on trains of less than 40.
While the railroads do not claim that long
trains are safer than short ones. the facts GER
tainly sustain the claim that they are equally
safe.
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Manuel.

Drop me a card and l will send
you literature telling all about
the Manuel engine driving auto
tire pump. This pump has a
safety valve and there is no dan
ger of putting too much air in
the tire.
R. M.
Levasy, Mo.
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Public Service Commission has power
to decide this question

If there is any need for these extra trainmen
the Public Service Commission has full power
to require the roads to employ them, when
ever and wherever the Commission thinks
they are necessary. Why then should a law
be passed, overriding the authority of this
Commission, which is being paid by the State
to regulate just such matterS2 The answer is
plain-the Commission is composed of fair
minded men, who have good judgment, and
they haVe not thought that the extra tanmen
are necessary.
Similar law defeated in other states
Similar laws have been proposed in other
states, butthey have been defeated. Governors
FoSS of Massachusetts,, Hughes and Dix of
New York, Harmon of Ohio, and Cruce of
Oklahoma have all vetoed similar laws as
either unfair or unnecessary, and the legiSla-
lures of Texas and Louisiana have refused
to pass such laws.
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Give your orders to Mrs. L. E.
Mark for good homemade An
gel Food Cake for all occasions.
She will bake and deliver your
cake on short notice. Sure to
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30

Mrs. Oscar Andreen and
daughter, Miss Rachel, went to
Kansas City yesterday for a
few days visit.
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Extra man wouldn't prevent accidents

Extra man wouldn't prevent accidents
1t is claimed that an extra man would enable
the tralnmen to discover causes Of accidents
in time to prevent them. If such were the
case the railroads would, long ago, have en-
ployed this extra man, as it would be far
cheaper to do this than to pay for accidents.
1t is not even claimed that an extra trainman
would detect causes of accidents on a passenger
train, in time to prevent them, yet, under this
law, every passenger train of 8 cars or over is
clasSed with freight of over 40 cars, and com
PEELED to carry an extra man for whom it is
not eUen claimed that there is any need,
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this before you vote!

The 9TH proposition on your ballot, next
Tuesday, will ask you to vote for or against
a law to compel the railroads of Missouri TO
employ an extra, and wholly unnecessary.
tralnman on every freight train of 40 cars or
over, and on every passenger train of 6 cars
or over.
Every fair minded voter is entitled to know
the facts, in order that he may vote intelli-
gently on this proposition.
The ostensible object of this law is to place an
extra guard around the lives of the trainmen.
The real object is to force the railroads to
employ about 500 extra, and wholly unneceSs-
airy men.
How trains are now manned
At present, local and through freight trains
are manned by an engineer, a fireman, a con-
ductor and two trainmen, or brakemen, as
they are generally miS-named. One of these
so-called brakemen is usually stationed towards
the front of the train-the other towards the
rear. In cases of unScheduled stops, one of
these men goes forward, ahead of the train, to
f'g any approaching train-thc other goes
to the rear for the same purpose. What would
a third one do?
Trains are controlled by air brakes
regardless of length
None of these brakemen applies brakes on a
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 a
signal cord direct to the engine. What possible
service could an extra trainman perform on a
passenger train?
Not needed to relay signals
1t is claimed that an extra trainman on a
freight train of over 40 cars is necessary to relay
signals to the engineer. Such is not the case.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30
Similar law defeated in other states
Would add $5OO,O 600 a year
to railroad expenses

To pass such law in Missouri would add an
unnecessary burden of half a million dollars a
year to the already over-burdened railroads,
without accomplishing any good except to 500
men, who would secure desirable Jobs and en-
der no valuable service in return for their pay.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30
The public would have to pay it

Since it is inevitable that the railroads must
receive additional revenue, or 20 into bank
ruptcy, then it must be plain that this added
burden, if voted, must finally fall on the
general public.
If you were asked to vote an appropriation
to support in idleness, or in useless labor,
some 500 able-bodied men, your vote would
be overwhelmingly NO. Gentlemen, that
is proposition No. 9. Will you scratch YES
and vote NO?