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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
DEMANDS OF R. R. TRAINMEN.
Wage Increase of $1oo,ooo,0o0 a Year
Would Have to Be Borne by Public.

WYNN law ~ ~
The train service employees of all
railroad lines in the United States have
united In a demand for a new basis of
pay for all men engaged in operating
trains. except those in passenger serv-
Ice. At the present time they are paid
on the basis of ten hours of time or
100 miles of distance, whichever gives
them the higher pay; and every man
receives a full days pay, no matter
how short a time he works.
The trainmen now demand that, in
all but passenger service, ~ the pres
ent ten hours pay shall be given for
eight hours. or less. with a guarantee
of a full days pay. no matter how lit
tie service is performed; (2) overtime
to begin after eight hours, instead of
after ten hours. and to be paid for at
one and one-half times. the hourly rate.
These demands would increase the
hourly rate of pay 25 per cent, and the
overtime rate S7h per cent.
They also insist that all special extra
pay provisions in the 10-hour schedules
shall be included in the proposed
S-hour schedule.
These special rules frequently give
double pay for the same service, and
enable the employees to carr two and
three days pay in a single day of
ordinary working hours.
AS the increase for all the lines is es-
timated to amount to $100,000,000 a
year the railroads say hat they cannot
pay it unless they are allowed to in
creas freight and passenger rates.
The average wages of the men en-
gagged in train service are already very
much higher than those of other en-
ployees and they receive % per cent of
the total payroll although constituting
only IS per cent of the whole number
Of railroad workers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
HIGH WAGES ON
AMERICAN ROADS
Railroad Payroll Records Made
Public by the Carriers.
NATIONAL INQUIRY URGED

Managers Offer to Leave Question of
$1oo,ooo,o 900 Wage Demands to an I'M
partial Federal Tribunal to Prevent
Disaster of a Nationwide Strike.
New York.-What is probably the
most elaborate study of wages ever
made in any industry has just been
completed by the National Conference
Committee of the railways.
For six months railway accountants
throughout the country have been en-
gagged In collecting the payroll records
to show the actual wage payments to
every individual employee among the
100000 engineers, conductors, fremen
and brakemen now voting on a ma
tional strike for a new wage scale.
That these employees are one of the
highest paid groups of workers in any
industry is disclosed by the summary
made public today by the railroad
managers.
The average yearly wage payments
to all Eastern train employees Qnclud-
ing those who worked only part of the
year., as shown by the 1915 payrolls,
we're:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
T~RAINMEN'S HIGH WAGES.

When l note from the reports
made to the Interstate Com
merce. Commission that these
men receive average yearly
wages so per cent higher than
those of all other railway en-
ployes, and practically double
those Of the average American
wage-worker. 1t occurs to me
that they at least have less
cause for complaint than most
others. When / consider that
the average locomotive engineer
has an income of over $1,000
a year, and that most of the
engineers who have been long
in service make from $4,000
to $1,000 a year, and when I
compare their hours. labor and
responsibilities with those of
the average small merchant,
farmer or doctor, whose income
is far less, it seems that in all
fairness they are well paid
John V. Farwell, Chicago Mer-
chant.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
transportation Tie up Would
Pdralyz0 Business.
FARMERS To FACE DANGER.
Could Not Market Crops and Losses
Would Run Into Hundreds of Mil
lions = With Factories Unable to

From the viewpoint of the pub
lie 1t is an intolerable situation
when any group Of men, wheth-
er employees or employers, wheth-
er large or small. have the pow
er to decide that a great section
of country =, shall under
go great loss of life, unspeak-
able suffering and loss of prop
erty beyond the power of descrip-
ton, through the stoppage of a
necessary public service. This,
however, is the situation which
confronts US as a nation.-From
the Report of the Eastern Engi-
neers' Arbitration Board (1912)
signed by Charles R. Van Hfse,
Oscar Straus, Frederick N. judi
son, Albert Shaw, Otto N. Ed
litz and Daniel Willard.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF PLEASANTVILLE.
~Mayor-Charles j. Adams.
Andrews

Mayor-Charles J. Adams.
Clerk-Nehemiah Andrews.
Assessors-First Ward, Reuben E.
Adams; Second Ward, George M.
Bates.
Collector and Treasurer Webster
Price.
Engineer-Samuel j. Clark.
Solicitor-Elwood C. Weeks.
Chief of Police-Clarence Krewson.
Building Inspector-Arthur H. Stiles
Plumbing Inspector-Walter Martin
Overseer of the Poor = Daniel s.
Edwards.
Janitor of Fire House and City Hall
Mark Fritsch.
Street Supervisor-Samuel Price.
Chief Fire Dept.-Paul Wootton.
Fire Warden-James A. Gilkey.
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Mayor Charles j. Adams, Webster
Price, and Franklin E. Smith.
Members Atlantic County Board of
Freeholders-Lewis R. Smith, First
Ward; John P. Ashmead, Second Ward
Councilmen-At large, Archie Will
lis; First Ward, Frank Blackman,
Charles w. Schmidt, Sr., Wilbur Ad-
ans; Second Ward, Jacob Derr, Will
liam H. Sapp, Walter j. Anderson.
Council Committees
CHARACTERIZATION, Adams, Derr.
Saskatchewan, Sapp, Schmidt.
Public Property-Schmidt, Ander-
son, Adams.
Lights-Derr, Adams, Sapp.
Police-Sapp, Schmidt, Derr.
License-Blackman Anderson, Sapp.
Ordinance = Anderson, Adams,
Schmidt.
Council meets on first and third
Monday evenings of each month. 8
o'clock in June, July, August and
September; 7.30 o'clock all other
months.
Board of Health.
Neil S. Campbell, president; Thorn
as F. Crawford, secretary; Charles E.
Bowler, Paul Pascarella, Charles M.
Shewell, Henry C. Thomas.
Inspector-Dr. R. M. Sooy.
Meetings are held on second Thurs
day evening of each month at 7.30
o'clock in Council Chamber.
Board of Education.
President-Torrence H. Smith.
Vice-President-Edwin Woolbert.
Secretary-Mervyn Wilson.
Custodian School Fund-Webster
Price.
Medical Inspector-Dr. J. H. North.
City Superintendent of Schools
DIR. William Whitney.
Truant Officer-Fred L. Winch.
Members-Torrence H. Smith, Ed
win Woolbert, Charles D. Thompson,
George M. Bates and Mervyn Wilson.
Committees
Finance-Woolbert, Bates and
Thompson.
Building and Repairs-Thompson,
Bates and Woolbert.
Teachers-Woolbert, Wilson and
Thompson.
Books and Supplies - Wilson,
Thompson and Bates.
Truancy-Bates, Woolbert and Will
son.
Grievance-Wilson, Bates andWool-
bert.
Property-Thompson, Woolbert and
Bates.
Regular meetings first Tuesday Of
each month.
Board of School Estimates.
Charles ]. Adams, Mayor; Frank
Blackman and Jacob Derr, Council
men; Charles D. Thompson and Mer-
vyn Wilson, members Board of Educa-
ton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05

Length, seven inches. The only
similar sparrow, the white-throat, has
a yellow spot in front of eye.
Range: Breeds in Canada, the
mountains of New Mexico, Colorado,
Wyoming, and Montana, and thence to
the Pacific coast; winters in the south
ern half of the United States and in
northern Mexico.
Habits and economic status: This
beautiful sparrow is much more
numerous in the western than in the
eastern states, where, indeed, it is
rather rare. In the East it is shy and
retiring, but it is much holder and
more conspicuous in the far West and
there often frequents gardens and
parks. Like most of its family it is
a seed eater by preference, and in
sects comprise very little more than
Z per cent of it's diet. C~aterpillars
are the largest item, with some
beetles, a few ants and wasps, and
some bugs, among which are black
olive scales. The great bulk of food,
however, consists of weed seeds,
which amount to IA per cent of the
whole. In California this bird is ac-
cused of eating the buds and blossoms
of fruit trees, but buds or blossoms
were found in only 80 out of SIG stom-
achs, and probably it is only under ex-
ceptional circumstances hal it does
any damage in this way. Evidently
neither the farmer o the fruit grow
er has much to fear from the white
crowned sparrow. The little fruit it
eats is mostly wild, and the grain
eaten is waste or volunteer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
Arrival and Departure of Mails.

Mails arrive at the Pleasantville
postoffice as follows: 3
From Philadelphia a. M; 12.45
and 6.45 p. m.
From Atlantic City,, 8 and 10.45
a. M, 1856 and 4.55 p. m.
Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-7.05 and 1890 a.
M, 12.15, $50, APO and $40 p. m.
For Atlantic City-12.15 and $40
p. m.
One mail on Sundays for Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City, closes Alb p.
m.
The office opens daily, except Sun
day, at $50 a. M, and closes at 7.30
o. M, Saturday night only 8 D. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05

Length, thirteen inches. The yell
low under surface of the wing, yellow
tail shafts, and white rump are char
acteristic.
Range: Breeds in the eastern
United States west to the plains and
in the forested parts of Canada and
Alaska; winters In most of the east
ern United States.
Habits and economic status: The
flicker inhabits the open country rath-
er than the forest and delights In park
like regions where trees are numerous
and scattered. 1t nests in any large
cavity in a tree and readily appro-
sible, therefore, to insure the presence
of this useful bird about the farm and
to increase its numbers. 1t is the
most terrestrial of our woodpeckers
and procures much of its food from
the ground. The largest item of ami
NAL food is ants, of which the flicker
eats more than any other common
bird. Ants were found in 524 of the
684 stomachs examined and SO stoni-
achs contained no other food. One
stomach contained over 5000 and two
others held over 5000 each. While
bugs are not largely eaten by the
flicker, one stomach contained II
chinch bugs. Wild fruits are next to
ants in Importance in the f1icker's
dietary. OF these sour gun and wild
black cherry stand at the head. The
food habits of this bird are such as to
recommend it to complete protection.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
YOUR BOWELS SHOULD
MOVE ONCE A DAY.

A free easy movement of the bow
els every day is a sign of good health.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills will give
you a gentle laxative effect without
gripping and free your system of blood
poisons, purify your blood, overcome
constipation and have an excellent
tonic effect on the entire system.
Makes you feel like living. Only 25c
at Enthusiastically.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05

AS a result of the demands for more
of the railroads have been pressing upon
the transportation lines, the country is
face to face with the possibility of the
greatest strike and the most serious
Industrial catastrophe In its history.
The engineers, conductors, firemen and
brakemen on practically all the rail-
road lines have voted to place their
entire interests In charge Of a few
leaders within their organizations, and
to give these leaders authority to call
a strike II they wish to do so.
What such a strike would mean to
the American people cannot be set
forth In mere facts and figures. 1t can
be dimly imagined by those who real
fze what an intimate and vital part
transportation plays in every industrial
activity of the country.
Cities Would Face Starvation.
There is scarcely a person in any
part of the land who would not be i'm
mediately affected If the millions of
busily turning wheels on our nearly
three hundred thousand miles of rail-
way were to stop for a single day. II
the tie-up continued for a week, the
blow to the industry Of the country
would be greater than that caused by
any panic of recent history, To the
big cities of the country, q "lrticu-
larly to the cities of the N sea-
board, it would mean a cutting off of
food supplies that would place the In
habitants virtually in a state Of siege.
In the case of many food products
these cities do not carry on hand a
stock sufficient to feed their people for
more than a week, and In the case of
some, such as milk and fresh vege-
tables, supplies are replenished daily.
The stoppage of transportation there
fore, would meal suffering and want
to these city jewellers, and if continued
for long would threaten many of them
with actual starvation.
Vast Loss to Farmers.
To the farmers of the country a gen
eral railroad strike would be a catas-
trophe, only less serious. Gu off from
his market, the farmer could not move
his produce, and the price of grain and
other staples would be quickly cut In
two, while the market value of more
perishable articles would disappear en-
tirely. The strike would make it ex-
tremely difficult to harvest crops in
e. 7 = would .aAIy4 AIa IT.,
posal of the crops impossible, and
would inflict losses amounting to hun
dreds of millions of dollars Upon the
farmers of the country.
The great industrial plants of the
country would oon be forced to close
down following the declaration of a
strike because they could not Obtain
supplies needed for their operation, nor
could they ship their finished products
to market. Their plants would soon
be idle, and millions of men would be
thrown out of work.
With the income of practically
every class of citizens either seri-
ously cut down or suspended entire
ly, merchants would transact little
business, because there would be few
purchasers. In short, the industrial
activities of the whole country would
be virtually palsied from the moments
the railroads ceased to operate. Tho
injury to the railway companies and to-
the striking employees would be enor-
nous, but it would be infinitesimal
compared with the staggering loss that
would fall upon the general public.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
HIGHEST WAGES,
LOWEST RATES.

American railroads today pay
the highest wages In the world,
out of the lowest rates in the
world, after having set down to
capital account the lowest cap
italization per mile of all great
countries of the world. No 9th
er occupation and no other en-
ployer of labor in the country
can match this record.-James ].
Hill.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05

Wages as High as 1924.
Three-Quarters Of these men Qnclud-
ing all those who put in a full years
service), earned these wages:
Engineers road, $1,5S5 to 1924:
yard, $1,3O3 to $2,17S.
Conductors (road), $1,552 to $1,000;
yard, $1,145 to 1891.
Firemen (road), 1888 to $1,762; yard.
$752 to $1,633.
Brakemen (road), 1862 to 81, 7O7;
yard, 1884 to $1,635.
For the whole country the average
wages Of three-quarters Of the EN-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05

The railroads nave CONSIDERED every
man whose name appears on the Janu-
airy and December payrolls as an en-
ploye for a year, no matter how little
service he performed in the other ten
months. 1t is pointed out by the man
ayers that these averages are, in con-
sequence, an understatement of the
earning power of these employees.
An Appeal to the Public.
The National Conference Committee,
In making these wage figures public,
says:
"Do you believe in arbitration or
industrial warfare?
1.-THE train employees on all the
railroads are voting whether they
will give their leaders authority
to tie up the commerce of the oun
try to enforce their demands for a
500. OOO, 900 wage increase.
1.-THE railroads are In the public
~seryice-your service. This army
Of employees is in the public service
your service.
"You pay for rail transportation
$4,000. 100000 a year., and A cents
out of every dollar from you goes
to the employees.
"a $780, 100000 wage increase for
men in freight and yard service
Qess than one-fifth of all employes)
is equal to a 5 per cent advance In
all freight rates.
1.-THE managers of the railroads,
as trustees for the public, have nc
right to place this burden on the
cost of transportation to you with
out a clear mandate from a public
tribunal speaking for you.
1.-THE railroads have proposed the
settlement of this controversy either
under the existing national arbitra-
ton law. or by reference to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
This offer has been refused by the
employees representatives.
"Shall a nation wide strike or an
investigation under the government
determine this issue?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-05
Eye Troubles are Hereditary

Eye Troubles are Hereditary
If the parents need Glasses or either
of them have defective vision there
Is almost invariably trouble in their
children's eyes.
Take No Chances
Save sight, health and comfort of
your children by letting US thorough
ly examine theirs and rest assured
that only in needy cases glasses
would ever be prescribed.
L. w. BELTS, r. D.,
THE OPTOMETRY SPECIALIST
1908 ATLANTIC AVENUE
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-13

Hon. A. j. Brewer, A. M.
Sterling and John P. Swee have
about completed arrangements
for the construction of three or
four modern bungalow cottages
in Glacier View addition. The
demand for houses for rental
purposes is such that invest
ments Of this kind promise to
bring a fair return on the money
and these gentlemen have de-
cided to do their share in reliev-
ing the situation and also make
a little profit for themselves.
J. A. Lemire drove to Missou-
la Tuesday evening, returning
Wednesday accompanied by
John A. Tolan, wife and children
and Mrs. Gaspard Deschamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tolan are visiting
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-13
CROP SHORTAGE.

The governments October
crop report for the United States
shows the following shortage in
bushels over 1915: Corn, 1884, :
535, 600; wheat, 403, sos, 600;
oats, 80, 1862, 900; barley,
So, 009, 600; potatoes, SO, 103, 600.
The apple crop is reported
short 470, 600 barrels while there
is an increase in hay production
Of 100000 tons. The condition
of sugar beets is 87.3 compared
with the ten year average of
1917.
Prices-The first price given
below is the average on October
/, this year, and the second the
average on October l last year:
Wheat, 1861 and 900 cents per
bushel. Corn, 1928 and 7O.5c;
oats, AS and 34.5c; potatoes,
112 and 48.8c; hay, $10.36 and
$10.69 per ton; eggs, %. / and %. 8
cen is per dozen.
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relatives and friends in Montana

relatives and friends in Montana
and will spend a few days with
Mr.. Tolan's niece, Mrs. J. A.
Lemire. MIR. Tolan is now living
in Oakland, California, where he
has an extensive law practice.
Mrs. Gala Ladd was stricken
with an attack of paralysis last
Sunday evening while washing
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-13

dishes and DR.. Fuhrer was call
ed to attend her. She was found
to be suffering with a hemorage
Of the right side of the brain,
with complete hemiplegia of the
left side, j. e. paralysis of the
left arm and leg. At this writ
ing the patient was still in a
dangerous condition.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-13

Iowa Cream Separators
Everybody is talking about them and
they like them. Ask your neighbor
who has one. For sale by Stanley
Scarce.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-13
Booze for All.


"A man finds no difficulty in getting all the
booze he wants after he lands the first drink
said man who had come to the office of the
prison association after recovering from spell
of bootleggers poison. "A whisky breath seems
to summon all the vultures from alleys, from
doorways, from shadowy places of downtown
blocks and even from so-caed respectable
neighborhoods where importers are quietly
dispensing what they ship in through street
agents. These street agents step up to man, if
For moment he disappears, returns with a
bottle, takes his money and is gone, and the
buyer is left with bottle of the deadlies stuff
ever concocted for the destruction of man and
his mind
Il don't know what's in the stuff" continued
the convalescent, "but | do know its effect.
They say there is less crime now than formerly,
when the open saloon prevailed, although there
is booze to be had for the asking
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-13
HOW PROHIBITION Law
AFFECTS COLORADO.

In its issue of September II the Denver Post,
prohibition newspaper, publishes on its first
page one of the most scathing denuncatons of
the prohibition laws imaginable. Should Mon
tana vote dry this fall, it is no than fair to
expect that similar spectacles will be witnessed
in its cities. That Montana may realize what is
in store for them if this proposed measure be-
comes a law, the article is herewith reproduced.
Cray. paralyzed drunk, seven men were
taken to the county hospital in the last week, ac
cording to w. E. Colett, head of the prison asso-
ciation because their condition was too serious
for Jail authorities to deal with.
'In face of these seven exhibits resulting from
the merry bootlegger plying an unmoested trade
on city streets, in rooming houses, in pool rooms
and soft drink emporiums, the city administra
ton declares that Denver is dry and that all is
being done that can be done to enforce the pro
hibtiOn law.
1.-THE effect of the bootegger's booze is some
thing appalling" said Collett 81 have myself
observed number of cases and have heard the
victims explain their condition when the power
of speech has been restored to them.
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Is Vile COncOction.

pima, SO lnal ne can see Wnat he is 0Olng and
it ties up his vocal chords and sets his brain on
fire. These are the first symptoms. Later comes
the delirium, when mans got to be tied in bed
the exhaustion of mind and body and poisonous
arrested for being drunk, but the bootleggers
are not brought to the bar.
''In spite of these arrests and of the cases of
'drunks' at the county hospital, the city admins
tration, of which the county hospital is func-
ton, insists that the law is being enforced,' said
Collett, who is of the opinion that unless the
bootlegger and his merchandise are done away
with, hundreds of men will be destroyed and be-
come public charges.
The man who recovered from his latest ca
rouse and sought the office of the prison asso
citation declared that what he bought from
street merchant in broad daylight, in a street of
the business section, was compound of wood
alcohol, tobacco juice, vitrol and small portion
of whisky.
ITS flowing like water in this town." declared
the victim, land it is sold so openly that blind
police official ought to be able to catch the law
breakers
Yet the state administration and the district
attorney insist the city is dry and that nothing
has been left undone to enforce the law Plenty
of drunken men have their names written on
the police blotter and few, very few, bootleggers
or importers"
dvru'hed by tes Menaee Labor