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An Open, Square, Aboveboard, Direct Appeal to the Intelligence and Judgment of the People The railroad* of Pennsylvania and New Jersey believe that the public should be fully advised concerning the Full Crew laws in these states. Costly experience has demonstrated that these laws have worked to the detriment of public interest and that their repeal would redound greatly to the advantage of the people. Not a Fight On Trainmen The railroad companies making this announcement wish the public to clear^ understand that this appeal is in no way to be construed as being aimed at the trainmen in their employ, nor is it an effort to curtail operating expenses at the cost of public safety or service. The companies point to the fact, with justifiable pride, that whenever public safety and convenience demanded an increased number of employes the necessary men were put on trains. Behind this statement is a record of advancements and improvement achievements which is a most vital factor of calm and dispassionate consideration of the laws in question. But when arbitrary law* are pasted which compel these railroad companies to burden their payrolls with some $2,000,000 annually for wasted, unwarranted extra labor, and which actually means a decrease, rather than an increase, in operating efficiency, together with heavier casualty lists, it is undeniable that the public should be put in full touch with existing conditions that the people may judge wisely for themselves should an effort be made to impugn the sincere motives which- prompt this educational campaign. How Full Crew Law Works A twenty-nine-car freight train can be operated with five men. Add a car and an extra man must go on. The law requires no larger crew on a hundred-car train. A four-car passenger train can run with five men. On a five-car or longer train there must be an extra man. Even if all the cars are Pullmans, with porters and a Pullman conductor, a six-man railroad crew is required. A milk or express train of twenty or more cars, running through, sealed, and virtually without stops, must carry a crew of six. The only place four of them would ride would be m the end car. When the Full Crew law became effective in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Railroad , Lines East of Pittsburgh and Erie were operating in Pennsylvania 2,971 weekday trains. Of these, 1,198 passenger and 1,061 freight trains were manned up to or beyond the law's requirements. The 1,198 passenger trains which were provided with crews equal to or in excess of the law s requirements consisted principally of local or semi-local trains, making frequent stops and handling a large number of passengers. The second brakeman was employed to expedite the departure of trains from stations and to assist conductors in collecting tickets. 1^® 1,061 freight trains on which the law required no additional men consisted of local freight trams carrying package freight, on which brakemen were required to load and unload cars; road shifters, doing a large amount of work, necessitating the throwing of switches and much hand braking on cars; mine trains, placing empty cars and picking up •osded cars, and through slow freight trains of heavy tonnage on the Philadelphia and Middle Divisions on which the brakemen riding on the front part of the trains were required to assist the firemen. j ' Official Casualty Statistics The effect of the Full Crew laws in forcing extra men into already adequate train crews, thus dividing responsibility, has been to increase the hazard of operation. This fact is conclusively proved by the officisd figures of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The {feat number of persons killed who were neither employes nor passengers have not been included, for it is obvious that extra men on trains are powerless to prevent such casualties. The P ennsylvania Full Crew law took effect on July 19, 1911. The Commission's figures show that for the three-year period preceding this date 10,186 employes and passengers were killed. Since the law became operative, the total number killed shows an increase, or 10,372 persons. The casualty list of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the six months preceding the enactment and the first six months of 1914, when the law was in full force and effect, discloses the following startling comparison: Before Law, Under Law, . frV First Half 1911 Firat half 1914 ' " "V Killed Injured Killed Injured Trainmen IS 1046 16 1699 Passengers 1 99 *2 141 iSWk 16 1145 18 1 840 F 'Fell from train. . What the Extra Man Costs Twenty Railroads in Pennsylvania and New Jersey last year paid in employment of superfluous brakemen .$2,000,000 That would have bought 200 steel coaches . It would have bought 80 locomotives ' It would have paid for .67,000 tons of rails It would have returned 5% on $40,000,000 It would have block signaled 800 miles of track It would have eliminated 65 grade crossings r ' * Rejected by Other States A Full Crew law was enacted in Missouri and signed by the Governor in April, 1913. In November, 1914, it was submitted to a referendum vote. The people repudiated the law by a vote of 324,085 against 159,593. a A proposed Full Crew law for Texas failed to pass owing to the'popular protest against it, led by the farmers. In 1907, Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York, vetoed an attempt to enact a Full Crew law in that state. In 1912, Governor John A. Dix, of New York, also vetoed a Full Crew measure. Governor Foss, of Massachusetts, vetoed a Full Crew bill passed by the legislature. In 1913 the State Assembly wisely referred a Full Crew law to the Railroad Commission of Connecticut, who promptly condemned it. Governor Cruce,' of Oklahoma, vetoed a Full Crew bOI in 1913. Attempts to enact Full Crew laws in Colorado, Delaware, Virginia, and Ohio were defeated. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland such laws are in force. In the interest of the public, the railroads, and the great body of railroad employes, these burdensome laws should be repealed. In Pennsylvania, approximately 65,000 men are employed in train service. Only 2,500 of these are extra brakemen. Will Wage a Just Fight Railroads operating in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are determined to place their j case squarely and fairly before the people of those states. They are firmly convinced that the people— all of whom, without exception, are affected more or less directly by the imposition of this annual $2,000,000 burden, and thousands of whom are direct sufferers — will, knowing what a continuation of these harmful laws means to them, voice their wishes in no uncertain way to their elected representatives at Harris burg and Trenton. This campaign of public enlightenment will be waged by the railroads in a manner that cannot possibly be legitimately assailed. There will be no lobbying, no star chamber conferences, or private deals to influence public opinion or legislative action. The campaign will be fought in the open, purely on its merits. Railroad Pledge to Trainmen and Public Definitely and finally to give public notice that the railroads ask only a square deal all around in this matter, the presidents of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, in announcing on February 9 that the railroads intended to work for repeal of the Full Crew laws, pledged themselves as follows: "Let us add that if there shall be evidence that without such laws the railroads would underman trains, to the . hardship of employes or the detriment of or danger to the public, that, assuming the present Public Service, acts do not give to the commissions ample powers to d<eterinine what crews are necessary; on different trains and 'to compel the railroads to man trains as ordered, we will openly support such amendments to the present acts . as may be necessary to give such assurance." The railroads now appeal directly to the people, who demand the greatest safety at all times and who realise that a policy of wise economy, and not one of wasted revenue, will enable the raflroad* to adequately fulfill their obligations and meet those demands as they should be met. R. L. O'DONNEL, Chairman, Exacatm Committor Associate* Railroads of Penmsyfruia and Now Jarsay.

LEGAL ADVERTIfUXG |;j An Ordinance Providing for the issuance of bonds to 1 the sinount of Kigthy-Six Thousand 1 1 Dollars, the proceeds of which are to j be used for the rebuilding of the Bulk- I head and tbe Boardwalk along the Beach Drive and the neceasary inci- ' dental work for the protection of said Drive and Boardwalk from storms and the encroachment of the ocean, and for the paring of Washington Street from Perry to Franklin Street Franklin Street. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the inhabitants of the City of Cape May, in City Council assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, Section 1. That there be issued by tlie City of Cape May, Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars in bonds, in all One Hundred and Seventy-two bonds of the denomination of Five Hundred Dollars i-aeh, which said bonds shall bear date the first day of March in the year of uiir l.ord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen and be payable in Thirty Years from the date thereof, and draw interest at the rate of Five per centum per annum, payable semi-annually. Said bonds at maturity and the interest thereon as it falls due shall be payable at the ofliee of the Treasurer of the City of Cape Ma'-, and shall be coupon bonds, numbered from One to One Hun- , dr.al and Seventy-Two, both inclusive, and shall be registered. S.-etion 2. And be it further ordained j end enacted that the Mayor is hereby j authorized to sign and the City Treas-iir-r to countersign said bonds, and the II City Clerk to attest the same an dto I affix the corporate seal of the City II f hereto, and the City Treasurer to sign,: the coupons attached, and the Finance j Committee is hereby authorized and di-^ rcoted to sell the same at public sale j f-.r the best price that can be obtained therefore, butf for not less than par. end upon the sale thereof the proceeds therefrom shall be expended only for 1 1, ..i >r noses herein set forth. v S.-ction 3. And be It furth-r ofllain<d anil enacted that when this ordinance shall have been regularly passed and taken effcct,"tkc City Council muv, -without further or other orders, advertise for bids and award Hie contract or contracts^ for the work nerein contemplated to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, upon the same giving | bonds satisfactory in security and | amount to said Citv Council, or Council ' ■nav. if in its judgment it is deemed ( 1 1' liveable and for the best interest of the Citv. emplov workmen and furnish « I materials for the construction of said j work or such portion thereof as it may 1 I deem advisable. ■j Section 4. And be it further ordain - I i-d and enacted that there shall be raised annually by taxation an amount iijual to two per centum of the amount of said bonds, to be kppt in a sepaate account to create a fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity. 1 and there shall also bo raised annually by taxation such sum as mar be pecessary to meet and pay the interest on the said bonds as it shall fall due. Section 5. And be it further ordained and enacted that the proceeds re alized from the sale of said bonds shall he used for the following purposes, viz: | For fhe rebuildin- of the Bulkhead and the Boardwalk along the Beach Drive and the neeessarv -incidental work, for the protection of said Drive and Boardwalk from storms and the encroachment of the ocean. to fhe amount of *71,000.00 For Die pawing of Washington •street from Terr*- Street to Franklin Street, with blocks, asnhalt or other suita'.ie material, to the ^ ^ Tossed the Uth dnv of February. 1015. CHARLES YORK. President of Citv Counril. { Approved the lltli day of February. 1913. W. M. CASSEDV. I Mayor. ' j Attest: I j THOMAS W. MILLET. Recorder, ji Adjourned Sheriff's Sale, j Between , Jeremiah E. Meerav. Plaintiff, I I Fieri ""d F.ci„. Nelson Z. Craves et al., \ Defendants. / | The above sale stands adjourned to Monday, March 15, 1915, jut the Sheriff's Ofliee, Cape May Court j House, Cape May County. New Jersey, j ; at one o'clock in the afternoon of said |J«. Monday, March i, 1915. j Dated Feb. 15th. 1015. !.J. M. E. Hildreth. Atty. 2-19 ,2tpf$1.80 j STAR AND WAVE TIDE TABLE Daylight High Water at Cape May, N. J., estimated from the table* of the U. S. Geodetic Survey FEBRUARY, 1915. 15— 8.52

1— 8.24 2— 9.00 4—10.22 5—11.10 6—12.05 7— 1.15 8—2 48 . 9— 4.08 10— ,5.19 . . \ \ l *rto; 12— 6A8 13— 7.25 14— 8.10

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I ^ HORSES FOR SALE Constantly on hand all sorts of horses from the heapest to the best, any size or kind. Just write what you want and 1 will send it on 10 days trial and Will take it away if not satisfactory. You positively take no chance as the animal Must Suit You. Remember that the guarantee is good on Horses Cows sold at Auction as well as at private sales. Most of Cape May County horses come from Woodbine, on account of square dealings. MAX POTASHNICK * Woodbine, N. J. gf A OPEN DAILY Childred'« Dresses, 49 to 98c, according to size. Ladies' Skirts and Petticoats. Gents Rubber Boots. A fsw left in Boys' sizes at $2.25, high tops. J. Laventhol 319 WASHINGTON STREET WHEN FURNISHING A SUMMER HOME whether it be a cozy bungalow or a magnificent mansion, it is or nrst importance to secure the aid of a reliable dealer. Your comfort and pleasure depend on your selection not for a day only as with many purchases, but for years to come, and a large percentage of the coat can be saved by the advice and assistance of an experienced dealer. WENTZELL'S, 33 Perry Street. Refrigerators of tried and proven quality. New importation of mattings.- New Linoleums, Crex. Grass Rugs. Everything in hoars furnishings. Come in and see. § WINDSOR HOTEL ■ ^ NEAR THE BEACH OPEN ALL THE YEAR urge Sun Parlors. Electric Elevators THE "WINDSOR ^pen ^ireg an£* Steam Heat Cape Aay N J. MISS halpin Miss Halpin TL. A Comfortable Surroundings. Special i * ll0 lYlarCy rates for Winter and Spring. Open all the Year Excellent Table. MRS. T. C. SINK * j =^= goto H. C. BOHM 232 JACKSON STREET FOR FRESH FISH j Taken from his own fish pound daily ALL OTHER SEA FOODS IN SEASON Both Phones Prompt Deliveries El wood L. Chambers Jere E. Chambers Chambers Bros. DEALERS in Fresh Fish, Oysters; Clams and Crab Meat. " 322 MANSION STREET • CAPE MAY, N. J. j Auto Delivery Y eystone Phone 228D Bell Phone 17W