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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE 827 FRISCO BUILDING ST. LOUIS

WM. L. HUCCINS, Jr., Editor MARTHA C. MOORE. A s s o c i a ~ c E d i t o r WM. McMILLAN. Adocr l is lng M a n a g e r

VOL. 111 NOVEMBER, 1925 No. 2

Permission is given to reprint, with credit, in part or in full, any article appearing in the Magazine

Contents of This Issue PAGES

"The St~t i~~yla t id" Cliriste~icd at Kansas City, .\.lo., Octohcr 5 ........................................ 6- 7 Keclamation Plant a t Springfield, Mo., Saves More Than Million 1)ollars a Year. Part 1.8 10 Making the Grade, a Cartoon and Story of Prcsidcnt Kurn ................ ................ .................... I I Frisco I d Railways of Nation in Adoption of Nc\v Paint .............. .... .... ............ ...................... I 2 Xcw Plan for Better Service Contest Ko\v in I:.ffcct ............................................................... I3 Xight-I'ternal Sight-a Short Story of Carelcssncss .... ........................................................ .... I4 Somc Personal Experiences o f a Railroad Rail ................... ... .... ..................,.....,.....,........... ...,.... I5 Second .i\nn~tal Scrvice Mecting a t Springfield, Dccctnber 3 and 4 .................. .. ................ I6 \.\%at ! Another War in Texas? ...................................... . Claim Agcnts' Meeting a t Springfield, Mo., October 9 and 10 ............................................... I8 Rev. H. F. Rohn of St. Louis Offices Is Methodist Minister ................................. .. 19 "Mother" Clark, Eighty-one-Ycar Old Frisco Booster has had BIany Expcrienccs ................20 Fucl Economy Embraces All Classes of Scrvicc ....................................................................... 23 The Pension Roll ...................... .. ........ ... ................................................................................................. 27 Hotncmakcrs' Page ..................... .. ....................................................................................................... 28 Miss Frisco Clad in Fashion's Latcst .................................................................................................. 29 T h e Twilight Hour ............................................................................................................................... 30 Frisco Rahics ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Flashes of Merri~ncnt ............................................................................................................................ 32 .-\mong Ourselves-l‘hc Scction Mcn--4 Page of Cartoons ...................................................... 33 15tlitoriaIs .................................................................................................................................................. 34 &tween the Rails .................................................................................................................................... 3 j Photographs of "The Sunnyland's" Christening ........................................................................ 36-37 Pastime ................................................................................................. . .. . .... . .. . ..... . . ... .. ..... , . , .... . .. .... ........ 38 The Frisco lfechanic .......................................................................... 3 - 4 1 Frisco Family xe.'ews .......................................................................................................................... 42-68

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE The Fr i sco Employes' Magazine is a month ly publication devoted pr imar i ly to t h e in te res t s oC the

more t h a n 30.000 ac t ive a n d re t l red employes of t h e Fr i sco Lines. I t conta lns storlee, I tems of c u r r e n t news personal notes a b o u t employes and the i r famil ies , a r t i c les dea l ing wi th var ious phases of rai lroad work: poems, cartoons a n d notices r e g a r d i n g the service. Good c lear photographs su i tab le for repro- duction a r e especially desired, and will be re turned only when requested. All ca r toons a n d d r a w i n g s m u s t be in black India d r a w i n g Ink.

Employes a r e invited to w r i t e a r t ic les for t h e magazine. Cont r lbu t lons should be typewrit ten, on one side of the s h e e t only, a n d should be addressed to t h e Edltor . Fr i sco Buildlng. St. Louis, Mo.

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" T h e Sunnyland" Christened Ceremony at Kansas City, Mo.,

With Elaborate October Five

as Maiden Trip to Florida Starts

Miss Jeanne Koontz, Frisco Daughter, Is Sponsor-Mayor Albert I . Beach of Kansas Ci ty Officiates-Train Receioes Rousing

Reception Along Right-of-way

21'1'11 a triumph;~llt I)last the nhi5tlv and a r-- !w2 prolonged sllout of enthusiaml frotn the 1 ; q e

!---£ c rond of official5 ;mcl 5pectatorh. "'l'he S U I - www n > land." ncw l:ri\co train to 'l'am1)a antl St . I'etcrsburg. F'lorida, left Kansas City, Missouri, at 9 :00 o'clock on the dot the morning of October 5 .

r , 1 he new train \\m chrihtencd with a pomp antl ccre- many befitting its merits, and all along the righl-of- way from Kan5as City to Birmingham, F'rixo employes and Frisco townsmen lined the tracks to wave "'l'he Sunnyland" God-speed.

Many Departments Aided Plans

lior month5 ahead the passenger department had busily ironed out the details of the Sunnyland's rout- ing and schedule-in conjunction with the Southern and Seaboard Air Line Railways. For weelcs ahead of that eventful maiden trip, many P r i x o department5 had a hand in its triumphant debut as a new train to Florida. Newspapers throughout Fr iwo territory ran stories of the new service, and on October first the detailed plans were finished.

Engine "1042" was chosen for the first run, antl shopped at Springfield for decoration in honor of the event. "Sunnyland" was painted in gold on the tender, and "Frisco" was done over in gold under the cab win- dows. T h e engine was tuned from pilot to tender antl sent to Kansas City on Sunday, October 4, for the last touches before the big day.

Sunday night W. B. Berry, master mechanic at 1 b n - >as City, issued final instructions to the roundhouse force. For several hours that night, hostlers and helpers willingly completed the decorating work.

T w o large American flags were fastened securely in the flag-holders, and the handrails on the boiler were wrapped with red and white bunting from the cab to the boiler head. The pilot was also decorated in the colorful material, and when engine 1042 pulled the new train under the sheds at the Kansas City union station

at 8 3 0 ~ ) ' c l ~ c I i the nes t morning, she bore her 1;risco colors xaily and gallantly. Aq royal welcome awaited the new train! Never before in the history of Kansas City had ne\v

railway service been so enth~~siastically received, antl besides the official welcoming committee antl the fair sponsor, more than a h~undretl other rail~vay workers in tlw great terminals hat1 joined Kansas City news- ~)alxrnicn ant1 ~)hotographers to witness the event.

Ilon. A%lbert I . Beach, Mayor of Kansas City, Mo.. arrived at 5:45 o'cloclc and escorted Miss Jeanne Koontz, daughter of Mr. J. 13. Koontz, vice-president in charge of traffic, to the head m d wherc the christening ceremonies were held. ;\4iss Koontz 1n;ide an :~ttractive sponsor for the splendid train.

Mayor Beach presented a bouquet of two dozen 1111- perial roses, the gift of employes in the passenger tlepartnient a t St. I,ouis, to Miss Koontz, while photographers fro111 Kansas City newspapers recorded the event.

The official Kansas City photographer for the 1:risco Magazine antl the Frisco department of publicity took pictures of the various events for use of on-line newspapers and the Magazine.

Gooddl Held the Throttle H. H. Goodell, of Kansas City, a veteran of 40

years' Frisco service, held the throttle of the new train and posed with fireman R. L. Harmon for a picture, as Miss Koontz shook Harmon's hand and wished him a successful trip.

Five minutes before the new train pulled out on its maiden trip, Miss Koontz broke a bottle of Florida water over the pilot and "The Sunnyland" was offici- ally christened.

As the train sped on its way to Springfield, residents of towns along the line turned out to wave her on- Hillsdale, Paola, Pleasanton, Prescott, Fulton-and at For t Scott a veritable ovation greeted the new service.

A welcoming party of several hundred thronged the platform at Springfield, including many Frisco em-

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ployes. antl the official photographer of that cit! again recorded her reception. "The Sunnyland" arrived on the minute-1 :55 p. m.

Engineer Coodell gave way to J. \V. \Velch, 942 State Street. Springfield, a veteran of 39 years ; and Fireman Harmon relinquished his gauges to C. \V. White, 1637 Sherman Avenue, Springfield. Richard A. Gerard, of Kansas City. 36 years of service, who rode out as conductor, turned over his tickets ant1 diagrams to AI. L). Welch, veteran of 38 years, who resides a t 3702 Cams .Avenue.

J'romptly at 2:00 1,. m. Engineer \\'elch took the

Fireman White (left) and Engineer Welch

train out again-this time for another on-time run to IIcmphis.

Through Missouri antl Arkansas crowds welcomed thc train a t every station even though they had to wave quickly, so speedily did the train disappear.

Motion Pictures En Route An event of unusual interest thrilled the passengers

at Jonesboro, Arkansas. 1,ee D. Balsly. of 265 South 1;ront Street, Mem-

phis, manager at that city for Paramount Pictures, had read of the new train in a Memphis paper that morning. In company with a companion, he rushed 64 miles to Jonesboro, carrying with him motion-

picture reels of "The Pony Express", and hoarded the train. In a few minutes Balsly had rigged u p a motion picture screen in a Pullman, and invited the passengers in. For an hour the picture showed to an appreciative audience, but the arrival at Memphis at 9:15 o'clock (on time to the second), necessitated entl- ing the film before the final close-up. But the passengers voted the entertainment original and pleasing.

Pictures of the christening ceremonies, together with stories on the services. appeared in many newspapers ;ilong the Frisco lines, and as far south as Tampa, where the Tampa 'l'ribune "front-paged" the event.

The necessity o i two trains daily to Florida became apparent to Frisco officials when the influx of persons from the Middle West to Florida crowded the "Kan- sas City-Florida Special" to its capacity. The Florida Special is a train twenty-five years in service, and- its summer business has always been light until this year. :\s many people were carried to 1:lorirla on this train the past summer as rode it last winter, however, nnd the addition of the regular winter Florida travel to the tremendous tourist travel, occasioned the addition of "The Sunnyland".

Mr. R. B. Butler to Vacant Post 2R. R. B. BUTLER, acting superintendent of r-- 2M1 the Southern Division, was appointed super-

2-9-92 intentlent of that division, effective October wc^?lc^?l 3, succeeding Mr. C. H. Claiborne, deceased. A notice of Superintendent Claiborne's death appeared in the October issue of the Magazine.

The railroad experience of the new superintendent, estensive as it is, has been spent entirely with the Frisco, and he is justly proud of that record.

H e was born on a farm near Weaubleau, Missouri, located on the Frisco "High Line", July 24, 1884. His first work with the Frisco was in July of 1904, when hc beg:un as a night operator a t Fort Scott Junction on the Northern Division. H e served on the Kansas City sub a little later and in October 1910 went to the dispatcher's office at Fort Scott as dispatcher and night chief dispatcher. In March, 1918, he was made chief dispatcher on the Afton sub-division.

H e was appointed assistant superintendent of the Eastern Division March 1, 1920, in charge of the KoHa sub-division and was transferred to Springfield as assistant superintendent of the Lebanon and Springfield subs in July, 1923. July first of that year he was made acting superintendent of the Western Division and remained there until September first of this year when he went to the Southern Division at Memphis.

Mr. Butler's many friends m the Frisco will be glad to hear of his orornotion.

Reclamation Plant Maintained by Frisco at Springfield Saves in Excess of Million Dollars a Year

More Than 340 Varieties of Equipment Go Through Plant Each Month, Ranging From "Adzes" to " Wrenches"

Part I .

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2 £Ill?: nlagniliccnt reclamation plant o i the Frisco

2 2 Railway, located a t Springfield, llissonri, and

2 - 3 - 7 2 performing one of the most inll)ortant works mwm+s of any of the many 1:risco t leprt tnents, is, perhaps, the most misunderstood part of the entire railway. .

I t is not nlisuntlerstoocl, of course, I)\: those who arc directly interested in the reducing of operating costs-- 1)ecause t h o s e gentlemen realizc the tremendous good thc 1)l;unt is pcriorming. Nor is it ~rl is~intler~tootl by the stores tlepartnlcnt, to wlnicll a gigantic amount of credit is turned each month \vhich represents the savings a i - fected by the reclamation plant in literally "reclainling" from scrap, more than 330 separate items.

I n the years heforc 1913 this "reclaiming" procesh was unkno\vn.

A broken rail was thro\vn

the Frisco can point \\it11 1)ritle to the fact that it was the second "recl;iinling" department to be installed on any railroad in .\nwrlca. 'l'hc Santa l:e was first- the P'risco second-ant1 l:l-isco rcclniming plant men are in charge of the planth now k i n g operated by many other railroads I\ hich have 1)atlcrnetl their rcclailning clepartments after t ln:~~ s o atln1ir;hly contluctcd by the Frisco Kailroad.

W e believe that this is one of the most remarkable stories ever appearing in a rai lway publication. I t has taken a deal of time to prepare it, and Chat t ime is well spent. This article wi l l acquaint 30,000 employes wi th a magnificent work which their railroad is dcing to conserve its resources. And conservation of equipment is a prime factor in railroad operation of today. I t should convince each employe of the Fr is lo that the savings of small items are beneficial. When "scrap" can be redeemed, reclaimed, and put back in service wi th a saving of more than $100,000 a month-that effort is a well worth while thing. This is Part I of the story o f the reclamation plant. Part December number.

I . Unlit equipment was junked. Hundreds of articles ~vhich could have been put in shape by a little work were sold a s scrap- because the'equil)lllcnt for their rehal)ilitation was not :tvailablc.

W'hen the reclamation plant was built in 1913, it started as an adjunct to the north sitlc shops at Sprillg- field. But so I-a1)itlly did it 1)rove its worth, that in September of that same year, it was enlarged and moved to its present location.

In August, this year, thc j)lant acti~ally savctl the Frisco ICailroatI $1 11,441.51. In September that saving was $106,929.00.

'I'his t rernendo~~s amount-more than n million dollars a year-involvetl the reclaiming o i many articles f rom "adzes' to '(wrenches" right through the alphabet. t \ I he re,port of their reclaiming antl rcturn to service required the use of five largc sheets of paper.

This, then, is the story of a remarkable plant-and

Lcysahl Is Superintendent , * l h e ~ ) l an t is untler the

direct supervision of J l r . -1. \\'. lilunle, general store- lieel)cr, and tinder the active sitpervision of Mr. I,. J. Leyuht . s111)erintentlent of thc 1)lant. He has a nlost eft'icient corps of \~orl.;ers, inclutling his chief clerk, Mr. r l<ro\vn, his office force, a forenlan o i each

1 1 wi l l be printed- in the sIIo~), ;I yard foretn1:un and W. L. H., Jr. t\\w assistants. and R I-o~ind-

l ~ o r ~ s e forenlan-cot~s t i t~~t iq :I stxH of honle ten forcnlen and nssist:unts.

r \ 1 hc ~ ) u q ~ o s e of the 1)l:unt is to rcccive all scrap iron1 every point on the 1:risco lines, work it over antl re- contlition it lor further use. The orders from the store tlepartment govern the output of the shol) r:~ch month. I!:ach stock clerk makes nut requisitions on the recla~niation ~)lant . covering a pcriod of thirty days :ml the recl:~tnation plant pl;uns thc work accordingly.

Yearly the plant is being enlnrgetl, thousands of dollars spent in new nlachinery, which increases the output :~ntl makes it possil)le to handle at1 :~tldetl amount of scrap.

? , 1 he force employed tlepentls entirely on the anlotmt of scrap on Ila~ld, I ) L I ~ averages around 325 nien a nionth. Some 300 cars of scrap a month arc rcceivetl at this plant and on a n average of 1.50 cars shipped out. .At the present time, there are 75 cars on hand to be reclaimed and disposed of, however, there are as high as forty awaiting tlisposition monthly.

But to fullo\v sonic of this scral) t l l r ~ ~ ~ g l i the sliop, h;~~n(l, alld it took six men eight hours to ~mload a car, and to gain an idea of the great variety which is h a w and each nian received thirty-five cents an hour. tlletl. As soon as a car of scrap arrives at the plalit, The hoist can ~rnloatl a car of scrap in one hour at the rail, which is always the most bull;., is i~nloatletl a cost o f $1.50 per hour, inclucling the wages of the and ins1)ected 1)y a sl)ecial re1)resentative of thc engi- - crew. ~ieering tlepartnient ;m(l cither soltl as scrnl), or sent 10 'I'he l)l;unt is tlivided into shops. \\'hen scrap brass

General view of the Reclamation Plant Pard, from office of superintendent. showing loaded scrap cars and rail yard.

is iotund in among the scrap, it is takcn to the brass house, where it is graded antl shipped back to the l l a p t ~ s C'onipany in St . Louis. , \ I he l'risco has an exchange contract \\.it11 this firm, \vherc.l)y it X-

cepts scral) brass, reclaims antl ap- 1)lies it o ~ i future o~dors . 'I'he rec- In~iiatio~i 1)lalit shil's on an average of four cars of brass to this company per nlonth, each car averaging $IO,IH)O.OO worth of brass.

, * l h i s , it sliot~ld he retiie~ul)ered, was shippe(l to this l h n t as scrap, antl after a trip to the brass house, an assorting l)rocess, reloading in a I)os car :und s1iilq)ing east has net- ted $10,000.00 on I~rass alone for one month.

At the brass house thc babbitt is journal Ilearings antl scrap lead is tlic rnil yard to I)e rcclainictl.

, , nleltctl from tlic 1 he balance of the tilaterial goe5 to tlic I-eclaliiation ll lcl te t l rintl I)il:Rctl, a l l t l I)lacetl llacli i n .ser\.icc,

plant scrap yard proper. whet-e it can I)e m-tecl antl r~tllere is a maclline, -hOlne-matle- for dry transferred from inbound cars to outl)ountl car\. Inttcrics o f zinc and w a s antl I)ra\s parts saved. The

Sonzc Sold for Scrap , , .I he scrap that can bring tilore

money soltl a s scrap, is assorted and reloaded for oi~tl)ound shipnient.

1)uring the no nth o f i111gt1st. \vIiich \\.as an a\.crage month, thcl-c, were. 3,.;03 tons o f miscellaneous scrap reccivetl. 1Eesitl'cs this. an :L\.crage of l,.i00 tons of rnil was placctl in the yard for fr~rtlicr tlisposition and reclaiming.

\\-hcn the scrap is lirolwrly un- loatlot1 onc of thc two Hro\v~i hoists, each of which opcrates on a track nntl do thcir own s\vitching. it is takcn to one of the eight or nine shops for further hnntlling.

One hoist is used csclusi\~ely in the handling of rail and either of them can lift n load of five thousand potunds easily. 'J'hc hoists are

View of claw bars, track chisels, track mauls and line bars, before being repaired. .

operated by an enginecr and fireman and two id lo\^- was is made into sealing w a s antl used in sealing im- up men who direct the job of loading or unloading as 1)ortant pncltages of railroad mail. When sold, the the case may be. Formerly this work was done by w a s brings twenty cents a pound. 'I'he zinc is sold

as scrap. Although the latter two materials are not ;untI also for sawing various other metal, such a s il profit-maliing ones for the plant, they pay for their angle iron.

, . reclaiming, and there is quite a demand for the sealing 1 h~l~r sn\v \\-liecl is forty-eight inches in diameter \\'ax. and three-eighths of an inch thick. I t makes 1,730

t , l h e most profitable reclaiming work done is that of re\,olutions l)er m i n ~ ~ t c , ant1 is one of the finest of its reclaiming the following articles : couplers, rails, kind in esistence. springs, hose jacks, shoe keys, lamps, angle bars. tic. brace and follower plates.

Rail Work Is Large r \ 1 he rail proposition has reached an enormous stage.

The rail yard is one of the most in~posing in the plant and the speed and accuracy, to say nothing o i the profitable reclaiming work done, is certainly amazing.

Herc the rail is sorted anti reclaimed, and averages 30 cars a month, or a total monthly saving of $2,300.00.

rail is a m o s t inter- The history o i esting o m . Hereto her of rails have a t a total loss, \ \ w e in the clays before the reclania- tion plant.

A rail can be as sun-kinlied as is possil)le for it to be , a n d a f e w moves through onc of thc up-to-date straightening nia- chines, straightens it-ready for use. This process costs $1.15. An average of thirty-live rails a r e straightened anti niarle ready

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for servi'ce in onr day. If the rail has to be straight-

Machine Costs S9,000.00 , , 1 his machine was purchasetl early in the summer of

102.; a t a cost uf $3,000.00. 1:ornwrly it required two 1 nien twenty minutes to cut onc rail. Sow the entire operation consllmes only two niinutes, which includes handling the rail, from the ground to the saw and back

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to the ground again. 1Cccently a test w;~s run with this machine. Kail

was sawed off a t both entls, four holes drilled, at the fore a large rate of two rails per hour and a t a cost of eighty-

lleell scl-al,l)ed, three cents per rail. The machine will pay for itself

I , ~ ~ ~ within a very short time, on the saving made from this scrap rail.

This saw can cut and prepare enough switch points and frogs and g m r d rails fo r a month's output in

the shop in one day. , \ I hc aver:ige number of tons of

scrap rail received in one month is , 3,500. Each rnonth '4

500 tons are rlln through the shop - and reclaimed,

a n d a b o u t 1,000 tons per m o n t h a r e s h i p p e tl out. The cost t o h a n d l e rail with the hoist

Hoist lifting up by magnet, a load of miscellaneous scrap-loading car. is 25 cents per ton.

ened, sawed off and retlrilletl, it costs only $1.95 per rail. The two rail presses, one operated I q hand ant! thc other hy air s a w many thou.sands of dollars each month.

Neto Rail Saw n Wonder

One of the no st amazing machines in the entirc plant is the new rail saw. \Vhen entering the ground, its buzz is somewhat deafening-but only for a few seconds. I ts work is quick and sure. The deafening sound means that it is sawing a ninety-pound rail in two pieces in only fifteen seconds.

This saw is a Ryerson High Speed Friction 1Cail Saw, and is for the purpose of sawing off rails to be redrilled and placed hack in service-sawing into lengths for guard rails, .switch points, frogs

As stated ahow, $2,300 a month is the average saving from scrap rail, \vhicli rcverts back to credit.

An average saving of $4,473.00 a month is made in the reclainiing and re-conditioning of air, steam and signal hose, there being around 3,235 handled.

Thirty Thousand Springs Included

Thirty-nine tho~isantl two hundred and thirty pounds of elliptical springs are re-conditioned, a t a total credit of $1,632.82, while 7,920 pound, of coil springs net $240.00 credit. I

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A total of 248 couplers is a good average reclaim per month, which brings a credit of $10.00 each, or $2,480.

Jacks of all descriptions are repaired and some sixty- two are handled a month, bringing a credit of $460.00. 1

November, 1925

MAKING THE GRADE-

A CARTOON BY KESSLER IN N. Y. EVENING GRAPHIC

JAMES' M. URN. PQESI DENT OF TUE FRIPCO QAILQOAD, WAP ONCE TUE YOUNGEFT YO TAT ION AGENT 7UE MlCUlGAhl CENTRAL MAD.

There may be n lesson irr the above cortooir by fissler, x d ~ i c h appeared is the N e w Y o r k Evetzirzg Graphic o f Ocfobrr 13. There is, cerfairrly, pictrcreti therein, an irisight iilto the process o f workimnship wkicli mnde J , d l . Klrril prrsiti~jtt of !he FrI'sco.

7 h c cnr-tooil w a s evidrtrtly iirspircd in Krssler's mir~ti by flic first few pnragraphs of a story by Etiwtrr-d Hrrngerford, rroted rai1wa-j w r i f e r , z~&ich appenrrd .in tlrc Ocfobei- issue of The Ajirrricalc Afagnzitre.

Thr story of thnt Jirst job, exactlr as M r . H ~ i ~ g ~ r f o r d w r o t r i t . is us follow.^: I

0C3- H E telegraph instru~nent on ? the table in front of the chief ? ? dispatcher of the Michigan

Central Railway burst into a clatter,

"DS!" it sounded. "DS, DS. DS." As that was the dispatcher's call.

the chief took his pipe out of his mouth, leaned forward and threw the switch.

"I, I, I," he replied in staccato Morse, meaning that he was all attention. H e closed the switch again and waited.

"My name is James M. Kurn," the instrument said. "My father is the agent a t Bay City. I want a job a s telegraph operator."

The chief dispatcher considered for a moment. He did have an opening for an operator. The man a t the

sending end certainly l t n ~ w telrgra- nhy. Norse code more crisp and rlear had never come over his wire. Then he reached for his own key.

"0. K.," he tapped out. "Report a t West Branch tomorrow and relieve the man now on duty. You will take charge of the station."

M7est Branch u7as a little town and the railroad had only one employe there. Whoever held the job com- bined in his single person the func- tions of agent, operator, baggageman, freight handler and sweeper-out.

Several weeks passed, and the chief dispatcher began to notice that the new lnan a t West Branch was holding down the job very capably.

Then, about three months later, the chief dispatcher made an inspection trip over the road. One day he swung

off the train a t West Branch and looked for the operator. He could see no one in the station except a fourteen-year-old boy, who was checking over some freight bills.

"Where's the operator?" he dr- n~anded.

"I'm the operator," mas the as- tounding reply.

"Are you the fellow who applied for a joh by wire three months ago- and got it?" demanded the chief.

"Yes sir." "How old a re you?" The boy admitted that he was just

fourteen. The chief 'dispatcher shook his

head. "My boy," he said, "you a r e entire-

ly too young for a responsible posi- / N o n 8 ttrrrt f o Pngc 26, p[ense)

Frisco Led Railways of Nation in Adoption of 9 9

Sensational New Paint "Duco

One Hundred Fifty Passenger Coaches and Tweniy Locomolim Now "Duco" Finished-New York Writer Visits Shops

By ARRETTA L. WATTS

S one respert, a t least, the finish for trains ruuning through ex- of the Frisco Lines tensive territory with diversified cli-

ahead" c.9 the Prince matic conditions, the Southwest with of Wales, antl, this is the rea- its alkali, the North with its cold, and

the South with its heat, and some As everyone knows, the Prince is a sectious with sand and hard \v~nds.

great traveler. H e has but recently After a year of service, our cars fin- co~npleted an official visit to South ished in "liquid cotton" show no ef- Africa and to South America. While fects of weather o r hard usage. Ia in Buenos Aires, the street railway fact they look even better than they company planned a trip for him on did \\,hell they started out \%ith their the underground system of that city' and' Order to be Miss Arretta L. Watts, w h ~ wrote this story sure the car was suitable for

lour hours to apply a coat of paiut 011 the same amount of surface by brush. We allow twenty minutes for drying between the application of the three coats, which we use on all our co:~ches. so it is evident horn fast the work goes.

Duco Not Explosive

"Some people are under the i~npres- sion that because 'liquid cotton' is

made fro111 gull cotton which is used in explosives, i t has

espe- high exnlosive qualities which the historic occasion, they cially for the Frisco Magazine, has for the last year make i i objectionable. It is "took a leaf" from the official done a great deal of publicity and survey work inflammable, but is absolutely records of the Frisco, and had non-explosive. In fact, there the special car finished in the Dupont-Duco people, manufacturers of Duco paint. is far less danger in using Duco, made in the IT. S. A. Miss Watts resides in New York City, and is an 'liquid cottoll' from the point

It \\-as a great treat for His of its inflan~mability than there Royal ~ i ~ h n e s s , eve11 if his industrial wr i ter of prominence. She recently visited is in using varnish remover. experience did conle more than the Frisco offices in St. Louis and her wish to visit Under shop tests, varnish re- a year after the Frisco Lines mover will ignite with flame set the pace for all the other +he paint shops in Springfield was granted. This is six inches above the vessel railroads in the United States the story of what she saw and heard at springfield. containing the same. gasoline by adopting this new "liouicl will ignite five inches above cotton" finish.

Today the Prisco has 150 passenger coaches, and 20 locomotives finished in Duco, and the modern and extensive shops a t Springfield, Mo., are the goal of visitors, railroad people and others interested in seeing the working processes of spraying "liquid cotton" on the big surfaces of railroad trains.

It's a real treat to go to Springfield, down in the heart of the Oxarks, and follow "Charlie" Carter, master painter of the Prisco Lines, as he goes about directing the work of "sleeking up" the cars, a job he's been a t uow for thirty-two years. and one which, safe to say, no one knows more about. He can tell you about every kind of finish that's ever been put on o r taken of1 of a railway coach or loconlotive, the kind, color and method of application. No one of the 30,000 employees of the Frisco is more pleased than this master painter a s the spic and span cars in their glossy, durable "liquid cotton" coats are turned out bound for Florida. Texas, and other parts, many of them through the very cotton fields that contribute the basic material for their rovering.

The Problem Solved

"It has always been a problem," said Carter, "to find a satisfactory

W. L. H.,

new coats. The Duco finish seems absolutely impervious to alkali, heat, cold and other climatic or atmos- pheric conditions.

"Another big item in favor of the 'liquid cotton' finish, which 'has got me.' is that it saves time in the shops. Under the old method, in order to properly refinish a car, it was necessary to have it in the shop twenty- four days. Today we put on three coats of Duco finish, and the car is ready for service in seven days, although so far we a re keeping it in twelve days to play safe. When one considers that a car is worth tell dollars to the road every day it is in service, it is not difficult to figure the saving in the new method.

"There is a further saving of time in using this finish, in that it is uot necessary to cover the furniture and other surfaces that are not being finished because the new finish dries so quickly it does not stick to anything three feet away. In fact, so rapidly does it evaporate that it is necessary to hold the spray within eight inches of the surface that is being sprayed.

"The spraying itself goes much laster than the old brush method. For example, one man call spray a coat of 'liquid cotton' on a coach in an hour antl a half, whereas it takes

Jr. the container, while liquid cotton will not ignite unless placed

a s near a s one and a half inches above the liquid line in the container.

"It has been a question for years," said Carter, "as to which would be the most successful in the paint industry, the practical painter or the chemist, but I'm ready to take OK my hat to the Duco chemist."

The Frisco thinks so well of the "liquid cotton" finish that it is now used on all passenger cars and locomotives, on every part of the exterior of the coaches except the canvas or steel roof and the bottom. It is also used on the linoleun~ aisle strips, the backs and cushions of the seats and on the curtains.

IVhat is this "liquid cotton" finish, this new by-product of cotton that has made allother market for the cotton planters of the South?

How I t Is Made

The nlalzing of "liquid cotton" goes 1)acli to the World War, and is the result of converting a war time industry into a peace time pursuit. When the war ended, there were several large industrial plants which had manufactured gun-cottoll and which we7.e. so far a s the average person could see, useless unless they could lm ~drlntetl to peace time manufactur-

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Poge 13

New Plan for "Better Service Contest" in Effect With- This Issue

Help Get the Business Is Request to Employes - Soliciting Forces Restricted in Plan

-- OR six months the traffic de- ' partment in St. Louis, headed 2 2 by Mr. J. R. ICoonte, vice- president, has c a r e f u 11 y 'wN2 weighed the dozens of sugges-

tions that have come in response to the ''Better Service Contest." In the opinion of the committee on awards, composed of Messrs. S. S. Butler, freight traffic manager; 6. N. Cornat- zar, passenger traffic manager, and Henry F. Sanborn, assistant to Mr. Koontz, there has been good in each of the numerous suggestions. Of course, some have been better than others-ten writers have won the coveted gold buttons-but a n idea for a new angle on solicitation or improved service or more courteous treatment has been gleaned from every suggestion on the now bulky "Better Service Contest" file.

Now the committee is ready for action!

"We are thorouyhly convinced that the loyal employes of the Frisco want to help get more business," Mr. Butler said. "If there was ever any doubt of that in the minds of any of our officials or employes, that doubt has been completely removed through the splendid response to this 'Better Service Contest.' Realizing this, we have tried to devise a way by which 'he employes who want to help us get freight tonnage and passengers will have their efforts recognized. And in order that credit may go where credit is due, we have in this new plan, restricted the soliciting forces in both the freight and passenger departments from participating.

"This is to be a plan of co-operation-of joining together in a common aim-and we want the employes of our offices and shops and out on our lines-to feel that they, too, a r e welcomed into this effort for more business in November and December, and throughout 1926."

The working plan is a s follows: 1. No solicitors, either passenger or

freight, or agents or any other employe who gets business in performance of his regular duty, will be al- lowed to participate in this contest.

2. All employes in all branches of service other than those mentioned above are eligible to the contest.

3. Get business wherever you can, from competitive points, either passengers or freight.

4. It is imperative that the business originates a t a competitive point and is consigned to a competitive point.

ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY CO. EN'I'RY B1,AXK-"13ETTER SERVICE COS'I'EST"

............................................................ ................................ On I secured (l).tte) (P~suenpxu or freight in toux or earlondu)

............................ ................................. from ............., i n the following (Sx lnc oI firm giving business) (S; lme

.................................................................................................................. commodilies here) , - l h i s business moved from ................................ t o ................................

(Conilretitivc poirll) (Cornl~etilive point)

and was consignetl to ............................................................................ (Same consignee here)

(Position) ............. .. ..................................................... (City) ........................................................................ (immediate superior officer) ,

Otherwise your entry card in the contest will be disqualified.

5. Fill out the blank on this page and send it to Henry F. Sanborn, assistant to the vice-president, St. Louis, immediately.

6. T h e names of all employes performing this service wi l l be printed each month in the Frisco Magazine.

7. The man and woman employe chosen each month by the committee a s getting the most business will be awarded "Better Service Contest" buttons.

8. The eighteenth day of each succeeding month is hereby set as the final time to receive the blanks.

The committee wants a t least five hundred entries for December. They must be in Mr. Sanborn's hands by November 18, in order for your name to appear in the December Magazine list-and in order that you may quali- fy for the gold button.

Agent J. D. Parsons of Talequah, Olcla., was awarded the "Better Serv- ice Contest" gold button for this month. due to his splendid work in fighting the bus and truck competition a t his city.

The truck lines between Muskogee and Talequah were demoralizing the Frisco's business, and Agent Parsons "went to bat."

He appeared before the Kiwanis club with a 30-minute speech, and was

ably seconded by B. L. Keenan, pub- lisher of the Republican-Star; W. G. Banker and others. Agent Parsons told the Kiwanians that the Frisco payroll in Tahlequah was considerable, and that the total moneys expended daily in Tahlequah by the Frisco, including taxes, amounted to more than $100. H e put the matter square- ly up to the Chamber of Commerce, also, and the result was a resolution in favor of the Frisco a s opposed to the bus and truck competition, passed by the Chamber of Commerce and signed by D. 0. Scott, president, and A. B. Cunningham, secretary.

B. E. Montgomery, agent a t Malden, 310.. and H. J. Nelson, agent a t Con- way, Mo., were awarded honorable mention by the committee.

T h e Tax Increase

Railroad taxes are increasing a t the rate of approximately five per cent annually. They were $8.400.000 greater in 1924 than in 1923 and during the first six months of 1925 they mere $6,565,000 greater than during the first six months of 1924.

A u g u s t Net R e v e n u e s Wet railway operating revenues for

August, 1925, were $124,805,665, the largest in any month in the past five years, save one, October, 1924, when the.y were $127,105,089. : .

Night-Eternal N i g h t

A Short Story of Carelessness and its Tragic Ending, by an Author Who Knows, Yet Remains Unknown

-- T WAS one of those days in poised her head quaintly, and listened; "Never mind, dear," she said again, ' ' late autumn when the sky then she glanced a t the clock. with heaven in her voice and indes- ? it 2 hangs low and gusty winds I t was fivethirty. H e was never cribable angoish in her heart. 'What- scurry around corners, car- later than that. Maybe he had ever it is, you know I'll take care of 'NNa lying a promise of winter. stopped a t the corner to buy the you."

It was nearly supper time for the children some candy. He shouldn't The children stood frightened, Clark family, and dainty, little Mrs. give it to them before supper. mute. They had never known their Clark had stuffed the twins into their Mrs. Clark was worried. She listened daddy like this. woolly, warm sack coats, and sent again. Then she s a t down. Could "Mumsie," little Jackie whimpered; them to meet their daddy on his way something have happened? Maybe "it's night; turn on the light." home from work, a s was her custom the twins were (too small to go out on The stricken man raised himself ever since she had thought them large the street alone. She must not let and seemed peering through his band- enough to go out unaccompanied. them go again until they were larger. age intently a t the little mother.

Somehow she could pedorm her what would he say if any harm befell "Yes," he faltered, "it's night, eter- duties much more efficiently when them? What-? nal night for me! I was worlring- they were gone, and she felt they A noise, the scurry of tiny feet on and I took off my goggles-thinking were safe. She loved them so, that the porch, a wide-flung door, and the I didn't need them. An accident- when they were about, their sweet twins burst into the kitchen, breath- and the doctor, he said----I would- prattle and the still sweeter sight of less, panting, tongue-tied with fright! -never---see again!" And once them, caused her to almost for- more he wept helplessly. get the wcrk in hand and revel in the haDDv realization of her I t should not be difficult for every person who -,-hink! - - - girlhood dreams. Her girl- reads this article to understand why its author re- Picture, if you can, the con- hood dreams-a man like Jack trast between Mrs. Clark's an- Clark for a husband, a little mains unknown. In this but gripping is ticipations of future happiness home, and a little boy and a summed up a great deal of the misery caused by when she started that evening

meal, and the bleak outlook little brighten it and carelessness in this busy industrial world of ours. which nlust necessity have the days with sunshine. All of her dreams had come And i t is needless. Prevention is so easy. This is a beell hers when the words of

true. Her cup was full and overflowing. And as she turned plea that you do your part each day.-W. L. H., Jr. her husband came to her ears.

Imagine her s tate of mind a s - the roast, "French" fried po- tatoes, set the table, and performed the hundred and one lesser duties incident to the preparation of a n appe- tizing meal, her every movement was vibrant with the sheer joy of living- her face was smilingly serene, and the Peace of God dwelt in her eyes.

He'd be coming any minute now, H e would come stomping up the steps and shoulder in the door; and little Jacqueline would be in his right a rm with her angelic, little, pink cheek pressed hard against his smooth, red one. And little Jackie would be in his left arm, wearing his old, greasy Stetson, boyishly boastbful: "Yook, Mumsie; don't I yook like daddy?"

And H e would be smiling that youthful, captivating smile of his, the smile that made her love him and trust him that day they first met, years ago, a t the Shopcrafts' picnic, when h e was just a n apprentice and she a slim, blue-eyed girl of fifteen. And somehow, even with a child in each arm, he'd manage to take her i n his arms, too, and kiss her-always the kiss of a sweetheart! She thrilled t o think of it!

She had better quit thinking about him, and watch that roast, o r the supper would be spoiled.

Well, everything was ready. H e would be coming any minute now. She

"What's the matter?" their mother asked sharply, a s she sprang erect. "Where's daddy," and she shook little Jackie.

But i t was .Jacqueline who answered, puffing.

"Him down street. Him have to walk slow, Mens bringin' him. Him have white cloth all 'round him head. Him hurt!" Her baby mouth trembled and the big, blue eyes swam in tears.

The world went black before the mother's eyes. She reeled and almost fell. Her husband, her sweetheart, was hurt! She rushed t o the door.

Jack Clark was coming up the steps of the porch, unsteadily, grop- ingly, supported on each side by a friends. A wide bandage covered his eyes.

"Sweetheart"-he began. "Never mind, dear," she murmured

as she kissed him. He must not know how frightened she was.

T o the men: "I'll take him now. Thank you so much for helping him." Tenderly she lead him into the house and made him lie down on a divan.

H e tried to speak, but he could not. H e turned his face from her and his big frame shook with sobs.

she Gent about the task of clearing the table of the untouched meal; a s distressed and silent, she put the children to bed, their thought- less ebullience seeming to her a s out of place in that house a s levity in the presence of the dead.

Imagine again, if you will, the hope- ful words whispered into the wakeful ear of her husband when all was still, belying the expression in her face where must always lurk the haunting realization of her endless burden.

But Think! Night, eternal night! For her as well

a s for her husband. And just because he thought h e didn't need his goggles.

Over fifty thousand employes of the railroads of the United States sustained injuries to their eyes during the year 1924.

One thousand and nineteen of these were employes of the Frisco!

Some escaped with only slight injuries. Some will always have weak eyes. Some sustained total loss of sight of one eye: Some wil l never see again!

I t is up to you, Mr. and Mrs. Reader, to take care that a similar scene to that above is not enacted in your home.

November, 1925

Some Personal Experiences of a Railroad Rail

(By :The Rail Himself, as Told to J. G. TAYLOR, Special Engineer)

Page 15

-- AM a steel railroad rail. twelve-inch square towel and the well We rails, during the quieter periods, ' ' I am 39 feet long 2nd 5% worn piece of llGrandpa's Wonder" are great gossips, in fact we are a s 2 1 Z i n c h e s square (technical in the soap dish. bad as a bunch of brakemen when they 2--Z term) and for every yard of I was not destined, however, to oc- get together in Casey's back room my length I weigh 90 pounds. cupy my exact location for long, as after the fruit jar with its colorless

I am PrOPOrti~ned about 40% head, rail was being laid in cool weather contents has made the rounds sev- 22% web and 38% base. I came into and the Itnow-it-all track foreman eral times, and get to know each being in a great metropolis in the thought he could lay me without other all up and down the line. I have South which would never have existed proper expansion shins. I showed heard some weird experiences from unless nature had caused the ingre- hiin where he was wrong on the first some of my brothers. dients of which I am made to lie in im- hot day by jumping out of my bed One fellow I know well, told about mense quantities in close proximity. and making the acquaintance of the being laid on a curve spiral and while There a re thousands and thousands in right-of-way fence posts. I heard this he had no complaint to make about my family and the railroads cannot performance called a "sun kink" by his line position, the trackmen in get along without as. the man who later replaced me. giving him elevation did not grad-

After coming out of the roll- ually give elevation between ing mill, I was stacked up in the posts, but wanted to give company with my fellows in This delightful treatise, which Mr. Taylor has the entire elevation almost the mill yard where I rusted cleverly put into the ,,head,, of the railroad rail, within his length. This re- for a time, the reason for sulted in a bad jerk to trains which I learned later. Steel ' abounds in useful information to the layman as well and the foreman who cut rail was high and the alert rail- to the track-worker, I f rails had animation and such a dido was "butterflied" road purchasing agents were to death asking what was the waiting for a more opportune could speak, we imagine they would utter protests matter with ends of curve a t time to buy.

But after so long a time, a much similar to these. Mr . Taylor does not, of this big cut. He did his best

to remedy conditions, but did long cut of coal and stock cars course, intend to criticize any particular Person, and not have sufficient gray mat- were run along side our pile his toward efficient track laying are ter to reason out the cause. All and we were very carefully he had to do was measure the deposited one by one in the given i n the best of spirits. W- L- H V Jr. distance between his posts. cars. I later learned that we take half of it, and a t this had been sold to a railroad poiut give half of curve eleva- bearing the euphonious cognomen of Before the sun Itink episode. I had tion indicated on post, then work both "Frisco" and which up to a few prior forgotten to s tate that a bunch of ways from this point, running eleua- years had not amounted to much Bohunlcs had surfaced me and spaced tion out to nothing a t one post and to Then a real railroad IIoses coming the ties under my bearings, but these the full elevation a t the other post, out of the cranberry marshes instead men did not know much about tie taking great care to have his elevation of the bull rushes who lti~ew his gro- spacing and some ties were placed uniform not only on the spiral but ceries from A to Z, including several close together and others fa r apart around the entire curve and on the e t ceteras. He took hold of the pro!>- and while I had the proper number spiral a t the other end. erty, and since that time all the vari- of ties in my length, they did not Another fellow told me that he had ous bottles of red ink have dried up, give full service. Also, when I wa\ no sooner been placed in track which stocks and bonds have soared and spiked to the ties there was another happened to be in a sag until some physical condition together with power sinart guy who did not believe in wild Inan came along with a heavy and cars and eveiything that goes to making liberal use of the gage. This engine a t airplane speed and bent him make up a first class railroad h a r e caused my running side to be out up so badly for line and surface that greatly improved. of true and when a noisy engine came he and a number of his companions

I was rather proud to function in along with considerable lateral thrust. had to be removed and laid by the my humble capacity on such a rail- this condition kept increasing until side of the track. H e felt very much road, but I had some of the chestiness I got wide gage and on a day that ashamed occupying this undignified knocked out of me when I finally ar- I shall never forget, a pair of wheels position where all who rode might rived a t the point where my checkered dropped inside gage and turned a see, but he was eventually picked up career commenced. couple of freezer cars over. I was and sent to a plant that straightened

In the first place, instead of being not injured particularly, but some of him up and made him a s good as new carefully unloaded, I was dumped un- the strawberries were and there was and his badly lacerated feelings re- ceremoniously from car onto an un- a great hullabaloo about truing up the turned to normal. even surface and a couple of my gage. But I know if ordinary atten- He further stated that he personally ribs hurt. Later, I was placed in track, tion had been given this matter from saw many curious things while visit- but in a very uncomfortable position time to time, I would have felt better ing a t the plant that restored his use- because the trackmen had failed to and functioned better. In applying fulness. By his side laid what ha con- adz and broom ties properly, and had ballast under my base, some of the sidered a midget rail, but when he not driven down spike stubs. I felt ties were well tamped and some were asked him how old h e was, he told about a s comfortable a s a pampered not, resulting in the bending of my him he had been in the main track drummer feels when he lights in a back and I had to have frequent for over 25 years. As he was only bowl and pitcher hotel with i ts corn- chiropractic treatments to keep in 24 years his junior he shut up and cob bed, re-inforced concrete pillow. any kind of condition a t all. (Now turn to Page 26, please)

SERVICE MEETING DEC. 3-4

S e c o n d A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e S c h e d - u l e d at Springfield, Mc-

C o r m a c k A n n o u n c e s

Meet in Interest of Better Service and Claim Prevention-Good Work

This Year

0'L30'L3 HE second annual conference ' in the interest of better serv- 2 2 ice and claim prevention, will be held a t Springfield, 1\10..

'NCU2 on December 3 and 4, according to an announcement sent members of general committee, operating committee, special committees, and the chairmen of divisional and terminal committees a few days ago. John L. JicCormaclz, superintendent of F. L. & D. Claim payments, and secretary of the general committee signed the announcement which was approved by Vice-president Hutchinson, chairman of the general committee, and General Manager Fraser, chairman of the operating committee.

The first general conference was held October 15 and 16 last year, and such a lively interest has been maintained through the activities of the divisional, terminal and special committees, that the general conference planned for April, mas postponed.

Progress made i n the prevention of all classes of claims and the improve- ment of service generally, has been highly satisfactory, i\lcCormack's announcement says, and the general committee wants reported a t the Decem- ber meeting, all things accomplished during the year just passing.

Heads of the committees are :I? follows:

GENERAL COJIMITTEE - J. E. Hutchison, chairman; E. H. Bunnell, vice-chairman; J. I,. McCormack, secretary.

OPERATING CO1\IMITTEE-J. H. Braser, chairman; J. L. hIcCormack, secretary.

OPERATING SUB-COJIMITTEE - C. J. Stephenson, chairman; J. L. Mc- Cormack, secretary.

Fuel committee, Robert Collett, chairman; train and car service committee, H. C. Holmes, chairman; yard and station operation committee, 0. L. Young, chairman; operating budgets and reports committee, R. H. Kerr, chairman; car accounting records and yard reports committee, H. W: Johnson, chairman; station accounting recolds and reports committee, A. R. Thorn, chairman; gerish- able and seasonal freight committee, W. L. English, chairman; live stock committee. E. F. Tillman, chairman; personal injury and property ddmage committee, F. B. Holland, chairman; equipment committee, G. W. 3Ioore, chairman; rough handling committee, C. J . Stephenson, chairman; weighing and inspection committee, J. TV. Du- gan, chairman.

Dainty Frisco Daughter at Memphis Fair

Little Miss Dorothy Crow was one of the daintiest and most attractive entrants a t the Tri-State Fair held recently in Memphis, Tennessee. Miss Dorothy was entered by her proud parents in the "Doll Baby Parade," and the above picture of her was taken by Joseph Curtis of the JIemphis News- Scimitar. It is easy to see why W. F. Crow, 284 Lucy avenue, Memphis, is a "hustling" traveling freight agent for the Frisco Lines.

Employes El igible f o r Pos i t ions W i t h I. C. C. i n Washing-

ton , D. C.

Receipt of Applications for Transpor- tation Tariff Examiner Close

November 28

Receipt of applications for transportation tariff examiner will close November 28. The date for assem- bling of competitors mill be stated on the admission cards sent applicants after the close of receipt of applications.

The examinatiou is to fill vacancies in the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, Washington. D. C.. a t a n en- trance salary of 92,100 a year. After the probational period of six months required by the civil service act and rules, advancement in pay may be made without change in assignment up to $2,700 a year. Pronlotion to higher grades may be made in ac-

cordance with the civil service rules. The duties of the position are to ex-

amine tariffs of carriers to determine whether their construction, including rates and charges, is in conformity 14th the lam and regulations of the Interstate Comnierce Commission, and to perform related work.

Competitors will be rated on letter writing on a subject having to do with the duties of the position, and practical question with reference to rates and tariffs. Full information anr? ap- nlication blanks may be obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or the secretary of the board of U. S. civil service examiners a t the post office o r customhouse in any city.

This Season's Ford Joke-

JIule-"What are you?" Ford-"I am a n automobile." Mule-"Gn-an! If you're an auto-

mobile, I'm a horse."-Times of Cuba.

Pnge 17

What ! Another

2--2HEY have a lot of fun down ' in Texas-don't think they i %p z Everyone south of the Red

River and a lot of folks north. east and west of it, knows W. B: "Dad" Burnet, a Frisco shipper of note, and proprietor of one of the largest stocli ranches in Texas, near Menard.

Then, too, lots of follis know G. G. Beckley, claim agent for the Texas Lines. Folks who a re acquainted with both of these gentlemen know that when they get started a t that popular indoor sport of "Heaving the Gen- tle Raspberry," or "Cavorting with the Festive Bull," things both funny and tragic are bound to happen.

These gentlemen generally follow the policy of "Do It by Letter."

Here are the latest developments: Callan, Texas. Sept. 15, 1925.

G. G. Beckley, Esq., Claim Agent and Cow Coroner,

Fort Worth, Texas. My dear sir:

It is my painful duty to inform you of the melancholy fact that six young and helpless, but high-bred and inno- cent pigs met a sudden and horrible death on your right-of-way a t Callan. Texas, on or about October 13, 1925; all of which was a great shock to their friends and relatives as well a s an unfortunate reverse in fortune to myself.

From the testimony of eye-witnesses and others the facts are a s herein- after related:

I own a pedigreed Arkansas brood sow whom I named "Frisco," because she takes everything into her system. Althoueh the Frisco is mostly full of water, she generally contains fleas. She, being of a trusting and confiding nature. selected a spongy place in the middle of your track and gathering her progeny about her, proceeded to let them partake of nourishment. While the hanpy family was thus tenderly engaqed, your in- famous "Menard Flyer" came along ON TIME, when no one was looltinq for it, and broke up this noble group, and mutilated beyond recognition or repair six members of this porcine household. The mother is inconsol- able. The father'?-I have not heard how the father takes it. hut that is beside the point. I am not one to scatter ~ o s s i p . a t least. I t is sufficient to state that the pigs were known bv their mother's maiden name. "Frisco." The deceased a re described a s follow-s:

1. Cochran Frisco-Known hv his white hair and sunny disposition.

2. RIcCarty Frisco-Easily recognized as the h i ~ g e s t one in the brmch.

3. Preston Frisco-Wanted every- thine in sight and then was never sa tlsfied.

4. Rudrl Frisco-Ate more and arunted louder than the others.

5. Truitt Frisco-Never known to aive un anything that he got hold of.

W a r in Texas ?

6. Fanny Frisco-Would lie perfect- ly still and never move.

Conceive, it you can, the sadness of the scene! This frolicsonle family, full of contentment and sweet milk, sleeping a t train time in almost absolute certainty of being undis- turbed, and then to be cut down and ground up by one of your old rusty iron kettles aud suddenly to awake in paradise, far, far away from dear old Texas and remote from any Frisco terminal shown in your folders.

Your scholarly section boss posted their death notices on his tool house and gave their ages a s being exactly five weeks. It is surely remarkable that you can hire a man a t $37.50 per month who has the intelligence to look a dead pig in the face and tell his exact age to a day-something his own mother could not do.

In view of this bereavement, we trust to be favored with your check for a t least fifteen dollars ($15.00), and a s much more a s the pedigree, ancestry and illustrious cognomens of this bunch of pigs call for; and in return, we promise to erect a suitable monument com~nemorating the lamentable event.

Yours truly, (Signed) W. B. (DAD) BURNET. To whicli Mr. Declcley replied a s

follows: ;\Iy dear MI.. Burnet:

Herewith FW&RG Voucher No. 687 for $1.80, representing dead 1)igs a t 30 cents apiece, which is a high valuation, and I wouldn't pay this except you owe me $2.00 on the Dixie Series arid I want to be sure you h a r e the money.

I regret that your tearful story leaves me unmoved and heartless. In the first place, your water-soaked. flea-ridden pigs had no business on our right-of-way. In the second place, you refer to a spongy ])lace in the middle of our track. when you know darn good and well it hasn't rained in CalIan in six months. In the third place, the "Menard Flier" was NEVER on time, so I have caught you in another one. Fourthly, if the sow had been the right kind of a mother, she wouldn't have jumped off the track, leaving her futile and wretched family to shift for them- selves, and if she didn't jump off the track. how in the thunder did it happen that she didn't get killed. too, in which case I would have written you this voucher for an even $2.00. Fifthly. I suspect your infantile razor- backs died of colic and you deliher- ately threw them in front of our train, and sixthly, I don't believc. YOU

ever had any pigs. Yours truly,

(Signed) G. G. BECICLEY. P. S.-I forgot to inclose the

voucher, for which you will please par- don me and don't forget to send me that check for $2.00.

G. G. B.

MUD CANCELLED S H O W

"The B o h e m i a n Girl" C o m p a n y F o r f e i t e d L a r g e R e c e i p t s

-Bus M i r e d

Lesson in Superiority of Train Serv- ice Given Producer and Theater

Management - 2--2PRINGFIELD, Mo., folks got

a real lesson in the unrelia- bility of bus transportation recently.

On Mondav night. October 5, after standing in line for two blocks waiting to buy tickets a t one of the local theatres for a performance of "The Bohemian Girl," a well-known opera, the theatre was jammed and people were turned away a t 8:30 p. m.

The expectant crowd nervously squirmed and whispered. The cur- tain failed to go up. Finally a t 9:00 p. m., the management threw on the screen the next day's motion picture.

At 10:30 p. m. the company had failep to arrive and a t a little after 11:00 p. m., the management announced that the company was traveling overland in a truck was mired in the mud some miles from Springfield and could not possibly present the opera in Springfield that night.

A few went to the box office, where their money was refunded, but the majority disgustedly filed home.

It brought to the minds of those who had waited all evening, the con- trast of train and bus service.

With all the fast trains running over the Frisco to nearby towns, it seemed beyond all reason that this company should risk the loss of an evening's performance by using such a n unre- liable method of travel-especially when Frisco trains could deposit them safely and on time.

C. S. R o t h Jo ins Fr i sco

C. S. Roth, for eight years claim agent with the Seaboard Air Line Rail- way a t Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston and Richmond, joined the Frisco family on September 25 a s claim agent under Mr. Harry Hudgen, chief claim agent. Mr. Roth will work out of St. Louis, Mo. He also holds the title of safety supervisor. Nrs. Roth and their 12-year-old son have moved to St. Louis and will make their home here. Roth is a n attorney, and has been admitted to the bar of the State of Virginia.

E a s t e r n Divis ion A p p o i n t m e n t s

According to a circular issued from the office of Mr. E. L. Magers, superintendent of the eastern division, effective October 5, Mr. W. W. Little was appointed day trainmaster and JIr. C. K. Simms was appointed night trainmaster in charge of Lebanon, S~ringfield, Clinton and Osceola sub- divisions.

Irresponsible Operation of Bus-Lines Draws Fire of Missouri Editor -- HE October 1 issue of the

Democrat Tribune, widely cir- 2 2 culated newspaper published ill Jefferson City, Mo., con- tained a story on its first

page that is of particular interest to railway employes.

The story concerned itself with the plight of a penniless couple left in Jefferson City by a bus company, and al~peured under the following headlines: "Bus Co. Stranded Pen- niless Couple in Jefferson City. Con- tracted to Take Them from Kansas City Here, But Bus Stranded in Otter- ville. Refused to Make Rebate."

The news story follows: The irresponsible methods em-

ployed by the unregulated bus lines of the state a s forcibly called to the attention of Secretary Talbot of the Welfare Association today when Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Gordon, en route from Kansas City to Rolla were stranded here without funds.

The Gordon's purchased a ticket in Kansas City and boarded a bus which under the terms of the contract

was to carry them to Jefferson City where they were told they could get another bus to take them to Rolla. The fare from Kansas City to Jeffer- son City was $4 each, which they paid.

At Otterville the bus stalled and the driver said he was unable to proceed. "What about a rebate," asked Gordon. "You're in hard luck. We can't expect to control the elements," the bus driver told him and refused to make a refund. The Gordon'r. had just enough money to get to Rolla and after they paid railroad fare to this city they were penniless. It was up to the local provident association to see them on their way to their desti- nation.

There h a r e been numerous com- plaints against bus lines contracting to take passengers to a destii~ation and then stranding them and refusing to make a rebate. Until the legisla- ture puts the control of busses under the public service commissioii with other carriers that practice will continue.

Home Town Fans to Wor ld Series V i a Frisco Lines

Fred Clarke, former big league star, and business manager this year for the World's Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, had a loyal group of rooters from his old home town, Winfield, Kans., cheering his team on during the world's series just past. The loyal chaps who made the trip from Winfield to Pitts- burgh via Frisco Lines a re shown in the above picture taken outside their special Pullman coach just before starting on their pilgrimage.

R. B. S p e n c e r P r o m o t e d

Effective October 16. Mr. R. B. Spencer, acting master mechanic of the southwestern division, with headquarters a t Sapulpa, Okla., has been appointed master mehanic of that division, vice Mr. B. P. Myers, retired.

Mr. Myers has been with the Frisco for many years and his departure will be regretted by Frisco employes.

Ra i l roads ' N e t I n c o m e Net operating income of Class I

roads for the eight months ending August 31, 1925, was $662,762,605, or 4.65 per cent on property investment. Class I roads in the Western district had net operating revenues aggregat- ing $208,605,381, or 3.62 per cent. Twelve Class I roads operated at a loss during these eight months, and nine were in the Western district.

November, 1925

CLAIM AGENTS MEET

Springfield H o s t t o C e n t r a l Asso- ciat ion O c t o b e r 9 a n d 10

Two-Day Session Devoted to Discus- sion of Freight Claim Problems

and Remedies -- riday and Saturday, Octo- ? ZTef 9 and 10, Springfield was ? 0 2 the host to the Central Freight Claim Agents and Freight

zww2 Claim prevention Officers' As- sociation.

Representatives from practically all the leading railroads of St. Louis and Chicago attended. The two-day session were held in the colonial Hotel.

After a business session in the morning of the first day, luncheon was served a t the hotel. The evening was given over to a banquet and dance, under the direction of the Kiwanis Club.

The second day, a t the business session a general discussion took place on the subject of claims and claim prevention. A great deal of time was devoted to the subject of perishable freight and the advisability of inaug- urating a system of inspection and handling similar to the one now in effect a t Chicago. This is said to be most satisfactory to both shippers and receivers, and has resulted in a saving of more than $100,000 a year to the carriers a t Chicago alone.

Mr. Joe Marshall and Mr. F. E. Windurme made interesting reports to the meeting. They have been making u natioii-wide survey and study of costs resulting in claims, confer- ring with shippers and shipping organ- izations such a s the National Traf- fic League, National Perishable Ship- pers Association and many other important associations and their reports were of great interest.

Others of Note Present Among other men of note, inter-

ested in the subject of freight claim prevention who attended the meeting, were Mr. Louis Pilcher, general secretary, section seven, American Rail- way Association, and Mr. C. E. Ring- ham, chairman of the Central Claini Conference, who presided a t the ineet- ing.

In the afternoon of the second day, the guests were taken on a tour of Springfield and the Ozarks, which ended a t the dinner hour a t Sequiota Park, Springfield's State Fish Hatch- ery, where a fall picnic dinner of fried chicken, sandwiches, salads, cof- fee and cider was served. This dinner was also attended by a number of the Frisco officials.

This i s the first time that a conference of this ki-nd had eTer been held a t Springfield, or anywhere west of St. Louis.

More than sixty freight claim agents and claim prevention and transportation officials and their wives were present.

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A R A I L R O A D I N G PREACHER

Rev. H. F. B o h n o f M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h Is A c c o u n t i n g D e p t .

E m p l o y e

"Expense o f Rearing Seven Heal thy Children Brought M e t o the

Railroads," He Says -- ITTING a t his desk each day ' ' in the passenger accounting f 2 department of the Frisco offices, St. Louis, Rev. H. F.

Z,uruE Bohn, a n ordained minister of the Methodist Church of St. Louis, Mo., is actively engaged in a caIling Par removed from that of the ministry.

" The Gang" at Meeting of Stores Department in Springfield, October Nine

The above picture mas taken a t the close of a joint meeting of traveling storekeepers, division and local storekeepers and stock clerks of the general store, which was held in the general storekeeper's office at Springfield, Mo., October 9. E. N. Laret, assistant to Mr. Ben S. Wood, vice-president and chief purchasing officer attended the meeting.

The entire structure of the annual inventory to be started October 31 was discussed, and many plans for handling the details were made and discussed. The meeting was generally conceded to have been one of the best ever held, by those present.

In the picture, the following persons appear: A. W. Blume, general storekeeper, Cochran, local storekeeper. Neodesha,

Springfield, 310.; A. N. Lare t , assistant Kans.; E. C. Fuson, local storekeeper. to V. P. & C. P. O., St. Louis, 1\10.: A. Wichita, Kans.; R. P, Vanley, local G. Denham, chief clerk to general store- storelceeper, Fo r t Scott, Kans.; A. M. keeper, Springfield, Mo.; C. E. Wright. Burnmu, local storekeeper, Thayer, No.; traveling storekeeper, Springfleld, 310.: H. L. Akridge, local storekeeper. Hugo, J. C. Kerr. traveling storekeeper. Okla.; A. N. Beck, local storekeeper, Springfleld, 1\10.; E. 31. Fitzgerald, trav- West Tulsa, Okla.; 0. S. 3Iomany. local eling storekeeper, Springfleld, Mo.; Storekeeper, Oklahoma City. Olcla.: C. L. B. Pechner, general lumber foreman. 0. Mitchell, local storekeeper, -4ftoq. Springfield, Mo.; H. E. Brown, chief Okla.; W. J. Patterson, local store- clerk to superintendent South shop, keeper. Francis, Okla.; R. A. F a u s F, Springfleld, Mo.; H. F. Brown, store- local storekeeper. Cape Girardeau. Mo.; keeper, South side, Springfleld. Mo.; A. T. Todd, local storekeeper (Texas - C. E. Wheatley, dlvision storekeeper, Lines). F o r t Worth, Tex.: 0. H. Niller. Springfield, No.; C. B. Smith, division section stock clerk (general store), storekeeper, Sapulpa, Okla. 9. R. Gard- Springfleld, 310.: F. TV. Pomeroy, sec- ner, division storekeeper, F o r t Smith, tion stock clerk, Springfield, No.; J.

F Ark.: A. C. Defries, divislon storekeeper, E. Gannon, section stock clerk. Spring- , Kansas City, Mo.; Chas. Stausing, divi- fleld. Mo.: F. 31. Bishop. section stock

sion storekeeper, ChaPTee, 310.; J. 35. clerk, Springfield, 1\10.: 0. Kemm, sec- Walker , division storekeeper, Enid, tion stock clerk, Springfield. Mo.; J. Okla.; J. A. Blankinship, divislon store- W. Meyers, section stock clerk, Spring-

' keeper, Memphis, Tenn. K. P. Guin. di- field. 1\10.: 0. C. Meyer, section stock

I vision storekeeper, Texas Lines. Sher- clerk. Springfield, 310.: J. W. Walker,

, man, Tex.; F. G. Collar, local storekeep- section stock clerk, Springfield, Mo.; I er. St. Louis, >Lo.; T. F. Philllps, local E. A. Thomas, section stock clerk,

Y ' storekeeper, Nonett , Mo.; S. E. Fellows, Springfleld, No.; F. W. Dyer. section

i local storelceeper, Newburg, Xo.: P , stock clerk, Springfleld, iMo.; A. M. V. Hampton, local storekeeper (West Click, section stock clerk, Springfleld, side). Springfleld, Mo.; G. E. West- Mo.; D. R. Case, section stock clerk, , brook, local storekeeper. Birmingham. Springfield. Mo.; R. W. Yates, sectlon

! Ma.; J. 31. Sisk, local storekeeper, stock clerk, Springfield, No.; R. Q. Amorv Miss.: C. TV. Kerr, local store- Price, section stock clerk. Springfleld, keepe'r: Joplin. Mo.: F. S. Vail, local No.: W. D. Price, section stock clerk,

REV. H. F. BOHN storekeeper, Pit tsburg, Kans.; L. P. Springfield, Mo.

Although he was ordained in 1923, and until 1916 spent his entire time in church work, he says of his previous work:

"I had seven good reasons for giving up my work with the churches- seven healthy children to clothe and feed. I love my church work more than anything else in the world, but the pay was not enough to rear a lit- t le family."

Rev. Bohn has been with the Frisco since 1916, having flrst entered railroad work under Mr. T. A. Hamilton. He was later transferred to the valuation department where he remained for seven years, then transferring t o the passenger accounting department.

Railroad work is quite diEerent and Rev. Bohn has a daughter who was his chief delight now is to do supply formerly employed in the passenger work in the churches near his home accounting department of the Frisco in Webster Groves, Mo. in St. Louis and served in that depart-

For this he receives small remunera- ment for five years. tion, but does the work because of his Four of Rev. Bohn's children a re love for it. At t h e Methodist Confer- preparing for church work, either in ence held in St. Louis recently, Rev. this country or in the foreign field. Bohn was appointed to fill the pulpit One of these, Joe Bohn, is now a a t St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Frisco machinist in the Lindenwood Church on t h e corner of Texas and shops. Potomac Streets. Rev. Bohn is a man of engaging

For a number of years he preached personality. H e is greatly loved by a t Sullivan, Mo., and has also given his parishioners and his work with his services to a church a t Pacific, the churches has been very success- Mo., where he i s we11 known by the ful. His friends a r e many and scat- Frisco folk. tered through many states.

"Mother" Clark, 8 1 Year Old Frisco Booster, Has Had Many Exciting Experiences

Shook Hands With Pershing, Reared Eighteen Children- - Christened Battleship-And Can Dance Splendid Jig

GREAT many of the 1200 veterans who attended the Veterans' reunion a t Spring- field last May, will remember "Mother" Clark, the eighty-

one-year-old wife of John Clark, Frisco pensioner and veteran, of Kan- sas City, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. John Clark

Mother Clark astonished those attending the convention with her spry- uess, and when the Frisco orchestra broke into "Turkey in the Straw" at the picnic a t Sequoita park the second afternoon, the elderly lady danced a s neat and perfect a jig a s any of the old-timers had seen.

A reporter for the Magazine inter- viewed Mother Clark in Kansas City, Mo., a few days ago, and found her already long life crowded to the brim with fun and service. She has tray- eled far and wide and participated in a great many exciting and eventful things.

" . . . Sure, I've met General Persh- ing-shook his hand, too. I've heard all the famous bands in the world; I've started two or three libraries; I reared ten orphan girls and four orphan boys, besides my family of three sons and one daughter; I've lived in the days after the Civil W a r in the midst of a town of 'Johnny Rebs' and I was the only Yankee; I've led the services for the Naval Y. M. C. A. a t the christening of a big battleship; every one of my family have run on the Rich Hill Branch . . . " and she paused for a moment while she poured the reporter a cup of tea.

It would be much easier to tell just where she had not been, or what she had not done.

Mr. Clark, eighty-three years old. with fifty-three years of service to his credit, listened with sparkling eyes while she related her varied experiences. Mr. Clark was formerly a conductor, and his services date back to the time when trains ran only to the river a t Kansas City and fer- ried across.

September 17 was their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary. "Mother" Clark made the remark that she was just learning enough to begin to live.

She is actively interested in the IV. C. T. U. of Kansas City in their work in the prisons. and her work takes her traveling over the country a t all hours and times.

Mr. Clark remarked that they went on a little vacation of a week, and when the week was up, he was ready to return home, but "Mother" Clark suggested they "bum" around for another two weeks.

129 Years Frisco Service She is most proud of the fact that

the service of the entire family for the Frisco totals 129 years. Her sons, Walter and Roy, are conductors. The Clarks' have lost one son, Ed, and a daughter, who was drowned while the fanlily was living in Moberly, hIo.

Living in the days of Jesse James, "hIother" Clark tells of some harrow- ing experiences she witnessed in the days right after the Civil War. They took up their abode in the town of Moberly, Mo., when it was a town of only four hundred inhabitants, and lived there for many years.

"i\IotherW Clark comes from La- trobe, Pa.. where she and Mr. Clarlc were married on September 17, 1867. Her father was a cousin of Richard Mansfield, the fanlous actor, and she clailns the credit Of the naming of AIansfield, Ohio, for 'her great uncle, and of i\IcKeesport, P i r , for her great- grandfather.

"Mother" Clark is of Irish-Scotch descent and her vitality and pep equal a woman of thirty years. Quick in her speech, her wit is delightful, and she is more than a match for some of the deep thinkers with whom she comes in contact.

On her seveuty-seveuth birthday "Mother" Clark was presented with a n easy chair. She remarked, with a shrug of her shoulders, "Sure I guess it was an invitation for me to stay home-but they'll be mistaken. It's little I'll ever get to use that chair, for which I'm deeply grateful!"

G. H. JURY PROMOTED G. H. Jury, who was appointed as-

sistant superintendent of the Eastern division, in charge of the Lebanon and Springfield sub-divisions on OC- tober 5, started his railroad career 18 years ago a s a telegraph operator for the Santa F e a t Pittsburg, Kans. In 1909, two years later he was an operator for the "Katy." Then followed similar work with the Kansas City Southern and the M. N. A. In 1914 he went to the AIissouri Pacific a s car service agent and dispatcher and later was a dispatcher with the Texas & Pacific. In May, 1918, he came to the Frisco a s a dispatcher a t Newburg and was pron~ised to night chief in January, 1919. Until his recent appointment he was night chief a t Newburg and Springfield and day chief a t both points. His many friends will receive the news of his l~romotion gladly.

T h r e e Years ' Car-Loadings Car loadings on America11 Railways

for the eight-month period ending with August for the past three years were as follows: 1923, 37,303,239; 1924, 35,701,943; 1925, 37,846,925. This year's loadings, therefore, are 543,685 greater than in 1923, and 2,144,981 greater than in 1924. Loadings a re still averaging over one nlillion a week.

Has Ancient Cook Book One of her prized treasures is a

cook book which has been in her pos- session for fifty-eight years. As far as she can recall, this is one of the first, if not the very first cook book to be conlpiled. Old and browned with age, with its binding stitched by herself, it is of great value to her.

In her busy life, "Mother" Clark has always set a wonderful table. Her culinary a r t has not been neglected, neither has her family, and her joy is in telling of the little orphan family which she has reared.

"What was the most exciting er- perience you can recall, Mother Clark?" she was asked.

"When a burglar got into my room. It was long ago and I happened to know there was a shot gun in the room, and also a baseball bat. I heard him step in the window and I hollered, 'Come on you sneak. I'm ready for you. I've got a gun and a baseball bat.' "

The burglar made a hasty retreat. Mother Clark is a11 that her name

signifies. She loves people-young people and old people, alid her mis- sion in life is lending aid wherever she can. She has been a mother to more than one little family and, she feels that she will serve for many more years.

She has friends in every corner of the globe, and she and Mr. Clark are contented and happy in their littIe home on West Forty-first street, Kan- sas City, Mo.

IS GROWING B U S I N E S S

T r u n k a n d L u g g a g e T r a d e Has G r o w n by B o u n d s

Veteran St. Louis T runk Manufac- turer Credits "Extensive Trav-

eling" for Change -- -- .\J these days of extensive

traveling, it is only natural 2 2 that a decided impetus should

2,,2 be given to the t runk and luggage trade.

In St. Louis, where luggage equipment is made for all par ts of the world, manl~facturers aud jobbers a r e reporting a heavy and constantly increasing business. This year, according to conservative estimates, will prove to he a banner one in number of pieces sold, but likely will fall a little short of the more than $5,000,- 000 business transacted in 1920, the post-war period, when prices were nearly twice a s high a s they a r e now. Thc 1924 trade was a little better than $4,000,000.

"This is proving to be the biggest year we have had in number of sales," said John A. Meisel, veteran trunlt manufacturer, who began working in a trunlt factory here 52 years ago. "But we will have to travel fast to equaI the 1920 record in dollars and cents. The great showing that year, however, was caused by the fact that an article that costs $12 today sold for about $22 a t tha t time.

"The t runk manufacturing busiuess in my time has seen wonderful de- velopment. In the old clays every man in a factory knew how to s t a r t and complete a trunlt. H e sawed the lumber by hand, nailed i t together, put on the covering and finishecl his product. Now each man has only oue particular thing to do. One saws the lumber by machinery, another di- rects the nailing and others look a f t e r special details so that i t takes eight or ten experts t o finish a n article. This is all accomplished with modern machinery and appliances.

"With the people eclucatecl to travel, luggage equipment, such a s trunks, traveling bags and suitcases have become a necessity instead of a luxury, a s they were in the early days. And there has been a constant improve- ment. The wardrobe t runk, for example, makes traveling eas ier by elim- inating the trouble of unpacking when its owner arrives a t his clestination.

"Hat boxes for women have come into favor in recent months to such an extent that they have caused heavy reductions in the sa le of handbags. But this may prove to be only a fad and one never knows how soon milady will switch back aqain to the hand- bag or something else tha t s t r ikes he r fancy.

"St. Louis r anks second in the world in the manufacture of luggage equipment, being surpassed only by Petersburg, Va."

Old Timers at Seoenth St reet, St. Louis, 29 Years Ago

In response to the Magazine's request for pictures of the olden days and the old timers, the accompanying picture arrived. It was talten a t the Seventh Street station, St . Louis, 29 years ago and iucludes the employes a t tha t point.

This picture mas talten October 1, 1896. Five of the group a re in the employ of the compauy a t the present time, H. C. Clermont, overcharge claim clepart- men t ; A. B. Clark, agent, old Orchard, AIo.; John AIaxwell, car record office, Tower Grove; Florian Rychliclti, overcharge claim depa r tme i~ t ; E. R. 0. JIuel- ler, ass is tant auditor, freight accounts.

The men in the picture a r e : Top row: N. D. Ranltin, J. G. Binnington, J ames Griffin, Dan Collins,

F. X. Bacltof, D. G. White. Second row: A. L. Pitcher, Ray Sutherlin, B. JI. Godfrey, C. E. Russell,

H. C. Clermont. Third row: Thos. Clark. H. W. Tremlett . L. W. Becltman. A. B. Clark.

.John Maxwell. Four th row: N. Siebothem, T. Renaud, J ames Malone, d. W. Gantz, J. H.

Mace, agen t ; J ames Gurney, J r . , chief clerk; Florian Rychlicki. Seated: A. Johnson, W. C. Emerson, J . P . Williams. E. R. 0 . JIueller,

J. F. Gaab, A. L. Braggins.

-is t rue; however, t he o ther side I CHESTER S A Y S I or the story isn't very often told, namely, of the number of little acorns

~t takes a great many little peb- that don't even become sprouts. bles to make a beach.

Sympathy is but a shallow treat. Which reminds one wha t a n in-

finitesimal par t of this great universe one is. The success of any enterprise de-

~ e n d s largely on the experience of And remember. w e a re but a n en- i t s leader.

tity within The Entity. The Whole, of which we a r e a part , is dependent Be good; be honest; be cheerful. absolutely on each of us doing o ~ i r bit. That 's a wonderful combination.

Which, boiled down, means nothing One bad apple will ruin a barrel more than that Co-operation is our of them-which brings to mind tha t very life-blood. This is t he one out- many a life, ambition and achieve- standing feature tha t has done more ment is thwarted owing to the en- than any other one thing to bring vironment one travels in and the xhout the success of t he Frisco. and associates he keeps. i t behooves each of us to fur ther and perpetuate this ideal. Be the Captain of your own Soul, - and le t it not be subservient to any-

Great oaks f rom li t t le acorns grow one except your Creator.

A YOUTHFUL WRITER

Wilbur P a c e , Fr i sco S o n a t Monet t , H a n d l e s S p o r t

f o r t h e T i m e s

Fourteen Year Old Also Manages an Orchestra-Wants to Write on

'"Big Time" Some Day

HO writes your sport storics ' for the paper. covering the ?Tf? high school athletics'?" the editor of the Monett (Mo.) 'wN2 Times was asked receutly.

"We hare one of the pupils write it. a boy by thc name of Pace," was the reply.

hlARVIN WILBUR PACE

N ~ r v i n IVilbur Pace of Nonett, the \.outhful "sports editor," is the son bf the general yardmaster in the yards at JIonett.

Wilbur is beginning his interesting career a t the age of fourteen years. He is a healthy loolting youngster. with keen, blue eyes and light hair. His ambition is to finish Nonett high school and then go to the University of Missouri where he will study jour- nalism.

This year he will finish his second term in high school.

"I'd sure like to see the high school get a printing press and print a little weelcly paper," he said enthusiastically. "I figured it all out and showed it to the teachers. You see, we'd like to interest more of the young folks in high school, and if we could get this paper started we could almost pay for it with ads, and besides that distrib-

ute it among the grade schools and maybe get them interested in high school."

He plans and works constantly and his v i s i o ~ ~ is beyond that of most fourteen-year old lads.

While his particular inkres t is cen- tered on journal~sm, and preparing himself for sport writing for some big paper in future years, he is the rnanaqer of a midyet orchestra of six pieces, and none ot the participants are over fifteen years of age. Wilbur 5ecures out-of-town engagements for his musicians and on Saturday they play lor the local picture show. He is also a member of the Senior High School Orchestra.

This past summer he won first prize in the Chautauqua Juuior Con- test between Lawrence and Barry County, with a violin solo, "Siml~le Aveu" by Thome. The prize \ \as a book of Edgar Guest's patriotic poems, presented by the American Legion.

Foothall and ba5ketball are his favorite sports, but he would much rather "report" the game than play.

Those of the Frisco family in $10- nett, where Wilbur is well Icnown, are anticipating a very bright future for him, and he is given every encouragement from the little city which is his home.

OCTOBER CHANGES IN STATION AGENTS

The following changes in station agents are listed for the month of Octo- ber, 1925:

H. L. Hunnicutt installed permanent agent, Proctor, Olcla., October 1.

C. R. Sawtell. instillled permanent agent, Warwick, Olcla., October 1.

J. P. AIoore. installed temporary ticket agent, Nineral Wells, Miss., Oc- tober 1.

.J. P. Nolan installed I~ermanent agent, Drun~mond, Olcla.. October 1.

1-1. L. Eaton installed permanent agent, Garfield, Ark., October 2.

FI. D. Bentley installed permanent agent, Norge, Olcla., October 2. Mr. TI. L. Forsythe had been handling station in M. W. Henry's name without transfer since September 17.

C. W. Francis installed permanent agent. Chester, Ark., October 1.

I. L. Proffer installed permanent agent, Bucoda, Mo., October 5.

.J. L. Scales installed temporary agent Boynton, Ark., October 5.

Effective October 5, 1925, Brent- wood, Ark., agency closed.

Effective October 6. 1925, Anlagan, Ark., opened as a freight agency. J. J . Causey. ticket only agent installed as freight agent.

H, W. McFarland installed permanent agent, Joiner, Ark., October 7.

J. A. Chronister installed permanent agent, Pascola, Mo., October 8.

FRlSCO MEN IN PAGEANT

Enid , Okla. , C e l e b r a t i o n i n H o n o r of C h e r o k e e S t r i p Big E v e n t

Master Mechanic W. J. Foley and Fourteen Friscoans Took Im-

portant Parts in Festival -- VERY year, Enid, Okla., celo- ' ' I ~ n t e s the anniversary of the 2 2 opening of the Cherokee Strip, and September 15 and 'NW2 I6 this year niarlced the Ihir-

ty-second anniversary. There was a big street parade, old-timers' basket dinner a t Gorernment Springs park, horse shoe tournaments and many other features, closing the celebration c,ach day with the "Cherokee Strip Historical Pageant," which was held a t Association park, depicting in the acts, the early day history of the Strip, and of Olclahoma.

Those participating from the Frisco offices a t Enid and the parts which they took, follow:

I\'. .J. Foley, master mechanic, Gov- ernor Claiborne; H. F. Sinclair, claim agent, Father Marquett; C. U. Allen, division accouutant, C o r n o n a (1 o ; Claude Bond, electric welder, Gover- nor Bienville; I<. W. ReclcnageI, i\I. C. E. clerk, Pirier; Frank Raab, car repairer, governor's attendant: Feliz Dasz, car repairer, governor's attendant; Eugene Johnson, car repairer, Spanish explorer; Owen Splane, car repairer, Spanish explorer; Dave Meier, car repairer, Spanish explorer; Fred Xeier, car repairer, governor's attendant; Talmadge Bentley, car inspector, governor's attendant: Alva Coppernoll, car repairer, Span- ish explorer; Martin Graves, macliin- 1st. Iberville; William Burner, car repairer, Chepart.

The Frisco enlployes participated in splendid style, and they were most enthusiastically receiver1 by the audience.

In one scene, when the Governor and his staff of Frenchmen were strol- ling across the country, just to get a n idea of i ts climate and soil, one of the bystanders who knew of their railroad connections, smilingly re- marlied that they strolled around as though they were loolcing for some place to build a railroad instead of loolcing over the ground for other purposes.

Another incident came near delay- ing the pageant. Governor Claiborne. olayed by our master mechanic, W. J. Foley, was frantically trying to get into the suit of clothes provided for him, a few minutes before his big scene. The trousers were entirely too small, and there was grave danger of the Governor missing the raising of the American flag on French soil, which would hare been a mishap indeed. However, just a t the last minute, some "Icnickers" mere pro- cured and the pageant went on.

This pageant was the most artistic- ally staged affair Euid has witnessed Tor some time.

Fuel Economy Embraces Men in All Classes of Service

Seoeral Vital Suggestions Made for Furthering Admirable Record Now Being Made

By D. L. FORSYTHE. General Road Foreman of Equipment -- H E conservation of fuel is one of the most vital problems

2 ?, Lhat confronts the transporta- 2 2 tion company today. The -- amount of money spent for Cue1 is, next to labor, their largest item of expense.

The ~)ossibilities for fuel economy to large and small users of fuel war- rants a minute and comprehensive study of its use. Fuel economy is not confined to any one man, but on the other hand to enginemen aud train crews. dispatcher, section foremen. n~echanical forces; in fact, every employe is responsible for a proportion of the waste and it naturally follows that each individual must be imbued with the spirit of fuel conservation. It is conceded that fuel used in excess of requirement is more often due to its improper use, due princi- ])ally to lack of effort on the part of he individuaI.

During the past 36 years I have followed up closely the conservation of fuel, and have reached the conclusion that it is not necessary to have a iclchnical knowledge of fuel to effect conomy in i ts use. But on the other

hand, a first class job of railroading is the prime factor in fuel economy. In analyzing some of the conditions that result in the conservation of fuel we find that by following out the sug- ,;estions shown below they will go a long way toward correcting the in- ~Pficient method of fuel waste. For the sake of brevity, I will not attempt to elaborate on the suggestions listed. a s I feel to take each suggestion and go into the details of it mould entail entirely too much space, but i f followed out mould be your greatest fac- tors in the saving of fuel:

Some Vital Suggestions Loading of locomotives to their full

rated capacity; have switch lists ready a t stations for locals and other trains so there will be no delay; have baggage and mail trucks out and properly located to avoid delays to passenger trains; loading of cnrs to capacity; proper distribution of time on card so schedules can be made without wasting fuel; train dispatch- ing, that will avoid slowing down or stopping trains; avoid slow orders on road a s far a s possible, and prompt removal when cause has been taken care of; operating of fuel stations with proper handling of fuel; avoid the overloading of tanks; placing paper on grates when coal burning engines

are to be fired up; malting up of trains in station order, short loads on the head end: yard air to be installed to expedite testing of brakes; location of water tank where trains can be started easily; storing of less efficient power when business drops oft', keeping engines in service that handle big trains and a r e light on fuel running of engines over one or Inore divisions in freight and passenger service; proper maintenance and handling of steam heat eqnip- ment; handling of brake valve in the proper manner on all trains, but especially on long freight trains to avoid stuck brakes; e f f ic ie~~t and proper manner of drafting engine to worlc free, steam and save fuel; grates in 1)roi)er condition and fastened to prevent getting cocked, a l l o w i ~ ~ g fire to Pall through to ash pan; avoid engine heing fired up too far in advance of leaving time, and avoid popping when set out for service; hot water boiler washout plant to be used; water to be treated and boiler blown out to prevent foamii~?, u t~d scale accumu- lating; avoid excessive nse of blower when fire is being 1~11oc:kcd; flues, grates, combustion chambers, and arches to be kept clean ant1 flues bored; steam and air leaks in smoke box to receive slrecial ; ~ t t w t i o u , as well as steam leaks in whistle valve throttle, piston, valve paclcinr: and cab valves; have injectors the proper xize so a good uniform job of pump- ing can be done to avoid shutting off injector every few miles; pre- heating fuel oil; use of stack covers; sanders to be in good shape, and the pipes lined up to deliver the sand to the rail; close dump on coal cars to avoid n-aste on line of road; engines to be worlced at the shortest possible cut-off, consistent with the handling of the train and making OK the schedule; intelligent worlc report by engineers of work necessary on engines; roundhouse forces performing work as reported; closing jets on stoker when not in use; use of ex- haust steam for heating; closing of freight car doors; purchase of the proper kind of fuel; seeing that the condition of engines a re first class in (!very respect.

If the items above referred to a re carefully followed out a very material reduction will be made. If we can get our employes interested to the cstent that they a re in firing their 'urnaces a t home, a wonderful re- cluction would be made.

Another Good One This picture of Engineer Kingdon,

Fireman Short, was taken on the con~pletion of their trip of August 18, 1925, Newburg to Lindenwood, on en-

gine KO. 57. They handled 56 loads or 29.55 tons, 333,915 gross ton miles, consumed 17 tons of coal or a fuel performance of 102 pounds per 1000 G. T. 31.

MORE GOOD FUEL RECORDS

EASTERN DIVISION: Fuel Super- visor W. A. Crawford reports a trip made on October S by Eugineer A. A. 1IcClellen and Fireman F. A. Dillon, engine 45, Train Extra West, New- burg to Springfield; called for 3:30 a. m., left a t 4:00 a. m. with 46 loads or lSSO tons, arrived a t Springfield 9:40 a. m.-on duty 6 hours 10 minutes. Handled 223,720 G. T. &I., burned 15 tons of coal or 124 pounds per 1000 G. T. M. Mr. Crawforrl in- spected the engine after arrival a t North Springfield and advixes the fire was in 100yo condition, which showed fireman had taken great interest in his work and that engineer had done first class job of operating the engine. This was an exceptionally good performance for west-bou~~d train with this tonnage as they were more than 100 tons light.

On September 20, engine No. 58 on Train 2/3S, Engineer James Howe and Fireman Tice, Newburg to St. Louis, handled 63 loads or 259? tons on 13 tons of coal. This figures 85 pounds per 1000 G. T. 31. and it is also interesting to note that this crew ran Stanton coal chute.

Engine 4143, Train Extra West, Springfield to Monett, on September 19, Engineer H. .J, Davidson, Fireman I?. C. Holt, handled 50 cars or 1758 tons on 4 tons of coal. Gross ton

miles 77,352, fuel consumption 106 pounds per 1000 G. T. M.

SOUTHWESTERN D I V I S I 0 N : Engine 1513, Train No. 9, of October 1, Afton to Sapulpa, Engineer J. Dwyer, Fireman H. Davis, 1446 car miles, burned 610 gallons of oil or 43 gallons per passenger car mile. Some time ago this engine was complained of a t a fuel meeting a t Sapulp:i, but has been worked over and is now doing very good on fuel.

Engine 4134, Train Extra East, Sa- I ) L I ~ P ~ to Afton, on October 2, En-' ,weer V. P. Couch, Fireman L. R. Norford. Handled 228,416 G. T. 31. and burned 1511 gallons of oil or performance of 6.6 gallons per 1000 G. T. 11. This trip reported by fuel super\isor who advises engine well handled by crew who a re very much interested in the

crformance of their engine, and this is verified by the above fuel performance.

NORTHERN DIVISION: Train 1/162 on September 10, Engine 1329, Fort Scott to Kansas City in charge of Engineer P. E. Hoffhaus, Fireman R. F. McClain, handled 3033 tons, con- suming 12 tons of coal, or 81 pounds per 1000 G. T. 31. Ordered to leave Fort Scott a t 8:30 a. m., arriving Kansas City 3:45 p. m. Total time on road 7 hours 45 minutes, total time delayed on road 2 hours 22 minutes.

SOUTHERN DIVISION: On Octo- her 2, engine 4000, Train Extra, Mem-

his to Amory, in charge of Engineer Snipes, Fireman Jones, handled 256,- 163 G. T. M., burned 10 tons of coal or 79 pounds per 1000 G. T. &I.

Engine 4003, Train 136, September 29, Engineer Starltes, Fireman Ma- thews, Amory to Memphis, handled 245,245 G. T. W., burned 10 tons of coal or 81 pounds per 1000 G. T. RI.

Engine 4003, on Train No. 135, Sep- tember 30, Memphis to Amory, En- gineer Spencer, Fireman Mathews, handled 241,948 G. T. M., burned 10 tons of coal or a performance of 82 pounds per 1000 G. T. &I.

TEXAS LINES: October 4. Extra 735, Stepp and Brown, Sherman to Dallas, 7S miles. On duty 5 hours 45 minutes. Handled 108,866 G. T. M., burned 725 gallons oil o r 7 gallons per 1000 G. T. &I., equivalent to 84 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. 1'1.

October 4. Extra 706, Cash and Roberson, Sherman to Fort Worth. 95 miles, on duty 7 hours 15 minutes. Handled 140,192 G. T. >I., burned 1063 gallons oil or 8 gallons per 1000 G. T. &I., equivalent to 96 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. M.

October 5, Engine 707, 2/35, Mc- Clain and Criswell, Sherman to Fort Worth, 95 miles, on duty 8 hours 45 minutes. Handled 137,072 G. T. AI., burned 1123 gallons oil or 8 gallons per 1000 G. T. hl., equivalent to 96 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. M.

October 5, Extra 1261, Walker and Lackey. Brownwoocl to Fort Worth, 138 miles, on duty 10 hours, 30 min-

Engine Rating and Its Effect on Fuel Performance

By M. H. RODWIG. Supervisor Fuel Economy

-- Y considering engine rating %d and its effect on fuel performance, we first need to get

3 clearly in mind the method aNN2 used ill lneasurillg the fuel perforxance of engines. As it is well known, this is based on pounds of fuel consumed per gross ton mile.

To determine the fuel consumed to handle a ton of freight one mile, we must first procure the amount of coal consumed to handle a given tonnage over a district, then multiply the tonnage handled by the miles run, which will give us the gross ton miles for the train; then, divide this into the 1;ounds of coal consumed, which will give us the number of pounds of coal burned per gross ton mile.

In view of this, it is evident that the larger the tonnage that can be handled per train mile, the less fuel will he consumed per gross ton mile. How- ever, i t is possible to over-rate the engines to such an extent a s to cause them to double hills and run into excessive overtime, which will naturally cause the fires to become dirty and clinkered, and in the place of saving fuel, these conditions will waste fuel. consequently in rating engines, tests should be run in order to determine the most economical rating.

Conditions Should Govern In running these tests, local condi-

tions should govern, a s the same prac- tices will not apply on all districts or sub-divisions. For example-me have a sub-division of a hundred miles and it is comparatively level except for one or two hills that are the ruling

utes. Handled 115,610 G. T. 31.. burned 1246 gallons oil or 11 gallons per 1000 G. T. M., equivalent to 132 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. 11.

October 5, Extra 1240, Dean and Rose, Brownwood to Fort Worth, 138 miles, on duty 11 hours 40 minutes. Handled 106,731 G. T. If., burned 1143 gallons oil or 11 gallons per 1000 G. T. M., equivalent to 131 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. M.

October 6, 1/35, engine 697, Wyatt and Nooney, Sherman to Fort Worth, 95 miles, on duty 8 hours 45 minutes, handled 130,560 G. T. M., burned 1063 gallons oil or 8 gallons per 1000 G. T. M., equivalent to 96 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. M.

October 6, 2/35, engine 706, Smith and Mason. Sherman to Dallas, 78 miles, on duty 7 hours 20 minutes, handled 126.622 G. T. &I.. burned 717 gallons oil o r 8 gallons per 1000 G. T. hI., equivalent to 96 pounds coal per 1000 G. T. M.

grades. After handling the train over these ruling grades it would be possible for the engine to handle from 3 to 500 tons more over the remaining part of the sub-di\ ision a s over the ruling grade. If there was no tonnage to fill with after passing the ruling grades, I believe the engines should be rated over these ruling grades up to the very limit of what they could handle, even if necessary to occasion- ally double, for the reason that the amount of extra coal used in handling the engines when n-orlting a t full stroke over these grades would be less than the amount saved a f tnward when the engines mould be handling excess tonnage on the level.

The weed of the train is an important factor to consider in the rating of an engine. In the conclrlsion cf a n article published by the A. R. A,, I find the following:

"that for each weight train in each direction there will be a definite speed a t which the minimum coe: consumption will result and with speeds either higher or lower than this definite speed there will be an increase in coal col~sulnption. Generally speaking, the handling of heavier cars dnd heavier trains and operation a t unexcessive speeds will greatly assist in reducing the fuel bills."

A table in the same article shows the most efficient speed a t which to handle a given tonnage over a level track for instance, with a train of 21300 gross tons the most efficient speed is 20 miles per hour, while a hlgher or lower speed than that will increase the fuel consumed per ton mile. Accordingly, in malting tests, the speed of the train should be carefully considered in connection with other condit~oiis.

Summing this question up, a s I see it, even were engines rated solely to determine the least amount of fuel that would he burned per gross ton mile. I believe that a number of tests should be run in order to determine the most economic8al rating that should be given locomotives for the reason that there is such a variation in the way different trains will handle. I believe that the engines should be rated to what they will pull under ordmary conditions, however, when the conditions are unfavorable, such a s high winds, stormy weather or low temperature, the rating should be changed to conform to the adverse conditions that the loco~notives have to contend with.

(Signed) 11. H. RODWIG, Supervisor of Fuel Economy.

a meeting of the board of ZwwZTpensions in s t . Louis on sop- 2 &\ 2 tember 25, six veterans of

Frisco service, with continu- ZNG*Z ous service totaling 160 years, were retired and placed on the pension roll.

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Harry Carloton, switch engineer of Sapul7:a. Ok'a.. was retired a t a meeting of the pension 1)oartl on Septem- her 25.

Carlcton was horn a t Baton Rouge, Ida., on October 9. 1864. His fa ther was a farmer and Carlcton's first position w a s on a dairy farm. a t tho age of thirteen years. Moving to Hemp- stead, Texas, he engaged in work on a dairy Sarni, but later became asso- (tinted with the G. C. & S. F . Rail- road zt Teniplc. Texas. a s loco~notive I i re~nan and later a s a loco~notive e~lginecr . Or1 April ZS, 1902, he bogan servicc with the Frisco a t Fo r t Sniith, Ark., a s locomotive engineer and la ter was transferred to Sapul~)ii , Olila., where he was located a t the time of his retirement. Carleton has two children, Thelma and Harry , Jr . , who reside with him antl Mrs. Carleton a t Sapulna. Due to a s t roke of apoplexy which incapacitated h im for active service, he w a s retired with a pension allowance of $3.5.15 a month, a f t e r Frisco service of 23 years.

Stephen J a m e s Powers, passenger conductor on the nor thern division, due to impaired sight mas put on pen-

sion allo\vance of $75.45 a month af ter serving for forty years and six months on the l'risco. P o \v e r s \v a s sixty - five !cars of age a t the tin!r of his re- t i r e m e n t . H i s l i r h l a c e w a s n r a r JIatlison, Wis. , on a farm.

FIn rr?c:eived his c ~ t i ~ ~ c a t i o l ~ in the

s. J . POWERS 1;ul)lic s~h001s of Iowa, and he began \\.orIi a s fireman on a switch engine a t t h e age of seven- teen years, with the AI. 6: St. L. Rail- road a t Minneapolis. Later he went wi th the C. St. P. M. 6: 0. a t St . Paul , then with the Northern Pacific a t (:lendive, Mont., and again changed to switchman for t h e Nissousi Pacific a t Atchison, Kans. H e entered Fr isco service on Janua ry 7, 1885, a s a bralce- man on the Korthern division. On Sovember , 1557, he w a s promoted to r l l ~ position of conductor and in July, 1S92, mas made a passenger condnctor out of Kansas City. Powers has two sons, John and Joseph Powers, who

a re passenger conductors. H e and Mrs. Powers a re living a t 7.544 Pros- pect ilvenue, Kansas City.

Stophen Luthcr Smith, passc*nger conductor on the Southern di\.ision out of Amory, Miss., has just been

grantctl n pcnsion arid retired because of permanent tlis a b i 1 i t y. S x i l h w a s born on .June 4 , 1562. a t G r a y s v i I l e , Tenn. His fa ther \v a s a section fo:eman and h e received his edu- c:at.ion i n t h e schools of d l a - - -- :*.- I I~ania . Smith lost I)otl~ his fa ther

S. L. SMITH ant1 mothcr while Ile was (1ui1.e younq and w e ~ i t to live with all older brother on a farm. and Smith s tar tcd working a t the age of twelve ycars. Here he remained until he was tnrenty. Securing a pusition with the L. & N. Railroad he left the farm and started his career in the ca1:acity of a fireman. Later hc was givcn a position a s bralcen~ai? and finally conductor, staying with the L. & N. nine years. H e held sinii1::r p ~ - si t ions with tho Central of G e ~ r g l a Tor two years. and in 1893 came with the Frisco a s a conductor, a t the age of thirty-one years. H e is t he fa ther of eight children, two of which a r e twins. T h e Smiths reside a t 1127 North Twenty-eight s t ree t , Rirrnin? ham. Ala., which has been their home for forty-three years. A pension nl- lowancr of $50.35 a month was granter1 Smith a t the t ime of h i s retirelnellt. He serrctl twent).-nine years and five months with Frisco.

Jlarshall Banister Case, stationary engineer St . L.-S. F. & T. Railway Sherman. Texas, was retired by the

~ : e n s i o ~ ~ I~oartl due . - to rcaching the

! age limit. Case mas born near Phelps. Ontario, N e w Y o r l c . on August 30, 1856. His fa ther was a farmer, and h e received his edu- cation in the country s c h o o l s of S e w Yorlc s t a t e just in t h e winter scason, when the

M. B. CASE n r o r l c m a s not heavy on the farm. Before enter ing Frisco service, Case ivorked on the Wisconsin Ceiitral, also on the Mil-

\var~lccc Sor the rn antl the S ; ~ I I ~ : L ice, 1,111 he does not recall the t1.1tes tleA- nitely. For several y c u s al'tcr his service with the Santn F e 11e I r f t the railroad game, but came back to i t in June of 1907 a t Sherman. Texas, in ILhe capacity of' a machinist for tho F'risco. He held the !~osiiio!:s of of the electric power plant at this general foreman a11d licad e i l g : n e ~ r poil~t. A, l3. Case, a son, is rr:~~:loyetl as a machinist at Sherman. Texas. Case IKIS had seventncn years and eleveu months continuous s?rvic<: \\-;th the F ~ ~ i s c o and was givc11 a pension allo\vr',nce of $21.55 a month.

0:;c.o~ Willard, engineer out of (:herokre, ICans.. was anoth-r loyal Frisco man to be retired on pension due to permanent disnhility. Willard had a record of thirty-Cou,: years and tell m~,ntIis c o ~ ~ t i n u o u s s?rvic?, i i ~ ~ d a t the t ime of his retire!vent he was sisty years of age. The penyion hoard made his allowance of $75.50 ~ c r month.

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Alfred Reynoltls, colorr~l . sand dryer in the mechanical depar tment a t Fort Smith , Ark., reached the age of seventy years on August 30. 192.5. and was placed on the prnsion ro:l with a record of twenty-two ycars an(? one month Frisco service to his credit, up to the da te of h i s re t i rement on 4u- gust 31. Reynolds was born on a p!an- tation near Russellville. Ark.. A u ~ u s t 30, 1855. H i s first position w a s that of a ~ O U S O servaci. Later h e worlcetl on :I plantation n x l r his homo a t Ros- sellville, until h e came to the Frisco on July 5 , 1903. H e h a s held the positions of cinder pitman and sand d rye r ;lt Fort Smith , continr~ons!y until his ~ , e t i r e m e l ~ t . IIr has t h i w children. Caisy, age th i r ty ; Corn, agc twcnty- seven, and 1 ~ . twenty-fivc, all living near him a t Fort Smith. H? was granted a pensio~i allou-nnce of $20.00 a month.

IN MEMORIAM

P e i ~ s i o r ~ e d Conductor Franli Eucli- ley whose service wit11 the railroad dated from Scptember. 1899, died a t his home in Yonett . September 25.

Mr. Ruckley mas born a t Carlisle, Indiana, on April 14. 1560, and entered the service of the Frisco as freight brakeman on the o!d Kansas division. H e worked later a s freight conductor, then as passenger conductor, in which capacity he was employed a t t he t ime of h is re t i rsment on August 27, 1925.

Mr. Buckle?; mas given a pension allo\vance of $43.25 a month.

November, 1925

A LADY BALTIMORE CAKE

F a v o r i t e Pas t ry of Mrs. E m e r y H a g u e w o o d . Springfield, Is

Delicious

She Passes Recipe on to Magazine Readers W i t h Suggestion Tha t

Housewives T r y It

'3% EJIERY HAGUEWOOD is shown in the accompanying picture preparing a Lady Bal- timore cake, a t her home 2Nw2 in Springfield, NO.

"You simply can't I~ave a failure with this cake," Mrs. Haguewood re- nlarked. It is one of her favorites

MRS. EMERY HAGUEWOOD

and it is given to the magazine reatl- ers in the hope that they will ba equal- ly successful in following her recipe:

Take % cup of butter 3 cuvs of sugar 1 cup milk 1 leaspoon of f la~oring 31h cups of flour ::!$ tab1esl:oons 1mlti11n powder

IVhites of G e.ggs (beaten well) Cream the butter and beat in the

sugar grrcdually. Sift together thc lmltiug powder and flour three time:: and add to the l>ut,tcr and sugar alter- ual(>ly, with tlie milk and flavoring. Add the whites of eggs last.

Palre in three layers. To ~naltc a lovcly iciug for tlie cake,

use lhe follo\ving rccipc!: 3 cups of sugar 1 CU!I boiling water B eggs (whites onlyi 1 cup chopper1 raisins 1 cup chopped uut meats lh cup chop1:ctl citron ?$ ~ I I I ) chopl)c?tl cherries 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Stir the sugar and water till the : , I I T ! ~ is tlissolvetl. Let hoil ~riitil it

MISS LORETTO A. CONNOR. Editor

FASHION HINTS FROM VOGUE

The following fashion hints, taken from a recent issue of V o g ~ ~ e , mill no doul)l prove interest in^:

The costume is always thought out as a whole. Care f o ~ every separate detail is not sufficient because there a re no separate details. Each one must be considered first in its rela- tion to the ensemble. The importance of the costume a s a whole cannot he overestimated.

Skirts remain definitely short, just below the Itnee.

Hats a re usually very small with ;I highish crown and narrow brim. The brim is sometimes left straight like a sailor, or more often roTled up in front or or1 thc I > f t side. Some Ireige hats a re very large and flat. -- --

Velvet is the most importaut 11111-

liner). trimming.

Evening gowns of soft uelvet ap- ],ear a t the Frenrh resorts and will be a stlong uote in the mode next winter. -.. -

Fur-lined coats will also lw a fed- ture of the mode of the coming season, \u;!rm, snlart garmcnts so (*lev- erly fashioned that they retain thc slim lines essential to chic.

!'ox is worn to the exclusioii of :11- most any other fur piece. Silver, hlne 01 ref1 fox a re the favorites.

.Jewelry becomes more and more important. The jewelers now fashion jeweled buttons, belts, cl:~sps, gills and ornaments of every sort.

Many bracelets continue to adorn the arm. The chic woman always has a real jcweled pin in her hat and another a t her shoulder or waist-line.

The hair continues to be bohbetl but is combed and arranged in some indivitlu.il manner. It is nsually smooth, with a su;gestion of a large \\'a ve.

Storkings show a tendency to liar m o n i z ~ with their dress. Brick, gray. n a l ~ pink (not the usual peach) and white have appeared.

maltcs a hard 1)all in water. Pour upon the white of the eggs, beatiug ronstnntlp. Continue beating until c4olrl. Aclcl fruit and spread on cake.

Miss W i l m a T e r r y S e n d s In H e r D a d ' s F a v o r i t e Rec ipe

Talihina, Oklahoma, Gir l Finds Pine- apple Pie Best Suited t o

Father's Taste.

Jliss IVilma Terry of Talihina. 01th.. daughter of coal chute foreman a t that point, writes the Homemalrc~rs' department the following letter:

"I have noticed the cake recipes but never saw any pie so I thought I mould t,ell yon how we make pineapple pie. I a m only twelve years old, but I like to surprise Daddy with a big pie. He thinks they a re dandy.

"He is coal chute foreman at Talihina. We have lived here thirteen years. Daddy has been in service for the Frisco that long. We came from Crandin, Mo., here.

"You mill have to arrange my recipe if you ~ ~ u b l i s h it a s I clon't know how to fix it to make it look nice, but i f you try the pie you will say it sure does taste good."

411d below is the recipe which "Daddy Terry" likes his pies halted by :

1 can pineapple (this will be sufficient for three pies)

2 cups of sugar 5 tablespoo~~s of corn starch or

flour Yolks five eggs.

Y2 box cocoanut Have the fruit boiling and stir

the sugar and flour together and then use enough sweet milk and egg yolk to mix.

Pour in the fruit after it begins to thicken and stir in the cocoanut.

Have your crust all ready h l t e d . Then take the whites of the eggs well beaten, and spread over the filling, aud brown.

Let's have some more recipes from our younger girls. I t is delightful to Iinow that they are interested in home-making.

Stuffed Cabbage Grind a half 11ounc1 heef and x half

1.ound pork, add one-half cup rice, one onion cut fine, salt and 1:epper and one beaten egq. P o w l~oiling water over cabbage leayes and cover tight fcr ten minutes. Pill each cabbage leaf with a tablespoon of the clisture. Roll up and put in large flat pan. Cover almost with boiliug waler. Add a teacup of tomatoes. and boil one ho i~r and twenty minutes.

November, 1925 ' p 7 T ~ ~ ~ M P L O @ S ' ~ W Z / N E Page 29

Miss Frisco Clad in Fashion's Latest

Orte of the rrcvuer bnlb~iggnti oti tfits, with velvet cor~rbirzatioir, nttractively worw by 11.Iiss Erma Reece of the ~rrnster mechanic's o j i c e of I<orrsas City, Mo. A f o x fnr completes the outfit.

.Miss Fanchon 11.I. Jolrrzsorr, of the o f i ce of Mr. B. J. Gleasoa, local freight ageat, Kansas City, Mo., mnkcs a charming irrodel in this sport coat, wi th wide border- ing of brown shades, atzd dyed sqtlirvel collar, a ~ i o s t poptrlar ad- jict~ct to a fall wardrobe.

A very late flare skirt satin rr~odel, w i th highly-colored chain- stitch embroidery. T h e hat, of wide brim m.th smocked crown, makes the outfit most charnting. T h e model is Miss Irette Morri- son, o f the office o f G. F. Mac- gregor, executive g c ~ ~ e r n l agent, Knrrsas City, 1140.

Costumes by courtesy o f Emery-Blrd- Thayer & Con111any o f Knnsns Clly, Mo.

November, 192.5

Yes, sir! We still have model wives ! (1925 models! )

I'll Bite "Why does a stork stand on one

foot?" "I'll bite, why does he?" "If he lifted the other foot, he'd fall

down!"

Wait ! Lady ( to waiter in station restau-

rant) : "Did you say I had twenty minutes to wait, or that it was twenty minutes to eight?"

"Nayther. Oi said ye had twenty minutes to ate, an' that's all ye did have-an' yer train's jist gone."

One objection to the short skirt is supposed t o be that it makes women look shorter-but again, of course, there is the consideration that it usually makes men look ever so much longer.

Not Guilty First Stenographer: "The idea of

you working steady eight hours a day! I would not think of such a thing!"

Second Stenographer: "Neither would I. It was the boss that thought of it."

Alright "Why does a prohibitionist prefer

a blonde?" "Because he fears a brew-net!"

(Notre Dame Juggler)

Oh! "How do you know the ancient He-

brews slept five in a bed?" "Because Moses slept with his fore-

fathers ! "

Atta Boy! "Which would you rather have-a

lion eat you or a tiger?" "Neither-I'd rather the lion a te the

tiger."

The fool and his money a r e soon parted, and nature should arrange a similar alienation of the fool and his car.

Ouch One day I walked Among the flowers, I came across some bees, I thought them most industrious, Hunting sweet things 'neath the

leaves. I turned my back Up toward my shack, And one of the damn things stung

me! Period.

Same Thing Doctor: "Madam, your husband is

suffering from voluntary inertia." Wife: "Oh, the poor man, and I

have been accusing him of being lazy! "

You would certainly expect that rents would be low now, with so many people living in their automobiles.

Not Now! Doctor: "Are you a n epileptic?" Mose: "No, suh, a h votes a straight

ticket now!"

A fool and his money a r e soon parted i n order tha t others may make both ends meet.

A New One "That isn't the same story you told

me before." "No, lady, you didn't believe the

other one." - Business this summer was not as

good a s we hoped for, but it was better than we expected.

Evidence H e told the flapper of his love

The color left her cheeks; But on the shoulder of his coat.

I t showed for many weeks!

Wives a r e women who tell husbands when to change their socks; husbands a re men who kick about the grocery bille ! -

An optimist is a man who is going to get married.

Keep Off! The fall evening gowns for 1925 re-

mind one of barbed wire fences. They protect the property, but don't

obstruct the view!

Hired Mistress: "Can you serve com-

pany?" New Maid: "Yes mam, either way." Mistress: "What do you mean,

'either way'." New Maid: "So's they'll come

again and so's they won't."

Some birds a re not satisfied with the natural noises their flivvers make. but they have to have a Pew tire chains clanging on the fenders to add to the din.

A Chicago Romance Papa loves mamma,

Mamma loves men, Mamma's in the graveyard,

Papa's in the pen. -Ames Green Gander.

No one leads a more trying life than a police judge.

The Inferior Masculine "There's no chance for us any more,"

complained a young fellow out of work. "Everywhere women a r e snap- ping up the best jobs. Now just look a t that!" and he pointed to two pretty girls meeting nearby, rapturously kissing each other.

"Well, what of that?" asked one of his listeners.

"Oh, just another woman doing a man's work,)) replied the youth bit- terly.

A guest in a New York hotel reached for a bed quilt and thought he had found a one-dollar bill.

No Suh! "Ras, I heah you is gone into busi-

ness," said Miss Amy Brown. "Yas, dasso," answered Rastus Pink-

ley. "I'se raisin' chickens an' sellin' 'em."

"What's de matter? Has you 10s' yo' appetite?"-Boston Transcript.

The part of the auto that causes more accidents than any other is the nut that holds the steering wheel.

November, 1925 ]=~?&CO FMPLO~~S'MWZZNE Page 33

The FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE Published on the First of Each Month

By the

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. - - -

Edited by WM. L. HUGGINS, Jr. 822 Frisco Building St. Louis, Missouri

This magarin5 is published in the interests of and for free, distribution among the 30 ,000 employes of the St. LOUIS-San Francisco Railway. All articles and communi- cations relative to editorial matters should be addressed to the editor.

Such figures need no editorial comment. They stand alone. Every eniploye can un-

derstand from them what danger his railway is facing.

Think This Over

ID you ever hear a successful man say the D world was against him? Did you ever hear an up-and-coming worker whine about

Single copies, 15 cents each someone "framing" him, or putting rocks in Outside circulation, $1.50 per year his nathf

Vol. 3 NOVEMBER, 1925 No. 2 Mfe never heard of it, and we've heard lots of nien complain of this and that-poor treat- - ment-favoritism that wasn't directed their n-ay-some superior discrediting theni when it "~vasn't my fault9'-all the petty, little com- plaints that clutter up every official office and scatter arouncl every industry.

Let's give it a whirl along this line. The head of a big railroad-the Frisco for -

A Truth That Jolts- insta~lcc-must necessarily be a man who has -

A MAX who daily rubs elbows with the figures of railroad operation of all roads in

the United States, appeared before a body of keen business iiicii in a niicldle western city recently, and delivered somo straight-from-the- shoulder facts that jolted.

He told theni that the rcvenucs from less than twenty days' operation of all Class One railroads in 1924, were all the companies hail left, after the payment of expenses, with which to pay dividends to stockholders, and to improve and develop their properties.

Only twenty days out of three hundred and sixty-five.

What would your average business man think and do if his business was SO regulated?

This railroad diagnostician went on to tell his hearers that it required all of the revenues from 163 days operatioil to pay thc wages of the employes; 27 days to pay for fuel; 89 days to pay for materials and supplies; 15 days to pay the rent on leased lines, hire of equipment and other fixed charges aside from interest.

Without giving his audience time to draw its breath, he continued with the information that it took 21 days to pay taxes; 32 days to pay interest on mortgage indebtedness, and he con- cluded by reminding theni that if they took the trouble to add up those days, his statement that less than 20 days remained in which to earn dividends for stockholders, provide for the im- provement and de~elopment of railroad property, would provc out.

succeecled in a large way. He is a t the top, and he didn't get there by crying over his luck, or whining because some one "put obstacles in my path." If thcre mere obstacles in his path he removed them. He isn't going to have a lot of maudlin synpathy for some chap who likes to whine. But he is, as sure as you're alive, looking for nien who do things.

Did you ever stop to think that institutions assure to their employes the three things that every worker has come to regard as essential; first, a living wage, second, certainty of employment as far as circumstances permit, and third, a fair plan of promotion?

Think those three points over a moment. And then ask yourself, fairly, if the Frisco

hasn't guaranteed those things to you. Then go out and make it. It 's up to you.

Power

A RTHUR STRINGER, formerly a Pere Marquette Railway employe, has made a

notable contribution to literature in "Power." A railroad story from cover to cover, it is

filled with the virile fight and continual struggle that every railway man kno~vs is his portion. There are incidents in it that every Frisco employe will recognize-and men whom every employe knows.

The Editor recommends it heartily and enthusiastically, as the best railroad fiction,- based on fact, mind you,-on the book stalls this year.

Published in the Interest of the F. A.

of M. C. & C. D. Employes

A M A G A Z I N E W I T H I N

A

I M A G A Z I N E

VOLUME I I NOVEMBER, 192 5 No. 2

The F r i s c o M e c h a n i c

TheFRISCOMECHANIC The A r i o n Enter ta iners -Fr i sco ' s P o p u l a r Published and Edited a s a Department

of the

Frisco Employes' Magazine Fun and Music Makers

WhI. L. HUGGINS, J r ..................... Editor MARTHA C. MOORE .... Assistant Editor

................... WM. UNDERWOOD Chairman

.................. HOWARD PICKENS Secretary

The Editor will be glad to receive Interesting contributions a t all tlmes.

FRISCO ASSOCIATION MEETS

F o u r t h A n n u a l C o n c l a v e H e l d i n Fr i sco Bldg. a t Springfield, M o .

W . M. Underwood Re-elected General Chairman-C. C. Connelley of

r St. Louis New Officer

r -- N September 23, too late to ' be included in the October - z (8 2 magazine. the Frisco Associa- 2--2 tion a t Springfield, AIo., held its fourth annual convention

in the assembly room in the Frisco Building.

There were over fifty delegates in attendance from the different locals over the .system.

Conditions over the entire railroad were discussed and it was the general opinion that they were good in every shop.

Mr. W. AT. Underwood was re-elected as general chairman for the ensuing year. One addition was made to the

I board, that of Mr. C. C. Connelley of St. Louis. This was a new position :rested on the board to represent St. Louis only, which makes a total of twelve men constituting the board, with Mr. Underwood, and Mr. J. L. Wav of Sherman. Texas. nresidina as . *

chairman general and vice, respec- tively.

Mr. S. F. Cooper of Springfield was elected gefieral secretary in place of Earl Titterington, the only retiring member of the board.

Four other members were re-elected namely, Mr. Victor Mounger of Sapul- pa, chairman of the southwestern division; Mr. J. E. Rucks, of Birming- ham, chairman of the southern division; Mr. G. T. Youell, of Memphis, chairman of the southern division; Mr. L. J. Lyons, of Springfield, chairman of the west shops.

Mr. H. L. Worman, superintendent of motive power met with the men a t Springfield, and received praise by every member of the executive committee for his kindly consideration ',o the association.

The "Arion Entertainers" is a group of performers composed of Frisco employes of the Springfield, No., offices and shops.

For several months the members have been organizing their little company and appearing on programs a t Frisco stunts.

The organization boasts a Hawaiian string band, a male quartet, magicians, a harmonica band, and a number of soloists.

The entertainers a re booked for a number of concerts and miscellaneous programs a t Springfield and the surrounding cities for the fall and winter. Their program is of a vaudeville nature and highly entertaining.

The accompanying photograph is of the vocalists and impersonators in the company. In the picture are: Loren Lawless, in Scotch costume; Elmer Jarratt , ("Hoe Cake") negro impersonator; Howard Pickens, soloist; Jewel1 Prater, pianist, and LeRoy Prater in the costume of an Arabian sheik.

This little company would be glad to assist in Frisco programs and their services can be secured by writing to this organization, through the magazine department.

N e w Fr i sco D a u g h t e r N e w M o t o r C a r i n O c t o b e r 3 The mechanical department of

Springfield, Mo., extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mc- Kenna, on the arrival of a young daughter a t their home on Septem- ber 17.

Mr. McKenna is secretary to Mr. H. L. Worman, superintendent of motive power, and Mrs. McKenna, before her marriage, was employed in the offices of the Frisco, a t Spring- field.

The baby has been named Mary Catherine McKenna.

On Saturday, October 3, motor car 2121, the second of the new motor cars to be delivered to the Frisco by the Electro-Motive Company of St. Louis, No., started on its initial trip to Hayti, Mo., in charge of Mr. L. A. Toupin, general motor car inspector.

This car will be placed on what is known as the "Ham Run," between Campbell and Caruthersville, with a side trip from Kennett to Leachville.

The car will handle a trailer, consisting of a combination baggage and mail car.

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Car Department Employes At Enid, Oklahoma

The car department employes a t Enid, Oklahoma, stopped their busy duties long enough to gather around box car No. 33013 recently and I w k a t the photographer's instrument of flattery. The employes a t Enid a r e a 100 per cent group. They went over that way in the recent insurance program, and their 100 per cent watchwords a r e "Safety First" and "Efficiency".

Fr i sco Machin i s t A d m i t t e d t o T e n n e s s e e Bar F o l l o w i n g

Night S t u d y

George Kinkle, Former Association President, Leaves Service to Prac-

tice Law in Memphis

George Kinkle, former president of the Frisco Association a t Memphis, Tenn., has attained his goal, which led him through many months of dili- gent study and nights a t a night school.

His ambition was to be a lawyer. T o this end he worked during his leisure hours. Though a machinist by trade he worked in the shops a t Memphis, Tenn., and due to his unusual personality and good business judgment, was elected president of Local No. 19. H e has been with the Frisco a number of years.

H e has now received his diploma from the night school of law a t Mem- phis, Tenn., and is leaving the Frisco to s ta r t a practice in that city.

Upon learning of his retirement from Frisco service, the system committee of the Frisco Association wrote Mr. Kinkle a splendid letter of congratulations and encouragement, of- fering their services in his behalf.

R e c l a m a t i o n P l a n t E m p l o y e s Held S a f e t y M e e t i n g O c t o b e r 6

Claim Agent J. N. Gallagher in Charge -Successful Meet Largely

Attended

The employes of the reclamation plant, Springfield, Mo., held a very successful safety first meeting on October 6.

Mr. L. J. Leysaht, superintendent of this shop generally presides over this meeting, often turning it over to one of his supervisors.

This time the meeting was in charge of Mr. J . N. Gallagher, claim agent.

Three representatives from the roundhouse attend each safety meeting, together with two from the black- smith shop, one from the oxweld plant, one from the machine shop and three from the yard. The coach shop renerally sends about four men. The foreman of each department i s also in attendance.

Recently a new ruling has gone into effect, that any man who has received more than one personal injury, shall attend this meeting. If he receives more than one i t is generally conceded that he is careless and to attend one of the safety meetings, might he of value to him in avoiding any future accidents.

November, 1925

A SPLENDID PERFORMANCE

Two H o u r s a n d F i f t e e n M i n u t e s Suff icient for R u s h Job

Engine 1100 Quickly Repaired by Seven Men Making Record in

Similar Attempts -- RECORD in performance that ' should be brought to the at- 2 A 2 tention of Frisco folks is sub- mitted by Mr. F. A. Lampton, 2NNZ &eman of the south side

shops, Springfield, Mo. Engine 1100 came in recently on

train 101, arriving on time or a t 4 p. m. Six minutes later the engine was a t the cinder pit and a t 4:09 was over the drop pit. The first binder was down a t 4:17, the second one a t 4:20. Knuckle pins were out a t 4:27 and wheels were in drop pit a t 4:36. The left back driving box was off the journal a t 4:38. The right back journal off the box a t 4:41. The left back box was on the boring mill a t 4:43 and off a t 4:52. The right one was on the boring mill a t 4:55 and ofe a t 5 : 03.

The left back box was placed back on the journal a t 5:04, and the right back box a t 5:12. Wheels went under the engine a t 5:20. The right binder was up a t 5:40 and the left one a t 5:46. Rods mere coupled up a t 5:27. Brake rods, ash pan rods, pins and cotter keys replaced and engine moved out of the house a t 6:15 p. m.

The back driving boxes were taken to the machine shop, during this operation and bored scant 1/32" larger than they were when taken off. This on account of boxes being hot and crown brasses having a glazed surface.

Two mechanics and two helpers were used on this job, and from 4 to 5 o'clock there were three other men helping to get this work done. The regular machine force handled the driving boxes on the boring mill.

I t is doubted if any place, or on any railroad, this record could be ex- celled.

Full credit for the work is given by Mr. Lampton to the following men:

Earl Williamson, second class machinist; V. V. Chapman, first class machinist; Fischer C. Bass, third class machinist; John Snarr, second class machinist ; George Dillard, machinist apprentice; Herbert Mc- Icenna, first class machinist; M. C. Flallock, first class machine man.

For such a large shop and plant, handling all scrap material for the railroad, the personal injuries are very few, only one reportable accident for the month was given, and that was not of a serious nature.

The men in every shop a re realizing that safety first i s one of the greatest rules to work by, and they are striv- ing for a clear record each month.

November, 1925 ' ~ / ~ Z C O FMPLO)/ES'#WZ/NE Page 41

I ANOTHER GROUP AT ENID I Who said Enid, Oklahoma, didn't

excel in car work? How could they help but have a splendid output with these three men supervising.

They are (left to right) D. TV. Lilley, assistant car foreman; J. R. Ferguson, general car foreman, and William V. Caywood. piecework checker.

To know any one of them is to know a real supervisor and a man whom all the employes admire greatly.

Co-operation, efficiency and a bit of a human touch is the explanation of their success. And it might be added, SAFETY FIRST with respect to every operation.

S u n d a y O c t o b e r T h i r d Was Busy D a y a t M o n e t t , Mo.

Seventy-seven Cars of Stock for East, Sent Out in T w o Hours.

Business literally boomed through Monett, Mo., on Sunday, October 3.

Between the hours of 9:00 and 11:OO in the morning, seventy-seven cars of stock were handled out of Monett for eastern markets.

An average handling of over 300 passenger cars in every twenty-four hours is recorded a t Monett, while from 2000 to 2100 freight cars a re given the necessary handling during each day.

The heavy movements are due to the fact that four divisions enter Monett, which necessitates the switch- ing of cars from one train to another for the different divisions.

But the casual observer will notice that the work goes on systematically and quickly, insuring prompt and efficient handling, and the force a t Monett should be highly complimented on the splendid service.

A n Edi to r ' s View of It Instead of prosecuting the railways

for merging a s formerly, a n act of Congress is now seriously proposed compelling consolidations a s being in the public interest. What next- Breeder's Gazette.

On The Iron Near Altus, Oklahoma Grouped around engine 219, are the crew and men in charge of pile driver

99056, which is working near Altus, Okla., on the Chickasha Sub.

This pile driver is in charge of W. A. Lantz, foren:an, and in the picture will be found the following crew: Frank Woodard, C. L. Sargent, S. W. Call- well, R. C. Tucker, R. C. Mitchell, Robert Rodgers, John Cook, George Huffacer and Jake Hammersley, driver engineer.

Conductor W. &I. Dorris, W. 0. Rutledge, brakeman; A. B. Smith, engineer, and Paul Harwood, fireman, made up the crew handling engine 219.

WATER A ONE OF T H E LARGE ITEMS OF

EXPEMSEZ OF A PAIL ROAD

DON'T WASTE IT 11 1 1 STOP THE LEAKS Y 6

Almost Unbdisveable, f i t an absolde FACT that a Leu k of the -6llowln9 Sizes at a Normal Press~rc wlll waste the followmg Amounts:

M 170 Gallons in 2 4 Hours. II A Leak % inch in dlarneter wiih . 970 -. - -.- -,- -. - Wder at IS+ per I000 will COST

@3aO-.- -.--.--.- #4135.00 in One year.

T h i s Is a Good O n e

"You can't be too careful!" That is what J. E. Nussbaum wrote the magazine department the other day.

T o substantiate his statement he forwarded this story, which he claims is true: A Missouri farmer purchased a stick of dynamite for the purpose of blowing up stumps. H e laid the dynamite by the barn and went in to put his team away. A pig found the dynamite-swallowed i t and

walked into a stall where a span of xu les were tied.

One of the mules kicked the pig and the jar set off the dynamite. The explosion blinded the farmer, killed one of the mules and tore the harness off the other, blew the end out of the barn, and almost killed the pig.

Perhaps exaggerated-but the moral is that dynamite is dangerous, and if i t must be handled and used, make it perform the task for which i t was purchased without leaving a trail of arms and legs for a block or two.

W. D. \Velch a n d wi fe s p e n t October 6, 7 a n d S in S t . Louis , h a v i n g g o n e u p t h e r e f o r t h e Veiled P r o p h e t , b u t on account of r a i n t h e conclave w a s pos t - poned.

B. 9. Linvi l le a n d w i f e a r e n o w spentlin:: :I f e w d a y s w i t h relat ives, (7. A . Redden a n d fami ly , w h o is a ss i s t - a n t g e n e r a l Treight a g e n t , S t . Louis.

TRAINMASTER'S OFFICE B IRMINGHAM, ALA.

VIOLET GOLDSMITH, R e p o r t e r

W e n t t h r o u g h t h e f r e i g h t house f o r s o m e news, a n d a l l I g o t w a s , " J u s t s a y w e a r e too busy t o g o a n y place o r t a k e a vacation." However , Miss .\dltins s a y s h e r f a t h e r h a s purchased t h c hotel a t Mt. Pinson-so a n y o n e w h o h a p p e n s in t o w n a n d g e t s r e a l h u n g r y m i g h t see her .

Mr. a n d MI'S. S h i r k pa id B i r m i n g h a m a f lying visit-passing t h r o u g h on No. 1302 e n r o u t e to St . Louis.

Mr. Camp's l i t t l e d a u g h t e r , Mary 4 n - xe!ine, h a d a s t r o k e of' in fan t i l e pa ra l - YSIS, b u t i s a b l e to be u p s o m e now, n ~ ~ d m r s u r e l y hope s h e will fu l ly r e - cover in a s h o r t while .

I WESTERN DIVISION I TRANSPORTATION D E P A R T M E N T

W E S T E R N DIVISIONi E N I D Our Slogan-Boost or Blow

A 1,. KTWICADE a n d EL31.4 WILLIAMS, Reporters

Wes te rn division employes feel very deeply t h e los5 of superintendent Clai- borne who passed a w a y recently, inasmuch a s he was superintendent on the western a short time a n d well known bv many.

Former ass i s t an t superintendent Shirk mas in En id a fcw days ago looking up a n d renewing old acquaintances. \ire were glad to see him lookinq so well a n d more than pleased to have him drop in on us.

Employes on the western hereby ehtend b c a r t y congratulations to ac t ing superintcndent Butler on his rccent promotion to the Superintendency of the Southern Division: we feel he \\,as one of u s a s he n a s with us during the absence of super- intendrnt Bevans during Ju ly anrl August. Our best wishes go with him for his continued success.

Ar thur Lippe, remembered by the western division a s a former employr in accountant 's office, died of hear t trouble in S t . Louis, Oc to l~er 5 . Xlr. Lippe was to join Mrs. Lippe in California t h a t meek. O u r sympathv extended to Xlrs. Lipge.

Dutch Voltz. Ed. Early, Hugh Collins and .John Thomgson formed a n expecli- tionary force a n d sailed to Florida a n d buck. They report prospects good, but iieclnre they'll hold their I:?ncl ancl talia chances on thc frogs s t a y ~ n g until the boom ge t s louder. You will note one conductor cscorterl by three engineers.

A . L. Kinlincle xnrl mother a r e soencling n fcnr weeks in Cnlifornin visiting rela- ti\'??. t h u s the limited rcport for October.

L r w 1,:rwless a n d his crew with the clitchrr just out of Winfielcl, seem to be enjoying goocl health anrl lots of laughs, with Tommy Xlanion a s the s tar . Tommy is one of those honest to goodness clever Ir ishmen. He's eligible ancl now looking with prospects of purchasing a Ford coupe a t Floral, FIe rushed in one evening, "Oh shucks, clog-gone, by gee by glng-0. if tha t Sun had just fired I'd have brought back eight squirrels." Another worry of Tommy's, he's working in Kansas and h i s drick license is goocl in Oklahoma.

B'unnv most srouncsters insist on soueez- iny their pets; anci operator ~ r o w n says the boys never get over it.

Bill Manson is act ing chief clerk, f reight office. Enid. dur inc a b s e n c e of J immie Reynolcls. .Jesse ~ < l l act ing ticket clerk and H. G. Campbell claim clerk.

Geo. Brooks, fornlcr Fred Harvey man Wichita, account her mother's Illness. a t Enid, is now one of our Frisco brake- As soon a s mother was bet ter Tom went men. up and accompanied the wife home.

Grace Campbell, B. ,Er. B. clerk, spent a Mrs. James Yarbrough, wife of section few days visiting in Cape Girardeau, s h e f c r e n ~ a n , i s to be given credit of securing just will go back. By tire way, Camp- four passengers from Blackwell to Grand hells have moved to their new home a t Rapids, 3lich.. m ~ d re tu rn account Con- 504 xo. Van Buren. vention of Grand Army of Republic. Mrs.

W e a r e all wor l t~ng hard now to pay off Yarbrough makes these conventions every our world series bets, so we'll have some- year. a lwa?s patronizes the Frisco a n d thing to be thankful for. t akes the others along. She's one of those

Mrs. T. \Y. Dunnrorth was called to loyal employes not on the pay roll.

Where the trained man wins WHETHER you are in the engineering, operating, maintenance or clerical departments, your advancement will depend largely on the thoroughness of your training. And whether you are going to be a trained man or not-whether you are going to advance or stand still -is largely a matter for y o u to decide.

If I O U really totr~ri a better job and a l e willin4 to devote a little of l o u r spare timc to getting read!, the Inter- national Corresgondence Schools can help you. Mort than two hundred and fiftl of the railroad sjstems of the United States and Canada have in- dorsed the I. C . S . method of instruc- t i c n and recommended i t to the i r emplojiees.

You're ambitious. You want to get ahead. T h e n don't turn this page until you have clipped the coupon, marked

the line of n ~ o r k you want to follow and mailed it to the I. C. S. for ful l particulars.

Marking the coupon is simply the act of investigation-in justice to yourself you caa ' t a f f o r d to do less-and i t doesn't obligate you in the least. . - - - - - T E A R OUT H E R E - - - - - -

I N T E R N A T I O N A L CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Box 860 1 4 . Scrantun. Penna.

Oldeet and Zargcat corrwpm~atr~ce schools i n the world Expl;rtn, wilhout o b l l g ; ~ ~ ~ n ~ I I I C . 110\\' 1 C:~t1 UUBi i fY for the positioti, or in the subjecl, before which I mnrk X.

I.OCO1IlOTITE I jhBlSEEll I.ocomotive Fireman 'I'raveling Eyzineer 'I'rnvcling Fireman Air Umke Inspector Ai r Urinkw llvpnirmnn Hound Hotrsr~Foremsn 'Trainmen and Cormeu Ilailwog Conductor U I C I I 4 S I t ' i l ~ l L > ~ l l ~ ~ E E l ~ Mechanical 1)mftam;ln .M:tchinc Shop Practicu I'oolmnkcr Ilollcv JlaLcr or 1)PxIp.ner Gos Enrins 0pernun~- CIVIL ENGINEEI< Snrr-3 in). end 31n l lp lu~ I<. I<. Conrtructing

Strurrur;ul Enc.necr Coucrctr U u l d o r CH153lIS'f

Phnrmncv Tl<Al:FIC MANACEIt UOOKKEEPEll Cost Accounlunt III!Sl\ESS 3l~h .4OEmEST

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P~.csunt Elnpluyud Oeouyation BY Street and No.

E m p l o y e e s o f th i s r o a d w i l l r e c e i v e u Spec iu l D i s c o u n t

Sangamo Special 14K Filled Green or White Gold

$90.00

1Vi11ncr 1st Prize Jolrrr l#"~r~rr~~rakcr Fhotogruph Exhibition

Ph~lnddphin. 1921

Bunn Special 11

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2 3 jewels, adjur positions: heat, cold and isochronism - Illinois Su- perior Jeweled Motor Bar- rel; will run more than 60 hours on each winding.

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A N D M A Y BE PURCHASED FROM

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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 'High Grade Wotckcs Exchrsivcly

Bunn Special ]OK Flllcd Regular Gold, Only

$60.00

J l i s s E l h e l baing e~ny loyed in c;rr iore- nlall 's oflice a t Tulsa and J l iss H:mel in tile olfice of mas te r mechanic a t Sapulpa.

ArLhur ' I ' ~ o I I I I J s ~ ~ , m;rci~inist apprent ice , m a d c :L Ilyinf: l r ip t o F t . Scot t , October 11, on t h c Sunnylancl a n d r e tu rned on 118.

R a y I'aselinl. a i r b rakc foreman. no\v "s t :~nds by" whcn hc sces rr sttunding s t m e t c a r ahead.

J. 1,. I ixrvey, nias lcr mechanic of the eastern division, with het~dqu:rr ters at Slmngficl(l pait1 us a visit ~ .ecent ly .

Sliss Onctn Hall, bclore s h e lef t ou r services son1etilr:e ago, m a d e a flying t r ip to S;:ringlield i ~ n d in s o w e w a y manaaed to -miss 11cr t w i n a n d \\YU i d a y la te ge t t ing back to I<;rnsas City.

T h e s ~ u r e t i t~pnrt rncnt a t th is poinl , is suf1'111.111;. f r o ~ n :in : ~ c u r c :rttaclc of " ~ r l - ven(or.\.itisW r ight a1 this time.

TI' t l icre's not ;IS m u c l ~ news froni th is point ;is ynu th ink the re should h a v e been. j u s t ?Lo(, a n d ;rsk yourself if t he re \vnsn't so.l!c lit l lc ilcm o r I~ i l ] l l~en ing tllnt puu ii~le\v nbuul t h a t you could have p u t us nus t Lo. :rnd lhcn \ \ e \vollld a l l I n v e 1inow11 i~llotlt il.

M O N E T T YARD-MONETT, MO.

Learn to earn 53500 to Sx0.000a wear

118s g'olrc tu till' h o s p i t a l I'ul. Lrentlllent. I~:vc~ryolic \ \ i l l IJI: g l a d Lo s c c Mr. T e e - i~arl ~,c.coverecl untl t ~ a c l i on Lilc lub L~gkri 11.

S w i t r h l r ~ a ~ l J J . 1.:. S1,:rin 11atl r l ~ c mis - forLune t o l ~ r c a l i ;In a r m w l ~ i l c a c t t i n = -

:L brakv olie night las t \v<.rli; I:C is ;t t

111 h c clccided). iYo~,Ll~c.rn I ) i v i s i o ~ ~ . Ik . r l I lou'heacl o n

t i 1 < 1 wholt! sys1(.111. I:. I!. ' 'C, 'II<.I~ E p h " K v l r l ~ . - - ..

;\nil I I ( J \ \ - . : t l ~ o r ~ t LII:I~ 1;rsl n a m e d genlle111:rn. I c l In(% $11 fat.Lllcr i n t o d c - t a i l s . I-lc s e t s :I n i i u h l y good table . 1 o u g h t t n kno\v. I 'vv h a d m y I'oet un:ler i t t'or n e a r l y t w c u t y 5-vars. . \nd hr, a l s o p a c k s ;I \vli:rie of x \valley i n car11 m i t t . Mron:ler \vti.v tir d i i ln ' t u se m o r r of t l i c ' r~~ t11011~11, ilut I'tn gAnd Ilc d idn ' t .

O u r :rgl,nL. .\Ir. .\. T. l+ro\vn, h a s 1:1tely I~c%cr~ s r r n in \\ ,hat i s n o w t c r m ( ~ d tlrt. I k t r o i t S l ~ c c i a l . I n o t h e r w o r ~ l s . t h e nic l t l r plntcil o i l c.:~n tlrirt m a d e 1'r~l.d f amous .

T , : ~ w c ~ ~ , e n c i ~ P l : ~ n c . l ~ o l ~ ~ . \vho f o r m c r l y s ( . ~ . v ( ~ d as ~ ~ i # l i L n u r s o ;kt ll le local m u l e : ~ n d ro\v c n r r ; ~ l i , h a s t a l t cn ;I ( lay .iol] :IS ch l~ r~kc?~ . . \\'m. S c o t t i s a t p r e s c n t r e l i e v i n g hinr. :\fr:~i:l h r won ' t s t a y Ion:;.. :is L a r r y clors g e t s o ionc iy fol- tlrc Io\virlx o r thca s o f t - c y r d l i i n r .

The? Sliec%tcrs h a s Iv rn t , an11 lolltl r e - j o i c ing i n i ~ r k ~ ~ l LIirir de~):~~.Ll l~, fe : bu t w i t h t h e i r qoi l rx ~ o n l < , s I I I C g c n t l r . y e t ins is tc*nt knoc l i ing IIS old j :~ci i f r o s t . 2 n d %It ' .Toes t h c old t r n h u r k s p e r ton f o r coal . as t l l r colorrrl p rn t l em: tn IXJI~I : I ?lied. \VOW:

M O N E T T LOCOMOTIVE DEPT MONETT, MO.

3lhRGUEI:J'~I*: E'ROSSARD, R e p o r t e r

\Ye h a v e recr,ivctl s e v e r a l v i s i t s f ron i d i l r e ren t inspectors-I ' rdrr i~l a n d o t h e r - wi se , r ecen l ly . Of c o u r s e , t h e y a l l m a d e a rc11orL-whethcr g,ood, b a d o r i n d i f f e r c n t , wc'rc. not g o l n g t o s a y . G u e s s ? .\ l \vays g l a d t o s e c t h e m come . as tlrc.Ir v i s i t s i n j e c t 11ew i n t e r e s t i n t o t h e setienic of thin?, so-here's t o a l l of you-&I s t : rnding ~ n v i t a t i o n : ~ n d WCI- come .

C . H . Gtrrr ison, g e n c r a l f o r e m a n . a n d 1';luI I ro l l and . r o u n d h o u s e c l e r k . s p e n t thc! clay in N e w b u r g r e c e n t l y , roami~~: : ov( , r Mr. Gar r i son ' s o ld h a u n r a . G u c s s t h e y ml l s t h a v e m a d e t h e s q u i r - r e l s f a i r l y d i n s , f o r t h e y h r o u g h t h a c k a re ; )or t of h a v i n g ki l led n ine teen . (Can ' t ver i l 'y th i s , h o w e v e r , as t h e r e - p o r t is :11l nrc h a v c 011 record , a n d y o u k n o u - t h e w e a k n e s s of t h e s r s p o r t s m e n . )

J u s t a w o r d o f w a r n i n g t o a l l of y o u conce~mcr l ! T h i s r a i l r o a d i s g o i n g Lo be r evo lu t ion ized! \Ire a r e i n t h ~ k n o w , because Ttobert H o l l a n d , m a - c h i n i s t apprentice at t h i s po in t , a c - I JOHN J. COLLINS I companiei i h i s ii i t i ier to Ch icago t o a t - t r n d t h e Trxvclin:: En ,z inee r s ' Conven-

FUNERAL HOME (Incorporated)

~~~~~~~~~~468 872 POD^^ Maln Ave.

MEMPHIS. TENN.

t ion, a n d c a m e h o m e s o imbued w i t h t h c s i ) i r r t o f morlerness , a n d s o ob- ses-c-1 w i t h n r n - a n d t r a n s f o r m i n g i i lea\ , t h a t s o m c r a d i c a l c h a n c e s a r e . - - -

hound t o r e s u l t . T h e xenern l F u e l R a l l y s t a g e d at

ZTnnrtt o n Oc tobe r 7 . i n t h e R n i l w x v I

- ~ ~ . . .~. ~. I \-, 31. C. .\.. w a s indeed a g r a n d s u c -

D!VISION PASSENGER AGENT'S OFFICE-KANSAS C I T Y

' P l i i~ c ~ ~ ~ l a l ~ i l y II:IW Iwcn :an i n t v ~ ~ e ~ s L i ~ ~ g 1110111ii. L<'il,sL llic ~ I ~ r i s t e ~ i i l : ~ oi t h c Sunnvland. then t h e world sc?ric?n a n d in 1x.t wEen t i m r s juggl ing coaches on ; ~ n t l off t r a in 105 to t a k e cu rc of cot ton 11ic:li- l s r r , also see ing to it t h a t t h e ho~ncsceiic%s r'criclied florid:.^ safely, h a s given u s tr lull ~ )~ 'o r r . : i n i \ v iLho~~t 3 singlc du l l 1110- Illtmnt.

lnrlic:rLio~~s w e winter n ~ u s t IIC :ti)- p~.o:~ching. \\:e hxvc Jicarcl no th inp f r o n ~ .\II.. S e \ v m ; ~ n o n golf for a t Ic:rst two \vc~ l<s , b u t 011 t h e oLher hand. it nii:.lit h : ~ w 11~wn lhc 1.ain5- \ve;~thcr , n n d ;rgnin il ~ n i ~ l i t have hcen the \vo~, id se1,ies.

n w t a r which \vould otherwise b e Gnsted in the chr is tening of t h e Sunnyland. : ~ n d which a t t h e Inst n iomcnt werc clisr,r,v- ~ ,~ , t : i i te1 11,. of cle:lr, s ~ > : ~ ~ ~ k l i n x :.vatel..

ll:~.vc, !.OII ~ ~ o l i c i ~ d t71:rt gr:iy Ii'lir I I V , I , 111 . . 1):lvidson's Iff1 templc? T h a t \\';is r:tusccl by tlle las t homeseeker cre)\vtl t h a t lic helped t o ushe r t o Florida. .L bi t oC advice t o X r . McCune: E e t t c r

KO on :I d ie t unt i l you h a v e recovered your loss on the Sena to r s . W r told yoti i t w a s d:rngcrous to plsy wi th tlle Pir:ltcx.

3,Tusic. cer ta inly 1i:rth cha rms . If you don ' t I)i.lieve i t , a s k JIr . Werner . H c \\-aIIw~l ::I1 ol.rl' to\vn to s r c u r e a n orxan for tlw Ihs t r r ! l S t : ~ r Hneci:~l nnd h e nvr- sonally ac.~mnp:rnic(l thkw~. ICro~n re&:.ts w e g':-ntlrt.r t h r eonccrt \\':IS a musicnl Tc!:lst : !~~r i thi. trir) n sixnnl success.

. - Cifl:c!e :I ro1lt.w o r tre;ltwivnts. bu t 11,. demurr-(1. Ho\vevcl.. 111.. Post . w h o h w r d th i s offcr. sa id he ~ n i g l r t ;\v:ril himsclf of it. il' h i s Iinir ticarrn to sho\v s i ans of wenltrninc. , ~ n r l ;is n fu r the r inducenicnt f o ~ the c a t , w i d I I C \\-ouItl IISC* pu re C ~ P A I I I : IS n 1nnss:tgc.

MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T F O R T SCOTT. KANS.

\\'.\ i .I,T*CR R. F T T K X . I l n ~ ) o ~ ' t e r

I+'or the inl'oim;rlion of :rll rnr~ccrnetl. T was i t l i t t le I : ~ t r wi th ~ I J - i t ~ w ~ s l a s t 1r)onth and they did not a r t in soon cnouph to hc published.

T h c clr~rli senson is no\\- on :~nel :I nuln- llcr 01' t h r bovs arc' losinc :i lot of' wire

c a r tlepnrtwient hero. has heen t r ans - ferred to k-;-nns:is C i tv a.; hcad ax in te r nnd h a s a l so moved his i:~milv t o t h a t

WYLIE &.PACKWOOD Real Estate and Insurance

Security Savings Bank Build~ns

HOAlES sold o n p a v m e n t s I lke run t . L a r g e s t R E X T A L list In c i t y \ \ '? sol ic i t y o u r l X ! d I ' I t . \ \ ( ' E

CHAFFEE. MISSOURI

Pags 48

H. C. Barnelt says lady luck i8 sure with him. Aftcr losing because of the home run in the eighth, the hIrs, comes down t o the olRce and gives him a ticket permitting him to pay to the City of Kansas City. Missonri. the sum of $3.60 for leaving the family flivver tied too long to the same post. I told him to go down and tell the judge tha t I said to forget it. His reply mas "If you have anything to do with i t i t mill mean a night in i a il." -- -.

Here I will ask a little advice from some others of the Frisco family. I request to know what should be done when a bull headed employe refuses to discard a fourteen-year-old s t raw hot when the thermometer registers freezing, said h a t mysLeriousIy disappeared one day. Fol- lowing restraining order, signed and sealer1 by the five brothers concerning the said hat.

RESTRAINING ORDER I t appearing, t h a t a ccr ta in ha t ,

owned a n d possessed i n fee simple, by one C. W. F i n k , h a v i n g been threa tened w i t h bo-lily in jury a n d possible to ta l destruct ion. and ,

I t f u r t h e r appear ing , t h a t t h e r i g h t s and in te res t s of t h a t n n r t of t h e nub- lic, namely said C. Ti'. Ipinlc, ar t . o r will be, injuriously a f fwled thereby,

T I I E R E F O R E I?E 11' ORDEREL). t h a t al l vard r le rks , Including the chief thereof, a n d vi inous o ther s u n d r y varmint.; t h a t h n l ~ tllcir hooks on the

I Tulsa Advertisers I PLAY SAFETY FIRST

and Use a Bonded Company for Your Baggage

THE

White Line Baggage OPERATES

RED TOP CAB CO.

Phone 20151 TULSA, OKLA.

Nichols Transfer & Storage Co. DISTRIBUTORS O F CAR LOADS

THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE)

North Boulder and Frisco Right-of-way Phone 2-1117 & 2-1118 TULSA, OKLA.

Oklahoma Steel Castings Co.

MAKERS O F

Railroad, Oil Field and Commercial Caetinge in

OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC ST EEL

Tulsa, Okla., Box 658

Z"ri8co pay roll ( a t p resen t ) , be, and irre hereby enjoined from molest ing in any manner whatsoever sa id s t r a w h a t d u r i n g tho period of this injunc- tion, which is PE1:JIANENT.

Sincere s y m p a t h y i s extended to E . H. H e r v e r in t h e loss of h i s wife, who passed a w a y F r i d a y afternoon.

T h i n g s t h a t ;we badly necded a t K a n s a s City:

Dress ing room for C. W. Fink . ~ \ l a r n ~ clock f o r tt. E. Maring s o t h a t

h e can qui t on time. E v e r l a s t i n g c ~ g a r e t t r s for Slim E n -

her," and Rober t W a l k e r so t h a t they won' t be mooching.

Bumping post f o r E . H. Adams s o t h a t h e c a n s top h is "Leaping Lena" wi thout t e a r i n g down t h e s a n d house.

P r i v a t e messenger for H. J. H o k e t o c a r r y wi res to t h e te legraph office f o r him.

;\lore minutes per hour for R. E . Mar ing s o t h a t he can w r i t e yard c l r r h s "Please explain" let ters .

Rtenofirnpher for W. L. Myers to a n - s w e r h i s correspondence.

Six inches of Slim Enbera 's height . a n d t h i r t y pounds of N. J . FracuI 's w e i a h t for Billie Wilson.

Fifteen cents for Swcde Olson for Camels. He ' s out again.

I RIVER DIVEION I SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE

CHAFFEE, MO.

ANSA GOLDEN, Reporter

Twveling Accountal~t H. .\ton spent several days in Cl~nffee, checking up the timelceep~ng forces on the river division.

E d Heard, ~naintenance clerk, has returned to his desk aftcr a two-weeks' va- caAion.

Chick" hIcDonourh has been workina a few clays a t Oran station since beinfi bumped OR the file c l c ~ k job. Seems "Chick" is trying to get in walking distance of home since selling his flivver.

\V. P. Page has resigned from position of file clerk to engagc in business for himsclf. Nr. P a r e has hcen with the Frisco family for a long time.

Ray Fa tche t t is having lots of fun learning Mexicnn names. since he h a s been on the A1.-W. timeltecping job.

Elizabeth Grieshaber has been holding down the stenoarapher's job in dispatcher's office while Bill Condrev mas in the hospital.

Dispatcher 31. H. Stuhblcfield has been away on a two-weeks' racat ion visiting his son in Xebraska. Escal D a u ~ h t r e v h a s been moving the trains on the branch lines during Mr. Stubbleficld's absence.

\Vanted-some one to se t the alarm clock for Catherine \Belch when she plans going away on the early n ~ o r n i n n train. I t is terribly provoking to spend t h e day in St . Louis and a n d yourself still in Ch:~ffec.

Spccinl Agcnt Stogsdill is now the pos- sessor of one of the ncw model Fords and is readv to challcnae all other car owners a s to speed, endurance. etc.

Mr. and Mrs. \Y. D. .Jones of Sprina- ficld spent several hours i n Chaffce one day last * y o n t h . 31. E. Ilercules" Gesi may not always

bring in the big game, but onc thing sure, he has something to prove his story when he comes rushing in the ofiice a t seven fifty-ninc-and-one-half in the morninr. Srruirrcls were the last big aame Gcsi went after: and after trnvers- ing our ne.wby woods for* several hours in the early morning he finally got on a trnil. This was a wise old squirlel. thouzh. and Itnew a sood h u n t e r when he saw him. so hctooli himsvlf to n hollow log. S o t to be outdone. Gesi built :I fire and smoked him out. when he immediately ran and took refaae in the tor) of n. nearby tree. Our i ;~i thful huntcr rnme down on him \vith :I .stend? aim :lnd n

bunch of fluffiness came whirling to the ground. Gesi could almost t as te fried squirrel, cream gravy with hot biscuit, a s he went to pick up his game; but lo! and behold! only the tail was to be found, and Mr. Souirrel. no doubt. is still scnm- p z n g thrbugh 'the woods luring other hunters. \\'e expect to see Gesi wearing the tail around his rau real Daniel Boone fashion this winter.

Alonzo Finn and wife spent several days visiting in St. Louis last month.

Jauni ta Norgan h a s been assisting in t h e file room during the absence of Vir- ginia Merritt.

Fuel meeting was held a t the City Hall. October 14, with a fairly good attendance. Assistant superintendents and roadmas- ters were in for the occasion.

Mrs. Mitchell spent a few days visit- Ing in St . Louis during the lattr-r par t of the month.

OFFICE O F D IV IS ION ACCOUNTANT-CHAFFEE, MO.

R. G. I.AKGSTOS. Renortcr

Effective October 1. a change took pIace a t this point in the position of division accountant. 311'. 1,. \V. L'ipltin. formerly in charge of nccounting a t FL. Smith, Ark., transferred to Chaffce account Nr. B. D. Hnrsha, assigned other duties. \Ve all regretted very much th? going of Mr. I-Iarsha. but a s it means advancement, every one wishes him success in his new nosition. In honor of the evcnt a n infornial dinner was given by the members of t h e accounting force. Mrs. A. \B. Fay, wife of chief yard clerk a t Chnffee, deserves all the praise for the successful way in which the affair went over. Mr. Harsha was prcsentcd with :i beautiful s ter l inr silver belt and bucltle by the employes-who had been under his supervision for the past year. Short talks mere rendered by Mr. Pipkill and hIr. Harsha, the subjects chosen dealing principally with the good fellowship and co- operation to be found among the various ofiices. Those present were Mr. and 117s. B. D. Harsha nnd children, Mr. and Xrs. A. I\;. Fay, 31r. and ;\.Irs. H. 1,. Cordrey, Mr. and Mrs. 1,. \V. Pipkin. hIessrs. T. J . Sweeney, 147. C. T-lenlte, 13. G. Lanaston, Prank I,. DeGront, and \V. R. hIcDonough; htisses Josephine Goette, Irene Rigdon. Ila. Cook, Beatrice Spaldinfi and Stella Kaiser.

T. J. Sweeney spent 3 coul)le of days in St. Louis recently. Miss Beatrice Spal- ding visited her s is ter in St. Louis during the first par t of October. R. G. L.angston still manages ,to spcnd every Sunday in either St. LOUIS, SpringReld or 3Iemphis. W. C. Henlte s ~ e n t Sunday. October 18. in Springfield.

Everyone was surprised the other day when who should walk in but our old friend and playmate, Xr. H. L. Bird of the auditor's office. Sa tura l ly the bill and voucher clerk felt rather insecure. but found that,, everything was still a s i t should be. Hap" did not s tay with u s long, but even though here for a few hours. we mere pleased over the visit.

Of course vou all remember Mr. Fitz- gerald of the store department. Things were brightened u p considerably the other morning when Fitz breezed in. \\Fe received all the latest comments on the races and world series, together with th? many witticisms and clever jokes told a s onlv Mr. Fitzgerald can tell them.

Too much cannot be said for t h e new crack train now being operated bet\\-een Tiansas City nnd points in Florida. u~hich has been christened "The S~~nnvlnnd ." Excellent equipment, fast schedule and the osunl courtesy extended to the trnvel- ing public by the trainmen. Let's all

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boost this new service and acquaint the public with the additional transportation facilities now a t i t s disposal.

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Ila Cook, Irene and Esther Rigdon motored to Dexter, Mo., Sunday, ( ctober 18, in order to enjoy the crisp, invigor'at- ing October atmosphere. The return trip was made early AIonday morning. From a11 indications, upon the arrival of the trio. I a m of the opinion t h a t the air w a s plenty crisp. W a s it, girls?

Some t ime ago a tennis tournament was held among the members of the E'risco Employes' Tennis Club, but owing to the inclement weather only t h e male members were able to complete t h e finals. Thc outstanding s t a r was Harold Hop- kins. who easily defeated Bob Lnnaston in the finals. Hoppy took t l ~ e first two sets to the tune of 7-5 and 6-1. We ho.ve not forgotlen the challenge issued by 1Icm1~his some time prcvious and it is hoped tha t next sprinr a m a t c l ~ can be a r r a n ~ e d between ChafCee and Memphis to sec whether thcy a r c a s good a s they claim to be. How about i t , Williams?

Tim Murray of thc auditor's ollice had :I tough time locatinx H. H. McGarvep and wifc in St. Louis recently.

6. & B. A N D W A T E R SERVICE DEPARTMENTS-CHAFFEE, MO.

VICTOI-: THOSIAS, Reporter

The B. B U. department is very busy trying to close out this year's p1,ogram. Pile Driver 00063 in the past t l ~ r c e weeks, ending Saturday, October 10, drovc 613 sticks of piling.

The iron bridge workers a r c very busy unloading and gaint ing iron girders for seve~ml bridges on t h e St. Louis sub- division.

W e a r e very glad to hear t h a t Ila AIc- Clnre, one of E. \V. Sesrave's bridge carpenters, who is laid !ID in the Frisco Hospital in St. Louis, IS coming along very nicely imd will prob:Lbly be able to leave the hospital in about three or Pour weeks.

The bridge inspection for the 1926 program has just been finished. Mr. Brooke, Mr. Gelwix. Xr. Allison and hIr. Bucltley took part in this inspection and all say t h a t they had very agreeable weather in which to conduct their work.

W e have just received word tha t T. S. Trickey, one of our oldest bridge carpenters, h a s returncd to his home Prom the Trachoma hospital, a t Rolla, No., wherc he has been for some time. and we hope that h e will be able to return to his duties in the B. & B. department in a short time.

Bridge Inspector Allison has returned from the inspection tour of the J. L. C. & E. R. R. Supposc the Frisco will be taking over this railroad in a short time.

Mr. Prvor has rcturned from a t r i ~ to 51emphis; Tenn., where he was busy transacting some company business.

The water service departnlent has just linished rcnewing a n d r c a r r n n x i n g a l l the water lines around the Cape Girar- deau shops.

The tennis season is about over now and although our department wasn't rep- rcsentctl very well this year, we will t ry and get some of our husky bridgcmct~ l o wield a raccluet next year. I suppose, however, tha t thcy would prefer a good tough game of football. Yes, very much no.

The water service department has been very busy the last few weeks puttiing all the heating plants in shape for the coming winter season. TV. J. Alsobrook. carpenter foreman.

has now finished building the new depot a t Risco. 1\10.. while his right-hand man, E d Ervin, has just come back from Con- ran, Mo.. where he had a pang putting LIP a new depot at Conran. AIo.

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LOYD LAMB, Repor te r

"Let George do it" is a n obsolete b i t o f s l a n g which w e m u s t re ins ta te when t h c Roosevclt idea of t h e American family is be ing advocated. And in re - sponse, Georgc, who is Alr. \Vormanms secre ta ry , came down to work not long ago , g r i n n i n g broadly a n d announced the a r r i v a l of a baby gir l . Mary Kather ine .

We also have news from one of the "??-hired hands", AIrs. R o s a n ~ u n d Horn G o ~ n g of Louisville, Kentucky , a n - nounces t h e a r r iva l of :% b a b r gir l . Rosemary .Jean. Congratulat ions, Mrs. Going, o r Rosaniund, as we s t i l l cIaim Lhe r i g h t t o cal l you. IVhen you come to Springfield, b r i n g Rosemary J e a n u p to t h e office a n d l e t u s see if s h e is -5oing to be a s good looking a s your- s r l t .

C. E. McI<enzie, o u r boiler inspection c le rk , who w a s eligible to a t tend the F r ~ s c o Vctcrans ' Reunion ten y e a r s ba- for r therc w a s a reunion, is w h a t you might call a F o r d persuader. I t is k n o w n t h a t BIaclc can roax a h i t o u t o f the cvlinders of his Lizzie when he can't c o i x a bad brea th o u t o f a peck of garl ic . Needless to say , the only t ime i t goes to the shop is when it is necessary to cal l in a ha l f dozen fend- r r benders for a post mor tem to decide w h a t caused i t to qu i t tickin'.

H o w to n e t r ich ouick wi thout aoinf: to ~ l o r i d a seems i o b c the quest ion a g i t a t i n g t h e minds of t h e public r i g h t a t resent. a n d when they decide i t can't be done, they gcnera l ly hop t h e "Sunnyland Special" and they a r e on the i r way to t h e place w h e r e money a n d some o r a n a e s EI'OW on trees. How- ever there a r F a l e w of u s l e f t who st i l l g e t a kick o u t of g o i n g to Cnli- fornia. .And Doc Seabouah, who is con- templatinc: a t r ip to the Cata l ina I s lands some t ime th i s year , is hoping t h a t a volcano, e a r t h q u a k e , o r snme- t h i n a doesn't wine them o u t unti l he get--a r ide in t h h t g l a s s bottom boat .

Ted Amherg of t h e Griffin Wheel Companv is a l w a y s a welcome visi tor in t h e office. Toby l ikes to see him f o r r r r l a i m on wheels. t h e q i r l s l ike to nee him f o r h i s good looks, a n d t h e men

l ike to sct8 I I ~ I I I bccnuse 1lc is u guod scout .

Everybody ilruurrd the genera l offices seemed to bc labor ing under a g r e a t nervous s t ra in d u r i n g t h e recent world's series. J o h n Rogers bought blue pr in t s for al lother hen house a f t e r t h e first game, bu t admi ts us ing them to s t a r t a fire in the K i r ~ g hea te r a f t e r t h e seventh. E v c n Mr. F-outt. who t h i n k s "Red" G r a n g e is a Bolsh(.vist, w a s c a u g h t s c a n n i n g t h e s p o r t page.

Miss Eunice Morrow w a s a m o n g t h e p a r t y of Pr i sco g i r l s who took a t r i p th rough t h e E a s t recently. mal t ing a l l the b ig t o w n s in the i r wake. Eunice s a y s t h a t t h e peri ls of a ci ty a r e zero compared wi th the peri ls of do ing t h e "Charlcston' in n ~ n i r of F r e n c h heels.

When Raymond Ivey h a s one of his favori te Havana ' s wedgcd in his jaw. 2e looks l ike he is on the end of a

t ee te r totter". However, no one can disputc his r i g h t to burn this lieavy- weight variety now, a s he recently cclebrnted h is twenty-first b i r thday .

S E V E N T H S T R E E T S T A T I O N ST. LOUIS, MO.

ACNI.:S 31. LARKIN. Repor te r

31. 31. Gogo, n i g h t watchman, is a t his home recovering f rom a severe spra incd a n k l e encountered whi le on patrol d u t y a t Seventh S t ree t the 11ixht of October 5 .

Chas. Shoemaker is a g a i n w i t h us a f t e r his peculiar accident. IVhile passing onc of the desks , Par t of Charlie's a n a t o m y became so deeply i ~ t t a c h c d to s a m e t h a t i t h rought a smal l s l iver of about two inches long a s a remembrance. No doubt. Charl ie will n o t forge t i t a s l o n g a s h e lives. Several of t h e boys worked on him w i t h pockct kn ives a n d a pa i r of pl iers a n d only a f t c r several California hams were cu t , i t w a s decidcd bes t to visit t h e hospital. H e boardcd n Laclede c a r and stood u p a l l t h e way o u t a l - though there were on ly two passengers on t h e car. A r r i v i n ~ a t the hos1)ital. he w a s told to have a sea t , bu t a g a i n decided i t w a s bes t to s tand. T h c boys a t Lhe office a r e wondering jus t how the doctor did i t , but Charl ie is s f t t i n ~ pret ty.

The editor has been for tuna te in ob- ta in ing a p ic tur r of one of o u r prime favori tes . Geo. Dowl ing han deserted t h e r a n k s of Seventh S t r e e t a n d i s now vacationing a t Gra t io t Stat ion. I f an \ -

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sister in Hollywood, Cnl., a t the time of his death, and by a brother, Ernest, of Chicaco, also a married sister in Ger-

of the f a i r sex wish to g e t in touch wi th his handsome young man, call Riverside 1679-W o r wr i te Mr. Geo.

I I i s s Anna Greismer died in St. I..ulct:s Hospital , K a n s a s City, 110. Tuesday, September 22. funera l a t Bil- l ings, No. Miss Greisnler is n s i s t e r of hliss Paul ine Grcisnler, red ball clerk of this ofl'ice. Paul ine hns o u r s incere Sympathy in h e r recent be- reavcmen t.

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Have also to report the death on Oc- to l~er 1 2 of J lrs . Davis, rnother of Alrs. X R. E'erguson of the insurance deDart-

Dowling, 5 0 1 2 Devonshire Avenue. Favor i te say ings o r diversions of

severa l o f o u r boys a n d g i r l s : Leona Jones a n d Flo. Larkin-Uke-

lele jazz a r t i s t s . Cath. Barret t-Strong for pymnas-

- nient.

The sympathy of fricnds here was ex- prcuscd to the bereaved families of botlr J1rs. L:a\ !a and Arthur Lipye by the pres- ecce of beautiful floral pieces a t the fu-

Sarah Langsford , typist , . ~ n d E v a \Vestenbergcr, red ball clerk, s p e n t the i r vacation a t Xiagara F a l l s a n d Ncu York Citv. T h e v reoor t a won-

tics. Geo. Burkhardt-"Well, I'm g o i n g to

the Rainbow." J I t t r t ~ n Ferguuon-"Pass t h e Can." I rene Kufer a n d H u b e r t Dean-Song

hirdq

nerals. liegrct to report that ZIrs. Nahood, wife

of Chris Mahood, and rnother of Frank Durfield. is again confined ill the hospital. Nrs. AIahood was injured while vacationing a t Sun Dicgo about a year ago. F~.iencis of C111.i~ nnd Frank sincerely hope for a complete recovery.

Walter U-erner is seriously ill with three hrolcen rills, a broken hand, a n in-

tlel.ful t ime a n h some good shows. Xnei ta Bal l s p e n t h e r vacation a t

home a n d r e p o r t s a good rest . Blanchc E v a n s recently trunsl'crred

to Sapulpa. Bill Gray h a s s ta r ted h i s regular weekly trilm to Sapulpa. F i r s t t r ip Sundav. October 4.

Helen Jus t ice ;ind A r ~ y l c Jl;ryficid a r e thc new g i r l s in tlic office line- up. Helen a n d Argyle, w c wclcome you in o u r midst .

Anna Sheehan. rcd ball clerk, a n d her mother s p e n t the i r vacation in (:hicago a n d v is i t ing in Sandwich. Ill. Thcy repor t a good tinic-the on ly re - g r e t s Anna has, i t was too cold to go in swimming.

T. H. Wommack. chief c le rk in t h e

- - - Agnes Larlrin-"Well, I'll a s k Leo." C . E c k h a r d t a n d Bud Kiein-Charles-

ton kings. Leo Flynn-"Gee. I 'm sick." E. Pleimann-"When is pay day?" J. Swehia-"Let m e have Ave unti l

pay day." J. D. Reynolds, chief c le rk a t Enid.

sycnt a few d a y s of his vacation in St. Louis, m a k i n g Seventh S t ree t one of h i s s topping points.

j u r d siiine and b id lwuises. Walter was struck by a n automobile a t 8th and Olive Streets. Thursday, October 1, when a t - tempting to cross the street on his way home from work. His Injurics were very serious and he is get t ing slow very nicely. but expects to be a t th- i~ospitnl fo r s e r e ~ ' ; ~ l weeks. OFFICE O F S U P E R I N T E N D E N T O F

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CAR ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE SPRINGFIELD, MO. red bal l d ~ p a r t m e n t . and family spent

the i r vacation on t h e \Trhite River a t Folsvtl i , No. Tom is so en thused over

MART HOWELL. Reporter t h c country, h e is t a l k i n g of buying a !)lare on o n e of t h c r ivers n c a r S1,ring- Mayor and Mrs. W. I!:. F r e e m a n of

1334 -Benton Avenue Ilavc anl~ouncecl thc engagement , of their d a u g h t e r Mildred Lucille, to Virgil Heritiey Har t lcv of 1 2 3 3 Robberson Avenue.

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Annn K i ~ f e r snant n few ddas a t the flel6. J o h n Brcc l tc l~r idgc . pi1ssenge.t- ca r

distr ibutor . a n d wife s g c n t them va- cat ion in Des Monies, Iowa, a n d Texas points, v i s i t ina relat ives.

F r e d a Fieldcn and s i s t e t Alma, typ- i s t s in t h i s ofl'icc a n d tlic claim depar t - ment , spvnt 1wr.t o f thc i r vac. :~t iol~ in S1.w York City.

. . ~ ~ ~ - . - Petroleum Espou'ition in 'Tulsa.-

Pearl Grace and Hessie Huff a r e speud- ing a week's vacation in Washington, D. r* The wedding d a t e has not hecn set .

Virgil is th i s office's reprcscn ta t ivc in tlic "Boy Scout Band. t h e la rges t o rganiza t ion of i t s k ind in t h c world". in which he has made qui te a reputn- tion a s horn blower and soloist. We a l l hope th i s wedding is b rought to a happy consummation. Virgil is a nicc boy and we a l l a r e very proud of him when he s t r u t s h i s stuff in t h e Bov

b.

Eleanor Buchanan of tlre Per Diem de- yctrtment is away on hcr vacation.

Vrances Owcn has just returned from her \acat ion \vhicli she spent in Detroit visiting re'atlves.

Helen Onen has been forced to take a three months' leave of absence because of ill health. W e all wish her a spced? recovery.

Merrill Finlev. our cutting machine op-

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Scout Band. Alyce Alnssie, clerk in t h c c a r dis-

t r ibu t ing d e p a r t m e n t , w a s marr ied Sentember 25 to Mr. Eurrcne Pa lmer .

0. G. JIOUI,T. Reporter erator. resigned September-PG. to accept a positton with one of the Radio shops. Jlerrill is considered quite a n expert in t h a t line. Result is. we have a ncw cut-

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Selvs fro71 this d e ~ a r t m e n t is nlentiful canouzh but not thc iclnrl tha t ae' like to report, there havinq bcen several deaths. :I. serious accirlcnt x ! ~ l sickness recorded

local represen ta t ive of t?le Chevrolel Co. W e a l l wish Alyce well.

B e t t y L a k e r recently soent a fen. t ing machine operator, i. e.. J a v e s Col- lins, who comes to thls office from the telegraph office. Though small :n s tature. he is a michtv hard little worker. Glad

irlnong employes and their fam'lies. days a n d some money in St. Louis rrnd s h e is now v is i t ing in Kew York.

A certain fellow in t h e d e n l l l r r ~ g r Bureau r o t a u i t e a kick ou t o f a l e t -

:\poplesy claimed :is its victim. Arthur C. Lippe, who was stricken whi'e on duty the morr~ing of Octol~et. 5, and rtied s ~ v e r a l hours later a t the Frisco hospital. Lippe, bovn in Germany thirty-c'ght years nco, was the son of the late o n n r r of Lippe's Cafe, formerly in the Chemical building, and upon his father 's death, succeeded him for a s h o ~ , t while in the management of the Washington Hotel. Llppe is sur- vived by his wife, who was visiting her

to have yo; &tll us. James. Ellen Johns' brother. La\\'rence, a switch-

mn.n in Oltmulgee, mas Icllled on the night of September 30. The sympathy of the entire office is extended to the Johns

te r w r i t t e n in o u r typ ing bureau by a demure l i t t le typ is t who abbrevintcxl Hugo. Okla., to "Hug. Olcla."

Tom Finn , Mr. Doggrel l 's secretary. is a candidate for the Liber ty hlnga- zine prize for heroic deeds. Tom s a y s

family. JInude Jlills saant last Sunday in Kan-

sas C'ty visitin$ her sister. "When it rains. it pours!" Three brides

out of our oltlce in one week. Nary he once s a v e a woman's life. Ask Tom how he did it.

Clark surprised us all. She tendered her resignation effective September 30, to get married, but she mas so quiet about ~ t . we didn't even suspicion it, untll Mrs. Clarence Conn, formerly Alice Cooper of this olTice, entertalned a few of Zlary's closest friends in the office with a luncheon, where her engagement and ap- proaching marriage was announced. She \ \ as marricd on October 4 to Mr. Everett E n ~ l a n d . We wish her all kinds of happi-

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:!I),- b"t we neren' t so su?prised a t that She was married on October 4, to Chester \Villiams of Kansas City. Best of luck. Esther.

Doris Carter, who resigned Oct. 3rd. u-as married Saturday night. October 10. to hlr. Walter S ~ a r k s . Thev were a t - tfnded by "Irene i n d Bob." Best wishes from all of us, Doris.

\Ve just can't help but wonder who will be-the next. Anywa);. we hope they \ \ni t until wc get over th's rush.

A few of our baseball fans lost in bets over the series. but Rubens 3PacMillan f igures No. 6 i s a lucky number f o r her. s:nce she won the jack-pot on that nrlm- her the last day of the series. She says thin is the first thing shc ever won in her life and is proud-of it.

Irene Schallrr is all excitement and r-ants to go to Kansas Citv immediately. She has just received word tha t her sister Mrs. Frank Bowen. formerly Elsie ~ c i a l l e r of this offlce, has a baby boy.

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OFFICE O F SUPERVISOR CAR REPAIR B ILLS

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

uorlc checker. Hay made n flying t r ip to Amory. Miss.. to visit his folks before

overland by auto-bus a n d got s tuck in the mud. Need we ~ o i n t a moral?

going- to Kansas City, riding the new "Sunnyland." H e said they went so fast tha t the telegraph rloles looked like a

B u t w e saw J o h n %lc( 'orn~acl i , s t a r end man in the Kiwanis minstrel. After seeing Mack square three two-dollar claims

I. R, AXDERSOS, Reporter ~ i c l i e t fence. \Ve wonder if he stood in with a single dollar. w e understand his the vestibule al l the way to Amory and back.

On 'J'uesday, October 13, the office force staged the regular semi-annual food rodeo. On the evening before all the clerks got out their t rusy rusty rifles and rounded U D various and sundrv sand-

success a s superintendent freight loss and damage claims.

George Lodge h a s had the head of the iack salmon h e caurrht on thc Current

Cora IVolkins is spending her vacation among the scenes of her childhood in the grand old S t a t e of Indiana.

N r . Raer has just returned from a vacation spent in his old home town in Ohio visiting old friends of by-gone years , AIr. Raer has been working fo r the Frisco longer than most of us have been living but he is still a s young a s a n y of us.

Gladys H00per who has been a w a y from thc office for the pas t two months ac - count of s ickness has returnecl, to the; otfice. W e a r e al l glad to have Happ)" back with us.

P a u l Hendricks has recently been t rans- ferred to this office from the c a r foreman's office a t Kansas City. In addition to being a n &I. C. B. clerk, Pau l is a n a r t i s t , banjoist and vocalist. W e a r e not jmsitive whether h e is a Doet or not. bu t

River fishing t r ip ~Gounted. After one look a t t h a t open mouth no one can doubt the s tory of Jonah. Lodge w a s presented a peacock fea ther fly by H a r r y Dawes in honor of being the Frisco's champion fisherman.

T h e first cold morning Wi l l i an~s in- formed us he had found ice in his kitchen-in the refrigerator. Wanted us t o know h e could afford to buy ice ill the

wiches, salads, olives, pies, cakes, etc., a n d assembled them in the oflice a t noon Tuesday. Believe i t or not bu t this gang of ink sllngers, underwoodists a n d file chasers have appet i tes tha t a r e equal to those of a n y fa rm hands or truck drivers. 'J h e following were declared winners of the different contests: winner of the free w l n t r r t ime. I suppose.

Ann 31cClernon didn't wash her neck for a week despi te all th i s rain! Fact! She got he r beads fastened 'round her neck a n d couldn't remove thcm. B u t the beads a r e off now a n d she used ivory

hand long dis tance eat inx contest, Earl (:aldwell. Bill V a u g h a n w a s a close sec - o n d in th i s even t , b u t w a s penal ized f o r loosen in^ h i s be l t before t h e f i r~ i sh . P l a i n a n d f a n c y e a t i n g con tes t w a s won b y Gladys Hooper . T h e w i n n e r of thc po ta to ch ip r a c e w a s L e l a Pr idc . Hclen Yatcs captu1,ed the prize for the non- stop six sandwich eveut a n d John Rogers \\on the cake eater contest. The grand event of the day, the quar te r pie dash, was won by P a u l Hendricks in nothing flat. In this event Pau l proved tha t one s\vallo\v does not a lways make a summer. Honorable mention goes to all of t h e other

soap again. King is a\vay on a shor t vacation a n d

Mike Conndly is earning the one h e took some time ago.

w r ra the r think he is for he is su re a long fellow.

Bill Vaughan spent his vacation o n a f a r m near Dresel , No. Bill says he spent most of his t ime engaged in his favorite past ime of eat ing fried chicken. His only objection to Parm life was t h a t h e had to ge t u p in the da rk a n d go help f w d the hogs a n d drain the crank cases of several cows before breakfast every

F R E I G H T ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS, MO.

BESSIE G. 1\I.lR?J.lDUKlC, Reporter clerks for the competition was s t rong in all t h e contests.

The offke force welcomes 1\11.. Gilbert Thompson \\)in comes to this ollice from the ca r foreman's o f k e a t J lonet t to t ake Mr. Hlankenbak(,r 's place.

Xovember x r a i n and the 1925 vacation to most of u s is but a lingering memory. \Vhat with fresh paint a n d patnters, the Veiled Prophet , the nearhy explosion, t h e building a n d s tructural activities of the vicinity, the departure of several of our associales, our department h a s had qui te a n interest ing time since our last news budget found i ts w a y to t h e editor's

morning. Mabel Dwyer says s h e can ' t be bothered

with common poor people since she won the big jack-pot on the last g a m e of the world series.

John Rogers says t h a t a f t e r all his old ?#ens a r e more dependable a s a means of rais ing e x t r a jack t h a n IYalter Johnson Ctver was.

We have quit wondering w h a t has become of Sally but we would like to know where our traveling 31. C. B. clerk J. T. Williams keeps himself since embarking on t h e s e a of matrimony.

Raymond Blankenhaker h a s been t rans - ferred to Kansas CiLy a s s tudent piece-

LOCAL F R E I G H T OFFICE SPRINGFIELD, MO.

RIPRTLE PEARSOX, Reporter office.

1\11.. L. V. R a n ~ m e s . chief clerk of t h e interline-recheck department , has been assigned t o special work. Mr. A. H. Burgdorf, chief clerlc, interline department succeeding him, while JIr. R. J. Tschampers has been appointed chief clerlc of the interline department , vice Mr. Rurgdorf.

Our worthy audi tor f relght accounts. 1\11., \Ir. E . Bernthal , agreeably surprlsed us all r r c rn t ly when h e announced t h a t on Sunday, September 27, h e again became o proud "Daddy" upon the arr ival of l i t t l e Ndnn Vi rg in ia . Coincidental ly . this day was also the flrst bir thday anniversary of little Robert Bernthnl , who. br ight eyed a n d chuhby. welco~ned his little s is ter :IS a birthday playmate. And. confldentiallv now. tis said Air. Bernthal

Mr. .l. D. Nills. chief clerk to Mr. W. C. Smith, i s hack a t his desk a f te r a n absence of three weeks. Mr. Mills was severely burned in a fire which damaged his homa recently.

I. D. XcCullah, Apple King of the Ozarks, is t ak ing a s ixty-day leave of absence. The vacancy is being filled by

100% TO DATE Glen Harcum. Mr. a n d Airs. A. Bowles announce the

bir th of a daughter , which accounts for the broad smile Ar thur has been wearing lately. Mr. Bowles i s connected with the Western Weighing Inspection Bureau.

Wonder why Claude's Ford coupe still insists in being parked in front of the office these nights, a s h e doesn't work here a n y more? Probably from force of h n h i t

Derailments of motor c a r s protected by Wallis-McCormick Safety Device during the past four years have caused no injuries to riders or damage to cars.

motored to ' the offlce next day but rode home on a s t ree t car .

Gus Coakley, recheck clerlc, opines t h a t the most useless th ing in the tariff

. . - - . - . W e were all sorry to hear of the death

of L a w e n c e Johns, who mas killed in the Frisco Yards in Oklahoma. JIr . Johns was formerly employed in this

these days is the ra te on"m11iskey bottles from Oklahoma to Kentucky points.

T h e claim department has now become 100 pe l cent bobhed with the women employes. T h e men still have their usual a.veragc to be bobbed, bu t af ter payday thev will all he lined u p agaln.

Mr. Sid Hallman of the claim department , is back again a f t e r a week's illness, horrowinq matches and cigaret tes a s usual. ~ r o v i n r r he h a s returned to

office. Mrs. Robert Newbold. wife of chief

claim clerlc, is visiting 'relatives in the Eas t . Robert doesn't seem to know just w h a t to do to Dass the t ime off. s o h e s t a y s a t the omce day and night.

31ae Lunds t rum is absent from the office with a severe cold. H e r place is being filled by Dolly Hinkle.

Bruce Crowe, formerly of this offlce, is now connected with Sears-Roehuck K. Company of Kansas City, 310.

Mr. and Mrs. -4. P . \Yells left Sunday.

normal hearth. JOP Cleary still h a s everybody holding

their hrcath nnd t rying to figure out J I M w h a t is holdinc i ~ p a cer tain article of his x p p a r d . Joe \\ill you please advise? October 18, for a t r ip to Jacksonville a n d

Key Wes t , Pla . Johnny says never again will h e go

by the outbound platfornl on t h e way home. F o r fu r the r information see Johnny.

h1iss Rlva Evans will spend Sunday visiting her mother in Kansas City, Mo.

Enjoy Your Riding in Safety -

W R I T E FOR CIRCULAR -

Wallis-McCormick Safety Device Co. 1721 Railway Exchange Bldg. St. Louis, Mo.

O F F I C E O F G E N E R A L MANAGER SPRINGFIELD, MO.

ORVILLE COI3BI.E. Reporter

Grace a n d Ann bough1 t ickets for t h e "Bohemian Girl" bu t were disappointed by t h e failure of the company to arrive. Now if the Bohemian Girl had been tick- eted Frisco she'd have been on hand in time for the show, h u t she chose to come

ing. and attended by every girl in t h e de- Dartment. Miss Rubv Northcutt gave a

T E L E G R A P H D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

spent Sunday. October 18, in Kansas City. *In -.

I*'oreman H. Bradley is on v;wation. H e is being relieved by Mr. G. G. Gilmore.

Foreman A. Oliver is on leave of absence account sickness. Mr. B. L. Sim- mons is relieving Mr. Oliver.

Nisses Lillian Hultsch and Helen ~ j n l e y visited in St . Louis October 18 and

Formal dinner announcement party a t her home on PnGc Avenue. a n d hlrh. Loree Acton follomed suit a few days later with 0. L. OUSLEY. Reporter a dinner ~ a r t v in honor of our "Baby." a s -.&-hu's aiways been called. To top the affair, hon'ever, the dlctaphone oper- Mr. A. B. Sherwood, manager and

wire chief "S" offlce, and wife a re spending a short vacation in Chicano.

ators moved to be most delightful host- esses a t a shower given a t the home of MISS Ger t rude F r y e r o n Dollison .\vc.. in honor of the bride. Vida wns married In D a l l ~ s Texas on October 19, to Mr. Wm. ~ u c j t e t t , a h the happy couple, who have our sincere wishes for a long and prosperous married life, will make their home on a ranch about 125 miles west

I Y . Manager Thorson of the Ft . Smith tele-

graph offlce, attended court a t J l t . Vernon in September.

Nanager Holland of the Sapulpa telegraph omce attended court a t Hugo. Oc- tober 12, as also did Division Lineman Thomas of Maddill, Fawconer of Spring- Held. and House of Woodall's gang, rind

Sfiss Jlildred LeBolt is visit& fricnds in Vincennes. Indiana, and Fredericlcs- burg, Virginia, this month.

Lineman George Finley is spending a thir ty days' vacation in Los Angeles, California.

T. R. Carlisle, former messenger F t . Scott relay office, has been trnnsfkrred to position of ciiller. IJt. Scott yard offlce.

Percy XIarksbury h a s been appointed messenger to HI1 vacancy created by promotion of XIr. Carlisle.

J. E. "Half Pint" Collins has been promoted from relay office messenger force to clerical position in car accountant's office.

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of Dallas. Miss Alma Fielden of t h e 0. S. & D.

department. a n d her sister. Freda (omce superintendent. Transportation), have just returned from n wonderful trip through the east, having made t h e boat t r ip from Albany, N. Y.. to New York City, visited Philadelphia, Atlantic City and ~ ,e turned home via Washington, D. C.

Clara Ermes in charge of the typing department, hks been terribly busy of late, bu t not too busy to a t last fall a victim of the siren snip, snip of the barber's shears. She is now a modern

- - Turner of Oliver's gang:

R. Q. Jennings has been appointed telegrapher in the Jlemphis relay offlce vice T. F. AIur~hv. who returned to the southwestern dfviiion. Mr. Jennings has been telegrapher a t Kennett for the past fifteen years.

The telegraph force a t Springfield has juxt been increased two men. U'. B. Holland. manager of the Sapulpa

tele!Zra~h office. is s ~ e n d i n r a short vaca- Mr. J. J. Mathis, division lineman,

Puxico, spent a two weeks' vacation in Joplin and Fasetteville this month He

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The \Vestern Union now have ten gangs stringing commercial wires on our pole line. Two will be erected between St. Louis and F t . Smith, three F t . Smith to Paris , one Memphis to Birmingham and one Hoxie to AIemnhis. This Is surely

. . . . . . . - - - was relieved by lineman R. C. Yancey.

Mrs. Mamie Hoehn, chief telephone operator, Tulsa. made a t r i ~ overland to

flapper. permanent and all! XIiss Kettie Sartoria. while visiting in

Tulsa the week of October 12, took in the oil exposition In tha t city.

On May 8. 311.. C. R. Hutchison. traveling claim adjuster. t~ccidentally fell from a strawherrv platform a t Spring- dnle. Ark.. and Affered a severe frac- tured ankle. Since tha t time he has been unable to resume his duties; however, on October 16 he returned to work and we were all very glad to see him again.

Mr. L F. Sewell and wife a r e spending a few days in S e w York City a n d Washington. D. C.

XIiss Mabel O'Rrien spent a few dnys' vacation in IVichitn., the week of October 12, visiting. relatives and friends.

.\he Mart in. o u r l ivestock man. dem- onstrated his ability in handling live stoclc Saturday morning. October 17, when a car of live stoclc turned over in t h e north yards a t Springfield and thirty- eight head escaped. Honest Abe and his four assistants. Tony Gilbert, J im Turner, Hosev TVal t~rs and Carl Smith, were called ou t about 2 A. 31. Saturdasr- "weather wet, temperature below normal"-to round them up. W e a r e in- formed bv one of the cowboys thnt 4 b e discovered n loose steer and proceeded to take him in charge. but from what we can flnd out. from one of the residents in t h a t vicinity. Abe didn't have much lurk in corralhng the brute.

St . Louis last month. - ~ - -- - - Miss Violet Orendorff, chief telephone

operator, Kansas City, is spending her vacation in California.

T h e telegraph department was ably represented a t the recent style show by Ray Tinsley Soper, who modeled men's clothing for one of Springfield's most Prominent stores.

a n indication of good times. The receipts from our class 4 offices a re

higher than ever before.

SPRlNGFlELD R E L A Y O F F I C E Lineman ~ve'ett L. Bray of Foreman Oliver's gang, visited this office recently and volunteered his services a s reporter for his gang. \ire hope to receive a n interesting lot of news from him monthly. There should be some one in every gang sufficiently Interested in the telegraph department news to report each month.

Lineman Ber t Bell underwent a n operation a t the Frisco Hospital in St . Louis r rcen t ly . H e h a s been rr lcased f rom the hospital . but will not Iy,sume worl; for- a few days.

Foreman H. Z. Woodall h a s returned t o his gang after having been away for several months account sickness.

Mlsses Stella XIeattc and Ethel Holland

Late Night Chlef Christopher has returned from %It. Vernon, where he a t - tended court a s witness for several day?;

"Delighted to be back in Springfield. said Night Chief Craig when he returned iron1 his vacation last week.

Miss Frances Whorton. one of our central division onerators. was a recent visitor here.

Curtis D ~ n f o r t h and Bill H a r t a r e our new messenmrs. They a r e relieving J i n ~ Collins, who\as recently promoted to the car accountnnt's offlce here, and Everet t Gammon, v h o is taking a vacation.

Miss Anna Howe. operator a t Hope, Ark., paid u s a short visit October 14. She was enroute home from Illinois, where she spent her vacation.

W e understand B. I,. Kennedy has fln- ished fall plowing on his Jefferson road fa rm and is f lwr ing on raising enough Rermuda onions next spring for all of us.

Mrs. G. .\. Burd. wife of Operator Burd. was slightly injured in a n automobile collision October 12.

KILBY FROG & SWITCH CO. PURCHASING D E P A R T M E N T

ST. LOUIS

RAILROAD CROSSINGS FROGS AND SWITCHES

MANGANESE TRACK WORK

F. L. & D. CLAIM D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

CH.%RLEhTE WILLARD, Reporter

R. R. J Ic I~RIDE, Reporter

.\. L. Beck resigned his position Octo- ber 1. 1925. \ i e all wish -4rthur success with his new work.

Paul Stcphens succeeded Arthur Beck a s tracer clerk. and Horace Davis h a s accepted Paul's old job a s price book clerk. Both have the well wishes of their

The claim department's flrst fall bride, Vida Whitset t , of the dictaphone clepurt- rnent. \vas ushered into the bonds of holy matrimony with all the pomp and d o r y of a member of the f a m o u ~ 400 set. ~ \ n informal Icitchen shower, in her honor. was the occasion of :I noonday picnic lunch, held in the basement of the build-

co-workers. Kathryn Hughes 1s back on the Job

a f t e r spendlng her vacation in Chicago, visiting relatives and friends. Refore start ing for Chicago, howcver, she had a very important posltion to flll-that Of bridesmaid. Kathryn claims she had a dandy time both a t the wedding a n d in

BIRMINGHAM - - ALABAMA

For better Concrete, Culverts and Bridges, Chicago. Bertha Hehn also participated in a

and -ENSL&Y-CALA CITY- R B a t BABIE SLAG "%?'

- C B I I S H E D 0 SCL?EEPJED Btrmtngharn Slag Co. I

pret ty wedding lately. I t has just been reported tha t Gabe

Gorman has decided to reduce--and is takinc the dietina course, a s she claims thnt cq more effective ... .. .- ..... . ----. ~ . . -.

Mr. Drake, Margaret Cowen. Herbert Clay. Kathryn Hughes. Lucille 3,Ieyer. Ralnh MrRride and Steve K u l l i f a ~ all <,elehrnte t h e i r h i r thdavs th i s month. October seems to be the banner month in this department for birthdays.

Chester Wir tz has accepted the position of invoice clerk, and we all wish him I RIDOUT'S F"H"o"M"E L M A I N s AMBULANCE SERVICE

2117 F i f th A v e n u e NIGHT AND DAY I

November, 1925

TEXAS LINES BEN B. L E W I S

Division Editor

Cham~ion Fort \Vorth club. went four- Don't m e s s Jimmie Honaker will pet teen straight days without khangmg his SOX, 1'01. Ltle very logical reason chat his team turned in fourteen straight wins! How are you going to argue a g a ~ n s t that?

But what 1 am after right now is to find out if railroad men, a s such, are sin]-

to make -the trip on the supply cars any more soon, as he had such an awful time this trip. Everyone on the Pullman was start led by him dragging the blankets, pillows, mattress and all out in the aisle and after investigating they found he had lost his pocketbook (which, he says, con- tained one dime). When he arrived a t Fort Worth he went uptown and when about e k h t or ten blocks from the sta-

ilarly conslructed. And to come Lo the po~ni. I want to ask everybody to 'fess up, turn in a story about his or his neighbor's pet superstition. and we'll all

Assistant Superintendent \V. Budd s a y s t h a t sonle of the boys on the Brownwood-Menard mixed run were h e l ~ i n r to load some sheep a t Alenard

colnnare notes. tion he discovered he had forgotten to get his pass. Luck was with him. though, as he found his pass and dime both, and arrived in Sherman safelv.

l-'&onally, I'm not superstitious about anything. But I will bet with a six in the-other day, the operatidn consisting

principally in ge t t ing a n old goat s tar ted up the incline, a s t he sheep docilely followed. This -oat is quite a landmark in those par&, and is a favorite with all the train crews. On

the hole. Y. V. MaxAeld. assistant c la in~ agent. Don't have any more time since we-are

all busy getting ready for the annual inventory. Will do better next time.

says a certain claim agent received a claim from a well known cattleman, al- leging the death of one longhorn Texas steer. The claim agent called upon that gentlem,an and, afcer viewing the remains. proffered a check for $76.00. The

maybe. this particular occasion they took ad- vantage of every lull in the proceed- i nas to feed him tobacco cans. olcl F R E I G H T OFFICE

SHERMAN, T E X A S

KATHIZEX ElcCRARY. Reporter

cattleman was astounded. "Whr. see nekspapers and anything else t h a t they had handy. Engineer "Daddie" Sharu donated a handful of old train orders

here!" he exclaimed, "That old- 'steer wasn't worth over ten dollars in his palmiest days." "That's all right." as- he happened to have in hls pocket.

The goat, according to his usual custom, performed his duties with agil i ty and dispatch, traversing the path from pens to ca r s with the vim of a n old hand a t the game, and wast ing no time whatever. But af ter a time he began to la^. H i s s teps g rew slower and

serted the -railroader. "You cake this check. Our road has had tiie honor ot' killing the lost longhorn in Texas!" And Now that vacation time is over and

the Red River valley fair has come and gone, the Frisco freight omce a t Sherman has decided i t is just about time to let the readers of the Frisco Employes' Magazine know that we are on the map.

First, we want to say that we enjoy everything in our magazine, us the saying is, from kiver to kiver, and when they come In, everyone makes a grand rush for their copy. \V. F. Hamilton, our affable rate clerk,

spent Sunday in Durant, Oklahoma, the occasion being his mother's birthday.

E. J. Lennartz, chief clerk, has returned from Ada, Okla, where he spent Sunday with his family.

At this time we are sorry to state that W. T. Campbell, one of our most faithful employes, is critically ill in Sherman Hospital with typhoid fever. At the present time he is reported to be resting some better and we are all hoping tha t he mill soon be well again and back on his job. Mr. Campbell is train clerk a t North Sherman yard office.

B. H. Noore, demurrage clerk, has returned from his vacation, which he spent in San Antonio. Texas. He says he had a wonderful time attending the Old Trail Riders' Convention. H e especially mentioned the parade, the best feature of which was the lady of fifty years ago riding horseback, and the modern flapper with her lip-stick. H e is now back on the job, giving service with a smile.

R. T. Olliver very efficiently filled Mr. Moore's place while he was away on his vacation.

Allen Compton has accepted the position of cotton clerk in the Brownwood office.

perhaps it was! Times change. Longhorns have given

way to pedigreed stock. The Fort Worth papers a r e a t this writing giving much space (and perhaps selling a little) to the visit of a cowboy. And only tonight. just a t dusk, I, myself, was startled to see a horseman gallop up the street, while three autos shied to the curb and trembled to a stop while the itwesome spectacle clattered past.

s~oweF. impatient words of command bounded unliw~detl oft his hoary old

hend. His dcllbcratencss \\'us esoslwrat- ing.

"What d' yuh suppose Is th' mat ter with th' ole son-uv-a-gun?" complained brakeman Carl Ulalock to "Daddie" Sharp. "I nevrr saw him act t ha t way STORES D E P A R T M E N T

SHERMAN, T E X A S before."

"Daddie" Sharp grinned. "That's easy!" he replied. "I just fed him tha t Wow order' we had on that last wash- IVA SEWELL. Reportcr out!"

Lots of us were disappointed on Octo- !~e r 11, the day the circus came to town, cause on that day it rained all day long,

Some even went to town in the rain to see the parade, all to no avail. a s there was no parade.

Jimmie Honaker is still nrievina be-

I s everybody superstitious? Do \vt: all have some pet "spook" t h a t we more or less unconsciously reverence? I'd like to know, just for "fun." I'd like to ge t a line on how railroad men feel about black cats, broken mirrors, and so on. But most of them won't

cause he was out of town o; the-%pply cars the day the circus was in town. That is all right. Jimmie. i t rained all say, offhand.

Ask any man if he is superstitious, and he will tell you "no"-but persist. and almost invariably. you will uncover some-

- . day.

Mrs. E. E. Glascock, wife of Section Stockman E. E. Glascock, is reported to . . .

thing. For instance, Bub JVard, who handle8

overcharge clalms. Bub doesn't believe in such thincs. Ladders mean nothing in

be sett ing along nicely a t Sherman Hos- p i t a , where she underwent an operation several days ago.

L. McMillan, chief clerk, and wife will soon be domiciled in their new home his young Hie. and, passing a graveyard

a t midnight, means simply that you are just too darn late getting home, that's

which is now being built. Don't forget to invite the store department gang over Lo see your new home.

Accordina to G. W. Koontz. C. Y. all. Still. . . . Bub used to play quite a bit of baseball in the sand lot leagues. and one day in t he locker room he threw his trousers a t the wall and they hung bv one lec. H e went out on the field (in

Xontgomefi does not like to go to Irvina any more since Ida and Ella have mar- l,iod and left. And we almost believe iL

Our messenger boy. Harlall Barrington, has dre.ssed his motor cycle up with a side car, a couple of diving angels, several extra lights, etc.. and we a re wondering if any one could suggest something , else hc might try for effect. (D-Ed s Note: He might try one of those lip-stlcks.)

uhiform. X~abel, hush!) and slammed out four hits. And every day thereafter he

a s he did not make the trin on the sunnlv - - - cars this month.

I t is rumored that some of Hobert Glas- cock's friends along the line missed him

carefully hung his Dants LID by one leg! - Baseballers, of course, a re notoriously

superstitious. Jake Atz, skipper of the this month on the u p p l y car. - -

FT. W O R T H GENERAL OFFICES

R. E. EVANS, reporter

About the most exciting thing that has happened this month is that we have had a lot of rain-which I suppose is welcomed by everybody in the s ta te except- ing the various football teams and cotton pickers.

I guess about the last one on the list of vacationists is Willis 0. Moore, chief clerk to the V. P. & G. S.. who recently returned, saying that it had ralned everywhere he went in JIissouri and Illinois. Sure is tough luck, but I guess a change of scenery, both earthly and human is good for one, even if it does rain.

I t is getting so around about five o'clock of evening we don't know whether we are working in a railroad omce or a fllllng station-judging by the way the cars flock by to pick up some of the help -particularly the weaker sex. The con- veyances range from flivvers to Pack-

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ards. Irene Ray, steno in the passenger understanding of a vacation was when a D. C. Ry. Brakeman \V. E. Sanderson traffic department. has grabbed herself fellow gets ofe a stated time with pay. has been transferred from the brakeman's a packard roadster, and seems somewhat We m e s s he has it right. board to yard service. prone to hy-tone some of the less for- The world series wrought terrible ef- We had a 8peclal passenger train from tunate. I t seems for some reason one fects upon some of our fold. I t appears Brownwood to thc Dallas I'air, this A. M., certain Dodge coupe has failed to make from certain sections of the building passed west yard a t 7 A. N.. in charge its appearance for some time though- there had been a funeral, while in other of Conductor G. T. Noss and Freight also a little Chevy roadster is amongst parts some a re flush. Those that lost Conductor W. D. Casey. Conductor the missing. I believe the odds are in will have to work and save for another Casey received lots of complinients on his favor of the Ford coupes, if numbers year.now to regain what they squandered brass buttons. mean anything. backlna a w r o n ~ hunch.

Roy C. Morgan, chief rate clerk, passenger department. spent a few days in St. Louis this month a t a rate meeting.

R. L. Truitt, superintendent F. L. & D. claims, spent a couple of days in Sprlng- fleld, accompanied by Mrs. Truitt and son Richard. They had a nice little visit among old friends.

I asked Bill (W. R.) Reed, our mail clerk, when he was going to take his vacation this year and he said: "You don't mean my vacation, you mean when am I going to take my lay-off." Said his

Speaking of 3aseball; I suppose you all know that the Fort Worth club of the Texas League has won six consecutive pennants, and also five Dixie Series pennants out of six.

I have heard it said that one of our members who has long been a wall flower is now stepping out and learning the Charleston and a few other of the latest steps. Who knows what will happen next?

From the looks of the pass requests coming in, i t wouldn't seem that many of our folks down here are going to the Dallas Fair this year, which is in session from October 10 to 25.

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION

CHICKASHA SUB-DIVISION

I W. E. EUCHARDSON, Reporter

Pau l J. Miller, who has been operator-cashier a t Altus for long time bid in second trick a t Henl'yetta and has already been transferred.

Everly Oakes transferred from Al- tus and is working the position in Sa- pulpa relay office.

Perry b'lslc bid in second trick a t Altus and has moved to t ha t city.

Operator Lyons regular third t r ick man Altus worked first tr ick for about a month awa i t i nc the assignment of

CAPE GIRARDEAU I A D V E R T I S E R S

I

ROADMASTER'S OFFICE BROWNWOOD, T E X A S - -

regular man. J. A. Grierson, car inspector a t Al-

tus, ha s exchanged positlon with Tim Wilson in ca r department a t Oklahoma

R. R. KINGTON, Reporter

Edward Hely Stone Co. Crushed Stone

Speaking of circuses, the second one for this fall is in town today. All the boys around the freight offlce have swamped the Walker-Smith peanut factory, trying to mooch a few peanuts to feed the ele- phant, exceDt J. B. The last time he was

City. The painters have dressed the Altus

depot, and all company buildings up. Anyone assi in^. in doubt a s to what I CAPE GIRARDEIAU, MO. I tolvn i t i s , jus t read the sign. Any- way, we a r e proud of it.

O ~ e r a t o r martin. who has been work- seen he was following the parade right by the side of the elephants. Everybody is of the opinion that he secured his sup- DIY of Deanuts yesterday. as he seemed

ing - th i rd a t ~ l t u s , went to St. Louis hospital. Understand he i s gett ing

Cape Ice & Cold Storage Company

L. 0. KOECK, Proprletor

- . to- have'plenty. -

Conductors R. N. Davis and J . A. Stan- ley have traded jobs. Stanley has had the Menard local for several years and Davis has been on the May branch for a number of years. I t is intimated that the Nay job got too heavy for Davis and that hIr. Stanley wanted to get back where business was heavy again.

Operator A. Robinson is off on a leave

a long alright. Leslie Humphrey is the new cotton

clerk a t Altus. H e has served several years with the Frisco, resigning In 1923, and has been working uptown.

Wal ter L. Woods, from Red River division, bid in the first trick a t Altus, and was installed October 16.

I t is not our intention to just have Altus represented in this column, if you boys a r e interested in it, let me have a tip now and then.

S O U T H W E S T E R N DIVISION SAPULPA, OKLA.

Cold Storage Ice Ice Cream CAPE GIRARDEAU. MO.

of absence, being relieved hy Operator Hardwick, off of the Santa Fe. I have always heard It said that the Santa Fe was a good road to be "off of." If Hard- M. E. LEMING

LUMBER COMPANY (Incorporated)

wick stays here long enough, he will not care to return to "Bangs", on the Santa Fe, because every man that works for the Frisco "off of the Santa Fe." seldom

JESSTI4 F. AITCHISON, Reporter

Now that the rearrangement of the oflice is complete and the baseball series over. the general office is back to

returns. The vacancy created a t Brooksmith by

the resignation of Ben Rogers, section foreman, was bid in by C. B. Lincecum. foreman of Stephenville, nnd Lincecum's vacancy bid in by W. S. LMcGrath of May. McGrath's vacancy bid in by D. M. Tally of Watson, and the bids on \Vatson section are coming in thick and fast. Can not tell a t this time who the successful bidder will be on the Watson job.

\V. D. Reece, section foreman a t Dal- zell, reports attending a n all-day dinner wlth singing on the ground a t Jordan Springs la8t Sunday. He says Engineer Daddy Sharp was there, but showed up too late to s e t in on the eats. IVhat

I H A R D W O O D L U M B E R I I CAPE GIRARDEAU I - ~

n o r m d c i George Brundidge and Aaron Norgan

accompanied the Tulsa Bugle and Drum Corp of the Joe Carson Post to the American Leaion Convention a t Omaha.

I St. Charles Hotel I ONE BLOCK FROM DEPOT

E. O. GRAMLING, Owner and Proprle4Ur

American Plan CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI

.\aron was one of the buglers, while (:eorge was the dignified Drum I I a ~ o r . They became separated somehow, a s George returned a few days sooner than Aaron. Haven't heard the details, but there a r e faint echoes of the former having lost coat, ha t and

delayed you, -Daddy? Am very glad to report that the sick

folks I had a t home last month are very

money. Blanch Evans and Ferber Justice

spent the week end in Springfield re- ccntly. Ferber said she had to g o I CAPE CIRARDEAU I much improved. I Southeast Missourian I

YARDMASTER'S OFFICE FT. W O R T H , T E X A S I NAETER BROS., Inc. I

Ha8 More Subscribers Than Any Other Dally Newspaper in a Ml8rourl City

Under 40.000

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0. L. ROBINSON, Reporter

J. A. Nixon, flreman on Eng. 5 (131, and Switchman A. J. Thomas, both of the 7:30 A. &I. switch job, have got them- selves an additional boss. iMr. Nlxon and Miss Pearl Bailey of Ft. Worth were married recently a t the Travis Avenue Baptist Church, and Mr. Thomas and Xrs. Cora McDonald, of Hugo, Okla.. were marrled a t Sherman, September 21. The employes a t west yards presented

I Metropolitan Cafe ( Meal Ticketrr at Special Rat-

6 North Main Cape Girardeau, Mo. each couple with a sllver set. Brakeman Chas Smith has reslgned to

accept a job a s switchman wlth the F. W.

spent Suntl:~?. W t o b e r 11. visiting N i s s For s t e r in K a n s a s City. They tell 11s ~ h ; i t i t \voultl be a mis t ake t o not accep t a n invi ta t ion to visit Miss Fors ter . o r t h e o t h w g i r l s in t h e m a s t e r mechanic's oflice.

Road foreman J lanlove, h a s rc.turned frcrn h i s v:ication.

1hployc.s cn t he 1)ivision. oft' d u t y on lenvc of ;111se11cc. a r c a s follo\vs:

,J. A. \ V i l l i i ~ r ~ ~ s , IW;~nvis, Olilalionia, illness.

Hu lwr t VosLcr. \V. 'I'uls:~, illness. Still in the S t . I d u i s hospital.

X. S. \Viltlc,r, llertd c a r inspector. \\'a:sL 'I'ulsa, 11ar iwen off s incc c:trly in Scmp- t e m b e r , a n d l ias b r c n in tile hos])iL;~i. irc:c!ount un t l e rgn ing t t rcntmcnt f o r ; I ~ I i n j u r y s u s t u j n c d a l ~ o u t :i y e a r a g o . \\-1ir,11 lit: fe l l i ~ u d s p r a i n e d h i s knee . O u r Ixst re1)or t {vas Lhnt hc? s o o n expec ted 1 0 h e :thle t o r e t u r n to w o r k .

J c s s e 1-1. Sniith. th i rd <.lass I~nil:.rn~:~kt.r, h f ton , gmntcxl 20 rl:~y i w \ - e of :~l)sence, :Iccount in jur .~ .

Ncrbc r t 'l'otld. a t h f t o n , ot'f t h i r ty J a y s s ince Septemlwr 16. a rcoun t illness in his f:tmily.

E n ~ i n e ~ . r (.:. 1'. H igx inh~ ; tham, whr, 11an I ~ e c n : ~ l , s e n t s inc r A I I ~ L I S ~ , account ~ I I : J , . I ~ - clicitis, is stil l un:~Llle to r e tu rn to \vorlc and is stil l in the hospit;~l. ;~ l tho~~; .h we ~ ~ ~ ; t l ( ~ r u t n n t l t imt h r i s i m p r o v i ~ ~ g .

I~'iren1r111 .l:rnics 1;:. Ic'e. whose son \ v ; ~ s irljurctl very seriously h a s I-esurned work ;lrl~l r cpo l t s tlixt 11is son is r rcover inx antl t h t 111. \\.ill noon he able to c o n r l i , ~ r n r , Tho boy \v ;~s in 1rl;lho ;it t he t ime h c \ \ a s ir)jured.

ICngincer 31, 1'. Orlieltree. wis fiivc.n :I forty-livv tl;~y le:ivr of n l ~ s c n c e effeclive this month. ; ~ c ~ o u r ~ t v;~cat ion.

.T. C:. h les i~n t l e r . GO d a y leave of all- s c ~ l e e , ;cvcount i l lnrss antl personal 1111si- ness.

Cllilr'es ('. C'llnncy. ca rman a t Sa~)ulp:r. w a s p : i n t e d two \veeksV leave, account personal business.

C a r inspector. I<. I.:. Stewar t . of Oklil- honi :~ (!itye h a s been off d u t y s ince S q - tvlnber 20. : tcronnt ;I!? :~ t t ac l i of app:'nrli- citis.

I ) i~v id J, Hun te r , colored Iahor(~1. on' 1111ts for th i r ty (lays f rom Octolwr 15, :tc:count i l l n e ~ s .

I ' i ~u l See ly , roundhouse r lerk itt \\-ert 7'111uk1. \vho h : ~ s hr(8n oK for some t ime nvcount of illness h a s resumed \vorli.

I n s t , l)ut lint l e ;~s t . Char les 11. Van- di\'ctr, chief i!;t!:er, left Oklahoma City r e - c r n t l y for :In c u t e n ~ l r t l t r ip Iwck eas t . H i s i t inerary inclurled F'ittsbnra nnrl Wash ing ton , wh~! r r Ilc wis t o view t h e \vorltl ser ies ball a a n l r 4. JTr. V:lwliver arr ived in (:hica:tgo rnfely. a n d bc;irderl t ho \vest i n s t ~ n d of e:lst l)ountl t r a in a n d w a s Imnwarc. o f his mis take. unt i l h e arr ived in 'l'uls:~. Olilahom:~. T h r s t o w goes, t h a t 11:. spen t the balance of his v.-.cation sr.e:ns t h e \vorld s ~ r i r s from a n c!cetrie s c o ~ v board. H i i r epa r t on Chicapo \v:w very vrtgue. but a n r.lal:o-ate desc r i l~ t ion \ w s given o f thc Union St:!- t i rn , a n d w e wc-rca ; ~ d v i s r d tli:~t, " there m a s R very c~!:igc,stc-,rl t ' o ~ ~ d i t i o n thervin." Shol~lrl Mr. \':~.nrlivc~. bo ;1ntic2ip:tting a n - ot l i r r S I I ~ I I L " i l ) , w r ~~c!conini~.ntl :I dett~ilc ' i pr int , s l i o w i ~ l : t he \\';I? ont of :III t he 1:nion S t : ~ t i o n s ;rt po in t s wh ich h,. m i g h t vis i t , in o r d e ~ * t h a t t h ~ TI.^,. t rans1)or t : i t ion w h i c h i s f u r n i s h e d hi111 m k l l t not be was ted .

ISnginoer* H . Cnrlcton, of S t~pu lpa , h a s been gr , rnte~l pcnsion nllo\v:~nc.e, a n d pre- s u m e th:it pension tl(qmrtrncmt \vill fur- ni rh some interesting fncts on this employe's services, n ' l ~ l k T o o l ~ n a n . Ninfleld Sco t ty Glarhy of Snpn!n:~. h a s been re- 1.ir.t-(1 effeclive October 31.

Boiler insper tor , Victor 3Ioungrr. prom- lsed to give u s somcB good informatiov on mee t ing antl c?nter t i~inn?cnt of t h e N C a n d C1) employes a t Sapulpa, b u t lo r s@me r ra son o r o the r h e h n s notified u s t h a t h e wan unable t o do so. However . hc? wiphen us t o announce t h a t h e broke ovrn. on the \vorld se r i e s !ball Kames.

FRISCO MECHANIC F A M I L Y NEWS

S P R I N G F I E L D , MO. S O U T H S I D E S I D E L I G H T S

T h e new 15(llJ (.lass c.ngincs h ; ~ v ( , ;rll i r r ~ ~ i v e d a n d il1.c t ;~k iny up their \corli in ;I slrlenclid nlnrlnw. They also rt*lievc, t h e s i tuat i tm ill r'eFarrl l o powvr. \Ve h i ~ v v never 11i1cl ;I delay for t h e w a n t of power, but now wit11 our new engines giving w ~ c h good sc.rvice, on r agent.; a long Irto line cwn Ccvl assured t h a t t11r.y r a n wr i t e or, t h e bulletin board opposite t h e t r a in r . u n ~ h e r s those t w o words t h c traveling pul,lic likc s o well to sec---OX TIJ IE .

T h e I ~ o y s n t t h e sou th side shops a r c well p:e;isril with t h e re-clection of 1:rother \Ir. 31. linderwo[.d :is gener:tl chiilrman of the sy.itcXm committee. F. A. .\I. C!. K. (:. I ) . is:.: in f ac t , \ve a r c plr ;~sr l l wi th t l ~ c e n t i w esecut ive board.

T h e F l o r i d a f cvc r l ias a t l a s t sl)!.::~rl ir:to thc r1)11tl1 shops. 1,nfayette (:og<irl.; is the I-11,rt victim. 111.. ( '0RRin~ h:w co~r t . rlown to Ioolc t h i n s o v i ~ , b u t \vc ;trc8 expecting him l~itcli mos t :in?, t ime.

Guy 'Thornton, n i ;~c l~ in i s t in t h e r11l:nd house, h i ~ s j u i t r v c ~ i v c d t1.c s o r r o \ v f ~ ~ l news !hx\ his filthor tlr0111)~tl (lead ; ~ t ills I~ornrb In i r s a s . Air. Thorntoll i r f t a t once Lo a t t end thf. fnn~ . ra l . O u r sympa th ies re cstentletl.

Joc M y , trnvclinx fireni;~n, llxs 1.1.-

q u e s t e d F lo \v i~ rd K e l c h n e r . bo i l e r f o r .- man, t o install threr- inch I )urners in ;ill oil burninc. locomotivrs. Mr. Ke lch r~e r

three- inch t ~ u r n e r . Mrs. Se l l i r \\.olfc. wife of Ch:~rle +

\\.-olfta, co i~ch s h o ] ~ , is suft'erin:: Tram [);tin- ful, a n d it is Iwre t l , permanent injurir.~. which \\'ere r ~ v e i v c d l ~ y being s t ruck 1)s ;In i~u tomohi l e recently.

(:eorge (iippert. o n ? of thv nssist:int I : o r c m e ~ ~ rccl ; rni i~t ion ~ I C I I I L r e r e n t l v provt?d hiniwlf ;I hero by saving a y:)unSr latly frorn tlrawning. 311.. Gil)pirt w a s s i t t i ng on tho hiink of the I:tke a t a lorill pirrk. \\'here s w i n l m i ~ ~ g wis Iwing 13njoyerl by many . \vllen i ~ e notirctl a young 1:irly in tr,ouhl~,. \Vhen s h e had <'one 4o\v11 the second t i w r w a s when 3lr. Cipper t pnlled thv he ro s tnff hy i :o ' l~~winr . long nnti lol~cl until hell) a r - ~ . ivr t l , which \v:w son11 forthrcnning a s Mr. Giopert h a s &I very lus ty 1~;iir of lungs. T h e young lady w a s soon rescued and revived antl felt no ill effect f rom the cxper imcr . JIr. (:ippert h a s be rn :~\v;~r(led :I hero ~ n c d a l , thv prc.sent;~tion i ~ e i n g ~ n a d e with i n ~ p o s i n g c c r r w n n i r s a t a r e r r n t s 8 f t . t ~ tir.<l me(-tinx hc-Id in 3lr. Leys:tht's office.

311,. G ippwt also h a s :I verv u11iq11r n~uthoi l of Pshi?g wi~ ich hc, cl;~irns is all his own, All he nc,,t ls to fish with i i :I qood r iwt l i~:1slict whivh l ~ e c a ~ , r i e s ; ~ l o n r the r iver 11;rnlt nntil h r comes to a likely looklng hole. TIe jus t tumbles in to tlirfi wa t r r . 1inoc.kiny the r iver dr.v :kt IhxL r t i r 1 1 : r s o t H c Ihen t akes his b.lsk,.t :tnd picks U I ) t h ~ fish. X very sirnl'lr ~ ~ l ~ e r z r t i o ~ ~ indeed POI. Mr. Gippert.

Hrni 'y \ \ ' i~rrcw r rc~ lan i :~ t ion plant. l i ;~.; r e tu rned Prom Tulsa . O l i l a h o ~ ~ a . whew. he h a s been viuitina :I new son-in-lnw.

Ar t i c liose. roundl~our~: , i s a n e w dacldy. h y o n n r lutly w a s lcf t ;it h is place 1))- t he s tork urvernl ( lays ago. T h e litt le miss will :mswrr :I> t h c n a m e o f Lillixn Hortense.

Osca r Young. roundlrouse night forrc. laid off several hours n fcw nights a g o to a t t cn t l a musical comedy show. 1Tpo11 rominq t o work h c carr ied a n a w f u l frown instead of t h e usual smile, a l l because t h e tliextrical t roupe failed t o ; ~ r r i r r . as the?. \r7c3re using t rucks a n d

in thc mud sevcr:~l miles o u o f town, which o ~ i ~ s e t l :i c ;~r~cel lnt ion of the sho\v. T a k e a tip nmv, OS(.;II.. T h e n e s t t ime you plan a t t end ing , lirst a s su re .\'ourself t hn t t11c.y a r c ~ .o rn ing to town via the b'I<ISCO.

'I71c s tork is #e l l ing to bc a regu la r "Ovcr t in~e Hox" ;trounrl t h e sou th s h o ~ l s . H i s 1:1rt jotr W:IS to deliver :i ten-pound girl t o .lr.sse H a w e s a n d wife. of t h e ccwch s i ~ o p . S h c \vns t aaged Mary J l ;~s inc .

. less L,an~l. ; d so of t h e c o a c h s11o11, i s I)aclc a t w o r k a l ' tcr a m o n t h ' s s i c k - ncas.

T o m (:l~;tprnan, ;lelny c l e r k i n t h e supe r in tenc len t ' s offivr, i s t k ~ k i n g h i s v a c a t i o n an11 spc,nding i t in Ne\v 01'- Ivanx : ~ n d (:alveston.

I. . A. %oll#:r., a l s o of t l ~ e s i ~ p t : r i l ~ t c n d - e n t ' s o l l ' i r ~ , i s v i ~ c i i t i o n i n ~ i n Pueb lo , ~ ! o l o r : l ~ l o ,

Sev1~1w1 ~ ~ r o ~ n o t i o r ~ s , t r : ~ n s f c r n a n d c.ilirng(+ ~ I ~ I V I , I ~ v c n nlktdc. a r o u n d tiltn s o u t h sl1011s in t h e l a s t niontli . F r e d ( ; $ L I - I I ~ I , , Ira11 1n;i11 on ; ~ i r w o r k , h : ~ s beer1 p r o ~ n o t ~ ~ l to Imund 11ouw forernan 21.t Arnt~l 'y , ; \ l i s s i r r i~ )p i . W r arc. s o r r y t o lose Mr. (. : i trl~c~r. b u t w i s h h i m bes t -o - lllck ill h i s n e w posi t ion.

I:oy S n l s n ~ ; ~ n i s t h e n e w a i r m a n , takinrr t l l r n l ace nm:le v a c a n t b v Mr. (:arn;r. 111.: S a l s m a n c o m e s f r o m tnc. n o r t h s ide . I < t ~ m r n ~ b e r , I ioy , y o u a r e

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in t h e p i t s senger s e r v i c c now. S e a l C:arncr, a l s o of t h e a i r r o o m

h a s h e r n g i v e n t h e pos i t ion a s t r a i n c o n t r o l In;kn on t h i s divis ion, w i t h h ~ a d q ~ ~ ~ ~ r t ~ ~ r s in Springf i r ld .

E d T)ysart t n l i r s t h e posi t ion m a d e a ~ t h 1 . ; r n Mr. U y s a r t

conics f i , on~ the west shops. I ~ o k ou t no\v. Kri, t h i s is a l l ho t w o r k o v e r hcrc..

V:il~ce Hl:~li(~l,y of t l ~ e s tove room h a s h r r n t r i~ns l ' e r rwl t o S lone t t , w h e r e h c wil l hc in cha l ' ge of ineon i inx a n d o u t - g o i n g suyl) l ies . L o r e n E l l i o t t h a s h e r n g i v e n t h e posi t ion f o r m e r l y held I)), Mr. I3I~ikc,ly.

C , R. Chiiffin i s t h e n e w n i g h t w a t c h - m a n , tn lc ing t i ~ c pos i t ion f o r m e r l y held by J o h n H i ~ y r n r . ~ , w h o h a s accep ted a posi t ion in t l l ~ bo l t h o u s e o f t h c r e c l a - n1;1tio11 plnnt .

T. I:. G a l b r a i t h i s o u r nc\v ins ide h o s t l e r , t a k i n g t h e p lace of G e o r a e S r h n h u b e r , w h o h a s t r a n s f r r r e d t o s a i ~ l service .

T h e i r o n r a r k a t t h e e n s t e n d of t h r h l acks rn i th s h o p h a s b r e n move:l :I l i t t l e w:ty n o r t h an91 t h e s w i t c h po in t n ~ n l t e r ' s rorpcb h:ls ] ) e rn niovcd o u t of t h e r e c l a m a t i o n p l a n t m a c h i n e s h o p t o w h e r e t h e i ron r a c k f o r m e r l y w a s . ~) i : i l t ing q u i t e a n I m p r o v e m e n t o v e r t h ~ . old a r r a n g e m e n t .

\\'e a l s o h a v e a n e w oi l t a n k n e a r t h e e n u t cntl of Lhe r o u n d 11-use, wliicl) m a k e s b r t l r r Twllng ' f ~ n c i l l t l ~ ~ s f o r oil h u r n i n ~ e n ~ l n e a t h a t I L ~ g o i n g t h r o ~ ~ g h , b u t w a s I ~ u i l t ~ ) r i n r i l ) ; ~ I l y f o r t h e i t c c m n ~ ~ n o d a l i o n o f tile "Sunny- lnnrl " . ... .

A I n ~ ' r t o ~ r f a a j o y o t ~ s occa\ ion. Tt 1. t h e r educ t ion of t h r u n i v e r s e t o a s i n - g l c he inx , t h a t s l n x l e h e l n a i n t h c e v e s of C l a r e n c e S i s w l w a s 31iss Par F i t z - p a t r i c k . an, l t o 31isx F i t r p a t r i r k i t w a s C l a r e n r r S i w e l . T h i s y o u n g c o n ~ l e w e r e c lnir t lv l n a r r i r d O r t o h e r 3. Mr. Sic-PI iu e n ~ o l o y e d in t h e r e c l a m a t i o n p l a n t r ~ ~ n c h l n e shop. A f t e r a s h o r t honey tnoon s p e n t in Xremphin. T e n n e s - see . t h e v wl l l b e a t h o m e a t 1.527 S o u t h Tcimhrough S t r r c t T h e i r m a n v P r ~ c n d s r x t e n d h e a r t v c o ~ q r a t u l a t i o n s f o r a b r i g h t a n d h a p p y f u t u r e .

November, l9Z.i

WEST SHOPS FAMILY N E W S SPRINGFIELD, MO.

N.\YDG.\S U. lIILAKEL1, 1kpo1 Lel

SUNNYWXD SPECIAL: The west shop bunch watched with Interest the limn' U P of the lour ten hundled class engines assig'ned to the new Sunny- land service. Cap Wi.ght, gold leaf and a stencil did the hxin'.

Nr. F rank Kerswell, electrical Pore- man, resianed. effective S e ~ t e m b e r 15. - ~ - ~~-~~

to accept-a supervisory position wi th the Florida E a s t Coast Railway a t St. Augustine, Florida. We extend MI-, Kerswell our best wishes for fu tu re success.

Ed I'oster and his Frisco Band had a prominent part in t he Springfleld style show parade. This was one or the best parades Springfield has had for some time.

Jessie Rohards, steno to P. V. Hamp- ton, visited in St. Louis, recently, and reports a mighty good tlme.

Claude Wills, boilermaker, accompanied by wife and par ty of frlends, motored to Hollister. Nissouri. recently.

Nr. I'red J. Reynolds, former arma- ture winder a t the west s h o ~ s . but recently located a t the s o u t f shops a s gas motor car inspector, succeeds AM^. F r ank Kerswell a s electrical foreman. - --

Here's luck to you, Reynolds! Faul Rice. machinist. announces the

birth of a n eight-pound girl, September 21, 1925.

Wm. G. Rhodes, machinist, reports a n addition to his family-a fine baby girl.

SHOP WATCHNEN - how essentiai they are-hut listen to their monickers:

A. L. Smlth-Grandpa 0. A. Larson-The Galloping Swede Joe Grlthn-S~tting Bull C~tpid seems t o be worklng overtime

a t the West Shops recently-his victims being-Chas. Price, machinist; June Lee, machininst: Wm. W . Curry, ma- chlnist, and 0. D. Putman, boilermaker. C u p ~ d must be out af ter the mechanics.

Andrew O'Hare, shop watchman, otherwise known a s Racehorse Andy, resigned October 1. H e is succeeded by 31r. Fred Sills.

Florida is claiming a few of our men. James Stiers, Lawrence Iserman and Jack Holdman, machinists, resigned recently to go to the "Sunny" state.

Frisco clerks should be very grateful to Mr. Kurn and the management oP the Frisco, inasmuch a s these men have made i t possible fo r them to procure reliable life insurance a t such a low rate. Clerks a t the west shop certainly appreciate this insurance and other ellglble employes should sign up. Do you remember the old couplet? i t r uns like thls-

Wives of g rea t men all remind us, We should make our wives suhllme And departing, leave behlnd u s Widows worthy of our time. Therefore, glve your wlfe a send off

hy the life insurance plan. Mrs. C. E. Grundburrr. wife of ma-

terial supervisor, accombanied by he r sister, Miss Beulah Shepard, secretary to A. W. Blume, storekeeper, spent their vacation visl t ing points of Inter- es t In the Eas t , including Chlcago, De- troit, Niagara Falls. Buffalo, Atlantic Clty. New York. Washlnqton and Phlla- delvhin, however. Mrs. G r u n d b u r ~ hur- ried home so she could spend Mr. Grundhurg's vacation with him, which w a s a Frlsco City vacation, viz.: Tulsa. Memphls. St. Loufs and St. James.

Mr. T. B. Boa1 of the shop accounting department motored, with a pa r ty of frlends, to Buffalo and returned via Bolivar, Mtssourl.

P. V. Hampton. storekeeper, spent hls vacation in Kansas City, hls old home town. All went very flne until he s tar ted home. Mud? Yes! and more mud, for 123 long mlles, hut thanks to hls faithful "Chevvy" he arrived a t home safe znd sane.

F o r a n y inslde dope" on the recent

style show, see A. L. Wrallltliu, chier clerk in the store department.

JIr. R. H. Gardncr, foreman, in the capacity of president of the supervisors, visited Newburg, St. Louis, ChaKec, Xemphis and Birmingham.

Fred Billasch and Ed. Foster took their t rus ty shot guns some few weeks ago, and tore for the timber in the sleepy hills a t McGraws Ford on James River. Both had agreed to shoot thc first fur-bearing animal they saw. F red was a t t l ~ e wheel of his danger car, the Ford with 5000 jolts, they were going down on one of ErIissouri's steep, rocky and inevititble hills, \\.hen Ed. awali- ened from a nap and shouted: "Fred. I see wild meat fifty yards ahex,l , steady now, drive slow." In a n in- s t an t Ed's shootin' iron was fire.1. Well, a rock's a rock in old &Iissout.i, not a rabblt.

Ed. went back to sleep, however. when Bred attempted to cross the per- ilous, raging and deep James River. Ed. awakened just a s the l i t t le Fo r J sputtered, about flftcen yards from thc bank, shilddcretl. gagged and died. The Ford, Xd. and Fred s tar ted to float, Ed. screamed. Fred cursed. nevertheless Fred jumped into the swif t , icy water and dried the timer and wiring on old F'orcl-oh, what's the use, you who own a Ford know tha t the "Little Ford rambled right along."

Results of hunt-One squirrel, two jay birds, two sore feet, two empty stomachs and a water soaked Ford.

3Ioral-Never go huntin' on the Sab- bath.

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

Mr. Willianl Conrad Weltman announces the hirth of a flne baby boy, born September 24, 1925.

Mr. M. A. Hersog returned recently from Memphis and Ft . Worth. where he went o n company business.

Mr. Wm. H. Graham was called to McKeesport, Pa., account of the death of his f a t h ~ r . Mr. Graham has our sympathy.

WEST FREIGHT SHOP

F. JI. Darden, general foreman ca r department, west freight shop, who has been I11 in the Frfsco hospital, St. Louis. has returned to his duties.

R. V. Hlckman, former s tudent piece work checker has heen transferred to Chaffee a s piecework checker.

As duck season is now open A. E. Roberts, assistant general foreman, is being troubled wi th a serious a t tack of lumbago.

W e a11 wonder wha t "lure" the "tin- de r path" has for Dick XIoran a f t e r twlllght?

Wonder if t he purchase of two new Crysler Sedans by Messrs. Morton and Xloran, piece work checkers, has any- t h l n ~ t o do with t he visit paid us by Don B. Fellows, shop accountant?

Joe Palsley, chlef c lerk in F. M. Dar- den's office had a narrow escape when his Ford turned over, September 2s ( n l r h t ) , pinning him underneath the body. Joe had jus t purchased an Eagle for the radiator cap, and Joe says the darned th ing trled to fly.

Mr. C. V. Stevens, c a r foreman, has been found, on several occasions, feed- i ng the ducks on t h e lake at the wes t f re ight shop, evidently t ry ing to delay the i r journey unti l duck season opens.

FRISCO LABORATORY NOTES

Prohahlv the most important event t h a t happened in the laboratory thls month-one member of the laborntory force th inks it the most important th ing t h a t ever hapnenecl-is the btrth of a son, William Conrad, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Weltman on Seatember 24. Thls Is Conrad's flrst experience a s a father, and he s tn tes that , outslde of the fac t t ha t the baby seems to get

111ghL and clay mixed 1)). sleeping all day and crying all night, everything is go l r~g well. 'l'he laboratory force all join 111 otlcring sincerc congratulations Lo the happy parents.

We have a lways a nun~hc r of unusual testa a n d investigations under way in the ltrt~oratory. Among those which a re a t the aresent time receivinn consider-

signal enan~cls frofn various manufacturers with n vlew of determining Lhc most suitable and permanent paint Por use in paiuting our sema- phores and targets. This investig~atlol~ includes not only the examination of the paints a s receired, hut actual ex- posure tests of wood and metal panels painted with the enamels to weather vonditions in order to determine the life of the various paints under actual servire conditions. We a r e exposing three sc ts of these panels in a s many lwat ions on the system in order to de- trtrrninc. the effect of various climatic conditions on the paints. One set of these will be exposed a t Springfield, whir.11 11;~s an avcragc climate without extremes of heat or cold, a second se t a t Memphis, where the humidity and temperature dur ing the summer is high, and a third set a t Fo r t Worth, where it is hot and dry. Thesc panels will be examined a t intervals to determine the servico given hy the paints and will be leCt exposed fo r twelve months or mo18e. At the end of this time we will have a pretty good idea of the value of these various enamels.

Tha t the Frisco is engaged In considerable construction work a t t he present time Is rellected in the fac t tha t dur ing th r past month we have tested sixteen cars of cement conslgned to various ~ o i n t s on the svstem. When i t is remehhered tha t sixteen cars will contain one anrl one qnar ter million pounds of cement i t is evident tha t we a r e doing a lot of building.

W e regret very much to announce the loss sustained by inspector W. H. Graham in the death of hls father, a t the age of ninety-six, a t McICeesport, Pa., on 0ctohf.r I f . W e extend our deepest sympathy to Mr. Graham.

- ROUNDHOUSE AND CAR DEPT.

CHAFFEE; MO.

.IAlfES I". HALEY. Reporter

The Vrisco association of metal craft and car department employes held meet- ina Vrt=dnesday, Octoher 7, for election of officers for the ensuing year. Elected R. E. Spillman a s president, C. W. Struwe. vice- resident. and Fred Williams secretary. Committeemen elected were: Tom Abcrnathy. B. E. Spillman and J . A. Warner. Report was read 'hy divlsion

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c l~a i rmon, ti. .\. ISt~inrrt of mert ina held ;rt SjJringfleid \vith .\Ir. \\'orman.

John I)uflle, t)oilermaker, is on the sick list. \\'e ail hop? sinrerely tha t h e is able to work before long.

The roundhouse employes donated about $30.00 for the wellilre of Jlrs. Holland. widow. who is in very poor circumstances. The donation \\-as ;~p!~reei;rtcd very highly by Mrs. Holland.

Nrs. \\'. 1'. Ilurgms. wife of machine shop forenlan. \V. I.'. I:uI-wss, is spending :In cstentletl visit with her mother a t Auburn. California, and nil1 is wanderin:: t~ lound the streets liltc some little lost boy.

Joscypl~ I'ryor, m;lcl~inist : ~ y ~ ! r m t i c e , is the proud father of a I b i s bouncina. baby.

1 eo Sternt)crg, our miab able ins:wctor. hl~ent :I fuw (lays in St. 1,ouis last week to ;rttend the Velied Prophet and races ;kt b'iiil~mount. Me alro visited the Frisco 11(~spital to have his eyes looked a t .

\Ve had a s business v i s i t ~ ~ r s last w(.ek. 111.. \\I. H. l lurney, tr:lvr~li~iq inslwctor and F. A. Myers, government inspector, tmd their rrports indicate that our power is in good shape.

\Ve :1rc still kecpinq rip 0111. sclic~dule on the fast freight scrvice I~t.t\rcen St. I.ouis and 3Iernlhis.

Mr. IX~viclson. tr;~ve'ing car insp-ctor, and 31r. \\'illtins, chirl' piece xrork rheckrr. a r e visiting 31r. Fowler of the car department this wceli.

l l i s s Catllel'ine Welch spent last \ r w k end with her p~t ren ts a t Springfield. \Te also susl~cct that. tilere was another magnet that tlrcw her to Springfield in tlic Iw,'son of :L young man.

Tillie and BI:rc, of the m:lster rnech:lnir's o f l~ee , seem to be acttinb. along vwy n i r r - 13' since Tiliir's return from her oac;~tio-I to Ca1iforni;r. l'roni 1 1 1 ~ loolw thxt jrart ol' tile country agrees with her.

Machinist \\'itfield s t ~ t e s th;rt he h;ld just ils soon havt, a !ex cut off a s to have to fill out a11 thc papers in connection with ilaving his finfiers scratched, again.

J11.s G. L. Cooper. n ~ f f of the dauber. G. L. Cooper, is visi t~nr: In Vort Scott. Iinnsas. Glenn's mother I* keeping house for hlni while his wife is aone.

The writer is the on ner of a new tour- ing. Ford model. Rroke the windshield out before 11 week w a s over. J3elieve it will last :tbout t n o or three wecks lonrrr .

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NORTH R O U N D H O U S E S P R I N G F I E L D

RAY A. SALSJIAS, Reporter

Jus t n word of c o m n i ~ n t in regard to the 3letropolitnn Life Insurance group plan for the benefit of the Frisco shop- rrcn, made posqible bv the tlioughtfulnrss of President Kurn. The men a t the north roundliouxe have rece~ved t h e ~ r dividend chec8ks from tlie insurance company and speaiilr~g for the mcn a s 11 whole, they :>re indeed gl:rd they have protected their lovctl ones by tilltins. ou t thc msurancc a t so small a copt to them

.T. D. Knos, night aeneral foreman, in *till look in^ for his lost I~ull dog. Hard luck. .r. D.!

TI. P. I :rnml~y, assistant niaht foreman. Iias reported Imck on duty after a few d:rvs on. nccuunt of ill health. W e a r c glad to have l l r . 1:rumley back with u s w a i n .

Joe Hacker filled Mr. Rrunilcy's vacancy while he was off.

G . W, Roder Is very grateful to the men from the north roun(lho11se for the liberal donation. \\'e hope he is reruperating and gaining strength and will hc back with us soon.

0. I,. Pence, was transferred to a day position by Xft~t Lampton. I-low would an oil torch look to you, 0 . L.?

Frank Glen, electrician, has I~een ill, but 1s back on the job asa in . Hope good health stnvs with you R a n k . C. C. W'agncr, coal 'chute operator, haa

been orerat ing a brown hoist a t St. Mary's, Mo., a s the coal chute is under repair. Mr. \Iragner and family motored to Mountain. Tenn.. lately to visit his father and mother and report a n enfoy- able time wlth no tire trouble.

0. E. Bennett spent a few d a s s in St. IJ0llis at tending the Masonie parade.

Shorty Bnrton has recentlv l;een 1x0- ~rxlterl to niaht work.

.\rch ~ a s l c r , of the west shops is struttin6' n new 1026 Dodge Sedan.

X a t t Lampton recently received a pro- niolion. Tha t is good news, Matt.

Jack Cnle slipped onc over on us and got m a r r ~ e d . He w a s surely liberal with the smoltes. Conzratulations. Jack!

R. 0. B:llsm;in. a i r marl was transferred to the routh shops. Sorry to lose you lioy and wish you good luck.

"Daddv" Fishcr. watchman. spent a few da.\.b visiting in ~ o l o r a d o : keports a flne time.

Virgil Stric.ltl;rnd, watchman, is spending :% few \vcnks v i s i t i n ~ in California.

"I-fap1)y" Potter, \vatcl~man, c:lrried tlie clock (luring t l ~ e aRsrn<,e of I.'isher a n d Stricklrrnrl. Solno ro.r?~di:ln. "II:~ppy"!

MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T H U G O , O K L A .

C. C. V.\SSXR. Reporter

So . Hugo ha$ not had a cyclone an11 blown nwly. \Ire a r e still here and decidcd vou had better know it.

October 5 , was another day for the metal craft and car department employes :~ssociation to .mcc!t and about 730 o'clock a good at tendance of the lodge gathered in thc assembly hall of the passenger station. Minntes were read, new mem- Iwrs adniittcd, and talks were given by :I number of the members. Elcction of the new offlcers for the next yenr then took p1ac.e. The first Monday nisht in each niontll \ ras se l~c te i l :IS the regular meeting night. If you a re in Hugo a t any of these meeting times, come in and talk with us. \\'e want to meet yon.

Honk, lionk! Herc comes Nr. H. L. Srbnstine in his new Chevrolet. Cot tired of his lizzie so traded hcr off. Yes, he still speaks to us.

Charlie F'otts is mo\ing nailin, says he gets tirc'd o f living in the same place ;rlwayx.

Kennie I h n n and Chester Cenrley a r e stepping on the r a s in their new S t a r v;trx. . A ~ l t them for a ride.

Orny \\rright is so nsed to beating his drum in the hand that he can't keep him hammer f r o n ~ knocking a job while he is a t work.

Xlr. C . H. I<;lltzell. superintcndent, was a visitor i ~ t the meeting of the association 0ctol)er 5.. \\'e all hope he will call again.

Will not a:ty mnch :ibout Hugo being :Ln oil town just now, but watch out- the drillers arrs getting down to where ~ ~ r o s p c c t s look good.

The colorctl ladies served the white employes of the shops with a dinner on Octobcr 15 ;rt the roundlious~. This was a real dinner rrt flfty cents :I plate.

I.ee Stevens turned 1oo;e of his flivver : ~ n d came driving in in a Chevrolet tonr- ing car . Claims it will :rcconmodatc his f:rn~ilv more comfortal)ly, \vhen they all go for a drive.

J lr . :rnd Mrs. I\'. P. Moore a r e the proull jiarentn of a tmby boy.

F'ranlc IZnipp.:md R. TI. Walker ,motored to Sherman, Iexa .~ . . where they enjoyed the h x t clnr of tllr count r fair.

Carl I , , li~nnal:., has reskncd and s t a r t - ed to whool again. W. F. Noore returned from the meetin?

of the aswciirtion a t S~rinatreld with - - many intere'-ting items.

311.. and Mrs. C. C, Vassar and little daughter 3lasinc. enjoyed a fifteen-day \*ncation in J~usscllrille and other nearby l~ointx in A r l t a n ~ ; ~ ~ .

T E L E G R A P H N E W S S N Y D E R , O K L A .

F:. R. DAVIDSON, Reporter

l i n e m a n S. H. Slim Harbison has returned from a vacation. I-le reports hav- inc a splendid trip to Indiana.

E. Coats was callcd home on account of his fatherly illness, an11 death on Sep- tember 17. W e estend sympathy from the gang.

1,ineman R. C. Holt is hack from his short vamtion and he renorts s good t i1n1..

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1,inen:an 13. R. Davidson is oil on the sick list with tonsilitis. I le will he back with the gang YOOII, however.

Foreman Harris has been looking forward to his turn for a vacation. Our str;rw boas. '1 ' . I.:. Iglo)'d, still 11:ls the ;\lernpliis blues and we hope thcy wear oft' before long.

Cotton Copeland has returned from his vacation.

Renniu ICdmonds spent a recent Sunday a t hi3 home in Enid.

Our old friend. E. D. Coleman, is hack with ns a f te r trying farm life this sum- 17,er.

Our cook ant1 wife a r e off on a little vacation. Mope they have a fine time, hnt wish Lhcy'tl hurry back as we feel a t home when we can get those good uiscuits.

l h e pilnss a r c getting in linc, one b) one, writing ncws and stories.

Rernclnl>er to ALWAYS BE CAREFUL! --

TELEGRAPH GANG CAMP No. 83, GRANBY, Mo.

J . 15. SUSSRAUJI, Reporter.

This canlp received the live copies of the Friqco magazilre ant1 the boy:: were all nnxlous to rex l i t f r o n ~ rover to cover. Al\says want to know what is roinc on a n d tender ;I vote of thanks to . a n n c to 'ihe 'Gditor for seltding , t h e rna- . ' them on time. (That h the first Lime :in\ bods ever did tha t , too.-1Cd.l

1,inemun Clarence \Vucllner has been Lrxnsferred to Camp Xo. S3 from For(,- nmn Oliver's b-mg. The flrst night C1;tr- ence \\'as in camp he \\WH busy coinr)osing ;I song in his dreams. Cltlrenw is not ready Lo have i t published until he has it copyrighted.

J'oreinan W. I,.. Donahuc \v:w suh- pocntted to court a t Clayton. .\lo., tis i l wltness to a n accident t h a t happened a t \\rindsor Springs. December 31. 1924. while his outfit was working on the sleet storm job.

This gang has x number of Hportsnlcm. consist in^ of hunters, fisherhwn and haseball fans. Onr congenial crumb boss :%l\vars brings in the squirrels and t1.c. foreman. \V. 1.'. Donahue, and canip cook. Robert Moore, an? talking of bringing in thc birds. Kach of them have good dogs for t h a t purpose.

1,inemxn J . H. Tholnpson and Grunt Gcorm Trask throw out the line f o ~ fish, tztking along I.inelndn Garret t \\'right to help carry them hack. Gar- re t t said it is nlwi~vs the h a fish tha t cc t zway.

Two of our grunts a re tnllting of buying :lutes. They think tha t thcy will buy the conlbination kind-self-starting and stem winding.

C:~inp No. 83 chin is to have tlic best s tory tt!llcrs of any line gang on thc Frisco system. Thcse men a r c waiting for some of the other gangs to have their storir.3 put in the mxgazinr. Let's heqr from you first.

Donahue's w n a has fourteen miles of thc present estimate completed :md a r e now located with t h ~ i r wmip a t Granby. M 0.

Grunt J l i~r t in AIcGuire has been transferred from Donahue's g a n z to J. F. Pharris' ji,rnp a t Snyder. Okl:~.

The baseball scnson is ovc? for this yenr and some of the hoys :ire get t ing ready to back up their judgment flnan- cinlly upon the results next year.

Your reporter visited his horn? and family in Illiiiois recently.

TELEGRAPH GANG, IANTHA, MO.

H. \V. ELLIOTT. Iicyorter

:\. J. 3I:therry hns resigned and accepted a position with the \\'?stern Union Telegraph Co1np:lny. \Ve wish him suc- w s s in his new employment.

Howard Worthy had a n a t tack of rheumatism and wns forrcd out of our lincup for a few weeks. Glad to say that he is well and hack again.

Joe Stamnte says thnt he sure r2isses the big "Chief" playing the "Alimony

DEARBORN keeps boilers fit -scientifically-positively -

at reasonable cost.

&&"&'j07& I ton lyadds to thesa t i s fac - " I S . W L .AV Q I I I C =

tion we derive from our work that we receive frequent service reports similar to this: "Their boilers are cleaning

up nicclg. Well pleased with DEARBORN.

Application adapted to operating conve~iience-direct to boiler or to engine Tender, or by means of feeder to wayside lank.

Dearborn Chemical Company 310 South Michlgan Avenue FRISCO BUILDING, ST. LOUIS

CHICAGO . C. S. Murrayi Manager

THE KELLY ATKINSON CONST. CO. KELLY ATKINSON BUILDING CO.

KELLY ATKINSON FOUNDATION CO. SECURITY BLDC. CHICAGO

I All Sizes o f Washed and Screened SAND and GRAVEL I PLANTS : PACIFIC, MO. and MOSELLE. MO. : FRISCO R. R.

ST. LOUIS MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CO. 314 N. 4th Street St. Louis, Mo.

U1ne.i" on the ukelclr every evening. \Vc. suggest th:lt you p h y them on \Irednes- (lay c>vcnings in ~ ~ e m c m b r u ~ ~ w of Juc. "Chief."

Frank Haugh wants somebody to suggest a good nxmc for a g-0011 hirrl dog.

Our cook. \\:. 31. Martin, hxs t r !ine bird dog. n e t we will have some quail when the season opens.

1:oll;~ \Vise is helping cu t out dcl'cctive joints in tll.;! tc1cy)Iionc c-ircuits on tlre eastern division.

31. H . (l.)oc.) \Vood. division iinemar. a t Olathc, Kims;ls, likes to read jail stories, and su:n'q%ted t h a t I write some. Thcrc is no one here that 1i:rs a n y story to tell only the "I)e:r(:on" \\:. J. \\'holm tells about how the jailer a t Philippi was caugl!t. You can read i t some evening. It is found in Acts 16 .

S. 31. \\'orthy h r o u ~ h t his ro ; ids te~ tc Liberal and hnd i t painted. I t shines likc R new onc now.

IG. E. Gilmore r l r o v ~ his c : ~ r to his home a t Mount \,'crnon. Ill.. and is txk- inc. n short vac:ttion. C'lvde .\Lillcr is G u m 6 boss in his absence..

W e claim Lhe record on setting po'es. having set 4 1 in 1 hours. :tn a v e r w e of :t pole set and t:rml>ed every six minutes.

\\rhat was t h a t noisc that went by? "Oh! That was the Sunnykind. the IWs- co's f i ~ s t ~ s t twtn on this division. I t don't hesitate nowhere!"

No accidents this month. How about you?

The FRISCO uses NATIONAL TRAIN CONTROL

and will be glad to give others ' the facts and figures on i ts ' Simplici ty , Reliabil i ty , Low

Cost and Low Maintenance.

The National Safety Appliance Co.

Railway Exchange Bldg. - CHICAGO, ILL.

57 Post Street - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL

JOHN H. PAYNE Highway. Railway.

Municipal and Concrete Construction

FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

R. L. Bartholomew

GENERAL RAILROAD CONTRACTOR

867 Roland St. Memphis, Tenn.

LIST CONSTRUCTION CO. Railroad Contractors

415 Railway Exchange Building

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Maney Brothers & Co. CONTRACTORS

304 Empire Building OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

E, J, McCABE Railroad Contractor

and Grader 1117 N. Francis Oklahoma City

I L. I. VIALL I Railroad Contractor

3936 Euclid Ave. Kansas City, Mo.

GRANT SMITH AND CO. General Contractors 819 Merchants-Laolede Bldp.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

Hamilton Coal and Mercantile Co. General Office--WEIR CITY, KANSAS

PRODUCERS O F

Hamilton Quality Coal CELEBRATED NO. 9 DEEP-SHAFT

Exclusive Sales Agents

McALESTER FUEL CO. KANSAS CITY, MO.

Public Works Construction Co. Constructors of Roads and

Bridges 919 Century Building

ST. LOUIS, MO.

J. E. COLLINS Railroad Grading Contractor

I 220 West 12th Street OKLAHOMA CITY

ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORPORATION PRODUCERS AND REFINERS

COLCORD BUILDING

O K L A H O M A CITY. O K L A H O M A I F I R E B R I C K M A S O N R Y

314 INTERSTATE BLDG.

KANSAS C I T Y , Mo.

CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY COMMISSARY CONTRACTORS

P. J. ESGLE.UAN, President 11. S . E N G L m l A N , Vice-Prcaident General Office Branch Off ices ST. LOUIS, MO. G. I. FITZGERALD, Vice-Pres . and Sec'y E. B. SHARKEY, Mnnager, Ft. Worth, Tex . coca cola ~ , , i l d ; ~ ~ M ~ . CHAS. GRAY, Manager, Springtleld, Mo. G . R. PIERCE, Supt . , St . Louls, Yo. KANSAS CITY, MO. by. %\'ORTH. 'I'm. GUY KRESS, Supt. . Springfield, Mo. JACK DAVIS. Supt., Fort Worth, Tex. DALLAS, T E X A S

Tz/T&~~ ~ M P L O X ~ S ' ~ W Z I N E Pngc 67

Grider Coal Sales Agency STEAM & DOMESTIC COAL

2,000,000 TONS ANNUALLY

Birmingham, - - Alabama

H E N R Y ADAMSON COAL & MINING CO.

MINERS and SHIPPERS OF COAL

Mines Located Four and One-Half Miles East of the City of Tulsa WHEN I N THE MARKET FOR COAL

Call Phone Cedar 5588 or Osage 9810-F21

OR \\'RITE US

TULSA, OKLA. R. R. 1, Box 145

We Want Your Business

I Midvale Coal Co. 1 I HIGH GRADE STEAM

AND DOMESTIC COAL I 1 Chemical Bldg. ST. LOUIS. YO. 1

For all Figurework

HIGH SPEED

ADDING-CALCULATOR Addition. Subtraction.

Multiplication and Division are accomplished with equal facility and with a visible PROOF OF ACCURACY

Arrange for a free trial

Monroe Calculating Machine Co. General Offieem: Woolworth Bldg.

New York Ageneiem in All Principal Citiem

LOCAL AGENCY Syndicate Trust Bldq., St . Louis, Mo.

Alabama By-Products Corporation

COAL TAR, SULPHATE O F AMMONIA, BENZOL

FOUNDRY, FURNACE, W A T E R GAS AND DOMESTIC COKE

STEAM. BUNKER, DOMESTIC AND SMlTHlNG COAL

GENERAL OFFICES: AMERICAN TRUST BUILDING

Birmingham, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

FOR EVERY PURPOSE CAPACITY OF MINES AND OVENS 2% MlUlON TONS ANNUALLY

JAMES D. LIVINCSTON, Premident NORTON SCHUYLER, Sec'y-Tream.

Reliance Coal Company MINERS OF

" LIVINGSTON COAL" GENERAL OFFICE: CLINTON, MO.

Eleven Years Satisfaction for the Frisco

CROWE COAL COMPANY General Office, Dwight Building K A N S A S CITY, M I S S O U R I

MINERS AND SHIPPERS

Mines located a t Mulberry and Scammon, Kansas and Henryetta Oklahoma, o n t h e line of the St . Louis - San Francisco Ry. Co.

1 C. W. BOOTH & CO. I I Railway Suppl ies I

Railway Exchange Building CHICAGO. ILL.

Manassa Timber Company PIEING

OAK-CYPRESS-PINE Arcade Building St. Louis, Mo.

Byrnes Belting Co. Manufacturer .

Oak Tanned Leather Belting. I Hose Packing I. I I S A I N T LOUIE 1

I INSTANT SERVICE PHONE 6-0154 1 1 Bluff City Delivery Co Ice and Coal I

General Office, 651 Beale Avenue MEMPHIS, TENN.

Vulcan Rivet Corporation B I R M I N G H A M , ALA.

1 RIVETS - TRACK SPIKES 1 I Works and Office: Doleito Junction. Ma.

1 The Producers Sand Co. 1 l'rudrrcsrs and Shippers of the BIG A R K A N S A S RIVER

C H A N N E L S A N D SCREENED AND WASHED

P. 0. Box 2133 TULSA. OKLAHOMA

/ Tri-State Culvert Mfg. t o MANUFACTURERS O F I

"Toncan Better lron Culverts" 514 Randolph Building MEMPHIS, TENN.

FISCHER LIME AND - CEMENT CO. -

Building Materials M E M P H I S - T E N N E S S E E

Duner Car Closets Enameled l r o n Wet o r Dry Closets

DUNER CO. 101 S. Clinton St . CHICAGO F o r deta i led descr ipt ion nee Car Builder.

Cyclopedia 1922 Ed i t i on

I LARGEST INDEPENDENT DEALERS IN THE WORLD

ROBT. S. LEETE & COMPANY TYPEWRITER RIBBONS

CARBON PAPERS HIGH-GRADE BOND PAPERS

205 W. Monroe St. CHICAGO

I JOPLIN CRUSHED FLINT CO. I PllODUCERS OF

MINE RUN AND SCREENED CHATS ROLLED FLINT SAND CRUSHED ROCK

717 FRISCO BLDG. JOPLIN, MO.

I Mills: Dothan, Ah.-Prescott, Ark. I I Thomas E. Powe' Lumber to. I

HARDWOOD LUMBER ASH MAHOGANY POPLAR OAK

GUM CYPRESS

2 to 24 Branch St., ST. LOUIS, 310.

William H. Reaves THE P. & M. COMPANY

1169 Arcade Bldg. St. Louis, Mo.

Hyman Michaels Co. St. Louis, Mo.

IRON AND STEEL SCRAP NEW AND RELAYING RAIL

- = - - t - I - - - - Barnard Stamp Co. I - - RUBBER STAMPS, S = - - - - C - - SEALS a n d STENClLS - - - - - - - - - = Trade Checks, Pads, Ink. Etc. = = - Fnc-Simi le Au tog raph S tamp . % = 316 Olive St. St . Louis, Ma. = E~~~~~~~~~~~~~I~III I I I I IN~~~~:~III~~~III I I I I I I I~III~II~III I I I I I I~~I~I~

I St. Louis Truck and Mfg. to. I ''AMERICAN'' SELF - OILING S T E E L TRUCKS. HAND AND TRAILER SERVICE. FOR RAILROAD PLATFORMS. WARE- HOUSES. DOCKS AND INDUSTRIES. 1 3200 Nor th Ha l l St. St. Louis, Mo. I

DU PONT SIMPLEX TYPE "B" STOKER

STANDARD STOKER CO., Inc. 350 Mad i son Ave., New Yorlc, N. Y.

M c C o r m i c k Bldg:, Chicago, 111. D u P o n t Bldg., W ~ l r n m g t o n , Del.

Foundr ies a n d Worka, Erie, Pennsy lvan ia

Reliance Customers always get w h a t t hey want, when they w a n t it. Write o r Phone Ua.

"The Farfeat Grolofng Engradng Organfratton in the Middle Wul."

Reliance E n g r a v i n g Co. Engrauers Ar t is ts Electrotypers

701-703 Lucas Ave. St. Louis. Mo.

ROSIN CORPORATION LAUREL. MISS.

I Steam Distilled Wood Turpentine. Steam Distilled Pine Oil,

F Grade Wood Rosin

W. L. B R U B A K E R dk BRCBS. CCB. 50 CHURCH ST. N E W YORK, N. Y.

Factory: M I LLERSBURG, P.A. Manufacturers of the SPECIAL TEMPERED RELIEVED STAYBOLT TAPS used by the leading Railroads and Boilermakers of the United States. Our Staybolt Taps w i l l tap 20% more holas. Write for deseriptive matter of our New Design SPIRAL FLUTED STAYBOLT TAPS. We also manufacture HIGH SPEED BOILER REAMERS, adapted especially for Boiler and Car Work. Other tools we make are a l l kinds of Taps. Reamers. Dies, End Mills, Counterbores and High Speed Mud Ring Reamers.

HARDIE -TY NES MFG. CO.

Corliss and Throttling Engines

AIR COMPRESSORS

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Free Samples for

Business Men Of our effective, s y s t e m a t i c and economical advertising service. Write for C o m m o n Cents, Senior, and C o m m o n Cents, Junior.

MENDLE PRINTING CO. 801 Lucas Ave. ST. LOUIS, MO.

North American Car Company TANK CARS FOR LEASE

CAR REPAIRS OUR SPECIALTY

SHOPS

CHICAGO, ILL. COJWEYVILLE, KANS. WEST TULSA, OKLA.

GENERAL OFFICE

327 South LaSalle Street

CHICAGO

PRI M E'S PLUGS

Other Works HILLBURN. N.Y. CHICAGO. ILL N L A C A R A F N U N I SUPERIOR.WIS

NIACARA FALLS. CANADA

RAILWAY TRACK MATERIAL Switch Stands. Switches.Fro@. CrosslnQs.Cuard Rails.Clarnps. ctc.for Steam. Electr~c. Mine and

Industrial Railway Tracks MANGANESE TRACK WORK A SPECIALTY

MalnOffke ~ ' H I I ~ B V R N . N . U

SALES OVVlCES AT ALL SEVEN WORKS

Ramapo Ajax Corporationa

Southern Wheel Co.

MANUFACTURERS OF

CHILLED IRON CAR W H E E L S

PLANTS: ST. LOUIS BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ATLANTA. GA. SAVANNAH, GA. PORTSMOUTH, VA. PITTSBURGH, PA. ROCHESTER. N. Y. SAYRE. PA.

CLEVELANO, OHIO

I INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES

For All Purposes -Under All Con- ditions - Every- where - KEIRITE - G i v e s U n- equalled Service.

L A F A Y E T T E 0 5 4 5

Robert M. Lucas Co.

CREATORS and MAKERS of

LUCAS CEMENT

"Through all changes some things endure"

1955 West Thirty-First Street, Chicago

REAMED -CHAMFERED NIPPLES

Made from New P i p e

H. C. ATKINS MFG. CO. 2318 RANDOLPH ST. ST. LOUIS, MO.

I Jno. H. Heirnbnecher Metals Co. I 1 @@Largeat Copper Stock in the Wc.tS' I

I BRASS- N i c k e l S i l v e r B R O N Z E S T E E L C O P P E R Z I N C

I n A11 Forms S A I N T LOUIS M I S S O U R I

OXY-ACETY LENE -3 WELDING & CUTTING if.* --: 1- - EQUIPMENT 1 MODERN ENGINEERING CO.

3411 Pine Blvd. St. Louis

The New York Air Brake Company

Manufactures the

STANDARD AIR-BRAKE EQUIPMENT GENERAL OFFICES

165 Broadway, N e w Y o r k C i t y

WORKS Wate r town , N e w Y o r k

St. Louis Frog & Switch Co.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

I I High Grade Machine Tools American Lathes and Radials

Norton Grinders / I Milwaukee

Pels Punches and Shears Watson-Stillman Hyd. Machy.

and EFFECTIVE SERVICE

WOLF RIVER SAND CO. Washed and Screened

Sand and Gravel

O F F I C E , 622 F A L L S B U I L D I N G

MEMPHIS, TENN.

Car Load Shipments a Specialty

The Gideon - Anderson Co. . \I.\SI.F.\(TI.P.ERS OF

Hardwood Lumber AND

Slack Cooperage Stock

GENERAL OFFICES:

Band, Circular and Planing Mil ls GIDEON, MO.

SALES OFFICE:

Dis t r ibut ing Yard Second and Angelica Sts.

Telellhone: Tyler I I-Ty:er 12

ST. LOUIS, MO.

St. Louis Surfacer and Paint Co.

Ar l ington Ave. & Termina l Belt Ry.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

Railroad Paints,

Varnishes, Enamels

Owens Paper Box Co I 413-415 N. First

SAINT LOUIS

I,. MANUF.4CTURERS

OF

PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES

TIGER BRAND P U R E -

LINSEED OIL "MADE IN T H E WEST"

Mills at FREDONIA

KANSAS and

S T . LOUIS MISSOURI

Founded in 1890

Ofice8

The Fredonia Linseed Oil Works co. FREDONIA, KANSAS

LINCOLN Steel and Forge Co.

RAILROAD, M I N E AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION

EQUIPMENT

Works and Offices: St. Louie

Chas. Re Long, Jr. Company

LOUISVILLE

CHICAGO

-411 Kinds of Railway and Industrial Paints

MACHINISTS' TOOLS A N D

SUPPL l ES

:UTTING & T H R E A D I N G T O O L 8

SPARTAN H A C K S A W S

4. & C. F I L E S N Y E P I P E T O O L 8

W R E N C H E S

R A I L R O A D SUPPLIES, ETC.

E. H. Sachleben & Co. 1517 Olive St.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

- Red-Strand - I WIREROPE

Frisco Protects Its Employees Frisco is careful about the wiping rags that it puts in the hands of i ts employes. No chance can be taken with allowing minor scratches to become-infected. That's the reason Frisco u s e s KLEEN KWALITY I< L 0 T H S, only. These wipers are not only clean, but their special treatment makes them a s sanitary a s hospital gauze-and they a re lintless a s well.

AARON FERER & SONS St. Louis N i n e B r a n c h e s

KLEEN KWALITY KLOTHS

UNITED STATES CANADA

The Name

" Continental " on your policy means Gunranteed Protection fo r yourself and famllg when accldent o r lllness s t o ~ s your pay. The latest polides problde ln- come for life for total disablllly Premiums ~ a Y a b l e In cash or through your - desire.

paymaster-as You

(The Rallroad Man'8 Company) H. G. B. ALEXANDER, Prealdent

Mhirag~ General OWlcea: Chloano. U. 8. A.

Canadlan Head Offloe. Toronto

CUT OUT AND MAIL TODAY

Contlnental Caeualty Company, 910 Miohinan Avenue. Chicago, I l l .

I am employed by the FRISCO SYSTEM ................................................................. Dlvlslon Please send me 1nPormallon In regard to your health and accldent pollcfes such as are carried by hundreds of my fellow employes In the Unlted Slates and Canada.

M y age Is ................................................................ .................................................. My occupallon 1's

%AME ............ ...................................... ADDRESS ..............................................................

l nto Permanent Books

Adopted by general and local o f i c e s of every large railroadin theunitedstates.

BINDING MACHINES

PERMANENT BINDERS

LOOSE LEAF DEVICES FOR

ALL PURPOSES

McBee Binder Co. New York St. Louis Athenr

Cleveland Chicago

Headlight headquarters

Headlights and turbo-generators

Train lighting system

Train control steam turbo-generators

Yard floodlights Locomotive electric

fittings

The PYLE-NATIONAL COMPANY

1334-1358 North Kostner Avenue Chicago, Ill., U. S. A.

Electrical Appliances for Railroads

CLASSIFICATION LAMPS MARKER GAUGE LAMPS

SAFETY PORTABLE HAND LAMPS

ELECTRIC HAND LANTERNS PLUG AND RECEPTACLE

HEADLIGHT SWITCHES TERMINAL BOXES, ETC.

OLIVER ELECTRIC AND MFG. COMPANY

4221 Forest Park Blvd. ST. LOUIS

Protec t and Beautify All Surfaces with

PAINTS AND VARNISHES

Acme White Lead and Color Works DETROIT, MICH.

DEALERS' SERVICE STATIONS EVERYWHERE

New B. & A Hamilton Times This

0. Giant T H E new B. & 0. 3300 is the world's

largest passenger locomotive. They are using i t to pull the "National Limited " with Engineer Rafter a t the throttle. For the past fourteen years Engineer Rafter has been timing his trains ivith a Hamilton and he will tell you that he can always depend on his Hamilton for accurate time.

And tha t is what most men in railroad service ivill tell you. They h a i ~ e turned to the Hanlilton because they know it is a watch tha t dependably renders accurate time service. That is wha t they expect when they purchase a Hamilton and tha t is exactly what they get.

Ask your jeweler to show you the new Hamilton Railroad Model here shown. This watch is a combination of the famous Hamilton 99.r movement and a sturdily built case designed especially to withstand the rigours of railroad seri~ice. I t can be had, fitted wi th the dial of your choice, ready to serve y o ~ i wi th accurate time today, and a score of years hence.

Send for a copy of the " Hamilton Time- book" and a leaflet describing this new railroad model. We will send them t o any railroad man for the asking.

H A M I L T O N W A T C H C O M P A N Y L A N C A S T E R , P E N N A . , U . S . A .

u ..r The Railroad Timekeeper of America"

Two Fast Trains Daily

I(ansas(lw-vorlda - Spscfd

-popular, year 'round, all-steel train Kansas City to Jacksonville with through sleeping car Kansas

City to Miami.

..... Lv. Kansas City.. .. Frisco Lines 6 :00 pm Ar. Memphis .......... " " ...... 7 5 0 am Ar. Birmingham . . . " " . . . . . 3:20 pm

. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ar. Atlanta Southern Ry., 8:40 pm Ar. Jacksonville .... " " ...... 7:45 a m

. . . . Ar. Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F . E . C . R y . 9:15 pm

OBSERVATION CAR KANSAS ClTY TO JACKSONVILLE

Connections made in the Jacksonville Union Station for all points in Florida.

-a new, fast all-steel train with through sleeping cars to principal points in the Southeast, including

New Orleans.

...... ...... Lv. Kansas City Frisco Lines 9:00 am Ar. Memphis ......... " " ..... 9:15 pm

. . . . . . . . ....... Lv. Memphis Ill. Cent. R. R 11 :55 pm .... Ar. New Orleans " " ..... 11:OO am

Ar. Birmingham .... Frisco Lines ...... 5:30 am Ar. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Ry ....... 11 :45 am Ar. Tampa .............. S . A . L . R y . ...... 6:15 am Ar. St. Petersburg.. " " ...... 8 2 5 am

CLUB CAR-KANSAS ClTY T O MEMPHIS

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