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October. 1930 Page 3

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE ROOMS 737-738 FRISCO BUILDING . . . . ST. LOUIS

WM. L. HUCCINS. Jr.. Edflor MARTHA C. MOORE. Aa.ocfota Edf101 C. El. STAPLES. Sprcfal Reprusntdfw WM. McMILLAN. Adoutfdn# M a w w

Vol. Vlll OCTOBER. 1930 No. I

Permiasion is given to reprint with or without credit, in part or in full, any article appearing in this Magazine

Contents of This Issue Pages

Monrtt, Mo., Wins 1930 Garden Prize .................................................................................................. 4-5

Engine 4213 Beats Endurance Record ................................................................................................... 6-7

Seventh Annual Oil Show, October 4-11 ............................................................................................ 8-9

A Night on the Endurance Engine--& Martha C. Moore ....................................................... 10-11

Lipton Cup Races at Pensacola ................................................................................................................ 12

W. H. Mullens Completes 51 Years' Service .......................................................................................... 13

Boy Scouts Visit President Hoover ...................................................................................................... 14

Trains 97.8 Per Cent On Time .................................................................................................................. 15

News of the Frisco Clubs ...................................................................................................................... 16-17

Car Damage Decreases 34.7 Per Cent ........................... .... .................................................................. 18

W. S. Merchant Becomes Passenger Traffic Manager ........................................................................ 19

Locomotive Fuel Performance Records .............................................................................................. 22-23

The Twilight Hour ................................................................................................................................. 24-25

Homemakers' Page ...................................................................................................................................... 26

Flashes of Merriment .......... .. .................................................................................................................... 27

Frisco Mechanic ...................................................................................................................................... 34

'Frisco Family News .............................................................................................................................. 35-72

( A double-page spread of pictures o f Flower Gardens on Frisco Lines, and their Attendants will be found on $ages 36-37)

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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE MEMBER The Frlsco Employes' Magazlne Is a monthly publication devoted primarily to the Intereats

nf the more than 25.000 actlve and retired employes of the Frlsco Llnes. It contalna stories, Items af current news, personal notes about employes and thelr famllles, artlclea daallng - wlth iarlous phases of rallroad work, p o e m cartoons and notlces regarding the servlce. Good clear photographs sultsble for renroductlon arc espedally derlred. &nd will be returnsd only when requested. All cartoons and drawlngs must be In black Indlm &awing lnk.

Employes are lnvlted to wrlle artlcln tor the magazine. Contrlbutlon8 should be type- nrltten, on one slde of the sheet only. and shduld be addressed to the Edltor. Frlsca Bulldlng. St. Louls, 510.

Dlstrlbuted free among Msfo Employes. TI others. prlce 15 centa a copy; subscrlptlon rate $1.50 a year. Adrertlslng rate will be mads known upon application.

MONETT, MO., WINS 1930 GARDEN PRIZE

A watered, due i o the severe drouth, but drouth or no drouth, Frisco employes a t 1,000 stations on Frisco Lines have zealously guarded their flowers so they might compete for the best

flower b e d on

1 T HAS been a task this past Flower Pork Tended by Geom foreman; Texas Lines, Bluffdale, summer to k e e ~ a flower bed Tex., maintained by M. A. ~ u f -

Morris Chosen as Best Among 1,000 on

Frisco Lines (Additional pictirrrs on Pagrs 36 and 37)

Frisco Lines and possibly win the $25 prize and the silver loving cup which was to be the award.

The decision has just been awarded by the judges, who have made a complete trip over the entire Frisco system, and Monett,

GEO. MORRIS Mo., has been sig- nally honored by winning flrst prize for the best garden on the entire system.

This prize winning bed was planned by Lenn A. Manley and Harry H. Westbay, claim agents stationed a t Monett, and Peter Stolle, section foreman, furnished George Morris, a member of his gang, to do the work. The result of his care and attention proved to be well worth while. As- sisting him in sprinkling and water- ing the grass, the Monett employes give thanks to Ellis Nunneley, employed as mail handler a t the station platform.

In addition to the grand prize, there were flrst and second prizes for the best gardens on each division and a prize for each terminal, the system

winner being picked from this group. Resclts of the contest a re as follows: Garden a t St. Mary's, Mo., first prize winner on River division, maintained by Harry Schroeder, agent; Western

The Monett, Mo., station park Iooked like this in 1929.

division, Winfield, Kans., maintained by J. H. Constant, agent, and John B. Vasilopus, section foreman; Southern division. Thayer, Mo., maintained by Sam Wooldridge, section foreman; Central divislon, Fayettelille, Ark., maintained by Otto Sargent, eection

But in 1930 the Monelt slation park Iooked like th!s--and won first prize for the prettiest station park on Frisco Lines.

stedler, section foreman; South- western division. Sapulpa. Okla., maintained by Wm. Patterson, colored laborer; Northern division, Mulberry, Ka*., maintained by El. E. Tatum, agent.

winners of flrst prizes for best flower gardens a t the terminals include: Eastern, St. h u l a Terminsla, garden a t Tower Grove, Mo., rnaln- tained by Henry Schaffer, station cleaner ; Springfield Terminal, garden a t Mill and Sherman Streets, maintained by George Russell, crossing flagman; Birmingham Terminals, garden a t Block No. 1, maintained by C. M. Chance; Memphis Terminals. garden a t east end Mississippi River bridge, maintained by Charley Mar- tin, colored employe; West Tulsa Terminal, garden a t master mechan. ic's office, maintained by Miss E. Kalt, Ale clerk.

Second prize winners and those receiving honorable mention for their gardens included: Eastern division, second prize, garden a t Dixon, maintained by John Crow, pumper; West- ern division, second prize winner. garden a t Arkansas City, Ark., maintained by H. R. Smyer, agent; second prize winner, Southern division, At- more, Ala., maintained by Wm. Eg- gart, section foreman; River division, second prize winner, garden at Sikes- ton, Mo., maintained by Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Malone, agent and wife; Cen- tral divislon, second prize winner, Seligman, Mo., maintained by C. C. Larson, agent; Texas Lines, second prize winner, garden a t Stephenville,

Top picture: First prize ic in~&er, W e s t e m division, awarded t o park nt the passenger stntio~b. IYi%Jield. Ka?w.

Rottom row, lcft to ngRt . First prr;e ~ c i n ~ t e r . Sowth- ern rlivisto?~. pozrnfls crt etcitiotk, Tltn!/er, 310. /Ceu- tor) Park nt P a ~ / e t t w l l l r . Ark., prrt 1 ~ 1 : ~ rcr)b)!er,

Texas, maintained by John Small- wood, section foreman; Southwestern division, second prize winner, garden a t Henryetta, Okla., maintained by Mr. and Mrs. W. F. King, sectioll foreman and wife.

Honorable mention was given gardens a t the following stations: Townley, Ala., Fayetteville, Ark., Catoose, Okla., Chelsea, Okla., Miami, Okla., Paola, Kans., Fall River, Kans., Centropolis, Mo., Springfield, Mo., passenger station.

The garden idea has grown rapidly since its inception in 1927, and has made greater progress since Mr. Fellows' appointment as Frisco florist in 1928. In 1927, 400 Frisco employes took advantage of the offer of seed, bulbs, shrubs and plants, and the first prizes for best gardens was inaugurated in 1929 when $15 was given for the best garden on the sys-

tem and $10 as second prize. The winner in 1929 was the garden a t St. Mary's, and second prize went to the garden a t Thayer, Mo.

The committee this year was composed of Mr. Walter Rathbone of Springfield, 310.. president of the board of regents, Southwest Missouri State Teachers College and vicepresident of the Frank B. Smith Laundry Company (well known for his growing of exceptionally fine roses), Mrs. Don B. Fellows and W. L. Huggins, Jr., editor of the I;r.isco Jlogazine.

It is reported by this conlmittee that the gardens were exceptionally fine considering the handicap of the great drouth and the way the men had maintained their section houses and station grounds was a matter of great comment. In fact, to quote one

Ce?ttrrcl rliaisioa. (R igh t ) St. Illaru's, No. . first pr i ze i c i~mer , Eiver clivisio?a and wi ) i l~er of first price *#a 1929 colttest.

At bottow of pnge, l e f t : r l I ~ l b ~ ) 7 ~ , Krins., winner o f first price, Northern divi- aion. (h' ial~t) Prwk in front

of the judges, it "did not look like the same railroad property."

Flowers which thrived in the prize winning gardens this summer included, Summer Cypress, Kochia, Petunias, Zinnias, Marigolds, Snow on the Mountain and Periwinkle.

Florist Fellows has announced that next year the system will be divided into two groups; one group where water is available for the care of the gardens and another where it must be hauled to the garden. These two groups will compete separately. This will give every mall a chance to compete in his class.

The committee required three weeks in which to make the inspection of the flower beds on the entire system. Presentation of the prizes and trophy will take place the early part of October.

D L. FOR$ road for ment, a1

charge of the F r locomotive, the milea a s his goal the 1930 enduranc 1. However, whe locomotive tied u September 1, at service for a n el of 31 days, It re The engine had b fire during the 4

record was mad ham, Ala., and : distance of 737 four trips being sas Clty and Spr

'Phi. mdnrann

JYTHE, general *eman of equ ip nd the man in isco's endurance 4213, set 9,700

! when he began ce run on August n the endurance

BEATS ENDURANCE RECORD .

~p a t Kansas City on 'ter having been in )tire calendar month 'gistereff 9,743 miles. een under continuous &ire time, and the e between Birming- Kansas City, Mo., a miles, with the last made between Kan-

.ingfield, Mo. -..., ~....,.,..,e record will stand as a world's record for some time to come. In fact, according to Forsythe, the only way to surpass the record would be to run an engine on faster schedule and show more mileage a t the end of the calendar month.

Forsythe, who only a year ago es- tabllshed a record of 7,350 miles in 24 days and 11 hours, was not satisfied with that record and immediately upon receipt of the 4213 engine by Frisco Lines, set out to break his own record and establish one which could never be equalled except on faster schedule, when more mileage might be piled up.

Today one may find him in his office a t Springfield, pouring over charts and nodes which he kept during the trig, for he rode the engine the entire distance with the exception of 400 miles, when he was called to Sprlngfleld, his home terminal, on business.

He has rt this time condensed the report and secured the figures on the run, which show that during the test elghty different crews were used; 1,479,628 gallons of water: 1,023% tons of coal and the charts show a total of 25,217,415 gross ton miles and 2,696 tons per train mile.

According to Forsythe there was not a minute's delay due t o the en-

New Locomot i oe Ra i s es pounds and the grate area Is 80.3 square feet.

WO Endutance Mar$ They a r e equipped with a radial stav flrebox. and heatine surface in - the flrebox is 390.T) sauare Operating 9,700 Miles

Under Continuous Fire

Six ta eiaht minutes over each sub- division) taking care of the fire, shaking the gratea only hen the en. gine was drifting or standing still and keeping the water down to a

D. L. FORSPTHE

safe low l e d in the boiler, and to good lubrication.

The booster, wlth which the engine i s equipped, was used a total of nine hours and forty minutes. I t was cut in on steep grades and in starting the heavy trains. The average pounds of coal per thousand gross ton miles averaged 81 pounds.

The 4213 is one of a fleet or twenty gine. I t handled i ts full tonnage over , new freight locomotives nnmbered the entire time and the engine hauled 4200-4219, ordered from the Baldwin its heaviest train on Its las t trip into Locomotive Works only a short time Kansas City, which was 121 cars o r ago, and embodies all the latest in 6,023 tons. freight locomotion. The 4200's a r e

He says the success of the test was among the heaviest engines in this due t o the systematic blowing out of section of the country, with weight the boiler so many minutes on each on trucks, 37.000 pounds; weight on sub-division. (an accurate check was drivers, 274,690; weight on trailer, made which showed that the water 64,100; weight of engine, 375,790 from the boiler was blown out from pounds. The tractive effort is 69,600

feet, with heating surface of flues, 3994.0 square feet, or a total heating surface of 4384.0

square feet, with a boiler pressure of 235 pounds to the square inch. Modern throughout, they a r e equlpped with many new features such a s a Coffin feedwater heater. Thermlc Syphons and Type "E" superheater, which increases the temperature of steam to 730 degrees Fahrenheit.

Perhaps one of the most modern improvements is the alemiting system which does away with the old hand oiling system. The booster increases the total tractive effort to 82,000 pounds when in use. The main valves and cylinders a r e equipped with the force feed lubrication which operates automatically while the engine is in motion. The engines a re fired by the Dupont B-K Stoker which does away with hand firing. These engines a r e capable of handling 8,000 tons on level track, o r a train of 160 loaded cars of 50-ton capacity each.

Reports from the Kansas City roundhouse show that when the engine was taken out of service for illspection following the last trip, the flrebox, grates, arch and front end were in good condition.

This engine has 201 3%-inch flues and 66 2ikdnch flues and a t the completion of the trip there were only 58 of the 3%-inch flues stopped up and one small one. On inspection of the boiler, no scale o r accumulation was shown a t any of the washout plugs except about five inches of soft mud in the back water leg. Arch tubes and syphons were absolutely clean.

The feedwater heater was in perfect condition without intermediate washing and the B-K stoker was in A-1 condition and gave a good dis- tribution of fuel which contributed to the good performance.

No flues o r staybolts showed the least -simmer and the valves and cylinders were examined and a scant one-sixteenth inch wear was shown on the piston heads and the packing was not renewed.

Before the record endurance run this engine had only made 3,234 miles in June, 3,264 'in July and the endurance mileage of 9.743 miles, a total of 16,241 miles since receipt

October. 1930

from the Baldwin Locomotive Works by Frisco Lines. It made more mileage during the endurance test than in the two months previous to the run.

Forsythe has made all three tests with an engine numbered in the 4100- 4200 series. The first test, made with engine 4100, ended by the engine having made 2,940 miles. This was in 1927, In 1928 Forsythe took the 4113 and between July 19 and August 13 broke the former world's record, held by the Great Northern Railway of 3,500 miles, by making a record of 7,350 miles. This was not equalled or broken until he broke his own record on the last run with the 4213.

"The run was made with three things in view," Forsythe said. "First, to definitely prove that a freight locomotive could be run for a n entire calendar month without the flues getting stopped up to such an extent as to impair the steaming qualities of the engine; second, to see if a freight locomotive could be run without having the fires knocked and the boiler washed out from one government inspection period to the next and third, to see if the engine would steam as well a t the completion of the calendar month period as it did at the first of the trip."

In speaking of the run, H. I;. Wor- man, superintendent or motive power said that the test meant the speeding up oP freight transportation and atso clearly showed the need for fewer en-

FACTS ABOUT THE 4213 Fired up a t 2:00 p. m. August 1. F i re knocked 10:OO a. m. Sep-

tember 1. Total hours under fire-740. Total gross ton miles-25,271,415. Total crews on engile--80. Average t ra in handled-2,696

tons. Total tons coal used-1023v2. Pounds coal per 1,000 g.t.m.-81. Total gallons water used-

1,479,628. Tota l t ime on road-460 hours,

12 minutes. Total t ime in m o t i o n 3 7 1 hours,

21 minutes. Average speed between terminals

-21 m.p.h. Average speed in motion-26.1

m.p.h.

gines with which to handle the tonnage.

"I am greatly satisfied with the test," Forsythe said. "The 4200 locomotives are the last word in locomotion and I cannot say too much for them. Only the greatest freight laca- motive in the tvorld could make such a record, under continuous fire with

This photograph of engi9re 4213 mu token at Spr igf ie ld , Mo., on August 8, IIJ the engine completed 9,097 of !he 9IK)-nzile record endurance run.

heavy tonnage for a month, only to turn around after government inspection and be placed in regular freight service, with only running repairs reported and no more work given than we give an engine on a through freight run.

"And now that the test is over, I am going to rest up a few days and await the blue printing of the charts I kept on the locomotive performance which I intend to send to each division point as a n example of what one of the 4200's can do and what can be done in freight service by conserv- ing coal, proper care of engine and the blowing out of the boilers in a systematic way."

L O C O M O T I V E W H I S T L E

Locomotive comin' through, Shoutin' like it used to do: "Never mind the boats that go Where the oceans ebb and flow, Never mind the airships grand, Hurrying over sea and land. Listen to me as I sing. I am still the Travel King.

"With respect I still am heard. Though I'm neither fish nor bird, Robot powers I reveal. I'm the giant built of steel, Carrying burdens for the wise, Leading unto sad surprise For the speculative crew- I am telling you Who's who!"

-Philmder Johson in the Washingtort Star.

SEVENTH ANNUAL OIL SHOW OCT. 4-1 1

T HE enormous success of the I n t a t i a 1 p e t leu then we will "conie closerhome." International Petroleum Ex- You have heard our foremost position and Congress, a Exposition and Congress students on world problems say

well known oil writer has pointed that war, by becoming unbearably out, has been due largely to the at Tulsa. Ohla.. TO Be horrible, will eventually be out- aim of its leaders to make it a practical show, always attempting to hold the interest of the prac-

w .

~ a r g e s t In History lawed as a means of settling international disputes. If these learned liieil are correct the

tical oil man. Ny WILLIrldl B. CV.4 Y , Gcjreral Maiiagrr, Of war 'lake up

The seventh Oil Show, October Irrtcr~iotio~ral Pctrolcurit Exposition for the terrible gifts that petrole- 4 to 11, however, will prove that arid Corcgrrss. um has made to the a r t of battle. this estilnate is no longer even Best known among these is tri- remotely adequate, and, further, that features of the Exposition that it llitrotolulene, T. N. T., and phosgene, if those phases of the petroleum in- presents to the public in a n inter- a poison gas of which an incredibly dustry which deal with complex re- esting way the convincing proof of the small amount will annihilate an entire search problems, highly advanced industry's influence upon our every regiment of soldiers; liquid fire, theoretical considerations, and sub- day life. Let me develop this point which blankets the foe in tongues of jects properly in the fields of ethics, more graphically: flame. public relations, local and interna- If you have just undergone an Just a s gold from Mexico and South tional policy. and Anierica brought t h e like, have

.-*---z ----- - . ----a fame and wealth been brought into - - -- -- to Spain in the the foreground, it d a y s o f t h e has been because Grand Armada, the industry and now oil enlarges the public have the place in his- demanded it. tory of a number

It is p r o p e r of nations. What here to note that ever may be our it has been nec- views on interna- essary this year tional questions, to increase the the fact remains size of the Ek- that petroleum is p o s i t i o n plant largely responsi- twenty - live p e r ble for the story cent in order to that is written of provide facilities Russia, of Rou- f o r conducting mania, of Persia the Oil Show in and of parts of accordance with India. this e x p a 11 d e d F e w in our policy. This build- Fjtage of civiliza- ing program has tion a r e so pro- been completed a t vincially minded a cost of $285,- that they will 000. contend that we

At first sight, are unaffected by this article will Air nirplairc view of the perrrrarrerct horrre of the Irltcrrratiorinl Pctroleurrr Ex- w o r 1 d happen- strike many of positimz and Co#rgrcss at T~t tsa , Oklahor~la, appears above. The seveittlt atrilrral show ings thousands of the readers a s a n zrdl be held this yea? from October 4 to 11. POW special traiils from St. Louis, m i l e s removed. i n d i a t i ,, of atrd cighty spcc;al Pullrimis from vnrious poiiits, 7vcrr handled by Frisco Liries at our 1 d has warged editorial the 1929 crpositiort, a d art ezwii largcr moveitieii! is e.1-pccted this jlmr. grown too small judgment. for that, and here

"Why," it may be asked %hould operation on the surgeon's table, does again petroleum has played a leading most of us visit the Oil Show? W h y it interest you that it was a petroleum part. tell us about something that can only product which caused you to Sleep ~~~t for this industry Lilldbergh interest those who a r e engaged in the peacefully a s the scalpel slashed and wonid not have spanned the Atlalltic, oil and gas business?" the forceps bit deeply? I f a Petroleum ~(ingsford-Smith, the Pacific, alld Byrd

That is just the point. Every per- ~ m d u c t ha% a s the only knowll navigated over the two poles. The son: housewife, doctor, beauty special- remedy* &w'd You frOnl one of a flight of the .English hydroplane a t a ist, plumber, lawyer, writer, broker; nunlber of once incllrable maladies, speed of 325 miles an hour would not every man, woman and child, without do YOU not wish to know more about even be a dream of the future; Day- exception, is htensely interested in petroleum's contl'ibutlons t o t h e tona Beach with automobiles skim- the products ot the oil and gas in- medicine? ming its surrace at four and a half dustry, whether they know it o r not. Let us flrst consider the greater miles a minute, would be unknown.

And it is one of the most attractive contributions 0 0 the industry, and Without automoIAes, where would

be the great network of splendid highways? Even if we ignore the fact that the best hard surface roads are made from a petroleum product, and that other roads are made dustless and smoother by oil.

Let us say that you are highly pleased with the color of your frock or your suit. At one time there were few Icings who could afford to wear such hues, because as much dye a s yon have in a lavender handkerchief would have placed a mortgage on most of their palaces. A-ow, tliaiiks t o a messy, sticky by-product of the petroleum industry, these dyes are youn In thousands of shades and a t a very small cost.

"What time is it?" You would be forced to refer to a sun dial if it were uot for petroleum. You a re depend- ing upon the oil and gas business when you sew, when you cook, when you use the typewriter or calculating machine, when you cure a headache or cold, when yo11 employ beautifiers.

Snppose, now, that you remain un- convinced. You will say, "Yes, that's all very interesting, but. what has that got to do with my going out to the exposition and looki~ig over a lot of machinery I do not know anything about? Surely the oil busiuess will keep on making beneficial discoveries and improving its tecl~uique whether I visit the oil show or not."

If this very question had not been asked before the first exposition was held in 1923, and again in 1924, 1925, 1927, 1925 and 1929, we might not be prepared to answer. But, it was speed- ily discovered that the exposition policy must be expanded to interwt not only the oil producer, but also the roustabout, the tool dresser, the con- tractor, the pipe liner, the tank farm employes, the refinery and natural gasoline plant men, the marketer, the filling station operator, the chemist, the physicist, the welder, and on and on the list extended. You cannot suppose that the exposition met this issue with "a lot of machinery".

That is, unless you lump under the head of machinery s r~ch items a s mechanical eyes which distinguish colors and differences ill shades far more precisely than human eyes; an electrical brain which never makes a mistake; instruments operated by the human yoice; scales which measure the weight of a breath; therinonieters which the heat from a human body a block away will agitate severely; artificially produced bits of chemical matter which act exactly like living organisms, palpitating, fighting, eating, growing and multiplying, without cease; an electric furnace which will melt steel bars but will not injure the hand placed near the pool of molten metal; an electric coil which

WINS BEAUTY PRIZE

.I.(iss Rtcb~j Phillips, n Frisco dnrrglrter o f A'eoslro, 1110.. broriglit arc ndded horror to the Frisco farrrilg, z~heir she was adjudged tlrr rrrost brautifrtl girl in a bothirry Omrtty corrtrst prrt or1 6~1 tlic Airrcricarr 1.m'o)r post of tlint city, Arrgrrst 12-13.

There zwrr twcrrty-six oitr-ies iri thc corrtrst nrrd she crrn.7 the irrrnrri- rrrorrs rhoicr o f thr tlrrec jrrdgrs. She is 16 years of agc. z d g l i s 110 porords trrrd is 5 fert 2% iirrchcs tnll. The prize wns $25.00 i r r gold.

illiss Phillips is the dnrrghter of Mr. arrd Jlrs . A . G. Pld l ips ?f .?icosho. J l r . Plrillips lias 6ccn wi th the Frisco for fovrtcerfi years a s a telrgrnphrr aird agent orrd at this tirire is first trick to~z~rrtrurrr-tcle- gr-opher at Neoslro.

Mr. G. .llrtllerrs, agrnt f o r Ft&co Lirrrs trt Nrosho, d lo . . w h o is the I~?c-conrrrrnrtdrr of tlrr Clydr RzcrdicB Post of the /I~rcricnrz I.egiorr it1 that city, is delighted tAnt the honor wetrt to a f i isco daughter.

will make gases glow in colors, and SO on.

And right here one of the most important points may be brought out. Perhaps you ren~eiliber that the in- ventor of the best diving suit now available had never been near a body of water large enough to call for the services of a diver. If you say that you are not scientific or mathematic- ally inclined, you may recall that Einstein, the greatest living mathe- matician, failed in mathematics in school, and Ehrlich, probably the greatest of chemists who contributed to medicine, was expelled from school because of poor grades in chemistry.

To make a conlplete survey of the exposition the visitor must walk more

than five miles over concrete side- wallrs and floors without retracing his steps. Thousands of tons of heavy concrete, chat and sand have been spread over the entire grounds, and continued firmness to this floor is assured by the addition this year of twenty-four large drain basins and the underground .iietwork of 75,000 feet of sewerage lines.

The oil show exhibits range from the tiny and extremely delicate elec- tromagnetic instrument used in esti- mating the mass of a n atom to the steel derricks towering 157 feet from the ground and the cracking stills weighing more than 200,000 pounds. In full operation there will be regular gasoline refineries, natural gasoline manufacturing plants, rotary a n d cable drilling [[nits of all types, gas compression stations, welding equip ment, pipe treating and wrapping machines, te, mention just a few items.

The automatic pipe line pumping station recently completed by the American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, has aroused the interest of the industry in all parts of the world. This station is located just east of the Marketers and Refiners Building.

The United States Bureau of Mines, Bartlesville Experiment Station, will present an oil field control laboratory which will eliminate long delays when analysis are called for in connection with cementing jobs, mud fluid, gas conditions, emulsions and water conditions. The bureau will also display some of the more important among the 200,000 products of natural gas. This will surprise many who suppose that cooking food is the most important function of gas.

The international aspect of the exposition and congress has been given emphasis by the signing by President Hoover of the joint resolution which authorized the president to invite representatives from fifty-two nations.

The associations connected with the industry, such a s the American Pe- troleum Institute, the American So- ciety of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the Ameri- can Welding Society, the Petroleum Geologists Association, the Associa- tion of State Geologists, the M'id-Con- tinent Oil and Gas Association, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the Natural Gasoline Manufacturers Association of America, The National Credit islen's Associa- tion, petroleum division, the Pur- chasing Agents Association, the Scouts and Landmen's Association, the National Conservation Service, and numerous others, have perfected their plans for participation in the exposition program.

A NIGHT ON THE ENDURANCE ENGINE IEUDONNH C C0 TE, the time i t was Mr. Frank Reed from French aviator, has just Fr isco C i Lea ns A bout the Southern division. I feel D c o m P I e t d a 4 J 0 0 - d l e Raf[roodinp First Hand- pretty sure that that crew had

ocean dash in 37 hours, but he gone to a lot of trouble to make hasn't a thing on me. "I'm Crazy About It'' things comfortable for me, for

1 jast ~ o m p l e t e d a 201-mile ride She Says the first thing they handed me m the world's endurance loco- was a piece of white canvas to motive. put over the seat. I guess they

I'm air-minded, but I'm sold on expected to see me in a white that 4213, and the fascination of By M A R T H A C. M O O R E linen dress, but I fooled 'em. I the throttle takes precedence wanted to get dirty. I wanted over tha "stick" in my estimation. I t came! Somebody's voice said, to get cinders in my hair and grease

You know it's a rare treat for a "Miss Moore, engine 4213 leaves for spots on my coveralls, for I intended girl .to ride a locomotive. I fished Kansas City a t 2:45--2:45 p. m.!" to go in for class 1 repairs when I around for a n invitation and finally Whoopee! returned, which would include a fa- "Dee" Forsythe, the man in charge of I got into those all-enveloping cov- cial, a shampoo and a hot, steaming the run. asked me to ride with him. eralls In the Frisco Building and the bath.

and hats and shoes I have bought in my life. I tiever experi- enced a thrill like I received when I went Into the Army Store to buy a pair of cOV- eralIs. The c 1 e r k asked me the size. I told hlm "small", but I could have taken somebody else along Inslde of the pair he sold me. I turned up the bottdm and cu t off the sleeves, an& put them moat care- fully into my over- night bag. A pair of old shoes went in, too, a close - fitting tam and a pair of goggles. I forgot the handkerchief that you wear around y o u r neck to keep the cinders out, but somebody loaned me one.

But I'm g e t t i n g ahead of my story.

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And may I pause right here to Sag photographer met tne a t the-door and I sa t up in that of all the dresses

I was to catch the engine a t Spring- we went to the north side, wound in were passed.

Left to right: Fred Long, firentan; C. I . Kirkpatrick, engirteer; Miss ~Wortlra Moore, Associate Editor, Frisro Magas iw, nnd

D. L. Forsythc, general road foreman o f eqrcip?~renl.

the brakeman's cupola while . the 4213 coupled onto the train of 59 cars, and away we went.

At Lockwood we had to go in the sid- ing to let the Sun- nyland by and I went up to the engine and met all the crew. The Sunnyland shot by and we were on our way again, and this time I was in the engine.

They had fixed a wooden box between the cab and the tend- er, and on i t was a b i g, soft cushion. There I sat! All eyes! All ears! I watched the engineer pull the throttle a notch wid- er. I watched the fireman, with his eyes glued most of the time to the steam gauge, for he had to keep her up to 230 pounds. S t a t i o n s The country never

field. I t was e x ~ e c t e d in a t 10:30 a. and out among the tracks and found looked so beautiful to me as it did m. on the morning of August 29 and the 4213, coaled, tank full of water, from the cab of that locomotive. when I called the dis~atcl ler ' s office alld ready to couple on to the train, There was ice water from a tank to find out when it would leave for We stood beside that big monster and right on the cab and I drank from a Kansas City, he seemed to know I tin clipper. At this writing, and a was going along and said he would had our pictures taken, and then the week later, I'm just getting over some have me called along with the rest brakeman said we'd better get out red spots on my face which came of the crew. Gee, I got a real thrill and "get going," and I said I thought from watching that livid red fire box. when he said that! He said I'd be so, too. The fireman would open those but- given a n hour and a half before train I went into the caboose-that fa- terfly doors to see if the was just time. m o w little red caboose where Mr.

After a hasty m e a l and a trip to Forsythe has lived during two endur-, I see Of

the bakery, where I bought a n angel ance tests which have each time the Wuare feet Of grate area- food cake (for the crew), I hurried broken the world's record. On each The wonderful part of i t all to me back t o the office where I would be trip h e has taken with him a road was the fact that that fire had been ready for the call. foreman of equipment, and this just a s I saw i t for almost thirty days.

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It seemed aa It i t would have melted the lining.

Every once in a while the flreman ~ - o u l d leave his seat and pull the coal down into the conveyor, where, by means of a firing valve and steam jets. i t was distributed in the fire box evenly. I t wasn't long before I was straddling that gangway and pulling down the coal for him. I guess it would have been work if I had to do it, but I found it great sport.

I rode the engine all the way into Ft. Scott. W e got there just a t dusk, and I think the crew thought I had had enough and would deadhead back from there. But they didn't know me. I might never get to ride a n engine again and I wanted the thrill of some night riding.

So we pulled into the Fort Scott yards and hopped off and went to a little restaurant where we ordered a substantial meal, while our train was being made ap. Then up into the yards, where the engine waS ready again f ~ r the last lap of the journey to Kansas City, with a new crew, and a train or 115 cars.

I rode in the engine a s far as Paola, Kans., where we took coal and water, and--cut the cake. Everybody got a piece and it tasted great. At Paola I got back In the cupola and slouched down in t h e seat. The little front window permitted me to see the track ahead, right through the engineer's window, and what a great time I had.

"Dee" came back and asked me if I didn't want to rest on one of the bunks in the caboose and I told him I could sleep when I died, that the thrill hadn't near worn off and I was good tor all night.

And I was. First "Dee" came back off the en-

gine and sa t down in a chair before his charts and figures, and I saw him nodding for many a mile. Then the brakeman came back and s a t down in the caboose for a few moments.

But most of the time I was alone, thrilling with the ride-watching the big locomotive pull its 115 cars up those hills. Having been in the cab. I could see. in my mind, that steam gauge registering 230! I could see the engineer, Michael Mullane, lean- ing out of the cab-I could see the fireman feeding the stoker and pulling the coal down in the hole. There must be no delay to that endurance locomotive-the steam must be up, everything must be just right. That searching headlight blazed the trail and every puff from the exhaust that shot up into the a i r through the stack made one marvel a t the power-and when the booster, which they called the "little man", was cut in, i t

HOW TO KEEP FROM GROWING OLD

Always race with locomotives to crossings. Engineers like it. I t breaks the monotony of their jobs.

Always pass the car ahead on curves or turns. Don't use your horn, i t may unnerve the other fellow and cause him to turn out too far.

Demand half of the road-the middle half. Insist on your rights.

Always speed; it shows people you are a man of pep even though an amateur driver.

Never stop, look and listen at railroad crossings. It conserves time.

Drive c'onfidently, just as if there were not eighteen millioi? other cars in service.

Always lock your brakes when skidding. I t makes the job more artistic.

Always pass cars on hills. I t shows you have more power; and you can turn out If you meet a car at the top.

seemed that the countryside CalrIy rocked.

I thought of the old days 61 rail- roading that those veterans have toId me about. I pictured the contrast- the automatlc signals-the long trains and the steep grades which would have required a "helper" in the days or tong ago. The brakeman Bald I slept for a few

moments, but I don't helleve It. Any- way, he came in at ter awhile and said we were nearing Kansas City, and it was time to "wash up". I wasn't very dirty, but I wiped the cinders from my eyes and washed my hands and we pulled Into the yards a t 2:30 a. m. I caught a train back into St. Louis at 3:45 a m.. so there was time t o get to the Union Station. I told the Pullman conductor that I probably looked like I had taken part in a holdup, a s my coveralls were over my arm, and my bandana handkerchief

PRAISE FROM HOOVER "I have received from all s e e

tions of the drought area high a p predation of the railways for their prompt and constructive action. It is a notable act of courageous co- operatibn arld has been undertaken i n the face of seriously reduced In- come due to the depression. It emphasizes the public interest of rnaintainlng the strength and financial stability o f our railways that they shall be able to co-operate in times of national difficulty."

I HERBERT HOOVER I I On August 19, 1930.

in my hand, but that I had just gotten off the world's endurance locomotive! I had to tell somebody, even a t 3:45 in the morning!

And I awoke the next morning a t 10:30. Some lady was talking across the aisle and I couldn't help but hear. And here is what I heard:

"A girl-rode the endurance locomotive? My I'd like t o see he?. Isn't she ever going to get up? I have to get off a t the next statton."

And the porter said, rather proudly, I thought, "No'm, she never got on heah until 3:45 last night. She's been ridin' i t for all night and I ain't gon- na get her up 'till I have to."

I opened my eyes and sat up. A glance in the mirror told me I could stand a bath, and yep-there they were. MY great big coveralls.

I've gone over that trip, in memory. thousands of times! I got all cleaned up before long, and, except for the coveralls and the dirty handkerchief, you wouldn't know I had ever ridden a n engine.

I've folded those coveralls away, grease spots and dirt, cinders and dust, and when the years a r e mel- lowed with time, I'll unfold them sometimes and remember the most thrilling d d e I ever had, the 4213, and "Dee".

K. C. BALL CLUE WINS PENNANT

Frisco Llnee baseball team af Kansas City has closed a very snc- cessful season, winning the pennant In the American division of the Inde. pendent-Major League with 12 games won and 3 lost. A11 the players on this team a r e employed by the Frlsco with the exception of two. They are fast ball players a s well a s a team of sluggers a s will be noted by the bat- ting averages shown below: Player- Aver. Smith ...................... ..., ......................... .558 W. Vader ........................................ .467 C. McCready ................................... ,460 S. Fracul ........................................ .396 Anderson .................... ... ............... .364

..................... Finn .......................... .. .347 Frizell .................................................. .333 Walsh .................................................. .333

.............................................. E. Vader ,321 .................................... M. McCready ,306

Abercrombie ...................................... -302 McWilIfams ........................................ .231 N. Fracul ........................................... ,200

................................................ Sachen ,173 Starting August 24 there will be a

play-off between the leaders of all the divisions of the LoweCampbell Leagues for the city championship and the Frisco is in the running, with every Frisco fan pulling for them to win.

LIPTON CUP RACES AT PENSACOLA, FLA.

C RACEPUL racing sloops although i t was about five min- tacking and speeding about

Yacht ' Iub Wins utes back of the skillful crew in a triangular course, their the winning sloop from Pensa- Trophy in Gala Labor

white sails bellying in the cool breeze that ever skips and dances over the deep blue waters of Pensacola Bay. Crowded spectator boats here, there. everywhere, some following in wake of the race. Coast Guard craft dashing about, keeping the path of the racers clear. Large steamers of several nations making their way to port through the myriad of boats that dot the waters. Frisco docks thronged to capacity with ex- cited o:lloolters. A wild confusion of banners and pennants, flying everywhere. A bevy of seaplanes droning overhead.

Such was the thrilling. colorfnl scene ofT Pensacola last Labor Day morning, the final day of the a n ~ m a l Sir Thomas Lipton Inter-Club Chal- lenge Cup Races. Out there on the Bay, yachts representing Biloxi, Mobile. Houston, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, New Orleans and Sara- sota were fighting their ways around the course to determine whether the Pensacola Yacht Club should retain for another year the handsome two- loot-high silver cup which Sir Thomas Lipton donated as a trophy in 1919, or whether it should be carried away by one of the other clubs. The winner was determined by the accumulation of the greatest number of points in a series of four races, the other races having been sailed on the preceding two days. The skipper of the Sarasota sloop managed to get across the finish line ahead of his competi- tors in this final race and with the points earned in the earlier clays of the regattz had a total sufficient to

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win the cup, making it necessary for Pensacola and the other clubs to go to Sarasota in 1931 for an opportunity to regain it.

Members of the Peusacola Yacht Club, however, made a remarkable showing in this sailing meet as they have frequently done a t past meets, having won outright four years and tied twice in the years that the meets have been held. The race which was won by the yacht of the Pensacola Club on the Sunday afternoon before Labor Day was one of the most ex- citing of the meet and was witnessed by 2 large crowd. Pensacola's youngest skipper, Louis Harvey, and a crew composed of Dave and Ray Loo Witherill sailed this race. The Pen- sacola skipper got his boat over the line in front and in windward position and was never overtaken, in- creasing his lead on each round of the course which was approximately a mile on a side. On the second lap of the final round, the Sarasota boat which was in sixth place a t the s tar t displayed brilliant sailing with the tide coming in strong and beating to a southwest wind jumped to third place and made the final turn Iess than a length back of the Mobile yacht which was second in this race

'I'hcsc j'aclrts porticrpatiirg iri llrc Lip- ton Cirp liocrs at l'crrsocola or1 Labor Day ore hrndrd enstward wit11 oll sgil .sc/ at the start of the firral race. Arqt(. thr stcnirrrr ilr the right bockgrorr~rcl.

cola. These regattas have been tak-

ing place regularly since 1919, when Sir Thomas Lipton, internation- ally known patron of yacht racing, gave this sport its first important im- petus in the Gulf Coast cities. In that year he informed members of the Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans that he wished to offer a cup for sail boat competition each year and his otier was accepted by this club which invited the Pensacola Yacht Club to join, and the Gulf Yachting Associa- tion was formed. The Brst races were held a t New Orleans on the waters of Lake Ponchartrain and proved so popular that other yacht clubs of the Gulf Coast cities were attracted and joined the association so that the regatts for the Sir Thomas Lipton Inter-Club Challenge Trophy is now eagerly awaited by yachting fans each year.

The trophy which Sir T l ~ o n ~ a s donated is a beautiful example of the modern English silversmith's a r t and each clnh upon winning it. has its name engraved upon it and is entitled to retain possession of the cup until it hag been duly challenged and won on points by another club of the association. Contests are geiierally held in the waters of the yacht club defending the cup. Standard sail boat racing rules apply.

Vnder the regnlations now in force, the regatta is sailed in a series of a t least four races around Labor Day each year, one race taking place on the preceding Saturday, two races on

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COMPLETES 51 YEARS FRISCO SERVICE

0 N October 31, 1930. W. H . Sect j Fo r e a n W. H , automatic train control on my Mullens, widely known sec- section, which is one of the great- tion foreman a t senecap Mullens of Seneca, M o . , est of the new improvements.

Mo., will be placed on the pen- Even the flagging is different. W e slon roll after having completed. Retires Ocf. 31-Ikoer Had used to set out a red flag a t the 51 years of service for the Fl'iseo side of the track, 15 or 20 poles railroad. While the records show Slow Order On His Section froin where the men were work- a break In his service which will give him pension credit for only rea rs and 7 months. nevertheless

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years ago, o r on August 1, 1879, he started his long service a s a section hand a t Logan, Mo.

A reporter for thls Magazine foulld bin1 after working hours, on the front porch of his home, where he has lived lor slxteen years, his former home being the Frisco section house. The fact that he will not have to arise a t 5:00 each morning and report for work a t 6:00 he has not yet I'u!ly reallzed. and in all these . .

years, Mrs. Mullens told a reporter, he had never once been one minute late to his work.

One may say conscien- tlously of hlm, that he has been one of the Frisco's most faithful enlployes and one of the most unusual of Frisco fathers. Mr. and Mrs. Mullens have reared to manhood and woman- hood. four sons and five daughters, and they have thirteen grandchildren.

At one time, Seneca was k n o w n a s a "Mullens" station. Mr. Mullens served the Frisco a s section foreman, his oldest son, W. G., was the agent; W. B.,' the second oldest, was a n operator; Charles was the helper, and o r r i s , the youngest, was a messenger. Two of the sons continued in the service of Frisco Lines, W. G. Mullens now serving a s agent a t Neosho wlth a service record of 2 1 pears, and W. B. Mullens, agent a t Depew, Olrl?.. wlth a service record of 20 yeara. The other two sous have entered other work. Charles is now located with an insurance firm a t Bristow, Okla., and MorrIa is with the Oklahoma Con- tracting Company a t Holdenville. Okla.

In the old days the "boomer" wan envied, and an operator, switchman, o r a n engineer would go from one road to another work in^ a t short in- tervals. The Mullens boys all wanted to lead the life of a boomer for awhile, but Mr. Mullens told them that 111 his estirnatlon it was no credit to be

calletl a boomer ancl credit was to show a remained with one period

that the greater record of having road for a long

of time. "Yo11 can't rear a family and be

out on the road all the time and I turned down a position as roadmaster to which I was appointed in 1911 because it w7oald take me away from my family, and I felt that they needed the supervision of a father," he said.

Mr. Mullens says that during his entire service record he has never

ing and never left anyone with it. Now we have to leave a man with each flag, with torpedoes.

"Our rail was iron and weighed only 52 pounds and was fastened together with fish plates ,instead of angle bars. Part of our track was coupled together with what was called chair iron."

Mr. kIullens is a member of the Frisco Veterans' Association and has attended one or two meetings, but it is his intention to attend all of them when his retirement days come.

During the 37 years he has Been a t Seneca, he has not lost more than tour months'

' ' time, and has only taken one vacation of two months duration, when he vislted a L : married daughter in Cali- fornia.

While Mr. Mullens w a s talking of his raIIroad days. his wife sa t in a rocker nearby. She has stood by him all these years, and

I her task has not been a n easy one. In the old days. when accommodations were

. hard to get, she served meals to the bridge gangs and section forces. She has arisen around 4:30 each morning so that she might get her husband off to work in time, has packed his lunch kit for fifty-one gears,

Nr. ancl MRS. \V. H. AIULLENS

had to report a serious injury of any of his section force, the most serious beiug a mashed thumb; that there has never been an engine derailment rhargecl to his record, and never, during the time he has been a section foreman, has there ever been a slow order issued because of rough track over his section. The section which it has been Mr.

Mullens' task to keep in first class condition is considered to be one ot the best sectlons on the road. It consists of 5% miles, four miles of which is straight track with a curve a t each end.

"Railrpading is different today than I t was Rfty years ago. We have the

and when all her railroad family lived a t home, she

packed flve lunch kits and got them all off on time each mornlng.

"It seems that I was cooking meals all the time, for the boys all had different hours," she said. "Mr. Mul- lens is going to have a hard time ad- justing himself to his new We, but I believe I'm going to like it. All the children a re married now, and I am glad that we a r e both In good health so tfiat we can enjoy the years of retirement which Mr. Mullens will receive." -

While she is In her slxtles, her hair is only slightly grey, and her busy life has not left the f m ~ r i n t of the years of toil. happy when s grandchildren a

She is particuIarlp he kllows that her rre to pay her a visit,.

BOY SCOUTS VISIT PRESIDENT HOOVER

OSH! What a trip!" The foregoing a re merely the ' ' r. That% what 48 Ponto- Ada9 Oklahoma, Troop Meets Iiighlights of the second annual - toc County, Okla., Boy Scouts are still exclaiming to each other and to their friends since they returned to Ada, August 2.3. from a trip to Washington. D. C., arranged by Frisco Lines. A less enthusiastic utterance would fail to express how the boys and Scout officials feel about this trip- a trip on which all the doors a t the nation's capitol were open to them, including those of President Herbert Hoover, Secretary of War Pa t Hur- ley and General C. P. Summerall, chief of staff, United States Army.

To a large degree, credit for the tour's success goes to Uiicle Charley Baltzell, special representative of the general manager, who made i t possible for the boys to have audiences with important personages in Wash- ington. The party arrived there a t 6:55 a. m.. August 18. The morning of that day was devoted to seeing the sights of the capital and the afternoon was occupied by a basebalI game. The following morning they went to Mount Vernon, Va., to view the relics displayed a t George Wash- ington's home city. That afternoon hack in the capital, Uncle Charley Baltzell, who has long been a personal friend of General Summerall, arranged for the hoys to meet the general. Although it was late in the afternoon, General Summerall walted for tbe boys and coming from his office at B p. m. he shook hands with each of the Scouts and gave them all a cheery greeting. The following morning after going through a uu~nber of government bnildings, the group gathered in the office of Sec- retary of War Hurleg a t 10:30 ant1 were cordially received by Major Savage. Secretary Hurley then greeted each of the boys personally and posed with them for a photograph. At 12:30 p. 111. on the same clay, came the thrill of thrills a s far a s this trip was c~oncerned. for at that time the

G o ~ e r n m e n t Officers on Eastern T r i p Planned

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Atla Scouts asse~nbled on the IVhite House lawn where President Herbert Hoover joined thein and after he had heen introduced to them by Uncle Charley, tlie boys gave the Scout pledge in his presence to the clicking of many news cameras. This meeting with the president, which came rather unexpectedly, was arranged for the party by General Summerall a t the request of Uncle Charley.

To the boys, the happenings a t the baseball game between Washington and Detroit, which they attended on their first day there were only slightly of less importance than meeting . High government oflicials. Throagh Co~igressman McKeown ar- rangement@ were made for them to attend the game as guests of the Washington team. On entering the stands they were given baseballs autographed by Walter Johnson, team manager all& former s ta r pitcher, and l a t e r they received autographed balls from the Detroit team also. "Liza" Funk, of the Detroit team, who formerly starred with an Oklahoma team, came over to the stand and 1,osed for several photographs with the boys. Following the game they went Into the dugout of the Washing- ton team where Walter ~ o h n s o n met each lad personally. i .- - . . -. --- - .- -- - -

I'he pkotograplr bdorA~ Lns taketr otr /he White I I o u s ~ latcm when the Frisco's spccial rirot~errrort of Boy Scouts called oil the ration's prrside,rt. Adults in thc pirturr, from left to r';glrt, arc: Dr. F. C. ,\'eedharrr of Adu, Hnrry Mililler, Scorrt IJsertrti71c of Adu, C. H , ~ a l t z c l l o j I:risro Lines. President Herbert Hoovcr, trrrd Georgc Akrrsorr . tlrr pwsidrrrt's sccrrtary

tour of the Ada Boy Scout troop The boys left Ada on August 15 and went to Washington via Tul- sa, Memphis, Sheffield, Ala.. and Chattanooga, Tenn., and returned via Asheville, N. C . . Memphis and

Springfield, Mo. At every point on the trip they were given opportunities for sight seeing, viewing the birth- place of Helen Keller and the Muscle Shoals electrical unit, hoth near Plor mce , Ala. ; Lookout Moiintain, near Chattanooga; all of the important Washington buildings, the tomb of the Unltnown Soldier. the burial places of Woodrow Wilson and Ad iiiiral Dewey, the Smithsonian Insti- tute. the beautiful scenery around Asheville and hundreds of other places of interest and beauty.

"Everything was perfect," was the opinion of Harry W. Miller, county Scout executive, who conceived the trip and was in charge of the boys as they made their journey to the east coast and back, and as far a s the boys were concerned the con] tnent of a bystander a s they de trained-"The happiest bunch 1 ever sawn-describes their feeling.

Scout officials. parents, and tlie hoys a re unanimous in praise of Uncle Charley Baltzell, J. E. Payne, assist ant general agent, Tulsa, and L. G Denny. Frisco agent a t Ada, for their painstaking effort to make this trip n memorable one to the boys.

A CHAMPION SHOT Claude Campbell, boilermaker at

t h e North Shops, Springfield, is proud of his son Gerald, who attended mili tary school a t Leavenworth, Kans. and made a record by scoring a 76 out of a possihle 100 a t rifie practice. winning the medal a s a sharp shooter.

The record 1s remarkahle, in view of the fact that Gerald had had no previous experience with a rifle. He also held the first chair in the band a s a French horn artist.

TRAINS 97.8% ON TIME A766 Passenger Trains Make

Splendid Record During August

W HEN one considers the numerous things that can happen t o delay a train, i t seems im-

possible that 4,766 passenger trains could be operated 97.8 per cent on time. That, however. is exactly what took place on Frisco Lines during the month of August, according to a report on this subject issued by the oqice of the general manager, Sell- tember 8. and this typifies the sort of passenger train performance that is maintained on the Frisco ~t all times. Of the Frisco divisions, Central had

the best performance during August. operating 310 trains 99 per cent on time which compares with the same number trains operated 96.5 per cent on time there in the same months last year. During August. 1928, 248 trains were operated and were 92.3 per cent on time.

The report places Western divisiou in second place. One hundred eighty- six trains were operated 98.9 per cent on time there in August. During the same month a year ago 185 trains were operated there 100 per cent on time and dnring August, 1928, 186 trains were 99.4 per cent on time there.

Southwestern division is gi\.eu third place with 806 trains run 98.3 per cent on time. Eight hundred forty- five trains were 96.6 per cent on time there in August, 1929, and during that month in 1928, a total of 7'43 trains were 95.2 per cent on time.

On Texas Lines, 186 trains were 99.6 per cent on time during August of this year which compares with Au- gust, 1929, when the same nunlber of trains were 98.9 per cent on time and with August, 1928, when 248 trains were 99.1 per cent on time.

The report, giving in detail the on time performance on all divisions, appears below:

The Part Railroads Play in Nation's Business Dr. Jrrlir~s H . Pornrelcc, dirrctor of the Rr~rentt of Raiizuay Ero-

~rornics. rzrotc a slntcnrent for the Savbrgs Bnirk Jourirai recei~t iy , iir ;,+:rli hr pitlril\~ srrrrrrr-rnri,-cd the part Plnycd by thc ~rrrtiorr's rail- ic'n!>.r irr !Ire tratior~'~ Dltsirlrss. A port of his statrrirc~rt fol lo~,a, and a's ~.rronrulri~dcd to cvcrN rcader of t l ~ c Frisco Magnzirre ns nrr i l l r r~r~i~ra t i i~~r hir-d's-ryr 7- irw. so to rpcnk. of tlrc grrnt rtmgrritrtdc r l i / / I ( , m i l ~ r w y plnrrt.

T HE railway capital program ha> the nature of a continuous project. As fast a s new items

are authorized-new equi~ment , new yards, new stalions, or what not- the amonnts they will represent in fnturt? expend1tu1-e enter the program. nnd remain there until the actual ex- t)endltnres have been completed. Ex- penditures as made, gradually drop oat of the program., So the program as a wl~ole is not unlilte a reservoir. Into which are flowing the new pro- jects ns- au'thorized, an8 from mhlch a re deducted the expenditures as made.

Capital expenditures actually made Cor new equipnlent during the .first quarter of 1930 aggreg?ted $89,070.- 000. co~nparerl with $37,642,000 in the rorrcsponding period of 1929. Road- way and structure expenditures ag- Kregated $134,702,000 compared with $89.477.000 in 1929. The total for the quarter was $223,772,000. (For the c~orresponding quarter of 1929, capital expenditures totaled $127,119,000 )

"A Direct F l o w o f Cash"

Railway capital expenditures repre- \ent a direct flow of cash into the c-l~annels of trade. and normally ex- reed $S00,00n.O00 annually In addition to these expenditures the railways purchase annually more than $1,300,000.000 of supplies for utiliza- tion in current operations and for maintenance: they maintain a n annual payroll of close to $3,000,000,000:

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IJa)' 11101'e thilll $400,000,000 ill Laxe, to our state, local or Federal govern- ments; and distribute approximately it billion dollars in interest and divi- (lends to their bond and stockholders These additional distributions of money indicate the important part the railways play in relation to the eco- nomic welfare and activity .of t h ~ nation.

H o w M o n e y Is Raised The primary functiou of our trans

portation machine is to transport noocls and passengers, efficiently and economically, and under just and reasouable rates. The capital outlay requirements of the carriers are raised largely through tM issuance of notes and other forrnd of decurfties a t fair interest rates; they are, therefore. dependent npon adequate credit

The railways ha've been making every effort Lo establish continued and sufficient credit through the-'de-' relopment of an adequate transpor: tation niachine to meet the needs of cwmmerce in an efficient and e m - 11omicn1 manner.

The operating performance of our railway system of today is on a higher level than ever before, and there I s 18eason to believe that there will be still further progress in maintenance. performance and service. In their advance toward such a goal, capital improven~ents have been, and will continue to be. a factor of vital im portance.

"How'd you get that smudge on and I had to flx it." ,

your face?" "Since when do you Wrmse your car "Well, honey. the car broke down with red grease?"

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Total Trains Maintained Per Cent Trains DIVISION -Total Schedule or Made Maintainsd Sehsdula Standlnw 01 Traina Operated Uv Time or Mads Up Tlms Divl~ions - . -

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. A q . Aug. Aug. Aug. AuO. Aufl. Aug. I W O 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928

Central ............ .... ...................... 310 310 248 307 299 229 99.0 96.5 92.3 1 5 6 Western ..................................... 186 185 186 184 185 185 98.9 100.0 99.4 2 1 1 Southwestern ............................ SOG 845 743 790 816 707 98.3 96.6 95.2 3 4 4 River .......................................... 798 914 819 790 896 800 98.1 98.0 97.7 4 2 2 Xorthern .................................. 1 1 6 1116 1054 1094 1091 1010 98.0 97.8 95.5 5 3 3 Southern .......... ....... ........... SO6 909 8;79 7S7 868 652 97.6 95.5 93.1 6 6 5 Eastern ....................................... 558 589 494 522 544 430 93.5 92.4 87.0 7 7 7

........................ TotalOperated 4580 4%8 4223 4474 4699 3993 Per ~ e n i Operated ................. 9 7 96.5 94.5

Texas Lines ........................... 186 186 248 185 184 246 99.5 98.9 89.1 Total System Operated ......... 4766 5064 4471 4659 4883 4239 - Per Cent Operated ................. 97.8 96.6 95.5 -

NEWS of the FRISCO CLUBS Cirls' Club. St . Loxis, Mo.

Tlle luilcheon of the Frisco Girls' Club of St. Louis, held August 27 a t Hotel Statler, was featured by entertaining and instructive talks. Mr. Lawrence McDaniels. former Circuit Attorney, was the chief speaker and talks were made also by the following officials: F. H. Hamilton, J. H. Dog- grell, M. M. Sisson. R. V. Cooper and S. S. Butler. About sixty-four meni- bers and guests were in attendance.

Mrs. Louise Gibson, president of the club, opened the meeting that followed the meal by announcing the names of the girls whom the club had lost recently by marriage-Misses Katherine Frable, Dolyne Scott and Matilda Froh. A resolution of sympathy to the brothers and sisters of Miss Virginia Manning, a widely- known and liked member of the club, who died recently. was read into the minutes. Mr. Jack Murphy gave several piano solos and Mr. Alfred Cor- coran played several cornet solos, accompanied at the piano by Mr. Rus- sell Bond, who also gave a number of piano solos.

Fort Scott, K a ~ s . The discussion a t the meeting of

the Fort Scott Frisco Employes' Club, held August 8, was devoted principally to planning a picnic to be held a t Pittsburg, Kan., September 21. Twenty-nine members were in attendance a t this session.

I t was decided that invitations should be extended to the Frisco Em- ployes' Clubs of Joplin, Neodeslia, Wichita, Kansas City and other nearby towns for the picnic. E. E. Carter, acting superintendent, made a brief talk, in whtch h e suggested aniuse- ments for the occasion. He urged dancing and competitive athletic contests, and expressed a hope that the attendance would be large. Earl Schumaker, and Ed. Knox, clerks, were appointed to comprise a committee to make further arrangements.

Following this, a solicitation report was read disclosing that nine import- a n t traffic tips had been secured by club members recently and that a lively spirit of competition was springing up between the various departments in the matter of obtaining business. Bsreral interesting and instructive talks were made on solicita-

and T. W. Moreland, chief clerk, con- tributing some very worthwhile suggestions toward increaslng the effect- iveness of employes efforts in securing business.

Ladies' Auxiliary, Kansas City, Mo.

Bridge. pinochle and bunco were the chief amusements a t the regular monthly card party and business meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to

C A N Y O U D O I T ? 1 Many a Frisco employe has said:

"I'd help get traffic for the company in a Jiffy i f I could just figure out a way to do it?"

Miss Anna Meyers, of the Kan- sas City revising bureau, said that one morning-and set out to find a way. She did, too.

Miss Meyers belongs to the Cri- terion Sunday School Class of the Linwood Methodist Church. Last year this class, one hundred and fifty strong, made its first annual Labor Day trip over the Kansas City Southern to Noel, Mo. Some- time during March of this year, when Miss Meyers heard various members of the class discussing the 1930 Labor Day outing, she communicated that information to Mr. E. G. Baker, assistant general passenger agent at Kansas City.

Result: The Frisco took a special train load of Criterion Class members to Bella Vista, Ark., and return-Frisco all the way-and collected approximately $1,000 rev- enue. The movement was not a matter of record with the Kansas City passenger office, Mr. Baker explains, and but for the alertness of Miss Meyers the movement would have been lost to Frisco Lines.

Yes, sir, there are ways and ways of getting traffic i f you're on your toes, looking out of both eyes, and using both ears.

Try i t some time and see! ! !

tlie Frisco Sulinyland Club of Kan- sas City, Mo., held September 2 in the W. B. A. club rooms there.

Prizes in pinochle were won by Mrs. Geiger and Mrs. Moore and bridge prizes were won by Mrs.

tion with E. A. Mlller, general agent,.; .Schmitz and Mrs. O'Connor. Mrs. C. L. Payne, assistant superintendent,:lClark and Mrs. Leonard were the win-

ners of the bunco prizes. Hoskesses for the meeting were Mesdames O'Connor, Hamilton, Combs and Da- vis. Following the games, cake and punch were served by the hostesses.

Wichita, Kans. A very interesting discussion of so-

licitatiou and the formation o t plans lor a social meeting constituted the business transacted a t the meeting of the Frisco Employes' Air Capital Club of Wichita, Kans., held August 11. Eighteen members were in attendance a t this session.

Several members made talks or1 solicitation and especial mention was made of the present building activities in that section. Considerable business had been secured since the last meeting, i t was reported, each of the following obtaining sizable items of traffic: A. R. Lester, H. L. Byerly. -4. R. Newcome, W. R. Caskey, and H. B. Sigler.

It was decided that the next social session should be held late in Sep- tember and several members suggested entertainers whom they could likely obtain. The secretary was In- structed to write letters of invitation to the employes a t the nearby stations and a committee comprised of Messrs. Hadler, Kelly and Patter- son was appointed to arrange enter- tainments and other details.

Monett, Mo. The primary purpose of the August

29th meeting of tlie Monett Frisco Employes' Club was to talk over ways and means of securing more business for Frisco Lines. Fifteen members and one visitor, G. H. Jury, assistant superintendent, were in attendance.

The session was opened with a talk by R. G. Kaufnian, president of the club, who urged all employes to do their utmost to divert bus and truck business to the Frisco, saying that he believed practioally all of this business could be secured. Mr. Jury also made a brief talk in which he brought out the importance of employes being alert a t all times for traffic opportunities. Mrs. Pearl Lewis, freight departnient clerk, &are the meeting some very interesting information on the increase in freight business during the last two months. calling attention to a n important talking point; that the FrIsco gives twenty-four hour service t o practb- ally all shipping points fn that sec-

October, 19-37

tion. Upon a suggealion by William Walpert, i t was decided that a social evening should be arranged in the near future to which all the towns- people should be invited, affording an opportunity for cementing friendships between employes and other citizens, m d a committee was appointed to make arrangements for this affair.

Memphis, Tenn. The meeting of the Greater Traffic

Committee of the Memphis Frisco b p l o y e s ' Club, held in the freight office there. September 10. was devoted almost entirely to a discussion of traffic posslbllities and to reporting lips and business secured.

The following had secured business, tips o r both, it was reported: H. D. Robertson, route clerk; D. E Creeden, dismsition clerk; J. L. Edwards, cashier's clerk; S. L. Oliver, Mrs. Le- na Lenihan, stenographer: B. S. Lin- ville. night chief clerk: Gordon Rob- ertson, cashier; A. E. Elliott, platform foreman; A. V. Foster, chief revising clerk; H. C. Fryar, cashier's clerk; n. C. Scruggs, assistant cashier; J. I,. Fatzl. inbound delivery clerk; J. P. Wright, chief bill clerk; T. E. Bry- ant, yard clerk; N. R. Walker, check and receiving clerk; T. E. Bagwell. rate clerk; W. A. Moore, assistant jilatform foreman; H. S. Crothers, expense clerk, and E. W. Holcombe, rate clerk. Following the report on solicitation, Mr. Oliver read a letter from S. F. Clark, of Clark, Burkle & company of Memphis, in which the Frisco was highly comnlimented on the service given in handling both inbound and outbound shipments. In this letter was quoted a letter from one of the firm's with which Clark. Burke & Company does business, the Purity Oats Company of Keokuk, Iowa, the latter requesting all of its shipments to be routed Frisco because of the splendid service given them. The next meetlnc of the club was set for the second Wednesday in October.

St. Louis Terminals Discussion of solicitation constitut-

ed the greater part of the business a t the meeting of the St. Louis Termi- nals Frisco Employes' Club, held on August 28, with nearly all of the thirty members present, making prac- r ical suggestions regarding traffic possibilities.

During the month since the last meeting, sizable items of traffic had ?leen secured by each of the follow- Ing, it was reported in the meeting: John Davis, special agent, John Schnorr, Fred Gibbons, W. J. Ficke, ~ e n e r a l foreman. John Daniels, president of the club, and Hobart Conley,

Sprightly Miss Agtics McCoicry Ips for some tiirre been delighting nreelings of Frisco E m p l o y d Clubs and other gatherings at Springfield, Mo., with cl~ortrtirtg solo datrccs. Shc is thc daugh- trr of J . R. McCafcry, Frisco Lv!es boiler irtspcctor at Springfield, and has dcocloped kcr rtatrtral talent under the gaidance of Miss Anua Louise Horn kostcl, d c l y kirorrm Sprbrgficld da?!c- iug i~rs trwtor .

anent. The meeting was concluded with a vote of thanks to the committee which made arrangements for the club's annual picnic, held a t Ten Brook, Mo., July 20.

Chaflee, Mo. Two meetings were held by the

Chaffee Frisco Employes' Club during August, one on the 14th and the other on the 28th.

The meeting of August 26 was attended by five members and was devoted chiefly b discussing solicitation and to p lannhg club ac t lv l l i a~ for the future. The committee which had arranged the club's street dance, held August 2, was highly commended by the meeting and H. Hoplrins, president of the club, outlined plans for the club to make announcements regarding Frisco service over Radio Station KFVS a t Cape Girardeau. After some discussion, it was decided to postpone any action on this matter until it was authorized by the man- agement.

The meeting a t Chaffee, August 14. was attended by six members and was opened by a report from the committee which had charge of the dance given Angust 2 on the St. Ambrose picnic grounds. An estimate showed that twelve hundred persons attended.

from which the club received a proflt of $77.05.

A report on solicitation activities revealed that business had been secured by each of the fallowing since the preceding meetlng: Walter Ess- ner; L. E. Rice, conductor; Carl Fatchett; John Lenon and H. Hop- kins, president of the club.

The Chaffee Club also had a meeting on July 24. This session was attended by six members and was devoted almost exclusively to planning a street dance t o be held a t the annual St. Ambrose picnic, August 2.

Fort Scott, Kansas A report made a t the meeting of

tlle Fort Scott Frisco Employes' Club. held September 12, brought out that arranaements were progressing splen- didly for the picnic which that club was planning to hold jointly with the enlployes clubs of Joplin, Neodesha. Kansas Cfty and other neighboring cities in Lincoln Park at Pittaburg. Kan., on September 21. Eighteen members were present a t this session.

The major entertainment feature a t the picnic was to be a baseball game between the Kansas City team and the Kansas City Southern Ball Club of Pittsburg, it was reported. .Ac- cording to the plans announced in thls meeting, tlle Fort Scott employes were to go to Pittsburg on Train 127, arriving there a t 12:30 p. m. and return on 128, leaving a t 4:45 p. m. The Kansas City club had requested two extra cars on Trains 107-127 and 128- 108, and the Neodesha club was to have a special train. Joplin employes were planning to drive to Pittsburg. All members in attendance were requested to take basket lunches, which were to be supplemented by coffee and other drinks which the Pittsburg Park Committee had agreed to provide.

Following the picnic report. a d i o i tntlnn ,liecu~oion rlbclosed that thirteen traffic tips had been turned in since the club's last meeting, the various departlnents obtaining them as follows: engineering department 2; claim agent 1; telephone office 1 ; assistant superintendent's office 1; superintendent's office 5; roadmaster's office 1 ; telegraph office 1 and B.&B. and water service departmellt 1.

Chaflee, Mo. A social meeting and a home talent

play, both to be given withln the next few weeks, were among the Im- portant fall activltles planned a t the meeting of the Chaffee Frlsco Em- ployes' Club held in the passenger

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CAR DAMAGE DECREASES Kcduction of 34.7 Per Cent M a d c

First Eight M o n t h s

T HE report issued September G by the car accountant a t Spring- field, on the dan~age to freight

cars by rough handling during the tirst eight months of this year serves to e~nphasize that "Prisco handling" 18 synonymous with "careful handling." Only 264 cars out of the hundreds of thousands handled on the ~ y s t e u ~ during the first two-thirds of this year were damaged from this cause-a reduction of 34.7 per cent trom the correspondi~lg period of last year.. The monetary amount of this damage decreased 45.4 per cent.

The, per cent of increase in the number of cars handled per car damaged amounted to 40.9 per cent during the first eight months of 1930 in comparison with the first eight of 1929, qnd the per cent of decrease in the amount of damage per car handled decreased 40.59 per cent in the .same comparison.

Of the Frisco divisions, Central ranked first with three cars damaged out of 263,078 handled and Eastern division was second, handling 559,706 and damaging 15 of them. South- western division was third in the report with 18 damaged out of a total of 671,803 cars handled.

Among the terminals, Birmingham had the best record handling 411,398 cars and allowing but 8 of them to be damaged. Springfield was second with nine cars damaged out of 492.797 han-

- 195 NEW INDUSTRIES. Despite the recession of business

activities throughout the country, the - St. Louis-San Framlseo Rail- way Company on August 14 announced the location on its rails of 195 new industries during the first seven months of 1930. Total value of these industries is estimated at $6,555,000.00, an increase of $2,- 370,000 over the value of similar industries located on Frisco Lines during the first seven months of 1929. Thlfty-three new industries were located on the Frisco during July.

Included in the July locations are two canning factories, elght coal and material yards, seven warehouees, eleven bulk dlstribut- ing stations for petroleum products and several miscellaneous industries. Estimated annual carlot production from these thirty-three industries is placed a t approximately 3,600 cars.

illed. St. Louis ranked third with fourteen cars damaged out of 485,369 handled.

Nine cars were damaged on Texas 1,ines during the first eight months of the year out of 87,554 handled. This conlpares with 13 damaged there out of 96.412 handled there during the first eight months of last year and 20 cars damaged out of 98,194 handled there during the same period of 1928.

The report, giving the rough handling on the system in detail, appears halow :

ACCIDENTS. DOWN 29.576 Total casualties on Frisco Lines ae

creased 35.8 per cent during AuguBr and 29.5 per cent during the first eight months of this year, in coin

parison with the corresponding periods of last year, according to a report issued September 10 by H. W. Hud Zen, director of accident prevention

The reduction in casualties among employes during August amounted to .51.6 per cent and during the first eight months of the year it amounted to 37.6 per cent. both decreases ill comparison with the corresponding periods of 1929. Among the different departments the largest reduction was affected in the mechanical de partment both for August and the first two-thirds of the year. Durinx August the decrease there was 66 4 per cent and during the first eight months it was .51.8 per cent. Main- tenance-of-way department was second for August and the Brst eight months with a decrease of 50.5 pet cent during the former and 48.4 PPI

rent during the latter. Ainong the various classiflcations of

non-employes the largest decrease in casualties during August was among aotoists-a decrease of 17.9 per cent in con~parison with the like month of last year. The decrease in passenger casualties amounted to 12.8 per -cent during the first two-thirds of the year in comparison with the same period in 1929, aiid casualties among tres- passers decreased 15.7 per cent during August compared with August, 1929.

PER CENT STAMDING DIVISION NUMBER CARS DAMAGED TERMINAL

OR DAMAGED AMOUNT DAMAGE NUMBER CARS HANDLED TO TOTAL 0 R TERMINAL HANDLED DIVISION,

1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 'SO '29 28

Northern ............. ... 27 808.00 $ 2,439.00 $ 4,381.50 671,686 72.5,053 710,.068 .0040 .0070 .0114 4 5 1 Southern_.._ .......- 33 :: f k $ 1,688.00 0,237.OO 6,617;(0 685,411 !??.702 608.725 .0048 0057 .0069 5 :* ;I

Rlver ....................... 3 5 16 24 1.600.00 1,187.50 l,Yl.j,00 248,183 -b2,403 275,531 .0144 ,0057 ,0087 7 6 1: Total Dlvlslons. - - - ------ - - - - - -- -

Flrst Dlstrlct .... !I5 InG 147 4,096.00 5.S43.50 12,313.50 1,600,294 1,697.158 1,594,321 .0059 .0062 .0092

Total Tcrmlnals - - - ---- First Dlstrlct.:. 68 93 168 4,180.00 3.728.00 9,645,50 1,323,707 1,389,919 1,507,454 .0051 .0067 .0111 --- - - .- -- - - - - - -- --

Eastern .................. '3 ................... Central ., Southwestern ........ 18 We~tern ............. .._. 13 Total Dlvlslons, --

Second Dlstrlct. 49 - -- St. Louis ............... 14 17 70 fi49.00 1,4G6.00 2,273.00 4S35,369 559,613 Sprlngfleld ............. ! 4 11 :b27.00 1,082.0li 1.120.00 432,797 524,556 Tulsa ...................... 18 64 38 1.306.00 8,721.59 4,520.00 514.021 639,530 Total Terminals - - - --- - -

Second ~ l s t r l & , 42 115 119 2.481.00 8,249.50 i,913.,00 1.491.18i 1.723.699 -- - Blrm'ham Belt ..... 1 R 3 3.00 261.00 110.100 77,767 81,560 - - - Texas Llnea .......... 9 13 20 56.00 276.00 1,172.00 87.554 96.412 ---- -- - Total System ........ 264 404 5.32 12,:42.18 22,974.50 36,226.50

1030 Compared with 1020 Per cent decrease i n number cars damaged .......................... 34.7 Per cwlt decrease Per cent decrease in amount of damaae ............................... 45.4 car handled . Per cent increase In number cars handled

per car damaged ................................................................ 40.9

in amount of damage per

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tkle. following day and the final olle on Labor Day morning SO that in event of a tie, the deciding race call be held on the af ternoo~l of that day. o n e crew, consisting of a skipper, or captain, and two men, sails for ear:ll club 111 each race, Control of the races is under the adnrlhistratioll of a comn~ittee comprised of t l ~ e chair- men of the different Fish Class com- mittees of each club in t h e Gult YWhting Association, the name Fisll Clitss committee applying because the boats- in this class a re named for gulf flsh. This committee has charge of all preparations and the sailing of the races. They also appoint a conlmittee, known as the Fish Class Board of Appeals, to whom all questions roncerning the races go ant1 whose declsiona are final.

The ,race course is de~ignaited by judges' boats, buoys 8nd flags, and while the events a r e taking lace it is patrolled by officers and men of the Coast Guard. The judge8 and timekeepers, who s ta r t the races and observe the finishes. have a special boat moored a t the starting point. The dlstance arou~ld the course is approxin~ately three niiles and the boats sail around it three times. which, allowing for tacking and windward work, makes each boat travel from ten ta twelve mlles. Scoring is based on points and the number of boats in competition,

The race boat8 a re sioops of one design and a r e a s near alike in meas- urement, construction, rigging, sails and other equipment as possible. In the series of races the different clubs fly distinguishing pelinants on the mainsail peaks- of their boat8 fls %1- lows: . Biloxl, lavender; Mobile. orange; Houston. green; Pensncola, red; St. Petersburg, white; New Or. leans, blue; and Sarasota, red and white. Each of the boats i s named for a different Gulf Coast fish so that the name Fish Class Sloops is applied to them. The standard overall length for entries i s 20 feet. 7 inches with a water line length of 16 feet. The beam over all is 6 feet, 6% inches and a t water line is 6 feet. The draf t of these boats is 3 feet, 1 inch. These loops have a main sail hoist of 13 feet and a boom of 16 feet, 9 inches. The gaff is 11 feet and the leech is 45 feet, 8 inches. The mainsail area is 216 square feet, the jib 46 square feet and lead keel weight, 220 pounds.

He: "May I hold your Paulmolive?" She: "Not on your Life Buoy." He: "Then I'm out of Lux." She: "Yes, Ivory formed."

M E R C H A N T BECOMES P. T. $1.

Assumes Di rec t ion of Passenger D e p a r t m e n t o n Sep t. 15-Other

C h a n g e s Announced

F OUR changes in the official personnel of the traffic department

'of the St. Louis-Ssn Francisco Railway Con~pany became effective on September 15. The chauges were announced by S. S. Butler, general trafficb manager.

\I1. S. Merchant, general eastern agent for the company in New York City. was promoted to passenger traffic manager a t St. Louis, succeeding J. W. Nourse, who goes to the uosition of general passenger agent in St. Louis. W. B. Wells, recently ussista~rt

freight l rauic manager a t St. Louis, wan appointed traffic manager a t Chi- t w o , Ill., and H. I?. Sanbori~, formerly traffic manager a t Chicago, will r o to New York City as general eastern agent, succeeding Mr. Merchant.

The Frisco'a new passenger traffic nlanager mas born a t Vincennes, Ind., aud educated in the pul~lic achools there and a t Vlncennes University.

I-Ie first entered railroad service as n stenographer for the Baltimore & Ohio a t Vincennes, and later sold tickets in the Vincennes Union Stn- tion. Then followed ~osl t ionv a s chief clerk to the division superintendent a t Washington, Ind.. clerk in the city office of the Illinois Central a t Chica- go, clerk in the rate department of the Burlington a t Chicago, passenger agent for the Burlington, and city passenger agent in the joint office of the Frisco-Rock Island-Chicago and East- ern Illinois in Chicago.

Mr. 3Ierchant's ability and wide e r -

CELEBRATE 50th ANNIVERSARY

E. E. Shaw, who has charge ot the janitor force in . the general office building, celebrated his golden wedding anniversary with a dinner Sun- day, September 1'4th, a t his farm near .Is11 Grove. About seventy-five guests assembled to honor the couple up011 this momentous occasion.

Aniong the many pleasing gifts received were a masonic charm, Pour ten dollar gold pieces and several snlaller pieces, a wrist watch for Mrs. Shaw, a pair of gold candle sticks; and four bed spreads of golden silk.

Nr. Shaw married Miss Lucy Wil- liams a t Holden, Mo., September 14 , 1SSO. He was 19 and his bride 17 years of age. He was engaged in lnrining and a s a stationary engineer until he entered the water service department of the Frisco a t Creighton. Mo., I11 1896. In 1900 he transferred to Ash Grove, which he still calls home, althongh since 1927 he has been en~ployed in the general office building a t Springfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Shaw had eight children, five of whom are now living. and with one exception they were able to attend the celebrqtion. Two of their children are engaged In rail- rnad work; a son employed by the Terminal Railroad of St. Loula in the signal department and a daughter by the Southern Pacific a t El P a s a

-- -- - perience in railroad work attracted the attention of Mr. S. S. Butler, then qeneral eastern agent in New York Cily, who employed him as traveling passenger agent out of the New York office in 1909. A few years later he was promoted to district passenger agent a t Cincinnati, remaining there until the governn~ent took over the railroads during the war perlod. At that time he was loaned by Frisco Lines to the Llberty Loan Organ- ization, and served as director of transportation for the Eighth Federal Reserve District at St. Louis, in direct charge of traffic matters pertaln- ing to war exhlbit trains and speak- ers.

4 t the close oI the war, Mr. Merch- ant returned to the Frisco as general anent a t Chicago, where he remained for three and one-half yeare. H e has been general eastern agent at New York City since 1923.

His railroad affiliations Include ineinberahlp in the Traffic Club of K e n York, the New York City Associ- ation of Passenger and Ticket Agents, and the General Eastern Passenger Agents' Association of New York.

THE FRONT COVER General Agent W. H. Crow of

Pensacola, Fla., isn't wearing a worried f rown these days. There's a reason, too. "Buslness i s good i n Pensacola," Crow says. "It has been something marvelous at our docks the past th i r t y days."

W i t h five o r six boats at the Frisco docks discharging and tak ing cargo early th is month, Crow called up a good fr iend a t the Pensacola Naval A i r station and asked for an airplane photograph. of the docks, for the Frisco Employes' Magazine. On the front cover of th is issue you see the result of an airplane f l ight w i t h an excellent photographer handling the Graflex.

On the west side o f the docks. and at the r igh t of the picture, appears the Strachan Line steamer l'Talisman" tak ing on a cargo of 6,000 bales of cotton for Gep many. On the left, a t the west side of pier No. 2, Is the West African L iner "West Chetac," loading lumber and general cargo for West Afr ican points. On the east side of the same pier i s the "Antinous," a Waterman 1-ine steamer, loading cotton and general cargo fo r Germany. And at the Frisco's famous coal tipple are the barges "Proctor" and "Coast- wise," tak ing on a cargo o f 7,000 tons of coal for Tampa, Fla.

Only a few hours before the pic- tu-e was taken. the Strachan line steamer "Belgian" had completed loading 5,000 bales of cotton for Germany, and steamed out in to the gulf.

"Yessir," says the Pensacola general agent, "business is good down our way."

NEWS OF FRISCO CLUBS

station there September 11. Eight members were in attendance.

The planning of a soclal meetlng was in line with the club's desire to sponsor a program of charlty work this winter and the proceeds will Hke- ly be used to that end. Members of the club have heartily endorsed the work of the Provident Association there and plan to work in co-operation with it. Definite arrangements for the social function were postponed until the next business meeting or the club which was se t for Septem- ber 25; however, it was declded that the party should be given in the lat- t e r part of September. Plans lor the home talent play were also deferred to allow time for a suitable play to be selected from a number w h i ~ h had been ordered.

Muskogec., Okla. H. 31. Hammers, president of the

Muskogee Frisco Employes' Club, opened the session of that club, held jointly with its Ladies' Auxiliary on Septeinber 11, with a very interesting and enthusiastic talk in which he urged all members to do their utmost toward secnring traffic for Frisco Lines.

This meeting, which was well attended. was also addressed by T. E. Walker, general agent, and W. Estes. chief clerk, both of whom made some very worthwl~ile suggestions regarding solicitation. They urged rneinberh to get every possible item of business.

Neodesha, Kans. On September 11 about seventy-

five members of the Neodesha Frlsco Employes' Club, together with their families and Kriends, spproximately thirty of whom were employes from Fredonia, Kans., entrafned In a special coach for Dun, a Standard Oil Com- pany resort near Neodesha, where they had a delightful picnic an6 wa. termelon feast.

Arriving a t Dun a t 8:30 p. m., tables were placed end to end and all gathered around for the picnic din- ners that were spread and the watermelon. Following the meal, the pic- nickera spent the remainder of the evenlng dancing. The return trip was begun about 11:bO p. nl. The entire group expressed their appreciation to J. 31. Hall, conductor, A. Lane, brakeman, Chas. Ayars, engineer, and M. F. O'Harra, fireman, who donated their services a s crew of the special to Dun. and to the company which furntshed the coach and engine that took them to the picnic ground.

Two important tips Itad been turned in since the last meeting of the club. it was reported, and a large shipment of lumber had been secured by H. E. Hurst. fireman.

HE WINS A CHAIR While the Weaver Brothers were

playing a t the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Rancey Burch, head blacksmith a t the Lindenwood Locomotive De- partment, Lindenwood, Mo.. was ac- claimed the winner of first prize (a $35.00 chair) a s the champion fiddler in the act.

I n the above photograph a group o f C . R. A~t thowj Cltaiir Storc r.epresrrrtativ~s trre boardirrg the ja?nrd Frisco Jlcteor on A u g w l 31 whcn 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ left Oklnlro~rra Ci ty for S t . Lorris. J l r . C . I<. A r r t h o ~ ~ y , prcsid~rrt of thr orgnrrixtiorr, s:nrrrls s m n l h fvorir thc right.

October, 1930 .,. . Pnge 21

MISS SUSlE FISH DIES Memphis on December 1, 1887, and I 3n a p m ~ r i a m I after vorklng e e a t capacity [or a Widely Known St. h u h Employe rew months became a conductor, in

Succumbs S e ~ t e m b e r 5 whleh capacity he remained until re-

A the comptrolle

will be grieved to Dn September Sth, P..lcr.n W m n l n v a e m

T H E many. lrlends of Miss Susie Fish, employed In the office of

r a t St. h n l s , Mo., learn of her death

4 a t the St. Louis

ROBERT SHIELDS DICKEY

ROBERT SHIELDS DICKEY died at his home, 1336 North Jefferson street, Springfield, Wo., on August 24, He was born in Westmoreland Coun- ty, Pa., May 15, 1848, and entered the

tirement, December 31, 1918, wheu he reached the age limit. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice XI. Learnard. His pension allowance was $41.95 a month and during his lifetime he received a total of $5.873.00.

-- . . Hospital. Death service of Frisco Lines a s a carpenter was due to intestinal obstructions in the ~ o r t h car department a t A. T. BROWN

and followed a n operation. - Springfield in May, 1890. Later he A. T. B r o ~ n . agent a t Monett, diet1 transferred to the west Shops September 4 a t the Frisco Hosr>ital in

where he served until retirement on May 31, 1918, when he reached the age limit. His pension allowance was $20.00 a month and during his ' life- rime he received a total of $2.940.00.

FRANK BALDWIN

FRANK BALDWIN, pens io~~ed conductor, died at his home in Birming- ham, Ala., on September 3. He was born a t Farnlersville, N. Y.. May 1, 184'7, and entered the service of Frisco Lines as a freight conductor in February, 1885, later being promoted to passehger conductor and serving in that capacity until retirement, April 30, 1917, when he reached the age limit. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Frances 13. Baldwin. His pension allowance was $44.20 a month and during his lifetime he received a total of $7,072.

Mlss Fish began her service with %co Lines a s a stenographer and srk in the office of the freight claim .ent a t St. Louis, November 11, 1890, .d was transferred to the account- g department in 1897, where she .s remained until her death.

She was secretary of the auxiliary the Frisco Veterans' Association in

27-1928, and was secretary of the ,isco Girls' Club of St. Louie lor the a r 1928; was a member of the Town ub. the Civic Music League, the usicians' Guild and the League of omen Voters of St. Louis. She also ught a Bible class a t the Pilgrim ngregational Church in St. Louis. Beloved by all who knew her, she LS known for her charming per- nality and her desire to assist in y undertaking where she might be service.

She is survived by two sisters and brother. Sincere sympathy is ex- nded to the family in their bereave- 3nt.

GALE BISHOP BEDWELL

GALE BISHOP BEDWELL, pensioned conductor, died a t the Frisco hospital in St. Louis, September 6. He was born February 26, 1870, a t Atchison, Kan., and was educated in the schools of Leavenworth, Kan. At the age of 19 he began his service as a brakeman on the Union Pacific railroad out of Leavenworth. He entered the employe of Frisco Lines as a brakeman, Kansas City to Fort Scott. on January 18, 1893, and in 1901 was promoted to the position of freight conductor. In 1920 he became avpas- senger conductor and served in that capacity until retirement, December 29, 1926, because of total disability. In 1898 he married Lula Waud Mor- rison of Kansas City. Continuous service of 33 years and 11 months entitled him to a pension allowance of $40.15 and during his lifetime h e received a total of $11,525.70.

-- WILLIAM BURTON LEARNARD

WILLIAM BURTON LEARNARD, pensioned conductor, died a t his home in Oakland, Calif., on August 30, 1930. He was born October 6, 1848, a t Concord, Ohio, and entered the service of Frisco Lines as a clerk a t

St. Louis from the effects of a large carbuncle on the hip. He had served a t Monett since November 19, 1918, and was widely known and liked there. Olficials considered him one of the most efficient agents on the system. He was reared a t Conway, Mo., and learned telegraphy there. Subse- quently he served a s operator on the Central Division in Arkansas and a t several places in Oklahoma. He wax agent a t Pacific. Mo., for sixteen years before coming to Monett, where he had served almost twelve years a t t h e time of his death. He served Frisco Lines thirty-five years.

He married while living in Conwag, his wife's maiden name being Porter, and to them was born one son, Dr. Norman P. Brown of Tulsa, Okla. Be- sides his widow and son he leaves two small granddaughters and a brother, John Brown, of Rogersville. Mo. Mr. Brown was active in the affairs of the con~munity. He was a director of the Commercial Club and a n honored member of the Masonic orders and served for some time a s "Dad" for the local DeMolay chapter. His death is a distinct loss to the communlty a s well a s to his many friends in railroad circles.

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52 YEARS WITH FRISCO (Corrtirrrtrd frorr~ Pnge 13)

and she says that they have the flnest bunch of grandchildren in the world.

"I'll devote my life to sollciting freight for the Frlsco," Mr. Mullens said. "It has given us our bread and butter for over fifty years-helped to rear my chilren and give them a n edncation, and I want to be Identified in some way with I t as long as I live."

Hie -oldest son told the reporter conflde~ltially that "Dad lost some sleep when he heard the Frisco had consolidated with the Rock Island. He was fearful lest they change the name of the road. HIS loyalty Is expressed even to the degree that he does not want the name changed, tor he thinks everything about the Frlsco is just right, even to the Insignia."'

LOCOMOTIVE FUEL PERFORMANCE RECORDS Ofice of Fuel Agent, St . Louis

I S CONNECTION with our recent practice of securing a representative from other roads to address

onr tlivisiou fnel meetings, we were fortnnate ill having with a s during the ~nontll of .June this year. Mr. 0. J . Brown, superintendent of fuel service for the Boston and Maine Railroad.

Mr. Brown was on our road for one week and addressed the joint fuel economy n~se t ing held a t Monett. No.. on Jnne 10, ant1 three meetings a t Birmingham on June 12, the colored fuel meeting held in the nlorning, the regular Southern division and Birn~ingl~am terminal ~neet ing held in the afternoon, and the fuel rally a t S:00 p. m., this latter meeting being attended by several coal operators of the Alabama district.

Mr. Brown is a re~nnrkahly well informed man on all matters pertain- ing to fnel economy. not only in this clistrirt hut also in the New England rlistritrt, and this is reflected by the extremely good showing b e h g made by the Boston and Maine Railroad in their unit consnnlption conlparetl to other roads in the same district.

It. might be well t.o n~ent ion also there is IIO coal in New E ~ ~ g l a n d and the railroads in that section find it necessary to purcllase their locomotive fuel from mines located OII roads traversing the P e n n s y l r a ~ ~ i a and Vir- ginia coal fields. which results in a f o r e i g ~ ~ line haul of several hundred miles. and with a consequent high averxge cost to the Boston and Maine and ot.11er New England roads. In many instances the foreign line freight charges a r e twice the in- voiced cost of the coal f . o. b. mines, and this feature makes it all the more ncceH8nry for the New England roads to watch their fuel performallce closely.

A.11.. Rrown's remarks a t the Xlonett autl I3irn1ingham nieetings were in part as follows:

"In comparing maps and statistics of your ~ ~ o a d and ours, I find that while we a re compnrahle in some respects, there is a wide diversion in others. Pour line corers considerable acreage while ours more or less resembles the proverbial Spider's Web, and while our total locon~otives and employes are comparable to yours, the Frisco's mileage is approximately three times as large as the Boston and Maine.

"This will give you some idea of o w freight fuel problems in endeav-

oring to move high speed freight tralns through thickly populated New Ennlancl cities, towns and villages, some joining one with another three to six miles apart-each with their own ordinances and city laws gov- erning our movements thror~gh their particular locality.

"In connection with our passenger traius, yon may be interested to know that one of onr crack passenger trains, known as the 'Flying Yankee.' operating between Eoston. Mass.. and Portland. Maine. is one of the very fastest, passenger trains in the United States, making a 114-mile non-stop run a t an average speed of 51 miles per hour. This train u s ~ ~ a l l v consists of 10 steel cars. is hauled bv a Pa- cific type locon~otive hand-fired. with 73-inch drivers. 28x28 inch cylinders. 200 pouuds steam press1u.e. 31.600 pounds tractive effort, and makes the 1'1111 on an average performance of app~'oxin~atelr four 1)ountls per Pas- senger ra r mile.

"I am of tlw opinion that most of the things we are doing on the Ros- ton ant1 Maine toward fuel economr are similar to the efforts yo11 a re making. and n cmmparison of the freight. f11e1 p~rforrnance fignl'es 1922 to 1929 develo-1s the fact that our percentage of in~l~rovement has heen Tairlv comparable with yours.

"There never was a time in our fuel economy history when we faced the issue with a more united organiza- tion than a t present. Everyone on the Bostoll and Maine from our president down t h r o ~ g h the various 0%- cers to the rank and file is interested in our moven~ent and eagerly analyzes the tlaily report which quotes the per. formances by tlivisions.

"Our engine and train crews are eager and anxious to lie selected as honor delegates to the International Railway Fnel Association Convention in Chicaqo each pear, and are wide awake and alert to the conclitions on their trips \vhich in their opinion cause excessive fuel co~~sumption and a re not bashful in presenting their views and opinions at the tlivisional fnel meetings each month realizing that the suggestions fmln them play an important part in their selection for the fuel convention.

"In order that our engine crews may have something definite to shoot at. we bulletin the amount of coal neressary for various classes oC locomotives to move certain trains over

divisions, and every engineman kllows how much fuel should he used and when in his opinion excessive amount is ~ ~ s e d , he gives his opinion on work report a s to how n1uc11 and the cause.

"I personally believe there is still I I I I I ~ : ~ to be (lone in the line of atl- vertising either by bulletins. as ont- lined by the committee on fuel bulletins of the fuel association, or io high-class articles by talented writers in our company magazine In order to keep the interest alive and the ~ 1 ) - ject constantly before our people.

"I think fnel meellogs such n R this offer a fertile field tor Inrther cle- velopment. and we on our road a re giving serious tllougllt to the clues- tion of recommending addltlonal dete- gates to the fuel conventions of the future. I helieve we must all of 11s

give more serious attention to the 'MORE BUSINESS CAMPAIGN' now being conducted on all railroads. I"1uctuatio11s in either freight or passenger business plays a n important part not only in the net revenues of t.he ailro road, but in the fuel performance figures a s well.

"In C O I I C ~ U S ~ O I I just let me say, in order to achieve success in fuel econ- only we must follo\v the same rules that apply t.o success in any line. We must attend strictly to I )us i~~ess and keep a little in advance of the times. The man who reaches the top is the one who is not coutel~t with doing just what is required of him. He does more. Every man sho111d make up his mind that if he expects to succeecl he nlust give an honest return for the other n~an ' s dollar. Do your work-not jwt your work and no more. but give n little more for good measure-that little more which is worth all the rest. Put your heart into it and the sky will clear hecanse we do our best,'if we (lo not magnify trifling troubles, but if we look resolutely a t things as they really are, if we avail ourselves of the many ol,portu~~ities that surround 11s in our daily work. fuel conservation is assured. To those of you wllo want a better position than yon now have, a better and fuller place ill

life. form the mental image of yourself iu lhat higher position-keep that image constantly before you, and although you will not suddenly be transplanted into the higher job, you will find you are preparing yourself to occupy the better position in life.

"Remember how mncli easier onr work would be If we lmt forth a s inocli effort in trying to improve the qnality of i t as most of 11s do in try- log la find excuses tor not properly attending to it. Records have been ~ n a d e and they must continue to be made. He who is silent is forgotten. He who does not advance falls back. He who stops is overwhelmed-out- tliscanced-crushed. He who ceases to grow greater becomes sn~al ler . He who leaves off gives up. The stationary condition is the beginnin:: of the end and if there ever \\.as a time \vlien conditions called for action, it is the present. Wit11 business depres- sio11 sweeping tlie country it calls for the strictest economy in all lines, ant1 it' there is one conqneror who can socce&fnlly combat the enemy (railroad clepression) that conqueror is FIyEL ECONOMY. Let's marshal1 our army and prepare for batt,le."

l l u r i n ~ the n~onth of August, 1930. we on the Fi'isco failed to reach tlie ma1 of 135 pounds i11 freight service. 'P~IP best we were able to do was 142 pounds. This, however, is seven pounds better than our August, 1929, performance.

In passenger service we made the nanie performance as last year for the System; 13.9 1)ountls per passenger car niile.

In switch service the unit per- f6minilce increased from 132 p o u ~ ~ t l s last year to 134 pounds this year.

The Southern division had a decrease in all classes of service. In rreinl~t service its unit consuml)tion tlerrensed from 154 pounds last year to 131 pounds this pear. In passenger service the consumption decreased Tram 1 4 5 po1111ds to 13.2 pounds and ill switch service the consunlption decreased from 127 pounds to 115 pounds. Incidentally this division reac:hetl its goal in both passenger a ~ ~ d s\\-itch service.

Following a re a number of good ~ w f o r m a n c e records, some of which were o~nit ted from our last issne for lac-li of space:

EASTERN DlV lS lON

Rolla Sub: Engineer J. 0. THIEL. fil-enlan 31. WHITSETT. engine 1509. trail1 8 . Sewburg to St. Louis. August 26, handled 1,680 passenger car miles. burnet1 954 gallons oil, performalice 5 6 gallons per passenger car niile.

Enqineer C. W. CALE, fireman R. GALLAHAN, engine 2, train 34, New- burg to St. Louis, August S, handled 266.346 gross ton miles, burned 19 tous of coal, performance 103 pounds per 1.000 gross ton miles.

Springfield Sub: Engineer PREW- ETT, fireman ROBINSON. engine 1501. train 7 . Springfield to Monett, August 21 , handled 440 passenger car miles. burned 202 g n l l o ~ ~ s oil. performance .46 gallons per passenger car mile.

C E N T R A L DlVlSlON

Arthur Sub: Engineer JENKINS, fireman J. W. TAYLOR, coiiductor SHULTZ, brakemen BRODLICK and DICKEY, eiigine 7 1 4 , train 7 3 5 , Ft, Smith to Paris. Septeniber 1 , handletl 79 ,038 gross ton miles. burned four tons coal, performance 101 ~)oundu per 1,000 gross ton miles.

S O U T H W E S T E R N DlV lS lON

Chickasha Sub: Engineer WHAM, firelnan Cool<, engine 1626, trail1 431, Oklahon~a City to Lawton, Allgust 11 , handled 140.582 gross ton miles. b u r ~ ~ e d 1,078 gallons oil. performance 5.8 gallons per 1.000 gross ton miles.

Engineer ZIJIAIERMXNN, fireman FEILDER. engine 1226. extra train, August lG, handled oue coach (Na- tional Guards), Oklahoma City to Chickasha and fifteen coaches, Chick- asha to Fort Sill or 7 1 7 passenger car iniles. bnrned 620 gallons oil, perforlnance .SF gallons per passenger car mile.

Cherokee Sub: Fhgineer PREW- BTT, fireman ROBINSON, engine 1515. train 7 . Monett to JIuslco~ee, August 21. handled 1,144 passenger car miles. burned 7 5 0 gallons oil, per- Sorniance .ti5 gallons pel' passenger car mile.

Creek Sub: Engineer HOHAN- SOX. fireman RASH. engine 4147. trail1 extra, August 12 , l+ancis to West Tulsa, l ia~~tlled 260.910 gross ton iniles. burned 1,610 gallons oil. per- fonnance 7 3 1)ountl~ per 1.000 gross ton miles.

W E S T E R N DlVlSlON

Perry Sub: Engineer I31,ADES. firernail CAHA. engine 1325, extra train. August 16. Enid to West Tulsa. l~andled 217.04.i gross toii miles. burned 1.457 gallons oil, perYormance 6.7 galloils per 1,000 gross ton miles.

Engineer SMITH, fireman CAHA. ensine 1331, train 884 , Enid to West Tulsa, August 22. handled 229,320 gross ton iniles, burned 1,517 gallons oil. perforlnance G.6 yallons per 1.000 gross ton miles.

N O R T H E R N DlVlSlON

Afton & Parsons Sub: Engineer CONRAD, fireman HUNT, engine 4124, train 132 , Afton to Ft. Scott, Aliaust 5, handled 408,320 gross ton miles. burned 15 tons coaI. performance 7 3 pounds per 1,000 gross ton ~niles.

SOUTHERN DlVlSlON

Memphis Sub: Engineer ANDER- SON. fireman INORAM. engine 4203. trail1 130, Thayer to Jonesl~oro, Ang- ust 28, hal~dletl 201,360 gross ton iniles, burned five tons coal, performance 49 pounds per 1.000 gross toii n~iles.

Engineer LEE, fireman SIJIERS. engine 4210 , train 131, Thayer to Jonesboro, August 27. handled 173.680 gross ton iniles, bnrned five tons coal, performance .i7 pounds per 1.000 gross ton miles.

Tupelo Sub: Jhqineer C. .I. BESH EARS. fire~naii IV. 'I'. RYAN, engine 1526. train 107. hleml~his to Anlory. .July 16 . handletl 1.648 passenger car miles, burned 7 0 4 gallons oil, per- lornlanc~e .42 galloil per passenger oar inile.

E~igineer J. JACKSON. fireman J . NOLAN. ensine 1528. train 105. JIem- r his to Anlory. .July 2% handled 1.280 passenger car iniles. burned GO1 gallons oil. perfornia11c.e .47 gallons per passenger car mile.

Birmingham Sub: Engineer J. F HILL, fireman SPARKS. engine 4219 . train 934 . Birmingham to Amorp. July 3. handled 457,012 qrons to11 miles. 1)11rned 1:: tous coal, inclnding terminal consnmptiou. performance 57 r.ounds per 1.000 gross ton mile.

Pensacola Sub: Engineer ESTINE, fireman SERVER, engine 1627. train 931 . 3Iagnolia to Pensacola. Jnly 17. handle11 324.000 gross ton miles. burned 12 tons coal, perforn1nnc.e 7 4 1 ounds per 1,000 qross ton ~ni le .

Columbus Sub: Engineer CAL- HOITN, fireman KIDD, ~ n g i n e 1 6 3 . train l s t / 9 3 1 . Amorv to Maqnolia. July 15. h a ~ ~ d l e t l .533.0011 gross ton miles. burned 1 2 tons coal, performance 4 8 l~oumdx per 1.000 grow ton mile.

RIVER DIVIStON

St. Louis Sub: Engineer RICE. firenla11 C . E. WILLIAMS, engine 4029. train 832. Chaffee to St. Louis. Aug- nst 2.4. handled 485,824 gross tou miles, burned 16 tons coal. performance 66 ponnds per 1,000 qross ton mile.

Chaffee Sub: Enqineer FRISSELL. fireman FOULIC, engine 1053. trail1 S0G. JIemyhis to ChalYee. September 1 . handlet1 1,944 passenger car miles, 1)urnecJ 9.50 gallons oil, performance .50 gallons per passenger car mile.

T E X A S L INES

SF & Texas Sub: Ei~gineer .J. C. JlcCLAIN, fireman S B B BROWS. engine 1243, extra traln, Shernian to Ft. Worth, J u l ~ 25. hanciletl 158,073 gross ton n~iies. burned 1.243 gallons oil, performance 7.86 gallons or 94 ponnils per 1,000 gross ton mile.

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School Days - A n d Whaf Happened a f One Friday Afternoon Recifafion

J OHNNIE never did like school! He'd just s i t and Iook out the window and long for the good old

summer time, with its green grass and its swimming pools and its watermelon patches. He'd thfnk about it until he'd b e carried so far away in his mind, that he wouldn't even hear the teacher when she rapped on her desk with the ruler and called his name and told hlm lo go ahead and study his geography.

Oh, well-it seemed that Httle boys all had to go to school, but he'd be glad when he grew up as big as dad and mother and didn't have to go.

And those Friday afternoon recitations! They were terrible. Johnnie never could remember the lines and he'd have La work long lnto the night memorleing. Of course, h e didn't have to say one every Frlday afternoon, but his turn came about twice a month.

Mother and dad would coach him, and it would sound fine until he got up in front of his little classmates and he suddenly became aware of the fact that hie hands might be dirty- that his shoestrings were not evenly tied-that there was a little rip in his right trouser leg-and away would go his recitation, and he'd have to take his seat.

"Now, listen, son," dad said one day. "Here'e your report card and I'm actually aahamed of it. Four 'passes' on i t and I kuow that you can do better. I notice in public speaking that the teacher has marked it 'very poor'.

"Well, dad, I can't be good in everything. I have to help mother so much and carry in the wood for the kitchen range and sweep the walk and rake the yard until I don't have any time to study, k e p t at night, and I'm too tired," Johnnie replied.

"He has time to study a t school," Mary. Johnnie's litle sister, said.

"1 do not," Johnnie promptly re- sponded.

"Now lhten, Johnnie," said father. "I'm going to give you another trial and t h e report card had better look much better next month or I'm going

to take you in the woodshed and im- press those facts on you so you'll remember them."

Next month! Johnnie heaved a sigh. And his turn came to speak the next Friday.

And so it happened that the next afternoon a t school teacher said:

"Now, children, we're going to have some visitors with us on next Friday afternoon-the superintendent of the grade schools will he here and I am anxious that those who a re assigned to recitations will do the very best they can on them."

And then she read off about six names and the last one was-"John- nie Hawkins!" I t struck terror to his heart. The class room full of his little friends was bad enough, but visitors !

And to make it worse, when he got home that evening. mother said she had had a telephone call from the teacher and had been asked to the Friday afternoon performances and she thought she'd go because Johnnie was on the program!

"What are you going to speak, John- uie?" she asked.

"Oh. 'The Boy Stood on the Burn- ing Deck' o r sun~pin'. Don't know yet." he replied.

"Well, I hope you do well, for I want to be a s proud of you a s those other mothers a r e of their chfldren. If you want me to help you, I will."

And the week dragged on. On Wednesday night Johnnie got out his book of poems from which he selected his Friday afternoon recitations. Slouched down in a comfortable chair he began to read flrst one and then another. For a wonder, they aroused his interest and he kept saying some of them over and over again. wondering if that would be the right one.

Then he made his selection and with the book in hand he went off to bed.

Mother saw him reading i t again the next night and felt sure that Johnnie was going to be the envy of all the other mothers there.

And so Friday came. Mother got out hie best suit and

his nice white shirt, with his little blue tie; she saw that he polished his shoes and combed his hair back before he went to school.

But Johnnie was uncomfortable. First of all the snit was itchy! And that white collar! W h y of all days on the day when a fellow had to remember so much, dress him up so he couldn't think about anything hut not turnin' his head too far one way, so the collar would scratch! It was all wrong.

And a t 2:30 p. m. in filed the dele- gation of vlsitard. Long black-coated men who fairly beamed intelligence. Johnnie wondered tf, when he was educated if he'd look anything like that and he kinda hoped he wouldn't. Then there was the array of the children's mothers. Each one talking about her child.

And the time for the recftations was near a t hand. First the teacher called on Mary Ellen, who, wIth a little swish of her pretty dress marched up and gave a charming little piece and bowing, made her way back to her seat.

Then came Edgar Johnson's little poem, and then Sally Green and Mary Brownlow and-then came a voice which said:

"And now we a re going to have a recitation by Johnnie Hawkins!" Johnnie gulped, slid slowly out of his seat and made his way to the platform. But every line that he had memorized had slipped from his mind and this is what he said:

"My Beautiful, my beautiful, tl~nt stairdetli pro~tdly by,

It m s the schooner Hesperus, tkr breakhig zimves dnshcd hip11

Shoot, if you must, this oh Iread,

King Henry o f Navarre, - Charge, Chester, charge! Oti

ley, on, A ~ t d let who will be clever, The Boy stood on the brtrnini But I go oil forever!"

aohnnie, his face a crimsol took his seat. The teacher and the audience, at flrst suppr smiles behind handkerchiefs, burst into uproarious laughtel

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then they clapped: ' Johnnie knew that they thought he

had put them together, and instead, they were just snatches from all of them.

And on the way home he said, "Mother, was it all right?"

"Sure son-I never heard such a mixup, bnt I thimk they thought you meant it. Better rtndy a little more next time."

But that piece eaved Johnnie's life -saved him from a visit to the wood-

A TRJBUTE TO A POM "Jesse" James onc9 had a Pompom

dog, but the P o n ~ is gone to the dog heaven and "Jesse" i s grieving.

111 case yqu don't know it, "Jesse" is railroad %language" fof J . W. James, traffic ..;nlanager a t Tulsa, Okla. For yeam ib doq had been a boon companion of the .James's.

Some kind-hearfed gentleman with a gift for poetry indlted the follon-- ing tribute to the canine:

H e died the aevrnth nt Rerdember. In nineteen thir ty while he ~ l e p t . And loving ones a v k i l kept.

All friends agree l'ompom wan c l e w r His intellect was equalled hever. In truth A record-breaking rover, Pompom was known thls countrY over. And in each forelm s ta te and natlon H e w a s there known by reputation.

From POmpom'~ blrth Llll he Altl croak He ne'er did d l s s l ~ a t e o r smoke. m pact he touched not corn o r rye, Nor did his tongue -c'er tell r Ice: H e had no t h o u ~ h t of Dower and wealth. But was content if he fiad health.

- shed. for on the card next month in Thnnch ~ n l n h r n nnw lo dead nn8 rone - . . - -. - . . - .. . . . - . -. . - . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - the public column (for dad's Bcneath this tombstone lies a t .rest. His memory ever will live on,

Pompom of d l that 's good the best. And may he sleep on like a log, inspention) was the word "Good." HIS legion friends will e'er remembc.~ neloved Pomp6m-the wonder dog.

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Helpful Hints on Menu Planninz for the Familg

P ERHAPS the most c o m m o n problen~ the homemaker is called upon to solve is planning the

whole family nieiiu. This may be trying, indeed, if one has a family of varying ages, for the respective needs of its individual ineinbers may be as divergent as the poles.

Of course, the problem of each liousewife is an individual one. To plan whole family menus, adaptable to every family is a physical impos- sibility. There are. however, certain principles which may be borne in nlind that will simplify the task con- siderably. These may be applied to the planning of the menu as a whole and it may then be modified to suit the particular requirement of any family.

The first requisite is proper bal- ance. We know that the human body requires water, protein, mineral salts, fats and carbohydrates. Vitamins, too, are essential and we, therefore, aim t o use a s many fruits and root and leafy vegetables a s possible a s well as rnllk, eggs, cereals, meats and butter, which as a source of pure fats and oils, is both wholesome and eco- norniCaL It should be remembered that R varied diet is elastic and may be adapted readily to the needs of any family,

Homemakers will welcome tlie following menu suggestions and will find that marketing is greatly simplified by planning whole family menus as largely a s possible, several days in advance.

Here is the program, suggested for one day:

BREAKFAST Sliced Bananas

Cereal Bacon and Eggs

Toast Coffee. Cream and Milk

L U N C H Asparagus Souffle

Date Muffins and Butter o r Margarine Sliced Peaches

Tea Milk D I N N E R

Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast Mashed Potatoes Stewed Onions

Tomato Salad Caramel Charlotte Russe

Tea Milk

Here a r e two splendid recipes, one for making date muffins and the sec- oiid for inaki~ig of the Caramel Char- lotte Russe:

Date Muffins 1 cup white corn meal 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 1% cups milk 1 cup flour

. 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg lh cup chopped dates Mix the corn meal, sugar and salt

and add the melted butter. Scald the milk, pour it over tlie mixture and let stand until the meal swells. \%%en cool, add the flour sifted with the baking powder, the well-beatell egg and the dates. Beat thoroughly and bake in greased inuffin tins in a hot oven.

Caramel Charlotte Russe 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine '/a cup cold water lh cup scalded cream lh cup sugar, caramelized % cup powdered sugar 1% teaspoons vanilla % pint cream 6 lady fingers Soak the gelatine in cold water.

Add caramelized sugar to scalded cream. Next add soaked gelatine and when thoroughly dissolved. strain into a bowl and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Set bowl in pan of ice water and stir mixture constantly until it begins to thicken, then fold in whipped cream, adding one-third a t a time. Should gelatine mixture be- come too thick, melt over hot water and again cool before adding cream. Trim ends and sides of lady fingers, place around inside of a mould, crust side out, one-half inch apart. Turn in mixture and chill.

One should enjoy the last of the fall garden and try to utilize every bit of lettuce, radishes. and the late fall vegetables in palatable salads.

Below a r e a few recipes which one may find to tempt the appetite of the family:

Wilted Lettuce 3 hard cooked eggs 1 large head lettuce ,

% tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar 5 slices bacon 2 tbsp. vinegar

Cook eggs about 15 minutes ill boil- ing water. Wash lettuce. drain and chop. Add salt and sugar. Broil bacon until crisp and brown. Cut iiito small pieces, using a knife and fork. Add the vinegar, then the lettuce. 'rurii flame low. With a fork keep the lettuce in motion, so that it will wilt evenly. Add eggs cut ill slices. Serve a t once. This makes 4 servings.

Cucumber-Radish Fan Salad 1 long cucumber 6 round, red radishes Lettuce leaf o r watercress Mayonnaise or cooked or French

dressing Peal cncuinber and cut crosswise

into two-inch sections. Cut sections into l~-iiic11 slices, but do not cut entirely through cucumber so that slices nlay hold together securely. Cut radishes in thln slices. Insert radish slices in between slices of the cucumbers so that the cucumber may spread ill a fan shape. Place one ser- tion on a crisp lettuce leaf and serve with salad dressing. Tomatoes may be used in place of radishes. This makes five servings.

Vegetarian Salad 1 large head lettuce 31

2 large chilled tomatoes 6 small carrots 6 flowerettes of cauliflower On a club of lettuce place one thick

slice of tomato. Around the edge of the tomato arrange a row of carrot slices. In the center place a cooked floweret of cauliflower. This inakes 6 servings.

Caprice Salad Lettuce 5 slices pineapple 1 package cream cheese (3 oz.) 1 tbsp. currant or other red jelly 3 halves pears -1 large orange On a lettuce leaf place a slice of

pineapple. In the center of the pineapple make a nest of the cheese, which has been creamed until soft. Place some of the red jelly in the nest and on top of the pineapple place two slices of pear and two sections of orange. Serve with French dressing at the table. This makes five servings.

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Time t o Spare

She-"Are you sure you have time to show me through this peniten- tiary?"

He-"Yes main, ninety-nine years!"

lI'Ol?'rII II .4 l~I iYG Ifr-"ll'lry nrc yorc so prrrsivcP"

rrskctl tlrc wido7cvr. .Yhr-"I'w rrot prrrsiz~r ." slrc rrplicd. IIr-''But yo11 lrcwrrr't srrid 11 word for

h4rrrty m;rtfttcs." .Yhr-"IVrll, I lrnvrrr't hnd rrrrytlrirr~/

t r 1 s11y." IIr-"Dorr't yorb czvr say airy thirr!~

i ~ v h ~ ~ t yo11 hn7w rrotlrirrg to srry?" .C hr-"i\'o." llr-"lVill yort rrrnrry wc?"

-7'rnrrsit ATr7r~s.

I T SEEMS TO US

Tha t garage doors are devices to keep others f rom taking the car out and the owner f rom putt ing it in;

That it is not a reflection on prohi- bi t ion enforcement, but when you refer to the recent "dry spell," people know you mean the weather;

That the next th ing t o invent, i s a miniature golf course which w i l l be small enough t o go on the conference table!

Help!

She-"Are you the plumber?" He-"Yes mam, I'm him." She-"Well, I wish you'd exercise

care i11 walking over the house. I've just had all my floors waxed and they a re i11 perfect condition."

He-"Oh, don't worry about me, mani. I'll never slip. I've got nails in my shoes!"

I'A RTI . Y 7'1\'UlZ Shr-"I told yort gortr slrib ~oortld

corrrc irr this werk . IVns I corrcct? If r - I l l portly illy salnry 7oas

dot-krd."

A DEFINITION

A definition of an adult i s one who has stopped growing at both ends and has started growing i n the middle.

She Would

He-"You play bridge a good deal. doli't yon?"

She-"Yes, and if I got a good deal oftener I'd play a good deal better, too."

-Skelly News.

'I'N 1: 1 ' 0 0 R 1'K 0171LS.COK O I I P hc(ir .~ n grrnt dcnl trhorrt tlrr

rbsrrrt-rrrirrdrd profrssor. Out it 7oorrld 1)r lrnrd to find orrr worr nbsr~rrt-rrrirrdrd tlrnrr tltr tlrrrtist who snit1 sor~thirrglp, rrs hr n p l i r d tlrr plirrs to h;s cltttorrto- bilr. tcrtdrr dricl t hr lny. "hio7~1 this is goiir!] to ltrrrt just n littlr."

A GOOD IDEA She-"I am always ill the night be-

fore a journey." He-"Well, why don't you go a day

earlier?" --

Presence of Mind

Wilton Lackaye, the actor, once out- shone tact itself when he walked into a bath occupied by a lady and cahnly bowed himself out with, "I beg your pardon, Sir: "

T H E QUESTION

"If a man smashed a clock, could he be convicted of k i l l ing time?''

"Not i f the clock struck first." -Reading Magazine.

Wasted Moments

The wedding bells had pealed some time ago, yet the attendants and the functionaries were still standing around embarrassedly waiting for the principals to show up. At last the bridegroom came tearing down the corridor.

"Am-am I late?" he gasped. The best man put out a hand to

comfort him. "No, you're on time," he assured

him. "The bride was delayed in getting a divorce from her last husband."

"Well, of all the rotten luck!" the bridegroom exclaimed, hurling his gardenia to the floor, "I could have kept that date with Helen!"

Brass

The young n~arr ied conplc. were having a disagreement while awaiting lunch a t a modest eating house. She was grumbling because they were iinable to afford the luxurio~w restail- rants which had been a feature of their honeyn~oon.

"You can't have a brass band everywhere you go," said he crossly.

"Oh, yes, I can," snapped the bride. "I've got one with me now, on my finger." ---

HIS REFERENCES

Would-be-Employer-"Have you any references?"

Would-be-Employee-"Sure," and he handed h im the following letter:

"To Whom It May Concern: John Jones has worked for us one week and we are satisfied."

Q U I C K IVOIZK 1'1rllrrrnir corrdrcc.tor-"Clfltat orc JOl4

tloirrg 7uitlr tlrose toterls irr yoltr srtil- cnsr ?"

I'ntrorr (rc-it11 prrsrrrce of ntirrd)-"Oh. 11rcy nrr sonrc I used Inst liirtr I 7vns or1 this trniir nrld I had thcnr zi~nslrrd n~itl brotcglrt thrrrr back."

Cutt ing Out the Fr i l ls

One of the section crew of an eastern railroad chanced to pick up a dining car menu card and seeing a t the top "Table d'hote" turned to his pal and inquired:

"What does this 'ere mean, Joe?" "Well," said Joe, "It's like this 'ere.

Them swells in the diners have some soup, a bit of fish, R bit of this and a bit of that and a bit of surnniat else, and call, i t 'table dottle.' We have 'table dottie', only we mixes it all together and calls it stew."

-Santa Fe Magazine. '

3. T. WALSH HONORED V e t e r a n Boiler Foreman Retires

A f t e r 43 Yeare' Service

J AMES T. W A L S H , g e n e r a l boiler f o r e m a n a t t h e W e s t S h o p s i n Springfield. w a s t h e h o n o r g u e s t

a t a b a n q u e t i n t h e Kentwood A r m s H o t e l o n S e p t e m b e r 4. which w a s q iven h i m upon h i s r e t i r e m e n t f r o m F r i s c o se rv ice , d u e t o h i s r e a c h i n g t h e a g e l imit .

M r . W a l s h , or "Uncle Jimmy", a s h e wafi a f fec t iona te ly ~ I I O \ V I I t o h i s s h o p m a t e s , h a s t h e enviab le record of for ty- three years ' c o ~ l t i ~ ~ u o u s s e r v i c e wltb P r i s c o Lines. More t h a n 100 m e s t s , r o n s i s t i n g of officials, s u p e r - visors ~ n d s h o p employes a n d t h e i r fami l ies w e r e t h e r e t o h o n o r h im. Thp g a t h e r i n g w a s a b l y pres ided o v e r by J. W. Sur les , a s s i s t a n t super in- t e n d e n t of m o t i v e power.

A f t e r a de l igh t fu l p rogram. which cons is ted of vocal so los b y D u t e Brown of t h e Souther11 W h e e l Com- pany a n d h i s young ( laughter , a vocal s o l o by Mrs. &nee P e r r y Wi l l iams . a Spanlsh a a n c e by Mlss E d w i n a T i e d e a n d a n u m b e r of I r i s h s o n g s presen ted b y J i m m i e Cook. a n f lddress w a s m a d e b y Rev. F a t h e r T h o m a s Brady. TbSB was ColIowed b y t h e principal a d d r e s s of t h e evenlng . m a d e b y Mr. P e r r y T . 'Al len , local a t - torney.

Anlong t h o s e w h o paid t h e i r re- s p e c t s to Mr. W a l s l ~ were : A. C. Reeves, super in tendent . W e s t S h o p s ; F. A. Beyer, D. L. F o r s y t h e , James Bruce . boiler foreman. K a n s a s City. a n d I<. 1-1. Gardner , s ystern pres ident

of t h e mechanical superv isors . 31r. W a l s h w a s presen ted wi th a

t rave l ing b a g as a token of e s t e e m f rom t h e supervisors. whi le t h e Rev . F a t h e r B r a d y 'presented Mr. a n d Mrs.

WatsR w i t h a beautiful rug a n d Mrs . W a l s h w l t h a b a s k e t of roses f rom t h e a s s e m b l e d guests .

On S u n d a y moruiag , A u g u s t 24, M r

I Frisce Mechanic Family News I LOCAL NO. 24--AMORY, MISS.

RAYMOND F. DEES, Repor te r --

Boi le rmaker R. J. Sullivan and wi le were g u e s t s a t a banquet given a t t h e I ientwood Arms, Springfield. Jlo., In honor of James T. Walsh, retired. Mr. \\'alsh is a n uncle of Mr. Sullivan's. R. F. Dees, pipefitter, had h is uncle,

I h n D. Dees, of Delta. Colo.. a n d vousin, F r a n k Bean, of Mt. Vernon, Ill.. n s g u e s t s recently.

F r a n k Woolf , n i g h t machinist , is visiCing home fo lks a t Yorlr, Ala.

R. M. Cull), fa ther in law of mnchinisl J. T. Boldinp, is rapidly recovering from a recent operat ion we a r e ad to report .

R o u n d l ~ o u s e Foremall F . .J. Girn,er had to slow clown x few d a v s a e o ac- cw"nt- of a boil on top o j h i s foot. He is back to his normal speed a t this wrl t ing.

The many fr iends of Mrs. G. H . Threl lfal l , wife of n l s h t roundhouse foreman, will be g l a d to learn t h a t s h e i s improving rapidly f rom a recent perat at ion a t Bapt i s t hospital i l l Springfield, 310.

BRIDGE AND BUILDING O E P T . E A S T E R N DlVlSlON

George Got t and wl te recent ly spent several d a y s viki t lng the i r son at Denver, Colo.

Ar thur Rude ha3 been nppointed foreman of t h e g a n g t h a t will build Che grave l deck bridges at Newburg.

Cleve HBflln and wire upenl L a b o r Day v t s k l n g relat ives In Texas.

Bill EIlnes and g a n g a r e buildinq n concrete cu lver t a t Langs ton , Mo.

Mr. J. B. Brown, H & E foreman of g a n g KO. 8, w e n t o u t on penrion Sep- tember 1. R o y Hil l is a c t i n g temporary foreman a t t h i s time.

George Mutz a n d fami ly Bpent Labor D a y v is i t ing rclarlves in Knnsxs City.

J i m C a r t e r i s back to work now a f t e r be ing o r s e r e r a l d?ys on account of h u r t i n g h is arm,when dr iv ing pi l lng a t Ash Grove, Mo.

Charl ie Wal lace and g a n g have been repa i r ing s ta t ion buildings a t H a r r i -

LOCAL NO. 7-FORT S M I T H , ARK.

T.14E IV. CAVINESS. Repor te r -- Local No. 7 h a s a committee w o r h -

ing o u t detarla Lor a picnro to be held itt Lewis Til ies P a r k on o r about the lirst of Ocl'ober.

P. E. Scherry, rn8chinlst, h a s re- tu rned to d u t y a f t e r h a v i n g s p e n t sev- e ra l w e e k s tour ing t h e wes te rn s ta tes . Ji'rs. Scher ry and son accompanied him on t h e t r ip a n d repor t a wonderful lime.

J i m Adams, w a t e r service mechanic. is st i l l confined to the Fr i sco E m - 1,loyes' h 0 ~ g I t ~ l at St. Louis. however. we a r e hanpy to report t h a t h i s con- clirion is improved and hopeu a r e t l p t lie will soon recover and be ab le 10 re turn home.

Our members and Invited g u e s t s had :t bou~i t i fu l watermelon feas t last Inonth. x whole truck load of Ice cold melons were served.

Roy \Vest, m a c h i n ~ s t , h a s recovered from a serious illness and h a s returnc,rl l o duty .

hlr. :mcl Mrs. Dewey BI. Wlndes s ~ ) c r ~ t several d a y s wit11 relat ives a t Alohett. 310.. d u r i n g t h e l a s t month.

George C. Shields a n d Mrs. Shield. visited relat lves a t Sprinpfleld rcS- r . o n t l v . - .. . - .. .

Locsl No. 7 wishes t o take th i s method of express ing o u r s l n c e f i good wishes l o r a l o n g a n d happy wedded i i fc to Mr. and Mrs. . W m . ,E. Centers who were mawled recently. Mrs. Cen- t e r s w a s formerly Miss LaVine Vernon.

B. G. Worden, machlnlnt, . a n d J. R. \\'bite, boilermaker, have entered ' t'llr ~ ) o u l t r y ra l s ing r ra te rn l ty . W e w.lsli lhem nwccess.

Lvnn Loyd, mxcl~ ln is t ; ' arid f a n l i l ~ s p e i ~ t several d a y s with relhtive* :II ICI Reno, Okla., rerentlp.

'Cli. F. Freemon i s a c t l n g a s gene-ral loreman while Mr. J. H. Dyer is t a k i n g 111s vacation.

An invitat ion i s extended a t al l t imes to v i s i t ing members of o u r association. Local No. 7 meets each first a n d third Tuesday nights . W. 0. W. 11n11. -

CAR D E P A R T M E N T FT. SCOTT, KAN.

sonville. Chas. Hnron and g a n g . have com- .TAS. N. HARGROVIC, Repor te r

pleted the renewlng of t h e freight platform a t S p r i n ~ f l e l d . Vacation season is over a n d e v e n

-- one has set t led down to work ngairr -

for another year . LOCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO. There h a s been several changes : i t

thls point In t h e l a s t few months in E. F. FULLER, Repor te r the wnv o l nuuervisors and clerks. Mr -- E i i g e n i &roore; w ~ i o w a s t rave l ing CAI.

Dan Malone a n d family visited in St'. inspector, dlsplaeed I,. L. Graham a?; Louis. ca r foreman the 16th of J u l v and Mr.

Mlss M a r g a r e t a n d Dorothy Malone Graham Is a c t i n g a s lend c 2 r mall a t walsh was with a stag re turned home f rom a visi t in S e w th i s l~ lace .

Sor l i City. T h e wr i te r , a f t e r be ing bum ed a b r e a k f a s t at Ritter S p r i ~ ~ g s F i s h i n g Mr. a n d Mrs. G. L. Miller a r e t h e couple of times, i s a t l a s t s e d d n t

1,roud p a r e n t s of a baby boy, born th i s place an c a r c le rk a n d will kt- Club, w h e r e he was p r e s e n t e d w i t h a . \ ~ g ~ s t 12. tempt. with t h e co-operatlon of al l t h r

D. B. Eae . wife a n d son, Bobbie. boys. to fufnish a few Items for t h r Knights ring as a token visited Springfield a n d 31arionville. magazirle. of t h e e s t e e m of h i s f r i e n d s w h o w e r e hl'r. a n d Mrs. 0. J. P a i n t e r of Spr ing-

field, spent a week v is i t ing t h e R. 1,. LOCAL No- 18-BIRMINGHAMv ALA. - present . The b r e a k f a s t w a s p lanned paintel. H. w. F U I I ~ ~ families. Th A. Fltllef a h 6 famqly re turned W. A YYGRS, Repor te r

and carried out E' Redd'ck' Ed. home t m K a n s a s City, No., a f t e r a t w o - Qrundburg , 8111 k w s o n , Walter weeks ' r a m t l o n , B. 0. Oamble. m a s t e r mechanic, was

L. 8. Ful le r and wlfe vTslted ah-. .L vtal tor to one of o u r meet ings re- S h a r k e l f o r d a n d Harry Hall . and Mrs. Neal of Gafena, Kan. cently H e w a s accompanied by L ' X .

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Springfield. Missouri. September 5 a n d 6. Mr. Stone w a s called there to 31- t e ~ r d t h e funera l of hie Cousin U l s r Louise Davis of Fordland, Missouri.

J. F. Bradley re turned t o work Sep- tember 1, a f t e r being a w a y on leave of absence Cur severa l week*.

d ren druve over t o H u . ~ , Oklahornll. and reported a wonderful tlme. H u g o h a s some fine roads a n d s t r e e t s a p d we enjoy v is i t ing o u r neighbor elf>-.

Miss Xora Collins, d a u g h t e r of i ,hlet clerlc t o Superintendent J. J. Colllns. accompanied hy her mother visited relat ives a t Parts , Texas, recentl) .

Orin "Jigger" McGlasson llaa a I ~ R H ' Chevrolet coach. Kmoch Mallonee sa)'r; h e b r ~ u g h t i t to dr ive to Webs te r LOCAL NO. 5-ST. LOUIS, MO. County in.

Henry JlcCaiTrey, niachinir t n p l ~ r e n - tlce, Was p a a s l r ~ g o u t c lgars recenrlv a l l because of t h e a r r l r a l o t a n <- oound bov. Xo we haven' t heard t h e

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE W E S T SHOPS, SPRINGFIELD, MO.

R0BIa:RT W. REED. Repor te r

I.rwnl So . 5 has had two good me.et- ings since l a s t repor t and f rom present' indicat ions will continue. no t only to have' good meetings, bu t l o improve on each, a t every opportunlly.

Brother Allie Jones, bollerniaker welder. s p e n t eighteen d a y s In t h e ' l t . Louis hospital , and had h i s appen,d,ir removed, aud iu a t th i s w r i t i n g visi t - ing wi th h i s niother, a t .imory, MISS.

Mrs. Virgil L ight a n d d a u g h t e r a r e spending a month in Springfield, vlqit- ing wi th the home folks.

Bro ther E. H. (Dock) Bumgarner spent a couple of d a y s in Greene county, and brought back w i t h him h is old bus. Guess t ranspor ta t ion in St . Louis w a s too slow for Doc.

Bro ther Leaford (Dock) Johnson is spending rhree weeks on a tour Of t h e west , s topping in Por t land , Ore., a u d xeveral o t h e r places in California.

Mr. J. W. S n a r r a n d Nrs. S n a r r a n - nounce t h e m a r r i a g e of the l r daughter . R u b y F e r n , to Mr. Conway Brown Hriscoe, on Sa turday , t h e twenty-third of August. 1930. We extend congra tu- lat ions nnd bes t wishes.

new a ~ p & n t i c e ' s name yet. E l m e r Courdln, blacksmlt% Lliird

Class. I s the proud possessor of a new Ford coach.

Sherman Ellls, electr ician, haw be'en off some t ime wi th a bruken hand whlch h e received In a fall. We hoiw

RUSSELL TODD. Repor te r

This w r i t e r had t h e pleasure of visi t - i n g f r lends In Houston, Texas, a f e w d a y s t h e las t of Augus t a n d had a wonderful tlme.

J. P. Hur ley , chlef engineer power plant , lef t September 6th for \Vinpe- peg, Canada, to a t t e n d th'e a n n u a l F i r e F l g h t e r s Convention. N. A. Herzoa. chief chemist , and wife

Cor h is speedy recovery. T h e special equipment, motor cur

and t ln shops had a temporary s h u t down t h e l a t t e r p a r t of Augus t bu t a r e w o r k i n g ful l t ime now. Wort of t h e men enjoyed the l r t lme by fishing while some just s tayed rt home.

Dlvision Chairmall. I. L Pence h a d t h e misfortune of having 11, t a k e h i s wife to Kansag City l o r t rea tment , a s s h e had been ill ror some time. W e h o l ~ e t h a t s h e impro\-ed rapidly. H e h a s t h e sympathy of the nor th shops a n d Local No. 1.

W. W. Lewis, machinist. w a s ret ired September 1 on account of h a v i n g reached the a g e limit. H i s countless f r iends a t the nor th shops r e g r e t ' to see him g o a s he w a s a good man. Come and nee u s Mr. Lewis.

F r e d S h a n k s w a s called to Topeka to a t t e n d the Luneral of h i s fa ther ,

enjoyed vaca t ibn ing in p a r t s of Canada a n d report hav ing a wonderful time'

L. E. Richardson was annointed a e n - era1 boiler foreman ~e ' l i t ember le t , vice Mr. J. T. Walsh, who w a s pensioned Augus t 31. Mr. Richardson w a s succeeded'.by- I.. E. ~ r d d i c l i a s ImiLer foreman. G e o . 11'. M'illinms was promoted to ass i s tan t boiler foreman a n d C. H. Bergs t rom w h o w a s t ransfer red f rom t h e Korth Shop to this shop is holler g a n g foreman.

A. L. Coons. ass i s tan t chemist . en- Joyed a t r i p to Chicago t h e l a s t of August .

The "Blemphians" \Vext Shop h o \ v l i ~ ~ g team, cap ta ined by W. T. X'c-Farlatld, s t a r t e d t h e season in a l a r g e w a y by w i ~ l n l n g the i r first th ree games. T h e t e a m is composed this year of Ed. Grundburg . .-\. L. Coons, C. H. Berg- s t rom, B e r t Conlon. W. W. Shackel- ford a n d Captaln McFarland.

Mr. J. T, Walsli, wlio was penhionetl .\ugust a t s t w a s presented wi th a pipe and j a r of tobacco, a l so a box of candy for Mrs. Wnlsh, by t h e boilermakers a ?

. .- roth her ~ h a s . Bogga, l a t h e 0i)eratOr

a t Lindenwood, recently h a d a very n a r r o w escape f rom Perious InJuiy while n t tempt lng t o smooth wi th a fi!e the newly m a d e t h r e a d s on t h e piece lie w a s machining, g o t h l s lef t jumper sleeve wound up a n d being; made of good mater ia l a lmos t wound U ~ J Charley before he managed to tear h i s jumper off. Bro ther Char les leaves thla advice to machine operabor's: w e a r clnre f i t t ing mleeves o r c u t them off well above t h e elbow. .

Brother Marion -4. Brayfield, boilermaker , is t e l l ing a l l a b o u t the good f e a t u r e s or t h a t cer ta ln brand, of al l- electr lc radio, he Is no t sel l ing them. H e just bought a brand-new one.

Bro ther Louis 3'. W u d x , shee t meta l worker roinmltteenlan, repor t s tile ~ o o d news, a f t e r boarding al l these vears, h a s s e t himself and wife U u in

Augus t 18. Roy Ramey, a n old nor th side pipe-

f i t ter , \vho for t h e pas t several y e a r s has been employed by t h e Frlsco a t Birmingham. waa seen s h a k i n g hands wi th fr iends in t h e n o r t h t in slioi). . iugus t 18.

Mllte Smith, r ip t rack supplyman. had qui te a loss when his f a r m build- i n g s w e r e destroyed bv fire. T h e f a r m is located near ~ a r t v i f l e , W r i g h t Coun- th i s shop.

Bernard E. Hasler , machinist a p - prentlce, wan marr ied April 2-lth to bliss Neoml T u t e r a t Ozark, Mo. \Ire extend best wlshes to t h e ~ iewlyw$ds .

O r a E. Blt ter lck is t h e new stock

ty, Mo. T. J . Rober t s lost a son Augus t 30

with typhoid. K. Smith drove to Indianapolis. In&,

where he is visi t ing his son a n d daughter .

Geo. Whit lock, machinist. a n d wife visited a s i s te r in Wichita. Kan., re -

clerk in t h e s t o r e depar tment succeeding Umfrey Johllson, assigned to o t h e r duties.

cently. .J. F. Van Hook h a s a nephew. Joe

S. Van Hook, v i s i t ing him. H e h a s been a teacher in t h e American school in Shanghi, Clilna, for the past th ree y e a r s bu t has resigned his position to t a k e a position on t h e facu l ty of S tn te I-nlversi ty a t Boulder City, Colo.

Bill Weish, a sheet' metill worker who served I l l s ~ g p r e n t i r e u l l i p in the nor th shop a n d la te r worked in t h e \vest s h o ~ s , has left t h e IQ'isro a l ~ d gone into business for himself. He hought a filling s ta t ion .

J. C. Cox. o u r ~ e n i a l forelnan of . the r ip t rack , h e r announced t h e marr lagc of his daughter , Icie Mac, to Mr. .John C. Pope. The \ '~)ms were exchanged August 21. b u t t h e wedding w a s Itept xecret until now. T h e ceremony w a s read hy the Rev , Mr. H. A. Wood in the parsonage I,€ the Canipbell S t ree t Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. pope

PARIS, T E X A S housckee~) ing . T h c w r i t e r visited t h e old home town

d u r i n g the first half of September and while there visited the nor th shop% Wesr shops, a n d t h e reclamation plant . nncl genera l office buildiiig. It cer- talnly was a t r e a t to riwit these plac,es a f t e r over th ree yeary ahsence, and to

Mr. and Mrs. F. 62. Hudson of \Vynne- w ~ ~ o d , Oklahoma, and Mr. Car l H u d ~ ~ n of Li t t l e Rock , Arkansas , a r e visiting' JTr. and Mrs. 15. B. McGaha: the i r d a u g h t e r and son-in-law and bro ther ;rnrl brother-in-law.

Mr. Dave Pus ley nnd fanlily hnv? moved to the i r new residence on Graham Street . W e hope yon l ike your new home, Dave.

Mr. a n d Mrs. W. B. Crawford and Mr. a n d Mrs. B. C. Derr ick a n d t a m - ilies drove over t o Bonham in Mr. C'rawford's new car Rnd we $Ire s u r e t h a t they a l l enjoyed the i r visit.

Nr. a n d Mrs. S. B. P a l m e r t r e e npcl t w o children spent several d a y s visi t - ing in Red Oak, Oklahoma.

P a r i s h a s been a busy town on a c - c o u n t of e n t e r t a i n i n g visi tors to L a - m a r County Fni r whlch w a s heltl , a t L ' t t r l~ from September 9 th to 13th. In- uluslve. There was several Cine clls- p lays In f a r m producta a n d s tock a n d \ r e a r e r t l l l of t'he opinion t h a t w e Ilavr llie heat f a r m e r s aild stock men

s e e t h e faces of t h e m a n y fr iends st i l l w o r k i n g a t t h a t point. h u t t'he rea l t ren t w a s to g e t back in to t h e over - a l l s a l ~ d g o to work aga in a f t e r the vacation w a s over.

Fred Estes. foreman of t h e wheel shop a t the nortli uhop a t Springfield. a n d f o r m e r memher of Local KO. 6 , was n welcome visi tor a t St . Louis and Linclen\vnod s h o p o n Labor Day. F r e d is J u s t one of t h e old hoyh.

SPRINGFIELD N O R T H SHOPS \vilI reside in Hal-tville.

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SOUTH T R A I N YARDS SPRINGFIELD, MO.

.-\J.ES \\-.iTT ant1 GORDOS \-C)$VI.XdI.. Repor te rs

0 1 1 Friday. . \ugust 29, a chicken dill- n e r w a s r i v e n a t Dolinz P a r k IJV ~ , o & n l So. 1 for members -'and the& fnmllles. . 4 u ~ r o x i m a t e l y 100 memhers

i i T,nmar County . Mr. J. D. F r y a n d wife have jus t re-

were present,- including generirl cha i r - man, IJranlc J u n k i n s , his wife and daughters . a n d secre ta ry to genera l chalr lnan. Howard Pickcns. T h e committee in charge of u r rang+rnrn ts were Jewel1 Divan, chairman. E a r l Mc- Croskey a n d George Gippert . .4 pleax- a n t t ime w a s enjoyed by all.

Mrs. SPTve11 Divan. wife of 1\Iachinlst

C'. E. Clark, rheck c le rk , i u ~ d f ~ r n i l g silent Labor l h y visi t ing with rela- t ives in hiemi~his. Term. They report tu rned from a- vlsi t to the i r old IiomP

town En I l l l n o l ~ , w h e r e t h e y a l s o had x reunion of Mr. Fry 's [xrnily. We know they both enjoyed the i r vihlt, a n d we hope t h a t they can g o back

a fine time. We are g l a d Lo report that \Valter

P i t tman ir Imck on tile job a f t e r be- in@ oll 76 d a m d u e to a n operailon. ~ G ~ n l c s t o our' good doctorn.

Sam Hayes, ( 'HI. irlspecldr. h- iCC nnd [ laughter bpent a fen. & ~ y r visiting old fr iends a n d relat ives in 1C:cnsas ('it y and St. Joseph.

a g a i n next year. Xr . a n d Nrs. T. R. Jackson :~nr l

d a u g h t e r Glorln Lloys a n d Nrs . G . \I,. Allen, N r s . Jackson's mother a n d J l r s . Buford Huckalwe nnd twn chll-

Jewel l Divau. s p e n t a few d a y s r e - ren t iy v i s i t ing re la t ives n t Henr ie t ta .

October.. 1930 Page 31

W. H. Pit tman, ve te ran employe of t h e Frisco railroad, who w a s re t i red o n a pension the l a s t d a y of J u l y , is v i s i t ing with h i s s i s te r a t Hancock, n w

J. L Brandon, c a r carpenter , repor t s t h a t Mrs. Brandon. who Is ill, i s fm-

Antonio s h e will and rela a l so vlsl Wells, a n Texas.

B; -

provlng. Mrs. A. P. Wells, w i f e of Check Clerk

A. P. -Wells , l e f t l o r Houston. S a n and Calveaton, Texas. w h e r e visl t a f e w d a y s w l t h f r iends tives. Whi le there s h e will t Mr. Wells' b ro ther , E. R. d Mrs. Chas. Dugger of Edna ,

Barclay, c a r Inspector, was away Lnree d a y s o n a b lg f lshlng t r l p

his f a r m o n one of t h e Ozark 's near noted divldc

F r e a n d c t ives repor

rivers. nfade a big catch a n d ?d wi th friends. ,d Cu'nnlnrrham. check clerk. wife laughter visi ted f r iends a n d rela- a t Pawnee. Okla., Labor Day a n d t s hav ing had a nice time.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT THAYER, MO.

F. N. PEEBLES, Repor te r

Blra. Andy Schwarzenback, wi fe of ret ired engineer, w a s called to Atc.hi- son. Kan., account s ickness of h e r s is ter .

T h e Fr l sco garden s u r r o u n d i n g , the depot Is o n e of t h e most beautiful spots o n t h e Southern division, a n d Sam Woolrldge a n d wife a r e to be congra tu la ted in t h e m a n n e r in which thev have t a k e n c a r e of t h i s garden. .And t h e w r l t e r is of t h e opinion t h a t Sam will secure the first prize.

.I. A. Beck, ret ired yardmaster . is n o w a pa t ien t In St. Johns ' hospital a t Springfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Xevada, No., visited C. E. Maxwell, fuel foreman.

Rubln Holmes, th i rd class machinist , i s now In t h e Springfield hospital. P a u l Bechter , engineer, i s o n a visit .to Oklahoma.

P. 0, Freeman, t'he preacher-en i neer, has now reported for d u t y a f K a very successful revival held a t Yale, Tenn.

0. Johnson, laborer , is now in t h e Snr i~ i r f ie ld hosoitnl. . - .

I1aul I'oynol', t e legraph opera tor , is olY f o r a few d a y s atccount s ickness of h i s father . R i p IBhillips i s rel ieving h i m . . . . . . .

E. Banks , yardmas te r , and wife a r e now on a visi t to T u l s a a n d Wuskogee.

J o h n F r y , b ro ther of Riley F r y , d1.ed Augus t 21 a f t e r a l inger ing illness. Bur ia l w a s made in t h e local cemetery August' 23.

1\Irs. W. N. Andrews, wlfe of pumper, is now in t h e hospital a t W e s t Plains.

A. J. Miller a n d wife a r e t h e proud p a r e n t s of a new boy who weighs 8 pounds.

H. W. W r i g h t , brakeman. and wife nrp vini t ing a t Poplar BluW, Mo.

P. A. F. Ingle, a g e n t , made a visi t t o St. Louis. Mo. L. F. Conley relieved him.

S. Sltaggs, roundhouse clerk, made n t r ip to Springfield to a t t e n d the ball game. A. H. Jones, Areman, relieved h i m . . . . . . .

Mrs. E d Gamble a n d t w o d a u g h t e r s of Kanxas Clty a r e n o w visi t ing . \ lrs. (1. E. Maxwell.

W. F. Fickle. conductor. a n d wife m a d e a t r i p t o St. Joe, Ark.

hIm. David T h o m a s a n d daughter . wi te and d a u g h t e r of conductor, a r e n o w on a visit to h'ingara Fa l l s a n d Canada. Af te r the i r r e t u r n thev a r e g o i n g to m a k e the i r f u t u r e home in Springfield, Mo.

T h a y e r Ingle, pumper a t Altmere, Ala.. visited home fo lks recently.

On Augus t 24, a t 4:OO 1,. m.. Miss Mildred Hals tead , d a u g h t e r of E n ~ i - neer J. A. Halstead. a n d E. Hal l w e r e united in m a r r i a a e a t Salem. .irk.

L. I,. Burows is now thcl new ~)l.at- f o r m man.

F r e d Smith w a s bumped off helpers' position a t H a r d y by T. M. Russel l .

E a r l Payne , a t Hardy , is w o r k l n g clerks ' position ex t ra , while position is on hulletin.

P. C. Williams, roundhouse foreman, a n d wife, a r e now on a 30-day leave of absence en rou te to Navosoto, Tex'as, to see the i r daughter , and to P-alo Alto, Cal.. a n d Orchards. Wash., to see Mrs. Williams' s ls tar .

Zack Roberts , engineer. who w a s in Europe on hin vacation, h a s aga in reported for du ty , and repor t s a very enjoyable time.

J o h n Woody. warehouseman of W e s t Plains, is t a k i n g a leave of ahsence f o r 60 days, being relieved by Russ&ll C. Hest leton, who is v l s l t ing h l s wife's f o l k s here.

J a m e s Rich, helper, relieved C. $1. Rowles.

Business a round W e s t P la ins is r a t h e r rush ing , caused by rush of hay a n d feed account drouth conditions. Stock business p lck ing u p well o w i n g to new high-class m a r k e t t r a i n Fr i sco recently pu t o n ; d u r i n g t h e month- of Augus t 209 c a r s loaded f re igh t received. and 74 c a r s billed ou t , also 21 c a r s poultry shlpped out.

LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA.

H. H. FULLER. Repor te r

Mrs. C. M. Atchinson a n d sons, wife a n d s o n s of C. M. AVchinson, t e rmina l w a t e r service man, have re turned fr.onl the i r vacation, s p e n t in Scott City, and othev points in Kansas.

Asa Vion, engine inspector, a n d son, George, s p e n t a very pleasant vaca- t ion v i s i t ing w i t h f r iends a n d rela- t ives in Galesburg a n d Canton, Ill.

Mr. T. E. Gidden, former machine shop foreman, whose position w a s abolished account reduction in forces, h a s moved h is fami ly back to Sher- man. Texas, w h e r e Tom h a s exercised hls senlori t? a n d t a k e n a job in back shop. Sor ry t o lose this fine f a ~ n i l v b u t wish them every happiness in the& n e w home.

E a r l I\'. Miller. who h a s held jobs in t h e shops h e r e a n d for t h e las t y e a r hns been blacksmith 's helner , h a s r e - s igned and w i t h his family h a s gone to Lamar. Colo., where h e will be associated w i t h h i s father-in-law in r u n n i n g a l a r g e ranch. Good luck to ? ou Ear l .

Our power plant has been in qu l te n t o r n u p condition for t h e pas t several weeks whi le o u r boilers a n d furnaces w e r e undergoing repairs . I t w a a necessary to reline the furnac6s. Jlessrn. TCnnis a n d Wooiey. from ttle wes t shops, Springfield, a r e do ing t h e brick work under t h e supervision of chief engineer Hurley. Glad to have the boys wi th 11%

The members of Local So. 8. with the i r families, enjoyed u watermelon feed a t Spr ings P a r k , one evening re- c e l ~ t l y , a n d everyone had ;I most eo- joyable time. More t h a n a thousand pounds of melons were consumed.

Ar thur Hnlclr~man, w a t e r service man, is on his vacation. "Shorty" Dodsworth is rel ieving him. T H. Elam, hoiler foreman, and

fanlily spent the i r vacation the In t te r p a r t of h i ~ g i ~ s t in "cool" Colornrlo.

Word h a s been received in Tenid of t h e se r ious Illness o l J. If. W a l k e r of Menrphls, fo rmer d i \ ~ l a i n l ~ storelreeper here. HIS m a n y fr iends here a r e hoplng for hls s l ~ e c d y recover\ ' .

Our baseball t eam Is s t i l l go ing s t rong . W e recently played a g a m e w i t h the Yoemen team of thix city, for t h e bellefit o r the mllk and ice fund. and a n e a t nun1 w a s realized.

Vera, t h e wnnll d a u g h t e r of AIr. a n d JIrs. Winnie Sewton . h a s heen oui te a' with m ~ l l a r i a fever h u t n t th i s w r i t i n g is some better .

1\11., a n d Mrs. J a k e Carrol l a r e the proud 1r;wents of ii 6-pout~d son, born

Augus t 24, whom they h a v e named Connie Van.

Local No. 8 enjoyed a weiner roas t a t Yoemen P a r k OII September 9. A l a r g e c rowd w a s p r e s e n t and a l l ra- ported a good time.

JOPLIN, MO.

R. C. FLETCHER. Repor te r

Cinrk W. Kerr , fo rmer s torekeeper a t Joplin, now s torekeeper at Amyry, Miss., w a s a v i s i to r here o n t h e 7 th of August: H e a n d Mrs. K e r r were v i s i t ing f n e n d s and re la i lves in Ih i s distr ict .

Geo. L. Seanor, genera l roundhouse foreman, took h l s vacation t h e lqst of August. H e a n d family s p e n t pgr t of t h e t ime in a co t tage in t h e Ozarks. n e a r Pineville, enjoying. boat'ins a n d fishing.

H. R. Jones. boilermaker, w a s a c t i n g foreman in t h e absence of Mr. Seanor.

E d Sharp, n igh t macbinlst , is on a 30-day leave of absence, spendlnp his vacation on all a u t o t r ip th rough Texas, Arizona a n d New Mexico.

0. A. Rae. machinist , IS filling Sharp 's job. and H u g h McKenzie' i s filling Lackey's job. This c h a n g e gives t h e e x t r a man, J a m e s Bryant , a joh a s host ler helper.

U. G. Boyd, supplyman, w a y off s ick for a few days. H i s job w a s filled by E a r n e s t Rule.

Tom Fos te r , air m a n a n d asslrta.nt fo reman at Rot'h pards c a r depar t - ment, s p e n t h i s vacation tour ing t h e nor th cen t ra l s t a t e s a n d p a r t o f Canada. H e Is home aga in and back on t h e job.

Miss Gladys Xelson, d a u g h t e r of Mr. A. D. Nelson. inspector a t roundhouse, h a s re turned to Hastlngs. Seb., w h e r e s h e is ins t ruc tor in t h e H a s t i n g s School of Musical Arts.

\'. M. Black, formerly of t h e s t o r e depar tment here, n o w of Wichlta, a n d h is wi fe w e r e visi tors h e r e t h e f irs t week of September.

The brldge g a n g of H e n r y "Hank" Classen a r e rebuilding the roundhouse. Old a g e had given t h e old building a decided l is t to t h e s t a r b o a r d s t l e . "Hank" a n d his g a n g a r e s t r a i g h t e n - ing her up, g iv ing her new suppor t s , a new roof and new doors.

Mr. Rogers. government inspector. w a s here o n t h e 12th. g iv ing t h e mechanical d e p a r t m e n t a clean s h e e t on a l l locomotives inspected.

KANSAS C I T Y MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT LOCAL No. 4

W e all wish t o extend o u r best wishes to Mr. Clarence E n h t a n d wife. who were married rccetltly. J l r . E n h i IS employed as a h man in t h e mechanical department.

Will iam X'anslll, machhilst helper , h a s re turned to St . Louls to e n t e r Cllc hospital a n d undergo trei l tmcnt f o r bronchial trouble.

Wl lber Davis, appren t ice machinist. had t h e honor of belonging to the drl l l t eam of %I. W. A., which took first prize a t t h e JI issourl S t a t e Pa i r .

F r a n k Bert ina, wlfe a n d dar l~hter t r . Iqa a n d Dixie Lee, w i t h yours t ru ly and wife, spent n v e r y enjoyable vacation . i l l Galveston, Texns.

J a m e s Day. niachinfrt helllcr, wnn ntT a few days last month w i t h a crippled back.

Local S o . 4. on Thursday, October 3. gave a n old-faahloned square dance at the i r hall, e v e w o n e hav1n.e a fine t ime d a n c I n ~ and lintenlug to- Che happy hollow r a n g f rom radio s tn t lon KLTRC.

Lucien Anderson, supplyman. Is haclc 011 the job having re turned from St. 1,uuis hospital.

Jessie JIcCrendy. machillist. wrr..: ofi'

a few d a y s with a s l igh t attac!r o f appendicitis.

Miss Marlha Davis, d a u ~ h t c ' r o f Carlos I h v i s , pipeman, spent a s l y r t vacation a t home before returning to \\'ace. Texas. where she is attending t h e Haylor Cniversity.

Will iam Swan. lubr ica tor man, is off o n his a n n u a l vacation, spending i t a t home.

J o e Plourd, supplyman, w a s off a few dayx, rest ing.

Jackson Bush, boilerwasher. h a s been nR on the injured list the l a t t e r par t o f the month w i t h a badly sprained rtnkle. suffered when his foo t s l ipl~etl whlle p i tch ing ball. b u t s a y s h e is now able Co finish h i s job of, f a n n i n g a l l the players of t h e Fr i sco S i g h t O\vIs.

.Just a l i t t le advance notice of t h e many th ings planned f o r th i s winter 's en te r ta inment , a smoker on October i.

LOCAL NO. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN.

L. V. GLASS, Repor te r

Ye scribe has a l w a y s wanted to m a k e a t r io t o the hintorical ci ty of Pensilcola, Fla. The opport i ini ty came on t h e week-end of b u g u s t 30.

Mr. Geo. Dean, wi fe a n d famlly, XI-. \\'. C. Shoup, wife a n d family, 311.. D. P. Henley, wl fc a n d son, and ye scribe and wife made 111) the par ty , l eay ing on t h e Sunnyland. Sa turday , Augus t 30. f o r t h e c l ty where t h e Fr i sco meets the Gulf.

4 s a n added success to o u r t r ip we had t h e pleasure to meet Gordon Yowell, special appren t ice antl repor te r of Springfield, Mo., accompanied by h is mother , who were a l so go ing to Pensacola.

Arriving the n e s t morning a t Pensa- cola on time. which is no th ing unusual for t h e Fr i sco trains, we were a11 reatly for a good breakfas t .

The first t h i n g t h a t a t t r a c t e d o u r - a t ten t ion w a s the beautiful Fr i rco depot. which we thought w a s t h e pret- t ~ e s t nf a n y depot we had ever seen.

Wai t , folks, I a lmos t forgot we a l so had t h e pleasure of h a v i n g SIiss Marie Shelton, a g e n t a t Tulot , Ark., a s a g u e s t o f o u r par ty , believe m e folks, hhe w a s t h e l i fe o f t h e party.

Our flrst a d v e n t u r e w a s a k o d a k i n g t r i p a long t h e gulf . we then ren tnred to the navy yards , t h e old Sprnish for t and the U. S. Army bar raeks

The n e s t day, Labor Day, we had t h e pleasure of a s igh t - see ing t'rip -111

a n antomobile furnished b y Fris.co bovs of Pensawla. W e w a n t to thank the boys for the cour tesy extended us, \vhich helned to m a k e o u r t r lp a suc- ccss.

L a s t of al l , w e took a d i p in tlie briny w a t e r s of the Gulf.

Leaving Penxacol:~ a t 8 :15 p, m., Monday, September 1, we s t a r t e d for home.

Geo. Erwin , n i g h t machinist , i s back a f t e r a fishing. t r ip a t Nobile B a r , Ala. H e repor t s good luck.

W. C . Shoup and family spent two weeks' vacation in Kansas .

Clinton Ful le r , pipe fitter. is i-nl- proving a f t e r a n opera t ion for a])- pendicitis. W e wish him a s p c ~ d y recovery. Roy Rainey, pipe fitter f r o m Blrminghxm, Ala., is rel ieving Clinton Fuller . Glad KO have you Roy. Wi ley P r u i t t , hlacksmith, a n d Mrs. I'rnitt a r e the Pond paren ts of a l i t t le - son, Paul Edward .

Xrs . Jlonroe S tewar t , wl fe of nllr f r iend Xonroe, underwent a serious operat ion a t t h e Gar t ley-Ramsay hospital.

1\Ir and J l r s . Floyd Huff and family spent the i r vacation in Springfield, ar 0.

J. S. JIorgan, toolroom a t t e n d : ~ n t . h a s a new "Lizzie."

Mr. and Mrs. Otto K e t t m a n n and the i r l i t t l e daughter , Mary June. a r e sncnding two weeks in P i t t sburgh . Washington and Canada. Hope they a r e h a v i n g a wonder fu l trip.

Mr. John Per r izo , boilormaker, a n d family s p e n t t w o weclts' vacation in S e w Slesico.

\V. J . Holcomb and w i f e a r e the paren ts of ;I l i t t le son, IVillfoi-d.

\V. J,. Jord;~ll. genera l roundhouse foreman, i s now enjoying h is much needed vacation.

\V. H. Alotru, machinist , is av t ing ~ o u n d h o u s e f ~ ~ r e i i i a n .

Jlrs. S. 31. Ferjiuson. wife of: our machine s h o p foreman. is i m l ~ r o v i a g i ~ f t e r a n appendici t is operat ion. \\'e hope iol' a speedy recovery.

Joe Hnst.1, coach chlrpenter, and ~)i 'esident of Local No. I D , is spending his vac!ntion down in Georgia,

J o h n Haley, boilermaker. 1s spor t - i n g x new Chevrolet sedan.

J. P. McNamara, shop electrician, is aga in having. h i s a n n u a l a t t a c k of hav fever. H e is looking in nor ther ly di- rection for a n ear ly frost . We real ly think it hxs affected hi15 eyesight , because he ran h i s Ford inti) n bricl-ge. SIP rlnmnc'e to the h a v lever. bu t total wreck to' Ford.

. \ndrew Post and famlly spent t h e u-eek-cntl in Tur)rlo. IS'isa. -~ . -..

Joseph ~ e r b o l h , biacicamith, who h a s ))fen cu t off due to retluction In foi:ce, Is now custodian of the Bethel Grove school.

\ \ ' ~ l l a l l f ishermen a r e no t linrs. a s 31r. 1'. J . Shipman, hoiler forern,an. fished f o r two weeks nncl rel)orted he never go t a bite.

e l i t won' t be 10111: till cold weather , a s we s a w E m m e r t 3lorp.an. rh ie f clerli to Mr. Tuck. s p o r t l n g a new fal l necktie . (Sears-lioebuclc special , )

Airs. J. L. Glass and Jr.. wife a n d son ol' J. I.. Glass, locomotive carpenter , i s spending a few d a y s v i s i t ing 311.. GIIISX' paren ts a t Covington, Tenn.

1\11.. and 1\Irs. C a r r of Thayer. JIo., have been v i s i t i n r their dauahtcr . .\Irs. C . HI Bullion,'*wife of cabmxn.

C. C. Hall , backshop machinist', h a s been t ransfer red to t h e roundhouse.

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EASTERN DIVISION PAINT GANG

GEORGE HOLLSIAX. Repor te r

Claude Hereford, scribe for t h e "Tinnical" depar tment , h a s re turned f rom a recent visit wi th fr iends in Aluskogee, Ohla.

Tom Branson and Bill Becker have re turned to work aftel. a forced va- cat ion, d u e to reduction of forces.

Xrs . L. J. Lrysaht , s i s te r of t h e wr i te r , i s a t t h i s wr i t lng confined in the St. John ' s hospit ;~l , suffering from a hevcre a t t a c k of neuritis.

There i s a n old haying. t h a t "murder will out," a n d suppose t h a t t h e sa-me m a y apply t o marr iages . I t h a s j u s t Iralierl o u t t h a t Roy Chaffin, BBB painter, and Rliss R u t h Ferguuon, of For t Smith, Ark., were secret ly hitched I I ~ F e h r u a r y 26. T h e r e is a n old, old cus tom in o u r depar tment which re - qu i res t h e c igars be distr ibuted fol- l o w ~ n g such a n event , and we wish to inform you, Rny, t h a t none of us a r e fond of cheap cigars. Anyway, w e a l l wish you t h e best of luck a n d happiness.

E d Straley, ass i s tan t foreman, and his r a n g a r e now located axt Turner. )mintin$ the new bridge over J a m e s r iver a t t h a t point.

"POI)" Wadlow a n d W a l t e r Caudle a r e a i Harrisonvil le , engaged in p a q t - ing t h e new w a t e r t a n k a t t h a t pojn-t.

\V;lltei- Caudle and wife recen-tly visited wl th f r iends a n d re la t ives In K a n s a s City.

:\rcli Taylor, wife and children have re turned t o Springfield a f t e r a brief visit with relat ives in JIarshAeld.

Mrs. Slnger, wife of "Daddy" Singer. RBR painter . recently visited wi th h e r d a u r h t e r in K a n s a s Citv. 1': scribe, wife and dog. Pa tsy , re -

cently spent a very enjoyable week- end camping and fishing on the Xiangua river. S o fish to b r a g about . b u t lot^ of fun anyway.

WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

( ' l d . \ L ~ l ~ l ~ ; Hk~RI<FORD, Repor te r

Ji-rs. 0. H. Rcynolds and daughter , J a n e , hitve been v is i t ing relat ives In Oturnwa, Iowa.

Chnncev 13uckmastei. a n d famlly, a n d Clyde ~ i m b y a ~ l d wife, visited rela- t ives in St. Louis Labor Day.

'. W . Loxey wax laid 111, for scver.al days r e c e ~ ~ t l y s ~ ~ f f e r i n g f r o m a cr1.r- huncle. H i s small son wns also Iwid u p with a n old-f;tsliioned s tone I~ru ise , such a s we a l l cnn remember f rom y u r bxrefoot days.

Lewis Swearengin nreR off a few tlavs sufferinc- wi th a n Infected hand.

+his depatriment s t i l l s t a n d s a t 3 0 0 per cent association membershil, over t h e L*:astern division.

J irs . Mathew Rouse visited relat ives antl fr iends in I,ehanon recently.

The wr i re r a n d family visited 1\11.. and Mrs. W. D. Wood at!d ch i idrm. Hills. Jr.. a n d Helen. at Musliocee. ~* . ~ k l i . , Labor Day,

1\Jr. l\'ood w a s formerly motor 111.e- chanic a t the R. C. t,lant here. and will b c remembered by m a n y df t h e Fr i sco fmnily. H e is now motor c a r rnaintainer for the 3Iidland ~ a 1 l e y " a t Muskogee.

I t \vnx also o u r g r e a t pleasure to a t tend t h e K a t y picnic a n d a th le t ic meet while there. which reminded u s of o u r Fr i sco picnic a yeilr ago.

RECLAMATION PLANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

T. 0 . CHAPAIAN, Repor te r

Born September 3, to Mr. and Mrs. 3Ialcomb Doran, a fine youngs te r who has been named Hi le ry -Wayne.

Dan Dooley visited relat ions in K a n s a s for a few d a y s l a s t month.

George Thompson a n d wife were v i s i t ing Sl'rs. Tliompsons s i s te r a t Neosho a b o u t Labor Day week-end.,

H e r b e r t and Floyd Balsman have t h e s y m p a t h y of t h e employes of t h e p lan t in t h e d e a t h of the i r brother . who w a s accidently killed while h u n t - ing.

C. 4. h'ash spent a week-end w i t h his f a t h e r in Tulsa. a n d his b r o t h ~ r , I ra , who w a s there a t t h a t time, on a visi t f rom Los Angeles, Calif.

E le ry Sanford w a s a visit'or In St. Idnuis d u r i n g Labor Day.

J o h n Thompson spent his two weeks- vacation d u r l n g t h e l a t t e r half o f Au- g u s t in a quiet a n d homelike way. H i s son, \\'alter, w a s with hlm this v a w - tion period, but will leave tor Ontario soon to t a k e up his school du t ies aga in .

John E v a n s i s s t i l l a s much of a radio f a n a s h e "used to was." H e h a s a low wave length broadcas t ing s ta t ion a t his home, 1 0 2 5 E a s t 3Ionjoe xtreet , a n d his government license symbol is WSBLR. H e invites you t o tnne in on h i s s ta t ion a t your pleasure.

Fred Garland has a watch of which he is very proud. H e s a y s i t is con- siderably over one hundred yeal's old, a n d h a s heen handed d o w n to him by former relat ives of pas t generat ions. I t i s still a good t ime keeper h e s a y s and -wan made in Switzerland. JIr. G a r l a r ~ d informs u s he in tends to g o to California n e s t month on his a n n r ~ a l vacation.

T h e wr i te r by chance r a n on to John and Claude Rrown, ne,ar Spokane, on a recent Sunday. They will be remembered a s employes of the ~ e c l a m a - tlon p lan t unti l a couple of years a-PO. ax blacksmith helpers. Both w e r e looking well and said their f a r m s were producing sat isfactori ly, and they had no desire to r e t u r n to their fo rmer jobs. b u t s e n t g ree t ings to al l the i r old comrades st i l l in t h e service.

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N O R T H S IDE S IDELIGHTS

George Gibson, shee t m e t d \\wrlier. h a s been ret ired on account of to ta l disability. Thls Is a n o t h e r example of t h e flne value of o u r g r o u p insur;i~!ce, s ince Mr. Gibson wlll now d r a w it o u t in t h e form of a 1)en~ion.

C. S. Kleser , n igh t roundhouse foreman, h a s resumed hia du t les fol lowing a t w o weeks' vacatlon whlch h e bpent in having a good t ime a n d renting UP.

Edward \Villlam.*. llre huildrr . suffered t h e gr ievous loss of his wlfe. \vhrtse dea th occurred d u r i n g thc pas t month. Sylnpathv of t h e rounilhouyc employes i s extended ttr) hlni and liis c h ~ l d r e n .

\irm. AIelton a l s o h a s t h e ssmoit thv - . of the r o u n d h o u ~ e enlployes in th; death of his wife. whlcii occurrwl Selr- ternber -5. Mr. Xlelton Is a n engine watcher a t t h e passenger ntation.

Ja rnes Loser, hollermaker. has re- turlled f rom two weeks' vinlt with his mother -who lives a t Wenifield, 111.

( 'harles Atkinson, machinist , is y r iev ing the loss of I ~ i s fire weeks ' old haby, w i ~ o died Se!)teml)er 1. Sym- 1)athy o f the roundl)i)~rse en111loyes 1s extended to him ant1 Mrs. Atkinson.

Sitas Snider is ce lebra t ing the n r - rival of a 10-pound boy at. his hoinc, who has been named Loyd Huber t . Mr. Snlrlcr is a machinist on t h e day shif t .

iCIrs. Floyd P e t e r s and two children recently spent a very enjoyable th ree weeks a t Rovalle. Mont., w h e r e they visi tell Airs. Pe te rs ' s is ter . 31'1'. Pe te rs i s a n i ~ c l i i n i s t on s t o k e r work.

Cecil Groves, cel lar packer, is t h e proud dilddy of ;I G!&-pound hos , which arril'crl a t Iiis home d u r i n g tlic past month. The v o u n r man h a s heen named Benjam'in ~ ; . a n k l i n .

Richard "L)ick" Runch. machinist on d u t y a t t h e ~ m s s e ' n e r s tat ion. is s p o r t l n g a new xasli coach which h e purchased d u r i n g t h e pas t month.

. i lva Bunch, supplyman, showed t h a t he w a s no t to be ou tdone by h is b ro ther , s o he tu rned in h i s old F l i n t on a new Plymouth coach.

Carl I3ergstrom. f o r m a n y y e a r s bo i le rmaker foreman. h a s been t rans- f e r r e d to t h e west shops, where h e h a s heen assigned to t h e position of foreman o r t h e boiler shop. W e a r e s o r r y to lose Mr. Bergs t rom, bu t wish him success in h i s new duties.

J . \V. "Buck" Reddick h a s been a])- pointed to succeed Carl Bergs t rom a s bo i le rmaker foreman. Mr. Reddick wan former ly foreman of t h e boiler c1er)artment of the back shop here.

T.ocal No. 1 had a very enjoyable nutirig a n d picnic a t t h e Doling P a r k t h e evening of Angus t 29. T h e chicli- cn feed a n d b a s k e t lunch w a s enjoyecl by everyone.

Mr. and hIrs. 6. L. K e m m l i n ~ , f:itlie?- ill-lam a n d mother - in- law of Blaine T,aw, boilermaker, a r e hack from a t r ip to California. They a r e loud in the i r p ra i se of the Frisco's service, li:ir.i]ic 1n;lde the t r ip by t ra in , a s they s a y t h a t is tlie only w a y they travel-they sny al l the service \\.as fine o n other. r o i ~ d s , bu t t h a t on the Fr i sco i t just s e ~ r n r d na?ur.al.

W E S T SHOP MECHANICAL N E W S SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

A H. HISHOP and B. W. B. \LI~RIUGIL Repor te rs

Hornce Arlcrrman. machinist al) l)ren- tlce, h :~a a t l as t admi t ted t h a t h e is rnnrried. Horace h a s been mxrricd f o r about nlne months.

IVade RaldridSe, machinist al>])ren- tlce. with Mrs. Baldridge visited relg- t lvcs in Hallto\vn the flrst of Sel)tem- her.

Russel l Todd, mail hoy, visited in Dallas and Galveston. Texas. t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f < \ugus t and t h e f irs t o f Sep- tember.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Chester Po\\-ell ha\-e been en te r ta in ing Xrs . Powell 's par- e n t s of Oklahoma City.

Haro ld "Blakie" Mays, machinist , wl th Mrs. Maps visited relat ives in Hnll town September 7.

Claude Wills, laid off a t th i s point on account of reduction in force, h a s been ansigned a r e g u l a r job a s boilernia!ier a t Hayti . No.

111.. .James Walsh, former genera l holler foreman, who wax ret ired on August 28 on account of having. reached t h e a g e limit. w a s glven a farewell bnnquet by Itis hmt l ie r supervisors a t HcIIC-Hi11 'Pea House, Sel)tembcr 4 .

Paul Hasler . fo rmer ly bolt g a n g loreman a t west shop, is now \vork i r~g ~t Aniors, Miss.

We wish tu es tend thc syrn1,:rttiy of the west s h o ~ ) to W. 1.:. Haynies, c o a ~ h Iminter, nnd family in the recent de>itti of his wife.

Guy Barnes , niachilrist, and f ; ~ ~ n i j y visited in H ~ i ~ d y , Ark., tlie l a t t e r par t o f . ~ \ n r u s t - - -, -. . . - ,

C. A. "[.urley" Jones , welder, an- nounces the b i r th of a baby g i r l , Thelma Renn. August 10 .

George Kent , niachinist. visited in Mohile, .-\la., the l a t t e r p a r t of X u g . ~ ~ v t .

Herber t Chrinil)ieus, macli i i~ist . was ol)elSated on for ap1)endicitis September S . He Is get ' t ing a long nicely.

W e wish to es tend the r y m p a t h y of the w S t shop to F r a n k AIcPeuk ancl t'tlmily in the rec!ent illness and depth of the i r daughter .

E a r l e Whi te , maol~ln is t , i s t h e ~>ro!~d f a t h e r of a n 8%-pound boy, Donaltl Ear le , born September 5.

A. H. Eng.lelting, blaclismith, w i t h Mrs. TSngleking visited Sedalia and t h e B a ~ n ; i l l dam s i te t h e l a t t e r p a r t of Aueust .

George Walker. boilermalce~.. is mighty proud of h i s Ilew t i t l e of Grandpa, acquired on t h c a r r iva l o f Hilly George Walker'. September 8.

\ire wish .to extend t h e s y m u a t h y of t h e w e s t shot) to George Davidso~i in t h e dea th of his son, September 11.

R. J. "Chub" Cowell. machinist. hopes Lo bea t h i s previous record of over seven y e a r s us ing t h e rnmc bench brush wi th t h e new- one 1)urchai;ed Se1)tember 2.

All Fr i sco employes should p u t for th the i r best efforts to g e t 2111 trirffic t ips 1)ossihle and should s t a y behind t h e merchants t h a t patronize the Frisco. a s t h e y a r e t h e men who hell) to p i y o u r salaries.

;\I Bishop, machinist , \vith Mrs . Rishol) a n d d a u g h t e r , S o l m a Je,an, visited wi th t.elntives ill Wes t P la ins t h e l a t t e r par t of August .

At a recent supervisors dance Bill T.a\vson, s t r ipp iug g a n g foreman, wax having g r e a t spor t playing football with u s t r a w ha t , but w a s chagrined when he learned t h a t the h:?t belonged to Hunh Seaman, general foremr~n a t t h e west shol), and Bill comprornisetl IF I>uyinx XI.. Seaman ?I ne\v hat .

Louis Hnzen, switchman. a t tended the funera l of F i reman E. T. \.Vhite, in St . Louis on Sept'emher I .

Albert Breshears , clerk to assist:Lnt su~>er in tende i i t of this lace, hns re- s igned his position t h a t he ma?. en te r college. A r t h u r S tewar t , of Spr ipg- field, is holding down the position whlle it is under bulletin.

h?r. and Mrs. Wm. Gowcrs. c a r man :mcl wife, lef t S e ~ ) t e m b e r 16 for :L t w o weeks ' visit a t Hoocl River. Ore.

L u t h e r Riddle, caller. h a s bid in the liell,ers' position a t Aurora a n d left f o r t h a t place September 16.

E. T. Burton. opera tor of Springfield. is w o r k i n g a s a g e n t a t Newburg while t h e vacancy is under bulletin.

E r n e s t Coursen worked a f e w d a y s a s helper a t Richland th i s month.

H. C. Waggoner , b rakcman. Rolla Suh, w a s off n fern d a y s th i s month on

account of t h e dea th c~f his brotiier- in-law. C. E. Ray. engineer. E. C. JIurl)hy, clerk, fo rmer ly of this

place, is now working a t Clinton as c a r clerk.

Pred Henrlrix, n igh t clerlc a t tlie freight house, has bid in the ex t ra -ar t s t imelreel~er 's position a t Tower Grove.

Aries Romayue Swift , c l a u ~ h t e y of 1,:ngineer J. J . Stvift, who w a s 1nju1'etl A u ~ u s t 31, is ab le to br ou t aga in fol- l o w ~ n ~ confinement to her bed for t h e [bast few weeks .

~\II.s. Mack J. Colhum and daughter . .Jrttnnle, h a w re turned from :I t'wo weeks ' vlr l t wi th relative8 a n d fr iends in I'ittr11ur.t: :~nd Inr1el)endenve. K ~ L I I .

One hundred ancl sixty-five ~)ounrl\ of Ash a r e pictured above. The proud fi41- errnen whn made the catch a r e from tlic Springflelcl. .\lo.. west shop (with one exception) and are. reading from. left to r ight: Doak Ihvis . " C u b Davis. Shelby Ely. Roy C:albralth and .\I. 0. Zittle Lhvis was formerly employed at the West Sliopn. The flsh were cauqht on Rig Sac River in Cedar County. No.

W E S T SHOP LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. SPRINGFIELD, MO.

A. 1,:. GODFItlCY. Rel)orLe~.

Mr. and hlrs. 1,ester 1~: l l in~swor t I i a r e tlie proud paren ts of a !~+!!-pot~ntl baby boy, horn Se1)tember 6 .

SI. IS. T o n g made a flying tril) tu Ava September 7 .

R. E. S ~ + v a g e and family spent n few r l ~ y x a t Conway d u r i n g the recent l a y I IR. ..

Geo. Demore ancl wife and P.rdfo-d H;tgley and wife nljent the last week of Augus t a t Hermitage, Mo., fi~hi11.e.

John Ell is and wife m ; ~ d e a t r ip to Sevatla week of August 30.

Mrs. Roy T u t e r 1s very ill a t hev home. \\re hope for h e r a speedy rc- covcry.

Mr. a n d JIrx. C. A. Jones a r e tlie 1)roud paren ts of ;L baby g l r i , born August LO.

We a r e very s o r r y to learn a t t h e t ime of wr i t ing of SIrs. F r e d S e w t n ~ ) ' ~ severe lllneotr. W e hope t o lenrn soon of h e r recowpry.

Mr. and Mrs. 1Cdw. Burch spent t h e recent layoft' mith folks on the farm.

41 -Jacobs 2inA Family spent :r few d . r p a t Topeka , l ian. , mith home Colkx.

The boys of t h e west s ide shoDs were h w r v 10 henr o f the deatl% of i'nrl ~ i e d i - l c k . who (lied in 1)etroit. Micll.. A U P U P ~ 25. Mr. Diedrick i* t h e bro ther of F r e d Diedrick, boilermaker. of the w e s t rrho1rx. H e served on the fire d e p n r t m o ~ t t in 1)etroi t fo r t h i r t y years.

$1. A. Cooper, wi th family, spent a f e w d a y s at Stockton, Mo., with home folks. J . A. Iind some fish s t o r y whcn he returned,

T h e Iwys a r e ~ ) l a n n i r ~ g on g e t t i n g

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WlllTanl F a b r o a walk ing cane. H e ir g e t t i n g old. HP became a g r a n d f a t h e r September 5.

Chas. Dotson, bollermaker leadman, h a s been off ~ i c k for a f e w days. W e hope by t h e t lme t h k goes to press he mill be back on t h e job.

Ber t Conlon is the wes t shop s n a k e charmer . I f a n y of t h e boys haye a s n a k e to t ra in b r i n g i t l m Bert .

Mrs. E u g e n e Newberry h a s been sick for the pas t week but i s reported he t - t e r a t t h l s wr i t ing .

Mr. R. E. S a v a g e and famlly have t h e s y m p a t h y of t h e boys of t h e w e s t shop in t h e d e a t h of 5Xrs. Savage ' s fa ther , n e a r Lebanon. whlch occurred September 9.

W E S T COACH A N D P A I N T SHOP

P R A N K SCHELLHARDT. Repor te r

Otlio Harvey , lead t ruck man, a n d Mrs. H a r v e y *pent a s h o r t vacation vfs l t ing in Chlcago las t month.

Adolph J o h n s o ~ r , piecework checker, h a s been off on leave f o r t h e passt month d u e to Illn4?Ss.

W e extend o u r nympathy t'o W. E. Haymes, palnter , whose wi fe dled 9n September 8.

Char les Daliey. p a l n t s tockkeeper spent a week In St. Louls recently.

E d \Vllkens, mas te r painter , attencl- ed t h e m a s t e r painters ' conventton, held In Clilcaao, t h e firrt week in Seprember.

Mnrtln Lovlngood. i lnner, a n d family took a nne t r i o las t month t o S e w Meslco and ~ r i z o n a .

LOCAL No. 29 F O R T SCOTT, KANS.

V E R S E 4. JONES, Repor te r

Lee Braden, bollermaker, a f t e r belog off th ree n igh ts , repor t s a new boarder a t h i s house. a girl. Vl rg in ia Corroll. Says if i t had been a boy he would h a v e been off a week.

Sor ry t o repor t t h a t o u r n i g h t fo.reman, Mr. J o h n XcPeters , h a s lost some t ime of l a t e account be ing sick. W e a r e a l l g l a d t h a t h e i s back on t h e job a n d feel ing flne.

Amos Smalley. boller washer. repor t s a b l g bog a t h i s house a n d although It cost h lm severa l c igars h e s a y s i t i s wor th It.

There h a s been a c h a n g e made In n i g h t foreman. do lng a w a y with hos- t l e r foreman a n d p u t t i n g on a n assist- a n t roundhouse foreman. F loyd MasQn d r a w l n g t h e new job. a n d w e a r e gl l a l a d to h a v e Floyd back w i t h u s a s t h i s i s w h e r e he w a s before accept ipg t h e n igh t job a t Weodesha.

Wm. Whlt'esit. f o r m e r hos t le r foreman, exercised h i s seniori ty a n d is now doing h is stuff on the 4 to 12 hostler- i n g job. Says i t s u r e seems good t o g o to bed a t t h e r i g h t t lme a n d g e t up when o ther folks do.

T h e boys here a t t h e roundhouse seem to h a r e t h e new c a r fever. E d Strader. a new Plvmouth. Comer Sel- l e r s and Carl &fain; new Chevrolets.

Rov Mevers, 4 t o 12 caller , h a s trade'd his' Dodge coupe for a Wash Mach.

Buck b tenar t h a s been off sick bu t is back o n t h e job aga in .

Buslness has picked up here and Imve put n new ool both on the branch and the marn line. And havQ put both switch e n g l n e ~ back t h a t w e r e pulled off th i s summer .

No doubt a l l of you h a v e heard t h e s t o r y of a t r a i n being s o long t h a t they had to back u p to whlntle f o r t h e n e x t s tat ion. Well that'n w h a t t h e t ra lns back of o u r new 4200 c lass en- g ines remind you of, a n d don't t h i n k they won't m a k e t h e t ime f o r t h e y do. H a v e heard several of t h e enginemen s a y t h e y a r e t h e bes t engines ever built.

Af te r a n al l-summer d r o u g h t w e a r e now g e t t i n g some nice r a i n s a n d a l l t h e b o r s have a smile again.

I t la undcrstoon thmt two of the night bogs hought a bulldog a a h l l e back a n d t h a t now t h e d o g s look more l ike B shepherd. B u t what ' s t h e dif- ference d o g s a r c d o g s anyway.

Bedford LnRue, sa t lonary firem-an. h a s gone back d o w n l o his old home in Tennehxee a f t e r being a w a y for over forty years. Hope lie h a s a good tlme.

J l inor .\my, of t h e s tore depar tment , is spending a week in Colorado and has s e n t back for rai lroad t ranspor ta - tion, s a y i n g he had a n a u t o wreck. B u t a t t h i s t ime a m unable to find o u t how bad t h e 'ar w a s torn up.

L o s t o r s tolen, a shor t test cprd f rom electr ic bench; please r e t u r n to J. A. Jarboe. electrician.

12obt. ;McCollum, cel lar packer, and E n g l n e e r Runyon have traded homes. J u s t a n o t h e r case of h a v i n g w h a t the o t h e r fellow wants .

Sam Hudson. machinist , is moving back to town; s a y s when a fel low can't' r a i se enough feed on e i g h t acres to feed one cow i t i s t ime to come to town.

Some of t h e n i g h t boys had t h e p leasure of see ing Miss M a r t h a C. Moore, o u r associate editor , while t h e 4213 w a s o n i t s record run.

Chas. D w y e r a n d wife spent a week see ing Oklahoma a n d Kansas .

Af te r a close inspection of the i r clock cards, Mr. C. C. Mar t in a n d >lr. So i~mal i Miller, began lay ing p lans for a one-day invasion of t h e squirrel sector.

Chas. Huegel h a s moved wi th in t h e shadow of t h e roundhouse.

'Tis said upon a s k i n g John Stoops which he would r a t h e r h a r e , a niche in the hall of fame or a million d.01- lars , he promptly replied, "IT."

Our blacksmith. F r a n k Grabner. a l so turned gypsy and has moved closer to t h e rt)undhouse.

OFFICE SUPT. T E R M I N A L S SPRINGFIELD, MO.

S0l:SIAS HISDS, Repor te r -

W. F. Wood h a s been absent the pas t mont'h, d u e t o illnesb, a n d to a visit to h i s d a u g h t e r in Springfield. Ill., w h e r e h e s p e n t severa l days.

0. B. Sml th h a s been ass igned t h e r e g u l a r pilot job which t h e W e s t e r n Union Telegraph Co. c rea ted in t h e te r r i to ry f r o m t h e passenger s ta t lon t o Broad s t r e e t junction.

A considerable increase In local business necessl tated t h e addlt ion of t w o swi tch engines, one a t 11:OO a. m., which w a s bid in b y Andy Hlnds. V. G. K i r k h a m a n d J. W. Johnson , a n d one a t 11:45 p. m.. which Ben Casselman. W. L. T u r r e n t i n e a n d E. L. S tevens were t h e successful bidders.

4 . 4. B i g a s h a s re turned to work a f t e r l ay ing off several d a y s a n d -on his r e t u r n went on t h e 1130 p. m. local job whlch he recent'ly bid in.

R. H. Stevens, who hns been l a y i n g off several days, h a s re turned to work on t h e ll:.59 D. m. job a s a h e l ~ e l . a f t e r spending-the past months on i h e e x t r a board.

I. W. H a r r e v h a s been off several d a y s on account of s ickness.

F . L. Baron has re turned home a f t e r spending several d a y s in St. Louis on personal business.

C. I,. Will is h a s been en joying a shor t vacation and d u r i n g h is absence George Sisk handled t h e "leaky" yardmas te r position.

C. R. Bor t le h a s been off du ty several days en joying a raca t jon which he s p e n t in Springfield wi th hls family.

G. W. Br i les h a s reported f o r d u t y a f t e r l a y i n g off several days. E d Wadley handled Mr. Briles' engine herder job d u r i n g h l s absence.

G. C. T u c k e r h a s been on t h e hos- p i ta l l is t f o r a f e w days, b u t a f t e r re - ce iv ing t h e necessary medfca l a t t e n - tion h a s been a b l e t'o resume h i s duti<s.

Mr, a n d Xrn. J. F. Van Hook haye re tun led home a f t e r en joying R vial t w i t h relatlves. >It. Van Hook on h i s re turn took over hlu du t les a s helper o n t h e west s h o p englne.

Lawrence Grimes Is a l l smiles a 8 b e now h a s a r e g u l a r job a f t e r f lghtlpg the e x t r a board t h e pas t f e w months.

Mr. e n d Mrs. W. H. R i t t e r have returned home a f t e r en joylng a visit wl th relat lves In Cherryvale. Kan. 31r. R i t t e r reports hav ing 'had a very de- l iahtful vacation.

Georae Tlffanv h a s been w a r k l n ~ a s a n e n s i l e herd'er the pas t few day8 d u r i n g the absence of W. H. Ri t te r .

C . C . Thompson h a s been absent for some t ime repa i r ing h i s residence. W. E. Lewis h a s been n ight sou th yards ass i s tan t yardmas te r d u r i n g t h e a b - sence of Mr. Thompson.

R. 1'. Newbold h a s bld in a n l g h t b a g g a g e m a s t e r positlon in t h e g s - senger s ta t ion a n d George McKeon h a s succeeded him a s rilght bill clerk.

Guy Pollard, who Is qu l te a flght fan , layed off d u r i n g the a m a t e u r bok- iniz tournament recent'lv held hele. Guy w a s v e r y much disappointed to see h i s Drotege, B u s Mart in, knocked o u t in t h e first round of the Iieavs- weight class.

FRISCO TERMINALS' CLUB ST. LOUIS, MO.

ROBT. A. HALEY, Repor te r

Yard inas te r C. H. Brown enjoyed h i s aiinual vacation t h e f lrs t t w o w e e k s of -4ugust'. H i s place w a s filled by E w l n g avenue foreman, F r a n k Ott.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. X. Davis e11te.r- tained f r iends f rom Chicago, Ill., t h e ear ly p a r t of August. D u r i n g the i r visit Mr. Davls, his family a n d vlsi tors motored to Sulli+an, Mo., where they s p e n t the week-end flshing a n d enjoy- i n g a n open-air chicken barbecue.

Followlng t h e dea th of W. G. Gretschs ' l l t t le son he took s lx ty d a y s leave of absence and visited Peoyia, Ill., and Gary, Ind. Mr. Gre ts rh is now back to work on t h e 3:00 1,. m. Choutenu avenue hlll job, helping Les te r Fowler.

Everybody w a s glad to see Mr. P. W. Conley, super in tendent terminals , re- t u r n to work t h e ear ly p a r t of Augus t a f t e r be lng off slck due t o t h e esce-s- r ive heat .

Engineer Wm. Johnson w a s off severa l d a y s t h e flrst p a r t of Augus t clue t o t h e m a r r i a g e of hls daught$r , but we were a l l s o r r y to learn t h a t h i s absence f rom d u t y h a d t o b e continued on account of M'rs. Johnson be ing sick.

J. C. Rippert , local chairman. B. R. T., from K a n s a s City, w a s conflnecl t o Fr i sco hospltal first p a r t of August. W e a r e g lad Mr. Ripper t h a s re turned home a n d hope h e h a s re turned t o h i s work.

AmnnK t h e h i t t e r experiences of li.fe we r e g r e t to r e p o r t t h e d e a t h of passenger b r a k e m a n Geo. Mr. Coon. W i t h h l s pass ing t h e Fr i sco los t a n old and valuable man and we, a w o r t h y fri<nd. H e entered the servlce In April, 1902. and left a r o o d record behind him. W e extend our"sympathy to h i s family.

Mr. Allie Jones , vice president St. Lnuls Terminals Club. w a s recent lv confined t'o t h e Fr i sco hospital where he had a n operat ion for appendicitis. Hepe Mr. J o n e s will be back on t h e job soon.

Mr. J. A. Maroney, genera l yardmas te r , w a s absent from service Au- g u s t 15 a t t e n d i n g t h e funera l of t h e mother-in-law of hls s l s te r , with whom he lives. Our sympathy is extended to ,Mr. Blaroiiey's s i s te r and h e r hu.s- band and o f l ~ e r members of their families.

Engineer H a r r y Dean. who h a s about 45 years' service, i s in t h e Fr i sco hospital. H e s a y s h e enjoys havlng the bovs come vlsi t hlrn. W e a l l wish for Hdrry ' s speedy recovery.

SION I F. L. 6 D. C L A I M D E P A R T M E N T

SPRINGFIELD. MO. --A

1).\21.:1, LEWIS. Repor te r

Leo E. Rar re t t , c la im accounlan t , h a s been vacationlog, spending a por- tion of t h e t ime in Kansax Clty wit'lt relatlves.

T. D. Qulnn, claim Invest lgator , en- Joyed a few days ' vacation in Okla- h o m a Clty d u r i n g September.

Quile a nnrnber o l o u r force cele- b ra ted Labor Day o u t of town. and al l have reported a splendid tlme. Xensrs. Roop. Qulnn and Purs ley , of th t s department', and Sidney Payne , of t h e express office. took u p the i r favor- i t e spor t w l t h rod. reel a n d Hne a t the Ash G r o w lake. S t r a n g e t o say. w e have been unable to secure a definite expression r e ~ a r d l n g the i r success, however. Q e o r r e dld say tha t , b a r r i n g a few ac-cldents o r misfortune, i t w a s a perfect day.

Mrs. H. I. Dlckel.scrn, of t h e OSQD clcpartment, s p e n t Labor Day in K a n s a s City, a7hlle Katherine Young spent t h e holtday In St. Louis and enjoyed seelnp: J o e Brown. t h e famous comedian, a i the Ambossador.

Harold Wi lks , 0S&D Investigntor. a n d Pamllr Journeyed to Branson. Rockaway & n d o t h e r ~ p o l n t ' s of in te res t in t h e "I.and of a Xillion Smiles."

4 t the nresen t t ime Thida ~McCrorv. genera l file clerk, is convalescing in t h e Fr i sco hospital a t St. Louis. h a v i n g undergone a m a j o r operation. W e wish for h e r a ~ p e e d y a n d complefe recovery.

Mamie Gor l ry , flle clerk. spent a delightful vacation in Chicago. Ill., Mackinaw. M'lch.. and o t h e r l a k e re- s n r t r In nor thern Mlchlg-an.

R. D. Gllbert', cEaim Invest igator . and famliv. visited in St. Louis and n ixon r ~ c e n t l y .

SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T SPRINGFIELD, MO.

'. C. Hfl1.1)er. s i r n a l s~upervisnr a t Panla. nnd frlmily spent the i r vacation visi t ing with Mr. Harper 's mother a t Sullivan, Yo.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rall. m o t h e r o f D. A. Rall. clerk. is r l s i t i n g re la t lves in Kansas City a n d Junc t ion Cit'y. Kan .

Miss Evelyn Terrlll. d a u g h t e r of J,. T. Terrill, s igna l maintolner , Colum- bus, Mlns., is spendln:. her vacation in Jlemphls. Tenn.

Mrs. E. S. Land, wi fe of s lgna l main- ta lner tit Scosho, h a s re turned to h e r home a f t e r a vlsit with relat ives a t Springfield.

T h e following main ta iners have been a*sianetl to te r r i to r ies nil River d i -

Mr. S. I,. l ' h r h a s heen appvinted supervisor wi th headquar te rs al' Cape Girardeau.

T h e wr i te r spent t h e week-end in St. Louis recently, v i s i t ing h e r l i t t l e ne l~hew. Richard Allen Hoffman.

TELEGRAPH NOTE& EASTERN DIVISION

HI<LI<S FISLLOWS, Repor te r

(:. J. Kunz is back on h i s regular joh, third a I IIlxon. ~ f t e r wnrkjrbg first and reennd t r i cks and H shor t vacation of hlr own. Ralph Xrnc?fd. who had been rel ieving him. \Vent' f rom Dixan t o Ihird F r a n k s to relleye 0. 1,. Harre l l fo r a few days.

C. W. R o b e r t ~ , th l rd Southeas te rn .Iunction. w a s on sick list fo r t en clays. most of which t ime w a s spent in t h e Fr i sco hospital. SLnce his re - t u r n h e renor t s a n a lmos t comnlel'e r e t u r n of hhalth and appeti te . I-k .4. Atwell relieved him.

Ralph J u r y , second Southeas te rn .lunc.Iion, has resumed hls xchoul du t ies a t Senior High. Sprlr~c.field, where he expect6 to g m d u a l e in J a n u - a ry . R. 0. Carson relieved him, bu t w a s bumped by F r a n k DeRerry.

A. T. Brown. agenl; Monett, died a f t e r a r a t h e r brief Illness. The bereaved family have t h e sincere svm- i )a ihy of al l the o p e r a t o r s and age'nls.

P. S. P l t tman, first >TO .\lonett. h a s heen w o r k i n g the agency since Air. Br r~wn 's illnews a n d death.

R. Vandivort w a s r;uccerxful hidcler o n agency Crocker. a n d w a s checsked In. R. T. Rru ton working agency a t S e w b u r g unti l r e g u l a r man. 1'. B. nicltey, a g e n t W a l n u t Grove i.s checked In. D. Cresswell. th l rd Pacific, bid in Wnlnut Grove and will he cheeked in Sevtemher 18. W. W. Lemons, first S e w b u r g , W H R

off th ree d a y s the first week in Sep- tember, be ing relieretl by R. R. I.;ss- man.

.J . 11'. J x h r a ~ r s , Fail.lil\vn, is In a hos- r)ila1 in Duluth, due to a n avt.irlent while u p lhere f o r his h a y fever. W. 11. C:hristopher h a s re turned t'o

t h e ICastern division. a f t e r being bumped a t Chnffee. H e humped H. DeRrl-ry a s e x t r a dispatcher.

AURORA-GREENFIELD. MO. BRANCH -

H. P. R.AJIEY, Repor te r

I.. R. D o r ~ n . second Irlck nperatnr . h a s been off d u t y for the past lour weeks a c c o u t ~ i of Illness. Glad :o re- 11ort t h a t h e Ir improvinfi nicely and will be back o n t h e Job shbrt lv. Ife i s . being relleved by F. DeBerry, e x t r a opera to r of Stoutland.

Robert Ruddlck. section lnhorer. who w a s injured l a ~ t month while un- loading a k e g o f spikes, i s back o n t h e iob. Rober t suffered lacera t ions of the Anrers on hln lef t hand.

After npencl!ng h e r s u m m e r vacation with h e r p a r e n t s here, Lliss X l ~ r j o r i e I,arrimer, d a u g h t e r of B. L. Lar r lmer , vard clerk, h a s re turned t'o Chlcago, \\-here s h e \\.Ill complete a c o u r r e ' o f nurs ing in t h e St. Mary's hospital.

Mrs. Ted Roatman. wlfe of agent , Bro\vninc.ton, Mo., Is v l s l t lng wl th her I ~ a r e n t s of th t s clty.

>Ira. J. L. M$ee, w3te and d n u g h t e r of J. I,. Mace, flrst Irlck operator , have iusl ret'urned f rom a n extended visit with relat ives In Memphls.

Mrs. Troy Pannel and daughter . Reverly tea^, wi fe a n d daughter , of Trov Pannel , c a r relmlrman, a r e on a n ext6nded vislt wi th relat ives in AG- rillo. Texas. Trov is g e t t i n g r a t h e r lanky from e a t l n i h i s own cooking.

It w a s m,ilh deep sor row t h a t we of th i s s ta t ion learned of the untimely dea th of A. T. Brown. a g e n t at Monett. H e w a s well respected a n d llked by a l l who had made hls a w u a i n t a n c e . The e n t i r e force a t this s ta t ion Joins in with me in ex tending the deepest of sympathy I'o bereaved ones.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPART MENT-ST. LOUIS

R.AYJIUSU H. RINKEL. Repor tyr

T h e r e were q u i t e a l e w week-end t r i p s made over Labor Day.

L*:d Klnwor thy a n d wife visited O%vensrille, Mo.

J o h n S t ines w e n t to K a n s a s City. JIo.

Willard Chll ton w a s a n o t h e r \\rho chose K a n s a s City, Mo., bu t i t w a s h i s lirst \-isit ro t h a t city.

Klllian Coever went to Helena. Ark. Jielvin I ten and yours t ru ly decided

Jerome, No., would be f a r enough. I t \\.as !

311. R~tchey ' s , a s well a s Miws Riley's \ a c a t ~ o ~ ~ days a r e al l over for 1990. Trus t the \ \ re re well spent'.

M O N E T T YARD

12R.\SI< 1.. KYLER. Repor te r --

Assistant Yardmas te r W. P. F e n t o n ha? returnect f r o m a l W 6 wcekn' va- crttlon, *pent vlsl t lng f r lends a n d rela- t ives a t var luus places. Mr. Fenton's son, who i s in t h e navy, w a s home on fur lough whlle t h e vacatton w a s In progress.

Swltchman Leslle Tnylor, who h a s been doing relief yardmanter work , h a s l e k e n II posltion a s helper on t h e 3:10 I+ ni, crew, dlsplaclng A r t h u r C. Russey.

ICngl~rcer Clem J. Smilh ha8 been cn te r ta ln lng re la t ives . from hi# obd home lnwn of Freepor t , Ohin. Mr. a n d Y'rr. Don Crawford and children of t h a t city. whn recenlly vlsiied t h e Smiths. were very well pleased w i t h t h e O z ~ r k replon and s ta ted the i r intention of m a k i n g nnot'her visl t in t h e future.

Engine I'nreman Orin G. D o n l a r y In on t h e slck lixt. h a v i n r been a w a v vision. ac.count' instal lat lnn of new

automat ic block s igna ls f rom South- ~ a y i n g of Ihe new rai l on t h e >lo- from d u t v for several- d a y s accoun-t eas te rn Junction to Cape Girardeau: ne t t s u b han been temporari ly dlscon- h a v i n g h i s teeth extracted. J . D. Macklin. Ten Brook; E a r l Erwin. tinued. I t Is now laid u p wllhin one Telegraph a n d telephone l inemen Cr\ntaI Citv: R D. Holmes. Ste. Gene- block of t h e passenaer ~ t n l l o n here. n r e busy t r a n s f e r r i n g "iVO" l r l e q r a p h vleve. E a r l Todd St. Marv's: R. C. J o h n Larklns. utation helpel. th i s office and i t s equipment f rom t h e west h-anre. Wi t tenberg : D. E. Jloyers. Cape stat ion. h a s bid in helper's posirlon a t rar t l office to t h e new locatlon In t h ~ Girzrcleau. Cuba, .\TO. ~ ~ a s ~ e n g r r s ta t lon .

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t Frisco H o m r Gardt No. 1-Rock garden a t station, Springfield, Ma

No. 3-Garden a t Block No. 1, Mrs. C. M. Cahnce i n bac Crossina. Fayettevi l le, Ark., W. D. Rader, crossing watck

5 m a n ~ t ~ e e t s , - ~ ~ r i n ~ f i e l d ; No. 6-Garden a t ~ao la , -~ans . ; garden won a f i rs t pr ize; No. 8-Park a t Sapulpa, Okla., Bob Andrews and B i l l Eagle, who cared f o r the second pr

f Centropolis, Mo.; No. 11-J. B. Vasilopus and J. H. Conr 2 whose garden won a prize; No. 12-Garden a t Townley, . ta iner of garden a t Centropolis, Mo.; No. 14-Garden a a No. 16-Miss E. Ka l t , f i le clerk, who maintained the garc

Mo.; No. 18-Mr. and Mrs. W. F. King, who maintained t cr Garden a t master mechanic's office, West Tulsa: No PJ No. 21-Garden and sect ion house a t Henryetta, Okla.

Y and Their Attendants k 2-Garden adjacent t o station, Columbus, Miss.;

n background, B i rmingham Termina ls ; No. 4-Garden a t watchman, i n Coreground; No. 5-Garden a t M i l l and Sher- Ins.; No. 7-E. E. Tatum, agent a t Mulberry, Kans., whose kla., Maintainer Wm. Patterson, i n foreground; No. 9- nd prize w inn ing garden a t Miami, Okla.; No. 10-Park a t Constant, section foreman and agent, of Winf ie ld, Kans., ,

~ l e y , Ala.; No. 13-5. Morgan, section foreman, main- en at Plover, Texas; No. 15-Garden a t Atmore, Ala.;

clardcn a t Tulsa Termina ls : No. 17-Park a t Sikeston, kh-- -%* " - ned the second prize garden a t Henryetta, Okla.; No. 19- ; No. 20-Tool houses gardens a t Miami, Okla.; @!@ la. i ~ a i z

E n g i n e e r Theodore Frossard , who h a s been in the St. Louis hospital fo r n few day& has iSeturned to h i s po- s i l lon on t h e 3:lO p. m. yard crew.

Switchmen 0 .A. Ross a n d Wm. Wormington , rvhs wefe formerlv employed in Alonett yard , have re iurned from Enid. Okla.. being c u t off t h e board a t t h a t point.

Ftalph a n d J a c k Turner. sons of F i r e m a n Char les Turner , have enrolled a t Drury College, In S p r l n ~ f l e l d , for the l r senlor s e a r o r school work.

Swi tchman H o m e r Squlbb h a s bid in R t emporarv vacancy a s helper on t h e ll:.i9 p. m.' hill crew. made vacant by Swi tchman H e n r v Brown who is a c t - i n g a s foreman Ih t h e absence of Orin G. Donlavy.

Mr. a n d Mrs. F m n R Kvler a n d won visited f r iends a t Aliami, Okla.. ce- cently.

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SPRINGFIELD FREIGHT DEPOT

$1. 11. A. TARKINS, Repor te r

A vocation uone but no t forgot ten by Chtef Clerk MlIls. Mr.. Mills a ! ~ d daughter . Josephine, wan spent 111 sou thern Callfornla.

Mlss Blanche Handley, too, will l o n g remember h e r month's viwlt in I a n Angeles a n d vicinl ty t h l s summer.

Agent YcCain a n d "B111" Bierer , of the revls1n.g deDartment, were members of a fishing p a r t y a l o n u the Stera- mec several days.

3Icssrs. D. JI. HargIn and C. E!. An- derson. of t h e r a t e deokr, enjoyed a week oft, Mr. Anderson In Iowa a n d Mr. Hnrg ls a t Local oints.

Mrs. Bersie nicPterson went to Kansan City over L a b o r Day to vlai t and accompany t o Springfield h e r daughter . Zelma. w h o w a s r e t u r n i n g f rom Denrer .

Mlss Mae Lundat rum w a n t h e g u e s t of Dr. a n d Mrs. R e w e r t s nC Bar t le r - vllle. Okla.. Sunday a n d Labor Day.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Lee Howell were St. Louts visi lors Sunday a n d Labor Day.

Miss Jess ie Rose In wi th u s n ~ a l n th l s week on t h e comptometcr opera- to r ponltion.

Indicat ions a r e t h a t W. and 3lrn. H. E. Daufiherty a n d l i t t l e d a u g h t e r a r e g o l n g to Rochester , ~Vlnn . : Mrs. Geo. Wlley t o Clinton a n d Kansan Cltv: Miss N a r y Louise McKinley to St. Louis.

GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

STELLA COMEGTS. Repor te r

On Augus t 22 al l t'he g i r l s of th i s office a n d t h e s t o r e account ing office had lunch toge ther a t t h e Greene Tav- e rn , t h a t being t h e l a s t d a y Mrs. Ger - t rude Crowe would be wi th us, ac - count of t h a t job be ing abolished.

Miss F r a n c e s Coffman is now with t h e Federa l Land B a n k in Louisville, Ky. F r a n c e s le f t this office on account of reduction of forces. W e wiph h e r al l k inds of good luck in her new posit ion.

P a u l Lowery w a s abSCdt severa l d a y s account of s ickness. H e had a n infected lef t ankle , b u t in much bet- t e r now.

Hob Lanmtbn . c le rk in dix~ialon nnd s t o r e s account ing ofllce, haw been ass lgned t o a position in dlvislon accountant 's office a t F t . Scott. nab wa# repor te r for t h e magazine Krom t h a t depar tment . We h a t e t o lose hlm but wish h im good luck in h i s new po- sl t ion.

Miss Jack P i t r J o h n h a s been In the hospital a t St. Louis f o r t h e past t w o weeks a n d Is now recoi-erlng from a n operal lon. She e x ~ e c t n to be ab le t o r e t u r n to h e r w o r k t h e l a t t e r part of t h e month.

Mrs. Wm. Griggn of F t . Smi th wan a visi tor In t h l s offlce one clay thla month. Mrs. G r i g g s w a s formerly MISS E s t h e r Selson. secre ta rv to the g e n e r a l s torekeeper, who a t i h a t t ime w a s Mr. Prlce.

OFFICE O F CAR ACCOUNTANT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

XAHIlr: AKSOLD. Reporl 'er

Uecldlng t h a t the s y m p a t h y of orllern dld no t furn ish a very healthy ewstence, those who have been ].aid I ~ R H C C ~ U I I ~ reductions h a v e ~ c o u r e d the c l ty for work and we a r e glad to h e a r t h a t t h e m a j o r ~ t y of them have secured good positions.

Shlrley a ' l l l lamson thought s h e w a s completely o u t of luck, but w e n n d e p s t a n d fihe Is w o r k i n g for t h e Sipler D r u g Company a t present .

Dorothy Thoms xubmltted her reslg- nat ion recentlv a n d entered t h e conlp* lometer schooi a t St. Louls for fq\v weeks r e r l e n , preparatoz: to accept- i n g a posltlon In St. Louls.

M a d e Wilson suddenly surprised t p e uffice by handing In her resignation. account leav ing t h e c i t y wl th her family. 8he goes t o Cleveland. Ohio. where we hope t h a t she qulrkly Re- c u r e s a good position, b e i n g well quall- fied for severa l k inds of work.

We repor t one accident th l s month. when Cuma JIelton h u r t her fm)t in a n automobile accident. The c a r In which she w a s r id lng a-RR crowded lnto a d i tch and while nn one else waa hur t , h e r foot s t r u c k t h e emergenc l b r a k e a n d bru ls rd it s o bacllv t h a t a hlood vessel w a s broken inside a n d It w a s necesaarv to lance It. C u m a i u back on the job, bu t s t l l l limping.

Herman Plumb h a s alpo resigned. hav ing accepted a n appoin tment with his church : we welcome to h i s vacant position a s fuel performance clerk, Oran E. Rowton who, since he lef t us several y e a r s ago, h a s been in t h e office of supel-Intendent t ranspnrtat iot i .

"Billy" Dean Fulton. ape eight, son of lCngineer Charles Fulton of the Rolla Sub. is shown in the acconipanyln~ photograph he lp ing suppor t a 34-pound catf ish c a u g h t by his b ro ther I,oyd, a t the J . D. Turnor summer resort on the Gasconade River n e a r .\Tewburg. 310. Mr. T u r n e r is shown in the picture with "Bills."

MONETT LOCOMOTlVE DEPARTMENT NEWS

A xhort b u t in te res t ing accident p.re- ren t fon mcet ing w a s held in t h e roundhouse d u r i n g t h e noon hour pn .Se~)lember 3. condt~rtecl bv Mr. Har r i - soh. ;cc.~.ident p revent ion . :went. who w a s st1111pinl: over helrvcen tt'ains. J l r . .I. \V. Surles. who w a s in Nonet t t h a t clay. a lso a t tended t h e meet ing a n d nddressed t h e men.

Xr . a n d Mrs. M. 1,. Crawford depar ted September 21 for Chica 0. where they a t tended t h e ~ r a v e l f ; n g Engineers' Convention held aritiually a t t h e Sherman hotel.

\Ye a r e rtbrher enrioun of J. E . Graham, piecework checker. ~ ' h o p-ut off h i s vacation unti l chis l a t e date. and now can s a u n l e r o1Y f u r a n enjog- ab le t u r n weeks, l eav lng t h e res t of u s t o wixh we hadn't been in such a hur ry . Mr. a n d Mrs. Graham plan to ~ p e n d a par t o f the t ime in Waynes-

Augus t a s genera l c a r foreman. I n pursu i t of t h a t most valuable a n d

s a t l s f y i n p of a l l worldly posseaslons- lcnowledge a n d education, Mr. a n d Mrs. Crawford have re luc tan t ly walched the l r only son. Lewis, t a k e d e p a r t u r e for new flelds of learning. He h a s enrolled u s a s tudent a t St. Mary. Knn., .ind plans to major in n course ot engineerlng.

.41as! the herd increases, and 31. H. Cruise, chief clerk, bids f a i r to develop ln to rr big stock man. H i s c a t l l e now number t w o hend, b y reas- rrn of t h e b l r th rec.ently of a n tnnocent looking uns ight ly l i t t l e calf!

AUDITOR, REVENUES, TICKET ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

ESTELLF: HILTON, Repor te r --

\Ye have a new t ra in nwli tor , Jas . R . J lu r ry . w h o in ass l s l ing on s u b u r b a n twi l l s mornlnga and everrings.

L.Ily K u l a s e , w h o w a s absent f rom t h i s office acvount illness, is now able to be a t work again.

Reatr lce O'Reilly spent Labor Day in I<;tnsas City.

Scvet.al weeks ago t h e 17 months' old snn of Xr . and M ~ R . Robert K u n - stel . Jr.. fell f rom the davenport . b reak ing h i s a rm. T h e a r m h a s im- roved nicely a n d he i s OK aga in a t th i s wr i t ing ,

Fred W. Reiss a n d family drove t o Lotllslana, 510.. t o spend Labor Day.

M a r s Vnn Liew spent t h e week-end a n d Labor Day with fr lends in OKia- homa Ci ty and Tulsa. She s a g s t h e t r io down t h e r e on No. !) w a s SO de- l ightful , one did not know a s top y a s made, t h e smoothness of t h e r ide a n d the c h a r m of the whist le added to tile sooth in^ effect one appreciates on a t ~ ~ g h t trip. How i s t h a t for a Fr i sco boos te r?

E. Y. .\xhworth, ~ s s l s t R n t e u d l t o r revenues. wife a n d daughter , s p e n t a rlelightful week-end v is i t lng Siapal'a Fa l l s a n d Canada, Augus t 14 to 18.

Our new offlre boy. Bryan Nlckolson. is hear t i ly welcomed.

. \ f t e r a week's Illness. c s s s c d by in- dicewtion. Geo. Callanan i~ ab le tw be :tt- h i s desk aga in .

H a r r y Wanuel s a y s t h e n e s t t ime h e has orders to st ick them un he will rlot hes i ta te (if he hears thein), which h e did not on the n igh t of Augus t 31, when he atid a neighbor, 3Ir. Reed, accompanied by their wives were put- t i n 5 the i r c a r in t h e g a r a g e , a f t e r hav ing taken ti ride. They receivrd orders from two holdup men t o st ick them up. to which t h e y dld not conl- ply, not hav ing heard a n d both men were shot . Mr. Reed w a s t a k e n to tlle (!hrlstian hospital , w h e r e h e dletl gne week later . MI'. Manuel w a s treated a t the Frinco hospital , and w a ~ nhle lo be a t work t w o weeks later. Hc ; ~ t t r i b u t r s h i s remarkable recovery to the wonderful care given him a t rhe hospilrtl. which is a n o t h e r score for o n r side.

C ~ ~ n d u c t o r J. V. W r i g h t i ill a t the Frixco Iiospital. Con(1uctor.L. A. Gibson, botl division conductors.

f ' ictoria Matrose spent hi a t Lando Lakes, Wis.. Leo in Sor fo lk , Va., a n d New Y Helen >fcua le fel t the need a n d s p e n t a week a t home.

Al Hush had a very nice !he week-end September 1 2 . \ l rmphis and Tuckerman, Arn.

s seriourty a s I S RlRO

1 a r e Elver

? r vacntlon l a H u g h e s 'ork, whi le I of n res t

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T E L E G R A P H D E P A R T M E N T

0. L. OL'SLEY. Repor te r

Mr. W: 0. Long, l a t e n i g h t w i r e .-,-a Scolt. i s in Wenatchee,

here he w a s called account lness of hls mother. H e is !eved by G. I. Jones, tele- rom t h e Southern divlrlon. J. H. Brennan and Carl g,

n a t tended American Rail- :lation convention in Toronto e k of September 15. L Canady, division lineman. le, resumed work September h a r l n g been off several d a y s ckness. H e w a s relieved by . Hastings. I. Bar ry , telegrapher, S p r l n p v office, resumed d u t y Au- f t e r hav ing been a w a y three count d e a t h of h l s mother. d s y m p a t h y to Mr. Bnrry. >. Anderson. t e legrapher , re- o work S e ~ t e m b e r 8. a f t e r another enfdrced vacatlon 'of in t h e Fr i sco hospital. m a W a r r e n Seabouah. H o w - and Benton ~ u r t l s - l e f t the

1 telegraph office September nd school. They i e r e re - F r a n k Feyen, clerk. who re- )m Mr. Dopgrell 's office, a n d 4 1 ~ h a Cordz a n d Vernon 31.

W. Shane, clerk, St. Louis office. visited in Springfield

, 14 - -. :rump, telegrapher. recellfly e w d a y s v i s i t ing in K a n ~ a s

>ore, towerman, P leasan ton . ned from a s h o r t s tay in St. here he met Mrs. Moore on I f rom Chillicothe, Ohio. a d y s Roth , s tenographer to er. Ft, Scott , spent L a b o r . Louis. ace H a r t m a n , relief operator . g In t h e F t . Scott P.B.X. o f -

X l s s Mary Lou Diss, op- on vacation.

trold Bmdfleld, wi fe of Op- 8. Bradfield of "Z" office.

I ty , w a s a visi tor in F t . e r p a r t of August .

ZION S T O R E K E E P E R ' S :E-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

iRL A. lJAlN, Repor te r

I pe rhaps noticed in l a s t lagazine. Mr. E. R. P a r k e r o f *tment w a s ret ired f rom t h e s of J u l y 31, a f t e r hav ing r ty years a n d nine months. fo r Mr. P a r k e r m a n y happy to come a n d m a y he ever

snnr memories of h i s service Frisco. Ison's n a m e now heads t h e list of employes from this ~ t , a s he h a s a b o u t for ty service t o his credit. Fol- lim is "Bud" C a r t e r wi th - ty -e igh t years. a r r i s , t ruck driver . w a s qff a y s l a s t month account of

%ul t of some reduction in gardener. Mr. @Neal, is now )n t h e iron rack. ~3fr. G. L. n o w o u r gardener. Alan-zo

Nosh Far r i s ' helper on t h e Charley R a r n h a r t is s to re -

kcr . Yatea, s tock c le rk . 1~ eon- : a big f ishlng tr ip, bu t he to b r i n g back plctures of h l s we would never belleve h l s

rnnon is predicted to be t h e on the bowl lng team Crom

-tment. raham, son of Mr. Geo. Gra- I( clerk, a n d Lloyd Clay, son s s Clay, engineer a t t h e fire ~k a t'rip e a s t no t l o n g ago , such in te res t ing points a s

S i a g a r a Falls . Uoston, Port land. Mc.. Sew Yorli City a n d 1Vashington. D. C. Clyde h a s now entered xehool a t Mis- souri University. Columbla.

Mr. and Bl'rs. Geo. G r a h a m visi ted Mr. Graham's bro ther In Warrensbura . No., over Labor Day.

Mrs. W. F. Gr iggs and three chil- ltren of F t . Smith. Ark.. visited h e r paren ts on National boulevard f.or a b o u t t w o months t h i s s u m m e r b u t have now re turned to the i r home for t h e o l ~ e n i n g of school. Mrs. G r e g g is n s i s t e r to Mr. H e n r y h'elson of t h i s department.

3lrh. 0. H. Miller and children, wife a n d children of 0. H. Miller. s tock clerk, spent a b o u t a week in Enid a n d Tulsa. Oklahoma. I t w a s t'he children's desire to see a n d t o h e a r some Indians ta lk a n d t h e y began to th ink they would have to reach home wi thopt havlng t h a t desire gran ted . B u t on the t ra in coming home, t h e y m e t p p w l t h t w o real Ind ians who were on the i r w a y to college a t Muskogee. They spoke a f e w words in the i r own language , b u t could no t be persuaded to car ry on a conversat ion. Thky h r o u g h t home to "Da.df' a 40-lb w a t e r - melon, a n d Mr. Miller s a y s he never tas ted a sweeter melon.

Mr. a n d Xm. A. ;\I. Click s p e n t a week recently in Vega. Texas, v i s i t ing the i r d a u g h t e r a n d h e r hushand and l i t t l e r r a n d d a u ~ h t e r . Mr. Click s a s s he sure ly h& a "grand" granddaughter .

DIVISION A N D S T O R E S ACCOUNT- A N T OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

JIARP SEWTON. Repor te r

3Ir. a n d Mrs. H e n r y Kelpe, Jr.. spent L a b o r D a y v is i t ing re la t ives in Cape Glrardeau.

R. L. Langs ton w a s assigned rhe completion repor t clerk position in o f - fice of division accountants ' a t F o r t Scott. Sor ry to lose you, Boh, bu t wish you a lo t of luck.

Miss Rernlce O'Brien, s i s t e r o f N a r a u e r i t e O'Brien h a s re turned f rom - it wonderful visi t w i t h h e r s l s t e r Mabel of Detroi t .

X r . V. R. Copp. of St . Louis w a s trnnfiferred l o t h i s on ice a s c*omple- tion reDort enalneer. W e welcome Mr. Copp t b thin office.

Miss Nola Rook of t h e genera l xtore depar tment and Mary Newton of t h i s r lepartment a r e t h e only members of last year's H i g h Line bowling team, to play t h l s year . >ll.qs R u t h ITselton of t h e g e n e r a l s t o r e s Is a new member. S o Kames have been plaved a s yet.

Whi le a t b reakfas t Tuesday morn- i n g Mr. C. 31. Wilsnn had t h e misfortune to t u r n a percolator of bolling coffee over h i s knee, scalding it s o hadly h e has made several t r ips to the hospital to h a r e i t dressed.

MECHANICAL D E P T . N E W S S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.

ALTA XORTHCUTT. Repor te r - J. K. Gibson and wife a r e spenrling

R week's vacation in Chicago. G. L. Davls and wife, accompanied

hp >I. 4 . Herzog and wife , have just re turned f rom a n extensive tour of t h e New Enfi land s t a t e s and adjoining 7rovihces in Canada. They visited

- t h e historic ci ty of Boston, a s well a s Washington , D. C.. a n d o t h e r polnts o f interest a n d s p e n t several d a y s explor- i n g Acadia, t h e land of Evangeline. e n d t h a t q u a i n t old French set t lement. Quebec-

W e a r e g lad t o see J. R. Goforth. who h a s been off s ick, back a t h i s desk aga in .

To prove t h a t he has not I'orgott'en old t imes a n d old acquaintances, Al- f red Ball made a v e r y p leasan t cal l in t h i s office recently. S o wonder xr. K u r n flnds "AI" such a n efficient secretary-the facu l ty of a l w a y s re -

What Chance Have You Against This Man? HE'S a clear-thinking chap. H e realizes that he cannot count on accident to help him ahead. He knows that promotion comes only from preparation. H e is studying ear- nestly and eagerly to fit himself for something better-using every extra moment that offers itself.

T h e International Correspondence Schools are helping him, guiding him, a s they have thousands of other men and women. Regu- la r monthly reports, mailed to his superiors, have interested them in his progress. T h e y a r e ready and anxious to recognize honest ambition - to promote any one who is equipped hy training to handle increased responsibility.

Measure yourself by this man. Will ad- vancement come first to him-or to you? . . . W h y not increase your chances? T h e coupon will help you.

Employees of this rnilrmd wilJ receive a Special DQeount

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INTERNATIONAL CORRES?ONDEWCE SCHOOLS "Tha U n i c e r d Unbsrl lu"

Box 8809-E. Scranton. Penma Wllhout mst m obllmtlon. leal send me full pa-.

~leulirra about the subject bclar ui&51 I have marked X: Lorornotlre Enfilneer Loeomuiwe Fireman

R A l r Rrako Insperlor 11 lloundhoune Foreman

llourldhouae Xlachlnlat # Tralnman and Carman Elwtrle Lowmotive and

Tlnln Operator 0 Conductor Kt .\larhhlst OToolmaker 0 Uoilrrmaker

P i ~ n m t e r OTlnsmllh Bldrksmilh Co~wersmlth g Elwlrlcian Section Foreman LLrldm and Bulldbg

Foreman CIPalnier OCaruentcr 0 Anventice TralnillR O llailrnad Construction n C M l Englneer 11 Hl~l iway Enalneer I 1 Shop nlueprints U Concrete Conslructlon

a Arehllectr' Blue~rfnts B Structural Enclnecr Rate Clerk Dsldt!00Ch'k Uookkeeuer Cost Aoeounlant C. P. Amuntant Industrlnl hlanagoment Executive Trainln Stenoarapher and %y11i8t . OSecreLarlal Work

CITdegraph Englneer 0 Practical Tele~hony 0 Gru Enalnes

Diesel Endnea U Aviatlon Enplnes Sun'csor OPlurnhlng USleam h'l1llng 0 Heating [7VentlIation DRelriseration 17 Grade schmi Subjects O H l g h School Sub &a 0 Mechanical Car Reollrer D r w i n g blnspeetor

n Chemistry Pharmacy r Business Cnrreswndence L Personnel Mnnwement

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member ing is such a desirable qualifi- cat ion for a secretary.

S o one could have made u s bel lere it, b u t Chesley Looney seems to h q e g o t t e n t i red of o u r company (and mechanic,al t e rms) a n d decided l o t ransfer to the tranxportat lon department. W h e t h e r or not h e real ly g o t h o m e sick, o r thn t he relented when h e <aw o u r a o w n - k s t faces, w e will n e v e r know. Nevertheless. Chesley I s back w i t h u s a g a i n and we a r e n o t very s o r r y t h e gpneral m a n a g e r decided t o

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rednce Ills oKice force ti1113 Chesley liuntped bnck In here.

Instead of m a k i n g "wl~oopee" In some Io te ign clty. F l o Blevans. who is t a k - Ing h e r vacatton piece-meal, plans t o rematn In Springfield and have several tn te rml t ten t days of 1e.t 111 the rea l sense of t h e n ol d

Ucttv Blake \ \ I 1 1 no d o u b t be c a u g h t napy~tYF nn t h e job severa l l imes t h i s \%-Inter. She has purchased d new radto. and we know of nothlnr: t h a t could tempt nne more s t rongly to s t a y ug Inte a t night .

Our anllahle file clerk, M a l ~ l e Camp- bell, is looking a t t h e world th rough rose-colored glasscw t'hese d a y s - a ~ d w h y ? Because s h e h a s a week ofl a n d is g-oing g la res ( o n the F r i ~ w ) and do- inq th ings , a n d if there I S a n y t h i n g t h a t hInble Uken be t te r that1 h ~ v i n ~ :L jollb- time she has Itel)t it a d a r k reL'I.et f o r qu i te a while.

S e w s comes to u s t h a t one of o u r c s - t r a v e l i n g men. John Forst 'er (n.o\v on tlie pension rol l) , has been laid u p in the hospital a t St. T.ouis. W e a r e g l a d to know he is now able to he back home a n d hope his recovery w.ill prove to be permanent .

T h e wr i te r w a s del ighted to recei.ve a good long le t te r f r o m Mrs. Ben Stover (nee Mary L. T u r n e r ) recently, AIW'?' nays she fevls bett'er th i s s u m m e r t h a n a t a n y t ime since go ing to Prescoft , a n d sends gree t ings to - h e r m a a x fr iends on t h e FI-isco Lines.

Oh, yes. F . S. R(;utt finally returned fronr a two weelis vacation, extended to six weeks, spent in California. H e says the tlelal, in retut 'ning w a s due to i l lness of h i s hrother: bu t , j u d g t l g f r o m the fa r -away expresston in h i s eyes , h e m u s t have le t t his hear t wit11 one of those movie queens in Holly- \rand.

T h a t the Fr i sco h a s some good Iook- ing engine men there can be no doubt. h u t th ink they will a l l have to t a k e off the i r h a t s to o u r Associate Editg~' . AInrtha C . Moore, when s h e dons ;I pair of coveral ls Ha r h r did recently when she rode englne No. 4218: t1iou.gh. s ince @he s t a r t e d on l l lnt t r ip f rqm t h i s ofllce. we s a w h e r 1oolzi.ng h e r hest.

There is never a more \velconie gurPt in th i s office t h a n S. P . Tohins rind we irre glad to s a y Mr. "Tohy" finds t ime to drop in and s h a k e hands with his old fr iends every once in awhile.

Due to t'he lull in business a n d t h e consetruent reduction in force, th i s o f - fice lost two of i t s 100% stenograplicps. Euni re Morrow a n d I*rancis Waide. recentlv. Although Eunice has :ilre+tly m a d e plxnw t o m l g r a t e to New Yorli (:ltv. w h e r e h e r s l s te r holds a good p o ~ i t l o n with t h e government', we a r e hoping ne l ther Ettnlce o r F r a n c i s mill f o r g e t u a and that they will both con- s e n t to "return t o tlie filld" when business ~ I C I < S up.

Due to heavy retrerlchmellts In the different' offices recently i t will proh- ab ly be r a t h e r difficult to organize a fu l l corps of bowling teams a m o n g the Fr i sco g i r l s th i s year : bu t , we a r e sure . \vLtli Hazel Clark a s president of thc league. w h a t is lack ing in number will be made u p in enthusiasm.

T l ~ e call to "T.abor" c a u g h t l i ~ l f u s Clark in Kentucky with only half of his \.acation spent . Too had R u f u s could n o t finish h i s contemplated visit wi th relat ives: but. s lnce t h e vaca- t ions h a v e been re ins ta ted a n d h e has s o m e more t ime due him, h e is loolr- i n p happier-says he h a s someth ing to look forward to and t)elie'ires he i n g b > -

ing to l ike this itle;~ of t\vo vacrltionr a year.

An addit ional leave o f absence h a s been gran ted to Fred Hasrian whrl h a s heen ; ~ w t ~ v Trom worli fors sevcra l weeks acc;)unt being ill.

About the 11roudest tr:lveling Inan on t h e Fr l sco sys tem now-a-days IS mater ia l inspector. 0. \V. But'ltland. W e a r e s u r e h e will esper ience a real thri l l when Bet ty Grace ( t h a t is w h a t they decided to call the l i t t l e XTiss)

l ea rns to s a y "pal)a," and 110 doubt 0. \V. will then w a n t to be placed op, a job t h a t will require a l l his servi.c.es in Springfield.

Inntead of exhib i t ing t h e head of a h l ~ : flah ns a trophy, WnIler Heck is rarr.gin&y a squirrel tail a round: or. we guess he is, a s he said he w s i t rqn i r re l hunt ing and had a l l t-he squi r re l he wanted while on his vaca- Lion.

AGENT'S OFFICE MONETT, MO.

The work of moving the A 1 0 t ~ l e - Krapl~ oCficse to the passenger' st;lti!)n has n l n ~ o s t been coml)leted and the 0l)eratorw will he given t h e du t ies formerly t a k e n c a r e or by t h e t i cbe t clerks.

Qui te n number of o u r Lq'risco f o l k s ;~ t te r lded the "Big Circus" in Sl)ri!iq- field, Septemhcr 6th.

Conductor W. Rr. \\'olfe h a s been en joying a la - off th i s mont!~.

Conrluctor J. J. Char les IS a g a i n wear lng h is u n i f o r n ~ a f t e r :t two montlls' r es t and recreat ion tr i l ) which he :lnd Mrs. C'harles rpcnt in ('kili- Cornia. X watermelon t h a t weighed !)8

pounds w a s t ransfer red at ' i\lone.tt. September l?tli, a n d had to be handled in a \vash tub-it w a s moving f~:oni \ \ 'e~rtherfot~d. Texas to Phi lade lphj :~ , Pa.

IVilford Eoff, e x t r a opera tor is work- i n g a t MO otyice in P. S. Pl t tman ' s place whtle he is filling place of a g e n t , t e ~ n p o r ~ ~ r i l y ,

OFFICE S U P E R I N T E N D E N T TRANSPORTATION

Bad a s we ha te to sa: we a r e w l o n g a b o u t anyth ing . we m u s t s t a r t t h i s otf wi th a correct ion: Pear le Townes and Lillian Brooks did no t g o th rough Yellowstone P a r k a s notcd in I R H ~ month's issue. Owing to change in t h e al lowing of vacatiotis, the i r :rip \v:ix cancelled. However, t h e y a r e looking forward to a nice. s u n n y vacation in Florida o r o t h e r southern cl imate when t h e res t of u s a r e en joying win te r wea ther .

Helen Declterr, fllr cleric. enjoyed a most wonderful camping t r ip ( luring t h e first week of September a n d actua l ly c a u g h t some Rsh.

This is certainly fine reason of thv year for fishing, enpeclally In t h e W h i t e River SectIan; a t least Ell is Uulin. t racer clerk, tlilnka so. Since t h e ear ly fall ra ins t h e scenery 1s a lovely shade of g r e e n not' ye t touched b y au tumn 's pilint b rush : most o f the summer tour i s t s have packed up and gone: and there is a quiet . and peace t h a t broods over the hills, which need- less to s a y made Ellis ' vacation qui te de l igh t fu l , a n d he too, c a u g h t a n unusual number of good sized fish.

Clarence \\'ill<cs "Frisco" cartoonist : h a s been tlway on vircation too, bu t the most excit ing t h i n g he did w a s to a t - tend a picture show d u r i n g t'he aft-cr- noon, while the r e s t of u s were labor- ing. H e spent most of t h e t ime put - t e r i n g a round his c h a r m i n g l i t t l e n e w bungalow and we don' t blame him ;I hit -...

Elhor t H u n t , d iv?rs io~l clerk, w a s a w a y from t h e oflice, severa l d a y s account' i l l t~ess , and I'reda House, typ is t w a s in a n o t h e r a u t o accident on h igh- way 6 6 recently a n d received some bad bruises. She certainly had a nxr row escape a n d we s u g g e s t t ravel by t ra in hereafter . Frisco \\'a?..

F r e d Alasters. c a r d i s t r ibu te r , s p e n t T.ahor Day week-end a t Holl is ter with h i s wire and c h a r m i n g daughters . J l h r v a n d J I a r e a r e t who had I)een en-

Blargaret cllters U r u r y Coblrge this fa l l a s a freuhman whlle Mary will be a senlor in t h e s a m e college, a n d will se rve as 1)rerldent nC the Del ta Delta l>eltn soror i ty and also president o f the I 'an-Hellenic Association. We a r e a l l very ~ ) r o u d o r J1a1.y.

A secret m a r r i a g e is a l w a y s very thrilling-so they say. This omice w a s gretlfly a u r ~ w l r e d a n d thri l led to learn t h a t Hlchard Cosby-night clerk. a n d Minnie., E r k e had heen mar i ied since .\pril .,UtIi. We wish them happiness.

. inother wedcllny t h a t w a s of gre,at in te res t to u s was t h e h n d e r s r ~ n - K l i n e weddittg. Florence l i l ine, c le rk in th i s office, became the bride of Irvi t ig ( J e r r y ) Anderron o n Sept. I1Ch. P'lorence w a s t h e honoree of a nuni- her o f del lphtful parties-one of .the pre t t i es t being giveti by Lhir oilice-the hostesses be ing Helen Deckert. E d i t h W i d n ~ e y e r , Ca ther ine Toon, Lorine Wil- son, H a t t i e and I'innie Hindrnxn. \Jre wish f o r J e r r y ant1 Florence niU(:ll hal)l)iness.

F U E L DEPT.-ST. LOUIS, MO. - LOlyISTC (;IBSUN, 1iel)orter

The fue l depnr tment is loo l t in~: fo,r- ward , in t h e near fu ture , t o being a-ble to boast o f hav ing two of the Icris,co JIen's Bowling L e a g u e C h a m p i o t ~ s a m o n g Its pcrsonnei. Mr. 13. E. 3131'- ti11 and Mr. F. H. Schick a r e steadiJy pushing forward to s ta rdom a n d we a r e a l l ;tl)glautling every str ike.

Mr. Ted Buermann h a s heen a w p y for a couple of days ' vacntion.

311.. 1,. \V. Kitt?c also w a s a w a y from the office o n a few days ' vacation.

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MANUFACTURERS

1 PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES 1 joytng a vavation before school st:irted. I I -

31rs. Louise S. Gibson spent a week visitlnn: relative* In JAouirville. K.v., and Chicago. Ill.

JI lss Edi th Wlesnmann w a s exhibit- Ing n new spark le r In the office a f e w d a y s a g o and we were a l l r e r y much af ra id for a l i t t l e whlle t h a t we w e r e go ing to lose her, ho\veret., s h e made r s ~ ) l ; r n a t i n r ~ s t h a t quletrcl o u r fear*.

OFFICE O F MASTER MECHANIC SPRINGFIELD, MO.

%KT;\ 11. SIMPSON, Re1)orter

Actua'lly. t h e thri l l of rhe season! W h a t w a s i t ? No. w e dldn't g o o u t to see t h e e lephant a t t h e zoo! I t w a s Ringl lnp Bro thers L R a r n u m & Railev's Circus, Sept. 5. Most everybody weht. of course. However, we a ren ' t g o i n g to c rea te e m b a r r a s s m e n t by mention- ing the names o f a l l the "littte" Fr i sco boys we s a w under t h e blg tent.

Road F o r e m a n of Equlpmertt George E. Willard, who is be lng pensioned Sept. 90, celebrated h l s seventieth b i r thday Seyt. 12. Mr. Dil lard h a s had nearly for ty-n lne years' service wi th t h e Frisco. W e wlll nll miss h l s cheery presence.

Lorene C . Loveless w e n t to Colorado for h i s heal th. b u t found i t necessary to r e t u r n to t h e hospital. H e Is now s t a y i n g wi th h i s mother, a n d we hope t h a t h e r c a r e will effect a speedy rc - corery .

J. L. Harvey was a g a i n a n Arkansas visi tor Aug. 19 a n d 20.

W e a r e g lad to hear t h a t 3Yr% d . L. Harvey I s now home a g a l n a n d feel5ng be t te r a f t e r be ing in the hospltal for some t ime due t o se r lous Illness. We hope she will continue to improve.

I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I OFFICE SUPT. T E R M I N A L S

W E S T TULSA, OKLA.

NISS EDNA A. WOODEN. Reporter

Grade excavation. new union station. rompleted September 8. Train sheds and platform a r e rapidly being constructed and it is expected all trackage will be in with sheds antl platforms by Deceni- ber 1.

C. H. Baltzell. formerly superintend- en t of the Southwestcm Division. passed through Tulsa with a troop of Boy Scouts enroute to Washinrton, D. C . Mr. Baltzell has many frlends here who were glad to have him spend u short time with them.

C. A. Pike. a\vitcliman. has returned from Sioux City. Ionr&, wherc he was called account the death of his sister. I,. S, h-irkpatrich, yard clrrk, has re-

turned from Mountain Grove. Missouri, a h c r e hc was called account the illness and death of hls sister.

C. E. Finneaan. formerly agent a t Kan- sas City, has been transferred to Tulsa Terminals a s baagage agent.

S. R. James. switchman. has returned to dutv after a n abscmce of scvcrral . . . - . . - -

week's account illness. .Joseoli N. Paisley and family have

been enjoying a visit with Mr. Paisley's mothcr. who spcnt several days with them.

C. J. Quinn. operator. at tmded the State Anicrican Legion Convention a t Ok- mulgee. George Kyger, yarll clerk, also attcndeil. Eoth ~,eport thc convention a SIICCCSS. Ed. Clark, switchman. a h o was injured

severaI (lays ago, is rvporte~l gettinq along nicrly.

The 3 800 foot spur track has been constructed. Icading off Howard Branch to servc thc State F a i r .\swcintion anrl Jntcrnational Petroleum grounds.

C. W. Parsons. switch~uan. and family have returned from a r e r y enjoyable

tvip to 1.c.thrirlgr. E.' C.. \vherc thcy vis- Ned frlends and relatives.

S ta te Fa l r Is scheduled In irpen Satur- h y , Sttptentber 1 3 , and will continue throuah to t h e 20th ~IICIUSIVC. Quite a l a r ~ e number or exhibits a r e already be- Inp rwcived and it is fell lt will be a very successful affair. Mi-*. Darrell Cliarc anrt children have

returned from Bern, Knnsas. and Knnsas Pity where t h q - h a w been visiting relatives.

JIM. Everett Chase nncl children have returneil from Knnsas City. where they have been visiting relatives.

TULSA REVISING BUREAU TULSA, OKLA.

M..\RC:I'ICRITE H E F R E S . Reporter

Holidayu are no t c n i p t l n ~ that most of 11s left 'I'ulsn tot the I,abor Lhy vacatton Ill'. m i l MI-r Geot ge J a w s bisited in Chanutc. Kansa- Blr. and Xrs. l h n Rennick in Ochelatt~, Oklahoma. Xleasrs. R. V. AlcUern~ott and P. L. Hrenilel in S t 1,ouls. anel hllra 3larrucrite Herren in C h e ~ ryvale, Kansas. -111 repol tecl very enjoyable vlsits.

Miss Emma Mar Venus entered the FWsco Hospital. St. I ~ u l s . September 18 for thc removal of her tonsil*.

Mr. Guy Miller returned September 9 from hlu vocntion. having been In St. u i s Hr was scconipanfrrl to Tulsa bv hls mother.

31r. and Mrs. C. L. Thomas vlnitrd their claughtrr in Topeka, Kansas, and a t tende~l the Slate Falr.

Soon we wlll all bc rar owners. Dan Nennick ia the irttcst onr to join the ranks, having purclla*ed a Buirlt rc- centljr.

M E C H A N I C A L AND TRANSPOR- T A T I O N DEPARTMENTS

AFTON, OKLA.

1,I-TIE D. DAVIS. Reporter

About 6 a. m. .\uaust 30. S.17 121256 car of hay loa~ling on t e a n ~ track found on Arc.. Quick wolk of yard C I Y ~ W and Afton Are department prevented a very clisastrous Arc? in the yard.

Big shipment of hay ~novina from here to Frisco points in Missouri and Arkan- sas fov this time of year never known to be so heavy. On Sunday. Auaust 10, Ex. 4 1 6 2 east, Conductor Hinds. handled 78 cars of hay, all loaded. through this vicinity.

Mrs. G. P. Stephcns. wife of G . P. Stephens, northern division section foreman, died August 1 4 a t the homc of her rlaughtcr. Mrs. \Visen~an. in Houston. Texas. Mrs. Stephens has been ill for ;rlmost a year. Funwnl serviwr were contluc.trtl in Kansas c'ity. .\lo.. whwe four rncmbers of her faniilv liva.. I1c.1 two (lauahters, of Houston, accompanied the body to Kansas City. We want to ex- gress our clcepcst sympathy to thc famlly.

Conductor R. S. Xorman an11 wife have hat1 a s their guest for the past fcw wccks Xrs. Norman's sister. Xrs. Sam Stuart , of Los i\ngeles. Cal.

Mr. antl Mrs. Willard ICstrs of Sapulpa a r e the ruests of Nr. Fstes' brothcr, I.:vrrett and family.

Wilber Rust. son of Agent H. R. Rust. returned recrmtly from a visit with his sister. Nrs. W. E. Thetforcl. in Holden- ville. Okla.

Engrneer XIatloclt and wife entertained relatives Prom hlianii recently which included Xr. and Mrs. L. JIontaomery, Mr. an11 Mrs. Caddis Zilet', and M ~ Y . Vcrnic \Villlams.

J . W. Cunningham, second tvick ya~'il clrrk, and family, returned Sunday from .\Ietnphis. Tenn.. where they have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Von Spencer.

Xiss Velma Trueman of Kansas City is spendinr a few (lays with hcr parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trueman.

General Rounrlhouse Foreman H. R. Foley and wife visited with Mr. Foley's brother. \V. I . Foley and family. in Enid. Okla.

A GOOD INVESTMENT Life Is a Fog of Uncertainties

W h a t h a s the f u t u r e in s tore for YOU?

W h a t will y o u r financial condition b e tomorrow i f YOU a r e sick o r h u r t ?

W h y not m a k e a n i n v e s t m e n t in protect lon?

A c o n t i n e n t a l Policy is the best protectlon money can buy a n d will m a k e your f lnan- cia1 independence cer ta in if vou a r e s ick o r h u h .

T h e premium f o r Y 0 u r Continental P o l i c y c a n be handled in con- v e n f e n t instal l- m e n t s t h r o u g h Your paymaster .

Basualtg Qlompang "The Railroad Mars's Compar~y"

CHICAGO T ORONTO

T R A F F I C DEPARTMENT

TULSA, OKLA.

S o w that vacations a r e over and thl- entire staff has returned to work, and everything is running sn~oothly again. \r.e all feel like aettinfi out and hustling with thc hope that we can make a good showing for the month of September.

Tulsa had severe rain storm Sunday evening. one would almost call i t a hur- ricane, as the wind was very strong ancl cliil much d a n ~ a g e to stock, equipment. otc.. out a t the F a i r Grounds.

The Tulsa Jockesr Club openctl Satur- day and had a record-breaking crowd. much of this due, however. to the opening of thc Tulsa State Fair . also on Saturday.

The Frisco enjoyed its usual share of thc traffic for both of these fetes, brina- ing in hundrcds of horses, prize cattle. etc.. both express and freight, to sap nothinr oP the many employes connected with the Race Horse Asxoclation and thc Fair. This is a l l good ncws, a s i t mcans a good showing in our earnings for Sep- tember.

The Oil and Gas I.:xpositlon and Con- gress will open in Tulsa. October 4. This exposition and congress brings people from all over the world ; it is a very interesting show, pomething unusual and only found in the oll clistrict. and we cxtenrl a n invitation to our many Frisco fricntls to visit this magic city during the esposition. B e sure an11 call on us a t 3 3 4 I'hiicade Building. We will be glad to see you.

Evrryborly in Tulsa is talking about out, wonderful ncw Union Station ; it is approaching completion rapidly und we hope to be permanently located in i t around Christmas time.

The Frlsco Ladies' Club will hold their Arst Fall meeting on Thursday evening. September 18, and the Men's Club will hold their Arst Fal l meeting on Friday

cvening. September 13. All meetings were suspended during the extreme hot weather. but now we Will s tar t making nrranscments for social affalrs for the wintev season.

TULSA FREIGHT OFFICE TULSA, OKLA.

M.\RY .JENKliW. Reporter -- Kansas City Missouri. visitors from

agent's oflice over Lgbor Day were Mr. ~ n d Mrs. George Kerns, dernun'age clerk. and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shellhorn, chief bill clerk.

Mrs. F. A. Connell. wife of F. A. Con- nell, agent Tulsa freight offlce. is vlsit- Ing her sister. Mrs. Ben Lechner of Sun Francisco. Californl& Mrs. J. C. White. Springfield. Missouri.

Ls visitlng her daughters. Nell White. cash book checker, and Johnnie White, of the Slnclalr 011 Company.

Maynard Woodcock has been assigned the position as L.C.L. bill clerk.

Bob Bashe, son of Mr. Fred Bastie. O.S.%D. clerk, who has been connected with the Mld-Continent Map Company a t Oklahoma Clty. Oklahoma. was transferred to thelr Tulsa oft'lces. Glad to have Bob back in the "Old Home Town."

Goldie Workman. tonnage clerk. and famlly. drove to Houston. Texas. where they spent two days wlth her brother. E. G. Workman. and then motored to Galveston for a few days before returning home.

Ann Mitchell. formerly of the master rnechanlc's offlce, West Tulsa, Allerl the racancy made by Miss Workman's absence.

Ray Gross Is worklnr temporary job as tlcket clerk In the warehouse.

Several of the office force attended the openlng of the Tulsa Horse Show. which started Saturday, September 13. No big not expect to hear of the losses.

The writer spent week-end of August 23 wlth her cousin. Jlr. and Mrs. Jerome Rover of West Pialns. Missouri.

OFFICE OF GENERAL AGENT OKMULdEE, OKLA.

THELMA I. COBB. Reporter - .Mrs. H. T. Wood. wife of our chief

clerk. am1 chlldren spent the last week of August In Sasakwa. visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Wood went down on Sunday and accompanied them home La- bor Day.

The American Legion State Convention. held here September 7-8-9. was very successful and a most pleasant affair for the entire community. Oltmulgee was especially honored in having a s guests the Hon. Patrick .J. Hurley. Secretary of War, and National Comn~ander of the .\rnerican Legion, Mr. 0. L. Dorlenhamer. Mr. Bodenhamer arrived here over the Friaco I ~ n e s , while Mr. Hurley came by plane.

Niss Juliet Baskett, who has been working in Sapulpa in the superintenrl- ent's office for the oast six weeks, has again returned to Okmulgee to resume her twsitlon as general clerk.

Mr. and Nrs. John R. La~~Custer spent weveral days the latter part of . \ uys t In Ada, visiting relatives ant1 fricnds.

31ra. I ra H. Coker. wife of the demur- rage clerk, will leave In a few d w s for Vernon. Texas. for a visit with relatives.

Mr. Key F. Wilhetni, tormw dernur- rajie clerk a t Okmulgec. and I113 family were visitors in Oknlul~ee during the Anierlcan Legion Conventlon.

MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS WEST TULSA, OKLA.

I, .I. MACK AND ETHET. x.xrrIos. Reportrrs

Mr. Richard Hanna, road foreman, a t - tended Traveling Enaincer's convention

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built strongest where the wear

is hardest

m n e r or outslandlng value. A special Hood process molds all parts of t he rubber into one complete piece, insuring extra strength and long wear.

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'RE building rubber footwear that stands the gaff. Where ordinary v

rubbers and arctics wear out first-that's where Hood puts the stuff into 'em so that they last longest. Extra thick soles that will give you months of hard wear. Bumper edges on heels and toes. Rein- forced tough zippers that don't crack or check.

Every bit of rubber used has been treated with a special process that makes it tougher -makes it wear better. You'll get your money's worth of honest value if you insist on Hood when buying rub- hers, boots and arctics.

We make a complete line of rubber footwear for every member of the family. Look for the Hood Arrow.

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TIRES RUBBER SOLES A N D HEELS . RUBBER FLOOR T I L I N G

Refrigerator Cars

The prevailing method of obtaining refrigeration in

transit is by means of naturally-circulated air, cooled either

by contact with ice or mixtures of ice and salt, placed in ice

containers or bunkers located at each end of an insulated car;

or brine contained in tanks. Some modifications of this

system and others differing radically have been designed and

operated, but are not in extensive use. Experiments are

also being conducted with Dry Ice, which is a trade name for

solid carbon dioxide.

Refrigerator cars may be divided into two general types:

one, equipped with brine tanks and generally used for carry-

ing meats; the other, equipped with ice bunkers and used

principally for carrying commodities such as eggs, butter,

vegetables and fruits.

Page JJ

\\'bile In oltr oh'icc t.cccntly. MI.. J. I.:. Whalm. fuel rupe~~viscir. con~pllnienled us on o u r pretty flowers. Since thrn n.1. have receivecl a prize for thtm.

Wedding bdis rung Aufiunt 1 7 rot' .fsmcs F. Hownrrl, niochinr a~)prenlicc. nntl >11ss Louise I>urlley. Wc. wish th<~nt IL long and h a ~ w l l y nmr~,led Hfe.

Mr. and Jlt,e. .\rclir~ C r t ~ n w nntl son. Ro.v~l. spent J a b o r l>ay with frirncls an11 re1ativc.s in Syrinafluld. Jlrs. ('runla re- niainrcl for a. \ver.k's visit.

Mr. ;md Alrs. John S. \Vhitc visitcd with A11.s. \Vliite's sistcr. ALrs I\'. R, Pat.- mer, in I<nnstis City the: w~v?k-rntl of Scrltcmber 6.

V'I- a r e very sotry to lieat- about Fore- man 0. El. Duncan's illncss. 311.. Duncan has suffered two palxlytic strokrs. \\'I> wish him ti slx!e(ly rr:rovevy.

Houndi~ouee Clcrk. 1.. A. Mack nncl f;tniily visitcd fricnds in SpringA(,lrl \vliile on x sltot't vacation. Of roursc Alrtrk had a goo11 time.

Aiachinist Jan t r s R. Holman spent a few clays tli<i first part of Sur~tctnber visiting in Kitnsas (!ily.

Mr. 31. I,. Gutnney la n ~ f l l n our chi~:!f (.let,k. Mr. R , W. Harper. formet. chief clerk. has tranrfwred l o Itirtninghani.

Alrs. Wnt. F. ICratYt was callrcl to Springfield the lat ter gnrt of :\ugust to see home folks. They \vet'c in a n auto ;~rci(lent, but we a r c gla11 to r(3pot.t it was not sel'ious.

1Sloise Oantblr. daughter of Mastel, Slechanlc n. G. Gainble of i\Irmphis. has berm visiting \vith fricnds in Tulsa tltc past week or two.

I.'ireman J . H. Pac:~ucl i~ away fl'ont tlutp account of illness.

1Gnyiner.r C. C. Sane!. is In St. I.ouis Hospital. Mr. Saner ts repdtcd doinrr nicels.

Alncliinlst Herchel C. Price is also in HL Louis Hospital for treatment.

Fireman Cleo Duckworth Ims rcturnctl to work a f te r being a patient in the St, 1ioul.s Hospital.

Enrrineer Wni. H. Dotld. Cherokee Hub. is a w a y from work on account of short vncation. which hv and his family a r e spentling with thcir daughter and husband. who a r e visiting thrnt in Snpnlpa.

Engineer W. I,. Pra te r Is away fl'onl work account of injury to his brother. Mr. I'ratw is with Ills brothrr :it thv pt csent ttnlc.

DEPOT T I C K E T OFFICE TULSA, OKLA.

1'. L. HAlLEY. Repor te r

J l r . J. E. X a n n i n g i s spending t w o weeks' vacation in California points.

.Mrs. \Ir. l'. Kent a n d daughter , S e - vada, spent a few d a y s in K a n s a s ('it)' t h e flrsC of the month.

Mrs. A. L. \Vest a n d daughter . Be t ty , a r e spending t w o weeks w i t h f r ien jn in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr. 31. J. McDonald h a s r r t ~ ~ r n e c l from the hospital a t St. Louis, No. He is feel ing a g r e a t deal be t te r .

Slr. C . Flnnepnn. f n r n i ~ r l y passqn- Rer agent . Kansas City. 110.. haa been ; t l ~ l ~ ~ ~ i n t e d baggage a g e n t a n d assumed thv dut ies Septen1bt.r 1, 1!)10.

Jlr. l\ ' llllam P . Kyne , genct'nl m;m- a g e r Tul*.t Jockey Club, is cor~duct ing t h e usu.11 fal l race meeting a t the fa l r grounds.

T h c Tulsa S t a l e F a l r opened Sep- tcmber 13 wl th a v e r y Ia rge a t tend- ance. Vrom a l l indicat ions th t r will Iw o u r most ruc ,cwxf t~ l Pair.

C I T Y T I C K E T OFFICE TULSA, OKLA.

Jlr . .J. 1, . Eopcrs , ci ty ticket agent , ant1 f;~mil.v have returned from the i r vacation a n d relJort a vcry enjoyable trip.

\\'oric nil o u r union s ta t ion is now j~i.ogrcwin:: v(>iy rapidly. 2\11 tracks have hec~k lo\verrd and a11 e x c a v a t i n ~ corn- 1)lcled. A umber of the shed.- ov.er the t r a c k s Iiitve been constructed and t h e hullding itself is I-xpidly t a k i n g shape.

The wr i te r and family have just re- t u ~ ~ n e d from a vacation with fr iends and relat ives in Homer and Shreve- Iwrt, La. Hilt1 B very enjoyable t i ip. my on1 y complaint being t h a t i t didn't liisl long. enough.

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT SAPULPA, OKLA.

Air. Hvoe Jiitc.hcll s p e n r Labor Day visi t ing f r iends 8nd relat ives i l l Sp~~ingf le ld , Ale.

Mr. Phil Rr igxs sl)ent Labor Day a t home in F o r t S(.ott, Kan.

Mr. C:. C. 1,ong. who is also a resi- den t o f F o r t Sctott. ICan.. spent Labor I h y a t home.

AIr. \Ym. Xorr i r , genera l clerk, visited with relat ives in Enid, Oltla., over the Labor Day 11olida.v.

Alr. and Mrs. \'. L. Thomas visited wi th f r iends a n d re la t ives in St. Louis. 310.. over Labor Day.

Miss Maurine J lahan , s tenographer , and .\Iiss J u l i e t t Rasl iet t of the super - intendent 's oftlce, spent t h e L a b ~ l ' n a y holiday with relat ives in K a n s a s C'it-y, Ai'o.

Mr. Anderson, Santil F e traveling. ax- rount'ant. w a s a visi tor in t h e offi.ce September 9.

311.. B. H. Bet t s , t rave l ing account- a n t of Sl>ringtleld. Mo., wns also a visitor in the office (luring the month of September.

Mr. Phil B r i g g s s p e n t t h e week-end of September 15 v is i t ing in F o r t S c o t t I<an.

Alr. R. E. Pipkin, t ransacted m,at- t c r s o f buslness in St. I ~ o u i s , Jlo., Sep- tember 17.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

C. H. V A S U I V E l I , Reporlet. --

Airhralce man. J e s s C\'. Bryant , is t h e ~jroucl owncr of a new Ford cwach.

1~:lectricl:tn lZdgar Grimmett . wi le and d a u g h t e r have jus t r e m r n e d from the i r vacation which w a s spent n r o u ~ ~ d Hot Spr ings a n d Li t t l e Rock, Ark.

Coach Cleaner Jacob R u m e r y and Family have just rc tnrned from a leasan ant vacation \rrhlch w a s spe.nt a ronnd Ft . Collins. Colo.

3ll.s. l!:lmer Creech, wife of co;~(,h i n s l ~ c t o r , and run, Har ry , have just r e l u ~ ~ n e r l from a n extended tril) th rough the nor th and east .

J. I,. Jlortoll. piecework checker, and famlly spent a few davx v ls i t ing rela- t ives a round springfieid. Mo.. the first par t of September.

Coach Cleaner I\'. A. .Jackson spent ;i Cew d a y s v i s i t ing points in t \ r l i a n ~ s nnrl I.ouislana.

Coach I r~specIor 11. 1.. Decker a!ld t'amlly a r e t 'aklng a n extended t r i p th rough t h e west , most of which will he agent a round Los Angeles, Calif.

F!oyd Callis, coach cleaner, ~ n d f : ~ m ~ l y have just re turned from a \'!&it with Mr. Callis' relat ives around .-\rtl- niore. Okla

CV&. -Dbsier. tnillnian. a n d d a u g h t e r w e n t T ~ t b o r I)ay v i s i t ing f r i e ~ ~ t l n a t Okmulgee, Okla.

T h e following employes a t this point a r e dr iv ing new aul'omobiles: -1. L. .\forton, Ford coach: Rsla \Iriley, Ford coach: J. K. lierce. also Ford conrh:

~ - - ~ . .losepli Owens, Chevrolet sedan: ]\-an Reed. Chevrolet coupe, and Wm. Do.s- ter , F o r d coach.

We a r e indeed s o r r y to report t h e death of Engineer A. E. ?dell. ~ h o passed a w a y Augus t 31, a t the St. L,ouis 110spitaI. Nr. Mell, who h a s been in engine service a t th i s point for t h e pas t t w e n t y years, leaves a h o s t - of Irirndri to mourn his loss and extend the i r sympathy to t h e bereaved family d u r i n g th i s hour of sorrow.

Machinist F r a n c i s N. J o n e s a t tended tht. na t iona l convention of K a p p a Alpha Phi , which w a s held a t Enld, Okla., Augus t 25, 26 a n d 27 . About 2 5 0 delegates from t'he United S t a t e s ilnd (!anada were present. Mr. ,Tones \\'as elected nat ional o rganizer for t h e next year.

General [.'oreman R. \Ir. Swain is gll smiles today a s h e i s t h e proud f a t h e r of a lO1/,-11ound boy who ar r ived S,e.p- t ember 16. Lynderstand XIrs. Swain and the ~ o u n g s t e r a r e both ( l o i ~ g nlcely.

I,. 0. Burne t t . e lectr ician, w a s busy pass ing o u t t'he c igars Thursday. Sep- tember 11. which w a s the result of, a new son nr r iv ing in h i s family on the 10th.

Coach Cleaner Henry L. Rose h:as gone to .-\rizonn in order to t r y to regaitt his heal th. We al l hope he is

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srlc~cessful a n d ab le L V be back wiLh u s in t h e next f e w months.

E n g i n e e r \V. 0. Ohnrit, who h a s b ~ , e n of f some t lme a w o u n t of s i c k n e x ~ , is ahbe lo be back .on h is r u n again.

Engineer 1:. tJ. l,ester, who IIRX h ~ f 1 1 nfI for mome Llnlt? i ~ c c o u n t infected hand, h a s juat rcturnecl to work.

We :Ire sor ry tu repor t t h e de :~ th oC Mrs. S l e n ~ p , m o t h e r of fire ma^^ (:. .\. S l e n q ~ , who passed u w ; ~ y SepLen11)cr !I a t liueblo. Clolo.

Will Q e r w i c l ~ , roundhouse fo~.em;tn, Is spending Ills r a c a t i u n mostly a round 1)enlxr~n. Texas.

!.nut bnt no1 least, thc Frisco b+ll team won t h e T w l l l g l ~ t I.eague cham- plonnhlp of Oklahomil C ~ t y , ant1 \vt:nt t o xeml-finals 111 the c l t y t o u r ~ ~ t ~ n ~ r i ~ ~ t , < ~ n l r trr be bealCn hv t h e O l i l u h t ~ m ; ~ Gatiserx whtr had juxi u70n tho s t a t e vhan~nlonship.

Mrs. 1%'. I.. Chllctr. wi fe of boiler foreman, is now in the Mayo-hos&t'al a t Ilochester, Minn., ondergoing t rea t - rnrnls Tor go i ta r . L a s t re1)ot.t indi- t.:ttcs t h a t ~ h c is t h i n g nicely.

h r . W. I.. Chlldx, boiler fo!.en~-:?n. npetrt the l n s t t w o weeks of Augus t on vwxdtion. Wo*t of th i s t lme w a s s p e l ~ t no to ring a round points in Ii:~ns:is and Alixsonri, visi t ing rela- I ivcs.

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT ' SAPULPA, OKLA.

.JlCXSl I4 F. .4IlY'HlSOS, l:ep~)rIt-r

Mlrs Helen Uurhnm s lwnt six wcrks ' vacation a t Nevada, No.. a n d Arkans:ts a n d h a s now re turned to work.

C!. F. H u s t e d ~ p ~ n t th ree d a y s wi th h l% brother. Dr. Geo. W. Huxted of P a r m a , Mo. Dr. Hus ted 1s Frip:w ~ ~ h y s i c i a n ;tt t h a t point and w o r k ~ t l d u r l n a vucatfon an roadmas te r ' s clerk at C)klithon~a Ci ty when a t tending school

W. A. Campbell, fo rmer r o a d m n ~ t r r . rlow l ~ a l e d 111 Caiifornld. h a s hren vlel l lng h l s son F r a n k C.lml)bell, wht) Ir tinirkrept-r In uuperintc~ntlent's office Mr. Camphell hau another.son c-rn1)loyed a s br;tkeman for t h e Frlsco.

W. B, S h a r p h a s re turned from tril, to Sew Madrid, Mo., h i s former h o ~ n c . I-le had a shor t visi t wlth I>lcli Olne \ . fo rmer t rnns i lman, w h o is now located a t Memphlx.

Blisn Ella Thranhei. will a e a i n w n r e - sen t Snl)ulpn In t h e s t a t e c o ~ t e s t spon- sored by t h e Atwater -Kent Radio.

F r e d Morgan h a s a p a l n resumed h i s f l n h l ~ ~ e : expedlt lon and repor t s a very rood ca tch a t Spavinan. L a k e S ~ ~ n d a ) . h'cpt. 1 4 .

Miss J e n n i e P. Aitchison h a s rc- Lurnetl t o w o r k a f t e r a n n u a l vacaLion spent a t h e r home in Massachusetts ant1 New York.

I RIVER DIVISION I CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. -

INEZ T A I L . Reportcr

111.. am1 Mrs. J. T. H r ~ l r h a n h a w juat 1~4111nrt l Cronl n two week's vacation. which they s w n t with their ~ l a o . d ~ t r ~ . . Mrs. E. 1'. Smlth. a t Abilene. Texnn.

Jlrs. Fxlgar Wlller. wlfe of our caahirr. is rapltlly reco\w4ng f rom a tnastoirl oprration.

Mr. J . P. Rcynolcln, retired engineer. and (laughter. Frances. h a w returned from Portland. Malne. whcre th rv snent thc past two n~onths visiting Mi.. Rey- nolds' daughter.

William McCraw. car Ins~ec.tor. I s the proud possessor of n new Plymouth voach.

311.. .I. 2. Tuckel'. c m l u c t o r on train 807-808 ancb wire, were recent vlnltors a t the home 01 MI%. Hatt le Schindler, a sister of Mrs. Tucker.

Albert Foreman, son of bill clerk forrman. has arrived in 1.0s hngeles. Calif.,

W h e n the night run i s over . . . Kaffee Hag Coffee . . . and sleep

WHEN a railroad man comzs in off thz night run the two things he craves most are a cup of coffee-hot, bracing-and then sleep.

Unfortunately, many railroad men have found in the past that coffee and sleep just didn't go togzther. They have had to give up the pleasure of coffee after work because the caffeine broke up their rest.

Now comes Kaffee Hag Coffee! Real coffee, with 97% of the caffeine taken out, and all the flavor, all the cheer left in. Kaffee Hag Coffee was the original caffeinesfree coffee. Now Kellogg has marvelously improved the blend. It's as fine a coffze as you ever tasted.

Drink it a t supper~time-at midnight-in the chill, gray dawn-as many cups as you want. When you go to bed you'll sleep soundly, and wake up with steady nerves.

Try it-tonight. All dealers have it, stecl cut, in vacuum tins. You make it just like any other coffee.

Let us send you a sample. For ten cents to cover postage, etc., we will send you a ten-cup trial of this wonderful coffee. See for

yourself how good it is-how well it lets you sleep.

KELLOGG COMPANY Dept. AK-10, Battle Creek, Michigan

Please send me, postpaid, enough Kaffee Hag Coffee to make ten good cups. I enclose ten cents (stamps or coin). (Offer good in USA. only .)

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Every Sunday evening over thc Blue network, Kcllogg's Kaffee Hag Coffcc presents to you the popular Slumber Music, a tlistinctive program of the sweetest music ever wrltten. Tunc in and enjoy it-from 11 5lO to 11 :30 in the East, 1090 t o 10:30 Central time, and 9:00 to 9 3 0 Mountain time.

Stations-wjz, WBZA, WBZ, w r r . 4 ~ . K n m . \VJR. WLW. WLXR, KWK, WRES. Also KFI, ROMO. from 10 :00 to 10 :30 ; and KOA, 10 :30 to 11 :00.

hnvlnc' t~iiltlr the trip by aulbnmbilc In flve Jays. Albert will now make his home in Palifornla nncl hls wife and two tlallrhters will Join 1 1 h In a aliort wlille.

F R E I G H T AND T I C K E T O F F I C E HAYTI, MO.

The w a t r r n ~ r l o r ~ season is almost at n closo now. Four hundred fifty-fkr rwro to date have bren handled througl~ rhls rtatlon. All these melons were crown nnd ~ l ~ l y y e r l on LeachaiHe Sub, Ttw carloatla of cantaloupes wero shipye11 fronl Monette. Ark.. which were handltxl by the nielon ex t ra into Hayti also.

The cotton srasdn 18 now a1 hand. The cCoIton crnll in this vlcinitr a t flrst wax vstiniate~l flftetm pcxr cent over last year's c,rop. but on account of the cotton belng infestcd by worms will cut this esti- nlatp to fifty per cent. Reed ant1 cotton hexinning to n1or.r.

I<. I.:. 3lrr41~0ws bld the new ynrd clerk ~wwitlon.

.J. E'. Zinmlrr bumpe(l Een I. :!Iten a s t ransf r r forcmnn. Ben bumr)etl sccond trick pard clerlt position.

.John H. IVilkse. Fol'rner cashier. bl~n~prcl cashier a t Caruthersvllle, Mo.

.J. I.'. Zinimw. platforln forcman is lay- i n r off nn arrount of sicknrss in his family. Hen I. Allen. srconrl trlck ynrcl d e r k is relieving Zin~mel'. Nathan Carle. ~ x t r ' ~ clerk, i n wnrlting second yard clerk rmitlon.

1,:. N. .lohnson. revising clerk. Chaffer. 310.. was a visitor in this officc one day r.wently.

B&B D E P A R T M E N T AND ROADMASTER'S O F F I C E

C H A F F E E , MO.

Sornian JIatthews, son of peneral B&B forcnmn. has rntrrcd the Junior Col- lege a t Pt. Scott. Kansas.

Mr. and hlru. \\'. H. Pryor and < l ~ u g h - t r r spent their vacation nloto14ng throuah the Oxarlts. They report a very interesting trip. hicving visited a t BIg Springs. .\rcatlia end various points around S~rinaflrld.

'31a'ry 3 l a t t h t w ~ . who is a senior 111 rlrllffec High School. has been cho.sen to represent Ct~affee High in the "Neiah- bor Day" celebration a t Benton. 1x0.. wIiic11 \\-ill be held the lat ter Part of S(.ptenlber.

All Frisco (wployes a r e lonlting for- wurcl to t h ~ "Block Dance." evenlna of Srptewbel' 16. whic11 thc Amerlcan Le- ~ l o n is sponsoring.

Forrman Halley anrl gang a r e n* worklna a t Sevrnty Slx, Mo., renewing bl i~lges.

b'oreman Allison and ganc a r e doing bri~lge wot.lt a t Caruthcrsvilie.

Foreman Inman and gang havc! been working in ant1 around Keiser.

b'oreman Segraves and gang a r e wnrk- tna on the Hoxie Sub. Foreman Sayles ant1 gang arc. also on the Hoxie Sub. hcinp located a t Williarnsvlile a t present.

Foreman Vanrant and gang a r e at 1,ake City renmvlng brlclges.

Lorena Bolltnger was the guest of Xr. an11 Mrs. 15. C. Heard ancl family of Chicago the latter part of August. Lor- t n a vanle back neeclinp a rest. s o we take it tha t her vacatlon was all it should h a w been.

Enlbarassing n ~ o n ~ e n t s ! Mrs. J . . A . JIcAllen n-a4 n~otor lng home one evenrna rwentlv when. to her surprise. she was Iradinr: the parade f o r ChnFfee's champion "tree .sitter." who had placed the time of his "landing" for 7 :30 p. m.. and his playniates hacl gathered to honor the rhampion. I t was cither continue with the parade or take the chance of in- juring sonie of the younpsters.

3Iisses Nan Lonergan and Anna Kane clltrrtainccl a t the home of Xiss Kane, c\enina of A u ~ u q t 28. with a brldge

~ ,a~i . \ - h o n o r h a Lwttl Fri(!nd. who has accepted a posltlon with the n~cchanlcal department. Kansas Clty. Anna Guethlc had hlgh score for the evening. "Tlllie" wnu presented wit11 a lovely ~ u r f i c fr'onr ti113 "F'risco Glrls."

.$nna C w t h l e spent Labor n a y in St. J.ouis vlsitiw with h r r sister and shop- p l n ~ .

OFFICE DIVISION ACCOUNTANT C H A F F E E , MO.

T h e 11ou1.s of rc(wation t h ~ w d a p rrr spent trying to r)iclt t l ~ c winner of t h r Xational League pcnnxnt. J . H. \VIllmit says 11c plcked Brooklyn a t thc s t a r t antl hc will s tay with them until t l ~ e entl. Howc!vel'. Tim AIurray says thr- Chrtls liavc! the winning tram anrl vveryone will Itnow it by the time this tutlcle ir publishetl. W. R. J1cl)onough is back on the job

nfter sprn~l ing a week vinitlllg with home folkr a t AIorley. Mo.

311sr Jla Cook h8s bern OII the sick Ilst suffering wit11 the "flu." but a t thls writ in^ is back on the job.

.\lisr Mary Baker. fro111 Sikwton, flllcvl Jliss ('ook's vacancy nrllilr she was away.

Tim AIur1.a~~ spcnt a ~ollplr! ol' days visiting homc folks a t St. !.onis. On his return trip he exprricncrd car trouble an11 i t W R Y nccrssary for liitn to n-alk srveral riiilrs in the mrr small iinurs OF the 111o1minz to recrlrc the help of a ~ l ~ w h a n i c .

CJ Stc'phens, accon~pani r~ l by "l)oc" Thonias, spent thc we&-end over Labor I)ay a t Arcadia ancl vicinity. V. R. Copp. rotnpletion report mginrer .

ha.; been transfrlsre(l to S ~ ~ ~ h g f l e l d . Dick Olnev took AJr. Couu's ulace.

Ray Ronry. \vltn- lef t tlir service ac- vaunt re~ltwtinn in force. hns accepted a tmsition with the Continental Oil Co.. a t I'oncn City. Okla.

Visitol% in t h ~ ~ oflire th r p a d month wrrv C. 1\lcl?roon1. Fort Smi th ; E. 0. Dauahert)'. ICnid: Nrs. J. 31. Wilson. formerly Jliss I?va Wray. roadmaster's stenographer; ancl W. C. Campbell, Sa- pulpa.

S U P E R I N T E N D E N T ' S O F F I C E C H A F F E E . MO.

1.:. 0. Doughtly, better knon n a s "Doc." trainniaster st Enid. Okla.. spcnt :I few hours wlth his f r l e n d ~ In Chaffcc while Mrs, Daughtry and little son. I?r~(ltly Rcx, werc visiting wlth 311.. an11 Mrs. A. AI. Tonvw.rnd st Haytl.

Miss Belle Kinne !ins resigned us sten- omaphcr in the superintenclcnt's offlce to accept a posltlon wlth an lnsuranre and abstractlna company a t Poplar Bluff. Miss Kinne had been a member of thr Chaffec force for about three yeals antl will be missed by her many friends.

3I1.s. E. \V. Sniith and little son. Gene, liave b w n vlslting with relatives in 3Icnl- ]his .

Miss Anna Kane has returneil froni a short visit with her father and sister in Vincmneo. Indiana.

Mrs. Genest A. Morgan antl two chll- tlren have been vlsitlna with her parents. 311.. and Mrs. C . .\lcBrooni, a t Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Mr. and A1r.r. R. Thoniurc and little son of Stc. Genevieve liave been visiting w l t l ~ Mr. and ,Mrs. Dean Underwood.

R. C. Glesikr. Jr., motored to Pacifle. Jlissourl, Labor Day to rislt with Ills parents.

Jlrs. H. C. 3IcBricle and little daugh- t r r have returned Prom a two weeks' visit with her parents. JIr. and Mrs. J. C . Pasme of St. Louis. Mo.

Cletus Prlce of Poplar Bluff. was a vlsitor in the oflice one day last month.

Mrs. Juanita Fatchett has been vislt- ing with Priencls in St. Louls.

Jlr. and Mlw. Dran 1:nderaood h a w boen entertaining Mr. and Mrs. 0. I T . 17nclco'\voorl and son, Jadk, of P e l ~ y , Illinois, and 1\11.. and Mrs. James Clcilan :in11 son of Spartn. Illinois.

Jliss .\nna Gurttllc visited and aho~pesl in St. 1,0111s J,abor Day.

hliss 3lartlia Reynolds. stenogr~lphcr in the suprrintrnc1c:n~s office, spent thc wrficlt-end a t her home in Hayti. hliss H~ynolals was I'orn~crly of the Dlythr- villn fotw.

JIisses Annn Kane and Nan L o n o y ~ a n qmtwtainecl with t h w e tables of b r ~ d g e cwnpl in~mtary to Miss Leota "Tillic" I*Wcntl. who has resianed a s stenograuhr.r in the nlastcbr n~cchanic's office a t Chaffcc to accc-pt n gosition in Kansas City, Mo. I'rirc for Iiiah score was won by Miss Anna Guethlr.

POCAHONTAS, ARK.

( '~rtton in this territory Is twginnin-, to ho h t ~ ~ ~ c - s t ~ v l , and i f the weathcr con- olltions ~ ) e r n ~ l t . will not be long until sIiiprnc?uts to thc various compresses will s t i ~ r t . Therc! will be less than a n nvrr- ;tar crop to be moce(l this year.

Mr. J . W. C'laihorne and Mr. L. R:l~nr,y slwnt H part OF the day with Mr. H. 11. H;irbin, agcmt. Porahontau, looking over business for the Frisco.

Mr. A . E. Payer. agent. Poplar Eluff. Mo.. who wa.r injured in the torn:~llo in 1 9 2 i has rcturncd to work, rclic!vin~ Nr. 14:. Zi1111nwrnan. Jlr. Zin~niern~:un rc- turned to cashirr operator position re- lic?vfnp Mr. I3altcr who will go to thr! ~ x t r a boarcl.

311.. Hap Royd, operator a t IViison. .irk.. spent a S u n ~ l a y a t Pocahontas rc:- r.ently \-kiting Frirnds.

TRAINMASTER'S O F F I C E AND LOCAL F R E I G H T HOUSE

C H A F F E E , MO.

ILA COOK. Repor te r

Sorry, folks, t h a t I did not hilvf: n r r lwr t last nionth, b u t I just nntur+Yy forgot il' unti l it w a s too la te to reac:l~ t h e press. So if some of my news i s ;I l i t t l e stalc-don't l e t on.

T h e first announcement we htlve is a wedcling. Miss Helen M a x ~ q l l .

TULSA A D V E R T I S E R S

HENRY ADAMSON & LEFLORE POTEAU

COAL & MINING C O M P A N I E S

MINERS a n d S H I P P E R S of

T U L S A C H I E F (Bl tumlnous) a n d

P O T E A U C H I E F (Semi-Anthr.) COALS

Mines Loca ted at T U L S A a n d P O T E A U , OKLA.

WHEN I N THE MARKET FOR COAL OF ANY GRADE

Call Phones: Resldenoe 9681-Offloe 46388 OR \\'RITE US AT

TULSA, OKLA. R. R. 1, Box 64

1 Peter Adamson Coal and I Mining Company I

TULSA - - OKLAHOMA I

i l :~ughler of Mr. a n d Mra. 6 E'. Mu%- well, a n d Norbert Essner. T h e bride irnd groom have both lived In Chaffee [or m a n y y e a r s a n d their f r lends wish them many happy, prosperous years.

We were very g lad to have Mra. J lnp le Wllson a n d smal l son for visl- lu rs recently. Mrs. Wllson was form- e r ly Miss E v a \Vra,-, a s tenographer In t h e wuperlntendent's irfflce.

Mrs. H e r m a n Alartlnle h a s a s h e r guest , h e r f a t h e r , 4. S. Hradxhaw of l i a r r iaburg , Ark.

\V. L. R a m m a g e has re turned from. a two months ' v ~ s i t wlth rr iends a n d relntlveu in Iowa nnd Youth Dakota .

JIra. T. P- J o h n r ~ n h a s boen en te r - ln in lng h e r gueut , M'rs. Ia:arl 13arks' o f Hlytlietrille, Ark.

Wayne Buchannon. Roy a n d E u g e n e .!lvC'orlachie le f t t h e 10th of September lu enroll in t h e C n i v e r ~ i t y I I ~ Kentucky : ~ t Lexington.

Mr. a n d 3 1 ~ . I k a n LTndcrwood h a r e h.td visltorn from Percy, Spar ta , i l l , .t1111 RLc. Gerlevreve, Mcr.

( 'harles a n d Lawrence Hutchison h a r e re turhed to the i r home In St. I ~ l r l e a f t e r v i s i t ing f r lends here.

We were v e r y s o r r y t o lose one of 11ur IWsco g i r l s f rom Chaffee, b u t w e wixh her luck. n l l s s L e o t a Fr iend of ~ h c incchanicxl force h a s g o n e to Kan- s a s City to work for the mas te r mechanic.

MISS E t h e l Mae Iiohinson h a s ell- rolled for h e r junior y e a r a t Central College, Faye t te . Missouri. a f t e r snend- i n g t h e l a s t s ix w e e k s ' in Colorado wi th h e r parents .

Our best wishes a r e extended to Nr . ;tnd Mrs. George V u ~ e l . Mrs. Vogel \rnd N i s s Glenna F a r K a y before h e r nhnrrlage, a n d wns employed in the Inaster mechanlc'a oRlce.

Miss Char lo t te Gelwix of Surlngfield, .\lisnouri, h a s been t h e ~ I t e x C of ~ l i ' s s Mary Helen Thomrrson for t h e nas t week.

Miss' Ledna P a l t e r s o n oC l h i d , Oltla., I s vis i t lng f r lends In ( 'hncee. \Vhlle 11r~1.e nllss P a t t e r s o n u-nk ilsked to sinA .r number of t ime3 111 t h e H'lptist <!ilurch, whlch she a t t u r ~ d e d when she lived In Chaffee. 1 I ~ r appearances were appreciated very niuch, a s Miss h t t e r s o n h a s a brau t l fu l soprano voice.

Mr. a n d Mrs. 0. K. W a t t s nnd son John were visi tors rlul.ina t h e month of August .

F e r n Evelyn and Bllly S ~ r o u d spent the month of A u g u N with relat ives i n Idox Anuelea a n d S a n Pranc l r ro , Ual.

Mrs. R. L. Cooper cwtertained wi th a b r e a k f a s t b r ldge a t h e r home , o n South Thi rd S t ree t , on Augus t ZBth, in honor of Mrs. Metz of Harrisburg.. Ark. Mrs. Bietz w a s the house g u e s t of Mrs. IIermaii ,Mart inie.

Mr. a n d Mrs. T. M. Stoke ly qnd dt iughter Marllyn, a n d Mrs. C. C. Harris , ,were a m o n g those w h o n t tend- r d the circus in St. Louis on Laboy I h y . .

Mrs. Genest Morgan a n d t w o children r e l ~ o r t hav ing a lovely v l r l t wi th h e r parents , Mr. a n d Mrs. Claude Mc- Hroom in F o r t Smith, Ark.

Miss . A n n a K n n e w a s :L v is i tor in Vincennes, Ind.

Jl'iss Virginla Chea tham has re turned I'rom H a y t i , where s h e hns h e r n vluft- i n g Miss R u t h Cunnlngharn, t o e n t e r srhool .

Xr. a n d Mrs- Oscar Robinson, of (:hlcago, have been t h e g u e a l s of Mrs. R o b i ~ ~ s o n ' s s is ter , Mrs . H e n r y D a r e n - 1)Ot't:

Mr. a n d Mrs. John Slnlpurrn, d a u g h t e r Paul ine and son, J. Pnul wi th Mr. and Blrr. J. %I. Lasley, vlr l tea relatives 1q Tlenna. Ill. I

Mr. a n d Mrs. Davld Mouser a n d t w o sons s p e n t t h e l a s t t w o w e e k s of Au- p u s t ln t h e Ozarks. The Ozarks seem t o have a l t r a c t e d qu i te n number of ChaKae people thlo year.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Lee S torv , who have I,ren I lvlng i n St. Louls to r some trine. have re turned to Chaffee n o w t h a t f i r . S tory h a s h i s "run" o u t of here.

Proven in Years o f Service A favorite method of scale rerno\d, wherc i t has to be cleaned out

periodically, is through the use of Dearborn Special Formula No. 134. This material works rapidly, is thorough and easy to use. Many railroads have used it for years. I t is safer than acid and far less costly than hand removal.

Use Dearborn Special Formula No. 134 on feed water heaters, meters, water lines, Diesel engine heads and jackets, pumps, boilers, condensers and any equipment where scale accumulates.

It cleans ou t any thickness of scale, removing average formations in one to thrce hours. Inquiry invited. .

Dearborn Chemical Company 205 East 42nd Sheet, New York 310 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago

Frisco Building, St. Louis

Miss Mary F a r r e l l spent Labor 1)ay in St. Louis wi th friends.

Norman Xlattheu-s, son of t h e gen- e ra l B&B Corernun, has gone to For1 Scott, Kansas. w h e r e he expects to a t - tend t h e Junior college.

hIrs. Bllly Chr i s topher h a s been qui te ill a t h e r home on W e s t Davidson hvenue. W e hope s h e wlll be ful ly recovered soon.

M r IVI H. Stubblefleld "took" a f e w d a y a ' o f f ' d u t v a n d went u p to Chicago to vlslt h l s ' son , H e n r y a n d family.

Mrs. E. J. Harre l l is back home aga in a f t e r be lng ser ious ly 111 In the Fr i sco Zfospltal.

M'r. a n d Mrs. F. H. Dierssen s a y they had a g r a n d e n d g lor ious t ime while they a t tended a recent convention 111 Cleveland, Ohio. .They should haye.

tll;l; w e r e gone seven weeks.

sa Mary Matthewn spent a week r is i l lnl : fr lends in F o r t Scott , Kansas , ;md Xeodesha, Kansas .

Mrs. A. W. Pay enter ta ined h e r s i s - t e r , Mrs. F. H . K n i a g e , o f St. I,ouis,

recently. Whi le here, n number ol' o u t i n g s a n d par t ies w e r e g iven In h e r honor. a m o n g them a motor t r i p l o Big Springs, Van Buren. &lo.

Mr. and nfrs. Joe Y o u ~ R a n d Mr. and Mrs. John P o r t e r of St'. Louis were r e - cent guestv of Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n k Morgan.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Aubuchon h a r e h a d as gues t s , Nrs . Cora Rongey and Mr. a n d Birs. E d w a r d Daley of St. Louis, Mrs. Daley wlll he remembered a s - M i s s Svvilla Rongep.

Mr. J . G. Sar ius recently en te r ta ined with th ree tables of brldge a t h e r home on W e s t Yoakum Avenue. T h r z u e s t s s n r t h a t Mrs. Sar ius is a lovely

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT CHAFFEE, MO. . -

LKOTA FRIEND, Repor te r

Glenna F a y K a y who for t h e pas1 t w o years h a s been employed in this

Air. ('lifton S t e e l s ~ ~ ~ i t l ~ . formerly of .Joplin. has been auc;lynccl to the position of index clerk In the ')-an1 office.

Air. \V- H. Yah Horn. switrltinan. has rr.turne(1 from St. Louis, w l ~ e r r lie was ;I p t i e n t in t h e 11osl)ltal. suffering Protii ;I rrwainetl foot.

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N O R T H E R N DIVISION F O R T S C O T T , KANS.

3lr. and Mrs. G. .\. Ertnatingcr. road fo~wn:xn of equiptilent. an11 wife Iiavc return, 11 from a tril) to s e a Tork, where lI11.y visited their da~ighter , hIrs. Pat ter- s . r i n g . l r i t i i t i n e r s vacation tlccy alqo visitell their 11aughtt.t' in 0kl;i- I IOII I :~ (:it).. who a t~conipani~d them home ~ I B Y ;L short visit.

.\IIY. Frank Shews. wife, of brakcman. 11all her sistcr, Mrs. C l a u i l ~ ~ Kin:: and ~ l ; ~ u g l ~ t c r s , of S~)rinaflclrl. .\lo.. for a ftwr 11;iyr;' visit during August.

31~1. I>. B, T3at.r untl Hm;triioti~I. wife ; ~ n < l rl:ll~aliter ot cllnl~atrlicr, r1)ent n Pc\v ~ l ; ~ y r a t H d l i o u s r . IIF.. uttnnilinc the ~uit, h~indri~dtl t rinnlve[,rary of th;ct placix. .\IIX. 13arr bcforr I i i ~ t n i ~ r r i a ~ ~ wils Jliss I lvlcn Hootlliouse. ;in11 Koo~lliousc. Ill..

\\.;I.; n:~nieil for 1it.t. ancestors. Switchman B. J . ('u~ninines Ilns re-

I111mc.cl from a two-\\-coks' \ . ;~ r~r t ion sptmt in nointr in Coloraclo.

F '~xnk JlcCann. clerk in tlic trainmar- tw'+ uffi1.e. attendca~l the St:itt. .\ tileric:~n 1~:aion Convention l ir l~l :tt ICnil)ori:+.

f'<ltIIlU~tW .Fa B, C:O~l!il a l t m r l ~ i l the st;th? rnwtinp. of the condnctors at Wlcli- ita. Scpteniber 9.

Mr. nnil J lrr . H. H. Hubbart, Iraln- tnartet. antl wile havr returned Krom Iarnecl. Iians.. nntl Kansw City, wlierp tlicy vidted thelr sons. Jacob and Harrv.

Account Dwllion of night t~.ainmaster !la\'lnrr bccn abolished. Mr. F. F. English Ir now workfing a s trlck dispatcher on tile A C P Subs. an11 JIr. I,. R. Xarr is working a s n i ~ l i t operator-clerk in the rlispatchtcr's officr, a new position put on Scptembct' 2.

Mr. and Mrs. J . F. 1,cc have inoverl to h-cwleslia, a.lierc 311.. Lee is einploye~l a s dispatrlirr. \Ve will all rnlss tlie 1,cc's.

Switcl~tnan T. 11. Cooper took his wife to ('olorarlo acrount hay fever. Mrs. ('oopcr will remain there for e h v \vceka.

.\[I.$. A\'. H. Iicvans is spendlng a few weeks in Jluekoaee wit11 her ilanghtev. .\Irs. \Valtcr Roberts. ;ind farnll~'.

Switchman J . R. Harris ant1 wllc *pent Sunday and 1,:tbor Ikiy in Kansas City. :ittenrling t l ~ c ball games.

(:onrluctot S. E. Coff is 1)xr.k a t work ;iPter ;3 three-inonths visit in C'alifornla.

Jlinot. Atniy, storrroom clerk, and wife. \vliile nialtlnr: a tnotor trill itt Coloraclo. ha11 the n i i s f o ~ ~ t i i n ~ of netting tlieir car torn up ;it J ~ n i : i t . Cdo. Mr. .\mey es- c~ih)c~l injury. but Jlrs. Arne?) sustaine~l s<)lne sliglit injuries. but is ~ v t t i n g along :#I1 rixht a t this writina.

('1iir.f P :~r l l Clerk Clarencc Jones and Y;rt~l c'll.rk A1ort.i~ Jliller. wlio cl;timc~l to I)? liorsc!shoc~ thro\vinK c-Iininpions, haying brought the. c:hampionship Iicre for .\i~Ii;cnsas. lost tlic chaiiipionshl~) a fe!v clays ago in n battle \vagccl wlth ('hirf (';~ller T ~ u l Stewart anel Charlie ~Ji l lcr . Stewart :in11 JIillrr won six out of nine2. 'roo b;til Pot. the former champions.

"My pipe has been my partner for man

WISEMAS Lar~ghlin runs the E- new electric locomotive in ant1 o u t of the La Salle Street Station i n Chicago. "Not l l ing like the old pipe." 11e says, "to make the job go slnootller a n d easier. II1e'\7e been p a r t n e r s for a gootl m a n y years, the three of us-the ~'ipe, E d g e w o r t h a n d 111'. We've always got along fine together, antl I guess w e a l w a y s will."

Only Edgeworth has the real Edge- wor th flavor. Not every pipe s m o k e r likes it-but i f this b r a n d j u s t hits you right. you are going to w o n d e r w h y yo11 Irave n o t smoked it a l v a y s .

B r l v it anvwhere. E d g e w o r t h "1tcady-R~~b6ed" or E d g e w o r t h "Plrlg Slice" I.;$ and u p - a c ~ o r d i n g to size. O r , if yo11 d o n ' t know Edgeworth, mail the coupon for a gener- o u s free packet to try. T,et Edgeworth s h o w you how good it is-yo11 be the j ~ ~ t l g e . Larr~s S: Dro. Co., Richmond, 17irginia.

Lnrus ti l3ro. Co., 100 S. 22d St., Richmond,Va.

I'll ivy your Edge\wrtli. .\nd 1'11 try it in a gootl pipe.

EDGEWORTH SMOKING TOBACCO

My strek4 :ulrlrc~?i And t l ~ c town anti stilt<,

So\\ Irl ll~e F.drcworlh come!

Chaffee Bailding & Loan Ass'n Authorized CspltdI $2,000,000.00

I 6% Dividends o n Full Pa id S t o c k I Disvatc1ie1- 31. \V. Sulli\ a n ant1 wife

spent a coul~lc of weeks a t ('olutnbus. Ohio, visiting tlieir tlaughtcr, Mrs. W. F. .\Iitchell.

General Yarrlmastrr 13. I,. AVooel. wlio hail his car stolen while visiting in Kan- sas City some time back, recovered ranlet n few clays ago and, with the exception of the battery being down, the r a r was Pound to be in good condition.

Conductor L. A. Hcinric-h. who tias bcen off cliity for about 30 days account sickness, is reported a s recovrring slowiy and expncts to be back to work now witliin a Pew ~lays .

Caller \Vni. Peerick atyl wife have rt,- turned Prom a two-weeks trip to Niagar:i I~:ills, an11 other points of intet.wt in the I.;:ist.

O F F I C E DIVISION ACCOUNTANT F O R T SCOTT, KANS.

v n s w r I GRIMICS. R C ~ O V ~ C V

h wedding, whic l~ camc as 3 surprise to tlioir many friends. was that of Wni. A. Hughes, forinc~'ly wsistant bill ant1 !.oucher clerk, and Miss Lrah Drake, on August 16. Billy has recently resigned from Prisrw L h e s anrl is now connectcrl with his Pathcr-in-law in the wholcsnle ftwit businws. The young couple liavc our sincerr ~ o o t l wishcs.

It. C: . Langs ton , of Springfield office. I ~ a a hwn assigned the completion report c.1et.k'~ position, effective Scpteniber 11. (:1:111 to have Rob with us.

JIesst% (!. IC. Blair and J . T. Cunnelly. of tlit- St. 1,ouis ofiices. were visitors I1et.t: tlli. 1:lttc.r pal$ of .\ugust.

;\It% 'r. .J. Swr~ency ancl Patsy t.t!turnetl Scpttw~ber 6 f twn ;I two-wccks' visit with t.et:ltlrc.s :it ('ape G i r a t d e : ~ ~ . 310. \\'hilt! tlwre Patsy un(lerwent ;in operation Pol- ~wnnvnl of hct. tonsils an11 ;~ilcnoids.

ICart 31. Peali spent I.:tbor Day with honrefolks a t I.;rnporia. Kans.

1). Tift':~n? viritc(1 rclativcs in I iansas ('ity 1,rlbor Ih ) - .

1.. W. Pipliin w:ts tranrPwrcvl to the v:rlu;~tion rlel);~rtnirnt. St. 1.ouis. Scp- trnlber 1.7. .\ltlioiicli Air. Pipkin will be nii+wc<l It.om our offire, we wish him cvery suwcsr in his new location.

"Captain" H. .\. Jlitclidl attendc(l the st ;~t t . c:onvention of the ;\merit.an 1.cgioii I)t.urrr C'orvs a t l h ~ l ) o r i n , Kans., Septem- I)rr I . The Fort Scott itnit won third ~ ) l ; r c - ~ o u t of twenty-five entr ies .

I l~den Robcrts enjoyed the T'abor Uay I~oliila!.s it1 TGins:w <'it)-.

V;~sIiti Crimes spi?nt T.abor Thy wit11 I~on~cfolks in .\lcni('his. She. stol)ped cen ttmtc :it .\It. Gtvve. Jlo.. to attend the \vetltlinc 01' T)olyne Scott and Mr. C . 1). 1~:llrfson. of St. I.ouia. which took III ; IW : ~ t tlie Ieirst 1:aptist ('hurcli. August 31. I>ol).ne 11;is becbn ;l Frisro tmployc foi. :1 t~tlrntwr uf years a n d f o r the past year W:IS sci!t,etal,y to Mr. .\. F. N"r. Mr. anll .\It's. Kllcfson huvc our brst wislivs I'IW thrit. future Irapl)iness.

.\liss Isilbel I,ontliowsky, of Cat'nott. Iinnr;.. ;irri\.etl Se.l)tl.n~hc~ 15 for :I two- \vc~'tis' visit \vitlt Hc.len JLoberts.

T R A F F I C D E P A R T M E N T KANSAS CITY, MO.

I\'. -2. YOUNG. Reporter -- Rr~frc-4iing rwins Imve broken t l ~ c

11routii In thi:, vicinity. LCveryonc seem:. to be in better svirits an11 it looks a s if business is beginning to Peel the quicken-

inr: l)ulst:% \\-c a r e lookln:: lorwan1 to rrulte A larccc moven~ent or h a y antl f~cc l into the clrouth-stricken arras. T l ~ e rall- roaclr have come Iorwtrrrl with enlrrfi-enay Lrclnht' ra tes , material ly reduc ing the coat of tr:lnsportntion of feed to this scrtlon. I t is hol>ed that these reduc- ilons will (lo ~ n u c h toward alrling the f;rrrncra to b r i n g the i r I i v e ~ t o c k t11r011q11 the co~ning wintry.

('. I.:lnlo Stephens. our n k h t norlcltor, I I : I S :~ccluircvl :t splendid nrw ~ e t of golf riubs. It looks rather o~ltl to stt(! 1111n on ilk way to the links.

"Hwbii:" ~ r n ~ l f l ~ l r l . tclcy1~el)h orxTator. ;Icconlpaiiir~lP"JI~~lll An~lelwm untl "Art" (:obble on n h%hinr: tr.il) Labor Day. Tlleir trip carried them quito n wny into the hills. The closer they came tn thelr olcstini~tion th r Inom restlrss "Herbie" l x v a n ~ r . Tvpon their arrival, hr, went r . iw~pI~~t r lg native. He sighrtl with re- 1it.f \vh(.n he had dispensml wlth Iiin show. anrl rm~:ir l<e~l that 111s idea of I~t.nvrn \\.:IS m-hrrr :I fellow does not IIRVC tn \ve:1r shoes.

"Johnhy" Sa(.hrR plnpfid another of Iris slxtsnmdiv w i n e s or golf last week. Thc

rvsr~lt was rlisappointing. "Jolmny" con- fused his countina with that of bowling antl endrci with R scorfL of so~net l~ inf i llke 147. Of course IIC hat1 :In alibi. Thid tlnir I think It warn wet nrountls.

"Art" Gobble has ceased to worry ~ b o ~ i t the loss e l his hair, now that lit. has ~liscoueretl a way to cn~nouflage his bald spot. Thls is acrornplishecl by allowing the hair s u r r o ~ ~ n ~ l i n g the spot to yrow long and rombing it over. a t r i ~ l ~ t i~ngles.

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G E N E R A L A G E N T KANSAS CITY, MO.

-- ll.\V!i> H. ''ODl), 1 : e l ~ o r t ~ ~ r -

Our c.lllef clerk, Mr. V ~ I I I I ~ I . . rrl- joyed hls vacatin11 a t 1'~~nhacol:~. Ipl:~.. : ~ n d southern p o ~ n t s .

Mr. Gleasun is t a k i n g h is \-;rc:rtio~~ a t home ( a s usu:~l).

Cli!iton Guy is now stat ioned ah c ross lug watchman a t Rosecl;rle, o n t h e third tr ick. Clint h a s bcvn nur warehouse cool)er f o r many vears.

T h r Sunnyl:~ncl Club is p l ~ n n i n g a

SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS

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L E ROY P R A T E R 846 S . Broadway . . . . Springfield, Mo.

To give Universal Service is the goal of Public Utility managers and operators. W e are a part of the organized

effort to reach that ideal.

Springfield Gas and Electric Company Springfield Traction Company

big picnic nt 1'ittsl)lll-K. ICverybody will tirite the l r baske ts ant1 spend the tl;ly.

Har ry D. JIcCnl-thv, our outbountl OSBI) c le rk , is s t i l l 'on t h e sick l is t . I"r;~nk JI\.lurtln Is r u h r t l t u l l n p ror hlm. \\:r hope Lor his errrlv recovery-

A. Jl. BFichelm la sl&ciner a new "llr S I > ~ C I , " while the repor te r is t h e proud IJosxessor of ;I "Plyniuuth."

The opening grime of l h e l ' r l p ~ , I ~ o w l i n g team will he played ngainvt the Rock Islantl short ly. Those o n t l ~ e I~'riuco line-111) a r e : I ~ n c y , Krarner. Ruixinger, 1'. Thomas I ' o ~ ~ c i k . Hit LI l l ! l l l I111rO. boys.

S U P E R I N T E N D E N T T E R M I N A L S KANSAS CITY, MO.

11. It. SPI.XCIC1~. 1:eporter

Mr. I,. W. L70ncik, chief yard clrrli. :~ncl wife took a flying t r ip t o Chic:?go ir~itl points n o r t h ; gone four dqys. They visitetl Chicago, Great 1,akc.q. Mr. I 'o~~r i lc s p e n t t h e g r c a t e s t mi-t of 1 4 l R :rt t h e naval s ta t ion a t Grea t 1.aki.s. kle took h is wi fe illolrg t o show h e r tl!e plnce where he s p e n t his first n ~ g h t ill ~ e r v i c e .

The ponies :it Riverside 1':ii.l~ :rrt. m)nr . with t h e closing of the I.;IJY tr':~cli. \Vc :lrr back to norm;d. now t l ~ t i t is over we wo111rl like 11) know I I I J ~ f t ~ r x fur long ix, what niudder. ;4 sell in^ plater , etc.. :*re. T r u l y \ re 11:1ve been hear ing a l a ~ i ~ u a g e foreign 10 us. Hut now back 1'0 normal xnd t h r I)o,ys a r e th rowlng their r i p : ~ r e t t r b i ~ t t s :in11 ~)inclring thcm out for usc 1:rlnr. An e r a ot proxi)erity until tilt. world series.

The s tork W H R worlcing overtinlo :I( north Tiainsns C!lt'y. Hill S l ~ o r c , s w i t r h - mrln nt 10ig'hth s t ree t , wxs ~,resr,ntccl with twirls, :L boy and n nirl. Hill is

SERVICE ICE COMPANY Eastarn Junctlon. Frlsao Railway

ST'RISCPIELD. MO.

WHOLESALE ONLY-CAR LOADS

W. E. OWTOS, PresldenL and Treasiirer

FRISCO OFFICIAL AMBULANCE

P H O N E 742 P H O N E

A L M A LOHMEYER FUNERAL HOME

Springfield, Mo.

W o believe in HECIl'ItOCITI'. to the extent lhat we DO SOT DRIVE ;II IV of our cars from the fnctorv. BCT ISSTEAD SKIP

mEal O V E I ~ THE msco. Haarsc SHIPPED 130 ral.losds in 19'29.

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DEALERS in Springfield

468 St. Louis St., Springfield, Mo.

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A SIX FOR THE PRtCE OF A FOUR Why Drivr m Four7

Mr. a n d Sfrs. Tom C. Kehoe a n - nounced t h e blr th, Augus t 24, of a 9 - pound boy whom t h e y h a v e named John Thomas. Mr. Kelioe is secretav) to Xr. Skaggs.

Mr. A. B. Yeager, swi tchman at Ro:se- dale, had to lay off f o r a week to hnr - ves t h l s crops. &Mr. Yeager had five hundred bushels of g r a p e s a n d about t h e s a m e a m o u n t of w h e a t ; lie hns g o t a b o u t one thousand geese on his f a r m and a l a k e for h i s geese. Of course we don't doubt his word, but h e h a s g o t t w o acres a n d h e s a y s t h a t one a c r e of r h a t Is a lake.

Mr. AM. J. Flaniaan . switch ma^^ a t Rosedale, just re turned from u p in S torm Lake , BIlnn., where he spent a week on a Bshlng trip. ,Mr. F lan igan sald he caught lots of flsh, but wooldll't tell u s a n y fish stories.

T h e Fr l sco bal l t eam a t K a n s a s Cit?- is go ing to P i t b b u r g , Kan. , September 21, to play the Fr i sco ball t eam of Wichlta. Kan., a n d on September 28 p lay ing Springfield. a t Sprlngfield, M u . T h e mananer . H. J. Hoke. chief clerk t&superlnTendent , s a y s h e Is s u r e w e (.an come back wi th t h e victories.

OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC KANSAS CITY, MO.

M. E. DAILEY. Repor te r

Miss Doro thy Shlppy. who h a s bee11 employed a s s tenographer , t h i s offlce. s ince Augus t , 1928, resigned, effectlve September 1, d e p a r t m g a few d a y s l a t e r to s e e k her for tune in Californla. On the evenlng o f t h e 5th s h e w a s honor g u e s t a t a s m a l l d i n n e r par t? given b y t h e g l r l s of t h e office a t t h e EgypClan T e a Room, where o u r for- t u n e s w e r e read and a l t h o u g h i t w a s no t prophesied w h a t line of work X l s s Shlppy would follow in t h e Land 01' Sunahlne, o u r predict ion i s t h a t Holly- wood wlll clalm her, o r a s she is a dancer of n o l i t t le note, w e somehou look forward to a n ear ly appearance of t h e Shlppy.Underwood dancers. W e wlll mlss Dol t le g rea t ly , h u t o u r bes t wishes g o wi th her.

Mlss Leota Friend, formerly secre- t a r y t o Mas te r Mechanic Nlxoll, Chqf- fee, Mo.. ar r lved September 9 to flll position vacated b y Mlss S h l p ~ y , and we bid h e r a h e a r t v welcome.

Mr. 6. A. ~ o f f e t ' t , head car clerk. and wife enjoyed a few days ' r a c a - tion a t Wlchlta, September 11 t o 15.

Mrs. W. W. Lewallen, wi fe of roundhouse c le rk , re turned September 7 f rom a t w o weeks' visi t w i t h relat ives a t Hugo. Okla. I n h e r absence "Lew" purchased a n electr lc w a s h l n g mnchlnr a n d mangle a n d unders tand he w a s so fascinated with t h e operat ion of s a m e t h a t It Is n o w necessary t o replenish the supply of famlly l lnens af,ter , the cons tan t washIng, re-washing. l r o n ~ n ~ . a n d re - l ron lng t h a t they hnve received.

Mlss Agnes Lynch Is en te r ta in ing h e r slster. Mrs. J. D. Glenn. a n d t w o rhi ldren f rom S o r t h 'Plat te , Nebr.

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and Railroad Tool Handles 1 JONESBORO - ARKANSAS I

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MERCHANDISE I Storage Capaclty. 125 Cam 1 Daily 100 Making Capaclty. 125 Toas 1

STORIES OF RAILROADERS WHO BELIEVE IN REAL FOOT PROTECTION

C. F. Hanson prepares

Hae's the kind of boot a man can wear in comfort. a11 day long! "U. S." Blue Ribbon Boots are made on apecial laats. right to the shape of your feet. Rubber Riba over the imtep prevent prrssure. Special gum rein- forcements at the ankle prevent chafing. In knee and hiplmgths.

for bad weather Mr. Hanson is a switchman at the Chicago Terminal of the Rock Island Limes. His work keeps him outdoors most of the time.

He knows the value of keeping warm, dry and comfortable during bad weather. He can't afford to run the risk of colds or chills or foot troubles. For, l i e all real railroaders. he is on the job day in and day out.

Here you see Mr. Hanson pulling on his "U. S." Blue Ribbon overshoes. They are soft and light for comfort-yet, they are built to wear like iron. They keep his feet warm and dry. Corrugated soles preveflt slips.

HAT are your needs in rubber foot- w w e a r ? Maybe you need boots or rubbers or maybe you need overshoes just like Mr. Hanson's. You'll find the same protection and comfort in every style of "U. S" Blue Ribbon Footwear.

There is a "U. S." dealer near you. Ask him to show you the styles of Blue Ribbon Footwear that will best serve you on your job.

heavy foootwear

October, 1930 Pngc 5.:

W a extend o u r c o n t r a t u l a t i o n s to Mr. Clarence R. Ehnl, rnachin)sl 1Cansas City, who w a s marrsed on Sep- tember 10 to Miss Berty Barne t t , algo of K a n s a s Clty. The l r honeymoon included Delroit. Niagara Fa l l s , New York a n d o t h e r e a s t e r n points.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. B e r r v have had as the i r g u e s t s the i r son,- Dr. Glenn Berry. wlfe a n d smal l bon, Glenn, Jr., of Norfolk, Va. Mr. B e r r y tel ls u s t h a t at t h e presen t n m e h is g r a n d - s o n shows e v e r y incl inat ion of de- velaplng in to a rai lroad man-that o f .I "Wrecking Foreman."

O u r congenial genera l foreman, W. 3%. Medlock, a n d wife s p e n t f i rs t t w o w e e k s of September v i s i t lng re la t ives in a n d a round Pensacola. T h e i r plans had been t o also visi t In Yontgomery , Ua.. a n d we a r e s t i l l wonder ing w h y thls very Impor tan t ~ o l n t w a s oml t ted Prom the i r I t inerary, Inasmuch a a f ir . .Wedlock had long told u s a b o u t those -4labama watermelons "where watgr - melons a r e watermelons" a n d o u r w a t e r l n g mouths w e r e t o h a v e been rewarded on h is r e t u r n f rom t h i s va- c,at?on tr lp, a s ho had promised to b r i n g back n mere sample of the f ru l t , b u t which o r course, would be aufficlent ro divide a m o n g t h e e n t i r e rnechanlcal d e p a r t m e n t of K a n s a s City. Well. as Ash storles, s o watermelon stories!

T. IC. Buschmeyer, engine t a n k t ruckman, wi fe a n d son, Harold, a r e < ~ n j o y l n p a t w o weeks' vacation in I'ortlnnd, Sea t t le a n d Vancouver.

I I I WESTERN DIVISION I - -

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ENID, OKLA.

CAMPBELL B HICKS, Repor te rs

Mr. a n d Mrs. Bruce Cosner have returned f rom the i r vacatlon a n d reppr t h a v i n g had a wonderful time. T h e v spent-some t ime in Toronto. c a n a d z , a t t e n d i n g t h e fair.

Miss E l m a Williams. bill c le rk In Oklahoma City, spent Dart bf h e r - v . a - cat ion in Enid renewing fr iendships. E lma used to be one of t h e c le rks In t h e Enid office, a n d h a s a hos t of f r iends who were glad to see her. 1)uring h e r r i s l t here, Miss Blanche Hicks, d i s t r ibu t ion clerk, en te r ta ined in honor of E lma, a n d w e had a r,e- union wi th t h e Fr i sco g i r l s w h o have married and a r e no t w l t h u s a n y more. To s a y t h e leas t it w a s a g r e a t eve- !ling, thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Mr. a n d Mrs. W. H. Keil ler have j ~ s t returned f rom the i r vacation. Thev were gone severa l weeks, vlsi t lng ih the east , a n d s p e n t some rime in At- lant ic City.

W e were indeed s o r r y t o h e a r of the lllness of J o h n W a l k e r , s to rekeep- cr a t Memphis, and hope a t t h i s wri t ing he is well on his w a y to re - cmovery. John used to be t h e s torekeeper on t h i s dlvinion and his many friends here send the i r best wishes for whtored health.

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h s t -Eighth- St.Charlea St. h i s

W e have recelved o u r a n n u a l coat of pa ln t a n d the old office buildihg s h i n e s l ike a new dime.

Miss C l a r a Schomaker, division engineer's clerk, recently en te r ta ined a number of h e r f r lends w l t h a dlnner- bridge. The tab le appoin tments w e r e orlginnl a n d qui te charming. A v e r y del ightful p a r t y a n d w a s enjoyed by a11 of h e r guests .

Mr. Ha1 Lamkin I s back w i t h us, due t o the reduction in force, a n d he h a s been k e p t qu i te busy g r e e t l n g pld fr lends. H l s daughter , Mary Lou, spent a few d a y s h e r e a n d w e hope s h e w a s favorab ly Impressed w i t h h e r n e w home.

Miss Margery Hayes, d a u g h t e r of the chief clerk, h a s re turned f rom a few d a y s s p e n t visiting: wi th relat ives -- -. -

Mrs. C. D. Brewer , wl fe of dls- patcher, h a s been qul te 111 in a Wlchl- t a hospltal. Carl tel ls u s s h e i s g e t - t ing a l o n g fine now and w e hope 6he will soon be home a g a i n w l t b restored - health.

Mr. W. E. Dlvidson , yardmas te r , h,as a perpetual g r i n on h is face, when asked for t h e reason, h e sa id h i s s l s te r had been to visi t him, a n d s u r e enough, Mr. a n d Mrs. J. B. Smith a n d daughter , Blattie Lou, f r o m Roanoke. Va., s p e n t severa l d a y s here. I t w a s the i r Arst v i d t wes t of t h e Mississippi and f rom i h e h enlhunlasm for th i s count ry Bill m u s t have tr ied t o #ell it to them.

W e had a s h o r t vlsi t wi th M ~ b l e Cunningham over Labor Day. She lik,es h e r new home in F t . Smith, bu t personally we'd l ike to see h e r back in 1Cnid

Mr. a n d MYs. Noah Br i les sDent a few flays in Oklahoma City recently.

Mrs. I). E. Callahan, wl fe OK d i s - lmtcher, h a s re turned from Callfornla where s h e was called on account ' of the se r lous i l lness of h e r s is ter . She had fu l ly recovered when Mrs. Calla- llan s t a r t e d for home.

Mr. F. V. Fowler, conductor. and wlfe a r e looking forward l o a vlsit w l t h f r lends and relatives in Delhar t , Texas, Tucumcari , X. Sf., a n d Tucson. Ariz.

Mrs. F. C. Gow, wi fe of ass i s tan t superintendent , h a s gone to Bi rmingham wi th h e r daughter , Mrs. John Kim- rnons, who h a s been v is i t ing here for t h e p a s t s ix weeks.

Mr. A. L. Kinkade, secre ta ry to t h e superlntendent , a n d h i s mother, s p e n t the i r vacation In Neosho. Mo.. Silo.arn Spr ings and E u r e k a Springs, Ark.

I CENTRAL DIVISION I MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT

FT. SMITH, ARK.

IRENE WOESTXIAN, Repor te r

Among those w h o have been v p -

I ~ h e Central National Bank OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA

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ESTABLISHED 1872 SHERMAN T h e Merchants and Planters National Bank TEXAS

Will Appreciate Your Account CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $1,200,000.00

I First National Bank and Trust Co. Oklahoma City Oklahoma I

L. Perk ins , wife of chief clerk Lu r'lcv president a n d genera l superintendegt . is doing nicely a f t e r a n opefal ion a n d is n o w a b l e t o be a t home.

We cxpcrIenced a b l g t ' l~rill f rom see ing Mrs. W. 0. Moore nnd l i t t le .Jean Mnrie aga in when they were in Ft. W o r t h v i s i t ing f r iends Last month. Sor ry Mr. Aloore w a s unable t o ao- &impany them; hope to see him in the !]ear fu ture .

P l a n s n r e b e i n g completed f o r re- suming o u r r e g u l a r month ly cjub lunchco'ns a n d w i t h p m s p e c t s looking br igh t In f a v o r of c lub a c r i r l t l e s th i s year , there i s no reason w h y t h e c lub ~ h o u l d no t ex1)erience a. most success-

f u l aealior~ i t . w e will a l l guli Loyethel.! Anlang those go ing back to school

a r e ; J e n n l n g s Duran , son of o u r special agent , who is e n t e r i n g ex& C l ~ r i s t i a n Universi ty th i s y e a r ; a n d X. R. Campbell, son of o u r a s s i s t a j ~ t super in tendent , who Is a t t e n d i n g S taunton in Virginia a g a i n this jrear. ( W o n d e r if i t would be in order to mention t h e f a c t t h n t I h a v e enrolled with a n e a s t e r n correspondence school ---a branch of Columbia, I think-for rr course in "How to Bccomc! a Success- fu l W r i t e r of .Employes ' Magazinu sores?")

Unti l nex t month, g ree l ings fr.om employes of VP&GS oftire, F t . \Vorth. Texas!

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YOUR BUSINESS

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The American National Bank PARIS, TEXAS

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BIRMINGHAM. ALA.

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I . , SOUTHERN DIVISION '::: I I : I

BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS

I,. \I:. Baldwin, pensioned conductor-, passed a w a y a t his home on Septemb,er 3. For 32 years Nr . Baldwin w a s a rwnductor wl th the Friaco. H e had been rotired bu t loved to recal l t11r d a y s of h i s act ive work. H e w a s 9tl y e a r s old May 1. F u n e r a l services were held f rom J o h n s chapel a t 6:0l1 1). rn. Thursdny, conducted by Rev ('laude O'Rear. T h e body w a s s e n t t o Memphis f o r burial. Mr. Baldwin ' i5 survived by h is wife. J. G . Hughes , clerk. h a s re turned

from a visit to relat ives In C h a t u - riooga, Tenu.

J . C. Hates, clerk, wife and bab! spent the i r vacntion wl th relat ives i l l

Nashville a n d Nunnelly, Tenn. . 0. B. Adbins. switchman. w h o h a s

been contined io the ernpioyes' 110s- ni tal a t St. Louis, is ab le to be' back on his job aga in .

C. K. Welch, clerk, i s conflned t o Sf \Tincent hospital account of illness.

0111- s v m ~ x l t h v i s extended to Switch- ~ -"

ma11 L. c . - ~ a i c o c k in the loss o f h i s mother who died a t home in Troy, Ala.. on September 9.

Airs. C. H. Vaughn, wlfe of revising clerk, is ill a t t h e Bapt l s t hospital . '

'B. A. Dobbins, fo rmer genera l fore - man, mechanical depar tment , Easr Thomas, now located a t River J u n c - Lion. Fla., a3 master mechanic for Lhv ACL rai lroad; paid u s a s h o r t v i ~ l t re cell tl y. J. B. Morgan, c a r a g e n t f o r the C. of

Ga. ral lway, located a t E a s t Thomas. ;1tt'e1111ed t h e Shrine ceremony at De-

J I 1 c a t u r on August 21.

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MY. E. A. Teed, auper ln tendent ternl- lnals. d r e w t h e a t t e n d a n c e prize, a n electr lc percolator , a t t h e Bi rmingham Traffic a n d T r a n ~ ~ o r t a t l ~ l l luncheon recently.

F o r r e s t L Scott. offlce boy, h a s re - t u r n e d f r o m a s h o r t vlslC to New Or- leans.

D, M. S t a n f w d . c ross lng flagman, and wlfe are in Redfern. AIa.. where t h e y w e r e cal ted on account of Illness.

Woodrow Phipher , messenger, w a s p r e t t y badly brulsed a n d h l s wr i s t apralned on t h e mornlng 01 t h a 12th, account h l s bicycle f r a m e b r e a k l n g and t h r o w i n g hlm to t h e ground. H e was t a k e n to St. Vincent hospltal where his hands and a r m s were given t r e a t m e n t and h e re turned to h i s liome.

LOCAL No. 14-PENSACOLA, FLA.

A. B. DENNIS. R e p o r t e r

Mr. W. J. Pa t te rson , o u r local s to re - keeper, a f t e r t r y i n g o u t and inspectinfi xeveral m a k e s of cars , h a s decided nnd purchased a Chevrolet spor t model coupe. P a t s a y s h e is very well pleased wl th t h e new car.

Mr. J o e Sewell, o u r xtat lonary boiler engineer, If oPf on vacation a t th i s wr i t ing , a n d spending t h e t ime vls!t- i n g re la t ives a n d f r iends 111 Afoblle a n d Fulton. Ala.

Mr. B e r t Spillman. s taybol t inspector , and Mr. Albert Olsen, boiler- m a k e r helper and the i r wives went on a flshlng t r ip a few tlays ago , a n d reported a v e r y nice catch of flsh, and a n eniovable triu. Thev failed to s t a t e w h k t k ind df fish w&s caught .

Mr. Dick Carleton, machinist flrst (!lass, a n d left Sunday, Augus t 17. f o r Memphin fur a few d a y s to visi t w l t h relati\'en a n d fr iends, a n d a m s u r e t h e y will h a v e a nlce trip.

Mr. J o h n JIcGlothern, machinist th i rd class, I n s a t t h l s w r i t i n g his a u n t and cousin, M r s Effie Barnes , a n d xon Wilile, f rom J a c k s o ~ ~ v l l l e . Fla., a n d we hope t h e y a r c en joylng the i r visit ln Pensacola.

MT. E. E. Nlxon, nlaster mechanic f rom Chaffee. w n s w l t h u s for a few d&s In ~ u i p i s t .

Mary Alice and Thelma Car te r , d a u g h t e r s of Mr. R. P. Car te r . t a n k and c a b man, a r e viwltina f r iends a n d relat ives in M e m ~ h i s . W e wlsh them :t fine t ime whlle-there.

The Fr l sco employes a t Pensacola a r e v e r y s o r r y to h e a r of t h e illness .)f Ed. 'shel l , blachsmitl i th i rd class, due to a t t a r k of acu te aggendicitls, a n d unders tand t h a t he underwent a n opcrat ion f o r s a m e on Augus t 23, a n d w a s do ing as well as could b e expected. W e a l l hope Ed. a speedy re - t.overy.

Mr. F r e d W l n ~ b e r l y , roundhou.se l ~ o s t l e r , a n d fami lv h a v e jus t re turned f rom v is l t ing h i s f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r In Perrv. Fla., a n d relnt ives a n d f r iends In Columbia. S. C. They reported a line time.

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MAGNOLIA TERMINALS MAGNOLIA, ALA.

0. J. GULICK, R e p o r t e r

Mrs. C. C. Weeks , wi fe a n d s o n of relief foreman a t Demopolis. Ah. , a r e on a v is i t w i t h re la t ives a t Carbon I-lill, Ala.

Mr. C. C. Wages , fo reman a t Alive- ville, Ala., spent a few d a y s t h e flrst of t h e mouth a t Memphis.

F r e d Carnes' paint g a n g a r e a t Mng- nolia pa in t lng a n d le t te r ing t h e Fr l sco emblem o n t h e coal c h u t e a n d w a t e r tank.

Roadmaste r Overby, on t h e Pensa- cola Sub.. w i t h h l s wl fe a u d three children s p e n t the i r vacation w i t h relat ives in Oklahoma d u r i n g t h e l a s t half of August .

W. A. Digman moved h i s b r idge Kang f rom JIcCullough, AIR., t o B a r -

r inenu Park . Fla., a n d la cut'ting Bnc' cappln b e n t s a round Bar r ineau P a r k .

R. .f Pat te rson moved h l s b r i d g e p a n g f rom Linden, Ah.. to Columbus, bllsx., w h e r e h e i s now c u t t i n g and cupping bents .

Mr. B. P. Rogers, sect lon foreman a t hlagnolla, w i t h hls daughter , MIS: Cleo Rogers , i s spending x week vlsIt!ng f r iends a n d relat ives a t Jackson. Tqnn.

Hellef F o r e m a n Grover Hendr lx is r u n n i n e sect lon R - 2 0 In t h e absence o f i h e G ~ u I G f o r e m a n .

Mr. 0. 0. S h a w i s back r u n n i n g on 907 a n d 908 a f t e r a n absence of s ix months. Glad to see hlm back again.

Mr. W a r e i s wi th u s a g a i n a s con- duc tor on runs 905 a n d 906. H e bumped conductor A. E. Beebe who is now back in f r e l g h t ser\-Ice a s con- duc tor on 931 and 558.

Uncle J immie Gardner, conductor on 907 a n d 908, i s s t i l l on t h e s lck I!st a n d unable to work. E x t r a passenger m a n J. Harr l son i s handl ing t r a i n .in Ills place.

Mr. W. W. Flemlnp , h i s wi fe a n d t h r e e s o n s of Pfckensvllle, Ala.. m a d e a visit s igh t - see lng a t Pensa- cola, Fla.

OFFICE O F LOCAL AGENT ALICEVILLE, ALA.

L. S. RROPHY. Repor te r

1.'. &I. &leans, operator , acconwanjed h i s son. Wayne , t o Jonesboro a n d spent t h e d a y there, September 1. W a y n e en te red Aggie College there.

Mrs. L. S. Brophy a n d d a u g h t e r s returned f r o m a 15-day visit a t H a r d y , Ark., recently.

H. F . Has t ings , wife a n d d a u g h t e r spent Sunday. Augus t 31, with Mrs. I, S. Brophy a n d famlly. Mr. H a s t i n g s i& employed a s c i ty f r e i ~ h t a n d pas- s e n g e r solicitor, M'emphls. a n d Is a bro ther t o Mrs. Brophy.

Mrs. S. T. Meek a n d daughter , Nell, wife a n d d a u g h t e r of opera tor Meek. re turned recently f rom a visi t w i t h relat ives a t New Albany a n d Blue Springs. Mrs. Meek is convalescing from a recent surg ica l operat ion and w e a r e glad to repor t h e r do ing well.

Conductor H. R. Milburn. on t h e Amory-Alireville local, w a s off one t r ip meek of September 1 on account of illness.

#John Meek, son of opera tor Meek. leaves t h i s week f o r Cl.rrksrille, Ark.. w h e r e h e wil l e n t e r "College of tho Oxa rks."

DORA, ALA.

L. S. SHIFLETT, 1iel)ortr.r

Tile coal busllless iri showing a b ig increase these tlays h a v i n g shipped 125 cars, B u n k e r to Pensacola, last week.

H a d one of t h e b igges t d a y s on Ernptre B r a n c h recently, in f a c t i t w a s t h e best d a y w e ever had. E m p i r e r u n r n e i n e 2006 had 62 loads. 4327 tons. Relieve m e folks t h a t w a s some train. Sipsey run h a 3 67 lopd.; 4614 t'ons, into Bergens. How's t h a t f o r business? And It was a11 moved before 5:00 a. m. t h e fo l lowinr mornlng. S o w ain ' t t h a t Fr i sco service for ve?

Opera tor Giles Jones, f rom Cordova. h a s been w o r k i n g first t r i ck f o r Dast - t w o weeks.

Ole C y B a r k e r i s back o n h is old job, t h e D o r a hole job h a v i n g been bumped out througli freight .

011t of the nlel~t comes dawn. ' * .Oat of avmpnthy comes aerrlce.

Mrs. C. I. Forster, Funeral Home I No. 918-920 Brooklyn Ave.

KANSAS CITY. MO. GRand 0338

uish

In utterly unbir, of course. But if a man wi// smoke an out- rageously strong pipe, nobody is going to get close enough to him t o appreciate his Leart of gold. Don't keep potential friends at a distance. Sir Walter Raleigh's favorite blend is incomparably rich and fragrant-yet so mild as to bc acceptable to the most fastidious pipesniffer. N o r docs Sir Walter lack body and real flavor. They're all there in Sir Walter Raleigh- as you'll discover when you try it.

IT'S 156-and milder

l t a l ] fnmou visltir tin, T, on t h job n~

Con was 0 t h e P back their sood.

a n d Mrs. Connell t r ied Lhat PFortl o u t Last half of August , ~g Mrs. Connell 's f a t h e r In Mar- enn. Said t h e y passed every th ing e highway. H e i s back o n t h e ow, t h e E m p i r e run. duc tor Looney, on Sipsoy run, ~d a b o u t a week, hav ing gone to risco hospital in St. Louis, b u t is now a n d feel ing Ane. Tha t ' s mot to u p there, m a k e you feel

Section F o r e m a n J o e Howell w a s also a pa t len t a t hollpitt~l in St. Louis for pas t t w o w e e k s b u t Is back on t h e job now a n d looking m i g h t y good.

Opera tor Ki lgore i s rel ieving Agent Richardson a t Debardeleben f o r a f e w days. G r a y h a v i n g gone t o Xemphls. Oscar s a y s t h a t is some job too.

T h i s will be al l t h i s t ime a s t h c reporter is l eav ing f o r h i s ahack on \\Tarriot- r iver f o r t w o o r th ree days.

JONESBORO .TICKET OFFICE JONESBORO, ARK. -

\I:. A. SASDERS, I tepor tc r

L. J. Brady, genera l foreman, h a s beell off e a r l y p a r t of September on vacation.

H. C. Coke, c a r foreman, h a s now completed h i s new home o n Aggie road a n d h a s moved In. W e cpn- g r a t u l a t e Mr. Coke on h i s nice home.

T. E. Trus ty . coach cleaner, Is s t l l l x pat ien t a t St. Louis hospital w h e r e he Is suffering w i t h cancer.

F. W. Br iggs , c a r inspector, worked a f e w d a y s for H e r m a n Coke in Au- g u s t , while Coke w a s tending to business m a t t e r s a round Jonesboro.

E n o s (Bono J a c k ) For res te r , e x t r a Hreman, h a s been p u t t l n g in a few d a y s on r ip t rack filling in d u r i n g va- cat ion tlme.

E. R. Billlngsley, e x t r a telegrapher. worked a t Jonesboro for several d a y s t h e ear ly p a r t of t h i s month.

Jack Robb. engineer. t r a i n s 898-899. h a s been off t h e l a t t e r p a r t of Augus t res t ing up. M. T. Ful l lng ton , genera l c h a i r n ~ a n ,

0. R. T.. paid t h i s otflce a v is i t recently.

School h a s opened in fu l l b las t a round h e r e t h i s year , a l l schools in th l s vicini ty s h o w i n g a b e t t e r a t t e n d - ance t h i s y e a r over l a s t year .

Cont rac t w a s le t recently for pav ing

OFFICIAL FRISCO WATCH INSPECTORS

Dllworth Jewelry Co ........................... Jaaper. Ala. Raltom. G. \V ............................. Ft. Worth, Texns

I St. Charles Hotel 1 I ONE BLOCK FROM DEPOT

E G. GRAMLIXG, Owner amd Proprietor I European Plan

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI I

of new road between Xett leton a n d L a k e City and grave l a n d mater ia l Is now moving for t h l s project.

N. B. Baird, t rave l lng passenger agent . LBN, headquar te rs Memphis, Tenn., w a s a Jonesboro visi tor re- cent1 y.

Andy Will iams, t rave l ing passenger a g e n t , I. C. Railroad Compa y, headquar te rs Menlphis, Tenn., p a i a t h l s o f - flce a visit d u r l n g August .

PENSACOLA, FLA.

GERTRUDE BAZZELL, Repor te r

"West Chetac" sai led September 8 f o r foreign p o r t s w i t h Arst U. S. mai l di- rec t f rom ra i lway to ship. T h i s service, recently inaugura ted b y t h e American West Afrlcan JAne, Inc., th rough local agents . 1. rederick Gil lmote 81 Co.

General Agent W. H. Crow a n d family, toge ther wi th h i s mot'her, fa ther , s i s te r , b ro ther - in- law a n d o t h e r s f rom Memphis, spent a de l igh t - ful week in one of t h e co t tages a t Innerar i ty Point , enjoying ~ w i m m i n g a n d some deep-sea fluhing.

D r a w span is ready for the Pensa- cola Bay bridge a n d good progress is being made on t h e bridge.

T. 0. Lutz, c le rk in superinKendent te rmina ls offlce, a n d H. H. Noore, c le rk local agent ' s offlce, re turned recently f rom a s h o r t t r i p to Havana , Cuba. s topping e n rou te a t Miami. Fla.. for a few days. They reported a good time.

Up to September 9, more cotton w a s handled i n t o Pensacola than t h e en- t i re season l a s t year , expor ta t ion of which h a s a l ready s ta r ted , on Sep- tember 6 there being three s teamers load ing cargoes of cotton a t Fr i sco docks. in addit ion to one loading lumber a n d t w o barges load ing coal l o r coastwise movement to Tampa, Fla. In addit ion to t h e Pensacola Comnress Company having just a b o u t tripled the i r faci l i t ies to t a k e c a r e of t h e cpt- ton th i s season, the Pensacola Shln- building Company h a v e now l e a s h 33,000 s q u a r e feet' to Anderson. Clayton f o r s t o r a g e of cotton, a n d an t ic ipa te leas lng a n addit ional 50,000 s q u a r e feet. Cotton former ly handled t h r o u g h Savannah i s now moving t h r o u g h t h c p o r t of Pensncoln.

Miss B a r b a r a Bennle. s t e n o ~ r a ~ h e r in local agent ' s offlce, spen'l - two weeks' vacation in Bi rmingham as g u e s t of h e r mother.

The S t racham Shipping Company have opened offlces in Pensacola to t a k e care of the i r exnort busines3 through t h e port of ~ e n s a c o l a , hnving regular sa l l ings t o London, Liverpool. Bremen. H a m b u r a . R o t t e r d a m a n d Xanchester . T h e -fact t h a t the i r o r - ganizat ion la now located In Pensacola should enhance the i r sa i l ings t h r o u g h t h l s port.

Yardmas te r J. E. B r y a n t s p e n t h i s vacation on t h e shores o f Pensacola Bay. real izing of course t h e r e would be n o o t h e r spot 80 cool.

T h e Natura l G a s Corporar io l~ h a w secured r lght-of-way f o r n a t u r a l g.as pipe l lne into Pensacola. Favorable condit ions prevail ing, t h e y e s p e c t ' to e n t e r Pensacola wi th t h i s pipe l ine d u r i n g December, th i s year.

Superintendent terminals , H o w ~ r d Humphreys, s p e n t l a s t Week of Augus t visi t ing re la t ives in Lima, Ohio.

It's the poludered Itdian pumice

cuts i h e dirt-

the skin. M akei The di.rtie&t;

T h e Gulf Yachting Association helti the i r r e g u l a r L a b o r Day rega t ta , con- tending for the Thomas G. Lipton trophy, Pensacola, hav ing held t h e c u p for t h e pas t year , lost to Saraso ta . Dur ing the ten y e a r s es i s tence of t h l s association, Pensacola h a s won t h e c u p f o u r t imes a n d t ied f o r i t twice.

H e r b e r t D'Alemberte, c le rk in y a r d office, i s en joying a t r i p t h r o u g h t h e e a s t on h i s vacation. Whi le h e i s a w a y E a r l Basham. e x t r a y a r d clerk, Amory. is relief clerk.

Miss Eleanor Estein, d a u g h t e r of engineer a n d Mrs. A. N. Estein, left recently for Baton Rouge, w h e r e bhc, h a s enrolled in t h e Louisiana S t a t r University.

CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY COMM ISSARY CONTRACTORS

Branch Offices P. J. ENGLEMAK, Presldellt GUY KRESS, Supt., Sprlngfleld, Mo. General Office ST. LOUIS. MO. G. I. FITZGERALD, Vlce-Pres. nnd Sec'y 31. S. ENGLEMAN. Vlce-Pres., Dnllas, Tex. RP. Exchanm Bldc. SPRINQFIELD, MO. CHAS. GRAY. Manager, SprlnpBeld, MO. E. B. SAARKEY, Msnaper, Ft. Worth, Tex. KANSAS CITY. MO. FT. WORTH. W. JOS. Y. O'DOWD. Supt., Sprlngfleld, Yo. G. R. PIERCE. Supt., St. Louls, 810. DALLAS. TEI.

MI. a n d Mrs. H. C. B a r n e t t had a s t h e ~ r gues t the l a t t e r p a r t of Augubt Mr. Harnett 's mother f rom Kansah I ' l l l . ..,.

Air. and Mrs. F r a n k B h n c e t ' a n d (l.lughter, D o n s , were called to Li t t l e Kock, Augus t 30, account of the illness of Mr. Blancet 's s is ter .

S. A. Weaver , secre ta ry to super ln- Ipndent terminals , a n d family spent .%ugust 31 a n d September 1 wi th rela- t 1%-es In Pocahontns, Ark.

At t h i s w r i t i n g we a r e g l a d to re - port t h a t Mrs. R o y JIcadows, wi fe of yard clerk. i s much improved since having had h e r tonsi ls removed t h r caarly p a r t of September.

A. A. Lacffel (Dutch) s a y s he's a big m a n now-. Which i s h i s w a y of .aying t h a t h e ~ t r t r t e d one of his l ~ t t l e g i r l s t o school September 1. And by t h e way. Dutch h a s moved fr0.m Fort P i c k e r l n g back to Longvien I le igh te a n d Rays h e is now ready to ~ n t r r t a l n tho b u r g l a r s aga in .

Your

Fire Pail and Barrel Equipment

Becomes

Much More

Effective

is added to thc water

I1'1tlr toria!) fnr pvtces nncl vularrble honklet on fire exti~rg?iisMn,o

sustewrs.

.-lsl: f o r booklct 8 9 5 5 . .

SOLVAY SALES COHPOIIATIOS

.4 IPnRes and Chen~icnl Prodrcrt8 ,l.lanulact~rred 1~11

T A ~ Polwag Pracran Con~pnwy

R1 H r n a a h ~ a g New York

.I. C; . Qulatr , who w a s bumped :it Springfield, h a s re turned to h i s for - mer joh a s secre ta ry to mas te r me- ( . h a n k Gamble a t Yale.

Mack Reeves, yard clerk, 113s just finished serv ing on jury d u t y for t w o n celts.

Roy Far ra r . yard clerk. h a s been ill .it the government hospital , Outwood. Kv.. fo r s e v e r i ~ l weeks. XVc wish him .I s p e e d y recovery.

\V. G. Cary, chief yard clerk. w a s (BIT d u t y severa l d a y s recentIy account I J ~ be ing state 's wl tness in court.

Andy I,;lnders, switchman. w a s off several d a y s the second week 111 Sell- I rmber acoount of illness.

J. G. Qoiet t , secre ta ry to m a s t e r ma- c i~anic . spent September 7 and u with 1.~1i1tIvr~s in Decntur. Ill.

DIVISION ENGINEER'S OFFICE MEMPHIS, TENN.

The 1 ; ~ t uf the b ig Inat?. in cpli- nection wi th the revetment work O I I the Misaisripl)i r iver bank h a s been lowered. Special engineers feel tha l t h e placing of these l a r g e m a t s wjll eventually s top t h e s louqhing of t h e r iver bank.

"Boss" Kooutz s p e n t a few d a y s in Chicago recently. L a t e r h e joined Mrs. Koontz a n d R u t h Anne for :I visit u-it'h h i s mother a t I o w a Clty.

Rodman H a m a n h a s re turned from ;I v e r y pleasant vacation, h a v i n g visi t - r-d in Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago a n d o t h e r points.

Cotton is now beginning to move and whilc t h e long drouth h a s some- w h a t hampered most of the crops, the outlook is good for a fnir cot ton c rop Pota to shipmell ts f rom t h e new l ine 11:~ve been good.

Sincere s y m p a t h y is es tcnded the family of foreman \V. 0. Davis, of Fordland, in t h e d e a t h of h i s daughter .

Trans i tman H. E. Crowder h a s been t ransfer red to t h e St. Louis p a y roll a n d is a s s i r n e d to insaection worlc on che AlabaGa r i r c r pro'jcct.

4. 4. Henning , former ly of t h e West - e r n division a t Enid , i s n o w working in t h i s office :IS rodman.

School d a y s a r e w i t h u s a g a i n a p d l i t t l e 3I'isses n e t t r Scott and R u t h Annr Koontz were on hand f o r en- rollmen t.

S. J. \Velch h a s re turned to th i s of- licc a f t e r being off a short ' t ime dut: to force reduction. Glad to have you I n r k wi th us, Sollie.

R. Mr. Olney, former rodman, has heeu t ransfer red to tho account ing depar tment . w o r k i n g in connection wi th iwmpletion repor t work. J. C. Orshorne, former forernnn In

t h e Memphis yards, h a s resigned a n d re turned to h i s f a r m in Arkansas.

W i r e Chlef Lamlrin i s back on t h e job a f t e r a s ix-month absence, d u e to : iggrcrated complicat ions resu l t ing f rom a n operat ion. Imoks m i g h t y good to see him bnck.

Hill Clerk Biggers spent f e w dnys of h i s vacation v is i t ing f r iends and relat ives a t Hardy .

411 who have driven out Rristol h i g h n a y k n o y w h a t a g r e a t t empta- tion i t is to s tep on t h e gas," h u t it is the sincere advice of Rodman H a - man a n d Chainman Gilbreath to be very careful a b o u t speeding-"cause those motorcycle cops s u r e do drop ~ . i g h t o11t ot tho c lear sky."

ROGERSVILLE, MO.

\V. I<. JAJIES, Repor te r

Mr. a n d Mrs. P a u l Davis of Lo\-elo-ck. Ser.. Mr. a n d X r n . Ott i s Davis, Inde- peudence, I tan. (a l l except Mrs. Ot t i s Davis a r e formcr employes of t h e Frisco l ine a s te legraphers and c le rks) . recently visited paren ts a n d to a t t e n d

l i ~ a Gulden \Ceddlng .\aniversary ac l r - brat ion of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Davis

I?ae Edic aga ln re turned t o Chas ICannedy's In te r locklng c o n s t r u c t i o ~ ~ Kana, now located a t Tulsa. Okla Kae seems glad to be back to worl, ;rttcount layoff due to reduction in forces.

W. I<. James , n i g h t owl, relieved b) Mr. Les te r AicCuan e x t r a for a brIef r t s i t t t ~ h l i s s l ss /pp~.

M r . . 1 . d l a n d daughter* 1.iIlian a n d Clara Bess, recently visited relat ives a t Willow Springs, Mo.

Mr. G. W. CatAeart a n d family n r r off for a f e w wecks' vacation v is i t ing points of in te res t in Califoruia and akther wes te rn s ta tes .

.\t th i s w r i t i n g t h e l o n g d r o u g h t en- tled w i t h 2%-inch ralnfal l which will mean lo t s 01' l a t e pasture.

111'. Edie's b ro ther from K a n s a s Cit) paid h i s brother , B. JI. Edie, o u r agent . :I brief visit on his w a y home a f t e r spending a f e w clays w ~ t h f a t h e r and niother a t Willow Springs.

STORES DEPARTMENT YALE, TENN.

I.. K. \VALICER. Repor te r

Mr. J, 31. Walker , division s tore keeper, h a s been a w a y f rom h i s desk for several d a y s account illness. He 1 s missed n g r e a t deal b y a l l of hi* employes as well as those f rom o t h e r rlvpartments a s w e receive severa l In- qu i r ies each d a y a s to h i s conditlon \ire a r c in hopes t h a t i t won't be such p v e r y l u n g t lme before Mr. W a l k e r is with us agnln.

Mr. Rodney W ~ l c o s repor t s qu i tc arl rnjoyable vlsit in S p r ~ n g f i e l d on Sep- lcmber 1 and Augus t 31.

J l r . Car tha Riddle a n d family spenl ir few d a y s v i s i t ing In t h e Ozarks. Qr. Riddlc repor t s qu i te a n e n j o y ~ b l e visit.

The s t o r e de lmr tment employes st Vale a r e verv bus\- a r t h e oresen t m t - l i n g cveryth-lng lined u p i o r o u r -%n- nual inventory.

Miss Woodmansec. s t e n o ~ m ~ h e r . h a s re turned to t h e office a f t e r dein$ a b - s e n t a rcount of a n appendici t is operation. \I'e a r e cer ta in ly glad t o have Miss Wooclmansce w i t h u s again. Our lingers a r c a lmos t worn off f rom t h e "Hunt ilnd Peck" sys tem so well l t l~own to those who :ire not famil iar with said mnchlne.

R u s i n e s ~ m u s t he very good on t h e ~ i r l r e clerk 's desk a s Niss Mildred Wrlght has called on the assistance of another pair of eyes to help her t rans la te al l of those figures t h a t seem to run toge ther on so m a n v reau ls i - tlons each-day. Goggles wlil sodn be worn hy Niss Wright .

Our true. fa i th fu l a n d di l lgcnt w o r k - 1.1.. J lr . Millard D. Rhodes, i s hav ing quite a t ime in handl ing h is price book ;wrount of g a i n i n g weight s o t h a t ' h e h a s a very l a r g e double ch in which he c la ims I s caused b y h a r d work , but in looking over t h e force a t Yale believe it' would p a y s o m e of these "trnderfed" co-workers, namely, Mr. L P. Cochran, to m a k e investigation ax to Mr. Rhodes' menu each d a y a n d maybe he would have t h e pleasure of :tssisting 111.. Rhodes in worry ing with l ~ i s (lorlhle (.bin

AGENT'S OFFICE- WILLIFORD, ARK. , "

. \run \Vasson, a g e n t a t Olden. vialted fr iends and relat ives here first of month.

I,. W. Johnson, third triclc opera tor . w a s off l a t t e r p a r t A u g u s t v i s i t ing h i s !mrents a t Cabool and w a s off Sepl . , rd s o h e could g o t o Osceola and gee .T;~ck Dempsey, t h e champion of chnm- !)ions, who w a s tl1~1-e to llmpire n hall

Mrs. Har r i s , wife of second tr ick ooerator . visited relat ives in Dallas. - . exas as, recently.

I r a Hyntt , e x t r a operat 'or, head- q u a r t e r s th l s place, is rel ieving Agent S h a r p a t Black Rock a few days.

"Rio" Phil l ips, e x t r a operator , has been - here twice recently rel ieving operators , a n d we sure were g lad to see old "Rlp" a round here once more.

Our flower g a r d e n h a s bloomed o u t very p r e t t y siiice t h e good ra ins have s ta r ted , a n d we received a nice wr i te u p cover ing t h i s f e a t n r e of t h e Frisco. in t h e H a r d y Herald, l a s t week.

T h e 011 "howl" h a s s t a r t e d a g a i n a round here, a n d machinery i s on t h e road f o r a t e s t well in t h i s vicinity, however, w e a r e sk i t t i sh a b o u t s e y i n g much a b o u t It f o r a while, f e a r i n g lt will be a false alarm.

We r e g r e t some t h a t school h a s s ta r ted , a s Agent Sanderson's g l r l s were c a r i n g for t h e flower g a r d e n , which duty now l a l l s back onto the oflice force, howsoever, wc don't mind s p r a y i n g t h e flower beds, t h e g i r l s do look be t te r w o r k l n ~ in there.

OFFICE OF TERMINAL ACCOUNT- ANT, BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

G. T. DUNLAP. Repor te r

R. W. J a m e s a n d wlfe s p e n t LaOgr Day in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. J a m e s brought back evidence of h i s good t imes in t h e w a y of sunburns. Mr. a p d Mrs. J a m e s a l w a y s repor t h a v l n g &n enjoyable t ime when t h e y g o t o TyOee Beach n e a r Savannah.

J. B. Henson w a s on t h e s ick l i s t f o r severa l d a y s d u r i n g t h e first p a r t of September. H e w a s in St. V l n c e n p hospital here, wi th t'hroat a n d s ipus trouble. W e were g lad t h a t J . B. w a s soon relieved of h i s a i lments a n d ab le LO be back a t work fee l ing much better .

G. T. Dunlap, wlfe a n d l i t t l e daugll- ter , Mary Agnes, spent Labor Day visi t ing wi th Mrs. Dunlap's brother , F. J . i\lcGinn, in New Orleans, La. Xew Orleans h a s many unusua l places of interest ' fo r one to see, so t h e shor t vacation w a s fllled wl th "going" and w a s very much enjoyed.

LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE MEMPHIS, TENN.

VIRGINIA GRIFFIN, Repor te r

T. E. Bagwell , r a t e c le rk a n d family, visited w i t h f r iends In Hollandale. Miss., d u r i n g August.

T h e Fr i sco bal l t eam w e n t to Sikes- ton, Augus t 17, fo r a n o t h e r game, los- i n g 1 4 to 4, but t h e fol lowing Sunday, August 24, they won 4 to 2 in a g a m e with t h e Rock I s land-Hur lbur t team.

Several of th l s oflice s p e n t Labor Day o u t o f t h e ci ty, S. L. Oliver in Louisville, Ky.: Miss Helcn Griffin in New Orleans: Geo. R. Humphrey , wife and son, in St. Louls; E v e r e t t Hanover in Chlcago; Floyd Engelberg , and wife. in St. Louis; L. G. DeCrow drove to Cairo, Illinois, t h e d a y before to re- t u r n wi th hls family, a n d I, your reporter , spent m y holiday v is i t ing in t h e home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Glm- son of Springfield.

Mrs. Lelia Lenlhnn a n d Mlss F a y e Barber, s tenographers , s p e n t Sunday. September 7, in Llt t lo Rock, Ark.

L. W. Tankersley, claim clerk. w a s unable to work severa l d a y s t h e flrst of September account i!lness.

O u r bal l t e a m played t h c Southern Railway. September 7. wlnnlng 5 to 2. b u t t h e next Sunday they lost t h e game wi th Collins Funel'al Home, 6 to 3.

J . H. Brewer , check clerk, and wife s p e n t September 1 4 In Jonesboro wi th relatives.

X i s s ~ e i e n Griflln, comptometer opera tor in t h e revlsing bureau , lef t morn ing of September 1 6 for a visit

of several d a y s in Dallas and Tyler , Texas.

Sor ry to hear of t h e i l lness of Mr. T. E. Hanson, fa r rner l r clePK In t h l s offlce, a n d we wlsh toi* hlm a speedy recovery.

John A. Ladd, uncollected clerk, Is granddad for t h e f o u r t h t'lme, Mr. and Mrs. Ear l Alexander belng t h e proud narents . T h e vounas te r a r r ived S&- iember 17. ~ e - i s aiko a nephew of k. C . Scruggs. a s s i s t a n t cashier.

B&B AND WATER SERVICE DEPT. SOUTHERN DIVISION

BILLYE BENNETT, Repor te r

S ta t lon B&B, Memphis, broadcast i l ig on a freqnency of happy thoughts by the au thor i ty of a l l concerned.

Get t ing ready f o r lo t s of work in 1931 a n d Mr. E a v e s s t a r t e d the ball rol l ing by h is a n n u a l fal l brldge -In- spection, Springfleld to Memphis, week of Sept. 8th. i-r. E a v e s w a s accompanied by Superintendent S. .J. Frazier . Division E n g i n e e r Koontz, and BBr: illspectors.

B&B F o r e m a n R. E. Gaine* h a s recent'ly completed repa i r s to Pensacola docks. Mr. Gaines s a v s w o r k w a s in- t e r rup ted very very b f t e n hy sh ips loading a t t h e docks, which w e a.rc s u r e no o n e minded.

Xrs . W. A. Digman, wife of one of o u r foremen, repor t s a p leasan t viait recently wi th f r iends in ,\Ionroeville. Ala.

Mrs. 3f. D. Hawkins , wlfe of onc of Mr. Gaines' men h a s j u s t go t ten rid of popular nuisance, h e r tonsils. She is feel ing fine.

Mr. J. F. Sellers, ca rpenter in Mr. J. E. Jackson ' s g a n g , has moved his family f rom Monroeville to Kimbrouah , Ala. Says they th ink I<imbroogl~'$ a g r e a t town.

If vou l ike h a v i n a comnanv, ius t pack hp your work a d movE to 'pensacola. So s a y s Mr. R. E . Gaines, who h a s been there wi th his g a n g for some- time. Ha reportx the following vjsi- to rs : MI.^. R. E. Galnes, l i t t le d a u g h t e r Se l l a n d son Charlie, who spent t w o weeks ill t'he southern city. Also Mr. Gaines' older son, Ralph. r i s i t ed him t w o d a y s a n d besides t h e family. Mr. J. E. Evans. BRrB clerk. Memphis a n d Dallas Buck, messenger in nuperin- tendent 's office. Memphis. who s p e n t L a b o r D a y w i t h him. Mrs. Marvln Saunders of T h a y e r a l so vlsited h e r husband, a carpenter in t h e gang .

Mrs. J. F. Sellers of Kimbrouah w a s t h e ~ u e s t of Mrs. Thoinns Viclcerr. sect ion f o r e m s n ' ~ wifc. a t ~"ou~itai . i --\la., on Augus t 23.

Mrs. Georce Chism of Aniorv has re- tu rned h o m e f rom a vaca t ion ' spent in Chicago. Mr. Chism is a c a w e n t e r in Mr. Gaines' gang .

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE MEMPHIS, TENN.

BERTHA HARRIS, Repor te r -- F r a n k I". Walsh , t lmekeeper, Wrs.

Walsh a n d F r a n c e s Lee, a t tended t h e banquet given a t Springfleld, Mo., In honor of Prank ' s f n t h e r J a m e s T. Walsh, w h o Is r e t i r i n g f rom ac t ive service.

Claudc Andereck, c le rk in t ra in- master 's office, s p e n t a f e w d a y s visi t - i n g h i s mother in Centralin. Ill.. recently.

Miss Grayce B l ~ y l o c k in on t h e sick l i s t a t t h e presen t time. W e hope she will soon be ab le to r e t u r n to work. Mlss Agnes Rhodes is rel ieving Miss Blaylock.

The many f r lends of R. R. Lamkin . chief opera tor in relay office. a r e c l a d to see him back a t work a f t e r a n illness of severa l months.

T h e sons of Claude J. Andereck have been w a l k i n g a w a y wi th honors .in

playground e v e n t s Chls season-Blule. age 14. won Che medal as bes t al l- a round p laygrounder a t L l t lv P a r k , a n d Clint, 16, won t h e h lgh 'jump' in Competi t ive Athlet lc E v e n t s of t h e seventeen ~ l a y a r o u n d . 8 whlch w a s held a t Over ton Park .

Account posit ' iol~ abolished. Stevc Williams, t imekeeper, h a s gone 11, Magnolia. Ala., displacing 0. L. Gulick. roadmasters ' c le rk a t t h a t point. W r a r e a l l s o r r y t o lose Steve.

W. B. Dal las and Johnnie E v a n s s p e n t Sunday m d L a b o r Day in Pensacola.

Dellghtfnl t r l p s to Pensacola a r e reported by Mcssrr. J. P. XILles, Buto'rd Garri t t . L. F. Brown a n d W. 0. Brown. a l l of Mr. Dlgman's gang . Mr. W. 0. Brown w a s acconinanied b y hks wife. Everyhod l lkes t o g o to E'ensacola.

Mr. J. &, Shlprnan, BBB foreman a t M e m ~ l l i s , spent veveral d a y s in earl \- September In Went Plains, b la the . an'- s a s and 1Canaas Clly.

Mr. John F. Sellers. of Mr. J. E . J a c k - son's gang , h a s a s k e d 11s to relay the greet i l igs of h i s g a n g t o Agent W i l l a r ~ l Powe of Klmbrough a n d h l s recenl bride. W e wlsh them a happy life.

The wr l te r r w n t a mos t dCllghtf!ll two weeks last half of Augus t III K a n s a s City, St. Louis a n d Chicago.

THAYER, MO.

HAZEL ANDERSON, Repor te r

Miss Bernice Sams, d a u g h t e r of C O I I - duc tor a n d Mrs. Tom Sams, lef t for Columbia, Missouri, where she will e n - t e r Stevens College.

Charles Callahan, son of Superintend eiit a n d Mrs. C. B. Callahan a n d Loren Bauer , son of Engineer a n d Mrs. H e n r y Bauer, entered D r u r y College in Spriiigfleld, Mo.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Guy Strubble a r e the proud paren ts of a baby boy, chrie- tened Guy J., J r .

Mr. T. E. Bres t a n d fami ly of Spr ingfield spent t h e week-end w i t h Mr. a n d Mrs. D a n Anderson.

W e regre t t o learn of Mr. Al. Beck's r e t u r n t o t h e hospltal w h e r e h e is in a r e r y se r ious condltlon. W e hope for h i s speedy recovery.

Xr . and Mrs. H a r v e Wadley repor t n r e r y p leasan t t r i p into Okla.. w h e w t h e y vinlted w i t h Mrs. Wadley's p a r - ents .

Mlss Kath leen Edmundson of Spr ingfield vlsited wlth h e r parOnts Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edmundson.

Rev. P. 0. Freeman conducted t w p successful revlval meetlngs, o n e at Yale, a n d o n e a t L tpanto , Ark ,

W e wish to congra tu la te Mr. WooI- r idge on t h e winning of t h e prize for hav lng the most beautiful Fr i sco park on t'he Southern division. T h e park h a s been a source of en joyment to t h e town as well a s t h e tour i s t s d u r i n g the d r y days th i s s u m m e r when everv t h i n g else w a s seared a n d burned. MI. Woolridge h a s a n a r t l s t i c a r r a n g e m e n t of h i s flowers as well a s a g r e a t variety.

T h e T h a y e r Fr i sco Ball T e a m h a v e been winning m a n y laure l s for them- selves. They won t h e second half .of t h e s p l i t season of t h e South Central League, which en t l t l ed them t o e n t e r t h e tournament a t Springfield, toge ther w i t h Mtn. View, t h e winners of thc first half. The Frisco Team won the f irs t g a m e and o w i n g to unfavorab l r condit ions m e t defea t a g a i n ~ t t h e Sprlnpfield NB-Hi team. B e g i i i n i n ~ next Sunday they plnv t h e first game. of the play with ~ t h . Vlew, for t h e championship of the Smith Central League. Scouts of t h e b ig league g a v e the Frisco players favorable mention and i t h a s been understood some of o u r boys have been offered cont rac t s wlth some of the major teams.

Chapman-Dewey Lumber Company MANUFACTURERS

Hardwood Lumber . . . . Cypress Piling Grain Doors . . . . Boxes

MEMPHIS, TENN. MARKED TREE, ARK. KANSAS CITY, MO.

R E I D AND LOWE R A I L R O A D AND

BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Grading and Concrete Br idge Work

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. I

Unxld Railroad Fusees INSURE SAFETY Best by Every Test

UNEXCELLED MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Inc.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

PENSACOLA CREOSOTING COMPANY PENSACOLA. FLORIDA

Speclallzlnp in the Manufacture and Treatment m t the 10ll0~l110 Forest Product, PILING CROSS TIES POLES CROSS ARMS CONDUITS

LUMBER and STRUCTURAL TIMBERS on Frisco Lines

Your Inq~~lr les Sollcited-Cost Eslimales Gladly Furnlsl~ed Cable Address: "PENCREO" Shipments: Rall or Water

ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORP. REFINERS OF

INDUSTRIAL NAPHTHAS

D E BARDELEBEN COALS Sipsey -Empire - Carona - Carbon Hill - Hull

FOR DOMESTIC, STEAM, GAS, BY-PRODUCT AND CERAM,ICS

The South's Largest Producers and Marketers of

HIGH GRADE COALS De Bardeleben Preparation

Gives Added Value Southern Railway Building

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA A

Ayer & Lord Tie Co.

INCORPORATED

Raiiway Exchange CHICAGO

Railroad Crose Tles

Timber Products Lumber

Poles Piling Fence Post8

I Wood Treatments & Presewatlon I P L A N T S

Carbondale. Ill.. Grenada. Mlt8..

Loulrvllle. Ky.. North Lmle Rock. Ark..

~ontmomsn. Ah..

Marine Ways-Paducah. KY.

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I INSULATED WlRUj AND CABLES I For All Purposes -Under All Con- @ ditions - Every- where- KERITE - G i v e s Un- equalled Sarvlce.

( THE KERITE1%uh%"Lg COMPANY 1% rrv mu C l l l u r a L.,l nuam I

- The Gideon - Anderson to.

MANUFACTURERS O F

Hardwood Lumber AND

Slack Cooperage Stock GENERAL OFFICES

Band Saw Mills and Planing Mills GIDEON, MO. SALES OFFICE

AND DISTRIBUTING YARD:

110 Angelica Street Telephone: Tyler 001 1-TYier 0012 . . ST. LOUIS, MO.

C. A. ROBERTS CO. "SHELBY"

Seamless Steel Tubing CHICAGO ST. LOUIS

DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS

H e d g e s -Weeks Construction Co.

Rooms 415-416 Holland Bulldlno

Railroad Masonry Contractors SPRINGFIELD. MO.

The New York Air Brake Company

Manufacturers the

STANDARD AIR-BRAKE EQUIPMENT GENERAL OFFICES

420 Lexington Av., New York City

WORKS Watertown, New York

THE OXWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO.

Representing

THE LINDE AIR PRODUCTS CO. (Linde Oxygen)

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THE PREST-O-LITE CO., Inc. (Prest-O-Lite Acetylene)

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UNION CARBIDE SALES. CO. (Union Carbide and Car Inspector's Lamps)

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OXWELD ACETYLENE CO. . (Oxweld Apparatus and Supplies and Carbic Lights)

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HAYNES STELLITE CO. (High Abrasive Welding Rod)

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UNITS OF UNION CARBlDE AND CARBON CORPORATION

CARBIDE AND CARBON BLDG., NEW YORK CARBIDE AND CARBON BLDG., CHICAGO

October, I930 Page 63

For better concrete

I -uLuerts and bridges

Photo, above, shows part of "5O miles of excellent track" between Carbon Hill and Birm- ingham in which

was used excluslrely as road ballast. The Frisco Rnllway has used thous~nds of tons of basic slag for road ballast in the Birmingham-BIemphls dlvlslon- and each year hundreds of tons goes luto the bulldlng of concrete brldged and culrerts.

Birmingham Slag Co. Slag Headquarters for the South

B IRMINGHAM, ALA.

J. W. McMURRY Warden Pullen Coal Co. I CONTRACTING CO.

MINERS and SHIPPEAS I I CONTRACTORS I R. R. 6. BRIDGE

I HUNTINGTON, ARK. - 1 I Railroad Contract- I MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF 415 Railway Exchange Buildlng

Semi -Anthracite Coal KANSAS OITY, MO.

FRISCO SHOPS Use

"Oswayo" Blacksmith Coal

"Best b y Every Test" MINED AND SOLD BY

BLACK DIAMOND COAL MINING COMPANY

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

- - - - B I - - Barnard Stamp Co. s z RUBBER STAMPS, SEALS & STENCILS 3

3 Trada Checks Pads. Ink Etc. ~ a c - ~ l r n l l e ~ ; t o ~ r a p h & r n p ~

3 310 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo. -

W. H. (Bill) REAVES 1169 Arcade Bldg.

St. Louis, Mo.

I Representing the P. & M. Co. (

RNSDAL T H E W O R L D ' S F IRST REFINER

Rc-; BARMDALL, OKMULCEE, WICHITA . S& O m : TULSA, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, ST. PAUL, U)S ANGELES

FOR GOOD SERVICE

HY MAN - MICHAELS CO., St. Louis, Mo. Rails, Rolling Stock, Cars and Car Parts

HOUSTON NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO Home Office, Twenty North Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, ILL.

Nleel Tlren, Steel Tlred Wheelr , Bteel Axlrn. Steel Sprlncr. Ilolled Steel

Rlncn, Sal ld \V r n o c h t S1ccl Whrrlu, Steel P a r ~ l n a n . Steel Crrrmhrr n o l l n nnd Ihel lr .

iX~,llrtl Rtrrl Gear Illnnks. Steel Cnutlngs, S tee l

ripe F l n n g e s ,

Standard Steel Works to. Main Office and Works: Burnham, Pa.

T O N C A N Copper Ma-lpb-den-urn Iron C u h b

Manufactured by

Tri-State Culvert Mfg. Co. Second and Butler, MEMPHIS, TENN.

CHAS. R. LONG, JR. COMPANY

LOUISVILLE CHICAGO

ST. LOUIS

Manufactwers of

All Kinds of Railway and In- dustrial Paints, Varnishes and Lacquers.

I D. H. HALL LUMBER CO. I Manufacturers of all classes of hardwood lumber, including swltch t les

and railroad c a r materials. Can furnish a i r dried o r kiln dried.

I AMORY, MISS. J'ow It~quI'ry Soliciled XEW ALBANY. MISS. I MINES ON THE FRISCO AT CARBON HILL. ALABAMA I

MOSS & McCORMACK I MINERS AND SHIPPERS

COAL- lacks smith, Bunker. Steam, Domestic -COAL 1901-4 American Trusl Building BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

u Baldwin Mikados Do Fine Work

n e w power r ecen t ly p laced i n T H : e r a t i o n o n F r i s r o ~yr te rn w a s des igned w i t h a view of developing m a x i m u m efficiency and c a p a c i t y i n severe service. T h e s e M i k a d o t y p e locomot ives a r e specially qualif ied f o r m a k i n g l o n g r u n s i n t h r o u g h f r e i g h t service.

-. - THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, PHILADELPHIA

Duner Car Closets Enameled Iron Wet or Dry Closets

DUNER CO. 101 S. Clinton St. CHICAGO For detailed descrlption see Car Bullders

Cyclopedia, 1922 Edition

The Only Efficient Locomotive Cleaner m

The D. 81 M. Cleaning Process Railway Exchange

CHICAGO, ILL.

Headlight Headquarters Headlights

and Turbo-generators Train Lighting Systems

'L'rain Control Turbo-generators Fittings and Wiring Appliances

for Locomotive, Car and Shop Installations

The Pyle - National Company

1334-1358 North Kostner Ave. Chicago, Ill., U. S. A.

CANADILY AGESTS : The Holden Company. Ltd.. Blontreal,

\\'lnnlpey, Voncoover, Toronto

EXPORT DEPARTMEST : Inlernatlonal Railway Supply Com~)uny.

30 Church Street, X e a Tork Clty BRASCH OFFICES :

3509 Grand Ccn. Termlnal, New Pork Clty 815 Boatmen's Bank Bldg., St. Louls, No.

311 Bullders Ex. Bldg., St. Puui, Mlnn.

Union Asbestos & Rubber

Company

pJ pJ

310 S. Michigan Ave.

CHICAGO

LAYNE WATER WELLS A N D PUMPS

ARE DEPENDABLE

AMERICA'S GREATEST RAILROADS USE THEM

LAYNE-CENTRAL CO. M E M P H I S , T E N N .

L A Y N E - W E S T E R N CO. KANSAS CITY, MO.

GRIDER COAL SALES AGENCY M i n e Agents

OVER 3,000,000 TONS ANNUALLY BEST GRADES ALABAMA STEAM and DOMESTIC COALS

Railroad Fuel a Specialty

1414-18 American Trust Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.

/ Crowe Coal Company I General Office : Dwight Bldg.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ..*11@..

I Miners and Shippers I M i n e s L o c a t e d at M u l b e r r y a n d S c a m m o n , K a n s a s , a n d H e n r y e t t a , O k l a h o m a , o n t h e l i n e o f t h e St.

L o u i s - S a n F r a n c i s c o Ry. Co.

" HERCULES " -Red Strand--- WIRE ROPE - Made Only by I A. Leschen & Sons Roue to.

St. Louis Surfacer and Paint Company

RAILROAD PAINTS, VARNISHES ENAMELS

Arlington Ave. and Terminal Belt Ry. ' ST. LOUIS, MO.

y%j57&~ ~MPLO@S~@MZ~NE

THE AJAX HAND BRAKE Safe and Efficient

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THE ONE-HAND HAND BRAKE I U W A Y ~ H A N G E AJAX HAND BRAKE COMPANY C H I C A G O

Brookside-Pratt Mining Co. - INCORPORATED

A. R. Lonm. Presldent Albert Allison. Secretary-Treasurer

PRODUCERS OF

Steam and Domestic Coal Mines on Frisco, Southern and

I. C. Railroads

Brown-Marx Bullding

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

I The Cleveland File Co. I I Manassa Timber Company I I Quality Files Since 1899 1 I PILING I

ST. LOUIS O F F I C E 2817 LACLEDE AVENUE

OAK-CYPRESLPINE

St. Louis Forgings Co. AXLES, LOCOMOTIVE FORGINGS East St. Louis - IIlinois

ESTABLISHED 1893

Kansas City Bridge Company Builders of Railroad and Highway Bridges

River Improvement Work KANSAS CITY, MO.

I M I L A M B U I L D I N G I

Viloco Railway. Equipment Co.

CHICAGO

For Dependable Service

"VILOCO" Pressed Steel Brake Step

"VILOCO" Automatic Rail Washer

"VILOCO" Bell Ringer

"VILOCO" Exhaust Pipe

"VILOCO" Improved Sander

"VILOCO" Pneumatic Whistle Operator

Galloway Coal Company EXCLUSIVE MINERS O F

ELK RIVER and GALLOWAY COAL General OKlce:

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE MINES AT

GALLOWAY. CARBON HILL and HOLLY GROVE, ALABAMA

DIINES LOCATED ON PRISCO -RAILROAD

Mill Creek Coal Company' CARBON H I L L , ALA.

6+3

MINERS OF

MILL CREEK C O A L

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M I N E R FT GEARS IDEAL SAFETY HAND BRAKES

BOLSTER LOCKING CENTER PINS REFRIGERATOR CAR DOOR FASTENERS SIDE BEARINGS

W. H. M I N E R , INC. THE ROOKERY CHICAGO

Indiana CZb Illinois Coal Corporation I M I N E R S a n d S H I P P E R S of

NOKOMIS COAL Mined in Montgomery County, Illinois

OLD COLONY BUILDING CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

SPECIALIZING IN

R A I L R O A D B U I L D I N G M A T E R I A L Strong as Ever for the 66Frisco"

Exchange Building MEMPHIS, TENN. Phone 6 -2312

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W. HORACE WILLIAMS CO., INC.

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

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FRlSCO TERMINALS at PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, WARRIOR RIVER BRIDGE and Other Important Works for Frbco Lmes

BUILT BY THIS COMPANY

Magnus Company INCORPORATED

JOURNAL BEARINGS and

BRONZE ENGINE CASTINGS

NEW YORK CHICAGO

General American Tank Car Corp. General American Car Co.

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BUILDERS LESSORS

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Tank Cars Milk Cars

Railroad Cars

1; Tank Cars Milk Cars

Refrigerator Cars

OFFICES:

Continental Illinois Bank sidg. , Chicago, Ill. Chanin Bldg., 122 E (2nd St., N. Y. City

Canal Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La. Cosden Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. Magnolia Bldg., Dallas, Texas Richfield Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal.

11 WESTERN TIE AND TIMBER COMPANY I I 905 SYNDICATE TRUST BLDC.

WALTER POLEMAN. President A. R. FATHMAN, Vice-President E. A. NIXON, Vice-president THOS. T. POLEMAN, Sec'y and Treas.

E. J. STOCKING. Sales Manager

Treated and Untreated Cross and Switch Ties, Piling, Car and Track oak*

Owners o f

KETTLE RIVER TREATING COMPANY MADISON. ILLIN019

Zinc and Creosoted CROSS TIES, Modern Adzing and 'Boring Machines Treatlng Plant. located at Madlron and Edwardrvllle, llllnoir

E. A. NIXON, President A. R. FATHMAN. VicePresident R. E. KNEELAND. V.-P. and Gen. Mgr.

H. G. McELHINNEY, Sec'y and Gen. Supt. J. E. PETERSON. Treasurer E. J. STOCKING, Sales .Mgr.

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experience, the wire products of this Steel Posts Steel Gates

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7 Frisco-land includes - Texas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Arkansas Temessee Miisissippi Alabama Florida

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