Pngc 39 29

ling. The t ~ ; ) ' , .yon proceeds go to h " . w r rund of the auxiliary. ?)- hi^ rrnfts held a special meetina I ! ' ' vund house on the call of Mr. kt ? - February 13th.

I .w, the shop mascot. ~lresented the rp rlth mother flne family of puppies 1 l o r : .lara ago. No matter how ninny b! .- r Fannie has. she always flnds r! t!ble homes for them when s h e la :. - with the carc or them.

LOCAL NO. 11-CHAFFEE, MO. -

Y 1 : S FRED DOHRMAZI'. Repor te r - a :,I1 extend our sympathy t o Mr.

a! Vr.. nniph Stevens in the loss of If ?~-~:rns' father, F e b r u a r y 3.

Y. m d Jlrs. Wendell Gleney a r e t h e P.'E l'arents of a boy. Billie Jean . I.- !, :: says-another Frisco booster.

f..:: Sbares, water service depar t - r. ! h t had a new radio installed. h7 I *r~ending his evenings a t home. ? - ~tlas given by the Men's Fr i sco It' F,,bruary 6. was well attenclcd. l t . w honored by the presence of b , ~ r Junkins of Springfield, who E-!4 the nlny and a f te rwards made m r hlk which we nll enjoyed. W e kr ' * ( have him with ua a g a i n soon. k. ~ n d 311% W. If. Pryor had a.; k :!lab the m k - c n d . Xr . and h Frmk Pryor of Indianapolis, Inrl. r , ? three new factories in Chaf -

b . clres the Frisco au i t e a lo t of Bv t.:iines3.

w- ri. glad to report t h a t George b'. .< back from hospital look ing Y1 -

C*,: ?81c1or Press Howard a n d fami ly hr -.,rrd to St. Louis. 1: r - 15orter and JIrs. C. R. Slmp- L . -#;re called to Tallapoosa 310.. fc -:'I the illnesa of their i a t h e r ,

C I r,.,Nr. recentls.

trtend our sympathy to 3Irs ., h . r and llttle son in t h e loss

. I I ~ and father. %hn Ponder had ns h e r g u e s t s

cnd Mrs. Clra. Ball of Oran.

t t o report the loss of F r i s c o i:l:rrkman ot P a n n ~ . Mo. Thc

b.h= lost a valuable employe a n d -nlunity n wonderful citizen. :: Harfiraves, B. & B. depar t -

$., nt Sunday with home folks.

NORTH CAR SHOPS SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

It'.FL \I. HICIC31AX, Reporter - - H. Ifinnick. fornierly employ-

r t:!r~enter at thls shop, paid us :: :~->mtly. Mr. Slinniclc is now ;!' : with the Continental Casualty

' Ramdale. an enlploye of the - .:-. Inst the index flnger on his

i !:%rnsidc, student checker In the b , . was called to Oklahoma on

8.f the serious Illness of his .WI all wish for a speedy re- ! Nr, nurnside's father.

:. (' Hubbard, brdte rod man. , , thr , arrival of twin boys a t :- This is the srcond s c t of : i!:ire bccn deliverell to north ; 9-~nployes in the past three

hymn any chop beat i t? 'i,". :,hl;tmphy recently purchas- .- :-'-st% coupe, We sincerely hope . - t take it to the ice house. '~r r , t very much to announce the ' :ln. Knight. sister of Xr . E.

I , 1, steel man. We all wish to vr sincere sympathy to >I?.

# ' Wise, car carpenter. has becm I-- he past two weeks account

57 I- in the index flnger of his Xr. \Vise recelved this splin-

.' ;is months ago and a t tha t , -ill he had removed all of the

Ttii.: should be n warning to

us all, a n y time \\re receive a n injury tha t might prove serious, let's go to the hospital.

Nrs . C. Mr. Nichols. ur1fe of piecework checkrr a t north mill shop, h a s bern very ill with tonsilitis. W e hope by this tlme she is fully recovered.

LOCAL NO. 19-MEMPHIS, TENN.

.J. FI. LONERG.iS. Reporter

J m . G. Dorris. cxtra machinist. has acccpted a position with the Automobile Rota ry Lif t Co. Dorrls is a regular fel- low and wc all wish hlm success.

Andrew post, third class pipc-fltter, is in the market fo r a new c a r and when a salesman tr ied to ta lk a used Rsscs to him, h e just would not ta lk businecs.

Bob Vernon. machinist. is back with us again, a f t c r having undergone a n op- eration, followed I)y a n at tack of pneu- monia. Glad to have you back. Rob. W c thought of you often, 'and hoped fo r your speedy recovery.

Galen Hughes. third class machinist. is to begin serving his time a s a hr,lper- apprentice soon. Stick to it, Chlen.

Mr. C. Prui t t , blacksmith, has a little lady visiting in h i s home. She likes i t s o well s h e has decided to remain per- manently. Born Fcbruarv 6th. She was christenerl Oma May. Mother a n d baby doing niccly.

C. J. (Bud) Dailey, machinist, mill be t ransferred to the north shops in Spring- flcld. in the ncar future. I t has been t h e wri t rr ' s pleasure to have J I r . Dnilrp in his home and has been a real joy to us. W e regret to lose him, bu t wish fo r him a prosperous futurc. Renleniber. "Burl". the la tch s t r ing is a lways on the. ~ u s i d e . Mr. Dailey was formerly reportcr fo r this magazine.

John Hales , boilermakct-, is wmriny such a broad smile thesc days. Therc is a lways a reason you know. T h r old stork stopped a t hls home a n d left a baby girl J a n u a r y 22nd. She was namcd 3Iarguerite Emma.

The members of Local No. 19 a r e talk- ing of organizing a base ball team, -41- together. fcllnws. Ict's s t a r t something.

NORTH SIDE ROUNDHOUSE SPRINGFIELD, MO.

Chas. .\.. Noblcs and Joe Saundrrs . firemcn, have hecomc tired of paying rent and have dccidcd to buy a home of their own which they have just re- cently done.

Chas. 0. EIegberg. engineer. has becn working on the Columbus sub rllvlsion. ant1 has now returned to Springfield.

Chas. Id. Grimes. Areman, has taken a through freight job on SpringAeld s u b division. H e was formcrly on local be- tween Springfield a n d Clinton.

Wal te r J. Dooley, engineer, has bcen in passenger service fo r the past month in place of Knginecr Tierney, who has becn conflned to his home account of sickness.

Ed. L. Rice, engineer, is now In the freight service. Springfleld s u b division. H e was formerly on the Lebanon sub division.

C. L. Hcnrlerson. flreman. is off a t the present a n d has been f o r the pas t month account of illncns of his wife. W e hope h e will be able to return to work soon.

William C. Thornhill, yard engineer. has bcen off for the 13ast week account of his wife being in t h e hospital.

4. F. Lautaenheiser. flreman. who has be6n off for t h e past month account of sickness, is up and around again and cs- pects to return to work soon. L. J. Goorlson and H. Napier. firemen.

have been off for the pas t few days on account of sickness. Goth have now re- turned to work.

\\'as necrssary to cut fireman cx t ra board a t this terminal recently. W e hope to see those mcn clut oft' back on the board soon.

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE- WEST SHOPS, SPRINGFIELD

J O E GO0L)RICH. Reporter --

IM\varti A. Alwnrd, machlnist, died February 6th. a t the Frisco Hospital a f t e r a lingering Illness. Wes t Shop ex- tends synwnthy to t h e bereaved family.

Clarcnce I3iume. son of A. W. Blume. ~ener : l l storekceper, began his apprcn- ticeshio In the e lcc t~ ica l room February 1st.

R. H. Gardner and W. W. Shackel- ford were in Kansas City. February 11. to at tend t h r funeral of J. I). IZnox. general foreman. who was killed in a n automobile accident. Mr. Knox was formerly night roundhouse foreman a t North Springfleld.

H a r r y 6. Hall, assistnnt blacksmith forcman, spent the week of February 11 in n a t o n Rousc, La.

Albcrt Garrison. chemist, left the serv- ice February 1s t to t akc a position with t h c Shell Oil Company a t St. Louis. Al- bert reports hcing well pleased with his new lo6atio'p.

Homer Huck" DeBerry, anen t a t Sewbura . w a s a recent west shops visi- - . tor.

Dennis Keet. shop porter. i s conduct- ing a n intensive campatgn aga ins t mice, in the flle room. H e has a n elaborate ussortment of t raps and, a t this writing, is enjoying success..

A pleasant surprlse was the news of the mar r iage of Leo Reddick, n~ach in i s t apprcntiCe, anrl Niss hlargarct Adams, which occurred J a n u a r y 26th.

.John P. I lu r le )~ , chief engineer power plant. was in Kansas City on company busincas t h e wcek of February l l t h , f rom where he n v n t to Chtcaso t o at- tcn(1 the power show.

Mr. L. Oneth, blncksmith, is accepting tile congrntr~lationn of friends, account of the al.rival of a baby pirl a t his home February i t h . T h e young lady's name Is Margaret 1)cll.

nre plesscd to announce the nlar- riage of li'l,anlc J. Dartlen, machinist all- prentice, and Miss Dorothy Rabcnall, \\r\.hich occurrcrl September 30. 1927. W e believe XI.. and Xrs. Darrlcn,,havc WOV- etl the thco1.y tha t you can fool all of tile p c o p l ~ a t least some of the time." as their Inarr iage only rcccntly became known.

T h e boys in the forge d ~ o p have form- cd a "Ccorge Bungle Club" the pass- word is "Hcllo Willie." By virtue of his advcnturos in the rabbi t raising industry, .John W. IZoepke has been choscn Presi- dent of the club. I:d Baker fllls the of- floe of "Grand Exalted Bungle." ..-- - - -~

Old Man Stork ])aid the home of T,oyd R. Lisenhy, blacksmith, n visit I'cbruary Sth, and left little Miss Lcona Jean. which doubtless accounts for the byoad sniiic which Loyd has been wearlng late- ly.

NORTH BACK SHOP SPRINGFIELD, MO.

ALICS WATT, Reporter

There a r e xevclul changes contomplat- cd a t the north s ide a n d wait ing only fo r f a i r weather to begin. T h e cabinet shop to bc moved to a par t of the big mill building. T h e paint shop to bc nw\.cd to the north end of the cabinet shop, creat ing space for four more t racks f o r motor c a r rewir ing.

Martin Lovinsgood, sheet metal work- e r , who has been working a s ex t ra in the north shop, has returned to the wcst coach shop whew he WRS formerly em- 1)loycd. W. J. Wcihs anrl M a r y Ann IClinaen-

smith were united in m a r r h g e February 16 th a t t h e home of Rev . W. R. P r o p h e t , 797 W. Calhoun s t r e e t .

(A'o7u trrrrl to Pngc 42. please)

UATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

CLAUDE HEREFORD, Reporter

--;+r! Tcniperaturc clown around I ' has krpt thc hunch busy thawing '.men p~pes. repairing bursted ones rl~ ~hing cold radiators the past two

: ., .,

li list for the past month. Claud ' . was laid up for a few days with

,?a:, as was also James Stephens. Mat- ' -1 Rouse had a tussle with the flu ancl ; 1;7d hls tonsils rcmoved. 3Iatt has

< - I o ~ : or less troublc with his tonsils i t is to be hoped he will enjoy bet- '15nlth in the future. ;!1181 Tuck's ganR recently maclc re-

on the decp well Bumps a t Lcbanon. -':fin and Dixon, al l three placcs hav-

. 'a~nt down" about the same time. ' -,!-cr, ediciancy wins, and thcy wcre

:nc again in a short time. - ,. clly water supply a t Harrisonville .,rly broke down and the Frisco wns

I to install a temporary pumping . . n for her own use. J. S. \Vood. 8 r service foreman, hustled up therc c pikked up Jack Merccr a t Clinton r 5 1 t h Jamw Jane$. assistant foreman, i 'lng the stuff to them. scrvice was . .! ,inccl practimlly normal.

' E. Phillips hns been lccpt busy sup- , - ' p u b and fittings to the road work, : ~-niand being increascil. duc to s o t emrgency work brinr: done.

- , ring had contcrnglated a big oyr- : ' -4 recently and plans had been

lo hold it a t the home of the writer. r "in8 to so many of thc boys being

,: town that nfxht ancl also the in-

. - IN,>? of the weathcr, only a few

, i u;). However', a good time was n * i all are p lannin . on making ix

r- ' , )? evcnt of the rnectinp, together r ,,:lr fa11lIlies anel gettlng better ac-

wl. ,o Sun~ncr has rctarncd to work

t', - h~ving been off Cnr some time. i l . ' Alarrs, la now tnlkins in ternis

' . ,.I-? lengths. clistance, selcctivltp, . - nilinn, etc., havinp purchaserl a new I , , , Lric Crossly radio. H c has al- - ,~cquirctl that sleepy looklnx " ~ 1 - 1 mjr" from tunlng in on the midnight . dll%

hnr has bcen flnc for sevcrnl daya I. I-nstetl toe, ears ancl fingers a r e a

7, tn thing. - 118 clad to see new reports coming : - (rh month and notice 311'. Craig :!ir~ll'x articles from tlw maintenance

r department of the \Vcstcrn divi- .- %ns a nice column, and wc hope : , , ~t each month. - svnuathv of the entire d c ~ a r t - 7 I. ' exhd&l to Charlcs Loajiue in

.T of his mothcr. whose death oc- .- ' at Dixon, Ma.. recently.

.rcc IIollmnn, r e ~ ~ o r t c r for the B&R ~-',:anjir, hm bcen drawn for jury

. and. thinking it was the s r a n d ,- remi, he has been tl'yinfi to "get" .- .,1111: on hls "best enemies" so a s to r -;sw tlicrn a t the court house.

I Cetrhell. Jesse Darker, Henry . a - n n d Matt Rouse have been busy

r . - ; in new radiators in thc coach .. ' :hnn a t the west shops. - 't~nnical" department has complet- . large ronvcyor pipe and shaving . 'or nt the coach mill ?hop nt thc I . , lhnps. for collecting and burning : :.,:nings and s a w d u s t from the ma- . . :

:?. Lnsey and Frank Lamar went to --: rrcently to ship emcrgcncy pump-

~~;pnxnt from therc to I lilrrison-

LISTERN DIVISION PAINT GANGS

s?!'nRGE HOI,LJIAN, Reportrr

Singer. wife of ,\mold Sinxer. !. Illnter. recently visitccl with hcr . . , ! ~ ~ r and family in Ccment, Okla. - Fwter. wife of 11'. I. Foster. paint

foreman. has bcen seriously ill. Glad to FREIGHT ACCOU NTlNQ DEPART- report that she is much improved. a t thin writing.

MENT-ST. LOUIS, MO. Ed. Strales, assistant paint foreman,

and sang have com~)letecl minting t l ~ e I,ILIaY ICL'I.AGN, Reporter --

depot and watcr tank a t Aurora and ,ve extcntl our sympathy to $.orest H. iiave moved to Vrrona. Lloyd ,\clll.f ilntl wife mcrc rccc!ntly Barfield, n.how mother January 23.

called to &Ioisington. Kans., due to thc ( t l ~ ~ t y ~ ~ i ~ ~ 3 ! ~ 1 1 ~ s ~ ! , 1 C ~ ~ 1 1 s ~ ~ ( ' t ~ ~ L L ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ serious i l l n e s of Mrs. Acufl's sister.

JIrfi. R;tp Abcrnathy o€ .Toulin, No. , Grove Threc" about thc 25th of each sister of J l r t . Gcor:-c Hollman, was a (Now t w n to pn.qe J J , glense) recent visitor in S~~ringfleld.

Mrs. L. J . Leysaht, of this city, slster uf thc writer has becn seriously ill with ) thc "flu". but is much imr~rove<l a t this writing.

Sornc of thc B&B paintel's a r c now working a t the freight depot, this point. ~ e p a i n t i n g the offices insidc.

Node Flancis rccentlv visitccl with relatives In West Plains.

hlr. and Mrs. Koscoc C. Patterson and son of Itansttrs City, SIO., have movcd to Washington, D. C . 3It.s. Pat trrson is a sister of yc! ..;cribc.

TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT

hIr. ;\rthur C. ICrke, Wuutern TJnion rlerk, tclemapii depar t~nrn t . was marriccl Vebruary 20 to Miss AJary Hclen Cosby. The happy couple left the same afternoon for St. Louio whcr,e thcy will spend ;+ .-hort honcy~noon. Mr. Erke recently houg-ht nnd furnished a home a t l o l l South Glenstonc, whcrc they will r c s l r l ~ Emgloyes of thls drgartment preaentcr! thcm a bcautlKul chest of xilvor\vare.

Miss 1,etha J h n . PCX operator. F'ort Scott. resigned February 1. and announ(.- ecl slic was nosr Mrs. "Puf" ('oync ant1 had becn since Xovcnlber .,. 1925. \lrIlo says a woman can' t keep a sccrct? T.c- tha's Inany frlentls in the v a r b u n depart- ments cxtencl congratulations. The new- lyweds. who will reside a t Cushlng. Okla.. wcrc presentcci a lovcly chest of silver hy the en~ploses of thc Friaco a t Fort sc!ott.

Robert Holland, m n of W. 8. Hollnnrl. ~nanagcr-wire chicf. Sapulpa, entered A. h A[. College a t Stephenville cl11rin.q J a n - uary.

Thomas If. Purcell 1s nt Holly Bpr inm rclfevini; Porcman A. Ollver. who was ralletl to Bmaon. hT. 17.. account serious illness oP hi.; mother.

Miss Mary I ~ o u DIss has :~cccptrrl a 110- sitlon a s PBX operator a t Ia'ot-t Scott. fllling the vacancy r r m t e d by thc r c s i ~ - nation of Miss Letha Llnn

bliss Mnrcclla I'ortcr irCt t l ih oRivr, Id'cbruary 16. on a slxtg-dny leave of' absence. She will rpcnd this prolonrrcrl vacation a t the home or her sister In C'hica.qo. We tu'e all hoping that shn doc.; not forget to rcturn.

Bcn P. Schncirier, tclewnphcr. "S" of- licme, has bought a bran(1-new home on !he corner of I< imbrou~h ancl Cozy Co11l.t. just across thc street from where hc hay lived for sewla1 years, Ern and AIrs. Schneidcr su~m-vised thr construction of this beautiful llttlc place, and w r y little was overlooked in thcir eNorts to mak! it a real home.

Miss Mildred LeBolt, see-rctary, rc- turncrl to this officc February 3, a f t r r 11:lvinz spent several days visitin: Irientls in Indianapolis.

JIr. and A h . J. H. I3rennnn soent a few days in Hot Springs, i\rli., this month. E. E. Swafford, mnna.gcr and wirr chicf.

and wifc, of For t Scott, visited in Kan- sas City the first of Pebrunry.

Operator A. P. I'arks and wife. of For t Scott, spent a few clays in Topeka. I i n n s . last month.

Messrr. Hurley of Omaha and Redcay of S e w York, spcnt a few days in this office rccently, representing the Western L'nlon T e l u j i ~ x ~ ~ l i Company, in connection with negotiations ~onccrnin:: contract mattcrs.

The Railroads Need Trained Men

OI>ERI\' d e v e l o p m e n t s in r a i l w a y lZ/1 sclence . make it necessary for every railway employee to study his work if he de- sires to advance. Only the poorer places a re open nowadays to the uritrainctl man. T h e old methods of "picking it irp" no longer avail. Definite, systematic study is neces- sary to n mastery of railroading, and the men who are quick to realize this a re the first to secure promotion. 'There is always room at the top for men of ability.

T h e International Correspoldence Schools will help you, right at home, in spare time, wherever you live, no matter \\-hat your circumstances or your needs.

T h e I. C. S. Railroad Courses a r e used by more than 300 railroads and they a r e universally conceded to be the best railroad courses offered today.

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"Tho Cntti~nul Cinivcrrail.~" Box B G I 6 - D . Scranton. Penna.

Wilhout rod or obliwtion. please tell mo how I con qualify fur lhe w~it~on. or In the subjcd, belme which I arn rnartlns X In thc Ilst bclaw:

.................. ..................................................... City SLate Canddima t a w r e d l h ra rsrrrnn I* Intnratioml Care- apcrndence Srhoola Cdredia~, Limited. Jlantrml, Comdn

Special Discount to employees o f this road

.,!(. Hombly, Hanin~ond and Van

i 4nslm is cIcvet-lie simply uses h!-irht eycs of his a n d presto. the

* r . - - brings him a n ex t ra helping of , - w n l and cake. H e wouldn't miss

-- .co Inncheon. - , C V Webbrr was among the missing

' - ta t::t 10 days. She had her tonsils 1. Came back looking flne a n d

tt wonderful treatment a t the Frisco 'l:,l , i, v C. Condon, formerly employe11

;. :4,01h Street, took the rcmit tanre , t l l w gcncral office. Glad to have -,itti us. Helen. 11 Trrrhampers also returned from :,th Street where he has becn Iteer?- ' i 1 1 1 4 r busy for the last year. I t , vi~s good to see Bob around the r'hnr.

'. -In,* Rabbitt Is now a full-fledged , - > nt clerk on the 12th floor.

-1 Holly looks natural a t u stcnog- . . . , ~?e::k on the 12th floor. Welcome

- -1it1, of the Cact tha t 311'. Ashworth , I,:mrc lo lose a pound or two since u:ite~l about a quarter of a mile

' . Vr. Mueller's otiice, he is still clam- : '#,I. u pair of roller skates.

7 , car wretker recently pickcil on I:~~i~ont's Chevvy while he was a t - .. -: :I rnceting of the B. A. R . E.. and

r d it up in granrl stylc. However. - lil wind that blows nobody good 8 result. he is now sporting a

r 7 1 l .~l.olct. innttcr of Inlarmation, if t h c ~ , e

.-,.il~inq you want to know about ., rr~~::l.rinls. see Clidord Fcnlston.

on\-;~leaccnts. 311'. Geo. E. Pipes :- 1'h.rt R. O'Connt4l paid us a visit . - * .. It lookcd ,good to s c r them .. 1 8 "looli around.

1. IC~lkcr is b w k on the job , . fit 1. having his tonsil8 rcmovecl.

t~i,l be a ~rosuect i re lo r the Glcc . . r ' 7 .

' F ~nnic Payne of the abstract ina -,,.nr k f t us on thc 15 th to bc' . .- ; h.nrcvcr, not telling us the cliltc. .. - - prcm~rnted with a pant1.y showrr

L' . I > :I beautiful coffec urn. Thc b.. T , .h i . of the department is cx- . - , f~ ! ler.

:I , Iiicsling is living a lifc of ease . . , .y, however. by orll(!rs of the , -, Ib hope the rest cure \\ill

:. - , I vr to bc back with us real soon. . - . !i:*irin taltes the honor of bowl- - . hirl- eat of the Frisco ~ i r l s in

- , nt ladies tournament, with a r - ' , ( i8, '1 for t111'~e Kames. - . L'TII!L:I' ihyers in the nt~&intir:ll . ..(,,,nt arc projireirslng rapitlly clur-

z: ' ' ,. ! m n hour. They ~lon ' t h a w : n q - , but sure have fun.

1 1 - thc newcomers In the C . 0. a r e r. : '!,.nin: from Meniphi8 : Messrs. rr I: Hu~npl~rcy, Jos. J. Spcnc:c!r and ;a - ~~~i l l l~~ l l , s - r w:rl shown bclow was Inadvert-

*.' . f ,mi I) mp loose, however. we a r e : . 1 pire Mr. Jos. O'Seili thc ... m

I-. t ' I)utrh nnd tho Irish, they mnkc ct t~!ani.

4.. " , -hi t they pull oTL' a t times is r .m.

3. ' , I1 hr.lpn to brighten thc clays ! , a :!ts, dr:~b,

7':' . 1 I11 , rtwon not onc In a crab.

.. ., b.4 -! O'Kottsieper, thc flannel-

- :I 11 turk, a ii,l.;i-icli O'Nrilley, who is yet a

r ' I n Ior work.

+ . -11 ainr the boys by their own ' ll:.' vnrnes,

h r ' ' .: i Tin1 JIcNehon of the FA ' ' . 1 1 , ~ , ,

o ' -n . o Welss the re-audlt check ' .? I .

U ~ I ' by?" that makes Rlgdon g o + 1 ~d round.

Puff. . Puff. . Puff. .

right up the grade!

IFE isn't smooth riding for men small pocket-size packages to L who follow the Iron Horse. pound humidor tins, and also in But many an uphill grade has been several handy in-between sizes. softened by a pipeful of

Free offer to Railroad Men Edgeworth -a real corn- -.-., &- -- pan ionab le , comfor t ing L " '

I?? -- If you have never smoked Edge- smoke ! worth Tobacco, let us send you cPJb T 'h complimentary trial helpings of On everywhere, in- 1. [ J$, , !, : /! both so that you nlay y t eluding Commissary Stores ' " - .. , L 1 E d g e w o r t h to the p i p e - t e s t . and camps, railroad depots > , Send your name and address and stations. Two forms: '"" 'L to L a m s & Brother Company, Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed [ c % : L ~ o ~ 27 S. 21st Street, Rich-

and Edgeworth Plug Slice ! - mond, Va.

Pcos . . . -one is all ready t o use in ' l r ~ ~ o n YOU ,adr-tang us on W R V A . your pipe; the other you 4 Dcrhnond, va. - the E d p i o d

"rub up" in the palm of i . Scnrron. Ware Icngrh 270 mcrcrr. 1 Frcqucncy 1110 krloryr1rs.-Sperral your hand. Both offered ' I 1 . ' I - , .I' l m r ~ r r - : Thr "Fdgeaorth Club"

in various quantities from - - ! I 1 y Hour ,,very K'cdnesdoy etuntnx at L' nrne o'clock, Eastern Standard Time.

Oh, t l ~ c L)utcl~ :md thc Irish, tiicy 1 1 1 : ~ l i ~ ~ a fircat tcani.

And some of their stull', a s I said, is :I HCI'Calll,

:\nd without thcm ttic ~.c!r.lir!c.li. \voulil su re go to pot,

I3ut \ve still ncml ;I "Iiiltc" :)nil :I sprnrl- thrift Scot.

ST. LOUIS ZONE OFFICE

K. A. \V.\I.T, J i c~ror tc~ . --

This ofricc: has recontly lost two mifihtg fine fellows in I.ouis 3faothe a n d Ed- 'vard AIcGrath. t h r y havina t ransferred to the rccently f o ~ m e t l Revision 12urc.a~ i ~ t Springfield. We wish them much success and happiness In their new locn- tion.

Travel ing Aullitor J o s r ~ h I ~ e c h n e r h a s becn stationccl here fo r the I a ~ t week giving valued assistance installing the nnw a c c o u n t l n ~ systeni.

Thix xonc ofCice IH now h:~ntllinc. t h r acwiints of t l ~ c .\Icnlphis, Tcnn., slntion a n d w c flnd I t n real weount .

Zone Auditor G. R. Woods ~.ccent ly sp rn t a clay st Meniphis lining up t h a t otSice as to thc rendition of rcports to this zone.

i\noth(!r sign of thc m:i.te~'i:rlism of the day, the crop of comic valentines this y e a r w a s nc'gliglble compared with form- e r years.

Sincr our last w r i t l n ~ the position of Chief Clerk, hold by Bob Txrhampers lins becn nholishctl, and Mr. Tschamgers has rcturnctl to thc office auditor freight itccounts to a new fleld a n d g rea te r or,- portunities.

With thc last Thursdag of each month se t fo r the luncheon a t the American

.\nncs, of t l l ~ St. I.oiri9 .\lcn's Club, those who have not :~ t t cnc l t~ l recently shoultl come ur, tit the next one. fo r t l ~ e v a r e cnjoyablc and certainly worth ~vlliic.

MONETT YARD

I'K.\NI< 1,. KY LEK. Rcportcr - One of the deepest snows t h a t this

district I I R S expwlcncetl was on the round during the flrst haif of Fcb- ruary. T11c1.c \\-ere no i n t c r r ~ ~ p t i o n s in traffic and t rains weve nearly al l 011 time.

&in G. 1)onlavy. ongine foreman. has Ict~lrnc~rl to work on the 3 :10 p, nl, mid- dl(* lead cww.

Mrs. J . 1 1 . C:I.:I~, rnother of Sw1tchm;in H l ~ m o n G1.a~ . who was injured In i~

motor wrcclt rcccntls, is rel~ortctl a s ron- valescent.

S\ritclimiin (:. F:. Dawson risitwl 111 Joplin rcccntly and tl,nnsactcJ businr .s~ rnatt(xs.

~ w i t c h t e n t l c r (:. 1). Shrceve, who has bccn on the soup line of la te due to having his teeth cxtr:~ctecl, is practlctng eat ing with a new sct of "store" teeth.

February bclna a short month, most of: the boys a1.c get t ing in "eve1.v day."

Xcws of the death of C!harles i. \!'hit- Intch, ~rennionnl switchman of 3Ionctt came rccently. Mr. \Vl~itlatch, who rc: sitlcd in CaliPornia. wns thought to be in the best of hral th a n d his clcatll was a sevcre shock to thc many P~*iencis of the Panlily. "UnrIc Charley", a s he was familial'ly known, had been in serv- ice in JIonnctt since before 1900 a n d had served the Frisco in o t h c ~ c~pac lh ies bcfore coming here. H e wan a man of sunny disposition, loved by everybody ant1