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VOL. XI1 DECEMBER, 1918 No. 12

Defeated, Germany Surrenders to Foch Nation Now Hzmbled in the Dzat.

The great war has come to an end. The Kaiser and his precions son are fug- itives in Holland. The Socialists have seized the government and the Red Iilag is e \wywhere in evidence, As in Rus- sia on a similar occasion all industry has come to a halt. Repul)lics have heen proclaimed. Schles\vig-Holstein has de- clared independence. The minor kings and prmcelings are abdicating or going out under pressure. Gerlnnny is in dis- solutio~l. A s in Russia at first, so now in Germany, there has been very little bloodshed; but the worl<nicn's and soldiers' councils are in control of the governnlcnts and it rcmains to be seen in what respect the Germans will act dif- ferently fl-om the Russian3 in the twen- tieth and the French in the eighteenth century. T h e crime of the ages has been committed. T h e real criminals slink away like nasty curs to a neutral state to escape the penalty of their Ixirlnrities. They must not escape. Their ac- conlplices have begun in misery to serve their sentences.

History has value only a s it interprets the principles of liuman nature, which for Burke, "a scientific statesman and therefore a seer," constituted those sound principles of politics to which he habitu- ally referred. As human nature does not change, although its manifestations are protean, Burke a t least found it not impossible, by reverting to his "sound principles," to forecast with much ac- curacy what men would do under given

conditions. Similar conditions have now arisen in Germany; hut wise men seltlonl conmiit tliemsel\.e.; to iorecasts of the world's history. 1;orecast of what shall 11appe11to business and industry in this country, no\v that the war is at an end, might be less tlificult, pcrhal)s, could one prcrlicate a return of sul~strmtially pre-war contlitions iu the great industrial nations ; for, economically speaking, the world has traveled very muc11 in a circle; I~ecause whatever has happened the principal thing in the life of Inan is getting a living. 1.1s that necessity goes on forever and appeals to men in substantially the same way in all times and places, the history of the world has been in the main shaped by economic forces somewhat modified by religious inllaences. I n 13urope at this moment thcre are pre- monitions of the same sort of disaster to society and industry that followed the first French revolution and the surrender a t Sedan-the political and economic ex- cesses of peoples plunged into the per- plexity of a sudden revolution, excited Ijy revolutionary dogmas. At such times the very worst class of demagogs come to the surface like the dross In a melting pot, and, as did Lenine and Trotsky, obtain power by following ob- vious lines of continental revolutionary despotism, but who when they have achieved pourer have no capacity for its rightful exercise. If one be not quite ready to predict that central Europe will go the way of Russia it must be remem-

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beret1 that these peoples are in misery, that their governments are crumbling before their eyes, and that the militant SO- cialism of this generation the worlcl over is of German origin.

The wai- has eshattsted Europe. As to Delgium antl northern France, it has de- stroyed their factories with their ma- chinery antl dismantled and damaged their mines. Now, business prosperity predicates large production and liberal consumption. with widespread distribu- tion over tlie world of the products o f labor by exchange.

Getting back to the capitulation of Germany. I n bringing about this much desired condition of affairs, let it be said that a great part of the credit is due the United States of America. While the gallant armies of the English, French, Belgians, and Italians succeeded in with- standing the fierce onslaughts of the Ger- mans for foilr years, their task was daily becoming more magnanimous in their own eyes, and it was left to the United States to supply the moral, monetary and military forces that imbued these battle scarred peoples with new hopes and re- newed vigor. From the moment the Americans turned back the German horde at Chateau-Thierry, when the fine fighting qualities, fearlessness and agility of tlic American Soldier were made

known to thc worltl, at that moment did tlie beginning of the entI 1)cgin. I t gave the armies of the allietl \vol-ltl ne\v hope, neiv strength antl ne\v spirit. 0l)stncles of former days wcre obstacles no more. Ger- man invincibility was invincible no more. The continued onslaughts of the liberty loving peoples >eon resultecl in the capit- ~11:ttic)n of l :~~lgasia, \\.it11 a resultant lo \ \wing of tlic nios;ile amoilg the people and soltliei-5 of the central nowers. T h i s blow soon proved fatal to the T u r k and the peoples of the Dual-Monarchy, and brought peace overtures fro111 the chief offender. Within less than two months after the soutllern cstremity of the "wall" cruml)led, the whole structure quickly went to picccs. and on the Eleventh day of November, 1918, news of the surrenclcs of Germany was flashed to all parts of the \vorltl.

Such universal gladness arltl joy has never before hecn manifest. The world had been liberatecl from the \ \ r i l l to reign of an autocratic, wa~--maddened ruler, antl the world rejoiced. Scarcely had the armistice terms 1)een signed when the rattle of guns gave way lo the rattle of voices filled with glee. Millions arose from their beds in the small hours of the night to give vent to their unsurpas- set1 gladness.

CELEERATISG THE KAISER'S D O I V h T A L L IX ST. LOI'TS

WINNERS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W e won and the I Iuns are done. The formal declaration of peace j, * ma); be a year- or two in the future, hut it is assured. N o nation * * * * will ever again be perrnittetl to trample human rights under foot. ~r

$ * * * I t will lake some time to readjust our lives and thoughts to peace * * conditions. The war has been a part of all of us, but the turn is * * * * here. j, * * * Get busy bcing busy in your daily work. No one knows the future * P *

accurately, but it is sure to bring depression and hard times to cer- ~r * * * tain industries and certain sections of the country. This will not take ~r * * * place immediately, but the railroatls, in common with other in- ~r * dustsics, will suffer. ~r * * * * j, Everyone can now make plans to meet it. T h e best and only sure * * way is to save moncy and work every hour possil~le. Make your * * * ~r work so satisfactory that your company and its officials \ \ i l l want ~r * * * you. * ir * * In the meantime, the boys "over there" must he taken care of and * * * * we must continue to give and lend. The Red Cross still has much * * worli to do. Other activities for healthful diversion a r e more neces- * * * * sary than ever, and more Liherty ( H a d they 1)est be called ~r * * ~r "Victory"?) bonds will have to br: bought. ~r * * * World maps \ \ r i l l be changecl, inclustrial conditions revolutionized, * * * j, living and working conditions improved, and general good result ~r * * ~t from the heavy sacrifices made by everyone toward the result that ~r * has been accornplisl~ed. Energy, patience, antl temperance in thought * * * j, and action in our daily pursuits will be the necessary qualificatio~ls ~r * * 14 to tide over coming events. A s it is important to the individual to ~r * * j, worli and save, it is many more times important to the railroads for * * their employes lo observe the same spirit and perform their duties * * * * in the best manner and at the least cost. j, * * * It is not enough to have only a wage interest in your employing * * * * con~pany. There shoultl be evidence of a personal interest-ne that j, * * * will always avoid doing anything against the best interest of the ~r * * * employer. v130~~santls of men worliing to the common end to make ~r * a railroad the best operated one in the country will win in conl- * * * ir mercial warfare just a s surely as the .Allies won in actual warfare. ~r * * * No matter what your rank, o r branch of service, o r location, re- * * member that you are worlting for and representing a big unit in the

* * * * transportation organization of this country, and part of its burdens ~r * * * are yorlr burdens. * * * * With everyone doing their part, victory wili be ours antl it will * * * * hasten the return of good times and prosperity. * * * * Remember this: \Ve won on the battlefields. W e will win at the * * * * peace conference. And we will win on our splendid railroad. Be * * * * one of the winners. $ * * $ * * * * * * * * * *SrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSr-$SrSrSrSrSrSr~)tSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSrSr-*

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Victory* Day .-1s in praclically every town or city o n

the ma[), 1;rihc.o tow115 ;lntl cities did tlieir d ~ a r e i l l \.oic.ing their npl)roval of events \vhicl~ Ilacl tr;~n.sl)iretl in Eurol~e . It \\as d ~ o r ~ l y aftcr niid~~igli t that thc welcome ncws \\.;IS Ilasl~ed to all parts of the con~itry. Soon the streets of every city, to\vn and hamlet \vcrc ~hrongecl with peol'lc, solnc half clad in their night clollws, ail seeking the "nc\vs." Sp~- i~~gt ic l t l a s early as 2 30 in thc mcirn- ing the cclel)~-ation \vas gaining Ino;ncll- turn, \\,lii:tles \vcrc l~lon;ing, ~ie\\rshoys calling out 1l1lwug11 ~ l i c earljr morning air the glatl litlings \vhicli icll on eager cars. In all Lo\\.nh Ixt\vecn Sl)1.ingfielrl and St. I s u i s miall I)antls of i~~hal)it;ints conltl IK scen, or heanl, I ) C ; I L ~ I I ~ \vasIi tu l~s . conking utensils, shouling, n~itl evcry \yay slin\\.ing their extreme satisfaction.

;\t S t . 1,ouis llic cle~nonstration \\.as most 1)rofo1111tl. ;\ 11c;litlay was tleclarctl, t h o ~ ~ s a ~ i d s llpon ~lwusantls of the iu- 11nl)itants appeal-ed in the streets \\:it11 i . n l r Paixcles were formccl.

Celebrations paI)er thro\\.n o11t or' the \\:indo\vs of the large ollicc l> l~ i l ( l i~~gs ~111til the ground \\as \\.liite. : \~~lon~ol) i le horns shrieked, [lie niotc~rs wcre made to "l)ack fire," voices o f the ce1cl)rators were l~ea rd above the din of the muCtled roar of thou- stnd tubs, irying pans, horns, clicker-s, I)uckets! tin palis, tin cans, mid every conceival)le agent for the ~nali ing of Il(31Se.

?'he 511-ects tverc crowded nit11 men and wornell ant1 cl~iltlrcn, trafic was practically sLoppetl. '1'Ile question, "\\jhat shall we tlo \vitli the Icaiscr" was ans\vcretl in ti~ousantls o i ways. T l ~ e kaiser, rcpre- sentccl I,y huntlretls of clummies: \\as secn to he tlraggctl hehind automol)iles. hanged to thc stalccs OII auto trucks, his "ren~ains" l~orne forth on stretchers, in in~proviscd cnsliets, i n cages, ant1 in other ways too numerolls to Iiwlitlon, Lo the de- liwl~t of the i re~~zie t l populace. . I h c world has never hefore scen such a wild and universal tlemonstration in cclel,ration of thc tIo\vn-fall of any ruler.

Cosrrrry Sf. I r r i ~ i r Globe-Dmrrrrot

EI'ERYBODY HAPPY-ARhIIS'I?CE DAY, ST. LOUIS.

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The Public Be Pleased "ll'lze Rnz'lrond Bzlrenu j'oi. Brickbats ( m d B O Z ~ I L ~ S . " By Theo . I I . Pr ice ,

f l c t ~ ~ n r y to Ui~i te t l Stcltcs liuiluoc~tl c ldriz i~zis frut io~z.

S you fall unconcernetlly aslecp in a Fullman cas, n-hich, ~ c i t h all its drawbacks, is the least uncomfortable m e a n s o f traveling at night on land that - -

has as yct bee11 rlevise(1, (lid you ever rc- tlcct r l l m l the nr11111)cr ot' persons and the complexity of tlie organizxtion r1l)on which yorl are dependcut for tlie safcty antl l u s r~ rv ill \vliich vou are a l~le to make your journey l 'I'lic engineer u ~ t l the fireman, tlie contluctor ant1 the I~sakc- men, the I'rdlm:~~l contlrlctos ant1 tile poster, the steward in the dining car and the waiters are dl nlorc or less i l l evidence, antl of tlleir lmseiice and thc service they rentlcr you nlay I>c more or less conscious, hut Iwhintl them and tli- recting their activities is an unseen host of otliers upon whose vigilance in tlic performance of their tluties your life and comfort depcntl.

There is the train dispatches and thc telegraph operators, thc tr:lcli\\;llker who patrols the right of way day alitl night, ant1 the section gang \vho must alivays be ready tn repair any tlefects, tlle s\vitch- men, and the ins1)ector who uscd to go a l ~ o i ~ t tappi~ig tlie rar wheels wit11 his tell-tale Ilamnler at the end of each tli- vision, the "llostler" who takes case of the cllgine and tlie machinist who se- pairs it, the car cleal~ers, the icemall, tlie commissary cllief who provisions the dining cars, (lie ticket agent and the station master, t l ~ e "red cap" and the baggage~ilan : i f any one of these fails in his appointed task, the passenger is al- moht c e r t a i ~ ~ to s ~ ~ f l e r or he incon- vel~iencctl. Ihck of thew agai11 there ~ ~ \ e ( l to be the esecutii-e officer\, tlie l)sesitle~lt, thc variom vice-l~sesidents, the gcueral inanager, antl the snperintentlel~l, with s u m s oi other frrnctionasies ~ v h o \vcre tlie objccts of relentless l)ul)lic csiti- cism i f their srrl)ordinates n7cse careless or inefficient. No\\: that the railroacls are r~nder the control of the G o v e n - mcnt t l ~ e operative duties of the railroad presidcnt aucl the vice-presidents tle- volve upon a Fedcral manager antl his as-

i t t . Tlley a re in turn responsible to a rcgiolial clircctor, \vho is the relre- selltative of 1)irector Gener:d M~r\ t loo a t \,\,7asliit~gton; but in other respects the operating organizatio~l is not mrlch changed and? 1)ecause somc people, forgetting tllc exigencies of the war, assume that t11e Cbvernn~ent is omnipotent, t l~ey arc ~ i o w disposed to I)e more, ratllcr than less, esnct i~ig in tlcnlantling 1)esfec- lion of ser\rice from t l ~ e nmchine that is called tlie h i e s i c a n railroad system. C'olilposetl, as this machil~e is. of literally millions of nieclianical l ~ a r t s whose func- tioning clepentls Ilpon [he coordinated watcl~fulness ant1 care of thousands of falliblc l iun~an 1)eing-s. it is rcally sur- prising that more accidents do not occur, antl that the reaction of man upon mall does not result in irritation oftener than is the case. \\'hen wc consider that a loose spike, a defective rail. a misplaced switcl~, or a misre:d signal may precipi- tate a trainlontl of peolde into eternity, a~l t l lhat :In innumeraOIc number of spikcs, rails, switclies, and signals, to say ~lotliing of tlie air l)salces. coupl i~~gs , elcctsic wires, and s t ea~n ant1 water sup- 1)ly pipes, with an engine having ahout 15.000 selnrate pasts t11at make u p ;I

l'assellger train must all he as the); slio~rltl he i f we are to rcacli 011s jo~~rney ' s entl s ~ ~ c c e s s f ~ ~ l l y and on tinle. it is little short of ~narveloas that travcl is as safe a s it has beco~ l~c , and that under the strain to \vhich they a rc subjected railroad employes arc not oftener careless antl in~patient. It is gre:~tly to the credit of tlie executive officerv who tliror~gh three generations had built I I ~ the fabric that is called the ~ lmcr ican railroad s).stern that they slioulcl have s~rccectletl i l l developing ilic esprit tle corl).$ 1,y \vhich the men ~ ~ n t l e r them \verc aniniatetl. This had heen ac- complislietl i l l tlie face of rnally tlificul- ties, including es1)ccially a mass of ham- l)eri~lg legislatio~l in 48 different States : and wllen, i l l ostler to meet Lhe csigen- cies of the ivar, it became necessary for the I'rcsident to put the transportation agencies o f the country under the control


of Mr. hlci,\doo, his first care was to pre- serve and increase the spirit of idealism in the perfornlance of their duty that was characteristic of t l ~ e i\mericans who had become proud of being called "railroad men."

There were not wanting those who pre- dicted a speedy decline in what has come to he called the "moi-ale" of the railroacl army, and there were some who, pro- fessing to discern ~r1c11 a decline, per- suatletl others to 10ol.r tl~rougli glasses that wcre tlarkenetl by a defeatist self-interest in the failure of Government control.

The Director General, confident as he was of the loyalty of the men, did not share this pessimism, hut feeling nevcr- tlieless that it was his duty to ascertain whether it 11x1 any basis, lic cleterminetl. with his customary direc~ness, to ask the public to tell him franltly Iiow and ivhere the service co~iltl he improvetl.

Accordingly he issuetl an order estab- lishing a I3ureau for Suggestions ant1 Complaints, and on the 3d of September, 1918, the following notice \\:as posted i n every station and passenger coach under the control of the United States Railroad Administration :

7'0 t h e Public : I desire your assistance and co-opera-

tion in malting the railroad service while under Federal contrc~l in h e highest possible degree satisfactory and efficient.

Of course, the paramount necessities of the war niu5t 1i:ive first consideration.

O u r ga1l:int sons who are fighting in France and 011 the hiqli seas can not be adequately supported unless the railroacls sr~pply sufficient transportation for the n~ovement of trool)s and war niaterials and to keep the war industries of the Sat ion going 11 ithout interruption.

'I'lie nes t purpose is to serve the pulAic convenience, comfort, and necessity to the fullest eutent not incon~patible with the paramount dernantls of the war.

In order to accomplish this. criticisms and suggestions irom the puhlic will be extremely hclpful. l v l~e t l~e r h e y relate to the service rentleretl by employes and officials or iu~personal details that may convenience or inconvenience patrons of the railroatls. I t is impossible for even the most vigilant management to keep constantly in touch with local conditions ant1 correct them \\-hen they are not as they should be unless the public will co- operate in pointing our deficiencies and

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disservice when they exist, so that the proper remedies may be applied.

I have therefore established a Bureau for Suggestions and Complaints in the Director General's office at Washington, to which the public is invited to resort.

Aside from letters of complaint and suggestion, the public can render a genuine servi'ce Ily sending letters of commendation of employes who are conspicu- ously courteous antl eficient in the performance of their duties. Nothing y o - motes the esprit of a great organlzatlon more than recognition from time to time of these employes who perform their duties faithfully and commcntlahly.

I t is requested that all communications Ile brief antl explicit antl that the name and address of the writer be distinctly written.

Also give the time of day or night, the number of the train, the name of the railroad, and, if posible, the llame o i the employe ~vhose conduct is complained of or whose services are commenrletl, together with such other inforn~ation as will enable me to take appropriate action.

Please address w. G. ~ ~ C L \ D O O ,

Director Geireral of Railroads, Birrerrr( for Sr~ggestions aud Compkrii~ts,

CVashiirgtoir, D. C. T o deal with the letters which this

notice was expected to elicit, five trained men were selected ant1 1)ut under the direction of the \\,rites. They incll~tle rkillal-d D u n n , assistant actuary to the Lnitetl States Railroad Administration and formerly special representative of president's office, Union I'acific Railro:itl, Omaha ; J. t:. Jarrell, iorlnerly etlitorial writer on Kansas City Times nncl 'I'opcl~i Capital, and later \\.it11 the L\tchison, Topeka S; Santa 1;e liailroad as editor of its industrial and agricultural p~lblica- tions antl in general charge of publicity matters; 'I'. 'I'. Maxey, formerly of the Chicago, 1:urlington & Quincy Railroad as advertising agent; E. 11. Land,, formerly general agent of the Chicago R North Westel-n Railivay at Sacramento: Cal. ; and Frank I;. George, formerly secretary to the actuary to the United States Railroad Atlministration.

This Bureau for Suggestions and Cum- plaints, which a ne\vspaper man has

facetiously dul~bed the "bureau of b r i ck I~ats antl I)ouquets." is &1r. i\.lc:itloo's latest application of his motto "The puhlic he pleascd." I t has now been in ex- istence l o l ~ g e l i o ~ ~ g h to make it possible for t l~ose in charge of it to draw a cross section of the composite pul~lic mind as revealed in the many thousantls of letters that have lxcn recei~.etl.

The writers of these letters uncon- sciously tli~ride themselves into two

1 , ,l shes-one . ~. con~pl-king those who are

teml)eramentally cellsorious, and another which includes the people who 1,elieve t l ~ t praise is a duty and that "criticism is hest defined as an emphasis of the tle.~iral)le."

The rhyme n-llich runs-

"JZetween the optimist and pessimist the clifyerence is droll, r . 1 he optimist the doughnr~t sees-the pcs- simist the hole."

fintls frcsh application in not a few con- trasting letters upon the same sul~iect . 1)ilt hetwcen the two extremes there are many who are cvitlently inspired by a public-spirited desire to improve the service that the railruatls are trying to ren- clcr and a patriotic willingness to subor- tlinate their own convenience and com- Eel-t to the primary purpose lor which the r;~ilroatls were talien over, namely, the ~vinning of the war.

'I'hnt this latter c1:iss is in a very large majority is one of the reassul-ing facts re- vcalccl I,y the expcricnce of the Bureau iol- Suggestions and C'o~nplaints.

S ~ ~ r n c of the ne\\spapcr writers who I-~a\.c hccn 1-or i fero~~s in prc~claiming the tli.;couste.~y ant1 i~ltlifirrcncc of "Uncle S , ~ m ' s r:iil\\.ay emplo).cs" \voultl perhaps I r sl~rl~ri.;eri at the numl)er of letters of c ; .~mmeni l ;~t i t )~~ that h \ . e I)een I-ecei\~erl, and \vhilc a iew of them arc no doul~t the 1.cs111t of autosuggestion, i t is evident that as a class thc men 2nd tlle increasingly large nunll~er of \\.omen \vim coml)ose the "rail\\-ay asmy" of tllc United s ta tes are loyal antl enthusiastic, ansiou.; ant1 will- ing to give the Ixst th:it is in them to thc \vorli in ~vhich the!. are enlisted. Per- 11:il)s a story n ~ r i t t e ~ l by a ne\vspaper rc- lml-tcr \\~11o startcd out to find thc dis- roi~rtcous rail~vay employe and failed de- .icril,cs the experience of not a few disap- pointctl pessimists. This reporter was

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named John C. 13asIierville, and his story was published in the Des Moines ( Iowa) Record. It follo\vs atid is reprinted as a spontaneous t r i l~ute to the many railroad employes at I)es l lo ines antl else- \\.here, \vho deserve a \vortl of 1)raise for their self-cant rol untle~. condi lions that are irritating.

Y o u s c R1-1'011.1.1.1< '1'1111:s TO lJj~.\,l.l. DJS- C O L I C ~ I ~ O I ~ S I<AILW. \Y E M T ~ I . ~ Y ~ - - SE.\I:CHIS 'I'ICICET OFI:ICES . \XU

R.\II.KV.W S,r:\,r~os TO I;ISD MES IVIIO \VII.I, 'Y.\r.~i I<O(:GII TO 11111.

[ 11~: John C:. I~asker \d lc . ]

"l3ecnu.w of s o m:~ny runlors that rail- \yay eii~l~lo!.es liatl adol~tetl a n attitude of ' t l ~ e p h l i c l)e tl:~m~ietl' since the roatls came untler I;etlesal control, the young relwrter set out to i~lvestigite o n his o \~1 i hook.

"Ire sclectetl the most pretentious- looking ticket office in 1)es Muines, entered, :~nd approached the bar-beg pardon; tlesk, I sl~oulcl say-falteringly. 1-Te asketl for tlie manager. T h e clerlc s~niled, I)ut court-cously summoned a businesslilce-looking mall \\;it11 rimmed spectacles.

" '\\.list is [lie l~cs t \yay to get fro111

1)es 1loi11es to Skce(lunk IIollow, 110 ':' " a ~ l i c d the y o ~ ~ n g reporter.

".Mtliougli the businesslike agent had n e \ w heartl of the place, he searched t l~rough I ~ i g volul~les and many maps. finally locating tlle place in question. H e locatetl the railroad it \\.as on, looketl u p tlie c o ~ ~ n e c t i o ~ ~ s , gave the hours trains left Iles lloines. 311(1 went into (letnil to thc ra t l~er tlull-alq)c:iring j . o ~ ~ t h on the other sitle of the tle.sk.

"Unlilie the clothirig salesnian or ie\\-elry-store clerlc, he did 11ot insist upon :LII imnediate purchase of a ticket, antl wllen the young Inall tr~rnctl away, stating that 11e hat1 heartl of that place and \Yon- tiered lio\\~ he \voultl get there i f lie ever \\.;~l~tetl to, tlle agent \vas still smiling antl co~~r teous .

" I;rom this ofifice tlie you~ ig III;III for- sock the oftice of l \ ya l~ iu t Street and stsugl~t one iu tlic vicinity of Se\lentli s treet . Irere he inquirctl how to get to a remote spot in South 1)akota. Allhough there were not a s Inany men in lhc office to wait upon the pul)lic a s in the other, he \\.as required to wait his turn. Rut his questions \yere alis\veretl corlr teo~rsl~, a ~ ~ t l the greatest o r care tal.rcn to tlisect


him with regartl to all details of the journey.

"IIe rctracetl hi\ steps to \ V a l n ~ ~ t and entere(1 another office. I I e was delayed sonlewhat by a large. overgrown, super- fetl human crab, who was vociferously attempting to provoke the genial and ac- conlmotlating agent to wrath by criti- cizing r:~ilroatls in general antl cspountl- ing U ~ O I I the I\ ay he would run the roads i f hc were tloing it.

"'l'his time t l ~ c reporter \vas interested in I ' u l l n i ; ~ ~ ~ I)erth.i irom a point outsitle of Des hIoine5 to the f a r West. I l e asked the agetlt to make the reserv:itions assitm- ing ignorance of the fact that the Director General had prohibited all ofices wiring for berths except a t the expense of the l)~lrcliaser.':. 'l'liis inct \\:as explained l)y the agent, n.ho volunteered, 11oweve1-, to m:lke out tlie \\-ire, scnd it over, and tele- l)ho~ie result.;, althougli tlie expense \vo~~l t l Ilavc to I)e met 1)). the person rc- .serving the herths.

"It so happened that the young reporter had once or twice had occasion to buy P111lrn:un tickets 1)efore-not having al\\xys I~cen a reporter-but never had lie I m n slio\vn wcli attention and :LC-

colnlliodation. "So far nothing hut failure had re-

\\artled thc search for the 'pul)lic 11e tlan~ned' attitude among the r a i l \ ~ a y nlen. Hut lie \\.as not tliscouragetl. I l e dwitlccl to I)eard the lion in his den, antl call upon that high and mighty, the n~ati- ages of the division.

"I-Ic was informed that the manager \\.as out at the h i e , but-still greater \vontlcr-the cl~ief clerk, generally con- sitlerctl to be morc fiesce in his natural instincts than the manager himself- volunteered to give \\hat information lie cor~ltl on the subject, calling in the gem crol freight traffic manager to assist.

" \ \ h t \\-as to be tlonc? 1;ailure stared grotesquely into the face of the young man who had started in pursuit o f suc- cess. 13ut additional tllought 1)rougIit one Illore cllance to light. T11:lt night he \voultl visit tllc .t:tt~o~l \\he11 it \vas most crowded ant1 ieek nlorc information.

"\\'lien tlie Imitetl tr;~ins 1)ecame t l ~ ~ e , the re1)orter took liis place in the long linc

of ticket purchasers before the window at the railway station. \\;lien he reached i t , his q ~ ~ e s t i o n s and numerous desires 1)ut two clerks to work searching rec- ords, maps, and rate schedules. There was no complaint from the men behind the window.

"He then went out among the trains and people on the tracks. H e selected one 1)rnlieman who had been handling liuntlretls of suit cases and dozens of I):il~ies, inciclentally ansivering some thousand> of questions, who stood mopping his bro\v, as the train was almost ready to start. I I c held a letter, previously prepared, out to the man, asking that he mail it 011 the fast train at the junction with another linc.

"This last card Ile was certain \\1ould give him tlle necessasy data for liis story. It woulcl surely be tlle last straw for the I)ralwnxm i t the '~~ul~l ic- l~e- t lani l~ed ' attitude, since Ile was getting paid by the (~;overnment.

"Tlle 1)raIienian took tlie letter, oldig- ingly agrccing to mail it a t the point men- tioned.

"Then the young reporter went to the office and wrote a different but better story t l~ati he expected to gct."

A l ~ ~ o p o s of the foregoing, it may be approl)riate to mention a letter from a Inan \\,I10 says that, "I know tllat many \\.il l con~plain of tlle tliscourtesy of rail- \\-a)' employes to the public, but I desire to file a con~plaint in regard to the tliscourtesy of the public to railway employes," a s e~nphasizing the need of re- ciprocity in politeness in a way that many travelers would (lo well to poncler, for it is untlo~~l)tedly true that some of th- cluestirrns t11:lt railrnatl men ha\^ to an- :\vcr and some of the tle~nands niatlc up- 011 thcm are a l m ~ r t l antl exasperating to n tlegsec that even Job \\~oultl Iuve re- sented.

O f the letters received probably three- fourths complain of conditions that are presently ~inavoidal)le o r of regulations the reasonableness of which is not apparent to the casual traveler \vho fails to

-'..';i~~cc, t l~ is ~ic\vsp:~pcr s lory \\.;is wri l lcn ar - rangcmciits Iiaw IlCcn r ~ ~ a d c for he free usc of rnilroatl \\.i~-cs in ~llaliing tclcgrapliic rcsci-\.a- tions of Pullman accolnrnodatiot15 for con- tinr~ous jour~icys. When thus reserrcd, how- crcr, thcse reservations must be paid for.

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@ U . R li . "OVER THE TOP" T O TILEAT 'EM ROUGH.

A French whippet t a n k go ing ove r t h e top. 'rilis i s o n c of thc many t h a t took p a r t in Llic cap tu re of t h e S t . hlihicl Sal ient by t roops tinder commi.mtl o l Genr.t.al I ' t~~.shing, s r ~ i ~ p c d as i t p loughed i ts xay t h ro~cgh a Lrcrlch ant1 st:it'tv(l oct its n.ay Lo " t r ca t ' cm t~ough."

appreciate or understand the complexity of the railroad machine or the necc>sity of protecting the public against the ignorance, carc lew~ess , am1 d f i 4 n e s s of some and the dishonesty of others who feel that it is no sin to evade the payment of their fares or "get the hest of the railroad."

W h a t may be called the conventional coin plaint^ relate chiefly to n few sub jects which are dealt with. a s follows, in the order in wl~ich they seem uppcsmost in the public mind and have elicited the largcst number of letters.

They are : 1. The c I orcderi coirdition of the sfa-

tioizs crird cars trrrd the dela~r e~zco~tnferrri iiz p~wclzasi~rg tickets.--Under this head- i n g there may he consicleretl practically all the com1)laints which arise as a result of thc unprcccdcnlecl increase in the passenger traffic of late and the shortage in the ticket-selling forces that is the result of the draf t and the high wages which have attractctl many e~pei-icr~cerl railroad men into other positions nhe re they can, for the present at Icaqt, carn more than it is possihle for the railroatls to pay. Thc enormous increase in passcnger traffic with which the railsoatis are now con

tending is nut pcrhaps generally apprc- ciated. The complete comparative sta- tistics for June, 1917, arid Itme, 1918, are not yet availabIe, but a statement wl~ich includes the passenger traffic of 208,988 miles of railroads out of a totaI miIeage of nearly 300,000 miles shows that 3,621,- 088,633 passengers were carried 1 mile in June, 1918, as coinpared with 3,049,803.- 635 passengers carried 1 inile in June, 1917. T h e increase of 571,285,028 pas- scngers carried 1 mile is equal to 18.17 per cent, and if it be assumed that the avcrage journey of each passenger was 50 miles," w:liicli is probal)ly an approxinra- tion to the fact, we shall be justified in concluding that the railroatls reporting hat1 to carry 11,425,700 more persons in Tunc, 1915, than during the same month

<::\ccortling to the figures of the Interstate Comnici-ce Commission the average j o ~ ~ r n c y pcr passcngci- in 1916 was 34.73 milcs, mliicli Fqurcs. if applied to the rettrrns for 1915, would indicatc an incl-cnsc of over 21.000,000 in thc n u m l w of pcrsons t r a w l i n g dur ing thc month of June, 1918, a s comp:lrcd with June, 1917. Inasniuch, ho\wvcr, a s this year's figurcs inclutlc t h e movcmcnt of many troops ovcr long run5, L have prcfcrrcd to avoid an ovcr- cstiniatc 1)). assuming that the lcngth of t h c n\.cragc journey was 50 milcs.


in the previous ycar, and that there was an equal increase in the number of ticliets sold. As [he roatls reporting include ollly about tn-o-thirds, but the most im- porlant two-thirds, of the total mileage in the Unitetl States, it is not improbable that there was an aggregate increase of 15,000,000 in the number of persons traveling and the ~lumber of journeys made througl~out the United States in the month of June, 1918, as compared with June, 1917. This means an increase of 750,000 in the number of persons traveling each day. T h e average passenger car will seat 50 people, a d to carry 750.000 persons 15,000 cars filled to capacity would be required. They a re not to be hatl. They could not have been built even if they hatl been ordered. T h e labor and material necessary a re unob- tainable. According to the figures of the Interstate Commerce Conimission there were (exclutling parlor and sleeping cars) only 40,870 passenger cars of all sorts in the Uniletl States in the year 1916, antl the neccssity of crowding these cars in order to transport those who now desire to travcl will at once be apparent even to the statistical tyro.

1\11 average of ahout 1,100,000 troops a month is now being carried by the railroads on ortlcrs from the W a r aud Navy Ikpartments. i\ great many other soldiers and sailors are traveling on their o ~ v n accou11L ant1 at their own expense. 'I'he motl~ers, fathers, wives, sweethearts, and friends of these men have also been traveling to visit them at the camps at which they were stationed. The high wages that a re being paid in industry generally, and particularly in the shipyards and munition factories, tlic agricultural prosperity that is the result of $2 wheat and D c e i i t cotton have made niany of those who wcre not previously in thc habit of traveling feel able to "take a trip," and they have yielded to the im- pulse. Concurrently the force of ticket sellers has been tlepletetl by tlraft or resignation to accept other and better- paid positions, antl those who were left have had to deal with the unprecedented increases ill the passenger traffic that the figures given disclose.

Under the circu~nstances it is not sur- prising that sometimes long lines of people are to he found waiting at im-

portant ticket offices. It is not possible for untrained men to sell railroad tickets. 'This work requires a Imowletlge of routes, rates, time lables, and connections that can only be acquired by ex- pcriencc and an abilitv to make change promptly and accurately and to be self- controlled when tired or exasperated that can not be learned in a minute. In an effort to meet the public demand the United States Railroad Administration has opened schools in some of the larger cities for the education of women as ticket sellers, and not a few graduates have been passed from these schools in- to active service, but the number of women who have applied for this instruc- tion is not large, antl after making allow- ances for the drain that will be caused I q the pending tlraft it seems unlikely that the ticket-selling force can be ap- preciably increased in the near future.

Tliese conditions a re frankly stated that the public may have some idea of the situation antl refrain from unnecessary travel. 'The increase in passenger rates seems to have had no effect. Mr. hIcAdoo has appealed to the public to avoid pleasure traveling, but he seems to have been unliectled. I t is not possible for the United States Railroad Adminis- tration to put a quart in a pint bottle. I t can not carry the soldiers n h o must Ile transported comfortably and provide the public with the luxury antl accomrnoda- Lions to which they have been previously accustomed. The former is an imperative duty, and this is written that those who complain of the crowded cars and the delays at ticket offices may understand that some discomfort antl inconvenience a re unavoidable. Universal mileage hooks, good in the hands of bearer upon any ra~lroad under the control of the Ilirector General, have been devised and are now on sale. Those who use them will avoid the delay r~sr~al ly encountered in Llie purchase of tickets, hut the best method of relieving the situation is to avoid unnecessary travel and preach the gospel of "winning the war by staying a t home" among your friends by both prccept antl example.

2. T h e s ~ ~ r c l i n ~ g r of one-half C E H ~ a tiiilc l iOiL1 rnndr for t ~ n i ~ s p o r t a t i o ~ ~ in parlor o r s l crp i~ ig 1-nrs, z ~ ~ h i c h clzargr is in atlditio~i t o the rrgular Pzt l ln~an fare, is

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another thing that provokes many conl- plaints. The reasonableness of this charge will he appreciated in the light of the following coniparisons : \\'it11 one person in a bcrtli the average sleeping car will accommodate Imt 27 people, nhereas a modern coach Ins seats for approximately 60 peoplc. Upon the averaFe, a passenger in a sleeping car occupes 13% square feet of space, uhereas a passenger in a modern steel coach occupies but 7% square feet. The average deatl-weight per seat in a sleeping car is 3,250 pounds, whcreas tlie average tleacl-weight per seat in a n ~ o d - ern steel coach is but 1,400 pounds. Tllc passenger capacity of a sleeplng car is, therefore, less than half of the passenger capacity of the a \ crage coach and the engine load per pahsenger is more than double in the case of l'ullman cars that are completely filletl, and still further increased \\ lien tlicy are only l~al f filled. as was not infreque~ltly the case when a person with only one tran.portation ticltet was permitted the exclusive occu- pation of a section. In view of these figures the reasonableness of the increased charge now ~ n a ( l e for the luxury of a Pullman car a t once becomes apparent. I t is not necessary to elaborate upon it.

3. T h e m l c i~dr ir l~ rrlrilie.~ it irirpo.s.ribl~~ to r r serm Prrllrrrnrt ncco~lrrrlodnliorrs zL.illr-

out payiug for thelr~ nrld nuolher r d c , f o rme~ ly irt f o r c ~ , 'ithic-IL I I IUCIC it wces - sary that Pullirrnr~ lickcls / L O / rls~tl sl~ould B E S C I Z ~ 10 C'liic-ngo /or rc'douptior~ are tlie suhiects of mally complaining letters. These rules were deli1)crately atloptctl in an eBort to prevent thaw ~ l 1 o were only tlzirlkiiig allout a journey that thcy were not certain to make from pre- empting the l'ullman 5pace that was ur- gently requirctl by othel-s n 110 were coni- pellet1 to travel. \\'hen it was possible to rcserve a berth hy telegraph or telcpllone or buy a Pullman ticket and get your moncy I)ack at tlie last moment, it h e - tlue~ltlj happened that sleepers in whicli all thc berths were rescrved in tlie morning \\-oultl go out half filled in the even- ing 1)cca~ise the rcserved space had not been takcn u p or hat1 been rcleased so late that it could riot I K resoltl. S o w that it is necessary that 1)oth the railway ticket antl tlie I'ullman \pace must be paid for 1)cfore a I)erth can bc reserved, only Lhose \v11o are reasonably certain of traveling make reservations. and the l'ullman cars are better filled, to tlic advantage of both tlie p h l i c antl the rail\\ ays. T h e rule which made it necessary to send Pull- man tickets to Chicago for redemption has recenlly been rcscintletl and they will now be rctlermetl :it the office of sale providcd they are prcsentul long cnough before the tleparluse o f the trains to per-


NOW that competition is eliminated, there is every reason why the national time-table should be synchronized as f a r a s possi1)le. Efiorts are being made toward this end, but the arrangement of a railroad schetl~ile is a matter of infinite complexity and its rearrangement is eve11 more difficult. There are many com- munities in the United States where the whole scheme of living has become ad justed to the arrival and departure of certain trains. T o change their time would involve al~rlost a social revolution. Then again a single change in a schedule may compel hundreds of other change\ a t other points or on other roads, antl each innovation must be carefully studiecl. Some improvements have already been made, ancl ultimately, no doubt, a large portion of the time now wasted in waiting for connections can bc saved ; but in the effort to attain the ideal in this as in other I-espects great care must be uscd to avoid tlropping a mon- key wrench into the nlachinery that is already working fairly well.

This about con~pletes the list of what have come to bc called "conventional grievances" in the Eureau for Sugge\tions and Complaints. Of course, ~t does not include many other things that are complained 01, nor does it take account of the inn~uniesable suggestions that are made for the improvement of the service. Some of these suggebtions are practicable antl have been thatllifully adoptetl. Others, as, for instance, a bachelor's advice that a nursery car reserved for mothers ant1 children should be run upon every train, a r e impractica1)le.

Complaints of discourtesy on the ~ n r t of employes are less frequent than nlight Inve been expected and are ahout equal in numher to the letters of commendation received.

T h e consolidation of ticket offices, which was at first criticized, is now generally approved as the new offices are getting into working order and their con- venlence is appreciated.

The delays in settling claims for lost o r damaged freight and baggage a re the subjects of many letters \\ hich \\rill, 110

doubt, lead to a selosm in the traditional policy of many claim agents who had been in the habit of trying to save money for their roads by a procrastination which

often wore the claimants out. Mr. Mc- Acloo has ordered that just claims shall be promptly paid, and that unjust or dishonest demands shall be resisted and the claimants prosecuted where there is any evidence of criminality.

Concurrently with the increase in passenger tsavel there has naturally been an increased amount of baggage to handle, I ~ L I ~ tlle comparatively small number o f letters reporting "lost trunks" encourages the belief that the baggagc men have succeeded in meeting the strain to which they have been subjected. I t may not be amiss, howevcr, to express the hope that the i h e r i c a n public will soon realize that it is a war duty to travel with as little baggage a s possible when travel is necessary. I-Ia~idling heavy baggage is a duty that can only be performed by stsong and vigorous mcn, antl delay in the transportation a ~ l d delivery of heavy trunks is almost inevitable when the n i~mber of such men available is constantly being tlccreasetl by the draft.

Generally, and with few exceptions, the communications reveal a wide-spread desire to co-operate with Mr. Mcritloo and the United States Railroad Admin- istration in the eflort that is being made to improve railroad efficiency tor the winning of the ivar. T o this everything else mlist I)e suI)ordinatecI, ancl in com- parisun wit11 this everytiling clse is triv- I . (0i1r soldiers must I)e carried in comfort on what, for some of them, \ \ . i l l I)e their Inst journey in their own country. \Vl:hile they are risking their lives for our protection on the battle fields and in the trenclies of Europe, they n111st be kept liberally supplied with everything that they may require. O u r allies must be fed. ( h r wounded must be brought back ancl tenderly carried to the honles and hospitals that are ready to receive them. T h e Bureau for Sugges- tions antl Complaints was primarily or- ganized to promote the efficiency \vith which the railroads may serve the Na- tion in the doing of these things.

If it shall have exalted the convenience or comfort of the intlividual to the disservice of the c o ~ n t r y or a civiliza- tion that has become militant in the as- sertion of right and the protection of humanity, then it had better be discon- tinued.

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h. (1 ) CJ X. ii.

TXKISG 'J'IIE "I" OU'I' O F I<:\ISEC.

This photograph shows a direct hit made by I-lritish Are on German gun. This weapon was later captured by the Canadians in their advance.

The American Red Cross Christmas Roll Call LTHOUGH armistice terms

of such drastic conditions have been accepted by Ger- many and her allies, and the people of the world have

ccased fighting, there is much to be done before our heroic armies are permitted to return hon~e , and although they have fulfilled their ohligation, our obligation does not cease until every Ameri~crun citi- zen in our fighting forccs has heen safely I)rought home ant1 given employment.

Accordingly the plans for the money raising campaign of tlie American Red Cross, in what is to be known a s the Christmas Roll Call, is to go 011, a t the close of this year.

The Christmas Roll Call is for every An~er ican \vho wishes to see tlie Allies establish democracy firmly in t l ~ e seats vacated by the autocracy of Europe. Un- less the forces that have brought about the defeat o f Prussianism a re looked after in the future a s in the past, the fruits of victory may be scriously ham- peretl. Because o f its espcricnce and the facilities afforded it by this and other allied governments, the American Recl Cross is peculiarly qualified and equil)- ped to act with intelligence and pro~npt- ness.

President Wilson, who is President of the American Red Cross as \ \ d l as of the Nation, has said of the former: "I sumlnon you to the conlratleship."

Anlong the Retl Cross pe r son~~e l may be found the ~ ~ a ~ n e s of hundreds of me11 antl women whom money codtl not hire -men and women who have sacrificed their personal fortunes, their careers, and their flesh-and blood unll i~~ching- ly. And it is becatise of such men m t l women, antl because the American people have backed their Retl Cross so loyally and well, that its \vorlc s t a ~ ~ t l s before the world as a great monumcnt which will cndure through the ages-a monument upon which will be inscribed the names of the niillions of Americans \vho built it.

\Ye all know \\;hat \var is, with thc Retl Cross to lcsscn its horrors. T r y antl imagine what \ w r would be without i t!

Last year the American Retl Ci-oss called the Roll of the Xation, and when

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its Chribtmas campaign was over twe~i ty million 1iicrnl)ers \yere enrolled. B o r did that incluclc the eight million youthful citizens who constitutctl the Junior Red Cross. And \vhile the last response of the nation was magnificent, this year it shonltl be over\viiclmin~. Every month the war grows upon us, and every month our duty mounts with it. T h c twenty million signers of last year shoulcl swell into the forty of this.

T o gain a n itlea of \vll:lt this organization has donc for tlie 1,cnefit of s~ifferiiig humanity and the \vinni~ig of our cause, one has only to ask any soldier who has been a t the front. If that is not sufficient, ask :my man, woman o r child of France, Uelgi~um, Italy, Serbia or Rou- mania. I ts essentiality can no longer he disputed. It is onc of the great, moving forces for the triumph of our ideals.

The hand of help which the Anicricai~ Retl Cross extends across the seas is the hand of the average American man antl woman. S o mattcr wherc our soldiers may bc, \vliether they are enroute to the I~attlefieltl or crawling out of the mutl of the trenches, t l ~ a t Iia~itl is tlicre. I t both feeds antl clotlics tlicm. I t reaches into tlie hospitals wlicre thcy lie suffering, gives them mctlicincs and cools their fore- heads with thc touch of Itinship and love. I t is thc h a ~ d of thc mother, the father, t l ~ e sister, tvifc xncl s\veetlieart that the sufferer fcels. It 1)icks up thc niutilated and, as near as m m can do, malies them \vhole. I t restorcs tlle \valls of clestroyetl villages, lead.5 the Imnieless refugees to safety and shelter, lifts the orphan from the dust, and Ruries the deatl. And cvery mall, wolnan and cliiltl who helongs to it a i d works for it is a sinew of its hantl.

I n this Cliristnias Roll Call not unly arc the names of thc adults I~eing sou~ided. lrol-e than for aiiytlii~lg else this war is hcing wagctl for the younger generation and the generation which are to follow. And the youth of this country will re- spond with all their boruulless virility a ~ i d entliuuiasnl. \\:it11 tlieir fathers an(l brotlicrs i l l the tre~iches and tlieir nlothcrs a ~ d sisters ill the seco~ltl linc. tlle jwung p e q ~ l e of the Inn(l \ d l I~ack them up with all their po\ver. And the

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CIIRISTMAS ROLL CALL

more ~ O I I I I ~ workess [here a re wllo join the C1iristni;is Roll Call, tlie more certain it will I)ecomc that should their fathers or I)rotliel-s fintl themselves sick, wouncletl or in a G e r ~ n a ~ i prison camp, they will receive prompt ancl hell)ful attention.

As our forefatllcrs fought all enemies that this land might be a fit place in which their descendants niiglit live, so are the men 11ow a t the front fighting ant1 dying lhnt future generations may have thc frectlonl ant1 sccurily that we have enjoyed. ~ \ n t l that the .4mericnn people not o ~ ~ l y as I)ocly, 1111t as intlivitluals, will fail to I~ack tliem to t l ~ c last ounce of their might is ioco~iceival)lc.

Song of Lit t le Things

By J(wnm J ~ t d s u ~

This is tlie song of little things, .\ clean, \vhitc I~ctl in a quiet place, .\ cigareltc, and the saving grace ( ) i .,miles that illu~nine tlie nurse's face, l'hese are the joys the Ketl Cross brings.

This is the song of little things, . \n oltl mall I ) r o ~ ~ g h t to his home again, . \nd cliiltlren \vhn pla!., forgetling pain, .\ 11111- that shelters from mutl and rain, This is llic rest tlie Reil Cross 1)rings.

Red

Cross Xmas

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Call

DIRECTOR GENERAL McADOO RESIGNS

1)ircctor Gcncral o i Railroads, \\I. C;. 1 Ic - i\tloo. has rcsigncd a s licatl of tlic Uriitctl Slates liailroad Atlrninistrntio~i, a s \vcll a s Secretary o i tlic 'l'reasr~ry, accortling to nc\vs tlispatchcs emanating fl-om LVashlngton a s we go to prcss. 3Ir . McL\tloo rccjucsts that his rcsi,ynation become effcctivc Jan. 1, if a suc- cessor can lit choscn by that tirnc.

1 I r . hIcAtloo, in explaining his resignation, scys that tlic licavy strain of thc iiiipol-tan1 duties of the olticc of Dircctor General ant1 Secrct,ary of tlic Trcasur-y dur inq tlic war. 11:ts matlc 11 Iicccs\ary for l i i ~ i i to retire from public hie. I I e also points out t l ~ a t his salary of $12,000 pcr year a s Sccrc1:try of the Treasury is insunicicnt to mcct tlic iucl-cased cost of I i v i ~ ~ g , ant1 tliat lie tlwires to eiitcr private busiiicss in orclcr to 1-estorc his tlcpletcd fortune.

W h e n tlic railroads of thc United Statcs lverc placcd under govcrnmc~i t control and opcr-atio~i, a s a w a r mcasurc, or1 Jan. 1, last, 311.. l l c h t l ~ m \vns nppoi~ilctl Ily thc Prcsideut a?; I j i rcctor Gcncral of Railroads. Since that time h c 11:~s scrvetl a s Dircctor Gcncral aiitl a s Sccrcl:~r!; of the 'l'rcasury. wliich placed hiin in tlircct cliarge of thc transportation and lir~ancial problcms of the country.

I h r i n g his tcnrlrc of oflicc Mr. McAdoo has I)roi~ght : I ~ I I ~ n)nny c l~nngcs in thc control a ~ i d operation oE rail]-nada, all tciitling to thc unification of lllc transpnrtation systcm, with a vicw to moving, exl)cclitiously, tlic grcatcst Lonn,?c cvcr lieforc placctl upon thc railroads o i this country, o r any ollicr.

REEMPLOYMENT OF SOLDIERS I N RAILROAD SERVICE

In Gcncral Ordcr S o . 51. Ja tcd Sovcni1)cr 1, by the Dircctor Gcncral, provision is inatlc Tor thc rcinst;~lcmcnt, reeniploymciit antl rc- Lcntion of seniority rights of cmploycs who have c ~ ~ t c r c t l the servicc of tlie A r m y a n d S a v y . T h e provisions of tlic o rdcr a r c a s iollo\vs :

(1) In order that a s ~ i e a r l y a s practicnblc Lhcrc s l ~ a l l IK n uniform Lrcatrncnt of this ~i iat tcr , the following gctieral principles will go1:crii :

( a ) In tlic case of nil cnlplnyt: having cstablishetl sc~iiori ty rights, so fal- a s practic:iblc, and whcrc tlie cmployc is physically qualified, lie will I)c rcstotctl to s ~ i c h scniority rights.

(13) In Lhc r;tse uf cmploycs \vho do lint havc seniority r i g l ~ t s ~rntlcr cxist ing practices a consistent effo~-t will lie made to proviclc cm- ploynient f o r Ilicm when ~ n ~ ~ s t e r c d out of military servicc.

(2) Upon railrorrrls NTIESC the ;iss\lr:lllcrs givcn o n this strl~iect h a w hrcn more spcciiic than thc provisions of paragraph (1) liercof. snch assrrranccs shall IK obscrvcd.

REVISION OF CLASS RAIL RATES WITHIN STATE OF OKLAHOMA

T h c Railroad Administration issues the fol- lotying :

Director Gcncral hIci\doo, convinced of tlic nt:crssi[y of making somc revision i r ~ the class ralcs applica1)le n-ithin thc S ta lc of Oklahoma, has prornulgatcd a new scliedulc to become ei- icctivc o n 10 tlayi' rioticc. This schedrrlc \vas tlccitletl upon a f te r scvcral corifcrcnccs with ~.I i ; i i r~i ian I - l lunipl irry and Coniniissioncr Rus- sell, of the Oltlalio~na Corporation Commission, :11m Senator f)\\:en antl Conar-cssnien Ferris, T'liompson. C:~rLcr. Chandler, Morgan. KcClin- tic, hlcI<c~o\vn, antl l last ings, togctlicr with W. V. I lardic, Inanagcr of tlie Oklahoma 'l'rafic Association, antl is fully s:itisiactory to tlicm.

Oklnlioma's tror~l)lc lay in the fact that the anplication \ \ . i t l~ i~ i the S ta tc of t h e so-called Shrcveport scalc o i class ratcs cons t i~uted in it-clf a coiisiderahle advance over tlie cor- y>ra t ion colnniission's scalc previously in cf- trct. nntl \vith the additional 25 per cent increase prositlctl for in Gcncral Ordcr No. 28 1-csr11trtl in I-ntcs about 60 per ccnt higher than i o l - m r l y in cffcct, a ~ i d considerably in escess o f the interstalc rates from Kansas, Missouri, nntl Arliansas illto Oltlalioma. tllc lat tcr having bccn incrcasctl but 25 per cent.

T h e new s c l i c d ~ ~ l c rcprescnts approximately a n averaSc o f tlic ratcs iii a ~ iurnber of Soutli- \vcstcrn Statcs. I t docs riot fully equalize Oklahoma wit11 interstate conipctitors, but in the ol~inion of thc Ol i lahon~a rcprcsentatives, \\ill provide Llic nccdcd temporary relief f r o m :I contlitiori \vhich \isas affecting Oklahoma's industries to a material extcnt.

For tlic prcsc~it t l ~ c interstate rates f rom states to thc ~ i n r t h a ~ l t l cast into Oklahoma, \vliicli a r c lower than tl)e new Oklahoma schetlrdc. a r c to rcmain in effect; but further cori.;itleration is k i n g givcn by tlie Railroad :\tIininist~.ation to a m o r r con~prelicnsive re- \.iiion a ~ ~ d equalization of conflicting schedules in tlic South\vcst.

z3 CUT DOWN ON WIRE MESSAGES RAILROAD

D l RECTOR ORDERS

7'hc United Statcs Railroad ad mini strati or^ i , i r~cs tlic follo\\,iiig:

Octobcr 25, 1918. CIRCUI.AR NO. 61.

T o rclici-e the railroad telephone and tele- gi-aph facililies from unncccssary business the iollo\ving rules a r c issued :

1. U s e the tclcgraph antl telephone only ivhcn the mail will not answer the purpose.

2. Scntl by mail rncssages written late in thc day, on Saturllay afternoons, Sundays, o r holitlnys \vhicl~ can not iic actcd upon a t once ;uitl which will reach their destination by mail i i r ample time for action.

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3. Omi t superfluous w o r d s ; avoid unnecessary file numbcrs and references-be brief.

4. U s e telegraph code systems where it will effect a saving.

5. Limit the use of tclephonc fncilitics, boll1 railroad and c o n ~ n ~ e r c i a l , to railroad business and to the sllortest time practicable.

6. 'The telegraph section, division of opcra- tion, \\rill establish a n cfficlive syslcm of cen- soring with a view of rcducinz the nunl l~cr - " and lengtll of tclcgraphic co111111~1~1icatio1ls.

R'. G. hIc.\ooo, Di,.cclor Gciitrc~l of Ii'nili-oads

NEW PULLMAN TICKET PLAN POSTPONED

llecause of the shortzigc of Inbor due to the i11Auenza rpidcmic, the r:~iIroad ad~l~in is l ra t ion Inns found it nccc;sary to change f rom No- vember 1, 1918, to Ucccmbcr- 1, 1918, tllc cffec- tive da te for the plan adopted for coml)ining- sleeping and parlor-car ratc, and tilc adil i t io~l- a1 charge f o r the occupancy of space in sleeping o r parlor cars.

a ALL RAILROAD SUITS FILED AS AGAINST THE DIRECTOR GENERAL. NOT AGAINST

THE CORPORATIONS.

General Order No. 50, datcd October 28, by Dircctor Gencral hIcAdoo, p ro \~ idcs that all suits for loss and damage, personal claims. ctc., shall be lilcd a s against tlie Direclor Gcn- cral, and ]lot against the Corporations.

I t is pointed o u t that in-as-much a s the Cor- porations a r e not responsible for such claims, since the Governmcnt took over the respoil- sibility of operating the railroad.i, they a r e not lo bc held responsible in the court. 'l'he 01-der rcatls in part as iollo\vs:

I t is therefore orclcrctl, lhat action5 at law, suils in cquily, and procectlings in admiralty hercnftcr I ~ s o ~ ~ g h t in all?; courl I)xxd on contract, b i n d i ~ ~ g upon the Uireclor G c n c ~ a l o i Railroad., claim for death or i n j u ~ - ~ lo l)erson, o r for loss and tlamagc to property, ar is ing since Dcccmber 21. 1017, and gl-owlny out ot the posscssion, use, control, o r opcratiou of zuny railroad o r systcun of tran.iporl:ition I,?; the Director Gencral of ICai11-oads, \ \hich a c t i o ~ ~ , suit, o r proceeding but io r Fcdcr:~l co~i t ro l might have been brought against t l ~ c cart-irr colnpauy, shall be brought against \\.illiam (;. .llci\doo, Director General of R:lilronds, allti not o thcnvisc ; pso\~ided, however, t h a ~ this orcler slnall not apply to actions, suits, o r pro- cccdings for the reco\:ery of f ~ ~ c s , penr~llic:, and forfciturcs.

Subject to tile p ro \ i i ions of Gcncl-a1 Ordcrs numlxrcd 18, IS-A. m t l 26, 1nc1-c~olorc issucti by the Director Gcncrnl of Rnilroat12, scr\.icc of process in any such action, suit, o r proceeding ma?; be mark upon opcrating oiiicials operating for the Director Gcncs;~l o i lcail- roads, the raill-O:ld, 01- olhcr carsicr in rcspccl o f \vhich tlie cnukc o f action ar-iscs in the same way as service was I ~ e r c ~ o f o r e made I I ~ O I I like operating oficials for such railroad o r other carr ier company.

T h e pleadings in ;.(I1 s11c11 actions a t law, suits in equity, o r proceedings in admiralty, now pending against 311y carrier cornpany for a c a m e of :~ct ion a r i ~ i l l g since L)cccn~l)cr 31, 1917, based upon a cause of actiou u i s i n g from or o t ~ t of (Ilc c1pc.1-ation of any railrorid o r othcr earl-icr, rnxy O I I a l ~ p l i c a t i o ~ ~ l)c a ~ ~ ~ c ~ ~ t l c d by s u b s t i t u t i ~ y t l ~ c l l i rcclos Gcnrral o i Railroads for the c2sric.r cc!lnpany as parly clcfcntlnnt and d i s n ~ i s s i i ~ g t l ~ c company Lhercfrom.

'l'he u ~ ~ t l e r s i y ~ l c d Uircctor Gc~lera l of Rail- roads is ncling lncrcin 11y ar~tlnority of the I'rcsiclcnt i o r aatl 011 hcl~alf of the United Stntcs of Amcrica, tllcrciorc 110 supcrsc t le~~s I~ontl o r olhcr sccurily shall be required of thp Director General o i l<:iilroatls in any court for t l ~ c taking- of o r in connection wirh an appeal, \\.rit of crsor , s u p c r ~ c t l e a ~ , o r o i l ~ c r process in h \v , equity, o r ill :itlnliralty, ;IS a c o n t l i l i o ~ ~ prcccdcnt to the prosvcuti i~l~ of ally such a11- peal, writ of error , super.;eticx, o r othcr process: o r otI icr \vi~e i l l rcrpcct c ~ t any such causc of action o r proccctlins-,..

\V. G. McAnoo. Dir r i . /n~. G'ci~c.i.ciI of Iinilronds.

DIRECT ROUTING OF FREIGHT PLANNED UNDER NEW ORDER

'l'hc L)i\,ision of 'l'rafhc, U. S. Railroad Ad- ~ n i ~ ~ i s t r a i i o ~ ~ , Inns i s s~ icd t l ~ c tollo\ving instructions to f rc ig l~ t trarfic c o n ~ ~ n i t t c e s :

"i\s an aid in the c f io~- t s of the Rnilroatl Atl- ~ n i n i s t r ; i l i o ~ ~ to sccurc t l ~ c maximum ill trans- p ~ r t a t i t j r ~ eIiici(,i~c.y ~i tl,c carr iers under Fed- rrnl conlrol, iL \voultl s c i m nccessary to, at the V C I ~ c : ~ r l i c s ~ po-;iil)lc (late, estal~lish wiint might lie tcrmrtl ' u ~ l i \ crinl ' transit, i. c.. out- I~ountl shi l)n~cn[s fl-om a tl-anqit point to l ~ c al- lo\vctl to 1noi.e via :my road rcznrdl(,ss of ~Ine olic 1 lau l i11~ t l ~ c ii~bountl o r raw product to the tran,it point. pro\.itli~lg tli:~t s11c11 arrange- mc,nls I K c o n h ~ ~ e t l to tlircct routpi, ;wd l h ~ t ~ ~ o t l i i i ~ g undcr- 511clr extension shall ci-cate circr~itci~rs or trntlrrly o~ii-of-I-o11te t rampor ta - 1io11.

CORRECTIOS 01' T.IR1I'I'S


SYSTEM U S D E R PRIVATE CONrrI<OL

Undcr private opcra t io~i of tlie railroads tlic gr:t~iting of transit privilcgcs was based 011

co~iimercial necessities cxisling at ce r ta i~ i poi~ils , but carried a rcslriclion which forced lhc outhourid product to riiove via lhc same railroad that handled the raw protlucl inlo the tl-:~risit point. Untlcr conditions that exist to- clay, n . l~cre tlicre is r~nificd co~i t ro l a ~ i d opera- lion resulting- in a s i~ ig lc syste~ii of railroads ful- all praclical ptlrposcs, tlic rcstriclions tli:rl opcralctl untlcr privatc control could not Ijc co~it inuetl without 3 ~na lc r ia l loss i l l lranspor- talion, such as switching a t transit poinl.;, loss in car days, and the usc o i circuitous routes in order to iorcc the oul1)ounil product to the railroad or. syslcm lliat Iiancllcd the inhountl product.

' Ihc s ~ ~ g ~ c s t i o n is made that intlividuals, firms, a ~ i d organizations ~vhicli al-c nolv cn- joying, o r a r e iritcrcstctl in, the gcneral trali- .sit question, liccp in clohe touch antl co-opcratc with the various district irciglit comrnitlccs ~vliicli 11ic Director Gcneral has cstablishetl ~ l i r c i ~ ~ g h o n t the country, to the cntl that nclv co~idit ions 1,rouglit a l ~ o u t 1,y lI1c I I S C of r111i- v c ~ . s ; ~ l transit can 11c put inlo effcclivc opera- lion a s cal-I\- as possihlc antl willloul II-ic- lion.

C=S ORDER NO. 42. WITH REFERENCE TO EM-

PLOYEES I N POLITICS, AMENDED

I n Gc~icra l Ordcr KO. 46 by the Director (;cncral, arncntlrncnts a rc niatic in Gcncral Ortlcr No. 42, ~vliich had to do with the ~rarticipation in politics I)y oilicers and criiployc; of railroads u ~ i d e r icclcral control. Gcncral Orrler S o . 45 reads :

'L'his order is issued in liru of and as a .;ul>ititutc for ( ;c~ ic ra l Order S o . 42 and S u p - plc~iicnt KO. 1 t l~crc to .

' f h c iisuarice of Gc~lcra l O r d c r No. 4'2 ~ v a s for the purpo5c o i cslcritling lo oliiccrs, at- tol-~icys. and ernploycs in tlic railroad scrvicc of lhc Unilctl Statcs su1,stantially the same rc- gu la l io~is a s to polilicxl ac t i~ . i ty ~vliicli Iiavc I,cc~i applied ior Ili:lny ycari through civil s c ~ \.ice Iri~vs :111d e s c c ~ ~ t i ~ . ~ :11itl (lcpart11ic111al ortlcrs and rcgulalion.; to ollicr employes of the United Statcs. 'l'1ic.e l a ~ v s , ordcrs, and r c g u l n t i o ~ ~ s conform to ;I ~ v i < c policy which llas long Iiatl the s ~ ~ p p o r t o i l l ~ c pcoplc o i lllc I:~iilcd Statcs reg-q-artllt.sj of political parties. Since the C;ovci .~i~i~cnt Iias t:llicn conlrol o i tlic ~railrciads ant1 their ior~ncl- 01-ficcrs. attor- ~ i c y s . ;111tl cm1)liiycs Ii:11.c I~econie pul)lic sel-- 1;1111.5, il is necessary tllat tile same policy ;lC

to ~uilitic:~l ac t iv i~y 11c cxtcndcd to them a s to r>tlic~- c m l ) l t ~ ~ . c s o i the 1711itcd Stales, A s cniploycs o i tlic ( ;o~-crnmcnt , they can not I,c propcrl!. cxcniptctl l rnm the policy applied lu otllcr ( ; r ivcrnti ie~~t cniploycs.

It ha. tlcvelolrctl, l ~ o ~ v c v c r , since Gcnel-a1 Order S o . 4-3 ~v:ls issued tlial thcrc a r c many comniunitics in tlic United Statcs which a rc c o m ~ ~ t ~ s c c l largely, a ~ i t l in sor~ic respects alniost n.holly, o i mill-oad employer: ant1 their lamilics. aild that thc propcr c i~ . i l atl~iiinistration oT such conimunitics makcs it necessary that railroad ernploycs slioultl hold municipal oficcs. I t is clear that in snch cases esccptions should

IIC ~i iadc. Sucli esccplions havc I)ccn rnatlc 11y the G o v e r ~ i ~ i i e r i ~ in otlicr cases (such a s navy yards in certain localities) wlicrc tlic popula- ti011 concislctl n~liolly o r i l l large part of Go\.- c r n ~ i i c ~ i t cniployes a ~ i d n~licrc it was Iicccssary for pl-ol)cr adni i~ i i s l ra l io~i of c i~ . i l affairs such ( ; ~ ~ c r n ~ i i c ~ i t C I I I ~ I O ~ C S sIio111d lioltl local political ofliccs.

Tt has, tliercforc. hccn dc tc r~nincd to pcr- xiil mill-oat1 cniplti! c5 to lioltl niunicipal ofliccs ill llic coiii~nunilics in ~ v h i c h tlicy livc, pro- ~.itlctl llicy do not ncglcct tlicir railroad duties a.; a result tlicrcof, a~icl also to limit sec- lion ( 2 ) t? a p ro l i ih i l io~~ a ~ a i n s t railroad cm- ~rlol.cs a c t ~ ~ i g a s cliairnicn of political con- ventions o r using their position5 in the railroad ,,cr~,ice of the Uniletl Stalcs to l~rir ig : ~ l ) o ~ ~ t tlicir sclccLion a s tlclegatcs to political c o ~ . ~ v e ~ ~ l i o ~ i s in ortl<,r to Iial-rnoniyc said sec- l i o ~ i ( 2 ) with e s i s t i ~ ~ g ci~.il-scr\.ice rulcs a~ i t l ~ l c p a ~ - t r i ~ e n l : ~ I rc ,y~~l :~ l io~is .

LIST OF L1.\IITXTIOSS

I t is tliel-rforc ortlcrcd tlial no officcr, a l - t o ~ - n c ~ . . o r cmployc i I~ :~ l l -

1. l l t i l t l a poiilion a5 a mc~ii l)cr n r officer of :In!. political com~ii i t lcc or organization that .tilieits f u ~ ~ t l s for politic:ll purposes.

2, Act :IS :I chairman o l :I political convcli- t i i , ~ i o r I I ~ C his poqition in [lie rai lrr~ad service ili llic Unilcd Statcs lo I~ririg ahout liis sclec- lion a i a tlclcgnlc lo polilical con~,cntions.

3. Solicit o r rcccivc funds for ally politi- c:~] put-poses or c o n t r i l ~ ~ ~ l c lo an!. political f u n d collc~ctctl hy an oficial o r cmployc of any rail- rriatl o r ally oSfici:il o r c~iiployc of tlic Uniletl Slates o r any Stale.

4. .'\ssntiic lhc conducl o l ally political c:r~iipaign.

5. .\tlcmpt lo coerce o r intiniidatc a n o t l ~ e r oficvr o r cmplo!-c in the cscl-cisc of hi5 right of s~ i l l ragc . Violation of this \\ill rcs111t in i~ i i~nc t l ia lc d i s~ni \ sa l from the scrvicc. 6. Neglect his railroatl clulies to cng:igc in

~ ~ ~ l i t i c s o r r ~ s c liis pmition in the railroad scl-- \-ice of tlie Irni tcd Sl:iLci lo intcrfcrc \villi a11 clcclinn. i l n cmployc 11:~s tlie ri,yIit to r o l e a.: lie p l c : ~ ~ . ; :iritl to cscrci-c liis civil rixhts free f rom inlcrfcrericc 01- tlict:~tion hy ally ic l lo~v cniployc o r I)y any supvrior o r hy ;~ri!; otlicr Ircrson. R:lilro:i(l c rn l~ l~ ,ycs may 11ccomc c a m ditlalcs for and acccpl cleclion to rl1rlnicil)al tiiiiccs ~ v l ~ c r c s ~ i c h : ~ c r i o ~ i \ \ i l l not involve ncg- lccl I I : ~ tllcir pal-[ o i l l ~ c i r ~railroatl tlutieq. I n ~ t c ; ~ ~ i i I i ~ l a c ~ ~ f i ~ r :I ~ i ~ i ~ i i i ~ i : ~ t i o ~ i o r ior eleelion ti) o t l ~ e r political oficc or tlie liiiltling of s ~ ~ c l i i,fli(-c i i not pcr~nissi l~lc. ' l ' l~c positions o i 11itt;~ric.s puljlic, memi-~crs o i tlr-ail Iroartl.;. ~rlliccr.; of ~ruhlic 1il1r:irie;. ~nc~ii l)cr . ; of x-liool o r park l~o:trtl.;. a ~ i d oflicers of religious and clccnioiynar!. in.;titrilion> a r c 1101 construed :I< pi)litical oSiict.s

7. In all c a x s ~vl ic rc railro:~cl oficcrs, at- to r~ lcys . aiid cmployc.; wcrc clcctctl to political ofiices prior to tlir i s ; r ~ a ~ ~ c e of gericral order So. 43, Aug115t 31, 1918. they \\.ill he pcr- 1111ttvil to c i ~ ~ i i p l c ~ c llicir t c r~ i i s of oficc, so l o ~ ~ g :1s it t l i ~ s 1101 interfere ~ v i t h thc per- ior1?1:111ce of their I-nilroad tlutics. After thc complc~ion oi said tcrnlu of oflicc they ~vi l l be governed by the pro\-isions of this order.

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8. I n al l cases where railroad oficers, at- torneys, and crnployes were nominatctl for political ofliccs and l ~ a d become candidates therefor prior to the issuance of gcncral ortlcr KO. 42, August 31, 1915, they \\-ill bc permitted lo hold antl co~nplc tc the tcrms of oflicc to \vl~ich tllcy m a y . l ~ c clcc~etl a t t l ~ c gen- era1 election to be held In So\ .en~bcr . 1918, to the c s t c n t that tlic holding of s ~ ~ c l i oliiccs shall nut interfere \villi thc pcrforniancc of tlirir railroad tlntics. Af te r the completion of .srrcll tcrms of ofice they shall bc governcd by the provisions of this order.

LOYALTY TO THE G O V E R S X D S T

Kailrontl nlcn I ~ n v c pivcn ample pl-onf of tllcir loyalty to t l ~ c i r Gnvcrnnic,nt. I nrrl confident that they \\.ill gladly and patrioticnlly accept no\v those rcnsonahlc go \~ernn~cnt :~ l regulations coi~cerning political activity ~ \ ~ h i c h their \veli:lre antl America's causc d c l n a ~ ~ t l . . . I liry a r c tlic same regulations in ~ h c i r gcn- era1 scopc ant1 application ;K all other Gov- ernment cniploycs have lived under for many w a r s without tlic loss o i any csscntial r izhts rind wit11 atltlcd dignity to their citizenship.

\V. G. J k h ~ o o , L)ii.rclor (;circ7icl! of lic~i!iorrtls.

RECENT APPOINTMENTS IN RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Tllc CcntraI .itlvisnry P ~ ~ r c l i a s i n g C o ~ n n ~ i t - tcc of tlic Division of Finance and Purcli;~scz. United Statrz Railroi~tl ;\\tl~ninistr;~tio~i, ha.; i.-suet1 tlic follo\viuy circulars :

CIRCCLAR XO. 3.

:\nnounccmcnt is niatlc of t l ~ c appointment of tllc follo\\.ing district mailagcrs of the pro- curclnent section :

J. G, Stuart , Chicago distr ict ; hcatlquartcrs, Cl~icago, Ill.

\Lr. :\. llopliins, St . 1.011is tlistrict; hcatlquarters, S t . Louis, 110.

Oscar V. L)anicls, PittsI)r~rgli distr ict ; hcatlquarters , I'ittshurgli, I'a.

\\'. 1;. J o ~ l c s , C : I S ~ ~ S I I district ; \\:?st . \ l l l : l l l ~ - , x, Y.

11. n.

: \nnor~nre~nent is made of the e s t a l ) l i J ~ m c ~ ~ t uf thc fore51 product s c c t i o ~ ~ of this coni- 111i1tcc. 'l'liis scction is attentling to thc com- ~llittcc's crcis.;lic. I ~ ~ m l ) c r , n r d Itintircd forcst I I ~ O C I U C ~ S I)~isinc-i. : L I I ~ I c o r r t . s p ~ ~ d c n c c r c l a - ing t l~crc to s110111(1 he a d ~ I r ~ s s c ( I to SIT. kt. E. o r ~ r Suut l~c ,~-n I:ail\vay I:uildi~ig, \\ras11- ingtol~, L). C:., \\ .l~(i is i n charge of this scction.

11. B. SIYSCER,


REGULATIONS FOR THE CARE OF RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK

7'1ic United States Railroad Administration, division of operation, issues tlie following:

MECHANICAL DISP;\RTSIEST CIRCULAR KO. 5 . 1SSrECTION O F ASI IT . \SS A S D SI'.\RK ARRESTERS.

'1'0 Railroads : 'I'hc iollo\ving rulcs will govern in tlie care

ancl inspcclion of aslipans and sparlc-arrcst~ng appliances in locomotives uscd on railroads untler Federal control :

1. A carcful and tllorough inspcclion of cvery part of tlic spark-arrcsting appliances in front cnd o i loconlotivcs n ~ u s t be made every timc the front end door is opened fo r \vhatcver parposc; but at intervals o i not more than seven days, and at the sanic timc, the ashpans, hoppers, slides, or othcr appara~us for dumping cinders and dampcrs must also I K inspcctctl. Observe if the slide or lioppcr op- crcctcs properly and closcs tight. When conditions such as extreme dror~ght o r the statc of adjoining property or crops require it, this irlspcct~on must bc made at least oncc every 24 I i o ~ ~ r s .

2. A rccord o t condition on arrival must Ilc made undcr thc propcr heading or1 an approved form, imniediatcly fo l lo \v in~ each in- speclion, \\lit11 the datc maclc, togelher with a con~plctc statement of any rcpairs o r rcnewals rcquiretl. The abovc record to 11e matlc and signed by the pcrson who made the inspection.

3. Netlings and spark arrcstcrs must be p111 in perfectly tight and scrviccablc condition before the locornotivc is put into service. Rcnc\v netting and plates in front cntl whcn worn th i l~ or defective, inslead of patcliing them. ~Yshpans and hoppers must be tight, and dani- pcrs, slides, or apparatus for dumping cinders n g s t be in good working order, closing tight.

4. Record of repairs and rcnc\vals made must be entered under thc proper heading on an approved form u-hcn repairs have been ~nxdc, with 111c date; the entry to IJC n ~ a d c antl signed hy thc pcrson doing the \vork.

5. These are thc minimum rcquircments, ancl local conditions o r rrgnlations requiring additional prccaulions are not alYcctcd hcrcly.

I;R.\xK MCXIANAXY, "lssis!crrit Dircctoi'.

Annroved :

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 4.

C.\I<E 01: J O I RSAI. U O X t S .

7'0 Railroads : 1. I t is dcsircd that all freight-car journal

boscs be repacked with properly prepared packing a t Icast once every 12 months, at whicll time all packing will be removed iron1 tlic boses x i d the Imscs clca~ietl; dust guards to be rcnc\vcd when \vliccls arc changed.

2. l'hc datc and place \vIicrc the work is done must bc stenciled on tlic car body in

1-inch figures and letters. using the same station initial that is uscd for air-brake stencil.

3. This work to be done as far as possible \\ hcn cars are on repair track undergoing heavy repairs. \\:lien on repair track for heavy repairs, cars which li:l\-c not had Ijoscs repacked within 9 months \rill have all boses repacked antl the rccord slencilctl on Lhc car as abovc.

4. I l i s docs not conte~nplate any change in Lllc intcrnictliate packing o i boxes when it is ncccssary to do so. KO change should be rnntlc i l l thc stenciling unless all boxes are rcpcliccl.

FRASK XIC~I. . \NANY, Assistu~rt Director..

Approved : C. I t . GRAY,

Uirec!or, Uk i s ior~ of Operatioit.

APPLICATION OF WAGE INCREASES TO PIECEWORKERS

' h e United Statcs Railroad Administration issues tlie follo\ving: ISTI(R1'Rl<TATIOS XO. 3 TO GCNER.\L ORDER KO. 27,

A S D TO SUPPLEMEXT 30. 4, ADDENDA XOS. 1 AXD 2, 1STERPRE.L'ATIO.U SO. 1 AND AMEND- XIEhT S O . 1 TlIERE1'0.

. \ I L T l I O D O F APPLYISG ISCREASES TO PIECE- WORI<I<Rb.

ARTICLE I. ( a ) 'l'he increases provided for in Gen-

cral Ordcr No. 27, apply to each hour workcd and no1 to picccworli priccs per item or operation.

( b ) ,Overtime hours, prior to August 1, 1918, will be paid for a t thc rate in effect as of December 31, 1917, antl up to and inclutling July 31, 1918; from August 1, 1918, at thc ralc of onc a i ~ d one-half times the averagc straight time hourly piccework carnings tor the current pay period, pro\~idctl that tlie straight time piccework earnings plus onc-hall adtlilional, equals the guaranteed minimum at the hourly rate of one and one-half time.

( c ) Any increase in nragcs duc to increased rates of conlpensation granlcd iwtwcen Jail- uarv 1, 1916, and Dcccmhcr 31. 1917, shall bc dctluctcd from the amount of incrcase PI-o- vitled for in Gencral Ordcr No. 27, but in no casc shall s~lcli deduction operate to rcducc carninrs bascd on ratcs in cffcct a s of Deccm- her 31, 1917.

( d ) I n the al)scnce of established standard hourly rates for any one o r more of the scven classifications dcsignatctl in Supplement No. 4, the going rate in cach craft in accordance with the classification existing prior to the ap- plicatio~l of Supplcmcnt Xo. 4 for n~cclunics or hclpers at each ~ o i u t o n each of the several railroads, shall i)c uscd as tlie base ratc to wl~ich will I I C added the increases provided tor in Section C, Article 11, General 01-dcr No. 27.

( c ) Fkaniple 1.-Assume that in '17ard H, 75 ~vootl frcight car builders o r rcpaircrs arc employed, the base hourly ratcs in December, 19 15, were :

U N I T E D STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION N E W S FROkI,WASHINCTON 2.5

15 at 32 ccnts per liour. 31 at 33 cents per hour. 17 :it 34% ccnts per hour. 12 at 36 cc~i ts per hour. 'I 'l~irty-thrce (33) ccnts thus 1)ccomcs the

going rate for thc basis of computing the hourly incrcase for all wood freight car buildcrs o r repaircrs in Yard I3. Gencral Ordcr Xo. 27, Article 11. Section C, using thc going rate of 33 ccnls, cstal~lislies a ratc of 46.75 or 13.75 ccnts incrcasc over thc Deccml,er, 1915, h o ~ ~ r l y ratc. Rct\reen January 1, 1916, and Dcccn~bcr 31, 1917, incrcases amounting to 9 cents per hour had been put into cffcct. f h e net incrcase established by Gcncral Order KO. 27 is therefore 4.75 cents per hour to hourly workers, and rcpresents the total increase per hour to picccworkcrs of thc same class in Yard B. T h e same rncthotl of pro- cctlurc will apply to each of the respcctivc groups of cniployrs, such as upholsterers, coach carpcntcrs, cabi~ietniakers, passenger or freight stccl car body buildcrs or repaircrs, truck builders o r repairers, coach paintcrs, locomotive paintcrs, locomolivc carpenters, molders, corcmakcrs, elcctricians, signal men and signal maintaincrs, t imers , pipc litters, coppcrsrniths, sllcet mclnl \vc~rkcrs, and a11 men c1assifiel:l and r~sctl as hclprrs.

( f ) Where piccc\\ork ratcs o r piecc~vorkcrs rcccircd no increase I,ct\vcen January 1, 1916, and Dccembcr 31, 1917, it is cvidcnt that thc average earning rate was sr~fficiently in csccss of the hourly ratc to cover any incrcascs that may have been granted hourly workers. In dcterminin,y the increase to such piecc\vorlters, they shall I-eccivc tlic same increase per hour ns accrues to the horrrly workcr 11iide1- Gencral Ordcr No. 27, illus- ~r:itcd hcrein by csaniplc 1, paragrap11 ( e ) .

( g ) The applica~ion of incrcascs 10 machinists, boilcrnialicrs. and I~lacl~snii t l~s, n ~ h o arc on tlic piccctvol-li l~aiiq, shall be as above orltlinccl (scc cxaniplc 2 ) , cscept wherc tllc cstablishnicnt of tlic m i ~ ~ i m u n i rate of 55 ccnts per ilor~r is lcss than thc i ~ ~ c r c a s e providcd for in Section C, Articlc 11, General Order No. 27, in w11icl1 case the greater increase will apply. (See example 3.)

(11) Example 2.-In Dece~nbcr, 1915, machinists in Shop C were paid a going rate of 35 cents pcr hour. Scction C, Article 11, Gen- cral Order KO. 27, estahli.;hcs a rate of 49.50 cents pcr liour. This \vor~ltl automatically go to Lhc minimum ratc of 55 ccnts pcr ho~ l r , or 20 ccnts incrcasc o\.cr ~ l i c Dccembcr, 1915. hourly ratc. Retwccn January 1, 1916, and Dcce~nbcr 31, 1917, increases amounting to 9 cents pcr horrr had bee11 put into effect. The nct incrcasc cstahlishcd by Gcneral Ortier Xo. 27 is ~h r re fo re 11 cents per liorrr to hourly n.orltcl.s ant1 rcpresents thc tolal incrcasc per h o w to the machinists on piecework in Shop C.

(i) Example 3.-In Deccmher. 1913, machinists in Shop D \\-ere paid a going rate of 42 cents per hour. 'l'hc ncm ratc providcd for in Scction C. ,\rticlc TI of General Ortlcr No. 27, is 58.25 cents pcr h o ~ ~ r , making an increase of 16.25 cents per hour over the December,

191.5. hourly ratc. 1:etwccn January 1, 1916. ; ~ n d Dcccmber 31, 1917, incrcnscs amounting to 9 ccri[s per ho r~ r l~ntl been put into effect. T h e nct i~icrearcs es~;ll)lisl~ctl hy Gcneral Order No. 27 is t l~crciorc 7.2.5 c c ~ ~ t s pcr 11o~1r to hourly \vorlccrs, ant1 rcpl-cscnts the total increase pcr hour to tlic macl~inists on piccen.ork in Shop D.

( j ) Jf tlic incrcascs lor picce\\.orkcrs undcr Gcncral Order KO. 27 acidetl to thcir avcraye 11ourly straigl~t tirnc piccework c:rrnings, hy pay period, do not equal the n~ini rn~un hourly rates cstahlishcd for l ~ o r ~ r l y norltcrs of t l ~ c same class, tlic I):tcIi pry due such piece workers, by pay periods, January 1, 1918, to July 31, 1918. inclusirc, will be computed on the basis of the minimum hourly rates applicable to the rcspcctirc classes, as per Supplcmcnt No. 4.

(1;) E>amplc 4.-Picccworker E, guar- ar~tccd a >S-cc~~ t ~ n i i l i ~ n u n ~ hourly rate by Sup- plcrnent 4, \vorkctl 208 straight-ti111c hours in March, 1918; liis avcragc picce\vorlt earnings for this pay period \vcrc 55 ccnts pcr hour, including the incrcasc nntlcr Ge~ieral Ordcr S o . 27. Picccworlicr 1; therefore receives the niinimrlni rale of 58 ccnts pcr hour for [lie h1a1-ch pay period.

(1) Esamplc 5.-Picce\rorkcr I?, guaranteed a 38-cent 111inimr11n lipurly ratc by Sup- plement 4. \vorIied 208 s t r a ~ ~ h t - t i m e hours in JIarch, 1918 ; his average p icce\~ork earnings for this pay pcriod cquals 60 cents per hour, including the incrcasc under General Order KO. 27. Picccn.orlicr F, having exceeded the minimum ratc of 58 ccnts per hour for the SInrc!~ pay pcriotl, rcccivcs 1)ack pay at the 60-cent ratc.

( ~ n ) E ra~ i ip l c 6.-I'iccc\vorlicr G. guaranteed a .SS-ccn~ minimr~m hourly rate by Sup- plenicnt 4. \vorIicd a Lola1 of 268 hours in ~\ r lg~is t . 1918, dividc(1 a s iollo\\ls: 1;iily straiglit tinlc Iioul-s on I~o r~ r ly work at 58-ccnt rate. 158 stl-;rigl~t-timc 11or1i-s o n picce\vork, avcranc c;~rniiijis pcr hour 6.5 cents, 20 liours ovcrtimc 011 lior~rly ivork at the rrttc of one and onc- half time. o r 5 s plus 29, equaling 87 ccnts pcr hor~r , and 40 hours orcrt imc on picccwork, o r 6.5 p111s 32.30. cqr~aling 97.50 cents per hour ( a s per Art. 11, Sec. A ) . The total earnings for tlic Ar~gust pay period arc as follows: 50 hours at 58 ccnts per hour. .. . ..$ 29.00

158 hours a t 65 ccnts pcr hour . . . . .. 102.70 20 hours a t 87 ccnts pcr hour . . . . . . 17.40 40 liours :I[ 97% ccnts per hour ... .. . 39.00

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$188.10

ARTICLE 11. - ( a ) Tlic incrcascs providctl for in Supplr-

iiicut KO. 4 to Gcncrnl Orclcr S o 27 apply ouly to hourly. daily, nscclily, o r monthly rate\. n-it11 the proviso that in IIO caw shall a p~ccc worlicr be cornpcnsatcd for service rendered from January 1, 1918, to July 31, 1918. or tlicreaftcr, a t a lcss ratc per h o r ~ r for each straight-time hour worked, than the minimum rate established for the hourly worker as per

thc rcspcctivc classifications. Effcctivc ALI- gust 1, 1918, the onc and one-half timc rate for ovcrtirne applies to piece \vorl;crs as well a s to hourly rated cmploj-es.

(I)) Incre:~scs urovidcd for i l l Gcncral Ordcr KO. 27 for I~ourly, daily, wecltly, and nionthly paid C I I ~ P I O ~ C S \ v ~ r e canccled with the issuance o i Supp lcmc~~t No. 4: a i ~ d in no man- lier rcfcr to or affect ~ h c increases providcd Tor in Srlpplcmcnt S o . 4 to Gcncral Ordcr .. -- .\o. L / .

( c ) 1'Iic l iol~rs of scrvice ant1 ovcrtimc provisions of Supplcmcnt 4, Articlc IV, scc- lion 2, do not apply to supervisory forces on montl~ly salary rcfcrred Lo in Supplemcnt 4, Article 111, scction 5 .

((1) lIontlily super\-isory forccs spccified in S~~pp lcmen t 4, Articlc 111, section 5, as- signrd to inspect new cquipmcnt under con- stri~ction 1)). contract, shall reccivc the salary increase of forty ($40) dollars per month.

( e ) Excepting salaried supervisory forces and coach clcancrs cmploycs coming within t l ~ c classifications spccificd in Supplement No. 4 to General Order S o . 27, shall bc paid for overtimc as 111-o\.itlctl ill scction 2, Article IV, of Supplc~urnt S o . 4.

( t ' ) , I?niployc~ \-olunt;~rily Icavjng the scrvice.-l'hc amount accruing undcr the provisions of Supplemcnt 4 to Gcncral Order No. 27 will not accrlrc to thosc enlploycs who left thc service voluntarily to acccpt o r sccure c n - ployment at some other point on the same railroad o r on another railroad, o r clsc\vhcre, bc- cause remaining in thc scrvicc a t the point cmploycd, unlcss transfcrrctl, was thc consideration upon which the promise to makc thc incrcascs cficxtivc as of January 1, 1918,

Iiates I~ascd upon ycars of espcricncc (Sup- plcmcnt KO. 4, i \r t . 11, sccs. 2, 2-.\, and 2-B). - (a) Ernploycs I)criorrning \vork rccoynizctl as mcchanics' \vo~-k in thc rcspcctive trades who, by agrccn~cnt \viLh duly a~~t l ior izcd com- mittees reprcscnting thc c r a f t o r crafts, ha \ c had thcir ratrs lcvclctl up to that of the me- chanic, shall reccivc thc mcchanics' rate as per hrt iclc 11, srctions 1 and I -A; otherwise :\r- ticle 11, sections 2, 2-21 and 2-13 will apply. . . I he period of cxpcrimcc on mechanics'. worl;, in the trade cmploYcd, shall hc cumr~lat~vc.

I?xample 7 . - l<rnplo~~ 1-1 worked : 'l'\\.elvc n ion~hs on machinists' \vork for

railroad C. Six months on machinists' work in navy

yards D. 'Twrlve months o n mnchinists' \vork in man- - .

uiacturing plant E. Eie-hteen months on ~nachinists' \vo~-k for

, . l otal, four years. Such cmploycs s l~ould bc paid thc ul~achinists'

rate. (I)) X o t h i ~ r ~ iin thc above scction shall be

constrr~cd to mean that mechanics of the re- spcctive tradrs \vho hnvc qualified as such in other indnstrics shall I)e paid less than thc minirnr~m ratcs specificti in Articlc 11, scc- tioni 1 antl I-!\ of supl~lcrncnt S o . 4, upon entering railroad scrvice.

A R % 1 ( ~ l . i ? IV. I:'.rpcr~sc c11loz~~1rrc.c (scc~ions 4 and 5, Articlc

I\?, Sup. S o . 4 to G c ~ ~ c r a l Order No. 27).- 'l'hc :~llo\va~icc for cspcnscs providcd for in scction 4, supplenient So. 4 to Gcncl-al Ordcr S o . 27. is the same as shown in section 5, and is at thc 13112 of $2 per (lay for three meals and lodging; 50 ccnts pcr ~nc:iI, 50 ccnts for lodging. I t is not intenclcd to make this fcaturc relroactivc prior to 1\11gust 1, 1915.

~ \ H ' ~ I C L E V. . C I I ~ P I . Z ~ ~ S O I . Y /OI.CCS (scction 4, Articlc 111,

sr~pplement 4 to Gcncral Order 27).-'l'liis wction applies to minor suprr\.isory iorces \vho are l~cld rcsponsil~lc for the \voi.k of their gang, have been so recognized, and who shall rcccivc 5 cents per hour ill csccss of the minimum h o ~ ~ r l ~ ratc cst:~l>lished for the craft.

ARTICLII VI. IVlrcel shob c1rrp1o~r.s (Gcner:d Order 27,

supplcrncnt 4, Article I, scc~ions 1 and 1-I3).- ( a ) ICmploycs boring and turning \vhccls, antl turning axles in \vhccl shop, arc classified as machinist:; by section I , Article I, of supplcmcnt No. 4 to C;cncr;il Ostler No. 27.

(b) Frnploycs prcssing on a ~ ~ d off whccls are c I :~s~~f i cd :IS niacliinists' I~clpers by section 1-13. Ar~ ic l c 1 of s~~pp lcmcn t No. 4 to Gcn- era1 Ortlcr Ko. 27, and rcccirc an increase of 13 cents pcr hour o \ w ratc in eft'cct January 1, 1?1S, prior to applicarion of General Order So. 27, \villi a n ~ i n i r ~ ~ u ~ n gii;cr:~~itc.t.d ratc of 45 c w t s per hour.

A'\RTICLE irII . Flue work (Sr~pylc~ncnt S o . 4, Art . I, secs.

2 and 2-II).-(a) 1;luc work, hoilcr depart- rncnt, i~~clut lcs flue \vcldcrs under boilcr fore- Illen.

(11) IIcaters and hclpcrs assisting weltlers shall I)c classed as boilcr-~nakcr l~clpcrs.

ARTICLE VIl I . Rivct 11catcrs.-(a) Includc rivet heaters in

Sc~pplcmcnt No. 4, Article I, section 2-13. l<ivcL heaters r~ntlcr 18 ycars of agc shall I)c p:litl 25 ccnts per I~our until they reach thc agc of 18, antl tlicrcafter helpers' rates.

( b ) Rivet heaters in Supplcnient No. 4, .\rticlc I, scction 6-1;. under 18 ycars of :tgc shall be paid 25 crnts per hour until thcy rcach the agc of 18. :und thereafter hclpers' ratcs.

ARTICLE IX. Electrical \vorkcrs (Srlpplrmcnt KO. 4, Art.

I , sccs. 5 and 5-.\).-It is not necessary fo r :In clcctrical \vorkcr to Oe competent to per- iorm all i tc~ns of .irork specified. Ernploycs skillctl in any of this \vorL; shall bc paid the rate cst;~blishcd for thc rcspcctive class.

ARTICI.E X. Ilaterial carriers and helpers.-(a) Ma-

tcrial carriers in Su1)pIcmcnt No. 4, Article I, section 6-I), xpplics only to employes regularly engagctl in sclccting and distributing material to n~cch:uiics in car department.

(I,) 1.aborcrs shall not he classified as 1iclpc1-s in the sevcn basic trades, unless they : ~ c t ~ a I l y perform work recognized a s helpers' work,

U N I T E D STATICS R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N NEWS F R O M W A S H I N G T O N 27

"\l<T1~1.~ ST, I .occ-~~i~t~ti \ -e cr;inc operators (Scc. 6, Art. I.

Supplemrnt S o . 4 to Gcneral Ortlcr No. 27). -Locomotive c m n c operators, when cmploycd in the car and locomotive shop yarck, shall bc consitlcred undcr thc sanic classification a s "wrecking derrick c n ~ i n c c r " in section 6, Ar- ticle I, Supplcnient So. 4 to General O r d e r No. 27, a n d receive 13 ccnts per hour over the 1-:1tc in cficct J:i~iuary 1, 1918, prior to tlic npplicatioli o i General O r d c r Ho. 27, wi th a guarantcctl minimum of 58 cents per l io t~r . ( \ \ - l ~ c s c crnploj,ctl in other clcl)artnicnts thcy 1I1;111 bc consitleretl untlrr tlic same classification ;IS pile drivcr, ditching :111tl hoisting cn- sinccl-, in .\rticlc 1, section 1) of Sr~pplcmcnt Ko. S 10 General Orclcr S o . 27.)

I ~ R T I C I . ~ : XII. Dcrl-ick cnyinccr (see, G , Art , I, Sr~pplcmcnt

No. 4 LO Gcncr:ll O r d e r S o . 27).F"\Vrccking derrick c n g i ~ ~ c e r s " covcrs thc e n g n c c r operating a I~owcr-dr i rcn crane cmploycd principally for clcaring up wrccks.

A ~ ~ T I C I X XII1. l loldct-s :uid liclpcrs-Cupola tcndcrs (Sup-

plcmcnt So. 4> Art. I, sccs. 7 and 7-B).-(a) ,\ cupola ter~(lcr is i ~ ~ t e r p r c t e d to be onc who suprrvisc~s rllc cupola antl grcwril)cs tlie cliargc, l l ~ c fuel to k ~ c ~ ~ s e t l ;~n t l clsa\virig t l ~ r riiclt.

(11) Cupola ~ C I I C I C ~ I icIpcs~ sliall rcccivc ?n i~icreasc o i 13 cu l t s per hour o\.er rates in eficct a s of J:l~iuary 1, 1918, prior to tlic application of General Orrler No. 27, ivitli a guarantcctl n i i n i ~ i i ~ ~ n i rote of 45 ccnts per hour.

( c ) Eniploycs in cliargc of I ~ r a s ~iicltilig i l l f o u ~ i d r y sliall rcccive ~ i o t less tlian thc i ~ ~ o l t i c r ' s minimum rate, ant1 hclpcrs tlic same :IS 1iclpcr.i in scction (h) of this articlc.

ARTICLE XIV. 'flicsc inlcrprct:~tions shall apply to all ad-

dciitla, auicndmcnts, and i~i tcrprctat ions to Sup- p lc~ncnt KO. 4 to Gcncral O r d e r 30. 27, from thcir rcspcctivc cflcctirc tlatcs.

W. G. ?\IcA~oo, I ) i rcc to i Ccircral of 12ailroads.

CASH l NG EMPLOYES' WAGE CHECKS

'l'lir U. S. Kailrontl :\tl~iiinistration, IIi\:iaiori oi l'ulrlic Service :ill11 ;\ccounli~ig, i s u e s tlic i c~~~o\v i ! ig ~ I I ~ ~ ? L ~ I ~ ~ k ~ i O \ ~ i ~ as 1'. s. & i\. Cir- cular S o . 29:

. \gc~its ot' s o ~ i i c carr iers a r c rc fus i~ iy to cash clilployes' pay a11d diacliarge cliccks I rcausc of a11 azwmption that they a r c prohil~i tcd by the 1)i-o\:isions of paragrap11 0 of GencraI O r d e r S o . 2.5. ~ l i c last part of \vIiicli rcatls that "Clicclts a r c not to I)c taken for cash by agents untlcr any circrnlislanccs csccpt for transportation c11:lrgcs."

I'hc scntcucc in tlic paragraph rcicrrcd to is intc~itlctl to prcvcnt the fornicr p ro~i i i scuor~s ~iracticc \vliicli obtai~icd o ~ i some roads of casll- ilif personal ;111d oLIi~r c t i c ~ k s a s a c c ~ ~ i i m o ~ l a - liolls. n.liicli t r : ~ ~ ~ s a c l i o r ~ s sliorlltl o r d i ~ l a r i l ~ Ilc co~itlr~ctctl at ha11k.i.

It is 110t inlvndcd by the paragrap11 refcrrcd to in ihe o r d w Lo prcvclit o r stop t t ~ c practice

o i p ( ~ r ~ i i i t t i ~ i y carr irss ' agents, \ v l ~ r n propcrly autlinrizctl by tlivir cAlic(,rs, to liay wages by casl l i~ig pay cliccks, d i c c i i a r c clicclis, o r l)ay tlraits. providcd that tlic paycc is properly itlcntificd to the agent. '\gents of one carrier a r c not permitted to cash cvitlc~ice of wages due cmploycs of anotlicr cni-ricr.

C. A. I'ROUTY, D '..

1 1 ector'.

THE REPAIR'AND ,MAINTENANCE OF RAIL- ROAD ROLL1 NG STOCK

Tlic U~ii tct l Statcs Raill-oad Atlminislratio~i, Division of Operation, i5sucs the following:

h1echanical Dcpnrlmcnt Circular S o . 1 rl'o Kailroatls :

1. 'I'lic prcscrvatioli of i rciyh-cat- cquip- mcnt of all rai1ro:itls tinrlcr L'ctlcral control \vill I I C maintained by ~ i c c c s ~ r ! ; rcpnintilig anel rcstcnciling. \\!hen paint on frciglit- ccluiprncnt cars Iias hecomc pcrishcd to t l ~ cxtcnt of pcrniitting the stccl to rust and dctcrioratc o r thc \vood to l~cconic csposctl to tlie \rc.atlier they should he repainted. T h e car body (including roof) should bc entirely r c p a i ~ ~ t c d i i for any reason it is found ncccssary lo repaint one-third o r more of thc car. Ec iore applying paint to stccl it sltoulcl be scrapccl so :IS to clean ori all blisters a i ~ d Ioosc paint, inclutling rc~iio\.:~l of protrutlilig nails : I I I ~ t:~cl<s,

2. 'I'lic station riial-ki~ig s l ~ o \ v i ~ i g \vlicrc car was last rcwcighctl slio~rld 11ot be cliallgcd unless tlic car is rc\vciglictl.

3. Wlicli rcpai~it ing irciylit-eclr1i1)mcnt cars, L\vo coats will be al~plictl to x I I Iirw parts ;111(1

old parts o i botly ivhicli liavc I)ce~i rc\vorkcd causing rcmoval of paint. O n e coat will be ;ippliecl to parts wlierc old paint is in good condition. Sllould tlic old paint bc ionnri in such conrlition rcqr~i r ing two coats, thcy may I,c applied.

4. 'The stcncilcd Icttcrs an(1 111111ibcrs 011

all frcighl-cyuipmcnt cars \\.ill I)c m a i l ~ t a i ~ ~ ~ t l a n d i t l e ~ ~ t i t y kept briglit. \\!he11 tlic Icttering o r nunil)cri~ip is fo~111ti in I)ad co l id i t io~~, rc- ncw Ll~c irlcnlity I)); riLlirr rcpailitilig the car o r 17)' ;11)pIyi11g ne\\, stenciled lcttcrs and 1111111- bcrs. 111 sclectilig cars ios tliis p~l rposc prc ic rc i~ce slioultl be given tliosc on \vliicli the ~ i i a r k i ~ i g antl painting i i ill tlie poorest conditioli. .

5. If tlicrc is riot suflicicnt p a i ~ ~ t on car to properly ret;iiii the new stenciling, and con (lition of car docs not justify entirc repaint- ing, one coat shor~ld bc applied a s a panel back of the stenciling so that the paint r ~ s c d in applying the n u n ~ b c r s a n d letters will hold, otherwise tlic n~:lrl<ii~g applied \\.ill soon be- conic illcfiiblc and make it necessary to again apply tlie i c lc~~t i ty marking wit l i i~i a short period.

6. Detc~it ion of cquipmcnL fl-om scrvicc for painting s h o ~ ~ l t l l)c :I\-oitlctl, \vhcn posciljlc. A great deal of tliis \vork can 11c tlolic to open cars in t ra~isportat ion !.ards w l ~ c n under load in storage.


, . I hcse instructions apply equally to all ca rs owned I)?; railroads undcr Government control, and all s h o ~ ~ l d be repainted in accordance with the above iwtructions when o n rcpair tmclis, rcgardlcss of o\vncrship.

Fa. X K MCMANAXY, Assistn~rt Director.

i\pprovcd : C. l<. GIL\Y,

Uirrclor , 1Ii.zisiorl o j O p c r n t i o ~ ~ .

?\leclianical D c p a r t m c ~ ~ t Circular No. 3 I.OCOVOTI\~I~; XIAINTI:S.\SCE

'I'o Railroads : S u m e r o u s instances a r e hcing brought to

my attention whcrc it was necessary lor inspectors of locomotivcs for the Interstalc Commcscc Conlmission to ordcr a number of locomotivcs out of scrvicc for rcpairs. Upon invcstig:~tion it \vas found that these locomotivcs \\-crc in violation of thc Federal laws in 1n:lny ways, a ~ i t l tlic dciects were of a chal-actcr which intlicatctl \villiul disregard of Federal laws and of the Dircctor Gcn- eral 's O r d c r No. 8.

:\ttcntion has also I)een directed to locorno- tives in scrvicc which, while not in viola ti?^^ o l any of tlic 1;ederal laws, were not In condition to render eithcr crlicicnt o r economical scrvicc, and that tliis \\-:IS \vcll known to tlic oliiccrs whose duty is to supcrvise and correct tlicse con(1itions.

\\,'it11 thc nunil,cl- of railroad cniployes in varior~c capacities ivlio exvrcise supervisio~i over the condition of locornotivcs they sliot~ltl not, in any case, I)c oRerctl for service in a condition \\:hicIi would niakc it necessary for 1;cdcral inspectors to order them held for repairs. S o tha t this may be avoided in futurc master mechanics a n d shop and round- house forcmen will be required to know that 1ocomotivt.s a r e in good condition before leav- in^ terminals.

Road forcnien of cngines or traveling en- ~ i n c c r s . o r nirn with a diffcrcnt titlc who perform similar duties, \\.ill be rcquircd to carc- fully supcrvise the condition of l o c o ~ n o t ~ v c s in hcrvicc to sce that they meet Fedcral rc- quircmcnts, and t1iat tlirv a rc in a condition to render cflicicnt and economical service. I f not, thcy should ordcr thc ncccssary rcpairs lo Ile made. antl such orders will Ix obscrvsd a s if issuctl 1)y Fctleral inspectors of locomo- lives.

I.ocon~otivcs that a r c in violation of Fed- cral laws or that a r c ]lot in condition to makc a succcsslul trip should be rcpaired before being on'cretl for scrvicr.

J:RASK MCMANABIY, Assistarit Director.

Approved : C. I<. GRAY,

Dil.cctor, I1iz:isio~r of Operation.

INCREASES FOR WIRE MEN

Director General McAdoo o n Novcmlrcr 16 ar i~~ouncc t l his award, cffcctive C)ctol)cr 1. 1918, \vith respect to tcleqraphers, tcleplione operators excepting switch-board operators, agent-

tclcgraphers: agc~it- telcpho~lers , towcrnicll, I e v c r n w ~ , to\\-er a n d train tlircclors, block c~pcrators antl s taff~iicn. 'The award affects bc- t\vccn sixty a n d s e w n t y thousand railroad employcs, antl involvcs incrc;~se.i approximating .'30.000,000 per annum.

,,\I1 I-ntcs of \cages paitl a s of January 1. 1018, prior to the application of General O r d c r So. 27, antl csclusivc o f all compensation for c s t r a service<, a]-c first reduced to a n hourly basis, which is arr ivcd at in case of monthly paitl cniployes 11y dividing tlic annual com- pz~lsa t io~i by the number of regularly assigned working days for the gear 1918; and thcn dividing the daily rate t h r ~ s obtained bv the regularly assigned o r cst;ll)lishctl nu~i ibcr of hours constituting a day's work, cxclusive of the meal Iiour. T h e hourly rate for \\-eckly a n d daily paid cmploycs is arr ivcd a t similarly.

Ratcs thus ol~taincd. wlicrc less, a r e first a t l \ ~ ; ~ n c c d to a t m i c minimum o i 3Sc per hour a ~ i t l to tliis I):l<ic niininiuni, and to hourly I-atcs \vliich a r c a l ~ o v c tlic niininium, 13c per hour is :~tltlcd.

l ~ i g l i t consccutivc hours, csclusivc of the rncal liour, constitutes a day's work anti overtime will bc paid at thc rate o i time antl one- half. 'I'licre has bccn no consistcnt practicc on thc scvcral railroads with rrspcct to this item. O n the majori ty of railroads there has hccn in eacct , liowcver, varying rates f o r o\-CI-time, some of which wcre Icss, a n d in instances, more than the ,:me and onc-half ratc.

l ' h c a\vard tlocs not apply to c a w s wherc intlivitluals a r e paid $30.00 pcr month o r I C S S for spccial scrvice which only taltcs a por- tiox of thcir time from outside cmploynic~lt o r Imsincss, ant1 in the casc of cniploycs \vho a r c p ;~ id up011 a c o n ~ n ~ i s s i o n basis o r upon a com- 1)ination of saktry and commi.ssion, not ill- cluding csprcss o r outsidc comniissions, the Eoard of Railroad W a r e s a n d Worlci~ig Con- ditions a r e instrncted to makc individual rccommcntlntions when properly prcscntcd.

.Appeal is provitlcd f o r in casc or' individual :I-icvancc.

'l'lic Dircctor Gcncral has for consideration, and \\.ill soon annorlncc. a n a\v:irtl covcring compensation for csclusivc agent, \ \ h o a r c not tclcg~-aplicrs.

a EXPRESS COMPANY UNDER FEDERAL

CONTRACT

'I'he Prcsidcnt o n S o v c m h c r 16 signcd' a Proclamation taking cnder Fctleral control th r i\merican Railway Express Company a n d placing it m d c r tlic juri.;tliction of Director General STc!\doo. 'The proclamation I~ecamc cfirctive at noon, J lon t lay Kovcmber 18.

SIGNAL SUPERVISORS OFFICE

Director Gcncral ?iIcAtloo has dccided that signal supervisors and assistant signal supel-- visors shall he considered a s officials and that thcreforc tlicir compensation shall be fiscd by t h e Di r rc tor Gcncral upon the reconl- mendation of the Regional Directors.

Railroad Men, Take Notice The U. S . Railroad Administration,

Bureau for Suggestions and Complaints, alluded to as "Iiureau for Brickbats and Uouque~s" by Theo. 11. Price, Actuary to the U. S. Railroad Atlministration, in a n article entitled "The Puhlic Be Pleased," appyring elsewhere in this issue, recently recelved a "bouquet" in the form of a letter commending the courtesy of the ,-, '11 load - employes by a man who travels a great deal, and who is in position to kno\\: whereof he speaks. gentle- man, the Rev. I-Ioratio Gates, D. D., Gen- eral Parochial X4issioner of T h e Society of I'arochial Missioners, Milwauliee, Wis., acting on the sttggestion of the Eureau ior Suggestions and Complaints, as contained in circular recently distri- buted throughout the United States, praises railroad elnployes, in the following lcller dated i\;ovemher 8, to Director General McAdoo.

11011. \\'. G. IIcAtloo, Director Gcneral of Railroads,

\\'ashington, D. C.

31y dear J I r . J Ic , idoo

1 notice a s I travel through the Northwest, thc poster ii hich abks for suggestions, corn- plai i~ts o r criticisms in re the Railway Service and its employes.

In the ycars that I have I~ccn trarcl ing over :t lnrge terr i tory a n d mccting the railroad mvn daily a n d personally " "' ;$ :': a n d I tnust say that f o r licarty good icllowship, tlcvotion to duty :uld a manly performance of the same, they cannot bc surpassed.

'She cont luc~ors and brakemen of the pas- scuger scrvicc can st;ultl the samc test. 'l'hcy hare the more trying- life. 'I ' l~crc a r c many using the railn.ays and traveling about who arc not atlaplctl to travel. Somc l~eoplc Icave Iiornc with a "gror~ch" and add to it another for evcry mile travclctl. 'l'his accnm~dat ion they secrn to delight in emptying upon the conductor o r bralicnlxl~, and a r c never happy unless they can. I n these days, it is f rom this class that rno,t of the complaints come, not i ro l t~ the Inany \vhosc duties recluirc t h c ~ n to live on the roads many days in the year.

;* * : * 4; * * * In my work I use the lincs of tlic Nor th

\\:cstcrn. the Omaha, the "Soo," the C. M. & St. Paul, the Great Northern and G. B. S: \Vestern,-and 1 have nevcr yet witnessed anything but that \\-as ~ e n t l e m a n l y a n d con- siderate toward the plll~lic o n thc par t of the

cmployes of thosc various systems. My work, too, a s a clergyman and missioner has been i n nlany cases aniollg t l ~ e faniilics of these men. I know their homc life, its trials and dis- couragcments, its s ~ ~ c c c s s c s aucl its plcasurcs. its ambitions and its dcvotion, I have stood with them a t thc font of Holy Eaptisnl, 1 have married orf thcir sons a n d daughters, I have gathered with them in worship, and with thcm a t the open grave,-ar~d to my mind, there is much t rue 11croi:im in their lives and a Iccen scnsc of thc obligation of duty \ \ d l done. They are, a s \vc are, human, with al l that now implies and I can say ns a nillch cspericncetl hIissionary, that the ICailn.ays, which you a r e so a l ~ l y and acccptal)ly administering, nlay ivcll bc proud of thc men \vho form its efficient ivorlting force. T h e y have riscu pntl-iotically, llcre a t least in the Korthivcst, ivllich is thc part I pcrsonally know, to sus- tain yollr hnncls ant1 thc hands of the Go\,- crnrnent, and to carry ou t the policy of o u r Grcat Prcsidcnt and his able advisers.

I h a r c the honor to remain,

Most t ruly yours,

(Signed) IIOR.\TIO GATES

I I r . Ilcildoo's appreciation of the commendntion of railroad cmployes is contained in the following reply to Rev. Gates, under date of Sovcmber 16.

Novcml~cr 16, 1918. I k a r 11r. Gates:

Plcasc Ict me tcll you liow decply I appreciate your kind lcttcr of t l ~ c 8th of No- vcmhcr, tclling mc of the attitr~cle of railroad elnploycs th roughor~t the northivcst, an attitude with which you a r c so familiar because of your long association ivith thcse splentlitl men.

It malies m c rnorc than ever proud of the railroad cmploycs of the United States whcn I receive sr~cll disintcrcstcd and impartial testimony, a n d from such a high sourcc. ' l 'hror~ghor~t my cspcr i rncc a s Director Gcn- era1 of Kailroads, it has Ixcn irnmcnscly gratifying to me to liccovcr such loyalty, patriotism, and tlc\fotion to thc inlcrcst of thc Go\.ernl~lrnt and to the service among railroad cinplogcs gcncrally.

I hopc to I ~ a v c the plcasurc of meeting yo11 personally sornctjme. \Vilh all good wishes and assurances of my genuine interest in thc great \vorl< you a r c t l o i ~ ~ g . 1 am,

Cordially yours,

Rev. I lo ra t io Gates, 355 Oakland A w n u e ,

?Ilil\val~ltec, Wiscon4n.

1 , IErT. It. 1'. JITSSON I.'orrnerly a clisp:~tct~c~r on the Omrk Division.

This Inan is in c l ~ a r x c ol' some \vxrel~o~csc~s in I.*r;~nce lha t will I~oltl S e w Yorlc City. :lccorcl- ing to an intcrwtinx Icttc-r to Dispatcher JI:~r.sh ; i t Sprinfilicld. J l i s letter. is in this isme.

With Compliments A copy of the "Th i r ty -Seco~~l Sews"

for Sovcmlxr . 1918, has just heen re- ceivetl irom "Over There." Sgt, Major ( k o . J. I<nllimer: liirst Sgt. \VIII. L. (liill) TTopper, I'rvt. Ralph Connell and l'rvt. 'l'om Hopper, all former F r i x o I)o)-.; sent1 it ~v i th their compliments. The "Sews" is the offi~cinl organ of the Thirty-sccontl h g i n e e r s , and consists of 24 pages ant1 cover. The contents of this little paper is mntle u p of cartoons, stories of the every-day life of the men. and news of the sector in which the 32nd is located.

T h e letter accompanying the "News" reads a s follows :

SO

I:rancc, Octol)cr IS, 1918. Edi tor Frisco-1l:rn.

Saint Txmis. 110. Ucnr E d :

Just to sIio\v you wc 11nvc t imc to d o o thcr t l ~ i n g s in addition to improving the mall- ncl..c a ~ l t l mornls of rllc 7-lr1n.5, i11.t look thi.; c p a ) c Oh, yes. tlicrc's s o m r 1;ri.c-o Iilcn ~ n i s c d up in it, i i c t tnl-11 to thc paKe of cartoons of Company "C" and thew you \\ . i l l fin(l a good liltrncss n i l'rvt. Ralph C o ~ ~ n c l l . \v11o is \vcll 1cnon.n o:1 thc S o ~ ~ t l i c r ~ l 1)ivision. 13irrni1igh:lm Sr~l)., 71s rontluctor o i great renown. .Ilso p i r l t ~ r e of T o m m y 1301)- per \\-ho is holding scl~iori ly as a s\\-itclin~an in T3irmingll;im 'l'crrninnls. SyL. l l a j o r Gco. J. Kallimcr of thc 211d Fhttnlion c a ~ l ' t get away f rom the St. 1,ouis habit of dutch lunches. H c is from St . 1,ouis and \vorkcd under C. F. Collins, VnIuation cnxineer. First Sgt. Wm. L. Hoppcr entered thc scrvicc o f

O V E R T H E R E 3 1

To Al l Frisco Men In Y Military or Naval Service

8 a The Frisco-Man, in I~ehalf of all the employes of the Frisco System, extends to you hearticst Christmas greetings

8 and best wishes for the New Year.

With the knowledge of your successes hesli in our mind>, we are waiting to welcon~e you with hearty hand- clasp and genuine affection, a desire we hope soon to he realized.

The triwnph ol' justice over base ambition is complete. What we owe to yon and to pour comrades in arms wi l l never be forgotten, and in the time intervening wheri we shall he privileged to welcon~e you home, accept the proud afl'ection of all your co-workers on the Frixo.

the Iirisco 0ctol)er 17. 1917, :IS locoiiiotive fircman a ~ ~ t l is J I ( J \ V carried on the furlougli list on the Eirnlingliam Sub. \\'c W O L I I ~ appreciate it \:cry much if you would slip \IS :I Frisco-3la11 every n ~ o n t h , for thcse French p:ipers don't 111xIic a hit \vith us, a n d that's about :i l l tlic rcat11n.q liiallcr wc qct, and wc \ \ r i l l r c l~ l r l i tlic f:~\.or I)!' mailing yon a copy t) i otlr ~ i i a g a z i ~ ~ c . .

Kcgards LO 1l1c boys. from Sgt. h j o r (;KO. J. I<AJ.I.I~ER, l:irst Sgt. \VIE. L . HOPPER, I'rvt, I<.\l.l~ll c o s s l ~ l , l . , l ' r \ t, 'l'ox I ~ O I T E R .

Lieut. R. T. Hynson Thc fo l lo \v i~ i~ is an interesting letter

irum I.ieur. R.'K. I~Iynsnn atldressed to , \ I r. \\'. llarsh, dispatches Ozark Di- \.isinn, Springfield. Lieut. lIy11son \\US

iormcrly a clispaLcher on the Oznrk Di- vision, and is well-kno\vn on the Frisco.

Overseas, Scpt. 29, 1918. Dear 13iIl:

1:ecn .;c\.cral d;~!..< s i~ ice I \vrotc you, don't rcally l<~ii,\v a ~ ~ y t l ~ i n g nciv, I)ut pcrliaps you o ~ l I 0 l o 1 i l l l i v e . 1 have not heen \.try aclivc in ra i l roac l i~~g yet, in iact, harcn't donc a ~ ~ y t l r i n g a t all. Only activities liavc bccn along tlic military side of the ganlc so far. \\fc lantlcd at this place July 18 and after gelling c o ~ n i o r t a b l ~ settled-lliat took a

f c ~ v days-\vc I)(,ga~i Lo put o u r nicn o ~ t to r , ' I . ,II load \vorlc u l~ l i l quilt a lot \vcrc oul s\vitcliing, firing. l ~ ~ x k i ~ ~ g , yard forcriic~i, cn- ginccrs. shop 11ic11. ctc., all t11at got$ to make up a largc Lcrminal. I-Io\vcwr, thc yar(l5 and tc r~nina l a r c in charge of anothcr rcgin~cnt . .so n o ~ i c of our ofhcrrs welit to \vorlc. Scpl. 1 all ~ l i c nicn not at work and all thc oficcrs csccpt c~iougli to liccp up the military organization w r c osdcrctl up ncar tlic zoiic of the arniy to lakc cliargc of some road up that n7ay. I \\-as one of how k i t herc. Somc \ray I tarnctl the rcp\~LxLion of being a good Illan to ruatlc up supplies, so they left nic for Lliat job. TTatl :i clin~icc to g o on this di\-isio~i a s cliicf. hut thc Caplain o l o u r outlit \ v o ~ ~ l t l no1 Icl nic go, LoId thcm Lo takc anv o r all o l his olllcr L i c ~ ~ r c n a ~ ~ t s , but not mc. so I gucs.c I won't

Lo railroad for a \I-liilc yct. I \\-is11 you coultl take a \valk with lire arourltl

this placc. l..ooli~ lo ~ i i c like tlicrc is \\;arc- I lo r~w roo111 to put ~ h c city of Ncw Yorli ill, ;end tracks, gc111lc gee-tlicrc's lots o i Llicm. I Il:~tl charge o i LIIC g~rarcl onc day last week guarding a bunch of 32 locomoti\-cs a s big a? thaw 1300's of ours. S O I I I ~ power was it not :' ,111 11ra11tl ricw a ~ ~ d g n i ~ ~ g into scrvicc a s so011 :I; could gct tlic~ii lalirn ou l , 'l'lierc is sonic husinc.<s over hcrc.

1 had thc good fortune to run onto Lrar . I r i s outfit has bccn closc to this placc for last ~ n o n t h , but a r e leaving soon. I think thcy a r c going L I P to d o sonic tclcgrapliing or1 sonic division f ~ ~ r t l i e r up.


I will send you a lcodak picturc we had taken while he was do\vti, also one of ,mysc l f taken in my privatc ollice, wliilc I \ w s In coln- ~ m n d of Company "C" 0 6 t h Engineers. 1 \vjiIi you \\,oultl rcmcmi~cr Inc to J. IS. H., M r . .\lolilcr, Cally, and all tlic Rang that's left, a n d ivritc mc thc ncivs.

Lieut. K. '1'. l l u ~ s o s .

Hasell's La tes t

Private Milton L. I-Iasell, formerly conductor on the Southern Division, has again atltlressctl his former fellonr employes, in a poetical way as follows:

'*GREETINGS BROTHERS."

Ilrotllcrs back 11orne in the Statcs, Hcrc's greetings fl-om onc "Ovcr,7 'hcrc,"

\\:ho \vorl<cd on the So~i t l i c rn Div~s ion , AIIII is now in the land o f "Somcwliere."

l'llerc nlay bc c l i v c r s i o ~ ~ . ~ and past timcs, Escitclllcnt ant1 all of tlie like,

Jlut !TON hct a soltlicr \vliosc bccn 3 rail \\'on't forget his homc town pike.

O f t in thc night I'vc laid in a ditch A n d thonght of the red caboose,

W i t h the shrapncl raining like cinders, LYhcn "Jerry" turns one loose.

I

DORSEY JOIIFSOS Forrnc~ lv opcrdlos at Iioohevelt, Okla., now

sailor on ' ~ o a r d S. S. West Lashawa~r. Son of J. S. Johnson, formerly of B. & B. Uept.

.\T~I'II.~\. JOHNSON Fosnicrly brakcman on Eastcrn Division for

9 ~ \ . 0 1 . 3 1 y ~ i l r s . \\':IS Iifth man to enlisL in Inx- chine G u n Co. of l:IStii Infantry. Son of .J. S. ,Johnson a n d hrothcr of D 0 r ~ e y J o h n ~ o n , wllosc picture is below.

I've Ioolced a t m>T watch and thought, I\S a star sllcll lit tlie sky.

Of thc rnilcs we'-c niatle togetlicr, T h i s little pal and I .

I 've thor~ght of the drags an(T hot shots, '4s the two tcns \vliistlc by,

I 've thought of t11c cnai who niciid o u r track. IVhcn wc dig in o r die.

I'i-e thought of my littlc lantcrn. W h e n stumbling through the night,

Looking for wountlcd conirntles \Vho have fallen f o r all that's right.

l'vc thought of thc trips of 16 hours, A s I workcd both night and day,

S is tccn horrrs isn't loqg Erother, IVhcn there's scores of livcs to pay.

T'vc hcartl the r ing of the gas alarm, And tllonght of tllc smoking deck

0 1 a n cnginc that wasn't s teaming good, On a night that ivas nasty and \vet.

.l 'hc~-c a r e tinics ivlicn memory takcs us, Rack to the days gone l ~ y ,

Rack to our Pxls and Erotliers, \\'hen ivc had to say "Good-byc."

Li fc i\ not w o r t l ~ m~rcli I~cre Pal , 1:ut f~ icndship has a orice unknown,

S o licrc'\ a good old Christmas grectlng. 'l'ill I sce you al l back homc.

Tells Joke o n Frisco Boy in France F. G. Faulkner, Superintelldent Tel--

minals, Springfield, and formerly of Eir- ~ningham, tells a good joke on TCalp11 C'on~iell, formerly Contlt~ctor on the Eir- tningha~n SLII,., and now \\.it11 the A. I<. 17. Supt. FaulLner iays, "It is told 011

Connell that he originally intended joi~i- ing the Avintiou Corps ant1 dreamed one ~i ight that he was falling from a great Ileight. ITe fell all right-l~ut it was out of betl-he ivoke LIP thorotigl~ly saturated (from perspiration) due to the excite- nient and decided the trenches were good enough for him."

Thomas E. Nee 'I'homas E. Nce, son of Mr. and Mrs.

C'. C. S e e , 232 1'. Pacific St . , Springfield, tlictl 0ctol)er 17, 1918, at 1"orl Sam Ilouston, S ~ I I i21lt01li0, Texas, as a result o i p11e~1moni:t t le\dolxtl from an at- tack of Spanish Influeliza.

Nr. S c e \\.as enlpluyetl as time-keeper at tlic Sort11 Sitlc shops, Springfieltl, hefore he \\-as tlr;~ited illto the army o n July 15. From Springfield, \\:here lie \vas drafted, lie \wilt to Jefierson Bar- racks, and was later sent to \Vasliing- ton University, St. Louis, for special trni~~ing.. There hc rcm:iinetl until the early l);lrt o f 0ctol)er \vhen he was trans- Ecrred to the Tesns training camp.

I I e \\-as rnarricd July 13 to Miss Gladys l k a r , daughter of Mrs. G. M. 1-kar, formerly prcsitlent of the Spring- ficltl Frisco \Vomen's Safety League.

I I r . Nee has two I,rotl~ers in the service, one, Dan, in training at Camp 11311- cock, Georgia, and the other, James, who is in France. Another brother reside3 in Ohio.

Curial was made at Springfield 011 Oc- t o l m 19.

Don Pyeatt

Lhn I'j.c;ltt, for t\vo years machinist al)prcl~ticc :it the Xcw Shops, Sl)ring- licltl, tlictl r c c e ~ ~ t l y \\.bile a member of the I;. S. Ficlcl .lrtillery.

Mr. I'ycatt cnlistetl in the Cavalry in ll:iy, 1917, at S])ringfield, going first to Jcii'crwn lhrraclis , then to C o l ~ m l ~ ~ i s , S. N., aud later to For t Riley, I<an- sas, \\here he was assigned to the T\\witicth Cavalry, Troop 1, but a t the time of his death had been transferred to Ihttery E of the Field Artillery.

Ile is said to be the first Springfield boy to die in the scrvice of his country. His motlier dicd \\hen he was clilite small, and he made his home \\lit11 an aunt, Mrs. 1-1. A. I linkley, 911 \'V. Florida St., Springfield.

THOMAS E. NEE

T H E F R I S C O - M A N

"Ps-" - V'

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Suggests Benefit Association

G. .!. J,ightncr, agent at Olustee, ( M a . , in a letter dated Sovernber 16, suggests that thc employes of the E'risco organize a sick antl accident i~lsurance association, t o add frrrther to the benefits of the present Hospital Association. 31s. 1,ightner says: "I have j u t returned from a months' sickness at the St . Louis Hospital. S o one coultl wish fo r finer treatment. I feel that we coultl add allother benefit to the employes in the sllal'e O F sick antl accitlent insurance a t cost. \\'hen \lie get sick and are 1ayec.l up our income also slop.;. If the hcatls of the company \\-or~ltl get together and organize a sick henefit insurance at tlle lo\vcst posil)lc figure and let the employes have the atlvantage of this, it \\loultl I)e a great 1,cnefit. W e coultl pay this out of orlr salary the same as we (-10 our hoy~i ta l fees."

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Appointments and Changes

1'. I,. Xlagers, Superintentlent at Enid, ;innounces the appointment of Gus \\I.

Jones a s Claim Agent fo r the \Vestern llivision, to f i l l vac:inc! caused I)y the transfer of I,. D. I'l~clan. T h e appointment was effective Sovemher 16. l r r . T o ~ ~ e s \vill make hcatlquarters a t Enid.

. \ r t l u~r I-. TTaid, -\.5si.?tn11~ Ge~leral .\t- torncy fo r the E'sisco. \\.it11 o f i ~ * e at St . r,ouis, announces that he has resig~letl that position to enter the gcneral practice o i h e la\\ in St. 1,oui.;. 11s. ITaid will I)c associntetl \\.it11 llcssr-s. I lolla~ltl, I < u -

General-Offices a t S t . Louis. Being Moved , . 1 he protracted process of moving the

(;enera1 Office a t St. Louis from the 1;risco I)r~iltling to the l<ailway Esc l~ange building, has about been completed. 'I'hc majority of the ofices a re now locatetl in the Railway lischange, many of t l~em having been conihir~ed with the ICaty.

Commended

1-1. S. T:ro\vn, s\vitchman at 1:aycttc- \rille, Ark. . has k e n comnlentlctl hy Su- ~xr in tendent lhltzcll for tliscovcring I)r(,lie~l flange on car 1'. I,. 561049, 011

September 9, \vIiich prol)al~ly a\rertcd an accitlent.

a T h e Springfield Reclamation P l a n t

The Reclamation Plant for the past year has I)ecn tloing its bit toward winning the war, and there llever was a time when scrap ~ilaterial was \vatchctl more closely than il is at the present time, on account of .steel ant1 various forgings being used for war \\-ork, antl it \vas up lo the I\lccla~n:ltio~~ l'lants on the tliflese~lt l<ailroac-Is all over the C~litctl States to savc cverj.thing that coultl possil~ly he saved o11 account of all ne\v material of this nature being used for ships, etc.

'The liaill-oatls have learnetl more in thc pxst year than eves I~efose i n the \vay of conservation ant1 saving different I t i~~ t l s o f material, which in years: past \\;as soltl as scrap, antl is now being \\orlied over and made up into different items and put I~acli into service agaiu. There was a time when serviceable material found its way to the Reclamation Plant. I > I I ~ now only scrap and such ~natcrial that h:~:: t o hc stripped and worked over is ;~llo\\.ccl to reach this place.

;! general view of the plant, and a pl~otograph of the men employed a t the Recla~nation J'lant will be fomcl in this i s s ~ ~ e .

Safety First By P. C. Gadnzan, a l s s l . (;ell. I 'ardvzasfer,

Tower Croae.

When we who have spent the greater part of our lives in the service of the railroacls, stop once in a while to con- sitler the many antl vasious changes in conditions that have taken pIace, we cannot fail to appreciate the n-orliing of the Safety First movcnient.

Whcn we look bacli and recall the fact that accidents then n ~ e r e much morc prev- alent than now, we must bow lo thc fact that thc e ~ ~ e r g i e s tlisp1:iyed by thc Safety First movements is the cause of many bad con(litio11s being eliminated.

Time was when our tracks were strewn wit11 rlel)ris, draw bars, side doors, brake I,ean~s, over wl~ich one might stumble, thereby throwing hiniself ~ ~ n c l e r a moving train, boards with nails projecting up- \vards inviting some one to slcp on antl 1~ rendered a crip1)le at least for a week, possil)ly pcrnlanent.

But Lhose timcs have chang-cd nncl we now find our tracl.;~ antl yartls clcar and free from such ol)slacles.

\\'c all have the principles of the Safety First movcment instilled in us, that we are constanlly on thc look out for some condition that coul(l and sl~oultl he matlc bet 1 cr.

If we each nlalic this malter one of pride ;ind self interest, the results will doubtless be greater than cver. Let us always be ready to cross over on the other side in order to remove something that m i 4 t he u~lnoticetl by n fellow work- ? man. The next Inan that comes along may ovcrlook said obstaclc antl become badly injured. Morally I would be responsible, since I leit it where it m7as in- stcad of doing my duty, antl having same rcmovetl fronl his path.

Perhaps very few of us have rcalizetl 3s yet that the Safety First movement is also a Patriotic movement, for while we are adherin6 closely Lo its principles, we are conserving man power in that we have fewer accidents, which means fewer men laid up. Again had it not been for the Safety First movement, we would not have had such a large number of

physically fit men to have given to the service of our country. Safety First has not alone stayed with the railroads, but has gone out in all branches of industries a s well a s on the streets antl even in our homes.

I-Iow oftcn do we have some of our family admonish us to be careful, re- tncml,cr Safcty First. I dare say these are very few of US but havc Iiacl such words of caution as we have left our home for the (lays worlc, and no tloul)l. there are few of us but lmve had those wortls rccur to our mind many t11i1ci during ~ l i c day, coming to us almost un- consciously as we are hurrying about our work all but forgetting Safety First.

1.et us then not grow lax in our ap- ~ l l~ca t ion L O the great principles embodied in this movement, but remember that a t all times a most \vortliy thought is that of Saicty First.

Course of S tudy in Accident Prevention

T h e following is a course of study in accident prevention prepared by the Safety Section, U. S. Railroacl Aclminis- tration. I t deals not only with the prevention of accidents in the railroad \\.orltl, but commences in the home with suggestions fo r the prevention of personal injury to children, and leads step hy step to the prevention of accidents among men in all all is of life. The course, a s outlined, will give anyone somc good ideas, which if applied diligently, will result in the prevention of many ac- citlcnts to oneself or to others.

T h e course has been prepared in such manner that the whole should be applied hy the man who desires to remove the possibility of accident, both in his homc, his travels, and his work, and not only for the man himself, but for his wife and his chiltlren.

FIRST GRADE

T H E IIOSIE

Slogan :-"Better be safe than Sorry." 1-'Iow I may hclp-

a-Put away playthings ; L S t r a i g h t e n rugs ; c-Keep halls and stairways clear; d-Put sand or ashcs on icy walks.


2-Da~~gcrous playthings- I'ointcd r-cissors, h i \ - c q , Lay pistol,

sno\\:Lnlls, firccmckcrs. 3-Dangerous placc to play-

S c a r Iakc, river o r canal ; I;cncc:;, porch rails, banistcrs ; I l igh \vil~dO\\.s a n d trces.

4-Car~tion against- ;I-Scalding liuuids, b-Tasting o i unknown tllings-~nctlici~~cs,

plants. c-l'cach the "Poison label." tl-Animal I~ i tcs and kicks. c - I n l c r f e r i n ~ with gas fislurcs, slovcs,

1:1ml1s, etc.

SECOND GRADE

Corn. School Accidcnts. Slogan :-"YoII I1a1 c no right lo tnltc a chance,

~ n i e one clsc may have lo tnkc t l ~ c ~ O I I - S ~ I I C I J ~ C ~ . ' ' l-I<cs~m~l;il)ility for thc carc of younger

children. 2-?'lie tlaiigcr of pushing, shoving o r trip-

ping othcrs. 3 - D a ~ ~ g e r of riding a bicycle o r of rollcr

skat ing near thc school. 4-Danger of throwing snowballs, sfoncs o r

otlicr things. 5-Keccssily for o rder in fire drills. 6-Care of ourselves and for othcrs in games

a n d a t periods of rclasalion.

THIRD GRADE

Street Accidents. Slogan:-"Folks who have no wings must m e

their wits." I-Traffic Officer. 2-110\\7 slrcet accitlents may hc nvoidcd-

a-Play in yard o r playground; b-Look b o t l ~ ways bciorc crossing the

strcct ; c-In passing hcliind a movilig' veliiclc aI-

\vays look to scc wliat is coming; tl--\Vlicn crossing tlic slrcct look first Lo

tlic lcft and thcn to lhc right. 3-\Vhy is thcrc a city o r d i n a ~ ~ c c against

playing 11all o r siio\v-I~alli~ig in L I I C stscc1 i

4-Sotiiy t l ~ c S ~ ~ p c r i n t c n d c n t of slrects if vou fiud dcatl hmriclics o r hanging limb in trees.

5-Scver t o ~ ~ c l l :i \\.ire that is sivinging 01' on tlic g r o u n d In c a w you find o ~ ~ c stand guard ovcr il until sonlc u:lr comes. I lnvc tlicm notiiy 111c wire d r - p ;~s l~ i icn t o i ~ l i c Roclicstcr Kail\vay nntl I.iglit Co~nyany.

FOURTH GRADE

S t r e e t C a r i\c.cidents. Slogall:-"Gct ~ I i c Salcty IIabit, Praclict. it

and Prcacli i t . " 1-'l'l~ings to bc observcd when using a street

car- a-XI\v;~ys ride iiisidc the c a s ; 1)-I<no\v tlic riylil ivay to gct on and off; c-Rc caulious whcn crossing opposite

bound tracks f r o m behind a car.

FIFTH GRADE

'I'ravcl Accidents. Sl(!gan :-"Slop. I.ool;, Listen."

I'hc csiential part of thc \ rork of this gratlc sli;111 1)c to etlucalc Lhc pnpil in the rulcs o i tlic road. I l ; \ve children collcct and make caution:~ry signs ant1 makc practical use of thc I m t of llicm.

I-Railroad wreck-their cause and prcvcn- tion.

2-Safcty first campaigns of transportation companies.

3-llangcr of statitling o n the platform of a car- o r of IcLtiiig a n v part of the body pro,icct from the car .

4-'l'hc tl;~ngcr of gradc crossings. 5-'l'ratlic regulations.

a-Spectl rrgulation for automobile and motor cycle ;

b-Keep ~ I I t l ~ ' right side of thc s t rcc t ; c-Care \vl~cn lurnirig at sharp corncrs ; d-Lights on vcl~iclcs a t night.

SIXTH GRADE I ~ i t l ~ ~ s t r i a l Accidents.

Slogan:-"Ant1 tlic end is that Lhc boy sliall g row up lo csnjuy his rnnnhood and t l ~ c girl licr womanhood; that parents shall not 11c deprived of the tlvliglit of l l ~ c i r childrcn in youtli o r of Llicii- support whcn old age comcs ; arid 1h;1t cripples a n d hclplcss \vrecks, who might have bccn s t rong men and uromcn, shall no longcr be a by-product of o u r conirnunity life." 1-'l'lic right of the workcr to be protcctetl

f r o m acc i t lc~~t . 2-lk~ngerous lypcs of crnployrncnt. 3-Purpose of factol-y inspection by S ta tc

and City. 4-Snfcguastls on machines and dangerous

places. 5-Fooli.;hncss of taking unnecessary risks. 6-Consitlcration for other workers.

SEVENTH GRADE

Safc Living Conditions. Slogan :-(.l'o I J ~ supplictl.)

I-rhtic.; of tlic 1;irt. 34arshal. 2-I'he Uuilding Codes of Roclicstcr. 3-Discus [lie csscnLi;ll clcmcnts of Safely

in- n-.\ singlc tlwclling; I)-:\ two-family apnrt lncnt; c-:\ tcncmcnt housc.

EIGHTH GRADE E c o n o ~ n i c I.oss T h r o u g h Accidents.

Slogan :-(To be s~ipplictl.) I ) ~ ~ C L I S S \\.it11 llic class llic great c.cononii-

cal lois ii~vol\.ctl \vlicn society loscs the life production of some I ~ o y o r girl who has 1)ec.n killed I)?: accident.

\\'hat it mcans to tlic family when thc i;llllcr, ~ l i c \\age carncr, is killed o r incnpiciLalctl liy accident;

l ' h e cco~ion~i i : value of a n a r m o r C)'C ; I l i icuss i l l a general way-

Employers' Liability Laivs. \\ 'orkingman's Co~npcrisntion Acts. Accident Insumncc.

AS SEEN BY THE CARTOONIST.

/ AMONG OURSELVES Editor's n o t e : \VhatVs the mattel- with our

Corrcspondcnts:' From thc lack of Corrcs- pondents our coi-rcspo~itlcncc is Iin~ited to two points. Gct in the wagon. and keep it golng. Let your items reach ur; by the lSt11 of the month.

NEODESHA

(L J. Westerman, Storekeeper.)

"Dad" Aycrs, veteran cngineer at tliis point, received word October 10 that his son, Wes- ley, was killed in action in France on Scp- tember 10.

A. W. Nelson, Rountlhouse Forcnian, at- tcndcd Foremen's meeting in Kansas City Oc- to l~cr 8.

\\I. A. AIorgan, Car Forcman, was at Wiclii- ta October 2 on business.

The Store Department, Car Department and ~ I c c l ~ a n i c a l Depnrtn~ent at this point went 100 pcr cent o n the Fourth Libcrty Loan.

Lieot. Earnest Toorncy left Ncodcslia Oc- to l~cr 8 to enter Hospital nt Kcw Yorl;. Licut. 'Toomch- was \voundcd at Chatcau-Tl~icrry when the Marincs "halted the huns."

Ncotlcsha was visited By an exceptionally licavy rain October 8 and 9.

Blariclic Colcnian, Clerk in the office of As- sistant Sriperintcntlent for sevcral years, left Octobcr 23 to ncccpt a position in the Super- intendcnt's ol-licc a t Fort Scott. \Ye all wish her much succcsq in hcr new work.

Irving 11. I la i . t l )c~~c. . Laborer in tlic Store Department I I C I - ~ , dictl at the Springfield 110s- pita1 0ctol)cr 10 oi pnc~r~nonia.

T h e hIissor~ri Pacific 2nd Frisco have con- solitlatctl tlcpots tcn~pr>rarily an account of the Frisco <lc.pot being det royed Ijy fire. All Frisco passcngcr trains will stop at the No .

Pacific Lkpot on and after November 6 a t 7 a. In.

Gladys Rot11, Clcrk to Agcnt, rccently re- turnctl from a visit in Chicago. Glatlys said tllc "Flu" was ficrcc at Chicago. She brought Iwcl; scvcl-nl I~oscs of chocol3te candy and trcats us to the eats.

Mr. Stougli, newly appointed assistant Ro~rriciIiousc l;orcman, ~novccl llis family from Joplin to Kcot1esh:i. Novcml~cr 3.

Jim AIcIntosh. Kight Clcrk in Store De- parlmcnt. rnotorcd to Chanute October 8 to :~ttcnd t l ~ e Otltl l'ello\vs i~istallation.

Seventeen boys from the shops have bcen laid np for sometirnc with the "Fln." We have hat1 sometliing like 200 cases at Neodesha, six of tlicm proving fatal.

Mrs. Frank Guclman, wife of truckman, tlied October 21 as a result of Spanish In- flucnza. Thc shop hoys all extend their si~icere sympathy to hIr. Buelman and his tlircc children.

SPRINGFIELD

(C. E. Martin, F. L. UL D. C. Dept.)

FREIGIIT LOSS AXD DAllAGE CLAISIS DEPART- AIEXT.

(Cy Nrs . Frcd Bcegle) Since the last issuc of T h c Frisco-Man the

Typing Dcpartrncnt has Ixcn making "some rccord." As last reported, k1iss Lucy Wil- kerson hcld high place, having written 21 cylinders oli October 2. On Octol~er 31 Miss 3Iary Englc wrotc 23 cylinders, and on No- veml~er 4 Miss Orcnc Bratic wrotc 25 cylin- dcrs. S o far as wc 11nw been able to ascertain from the Dictaphone Company, this is the high ivatcr mark in the United States. Come on in, the water's fine.

C.Q.KELS0 % W E 6 APPEAL FOR rOURTM LleEUTV LOAN S U B s c ~ l ~ ~ l o n s 97 FZ SCOTT. 1

THE K A Y TI-11311 DO THINGS AT F O R T SCOTT.

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A M O N G O U R S E L V E S 4 1

O n l ' l iurs~la~- , Soven~bcr 7. \vhcn news was sent over thc wires iron1 St. Louis General Offices that the arrnisticc terms had been signcd by Germany, tlic gaiety of the girls in the Claim Dcpartmcnt knew no bounds. They immediately forn~ctl a parade lead by Miss Orene Beatie carl-.ing an American flag on the handlc of an umbrella. and marchcd through cvcry ofticc in the building calling upon tlic employcs to join in tlic cclebration. They tlicn nial-clictl from tlic building through the business tlistrici antl Lllc stores, gainmg volnme as thcy \vc~it until thc \vliolc city was giving cvitlencc of thc fact that thc same spirit that prmnptctl thc Boston Tea Party still aniniatcs the :\mcrican people, and that now as then, [hey stand for Justice, Equality, Democracy and Right.

Miss Selma Hayes, formerly stenographer in thc Claim Department and later in the Gencral Live Stock Department, was married to Mr. Xishum Malcvian November 4, a t the home of thc bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. bi. C. IIayes. 860 E. Walnut St. Mr. Malevian is connccted with thc Aviation Dc- partment of tlic U. S. Army, stationcd a t Selfridge Ficld, near Detroit, >Iich. Mr. and Nrs. hlalcvian will makc thcir home at De- troit rmLil pcacc is concluded, and then will be at home in Thston, Ma-.. whcrc the groom formerly rcsidcd.

On account of tllc sudrlen illncss of his brothcr, W. N. Doss was callccl to his home at Stoutland. Mo.. Novcmher 15.

J. L. h.IcCormacli. Chief Claim Clerk, was called to Wichita No\-cmher 10 on accor~nt of the dcath of his I~rothcr. 'I'he funeral was held a t St. Louis Xovembcr 12. Thc deccased was formerly Secretary of the Charnbcr of Commerce a t Wichita and \\?as prominent in the lifc of that city. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. 3lcCormack. The Claim Dc- partment sent a floral dcsign a s a token of their sympathy.

CAR .4CCOUNTAXT'S DEPARTNEST. (By 1 1 i s M. Vane)

Miss ITelen Marl-s. Rccortl Clerk, and >Ir. Fred Fisher wel-c marricd Octobcr 21 at Ozark, LIo. So long, and good I~~c l i , I-lclen.

Miss hTabel C)tt antl Miss Wanna Finlry gave a misccIlaneous sho\vcr at Lhe home of Miss Ott. Novcmbcr 8, in honor of Mrs. Al- bert Elder, formerly Miss Opal Beadles. Mr. and Mrs. Elder werc married November 2, 1918.

Miss Iya Putman and Mrs. Jessie Laub are on the sick list and both are in the Frisco Rospital.

Miss Ruth Vane, telegraph operator a t Neosho, Mo., rccently visited friends in this office.

Miss Grace Carlock, agent a t Horine, Mo., was a recent visitor.

Say, boy, did you see those German Hel- mets carricd by the girls of the Car Ac- countant's oflice in the "Peace Parade"? Sure sign of the effective work done by "some- body" over there.

, - Where the Trained

Man Wins , You have

seen men all around you p r o -

m o t e d t o = . * positions of

higher responsi- '

bility. Have you , ever stopped to con-

sider the reason why? They know hoi.~) to do some one

thing better than you do. They studied in spare time for the jobs ahead-whcre training counts-and they got them.

Whether in the engineering, operating, mahten:ince, o r c lcr~cal depar tments the trained man wins.

You ' re ambitious. You want to get ahead. The I n t c ~ m t i o n a l Correspondence Schools can help you. Do not t u rn this page until you have clipped and marked the c o u p o n b r l o w and mailed i t t o Scran ton. ----- IS*" OUT HERS- - - -- INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS

BOX F)6,75. SCRANTON. PA. - - - - . Explaln. willrutit ohliaafttlu nw, h lnv I can qualify for the position. or In Ihe ~ut i lcc l , 1 r ~ : l v m n'hlch I rnarlr X.

Occl~l,xtion ,\I Emplugcr Strect and No


"Each one's BEST effort in his

daily tasks-is the 'BIT' he's

duty bound to do during these

war times of labor shortage." '

United Iron Works Co. GENERAL OFFICES

Kansas City, Ma. Plants Tlrroughoicl the Sozrlhwesl.

I PACKING For piston rod and valve stem use only machine finished packing.

The Hewitt Company NEW YORK :: CHICAGO

I ELLIOTE'T"C"HCO. EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLS.

Spring Frogs and Split Switches Of New and lrnproved Palterus.

Wroupht Iron Head Chalrs. Rall Braco- Bridle Rods, kc..

I Oliver Electric & Manufacturing Co.

Railroad Axle-Light and Locomotive Headlight Parts 2219-2221 Lucar Avc. ST. LOUIS, MO.

GESERAL

Word has becn received that Scrgeant Fred F. l lurphy, Conipany 14, 11th Infantry, was wountlcd on Scpten~ber 12. H e volunteered for service August 6, 1917, and was in training at Camp 170rest, Gcorgia u ~ i ~ i l last April. IIe was fol-nierly a ~nacliinist in l l ~ c sliops licrc.

Employes of the Ncw Shops cspressed their sympathy for tlie injured soldiers at the Frisco Ilosiptal by presc~iting tlicm \\.it11 a cash of- ierinrr of $226.50, \\-111ch was divided among (he men. .fhcy also sent them many bear~tiful Ro\vers pluckcd from ~ h c ilo\ver beds of the shops, Lhc prodirct of Llic nicn \\.lie ga\.e them.

Mrs. C. L. Korris dictl 0ctol)cr 30 a t the home of her parents, 11s. ~ ~ n d Nrs . J. F. Sparlin, 521 E. Division St. Hcr Iiuslnnd was forrnerl>~ c~nployed in lie shops licre, but at thc prcsent is localrd in ~ I l l an t a , Ga. H e r iatlicr i i lCorclnan of the Soul11 Sitle Shops.

(;. 1,. Uall, S~~pcrii i lrntlcnt o l Safely, spent Xovcn~bcr 6 in Springficld. Mr. Ball suc- ceeds I'. A. \Vightman, who is now Supervisor of Safcly of tlic SoutIi\\~cstcrn Region. Mr. Ball's hcat lq~~ar ters are in St. Louis.

T h e Springficld oficcs of the Fuel Depart- ment h a w becn closed. C. A. Dunham, chief clerk to J. &I. Johnston, General Fuel Agent, \\-ill move the office to St. Louis. Mr. Dun- ham will he accompanied by other members of tlic department, including \V. El. Schroeder, J. \V. Dunhani, Robert Alley. 'i'lie Fuel Depart- ment of the Frisco and Katy wcre recently con- solidxtcd rrndcr tlie supervision of Mr. Johnson.

Aftcr God had finished making the rattle snakc, the toad and the vampire, he had some a w f ~ ~ l substance lcft with which he made a knocker. :\ knockcr is a two-lcggcd animal will1 a cork-bone soul, a tc-atcrlogged brain and coml~ination I)ackbone made of jelly and glue. W i c r e other mcn have their hearts he carries a tumor of tlecaycd principles. \ \ hen the knocker con~cs down the street, honest men turn their backs, thc Angels weep tears in llenvcn 2nd the devil shuts the gates of hell to kccp him out.-Contrib..tctl.

\\%at a grand celchration wc all had "Peace Day." Rrrt it's no use trying to describe it. Rut all the srrriacc demoi~strationa, the crazy pranks, odd riggin's to malie ~ioise, and outward slio\\:s was as tlie foam on the crest o f Llie dcep rolling ocean \Yaws. The inward joy all had could find no atlvqrlate outward ex- pression, no rnattcr how hard one tried.

"This is my fifth and youngest chlld. and all but one born in the service of the Frisco," says W. T. Sl~ringfleld, agent a t Sulligent. 41a.

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(U. S. OFFICIAL WAR FILMS) &- ? - President Wilson

in a letter written from the White says: (H ouse under date of September 16th

"It was one of the most remarkable and one of the most satisfactory portrayals that we had seen of the great task which America has performed with such en- thusiasm and in a fashion which cannot leave the results in doubt."

You have read about the war. You have f h u z ~ g h f about the war-and falked about it. You have cheered the boys who left your town to serve Uncle Sam.

S o w you are going to see the war- as clearly as if you were over there yourself. You are going to understand America's part in thc war, as no amount of reading, thinking, talking or cheer- ing can possibly make you understand it !

"An~erica's Answer" takes you right into the heart of the world conflict. and shows you how thcse Amcrican boys, rvc are so proud of, are hclping to wipe out the cruel canker that is eating into the vitals of mankind.

Thc war bccotnes a real issue-thc "oficiaI reports" in thc neivspapers are suddenly translated into actions that lift you bodily from vour seat and make you cheer )-ourself hoarse.

You womcn who have men folks in France will specially welcon~e this op- portunity to see "America's Answer." A Washington woman spoke for all the women of this nation when she said, "If they only would stop long enough for one to scan the faces, I feel sure that I would see mv boy."

"ii\merica's Answer" is the greatest war p i c t ~ ~ r c ever shown on the scrcen. You can't afford to miss it.

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COMMITTEE O N PUBLIC INFORMATION, G e o r g e Creel , C h a i r m a n

Division of Fi lms, Char l e s S. H a r t , D i rec to r , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.

the frisco-man, december 1918

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