stands high among men genius. The Sperry Dele his solution of the groble~ ing the presence of hidd rails in track, before th reach a dangerom size. verse fissure is admitted1 dangerous of all rail defe it develops under traffic

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of inventive pens tor making a continuous ink !ctor Gar is record, recording on paper every im- m of detect- pulse received from the pick-up de- en flaws in vice. At the same time, these im- lese defects pulses cause the operation of mag-

The trans- netic valves which squirt a spot of ly the most white paint on the rail a t the point !cts because where the flaw is Indicated. Four from within pen lines a r e drawn tor each rail and

an additional line Indicates 1 a n d marks such a s mile posts, whistle posts, signals, etc. Two lines, show the rail joint and indicate the angle bar. Marks on the lines indicate the size of defect in-

- - . - - - - - - - - - - -, - - - * - , - - - - - - - , William D. Cruse, May 8, Arbyrd, 3f0.; Claude 0. Adsit, May 9, Hunter. Okla.; Joseph W. Babcoclr, May 10, Tidal, Okla.; James O'Connell, May 10, Saxman, Kans.; Ed S. Renfro, May 10, Ritchey, Mo.; Elmer W. Cheatham, May 11, Morrisville. Mo.; H. Roy Horne, May 13, Garnett, Okla.; George J. Robinson, ;\lay 15, Eldorado, Okla.; Thomas J. Lasater, May 15, Ritchey, Mo.; Forrest Baskett, May 17, Cyril, Okla.; Elmer A. Harbin, May 18, Morley, Mo.; Lee W. Pitkln, May 18, Hiwasse, Ark.; Ora L. Jenkins, May 19, Bassett, Ark.; Michael Owens, May 22, Joiner, Ark.; Fred M. Jones, May 22, Sleeper, Mo.; Elmore P. Morrison. May 22, Pettl- grew, Ark.; Ed S. Renfro, May 24. hlounds. Okla.: Leander J. Porter-

dicated in the left field, May 24, Franks, Mo.; Gilbert qrripmrrr! rrsrd nil 1:risro 1.iirrs hand rail and the Short, May 25. Mingo, $10.; J. Roy ct rail defects.

the rail head and so usua warning of the inlpendin the rail.

The equipment used ox Lines consists of two car tor car propels the equ' the track by means of a gine a t a testing speed miles per hour and when I

to clear trains, of about This motor car contains ters tor the Sperry crew a The Sperry Detector Car large gasoline engine di ator set which produces amperes necessary to c rafls, and also contains tecting apparatns. How 1 along the track and expl terior of every rail ove passes may Ile erplaine a .. -

.Ily gives no g failure of

On E brushe rent tl the cal long as field p -. - &

1 the FrIsco .s. The mo- lpment over gasoline end of about 6

wnning l i ~ h t 30 RI. P. H. living quare

d three men, contains a

rlven gener- I the 6,000 rnergiee the all the de-

:his car puns lores the in- :r which it d briefly as

Iollows: hach slde of the car Is a set of a which pass a heavy cur- lrough severat leet of rail a s r proceeds along the track. As

the rail is so~rnd, the magnetic roduced by this current in and

aoouc the rail is onlform, but if any flaw Is present, this field ie distorted. Located between t h e 8 e current brushes, on each side. a r e senfiitlve pick-up devlces which receive im-

right hand rail. Those d e f e bt t s

which appear on' two lines a r e the most serious. Because of the tech- nical n a m e of the work a thoroughly trained operator Is needed to inter- pret results of the record made.

Akhough the Sperry Detector Car was developed tor the indication of transverse flssures only, it also finds defects of other types. snch a s hor- izontal and vertical split heads, pipes and broken bases.

The Sperry Detector Car, used on the FrIsco Lines, is one of a fleet of ten cars owned and operated b y Sperry Rail Service, all self-propelled and manned by crews of trainetl Sperr'y Operators. The work of test- ing the rails is performed under con- tract. During this test. the Detector Car was accompanied by F. A. Pollak, assistant engineer of the ~ ~ I s c o .

By the use of this procedure of de- tecting and removing rails which con- tain unseen defects, the posslbllity of accidents caused by broken rails can be largely eliminated. The Frisco Lines hare the satisfaction of know- ing that the resrllts of the tests of its tracks enable it to offer its patrons a service that 1s ag sare and reliable as the latest moaern scientific devices can make it.

Sloan, May 26, Luther. Okla.; Wrllliam E. Hadley, May 27, Piedmont, Kans.; Jerry H. Hodnott. May 27. Cameron, Okla.; Thomas H. Lucy, May 27. Lincoln. Ark.; Bert P. Metton, May 29, Holland, 310.: George K. Patter- son. May 31. Lake City, Ark.: Clyde B. Blevins, June 1. Grant, Okla.; Ben- jamin F. Smith, June 1. Verona, No.; Fred A. McClaren. June 1, Schulter, Okla.: Miss Myrtle A. Wilson, dune 1, Davenport, Okla.; Mrs. Ethel Plnnkett. Jane 2, Latour, Mo.; Vernon Welch, June 2, Sutnner. Okla.: Henry L. Hlllemann. June 3, Chaonia. Mo.; Thomas A. Wyche, June 3, ClarRdale, Ark.; James H. Pruitt, June 6, Mt. Vernon. Mo.; James W. Johnsoll. June 6, Biggers, Ark.; James G. O'Neal, June 5, Holdenvllle, Okla.; Jullus W. Zimmerman, June 6, Valley Park. Mo.; Olaf A. Baker, June 6, Qulin, 110.

The tollowing were installed tempo- rary agents a t the stations which Pol- low their names :

Jean L. Davis, May 3. Bessemer. Ala.: William 31. Christopher, May 8, Valley Park, No.; Wade 3.1. AlcClure. May 10, Johnsons, Ark,: Charles M. Neal. May 12. Mounds. Okla.; Charles A. Hurst, May 15. Wilmot. K Edwln C. nIurphy. May 16. Ariin Mo.; Paul L. Noore, May 23. Rol

(,\r07~1 tttr~z to Pnqr 14, ? / P I ~ W )

ans.; gton. )erts-

I :- PERTINENT N E W S P A P E R COMMENT , :-:

"A STITCH IN T I M E " Up in Nebraska last month the 3Iinne-

apolis B Omaha RniZroad abalrdoned about sixty miles of i t s line. The line abandoned h& served wltat was formerly one o f the most prosperous sections of the state and had been a payinq 11ne.

The principal reason that the sixty- mile 1-azlroad wns abandoned was that It hnd reasad to be profitable, comntereinl truckers hamng token oarr the {!renter part of the t m n f c which formerly moved over tRu Itne. Tackers' p,'lcen had been. unfair bccasse the31 had no sinking funds to care for-o hlgh tnzes to p n y - n o kecavz/ overhead to ntnintain.

The ratlroad tax amounted to ?tenrlzl 2100.0OU.00. A portion o f t h d t ax tcil? be lost by everv countu, vilrnne nnd school district through whCch the road passes. Necessar~ly graln elsvator.9, Ittin- ber and coal ?/nrdr will be abnndonerl. and people will be required to Razrl thetr products greater d4rtnnces to ma) ket. Realtzj and other zwhres in torons will de- crease and the tax burden on other rlasses o f property w ~ l l incrense. In- dustrres tofll move their plnnts and the whole country w ~ l l be heavu lo.wr tkrouoh the abandonment of this bit o f vatlroncl.

T h a t hns thnt qot to do with us? Check ap Mr. Bferchnat and Mr. nnd

Mrs. Citizeqt who patronize truck line*. What hrkppenad in Nebraska cnn happen here. Wtll the nmornt saved b71 patron- fzing the truck Nnes compensate you for the increased taxes ?/ow will lrflve lo pnrl i f Uour railroadr are abnndoned? The schools done will need mole additioaal fands front vonr taxes than I I O ~ will ~ v c r be able to save by pntronitino the trnrkr.

The Nme to a t is now. Rtnrt pntron- Izino the ra f l rnda and snuo to the rouvt~r the Iiuoe sum they pa71 an~ctn1Z11 in tnrev.

(Lincoln County Republiean. Chandler, Okltl.)

WHAT ABOUT IT? It will be interc8tin.q to note the iuter-

rat created by the new strawberr]~ vntrs qranted by the Frisro a?td other linea, and by Mr. Cnrniichael's statement in reqnwi to thr chaotic condition of the berry in- Ii71rt1-,1

i t f i o ~ s like an opportunity for Xonett to show i t s sincerit?l in thene nlntters. It is of ten stated that 3fonettJs welfare dn- pends on the welfare o f the rnilroad and i t s enmloves. The vakte o f the atrnw- bm-11~ k ~ I w s t r ? ~ to the contmbnity b well understood.

There has been much "shin-bw-mil" propananrla. I n spite of i t the tru& nre haulrno a lot o f freiqht, nnd the bztses are Anulinq a lot of pct.ssen.rlers. The need A m been for an cxnntple, a con- vinriag cnse, that will emphndze the vnlife o f the rnils and the service the11 renrlm:

It seems to Rnve presented itnelr in rt str,kzno mnnner i n the strntoberrv den!. Montl leaders i n the stvnwberv~ Indxstrv aatl the whole deal will be wrecked. the acrenos great111 rediwed, and the tnro+~rr from the strau,berry lost to thir rcqton unless order i s brou.qkt out o f the prpsent chnos.

The)) say the Wa)/ to do that is t o end the delivery of uniimpectrd, l~oor l?~ ql 'nd~d. alnrk-pnrkrd r tmwbe i~ i e s to m a r t e t ~ where the11 will compete wjtlt rlrnded, in- spected, full-pocked berrres from the mnle district, depre.s?ino the p i ce and vobbtng the Oaarks o f its vnlitnble rrz)i!- tntton as n distrirt that prodrcrcs hfok- clnss strawberries.

Rail boont~rn nnd friend* o f the straw- b n r u indastry are presented on opporS- tunit71 to hell> .in wknt nppenrr to he n zrwtkwhile scmp.

(Nonett Times. April 20. 19?:<.)

COMING NEARER HOME The state is now on the verge of reap-

hag the karuest of neglect, sown to the winds i n disregarding the motor trark nwnnce. by securmg the promised whirl- wind i n the form of increased taxation th ro?cglr loss o f railway lines.

The press reports of the pnst few week.? ra?-ricd the information that the A. T. X S. F. Railway had applied to the Inter- state Commerce Conzinission for perntts- aion to abandon their line between Dnvls, Okla., and Sulphur, Okla. Reaaow given, zoei-e that operntiag expense8 were far above income caused by truck and motor car competition.

At the snnte t ime the Frisce ~ e e k s to obnndon thew lines porn S?t!f~lrzcr to Scullan, Ol;ln., lenviilg n con~~nan i t y o f ',,500 people as an inlnnd town.

Tare8 to support schnols and Iocfll qovernntent yon?- to prohibitive naigtrtv in the little citu nhoztld the mi ls be rrntoved ns the first calnmaty to cf fert every man. woman nnd rhlld in thr district.

ThoughtlesP nto'chants are now at tnr nrercz~ of the truck ron~paniea nnd will lw fnced ~ 7 t h nn increote in rote8 for trnmportations that will renrnw their profits and drive customera to rail tolcnr where rates ore controlled by the govern- ment rontrol of ?-cr?lzcn~ls throuqh the 111- terntnte Com merce Com ntisaion.

( ~ l k City Press. Elk City. Okla. April 17, 1

BrHAT IS SHIPPER'S LIABIL- ITY WHEN HE SHIPS

VIA TRUCKS?

. . 933.) propel

mnxou? loss 0 but sl

U URFCPCI propel . - WE NEED TH,, ,,,t.>uv

There is a strong prolmbilit~l tltnt u#- leas buHness picks up, 01' the nzerchnnts do aontething nbod i t soon, the Frisro will cloae i t s station here. That would qive us a blnck eve for n lono time to conle. W e suggest that the Chamber of Contn~erce be revived amd start netion to keep Dnvenport front becoming a For- *rotten Town.

(Davenport, Okla.. Dispatch. April 13, 1933.)

A CLUB APPRECIATES THE PUBLICITY GIVEN IT

The regular semi-monthly meeting o f the F~l'sco Employes' Club was held Fri- d0.y night a t the Asnembl?l Room. Tlti.? was tAe first meeting since the part]! cct the park casino, March 87, and the con- rulttees reported the aflair snti.sfactory . both finnnciall?~ and sociallu. A motion wns made, ctnd umznimorcal?l carried, to o f fer a vote o f thanks to the Monett Tin1c.s for their coopevation in giv4n.g th-e ineet- ing s~ t ch splendid pabMcfty, the 0. F. G. A. for use o f chairs, and tke Callawa!r Fm-niture Com.pnny for displn?Jing the Ftjsco signs uaed i n the ntage decoratimt.

Thi8 club represents the most intport- nnt enterprise i n the upbui1din.q o f Non- ett. wliich puts into circulation, eork n~onth , over 1.;5,000, besides bring tlre heaviest tax payer i n supporting the pub- lic schools. In some sections, where t Ac milroads are curtailinfl tvaiit 8rrt;ire with n view of abandoning their t r c k s , thr contnlunitiea inoolvnd arn 1umentin.o the pors.iblr? c1osin.o o f their schools. Wi tho~i t the taxes paid b?j the Frisco Railronrl nnd itn enlplo?/ee in Moltett. tke solwoi s?~s t en~ o f w h ~ c h the citizens 0.1-o so pbud , '~oould audm peat ly , and the Priwo Eniplo!le.s' Club i s exerting every effort to mai$ttain the greaent orcc and ndd to i r fnstend of suffering t l e redac:tionx whfck lrooe been goin.0 on the pnst two yem's.

(Monett, Mo., Times, April 15, 1933.)

There's am element of r?sk co~cirerted tctth slripptnq b?l truck that i s not gen- eralhl understood, and, ccs a consequence, many have found themselves involved' i n damaqe strits on account of propertu 109.9 and personal injarg, the result o f rorclenmess on the part of the truck driver or imperfection i n the truck. Mnny erroneously nssume that when n ti uck zs engaqed to tra?wport property, thnt the buck owner assumes all the 11\1; ns a rontnton mlrirr. That may or tnny not be so. It depeHd8 upon the r1rciintatnnce.9 mrromkding each cn9e. Jlurh depenrQd npon the nrrangentent. And in nny euent, a dnmaqe suit for property loss or personal m w r y can be brouqht anamat the owner o f propevty rhipped by truck. even thownh there would be no merrt to tltu cane. Ye t it would be necessary to appear t n court nnd aNrwer nnd fight the matter oat to a conchtsion. Otherwwe, judqment could be rendered b?) default. The Clinton .Ilanufnct?trersJ and Shippers' Association, of Clinton, Iowa, has issued a circular, rendmg as follo~>b:

<(If yozs ship b?j truck, 11on ehoudd In- fornt yourself on the follodnq subjects:

'< la the t m c k line iuured agcrimrt -t71 loss and damage, and to whnt rt? This does not mean only t l ~ c lr damaqe to the goods 4n tranrtt. wrld also cover the dnmage to a#!r -t71 cawed bzr the tntck.

"11 the truck lrne inrured aqa4nst per- sonnl lrnb~lttq and to what amovnt?

"With ti-hat ~ns~crnnre contpany does the truck line carri~ in.suranre, nnd whnt is the exptratinn date of the pobcy?

"If ~/ou rontract wtth a trurk line to kart1 freloht for you, and the truck line Rns an accident w h ~ l e your merchandise I P be~no trnnsportrd. do j1011 k)totl' thnt ?/o?i nre n partv to the act'

"1Pr are scndinq owt this wnrning be- muse z.ercntl~/ two rvrea hnvr? come to our nttent~on where truck? ralc~ed the denth of persows nnd were sued f 0 3 ' ~ a 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 . The trucks were not coverrd btr tnulcrnnce. nnd the trucks were ntort- ~ n o e d to the ttinft. 30fnt suit,^ were in- strnntrd. the ownere of the nlerrknndr.se were resposrible r o n c m s , awl they were held for payment

l r R ~ n ~ ~ trurk lines C R P I ~ ~ the sriniin tc nr lns,rranc.e onlv This would not be .?tif- finent to cover t f srveral per9on.s lo?t therr l iws or t f neuerr propert!, dainaqs tons cnased.

llIt 1s ltrqlcl$r Important /Or evertlone wsinq trurk swvire to inform. themselrrn a$ to whether or not the?! tcould be drogged into a rorfly swit if the trarP line cat-rrrinw their n'~errhawlise had nn - . nrridenf.

(<A good. depentfnbte tntcP liite rhotr rd be only too ylnd to furntvh vou with this infortnatlon. If a truck line rnn- not give w ? c the dnfotntrrtion drcir-ed. tcp could warn 11ou to br very cnreftrl nborrt nuch a cotnpany."

In connection with tRe above. tbr, for- lomnq Ierlnl opilcioqr kar been oiven.

'(If n shipper, when e n ~ p l o ~ a i r n rom- tract trucker. should ezerriae donrlnion rrnrl control over the operntion o f thr truck, he, of courae, vniqht be held linblc for a personal injury on the wound thnt he I S the p~rndpnl nnd the twrker ?r tkc nqent. It would be the same proposr- t ia t as the rn~lwa# conlpnn?/ being held linb2e by ct person itrfured in n worstno ctccident throztolt the negliuenre o f the enqznen: Rut I f the shipper nterelv makes a contrmt rcith tlw t r w k , nnd the t ~ ~ t c k e r Rinlsel) f ? en t~re l~ l free and ~ndelmadent o f the shipper i n the opern- tion o f the truck, the trqccker tuould h~ knoux as an independent contrartoz-, for

July , 1933 Page 11

9 9 Frisco Sons and Daughters Are Honored @ S

Four of the stltderrts Pictured above are gradrrates from the Seyirrour, Mo., H i g h School, and orre. Rebecca Burt , do7rghter o f Prisco agent at ATettlcton, d'liss.. rrprrsentrd the dfississippi Stnte College for W o m e n at the i\~atio~~al Corrzmtior~ of Kappa M u Epsilon, honorary ''math'' fraternity, held at Tahlequah, Okla. ( T o p row): Eilcera Connelly, 17, daughter of J. Corrnrlly, retired sectiort foreman, graduate Seymorw High; HrIcn F a w t , 17, daughter o f C. W. Foust, agent, graduate Sey- mortr High. (Bot tom row): Hillary Brophy, 18, son of J. Brophy, section forentan, graduate Seymour High; Rebecca Bart nnd 120 Kollnreyer-, 18, son of G. FI. Kollmeyer. sigmlnrart, gradunte Seymour Higlr. Silas Hoili~owald, 17, sols of C.

Hannawald, section man, is also a gradrmte of Scyn7orrr I-ligk, Otrt his pictrrre was not suitable for reprodnctioir.

whose neali.Oence tlie person m n k i w the propert?/ damage or pe~woaal injuiy that PERTINENT PRESS PATTER contract w i t k him would not be linble. n~iuht occur. It zoould be the sm ie pi%nciple as a ship- Those who emplo?~ trticks 172 this way. (Cotrtrr~tred from Page 6) per making a contract with the railway for transportat%on purposen, sho?kld con- company to t?.ansport h3s frewht. In sult thew lazuyers and follow their in- secolld consecutive year, thnt cme, the shipper would not be held structzons as to the form of comtract liable for tlte neqligent act.9 o f the r ~ i l - thnt should be entered into in each in- the John Masefleld poetry prize for rond in injuring a 2Jerson in a crossinn stance, and as to thc nccessnry in.~urnnce the best undergraduate poem of not accident. jwotectzon that would doubly guarantee

' I f j1ou contrnct &tR a trucknmn to l i r~tec f~ol l . more than 50 lines. Ann8 freighr for Y O U , i t i~ very important Kansas City Packer, The poem, which won the 1932 that ymtr coatract nmkes the tmcl; o w ~ e r r m hdependent contractor under the law. April 22. 1933. prize, was titled "Lines on Deliver- If v o w contract i8 so loosely drncon thnt - ance", and the 1933 poem was titled ymc make the truckman an emplo?le. yo?i will make ?lourself hnbk for nny dnwt- "Nos Mortales". The prize consisted age to third parties caused bjr the truch." MEETTNGS POSTPONED of books given by the Englishman.

Ole care An8 been reported tol~et-e a John Masefield, who once worked as jobber enswed one o f the trucks belonn- Due to the extremely hot weather, bartender in New York. ?no to a truckino concern by the day ond ezercised con.s~derabls control owe): a number O f FriscO Employes' the truck. The tracker tom instructed ns Clubs have decided to dispense with lo the number o f pnckngcs to be loaded each time. Instractio~w torre give,& us meetillgs during the months of July Newburg Club, also the St. h u i s to deliveries, ctc. Am accident occured, and August, resuming the business ;MenPs club have diacolltinued bust- and the tnccking concern and also the jobber were sued for danbayes. Tho meetings again in ness meetings for the summer. t?ytckino Gompan'l w x z s not f i ~ a n ~ i a l l y The Joplin Club has discontinued Picnics are being held throughbut responszbte, and judgment was obtained ngninst the jobbrr for .vonaezoiaat naorp meetings for these two months, with the system. and several of the clubs tkmc t20.000.00. He be?l~ved, at t h e the exception of call meetings for the are combining memberships for an he employed the trucker. thnt t h ~ trltpker alo9l.e ,om 7e8PO?Lf{blR f,,r transaction of nrgent business. The all-day picnic and business meeting.

raised by popular subscription among the employes.

Clinton, Mo. Seven members were present a t

the May 21 meeting of the Frlsco Employes' Club of Clinton. Mo. The meeting was called to order by C. I<. 3Iorrlson. president, and minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved.

Mr. Morrison talked t6r some ttme on taxes and trucks as affecting CHm ton and the surrounding country. The rate sltnation was then gone inta by C. 0. Cla ibrne , agent, and he ex. plalned the reductions in the different classes.

Comn~unlcatlons from J. H. Dog- grell, M. M. Sisson, J, R. Coulter and others were read and discussed, and t h e meeting adjourned a t 1:30 p. m., and the members planned to meet again the third Sunday in June.

At a meeting of the officers of the Joplin Club, held on the morning of June 3, It was declbed that the plcnlc. planned a t Joplin [or June 11, be postponed. Several things came no to Interfere with the plans, one of them being a proba'ble change In loca- tion. as Neodesha seemed more cen- trally located and will best accommo- date en~ployes from all sections. and tha picnic could be most economie- ally handled to Neodesha from a transportation standpolnt.

Members of the Joplin Club ea- pressed their willingness to attend tbe plcnlc a t any point. The plans for the pienlc a re being worked over. and suggestions from the various cIsbs in that locallty a re ~belng soiiclted.

The pfcnlc seems assured and a new date will. no doubt, be se t with- in the near future.

which it was hoped would increase the revenue from hTewburg. 8Allss Moore's address was in regard to taxes paid by the Frisco and revenue lost lo the trucks during 1932.

Kansas City Auxiliary The June 6th meeting of the Kansas

City Auxiliary was purely a social event and was held in the offices of the Kansas City (3as Company in thefr Plaza location. 4730 Broadway, Kansas City, No.

There were tables for brtdge and pinochle, and table and door prizes were awarded. Re i reshn~e~i t s were served by the Gas Company to the 23 members and guests which at- tended.

Mrs. George Highfill, president of the auxiliary, announced the next meeting would b e held on July 11 a t the regular club rooms a t 1 West Lin- wood Boulevard.

Wichita, Kans. There were fifteen members present

a t the June 14th meeting of the Frisco Employes' Club of Wichita, Kans. A. L. Jlillikan, agent a t Augusta, was a visitor.

It was voted that the secretary write a letter of appreciation to the Joplin Club for extending a n invita- tion to the Wichita Club to attend its Juue 11 picnic.

H. B. Sigler having se- cured a n LCL shipment oP soap, Omaha to Wichita, two cars of paper from Wisconsin to Wichita, and one car of coffee, New Orleans to Wich- ita. Ralph Dinsn~ore. cashier, se- cured the routing lor four shipments of cotton piece goods, New York to Wichita and one car of staves, Mem- phis to Wichita. These gentlemen were thanked for their efforts toward solicitation.

E. J. Immele, chief clerk to the di- vision freight agent, called special at- tention to the low rate made to Chi- cago from Wichita, and requested everyone to give it as much publicity as possible.

Sprinyfield Cirls' Clrrb Thirty-one members of the Frisco

Girls' Club of Springfield, Mo.. enjoyed - n hamburger fry the latter part or May a t Idlewild Cabin on James River, near Springfield.

The spacious cabin with it8 com- fortable chairs and big open fireplace was an ideal setting for an enjoyable evening. After the meal, which con- sisted of delicious hamburgers wit11 all the trimmings, doughiiuts and coffee, the time was spent a t games, J-ucing, etc., and the guests returned

town at a la te hour.

U - Z L L L , 1

first T meetir home U n l l n t ,

Au.t.iliary to Local No. 1 Springfield, Mo.

r h e members of the Ladies' Auxll- .y to Local No. 1 a t Springfield, Mo., !t in their regular meeting on Mon- y night, May 15, and organized a wing club that will be known as 3 Bluebonnet Special Sewing Club. Mrs. Uriel Atwell was elected gresi-

A,-.,.+ and the club plans to meet the

hursday of each month. the flrst ~g having been planned a t the of the new president on North

..,..,,t Avenue.

a fle de of th: A1

Late Annuunceme~tts The Springfield Men's Club staged barbecue a t Dollng Park. Spring- Id, Mo., an June 19, which, we un- rstand. was a big success. Report the affair could not be Included in

is Magazine, but wlll appear in the

Idlewild for a moonlight excursion. the evening of June 27. There will I: t 8

k

be dancing on t h e boat from 8:30 un- - - - - - - -

"It is il mldnlght, in the open air ballroon~, between rnd members of this club expect to roads, tl lave a record crowd in attendance. will spc

success The Frlsco Glrls' CIob of St. Louis unethica .-. . . . .

will hold its regular nlonthly meeting a t the BIayfalr Hotel. St. Louis. on June 28. The meeting la primarily for the insltallation of new officers of the club.

Martha Moore succeeded H. Marie Witte a s president: Helen McHale was elected flrst vice-president: Ethel Richter, second vice-president; Viola Jakle, secretary, end Edna Dolen, treasurer.

' T h e Beaumont Sub en~ployes have been called together on June 25, and will hold a n al iday basket ptcnic and meeting combined, a t Arkansas City, Kans. A large attendance is ex- pected a t this wrtting.

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Mr. Murphy's letter to G. M. For- rester, general agent a t Springfield, is quoted below:

"I would like to take this oppor- tunity of complin~enting you and your road for the courteous cod operation extended the writer, yes- terday (a holiday, May 30).

"We shipped from Kansas City, late on May 29th, three cooling '̂ ....., ,rs: one for the Colonial Hotel

two for the Ambassador Apart- t of this city. It was impera- we deliver the Colonial tower

,--&rdag, in order 'to complete our contract. I got in touch with your chief clerk, and he very courteons- ly made arrangements to have this tower loaded and delivered to the shipper. The mere fact .that i t happened to be a holiday, apparent- ly. did not enter into the picture. Everyone a t the freight depot. from the most humble employe to the chief clerlr. did everything in their power to cooperate with me ill seeing that this shipment was received on time.

such cooperation a s this, the shfpper and the rail-

hat, in my humble opinion. $11 the difference between and failure in con~bating

1 truck shipments. I firm- ly believe, if the shippers in Kansas City were better acquainted with the type of service the Frisco is endeavoring to render, you would have 100 per cent of the business. I have used both truck and railroad, and, Prom my ex- perience with your organization within the last 24 hours, you can count on every pound of merchan- dise we ship to come over yonr road. . "Again thanking vnir and vniir nr- .

ganizatlon for the eratlon end fair ire to remain;

"(Sgd.)

ignst issue. The three big cl t~bs of St. Louis.

The Sunnyland Club. of Kansas .Mo., have combi~red forces and will .-- ..- has chartered the steamer sponsor a boat ride on the Mississippi

Work up partic city to travel to Fair v,d the Friscc