Bro. Birchard and Yardmaster Kirk, at "NW," entertained the boys at the Orawampum recently. Brothers, don't forget to remit for your dues to Bro. Blim, and for your M. B. D. assessments to Bro. Quick. Do it now.

Do you know the meaning of the word "procrastination?" If not, look it up. If still delinquent send in the amount you owe at once, and remember, "No card, no favors."

C. E., Div. Cor.

CARD OF THANKS.

YONKERS, N. Y., June 4, 1914. To Members of Electric and G. C. Terminal Division

I wish to extend my sincere thanks to you all for your help and sympathy in the illness and death of my son, Wilbur. MRS. MAGAW.

C. I. & L. Ry. (Monon Route), Div. No. 9. Second District

Bro. Wingfield, agent Cloverdale, is West on sixty days' vacation.

Bro. Sipple, second French Lick Springs, bid in second Frankfort, and was relieved by Bro. Cornell while visiting with home folks at Clay City.

Bro. G. E. Salvo has resigned and Bro. Rainey is on second Bedford pending bulletin.

Bros. Ellis and Shorr, first and second Greencastle, were required to double four days, Bro. Schmalz being sick, and unable to get an operator there for third.

Mr. Tharpe, who relieved Bro. Sipple on second French Lick a few days, promises to be with us in the near future. Bros. Caveness, Dunkin and Priest, at Wallace Jct., have been sworn in as weighmasters at that point, which may cause complaint on account of the dispatchers being unable to raise them promptly. Weighing of coal trains will keep them out of the office quite awhile when coal business opens up again.

Telegrapher Long, from the "Clover Leaf," who worked at Wallace Jct. a few years ago, has again entered the service and agrees to be with us shortly.

Bro. A. H. Alberding, agent Salem, on two weeks' vacation, relieved by Local Chairman L. D. Wood, from first Salem, will visit home folks at San Pierre, and relatives in Nebraska.

Boys, it is time to pay your dues again. Remember the nice increase we got on our last schedule, and also that we are getting ready to go up again just as soon as we get the money. Bro. Kern has just returned to Bedford third from Bloomfield agency.

Not long ago when a committee was up for a new schedule on this line one of the officials said, "A man who remains out of the Order and accepts the increase and better working condi tions which the O. R. T. gets for him and does not help pay the freight is dishonest and a crook." Nons refuse to take out a card, but when the boys begin to talk new schedule they all have

more suggestions to offer than the strongest Order

man.

I wish to thank the boys who sent me items this month. Kindly remember now and don't let your dues slip by you; pay them and keep in good standing, and protect your loved ones with a little insurance.

Let's hear from the Northern Division, and try and have a bigger write-up next month. T. E. SHORR.

Norfolk & Western Ry., Div. No. 14. Norfolk Division

Despondent over ill-health, Bro. Jacob H. Trollinger, a member of Division 14, third Lynchburg, Va., tower, committed suicide at his boarding place about 5:45 p. m. May 9th. The sympathy of all the boys go out to the parents, sisters and brothers. He was twenty-eight years of age, and possessed a sunny disposition in a large degree, and the suicide was a great shock to his many friends on the N. & W., and elsewhere. Bro. W. A. Rox, agent Blue Ridge, Va., bid in the

vacancy.

H. C. Page, chief dispatcher, died at Crewe, Va., May 22d, of Bright's disease. He had many friends on this division who are very much grieved at his taking off. Bro. J. H. Fitzgeareald is acting night chief dispatcher pending perma nent appointment. We hope he will land it.

Bro. W. W. Carson is relieving Bro. C. C. Rice on third trick Lynchburg tower.

Bro. C. L. Wilson is relieving Bro. T. O. Magann, at Thaxton, who is off having his eyes treated.

Every member of Division 14 should see that every non reads the article headed "Why the O. R. T.?" in the May TELEGRAPHER, on pages 824 and 825. It will appeal to every intelligent man who reads it, whether a member of a labor organization or not, and should put a man with any brains to thinking, and if he hasn't anyOh, well, then, we can't help him.

CERT. 106.

Michigan Central R. R., Div. No. 16.

Northern Division

The general committee is doing its very best and putting forth every effort in our behalf with the new schedule negotiations, which is a long and tedious task, and hopes to be able to show results before long, so we must be patient, as it is trying to gain something instead of hurrying through and accomplishing nothing. The L. S. & M. S. Ry., C. C. C. & St. L. Ry. and C. I. & S. Ry. have just completed their cases before the board of arbitration in Chicago, and were awarded a little over six per cent increase. This is encouraging, but we hope to beat them by a big margin. Bro. E. A. Hill, agent Bennington, bid in Holt agency, no one bidding on Bennington. Auburn and second relief agencies are on bid. C. W. Poole is on second Saginaw, Bro. Pettit being off sick,

Bros. Stokes and Shaw are in the dispatcher's office while the regular dispatchers are taking their way freight trips over the divisions. Dispatcher Bro. Dunning and Bro. Rohrer took in the opening games at Bay City. Some fans in our dispatcher's office.

Bro. Lindsey, who relieved a few days on second Rives Jct., later went to the Valley Division. Bro. Doc Gilbert went from second Owosso to Bay City "WS" while Bro. Robertson was on his honeymoon in the East. Congratulations to the newlyweds.

Bro. H. M. Garrison, past agent Holt, is still in a very critical condition. Some time ago we started a paper over our division to assist him in meeting the necessities of life. I heard from the first few stations and nothing further. Whoever finds it please start it going again, as Bro. Garrison is badly in need of assistance and will heartily appreciate whatever we can do for him. He has been a member of our division for a long time, and we should all be willing to assist him with at least a little mite.

Bro. F. S. Smith, who relieved Bro. Haseley at Bath for two weeks while visiting relatives and friends in the vicinity of Detroit, also relieved Bro. E. A. Hill, agent Holt, on fifteen days' vacation.

Bro. C. Bowden was on second Owosso until the arrival of Bro. D. H. Thoms, who bid it in. Notice the handle on Little Dick's name.

Bro. Hovarter was relieved on second Rives Jet. by ex-Bro. Crecine.

Mr. Poole relieved Bro. Nowak, Chesaning days, on vacation.

Bro. H. C. Renwick, former agent at Bennington, has bid that agency in again. They all come

back.

B. T. Smith bid in Rives Jct. agency. He should get an up-to-date now.

The line gang is nearly through stringing the new wire on Bay City, Saginaw and Mackinaw Divisions for the new block phones.

Bro. J. E. Berry, who relieved Bro. McQuade, wire chief in Bay City, for three weeks, was relieved at West Branch by Mr. Fitch, a new man. Bro. Wiltse was relieving on third West Branch until the arrival of Bro. Bowden, who bid it in. The boys on the north end are all polishing up their casting rods and counting their fly hooks, getting ready for their annual vacations.

Middle Division and Branches

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Offices closed recently: Ypsilanti, Augusta and Miller nights, and Grass Lake, Jackson Jct., Glenwood and Botsford yards discontinued as telegraph offices.

Positive block system is to go into effect about August 1st. Bay City Division is now using the block wire phone for clearing blocks behind passenger trains, and the wire is strung on the Grand Rapids Division; block phones installed at Pearl street, Jackson, Van Horn and Rives Jct. so far. Linemen are now stringing a wire from Rives Jct. through to Mackinaw City. This will

place quite a number of men who are bucking the extra list by having their jobs closed.

"SF" Jackson is short-handed, and the jobs there are a roast. Boys, show your union spirit and do your best to help them out. Also help the dispatchers out by keeping the conductors off the phones. Let them write out their messages. The dispatchers have enough to do without running after the officials and car men and answering other questions. Let's try to make it as pleasant as possible for everybody.

Lost, strayed or stolen during heavy storm-One garden; if found, return to Bro. Dan Wholihan; no questions asked. Wanted-Sure Fred Fitch.

cure for

"room-eticks;" Bro.

Wanted By Bro. J. Carter, a pair of smoked glasses when Bro. McEldowney wears his pink shirt.

Wanted By Bro. J. Clissold, track speeder-so that when he misses the last car he won't need to waste time and breath explaining why he didn't get home until morning.

Wanted By Bros. Beitler and Mack, one perambulator, large enough for two, if necessary. Wanted-Tango teacher to prepare Bro. James Cavanaugh for the next O. R. T. ball.

Bro. L. C. Levalley and Mr. Bunce at Vanhorn pending bids. Bro. J. M. Hickey relieved at Haires several times this month by J. M. Hickey, of Vanhorn.

Bro. Healy made a trip in his auto to Kala

mazoo.

Bro. Eggleston off sick, relieved at "OD" tower, Jackson, by Mr. Hickey.

Bro. Chappell, "SF" Jackson, relieved by Cun. ningham.

Bro. Mintern at Nashville second until regular man transferred from east end.

Bro. Sloane bid in Parma second.

Bro. Middleton, second Marshall, off sick a few nights.

Bros. Bennett, Butler and Chapman, at Niles, are on eight-hour tricks again, as second day hours discontinued.

Bro. Virgo is back on extra list.

Tower man at Pearl street is reporting Saginaw and Grand Rapids Division trains to the dispatcher, and block phones have been placed in there. If this is permanent, this place should be put up for bid. It looks like a violation of our schedule to have the conductors clearing their trains at Jackson Jct.

Bro. Seydell is at Haires tower days while Bro. C. M. Brown is farming. CERT. 288.

Pennsylvania R. R., Div. No. 17. Philadelphia Terminal Division

Philadelphia is awake. Yes, at last "the one big union" of the five railway organizations is once again a reality in this city. The B. L. E., B. L. F., B. R. T., O. R. C. and O. R. T. have reunited on common ground and are again prepared for any emergecy. A number of years ago there was a strong union of these organiza

tions, and they were doing very effective work, when all of a sudden one day somebody called a halt. The five brotherhoods then dissolved partnership, and up to the present have been practically doing business single-handed. Some valuable lessons have been taught in this time, and at present the organization sentiment-for real organization-is at fever heat among the various organizations. They seem to realize more than ever that this is a necessity. It would make a long story, this break in the railway unions here, but it has been told and retold many times over, and there is little use repeating. Experience has been the teacher, and it is going to make better stickers and much better fighters of this powerful body of men.

To elaborate further on this subject is unnecessary, and all that may be added is the fact that the unfortunate breach stayed the progress of railway organizations in the East at least fifteen years.

We are now going to get busy, and will soon make up for lost time. Electrification, at present under construction in the vicinity of Philadelphia for local travel on the P. R. R., is very apt to stir up some complications sooner or later, for undoubtedly there will be radical changes made, and the unions will be on the alert.

The Philadelphia Terminal Division has just passed over a very unusual week of activity. The annual memorial services of the B. L. E., B. L. F., B. R. T., O. R. C. and O. R. T., held in Forrest Theater, Broad and Sansom streets, Sunday, June 21, 1914, at 2 p. m., is now a matter of history, and is recognized by all as being one of the most elaborate and successful affairs ever witnessed in Philadelphia and conducted by the respective brotherhoods in unity.

Owing to the fact that last year the "D. A. S." participated in the memorial service and had also contemplated doing the same this year when a sudden and unexpected change in the program was announced and the O. R. T. was escorted to that place of honor where it rightfully belongs, the O. R. T. in Philadelphia, under existing circumstances, had never contested for a place in this committee, but it did not take long for the four brotherhoods to find out with whom they were dealing, for when the committee was being organized for the recent memorial service, the "D. A. S." got their orders and were fired bodily from the committee.

The news soon reached the O. R. T. boys, and a committee was immediately on the job at the following memorial committee meeting. A committee of five, representing Division 17, petitioned the body to know if it was the desire of the memorial committee to have the O. R. T. represented in the exercises. The question was briefly discussed in the "first order of business" behind closed doors, but very soon the O. R. T. committee was escorted into the hall and was received into the memorial committee amid much enthusiasm and hand-shaking.

After some preliminaries and short explanations of the work already under way, the O. R. T. committee, with the others, settled down to busi

ness, and it was remarkable to note the courtesy that was displayed by the entire committee.

While it was but an "eleventh-hour" essay on our part, we did succeed, however, in getting in on the printing for program, invitations, etc., and had lots of time left to carry out our part on the committee.

The memorial services lasted from 2 p. m. to 6 p. m., and the building was literally packed. It was a very patient audience; all the railway officials of the B. & O., P. R. R. and P. & R. had invitations, and many were present. Speakers of prominence were there representing the five railway unions, also prominent State and city officials.

The roll call of deceased members was a very impressive event, and lights were arranged on the stage amid flowers-the building being in darkness each light representing the members of the respective organizations who had died since last June, and as the name was called a light would go out, and so on. During the past year the organizations had deceased members in the ranks in Philadelphia as follows: Engineers, 21; conductors, 11; firemen, 6; trainmen, 25; telegraphers, 16; the latter representing the entire System Division No. 17, O. R. T., on the P. R. R. There were sixteen divisions and lodges represented, and there were, at the least calculation, about forty members on the committee. The O. R. T. will endeavor to have the B. & O. and P. & R. men represented in this committee in the future. Those interested will please note.

The memorial committee at the service were all dressed alike, each member wearing a long Prince Albert coat, and the only other display was a simple white carnation, and no badges or buttons whatever. The telegrapher could not be distinguished from the weather-beaten fireman or trainman, nor the burly engineer from the stately conductor. This is a splendid spirit and was highly commented upon by all concerned. It clearly defines the spirit of solidarity. Anyone may have a copy of the program upon request from the organizer in this district. A large number of applications are already on the way for System Division No. 17. The final meeting of the memorial committee to settle affairs was held at 1414 Arch street, Friday evening, June 26th. After all bills were paid a comfortable surplus was found on hand for next year. Among other things, it was decided that this committee would be a permanent organization and would be convened at any time at the discretion of the chairman to handle any business in the interest of the respective organizations. This plan was hailed with enthusiasm. Discussions for union meetings was under advisement, and each fifth Sunday of the month the five organizations will participate regularly in Philadelphia.

The committee was well pleased with the newspaper space given the memorial service. All the papers gave conspicuous news items. The secretary of the committee will communicate with the five railway journals, giving some of the details of the memorial service. CERT. 2243.

bership like some of the western roads we could have just as good a schedule, working conditions and wages as they. It is not the fault of the Order, the committee or the members, but the fault of the nons, that we don't have it.

Sister P. U. Reighard, third at "UB," one of our staunchest members, recently visited old friends at Lock Haven. With a few more active members like Sister Pearl we would soon have a solid division.

Bro. C. H. Young has returned to "BG" tower after a successful operation on his tonsils at the Williamsport hospital.

Bro. H. F. Hubler, third at "RK," accompanied by his bride, visited Buffalo, Pittsburg and other cities of interest before starting housekeeping in Lock Haven. Congratulations.

Bro. H. W. Taylor and wife visited Bro. Taylor's sister in Philadelphia recently.

Bro. J. C. O'Donnell, first "BS," assisted Prof. Shield's orchestra during commencement exercises at Williamsport. Bro. Jim is as good a tooter on the clarinet as he is a rooter for the O. R. T. Four "bankrupt" telegraphers in Lock Haven are now sporting automobiles. We hope the twocent reduction in gasoline will enable them to secure an "O. R. T. license tag."

Bro. C. A. Fenstermacher worked first "SV" Sunbury while Bro. H. A. Roush attended the Firemen's convention at Shenandoah, and Bro. L. W. Auchmutz relieved Miss Forrester, "SY" Sunbury, several weeks.

Bro. W. S. Minnier worked first "DY" recently during the absence of L. G. Malick.

Bro. S. W. Reichenbauch, of Herndon, was in Sunbury recently purchasing a new "pushmobile." Bro. J. Gurtner has returned from visiting friends in Baltimore.

Bro. W. A. Leister spent a day in Dalmatia, and Bros. A. N. Best and N. C. Malick spent a day in Harrisburg recently.

Bro. E. S. Boyer worked first at "RV" in the absence of Bro. C. A. Riland, and Bro. A. L. Grimm worked second there while Bro. H. J. Engle was off owing to sickness in his family. Bro. H. A. Schoffstall was off a few days recently.

Local Chairman Grieb is going into the poultry business on a large scale, and will soon be known as the "egg king." Apply to him for pointers.

Bro. C. S. Dieffender fer and family spent several days on one of his relatives' farms recently, enjoying the good air and eats.

Sunbury Division

STEVE.

The time for the next semi-annual dues period is at hand and I hope you will all remit promptly, and get your new cards; also send in the amount of your Mutual Benefit assessments to Bro. Quick, so that your beneficiaries will be protected. Keep after the nons and let us try to hold what we have and gain something more in the way of perfect organization. We must continue to labor with them until they are convinced that their only hope for better conditions is through the O. R. T.

Allegheny Division Notes

I have not heard from the old stand-bys who formerly sent me items regularly, for two months. This accounts for the absence of the write-up in the June journal, as I was away the most of the time. I hope the boys will aid me in this matter hereafter. If only a few lines it will help a lot. Let me have them about the 20th of the month so I can get them in by the 25th, in time for the next issue.

Pay your dues as soon as possible, and get your new cards. They, as well as your M. B. D. assessments, must be paid before August 31st in order to keep in good standing in both departments and protect your beneficiaries.

Our opponents are sending out urgent appeals to all P. R. R. employes for one dollar each, the first time in seven years, to help to carry on their work, it looks as though its "large membership" had suddenly taken a drop. No doubt you have all received a copy of the letter telling what will be done for you if you will send in that dollar. The men on the P. R. R. can not be buncoed any longer with hot air, and it won't require much room in a safety vault to take care of what they send in.

Mosgrove has been made a twelve-hour day job with Bro. Blackburn in charge, Bro. Moore going to Neal third. The three message and switch men at Siverly have been taken off, making it a twelvehour office, 6:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m., causing some bumping in Oil City yard office. Glad block station has been put on same hours, and third St. George has been closed, leaving Bro. J. D. McNamara out.

Double track is to be put in between Parker and "MD" tower, and Bela will be closed in the near future.

If something isn't done soon, the railroads, instead of the government, will run the country. This division is in far better shape than ever before. Keep up a bold front, boys. "He who laughs last laughs longest."

Bro. C. B. Johnson made a trip to Johnston, Pa., on his last relief day, and Bro. C. O. Will, second "NB," spent his with his parents at Turkey City.