I understand that No. 2 would be dead at 12:01 a. m. and opposing inferior trains would have until 11:55 p. m. on the new time-table to make the initial station. H. Answer-No. 2 may assume the new time-table schedule and proceed at 12:01 a. m. Or should No. 2 fail to arrive at its initial station before 12:01 a. m. it would run as a delayed train and assume the schedule of the new time-table at its initial station.

Inferior trains must respect the schedule of No. 2, which is due to leave its initial station at 11:55 p. m. by the old time-table with the knowledge that the train will assume the new schedule at 12:01 a. m.

The words "corresponds in day of leaving" can only refer to the day on which the schedule is due to leave its initial station. The Committee on Transportation ruled that it referred to the "days of the week on which the schedule was good" as shown at heading of schedule, but later the error of such a ruling evidently became clear and the same committee ruled in such a way as to make the words refer to the date of the train.

Only one train of the same number and day can run, but the date of a schedule,

or train, is determined by the date such schedule, or train, is due to leave its initial station. For example, No. 2 leaving A on the old time-table May 1 would still be a train of May 1 after assuming the new time-table schedule.

Big Spring, Tex.

Editor Forum-"Eng. 394 run fruit extra A to Z, with right over Extra 386 west A to C, and not pass C unless Extra 386 west has arrived."

Passing track at C full of cars and to save time getting by, Extra 394 east backed two blocks to a wye switch so Extra 386 west could head in.

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If trains passed at the siding at C, which extra should take the siding? Eastbound trains are superior to west-bound trains of same class. MEMBER DIV. 266. Answer The order is misleading in that it gives Extra 394 right over Extra 386 to C, which was not necessary, as one extra is not superior to another. The words "not pass C unless Extra 386 west has arrived" are not proper, as standard forms provide that the forms must be used when they are applicable. The order should have read, "Eng. 394 run extra A to Z, meet Extra 386 west at C." Under the order as given the extra west should take the siding at C or on the wye, as the case might be.

An Unusual Incident in Insurance "You never know what is ahead of you," is an old saying, and never was there a better illustration of this saying than can be found in a record recently made in our Mutual Benefit Department, in the case of the late Brother O. A. Rymell, forty-one years of age, who gained membership in our Order March 4, 1917, and filed his application for membership in the Mutual Benefit Department in Series B in the sum of $2,000. The application was approved March 7, and certificate B21064 was issued.

When Brother Rymell joined the Order he had a reasonable expectation of living many years but he died March 23. His certificate being in good standing at the time of his death, the beneficiaries will be paid the full amount of the certificate. It will be further noted that the only expense incurred by the late brother in securing this amount of money for his beneficiaries was the amount he paid at the time of his initiation, for the first assessment on Brother Rymell's certificate was No. 619, due April 1, time for payment expiring May 31, 1917.

This is an unusual case, but it illustrates the uncertainty of life and the necessity of protection of the loved and dependent ones who may be left behind us.

Our Pension Association

The Pension Association plan adopted by the thirty-fifth session of the Grand Division has been approved and placed before the membership, and the laws, rules and regulations are now in the hands of the officers of all local Divisions.

Quite a number have already filed their applications and the same have been accepted by the Board. A very large number of inquiries are being made, with requests for applications.

This pension plan is not only of benefit to a brother who has passed the half-century mark, but also of great benefit to the younger brother; the difference being that the older member will not have to pay into the association as long as the younger member before he is eligible as a beneficiary and be entitled to receive a pension. The longer you belong to the association the more you would receive when the time arrives for you to be enrolled as entitled to a pension, either from the number of months paid into the association or from physical condition, as the case may be.

For the benefit of prospective members, their attention is called to the following illustrations:

A member joins the association at the age of sixty years; when he reaches the age of seventy years he will have paid into the association ten years or 120 months:

Amount paid at $4.00 per month
for first five years..
Amount paid at $4.50 per month
for second five years..

Total paid in ten years.......

.$240.00

270.00

.$510.00

Having paid into the association 120 months he would be entitled to receive a pension of $30.00 per month, owing to the fact that he had reached the age of seventy years. At this rate, he would receive back all that he had paid into the association for protection in just seventeen months, and still continue to receive a pension of $30.00 per month as long as he lives. ·

A member joins the association at the age of thirty years; when he reaches the age of seventy years he will have paid into the association for forty years, or 480 months:

Amount paid at $1.00 per month
for first five years..
Amount paid at $1.50 per month
for second five years....
Amount paid at $2.00 per month
for third five years..

60.00

90.00

120.00

A total paid in covering period of forty years of......... .$1,320.00 Having paid into the association for 480 months, he would be entitled to a pension of $65.00 per month, owing to the fact that he had reached the age of seventy years. At this rate he would receive back all that he had paid into the association for protection in just twenty-one months and still continue to receive a pension as long as he lives.

If either of the above members of the pension association had been a member for three years and his physical condition so warranted, he could apply for pension to the Board of Directors (see Article 5, Section 3). The amount of the pension received is determined and covered by the number of months that a member has been paying into the association.

The success of the association very largely depends upon the volume of membership received from our younger members.

PLEASE GIVE THE MATTER YOUR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.

"Just an Example" Under the above head, found in a recent issue of a Madison (Wis.) paper, an editorial writer has the following item concerning Brother W. A. Hayes of Division 68, whose name appears among the list of official changes in this issue of the CONDUCTOR:

"Boys, learn a lesson from the career of W. A. Hayes!

"Some thirty years ago Hayes was a young section hand-about the lowliest labor on a railway. Today he is superintendent of the Madison division of the Chicago & North Western railway! Yet his rise is simply enough explained: "It is due to fidelity to duty. Hayes always was dependable on the section,

"He stuck to a task till it was finished. "He cared naught for time or weather. "He was loyal, true, conscientious. "His superiors knew that when Hayes was on the job the job would be completed.

"He was industrious, determined, resourceful.

"That's Hayes.

"That's why Hayes rose from the section.

"That's why today Hayes is at the head of a great division.

"And that's why, too, his case is a lesson and

"An inspiration."

Brother Hayes and the writer of this were at one time members of our Chicago & North Western general committee of adjustment-sometimes jokingly referred to by officials of that line as the "strategy board"—and ye scribe remembers that Brother Hayes exhibited that same brand of "fidelity to duty," to the interests of his constituents, that is referred to by the Madison editor.

Scattered through the records in the Grand Secretary's office can be found the names of many present railroad officials who were members of our Order, and others who still retain their membership with us. They were attentive to the duties devolving upon them, whether as conductors, committeemen, or in other minor positions.

They are "an inspiration," and THE RAILWAY CONDUCTOR joins Brother Hayes' many friends in all good wishes for his success and further advancement in due time.

Anti-Injunction Law Passed in
Minnesota

St. Paul, Minn.-By the hardest kind of fighting and good headwork Minnesota trade unionists secured the passage of an anti-injunction law in the closing hours of the state legislature. The bill passed the house, but the senate judiciary committee voted to report the bill for indefinite postponement. The unionists succeeded in overturning this recommendation and on the last day of the session thirty-five senators voted to suspend the rules and put the bill on final passage. Advocates of the

measure had one vote to spare, as thirtyfour was necessary for passage.

The law declares that "the labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce" and that the right to labor or to carry on a business "shall be held and construed to be a personal and not a property right." No injunction can be issued in any case growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment unless necessary to prevent irreparable injury to property or to a property right, for which injury there is no adequate remedy at law, and such property or property right must be described in the application and sworn to by the applicant for an injunction.

Courts are prohibited from issuing injunctions against the doing of any act or thing by strikers which might lawfully be done in the absence of such dispute by a single individual.

It is specifically declared that no restraining order or injunction shall prohibit workers from striking or from urging others to join them; from picketing or from ceasing to patronize any party to such dispute or from recommending, advising or persuading others by peaceful and lawful means so to do. No person shall be indicted, prosecuted or tried in any court of this state for entering into an agreement to better working conditions or for any act done in pursuance thereof, "unless such act is in itself forbidden by law if done by a single individual."

Courts Can't Stay Workers'
Freedom

Lafayette, Ind.-If the United States supreme court is permitted to continue its policy of setting aside legislative enactments, legislative bodies will become mere debating societies, says Editor

Skemp of the Painter and Decorator.

"The trend in this direction," he says, "is shown clearly in the 'by-the-way' in the decision handed down upon the Adamson law. The court deliberately digressed from the question before it-as to whether the Adamson law came within the scope of the power to regulate interstate commerce conferred upon congress under the Constitution-and advised congress to enact a law to provide for compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes and to abrogate the right of men engaged in occupations essential to public service to strike to enforce demands for better conditions. This advice will not be lost upon the corporation attorneys sitting in the house and the senate.

"The right to work or not to work is the only clear distinction between the free wage earner and the serf. The workers hold that right sacred, to be exercised whenever necessary in defense of liberties won and in the struggle for greater liberty. Congress should be slow to act upon the suggestion of this small body of men, the majority of whom, though profoundly learned in the law, are not close to the life of the people or in sympathy with progressive ideals."

Wants Labor Laws Enforced Washington, D. C. The Council of National Defense has called upon state and municipal authorities to strictly enforce standards of wages, hours of employment, and working conditions, and workers and employers to "refer any differences to government agencies for adjustment. It is not the purpose of the Council to undertake to determine wages. It is believed, however, that no arbitrary changes should be sought at this time without giving government agencies an opportunity to prevent suspension of work."