Interborough Bulletin August 1916

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NEW YORK~AUGUST, 1916

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2 INTERBOROUGH BULLETIN

'Interborough BulletinPubUohed by Interborough Rapid Transit Co.THEODORE P. SHONTS, - PresidentH. M. FISHER, - - - - SecretaryJ. H. CAMPBELL, -- Treasurer

Addrea. All Communlc:ationa toRoom 1209,165BroadwayAUGUST, 1916

ON GETTING TOGETHERByT. P. SHONTS

The formation of the Brotherhood~f Interborough Employees marks aoig step in advance.lATehave aI-management and men=been .gettinr . along quite happily to-;,!ether, but it has become apparent thatwe needed ome regular and sys-.ematic metl-od wherebv men andmanagement might get together andJiscuss our common interests.One thing' is sure: None of us canprosper unless our company prospers.He can take nothing out of the bagthat isn't there already.Several years ago, in 1907, our com-pany was on the verge of bankruptcy.To-day it is prosperous, That factmeans we all have been doing somelard work.\Ale must all bear in mind that we-managers and men-are trustees ofnther people's property. Men investin our securities instead of in other se-~urities because they believe we a11-both managers and men-will do whatis fair and right toward them.As stated above, there was a timewhen our company nearly went to thewall. That shows there is risk in in-vestment. That is why our stockhold-ers as well as our men are entitled toxhare in our prosperity.Wages have been raised on our lines.t number of times. We hope they~'l.n be raised again and again. Thiscan be effected in so far as the corn-:pany prospers. Every man on ourpay-roll can contribute .toward that-rosperity, by helping us conduct this;~roperty safely, efficiently and eco-20mically,Let us work together toward thatindo Let us get better acquainted.Let us work out a sense of partner-ship between management and men.I take great pride in the Interbor-ough. It is the most wonderful trans-portation machine in the world. Noth-ing like it ever happened before.It is all as delicate as clock-work.It can only be a success if every littlepart functions properly.

And behind it all there must be theright spirit-a spirit of mutual con-fidence, good will and happiness.The machine is there; let us all putinto it the spirit that will not alonelubricate the machine, but will makethe men behind the machine prosper-ous, efficient and contented.

PULLING TOGETHERWhen we start out in the morning forour day's work, let us do so with thedesire and determination that we willnot fail to give proper consideration tothe other fellow, a thing so often neg-lected. The selfish man may possiblyget by, but he will never be popular.Life is short and we must pull togetherin a congenial sort of a way if we areto get anything out of it; and if we dowhat we can to encourage and helpothers, it will bring up the greatest pos-sible amount of chappiness and wilt causethe company to prosper as it has neverprospered before.-C. W. Robie, inAmerican Express Service.

The life of every man is a diary inwhich he means to write one story, aridwrites another; and his humblest hour iswhen he compares the volume as it iswith what he vowed to make: it.-J. M.Barrie.The Ottoman Empire is made up ofTurkey in Europe-the strip of territorystretching across from the Black Sea tothe Adriatic-Turkey in Asia, which in-cludes Arabia, Syria and Palestine; andprovinces in the isles of Samoa andCyprus.

Shortage of chemicals has seriously af-fected ~he Japanese match industry.British West Africa exports nearly 20,-000,000 gallons of palm oil annually.

IF WE COULD ONLY SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US

"HI~ VVOMAN MIGHT 6E A ':>TRAN \lE.I~' I3AO FOH ,(OuR

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INTERBOROUGH BULLETIN

Brotherhood Employees-Interborough Rapid TransitOn Saturday, August 12th. President T. P. Shonts and Vice-President and General Manager Hedley, of the Interborough Rapidsit Company, issued the following joint notice:In accordance with the announcement made by President Shonts that a plan would be devised under which all employees of thepany could be adequately represented in presenting to the management matters relating to the interests of the employees, the fol-ng tentative plan is now suggested:Employees of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company are hereby requested to select by ballot from among their own numbersentatives empowered to speak for the men at joint meetings of employees' representatives and executive officers of the Company,The purpose of such joint meetings will be to discuss and act upon matters of mutual interest and to consider and adoptures for further promoting co-operation between the Company and its employees,Each department of the Company will be entitled to choose at least one representative, who shall become a member of theeral Committee, For the purpose of such voting the Company may be divided into the following departments, each of which mayntitled to a number of representatives, as follows:

Chief Engineer's Department , , , , , . 8Car Equipment Department , , , , , , , ,...... 11Motive Power Department ,., , .. " , , , .. , , .. ,..... 5Trasportation Department- 24Subway1164

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ElevatedMotormen , , .. , , , , , " , 2Conductors , ,.,................................................. 2Trainmen ", , , ' '........................ 7Stationmen , , , ,.............................. 718

Grand TotalThe unit of representation shall be each department as above mentioned, and each department's employees may choose one repre-tive for every 250 men employed.Nominating blanks may be secured for such purpose from the department in which you are employed.Ten names signed to a nominating petition shall be sufficient to place any employee's name on the official ballot as a representa-for the class of employment in which he is engaged.It should be clearly understood that any ten employees may nominate anyone of their fellow employees that they see fit, but noloyee is to be permitted to sign more than one nominating blank.Nominating petitions shall be filed at the places in the manner described on the nominating petition, on or before 8 P. M.,day. August lSth. No officer in the Company, or men in authority over other employees, will be eligible for nomination.The names of employees nominated will then be posted on bulletin boards so that everyone may be informed,The polls will be open from 10 A. M. to 8 P. M., Thursday. August 17th.The polls will be located as follows:1. Shops, 98th Street and Third Avenue.2. Recreation Room. Third Avenue-129th Street.3. Recreation Room, Third Avenue-Bronx Park.4. Recreation Room. 155th Street-EiQ"hth Avenue.5, Recreation Room, Bronx Park-Subway. .6. Recreation Room, 145th Street and Lenox. Avenue.7. Recreation Room, 137th Street and Broadway.8. Recreation Room. Van Cortlandt Park.9. Shops, 148th Street and Lenox Avenue.Polls will be in charge of Inspectors of Election at the voting places, and two tellers will be assigned to each polling place by

employees nominated who are running for election.Every employee shall have the right to vote. The balloting shall be according to the Australian ballot system. No ballot shalfany identification marks of any kind. Employees will vote upon presentation of their passes. No one shall be permitted to seeany ballot is cast.Immediately upon the polls being closed, the tellers shall report the result of their count to the Recr eation Room at 242ndt. Van Cortlandt Park. While the ballots are being counted. any of the employees in the department concerned, and whoses are not required elsewhere, shall be permitted to be present.As soon as practicable after the election, the employees' representatives so selected will hold a conference to consider mattersutual interest, to appoint sub-committees and to take such action as may tend permanently to promote the interests of employeesthe Company.It is not the purpose of the management to interfere with the free exercise by the men of their privilege of developing inown way. the olan herein tentatively arranged. The men may act independently, as they may see fit. It is the hope of the man-ent, however. that the men will regard their own interests and those of the Company as one, and that both management and menco-operate to promote the interests of all.It is our hope that the men will designate as their accredited representatives fellow employees in whom they have the utmostidence. It is likewise our hope that the representatives so selected shall express to the management with the utmost candor thes. of the men,The workings of this plan have nothing to do with any union.A man's affiliations do not advance or jeopardize his interests with this Company. The fundamental feature of this plan isevery employee. regardless of any other affiliation. shall be assured of representation and consideration.We are hopeful that these con ferences between management and men may result in the development of a permanent planeby questions of mutual interest to the management and employees of this Company may at all times be considered with duerd to the rights and interests of all concerned. To that end the co-operation of every employee is invited.Adopting this suggestion, the employees nominated 199 candidates, of whom 54 were elected. A total of 9.710 votes were castof about 11.000 employees who were eligible to vote.The following are the names of employees nominated to represent the different departments affected, together with those whochosen. '

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VotesReceivedoJ. Ingram 238

D. J. Murphy 223R. P. Ra.eas 99

The departmentalrepresentatives chosen by the votes of their fellow employees and who have been declared elected to member-ship in the General Committee, together with the individual vote received by each candidate, are designated by an asterisk in front oftheir names: .ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Eight Candtda.tes Elected VotesReceived

..C. F. Robinson, Telephone Wireman, 3rdAve 1.114

*J. J. Steg a.r-s, Bridge Ma e h in ia t, 2nd Ave .. 895*H. V. Borgen, Sign Painter, 27 GreenwichSt. 803*J. '''alsh, ElE'ct.ricai Repairs, 116th St. and8th Ave 1,221J. La mb, Trackman, Eastern Div........ 6391. w. De ck er-, Dr a.ug h ts ma n , 165 Broadway 195

G. M. Williamson, Draughtsman, 50 ParkPI. 76

A. : ; \ ' 1 . Blenus, Draughtsman, 50 Park pj.. 69*J. McLa ug h lin, Riveter. South F'erry ..... 729O. G. Buettner, Asst. Engineer, 50 ParkPI. 341

W. W. 'Vall, Trackman, Western Div ..9th Ave. 56S. T. Adams, 'I'r-a.ns l tma n ,......... 159J. Cochrane, Structure Inspector,'16th Ave. 622L. P. Mal la.ha n, S ignalman, 2nd Class,53rd St. and 9th Ave. 632*A. Watson, SIgnalman, 148th St. and LenoxAve. 770Geo. Ml n k, Water Proofer, 14th St. 1.029F. Merkel, Trackman, Western Div 418J. H. Barrington, Trackman 44W. Maher, Trackman, 148th St. and LenoxAve. 103

J. Ryan. Trackman, 148th St. and LenoxAve. . :...................... 991\1. Sullivan, Trackman, 180th St ]01J. Pattervan, Trackman, 96th St........ 38L. Mahurther, Trackman, Dyck ma .n St.. . 25.J. A. Irving, Pipe Fitter, Drainage De p t.,Grand Central 641W. F. Hudson, Dr a ug h tsrna.n , Signal Dept. 210

CAR EQUIP)IENT DEPARTMENTEleven Candidates Elected

VotesReceived

J. Koehler. Carpenter, 98th St 272T. J .. Kelly, Machinist, 98th St........... 88.J. Wallace, Mac ht rits t Helper, 98th St... 50L. F. RIchardson, Carpenter, 98th St. 254J. F. Gray, Carpenter, 98th St. .' ' 138G. A. Rltsert 18T. E. McEneany, Shop Helper, 98th St... 48J. Harris, Carpenter, 129th St. , 61H. Altvater, Machinist..... . . .. .. . .. . ~60E. Banks, Machinist, ~Sth St 466J. Tracey, MachinIst, 98th St............ 54F. Bruckner, WIreman, 98th St.......... 216J. J'. Lane, Wireman, 98th St....... 107G. Cr-aw ror d. Blacksmith, 98th St........ 36G. LaViolette. Wireman. 98th St........ 221S. Deutch, Pipe Fitter, 98th St........... 200ew. F. Casey, Painter, 98th St 352G. J. Eiselle. Car House Helper. 159th St. 42L. Abrams. Car House Helper, 159th St. 78M. Shapiro. Car Clea.ner, 3rd Ave........ 35G. Luigi. Car Cleaner, 6th Ave..... . . . . . . 35: r . . Harris . Car Gleaner. 3rd Ave. 25J. E. Hennessy, 133rd St. Shops........ 205W. Dickinson, Machinist, Highbridge,.. 439W. Newman. Carpenter, Highbridge 454-w, Down, Blacksmith, Highbridge........ 439*J. Quinn, Wireman, Hf gh b r-Idg e 460oW. V. Murphy, Pipe Fitter. 129th St.... 445"W. Tonne, Machinist. 129th St... .: . .. 427oM. F. Wells, Wireman, 129th St. 442W. J. Grier, Wireman, 148th St........ 339J. Meyers. Wireman, 148th St....... 219J. FMcLean, Pipe Fitter, 148th St....... 59T. J. Mahoney, Pipe Fitter's Helper, 148thSt. 146

J. Montgomery. Electrical Lnspec tor. J .48thSt. : ~... .. . .. 212R. J. Spitzer. Car Ln spec t or , 180th St. .... 148"F. J. Moorehead. Machinist. 14"8th St.... 70J. Donohue. Machinist, 148th St.......... 53F. J. Moore, Machinist, 148th St. . . . .. 282A.Brand, Machinist, 148th St............ 91F. Boyle. Machinist. 148th St..... 116N. NaSBY. Machinist, 148th St............ 57J. E. Gallagher, Machinist, 148th St 128C. H. Pan se, Machinist, 148th St...... 124F. Ma.rat on. Mac h ln iat, 148th St ,..... 28J. Halley, Machinist, 148th St. 43T. J. Burden, Machinist. 148th St........ 42J. "Pa sc h. Blacksmith, 148th St.......... 40W.~ Keating, Car-pen tet-, 148th St..... .. ... 276F. Kocper. Carpenter, 180th St., WestFarms ,.................. 76W. J. Flaherty, Air Brake Inspector, 210thSt. ,.................... 72T. F. Halligan, Air Brake Inspector, 240thSt. 184J. Murphy, Pipe Fitter', Helper. 148th St. 164

N. Francis. Inspector Electrical Dept ..148th St. 53

MOTIVE POWER DEPARTMENTFive Candidates Elected (One from Each Class)No. 1-:\[echanical Opera.ting Divtston. 74th St.Power StationCharles Davis .

VotesReceived90

No. 2-~IechaDical Operating Division. 59th St.Power HonseW.G.C.E.J.W.H.W.

YotESReceived39

No.3-Electrical Operating Division. Powerund Sub. Stations. Both Dlvlstons Votes

oJ. J. Harrigan, 59th St. P. S .P. Spe ck er-bac k, 74th St. . .'V. R. Folson, S.S. . ........H. J . Ravenel, S.S .J. W. Callahan, S.S .J. Waldis, S.S. ..: .

Received634121

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No.4-Cable Division. Construction and Operat-ing VotesRe ce lve d .John Craig ,............. 61Xo. 5-Construction Division. Al l DepartmentsExcept Operating Votes

ReceivedJohn Collie. 74th St. 33T. F. Ot Br-l en , 59th St. 67W. Adams, 74th St. 59J. -Cta r k. 74th St. 40

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTi\IENTELEVATED DIVISION

East Side Motormen-One Candidate ElectedVo t os

R'ceivedC. Garrison 18G. Gregory 38

VotesReceivedC. F. Peel 52*T. F. Considine 189

East Side Conductors-One Candidate EleetedVotes

Received"\V, n. Mc In ro y 12OM. J. Fallon 99

VotesRecetveetF. C. Rode 38C. L. Wyeth 22

J~ast Side Gua.rds-Four Candidates ElectedVotes

Received" - I . .J. Mulahey 163J. McMa h on 255P. Fitzgerald .404T. F. Scanlon, No.

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VotesReceivedJ. W. Lennon 2"8P. J. Heaney ,!'i01

.J. J. Kennedy 3::'1W. C. Westfall 167

East Side Stationmen-Four Candidates ElectedVotes

ReceivedT. R. Connell 193oJ. J. Boyd 259E. F. Farrahy 152C. Smith 48E. Kovarik 34A. F'u cb sba'lg .. ,' 791.. V. Hawkins .... 96

Vote-sReceivedB. Murphy 140F. M. Mead 40H. Mulligan 228OM. ~fuilin 226.r. S. Starks 65W. H. Peary 48.J. E. Kroesen.... 29

West SIde Motormen-One Candidate Elected""oteaReceivedH. C. Park 12

F. J. Smlth 80M. H. Keyea. . 38F. J. smith and P. Connolly, tie vote, eacb

en ttt led to on e-ch a l f vote in, Ccmmtt tee . .

VotesReceivedH. Peters 0P. Connolly 80

West SIde Conductors-c-One - C..ndldl 'te ElectedVotesReceived

.~. J. Grage 8"D. Martin , 48J. J. Well 28

VotesReceivedE. O'Doherty 30T. R. Be r gm a n 15

West Side Guards-Three Candida.tes ElectedVotesReceived

'J. B. Callahan 228'J. J. Quinlan 37,P. J. Farjev 90West Side St.at.icn meri-c-T'laree Candidates

Elected

142o!)2781854

VotesReceivedJ. G. Burke 46J. W. Grove 97-M. C. Kelsey 2'70R. E. Daly 107J. J. Coleman 133

E. Bagley .E. Campbell .Ernest .Brewster .Mackay....... . .

A. Cleary ., " .Smith................ . .Co ilt na '" .Dodaon .

VotesReceived

P. T. Powers 33E. B. Lang 41*1'. J. Mcln tyre 223O. G. Westbay 27F. S. Smith 166

TRANSPORTATION DF;PARTMENTSGBWAY DH'ISION

~Iotormen-ODe Candidate ElectedVotesReceivedW. A. Rhoad,

.Bt'o a dwa.y ..... 21

VotesReceived*H. Post, Lenox ... 273G. G. Camp, Lenox 3

East Side Guards-Four Candidates ElectedVotesReceived

E. J. Ross " 62M. Arnolds 144.1. Bloomington .. 169oJ. C. Woods. " .388F. Rtch ar-d s 32C. Vllbig 173

VotesReceivedS. Gr osa 20F. W. Jaeger 37'V. J. Thompson .. 293F. R. Dederick 25*M. J. Mangan 396

" 'est. S ide Guards-Two Candtdat.es Elect.edVotesReceived

W. E. Melling 45D. C. MllIer 15'1L. A. John.on 83D. W. Me In t.yr-e .. 59E. Keily, No. 2 . . 69'C. Plock' 26

voresReceived

G. S. Lowonuerg . . 3A....Sc hwa r t z 31J. A. Yuepe 15*1. A. Heaney 152H. H. Hunt 42

Conductors-One Candtda te ElectedVotesReceived

F. Ktose nber-g ,Lenox 31A. H. Finley,Broad way .... , 15J. A. Jones, Lenox 19

VotesReceived

R. Wickes.Broadway 79E. R. Fitzgerald,Lenox 17

Stationmen-Four Ca.ndldat.es ElectedVotesReceived

*J. J. Farrell : .. 268I. Bta us t etn 72D. Kennedy 137W. S. Haggerty .. 143A. L. Harding.: .. 65H. G. Friedman .. 86J. C. Taylor ...... 147

VotesReceived

P. K. Machardy .. 69C. Freeland 63

*J. A. Phelan 227P. M. Culhane 170.J.A. Weir ' 275T. Naughton '.' 78

BASEBALL HEDLEY FIELDCLOSING GAM'ES-SEASON 1916

August 26thCar Equipment vs. Manhattan Divi-sion, i. 30.Subway Giants vs. General Office,4: 00. September 2dCar Equipment vs. General Office,i.30.Manhattan Division vs. Signal Depart-ment, 4: 00.

September 9thSignal Department vs. Subway Giants,;1: 30. .Gener-al Office vs. Manhattan Division,' f '~ '()O.\ .,"ALL CORDIALLY INVITED


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INTERBOROUGH BULLETIN 5. ----_.--_ .._ . _ - - - -

CHILDREN OF INTERBOROUGH EMPLOYEESI-Mil.rgaret Loretta Rodecker. 2-Alice Estelle Rogers: 3-Marjorie Caroline Servoss. 4-John Spicer Lonergan, S--,--A'lic~and Lewis Schwartz. 6---Gl'ace and Thomas Higdon. 7-Lawrence and Margaret O'Brien. 8---Edith Block. 9-Mary M., Morgan J ., .Kathleen A., Esther E., Anna R.,. John B., and William E. Crowe. IO-George J. Vernickel. ll-William J., Jr., and Eva C. Stu1DllelP12-Frank and Margaret O'Rourke. 13-Norah and Anna Leonard. I4-Master Cameron. IS-Mattie Jamin. 16---Charles Ott. 17-Wilbur A. England.


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Our PageEdited by LILLIAN A. GARING

Home

B. J. McGarry, a popular attache of the GeneralStorekeeper's office, and his attractive littledaughter enjoying a vacation boating on GreenLake, Catskill Mountains.

INFLUENCEInfluence is one of the most potent factorsin the life of mankind. It is the drivingengine of thought and action. In babyhoodand. childhood's tender years the mother'sinfluence is paramount. Children are imita-tive to a marked degree and have supreme!ait~l in "Mother." Whatever mother saysIS right, from the viewpoint of a child. un-less a matter of discipline is involved-thenthe individuality of the child's opinion as-serts itsel f.Parents are too often inconsistent in them~tter of discipline, and frequently punishchildren for doing and saying the verythI.ngs they themselves have been guilty ofdoing and saying. I t is easy to think, asruns the old adage-"Do as I sav and notas I do"-and mete out severe a~d unj ustpunishment for .offenses which they are in-directly responsible for. Milton's lines aretrue to-day (in spite of the European war) :"\\111.0 overcomes by forceHath overcome but half his foe"

and "Example' is still "better than precept."It IS a fact, not ?ften appreciated, that thepersons who dominate and control the ac-tions of their fellows are not alwavs thestronger cha racters. Strong characters toofrequently f.ollow where weak and light per-sons lead, s~mply because they dislike to op-pose.e or- fall to exert themselves. Parentsneed to keep on the alert when their chil-d ren e~:ge from the nursery and begin tomingle with other children. They must beever watch ful of their choice of associatesfor only in this way can their children b~protected against pernicious and evil influ-ences.Men and women exert an influence uponeach other, whether cognizant of it or noteither for weal or for woe. A story wa~told to mcby a friend which illustrates thepower of influence over another's life.The friend of whom I write, was in at-tendance at a Democratic Convention someyears ago, held in a citv of the middle west.He, with a ~umber of 'other men, put up ata .hotel which had been recommended byfr iends who had previously visited that city.These men found everything to theirsatisfaction in the way of food and accom-modations and had no criticism to make ofthe service in any way. A fter a week hadpassed, the young man, who is a friendly

sort. of fellow, became acquainted with themanager of the hotel. To his surprise he

found a woman in control and not a man.as he had expected.During the course of a conversation be-tween them the woman tolel him that shehad been left a widow, some years previ-ously. with comparatively little money andno training for business of any kind. As itwas necessary to earn a livelihood sheopened up a boarding house with her smallcapital.Like many other inexperienced ones, shemet complete failure and had to return tothe shelter of her old parents' home, al-though their means was inadequate to main-tain her in addition to themselves.Discouraged, disheartened. with hope andcourage dormant, she sat down to rest inthe living room. As she sat dejectedly pon-

dering over her forlorn condition, sheespied a book upon the table. The bookhappened to be one by Gertrude Atherton--"The Conqueror." She proceeded to readthe story, and as she read, her interest in-creased.She said that this wonderful story ofAlexander Hamilton's experiences grippedher like a vise. The writer's influence per-meated every page of the book and inspiredwithin her a reborn courage and determina-tion which was all compelling. She resolvedto try again to earn a livelihood in somelegitimate way, feeling that success was as-sured.With a little borrowed money she againopened up a boarding house, and this timesuccess was hers. From that small begin-

ning grew the large and successful hotel inwhich these men found rest after long hoursof controversy and work."The credit belongs to Cert rnde Ather-ton," she insisted, "for her words influencedmy every action, and brought success andhappiness."

DNFLUENCE_the subtle leaven,Wor-ks on unheeded without noise,

.Guiding souls to God's great heaven,Or sending forth as Satan's toys.Toys, that soon aloe useless debris,Oft' filling prison cell and grave-While poor and helpless children payThe toll in labor for the knave.

Joyous the fruitage of influence pur -e ,Desolate and bitter the harvest of sin,Victory for goodness is certain and sure,And courage is born-the kind that will win.

KNOCKING ON WOODThe "knock wood" superstition is saidto date back to the days of sylvan gods,when oak, ash and rowan were sacredtrees whose deities would come to theassistanc.e of the knocker.

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEYMost of us learned to love the poetryof James Whitcomb Riley when we werechildren, and appreciation has not dimin-ished with the passing of the years. Longwill live in our memories the author of"Little Orphant Annie," "Knee deep inJune." and many others equally tenderand appealing.His death deprives us of further crea-tions of his fanciful brain. but thosechildren of his brain which we are for-tunate in possessing, will ever be asource of pleasure and inspiration toreaders, and other gi fted ones who willfollow in his footsteps and spread abroadthe good cheer as the gifted "Hoosier"has done of yore. The following heartgripping poem is quoted from memory;it is one of the characteristic poems ofthe man, and touches a chord that re-sponds in our innermost spirits.

COFFEE LIKE HIS 'MOTHER CSED TOMAKE"I was born in Ln dia .n y , mor'n forty year

ago,An' I hain't been back in twenty, an' I'mworkin' backards 510w-But I've et in ever' resteru n t 'twixt here andSanty Fee,An' I wanter state, this coffee tastes like git tin'home ter me.""Pour us out another daddy," says tbe fellerwarmin' up,A speaki n' erost a saueerful, as Uncle tuk hiscup."When I see'd yer sign out yander," he wenton to Uncle Jake,"Come in and get some coffee like yer motherused to make,I thoug-ht of myoId mother and the PoseyCounty Farm,

An' me a little k id agin, ahangin' in her arm,As she set the pot a bi lin' broke the eggs an'poured 'em in"-An' the feller kinder halted, with a trimble inhis chin;An' Uncle Jake, he fetched the feller's coff-eback an' s toodAs solemn fer a minit, as a undertaker would;An' next here comes his old w ife out withhim, a wip in ' of her specs,An' she rushes fer the stranger, an' she hollersout "it's him'Thank G~d, we've ~et him comin' : don't yerknow yer mother, Jim?" .;IAn' the feller as he grabbed her said, "you betIha i n "t fergot,""But"~wipin' of his eyes, says he, "Yer cof-fee's mighty hot!"

INTERESTING WOMENIn the past, the management and opera-tion of railroads and steamship lines hasbeen exclusively the work of men, but inrecent years a few women have becomeidentified with these professions. A woman. manager of maritime affairs, is, however, ararity even in these progressive days. JessieRoberts, in writing to girls who work. inthe "Globe," recently told of a woman whohad been appointed to the position men-tioned.The woman is Mrs. Nettie Palliser ofNew Orleans .. The New Orleans Board ofTrade made the appointment, knowing theability of the woman-for she had prac-tically carried on the same work previousto her official appointment-and with as

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INTERBOROUGH BULLETINMiss Roberts in commenting on the matterakes some rather interesting remarks:! "Women are not usually identified withny sea job, unless it be as stewardesses onassenger boats and ships, and northernwomen as well as southerners may lookith interest on such an appointment."Straws like this all go to show that theimitations surrounding women in businessare practically all conquered. If a womanan do any given work she is at liberty too ahead with it, even in the south, mostonservative part of our country. Lots ofeople still obj ect, of course, but they areapidly becoming simply interesting surviv-ls of a type that is moving rapidly toward"Find the sort of job that suits you andhen try to get it. If you can prove thatou are good at it, better than the nexterson, you'll have it, be you man "orrna n."

HEALTH AND BEAUTYhe Lemon and Its Uses. The lemon is a very satisfactory toilet ad-unct. Its uses are legion. Diluted in watersplendid skin tonic and bleach is obtained:he housekeeper's hands may be kept whitey the frequent use of a lemon for remov-ng stains resulting from potato peeling, dishashing and other work in the kitchen."When used for bathing purposes, theffect IS most refreshing; and as a germi-idal mouth wash is excellent.Lemonade without sugar is highly recom-ended as a drink. It is said to assist inreventing obesity as well as to tone uphe system in genera\. Unlike many drinksnd foods which are recommended asealthful, the lemon is good to the taste,nd people seldom rebel against partakingf it in any form.

COOKINGWe seldom repent of having eaten too little.

For women in cooking lines are many.here is a steady demand for good cooksnd dietitians. Trained dietitians are wellaid and need never be without work too. for the demand exceeds the supply.Women now understand that cooking isreal art, and not something that can beicked up. here and there in a haphazarday. It IS worth while giving the subjecttudy, even though you may not cook forlivelihood. If vou do not cook to earnoney for your' support, remember thatou do cook to feeel some one who workssupnor t you, ana that his health de-ends largely upon the food you preparend are responsible for.uts a,. a FoodSome time ago the Navy Department wasurnished with a supply of salted nuts' fore first time ccnsidered a Rood addition toe menu of our sailors. A few wise peo-le have long understood the value of nutss a nutritious food, but most of us haveoked upon them as a confection. or de-ctahle to be served as a dessert athanksgiving and Christmas dinner func-ons. During the hot days of summer when thealate rebels acainst meats, nuts may beaten with impunity. The food value ofdible nuts is unquestioned, and it is cer-in that they will be more generally eatens time goes on. . r r '

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Sandwiches made of cream cheese andwalnuts are delicious. Nut conserves arealso very good, unless made too sweet."Many ways for combining nuts with otherfoods in salads, sandwiches, cakes, etc., areknown to the average cook and it shouldbe an easy matter to make these nutritiousdishes popular with your families."Every tree that is pleasant to the sightand good for food" bas been given to us,and we should not be slow in following o.urancestors in the use of the nut for food.Quantities of almonds were consumed inolden times, and were evidently enjoyed.We have the choice of many varieties, Al-monds, Brazil, Walnut, Hazel, Pecan andsome others.New England Chowder

3 dozen clams.8 onions.6 large potatoes.1 small bunch of carrots.~ pound of salt pork.1 small can of tomato paste.1 cupful of c racke r dust.Slice the salt pork and fry brown; putpork and fat in with vegetables; let boiluntil almost done; then, put the clams in aseparate kettle and cover them with waterand steam until open; then take clams outof shells. Put the clam broth in withvegetables; cut the clams into small pieces;add one cupful of cracker crumbs and boilall together for about one-half hour. Nosalt needed; add pepper to taste.

MISS LAMBERT.(Aunt of Agent Eaton, l03d St.,Subway Division.)CustardTo make a delicate custard, scald onepint of good milk. Beat up the yolks ofthree eggs-(save the whites)-three table-spoonfuls of sugar. beaten well together.Add the milk and put back again in doubleboiler; stir constantly until it thickens. Put

it away to cool. Then add vanilla to flavor.Beat well the whites of the eggs, and puton top in mounds. If you have a littlejelly, and so desire. you can put some onthe top of each mound.MRS. W. W. JOHNSON.Beet AspicCook two small bunches of beets untiltender; then remove skins and slice themthin and round. After slicing, put them ina mould with hole in center. Put the fol-lowing mixture into a saucepan and cookfor five minutes before pouring over beets:1cup of water.}i cup of vinegar .Y z cup of sugar.2 whole allspice (or y, teaspoonful ground).1teaspoonfu l of salt.1 V z tablespoonfuls of gelatin (J package of(Knox's). .4 whole c loves .2 bay leaves crushed.Serve same on a bed of lettuce leaves.filling center with heart of lettuce like arose. Serve with or without boiled dress-ing. MRS. ]. MacKEN;..JA.

Cooked Salad DressingPut butter in vinegar and heat until but-ter is melted. Mix dry ingredients; addyolk of egRs slightly beaten; one cup ofmilk (small), then butter and vinegar veryslowly. Cook over bo ilirn; water until mix-ture thickens; strain and cool.

MRS. J.MacKEN~A.

PRACTICAL HELPSTo Remove Road Oil StainsIf wash goods. smear the" spots thicklywith butter and let stand in the sun; thenwash in hot suds and dry. It will take anyspot out.

Care of MattressesIf you wish to make bed mattresses last

many years, make unbleached muslin cov-ers for them and tie up with tapes. ;;l;;heycan be washed frequently, and thtis'~!t~esthe mattress and insures the sleeper of aclean cover as well as il clean mattress.Getting Rid of AntsTo get rid of ants in the house, paint theedges and cracks of the floor with oil ofpenny royal. The ants will disappear veryquickly. Care must be used in the use ofthe drug, as it is a poison. Cayenne pepperis also very ~ffective in ridding the, hOllseof ants. Sprinkle It about freely, wnet-everan t s are seen.Mrs. IN. W. Johnson, the mother of oneof our Interborough men, has very kindly

contributed the above hints. Many of ourreaders have suggestions and hints of valuewhich they could contribute to Our HomePage, and we request them to send themto us so that we all may profit by their in-dividual ex.periences.

Agent D. D. HesselsMr-, Hesse-a is an employee of the Interbor-

ough, being - an agent at the 180th Street andBr on x park 'I'erm in a! of the 'west Farms, Divi-sto n., H1 _ i ! ? now at Ft. lVlcAllen, Texas, a mem-bel' of Company C. 71st Regiment.

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WITH INTEROROUGH BOYS ON THE MEXICAN BORDERI-M;embets of the First Field Artillery. 2-Railroad Station at McAllen, Tex;as. 3-Ernest F. Wetterer., Jr., brother of ClerkWalter Wetterer, of Supt. Merritt's office. 4-Guard Csaba, Subway Division, Sergeant Company D, lZth Regiment, before a Mexicanhut at Hidalgo, Texas. 5-Guard John C. Allen, Sixth Avenue Line. First Field Artillery, McAllen, Texas. 6-Supply Company, 12th

Regiment. Guard R. Tenure, Subway Division, member. 7-Cler.k Schussler, Recreation Room, Subway Division, with 71st Regimenton the Rio Grande. 8---Texas Rapid Transit. 9-Company D, 12th Regiment; four members are Subway employees.


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INTERBOROUGH BULLETIN 9

On the Border with the National Guard-Camp Life atMcAllen, TexasBy JOSEPH B. PEARMAN, Seventy-first Regiment

It was 5 o'clock just a fte r daybreak aunday morning, July 2d, when we ar-ved at McAllen, after the five days ofontinuous riding on the train. The menad breakfast and marched nearly a milewhere the camp was to be located.he camp site then was nothing moreha n a ta ngle of cactus and wild brush;nd the first duty or order was to clearspace for the ten ts.The semi-tropic sun by this time hadade its appearance and had its effect onfew of the men. How it did burn, andow the men did sweat and complain,nd how very slow the work was pro-ressing, as the men pulled and tugged athe cactus! The cactus was somethingew to us and the needles projecting onhe cactus were sharp and painful whene touched it, for it even pierced throughe uppers of our shoes and left its markn our feet.vVe were t old the country was ex-emely dry and rain had not fallen inifteen months. But before noon we wereurprised by a black grumbling sky, fol-wed by a rainstorm that drenched usrough before we had time to get ourents up. And ever since there has beenain nearly every day, and some days theain pours down all day long. Of course,t makes camp damp and uncomfortable,nd difficult to sleep on the ground.Just before midnight a few days agoe had our worst wind and rain storm,hat uprooted some tents and made itsccupants scurry elsewhere for shelter.very man in our company was orderedut into this terrible storm to drive inore pegs and stakes to hold the tents,own. Then we worked in relays to holdown three huge supply tents, containinghousands of dollars worth of new equip-ent, that were about to blow away atny minute.It was fun to keep down the ravages ofhe wild wind under the tent flaps, withhe rain falling in sheets, and the loudlasts of thunder that could be equalednly by a cannon duel on the battlefield.he next day our Colonel thanked us forur "brave and noble" work. Sandstormsre plentiful, too, and sometimes the sands so thick in the air that we cannot sec

he tents in the next street. That's whenur goggles are mighty useful.Around our camp there are numerousillages of Mexican people who appearriendly with us. They live in all so r t sf huts, shacks and shanties; and whene pass they look through their windowst us with wonder and sometimes fright.heir homes may be small and seem pov-rty-stricken, and they may have no fur-iture in sight, but they do possess ateast one large bed with pillows, all cov-red with sno w-w.h it e linen and spreads.hey know that sleep is essential at night,hen the evenings are nearly always coolnd pleasant.The Mexicans have learned to behrifty since our arrival and they are

recting stands and sheds' on al1 sides toell the boys drinks, watermelon and

cakes. But our officers have forbiddenus to buy their wares, and they wonderwhy. One old Mexican makes some largeflat battercakes as large as our pies thatwe call "sewer covers." They are tencents each, but we dare not try them!We are all more afraid of t ne insectsthan of the Mexicans. It is only livemiles directly to Mexico; and we can seethat country from our tents; for it lookspeaceful at that distance. One fellow inour tent used to boast of being able tosleep when a cannon went off, but not sonow. At the least sound near his headhe awakes with a jump and is defendedwith a bayonet in one hand ready to killa rattlesnake or some tarantula that hecan't see. .Of course, he always wa kes up thewhole squad of eight men, much to theiranger. One night a real skunk ranthrough our street and the fellows inevery tent woke up and started a search.Th e skunk got a way before we even lo-cated him, and the noise kept him away.The excitement was soon over and themen turned in again for their sleep.The sun certainly can be hot in Texaswhen it wants to be! It reaJly turns theseTexas plains into an earthly inferno, anddoesn't leave a cool spot any place. Itjust beams down with all its might andbakes the ground as hard as stone. Andwhen the men aren't properly dressed itbakes them, too, and then they need medi-cal attention at once, either from sun-stroke or sunburn.Most of the men are tanned the samecolor as a well-seasoned Mexican-just"as brown as a berry." The sun has itsbeauty, too-as it sets in the West itleaves a golden-red sky of ever-changinghues that are pleasing to the eye. Andsometimes at sunrise we get a rainbow.The night sky is wonderful, too, whenthe stars of all sizes twinkle and glow.And the moon shines out amongst it inall its glory; for especially when a fullmoon takes its chance in the sky the earthis nearly as light as day. That's whenthe boys enjoy guard and sentry dutymost, and the very atmosphere helpsthem to keep a more careful watch forany undesirables who may attempt toenter camp.Each week the schedules are changed,so that we must do more work. If i t isn'tto pull cactus, level fields or build roadsand dig trenches, we are sent am onlong hikes or extended drills of bayonetexercise, skirmishes, field work or corn-pany formations. Of course, it's all toharden us and prepare us for our entranceinto Mexico, if the President sees fit tosay so.There are many rumors regarding thetime of our going home. The elates gvall the way from August 15 to ChristmasDay, while others who seem to know as-sert that we will stay well into 1917.Some fellows are anxious to stay for along time, but most of us hope that wewill soon be able to return to our lovedones at home-our sisters; wives and fam-

ilies, who are anxiously awaiting our re-turn. Why stay here when we are notneeded? For the Mexican crisis seems tobe over now, and Vvilson has pulled usthrough without bloodshed.The "rookies" get their share of jokesand foolish errands. Some one sent a"rook" for three yards of skirmish lineto tie around his rifle, while another wassent for some olive-drab playing cards.One f el low complained about not beingable to bring his gun up to his rightshoulder with a snap because .he was left-handed. They sent him to the quarter-master for a left-handed rifle, and fromthere he was sent to every officer in thecompany, until he discovered his errand.Another fellow didnt like the lightning,so he went the rounds of the jokers Insearch of a lightning rod. They havenearly all learned now that a good soldieralways stops to think for a moment be-fore he goes on an errand of any kind.Nearly every company in our regimenthas a mascot of some kind. \Ne have araccoon that is kept in a cage near ourmess-hall. The little animal isn't amonth old yet, and he is getting goodfood that makes him tame, and he seemsto be the best mascot in camp.Some companies have clogs, rabbits,goats, cats, and one company has a bad-ger. We wilJ take the mascot with uswhen we go home ane!- make a nome rorhim at the Armory.This camp is being fitted up as a per-manent base for the Army. Brick nr e-places are being built for ,the large kitch-ens, larger water-pipes are being laid, theroads are being made wider and moreground is to be cleared to make way foran aviation field. Wh e n the regular armycomes our way the National Guard willreceive orders to break camp and startfor home-and may this change comevery soon.

AN EMERGENCY"Hello, Doc, where you goin' !11 sucha hurrv?""Do~'t detain me-I'm goin to 'The

Birth of a Nation'?!"-Life.

John J. FawcettMr. Fawcett is a pipe-fitters helper in theSignal Depar-tment of 'the- Iruerborou rh. He is a

private in Battery E, 2d N. Y. Field Artillery,.now on duty at Mti::A'llen, Texas. ~ ~


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Great Northern Builds Miles of New Railway "AsPreparedness for America First"

According to a London oculist, if whiteclothing for babies could be abolished, in ageneration there would be a 20 per cent de-crease in the number of persons with de-fective vision.Subject to government inspection, 16,()(){)New Zealand farmers keep bees.

Following its long-practiced prepared-ness policy of keeping j list ahead of thetide of immigration. the Great NorthernRailway, at a cost of $2,000,000, now isbuilding sixty-one miles of extension linesin western North Dakota and easternMontana, which will be completed October1, opening to the world a bounti ful grainand stock-raising area of about 2,000square miles-a territory equal to the wholestate of Delaware.The farming population of this sectionwill double as the result of this new rail-way construction and the farmers' haulsto markets will be reduced to a minimum.The two thousand farmers already pro-ducing in this territory now are haulingproducts from thirty to thirty-five miles tomarkets. When the new extensions arefinished their hauls will be shortened bymore than ha If.Nine new towns will be placed on themap with the building of the Wildrose ex-tension. consisting of 36 miles of line westfrom Stanley, 1\. D., and the constructionof 25 more miles of new line on what isknown as the Lambert extension of theNew -Rockford-Lewistown Line. Therewill be six new towns on the Wildrose ex-tension and three on the Lambert eachwitl~ several grain elevators and as' manylumber yards, in addition to the variouslines of retail business establishmentsnecessary to serve the needs of these com-munities.A dozen towns lying north and south ofthe extensions will become extinct whentheir populations move up to the railwayand begin life anew in the nine new towns-ites. -Only about fifty per cent. of the areawhich the North Dakota extension willserve now is under cultivation. The coun-try lying adjacent to the Lambert exten-sion in eastern :--lontana is new beina un-til recent years a cattle and sh~ep r:isingsection. It IS fertde and, like the greaterpart of the area of Montana, is fast beingtransformed by the traction plow into arich farming region. Practically all thegovernment land in this vicinity was filedon during the last three or four years.There now are about 1000 settlers inthis section and they are r ej oicinz over thisperpetuation of the Hill policy of "buildingrailway to serve ahead of the actual readi-ness of settlers for transportation faciJi-tics." It is estimated that there probablywill be a thousand new settlers becin farm-ing i.n this section within another year.The increased tonnage to the railway willof course subsequently mount into bizfigures. Tn the future this :'-Jew Rock"::ford-Lewistown line is to be extended onwest through the Circle, Jordan, and GrassR.ange territory, to Lewistown, Mont., adistance of about 350 miles. Circle andBrockway, two good towns, alreadv arewaltmg. for the railway to "come up:"Practically all Jines of business are rep-resented in these places now.Africa has 276 spoken languages and dialects.

To~7~.ra editions of newspapers are restricted In

STREET CAR, MATAMOROS, MEXICO

The Boys at The BorderISuperintendent Merritt, of the Subway Division; Superintendent Smith. of the Man-hattan Division; Treasurer Campbell. Auditor Gaynor, Superintendent Doyle, of the CarEquipment Department; Chief Engineer Pegram, the editor and other officials of theInterborough desire to acknowledge, through the BULLETlN, receipt of interesting letters,

from the border, from the following employees who are serving with the Natinal Guard,all of whom send sincere regards to their fellow employees:FROM McALLEN, TEXAS

Subway71st REGIMENT

Agent D. D. Hessels. with Co. "C"; Sergt. Jos. Mode, Drum "Major, Subway Band,with Co. "??"; James A. Mali to, with Co. "G"; Conductor J. J. Brown (Sunshine Com-mitteeman at border), with Mounted Scouts; Joseph Bettman; Guard James J. Master-son, with Co. "M"; Guard E. E. McCarthy, Co. "M"; Guard P. J. Dwyer, Co. "M"; JohnC. Thiell, Cook at the 180th Street Recreation Room, with Co. "C" ; Dr. Salisbury; A. 'IN.Leavens; J ohn P. Farrelly, with Co. "M"; Agent P. A. Rossy, Corporal; Herbert Harri-gan, with Co. "A." 12th REGIMENTE. Liebegott, with Co. "L"; R. Needlesticher. with Co. "D"; Guard J. J. Curico, withCo. "E"; Lieut. Geoffrey Taylor; Guard T. E. McEnree. Corporal, with Co. "E"; Clerk A.Schussler, 1st Sergt.; Clerk J. H. Rankin; S. J. Newman, with Co. "L"; Dan Jenks, with

Co. "G" Guard J. De Santos, member of 12th Regt. Band; John Csaba, with Co. "D."2d FIELD ARTILLERYEdward G. Browne, with Co. "D"; F. J. Schaeffer (Sunshine Committeeman), withField Artillery Band. 1st FIELD ARTILLERY1. Brodsky, with Battery "B"; Bernard C. Heard (member Subway Band), Corporal,with Field Artillery Band.Guard \ "1. A. Drake, with Co. "L," with 69th Regiment at Mission, Texas; R. R.Chamberlain, with Hospital Corps, 69th Regiment; Conductor J. H. Reinwald.

Manhattan DivisionGateman w-; R. Jewett, with Co. "H," 71st Regiment; P. Dowdon.Through the assistance of Dr. Mitchell, fifty one-quart bottles of witch hazel weresent to the Interborough Subway Sunshine Committee for distribution among the men incamp at McAllen, Texas. The box containing the witch hazel was received by the boyswith much acclaim, as it is one of the best things for alleviating all kinds of skin afflic-tions due to sun and heat. One and all they send their many thanks to the Sunshine Com-mittee through Dr. Mitchell.


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,12 INTERBOROUGH. BULLETIN

A PEEP AT LONDON'S UNDERGROUND RAILWAYSl-Calders Green Station. 2-Charing Cross Station, showing ticket machines and illuminated signs. 3-Earls Court Station, andLondon & North Western train. 4--Victoria Station, general view of platform. S-Paddington Station booking office. Official inter-preter in uniform. 6--Football crowd at Gillespie Road Station,


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The "Tube" and Underground Railways of London and the Subway of NewYork-being a Brief Preamble of the Human Side of All Three

By A. S. MISKINGive the guards and conductors credit

for being human, like the men of any othercalling, and make the whole Subway worldkin! Nor can they, be otherwise, providedonly the milk of kindness and fellow feelingis extended toward them by the "party ofthe other part." B.ut why this seeming ani-madversion reflecting on the better natureof the one or both of these factions com-prising the city's nether transit service?the reader will ask. Nothing at all! Sim-ply quoting the words of a \"1estern visitorsojourning here recently and who, at theoutset of a conversation subsequently heldwith him, paid compliment to the Subway"doorman," as he, called guard No. 01784,en route to the Atlantic Avenue Station. Aliteral translation of the experience of saidvisitor is told in story after the followingmanner:"A decent sort of chap was that door-man, I greeted him first with a remarkabout the weather and then casually, touchedupon the excellence of the Subway trainservice, On the moment we became mu-tually receptive and equally communicative,that doorman and 1 . His manner was affa-ble, his disposition obliging, and he was ofthe generally happy sort. Then, attuninghimself to a reciprocative state 0f mind, hecontinued: ;

H 'As a rule I get along pretty well witheverybody. It depends altogether on howyou answer a passenger back as to what hesays and does, doesn't do or say. For in-stance" when I see a man standing fixture-like in the doorway and business is brisk,I just ask him kindly to step to one side, buton the platform a moment, or e1se take aplace inside the car, so that others maypass in or out with greater ease. I havenever known such request to fail yet. Alittle pleasant humor will sometimes workwonders, too. The other day in the middleof the rush period, a couple of ladies wereendeavoring to pass through a crowd cen-tered about the end door where I was han-dling the levers. Said I to the men whoconstituted the obstruction, "This is a prettywarm day for football, gentlemen! Won'tyou please step to one side and let the ladiespass?" And they did, with all the prompt-ness imaginable, plus some smile." 'You know, some people get beset withtravel-sickness, I call it. and experience hastaught me to be quick to pick out suchpeople right away, and it's my nature to helpthem all I can. For that reason wheneverI'm asked a question regarding a certainstreet and the best station to get off at-1don't care who the person is that asks-1always answer as intellivently as I knowhow. I'm pretty .well informed about NewYork's streets, anyhow, but this pocket guideof mine is a. great help to me (and here heexhibited a copy with its well-thumbed pagesin amplification thereof)."'Recently I observed a very aged couple'approaching my car, and I made it my busi-ness when they came near enough to seethem safely on board, and conduct them toseats. I was awfully glad to do it, sincethey brought to mind the thought of myown folks who are getting alone in years.At another time I was .surprised by a gen-tleman handing me a couple of cigars as he

was leaving the train. "I liked the way youlooked after .triat woman with the two chil-dren," he added in parting; "evidently youjudged they were strangers to the city bytheir manner and countenance, both ofwhich spelled nervousness and indecision,""'It is really nice to come across passen-gers who show a disposition to assist usguards and conductors in the little ameni-ties of our position, However, I never letthe desire of anyone to engage me in con-versation interf ere with my duties at all.Besides, New Yorkers flit and move aroundso busily that they really have no inclina-tion, even if they had the time, to be con-cerned about anything other than of get-ting to their destinations, and that as quicklyas possible, Not only that, but they'realmost always too absorbed in reading theirnewspapers, talking together, perhaps just. thinki'ng,' even looking into space only, orintently studying the advertisements beforethem to be concerned about us fellows."'Sometimes I come across a passengerwho has traveled a good-deal and who's just'itching to vent his knowledge of places andthings on someone. I've' frequently beenthat "someone," and I'm rather glad of it,for it gives me a chance to learn, some-thing. Why! do you know, only last weeka fine aldermanic-looking gentleman fromthe "other "side" seemed' particular ly ' a n x -ious to let loose on what he knew about theLondon subways, or "undergrounds," asthey call them there.'"Enter here the writer who, not being astranger to London's transit situation andin, a position therefore to substantiate theremarks of the versatile doorman as reit-erated by the Westerner, for reasons offuller explanation, ventures to dilate uponhis knowledge of the subject in the beliefthat his remarks coupled with those of the"doorman" may prove of interest to BUL-LETIN readers, in spite of the length of thisarticle.To begin with, as did the "aldermanic"one alluded to, the underground trains inLondon are each in charge of a guard(there is no "conductor" title) with thenecessary gatemen under him. It is theprovince of these guards either to shout orblow a whistle in ordering the motorman tostart the train, meanwhile the "all-aboard !"of platform resonance and certain utter-ance is always followed by that one-handedswing and sure-step entry of himself on thetrain in well-known characteristic mannerof the profession,A feature of London's half-dozen or sounderground railways, including the Tube.is their general scheme of circuitous rout-ing and multiple inter-station connections,Each line, too. has its own distinguishingcolor. which serves to familiarize if not topopularize itself in the eye of the rravermgpublic, For instance, the color scheme ofthe Metropolitan District Railway is greenand that of the Tube Railway or CentralLondon blue, just as green is the distinctivecolor of the New York Railway's surfacecars and red of the Third Avenue Line.By the way, the Metropolitan DistrictRailway is the old original undergroundsteam railroad, made years ago, yet of con-venient if not altogether pleasant atmo-

spheric memory to hosts of Londoners tothis day, if one so regards the smoke-filledway with the plain matter-of-fact relief thatthe chain of openings built at the side ofthe tracks afforded for ventilation, Nor isit fair to belittle the gas illumination withwhich the coaches were lighted, though thedim jets and their beclouded globes trulymade it irksome and difficult to read by.But rather let's pay tribute to this pioneersubterranean railroad in that it has ad-vanced with the times and electrified, bothas regards power and light, its entire sys-tem, save for occasional instances where thetrains run further out of the city, in whichcase they are propelled by steam.Trains on this road in the non-rush hoursof the day are made up of four coaches withcenter doors, which work automatically likeunto those.o f New York's Subway. After4 'o'clock in the afternoon and during thehomeward rush hours there are sevencbaches to a train, On the Tube Railwaythe coaches are rather longer, practically aduplicate of our Subway cars, This lineaccentuates its capacity thus: From 10a, m. to 4 p. m., with three and four firstsecond and third class coaches, and from 4p. m. to midnight similarly by five and sixcoaches, in which latter case is the .possiblesuggestion of a "Great White Way" and"Theater Crowds" period by New -Yorkers.Oh, yes, like the District Railway they have"smoking" compartments on the 'trains:--There are no lifts on the District stationsentrance being by one flight of stairs fromtwenty to thirty feet down, a .Iact that sug-gests the "cut and cover" method of con-struction was not new to the below streetpioneer builders, There are no "secondclass:: carriages on this line, none but "first"and thir d class," "A graduated scale of tickets prevails ona~l lines, with the prices set according todistance traveled, Rather awkward forN ew Yorkers to: even think of is the Lon-'don. custo;n which calls for passengers toretain their tickets throughout the journeyand of giving them up to the collector onleaving the station.Owing to the densiry of population andthe narrow congested thoroughfares withevery line naturally "out for itself" 'and ashare of public patronage at the chief cen-ters, the tracks of the different railwayscross and recross each other at three, fourand often more levels, and the elevators or"lifts," as the English people prefer to callthem, afford the only means of getting intoand out of the stations, Many of theselifts go down a depth of 100 feet.. Tube Line passengers may buy theirtickets at the office or procure them fromslot machines posted about the stations-first. second or third class, accordin to theinclination and. of course, the size'" of thepocketbook. These tickets range all thewav from a penny to four pence. On en-tering the lift 10 go down to the stationthe attendant punches vour ticket and re-turns it to you to be kept, as said, until youreach your destination point, when you giveIt up to the lift man there before ascendingto the street.Originally called the "Tuppenny Tube,"(Continued on page 17 )


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INTERBOROUGH BULLETIN

Interborough Rapid Transit Baseball League-OfficialBox Scores

GENERAL NOTICEAll requests for leave of absence

owing to weddings, funerals, sorethroat, house cleaning, housemaid'sknee, indigestion, lame back, head-ache, etc., must be handed in notlater than 10 A. M. on the day ofthe game.

GAME No. 23-]ULY 18~etween Car Equipment Department andManhattan Divison

CAR EQUIPMENTAB R H PO A EJTown. 3b .......... 5 1 2 2 0 0.jr-owne, rt ......... 4 1 1 1 0 0.Jietz. 55 ..... 5 0 1 2 4 0_.tiailey. Lb .......... 3 0 1 6 1 0agu.er, If.......... 3 0 1 4 1 0.ludolph. cf ......... 4 0 0 2 2 0_'lchards. 2b ... .. .. 1 0 0 2 0 0

1'roy. 2b ........... 2 0 0 0 0 0Tee, c .............. 4 0 1 5 0 0Woods, p ........... 1 0 0 0 0 0Kelliher, p ......... 2 0 1 0 0 0Total. ......... 34 24

MANHATTAN DIVISIONAB R H PO A EPatience, ct ........ 3 1 3 3 0 0Gillespie. 2b ........ 3 0 0 3 3 1Gants, 5S ........ 2 0 0 2 4 0

Beck, rt ............ 3 1 2 2 0 0Ferris. 3b ......... 3 1 2 2 4 0Brill, 1b ............ 3 0 1 10 0 0Blessing. l!......... 4 0 0 3 0 0Steinbach, Fk., c . ... 3 0 1 1 2 0Steinbach. Fd., p ... 4 0 0 1 1 0

Total. ........... 28 27 14Earned runs, Car Equipment, (2) ; ManhattanDivlsion. (3). Stolen bases, Taguer, ( 1). Sac-

rifice hits, Ferris, (1). Lett on bases. CarEquipment, (11); Manha.ttan Division, (9),"Hit by pitcher. Bailey. by Steinbach. 2 basehits, Brown, (2): Tee, Brill, Patience, Dietz.Bases on balls, off Stein bach. (5); off Woods.(5); off Kelliher, (2). Double plays. Rudolphto Bailey; Deitz to Bailey. Struck out, bySteinbach. (1); Woods. (2); Keliher. (3).Umpire, Mr. Cornish. Time oC game, 1 :56.

R H ECar Equlpment. .... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0Manhattan Division. 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x 3 9 1

GAME No. 24---]ULY 22Between Manhattan Division and Car

Equipment DepartmentMANHATTAN DIVISION

AB R H PO A EPatience, cf ........ 3 0 2 1 0 0Gillespie. 2b ....... 3 0 0 3 0 0Ga.nts, ss. .......... 4 0 0 5 4 0Beck. rf ............ 2 0 0 0 0 1F'e r r ts. 3b ........... 4 0 1 2 2 0Bri ll , lb . .. .. .. .. .. . 4 1 0 10 2 0Blessing, It ......... 4 2 1 1 0 0Steinbach, c ........ 4 0 3 2 2 1Palmer, p .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0Frizell, p ........... 3 0 0 0 2 0

Totai ............ 31 24 12CAR EQUIPMENT

AB R H PO A EHrow n. 3b .......... 4 2 2 3 4 0Browne, rf.......... 4 3 3 2 0 1Dietz, 55.......... 4 0 2 2 2 1Reilly, 1b ... .. .. .. .. 3 0 1 7 2 0Taguer, It .......... 4 0 0 2 1 0Rudolph, ct ........ 4 0 1 1 0 0Troy, 2b ........... 3 1 2 2 3 0Tee, c .. ............ 3 0 1 6 2 0Kelliher. p ......... 3 0 1 2 3 0Total. .......... 32 13 27 17

Earned runs, Manhattan Division, 1; CarEquipment. 4. 3 base hits, Deitz. Stolen bases,Bl eas lng , (2). Sacrlftce hits. F'r lz el l. Ref ll y,Troy. Tee. Left on bases, Manhattan Division,7; Car Equipment, 6. 2 base hits. Ferris, (1);Brown. (1). Home runs, Browne, (1). Baseson ba lls, off Kelliher. (3). Double plays. Tee to

Troy; Ferris to Brill. Struck out. by Kelliher.(5); by Frizeli, (1). Wild pi tches. Kelliher,(1). Umpire Mr. Savage. Time of game 1:45.R HE

Manhattan Division. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 7Car Equipment. ... 2 3 0 0 0 0 lOx 6 13

GAME No. 2S-]ULY 28Between General Office and Subway

GiantsGENERAL OFFICE

AB RMurphy, If...... 5 1Kinsley, 3b. 4 1Emmerick. cf. 4 0Bliz. rf 4 0Mulvaney. lb. 4 0Vermilyea, 2b... 3 0Hogan. 55. 4 1Eilffee. c 4 1Mc Ar dle, p. . 4 1

Total 36

SUBWAY GIANTSAB R

F'o le y, c r . 4 1Haeffele, 2b 2 1Toohey. 55.. 3 1Smith, Lb 3 1Harrison. If 4 1.Heb bl e t h wa ite, rf 3 0Finnan, 3b. . 4 1Pheian. c... .. .. .. .. 4 0Deegan, p........... 3 0

Total. 30

Ho22oo111o

PO A E2 11 42 1o 08 0140440610o 324 18

H POo 3o 21 02 101 12 01 0o 112 0

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27 10Earned runs, General Office, 2 SubwayGiants, 6. Stolen bases, Emmerick. Hogan,Eilffee, F'ol ey, (2). Raeffele. (2). Smith. Lefton bases. General Office, 6, Subway Giants, 52 base hits. Smith, Finnan, Harrison. Baseson balls. off Deegan, 2; off McArdle, 5. Double

plays, Vermilyea, Hogan to Mutvanev. 1. Struckout, by Deegan, 11; by Mc.Ar dl e, 3. Umpire.i\1'r. Savage. TIme of game, 1:50.

R H EGeneral Office 0 0 3 0 0 5 7Subway Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 x 6 9


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15SUBWAY GIANTS

AB R H PO A EFoley, cf. .......... 5 0 0 1 0 0Pfluger, rf. 4 1 2 0 0 0Haeffele, 2b. 0 1 1 0 1 0Smith, lb. 5 1 1 10 0 1Harrison, If. 2 1 0 0 0 0Hebblethwalt, 3b . .. 4 1 2 0 2 1Lang, 80S .. . . 3 1 0 5 1 0Pneta.n, c ..... 3 0 2 8 tTobin, p . .......... 4 0 0 3 0Total. . .. 35 27 12

GAME No. 26--JULY 29Between Signal Department and Manhat-tan Division

SIGNAL DEPARTMENTAB R H PO

Pfeiffer, S8 ......... 5 1 2 7Garry, 3b. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 1 0Kelly, Lb 4 1 0 13Nestle. 2b 4 0 2 0McCa.r th y, cf 5 1 1 2Martini, rf 4 0 0 2Banker. If.......... 0 3 3Hartman, If........ 0 0 1Woods, c............ 0 1 5Herman, p. 0 0 0

Phelan, C . 4Degan, p 2Tobin, p 3

313

Total 43 2116 2712

A E SIGNAL DEPARTMENT4 0 AB R H PO A E0 0 Pfeiffer, ss ......... 4 1 3 6 1 40 0 Garry. If ........... 4 1 0 0 1 03 2 Kelly, Ib ........ 3 0 1 9 2 10 0 Nestle, 2b .......... 4 1 0 2 6 30 0 Ferraro, 3b ......... 3 1 0 1 3 10 0 M a .r -t l n i, rf ......... 4 0 1 0 0 00 0 Banker, cf ....... 4 1 1 0 0 03 J Mc Ca rf.h y, c ...... 3 0 0 9 3 04 0 Bu r-ber lc k, p ...... 2 0 0 0 1 0Hartman, p. 1 0 0 0 1 114 Herman, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total ...... .. 32 27 18 10Total ... 10 33.... 39

MANHATTAN DIVISIONABPatience. cf. 5Gillespie, 2b. 5

Gants. S8 4Ferris, 3b -, 5Beck, p 4Brill, Ib 5Murray, rf 4Boehm, rf. 1Blessing, If. 2Steinbach, c 4

R H PO A E0 0 3 0 00 1 1 2 00 1 3 2 00 1 1 5 0-l 1 1 3 00 0 13 1 00 0 3 0 00 0 0 0 01 1 0 0 0I 1 8 3 0

33 16Total 39Earned runs, Manhattan Division, 1; SignalDepartment, 4. Stolen bases, KellY,l: Brill, 1.

Sacrifice hits, Garry, 1. Left on bases, SignalDepartment, 6; l\fanhattan Drv lslon, 7. 2 basehits, Banker, 1; Gants, 1. Bases on balls. offBeck, 3; off Herman, 4. Struck out, by Beck,8; by Herman, 5 Wild pitch, Beck, 1. Umpire,Mr-, Savage, Time of game, 2 :07,Signal Dept... 0 0 0 Ii 0 0 1 2 0 0 1Manhattan Div. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

R H E4 10 33 6 0

GAME No. 27-AUGUST 5Between General Office and ManhattanDivision

GENERAL OFFICEAB R H PO A EMurphy, If. .. 4 0 1 1 0 0Kinsley, 3b. 5 1 2 0 0:Mulvaney, lb. p .. 3 1 Z 2 1 0Belz, cf. 3 1 1 1 2 0

Mc Ar dl e, rf ...... 3 0 1 1 2 1Hogan, ss , 3 0 0 2 2 0Vermilyea, 2b. 4 1 1 3 5 0Elift"ee, c ...... 4 . 1 1 2 0 0Miller, 1'... 4 0 1 0 6 0Gilmartin, Ib ....... 0 0 0 1 0 0

Total, ... 33 15 ISMANHATTAN DIVISION

AB R H PO A EPatience, cf .... 3 1 0 1 1 1G!llespie, 2b. 4 0 3 0 3 0Brill, 55.. . . , , . . . . .. 3 1 0 3 4 0Ferris, 3b. 4 2 1 1 1 0Beck, p . . ,', .... ,,' 2 0 0 1 1 0Steinbach, .1'. 1 0 0 0 1 0Murrav. lb. 4 1 3 6 1Blessing, If. .. 1 1 0 0Bochen, 1'f, 2 1 2 0Steinbach, c. 4 2 1:3 0

Total .. .... 31 13 27 15Earned runs, General Office, 3; Ma n ha t t a n

Division, 9. Stolen bases, Mu lva.nev, 1; Bilz, 3;Mc Ar dl e, L Left on bases, General Once, 5;Ma.n ha t t a n Division, 6. Passed balls, Steinbach,1; Eliffe, 1. 2 base hits, :Miller, 1. Bases onballs, off Beck, 3; off Steinbach, 2; off Miller, 4;off Mutvancv. 2. Double plays, Mc Ar dl e toMulvaney; BroIl to Mur r-av to Ferris, Struckout, by Beck, 8; by Steinbach, 4; by Miller, 2;by Mulvaney, 1. Umpire, Mr. Savage. Time ofgame, 1:53General Office. 3 0 0 0 1Ma.nh a t t.an Division. 1 1 0 0 2

R H Eo 2 6 92 x 9 13

GAME No. 28-AUGUST 5Between Subway Giants and Signal De-partment

SUBWAY GIANTSAB R H PO A EFoley, cf ........... 4 2 1 2 0 0Pfluger, rr .......... 5 3 3 0 0 0Haeffele, 2b ........ 6 2 2 1 7 1Smith, 1b ........... 6 1 3 16 0 0Harrison, I f . . .. . .. . 4 1 2 0 0 0Hebblethwalt, 3b .... 6' 1 2 1 4 0Lang, 55 .... , ., 4 1 2 3 3 1

Earned runs, Subway Giants, 8; Signal De-partment, 3. 3 ba.se hits, Lang, Stolen bases,Foley, 1; Fftuger, 1; Nestle, 1, Left on bases,Subway Giants, 12; Signal Department, 3. 2base hits, Harrison, HebbJethwait, 2, Bases onballs, off Degan, 2; off Tobin, 0; off Ba.b e rfc h ,4; off Hartman, 3; off Hartman, 1. Doubleplays, Kelly to Pfeiffer; Nestle to Pfeiffer;Nestle to Pfeiffer to Kelly. Struck out, byDegan, 0; by Tobin, 3; by Barberlch. 4; byHartman, 2; by Herman, 1. Umpire, Mr.Savage. Time of game, 2 :11.Subway Giants,Signal De p a.r tm en t .

R H E1 12 15 2o 4 6 101o

GAME No. 29-AUGUST 12Between General Office and Signal De-partment

GENERAL OFFICEAB R H PO A J']Gilmartin, lb ....... 6 1 1 14 1 0

Mu lva.nev, rf.. 4 1 1 0 0 0Bllz, If., p. 4 2 2 2 0 0Re il l y, 3b . .. . 1 2 1 2 0Crawley, cf. 0 0 1 0 1KInsley, 2b ....... 2 3 2 0 1Vermilyea, SS. 0 2 4 7 2Gallagher, c. 0 0 3 2 2Thompson, p, If. 0 1 1 1 0Total .. ....44 )2 28 13

SIGNAL DEPARTMENTAB R H PO A EGarry, 3b. 5 1 2 2 3 0

-McCarthy, 2b .... 5 1 2 4 4 2Hartman, ir., lb. 5 0 1 11 0 0Banta, 1b., p .. 4 0 1 6 2 1T. Elliffe, 5S. 2 0 3 4 2Banker, cr . 1 3 1 0 0Barberich, rf. ...... 5 1 2 1 0 0'woods, c . 3 1 0 2 0.He rm a n , p. 0 0 0 0 0Buckman, p., If..... 4 1 0 0Total. . .4 0 12 30 17Earned runs, General Office, 6; Signal De-

partment, 6; 3 bus e hits, Bilz; Stolen bases,Reilly, GRIT)", Elliffe, Barberich, Buckman,Sacri fice hi ts, Ha.rt ma n. \Voocls. Left on bases,Oen e ra.l Office, 9; Signal Department, 12Passed balls, 'woods, 1 2 base hits, Mut va n ev,.K'in sle y, (2), Mc.Cn .r -t .hv , Banker. (2), Buckman.Horne runs. Kinsley Ba.se s on balls, off Thom-son, 6; off Buckman, Z . Double plays, x t c-earthy to Banta; 'Vermilyea to Gf lm a. rti n.Struck out, by Thomson, 4; by Buckman. 0; byBanta, 2. Umpire, Arlie Latham. Time ofg-arne, 2:11.General Office 3 0 0 1 sSignal Department 5 0 0 0 0

R H E7 U 68 12

GAME No. 3D-AUGUST 12Between Car Equipment Department andSubway Giants

CAR EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENTAB R H PO A E

Brown, 3b...... 5 0 1 0 2 1Browne, rf.. 4 0 0 0 0 0"I'a.g ner-, If...... 3 1 1 0 0 0Bailey, Ib 2 2 0 12 0 0Rudolph, cf........ 3 1 2 1 0 0Troy, cf , 4 0 1 2 2 1Richards, ss 3 0 0 1 4 0Tee, c.............. 4 0 1 8 1 0Kelleher, p 3 0 1 0 2 0Woods, p 0 0 0 0 0 0"Vager 1 0 0 0 0 0

Total. 32 24 11

Earned runs, Car Equipment, a; SubwayGiants, 2. Stolen bases, Tagner, Troy, Pfluger.Left on bases, Car Kq uipmen t . 7: SubwayGiants, 9, Hit by pitcher. Tobin, 2; Kelleher, 1.2 bast hits, L, Brown, Pfluger, Smith, H'a b bl e-th wa t t, Phelan, Bases On balls, off Tobin, 4;off Kelleher, 3; off Wo od s , 1. St.ruc k out. byTobin, 8; bY Kelleher, 2- ; by 'Wc od a, 5 Wi ldpitch, .Kelleh e r , 2, Umpire, Arlie Latham.Time of Game, 2.25. Scorer, R .. J, O'Brien.

R H ECar Equipment 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0Subway Glants 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 xsBa tt ed for 'woods in 9th.

Ye Editor was agreeably surprisedto receive at his sanctum last week avisit from Agent John Falvey, of theSubway. John brought with him abox of fall strawberries grown on hischicken farm in Yonkers. Big, red,delicious strawberries, fall variety.They tasted just as good as theylooked and vanished at our home likethe snow under the summer sun.Come around again, John, as HarrisHelms would say in the Morristown(Tenn.) Gazette.

PATZY CUSANOPatzy is a trombone player in the Subway Bandwho has answered the call to colors in his nativeland-Italy. In the Italian Army he is a memberof 1st Genio, 22nd Co., Caseuna Parioli, Roma.


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ABOUT WILLIE KELLEHERAt the close of the 1915 season it wasvery evident to all that the work of BresTooin stamped him as the kingpin twirlerof the 1. R. T. League, and so when tilewriter handed him the sobriquet ot theWalter Johnson of the L K T. no onedisputed it, VVhen ,it was learned thatBres would be on the mound lor theGiants this season the rooters of the CarEquipment team were outspoken In theirsorrow at lo smg the curley-haired speedmerchant, and when in the opening gamehe succeeded in defeating his old team-mates with comparative ease, their fearsseemed justified.But-the dopesters had reckoned with-out Frank Kelleher, the young speed mer-chant of the Champions. Given the op-portunity to start a game against the Sig-nal Department, he quickly showed that

he was there with the stuff. Since thenand up to August 5 he has defeated everyteam in the League and seems to get bet-ter at every start. He has now usurpedthe crown of King of 1 . R. T. Hurlersfrom Bres Tobin, who has received quitea few bumps this year.The case of Kelleher is one worthy ofmention at great length, but we believe afew words will suffice. Slight of stature,yet wiry, he is possessed of more speedthan any pitcher in the League, andseems to have more brains with whichto make use of his natural ability thanany other moundsman in the circuit. Inaddition to his pitching ability, he is agood hitter, dangerous always, fast onthe bases, and can play any position onthe diamond and do so up to the handle.Yes, indeed, Bres Tobin is no longerthe Walter Johnson of the 1. R. T,-toWillie Kelleher belongs that honor.

BROTHER BALL PLAYERS OF THE1. R. T.Much has been said and written-andrightly, too-concerning the Covaleskiebrothers, whose sterling work on themound has done much to keep the De-troit and Cleveland clubs in the fight forthe pennant in the American League.But the Interborough League can alsoboast of several brother ball players,For instance, Jim Reilley, captain ofthe Champions, and John Reilley, thirdbaseman for the General Office.Tommie and Jimmie Taguer of the

Champions.Harry Doyle and Milton' 'Doyle of theGeneral Office.Eddie Phelan and Joe Phelan of theSubway Giants.The Steinbeck brothers of the Man-hattan Division. ,And we might also add that in the per-son of his young brother, Frank, WillieKelleher will have to look to his laurels,for the younger Kelleher is there with themakings of a star twirler.THOSE iVIANHATTAN UNIFORMSMaybe those Manhattan ball-tossersthink we're not wise to the reason they'have such a big following of fannettes.But we're next, at last. While we were

Diamond Do p eBy T. P. (SAM CRANE) HALE

on a Van Cortlandt Park train on ourway to Hedley} ield not so long ago, wehappened to overnear some pretty dam-sels discussing the several teams of theLeague, when we chanced to hear oneremark that her favorite team was theManhattan Division, because, said she,"They have such pretty-colored uni-forms." Ha! hal hal hal The secret isout, so it is.NEWS NOTES

Steinbach and Tee are throwing outwould-be base stealers often these days.Lefty Larry Mulvaney is playing agood game for the Office at the initialsack.

Manager Norris seems to have a verygood pitcher in Mc Ar dle, who also seemsto be an excellent batsman,

I IBig league scouts would do well togive our little league the once-over oncein a while.Jim Reilley is performing well for theChampions. He's rather weak with thestick. though-only hitting about .372 or so!He'll pick up IShortstop Gants of the Manhattan Di-vision seems to be able to pick them upfrom any angle.Mike Ferraro. the Sic nallers' third-sacker, is playing the game of his life.There are few pastimers around NewYork able to teach him anything aboutplaying the hot corner.George Browne has already rappedthree or four homers over the right field

fence. and says that when he gets therange properly he'll belt a few more overinto the lake,

1 . R. T. Soccer Foo'tball SmokerThe 1. R T, Strollers soccer football clubheld its first annual smoker at the Dolphin-Hotel, 14Sth Street and Lenox Avenue, onSaturday evening, July 29th. Two hundredand fifty Strollers and friends were assem-bled when the entertainment was opened at9 P. M. by Harry Nadanor, who sang "MyMother's Rosary." Encored, Mr. Nadanorgave an exhibition of whistling that was atreat. John McCarthy sang "Dixie Land"and "By the Old Mill."Refreshments were then served, the com-mittee doing the honors as waiters. It wasevident they were not lacking in that line.Jimmy Graham handled the big whitepitcher to perfection. Billy Newman andJimmy Durney juggled a glass pitcher ineach hand, full to the brim with soda water,and never spilled a drop.Joe Smith, a story-teller of no meanability, was then heard. He got the audi-ence in good humor by his witty sayings.Mulladano sang a love song in Italian,that got him an ovation, This young fel-low is a second Caruso, He has a splendidvoice, and if properly tutored will make his

mark.:Reilly, of the Reillyand Mack team, en-tertained with iekes and stories that keptthe audience in an uproar. Of special notewas the one about "The Irishman with theShakes." It's got George Keegan's Mistle-toe story skinned a mile.Murray Rose, who was instrumental ingetting the greater part of the talent, gavea buck and wing dance that was full ofaction.T .. H. Tisdale, foreman wireman at the129th Street shop, presented the cup to theteam and medals to the players. Mr. Tis-dale. in a brief speech complimented theteam on its winning the championship, andurged the players to repeat in the first divi-sion next season. .. On. receiving the cup Captain Durney .was

called on for a speech, and he complied.Jim has a grievance, and he put it on record.A fter Captain Durney had finished hisspeech Mr. Tisdale presented Vice-CaptainDick Gibb with his medal. Dick got a bigcheer, but wouldn't talk.Connie Dahill was not present. He nowlives in Lynn, Mass., where his medal willbe mailed to him.Willie Coull got an ovation. He has beenwith the Strollers for the past three yearsand has helped to win two championships.Alec Stuart, the club secretary and thebest center-half in New York State, got abig cheer also when presented with hismedal.Fred Longbottom, Jimmy Boyle, FrankPorter, Robt. McNeill, Eddie Newman,Jimmy Graham and Manager Billy. New"man were given a big reception when pre-sented with their medals. ,-Jimmy Graham was called on for aspeech, and said:"All the talking I am going to do will bewith that big white pitcher." And he kept'his word.It was a hot night and the boys were-run-ning over with enthusiasm.The second part of the program wasgiven. Messrs, N adanor and McCarthysang "Arrah Go On, I \IVant to Go Back toOregon" in a duet. It was great.Messrs. Smith and Reilly. told jokes andstories, and Tommy Reilly, the Strollerssongbird, sang "My Pretty Jane" and"Dreams." Tommy certainly can warble.Messrs. Mulladano and Murray Rose en-tertained with song and dance.The 1. R.T; Strollers' first smoker wasa success far exceeding-the expectations ofthe club's officials, and through the' Bui.U~-

:TIN 'we sincerely thank those who made It'a success.' We feel everyone enjoyed him-'self and look forward to the same timenext year.


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Our Boys Beat Two Crack TeamsCar Equipment Baseball Club Defeats General Electric's 9-0 and Crescent Athletic Club 11-2It is probable that the Hudson Naviga-on Company would readily admit that theyever carried quite such a party as com-osed the Car Equipment Department dele-ation that left the One Hundred andhirty-second Street dock on Friday eve-ing, July 28, accompanying the 1. R. T.hampions on their second annual excur-ion, contest and conquest, to, with, andf the General Electric Company at Sche-ectady, on July 29.Although but thirty in numbers, the spiritas that of a conquering army, and frome time the good ship C. W. Morse lefte slip Friday night until it docked againunday morning the songs, cheers, dancesnd jokes (practical and otherwise) ofhe party were a constant source of enter-ainment and bewilderment to the admiringassengers, the amazed country yokels, theelcoming General Electricians, the per-piring fans and the aspiring ball players ofhe Schenectady club.Every incident of the steamship ride, therolley trip from Troy to Schenectady, theisit to the factory, the ball game itself andhe return trip seemed to give sufficientause to excite the "risibles" of every mem-er of the party. Some of the steamer'sassengers even made inquiries of the cap-ain as to the extra cost of the entertain-ent provided, as they supposed, by theteamship company. .This, of course, was after the tunefular Equipment Quartet had enthralled themith old and new melodies, sung by Tommynd Jimmie Taguer, Oaky Woods and Ed-ie Wager, the latter of whom also sur-J,l.!;isedthe admiring audience with his lithend agile interpretations of the terpsichor-an steps that made Pavlowa famous:Reaching Troy Saturday morning, thearty boarded a trolley for Schenectady,eaching there about 10 o'clock, being metv representatives of the General Electricompany. Luncheon was served in theompany's dining hall at noon, after whichll hands adjourned to the athletic field.The game started with the regular CarEquipment line-up, with Kelleher and Teen the points, and was a walkover from thetart, the Car Equipment men registeringt least one run in all but the third, fifthf l eighth innings, while the Schenectadymen failed to get even one safe hit untilthe eighth inning.

NOTES OF THE TRIPGeorge Browne walloped the pill safely{our times out of four attempts.Willie Kelleher did not allow a single hituntil the eighth inning, the Electricians get-ting one safety in the eighth and two inthe ninth.The "fans" called Joe Tee the bestcatcher ever seen in Schenectady. His un-failing supply of "pep" and his rifle armwere in fine fettle.Eddie Rudolph didn't eat "roast beef"

.once,- 'Mr:. -McCartney made a careful searchfor the ~elCI)hQne after Paul Dietz told

him he was wanted on the wire, but failedto answer the call when he found therewere no 'phones on board.The quartet sang a song in the seventhinning, much to the surprise and delightof the crowd that saw the game.Willie Kelleher and the local dogberriesof Troy had a frantic search for his suit-case, which he left on the car.Paul Dietz got two triples and a double.Everybody got back to New York Sun-day.Tired.But satisfied.The score by innings: R H ECar Equipment ..... 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 9 14 0

General EI ect r rc . . .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1Batteries-Kelleher and Tee. Dietz and Scanlon.

On Saturday, August 5, the Car Equip-ment baseball team journeyed to Bay Ridge,Long Island, for a contest with the teamrepresenting the Crescent Athletic Club.The game was won by the Interboroughboys, the score being 11 to 2. The victorywas a costly one, however, as Paul Dietz,the star shortstop of the InterboroughLeague, sustained a broken ankle, whichwill prevent his playing the remainder ofthe season. He received his inj ury in theseventh inning while sliding to third base,and was removed to the Red Cross Hos-pital.Score by innings:Car Equlpment. 3 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 11Crescent A. C........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2Batteries-Johnson and Tee. T'oe rne r, Cummer-ford and Reed.

THE "TUBE" AND UNDERGROUNDRAILWAYS(Continued from page 13)

this small section of railway which ran be-tween Waterloo and the Bank, got itsname from the fact that for a while afterthe Tube was opened a uniform fare oftuppeuce (two pence) was charged. Thisfare, not panning out profitably, the Londonalit! South Western Railway, which even-tually took over the property, changedthings to the distance traveled scale ofprices. Imagine for one moment the peopleof New York paying according to distancetraveled as against the nickel-all-the-wayprivilege which they now enjoy. Butthere! it isn't on the boards to imagine it;at least, not yet, if that time ever doescome, and it may for all we can tell-sothere! To give the reader a single instancewhereby to do a bit of figuring: To ridefrom Ealing Broadway to St. Marys, afraction under thirteen miles, on the Dis-trict Railway costs five pence, or practi-cally ten cents in United States money, andthat is for third class, To go first classcosts seven pence; or .five' cents more, mak-ing fifteen cents all told. From AtlanticAvenue Station to Van Cortlandt Park is

seventeen and a half miles. Now, whetheryou traveled that distance first class orthird class, your answer would be-:-cents.The reader will appreciate the use of theterms "coaches" and "carriages" and otherJ'.ngltshlsms in this article, particularly ifhe or. she has visited England ~t all andex per iericed a trip on the railroads of thatcountry. Also it may be added that whilespecifically but two of London's under-grounds have been mentioned practicallythe same general conditions apply to themall. Should the reader appreciate knowinzthe .names of the various underground com~panics, too, they are:Metropolitan District Railway.London Electric Rail way.Central London Railway.City and South London Railway.Metropolitan Railway.East London Railway.All the railways are privately owneu.We present a particularly interesting pho-tograph of Earls Court Station. The trainin question is the London and North West-ern, which formerly ran from MansionHouse to Broad Street, hauled by a steamengine. When the line was electrified thecompany curtailed the service, so that itran from Mansion House to Willesden -thetrain being hauled by two electric locorno-tives, and a steam engine was put on thetrain at Earls Court, which is the stationwhere the non-electrified lines join the elec-trified section. Of additional interest inthe photo is the sign "Addison Road for0lympia-4 Trains Hourly." The sign, as

a matter of fact, refers to the very train inthe picture.The photo of Calders Green Station is noless interesting, showing as it does the veryEnglishy "Non-Stop" sign, which corre-sponds to our "Express" trains.. The. total length of the undergroundlines 11 1 the. London system is approxi-mately 120 miles, and the longest direct dis-tance attainable on anyone Ime is fourteenand a half miles-on the District Railway.

PAUL DIETZ FRACTURES ANKLEWhile sliding into third base in thegame of August 5, between the ChampionCar Equipment team and the CrescentAthletic Club in Brooklyn, Paul Dietz, the

dirninu ti ve shortfielder for the Doylemen,sustained a fractured ankle. The injurycomes at a time when Paul was at thetop of his stride, for his work at shortthis season has been of the A-l order.He has been hitting well, too, and runningthe bases as only he can, and would,without a doubt, have received considera-tion when the recipient of the Harry N.Hempstead Cup was to be selected. Ithas been learned on good authority thatDietz will be unable to perform again thisseason. In the meanwhile, Captain Reil-ley will, no doubt, select either JackRichards or Buster Brown to cover shortin Dietz's absence. Paul will surely bemissed by the fans at Hedley Field, forhe has won the admiration of all by hissplendid playing.


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ON THE SIGNAL DEPARTMENT OUTING1, Signal Department Babies. 2, Watching the Merry Bathers. 3, The Excursion Boat Empire. 4, Four Signal Beauties. 5, ALittle Favorite. 6, Lunch Under the Pine Trees. 7, The Baby of the Boor. 8, The Outing Committee. 9, \V.A. Barclay and Affinities.


19/32

INTERBOROUGH BULLETIN '1 9

The Signal Department OutingBetween a Trip on the Hudson and an Afternoon Ashore the Carefree Employees

have a Great Time

Wit h such an attractive announcement,from an artistic standpoint as that pub-lished in the June number of the "Bulle-tin," the Second Annual Picn ic of theSignal Department, held on July 22, atPoint V iew Park, Cr ot o n-on-t ne-H ud s on,it is no wonder that things wen t off swim-mingly, as we may say. It was so inspite of the orenching rain that com-menced to fall shortly after the tug.ICatherine T" began to tow her preciousload of men, their wives, sweethearts and,other best girls from the Seventy-ninthstreet dock.The one regret of the committee thisyear was the few children that accom-panied the excursion owing to the infan-tile paralysis scare. It is a specialty withthe Signal Department that their picnicsshall always include several .hour s on thewater and a pleasa.nt break of four orfive hours spent at some scenic pointalong the Hudson. The writer can be-speak for the popularity of this idea inthe undoubted manner of enjoyment ofthe nearly four hundred who attendedthis year's outing.Hardly had the spring line been let goand the barge was on its way than SignalMaintainer "Pat" Cooke and a few of hisfairest drove up to the dock in an autojust in time to take their places in thethrong. The band then struck up and simul-taneously the spacious deck amidship wasa-swarm with dancing couples, while theanimation of those who didn't and per-haps couldn't dance took on other formsof amusement of which they found plenty,besides the making of acquaintances andchatting. Orie friend from the Bronx wasparticularly edifying as he rolled forthin fine voice and tone some of the -popularairs of the day, in which everybodychorused.I t is a fact that while rain fell prac-tically all the time and ceased only a fewminutes before arriving at the Point itdidn't dampen the ardor of the picnickersat a ll. At the Point Signal Engineer Wal-dron, who had made the trip by train, waswaiting the boat's arrival, and before theparty landed he received three rousingcheers. which were led by Chief Clerk JohnHenecker.There's no mistaking the beauty of thePoint and grounds, situated as it is onan elevated promontory of land and amida cluster of tall fir trees and accompaniedby the usual picnic attractions. Herefamilies spread their luncheons and prepa-rations for pleasures incident to the occa-sion .quickly took place.The lovely beach and bathing place ina cove furnished the most popular pastimeof the afternoon, and of the hundred andmore persons who thus disported them-selves there was never a thought of the"biz fish peril" to mar their pleasure.[Everybody found amusement of theirchoice. whether it be strolling- around oras children enjoying the deligh ts of aswing, drinking lemonade, or sitting aboutlooking on at the ball game.It was a n- unusua lly happy crowd that

turned homeward at six o'clock, and whatis more delightful in its many aspectswan a river t r ip with subdued illumina-tions all-about, an unbroken spell of danc-ing going on, to say nothing of a spacicu supper deck for the so-inclined to sit incouples on lonesome seats, viewing thecountless stars and moonless heavens.Thus terminated the outing successfullyall through, thanks to the energetic com-mittee of which Track Signal SupervisorFrank Hollingsworth was the chairman,and Miss Marian Spangler the secretary.Of course no picnic is complete withouta baseball game, and as everybody knowsthe Signal Department boasts of a fewunbeatables among them. Hence theMaintainers and Construction men got to-gether and played a four-inning game,which resulted in the following score:

RH.E.Maintainers 0 0 0 3-- 3 8 3Construction 2 0 0 0-- 2 9 5Batteries-Maintainers, P. Cooke, F.Mooney and Jewell; Construction, Lallyand Pineau.Here is our expert's comment on thegame:"Cooke and Mooney are of the originalSignal Baseball Team 1909 and 1910.When in a pinch Cooke was noted forthrowing .his hat into the ring and was

awful anxious to do the trick in thisgame, but didn't. 'Chesty' Mooney, as hewas called when on the N. Y. Centralteam, kept up his reputation as a hitter.P. Hughes, an oldtimer at the game, heldonto first base with credit. Brunkhardt,signal foreman, umpired to the satisfac-tion of a ll. His job was made awkwardby the continual loss of the ball in thelong grasses. Lally and Pineau madesuch a fine all-round showing that Man-ager Monroe of the Signal Team has de-cided to keep his

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Interborough Bulletin August 1916