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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18

UVertIme IN passenger service VIII
be computed on the present basis at a
speed of 90 miles an hour.
In freight service on engines weigh
ing less than 100000 pounds. firemen
shall be paid $500 and on engines
weighing over 200. 600 pounds, $3.50 per
day of 100 miles or less, overtime to
he computed on present basis at a
speed of 12h miles per hour.
Firemen and helpers employed in
local or way freight service. mixed
trains, mine runs and other service.
shall be paid minimum of so cents
per 100 miles or less inaddition to the
through freight rates
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18
UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE

QNSLAOSlT led DENY NE
Firemen employed on trains in I'M
classified service shall be paid through
freight rates according to class of en-
.gine used.
Firemen employed on "Mallet" en-
gines in all service, except yard sery.
ice, shall be paid 1920 per day of 100
miles or less.
Firemen and helpers employed in
yard service shall be paid $3.50 per day
of eight hours or less. except when
"Mallet" engines are used when rate OF
$3.50 shall be paid.
demand for time and one-half for
overtime in all classes of service Is
made and will apply when men are used
on Sundays or holidays.
Inside hostlers shall be paid $3.50
per day and outside hostlers 1920 pen
day, and hostler's helpers $3.50 per day.
eight hours or less to constitute days
work.
In addition to the demand that all
coal burning locomotives in road serv-
ice weighing over 100000 pounds be
equipped with mechanical stokers. de-
mand is made that all coal burning, To-
comotives less than that weight shall
be equipped with mechanical coal pass
ers. a mechanical device operated by
steam, TO keep the coal within reach of
the fireman, and that all coal burning
locomotives shall be equipped with
power CRATE shakers and automatic
fire door openers. 1t is estimated that
ii will cost 5000 900. 600 to equip the
locomotives i'll the United States with
the different mechanical devices de-
manded by the firemen.
Another working condition demand
is that on railroads where firemen are
required to clean locomotives, they
shall be relieved of such work and that
firemen shall be relieved of removing
tools or supplies. loading coal. filling
lubricators. etc.
NEWS AT WASHINGTON
The demands of the American rail-
road firemen an6 hostlers for increased.
wages and changes in working condi-S
tions. was outlined in a wage scale
adopted today at Cleveland by the.
; general chairmen of the BrotherhooA
! Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men, probably will be considered along
with the demands of other railroad
workers, railroad administration Off
cial said tonight.
The firemens request for more pay
is the third to be placed before the
railroad administration. The request
of the shopmen is to be taken up inn
media tely on return TO work. probably
tomorrow, of the shopmen who hive
been on strike. The trainmen's brt h :
erhood also has a wage increase u i'd
ing The conductors have given notice
that they would ask for an advance.
(Csntfnuea On Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18

The preamble to the constitution
begins as follows:
The German people, united in its
branches and inspired by the will TO
renew and strengthen its empire in
freeoom and justice. to further inner
and outer peace and social advance,
has voted this constitution"
Section declares the German elm
pire is republican state, sovereignty
Reing based on the people. IT de-
scrihes the territorial limits of the
empire, establishes the imperial coloss
as being black, red and gold, and
states that the generally recognized
rules of International law will be held
as binding on the empire. The empire
will have exclusive legislative rights
governing foreign affairs, colonies.
citizenship. immigration, defense, es-
pionage, customs, posts, teiegrapEs
and long distance telephones repo9-
ula tiou, motherhood. children youth.
health, labor insurance, protection 10
laborers and employees and confisea-
tion, care of wounded soldiers and
their relatives. specialization of ma
tionaI resources. economic undertake
ings manufacture, distribution, price
fixing, economic production trade
weights and measures, the issuance
of industry. mines, insurance. the mer-
camille marine, control of lake and
coast fisheries. railroad, automobile
traffic transportation by land, wafer
and air. road construction and the
atraS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18
INDIVIDUAL STATES

Individual states will have legisla-
tive rights, but the ,nperial law will
supereede those of individual states
Each state must have liberal con-
struction. with legislature elected
NY general, equal and secret ballot by
all Germans, men and women.
Tho c1nstitution lays down rnies for
altering the empire territorially, Pros
viding that plebescites shall be held
in districts affected,
The reichstag supercedes the tenn
porary national assembly. 1t viii Is
elected for term of four years. The
president will be chosen by the entire
German people instead of by the as
semhly and will hold office for a
term of seven years. He will repre- :
sent the empire under international
law, will make treaties and accredit
diplomats. Declarations of war and
peace must be proclaimed by the in
perial reichstag, and treaties with for
eign states must be accepted by the
reichstag. The president, as COM
man6er of the defense forces of The
empire, can employ armed forces for
quelling disturbances, or may send
them against states which do not full
fill their duties, but in doing SO must
notify the reichstag, which is given
the power OF veto The presidents
orders must be countersigned by n
chancellor or the imperial minister
whose department is affected.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

ter had told him SO. the girl with the
odd bronze eyes; opal matrix they
were. with gllnts OF gold. or was IL
greenf She herself was as unlike the
raw boor OF his memory as "A noun
tain lily Is like the coarse rock OF It's
background. Even a half-sister to
Hardin, rs Marshall. their host at din
ner thf week before, had explained
it--no. even that did not explain 1t.
That any OF the Hardin blood should
be shared by the veins of that girl,
why Il was incredible The name
Hardin suggested crudity, loud
mouthed Dragging; conceit. He could
understand the failure Of the river
project since the sister had assured
him that Il was the same Tom Hardin
who had gone 30 college at Lawrence /;
had married Gerty Holmes. Queer
business. life. that he should cross,
even so remotely. their orbits again.
That was a chapter he liked TO skip.
lie walked over to the windows.
shielded by bright awnings, and
looked down on the city where the
next few years OF his life might be
caught. Comforting TO reflect that an
engineer is like soldier. never can
be certain about tomorrow. Time
enough 10 know that tomorrow meant
Tucs0nl What was that threadbare
proyerb In the Overland Pacific that
Tod Marshall always keeps his men
until they lose their teeth? That de-
fined the men who made themselves
necessarily
His eyes were resting on the banali-
ties of the modern city that had robbed
'old town" OF its flavor. Were II not
for the beauty OF the distant hills, the
jar and rumble OF the trains whose
roar called 20 nearby pleasure cities,
twinkling lights and crowded theaters,
stretches OF parks and recreation
grounds, he, who loved the thrill and
confinement of an engine. who had
found entlcement In desert, chap
ter OF adventure In the barrancas or
Mexico, would stihe In Tucson Amer
lean progress was as yet too thin a
veneer on Mexican indifference to
make the place endurable--as city.
"Tm good for lifetime here, II l
want It." his thoughts would work
back TO the starting place. "lf /
knuckle down 20 II, let him grow to
depend on me. it's as good as settled
that l am buried In Tucson" Hadn't
he heard Marshall himself shy that he
didn't keep a kindergarten-tha his
office wasn't training school for
men," He wanted his men to stay !
That. one OF the reasons OF the great
mans power; detail rested on the
shoulders OF his employees. 1t kept
his own brain clear. receptive to big
achievements.
perhaps as the work unrolls. as l
see moro Of what he wants of me, why
he wants NEIL may like II, / may get
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14
CHAPTER n.


Marshall threw his hat on a chair,
the morning paper on his desk. He
aimed his burned-outscigar at the near
est cuspidor. but II fell foul, the ashes
scattering over Sans lately secured
linoleum. Instantly there was appear
ance OF settled disorder. Marshall
emptied his pockets OF loose papers.
spreading them out on his fiat-top
desk.
"Sis DOWN.
Richard took the chair at the other
side OF the desk.
Marshall rang bell. Instantly the
shirt-sleeved clerk entered.
II shall not see anyone" the chief
announced. 'I'don't want TO be later
rupted. Take thcse 70 Smythe."
HIS eyes followed the shutting of
the door. then turned square upon
Richard. II need you. It's hi OF
a mess r.
The engineer wanted TO know what
kind Of "mess" 1t was.
"Thnt river. It's running away from
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

can wait. The river won't. There's
a river running away down yonder,
running the valley. running the homes
of families men have carried in with
them. I've asked you to save them.
There's a debt of honor to be paid.
My promise. have asked you to pay
it. There's history being written in
that desert. I've asked you to write
it. And you say No"
mol 1 say yesl" clipped Richard.
The Marshall oratory had swept him
to his feet.
The dramatic moment was chilled
by their Anglo-Saxon self-conscious-
ness. An awkward silence hung. Then:
- "When can you go?"
To-day, tomorrow, the first train
out"
"Goodl"
"Any Instructions"
"Just stop that riverr"
THE expense?" demanded the engt-
neer. ''How far can CO."
Oh the expense" cried Tod
Marshall "Just go ahead"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

Won want me to fll?" His voice
sounded queer to himself-dry. mock
ing, as If anyone should know what
an absurd thing he was being asked
20 do. He felt MarshalPs sharp IN
dian eyes on him, as If detecting pet
tiness. Well, he didn't care how Mar
shall interpreted it. That place wasn't
for him.
81 want you in control down there"
Richard knew he was being appraised
balanced all over again. 1t made no
difference
"Pm sorry" he was beginning, when
Marshall cut in.
"Good. Lord, you are not going to
turn 1t DOWN."
He met MarshalIs incredulous
stare. "It's a job I'd jump at under
most circumstances. But 1 can't CO.
sir"
Tom Marshall leaned back the full
swing of his swivel chair, blankiy
astounded. His eyes told Rickard
that he had been found wanting-he
had white blood in his veins
sit is good of you to think of me-
pshaw it is absurd to say these
things. You know that / know it Is
an honor to be picked out by you for
such a piece of work. I'd like to
but I can't"
The president Of railroads, VINO
knew men, had been watching the
play of feature. .'Take your time" he
said. Don't answer too hastily. Take
your time"
He. was playing the fool, or worse.
before Marshall, whom he. respected,
whose partisanship meant so much
But he couldn't help it., He couldn't
tell that story-he knew that Marshall
would brush it aside as child's cpl
sode. He couldn't make; it clear to
the man whose stare was balancing
him why he could not GUST Tom Har-
din.
"Is it a personal reason?" Mar
shails gaze had returned to his, ring
making. =; %
Richard admitted it was personal.
"Then / don't accept it. I wouldn't
be your friend if 1 didn't advise you
to disregard the little thing to take
the big thing. Maybe you are going
to be married" He did not wait for
Richards vigorous negative. THAT
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

them. I'm going to send you down to
stop It,"
"The Colorado" exclaimed Richard.
II was no hose to be turned, simply,
off from garden bed.
"Of course you've been following 1t?
It's one Of the biggest things that's
happened in this part of the world.
Too big for the men who have been
trying to swing 1t. You've followed
it?"
"Yes." Queer coincidence, reading
that report just now "Tve not been
there. But the engineering papers
used to get to me in Mexico. I've
read all the reports"
His superior's question was unchar-
acteristically super1uous. Who had
not read with thrilled nerves Of that
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

10 shout for Tucson e II was impos.
slhle enough to smile overt Child's
work. compared TO Mexico.
The distinction OF serving Marshall
well certainly had It's drawbacks He
wanted TO sweep on. Whether he had
a defnlte terminal, d concrete goal,
had be ever stopped to thInka Spe-
rialization had always fascination
for hlfa. II Was that which had
thrown hIra out of his instructorsaip
inso the frebox OF "A western engine.
II had governed his course ut college
to know one thing well, and then to
prove that he knew II well Content
81 w sAe Mexican barracks, here he
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

wild river which men, had been trying
to put under work harness? Who,
even among the stay-at-homes, had not
followed the newspaper stories of the
| failure to make a meek servant and
water carrier of the Colorado, that
wild steed of mountain and desert?
What engineer. no matter how remote,
would not follow" that spectacular
struggle between men and Titans?
"Going to send me to Salton? he
inquired. The railroad had been kept
jumping to keep its feet dry. His
job to be by that inland sea which
last year had been desert
mo. Brainerd is there. He can
manage the tracks. 1 am going to
send you down to the break"
Richard did notsanswer. He felt
the questioning eyes of his chief.
The break-where those Hardins
were-how In thunder was he going
to get out of that, and save his skin?
Marshall liked his own way
"Wem consider it settled, then"
"Whos in charge there?" Richard
was only gaining time. He thought
he knew the name he would hear.
Marshalrs first word surprised him.
mo one. Up toa few months ago
it was Hardin, Tom Hardin. He was
general manager of the company. he
was allowed to resign, to save his
face, as the Chinese say. | may tell
you that It was a case of firing. He'd
made terrible fiuke down there"
81 know" murmured Richard. 1t
was growing more difficult, more dis
tasteful. If Marshall wanted him to
supplant Hardinl 1t had been incred-
ible, that mans follyl Reckless gam
bling, nothing else. Make cut in the
banks of wild river, without put
ting In head gates to control it; a
child would guess better 1t was a
problem now. all right; the writer of
the report he'd just read wasn't the
only one who was prophesyingN failure.
Let the river cut back. and the gov
eminent works at Laguna would be
useless; a pickle Hardin had made.
Stin to gain time he suggested that
Marshall tell him the situation. "Ive
followed only the engineering side of
1t. I don't know the relationship of
the two companies"
"Where the railroad came in? The
inside of that story? Pm responsible
II guaranteed to Faraday the closing
of that break. There was a big dis
trict TO save, district that the rail-
read tapped--but I'll tell you that
later" He was leisurely putting blue,
perfectly formed rings into the air,
his eyes admiring them.
perhaps you've heard how Estrada.
the general. took party of men into
the desert to sell mine he owned.
After the deal was made he decided
to let 1t slip. He'd found something
bigger to do, more to his liking than
the sale OF mine. Estrada was a
big man, great man. He had the
Idea Powell and others had. OF turn
ing the river, of saving the desert. He
dreamed himself of doing IL. II sick
ness hadn't come To him the Colorado
would he meekly carrying water now
instead of flooding country. Pity
Eduardo, the son. is not like him He's
like his mother--you never know what
they are dreaming about. Not at all
alike. my wifa and Estrada's."
Then 1t came to Richard that he
had heard somewhere that Marshall
and General Estrada had married sis
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14
When Man and Nature cIashed.

that the whole nation was thrilled BY
Ingenuity and strength were
plsd AGAINST seemingly The Great
yellow Dragon Colorado river for
Finally II threatened to
southern California In last
curbed The
West realized that
thrilling chapter OF western
outofdoors, OF strong who for
comfort
Of mne Of their souls fall to
will from start to finish
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14

:. Richard "goes in" and as he
gees he begins to comprehend
something of the difficulties of
the job that ne has undertaken
He learns why the valley dis
trusts the D. e., as the valley
calls the company which Hardin
fathered and which peopied the
desert. go in" with Richard
in the next instalIment-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-14
CTo BE coNTINuEDJ

Virtue Can Be Overdone-
Selflessness and complaisance are
beautiful virsues, but do not forget
that virtue carried to excess nsay be-
come the most irritating and difficult
OF failings-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

The size Of thE poultry fock wh.c'
~ar be kept moll efficiently wil IL
r"nd first oe~all Iaou the space avail
ale, end, secondly, u1on the amoIn;
uf table scraps DIR other waste wbi2.
IS avcilo bic for feed. say the poultry
-0ocicfsts &C TIFF Ext 'nsion Divisio,
Z ou'eiara State IU1'v rsity. II is o
'rstcte to try "a over7tock the avail
ob.e snace. Better results viii b. On
;ained from a flew b 2ns in sm8l
"rd tha0 from 4 lsrg r number. TIC
tGcEverd potltr4 fock rarely vii
c0si-t Of more Ehsn 20 or . has
md in m2ny edes OF not more thu
or 10. or occasitnally Of only or 4.
to- 4 ok Of ID or 25 hens q space
O. no. SIS than Us by 80 feet Stout
10 8v"ilchle Ger u var1 Where less
ace r. Va il. tie size OF tbs
sock should ra teiuc3d, allowing o.
q aye~~ i,,In h,S 80 square feet pei
I'D \ Fl l IRE sometimes Kept
uocesefaIs no u smaller ward al
vance To LOAD ohut Il the syace Il
rc'lohle &~LN-onlthe size indicated
LIQUID BE- used. ptiI
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
DON'T Be GFCFlVFD
BY PEDIGREE
insist That All naIs Purchased Have
Qualities ofpresa Represented.
Don't be sssiPIsa By a pedirrs,

~ !. =, y -r>ss stAtsL .,>sS4- -
Don't be 5sceP}ed by a pedigre,
but insist tAat CRIMINALS purchased
have the essentfs1 qualifications Of
the particular 3 oa4 ed represented, is
the suggestion Of a B. Francioni, Of
the Exteusion Yivision, Louisiana
State UniyersitJ Seto purchasers Of
registered hogs.
There are h,bstlreds of pedierset
scrub hogs in pblAisiana and they
constitute a menF'le to the swine IN
aust@." says AAH Francioni "a
though pedigrees nd registration ra
pgrs are necessabrI 10 the swim
breeder. get thefot are sometimes
mons Of daeoineng tho purchase
ma1- Of whor1 Sc en- to beiieea that g
pedigree IS in itskef indisput7b.e eyi
9arce or Quality Bind superior w-rtr
The ia-e ere, hbs7ever, that moG}
~e-i-foreI hogs q Ecush lack Of care
aud a--ooHo1 hhnie daesaoTagcd iors
more sc~ub5 arS gave no place n
e-rtclass herd"piI
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT.

state Of Louisiana, Parish Of Verml
ion, 18th Judicial District Court
No. 900
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
WhIas3you should know about
NRfor and TRACTOR Oils,

You probably have heard Of the fire test. gravity
test vscosiy test and oer test used in the refining Of
Oils ThesI are laboratory tests TO make sure that the
Oil is running uniform. Sac terms are misleading to
one not Thoroughly acquainted with the various ustu
mons and hethcds used IN the refining ct Crude OILS
The ceftain way for mot 7riss to arrive at tie prac
teal value bf Motor Oil is by serioe" test. BY ser
vice. test ii meant tie tyirg Of an Oh III the actual ma
chine fer which it is intended.
The fnhl Judgement upon an OIL must be based upon
a servicee test and laboratory tests mast balev sel
when thew 40 net lead to the conclusion The most
efficient and economical Motor OIL therefore, is that
meets your requren ents lhsures perfect inbrcauon;
greatest potrer; east carbon most miles per gallon
MFG lbv ATLAS OIL CO., Cleveland Ohio
We are bound to Get You Yet.
C4SANOVA d GOOCH, Local Dealers.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-10-15
LONDON NOW
CONSIDERING
SkYSCRAPERS
High Price Of Property And
Lack of Office Space May
Bring Them About.

London, Sept. 9.-(Correspondence
Of the Associated Press.)-The old
question of whether London is to have
skyscrapers is being revived because
of the high price Of property in the
business section and the lack of space
in office buildings.
The government buildings in White
hall are four stories high, but it has
been found necessary to add a story
to the War Office to meet the demands
of the department. One well known
architect in touch with the govern
ment's plans expressed the opinion
that unless the new and the old minis
tries were content to do their work
outside of the area devoted to govern
mental activities skyscrapers were in
evitable in Whitehall.
Generally speaking, however, Lon
don does not like tall buildings. Percy
Tubbs, past president of the Society
of Architects, declared that if the sky
scraper was to come it would be nee
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-10-15
To The Tax
On Timber

Houghton, Mich, Oct. 14.-As a re-
suit of hearings conducted in Ontona-
gon county, the Michigan state tax
commission, in future timber valu-
ing, will attach weight to the objec-
ton of timber owners to true cash
value on timber lands. The objection
is based on the fact that timber is
inert property and returns no reven-
ue unless the timber is sold.
1t was brought out at the hearings
that timber owners have been paying
taxes on their lands for many years,
without revenue. The timber owner
gets a return on his Investment only
once. When the timber is sold he is
through. If he has to pay taxes on
his timber year after year at full
cash value he is carrying an undue
burden Of taxation, is his claim.
The timber men declare the prin-
ciple in their case is essentially diff
ferent from that involved. in. the. taxa
ton OF bank stock, farms and mer-
chandise stocks, which are assessed
at true cash value, inasmuch as. these
classes OF property return sns>annaal
revenue to the owners. j.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-10-15
TWICE PROVEN

II you suffer baolmohe, slesplees'
nights, tired, dull days and Distress
ing urinary disorders. don't expert
ment. Read this twfce-ted teau-
mony. It's Devils LAne evidence -
doubly proven.
Mrs. M. E. Miller, so6 q. Ninth H..
gave che following. statement April
20, 1913: Il had q weakness and
lameness in my back and q dull,
heavy ache. When I got up morn
ings, 1 nelt tired and worn out. The
first box Of Doan's Kidney Pills re-
moved the lameness from my back
and I kept on using this remedy. !
have had very little trouble since
then"
On December 8. 1917. Mrs. Miller
said: 1T fs seldom that I need a
kidney medicine now. but when I do.
I always use Doan's Kidney ralls.
They never fail to give good results"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a Kidney remedy-9ee
Deans Kidney Pills = the Same tina
Mrs.. Miller had. Foaher-Aasuro O..
lQGSn Buffalo. n 7.