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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02
Today's Schedule

New York at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
Other clubs not scheduled.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02
Standing OF The Clubs
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Scores OF Yesterday

Boston, 5; New York, 2.
Chicago, 6; Detroit, 5.
Philadelphia, 8; Washington, 5
ST. Louis, 13; Cleveland, 2
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02

The white race viii continue domi-
nant only so long as it acts white
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02
TOday's Schedule

TOday's Schedule
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Scores OF Yesterday
Baltimore, z; Syracuse, 4.
Toronto, 4; Newark, /.
Rochester, 6; Jersey City, 0.
Reading, Sc; Buffalo, 2-10.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02
TOday's Schedule

TOday's Schedule
Syracuse at Baltimore.
Buffalo at Reading.
Toronto at Newark.
Rochester at Jersey City.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-05-02
Globe Furniture Co., Annapolis, Md.

Bargain prices all this week.-Mrs. week
only. Now is the time to buy these famous
guaranteed hoor-coverngs. Beautiful, sanitary
rugs for every room.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

railroad property in which the Pennsylvania
employees interested, humor, cartoons
poems and short editorial. Company or
management propaganda has no place in the
paper. 1t is as near a railroad family news
paper as the employees, with the guidance OF
the editorial staff, can make it, The newspaper
seeks to interest and entertain the employees
No attempt is made to 'uplift' or preach"
Mr. Sisson was city editor Of 3 Pittsburgh
daily when he accepted the offer to become edt~
tor of ",The Pennsylvania News" Before 60
ing to Pittsburgh he had been editor Of an
Illinois newspaper. He has an assistant editor
and thirteen divisional correspondents" on his
staff, as we'll as staff artist and three other
artists whose work appears often enough al
most to make them members Of the staff.
Each divisional correspondent is In charge of
gathering the news In the division In which he
is stationed. They are the main reliance of
the newspaper. Only one Of them ever had
any newspaper experience previously. He
wrote sports for paper In Erie. The rest
were railroad men, as pure, though perhaps
not quite as simple, as ever they come.
Z. J. Vogel, the assistant editor, was in ths
general Office Of the system in Philadelphia
C. M. Speed, C. P. Holler, G. II. Purcell, H. K.
sadder, G.. N. Anderson and G. Hartz, all
Of them divisional correspondents, are clerks.
A. L. Cunningham and s. B. Murphy are
movement directors, whose jobs partake some
what Of that Of the train dispatcher and some
what Of that of the superintendent E. j.
Wilson Is safety agent. Merton Pennock Is
relief board committeeman. F. E. Lind
quist is telegraph operator. P. L. Mahatfey
is an extra station agent, j. c. Shingledecker
is freight conductor.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
RaiR,Day Men Make
Accurate Reporters

"So far as we could see, they had Just one
qualification for newspaper work-they were
accurate Railroad men have to be accurate.
Lives depend upon the development of that
faculty. When an error may send two pas
senger trains crashing together, the man con-
trolling the movements of trans takes care that
he makes error.
"We found our correspondents accurate from
the first. In that they surpassed even the
average newspaper reporter of experience.
They had another invaluable quality; they
were persevering. When o suggestion as TO q
possible story was made TO correspondent
he never reported that there was no story
there He came back with the story.
"Of course, at the start, they didn't recog~
nize news. That is part of the business that
they are still learning, just as every newspaper
man is still learning it 1t was not long before
they got the idea, however, and it is rare oc-
currence indeed now when we have to send
back piece Of copy FOR further details about
some incident mentioned in it,"
The work of the correspondents Is more re-
sponsible in it's nature than that of the average
newspaper reporter. Each of them is respor-
sible for division in which some thousands
of men are employed, spread out over miles Of
track. The correspondent Is responsible for
the news of his division some of which he
gets in person and some through volunteer
reporters"
Murphy has way Of getting the news that
is found sometimes In the newspaper reporter,
and when Ii Is, makes him source Of envy
and admiration to his fellows. Murphy, whom
nature designed for Job in roundhouse,
takes things easy. He telephones from Office 90
Office and section to section and demands 10
know "What you got for the paper?"
He doesn't let his informants get away with
nothing" for an answer, either.
"Sure, you got somethng," bellows Murphy.
You gotta have something Corne across"
They come across Nothing in the Pitts
burgh district gets away from Murphy.
There Is plenty Of news In the Pittsburgh
division, which somewhat simpiifies Mr.. Muxs
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
The Marietta DiOfsfoa
Gets orr ehe Map

Mahaffey Is the man who took picture Of s
travelling crane In action. Ii dosent sound
hard, perhaps, but Mahaffey's picture showed
the crane man at his levers, and when it Ia
remembered that the crane mans cab is
perched SO high up in the roof angle Of tbs
shop that it looks like birdhouse from the
floor it can be seen that the picture was not
an easy one to get
Mahaffey, carrying his ponderous camera
and fashlight paraphernala SIS we'll, climbed
slender and rather shaky ladder, traversed
six-nch girders with the confidence of spider
inspecting it's web, and when he had reached
a perilous perch that gave him clear view
of the crane man took careful aim and set
off his fash.
It was crackerjack picture. It was so good
that it was used on the menu covers in Penn
sylvania diners as well as printed in "The
Pennsylvania News"
J. G. Shingledecker, who is correspondent In
the Allegheny division, also carries a camera
and knows how TO It, From q freight
brakeman he has become a keen and inde-
fatigable reporter. His news sense is acute
His division is back in tho mountains OF
western Pennsylvania. 1t is q great country
for grapes and game. ShingledecIler was quick
to recognize that those were his big assets
When the grape crop was being moved he hada
story in "The Pennsylvania News" illustrated
with photographs, which showed just how 1t
was moved. what part the Pennsylvania kaiI-
road played in it, what employees Of the
road were occupied with the task, how the
grapes were grown and harvested and what
an important crop it was. It was good story.
In the issue Of November 15 Shingedecker
had hunting story. It is as complete and ir-
teresting story from hGater's point Of
view as could be desired. It gives the number
of hunters and the quantity of game killed
last season. 1t gives the names of hundreds
Of Pennsy employees who were hunting this
season in the district, where they hunted and
the amount of game bagged by each.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
.1sf :, aa Experiment,
'otD a Fixture

u. Aissf the frst few issues "The Pennsylvania
4, nad an established place It is doubt
= a01 u the road could abandon II IL 1t want
~. Certainly 1t could not do go without q
sa.s oisqoieting clamor arising The paper
nu ~ need. 1t was q success.
;, seh - the six months probation period was
n. e'e was no question Of discontinuing it.
l.. asoraie Of the central region had never
asaas Oe.'ef. The railroad was getting big divi-
"a reneweds personal interest in the
a from It's modest investment. Instead
a = .aS,helnuing !, the paper another was start
tr;t ns northwestern region, a smaller dis
T,,.,s s,assnding from Toledo TO Chicago.
tr;b.,.s sne nrst few numbers had been dis
sro,as, s0' however, even those in charge of the
|sxs..s eSuld not be certain that they would
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

The staff artist, G. 2. Ebding, is ticket
agent In Cleveland. The other three artists,
who rank almost as high, are Nj. Suvak, who
is an engine house clerk in Cleveland; Z. H.
Doyle, who is telegraph operator in Akron,
and f. E. johnson, the sixteen-year-old son OF
the station agent in Spring Creek, Pa.
They constitute staff of which Mr. Sisson
Is proud. Many of them get no time off from
their railroad work to attend to their news
paper duties. All of them put in longer hours
and harder work at their newspaper task,
when they buckle down to it, than they are ac-
custoned to even in their exacting vocation.
None of them draws any pay for his work
on the staff Of "The Pennsylvania News"
Their only reward is the artists pride In his
work, and there is not the slightest doubt that
regard it as ample.
"You might call the whole enterprise an ex-
pertinent in psychology" said Mr.. Sisson.
"Whie the success of the experiment depended
upon the reaction Of the men as whole, the
reaction upon individuals is no less interesting
and this be seen in the men of our staff
eve appealed TO their passion for self-ex-
preston, and the appeal was wonderfully sue
cessful. We have staff that could write copy
for any metropolitan daily, and the copy would
go over the desk with few changes. 1t is clean
copy.
sour correspondents ten months ago were
mature men, who never had given conscious
thought to how the newspapers they read
were constructed, to what constituted news or
by what process it got into print. We took
them from freight stations, roundhouses, tele-
graph offices, ticket offces-wherever we hap
pened to And likely candidates.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
The Editors Trouble Was
Not Filling Space

There were poems and drawings and essays,
scrapbooks in which the owners had pasted
anything that struck their fancy FOR years
and sent with the kindly suggestion that
perhaps the editor could find something Of
value there, and there were pictures and car
toons by the dozen.
It was time FOR tact. Obviously, even had
the material itself been usable not one-tenth
could have been crammed into the paper, and
yet the senders must not be offended, for such
interest was a most valuable asset, and some
where among their number was the future
staff of "The Pennsylvania News"
Personal letters were written to all those
who had sent contributions. Everything orig
inal that possibly could be whipped into shape
and got into the paper was accepted. The au-
thors Of the other articles or. as It happened
in some cases, tbs clippers of them, were in
formed most politely and explicitly just why
they could not be used.
Sometimes the contributions were personally
conducted somewhat embarrassed but most
determined, brakeman staggered in one MORN
ing with large drawing board under his
arm.
"Say," he demanded, "are youse the editorf"
Assured of that fact, he slapped his burden
on the desk, face up. It was picture of
locomotive, drawn head-on, with headlight
cleaving the night.
well, say" said the artist, 'tthis amt much
good, don't suppose, but us fellas up in tha
baggage car got talkin' it an this is
what we think you oughta call this paper, The
Searchlight' See?"
He indicated lettering on the drawing with
his stnbby forefnger. "The Serchlite" 1t ran
"It Penerates evryweres."
THAT'S what us fellas In the baggage car
thinks about it." said the brakeman. "See?"
The drawing, lettering and all, was accepted
with thanks and without a snieker. Later it
was reproduced in "The Pennsylvania News"
with the spelling corrected, as the suggestion
Of Brakeman So-and-So.
That was the spirit in which the paper was
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26


regular newspaper form. The front page
is devoted to articles Of general interest
throughout the region, with standing box at
the bottom Of the page headed "The Roll of
Honor" in which are published the pictures
and brief biographies Of employees and Of
ficials retired on pensions.
The second page is the editorial page It
has one editorial, written from the employees
viewpoint rather than from the employers,
signed articles, letters TO the editor, puzzle
and the newly established women's depart
ment, which takes up four columns.
The third page is devoted to deaths, births,
marriages and personal items Of ali kinds
Since the establishment of the paper 1900
names have been mentioned on an average in
every number
The fourth page Is devoted TO sports, in
which, particularly In baseball and boxing,
railroad men take keen interest. The Penn
sylvania system has it's own athletic league,
and competition among the teams Of various
divisions and regions is sharp. Last Septen2,
Der games were held In Altoona in which there
were 800 entrants.
Every page is enlivened with numerous cats.
There are photographs, cartoons and comic
strips, all by employees Of the road, and many
OF them pictures which would pass muster in
any paper. One Of the best cartoonists un-
covered by the early Issues of the paper is c.
II. Nelson, a negro, who at the time was assist
ant chef on the private car Of one Of the
vice-presidents Of the road.
""The Pennsylvania News was founded as
an employees newspaper, and makes no claim
to being an employees magazine" said l.. 3.
sisson, who became editor of the paper after
Mr.. Lewis had it started. "It is rather an
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
Where a Conductor Led
The General Manager

There are photographs Of two Of the Pennsy
hunters. On Of them is g picture of Glenn s,
Plante, conductor. OF Oil City, aud tie
other that Of C. S. Krick, general manager.
Each is q one-column cut, and an Illuminating
beam is thrown on the policy Of .Ihe Pennsyl-
vania News" by their position In the story.
The cut of the conductor is run ahead of the
cut of the general manager. The reason prob
ably is that conductor was In hunting togs
and had his gun under one arm and several
pheasants dangling from the other hand, which
made his picture. from news point Of view.
more interesting than that of the general man
ager, who wore collar and necktie. and had
only couple Of settlers with him as evidences
Of his intention.
Shingledecker, who coveNs with the experb.
ness of an old hand at the business a division
with 400 miles Of track and 5000 employees.
has written FOX The Tribune something Of hi.
experience during his transition from freight
brakeman TO reporter. He tells Of his utter
ignorance of the wcrk In the beginning of tha
6nidity with which he undertook IL which irn.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

started, and it was
just that perception
Of the kindly motive
behind the some
times ludicroue at
tempts to help that
made the paper the
prompt success 1t
was.
1t ts 8 seven-col-
urnn paper, printed
on newsprtnt In
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

e. N. Lewis. OF Ivy Lees staff, former
newspaper man and former officer in the 77th
Division, was Sent 60 Pittsburgh to get the
paper going. Beyond the fact that he was TO
establish newspaper that could be run ak
months for $4,000 or less Mr. Lewis was
practically uninstructed. Even the name Of
the paper had not been selected.
His frst step was TO get the information In
circulation that such publication was TO be
issued, Then he consulted with various of
ficlas and experienced employees rs to staff
He had to have staff and it must be composed
or railroad men. probably without experience
IN newspaper work, who would be willing TO
undertake the JOB for arts sake alone Ex-
cepS for the editor, his stenographer and an
artist who Is occasionally employed no salaries
are paid on ''The Pennsylvania News"
Mr.. Lewis made 1t his business to 1nd out
what men were interested In writing, what
nlen had the widest acquaintance in the region
and what MEN were most thoroughly convers-
ant with what was going on in their divisions
He found out who had been writing verse
Tor the local newspapers or who had been writ
ing letters to editors Of these papers. He
found out who kept scra pbooks who used
cameras and who had talent with drawing
board.
Then he invited contributions. The result
was amazing. Though perhaps bit dubious
as to the validity OF this newspaper that the
road was going 10 get out and distribute free
the railroad men Of the central region were
willing TO take chance. Enough copy" TO
supply the paper 9og years 70 come came ava
lanching ino
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

approximation Of q
country weekly in
railroad overalls,
At least 90 per cent
Of the space is de-
voted to news about
the employees them
selves and the acc
tivities OF members
OF their families.
The remaining space
is used for new
developments In the
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
sThe PennsyiUania NesOs's'' only girl
correspondent, Miss Maet;e Miner,
interviewing Lord and Lody
Mounsbcffen ;n Union
Station, Chicago

NEWSPAPER without politics and
without advertising, whoss prtvate
ends are served simply by service 20
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

PHYS task and may be largely responsible Hos
the efficiency Of his methods, though no ons
not endowed with the Murphy personality
could employ them successfully.
Other divisions are smaller, less Important
and duller In the matter of news. Different
tactics are employed in such places. The Mari
eta division is small and remote one. with
only about 500 employees. Normally it should
rank in the volume of news printed pretty well
toward the bottom in the list of divisions.
As matter OF fact, It ranks pretty weil
toward the top. The reason is Mahaffey.
Mahaffey is the divisional correspondent, and
he keeps his division as prominently before
his public as is Winsted, Conn, before the
readers of New York newspapers. MahafFey
Is the Lew Stone of the Marietta division.
He packs camera with him wherever he
goes, and he goes wherever he figures he can
find legitimate news picture or frame up one.
His pictures are g Knockout, and he always
has story TO go with each with plenty Of
names in It, If 1t is to be one man picture
Mahaffey makes sure that the man who poses
for it is widely known on the system and
popular.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-26

m SSSasS ~ 89s1&
sThe Pennsylvania NesDs's'' Orly girl
correspondent, Miss Maes;e Miner,
interviewing Lord and Lody
Mounsbctfen sgs Union
Station, Chicago
A NEWSPAPER without politics and
|IA without advertising, whoss private
IA ends are served simply by service 70
the community and whose staff serves
shout pay--it sounds visionary enough gor
h maddest hatters of Greenwich Village, but
aae Is such q publication, two of them, In
t& and they are corporation products.
Ths publications are "The Pennsylvania
ssws," of the central region Of the pennsyl-
unis Railroad, and "The Pennsylvania News''
the northwestern region OF the same rail
nsd system. Directors of the road are to de-
aas this month whether the enterprise is 20 be
Gended and similar paper published by the
Employees Of the eastern region, which includes
New York and Philadelphia and has almost
/ ssies as many employees as tho 10000 In the
anttal region.
The clannishness of railroad men ss some
ding that a few months or years of bureau
aste control cannot kill, but the vociferous
| pnd. II railroad man in bis own railroad,
tbs Intense snteres$ In his own part In running
4 and The arm conviction that che whole sys-
I'm would go to pot If ne RELAXED his attention
'a day were found to have been sadly im-
ahsd by government control.
Raning Morale Is Serious
Among 200, 0,0cO Men
The declining morale was problem which
Ulcers Of the railroad considered grave one,
lot because in its present stage 1t impaired the
taciency OF the system 20 any extent, but be-
ause it showed tendency to continue, and
are spread out over more than $1,000 miles OF
rack finds Il difficult to restore cohesion, once
begins 70 dwindle
1t waa suggested trying newspaper,
real newspaper, free from propaganda and
fhe customary psternalstic tendency Of 'house
orgsns A newspaper that the employees
themselves got out, that gave the news of the
region In which IL was published and only the
aswh might revive the esprit de corpa, he
thought
The directors thought the plan was worth
cying. In the latter part Of last year they au-
aorl1sd an appropriation Of $4,000 70 give
Tie newspaper experiment q six months test
u The central region, the hub Of which is
pisburgh.
The Pittsburgh district was selected because
! Il b one in which the traditions Of the road
] sss strongest, and where there are numerous
employees Of many years service. It ls also
'ns OF the most important of the regional
areas
u wss highly successful experiment. The
! lsss sssue Of the newspaper was published on
'ahnary tB, and IL has been coming out every
j ssO weeks ever since After the first few
aues, which were scrutinized searchingly, but
( vain. by many Of its readers for signs Of
4e propaganda they suspected to be concealed
@Hewhere in the four pages it was sought
1seriy and carried home to be read by the
sAOle family.
for the first six months II cost only $1,000
= GEL out the paper. Sixty thousand copies Of
sAso issue we're printed. Not one of them is
= = % found iittering the right Of way after it
-. w The press. There is too much news in 1t
49, asOwn away unread--news Of the read
I -. own family and Of his friends on the
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