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PEOPLES FORUM
AN ANSWER

Bismarck, N. D.
Mar. 3, 1924
Editor Bismarck Tribune:
Dear Sir:-Reading over tho
speech of Mr.. Woodwork made bv
MN to the Bismarck Rotary Club,
winch speech appeared in a recent
EDITION OF your paper, during his
speech MIR. Woodwork advises his
listeners, to hear both sides and then
form their opinions. l take the OBJ
portunlty to present the other side,
the side of the men interested in
the seniority rule, which Mr.. Wood
worth blamed for killing initiative,
and which rules Mr.. Woodwork,
claims prevent him from promoting
employees deserving of promotion.
Mr.. Woodwork also stated that when
he started railroading there were no
such rules to prevent man from get
ting promoted. As union man
being rather familiar with the senior
lty rules, will say that that is not
a fact, and then will proceed to pre-
sent the rules to your readers, for
their consideration and ask them to
pass judgment.
l say its not fact. that seniority
rules prevent promotion as the read
ing public perhaps heard of or some
are acquainted with the two men who
have recently been promoted from
the ranks, both of these were union
men and at one time officials in the
union fighting for the seniority
rules when the Brotherhoods were
being organized on the Northern Pa
cine. One of these was a general
system chairman of the Order of
Ky. photographers, the other at time
OF his promotion was local president
OF the Brotherhood of Ry. clerks.
These men are Howard Ellsworth.
formerly agent at Killdeer, the other
man is Clifton Johnson formerly
chief clerk in the Bismarck freight
office.
Mr.. Woodwork does not specify
any particular rule, therefore it will
be necessary to place all rules re-
lating to seniority before the read
ers. Discussing schedule of the
Brotherhood of Ry. clerks, Article
one, these rules shall govern the
hours Of service and working condi-
lions of the following employees sub
]ect to the exceptions noted below:
employees assigned to and who de-
vote a majority of their time to
road service where special training.
experience and fitness are necessary.
or to positions indicated under ex-
cepted positions, these excepted posi.'I
lions cover 6 pages in the schedule
book and cover, all personal office /,
forces, Of the superintendent of a.
division to the President also. all
personal forces of the different de-
partments.
Article 8, Seniority datum: Rule 8
Seniority begins at the time employ
les pay start on the seniority dis.
'rlct and in the class to which as,s,
signed.
: Rule Of same reads: employees
fvered by these rules shall be "a
Sne.for promotion Promotions shall
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Summers individual was calling
Ruth to tell her of the scheme
When Ruth came back to me she was
almost smiling. knew she consid.
cred it quite joke, and then he,
face grew serious again.
Il shall tell Leslie to refuse" ]
ventured.
you will do nothing of the kind
answered Ruth. 1T is one of the
best things that has ever happened
to you. AIN Der friends will go with
her, and it will effectually stop a
lot Of gossip"
But don't you see now I cannot
tell Leslie about the baby until all
of this is over?"
"Of course I do. You will Just
have to wait, young map, and I think
it will be a good thing for you. I'm
til you married Leslie, Jack, you
thought the world was your oyster,
to open when and where you please.
Now you find there are many other
people who like oysters and come
around trying to NEEDLE with yours"
Then I am no better off now" l
said to Ruth, than was before
Yes, you are much better off, for
you have decided to tell Leslie the
whole story as soon as possible"
This is all at present, Sgd, I'll
write you again just as soon as l
know how the whole thing is coming
out. don't mind telling you l am
on a hot griddle and feeling my
burns.
Goodby, old man. Wish you were
here. Perhaps you could advise me.
JACK.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
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LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRECOTT TO SYDNEY CAR
TON (ONTJNIIEn

TON, CONTINUED
sgd, Ruth's answer to nv cues.
ton about women loving their chill
dren more than their husbands was
most surprising. Without the slight
est hesitation she said:
OF course they do. A woman has
the same feeling of possession in
regard to her children as man has
in regard to his wife. They aspire
to be the arbitrators Of their chill
dren's fate.
This however is something that
is going to be done away with" con-
tinued Ruth, for children. are al
ready asserting their independence
They will'hardly now listen to dicta-
ton without reason"
Here, Sgd, I realized that had
been putting off the fatal question.
had been starting Ruth on her
feminine philosophy simply to keep
her from telling me that she thought
I should 60 to Leslie and tell her
the whole story.
Just as had screwed up courage
enough to tell Ruth would confess
to Leslie that night she was called
to the telephone, and found that
damned efficient press agent of hers,
Dick Summers, had sprung some
thing new upon me. He had written
Leslie letter asking her to be one
OF the patronesses at a reception
given to Paula after one of her
matinee appearances.
q. Leslie had consented to do this
providing Ruth and some of her
other friends would join her. The
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Down the road of Beanstalk Land
went Nancy and Nick toward the red
house where the giant boy lived.
They could still hear him crying.
because, as he had also told them. he
had to go to the dentists with his
mother at 10 o'clock.
Well fix it some way" Nick kent
saying. Il don't blame him for crv-
ing. We'll fix it so he doesn't have
to go"
When they reached the house the
front door was shut, but they climb
ed through the key-hole without any
trouble at all.
The clock on the mantel said ex-
actly half-past 9.
AT that minute Mrs. Giant came
in and looked at the clock.
My, N.Y. she exclaimed. Il didn't
know it was so late! shall have to
be ready in Is minutes to take
Johnny to the dentists, because it
will take us Is minutes more to get
there. I'll 60 right up and get
washed and combed and change nv
dress and put on my hat"
No sooner had she gone than Nick
whispered. Il know what to do.
Nancy. Wen turn the clock back.
Come on! This brick mantel is easy
to climb
So up they went, not only because
they were good climbers but because
the magic shoes were a wonderful
help as we'll. q,
The next thing was to open the
big front door of the clock. This
was not SO easy, but where there is
will there is q way, and the glass
door swung open at,'last.
Nick hoped up and grabbed the
huge minute hand, and with all his
might, turned it back a whole hour.
Then they closed the clock again
and hid behind vase on the mantel.
In few minutes down came John
ny's mother.
I'll have to call Johnny and wash
his face all over again. she said. II
do wish he would behave and not be
such a baby. He ought to know that
1t he wants any teeth when he gets
old, he will have ito have them kebt
in good order when he it lit"
Suddenly she stopped for she hap
pened to look at the clock again.
Goodness alive!'' she cried. rs IL
only q quarter to 9? I must havn
seen wrong. the last q timsa sgTf 2t
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"she had teamed heavily on her
dressing table,. staring Into the
mirror"
her head, In her eyes was an In,
kole4ti expression, little hooking,
.arNtue challenging. There was no
trace Of apprehension. AS she saw
clavering's angry face her brows
lifted. ~ rs
What did you let those fellows
in for" demanded. glazing at
her from the door. "You set this
hour for our meeting apd just
missed finding them here in this
room should have thought you
would have wanted to be alone bel
fore came" !
: And then for moment Mary
Zattiany's mind felt 40 young ~
her body. 1t seemed to her that
she heard ruins tumbling behind
her. down and out OF sight. Her
head felt light and she grasped the
mantel for support: but she was
not too dazed to realize that Cla-
vering was in anything but love.
making mood. and she managed to
steady her voice and reply lightly:
Il lunched with Polly Vane, and
her devoted son was hanging
round. Mr.. Dinwiddie was also at
the luncheon. and as they both
walked home with me could do
no less than ask them in for a mo-
ment., But never have the least
difficulty getting rid Of people,"
"Ah!", He continued to stand
starfns at her. and, as he had an.s,
ticipated. he saw only Mary Zattf.
any. As Tar as he was concerned
Mary Ogden had never existed.
But he still felt no immediate de.
sire to touch her. He came over
and stood opposite her on the
hearthrug. bis hands in his peck
What have you been through"
he asked abruptly. i've, been
through hell."' i >.s
so imagined.". she said .dry'v.
Il can't say I've been through hell.
I've grown too philosophical for
that! I have thought % little -
possible. left It on the knees Of
the GODS"
Ito. Be Continued)
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influential friends, ne. always was
employed, slack: season or rush sea-
son, sbutsP9s,thPt had NO influential
friends or was not working for rel
alive, in the railroad service. he Was
always laid oft during. the slack sea
son. irrespective, Of ability, senior
ity. or anything, else, with the SEMI
ority rules, during slack season the
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be based on seniority. fitness and
ability; fitness and ability being suf-
ficient, seniority shall prevail, ex-
cept, however, that this provision
shall not apply to the excepted posi-
tionss
! hope the readers will see from
this that any employee that is de-.
serving Of promotish,, can be PROV
noted at will by. his superior Off;
GERS. The only reason seniority rules
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Countess zattiany.
Gertrude Anterior
dressing-table for q few nom ents,
staring into the mirror. Then she
curled her lip and shrugged her
shoulders. Wen. 1t was done. She
had been as bald and uncompro-
missing as she knew how to be. A
picturesque softening Of details,
pleas to understand. and appeals
to the mans sympathy. might be
for other women but not for hef.
Life had given her a respect for
hard facts and an utter contempt
for the prevalent lodging OF them.
She had told him that she was
determined to relate her story IN
full as much for his sake as Her
own. But she had told It far more
for her own. Before going any
farther she was determined to
know this man. who may only have
intoxicated her. as thoroughly as it
was possible for woman to know
any man she had not lived with. II
he met the test she could be- rea-
sonably sure that for once she had
made no mistake. II he did not
we'll, perhaps, SO much the better.
Surely she had had more than her
share of love, and she had some.
thing to do in the world Of vastly
greater Importance than wasting
time in mans arms. And did she
really want passion in her life
again? She with her young body
and her old mind! Did she?
She recalled those brief mo-
ments of complete and ecstatic sur.
render. Or tried to recall them.
She was very tired. Perhaps she
might dream about them, but at
the moment they oseemed az far
away as her first youth.
She awoke the next day only In
time to dress and go to Mrs. Ruy.
ler'st for luncheon. She attended a
concert il the afternoon. and she
did not return from the Lawrences
until midnight. On Monday she
lunched with Mrs. Vane and
brought "Harry" and MI. Dinwid.
die home with her. She would
give herself no time to think and
brood. She was too wise to harden
her. heart against him by bitter
fancfes that might be as bitterly
unjust. and assuredly she had no
intention Of meeting disaster weak.
,ened by romantic castle-building.
Not she. Let events take their
course. Whatever came, she had
the strength to meet. 1t.
As Clavering entered the library
she was standing by. the hearth,
one hand on the mantelshelf. Her
repose was absolute a. she turned
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were inserted is to protect the man
or woman employed in railroad SER
vice, who has mo political friends or
vhovis not related to the petty Of
fetal to obtain promotion il his fit
ness and ability, are on an equal,
with thS employee who has influen.
tial friends or one related to- petty
a. ki61 N sa known fact that in
tlie aAFlJ 3eats q railroading if one
was related ~ SONS official or had
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced In this
the opinion Of The Tribune. They
are pqssented here In order that
our readers may have both sides
OF important issues which are
being discussed In the press Of
the day.
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Oldest man is .sure of job, which
is only natural, that he should be,
after putting most Of his life into
such. service.
Hoping You will find enough space
IN your worthy paper to publish this.
q Sincerely yours
4 -,-........... Card 81, B. &. C.
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HER DAY LONGEST

mans work is from to sum- but woman's work is
never done So runs he old saying New Hampshire checks
and discovers that the average on it's farms works
1000 hours That's about IL hours day. Sundays
included
Ma never gets real vacation.
Did to YOU what would happen if she struck
for an eiglrt-hour day? 81 &. - 8 LII
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GASOLINE

The law Of supply and demand is on the side of the oil
industry instead of Final report shows that the
American people in 1923 used fourth gasoline than
in the year Before.
Looking ahead about 10 years, appears that alcohol
will be the chief motor fuel.
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xxxv.

When Mary Zattiany had reached
her bedroom on Sunday morning
she had leaned heavily On her
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cMeyeut bsb look b 1uuias 5e1 semantAav -. y
K)B1l.A.!c!:K!'! !0xENf,A
b. GERTRUDE ATHERJON

Published by arrangement with Associated First National
Pictures Inc Watch for the
Lloyd with Corihne Griffith Countess Zatany.
Evening star., 1924-08-04
GETS REPORTS ON PROBE
OF AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES
Special House Committee Charged
With Investigation Meets to
Plan Future Procedure.

Reports of investigators who for
several months have been probing
the administration of all branches
of the air services today were be-
fore the special House committee
authorized to inquire into all phases
of aircraft activity, which was called
for it's first session since Congress
adjourned.
Pending a complete survey of the
data, Chairman Lampert said plan
of procedure could not be formulated,
but that he hoped to push forward
rapidly with the investigation. He
indicated that several meetings prob
a bly, would be held this week and, if
heads of the Army, Navy and postal
air services were in Washington, that
they be asked to testify.
Several inspection trips to nearby
aviation fields and aircraft plants,
he said, probably will be taken by
the committee in the immediate
future.
Evening star., 1924-08-04
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 4 CSpe-
ciaD D.-Burglars operating in and about
the city for a year early yesterday en-
tered the home of ]. w. Sullivan, 323
North Washington street, and stole s37
in cash, overlooking more than $500
hidden on the second floor of the home.
Entrance was made through a side win
dow. None of the family was aroused
Police are working on the case.
Long deferred action of the State
Corporation Commission OF the legality
of the Washington. Alexandria and Bar
croft bus line. now operating between
this city and Washington, Is expected
this week. The decision on a rehearing
has been held up for several months.
and in the meantime Robert L. May has
been operating his line on a questionable
certificate granted last February. The
Observation-Disclosures Railway is con-
testing the action.
Toilette Wheeler Progressive Club will
be held tonight at the Office of the sec
retary, Oscar Thomas, sos Wolfe street
at which time announcement of the
executive committee will be made by
Chairman L. G. Painter.
Options on all available hotel sites
will be presented tomorrow mornin e
at a meeting of the Northern Vir-
ginia Hotel Corporation.
Large numbers of persons here are
anticipating a trip Thursday to
Colonial Beach aboard the steamer
st. Johns, the occasion being the
annual excursion of the Baptist
Temple congregation.
Abingdon Building Lively.
Building operations in suburbs
nearby seem just now to be centering
on Abingdon, formerly the site of ST
Asaph race track, which is now
growing rapidly into a suburb filled
houses have been erected there since
Spring and many are now under con-
struction.
Hundreds Of Alexandrians yester-
day spent the day at resorts nearby
Many others took the weekend as
the beginning of the annual vacation
time. Rev. P. L. Vernon, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church; Rev. Carl
Goette, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, and Rev. Percy Foster Hall
rector of st. Paurs Episcopal Church
are out of the city for their annual
vacations.
Rush to pay city licenses, sixty
days overdue. was resumed this
mroning. with the opening of the
city managers office, and is expected
to continue throughout the week
Police are making a determined ef-
fort to round up all delinquents.
George Washington Whalen, baby
fireman" is still in a semi-conscious
condition at the Alexandria Hospital
where he has been since the boat fire
at which he fell, Saturday. X-ray
pictures disclose that his back was
broken
Evening star., 1924-08-04
PRESIDENT PLACES
OFFICE WORK FIRST
Work on Speech of Accept
ance Submerged by More
important Tasks.

Between now and August Il. the
date set for President Coolidge to
meet with the notification committee
here, and on which occasion he Will
make his speech of acceptance, he Will
be busily engaged. He still faces
the task of completing the writing
of this speech, which will serve as
the signal gun of the campaign, and
besides that he must keep in almost
constant touch with those managing
the campaign and with other party
leaders. But. most important of all,
according to the Presidents own ex-
pressed viewpoint, he has the business
of his Office to attend to, and he mas
made it clear to callers that he does
not propose to let speech writing or
national campaigns interfere with
that obligation.
Concerning the nations business,
there are a number of important mat :
ters pending. These are deemed SUI :
ficiently important and Imperative 10
of the day. There is the sugar tarlll
matter to be disposed of.
The President has received the re
ports on this commodity from the
Tariff Commission, but the reports
show a difference of opinion among
memberS of the COMMISSION, anu pe-
cause of this peTpleXity and the TACT
that the reports are extremely long
definite action on the part or the
President is not looked for betore
the first week in September.
Must Choose Ambassador.
Following the resignation OF
Charles s. Warren, as ambassador 10
Mexico, the President is faced with
the responsibility of selecting the
right man to send to that republic
to carry out the program of amity
that has been set up between the two
nations as a result of the articles of
recognition and the negotiations
started toward establishment of
new treaty of amity and commerce.
During a brief talk with the Presl-
dent today Senator Wadsworth OF
New York gave the skeleton OF a
survey of the political situation in
the Empire State. 1t was agreed
that the New York Senator return to
Washington in a week or SO and re-
port more fully.
Senator Wadsworth said he feeis
very confident of President Cooildge
carving New York next Fall, and he
is equally confident that he will be
elected.
The President took his customary
early morning stroll today, but he did
not walk as far as is his habit. He
remained in his study at the White
House until after 10 O'Clock, devoting
his attention to the preparation Of
his acceptance speech.
Evening star., 1924-08-04
Police RecOUer
Birthday Watch
absent IL Years

Eleven years ago, when William
Laycock of 4724 Eighth street, was
Is years old. he received gold
watch as a birthday present, and
fifteen days later it was stolen
from his pocket while he was
playing base ball on the Monu-
ment Lot. Other birthdays came
and went, but the victim of a thief
received no duplicate of the stolen
timepiece until he was able to
purchase one with his hard-earned
cash.
This morning Detectives Mullen
and Murphy handed him the watch
stolen from him shortly after his
18th birthday anniversary. 1t had
been disposed of by an uniden-
titled colored man, who had given
a fictitious name and address, ipo-
d. lice believe.
Discussing his streak of good
fortune, Laycock recalled the
tanning" given him when he
went home without his birthday
present He has since married, and
his wife was elated over the re-
covery of the watch.
Evening star., 1924-08-04
w. K. VANDERBILT YACHT
TO AID IN RESEARCH
Pa1atia1 Craft Ara to Make Pro
tracted Cruise Devoted to
Science and Recreation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 4.-Commodore
w. K. Vanderbilt intends to put his
palatial yacht, the Ara, to scientific
use as well as pleasure, it was learned
yesterday. He and a party of friends
are ready to embark upon a cruise
which will carry them halfway
around the world. The trip will be
not only recreational, but will have
a twofold scientific purpose.
Commodore. Vanderbilt, it is under
stood. intends to make an extended
study of oceanography along the
course of his cruise.
The Ara sailed from New York Sat
urday night for Newport, whence she
will voyage Immediately. The party
will include Commodore Vanderbilt
]. Gordon Douglas, George Woolsey
Davis Barnes, John P. Grier and DR.
James r. Lincoln.
The trip will require about six
months. during which they will touch
at France, Spain and many Medi-
terranean ports.
The Ara, PA feet over all and driven
by Diesel motors, is the largest
power yacht afioat. She is built
after the fashion of Navy vessels.
Commodore Vanderbilt already has
used her for collection of specimens
for the marine museum.
Evening star., 1924-08-04
THIRD TICKET INDoRsED.
Meeting of La Follette-Wheeler
Supporters Held in Maryland.

BALTIMORE, Md. August A
meeting of supporters of the presi-
Dental candidacy of Senator Robert
NJ La Toilette, described by William
H. Johnston, national chairman Of
the Conference for Progressive Politi-
cal Action, as the opening of the first
organized State campaign in behalf
of the third ticket, was held here yes
terday.
Mr.. Johnston, the chief speaker,
declared both major national parties
had demonstrated in their recent
platforms, their incompetence to
govern the country.
The events of the meeting, attended
by more than 800 delegates, were the
adoption of a resolution condemning
"all maneuvers of civilians which
savored of dangerous militarism," in
dorsement of the platform of the Con-
ference for Progressive Political Ac-
ton, selection Of electors to repre-
sent the La Toilette Wheeler ticket
on the ballots in the fall, and forma-
tion of plans for organization of the
State, including the appointment of
fifty persons to be known as the State
central committee.