MAGAZINE ISSUED MONTHLY by the Vol

Th.e ~~acific Electric .MAGAZINE ISSUED MONTHLY BY THE Vol. 4 LOS ANGELES, CAL. NOVEMBER 10, 1919 No.6

.t , COLLECE-MADE UTOPIAS AND, LABOR UNREST

Dorr E. Felt, president of the Felt vestments, like Unitecf States Bonds tensi\re effort and exercise of genius. & Tarrant Mfg. Co., of Chicago, re for instance. In the affairs of indus In the case of a concern whtcl1 took cently contributed a little pa:r:pphlet try, co111merce, transportation, etc., twenty years without profit to build on the disturbed labor situation that there are . for capital afl degrees of up and then in the harvest time is contains many aphorisrns well to be safety and hazard, ranging all the realizing a profit of one hundred or remembered. It was our first thought way from United States Bonds down one thousand per cent on the capital to make a review and , publish only to the. exploitation of a ·new invention. invested; it would be impossible to the ll10St salient points, buf feeling The greater the ris~<: the greater must convince workmen having a voice that this subject was just at this tiir~t! be the prospective profit; otherwise in management that they were not: on.e of paramount importance and in capital will not be obtain:ed. The entitled to fancy compensation. Y. et tere~ t we devote space to the entire losses experienced by capital -invest if that one thousand per cent, which -a.rticl which. bears the, caption ''Col- ed in the more ri ky enterprises prob can be realized only for a short time, _leg< . Made U~opias and Labor Un ably equal the profit . experienced by were spread over all the unprofitable re t." those who succeed. We forget those years of effort and risk it would 1'Ifrom the many learned discus who fail and regard only the profits not in many cases be a tair return sion of Capital and Labor appearing of the successfvl. Yet, from an eco for the time of the entrepreneur and in public print, I am forced to the nomic st(lndpoint with respect to the the money invested. As a matter conclusion that the opinions there welfare of all the people, .it is prob of fact the capable entrepreneur must ~ ... expressed are in the main derived ably true that the money so ri.sked is be unhampered in the conduct of ~ (, }0 from theories founded upon academic more beneficial than the money in business either by stockholders ot q Q.- study of the subject. And as I read vested in safer channels. workm~n.. I am familiar with a case ~ ~ I cannot escape the reflection that if The fourth factor .affecting eco where, aftet· seventeen years of in~ these writers with all their power of nomic questions in any country is ability to make any money, a business analysis and ability to express their natural resources. This is quite as was split into two parts, one practi~ views, only had a ·practical knowledge ,mportant from the standpoint of the cally without capital and the other of the subject, they could write in a working man or the industrial cap with over a million dollars. One way that would throw much light on tain as is either capital or labor. partner took the part without capital economic industrial questions. Abundance of food and ·abundance of and while his a sociate, a man who coal, ~ron had been very successful in buildil'lg , After this statement I suppose l minerals,<1such as and cop . should qualify as to my own practical per, have meant as much to the Amer up a large business along conven-"'~'7"·~ knowledge of the subj,ect. I worked ican laboring man, as has also the tiona! lines, was losing one million _ or ·many years at the bench as a willingn&s of Amedican capital to two hundred and twenty thousand / Y machinist. I have been an employer invest in industry and transportation dollars, the man who took over the. for twenty-eight years. I have been enterpri~es. But the one indispen business with practically no capital quite active in public affairs. I was sable factor,·which countries like Rus ~nade a million . dollars_; which ca~' a member of the commtssion sent by sia, India and China, who possess the 111 very handy 111 helpmg the losir the United States Department of La other three factors, need, is capable business to close up without goi g bor to investigate conditions in Eng and enterprising entrepreneurs. Eng through bankruptcy. It was ~ big land and France. I am also Presi land and America 'have in the past en price t~y to be set free from "voice dent of the Illinois Manufacturers' joyed · the services of this class of men. in mana~~nt," but it was worth Association. Many of such men have b t up great it. If it con~/)tjo a case of choosing Much of what is said in the -'pub industries with practi pita!. be~wc:;_~n quitti'i?'gcl"'r giving labor .a lished articles is correct as far as No amount of capital can votce m the 111anage~e'flt of. that btrs - it goes, but the question is usucyly accomplish anything ss_ directed ness. in the ifense tha~x ression is discussed as though the only ele by the capable entrepreneur, of who-\!1 usu~lly under . )j!} ,.in A ,ica,, j is ~ 1 .. ments·' in-\rolved in modern economics there never has been and never will obvwus wh t ,,- 1otc~ ~hat manager '1 were Capital and Labor.·· Neither of be ·enough in any country. will make. · . these is the .most important factor. Neither the entrepreneur ·I'lor • the As .for "voicb in management" in The most important factor is the capital, for risky enterprises, wiH be the sense they t~nd .erstand ·ir in ~ - entrepreneur-that is the man who forthcoming if we continue to ...talk lahd, the workmen in 1 ·U · takes the risk ami makes the wheels along the line tqat l;:tbor is entitled ness have always b.~ a rn- go round, not so much by investment to participation. in the l>rofits of the agment; that · oppo;;tttt;ity to of his money, as by giving his time successful. The· very prevalent talk express their desire a d..... voice their and often, his . health to the · intensive of that kind ·and the. di cussion of complaints, and even n;wre, they have labor and e art which is sometmes "voice in management" in the sense always had the privilege of fixing the referred to a "directive faculty." that it is understood in America and number of hours they should work Such men often ri ·k. their money also. in Fr::rnce, will tend to· discourage 'iind what- ;- ho~1:s out' .pf ·the twenty~ Modern discussion bi 1conomic and industry and react to the disadvant Tour the worjnng hou·rs should con- labor questions is usuQ:tly based on age of labor. The same term as un sist of.. ;1 ' \ ... . 1 the assumption that the issue is ... be derstood . in .England is not harmful. Due ;) to. the excitement' occasioned tween "Labor and Capital." As far Certainly capifiil will not invest and by' .the. \i\Tar and the failure of work • as the human interest is concerned capabl~> men w'ill not give their lives ·Jen.-to r~allze that the high wages there are three elements: the En to the development of' business iJ tbey recetVed under goyernmnt con trepreneur. the. Labo~ and Capital. after they have made it a · success, trol iu~ ' olved the mortgagi g of the Th . qpital will flow into industry .'if they 1ust divide the prize w ith t'he. future' · oples for . a g~n~ration or ri "' a1:1 !. 'i os.pective profit make in men who have taken no suer circular of June 20, 1919. fact that he i dependent on capital union official, but I know that often F. L. ANNABLE, APt•roved: General Superintendent. and the entrepreneur for a chance to he is more enlightened on economic . . H. B. TITCOMB, work at all and the further fact that subjects and more reasonable than Vice-Preshlent. he is the principal consumer in the the average college professor. Los Angeles, Cnl., Oct. 25, 191!). lo ng run, when we put it into prac Most e p ayers are too busy and tice, we will find that he is no better their time is oo valuable to society is produced; that the cost of art:cles off in the end than he would have to be spent academic study of so of consumption will be in proportion been under normal competitive labor ciolog ical questions. When the theo to the cost and abundance of produc conditi6ns. rists mix in, they usually make a mess tion; that where the wages of any Of course one cia of labor may of it. cl.ass have already been artifically benefit by arti fi cial raise of wages, In all these questions remember, raised above the normal, a further but in that ca e it is principally at that there will never be enough suc raise is an injustice to other classes the expense o f other classes of work cessful employers for the good of of workmen; that agitation dis ers. I belieYe the workmen them society; that in the matter of living courages industry and the effect is a selves understand this better than the conditions the desires and needs of less production and consequently a employers. They a]!lpreciate, and mankind are unlimited and that. the higher living co t and less oppor many of them . tate frankly, that it condition of the working man in any tunity for employment. i a race between the various crafts country, occupation or time, is only Today the working man should to see which can boo t their wages comparative. \ t the present time pray to be spared from the tnjury the faste t. They also now realize, the conditions of various classes of which he will sooner or later suffer a never before, especially in Eng workers are Yery unequal. This is as a consequence of the activitie of land, that worker in some countries due to two c ~ t· ses, first the labor hi s theoretical friends." ----PE ---- have in the pa t by restriction of out union~ have . ;Jr t=(-;c ially benefited cer put, put themselves out of employ tain classes of workers at the expense WANTS TO FORM QUARTETTE ment instead of making employment of others, and second the War has Conductor Knox, of the Northern for a greater number of toilers, due done the same thing . A t the present Division is anxious to form a Pacific to the inab ilit of the employ er to time the French continually repeat Electric Quartette and asks that a compete with manufacturers of other the proverb, "La guerre c'est la basso, tenor and lead singer com countries in producing;. articles the mi e -e de quelques-~uns et la for municate with him for the purpose o f co t of which is principally labo . t m e d'autres." Also remember that orgamzmg. Address him in care 0f The workman is not wholly to th re w ill be i1o more to divide than Macy Street Terminal. " Dr. Harry L . Boardman, manag ing secretary of the chamber of com m erce, spoke for the chamber in part as follows: 'A t the time o f this strike, w hen you were making sacrifices, the me1n bers of the chamber of com merce and the public w ere apprecia tive of what you were doing. They were intensely interested in your will ingness to m ake sacrifices and your exemplification of the fact that the Golden Rule works sometimes. The public doesn't g et much consideration in the big scrambles that are g oing on in these troublesom e times but y ou men had in mind the public interest.' "There w ere many excellent talks. P ete Grofthold, told of the early days ' . and the loyalty then to Mr. Miller. A. McLean told of starting the first day of the line here in· 1899 and work ing under difficult conditions for $45 a month. Jim Gilbert told of the days of the strike and the difficulties of seeing to it that the wheels went arQund. "Mrs. H . E . McNyse appealed to the men and women present to con tinue to think straight in the times o f such crisis. She called attention to the fact that the women were just as much concerned as the men, waiting LOOKING . BACKWARD for them to come home. She likened the period recently passed to the In delving through some old arch period of a battle during the war. ives recently we ran across two pic Mrs. Peebles al-so spoke feelingly of tures of interest reproduced here the anxieties that are felt by the ones with. at home while their loved ones were The upper one, a motor g enera tor passing through the strenuous period set installed in Los A ngeles in 1892, of the strike period. and at that time the largest motor "Editor Lockley of Portland, spoke generator of the United States, capac briefly for the spirit of the League ity 350 K. W. The picture of the man of Nations, which he likened to the indicates clearly its size. A 350 K. spirit of the men of the Pacific Elec W. machine of today by comparison tric in their team work and of the co would compare as the mouse to the operative effect of the soldiers of all elephant. This on·e generator sup the allies in the war. plied all needed transportation power "There were many expressions of in those days. A t the present time appreciation for the courtesies of the production of our motor generators Inn, as shown by Mr. Miller. De arnounts to 56,000 K. W. Witt Hutchings read a favorite poem. · The picture on the right is of Los Two col red entertainers were grea Angeles' first electric locomotive, be ly apprec1ated aud the evening closed hind which was hooked a trailer ca present 1200 passenger cars or one of with an organ recital and the singing pable of hauling about ten people. of old hymns in the Cloister. You may draw your· own comparison our motor freight locomotives and this was in 1885. "At the clos.e of the musical pro between this motor and one of our gram Mr. Miller announced that he has placed the names of the guests RECOGNITION OF LOYALTY never been more proud in h :s life than on his list of distinguished persons to The esteem of fe w men in the to be able to say that he had had the whom music room tickets are sent." country is not more to be desired privileg e of working with the men ---PE - -- than · that of Mr. Frank A. Miller, around him in the early days of the owner of famous Mission Inn at electric road situation. He gave the Answers of Pupils Riverside, and it was indeed a nov men present a heart to heart talk, "Bigamy is when a man tries to elty in the way of a reception that he strengthening them in the stand they serve two masters." tendered tbe loyal m en of the Pacific have taken in remaining loyal and told "The law allowing only one wife is E lectric Railway in the Riverside di - them: 'You never would have put it called monotony." trict at his palatial Inn on the even over but for your wives.' He toasted "The liver is an infernal organ of ing of Thursday, October 30th, at the president. In his talk he said in the body." which time a most sumptuous dinner part: 'You men have put your loy "The priest and Levite passed on was served to the men and their la alty to the test; your loyalty to y our the other side because the man had dies, followed by a social function. neighbor and to your community as been robbed already." The Riverside E nterprise of the 31 t well as your company. It takes "Soldiers live in a fort; where their contains the following account of the nerve to go out on the platform of wives live is called a fortress." aff.~ir: your car when there is a strike on.' "A buttress is the wife of a but "Frank A . Miller was host last night He told of the great losses that have ler." at the Glenwood Mission Inn to the been suffered by almost all of the "A schoolmaster is called a pedi Pacific Electric employees of this electric railway lines and in the hotels gree." district who remained loyal to the of the coast, the two lines of business "Filigree means a list of your de company and made it possible to con in which h~ is most greatly interested, scendants." tinue electric railway service. \tV ith showing that the employers in tll"e se "The wife of a prime minister is the men were their wives. lines have not had everything their called· a primate."-London Specta- "Mr. Miller stated that he had own way. tor.

-·an DlmJ3, ·a I. ( t, ') . 0207 1508 N quickly and the passengers all happy. Then I go out and work in the yard, trim grass, sow flower seed, . hoe weeds, or do some pruning or MECHANICAL DEP.ARTME.NT ~or irrigating. There is nothing in the C.A. MILLS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR world that looks nicer than a clean ~ station grounds and nothing looks more cheery and of taste to the aver age passenger, who passes, in ana out, day after day, than bright flow ers growing. They get tired of mak ing the same trip each day without some bright cheerful objects to look at along the route. It makes their jour-ney seem shorter and more pleas ant. I have been able, by exercising gr"eat patience to grow from the seed, four dozen roses, and some of them very beautiful and promising, and when I get home after a day of hub bub and noise, I go out to see how they · are getting along, and if any of the newer ones have bloomed, then I go in the house refreshed and ha \e. forgotten all the unpleasant happen ings of the day and am soon sound asleep . I will say to ?Ur new _men, when you get settled 111 a statiOn try my cure for a11 ailments and put out some flower seed, trim your lawns, A "HOBBY" AND ITS RESULTS Then the Lord turned the storm w a and show the other fellow ·that you ters loose and rolled down plenty o Z can surpass him in keeping your sta I have always advocated, and yet sand and rocks, so we had plenty o f tion and grounds just a little better believe that every man, regardless of material at our door to complete the than he does. You will be more con what his vocation in life may be work. The oil which I use for the tented and feel better too, when the should have some diversion aside walks comes from a prospective oil offic:als come to visit you. from his regular duties to relieve the well. I have been over six years I have had the pleasure of meeting strain from off his brain and nerves obtarning enough for my walks, but a large number of the. new men and after a strenuous day at the office some day I will be nnished; if I can they all remarked how clean my sta or factory. My observation of such keep up the courage. tion was and how beautiful the flow men has demonstrated the fact that ers were. I stand ready to help you the man, who has a hobby, looks The secon4 picture shows the rose in your selection of seed and plants younger, is more cheerful, and more garden and the north end of the to make your station look equally as contented than the man who does buildino-, also a little of the west and beautiful. hard work and then afterwards sits east side. I have one hundred and I have tried out a large number down and brews over what he ca:ls s·eventy different varieties of roses in of different flowers and shrubs and a dreary grind to get ahead in this this garden and twen~y-five kinds, if I can be of any service to you I world. Now those of you, who have of flowers growing to the west shall do so cheerfully, as I did to try not tried this sim:ple remedy just of the building in soil -reclaimed from to show you how to operate. The give it a· trial and see what a fasci- the ravine, by constructing a retaining way I did, was when I saw a plant nation it will be to you. • wall. Thanks to Mr. Bush. that met my fancy I bought it, or In this is sue of the Magazine you Well, in the beginning of this article the same flower seed; so little hy will find two views of sub station No. I spoke of diversions. Well mine is little, I have a nice garden and do 3, the first one is from the southeast this: After I have looked after the not miss the price either. I have corner of the building. It will show inside of station and see that every always thought that tiowers around how an ugly bank and yard may be thing is ship shape, clean, mach in =s a sub-station looked far better than beautified by a little work and at a running <;:>. k.: cars moving quietly bt.:t a vegetable garden. very small expense. The bank is covered with Sippia Repens and in each of the flower pots you see cut into the bank is a different specie of plant, so that the bloom will be different from the flowers that cover the bank, and the ditch you see car ries away all storm and waste water. The little cement house is where our drinking and other supplies are kept. I wish to say before I go further, that this cement work which you see on the east of the building and the retaining wall on the west never cost the company one cent. I am very proud to say that Mr. Leo Bush, our section foreman on the Covina line, is a wide-awake fellow, and wants to see things done neat and permanently. He obtained the ce ment for the hauling of it from the county. It spoiled on their hands. But we separated it and found enough good cement for our work. When I was planting my flower garden last summer some of the in different ones came to me and said: What kind of garden seed are you planting? When I would tell them flower seed, they would laugh and say: You can not eat flowers. Such a man never gets anywhere in this The Editor is to be complimented vate" and down almost the full length life, he only thinks of his own ag on the clever and original headings of the room, perches himself on tfie grandizment and not of other people's · designed for the Associate Editors corner of the desk labeled "Price happiness. Well, I get pleasure, hap of the Magazine. We only hope he Clerk"; which had only so recently piness and experience opt of my gar had nothing personal in mind when been vacated by Walter George John den, besides the pleasure others have he designated the one for the Pur son. (Evidently Walter had a sus of admiring them and probably chasing Departni;ent. ' ·-Miss Asso picion of what was "coming 'to that weighed more at the end of the sea ciate" might have her feelings hurt desk and escaped for the time be son and was healthier than the in if she thought he . "likened her unto ing.) However, the Pacific Electric different one. a barrel," ditto a box of soap; on the having just replenished its store stock I will now give you a list of flow other hand, notice he concentrated on so recently burned, the invoices were er seed to plant in order that you "Rail." If the latter is what he meant, piled high, and it may be there was may have flowers in bloom all the we would prefer he said ''sylph" but quite an argument over not being able year round. You can plant now we do not carry "sylphs" in Store to spare the time. But-Cupid was Centairea Imperialis, Calliopsis Cak Stock. the winner-he whispered "Come on, endula, Coreopsis now as they are - --PE--- come on 'The Boss' is away-you may hardy annuals. Also Gaillardia and Dan Cupid has - been snooping not have another chance like this Hunnemania and Grant Perfection around the Pacific Electric Building again this winter." The balance of stocks. for several weeks. His victim had the office force heard no argument, Then in the spring you can plant evidently eluded him but not to be and being blind as well as deaf, Arctotis Grandis, Centanera Imper outdone, Dan peers into every office. thought nothing unusual of the vacant ialio, African Marigolds, Portulaca, His patience finally rewarded, he lis chair next day. Cupid laughed long Salpiglossis Grandiflora Zinnia. These tens over the transom of Room 634 and loud at the result of his handi are annuals. Then the Perennials that and finding "Nobody .Home," walks work and sent word via wireless of will give you a constant supply the boldly into 636. Disguised as a ven the wedding of second year from seed is Gaillardia, dor of hardware, he of course, was Victor B. Swartz Hunnemaia, Wall Flower, Statice not recognized and was met with the and Latifolia, Rudebecia, Coreopsio, Can usual absent-minded q,ue~tion, "Do terburry bells and California poppies. you wish to see him personally?" Miss Kittie MacAllaster The best way to start a flower gar Knowing very well that the Purchas Wednesday, October 15th, 1919 den is to get a reliable seed catalogue ing Agen~ was not in, he walks boldly Congratulations are in order, like select your seed, plant them in boxes in through the door marked "Pri- wise "Presents E xpected." and keep damp but not too damp, then transplant them. If you need any coaching drop in and see me when you are off and may be I can help you. Charles L. Fitzgerald, Sub No. 3. - - ·--PE--- "WHAT IS ELECTRIC REGEN Miss Ruth M. Walton until Novem ment in ye~rs of service he was very ERATION" ber 1st, able assistant to the Chief well known an9 his friends among us ln general, an electric locomotive Clerk, ]. P. Gould, has left the serv were many. He entered the services of any kind in which the motors be ices of the Pacific Electric to become of the company in March, 1906, and come generators on down grade and Mrs. Earl Knisely. The many mem at the time of his death was employed return power to the line is said to re bers of the Department who have as \Velding Foreman. While on duty generate, and when built to take ad been associated with her will feel her early in the morning of October 19th, vantage of this action is said to be absence very much, socially and in he was struck by an automobile and equipped with "regenerative control." her work. It has been our go'Jd for the resulting injuries caused death A generator is a dynamo-electric tune to have had Miss Walton with a few hours later at the Crocker St. machme which, when driven by me us for the past three years and what Hospital. chanical power, develops electrical has come to pass was only to be ex ---PE--- power. A motor is a dynamo-electric pected. We earnestly hope that her To eliminate at least one step in machine which, when supplied with efforts will be as fully appreciated in a long search, please be advised that electrical power, changes it to me the future, as they have been with the paper stretcher (or is it a pair), chanical power. The fundamental us in the past. so much in demand at present is not features of generators and motors are ---PE--- now and has not been in our posses the same and any generator when vVhile an underslung Ford may be sion nor is there any ap_parent need: supplied with electric power will at an advantage in running under that will bring it to us. in the future. operate as a motor, and any motor street cars and other •vehicles at ---PE--- when driven by mechanical power tempting to block crossings, still it Recen tly a section foreman, in mak will, with proper cont"rol, develop might be at a disadvantage in pa::;s ing a report of a cow being struck electrical power. ing over some 'Jf our seldom heard by a train, wired the following to his In this way the motors on an elec of roads that are well supplied with supervisor: tric locomotive can be utilized not chuck holes. It was the intention to "The cow that got killed last night only for hauling the train but for announce here a new speed king, was a bull and she haint dead yet. holding it on a down grade. In the crowned at the recent road race at Please send me a keg of spikes." former case they act as motors; in Bakersfield and that "king" was to ---PE--- the latter case as genera tors, and the be one of us, but a race can't be won mechanical power which is developed by anyone who is spending his time Setting Mamma Right by the train in descending the grade too many miles from the race c0urse. Mother looks into the nursery just is changed by the m otors into elec For information ask Earl Haskell. as little Herman kisses his sister. trical power which may be either re ---PE--- "It is pleasant to see how you love turned to the line to relieve the power It is with great regret we have to each other!" house of that much load, or may be record the passing of our fellow Herman: Oh no, mamma, we are dissipated in resistance on the loco worker, Lawrence Mullin. Being one playing at papa and governess.-Kas motive-W. E. & M. Co., Elec. Data. of the older members of the depart- par Stockholm. that they may run smoothly and ef MAGAZINE ficiently for the motorman, with the minimum of pull-ins. derailments and br~2.k.:lowns chargeable to shopmen. November 10, 1919 Both divisions are working for the Tramway and in the service of the The Magazine Is published on the lOth of each month. It aims to print public, and, a'Ithough their work is m.atter• of Interest and Information to employes. 1ten1a of general Interest are •oliclted and should be addressed to 'rHE PACIFIC ELECTRIC 1\IAGAZINE, different, both have the same end; PacUlc Electric Building, Los Angeles. Contribution• ahould reach this office namely, rapid, safe and ~omfortable aot later than Orst of ~ncb month. transportation of 80,000.000 passen gers a year at the minimum cost. Serious and continual criticism of each other's work-ornerwise known as the habit of growling-is ridjcu VICTORY! lous, repairs no cars, hurts the diges When you are forgotten, or neglected, your ncl, and you talu• it nil in JHttient, Mike complains about Bill; neither loving silence, that is victory. of them get anywhere with it, and When you are content 'vitb simtlle raiment, plain food, any cliJnute, perhaps both of them need to tend to any solitude, any Interruption, tbat is victory. their own knitting a little closer. When you cheerfully bear uny discorcl, any aunoyuncc, any irreg·u Trainmen say that the barnmen are larity or unJlnnctuality (of wbicb you ure not the cause); that is victory. not cleaning out the cars and that "\Vbeu you never care to 1·efcr to yOU1'Self in con~ersntion, nor seek they are compelled to take them out after cotntneudntiou, when you cnn truly lo,·e to be unknown, that is on the road in a dirty condition. They victory. also accuse the shopmen with not repairing cars when defects are re . ported . Shopmen criticise the trainmen for WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT Mike also went to the master me not taking better care of rolling stoclc IT? chanic, and with much sighing and while it is on the road. Repairmen shaking of head declared it his belief declare that trainmen don't make out Over in Denver Some People in One that unless those loafers on the cars B. 0. reports promptly, carefully and Department Talk About Some learned how to operate a $10,000 piece in detail. Folks in Another-We Never of equipment and make better B. 0. This sort of a condition cannot Do That-Oh, Dear Me, reports, so that a fellow could figure continue without impairing the work Gracious Goodness out what was meant, within an hour ing value · of each department. It No-What? at least the company might as well may be true that in some instances throw up the sponge. the complaint is well founded, .but the From the Denver Tramway we clip At 9 o'clock the superintendent of habit of growling and blaming the the following and publish it. We are transportation went up to the general other fellow is a mighty easy one to going to convert this article into a superintendent's office and complain get into and is one that grows. When mirror, as it were, so we may have ed that there were so many things you criticise your fellow worKman a good, long, lingering look at our wrong with the mechanical depart you not only injure him but yourself selves. Of course no one on the ment that he did not know what to as well. Pacific Electric ever criticises any start talking about first. We must not forget, among all the one else; oh my, no; we use a club At 10 o'clock the rinster mechanic fads and isms of the day, that our sometimes. Nothing like this gentle made a trip to the general superin bread and butter comes from service feminine art for ours, but-just read tendent's office, and, weeping bitterly, of the public. This world still is it, it is well worth it. It was written stated that the transportation depart and always will be the surviving place by E. L. West, general superintend ment was all wrong-all wrong. of the fittest-of the man who does ent of .the Tramway, and we refer it To anyone who is in a position to honest work and does his very best. to you, gentle reader, like the Scotch see both sides of it, as is the general The man who soldiers on the job, woman who invariably nudged Sandy superintendent, there is a lot of hu knocks the other fellow and sees how in church at each lusty dig by the mor in this criticism about the men little real work he can get by with, preacher, with the admonition "take in the mechanical department by the ultimately gets his reward. And his that to yoursel' Sandy": men in the transportation department reward is nothing that a hard-work "If these shop men would jest do and the criticism about the men in ing, conscientious American workman a little work once in a while on a the transportation department by the wants for himself. car instead of giving it two taps with men in the mechanical department. It is to the best interest of each a hammer and ·calling it 0. K.," Now, let's look into this proposi individual trainman to take the finest said Bill, as he tucked away his con tion carefully and let's do a little possible care of equipment while it is troller handle, "mebbe I could get thinking about it. In the first place, in his charge, and it is the duty of ( t somewhere." all this mutual criticism has been with the repairmen and barnmen to see "Begorra," ·said Mike, as he put a the best of intentions and from the that all cars are in proper working l i hand on the smoking motors of a desire to do good work, which is in condition and well cleaned ,before Park Hill car "if the bum that's run every man who has any self-respect ' they are put on the road. nin' this car would take th' tooth for himself and his work. Let's stop the cheap sport of ac .H pick out of his mouth and remimber The trainman's job is to operate cusing the other fellow with neglect that he's driving four dilicate and ix his car smoothly, in the best of con-. of duty. Let everyone see to it that pensive electric motors and not an clition, on schedule time and at the · he is doing his very best work and ice wagon-maybe I cud take a day minimum expense for power and re doing it as he should and make his off now and thin." pairs. The self-respecting trainman work a credit to himself and the com Then Bill went to the superintend wants to keep his car in which he pany which he serves. ent and complained that the shop men works as clean as possible and tuned did not pay any attention to the cars right up to its best operating condi ---~ - PE--- and that a 'fellow could report de- tion. With the completion of · the Maple , fects daily for six weeks without hav The shopman or barnman has the Avenue Substation, the Pacific Elec ing them repaired, and he was afraid our job of keeping the car in good . tric Railway will have· 52 substations that the whole Tramway system was mechanical condition for the train in operation·, with a total installed go.ing to the dogs if som~body didn't man. He is interested in inspecting, motor generator and synchronous hand these shop men a JOlt. maintaining or repairing the cars ::;o · c9nverter capacity of 56,000 kilowatts. SOUTHERN DIVISION TRANS PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY. COMPANY PORTATION MEETING Operating Revenues and Expenses, Taxes and income Accounts The regular monthly meeting ')f the September, 1919 Southern Division trainmen was held on October 21st, in the Auditorium, Passenger Revenues ...... $504,114.47 Pacific Electric Club, . Chairman A. Freight and Switching Revenue...... 249,844.66 D. Tolle calling the meeting to order Other Revenue ...... 41,505.11 at 8:15 p. m. The attendance was 75, including Superintendent Davis, Total Railway Operating Income ...... $795,464.24 Assistant Superintendent Wilson and members of the division staff. OPERATING EXPE SES Chairman T')lle directed attention Way and Structures: to the objects of the monthly meet Wages ...... $ 48,850.30 ings and enlarged upon the benefits Material, Supplies, etc...... 64,494.56 $113.344.86 accruing to both the Company and employes in being able to get togeth Equipment: er in a · friendly spirit and discuss Wages ...... 69,453.56 questions affecting mutual needs. Material, Supplies, etc...... 71,054.19 140,507.75 Remarks were also made by Mr. Davis and Mr. Wilson. Power: By Conductor Murphy, that the Wages ...... 21,933.08 early morning train on run 82, out Mat'l., Supplies, Power Purchased, etc. 108,443.03 130,376.11 0f Long Beach, be run as a limited between Dominguez Junction and Conducting Transportation: Los Angeles. This at the request of Wages ...... ~ . . . . : . . 337,607.07 a large r.1umber of passengers. Material, Supplies, etc ...... 141,381.90 478,988.97 Disposition: Mr. Davis will take the matter up with the General Pas Wages ...... 4,556.30 senger Department. Advertising & Mat'l., Supplies, etc .... . 9,896.56 14,452.86 The Chairman called attention to the expiration of his term of office, General and Miscellaneous: and asked for nominations for chair Wages ...... 36,974.22 man to serve during the next three Injuries & Da:mages, Mat'l., Spls., etc. 70.140.40 107,114.62 months. Mr. Tolle was re-nominated, and Total Railway Operating Expenses: no other nominations being made, a Wages as above ...... 519,374.53 vote was taken and Mr. Tolle was Other Charges as above ...... 466,410.64 984,785.17 re-elected by acclamation. Conductor Bessemer, student in Transportation for Investment Credit...... 2,498.74 982,286.43 structor, made some pointed remarks regarding the importance of absolute Operating Loss ...... $186,822.19 compliance with the rules affecting Depreciation ...... $ 44,510.10 the safe operation of trains, particu Taxes Assignable to Railway Operations...... 52,370.55 larly proper and efficient flagging. There being no further business Total Depreciation and Taxes ...... 96,880.65 before the meeting, adjourned at 9:00 . p.m. , Oper·ating Loss-Dep. & Taxes ...... $283.702.84 Adjournment was followed by an Non-Operatin g Revenue ...... : ... : ...... _...... 12,660.06 enjoyable entertainment, provided by the Club management. et Revenue (Loss) ...... $271.042.78 G. H. Grace, . Tnterest on Bonds and Other Debt...... $286.509.60 Secreary. Rents and Miscellaneous Income D eductions...... 32 , 6~4.70 ---PE --- Total Deductions ...... 319,204.30 WESTERN DIVISION TRANS., PORTATION MEETING Net Loss ...... $ 590,247.08 The regular monthly trainmen's Net Loss nine months e!)ded September 30, 1919 ...... 1.696,009.73 meeting for the Westerh Division was . H . A. CULLODEN, Auditor. held in the Committee Room, Pacific Los Angeles, California, October 21, 1919. Electric Club, at 7:45 p. m. October 21st, with Mr. W. L. Jenks as Chair man. OCTOBER ACCIDENT REPORT Superintendent White, on account Northern Southern Western of the large number of new men pres Division Division Division ent, explained the reasons for the 1919 1918 1919 1918 1919 1918 meeting, stating they were to offer Interference with vehicles ...... 97 82 64 46 70 47 a chance to get acquainted, to dis Collisions and interferences with cars . . . . 11 6 10 16 17 4 cuss grievances or to bring up any Persons struck by cars...... 2 3 3 8 4 7 points for the betterment of the serv Derailments ...... 21 13 16 16 8 3 ice. On and off moving cars ...... 12 18 17 14 15 18 Conductor Taylor brought up the Miscellaneous ...... 19 24 23 25 22 13 question of some form of guide book for the information of the conductors, 162 146 133 125 136 92 especially the new men. A great 1919 1918 . many of them do not know the Interference with vehicles ...... 231 175 32.0% Increase streets and different points of inter Collisions and interferences with cars ...... 38 26 46.2% Increase est. Stated on eastern roads where Persons struck by cars ...... 9 18 50.0% Decrease he had been employed a book of this Derailments ...... 45 32 40.6% Increase sort was furnished. On and off moving cars ...... 44 so 12.0% Decrease Superintendent vVhite stated he Miscellaneous ...... 64 62 3.2% Increase thought it a very good point and he (Continued on P~ge 10) 431 363 P. E. CLUB CALENDAR bers for the P. E. Club is now on and will last for sixty days, which will November 11th to December lOth be up to January 1st. The Club's motto is "100% for the P. E. Club." Thursday, Nov. 13- All departments will be canvassed Moonlight dance in Auditorium, thoroughly and an effort made to en 8:30 p. m. roll all of those who are not now Tuesday, Nov. 18-- members. A beautiful honor pen Transportation Department meet nant will be given to each depart ing. Entertainment at 7:30 p. m. ment that is 100% for the Club. The Thursday, Nov. 20- first to go over the top for the P . E. N ovelty Jazz Dance in Auditorium, Club honor pennant is the General 8 :30 p. m. Freight Department and Freight Friday, Nov. 21- Claim Bureau, with its capable leader General Operating Department T. J. Day, who is General Freight Staff meeting, 10:00 a. m. Agent. The following is an extract from his letter of October 16th to the Tuesday, Nov. 25- Club: Motion pictures in Auditorium, 8:15 "I take pleasure in handing you p. m. All members and families herewith applications bf Messrs. C. MOTION PICTURE NIGHT admitted. E . Hill, G. R. Brannon and W. 0. Thursday, Nov. 27- James-' the · three missing links.' At the last big combined movie and Thank'sgiving. (.Club open; no General Freight Department and Transportation Department show, dance.) Freight Claim Bureau is now 100%.'' which was such a success, we were Wednesday, Dec. 3- In the next issue of Magazine the favored with a surprise from the P. E. Rod and Gun Club meeting, total number of employes of each de Northern Division by two very good 8 :00 p. m. partment who do not belong to the turns by Alfred F. McQuaid, conduc Thursday, Dec. 4- Club will be given, so that every tor, who sang three beautiful songs "Snowball" Dance in Auditorium, member of the Club should make an and possesses a very high lyric tenor 8:30 p. m. effort to enroll every employe in their voice. of a beautiful quality. Also --- PE --- respective departments who do not Geo. H. Gowdy, motorman on the Mr. Geo. L. Plummer, motorman belong. Northern Division, who gave a comic on the Northern Division, is a very The Club has enrolled 754 new monologue of his own, and told many fine violinist and has been favoring members between October 1st and stories of the boys in France, which many of the members of the Club ovember 4th. brought forth many laughs. lately with his beautiful violin solos. -PE- Mr. E. L. Marvin, conductor on He has joined the P .E. Club orches A. F. Wilkins, cartoonist for the the Western Division, is our pro tra and will now be a regular mem P. E. Magazine, on his 11:30 Van fessional moving picture operator at ber. Nuys trip Saturday night, got a fine, the Club, and the clearness and ac -PE- big casaba and was figuring on a big curacy of the pictures are due to his The Club dances held every Thurs feed when he got home. With the years of experience, and all are very day night are more ,·popular than casaba under one arm and Sunday grateful to him for his interest in ever. A good sized crowd has been paper under the other, at Fico and mak.ing the movie night a big success. present each night and have enjoyed Olive, about 1:30 A. M., a highway The next big movie show will be a most pleasant evening. At our last man met him with a big gun and held Tuesday evening, November 25, dance by courtesy of Jerome H. Rem orders "Stick 'em up," which he did. at 8:15 P. M., with music by the P. ick Company the popular songs "Al At the same time the casaba went E. Club Orchestra and the beautiful ways Blowing Bubbles," "You're Still down. After relieving him of his illustrated song, "Give Me a Smile an Old Sweetheart of Mine," "Alex cash he. said, "Pick up your pack and a Kiss," by Mrs. May Barlow, ander's Band is Back in Dixieland," age," but, oh boy! that casaba could Receiving Cashier, General Passenger "Always Climbing Mountains," "Tell not be picked up. Department, who has a beautiful so Me" and "My Little Sunshine" with prano voice. beautifully colored p=cture slides, were C. P. Hill, of the Transportation The. picture program is as follows: thrown on the moving picture screen Department, was the donor of two Bray Pictograph Cartoon "Bump during the moonlight dances while all phonograph records to the Club this ing the Bumps." were dancing, also a moving picture month..: the titles being "Your Lips B.urton Holmes' Travelogue "On of the song, "Till We Meet Again," Like Crimson Berries," from Caval the Beach of Waikiki." which was a distinct novelty. All leria Rusticana, and "Her Heart." Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in "Oh joined in singing the choruses, which Members who have rec')rds they Doctor." made a decided hit. have tired of will favor the Club by Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer." On Thursday night, November 20, making donations. ---PE--- there will be a novelty "jazz" dance, ---PE--- "Tom Sawyer'' with everybody joining in to make it Mr. Valentine Reinmuth, motorman Tom Sawyer ...... Jack Pickford a "jazz," with the novelties furnished on the Western Division, who comes Sid...... George Hackathorne during the evening. from Richmond, California, where he Mary...... Alice Marvin On Thursday night, December 4, was a teacher of banjo and mandolin, Aunt Polly ...... Edythe Chapman a novelty "snow-ball" dance will be having a large class there, has joined Becky Thatcher ...... Clara Horton given. Everybody is sure to enjoy the P. E. Club orchestra. He has Widow Douglas ...... Helen Gillmore the evening, with lots of fun for the been favoring us with his beautiful Huck Finn ...... Robert Gordon old and young. solos at our popular dances and is Joe Harper ...... Anthrom Short On Thursday night, November 13 now a regular member. Mark Twain's immortal "T0m Saw there will be a moon-light dance, -PE- yer" has been translated into a pho which are always attractive. During the month of October sev toplay by Director Wm. D. Taylor There will be no dance at the Club enty-eight visitors were registered and the amicable Jack Pickford. The on Thanksgiving night. into the Club and enjoyed its privi story that set us to dreaming when The big campaign for new mem- leges. we were boys and brought. such fond ly pretty girl, who for the purpose present cards at the office before go of the plot is designated the Vam ing to their apartments. pire. This charming person has a pal 3. Members will not indulge in a notorious crook (AI St. John), with loud or boisterous conduct. The Club wh0m she is devising ways and means is for many, and consideration for of making easy money, as both are others in speech as well as action is nearly broke. appreciated. Gentlemen will remove Doctor I. 0. Dine, overhearing a their hats and wraps and place in tip given to the crook on the winner Cloak Room while in the Club. vVe of the next race, stakes his every all desire to keep our Club-house as dollar on the horse, which comes in neat as possible and conform to the last. All that is saved is Mrs. I. 0. common usages of good society. Dine's necklace which she had refus 4. Smoking is permitted in the ed to stake. The Vampire and the Lounging Room, Billiard Room, Card cro0k are ruihed by the false tip also Room and Headquarters Rooms only. and the crestfallen losers leave the On occasions when ladies are present track together. smoking will be pernutted in Card Plotting to retrench financially, the Room only. Do not smoke in Audi Vampire arranges to 'phone the Doc torium at any time. To do so would tor to call at her house. in order to be a violation of fire restrictions. give the crook an opportunity to gain 5. When there are others present admittance t0 the Doctor's office and who might desire to play, the limit steal the necklace from his wife. For for any player on the pool tables is tune . favoring him, the crook gets one hour. Members are especially re possession of the necklace and quested to use consideration in t his 'phones the Vampire of his success regard in order that all may enjoy but is overheard by the wife's· brother the games. On "Social Days" table who starts in hot pursuit through limit will be 30 ·minutes. One table reveries when we became men lost the window. will be maintained as "open" at all nothing in their telling. The Vampire sends the Doct':lr to times. Tom steals Runt Polly's jam, gets the pool room to place a bet for her. the back fence whitewashed by charg 6. When dances are given, gentle The crook, with the brother still in men will accord to the ladies the ing the boys for giving them an op pursuit, arrives at the Vampire's p0rtunity to do his work, whips the courtesy they would desire shown home. Then the brother teleph ':lnes their mother or sister. Dancing in sissy of th~ village, makes a big his sister that he has the crook at mash on Becky, the new girl;' runs any suggestive or unseemly manner his mercey. Immediately the wife is absolutely prohibited, and freakish away with Huck Finn, returning just arrives to force herself into the abode in time to attend his own funeral and dances are to be discouraged at all of the V~mpire. She comes just in times. There is plenty of recreation dees all of these things that made us time to find the Doctor returning from sit up all niglit to read the story. and enjoyment in proper forms of the pool hall and a gener~l mix-up dancing. The other kinds are not de Of all the motion picture actors results. of filmland, Jack Pickford was best sired and will not be countenanced. suited to take the part of "Tom Saw "Fatty" and his wife escape with 7. The Library: yer. His whole reputation has been the necklace intact, but not until the (a) The book-cases of the Library built from his w0rk in boy parts. two culprits have been brought to are open, thereby enabling members He plays them as no one else has, justice in a series of side-splitting to 1ook through the books and select and "Tom Sawyer" better than the incidents. what is desired; At any time you rest. Tom Sawyer is the youthful ---PE--- have made a selection and desire to ideal of Jack Pickford, rough and take the book from the Club advise ready and full of mischief, but a good Pacific Electric Club Rules the Manager who will make neces hearted boy for all of that. sary memo. of issue. Books should The part of Huck Finn is not play For the benefit of the new mem be returned promptly within 7 days ed, but lived, by Robert Gord0n. A bers, they should carefully read the from date of issue. Reference book nearer ideal for the part could not following Club Rules, so that there must not be taken from the Club. be found. will be no necessity for the manage (b) Magazines must not be taken The whole photoplay smacks of the ment of the Club to call any mem from the Library. They may be read good old days when boys used to ber'·s attention to any infraction of in the Lounging Room, if desired, steal home-made jam, go to church these rules: but should be returned to the Library in stiff collars every Sunday, play 1. Admission to the Club shall· be tables or shelves before you leave h0okey from school to go fishin' and by membership card only, except that the Club. all that sort of thing. guests may be brought into the Club 8. Gambling at cards or in any -PE - by members by introduction to the other manner is prohibited and its Manager and with his consent for "Qh Doctor" indulgence will result in forfeiture of single visit only. No member may in Club membership.· Paramount's weightiest comedian, troduce the same guest more often 9. Admission to the Club will be Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, has been than once a month. When the guest denied any one in an intoxicated con caught in the toils of a beautiful but of the member is from another c'ity dition, and liquors of any character unscrupulous vampire, accomplice of or state, guest card for a reasonable must not be brought upon the prem- a crook. But luckily, this only oc- period may be obtained with consent ises. · curs in "Oh, Doctor!" of Manager and Governing Board, entitling such guest to full Club priv Respect your Club and demand it The susceptible individ~1al is Dr. of others, as you would in your own ileges for time ~pecificed on card. . I. 0. Dine, otherwise Mr.' Arbuckle, home. Show courtesy and kindly con and the character gives "Fatty" one Have your guest sign the Club Reg ister at office. sideration to others, and receive it of the greatest laugh-getting parts he yourself. Practice the "golden rule" has been called upon to play in some 2. Ladies, whether members or de and many others will not be needed. time. · pendent members, are admitted to the -PE- The lenslight first reveals the Doc Ladies' Apartment and to adjoining The 1000 KV A, three-phase self tor, in the person of the rotund, Mr. Library and Reading Room only; ex cooled, oil insulated transformer re Arbuckle, at the races with his wife cept, that on "Social Days" (Monday cently installed in the Torrance Sub and her br0ther. The trio sits in and Fr'iday afternoons and evenings station is the largest on the system. front of the club-house, "Fatty" en of each week), they may avail them The transformer weighs 39,000 pounds liveni'ng his idle moments by a sur selves of all the Club privileges, ex (nearly 20 tons). is 12 feet in h eigh t reptitious flirtation with an extreme- cept Card Room. Lady members wiil. and contains 2500 gallons of oil. TRANSPORTATION MEETINGS (Continued from Page 7) would take it up with the Traffic De partment and advise at the next meet ing. Mr. Jenks asked if there were any reason why the supply of towels at Hill Street Station could not be kept up. Assistant Superintendent Clark said he would look into it and see that the supply was taken care of. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p. m. '"' · T. Snyder, Secretary. ---PE--- NORTHERN DIVISION TRANS PORTATION. MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Northern Division trainmen was held on October ·21st, at the Pacific Electric Club. Chairman George Dyer called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. HOW THE DUCKS HAVE R. E. Kelly, general agent; Perry About sixty trainmen were pres SUFFERED Green, of the San Bernardino Moun ent, in addition to the following offi tain Auto Line; H. 0. Marler, travel cers and staff members: The month of October was a pe ing passenger agent; Raymond Stagg, ]. C. McPherson ]. E. Warner riod of consternation in "duckland," our publicity photographer; Joe A. C. Bradley ]. F . Briggs many of the feathered "tourists" find Slawser. one of the grand sachems C. H. Belt L. H. Wilson ing their way into game bags and of San Bernardino and a cook gentle H. E. Rodenhouse H. L. W iggam many, many more being scared to man are now sojourning in the high C. T . Farmiloe W. G. Carrier death. hills. Their first stop was scheduled A. S. Kuderna Chas. Shook Pacific Electric sportsmen had very for Balci.YYin Lake, from which they W. T. Orr L. A. Pelk good luck on their excursions into were destined to move down to Big The minutes of the previous meet the wilds after game, and remark Bear, thence to Little Bear and from ing were read and approveq. able stories have come to the Maga there to Deep Creek, during a ten day By Motorman Chas. Thorngren, zine of their prowess, but as this period. They have not as yet been that switchmen be allowed interur periodical has acquired a reasonably heard from so it is not known what ban pay. large reputation for truth and verac succes~ they have had. It is a dead Disposition: Approved and au ity, we must refrain from publishing moral certainty though that they are thorized by Mr. Titcomb. all we have heard, for fear we are having the time of their young ( ?) Mr. Bradley stated that new men , relegated to the army of "nature fak lives. -PE- were not familiar with the meaning ers." of these meetings, saying that they One of the parties, composed of W. ]. Scott, superintendent of em were for the benefit of men in re several very prominent officials who ployment, and 0. D. Harris, assis gard to improving of runs or any went north to the Owens Lake coun tant to General Claim Agent, compos condition that may exist as to the try, accompanied by one real hunter ed a quail hunting party on a two operating features, or any other ben is said to have acquired many ducks day hunt. They report poor success efit to them and the Pacific Electric by somewhat questionable methods, so far as the game bag was concern Co. however life-long training in effi ed, but had a royal time hiking. Motorman Hills: That the new ciency is said to be responsible and -PE- men are very willing to learn and that the delegation of the killing job to S. E. 'N"ilson, assistant superintend it is up to the old men to help them the expert resulted in much game ent Southern Division, and Edw. out and show them our operation. and a large saving in ammunition, Clark. assistant superintendent West Suggested that instruction classes be thereby also reducing the H. C. L. to ern Division, spent several days in formed at once. a marked degree. Chief Counsel Karr the Imperial Valley region but got Mr. Bradley stated that J. E. Wag was delegated to present the report there just about between flights and ner was getting ready to start class of the hunt, but is said to have only secured a few ducks, notwith es by the latter part of the week at double-crossed his clients. Pertinent standing they travelled over the great all pGints. remarks on the excursion are being er part of the valley in their search. Motorman Willing ·asked if any made by Asst. Genl. Supt. McPher .-PE- time limit would be given to learn son, some of the members of the Little Bear Lake last Sunday was the examinations. party claiming that they are decidedly as smooth and clear as glass (some Mr. Wagner suggested that exam impertinent. The party in question glass), and the fish could see you a inations be not given before the first was composed of Messrs. Frank Karr, mile, so evidently also could the few of the year. I. L. Ward, 0. P. Davis, W. T. Mad ducks that lost their way and hesitat Disposition: Mr. Bradley said dex and John Bell. ed a few moments in that locality, that the present nins would be as -PE- that is all but two unfortunate fish signed according to preference and Another party composed of 0. A. and one duck. Otherwise we had a seniority and that runs at outside Smith, general passenger agent; Max "delightful" tri;p says H. L. Bud terminals would be left undisturbed Green, manager of the San Bernar worth, Traveling Auditor, who with until about the first of the year and dino Mountain Auto Line; and E. C. his wife and brother, L. L., made the then a general shake-up will be held Thomas, general agent, spent ten trip, spending Saturday night at on the Northern Division. days in the Little Bear and Deep Camp. Motorman Julius Caesar stated that Creek country, where they secured ---PE--- it was very hard to find anyone at very satisfactory returns of game and The Torrance Substation which is Macy Street who could give infor fish. About a week of the time was automatically operated was pla:ed in mation regarding the class and num spent on Deep Creek about 12 miles regular service Thursday, October ber of a car that should be sent out north of Little Bear Lake. 23cl. on a run. Disposition: Mr. Bradley will take I up with Mr. Green to give a better mark up. The He also called motormen's atten tion to the fact that it was very es sential that they sign in cars at car house, showing the condition, wheth Pacific Mutual Life er in good order or defective. · Moton11an Wade asked for infor· mation in regard to taking out a 'car Insurance Company that was reported in bad order by Mechanical Department and request ed by them to take out.car. of California Disposition: Mr. Wagner stated Issues the that he should test the car and if it did not test out OK he should at once report to the foreman. "Pacific Disability Policy" Mr. Larson suggested that local Sold Exclusively to Electric Railway Ernployes cars at Echandia Junction and Aliso Accident Indemnity as long as you Pays Illness Indemnity for ~onfining ill and San Pedro Streets be instructed Pays live for injury which totally disables. ness as long as you hve. to allow main lines train the right of way. Insure Today and Be Prepared for Loss of Time.-See Our Agents Disposition: Mr. Bradley will" have a trainmaster watch this and correct. WM. T. CALDERWOOD J. V. SMITH Conductor Keene, that conductors 501 West Sixth Street Phone 69269 Los Angeles, California be_instructed not to take flagging ap pliances from one car to another; this at Pasadena. Mr, Rodenhouse will put out a no tice and line up the men. THE CondMctor Keene, that the six-cent PENNZOIL fare between South Pasadena and Pasadena be eliminated and that the Superior Pennsylvania RAILROAD round Atrips also be eliminated. Disposition: Mr. Birmingham stat MOTOR OIL ed ·that this was impossible but that LUNCH ROOM he was working out a form of spe Has an unequalled lubricating 119 East Sixth St. cial ticket to be used to save the men time and make the work easier; value at high temperatures ''Try Our Special and that he would be at Macy Street which best protects a motor's each morning and would .be very g lad to have the men ask him any working parts. questions pertaining to the tariff and 30c Lunch'' conductors' work in general. Pennzoil is the most economi There being no furtha.r business, cal lubricant to use, not by the Proprietors meeting adjourned to auditorium where all enjoyed a very good pro gallon, but by the year. "Joe" and "Edith" Shouier gram which was provided by Man A Trial Solicited ager Stuart. PANAMA LUBRICANTS C. H . Belt, COMPAN '{ Cleanliness-Courtesy Secretary. Moderate Prices --- PE - -- 2624 Sa·nta Fe Ave. Bdwy 371 Home Cooking HERMAN GRENKE RETURNS vV e are very proud to announce Accounting Department to answer to the return to· our family of Herman the call of his country and was the R. Grenke, master engineer junior last one to return, his duties now grade, of the chief engineer's office being contract clerk. of the American Express forces in Mr. Grenke, who is well known by Paris. the members of our big family has vVe Carry a Complete Line of Mr. Grenke left the company at b_een in the service of this com'pany the Leading Grades of Railroad the call of his country on December smce September 16, 1907, having be Watches. 13, 1917, and after spending a short gun his duties as sorting clerk in the Fine Watches Accurately Timed time at Angel Island in San Fran Conductors' Accounts Bureau. and Adjusted for Railroad Ser cisco Bay, he was sent to Camp De We are sure that all who know vice. vens, Mass., sailing from there on Mr. Grenke are glad to welcome him January 15, 1918, he landed at Glas among us again and we all wish him RAILROAD WATCHES gow, Scotland, with the 447th Engi just as much success in his business neers. From there he went to Eng life here with us, as we wished him land and from England sailed to good luck and a safe return when he P. J. FLAHERTY & CO. France, landing at La Harve, being answered his country's call two years transferred to Paris on February 14, ago. Official Watch Inspectors for 1918, at which place he was stationed ---PE-- 1.1ntil September 8, 1919. PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAIL Mr. Grenke was made sergeant in Electrical Units WAY November, 1919, appointed battalion Kilowatt: One kilowatt equals 1000 LOS ANGELES RAILWAY sargeant major in April 1919, and in watts or 1.3405 horse-power. July, 1919, was appointer master en Kilowatt-hour: One kilowatt-hour Expert Watch Repairing Our gineer junior grade, having complete equals 1000 watt-hours or 1.3405 horse Specialty charge of the Order and Requisition power-hours. 623 South Main Street Department of the Chief , Engineer's Horse Power: One horse-power Opposite P. E. Building office of the A. E. F., being located equals 746 watts r 550 foot-pounds in Paris, France.• per second, or 33,000 foot-pounds per Main 2492 Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Grenke was the first of the minute. Let Barker Bros. Help You Make Your Home Cosy WEARABLES for Thanksgiving -and In the latest styles for Men and Boys the Holidays Right in every respect. Let us serve you ]'he . ea n of deepest apprec1at10n of the real as you wi h to be served worth of our homes is the period betweei1 Thanks givin g· Day and Christmas. ,At least, it seems so. It is at this time of the year that our home eem more endearing. If you have not found .thi o of your home in seasons past make sure of your share of increased hom e enjoyment thi year Outfitters of Dependability bring into the home som e new piece of furniture, new table linens, a better kitchen range, new dishes, . or the like. The enjoyment you get out of your home j ~ pro Designs and Decorating a portionate to the furni hing you put into it. Specialty

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