A Cheer for the Railroads! By 0. O. M INTYRE. A 8 a younfster I associated rail road trains with those glass revolvers filled with colored candles that you bought from train butchers. And. incidentally, what has become of the train butcher? I remember one who la no doubt now prominent In Wall Street. I was at the brash age of pegtop tronsers and mountainous toed shoes with the big brass eyelets. Hot dog! He sidled up to me, looked about suspiciously and told of a “naughty Paris book" he would sell me for 50 cents. ''It was ifi a afaled envelope and I must not open It until I left the train undet penalty of arrest. I swallowed hook, line and sinker, passed over the Hlilf dollar, tucked the envelope under my vest and Sev eral hours later In the dim gloom of the barn opened it up to find a free railroad time table. ' But those were the pirating days of a “Public Be Damned" policy. We all lather hated the railroads. They killed our cows and the conductors were surly. As a newspader fledgling I used to write scathing editorials about rail roads that no one ever read and when vacation time came got a free rail l-ond pass from the business manager to go almost anywhere I pleased. Any man who could cheat a ♦all road in those days was looked upon with admiration. Your friends laugh ed and applauded. It was the smart thing to do. And I believe there was a reason. Railroads were cold, blood less corporations. They lacked the humanizing touch that every business needs, no matter how big It Is. But lately a great change has come over the railroads—a change that Is so marked that gravel is becoming a pleasure Instep of an ordeal. It Is not so much that we have express trains eating up space In a night that formerly took days. It Is not so much the vast Improvement Jn railroad equipment. \ It Is Indeed something I would call the human touch. Railroads have emerged from the chrysaMs of aloof ness and are realizing that the public Js not to be damned but petted. It Is a hopeful sign. I am actuated In these statements ___ ■Hpj Comhusker in Washington V---' By JACK LEE. Joe Rvons, of Lincoln, who arrived In the city eeveral weeks ago, is now wearing the natty uniform of the Capitol Police, and Is on duty at the Capitol. Joe 1* taking a law course at one of the local law schools. Francis P. Matthews ef the law firm of Fraden burg A Matthews, Jack Im. snd Mrs. Mat thews were visi tors' at Congress man Bears' office last week. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were returning from New York where Mr. Mat thews attended a meeting of the supreme council of the Knights of C 9 1 u m b u s, of which ha la a member. Dr. Paul Vail, dentist of Fremont, was in the city last week taking ex amination* held for candidate# for commissions in the naval dental corps. Maj. Martin C. Shallenberger, stationed at Fort McPherson, Ga... and son of Congressman and Mr*. Shall enberger. ha* received the order of the white eagle from the Serbian gov ernment. This Is In recognition of services performed while Major Shall enberger was United States military attache In Belgrade. Congressman A. C. Shallenberger Is recovering from a long jllness and has returned to his home after sever al weeks In the hospital. While un able to go about his regular duties he Is recuperating rapidly. The congress man was taken 111 while attending the International Stock Show In Chi cago In December and upon his ar rival In Washington was In such a serious condition that he was ordered to the hospital. Miss B. Henderson, secretary of the Nebraska society, composed Ne braskans In Washington, and Identi fied with the bureau of agricultural economics, has just returned ^from several weeks lrr Michigan where ehe has been conducting a land economics survey. Members of ths Nebraska society are planning a reception in honor of Governor Adam McMullen during the Inaugural festivities In March. Moat ♦f the governors attend the Inaugural ceremonies and Governor McMullen will receive an Invitation to meet"Wlth the society If he attends. J. R. McCarl, formerly of McCook. Neb., and now comptroller general, Is on of the most discussed men of the national capital. McCarl came to Washington several years ago aa sec retary to Senator Norrle when Norris was a member of the house. Two or three years ago the office of comp troller general waa established and M<-Carl was named to the place. His chief duties are v H la whits. t by sortie rather personal experience* lately. I am in no wise indebted to railroad*. I paid my full fare jusf as other passengers, but I did not find myself begrudging the expendl ture. I was In Houston. Tex., and was called suddenly to New York. It was during the after the holiday rush and all trains were loaded. M was quite important, to me at least, fflht I leave town the same day. I ex plained my dilemma to Robert A. Watson, city ticket agent of the In ternational-Great Northern. He wired I,. W. Baldwin, president of the Missouri Pacific, and an hour later they arranged to add an extra car to the train, which, of ^ourse, could be easily filled, I do not flatter myself I was Important enough for the attachment of an extra car. The railroad ha'd merely met an individual need with prompt serviee. I do not believe they would have done such a thing In the old days save for the president of the road. The train to St. Iatuls la called the "Sunshine Special"—a happy name, for indeed it waa a sunny, pleasant trip. Fear-Inspiring Conductors. I used to be afraid of conductors. I always had the feeling they would find something wrong with my ticket, pull the emergency brake and leave me flat In some cornfleld. The conductor on this train was V. Webb, who lias been railroading for 42 years, I talked to him about the old days. Hn smiled and seemed to understand. He admitted he even felt different toward the public. "We aim to please now more than any time In the history of railroading,” he said. I had wired to W. W. Richardson, an official of the Pennsylvania In St. Louis, that I was In urgent need of accommodations for a train over his road called "The New Yorker," which made almost direct connections with What tha train butcher really eold me waa a railroad time table. the "Sunshine Specie!.” At Pales tine, Tex., came a telegram from him saying* he was making every ef fort. At Poplar Bluff, Mo., the train master of the Missouri division came aboard and informed me suitable ac commodations had been made. When I arrived in St. I>ouis, F. A. Baurhens, the general passenger agent, along with A.-^T). Bell, assist ant passenger manager of the M. P-, and J. F. Hart, district passenger representative of the Pennsylvania, met me to see what they could do to assist. I felt very much like a prlma donna on her first night at the Metro politan. I am mentioning all these officials by name because they contributed what the railroads of America have long needed—service. What they did for me they would do for any other passenger facing the same dilemma, I am sure, I have found only one department of railroad passenger -service not keeping pace with the rest. That Is In dining car service. There is need for We're reapin' a great deal these days about people who climbed from nothin' t’ greatness, -mostly great writers an’ great money makers, peo ple who had th’ stuff In ’em t’ forge ahead an’ beat down all obstacles In ther pathway t' success. We reckon that women traveling alone should be Improvement there. It seems to me served first and this Is especially true of old ladies. Going south I saw one timid, white haired lady on probably her first railroad journey, stand while several men ahead of her were seated In the diner. If the men were so ungallant the steward should have taught them a little lesson In courtesy. Another tip to the dining ear de partment—hot consomme should be steaming hot and not lukewarm. And If lumberjacks can make good rich brown coffaa over & log flra, It can be made In a diner kitchen. There la one great mlsconcjptlon about railroad travel. We hear much of the “Pullman car story"—the phrase means that It Is quite risque and racy. I have knocked ahout in every state in the union on Pullman cars and I have yet to h»sr a story In a Pullman car that rould not he told at the family dinner table before grandma and Aunt Het. As a matter of fact men In a Pull man smoker are on their dignity. They want to impress their fellow traveler. They talk of their wives, their homes, their children and their garden. Indeed, I saw two on a re cent trip reading the Bible. This concludes the sermon today on railroads—and if it seems to be a blurb for them X think they deserve It. After all, we have l>een berating them for a good many years and per haps they would like a few kind words. Most of us do. (('npyrlfht, IKS > ther's no comunlty In this country that can’t boast o’ two or more suc cessful men an' women that emerged from nothin'. Faulkner Sap Is a sam ple o' what ample Intestines ’ll do fer a feller. In th’ first place his parents named him fer an uncle that didn't have a cent. He wauz an ugly. freckled child an' shunned at school. A barnyard odor hung about him till he reached hts teens, an' he breathed entirely through his mouth till he was 18. wheh his nose cleared ujf. His pink, habit-formin' years wui spent In milkin' an’ plowin'. At 19 he accepted a livery stable Job. but wux soon thrown out o' employment" by the advent o' pop lar priced autos. He devoted th’ follerin’ five years t' colorin' a meerschaum pipe. Then fol lered a correspondence course In vui canixfln,’ but he never practiced. His friends urged him t’ take up th' saxophone, but he rebelled feelin’ that somethin’ higher an' better watted be yond. Hard as he struggled he eouldn' git no publicity, except when he wux hit by a train, or held fer vagrancy. Filled with th’ enthusiasm o’ youth an’ sorely In need o’ clothes an' shoes he accepted a position In a brick yard. Fer a while It wux feared he would not work th' week out, but lie rallied an' stayed two weeks. His unfalterln’ belief In a Just,world never deserted him. He somehow knew that tryln' meant suc ceedin’, an he never flickered. Th' fact that his ole friends were clean in’ up on th’ saxophone never turned Ms head. Faulkner Sap wux playin' a waitin’ game. In his travels he’d picked up a solution that made his hair stay put, an’ his freckles had almost entirely faded out. He could also close his mouth. These Improve ments, he felt, were meant t’ help him, an' he reflected that they wuz th' only boosts he’d ever had. One mornln' in Ottumwa, Iowa, after washln’ up in th‘ depot, he started out t' look th' field o' opportunity over. In passin’ a restnrlnt a card bearin', ‘'Counter Man Wanted," caught his eye. He applied fer th’ place an' got It. He had not held th’ position long until need of a pie compass dawned on him. We don’t know whether or not any of our read ers ever noticed th' name "Sap" on a pie compass or not. but it ■ there. To Faulkner Sap, now rich beyond his fondest dreams, belongs th' dis tinction of inventin' th' first an’ only pie compass, a little instrument which makes it possible t' cut a standardized pie in six pieces, without any single piece varyin**-from th’ others one thousandth of an inch. Jersey cows and sleeping porches have cured more tuberculosis than has man made medicine._ 133 Cars in One Train. Fall* City. J«n- »'* freight train on thla division of th* Missouri Pacific Thursday comprised 135 cats, the longest train ever handled on thUl division, and as far as known, a Tec- ( ord breaker for the state on the S0K*-'' from Atchison to Kansas City. The total weight of the train was ■*...«<> tons and the total length with engine and caboose was 5,940 feet._ MOTHER! Fletcher’s Castoria is a pleasant, harmless sub stitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops anti Soothing Syrups, prepared for Infants in arms and Children all ages. It has been in use for more than 30 years to safely relieve Constipation Wind Colic To Sweeten Stomach Flatulence Diarrhea Regulate Ho vela Aids in the assimilation of Food,promoting Cheerfulness,Rest and Natural Sleep'without Opiates ^ ,--— Tn avoid imitation! always look fm the signature of 1* |*itiyrn dnn tiiiiiN mi r,.. li nm'kayr. J’liyiitun» everywhere recommend ij, «■ + / ^ ' —-:-s For Sale SALVAGE GRAIN t i Attention Feed Dealers and Feeders • * | ^—i^———^ / We have purchased all salvage from the /"a '* I fire of the large Central Granaries Ter- ^ O minal Elevator which burned at Lincoln . a few days ago. There was around 230,000 Bushels of grain in the elevator at the time of fire. Part of this grain was damaged by fire and water while a large part of it is in good condition. We will - start loading this - grain into cars on Monday, Jan. 26th and will offer any and all of it for sale to the public. . If you are interested in buying any of this grain come to the site of the fire at 5th and “J” streets, Lincoln, Nebraska, where our salesmen will be glad to show you the grain and quote prices. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: V • ' v ! Updike Grain Corporation 5th and “J” Streets Phone B-1395 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA' = =^J • ' i