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The other machine is simply an ordinary stereopticon, with a number of slides and other appliances complete.

A price has been set upon the entire outfit which makes it a real bargain.

Brother Wilson also had a Densmore typewriter, which he had used only a short time. The same is in first-class condition and will be disposed of at a reasonable figure.

For further particulars, correspond with Brother R. C. Belling, Financial Secretary, Lodge 11, 167 E. Madison street, Easton, Pa.

Strike on Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico.

From time to time letters are reaching the Grand Lodge office wherein inquiries are made concerning the situation on the Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico, (Sonora Railway) where for several months there has been a strike of engineers declared by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

In order to ascertain the facts in the case, Grand Chief Stone was requested to furnish definite information, and the following telegram from him was received by President Carter:

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Sept. 17, 1911. W. S. Carter, President B. of L. F. and E., Peoria, IU.:

The situation on the Sonora Railroad of Mexico is unchanged. The strike is stiil on, and unless we reach a settlement, will remain on forever. We are publishing notices in our Magazine this month warning all union men to stay away from there.

(Signed) W. S. STONE, Grand Chief, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

following May, when nature dressed in her beautiful spring-time garb will contribute the best she has towards its success. The interest already aroused in the Albuquerque Union Meeting insures its unqualified success. Our membership in the entire Southwest are determined to make it one of the greatest union meetings in every particular that has ever been held under the auspices of our Brotherhood.

An Impostor.

Reliable information has reached this office to the effect that one Warren F. Bartlebaugh, who was expelled from Calhoun Lodge 84, Battle Creek, Mich., on July 10th last, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment in the United States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., and to pay a fine of $250.

Bartlebaugh who had been operating under the aliases of Wills, Waters and Longsmith, pleaded guilty in the United States Court for the Southern District of Mississippi at Vicksburg to having obtained money from various persons by falsely representing himself to be an officer of the Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., authorized to grant and increase pensions.

While Bartlebaugh was confined in the Vicksburg jail, where he represented himself as a railway employe of Trinity, Texas, he was identified as a man who was wanted at Trinity for embezzling $114 of the funds of Mariposa Lodge 572.

On August 11, 1910, we received a communication from Lodge 654, Virginia, Minn., stating that this same man had come there seeking employment about two months prior. He was shown every kindness and courtesy and members of that lodge helped him to secure a posi

Date of Albuquerque Union Meeting tion which he repaid by slipping away Postponed.

The Albuquerque Union Meeting which it was originally intended to hold during the late summer or fall has been postponed until May, 1912. It was proposed to hold the meeting during the winter as that season of the year is very mild in that section of the country, but the committee after considering the proposition decided that inasmuch as it would not be an appropriate time to visit the Grand Canyon (an excursion to which point is to constitute one of the features of the event), they would postpone it until the

owing a board bill of $14.60 to a widow lady, which he never paid, regardless of the fact that he had $75 when he left.

Bartlebaugh is evidently an impostor of the worst kind. We are advised that he continually carried a Bible in his pocket and professed to have an abhorence of profanity. Whenever such characters succeed in getting into our order they should, when discovered, be promptly weeded out, as their only purpose in seeking membership therein is to practice fraud on our members and use the standing their membership gives them to swindle others.

The Lackawanna Track Foremen and Section Hands on Strike.

The track foremen and section hands on the Lackawanna Railroad System are on a strike for increased wages and better working conditions. The strike was declared September 16 after all peace measures had failed. Advices from President Lowe of the International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes are to the effect that the men responded nobly.

The trackmen's representatives offered to submit the question to arbitration in the usual way or to arbitration by the New York State Department of Labor. This the company declined, thus necessitating the strike. We trust that a settlement of the trouble entirely satisfactory to the striking employes will soon be reached.

Sparks.

As stated in last month's issue, all notifications of changes in the names or addresses of subordinate lodge officers should be sent direct to A. H. Hawley, General Secretary and Treasurer, Peoria, Ill., as that department is now in entire and exclusive charge of the work of keeping the Directory corrected.

The Albuquerque, N. Mex., Union Meeting, announcement of which has been made in recent issues of the Magazine, has been postponed until May, 1912.

The latest official statement issued by The Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank of Dallas, Texas, of which Bro. Joseph S. Myers, former Legislative Representative of our order and Labor Commissioner of Texas is Assistant Cashier, and in which other members of our Brotherhood hold responsible positions, shows that that institution is growing and prospering, a fact upon which we congratulate its efficient officers.

Those desiring a set of the B. C. S. lesson papers (seventeen papers in a set) should send in their orders while we are in a position to furnish them, as the supply is limited. The subjects treated in these papers, so far as they have been issued, will be republished-with revision where necessary-in the department of the Magazine known as "Our Special

Study Course." In the republication of these papers new subjects will be added and same will be treated as nearly in the order in which a locomotive fireman should acquire the knowledge to which each relates as it is possible to arrange them. Accompanying each subject will be a full set of examination questions and their answers, together with reference in each case to the Article No. in which the information may be found. To those who wish to study the subjects treated in the seventeen papers mentioned in advance of their appearance in the Magazine we will be pleased to send a set prepaid to any address within the United States, Canada or Mexico upon receipt of $2.75. The subjects treated in these papers are as follows: Combustion; The Locomotive Boiler; Valves, Cylinders and Valve Gears; Cylinders and Pistons; Slide and Piston Valves; Walschaert Valve Gear; Westinghouse Air Brake; Single Track Train Rules; Double Track Train Rules; Block Signal Rules; Interlocking Rules. Address all orders to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

The "Big Boston Union Meeting" will be held in the city of Boston, Mass., on November 25, 26 and 27, 1911. A highly profitable and truly good time is in store for all who can be present. Arrangements to attend should be made as early as possible.

Piping diagrams of either the No. 6 ET Locomotive Brake Equipment or the LT Automatic Control Equipment, together with descriptive matter bearing on same will be furnished by the Magazine office upon receipt of fifteen cents in stamps for one copy or twenty-five cents for both. These charts are printed in eleven colors and will prove a valuable aid to men desirous of becoming thoroughly familiar with one or both of these equipments. They are, in fact, keys to a correct understanding of the subject to which each pertains. Orders should be sent to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

As elsewhere stated in this issue the Albuquerque, N. Mex., Union Meeting to be held under the auspices of Highland Lodge 467 has been postponed until May, 1912.

Send your order for one of the bound volumes of the B. of L. F. and E. Magazine for the year 1910. It contains articles and illustrations treating on the latest inventions in the railroad world, and every railroad man who is interested in perfecting himself in his chosen vocation should have one of these books in his possession. It costs but $2.50 express prepaid to any part of the United States or Canada. In Mexico the price is $3.50 each, subject to duty.

Brother Newton Campbell, member of Lodge 379, has composed another bright and catchy song entitled, "Manda at the Baseball Game." Music by Chas. J. W. Jerreld. It sells for fifteen cents and orders should be sent direct to the publishers, H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Fourteenth and U streets, Washington, D. C.

Mr. J. C. Martin, formerly a member of the Brotherhood, has back copies of

the Magazine from 1899 to 1910 complete, also bound volumes from 1892 to 1898, of which he is willing to dispose. Interested parties are invited to corre

spond with him direct at his address, 503

E. South street, Massillon, Ohio.

If you have copies of the Magazine previous to the year 1883, please correspond with this office, addressing John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

Brother A. Nicolai, 4207 Ellis avenue, Chicago, Ill., has back numbers of the Magazine from May, 1901, of which he is willing to dispose. Interested parties can learn further particulars by corresponding with him direct at the above address.

Brothers, you should always have a few application blanks with you, so that you can hand one to each nonunion fireman of your acquaintance with whom you may happen to meet the better to aid in enlisting him in the ranks of the Tried and True. In thus bringing the eligible stranger into our fold not only will you be helping along the good work of organization, but also fortifying his family against want should an accident befall him through which he would be killed or permanently incapacitated.

Don't neglect to advise this office of any change you may make in your address. A postal card is all that is necessary. This will insure your receiving each Magazine as issued.

Adelbert Clark's little book entitled, "Echoes from Pharaoh's Land," contains many beautiful and inspiring poems. It costs but one dollar. Mr. Clark is the author of the beautiful poems appearing each month in the Magazine. Remittances for "Echoes from Pharaoh's Land" should be sent to him direct at his address, Lakeport, N. H.

Brother R. W. Anderson, Tucson, Ariz., has back copies of the Magazine since the year 1891 of which he is willing to dispose. Interested parties are invited to correspond with him direct at the above address.

The Magazine office is desirous of procuring a file of the Grand Master's reports from the first convention up to and including the 1908 convention. Address all communications to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminai

Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

Elsewhere in this issue will be found an announcement that the stereopticon outfit used by our late lamented worthy Assistant President, Brother C. A. Wilson, is for sale. A price has been set upon the outfit which makes it a bargain, and interested parties should correspond direct with Brother R. C. Belling, Financial Secretary, Lodge 11, 167 E. Madison street, Easton, Pa.

All communications sent to this office should bear the signature of the author as evidence of good faith on his part, otherwise they will receive no attention. If the author so desires, his name will be withheld from publication.

The price of bound volumes of the Magazine is $2.50, express prepaid to points in the United States and Canada: in Mexico the price is $3.50, subject to duty. A volume will be promptly forwarded to any address in the three countries upon receipt of remittance sent to John F. McNamee, Editor and Manager, Traction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind. The information contained in these books will prove of inestimable value to men in engine and train service.

FROM THE

GENERAL SECRETARY AND TREASURER

Transfer of Members.

I find that it again becomes necessary to take up with the individual members particularly, and with the officers of subordinate lodges, the matter of the paying of assessments by members when they are transferring from one lodge to another. Every member who is desirous of transferring to a lodge in the locality where he is employed should bear in mind that he can not be transferred to that lodge until the first day of the second month following the one in which he applies for the transfer. In other words, if he applies to the lodge to which he desires to transfer, requesting them to secure his transfer, and he files this notice on the 15th day of the month, he must understand that if all goes well with the transfer and there are no objections made

thereto he can not be transferred until the first day of the second month following that in which he makes such application. It will be necessary for him to pay the assessments for the month following the one in which he applies for transfer to the lodge he is transferring from and he should pay the second month's assessments to the lodge which he is transferring to.

Many of our members feel that as soon as they apply for a transfer they become members of the lodge to which they are transferring and attempt to pay their assessments to that lodge. In many cases its financial secretary accepts such assessments and the next month the lodge from which the member is transferring reports his expulsion for nonpayment of assessments, and then when we come to complete the transfer we find that he has been expelled and have to advise the financial secretary of the lodge to which he intended to transfer that the said transfer will not take place owing to the fact that he failed to pay his assessments to his former lodge. This starts correspondence going, and in time we are able to clear the matter up, but if the financial secretary of a lodge to which a

member desires to transfer would refuse to accept any money from him until such time as he is advised by this office that the transfer will take place, and if the member would not attempt to pay his assessments until called upon by the financial secretary for the money it would obviate a great deal of correspondence and delay. Many of our members neglect to pay their assessments at the time when their application for transfer is in and a report of their expulsion reaches this office, and then they deposit their money with the financial secretary during the latter part of the month and request him to make application for their readmission. In the meantime we have to advise the financial secretary of the lodge to which he is desirous of transferring that he has been expelled and that the transfer will not take place. Later we make record of his readmission and again have to notify the financial secretary that he has been readmitted and that the transfer will

take place.

You can see how this complicates matters, and I urge upon all members who desire to transfer from one lodge to another "to be sure and keep themselves in good standing until they know that their transfer has become effective."

Order for Secret Work.

Recently several inquiries have been made at this office with reference to whether or not the lodge seal is required on the official receipt, and whether or not it is legal for a president of one lodge to give the secret work to a member of another lodge who has an order for the same, but on which order the lodge seal has not been impressed. This is a matter that is not covered in the Constitution, but is covered to a certain extent in the Ritual. It is supposed that when a receipt is issued to a member who is traveling, or who is liable to call upon the president of a sister lodge for the secret work, that the lodge seal will be impressed upon that receipt, so that a por

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