Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1914 — Interrogation Point. [ARTICLE]

Interrogation Point.

A Philadelphia reporter was questioning Treasurer Fahnestock overzealously about the mooted billioPdollar blanket mortgage of the Pennsylvania railroad. ‘Some of your questions,” Mr. Fahnestock said, with a smile, “remind me in their zeal of the new flagman. “A new flagman, the first week of his job, was much exercised on account of the delay of the Green Bulhfo the mile-a-minute flyer. “Finally, 40 minutes late, the Green Bullet came tearing along at 80 miles an hour.

“The flagman rushed out with a red flag. The Grene Bullet stopped with a grinding of brakes and a tearing up of ties and roadbed. The conductor leaped f down excitedly, and the new flagman said: “ ‘Yer late. What kept ye?’ ”