Show CAUGHT THE MAJOR I Association Spotter Makes It Warm I For the Old M Major S K Hooper general passenger passen-ger agent of the Denver Rio Grande I was the victim of an association spotter spot-ter a few days ago and washauled on the carpet for his action An otiicer at the post near Denver brought In a man attired as a common soldier and introduced him as a member of the United States army a poor devil who I wanted to get some place on the mal jors ma-l and would like a reduced irate i I rate The case was a charity case pure and simple and the major was touched with the appeal made He I gave the fellow a half rate and was I astounded a few days afterward to receive re-ceive a notice from the chairman of the association calling on him to show cause why he had reduced the rates The major was astounded but managed I man-aged to get in a satisfactory explanation explana-tion And now every man on the Denver Den-ver Rio Grande is watching for that I spotter and if he is ever caught riding I rid-ing over Marshall Pass without a ticket he will pay fare or walk through the lioifoe f snow to the nearest station Because I when a fellow steps on the toes of S II K Hooper he treads on the corns of the entire force of the system I was a dirty trick and was not rate cutting at all The spotter appealed to the sympathy of the major and touched I him in a tender spot That was all I |