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Show BED NOSE ON IE ' S. P. LOCOMOTIVES If you see a locomotive with a red nose a proboscis as effulgent as a Hawaiian Ha-waiian sunset don't attribute it to influenza in-fluenza or alcoholism, bat Just put it down that said locomotive Is wearing the new Southern Pacific D. S. 0., tho distinguished service order of the rails. Conservation of fuel oil on the Southern 'Pacific lines is regarded as of such importance now that locomotive locomo-tive crews on every division aro bending bend-ing all their onorgiea along that line. Under orders from Vice President and General Manager W. R. Scott, the locomotive lo-comotive of each class which make the best showing on their respective divisions in the matter of fuel oil saving, sav-ing, are now decorated the samo as a hero on the western front. Tho decoration takes tho form of bright red paint on the circular plate which fronts the boiler. At a distance this number plate gives the iron master mas-ter the appearance of a somewhat gory and Indignant Cyclops, but tho locomotive locomo-tive crews explain that their "hogs' really are all swelled up over the idea. |