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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Cnicado.

Chicago. Oct. 29.-Cattle-R Receipts. 1900,
including 1900 westerns. Good to prime
steers, $5.256i565; poor TO medium. So 40lt
3.47Ia; stockers and feeders s.. 2504. 20 (:
cows, Sl25d4. -; heifers S2.00G5.00; can
ners. S125Q2 40; bulls. S2O0G450; calves.
s. 00d6.75 Texas fed steers, S2.75d3, 50;
western steers, S2.30a46O.
Hogs-Receipts today. $1,000; tomorrow.
1900. Market 10d2oc lower Mixed and
butchers, S5.O5d5. AZ; good to choice
heavy. s5.00d5 30: rough heavy. $475Q5.c0;
light. s5.00d5.35; bulk of sales. S5.10q5.55-
Sheep Receipts. 5000. Sheep and lambs
steady. Good TO choice wethers. $3.0d3.65;
fair to choice mived. S2O0d3.00. western
sheep. $2.25a8.6o; native lambs, s3.25q5.65;
western lambs S3.506525
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
New York.

New York. Oct $-Whest-Receipt
s. - bushels; marke. easy and & shade
lower this morning in Response 70 room
unloading ard obSence of support. De-
cember y S-iSGS7Ssc. May. sa'-1S Sic
Butter-ReceiptS. zSE packages mar
keI steady, creamery. Ied1ZSzc. state
dairy. l5F74c-
Chees-Re Receipts. 7t.e2 pack-s ges. mar
ket quiet. stale fuIl cream, fancy cal
ored. September ui4c. october u'sc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

On the Produce Exchange today quo
tations were as follows:
Butter-Firm; creameries. 15iAd2lizc;
dairies. 14dlSc
Eggs-Firm. at mark. cases included.
l91ad201ac.
Cheese-Easy, 1GI761lc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30

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xrQaaiss q Fllsst-rg te-.g rso1lsss -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
an AND ABOUT STOCK YARDS.

1.-The long list of heavy rough hogs
rduoted is for the purpose of forcing the
fact on the minds of the country ship
pers and the farmers that this class of
hogs are selling way below the top price
for nice, fat hogs weighing around POI
pounds.
The people who buy cured hog meat
seem TO want the pieces made from small
hogs. Nobody wants great big ham.
shoulder or side. If this thing is kept
UP farmers will have TO sell their hogs
when about POO pounds weight to keep
the price OF heavy hogs from running
down still lower
William Wiley Of Sedgwick had a car
load of hogs on the market yesterday.
He says farmers in his section are busy
gathering corn and sowing wheat. They
had some fly in the wheat this year
about Sedgwick and the farmers are
going after the fly by sowing the wheat
too late for them TO deposit their eggs
I'm the stalk 1t is claimed that wheat
sown after the first frost never has any
fly in it.
w j. Bending had a car load of hogs
on the ma rket. shipped from Hunnewell.
He lives four miles below Hunnewell
in the Strip and says they have good
many boss in his section. He thinks he
will be able to get car load each week
from now on.
Dunaway & Son of Tonkawa. Q. r. con-
signed a car load OF hogs TO this market
yesterday that arrived late and were
held over for todays market
]. ii. Martin of Mayfield furnished one
car load of hogs for the market yester-
day that were among the late sales.
Pat Mckinley of Freeport had a car
load Of hogs on the market yesterday
that arrived late the previous night
Il b Johnston Of WaukOmiS and +. \.
Madden of kremlin were oklahoma ship
peers who consigned hogs to this mar
ket yesterday.
A. l. White of Renfrow. O. T.. was a
kisitor at the yards yesterday and also
at the nacking houses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Oct -Cattle-Receipts,
$500 natives 600 Texans: calves / 465
natives. IS Texans. Native western and
best beef steers strong; quarantine slow;
stockers and feeders. common and
calves demoralized. Choice export and
dressed beef steers, S450d455; fair TO
choice western fed steers. 81 o0Ii4 IS:
Texas and Indian steers. s2.00I315. Texas
cows sl.25al.75; native cows. sl.25Q3.55;
native heifers. S2.e0G4.25; Gamers. si.eAft
22o: bulls, Sl.S5GI2 30: calves. 81 5oQ6 %.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 Market 5dl0c
lower. Top. $50; bulk OF sales. s5.0sG
$50: heavy. 81 S5a5.20; mixed packers
S5I7lza535; light. S. 25a5 40; workers., $50
as a.; pigs. S53oG5.40
Sheep-Receipts. lo.co0. Market 1oc
lower: fat lambs loo higher Native
lambs. $S.25q5.25; western lambs s. so1
SEQ: fed ewes. s. 3oG3.s5; Texas clipped
yearlings $250d+oe: Texas clipped sheep,
s. 4aGS. 75: stockers and feeders, S2.00a3.5
ST. Louis.
St Louis, oct. 2s.-Cattle-Receipts.
$500, including 1000 Texans. Market
steady. Beef steers. s. 4Oa5.45; stockers
and feeders. s.. 7oG36o; cows and heifers.
s. 25Q4 80: Texas steers. Ss31d3$5; COWS
and heifers S2.e1G2.So
Hogs-Receipts 6.en Market easier
Piss and lights. s5-Oaa5. 30; packers. $40
ass: butchers and best heavy. S5.leG
545
Receipts. 1870 Market steady.
Natives. sS.0oGs IS; lambs. s4ood5-5o
ST. Joseph.
St Joseph No Oct. 9.-Csttle-Re-
ceipts. ESQ Market active. Natives.
81 Rose: cows and heifers. s.. "a -.
stockers and feeders. s2-5odS.5o
HoEs-Receipts 5000 Market 11G-5c
lower Light S5.ec>75-S5; medium and
heavy. s. efQ51a.
sheep Receipts. $50 Market active.
Lambs $50,
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Union Livestock Commission Co.
A. 3. MOORE. Manager,

Stock Yards WI hita Kan. ConsiSn-
incnts AID correspondence solicited. Mar
ket report furnished free on application
Proceeds remltfed on day 81 sale. Money
10 loan on cattle. Phone sss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Kansas CITY.

Kansas City. Oct 2s.-Close: Wheat
December. 6S1sc; May. ee1sG69Lc; cash
No. hard 7SG74c; No g. 7oa72c; No l.
e2G6ec; rejected sOGs2c; No red. sc;
No. 5. sec. Receipts Of wheat 124 cars.
Bran-67c; shorts. nominally. S5G9lc-
Corn-December. 37lsc; Nay. 3sis d37c:
cash. No. mixed 59i.c; No. white
Ssl4c: No 3. Ssl.c; No. mixed. 39lxc
Oats-No white. 35c; No. mived
S4a35c
Rye-No .. 49c
Butter-Creamery. Is1s62oc: fancy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Cattle.
Cattle Sales.

Cattle receipts We're light yesterday
There was no quotable change in prices
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-30
Local Grain and Produce Market.

Local 6falU anu FIN0GNC
Below find sales as made yesterday by
sample on the Wichita Board Of Trade
basis delivered Missouri river To get
price + o. b. your station. deduct kansas
City rate from your station.
Wheat-No. . hard. &c, No. S, 6a97lc:
No 4. 6Sd6Sc: rejected 60@62c
Corn-No. . mixed. 40c; Nc. ). sc; No.
4. &c: No. > white. SIC: No. 3. s5c; no
grade 25@40C.
oats-No. mixed. Sac: No. 5. S2GSsc.
Flour (wholesaIe)--Bes patent deliy-
cred TO southern Kansas points west of
Emporis. $3.50. 10 sli southern Kansas
Emporia, 500. 10 all southern Kansas
points east of Emporia. SEQ; delivered 20
either section named Dran 70c shorts
S509ec. corn chop Sec. corn meal Sl.21
Hides-G. :, ! and rounds 6s.c: side
Hay-Aifalfa. No. J. SIS. No >. 50 50:
prairie, loose. No /. S6.uo, 10. > s5.oc,
baled- No. /. sea; No > $500. Ne ,. sSee
Butter-Packing. lie: country, IeGl4c.
Eggs-Fresh. per dozen. l5c
Poultry-Hens. &c, spring broilers. 1ts
to ? lbs, &c; young ROSTERS. sc; turkey
hens, &c: toms. &c, geese. fun feather. &C:
ducks. full feather. &C.: young ducks &c
yegetables-Onions bu-. 65c. pop corn.
per 100 lbs. S1.oo turnips bu 4oc: po-
tAtoes, bu, 75c: apples. bbl- s.. ooG2 80:
sweet potatoes. bu.. s5aS0c: cabbage h
i%c-
Vegetables (Jobbers' prices 10 trade
Oranges Valencia box. g 5o03.7.,. lem
ons. box. Ss.5olI3.15. strained honey. H..
Elzc; comb honey. 10. 15c, walnuts 10.
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ST. Louis.

St Louis. Oct 2e.-Close: Wheat
Lower No. . red. cash. elevator, S71sc:
track. S7aSSc; December, STisc; May.
2S.as2iec: No. hard. 7STSac.
Corn-Lower No. >. cash. &c: track,
42G42i.c: December. A5s4+o;.c; May.
Oats-Lower. No. :. cash. S5isc: track.
SslsTS7c: May. se%sc; Ne. > white. 2sls
aSec
Rye-Lowe- SIC
PoTk-Hi CHER. jobbine standard mess
81 q. lard frmer. S. AZ.
Lead-Duu. ssS5. spelter. lower. S-Sa
Poultry-Firr1. chickens. 7i-c. springs.
SdSisc: turkeys. 1ilzc ducks. sG9i.c /:
geese. 7isc.
Buttor-Firm: creamery. ISae3c: dairy.
I46lsc
Eggs-Higher. 2lszo. loss OF.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
FOOTBALL
SOUNDS LIKE PIPE
Wisconsin and Michigan Said to BE
About to Declare a Boycott
on Minnesota,
Badgers Contract With North Star
University Does Not Expire
Until 1905.

Last wear the receipts of the Mime
sota-Michigan football game at Ann
Arbor were something under $l3,Ooo.
Minnesota's share was $5,625. ms
year the receipts of the Minnesota
Michigan game at Minneapolis were
S3O,993. Will Michigan break OH
athletic relations with Minnesota!
Well. perhaps. maybe, possibly, ana
then sometimes.
A dispatch from Madison in TINS
mornings papers says that Wisconsin
and Michigan have formed a boycott
on Minnesota, and will cut the gophers
tout of the championship calculations
of the big nine conference colleges IN
football and perhaps in all athletlCs.
Considering the important factor Min
nesota has always been In the base
ball and track athletic championships,
the last part of the sentence Is quite
humorous. The dispatch has all the
earmarks of a pipe dream. Certain
persons In Wisconsin's athletic man
agement are known to be unfriendly to
the gophers, and in degree the same
is true of Michigan. But Minnesota
has a contract with Wisconsin In foot
ball which does not expire until after
the game of 1905. AS to Michigan.
her contract with Minnesota expired
this wear. Whether it will be re-
newed is UP to the wolverine athletic
board. Judging from the sudden ces-
sation of talk about rough playing by
Minnesota when Manager Baird ar
rived at Ann Arbor with his financial
report, Michigan is not going to pass
UP any prospective 100000 gate re-
Geipts,
: This talk about Minnesota's rough
play is getting rather tiresome. If
there was ever a. worse instance of
unnecessary roughness than shown by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
OTHER COLD PLACES
Griiiron at Camp Randall Like Lake
of Ice Yesterday

Madison, Wis, Nov. 1s.-The tenn
perature sank to a dozen degrees from
the zero point yesterday and the grid
iron at Camp Randall is getting as
hard as ice. Stiff practice was given
the badgers, but If the weather con-
tinues as cold as yesterday, loads of
hay will be spread on the field to
keep it from being dangerous for the
Thanksgiving day contest with Min
nesota. Captain Abbott is in bad
shape; his right arm and hand are
practically useless.
Coach Curtis yesterday began to
hold double practice again, afternoons
at Camp Randall and evenings, for
signal work in the gymnasium.
The proposition from Michigan that
the wolverines and badgers unite to
keep Minnesota off their schedules has
caused much comment at Madison.
All that can be learned is that the
conduct of Minnesota at Madison a
week from Thursday will have to do
with the treatment the Wisconsin peo-
pie give the proposition.
Eau Claire and Fort Madison high
schools are scheduled to play for the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT

The second of a series OF. athletic and
,gylnnastic enterta irlInents by the Cooke
this evening In the Kasota building. The
program will begin at s o'clock and the
entertainment will be for membersl and
their men and women friends.
An interesting event of the evening will
be q. fencing exhibition by Professors Les
labay and LeRoux. They will give the
be exhibitions on horse and bars by the
university gylnnastic championship team
of last winter and by the candidates for
the 1903 team, trapeze. amateur wrestling
and basketball. Music will be in attend
lance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
WEDNESDAY EVENING,


Jack Richards of Wisconsin in the
Minnesota game of 1896 and by other
wisconsin men at various times lit has
not been, publicly mentioned. Chi
cago men who saw the minnesota
Michigan game this year agreed that it.
was clean, altho necessarily hard and
rough. AS most persons know, foot
parchesi. Griffith, captain of the IA,
NOUS Iowa team of 1900 saw the.
game, and said after hearing Mtchi-.
gan's criticisms, that he had seen no
Intentional roughness. The question
has been rehashed SO often that it
grows monotonous.
Incidentally, when there is talk of a
boycott of Minnesota by Michigan and
wisconsin, let the wolverines remem-
Der the time when the same two in
stitutions boycotted Chicago four years
ago, and how quickly Wisconsin
smashed the boycott when there was
a chance for post-season game with
big gate receipts.
Practice yesterday afternoon on
Northrop field resembled polar eX-
petition just before the arrival of the
relief column, The squad got out and
tried signal practice. but the mems
hands were so cold that they could not
hang on to the ball, and after short
while DR.. Williams called the men into
| the armory.
If the present cold weather con-
| tinues Minnesota will be unable to get
| in any scrinmage work between now
and the game with WISCONSIN Thanks
giving day. This will seriously handi-
cap the gophers, aud gives Wisconsin
q slight edge in the forecast Of the
game.
| Dutch Bernhagen, coach of the
| North high school football team. and
assistant coach at the varsity, hasn't
! been wrong OF a Minnesota game this
year. In nearly all instances he has
guessed the score pretty closely. Last
Saturday Dutch posted a piece of
money at a down town cigar store
even. that Minnesota would score 80
| points on Illinois.
About noon Dutch met two or three
friends and told them what he had
done, advising them to do likewise
The friends looked wise, but as soon as
Dutch was out Of sight they almost
broke their necks to get to the cigar
store and take the other end of the
proposition. Now Dutch Is carrying a
large roll. and these particular friends
will be slow about coppering his tips
again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
MINNEAPOLIS LEAGUE.

The, Caledonia team had session at
Roses alleys and the following scores
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

The bowling record Of the northwest,
which was broken by the Courts a short
time ago by rolling thirty pins more than
a Minneapolis team, was lowered last
night by the Capitols of st. Paul In a
City Bowling league match at the Pfster
alleys. The Capitols rolled 2,931, just six-
teen pins more than the previous record.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
Assies Run Up a Bid Score.

Fargo. N. d., Nov. 1s.-The North Da-
kota agricultural college football team
completely outclassed the ,Flandreau In
dams here yesterday afternoon and won
"a to Q. The weather was cold and there
was considerable fumbling on both sides.
Both teams played fast, clean ball other
wise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
the AMERICAN WOMAN
Has n Rival i'm the Rubber
Heel.
The hand that rocks the cradle
Rules all the world. they say,
But rubber underneath the heel
Takes the jars of life away.

Takes the Jars OF Tie away.
1T is better to long to walk than to walk
too long-unless O'Sullivan Rubber Heels
are under feet
While we write this to influence the
skeptical-nothing convinces like the ac-
tual test rubber heel under foot Is
worth two in an advertisement.
aO'Sulltvan's is worth more than all the
rest combined because It is new rubber.
limitations being made of reclaimed rub
her: that is. rubber junk revulcanized
This secret tells the story: O'Sullivan
Heels cost the dealer more than any
heel on the markedly the dozen.
sBut they cost you no more-by the
pair.
You can send the 35c to the OSullivan
Rubber Co, Lowell, NIass.--but try the
dealer first
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
Harvard a fO.to.1 Shot.

Boston, Nov. 1s Harvard will be a
10-to-1 shot in the annual game with
Yale Saturday. Never before has the
crimson had such a disastrous season;
never before. has the outlook for victory
been SO gloomy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
school and Company K of Saltwater. Two
games will be PLAYED each week.

The woman college record for the 100
yard dash has been broken by Miss Laura
Clement, class Of 1907, at the annual field
day of Wellesley college. Miss Clement
covered the distance in 10 is seconds.
The previous record, held at Vassar, was
142-5 seconds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

point, DR.. J. I. Med. Gibson: goal, Riley
Hern: cover point. w. Hodge Stuart; for
wards. William .Cooney' Shields, c. E.
Westcott. Bruce Stuart. J. Hail. G. c.
Bennest5 and: w. 3Kean. This is conceded
by good hockey judges to be one Of the
best lineups possible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS

While it is impossible to secure a direct
statement as to the identity of the Clyde
yachtman who proposes to challenge for
the Americas cup in 1904 it may be ac-
cepted as practically certain that Kenneth
M. Clark vii challenge and that George L..
Watson will design the yacht on condi-
ton that Mr.. Clark be- allowed to cllal-
lenge under the British rating rule or the
present New York Yacht club rule. Mr..
Clark is q director Of Coates, limited
and has large business interests on both
sides of the Atlantic. The family has led
Scottish yachting for a quarter of a cen
tury.
The famous Ashland stud, which was
founded at Lexington, KY, seventy -four
/ years ago by the Great Con1rnoner Henry
Clay will be disposed. of to-day at auction
thorobred breeding plants will pass into
history.
The stud has been conducted for the
past fourteen years by Mrs. John NJ. Clay.
widow Of the youngest son of the great
statesman. who has within that time add
ed over 100000 to her estate from the sale
Of the product of the. stud.
Jim Corbett. who is In New York, says
| tina he has decided not to fight Bob Fitz-
| simmons next May. Corbett is prepared
| to tackle the authenticated Cornishman.
but declares that he cannot do so before
next October. III giving his reasons the
ex- champion said: g
| Il have. made contracts for theatrical
engagements way into the summer Of 1904.
These were signed long before my battle
with Jim Jeffries and before ever thought
of meeting Bob Fitzsimmons again. To
break them would involve me in num-
Der of law suits and cost me more than
|could earn by whipping Fitzsimmons.
K p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

The Buffaloes tok three straight from
the Apex team in Minneapolis bowling
league match last night. In the City
league Chris team made a clean sweep
with the Twentieth avenue five and in the
Grain and Flour league the McCaull- Web
ster aggregation defeated Cargills team.
The scores:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

championship Of the Wisconsin high
,scho ols at. Camp Randall Thanksgiy-
ing morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
BOWLING
Games To-nioht.

MINNEAPOLIS League--Olympia VS.. Tux
edo at Cooperative alleys.
Grain and Flour League--Wa shburn-
Crosby VS.. St. Anthony and Dakota at
Cooperative alleys.
City Ieague-k. c. vs. Spears at
Spears alleys
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

Riley Bern. without q peer as goal
keeper, has been signed to play with the
Portage Lake hockey club, Of Michigan,
champions Of the United States. this win
ter. The mana cement has completed the
lineup, which is as follows: Captain and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

Emperor William is himself designing
the cup that will be given by him for q.
trans Atlantic yacht race. The statement
thatthe emperor's American-Built sclloon-
er Meteor would be entered was pren1a-
ture. Some of the considerations against
entering the yacht are that the emperor
has no other yacht to race at Kiel in
june and that the passage to America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
The House Committees.

Speaker Cannon we are told, will an
nounce the House committees next week.
They have been prepared largely from his
own knowledge of members and from such
additional information as he has felt justi-
fed in seeking elsewhere In all the minor
ity assignments he has consulted freely with
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader. who. we
may be sure, has given his best judgment
in every case.
This arrangement ought to work well, and
to give the House i'm action at it's best.
Nobody can doubt that the Speaker has
placed the republicans where In his opinion
they will do the most good for the party
and for the country. He has been in Con-
gress nearly thirty years, and so long
service must have qualified him exception
ally we'll to set squadron in the legislative
field. Nor can anybody doubt that Mr.
Williams has made his dispositions with
equal care for fighting well the battle Of
the minority. The responsibility placed
upon him by Mr.. Cannon has carried with
it an opportunity which in the nature of
things Mr.. Williams must have improved
viii Mr.. Cannon be attacked for conced
ing so much to the minority leader. Shall
we be told that he abdicated his functions;
that he should have imposed his own judg-
ment on the minority as to committee
places? This charge is invariably brought
against the President, be he republican or
democrat. when he takes outside counsel as
to appointments. 1t is insisted that he
should not divide the responsibility. but rely
in every instance upon his own knowledge
of men and conception of the case. Why
should he permit senators and representa-
tiyes and party workers out of Office to
have word with him about such matters?
And the reply Is not considered sufficient
by the CarperS that the President cannot
have SO wide an acquaintance among appli-
cants for office. and that when occasion
calls for the recognition Of the opposition.
it is not only best but public duty, for
him to counsel with representative men of
the opposition.
Mr.. Cannons course is founded in good
sense well as in generosity. The country
will profit by having both sides in the
House on their mettle. and disposed to the
best advantage. No sham battles. and no
one-sided arrangements. No cause for
complaint after an Engagement that the mi
norty was not allowed fair show for it's
white alley. Then, when all is over, the
moneys worth both from the ma jorty and
from the minority; and if the "demntion
total is not entirely satisfactory the de-
linquents can be held to account at the
,1Nyt all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
Mixing the Phones.

1t is to be hoped that the next time the
local telephone company opens a new
branch exchange, necessitating change
of numbers and a shift of wires. the prepa-
rations Will be made sufficiently in season
to reduce the attendant confusion and dis
turbance to a minimum. Had the new
books with the latest telephone numbers
been ready and fully distributed on the
day of the shift much of the difficulty ex-
perienced by the patrons of the system
yesterday would have been avoided. 1t is,
of course, small task to transfer . 500
Instruments from one trunk line to another
and to conduct the current business of the
system simultaneously. and perhaps under
all the circumstances the company did
pretty we'll But the failure of the books
to reach the subscribers in season and the
lack of a sufficient notice of the impending
dislocation of the service contributed to
what appeared to be an unnecessary degree
of confusion and consequent i'll temper.