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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

been on a business trip for several
days.
Raymond p. Hanna of the Santa
Fe offices has gone to his home In
Indiana for short visit.
Homer Shocks and w. ]. Leighty
of the betterment department, who
have been in La Junta, Col, on bust
ness have returned to Topeka.
James McRoberts of the bridge
and building department has return
ed from a business trip to Neosho
Rapids, Kan.
Fireman Tom Tansey of Argentine
is visiting in Topeka for few days
Switchman McNeely Is laying or
for few days and Switchman Shoaf
Is taking his place.
E. r. Hutchins Of the wiring de-
partment has returned to work az a
lineman after having been on for
thirty days on a vacation.
Fireman L. G. Laws, who was in
jured in a collision at Rushville, Mo-,
several weeks ago has recovered and
has been assigned to work on the
Leavenworth runs with Engineer Islip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

be called on Monday morning at Golden
Gate Commandery hall. An election OF
officers for the California State Nurses
association, at whose invitation the
national convention is being held In
this city, will be the first business IN
order 1t is believed that there will
be an attendance at the convention OF
at least 500 women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

Constipation prevails in al
most every family. Old and
young suffer alike. The matron
of a great New York hospital
confidently states that the fol-
lowing has been used for years
with the utmost success, treat
ing thousands, old and young,
for acute and chronic constipa-
ton: Compound Essence Car
dol, ounce Aromantic Fluid
Cascara, ounce. Aromatic
Syrup Rhubarb. ounces.
Dose-One-half to one teas
poonful after each meal. Chill
dren less according to age.
Get the ingredients at any
we'll stocked drugstore, mix
them and find instant relief,
and . permanent cure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

Hayden who has been there for a week
and will remain until next Sunday.
Miss Kathleen Moreland and Mrs.
Leta Rice have returned from a trip to
Texas.
The model shown in the accompany
ing sketch was of pale violet linen, the
tucked linen, and trimmed with heavy
filet lace braided in soutache and dyed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

Chicago, May A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Muskegon. Mich.
says: Specialists announced last Might
that Charles Moore Hackley, Muske-
CONS young millionaire with a fondness
Tor common labor, will lose the sight
OF Dotn eyes as the result OF dyna-
mite explosion last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
The Rock Island Is Sued.

Wellington, May "A suit for the
recovery of $12.222.32 damages has
been filed at the office of the district
clerk. Mrs. lola Shurlow is the
plaintiff and the Rock Island Railway
company, defendants. Mr. Shurlow
it will be remembered, was recently
killed In a railroad accident in Colo
RADIO,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
Convention OF Nurses

San Francisco, May Am excursion
train bringing delegates from all over
the country to attend the eleventh an
nual convention of the Nurses Associ
alton Alumnae of the United States ar
rived in this city yesterday, and more
are coming. The opening session will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
Socialists Lost $4,000,

Paris, May 4.-The radical and the
radical socialists parties were heavy
gamers throughout France in the
municipal elections held yesterday.
They made their advances at the ex-
pense of the extreme socialists and
the reactionary nationalists; the later
in Paris alone lost $4,000 votes.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04
G .}OCHTY

Miss Margaret Garvey entertained
the Mellin's Food Bridge club today
in compliment to Miss Edith Morton
whose marriage next month will be
asked are Miss Minnie Price of Kan
sas City, Miss Alice Meade, Miss Mary
Sutherland; Miss Gertrude Mulvane.
Miss Helen Sharitt, Miss Nadine
Lyle. Miss Gladys Scott. Miss Mar
garet Going. Miss Julia Wellhouse.
Miss Eugenia Quinton and Miss Hazel
Howe.
Washington Post: Mrs. Charles
Curtis, wife of Senator Curtis; was
hostess at a pretty tea Friday after
noon at her residence in s street in
honor of Mrs. Thomas Ryan. Clus-
tiers of fruit blossoms and cut flowers
adorned the house. Mrs. Curtis wore
becoming gown of gray crepe de
chine, trimmed with lace. Mrs. Ryan
wore pale violet chiffon. and Miss
Dolly Curtis gown was a fetching
creation OF pale pink crepe de chine
and lace. At the tea table were Mrs.
owen, wife of Senator Owen, and Mrs.
Gore, wife of Senator Gore. Others
assisting were Mrs. Samuel Crawford,
Mrs. J. B. Belts, of Topeka, and Mrs.
o. G.. Dodge, of Annapolis.
The first of the graduating recitals
of the Washburn music school will be
given tomorrow night in MacVicar
chapel by Miss Grace Page, piano,
pupil of Mr.. ALI Klingenberg and Miss
Anna Whiting, violin. pupil of Miss
Helen Phipps. The public Is cordially
invited.
Mrs. F. E. Parr entertained the
Ideal Card club today.
X X
Kansas City Star: Miss Marion
Edwards will leave tonight for New
York and Boston for visit of several
months. Mrs. R. E. Edwards will
leave tomorrow for a stay in Excelsior
Springs, after which she will return
to her home in Kinsley, Kan.
~
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For Conducting Bucket shop 50 Days.

Washington, May 4.-Percy Wade.
recently convicted of violating the
gambling laws OF the District of Coll
unabia by conducting a bucket shop"
was today sentenced by Justice Barn.
ard in criminal court to serve 30 days
in jail Mr. Wade took an appeal and
was released on $500 bail. Wade's
case was regarded as test one un-
der the district code.
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Notes and Personal Mention.

MT. and Mrs. George G. Thompson OF
daughter. born yesterday at the home
of Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward A. Herbst, to whom they
have given the name Of Mary Eliza
beth. Mrs. Thompson was before her
marriage Miss Ann Herbst.
Mrs. w. w. Webb is visiting in Kan
sas City. Mrs. Schuyler c. Nichols was
in Kansas City last week but returned
Saturday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

Items for the North Tc1eka column may
be left at the Petro e Woodford drug
store, $50 North Kansas avenue, or call
tie North SIDE reported at her home.
I'D. phone ez1.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-04

to match The corsage was in jumper
style-it was made without a lining and
was worn over a chemisette and under
sleeves of lace and tucked net.
Mr.. and Mrs j. s. Dryden and Miss
Stella Dryden Of Dayton. Ohio, are
guests of their daughter and sister,
Mrs. H. I. Allen. 1915 Jackson street.
Miss Mabel King has returned from
q three weeks visit at Oklahoma City
the guest of Mrs. Geo. Larfmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Bloom returned
this morning from Baldwin where they
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

700 cans This is computed BY nml
tiplying 500 by 500 and deducting 500
because no one would call themselves.
There may be more than thai many
calls. + less, but this ratio serves us
We ! enough to demonstrate the truth
OF our contention. Say three girls an
aNered these 249. zoo calls and each
had al she could d.. which Is actually
true. Each girl would oswer S3.230
calls per bnth. Now let us see how
many cir It would take to answer
the calls on an exchange of 800 Dones
We would supp Sc that IT would take
only three times as many as on an eX-
change Of 500 phones. Such. however.
IS an erroneous idea Suppose. MS we
did at first each subscriber calls each
o,ler sr3scr Der during The month
There would be 2.24S. 500 calls during
The month New the number ~ calls
we found that one girl can answer dur.
ing month was SO 23O DiyHics
this into the calls that have to be
answered during the month on 1900
phones We gel a little over 81 or just
nine Time as many girls required as for
500 phones Yet the revenue has IN
creased My three times as much So
here again we see the necessity of the
company making .Gsw rate in order
10 derive any idcCne at an from their
investments In fact unless they did
make a raise they would be losinB.
There is another thing which nj 81
pe8pie e. not understand. Every part
- telogAlne system has to BE- re-
placed ettrs ten years In other
aal Is, every tea years an entirely
sw system tas to be built The RI
sinal Investment Of say 100000 has
to be duplicated There is nothing
derived from the old system as a
principle because the cost OF tearing
it down eats mp whatever there might
be. n ~ provision was made for TAX
ing care OF this condition the com
pany wolli every ten years have TO
make an additional Investment OF SlO0,.
GOO. They would then IN the eleventh
year have 100000 Invested. the act
ual amount they had really put in The
exchange plant In order to make
their dividends The same per doilar
invested now they would haze to
double their rates in twenty years
hey would have 10 tribe them IN
thirty wears they W uld have 20 quad'
ruple them This would have to be
done whether thero we're any improve
ment IN the service or not OF c.urse
this would be a very unsatisfactory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
ANINER8ARY EDTLoN LAnNR 0NTME AoNnAY NON I6 I9g

the very best electricd engineers inl
the country are admitted as members
Now and then we hear IL said that
rates in other places are lower than
they will be in Guthrie under the new
rates. In some cases that is true. but
there is a dangerous reas for that
condition It Is due to lligitimateI
competition. For instance two com
panies begin a fight Bath are backed
by d large money following Each
want the field Ench are wiilinh to-
squandcr their money In order to get
The Held They begin telephone
war, with the ultimate result that one
or the ether goes hankrupted and the
low rates come to an end There IS
no business Justification for these low
rates in Oklahoma. and no citizen OF
Guthrie would taink of advocating
such % war here Nv fact no one but
somebody ignorant of the workings Of
in telephone system would start such
war
In this connection will De interest.
ing word cOncerning a telephone war
that has been going on In indianapolis
GU ting from the August number of
Public Service an independent
magazine Ievpted 20 the operations Of
public ssryiCe operations. yet hay-
ing no connections with any of them
whatever, We have the following:
mine years ago the Independent Tele-
phone company began t1 operate in
indianapolis With these promises de.
finaicly made TO the puhlic; %. To
provide better telephone seIyiuc than
that provided by the Bell company and
at rates considerably less; t2l. 70
avoid over capitalization; t3l no
pay reasonable profit TO the inves-
tors on its property" Now the origi-
nal franchise OF mis- Independent con
Germ provided f-r an individual line
service, aud limited the rates to $40
for business places and s24 for resi-
dences This is 81 higher than the
4 Pioneer company asks here in its
raised rates for business phones aud
Tho same for residences.
Continueing with the article we
started g. quote abme, we have the
F., + lloSing: ABOUT two years ago
after being in operation for seven
years, tails independent concern ap
/ pealed to the city government for
IAN extension and ma diiication OF it's
/ lfrancaise with this confession defin
lately made to the public I'VE arc
lulahle TO furnish telephone service
as good as that provided by the Bel
C mrany because our rates are to,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

very few IN lerGtand For instance,
when there are only two sWitchbnards
accommodating say 200 phones each.
which cost. SAY $4,000 each. TWO girls
can answer the calls from these 400
phones. reaching from one switch
boagd TO the othes; but as soon as
llctaer switchboar! Is added the
The third girl can no longer reach
over to the first. and the FIRST girl
can no longer reach to the third It
II, therefore. necessary to install apJ
pa.atus making It possible for every
girl on the switchboard to have ap-
paratus within her reach to connect
with the lines OF every subscriber. so
instead OF the subscribers lines te.-
minating in one place on the switch
board, at present they terminate in
several places so il is within reach
Of every girl.
This complicates the switchboard
and instead Of having switchboards
that cost say S3.00 per subscriber. the
present Guthrie sWitehboari cost
$1,000 or $500 per subscriber In
otler words where the switchboard
has a capacity of 400 subscribers lines
would cost $1,000 A switchboard for
] 200 subscribers lines would not cost
but three times the original amount
Or $3,600. but il weuld cost twelve
times as much or Sl4.800 and as the
exchange increases in the number OF
subscribers. the switchboard cost
more per subscriber
A new rate is therefore necessary
to pay a dividend on this extra 5000
per subscriber Invested IN switch.
boards and this is only one Of tho
numerous items Of added expense We
have already shown
The next question TO me mp for
cons 1eraton Is thn additional cost
u Tantenance with small ex-
hange the company has manager
who looks after all the management Of
ae e plant, as the greater par 30 the
line work installs phoneg. etc. When
he exchange Increases 90 one OF the
iize n the Guthrie exchange Il keeps
manager busy all the time looking
tfter the general oversight Of the ex-
change Tlings have become SO com
lllcated that H. I'm fact. requires a
manager over every department. Of the
work, each one OF whom are RESPONSE
BE to the general manager The cost
# maintaining an exchnge Of 1900
!, ohones. ipslead Of being three times
hat OF maintaining one o. 300 phones,
actually nine times as great. as
inown by an actual computation. Say,
for instance. ihat with an exchange
4 500 phones each subscriber calls
zach other subscriber once each month
During the month there would be 24s'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
REMARKABLE GRONTH Of
LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Past Year Has Been Most important One In The History
Of This Oklahoma Corporation.

500 phanes. the fell covered by the
phone system will not exceed a mile
square. The fatthe.est out from the
central ciilce any phone wall be VIII
be one aalf mile it will require to
construct the line only a one wire
system, an, two switch boards uNst-
ing, say $4,000 each, will take care
of the calls city grows from the
outside ana each added phone. ccm.
paratlvely speaking viii come from
outside this first radius of one-half
mile. Soon the radius viii increase
tc one mile ana then by the time the
phones reach 1900 In number tae
radius will have increased to one .I..
one half miles. That is what !. IcJr
ally has done in Guthrie. Dun ini' - i'
time the system has hal TO De Q .ty
ed from a one wire system e. 2 l.. Ne
twc wire SYSTEM The company has
1ad to buil1 lines three times as long
to accommodate the added subscrib
ars. whereas it receives from fham
only the same rate as 1t received In
the first place from Subscribers tc
whom II went only one thir, as far
And yet the rates in the small town
hal to be basel on that one-half mile
radius. When the number Of phones
hai increased. say 10 1900, hen the
company had to buill a line n halt
mile before Il received n single bit
~ benefit. because these added
phones, 80 per cent Of them at least
were on the outside Of The original
fed. ,And when tho phones had
-eachel 5000 In number lines had to
be built a mile before any benefit was
derived.
Then there is also an additional
expense to toe switchboarls, which
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and even inpracticable course Ia fol
loW. So in order to avoid anything
of this sort fr m occurring the com
pany sets aside each year sufficient
sum. when compounded with interest,
o. rebuild the plant every ten years
50 any raise of rates viii not be neces
STATED on that account This 81
mentioned not to show any reason for
The change of rates under question
but merely TO sA why the company
needs TO maks more than just 6 per
cent on the m ney they have invested,
with no regard for the depreciation OF
the plant.
AT this point let It be understood
that this article is the result Of
careful Independent Investigation
made by the Leader Every argument
advanced Is borne out by the testl
mony of the best electrical englnaers
IN The country We are giving the
result II that investigation 50 thar
she pnblic may understand the matter
better and to De more compctant TO
Judge The course of the Pioneer com.
pany in raising its rates in Guthrie.
Returning now to the question of
The depreciation of tle eQuiprcut OF
a telephone system it may be interest
ing 70 know This ycry argument is
backed up by the best Independent
authority in the country Let us
quote briefly from the proceedings Of
The 18th annual convention OF the
American Institute OF Electrical En
gincers. he'd at Atlantic City Last Ine
This institute Is an Independent or
eanizatlon having no G. nuCciion with
any telephone company whatever I'm
ne OF The papers read was the fol-
lowing statements made regarding me
depreciation of the annual telephone
equipment. Depreciation o. manual
central Office equipment Is figured On
an average life of 10 years OF
course. many parts of tho switchboard
must be repaired In Jess lime: fcr
example. rds IN . years. plugs n
years. key board lamps Ia ye rs.
answering jacks In ihrcc years etc"
Further on he slys regarding t'e mul.
tiple part OF the sRitchDoard. IN
10 years. or sometmes even less the
keys. ultiple Jacks, multiple cables.
ETC. are generally in such condition
that n become necessary 10 replace
the entire switchboard. regardless of
whether IT has become obsolete or
not" Further on he says m o.
therefore necessary tl sci aside an
annua income On the whole invest.
ment OF rs per cent whlch when
Compounded al 6 per cent annually
wiz equal FIRST cost IN 10 Years This
paper was read by lne OF the mem-
bers OF the institute, and no one nut
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

as any cleaning estab.issnient IN The
country.
Owing TO the fact that the Ghthris
Dry Cleaning plant Is the only bust
ness OF It's kind in re city.A is ~
stined to enjoy large patronage. Air.
Writ reports that during the short
time he has been here he is more than
pleased with business and that he con
siders The prospects very flatterin9
His plant has been in fun operation all
the time. and IS doing paying busi.
ness. He is just beginning to get
things IN order, however. and will
hereafter DE able TO do not only more
work, but better " rk as we'll
In reviewing the progress OF Gush.
RE during the past year the GutarIe
Dry Cleaning plant occupies a proI,si
nent place as an added industry. II
Is an important industry because no
ether Of its Kind Is here !, Is an Ini-
portant industry also. because Il re-
tains a large volume Of trade In the
town to help build up the town But
the most important fact OF al Is the
fact that It Is 3ne of the best indus
tries of its Kind in the whole country.
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low 10 provide for the proper main.
tenauco of ur property Just a short
lime age tie city made the concessions
and now the rates IN force by the
Independent company are as follows:
businesa phones, individual line sal
per month, and two party line 50 per-
apnih; residence phones. individual
lines $233 l-3 per month, Two party
line $l.S3 i-3 per month, and four party
line $3.50 per month. The service II vi
Is no better Than It was before. III
was never amy better than the ser,iceI
now being rendered IN Guthrie
The writer spent several hours I'M
the Guthrie exelauge a few days ago.
and was remarkably surprised az the
way the business Of the whole plant
Is conducted There rs perhaps no
business institution in t1Rm whore so
much care i3 exercised and where
such a thorough system is cbcyed IN
the handling OF their business Every
cent paid out must be accounted fr
by a receipt showing what Is was for
no matter 70 ii vas just ZOE postage
stamp The operators al the switch
boards have a scheduei of -urs 10
work by which they must follow I'm.
plicitly Diagrams are made % show
40 what parts OF the day the most
calls come In and al what parts the
fewest come in The working sched-
ualed Is made from this diagram. SO
that no m0re help rs kept 20 any one
time than is absolutely needed and
vet chat sufficient is also kent 10
handle al calls.
In smell exchange only few
repairs need 70 be kept on hand lu
lrgs one. such as the enc 90 Guth.
RE, "a large amount has 10 be kept on
hand. This is an investment of moley
on whici there are no dividends un.
der ordinagy conditions But there &C.
not business enterprise anywhere.
which will handle anything on which
ihey make nothing at all ln SD o..
the company has 10 have a dividend on
this Investment as much as on any
other uarf OF freir money. On q
email plant This does not amount to
much. out On large one Il amounts
40 D great deal When the company
recently checked up 40 the general oi
fees at Oklah ma City 10 was found
that they lgd on hands over 500 900
lrih I repair matsrials. The large
i'nis nre The ones which most need
these repairs on hand aud therefore
the large piints must pay the dividend
on the investment wrapped up In them
Recipnlating then. we iind that tho
raHe la Guthrie rates Is instliiable for
the foll0Ning reasons; First, the ser
vice Is three times 20 great as Il was
al first second, The cost u construc-
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iion is greater by rcasen OF The cabie
system necessitaed aud ihe greater
distances required to % before any
benefit is derived. ;hiru, because tae
cost OF maintenance has increased
nine times while the revenue hus in
creased only three times: fourth. be-
cause much larger amount OF re-.
pairing materials must be kept on
hand; and iifth, because the Increased
amount Of help required In an other
lines has increased IN greater ratio
than the revenue has increased
Just q word n-w In conclusion n.
cerning the new rates. The old rates
were $3.50 for business phones. 81 %
for residence phones. and $3.50 for
both business and residence phones
whore taken by one man The Okla
homa constitution did away with that
special rate for residence phones
where a business phone was ais
taken. SO now q llat rate Is charged
fr each 90 all alike The new rate Is
$500 for business phones. $500 for
Residence phones a party line sys.
tenn nas been installed. am where
wO persons use the same line with
.phones separate and distinct from each
.other so that there is absolutely no
difference from tae regular line except
while one IS talking the ther cannot.
and this would not happen once a
nj nth. the price Is the same as the
old price. $l50. Where four persons
are on one line the price is only sL26
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Q Q 0 O o o Q 0 Q 0 Q 0 o 0 o o
8 QUAKER MEplTAtIoNs. {
) Q o O Q o 0 Q 0 0 0 Q Q Q 0 o l

tFrom the Philadelphia Record)
Lots OF people get fat without
broadening themselves
ANY man can make his wife nappy
by being ieal us of her.
The complexion specialist should ba
on to the latest wrinkle.
The fact that life Is 6 grind Is what
sharpens many q mans wits.
II isn't well &c DO things by halves
unless You are a football player.
The hungry tramp d-esnit fancy
going 10 the woodshed for his chcIs.
Some people are always g. Ing TO
make hay while the sun shines tumor
row
It's the way OF the world that ihe
people we envy are envying someone
higher up