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this privilege is being abolished by most
companies.
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In large cities, where brokerage firms
handle large volume Of business. a
special operator
Stock Brokers Get is frequently as
Special Operators. s ksrs uu 70 dn pnu
dence that this practice is prejudicial to
the average subscriber, but rather
help in that it relieves the switchboards
of congestion. no complaint has ever
been made against the practice. Before
the telephone exchanges became such
enormous affairs the chronic faultfnding
subscribers always were shown special
consideration and the GROWERS" num-
Der on the switchboard was indicated by
a frosted green light, instead of the
usual white one. Whenever this green
light flashed it was an office rule that the
call should be given immediate attention
i'll preference to all others. But as the
number CT GROWERS" increased the i'm
practicability of the idea. as we'll as its
unfairness, resulted in an adjustment OF
the green glow.
In January. 1910. there were only five
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor. Strikes have been remarkably
rare, and have in nearly every instance
been settled in less than a week. These
unions resemble social clubs rather than
trade unions, and their relations to the
managers are reported as generally en-
tirely friendly. In practically all the In
dependent telephone companies operators
are permitted to select the exchange in
which they shall work, and every reason
the exchanges nearest their homes. Choice
OF tricks, or operating shifts is usu-
ally granted each operator by the COM
pany rules, and often is granted in the
absence of rules. In most exchanges
there are relief periods of fifteen minutes
In the forenoon and afternoon.
-
The life Of the girl telephone operator
is generally recognized as more trying
on the nerves than
Trying to Nerves that of any of the
Of the Operators. e eunatio u onen to to
women. The work requires a constant
strain on the eye, constant alertness OF
hearing in order to understand properly
the numbers called by a vast variety OF
voices In great variety of tones, and
lastly a great tax on the voice, with an
incessant Number, please" The nervous
strain during the rush hours Of the day is
terrific with petulant subscribers con-
stantly moving receiver arms up and
down. causing a click each time in the
ear Of the operator.
All the large telephone companies now
conduct schools Of instruction for appli-
cants, and there are more or less rigid
health requirements, as we'll as height
specifications. A girl under five feet tall
has little chance Of getting a. position in
large exchange, as she would be unable
to reach over the big switchboard. There
is also voice qualification. girl must
have distinct and not unmusical enun-
citation. A canvass Of typical exchange
showed that out of seventy girls sixty
nine were born In this country.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MAKERS AND
USERS.
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which has been in successful operation in
Budapest for
Telephones for News several years
a Budapest Feature. n maH 80 ., MAJ" nox
America in the near future. The Buda-
pest concern Ia operated as a news tele-
phone and Is entirely distinct from the
regular telephone service owned by the
government and operated undeR the su-
pervision Of the minister of interior.
The news telephone begins its service at
s:55 in the morning, when there Is a
loud buzz for fifteen seconds, announcing
the correct time. At $50 the days pro-
gram of important events is announced,
including ceremonies, concerts, lectures,
plays, races, etc. Between 10 and II
o'clock stock quotations and general
news items are given.
At noon the buzzer once more announces
the correct time. At 12;45 parliamentary
news and general items of interest are
recited, and at = o'clock there is more
parliamentary news, as we'll as the stock
quotations from Vienna, Berlin and the
local exchange. At o'clock the closing
stock prices are given, as well as the
weather forecast. Court proceedings and
miscellaneous news follow at o'clock
In the evening the subscriber may choose
between sitting in his drawing room and
listening to the opera at the Royal Opera
House or hearing some play. This d.
version is followed by music furnished by
one of the tzigane orchestras. If he
wishes he may also listen to one of the
military bands which play in the gar
dens and cafes of the city from 4:3O to
G:3O. For this service the Buapest citizen
pays S7.31 a year. in addition to the cost
of installation and of removal, which is
about $3.50. Each telephone is provided
with two receivers, so that q mans wife
may enjoy the same privileges at the
same time as the head of the house.
Quite different Is this service from that
which obtains in Japan, where there is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-28
Telephones in Japan
Call for Patience.

scriber frequently is kept on the waiting
list for years. Recently a prominent
hotel In a commercial center after wait
ing two years to get telephone PAID
$3.50 for the privilege OF using the line OF
a neighboring house. The annual rental
for residential telephones is $25, which
strikes one as surprisingly reasonable IN
view of the scarcity of the supply. But
it should be borne in mind that the
user must often wait from half an hour
to an hour for connection unless he is
willing to pay double rate. When the
user of a telephone in Japan Is In
hurry his call is .'mushi- mushi."
In accordance with instructions from
the United States Senate, the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor made a
thorough investigation OF the telephone
companies in the United States, and It's
report. which was made public last
spring, throws an interesting light upon
many conditions. 1t was found that the
evil of preferential calls has almost en-
tirely disappeared. Fifteen years ago
the telephone operators were alloWed TO
receive gratuities from subscribers and
this brought about a most undesirable
condition of favoritism to the individual
who sent the operator Christmas gifts
or flowers and theater tickets. NOW this
abuse has almost entirely disappeared
and with most companies operators are
not allowed to give their names to teie-
phone users. except for q peflod or ten
days or two weeks before Christmas.
Some Of the companies do not even per-
NIT this, but allow the operators to give
their numbers and when gifts are sent to
the exchange they are distributed to
those for whom they are intended. Even
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An Independent telephone enterprise
which has been in successful operation In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-28

this privilege is being abolished by mos
companies.
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The life of the girl telephone operator
is generally recognized as more trying
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
RUBBER CRAZE
Raw Material and Stock Issues
Still Rising.

London. April 16.-The interest in the
rubber market Is not checked by y per
cent charges for contangoirS shares nor
by the necessity for an early payment
Of the deferred income taxes. There is
q rising market for crude rubber, not
Nithstsnding the enormous cargoes
shipped from tropical countries, and the
quotations of shares keep abreast with
the high prices of the raw material.
Pound shares have increased in value
eight or nine times in two years, but
these are not sought after 50 much as
the cheap two shilling shares.
II is d maddening revel Of speculation
by the multitUdes who are investing
their small savings I'm rubber and oil
shares. Rapid profits are made when
two shilling shares rise TO - OF 20 shill
fnes. and fresh Investments are made In
new issues.
Promoters. planters. jobbers and brok-
ers are enriched by the unprecedented
harvest. and the reckless investors while
watching their shares rise 10y leaps and
bounds are sending their families to
Italy and buying motor cars. The time
has not Yet come for the exposure Of
the worthless estates foisted of on
creduIous spectators or for the fall I'm
the shares after the promoters have
rea ped = rich harvest.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
ROOSEVELT APPRECIATIvE
Accepts with Joy Membership in a
French Society.

Paris, April l6.-At a meeting Of the
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
to-day the president read a letter from
Mr.. Roosevelt. written from Gondokoro and
in which the former President expressed
his pleasure over his election foreign
associate member Of the academy.
1T Is truly a great and unexpected
honor" wrote Mr.. Roosevelt. II am deep
ly appreciative and accept with joy
The reception which the city of Paris
will give 10 Mr.. Roosevelt has been def
nitely arranged. II win be given on April
25. and will include a special. solemn ses-
sion of the Municipal Council at the City
Hall at IL o'clock in the forenoon. On this
occasion there will be addresses by NJ
Caron. President of the Council: VI. De-
selves, Prefect Of the Seine; NJ. Lampue
President Of the General Council Of the
Seine, and NJ. Lepine, Prefect Of Police.
1t is probable that Mr.. Roosevelt will speak
in response.
The session Of the Municipal Council will
be followed by a luncheon, at which the
former President will meet many persons
prominent in official life. including the
presidents Of the Senate and the Chamber
Of Deputies and members OF the Cabinet
The guests will include American Ambassa-
dor Bacon and the best known members Of
the American colony.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
A DULL LONDON SEASON
Theatrical Notes.-The Dispute
Over the Rokeby Venus"


London. April 16.-London is distinctly
dull in spite 81 hysterical politics, fash
iona bic weddings and revivals Of old
plays al the theatres. a fresh sensa-
tlon is promised on Monday 81 the Pal
acc Theatre. where the Russian dancers.
Anna PaVlowa and Michael Mcrdkin
who were highly successful in Paris,
viii appear for the first time in Eng
land. supported by 4 company Of dancers
from Moscow and st. Petersburg.
The Leicester Galleries were crowded
to-day for a private view Of oils and
water colors by Charles Sims. II was
really brilliant oDe-mans show.
The controversy over the Rokeby
Venus" has been shifted TO q new base
the photographs obtained by James
Greig revealing another set Of marks
with the apparent date Of 1894 and q
name resembling Mengs. These photo
graphs have been referred TO the com
Inittee Of experts and artists who are
conducting an exhaustive investigation
TelasQuez's son-in-law, Nazo, is likely
10 drop out of the controversy. and the
enemies of tho Venus" win ccncen-
t1-ate their efforts ou an attempt to
prove that Raphael Nengs either painted
the picture or copied an earlier one by
Velasquez when he was iu Madrid after
Tho old Palace WIS burned.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
KING EDWARDS RETURN
Many Engagements-The Premier
Resting After Labors.

London. April Is. King Edwards
plans are not likely to he seriously dis
turbed by politics. His return is ex-
pected early in May. and he has his
usual round Of engagements at racing
meetings and country houses. with two
important reviews Of the troops at Al
dershot and the feet at spithead.
The royal arrangements FOR entertain
ing Mr.. Roosevelt are not yet completed
The American Charge d'Affaires. Will
lam Phillips. is keeping the business OF
the embassy in excellent order during
the Ambassadors absence. He viii have
a permanent London home at the end Of
the month.
The American novelist Winston
Churchill, with Mrs. Churchill, has ar
rived in London from Egypt. where he
has made "A long stay. He viii sail for
America in the course Of few weeks.
The Prime Minister has gone TO Wilt
shire TO recuperate his strength after the
exhausting anxieties of politics. The
Home Secretary IS having brief run on
the Continent
Lord I.ansdowne Is at Boxwocd. con-
valescing from MS recent illness. Mr.
Balfour's health is frsil and his heart
action is too weak fer the exigencies Of
exciting debate. but he speaks with more
Hivacity than ever and displays unin-
paired VIII power.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
GIFT TO CHINESE NAVY
American Squadron Presents a
Loving Cup at Annoy.

Annoy. ADriI 1S-The festivities IN honor
o. the American sailors continued to-day
Tho silver loving cup, the gift OF the Amer
lean second squadron TO the Chinese navy IN
corrmenoration OF the visit to Annoy dur
ins. t1e around-the-world vOys ge, was pre-
sented by Rear Admiral Hubbard, com
ucuder of tie Asiatic fleet and was for
mauv accepted by Admiral Ching The
nreSentatfon took place on ths flagship
Haichi.
The cup is inscribed in English and Chi
nese: ITO the officers and crews Of the
Chinese navy in recognition OF their cOur-
tesy and hospitality at Annoy in 1908; rom
the. officers and crews Of the second squad
ron Of the United States Atlantic fleet
Admiral Hubbard said The visit Of the
be ttleship feet was instrumental in cement
ing the traditional friendship of the two
countries and was mutually beneficial This
CUP is q slight token OF the appreciation felt
at the reception accorded by the officers and
r,en Of the Chinese navy"
Replying, Prince Ching said. individual
acouaintances between the members of the
two navies tend to make their countries
each other better. The cup will
Be treasured for all time as an enduring
emblem Of the cordial relations existing be-
tween China and America
after the presentation Prince Chiug gave
q public reception to the American officers
az the parade ground. the guests numbering
nine hundred.
\ baseball game played between mines
chosen from the cruisers Charleston and
Chattanooga. resulted in a victory for tic
Charleston. the score being 10 % ..
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
FRENCH LABOR AROUSED
Socialists Preparing for Demon
strations on May Day.
HEAVY LOSSES TO TRADE
Strikes at Marseilles Cause
Foreign Lines to Make
Genoa Port of Call.
IBy cable to The tribune ]

Paris April 16.-The Socialists, the
workingmen and the proletariat gen.
erally are iust now in the throes OF their
annual spring fever of agitations and
public demonstrations. They are getting
ready for a grand May Day manifesto
ton Of discomfort, and this, together
with an electioneering campaign OF eher-
vescence, makes the Partisan outlook eX-
ceedinglv lively. The Socialists now take
the ground that all breaches of law COM
nitted during the strike riots should be
treated not as crimes or misdemeanors.
but merely as political offences, and
should consequently be exempted from
penal punishments, such as imprison-
ment. suspension OF civil rights or de-
privation of residence.
Every day long professions Of Social
lists promenade the streets, boisterously
protesting. Yesterday. for example, three
thousand terrassiers. or navvies, carried
about on r huge litter, trimmed with red
bunting. one of their comrades who had
Just been released from prison, where
he had been serving a sentence of a
few months in close confinement for hav-
ing wounded an army officer in the
strikes at Draveil. and also had been
condemned to FIVE years deprivation Of
residence in Paris. The Socialists defied
the police 10y proclaiming that any at
tempt 10 put the second part OF the
sentence into execution would be re-
sisted by all the workingmen and Social
lists Of Paris. The litter was decorated
with a large red banner bearing the de-
fiant words: TRY and capture our
Comrade at your peril"'
The uneasiness of the Socialists may
be appreciated by the violence shown in
the Marseilles strikes, which have al
ready caused indirectly enormous loss
TO France, for the British and German
steamers have now changed their port Of
call to Genoa instead of Marseilles, Ow-
ing TO the frequency Of strikes at the
latter port. Meanwhile the employment
Of French blueiackets from Toulon and
Cherbourg 10 replace the merchant
marine sailors is great source of weak
ness 70 the French navy. At the Min
istry Of the Interior confidence IS ex-
pressed that the anarchist demonstra-
tons planned for May l will fizzle out
in talk and that there is no danger of
serious disorder.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
PARIS STOCK MARKET
Opinions on Rubber Boom
Sugar Prices Higher.

Paris. April l6.-Prices on the Bourse
remain firm. There is great activity I'm
rubber investments and French specu-
lators arc largely interested ia an ex
tepSiye rubber combination in Ceylon.
The opinion Of leading bankers here IS
that the demand for rubber viii increase
so that the enormous production e&-
pected six years hence, when the planta-
tions recently laid doWn begin II yield
viii not be- enough 10 glut the market.
Sugar is steadily rising IN price This
is not attributed 70 speculation or to at
temuts 10 corner the market but - nat
ural causes, foremost among which IS
that the total outstanding stock Of sugar
i'm Europe is only 2.470.00O tons. which
is half d million tons less than on April
j.. 1909 while the consumption of sugar
IN France is greater than ever before re
corded
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
PER0SI A HERO IN PARIS
Critics Highly Praise His Work
as Conductor.
fBy cable to the Tribunc. /

Paris. April 1e-From musical
point Of view the hero of Paris just now
is Don Lorenzo Perosi. who visited
France some ten years ago when he was
choirmsster Of St. Marks under his
chief, Cardinal Sarto. then Patriarch Of
Venice, whose first act after becoming
Pope WAS TO appoint his young friend
Perosi choirmaster Of the Vatican
Signor Perosi is receiving veritable
ovations at the Trocadcrc, where he
leads the performances or his oratorio.
Florence" and his cautata Dies Ista."
n sort Of panegyric Of the Virgin. after
Dante's thirty-thlrd Song Of Paradise.
Signor' Perosi conducted with ecstatic
frenzy. The marvellous effect produced
by the overwhelming combination Of
harps and violins caused thrill Of emo
tion in the fifth part. where the souls
ascend to the celestial regions, and is
compared by French musical critics to
the gentle beating of angels wings in
the blue sky" Signor Perosi's works
are produced at the Trocadero by the
Societe des Grands Additions MusicalAs
uc i IdslCt- the DffSlN'ul OF WHICH Is the
Comtesse de Greffuhle.
The Vaudeville Theatre has brought
out lie Costaud des Epinettes." q three
act comedy by Tristan Bernard and NJ.
Alfred. admirably acted by Lerand Gau-
thier and Nine. Lantelme. II is the
story Of Partisan crime resembling
vertzin pages Of Eugene Sues "Mys-
teries of Paris" with n dash Of Sherlock
Holmes and Raffies 10 bring IL up 10
date
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
A BAN ON KISSING
Frances Idea to Make Trains
Run on Time.

Paris. April s.-NetOes are the first notices
10 meet Q Passengers eyes in a French
railway station II sou look for the time
Of a train. 1t Is forbidden to travel first
With third class ticket is all you ind
posted up. If you look for your platform.
This platform is forbidden to the public
is The only apparent announcement
y new inteTdiCtion is now 10 be placarded
in stations Of the lines managed by the
state. The next time you hunt tor the
proper booking Office you will read: De
fense Dc s'embrasser." Having at last got
your ticket, found the right platform. and
discovered your train. you Wili read once
more in white On blue ground: kissing
strictly forbidden"
Why should kissing be forbidden? Why
this infringement upon the liberties of the
citizens in free rerublicr Surely the most
respectable state IN the world need not
mind juat me kiss. and the most grand
motherly legislation need not assume re
spcnsibility for measles caught by 2 pas
senger through OSCILLATION. The prohibition
T. not Yet placaTted. but inspectors OF the
statc railways strongly recommend the
measure. When tho notice u finally put up
il VIII run something like this:
Defense de s'Embrasser-It is strictly
forbidden 20 exchange Kisses upon the
platforms or IN the waiting rooms. or upon
the steps OF the carriages Of the state rail-
ways. owing 10 the delays frequently OC-
csSioncd by the prevalence of this dilat0ry
practice. which Is calculated to disturb the
proper running ot the tram, upon the sys-
TEN by retarding the departur. at trains.
which IL thus frEught with Inconvenience
and even danger To the pubic. as the first
condition of safe travelling is punctuauty.
Persons discovered kissing VIII DO liable TO
prosecution.
NOW We know why every train on the
French state railways S. late.
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
EARTH SHOCKS END
Sixty two Disturbances In Costa
Rica in Three DAYS.

San JOSS. Costa Rica. April 1s-ScientIsts
believe that tho danger from seismic dis
turbances IS over for the present. Sixty
two movements of the earth were felt dur
ing the last three days.
Nearly every house or building has been
dama Sed. and a few We're wrecked No
lives We're lost. Cartago suffered the most
Business was resumed generally to-day.
Rain has fallen heavily throughout the
day.
The recent earthquakes nv costa Rica
were less serious iu. their consequences
than some Ct the published reports iudi-
Gated. according 2" cfficiaI adyic-s received
~ tho Costa Bicau consulate general. fn this
city. Consul General UIoa yesterday re-
ceived q cable message rom his govern
ment which read.
Although earthquake was severe. no per
sonal injuries are recorded: some buildings
slightly damaged"
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
WORD FROM AMERICANS
Former Residents of Montclair Escape
from Mob.

NrontcIair. y j. April 1s.-Archdeacoh
Frederick q Carter. rector OF u. Luxe
Episcopal Church, Montclair, To-Day 70
ceived a cable message from hahAo",
China. acquainting him With the fact th-lt
Afr. and Mrs Alfred A. Gilman. resident
missionaries at Chang-Shs. had escaped
from a Chinese mob with their lives OUT
that the mission buildings and all theH
nersonai belongings had been destroyed
Yrs. Gilman is a daughter OF the heN'
Mr.. Carter. Mr.. Gilman has been mis-
sionary in China for the last eight years.
He and Mrs. Gilman returned 10 their STA
tior only about two months ago. after a
frrIough of a year. most Of when was
srent in lfontclair. on leaving Aontcl4r
last February the Gimans were presented
With a purse Of 500 st Luke's parish also
arranged 10 pay Mrs Gilman regular sal
ary in the future as the representative OF
the. AfontcIair church in the Chinese mis-
sfo 1eId
New-York tribune., 1910-04-17
SALVADOR RAILROAD BEGUN
Event Celebrated by Public Dinners in
Eastern Part of Republic.

san Salvador. April 16-Work was begun
yesterday on the eastern division of the
Pan-American Railroad, at La Union. and
the occasion was celebrated with dinners
lie
The concession Was granted 10 Miner G
Keith and Bradley NJ. Palmer. Of the
United Fruit Company. The work will be
continued on the line Of the old track be-
tween La Union and San Miguel and event
uaily will be extended to this capital
The dinner at La Union was attended bv
a special commission from here and by the
captain and officers of the American cruiser
Princeton. as well as by many prominent
citizens OF San Miguel