The chronicle=news., 1913-08-07

bined. Tt0day the American nmetrOp-
oils has more than half million
| telephones linked together In AYE
tom thst crquires 1900. 900 miles Of
wire and sixty-savcn telephone cx-
changes to make II the most complete
and up to date system In the world.
There IN at least ono man who has
already made up his mind that the
New York Giants are to figure In the
next worlds championship series. lie
is J. W. Gibson Of the Canadian Bank
OF Commerce. Quebec. Mr.. Gibson 10
10 sure that the McGraw team will
finish st the head In the National
league that he has written New
York hotel that he 10 coming here to
xee the contests for the worlds pen
nant. and that he wants accommotls-
lions for himself and wife for the
first three weeks In October.
Women entering crowded street
cars In New York from now on
should look for the man wearing =
blue button. II 10 . tiny button. but
II can be found. aud the wesrer Is .
member Of the Mems League for wo-
men Suffrage. and one Of his prin-
cIples IL to give his seat to the first
woman who needs II. The button has
for the field the sky blue Of freedom.
tho chevron OF suffrage In yellow
across Il. within this the scales for
Justice for which the league stands.
and below the two letters IN. L."
for the name Of the organization.
Something like . millennium IL cx-
pcctcd to result from the now taxi.
cab law which has gone into effect
this week. The Law 10 supposed TO do
away with shaky old rigs and abolish
the pirate" cabmen. Il also rcgu.
iatcs charges and numerous othei
matters In relation TO the hack busi.
nesa. But one OF the greatest reform,
which II h designated to accomplish
10 the abolition Of the exclusive cab
stands before the big hotels and ciul
houses. Heretofore. Il is said. the
proprictors OF the big hotels have
rcaued handsome profits by farmins
out the cab stand privileges In from
Of their places. The charges. the
character Of the drivers. OF the quail
ity Of tho service mattered little 4
them. The new Law pernssts any tax
icab o. other public service vehicle Il
take its stand before the hotels with
out restriction. Thus b the homes,
and hard working New York boni
face deprived Of another source o
"casy money
The adoption of an emblem typ,
cal Of the greatest city of the wen
tern world is planned by the mcr
chants association. MI organization
, formed to boost New York n mn IN
dustrial center. The association hn
inauguarted a prize competition To-
the purpose OF getting designs from
which to make = selection for the en-
bIcm. After the selection has bee,
made the association will prgc mer
chants and manufacturers to plac
reproductions Of the emblem on pacl
ages being shipped from the city 4
this way the association plans 1
p keep before the eyes Of the busincs
! men OF the entire world the great
ness Of New York AS Il manufactur
ing and distributing center.
Which reminds us that New Yor
i has now developed into not only III
r greatest commercial center Of tn
r western hemisphere. hut the grca,
/. est port OF the world. The late,
figures available on the commercis
I activities OF London and New Yor
: give the latter supremacy Owe
: London of nearly 100000, 900 ia
r the year. New York City has toda
}. more than five times the amount {
commerce which was carried an b
the entire country a half a centur
ago. It is pointed out that the stril
4. ing character OF New York's suprcn
q acy as the new center Of the wrold
,r trade is shown by the fact that wit
I. the opening OF the Panama Cam
this city will be nearer to the Asia
- Australian. South American ar
y. many OF the African markets thu
n any of the great European ports.
,e For more than week the coast a
H. tiIiery troops from the New York al
10 New England districts have be-
mobilizing for the joint naval al
> army defense exercises to be held
II the coast tlefenses of Long IelAl