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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04

THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For q good many years the Chicago
public had ample opportunity to OBJ
serve what telephone monopoly meant
In the way Of service.
The rates. had been raised several
times-and threats Of another raise
were being made. There was talk Of
abolishing certain forms Of residence
service. The public was treated with
scant courtesy. There were intermin.
able delays in changing old phones
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephone,
bringing with 1t the much needed
spur OF competition.
What happened?
Immediately the utmost efforts to
improve the manual service were
made.
But 1t is a cold. hard fact that these
efforts have been to q large degree
unsuccessful. It 10 simply a physical
impossibility to make manual service
come anywhere near the remarkable
efficiency Of the automatic.
The reason is obvious. The auto.
matte ia higher development Of the
telephone principle.
II has eliminated the huge cost and
great uncertainty of the human
operator.
It has made telephoning secret,
quick. low In cost.
On the Automatic telephone Q ma.
chine-Quick a. lightning, absolutely
accurate-gets your number for you.
There are no bitches. no delays. no
wrong numbers.
Automatic telephone service has 70.
ceived tremendous welcome in Chi.
cago. Automatic service has doubled
and doubled again until over 100000
calls per day are being handled.
And Ill this In the face OF one Of
the most powerful monopolies the
world has ever seen.
For better telephone service. Phone
for your Automatic today-Commsr.
cial Dept. 33.111.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE,
illinois Telephone q Telegraph Co,
ie2 wsst MeNeee oeFosA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-04
ITEMS Of INTEREST
Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.

II the loop has to go, what is going
to take Its place?
The Telephone Trust should be dis.
solved.
~e>
One Of the checklist claims of the
Telephone Trust IL the right to charge
its collection expense up to all sub.
scribers. Il ~
Patrons Of the Northwestern L com.
plain Of bad service. It 10 getting
worse every day.
Peter M. Hoifmans great victory for
reelection a. Coroner has started .
full.nedged boom for him for Mayor
Of Chicago in 1916.
In Judge Joseph 2. Uhlir the people
have on the Municipal Court bench an
able, honest and conscientious man.
The old fashioned Trust phone
service In Chicago 10 getting worse
every day. Patrons are constantly
complaining Of II. Wrong numbers
are constantly in evidence; the busy
signal IL given frequently for wrong
number, while the phone that 10
called 10 not busy at all. Some Of the
operators are impertinent. Others Of
them are incompetent. All Of this
works for q loss Of business, time and
patience. The whole system 10 an.
| tiquated. and out Of date. It 10 only
retained because the old company 10
more interested in piling up dividends
than II 10 In serving the people.
~
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
do honor to the position Of Attorney
General.
~.
Every alderman VINO votes for the
telephone trust will be beaten for re.
election.
The Telephone Trust wants the
people to pay high rates because the
Trust IL going to raise wages Of ita
employees.
40
NJ. J. Faherty would make an excel.
lent City Treasurer.
~
Judge John r. Caverly 10 making q
fine record on the Municipal Court
bench. He 10 an able and conscien.
tious Judge.
Andrew J. Ryan, the wsll.knowl
lawyer and former city attorney.
stands high In the estimation Of I'll
Chicagoans both ~ lawyer and - Q
| citisen.
John J. Geraghty, head Of the An.
cient Order Of Hibernians ana well
known manufacturer OF badges and
buttons would make dne city treas
urer.
Every time you 60 to the telephone
you feel like voting against q man
who favors the Phone Trust
~
County Judge John e. Owens clean
and honest administration Of affairs
In the County Court has gained fol
him the admiration Of all Chicagoans
~
Both a. q lawyer and q citizen Jamei
8. Hopkins 10 liked and respected by
all who come In contact with him.
~eA
Oscar F. Mayer would make . splen
did city treasurer.
~
(ADVERTIsEMHNT.)
THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For Q good many years the Chicago
public had ample opportunity to oh
serve what telephone monopoly mean
In the way of service.
The rates. had been raised severa
times-and threats of another rails,
were being made. There was talk O
abolishing certain forms Of residenc,
service. The public was treated will
scant courtesy. There were intermin
/ able DELAYS in CHANGING old nhOne
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
WANT A DOLLAR

Do you want 20 have your pbo.
tograph published In the Circle and
get a dollar for Il. too, boys az
girlsl Sounds good. doesn't Il,
Just listen 10 this:
The Circle club. as an induca
ment TO get the Circle club nep.
bers to send In their photographa
is offering dollar in cash 10 ~
boy or girl whose photo IL TO h
printed in next Saturdays c,rrls
corner. II is a contest. The Gin.
cleite sending in the best photo
graph OF himself or herself win,
the prize.
This contest will close nert FL
day afternoon, at 3 O'Clock. The
contestants should make sure ina,
the photographs are clear and
sharp. and should be larger than
stamp size. Write your name. a.
dress and age plainly on the bach
OF the picture. II you desire 10
have the photo returned, Be sure
and state so.
The winners picture will sppsas
In next Saturdays Star. zhe 9th.
er photos will be used from tine b
time. II you have a picture, b
sure and send II to Uncle JACK, ss
your chances TO win the dollar N
just as good as those Of the othw
Circleites.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
YOUR NAME HERE?

The Circles big series OF con.
tests. inauguratcd for the summer.
have been received with much en-
thusiasm by Uncle Jacks many
nieces and ncphewa. The boys and
girls are striving hard after the
cash prizes. which have done con
siderable 20 augment the keenners
OF the weekly competition. The
following boys aud girls are some
OF those who contributed drawings
10 the contest which closed Friday.
Tho work OF these boys and girls
was considered worthy OF honor.
able mention: Marguerite Bug.
non. s2s7 Paiatine NV. Con Ander-
son. Nnches. Wash: Florence
liAes. s703 3ist nv. g.: Gladys
Thornton. 1857 w. C3rd st: Rita
Meyer. All gard av.: Bessie Moore.
Mt Vernon. Wash. Lola Flag.
liis VAGINA ay.. Donald Pierce.
S.dro- Wooliey. Almcda Welker,
4is 2sth ay. N: Clarence Hoffman.
sia Frnney av.: John Huson. 1850
w. sbth at: Bonnie Curtis. TOT ~.
Tower nv. Centralia; Adele Ayers.
1914 Borcn av.: Carl Lloyd, Iafsis
Maple st.. Ethel Drake. Rochester.
wash. Mary kiens. setro. Wool
leg. Jennie Burns. S6 y. s5th. Leon
V, Metcal,e. Marysvillc. Charles
Verd. 1884 Sixth nv. w; Pearl
Beerg. Mt Vernon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
oI S1MLZ1IA q
Circle Readers Are Real Artists Look at These Pictures

Pauline Becker. i2-yearold mem
Der OF tho Circle. was adiudged
winner In tho big Circle drawing
contest. the fourth of a series OF
big summer contests held by tho
Circle club. which closed Friday
afternoon ut 3 O'Clock. Pauline
won by a very small margin only.
Louise Graham. a talented high
school girl. giving her 4 very close
run. II was after much discussion
that the judges decided Pauline's
drawing was worthy OF the dollar
prizo.
The work Of majority OF the
boys and girls who competed for
the prize WAS very good.
Uncle Jack appreciates the man
ner In which the boys and girls com
piled with the rules. In the major.
ity OF cases. M the rules prescribed.
black ink was used and the draw.
ings made on paper for that pur-
DORe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
LIKES TO DRAW

Uncle Jack: Please send me a
membership card. as failed 10 be
in your list Of nieces you published
ia the paper.
Have not been competing, be.
cause my fayorlte contest hadn't
before been published Can you
guess what IL is? Drawing. OF
course. hope my name will at
least be in the honor roll-BonnIe
Curtis, 707 ". Tower Av.. Centralia,
Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
'SPOSE HE WILL?

Dear Uncle Jack: You have re
your mecca and nephewB
TO send their pictures TO you to
put In the paper.
Why wifi you not put your pic
ture In the paper for us' Quite a
number OF Circleites have voted
that should request this OF you.
We would be very glad TO have
your picture In our possession
"a Niece"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
Visit Your PIayfield

IJAvE you visited the payfield in your neighborhood
II YETI
II not why notI 49, -,
primarily & was created for the children True, they
have first call upon the playground and the field house
Rut children are seldom and selfish that they
o,d exclude the grown-ups from the fun. And the play
field children don't. The park board doesn't The city
doesn't. - -, . -. A.. o,.,,
fields and the playfed houses and frequently Make
thrse the social ceners of the neghbohood Popularfe
,h.ss ol,ccs Rub elbow. neghbors be demo-
cratic and live broader and more oontented ine .
The Mothers Training School has the right dea IN DC
;,rns series of free lectures for mothers the care OF
brdr, n.x Tuesday evening at the Collins payed house
TAKE YOUR ha, off to Uncle Sammy, While even
Jacob Furth suspend street car traffic during the
latch parade Uncle Sans posoifee buzz ears and
carts have full leave Of way, just the same Nothing can
atom our Uncle Sammy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
In Editors
N all
Those Whom the Mothers Pension
nn~sne Lafn

Doesn't Hello.
Editor Tho Star In looking over
the issue OF Tho Star under date
OF July 10. noticed a letter writ.
ten by Mrs r. v. entitled. why
Erciud. Deserted MotherH7" The
court can't compel the father OF tho
children 10 support them because
he remains outside tn. state. and
the mother canno, claim q mothers
pension because she IL n divorced
mother. agree with her that u is
an injustice 60 exclude deserted
mothers and children from tho ben.
Gifts 81 the mothers pension Law.
simply because tho husband and
father IL out Of tho state and d.
voreed. cannot help but feel
somewha, interested in tho moth.
era' pension law because OF the fact
that my wife and have lived TO
our 18th year and we have daugh-
ter that was married In 1895. and
about one year and six months
after they were married tho hus-
band went to tho Black Hills 20
work. drawing a salary Of si25 per
month. leaving his wife tour dangh.
teri with us until she became n
mother. and until the child vas six
months old. before he sent her
money 10 pay her fare TO him. They
lived together at the Black Hills
abou, eleven months. when her hus-
band Was 80 abusive that she could
not live with him longer. and they
agreed to separate. he paying her
railroad fare 10 us.
Seven or eisht months after she
came back TO ia. another child was
born. and my wife and have given
them a homo with Va. She has lost
her health by hard work and worry.
and has applied for tho mothers
pension. but In excluded on account
OF the divorce. and he IL married
again. II has been UP hill work
for mo 10 support them on account
Of low wages and high prices. Re
sides. there IL mortgage on my
homo which am trying to pay Oft
AN INTERESTED STAR
READER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
ENJOYS CIRCLE

Dear Uncle Jack: would be
very glad 20 have a membership
card. We take The Star and like II
very much. am 10 years old and
enjoy The Star Circie.-MamIe
DIehl, 2ois W. Gath ST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
WANT TO JOIN
BOTH WANT CARDS

Dear Uncle Jack: My brother
and ] have taken very much inter.
est In your Star Circle and will
compete every week during the
summer. We would like TO have
membership cards.
TfiLlE MILLER. Lynden. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
spelling the Stage Effects

Pastor Russell Of tho Brooklyn
,AbernAcl. will arrive In Kansas
CAy today and will speak in the
Auditorium theatre. Tho subiec,
OF hlA address viii be- Hell De
stroycd." Electric Yentilatora have
been provided for tho purpose Of
keeping tho theatre cooi.-kansaa
City MOI Journal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
is INTERESTED

Dear Uncle Jack: have be.
come so Interested in your Star
Circle that wish 20 Join II, VIII
you please send me a membership
card Pauline Becker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
WANTS A CARD

Uncle Jack: / send this dnvfu
and would like to have Z mmle
ship card l am IN the 0sveusA 4
grade.-Wlng Huson, ESQ n. IA
ST.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
WRITES sTORtea

Dear Uncle Jack: am very anx.
ious 10 become a member OF your
lively little Circle Corner am n
fairly good story writer and would
like 90 compete in the story con
t.s,s. Please send me n card.
LARvERNE BERGMAN. Sta. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

And Becoming Part Of Those They
Had Not Been Q Par OF
Old and young happened onto
friends whom they had not seen for
some time. and groups were contin.
ually being combined or reduced as
friends Joined friends. leaving tho
party sometimes that Trey had
been q par. of.--Springficld tnlJ
State Register.
New Kind Of Auto7
Single man. on gen.
tlemsn's place: one who can mix
and wash automobile: good wsseA
Advertisement In Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
A MESSAGE to Modern Man

VIZ sort OF like that sermon by Rev. Alex MaSoil oil
w University of Pennsylvania, which he called The Ch
tan Message to Modern Man" Dr. MaCoHs idea IS
tha, while for fifty have been devotng ourselves TO
the development OF human wealth. gong TO put our
thought and effort the just distribution oil human wealth.
the coming half-oentury. -,
He NAV be right and let one doubt but such dsrbu
ton task requiring all our brains and testing all our
loyalty to justice . -, II,
IL is much easier acquire wealth through speeial
advantage or rascaity than It with anything like
An approxmation justice. Indeed the latter IS
probably an impossbity. There too many victims OF
merciless greed already the for this But we
ought 10 be able establish policy OF just distribution OF
the nuces perperaed under past and present policies
II we, today. took the wealth OF the per cent and
equal pieces for the IS per cent OF people
be long before II all back in the possession
of per cent simply because all were not created
equal in ability make money Hence redistribution simply
means the restraining of opportunity of the ADLER cent
of us money and we've made beginnings along
this line in limitation Of the profits OF certain corporations
necessarily be Christian feature too about
any policy distribution adopt II take from amb
tious the object of their ams-noney-we must give
substitute for the is likely TO backward
instead of forward deny that the
OF majority of wealth that this greed for wealth
has borne important the promotion OF progress
Money made the pretty considerably but there
inspiring substitute for this general OF
making II human happiness and making this the aim
endeavor rather than acquisition of wealth. the Chris
tian atruism must be strong influence.
The Christian message TO modern clearly OF
brotherhood II has always been such. although
we've been almighty deaf TO IT, When get TO loving
neighbors as we do ourselves problem will be
Our youth will with the determination take
all they get and aged will no, cling TO the daily
grind for the purpose OF getting much than they
really enjoy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
. MOST ANYTHING 8
Answered by Mr.. Cynthia Grey

l bought n copy OF your book
Knots and How 10 Tie Them" but
Il does not toll how TO tie n knot
IN cord of wood IL this not n
serious omirnionY- Mrs w. u.
Yes. but IL viii be explained In
tho next edition There will be an
extra chapter devoted 90 the cord
OF wood and In explaining how 20
tie an old faahloned what.not. and
half chapter entitled. How a
Speed Launch Can Tie Thirty
Knots an Hour"
My hat has worn a corn on my
forehead. How can remove IT.
Ethel l..
DO not remove IT, Wear your
hat m far back as possible and IN
time you will have a corn on tho
back OF your neck 10 match the one
on your forehead.
I am eleven years old and my
parents object 90 my receiving tho
attentions OF a young man one year
older Please advise me.--Arlita
Marguerite J.
Your parents. Arlita. arc without
doubt old.fashioned folk who not
only fail 10 keep up with the umea.
but who stand In tho way OF tho
progress Of their children You
might overcome their absurd oh
jections by bringing them up TO
date. Have the young man teach
your mother the tango and ask one
~ your Firi chuma 90 teach your
father the grizzly and other lively
dances. Induce mother 20 wear a
slashed skirt aud have another girl
chum take father ont for an ooca-
sionai Joy ride A few months OF
this and your parents will sec how
cruel they have been. But should
this plan fall. apply TO tho courts
for relief.
Please tell me what 20 use TO
bleach the skins ~ rid radish.s .-
Mrs. A. r. Il
Soak for - hours IN tub Of wa
ter 20 which has been added n
pound Of any good bleaching pow.
der Place tho radlshch IN tho sun
until dry. BE sure 90 peel the rad
ishcs before eating
who invented the selfstarting
whe~ibArruw N T. H.
Theodore Roosevelt. the ex.
president
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

Visit the Heidelburg Cafe-Mu-
sic. Entertainment Hotel Birkle,
First and Spring Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

NOW THAT them crool words" about Blethen in the
Wappenstein grand jury report have been by the
fearless Superior Court Judge Humphes maybe it'll be
in style again write my Dear Wapp" letters
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

have eaten things Turkish and Spanish
have dined with tho Hun and the Finn
And the victualA do certainly vanish
Whatever CATO am In.
! partakc With delight and with ardor
or dishes from Parts and Rome.
But the finest food found In larder
In kept In tho ice box at home.
On the steak and the cold mashed potatoes,
Tho peas that DO buried In cream.
Tho celery crisp the tomatoes
How blitholy inviting they seen,
And the Appetite's ready TO greet them.
Not OF tho lot II disdains
And All they taste good when YOU eat them
Tho things which the ice box contains.
I have eaten in hundreds OF places
And mostly enjoyed what had:
The food OF all manner OF races,
The good and the palpably bad
Hut for stuff that has body and SAVIOR
Unequaled beneath the blue dome.
There IL naught so heartily favor
As what's In tho ice box at homol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

WELL, THE fellow who wanted riot in Seattle got
his wish though he may have been bit disappointed
that killed or seriously MANNED
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
ATTENDS colMAN

Dear Uncle Jack: wish very
much 10 join your Circle and would
like 20 receive membership card.
! am IL years old and am In tho
eighth grade nj the Colman school.
am sending n story for this weeks
contest. ADELAIDE ELLIS.
242s Day st
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

1T WASN'T everyday gust that blew the Gust
matrimonial judging by the size of Mrs Gusts award
1t must have been a bowling
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
The Exodus Into Canada.


Editor Tho Star; In your Satur-
day evening edition I saw where
Mr.. ellison Gardner says that the
government nj washington In be-
coming alarmed Mt the great mum
Der OF people who arc leaving the
United States To take up land In
Canada. II Ia little wonder that
they do this when the present con
dition In this country In considered.
Some time ago | decided to buy
some farm land. and naturally be-
gan TO look around in this country.
but after n vain search for over a
year. I found that practically all
good land was either occupied or
held by land spectators. who asked
prices that were simply out OF the
question.
At last I became disgusted and
Joined the throng that IL pouring
over the border into Canada. There.
In the province OF Alberta, In the
very heart OF the most fertile farm
ing country I ever saw. | bought
land for SIS per acre--land as for.
tile as the sun ever shone upon.
needing no clearing. but ready for
tho pillow. only three miles from the
railroad. And / am not taxed 10
death when ] put improvements
upon II.
II ~ too long n story for me 10
toll about last years crop which my
son raised. but II was more than
satisfactory. II ~ all very we'll to
talk about being patriotic, etc, but
until Uncle Sam does something To
release the land from tho clutches
of the patriotic land sharks IN this
country people who want really pro.
ductive land at prices that viii on.
able them to farm profitably, and
also to get the benefit OF the inev.
liable rise In prices, win continue
TO pour over the border into Can
ada. CHAS. A, BAKER
1920 4Sth ave. s. w.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July TO-
Arcangelo Cllletti, an immigrant
rode a bicycle on the wrong side OF
tho street. A street car was dis
abled. a spring wagon wrecked and
mortocyclist hurled into brick
pile. Cillstti. unhurt, cant under
stand why ho was arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
HE'LL COMPETE

Dear Uncle Jack: Please send
me n membership certificate. I
am very interested In your weekly
contests and wish 10 compete reg
ularly for the prizes.
HENRY MILLER,
Lynden. Wash, r. y. ID. I.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

MEXICANS AT Juarez have jailed Indiana musician
suspicion Of being spy Anywhere Indiana musician
goes his lot is bound be sad When they don't
the dogs him for uscs sake they suspect him Of other
vile intent than making Indiana music
DR. CALMETT1, Of Lille Pasteur Institute says that Of
Of people OF Paris tuberculosis baci their
blood And still the French about suicide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

Who invented the seifstartinr
wh.eibarrow T. H.
Theodore Roosevelt. the ex'
prenldcnt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19
WATCHES IT

Dear Uncle Jack: Please send
me q membership card have
been watching the Circle Corner
with interest am sending two
stories 90 your story contest.
HERBERT WESTON,
26ls 9th g. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

lave you visited the payfed in your neishborhoo
II YETI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-19

wy < sort OF like that by Rev. Alex MaColl o
w University of Pennsylvania which he called The chris
tian Message TO Modern Man" DIR. MaColls idea Il
cha, while for fifty wears been devotng ourselves