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The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
BRITISH TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Government Operation of Lines Is Proving Unsatisfactory, Expensive
 and Inefficient.

Little Rock-A copy of the Shef- field England, Daily Telegraph re- gently received here contains an arti- cle that would indicate that there is more complaint in that country over government-owned telephones than ever was known by private tele- phone company in this country The article went on to say.
 The postmaster general is said to have complained some time ago that he could not dine out, either in public or in private, without hearing about those 'confounded telephones. The grumbles have not yet ended; there was a sort of eliminating outburst of them in the house of commons recent ". when all the hard things that could be said even about the telephone serv- ice were said with the utmost em- phasis.
 "The service was said to be ineffl- was declared to be outrageously at fault; painful comparisons were drawn with the former system under company management, and 1t was pointed out that the governments profit through duties levied on the National Telephone company was ac- tually greater than its present profit as owner of the service, Altogether this experiment in state monopoly looks like anything but success But the postmaster-gener is seemingly impenitent; and anyhow he has the telephones and means to stick to them, so there Is no help for it. But one hopes. for the credit Of the post office. that an effort will he made 10 give the public more satisfaction than it has recently had"
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
EMPLOYES' BENEFIT FUND BIB VARIATION IN TIME
CAUSES STRANGE EXPERIENCE ON NEW YORK-FRIsCO LINE.
An Early Morning Call From New York Will Most Likely Find
 Frisco Man in Bed.

New York.-A New York business man called the manager of his branch house in San Francisco on the long distance telephone at nine o'clock (New York time) the other morning and found him in bed asleep. It was six a. m in San Francisco when the New Yorker lifted the receiver from the telephone hook.
 This peculiar incident was brought about by the recent completion Of the American Telephone X Telegraph Company wires from the Atlantic to the Pacific This line wipes out three hours of time and 3,400 miles of dis tance between the two coasts
 When old Father Time heard the first conversation over this line he must have gasped! Many complica- tions may arise from the use Of this line Suppose San Francisco GUS toner should call the sales manager of a big New York firm at five o'clock in the afternoon tSan Francisco time) |. The answer might come back over the wire that the New Yorker had gone 10 the theater. The Californian sit ting at his desk at the close of his work day would probably be advised that the business man he wanted had finished his work for the day, closed his office, played game of billiards, gone home and had supper, dre ea for the evening and was at that min ute attending Inc theater
 Prior 10 the completion Of the San Francisco line the longest distance over which the voice could travel was a Itue more than two thousand miles between New York and Denver.
 The san Francisco line was planned and constructed by the Experimental and Research Department of the American Telephone X Telegraph Company. which is composed Of five hundred and fifty scientists and en- eineers Although the expense of maintaining this department is very great. it's work has been of tremen- dous benefit to the public. It is respon sible for many improvements in tele- phone apparatus by which the scope Of the service of the Bell System has been broadened until now it covers the entire territory of the nation.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
TELEPHONE BUSINESSC0STLi
Army of Workers Necessary to Manu fscture Supplies Needed
 by Company.

St. Louis, Mo.-A fair idea Of the enormous expense incurred by teN phone companies in maintaining sele ice may be had from the repor ot tn' Western Electric company a flaw thorne. H., which manufacture tn' equipment for the Bell Telephone s!S tenn. This repGrt shows that Tor o~ month alone the emergency Suip ments made b> the Western Elecuh included 1850 cars Of poles, l6'V~ miles of wire 14,000 cross-armS' 1' miles of cable, so miles of stran", 100000 insulators and l,O0o'vV' pounds of hardware. tools, tape e'', While the heaviest expense occurs '. course. during the winter months t' work and necessity of repair Is cor tiuuous and the wear and tear on ''' equipment requires the telephone pO. pie 10 reconstruct and repair dufD' every day of the year.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
COUNSEL FOR BELL COMPANY
Samuel H. Harris, Native Arkansas Man, Is Chief Attorney for
 Southwestern Phone Co.

Samuel IT. Harris. gen eral counsel Of the Southwestern Bell telephone system is a native Arkan- san who has achieved remarkable sue cess in his profession He was born in Carrolton. Carroll county, 56 years ago
 While Harris was still quite young his family moved to a farm in north western Missouri, but Harris did not feel that life as d farmer was the work cut out for him, and in order to satisfy his ambition he left home and migrated to Kansas He worked hard and during his spare moments studied law
 After practicing law in Kansas for several years Harris moved to Okla homa, which at that time was at the beginning of a rapid advance in pop ulation as result of land grants of fered to new settlers He was very
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
HELLO GIRLS AS MEN FINDERS
State-Wide Search by Russellville Operator Locates Party in
 Fort Smith.

Fort Smith.-An interesting feature of the work of long distance telephone operators is the locating of people by telephone whose whereabouts are un- known This work is done to give the public service wherever possible, even though considerable expense is incurred by the telephone company in doing SO
 An instance of tenacity and mental alertness was given by an operator in Russellville who followed a man all over the state of Arkansas by tele- phone and finally found him at Fort Smith after running down every clue
 The call was made by a Russell vile subscriber who wanted to talk with a man at Greenwood, Ark The party had left Greenwood and il was reported that he had gone to Little Rock, leaving no address The Chief Operator at Little Rock was consulted and finally discovered that the man had registered al the Merchants Ho- tel but had checked out again. The hotel people thought he might have gone to Hartford or Mansfield, and so the willing telephone girl called up Hartford and Mansfield At S:30 that night he had not registered al Hart ford, and il was thought that he had gone to Greenwood The operator tried Hartford, Mansfield, Greenwood and Fort Smith. and finally located the much-wanted party in a hotel at Fort Smith.
 Gertrude Reynolds. Chief Operator at Russellville. Ark. was the girl who refused to give up the call until she had succeeded in completing it.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
Native of Carrolton, Carroll County, Ark, Now General Counsel of
 Southwestern Bell System.

successful in Oklahoma and quickly became one of the leading attorneys in the state In 1906 he became gen eral attorney of the Pioneer Tele- phone company of Oklahoma. In 1909 he was appointed by the Governor as a member of the committee desig- mated to revise the Oklahoma code of laws. This work was finished in 1910, and the volumes containing the re- qualification were known as the liar rs and Day Code of Oklahoma.
 Harris reputation as a lawyer scarcely overshadows his standing as d sportsman Fond of fishing and hunting and kindred sports, he has thrown himself into those things which stand for recreation with the same enthusiasm which has charac- terized his work as a lawyer For several years he has been president of the Oklahoma State Sportsmtn's association and the Oklahoma Game and Fishing Protection association, and has assisted in drafting many of the game and fish protection laws
 Judge Harris never forgets his na- tive town and state. Very frequently in his speeches he tondly refers to the place of his birth.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
\ HELLO GInl 5 6RAvER
PRESENCE OF MIND ENARIr
 CAPTURE OF ROBBERS.
Wires Are Gut, But She Is Resou,..
 fuI Enough to Overcome
 Obstacles.

Little Rock.-Ofiicials of the Souts western Telephone company bo, point with pride 10 the eXplob of Noa Clara Grassl, the operator heroine o, Andale, Kan, who recently saved th. bank in her town from a bold nisb, robbery $. A. Lane, division com mercial superintendent, who has ip,, returned from the Bell company heaa, quarters at St. Louis, heard there ina story from an eye witness in the em. ploy os the Kansas company. He giva, details of the exploit that were orn,. ted by the dispatches in the paper, !, the time.
 Tt isn't everyone who can 20 to sleep at the side of a switchboard m a stormy night and wake up suddenly and play the heroine" said MT. Lana yesterday but that is what Clan Grassl, Bell operator in the little town of Andale. Kan. did They say that she was awakened by hammering on
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
PRAISE TELEPHONE COMPANY
Texas Business Men Pass Resolutions
 Following Fire

Dallas, Tex.-The city council of Mount Pleasant, Tex, has passed res olutions Of praise for the Southwest ern Telegraph and Telephone com. pany because of it's quick restoration of service after a bad fire had de- stroyed most of the local and all the long distance telephone connections clare, That we extend our sincere thanks to the Southwestern T. and T company. as represented both locally and in the district for the promptness and skill with which the situation has been handled, and the disposition the public at the earliest moment pos sible"
 A local telephone man told of how the. company was enabled to restore service so quickly in the following in terview:
 "It would have been impossible to restore service so quickly in the case of the Mount Pleasant fire had it mol been for the foresight of the company that prt,ideS extra and even dupli- cate equipment at central points all over the system. The cost is enor. nous and this equipment may lay for years unused But when fire. flood or torn destroys all exchange or d long 'stance line this precaution is juati- ti@d, for it enables prompt restora ton of service that without 1t would re- ouire days and maybe weeks to re- store"
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
BRAVE TELEPHONE GIRLS
Stick to Posts in stoo,ooo Fire at
 Uniontown, Pa.

Little Rock The action Of Holl telephone operators in sticking Q their posts during d serious fire at Uniontown, Pa, in which hotel ad- joining the telephone exchar gc Was completely destroyed and other build- ings in Ihc block damaged to the eN- ,ent of Sl0O.000. has occasioped en- tAusiastic tribute rom citizens otthat town
 Our correspondent informs Us that, although smoke from the nearby con 1agration filled the room where tho switchboard was located and the cor. riders had been invaded by firemen with hose which added 10 the excite ment and stress. not an operator de serted her pest of duty.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
" HELLO GIRL "

!. With clamp on her head like a 1. cage for her hair, :. She sits all day on an upright chalr And answers the calls that come !. over the wire r From people of patience aud pvo. ! ple of ire; :. And Number" she queries of mo- :. ble or Chul :. wonderful voice has the tee Z phone girl :. She has to be pleasant. and hus- : tlug and keen
 ' With a temper umWffled and ever serene :. There arc rorty-fiNc things she :. must thiuk of at once. Z Or some rough subscriber win cal Z her duu.". :. Since il seems tu be the -.tsppu :. to hull : Ire blame a.. g,oaye oa u~ :. telephone girl :. Now, Central s"ts tired -as other : folk do : Aud needs lo be u,oushlrulN ty",;- cd by you, , Sn t4ink ot uer doing her best mid the whjrl
 And he more conSIderale of t"e
 Telephone Gigl Southwestern Telephone News
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12
CANADA RAISES PHONE RATES

Calgary, Alberta.-Without notice to the public. Canadian telephone rates in Alberta were recently raised by the provincial government
 The biggest jump is on the charges for trunk lines for private branch ex- changes. This has been boosted from S90 to S4S a year. All other rates have been increased in amounts vary ing from S4 per annum up to 314
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20
STATE HOUSE
Nominations by Governor In
clude John L. Donahue for
Register of Deeds in
Knox County
JUSTICES OF PEACE
Eleven Trustees of Normal
Schools Named-Statement
on What Our High School
Students Study.

The following nominations nave been
made by Governor Curtis:
Register of. Deeds, KnoX County
John L. Donahue Of Rockland.
Trustee of State Normal Schools
James F. Singleton OF Bangor. (Mr.
Singleton is a former State treasur-
er) Edward F. Tompson, Portland,
QS7 Middle street,: James w. Thorn
son, Portland, UTidelity Building):
Albert T. Leach, South Fonobscot;
Walter NJ. Allen. Ellsworth; William
H. O'Brien, Portland, 1862 Masonic
Building): Oliver Moses, Bath: n. P.
EVeleth, kennebunk; Frank E. Har-
ris, Biddeford; Erastus J. Carter,
Stoninsham: William T. Haines, Wat
erville.
Justices of the Peace-Roscoe B.
FitZpatrick Of Portland, Getty HalD
William f. Culliran. Portland, Getty
HalD; Fuller T. Studley. Portland,
Commercial Wharf; c. \. Andrews,
Andover: Herbert a. Clark, jefferson;
Horace c. Marsden, Gray; II. f. Cool
idge, Esq, Lisbon Falls: Luc Albert
Madawaska; Frank L. Trundy, Sor-
rOntO.
Authorized to administer oaths
take Acknowledgements of DEEDS and
SolemniZe Marriaces-Mary Z. Man
NIX, Portland, CITY HalD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20
COMMERCE COMMITTEE STILL BUSY
WITH AMENDMENTS FOR SHIP BILL

Washington, Jan. D.-The Senate COM
merce committee met today to put the
finishing touches on several important
amendments to the government ship pur-
chase bill designed to perfect the meas
ure so as to meet the opposition of the
Republican minority in the Senate. The
amendments were referred back to the
committee by the caucus of Senate Dem
ocrats which met last night to discuss
them. The committee laid the perfected
amendments before another caucus OF
Senate Democrats held tonight for final
action on the shipping bill
The original shipping bill, which pro-
vided for the organization of a govern
ment corporation. is objected to by some
senators. With a view to meeting some
of the objections an amendment referred
to the committee would provide that the
government. after the purchase or lease
of ocean going ships. should first offer
them to American private individuals or
corporations upon terms that would
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20

medium weight. first class drafters,
from $210@3oO; heavy wagon and ex-
press horses, from s100@210: second
handlers from $50, upward to values
little under those received for green
horses of the same quality and class.
At the City Sale Stables: ]. c. Keith,
Stevens & Sweet Horse Company Of
fered at the Brighton Sale Stables
l express carload Of Kansas green
horses. and about 65 head of seconds
Sales were active, with a good clear
ance, with values holding firm on aver
age sales.
street stables, sold two carloads OF
second hand horses received from Ne~
York state, l load Of green horses, and
about IS seconds. Some Of the sec-
onds were of extra good quality, AMI
sold quickly at satisfactory figures,
but sales on the green horses were
dull, and all offerings of this class
We're not sold at the weeks end. Foi
this week the firm viii have an I'M
usually heavy supply for sale. as they
expect three carloads of green horses,
oAiu tAAC SAINT dAI'Ohl VI SSGSAuS.
On Sunday, the 18th, there was the
first shipment Of horses for the En-
ropean war from the port of Boston
sailing in the Iberian, Leyland line.
The shipment included 600 horses
which filled y carloads, and are des-
tined for the British army. to be used
as draft horses, for field artillery, and
hauling commissary wagons.
The Boston & Albany roads have
secured the transportation traffic to
this port. The railroad expects to han
die 10000 horses, from Chicago to
Boston, for shipment to England for
the British army. These horses will
average 100 lbs. each, with a total Of
$4,000 lbs. weight. A 5 per cent ad-
vance has been effected in the rate OF
freight from Chicago to Boston, MAX
ing it 63 cents per hundred pounds
and will moan all Of s13S,0O0 will be
made by the railroad in freight
charges. The shipment Of all the
horses will take about three months
This first shipment will be the larges.
amount of horses exported at any one
time from Boston. The steamers have
been fitted with stalls. and the horses
are in charge of eighty horsemen who
have signed for the trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20
WHAT HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS NOW STUDY

The question is not infrequently raised
as to whether Maine High schools are
giving expression to the changing con-
ceptions in the education OF boys and
girls of secondary school age The
changes in enrolment in the various
courses offer some evidence upon this
point. Comparing the English. or gen.
eral, course enrolment with that of five
years ago. there is a gain of $50 pupils
while the number Of pupils enrolled in
college preparatory courses has fallen
from 6,409 in ISl0 10 G. 2G7, a loss of 1t2
In courses which may be said to have
some trace Of vocational tendency. in
Guiding commercial, mechanic arts. DO
nestle science, training for teaching and
agriculture, the increase in enrolment
was 1881 or l0s per cent. This gain may
be compared with the gain of 7.3 per
cent in the English course and loss OF
Ill per cent in the college preparatory
course. This significant showing for vo-
cational courses would doubtless be
further augmented if the data on com
nerliai courses in academies We're
available. In other words, while five
years aso the courses with a more or
less direct hearing upon vocationa! in
terests enrolled nine per cent Of the
students similar courses for last year
enrolled q per cent.
Some further analysis Of the special
courses in inGrstrial education may be
Of interest. Five Years ago no high
schools reported pupils in household
arts or agriculture while 2S9 We're in
manual training courses. In the acad-
emcs at that time. 8 pupils were enrolled
in household arts 10J in manual training
ana II in agriculture. For the year end
ing July !. 1914. there were go students
N mechanic arts courses, 1S9 in domestic
science ana ST. were studying agricul-
tire. These courses are subsidized by
the State. are under specially trained
teachers and are required to have full
equipment to meet their special demands
There has been an equally marked eX-
tension IF the commercial courses as
indicated by a gain Of 1,392 in the High
schools alone.
The trend Of student enrolment is
somewhat further indicated by the sta
tistics relating to tie distribution OF
boys and girls in various courses for the
last I've year period. The English
course gained 211 boys and go girls
The college preparatory gained boys
but lost IS girls. The commercial cours-
es in High schools gained 4s6 boys and
SOS girls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20
CAS-! GAS! IEIDIcE ST|0N, S0URNESS,
SICK ST0EAkCH--P D|APEPS|N

Constipation, Gripping, etc. Your real
and only trouble is that which you eat
does not digest, but quickly ferments
and sours, producing almost any I'M
healthy condition.
a case of Pape's Diapepsin will cost
NIFTY GEMS a; eny PHARMACY here. and
VIII convince any stomach sufferer in
five minutes that Fermentation and
Sour Stomach is causing the misery Of
Indigestion.
No matter if you call your trouble
Catarrh of the Stomach, Nervousness
or Gaslritis, or by any other name
always remember that relief is waiting
at any drug store the moment you de-
eide TO begin its use.
Pape's Diapepsin will regulate any
out order stomach within five min
utes. and digest promptly, without any
fuss or discomfort all of any kind of
food You eat.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20

Equal at least per cent. on the invest
ment.
Another amendment would change the
method Of incorporation Of the proposed
shipping corporation to operate the gov
eminent vessels. Under the bill the cor
poration might be created under the
laws of the District of Columbia or of
any state. This was objected to ON the
ground that many states might not have
law sunder which the purposes OF the
act might be carried out.
Still another amendment would change
the organization Of the proposed board Of
cotnroi the corporation by the creation OF
a merchant shipping bureau in the de-
partment Of commerce. directors OF which
would consist Of the secretary Of COM
nrerce as chairman, the secretary of
war, the postmaster general and four ad-
ditional expert civilian members.
Although the caucus adopted a resolu-
ton providing for rural credits legisla-
ton at an early date. it was not believ-
ed today that action could be had at this
session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20

Drake saw that he was helpless ana
sulkily waited till they were in and
then turned his car back toward the
center Of the city. Tom Kane sat
grimly Just behind him with his gun
ready. And his mind was piecin4
things together. Suddenly be saw .
policeman on his beat and realized that
luck was playing his cards for him.
He ordered Drake to halt and hailed
the officer. To that somewhat astonish-
ed individual the cook explained brief
~ that he had just foiled an abduction
plot and that the chauffeur was in It
Though Drake strenuously denied thS
charge the policeman decided that It
was a case for the captain.
"I'll just ride in front here. and wen
go to headquarters" he remarked
You can put up that gun. old fellow.
for I'll see that young fellow doesn't
cut up any monkey shines" :,
In the meantime Everett had sue
cessfully managed DORIS business. and
he had been released on nominal bail
for a hearing "And guess you won't
ind us very anxious to make 1t hard
for you said the prosecuting attor
ney. 80.
Free again. John insisted on taking
the quickest route back to the hotef
Everett. sympathetic in this. agreed
and in few minutes they were at tho
hotel inquiring for Ruth. ) :,
"Why. she left only a little while
ago to see you in the prison." said the
clerk. "She had note from you"
II wrote no note" said John.
"Here it is." was the response. "She
left it on the desk in her hurry"
Eagerly John snatched the sheet Ok
paper. but the instant his eyes lit on It
he turned n furious face to Everett. !
TITS forgery. a trick" he said. Il
never wrote it!' i.