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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
More Costly TO Refuse Time
Than 10 Give IL

To borrow the phrase of an magma
tive advertiser, the correct time, in
hours. minutes and fractions thereof, IS
as close as your telephone. Also, 1t is as
free as a glance at the old sand glass,
sun dial or other timekeeperS Of former
days. For the telephone company has
discovered that it costs more to refuse
you the time than to give it to you.
Consequently, it has followed the prac-
tice of up-to-date public service corpo-
rations and made such arrangements as
were necessary to give you what you de-
manded in the shortest time possible
and at the least expense.
II doubtless will be of interest to
those who thirst for statistics to know
that 210,304 men, women and children
i'm greater New York called upon the
telephone company for the time of day
and night, too, for that matter-last
week. Computing the increase at the
rate the company's efficiency experts
have worked it out in the past, 216,613
and twelve-hundredths of person will
make similar requests next week. Or
perhaps this fraction means that an
entire person will ask for twelve-hun-
dredths of the time.
No matter whether the fractional call
comes from a diminutive cripple or an
entire individual who only wants part
of the time, the fact is that per cent
more calls of this sort are made each
succeeding week. Which is an easy way
of figuring out just how rapidly the New
Yorker is abandoning the clock for the
telephone time service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
The old Gentleman ayith the Beard and
Me Scythe Has GiOen Nay to a Young
LADY in a Black Skirt and White
Shirtwaist, She Who Sits at the
Business End of the Telephone

alarm clock, or the sun, or whatever ne
had been accustomed to consulting IN
the past. it was decided that the easiest
way of giving the information was the
quickest way of meeting the problem
Of course, the operator could say she
didn't have the slightest idea what time
it was. or that she was hungry enough
for it to be dinner time, but this only
meant an argument with the telephone
subscriber and a consequent loss OF even
greater time on. the part of the opera
tor. all of which costs money. And sta
tistics prove it.
So little clocks that look like NINA
ture cash registers, or bicycle cyclone
ters. were devised and placed at the ell
bow of each operator. The hours and
minutes are noiselessly recorded on re-
volving disks that may be read more
quickly than the ordinary. clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

Ut is highly probable that the next
SCULPTOR who decides to dig Old
Il Father Time out of granite Will
pause. think the matter over, then 0e-
eide to do nothing of the sort. AT any
rate, his plans are due to undergo
complete revision.
He is herewith offered the tip, for
whatever it may be worth, that the old
man with the scythe who appears at
New Years Eve functions on the stroke
of II, who adorns the pages of all holl-
dav calendars and who is generally
credited with marking the passing OF
time for the universe does not exist
In his place has appeared sprightly
little miss who wears black skirt and
a white waist, twists her hair in big
knot at the back of her neck, wears
clasp over her head and telephone re-
ceiver on her right ear. When the
sculptor carves her for future genera
tions he may entitle her Sister Time,
successor of the elderly gentleman OF
our childhood.
For the telephone and the ever-pres-
ent hello girl have taken the place of
the grandpa clock in the hall for all
practical purposes of New Workers. The
clock still stands in the corner and, IN
many instances, still ticks out respect
able imitation of the correct time. But
nobody depends upon it for the hour or
minute when the morning train is to be
caught, a dinner engagement is to be
filled or any question of Importance is
TO be decided in minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

offended, wrote to the manager ana
sought to get the job of the offender
It is possible, although it is not so writ
ten in the records of the company, that
one-tenth of an operator out of every
hundred so assailed lost her job be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

operator. They agreed that she had
attempted to remind them that they
had overlooked the rules of politeness.
In most cases these four and one
eighth subscribers attempted to learn
the identity of the operator who had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
The Two Characteristics of Time
Talk: Brevity, Courtesy

Then a series Of fixed phrases were
devised and placed in the operators rule
book to meet any sort of request for
time that might come from the sub
scriber. When the seeker after official
time follows the rules set down for the
purpose by the company the converse
ton is like this:
"The time, please"
Certainly; 5;15."
THANK YOU"
you're welcome"
It is difficult to train telephone sub
scribers, however, and the conversation
does not ordinarily start in that way.
Usually the housewife, thinking that
she stands accused of negligence, makes
the request in an apologetic tone, some
thing like this:
Hello, operator! Say, something
happened last night that doesn't hap
pen to me once in five years. There was
so much excitement here about burg
lar in the next building just about time
| usually wind my, clock that
"You want the time? It's 5:15," IN
tcrrupts the operator.
If the astonished subscriber has the
presence of mind to say the proper
thing the operator responds with a
You're welcome" But the operator is
cautioned in the most urgent manner
not to tell the telephone user that he is
welcome unless he says his part, be-
cause of the undesirable complications
that have been found to arise.
1t has been computed, for instance,
that four and one-eighth subscribers
out of every ten who we're told thai
they were welcome when they didn't
give two whoops in Gehenna whether
they were or not, just so they got the
time, made up their combined minds
that they had been insulted by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
A Call That Comes i'm the
Wee Sn1a' Hours

There are operators in certain out
living districts, such as Flatbush and
The Bronx, for instance, who are given
glimpses of the inside life of their sub
scribers without the necessity of listen
ing in. In Flatbush there is an opera
tor who on an average Of once week
has noted call from lawyer to his
wife. On these occasions the wife re-
ceives telephone call instead of the
regular homecoming of her husband. 1t
is possible that the lawyer is explaining
that business is going to keep him down.
town. The operator isn't certain, be-
cause she doesn't listen.
Several hours later a tired feminine
voice from the lawyers home calls for
the time. She obtains it, thanks the
operator and hangs up. An hour
elapses and another call comes for the
time.
ooh, thank you. I thought my watch
had stopped or was wrong. 1t seemed
so much later" says the tired voice.
Another hour; another call for time.
Sometimes the final call comes at or
3 80 in the morning, when there usual
" is a suggestion of q catch in the
voice. The operator isn't certain of the
cause, because she doesn't listen to the
conversations, but she has noted that
the weekly calls are coming somewhat
more frequently of late. She has no
statistics of her own to depend upon,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

cause Of the assault. But it is certain
that all such complaints caused trouble
for somebody. Statistics prove it.
It would be easy to explain how many
times the telephone operator Is COM
pelled to cease listening to fascinating
conversation between Wall Street brok-
ers. in which millions Of dollars are dis
cussed in terms of intimacy, even flip
nancy. in order to tell some troublesome
person the time of day. Or distracting
bits of conversation between lawyers
and stenographers might be quoted to
show how much it costs the operator to
take her ear away from one wire to
answer the time on another.
But an annoying conscience won't
permit it. The operator of to-day
doesn't "listen in" on conversations as
she was credited with doing in the early
days of telephony, when one made calls
lust to see whether his voice could act
ually be heard several miles away. 1t
isn't that girl nature has been changed
and that operators no longer are inter-
ested in gossip or their neighbors' init
mate affairs. Far from it. They simp-
ly haven't the time to devote to the
pleasant pastime. Statistics, which we
may have mentioned before, tend to in
dictate that such is the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
rs position at tn. switchboard
CAt the lef; Of the or

Office longer need refer to large
clocks operating to ascertain
installed
position throughout the division and
placed of vision of operators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Bv RAY II. LEEk

TT Is highly probable that the next
sculptor who decides to dig Old
Il Father Time out of granite will
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

.-.- :.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
BOWERMAN

E-ws Champion Correspondence
Saturday. May q
The snow is about gone, although it
freezes quite hard every night.
George Stevenson and family have re-
turned To Bowerman after spending the
winter in Pitkin. He is working on the
Msyflower property.
Hugh Smith spent part Of the week
on this side Of the hill breaking rock
for George FarIee on his homestead.
Britton & Mstne have taken lease
on the MuIIenger silver properly situat-
ed between here and the Springs, and
expect to be shipping high grade silver
ore in short time.
4. l. Whitehurn came over from Ohio
City Sunday to inspect the work in the
Maytlower tunnel for Geo. Farlee. The
property Is looking fine and the company
is planning to do a lot more work on it
Mr. Farlee will leave Monday for Pueb-
10 to arrange for further work on the
MayilOwer.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

Baseball battle wakes hot and furious.
The Delta sluggers won the game from
Montrose with a final score of 15 to 16.
The 40 mile an hour gale was response
Bile for the score. Eberhardt, the Delts
pitcher, had them all on their knees.
begging for mercy; Luby had retired to
to the remote background. Olathe too.
suffered defeat at the hands of Delta's
indefatigable Eberhardt-andte team;6 6 to
/. Olathe later-she checked her losing
streak too. by winning from Paonia.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
CIMARRON
News Champion Correspondence:
Saturday, May q.

Saturday. May 81.
Miss Louisa Mauer is working at FL.
Donaldson's
Harry Endner motored down from
Gunnison first Of the week.
Dan Warren returned Friday from .
trip on the eastern slope.
Mr.. and Mrs McMum went to Mont
rose on the 23rd to visit fortnight.
S. II. Shildts was taken to the Fendeg
hospital in Montrose this week. He is
critically i'll with peritonitis.
Chas. Mckinley went to work for W.
o. Brewer Tuesday. Mr.. Brewer will
leave soon for Kansas City, for his
health.
Miss Bernice Starks visited at the
train with friends Monday. She was
enroute home from pleasant two
months visit with relatives in GunnisOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whittingham
motored to Montrose Tuesday to attend
the graduating exercises of the schools.
Their son Fred accompanied them home
DIED-At Salida May Is, 1916, Mrs.
Pearl Mcintyre Conley, daughter of the
late John Mcintyre. She was born in
the Uncompahgre valley and came to
Cimarron with her parents when three
years of age, where she resided until
her marriage to Harry Conley, nearly
two years ago. She was aged q years,
4 months, II days at the time of her
death, and leaves to mourn. her husband
and nine days old daughter, besides
her mother, Mrs. RIB. Lines, brother,
John Mcintyre, and sisters, Miss Hazel
Mcintyre, Mrs. Woods Wilson of Peoria,
Ill. and Mrs. F. J. Donaldson of Cimar
ron. The remains were shipped here
Tuesday and the funeral held Wednes-
day from her mothers home. The entire
community gathered to pay their re-
spects to one they have seen grow to
lovely womanhood in their midst. Low
ing hands laid her beside her father in
the family plot. The floral tributes
were beautiful and testified to the high
esteem in which she was held. News
Champion extends sympathy to the be-
reaved family.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. John Fultz have return
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
ANTHRACITE AND THE MUDDY
News-Champion Correspondence:
Wednesday. Nav d

News-Champion Correspondence:
Wednesday. May "a.
Jack Goding went to Somerset Mon.
day.
Benny Beezley made trip to Somer-
set Wednesday.
Abner Mckee is locating a sheep camp
on Williams creek.
Fred Goding went below Friday for
his supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gruden are re-
joIcing over the arrival of baby boy.
We are still looking for the new school
up the Anthracite but nothing has been
done about it yet
Ranchmen now drive to Somerset
with wagons. The road is in pretty bad
condition since the sheep went over it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stincel have moved
from their home in Carbondale to their
homestead on Deep creek for the sum-
her. We are glad to see the settlers
come back.
John Rush in company with Charley
Garrison and son were up the Muddy
recently inspecting land. Mr.. Garrison
Is thinking of locating on the Muddy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
Mixed.

There is a man living in Langhorne,
Pa. who amuses himself By grating
all sorts Of plants upon other plants.
He has invented the table dhOte"
tree. formerly peach tree that did
its full duty In bearing peaches but
that now bears apples. plums and
cherries as we'll. besides supporting
CRAFTS OF cedar. rose. hemlock black
berry and lilac With what curiosity
the peach trees relatives must look
upon it
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
DOYLEvILLE

Ssws-Champion Correspondepce
Wednesday. May 81
All roads dry and passable but rough.
Bill Monson is hauling supplies to the
Springs.
Ed Adams expects to move to Wyo-
ming soon.
Rube Knowles is burning UP the road
in his new Chevrolet car.
NJ. j Slate and wife and Amy Mar.
lat; drove to Ohio City Saturday.
T. R. Slate drove home Saturday in a
new Overland. Jim Mcdonald drove
his new car home Tuesday.
IL looked like summar at Wauni,a
Sunday. There were q automobiles
and the management served dinner to
eighty guests.
Mrs. John Duncan and Helen Deering
came in Tuesday from Denver. where
Helen is attending high school. She is
DOING fine in her school work but is al
ways glad to get home.
W. l.. Bennett and wife of Morrison,
Colo. are visiting friends and relatives
here. They are looking fine and Mr..
Bennett says the change to a lower alti-
tude did them world of good.
c. F. Mcdonald and wife, Teddy
stephenson. Viva Lewis, Bessie Glib
bons, Jack Corbitt and Susie Stephen.
-on motored to Ohio City Saturday eve
mig to attend the play given by the
Quartz Creek school.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEF
VULCAN
<ewsChsmpion Correspondents:

Sews-Champion Corresponoepcs:
Tuesday. May 30
Mrs. Dickey and two children from
Crested Butte arrived last week.
Miss Hazel Hulsker came IN from
Baldwin on Monday and will work for
Mrs. Gift
Its rumored that several mines in
and around Vulcan are going TO go to
work soon.
Gus and Skeet Lindsey are going to
work in the Good Hope shaft Gus is
bringing his family and We welcome
every new family to Vulcan and hope to
have q school here this winter.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

J. w. Reed, science professor of the
State Normal, received telegram last
week informing him of his fathers SER
ious illness. Mr.. Reed left immediate
ly for Missouri but on reaching
Denver got word of the death of his
father. and returned Saturday as his
finishing work at the Normal was i'm
perative.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

John II Rockefeller arrived Monday
from the Soldiers Home at Sawteil,
Canforrla. where he makes ms head
quarters. H. attended Memorial day
services. and Is greeting old friends. be
fore going over to his rancn holdings on
the Anthracite.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
cRO0KsTON
News-Champion Correspondents:

NeWbCu9mpTUn CUTreupouueuc0:
Saturday, May n.
Ray Slane is moving down to the
Shipman ranch.
Zed Scott was down from Whitepine
Sunday. He says there is lots of snow
up there yet.
Harry Hicks and sisters spent Sunday
at home. Harry is working at Keelor's
in Gunnison.
Miss Lola Huntington spent q few
days here recently. She is going to at
tend summer school in Gunnison
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fultz have return
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02
In Her apso.n-ss Factory

In Her Hpso-n-'s Factory.
Il understand your husband ha:
equipped his factory with a pulmo
tor, Mrs. Nurich. ''Wen, 1 suppose he
had to; they handle SO much heavy
freight, don't you know"
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

P-cscrt ra5 a-trs.
II wishes were nor r."s bcgEars
would still prefer n1.OUslues.-Wash'
lngton Times
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-02

ed from Moffatt and will spend the sum.
mer on their ranch above Sargents.
Whitepine il growing to be some city.
They are going to have electric lights
and telephone system up there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-01
GIRLS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

Niconisco, Pa, July Robert E..
Minnich has returned home from Bal
timore, Md.-Misses Esther Batdorff
and Laura Reigle left for Atlantic
City where they will work during the
summer.-Mrs. William Coler of Mill
Vile, n. J., is spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Um-
holtz.-Guy Smeltz left for Northum-
berland. where he will work for the
pennsylvania Railroad company
Irene White is taking six weeks study
at West Chester Normal school,
John Zarker. while employed at
Brookside colliery, had his wrist brok-
en.-Mrs. John Acaley spent several
days with her daughter, Mrs. Earl
Deitrick, at Harrisburg.-Ro AcaIey
visited Lower City on Sunday.-Flor-
ence Bateman, who recently gradual
ed from Millersville State Normal
school, was elected as teacher of the
fourth grade for 191T.-Miss Annie
Brenner, of Shenandoah, is spending
some time with Florence Bateman.-
Alva Powell, of Camden. n. J.. Is
spending his vacation at the home Of
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Powell.-Nar-
garet Schoffstall and Olwyn Phillips
received diplomas from the conserva- :
tory Of music at Harrisburg Monday.
June "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-01
Engine Fires Hay Field;
Then Extinguishes Blaze
~ SfeeiaI Correseondenee

Mount Joy, Pa, July 1. - Sparks
from locomotive on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad on Wednesday set fire
to a field of hay ready to be hauled
away on the farm of Simon r. Snyder,
near Mount JOY. The engine that
caused the fire was used at once to
extinguish the blaze. which, with a
good supply of hose, was soon accom-
plished.-Mr. and Mrs John Winters.
sons Harry and Leroy and daughter
Catherine, of Harrisburg, were guests
of Harry Williams and family on Sat-
urday.-Alvin Shonk is home from
Lebanon Valley College for the sum-
mer.-Warren Bentzel left for Hamp-
ton. Va, where he will spend a month
with his brother. Edgar Bentzel, of
the Hampton lnstitute.-Owen Green
await, John Stoll and Joseph Ginrich
left for Asbury Park, where they ac-
cepted positions with a street car COM
panv.-Miss Emma Brenner, of Mil
lersVtlle, has been elected teacher of
the third grade by the Mount Joy bor-
ough school board.-Misses Mary Con-
rad and Mabel Shell, of Mechanics
burg. are guests of Mrs. Harry ]. Will
liams.-Miss Mary Newpher has been
elected assistant principal of the Lititz
schools.-he Rev. ]. T. Spangler, of
Lykens, was the guest of Harry J. Will
liams on Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-01
Tower City K. L. c. E.
Elects Officers For Year

Tower City, Pa, July /. = The Rev.
William A. Kutz visited the Rev. Barr,
OF fremont, during the week Mrs.
Barnhart and daughter, Mrs. Robert
Teuschner, were Wiconisco visitors. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kehler and grandson
enjoyed Sunday at Higgins. Miss
Florence Lewis of Harrisburg. visited
her mother on Sunday. - Robert Lud-
wig of Reading spent the weekend in
town. - Miss Ethel Meyer, of Tre-
mont, is visiting relatives here. - Tre-
vor Jones and family spent Sunday in
town. - Charles Martz visited his sis
ter at Lykens this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Zerbe, Jr., have returned
from their honeymoon to Washington.
A reception was held in their honor
at the brides home. Among the guests
were the members of the Star Glee
Club, who rendered beautiful selec-
tons, vocal and instrumental. - Har-
old Searer, of Akron, is visiting his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs William
Searer. - Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Zim-
norman of Harrisburg, are visiting
relatives here. - The K. L. c. Z. of
the United Evangelical Church held
an election of officers on Sunday night,
resulting as follows: Mrs. William
Carl, president; Miss Elsie Erdman,
secretary, and Noah Adams, treasurer.
1t is expected that the society will be
represented at the convention in Har-
risburg in July
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-01

Boy Bitten by Rattlesnake
Is Recovering From Poison

MiilersburE. Pa. .Iuly 1. - William
zimmerman, who was operated on for
appendicitis at the Harrisburg Hos
pital on Monday is improving. The
Civic Club placed in the High and Cen
ter street school grounds this week an
additional lot OF appliances for the
welfare of the public.-Induced by big
wages on account of war orders, eleven
young men from this place have ac-
cepted positions in Milton machine
shops - The Millersburg Camp Fire
girls, l6 in number. in charge OF their
guardian. Mrs. ]. II. Beachler. left to-
day in automobiles for Stoverdale where
they viii enjoy a two weeks outing
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Rowe, Pine
street, announce the birth of a daugh-
ter, June 25.-The 10-year-old son of
Charles Uhler, residing in Lenkerville,
who was said to have been bitten by
a rattlesnake on the mountains ten
days ago and very sick for several
days, is rapidly improving and is about
agaln.-Mark Hemminger, OF Philadel-
phia, is spending vacation at his old
Millersburg home.-D. W. Day has gone
TO Pennsgrove. n. J., where ne has Sc
cured a railroad position.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-01
MODERN WOODMEN
AT BARN RAISING
Large Number of Lodgemen
Assist Fellow Member in
Putting Up Structure
ENDERS FAMILY REUNION
P. 0. S. of A. Members Attend
Funeral of Lawrence Deibler
at Curtin

EIznbethvilIe, Pa, July /. - S. P.
Shade is spending some time with his
son, Joseph w. Shaddle at Takoma
Park. d. C. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Swab of La Plume spent part of the
week with Isaac Swab. - A big dele
gatlon from this section attended the
EnGers reunion at Enders on Satur-
day. EX-Postmaster o. E. Enders, OF
Eltzabethville is president of the as
ISOLATION. = Miss Florence Wehr left
OH Monday for Chautauqua, N. Y.
where she will spend the Chautauqua
season. - Mrs. Kate Jones and son, OF
Harrisburg. spent a week with her
mother, Mrs. keefer. - Mrs. John A.
Byerly, of West Milton spent several
Gays with her daughter, Mrs. Blair
Maths. - Ellsworth Grove spent sew
eral days at Philadelphia this week.
- Mr.. and Mrs Williams of Easton.
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Landlord Snyder. - About
IS members of Camp No. 110, P. o.
5. OF A. assisted in the burial of
Lawrence Deibler at Curtin. = The
Rev. j. E. Beam moved to West Halle
ton on Tuesday where he has ac-
cepted call to the Reformed charge.
Isaac w. Maths spent Tuesday at
Gratz. = The large bank barn of VIII
liam r. Lenker was raised on Wednes-
day, large number of men assisted
and among them were members of
The local camp of the Modern Wood
m en-, OF which Mr.. Lenker is a mem
Der,