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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16

A woman down in Missouri named
her twin daughters Gasoline and Kero-
sene and they are pair Of refined girls,
teIls the Downs News. The old mans
name il Pete Roleum. The man who
marriss into the family VIII probably
strike oil. bat We think that sparkling in
the immediate neighborhood would be .
dangerous pastime. Later-a man
named Naptha popped 70 one Of the
girls snd has not benzine sincs.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16
NbuC Library PRO-
POSED FOR TOM
Btaneh ofNo,m.l VIII Make
7400 Volumes Available:
Good Ia

a . - Z
Among other Aew 6novanoa1D - lea
uAieh testify 70 ~ sslxtaG ns6epoe-
IN spirit Of Gannipon. ~ p,an = -
enblish branch Of the Noessal Library
b sons convenient (lscs O Msh street
fhoss Who are takiag IL natter in
eAarse ere Miss MorEAa, libssrian. and
eshers u the library eonmittee, the
Uomsn's clubs and men Sunday school
elasses Of The city.
The branch library IL 70 b. veil stock
q With books. magazines. etc and . list
d the books At the Normal library will
be kept there. 70 that those who desire
certain Of the books at the Normal lib
fasy may mark them and have them
brought down to the new library for use
Ct The time. Books and periodicals Of
6G0Sds interest. books to iif any and
essi3 need will BE- found there At the
1hpssai Of It's gsaeral public. Those
No are intssssted will no doubt be glai
- donate books. periodicals, and some
q The fuenishings for the library.
There M 1000 volumes in the Normal
library. md this plan will greatly in
seeass their usefullness in our commu-
= "a II il proposed to keep such q room
go from some convenient time in ths
mJFnine until nine ct night.
This is pia6. a civic improvement
Al should receive the support Of every
Good citizen.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16
SENATOR slPP GOES TO 1T
TEND FUNERAL OF BROTHER

Senator Dexter T. Sapp received
wire last Friday morning informing him
Of the death Of his brother. VIII, q
Galena, Kansss. He left Immediately
to attend the funeral services. win
Sspp had visited in Gunnison on several
occasions. He vas prominent attorney
OF Kansas, and state committeeman for
the democratic party At the time Of his
death. Two yeArs hgo. he entered the.
primary racs for senator from Kansas.
but was defeated By . small margin.
He was very abls and dissinguishea
gentlsmAn.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16

The boys who arc attending the c. 8.
N. s. are 70 very scarce that . loss Of
one 10 nothing less than . calamity.
Lloyd Steele returned Friday to his
home in Eckert. having completed two
terms work here. His father l. III and
Lloyd will take charge Of the ranch.
Fred Dickerson accompanied him to
Delta and rsturpsd 70 Gunnison Sunday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16
tp|NER0 SUMMARY
Laa Ranch Sale to Ell P.so
cklist; John Chapman Die.
Monday.
ssv Clampsoa corrsspondsnes:
apinero Wednesday. March IA


X p"ero "eonesoay' msrcn -
large ranches and summer resort
o. US and Messenger at Sapinero,
osil ~ the x. L. Carpenter place. and
ine! eug 800 acres. has. this week, pas.
80 = the hands OF Paul G. Warren.
e $50. Texas, and Z. L. Crews, OF
Consideration $ib, zoo.
G. Warren only has three million
20 q land on the Texas border and .
~ p cattle. % that probably the mat
IT, only side issue with him, but the
III e OF these wealthy cattletnen into
z! ennison country shows that our
+ Ss9es are attracting attention.
AREA recently came into inter.
~ ~ .s. s ~ 'i hns,. 49,. sSSss
5<31l sSssS mug
~ c
So. - - ~ ~ sly" eng!neer and
tsLs .cs;vs ch.,es - ~. r.on . v.. =.
shortlv. ' popS Wy
r q novr. vho vv;,h N. Moscow,
~ h.d -" ,.... s.om ~'t r,nad r i,se =.
this Mace hs. no. vst dsc'Saa wh.s S y.
will take IN. but he intends to stay
with . rood country.
Al his home her: Mond.v NIGHT Jo,,n
ch.nn.n 49, =. Ne ~. ,a"s ~.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16

A bill which aimed to protect the
laborer from the mining frauds has
passed the house Of representatives in
Denver. This provides that the mis-
representation Of the wealth and finance
Of . company 30 that the laborer il
tricked o: his wages shall be considered
. serious offense and carries . heavy
fine and imprisonment. Perhaps some
thing of this kind would have prevented
the operation Of such an outfit - ran
the Vulcan smelter last year.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16
NORMAL 8|us STILL
REP0sE II COMMITTEE


The bills freighted with the hopes Of
up-building and advancement Of our
State Normal school here. still repose
10 the bosoa II the Finance committee
Of ~ state senate. and not ell the
- - cf ~ 0pysfsof, thsheads Of
~ Ssta)6 4 $1,000 - fh6k
naldfpdipous St6ods have bssn abb IS
~ ..s,,
ends on the 2lth, which Il next week
Saturday. and OF course something y
bound to be doing very soon. DR.. J. H.
Kelley, president Of the Normal Wa
called to the capitol last week. and has
remained to look after our interests.
On Saturday he WAS given q hearing
before the finance committee and talked
to them an hour about our school. The
meeting was very friendly and friends
Of the school are convinced we will be
treated fairly. The belief now is that
the mill levy for increased maintenance
will be granted, but that for buildings
may be reduced in common with those
of the other schools. both a. to amount
and perhaps as to the ten year plan.
The legislature is grinding out matters
of considerable importance that have
been in incubation for weeks. Very
little Of it however. has reached the
governor or been signed up.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16
GIVES OUR NORMAL GREAT
BIC CREDIT MARK
The Denver Commercial

The Denver Commercial:-
In . communication to the CONNER.
.eial. WAYNE C. Williams. retiring men,-
Der of the state industrial commis.ioo.
gives an account o. recent visit TO The
State Normal School At Gunnison. Colo.
and expresses ardent hope that the IN
stitution may not suffer in the coming
appropriation allotment in the state
legisls ture.
1.-THE visit was surprise and delight
in every way" writes Mr.. Williams.
with only one building. and even that
structure inadequate to the needs Of the
school, President Kelley and his lov.l
staff Of efficient teachers. with the CO
operation of high. class student bodv.
have established one of the finest nor.
NAL schools it has ever been nv pleasure
to visit. With true beroism. stndents
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16

Miss Eva Jane Crosman, very popu-
lar young lady Of this city, who has been
in the employ Of the Forestry Office here
for some time. has given up her posi-
ton and will leave for Pueblo Sunday,
She expects to study music with her
sister. taking up both vocal and instru-
mental. She has been spending the
week with Mrs. H. M. Webster.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16
PARlIM PROSPEROUS
Land Deals and Stock Movements
Feature ',l,. Week in Tomiehi
Valley.
News-Champion Correspondence
Parlin Tuesday, March Is


Parlin Tuesday. March Is
Three important business transactions
have taken place here within the last
few days. Mrs.. Susie Moore and sons
sold their ranch to Jay Whits. Of S.
guache; Louis Sarrasin cold His big eft.
lie ranch to Dodd 4 Scobey, Of Brush,
Colo and Frank Vader sold bis moI1a6.
tile store to ". o. Wstermnn, who took
possession Saturday. Nj. and Mrs. We
der will move to their ranea which "a.
Joins Parlin. They have 100 acrss.
Owen Jones has accepted = posissa
stithah .ssetion crew
3 Il ~ :ssi,l Is Psriis San
dsy esd + - e - -; :sa,
|tsk u nf5. Ven BEown. visited 10 Par
lin Friday.
Ben McDonough bought twenty head
Of steers from Bige (W.A.) johnson. Of
Cochetopa. Tuesday.
vern Brown departed Tuesday even.
ing, for Salida to get some cattle which
he bought last syring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Graneiri and baby
went to Gunnison Sunday TO attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Grsneiri's infant sister,
who died Saturday from the effects Of
whooping cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lobdell expect to
move up to their ranch the last of this
month from Gunnison. Their many
friends will be more than pleased to
welcome them back.
Miss Viola Mclaughlin, who is board
ing at the McDonou9h home. opened
her school Monday. Seven pupils enroll
ed-Gerald and Venita Brown, Marie
and Florence Sarrssin, Nick, Annie and
Mary Correlli.
Will McDonough arrived Sunday from
Montrose, where he purchased 40 head
Of cattle ct $50 per. Those who helped
him TO drive the cattle to the Cochetopa
we're, Verne Brown, Juan and Frank
Quintana, and Daisy McDonough.
Last Friday was Miss Julia vader's
birthday, and Miss Gertrude Balm gave
. surprise party for her. Attic It was
. stormy evening, several friends were
present to help Julia celebrate. A de-
licio0s luncheon was served about eleven
p. n. Those present were: 0ossrs John
Balm. Palmer Vader, Lorsn Waterman;
Misses Gertrude Balm Vioi,a AcLaugh.
fin. and Daisy Vsder.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-03-16

~ is going to take a
II week, from April 1st,
lob, and watch experts
orns will be busy on the
ition, April 9Th, is go
oyer gotten out in Gun
} say), and We may be
-
going to he written and
from want-ad to
Dciety of the Methodist
Erection Of Mrs. Maty
United their committees
take over the editorial
ey will be on the job be-
BE church will receive
p ahead.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27

czyly cd siebic. Przcd niemi stall
brat Heleny, gimnazista, zwany
madrym Franiem. Powraca} re
wzg6rZa.
- Franiu, zabaw J6zie, powicdz
lei co wesolego - rzek}a Helen
ka. 49, Smutna, al strach.
- ia smutnych sic boje Cd
parl wesolo chlopicc - DO smu-
TEX zarazliwy. sH.|
- Franiu, Franiu - wo}ala pa
nj S}omiiiska - MOI drogi podaj
reke Ccsi, zmeczy sic bardzo, gdy
bedzicmy sill IA gore.
- Pedze ma skrzydlach Cd
rzekl rownicz podniesionym g}o-
sem pan Franciszek i podazyl do
starszych pan; z ktorcmi sz}a Ce-
STA.
- Chodzmy PREDICT rzek}, 0
fiarujac ramie kuzynce ME H.
bic vice sic jak z6]w.
- | ia ME lubie = odpar1a &C.
STA - lecz samcj iSc trudno, me-
exc sic i tchu mi brak.
Niebawcm wszyscy zebraIi sic
ma wzg6rzu. Sliczne to by}o miej-
see, IA samym szczycie cory, pod
r~oz}orzysta lipa, obsypana villas
ME kwiatami i rozlewaja won
20 ca}em wzg6rzu. Me brak}o tel
tam i r0oznego kwiccia: dzwonccz
XII, rumianki ! goZdziki zdawa}y
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27
NiekOchana.
POWIESc OLA LUDU.
prZeZ
TERESE JADWIGE.

Jozia zacie}a usta i spisciwszy
glove, ME odezwala sic wcale.
Obiad by} skromny: zupa, pie
czen Z s~alata, potem kalarepa z
grzankami. Cesia "a kazdym IA
ZEN cos imnego dostafa: zamiast
salaty, kompot Z jab}ek, zamiast
kalarepy i grzanck, biszkopciki.
TAX dokt0r nakaza}.
Juz micli .wstawac, gdy pan
S}ominski zwrociwszy sic do mlod
szej cork, rzekf:
- Jade pc obiedziekabrjoletem
do lasu, moge Gle zabrac z SODA.
Dzicwczynka uradowana pobie-
g}a przygotowac sic do spaceru,
a gdy kabrjolet, z%aprzezony w jed
ncgo konia, stana} pred weran-
da, u>iadla zaraz prZy ojcu i "a
czela mu opowiadac o projcktach,
jake mama utozy}a na nicdziele.
Bu}anek pedzi} razno wsr6d pol
szumiacych %dojrzalem zbozem, sko
wronki nncily piesni, unoszac sic
XII niebu, a blada dziewczynka
opowiada}a gloSno, jak bawic sic
bedzie W nicdzicle.
- Ma wzg6rzu pod lipa zascie-
lcmy obrus i podamy obiad.. oj
bedzic tcz smakowaf tatusiowi!-
mowi}a z ozywieniem.
- Swieze powietrze dodaje ape
tytu. Zabicrzemy moe kurczat,
p%icczonych, smietany, og6rk6w
r6znych, roznych rzeczy. Wspania
Ia uczte, w%spaniala, co sic zowie,
urzadzimy w lasku!.. A bedzie
nam tam wcsolo!'
Pan S}omihski sluchal ,jej szcze
.biotu 4 widoczncm zadowolenicm.
= Sadziemy wszyscy - zarto-
wal - przy improwizowanym sto
lie, Smiejemy sic, pijemy, zajada-
ny przysmaki, gdy ktoS z nadmia
III wcsoloSci, tract rownowage.
staeza sic re wzg6rza i wpada do
rzeki. Krzyk, halas wszyscy sic
zrywaja i biegna "a MIN, ten i 6w
skaczc do woody. OF i Gorcc "a
mienily sic w,Ostende.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27
Torturowana przez boil g}owy-

"Cierpialam ia straszne ataki b0
In g}owy, ktorc czesto torturowa
ly mic calymi dniami i nocami.
Zdawalo sic, re ME znajde ma to
wcale ulgi' - pisze PAM Tekla
Murcck z Columbus, Nebr.-'lccz
przez uzywanic ORA. Piotra Co.
mozo uwolni}am sic zupe]nie cd
mcgo przesladowcy" TO siawne
lekarstwo ziolowe, ME jest sprzc
dawanc przcz aptekarzy. Adrcsuj
Gle: DR.. Peter Fahrney & Sons Co
1925 SO. Hoync ave. Chicago, III.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27

Wy wiecic tax dobrze ,jak kaz
dy inny gdy potrzebujecic czegos
do uporzadkowania waszego sy-
stcmu. Jczeli vase ~wnetrznosci
SO zanicczyszczone, pokarmy was
rozstroja, vase ncrki bola, WEI
Gle Hollister'a Rocky Mountain
hcrbaty. Naturalne zadziwiajace
micsZane ziolowc lckarstwO. Re-
zultat gwarantowany. 35c W apte
&c Browne. Ogl.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27

sic pytac "a co? czySmy ME lad
neg trawy dajace przytu]ek tym>
barwnym kruszynom, szcptaly
gdy wiatr je %tracif: "wszy
stkie jeste$cic }adnc, ale ME wszy
stkic pozytecznc."
(Ciag dalszy nastapi.)
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27

- 80 I---Scs ~ - 3
strasz, ojczuniu, j ME za ar
tuj. Cora 2 jednej strony ma scia
ln1I6Islazlzoo stroma j niebezlieczna
Ne.dslbg11kkaass laaprawde ia stropa
Isie.pnseel;Asossloby bye lie.
n1empfyswad,eoreezko wyrato
o
s6b. Oto.niemazstrachu!
= Ach, jak.tuaddbrzet- zawo
|}a}a Cesia, wciaeajaeW=aebie ~
wiczna won jodeIi.swierkow -
1atwo oddychaeeIs.ssz.
S.: Dlategom Gle zabraIs-- rzekf
lojeiec.- Las oddzia1yWa zbawien
Iniena.pluca. By}em dzissu.dokto-
Ira B,kazal, bys jak najFWiecej W
esieprzebywala.
To powiedziawszy, sciagna} Gu
gle bulankowi, gdyz wydaWal sic
zmeczony. Milczeli teraz oboje;
uroczysta cisza lasu, jednostajny
Sum drew, powaga jakas div
ma ploszyly zarty z ich ust. o.
ciec i c6rka napawali sic aroma
tyczna wonia lasu i ~wsluchiwali w
tajemnicze szepty natury.
,
Gwar glos6w ludzkich przerwa}
zamyslenie obojga.
= Dojezdzamy do smolarni =
rzekl pan S}ominski = ia wejde,
q ty poczekaj... Ia wielki tam dym
moglabys kaszlu dostac, Wroce
niebawem.
l ME czekajac odpowiedzi cork
zawolaf ia w6znice, z kabrjoletu
Ii pieszo do smolarni podazyf.
Dziewczynka rozgladala sic pc
~iesie: pefno W MIN byfo= zycia.
Dzieci6f kul W drzewo i dobywa}
owady, wiewiorka cierpliwie roz-
gryzala orzech, role mr6wek snu-
lily sic pc ziemi, dzwigajac zapasy
do >pizarni, przedstawiajacej sic
|bardzo okazale.
Wzrok Ccsi zaszedf mgla smut
lku.
= Moi Bozc! - westchnela =
najmarniejsze stworzenie pracuje.
krzata SIZE. ia, jedna skazana je-
|stem IA bezczynnoSc!..
Ciche westchnienic wybieg}o Z
|;jej piersi oczy blysnely lzami
Trwa}o to jednak tylko ~przelotna
|chwile.
- Me brakujc wszakze bied.
niejszych odemnie - szepnela W
|duchu. - Mialazbym plakac, ia.
c6rka dobrych rndzic61w p. Anto.
Iniowa bicdaczka ley juz ca}y
rok bczw}adna IL obcych ludzi
tel Bog daruje, gdy s sic
zniecierpliwi mnic ME wolno. Nc
re j~eszcze kiedys bede zdrowa..
Nam rodzicow, kt0rzy mnie ko-.
|chaja.. prccz vice re smutkiem!
j zmuszajac twarz do usmicchu
|slabym g}osem nucic zaczela:
Do lotu, ku wioSnic
Unosi sic lono...
i w sercu radOSnie
I w duszy ziclono!
Och, SERGE pod]ata,
i Bo piosnka tam xviii,
Och, dusza bogata,
BY tecza motyli.
Me tracciez i chwilki,
Hcj, piosnko, IA pole!
Hej, mySli - motylki.
Pocznijcie swawole.
Cd }aczki do }aczki,
Powiejcie ia fale,
Cd paczk6w ma paczki
I dalej - a dalej!
= z panienka to wszedzie we
solo, raz szczebioczc, jak wr6be--
lex, raz Spiewa, jak s}owik, to sic
smieje, to sic piesci.. = rzekl, mil
czacy dotad ia SVEN siedzeniu
stangret, Antoni.
Cesia wybuchnefa srebrzystym
smiechem.
- Nam sczescie do ludzi-rze-
,ttk}a -dobrze mi 4 mimi.
= A ludziom dobrze - z pa
nienka - odparl domoros}y flo
zof. = Jak kuba Bogu, tax Bog
kubie, m6wili z dawna. Panien-
ka usmiecha sic do ludzi, to i lu-
dzic do Danienki sic ME krZywia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-27

sfsf & - y . $500
wolr1zyyze, zastala je zamkniete ia
|klucz.
- Joziu = rzekla - chodz ma
podwieczorek!
Cos zaszelesci1o, klucz zgrzyt-
nal W zamku - pc chwili ukaza-
Ia sic J6zia.
- Co tobie? - zapytala zdzi--
wiona. - P1aka1ass?
= Czytalam "Sierote' Krako-
vowel i splakalam sic mad jej ME
|dola. I.
Cesia objela ia i ucalowala.
- Nudzi}as sic bezemnie = "a
wolala z usmiechem i ogarne}a Gle
tkliwosc. Chodz ia maliny, a po-
tenn do ogrodu - trzeba swiezy
bukiet ulozyc, DO tamten, W sail,
zwiad} zupehie. Prey zajeciu pre-
staniesz plakac mad bohaterka
powiesci.
J6zia wahala sic, czy isc ia pod
wieczorek z zaplakanemi oczami
= rodzice zauwaza i beda sic wy
pytywali o pow6d, lecz siostra pc
radzi}a przemyc oczy zimna wo-
da, co okaza}o sic praktyczne; pc
wieki zblad}y, a rodzice, zajeci
rozmowa 0 interesach, ME spo-
strzegli sladu }ez. Pan Slominski
spieszy} sic do zajec, vice zjad}-
sly talerzyk malin, podazy} IA fol
wark, PAM zas do kuchni.
Majac wog6le bardzo malo roz-
rywek, Cesia z upragnieniem o.
czekiwala niedzieli. Waite jej
zdrowie zatrzymywalo ia najcze-
sciej W domu pc zachodzie
s}onca, jak r6wniez "a n%adejsciem
pory jesiennej ME wydalala sic
juz "a prog, widujac tylko, kt6--
rzy byli laskawi odwiedzic Gorce
nawet czas ia nauke miala Scislc
ograniczony godzine dziemic,nie
wiecej.
Jozia moe pracowac cd rama
do wieczora, jej zaS ME wolno.Cz
TAME Tub s}uchanie powiesci ME
mog}o biedaczce uzupe}nic calego,
zajecia, wiodla zycic jednostaj ne i
gdyby ME mi}y, zloty humor, a IA
czej cicrpliwoS>c, czu}aby sic niesz
czesliwa. Me div sic, lie cieszyla
sic bardzo nadzieja zabawy, obmy
slanej przcz nfatke. Jozia zas, lie
kroc 0 wycieczce do lasu wspom-
niano. wzdycha}a lub m6wila z ia
lem:
- 9 ilez wiekszej doznalabym
przyjemnosci w teatrze, ma opcrze
- Jcste$ cyoistka rzekla raz
matka toncm zniecierpliwionym.
Wszak wicsz, Ze Ola Ccsi zdrowiej
po>iedzicc w Leslie, niz w tcatrze.
o wien, wien, lie w|a>nie Il te
90 powodu do tcatru ME pojedzie
my - odpar|a. Jozia i%ronicznie.
Nadesz}a niedzie]a. Zaraz o os-
mel rano, w licznem gronie znajo
mych, wybrali sic panstwo S}omih
scy do lasu. PAM Znoinska Z cor
ka i dwoma synami, Z ktorych je-
den konczyl wlaSnie gimnazyum
drugi zas u~czeszczal do szko}y han
dlowej; panstwo Ziebiowie Z trzc-
ma synami, studentami u%niwcrsy-
tetu j pan Zarski z c6rka - s}o-
wen, wszyscy sasicdzi brazil IT,
dial W maj6wce. Mlodziez jecha
la konno PREY p~owozach; wszy--
Scy wcseli, uSmicchnieci. Tylko
jedna Jozia W zlym humorze. Bo
zazdrosci}a. Czy zazdrosci}a sio--
strzyczcc ponsowego SCALA, W kto
ry matka, lekajac sic chlodu, u
brala w}asnie Cesie, czy inny mia
Ia powod, dose, lie siedziala W pc
wozie milczaca j zasepiona.
Wesole t~owarZystwO wstapilO
pc drodze do kosciola, ably wys}u
chac rannej mszy, poczem juz
wszyscy udali sic do lasu. Pierw
81 ia miejscu staneli chlopcy i
Jan, lokaj, z koszami wiktual6w.
Zszedlszy z koni, mlodzi pomogli
Janowi zaniesc kosze ia gore,
gdzie mia} sic odbyc obiad, a poz
niej wr6cili naprzeciw ~starszych i
panien.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-26
OUR PRESIDENT CALLS BUSINESSMEN

everything that high freight charges do make
the war a failure, to make it impossible"
Il know and you know what response to this
great challenge Of duty and Of opportunity the ma
ton will expect of you. and know what response
you will make. Those who do not respond, who do
not respond in the spirit of those who have gone to
give their lives for US bloody fields far away may
safely be left to be dealt with by opinion and the
law-for the law must of course command those
things.
II am dealing with the matter thus publicly and
frankly, not because have any doubt or fear to
the result, but only in order that in all think
ing and in all dealings with another we
may move in perfectly clear air of mutual under
standing
And there is something more that we must add
to our thinking. The public is nOr as much part of
the government as are the army and nary them
seIreS; the whole people in all their activities are
now modified and in service for the accomplish
ment Of the nations task in this war; it is in such
circumstances impossible Justly to distinguish be
tween Industrial purchases made by the government
and industrial purchases made by the managers of
industries, and it is just much our duty to sus-
tain the industrials of the country with all the in
dustrieS that contribute to its life it is to
tain forces in the field and the sea. We must
make prices to the public the as the prices to
the government
"Prices mean the same thing everywhere now.
They mean the efficiency or the ineficiency of the
nation whether it is the government that pays them
or not They mean victory or defeat. They mean
that America will win her place once for all among
the foremost free nations of the world or that she
will sink to defeat and become second-r rate power
alike in thought and in action This is day of her
reckoning, and eUery man amongst US must person.
oily face thGt reckoning along toith her.
"The case needs no arguing. l assume that am
only expressing your own thoughts-what must be
in the mind of every true man when he faces the
tragedy and the solemn glory of the present war,
for the emancipation of mankind.
81 summon you to great duty, great privilege
a shining dignity and distinction. ! shall expect
every man who is not a Stacker to be at my side
throughout this great enterprise.
an 1t no man can toin honor toho thinks of him.
SELF"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-26
LETTERS
LETTERS ON TIMELY TOPICS
CONCERNING TELEPHONES

have read several letters in the
StarBulletin, in reference to the use
of the telephone and they have led me
to wonder why there has not been es-
tablished some general code Of polite
usage or etiquette" of the telephone.
In our social intercourse, we have
adopted certain forms Of department,
certain refinements Of speech and &C
ton that distinguish the well bred
person from the boor. Why not ex-
tend it to the telephone as well? 1t
matters not that the telephone is in
animate, and that we can not see the
person to whom we are talking. -,
However, If we stop but q moment
to consider, we will easily see that
the telephone is a faithful repeater
of ourselves as we are at the time we
are using it., and that 1t reflects US
most faithfully. Therefore, 1t would
behoove US to give the same cour-
teous attention to the voice at the
other end as we would to the caller
at the door. In reality, the person
calling, Is more than at the front door
he is under our very roof.
In reading over the remarks Of Pa
tience and Availability, It appeared to
be very desirable for US all to adopt
some method Of answering the tele-
phone that will insure prompt identifi-
cation, and at the same time expe-
dite the matter at hand. ! agree with
Patience in that 1t Is disagreeable
to be cross-examined in an impolite
way; while in the same breath ]
agree with Availability, that we ought
to let the caller know whom he has
at the other end Of the line. In one
case it may be of importance who gets
the message, while I'M another case, It
may be most important. Therefore, let
us have a universal way Of answer.
ing the telephone.
1 do not pretend to be the one to
prescribe what that way shall be; but
it may be we'll to follow the methods
of the frequent users of the telephone,
and be guided by them.
After reading these letters, I de-
termined to experiment with the view
of finding out the general manner of
answering telephones, in private res
licences, in business houses, and in
the various army headquarters. TOOK
at random, one name under each let
ter in the telephone directory, from
the private residences, 10 business
houses, six army posts. From the bus
mess houses and the army posts, the
replies were invariably the name of
the business house or post e. G. Fort
Ruger," tx & x" etc. Out of the 25
private residences, answered by all
ages and sexes and by several nation
alities, one, a physician quite prom
inent in his profession answered
Doctor VS. residence, Doctor Y
speaking" This was clear, lucid and
complete Twenty-three answered
the time honored "Hello!" One