The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-16
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answers
Given and Gathered Today by
State journal Reporters.
TODAY,s QUESTION.

What was your greatest inconvenience
during the time the telephones were not in
THE ANSWERS.
Harry Caylor, United Press, Kansas City
My wifes out of town, therefore have
no Inconvenience"
I W. f. Guy, manager Grand Union Tea
company-"Our greatest handicap-swas in
handling our hotel and restaurant business.
We had to send out men where we ordi-l
narily telephone
Paul Edgar, assistant county attorney
fIn making investigations. I'll bet I
turned to :he phone hundred times 1t
delayed greatly. Believe me. If the
Telephones were out of service long the old
hardened criminals would. do a flourishing
business"
George Senne, contractor-"It took three
rars to keep in touch with the foremen on
the different Jobs: We spent the time chas-
ing each other from place to place, and
70 be found"
I W. r. Gasche, insurance-"Didn't. cause
me any particular difficulty. l rather
missed the opportunity to kid the operators
on the way they have learned to trill their
rs ~
, Cliff Lowe. ticket clerk. Rock Island
fit was really convenience and labor
saver. Didn't have to answer SO many
questions"
r
Fat first we swore. Then we came to
fealize what 1t really means. 1t was
mighty sudden awakening Of true value
Easier today with the wires open again"
Z c. A. Dehlinger, secretary public. utilities
commission-''We were mighty lucky. The
break in service happened to come at
time when the commission was really not
aieve the situation aroused everyone to
hn appreciation of what service really
tneans.S'
Governor Henry J. Ailen-"I came home
gust in time to get In on the trouble.
kpent a good part of the evening trying to
talk over wires that were dead and didn't
fespond to demands for information
Malcolm Gray, secretary board of ad
sninistration-"It was really a relief-for
few hours But it would have caused lots
of trouble if service had been cut off for
sorts of sorrow in trying to keep in touch
with the state institutions. The service
sxas off just long enough for us to realize
That real tie up would mean.
/ ]. F. farrell, publicity agent for the
Santa Fe-"I don't recall any recent period
bf time which has been so free of annoyance
as the telephoneless hours Wednesday
afternoon. regard the telephone as
don't mean that. The telephone has be-
come SO common an accessory to business
life that you don't notice it's there except
Rnen something goes WRONG Win II.
Fred c. Trigg, Kansas City Star-"Before
the service was interrupted l had some in
convenience resulting from having to an
kwer the telephone for Cecil Howes IN our
office. About every Rotarian in town
called him about the picnic while l was
trying to get n story on the wire. 1t was
Convenient for me when the phones burned
but"
DIR. Earle G. Brown, city health officer
tNone ut all-none at all. Had the most
peaceful afternoon ever spent in this de-
partment with no demands to come and
get the garbage or the dog or the rubbish
or the quarantine breaker, or a thousand
pther things We are requested to attend to
haily.'
Robert d. McGiffert, city commissioners
II would ordinarily be awfully glad to get
rid of the telephone, but yesterday after
noon was planning to use it about a dozen
times just when the service went off. Had
10 arrhnge program for the Lions club
and had to drive around and see everyone
expected to appear on the program. l called
several times at one house before / was
able to see one of the speakers
Miss Mary Alexander, supervisor public
health nursing association-"It was my
BALI day at home and 1 mighty glad
no one from the office could bother me-"