Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-05

1t Just happened, that was all. But
Just outside the door he found a small
boy who had been crying. He said
his mother had spanked him for stuff
ing wire into the socket.
Another entered a house and in
quired the reason for the fuse blowing
out. The woman there said she did
not know. she was merely sitting
reading when out 1t went. She was
asked IL she had an electric iron.
and claimed not. In looking for tho
trouble the service man had to push
see the meter.
Men. too. como in for their share of
trouble making. Most of them have
the mistaken idea, that they are ma
tural born electricians. 1t is their idea
that they are trouble mon, and they
usually are. One mans fuse burned
out, and being gifted with the seventh
around it. This little act plunged
two blocks into darkness by blowing
out one of the main fuses. Service
men had to scout whole territory be-
fore they found out Just where the
trouble lay.
Some men will stick a penny into
the place where the fuse was, to make
contact. Perhaps the next day one
will see where fire Of unknown origin
last nigh: destroyed the home OF -
the man who used the penny us n
fuse.
Another man in this town repaired
his own electric bell. attaching the
same wire twice to 1t. believing that
he had two separate wires. His wife
had to send for the service man.
Bootleggcrs. they can bc charged TO
the mems account. do their own re-
pairing in order to avoid detection. and
usually succeed in turning out work
that cauyes as much trouble as their
distilled products do.
Boys follow in the footsteps of
their fathers in causing trouble. They
have a clever little way of letting the
dangerous are lights down as low to
tn. ground as possible.
One boy down In tho valley threw
green sunflowcrs across the hieh-ten-
sion wires. shutting off all power down
the line. The act caused great
flame that could be secn for miles and
roar louder and more prolonged
that thunder. In such cases as that
the service men must travel for mica
and risk their lives.
One case came up where children had
decided TO do n little wiring of their
own. They strung enough wire out u:
the house to wiro the whole yard Ike
a carnival. When they connected 1t
with tho electricity. the fuse burned
out. Tho service man again.
The service men Of Pueblo for al.
their hardships are Il tender hearted
collection. They have received cnils
where they wero cautioned not to go
into certain room. Naturally they
would come to the conclusion that
someone was sick and tirtoe about the
building. But the number OF sick peo-
pie increased. especially in The Grove.
y terrible epidemic seemed to have
spread over tho town. The service
men became affirmed tho whoever was
sick did not seem to cause relatives
much concern. Always the service
men were invited to have n little drink
OF "chcc't heforn they left. and OF
course being good electricians. refused,
for they handle all dangerous high
tension juice with care. These offers
aroused their suspicious. Another
thing that worried them was tho en-
tire lack OF any medical smell. In
its, stead was The faint peculiar odar
that comes from mash'ots Of the men
viii know what Kind os odor ia meant.
The sick mans room was invaded. and
n. very healthy looking still was found
going, perhaps little fcvorlsh aud
petspirins. but certainly fun of spirits
around a still.
Naturally tho service men mus,
work in the dark. for when the lights
40 on ,hoir duty Is over. And speak
ing of working in the dark. hero arc a
few of the many mysteries that they
have to- contend with
This has happened many times. 4
woman pressed the little wall switch
and when no light came. tclephoncd
the service man. He came aud trund
all other lights in the house in perfect
Walking over to the csntcr
of the room, he turned the snap on the
drop cord. a flood Of light came. and
the woman exclaimed in n surprised
Voice. why I must have turned that
off and forgotten all about H.
One mystery that puzzled them was