Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1924, Page 9

2 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1924 ADDITIONAL NEWS OF SPORTS ELKS AMATEUR TOURNAMNT TO BE PACKED ~~ WITH FAST BOXINGAND WRESTLING EVENTS| SLENAUCK FIVE AFTER Four or Five Days May Be Required to\Benny Leonard Fix Titles; Recreation Club Is - Latest to Enter Team Four or five days may be required to settle the cham- pionships of the Elks’ Amateur Boxing and Wrestling tour- nament, scheduled here for M. gemtries are pouring in the lives’ are assured, the only question the bouts and matches can be K. G. BLUES ARRIVE AT OPAING TRAINING CAMP LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.—(United Press.)—Wilbur Good, manager of the Kansas City Blues, arrived here today with 18 players to go into spring training at Vernon for a series of games with the San Francisco and Vernon Coast league clubs. The Blues were joined here by a number of players who have been hibernating in Southern California during the winter. They included Pitcher Joe Dawson, Third Base- man Armstrong, Catchers Skiff, Becker, Scott, Donnelly and Killings ——— U. OF S.C. WINS RELAY LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23,—Uni!- versity of Southern California scor- ed an éasy win in the A. A. U. re- lay today with a total of 47 points. Keith Lloyd, U. S. C., gave the crowd a thrill when he stepped the sentury in 9 9-10 seconds. Charley Daggs, runnng for the Los Angeles Athletic club, who did the 120 yard high hurdles in 15 reh 6,7 and 8, At the rate competition for all awards being whether or not all crowded into the short space of three nights. C. H. (Red) Row, in charge of the tournament re. ceived eight entries Saturday after- noon, which increases the total to 40 in all classes exclusive of those that make up the membership of seven club teams in Casper and six from out of the city. The Recreation club ts the latest to enter for the championship, the winner of which will receive a hand- some cup to be awarded by the Cas- Per Tribune. Sam Prezant is in charge of the Recreation club box- ers and wrestlers and will make it @ point to see that all are feeling fit for their contests. About 25 to 30 boys have taken Advantage of the invitat‘on of the Elks to use the new gymnasium for training purposes. Fast bouts are being staged every day and the lads as a whole would be a credit to any amateur ‘tourney. Some of the keenest interest and competition is being shown by those in the 105 pound class, and hard hitters are being developed up to the 158-pound class. Eight entries already have Been madé in the heavyweight class, which should make a show by Itself. Hammer and tongs will be order of the day when the gong sounds. The wrestlers are not ‘behind the boxers in working out for the events. Two classy entries have shown up in the heavyweight class one of them a 190-pound husky who promises the entire crowd plenty of trouble in downing him, Signs Contract For Pictures DENVER, Colo., Feb. 23.—Benny Leonard, Ughtweight champion, signed a contract here today to make two six-reel pictures. for. a New York company to be made as soon as he finishes his “vaudeville tour. p . The pictures will be similar to the “Leather Pushers” with Leonard Diaying ‘the leading role with the boxing gloves. It will take the champion seven Weeks to fill the engagement. pee Bod be oy AMES BEATS MINNESOTA AMES, Iowa, Feb. 23,—Iowa S@Re college defeated Minnesota university, 60 to 24, in a dual indoor track meet here tonight. ——_—— Gophers Romp On the Purple MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 23. —After beihg outplayed and out- scored during the first half, Minne- sota came from behind and defeated Northwestern, 24 to 16, in a western conference basketball game played at the armory, The Purple led at the end of the first period, 6 to 5. Pesek was the individual star of the game, scoring 13 of the Gophers’ 24 points. Watches for the individual win- ners in all events have arrived and will be d'splayed: in the window of the Klein jewelry store. Each will seconds, flat, would have come close to the world’s record had he not been slowed down by tripping over the last hurdle. FRIENDS OF JOHNSON TO OPEN DRIVE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. — (United Press.)—Supporters of Hi- ram* Johnson complete] the selec: tion of their national convention delegate primary ticket today and laid final plans for opening their campaign throughout the state early next week. The formal launching of John- son's fight for the Republ'cah pres- idential nomination in this state awaited gnly the selection of these “campaign captains,” one from each assembly district, who will go be- fore the people in the state primar: jes May 6, pledging that if chosen to go to the Cleveland convention they will cast a solid vote for the California senator, Heavy Fall of Snow Reported From Nebraska OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 23—Nebraska experienced the heaviest snow storm of the winter Saturday, the fall starting early Friday night and con- unuing steady throughout Saturday. ‘The storm was general over Nebras- ka, Iowa and South Dakota, from one to ten inches being reported from various sections, Owing to the warm weather and absence of wind no trouble was ex- perienced by railroads or telegraph companies, i ce EGGS SELL AT $5,000 ‘PER EACH »NEW YORK, Feb. 23—Egss sold at the rate of $60,000 a dozen here today. They were not guar- anteed strictly fresh elther, it being estimated that one which Colgate university purchased was laid some ten or eleven million years ago. The eggs are being disposed of by Roy Chapman Andrews of the museum of natural history. They are those of the pre-historic dino- saur, found in the desert west of China, nape asipinieneatnsy ONE DEAD IN PLANE CRASH HOUSTON, Texas, Dec, 28.—Cap- tain John 8. Ainsley, Los Angeles, Was killed, and Sergeant Frank J. Wood was seriously injured when their airp'ane plunged 500 feet to the groundeat Ellington fielG late today, be engraved with the winner's name. These prizes will be supple- mented by a cup for the all-around champion of the tournament. The Tribune cup will be the goal of all club competition, those en- tered to date from Casper being the Standard, Texas, American Legion, Casper Athletic, Burlington Employes, Smoke House and Re- creations. clubs... Fi out_of town there=wifl be “el representing Torr'ngton, Thermopo'is, » Douglas, Glenrock, Lavoye and Salt Creek. Badger Track Team Victors MADISON, Wis.) Feb. 23.—Spring- ing ® surprise the University of Wisconsin track team triumphed over the Iowa team by a score of 46 13-20 to 39 7-20 here tonight in the first indoor meet of the season. gS COLGATE TRIUMPHS. BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 23.—The University of Colgate tonight de- feated the Buffalo university basket. ball team, 24 to 17, BURLINGTON CLUB. ENJOYS BIG SMOKER The members of the Burlington) his opponent's ribs. Reiner has a Employes club enjoyed a smoker at the freight house iast night, at which a number of the athletic en- gineers, firemen, switchmen, car- men, agents, ticket agents, etc., dis- Played their wares. The Smoker was held for the purpose of getting a lne on the entrants the club will have for the big Elks amateur tournament to be held next month. The first bout of the evening was ® fourround bout between Harry Lee and Johnie Lesser, welter- weights, who brought the crowd to their feet with their clever work. Lee displayed-a left which promises to make a lot of trouble for en- trants in the tournament, while Les- ser's foot work reminded some of the old timers of Jim Corbett in his balmy days, The next bout was between Ted Lewis. and. George Lewis, brothers, who boxed an exhibition, both dis- playing marked cleverness, Frank Vickery and Young Beiner, both went at it hammer and tongs. Vic- kery showed that his trip to Shelby last Fourth of July as not in vain, as he is showing a marked {mprove- ment in his work, his work in the clinches, reminding one of Jack Dempsey as he played a tatoo on ee ____ Illini Track Men Cop Meet CHAMPAIGN, IL, Feb. 23.—wni- versity of Illinois took a one-sided track meet here from Notre Dame today, 81 1-8 to 22 2-3. Il'inols won first place in every event except the 880-yard run and the broad jump. Badgers Lose To Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 23. — (United Press.}—Wisconsin univer- sity ton’ght virtually lost her grip on the western conference basket- ball championship, when her quin- tet lost to Ohio state university, 13 to 27: fick aa abe sie aw MICHIGAN LOSE: LAFAYETTE Ind., Feb. 23.— Perdue defeated Michigan bas- keteers here tonight, 24 to 19. The first half score was tied 11 to 11. Spradiing and Robbins starred for Perdue; Haggerty and Henderson for Michigan, defense and uses his right hand in good shape, packing a knockout punch which he tried hard to put over, The bout ended in a draw. The feature bout of the evening was between Sam Cooper and John McCready, two heavyweights. Coop- er was the winner of ‘a tournament held in London several years ago, and Is as clever a boxer as has ap. peared in Casper in a long time. He has a tremendous reach, covers up (well in the clinches and carries a sleep punch in either mit. Ring ex- perts at the ringside iast night all predicted that the laurels in the heavyweight class will undoubtedly rest on the brow of this Cocknoy. McCready showed up. well in the bout and should go well in the show. After gomg four rounds with Mc- Cready, Cooper then boxed three fast rounds with Earl Smith, a youngster who showed up very well considering the limited ring ex- perience he has had. Dick Kennedy acted master of ceremonies. Paul Russell refereed the bouts, showing a knowledge of the boxing garhe which was a sur- prise to his friends. MAX LINDER DYING, SAID PARIS, Feb. 23—French film fans ‘Were saddened tonight by news front Vienna that Max Linder, famous screen comedian, the “Charlie Chap- in of France,” {gs dyitg. Linder and his bride, whom }e recently married after a whirlwind courtship, and elopement, are reported by a news agency to have taken veronal in their hotel room {n the Austrian capitol. Neither will live, the report said, Former G. A. R. Chief Is Dead LOS ANGELES, Calif. Fb, 23— General C. E. Adams, past national commander of the G. A. R. dropped dead on the lawn of his residence here today while talking to a letter carrier. General Adams took part in the battles of Shiloh and Missionary Ridge in the Clv!l war and was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. . He also served during the Spanish-American war. posal aac For results try a Tribune Clas- sified Ad. = wpe Casper PEARL WRITES LOSE T0 LEADING: IN FIRST HALF GLENROCK, Wyo., Feb. 23. Glenrock ‘Independents defeated the Pearl White basketba!l team of Cas- per here FriCay night by a score of 40 to 30. The game was clean'y played and fine sportsmanship was asplayed by both quintets. The visitors led in the first half 19 to 18 but tired badly in the last part of the game. pata ance “ASE CALIFORNIA WINS. PALO ALTO, Cal., Feb. 23.— (United Press.)—University of Call- fornia tonight took the lead in the series with Stanford, beating the Cardinals, 27 to 23. SHAFER DRAWS FIRST PLACE FOR BIG RACE LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23,—(United Press.}—Phil Shafer in his Duesen- berg Special has the coveted first place in tomorrow's 250 mile na- tional championship speed classic at Beverley Hills. Seventeen cars are entered. Following are positions of the other drivers: Ralph Hepburn, two; Fred Comer, three; Antoine Mourre, four; Harlan Fengler, five; Eddie Hearne, . six, Ernie Ansterberg, seven; Earl Cooper, eight; Harry Hartz, nine; Jimmy Murphy, 10; Bennett Hill, 11; Joe Boyer, 12; Clift Durant, 13; Jerry Wonderlich, 14; Frank Ellott, 15; Tommy Miltoh, 16; Ira Vail, 17. ASQUITH PUTS CFFIGIAL —OKEH ON LABOR RULE Liberal Policies Being Carried Out, Party Leader -Asserts. By PERCY M. SARL (United Press Staff Correspondent.) LONDON, Feb. 23.—{United Press.) —Former Premier Herbert H. Asquith today put the seal on his party’s approval upon the perform- ance in office of Ramsay Mac- | Donald and the labor government. Speaking at Plymouth, the vet- eran liberal leader pointed out that the labor government “had not brought down the sky nor deluged the country in blood.” Instead, he said, the prime minister was slowly carrying out liberal policies. Asquith’s words weighed heavily with his hearers and with those that read them, for, they indicated continued support by the liberals of the MacDonald government. The former premier congratulated the man who was this time chosen as helmsman of the British ship of state, on the way MacDonald and his ministers handled affairs and Weathered the storm during two great industrial crises—the national rail and dock strikes. The latter of these difficulties is not entirely overcome. Today throughout England, some hundred thousand workers were voting upon acceptance of their delegates’ recommendations that the agree- ment reached with employers at London Thursday be ratified. The strike, which started a week ago, was settled by leaders agreeing to an increase of a shilling a day now and another shilling next summer. But the men have not yet ratified the agreement. In any event, work cannot be resumed before the middle of next week. In view of the labor government's successful intervention in such crises, Asquith said, tho liberal party proposes to give Premier MacDonald “‘the fullest and. freest chance to make good.” “That, however,” he added, “does not absolve us liberals, who: will maintain our unfettered independ- ence in order to perform our duties, from exercising vigilance and con- tinulng honest, outspoken criticism." One of the things Asquith felt called upon to criticize was the pos- vible inadequacy of Britain's aerial preparations, he sald. But he confessed that the “world’s peace time expenditure on arma- ments has reached an appalling and unexamipled figure. Progressives Not Endorsed In Late Move, LINCOLN, Neb., Feb, 23.—State officials showed no inclination to- day to accede to the demands made| by the state progressive party con-| ference delegates that candidates be| prohibited from running for the same office on two party tickets. | Secretary of State Pool announc-| ed his intention to oppose any at-| tempts made by candidates of Re-! publican or Democratic parties to withdraw acceptance of nominations by progressives, Sunday Cridune PAGE NINE TWO GIRLS HANDLED PHONE CALLS IN 1902 FIFTY NOW KEPT BUSY AT BIG SWITCHBOARD History ob ithe Casper Exchange Holds Interest. By JANE SNODGRASS JOHNSON. So long have men and women been surrounded by the grandeurs of Nature that these are now only every-day facts! The’sun and the moon antl the stars have become common-place. It is but small won- der then, that man now accepts the telephone, the telegraph, the radio even, as calmly as he accepts his bretkfast cereal. The automobile and the aeroplane are scarcely more wonderful than the plow. In the full enjoyment of the inventions of renlus man has forgotten to appre- ciate. Yet there was a time, not so many, Many years ago. when. all these things were not. : There hangs in'the office of the local telephone exchange a picture called the “Weavers of Speech.” The. huge hazy canvas gives the impression of many cities, remotely located: High “above all, like a character in a dream, sits the figure of the telephone girl, grasping the center of the myriad little wires that stretch, like magic cobwebs, from city to city, from skyscrapper to hovel, connecting, uniting, shap ing the destinies of people into one sublime, interwoveh fabric. Twenty-two years ago the Moun- tain tes Telephone company opened the fi “exchange” in Cas- per, then a town of perhaps five hundred inhabitants. The “ex- change” was in the Stock Exchange building in the 200 block, South Center street. Company records show that the first manager was A. W. Scott. ‘here were two operators, whose names are record- ed as “Miss Elizabeth McDonald” and “Miss Jo Scherck.” time the company had fifty sub. scribers. The old-time one-wire s: tem was in use; there were, no outside connections, and no_ toll lines. The girls worked a twelve hour shift. Aside from the length of their hours, however, their work was not hard. They brought along their sewing, knitting and chewing gum and found ample time for the jenjoyment of such diversions be- tween calls. All subscribers then were given an instruction sheet when their phone was installed. The instruc: tion read something lke this: “When ringing a party first take the receiver off the hook and apply your’ ear, waltag for Central to ask your number; when the number is given wait until you hear your party answer. When you have finished talking hang up the re- ceiver.” As the town grew the telephone system grew with it, although the srowth was comparatively slow until the year 1920., In 1910 there were 600 telephones in Casper. In 1916 there were 800. Today there are 5,000. The year 1924 presages a bigger development program for the company than has been experi- enced in any previous year. It is estimated that $200,000 will be spent during the coming year for new equipment and new cables. Six new switchboard positions will be addéd, necessitating the employment of about fifteen’ more operators. The present exchange is. located on. East Second street and is a modern, commodious building, bullt not more than five years ago.. The business office is on the first floor and the exchange and rest rooms for girls occupy the second. The mangement of the exchange since 1920, hag been in the capable hands of H. D. McCormick, during whose period of service the big de- velopement has come about. In the year 1923 a monthly average of 65 new telephones were added. Mr. McCormick is assisted by G. W. Tre- horne, who recently came to the company from Denver. + There are now 5,000 telephones in Casper. The service is handled by fifty operators. It might be very helpful to the company if every pa- tron could-have the opportunity to visit the exchange. A. newspaper reparter had occasion to go there last week and she was forever dis- abused of her favorite impression of the telephone girl. A reporter, along with 75 per cent of the phone- using public, had once cherished a mental vision of the telephone op- erator as a mere insanity who sat in an easy chair and powdered her nose aNd gossiped about her beaux, while a maddened city was franti- cally besieging the wires, bessips in vain for service. The picture to be Seen in the ex. change is a very different one, in deed. Long rows of stools face the Walls, lined with “number Bide ed the “hello girls’ tall girls, short girls, plump girls, lean girls, blondes and brunettes, One and all they are intent on their work. Their uncompromising backs are . present- ed to all visitors, their “bobbed” heads bowed, their eyes are intent on the positions before them and their Httle hands are flashing in and out, in and out, to and fro about the big switchboard, calling numbers, giving numbers, giving busy, efficient service to 5,000 pat- rons. Watching them from the end of the switchboard one could well believe them an animate row of ma chines that looked like humans, so absorbedly did they work, so un-in- terruptedly did the little hands move to and from, plugging here, pl ing there, working, never idle for one second. The supervisor of the exchange was good enough to explain in de- tail the working of the . switch- bourd. It iy all very simple, so simple indeed that the reporter, after one or two futile attempts to grasp thowe details, decided that it bu girl gives service on was hardly worth while after all, giving herself up to the fascination of the rapidly moying cords, the little red, white and green lgh flashing intermittently on and off— those things and the fluttering hands. You see,” she heard the voice hands, the of the supervisor saying. “Side by side here sit three giris. girl has one “position” before her, but each girl is in easy reach of about 400 numbers, neighbor chances to be busy when Each and if her she sees a call come in she answers that call. In other words each about 400 phones. The girls take care of 31,000 calls each day.’ fy goodness,” exc med the re- “How do porter, pu suppose they ever get time to listen in, or to “sass” the patrons. You know very well you might drop dead telling the public that the telephone girl doesn't do those things, but they'll neyer, never belleve it.’ “I suppose not,” sadly concurred the operator, “‘but it’s true just the same. Now, this is how they know when a call is coming in. A light flashes on the board, that means that the number corresponding to that light is ringing. The girl takes the number, takes this cord out, and plugs in here. Simultaneously two little lights come on Sho knows the number has answered. Presently the Ughts go off, a red light flashes on—like this—then she knows the line is idle again. You see, don’t you?” h, yes, indeed,” exclaimed the visitor, improssed with the idea that fhe must not appear too dense. What she really Cid see was hun dreds of 'ttle Ughts, red, white and green, all in a row, flashing on and ett. ‘They are colored differently,” explained the supervisor, “so as to avold errors in disconnecting num- Henry P. Fletcher, who h: y been U. S, ambassador to Belgium, wilt take over the post of ambassador to Italy. succeeding Washburn Child. bers. See here are only red lights and b« the red are here | two green lights. These cords correspond to those lights. When | a white light flashes on, the oper. ater knows she must disconfect a white cord: if it's a green light it’s @ green cor¢, an so on. We try"to avoid many errors by placing the new girls beside the well-trained Birla so that thése things are con- stantly being made plainer to them | by example and explanation.” “Where uur information girls” questioned the here they sit are y two. The oper: mation because they are tc When an inquiry. is made to erator she simply plugs in h information answers. “Well, now, that. explains “it,” s'ghed the reporter reminiscently, ‘that's pmbably why you've quit} giving the anxious pubic the time. I remember when we. imagined we | could get the correct time any min- ute of the night or day by just call. ing central. I daro say she gave @ fleeting laok at the: Ingersol! on her wrist and told us just any old} thing, but we were satisfied, never: | theless, Those were the good old cays.” | “For the operators they were what they would call ‘the bunk’ if} you will excuse me, They coutdn’t give efficient service because every Tom Dick and Harry wv ly éal'ing for the time. "Same way with ‘fires. Let p whistle soun: and ever n would be « the line ‘where's the fire and while the operator was jump-| ing from one 'ne to the other an swering ‘Sixth and Center, Sixth| - From Belgium to Italy ANNUAL MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SET MARCH 18 The' anntial meeting date of the Casper chamber of commerce has been tentatively set for Tuesday evening, March 18. ‘The meeting will come under the direct supervision of the forum committee, which is composed of R. 8, Ellison, chairman; E. P. Ba- con, Ben Sclerck, Henry Perkins, W. W. Slack, Emmett Fuller and Tracy Shaw. It has been decided to deviate from the usual procedure in regard to speakers for the annual meet- ing. Instead of inviting an outside speaker, to make an extended ad- dress, the Chamber will invite speakers from five’ different sec- tions of the state of Wyoming, who will be requested to make ten minute addresses on a subject of equal interest to the state, or of special: interest to a- particular community in it's relation with ‘the rest of the state, or surrounding States. MURDER OF NEWLYWEDS STILL BAFFLES POLICE OF CHICAGO, BODY OF ONE FOUND BY ROAD CHICAGO, Dec. 23. — (United Press.}—Into the underworld’s of a half dozen cities tonight police sent investigators in search of evidence which they hepe will aolve the strange murcer of Mr. and Mrs. John Duffy, newlyweds. Duffy, who Philade'phia police have identified as John Daugherty, a notorious gunman, was shot through the head sometime Thurs- day night. His body was found many hours later in a snow bank on the outskirts of the city. Mrs. Duffy, identified by ir brother as Leah Exley, of Norwalk, Ohio, and more recently of Louis- ville, Ky., waa also killed by a ahot in the head. Her body was found in the Duffy apartment in @ fashion able section of the city. The couple was married in Louis- ville several weeks ago, Exley told police when he identified the slain woman as his sister. Having identified couple, police are for Orlando Horton, to noted gunman from Indianap Horton is sald to have been livi at the Duffy home with a woman known a® Mrs. Horton, but police are investigating the theory that there is no Mrs. Horton—that Dut fy, Mrs..Duffy.and Horton were the now sald murder searching be a the only occupants of the apart- ment, If there was no Mrs. Horton, po- lice believe Mrs, Duffy was murder ed by a jealous rival. If there a Mrs. Horton, then it is t the couple was slain in an world or beer war, th Duffy and Horton, police say, were connected with a beer running “syndicate.” They are sald to have served a large cliento’e with choice «liquors emuggied through Detroit from Canada, First knowledge of the double killing came with. the discovery of Duffy's body. It was nearly buried in a deep snow drift and had ap. | parently been thrown from an au tcmobile, ‘An address in Dutfty's’ cloth led police to» his: apartment. When no response came to their. knocks, they broke in and found the body of Mrs, Duffy stret: ed out on & dayenport t The ap: t many v in consy & a theory c While it is believed both and his wife were slain apartment, police havo ‘@ body was taken o ife’s left in thé rooms. dbery Durty not ¢ ‘aia | Rents togethee. ede them are two | 31,000 Calls Are Now Handled Daily by rators. and Centen’ just like = parrot, some really urgent call-was escaping at- tention. So that's how It came about that we had to refuse such informa- tlon.”* “It was probably agreed th ‘but: It's rn too bad. Seems like the operators could really give so much useful in formation if t n'y ‘ould. Now in a small to n't impossible to find out from the operator just when the moon ia going to be ful!, when's the best time to plant the garden .or when the set ing hen might reasonably be expected to hatch. The small town op r is really just a bureau of information, but I suppose, of course, no o could expect that of the ris here “But they do expect it’ proteste the Supervisor. “Why, not long ago one woman called up to ask if we could tell her wher 9 get a setting of goobe eggs, another wanted to know !f the operator wou'd work an algebra problem for her little sirl, and still another inquired one day could tell her the amount ‘ 1 A carload of furniture to 1 from Chicago tc , PD ucky and how would take it to get there.” If I could ‘listen in’ on lines for just one minute," gested the reporter. “Would you mind? You see {t would add so much ‘color’ to the story I’m going to write, if I only could hear some- thing like the girls are hearing all the time.” “Take this place,” suggested the supervisor. “And you can hear the girls taking their numbers.” What. the lstener heard was something like this: “Hello, Cen- 1," in a man’s rough, foreign “Central, Gimme ‘One- ble O-d * cut in the oper: voice. “One Double O-Nuttings,” came the re- ply. And when several mild inter- rogations failed to bring any other reply the girl said, “I'll give you Information.” And the party was passed on to the girl whose duty it was to find out whose number was. “One-Double O-Nuttin A woman's smooth, cultured voice Was next heard. umber 603-W, please.” A blank, then a “hello,” in’ a man's brisk volce indicated that 503-W was on the job. “Hello, dim, dear,,I want you to go by the telephone office as you come home and see why we can't get a little better service there. I'm never able ot get Central, and when I do—" “I beg yor pardon, Madam,” the other party. interrupted. “You evi- dently haye the wrong number. This is 503-W." Then there was a pregnant pause, during which one could almost hear the angry woman thinking, and Central was on tho Wire again. “Central, what do you mean by slways giving me wrong numbers. T called 305-W, and I'd thank you—" There was no response from Cen- tral, but almost immediately there "ame a greeting from 305-W. “That's about all I want to hear,” volunteered the listener. “I really don’t see how th girls control their temper so well. “Those are only little incidents,” said the supervisor. ‘The girls are #0 busy they have no time for quarreling.” After the exchange the rest rooms were visited. They comprised an attractive dining room, where the girls may take their repast any time of the day, and a cozy loung- ing room, Mrs. Carrie Dobson, a charming, white-haired matron is in charge there and she explained how the girls spent their “oft hours." “You see all those packages on the ice box?” she interrogated. “Well, they're hats. The girls are making their own hats under my supervision, At least a number of them are. They take quite an in- terest in {t, too, and some of them, show quite a bit. of talent.” It was explained that the girls had the freedom of the rest rooms at all hours, even giving their little parties there. They are now plan- ning a “leap-year party” for Feb ruery 28, and the only men to be Invited are the thirty-five employes of the company. As tho visitor left the building ‘she had a last fleeting glimpse of the exchange room. It left a vivid imprint of all those supple backs, all in a line, bobbed heads bent in- tently over the switch, high heels hooked over the rungs of the stools, little, fluttering hands dash- ing to and fro, and little colored lights flashing on and off, on and off, red, white and green. Then she saw another picture, a mental picture of many tired busi- ness men, and of women bent on “a friendly chat” with a neighbor, of lovers impatient with delay, and of harried newspaper folks—just a host of people all over the city, worrledly ringing for numbers, wondering what in the world that telephone girl “can be doing that she doesn’t give better service,” and floating out over the wire went the hello girl's sweet Yesponse, “Num- ber, please, number?" 365 -|- 1= 366 9 What Does It Mean to You a a . ) " 4 € t