The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 11, 1921, Page 24

NEGRO OWNS TELEPHONE ‘INDUSTRY’ He Built 45-Mile Stretch of Line and Has 47 Customers MUSKOGEE, Okla, Nov. 11— Zorah E. Q. Tinsley, Muskogee blind negro, duilt, runs and owns his own aystem—a 45-mile stretch of line, catering to 47 customers, who lve in the rural districts. ‘That's why folks call him the “general of industry.” Six years ago, when he was 21, Tinsley was carrying a hod. Lime Dew in his eyes and blinded him. He and his sister, living on the out- » were eking out ‘@ bare living. x ‘Then, with $1.30 capital, he be- came interested in the talk of rural folks about the absence of tele phones. ‘Tinsley turned to Harry Lyons, then manager of the Muskogee tele- exchange, and leased three la phones and a six-way switch box. From a hardware man he got three "miles of wire, to be paid for when he could, PUnassisted, except for borrowed _ teams, he hewed his telephone poles, ~~ out of the woods, dug his own holes, strung his wires, and put a few phones into operation. Business picked up rapidly and did all the work himself, in calle and climbing to has increased to $1,500 worth of line, and phones. And he has ac & wife who acts as his oper. 1 traces wire trouble thru a a step will be the placing in 20 homes tn the town a aa a % 2 you feel.the need of a New Frock Suits and Wraps, Too | sive ceremonies marked the laying | [CHINA CHIEFS Gen. T. C. Chen and Ad- miral K. H. Li, two of the leading members of the Chi- nese delegation to the confer- ence to reduce armament. Gen. Chen represents the war department and Admiral Li} the navy. Cigaretty Statue to Be Dedicated | MEXICO CITY, Nov. 11.—Impres- of the first stones of the statue to| be erected to Ernesto Pugibet, found | er of Mexico's greatest cigaret fac: | tory. Pugibet was the leader in} many civic projects which benefited | the city. Youngest Organist Wins Membership LONDON, Nov. 11.—Malcolm C./ Boyle, aged 19, has passed the ex: amination for the fellowship of the Royal College of Organists. He is the youngest mangto. win this honor, MOTHER! Clean Child’s Bo 's Bowels with) “California Fig Syrup” child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for genuine “California Fig Syrup” which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bot- tle, Mother! You must eay “Call. fornia” or you may get an imitation fig syrup. Just Say: Charge It FNSL1>: and haven’t the ready money, why not buy it and just @ say:, Charge It! Our Dresses represent f the newest style motifs in the season’s favored @ materials, Tailored and & dress-up Frocks in Fol- ret Twill, Serge and Canton Crepe, all at the remarkable price of ERS THE SEATTLE STAR _ Don’t Read This, Boys! for fathers, only! CONFIDENTIAL Dear Dad: You know how hard ft is these days to make ends meet and you also know ho’ difficult It is to find really GOOD clothes for the Boy and yourself at anything like reasonable prices, Naturally you're not going to buy shoddy goods at any price nor are you going to stand for inferior tailoring or designing that makes for sloppiness and discomfort, What you really want to find ts a place where you can be SURI that what you are buying is GOOD and where there is LOGICAL reason for thé low price. This ls THE place. We ineure you the quality with our PERSONALLY WRITTEN guarantee that goes with every garrient we sell. We don’t juet make promises, NOTE THAT, PLEASE! Our upstaira plan of merchandising ac counts for our consistent, dayin and day- out rock-bottom prices, which we can prove to be the greatest clothing values in this city. First of all, we have an upstairs rent (upon which we save around $50,000 in our three stores every year). Then we cut out all useless expenses, such as ex travagant mahogany showcases and such like fixtures, Next, we sell on a atrictly cash basis, allowing NOBODY credit, thus saving thousands every year on credit lontes. Our next great economy ts ef- fected by our vast volume busines, which enables us to buy and sell for less ALL the time and While clothes are ‘till in style. Last but not least, we have no “glen.” In other words, we don't “mark up” while the clothes are, in fashion at the be#inning of the season and then “mark down” when the clothes are shop- tolled and outofdats. WE AIM TO TREAT EVERYBODY ALIKE. These are cold facts that we can show you. Every day we demonstrate their truth with the biggest clothing volume business in the ‘orthwest findin, ite outlet through three great upstairs stores, all founded upon the idea of selling GOOD clothes for leas, as man to man, worth your while from a strictly bualhess. point of view to benefit the Fabey-Prockman Upstairs Plan of Merchandising, but that {t ia also very much worth while to show that splendid youngster of yours a fine example—to buy GOOD clothes that com- bine BCONOMY WITH STYLE? Yours for the success of Father and Son Week, Fahey-Brockman Up-stairs Clothiers This Is Seattle’s Clothes Headquarters jim for Father and Son Dad, be sure and bring your boy here some time this week. Nothing could please him more, apart entirely from the benefit to you both. THE FAHEY-BROCKMAN JUNIOR For Son ; (Sizes 31-36) WHICH GUARANTEES YOU ATEN DOLLARS ‘SAVING OVER STRET Li LEVEL PRICES Guaranteeing You a Saving of $10 Over. Any Other Clothing Values in This City Fahey-Brockman | : Building p Arcadé Building ‘te Second Avenue AHEY- RhROCKMAN Buy up-stairs and save $10