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J NOON EDITION NOON EDITION 14 An Adless Daily Newspaper. N. D. Cochran, .gBgs? Tel. Monroe 353. Editor and Publisher. G Automatic 51-422. 500 South Peoria St. 398 By Mail, 50 Cents a Month. VOL..3, NO. 112 Chicago, Monday, Feb. 9, 1914 ONE CENT SAN FRANI iAL" HIT Conductor Compares Private and Public-Owned Cor , poration Service Washington May Take Over All ' N Its Lines To Show Other Cities How "Peo ple's Street Car Line" Is Done Good Hours a Feature in 'Frisco. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 9. George H. Benker, conductor 32 on car 23 of the Geary Street Municipal Road, stopped after he had passed a crossing to let an old lady off. "Ever see them stop like that for a passenger on the United Railroads' line?" he asked. "Not much! They can't keep up their headway if they do. Yet you notice wo do." The United Railroads is the cor poration which, before the municipal ly built, 'municipally owned Geary Street Road came to compete, had a strangle-hold on the street car traffic of city. "This municipal railroad is suc cessful," continued Benker, "because it is ruu on the 'square deal' plan- square deal to the public.and a square deal to the employes." While he spoke a lady stood by the cash box searching her purse for her fare. She seemed embarrassed. "I I haven't a bit of change," she faltered. "Could you change five dollars?" "Why certainly," answered the conductor. The lady was surprised. "They wouldn't have done that without an argument on the United Railroads cars," she said: "There's a different spirit on this line." "Yes," said Benker. "They're satis fied here. The hours are better, the pay is better, the people are better, the service is better, and everybody is contented. "Nearly all who work here are old