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MORETOWN LOST
IN THE TENTH
Montreal "Giants' Get
Away With Game in
Heart-breaking Finish
COSTLY MISPLAYS
CAUSED DEFEAT
Score 4 tO'lEmery and
Granai the Opposing
Pitchers
Moretown, Aug. 7. All records were
once more shattered at the local park
Thursday when 700 rabid fan turned
out to Bee the Montreal "Giants" do
the trick once more, winning from
Moretown, four to one, in a tenth in
ning finish that was most excitig. .
Emery, the "Giants" best bet, was
the slabster chosen to dish' them up to
Moretown stickers. He pitched his us
ual steady game, being in very good
form, so that little damage was done
to the ball. Excellent support also
helped him out of many tight places.
Granai was Moreton's choice, and he
pitched a good game throughout! but
the hard breaks against his team
mates got him "in Dutch" in the final
tenth. Though he was inclined to be
wild at times, he held the "Giants" to
. 4v Mfa tinvinfT IipM fhem hit)ea for 1
eight frames.
The game went along for nine in
nings without a score, but in the tenth
the break-up came, Emery reached first
on an error and Garry was hit and both
runners advanced on a nice sacrifice. It
was here that their first tally came
across. Davidson caught one of 'the
"Giants' napping and attempted to
throw to Stuart, but Marr, thinking
the throw was for him, stuck ouj, bis
hand but failed to hold the ball. Owe un;
came in. Marr booted File's ground-'
er and another scored. Land hit safe
and two fnore men came in. It was the
last for the visitors but plently enough.
Moretown's only score was made in
the last half of the, tenth on Grand
field's double and . Granai's single.
The score:
MORETOWX ab r
Irons, rf .i 0
Ward, lb.... 3 0
Davidson, 3b........ 3 0
Starr, If 4 0
Stuart, 2b 4 0
Grandfield, c 4 1
Marr, fs 4 0
Granal, p 4 0
Ford, rf 4 0
BUILD YOURSELF UP
SO AS TO FEEL BETTER
Eat and sleep better, as well as look
better, by taking Hood's Sarsapanlla
It is an all-the-year-round medicine
good in all seasons.
It purifies, enriches and revitalizes
the blood, creates an appetite, aids
dicestion, assists assimilation of the
food you eat, and wonderfully builds
up the whole system. In many cases
it succeeds where other medicines fail
to do any good.
If you need a mild effective cathar
tic, get Hood's Pills. Adv.
STILL AT WORK ON
PONZTS ACCOUNTS
h po
1 2
0 13
0 3
a e
0 0
OTo
5f 1
s
Total
.33 1 6 30 10 'o
ROYAL "GIANTS" ab r h po a e
Gan-y,' 2b. 3 1 0 1 S O
Fuller, ss 3 1 1 2 3 0
Getaway, cf 5 1 1 3 0 0
File, 3b 4 1 0 2 3 0
Land, If 4 0 1 1 0 0
Thompson, lb 5 0 1 14 1 1
Carter,. rft. .... 5 0 0 0 0 0
Bowden, c 4 0 0 6 1 0
Emery, p 4 0 1.1 2 0
Total 37 4 5 30 15 1
Summary Base on balls, oft Granai
B, off Emery,, struck out. by Granai 5,
by Emery 7; hit by pitched ball, Gar
ry; two-base hits, Grandfield; stolen
bases, Granai, Garry; umpires, Ferris
Mid Dobbsj attendance, 700; time, 1 hr.
10 min.
Audit Will Not Be Completed Before
Next Week Run on Place Sub
sides. '
Boston, Aug. 7. Business at the of
fices of the Securities Exchange Co.,
conducted by Charles Ponzi, seemed
about normal yesterday and there was
no indication of the run that kept the
clerks busy for 10 days or more. Only
22 persons were waiting outside the of
fices, when the doors opened and most
of these were said to be speculators
looking for discouraged note holders.
The audit of Ponzi's accounts by
Edwin L. Pride in behalf of the federal
district attorney will probably not be
completed before next week, it is said,
as he has not yet had an opportunity
to go over the transactions during the
recent run.
Attorney General J. Weston Ailen,
who is making ari investigation of Pon
d's business in behalf of the state, an
nounced yesterday that Assistant s At
torney General Edwin II. Abbott had
gone away to work on the case.
He declined to say where Abbott
was, but added, that the Massachu
settts officials were" working in conjunction-with
New Hampshire authori
ties. Mr. Allen said he was endeavor
ing to arrange for a personal inter
view with Ponzi.
Officials of the state income tax de
partment, after oing over their rec
ords, found that bo return was filed by
Ponai for the year ending December 31,
1019. .
All person's whose gross income ex
ceeds $2,000, or who may have made
gains from dealings in intangible prop
erty, are required to make a return be
fore March first each year. United
States Attorney Gallagher, who was in
Washington Thursday and is believed
to have conferred with Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, returned here yesterday.
During the forenoon a conference was
held at the federal building between
Assistant United States Attorney Shea,
Chief Postofrice Inspector Mosby and
Auditor Pride.
During the session U. S. Assistant
Attorney James Hatton was called in
later by Mr. Shea and Mr. Gallagher.
Mr. Shea declined to discuss the confer-
THE BAIUIE
DAILY TIMES, BARRE, VT., SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920.
SUN CHEERS
AMERICANS
Navy Athletes in Olympic
Games Brought Fair
Weather to Antwerp
MEN ARE KEN
TO BEGIN WORK
In' the Stadium Where the
' Olympic Games Will
Be Staged
Antwerp, Aug. 7. Sunny weather,
the first this city has had for a week,
greeted American navy athletes mak
ing up the contingent which arrived
yesterday on board the U. S. S. Fred
e.ricK nere this morning. iho men
boarded a transport which steamed up
the river to the landing dock, and the
athletes on board were keen to begin
work in the stadium where the Olym
pic games will be held.
COLUMBIA FOOTBALL
MEN ORDERED OUT
First String Candidates Will Keport to
Coach O'Neill on
Sept. 13.
New York, Aug. 7. Columbia uni
versity's first string candidates for
football were ordered by Coach O'Neill
to report for practice on south field on
Sept. 13. The remaining candidates
will not report until Sept. 22, when the
university opens for the fall term.
O'Neill," the new coach, formerly was
in charge of the Syracuse eleven.
Yesterday's American League Games.
At Chicago Chicago 4, Boston J!.
At Detroit, New York 11, Detroit 1.
' At Cleveland, Philadelphia 2, Cleve
land l. :. . ". ".
At St. Louis, St. Louis 14, Washing
ton 7.
American League Standing.
Don't Stay Run Down
If you have been indiscreet in eat
ing, living habits, or your system taxed
by overwork, and you have become all
run down, don't etay that way, it is
dangerous, as you are in a condition to
take on many other more serious ais
eases. Build yourself up again by sim
ply taking from 10 to 20 drops of SEV
EN BARKS in a little water after each
meal, and watch how quickly you will
regain your normal health again.
People beyond the age of middle life
cannot stind what they used to, and
have to be more discreet in all of their
modes of living. The majority of such
people need to take ocassionally a good
stomach and liver regulator, for it is
an indisputable fact that by keeping
the liver active and the digestive or
gans cleansed and in proper working
order, old age can oe deterred and lite
prolonged far beyond that enjoyed by
the average person. To attainthia
there is no better remedy than SEVEN
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If your system gets run down, take
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of the right kind of food, and tone up
your stomach, liver and kidnevs by
taking SEVEN BARKS. For sale by
druggists, 60 cents per bottle. Adv.
ROMANCE IN ESKIMO CASE.
Nearly 10,000
Sergeant Will
Travel
Mile. -
.-, . Won. Lost. Pet.
Cleveland 67 35 .657
New York 66 41 .17
Chicago 64 40 .618
St. Louis 49 61 .400
Washington 4(1 61 .474
Boston 44 55 .444
Detroit 4 38 62 .3S0
Philadelphia 32 71 .311
ence.
OFF THE NORTH POLE.
Amundsen Resumes Attempt to Reach
It By Bering Straits.
Nome, ' Alaska, Aug. 6. Captain
Rould Amundsen, Norwegian explorer,
will leave Nome to-day to res'iuw his
attempt to reach the North VoU, he
announced to-day. He plans t.i tter
his vessel. The Maude, for Wranjrell
island, oft the northern coast of Si
beria, and from that point to drift with
the Arctic ice pack.
Wink Proved a Boomerang.
Castle Bock Journal Billy Kelly has
been suffering from a sore eye. It is
thought that Bill was winking at some
fair damsel and the wink lodged.
Yesterday's National League Games.
At Boston, Boston 7, St. Louis 3.
At New York, (First game) New
York 5, Chicago 2, .(second game) New
Yok 6, Chicago 2.
At Philadelphia, Cincinnati 8, Phila
delphia 2.
At Brooklyn, Brooklyn-Pittsburg,
rain. '
National League Standing.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Brooklyn SS 44 50
Cincinnati 54 42 .562
New York 53 4" .541
Pittsburg ....61 45 ..'31
Chicago '....51 54 .480
Boston 42 50 ..457
St. Louis 45 55 .450
Philadelphia .39 58 .402
Dry Measurement
"So you spent Sunday with Subbubs,
did you. Is his hoiW far from the sta-
"About two miles, as the dust flies."
tionr
As a atop over on their long journey
back to the land of endless ice and
snow, Sergt. Douglas of the Royal Ca
nadian mounted police, and Auangwak,
an Eskimo, accused ot. committing a
murder in the regions around the North
Pole, have arrived in Ottawa and are
quartered at the police headquarters at
120 Victoria street, says an Ottawa
dispatch to the Montreal Star.
The Eskimo la charged with having
murdered a brother native in order
to obtain the latter's wife. Several
other cases of murder have been re
ported to the mounted police from the
recion around Chesterfield Inlet, and
Ouangwak is going back to stand trial
in his own country aa a reminder to
his brother natives that the law of the
white man must be respected.
The story told by Sergt. Douglas will
surely go down in mounted police an
nals, and rivals any of the famous
stories of the force. 'In December, 101!),
Sergt. Douglas was a member of the
Fullerton detachment of the Royal
Northwest mounted police. On the lUth
be, started on his journey after Ouang
wak, and went to Chesterfield and later
on to Baker lake, where he obtained
guides. He waa the only white man
who made the journey. From Baker
lake he went to Satkologyouak lake,
and on February 9 captured his man
Then commenced the long trek back to
civilization and Fullerton, and the on
to Fort Nelson.
From Fort Nelson to Kettle Rapids,
a distance of 03 miles, a dog sled waa
used. When Mileage 214 on the Hud
son Bay railroad waa reached, the
party embarked on the train that
passes there twice a month, and, in
due course, reached Le Paa and civili
zation. from Le l as the prisoner waa
taken to the prison at Dauphin, Mani
toba. At this stage in the proceed
ings Sergt. Douglas had traveled over
3,000 miles, of which only 500 was on
train.
At Nelson he . was met by Sergt.
Thompson, who also had an alleged
Eskimo murderer as a prisoner.- Sergt.
Thompson's man was tried at the June
assizes at Winnipeg and sent to Sel
kirk as insane. When his prisoner waa
safe behind the bars at Daupbin, Sergt.
Douglas came to headquarters at Otta
wa to receive instructions, and made a
pt-rsnnal report to Chief Commissioner
Perry. After spending a short time in
the east, he was ordered bark to Winni
peg to bring his prisoner to Ottawa.
ARE NOT GIVING
RUTH A CHANCE
Opposing Pitchers Are Get
ting Wary of the
"Home Run King"
IN CLOSE GAMES
THEY PASS HIM
Tris Speaker Continued to
Boost His Average
to .417
WON EVERY GAME.
Across U.
27.2 Miles a
S. A.
Gallon
r-
IN a remarkable night and day continuous run an Overland stock car ar
rived in San Francisco on July 26, only 1 days after leaving New York,
averaging 19.2 miles per hour for 3112 miles, and 272 miles per gallon.
Twenty-five different drivers, who had never even seen this car before,
drove it through every known condition of weather and road. '
Come in to-day and see a duplicate of this remarkable Overland with
Triplex Springs, whose Economy and Stamina is being established in new rec
ords every day.
Deliveries can be made at once.
Taurine. -,ly. Roadster, f5; Conpe, I1J15: Sedan. I15-5
Pncts f. . b. Tclcda, subject te change without otioe
H. F. Cutler & Son
13 Sth Main SU Opp. Fir Station, Darre.TcL 750.
Quebec Royal Colored Team Had Tri
umphant Tour of Vermont.
The Quebec Royal Baseball rhib of
Montreal has completed a aeries of
;amea in Vermont and has has won
ach of the eight games on the trip.
Manager S. J. Clark of the team says
he hopes to return to Vermont for an
other series of games next year. The
results of hia games follow:
July 29, at Moretown, Royals 5,
Moretown 4.
July 30, at Barre, Royals 3 Barre 2.
July 31, at St. Johnsbury, Royals
3, St. Johnsbury 0.
August 1, at St. Albans, Kovals 7, St.
Albans 1.
August 2, at Montpelier, Royals 8.
Montpelier &.
August 3, at Montpelier, Royals 1.
Montpleier 0 (11 innings).
August 4, at Graniteville, Royals 9,
Graniteville 5.
August 5, at Moretown, Royals 4.
Moretown I (10 innings).
Challenges will be accepted for the
team bv Manager Clark at 144 ASt.
Aptione street, Montreal, P. Q.
Chicago, Aug. 7. The three leading
battera in the American league fat
tened up their averages during the past
week, but "Babe" Ruth, the home-run
champion, who is in fourth place, suf
fered a slump before Dick Kerr in the
last game of the series between Chica
go and New York. He was at bat five
times but connected for only one hit.
Tris Speaker, the Cleveland manager,
who tops the batters gathered 11 hits
in seven games and boosted his mark
from .411 to .417, which is 15 points
better than that of George Sisler, the
St. Louis star, who is the runner-up
with an average of .402. Joe Jackson,
the slugging outfielder of the Chicago
White box is third with a mark of
308, while Ruth is hitting .391. The
averages are of players who have parti
cipated in 50 or more games and in
clude games of Wednesday.
Ruth continues to be the sensation
of the leairue. This was evidenced
again in the series just played in Chi
cago between the Yankees and the
White Sox. For the four days a crowd
officially estimated at 126,000 came out
to witness the games with a hope of
seeing the big southpaw slugger crack
the ball out of the field.
Only once during the series was Ruth
able to "deliver" on his specialty. That
was on the second day when he drove
the ball on a line into the right field
bleachers for four bases. Claud Wil
liam was pitching and it was the
third homer Ruth had collected at his
expense. This smash marked Ruth's
38th home run. Against Faber, the fol
lowing day, he was unable to hit be
cause the game was close and he was
ordered passed. In the opening game
with Cicotte on the mound Ruth was
helpless.
Rice of Washington is far out in
front among the base stealers showing
the way with a total of 43 thefts.
Roger Hornsby of St. Louis continues
to head the national league batters.
who have played in 50 or more games.
The St. Louis star knocked out 13 hits
in his last six games and boosted his
average to .372. J. Smith, a teammate,
waa was the runner-up among the
rejular last week went into a slump
an1 dropped to fifth place with an ar
erfge.of JtM, while Nicholson of Pitts
burgh came along strong and now is
riinner-up to Hornsby with an average
of t3.')6. Roush of Cincinnati has pulled
up into third place with a mark of
333, and Young of New York ia hold
ing fourth place with .327.
Hornsby is far in front in total bases
with .220, acquired on 143 hits, which
includes 30 doubles, 13 triples and sev
en circuit drives.
Cy Williams of Philadelphia bagged
a brace of homers in the past week and
now tops the circuit drive hitters with
11. Robertson of Chicago is next with
eight to his credit.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh is Betting
a hot pace among the base stealers. He
showing the wav with 38 thefts.
while Rousch of Cincinnati has 22 and
Nenle, another member of the world's
champions, has pilfered 20.
CUTICURA HEALED
REDMPLES
FaceCovereAScaledOver.
Itched and Burned.
" My face was covered with little red
pimples. They scaled over, then
dried up and were hard, and there
would be four or five in groups, mak
ing them large. They burned and
itched till I did not know what to do.
" I tried everything but they did no
good. Then I was told to try Cuti
cura Soap and Ointment. After a
week the pimples began to dry up and
I only used two cakes of CuUcura
Soap and not quite one box of Oint
ment when I was healed." (Signed)
Miss Rosenna Allard, Wanooanoc
Rd., Fitchburg, Mass.. June 7, 1919.
For every purpose of the toilet and
bath, Cuttcura Soap, Ointment and
Talcum are wonderfully good.
Suapla Sua rrw by Mill. AiMrm "Cittern
Lsborstorist. . H, tUlfea, Mm." JBoldewy-
wntrt. pospaoc. uiawwm zasaaouc. isicqmac
fcWCutUura Soap ha without mu.
BEAVER MOST INTELLIGENT.
GROWN
Mrs. Caroline Wilaon's Body Brought
from Piermont, N. H., for BuriaL
Mrs. Carol 'ie Wilson, mother of Levi
Wilson, pasd away Tuesday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Jewell, in Piermont, N. II. The body
was brought here for burial Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Wilson's maiden name
waa Caroline Hath and much of her
life was spent in this town. She, with
her hsuband, Isaac Wilson, and family
moved to Corinth around 20 years ago,
but had been a frequent visitor here,
where she had many relatives and
friends. Mr. Wilson died a few years
ago, and she has since resided with her
duughter.
Miss Belle Foley of New Haven,
Conn., is the guest of her brother, Wil
Ham Foley.
Ralph Denney of Montpelier was a
business visitor in town 'Thursday.
The Woman's Home Missionary so
ciety will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles !
Rcbinsnon.
Mrs. Eunice Studdard, who accom
panied her sister, Winona Carpenter,
here the first of the week, returned to
her home in Ticonderoga, N. Y., yes
terday. Winona will remain for a time
with her mother, Mrs. Louise Carpen
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Bert McOowan of
Worcester, Mass., arrived here this
week and are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
I. N. Hale.
Captain and Mrs. Dwight Smith,
who recently returned from overseas,
are at Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Smith's for
a few weeks' visit. They have been in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, for the past
few months. j
Writer Awards Palm for Sagacity to
Beaver,
We read so much about animal saga
city and there L a common query:
"Which is the most intelligent ani
mal?" This query most frequently re
lates to the results in training ani
mals to do surprising things or to do
the "smart" things that many captive
animals do. Association with the hu
man, and the artificial conditions of
captivity brings forth many surpris
ing traits in animals, but such have to
do with this story. When the writer
in asked which he considers, the most
intelligent animal he has no hesitation
ir. answering, although the subject de
signated may cause much surprise. .
Despite the 'adaption of the horse
and the elephant to domestic use, the
docility and affection of the dog, the
marvellous feats accomplished bv
trained sea lions and other, marked
demonstrations of intelligence among
larger animals, the writer is unwaver
ing in his decision, and this comes
after years of observation and deduc
tion. He picks the beaver aa the star
of animal sagacity. And the choice
comes from an order of mammals not
usually credited with a high degree of
intelligence. This ia the order of ro
dents, or gnawing animals. It contains
an immense number c? apeciea, the
greater number of small size and scat
tered over all parts of the world. To
this order belong the rats and mice,
the squirrels, porcupines, rabbits and
marmots. The prairie dog ia a member
of this order and a fair rival of the
beaver in solving problems' of ingeni
ous construction.
All the rodents are characteristic in
having strangely developed incisor
teeth those immediately at the front
of both the upper and lower jaw. These
teeth, proportionately larger and long
er than with other animals, are con
tinually growing and their edges meet
in a fashion to become much sharpened
during constant use, like a double set
of rapidly moving chisels. Thus the
rat gnaws holes through wood and
plaster, the squirrel gnaws through the
shells of the hardest nuts, and the por
cupine much to the chagrin of the
camper chisels in solving the nature
j of the interior Boys' Life.
ESSSBEXT I
You'll Find
Comfort in
a Palm
Beach
For the sizzling
hot days, any suit
with wool in it is too
warnj a real bur
den. There are enough
of such .days in the
summer to make it
worth your while to
have a very, light
weight suit, like a
Palm Beach, to find
comfort in regard
less of the weather.
See the fine selec
tions we have here in
a variety of shades;
every one of them
stylish.
Open Monday Eve
ning as Usual
Moore &
Owens
Barn's
Clot MIS
Mm
IRISH COERCION BILL AS3KS.
On to Its Third Reading by Vote cf
206 to 18.
London, Aug. 7. The Irish coercion
bill was passed on its third reading by
the House of Commons yesterday aft
ernoon bv a vote of 20fl to 18.
READY TO TAKE ARMS AGAIN.
Canadians Offer to Join British Forces,
Should Aid be Sent Poland.
Ottawa. Ont Aug. 7 Talk of the
possibility of another ar haa already
revealed a willingness on ofTfe; and
men who participated in the rret ar
to take up arms if nereary. inquir
ies already have hen rerriwl tn.m
officer offering to join the British ex
peditionarr forces, should one he sent
to Poland. One of these inquiries nn e
from Lne Angcl, Cel., from a f.nmer
chaplain in the Canadian army.
SEIZED SMUGGLED FEATHE1.
Revenue Officials Get 8?,000 Worth at
New York.
New York. Ai;. 7. With the iire
of bird of Tarad'se feathers H to
be worth ti.000 aa they were linj
larded frcm the !a!;an sh;p iHjkr
D'Abruri here yesterday, reten-ie r.fTi
!c:ala believe they have mjroere-l a
group of smujrslers who hate lr-iicht
a mi 'loa dollars orth r-f pr.'j !.,ied
jl-jmace ico the couri'rr. Tsi cf tb
ewl' crew ere arretted.
Baron Rothchild's Way to Help Needy!
Friend. I
A story is told of Baron Rothchild. !
who, during his lifetime it is said, j
would never advance capital, not even 1
to his rloseft friends, without collat-1
eral. !
While at the Bourse in Paris he was
approached by a rloae friend who had j
been hard hit, and needed ready mon- j
ey badly. Feeling deeply for his friend, j
tlie baron thoueht for a moment and
then said: ou know my Misiness
rrineiplea. I do not care to make an I
exception, hut 1 do ant to neip you,
so I will escort you across the Bourse j
floor."
.Talking earnestly about other thing j
quite foreign to business, they walked !
together across the floor and then part
ed with a friendly handi-hake.
Immediately upnn lraving the baron
his friend's credit with those who had
witnessed the conversation became un
limited. New York Pot-
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An Expensive Cut.
The Ohiraco woman who is trying
to collect flOO.noO for a broken heart
mu-t have estimated her damages at
repniar
ript.
meat prif-es Boston Tran-
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In order to acquaint ilie puMIc with the genera telephone
situation, and some of the reasons for delay in completing new
installations chief among which is the difficulty of getting the
numerous kinds of necessary material we have prepared a
series of announcements of which this is the third.
New Telephone Equipment
Scarce
We appreciate, and with deep sympathy, the feelings of a sur
scriber who has bought or leased a house in some section where, for
the time being, we are without facilities, and who says to our com
mercial representative: "Why, you have poles and wires on the
street and the house itself is wired. All you need to do is to connect
us up."
We wish the solution were as simple as all that There may be
poles and wires, but every wire already assigned. There may be a
. cable, but not a spare circuit in the cable. There may be a spare
circuit, but not another inch of available switchboard at the cen
tral office with which to connect that circuit. We have had new sec
tions of switchboard delayed weeks in their operation because of
the absence of such little accessories as ringing keys or relays.
The reason for this scarcity of telephone equipment is very sim
ple. We couldn't maintain our usual ratio of advance construction
during the war, because the government needed for war purposes
the very things we needed for telephone purposes. Consequently
our margin of reserve facilities was gradually absorbed by the de
mand. We are short of copper wire, silk, rubber, clay, beeswax, glass,
thread, porcelain, paper, paraffin, antimony, tin, shellac and other
materials entering into the construction of telephone equipment be
cause the whole world is short of these things or of material fabri
cated from them. Our engineers are searching the markets of the
world for these things while other experts are endeavoring to de -velop
satisfactory substitutes.
We are making progress in both directions, but it is necessarily
slow because never has there been such a demand for service as at
the present time. Incidentally, there has never, in a similar period,
been such a fulfilment of demand.
We wantlo make clear to those awaiting telephone service that
we realize the handicap under which they are laboring and are keen
ly desirous of removing it as soon as possible. We want them to
understand, also, that building a telephone plant is not a matter of
some poles and wire, but literally cf hundreds of different kinds of
material, raw or fabricated. Nevertheless the spirit of our people
is not to set up this difficulty as ar alibi, but rather as a challenge
to their inventive genius and resourcefulness.
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
J. H. G0WDEY, MANAGER.