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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914.
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This is the season for straw hats. Also for
hat In the ring.
If anyone wants to "toll It all," well, by all
means let him tell it.
Now watch our Commercial club auto ex
cursionists hit the road.
When that School board lid comes entirely
off we Bhall see what we shall see.
The cheapest publicity on tho market Is that
bought with tho offlco-seeUinB flllnK fee.
"What is tho best way to kill dandelions?"
asks a reader. Has a way been discovered?
Just how the latest "nowa from home" af
fects the Hon. Lobeck Is a matter of conjecture.'
The man who says, "Como on," may be de
pended on to lead more than the other man
who says, "Go on."
It's a tongue-twisting title, "Nebraska Panama-Pacific
Dollar Day," but if it doos the work
so one wil) complain.
Note that Tennessee's democratic candidate
for governor, Colonel Rye, has como out against
old John Barleycorn.,
"The statesman who hesitates Is, lost," says
the Now York Sun. How about those who. do
not pretend to be statesmen?
Not every man can found an Ananias club,
for not every man has the .sufficiently necessary
wide acquaintance with eligible.
"I have no vote and I'll raise hell over this
country," shouts "Mother" Jones. What effect
would the ballot have on her?
Man Who Sacrificed Title and Position for Lev
U Dead. Headline.
Let us hope, through that was not what
killed him.
Nebraska is to have two members of tho
federal reserve bank board. Still, Missouri is
way ahead, with two reserve banks In that one
state. -
"Delayed in his visits to tho public schools
by the rain." Oh4 tell it to tho marines. Who
ever heard of a newsboy being scared out by
th rain?
( The president' and those with their all tied
u la business may not wholly agree that 'the
oaly occasion for uneasiness aa to the govern
ments policy is psychological.
Government weather experts who have come
to.' Omaha to test tho upper strata of air will,
of course, find It the same pure old Nebraska
osea as that of the lower strata.
brother Bergo exposes the extravagance of
stite government which Governor Morehead,
de&pfre his promises of economy and retrench
mf&i; failed to check. In fact, mighty few of
Governor Morehead's pre-election promises have
been made good.
The Madison Square Theater company presented
"The Rajah" at Boyd'a. The cast included H. M.
Flt K M Holland, Marie Burroughs and Marlon
JHw6re.
Contractor Kyner is putting the last touehea to
th4 trading for the new stock yards southwest of
th city.
The catalogue for the Iowa-Nebraska trotting clr
cult includes; th races for the Nebraska State fair
to b held In Omaha for the week beginning Septem
ber t
Forty thousand pounds of humanity was the ag
eriaied weight of the company assembled in the
parlors 0 the Dodge Btreet Presbyterian church for
the "Weight and Measures" party. Each guest was
washed and charged admission at the rate of 1
cent per pound, recorded on the welghmasler'a ticket.
Btter Ooos had a apeclal celebration of his birth
day, his wife presenting him with twins.
"The many friends of Dr. Ewlng Brown are
p!ftd to learn that, he is on the road to recovery
ztyet a surgical operation.
-James N. Phillips, deputy surveyor of customs,
returned from a visit to Washington and Stanton,
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The funeral of the late Jpbn 8- McCormlek was
held from hi residence, corner Thirteenth an4
J)6t. with Rev. John Williams conducting th urv.
K4. Samuel Burns, W. A. Sharp, R. C. Jordan. Jo-
eepa Warner, nr. Miner, E. B. Chandler. Judge Lake
an4 Hnvan KouoUe- ct4 A pajjbwers.
Pointing the Direction.
Although publicly proclaiming that no
honor would he moro gratifying to him than to
be permitted to servo as Nebraska's chief exec
utive, Richard L. Metcalfe, of hore and Panama,
has boon spying out the land for a week or
more without so far indicating any move on his
part to got into the gubernatorial race on his
side of the political fence "Met" Is an ex
perienced observer and an astute politician, and
It is a safe guess that had he found conditions
Inviting, or even encouraging, he would not
have hesitated on the order of going In for It,
but would liavo gone in nt once.
Of course, the self-exclusion of Governor
Metcalfe from the primary heat may be ex
plainable In more ways than one. It may bo
that tho lay-out of tho colors for the demo
cratic nomination handicap does not look good
to him and that ho does not wish to bocomo
ombrolled by weighing in against former
friends and associates. It seems much moro
likely, however, that the conclusion has been
forced upon him that tho place at the head of
the democratic stato tlckot In Nebraska this
year would be at least a doubtful afeset were it
within easy rench and that the prlvllego of
making tho fight would he merely tho privilege
of losing a fight, and "Mot" does not care to
Immune himself In the also-ran class.
Looking at It from either viewpoint, tho
political rainbow seems to bo veering distinctly
away from tho democratic camp and to bo
bending In the direction of a reunited repub
lican phalanx In Nebraska, ns well as In Iowa,
South Dakota and other neighboring- mid-west
states.
Our Supremacy.
ThoBO who bollovo tho United States has no
right to exompt its coastwise vesselB from tolls
in tho Panama canal, because as they contend,
no such provision was intended by ' Secretary
Hay and Lord Pnuncofoto undor tho equal na
tion clauso in the treaty, should bo Interested in
observing tho comment of Dr. David Jnyno Hll
on that point. Dr. Hill surely has as much
right to speak with authority as any other
claiming to know what was in tho mind of our
secretary of state at the time, for Dr. Hill was
his first assistant and had an active hand in tho
deliberations.
In the Roviow of Rovlews Dr. Hill makes
vory plain tho fact that no such interpretation
of the treaty as the present administration
places upon it was over contemplated by either'
Hay or tho British ambassador, Pauncofote. Ho
also makes clear that if tho United States wero
Included under this clause on tho sama footing
with all other nations, then not only must tho
canal bo free and open to all ships of commerce
alike, but also to all ships of war, thoso of other
nations the samo as ours. What an absurdity for
anyone to say that John Hay would have put
his pen to such a forfeiture of his country's
sovereign right
Tho question is ono of sovereignty, of our
supremacy over a canal bought, built and paid
for sololy by our govornmorit and to bo main
tained at tho oxponso of none other but our
government. To say that we have no moro
rlf hts In the canal and tho banal zone than any
other nation that happens to ply a ship thero
is to deny the basic principle of Aciorican sov
ereignty. Whoro did wo derive our' rights In
tho canal? Certainly not from Great Britain
or any othor nation, and tho treaty negotiation
iloarly stipulated that Great Britain nor any
other nation should acquire contract rights in
tho canal. Dr. Hill submits this pungent ques
tion:
Can we assume that after navlri Hi. full nHr
fnr rnntrnl. I h n mvcrnm.nt tritt.. c . ...
Intended to deny Itself any of the privileges Just
enumerated?
As "Hay's right-hand man" In the mnklne-
of this treaty, Dr. HHPs right to spoak of the
Intontlons and motives or secrotary Hay will not
be questioned. What ho says, therefore, Bhould
carry weight with tho senate bofore it votes
away any ot our sovereign rights. But a treaty
s a law and a law Is subject to amendment or
repeal. If the treaty yet bo faulty, Its abroga
tlon would be advisable rathor than to lot It
stand and forco us to surrender any rights.
That Macedonian Cry.
Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma have called
on tho secrotary of labor at Washington for as
sistance in securing 82,000 wheat harvest bands
for three to six weeks' work at from ?2 to 13.50
a day, which offers another interesting object
losson In the matter of cmploymont and tho
uoomployed. Suppose for Instance, the aver
age wage paid was $2.75 for an average of fou
weeks; that would make a total budget or
$5,412,000 for wages alone from tho wheat
crop in merely these threo states. Or, if the
harvest lasted bIx week this wage hill would
run up to $8,118,000. In any ovent. it mean
the enormous distribution of money from only
one or our groat middle west crops In only
throe states. Add to this what Nebraska. Iowa
and Illinois, not to cover a wldor area, will
also pay out for similar work and we shall have
more than double this amount. Then comes
our forage harvests, together with othor small
grain and fruit and corn In tho fall,
But what will tha answer bo to this Mace
donian call? Will the missionaries como across
to help us out? The lines of idle men havo
stretched too far of lato for tho comfort and
peace of mind of those with the common good
at heart. Let us aee now what will bo the re
sult ot this clarion call for many more than
82,000 men. Truly, the harvest la promising.
How about the workers? Perhaps somo of
thoso Colorado mine strikers might find a few
profitable weeks of work In the fields. At any
rate, let us hope there will be no lack of men,
for we want the rull advantage of these rich
bounties nature has bestowed, and Just as little
Idleness next winter as possible. General bus
Inesa conditions may not be all we could desire,
but such farm crops as are now promised will
go a long way toward Improving them and mak
ing up for other discrepancies, though not
wholly effacing the effect of artificial manipulation.
This lull In the Mexican storm gives the
secrotary of state a little timo in which to mako
a comparative survey of proposed Chautauqua
contracts with a viow of selecting the most
promising.
If you cannot see a person's faults with the
naked eye, save yourself the trouble of taking
a spy glass for them.
Merry Legal Briefs
A Mystery Solved.
"Why does rrmn have to hire a law
yer for every little thing? Ain't the lawj
Plain V
"Vou don't understand. A good lawyer
can take any law nnd prove that It
doesn't mean what It says."
ItlttlnR the Can.
"My dear." called a wife to her Judi
cial husband, who waa In the next room,
"what are you opening that can wltnf
Why," Paid our legal light, "with the
can-opener what did you suppose I waa
doing It with?" "Well," replied the bet
ter half, "Judging from your remarks I
thought you were opening It with
prayer."
Thi- Jnitft-e' Iliamnnd.
A wizened-faced newsboy climbed on a.
Geary street car the other evening and,
worming his way past the conductor,
walked ddwn the aisle jelling:
"Las' edition! All about Judge Lonergan
flndln the tray of dl'mon'sl"
He sold several papers and when he waa
passing out a man looked around and
yelled to him:
"Say. boy, where did he find that
tray?"
The urchin paused In the doorway,
"In a pack o' cards!" he shouted, and
disappeared.
Tnttlng- It Up to the Jndgr.
A colored woman was brought before
a West Virginia magistrate charged with
Inhuman treatment of her child. Evl
dence was clear that ehe had severely
beaten the youngster, who waa In court
to exhibit his marks nnd bruises. Bcfor
lmposlng sentence, the magistrate asked
the woman If she had anything to say.
"Kin Ah ask yo' lionah a question?"
Hln honor nodded.
"Well, then, yo' honah, I'd like to ask
yo' whether yo' was ever the parent ob
a puffeckly wuthless cullud chile?''
Sear the Finish.
A distinguished lawyer and politician
was traveling on tho train when an
Irishwoman came Into the car with a
big basket, bundle, etc., and sat down
near him. When the conductor came
around to collect fares, the woman paid
her mony, and the conductor passed by
tho lawyer without collecting anything.
The good woman thereupon said to the
lawyer: "An' faith an' why Is It that the
conductor takes tho money of a poor
Irishwoman an' don't ask ye, who same
to be a rich mon, for anything?" The
lawyer, who had a pass, replied: "My
dear madam, I'm traveling on my beau
ty." The womanlooked at him for a
moment and then quickly answered: "An'
Is that so? Thin ye must be very near
yer Journey's end." Banking Law Jour-,
nal,
Editorial Snapshots
New York World: The name of the
Colonel's River ot Doubt should now be
changed to the River of Sure Things,
St. Louis Glob Democrat!. While the
earthquake shpek at. Colon, did not affect
the canal locks It made many Americans
tremble for the J400,OW,000 Investment.
Springfield Republican: it the chemists
have really; discovered a1 substitute for
chicle aa a basis for chewjfig gum, iho
War which threatened disaster to gum
ehewcr may contribute to the disaster
ot Mexico. For th new substitute Is re
ported to be so cheap that chicle will not
be. wanted even after peace Is restored.
Philadelphia Record: The railroads are
loosening up a little, probably In antici
pation of the big crops that promise a
huge business and Increased gross re
ceipts, whether the Increase ot charges
shall be allowed or not. Car builders
havo placed orders for 60,000 tons of
plates and shapes with Pltteburgh steel
producers, and tho export branch of tho
steel corporation has taken orders for
3J.C00 tons of rails for export, Evidently
the corporation Is not suffering from
competition In the home market when it
can. sell -rails abroad.
Chicago Tribune: Doubtless the Car
negie Foundation for International peace
will set off against Its painful discoveries
In 'the Balkans the glorious fact, reported
from London, that "the passing of, the
home rule bill has not resulted In the
breaking ot a single head in all Ireland."
There are those who may take this as a
mark of the degeneration of the Irish,
Surely a few heade might have been
cracked In all kindness on so great a day.
Dut Mr. Carnegie will see In It a sign of
the coming ot the era of universal peace.
He may be right, yet something racy and
worth while will pass out of (haworld
when the last ahlltalah sprouts and the
dove ot peace in the branches.
Nebraska Editors
A. C. Bell ot the Erlcaon Journal will
be a candidate for county Judge.
Editor John W. Thdmaa discontinued
the publication of the Alliance Dally Her
ald last week.
Monte Shields, assistant editor of the
Eustis News, is a candidate for judge ot
Frontier county,
I. M. Ward, editor of the Vnlerttlne
Democrat, has been appointed postmas
ter at Valentine.
M, E. Vanderburg, editor of the Ra
venna News, has filed for the republican
nomination In Custer county.
L. B. Dundas, editor of the Naponee
Herald, haa been appointed rural mall
carrier. He made his first trip June 1.
The Indlanola Reporter has been pur
chased by Ed Sughroue, one of Red Wil
low's county commissioners. James Pon
tius will be editor and manager under
the new regime,
ifiienn Howard of Hooper, Neb.,- has
purchased the Ashland Osiette frcm F.
I. Carroll. The change became .effective
June 1. Mr. Carroll bought the Qasette
about throe years ago from Y, E. C,
Becker,
Last week' American Press published
a paper reiid. before the National Edi
torial association at Houston, Tex., by
K. R. Pureelt, publisher ot the Custer
County Chief, at Broken Bow. It dis
cusses contest methods as circulation
boosters.
John H. Moist, who formerly owned a
hslf Interest In the'AUlsnce Times, haa
purchased the Pioneer at Ida Orove, la.,
from Frank Clarkaon, who haa owned it
for several yeara. Mr. Clarkson, who la
well known to many Nebraska newspsper
men, has suffered for many months from
rheumatism and must seek a milder climate.
A Country of Contrasts
Wealth and Poverty, Civiliza
tion and Darkness in Mexico.
LIVELY AND LIGHT.
Education nnd Ignorance.
"Perhaps nowhere else In the world Is there a
country so full of contrasts as Mexico," writes Will
iam Joseph Showalter to the National Geographic so
ciety at Washington. "With a university established
before John Harvard, Ellhu Yale or William and Mary
were born, the maacs of Its people are hopelessly
Ignorant With a hoeptlal founded before Jamestown
was even dreamed of, It la one of the most backward
regions ot the earth In a medical way. With natural
riches greater than those of a thousand Midas, Its
masses are Just as poor as tho proverbial church
mouse. With a constitution as perfect as any organic
law In the civilized world, It is a nation whose rulers
always have been a law unto themselves.
"Here you will see a Mexican half-breed, bar
footd, wearing a t pair of trousers, a M-ccnt shirt
and a 10 sombrero. There, at a single glance and
within the length of a single city block, you may
see an Indian cargador, a donkey, an ox-cart, a car
riage, a railroad train, a street car and an utomoblle
almost every type of locomotion since Adam. Yo-j
may tread the burning sands of a tropical desert with
the wet of the perpetual snow of towering mountains
still upon your shoes. You may take a single railway
Journey of thirty-six hours In which the people you
see at the railroad station will be dressed In four
different weights of clothing. Everywhere you turn
there Is contrast, high lights and deep shadows.
Ilemnrkalile Venctntlon. 1
"Mexico probably haa a' greater range of remark
able vegetation than any other country In the world."
The parrot fruit tree produces an odd-shaped fruit,
bearing a close resemblance to green parakeets. When
the parakeet Is frightened It makes a dash for the
parrot tree, where It assumes a position which makes
it look like the fruit Itself. So ctose Is the resem
blance that their enemies, the hawks, occasionally
fly by a tree on which a dozen or more ot these birds
are sitting apparently unaware of their presence. An
other j-emarkable tree Is the 'Arbol de Dlnamlte'
dynamite tree whose fruit, if kept in a warm place,
bursts with considerable force and a loud report,
scattering Its flat seeds to a surprising distance. One
of the most Interesting fruits In Mexico la known as
the melon xapotc, or papaya. It contains considerable
pepsin, which reacts against both add and alkaline
conditions of the stomach, and it is said that a diet
which Includes papaya precludes dispepsla. Both the
fruit and the leaves possess the singular property ot
rendering tough meat tender. When the pulp of the
fruit la rubbed over a piece ot toUgh meat the Juice
attacks tho fiber and softens it.
"No other country south of the Rio Grande Is so
well supplied with railroads. Prior to the Madero
revolution It had 30,000 miles Of up-to-date American
railroad, which carried 11,000,000 passengers annually
and handled about 11,000,000 tons of freight. Their
total revenues amounted to about J0,000,000. The
government owns a controlling Interest In the major
portion of the mileage of the railroads.
Natural Itrjionrces, Natlvr Skill.
"Mexico produces cno-thlrd of the world's silver,
a considerable percentage of Its gold, onc-ntnth of Its
lead and one-twentieth of Its copper. The country'a
mineral production, exclusive ot Iron, coal and pe
troleum, amounted to 1168,000,000 In 1910. The famous
Iron - mountain at Durango Is estimated to contain
600,000,000 tons of Iron ore, which Is worth seven times
the value of all the gold and silver mined n Mexico
in two centuries. The Santa Maria graphite mines
are the largest and most important In the- western
world. The region around the gulf of Mexico Is very
rlch'ln petroleum. One company at Paterl del Llano
struck a gusher which flowed 100.CC0 barrels of oil
a Jriy.
"The drawn-work of the Mexican Indian Is Justly
fanfed throughout the world, and deierves t6' rank
with the finest of Spanish and Italian laces. The
Indians make all sorts of small objects to attract tho
centavos ot tha tourist. The little dolls, of Cuerna
Vaca, a half-Inch tall and dressed In finely embroi
dered 'raiment, are the admiration of every one who
seea them. The small clay animals, perfectly fash
ioned and ranging from the peaceful dog to the charg
ing bull and the bucking mule, woula do credit to
the genius of a many a sculptor whose fame figures
In the art publications of the world, but perhaps the
most wonderful of all are the tiny dressed fleas, which
may be bought In Mexico City. Another wonderful
work of the Indians Is the making, of feather pictures
from the plumage of humming birds', now almost a
lost art.
"The Indians of Mexico cat many curious foods.
One of tho most remarkable of these Is made of the
eggs ot a species of marsh fly. - This fly deposits Its
eggs In Incredible quantities upon flags and rushes.
The eggs are gathered and made Into cakes which are
sold In the markets. Tho Indians call the eggs water
wheat. They resemble fine fish roe, and when mixed
with cornmeal and fowl eggs form a staple article
of diet, particularly during Lent. The Insects them
selves, which are about the sire of the house-fly, are
captured, pounded Into a paste, boiled In corn husks
in much the same fashlcVi as tamales, and In this;,
form are eaten."
Twice Told Tales
Caution.
A carpenter, sent to make some repairs in a pri
vate house,' entered the apartment of the woman ot
the house with his apprentice and began to work,
"Mary," the woman said to her maid, "see that
tny Jewel case Is locked up at once!"
The carpenter understood. He removed his watch
nd chain from his vest In a significant manner and
handed them to his apprentice.
"John," said he, "lake these right back to the
shop. It seems that this house isn't safe." Harper's
Magazine. "
Strong Competition,
In Colorado, remember, the women vote as well
as the men.
In the fall ot Dlo a- man named Smith waa run
ning for sheriff against a man named Jones. One
evening Just before election Smith rode up to the
barnyard of an old farmer. The farmer was milk
ing a cow and was having difficulty "with a lusty
calf that continually tried to "butt In." The can
didate, to gain the favor Of the farmer, took the calf
between his legs and held It until the milking was
done. He then Introduced himself: "I am Mr. Smith,
the republican candidate for sheriff of the county
I suppose you, know the man who'a running
against me7"
The farmer'a eye twinkled as he Slowly drawled:
"Waal. I reckon I do. He's In the house now, holding
the baby." Everybody's Magazine.
T
People and Events
The guardian of an orphan child heiress In New
York Is evidently on the Job all th time. He wants
the. court to allow ,000 a month for her "main
tenance." With the completion of a new railroad In western
Africa, early next year, It will be possible to cross the
dark continent from tha Atlantic to the Indian ocean
lSy rail and rtrer routes.
Press Aaher, an aged farmer ttrlns Dar Albany,
Mo. has naver bad ur confidaac ha. a can; sad kOls
all tite small gam be deatraa wttfe a faaw and arrow
which he has made hlouett.
The latest nw trues New Uaxapahlr society la
that, Harry Thaw wfn psd the remzoar tn tha YTfelta
taocntalBS al a aaromer bcbtL The atat sapftOea two
deputy ahertffs to guard this gilded teglttre from,
j Jaatic-
"Oh, Johnnie, can't I ever taah you
to put things away?"
"But. mother. I'm practicing to te a
salesman, not a stock clerk." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Gibbs Does your wife ever scold when
you have been out late at the olub?
Dlbbs Never! the merely gets up at
4 o'clock the next morning and prac
tices on the piano, and I daren't say a
word. Boston Transcript.
"Next we must go to Alglirs."
"I am tired out. It's rest here In
Naples for a few days. We can tend
our suit cases to Algiers and have labels
pasted on." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Shoestore Proprietor So Mies Jones on
that last trip did not scltct tor us a
dancing slipper of proper style?
Manager No, -lr. In selecting the
slipper she did, she put her toot In IU
Ualtlmpre American.
"Of course. I believe In mind over
matter," said the eminent psychologist,
"but I'm afraid we. have a very difficult
demonstration on hand."
"What's the trouble?"
"We have tried telepathy, hypnosis
suggestion and absent treatment, and
fttlll we can't make that fellow down in
Mexico resign." Washington Star.
"Why did you quarrel?"
"She wanted me to hold her hand at
a crowded reception."
"Why didn't you?"
"I was already holding a plate of salad
in one fist and a cup ot coffee In the
other, with no earthly chance to set any
thing down." Cincinnati Enquirer.
"What Is the greatest need ot this
country to-day?" yelled the militant auf
fraglst oratorets from the sosp box.
"A fool killer who will stay on the
Job." replied a mere man In the rear of
Ute crowd. imcsgo iieeoru-jiernia.
Miss Bute Jack Tlmmld has asked me
If he might call tonight. I think ho
wants to tell me he loves me.
Her Frlend-Oh, that goes without ray
ing ills Bute Yes. and I'm afraid he will,
t6o. Boston Transcript.
A BOY'S IDEA.
Detroit Free Press.
This world ain't being run the way
It should be run. It seems to me;
I wish that I could have my say,
I'd fix things as they ought to be.
I'd start by makln' all the kings
Give up their thrones and earn their
keep;
I'd set the queens to doln things
Where life was hsrd and labor cheap.
I'd make CarUso po to work.
And give John D. a Job somewhere
As butcher's boy or grocer's clerk,
And he would have small wages there;
I'd try to have the parents trained
So they would do what they were told;
The Walt street sharks would all be
chained , .
Jui.t out of reach of piles of gold.
The Vanderbllts would walk the track
Instead of llvln' easy lives,
And I would make them all go back
And take up with their formr wives:
Gee, but I'd rip things up and down,
I'd soon rob money of Its charms.
And all the folks who live In town
Would have to go and run the farms.
I'd stop the wars In every land
And give the poor a chance to play;
I'd make the armies all disband
And end the navies right away;
If I could have my say I'd be
The greatest pitcher In the world.
And not a batter facln' mo
Would ever hit a ball I hurled.
Something About
Government Ownership
No. 6
Considerable has been
said about government
ownership of telephones
about its efficiency and
low cost of service.
Every government own
ed telephone system con
siders the Bell
System as a stand
ard, uses the Bell
operating methods
and either uses
Bell apparatus or
copies it.
Yet there is not anoth
. er system in the world
.that gives an approxima
tion to the facilities that
the B611 System gives, or
gives as good or as cheap
service on the same basis
of accounting, franchise
conditions and wages
paid.
The reason is that
there is no such a thing
as economical gov
ernment adminis
tration; that low
cost of govern
ment operated
utilities is, as a
rule, due to lack of qual
ity, or to the fact that de
ficits of operation are
being supplied out of the
public treasury.
Bell Telephone Service Has Set the
Standard for the Rest of the World.
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