Judge — September 3, 1921 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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Drawn by A. B. WALKER. THE GIRLS NOW-A-DAYS REQUIRE MORE THAN A SIMPLE ARROW. A WELL-ANCHORED HARPOON, ONLY, WILL DO THE TRICK. A Plaint of the Times By JENNIE BETTS HARTSWICK BEHIND a certain sentry door— Cellar or attic—? I'll not reveal—a numbered corps Is mobilized. I fondly view That dear reserve; although, true, One sad reflection b ‘Those treasured ranks I dare not drink my precious stock. "tis ags a shock; No brimming beaker now I pour, A pledge of friendship to renew; No frosty goblet, misted o'er With beads of bright ambrosial dew I offer nowadays to you. I leave untouched that guardian | lock. Convial promptings I eschew; I dare not drink my precious stock. | Should sudden chill for warmth im- plore, Or fevered thirst for quenching sue, Ammonia aromatic or A cooling lemonade will do. ‘Those flagons of domestic brew, That brandy, Burgundy and Hock, | Drawn by Art HELFANT. Friend—Din you si 2 YOUR SCENARIO ON ‘THE SCRE! Writer—Yes, THE DIRECTOR POINTED IT OUT TO ME LAST NIGHT. Ah, the clue | e all too few, | | | From the simplest test of memory to the most elaborate specifications, whenever an order is to be given it is the cus- tom of the vast majority of people to put it in writing. This constant writing of or- ders is for the purpose of insur- ing accuracy. People are afraid to trust the ability of the one receiving the order to get it correctly, unless that order is put on paper. What a tribute to exceptional skill and training, then, is the record of the Bell telephone system. Last year more than eleven billion telephone con- versations were held over the lines of this system. Each of these billions of con- toward Better Service Are safe from cork-impaling screw— I dare not drink my precious stock ! Alack! Man's mock. Old Tantalus, what pangs you knew! 1 dare not drink my precious stock. The times ‘are all askew; laws man’s _ inclinations Holding the Job It is of course obvious that an army of occupation should be given something to do. ay Accuracy versations required the giving of an order to a telephone em- ployee. Not one of these or- ders could be put in writing. Some of them were given in loud voices, some spoken in murmurs, some clearly stated, some rapidly shot out. Yet so remarkable a standard of accu- racy exists in the service of the Bell System that more than ninety-nine per cent. of all such orders were correctly received and executed. No other business is sub- jected to such a test as this. The record of the average of service of the Bell System for the last few months is proof that the telephone has returned to its pre-war standard of practice. “BELL System” AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One Policy, One System, Universal Service, and all directed You Know “This novelist speaks of an oblique look. What on earth is an oblique look?” “That kind a married man gives a pretty girl in passing.” Good News, Girls! The latest official United States’ census shows 2,090,132 more males in the country than females. The ratio for the women is one and four one-hundredths of a man apiece! comicbooks.com