Judge — June 4, 1927 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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The Man Who Never Came Back (Continued from page 9) “Why it’s supposed to prohibit drinking,” replied Oscar. “But it doesn’t?” asked king. the ,” said Oscar, “It doesn’t seem to be much of a success!” ‘Then,” inquired his majesty, “why not abolish it?” Because the people voted for 3 a law and a part of the Constitution of the country,” plied Oscar. “Humph!” grunted the king, “if it’s a law why isn’t it en- re- “Because,” answered Oscar, “a great many Americans believe it is a poor law, that it infringes on their personal liberty, and so they violate it.” “Then some of the people in America want to drink and some don’t?” asked the king. “Yes, but i “Don’t interrupt me,” said the king. ‘The solution is simple. Pass another law so that those who want to drink can drink and those who don’t want to drink won't h to. Then every one would be satisfied.” “Oh, no they wouldn't,” said Oscar. “The people who don’t want to drink are called Drys and they don’t want any one else to drink either.” “They should be made to mind their own business,” cried the king. “In my country people who go butting into other people’s affairs are punished.” “Well, in America only the people who want to have a drink are punished,” Oscar told him. Nonse: exclaimed — the king. “What about thieves and murderers?” “Oh, most of them go free,” said Oscar. “You see the under- world makes so much money sell- ing home-made liquor it doesn’t have to worry a great deal about the law.” “IT think you are lying,” shouted the king, “or else you are trying to make a fool of me. No nation could do such idiotic things as you have been telling me.” And too angry to speak, he mo- tioned for the royal guards to take the prisoner away. If you should ever visit the Island of Oomph give one of the | THERE are twenty-five Bell companies butonly one Bell System—and one Bell aim and ideal, stated by President Walter S. Gifford as: “A telephone service for this nation, so far as humanly possible free from imperfections, errors or delays, and enabling anyone any- where at any time to pick upa telephone and talk to anyone else anywhere else in this country, clearly, quickly and at a reason- able cost.”” The year 1926 brought the service of the Bell Telephone System measurably nearer that goal. Seven hundred and eighty- one thousand telephones were added to the System—bringing the total number interconnected in and with the Bell to more than seventeen and a half million. (a) Neer Milestones in National Service An Advertisement of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company The number of appl tions waiting for service, including those in new an outlying sections, was reduced fifty per cent. A third transcontinental tele- phone line was completed to the Pacific coast. The largest number of miles of toll wire for one year was added to the System—more than 664,000 miles, The average length of time for completing toll calls throughout the System was lowered by thirty- five seconds. A seven per cent improvement over the previous year was made in the quality of voice transmis- sion in toll calls. An adjustment was made in long distance rates amounting toareduction of about $3,000,000 annually. natives a nip from your flask and ask him if he ever heard of Oscar Whipple. If he happens to be in the right mood and if the gin is good he'll probably tell you about the time when the King of Oomph proclaimed a great feast and set half of his subjects gathering cocho cocho berries and the other half preparing buttered toast. re a ANew, Concept in Investmen Banking | INVESTMENT: EE 2G BROADWAY comicbooks.com