Life — November 11, 1926 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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Rain and Telephone (alls Tue annual rain fallin the United States would weigh over three and one-half trillions of tons. This vast weight is drawn up to the clouds by the unseen but effective power of the sun; rep- resenting energy equivalent to three hundred billion horse- power. The annual telephone conver- sations total over twenty-five billion a year. As silently as sunlight, electricity, mastered by the human mind, carries the voices of the nation. There must be the man-power of 300,000 individuals to build, maintain and operate the tele- phone system. There must be the money- power of over seven hundred million dollars a year to pay for operating the plant, in ad- dition to three billion dollars invested in the plant. The rain sustains life; the tele- phone furnishes swift communi- cation for the nation, and they are alike in requiring a vast amount of unseen energy. American TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CoMPANY AND AssoclaTED ComPANIES SYSTEM IN ITS SEMI-CENTENNIAL YEAR THE BELL SYSTEM LOOKS FOR- WARD TO CONTINUED: PROGRESS IN TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION Trapped HE man who had taken sixty thousand dollars from the Ni ville State Bank put his belongings, with a few other items, into his grip and went down to the lobby of the Elite Hotel to check out. In an inner pocket he carried ninety thousand dollars which he had removed from the hotel safe in the wee hours of dawn. In a vest pocket he carried some uncut gems, articles which a jewelry salesman who slept with his transom open thought re- posed in the bottom of a cigar box on the dres: But when the cashier of the E Hotel was making out his bill a house detective stepped up and tapped his shoulder. “I gotta pinch you,” he said, simply. “The maid just telephoned downstairs an’ said you're tryin’ t’ get away with a bath mat an’ two towels.” James A. Sanaker. OE is always doubtful of the value of college athletics until the first time one wins a football bet. Il Duce RONOUNCING Mussolini's title Is something I consider vital. How should one best avoid rebuke In accenting the name of Duce? I've met a lot of people who say The right inflection for it’s Duce, But just as many more who choose The rather softer-sounding Duce. xs of him as Duce. Don Gray. True Love “TY ARLING,” he said, “I must tell you, and you must believe, that I never loved any one but you, that you are the only woman in the world for me, and that you are the first girl L have ever ki You believe me, don’t you, darlin and he gazed into her luminous brown eyes for his answer. He grasped her hands in his. “You must believe m he cried. She hesitated, and then, nestling her head on his shoulder, whispered, “Yes, I bel I love you fore. ve every word you say. pe never loved be- r cared for « man until now re the strongest, the bravest, the best, the most perfect man in the world. You believe me, too, don’t you, sweetheart? And why shouldn't the lieved each other, for she was Eve and he was Adam. Edward Flam. Meet Dusty— The Friend, Coun- selor and Spoke man of all di His mission i: keep dogs well happy. Dusty Says: Christmas will soon be here. Show your dog there IS a Santa Claus—Buy him a copy of the Christmas Issue of the Amer- ican Kennel Gazette, the De Luxe Edition of the World's Greatest Dog Magazine. Fifty Cents Per Copy (Wearly subscription, including Chetstmas Everyone who loves dogs should read the Gazette ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB 1200R, 221 Fourth Ave., New York City comicbooks.com