Life — February 10, 1927 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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The Meeting Place An Advertisement of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company Ir 1s not so long ago since people met in town hall, store or at the village post-office, to talk over matters of importance to the community. Then came the tele- phone to enable men to discuss matters with one another with- out leaving their homes. With the growing use of the telephone, new difficulties arose and improvements had to be sought. Many of the improve- ments concerned the physical telephone plant. Many of them had to do with the means of using the apparatus to speed the connection and enable people to talk more easily. This need for improvement is continuous and, more than ever, is a problem today. Speed and accuracy in completing seventy million calls daily dependsupon theefficiency of Bell System employees and equipment as well as upon the co-operation of persons call- ing and those called and numer- ous private operators. It is not enough that the aver- age connection is made in a frac- tion of a minute or that the num- ber of errors has been reduced to a very small percentage. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company and its as- sociated Bell Telephone Labo- ratories have practically for their sole task the making of the tele- phone more serviceable and more satisfactory—as a means of con- versing with anyone, anywhere, any time. A Night with the Handcuff King Tue untimely death of Harry Houdini in a Detroit hospital restores to circu- lation many stories about him, one of which is somewhat to the following effect: As every one knows, one of Houdini's eat talents was for getting out of or into places that were secured by all the devices known to man, One time in Lon- don he was playing on the same bill with one of those “mental marvel” lads, whose forte was remembering enormous masses of figures, It seems that the man who laughed at locksmiths and the fellow who never forgot a fact went out on a little party one evening, and, as the hospital- ity ‘was excellent and plentiful, they were feeling very-well-I-thank-you when the time came to go home. ‘They got along nicely until they reached the street in which they lodged. Then it was found that the memory expert couldn't reinember the house number and, when Houdini finally furnished this, Harry couldn't find his latchkey, and they had to go to a hotel because they couldn't arouse any one. —D. A. C. News. Departed Glory Turnover all the advertisement pages My search is detailed and minute, From the martyr who suffered for ages To the lad in the ready-made suit Or the damsels—E turn from blushing — With little of clothing to spare, But alas! she is missing, the girl who them, was brus Her wonderful hair, ‘Twas a sight to astonish beholders, And fill them with wonder profound, As it fell in cascades o'er her shoulders And cumbered the neighboring ground; For nobody ever derided Such locks in an earlier day, And Rapunzel herself could have scarcely provided A finer display. It may be that pictures still show hers The likeness is possibly good, But frankly I own I don’t know her, Nor do I desire that I should. For I know she is Etoned or shingled, Who once was distinguished — and proud, And now with the rag-tag and bobbed- tail she's mingled, “s lost in crowd, puchstone,” in London Morning Post. Down and Out Tur. seedy-looking individual caught up with “Just one moment, guv’- nor,” he croaked, “Can you spare a fel- low a dimé T gave him a nickel. “What brought you to this state?” [asked somewhat harshly. he wretch whimpered dU hesitated. “You'd not believe it, sir.” he said, “but the tabloid newspapers ruined my busi- ness. Why, sir"—he drew himself up proudly—“I was once a successful black mailer.”"—College Humor. CLARK’S Famous Cruises BY CUNARD LINE BIG NEW OIL-BURNERS at rates including hotels, guides, drives, foes NORWAY steprreeRANean 52 DAYS, $600 to $1300 ss ‘*LANCASTRIA” July 2, 1927 Includes Lisbon, Spain, Tangier, Algiers, Italy, Riviera, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, Berlin (Paris, London.) Jan. 16, ’28, Around the World 125 days; $1250 to $3000. Jan. 25, '28, To the Mediterranean 65 days; $600 to $1700. FRANK C. CLARK Times Building, N. Y. Originator of World Cruises al comicbooks.com 1