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

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How many are 421,000 stockholders? An Advertisement of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company On Octoner 15th, American Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany checks representing the 152d dividend were mailed to its 421,000 stockholders. That is the largest number of stock- holders of any company in the world. The American Tele- phone and Telegraph Company is owned by a great investment democracy. Its dividend checks are cashed at banks in every state in the Union, by people representing all trades, stations and professions, No institution is more nationally or publicly owned than the Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph Company, which in turn owns more than 91% of the common stock of the operating com- panies of the Bell national System. The average holding is 26 shares, and no one person owns as much as 1% of the total stock. The Bell System was devel- oped in the interest of tele- phone users and is owned by the public that it serves. Something Rotten in A certarx musical critic frequented a Danish ert hall, but had nothing complimentary to say about the per- formances in’ the paper he represented. It happened that he always entered ac- companied by his big collie. So, in despair, the directors of the hall took it upon themselves, in order to stem this perpetually adverse criticism, to put up a sign near the entrance, reading: “Dogs Not Allowed.” The public were amused on the eve of the next concert to see the following the State of Denmark comment from the critic, by way of sig- nature, under the injunction in question: “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.” —Verden og Vi (Copenhagen). “Wry did you refuse the count's pro- posal of marriage?” “I didn't like the idea,” said Miss Cayenne, “of having my photograph pub- lished adjacent to pictures of homicide heroines."—Washington Star, Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 14) neither, being fearful of getting any ideas into my head which it cannot comfortably commodate, albeit I might as well set down now that I do mean to do a little secret work on my soul this season by cyrhing my impulsiveness and striving to become more suave, appearing to strangers as though cycles had ferried my cradle and three court costumes hung in my ar- moire. lectures, By the first post come the original of Webster's 19th ne Mutt ‘That Was Adopted by an Interior Decorator,” a cartoon which did send Sam into transports of delight, so quickly writing my thanks to Webbie, and promising him a fine beefste: ith onions the next time he and hel come to dinner. Then to my order- ing, amused at the steadfast fre- quency with which olives appear on the grocery list, with the brand specified, too, when we could be without matches or some other vital staple for days for all of Katie’s concern, But Lord! I certainly do not begrudge the poor wretch what- ever pleasure she may get from a few harmless manzanillos. Indeed, 1 should be in a constant state of thanksgiving that she does never touch the liquor, so that, unlike the Bannings, we can leave home with- out locking twenty-six doors and To luncheon with Cora Scovil, and we did make a fine meal of a fish canapé, broiled mushrooms and chiffonade salad, and then out to the shops, agreein halted in the traffic, that persons in mourning are more distinguishable now by their black stockings than by their crépe veils. Alone again after dinner, Sam working late into the night at his office as he has done for several days, but even though sudden sights and sounds are likely to startle me if I be reading a mys- tery story, I am at least better off than the women of pioneer days in that I do not have to sit with a musket across my knees. Baird Leonard. Nubbville Sparks RS. VIVVY HACKLE must have bought an awfully cheap The finish of it wore off be- id. * * October radio. fore the novelt Nubbville is wonderin’ why Soph- ocles Batten went an’ put a driver's mirror on his car, as nobody ever stays behind him long enough for him to need it. L.V.E. comicbooks.com