The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current, March 27, 1914, Home Edition, Page EIGHT, Image 8
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TELEGRAPH TOLL
CHARGES PROBED
Word L&at Night Prom Mr.
K&lbflciscb. M & M's Rep.
resentative, Says Formal
Complaint tc Be Piled With
Interstate Commerce Com.
mission at Once.
Aa a result of Attorney K O. Kalh
flatacha investigation Inin Augusta's
excessive telegraph toll charge*. a «»rc
wm received from Washington laat
Ufhl ulitllni (hat with Jno. 11. Ivalah,
•uper' In rntr matters, Mr. Kalhflcisti
had agreed that a complaint In- flint In
the proper form with (he inter-atnie
cummer.* rommlaalon, w hich haa in
clualve Jurisdiction In the caae Tha
complaint will l*e filed Immediately.
It la charged that not only this city
hut Atlanta. Columbia, Savannah and
Charleaton aa well are being d lac rim-
Inated against In the matter of tele
graph toll charges.
n la learned that tha rate from
Metnvhls. Tenn., to New York, mom
than 1.1(10 mllea. la r>o centa for a mas
sage of not more than len words and
three centa for each additional word,
and the rate from Augusta to New
York, leaa than ano mllea, la 00 centa
(or a ten-word message and four centa
for each additional u<ml
Mr Kalbfldach waa aent to Waah-
Inlten by the Menhanita and Manu
facturera' Aaaoclatton of thla city,
attention waa called lo the exceaalve
rata charged Auguata aa aoon aa a
report from the |s>»tniaater-general lo
the praaldent of V. S. aenate waa made
public.
It la expected that the other ettiea In
Ceorgla and South Carolina, which. It
la alleged, are being overcharged, will
alao take up the fight for inwer
rat eg.
GAMEWELL MAN HERE;
10 FINISH WORK SOON
Switchboard For Police Alarm
System Arrives. Lines Will
Be Tested in Few Days.
Mr. Fred Herat. of the Oamewell Fire
•n'd Police Telegraph Alarm Hystem, In
In the city to supei Inland lha comple
tlnn of Ilia now fir*, anil pollra alarm
ryilHM that arc being Installed undo
the direction of City Electrician \V, t'.
Devon poll
Tha HWllrhl«»ar<t to he located In
the ileak sergeant* offlre at the Kill.’
atreet police lairrai-ka haa arrived and
will be put In plaee In the next few
days. Thie will practically end tho
work na far aa tho police alarm aya
tetn Is concerned.
A part of the room that la now uaed
by the drak sergeant will he parti
tioned off and a aeparate compart
mn.t will Ire occupied all the lime
by the operator ol the awltrhhoard.
The handling "f nit men on the atreet
will be done through the awltchboard
operator.
The hoxea all over the city have
been Inatalled Hnd u« noon aa the
awltchboard la pul In the ayatem will
be officially tested to the aatlafactlon
of Mr. Uerat ami the police depart
ment.
The new system. similar to the sys
tems used In the larger cltlca of the
country, will h. a hi* Improvement
over the past. Heretofore offlcera In
any pan of the city have, at night,
had to awake CltUeua In get a call In
for tha police patrol. I'nder the new
ayatem every officer will have to re
port at certain Intervale through the
boxce to headquarter*.
ONE ENTIRE WEEK OF FUN and FROLIC
n < ,W.. j r'J
Go §nd Have a
High Old lime
UHDER AUSPICES
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FOR n CHILD
"California Syrup of Pigs”
can't harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels—Chil
dren love It.
Every mother rmllxes, after giving
her children “California Syrup of
Flgg" that thla I* their Ideal laxa
tive, because they love Ita pleasant
taata and It thoroughly rlennana tha
tender little atomach, liver end bow
els without griping.
When cross, Irritable, feverlMi or
breath Is had, stomach aour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaapnonflil of this harmless "fruit
laxative," and In a few houre atl tho
foul, constipated waste, aour bile and
undigested food passe* out of the
bisweli. and you have a well, playful J
child again. When Ita little system la
full of cold, throat wore, haa idomach*
ache, diarrhoea, Indlgeatlon, colic—
remember, a good 'inside cleaning"
should always be the first treatment
given.
Millions of mothers keep “Caltfor- I
nla Syrup o." Firs" handy; they know
a teaapoonful today saves a atek child 1
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for *
MV rent bottle of “California Syrup
of Figs," which haa directions for ba
bies, children of all ages and grown
up* printed on the bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here, so don't be
fooled. Oet the genuine, made by
•‘California Fig Syrup Company."
PHONE "TRUBT" DISSOLVED. j
■ -
Portland, Ore.—The so-called tele- j
phone trust by which the Bell Hye- |
tern dominates the lines of Waalilng- j
ton. Oregon and Idaho waa dissolved .
Without a fight here today when a
decree accepted by ty>e telephone In- j
terests and conceding that govern- ,
ment'a demands waa entered In the ,
federal court
JEFFERY MOTOR CARS
Reliable Auto Co.
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ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply til
tit night when retiring; uae enough to
moisten the acalp and rub tt In gently
with the finger tips.
I*o this tonight, and hy morning mn«t !
If not all of your dandruff will he gone. !
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every single sign and traoe of It. no
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You will find, too, that all Itching and
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If you wsnt to preserve your hair, do
hy all meana get • rid of dandruff for
nothing destroys the hair more quickly.
It not only starves the hair and makes!
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and everyone notices It. You can K*t
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Innpensiva and tiavar fulls to do tha!
work.
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March 30th to April 4th
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