Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-24 | Page 1 | Phone's Iniquities Provoke Crusade

I Phones Phone's Iniquities Provoke Crusade i I i Troubles of M Man n Who Dials I Aired Victim Explains Profanity B Br By re NEW YORK Sept 24 24 OShiel offered himself today as the leader of a crusade against the dial telephone It was last lait spring spring- that wrath against the dial tele- tele hone I-hone l hone rose to unsupportable limits Either the New York Telephone company compan would have to remove the fool contraption or he be Ie would not pa pay his bill Quietly the company compan discontinued his service whereupon OShiel brought his case before the public service commission I So it was that for tor the last two da days s the commissions commission's halls have resounded resound resound- I ed cd to the musical brogue of ol OShiel pouring I his s scorn upon the thel I telephone company He contended 1 that when he dialed a number and I got an intercepted operator it was I the operators operator's duty to complete the thel call and not to order him to redial In rebuttal the company introduced introduced intro intro- evidence seeking to show that hat OShiel was a peevish fellow anyta anyay any any- ta wayOn way ayOn ay On June 2 1931 C. C E. E Ryder counsel for the telephone company compan r. r read into the record the complain complain- on P Pare ee Two Phones Phone's Iniquities Provoke Crusade Continued from Page Fate One ant called Lexington The operator operator op op- asked him if he meant 2 and he replied What the h h l 1 do you think it is On June 18 1931 complainant re refused refused re- re fused to dial a number for the second sec ec- ec ond time The operator ed Complainant said Shut up and get et the number for me JJ Ryder continued citing several other occasions ons when the complainant complain complain- ant refused to dial didi the num number r and accused him of at using loud and profane profane profane pro pro- fane language Finally had his sayI sayI sayI say I would assure any operator who may have heard me mc use profanity he no said that I was not swearing at nt her I was swearing at the company compan During the recess left the room to call his wife He returned pale and trembling I II dialed for my wife he said bitterly bitterly bit bit- terly and I got gotan ar an operator