T he C oquil le H erald
VOL. 33.
CITY DIRECTORY FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL f by - the
y - President
3?d ,llis to T establish
i T h * some
1»
Fraternal and Benevolent Orders
& A. M.—Regular meeting of
A F. . Chadwick
lexlge No. (>8 A. F. A A.
M.. at Masonic Hull, every Saturday
night in each month on or before the
full moon.
I*. I). I' ikkik , W. M.
U. H. M ast , Secrotary.
PER YEAR $1.50
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1914.
NO. 2
, ,
for a merchant ma
sort of a basis lor
IS THE DRV MEASURE DRV ENOUGH?
LAW TO REMOVE TEMPTATION
Too Much Inducement for
Events of Interest Reported rine. The whole affair seems to
Dentists to use Trust
For The Herald
have resulted in a fiasco, and now Controversy Arises over Comparative Humidity of Proposed
Methods
comes forward Secretary Kedfield
Constitutional Amendment Which Does Not
(By J. Ii Jones)
ot the Department of Commerce,
Forbid “Distribution” of Liquor
FOR CONGRESS
The proposed initiative law regu
lating the practice of dentistry in
A column article in the Portland concerned, there is a wide chance
this state provides that:
Telegram ol Sept, 29 gives consid lor a difference of opini >n; and the
The following persons shall be
erable prominence to the fact that prelection of the young people is
entitled to practice destistry in the
A nna L a w r e n c e F e e .,
in the proposed "dry” amendment | one of the principal things for
State ot Oregon. P’ irst. A graduate
O. O. F.—Coqitille Lodge No. 53,1. Ü.
to the Oregon constitution the "dis- j which the prohibitionists ate striv-
of any reputable ileutal college in
. O. F., meets every Saturday night
tiibution" of liquor is not forbidden, ing. To do away with the open
n Odd Fellows Hall.
good standing which requires a
0 . H . C leaves , N. G.
It seems that anti prohibition speak -1 saloon and leave the bars down lor
course of study of at least two years
J. S, L awrence , Sec.
ers in eastern Oregon have been the bootlegger to obtain bis supply,
having a yearly cou.se of study of
a mi k k k h k k a h l o d g e , N o . 20
charging that the omisdon was will look to some ol these good peo-
I. o . O. F., meets every second and
not less than six mouths. Second:
ruade at the req ■> -I of the Arling- 1 pie like compromising with the
fourth Wednesday nights in Odd Fellows
A person licensed to practice dent
Hall.
E mily H krsky , N. G,
Aud who shall say
ton Club, of Portland, and that :t rum demon
A nnie L awhknck , Sec.
istry under the laws ol any State.
will provide a loophole through that they are wrong? Iu fact, the
Under the present system, the
T s OQOILLE ENCAMPMENT, No. 25
which the "club" liquor business plan looks like a compromise with
Ky I. O. O. F., meets the tirstand third
Sta e Board of Dentistry has the
Thursday nights in Odd Fellows Hall.
the people who wish to be left Iree
can be carried on
whole matter of admitting persons
,1. S. B arton , C. ’ .
Under the Webb-Kenyon bill the to obtain their own booze, while
J. S .L awrence , See.
to
the practice of dentistry under its
COLORADO COAL STRIKE
The Washington govetuni tit has United Stales forbids the shipment shutting off the supply of others.
control. Whether this plan is cal
The reason the Courier asks voters
been carrytug on a far-reaching and of liquor into any state which pro Undoubtedly, many will vote for
K . Lodge No. 72, meets Tuesday nights
The President has enlisted
culated to work for the best inter to give Congressman Hawley’ s place to
in W. O. W. Hall.
hibits the distribution ol liquor, the measure now who would vote
strike
breaker,
and
is
using
his
ef-
!
effective
press
agency
propaganda
ests of the people ot ol the dentists Fred Hollister o f Coos County, is be
R. It. W atson , K R. S.
torts in an attempt to settle the big I with reference to South American that bill being well calculated to against it it it were calculated to already in the field is easily seen cause Mr, Hawlev is not making good—
O. A. M intonyk . C. C.
Colorado strike, which has beeu in 1 trade. I he exporters and oppon- make the drouth.most effective in work any hardship on themselves.
i j YTH IAN SISTERS—Justus Temple
The dentists are excrutiatingly“ eth- the same reason the Courier would let
1 No. 35, meets first and Third Mon progress for
years.
Mr. eu,s o: the Administration have any state which really wishes to be Ou tbe other hand those who wish
lor several years
ical,” in that they do not advertise go o f an incompetent printers and put
day uights in W. 0 . W. Hall.
Wilson has told the operators who been sboutiug from tite housetops dry. In the measure pending in to see an aridly dry state should in the newspapers, but it can not another man in his place.
M is. G kouoe D avis , M. e . 0 .
There isn’ t an individual or news
M rs . F rko L ineoar , K. of It
visited Washington that they should that it is about time that some sort California the distribution is pro thoroughly understand what they he expected that weak mortals can
paper in this district that can ask for
ED MEN—Coouille Tribe No. 40, 1. waive all technicalities and look ol real shipping was dnue between hibited. bringing the state within are asked to vote tor.
resist the temptation to work lor Mr. H awley’ s return to congress on his
O. R. M., meets every Friday night only to the main proposition of re Ameiican ports and South Ameri the protection of the Webb Kenyon
Experience would seem to have
their own interests It is clearly to record—for his record w on't bear the
i n W. O. W. Hall.
establishing normal conditions in can countries. The Panama Canal bill. In the Oregon measure, how demonstrated that, with the free the interest of the dentists already in strain.
J. S. B arton , Sachem.
A. P. M iller , C. of K.
During his past four years in congress
the Colorado coal fields
When has been doing business for several ever, only the manufacture aud sale distribution of liquor allowed, the practice to shut out competition and
he has not passed a bill—except private
W. A. -R egu lar meetings of liea- President Roosevelt intervened to weeks, but there has been no rush are prohibited, nor estriclious being bootlegging business will flourish
restrict
the
number
of
dentists
in
pension bills.
. ver Camp No. 10.550 in M. A\ . A. settle the great anthracite strike in orders that would indicate that it put upon “ distribution.”
The wet like a green bay horse. One argu the field. This is not to the best
Hall, Front streer, first and third Sat
This of itself would not be anything
would
be
necess.
ry
to
dig
another
forces ere charging that this omis ment against local option aud in
Pennsylvania, John Mitchell ap
urdays in each month.
interest of people who want their against him perhaps, but during his
C. I). Ht nsoN, Consul.
ditch
across
Nicaragua,
and
with
lavor
of
statewide
prohibition
has
sion
was
made
in
the
interest
of
peared expressly as representing
teeth fixed, as any one can see who term in congress he has come down the
L l II. I rvine , Clerk.
the miners. That strike was set% foreign shipping tied up by the people who do not really desire to been that conditions such as pre has beeu obliged to pay a dentist's line with the big interests and stand
N. A.— Regular meeting of Laurel
European war, it would seem that see a dry state.
patters on about everything they have
vail in nominally "d ry” towns sur-
. Camp No. 2972 at M. W. A . Hall, lied in accordance with the princi
bill iu recent years
tried to jimmy through the national
Front street, second and fourth Tues ple that each man, whether a union something really ought to be done
These charges are streuously de rouuded by “ wet” territory will be
Painless Parker, who is fighting legislature—and this office has his roll
day nights in each month.
to
promote
our
South
American
done
away
with
But
if
the
ship
nied
by
the
Committee
of
One
Hun
member
or
not,
had
a
right
to
con
M aky K krn , Oracle.
lor tbe new law, says, “ That the call record to prove it.
K dna K kllky , Kec.
tract for his labor with his employer. trade The Washington schemes dred. Regarding the drawing up ment ol liquor be not stopped, tbe
Dental Trust ol Oregon has made a He has been the handy man to the
O. W .— Myrtle Camp No. 11)7, This incident is urged in behalf of appevr to be largely visionary, and of the Measure, J. E. Wheeler, only difference will be that it will
big bunch to such an extent that such
. meets every Wednesday at 7:30 the appeal being made by the Presi some or the plans suggested are chairmen of the Committee, says: take a little longer lor t6e Ccquille ‘ corner’ on dentistry in this state
periodicals as LaFollett’ s magazine
and
that
their
action
in
doing
so
is
p, in. at W. O. W . Hall.
has held him up to the view o f the
"So far as I can find out the mat or Myrtle Point booze-fighter to ob
dent and outsiders for mutual con pure "bunk." Senator Weeks of
Lee Currie, C. C.
reprehensible. Suppose a capitalist people as a “ Me, to o ,” congressman.
J ohn L knevk , Sec.
cessions from employers and em Massachusetts suggests that six ter of forbidding the distribution of tain his supply from outside tbe
American warships, loaded with liquor never was even considered by state than to get it from Bandon or wanted to build a saw mill in Ore H eretofore the Democrats have nom
VENLNUTIDfc CIRCLE No. 214, ployees alike.
gon, but before doing so he had to inated a weak brother to run against
meets second and fourth Monday CANDIDATE FOR LIGHT - WEIGHT samples of American products, be the committee lor a moment. The Marshfield. There are thousands
Mr. Hawley, and made his return easy.
nights in W . O. W. Hall.
sent to South American ports, he Oregon dry measure is intended to of drinking men who, could they get the consent ol the other saw
CLASS
Whether this was misfortune or in
O ka X . M aury , G. N.
mill
owners,
or
a
state
board
of
saw
woul ■ also permit representatives of abolish the public sale of liquor wipe out the whole liquor business
M ary A. P ikrck , Clerk.
tent doesn't matter now.
mill owners, do you think we would
Secretary of State Bryan has trade organizations of this country,
whether in club or saloon. This it by their votes, would do so at the
But this year Mr. Hawley has a live
'ARM EU S UNION.— Regular meet taken off twenty pounds in avoirdu
bave any new saw mills in Oregon
in a limited number, to accompany will do most effe lively.
ings second and fourth Saturdays in
first opportunity but who do not be soon? They would keep «11 tbe one for an opponent—a man running
pois. In doiug this be has, for the the ships, so as to explain the ad
each month in W. O. W. Ilall.
against him who is going to beat him
"The ‘ wet’ forces are seeking to lieve that it can be done by any
F rank B orkhoi . ukr , Pres. fiist time in bis career, followed a
vantages of American wares to the make capital of the fact that <he prohibitory laws that have yet been other fellows out aud thereby throt out.
O. A. M intonyk , Sec.
tle competition.
Republican example
When Presi prospective purchasers.
Fred Hollister of Coos Bey is every
proposed Oregon dry amendment tried. Many of these have been in
r?RATK I1NAL AID No. 308, meets the dent Taft left the White house he
ounce e hustler and doer.
A
Slate
Dental
Board
composed
Now,
to
avoid
misconstruction,
does not forbid the ‘distribution’ tending to vote for the “ dry”
C second and fourth Thursdays each
He is a progressive from the ground
was so corpulant that one of the it should be said that Senator Weeks
month at W. O. W . Hall.
of liquor, but merely its manufac amendment next month on the un- only of so-called Ethical Dentists is up, a progressive for progressive Ore
M rs . C has . E vland , Pres.
White House automobiles was hard has been a most intelligent and
just
as
reasonable
and
no
more
M rs . L ora H arrington , Sec.
ture and sale.
gon. He believes this district has been
I derstanding that it was calculated
ly spacious enough to carry him presistent champion of the policy of
“ They are correct. This was ! to make the stale actually dry. morally right than to have toe In overlooked in the Washington shuffle,
But the ex-president re “ getting busy” for Uncle Samuel
Educational Organizations and Clubs about.
done designedly aud deliberately by Whether they will vote to simply ter-state Commerce Commission and he wants a new deal.
duced
at
the rate of twenty pounds on the high seas, and, after all,
He believes that a congressman who
/-« U Q (J I L L S E D U C A T I O N A L
those who drew this amendment do away with the liceused saloon, composed of such men as Jas. J.
V_^ LEAGUE—Meets monthly at the a month for three months. In view
has
served eight years and had 170 of
Hill,
J.
Pierpont
Morgan,
John
D.
High School Building during the schnol of this record Secretary of State what could afford a more useful di Oregon has many citizens, especial leaving every man free to obtain a
his 175 bills killed, must have been
version for the idling battleships ly many of foreign birth, who de supply of liquid temptation for his Rockefeller or any other r. f the mul
year for ttie purpose ot discussing edu
asleep at the switch.
Bryan has concluded that to drop than to go on parade with Yankee
cational topics.
ti-millionaire railroad
magnates.
sire to nave liquor in their homes. own home, remains to he seen.
H kna A nderson , 1‘ ies.
It is certain that Mr. Hawley has
from 220 to 195 pounds by dieting wares? But Secretary Redheld says
The Inter-state Commerce Com
E dna M inako , Sec.
They ieel that it would be a hard
always been lame so far as Oregon
It may have beeu a good stroke
and violent exercise ought to be an no, and be declares that although
ship and an infringement of their of policy to put the measure iu its mission was created for the purpose has been concerned.
r / o K EEL KLUB—A business men's
1\. social organization. Hall in Laird's easy thing for him. Once a week his depratment is keenly interested personal liberty absolutely to forb’d
present shape, on the ground that ol regulating the rules with refer Supposed to be representing this
building. Second street.
Mr. Bryan goes to the farm of Sen in any legitima e plan to promote
ence lo charges for carrying freight state, a state which emphatically went
them the use of liquor,
A. J. S herwood , I’ .es.
it will not antagonize the foreign-
ator Blair Lee of Maryland, cuts our foreign trade, vet when it comes
F red S l a g l e , Se,.
“ The present proposed law does born voters, and that it may also re- and passengers and it was not cre on record for reduced tariff duties, Mr.
Hawley took the stump in Massachu
cuts it into to making an actual investment ot
rrOMVCRCIAL CLUB L.1I. H azard 1 down a tree, and , then
,
not forbid the u->e of liquor by any . ceive the support of many who will ated for the purpose of making it setts advocating a repeal o f the present
w President; C. A. H oward ,Secretary len gth s suitable for short fire-places.
capital in Latin America, with the citizen, be he poor or ich, provid-; vote for the abolition of the open easier for the railroads to combine tariff laws and a return to protection
OUR WAR WITH MEXICO
That’s duties.
idea of securing early mrterial ad ed he wishes to have this shipped 'saloon, as long as their private sup- and make a railroad trust.
Transportation Facilities
.
v.
i 0 ,n .'
With the withdrawal of the Amer- vantage, that individual and corpo direct from some other state to his J ply ¡s not shut off. It may even be what the Ethical Dentists of Ore There are no reasons for returning
'RAINS—Leave, south bound 9 .U 0 a.
gon have done. Tney have seen to Mr. Hawley, and there are the best of
products should be pushed own home ”
in. ami 3:00 p. m. North bound lean troops from \ era Cruz, the rate
I that this measure will carry when
reasons for electing Mr. Hollister and
.0 :4 0 a. m. and 4:40 p. in.
Washington administration calcu- and displayed, not only under the
It is well to have this matter ! one more stringent would be defeat- it that none other than Ethical having this state represented by a man
Dentist3
got
on
the
state
Foard
and
OATS—Six boats plying on the Co- lates that it has pulled off the great- auspices of the federal government, brought out, for there is little doubt ed. There is even au iutimation in
who represents the people.
quille river afford ample accommo
the result is a Dental Trust.
dation lor carrying freight and paasen est “ war" in modern bisibry— since but by commercial and other firms. that most voters have bad the whdt tbe Committee ol One Hun-
I t’ s a joke, a burlesque for progress
» -m- -
gers to Bamlon and way points. BoHts
has been a “war” that has brought
Do the bankers dictate who shall ive Oregon, to return this Disciple o f
wrong idea of what the proposed 1 dred gives out, that the problem of
leave at 7 :30, 8 :30, 9:20 and 9 :f0 a. m. peace with hut little real boodshed.
The farmer can produce without
measure is calculated to accomplish, shutting liquor out of the home will be members of the Federal Reserve Joe Cannon.
ami at 1 :00, 3 :30 and 4 :45 p. nr.. ___
The affair will be exploited by the organization, but to sucessfully The ardent prohibitionists wish the i,e dealt with later. And there may Board, which is to have supervision
We have timber to beat him and we
PAG FI—J. L. Laird, proprietor. De
market be must unite with his
ports 5:30 p. 111 . for lioaoburg via Democrats in their campaign while
consumption ol liquor to be stopped be some reason in that way of look- over the new banking system re will have correct representation in Mr.
Hollister.
Myrtle Point,carrying the United Slates the Republicans will insist that neighbor.
in Oregon and are willing to go all ¡UiJ at it. The point the Herald cently created by Congress? Not at
mail and posengers.
I f voters o f Clackamas county will
'watchful waiting” was simply
all.
No
man
can
be
a
member
of
lengths to accomplish that object wishes to make in calling attention
Strong Words for Hanley
use their heads and forget party, Mr.
OSTOFFICE.— A. F. Lincgar. post
luck.
the
Federal
Reserve
Board
who
has
They
see
little
advantage
in
trans-
to
tbe
real
state
of
the
case
is
that
master. The mails close as follows:
Hawley will be a once-waser Novem
Myrtle Point 8:40 a. m. and 2:35 p. m.
From the railroad station at Win- ferring the drinking act from tbe people should be fully informed in any interest whatever in any bank ber 3, and we will have a congressman
TAE WAR TAX
Marshfield 10:15 a. m. and 4:15 p. in.
Before he can ac in Washington who will not have to
Republicans are insisting that nemuca, Ncv., to the Columbia Riv saloon to the home. So lar as the (be matter and know what they are ing institution
Bando.i und way points,7 a m. Norway
anil Aragol2:45 p.in. Eastern mail 4:15 there would have been a deficit in er and from tbe Cascade Mountains protection of the young people is doing.
cept a place on the hoard, be must think whether he is representing Mass
a. m. Eastern mail arrives 10: p. m.
first sever all his banking relations. achusetts or Oregon.— Oregon City
government revenues, even though eastward beyond the Snake River it
Courier.
is
practically
impossible
to
find
a
The most important event in the He is there for the purpose of serv More Business And Less Politics
vide irrigation water for more than
there had been no European' war,
City and County O fficers
ocean steamship business iu 1876 ing the general public and not for A Coast Men For A Coast Country
and while they are willing to sub settler, cow boy, sheep herder or for 00,000 acres.
Mayor ............................. A. T. Morrison
est ranger who has not personally
Paid Adv.
was the arrival of the George W. t.ie purpose of doing the will of a
mit
to
the
steam
roll»r
process
by
Many
times
the
stock
man
has
R ecord er.......................... J. 8. Lawrence
Treasurer................................. R- B. Mast which more than one hundred mil met or feels ns though he knows asked to become a candidate for Elder, which the Oregon Steam lot of selfish bankers. Do you see
Woman’s Study Club
City Attorney
L. A. Liljeqvist
Col. William Hauley, cattle king of various offices, but he was too busy. ship Company brought to the Coast the point?
Engineer ......................P. M. Hall-Lewie lion dollars revenue is to be raised,
Neither should the Ethical Doc
Marshal
......................... A. P. Miller yet, in view of the fact that the fall Harney County, well enough to He is not sicking election to the this year tor the uorthein route
The Woman's Study Club will
Night Marshal
Oscar Wickham
States Senate because he Capt Francis Conner, who came out tors be allowed under state author
elections
are
only
a
few
weeks
away,
I
8P^ak
to
bim
on
tLe
or
Til'
|
United
Water Superintendent S. V. Epperson
hold
the first meeting of the club
are going to make all the noise iage
*a8e street.
8*reet- In tho cities and towns wants the ofli 0, but simply becaune with the steamer, was in charge on ity to have a doctor’s trust, but that
Fire O ltiei............................
W.
0 they
. Chase
year
in
the City Library, Monday,
her
first
trip
to
Portland,
Septem
he
knows
be
can
do
mure
good
for
C o u n cil m an —D. D. Pierce, C. T. Skeels
of Eastern Oregon “ Uncle Bill
is what they used to have in this
C. I. Kime, G. O. Leach, W . H. Ly possible to have it appear that the
bis state. In his platfolm he de ber 5th, her time from San Francis
October 12 at two P. M. The club
need
but
walk
or
ride
down
the
ons, O. C. Sanfnr
R e gu la r meetings Underwood tariff is as much to
clares the nat oral resources should co being seventy hours. With him state. Everybody remembers how will take up “Mexico.” Tbe first
first and third Mondays each month.
blame as the break in foreign com main street and he will be stopped be beld in tru t for the people and were B. F. Gildersleeve, chief en the allopaths or old line doctors, lessons will o( course be devoted to
iu every block bv friends.
gineer; A. Dorrity. first assistant; when in control of »lie state board
leased for use on flexible terms.
J. J. Stanley merce.
Justice of the P eace
He also says that whether man- | H Brinckerhoff, second assistant; of examiners, refused to license i the geography, resources and gener-
Truly, as II H. Bushnell has said
Ned C. Kelley
Constable
MORE RETRENCHMENT
tu the Oregon Farmer, “no man hau ' aged by the Federal Government or G. Parker, third assistant; Charles members of the homeopath school. jal natural characteristics of tbe
the atate, the proceeds fr m Ore Hughes, purser; H Havens, Height
The Secretaty ol Agriculture has j a wider
.,
. .
,. _
_
1 country, and to ita ancient civiliza
acquaintanceship
Dor more
John T. Hall
.
gon’a moorcoH, I t ml«, water power, clerk. The Elder was continued ou It was years before the homeopaths tion. Tbe State Library has loaned
instructed
all
chiefs
of
department
Conimisaioners- -W . T. Dement, Geo. J.
loyal friends ”
Hm siiuny smile, et(J Bhoui(|
secured to Oregon, the northern routes, Conner be- could get in edgeways in Oregon,
Armstrong
to retrench, and to keep all their
cordial manner and willingness to alK] , if nocessitry, capitalized or bor- ing succeeded in command by but after awhile the people began to a fine set of books on the subject
James Watson
Clerk
.........
work within the emergency restric listen have made his pre.-tnee a
rowed against, just as a private Lachlan, Morse Keichmann, Hay- see how unjust the whole thing was ; chosen, which have arrived and
..... T. M. Dim miek tions
Therefore there will be no ; necessary part of many gatherings corporation would do. Kx.
ward, Ackley, Carrol, Hunter, Ly* and then the old line doctors had 1 been placed in tbe City Library.
T.
J.
Thrift
A ssessor.........
t il np
. r ‘ TJ ,
u
------------ -
ons, Lewis. Patterson, Stannard,
¡They will be kept there for the use
Raymond E. Baker attempt at extentions of projects
School Supt.
In .be 35 years Mr. Hanley ha:
.
of ^
G e o W Elder
JesseI1 and others At the present to give way. Then came the osteo
A. N. Gould until the government money market
Surveyor ....... .............
| of the members, some of whom
...........
F. E . W ilson
been living I d Harney County he;
— — time (1895) she is used by the Ore- paths a few years ago and the board
hare already prepared tbe first les
Dr. Walter Culin has improved.
Health Officer
h«a worked ind-fatigably for the
composed
at
that
time
of
allopaths
As there is often a question asked gon Railway & Naviga'ioit Compa-
"OUR MERCHANT M ARINE ”
up-buildiog of that semi-arid coun as lo the age and history of the ny to carry freight on the Portland and homeopaths, refused to recog- sons.
Besides “ Mexico, ’ and tbe usual
and San Francisco route. The El-
One of the first things that hap- try. He has faith in its future— and steamer Geo W. Elder, now run- d
« was built at Chester. Penn , in nize the newcomer Again the peo-
Societies will get the very best
pened when foreign commerce preaches it. He has dug irrigation ning out of Coos Bay to Portland 1874, and is two hundred and fifty pie Came to their rescue and forced “C'urreDt Events,” there will be a
and Eureka, the Herald gives below
Domestic Science depsrtmeut. It is
closed down, and German ships ' ditches, reclaimed thousands of the mention made of her in Lewis feet long, thirty eight leet beam, ,
PRINTING
,.
, ,
. . .
optional
with any member to take
,
I
..,
e
„
u
.
....
,
’
the
two
older
schools
to
let
in
the
lied up in the bailors o f the wurld, , acres of swamp land and has put
& Dryden’s Marine History ol the and twenty-one leet cold; net ton
at the office of Coquille Herald
both departments, or only one.
nage, 1,224-
new cult.
was an attempt by me American river into a channel so it will pro Pacific Northwest:
K. S.—ltegmar meeting of Ueulah
• Chapter No. ft, second and fourtn
Friday evenings of eacli month, in Ma
sonic Hall.
M aky A. P iebck , W. M.
O
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M
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F
1
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P
THE RURAL MAIL SERVICE
who opposes the pet scheme hatched
The Post Office Department has by the Secretary of the Navy and
joined the economy crowd, '<nd as a the Postmaster General, to have
result the ittctease of salaries for certain transports that are included
employees of rural Lee delivery in the Navy used for merchant par-
Mr. Redfieid might have
service has to t gone into effect, | poses
and probably will in t for some time kept his peace without inlerfetittg
to come. The Postmaster General with the seemingly patriotic per
is advocating a new plan to put the formalice ol his associates in the
entiie rural mail into the contract! Capitol who were patriotically wav-
class, as has been the policy with ing the American flag over iniagin-
relerence to the so called star routes ary United States ships, had not
Postmaster General Burleson states ; the scheme picved obnoxiously
that by doing this the government popular.
would save tvveu'y million dollars | PRIVATE ENTERPRISE CAN ACCOM
a year.
PLISH MUCH
FRED HOLLISTER