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KLAMATH YMAM, OH MOON, NATl ItllAV, JANUARY HO, I til
ftjeittwg
ESPEE GETS BUSY
ON HEELS OF HILL
SEEKING SUPREMACY
MlltMMI I'MIKO UHKAT NORTH-
wis mann weapons, which
auk mink other tiiax new
iuh.iioahm
Thu Houtliern Pacific company has
it 111! trcognlied the efforts of James
J, Hill to obtain mi entry Into Call
foinU.
In Oregon tho 1'ailflc Ureal West
tri, the ptobabto nam of J. J. Hill's
'allforma iranacouuneniai roan, la
Viae pinjerlrd lo connect Eugene
llh Coo Hay and thn Coo Hay :er
iltory Huneyor of Ihli Pacific Orra't
tVeatrrn ar already working In the
noilliirn part California, attriupl
lit In mi out a rout for Hill llnei
entry Into llil clly before 1916. And
the Hotith'rn Paclfta iiiiupanr I IkIiI
lug Mill llli Hill' own weapon, ami
ihn cana ate new railroad.
Fit nr line working out of or
lnard Kugmoara being projnricd ty
lb Southern Pacific or llarrliimn
Hit.
The' ate The Oregon Kaatcrn,
hlch It building lh Houthrrn 'a
rlSe'i rut-off between Ktlgrtin anil
Kltnulh Falls,
Tim Oregon Klectrlr. which li
balMInc touth from Hat mn, anil which
sill connrrl Kugenn with I'ortUnil,
ltd which' li alil to he. a llarrlman
tattfprlae, brcatiiw of Ihn fart that
tniSjr of Hi atuckholdera am eien
tlally llarrlman men.
The Willamette Farlfle, which I
Ut Houtliern Pacific's tin between
Btttn and Coo Hay, and which la
la miMt direct rltal of lh Pacific
Ureal Weitrrn.
Tho Oregon lUalrrn, which will
connect with tho Oregon Hhnrt Line,
a alillnrlly llarrlnian rnlerprlao, on
Ik raatrrn border of I tin stale, and
kalM throunh Malheur canyon and
trrou Central Oregon to Eugene.
Tt Portland, Kugenn and Kaatcrn. I
foru llin iplratlon of IliU twpr.
inoiilh,
When tlila linn la completed Klnm
nth Fnlla will lm on t lir main Htm of
I Ini Koulhcrii I'aclrifl between port,
land and Han Fraurlani, and nut until
tli n Hill purrhnau of tirinlnu1 farll.
Illei at Klamath Fnlla did (In, nr.
rlman llnea eatabllah tlila main Itni.
IMllllt
An llliiktmlloti of Ihn Houllmni Pa.
clflc.'a work iipon Ha Cooa lav Inv.
alon la found In Ihn fact that contract
crn rrrentl)- let fur tho bulldlna- nf
thn flrat 140 mllcKiif thn OriKon Kaat-
rrna croiaatali. linn from Vain in
i:ur.ni. Thla will Klm thn llarrlman
linn a dlrrct outlet to ths Kaat from
I li WIHniiirtlit Vallny, and may ha
ui n thn main Him t.itwn.n ',rt.
If.liit and thu Kaat Thn road la di'a
tlnrd to riinnrrl tln Houttirrii ,arlflr'a
llitw It mt at or nrar Crr-acrnt, a- ahort
illalanrn aoulh of I.'iir-piiii. And It la
not iinllki'tx that a imlnt north of
Crrarrnt and nrarrr Kuaenr will hn
Ii-cIpiI aa Ihn wratrrn trrinllilia of
llila road
It la ratruUtnl hjr railroad nftl.
Halt that It l lakn four yrnra to
Inilld thn lino from Vain, ihn raitnrn
Inrmlniia. to Ihn wralrrn dpatlnatlon.
Thn HID road Ihn 1'arlnr. (Irrat
NVratnrn U iroJrrtd to Inilld from
Kunnlip to CiMia Hay nlotiK thn aame
Knnnral routn that haa Inrrn ad(iitrd
liy Ihn Hnuthnrn Pacific.
Thn Portland, Cuxmn and Kaitpru
la without douht a morn iirrlrnllnua
rhlprprlap than la apparrnl, Thla con.
crrn la hulldlni: lu-lwwn Monron and
KiiKnt, and la known to lm harknl li
llarrlman Intrriata, It la kt,n that
Ihn loKstnn road hrtwprn CorvallU
and Monrop rocrntty aaad lata lh
hand! of the Houthrrn Parlltr Thn
linn Imtwwn klonron and Kuarnp will
glen tho llarrlman ayatnm a through
rWrtrlc road to Portland, Inaamuch
a irrcnt plana rontpniplalo thn rlec.
trincatlnn of all tho aorallpd NVmt
Bldn llnra Mwrrn Portland and Cor
vallla.
Thla will enable thn Houthrrn Pa
cific In mnpt thn Oregon Klrctrlc, Ita
Hill rival road, on rijual Icrina for Ihn
told Ihn, governor ha hnd li'oti work
Ink In loyglng ranupa In Oregon and
Wnahlngtoii. Hla inothur In In dijclln
lug hi-flltti, hu aald, After talking thn
Inmllpr oviir with her hn docldod It
would lie thn aufpat plan nnd thn plan
mol roiiduclvo to pnnroful living for
Him to romn hack and mrvn out hli
limn. tJndtir thu rulra ho will havu
liU full year and n tinlf lo anrvn.
Itnlalngrr nrrlvml at Hid pnnlton
llnry an hour nflnr ho Inft thn itnv.
rniir'a ortlrn, and told Hupnrlntcnd
mit Jnmn ho wna tlrml of hiding, and
Hint hn wanlrd In iliiir hlmanlf rii he
oiild look thn world In thn farn
Jniui-a aald hla win nil luminal caon,
and Hint n, would ataud a uood
rlmiirn of IivInk riTomcnilfd for pn
ruln nfli-r he hud iprrtl n rmninahlo
limit Hn nddi-d that hn lvlivd n
man of Hint kind ought to lm Klvnn
n rhntirn
JURY TAMPERING
CHARGE IS MADE
rniiAviTH oitii:ni:i nv jvikik
in:xHo.v ah to APPiuiAtni ok
I'MIVII llltAMIKMIt'IUi IJV
KltA.NK J. HCIIMirZ
pi:i.NTi:itH wii.i, n.MMii
OIIOAM.ATIOV OI-' MM'AI,
All pi-riotia who aro actlvnlr enrnr-
l In tho printing trado will mept Bun
dy tvi'iilng nl 7 30, at thn V. O.
Hiullh Jul) prlntliiK iilnlillihiiii'nt. All
preliminary mpa Imtn ln tnkvn,
and It la hop d Hint llil. mirlliiK nr-
kxmi.uikmi win in iiiiiiiieici, unicera
nr In Ihi I'lrrtnl. rotialltutlon nnd hy
lai adoplid, and Ihn rliarler appll
cation aaklng fur a rlmrter will ho
forwarded to headiiunrtrra at Indian
apolli.
Tim Whltn Pellran Orrhritra of
all idifra will furnlah tho imulc at
llouatoii'i tonight.
PETERSON AFTER
SUPERINTENDENT
fwixapAi, of nnwAxzA Haiooiii
IIM'IIIM TO HKKK KU'1'HIJL'AN
NtlMIXAnoNKOIt OHJ.VTY Kit
rr.vrioxAi. iikau
wklfh li building an nlrctrlc road I heavy tratne centering In and about
from Wunto-. and which will prnvldn Kngenn. And It la all conceded to
another line to Portland via Corval.tahow that tho Houthrrn Pacific I pre-
III and the Houthrrn Pacific' ao-. ... r ; ..
ralW writ .id. Ilia. iConllnued en Page Q
Hurri pri'irnlod In Win, flprouln,'
rrnldrMofthpHolilhern Parincroin.innlPlin LllPITlUC UlIDV
Mr. inow that the Oregon Klrctrlc UUUDII10 lUQIIIlL. flLflRI
.in ........ ....... i '
:H;: OF ELUDING HIS PURSUERS
"- '- "'""J ..Ml. Hll 1-flllt III
iprottl, tin been dona between Halimj
b4 Albany, and a portion nf tho work !-
u under way between Albany and1
Euirto, t I. H,0 opinion nf Hproutoi
ata either llarrlman offlcJala that car
III be running brtwren Portland
and Kuiene by nnt fall.
Work on thn Klamath Kalla cut-off' HAI.KM, Jan. JO Dlacouru'd with
nu beta under way for morn than 'a life of dodging and hiding, and an
lint to Halrni anil llrtmHa to (lov
mior Anilnua In tlewr Ilia Her.
onl mi Hn fan IteJ'dn HU MiKhrr,
Ulmla In rVIIIng Heallh
to lean, and will nrobablr l fin
liked beforn thn riplratlon of lIJ.
Tti JM.T of 1 i i iaw approilmatidy
'ottr-llve mllr of road completed,
M the priaent iar, according to
Vintfarn Pacific oftlclali. will ana tho
NBalalng fifty uillei of road complet
M. There li Httlo doubt hut that Ku.
te li to bo the headquarter for the
onthitn Paclfln rentrallied fight
nwrt Hill, aa thn Houtliern Paclfl!
ffcemiy Improved facllltlca for
MMHag trnlm at thnl point, and haa
tty plant for now Improvement bo-
Ion to havu lila record cleared so he
will lv ahlo In go homo to hi mother
and llvo In peartt, Krid Helilnger, a
convict who eacaped from tho inltun.
llnry Auguit 30, 1909, hni conio hack
to Halrm and reported lo (lovernor
Weal, After telling thn governor hla
atory ho waa advlied to tako thn car
and report to Huptrlntundcnt Jauie.
Ilolilnger waa sent up from Waah
Ington county March 24, 1909, on a
charge of larceny from a atoro. Five
mouth a later ho bado tho guard
adieu and loft for part unknown. He
Roosevelt To Run "If Drafted" Said
To Be Ex-President's Attitude Now
Ui-ltM Pre, 8f,M
WW VOHK, J,n. ao.-Colonl
noowvilt wa, ft, ,,1. omco for 10 flril
ra today lnnny monthl) Th)i u
'incant, following declaration by
"uowiior Kort nnd KvorUt Colby
', , ' J,,ey. utter a vlilt to tho
'4mlt that ho win run "If drafted."
conw. ri'"0M r u, oo.0Telt talk,
wIM r'un WIV' f ,0M,p "ul Uryn
llooaevcip for U, prorideB.
ilaSi . ,,u'n,l0 on and on con.
made known hla mind definitely
"rerd to tho pro.ect of a noml-
UW ,or n"Hl, whtthw k wu
fur It, either Actively or receptively.
In tho pat lie ha dated Hint ho
wai not candldute, hut with rovlvul
of hi imino recently there ha been n
Hither well defined feeling Hint ho
would run If urged. Many hellovo
that ho It tho mint vlgoroua and vlrllo
flguro In tho republican party today.
It. A. M. lUMUIKK MKKTINO
Klauiatli Chaptor No. 35, It. A. M.,
will confer the Mark and Paat Matter
decreet at Hi nicotine tblt ovonlng.
Vltltlng companion are cordially In
vited to attend.
dood floor and the bett mutlo In
town at lloutton'a tonight.
Announcement la niado of the can-
oldacy of Kreil Peteraon for the re
1'itbltrnn nnmlnallnn for auperlntand
rnt of thn county ichoota, Kver alnco
tbero waa a- poulblllly of Superln
Irndent Hwan not being a candidate
for re-etcctlon, tho friend of Mr. Pc
Irraon have been urging him to make
Hi" rare, and hla announcement come
a tint remit of tho flnnl deterinlna.
I'on of Mr. Hwnn to nay out, which
hua juit been made public
Mr Peteraon, who li the principal
of thn Honanta tcliooli, li a- young
cmn full of energy, and conildercd
otio of tho beit nnd moit progrenlvo
lenrhera In thn county. Hla achool
rrrord la abiolute ly clear, and ho ha
made good In every poiltlon he haa
I Id, Ho ramo lo Klamath county
about eight )car ago front Illlnoli.
After filling poaltlom In tho rural
tcliooli of tho county, ho spent two
t-ar In the .Vornial irhnol, to com.
pit to hi education In thli line, re
turning two )ean ago In accept the
ptlnclpntahlp nf thn Honanta ichoot
Tlcli ho hn nlletl with inch aatlifac-
llon (hat the people of tho upper
country cannot any too much In hli
favor.
Kver) one with whom ho comes in
r'.titnrt la linpreiaed with hi evident
nhtllty nnd entliuilaani In hit cho;n
lirofiiilon.
Judgo Henry V. Ilcnion of tho clr-
cull court ha ordered Dlitrlct Attor
ney l)e v, Kuykendall to prepare
tirr.davlta- relating to tho action of
I'm nk J. Bchmlti, who I alleged to
hare approached Juror Kloyd Uran-
detihurg In tho caao of tho Farmer'
Implement ft Bupply company v. the
Houtliern Pacific Hallroad company,
which reiultrd In tho Jury hanging
f to C Bchmlti, a former employe of
thn Houtliern Pacific' freight depart'
incut In Ihl city. I now doing cler
ical work for City Recorder Thomnu
V Mi hot. During tho trial ho U
alleged to have approached llrand'n-
limn nnd told him that "llicro wai
nothlnK to tho caw, and there wolild
In nothing In It, nnywny" for tho
plaintiff In caao a verdict wa ren
dered for that party.
Ilrnudenbiirg I alleged to have"told
H limit that ho waa a' Juror In tho
mar, and therefore could not tltacun
It Hrhinltt I clalmcit thereupon to
Imvo kuld Hint ho knew Ilrnndenburg
waa n Juror, and for that very rcaaon
wni tntklng to him about tho matter.
During tho trial of tho caie Judgo
Percy It. Kelly called the Juror and
thn nto.-ney In oa tho matter, and
llintidriiburg aald hi mind would not
ho Influenced toward a verdict by the
ocoirrcnce. Tho matter wa pai?d
over at the time, Judgo Kelly tnaklns
n note of It and leaving It to Judgu
Heuton. n Judge Kelly wlihed to lake,
tho train tho next morning for hi
home.
PREACHER BETS FOURTEEN
YEARS FOR SHOOTttfG GIRL
yet to aerve, and I expect to giro my
full tlrno to tho work until my ue
ceaor I ready to take hold of the
off! co."
Tho achooli of Klamath county
linro mndo n wonderful advanco dur
Ing Mr, Hwan'a iiiporlntendency, and
through hi effort ho ha won recog
nition for Klamath county among tho
educator of the tato. It I very Im
portant Hint Klamath county aecuro a
competent roan to carry on the good
work begun by Mr. Swan.
Don't forget the dance at Hourton'f
tonight. White Pelican Orchcitra.
PARCELS POST NOW
UNDER ADVISEMENT
laiMIIl MKJf CO.VUKM.N T4VT
I.N FKDKIMTIO. roXVKJfTIOJf
tMfnrk llrongtit on Wlie-i Delegate
Knler Into Dlaraialnn of Rraola.
lin OptM-ming- I'mldVnt'a Rale
Agalnut Federal Men OrgaaUlag
HPOKANK, Jan. 20. Preildent
Taft and tho ndmlnlitratlon were
loaated hero In two reiolutlon paiwd
hy tho Btate federation of !abor.
Ono dclcguto, formerly a naVy yard
nmclilnlat at ilremcrton, laid:
"Uncle 8am la not n white man to
work for. Ill gotd-braided bono
don't know their crnft, but are man
driver. Thero waa not a much (train
In Teddy' Job a In mlno at Ilremcr
ton. and I could not attend a banquet
nfter an honeit day' work.
Tho attack wa brought on In a dli
cuialon of reiolutlon oppoilng iclcn
tlflc management In federal ihopi and
tho gag rule of Preildent Taft'a pre
venting government employe from
organizing for better condition.
nat. To show hi dcilro to llco up to
the concordat, Pope 1'lua- created the
patriarch a cardinal "In pactore," hop.
Ing thla evidence of good faith on hi
part would Improve condition to iuch
an extent In Portugal that It would
oon be poulbla to announce hi ele
vation, Initcad, however, the decree
hanlihlng tho patriarch followed, and
It li now doubtful If the popo will ever
ho ablo to announco hi elevation to
tho aacrcd college.
FOREIGNERS AHEAD
TIIIIOI'OH IiOWBK RATE THAN
OIVKN FOB DOMRHTTC HAI7I
IIHiUi FOR REFORM ASK MR.
VICK AT te?M THAM COST
Special to The Herald
WABHLSOTON, D. C, Jaa. 10
Notwlthitandlng the liking of the pee-
plo pcnonally for Preildent Taft,
Thouiand of dollar were paid to
iiirface Main itreet with bltullthlc at-
moit a year ilnce. Have you aen the Fanner and merchant alike have
ncrcior dime that have covered It re-1 prcmod Irritation In the bearing of
cently and been tracked Into every-1 tho tenate poitofflco committee, aow
bodv' doorwaraa
11.
When, O, when, will the new tele
phone directory bo out? It hat been
I card of for week, but not een.
MONEY ASKED
IN SUIT BE6UN
United Preit Service
VI8AI.IA, Cal.. Jame Henry Hood,
a former preacher, wai tentenced thla
morning to fourteen year at I'oliom,
for ihootlng hi iliter-ln-law, Mum
Klltnhcih Flagler, at Tulare. Hood
pleaded guilty to a man It to murder.
Judge Wallaro declared Ihcrd waa no
oitenuatlnn In tho clrcumitance. and
gave the limit icnttnco.
RIDOIFI FOR PHILIPPINES
POPES' POSSIBLE CHOICE
AlMwIollr Delegate lo Citjr of Meilco
May Mucvtel lte Momlguor Agiua,
.Who DM1 lleforo He Oild Tko
IVIronlo' Waablngtoti gutlon
United Pre Borvle
ItOMK, Jan. 20, Admliilon wai
mndo In Vatican dlplotnatlo clrclea
Hint Monslgnor Hldolfl, apoitollo dele-
gMo to Mexico City, I being conald-
crd by Pope Plu a lucceaaor of tho
Into Monilgimr Aglu. apoitollc dele
gnto to tho Philippine.
Monslgnor Aglua had been decided
upon at Rucccuor to Cardinal Pal-
cnnlo at Waihlngton whon the former
died. Momlguor HldolfVe promotion
would probably reault In Monslgnor
llogglanl being sent to Mexico city.
Dr. and Mr. George II. Merrymaa
reinrnod lait oveulog from Portland.
where they hava been for toe
wok,
SWAN QUITS RACE
FOR HIS OFFICE
COt'XTY hCHOOli Hll'KHIXTKXI
i:T MAKK8 AN'.OU.VCKME.VT
IN JlSTlfK TO lOeJ81UUC CAN-
DIDATKfl
OXK FARMER HKINUti ACTION
i
AGAIXHT AXOTHKR, WHO 18 Al
htXitM TO OWK FlltHT FtJR
IIIMJi SKTTUiD
The Chronicle announce that It
carcth not a "tinker's damn." Con
alderlng the .cheanaeaa of tlaamlth'a
'Waaiewiar''we rise to retaark that
Oil attitude Is closely ailed to on of
abiolute carelessneae.
Suit hat been entered by Attorney
K. U Klllott for E. U Hopkln a gal mt
J. W. DcPuy In the office of County
CI rk Chnrlr It. Do l-ap. Tho pur
k)m of the action Is the recovery of
money. It I alleged that DuPuy for
merly worked the Hopkln farm, and
that Hopkln paid bill for Du Puy,
which led to the latter' becoming In
debted to tho owner of the farm. Tho
amount aiked I about $1,400 and In
tercit. Iloth men aro farmer lltlng near
Midland.
AKItOPUiXK IX CONGO LAND
IB LATEST INNOVATION
llabrrt LatluuM, Faaaoaja Frcacli Avi
ator, Is oa Way to Africa Territory
With Several Macfelac, awd Expects
to fio llaallng for Blc
DAIlltOW GUM HIIOE MEN
t'.MIER GRAND JVHT PROBE
t.'nltcd Pren Service
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20. The
grand Jury li probing the activity of
Darrow't Ilcutenantt. Several Inves
tigator of the McNtmara defense la
tho I-ot Angelc trial, Including C. P.
Cooncy of Chicago testified. The In-
vcdlgatlon It reported to be based on
Harrow' auertlon that when the
McNamarat confttted that In view of
derclopmentt no other course was
open to them. The government de
tlret to learn If Darrow't agentt know
anything connecting "higher-ups" In
labor circlet.
ItKII MEV8 LE.PTE.R RAUL
On February 22d a leap year ball
will he given at Houston's opera house
by Modoc Tribe No. SO, Improved Or
dcr of Ucd Men. A woman floor man-
ngcr I to be In charge, and among
the .'enturfi an Indian war dance It
piomlted.
County Superintendent of Schoolt
J. Q. 'Swan made the announcement
today that ho would not bo a candl
dato for re-election to that offlco.
"In Juitlco to pnatible candidates I
feel that I should mako this an
nouncement," tald Mr. Swan. "Whllo
I shall always continue my Interett Ui
eiluratlonal matter and tho develop
ment of tho schools of the county, tho
necessity for dovotlng my time to my
family and personal Interest caused
mo to nrrlvo at thl determination. I
fool very grateful to the peoplo of tho
entire county for the tupport given
mo during my term of office In my
work for tho Improvement ot tho
hchool system of the county, Al
though I can too where greator lm
rrovtiments can be made In tho
.irhools, jet i feel conilderablo prldo
In thb ndvauro we have already tnado,
nnd trust to seo this Improvement and
growth rontlnuo In the years; to come,
until Klamath county takes It place
at the head of the counties ot thu
itnte. A great deal of work Is yet
necessary In the ruraPschools ot tho
county, and I hope to see my successor
able to dovoto a great deal of hla Unto
to our country schools, I bailors that
all these districts should have nlno
months of school, tho same aa tho
city tchoolt do.
"The tact that I will not seek an
other term does not mean that from
now oa my Interest will cease la the
school work. I have nearly a yaar
I'nlted Press Service
PARIS, Jan. 20. Hubert Latham,
tho famous French aviator, hat been
charged with the minion to itudy the
uo ot the aeroplano In the Middle
Congo country, and with this In view
It now on hi way to Africa with Sev
ern! machine. He will scout for big
gamo In the machines. Ho wai the
first man In the world to go hunting
In n flying machine.
POPE PIUS EMBARASSEO
BY PAlRMRCmXPULSIOII
Slncv lUiilatuueat of Chnrch IXgaitary
of Llahoa by Portugal Authority
Church'a Uwler Is I'aable to Make
Known Name of Successor
llOMD, Jan. 20. That Pops Plus
feel greatly embarrassed by the situ
ation In which he hat been placed by
tho expuliibn from hit diocese for two
years of tho patriarch of Lltbon by
Portugueto authorities was learned on
high Vatican authority. Thtt Is due to
tho fact that at the recent consistory
the popo created the patriarch of Lis
bon a cardinal "In pactore," which
signifies that the name ot the new
cardinal It being withheld until aa op
portune moment arrives for announc
ing It.
The elevation ot the sacred collegt
of tho patriarch ot Lisbon was made
because In the concordat between Por
tugal and the Holy Bee, which Portu
gal hat failed to keep, the Archbishop
ot Lisbon was alwaya to be a eardl-
ITUUM PARLIAMENT
MAY MEHjRIS MONTH
liiti-iuletl November Meeting Was
lnlionrtl llerauat' Kmbarraamrt
Wan Frnrrtl From Soclallat Optical.
Hon m War With Turkey
I'nlted PrCM Service
ROME, Jan. 20. Premier Olollttl
hai inado It known that he Is taking
steps looking toward the convocation
ot parliament tho latter part of Jan
uary. should he And conditions favor
able to that end. Parliament was to
haro convened the last week la No
vember, but the premier feared that
socialist opposition In tho chamber to
tho war In Tripoli might prove an em
barrassment to the government. It it
believed that tho government now haa
tho situation at Tripoli to well In
hand that opposition would not em
bnrrass tho government In carrying
on tho war.
being conducted by the chairman of
that committee, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, that Postmaster Osasrat
Hitchcock, with approval of ths Sfsat
dent, continues to sdd countries nsder
agreement to transport mcrchaadJss
by mall for lets than postage charged
for domestic parcels; making ths rate
for such countries 12 cents per poaad
or fractional part thereof, whereas
the rate within the United States Is
1C cents per pound. Congress has
btcn criticised by people who errone
ously believed such arrangements
wero made by congress.
Farm Journals supported by the ad
vertising of retail mall order houses
have printed riot-breeding statements
that foreigners who come to America
and have occasion to sand or receive
parcels from across tho tea aro gives
privileges not eUoyed by onr hosts
people In a domestic way. Reprista
tatlves of the Orange and similar or
ganization have declared In the sen
ate hearings upon parcels post that.
congress should either provide ths
tame rato for domestic tervlco or pr
vent. If possible, the postmaster gen
eral from adding remote and ualat
portant foreign places in such agrstv
menu. Some of the representatives;
of mercantile organisations. beHsvtag
that the postmaster general haa bssa
doing these things to add to tho clam
or for parcels post, bars bssa thiak
Ing things abOBt Us postotnes de
partment, which, If thought la prist,
would probably bar thssa trass" tlta
malls. Such a scarcity ot isfnti
Hon exists la Us mlsds of ths aesfts
genarally aa to Just how thssa thistjs
bars been brought about, rsgsrdlsss
ot hauls In America belsg so mash
longer thss those of European cons-
tries generally, that the Introduction
ot a resolution ot Inquiry la coagrsss
calling for full InformaUoa for ths
benefit of the public would not ha ssjr-
prisiag.
Merchants ars tbrnlaeaatly sastv
tlonlnr that ths National IsdstarVaa
or Retail Merchants, tint stsalssti I
about half a million retail msrsaaata,-
is apt to become aa actlvs factor la
the coming campaign; regarding ths
subject of paresis post as mors Im
portant than say party question. The) )
very casabls secretary of this organ- "
Irstlon Is J. R. Moorshsad of Lsilng- '
ton, Mo. Tho wholesalers of ths conn- '
try are also affectively organised ha tf
opposition to parcels post, nadsr ska r fj
nams ot tho American Lssgsa sf As
sociations, ths work of ths organise
Hon In Washington being la shars T
ct E. B. Moos. i
Hearings of the senate postages ,l
sommlttee ars yet betas held. Tbnf-J
develop some Intsrsstlng view astata. ;J
Ons of ths natlsaal tarai
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Cummins Candidate For President
And Would Appreciate Nomination
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United Press Service
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 20.
(lovernor Cummins hat announced hit
presidential candidacy. Hit state
ment In tho main part says:
"it now seems probable that over
two candidates will be seriously con
sidered In the national convention.
Under these conditions, It the repub
licans ot Iowa believe I am Sited to
be presented to ths convention aa a
candidate for the presidential nomina
tion, and desire to present me, I will
appreciate It nnd accept their confi
dence as gratifying evidence of their
faith In my promise to ssrvs ths beat
I can for the general welfare of ths
people."
Capital Htaadpsttrr Elated
United Press Berries
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. IS.
Standpatters srs elated at ths M
! annniiiiAikntnail lliMiauai V aa lBsfc
lotte's manager, ssys:
."in ins announcement uu
purpose to become a favorite toasts
dldate. This will make ao d
In the La Follette campaign. La
lette Is In ths race to stay." -La-
Folletteltes thlak ths Cu,
announcement makes an ant
Iowa delegation certain. Thsy dc
there Is entire cordiality bstwat
L Follette aad Ousjatas a
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