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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21

The wonderful improvements in the Ia
cilities Of transportation in this State ard
the resources of modern manufacturers for
filling orders In the quickest time possible
has greatly altered the conditions urder
which the requirements OF the season
supplies arc given. There was a time wher
the apparent dilatoriness OF the salesman
on the road In sending in orders to the
house would have been regarded as omin
Gus for future prospects but since the trade
has grown out OF tho habit Of stocking up
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From California.

Editor T. L. A. Page
San Francisco. February S,--Answerlng
your inquiry relative to California d.
vision: First. we are In more ilourishing
condition Mt present than ever before
Having succeeded in securing for our
president the popular and genial Henry
NJ, Campo together with Mr. Robert Starr
our present secretary, adds new life and
cnthuscs new energy into our order We
have our different committees appointed
and are getting In a position 10 do some
very effective work this year, In fact we
can safely say there Will be more done
To further the standing of the Travellers
Protective Association here than ever be-
fore.
Relative to our representatives to the
National convention We will be repre-
stntcd by at least one. as yet not named.
judging from present outlook.
enclose you copy of our new by laws.
just recently compiled and printed. We
have n committee Of three appointed at
our last meeting to meet with similar COM
mittees from the three other travelling
organizations here forming an advisory
committee to nc, in conjunction for tho
bettermont of tho commercial mems inter
csts in general on this coast. and to tako
up the cent rate question, and any others
that may be to our interest
California division has added to its list
OF members since January | at least thirty
names, and We viii not rest nor feel we
have cXonerated the trust reposed In VS.
as officers. of this State unless we can
reach 300 by tho close OF ~. The boys are
now demanding from candidates for of
fec tho position they occupy relative to
questions OF interest TO the Travellers
Protective Association and It has been
commented on by the press here. Fratcrn-
ally. j. +. Cutshall.
Chairman Press California Division.
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damage suit that will be watched wi'n
much interest by travelling statesmen IN
,,oneral is 10 be tried in the United states
court at Galveston
The ]. s. Brown Hardware company VI
Galveston has brought suit for damages Tot
sssoo against the Indiana Stove works OIL
Evansville. Ind.
plaintiffs allegc that ever since the hrs'
dsv Of January. 1892 they have employed
- sr,co Nash as O travelling salesman
Ths employmcnt Of Nash. the plaintiffs al
le s cost them about $4,000 per annum ior
salary and expenses. their eohtrne, sa',a'
r., ba devote his entire time to WORKING
.ns, interests. Plaintiffs aliegc that de-
t ~ knew that Nash's services wer a,
~ sonsbiy worth TO plaintiff about sbvN
Der snnum. and that on Or snoat ysnus -
1. iss3, without plaintias kaevise -
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consent. the defendants conspirod with said
Nash. In violation OF his contract with
plaintiffs. by which Mash devoted at least
OF said defendants, and that this conspra-
cy was kept up without plaiutns' knowl-
edge untll August. 1895, when II was acct
dcntaly discovered. Plaintiffs plead that
by devottng part OF his time in the serv;ro
of defendant the said Nash earned about
$500 less profits for them than he would
have done had he and defendants not VIC
, lated the contract. and for which amount
plaintiffs pray judgment
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LETTER LIST.

The following Is a list OF letters remain-
ing In the Houston postoffce for the week
ending February q. a charge of ! cent is
made on each piece OF mail advertised.
When calling for these letters please say
advertised. giving date FREE DELIVERY
OF MAIL MAY BE SECURED ny HAV-
ING YOUR LETTERS Addressed TO
STREET AND NUMBER. Inform your
correspondents OF your correct ad 'ess aud
request them to address your letters &C
cordingly. Dan Z. Smith. Postmaster.
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AL J.. Allison, Davis Andrews.
b-W Mr, Baron Baron WORD haiey j. A. i 3arr.
Bryant. WIN Hush, W Z. Burson.
C-fat Carrah. John Case. Or y. Camp
NJ. cnrlile, Lewis chatham. Chapman
& Co. w 49, Clement, Robbie Con-
ner, Joseph Cooper. Jackson Collins. j..
John Cross, Ike crome; ! J. Creigh,on,
Colonel y, L. Crouth. w G; Cuyier,
D-Fred Davis. Albert j. pahm, Fred
Dennis, Rev, w a. Dixon: Luke Doug
dale. james Dumkin, John Dwyan,
E-Tom Eison. Marin Embry. j. l.. Ever
r-Mr Ferrier, T. f. Filzglbbon 90, p T..
rich. S. V. Fulkerson.
'EFrank Gandolfo Beni,o Cara. Willie
George. John Goodall. w. c, Griffin.
Z. G. Greene. Dan Green, Charles l.,
HE ". Harris. Herr Harrington. A.
Tasting, Frank Harris, John II. Han
neker t9, J. Haywood, John II; Hal.
We'll warren Harrison. i. n. Heard.
$. Hendell. Grant Heard. George Hen.
T.. e. Holloway, j. ". Hopper. Joe
l,ooss, james folly, DR. +. q. Huston.
Honry Humble.
J-T. p. JACOBSON. James Jackson, w. II.
Jolioy. JAMES NJ. Johnson, MAT Jones,
Luke Jones
XIV. H. Kennedy, T.. & c. Kelley. Dr..
H. l.. Key. NJ. Kilhuril, George II.
King. ". kottier. Richard kropp.
L-Dr l.. A. Lamkin. Simon Lalson. J. A.
Litilcton.
M-Caivin Madison. J. r. Mathews, John
ME Midison Marie Murkhand william
Morotcy. f. Miller. J, ". Mitchell. ',
Morrow. Henry Morris. Joseph Z.
Me--Robert Mc-uscheon. c. W. Mccurdy.
Rev. McGlll, Charlie MrOufn.
Nelscp. Eats Eickson, John N6sTis
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1t is the hotel that the commercial trav-
eler is accustomed to call his temporary
home and where he looks for social center
TO find companlonship after his days labor
is accomplished and hence landlords should
endcavor TO make his short visits as pleas
ant as possible A well cooked meal. a
tidy and cheerful room and a friendly
greeting will about fiji the bill.
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"Rest and change are good for people"
said the wife OF commercial traveller as
she arose early In the morning and rified
her husbands pockets OF all the loose
change. eve had rest and now think
I'll have little charge"
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No travelling man should be expected to
sell goods tho first month he goes out for
a house and the following month sell az
much and collect for those sold the previ-
GUS month. and get paid for selling and
not the collecting part.
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An observant salesman Is sure to learn
all the little pecularities OF his trade aud
very few questions Will bring out all the
likes and dislikes OF new customers. II
is a wise plan fer every travelling salesman
TO study human nature.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21

At the coming State meeting OF the as
ISOLATION In ihis city. the greatest latitude
should be given In tho discussion OF vital
questions, hat the delegates to the Ma
tional convention may reflect the views OF
the membership of the division generally in
legislatiug for the coming year.
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a tox THE noAp.

n changeful ono; we 20
M Place,
~ kinds Of men comprise
nssee.
sEns lip. ="
= TO pastures pew-we ney.
y Trip, "" "-
king cares;
60 his snarcs. ~ N''
~ ill BY the way, there
m " |, drummer can be canon.
v down; w "o''"' os
ltvn. s 'a'hos OF every
..te'hesrs and e,r u,yos
10 % them are true; ' WIVES
S.r rMet pants his route "a
atxn '''i' Tor worthy
: Y u folks at HOME s''o hea''h'
IA s T,,oagh tNv.nS storms.
Espy, w S,,h nsardships have our
isyI. memories OF our
sasss s' NE "a. tardy trains. the
d1, vles old hotels v,,u,
IA a. vinegar, tina, grave.
sanss and nd. his wife. Their
ID 4, 'ssIa..h ~ girl. Whose
AA3 vbo
sssS Slssts, '~'
b =, ana skipped.
ma = !, steep. N'1'" bills
sss: ss, : ears we helped
"a I W, vas ,hs ~,
- nm vest INNS
sssss..,,I,ss' those folks OF
ss,,,., = The .'a'a' the
mat could
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Dragging isn't very commendablo
quality, Of course. but the travelling man
who can step up to the landlord at any
time and raise the wind on his draft
against the house has something to blow
about.
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NATIONAL NEWS.

The total membership on the 18th In
slant was 1885, divided as follows Ala
bama. 2s2; Arkansas. 255; California. l6i !;
Colorado. 3Og. Connecticut, "a Florida, 10
Georgia. sii; Illinois. 1867, Indiana llsS
Iowa, gl9; Kansas, II; Kentucky 26i :
Louisville. 227: Maryland. lsS; Massachu-
setts. 81: Michigan, 10; Minnesota. III;
Mississippi 20l; Missouri. l'2o' Neoraskh'
a.. New York 55: North Carolina, 30; ohio.
70. Oregon and Washington. 1873; Pennsyl-
yan,a, 2S5 Rhode Island. II; Tennessee. 72s
Texas. 7ls; Utah. II; Virginia. Ss4: Wis
consin. FOG.
The following is the official statement
OF National Secretary and Treasurer La
Beaume showing the financial standing
of the organization on February Il
RECEIPTS
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or AMERICA
OF AMERICA,

To give dignity and increased business
character to commercial travellers Is the
aim OF the Travellers Protective Associa-
tion Of America
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21

Travelling men are entitled to no small
praise for the service they are doing. and
have done, the public In contributing to
the regulation OF railroad conditions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21

Lonsfellow once paid magnificent trib'
ute 4, verso to those who arc
"Pitient, though sorcly tried"
L,ngfellow's ideal may not have been
commercial travellers, but 1t Is known that
tley are patient through sore trials and
ience the poets description seems to apply
Ito them
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A..::,;cX; &c iMMlTrEEs.
MI X 4. smith. Atlanta ,as , "l :
ADO. \. Hoffman. Lafayette >. iAD'
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LADIES LIST,

LADIES LIST.
Delete Aiexanier' ' Miss is Noble 'S Nnylress.
;. strong, Mrs. l., r. ArmsIrong
ophcl.a ben, Mrs. Katie Benson @,
Mrs. Donna beck, Mrs. kecna liryson.
n n a; BrswSr MI. 5, A. nu,,cr,
puinc. Miss Freddie cawihou. Mrs.
katc Childress. Dorothy cherry, Mrs.
Belle CheSehro, Mrs Rcn"r Cook. Mrs.
i. u. Conroy. Miss Emma GOWN Mrs.
c. Il. Cremer.
D-Miss Minnie Davis. Lucy Davis. Estcl
Davenport Miss Amanda Davis. Mss
t,uline pcfomar. Safronia Davis. Mrs.
Wade II, Dixon. Miss icorsiu pickcy.
Miss ella nodgeu, Miss Eva pouglNs
:, Mrs. a: v pockery. Miss Miwle Dunn
F-Mss Nancy rawns CD Miss Lula Fox
O., Maggie Franklin.
Miss Sarah Gcpson, Miss eva Gibson,
Mrs. AIRY Gilmore. Lula Graves. Miss
Edna Gricc. Mrs. Emma Graves, Miss
Carrie Gross.
s. Bea HARRISON. Mss Alice Gray
Hartweil Mrs Fransis Harris, M.ss
Katie Hayes. Louisa Han, Miss i.oula
Ictth Hil Lucy I'M Clara lIornc,
~ Helen Hun. Lucy 9. Hutchinson.
J-Mr and Mrs. las. Jemleon, Mary John
son. i<zse Johnson, Mrs. Hllcr John
| tie Jones, Mrs. isabella Jones, Misa
liz, NJ. Jourdan.
| k-Miss l.cttle Kossle
| l. Miss Mamie l.lnper. Miss Louis IaNcy
| Miss Ella Lawrence. NJ So Aunfc Lar
| son. Mss Name Levite. Miss Elmer
M-Mrs. Ella Martin. Matte Martin. Mrs
| Nj s. Maynard Mrs. Mary M1chcy
Misc Maggie Martin. Mrs sally Mny"~
Viola o. Mallctt. Mrs Mcrlok, Mis'
MISS Lac Miiisi. Nil. Mmic Miii,r
Minnie Miller Liza Mcknsey, Mis-
hmma Mlsuk.
| Mrs. H. Nortrin.
r-Aun Lea iolmoske Airs. Ecbecloi
Pryor Mrs. Ella NJ. Pruu,1.
| Q-Nrs. Annie Queen
R-Mrs Reynolds, Lille Rivers. lila Rich.
nrdson. Miss kittic Ruckcr.
s-Miss Massh sanford. Mrs, Mary 81
mon, Ann smith. Miss thlN Smith
Miss Minnie Smith. Miss Susan Smith
Mira q; r. Stanley, Mrs. J. r. Stuart
Mrs Vetora s'ono.
T-Li2ale TAYLOR. Mrs, II. i. Temple
erna Tomas. Mrs. Hammer Tonk,ns.
miss liatt;r Usher.
Mis- jennie. N3nguelln.
W-Mattio Washington. Miss Lizzie
Macy Miss Jessie Wall;cr Miss Fran.
cis Wells, Mrs. Al Wcidnrr Virg,
Mil, Mrs H. ii. Whliens, Ms.
Mtnnic q. Williams May Esinri MnL
Jams Miss Matte wciors. Mrs. Aunl,
Williams, Tillie Wren.
FOREIGN LETTERS.
tWilhclm Ahnert
| u John ~ Dawson
G-ioscph Glogcr.
In, A. iohans.
PACKAGES.
B-J. y. Boylc.
CO conwaye. ED. j. NJ. Collect
fl-Mrs. G. II. Hoffman.
l.-l.ourHcn Little.
| I'-Alls. G. L. Patrick.
u Icssc Rntciff.
S-W l.. Short
W-Mrs. Callie Williams. Mrs Anni
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ON AND OFF THE ROAD.

Johnnie Spanu rolled In laA night TO
spend Sunday In town.
Tom L. Marshall of Post L, Dallas. was
at the Capitol during the week.
Captain J u. Endt is reported as doing
nicely at tho Lcmo of his daughter In Col
orado county.
Sam Hermann has been down TO Gal
weston all the week taking In the iestivi-
ties and meeting his trade.
Il. ]. Meyers was IN attendance at the
National Editorial association at Calves
ton during the week, accompanied by his
better half
State Directors f. NJ Rundell and How
ard W. Peak were here Wednesday after
taking a peep at the battleship Texas
at Galveston.
Ben Levy, after short trip to New Or
leans. departed for tho Pacific slope on
Tuesday night, He will be absent from
the State some sixty days
Charles c. Guilotte leaves tonight for
Shreveport, La. and thence to New Or
leans for Mardi Gras TO meet and enter
tain his Texas and Louisiana trade.
Yesterday All Diockmanm resigned his
position with George Schneider Co.
after representing that firm on the road
since 1881 From and after March l he
will hustle for $ Grabfe6er q Co. OF
Louisville. Ky. in Texas
Newton NJ. Lee of sherman, Texas,
brother Of National President Lee after
quitting the road for more than two years.
has come to the conclusion that the only
thing he was crt out for was drummer
and has Just gone with VIM. Sohoiten "
| Co., St Louis, to rcpresen, them In Iexas'
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I'll. l.. Parker, John r. Parker. Scam
People, owen Pcrcivai. J. IL. Peterson.
Il. ). F.ersin, j. j. Pickett. A, O. PLAIN
Ut. j. {. pridgem.
Rr-Jas. Ramsey, Frank Rainier. G. u.
RanCEc, Sam robson, I.hoenhart Rodg-
err t2l. II. L.. Robertson. Ed Rowe.
S-Dr; II: f. Saunders. A. Sandy, Jos.
schmidt. NJ 4; schonmans NJ;
Ray Scarborough. w. II. Scott, Soc.
rercthEch Musical Lit. So, A.C.Selph,
W. |. Shaw. W. Nj, Shcrard. rerart
Sheeyrp.t. Read singleton, Fred Smith.
y. Il. Smith. c. y, Smith. II. ~.
Sparks. Charley Stuard. Levi Steele.
T--Ben +. Taylor. Henry ramplain. Jno.
Thomas.
v--urecn Warner. Jno. Valentino. A. vo-
gel
VT. c. Wallis. Louis Waters, W. L..
Waller. Tom Watkins. Wslhs Webb,
W. Wesley. Edwin WEIGH, Rev. VIM.
Wesley, Nathan white, Herbert WI.
son. Gabe W!lhams. Z, 4. Williams
A. II. Williams. Mr.. Wills, Jim VII
son. Clab Wool Herbert wynnc.
Wv. IL. Young. Malon Young.
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balance on hand Feb. I. ~. ','F''',,,,,
The National board OF directors disal-
lowed three claims for indemnity al "s
meeting last month.
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PACKAGES.
B-J y. Boyle
C--f. conwaye. ED. j. VI. Collect.
fl--N'rs C. H. Hoffman.
l.--LourHcn Little
I'--Mis. G. l.. Patrick.
n Icssc fndclff
S-W. l.. Short.
w Mrs Callie Williams, Mrs. An
VOLS
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FOREIGN LETTERS.
f--Wilhclm Ahnert.
u John \. Dawson.
| G -,ioscph Glogcr.
l,--R. 4. iohans.
The age-herald., 1897-09-17
NO NEED FOR ALARM,
Says Diaz, at the Opening of the Mexican
 Congress.

City of Mexico Sspt. 16.-Presfdent Diaz opened congress thmis evening, reading his semi-annua1 message, cov- ering the period since April. He said ehc country was at peace wi;h all civilized and was gradually making more inti- cisfon of the court of claims at Wash ington as adverse to La Abra claim, which had been pronounced as fraudu- lent.
 Referring to the question of the de- cline in silver as affecting the finances of Mexico, the president said:
 unfortunately, the present fiscal year does not begin under as good auspices
 as the previous one, for the excessive fuctuation and weakness of silver, of.en sudden and violent in their character,
 have so influenced economic situations sof the country that it is demanding the serious attention of the government and ythas caused the adoption of measures of prudence, all expenditures not absolute ly necessary being opposed or reduced. The magnitude of the present pertur-
 bation in silver certainly does not cor respond to the known causes which havs produced 1t, and therefore are well founded motives for the b+lief that the factors more or less artificial, which may have had an influence in the de- | cline of silver will be of short duration, and may even soon bring about fa- vorable reaction. There "a not. thare-
 fore. for the present. any serious reason s,r alarm. The nation will be able to
The age-herald., 1897-09-17
A DISGRACE TO HIS CRAFT.
Raggsy-say, we've got ter scratch Woggsy off our list Ecraggsy-Why?
 Raggsy-I adds

hearth and President Britton, of the
 council, said that the chances of crush
 ing the disease in its incipency had in-
 A largely attended meeting of business
 A largely attened meeting of business
 men, health officers and representatives
 of the commercial exchanges was held today to devise some means for the frlm.- gation of merchandise to secure 8 modi- fication of quarantine regulations insti- tuted by towns in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
 Surgeon McCarty of the Marine Hos pital Service, was among those who took friendly interest in the meeting. A motion was ador.ed that comml5tee of one from eacth commercial exchange
 with Prof. Metz of the beard of health,
 and Dr. MoCarthy of the Marine Hos
 pital Service, in conjunction with rep
 resentatives of the shipping and rail-
 road services, be appointed 'to obtain the consent of boards of health Of cities now quarantined to the receipt of shipments of merchandise and commodities if &C., companied by certificates from dhe Louisiana board of health and the Mar | inc Hospital Service that the same have | been rendered incapable of carrying in- l fection in accordance with the interstate | quarantine rules and the board by the United States government. Circulars win be sent out to the surrounding country appealing to parishes, counties and towns TO cooperate with the state l and federal authorities in curing the present paralysis of trade.
 | "A fatal case of genuine yellow fever 1 developed In the very heart of Biloxi today. There have been altogether twenty-two cases of yellow fever in l Biloxi, with only one death, That of to- l day.
 | At Ocean Springs no new cases have | been reported. si
The age-herald., 1897-09-17
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK
In the Crescent City, Where Physicians Are
 Working Faithfully

New Orleans, Sept. 16.-A brighter outlook for New Orleans is evident to- night so far as the fever situation is concerned.
 7 The reports received by the board of health and compiled up to o'clock from all sections of the city were of a more encouraging nature. Instead of twenty cases requiring investigation as on yes terday, there was only ten to be looked into today, and of these only three were pronounced suspicious and two de- clared yellow fever. One of the latter cases is situated in a thickly populated neighborhood and especial pains are being taken by the board of health to quarantine and sanitatA the neighbor- hood. The doctors have been unable to determine the origin of the two cases reported today.
 Tonight 1t was given out by the board of health that the case in the negro dis trict was the most serious at present. Of the remaining eighteen eases half are considered to be practically well, but the board has decided not to allow recovered patients or any inmates of the house in which they lived to venture into the streets until a certain period of deten- tion, during which the board can com- plete its work of disinfection by burning bed clothing and everything found in houses where there has been sickness that is calculated ito harbor germs President Oliphant, of the board of
The age-herald., 1897-09-17
ONE MINUTE TOO LATE,
And Four People Are Killed and Ten More
 or Less Injured.

St. Louis, Sept. 16.-A wreck on the Wabash at Keytesville, Mo-, early this morning resulted in the death of four men.
 The dead:
 WILLIAM GAINES, St. Louis, postal clerk.
 W. B. SMITH, Moberly, Mo, fireman. WILLIAM c. CLARK, Salisbury, Mo. PAUL STREET, Salisbury, Mo.
 Ten people were more or less injured.
 The passenger train left St. Louis at 9 o'clock Wednesday night. The freight was minute late at Keytesville, and was just entering the switch when the passenger train crashed into it.
 Reports that come from the wreck in- dicate that there must have been de- viation In the watches of the conduc- tors,
The age-herald., 1897-09-17
Negro Postmaster Shot.

Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16.-I. H.Loftin, the negro postmaster at Hogansville, was shot Wednesday night by unknown parties. A special from Hogansville to the Constitution says: Postmaster Lof- tin was shot last night while going from his offica to his home. Three shots were fired. only one of which took effect. The ball passed through the arm into the shoulder. No clue to the parties who fired the shots. Loftin is not dangerous lY OMunled.
The age-herald., 1897-09-17

of fever and one death there. This is interpreted to mean two n=w cases and one death today.
 Mayor Clisby ordered at noon today a quarantine against the state of Missis- sippi. This afternoon the local quaran- tine was turned over to the state au- thorfties and Dr. Andrews, city physi- clan, was placed in charge here.
 There are now thirty-two persons at the quarantine station here.
 Train No. 2, from New Orleans, pass ed through here today in thres sections, carrying, in all 520 passengers. One hundred and ninety-five of those in one of the sections had tickets for Atlanta and were carried promptly through.