The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
THREW AWAY PAPERS.
Farmers Advocate Makes Dis
c0veries i'm Investigation.

The Farmers Advocate company is
finding out few things itself as a re-
suit of the investigation of its subscrip-
ton list that is being made by the post
office department. It has discovered
that it's papers are being thrown out
the mails at destination points, at least
at one Kansas postofice and perhaps
more.
Formal complaint was filed today by
Judge Allen as attorney for the AdvO-
cate, against the postmaster at Gay
lord, KAN for non-delivery of both
letters and papers from the Advocate
Office. Judge Allen did not know who
the postmaster at Gaylord is, and he
simply gave Harry Bone, assistant Uni
ted States diStric- attorney, what in
formation he had in regard to the mat
ter, and Mr.. Bone will put an inspector
to work on the case Immediately.
The Advocate company cl aims that
whole packages of their papers have
been found at Gaylord where they have
been thrown away instead of delivered
to subscribers. 1t has had a number
of complaints from Gaylord subscribers
because they have not got their AdVo-
Gates after paying in advance for them
Webb McNall is one of the kickers. He
says he has received only two copies
of the Advocate in the past year.
One of the bundles found at Gaylord
was dated October and the other was
dated November 2S. At that time L. c.
Headley, the veteran editor of the Gay
lord Herald, was postmaster. Headley
recently sold out, resigned his office as
postmaster, and two weeks ago moved
to Ponca City, Ok, where he owns a
daily newspaper. George Parker has
seems that the troubles of the Advocate
happened while Headley was postmaS-
ter
Headley was one of the most popular
editors in the Sixth district. He had
some trouble several weeks ago with
the postoff1ce department over irregu-
larities in the sale of stamps. but that
was fixed up before he resigned. He
has spent lifetime, almost, in build
ing UP Smith county, and his removal
from Gaylord was greatly regretted.
While the complaint made by the Ad
vocate does not seem very serious in
itself, it is looked up as a grievous
offense by the postoffice department, and
stringent penalties are placed upon
such actions.
1t seems pathetic that Headley should
be brought to grief upon his departure
from the scene of his long labors. but
the federal department of justice is
respecter of persons
In his last issue of the Gaylord Herald
Headley published the following fare
we'll which was reprinted by many Of
the newspa pers of the Sixth district:
LAS I come to say good bye to the
friends and home of almost a life-t time
my pencil fingers and words fail me.
The memory of all bitterness and en-
nifty and strife fades and disappears
and only the good and pleasant things
remain In the new home we hope to
make in the new place which fate
seems to have marked out for us-in
the quiet hours after the days work is
done-our thoughts will turn to the OLD
home the old friends. Here our chill
dren were born, here rest the deal oil
mother and the little ones gone before
Here in time We hope also to rest We
love you all, and if you love US a little
in return we are satisfied Be good to
yourselves and to eacn other, and SO
finally gain entrance into that home
where well never say good bye"