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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Will Garry Out the Double Tracking
Project.

Project.
Announcement has been made that at
a recent meeting OF the officials Of the
Washington Southern Company. which
owns the Washington Southern Railroad
and the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad, the sum Of 81, 1000 900
was voted to carry out the project OF
double tracking the system between
washington and Richmond. The Wash
Iington Southern Railroad extends from
the south end Of the Long Bridge to
Quantico, while the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad runs
from that point to Richmond. the two
being recognized as one and commonly
known as the Richmond and Wash
ington Short Line, The Washington
Southern Company Is owned by the six
railroads entering washington. namely,
the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Pennsyl-
yanta, the Baltimore and Ohio. the Sea-
hoard Air Line, the Atlantic Coast Line
and the Southern,
The work OF double- tracking the short
iine" has been carried on almost con-
tinually for the past few years. with
the issue Just voted however. larger
force OF engineers and workmen, It Is
understood, will be put to work and the
project will be pushed as rapidly MS pos
sible. It Is further learned that $6,00000o
OF the authorized bonds have already
by insurance and other financial corpo-
rnt,ons OF Greater New York. Tho six
railronds entering Washington are named
"a e,la RI ntees and the Issue bears per
cant interest. A portion of the money
voted viii be used I'm making other i'm
nroyan,ei,ts. The short line" Is l16
niles iong.-Washington Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
l}FIREBUG IN MATHEWS
Two Houses Set on Fire and the Citi-
zens Have Hard Fight.
Especial to the Times-Dlspatc

55,.s Especial to the Enthusiastically
ss MATHEWS G. H. VA, Sept. 1o..---1he
people of this town were startled by a
cry OF fire at $3.50 o'clock this morning
to find a house in the center Of square
IN flames. A bucket brigade soon had
the fire under control. Again at 8
O'Clock the flames were discovered in
another vacant house After great diff
lhculty the last fire was extingulsheu
which were undergoing repairs and be-
longing to the Marchant Bros. The fires
were unquestlonably Of incendiary ORR
gin. = .o
bug. suit II found he Will be roughly
dealt with. II the fire had gotten be-
yorld control In these houses nearly eyery
business house and many dwellings, Would
have been destroyed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
EXTRACTION OF STERN
Proceedings Instituted Looking to This
End-No Arrests Yet.
+ NV A associated Press

i
WASHINGTON d. c.. Sept. 1o.-This
government has Instituted proceeding s for
the extraditions of Leopold ]. Stern. the
Baltimore contractor. who disappeared
city, for conspiracy in a postal contract
and who was located recently at Toron-
to.5 Canada! The State Department to-.
Quest TtheHauthorlties at Toronto to hold
Stern under Ike. provision in the extra
dtlon treaty between the United states
and Great Britain that a fugitive can
Of the other for forty days 5s !.
. Despite the confident expectations OF
the postal authorities. no. arrest OF the
tow said to-day that6ail sixHof the per-
sons named in the seven indictments.
would have to be arrested !, regardless Of
any previous arrests on other indict-
ment OF the arrests of at least some Of
the parties will be made tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS FOR
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
/ IsnecIal3 tolthe Tlmes-DIspatch.

LEXINGTON, VA, Sept. 1o.-At the
Council Of Lexington, whose term Of
following officers were elected for the
year ending August 81. 1oos
Mr.. J. w. McClung. clerk Mr., 3. =
ton, attorney; Mr.. A.. w Warner, as
sessor: Mr. j. w. Hazlewo town ser
geant and chief Of police; NJ r. j. j., ~ ":
works:1'Mr, C. p. Deaver, weigh-master.
The new Mayor and Council are e $ fol-
lows: Messrs. g. 3B.S Walker, SJr. Mayor,
and G. r. Beaver, @. w. O1light ter, =, N;
Penick NV p irwin. w 9. stuart ao ls
II. r. Wright $8j@i n t9Ss 595 4 III s1f K y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
department Of the Southern RAILWAY ins
The funeral and burial villa
be had to-day Iii Washington. y Fa5
V. MUsTsLEAvEf THE UNION q 4
Bishop Scanned Says Catholic. Cannot
Remain I'M Typographical Union. ;;35s

s.5t (By Associated Press.) z5is 81 I'M
n OMAHA, NEB,t September TO- Bishop
Richard Scanned. Of the Omaha Diocese
OF the Catholic Church, has taken II |; 81
definite stand In the matter OF Catholics
becoming members OF the International
Typographical Union, and makes si35 the
plain tatement that a Catholic cannot
belong to the union and receive absolll-$
{tion from n priest. In an interview to-:
night Bishop Scanned said : (. ssSsf$
55''No man could lawfully take an OBJ
legation OF this kind, for5the keeping q
1t would render all government, eccle:-3
,siastical or civil. impossible. IN fact
1T wuold render null and void all courts
at law, ecclesiastical or civil It would
make the authority OF a voluntary orr
ganIzatlon paramount to all law, ma
tional, divine, ecclesiastical and civll.',ssss$i
Bishop Scanned further said that nc
man could be-; good member OF the
Roman Catholic Church and adhere to-
the principles Of the typograp hical obs;
legation. and further, that unless the obs
legation Is Y changed, Catholic members
should set out Of the organization, &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
t.ess. The popularity OF the voting. couple
was attested BY the many ba1ldson,s
APPOINT SCHOOL TEACHERS
Mary Applicants Who % Not Flo Gers
!Rf 2l tificates. E&
Especial to the Times-Dlspatch)

a
y Especial to the Times-Dlspatch)
RoAYURY, VA. Sept. 1o.--rhe School
Board 4 OF Blnck Creek district mot ut
Quinton Wednesday to consider apploa-
lions and appoint teachers for tho dis,
trlct. ,rhe following applicants received e.
1riencing October 9Th: White school No. i
Mss Mary Nance. Sf Charles city, Vs'N
No. s. Miss s; opah Da bney. Of Peters e
ctinber; No. 9 j y. Southland; No. 9,
D.. 8. Patterson. ~ Il . M. \
NJ 81. Peters District Board Will meet
Saturday at Locust Grove to appoint
Teachers TOR hat district Msssrs y. Y, = E;
h sixty-two young ladies' applied Nor 4
day for positions MS teachers for Black
Creek district. A notice appeared N
Sundays Times. Dspatch that three teach sa g,
days mali brought applications iron, Al
vas vas sent i1t With the apnlicationa--tha Of
Miss. Dabney. OF Fetorsburgs she wa p.
appointed. Those without certlflcates
were not considered. ff.atF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
FREIGHT: CONFESSION
All Railroads Have More Than They

All Railroads Have More Than They
Can Handle.
According to the genera! understanding
In local railroad circles Washington and
other eastern cities have not been en-
tlrely free from the effects Of the freight
blockades In the Central States and ut
PIttsburg says the WaShngtSin 1, star ar
ington from the western States are, In
many Instances, one and two days late.
1T is pointed out that only through the
on the part Of the officials Of the yari-
out railroads have like boc1ades been
aver.ed in Washington
-. suchGS blockades and delays N SNIP
fofa the railroad gof Gals due to tho pros
railroads entering and passing through
than ever before. It was. stated at Tie
local office Of the Baltimore and Ohio
that that road is unable to take care
the afreghtt offered II order I'd fnS
the omcals at the big cities along the
route are declining to accept any more
fre1gn. than can be cared ortwlth safety.
turn The Pennsylvania is working under
the same conditions as are the .Chesa-
peake and Ohio the Norfolk a and Western m
anu lIS
freight to the southern States during tho
past few months has surpassed all -E6S'
ords.s
4 In the opinion OF the majority Of the.
railroad men the present congestion Of
freight and freight blockades Is due pri !.
marily to the lack of facilities. This IS
true OF hearty every road IN the coun-
try The situation, however, Is being re-
&lleved as rapidly as possible by the man
gufacture Of more cars and general equip-
age. !. Z, :, q,
eral Passenger Agent Filler, OF the Chesa-
Epeake and Ohio stated this morning, It he
gene raj passenger and fire ght Transports
Zion over the railroads OF the country has
more than doubled. The base of the pres
ent situation Is found in the fact that no
railroad company has been able to In
crease its trackage and general equipment
sufficient to meet the demands.
s$H There has been an bundant amount
OF money to increase facilities. but we
cannot find any manufacturer who will
take the money and furnish the goods
All the locomotive works of the country
are laden down with orders In fact, It
is reported that such plants are two and
three years behind In their deliveries. Tho
fcar-building plants are In the same condl-
I ton. All the railroads have placed orders
and all we can do Is to patiently await
their fulfillment." i3I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
SUICIDE Of PRETTY
GIRL OF SIXTEEN SIX
Shoots Herself With a Pistol,
Fever Having Disordered
Her Brain.
fspeclal to The Times plspateh.2

ADAMS GROVE, VA, September To-
Miss Hattie Underwood, bright ana
beautiful young girl OF Just sixteen, COM
mItted suicide this morning ABOUT 20 olocK
tv shooting herself with PISTOL,
.aoovarei from an attack Of fever, aud
her friends and relatives little suspected
nat her sickness had IN any way I'm
n on her mind, Before they even sus-
r nected that her mind was bent on des-
,,arata deeds. she had procured q pistol
and with 1t fired the fatal shot from tho
affacts of which death resulted IN about
two minutes
no are perfectly overcome by the shock
ana grief OF this awful catastrophe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
TERRIFIC GALE IN
UNITED KINGDOM
Fierce Winds, Heavy Rain.
Falling Barometer and
Disasters Reported.
lRx AssocIated Press.l

risf5{&f (By Associated ErcSS.) ~ az.
LONDON, September l0,-A terrific gale
has sprung up all over the United King
dom. Within ten hours the barometer
fell one inch the wind blew at a force
OF seventy miles and heavy rains have
fallen. All the telegraph systems We're
disorga n!zed for several hours. and COM
lmuncatoni with Ireland and the United
States was interrupted, Enormus damage
has been done to property IN the interior
and along the sea front, especially at tho
seaside resorts. Hundreds Of vessels arc
running to shelter, and It Is feared that
there will be serious casualties, Heavy
floods are reported from Wales and snow
4 is falling on the Gramplan HIS IN Scot
land,
A Lloyds dispatch from Gothenburg re-
ports that the Norwegian three-masted
schooner Thels Lundegaard. from skon,
wick for London, Is ashore at Fallenberg,
and all the crew have per'shed save one,
Several other vessels are ashore.
Excitement prevails at, Dover In con-
sequence of the report ina LWo wrecks
have occurred, one on the GoodWlh SANDS
and the other Mt Dungeness' AZ late
hour a u ee-boht was seen approaehlng
Dover With shipwrecked crew and an
Immense crowd is waiting TOT Its ar
rival ~, =, 4, 4ha r,r,,.,,
ana boats are oatingy into the town 300
yards> from the promenade. j
2 Il y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
SOME LEADING men
AT THE: LAUNCHING &c
Distinguished Gathering VIII
See the Maryland Go
overheard.

"A large number of IRchmonders and
many persons from all over the State VIII
60 down to Newport News tomorrow
on the Chesapeake and Ohio special to
attend the Launching Of the armored
cruiser Maryland, which will plunge into
The James at 4 Il P. NJ. The vessel will
be christened by Miss Waters, fair
daughter Of Maryland Governor John
Walter Smith. the Maryland senators
and several congressman, many promi-
nent Baltimoreans and a large number
OF prominent virginlans will be present
It Is expected that Governor Montague
will 20 down and several members OF his
staff, IL not all Of them. will probably
accompany him. Senator Thomas s..
Martin also expects to CO. and there VIII
be several Virginia congressman present,
Maryland and Vlrginin have always been
bound together by the strongest ties and
the presence of so many Marylanders IN
Newport News to- I soc the nam esake OF
the state int he navy launched will tend
Ia to still further bind .together8the people
Of tho two nelghborlng States. Mary
land Ny Maryland KS and ''Dixie'1wlll
be. frequently heard during the day
A fterf the Launching a banqlet8wlll take
place ut The Chembcrlln6 Hotel, the guests
Of the ship yard going over to the hote
by chartered steamer. An attract I've liEst
3of Il toasts 4 and speakers has been pro.
ivlded. The train viii not leave Newport
News until 4 F.. NJ, and wlll&remain at
Old Point until G:3o In order to accom-
modate those who desire to attend the
banquet. Those going down can get back
to this city by or before o 2. NJ .s68T The
crowd. antiolpat ted will be the largest
that has ever at tended a launching At ! ne
yard, not excepting that at the double
Launching OF 1898, when the Alabama
and the Kcarsarge went overheard The
Maryland is more nearly COMPLETED than
~. eli, In bod he ward. vs..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
NEW YORK MEN WILL
BE PUT UNDER ARREST
,(By Associated Press,

~ not two. business men In this city,
Who have been identified with the sale
Of supplies to the Postofflce Department,
WIN be placed under arrest to,m thair ! y
dictnent in Washington. In connection
with the postal scandals, ~,
The postoffice inspectors arrived IN TINS
city Tonight. having come here WIN In
the grand jury In Washington. The In
spectors also had a. warrant for Beavers
/ arrest, It has been arranged that
Beavers Is to surrender himself to-mor'
morrow. ny. ~ ~ ]. ll 4. 800 b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
THOUSAND MEN OUT AT
THURBER COAL MINES
5;By Associated Press.)

). FORT WORTH. TEX. Sept. 1o.-More
than q thousand men are still out - ~, me
Thurber goal mines. ,b IhoTe eo, n being
settled The men ask for a ~ cents ~
Ton Increase and recognition OF the unlSl,
which the Texas Pacific re fuses. 8 - !,
coa ia ar. the demands or to arbitrate TIE
Questions question at issue. No trouble has = re- e
suited. y There are a nun her Of STATE 81 II.
rangers on the ground to maintain orarr.
lIJnion viii provide assistance for q a. y
Striking miners Yesterday a 81 to, {,
i,ooo men Joined he union Il the En- men = y
are not put to work soon by the s g@paii on
and sent to other States, where miners Us
are In demand. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
ALLEGED /. coUNTERFElTER.
Harris Baled by Commlss'f r Fleg'
enhcimer for His Appearance,

r. 81. Harris, the negro arrested by
United States Deputy Marshal U. N:
Charging him with utterlng counterfeit
money, was given n hearing with a view
to granting him ball yesterday evening IN
& the District Court room. before Com mis-
resented in court by his counsel. Attor-
sney ]. r. Pollard, colored. sHR. Y !,
After a brief hearing of the case. the
commissioner fixed the ball Mt SEQ, when
was readily given. Mr., James Ba hen go
in~ on HARRIS bond. The hearing, was
only with a View to applying for ball and
not upon the merits OF the case The reg.
ular hearing on the charge Will pc ha Z, II t
z clock this afternoon in tho Federal
Court room, before Commissioner F1egen-
'heimer. AT that time District Attorney
u. L, Lewis will appear for the govern
Inent. and Harris Will be represented py
'' Harris l is the man arrested by. Marshal
Bland on Information filed by Revenue
Agent Beach, who happened to encounter
Harris with the ''shin .plasters" he Is 3
charged withautterlng. These nre the old
paper Twenty-Five cent notes IN use LWeh,
ty-fIve or thirty years ago; Mr. bland
swore out tho warrant and Harris WIS
taken into custody Just how much cyl-
!denca the officials have against the man
Is mot disclosed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
RUSHING THE WORK ON
SEVEN PINES ROAD.

+ Work on the rehabilitation Of the seven
pines line OF the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company, which has been IN PRO,
gress for several days, will be pushed
With a force of nearly three hundred
hands, beginning next Monday, Already
new roadbed ties and rails have been pee, !,
put down on more than two miles OF o.
track, and tho remainder OF the Work WI
h,, ni,shed With a view to completing the
line before the Horse Show 1t will prob
ably be completed by October LIST: New
cars Will be operated over the line as
soon as they are received, as stated some
time ago.. r. & +, sst,s $)E.s3y 3ts, q .iy53 s7ti
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
STORM WARNINGS SENT
(. TO ATLANTIC GULF PORTS
fRv Associated Press

j wAsHINGToN.YD d. c., September TO-
Tho Weather Bureau tonight issued tn
following;
morning over the Western Bahamas
and IN rapidly Increased in intensity
during the day. without apparent
movement, as there are only slight
4 indica lions tonight Of Its presence.
as shown by reports from the FLORIDA
Peninsula. There are also come ap-}
pearances OF local sdisturbaitee near
fhe mouth Of the Mississippi River, It
IS impossible at this time to furnish
+ any information as to the future devel-
opment and direction OF these disturb
ances, as they are beyond the limits
OF observation. but storm warnings
have beon ordered from Charleston to
New Orleans. and advices sent to all
I Atlantic and Gulf ports
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
THE POPE L EARNING
Does Without Secretary Of State Sc 60!
TO Master Details. 35S3s 5.s 3lE
(By Associated Press.

"a (By Associated Press.) s154
ROME h septem Der 1oi--The Pope 10
really carrying out his intention5 to - all
and to know all, and for this purpose
he has mot yet appointed "a secretarylot
state. While writing the ncycltca iEadSg
dressed to the Catholic bishops throughout
the whole world. which he turned over.
sheet by sheet to Mgrs. sardi and Gall
to translate into Latin, the Pontlf was
also employed In personally gwrj. Ing q NJ
swer to diplomatic notes and attending
to- other political business which ID f'Enots
go Into the hands Of Mgr. Merry Del lS,!l. q
ittnE,lcting ssecratary OF state, 1, this way
the Pope in less than two months q { his
ipontiflcate. has learned many things and
10 able to directaand carry out his policy.
which he is now Quietly forml~oAl ng. $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
,OUSTED FROM, OFFICE
FOR RECEIVING FEES
(By Associated Press,)

WASHINGTON. D. c., September lo-
Hugh Fl. Price, surveyor-ueneral. of Arl-
IONA, has been removed from office as q
result OF an investigation made by Sec.
re larry IIitchcocks orders into charges
preferred against Price and his chief
clerk, w. p, bMurphey, OF receiving Illegal
fees for expeditlng work In the once,
Frank singalls, Of Yuma Aria, has 5, nee A
appointed snrveyor-G General In Prices
place. Murphey has, been suspended pend
Ing inquiry by the Civil Service Commits
sion into the charges against him, He
has sent In his resignation, but It has
not been accepted. Murphey was ap-
pointed from GEORGIA and Price from
Arizona, 5S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
SHOOTS AT HER LOVER
AND KlLLSSHERSELF
fRv Associated Press.

AURORA, ILL, September p,-Del.a
walton, young woman OF this place
attempted to kill her lover, Ernest be ,,1 >,
this afternoon, and then fred buliet
through her brain. dying instantly. Inc
pirl had insisted for some time that Berry
marry her, and he had refused. ms al az.
ternoon she took out a. warrant LOT ms
arrest and the officer was on his way to
serye II when Miss Walton met Berry on
tho street \ She fired at him while stand
Ing only few feet away. but the bullet
nas.ed through his hat without touching
him. Thinking she had killed Berry, sh r1
then shot herself. 5-55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
VALUE OF EGG PRODUCT
Year in, and Year Out Il Lays O , y,
Precious Metals, 81

ear WI anu 5ouNS " 10 - S ~
Precious Metals, 81
VI Russia Is the largest seller of eggs IN I
the world She sells to foreign countries
10000, 900 dozen eggs nearly every year
In 1896 she sent abroad l,475, 900 eggs:
In 1887, ,7ss7 oOO. 900. and in 1885, ,ss1 o0,
Her sales are all the time Increasing Il, u
China Is supposed to be the largest pros
Queer OF eggs In the world. There Is no (
such thing as statistics Of poultry pro-
ducts in China but there are over; 400 s
0J0,0O0 persons In that empire who arc I
very fond of eggs; II takes a good many
eggs to supply them. The humbiest farm
bsst has 70 ppy bs e aea aea hfy fr
tie doubt Vat China takes the cakegns.5
an egg Isoducer. Her entire supply Is
ssTay eonsmea a. hoe
tJnDanese consumers. l1s XIX Ii
B Great Britain is the largest buyer aot
tS1ef sea f table BG'a & III With
out eggs as! ~ complement to It's toast \
ana Msrmalaae: Great ~ BS Ia u buys
from about II twenty Countries. and this
is only % per cent, OF, tho consumption.S A
British hens manage to produce three-8
demands f II Russa SOLD S Ens
sellers s' We're Beisam: pennarR GeimsEy
nn spsnt sSRt ISIS Ma IL tie sss
eggs In 1901. 10,
M ssoort ya IF ssss L 7s wbs
cuts q. small figure In comparison Win
Russa's total But our hens are very
industrious, and i Is only the enormous
homo demand that keepS our eAPot'S tts Y
such q low figure. %, 80 ~ ~. y '.
Bs In 1899 there were ass'Ss.MS rs ~, ~
THIS country and the ~ nroaI tSat Va
,suined 90 per cent. of them shows that IMa y
are a nation Of egg eaters, y enough
70 make any hen dSzy to IN tnlnK a y
tanning our entire egg crop Of that Year
would have extended from Chicago to
Washington, with several miles o. cars
to stretch along the track toward tsal
more. I, . y.
IN 1901 the receipts and CONSUMPTION 81
eggs in New York city We're a,37ao0o cratos
Of thirty dozen each, Chicago has even q &
larger, per capita eonsumptton Or an ay 81:
e Ok; industry Yi is a great business; and when
brollers spring chickens. tough and ten
der, and ROSTERS we consume, the poul-
try interests assume prodlg'ous pFopor-
The total value OF the poultry and eggs
we produced In the last census year Waa
S2Sl IT'S, 247. " The industry was worth more
than all the cattle and hoGswa ssl 81 Hhs
crop 81 twentyreight STATES ana Ierri-
tories: and the valu OF our eggs alone
was higher than that OF tho colnblned
sold and silver nrodiot q s, Inc sxc ensga IS
the eggs by S9flS.lao. -
Grand Launching excursion to NEWPORT
News to-morrow. First train leaves Shes. r
EGpeake ard ,GaSio station s:iS, 800 rolhA
l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
.ElGHT.HOUR DAY TO
BE MADE AN ISSUE
fRv Associated Press.)

LEICESTER, ENGLAND Sept: 1o- !; h,
here to-day adopted , by a large majority
the following resolution Y, ~,
'S:rhs congress- declares that the 7, t time sne
has arrived when the O., hours ,,nr 81 J., ihp1Irl
GRADES tr,uns ar and occupations in the United
Kingdom and that his be made e.. a, Z e s
question at the next Parliam s, do on
sleetions. and 4instructs the parliamentary
committee to Introduce a BILL into me
House of Commons wit II q. view ~ fet I;
ting the eight-hour day to become ne i "a
of The country NJ sf<l4E ~ 45yfs{ r5 tEg@
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-11
apOsToFFIcE CLERKS
Convention Adjourns nv Meets at St
Louis Next
(By Associated Press )

NASHVILLE. TENN. Sept. lo.-The
fourth ANNUAL convention OF the United
National Association OF Pos ffico Clerks
adjourned tonight. after having g select "a
cd St. Louis FOR she next convention. ana
President Frank T. Rogers: Chicago;
first vice-president, Forest l.: May. Day pay
ton Ohio: second vice-presidont f..J
McDermott. Worcester. Mass. secretary,
r. G., Loeffler. Milwaukee,.
q One of the most lmporta lions tnk 81
BY the convention this afternoon was me
morttlary benefit fund. The plan provides
for the Issuance OF policies for $500. $l'Uo
and $4,000 @