The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26

sponSlble. The items given below l have
passed patiently, but the above item is
tho last straw and 1 cannot pass II with
out complaint, as II caused my wife much
unnecessary distress"
Mail Matter Delayed Weeks.
The Items" Mr.. Van Hoorebeko refers
to are that on one occasion his mother
sent him two letters, telling him that
she intended visiting him. She arrived
In the city q stranger and no one TO
meet her, as he did not receive either OF
her letters until after her arrival. one
having been held In the postoffice ten
DAYS and the other four days. On the ec-
cnsion OF the visit OF his father. similar
circumstances occurred His father came
a stranger, was forced TO go to a hotel
visited for two days, and his letter tell
the day after he left 1t was held in tho
postohice for four days. On Christmas
his wlfe's sister sent his daughter pres
cnt which arrived In Salt Lake City the
day before Christmas and was not de-
livered until three weeks after Christmas.
He has often received letters, he says,
that have been held in the postoffice for
several days and then stamped ''1nsuf-
f1cicnt time for delivery and no con-
cludes; Il can verify every statement
made in this letter.
Is This a New Recordp
Count number three probably estab-
fishes q record for negligence, careless
ness and incflciency even in an Office
yeloped In a high degree on December
l6, 1905. T. L. Walker, who resides at 272
East Second South. this city, addressed a
Green, Cooper county Missouri" The
address was plainly written, exceptionally
so, but II took that mlssive just exactly
reach its destination. 1t was received the
7th OF April. 1906 After waiting until his
locks began to whiten, Mr.. Walker, on
March II, sent out a tracer. this time ad-
70 H,1n T. nj al
it'o it was s'D received. e sim GndaGnted, for it
requires Il courageous man TO combat the
energy and activity of the Salt Lake
postal officials, Mr. Walker dispatched
third letter. and after two weeks Yicis-
situdes It finally arrived at its destina-
around the world in the time It occu-
pied going from Utah to Missouri
Read the Explanation.
And here Is the explanation offered for
and in behalf OF Postmaster A L,
Thomas "Mlsscnt to Rlter, Ut. from
April l3 and then marked returned TO
sender" This Is written on the back OF
the letter written April l. the last one
dispatched How any ono could mistake
Green. Cooper county. Missouri" for
Ritter, Utah" Is beyond comprehension,
And this was not done once. but twice,
three times was II repeated
Was Address Tempered Withp
In a letter received by Mr.. Walker from
his brother acknowledging receipt of
the letters. no says: 1T looks like. on the
envelopes, somc on hnd tried to mark
out the Pleasant Grove" and the en-
Yclopcs, which are now In the possession
of The Tribune. certainly bear unmIstak-
nblo evidence OF attempted crasuIe OF the
address with mn indeliblo pencil. whoever
II was who cndeavored TO make the OBJ
Iteration.
In this indictment there are three
counts. Two are or an unusually serious
nature the offcnsc being committed at
the time of q great national crisis. What
plea Ia entered by Postmaster Thomas 10
tho charges? An anxious public awaits
an answer.