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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
LOOKING TO FUTURE.
Oklahoma Legislators Making Pro
vision for State Ownership.

Guthrie, Ok.-The constitutional
convention has placed an amendment
In the bill of rights granting to the
state the right to engage in business,
Industry or the exercise of the right of
common carrier. The amendment was
inspired by the probability of the es.
Enlistment of state oil refinery. A
provision covering the latter will be
submitted on the floor later and the
constitution was arranged to allow
this.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
LUMBERMEN BOUGHT CARS,
Had to Pay Employees to Get Trans,
poration for Their Goods, Says
Patton.

Seattle, Wash.-Evidence indicat.
ing that lumbermen have been paying
money to railroad employees to have
cars Spotted" on their tracks, was
introduced before Interstate Com.
missioner Franklin K. Lane at the
hearing Tuesday afternoon into the
car shortage question.
Charles e. Patton, president of the
Reliance Lumber company and vice
president and secretary of the Atlas
Lumber and Shingle company, made
the statement during the course Of
his examination. To say that the
evidence of Mr.. Patton was sensa-
ton would be putting it mildly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
ATHLETES INJURED.
Seven Members of Basketball Team
Victims OF Runaway.

Fort Riley, Kansas.-Seven mem.
bers of the Kansas City Athletic
clubs basketball team and Lieutenant
Megttler of the artillery corps at the
fort were hurt here while ON the way
to the railway station, following a
runaway down hill, which ended
In their carry-all being overturned.
Lieutenant Megttler suffered COM
pound fracture of the leg and the
members of the club were badly cut
and bruised.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
TALK DRY FARMING.
Western States Well Represented at
Denver Conference.

Denver, Colo.--When the Transmits
souri, Dry Farming congress opened in
this city Thursday for two days
session, some of the most noted agri-
cultural men and stock-raisers in Am.
erica were in attendance. Montana,
Utah, Idaho, California, New Mexico,
Washington and many other states
were we'll represented. Elwood Mead
chief of the bureau of irrigation and
drainage investigations; e. G. Chilcott,
dry land agriculturist, and Mark A.
Carleton, United States cerealist, ar
rived Wednesday night
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
COMPANY ExoNERATED.

Held Not to Blame tor TerrIbIe Ex-
pIoson in Primero Mine.
Trinidad Colo.-By the verdict Of
the coroner's jury in the Primero
mine explosion inquest, which was
concluded Sunday, the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company and its employees are
exonerated of all blame for the dis
aster as result of which twenty-four
lives were lost. Nearly 100 witnesses
were examined. No trace of the body
of Reese ]. Lumley, the American fire
boss, has been found.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-01
SHIP SUBSIDY THE SLOGAN.
President Sends Message to Congress,
Advocating Measure.

Washington.-The president on
Wednesday sent message to con-
gress urging the desirability of legis-
lation to help American shipping and
trade by encouraging the building and
running of lines of large and swift
steamers to South America and the
orient.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
WENT HOME FOR WARRIOR.
Dog Evidently Had Reasoned out the
Situation.

G. B. Shockley, who lives across the
river, was recently plowing in some
new ground near the edge Of the river
hills, says an Oklahoma correspondent
of the Kansas City Journal. He was
accompanied by a half.grown shepherd
dog. The dog in hunting went over a
small hill and soon came kiting back
with coyote close to his heels. See.
ing the man the coyote ran back and
the dog plucked courage to follow.
Out OF sight Of his master he weak
ened and came back over the hill with
the coyote after him This was re-
peated several times, to the amuse.
ment OF Mr.. Shockley, VINO offered
neither counsel nor assistance, mean.
ing to see how the dog would figure il
out. He had not long to wait. The
dog sat down and seemed TO think over
the situation, and then started for the
house on keen run. lie was back in
very short time, accompanied by a
big dog whose reputation as a coyote
fighter was established. The young
dog led the old one over the hill and
soon the coyote had disappeared.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

At Jackson, Mich, Mrs. Clayton
Baker and her little daughter Emma
were fatally burned by the explosion
of n gasoline stove.
over lI5 iron molders went on
strike at Evansville, Ind, because of
an order issued at the five stove foun-
dries preventing the drinking of beer
on the premises during. the noon hour.
The Prussian railway administration
has offered a reward for the discovery
OF the persons who wrecked the St.
Petersburg-Berlin express near Berlin,
resulting in IL persons being injured.
An exploding tank of gasoline In
the cellar of a burning building on
Havemeyer street, Brooklyn, y. Y,
seriously injured five firemen Two Of
the fremen probably will die of their
injuries.
The homeward rush of Americans
who have spent the summer in Europe
is now at its height and all records for
the number of passengers carried by
the transatlantic steamship lines
have been broken.
For the second time within a week
a street car at Los Angeles has been
held up and robbed at the point of a
revolver by a robber so slight and pos
sessed of such delicate features the
police believe the crimes TO have been
committed by a woman In male attire.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
A PANIC In a Theatre.

Kankakee, Ill.,, Sept. "a thousand
persons in the Biiou theatre were
thrown into panic last night by the
burning OF a film of a moving picture
machine in a room near the street en-.
trance. Some one shouted Fire" and
everybody made a rush for the exits.
There were a number of women and
children in the theatre and many per
sons were knocked down in their eff
forts to reach the street, After quiet
had been restored the audience filed
back into the theatre and the perform
ance was begun over again.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Girls Testify in Firebus case.

Ottawa, O., Sept. 5.-Alabel Foster,
of Toledo, and Ethel Shanks, of Conti-
mental were witnesses before the
grand jury in the firebug case Wednes-
day. The girls were not willing wit
nesses. They had been afraid to tell
what they knew of the operation of
one OF the gang, but were promised
protection by the fire marshals. Two
years ago the Fosters lived near Con
tinental The two girls were together
one evening when one of the alleged
iirebugs passed He Dragged 10 them
about fire he had started and threat
ened to Kill them II they mentioned II
to anybody They have been threaten.
ed since. The man who threatened
the girls has left this part of the
country
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
BUCKEYE NEWS BULLETINS.
Served Him Riaht.

Columbus, O., Sept Another
blow has been struck in opposition 10
the use of intoxicants. Chief Exam
iner Kennedy, of the state board Of
steam engineers, acting under the law
governing his department and with
the advice of the attorney generals
Office, has suspended for six months
John II. Herbert. a licensed engineer,
of WellsWlle The action was taken
after formal charges had been filed
against Herbert and a hearing had
been given under them. Herbert was
employed as engineer in the plant of
the American Sheet Steel Co, of
Wellsville. The superintendent found
him in his engine room with a red hot
fire under the boilers and not a drop
OF water in the boilers. Herbert had
been drinking
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Touch Cat.

An instance of the remarkable vital
ity possessed by the cat has just been
demonstrated at Herbllng, Eng. A
very fine cross-bred Persian mysteri.
ously disappeared from its home. and
l6 days later was found In an open
field secured in rabbit trap. Notwlth-
standing the animals long and painful
confinement and exposure to the
heavy rains, it was still alive. 1t was,
however, reduced TO mere skeleton
and was unable to walk, but under
proper treatment II is recovering.
That the cat had been in the trap all
the time Is beyond question, as othei.
wise it would have returned home to
kitten which 1t was suckling at the
date of its disappearance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Wooden FIywheeI.

After an accident to the fiywheel in
a large European electric station the
superintendent designed and had con,
structed ilywheel Of wood which has
a diameter OF 65 feet and a rim width
OF ten feet. The thickness OF the rim
Is about IL inches and it is made up OF
~ thicknesses of beech planks with
staggered joints. The boards were
glued together and then bolted. The
inside consists Of a double wheel, the
"a spokes Of which are fastened to
two hubs. spokes and hubs are oper-
ated at 7G revolutions a minute, which
corresponds to peripheral speed al
the rim OF lS9 feet a second.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
An IlIumlnatIon Of Niaaara.

Niagara Falls, n. Y, Sept. 5.--Last
night for the first time the power OF
Niagara Falls was turned back to H.
Illuminate the falls themselves, lights
aggregating 1,l15,0O0,O 600 candle pow.
er, thrown from SO great lensed re-
flectors, changing the tumbling mass
of water into a sparkling cataract
Twenty-one l5-inch and fifteen 30.inCh
search lights set in batteries scatter.
ed along the gorge and the cliffs
above on the Canadian side converged
their rays first on the American Fails
and then on the Horseshoe until the
foaming mass Of water glittercd with
all the tints of the rainbow. a
startling tragedy occurred on the up
per steel arch bridge. An unknown
man in the crowd leaped upon the
railing and then leaped into the
Chasm. His body struck the water
1872 feet below and disappeared IN
the rapids.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
The Session was Secret.

New York, Sept 5.-Directors OF
the Illinois Central met Wednesday TO
act on the business brought to a sud.
den close a week ago. As the bylaws
of the company permit special meet,
ing to be called by two directors, the
conclusion was reached in Wall street
that the session had been called by
Stuyvesant Fish. AT the offices OF the
company it was stated that no inior
nation regarding the meeting would
be given out Mr.. Fish declined &c
make any statement regarding what
had taken place President Harahan
could not be found after the adjourn
ment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
FIERCE FIGHTING
NEAR CASABLANCA
SIX THOUSAND MooRs ATTACK.
Sd THE FRENCH CAMP.
FIGHT LASTED SEVEN HOURS
A Deadly Fire Of Shot and Shell pecl.
mated the Ranks Of the Attacking
Forces, Hundreds Of Whom
Were Slain.

Casablanca, Sept. about G.0O0
Moors participated I'm Mondays fight.
The Moors, who we've repulsed on all
sides, made a most impressive picture
as, mounted on white horses and car.
rying their banners in the front line,
they swept down from the hills Ia
splendid formation and charged to
within about 400 yards of the French
camp which for a moment seemed TO
be I'm danger of being overrlden AS
they advanced, the MOors chanted in
unison verses from the Koran
The irregular Algerian cavalry en-.
conntered the first shock of the
Moors assault. without yielding a foot
from the position they occupied Gen.
Drude quickly deployed his forces to
the greatest advantage and the Moors
were submitted TO a fire of shot and
shell which soon left the ground
strewn with corpses.
Maj. Provost was slain while return.
ing to camp after the engagement
which lasted seven hours.
Mai. Provost conducted a scouting
expedition. which was the actual cause
of the battle, the object being to To-.
cate the enemy and prepare the way
for an extensive offensive movement
later The major advanced about eight
miles i'm a southerly direction, meet.
ing only with scattered bands of
Moors, which we're easily dispersed.
He then gave the order to return and
Il was when nearing the camp that his
force was assailed by hordes of Moors
Provost formed his men In hollow
squares, with the irregular Algerian
cavalry In front Gen. Drude quickly
reinforced Provost and the engage
meDt Immediately developed into q
desperate conflict, from which the
Moors retreated only after their ranks
had been decimated by a deadly fire
which Il was impossible TO withstand.
Paris. Sept IA dispatch was re.
ceived Wednesday from Vice Admiral
Philibert. at Casablanca, reporting
that a new engagement occurred
Tuesday about seven miles south OF
Casablanca The French cruiser Gloire
participated in the fighting, firing 80
shells at the Moors, who were dispers.
ed and fled to the hills This engage
ment followed forward movement on
the part of the French forces
The news of Mondays sangulnary
engagement near CasablanCa has
shocked as well as surprised France
The fighting demonstrated that the
Moroccan situation is steadily growing
more serious and that although France
is constantly victorious the dogged
fanatical resistance of the Moors, who
appear to be mobilizing in larger mum
bers, may necessitate great enlarge.
ment of the allied forces in order 70
bring the fighting to an end.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
tlIteheook vsIts Postmen,s Convention

Canton o., Sept. 5.--lt was siren.
nous day that First Assistant Post.
master General Hitchcock had We'd
nesday at the convention OF the Ma
tional Letter Carriers association. In
addition TO delivering an address, for
more than half an hour he shook
hands. lie was welcomed TO Canton
by an escort of a thousand people ac.
companied by carriers bands from
Brooklyn, Boston, ST. Louis and Chi
cago Mr. Hitchcock left here last
night for Peoria, ILL.,. to attend CON
vention of postal clerks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Raymond Loses su!t tor aso.oOO .ooO.

Boston, Sept. 5.-A verdict was given
for the defendants, Henry II, Rogers
aQd G' aries Pratt, OF New York, by
Auditor Winfield s. Slocum in the SUI
IRENE court Wednesday In suit
brought by Cadwallader NJ. Raymond,
of Son rYille, 10 recover S50000,00
alleged be due as royalties for the
lise ol / process for rendering pc
froleup and It's products non-explosiye.
- was spresented by the defense that
The fof rula was OF no value and did
not render the product non-eXplosiye.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Aeronaut vas Thrown Into the Sea.

Lynn, Mass, Sept. 5--Enveloped in
Il dense fog which chilled him to the
bone and prevented all attempts at
self-preseryation, John J. Maloney, a
Boston aeronaut, was thrown into the
sea by his balloon, two miles off Fish
ermens Beach Swampscott, last
night, and for more than an hour was
swept back and forth in the water
until his cries were heard by life saw
ers and fishermen on shore, who went
to his rescue. Maloney made am as
cension from Nahant in a hot air bal
loon in the presence OF a large crowd,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
'ruoksr EinIshes nIs Term In Jan.

N'Iaeavenworth, Kan, Sept, 5.-H. II.
Tucker, former secretary-treasurer Of
The Uncle Sam Oil Co, was on We'd
nesday released from the county jail
after serving a three months sentence
for contempt imposed by Federal
Judge Hook. Tucker was sentenced to
Iail for rejecting upon Federal Judges
Pollock, Phillips and MCPHERSON The
allegations were made in a petition
affeo ing the receiyership Of the com
par fled before Judge Hook Tucker
2 pealad to President Roosevelt for a
lardnn. but Il was denied.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
SEVEN MEN ARE
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Raleigh. N. c., Sept. 5.Late
yesterday afternoon. lightning struck
a building at Buckhorn Falls, 90
miles from this city, killing seven
men and injuring 20 others.
All wires are down and details are
very meager.
The men were employed by the
Phoenix Construction company, which
is building q large power plant on
the Cape Fear river.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Endorsed the Trials of Real Warfare

Salisbury, Eng, Sept. j.--As a result
Of the unfavorable weather, coupled
with a fair degree OF IN luck. the sol.
diers OF the two armies, the Red and
the Blue, which have been engaged In
sham fare on Salisbury Plain
since last Monday. have undergone
some OF the severe trials Of actual war
fare The continuous rain drenched
officers and men alike. Few Of them
had blankets and the troops had tc
pass Monday night on the open field
Tuesday night and Wednesday the
transport service broke down and the
roads were blocked with vehicles
which were lost and stranded in the
darkness
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
rwo Arrests Dor Postal Grimes.

Columbus, o., Sept 5.-David F..
McClain, a steel worker, charged with
forging a signature to money order
and Earl p. Smith, aged IS, special
delivery messenger at the Columbus
postofIice. charged with opening let
ters, were arrested Wednesday by
Deputy United States Marshal Shll.
ling and Postoilice Inspector Oldfeld.
They were arInigned before United
States Commissioners Johnson and
were taken to jail i'm default of bail
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
State Of Ohio, city Of Toledo, Lucas

state Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County IS.
Frank J Cheney makes an oath
hat he Is enior partner OF the firm
Of f. j Cheney & Co.. ding business
II the City Of Toledo. County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
VIII pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
he use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
n my presence, this 9Th day of De-
ember A. D., 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
fSeal.) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ernally and acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
ystem. Send for testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
tipation
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
His Liberty was Brief.

Kankakee, ILL.,, Sent 5.-A man
whose body was found scattered for
three miles along the track of the Illi-
nois Central railroad near Clifton was
identified Wednesday by Superintend-
ent Greene, of the state insane asy-
lum. as Alfred b. Steinmaier %
years old. who had been an inmate of
the asylum for . years. He was an
epileptic and It is believed that he fell
in fit on the railroad track. Stein
maier escaped from the asylum Tues
day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
HoteI peetroyed BIZ EIre.

Columbus, o., Sept 5.-Fire,
thought TO be OF incendiary origin
last night gutted the Normandle
hotel, occupied by 80 families. All
the occupants escaped by a narrow
margin Several heroic rescues were
made The loss is $20J,000, The
building was owned by the William
MOnypenny estate.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Insane Man suiclded.

Cleveland Sept. ELMER Unger,
3S, an inmate of the Cleveland state
hospital Newburg, committed suicide
by hanging, Wednesday. Unger was
insane and of a strong suicidal tend
ency. He had left the dinner process
sion as IL passed through the hall, and
with sheet torn in strips hanged
himself from window guard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Glass is sentenced for erIbery.

San Francisco, Sept 5.--Louis Glass,
vice president Of the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph Co., con
victed of having bribed Supervisor
Lonergan to vote against granting a
franchise to the Home Telephone CO.,
was on Wednesday sentenced by Judge
Lawler TO five years Imprisonment in
the state prison at San Quentin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
sirlkers Burn Lumber Yards.

Antwarp, Sept 5.-Thanks to the
presence on the street Of the militia
last evening passed in comparative
anief The only incident was the set
Ting on fire by the strikers, with the
use Of petroleum, OF another lumber
yard. Ire strikers set fire 10 two
Warehouses shortly after midnight In
spite OF the assistance rendered by
the militia. the fire in the lumber yard
spread The damage Is estimated at
$500. 600.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Ordered Roads to Make Two Cent Rate

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 5.-The state
board of railroad commissioners on
Wednesday, after deciding to allow
Kansas railroads to show by testimony
why they considered two cent pas
senger fare order Illegal and unjust,
ordered all the railroads of Kansas to
make a fiat two cent rate beginning
October T. The railroads gave no in
timation of what action they might
take.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
SIXTY GUESTS
WERE PRESENT
At Delightful Six O'clock
Tea.
PRE-NUPTIAL FUNCTION
Given In Honor Of Miss
Edith Golden.
Mr.. Horace Burns Entertains OF
Dinner for His Guest Mr.. Hamil.
ton Society News.

Miss Mildred Christian. of West
Church street, entertained COM
pany of sixty ladies', Wednesday after
noon, with five o'clock tea, honor
ing Miss Edith Golden, who will be
united in marriage TO Mr. Howard
r. Stoll, Wednesday, September IL.
The interior Of the Christian home
was tastefully decorated with nastur-
tiums and dahlias, the color scheme
being yellow. The verandas were
trimmed with black eyed Susans.
The guests were met at the door by
Miss Susan Garberson. On de-
.scending from the wrap rooms they
were ushered into the parlor where
they were received by Mrs. George
IB Christian Sr., Miss Christian,
Miss Golden. Miss Emily Daugherty,
Iof Columbus, ana Miss Bessie Blakes-
ee, of Pittsburg.
The members on the bridal party
were seated at a large table I'm the
dining room and the remainder of
the guests were served at smaller
tables placed throughout the par
lors. The place cards were small
cards hand painted The color
scheme was carried out in the ex-
cellent collation. which was served.
Miss Christians guests were Misses
Bessie Gregory Ethel Young, Meta
and Selma Marx. Ethel Dorward,
Ethel Leffler, Nellie Doty Mae Tit
u.s. Nettie Quigley. Josephine Johns
ton, Rosalie Strelitz. Marjorie, Carrie.
and Imogene Morris May, Ella and
Emma O'Brien Flossie Schurz. Ruth
and Hope Fisher Hilda Garberson,
Btta Knapp Geraldine Hord, Stella
Evans Mary Galley Hattie and Ber-
mice Christian, Marjorie Bastable,
Grace Culbertson, Alice and Mildred
Dombaugh, Harriet May Wolford,
Mildred Leffler Pearl Cheney, Mary
Frye, Ethel Krause, Lucretia Patten.
Esther Nicely, Marie Stuart Dar-
jmody Rosalie Newall, Of Altoona:
Bessie Blakeslee, of Pittsburgh: En-
lily Daugherty, of Columbus: Mary
Stoclweh, OF North Baltimore: Jean
Volrath, Of Bucyrus; Mrs. Edward
Helbig Of Columbus; Mrs. Miller. Of
81 Joseph, Mo- Mrs Gordon Rob
lertson of Chicago; Mrs Blanche Nc
Pherson, Mrs James r Smith: Mrs.
Ray Martin, Mrs Carl Sawyer, Mrs.
+ Ernest Ernst Carl. Mrs S. f. Cod
deh, Mrs John Stoll, Ms. c. C.
lettit, Mrs. Harry Haberman. Mrs. Guy
Hendricks and Mrs. Rodney Reese.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
serued the lndIotmenta.

Boise, Idaho, Sept 5.--The indict-
ment returned last April by the federal
grand Jury against Senator Borah and
other prominent men charging conspiI-
acy to defraud the United States gov
ernment was served on the defendants
"Wednesday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
Ask for TInsley's Return.

Youngstown, o., Sept 5.-Members
OF Trinity NJ Il. church have sent a
petition TO the conference to have
their pastor, Rev c. W. Tinsley, re.
turned 10 them. The minister is ac-
cused of heresy and is to be tried in
Cleveland
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-05
A Convention Of Postmastere.

Columbus, o., Sept. 81. II. Thorn
as, OF Navarro, was made permanent
chairman OF their organization by the
second, third and fourth class post
of Ohio at their meeting here
Wednesday, The principal address
was made by Chief Postoiiice Inspect
or Vicker6, OF Washington. He talked
on the merit system,