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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
WILL URGE POSTAL NOTES
GENERAL MEYER
CONVERT TO MAIL CURRENCY.
In the Meantime He Will Create
Thousands of New Money
Order Offices.

OF the $4,000 post offices in the country,
at any one of which registry business may
be transacted, only 3s,OOO-inclusive of 1000
stations-are authorized to do a money
order business. While doubling the feast
bility of extending money order facilities
to all post offices, Postmaster General
Meyer, to meet as far as practicable the
needs of the business public and promote
its convenience in the transmission of
money through the mails today issued the
following order:
In furtherance of the aim of this de-
partment to promote public convenience,
1t has been decided to materially extend the
advantages now offered by the postal
money order system as a means of safety
transmitting money through the mails, by
the establishment of money order service
at many post offices not now authorized to
transact such business.
Recognizing the fact that there is a de-
mand on the part of the public for this
extension, the department expects to be aid
ed in carrying out Its policy in this re-
spect by the earnest cooperation of its
employees and of postmasters and all others
connected in any way with the postal
service.
Power to establish money order business
at post offices is by law vested in the Post
master General who will consider the in
terests of the public in the exercise of
his discretion as to which post offices shall
issue and pay postal money orders.
Employees Must Help.
"It must be understood that the depart
ment will not brook interference on the
part of its officers or employees with the
policy above outlined, and it is enjoined
upon all connected with the service to use
every effort to promote the use of postal
money orders for remittances by mail.
Failure on the part of any postmaster
or post Office employe to adhere to the re-
quirements Of this order will endanger the
official position of the delinquent Failure
to subscribe thereto on the part of an appli-
cant for postmastership will practically
void his chance for appointment
1t is the intention of the Postmaster Cen
eral to extend money order facilities in the
immediate future to many thousands of Of
fees, his belief being that they will be
beneficial alike to the department and to
the people
Postmaster General Meyer will recon-
mend to the next Congress that legisla
ton be enacted providing for the introduce
ton of postal notes for sums not exceeding
without the filling of a written application
or the sending of an advice, and be OBJ
tainable, not only at all money order Of
fees, but at many of the smaller post Of
fees, where it may not be feasible to issue
money orders. Postage stamps now
used largely for remittances of fractional
amounts coins being unsuitable for trans
mission in letters, and substitute adapted
20 this use has long been demanded. The
proposed postal note is intended to supply
this want. 1t would be issued for smaller
fee than the money order, could be more
easily procured and might be placed on
sale at thousands of offices too small to be
made money order offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

prime Wilson and Mildred WEIGH of How
ard county; Miss Rosa McGregor of Belts
Vlile, Md; Misses Edith rockingham and
Elizabeth Harding of Laurel
The opera house was tastefully decorated
with palms, ferns and cut flowers in honor
OF the occasion, and presented a fine an
pearance to the audience
Inc Following program was given during
,he evening: March, Laurel Military Band;
Invocation, Rev. T. A. Johnstone; anthem,
Tampa (chorus); piano duet, Lucia Collins
ana dnat Helen en- Crandle; address, C; F. Harley;
Collins and Elsie Baldwin; valedictory Miss
Josephine Wilson; bass solo, "Oh Oh How
the Wild Wind Blows" Mr. Joseph Degen-
hardt; presentation of diplomas. Charles
II. Stanley: music, Laurel Military Band:
serenade. chorus, a-Capella; benediction,
Rev. Andred Reid Bird
me fourth annual convention of the
Alumni Association was held Thursday
evening with a large attendance. after
which banquet was held. Among those
VINO made addresses during the evening
were: Prof Roger l. Manning, James q.
boss, Jr, Charles II. Stanley, George p.
Bird. 1'N
Mr. NJ. J. T1ghe has returned from At
lantic City, where he attended the ses-
slons of the Supreme Conclave, Improved
order Heptasophs, as the representative of
Ivy Conclave of Laurel.
The Relay Euchre Club was entertained
a few evenings ago at the home of Mrs.
Prof. Roger 1. Manning and family left
today for their country home, near Acco-
keek, where they will spend the summer
months
The fifth annual lawn fete of the Relay
volunteer Fire Company. No. 1, which be-
gan Thursday evening. ended last evening,
having had a large patronage.
Laurel Lodge, No. 10. Knights of Pythias
will hold reception and entertainment on
next Wednesday evening at Hills Hall, in
honor of the members of the order and
their wives. The committee of arrange
ments consists of Messrs. James P. Curley,
Albin Nelson and James Crandle.
Mr. John Leizear, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice. Leizear residing on 4th street,
met with bad accident yesterday by get
ting his collar bone broken.
The Laurel cotton mill was closed down
Thursday for repairs.
The Laurel Military Band won second
prize for the best appearance and playing
band in the parade OF firemen at Annap-
oils. The Arion Band of Frostburg, Md,
won first prize, having thirty-six pieces,
against the twenty-five pieces Of the local
band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

Amanda Wright James Gardener, Mar
iorie Wallace, Louis Clarke, Marie Avery
Miss Dyson, Elizabeth Wilkins, Mary JeI-
ferson, Carrie smackum, Tas M,ss 1 Manes
Ruth Boyd, Attilie Howard, Alice Hall,
Alberta Edwards, Wexford Peyton, Ruin
Smith, Carroll Boyd, Lucius Upton Nien,
ard Phillips, Aloysius Marshall Lon Mona ons
Fisher, Conrad Morris, Herbert Spence,
Leona Hoffman, Marie Butler, Sadie
Brooks, Louise Russell, Lillian Baker,
jamie Montgomery, Isadore Kenney, Mrs.
Second grade-Meriam Booker, Aloyslus
Lemon Louise Reeves, Lillian WILKINSON
Catharine Strothers, Mabel Conner, Fred
erick Brown, Prof. Kelly Miller
Thirteenth Division.
Lincoln School-Athel Smith, lola Simms,
Grace Hyde, and scholars Of the several
grades
Lincoln School-Ruth Delaney, Chandler
Chinn Mary Turner, Frances Magruder,
Edith Copeland, Helen Holland, Kathleen
PEBBLES. Address, Rev w. Clair.
First Division.
Adams School-Address, Rev. John Lee
ter Frank T. Howe.
Third Division.
Towers School-The Flag day exercises at
the Towers School were of unusual inter-
est The speaker, Rev. John N. Culbertson,
showed the large, attentive audience, as an
object lesson, a quaint lump of earthen-
ware over 1900 years old. This he used
to illustrate the priceless boon of liberty.
Eleventh Division.
Banneker Scheol-Address by Lieut. T.
L. R. Clarke, and exercises by the pupils
commemorative of the negro soldier, pre-
pared by Principal ]. w. Cromwell.
The annual flag day exercises were cele-
brated by the pupils of the ,ungraded school
in the parish hall Of st. Lukes Episcopal
Church yesterday afternoon, in the pres
ence of a number of friends and relatives
of the pupils. Mrs. Mary L. Meriwether.
the teacher, presided. The participants
were: Ruth Scott. Abigail Ellis. Florence
Clark, Helen Hunter; address by Mrs.
Thos E. Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
Magnet Lifts Six Tons.

Electromagnetic are used much in connec-
ton with cranes and other conveyors for
lifting heavy pieces of iron and steel. In
Belgium magnets are used to lift tons of
hot metal in foundries and rolling mills.
The power Of the electro-magnet is regu-
lated by the switch controlling the current.
The magnet is lowered to the object needed
with the current turned off. When the
switch is closed the magnet. becoming ac-
tive, holds the articles to be lifted while
they are raised and transported to their
destination. When they are lowered the
switch is opened and the magnet imme-
diately releases them. AS the operator of
the crane controls the action of the mag
net through the switch, this one man can
attend to all the details of transferring
heavy metal objects No assistant IS needed
to attach them to the conveyor or to release
them when they reach their destination.
Another use to which the electro-magnet
is put is in breaking old castings SO that
they may be melted and utilized. To- ac-
complish this the magnet Is made to lift
and drop a steel ball Weighing from one to
six tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
COUNTERFEIT COINS.
How They Are Made and How They
Can Be Detected

From Dickerman's U. S. Counterfeit Detector.
The most dangerous counterfeits are
struck from die and are usually limitations
of gold coins. Molds Of various kinds are
extensively used, but counterfeits so made
are inferior to those made with a die
The die-made counterfeit has a fine APP
pearance. lettering and milling being sharp
and clear and the ring usually good, in
some instances almost perfect facsimiles of
genuine. They are usually trfie short
weight however, and the edges or reedng
not so sharp and clear as in genuine Many
of these coins are full weight
In counterfeits made from a mold letter
ing, milling and reeding usually poor,
weight very defective the coins lack the
sharp and clear-cut appearance of genuine
coin. Most counterfeit silver coins in circu-
lation are made from molds, as 1t is an mex
pensive form of counterfeiting. Some fair
specimens have been produced in this way,
but usually they much lighter than the
genuine, and If of required weight differ in
diameter or thickness.
Various metals are used by counter
feiters, principally platinum silver, copper,
brass, anthony, aluminium, zinc, type
metal lead and their numerous compost
lions.
Among the most dangerous counterfeits
of gold coin are those of a composition of
gold, silver and copper. They a low
grade gold, and the acid test shows they
lack the fineness of standard gold used by
the Dulleu states IHlHl, winch is JpD me, or
21.19 carats. These counterfeits average
from 400 to 500 fine. Platinum counterfets
are dangerous. as the metal used gives re-
quired weight and they are heavily gold
plated. When they have been in circulation
for time the plating wears off, especially
on the edges.
The most dangerous counterfeit of silver
coin is made of composition of anthony
and lead, the former metal predominating.
These counterfeits are of the dollar have a
fine appearance, are heavily silver plated
with fair ring; some are only slightly below
the standard weight.
Some pieces among the smaller coins are
made of brass. struck from die. and when
heavily plated are fair limitations. They
lack required weight. except in a few in
stances. Counterfeits of type metal, lead
and other compositions are much lighter
than genuine; those having required weight
are much too thick.
Genuine coins of all kinds. for the sake
of gain, are tempered with in various ways.
These operations are confined almost ex-
clusively to gold coins, which are sweated,
plugged and filled.
Sweating is removing a portion OF the
gold from surface of coin. The process
does not interfere with the ring, and as por-
ton removed is generally slight the coin
is left with very fair appearance, weight
only being defective The principal meth
DDS of sweating are the acid bath, filing the
edges or reeding, the operator finding a
profit in the small quantities of gold re-
moved from numerous pieces. The average
reduction in value of coins subjected to
these processes is from one-twentieth to
one-tenth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
Death of Mate W. G.. Smith.

Mate William Gustavus Smith, United
States navy, retired, died at Annapolis,
Md, yesterday of heart failure. The. late
Mate Smith was born in Germany and ap-
pointed a mate in the navy from New York
on May g. 1868, serving through the civil
war and being discharged December p,
1865. He was reappointed a mate in the
regular service October 8, 1866 was trans
ferred to the retired list May Is, 1897, since
which date he has performed no active
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

The Sirius. the first steamer to cross the
Atlantic, was 17S feet long. and her ton
mage 400.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
First published in Daily Leader Dec.
27, 1906l
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
AND Bull DERS

Notice is hereby given that the
board of county commissioners of t.o-
gan county Oklahoma, will receive
until 10 oylock a. m, On the 1st day
Of February, 1907, sealed proposals
from any person or persons desiring
to build a court house in Logan coun-
ty, Oklahoma, on the ten, fifteen and
twenty yearly rental plan on the site
four lots of which, to-wit, lots 8, 10,
IL and ~ in block 81. East Guthrie
now owned by the county of Logan,
and on lots 6, z and s, in block 81, to
be purchased by the contractor, at a
price not to exceed SG.00000, and for
the furnishing of al material and per
forming OF all labor for the erection
and completion of said court house in
Guthrie, Logan county, Oklahoma, ac.
cordiug to the plans and speciiica-
tions prepared by r. III. Weathers &
Company OF Kansas City. Mo; which
plans and specifications are now in
file at the office on the county clerk OF
Logan county, Oklahoma, at Guthrie,
and also at the offices of the above
named architects IN Kansas City, Mo
Said court house Is to be built on
the rental plan under the provisions
OF the laws of Oklahoma % 1897, Sec
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24

land family. His cousin war llufn8
Choato, the famous statesman aud
lawyer amt the professional rival of
Daniel Webster Joseph VI ChOato
graduated from Harvard and was ad.
mitted to tine bar OF Massachu etis.
But the following year ne removed
no tiiis city 20 engage IN the urac.
tico of law. Mr. Choatcs political ga.
reer practically began In 1856, when
he took The stump for Fremont Since
then ho has been known as am ardent
republi an though he has meyer
so 8ht nor held amy high public Office
with The exception al the post az
the Court of S. James
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24

tion ?. Article s. Chapter 80, as fol-
lows:
The court fund shall be used only
for the payment of witnesses, jurors,
stenographers, bailiffs, janitors, for
the district court room, and the fees
Of the justices of the peace, probate
judges, Lstables, and clerks of the
district court, and in addition in
counties which have heretofore. or
may hereafter construct court houses
or jails to be paid for by an annual
rental, such rental shall be a proper
charge against the court fund. and an
additional levy, not exceeding three
CD mills, may be levied for that pur-
pose"
The court house building now stand
ing on the property Of the county, to
be torn down by the contractor ana
all available material in said old court
house to be used in said new building
All bids are to be made on propo-
sal blanks furnished by the archi-
tect, which may be obtained from the
county clerk of Logan county, Okla
homa, and such bid shall be sealed
and delivered to the county clerk OF
the county of Logan, Oklahoma, at hs
office in the city of Guthrie on or be-
fore the time above set forth, and
shall be marked Bids for the Erec-
tion and Completion of the New Court
House for Logan county, oklahoma"
These bids will be opened by the
county commissioners of Logan coun-
ty, at o'clock p. m. on the 1st day
of February, 1907 and the award ot
un m oil
will be rejected.
Said building TO be paid for in semi
annually installments as rent in ten
(10), fifteen 15) or twenty (2O)
years. according TO the proposition
which such board may accept First
payment to be made when building rs
completed and accepted by the board
of county commissioners or Logan
county. Oklahoma.
All bids must be for the erection OF
the building according TO the adopted
plans and specifications within the
time required, and subject to such
penalties as may be agreed on for
failure TO perform all such require
ments, and shall specifically state the
amount of rent to be paid somi-an-
nually in advance by Logan county
under their ten Q0), fifteen 15) or
twenty GOD year plan. Said building
to be the property OF Logan county
when all such payments are made.
Said rent to bo PAID IN warrants on
the court fund.
A certified check, equal 10 per
cent. of the total amount of the bid,
made payable to the chairman of the
board Of county commissioners of Lo-
gan county, Oklahoma, must accom-
pany each bid before it will be CON
sidered. This check TO be forfeited
10 the county of Logan should the con
tract be awarded to the bidder and he
fail, within thirty (30) days after be-
ing notified of this award, 20 execute
satisfactory contract and furnish
an acceptable bond TO Insure the faith
ful and complete performance Of the
contract fhe contractor viii be re
quired To complete the building with
in 2l2 working days from the date OF
the letting of the contract
The right Is reserved by tho com
missioners to reject any and all bids
Iiy order Of the Board of county
commissioners of Logan county, Okla
homa
JOHN -. FAVORs.
Chairman OF the Board of County
Commissioners, Logan County.
Attest: NJ l3 TRAP,
Clerk OF Logan County, Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
Cured Of Luna Trouble.

1T Is now eleven years since ] had
narrow escape from consumption. 4"
writes c. O. Floyd, a leading business
man Of Kershaw. S G. IL had run
down In weight to 1876 pounds, and
coughing was constant both by day
and by night Finally I began taking
Or, Kings New Discovery and CON
tinued this for about six months, when
my cough and lung trouble were en-
,irely gone and was restored 20 my
normal weight, 100 pounds. Thous-
ands of persons are healed every year
Guaranteed at all drug stores soc
and 800. Trial bottle free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
OREGON FOR ooop ROADS.

Salem. Ore. Jan. 24.-This city D.
full OF visitors today, come 10 at-
tend the convention under the a-.s-
piccs Of the Coed Roads assoc alton
Of Oregon. Many Of tho visitors are
farmers but the city and town people
are well represented. McDbaes Of
he legislature are taNng an active
interest IN the convention. which viii
be in session two days. lr addition
TO President Scott and oiac leading
members Of the association ihe sched-
-led speakers include GCyC 10r Cham
berlain, Samuel Hill. OF Seattle. aud
Samuel G. Lancaster + neycnment
good roads expert frol Ni ishlnglon,
y. G.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
PRAISE FOR MORGAN AND PErus
An Assoclnted Press.l

Montgomery. Ala. jan "a Edmund
W. Pettus and John r. Morgan. the
two Oldest members OF the United
States senate were reelected today
by the unanimcls vote of the Alabama
legislature, coupled with words OF
hearty praise of the lives and ser
vices Of the two aged senatoss. Sen
ator Pettuss services in the senate
has been comparatively brief as he
was first elected I'M 1897 On the
other hand he has the distin tion Of
being the oldest member Of that body
in point of years He was born in
1912 and will be eiehty-six years old
i'm July.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24

Food don't dIgest7 because the
stomach lacks some one of the essen.
tial digestants or the digestive juices
II Is this undlgested food that causes
sourness and painful Indigestion.
Kodol for Indigestion should be used
for relief. Kodol Is a solution of yege-
table acids II digests what you eat.
and corrects the Deficiencies OF the
digestion. Godol conforms to the Ma
digestion. Kodol conforms to the Ma
by c. r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
JOSEPH H. cHoATs Is rs.


New York Jan. o. Joseph H.
Choate late American ambassador 20
Great Britain Yas seventynye years
old today, and during the greater
part OF the day he was Kept busy ae-
knOwledging the congratulations That
poured In upon him In countless mum.
beF New York Is justly proud Of Mr.
ChOate and claims him among her
distinguished sons. though. as a mat
ter OF fact, the foremost 5.vycr Of
the day Is son Of Massachusetts,
II was IN Salem. the city OF wiseh>e 9,
that Mr.. Choate first saw The light
of day on January "a, 1892 ne came
og 9 most distinguished New Eng.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24

corporate existence Of the Wheeler g.
Wilson Manufacturing company. one
OF the Oldest and best manufacturing
concerns in Ameria a. was formally
terminated today by a vote OF the di-
roctors. In future the big sewing ma
chine f.ctory founded by the late Ma
thanid Wheeler, and which grew
from insignificant proportions to be-
come a plant employing more than
two thousand operativeo will be legal
ly designated as the Singer Manufac-
turing compsny plant. This action
is the resclt OF the absorption OF the
Wheeler & Wilson company year
ago by the Singer Man lfacturng
company of New Jersey The last
named company In addition TO the
factory here has exten i've plants in
Elizabeth, n. j., South Bend. Ind,
Montreal, Glasgow, Hamburg and
Moscow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24

Nearly every person who Is sub
feet 10 attacks from the stomach suf
fers from a morbid dread of a dietetic
treatment for relief. that is three
fourths starvation, and one-fourth
toast and milk On the other hand
you can eat as you please and dige
the food by the aid OF a good digesr
ant, thus giving the tired stomach
equally as much. rest Eat what you
please and take a little Kodol For In
digestion after your meals. II digests
what you eat. Cold by c. X. Rcnfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
ELKINs-Fox WEDDING.
Cpy Associated Pross.l

CRy Associated Prossl
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 24.-Two of
Philadelphia wealthiost and most
prominent h ilies were united in the
wedding today of George W. Elkins,
Jr,, and Miss Natalie c. Fox, daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs Caleb H. Fox of
Ogontz The ceremony was per
formed IA ST. Parrs Protestant Epi
copal church Of Cheltenham, Ia the
presence of large AID fashionable
ussemblage of society folk The we'd
ding was followed by a large reccp
tion AT "Bethellyn," the home of the
brides parents al OgOntz.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
The Riant Name.

Mr.. August Sherpe, the popular
oversoer Of the poor. at Fort Madison.
Ia, says: Or Kings New Life pills
are rightly named; they act more
agioeably, do more good and make
one feel better than any other laxa-
tive" Guaranteed to cure biliousness
and constipation. 25c at all drug
stores
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
MEETING OF TRACTION MEN,
nv ASS ciated pressJ

indianapolis. Ind. Jan "a ~ rhe
Central Electric Railway association,
the membership of which embraces
the traction magnates II Indiana and
Ohio held its annual meeting at the
Ciaypool hotel IN this city today.
Among the subjects discussed We're
car lighting, the handling of claims
and accidents. the cost of power for
rental purposes. and the model car
for long travel. The meeting con
cludes tonight with a banquet for
which elaborate arrangements have
been completed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-24
RAILWAY ENGINEERS.
(By Associated Pressl

Montreal, Que, Jan. 2i.-Chieis Of
the engineering departments of
many OF the leading railroads of the
United States and Canada gathered
i'm this city today 10 attend meet
ing of the board of directors of the
American Railway Engineering and
Maintenance Of Way association The
princiral msine S of the meeting was
the arrangement of 2 program for the
annu9l meeting of the association,
which viii be held IN Chicago in
March.