The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-16


Washington, Jan. 1s,-Do peopls
really want their mail on Sundays and
holidays2
Tho postmaster general has i COM
munication from q big western busi-
ness house asking that all mail deliver
les be stopped IN Sundays and holi-
days. pointing out thai II peoplo
couldn't get mail they would not try
to do work which would better be post
poned, n all would get needed rest
recalls that he conducted, q year Or
two ago, an extensive correspondence
with people in his state, aalkhng II
they would favor a bill to prohibit
postof1ces opening on Sunday and
holidays. and ~forbidding all deliveries
Of mail on holidays and Sundays. Ho
found that the Overwhelmingly ma
1ority OF people who o the trouble
to reply-and many did so-were will
ing to be deprived OF their holiday
themselves to enlist support for tho
measure, and strong petitions Cor Il
were finally developed.
1t is reported that something Il .
national movement for this purpose, 10
in progress, and a communications
are coming to congressman asking
them to 1egislate to absolutely stop
postal activities On Sundays and hol-
idays.
The p~ostoface authorities are VIII
ing enough to yield, II 1t is the pub
lie wish; but there is strong argu-
ment against 1t, on the ground that
entire cessation of postal business
sundays Would cause congestion Of
moralize the service. In recent years
the immense growth of mail has over
taxed facilities in most Offices, and to
crowd more Of 1t into a single day
would be. 1t is explained. highly de-
moralfzing.
But h postal employees want tho
day, and people In general are ap-
parently willing. Legislation to give
1T is considered by no means improb-
able. The truth is that statesmen may
find many evidences Of disposition to
return to more rigid observance OF
the Sabbath, and this postal matter 10
only one manifestation.
POWDER TRUST is
UNDER FIRE AGAIN
Washington. Jan. 13.-The powder
trust is under fire again, and 1t stands
a good chance to be blown up this
time if Robert S. WaddelI, of Peoria,
who has been fighting 1t for years.
proves his latest charges.
In circulars to congress-, Waddell.
who Is head of an antitrust powder
concern, declares that the trusts meth
DDS of manufacture produce a smoke
less poWueF WnOSe deIeCtS nave really
been responsible for terrific accidents
on h NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., for
that on the Georgia. WaddeM Is urg-
ing congress to appropriate literally
to build powder plants for army INC
navy. and insists that the rust
whose head is Senator DuPont, of
Deiaware-doea not employ the most
modern. safe and eficaoious processes
DENTISTRY IN THE
BLUE GRASS STATE
Washington. Jan. 13.-John w. Yerkes.
OF Kentucky, former commissioners of ia
ternal revenue, tells a story concerning
dentistry in the Blue Grass state. A pa-
tient entered the denta: parlors of one OF
Mr.. Yerkes' friends in Louisville. The
mans eyes were bloodshot and he was
bearing several other marks of a condition
for which he could not be blamed constd-
er.ng he had a severe toothache.
It's awful, doctor, and / went 1t fixed
right away" he groaned. The dentist
made an examination, and then asked IL
cold water seemed to make 1t worse.
Gold water!" snorted the patient In the
deepest disgust. Cold water! How in
the h should I know,
FOR PROTECTION OF
HARBOR DEFENSES
Washington, jan. I3.-The Senate passed
a bill to protect the harbor defenses and
Notifications OF the United States from
malicious injury. Senator Frye explained
that the bill provides against violations
of naval orders given for the purpose OF
protecting harbor defenses and fortlaca-
tons in the same way that similar Of
lenses in the army are punished.
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