Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-01
PARCELS POST
LAW is LIKELY
Chairman Weeks Fayors Do
ing Something This Year.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington, Dec. L. Especial. -
tee On postotiices Is in favor OF doing
something for a parcels post during the
coming session. That means business.
Parcels post in some form is surely
coming" he said, land it is my hope
to have a beginning made this session,
probably all experimental service on a
number OF rural routes. | am In favor
OF reducing the rate to ia cents per
pound and increasing the size of the
packages that may be handled. | am
inclined to think something Of the kind
will be put through this winter. La
that case there will not be much tine
for other postal legislation"
Weeks would like to take up the
postal reorganization bill at this SEES
sion, but thinks the time is too short
to consider such AN important meas
ure.
Ii the parcels post should have a be-
ginning under the direction of Weeks
1t would prove that things are not al
ways what they seem. 1t was asserted
"aS ApBOAaASb IMAM AAiah
OF tbs postoriee committee that his Sc
lection was tor the purpose OF prevent
ing postaD Savings bank and parcels
post legislation. The postal savings
papk Is here, aud Weeks indicates thai
= the parcels post Is near.
DesertIons From the Army.
There never will be a time In years
Of peace when assertions from the ar
my wall not be quite prevalent. Just
now nlen are buying their way out,
about 5000 having taken advantage
of the opportunity to do SO last year.
Men will desert from the army or get
out in some way as long as they are
compelled to be the servants Il me
malls of officers.
You can't make American men, espe-
cially men who enlist for military serv-
Ice, humiliate themselves to the extent
OF becoming laekeys for anybody. If
the enlisted men are made to perform
other than military duty, such as gar
dening, care of a stable and similar
work around officers quarters, IL may
be expected that they will desert at
the first opportunity.
Center of Population.
Wnen the count of the people began
this year the general impression was
thar the center of population, which
has been travelling westward steadily,
would take quite a jump not only
west, but south.
Director Durand Expresses the opin-
Icf, fhat 4haFaa1,tnr ~ yNnYnIa+;nr1 x-tlt
move very little il at all this year be-
cause Of the growth of eastern cities
and more particularly the great in
crease OF the state of New York. The
Pacific coast. Texas and Oklahoma are
western regions showing a large in
crease In population, but other sec
tons have also increased, which makes
II Improbable that the center OF popu-
lation has moved to any extent.
After the last census it was located
IN the western part Of Indiana.
Taft and Tawney Differ.
Congressman Tawney sacrificed his
seat i'll congress because he differed
with President Roosevelt. Now he is
likely TO sacrifice his chances of a good
federal appointment because he differs
with President Taft about fortIfying
the Panama canal. Taft wants 1t for,
titled; Iawney says 1t is Unnecessary
1t viii cost S2o,o00,oO DOC to fortify
the canal remarked a man at the cap
itoL. III Tawney can convince members
of congress that 1t will mean taking
that much from public buildings and
rivers and harbors he can win"
AT the same time it Is a good guess
that the president will have his wax
and provision will be made for ana
Notifications.
The Yearly War Scare.
AS usua when congress Is about TO
assemble II appropriations are due
the scare about the insutficiency of the
army Is brought out Il paraded.
General Wood started 1t with a blast
which showed the alarm Of the chief
of stad and all the men In the war de
partment. Chairman Hull of the house
committee OF military affairs followed
With an Endorsement of Woods posi-.
ton, which means that so far as he
can do anything the committee on mill
tary affairs will not consent to any re-
Gletion OF the army.
We always have a war scare about
this time for the purpose of ~insuring
liberal army and navy appropriations.
Financial Legislation Goes Over.
at will be impossible for the none
tary commission to make a report Mt
the short session OF congress-" said
Senator Burrows, one of It's members.
"We have collected a vast amount of
attenuation. but have not yet digested
it Besides, we must visit many cities
throughout the country and see What
the business men and bankers want.
The people of the country are interest
ed IN this matter, and they must be
consulted"
An of which means that financial
legislation Is in the dim and distant
future.
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