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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
Material Reduction Noted in
Cost of Foreign and Do
nestle Transportation.
AUTHORITY Is REQUESTED
TO ADJUST RAIL RATES
Second Assistant Postmaster
General Recommends Other
improvements.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Conditions
of railway and ocenr mail service are
discussed fully in the annual report of
Joseph Stewart. second assistant post
master general, submitted today TO
Postmaster General Hitchcock. a con-
siderable saving was effected during
the year by the bureau of the second
assistant, which is charged with the
authorization and direction of the trans
portaton of both domestic and foreign
mails. The aggregate cost Of the trans
portation of domestic mails during the
year was SSl.709, ,433 6S; while the cost
Of foreign mails was SIS, 2,3o2.46. Not
withstanding the increased amount of
mail handled, the percentage of increase
i'm the cost was only l.l5 per cent,
During the year 1915 mail routes were
in operation. covering distance OF
220,130 miles The distance Travelled
by the mail Of the United States was
jo6.92S. 09.55 miles. The amount of
money necessary for railroad transpor-
tatiou for the fiscal year ending June
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24

30 1912. is S4S,9S3, 900, being SO per
cent more than the appropriation for
the current fiscal year.
Department Reports Saving.
In every instance possible tho policy
of equalizing the rate Of pay for the
transportation of mail by railroad routes
on the basis of lowest cost, has been
followed. The department has saved
2,2f4 Ass by the operation of the new
method Of adjusting pay, 10 and includ-
ing the present fiscal year Sixteen
railroad companies have filed suit
against the United States attacking the
validity of the order OF the postmaster
general in rcadiusting the rate of pay.
Particular diligence has been manifested
by the department in it's inquiry into
tho cost TO railroad companies of carry
ing the mail
To Improve Sea Service.
The need for improved ocean mail
service again is called to the attention
of the congress. The passage of au act
to authorize the postmaster general to
pay for ocean mail service in vessels
of the second class on routes to South
America, the Philippines, Japan. China
and Australasia at, a rate per mile not
exceeding tho rate applicable TO vessels
of the first class, as provided in the
act of March 3, 1891. will, it is believed,
enable the department to secure con
tract service TO these parts of the world.
During the year there were 446 rail
road accidents, in which postal clerks
were either killed or injured, or IN
which mail matter was lost or damaged;
Twenty clerks. four substitutes and
three mail weighers were killed, ninety
eight seriously and 61i slightly injured,
The year was more disastrous IN the
number of clerks killed on the rail
roads than any in the history Of the
service.
Among the recommendations made by
Mr. Stewart are the following:
recommendations Are Made.
That the department be enabled TO
readm the compensation for the trans"
portation Of mail on railroad routes
during the four years term.
That the postmaster general be au-
thorlzed to pny for the services of yes
sells of the second class In carrying the
mails TO various ports In South America
and the Far East.
That salaries of supervisory officers
of the railway mail service be increased.
That authority OF law be given for
granting further leave during periods of
disability. not exceeding twelve addi-
tional months, with pay at 90 per cent
of his regular salary, to a railway pos
tai clerk who is so seriously injured as
not TO be able to resume duty at the
expiration of twelve months.
That thirty DAYS annual leave OF
absence be granted to railway postal
clerks
That provision be made for the re-
tiremcnt of incapacitatcd or superan'
nuated railway postal clerks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
DECLARES LEPR0SY NOT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

PASSAIC ". j., Dec. 23.-Mark Lee.
a Chinese leper, who has been confined
for some time at the tuberculosis hos
pital here will be set free this week by
the board of health and allowed to re
turn to his laundry business.
No one seems 10 think Lee ought u
be segregated. although he is a leper.
City Sanitarian Elliott Hansen has ad
vised the health board that In his opin-
ion leprosy is not communicable In this
climate. The widespread prejudice against
persons suffering from this disease. he
SAYS is nothing more than superstition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
Via. D. & r. G. R. R.

One single fare for tho round trip be-
tween any two stations in Utah. Mini
mum fare % cents. Tickets on sale
Dec, 90. "a. 25. 26, 81, Jan. l, 9, good
until Jan. 9th returning. Also one sim
In Utah to Salt Lake. Dec. 27, IS. 90. so.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
Roosevelt VIII Sneak.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-The Periodical
Publishers Association OF America will
hold its annual dinner al the Waldorf
Astoria hotel on the evening OF January
s. Former President Roosevelt VIII be
the guest OF honor and will make the
principal speech. This viii be Col Roose =
vnlts first public utterance In New York
since the election. Champ Clark. promi-
nently mentioned as the next speaker OF
the house OF representatives. Bishop
Charles ID, Williams OF Detroit. and Fran
els ]. Heney OF San Francisco will also
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
WHAT IS BEST FOR
BABY'S TENDER Skin

Because OF its delicate, sanative. cmol
l!snt properties united with the purest OF
cleansing ingredients and most refresh
ing of flower odors Cuticura soap is the
mothers favorite for preserving and pro-
and children. In the treatment OF dis
trcssing. disfguring eruptions. from in
fancy to age. no other method IS so
pure so sweet so speedily effective, as
warm baths with Cuticura soap and
gentle applica ,ions Of Cuticura ointment
so other costs so little and does so
much
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
Coasting Accident Fatal

PITTSBURG. Dc. 25.-Mrs. Louis Pat
terson vas so seriously injured that she
died, and her husband. Louis Patterson
was badly hurt when the sled on which
they were co6eting down Jenny Lind
street in McKeesport swerved into tho
curb
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS
Via Oregon Short Line.

Low excursion rates between all sta
tions on it's line on Dec. %, "a, 25, 26
81. Jan. l, 2. Return limit January 9.
CITY TICKET OFFICE,
156 Main ST.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24

30, 1912. is S4S,9s3, 900, being SO per
cent more than the appropriation for
the current fiscal year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS

Low excursion rates via The Salt
Lake Route. between all stations in
Utah. Tickets on sale December %,
"a, 25, 90, 81, January / and 2. Good
returning January 8, 1911,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
DIR. T. VIM. Stevenson

is located at The New Windsor Hotel
Rooms 226-22S. Office hours to )
p. NJ. Bell, main 1046; Ind. 42O.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24

You will meet your friends at the
Rathskeller Xmas eve, under Walker
Bros bank, Second South and Main.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
Picture Sale.

% per cent off On all framed pic
lures and art calendars. George w
Ebert & Co.. Al Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

<tI AIR can be killed by Kindness -
paraphrased the April Grand
mother as she watched her young
est girl descendant, who was vigorously
welding a toilet brush. at is one thing
to observe that good old fashioned rule
anent regularly brushing the locks, and
quite another thing to ignorantly be the
means of tearing out those locks. Yet
that is precisely what is frequently ac-
complished with the aid of a heavy brush,
which, if equipped with coarse, stiff
bristles, literally rakes innumerable hairs
from the scalp every time it is used.
Nearly every young girl imagines that
in order to restore order to her tangled
and usually very thick locks the brush is
a primary essential. On the contrary, it
is not a really necessary utensil, and in
any event should be employed only just
before the locks are in condition to be
braided or coiled. The easiest way to
straighten tangled locks is to gradually
work the fingers through them from the
scalp to the ends, so that when the comb
is used it need not encounter obstacles in
the form of matted wads of hair. After
the tresses are in good order they may be
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

each one a few degrees cooler than its pre-
decessor. Methods of drying depend
wholly upon the color of the hair. While
a golden or Titan blonde should allow
the sunshine to do her work, girls who
wish to prevent their brown or black locks
from taking on a faded, rusty or streaked
should carefully avoid the sun
shine and have their hair famed dry.
while a well bred girl would not
dream of putting her hands upon her halr
when in the presence of other people, she
should form a habit of massaging her
scalp whenever she is alone in her own
room. Massage not only>'arouses elrcula-
ton of the blood below the scalp, but
helps to ventilate the hair and to free II
from particles of dust.
"A method of treating the hair which,
like nearly every good plan, is exceeding
ly simple, is to cleanse the scalp each
night with witch hazel, massaging it into
the cuticle with the finger tips. If this
lotion has the effect of making naturally
dry hair too fully it may be moistened
with a few drops of sweet oil rubbed into
the roots. But do not experiment with
the hair in the hope of improving its tex
ture, length or color" warned the April
Grandmother, laying her lips lightly
upon the crown of her little granddaugh-
ter's pretty head. Mature gave you pre-
cisely the sort of locks which most be-
come you, ana if you keep them clean
and smooth she will cheerfully do the rest
of the work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

E the size of the room will possibly
permit there may be comfortable sofa
or diyan in a girls boudoir. If there is
a lounge conveniently near there will be
far more likelihood of a girl taking the
hours rest or nap which she really re-
ouires each day than if resting literally
means going to bed to lie down. If there
is only space for it couch can be real
economizer of room, for in box lounge
can be kept
waists, thus leaving extra space IN the
hanging closet.
A box lounge can be made to order of
small dimensions to fit in special corner
for very little more than the price of q
regulation sized divan. Even very mar
row, quite short couch will delight the
soul of any ordinary girl who has had
hitherto to do her studying and reading
in stiff, high back chair and has gone
without relaxation throughout the day
in preference TO sitting or lying down
upon her bed, with its pretty dimity
cover so easily mussed and soiled, yet
such a bother to remove.
A cot bedstead disguised with a cover
of pretty chintz makes a most comfort
able lounge, and underneath it may be
kept one of the new wicker boxes on
rollers which hold so much and are so
easily moved in and out. Any girl can
either upholster or made a slip cover of
chintz, 50 that apart from the actual cost
of the material the cover need be no
added expense.
But the glory of lounge is its pill
lows, and of these there can never be too
many. If the cover is of chintz all the
cushions may be covered with the same
material, with the exception of one lin
gerie pillow for the head. Variety, how
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

textures are put on the market at prices
irresistibly tempting. Among the light
weight cloths the cashmeres and the
thinner fabrics such as voile de sole and
crystalline, are now to be had at prices
which it seems almost wrong not to take
advantage Of All these materials can be
made up at this out of season time so
reasonably that the small daughter can
be fitted out for the spring at half the
trouble and expense necessary If another
month is wasted.
On Saturdays and other holidays the
girl who is to come out" in a year or
two has already her luncheons. theatre
parties and card parties to attend. and
for these occasions light pale gray voile
de sole or any light silk is just correct.
At present it must be worn under a fur
wrap or ulster. but il made up now the
gown will also serve for the weddings and
other festivities of the spring. when
cloak will be unnecessary. and a pretty
flower laden straw hat will complete the
gown as a charming costume for warm
weather.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

lT- HE first trip to Europe! No expert
ence in after life will ever compare
to the delight of it. When the idea
is first suggested as possibility the ex-
citement commences, nor does it abate an
iota until long after the return, when all
the varied bits of marvellous, of amusing,
of soul thrilling experiences have been re-
lated for the hundredth time. 1t Is SO
much easier to go abroad nowadays than
formerly, when travel was so slow and
the ocean trip such an ominous undertak-
ing, that the average girl gets many trip
to Europe even before her school days are
over-but still even the much travelled
miss of to-day can look back with JOY to
the first trip taken with real understand
ing of the rare privilege being enjoyed In
viewing the many historic and beautiful
places of the old world
A girl just leaving school or college will
undoubtedly derive a keener enjoyment
from a foreign trip than at any other time
in her life. Her mind is then filed with
the stories of great men and great events,
with visions of beautiful buildings and
world famous paintings, and she then
knows intimately the history of the ma
tions and the history of art in all its
branches, so that travel to her means pure
delight at every turn.
But for the first trip abroad there
should be other preparation besides the
actual school study. Nowadays, when
European trip is undertaken almost as
casually as journey to any summer re-
sort, the route is more apt to be confined
to some one or two countries, which are
to be seen thoroughly and at leisure, in
stead of hurrying through some five or six
countries in the space of two or three
months and obtaining but scant and
somewhat confused impression of them
all. The present way of spending only
two or three months at most on a trip
is infinitely more satisfactory than when
all Europe had to be crowded into the one
trip, even though four, six or even twelve
months were given over to sight seeing.
Unfortunately, little sight seeing goes a
long way, and the more slowly and rest
fully a trip can be taken the greater the
pleasure that will be derived from it.
If then a definite trip through one or
two countries can be planned well in adj
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

separated into small sections and
smoothed by light strokes with fine, soft
brush, which should be used solely with
the idea of imparting lustre to the hair
rather than to free it from dust or dam
druf. And unless such brushes are daily
freed from {, sprinkled with ammonia,
then thoroughly summed and dried, they
will become the most unsanitary of all
toilet articles" announced the April
Grandmother in solemn tones. "Brstles
afford an deal anchorage for all manner
of germs, including one which is supposed
to be responsible for that dreadful malady
badness.
'As dust is foe which threatens the
hair of every girl who lives in a large
town, do not be afraid of using plenty of
soft water upon the locks, which cannot
be kept clean, and consequently in a
healthy condition, unless washed at least
twice each month. But as the quality of
hair differs so radically the right sort of
shampoo for each individual can only be
determined by consulting specialist.
For some locks the dry method of cleans
ing is best, especially if their owner takes
cold easily. With wet shampoo a great
many people prefer to use the white of
eggs as a cleanser, and quite as many
others consider that there is nothing to
equal CASTLE or tar soap in hot rainwater
followed by several tepid rinsing waters,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

g OR a young girl who wants to en-
III tertain her friends in an informal way
on a winter evening nothing is more
satisfactory and delightful than freside
"fagot party" An open wood fire Is in
itself particularly attractive, and in these
days of steam heat, even in many private
houses, wood fire is rare enough to seem
quite a treat. When a party of jolly
young people is seated around cracking
fire, bent on having fun, it Is pretty safe
to assume that plenty of fun will be forth
coming.
But to have successful party, no mat
| ter how informal 1t may be, hostess
must have plan of her own as to how 1t
is to be conducted and must make her
preparations beforehand. There are sew
eral ways of managing bright and enter
tanning fireside party, but the most at
| tractive of all Is a "fagot party" Tho
first requisite for this entertainment is
large quantity of small sticks, or fagots.
The prospective hostess should get few
friends to go with her into the woods
some day with baskets or boxes and col
lect the sticks. If she lives in the city she
can probably find some woods near enough
to reach them by trolley car or a short
train ride, and the trip out into the coun-
try will be fun in itself. The number Of
of people who are to be at the party, but
it is best to have generous supply.
When the fagots are brought home they
must be broken into pieces somewhere
near the same length and then tied up in
bundles. There must be bundle fol
each person, and some extra ones are
often useful. If there are to be both girls
and young men at the party it is pretty
and effective scheme to tie the bundles
with different colored ribbons, two being
tied with each color, and then the guests
match ribbons when they receive their
sticks of wood, and each pair sit together
in the group around the fire.
The way the sticks are used and the
whole plan of the party is in this wise =
One guest unties his or her bundle and
throws one stick on the fire, at the same
time beginning to tell story. When the
first stick has burned away another must
be thrown on the fire, and so on until the
sticks are all burned, the same person
keeping the story going as long as his
sticks last When the last fagot has gone
on the fire the next guest must unite his
bundle and be ready to take up the story
in his turn. And so it goes on until all
those bundles of fagots have gone up in
smoke and every one in the group has had
an opportunity to show his or her skill in
story telling.
OF course the hostess can choose
whether she would rather have a number
of short stories or one long one, but there
is generally more fun made by continuing
one story through the whole group of
people and making one extricate the char
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20
IFireside Parties for Young Girls

acters from an involved situation created
by some one else. There is another ques-
tion of choice in whether the story telling
is done in the order in which the guests
lsit or by attaching numbers to the rib
bons tying the fagots, And il the hostess
wishes to give a prize she can have vote
taken at the end to decide who has told
the most interesting part of the story and
so won the prize. To make the effect
quite complete it is well to have the prize
for party of this kind something that is
appropriate to the occasion, such as
book or some pretty picture of a fireside
scene.
Another amusing way to entertain a
ireside party of young people is with one
variety of the gossip game" There are
several ways of playing this game. the
most amusing of which is done in this
way The person at one end of the group
whispers (not very distinctly to the next
one some statement. Then the second one
whispers to her next neighbor something
else. When every one along the line has
had a turn at listening to some little story
and at telling one herself, the first listener
tells what she heard. and her neighbor
who whispered it tells what he or she
really said. and the difference between
them is often very funny. This is carried
on down the line. or else the hostess calls
on one guest to tell what she heard and
then on the teller for the actual tale.
Next she calls on some one else in the
same way, jumping around the group un-
til all have again had their turn.
! If there is a prize various comparisons
can be made--as to whose little item OF
news was most interesting and who came
nearest to what she heard. The gossip
game" can also be played by starting
story at one end of the line and repeating
the same thing as it is heard until it
reaches the other end. Then every one
tells what she heard and what she said
In this case it must not be just a state
ment there must be little story, and
the telling of it aloud must be begun at
the reverse end of the line.
A third kind of freside party is made
up of ghost stories When the invita-
tions are sent each guest is told that he
OF Sne Inust coHe pIepdleu " IoA " 6hoSs
story. She may find good one in some
book and learn it so that she can tell it
in an interesting way or originate her
story or tell one she has heard. For the
telling of these stories there must be no
light in the room but that of the fire, and
the fire must be one of Pickering embers
just kept going by an occasional piece of
wood. The fantastic shadows made by
little Pickering flames help in the effect
of the stories. And the darkness is abso-
lutely necessary when ghosts are in ques-
ton. OF course the awarding of the prize
to the best story is obvious in this case,
but il might be well to have two prizes,
one for the best original story and one
for the best borrowed story.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

which can be so satisfactorily laundered.
The simple gowns Of the lightest weight
serge or cashmere are unquestionably
most attractive for the schoolroom, but
the white wash waists which are still
generally worn soil and muss too readily
to be smart. Silk is, of course, not very
appropriate, but, after all, the dark col
ored crepe de Chine wears extremely well
and With simple white collar and cuffs of
embroidered linen makes an extremely
pretty bodice for every day.
A great majority of the newest waists,
however, are Of foulard, the background
of the same color as the skirt with which
the waist is worn and the white figure
tightening the effect of the whole costume
These foulard waists were first worn last
spring, but their popularity did not COM
mence sufficiently early for their vogue 70
be in any way hampered. Certainly fou-
lard is delightful weight for separate
bodice, and as it is a material which wears
excellently and can be cleaned and even
washed frequently it is not extravagant
even for school waist.