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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

property. but the papers have not been
filed as yet
Nothing is being done, we are told,
on the bridge abutments south of town
by Purtelle at present. The excavations
are ready for the concrete, but no con-
crete has been put in.
AT his railroad meeting in Jordan
township Wednesday night reports is
brought back here that there were
about thirty people at the meeting and
all but three signed a petition for an
election to vote a subsidy. However,
no subsidy election Will carry in Jor-
dam"
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odd FISH CAUGHT
BY EAST CH|CAGOAN
Three Foot Sea Park Landed
After Fisherman Has
Fight.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

East Chicago. Ind. June 19.-Steve
Pincsak proprietor of the SchlitZ sa-
loon at the corner of Railroad and Chi
cago avenues is to the fore with one
of the first fish stories of the season.
Unlike most REALTORS in this case being
a three foot specimen of what old fish
ermen declare to be a sea pike. A sea
pike is similar TO a gar fish but is gem
orally found in salt water.
Pinciak was fishing off the pier
across from ire Inland when he made
his remarkable catch. He helt the fur
ious tug at his line and to his amaze
ment drew forth this unusual speci-
men. Its snout is eight inches long
and its capacious mouth is filled with
the sharpest OF sharp teeth
Pinciak took his catch home and
placed it in the bath tub. This was on
Saturday. He still has the fish which
occasionally disports itself so violently
as to hurl itself out of the narrow con
fines of the tub, onto the bathroom
floor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

CROWN POINT.
1T. off S. side n y lot 3. Com
missioner's add. Emanuel Buer-
Ter to Jennie Muzzall. ..s 100
INDIANA HARBOR.
Lot 33, blk 10. End add. East Chi
cago Co. TO Frederick Cpisak
TOLLESTON
Lot 40. blk 4, Oak Park add Jen-
ME j. Roberts ct al. by sheriff,
to Ernest c. Simps on. 6Se.54
HAMMOND.
Lots 10 and II. blk l. rediv of
Hoffman's LIST add. Charles A.
Eidam to Jacob Hartman 1926
Lot AZ, Marbles sub blk 5. Towle
& Youngs add. Joseph w Dun
sing to Gostlin, Meyn & Co. 900
Lot II, e. w. Sohrs End add. Bar
bara NJ Estes to John K. voIk $50
S 16 23 TT. lot II and lots II and
IA. blk 3, II. W. Sohls 5th add,
William G.. Paxton to Frank c.
Morris ........ SOS
Lots 20 TO %. blk l. Highland add,
Lake Co. Saws. & Tr. Co. to Jo-
seph w. Dunsing ... 900
Lot IS, blk 1. Towle & Young's
Sd add, Lake Co. Saws. & TT
Co. to Augusta Kaiser.
w III IT. r 20 IT. lot s, blk 8,
resub Helberg's Oak Ridge add,
Carl E. Bauer to Clyde " Pc
ter1e
Lots As and as. blk l, South
Homewood add, Charles W.
kuss to Gertrude Newell $500
Lots As and 40, blk 4. East Lawn
add, Englehardt to Harry Potts $50
GARY.
Lot 16. blk II, Gary Land Co.'S
LIST add. Gary Land Co. to
James II. Carpenter .. 1o17
Lot Is, blk s, Mack Co.'S LIST add.
The Mack Co. ct al. to William
j. Fisher ... 300
Lots So and So, blk 3. Garfield
PIX sub, u. s. Land Co. to Vir-
ginia B. Hurley. .. ESQ
IyANHOE.
Lots l to -, bl ks. Boorse's 1st
add. William McMaster to Will
liam C. Caldwell
EAST CHICAGO.
Lot 33. blk %, Sw 29-s7-s, Frank
W. Clinton to Frank b. Pattee Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
CALUMET REGIONS NEW
STEEL MILL ON {. SIDE
Thirty Acre Tract Purchas
ed by Eastern Capital
lists for Big Factory.

The Calumet regions new iron and
steel mill which is to be located at
East Side in South Chicago is to have
a structural iron merchant and bloom
ing mill, and probably a universal
plate mill. according to reports that
are now current in.
The company which now has its
headquarters in the east, is said to
have bought a thirty acre site east OF
the Calumet river on One Hundred
street. on the north the site is bound
ed by the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
railroad, and o nthe south by the Chi
cago Ship Building company.
At first it was feared that the local
ing of the factory would necessItate
the closing up of One Hundred street
but this, it was found will not be
necessary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

of $500 an acre on this property. The
Lake county board of review is now
in session and will be compelled to
take cognizance of the jury's verdict in
this case. The state board of review
will also be compelled to sit up and
take notice.
Trial Long One.
The case has been on trial before
Special Judge Herbert S. Barr at
Crown Point The city of Whiting was
represented by City Attorney John e.
Westphal, Judge John H Gillett and
Frank Gavit and the Lake Shore Rail
road was represented by Attorney John
|B. Peterson. Crumpacker & Tinkham
and Attorney Hubbell of Goshen.
The Lake Shore railroad attempted
to defeat the plan of the city of Whit
ing to purchase this property by plac-
ing its value at a prohibftive figure.
Its claim that the property is worth
SEA. 900 an acre is ba sed on two argu-
ments. One Is that the Lake Shore
railroad must have a site for wharves
and docks for the interchange OF
freight from lake steamers to railway
trains The attorneys for the city OF
Whiting showed that it is a physical
impossibility to build such docks un-
less they were protected by an outer
harbor.
| Another claim is that the Lake Shore
railroad has built cross over tracks
across the Baltimore & Ohio and Elgiu
| Joliet and Eastern railroads which
make the land worth a vast sum.
Notable victory.
| The victory of the city of Whiting Il
a notable one and will mean that prac-
/ tioalIy all of the territory betwee-
Hammond and whiting will be devot.
ed to park purposes. It will make
possible a lake front park over a mills
long and one of the finest lake shore
drives in this locality.
| new trial has been asked in tht
case and when that is finally settled
and the appeal is disposed of. if tn
| railroad decides to appeal, the way vii
be paved for the condemnation of TIL
lie fillmore & Ohio frontage and tn
realization of tn edreams of Harmon,
and Whiting for a fine park.
One half of the frontage between
| Wolf river and the Indiana Harbo
canal VIII then be devoted to park pur
poses and the other half will be avail
liable for manufacturing purposes.
What the Lake county board of re
vie wwill do in the case of the revalu
alton of this frontage along the line
of the juries verdict will be a matte
OF general public interest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
COBB GETS 100TH HIT

Tyrus Cobb is the first major league
player to drive out one hundred hits
in the 1911 season. His century hit
came in the eighth inning of yester-
days farce in Detroit, a single off
Pitcher Olmstead. Not satisfied with
gaining this fame for the day, Ty went
out and boosted his total to 101 with
another safe one in the winning rally
in the ninth.
Cobb is setting a record this year
that has never been equaled since the
foul strike rule was established.
Including the five hits recorded yes
terday the Detroiter has the bulky av-
erage of .443. Last year he topped the
swatters with a .3S5 notch. He COM
piled 1876 hits, while Lajoie, with 227,
was the leading base hit manufacturer.
However, Ty bids fair to esclipse the
figure of the Frenchman this campaign.
More batting is not the only division
where this brilliant Tiger leads His
twenty doubles. twenty triples and
eight home runs make him the king of
the sluggers; his thirty steals put him
on top among the base pilferers, and
his record of ffty-nine runs in fifty
FIVE games has his opponents beaten by
a wide margin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19


east and there is-or was, rather
some nice timber between the house
and the road.
.'As this was the only timber along
the line and a bigger show could be
made here in the bluff Purtelle is put
ting up-at least nine-tenths of the
people here think it a bluff-he put
some men at work Monday and Tues
day cutting down this timber and NOV
ing the fence back.
Mr.. Brady says he did 500 damage
to the place, as he (Brady) has no
confidence whatever ever in either
Purtelle or his schemes. He says that
Purtelle's hiring two or three men and
jumping about from one place to an
other doing a little work, is not the
way railroads are built and he feels
that the whole thing is a bluff and
nothing more He proposed to get out
an injunction restraining the promoter
from doing any further damage to his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IN
DIANA, IN BANKRUPTCY IN THE,
MATTER OF LEO PUTZ, VOLUN-
TARY BANKRUPT. CAUSE NO. 1oe.
To the creditors of Leo Putt, bank
rupt. of Gary, Lake County, Indiana:
You, and each of you, are hereby no
titled that on the 18th day of June. A.
D. 1911, Leo Putz was duly adjudged a
bankrupt, and the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at the Federal
Building. Hammond, Indiana, at one
o'clock p. m, Friday, June 80, 1911, at
which time the creditors may attend
prove their claims, examine the bank
rupt, appoint a trustee and transact
such other business as may properly
come before such meeting.
To secure consideration all claims
must be properly endorsed on the outer
side thereof with the name of the
bankrupt, name and address of cred
itor, amount claimed and name and ad-
dress of counsel If any.
HARRY c. SHERIDAN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Frankfort, Indiana. June II, 1911.
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ADVERTISED MAIL.

AL West sibley street. ~
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PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter-Receipts, 1858 tubs; cream
cry. extra, 22c; price to retail dealers.
23hc; prints, 24hc; extra firsts, 21c;
firsts. ice: seconds. 1Sc; dairies, extra,
19c; frsts. lie; seconds, l5c: ladies', No.
/. Ice; aaoking, 15c.
Eggs-Receipts, 1896 cases; miscel-
laneous lots. cases included. II @11A c;
cases returned. 101a Ollie; ordinary
firsts. 12c: frsts. must Re As per cent
fresh, 13c; prime firsts. packed in new
whitewood cases ana must be 65 per
cent fresh, 14c; extra. specially packed
for city trade and must be so per cent
fresh. nc; No. 1 dirties. loo. checks. 7c
Potatoes Receipts. 81 cars; choice
to fancy. s1.ooa1.1o per blu.
New potatoes Receipts, 3 cars;
good to fancy. s215@2.25.
veal-5o to so lbs, 8 q &c: SIS to SIS lbs
ga loo; IS to 100 lbs, 1OG11c; s5 to
125 lbs. II Nc: heavy. sc.
Dressed beef-Ribs. No /, lie; No ]
loins, 1870; No l round. 1o1sc: No. ]
chuck SIC: No. 1 plate. 4hc.
Live poultry-Turkeys per ID. 12c;
spring turkeys. 12c: chickens. fowls
12kc; ROSTERS. Sc; broilers, 20@23c
ducks. 12c; geese. &c.
Beans Pea beans. hand picked
tHOiCSr $1-1oV zUus lar 10 ROOQ, Sl.co u
los; red kidney. s3.25Q365: brown
Swedish. s2oo92.65. iimas. California
per 100 lbs. $3.50.
Green vegetab les-Asparagus. 500
$50 per box; beets. $3.50 a 200 per box
cabbage, per crate. $2.5093.25; carrots
$1.o0 per box; cucumbers, 60 G65c pei
doz, caulifower. 5oc@s1.00 per box
celery, 25@75c per box; horserad
ish, 65c per doz stalks: eerpIant case
75c q $1.75; green onions, bunch. &c
green peas, s1.75G 200 per box: lettuce
head. tub, 400 soc; leaf. 5000 case
mushrooms, 15Q 3oc per doz; onions
$40 @ 200 per Gunner crate; parsley
| ACC per doz; peppers, crate. s1.00 a 80
| piepiant, S@10c bunch; radishes. 10e
! soc q 800; string beans. s2.00@4.00 pc
| hamper; spinach, 35 q 4oc per tub; swee
corn, per brl, S2.5o a 800; squash, crate
25 a 35c; tomatoes, 50@1.00 per crate
| turnips. $500 per 100.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

he had been imbibing so freely until
he was locked up, spending the night
at the police station.
He was arraigned before special
Judge Haagerson. acting in the absence
of Judge Barnett, who is attic nding the
national convention of the Modern
Woodmen of America at Buffalo. john
son was fined 81 and costs, amounting
to S11, which he paid. This was At
torney Haagersons first case and he
has Offices in the Hammond building
with Judge Barnett, where he is prac-
ticing law.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE FOR PURCHASE OF LIQUol

NOTICE FOR PURCHASE OF LIQUOR
LICENSE.
Notice is hereby given to the citizens
of the City of Hammond, of North
Township, Lake County and state of
Indiana. that the undersigned, August
Schuenke, Is a male inhabitant and
resident of the said City. Township,
County and State, and over the age of
twenty-one years; that he has resided
in the State of Indiana for more than
one year and in the City of Hammond.
in said County. Township and State, for
more than six months prior to the date
of this notice, and is a qualified voter
thereof
That he Is a man of good moral char
acter. citizen of the United States of
America; that he intends to purchase
the license of Albert Moehrling. grant
ed by the Board of County Commission
ers of Lake County and State of Indi-
ana. on the 9Th day of June, 1911, and
issued by Charles Johnson, auditor of
Lake County. on the 5th day of June,
1911, the same being a license to sell
spurious, vinous and malt liquors in
less quantity than quart at a time,
and permit the same to be drunk upon
the following described premises, to-
wit:
The front room on the ground floor
of the two-story business building, To-
Gated on lot 6, block 1. l.. f. Hohman's
second addition to the City of Ham
mond. and further known as No. ass
East State street. The bar room is "a
by 40 feet and faces north on State
street. public highway in the City of
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana Has
glass front, front and rear entrance and
all of the inside of said room can be
seen from said highway. Bar is on
the east side of the room. There are
six living rooms in the second story
| of said building.
Said undersigned will file with the
Board OF County Commissioners of
Lake County on the first Monday in
July. in the courthouse at Crown Point.
Indiana. written application for leave
| to purchase said license and to have
| the same transferred to him with all
the rights and privileges pertaining
thereto. The undersigned to continue to
| be the owner during the term of said
license and renewal thereof and until
such license be sold, assigned or trans
| ferred to another location.
| AUGUST SCHUENKE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

The followin letters remain I'M
called for in the Hammond postoffice
week ending June 10, 1911:
Kiril Alexevich, John Albrecht, Cur
Gu Benedetts. Mrs. Blass, Mrs. F. Nor
ton Biggs. r f. Barton, VIM. Buse
Mariana Cereanella, George Campbell
Harry Chojnioik. Thos. Casey, VIM. De
Verger, Mrs. aCtherine Finneran. Cas-
per G. Frivold. Aeley Fleming. L. L
Fuller. Mrs. Gold, Anthony Giecko
Mrs. Mary E. Cara, Mr.. Hutchins. Polde
Kodak. John Hornyak. Yone Koislany-
kie, Miss Marie Kupe1, S. Kilvansky
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Cattle-Good to prime beeves. 5000
$50; fair to good beeves s525 a s 90;
common to fair beeves. $4.7b6 5.25: in
ferior killers, $40064.75: fair to fancy
yearlings. s5.7oG $40: good to choice
cows. $4,000 $50; Gamer bulls, $500
3.35; common to good calves. $500
700; good to choice vealers, $7.25 as. so
Hogs-Good to prime heavy. s6.15 a
$50; mixed lot sand butchers. s6.17k a
e321 u; fair to saney light. s6.15 a 6.35;
roughs, pigs and stays. S2.50@6.4O.
Sheep-Fed western lambs, s625 a
700; native ewes, 1925 3.75; native
lambs, $1,000 $50, Colorado shorn
lambs. s6.0oG6.75; wool lambs Sc 50
06.75; spring lambs, $5.5o0T25.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
CASH GRAIN MARKET

Winter wheat by sample: No red,
Sc q a sSc; No. red, s5z @s7c, No. 2
hard. S7A @sshc; No hard, S5% a
SIC
Spring wheat by sample: No 1
northern. 94G 99c; No. northern, 90
csc; No. spring. ss9 93c.
Corn by sample: No. ., SAN @541kc;
No. white, 81 Il @54&c: No. yellow
81 a 54%e: No 8, 54@54Ac; No 3
white, 5495415c; No. 3 yellow, $40
81 nc: No A. 5011 Oslo.
Oats by sample: No. 2, 36Mc; No. :
white. Ss11 @3sAc; No. 3 white, asa
ss14c; No. white. 371s Q3SAc; stand.
ard, 3SA assoc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
MIXERS ARE
IMPOUNDED

Especial to THE TIMEs.)
East Chicago, June 19.-Six stray
cows were impounded by the police
last night on complaint sent in from
parties living in Beason street and
Hath street.
Four of the animals were captured
while grain gpeaeefully on Beacon
street lawns, while the remaining two
were rounded upon Father Lauer' S
lawn in front of the parochial resi-
dence. The officers who drove the ami
mails to the pound were Officers Clyde
Spencer Joe Barney and John German.
The last two were found to be the
property of John Dosca of 14Sth street,
out up to this morning the name of the
owner of the other cows had not been
ascertained
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
Deals With Gary Schools.

Keeping the Child in SchooP' is the
subject of lengthy and illustrated
article appearing in the July number of
Hampton's magazine.
The article deals exclusively with
the Gary public school system and Su-
perintendent Writ. Trustees Melton and
Cutler and the teaching staff are point
ed out as the conductors of America
most modern school system.
Miss Dorr well-known social writ
err is the author of the article.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
Valpo Statesmen Coming.

Mayor Spooner and members of the
common council of Valparaiso are ex-
pected to be in Gary tonight to attend
the session of the Gary council.
It appears. the story goes, that
the valpo statesmen are all tangled up
over getting a water franchise through
the council. Some one advised them to
go up to Gary to see the steel city AID
ermen. esp ecially Alderman Castleman,
in action and they would get all the
necessary pointers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
FIRE THROW POP
BOTTLES AT UMP

Cairo, ILL.,, June 19.-Serious trouble
was narrowly averted at the ball game
yesterday between Cairo and Paducah-
Over 5000 people crowded the grounds
and when it was seen Paducah had the
game won the crowd vented its anger
upon Umpire Mabry and over 500 pop
bottles were hurled at him. Chief Egg
an and the police at the park took the
situation in hand and soon quoted the
crowd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
The Chesapeake & Ohio R'y
of Indiana

TIME OF TRAINS AT HAMMOND
fSubjeot to Change Without Notice)
Daily Sunday Daily Sunday
Elk Sun. Only Ex Sun Only
Lv. Hammond
sa7 pm s:27p m s:17 m s:17
Ar. Chicago
7:15 m s:15 pm 7:O5 m 7:o5 IN
Lv. Hammond
s:2s m 1923 a m 1898 a m 1898 m
Ar. Cincinnati
y:15 p m 1915 p m 11:45 a m 1925 m
Sleeping Car on Night Trains. Buff
fet Parlor Car on Day Trains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

VIM. Koch (2), Mrs NJ. ]. McGlennen,
Lvetolik Nemerio, Andy Noilepoi. N
Ohe. John Rurgan. George Schmith
Harry Shaffer, John Sowoka. Miss
Louisa Sackse, Miss NJ. Seliger, Gov
anche Sreeoyybo Walter Webb, Mrs
w. S Walker, Miss Margaret Young
Mrs. William Zimmerman.
F. r. SCHAAF
Postmaster
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
NOTICE

NOTICE TO CALCIMINERS AND
PAINTERS.
The Board of Education, West Ham
mond. District No. 155. Cook County,
Illinois, wishes to receive bids for CAL
Ginning and painting the interior of
the West Hammond school house. Bids
should be in the hands of the secre-
tary by 8 o'clock p. m. June IS, where
also specifications for the work can be
received
FRED SIEGRIST, Secy.
AL West Sibley street 1874
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19
GARY MAN FINED.

Charles Johnson of Gary was ar
rested last night by officer Hillbrick
on Oakley avenue in Hammond for
drunkenness. Johnson did not realize
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

THE TIMES HAS NEARLY DOUBLED
ITS CIRCULATION IN TWO YEARS.
THERE MUST BE AND THERE is A
EEASON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-19

ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ADvER-
TIsE IN THE TIMES WHETHER 1T
PAYS OR NOT. IF THEY SAY 1T
DOESN'T. DON'T ADVERTISE.
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|nak G @aNzzYE=1E1 MI 4 3 D m
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-An Oliver typewriter. la
test model No. 5. tabulator attach
ment. a brand new machine. price $50.
G. ID. Harris, 239 Cleveland ave, Whit
ing, Ind. Call or write. 1874
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WHITING REALTY
rs CONDEMNED

Continued from Page -
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PERSONAL---VERY. the lady who wants
good maid insert her want in these
columns and see how quickly 1t brings
results.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN on furniture. pianos.
horses and wagons from 1 month to
l year. Lowest rates and easiest terms
Calumet Loan Co.. 212 Hammond bldg,
Hammond. Ind Phone 32s. stf
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Notice TO TIMES
READERS.

Replies to following classified ads
now at Times office. Advertisers please
call for them:
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MISCELLANEOUS.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS bought ana sold.
Hammond Furniture Co.. CT State ST..
Hammond. Ind Phone 54s. II
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PURTELLE STILL
USES HIS BLUFF

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

detrimental offices, they increased in
a half year to $679,31O, and now, after
II months of operation, have reached
a total of $11,00O,00O. This sum has
been distributed among 2,71O national
and state banks, where it is protected
by bonds deposited with the treasurer
of the United States.
Now that the successful operation
of the postal savings system is as
sured, it Is hoped that congress will
promptly authorize the establishment
of a parcels post. The benefits of this
service are widely enjoyed by the peo-
pie of foreign countries and should be
provided In the United States. The
department not only renews its rec
ommendation of last year for Iegis-
lative authority to start parcels post
on rural routes, but asks a similar
authorization for the Introduction of
such a service in cities and towns hav-
ing delivery by carrier
Next to the question of establishing
a parcels post, the most important
postal problem to be considered by
congress at the coming session will be
that of readjusting postage rates. In
the last two annual reports of the de-
partment attention was directed to the
great loss sustained in handling sec
ond class matter at the present low
rate of 1 cent a pound. In view of the
large profit accruing, on the other
hand, from first class mail, it was
pointed out that a feadjustment of
rates on the basis of cost would event
ually permit the adoption of 1 cent
postage for letters.