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The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
GIVING CHILDREN
PERMITS TO WORK
Closing OF Schools Response
BILE for Requests.

An unusually large number of applica-
tions for permission for children to work
during the summer months is being re-
ceived by the child labor Office of the
public schools.
Children fourteen to sixteen years of age
are granted permission to work under the
eight-hour law, with certain restrictions
and conditions, such as a certificate from
Health Officer Woodward; children
twelve years of age and over are allowed
to sell newspapers in the streets II they
fulfill all the legal requirements.
In the last two days sixteen street per-
mits and thirty working permits have
been issued, probably the largest number
In a similar period since the child labor
law went into effect.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE
James C. and AHce NJ. Hutnett, girl.
Sanford A. and May B. Strztton. boy.
Aston N. and Marian Coburn, girl.
Samuel J. and Gillie z. Conway, boy.
Harry and Goldie Schneider, boy.
William and Dthel Z. Loanhart, boy.
Raymond Z. and Dorothy O. Pentne boy.
Herman z and Mary Gasch, boy.
William =. and E1Ea =. Richardson. boy twins
william +. and Florence Stndds. girl.
John s. and Susie NJ. Cumberland, boy
John W. and Mary Pocey, boy.
John A. and Barbara s, Trede, girl.
John r. and Florence R. Edelen, girl
Archilla and Adelina DAmico. girl.
James A. and Gncs 1. Richards, giri-
Howard F. and lille A. Bissell, girl
COLJORED.
Walter W. and Sarah ]. Powell. bog.
Isaac and Annie Wren. girl.
William H. and NJ Evelyn Wright, girl
James and Sophia Gross, boy.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

q. s. DEPT. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau,
Washington, Thursday, June q, lsll-s p m
The weather will continue unsettled and showery
Friday and probably Saturday in the Rocky Noun
tain region and the Northwestern States. and on
Friday IN the Gulf and southern portion Of the
South Atlantis States There will also Be local
showers Friday or Friday night in the eItrems
Upper Mississippi Valley, and probably the northern
and western portions Of the Upper Lake region,
accompanied by lower Temperatures. Over the 70
high temperatures n the Plains States. the Mis-
souri,, Middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the
Western Lower Lake region, and the Middls At
South.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
WHTIE

Bert-1m N Doyle, q years, PrUvidencs HospitAL
Julius Singer, g. Children's Hospital.
Lucy A. McInfurh, IS, GeorggtoVn Univ. Hospk
James b. Osbnrn, g. las st. Anacostia. D. q
C0LORED.
David W. Garter. y yeAfA za Champlain It nv,
James Mack %, 6u II 4 ".
Henry Winslow. s. ms Pa ave- nv.
lola Pnther, Q. l0ls 18th st nv.
Kats Shelton. 3. TnbGcnlois Hosrttal.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
H.nrr Rinea Renf,

Acoordsns 70 ssGstAry Of the Treasury Maoveash
who was pitaes yesterday before the HoDs COan'
mittes On Expendftures IN the Treasury Derartnnt,
heavy fnss WI do more than criminal prusecutious
20 vfrs out the customs frauds due 70 the under
valuAttou b. which the government Of reout yeau
has Lost lzrvs SUMS IN unooilected dutisa
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
wonla AmenA rood Law.

An smmdmnt to the fnod and drug act 10 maks
e cnsoun 10 he PRESIDENTS reomnsndafious IN hts
special message 70 CongIzs rsad Wednesiay n ncsh
senator 1fccombsr. q North DAKOTA.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
LONDON APPEARS
LIKE ITALIAN CITY
Bright Colors and Medieval
Picturesqueness Seen.
EIGHT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

More Saw sun Rise Than Probably
Ever Before I'm EnEland's History.
Crowds GOOd-naturedly Undergo
Fatigue-Heroy wOrshiping Seen
in Its Most Pronounoed Form.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
ION of the Water.
DEATH RECORD.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Hrpsn Ferry, w. Va, June Zg-Pototnac very
cloudy and shenandoah slfEhtly cloudy.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
Tide Table.

Today-Hish tide 4;l2 a m. and 5:is D. m. !; low
tids, II 81 a. N and ilB p m.
Tomorow-Hish tide, $50 a N. and s1S p N
low tide. l25l m.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
Local Temperature.

Midnight, s.; 2 a. m. 81; g. m. ssi a. m, 60;
q. m, u; 10 g. m, u; Il noon, S.; 2 p m, 50;
Z p m, 90; .. m. %; p m, 50; 10 ?. m. ~
Maximum, g; minimum, 90.
Relative humidity-S a. M, IS; p m, %; 8 ..
m, 4. Rainfall Is ,. m. 70 p. NJ. 0. Hours Of
sunshine I.o; Per cent Of possible sunshine. "a.
Tempsrature same date last year-Maximum, g.;
minimum, 90.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23

Temperatures in other Cities.
fempe-atures IN other cities. together With ths
amount Of ninfsn for the tEenty-four hour ended
at p N. yesterday, are a. follows:
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
watch King Take Oath.

When Queen Victoria was crowned
these spokesmen, these men Of mark and
power in the new lands, had no place.
but to-day. as In 1907. they watched their
King and Emperor take his solemn oath
''to govern the people Of this United
Kingdom OF Great Britain, ireland. and
the dominion thereto belonging. accord
ing to the statutes in Parliament agreed
The Washington herald., 1911-06-23
GEO. c. sHAFFEI

BsGutifnl aorai designs vsy reascnanls IN pEieA
'fhons 80 AsiA AtA ~ - an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
Prospects of a Big Argentine
Crop Lower Wheat.
Bears Are Encouraged by the
Reports From Liverpool.
CORN SELLS LOWER.
Owing to Fine Weather and In
creased Country Offerings.
Large Receipts of Hogs Give
Provisions Easy Tone.

Chicago, Oct WHEAT-Prospects of
a large yield in the Argentine offsettine
whatever shortage there may be in other
countries owered the wheat market today
by several pegs. The bears were especial
" encouraged over reports from liverpool
that free and cheaper South American Of
ferinsS of the new crop continued. Pre-
d1ctions were current that the harvest In
the Argentine would begin within a week
In consequence wheat owners here showed
a tendency to unload, Notwithstanding
that buyers We're few and scattered. The
opening was a shade to 14@3sc lower De-
cember started at $1.011s to $1015S0101ss,
loss of a sixteenth 10 sc and then declined
to S101ss.
Promise of larger receipts northwest
occaSioned a further setback. The close
was steady with December at $1.Ol01.Ol1s,
a net loss of 1an5sc.
CORN-In corn, owing to the fine wealth
er the crowd was disposed to work on the
selling side. Country offerings exhibited
an increase. December opened 1snkc to
CSC down at 65Q651sc to 6514c and fell to
to. 645sc.
OATS-Oats suffered in price owing to
the weakness of corn. The smaller longs
felt themselves obliged to let go of their
holdings. December started shade to
1s414c off at 47ssQ47$4c and sagged to 4712
Q47Ssc.
PROFESSIONALISM receipts of hogs
brought about an easy tone in the Drovis-
ion market. Initial sales were 21za5c low
to 2lac up with January at $l5.67I2 for
pork, $S.971s for lard and $50 for ribs.
RYE-No. ,. TIC.
I3A RLEY-S0cGI$1 &c.
TIMOTHY-S13-O GOALS 50.
LOVER-$1s. G1619.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
JUDGE DILLON'S APPEAL
Aged Jurist Asks Thief to Bring Back
Watch, Keepsake

New York, Oct. 25.-Former Judge
John f. Dillon, now so years old, and
long a commanding figure among
American jurists having been mem
Der of the supreme court of Iowa, and
on the bench of the United states cir
cult court made yesterday an almost
fearful appeal that the thief who last
Sunday night entered his country home
in Far Hills, N J., return the gold
watch which, among other things. he
took. No earthly treasure, Judge Dill
lon said yesterday, could have bought
this watch and he told why.
His wife and his daughter, Mrs. Oil
yer. sailed for Europe in July, 1893, in
the French liner La Bourgogne. to
spend the summer. The ship was lost
at sea and about 500 lives were lost,
including Mrs. Dillon and her daugh-
ter When the news of the disaster
came Judge Dillon was confined to his
bed with a broken leg, but he started
Immediately for Halifax, where he
chartered a steamer and began
search of the seas for the bodies of
his wife and daughter. For days his
vessel sailed over and about the spot
where La Bourgogne went down, but
the sea retained its dead.
The most precious memento of his
wife was watch which she had given
him forty years ago on his fortieth
birthday. It is inscribed ITO my nus
band on his fortieth birthday" This is
the watch the thief got on Sunday
night, and Judge Dillon hopes that
even burglar viii understand why its
owner values this watch more than it
can ever be worth to any one else. and
VIII return it. In addition, he offers
a liberal reward Tor it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

to the work being done by Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson TO educate the farmer
in way that made a hit with his audi
ence.
If you study all the things that Uncle
Jimmie Wilson in the agricultural de-
paTtment says you ought to study" SAID
the president, you Will injure your eyes
and look like college professor, and Yet
those things are things that are essential
to be known in order that the product
per acre of the farms shall be increased
and that the mouths of the people OF the
United States shall be fed so years
hence
At Randolpll the president chatted in
formally with the crowd about his
He referred to the fact that he in
farming community and suggested that
the rain would be good for fall pastures.
You see, said the president, in ex-
planation of various questions ne had
asked, Il am something of a farmer nv
SELF
Are the. potatoes all m?" asked a
voice, amid laughte-.
I am gathering them SLOWLY, replfed
the president as the train rolled away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
DROVE DR.. COOK OUT.
Danes Would Not Listen to His North
Pole Story.

Copenhagen, Oct. 25.-Dr Frede-
rick \. Cooks theatrical attempt to
vindicate his reputation by a lecture
in the hall where two years ago he
addressed the royal family and some
of the most prominent people of Den
mark, under the auspices of the Geo
graphical society on the occasion of
his triumphal entrance into the CAPT
tai, resulted in extremely riotous
scenes. DR.. Cook finally was COM
PEELED to retire ingloriously by the
back door
Ever since it was announced that
Cook was returning to this city to lee
ture the newspapers and the people
have been strongly stirred. and threats
of violence were freely circulated
DR. Norman hansen, the Danish ex-
plorer, who formerly supported Cook.
started the trouble by loudly denounc-
ing Cook as a pure swindler. The
climax was reached when an alleged
picture of the north pole was thrown
upon the screen. The audience was
50 hostile that Cook stopped his lee
ture and withdrew. He was escorted
by a strong detachment of police to
his hotel through the side streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
New York Stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Oct. 25-STOCkS-
The stock market was almost motionless
at the opening today. There was not
enough business to give any appearance
more than a small fraction was Canadian
Pacific which gained a point.
A large proportion of the active traders
took the afternoon Off to witness the ball
game and the market in consequence was
neglected Prices, however. were main
tanned within 4 small fraction of yestcr-
day Cotton Oil preferred broke . points.
at a slightly higher level traders sold the
market. All of the active stocks reacted
half point to below yesterdays closing
and speculation became lifeless again.
The stock market drifted idly through
the morning session, which was the dull
est Of many weeks. The government cot
ton ginning report was construed as bull
ish for stocks, but the only activity which
it produced was in the cotton market
changes except for some of the industriais
which developed a considerable strength.
American Tobacco bonds which moved llp-
ward, the skies rising point on the an
nOuncement that one of the subsidiaries
would cease opposition to the reorganiza-
ton plan on consideration Of being freed
from control by the company. New York
Air Brake made up part Of it's recent
heavy loss. Amalgamared Copper was
pushed up to above "a. despite the loss
inflicted on the company by the burning
OF large smelter. American Cotton OIL
also hardened a large fraction after fall
ing to 431z. a new low level
Bonds We're steady.
An abrupt fall in the representative steel
stocks caused the general list to sell off
slightly without increasing business. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

German Says American Women
Will Eliminate Member.
Advises Wearing Sandals to
Make Beautiful Feet.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 25.-''Ameri-
can women will have only four toes on
each foot a thousand years from now,
because they wear shoes too small for
them. This in time will pinch the lit
tie toe of each foot out of existence
This was the assertion today of DR..
Franz Bergman, noted physician OF
Berlin, touring the United States to
study America life. DIR. Bergman has
been in America one year and is about
with a medical research board a re-
port on what he has found.
1T will take generations to bring
about this change in the anatomy of
the foot, but it is coming" he con-
tinued. I'm fact, it is already in
progress.
s'rhe toes of American women are
cramped out of their natural shape.
One year they wear high heels, the
next low. Some seasons their toes
front to a point and others showed up
ward or sideways by shoes that repre-
sent the changing styles
1.-The only way to save the little toes
of the future generations is to start
women in Am erica wearing sandals
the days of the empire had beautiful
feet because they wore sandals. San
dals are just as easy and just as at
tractive once you get used to them
I'm France and China women have
worn small shoes for many genera
tons The women of these nations
have but stub of homeless flesh for q
toe. They are almost clubfooted and
If they were put in sandals they would
totter like a tall building in an earth
quake.
Am erican women have a chance to
save their toes if they will. The men
owe it to the men 1000 years from
now to see that women stop pinching
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
China Withdra4vs a Reouest
BANK IS FLOURISHING
Seven Thousand Dollars in Postal saw
ings Institution.

That the new Topeka postal savings
bank is making a showing equal to
that OF any of the new institutions is
shown from a statement made today
that in the first 80 days of its exist
ence, the Topeka bank has more than
$50 customers and deposits of 81 900.
w. r. Caldwell who has charge OF the
bank believes that the Topeka insti-
tuition Will prove one Of the strOnges It
postal savings banks in the west.
Almost from the very start, the new
bank has done a surprisingly heavy
business. The work in Topeka was
handicapped on account of a general
knowledge of the working OF the in
StitutiOn and the fact that the depos-
its of individual customers are limited
to 800
Probably 50 people have visited the
bank in the last month with a desire
to deposit large sums of money with
the government. When it was stated
that not more than 500 would he q :
cepted, many of the prospective d.
positors refused to open an account.
Several people have gone to the new
bank in the federal building with Il
desire of leaving from 81 900 to s.. OO0
only to receive the information that
such sums would not be taken.
The new bank is expressly for tie
small depositor, said Mr.. Caldwell to
day in discussing the work in Topeka.
land I feel that We have been quite
successful in our work the first month.
1t now looks as though the amount of
deposits ard number of customers will
increase rapidly and that this bank
will be one of the best OF the institu-
lions established in the vest
Not until the new addition to the
federal building is completed. will the
postal savings bank be afforded ample
facilities for the work in Topeka. At
the present time the bank is located
in the north wing OF the building near
the registry department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
kansas (1tY Prodnce NTarket.

Kansas CITY, Oct. 25.-WHEAT-Cash
Market &c lower No. 2shard, 81. O355651. 10:
No. 3, Sl-o1qL0s; No red, $1.00Q1011s; No,
8, 99c@$1.o1
CORN-Market unchanged to &c lower.
No. mixed, 73c; No. 8, 721sc; No. white,
73c; No }, 721zc.
OATS-Marllet unchanged. No. white,
4s1sd4ss4c; No. , mixed, 46l444712c.
RYE-97c.
HAY-Market unchanged to 81 higher.
Choice timothy, $19.50a20.00; choice prairie,
$13O0013.50.
BUTTER-Creamery 2s1kc: firsts, 261kc;
seconds, 241Ac; packing stock, 19c.
EGGS-EXtras, 24c; firsts, 22lsc; seconds,
14c.
WHEAT-Receipts, So cars.
CLOSE: acknowledgements, $iO05s;
May, s1.04z; July, 9615c-
CORN-December. CSC; May, 64ssc; July,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
Santa Fe Stockholders Meeting
Largest in History.
Most Important Questions Come
Up Tomorrow.
ARRIVE IN A SPECIAL.
TrainIoad of Officers and Direc-
tors From East.
Chas. S. GIesd, of Topeka, Will
Be REELECTED a Director.

The most important meeting in his
tory of the stockholders and directors
CT the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway Will be held in this city to-
officers of the company that the an
nual session tomorrow will be the most
significant since the Santa Fe was in
corporated many years ago.
The fact that more representatives
than ever before will attend the meet
ing, that the capital stock will be in
creased 500, 900, that 500, 600, 900
in convertible bonds will be issued,
and that number of leased and pur-
chased lines will be approved. lends a
large amount of Importance to the an
nuaI Topeka meeting.
E. L. Copeland, secretary and treas
urer OF the company, said this after
noon that the largest attendance to the
stockholders meeting of any in the
past will be recorded Z. p Ripley,
president, will be here. Walker D.
Hines, chairman of the board of di-
rectors, IS on his way to Topeka. 9th
er prominent directors who will at
tend the meeting are T. Dewitt Guy
Ter, director of Philadelphia, and D.
L. Gallup, comptroller, of New York.
Meeting at Noon.
Various vice presidents and Chicago
officials Of the road will be here in
special train from Chicago in the
morning. The meeting convenes at
noon and the officials, officers and di-
feclorS VIII leave early IN the even
ing.
The meeting will be held in the new
directors room just off from the office
of f. L. Copeland, secretary and treas
urer. Since the change in the Office
buildings Secretary Copeland is To-
Gated on the first floor of the old build
ing in the northwest corner. The di-
rectors' room is just south of his pri-
vate Office. 1t is fitted up in shape for
the annual meetings of the company
in their principal headquarters in
Topeka
For the first time the president and
officers of the Santa Fe will inspect III e
new ten-story general office building in
This citI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

Chicago. oct. 25.-CATTLE-Receip
estimated at 27.OO0. Market steady
BeeNes, %70dS.75; Texas steers. SLO00S. 90.
western steers. S410H7.00: stockers and
feeders, S3.25a5.70: cows and heifers, 81 .e01l
600: calves, S5.00dS.5O.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at % 600. Mar
ket dull. Light. $5.75d6.37: mixed, s.. S00r
SO; heavy, s5-S0a6.4o; rough. s5.SOd6. % /:
good to choice heavy, 6.O5Gf6. 45: pigs s.. 20
M5.75; bulk Of sales, $6.l0d6.S5.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market steady. Native, $2.25d3.70: western,
S2-4O1t3.I5; yearlings, SS.60d4.25: lambs, ma
tive, S4OOq6.00: western, S4.O0d6.10.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
WHEAI-Receipts, %, $50 bushels; ship
ments. 40, 300 bushels.
CORN-Receipts. 31s, 400 bushels; ship
ments, 81, 200 bushels.
Car lot receipts; Wheat 81 cars. with 81
of contract grade; corn. 255 cars, with s
Of contract grade; oats, $50 cars.
Total receipts OF wheat at Chicago. Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 542 cars.
compared with 667 cars last week and $40
cars the corresponding day year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. 25.-BUTTER-NIar
firm. Receipts ,497. Creamery, 32G32iac;
extras 31d311sc; creamery held specials,
301sQ31c.
CHEESE-Mar steady Receipts,
1910.
EGGS-Market firm. Receipts s. l62- Re
frigera tors second season storage, charges
paid, 1SN19c; state. Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery brown, 32q33c; ditto gath
cred brown and mixed colors, 2543lc.
POULTRY-Alive, irregular; western
chickens 12G13c: fowls, 12G131zc; turkeys.
16c Dressed. quiet; western chickens, 10QD
1ec: fowls, 7st1615c; turkeys, 1od2Oc; broil-
ers sc
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GIVES UP HIS TITLE.
Nephew of Austrian Emperor Marries
Girl OF His Choice.

Vienna Oct 25.-Archduke Ferdinand
Charles, nephew of Emperor Joseph, who
recently renowned his rank and all priv
ileges as a member of the imperial fam
iIY has married in Switzerland the
daughter of Hofrat Czuber, professor
of engineering
The archduke wished to renounce his
rank in 1908 to marry this young woman.
but the emperor refused permission. The
marriage, however. is now with his ma
jesty-s consent, and he has granted his
nephew an annuity of 10000 crowns.
The archduke has assumed the surname
of Burg. and win reside in Switzerland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25

Chicago, oct. 25.-BUTTER-Marlx ct
steady. Creameries, 23d291zc; diaries, 224
PC.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 4,0s7
cases; at mark, cases included, 15d1Sc;
firsts, 21c; prime firsts. &c.
HEEsE-ATar<et firm. Daisies, 144a
1415c Twins, 14d14hc: Young Americas,
14tz d1415c; Long Horns, 14A014l5c.
POTATOES-Market steady Choice to
fancy, 62065c; fair to good, 60Q65c.
POTLTRY-Market easy Turkeys. 14c;
chickens, &c; springs, 10c.
VEAI<-Nfarket steady so to 60 h. WITS,
Sd9c: so to So ID. WITS, 9tzu101Ac; IS to 10
10. WITS, lie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-25
IA. Z. ATHLETE IS PARALYzED.
Root Falls on Bar in Attempting Diff
cult Feat.

Lawrence, Kan. Oct. 25.-Thomas Is.
Root, a freshman in the university,
was severely injured while exercising
on a horizontal bar at the gymnasium.
In attempting a difficult act the bos'
fell. striking upon his back. Fifty
students were in the gymnasium. at
the time and saw the accident He
was picked up unconscious by DR.. Jas.
Naismitl. physical director, and car
ried to the university hospital \ SUI
perficia1 examination showed that Mr..
Root was partly paralxzed- It is eX-
pected that an X-ray examination vii!
be necessary before 1t can be determilI-
ed how severe the injury is After re-
gaining consciousness it was found thai
tho injured boy was able to move his
fee ana arms.
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Kansas City Live stocI. NInrIcl

INansas CITY, OCT. ia IT i Reccinfq
1900. including $500 southerns. Market
steady to weak. Native steers. S5.75G8s5.
southern steers. S3.S5n5.00. southern cows
and heifers, S2.750450: native cows and
heifers, S2-I506.75; stoekers and feeders.
s3.90Q5-s0; bulls. s3.25d425. calves. s.. O0f
$50: western steers, Si00dG75; western
cows. $3.OO6520.
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market Zoe lower.
Bulk of sales, S5.S0a630; heavy. Ss.25fs 90.
packers and butchers. s6l006.25: lights
$5.S0n6.30: pigs 81. 25d5.50
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Muttons, s2.90a3.75 lambs 81. 40a5 80
range ewes, 81 25d3.SO.
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washington. Oct 25.-The postofice
department viii not act as Santa Claus
this year. The department announces
that letters addressed ito Santa Claus
ard forwarded to the dead letter Office
will not be distributed to chGrita BILE
organiz@ tions benevolent persons, poor
children or others Under the laws
and regulations letters to Santa Claus
are classed as fictitious and returned
to the writer's or destroyed