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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

at the chubby cheeks of little
Scotch children. They are
due to the cereals they eat.
If you want your children te
be fat and healthy see to ii
that they eat cereals and
plenty of them. We keeT
everything that is in tie
market.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

Portrait post cards made at Rox-
bys Studio are not the cheap kind,
bu cost no more. m-wf
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

*LadiCs' sweaters make excellent
christmas presents. Buy the Mon-
lrch line at Peck-Hendricks.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

A large line of calendars Wit
Florida views at Csc at Gardeners
AIT shop. ts-2t
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

edison monographs, i'm all sizes
and prices, on easy terms, at Barnes
Novelty store. m-w-s
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

Mems bath robes for Christmas al
Peck Hendricks.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

*Games and story books for Christ
mas at Barnes Novelty store. m-w-6
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

*Bags. pocket books and purses fol
Christmas at Peck Hendricks
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

*Table linen and napkins for Chris.
mas at Hendricks.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

*New line of ladies' tailored
waists at Hendricks.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
NrlGi1IIBQlQI6I(O(OID
GA. NEWS aeR
QITEMIg ~.
tItis not to late to have Christmas
photos made. Jungle Studio.

The annual election of the local
Masonic lodge will take Place Thurs
day evening.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

An exclusive line Of Van Dyke
CT ristmas letters and booklets Al
Ga rdiner's Art shop. t2-2t
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

EMPEROR JOSEPH is ILL
HEALTH CAUSING ALARM.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

special kodak finishing at the
Jungle Studio.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

aAAIf MIL PROBABLY PASS
SULnR RESOLUTION TO-DAY
Pl PliEsIpENT BUSY IN EFFORT
70 MAKE SENATORS UNDER
STAND SERIOUSNESS or THE
RUSSIAN SITUATIONS.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S-PresidenI
Ii It called several senators to the
w hite House for q conference on
tn Russian treaty situation this
m rnine and told them that serious
co mplicatitous with Russia would re
81 Il IL the senate passes the SuIzer
he use resolution deelanng the treaty
OF 1882 abr0gated.
senator Rayn0r Rankin, demo
CT tic member OF the senate commit
te on foreign reiatIOns, declared pos
id Fely as be left the White H0ust
th II the treaty win be abrogated b.
th senate at today'a session.
The president appears to be much
VI rried over the situation and tht
ST nd in the matter taken by the
Ri ssian ambassador.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
TAFT takes The step

WASHINGTON, Dec. I6-President
III 1t, II is unOfficia.ly reported, has
TO mally notified Russia that the
IN atty of 1882 viii be abrogated Dec
en- Der 81, 1912.
rhis action by the executive takes
tn matter entirely out of the hands
OF congress and forestaIs the action
By the senate on the SIlzer Tesolu.
til q
Phe president has now only to sc
Gu Re ratification of his action BY
ths senate, thus ignoring the house
co npietely.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18
FOOTBALL INJURY FATAL
NEW ORLEANS MAN DEAD,

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1S-Levi
BIZ Is died here this morning as tht
re ut OF injuries received in foot
bah game. while playing right END
TO the Missippi Agricultural college
tenn.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-18

- iMcllinJ Food Sf ths bahs/N
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11

quently does not permit the putting
aside of any considerable savings
this country are rapidly adopting the
against old age. 1t is believed that a
civil pension based on length Of en-
ployment should be granted by the
government. Benefits to the service
far outweighing the expense of such
pensions would undoubtedly result.
Salaries of Supervisory Officers.
In partial fulfillment of a recon.
mendation in the last annual report Of
the department the appropriations
granted by congress for the current
fiscal year provided promotions for
1,016 supervisory officers in presiden-
tial postoffices. This liz the first sal
airy increase of any consequence au-
thorized for such officers in eight
years, although the clerks and car
riers under them have been receiving
regular advances. In some cases the
salaries of the subordinate employees
had been increased to a point where
they exceeded the compensation OF the
men supervising their work. The du-
ties and responsibilities of the super
visory officers are such as to war
rant much better pay than they have
been receiving, and the department Is
accordingly submitting estimates this
year for many similar promotions not
granted in the current appropriations.
Classification Of Assistants.
In accordance with the plan an
nounced in the last annual report ass
sistant postmasters have been recon-
mended to the civil service commits
sion for classification as rapidly as 1t
was possible to ascertain by careful
investigation their qualifications for
efficient service. The effect OF classi-
fication has been to stimulate these
officers in the performance of their
duties, and their greater efficiency has
had a marked effect on the conduct
OF the postal service. The fact that
classified employees in the lower grade
are now eligible for promotion to the
position of assistant postmaster has
rendered their employment more at
tractive, the result being higher class
of competitors in the examinations
for postoffice clerks and letter car
riers.
Presidential Postmasters.
The considerations that led to the
classification Of the position of assist
ant postmaster in presidential post
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11

offices apply with equal force 10 Il
postmastership itself. A full measure
of efficiency in the conduct OF the
postal service can not be expected 80
long as the postmasters are subject to
political control The success that
has attended the policy of reappoint-
ing competent postmasters shows the
advantage of retaining the manage
ment of the service in experienced
hands. In keeping with this policy
the department last year recommended
the classification Of presidential post
masters and that recommendation is
now earnestly repeated.
Fraudulent Use Of Mails.
The departments crusade against
the fraudulent use of the mails, begun
in 1910, has been aggressively con-
tinued. Last year the inspectors as
signed to this work investigated q
great variety of cases ranging from
petty schemes for the commitment Of
fraud ON a small scale to gigantic
projects involving the sale Of worth
less stocks in imaginary mining COM
panies and other ficticious concerns.
There were altogether 52s indictments,
and in these cases 1874 convictions
have been already secured, with but
IL acquittals. Most OF the pending
cases will come to trial during the
current fiscal year. The swindlers
thus indicted had fraudulently OBJ
tanned from the public many millions
of dollars. Reports from the large
cities indicate that numerous concerns
utilizing the mails in a questionable
manner have gone out Of business as
the result of the departments vigor-
GUS crusade. The publicity given the
prosecutions through the daily press
, all over the country has been Of great
value in preventing innocent persons
from being defrauded.
Many inspectors have been employees
solely in the investigation of cases In
volving the fraudulent use of the mails
and thus their attention has been di-
verted. from the important work of
scrutinizing the routine operations OF
| the postal service. 1t is believed that
the handling OF all such fraud cases
should be assigned to the agents OF
the department OF justice, thus reliev-
| ing the postoffice inspectors OF a re-
sponsibility the discharge of which
seriously interferes with their usual
/ duties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11

lions of the postoffices An attempt
to absorb Immediately under one.
sweeping order the entire parcel busi-
ness of the country would be dam
gerous experiment Tor our postal serv-'
ice That the difficulties OF such a.
plan may be avoided the department.
favors more gradual introduction Of
parcel post in the manner proposed.
TO bring the issue clearly before con-
gress. three items of $4,000 each have
been inserted In the estimates Of the
postal service, two of these items TO
cover the initial expense of intro
ducing a parcel post on rural routes
and in the city delivery service, re-
spectively, and the third item to meet
the cost Of an investigation looking
to the final extension Of the service
to the railways and other transporta-
ton lines. IL congress viii grant with
out delay the desired authority and
provide the necessary appropriations
it is believed that before the end Of
another year satisfactory parcel post
can be organized on rural routes and
in cities with carrier service, thus
paving the way for the final step in
the organization of a general parcel
post.
Readiustment of Postage Rates.
Next to the question of establish
ing a parcel 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
L q Cd tr
| the great loss sustained in handling
second class mail 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 readjustment OF
rates on the basis of cost would even
tually permit the adoption of l cent
postage for letters.
| The controversy over the depart.
ment's recommendations on this sub
| ject had the desired effect of direct
! ing popular attention to the SECOND
class mail problem and the final out
come was the adoption by congress:
Of joint resolution creating com.
mission to investigate the subject ant
make a report. Extensive hearing:
were held by the commission durins
the summer, at which the officers o
the department presented data in sup
port of their contention as to the grea
loss incurred in handling second class
mail and submitted recommendation
for a gradual equalization of postag,
rates on the basis of cost. AS the frs
step in that direction the. department
suggested that the postage rate oil
second class mail be increased l cen
pound, thus making a flat rate of
cents pound, which charge should b.
regarded as merely tentative, however
:. Leaving for future determination sucl
additional increase as may be foun'
necessary to meet the cost 1t j
hoped that the commission will lool
with favor on this recommendation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11

also in about 10000 fourth-class offices
that do a money order business.
In the establishment of repositories
only such pcstoffices are selected as
have record or efficient manage
management This plan has materially
aided the department in its efforts 70
improve conditions in the postal
service.
Under the method devised for the
conduct OF the postal savings system
certificates are Issued as evidence of
deposits and all accounts with deposit
tors are kept by the postoffices In
stead of by the department, Compared
with the universal practice in other
countries of entering deposits in pass
books and keeping at the central of
flee a ledger account OF each deposition,
the use Of the certificate of deposit
in the manner adopted has proved to
be source of great economy.
Postal savings deposits have kept
pace with the extension Of the sys-
tenn. Amounting at the end of the
| first month to only $60,z52 in the
forty eight experimental offices, they
increased In a half year to $679,S10
and now, after eleven months of opera
ton, have reached a total of $780,
900. This sum has been distributed
among 2,710 national and state banks
where it is protected by bonds de-
posted with the treasurer of the
United States.
Assuming that the postal savings
system will be extended to additions
offices in accordance with present
plans, and that with this extension
the deposits will continue to increase
| at the same rate as now, it is con-
I. fidently predicted that from 40,0Oo,00(
| to $50,0O0,00O will have been taken II
by the close of the current fiscal year
| At that time the income of the sys'
tenn should be sufficient to pay al
operating expenses, including those in
CURED at the central administrativ,
administrative office.
Parcel Post.
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 parcel post. The benefits of thi
service are widely enjoyed by tn
people Of foreign countries and shoult
be provided in the United States. TIL
department not only renews Its rec
ommendation of last year for legisla
tive authority to start parcel pos
on rural routes. but asks simila
authorization for the introduction Q
such service in cities and town
having delivery by carrier. After tn
organization Of parcel post on rura
routes and in the city delivery servic
is completed, it's extension to includ
railway and other transportation line
: can be more readily accomplished
without impeding the handling of tn
ordinary mail. In establishing parce
post service great care should be take
J not to cause a congestion of the mail
! and thus eubarrass the present opera
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11

continued from rage one
in every branch of the service Since
the opening Of the present administra-
ton there have been established S.744
new postoffices, delivery by carrier
has been provided in 1s6 additional
cities, and 2,516 new rural routes. ag-
gregating 60,679 miles, have been au-
thorized. Meanwhile the force Of
postal employees has been increased by
more than 5000. In compensating such
employees the department follows a
liberal policy. Last year the total
amount expended for salaries was APP
proximately s14.O0O,0oO greater than
two years ago. The average annual
salary has been increased from $869
to 1867 for rural carriers, from 1919
to $1,0s2 for postoffice clerks from
$1,021 to $1,0e4 for city letter carriers,
and from $1,16S to s1,1s3 for railway
postal clerks. Thus a marked exten.
sion of the postal service and higher
compensation for its employees have
gone hand in hand with a vanishing
deficit.
Postal Savings System.
An important event Of the year was
the successful organization OF the post
al savings system. On Jan. 8, 1911,
repositories were opened experiment
tally at single postofiice in each
one OF the forty eight states and terri
tories. After a careful test for four
months at these offices the system
was rapidly extended and now COM
prices practically all Of the $500 presi-
I'll D. $50 szssA,
being made to establish the system
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11

1t will enable her to continue using the gas range
all winter The kitchen will be cean-the meals
as well cooked as ever-and the service quick.
You do not enjoy making the change from gas
range to solid fuel range, and changing back again
in the spring 1t involves backstraining lifting and
the handling of a sootbesmeared, solid fuel range
twice year.
Telephone ii and ask one of New Business
men to explain our kitchen heater proposition.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
U. POSTAL
DEFICIT IS
WIPED OUT
------s
Excellent Report Submitted by
Hitchcock
Uncle Sans Postoffice Work
Now on Paying Basis
In Face Of Extensions in Every
Department Of Work

continued FROM page one
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-10
A Gift With a Thought In 1t.

What other Christmas present costs so
little and means so much as a subscrip-
ton to The Youths Companion-52
weeks for $l.z5P 1t is gift which ben
efits not only the one who receives it,
but every member of the same house,
hold,
With many Christmas presents the
sense OF novelty wears off by the weeks
end, bu. The Youths Companion is as
new ard sought after the fifty-seoond
week of the year as the first. 1t is elastic
in its adaptability, too; for it does not
matter whether the present is for boy
or girl, young married people. sedate
couples. grandparents-there never was
one yet who did not set store by Uss
Youths Companion. You cannot maH y
mistake if you give The Companion-Sfd
it is only $l.z5 year now. On Jahu-
uary !. 1912, the price will be advanced
to $500.
The one to whom you give the sub
seription will receive free The Compan-
ions Calendar for 1912. autographed in
ten oolors and gold. and you. too, as gver
OF the subscription. will receive a copy of
the Calendar.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
l44 Berkeley St.. Boston, Mass.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-10
PART III.

Returned to the privacy OF her own
boudoir, Eva Camel gave herself up
to further meditation on the scheme
she had set on foot. She was full OF
burning indignation at the humiliat-
ing order received from General
Blanco to quit her country. All she
had said to Castro OF Weyler She
meant of Blanco. The city was in a
daily increasing ferment, bordering
upon riot. Every message from the
states indicated growing demand for
American interference. The request
that war ships be not used to bring
the donations OF food to the starving
Cubans had been denied. There was
report of an American man-of-war
being about to visit Havana harbor.
The visit was declared friendly, but
the smooth language OF diplomacy
was now worn threadbare between
the United States and Spain, and
where it could not be seen through it
was generally suspected. The Amer
lean Consul had advised against the
coming of the war-ship, but she had
sailed, and the order was not counter
manded. Eva Camel had watched
with jealous interest the attempts of
the new Captain General to secure
the adoption of the policy of auton-
omy he had been sent to inaugurate.
Piqued at the condemnation OF
Weyler by the home governments re-
call OF him. she had cxerted her wom-
ans wiles to the utmost to defeat
Blanco's policy. That was why she
had received the order of banishment.
This was the straw that had driven
her to the desperate scheme OF rule or
ruin. Seeing that her favorite had no
chance of gratifying his ambition to-
return and rule Cuba, she was ready to
help on the impending climax OF Gu
ban rebellion, precipitate American
intervention, and lose Cuba to the
Spanish ministry that had disapprov-
ed Weyler's policy. She could be-
think herself of no better scheme
than to intensity American hatred Of!
Spain by some overt act that would
make vengeance take the place OF
slow-footed sympathy for the starry
ing reconcentrados. She had just
read of the proposed visit OF an
American man-of-war to Havana. If
she could engage some scoundrel to
drop a match in the ships powder
magazine, what fare-up Of indigna-
tion there would be. Could she man.
age in the exchange of social military
civilities that would surely attend the
visit of the war-ship to find herself
among the invited guests' And could
she take advantage of this to effect
her scheme to have fuse laid some
where. 1t need not be very serious
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-10
The Woman at
the BOttOmsOf 1t
= By GEO. II. TAYLOR =
CONTINUED From Last Week

Pardon me-" interrupted the Lieu-
tenant. but this is not the tone in
which you have spoken OF the late
Commando before he left for Spain.
If | might add another question to
those | asked you at the reception, it
would be, what circumstance has
changed your attitude toward him ?
You have been intimate friends"
TOO intimate. Indeed, know
him so intimately now that | will not
be made a pawn in the ambitious game
he is playing. / leave tonight, as /
told you, for Mexico, by the way OF
Galveston. Arrived there. | shall
write some letters that will seriously
interfere with his ambitious plans, or
| am greatly mistaken. He will not
be elected to the Cores. He will not
come back as the Captain General OF
this island. Neither will he marry
his nephew to the Senorita Sanford,
il you are sufficiently interested in her
to care to beat his game. You are a
Cuban, not a Spaniard. Why should
Spaniard rule over you? Why
should Spaniard, because his uncle
rules over you. rob you of your
sweetheart"
Stop, woman" said the Lieuten-
ant. This is treason you are talk
ing; treason to your country and to
those placed in authority"
Treason" she answered with fine
scorn. What treason is there great
er than that OF the man or woman
who is traitor to friend and lover: !:
The dominion OF nations has all been
built on greed and tyranny. The do
minion of souls is built on love and
honor To which shall we first give
allegiance? But lest you should feel
constrained to arrest me for answering
so frankly those questions you asked
me at the reception, | will bid you
good night"
She withdrew rcgally and left the
Lieutenant wondering whether the
meeting was dream or a reality. As
he rapidly recalled some related cir
cumstances of and following the So
cial function she had referred to, he
was convinced that the story she. told
him was not all dream of hers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-10

damage to the ship. A little would
suffice if it could only appear that
Spanish, malice did it, But this or
der to leave Cuba interfered with such
a plan. She would not be of the in
vited now, in any case. Coguating
on her plan, her evil genius had risen
to the occasion and she had conceivi
ed the scheme OF using Lieut. Castro
to effect the purpose she dare not
stop to carry out herself. She knew
him to be in charge of the electric al
station of the harbor Notifications.
Could she not use him to injure the
visiting war-shipa Then she had
thought of that most damnable of hu-
man devices. the potent poison of
jealousy, and of the scheme to stir
it in the Lieutenant's bosom. She
must affect to have fallen out with
Weyler in order to explain a sympathy
for Castro as against Weyler's neph-
ew. This she had done. and the inter
view with Castro was over. But she
had not yet connected her scheme OF
having his jealousy work out an in
jury to the warship and stir the spirit
OF vengence. This still remained to
be effected. She opened the hand
some escrotaire in her room and ta-
king pen and paper, wrote in Spanish
the following note to someone. leav-
ing it without address.
"See Lieutenant Castro of the En-
gineers Corps tomorrow and tell him
that if he would like to have the
American man-of-war blown out of
the water when she arrives, you will
do the trick for him. Bravado, of
course. You will not be so foolish
as to undertake the task; and the
Lieutenant will spurn your PROPOSE
ton; but | want the suggestion OF
touching the mine wire made to him.
| enclose a check.
E. c..
Then she went to the rotunda OF
the hotel to find her confidential mes
senger.
That day Eva Camel had been call
ed upon by a gentleman in uniform
who told her that if she did not wish
the publicity of an official escort. she
must leave Cuba by a ship clearing
for Galveston that evening. She
went. The note went to one of the
disaffected guards OF the Navy. of
whom there were many after 'Blanco
took command in Cuba.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-10
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stock
holders

holders
Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting OF the Stockholders of the Tim
pas Creek Reservoir, Ditch and Land Co.
will be held at the office of the Secretary
Mary J. Anderson, No. 500 N. Main St..
Rocky Ford. Colorado, on Monday. No
vember 20. 1911. at 10 a. m. for the
purpose of electing Board of Directors
and for the transaction of any and all
business coming before the meeting.
II. F. Eickhoff. Pres.
Dated at Rocky Ford, Colo, this ] 4th
day of October. 1911.
Mary J. Anderson, Secy.