The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-01
WASHINGTON LETTER

country, IN accordance WITH Fresiuept
Taft's executive order. The Civil Ser
vice Commission is now ready to hold
examinations in order to certify eligiblesa
for appointment 10 fill vacancies. None
Of the men now holding Office will be af-
fected. They are not compelled to take
the examinations. Only their successors
are compelled to do so, and these will be
selected regardless of, their political af-
filiations
The post-ofices including the fourth
class ones in Maryland, will be placed in
two classes 10 be designated BY "a" and
"B. Z Class A will embrace those post
masters whose compensation is $500 or
more. Class B will include all offices
under the $500 salary. The class A ap-
pointments will be. selected from the
eligible list of three. but the class APP
pointments will be made upon recon-
meudations of the postofice inspectors
after personal investigation
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The United States and Ecuador have
agreed to cooperate in bringing about
the immediate sanitation Of the harbor
and CITY of Guayaquil. which for genera.
tons has been known as the pest hole
of the Pacific"
Army medical officers in the canal zone
have declared that if Guayaquil remains
in its present condition after the Panama
canal is opened, ships from that port
must either be barred from passage
through the canal or subjected 10 rigor-
GUS quarantine regulations
Congress will be asked 10 authorize de-
failing of army medical officers to enter
the service of the Ecudoran government
for directing the work.
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Four hundred and forty-three cans Of
frozen eggs of the vintage OF 1910 occu.
pied the attention Thursday of the SUI
preme Court of the United States. The
members Of that tribunal were engaged
10 determining whether the eggs were
decomposed.
Ralph s. Rounds, attorney for the
claimant Of the eggs. argued that the
eggs we're not ''decomposed" within the
meaning Of the Pure Food law.
Rounds informed the Court that there
were four grades of eggs, current use,"
seconds, p Checks and .'spots.''
DO You mean to say that there are
four grades of strictly fresh eggs?'' in
CURED Justice Holmes. His confidence
in eggs was restored by negative
answer.
The attorney explained that the Cow
eminent had first charged that the prod
uct was filthy, decomposed or putrid, =
bnt now only claimed that ii was ..de-
composed"
For the support of their postal service
the people of the United States next year
will pay $2S4, Sos, goo. far more than for
any other branch of the Government
service.
Estimates forwarded to the Treasury
Department BY Postmaster General Hitch
cock of appropriations necessary TO the
operation of the PostoH6ce Department
during the fiscal year beginning July j,
1913, propose an increase of $I2, o86. 900
over the appropriations for the current
fiscal year.
The largest item in the. estimates is
$4o, 66I 900. needed to pay the railways
for carrying the mails. This is an in.
Grease Of $2,oI5.ooo.
y.
The general education board, which
handles the John D. Rockefeller funds.
announced today that it is about to start
on free agricultural demonstrations for
the farmers of the north. Having per
fected an organization in the south,
where $6o5.7oo has already been spent,
it win now attempt 10 do the same for
New England and the middle states.
The plan as outlined today is for q
practical demonstration of scientific agri-
culture upon the farms of district
A man owns farm which is. not pay
ing. An expert goes to lin free of
charge. studies his-farm and bis methods.
tells him what crops 70 raise for his soil
and how TO raise them. His object is 10.
remain there until he can show the
farmer how to make his farm paw.
This is also preliminary to the farp,
community schools. the plans for which
are not yet perfected When this is done
il Is hoped that the board will be able TO-
work out in practical life what the farm
life commission talked about.
Declare War on Colds.
crusade OF education which aims