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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

With the coming of the New Year
che United States government will en-
ter into q new field of enterprise
the transmittal Of merchandise by what
ia known as the parcel post.
1t Is no exaggeration to say that
thousands upon thousands Of inquir-
les have been made Of the postmaster
general as to Just what the parcel
post win mean to the people. 1t was
the law of congress establishing the
system which made provision for
division OF the country in zones
and into $4,000 units which are to be
used 40 centers In describing the cir
cles which mark the boundaries OF
the zones There has been no clear
understanding, apparently, OF this
zone system. but really it is very
simple matter.
The accompanying map shows the
country divided into zones from the
unit In which Washington Is SIT
uated, as the center. Accompanying
the map Ia table showing the rate
OF postage per pound for parcels from
Washington to places within all the
g0nes.
Each unit contains an area thirty
miles square. Now each unit 10 .
center from which the zones are
drawn and SO every unit in the coun-
try no matter where 1t is situated will
have zones drawn from 1t just exactly
81 Washington has them drawn from
1t. For instance, take Keokuk. Ia,
which is In a unit in the fifth zone.
From that will be drawn circles ex-
actly as they are drawn from Wash
ington and they win be numbered from
Keokuk as number one, just as they
are numbered from Washington as
number one OF course, however,
Zone Six will have different geo
graphical position as related to Keo-
kuk than 1t has as related to Wash
ington. but as the radius Of the circles
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
FACTS ABOUT THE NEW PARCEL POST

The parcel goes Into operation January l. 1918
Only mali matter included fourth class merchandise will
b handled
PerlshabIe articles butter lard fruits
fowls be short distances
delivery packed
packed separately they any distance
Fresh meats be In the first $50 mlssl
There restrictions sailed
Millinery toys musical Instruments glassware goods
must marked fragile"
following may intoxicating LIQUORS. pccns
matches explosives firearms I'M poultry.
Books and printed matter included and may not
be
The weight limit will be
limits " inches ono and ,a
completely parcel across the tor
the ends Of the string reach the parcel comes under H.
80 ~
Regular carriers viii deliver parcels wherever possible
Parcels be mailed the postoes branches and -
stamps he 80 sp'sa
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
PARCEL POST RATES REGULATED
THROUGH SYSTEM OF ZONES
Uncle Sans New Enterprise Clearly Expaned-HOW Charges Arr
Fixed and What Class Of Merchandise May Be Carried
Through the Mails Under the New Law

drawn from Keokuk is the same
length as the radius Of the circles
drawn from Washington, Keokuk'a
Zone Six will be just as far from it's
center as Washington's Zone Six is.
How Rates Are Fixed.
1t can be seen from this readily
enough that the postal rates from
Washington to its particular zone will
be the same as the postal rates from
Keokuk to Its particular zones. Each
unit being about thirty miles square
will Of course contain in most cases a
number of postoff1ces, but each office
in the same unit Is considered as be-
Ing the center OF the circles from
which the zones are drawn. The
rates Of postage are fixed from the
unit in which the sending postofEice is
situated, but the price to every place
In any zone is just the same. To IL
lustrate, it will cost exactly the same
amount to send a parcel from Wash
ington to Erie, Pa. that It costs to
send 1t to Atlanta Ca, because Erie
and Atlanta with reference to Wash
ington are situated In the fourth
zone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit in which the postoffice
is located, but they are the same
from that Office to any point in any
one zone.
1t will be seen by reference to the
table Of rates Of postage that 1t will
cost more per pound to send a pack
age long distance than it does to
send 1t short distance The rate IN
creases for a. package Weighing one
pound at the rate of one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent UNI
der the new parcel post law. It
should be said right here that on the
long hauls the parcel post may not
be able to compete with the express
companies. but that on shorter hauls
it can so compete. It was the ex-
pressed desire OF the legislators and
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27

OF the postofice officials that the par
eel post system should be made Of
particular use to persons having farm
and factory products to transmit to
customers. 1t can be said in general
way that anything can be sent which
is properly wrapped and which will
not injure other mail matter with
which 1t may come In contact
Copy Foreign Countries.
1t is probable that the government
will adopt a means Of transportation
for certain kinds of its merchandise
much like those which have been
adopted in parcel post countries
abroad. What the English call ham
pers, basket-like arrangements, prob
ably will be adopted, and as these can
be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter 1t is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al
low the sending Of eggs, butter, dress
ed poultry, live poultry, honey, fruit
and other products Of the country.
The 11-pound limit for single pack
age may work at first against any
very extended use Of the parcel post
for some Of the articles which have
been named. OF course, more weight
can be sent IL 1t Is sent in different
parcels, but the cost in that case
would be heavier, because the In
crease per pound on single package
is not great up to II pounds, and
probably 1t would increase at no great
err rate IL the government were to
raise the limit of weight which is now
fixed.
Every postmaster in the United
States will have a parcel post map
like the one which is here reproduced
except that the zone lines will be
shown with the unit Of his postofice
as a center. All that postmaster
will have to do when percel Is pre-
sented for transportation is to find out
in what zone the destination of the
package dies. His table will show
him instantly the rate per pound
from the unit In which his postofice
lies to the zone of the packages des-
tination, the price, as has been ex-
planned before, to every postoffice in
any one zone being the same. The
parcel post will take nothing but
fourth-class matter. Printed matter
is still in the third-class designation.
Therefore books cannot be sent by the
parcel post system.
Rate on Seeds Not Affected.
1t should be said that the act of
congress which puts a parcel post
plan into operation does not In any
way affect the postage rate on seeds,
cuttings, bulbs. roots, scions and
plants as fixed by section 482 of the
postal laws and regulations.
The classification Of articles mail
able as we'll as the weight limit. the
rates OF postage. zone or zones and
other conditions Of Availability under
the act Of congress. II the postmaster
general shall find on experience that
they or any of them are such as to
prevent the shipment Of articles de-
sirable. or shall permanently render
the cost of the service greater than
the receipts Of the revenue therefrom,
he Is hereby authorized, subject to
the consent of the interstate com
merce commission after investigation.
to return from time to time such
classification. weight limit. rates, zone
or zones or conditions. in order to pro
mote the service to the public or to
insure the receipt Of revenue from
such service adequate to pay the cost
fharaafn
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
RATES OF POSTAGE

Weighing maabe at the rate OF
fraction regardless distance Par
weighing maab the rate
shown BY following and this fraction
nf Ia considered q
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27

sFor full explanation q the rates o postage the First
the Post Guide
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27

manufacturers or dealers intending
to transmit articles in considerable
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
OFFICIAL
PARCEL POST MAP
OF THE UNITED STATES.

This map 10 for only In Unit No. 1911 In which the
city Of Washington IS located
Numbered represent units area circles indicate
boundaries Of zones.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
TO MOBILIZE MILITIA.
National Guard to Be Organized Into
Sixteen Tactical Divisions
BY War College.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-One Of the
most important moves in recent years
to prepare the national militia for use
in time Of war, is proposed in letters
addressed by Acting Secretary Oliver
to the governors of all the states and
territories, inviting their cooperation
In the war college plans for the or
ganization of the militia into 16 tacti.
cal divisions.
The letters point out that If the mi.
litia is to be used as field force ef.
fectively in war time it can best be
done by this system of divisions, and
to insure the proper working of the
plan all of the details should be work.
ed out in time of peace.
The war department also proposes
detail nspector-instructors to assist
state officials, and war material for
the militia will be distributed and
stored in suitable depots to be at
hand locally when mobilization is or.
dered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
Janus MAKING RECORD.
Hydro-AeropIanlst 10 Now III Miles
on omaha.to.New Orleans Trip.

st. Louis, Nov. 18.-Tony Janus in
his hydro-aeroplane made the SO mile,
from st. Charles to ST. Louis in two
easy jumps. He now has covered III
miles of the distance from Omaha tc
New Orleans and his actual flying
time has been an even fourteen hours
The aviator left st. Charles at 9
o'clock and flew the IA miles to AL
ton, ILL.,, in fifteen minutes. At 3:4Q
o'clock he departed from Alton and
in twenty minutes had made the %
miles to st. Louis. For fifteen min
utes he thrilled the crowds on the
river bank by an exhibition of quick
turning and fancy flying.
Janus will remain in st. Louis un
til Thursday when he will resume his
journey to the gulf Of Mexico, his next
objective point being Cape Girardeau
100 miles down the river.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
CANAL DONE WITHIN A YEAR
SUCH IS THE DEDUCTION FROM
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
Lock Gates Are Vet to Be Completed
-All Material 10
Ready.

Washington, Nov. is. - That, the
Panama canal will be completed with.
In the next twelve months is clearly
indicated by Col. George w. Cocktails
in his annual report to the secretary
of war, which was made public here
today
While the chief engineer of the big.
gest job on earth does not say in so
many words that his labors will be
through in a year, he contrasts the
work that was done during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1912, with what
work remains to be done, and the rea-
sonable deduction is that by this time
next year the gigantic task will be at
an end and VESSELS will be threading
their way back and forth between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans through
the worlds greatest artificial water.
way.
The most important work that is
yet to be done is the completion Of
the lock gates. All the steel and 9th.
er material that is, necessary to make
these gates is now in the shops in the
canal zone and the. work is going for.
ward rapidly.
The report gives a detailed account
of everything that has been done in
the zone during the fiscal year which
in any way affects the canal commits.
sion or the government. This com.
mission has not only had the actual
work of constructing the canal to look
after. but its members have had to
act as diplomatic agents for the gov.
eminent in treating with the authori.
ties of the republic of Panama, Q
task which at times has required the
most delicate tact.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
mARcoNI APPEARS IN PUBLIC
Inventor Of Wireless Entirely Recover
ed From Auto Accident injuries.

Venice, Nov. 1s.-William Marconi
made his first public appearance since
his recent accident at luncheon Civ
en- in his honor by Princess Marie
Berthe, the widow of Count Carlos Of
Bourbon.
Mr.. Marconi, who suffered the loss
Of his right eye in an automobile col
lision, Sept. %, near Borghetto sur
prised everybody by the naturalnesa
of his appearance. He wears an arti
fetal eye, which has been SO ingeni
ously contrived that it is not to be dis
tinguished from the natural eye, and
seems also to be endowed with the
power of movement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
MAN SWINGS A scYTHE At 81
kansan Cuts Wagon Load Of Hay Just
70 Try Out His Strengths
Runs His Farm.

Lenexa, Kan.-Henry Wedd, an
early settler Of this (Johnsonl county.
1T the age Of ninety-one still swings
the scythe.
Recently on several occasions no
has carried this old-time farm imple-
ment on his back out to HIS great pas
ture and cut wagon load of hay just
for the fun of It.
Mr.. Wedd owns farm worth more
than 100000. He raises cattle and
hogs and always accompanies the ship
ments to the Kansas City market.
There he goes about the pens and
buys feeders and ships them out to his
farm.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
SHOOTS up HOTEL; | KILLED
ANOTHER SAVES LIVES OF MANY
AND Is MoRTALLY WOUNDED. Z
NJ Would Have Killed Every Man In
the Place u ! had Ny A." Says
Assassin.

Butte, Mont, Nov. drumming
through the corridor of the Florence
hotel, Thomas F. Mcmahon. 81 years
Of age. employed for years as .
Waterman at the Mountain View
mine, shot and killed John English
and MORALLY wounded Samuel Huey
Of Topeka, Kan.
In the city jail Mcmahon expressed
regret that he had not his own gun.
Il would have killed every man in
the place II had my own A." he
said.
huey Saves Other Lives.
More than twenty men were in the
hotel corridor when Mcmahon, wild.
eyed and with revolver In his hand,
rushed through. All who had time
to get away did so, but Huey, I'M
armed. stood his ground to fight the
crazed man. Huey grabbed McMa'
hons arm as he was about to fire in
to group Of men. He succeeded In
preventing the shot, but fell to the
floor in the attempt. Then Mcmahon
turned upon him, firing q shot into
Huey's back.
Temporarily stopped by Huey's
brave act, Mcmahon was surrounded
and overpowered. The revolver was
taken away from him, and he was
turned over to Patrolman Bob Rice
and Detective Mike O'Donnell.
1orrows Money; Buys Gun.
Mcmahon worked until IL o'clock
when he came into the Florence bar
room for q drink. There he met
Samuel Huey, Thomas 9. May. John
English and r. T. Gillespie. The five
started shaking dice for the drinks.
Toward morning. 1t is said. Mcmahon
became quarrelsome and started sew.
eral fist fights. Borrowing IS. he
bought the revolver and cartridges.
The four men we're still at the bar
when he returned. He opened fire
on entering the door, striking English
with the first shot.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
WEDDING GUESTS
FLEE FROM FLAMES
SACRED HEART 6RiDE-To-6E
BARELY ESCAPES-GRAND.
MOTHER PERIsHEs.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
Sad Chapter Added When Brother
Hurt Leaping from Train Dies.
Marriage Was Postponed
Once Before.

Sacred Heart, Mimi, Nov. 18.-ln q
fire which only destroyed Bernt Haag.
enson's residence where preparations
were completed for the wedding of a
daughter, Miss Bella Haagenson, the
bride-to.be barely escaped the fate OF
her grandmother, Mrs. Diana Swell.
ven, aged 80, who, in an adjoining
room, was burned to death.
Brother of Bride Succumbs.
A few hours later, in the home OF q
sister, Albert Haagenson, brother OF
the bride-to.be, died from injuries re.
ceived Friday night in jumping of
the train on which he had come to
attend the wedding.
Miss Haagenson was to have wed
the man of her choice last spring when
illness and an operation necessitated
postponement.
The couple, in spite Of Sundays dis.
tressing circumstances, will be mar
ried this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernt Haagenson had
planned family reunion when their
daughter Bella was to be united in
marriage to Ernst Schafer of Olivia,
MINI.
A large number of guests had been
invited and several had already ar.
rived.
Among the relatives on their way to
this event was the son, Albert Haag
enson, who is employed in Minneap-
ole.
Suddenly awakened by the brake
mans voice he started towards the
door of the coach and leaped of while
the train was moving, and was SO in.
jured In his fall that he died. He was
unconscious to the end.
1t had been hoped that his injuries
would not prove fatal and prepare.
lions for the wedding were continued.
Early in the morning fire broke out
In the Haagenson home with such sud-
denness that the bride-to-be and the
guests barely escaped with their lives.
The fire is believed to have started
from a defective chimney over the
kitchen. The whole side of the house
was aflame before the occupants were
aware of their danger.
Young people returning from .
dance gave the alarm.
While the occupants we're rescued
their personal effects and the wedding
trosseau were consumed by the fire.
Mrs. Sweiven, who was an invalid,
had been unable to reach her window
over a porch from which rescue would
have been easy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
INCREASED BUSINESS GOES ON
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVE
-sUYINo EXPANDING.
Iron and Steel Orders Increase Mil
lion Tons In Last
Month.
New York, Nov. 1e.-R. G. Dun &
Company's Weekly Review of Trade

New York, Nov. 16.-R. G. Dun &
Company's Weekly Review of Trade
says:
Business continues to expand, I'm
checked by the Balkan war with its
grave European complications. Its re
markable developments furnishes new
proof that the national prosperit!
springs from the soil. The domestic
and foreign demand for iron and stee'
products is even larger than before
with all previous records broken. Tho
railroads are making every effort te
move promptly the tremendous traffic
Of the country and at the same time
are making preparation for the re
quirements of the future.
There are also signs Of preparation
for the opening Of the Panama canal
Convincing evidence of the remark
able expansion in iron and steel was
furnished by the increase of over L.
100000 tons In the untitled orders Of
the leading interest last month. This
was surprisingly large gain and NAV
be attributed in part to the steady de
velopment Of new export business.
Labor Is now more plentiful, bu,
the steel mills are not operating quite
up to the high rate maintained in Or
tober. Crude steel production has
reached the maximum and there is
still scarcity of material, with
premiums asked for the small lots
available. Pittsburg car plants arc
booked to the limit Of capacity for
eight months ahead and rail contracts
this week aggregate about 100000
tons, while orders for close to $4,000
cars are pending. Heavy orders for
Pittsburg iron have been placed and
quotations are firm with only moder-
ate tonnages available for spot de-
livery.
Bradstreet's says:
Activity is undated. Practically
al avenues Of trade are busy and the
post election period has apparently
witnessed an increased, rather than a
decreased, volume Of business. Sc.
condary distributors report the receipt
Of large mail orders while at some
markets, buyers in person have oper-
ated quite freely. Buying for next
spring is expanding; industrial opera.
lions are as active as heretofore; rail-
way tonnage IL Of large proportion;
goods are not over plentiful any.
where; collections are improving; old
debts are being liquidated; retail
trade is charging; holiday business
is growing; the railways continue to
buy material in volume, and, except
In a few lines Of textiles where tariff
talk is in evidence, optimism is as
notable as ever.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
Colonel Lead. In California.

San Francisco, Nov. 16.-With the
vote of each county in the state Off.
cially canvassed except Los Angeles
and Humboldt, Roosevelt leads Wilson
by margin Of 80. The totals were:
Roosevelt, 2S3.465; Wilson, 2S3,366.
Seemingly, the final outcome hinges
ON the result in Los Angeles county,
where the official canvass has been
halted by court procedure. This is q
Progressive stronghold, but Democrat
ic leaders persisted last night in their
claim that Wilson carried the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
Ex.cov,ernor Dies.

Clement, Ia, Noy. 1s-Former Gov
ernor William Larrabee Of this state
died at his home near here at 1886
o'clock Saturday. For nifty years he
had been prominently before the peo
pie of this state and has had much to
do in moulding and fashioning the
affairs Of this commonwealth. Fol-
eighteen years he served as senator
and his splendid ability was recog.
nized as most Of that period he was
chairman of the ways and means com
nittee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
Censor c,lnslns skirts.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. 1s.-That the
government make laws prohibiting
the manufacture or sale of flimsy
worthless or deleterious garments
and that a national textile bureau be
established, of which one department
should have as its purpose the in.
vestigation and Standardization OF
garments, were among the suggestions
made by Mrs. John C. Bessler Of De
catur, ILL.,, at meeting of the home
economics department OF the Cincin
0ati Women'a c;iy:.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
Wilson Nearing eermudas.

Or board Steamship Bermudian. at
sea, Nov. 1S.-By wireless via Saga
ponack, N. Y.-President-elect Wilson
spent a quiet Sunday on the steamer
nearing the Bermudas. He was up
early and walked the deck for long
while in the morning During the aft
ernoon he read in the ships library
and took long nap in his cabin. The
weather continues fair and the sea
smooth. Governor Wilson, on his ar.
rival probably will go directly to kia
cottage at Salt Kettle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
Clark and Eryan Don't Speak.

Washington, Nov. IS. - William ]
Bryan and Champ Clark no longer
speak as they pass by, although be
fore the Baltimore convention they
were cronies. Men close to Speaker
Clark says he holds the Nebraskan re
sponsible for his defeat for the presi
dental nomination and that he will
have nothing to do with him person
ally or politically in the future.
There are possibilities Of party
trouble in the feud. Leader Under
wood fell out with Mr.. Bryan . few
years ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
GROUND TO PIECES.
Bus 10 Hit on Crossing At Dwight
H., Three Being kiIled-Two
Others May Die.

Dwight ILL.,. Nov. 1S.-Three pas
sengers Of six riding in q transfer ON
nibus were killed and the other three
probably fatally injured when the We
hicle was struck and demolished by Z
west-bound Chicago & Alton train
The dead are: James Gregory. 10 year,
old, driver Of the bus; John de We're
46 years old, Kankakee. ILL.,; Miss Net
tie Strickland. 36 years old. Lowell
Ind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19
DYNAMITE IN HER FIRE WOOD
Woman Narrowly Escapes Death 40
Il Explodes In Home at shcnan-
doah, Pa.

Shenandoah, Pa.-To hurry dinner
the other day, Mrs. Charles Schreeves,
. we'll known woman, put wood on q
slow coal IRE In her kitchen stove.
A frightful explosion followed, shatter-
ing the stove, and the shock and flying
pieces wrecked the kitchen, which also
took fire. Mrs. Schreeves was rem
dered unconscious, but escaped seri-
GUS injury. It is supposed one or
moro dynamite caps we're In the wood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-19

Longworth Files Campaign Expenses.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Representa-
tive Nicholas w. Longworth of Ohio,
who was defeated for reelection by 81
votes, spent $1,000 in his campaign,
according to his report received by
the clerk of the house. His opponent,
Stanley E. Bowie reported that he
spent 1857.