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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
nIRECTORS
Mankato State Bank
MANkATO, MIMI.

CAPITAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50, 500
Surplus and Undivided Profits. q, 600
z. q. HARRINGTON, President.
FRANK FOWLER, Vice President.
G. SCHOYEN, Cashier.
T. c. MiCkELSON, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
r. c. Harrington Mic Juliar
George b. owen A. c.. Blerbauer
Fred Kron Ed. Weaver
NJ d. Fritz b. Frank Pay
M o. Sundt Charles SchWarble
Geo. II. BoyntOn August Schultz
r.. Schoyen
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
National Bank
" of Commerce

SAULPAUGH BLOCK
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1912-11-14

dobre Sc v zine udrz1, celia zeleznicnf
kara dana ma prodej. V cistych novych
sudech, "a cenu, "a jakou 81 mt1zete
kOupiti sud zvlaStnf:
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1912-11-14

ROH z. A BROADWAY.
ZbOf zasfla Sc ma venek "a cenu, plat
nOu dOb6, kdy mas Objednav1xa dOjde.
Zvldstnf, SADIE balena jablka

Zvldstnf, SADIE balena jablka
dobre Sc v zine udrz1, celia zeleznicn1
kara dana ma prodej. V cistych novych
sudech, "a cenu, "a jakou 81 mdzete
koupiti sud, zvlastn1:
anoS, 1 SUI $aoV
Ben LAWS, SUD 2.25
Pekna Greetings, sud. .$2.75
N. Y. Baldwins, sud. .......... 1925
Russets, SUD ......... .$325
Pekne floridske pomely, bedna. 1925
Peck 75c, kuS. uS................4c &c, &c, &c
New Yorke kdoule (quinces), peck. 4Oc
Oranze pro skoln1 d1tky, peck. .40c
100 lb. pytel cukru. $3.50
objednavkou "a SIS neb vyse "a hotove,
zahrnuj1c 5-lb. plechovky Schochova
nejleps1 jakosti. prasku ma pecen1 a
libry caje.
lS lD. CukFu. $l.OO
objednavkou "a hotove "a 81 vyse.
10 lib. cukru. .........: :........ .$1.OO
objednavkou "a hotove "a 50 a vyse.
20 1b. cukru. ...................$1 $1.OO
S objednavkou "a hotove "a SO a vyse
jineho zboz1 Objednavky mouky Sc
nezahrnuj1.
26 1b. cukru. MISUNDERSTANDING 90
objednavkou "a SIS WISE "a hotove.
Must zahrnovati koupi 50-lb. plechovky
nejlepsf jakosti prasku ma pecenf 81
koupi caje, vytazku nebo korenf.
Smetanovy chleb, bochn1k. ......... &c
Zitny chleb, bochn1k. ............... SC
V1densky chleb, ................... SC
ZdravOtnf masny kram.
Cerstve parene slepice, lb. .12kc
Cerstve parena kurata, lb. ......... .15c
Celia veprova plec, lb. b............ .12h c
Hovez1 re zeber k varen1, lb. b........ &c
Hovezf k rostenf, lb. ................1 .10c
Steak piece, lb. ...............1 .12h c
Kulaty steak, lib. ................. .15c
Kratky Porterhouse, Id. 49,. ........ .18c
Obyc. cukrem nakladane sunky, lb. tic
Obyc. cukrem nakl. Picnic sunky, lb. 14c
Stamina, cukrem nakladana, Id. 80. .18c
IL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
New York Produce.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-E1our dull and
without quotable change. Spring patents,
$4,000 4-65: winter straishts, $3.50 4.55:
winter patents. $f65@5, spring clears.
S4-I5m445; winter extras No. I. $1,000
i.l5; winter extras No. ., $3.o504.05: Kan
sas strolshts. si64.10.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. red, Sl.oS nom
inal elevator and s1.o9 nominal (. o. b.
af1oat; No, l Duluth, 71i t. o. b. anoa t.
Futures closed &c net lower; December
closed at 95laci May closed at 27sc.
lIops-Qulct. state common to choice
1912, 2fmS2C: 1911, l2ml5c; Pacific coast
1912. 11@ 23c; 1911, lfm16c.
Ilides-hasy; Central America, 27d 2Sc;
Bogola, 275c.
Petroeum-steady: refined New York
barrels, $50. do bulk. $50; Philadelphia
barrels $50: do bulk. $50.
Wooi-steady; domestic fleece SH Ohio,
S1m32c.
Raw sugar steady; Nuscovado. .sa test
3.i2c; centrifugal, 90 test. 3.o2c; molasses
sugar. so test. Sic; refined easy; cut
loaf, 5,ooc: crushed, 5.6oc; mold \, 5.25c
cubes, 5.1Gc: NIX powdered, 5.05c: pow
dcred. &c: sr1nulated fine, 4.90c: diamond
\, $.90c: contectioncrs A. 5.50c: No l.,
l.6Jc: No. >, 4.60c; No. 3. i.55c: No 4, aJ0c; +;
No. 8. 4,d5; No, 6, 4. 4Oc: No I. 4.S5c; No
8. 1.30c No, ., 4.25c. No. 10. 90c: No
II, Also; No. To. 4 10c: No l3 and No
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
crease in surplus reserve. So far as loans

crease in surplus reserve SO far as loans
are concerned. the total remained almost
stationary. the only change having been
decrease Of little more than half a
million in this item. Net deposits rose
s5,Si9.0o0. which almost countcracted the
gain IN cash the actual increase In re-
serve above the % per cen minimum l1ov-
Ing been only $50. .450, making the present
excess reserve sS:1il 900. The statement
inquired on the daily average system
showed an expansion OF s3,9SQ, 900 in
loans. a gain of about IS. 500, 900 In cash
and OF 81 $4,000 in deposits. The excess
reserve, figured on the average basis, now
stands at s1.Jt9.67o. The sta atement Of
the trust companies. made independently
Of the clearing house exhibit. revealed
decrease OF over S9,000.0O0 in loans, IA
slight loss In cash and a decrease OF
sb,60o 400 in deposits. The dividend and
interest disbursements at the end of the
current year, amounting 90 $500. 600. 900.
will probably account for some decided
changes in the bank statement over the
next fortnight.
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n1292
NOT &c

Notice is hereby given that tho annual
meeting of tho stockholders OF the Con
tInentsl Life Insurance & lnvestment
held at the office or said company. 500
Mccormick block. Salt Lake City Utah. on
The lltl. day OF January,p po isiS, at ~
poses:
l. To consider and take action uJop
the question Of amending that portion OF
article s of the articles OF incorporation
OF said company. which reads as follows:
The officers OF this corporation shall
81. A board OF Twenty-Five (c6) dlrec-
tors. seven G) of whom shall constitute
4 quorum
sTho officers of this corpora tion shall
81. A board of fifteen (15) directors.
g. For the purpose OF considering and
Ing article NJ. OF tho articles Of incor-
poration OF said company SO that the
same when and as amended shall read as
follows:
Immediately after the election of Of
ficers to bc held In January, 1915, there
class TO consist OF five (o) members. The
first class shall hold office for the term
of one year, the second class shall hold
third class shall hold office for the term
of three years. and commencing with tho
year 1914 all directors elected shall hold
office for the term of three years"
3. For the purpose OF electtng directors
TO I'LL any and all vacancies existing; In
the board of directors.
4. TO elect n president n vice presi-
dent secretary and treasurer, for tie
ensuing year.
8. For the purpose OF considering and
taking action upon the question OF re-
pealinE, changing. modifying and amend
Ing the bylaws of this corporation.
g. To transact such other business as
may legally come before tie meeting.
JOHN pEEN,
President Continental Life Insurance &
Investment Company.
W, Y. RICE.
Secretary Continental Life Insurance e.
Investment Company,
(SeaI0 ml557
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
range wcthers and ycarlings. Si.1J@6.15,
range ewes. SG.u0m5.oo
Omaha.

SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 2i,-Cattlc--
Receipts, 100: steady Native steers, $500
6095O: cows and helfcrs, SS.G5G96.bJ: west
ern steers. s550elS.25; Texas steers, $3.50
$3.50. cows and heifers, S3.50@G.50; can
ners, $S.00@f.25 stocllcrs and feeders
S475@775: calves, 81. 75@S,T0: bulls. stags
rHoss-Receipls. 900; market 5c lower
Heavy, s71J@7.25; mixed. sTl0W720:
light. S7.0o@T,2O: pigs. SG.0oMi.oo: bulk Of
sales, s7s10@720.
shccp-Reccipts. 800; market steady
Yearllngs. S5.50N6.50 wcthers. S3.9Om 1. 80;
ewes. $500 4. 10; lambs. S700mS.00.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
DOWNWARD SHOOT IN
THE WHEAT MARKET
Rumor of Canadian Shortage
Proved GroundleSs; Corn
Prices Higher.

CHICAGO. Dec 2i-Yester,lays rumor
OF a Canadian wheat shortage prov Ell
eroundlesS today and wheat led other
grains downward toda?, closing &c to a.
lower
Responsible officials OF the farm imple-
ment companies. 10 whom rumor had
credited the private report estimating tho
Canadian crop ut 10000. 900 bushels less
than the government figures, declared
tlht lnCy had received no such adYicps
ol the nature runorc8 Around 9lc for
MAY tic market dcv vcopcd resting orders.
and the close was heavy al Il shade over
thnt price May ranged between 9IsW
?i5C and ?3c. closing at 9lm9lsc.
In the corn market the situation re-
manned unchanged with regard To tho
news. and prices followed wheat Mag
closed at iSam4SIc. Shipping demand was
slow,
The oats market fiuctuated narrowly,
and trade was festurclcss May closed
at %3ic
The provisions market was slow and
the close was from 7ic to loo lower.
~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
WALKER BROTHERS BANKERS,
Stockholders Special Meeting.


Notice is hereby given that speclsl
meeting OF the Stockholders os Walker
Brothers Bankers. = corporation. Will be
had and held at the office OF said cor
poration. No. III South Main street
walker Bank buldingl salt Lake City.
Utah, ON Saturday. the l1th day OF jan
uary, 1919. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m
on said day.
Said meeting Will be had and held for
the purpose of considering. and IL ap-
proved. adopting; % An amendment to
article Z OF The articles of incorporation
of said corporation, so as 10 increase
the capital stock OF the corporation from
s250000 to $4,000 divided into 5000
shares of the par value OF 500 each; t2l
An amendment 10 article OF SAID art
cles, so as 10 increase and make the
number of directors of said CORPORATE I
fifteen instead Of nine
Said stockholders meeting is called
pursuant to II resolution ot the board OF
directors of said Walker Brothers Bank
L. O. HOWARD.
S(crelarv
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Bank Statement.

'Qak, Dec. 81 The statement
~ condition of the clearing
H and Trust companies for the
nat they hold sS,l41,100 re
.,s<s oil legal requirements,
3 hrease OF sG6, $50 from last
|nsnt follows:
1ldi,Iom:
10000. decrease. s52i. 900.
9,sal 600; Increase, S4.u25. 900
''1es, Es, ,i0s, 600: decrease, s.
rals. 'l,sss.sss.ooo; increase,
'@9l7.coo; increase. s53,-
"a reserve in vaults, s32o,Sl2.-
liLnQ. III
cash reserve, $3.50. 25o, 900,
saul "a reserve, S,lil,l00. in
NnleS reserve with clearing
s15 e. CARRYING % per cent cash
~ slate banks and trust
sreater New York not In
fs fsa,Ia,lg ,alg house statement:
.ss,se9; decrease, sc. soc
ss.soo; decrease. sd4520o
'''S 's'iSS.Sec; decrease. $Ies,-
'lts' sslo.e@,sOo: decrease.
Zee wlll say:
y mouse banks OF New York
His statement Of actual cor .
saturday. did not gain as
as preliminary estimates
z Expansion IN specie and lo-
4 hh oeen only Sl.i52. 600. II
ooEever, that next week a
,,,s,ns the condition az money.
dol. both oy reas son of i6e
t tcarvest drift and because of
-IoSg s .se January dividend and
VIII reveal a decided in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Il CHECK IN
MOVEMENT
odyance in Stock Mar
Moved by Sharp De-
cline i'll Prices.
Inv BEAR ELEMENT
h Pacific Leads Down
| Procession on Ac-
Government Suit.

rorK Dec. 2i,-The buying
ivsnb ivli,.b s,t in mt the middle Of
sm, sm.n,irued with undininlshcd
he first half OF todays SOS
=. thcn checked abruptly. on
" "Sy,nce marked strength de-
w. coppers, Steel and Union
y ", ',oouiry was broad and all
|. socgs shared In the advance.
.SI,ts % cause OF the change was
% II Southern Pacific, which
'n roIn, AT time 10 lo%' the
~ year The remainder OF
-rsJ in sympathy and early
soInt or more were changed
few moments trading.
.r Of Southern Pacific was
= sue TO n bear rsio based
oItnc complaint in the gov
N, against that company. IN
4, n lands In California. The
Inv bson expected, however.
,s,ysl fling OF the complaint
7 Il se NJ regarded AS a potent mar
II is probable that the de-
ea isit some Of the leading
4 10 Two points below yester-
vas a natral reaction in
4 |ihs rupidity Of the recent ao-
n statement aid not disclose
la gain in cash. the actual ia
8 Az Increase OF only 81. LOO, 900
II Hilb the estimate OF $1,000
-i5,rase IN excess reserve was
sII. IL was explained that the
4 esiO vas due to withdraw
'alsrly Of gold. which are in
'raJc IN the week preceding
4 market, Mas irregular. Total
,sIue. $3.50, 600.
Sislcs IL declined s on call Oh
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Coffee Futures Steady.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2t.--Coffee futures
closed steady. net points lower 10 8
points higher, Sales, I'll, 300 bags De
cember and January, 1856; February,
12,55c; March, l$.77c; April. 1S.S7c May,
1t.0lc: June, 13.0Gc; July. 14l1c; August.
1f1Sc; September and October. 14.25c;
Nov ember, 1i.oGc.
spot, quiet; No, Rio. li3c: No 4
Santos. 1Gic. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 1919
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2i.- -Cattic-Rccelpts.
500; market. steady; becyes, $5.l5W9,75 I;
Texas steers. 81, i0@565 western steers
So rs 97,50; stocsers and feeders. 81. 700
100. cows and hcfers. s2,i0@7o0, calves,
So 50d9.7S.
HoGs-Receipts. 5000; market strong !;
light. s6.S5M7-275: mixed. se95@p7 40;
heavy. S6,80GD7. 40: rough s6,9oW1 40. pigs.
S5,OGu6So: bulk of sales. $T10@7.36.
Shecp-Receipts 1000: market strong;
native. sS.9Om6.1o; western. S+o0@n;00: J:
ycsrIlngE s5.75WG.S0: lambs. native. 1886
GgI5; western, SG.21MS.l5.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22

We wish 10 call your attention to
the fact that most infectious diseases
such as whoopiug cough. diphtheria and
scarlet fever are contracted when the
child has n cold Chamberlain 's Cough
Remedy will quickly cure cold and
greatly lessen the danger OF contracting
these diseases. This remedy is famous
for its cures Of colds. 1t contains no
opium or other narcotic and may be
given to a child with implicit canfi,
dence Sold by all dealers.
(tdyorfIscmenD
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Dec, 91,--Cattle-Kc.
ccipts, 200; no soutllerns market steady;
VI ccra. sd.I5GI7 30. southern COWS and
hsif.rs S3. 5O6aG IS, native COWS and helf-
ers. s360@S,00: stockers and feeders,
SIS oOG7.25. bulls. Sd.250S.25; calves. SO. 40
IN 10 90: western steers, S6,50WS00; west
ern cows 81, I5@ $50.
Hogs,-Ecceipts 1900; market strong:
bulis OF sales. s7.o5@1;So; heavy, -s7;Soae
a.. packers and butchers. $I.16WT. 30
urht. sG.aoGlI..o: pigs. sJ.i5@s.75.
Shcep-Rcceipts. none; market steady
muttons, .S3. 75M !.i5: iambs. Sc. G.0QWi.1Si
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Chicago Produce.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Butter, steady
creameries 31d3Sc.
Esgs-Easy: receipts, 1900 cases; fresh
current receipts. l9W22c; refrigerator,
fresh. 1Sc: firsts, @4C.
Cheese-F'irm. Daisies, 167@17c. twins
16iml6ac: young Americas, 16g917c; Ions
horns. 162M11c.
Potatoes-Steady; receipts. A. cars
Michigan. d59aic; Minnesota and Wis
consin, i2145c.
Poultry-Stcady, turkeys. alive. 15c
dressed, 19lc; chickens, alive. lie; springs
alive. 10Ic,
Veal-Steady, 9d1dc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Eyaporated Fruits.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2t,--Egaporated APP
pics-Quici.
Prunes-Quist and steady.
Apriots-Cguict.
Peachcs-S;tcady.
EaiSiu3-Du!l.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Flax, Oats and Rye.

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec a1.--Bran-In 100
pound sacks. sl9.001l9.50.
Flour--I'irst patents. SS.o5@d.G5; second
patents. S%.90@415; first clears. $2.90W
320 second clears. S2.10N2. 40
I7laX-$1. 2ikMl.25s
Ballcy--fg6 a 60c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
New York Money,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Close:
Prime mercantile paper. per cent:
sterling exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at $i.S1 fol-
sixty day bills and at SIS so for de-
Uand.
Commercial bills, 81 soy.
Bar silver, 62ic: Mexican dollars G9ac
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds irregular
Money on call nominal; time loans
weaker; sixty and ninety days, 8 pei
cent; SIX months, j2m5l per cent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Holiday Excursions
Via Denver & Rio Grandc p. ]

One single fare for the round trip
between any stations in Utah Mini
mum fare % cents. Sale dates De
cember 10, 90. 81. 22, 25 %, IS. 81,
Jan. /, good returning until Jan. 6.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2l.-wooI-Steadv.
medium grades coubing and clothing. 23I
026c: light fine. lo@2lc: heavy fine. 800
lSc; tub washed, 27d 56c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22

Commercial club, and 3. resolution adopt
ed at a regular monthly meeting of tho
members of s0id club.
JOSEPH II. CAME,
m1o92 Secretary.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
METAL MARKETS ARE
QUIET AND NOMINAL
No Change in Quotations,
Owing to the Absence of
Exchanges Saturday.
-.
!;

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l,-Thc metal mar
kcts were quiet and practically nominal
Lake aud elpctrolytic copper slT62nGa
l1.SI3; casting. Sl.-2j11T.S7,
Iron unchanged.
Closing Stock List.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
GRAIN STATISTICS.

Total ciearances OF wheat and flour
were equal to $500 bushels, primary
receipts were 1.230 200 bushels compared
with holiday bushels the corresponding
day a year ago, Estimated receipts for
Monday: Wheat. twenty eight cars;
corn. i2S cars, oats, 1875 cars; hogs, So
l00 head
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
Cotton Market,

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 2I.-Spot cotton
quiet and unchanged; middling. l2sc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2t.-7'hc cotton mar
kcl closed very steady net ! to points
lower.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22

Is per cent off on all framed pictures
aud art caIenders. George III. Ebert
g. Co., ~ Main. advertisement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
RANGE or TIE LEADING FUTURES
CASH QUOTATIONS..

CASH puitatloDs were as follows: Flour.
steady: winter patents, $3.50 90:
straights. Sa9O@3.65 spring patents,
StOo@d,20; straights, Sc. SOFAS 30. bakers,
S$.dOd3.G0; rye, No. :, 62m63c; barley.
feed or mixing. i9W50c; fair TO choice
mailing, 52m50c; timothy seed, S2.65@
$40, clover seed, Sl3.50dlS.75. mess
pork, sIlOQMl7I5; lard On uercesl.
5000 90; short ribs Ooose), 1912!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
ST. Louis Wool

Total sales for the day, S96. Zoo shal
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-04-18

routes md to serve thousands Of nd.
cit!onal patrons on existing routes with
little or no increased cost. Eut the
Taft program Of postal reform ard
progress Is not yet completed. The
president Is urging congress to adopt
legislation for the reimbursement Of
postage rates on 4 basis Of cost. which
will eventually permit Of cent rate
on letter, mail. A project also is under
way for giving to village communities
tie SAME free delivery Of mail that is
now enjoyed by cities and the rural
population.
The establishment of a doces ic PAR
eel post has received the earnest con-
siieration of the president. In some
branches Of the delivery service. nota-
bly, the rural and city delivery routes.
the equipment now necessary is s;:f-
ficient for the additional transportation
of considerable merchandise with little
or no increase IN expense.
President Taft. accordingly. has mr.
gently recommended TO congress; the
adoption of the necessary legislation.
and to present the Issue, c.ear.y. three
items of S5c.0C0 each have Leen includ-
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-04-18

tai amount expended for salaries was
approximately $14,O00,0OO greater than
two years ago. The average annual
salary has been increased from $500
to $967 for rural carriers, from $970 to
81 .Oe2 for postoffice clerks, from $1,O21
to $1.0S4 for city letter carriers and
from $1,16S to $1.1s3 for railway pos
tai clerks. Thus marked extension
Of the postal service and increased
compensation for its employees have
gone hand in hand with vanishing
deficit.
Postal Banks Great Success.
By persistent effort the present Re-
publican administration secured the
passage on June 25. 1910. Of the act
creating the postal savings system,
which Is now in operation at practical
" all the 1900 presidential postofices.
Preparations are being made for its
extension to 10000 fourth class post
Offices. It is confidently anticipated
that the deposits at the close of the
present fiscal year will aggregate $780,
100000 and that the income of the sys-
ten will be sufficient to pay all operat-
ing expenses.
Under President Taft the postomce
department has engaged in an agrees
s:ve crusade against the fraudulent
use Of the mails. Last year the IN
spectors investigated many cases In
volving the sale of worthless stock In
Imaginary mining companies and other
fictitious concerns. There were alto
gether $40 indictments and 1874 convic-
lions. with but IL acquittals. The 9th
er cases are pending. The convicted
swindlers had defrauded the people Of
many millions of dollars.
Sunday service by employees has
been reduced to q minimum. with lit
he objection from patrons.
! Reforms Under Way.
Many other improvements have beer
made in the postal service during Pres
ldent Taft's term of Office. such as the
shipment Of periodicals In carloads BY
fast freight. which has reduced the
cost Of transportation and expedited
the handling Of FIRST class mail. and
1.-THE consolidation Of the star route and
lrural delivery services. 30 that It hal
] been possible to establish many nav
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TAFT DEFEATS RAILROADS.

Prevents Increase IN Freight Rates BY
Vigorous Action.
President Taft's method Of doing his
worl. as president without seeking to
achieve personal notoriety from les
good works was never better il!ustrat-
ed than in his uItimatum to the rail-
roads Of the country which prevented
q general increase in railroad rates Just
prior to the adoption Of amendments
to the railroad rate law two years ago.
The president served notice upon the
railroads that II they anticipated the
new law they would be hailed into
court. and as q result OF subsequent
conferences the railroads agreed to
postpone their action until the new law
was passed.
In the new law Of congress President
Taft assisted in inserting a provision
which transferred from the shoulders
of the shipper to that of the railroads
the burden of proof in establishing the
reasonableEess Of railroad rate.
Prior to that time the practice had
been just the opposite. with the result
tu0C luuuy SuippcIS WHO WE'RE q u~o
been suffering from discriminatory
rates or practices. were unable to prove
their cases without great expense or
long litigation or both. Under this new
law the railroads subsequently made
application for an increase IN Their
rates and the interstate commerce COM
mission. not being satisfied with the
showing Of the railroads 40 TO their
reosonablere&s. denied them. Thus
one Of the great achievements Of rress-
dent Taft came to pass. an achieve
-ment which affected every man. WON
an and child in the country. but = was
done 80 quietly that It has almost been
forgotten BY many who were bonenteo.
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o.. wiley supports Tar.

DR.. Harvey ". Wiley. who recently
RESIGNED IA chief chemist Of the de-
cartment Of agriculture. when In Gin.
.annati several days ago made the
following statement:
president Taft is the one man who
stood between me and destruction at
.:s.'ashingfon. When efforts were be.
ing made to .assassinate me- TAFT
vowed my only protector. He stood
by me. and { am grateful to him. I
oope he will be reelected president"