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health. Rear Admiral Aaron Ward
then was ordered to 60. He asked
that the order be rescinded for the
same reason. III .-
Then the department ordered Rear
Admiral Alfred Reynolds to accom-
pany the Secretary of State. Admiral
Reynolds commands the Pacific re-
serve fleet. He was at the Bremen
ton navy yard, aboard his flagship,
Virginia. The naval attache joined
the party in Seattle August az.
The plan of having the big armored
cruiser Maryland steam direct to Yo-
kohama without stopping was aban-
doned. Under revised plans, it will
stop at Honolulu for coal.
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Secretary Knox Changes His
Plans and. Comes by
~. Honolulu
CONTINUED from Page u

the usual honors Of side boys, ruffIes,
guard and band due his rank Then
Secretary Knox will come ashore and
call on Admiral Cowles, receiving the
salute Of nineteen guns accorded to
cabinet ministers. What with the call
fof the japanese consul, and an Off
icial visit from Governor Frear, there
VIII be plenty of noise afloat and
ashore,
Accompanied BY Mrs. Knox.
Secretary Knox is accompanied by
Mrs. Knox on the present trip Both
have had plenty of opportunity to get
acquainted with naval life, for 1t was
on the cruiser. Washington that the
Secretary made the first part of his
Fan-American pilgrimage, while he
was passenger on the Maryland for
The Pacific side of, that trip.
The Maryland. which is commanded
10y Captain John NJ. Ellicott. came TO
Honolulu last November with the rest
of the Pacific fleet, but the Ecuado.
Iean troubles were the cause of her
being ordered to South America early
In January. Nearly all the officers of
the ship are well known here, and
their friends ashore are looking for
ward to The chance of another meet.
ing. Captain Ellicott's daughter, Mrs.
Ross Kingsbnry, resides In this city.
The cruiser will coal here, but just
what amount she will need to re-
plenish her bunkers has not been an.
nounced yet. Probably the grimy Job
OF coaling ship win not be-tackled un.
iii the afficial visitors have been re-.
ceived aboard.
The funeral OF Emperor Mutsuhito
will take place at Aoyama, Toxic, on
September u, and dignitaries from
all over the world will be in attend
snce, all the great nations being off.
cially represented.
On her return trip, the Maryland is /,
expected to pick up Secretary Of the
Interior Fisher here. Mr.. Fisher, il
is believed, will then have concluded
his Investigation OF the Kuhio charges
and of land matters here and bel
ready TO return to the mainland.
Trouble In Getting Attaehe.
Difficulties were met in obtaining
q naval attache to accompany Score.
larry Knox on his special mission. Ad.
miral Oscar f. Stanton, retired, de-
clined the invitation on account of i'll
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One thing the officials are sure OF
and that is that the opium could not
have come in as ordinary mail mat
ter and been distributed through the
postoffice without detection, as the
rules calling for the inspection of all
parcels from foreign ports are rigid.
ly enforced. 1t is this that leads the
officials TO believe that through some
agency, the smugglers have been se-
curing possession of the sacks or
their contents before they reached
the postoffice. ".
Listed in Bill of Lading.
Agains1 the theory that the opium
packages have been diverted from
the postoffice at the wharf, it is ad-
yanced that all the mail sacks are
regularly listed on a bill of Iading to
the local postmaster and that the
fact that one sack was missing would
be quickly noted by those in charge.
That an extra sack containing the
contraband might have been included
with the other sacks is possible, but
it is stated that this will not hold as
to the Manchuria shipment because
the sack containing the opium was
listed on the bill of lading.
I'VE are somewhat at sea as yet
On this case" said Postoffioe Inspec-
tor Hare this morning. There may
have been collision between some one
in the local office and the smugglers,
and it is very apparent the smugglers
had some kind of an arrangement
with some one in the postoffice at
Nagasaki, but if there has been any
collision here We are certain to
learn of it eventually"
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Watermelon seeds are used as q
delicacy in China. being served wish
tea and also at meals much as In tbs
United States sailed almonds are
3eryed.
Fire destroyed the Willow Craft
shop, a furniture factory In Eors5
Cambridge, Mass, causing a loss OF
about SIS, 700.
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POLITICAL NEWS AND NOTES

president: d. l.. Kalawaia, secretary:
kanoho, treasurer. Subprccinct COM
mitteemen, Robert Maui, Sam Kao-
hele. John Kahilalula, Sol Keahialoa.
G. W. Pahu; judges of election. G. w.
Pahu, David Kuanoni. j. S. KalakieTa.
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Cardinal Gibbons is expected to pre-
side at the national biennial confer
ence of Roman Catholic charities to
be held at the Catholic university at
Washington Sept. 22-25.
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Fourteenth OF Ftfth-Palau, presi-
dent; J. NJ Poepoe, vice president;
Sam Kapua. secretary; Sam kanalu
assistant secretary: On Tai, treasur-
err. Judges Of e'cction: Arch Smith
les, George Moore George Robo.
TIE tenth precinct Democratic club
of the fifth district elected last night
the following officers for the ensuing
two years: President, NJ. c. Pacheco;
vice president, X F. Chong; secre-
tary, VIM. E. Miles; assistant score
tary, Uric J. Ca; treasurer, VIM. A
Alderman; iudg OF election, Joe Ra-
mos, Zen Moo, Geo. Kama.
Despite reports to the contrary
Glenn Quinn did not show up in the
First Precinct of the Fourth last
night, out, toe ticket headed by him
elected. The opposing faction cap
tanned ~ Pringlo has contest filed
with the central committee claiming
that the Quinn faction did not make
their nominations in writing, as re-
quired by the rules. Ben Wilson, a
member OF the committee named by
the central body to investigate, was
present at last nights meeting to Sc
cure eTide2ce bearing on the contest
Following were the results of some
of the other precinct club elections:
In the Sixth of the Fourth-George
Kane. pres ident; John Kailianu, vice
president; Ben Dole, secretary; Joel
kaikahi, treasurer. Subprecinet COM
mitteemen, J. Lilikoi, ]. Kalaukoa, G..
Haupu. c. Molteno, Sol Opu.
Twelfth Of Fourth-B. N. Kahale-
puma, president; p. K. Honolulu, vice
president; James Pohina, treasurer;
Dan P. PClikapu, secretary. Judges
of election, Stephen Umuma, J. s. XII
nalau, John X. kuaialu; subprecinct
committeeman, Wele Aikake, Geo. Ma
hinu, Herman Lemke, j. s. Kinilau,
w. A. Kalai.
Twelfth of Fifth. w. P. Nawa-
hine, president; Maipuu, vice presi-
dent; w. K. Keahi, secretary; Willie
Kali, assistant secretary; Kekipi,
treasurer. Judges of election, William
Pihenui, Hale Enoka, nick Iii.
Thirteenth of Fifth. L. McCand-
less, president; Sam Kaohele, vice
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

ne hundred as d basis. the country n~'
beer laid out into eight postal zones
The smallest zone has radius OF nity
miles. IN. .econd $50 miles the third 3oo
miles. the fourth 500 miles, the hfth l'VV"
miles. tho sixth / 400 miles the seVeh'''
1880 miles. and the eighth all teIrltoi'
outside the eighteen hundred mile HINT
Al these zones have common ceh'i.'
haf The centre from which the New io'"
FCsioncc win Ak it's rates IN not the fos'-
Office Building. nor IL II even WITHIN inc
city limits IL is an imaginary point,
whose approximate location is just III
lie southwest Of the city OF Orange. y. D.
The reason for this is that II every posi-
ONCE were used for a zone centre i'o'''
which circles OF varying sizes were draN"
a map Of the country. even II II were my
feet square. would be nothing but nia%e,
In the words OF Senator Bourne. VINO "au
70 much to do with the present parce's
POST act. II would be like trying 10 prn''
Inc LORDS Prayer on the head OF pm
80 the trainers OF the bill spent Gays
ana days scrutinizing maps ana ~ cove
ihg them with all sorts OF imaginary iiheS
400 circles. When they had puzzled over
The problem until their heads ached IKE
sixty. they finally decided that the centres
VI zones should he longitudinal ana iau-
'ooinai degree ausdrangles OF thirty MIN
"'f length and breadth. north, sonth'
ssb and west This was due TO give UNI
'''nity Of size instead Of basing the zone
L's Was al first considered, upon the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

but tho contrary is true Of Alabama Mo-
bile. i'm tn, latter state. D. just outside
the Line. but tho postal unt In Nhirh ID
lies is crossed by thr determining circle
SO il will b." included Ia this zone. The
limo nips of little corner Of Florida.
sweeps out into the Gulf Of M"Ai"o ana
once more crosses Florida before coming
to tho Atlantic
The boundary line Of the sixth zone,
which has a radius Of fourteen hundred
miles. enters North Dakota Just w"st o.
tie Tooth meridian. takes IN Bismarck. IL"
state capital. and enters south Dakota
one degree further west. II takes ~ the
eastern two-thirds OF this state and near
~ All of Nebraska Kansas and OKLA
homa The bulk of Texas - outside tho
line. but the more denscly populated pait
of the state is included. The circle
sweeps into the Gulf of Mexico Just the
other side Of Galveston.
The seventh zorc stretches out TO
distance Of eighteen hundred miles, the
delincatlng circle entering Montana at
the l09th meridian and approximately oi-
secting that state. II takes IN the east
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

so,tbvestern part of Massachusetts, the
.a,,,h.ostern part of New York State, all
., Sew Jersey, Pennsylvania as far west
ms Hsrrisl urg little corner OF MARY.
land and all but the southern end oil
Delaware.
The Aoo-mile circle for New York SWINGS
across tire southern end OF Maine, the
,,or,bern mart of New Hampshire ana
,-armont lust scrapes past the northern
and western limits OF New iork o'a'e
and then cuts south through western
Pennsylvania. West Virginia ana Nir6lHla
and out into the Atlantic Ocean.
The fourth or 6o0-mile zone circle takes
IN all the Northeastern states, but cuts
across Michigan and Indiana Leaving
chicago and indianapolis just OUTSIDE Ut
IT, ard thence down across Kentucky
rro,,ros,ee and South Carolina TO the At
lantic Ocean.
Tho line Of the fifth or one-thousand-
mile zone swings down from the northern
boundary Of Minnesota. taking In very
ma ROW strip on the eastern slne OF thdt
stat. Duluth is Well inside tic me- bu'
:, ,akes I'm the twin cities OF Minneapolis
aud II Paul with hardly Il mile 20 spare
rhcncc Il drops south through Iowa
leaving Dcs Moincs just west of the llne'
Missouri which I, splits pretty nearly in
two from north 10 south; across the
northeastern corner OF Arkansas ana
into Northern Mississippi, with Memphis
inst a few miles inside. Most OF The
state Of Mississippi is outside the me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
otusloN OF THIS COUNTRY INTO POSTAL @0"e'

ern three-fourths OF Wyoming. nearly all
of Colorado. the northeastern halt Oh
New Mexico and oil but thin slice oil
Texas along the Mexican border
The eighth zone includes all OF the
r-rited States west OF the boundary line
OF the seventh. and there are seven states
Arizona. Utah. Idaho. Nevada. Cali
fo-,Ia oregon and Washington-that lie
wholly within this furthest zone
The rate of postage on iour'" ci"SS
matter weighing not more IMAM iou'
ounces f. to be one. cent for each ounce
or fraction thereof while on matter III
excess of four ounces in weight the rate
is to he by the pound. with the eAcep'
ton of this provision, the postage on mat
,o, of the fourth class which Is TO DE
admitted 10 the parcels post is TO be pre-
Maid at the following rates: For dciNeIy
within the st zone, cents ior Tue "'''
mound and cents for each additioha'
mound. second zone. first pound cents
oacb additional pound cents, third zone
c., ,ound cents. each additional pound
: cents. fourth zone, FIRST pouhu cc"'9'
900, additional pound cents. nfth zone
g., ,o,,ud o cents, each additional pounu
: cents. sixth zone. first pound ~ cents
.ach additionaI pound cents: seventh
zone first pound. II cents, each adui'ioh"
mound 10 cents; eighth zone hrs' pouhu
70 cents. each additional pound j cents
An exception is made on parcels posi-
matter TO he carried between points on
rurai free delivery routes served by the
came Office ard between points on carrie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Cut Flower Department


routes served 10y the same ofice. The
rate in this case will bc Eve cents for the
FIRST pound ard one cent only for each sd-
ditioual pound.
ON" feature OF tine new system is at
tracing a good deal Of attention among
postmastcrs wherever such officials exist
This ~ tho requirement Of special parcels
post stamps for all matter carried under
the new regulations. They believe IL will
provide them with never ending oc-
cupdtion. Notifying shippers that their
packages do not bear the right kind OF
stanp--although perhaps they are just
as expensive and just N handsomely on
Frayed-will becom. the solacc OF the
rural postmaster's leisure hours.
As TO the amount OF traffic that New
Workers will add To the burden OF the car
ricrs here. Postmaster Edward NJ Nor
Gan. when seen by the Tribune man the
, other DAY. said hc could make no definite
estimate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
NOT a FLAT RATE CHARGE.

The charges for carrying packages un-
der the new system will not he based
on nat rate. as are all existing mail
charges in this country. Instead the
pcstohice Department has adopted the
"zone system That is to say, ii VIII
cost private citizen whole lot ere
10 have his Uncle Samuel carry bundle
for him clear across the United States
than il will TO have the same bundle
carried by the same avuncular person
across one state OF from one state 10
another. The further the bundle is car
ried the greater VIII be the expense.
This is not the first time that the coun-
trv has had to rub along with distance
as ii basis for postal rates. but IT is the
FIRST time in nearly fifty years. Abra-
ham Lincoln and the Congress in 1868
abolished the zone system, then in use
In the PostoifiCc Department, and It's OPP
ponents thought then that il would never
he revived In spite Of the fact that a
Eat rate is i'm use In al the countries
er Europe. except Germany. where the
citizens arc provided With d" parcels post
and that the parcels post is an undls-
putcd success in those countries. the zone
system will be trieO once more in America.
Fo- parcels post purposes the United
States and ITS territories, including Alas
IA. bat excepting the Philippines nave
been divided into units of area tnirV
minutes square. These units nave beeh
formed 10y quartcring the areas formed by
tho irtorsocting parallels of latitude ana
neridians q long itudc. and have been rem
resented on appropriate postal MAPS
which arc nov heing distributed by the
postofficc Department: With these quad-
rancl 81 Of which there are about thirty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
New Law Has Caused Dividing
Of Country Into Many Zones
for Regulating Cost Of
Mating Parcels.

~ al good resolutions that will 90
into effect on January ! next
" there is probably none that repre-
sents so long and bitter a struggle or
that will affect directly the lives of so
many people as the act Of Congress es-
tabHshinS a domestic parcels post for
the United States. Years of effort on
The part OF public-spirited individuals,
leagues. societies and legislative com
mittecs have gone into the turning over
Of this gigantic new leaf. Even though
the leaf that is TO be turned is not all
that its makers had endeayored to make
It or that they hope to make 1t in the
future. il bears the record Of long step
Coward
The new Jaw that on and after Jann-
sry will permit the frantic common
people in this case composed of all those
who wish to send a parcel from one place
10 another. TO invade the long invinclole
melon patch of the plutocraic express
companies. provides in orief that oesi"-
ming with the first day of the ne" year.
fourth class mail matter shall embrace
all other matter. including farm and fac
tory products. not now embraced by law
IN either the first, second or third class.
not exceeding eleven pounds in weight,
having combined length and girth or
NOT more than seventy-two inches, OF
form not likely to injure the person or
any postal employe or damage the mail
equipment OF other mail matter and not
Of character perishsble within a period
reasonably required for transportation
and delivery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
MERCHANTS NoN.CoMMIrTAL,

Elc has been sending thousands OF in
In an effort TO learn the character and
quantity OF matter that they will intrust
10 the parcels post. So far. however. the
merchants H. general arc non-committal.
Th,v want 10 walt and :cst the efficiency
OF tho parcels post themselves, and they
want To find oJt also how much their
business H. going to increase with these
additional facilities for handling a mail
order business.
1t is apparent. however, that only a
small proportion OF the parcels will he
for local delivery. Tn. consensus OF opin-
ion among postoffice authorities Is that
the large mall order houses ere counting
on vast increases In their business under
the new system The Postoffice Depart
ment will be ready TO furnish at nomi-
nal cost 20 all shippers maps showing
the areas OF the eight postal zones for
any desired unit and the cost OF ship
ment OF parcels. One large business house
has indicated It's desire to purchase 500
of these maps.
That the Bourne plan was unsatisfact-
ory Ia Congress. although perhaps the
best entering wedge that could be driven
against the opposition OF the railways and
the express companies. is clearly shown by
the provisions Of the law itself, for In this
statute the sum OF $4,000 Is appropriated
TO cover the expenses OF special Con-
gressional committee. which is TO report
as TO the amendment OF the Law as early
as possible. The Postmaster General "
also authorized. by and with the advice OF
tho Interstate Commerce Commission, to
modify the weights. rates and zones at
will and TO arrange for system OF In
snrance and collection on delivery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
IMPORTANT NOTICE

All Goods bought up to 10 O'Clock Christmas Eve viii
be delivered the same night within the city limits,
and early Christmas Morning to all suburban points,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
PARCELS POST UNCLE SANS
"HAPPY NEW YEAR, TO PEOPLE

or counties. which vary so greatly in
shape and area.
The New York. Postoffice is just west Of
the 74th meridian of longitude and just
south of the 4lst parallel OF latitude. This
places the office in writ No 76I. which Is
bounded OH the north by the 4lst parallel
of latitude. on the east by the 18th
meridian OF longitude, on the south by a
line 30 degrees and 80 minutes north of the
equator and on the west by line "a de-
crees and 30 minutes west Of Greenwich.
This unit takes in the lower end of Man
haitian Island. and in New Jersey places
as far north as Rdgewood, as far west
as IoIristown and as far south as Perth
Amboy.
Djagonals drawn from the corners of
this unit fix it's centre at point just
southwest OF Orange. and this point is
the basis from which the zones for all
places within the quadrangle are mca-
sured With this point as a centre, con-
centric circles are drawn whose respective
radii are 30, LOO, 800. 600, 1000. 400 and
1900 miles.
These circles are not themselves the
exact limits of the several zones. but
merely serve TO indicate just what quad
rangular units are included in each zone.
Thus the first zone for any given post
Office includes not only all the units which
lie within the circle whose radius is fifty
miles, but also every unit of which any
part lies within this same circle. The
same method of determining what units
are included is pursued with each Of the
other zones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Gift Hints
FOR THE BABY
Gift Hints
FOR TIE HOME

Reversible silk Dsmask Portieres--
brocade designs solid coors-
Value SIS. 90 pair. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S.oS
Nsrcerized Damask Portieres-wide
Gobslin tapestry borders-full 80
line Of colors-Vsi. ss.9s. ADS
snec,ai Lot sample Portisres--
M.rcerlzed and Armure Damssks-
with or without fringe ...,....,.,...''.'' &c
Another Offering OF Marie Antoineite
and French I.scet Curtsiis-nsde on
best net-Val. s7.9s. .............-.,....o.S 80
french Net Bed scts--slI over
Renaissance AMI Marie Antoinete
designs-val. $500 ana 5000 0.SS
Another lot Of Imp'td Lace Bed Sets
white and Arabian--wsrs s1S.as. ....,.. OBS
Extra Wide Coucn Covers
Ilashgar rug desisns-val. s2.50.......' .OS
Velour Couch Covors--rich Persian
rug designs SIT es.....,..--...... 6.SS
Finest california Jsm5s Wool
Blankets-white. with pink OF
blue borders--were $1,000 ........-.... S.SS
French sateen comfor5abes -Fiy,red
or plain backs-worth S2.9s.",........ Us
Waive, Administer Russ-2'x5i-
dozen styies--val. Si.e9 ......+.s...''" Y
Persian Velvet Rugs-s6x12
nn.dalliors. horals and Orientais-
yalue $50 .......,......''''.'''' Z.4S
.r,,b pils Administer Russ-4.sxs.G IT.
r,cb oriental desisns-ysue s6.os....,4 .SS
ALEX smiths Seamless All Wool
rr,ssels Russ--Sxa N.--ho'als ard
Orlentals-val. $500 ,.....'.'''''.', .. AZ
Fine Administer Russ-s.5xio IT.
,ich floral and Oriental designs
yaI. sl9.os ........,,..,....'''... ABS
Velvet Administer Rugs-9Xi2 IT,
,,cb n,edsilions Oriental and aliover
rorsl effccts-sreoisl value ........... Z. 81
B,ss.ns Carpet sweepers-
nickel nnlsli-spcci5l .................. 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

- I an good resolutions that will 90
4 into effect on January ! next
) there is probably none that repre-