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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-23
COMMISSIONER OF CORPORA.
TlONS CONANT IN REPORT
BRINGS CHARGES AGAINST
MANY LINES.
New Haven System Controls the At.
lantie Coast Lines-other Rail.
roads Own Steamship Lines.
FEATURES OF COHnIs-
SloNER cONANT's REPORT

Railroad companies and steam.
ship combinations control
the regular domestic steam.
ship lines OF the United
states. destroying much
competition.
Wafer lines along Atlantic and
Gulf coasts 10 large extent
ara auXiiiaries or suhsidia-
ries Of railroads.
New Haven system charged
With attempting 20 suppress
competition on Long Island
Sound
New Haven system and the
Eastern steamship Company.
In which the railroad is a
stakeholder. control New
York City-New England ,raf-
fc.
Southern Pacific IS declared 20
have shown q disposition TO
restrict steamship competI-
tion on the Atlantic coast
Railroads own the important
through passenger and pack
az" freight lines on the Great
Lakes.
some competition on the n
ciiic coast. but railroad con
trol also is found there.
Important hard coal fields on
North Atlantic coasts owned
by few great anthracite rail
road
Railroads control GU per cent
of mileage Of private canals
and have caused many such
waterways 20 be- abandoned.
Wcstbound business on Erie
Canal virtually controlled bv
railroads and Easfbound
business has been LARGELY
diverted 20 the railroads
Further Federal regulation OF
joint rail and water traffic
suggested
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MEXICANS ATTACK
COLONY OF NEGROES
Mistreat Women and Burn Villages
Mobilization Of Rebels IN
horelos Continues.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. PA colony
Of American negroes. located 20 miles
west Of Durango. Is reported 10 have
leen attacked by "a band Of rebels.
Two OF the defenders. according 10
the report. were wounded. and a mum
ber Of women mistrcated. The rebels
sacked the place.
Mobilization Of rebels in the state
OF MorelOs continues. but according
to arrivals here. the center Of the
greatest activity on the part Of the
revolutlonists is today along the
MorelOs state line. Lieutenant col
onel River0ll. the federal commander.
~ conducting campaign Of eXtermi-
nation In that district in which no
prisoners are taken and all wounded
are shot TO death ON the field.
kiVcrOlIs force IS razing towns and
Isolated houses along the wayside
whore it is suspected Tnat rebels have
obtained either food or shelter. and
The federal commander has adopted
the plan Of raziug the house nearest
thc point where th" telephone and
telegraph lines have been found Gu
Tho railroad stations az Pastor
Atencinro and Cuautlizio. near thc
Pueh'a MOroiDs state line. have bccu
burned by the rebels
Three hundred and scyenty.fve In.
diaus captured in thc h3iis of Oaxaca.
together with 20 Zapatisfas. have
been sent north 10 Join the federal
ranks.
The government officials and the
MeNicau pr"ss cerl flly are miuImiz.
ing The importance Of the prospective
American note
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HEAVY SEA

NfW YORK. Urr 1l Tho steamer
In Provence arrived from ffatre to.
drf. battered hN heavy seas on.
rnunfer'I fHr'urhnuf fhr pae ago. ON
''r DO fHr waves washed over fIr
docks. carr ire away "a part of fhc rdiI
and deck fHirra
ON board was fhc body of Nra
Nnhrrf gocinf who died abroad Do
frrompauicd hy her con. Robert
" GueIlf
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TURKS MUST WAIVE
ADRIANOPLE DEMANDS
creeks and Turks Again Fighting
With the Former Victorious
Along Lines.
Turkish Cabinet Met Yesterday
and Telegraphed New Instruc-
tiOns to London.

LONDON. Dec. 23.-An Athens de-
spatch 20 the Daily Telegraph says
the Greeks are now outnumbered by
the Turkish forces In Epirus, and
have a serious campaign before them.
Referring 20 the occupation Of
Coritza, the despatch says that 49,
coo Turkish troops, fugtVes from
monastir had concentrated at Goritzs.
Three divisions Of the Greek army
from Florina advanced by three
routes. and, after an extensive battle,
occupied the town. The Turks re-
treated toward Janins.
coNsTANTINoPLE. Dec. 22.-The
fighting before Janina is reported 20
be very severe.
Dlavid Pasha commander OF the
Seventh army corps, who Joined Gssad
Pasha with the remnant Of the Mona
stir forces, has been killed, with his
chief Of staff.
The arrival Of reinforcements from
Jsnins Sunday changed the fortune Of
the Turks, who drove the Greeks back
In the direction Of loros.
The losses on both sides were
heavy.
ATHENS. Dec The governor
Of Tenedos In dispatches to-day. re-
ports that the Turkish battlcship Tor
gut Refs. the cruiser Medjidieh and
three dcstroyers appeared at II
O'Clock this morning before the en-
trance of the Dardancl'es The war
ships remained under the protection
OF the forts, the destroyers advancing
and firing twenty shells on Tencdos.
where the Turkish Inhabitants tried
TO hoist the Turkish flag. and put off
IN boats TO welcome the warshps.
The small force Of Greek blue Jack
cts on the island fired on the mutt
reers. killing three Of them and
wounding twelve The Turkish shells
did no damage. and the destroyers
quickly retired into the Dardancilcs.
The Greek squadron. anchored OF
L"mnos. was notified and steamed in
pursuit Of the enemy. headed by the
admiral's flagship. The governor OF
Tcnedos has been ordered 10 institute
martial law.
Admiral Countouriotis. IN a dispatch
to the government. expressed the
opinion that the Turkish nagship
kheyr Ed Din Barharossa. together
With the battlcships Messudleh and
Assar-l Tewhk. must have been dis
ablcd in tho last naval engagement.
as otherwise they would have accom-
panied the fleet today. because d.
flagship and the Mess udich are The
only Turkish warships armed. with
quick frers.
LONEON. rec. - The crisis or
the peace conference VIII be- reached
20 the session tomorrow. r. the TURKS
drcId" 10 waive thr'r demand for rc-
vic'u1lizirr Adr.luorlo. th. allies viii
o.. HH e
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WhHHfNnTOH. ner. 2e.-rorsraaf.
west virginia C1ouGy monday. prob
ably followed ~ rain or snow ~ night
or on Tuesday
Ohio and western Pcuusy1vanfa-rafr
MONDAY, Tuesday fair north. unaeffisd
routh Rortions, modsrne west winds.
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Cloudy Monday. probably followed by
ram CT snow at night or on Tuesday.
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great viennese physician. Leopold
AuenbruEger. II was this great Aus
trian teacher Of practical medicine who
taught the physicians Of his day how TO
differsntiate lung diseases and how to
carry on their Investigation in a prac-
ticsl way and by actual examination OF
the patient. Previous 10 Auenbrugger's
day. the doctor looked at a patient
smiled. made a pleasant remark. and
thought he convinced the patient that
he understood the nature Of his trouble
II IL no wonder that many a life was
needlessly lowt for want Of a proper
method to detect the malady IN order 10
give timely medical aid. Our thanks are
due to Auenbrugger for his great and
inestima BILE aid to humanity and to suf-
ferers OF lung diseases In particular. He
taught that by soundings OF tho chest "a
method known TO medical science as
''peroussion'o the different diseases OF
the chest can be pointed out. early
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CHAPTER III.
tContinued.)
Whifnev Barnes Under Fire.

7Ur In Miss Featherlnxton's
hero worship gloom had no
nsr, Wsr ,as.,. never ceased
80. .,h.,h.r chew .,.v
ISL" .,.,,,,
or caresseu' anu perp.'u@.y
they carried themselves WI" 'a""''
swing or a dashing stride.
Tho fact that there had been storm
mutterings within tho awful cave Of
Old Grim Barnes had never before had
. a,rra..,r, ov.c, uno,, aer hero. He
".a -. ..,,,sa sor,h WITH AIRY
l'"u """ys s.u -.
tread. hummins 'une OF 'ausni"s VII.
his eyes. What could haVo happeneu
at this fatefI meeting Perhaps no
had been disinherited. Rapture of rap
lures, he has confessed his dove for some
sau,,,.. h.au,v =, humhl. station. had
'o"s 80 a.. ,r.,,,,.h,~ .hu,-
peen e"' y" w" go, =. -. a..
ing ana was no" GUMS Ao'U' w '''>
bread.
Marietta Featheringtons heart came
up and throbbcd in her throat a. WHIT
ney Barnes suddenly wheeled and con-
fronted her. Leaning back upon his
,,,a,,, a. ~ very v.,v .o,.
EMMY.
Miss Feacherinston. ne proho'u
slowly. II wish to ask You question.
May IT.
0"ni'e'" ~. -, 49,
on fare. % nerco was the neat mat
.blazed under her TAR SKIN. she con-
centrated all her mental forces IN an
effort 10 summon an elegant reply. But
all she could get out was suned:
sure thing"
THANK you. Miss Festherfngton.."
sah tne youhs ",n Wy
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treatment thus begun and a cure ac-
complished.
In a speech before the American Gu
matolosical Association. prominent
American physician satd:
1T is quits improbable. I think, that
We should DO hero to-day, or indeed
have an existence as a society largely
devoted to the consideration OF dis
eases OF tho chest. were Il not for the
methods OF thoracic examination which
Auenbrugger and IAenneo have given
US"
Leopold Auenbrugger was born in
Gratz, Austria. in 1922. His early edu-
cation was acquired at Gratz. Later he
went to Vienna TO study medicine und ,r'
the famous Baron Won 6w1sten. After
his graduation he married q woman OF
means and settled In Vienna 20 rrac-
tise his profession. He was for many
years connected with the Spanish Ma
rine Hospital a the Holy Trinity in
Vienna.
After ten years OF work at This instl-
tuition ne wrote a book In which he
fully described his methods-that by
sounding tho chest diseases hidden
within the chest could be discovered.
The work was of great importance, and
as some one aptly said. "a workable
beacon OF Hight made 20 irumine tho
dark in which chest DISEASES lay IN
now hidden"
Auenoruggsr was man OF manifold
talents lie was interested IN other
subjects besides his special work. lie
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-14

BuHseyep'
" your Aim IS Correct. the Am.
munition Is usually All Right
We're Cogitattng the Compilation OF
a Catalogue of Renowned Persons who
at Some Period Of their Lives were
the Butts OF ehsfr NeiEhborsl
A Clear Little Voice frequently In.
forms most OF US that zoe con Do
QUITE a Little Better than our Pre-.
tended "Best~
The Trouble with Dutch Courage"
IL that Il Lasts only until the Lynn
phatics absorb it--and then II Flickers
Out!
Trouble knows that he's Got a Steady
Job when he Sees some OF US Take
that First Drinkl
subsequently In the salve OF the
Suplne!
We never Wasted a Moment In Re-
hection when we were Confronted With
the Alternative OF a Hand-to-Msuth
Existence and the Broad Highway
and we're Glad
There's AI,odys Chance for the
Unreliable Mon to Behave, but II
Makes no Difference phether the In.
competent does or noti
Pretty often tho Chap who Tells you
that So-and-So has q Heart as Big as
an OK has Tested II by the Touch
Method
You can Respect me Advisor ana stfll
Cooper" his Advtcsi
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a play called 1.-THE Girl With the Green
Eyes" in which he mercilessly depicted
the ravages caused by . Jealous wom-
On. The woman ended by attempting
10 poison herself, In real life the tras-
edy OF jealousy Is often quito a. acute.
even II tho chief victim chooses to live
and suffer instead OF ending her suffer-
ing by one desperate act.
Yet In real love there - no jealousy.
Because you wish the person you care
for to be happy-away from you. II you
arc not his happiness.
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alone again speeding up Firth avenue
ln an automobile, a long bodied foreign
car that had boen put at the disposai
OF Mrs. Burton by the New York agent
o, Mr.. Hogg. The Omaha suitor for tho
hand OF the fair Helen had also thrown
In a red-headed French chauffeur. which
IL travelling bit In the matter or
chauffeurs. But as he understood only
automobile English II was delightful
ARRANGEMENT. for Helen and Sadie. and
permitted them absolute freedom OF
speech while riding behind him.
IF yor had only known him longer or
had been introduced to him differently"
sighed Sadie.
but haven't I known all about him
for years7" protested Helen Burton.
"Of course. We were only school girls
when no made that wonderful rescue
at Narragansett Pier. Don't you re-
member how We rushed down to the
beach TO see him, but got there Just too
late. He had gone out to his yacht or
something. Oh. Il was Just splendid.
Sadie. And he Is so wonderfully modest
about Il. Why. when I reminded him
Of his heroism he pretended TO have for
gosten all about It. Just imagine Mt
Hogg forgetting thing IKE that! Do
you know what Jalbez Hogg would Do
under similar circumstances. ead$a Pr
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Why He Keeps First Dollar.

CT WAS reading . iohs In tbs PAPER the
1 business man. about . man vhs beastsd
fiat 10 remembered the first nickel b ever
earned. He Vas . notorious ushtwad. and whom
be told about II . member Of his party said
Let's see e. That's good Joke but ! really
made. ! remember It bscauss-don't isush-I
really aid save II. and ! haze v yst-StsH
here In my Vocket"
well" sIdaimsd ths man ks was talking
TO, II stili want to know how you were able
70 kssp It 90 long"
n piutocat "snd Il was imperfect that
] w never able 10 pass IT, "-cieysland Leader.
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Tickle Love

I'll. G." writes: "a young man paid
me attention for some time. but when
told him two nights a week was oftsn
enough to come to the house he seemed
very unhappy. Yet now he goes with
several other girls and never sec him.
What do you think of him?'
think he's a fickle young person who
doubtless isn't deeply In love with any
body.
"F. s." writes: i am fourteen and
engaged to u boy Of fifteen. Shall we
conceal our engagement erom our par
snts?"
You are altogether too young even to
think about engagements.
II. g." writes: ibid I insult my g.
cort to q reception by danc1ng once
with an old friend who was thsrsf'
Certainly not. You should never Sivs
all your dances to your escort.
"a. T." writes: ~ have Qusrrelled
with a girl but don't Hike 10 take the
nrst step toward making up. Yet the
girl tells a friend Of mine she 70 very
fond OF me. and know ] feel that
way toward her. What shall DOR
Put your pride In your pocket and
apoiosisa for your share In tho quarrel.
She wl probsbiy b wiling 70 meet
|ysu half Wv.
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standstili' teiiing US that pne
trace or some other part OF
the harness had broken.
would get down and, taking q bundle
a twine from his pocket, tie the end $
together. and soon We would start
again. I cared not how many times
the trace. might snap or how long IL
.not ,,s 20 cot % church while opposite
"a me SAT Miss Ellen. her eyes Laughing
int nina every time the horses were
hrn,,gh, 20 n .,on
"p,J ,ho harness "a rafting pretty
| Oh" said tho Colonel with grave dig
rltv when Rud halted the coach for the
as,b ZINE hing and lust within sight
20 ,sa old church.
ave-. Sather q mus. he considerably
alder than am" answered Bud cheer
SuIlv IA he used the last bit of Irvine
ne had. but Il will hold together an
other six months, reckon" smiling
into the coach at Miss Ellen and me.
o.,her that long. Bud?" nervously
asked Mrs. Turpin, for her faith in the
,.hicia was hui little; indeed. she had
.,ggested using the wagon before we
s,.rted
"How can YOU ask such a question.
wary," sajd the Colonel. showing an
nov.nce ..rt will be here when we are
gone and serve your grandchildren we'll
vet, TIL be bound" at which Miss Ellen
so,cred and Bud laughed heartily.
Rud drove 10 the back OF the church.
vhere there was a long row of horse
.tsiI. There were several old coaches
.s.nd,re nv hut none as ancient or as
rd a. ours ana 1 found myself TAX
d. r,sd. IN The apparent ambiguity of
~. FAMILY I was visiting, and remem-
49, .,,1,. vsli aneerinG ut the newly
hu~1.. which were lined along
We not onlv had a pew we'll
1850 a.. chanceI. but occupied a
~ ~ bonor among the middle-ais,e
had never heard Miss
Ev.s .,ng ana did not know now
k0ueu nS -. a .onrano or alto. I
Nu .s-.,, "a iook around 1ust
W. ~ ~. organ loft. but
once ~ ay.d on ma that !
- uIs ..v.,o,,siv an the min
Acpt "S"s ~~o~
sVe.: A.. r,,rn,n~ neld quite a
Arer sen .n. ,,,na. tn tho ward.
receptioh u nnor,un,tv ~ see
eno : o.rant thav were held In
aee en a~,,rr., ne tha Young men
tne oo" hvnt With them and Of
anvited me s,,n. shells and dogs.
~" 80 10 vou saw the word
wouid say. 49,, corn. 1av this
We VIII rsoo NY t''
week Aha c.rtra NJ attrac-
MISS Ehen wa 49, 20 edge him
ton sn1 eVe,, niro,s That surrounded
sen Wthin 'ne s,,,. nne nasstne re-
her an oroer 10 fe.eo Sha seemed
marx INon nos ~ ina influence
entEey uncohsS'ou u,,i,.t snhere. vet
she exer,eu an ~. hnn,. "a for grant.
eypy. snnssre5 N me.
we mu1 10, 60 hare" heard her
wnIe ma n ., IN. sirl. Who were
seVns 70 ~ which thew immediate.
ass ,,n smch a clatter and chatter as
V SCI W narrows might he ed
a ,npn tho frst warm day In
20 rha yo,iowing FRIDAY was set
spi"s. .ha aav and all boys and girls
ueu Iii asrae5 70 come Thursday and
hs,r cook the supper for the party
and each agreed to bring something
s,a Nh Robertson said she would
ar Tho augar needed for the cake.
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After we've
u . Cd Spri n 6
Fever a. an EN-
cuse for Deferring
the Job. we'll
probably employ
Summer Heat as
another Plea for
PoStponing It!
A Miss may be
a. Good ~ a
Mile. but a Lot
OF those Shots
are Followed by
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B e tty
Vincent's
dvice
The Jealous Lover.

O. .s Of II: !: : !. ,
~ emotions In
the world 10 Jeal-
ousy. II 10 at
o n &C despicable
and pitiful. 1t ap-
are n thy can
cause q greater
amount of unhap-
piness to q great
or number Of per-
sons than any
other one feeling.
The late Clyde
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-14

WHtH I'dti'che ~
Instituted at the
very beginning OF
the trouble II can
be arrested and In
time cured.
Such an idea and
its practicabnlty
could never have
beer demonstrated
were ~ not for the
teAc h l n Sc and
n.
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Cheer UP,
Cuthbert!.
BIZ Clarence L. Cullen

Copyright. 1912. BY Tue fy-ss PubMthins 90.
Crhe New York World.
" IfE Man who's In Touoh" never
has to Make Q Touch!
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LEOPOLD AUENBRUGGER,
Who Discovered Art Of
"SOundtnN the Chest"

TT IL the belief Of most OF the great
medical men OF the world that tuber-
4 culosis Is q durable disease. and that
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-14
CHAPTER ".
Smiles and Tears.

oW there Is no use In your
arguing. Sadie-I love him
and I have given him my
promise"
The two cousins were
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OFFICER 666|
A Fast Moving NetV York Story
BY Barton w. Currie|
Based on the Successful
Farce Of the Same Title
CCopyrisht. 1912. by A. X. NY Coz
sYNOpsIs or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

VCopyrisht, 1912. BY A. X NY Col
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
An crrstic young man wvister Now Yoik hotel unde1
the name smith. He Instantly fascinated by Icen
burton who s,s at q nearby table In the gill and
whose chaperons rnt. Mrs Bva Burton. guards hsx like
Dragon The aunt trytng push IIsien into a match
With wssesner named Hog. Hden treats the matter
as tte bunch q orchids bearing card, h brought
10 Uelsn thus arousina her suspicion Helen hse
Is sptrry ignorant a. tho sender affects to be- Joshua
s,rls out Of his fathers office h. confronss pretty girl
knowing his Identity has long fsncicd herself In love
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he Of Of ayP Is
Ito Churchill aopderp chom
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CHAPTER III.

(Continued.)
VERY now and then Bud
would bring the team to a
standstill. telling us that the
trace or some other part OF
the harness had broken,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-14
BOTH SIDES OF THE SHIELD
A Romance of Love and War
By Maj. Archibald w. Butt
One Of the Taante's Heroes and
(Copyhsht. 1905. BY J. d. Lppincott Col
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Former Military Aide to President Taft


social and industrial conditions sehss q letter. s''
his yapsr TN train he meets Col. Turptn Z Southern
Of the old school The Colonel falls into talk With Palm,
whom he at INST mistakes for lawyer coming foreco
but the old 10 deeply troubled Palmer lear
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Ut In Miss Featherington's
hero worship gloom had no
part. Her ideals never ceased
to smile, whether thew slew
or caressed, and perpetually
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-03
A Patriotic Southern Girl,

A patriotic Southern lady, who was in
the stormy period from 1861 to 1865 A
pretty, sassy rebel girl, land who rs
mighty good looking yet, and who. re-
ding in strong Union section of West
Virginia. although vet with short
hair and short gowns, was arrested bv
the Federals and held for short time As
prisoner of war; writes us letter.
(not for publication) from which we learn
that she has subscribed for the Confed.
crate Veteran for the Carnegie Library
of her city. is introducing Southern books
of history. poetry and fiction, and arrang-
ing for Southern afternoon in the HIGH
School there. She says she never fails
to read. study and teach the true situa-
ton of our Southland. " and regrets that
there are so many lukewarm in this re.
spect. Such Southern women as this one
are Jewels, aud their number should be
legion. There would then be no doubt
about the younger generation growing up
fully i. formed of the true facts in regard
to the War Between the States and of
the material being preserved for a future
truthful history.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-03
Torn Council.

AT the regular meeting of the Town
Council last night the following business
was transacted:
Judge Frank Beckwith was granted a
permit to tear down the old Starry prop.
erty on South George street and erect a
brick building in its place.
Miley Brothers were ordered to lay a
pavement in front of their property on
North Church street.
Mr.. J. Nj. Milcy appeared before the
Council in behalf of the Standard OH
Company. and asked for a permit to
erect gasoline tank iDcased 10 brick on
their lot on East North street. 1t was
laid over until the next meeting.
Two new ordinances were passed. One
requiring automobiles and motor cycles
to run with less noise, and one requiring
occupants of property to keep the street
clean three feet outside of the curb line
Application of Jno. c. Burns to erect
an addition to his building on North Law.
renee street for the handling of fertiiz-
ers was laid before the Council. A per.
NIT was granted TO erect an addition. to
comply with the town ordinances,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-03

Washington. Aug. 27.-Plans were
perfected by Postmester-General Hitch
cock today whereby the administration
of the new law prohibiting the delivery
of mail on Sundays will have no serious
effect upon the handling of important
mail matter. Holders of lock boxes at
first and second-c'ass postoffices will
have access to them as usual, although
no mail deliveries will be made by car.
riers on the street or at postoffice win
dows. Mail for hotel guests and news
papers will be delivered to them through
their boxes by simple arrangement of
having mail sorted on the railway mail
cars b.fore it reaches its destination.
Such mail will be regarded as transit
matter" and will be distributed i'm
mediatelY upon its arrival at the offices
OF destination. thus. practically, insurlng
speedier delivery to the addresses than
heretofore has been the case.