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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
MRS. HAYES
RECEPTION CARDS

The following card has been issued
Mrs. James Toye Hayes. At home on
Thursday afternoon, December ., from 4
to o'clock; 100 Elm street. To meet Miss
Kathleen Hayes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
THURsDAY-GEoRGE FARO UHAR TO NANCE OLDFIELD

Miss Gussie Nall; the honoree, Miss Nell
lie Nall; Mrs. F. d. King, Miss Louise
Nall, Miss Ruth Gaines and Miss Anita
Dunnam. After the performance ices were
enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
MIsT RE soIn

SEE 2sO0 CYPRESS AVENUE AT
ONCE AND MAKE CASH OFFER FOR
MODERN RESIDENCE SUBJECT no
$500 MORTGAGE. W. ID. LEEDY II. II.
Il ms. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19

DR.. W. T. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf
Dahm- Petersen, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Wayland jones' Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Hooper and Miss Ro
berta Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Massey,
Mr. and Mrs. G. c. VanKeuren Mr.. Ed
gar yanKeuren and Miss Edith Balm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
BOX PARTY
FOR MISS NALL

Miss Gussie Nall was hostess at a the
atre party yesterday afternoon in compl-
ment to Miss Nellie Nall a bride of next
week. Those present were the hostess,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
MISS MINNIE DRYER
GIVES A DANCE

Miss Minnie Dryer was hostess yester-
day evening at a house dance in compli-
ment to Miss Harriet Mason of Nashville
Miss Nina Brown of Talladega, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Books Given Away

Il read an offer of engineering books,
and il they have not already been given
away, | will gladly pay postage.
MRS. NJ Il. k
The books had gone from us before
your letter arrived We register you
Tor one that may be offered in re-
sponse to your note.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Acknowledgment Wedding AT
ST. Mary SON -the-Hi9hlandS

Brilliant Reception Follows at the Ferguson Residence in
Mountain Terrace-Lovey Afternoon Tea for Miss
Gladys Ensen and Miss Minta Jones-ldiss Min
ME Dryer Gives Dance-More Announce
ments-Today's Calendar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARIAN HARLAND

strong enough to do hard work, and it
would help me very much y
MRS. w. r. NJ"
Referred to the woman who is Won
dering in what room she can make
space for a faded rug that is yet whole
and serviceable. Help the invalid to
become altogether convalescent by
making her quarters comfortable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19

Continued on Page Ten
Newark post., 1913-10-22
NOTICE! !!
To the Taxpayers OF
WHITE CLAY CREEK
HUNDRED

The tax payers of White Clay Creek
Hundred are hereby notified that VIII
he ut the following places to receive
County, Poor, Road, Capitation ana Aos
roxea for the Year 1913. Will be at
the following places between the hours
oe O to l2 a. nj. and ] to p. u.
NEWARK, ERNEST FRAZER .
STORE
August 4, September 4, October q
November 3, December l.
NEWARK, WASHINGTON HOUSE
saptember s, October 90, December 60
NEWARK, LovETT's STORE
Iulv q, August IL, September 10, oe''
oher 6, November 10, December 10.
cHRrsT1ANA, CURRINDER's
HOTEL
1ulv 2s, August IS, September 49, oe''
cher l3, November II, December so'
Ar HOME, McCLELLANDsVlLLE'
DEL.
| Monday and Friday Evenings
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELLA A'''
ooyrsN,sG THE COLLECTION OF TAxEs W
INV CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 3, CHAPTER
90 VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE Az
1 AMENDED:
soo,ion s--That on all taxes paia Dc
sors the first day of October there shal MAJ
no an abatement of five per centum y, .,
all taxes paid before the first aay y. y.
Dooomber there shall be an aoa'ennen, '.
three per centum. On all taxes pala W., -,
;na the month of December there sna, q,
,ns a no abatement whatever. AND on .. "
: t,ves unpaid on the first day Oh janus s.
5 .horo shall be added one per ceh.u'A f>
: 'nort ath nrtjl the same shall be paid. paid,
: month ""'" F. w. LOvETT,
!, Collector
f Send stamp for reply. y n
n Post Office, Newark, Del' NJ
Newark post., 1913-10-22

Castle last week, between en-, tea1,s nr,
oas'n,.ising oas,,ri ing the FIRST Infantry, y or r,
eompellMSi co ni2ed Militia of Delaware, $500 Co. !
6 "Wasts2t sth has sssn 'eta .sese sssi''s q
the 8ee mni,, mnints, Co. E Of Newark won won
300 81 . second second prize, with atotal score
Newark post., 1913-10-22
70. { Wins Second
Place Ln Rife Contest

AS a result of the annual rlne
ssnpetitiOn, the State medal matcn
asd on the rife range below New
'Presnting the several companies
Newark post., 1913-10-22

In the contest for the Lea trophy
competed for by the several teams
on the rapid fire and skirmish runs
Co. Ii team proved the winner,
with a total Of 34S points. The
scores in this rifle match follow:
Rapid Skirmish
Newark post., 1913-10-22

sso ssoak for husking and are hard to
obtain
Large quantities of sweet Pota-
= ~. o1a arriving by water at New
Castle,
ladies' Of New Castle NJ. f. con-
L~at;on na will hold a supper and
slls.sS;raI in the Apera House on Fri |
Ss Ssr ard Saturday evenings.
trbe laying of the corner stone of
l., now Sunday School room and
Vi. .a..,no.;un Of Emmanuel Church,
n Cast1n. is set for Friday, Nov
snber lst
n,rar Odd Fellows, finding the
nsns Ts for their proposed new Tenn
paDn nnrpDarcd by the architect too
P,s P.stIy r. have concluded to defer its
erection.
n.ostar is said to be flooded with
w,atsrfcit w, half-dollars, dated 1912
'.d Wilmington bank officials have
not noted several of the bogus COINS
rba Pullman car shops in Viii
.;nrtop, 81 employing 1850 hands, is
In Il.nerted to have work on hand and
npO, = nrospcct TO keep them busy for
ayear'
wilmington City Council will es-
utrsb q oubIic playground in the
Ts"tb 1,S ward and bath house Tor
.lored .i people in the Sixth ward
Tventy-eight members of Deia, 3 '.
r.rs Orange of Newport, pad a
srstarnal ssie visit OH Wednesday to the
Ia p"mona Grange Of Salem county,
\ J., at Pennsgrove'
william Grbhardt of New Cas-
H. nnnorts .n a WELD of 400 bushels
of A. white potatoes from about three
acres of ground.
r,ota;p Walter Wipf, Of New
c,stlp 1ap' cencbt a carp one day last
vasi,', w.sE that ncttcd upwards Of $50,
Wilmington Chamber Of Com
, msrcs is moving to settle by arbl
t-.t;Op the differences between tn
Levy Court and the Park boar1
over the approach to the ~, heS
I s,;a,o over the Christiana at Thlr'
street
Several Milford residents clan
70 have noted SHOW fakes there O
October y.
The Executive Board Of the Stat
{ Federation of Women Clubs WI
yeet in Smyrna tomorrow.
A new sea-goiug suction dredg
obe built in Baltimore at a cost {
100000, is to be supplied by Il
Government for maintaining u
.srbor Of Wilmington.
= The 250-acre Howard Bradi'
farm, near Richardsmere, Ce'
.tt1 uunty. has been sold to ". II. Nc
'tV bit for $4,000.
49,
~ The Elkton cannery closed ls
week after making a pack OF
- 900 cases, the largest IN the pc
seven years.
, A COW on the Hastings tar
q near Blake, Cecil county, caught
= head in the forks Of a cultiva'
tongue one day last week, a a
a.. struggling to free herself broke
wx neck.
ed
bullet fired at target, irol
- rife by Reynolds, the lo-yearr,
81. Su Of Mrs. George r. Ash OF r
- ton, one day last week, struc'
stH stone and rebounding lodged IN
- leg
III While Mrs. Edward Moll'
. Nslding near Elkton, was drlV
INTO the town on Wednesday,,
horse became frightened ana
away She was thrown out
srey bruised aud shocked
Tie carriage was badly damage
Her pony becoming frac'
while driving near Leslie, one
lu,4- I -
Newark post., 1913-10-22

OF SO5 points. The score of the
teams on the sevral ranges We're as
follows:
200 600 1000 Rd.
Yds. Yds. Yds. Fire SIX. TIL.
Newark post., 1913-10-22

Hugh B. McCauley, one OF the
Oldest residents Of Elkton, died at
bis home there on last TUESDAY;
ged 80 years. Prior to the Clyii
Nsrhe was a member of the Whoie-
sale notions firm of McCaul:ey
Bros & Brewster, Of Philadelphia.
Two sons, Rev. Hugh B. McGauley
OF Paterson, n. J. and DIR. henry
Newark post., 1913-10-22
HERE AND THERE,

A. McCauley Of OILS Angeles, Cal.
survive him as also three sisters.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
MEDALS ARE GIVEN
T0STUDENTS0F ART
Percy Earl Goodwin Gets Gold
Prize for Work in Life Class
at Corcoran School.

Percy Earl Goodwin received the gold
medal, Ashley Taswell Law the bronz.
medal, and Miss Bertha D. Gersdorfr.
honorable mention, for meritorious
work in the life and antique class. in
The awards for the past year as an
nounced by the committee on awards
OF the Corcoran School Of Art.
Other awards were:
Portrait class-MiS3 Mary Murray
Lockwood, silver medal: Miss Annie d.
Kelly, honorable mention.
Draped life class-Miss Alice NJ. Mil.
Ter, silver medal; Mrs. Myron n. Smith,
honorable mention.
Still life class-Miss Gabrielle Mon
cure, silver medal; Miss Felicie Waldo
Howell, honorable mention.
Composition class Arthur 9. lie DUO,
silver medal: Kimon Nicolaides. jr.,
honorable mention.
Water color class-Mrs. Adelaide c.
Howell, silver medal; Miss Lucy Lee
Offutt. first honorable mention; Mise
Rose wagner, second honorable men,
ton.
For nude sketches In red chalk. by
Miss Florence L. Bryant, which were
not in competition. were especially
commended by the committee.
The committee on awards included
r. B. Mcguire and A. ]. Parson. Of
the board Of trustees of the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art; E. c. Messer, r. n.
Brooke, ]. H. Moser. and Miss Cathar-
inc c. Critcher, of the faculty OF the
Corcoran School Of Art.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
MORRIS SHEPPARD
38 YEARS OLD TODAY
New Senator From Texas Is
One of Youngest Members
of Upper Branch.

Senator Morris Sheppard Of Texas to-
day is receiving congratulations Of his
associations on his thirty-eighth BIRTH
day anniversary. He Is one of the
youngest members Of the upper house.
Born in Wheatville. Tex, he attended
the University OF Texas, earning his
way through as night watchman In the
State capitol. and being graduated in
1895. For the next three years he
studied law at Yale, and then after
gaining admission to the bar began the
practice OF his profession at Pittsburg,
Tex. In 1899 he moved to Texarkana,
where he has since made his home.
Senator Sheppard's public career be-
gan in 1902 when he was elected to Con-
gress to fill the unexpired term of his
father, who died in that year. In 1908
the son was elected for tho full term,
and continued to represent the First
Texas district IN the lower house until
his recent election to the seat of Joseph
Bailey in the Senate.
Balthasar II. Meyer, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, is observing his
forty-seventh birthday anniversary to-
day; Bishop Collins, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. his fffty-1inth
and the Most Rev. Alexander Christie,
Roman Catholic archbishop Of Oregon,
his sixty-fifth.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
UTILITIES BOARD TO
INVESTIGATE TAX|S
Hearing to Be Held on Issue Of
Jurisdiction of Commission
Over Companies.

Plans are being made by the Public
Utilities Commission for the investiga.
ton Of the taxicab companies. A hear
ing will be held soon at which the taxi
cab companies will be given an oppor-
tunity to support their contention that
they do not con,e within the supervision
OF the commission
Following its organization the COM
mission addressed to the taxicab COM
panies a request that II be furnished
with information concerning the Ioca-
ton Of their offices. rate of fares and
other data. In nearly exery instance
the Information was furnished. ac-
cording to H. c. Eddy, engineer, bu.
was accompanied by the statement that
1t was not to be construed as an ad-
mission that the companies are subject
to the supervision Of the commission
The question they raise Ii thai they
are not common carriers and there
fore are not within the purview of the
public utilities law.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28

precinct-R. L. Trice and Sergt. Ed
ward Curry: Seventh precinct-E. r,
Pyles: Eighth precinct-Sergt. Martin
Reilly. W. z. Holmes. and w. M
Gilfogle: Ninth precinct, Sergt ]. W. NC
Cormack. Robert TapsCott, and W. K.
Smith: Tenth precinct-G. S. Weber and
Sergt. ]. ]. Murphy: Harbor precinct
F. G. Stanage: Headquarters-Detect
Sergeants Frank Baur. F. NJ. Cornwell.
Charles Mullen. ]. Z. Grant, and Sergt.
G. II. Dawson.
For services out Of the ordinary hon.
orable mention has been made on the
records of the following:
Second precinct-A. c. Belt. E. A. SUIT
ton, R H Beckeley, Leo Murray. Sergt.
w. E. Sanford. w. ]. Barbee, E. w.
Boyle. w. II. Bailey. and J. W. Pierson
Third precinct-Sergt. C. P. NJ. Lord. J.
b. Much. w. S. Newton. J. r. Stringfel-
low, Sergt. E. W. Brown, J. E. Bowers.
w. G. McGinniss, L. d. Mahan. Jere-
miah Mccarthy, and H. E. Honaback;
Fourth precinct-Melvin Cox and E. T.
Harney: Fifth precinct-C. c. Wise and
c. E. Warfield; Sixth precinct-Harry
Evans, Sergt. James Conlon and ]. p.
Romer: Eighth precinct-F. D. Hiser,
Sergt. Martin Reilly, T. F. Sweeney, w.
z. Holmes, Sergt. T. r. Bean. J. W.
Jones. Fred Antonelli, D. J. Cullinane,
and T. T. Dalhouse; Ninth precinct-F.
]. Benham. J. G. Dellamico, w. E.
Smith. A. Hardin, Sergt. r. c. Yates.
and W. L. Rhine; Tenth precinct-w. H.
Brauning, G. S. Weber, w. NJ. Rout,
and w. H. Rock: Eleventh precinct
Sergt. c. j. P. Weber, A. l. Lucas, F. NJ.
Dent, and A. d. Moffett.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
PREDICTS CHRIST.
WILL RETURN SOON
Seventh Day Adventist Asserts
Skies Indicate He viii Come
Back in Near Future.

Many signs" in the heavens point %
the second coming Of Christ In the
not distant future, said Pastor J. N.
Loughborough At the session Of the
Seventh Day Adventists today In Ia
koma Park Standing on q table placed
on the rostrum OF the great assembly
room. he described the omens he had
observed depicted in the skies.
Pastor Loughborough in the oldest
pioneer minister among Seventh Day
Adventists- He went around the Horn
70 California in the early eos, and
then was one of the i've Seventh Day
Adventiste in the State. In q recent
trip around the world he obtained many
paintings Of phenomena of the SKY, and
be exhibited more than thirty of these
during his address today
The mission field in India was de-
scr1bed by Prof. J. L. Shaw 10 his re-
port to the delegates There are now
seventy-two missionaries there, he said.
Prof Shaw said Miss Bella Burro-
way, . missionary from India, who 10
In aaatndance at this conference, has
In charge at karmattr FIVE yernacular
village schools and one English school
with q combined attendance of go
students. Prof. w. A. Colcord, Of Ta-
koma Park. read paper at the RE-
iGious Liberty Department meeting on
The Evils Of Sunday Legislation"
When men make laws prohibiting any
labor or business on Sunday" he said.
that 10 Just as truly requiring SUM-
day Observance as when they COM
nnand men TO 60 TO church on that
day" = -
Prof. Shaw Will give an illustrated
lecture on India at the meeting tonight.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
Major Sylvester Praises
Men for Their Work

For meritorious services during the
last few months. Major Richard Syl-
veeter has officially commended the
following members Of the Police De-
partment:
Second precinct-John Brennan. J. w.
Pierson, W. H. Bailey, A. c. Belt. l..
c. Freewait; Third precinct-Sergt. E..
W. Brown, Patrick Creagh, W. 8.
Newton, ]. r. Stringfellow. B. w.
Thompson. L. W. Revercomb, ]. L.
Billman, and F. S. W. Burke: Fourth
r. o. Kleindienst, H. H. Frye. E. T.
Hafney, w. L. Green and H. p Gar
ratt; Fifth precinct-E. s. Wall: Sixth
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
Citizens Body to Meet.

The Mt. Pleasant Citizens Associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting. to-
night at the Park apartment house.
Sixteenth street and Park road. Ohi-
GERS win be elected for the coming
year.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
SALOON KEEPERS AID
/ ALLEY ELIMINATION
Liquor Interests to Purchase
Land in Self. Defense, De.
cIares Roy E. Haynes.

saloonkeepers Of the District have un-
expectediy come TO the aid of the alley
elimination crusaders. according to Roy
E. Haynes. secretary Of the board Of
condemnation.
Liquor interests, he declares, are Low
casting about to purchase certain alleys
in which are homes that would make the
new District excise law operative against
existing saloons e,
The hrst case Of this kind is the pur-
chase OF the dwellings in Temperance
Hall alley. or Coke" row, the entrance
to which is at s23 d street northwest.
Eight barrooms on the square surround
ing this alley would fall under the ban
OF the excise law because of being too
near homes according to Mr. Haynes,
who sees in the high figures paid for
this alley property an effort Of the
stead Of their businesses
Two ana three thousand dollars were
the prices for each OF the half dozen
houses in Temperance Hall alley.
These figures, now on record In the
onice of Mr.. Haynes. are considered as
extremely high for this class Of prop
erty, especially as the ostcnsible use
for the condemned property will prob
ably be. storage.
Mr.. Haynes today said that he be-
Heved the construction Of minor streets
would be one of the main features Of
alley elimination, but he asked what
to. do with the small alleys, such ~
Temperance Hall alley, jackson hall al
ley. A. B, c alley, and others, especially
II the liquor men do not wipe them all
out.
He brought to light today a shocking
state Of affairs in Jackson Hall alley,
where he says the bulk of Washing
tons celery supply Is ripened In cellars
OF italian vendors in the midst Of un-
sanitary surroundings. Another alley
IN which he has discovered particu-
larry bad conditions is Slater's court
Of seven houses, between Twelfth and
1Soenth, and and F streets north
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
.bLAMES UNCLE SAM
.FORDEBTSOF CLERKS
+. R. Gordon Asks That Pay Of
Government Employees Be
Raised to Keep Pace.

II Government clerks do not pay their
debts. the United States is the real Of
fender. according to Fulton r. Gordon
In letter to President Wilson.
This message was sent In reply to the
letter Of the board or governors Of the
Retail Merchants Association, chafg-
ing many Government clerks with con-
tracing debts and falling to pay them
and seeking a method whereby WASH
fnston merchants may get at such
clerks.
Mr. Gordon declares that from a twsn-
ty-five years susiness experience, he
believes the percentage Of Government
clerks who wilfully and knowingly
avoid payment Of their obligations In
very small.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
CAPITAL MERCHANTS
CEASE OBJECTIONS
Statement by Charles D. Wal.
colt, Secretary Of Smithson.
ian, Stops Protests.

Objection on the part Of Washington
| merchants to the law passed by Con-
| gress affecting the use Of the proposed
/ George Washington Memorial Hall has
| been practically eliminated by state
ment Of Charles d. Walcott, secretary
Of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Congressional appropriation for
the memorial carries with it the provi-
sion that the hall may be used for GER
tain kinds Of gatherings and for other
The control Of the building. however.
is placed in board of regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution.
The Chamber Of Commerce committee,
appointed many weeks ago with instruc-
tions to proceed at once with the col
lection Of a fund. have thought the pro-
vision not broad enough. and feared
that many conventions that are brought
here through the chamber might be pro-
hibited from holding their sessions
there.
At the meeting Of the Federation of
State Societies last night. Secretary
Walcott stated that Congressional con-
sent will not have to be obtained for
the use of the hall, which will be open
to the free use of all organizations.
In light of this statement, II is ex-
pected the Chamber Of Commerce COM
mittee may again take up the matter.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock was at last
nights meeting and explained the pur-
poses Of the hall A request from the
Federation Of State Societies that each
State have its own room in the build
ing met Mrs. Dimock's approval. and
she said that a fourth story should be
added II necessary to accomplish this
purpose.
The federation indorsed the project,
and among the members who spoke
heartily in it's favor were NJ F. O'Don.
ohue, president OF the California State
Association; John ". Holcombe. presi-
dent of the Indiana Society: c. o.
Markham. president Of the Michigan
Society. and A. ]. Boyer. historian OF
the California State Society.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
Nobility Earns Money;
Duke Is An lnnkeeper;
Prince Goes on STAGE

BERLIN, May sS.-The Duke Of
Saxe.Cob ourg. .Gotha has gone
Into business as an hotel
keeper in an aristocratic way
at Oberhof, . Thuringian noun.
tain resort, some 5000 feet
shove sea level At the Ducal
Castle Hotel, as the establish.
nent is called, only the wealth.
lest and most aristocratic visi.
tors are catered to, and the
duke, who frequently visits the
place, keeps . tight grip on the
business side Of the enterprise.
MADRID, May 2s.-Prince Louis,
. cousin Of King Alphonso and
the Infanta Eulalia, tonight
makes his public debut as an
actor. He plays the lesd to
Mile. Jeanne Chesnel, in . one.
act piece entitled "f You
Loved Ne" The prince has fre.
quently appeared in private
court theatricals, but tonight
will be the first time he has
appeared before a public audi.
ence.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
Missionaries in Japan
Denounce Land Bill

NEW YORK. May 8.-The Rev. c. 8.
Mcfarland. secretary Of the federal
council Of the Churches Of Christ in
America, today was informed that the
American missionaries in Tokyo had
adopted resolutions expressing their dis
approval of any discrimination against
the Japanese which would mar the his
toric friendship between Japan and the
United States. Copies Of the resolI-
lions were sent to the japanese and
American governments. the American
charge d'affaires at Tokyo. Governor
Johnson and both houses Of the Cali
forniA legislature.
The Washington times., 1913-05-28
.|NROAD IS PLANNED
ON CIVIL SERVICE
Senator Cummins Tells of Ideas
Evolved by Dominant Party
to Get Control.

That serious inroads are likely to be
made by the Democrats on the civil
service system in the next four years
II they continue their present activity
with respect to II, is the belief ex-
pressed by Senator Cummins. OF Iowa.
former chairman of the Senate Civil
Service Committee.
Senator Cummins says the proposal
for an investigation into the adminis-
the past and the Overman resolution
to suspend the placing Of fourth class
postmasters under civil service and
take deputy internal revenue collectors
and deputy marshals out from under
the civil service, as we'll as the change IS
in personnel Of the civil service, all
are aiming in one general direction.
1T Ia the purpose to increase tne
number of places open to Democrats
and AL them with ambitious and actiee
Cummins.
Wants Stringent Laws.
Senator Cummins is in sympathy with
the idea that the civil service laws
should be made more stringent. He
would have rigid civil service Jaws.
both as to admission into the service
and promotion by merit. But he wants
no undermining Of the service.
With reference to the Overman resolu-
ton to suspend the order placing iourtn
class postmasters under the civil serv-
ice, Senator Cummins says 1t may pass.
He predicted 1t would get some support
on the Republican side, and said in that
event It would pass. He does not de-
fend the course of Taft In covering the
fourth class postmasters into the civil
service right at the end Of his Admins
tration.
However, other Presidents have COW
cred large numbers Of persons into
the classified service" said Senator
Cummins. THE spirit of the civil ser
vice il to leave in the Government em-
ploy those who have places at the time
that particular branch Of the service
is put under the operation of the
civil service laws.
Examinations Proposed.
1.-THE Democrats propose to get around
the order as to fourth class postmasters
by forcing incumbents to take examina-
tions. This Is not in keeping with the
spirit Of the civil service.
IF that is done. It will be with the
idea Of filling the offices with Demo-
Gratis and turning Republicans out"