The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-07-11
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Items OF Interest to Idaho From the
Capital.
Especial Correspondent

Especial Correspondent
| Washington, ID. c., July S.-Con
gresham Smith has made a yigorou,
protest at the pcstoffice department
against the failure of the departnrn
| to axe reasonable provision for in
creased comper sation to the STA,
route mail carriers in Idaho on ac
count of the Inauguration of the par
Gel post system. At the time the con
tracts were entered into the additional
weight of the mails incident to the. in
auguration of the parcel post systen
was not contemplated, and the car,
rlers have found it necessary to pro
vide additional horses and wagons il
order to take care of the large GUAM
tity of packages which is now bein.
carried through the mails. In man,
instances marketing is sent to tn,
towns through the mails, and in som,
or the remote places in the state
| great deal of merchandise is carried
which imposes an extra burden on the
mail contractors. A great deal of the
merchandise which was heretofore
sent by express and freight is now
sent through the mails. The depart
ment weighs the mails during March
and April at time when the mails
are the lightest, especially in the min
ing sections of the state. Congress-
man Smith contends that it is unfair
TO the carrier to adjust any allow
ance which may be made for carrying
parcel post packages on a weighing
conducted during those months and
that the weighing should be made dur
ing June and July, especially in re-
mote places in order to get a fair
estimate of the quantity of mail car
rled during the year upon which to
make the calculation for extra COM
pensation for the increased quantity.
lie has the assurance of the depart
ment officials that all complaints will
be investigated, and reweighing be
made ii it appears that any injustice
has been done.
Senator Brady has had another con-
ference with the secretary of the in
terror relative to running automobiles
in the Yellowstone National Park. He
called the attention of the secretary
to the fact Of Colonel w. H. Bixby's
opposition to the plan, and advised the
secretary that he did not want him to
pass upon the matter without giving
opportunity for the presentation of all
the reasons why motor driven vehicles
should be run in the park.
He also advised the secretary that
this was not a war measure, but was
simply sane and sensible business
proposition and practicable in every
way, and II given opportunity he
would demonstrate this fact to the
secretary. However, it is generally I'M
1erstood that Colonel Bixby's recon-
mendatlon in the matter will have con-
siderable weight with the department.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Bat
lie OF Gettysburg, which extended over
asst week, was an event which at
racted more attention than probably
my other since the Grand Review in
Washington at the close of the Civil
var. Over $4,000 soldiers represent
ng every state in the union were in
attendance. All but a few of the
states made appropriations to convey
o Gettysburg and return the soldiers
Who participated in the memorable
,attle.
The late Senator Hepburn was a
member of the committee appointed
" the senate to provide the legisla-
ion for the celebration, in connec-
ION with legislation enacted by the
'ennsylvania legislature. He formu
ated the resolution under which $780,
w was appropriated by the govern
nent TO pay for tents, and to make
mple provision for the care of the old
eterans during the time they were
ncamped at Gettysburg.
congressman French and Smith. to-
ether with their wives, were the
uests of Senator and Mrs. Brady on
n automobile trip to the battlefield
hey left Thursday morning and stop
ed over night at Bluemont Inn at
'luemont, one of the highest points in
ne Allegheny mountains. They spent
ne Fourth with the veterans of the
lue and the gray at Gettysburg, re-
lrning to Washington Friday even
lg.
One of the bills presented by Rem
sentative French in the present
ongress looks to the amendment of
ne pure food and drugs act and the
etter safeguarding of human life
trough proper labelling and handling
bottles and packages containg sub
.ances of poisonous or deleterious
character.
Mr.. French's bill has attracted con-
derable attention among people who
re interested in this subject and the
nblication of the American Medical
known as "The Journal of
e American Medical Association" in
recent issue under the caption of
The Poison Label-A Needed Amend
ent," has this to say editorially:
FOR the purpose of safeguarding
e public against the dangers of poi
ms, Mr. French of Idaho, has intro
ICED into the house of representa-
res proposed amendment to the
deral food and drugs act, The
1endment which refers to the labels
"a containers Of poisons declares :
at drug shall be deemed misbrand
III the contents of the package be
Nlrulent poison and shall not be
eced In a container labeled Poison
q snail not contain on the label at
ISL one suitable antidate and the
me or the person. firm or cornora