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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
MUCH COMPLAINTS IS
MADE Of DELAYS IN
THEPOSTAL SERVICE
Conditions Improved By the
Eight Hour Law Said to
Be Chief Feature
ECONOMY POLICY
ALSO A. HANDICAP
Urgent Deficiency Fund Will Give
Temporary Relief in Handling
the Great Flood of Parcel
Post Matter
BY C. r. STEWART

Washington, May N.-(Special. "a 90
much attention to economy and too little
regard for efficiency on the part of the
last administration, together with the
application of the recent eight hour law
as to postal clerks and carriers, and the
rapidly increasing business on account OF
the parcel post is responsible for the many
delays Of mail matter originating and ter
minating In first and second class post
offices all over the country for the past
month
On account of these delays, OF which
there has been considerable complaint
from the offices In the larger cities of the
east and south, Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson recently issued an order direct
ing that until further notice the back
stamping of letters be discontinued except
on registered and special delivery mail.
This step on the part of the Postmaster
General, II Is believed, will go a long way
toward remedying the congestion in the
mail service, which he inherited as a
legacy growing out of Mr. Hitchcock's
economies, the new parcel post business
and the eight hour law.
1t is not stated by the postoffice de-
partment officials, as has been said, that
the application of the eight hour law is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

parcel post has developed much faster
than even its strongest advocates be-
lieved that 1t would, and the department
has struggled faithfully to make good
service keep pace with its growth. 1t GER
tainly Is great income producer, and
there are many who believe that the gov
ernment ought to put its postoffices ex-
penses on a basis which would allow for
the cost of handling this new feature of
the mails.
Newspapers All Delayed
Theoretically the department has al
ways recognized the right of the men in
the country to get his city newspaper
while it is fresh, and theoretically news
papers sent by mail are supposed to have
preferential treatment. Actually the bur-
den upon mail handlers imposed by the
parcel post is such that they cannot give
newspaper mall the treatment 1t is sup
posed to have. The strain on the clerks
is so great that something has to give,
and because the newspaper mail is some
thing they have been used to handling,
they are making that class of mall yield
to the parcel post.
In discussing the situation, Second As
slstant Postmaster General Stewart said:
1--WE have been gaining every day for
the past two months in the matter of ca
pacty and facility for handling the added
bulk Of the mails occasioned by the install
lation of the parcel post system. We
underestimated the volume of business We
had to handle through the parcel port.
1t grew far more rapidly than we antici-
pated. We have, however been moving
forward to the accomplishment of COM
plete parcel post service"
It is quite likely after Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson gets full report from the
experts he now has investigating the sit
uation and has determined the relations
of each of the contributing factors-the
eight hour law, the growth of the parcel
post business, and former Postmaster
General Hitchcock's economy policy. to
the present situation, he will make some
recommendations to Congress which will,
II adopted enable him to permanently
correct the distressing conditions which
now prevail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
WATERPROOF WILL
PAY PENALTY FOR
NUMBERING QUEST
Negro Convicted of Killing
Foreman at Power Plant
in East Gadsden Sew
eral Weeks Ago

Gadsden, May 21.-(SpeciaL) L)-Walter
Pryor, the negro, will pay for the murder
of c. F. Quest with his life. After an
hours deliberation today the jury re-
turned verdict of guilty. Judge j. A.
Bilbro of the city court of Gadsden will
pronounce sentence probably Saturday.
Quest was shot by Pryor at the steam
plant of the Alabama Power Development
company in East Gadsden April 49, He
died few days later Attorney Roper
for the defendant announced that an ap-
peal to the supreme court will be made
Because his wife is said to be lying near
death from tuberculosis in Elmore coun-
ty, J. T. Howle has been granted so
days parole from the chain gang and
will go to her bedside.
Opticians of Alabama began a two
days session at the Chamber of Com
| merce today. Mayor J. H. Holeombe de-
| livered the address of welcome. j. w.
| Langley of Sylacauga, president, gave
his annual address. Addresses by Hard
wick Ruth of Montgomery and George S.
| Buder were part of today's programme.
| Tomorrow, Fl. j. Rosensthl of Union
Springs will speak on practical OPP
! tometry,' and j. w. Taylor of this city
| will give an address on THE Conjugate
Foci and Their Application to Optometry.'
| Tomorrow afternoon a business session
will be held after which an inspection
tour of the Gadsden district will be made.
| The meeting of the Alabama state
branch of the United National Associa-
| tion of Postoffice Clerks will be held here
| Friday, May 30.
! At the commencement exercises of the
Etowah County High school at Alfalfa
last night. John H. Wallace, Jr., deiv-
| cred the address. Diplomas were present
| ed to Bernice Cooper Violet Lewis, Mar
garet Prickett, Marcus Russell and Min
| ME j. stephens.
Because of an ice war between dealers
| of Gadsden and Huntsville Boaz people
are getting ice at Is cents a hundred
| pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

Because of an ice war between dealers
of Gadsden and Huntsville, Boaz people
are getting ice at Is cents hundred
pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
CAPITALIST TAKES
LIFE IN CAPITAL
John l. FOrniss Blows Out
Brains in Hotel Yester-
day-Ill Health Cause

Montgomery May M.-While his wife
lay i'll in an adjoining room John l.
F'orniss. retired capitalist. committed
suicide in his apartment at prominent
local hotel last night by sending a bullet
through his brain. Discovery was made
at o'clock this morning by the maid at
tending Mrs. Forniss
Mr.. Forniss was .7s years old. con-
federate veteran and a native of Wilcox
county, Alabama. He had been in de-
Ginning health for some time. He left a
note. saying that nervousness was driv-
ing him crazy and he was losing his
mind. He asked all to pray for him.
The remains will be inferred here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

alone responsible for the confusion and
decentralization of the postal servisce in
the bigger cities, but they do say that
it is a considerable factor In the situa-
ton. When former Postmaster General
Hitchcock adopted his policy of cutting
down expenses regardless of the effect
on the service. the working forces of all
the big offices were reduced to meet his
economy programme, and with these linn
tied forces-not allowed now under the
law no matter what the conditions-to
work over eight hours per day, with
growing business like the parcel post Gre
ating conditions which no one could for
see. is not so surprising that more or less
congestion and confusion should arise.
Blames the Eight Hour Law
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Joseph Stewart, who has charge of the
Transportation service of the department.
and who, Is regarded as one of the most
efficient nensfin the service. blames a
large part Of the delays TO the operation
of the eight hour law Mr. Stewart op-
posed the eight hour law-but favored
overtime pay for the employees. His rea-
son for this Is, that the postoffice of
ficials have no recourse from the opera
tipns of this law under any circumstances
the willingness of the employees them
selves to help out In pinch makes no
difference If by any chance there comes
an unexpected food of mail matter into
one of the postoffices, as frequently is
the case, its delivery must walt upon the
observance of the restrictive legal regula-
tions of the service.
On the other hand IL the employees will
ing to work longer, on occasions when
necessary than the regulation eight hours
were permitted to do so receiving extra
compensation therefor, much of the delay
and confusion now experienced would
have been avoided.
The urgency deficiency bill carries $780,
000 for the immediate use of the post
office department to meet the conditions
which have been imposed. in part by the
eight hour law, which Congress neglected
to provide for when they placed that pro-
vision In the last appropriation bill.
| 1t is believed that II the postal service
is to make record for efficiency, which
| is the earnest desire OF Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson. Congress will not only have
| to change the workable form of the
eight hour law, but will also have to
make provisions that will enable the de-
partment to meet the rapid growth and
| expansion of the parcel post, as it comes,
without confusions and delays.
Will Have to Change Form
| If Postmaster General Burleson is
given the 100000, it cannot afford more
| than temporary relief and a guarantee
| that the conditions will get no worse for
| the present. The theory of those who
made up the demand for appropriations
for 1918. was that the parcel post could
be handled by the department without
any increase in the expenses, and that
the eight hour law limiting the hours
of carriers and clerks would not be any
extra burden on the department. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

Bradley Williams, Minis, Donaldson,
Moore, d. Batson, Ragsdale, Burnley,
Hill, M. Batson, Adams, Buck, Eagin.
C. Batson, Wood and Howe Price, g..
Williams, j. Earle; Mrs, Fl. P. Wisdom,
Mrs. e. L. Mitchell and Mrs. S. S. Grif-
fifth of Birmingham. The guests were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. A C. Mitchell
at the entrance.
The Old Maids Convention" Will be
presented by Brighton ladies Friday
night at the Lipscomb school building.
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Union Baptist church.
Tickets may be secured at the door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
FATE OF GEORGE
STOVALL UNKNOWN

Chicago, May 21.-The fate of George
Stovall. manager of the st. Louis Amer
lean league ball club, suspended three
weeks ago, did not become known to-
day. President johnson of the Ameri-
can league, who had announced that
he would make the Stovall verdict pub
lie today, was i'll and did not visit his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
NASHVILLE WILL
AGAIN ATTEMPT TO
PLAY SUNDAY BALL

Nashville. May 21.-Following re-
cent. decision of the supreme court de-
claring the anti-Sunday baseball law
unconstitutional, arrangements have
been made to play the first Sunday
game OF the season here with Montgom-
cry on May 25. The announcement was
made today by the local ball club and Is
causing both favorable and unfayor-
able comment. Several Sunday games
were played last year in violation Of
the law, the teams being arrested on
each occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
Switchmen's Meeting

Houston, May 21.-Insurance and
finance were on today's programme for
discussion by the Switchmen's Interna-
tional union of America, holding it's BIZ
ennial sessions here. S. e. Heberling of
Buffalo and F. T. Hawley of Indiana
polls are candidates for international
president. Elections will be held late
next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
Reduce Express Rates

Madison, Wis, May 21.-Reductions
in express rates averaging about 90 per
cent were ordered today by the Wiscon-
sin railroad commission. Every express
company operating in Wisconsin is in
cluded in the ruling. The order will
go Into effect within 20 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dallas-Dallas 6: Beaumont l.
At Fort Worth-Fort Worth 6: San An.
tonic 5.
At Austin--Austin 4-S: Galveston 80.
At Waco-Waco s; Houston 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22

office. Stovall has been out of the game
three weeks for his dispute with Um-
pire Ferguson.
The Forrest City times., 1913-08-15
Phone Lawrence for groceries

Phone Lawrence for groceries WatermeloEs on ice. Palace Mar. ket, phone 9l
 Money to loan on improved farms. Taylor. Knight & Go.
 Large covered ice pitchers, 3-ouart size, at Neblett's. Phone 34
 Subscribe for The Times. if you want the news of this city and county.
 MT. Louis McDaniel has returned rom weeks vacation spent in Flu reka Springs.
 The very latest in lowered and bro- caded piece goods now on display at The Warshavsky store. Please come to see me.
 have money to loan on farm lands at low rate of interest. Terms to suit. Thomas P. Foster, Marianpa. Arkansas.
 Call and see the plat of our new ad- dition to the city of Forrest City. Lots now offered for sale. Eugene Williams at Bank of Forrest City.
 FAIR WARNING.-Any and all persons riding bycicle on the sidewalk VIII be cited to appear before the Mayor. J. M. Davis, City Marshal. If
 FOR SALES mares; i three-year old mules; two-year-old mules; l three-year-old stallion: 2 one year-old mare colts and young colts. c. l.. Cross, Happy, Ark. S-15-4
 MT. Chas, Simmons, formerly assist. ant cashier of the Bank of Forrest City, and who is now employed with the auditors here and at other points, spent Sunday in town with his family | MT. Jakubik, of Texas, who spent a lew weeks with us, has quit and gone 10 Paragould to work on the Soliphone. lie IS good printer, but was not sat. istied here. We wish him success in his new place.
 Our summer lines of merchandise in all lines are arriving daily. You are cordially invited to call and inspect the goods and make a comparison of prices and values. The Russell ra. ham-A lderson Go.
 Rev, and Mrs. Geo. H. Kirker leave today for Jackson, Tennessee, to spend four or five-weeks' vacation with Mrs. Kirker's parents and other relatives and friends. We wish them a most enjoyable visit and safe return. There will be no preaching or prayer meeting services in the Presbyterian church during their absence. How eyer, Sunday-school will be held at the regular hour, 10 o'clock, every Sunday morning.
The Forrest City times., 1913-08-15

Watermelons on Ice. Palace Mar ket, phone 9l.
 Neblett's wagon begins at 630 a. m and drives until D. m.
 Money to Loan on Improved Plan tations. Fred F. Harrelson. tf
 Call at the Newsstand aud see those fine, new Grafonolas and new records Fine selection just received
 During the dull season, give us an opportunity to retinish and repair your furniture, Prices reasonable. Forrest City Furniture Go.
 Beautiful 3l-piece China breakfas sets given away every Tuesday night at the Airdome. Don't fail to attend every night, and save your coupons
 For beautiful and handsomely tail ored travelling suits, come to the War shavsky Store where all summer ready to-wear goods are being closed out at 50 cents on the dollar Come today
 Lookout for the army worms and as soon as you discover them or their signs, put the Paris green on your crop. That is found to be th3 only thing to do. And do it now-as soon as they appear.
 Send us your job printing, or phone your order to No. 42 We guarantee to give you the best quality of paper for the price, and up-to-date and ar tistic arrangement, with late type faces, at most reasonable prices Try our new man. He is said to be the best printer that ever worked in this town.
 MT, and Mrs II. w. Cook, of Pine Bluff, came over Sunday, he on busi ness, and Mrs. Cook to visit with old time friends for couple of days. Mrs Cook left Monday for Salina, Kansas to visit her sisters, and MT. Cook re- mained until Wednesday. He gave us pleasant call and we were glad tC see him. He informed us that he is very we'll pleased with his new posi- tion and surroundings, and is getting along nicely. We wish him continued success and prosperity
 MT. l.. M. Grove, of Memphis, ar rived in the city Tuesday to accept { situation as job and ad printer witf The Times. He is young married man, and if the place suits, and every thing is agreeable, he will remove hi. family of wife and baby to this city to reside permanently. We hope ht will make good, and that he will be pleased with his surroundings. If you want first-class city style job printing come or send to this office. Stock tho best, prices the lowest consistent witf quality, and workmanship guaranteed Try us.
The Forrest City times., 1913-08-15

Watermelons on ice. Palace Mar ket, phone 9l,
 Full-size s ounce jelly glasses also large, thick ice tea glasses, at Neblett's
 Don't fail to see Andrew Jackson before you have any electric wiring done.
 Forrest City Lodge No 329, Knights and Ladies of Honor, will have a pie nic at Crow Creek Wednesday, August 27. All members are expected to at tend and the public generally is cor dially invited
 Our Ladies' Dress Goods Depart ment is ssbristling with attractive bar gains in beautiful new Wash Goods, to which the attention of the ladies is invited. Those planning Spring and Summer Gowns, are urged to make early selections, because by purchas- ing now you are assured of getting the best. The Fussell-Graham-Alderson Company.
 The second open cotton boil received at The Times office this year was brought in yesterday by MT. W. T. Nolen from his crop on the Lambert place, about two miles south of town. He says there are three and four bolls to the stalk open on many stalks in his field, and that he believes he will get bale out by the 1st of Septem. ber We congratulate him, and hope he will make fine crop and lots of money.
 We have been very short of help in the front office this week, and conse- quently may have overlooked many interesting newsitems, personals, etc. !, but we believe, all the premises con- sidered, and the fearfully enervating weather, that we have done fairly well, and that this is a rattling good paper. What do you think of it? MT. Izard has been in Memphis this week Col. Landvoigt is in Washington, MT. Altman has been attending the bed side of MT w. k. Taylor, and we had no job printer Saturday and Monday.
 MT. Clarence Purser, of Millington, Tennessee, was guest of MT. and Mrs. J. k. Carder couple of days last week, and left Thursday for Chi cago. He spent a couple of days at Rose lake with jolly party of friends, composed of MT. and Mrs. J. R. Carder, Misses Annita and Lucille Carder, Lola Sims, of Memphis; Ruth, Susie and Mary McCrary. MT. and Mrs. John McCrary, and Prof. Frank Fogg. En route home they stopped at Messrs. A, J. and J. O. Winford's beautiful country home and had great feast of watermelon.
 MT. Walter R. Taylor, who has been more or less ill for two or three years. and who has lately been confined to his bed, has grown gradually worse, and for three or four days has been very low and there is little or no hope that he can survive longer than a few days'a at the most. Loving wife and other relatives and many dear friends have nursed him through the long, intensley hot and enervat- ing nights and days with a devotion and steadfastness of purpose that is truly remarkable, and everything that can be is being done to alleviate his sufferings and prolong his life. We hope if it is Gods will, that He may spare his life, and that he may live through many useful years
The Forrest City times., 1913-08-15

MT. J. A. Hudson, of New Castle, cousin of Chief Deputy John Tanker sley, brought the latter's team and wagon down yesterday and put in the day helping the ladies in their great work of caring for the city of the dead, and his work was greatly and sincerely appreciated,
 The Monday Musicale Club has dis banded for the summer on account of the intense heat. The length ot the term will be from the second Mon- day in October till the last Monday in May, beginning with October, 1913. A committee has been appointed to prepare the new Year Book.
 The new invoices of novelties al this store have been selected and bought with an eye single to your approval. Early shoppers will find many exclu- sive things on display that will round out and put the finishing touches to those summer clothes, that will not be shown by our competitors. The Fus- sell Alderson O.
 { Big Jim Taylor was mingling with friends in town Wednesday, and gave us pleasant call. He informed us that the new baby is getting along just fine and they have named hel Alice Mann, after Mrs S. H. Mann Big Jim is as proud of her as he was of his first pair of red-top boots, anG says she has the longest, pretties, black hair he ever saw on baby hel age, and that she is just as good as she can be. Congratulations are 1T order,
 Prof. W. A. Yerzley, son of Capt and Mrs. T. w. Yerzley, of mile ant half southwest of town, and his in teresting little family of wife ant | five children, arrived in the cit. Tuesday from their home in New York state, to spend three weeks va cation with their relatives and friend in this county and probably at Brink ley with his sister, Mrs. N. c. Allen and family. Will is looking well ant has made good in his work. He is on of St. Francis county's most worth young men, who have made and ar making themselves power in tn land for higher and nobler ideals aspirations and cultivation. We ar proud of his record, which has ire quently been mentioned in Tn Times, and glad to know that he succeeding.
The Forrest City times., 1913-08-15

You can find the genuine Hoffman House goblets in any size and moder- ate prices, at Neblett's, Phone 34.
 There is very little sickness in the city or county, comparatively speak ing, so far as we have been able to learn, and we believe this may be ac- counted for to large degree, at least, by the better sanitary conditions and the persistent fight on flys and mos- quitoes.
 The line of new Oxfords for ladies, young ladies and misses including all the newest shapes and shades, consti- tute one of the prettiest and most stylish displays of slippers to be found in Forrest City. In fact, our Shoes are all snappy and embrace supremi cy style and distinctiveness not found in the ordinary kind. The Russell Graham Alderson Go.
 Prof. Roger Williams, representing the University of Arkansas, was in the city several days last week and gave us a pleasant call He also visited relatives here, all of whom were glad to see and welcome him, and was a guest of Mrs. Kate Ferguson and family. We are under obligations to Prof Williams for calling our at tention to the handsome memorial page, and an original memorial poem by young lady classmate, which ap. pear in the class magazine of the University, in memory of our deal son, Hulburt, who died at the Uni versity last year, all of which we very highly appreciate.
 Hon. w. S. Thomas and Mr, o. C. Pittman, of Democrat, were minglinl with friends in town yesterday, anC gave us a pleasant call. They haC been down to Marianna where they witnessed good game of base bal between the Delanos and DeValll Bluff teams, score 7-5 in favor of tht visitors. They each tell it on tn, other that his enthusiasm was st great that although they were on th' top seat of the grandstand when th' game began, when it was finished they found themselves, without knowing how they got there, on th' bottom row, and the Squire had los his umbrella. They report crop pros poets at Democrat very fine, and tha the crops certainly are looking goo' between here and Marianna,