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lone.

J. A. Waters and Mr.. Cronan
were Heppner visitors last Mon
day, going up in j. H. Bryson's
wagon.
Mabel Davidson, who has been
attending school in the Valley,
returned home last week.
Walt Puyear is having the in
terror of his building painted,
which helps the looks of things a
great deal.
r. F. Wilmot and wife were
Portland passengers last week
where they will visit with rela-
tives for a short time.
Mrs. J. H. Bryson and Opal
Padberg returned from Milton
last week where they spent a few
days in the strawberries.
Ray Blake was a passenger to
Portland last Sunday morning.
He took down a load of prime
beef to help feed the rose show
visitors.
Quite a large number Of lone
people went down to Portland
last week to get a good smell of
those dandy roses that grow in
that locality.
Mamie Petteys has bought the
dairy business from Yves McNabb.
Mamie will try and supply all
the good cream and milk his pa
irons can dispose of.
Mrs. Dalzell, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Bert Mason,
for some time, went down to
Portland last week. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Mason.
Mat Halvorsen was a passenger
to Portland last week, taking a
carload of very nice beef with
him. Mat did not want the Port
land visitors to go hungry.
Audrey and Velmaletta Wool
cry, who have spent the past sew |
eral months in the Hawaiian ISL
ands, returned to lone last week |
after having had a joyous time. |
The depot and all the rest of |
the outbuildings belonging to the |
O.-W. r. & N. Co., are taking on
a new color. Quite a number of |
painters are busy just making
things shine.
Harold Dobyns was a passen-
ger for Eugene last Sunday |
Harold says he is go
ing out to the pioneers picnic
and start about three shoe shine
stands. We hope he will come
home with as fat a purse as he
feels confident he will.
A nice quiet wedding took
place at the home of Mrs. Brown
N lone on June 10, when Grace
Brown and Robert Burroughs
we're married. Mr.. Burroughs is
S a Washington farmer. Rev.
Van Wrinkle performed the cere-
nOny. Our best wishes go with
hem.
The several committees are
rery busy these days preparing
hings for a jolly good fourth of
Iuly. There is a bunch of fellows ,
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The new lone Bulletin arrived on
our exchange table Friday and is
bright sheet, full of local news of in
terest. 1t is well patronized by the
business men of our neighboring
town. The typographical make up
is bright. clean and tasty. Here is
hoping Bro. Harlan that you may
be able to do what Others in times
past have failed in doing-maintain
a good local paper in lone and make
it pay for it's keep.
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Stray Hogs.

Five head of shoats weighing
about 140 pounds each, and
marked with crop off right ear,
strayed from my place in Rood
Canyon. Four of these hogs are
white and one is black. Com
municate with me by phone.
T. H. Williams.
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JONNER-At Heppner Sanatorium,
Wednesday evening, June II, 1913,
occurred the death of Anna Conner,
wife OF Chas. Conner, of Olex, Ore
gon, and daughter of Mrs. Ernest
inc Friedrich, OF Heppner, aged %
years, Deceased has been a suffer
er with the dread white plague for
months, and confined to the hos
pital where all that was possible
was done for her relief. The end
came peacefully Funeral services
this evening from the residence of
Mrs. Friedrich in South Heppner,
conducted by Rev. j. V. Crawford.
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- At his residence in
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June
y, 1918, j. w. Stephens, a recent
arrival from the Imperial Valley,
Calf, and a victim of ofconsumption,
passed to the great beyond. Ar
rangements are being made to hold
the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
He leaves a wife and one small
child, an infant. The family came
to Heppner about the first of March
and bought the Vitre Gilbert place
in the south end of town.
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II You want your house moved
see J. II. Cox. If
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-06-12

If you want to save money on your
Fire insurance. see Smead. #.
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Urged To Prepare Land
Show Exhibits.

Portland, Ore. June 10 (Spe-
cial) From all indications Ore
gon will make a better showing
in the Eastern Land Shows this
year than ever before. The Ore
gon State immigration Commits
sion, with headquarters at the
Commercial Club, Portland, is
urging commercial bodies of the
state, as well as individuals, to
make suitable exhibits which will
be included in the state display
with no expense save that of
gathering the specimens and TAX
ing them to the depot. They
will be shipped from the nearest
railroad point to Portland, as
sembled in a general exhibit and
will be sent East by the commits
sion, but each organization or
grower will receive full credit
for the products entered.
A circular is now being issued
by the commission giving direc-
tions for gathering and shipping
the exhibits. Attention is called
to the need for careful packing,
the selection of only the best
specimens and and advice and
assistance is offered. 1t is point
ed out that the cooperation of
all parts Of the state is necessary
in order that the agricultural
wealth of Oregon may be shown
to the best advantage and that
success may be attained in COM
petition for prizes with the ex-
hibits made by other states. 1t
is suggested that the decision to
choose exhibits for this purpose
should be made early in the sea-
son and that a few choice speci-
mems from each community are
much better to show the East
what Oregon can grow than a
large quantity of sample grains,
fruits and vegetables of mediocre
quality.
The Southern Pacific Company
will spend millions on it's Oregon
lines during the next two years,
according to a formal statement
of planned improvements that
has been submitted to the Cali
fornia railroad commission. The
company asks for permission to
issue bonds to the amount of
$50, 900, 600 and gives as a reason
for the request the number of
heavy contemplated investments
in this state. Among these are:
Electrifcation of lines in the
Willamette Valley: reconstruc-
ton of the Sheridan Willamina |
railroad at a cost of $2,501, $3.50;
Corvallis and Eastern R. R., |
$270, $50; Pacific Railroad & Navi-
cation Co., $134, $40; Salem, Falls
City & Western, $68, $50.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-12
aDDIHONALL0alS.

Members Of Ddof-to- Virtue Lodge
enIoyed collation. n the lodge rooms
on Tuesday nlKhL
Western Maryland College students
are N the midHt of examinations The
College closes On Wednesday Tor the
ChFIHlmaH recess
THs ezza o. aeaHEa =. buckley -.
The Central nnilsay Of Maryland.
which waH tried at tHIs court ard wan
by IHa Railroad haa been settled THs
building d til railroad through tie
lands Of Ir. Huckeg II nov IN prog
res
THe Wamau.H Club Of oatmlnataf
At Il weekly meeting o. Monday Il
The residence y Mr. d. ! Greenfield.
had notably Inc program. II sui
Ieet HAa The Nay paper on
John Paul Ianea-lhe Sailor. waa
read by Mra Carroll AlbHagh auuaa.
the March kInE' ~ IL subject Of
Mr. James pearre Nantx The liter
arr selections scre. Holmes. Old
IronHIdeHs by Mrs. Greenfield. and
BradY'B For lhe Freedom Of the Sen
by Mfa George L. nToWnz The naval
pictures n W. !. Powell zero daacrlb=
ed y Mra. o. :. Tiffany. Theodore
RooHeYelta Var OF lsi2" saa review
ed - The Club and sketch OF is a..
Thor given by Ars. ]. s. Myers. J.
Milton HeIfsnIder. FL. II the invita-
ton of the ladies, EAye m intensely
interesting account q the I. :. Naval
Academy. The Noman's Tub has hid
4 ilauriahIng career NJ four years. and
belongs 10 The State Federation. It
has : limited memberahin OF twenty
four 1t Biudg for The current year
IL npoehz OF American History and
The literature art. music. legislation
and institutions Of tie several periods
are reviewed Hra. .. l.. Greenfield =
the president: Nrs. Il 7. Northrop and
Mr.. ., I. Tiffany. We presidents. and
Mrs. ]. Pearre Nantz. secretary treas
uTeT
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4 Smart Officer causes ". i. 4. "a
Pay 300.

One officer has found that : Is poor
amusement for h company for nm
70 Jam man Into a lookup win no
cause.
Edward ComeEYz. II special for the
y. II. y. ~ labblnE boY Into the
coop aI Pen =Nar when " =. Vine
brannef came along lie nIlied the
bog and knes the Lookup VT bo, and
offensive. and he aid Don't put that
lad In there. III pay h flne Hith
that tn otieef sad Shut u. III put
you In there loo. 30 he grabbed Vine
bfenner and locked hin up. At the
hearing before Squire Ferguson Lz ac-
quilted Ninebrcnner. So tic latter
brought sui for false arrest AGAINST
the " Il IL.
I. ID. syeater appeared for him. The
company did not eare + go u trial on
ths faeIH aud admitted Il would pay
WInebTsuner 1900 and = accepted IL
So the case II settled
Tho above arrest occurred IaHt zum-
maf while tie NInebHHnneT families
ware holding their annual reunion at
Pen MHT
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Compulsory Education Urged.

The extension of the compulsory
education law to include al the coun-
ties of Maryland was vigorously ad=
Yocated by State superintendent Of
Education n. Bates Stevens. December
D, in an address at meeting Of the
County Superintendents' Association.
held IN the State Normal School Build
Ing.
DIR. Stevens, subject was "The Flu
ture Needs of Our School System. .
He emphasized the necessity of the
extension Of the compulsory education
legislation. and said, moreover. that Il
should be made mandatory instead OF
merely optional
He also discussed at some length the
future of the Normal School, particu-
larly in regard to its establishment In
It's new quarters on the recently ac-
quired tract on the York Road Dr.
Stephens said thai additional apnropri=
ationa would be necessary for the com
nletion and equipment OF the build
ings, and announced that an effort
would be made to secure this extra
money from the coming Legislature.
Following DR.. Stephens address, a
symposium was held on n systematic
and efficient plan for selecting appliz
eants for Normal School Scholar
ships and on THE Extension of
Teachers Training Facilities" Joseph
N. MeVey. Of Cecil county, and ". II.
Wilcox. of the Normal School, took a
leading part In the discussion.
Superintendent 10. II. Noble, of Car
oline county, who presided at the
meeting IN the absence of I W
Thomas, spoke on the Importance of
educational rally days and said thai
nothing tended more to increase pub
lie interest in education IhanS these
events.
The meeting was continued Friday
morning, when an address was made
BY Governor Goldsborough. Prof A.
B. HIbbins also spoke on the Star
spangled Banner Celebration. The
conference closed with luncheon.
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NARY PICkPOnD At OPERA
Mind Reading Tonight and sulndoo
Hax MysIeryz Saturday.

Tie Lees. nov performing II The
Opera. put on What Is known rs the
HHindoo Box Mystery" and 10 those
who Witnessed the work It Is atill u
mystery. Many requests have been
made to Mr. leach 10 have the act
again. NJ. Beach vii try to feature
the aet again for Saturday. II %. due
notice vii be given In the Saturday
weekly Opera bill that l. printed In
the Advocate Office. and distributed
either Saturday morning Or afternoon.
Tonight Mra Lee will feature her mind
reading act. which has already caused
50 much interest In this city. A feature
that will be shown Monday II the
Opera vii be Little Mary pIekford
t"Harnm searum"1 IN Caprice. Miss
pickford IN this work is ably support
ed b her talented husband. Owen
Moore. Little Mary has recently
signed contract With he famous
Players Company, and II Ii authorita=
lively stated she viii receive the high
est salary ever naye1 to . phoIo-pl
artist. $1,000 per year. Miss Pickford In
The Bishops Carriage" was highly
praised, but judging from reports CIV
en- ont By photo-plaY critics, IN Ca
price she has far surpassed her pre-
Yioua work.
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Matthew.

After a lang illnesa. Aru Iueinaa !.
Matthews. sife Of Harrison l. Mat
fhewz. died Sunday afternoon # her
home. 1926 0reenmoant avenue. Haltl=
more. from cancer. Mr.. Matthews
sas born n Carroll county and vont
Il baltimore when q child. She had
Heen II fur more nan IHo years.
About = year aee Hhe HAa operated On
fnT cancer and II "a thought ahe
would recover. but recently It va
found that \ second operation would
l. necessary. Besides her husband
Hbo i survived by Inroe daughters.
Misses Edna. Evelyn nd korlna Mat
Ihswa. -four som Fraak. Albert. VIII
Ians and Leslie = Matthews: three
sisters MTs. Mary Z. Blizzard. Nrs.
Frank shaffer and MIas TIIlio EFgnz.
nd TO brothers. J = EsaRs ana
israel EvaaH.
Her age sas s year.. Funeral took
place from her residence N wedneH=
day morning a. 80 o'clock. and scr
vices and lntaFmenI wee a. thh
HHtheI Church Of God II CaIroill1n. On
Wednesday At I130 o'clock. Hsx. II
i. BurgBn officiating. aHalHted b
ley. John II 0onau. The palIDcaf
ars were Jacob II Lynch. Charles "
Arbaugh. Arthur = Chew. Soah Long.
Charles Taylor and Philip HoTpeI.
Funeral director. +. :. sharrer
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Perry.

AIR William II Perry. died suddenly
from apopla1y II hi HON. in Eniou
bridge on FRIDAY. December 5. iii
&c - - Yearz NJ. Perry ~ the
Hon Of the late Peter PcrrY. of Fred
eHlck county and lived almost IL o.
hIa life Ia Union Bridge To i aur=
fIYed y HidoH. three soua: Holland.
Of NeK York Lester. of Union Bridge
William. 81 Columbus. OHIO. four
daughters. NrS Edna ncek. Of Union
town. MtsH Emma Perry. Of Union
Bridge MTz. lIIIda HnppeIl. OF SeW
York i've brothers. Isaac and John.
q Illinois. Harry. a Union bridge.
Melvin. OF nagefHtoRn. and Ihe RcY
Ar. Perry. : Methodist Protestant min
iHter living In California. also four
HIsterH= Mr. Laura nankcrI. OF Wash
Ingtouz u. :. M Maggie stonar OF
Haltlmorei Mra Mary EuFIar. of Ar
lIngton. and Mra. George zumbrum. o.
Union Bridge
Funeral services wee held from hi
residence q Monday afternoon IT
o'clock. Re. Mr. sch.arkopf oIIIelat=
Ing. assisted b. Re-. Isaac sIItely
Intermsnt vas made in ne Union
bridge cemetery. The palhearera
Kere. Henry Fuss, Jesse FnBa. !. O
russ. John Delaplaine. David Little
md David Foreman.
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SONS OF AMERICA.
A FERY INTERESTING and IMPORT.
ANT GATHERING.

One OF the most interesting md I'm
porLant gatherings Of the order IN this
county was the district meeting OF the
Patriotic Order Sons of America, held
in the camp room OF Washington camp
No. u, at Hampstead. last night. Past
Stale President Childa. accompanied Dy
William J. Carter, State treasurer, ran
up from Baltimore, N his automobile;
State Trustee Thos. Bloom brought IN
his car. State Secretary Heaps and \
W. Martin. financial aecretaryof wash
ingIon Camp. ut. Washington. aud
State Vice President ssaDrook ran
over from Westminster IN his little
Net.
Tho visitors from Baltimore were
entertained b. the local camp II Pat
terson's hotel. and Mr.. seabrook By
Mr.. and hrs. D. T. Hyaon. at their
home Tho state officers presided II
the meeting. Hhich was attended By
more than one hundred members Of
the order from the camps at Hamp-
stead. Butler and Boring. and initiated
seventeen neH members. Addresses
were made by the state officers and
others. N impressive incident of the
meeting Has the announcement on the
fioor OF the camp that brother Isaac
Morgret. one Of the oldest men la the
order. member OF Washington Camp.
No. IS, 81 Hancock, aged s3 yearA, had
just entered Into reat at the home Of
his daughter. The HIfe o. Rev. A Il.
Mckinley. pastor Of the Methodist
Church. IN Hampstead State seere-
tary Heaps. presiding. called the mem
bera to their feet, and all stood silent
ly. 9TH bowed heada. for , short time,
then prayer va offered b Re-. w. l.
seabrook. state vice president.
The meeting adjourned II l1.Ib, and
an oyster supper Has served 1t The
home OF Brother Stone and hIa ~ife.
The hospitality OF the good people 1t
Hampstead w. received With heart
felt appreciation b. the visitors. who
were especially ardent IN their praise
OF he Kindness OF he younE men -
the Hampstead Garage. sho stored
aud cared for their cars during the
nVHuIuH
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M0rgret.

Mr.. Isaac Morgret, aged s. years,
died yesterday afternoon at ! O'Clock
at the residence Of his aon-in-law and
daughter. Rev. and Mrs. 4. Il. MeKin-
Ley. In Hampstead. after an Illness OF
about n year and half, from heart
trouble. Mr.. MorEret vas formerly
from Hancock, Md. but after The death
of his wife several years ago he came
to Hampstead and lived Nith lis
daughter. Besides Mrs. Mckinley. one
daughter survives. Miss Imoeene MAR
gret, OF Hampstead.
The remains vii be taken 10 Han
cock Saturday morning. where funeral
services and Interment WIll take place
that afternoon. z. Y. Upton & son,
funeral directors.
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Champion Hogs.

Hr +. o. Cash. If MIddleburg, has
tn champion pen Of hogs for the
county. On December ,. h killed
-four hoKz tia weighed 72s. &c, Ga3.
and csc pounds. total Of ISIS pounds.
The hog we're i6 months old. Twenty
three ao=pound cans nf lard we're
made
ar Cash never lacks for help On
hi buteherinE dayz. more than forty
people being present last week. all
CLASSES participating. Il is reported
a retired farmer from near Aaama-
toEn. Frederick county. always doubt
inE the YeraeIIY OF he statement snn-
csHning former killings Hent down TO
see the hogs weighed : newly mar
rted couple from near New Windsor
Wefe there 10 learn hox to raise big
hogs. Tow droyera. railroad men,
drummera. aud In fact. men from al
mot every walk IN life we're present
snme other norkera killed during the
week wefe aa follows. William ID. K.
iesae Of near LeIater'z Church, six,
wiEhing 1868 pounds 7. n Hook,
OEEss Summit. six. a76. z03. 419. ~.
al ! and IS William Waltman. Of
FrIzellburg. three. 9i9. a17 and -. .
Joseph 5. Stoner. Westminster. three.
"a. 33i and 255: Moses HornIng,
Cyclone Hlll. two. ID aud 400. W. Il.
ID Watson. Cyclone Hill. two 100 and
az. George Hoffman, three, 300. 504
and 20g. Charles Fowler. three, as,
3tz and 2S2. Ernest Wolf. five. 100
Albert Il. Barnes. three 476h. a52 and
3a6. John A. Baker. two spring pIgs,
300 and go; Robert Wheeler. four,
1916 William Shilling. four. pa. 2as,
2es. 252. Lewis Barber. Iwo, ZIG, 20;
William Reese. three. 1025; William
Baker, six, i720; John Davis. three,
spring pigs. 275. 300, $50; William
Miller, seven. 2s2. 2s4, ia, 400, 2eo.
240. 900: Frank Weleh. Two I'll 40.
William I. Baker. three. 290, 259. 260:
J. Il. Ward, two, 30. 2s0. William n.
Barber. three. 20a. 1b9. 217: Reno
Waltz, four, rs. 26s. 23s. 231. and two
spring pigs. 1a6, 1T: james Bowers,
six. iS2. 1s3. 22s. 223. 1s5, 201. and
three spring pigs, I'D
J. ID. groNI. Westminster. eight.
seven months old. $50 pounds c. r.
puha, I.Ineboro. four. 376. 4lgh, III
and 504 pounds. total of l720A
pounds. Leonard Kopp, Of near Line
bor0, two. 436 and $40 pounds
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COURT HOUSE NEWS.
INSURANCE COMPANY LOSE CASE.
Transfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Transfers Of Real Estate.

David Robertson and wife to John
4. Myers md sife, convey TN acres
and q sqnarspperches, for $500.
Charles L. Ioats, administrator To
Geo. II. Hoffman, conveys tracts Of
land IN Manchester. Tor so05.
Daniel z. Stnll and wife to Melvin
y. Watkins, convey $3.50 square feet,
for SO.
Geo. M. Hoffman to Paul l.. Ware
hime and wife, conveys lots In Man
chester, for $1050.
VIM. e. 7. Smith TO Royal ]. Smith
and wife, conveys \ acre Of land, for
$1,000.
Vim. Joshua Brown and sife 70
VIM. Edw. Elisha Brown, convey real
personal and mixed property, for So
John G. Harman and wife to Kinsey
Randolph Taylor and wife. convey If
acres and 126 square perches, for
sS71.s5.
Harvey Bankard and wife to Claude
d. SLauffer and wife, convey lot II
New Windsor, for $500.
Lillian II. Grimes to Freddie :
Brown and wife, conveys 81 acres oi
land. for $500.
John w. Barnes and wife 10 George
W. IElBnl ana WiIe, convey acres
and 10 square perches for 5000
Rachel E. Phillips to Thos. \ Phil.
lips and wife, conveys 80 acres, for
1000.
Mary Z. Mather and husband tf
Jane Z. Earhart and husband, con.
yey ! acre, for s3s00.
John ". Barnes and wife 10 Geo
w. Deight and wife. convey acres
and 10 square perehes. for $500.
Vim. v Nusbanm, trustee, TO Jesse
P. Garner. conveys acres, roodl
and 32 square perehes, for sf400.
Jesse Z. Garner 10 Wm. Y. Nus.
baum and wife. conveys acres.
roods and % square perches. for s1400
John II. T. Ehrhart and wife L
Albert J. Bemiller. convey 20 acres
and 10 square perches, for $1,000
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After ID weeks illness from slom=
aeh trouble. Sarah Il. Ward. n years
old, died early Tuesday morning at
her home. 1926 Dunlaney street. Bal
iImore. She was the daughter Of the
late Mf. and Mrs. james EarlY and
Ras born near Mount Airy. Before
taking up her residence In Baltimore.
whore she had made her home for the
past L years. Mra Ward lived for Is
years IT Oakland Carroll county. She
i survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Fannie Clark, OF Baltimore. and four
sons, Benjamin. Of stockt0n. Cal !:
William C.. Of Pittsburgh; Joseph. OF
Westminster. and Charles Ward, OF
Baltimore. Eleven grandchildren and
eight greaI=grandchildren also sur
YiYe.
The funeral took place It Wards
Methodist Episcopal Church. on the
Liberty road l2 miles from Baltimore.
Thursday afternoon. The nailbearers
we're four Of Mrs. Wards grandsons.
burial was N the graveyard at Wards
Church.
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blizzard IN Mountains.

Cumberland. Md. Dec. S.--The bllz-
zard which came With Euddenness yes
tefday afternoon brought a drop Of 30
degrees in temperature in less than "a
hours. and caused much suffering
among railroad men.
The snow drifted and greatly inter-
fered With the railroad schedules. Pas
genger trains came In from the Vest
this morning three and four hours
late and covered with snow and Ice.
Wires were blown down at some
points Conditions have improved to-
night On both the Baltimore and Ohio
and Western Maryland Tyres as far as
the movement of trains Is concerned,
but the snow Is still flying In the
mountains.
At Thomas and ElkIns the ther-
mometer registered Is degrees above
zero. The railroads have their snow
nlows n readiness. At noon today
the thermometer stood 6 degrees
above zero 1T FrostbuFg. At some
points The snowfall has reached nearly
n foot
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u. sTo Own al Cars.

Practical trial Of Government uYn-
eTBhlp nf railway mail cars Il proposed
IN a bill approved by the House POST
Offices and Post Roads Committee. The
measure would appropriate 100000
10 be used by the Postmaster General
II buying and operating a number OF
cars aa an experiment.
The average construction cost. re-
ports before The committee showed. was
about III .000 year for 60-foot steel
cars. The average cost To the Govern
mant Tor leasing mail cars. all OF
which are nov owned by the railroads,
/ approximately $4,000 per car per
year. The railroads receive compen-
aation for carrying the mail on an
average Of zI0,697.97 per car annually.
which makes the annual cost OF the
Government about $4,000 per car.
The average life Of steel car, 1t Is
estimated, Is about 10 years and the
maintenance cost per car. anywhere
from $1,000 To $4,000 year. according
10 age.
The committee also voted 10 report
faforably bill to appropriate 100000
for experiments n carrying the mail
By aeruplanes. The tests would be
conducted under tho supervision Of the
RDHtmazterzlenerH