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The Washington times., 1913-12-14

This country should be very proud Of
our new parcel post system. and the
manner in which the rural routes are
taking hold of It, Although conditions
OF foreign countries were studied thor
oughly by the five postoffice officials
who were authorized to choose or plan
a suitable system, no one country sup
piled the basis for our parcel post 1t
Is essentially American, designed by
Americans to suit the peculiarties and
idiooryncracies of our own particular
domestic exigency.
Far from copying our system after
that of some foreign country. We are
being used as a pattern ourselves. Dur
ing the past few months the Canadian
government has had a committee at
Washington investigating and studying
our parcel post system with an eye to
estab ishing one Of the same kind In
Canada
Imitation is the most sincere flattery.
and the Canadian government has paid
a compliment not only to our methods
Of construction but to our rural delivery
The rural carriers should be given all
possible aid by those mailing Christmas
gifts into the country. This can be
done by complying with stated rules
and by making, above all things. legib.e
addresses and information for the re-
turn of unclaimed mail.
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
. means of conveying babies or live

a means Of conveying babies or live
stock Of any description.
For reasons that have to do with the
causes of the making Of the parcel post
itself, there Is every possibility that the
increased activity on tie part of the
Of the city routes, even after the Christ
mas season. AS stated by David j.
Lewis In his brief for a parcel post. the
object was to reduce the cost Of living
and express rates. This bring the sub
ject In direct relation to the rural
route, for by providing an adequate
means of transportation for retail Farm
products, eggs. butter, ham, chickens.
etc. direct from the producer to the
consumer. the middleman is eliminated
entirely from the equation, with a mate
rial resultant reduction in prices.
Gain of S7,ooo,ooo,ooo.
Last year the consumers paid 81, ,000,-
100000 for what the farmers received
$4,000, 900. 900; there was a loss or rath-
er a gain for someone, Of $1,000, ,00O, 900.
The rural route has stepped into the
breach, and it remains for the coming
year to show in actual figures how much
Of this money can be saved, for those to
whom it Is rightly due.
Without the rural routes the parcel
post would be an impossibility, and the
consideration due the men who make
such transportation possible cannot be
rated too highly.
The parcel post system is very much
in its infancy, but it Is a mighty iusty
infant. Already there have been num-
erous changes made to suit its growing
needs, and two orders of December 6,
issued from the postmaster gen.
eral provide for even greater latitude
for the senders Of parcels After March
Is, 1914, the parcel post service shall
be extended SO as to include books.
Where 1t formerly cost 80 cents to ex-
press books Weighing eight pounds, 1000
miles, 1t will cost under parcel post laws,
Just 43 cents to send books Weighing the
same amount the same distance
Another important change which will
add greatly to the duties OF the carriers
and which, luckily for them, does not go
into effect until after January /, 1914,
is the change in weights. Mail for de-
livery within a radius of $50 miles Is
allowed a limit of fifty instead of twenty
pounds, and beyond that distance may
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
Evening Services IN the Churches

srHE PALACES OF cHRSTMAS.-Ths James
cry Metropolitan Memorial Episcopal Methodist Church. John Mar
place northwest m
CR0wD-The John Enso Calvary Church. Column
Fifteenth northwest
L0vE"-The W. wedderspoon, Foundry II
Church. Presidents and Church street northwest
arHE BABYLoN1sH GARMENr-rhe Clark
Church and P northwest. p m
sTHE WONDERFUL Townsend weaver, Gs
NJ ! Church streets northwest, p m
SPECULATION VERSUS CERTAINTY IN RELIGloNIhe zv A. H
Thompson Waugh E. Church. northeast,
Church, Tenth northwest, p m.
Mu, Temple Baptist Church TsatA
N northwest, 7:45
aSHALL KNOW EACH OTHER IN HEAvEN7-The Rev john
Compton Ball. Metropolitan Baptist Church Sixth and streets north
east, p
CHRISTMAS ANTIcIPAToN-The Hewlett
TRADES UNoNIsM"-wnam Mackenzie An Souls Unitarian
Church, Fourteenth and L streets northwest
SAYING OF JESUS"The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe
Presbyterian Church, avenue and
northwest, p. m.
GETTING Wood,
Covenant Connecticut and street northwest,
THREE woMEN-The Brundage lexington Presbyedaa
North Capitol street. Florida avenue and sreet
v1SI0N-rhe
Presbyterian Church. Fourth southeast 74s
"wHEN CLOCK sTRKEs"Mrs Bane Sixth Presby
teran Church southwest, 7:4s p. m
aJUDAs-A CHARACTER sruDY-rhe Harvey Dunham
Church. between Nineteenth and Twentieth
strets northwest
"BENG AND DoNG"-The Campbell Presbyter-
Church Hampshire
aBEResoNs CREATIVE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
and street. 1890 p. m. =
REL1GoN%rheR George W. Kates First spituaist
Pythian Temple Ninth northwest
STUDY In KARMA-rhoophica lecture by Mr
Jesse W. Wright H street northwest m. :.
St. Episcopal Dupont
SPIN
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
Two MEMS BuRDEN
PindeII Nomination
Fight Takes New Turn
VHEl

The P.ndell domination for the Rus
sian amhassedorship has taken q new
turn. Aroused by assertions Of friends
o. Pindell that there are no letters In
possession Of Congressman Stone, Of the
Peoria. H., district. that would be en-
berrassing to .Tindell II made public.
Mr.. Sto1. has advised members Of the
Roreign Relations COMMITTEES he viii
turn the letters over to them IL the con-
sent Of Pip0eTl can be obtained The
Foreign Relations Committee Ii thus Tar
unable to locate Pindell. who recently
departed from Washington. Roger Sui
Hvan, tha Illinois Democratic leader. is
trying &c get P:LdeIl confirmed. and It
was because Of statements attributed to
Sullivan that Stone offered to give the
letters Z, the committee.
Senato.. Lewis has turned over the
correspondence between himself and
Pinden to the subcommittee Of the
Foreign Relations Committee which Is
investigating the case.
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
YOUNG FARMERS RIVALRY.

Back to the land" is the cry Of the modern
economist; better slogan would be Stick to the
land" Rather stem the tide of migration from the
farm to the city than waste effort on the feeble
back-wash from the city to the farm. Thousands Of
farms have been abandoned, but farmers blessed
with large families and there are enough vigorous
youths, country born and Bred to till all the land
lying fallow.
The visit of the youthful corn growers of Ohio
to the East has given US living examples of young
people who think the farm worth while. The thousand
boys and girls who came East grew the best corn
in Ohio. As reward their expenses were paid on
the trip East. Ohioans are proud to spend their
money to encourage scientific farming. 1t would be
worth millions to other States to arouse as wide
spread and enthusiastic spirit Of rivalry among the
children Of our own farming districts.
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
BORROWING ON LIFE INSURANCE.

There is no more telling indication Of the ex-
travagant tendencies of Americans, than the show
ing that borrowing of money life insurance poll
cies is constantly increasing, till it has to alarm
insurance executives. In 1888 these loans aggre-
gated only 3 per cent of the reserves of the COM
panes; in 1912 this had advanced to 1903 per cent
and 1918 is going to axe record of just about lS
per cent .
The convention of life insurance presidents, in
session at New York this week, has given serious
attention to these conditions. The reserves of the
companies aggregate nearly four billions of dollars,
which loans of IS per cent would be $720 000 000
The insurance policy on which money is borrowed
is invaldated in the proportion that loan bears to
the amount that has been paid in on the policy
Therefore vast share of the insurance nominally
in force is in fact affording protection at ALL
Moreover il stated that when policy-hol-
der takes out loan, experience shows that in only
one case in ten does he ever repay that loan.
1t is recognized by the life insurance men that
if this tendency shall continue, confidence in insur-
ance will be lost. Very many men, it is explained,
make loans on their policies without their families
knowing of the fact At death, therefore, the facts
are realized by those who expected to be the bene-
ciaries That kind of experience is certain injure
the repute of insurance protection to the family
Insurance people are alive to the importance of
discouraging such impairment of insurance values.
1t goes back, of course, to the great present-day
problem of American life, extravaganza. Forehand-
edness and real thrift seem to be virtues less and
less priced in the race for quickly-got wealth.
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
ROOT FOR PRESIDENT.

The Republican national committee is to meet
Tuesday to call an extraordinary gettogether national
convention of the party.
The purpose-the one and sole purposes to
find basis on which the various elements can agree,
and to give hostages guaranteeing that the outages
of the 1912 Chicago convention shall again be
perpetrated or attempted, ...
Whereupon just as this delicate harmony project
hangs in the balance, persistent boom for Elihu
Root for President is brought forward and aired by
the tory friends of the New York Senator.
Mf. Root, be it recalled, was the chairman of the
Chicago convention that split the party!
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
Campaigning for Funds J
For Ghent Celebration

While plans are maturing for the cele-
bratjon in washington in 1916 OF the
Client treaty centenary. friends of the
movement are preparing to push before
Congress- the bill introduced by Con-
gressman Smith, of New Jersey, provid-
ing for an official commission with a
s1;r' coo Appropriation available for Its
use.
James Brown Scott, chairman OF the
committee Of 100 arranging the details
OF the Washington celebration, plans to
call this committee together at an early
date to make definite arrangements for
the program in Washington.
The Washington times., 1913-12-14

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The Washington times., 1913-12-14

Given their choice 34 per cent of the employers
chose State insurance. Eightynine per cent of them
turned to the liability companies. In the four months
between August / and December 1 the number Of
privately insured employers increased by 1874 that
OF the State insured by 53-showing that after q
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
Use Perishable Label.


Toys, millinery, and musical instru-
ments, Or any article which consists
wholly or in part of glass like pictures,
framed. must De labelled fragile" in
big letters. So labelled they will receive
the greatest possible care in handling.
The turkey. or the candy. or the cake,
that is sent MUST be labelled perish
able"
AZ II was rnanifestly not feasible TO
send all OF the unclaimed matter to the
Dead Letter Office at Washington, the
authorities established a series of hf-
teen dead-letter stations throughout the
country, but even these do not have to
accept some OF the more perishable
goods. They should be delivered as
quickly as possible, but II 1t is impos-
sible for the postmaster to either md
an owner or return goods to the sender
before they become offensive and In
furious to the public health, he may
dispose OF them in any way that he sees
At.
Contrary, therefore, to popular sup
position. the Dead Letter Office In this
city is not morgue for unclaimed
,perishable matter, nor is the parcel post
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
:
a TYPICAL r I'd ouTF1r.
An American System.

weigh a. high as twenty instead
eleven pounds.
The Washington times., 1913-12-14
INDUSTRIAL COMPENSATION ACTS.

New York has just passed an act governing COM
pensation claims of injured employees under which it
is permitted that employees may be insured either in
the State funds or in liability companies approved by
the State. The law is not so sweeping that of
Ohio which seems to be the model one of this coun-
try thus far put into effect. But it is a very long
step in the right direction direction in which the
next long stride should be the passage of the
Federal employers liability act That measure passed
both houses in the last Congress and failed in con-
ference President Wilson has very recently declared
in favor of it. in principle at least, and it may con-
Hdenty be expected that at least determined effort
will be made to its enactment at the current
session.
view of the Michigan statute which has been
in effect long enough to give good idea of its prn
ciples and its practice will suggest what is to be
complished by such measures
The employer provides or secures the payment
of the compensation fixed by the State. He has a
choice of methods. He may insure in the State
funds; he may insure with any stock corporation or
mutual association authorized to transact the busi-
ness of workrnen's compensation insurance; he may
pay (under security, if required by the State) such
compensation himself.
The Michigan Industrial Compensation law is
elective; but employees coming into the system are
obligated either Q) to furnish the State Accident
Board with satisfactory proof of their financial
sponsibility or to insure (2) in authorized liza
biliy company, (3) in some mutual association Or
ganized under the laws of the State, or (4) in a
State accident fund.
What we learn from the results of the Michi-
gan law is that while the liability companies have
not been driven out of business-there was much
talk of that possibility here-other kinds of insur
ance seem satisfactory to some employers, and all
kinds more than able to compete with the State
insurance.
The Michigan act went into effect in September,
1912. While elective in principle, 10,760 employers
and 5,40S employees had come under it by Decem-
b, of this year. These lo,760 employers were in
sured as follows:
In State fund ................ 368
At own risk .................. GIT
In mutual companies. ......... 2l3
In liability companies. ...... 1852
Given their choice, "a per cent of the employers
chose State insurance Eighy-nine per cent of them
turned to the liability companies. In the four months
between August / and December 1 the number Of
privately insured employers increased by 1874; that
The Washington times., 1913-12-14


years trial the liability companies had suffered ne
loss in popularity. NNN@@
Evidently, then, if the private companies want
to stay in the field they have fair enough chance.
Of course, they can't stay in on the old basis of fight
ing claims for they win have to pay Immediately
upon an award by the State commission. But in
Michigan, as in New York, compensation does away
with the defenses that now invite the employer or
the company insuring him to contest his cases. The
law provides for reference of disputed to arb
tration, with right of appeal to the accident board,
and from the latter's decision to the courts. The
record for sixteen months follows:
Total accidents ..............23,113
Aro1uauOnS ................. ZOO
Appeals to board. ............ 81
Appeals to courts. ............ 10
That is suit was instituted in 10 out of 23l13
cases. In 23,1O5 out of 25lr3 cases the accident
boards decision was accepted by the liability COM
panies as final ''''''''.
1t seems very sure that the liability companies
can continue to do business, and it probably will be
a very good thing to have them competing with the
State. In any event, the injured workman will get
his compensation, and no humane employer will do
anything but rejoice that he gets it.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

found in the child welfare exhibit in the Arizona Congress of Mothers tent erect ed just west of the Woman's building at the state fair grounds.
 While there will be illustrated lee lures every day this week to forward the campaign for child welfare, the or sanitation will wage throughout the state, it is the practical display that holds the attention of every thinking man and woman who have visited the eadquarters of the congress.
 There are food charts suggestions picturing what should not be used for the child including among other articles the small bottle that it is impossible to keep clean, scented powders and baby cOmforters" The right sort of books for the kiddies and other sanitary toys were in evidence.
 Special attention is called to a dis play of sanitary underwear, health shoes, nursery sheetings, sleeping gar ments and baby blankets that occupies c7lite a bit of space in the big tent and members of the various parent teacher associations preside over the exhibit and explain it's every feature. State Entomologist A. w. Morrill, has loaned photograph of a "cage" to protect the
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

child from the dangerous fly. The article may be made at home, is in expensive and made of screen and wood.
 The schedules that have been ar ranged by Miss Worthy Johnson, of the domestic science department of the high school are attracting an unusual amount of attention. Her list of, tissue building foods of equal values follows:
 1 pound beef, round steak; ? pounds fresh fish. 31-6 pound oysters, 1-3 pounds eggs, A pounds cheese, pound dried peas, 112 pounds almond, in she'll l pound peanuts.
 The heat and energy producing foods that give equal fuel value accord ing to the local authority are:
 ounces bread, ounces oatmeal,
 2-3 ounces rice, 1-3 ounces macar- roni F ounces potatoes, 8 ounces ba- nanas, ounces sugar, 2.55 ounces honey, l ounce butter, 2.88 ounces Eng fish Walnuts, weighed shell; ounces pinons
 Mrs. J. c. Norton, president of the congress has not only had those in mind who are interested in child well fare, but every woman who visits the fair and has fitted up most comfort able rest room for their convenience 1 There is a check stand in addition to the features that go toward making a perfectly appointed place in which to rest for a few hours.
 Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido gave an in teresting lecture on Cigarettes" yes terday and the building was in charge of Mrs c. R. Howe, Mrs. Roy David son and Mrs Fred Weage of the i Adams Parent Teacher association.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
CONSESTORY HERE ID PUT
 ON SCOTTISH RITES WORK
Big Class in Waiting for the Work
 Beginning Today.

MasOns from all parts of Arizona are gathered in Phoenix today in an ticipatiOn of the putting on by the Tucson consistory of a class of Scot tish Rite Masons. The Tucson dele gation, consisting of about fifteen, arrived last evening to take charge of the work. In this delegation were George J. Roskruge, Harry Drachman Nose Kelly and others.
 Beginning at o'clock this morn ing and continuing each morning and evening for three days, the consis- tory will exemplify the degrees from the fourth to the thirty second at the Masonic temple. There will be no work put on in the afternoons, that period of the day being left open in order that the participants may be in attendance at the State Fair.
 It is said that the class this year lis as large if not larger than has been put on in several years. The work is said to be very beautiful and the Masons of Arizona are taking more than passing interest in the work.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

Keystone-which is reported to have produced $1,O00,O0O.
 The Yellow Pine district itself, which was discovered in 1906. produces prin- cipauy lead-zinc ores and employs about 300 miners, the total value of the output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zine since 1906 having been $1,234, ,5S0.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

trict was done by the Mormons about 1860. when lead ores were mined and smelted, to be later cast into bullets for use in the Mormon wars against the Indians or the United States troops. The discovery of this mine resulted in the opening of several lead-silver de-
 posits and at least one gold mine-the
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
ERRON NEOUS

T see that the Prince of Wales is learning to play the bagpipes."
 Do they play the bagpipes? l al- ways supposed they tortured them Chicago Record H erald.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
ZINC MINING IN NEVADA.

A recent investigation of the Yellow Pine mining district in Nevada by. J. NJ Hill has led to the publication by the United States geological survey of a short report descriptive of this new camp. the largest zinc mining camp in the state The first mining in this dis
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
STRONG LE-RU PAGE LION" FENCIN(

TeP on'k s f d ned us h pevetssl llin& e n dHerIv akngt wires %b by g1d il o17Hgh ghtrstnk tgi t marginal IL line wires made
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Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
CHILD WELFARE
 EXPOSITION
Arizona Congress of Moth CTS Has Splendid Display In Large Tent of Those Things That EmbodE Welfare of Little Ones.

6 ounces of bread, ounces of but ter, 9 ounces of potatoes. 13 ounces of milk, 2 ounces of sugar, 3 ounces of beef, 2 ounces of oatmeal. 3 ounces of eggs, 4 ounces of fresh fruit or vegetables, l ounce beans or peas.
 This is the ration for one day for 2 growing child and this schedule and others equally interesting are to be
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
Page LION" Combi. nation Poultry and
 Stock Fencing

Page "IION" Poultry and Stock Fencing, i usrated to the sufficiently close the poultryman and strong enough to protect he ward against domestic stock We this fencing n following
 Top of Height No inches P-1848-32 ....6 apart No. 14 IS IS P- -2O58-32.... 6 in apart wires No. 14 20 58 This fencing and 2O-rod rolls.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04
POULTRY NET

,. S. Poultry Netting stretches tlgF like farm fence; it is stretched only one engthwise-and does not need a top rail or base beard. The stronger the tension exerted, the straighter U s. Poultry Netting draws and the bet ter it looks. The parallel wires are :n- tertwisted with the diagonal mesh wires at their points of intersection with tight and left twists Each wire supports every other wire in the fence, this method of weaving producing a poultry netting of great strength and rigidity. U S. Poultry Netting never sags or bags and it cannot narrow under pres sure. We carry the following heights:
 1-inch mesh-12and A inch heights
 2-inch mesh-24, 36, 4, 48, 50 and
 72-inch heights.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

 ed he Pag l@aN Iawn
Arizona republican., 1913-11-04

Page "Lion" fences don't show their age. They are still young after most fences are worn out. That is why 1t pays to buy Page "LiON."
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-21
DELEGATIONS MAKING FINAL
PLANS FOR VISIT TO MOBILE

made from Washington of the tenta-
tive schedule of the Presidents spe-
cial, which will carry Mr.. Wilson and
members of his cabinet to Mobile, ac-
companied by the diplomatic represen-
tatives from twenty Latin-American
countries. The President will arrive
in Mobile early Monday morning, Oc-
tober 9th, and will remain about
eight hours, leaving in the early after
noon for an immediate return to
Washington.
In addition to Secretary of State
Bryan and Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels, it is announced that Secretary
of Commerce Redfeld and Secretary
of Agriculture Houston will also in
all probability accompany the Presi-
dent to Mobile
Miss Corneolia Morgan, daughter OF
the late Senator John T. Morgan oil
Alabama, will be the guest of honor
Of the Southern Commercial Congress
Women's Auxiliary during the Morgan
Memorial Celebration incident upon
the convention here.