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The Washington times., 1913-10-29

The Benefits of Banking to the Busi
ness Man. will be the subject Of an ad-
dress by Charles ". Pimpem, treasurer
of the Security Storage Company, be-
fore the board of directors of the Bust
ness High School bank November Z.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Judge Cross Dies.

TRENTON. n. J.. Oct 2s-United
States Judge Jose-h Cross died at hts
home in Elizabeth this morning
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
FEEL fine! LIVER CLEAN, STOMACH SWEET,
BOWELS ACTIVE -"CASCARETS" DIME A BOX

and poison from the bowels A Cas-
caret tonight straightens you out by
morning. 10-cent box from any drug
gfst keeps your Stomach regulated, Head
clear and Liver and Bowels in fins con-
dition for months. Don't forget the
children
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

Cascarets make YOU feel bully: they
Immediately cleanse and sweeten the
stomach, remove the sour undigested
and fermenting food and foul gases;
take the excess bile from the liver and
carry. off the constipated waste matter
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

TIDE TABLE
High tide, 7:32 a. m. and 7:E p. m
Low tide, 1:40 a. m. and las p. m.
SUN TABLE.
Sun rises ...6:23 Sun sets :04
The Washington times., 1913-10-29
Colds Cause Headache and Grip

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets remove
cause There is only One "BROMO QUININE.' -
II has signature OF r. W. GROVE on box. 25c.
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
The Washington times., 1913-10-29

The appointment of Mrs. H. H. Moul-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
The Test.
A NDREW CARNEGIE, at one Of h

A NDREW CARNEGIE, at one of his
dinners in his great red mansion in
New York, condemned capital punish
ment.
Capital punishment is so abhorrent to
me-" said Mr.. Carnegie, his merry
eyes twinkling even more merriiy than
usual. that 1 often think with delight Of
the Regensburg test.
In Regensburg in the middle ages the
headsman died, and three applicants pre-
scented themselves for the post A test
OF their skill would settle the matter.
Accordingly three criminals were brought
forth for slaughter.
THE first headsman made with his
sword a tiny nick in the first crlminai
neck I'll lop him off just there, he said.
and. swinging his sword round with a
great swishing sound, lo-he did as he
had said he would.
The second headsman tied string
round his criminals neck. I'll cut on
his head and bisect the string, he said.
And he did as he had promised.
These two first headsmen now began
to Study and ponder the neck OF the third
criminal asking what proof of skill the
third headsman should undertake, when
the latter, with one vast and splendid
sword sweep, cut of all three heads. thus
finishing the criminal and his rivals to-
gether and winning the craftsmanship or
Regensburg amid the applause OF al"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

not want to send them by express Said
the berries were only half ripe and were
firm. so they would not DAMAGE any
mail by moisture. She unwrapped the
box, and / found they were as she rep
resented, they were packed in a wooden
box. and as the distance was only four
hour trip, | rewrapped them in several
thicknesses of paper and sent them she
requested. Had the berries been ripe or
showed signs of leakage would not OF
accepted them. This is full explanation
of the transaction"
Some of the other articles upon which
complaints have been fled are canned
peas with imperfect cans; fresh peaches
sent half way across the United States;
grapes done up in paper bags and shoe
boxes; canned milk and honey, whose
chief aim seemed to be to cover as much
space as the limit of a mail sack would
permit: butter and oil dressing confined
only by paper sacks and pasteboard
boxes
Despite the high cost of living and re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

coast artillery of the regular army In
manning and defending our seacoast-
They will be used chiefly within their
own states. The coast artillery reserves.
as they are termed, are on the same foot
ing as the other elements of the organized
militia as to organization. arms and
equipment, but inasmuch as their system
of training is more technical. IL is pre-
scribed in detail by War Department or
ders.
I'm conclusion let me say to the young
men OF the country that service In the
National Guard or organized militia. Is
high and honorable service. Not only
should it appeal to all by reason of It's
patriotic character, but by reason OF the
personal advantage TO be derived from IT,
Military training conduces to health and
physical and mental development. and
incu Gates habits of order and system and
respect for authority, all of which are
essential to success in any vocation
whatever" ASHMJN BROWN.
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In Washington all OF the powers that
for the coming Christmas rush. The rail-
road companies entering Union station
are building a large shed adjoining the
terminal to facilitate the loading and un-
loading of wagons with parcel post
Christmas packages and in the big city
post office a mezzanine floor has just been
constructed occupying thousand square
Get of space for the accommodation of the
parcel post mail; and eleven additional
windows have been made ready to re-
ceive the hordes of bundles. packages.
parcels, etc, that are pouring In.
The dead letter division is already
stacked to the roof with its usual collec-
ton of misdirected and otherwise unmail-
able bundles and would not feel sighted
In the least il no more put in an ap-
pearance. Said one of the officials, III
people would only quit feeling that their
duty to a package is done when the paper
is tied on we would not have SO many
complaints and the government would not
need to spend so many thousands OF dol
lars each year trying to correct mistakes
which a few minutes care and a little
common sense would have prevented IN
the firse place"
So certain are the officials that hum
dreds of people will fail to prepare their
Christmas gifts properly this year, as
usual, that mezZanfne floor covering
GOO square feet of space is to be built In
this division just to accommodate the
gifts that go astray.
For the accommodation of those who
wish to send their Christmas packages
c. Q. ID. an arrangement has been made
whereby this may be done upon the pay
ment of a fee of 10 cents in parcel post
stamps affixed. provided the amount to
be collected does not exceed 500, in adj
dition to the money order fee.
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CHRISTMAS Will lIAu

ally understand that if it was against
he rules l should not have sent it, and
hall certainly be very sure In future to
ct newspapers govern me not at all.
All things are not as they seem is
he plant of a postmaster in California
Who was called on for an explanation as
% why a box of strawberries which he
accepted arrived at its destination in
bad condition. The regulations require
hat parcels not properly packed must
not be admitted to the mails; and it is the
iuty of the postmaster to sit as judge and
Jury on the bundles brought to his office.
Here's how the strawberries came to be
shipped:
In reply to the Enclosed inquiry. will
state that Miss - brought the box of
strawberries to this Office to be sent by
parcel post l advised her to send them
by express. on account of them being of a
perishable nature. She said she dld
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
A Pity, Indeed.

ELIHU ROOT. in his superb 5th ave-
Z nue. apartment overlooking Central
Park, was talking about q famous artist
whose wife had divorced him.
..It seems he didn't treat her WELL" said
Mr. Root. Then he added:
.Aii geniuses are egotistA It's Q pity.
the rule doesn't work both ways.
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Worth Something.

THE handsomest American uniform Is
! unquestionably that of the LIST City
Troop of Philadelphia
1t is related of Trooper Biddle. who is
particularly handsome, that as he clank-
ed down Walnut street one day in his
long and lustrous boots. white doeskin
breeches and ri ttering helmet. pretty
young Irish parlormaid was heard 70 say
to a butler:
Sure, an I'd like to pawn him nowr :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

Parcel Post as Swift
and Certain as His Far
Famed Rein d GERS
New Devices and Plans
TO Prevent Congestion
in Handling of Christ
mas Mails-How to
Send Your Christmas
Gifts by Parcel Post.
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address of the sender proceeded by the
word From
I'm addition to the name and address
OF the sender, which Is required. 1t Is
ering of a parcel. or on tag or label
attached to it. the occupation Of the
sender, and to indicate in a small space
by means of marks. letters. numbers.
names or other brief description. the
character of the parcel, but ample space
must be left on the address side for the
full address in legibie characters and
for the necessary postage stamps. In
scriptions such as Merry Christmas.
Please do not open until Christmas
Happy new Year With best wishes.
and the like. may be placed on the COW
ering Of the parcel in such manner as
not to interfere with the address.'
At small additional trouble and cost
your Christmas gifts may be insured.
Application should be made to the post
master for insurance tags. which may
be secured at a fee Of 10 cents on par
GELS OF value I'D to $50.
X i
If parcel exceeds eleven pounds in
weight or is greater In size than seventy
two inches in length and girth combined
1T must be refused. no matter how small
the excess may be in either case. The
law prescribes that package to be ad-
mitted to the parcel post shall not ex-
coed seventy-two inches in combined
length and girth. In measuring the
length the greatest distance in a straight
line between the two ends of the parcel
shall be TAKEN while the girth is the
actual measurement by a tape enclrcnng
the parcel at its thickest part. Hence,
1t is obvious. with the best intentions IN
the world, that canoe could not go nor
the most up-to-date baby carriage.
Close attention to these simple instruc-
tons insures the safe arrival OF the par
Gel and likewise gives more tnan iea-
sonable latitude in the selection OF gl1ts.
You cannot send grandfather and
gundy nor case of choicest cordial
Your hunter friend will not receive
beautiful new rifle nor plsto! OF any
description by parcel post. Neitner may
you send your sweetheart Tehinese
priZe-winner nor your smaii nephew
upon your head the wrath OF the omcials
and the probable confiscation OF your
nackages But YOU may send many other
articles OF greater bulk at lower rate
than has ever been the case peiore
The farmers wife may sehu her city
ing everything, from butter, eggs and
milk To the turkey itself. and have it all
arrive In perfect condition, provided. of
course. ali rules set down for the pack
ing and shipping of these things are re-
ligiously followed.
net. bought In America OF course. and
not 40 much as a single curl of q feather
vii, he aWry Or your devotion to your
grandsire may assume the proportions Of
a fur coat without the rate Deins an Item
of serious consideration. Your sweet
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ANITA CLAUS is
wearing a broader
smile than usual
this year. His
whistle is merrier
and he is hustling
the elves and
brownies ound
his great toy work
shop in high spir-
its. So say agents
who have been in
consultation with
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heart may revel in the possession of a
bottle Of altar OF roses. A life-siZed dolly
or an engine large enough for small
boy to take his seat as engineer may be
packed in such shape as to find accep-
lance upon the new Santa Claus Spe
cial' which is. perhaps, a good name for
the parcel post cars at this season OF
the year.
x !,
Considering the volume of matter that
goes through by parcel post, the number
of complaints Of lost or damaged goods
is comparatively small. and in the ma
jority of cases is clearly the fault of the
sender of the package. The parcel post
system being new. it is but natural that
even the postmasters should occasionally
find themselves in deep water concerning
the AVAILABILITY Of some Of the articles
composing the heterogeneous mass OF
produce and Merchandise turned into their
Offices They soon find the only safe
plan is to keep the book of instructions
always at hand. Hero are samples of tho
difficulties which beset the perplexed post
master:
souri, received the following from the
department at Washington:
please explain why cartridges were
admitted to the mails in violation of
Sec. 472. Postal Laws and Regulations,
1913"
The near attack of heart disease which
the postmaster experienced when he re-
ceived the official invitation for an ex-
PLANTATION probably drove all idea of or
biography from his mind, for the spell
ing in his letter would not get him
rating from the civil service commission.
He replied as follows:
II suppose it was an oversize as / did
not know the shells were mailed. | try
to watch for unmailible Parcel Post
Pkgs but this one got by I have refused
the following list am right?
"A clock by Insured Parcel Post.
Skunk Hides.
Five Opossum by Rural Carrier
ALSO delivering dog on Rural Route.
pleas let me know II any of the above
are mailible.''
No more will the postmaster of town
in Louisiana allow the newspapers to be
the guide for his official acts When called
to account by headquarters for admitting
one small live alligator to the mail he
replied as follows:
When this was presented to me for
shipment 1 told the party that / was sure
that it was not permissible to send a live
animal of any kind through the mail. He
unfolded a paper and showed me an ac-
count of some place down in Florida
where small allisators were being sent by
parcel post all over the country as souve-
Mrs. thought that possibly had over
looked a new ruling and accepted 1t.
"Of course, this alligator was only about
the size of yoGH finger, and could not pos
sibly have harmed nything. However,
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crew or shift, including the number OF
parcel post packages handled. the num-
Der of sacks of papers and the NUMBER
of packages of letters distributed. The
amount of help employed for the
Christmas holidays Is left to the dis
erection of each postmaster; the rate of
compensation. however, is uniform, be-
ing so cents per hour.
The Christmas mail of New York
city, which is the largest in the United
States. has grown to be stupendous
problem. and the congestion and de-
lay of last year assumed such q seri-
Gus aspect that the Post Office Depart
ment has racked it's inventive brains
to find a feasible solution. This the
officials are confident exists in the new
system which is at present being in
stalled at n cost of $4,000. 1t Is
known popularity as the Switchboard"
This consists of a system Of belts, belt
ing and conveyors constructed to han
die hundred thousand pieces of mail
an hour. 1t will be fully capable of
handling million pieces of parcel post
mail a day
Back of the canceling tables in the
New York post Office parcel post mail
is sent down to sthe- lower floor by a
parcel post mail is shoveled on to
beting-two large belts running. one to
the south and one to the east. Six
states are dispatched On the east belt
and eighteen on the south belt. a
system of shuttle tables is then pro-
vided so that the parcel post can be
moved on to numerous other belts.
until six belts are used with two relays
or shufileboards- Then from each OF
the six belts four separations are made
on the Switchboard between four
clerks to a large distributing table.
the mail going down from the last
shuffieboard by chutes and falling in
front of the distributors. and on each
one of the sections of the table two or
more clerks distribute mail for a state
This distribution is made into bins
and taken from them by clerks. who
pack the parcels into the bags by hand.
The bags are then placed upon a con-
yeyor which carries them to the dis
patching platform. Therefore. under
this plan, without trucking or lifting,
continuous stream of mail flows from
the chute back of the canceling table
TO the dispatching platform. from
which it Is sent to the trains.
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Continued from Third Page)
a can pass, without reorganization,
moothly and easily into the federal serV-
ce
sThe division of militia affairs is the
machinery through which the war be
,artment exercises its SUPERVISION oNe'
and discharges its Responsiveness " 'he
organized militia. The dlvis-oii Is one Vi
the four coordinate branches OF the Oh
eoa re the chief of staff OF the army.
IT'S duties are comprehensive Iney Tan
naturally into two classes. one Is ao-
,,,;ristrative and the other instructionai.
administrative embraces all the DE.
tolls connected with the supervision Vi
disbursements of federal FUNDS, the OF
gan;zation of the National Guard In the
various states, and their equipment Win
arms. ammunition, uniforms ana Camp
equipage generally. :.
..Tha dim nj the Institutional efforts is
to assist the states in securing trained
and efficient field force. Under the Coh-
stitution the authority for training the
militia is in the hands Of the states, but
il must be of the kind that is prescrloed
by Congress for the army.
tn each state specially qualified ana
SELECTED officers to do duty as inspector
instructors, assisting the states IN TINS
practical way, and enabling tnem III nc
matter of training to keep In touch WIN
the most modern methods pursued IN the
army. Approximately eighty such oneers
are now serving in this capacity Inc
intention of the War Department Is as
more officers become available, To III
crease this number to 14o. SO that eaci'
regiment of infantry, cavalry ana al ~
lery throughout the country will nave the
services Of a competent officer TO ASSES.
In it's training. There are also nunipel
of sergeant instructors assigned TO outS
in the states for similar work.
Each state fixes its own system Oh III
struction, and if this system Is such tua'
it will result in properly oTgali1De H.
trained and efficient force the war De
partment gives every help in carrying -
out.
1.-The result of federal assistance ahoro-
ed the organized militia is that IL h'7
greatly increased the efficiency OIL 'ie
force. 1t is progressing so wei aions
these lines that, with continued
ance by Congress and recognition u
that assistance by the states, the haioi'
will have a dependable field force' Ger
tainly one infinitely better than any nc"
organization, filled up with unframed
citizens, could be expected to be.
Another effort Of the War Department
is to the end of making the organized
militia a properly balanced force, mean
ing by that force that conta MS in1ahlrs;
cavalry, artillery and signal, engineer ana
sanitary troops, each according TO pro-
portion experience has fixed as necessary
for efficiency
THE organized militia has been divided
into twelve tactical divisions each divi-
sion being made up of the state troops
within the territorial limits OF that divi-
sion. Although none OF the twelve divi-
sions is as yet complete in all of the
essential arms necessary in order that
each of these units may be properly bal
anced, the step taken in organizing these
divisions is step forward. With 1T goes
a program for expansion to the end that
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peated postal instructions benighted In
dividuals still ship eggs with nothing
between them and the tender mercies
OF the exigencies OF travel but paper and
pastehoard.
In order that all fragile and perishabie
safety the department has issued the
following rules:
Fragile articles. such as millinery.
toys, musical instruments. etc. and
articles consisting wholly or in part or
glass, or contained in glass, must be
securely packed and the parcel stamped
or labeled fragile" Parcels so labeled
must be handled with the greatest pos
sihe care.
Parcels containing perishable articles
must be marked ''perishable. Articles
likely to spoil within the time reasonably
required for transportation and delivery
must not be accepted for mailing. (See
sec. IL
Butter. lard. and perishable article.
such as fish. fresh meats, dressed fowls.
vegetables. fruits. berries. and articles
of a similar nature which decay quickly.
when packed or wrapped as TO prevent
damage TO other mail matter viii be ac-
cepted for local delivery. either at the
office OF mailing or on any rural route
starting therefrom. When Enclosed in
an inner cover and strong outer cover
of wood. metal. heavy corrugated paste
board, or other suitable material. and
wrapped so that nothing can escape
from the package. they will be accepted
for mailing TO all Offices within the
first zone
Vegetables and fruits which do not de-
cay quickly will be accepted for mailing
to any zone IL packed so as 10 prevent
damage to other mail matter.
Eggs will he accepted for local de-
livery when so packed in a basket or
other container as TO prevent damage
TO other mail matter.
Eggs will be accepted for mailing re-
CARELESS of distance when each egg is
wrapped separately and surrounded with
excelsior, cotton. or other suitable ma
terial and packed in a container made
If double corrugated pasteboard. metal.
wood, or other suitable material in such
manner as TO place each egg on it's end
and to prevent them from striking to-
gether or against the side or top of the
container. with an outer cover of double
corrugated pasteboard. metal, wood. or
other suitable material and wrapped so
that nothing can escape from the pack
age. All such parcels must be labeled
eggs"
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If YOU want your Christmas gifts to
reach their destinations safely and
promptly by the parcels post route fol-
low the instructions issued by the Post
Office Department for the packing and
mailing. These are as follows:
Parcels must be prepared for mailing
in such manner that the contents can
be easily examined
~ parcel must not be accepted for
mailing unless il bears the name and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

In providing for the handling OF par
Gel post matter outside of mail cars.
said Mr.. Stephens, the department also
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BRIG. GEN. MILLS TRAINING
CITIZENS TO BE SOLDIERS

Continued from Third Page)
d can pass without reorganiZauoI'
.,noothly and easily into the federal sery-
-ce.