Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-07-31
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Major Beecher R. Ray of the army
pay corps has applied to the district
supreme court to enjoin Secretary
Garrison from certifying to the Presi-
dent for promotion any other officer
who would thus be jumped over him.
The senate has taken it's first plunge
into the intricacies Of the Underwood
Simmons Tariff Revision bill. At the
end of day of hard work only few
paragraphs Of the voluminous measure
had been completed when adjournment
was reached at night. On every test
vote throughout the day, the Demo
cratic leaders were upheld, in some
cases receiving the support of Repub-
licans aligned with the progressive
element.
President Wilson has determined
that no faction in the present Mexican
revolution shall obtain arms or ammu-
milton from the United States and that
neutrality must be observed in its
strictest sense.
Concerted opposition has developed
in congress to Postmaster General
Burleson's order reducing parcel post
rates and increasing the maximum
size of packages to be handled in the
service.
The gunboat Wheeling has been or
dered to Frontera, Tobasco, Mexico,
where revolutionary activity has en-
dangered the lives and property Of
Americans.
There was considerable war talk
in the senate the other day while
discussing the Mexican situation.
Plans for the extension, improve
ment and reduction in rates of the
parcel post have been announced by
Postmaster General Burleson. The
changes, which are to become effective
August Is, include an increase from
eleven pounds to twenty pounds in the
maximum weight of parcels and a
material reduction In the postage rates
in the first. and second zones.
A new policy towards Nicaragua in
volving the virtual control of the af-
fairs of that republic by a United
States protectorate similar to that
now exercised over Cuba was out
lined by Secretary Bryan at private
conference with members of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee.
Class and commodity freight rates
from st. Louis and other Mississippi
river ports taking the same rates, to
destinations in interior Kansas were
held by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to be unreasonable and dis
criminatory. Reasonable maximum
rates, materially lower than existing
rates, were prescribed.
IN~ Domestic items.
A stick OF dynamite in the hip
pocket Of Martin Funk exploded and
blew him to pieces when he fell in a
playful wrestling match with his
brother at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Twenty passengers were injured
when Minneapolis & st. Louis local
passenger and freight train was de-
rallied just outside OF Fort Dodge, Ia
Railroad representatives have Joined
in the fight to prevent Postmaster
General Burleson from increasing the
size of parcel post packages trans.
missible through the mails and reduc.
ing the rates, to become effective Au.
gust Is.
Announcement by Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon that he was moi
bound to vote for the Tariff bill as II
came to the senate from the finance
committee, came like bolt to disturb
Democrats of that body.
Four bold bandits who fitted from
place to place in large touring cal
committed a series of daring holdup!
in Tulsa, Ok, the other night.
Three persons were killed by trail
while on their way to church, mil,
south of Jerseyville, Ill. The victims
were Mrs. Hattie Ryan, her 5-year-ol,
son, Stewart and her 3-year-old daugh
ter, Lillian.
Damage to the extent Of $4,000
was done at Alliance, o., when fire
works stored in mill went off pre-
maturely.
Parcels post stamps will be vail
on all classes OF mail on and afte
July /, and ordinary stamps, inclut
ing commemorative issues, will b
good on parcels post packages unde
an order just issued by Postmaste
General Burleson.
The proposed reduction of expires