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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Falls From Train.

Mason City, Aug. Mrs Benjamin
Hitler, resident OF this county, fell
from a train near Weymour, N. D.,
and was possibly fatally hurt, accord
ing 10 a telegram received here. She
was en- route TO visit a son living at
that place.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
ThreshIna Outfit Burns.

Logan, Aug. Zone threshing ma
chine, five wagons, $50 bushels Of
wheat in the shock, so bushels In the
box, and straw stack we're destroyed
by fire on the +. A. Schworley farm
near Modale. Loss $500
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
state cets consolence Mooney

Des Moines, Aug. 2.--The state
treasurer today received by mail an
envelope from Los Angeles contain
ing two ten dollar bills and these few
words: The twenty dollars belongs
to the State OF Iowa" There was
nothing to indicate who sent the
money
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Celebrating Golden Wedding.

Iowa Falls, Aug. 2-Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Rummell, pioneers Of this
county, are today celebrating their
golden wedding at their home at Al
den They were married in Wiscon-
sin fifty years ago today. In the ear
ly days he was engaged in the manu-
facture OF wagons. At the family
dinner today five children and nine
grandchildren were present.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
sw.p. From Dock BY steamer. Wash

Hamburg. Aug. 6.-Two persons
were drowned and "a were seriously
injured at wittenburg when they were
swept from dock into the Elbe river
by the wash from the great liner
Augusta Victoria The liner was
travelling at fast rate of speed,
which caused the accident. l -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
First sewIno Machine.

The earliest attempt at sewing MAJ
chinery Of which there is any anthem
tic record was In ITS. In which year
q machine was patented In England
by Charles 3. Weisenthal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

BEECHLER.-Born, Saturday, July
10, 1913, at the home of the parents,
Don and Alma Beechler, in Pasade-
ma, Cal, Curtis Normand Beechler,
weight eight pounds. All doing nice
ly. Grandpa and Grandma, G. N.
Beechler are accordingly happy and
take unusual pride in the announce
ment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Not much bust
ness was done in the horse market
but prices were generally steady with
quality poor. A few good heavy
horses sold at $200@300, with the
bulk of the light workers at $1,000
40.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Lee County /. o. o. r. GATHERING.

The committee on arrangements
for the holding Of the annual picnic
OF the Lee County Odd Fellows as
ISOLATION has selected Sept. II as the
date OF the holding OF the event at
Fort Madison.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
c,tboIlo Forester, In session,

Louisville. KY. Aug. 6.--The inter
national convention OF the Catholic
Order OF Foresters opened here today
and will be In session until Thursday
night
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

MUNDEN.-Died, of rheumatism
and heart trouble, after an illness of
about ten DAYS duration, at her home,
No. 41S North B street, at six o'clock
a. m this Tuesday morning, August
8, 1918, Mrs. Viola L., wife of Char
les l.. Munden, aged AZ years and Z
months. Funeral at the residence at
1870 o'clock p. m. Wednesday, Aug.
9Th. Interment in Olivet cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
WEDNESDAY MARKET
QUOTATIONS ON STOCKS, GRAINS
AND PROVISIONS, CLEANED BY
WIRE FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
Chicago Grain Markets.

FURNISHED by the C. o. Patton
Grain Co., correspondents, Lamson
Bros. & co.,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Rnneints AZ Sly Markets

Receipts at six leading Western
markets for Tuesday with compar-
alive totals:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

II required two weeks of hard work
for the members of the council to
complete their work as a board OF
equalization. No one of them SEEM
ed to be displeased with the results
obtained
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
s1ss.15s,11s
.s4o3.25a.45S

"IOtal .......s........s 4U5,z0o,4oo
Marshall county is not included.
increase by Counties.
The per cent OF increase over the
reported actual value per acre for
land in the different counties OF the
Sixth congressional district follows:
Actual
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Provision Markets.
Oman Hiph nu CIOue
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Wheat - No. 2
red, new, S6A @S7hc; No. red, new,
lS5@S6hc; No. hard, new, S7hc;
No. 2 hard, new, S6A @S7kc; No.
hard, new, S5@86hc; No. northern,
91k @93c; No. 2 northern, 90@91kc;
No. northern, $4,000; No. 2 spring,
I90991Ec; No. 3 spring, $4,000; No.
spring, S2@S8c; velvet chaff, SEQ
90c; durum, sS4@S9c.
Corn-No. 2, 691a@70c; No. white
70h @71c; No. 2 yellow, 69h@70c;
No. 3, 69A @69hc; No. 3 white, Ton
@70Ac; No. yellow, 69A @69Ac;
No. 4, 681a @69c; No. white, 69A a
70Ac; No. 4 yellow, 68A @69Ac.
Oats-No. 2 new, 40% Q41Ac; No.
2 white, new, Az @42Ac; No. white
old, 42@42Rc; No. white, new, 40A
@41%c; No. white, old, 40h @42c;
No. white, new, 39@41c; No. 3 white
old. 40@41c; standard, new, AN a
42Ac; standard, old, 42@42&c.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 6.-Wheat -
No. red, S5@S7hc; No. 2 hard, S514
Corn-No. 2, 71hc; No. 2 white,
72h @7S13c.
Oats-No. 2, 41c; No. 8 white, 42%
@43c.
Rye-651a@66c. ..
Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-Corn-No. 2,
10 No A 5O1Za
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

used" Governor George w. Clarke
said when asked about the subject
Certainly the railroads cannot COM
plain"
The same plan was used to reach
interurban values except that ~ per
cent was deducted for operating ex-
penses.
The Great Western. Rock Island,
Northwestern and M. & st. l.. were
given substantial increases per mile
in valuation as shown by the follow
ing table:
Taxable Total
value taxable
per mile. value.
Name. 1912. 1913. 1913.
IT e.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

CLENDENON. - Mrs. Elizabeth
Clendenon of What Cheer died Mon
day morning, Aug. 4, 1918, about 900
o'clock. Death was caused by old
age, Mrs. Clendenon being SO years
old. The funeral services will be
held from the home in What Cheer at
800 a. m, Wednesday, and the re-
mains will be brought to Oskaloosa
for interment in the Forest Abbey
mausoleum.
JEFFERS.-Mrs. Polly LETTERS, the
Oldest member of one of the pioneer
families of Iowa, passed away about
40 Ga. m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, 1913.
She die dat the home OF her son, An.
drew LETTERS. In Buxton, where she
has resided for the past year
The deceased was born in Orange
county, Indiana, on Dec. 5, 1886. Thus
at the time OF her death she was
7S years, months and % days OF
age. She came to the state OF Iowa
In 1S4S. At the age of sixteen years
she became member of the Indiana
Chapel. She was very active mem
Der of that church for about forty-four
years. Then the family moved To
Knoxville, and she changed her mem
bership to the NJ. E. church. of which
she was member at the time of her
death. Mrs. Polly LETTERS was mar
ried to Mr.. LETTERS on March 9Th, 1868
She lived in Marion county until 1890
The family then moved to Lucas coun
ty. She left there and came to knox
Vile In 1896. Her husband died il
1900. Since that time she has made
her home with relatives. There are
four children. three sons and one
daughter. who survive. They ara
Andrew letters, of Buxton; Simeon
and w. Z. LETTERS, of Des Moines, Ia;
and Mrs. Martha More, Of Winterset
Iowa. She Is also survived by two
brothers and one sister. Mrs. Jefferi
laves. host OF friends who share will
the family In their bereavement
Funeral and burial at Indiana Chape
! at 9. m. Aug. eth. funeral party leav
ing Buxton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-Corn-No. 2,
73c: No. 3, 73c; No. 4, 721ac.
Oats--No. 8, 39%c; standard, Ale.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
STATE PROPERTY
RAISED 0NE-TH|RD
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FIXES VAL.
uEs AT ss2oo74, 1872.
BUT LITTLE PROPERTY EXEMPT
Farms In Four Counties and Town
Lots in one are eliminated from
the increase.-Tax Levies
may be lowered.

Des Moines, Aug. 2-0nly the farm
lands of four counties and the town
lots of the county will not contribute
to make up the increase of S206, 1906
357 to the taxable value of the state
which has been made over the values
reported to the executive council by
the counties. The counties are Frank
lin, Washington, Webster and Linn
and Lee. The council yesterday an
nounced that it had fixed the taxable
value of all property in the state at
1920, 074,1S2. This is an increase 'of
80 per cent and hits every kind of
property. The valuations of few of
the smaller railroads were lowered,
The larger railroads must pay more
taxes.
But while the council was raising
the taxable value of the state it cor.
respondingly lowered the tax levy.
The levy for state purposes this year
will be 2.9 mills. Last year the levy
was "a mills The legislature author
lied the council to raise 100000 more
this year than was raised last year.
II that is taken into consideration the
levy lowered 8 of a mill. as a mill
increase in the levy would have been
necessary under the old valuation.
Apportions Increase.
The council apportioned the $685.
1858 increase as follaws:
1913. 1912,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

lnterurban Values,
Following is a table showing the
valuation per mile of interurban rail
roads in 1912 and 1913 and the taxable
value in 1913:
Taxable Total
value Taxable
Per mile. rate.
1912. 1913. 1913.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
MEXlCANS TO FORCE
INTERVENTION, BELIEF
OF SENATOR CATR0N

tnrrctkt cosHraroHnrHce fo noHstsa iouHNAtl
Washington. Dec intervention
he Mexico lis being advocated hy
Senator Cauoa of New Mexico. vino
has just returned from personal Inc
vcsiigauon of conditions across the
border Senator Catron says that
conditions in the southern republic
are worse now than thcy were in
cuba before the unitcl States took
up the Cuban cause
Senator Catron mid.
"The conditions iu Mexico are
worse than they were in Cuha when
We interviewed in that island In be-
half of humanity
Few Americans lost their lives be
fore the spanish War. and but lttlc
property bolonglng To- the citizens Of
this country was destroyed. but the
loss of American lives in McXico
since the present disturbance began
has been appalling
"Whllc loss OF property is q secon-
darv mutter, ID IS % fact that two-
nfths Of the property of Mexlco,
amounting 90 something like Sl,03S,-
600 COO a. the beginning of the pres-
ont disturbance has been destroyed
on shrunken In value 20 less than one.
third of its former value. n present
conditions continue the property OF
Americans Ia Mexico VIII not Doe
worth tl0,0O0.0O0.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take a Glass of Salts TO Flush
Kidneys if Bladder
BOtherS You,

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some form
or other, says q well-known authority,
because the uric acid in meat excites
the kidneys, they become oyerworked; I;
get sluggish; clog up and cause all
sorts of Distress particularly back
ache and misery in the kidney re-
glon, rheumatic twinges severe head
aches acid stomach. constipation. tor
pid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and
urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right. or II blad-
der bothers you. get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for q
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithla, and has
been used for generations TO flush
clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralize
the acids in the urine so II no longer
lrritates, thus ending bladder disor-
ders.
Jad Salts cannot iniure anyone;
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which MILLIONS Of men
and women take now and then to
keep the kidneys and urinary organs
clean. thus avoiding serious kidney
disease.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
NEW MEXICO WILL
EXHIBIT MAP Of
ITS RESOURCES
State Engineer and Staff to
Be Entrusted With Task Of
Preparing Drawing. for Ex-
position at San Diego,
ls.telAl eosatsrosorsct 70 .aessa l7ussAl

taseeiat eoaatsrosntHct 70 HarwHa laussAA
Santa Re. N. NJ, Ls 30-rhc
largest map OF New Mexico ever
made will be placed In the New Mex
leo building al the san Diego expose
tion. according 90 the plans Of che
exposition commission The work.
mnushlp OF the map will probably Boz
entrusted 90 state Engineer French
and his able staff and BE- TO give %
complete survey of Industrial am
other conditions within the state, $50
that every one of the millions OF Wis
ltors 60 the exposition may have "a
graphic and comprehensive picture
before him of the Advancement
growth and opportunities of the SUM
shine state,
The map will De on the scolc of
one inch To- the mile, and VIII cover
an entire wall 2Ox3i feet. The char.
actcr OF soil and the Improvements
ON each section of land within th,
state will be shown ANA the color
will Indicate whether 10 Is dry farm
ing. minine temporal land, or
whether % is UNDER an irrigation sya'
tenn. under cultivation under private
ownership, subject to homestead en-
Try or owned by the state Every
church. every school house, every fac
tory. every public library. every pub.
iio building is Co be indicated and
of course. prominence will be- given tc
every city town. village and settle
ment. 90 that q prospective homeseek
or may pick out a section 60 HIS llk-
ing and know whether it Is adapted "a
the raising Of grain. on the planting
of orchards or the dairy Industry
/ how far it Is from school, church
railroad. county seat ana ether facil-
titles. the altitude, the rainfall. lcngtf
/ of growing season. agricultural pro.
ductlon. number of cattle, sheep. etc
f 1t Is TO be remembered That immo'
diatoly after the ST. Louis exposition
i 100. 600 and more homoseekcrs rushed
Iirto New Mexico mostly owing 90 th.
splendid advertising Of the state giver
+ by the exposition commission at that
time. u is certain that as many
people and more viii visit and settl'
+ in New Mexico as the result Of tho
New Mexico exhibit at San Diego.
An Industrial survey will be mad,
of each county. and soil analyses bl
+ irrigation companies, by the agrieul'
tural college. boy the federal govern
ment and by number Of other agcn.
cios will form an important basf
for the map. Both official and oo
curate statistics are now being gath
cred and material for the map viii b'
prepared within the next few months
and then submitted TO the exposition
commission fof final approval.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
SUIT IS
THREATENED BY
FEDE RAILS
Any Organized Baseball Club
That Resorts to Injunction
viii Be Charged With VIo-
Iating Sherman Law
b, .oaalaa loyaa.l srsel.l ll.sso wlalI

indianapolis. Ind. Dec sO.-That
organized baseball will be attacked
rs trust under the sherman anti
Trust law and as maintaining a black
list in case any lnjunctions are sought
TO restrain players under the reserve
clause from playing with the Federal
league. was indicated by a statement
today by Edward e. Gates Of this city.
counsel for the Federal league
ANY baseball club that attempts to
obtain an Injunction said Mr.. Gates.
TO restrain a player from playing
In the Federal league. must come In
TO court With clean hands.
THE National commission, II II
goes into court, will Immediately be
confronted with two very serious
propositions, namely, is the commits
sion "a trust within the meaning Of the
sherman antitrust act, and Is not in
fact, a blacklist maintained
Mr.. Gates declared the Federal
league has been consistent in its poll
icy not to enter into NEGOTIATIONS with
n player who has signed a contract 20
play the season of 1914 with any of
its rival clubs in either Of the Nation
"a. American or any of the minor
leagues.
we maintain, however" said Mr..
Gates THAT the reserve clause Is IL
legal ana not binding upon players.
lacks mutually and is against public
policy"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
COGGESHALL CURTAILS
TRAFFIC IN LIQUOR
AMONG THE INDIANS

tsFgcisL coHHEsroHugHcr 70 soEruHo 5ouHHsll
Santa Fe n. NJ. Dec 30-That
superintendent H. s, Coggeshau, Of
the United states Indian school, Is
succeeding IN his jealous efforts TO
stamp out tho liquor traffic on the
Pueblo Indian grants Is manifest
from the reports received from Santa
Clara and San Juan that Christmas
day was celebrated this year joyously
but soberly, I'm great contrast 10 the
drunken orgies that marked the cele-
bration in former years.
United states Commissioner NJ. r..
Dunlavy yesterday held Jose Mar
tinez. of Espanola, for the April term
Of the federal court. to answer 20 the
charge Of introducing liquor on an
Indian reservation. Martinez fur
nished $500 bond for his appearance.
Today Mr.. Dunlavy issued q war
rant for a san Juan Pueblo buck who
is accused of not only introducing
liquor on an Indian reservation, but
also of assault with deadly weapon.
llt is alleged that the Indian slashed
three persons, including his mother
and sister who had 10 summon q
physician 10 treat their wounds. The
Indian has since then fled to Colo
rado, II Is believed
A warrant was also issued for a
resident of Rio Arriha county, named
Rendon. on the information that he
introduced liquor on an Indian reser-
lVation
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
'HOME-RUN' BAKER
HOLDS RECORD FOR
THE WORLD SERIES

Frank Baker Of the Athletics is the
only player in baseball who has nit
more than 800 in three world series.
Baker performed this feat by batting
over the mark in 1910, 1871 and
1913. John Meyers. the Giants catch
er, missed very good chance to join
him by getting hurt early in the big
series this year.
lie is in the class with Chance, Ey-
ers and Schultz Of the cubs and Danny
Murphy and Jack Barry Of the Ath-
Ietics. who have hit 800 in two sue
cessive series. Hoffman of the CUBS
and Eddie Collins of the Athletics
have hit 500 twice, but skipped a
series between
one peculiarity Of Bakers record is
that he has batted better in the series
than in the regular season. In 1910
he hit 400 in the series, ,S44 IN the
season. In 1911 it was .S75 against
BAT. and this year he boosted his ser
les mark 20 $50, while he hit but .S55
through the year.
With Eddie Collins. he is one Of the
two men who have hit over 400 IN
two series Chance, steinfeldt Ross
man and Herzog are also AGO series
strikers while Henriksen and Arthur
Wilson of the Giants are the only
1000 batters. Both set the mark in
the 1912 series.
In this same series Charley Hall
batted $50, while in the last affray,
Cristy Mathewson swatted 500. Bill
Kennedy of the Pirates; Ed Killian of
the Tigers Leon Ames, Otis Crandall'
Harry Mccormick and Larry Mclean,
Of the Giants, have all done better
than 500 in one series
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
APPEALS FILED IN
LUMBER ROAD CASES
!sy noppino JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE


WASHINGTON. Dee 30.--Marklng the
expiring hours of the tempestnous
life Of the commerce court, double
appeals from it's decision, in the So
called Tap Line cases, were doeketed
today in the supreme court of the
United states. Preparation Of the
records in the cases viii be almost the
last work of the officials Of the COM
merce court
The Tap Line cases involve the
rights and privileges Of saw mill rail-
roads in the southwest, particularly
Arkansas, Louisiana. Missouri and
Texas, running back from trunk rail-
roads to lumber camps. The dcvel-
opment Of the lumber business in
these states is said TO depend in large
measure upon the outcome Of this
| litigation.
on account Of the Importance OF
1.-THE cases, the government viii ask
the supreme court to advance them
for early hearing, In the event the
court should grant the request a de-
cigion in the matter may be forth
coming in May or June.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
GOTHAM CONSUMES
HUGE QUANTITY
OF Gas DAILY
New York Is Greatest User Of
Artificial llIuminanti 9ur1s
100000 Cubic Feet
Every Twenty-four Hours,

.asretat eossttraNbsser 20 aoamHo iouasAu
New York Dec. 30.-A recent in
vestgltlon oi the amount OF gas used
for lighting. heating and cooking par
poses In Now YORK, shows that each
day ll0.000.c00 cubic feet Of gas is
consumed fhc plants which manu-
iactutc this gas are in operation
twcnty-four hours a day a6i DAYS IN
the year. They employ 5000 men
and consume 1000 tons of coal he
tween sunrise ana sunrise. Millions
Of gallons of water are used, this be
ing decompose1 into millions of feet
of gas FifN monster stockholders
are required foi storing the 10000,
GOO cubic feet Of gas which IL man
HfaeWred each day
IN Sow Yori. one thousand MILES ''
gas mains aud 10000 miles OF gas
pipe ars rcqt irod to convey the gas
from ,ho tanks to the consumer
sevcnly-fve per cent Of the 10000,
600 feet Of gas consumed daily by the
residents of New York Is made from
water. which was the source from
which was derived the greater part
OF Illuminating ras few years ago
At this rate. tt Is evident, since 2,0oO
tens of coal is used Co supply bat
ono. quarter OF the city's gas that or
fnnenfe amount would be necessary
TO tin The tanks had not the system
of ceriving II from water boon dis
covered.
la the manufacture Of lighting gas
from coal. the conl is heated until
the gas passes off into retainers from
which Il rs transferred to the huge
round gas tanks or holders which on'
secs about the city. The monufac
turc OF water gas Is moro compli
eated. It rs made by decomposinl
steam which rs composed of hydro
cen and oxygen. The decompositlof
ls accomplished by bringing the steam
In contact with hot coke. which lib
crates the two gases. These are thei
combined with distillate OF petroleum
or gas oil. as it Is commonly called
and which gives the gas its iilum'
mating power
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
BAN JOHNSON PREDICTS
BENEFIT FROM STRUGGLE

Chicago, Dec. 3o-A struggle be-
tween the Federal league and the ma
ior leagues Of organized baseball will
result i'm general benefit for play
ers owners and spectators, according
to b. J.. Johnson, president Of the
American league, and member Of the
national baseball commission John
son. in "a statement tonight said the
entrance of the new league, II proper
ly financed, would do more to the I'M
provement of baseball than anything
since the American and National
league revolution
"a revolution occasionally can do
no harm ana while some of the weak
er ones may suffer if the Federals
20 through with all they have prom
ised. ] believe the end Of next season
will show "a better brand of baseball
with better conditions for players and
better prospects for owners, he
said.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31
RIGHT TO SELL STAMPS
TO Be TESTED IN COURT


Washington, Dee. 30.-After years
Of labor to prevent the swelling OF the
receipts at postoffices where the sal-
airy of the postmaster depends upon
the sale of stamps the postofflce de-
partment is to get decision from the
supreme court Of the lInitcd states
as to whether It is a criminal offcnsc
to exploit the stamp business.
Tho government today docketed in
court an appeal from the action of
the federal district court in Massa-
chusetts, qulshing an indictment
against Harold a, Foster Frank E.
Winchol William s. Edwards and
Henry II. Plat for conspiracy TO swell
the stamp sal - at Brooteield, Mass
where Foster WIS postmaster