The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-19

pers. due him and we would have lost
a subscriber, and more than likely his
good will. But, under date of March
II, Mr.. Irwin writes US, stating that
ne has not received his paper for
three weeks, that he had already COM
planned to the Brooklyn post Office
from which he had received the fol-
lowing reply:
Post Oflce. Brooklyn, N. Y,
Once Of the Postmaster,
March 18th, 1917.
Mr.. Thomas Irwin. TAT Franklin Ayenue.
Replying to your Communication Of the stb
inst. you are informed that q careful searrh
mas BEEN made at thi. Ofles but no record
OF trace OF any undeliversd copies Of Ths
Menace directed TO you at the above addr,ss
can % found. There Is no reason why thea
papers would not be promptly and properiv
delivered II received here correctly addressed
up with the publisher with the view Of nav.
ing tne missing papers traced through from
the office Of mailing.
T-P WALTER C. BURTON, por,ma,.s,.
We are quite willing to believe that
whoever dictated the foregoing letter
to Mr.. Irwin knew nothing of the
lying card that had been sent to this
office. However, it seems that Mr..
lrw1n's papers had been DESTROYED
with remarkable promptness or at
least part of them might have been
found. We must also take execution
to the statement that there was no
reason why the papers should not
have been delivered if received cor
rectly addressed, etc. We have every
reason to believe that they were
mailed from here correctly addressed,
and that they reached the Brooklyn
post office. The fact that they were
not delivered is mere eloquent than
explanations that fail to explain. The
following correspondence resulted:
March 2s. 1917.
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Ny Dear Sir: On February 2Ith you sent
Us , = government err frank card, the penalty for
mate information being $500: and on this
card you stated that our paper. The Menace
could not be delivered to Thomas Irwin
727 Franklin Ave. because he had removed
and left no address. On March 18th, 1877
you wrote to Mr.. Thomas Irwin, TAT Frank
lin Ave, stating;
Replying to your communication Of the
9Th inst, you are informed that a careful
record or trnce Of any undelivered copies OF
The Menace directed to you can be found.
There II no reason why these papers should
not be promptly delivered IL received in our
Office properly addressed"
Did you send the card bearing the false
statement and intended to defraud a sub
scriber Of his subscription which he has paid
for. or was It some faithless government em-
ployee7 I shall expect q prompt answer 10
this question. We are holding the card and
the letter sent by you to the subscriber. and
wish to know what you have to say in regard
Respectfully yours,
D. o. FLOWER,
President Menace Pub. Co.
United States Post Office.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Executive Division.
Once Of the Postmaster.
March 10, 1917.
The Menace Publishing Co..
Aurora, Mo. Attention Mr.. B. o. Flower.
Sir: I am In receipt OF your letter Of the
2eth inst. regarding the receipt By you Of
card dated February 2tth. advising that your
paper, The Menace. could not be delivered 70
Thomas Irwin, 727 Franklin Avenue, Brook.
lyu, N. Y, because he had removed and left
am unable to find q record Of such =
notice having been sent. but copy OF the let
ter Of March 18th addressed to Mr. Thomas
Irwin, TAT Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn. N. Il.
IA on file. I am loath to believe that the eard
notice was sent with any improper motive or
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