The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-04-08
DOMINICk TELLS
BUSINESS MEN OF WORK
Representative Passes Day in Ander-
son and C0nfers With Friends.

son and Confers With Friends.
Anderson Daily Mail.
Hon. Fred H. Dominick, representa-
tive in congress from the Third dis
trict of South Carolina came to An
derson from his home in Newberry
last night and conferred with men,
bers of the chamber of commerce to-
day on postal matters in this city and
,, county. Il have been working for
several weeks, or since the signing OF
the armistice to get better postal SER
vice for this city and county" Mr.
! Dominick said.
; 81 shall return to Washington in a
dav or two and have an appointment
with Hon. Otto Praeger, second as
sistant postmaster general for next
Wednesday at which time | shall urge
! him to annul the pouch system IN the
mail service on the Blue Ridge ara
Charleston and Western Carolina, be-
tween Anderson and Mccormick.
shall urge him to ditch the pouch TOT
the clerkship system. Clerks on trains
ON these lines we're taken off during
the war ! agree with business men
that clerks will work the mails more
efficiently than they are being WORK
ed bv the old and out of date pouch
system
The informed conference was held
at II o'clock at the chamber Of COM
merce and many of the leading mem
bers of that organization were ~pre'N
sent.
Mr.. Dominick mentioned the matter.
which has been threshed over time
and again, in reference to soldiers re-
tanning their uniforms, and said the
act Of congress of February 2S, puts
all doubt at rest, no mater what or
fetal may issue an order to the con-
trary The act also provides that
when such uniforms Of clothing has
been Sent in by discharged soldiers
the same or similar clothing, etc.,
shall be returned to such soldiers,
sailors and marines.
Speaking Of the extra session OF
congress Mr.. Dominick told repor-
lter of The Daily Mail that he expect
ed it would be called about the mid
! die OF May. 81 feel sure that 1t Will
not be called later than the first OF
June" he safdd,-t*since the fiscal year
ends on July / and the appropriation
bill which failed Of passage at the
recent regular session OF congress
must be passed before that date" Tne
return to Washington Of PRESIDENT
Wilson will settle the date Of the ex-
ira session, he said
AS a. member of the insular az
fairs committee of the house OF rep
resentatiyes. Mr.. Dominick will
leave Washington next week in COM
pany with nineteen other members OF
congress for a visit to Porto Rico.
The congressional party will be guests
Of the Porto Rican government during
it's STAY in that delightful country
and Mr.. Dominick said that he ex-
pected the party would remain there
about three weeks. the length OF
the stav depending on the assembling
of congress.
Mr.. Dominick is looking hale and
hearty. He said the Porto Rico trip
ia the first vacation that he has a.
tempted since he was elected to con
gress During his absence he added
that his office at Newberry will be in
charge of his secretary and his bro
er "The citizens of the district may
write to my office and be assured OF
prompt and courteous attention
to their requests during my absence"
he said.
MIR. Dominick was a guest of the
Rotary Club at their seml-monthty
luncheon today. and made an inter-
esting talk to the members.