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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
MRS. DEWEY VISITED;
FOLLOW NAVY CUSTOM

Following a custom Of years stand
ing. Secretary Of the Navy Daniels,
Chiefs Of the Departments Of the
Navy. and members of the Navy
General Board paid their respects TO
Mrs. Dewey yesterday. the anniver<
sary of the birthday of Admiral
Dewey. The officials had luncheon
with Mrs. Dewey.
During Admiral Dewey's lifetime
and after his retirement. the high Of
ficials of the navy called on him on
each birthday. and these visits have
been made to Mrs. Dewey since the
admirars death.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
BOSTON BIDS FAREWELL
TO 800 BARRELS OF RUM

Boston. Dec. e6.-With 500 barrels Of
New England rum tucked away in her
hold. the steamship Lake Ellsbury
was heading eastward into the Allan
tic today. bound for Constantinople
and Smyrna.
The departure OF the ship marks
the opening OF regular service be-
tween this city and Black Sea ports.
The rum. 1t is understood. is con-
signed TO firms in Tuikcy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
Cabinet Meeting Postponed.

The regular bi-weekly meeting Of
President Wilson's Cabinet was post
poned yesterday because of the alb
sence of many Cabinet members.
Attorney General Palmer and Sec
rotary of Commerce Alexander went
TO the White House under the i'm
preston a meeting was to be held.
They chatted few minutes and left
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
ARMY CHIEFS CONFER
ON PEACE TIME FORCE

Means for putting the United States
army on an efficient peace-time basis
will be studied at a conference of all
departmental and divisional COM
manders which was called by Chief
of Stan March yesterday for jan
uary Il in this city.
War Departments plans and policies
for the training. distribution and ad-
ministration of officers and enlisted
personnel and other important re-
organization problems will be taken
I'M
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
Ask $40 for Automobile.

Atlantic City. Dec. 36.-The police
are holding five men, who say they
live in Philadelphia. The prisoners
are suspected of stealing an automo-
bile belonging to the Kramer Wood
working Company. Inc. The five
men were trying to sell the car for
$50 when they were taken into Gus
tody, il is alleged.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
5000 Bondholders at Death
Left No Clue to Valuables

During the year ending June 90. 1919.
1l,2T persons reported losses of Lib
erty Bonds. war saving and thrift
stamps aggregating s3,90i.ooo accord
ing to Treasury Department figures
yesterday. OF this amount only $Hi,-
900 was recovered.
There were 5.4S3 claims by relatives
Of deceased bondholders. who died
without divulging where bonds and
thrift stamps owned by them were
kept.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
Quebracho Destroyed in Strike.

Seven thousand tons of quebracho
tanning extract. were destroyed
in an agrarian strike in Argentina
cables received here from Buenos
Aires yesterday stated.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27

Of course, is but partly the cause-STILL
it helps busy holiday hostesses by its conven
fence and sureness to please, and it's unfailins
ease of digestion three points every hostes:
must heed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

has recently chosen she method of issuing bonds
instead Of greenbaeks, the decreasing value Of
the dollar has not been so apparent, But bonds
are only another form Of credit and il is this
sort Of initiation which has 20 diluted the worth
Of money that its strength Is cut in twain The
issue was confused merely because the step
from greenbacks to bonds was step out Of the
realm of currency into the realm Of credit
The fact Of fhe matter is that the saiaried
man has been terribly hit by the initiation, and
70 has the man who has savings accounts and
investments made before the war broke ont
The man who works for so week is now
getting but $40 and the widow with savings
account Of $1,000 has in fact but half that
amount
This IS the angle that the students OF finance
take when they discuss the present situation.
But the public looks At il from an entirely .iif-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

fereat viewpoint. Instead of The deprecated
dollar most Of as speak Of appreciated prices,
and frcm that point il is common 10 make any
impersonal object the scape goat such. for
instance. as the profiteer II IS 80 easy 10 think
that something has happened 70 commodities
rather than TO The medium that enables rs 20
buy these commodities
The worst feature Of this initiation is the fact
thar il Is hard TO stop it, The increase ia prices
Is met BY demand for nm Increase in wages. and
the one reacts upon the other. the vicious circle
Is established and there seems TO be no way
out Of the dilemma. Certainly we all must
realize that the more wages go mp the higher
prices are going 10 be-
Relief must come from another quarter. We
must stimulate production. We must enf down
exporfs. When supply equals demand IN food
sfuffs end ~ manufactured articles, the period
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

of readinsiment viii have arrived For in.
stance, We sent abroad during the year endoi
last June 50fh more than s700o.00o 900 worth
OK manufactured goods raw material and food
Every month We export more than we did dur.
ipg an entire year proceeding the war. We
must feed and clothe these people Of Europe
and elsewhere. until fhes can feed anil clofbe
themselves When they DO this and. the
foreign demaDd drs'ps, the farmer and mann
faciursr will find themselves with more goods
upon their hands than they can dispose Of and
the public viii wake up 10 remarkable drop
in prices. When this will occur nobody knows.
II viii not come this year Maybe il will take
place in 1920. bot come II will. aud quite
rspidly too after order is restored ia Europe
and normal times prevail there once more
What viii happen then Is clear. The farmer
viii retrench. lie won't pay the International
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
STYLE SHOW At LUTl
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Models VIII Display the Latest In
Fall Hats and Women's Suits
230 To 5 O'clock
Wednesday

An early showing of fall suits will
take place 10 The iaider ready 10. wear
department Of the Lntx Dry Goods
store on "Wednesday afternoon from
> 80 until 3 o'clock Only suits and
hats will BE- displayed and The models
will be Misses Catherine Dean. Doris
Gaffnay, Thelina nonnelIey wllAp
wenaer. Charlotte Evans and Mrs
Ethel Holloway
Brown Is the predoninat.ng color
for the coming season, and hats. shoes.
gloves aud sulsa Shoald malch TO per-
fection. The now cloth u drnyten and
while II il almost prohibiiise in price
the hats and suits fashioned from its
soft folds are 80 beautiful that mIlady
feels that II Is necessary 10 the up-fo-
date wardrobe Tricoiines and We.
lure are also good and silvertone IL
much used in the more tailored mod
els Suits for travelling. street wear.
the afternoon tea and for the office
will be y1own tomorrow and there
will also be special music.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
Living on the 50-Cent Dollar Is Hard Proposition

Investigate the profit@r, Throw wheat into
a free market again DO everything that can
possibly bring some means Of relief 10 the pco-
ple from the burden they are carrying But
when oil is said and done. it still remains fact
thar the dollars we are now earning arc fifty
cent dollars and that they are good for only
about half as much as they were before the
war
During the Civil War the government
manufactured its paper money, which, Of
course. WIS not money At all; only promise
TO pay an l. O. L. II was easy TO understand
when paper was stamped with the govern
ment : promise 10 pay that great volume was
being added TO the currency Of the nation. and
IN obedience TO the universal law Of supply and
demand, the more this sort Of money was
nosted the cheaper il grew and the les was
its purchasing power But because Uncle Sam
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
TULSA MAN WILL HEAD
GRAND LODGE, | 0 0 I
Secretary Bruce Announces Vote
Il Is Cline. Grand Master, M
B Cope, Grand Repronen.
tative; Some Statistics

Tho v0HuiItlte ina bsa hsea II
session nj the odd Fellow state mead
quarters ~ lhts elsy. composed III i u
Judd OF Beaver. u White N Allas
and \ 4 'lakley IL Fnld eanyatalns
The returna Of fhe election hrld IN tlse
subordinate lodgoa ~ tha state last
june. fron grand lodge officers. have
completed their work ana certified
tha result Of she election 10 Grand
Secretary Bruce
The following will be- the ofeleers
q tho grand lodge for the coming
year starting on oesnbef ncxg r -
Cline. grand master. Tulsa. Thomas 4
Andrews. deputy grand master
Stroud q " Bruce. grand secretary.
guthie. q W Rchlegei wruna sseaA-
ursr. Chandler. " u Cops, grand rep.
rssentasise for the tao year term VI
Reno: o y irelan. member of fhe
homo board. three year term. Nd.
-
tGnnfiuued on Pace gaf a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
Girl Correspondent
Tells Of Jap CruelAy

(By Peggy Hull
The Girl War Correspondent
Iwho has inst returned from
Siberia.
Fifteen Russian girls, dressed ia
their confirmation clothes. were
dragged from a church enc sun
day morning in Spasskoe, Siberia,
by Japanese soldiers and crimin.
ally assaulted. Their franrtic
mothers ran screaming 30 the
American garrison across the
street and begged that their
daughters b. saved The priest
and Russian colonel, n lvanoff.
home on leave. followed on their
heels and pleaded with the officer
in command 10 prevent the out
rage.
All ] could do was TO call on
the Japanese commandanf aud
ask him 10 control his men. cx-
planned the American officer.
Of course was too late but !
could not turn my troops ont be,
causc | had been instructed 10
remember, on all occasions. that
the Japanese were our allies.
The Russian community was 80
aroused over the crime that the
japanese regiment was removed
from Snasskoe after the facts had
been laid before the japanese
commanding general in Vladiyos.
latr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

--rt Is more than likely that the
city schools will not open until Sep
ternber i5ta. That IL the date set by
many OF the cities OF the state. The
later date being made necessary on
account OF the new school books not
being ready for distribution. Text
book commission announced this
week that II would be impossible 20
have the books ready before septem-
Der 10th at the earliest. A majority
OF the city school board being absent
from the city. no meeting 10 deter
mine the date OF opening school here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
Can There Be
Peace When
Men DO Thsi

Frank Kelly ~ss awakened q
? O'Clock one morn'ne recently o,
several young men ringing the aos
bell and shouting
Frank threw up front ~lHde~ o.
his bedroom and eallsd Down
whats the matter down there I
Why ,his oomma,ionf"
"your windo~t open" ssplaln .d
one Of the gaming orovp. I'VE Mss
thought you'd IKE 70 know"
20, certainly thanked Kelly.
"i'm much obilesd--~hleh orc 10
operg"
"The ons yov're sticking yoae
irssh head through" was the rspl,
ard the aara hlt the srn.
= hadnt drop ef the crsAsurs
n tho house Or 70 invited 'sm ln.~
ss'd Kelly, ~he is always eeos "a
tured
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
sorrLlNc TIE soozE.

Chicago, Aug i2--Aessao on inssrue
siens received from Washington. Jul
ius = smsetarka, collector Of inter.
nal revenue for the Chicago district
which now includes Peoria, has Is.
sued orders permitting the reesifyinq
of whisky. A. result o. this oroe'
4 is said thss tnoussrds Of barrels o.
lievor are Being bcrled BY jealer,
PREPARATORY TO sale when the wartime
prohibitiou bar 10 lifted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
SOLDIERS our.

FIVE soldiers employed Saturday as
strike breakers on che ru.Aa police
fcrce. out last nighb and ~. sitna
tlon in that olsy ia the sams IA hereto
fore. The policemen struck Cor hieh
81 wages
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

The carload Of sucar billed TO
the Williamson -ttaisell- Frazier
company failed to arrive today.
but il is expected tonight and
wilI be available Wednesday.
Local srceers &c lay selepnoned
The Leader office AZ intervals
asking where they could get ~.
oar. The Leader 10 merely trying
to keep up with the sugar question
and is honestly endesvoring 10
Try to keep the people informed.
Some srceers. apparently. think
the matter = joke.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
GERMAN BANKS oPEn AGAIN
~ ri oJANEiHc

Rio Jnneiro. Aug ia peretliisn-
tial decree signed Aug :. permits Der.
man banks and II uranre eonspaniff
In Brazil which suspended opesailonr
during the war. 70 resume busiasss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
PRINCE or WALES ARRIVES
m NEWFOUNDLAND

81 Jcbn, N r, Aug i2~-The Prince
of Wales landed here al noon today
and rode through an enthusiastic
cra~d lining two miles 81 city streets
over which decorated arches had
been erected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

HERB HOOVER ARRIVES
AT PRAGUE. BOHEMIA

Prague. Bohemia. Aug i-e- Herbert
Hoover. head of the inter -allied relief
commission. arrived here today un-
announced. accompanied BY staff of
er. er1s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
AND NOW THE BANK
EMPLOYEES co OUT

hamburg. AUG t2--rhe bank off,
Gals Of Harkure and Altoona have
gone on strike. thus causing all the
banks 10 close.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
CHASING BANDITS.

Wichita, Aug i2--offieers from
-four counties are chasing Bandits
who robbed the Derton state bank
Of $4,000 yesterday The men are
IN hien power auto and are hssi
ed toward osiahcrsa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
CONGRESS REQUESTED TO
AID IN BIC FIGHT
PHYSICIANS Pi.NCE MO<lY
NEEDED iOR RESEARCH
W0tlk CtO>E 10 TWO
MliIiO>; LIQUOR u
NECESSARY ~ THE
TREATMENT
BULLETIN.

Washington. Aug IA The quss.
uon of the nae Of whisky and
brandy In combating the spanish
influenza, should II rscur, wssz die.
euEsed In Senate committee today.
Large quantities of whisky now
being held IN different dry states
Of the nation by federal enforce.
ment officers was ordered held.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12

Daniel \. Curtis seis hls nae iss
acre fsrm IN Woodland ,e.nshlp sA.'
~s~a u aoasla v Nrlss for sioee'
h l. the norsh-es eaaF'sr of sesiiol
slN
The nas - the carnerie llhrAs,
Il Al Aalf mas, today and daring ths
ho~rs ol The raneral q Anarc~ csrns'
sis ,hs lierary an he closed
-recAl aemecr,s have started :
movement 70 organise a ferrls-fcs
senaier eluh a final meeting ~lll BE-
held IN ,he .coanss soon ., watch time
ofncrrs aaa = eamrs,n COMMITTEES
~ill hc named rAere are many Ferris
men ia Logan eoap'y rc Me>dams.
another democrat Who has announced
for lhe place. also has a hos 81 frlends
herr There seems to he dearth Of
Core followers
--pr. A. a T cAilders. county
AeaitA official Was In Guthrie yestsr-
day and made arrangements with local
physicians TO adminiiser typhoid vac
cine for immunixatlon against fever.
The vaccine 4 furnished 10 tho rhysl-
clans free and they viii administer Il
free to all who cannot AFFORD to pay Tor
ne service n you wan. to know
more about this can up your family |
physician. he will explain
An interesting letter received by
relatives of Elmer y. Bender states
Eat he hopes 10 soon sail for the
United States. Elmer went across last
september and has been on the RAlne
tear Cohlens for many months with
he American army OF occupation. He
$ one OF the las, of the Logan county
'oys 10 return lie thinks ne will ar
i've in the United States about the
5ih.
Wanted School teachers. Apply
o board OF education In slmos, any
cmmunity In the state OF Oklahoma. {
Reports coming in from all parts of
he state point to a general teacher 4
anime. The famine affects both J
ounty. grade and hish schools. II is :
lso felt in the state schools and coll
eyes. In at least three cities there :
as been trouble in finding supcrin- 7
endeni Two county supcrinfendants ,
ave rc'igned 10 accept better PAYING !,
'ositions. and under a recent ruling
I tho attorney general number OF
theirs probably will
In Logan county rural schools there
re SIN several vacancies. Tho city .
rhools have Jared better and board I
ietnbers say the places have all been
He'd G
Peach buyers In ce.arie say the r
lbertas grown IN tnis county are tse L
nest In the county Said Mr.. skes-
N. an extensive buyer: mfr. Holman d
as. no doubt the best kept orchards j
the state. lie went into the peach Il
richard business like he mean, II and b
,nducts Il Ike he conducts bis batiN q
-on sound basis. The ground nas te
zen well cultivated and the frsit
lows the effects OF the intensive
eatment That applies. particularly Ii
what he calls the Householder j
'caard" where TIE fruit is uniform 81
ID the picking IL made easy by the
any labor saving methods In use
ais is decidedly the best kept up
chard ever came in contact wiz
ID | have been in many orchards In 81
any states" ts
The peach harvest Is now al ifs m
fh stage and FROM now until tho -
4 peach II picked. the work viii ae
on without cessation. De
bc
Guthrie and Logan county boys v,
INT none OF the military life. That ha
made evident by fruitiess effor,r be
sde by recruiting officers who have OF
en- at work here for the past week. fr,
u single volunteer. m,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
THE
hquiring Reporter
Hs ASKS rvs Persons. Picked a.
Rsroem. a Question
rHE QUESTION.
whA, Can De Done TO Resuce the
t'ign Cos, o. llvlnsf
THE ANSWERS.


righ Cost of lNlngf
THE ANSWERS
y Y Burton rd limit By lcxls
lasion The profits Of the cold .ior.
age man and ihns prevent hoard
ing Force him 10 stamp the date
Of storage AMI the price raid on
every article lha, gncs into ~
pIans- ic, him keep /, as long a. he
wants Ia and allow him fixed
profit aud no more whom tho article
goes % the market a9ain
NJ 7 welch ~l's too nis nFva
seu 20 solve iu a Sentence Ilriafly,
- say. 'iiauk 80 ,he Farm 1he
DIR arity between consumers ana
producers y too great There IA
700 lHtie of The United sAtfa on
DIR cultivation rhou inis npon
ll1usands ~ the dwelleta IN mr
cities should ~ tiiing che eolit
Ei Iow therg .e~ahllsh shr
free nnoA counter II dldns coat
am body much "a i've III iboae
hllsshal days"
AA
t,d Niclels 'fd permit the
farmers and lnvlte them to peddle
their produce on ahe street ike
they do III Baltimore and several
other smaller cities urga them 10
MI hogs and beef and sell i, 10
rs~ulsr cusssnlers THAT would
help lot 10 rvdnne he hlgh rous,
IN aiy iudsment~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
Yanks In Skirmishes.

This. however, is one of q long
list Of similar outrages. The
Japanese have treated the Rus
SLAMS as q conquered people and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
GIRL WAR CORRESPONDENT
TELLS OF AWFUL TRIALS
JAPANESE tRE POOR SOL
DIEItS. ACCORDING. 10 ruE
AMERICAN IDEA; RI
Cllt.l ARE WELL MS
CIrLI\ED AND WILL
l<G TO DlE
BULLETIN.

Paris. Aug II Peace delegates
at Paris were given an Official
account Of japanese cruelties
practiced on Russian women and
men in Siberia, by a special in.
ycstigator. The facts are appall.
ing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
Bold Bandits
Rob Two Banks
OF Big Sums

Chicago, Aug IA messenger
Tor the Community State bank was
robbed today sf $4,000 BY three
armed bandits.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
HOUSEWIVES ORGAN|llMe
70 FIGHT PR0f|TEERs
SHORT WEIGHT MN GRtR.
DEO ~ NEW NOltk: HOLD
ING SUGAR BNCk fOn
HIGHER PRICES;
RthZE On MARKET
N BOTTLES


Chicago. Aos '2-stenry c Relspp
IN charge os the federal food admin
issrss.on sugar bureau. sesss set :.
cents . pound az fair price Of IN
commodity 20 the consumer. -e os
elsrss TIA, any retailing in eseess
this figure 10 an "ostrsseoss prof'ser.
ing" Fer several weeks srceefs hass
charged as hisn as ,e cents a pound
New York. Aug i2--wonen Of New
YORK have organized League of Pro
ssetivs hoYs~ives. whose work will
be 70 expose the peofiteers. a com
rosity sea.ss will be put In sne sew
eral districts and when a hovse~if
10 in doubt she viii weigh the goods
Ten short. weight erceers were ar
rested today. Just enough sugar IL
hsino Dot on the market 10 make tn
demand justify the Increased prices
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12


| Washington, Aug is- N you
hope 70 keep your health this
autumn, yet yourself into the pink
q physical condition. and take all
paaaihlr precautions 10 avoid in.
feciiou The fln il going 20 hit Ne
again. and the amounf OF damage
4 will 10 depends largely upon
how well we prepare for II This
~ the message ~ DE otto fieier.
Cincinnati. secretary of The Amer.
ican Medical Association.
Nearly everyone has a frisn.l
who ss not ahle Ia work "A he dih
before he got the flu. Nearly
evefynne has uutieed. too, the
many women with short hair
Some arc afflicted with artistic
inrlInations bur most of them
gave np their erowniug glory re-
luetnullv enough after having ihe
Nv itidesd, w wnfile sections thr
flu y sald 70 have created quite a
vnRir for hohhcd hair.
Nhorf hair II lhc least serious III
he aftercftrcts " influenxs. Dr
t'eirr says II viii add Al per cent
to tho mortality rale for The next
fire years. Many will dis because
ilis disense has capped their RI.
slsianee "a ether dlAeaaaa,
All oyar the country are men
who Thought they wcre III their
prime, biit, recovering from thw
flu, found they were old aud about
dome women who can no longer
'ie wives ar mothers since they
had the fin. no children whose
growth has bren checked. One
,r txo more winters with such
'plslemica, and The United States
will have suffered almost as much
Gas If human power a. soma
European countries did through
re war
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-08-12
1899 Epidemic Cited.

Ia support # his claim that the
Influenza epidemic will recnr. nF
Gsier cites the record of ths
nearly allied disease " IA grippe.
which appeared 10 epidennir form
Ia 1907. II did not reach lts peak
until 1901, and two years after
that II reeurred AMI destroyed
thousands Of lives We have had
two other epldemlcs of grippe or
influenza. ono In 1867 and the
s. s-..@,sss's.4s~.s "'-s-...'--.-
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,continaed on rass :. Col -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-15
HOW TO GET TUBES BACK

THE Chamber of Commerce meant we'll
= in cabling President Wilson to sus-,
pend further removal of the pneumatic
mail tubes until Congress could discuss
the subject, but it obviously avoided the
heart of the difficulty. That, of course,
is the incumbency of Albert Sidney Bur-
Lesson, whose responsibility for destroying
a vital instrument in Philadelphia's
postal service is direct.
Tired as the public may be of hearing
about the postmaster generals prolonged
series of fatuities, the monotony of this
censure is less wearisome than the pres
ence of a discredited blunderer in Office
The mail-tube mess is merely one of an
indefensible series. This expeditions
postals machinery for years served the
city admirably as similar system still
does in Paris, where the speedy "petits
bleus" often reach their destination
within an hour. The excuse for abandon
ing it here is about as clear as that for
Mr. Burleson himself. That is to say,
fully as transparent as masonry wall