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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-29

As a courtesy 10 Mrs Lawrence
Eomine. who viii leave soon 10 make
her home In New York City. and
Mrs. J. a. Rode. who is TO spend
the winter there. Mrs. ". f. Bryan.
10t North shore dr.. will entertain
members OF the Musicians club at
her home Tuesday evening at S
O'Clock
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14
Sheriff PETERS GOOD
WORK

Sheriff Peters and his deputies, by
continually raiding blind pigs
gambling dens and disorderly houses
in the country towns, believe they are
effectively suppressing lawless ele.
ments that have been flourishing
there for some time. In report of
some of the activities of his officers
for the last six months, the results
of about fifty raids conducted under
the direction of Deputy Joseph Thon.
ey are shown, the number of inmates
arrested, disposition of their cases,
and the amount of gambling devices
and liquor seized.
efforts to clean up the country towns
told of some of the difficulties en-.
countered and obstacles overcome.
when I first took over the Office"
he said. II had decided to do my best
to clean up the country towns and
selected certain deputies to do the
work. placing Joseph Thoney, expert.
enced i'm cleaning up vice conditions
in the city, in charge of the raiding
squads. My report shows the work
accomplished, although from the start
we had trouble to get convictions be.
fore certain justices of the peace.
even when we had waterproof evi.
dence. We investigated these jus.
tices and found that there were sus-
picious connections between some of
them and the people we were trying
to put out of business. These jus.
tees would release the prisoners.
even when we brought in the gam.
bling devices taken in the raids. The
conditions were so bad that often we
had to haul our prisoners over to
Oak Park justices to get results.
"My report shows that since have
been sheriff. there have been more
raids than were made during the pre-.
vious eight years.
"The Injunction recently issued
against Mike de Pike Heitler by
Judge Foell at the request of Attor.
ncy General Brundage was made pos
sible through the evidence secured by
the sheriff's office. Heitler has been u
persistent violator of the law at his
| resort in Burr Oak. but believe this
injunction will put him out of bust.
ness, for It restraints him from han
ding liquor anywhere in Cook county.
our effort to clean up the coun'
try towns has attracted the notice Of
the Citizens Association of Chicago
and | recently received letter from
Moses Greenebaum, its president. con.
graduating me on the excellent re.
suits accomplished Although my Of.
flee Is handicapped in its work by
the small number Of deputies allowed
by the county, and very small fund
with which to carry on the raids, we
have made the raids self.supporting,
so to speak Enough money has been
received by the county, In fines I'm.
posed and from money taken in the
| slot machines and from gambling
games raidcd to pay the expenses Of
| the raids"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14
FOR GREAT CHICAGO
POSTOfFICE

Postmaster Garlic wants congress
to appropriate S22,0O0,00O for three
great post Offices in Chicago and Il
great postal railway terminal here.
Charles II. Wacker said lie indorscd
the postmaster's proposed three 81.
COO0OO post Offices and n $lO00,0O0
terminal for parcel post and second
class mail matter. He voiced the
hope however, the final appropria.
ton for the Canal street post office
would be passed at the present ses'
sion Of congress.
THE first appropriation" he de-.
Clared, was made eight or nine years
ago. It comprised S1,7j0,00O and was
intended to cover the cost of the site.
But two blocks were found TO be
necessary. II adequate facilities were
to he obtained, and congress Is now
being asked for n supplemental APP
preparation of $i250,000.
The cost OF the building, of course,
is to be additional"
Mr. Garlic, in announcing his prof.
ect, proposed that congress be asked
W tllpit INC SNHtiultu appropriations
so three major post offices might be
erected on the north. south and west
sides. He proposes the $l,00O.O00 ter.
mnal in conjunction with the new
Pennsylvania passenger station and
under lease to the government for
ten years. In that circumstance 1t
would be ready for occupancy within
year.
"Chicago's postal service will break
under the strain of inadequate facili'
ties and improper working condi'
tons" he said, unless temporary re-
lief is granted Immediately. The old
building was too small; the temper
airy building on the lake front sulliced
for time, but the present home of
the service will never be anything
save magnificent federal building.
Mr.. Wacker said he had not dis
cussed the $22,OOO,OOO project with
Mr. Garlic.
But | have no doubt" he added
"a way may be found for carrying
it into effect without imperiling the
progress made toward construction of
the Canal street building"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14
REPUBLICAN
Committeeman

National Republican Committeeman
Tor lllinols-William Hale Thompson.
State Central Committee.
Headquarters-Chi
Chairman-Frank l.. Smith, Dwight.
Secretary-Jastus l.. Johnson, Au-
rora.
l-Adolph Marks,
2-Charles II. Sergel.
3-Harry a. Lewis.
4-Thos j. Finucane
5-Abram j. Harris.
ICELAND S. Rapp.
John p. Garner.
S--Lee A. Dunno or VIM. j. An.
derson.
Erred w. Upham.
10-George w. Paullin.
11-Julius l.. Johnson.
12-Adam C. Cliffe.
1S-J. p. Overhoiser.
14-W. A. Rosenfield.
15-George II. Wilson.
1G--G. De f. Kinney.
17-Frank l.. Smith.
lS--Len Small.
19-Henry p. Harris,
2O-S. Elmer Simpson.
21-Lewis II. Miner.
22-Cicero j. Indy.
23--George A, Brown.
24-Noah G. Bainum.
25-Henry ii. Kohn.
County Executive Committee.
Headquarters-S0O Otis Building,
Chairman-Homer X. Galpin.
yice-chairman-Martin b. Madden.
ecretar~-William II. Weber.
Assistant Secretary-Emil J. Wentz.
Ian.
Treasurer-AeRoy Millner.
Francis P. Brady. 119 e. goth st.
s-Martin b. Madden. 709 Tacoma
Bldg.
s-Robert r. Levy. 46a9 Prairie Ave,
4--George ]. Feser, 27S2 Shields Ave.
edward r. Litzinger, 20 s. La
Sale st.
ROY o. West. 1910 First National
Bank Bldg.
II. N. Powell. 6S26 Burnett Ave.
s-Walter e. Schmidt, 20S s. La Sale
St.
Edward q. Ertsman, 1890 For
restville Ave.
lo-Thomas Curran. 2023 8. Racine
Ave.
il-Charles v. Barrett. 20 s. La Sale
st.
IA. w. Miller. Chamber OF Com
merce Bldg.
l3-David w. Clark, 3125 Warren Ave.
IA. N. Todd, 515 N. Hamlin Ave.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14

crate offices by interests representing
great wealth, whose principals could
not get to first base" If they came
out into the open daylight and tried
to put over their selfish scheme upon
the public. Under the cloak Of re.
form" they work through their hired
tools--mere clerks, always men of
personal respectability, but not al.
ways knowing what use Is being
made behind the scenes Of the bacon
they bring hoIxe.
Now, Just word concerning the
eminent citizens whose names often
appear on the letterheads of these
knocking socalled organizations,
which are doing more to injure Chi.
cago in the eyes Of the outside world
than any other agencies. This news.
paper believes that most of those
gentlemen Carelessly lend their
names to such movements" without
knowing just what their activities
consist Of, nor what Is their effect,
They believe they are doing some
thing for the city. They are busy
men, They write n check once q
year, and hope It is doing some good
Had they the time to investigate they
would withdraw their patronage, kick
the long'haired paid promoters out Of
their offices and decide henceforth TO
do little thinking on their own ac-
count as to what is best Tor the city
in which their lives and their money
are invested.
Things have come to pass in
Chicago where II one family or one
man gets a personal grudge against a
public official or an institution he
will engage in an incessant campaign
of calumny, libel and mud-slinging
| against the town-against the whole
100000 of us-if he believes in that
way he can satisfy his personal ami
mOsities.
1t is time to call a halt. 1t is
time for the people OF Chicago them
selves to take hold of their own city
and drive into the lake the little
handful Of nasty caluminators. 1t is
time We jcrked out n few of these
slanderOus tongues that are everlast-
ingly wagging to the detriment OF our
city and our people.
1t Is time we forced back into the
outlets Of some of the traitors in our
midst n portion of the poisonous
printers ink they have been vomiting
for years upon the best community
Of its size that God ever permitted
to grow upon this earth.
1t is time we stilled the brazen
bells of he'll by which a handful Of
Judases among us have heralded TO
the world q shame that does not
exist.
We Of Chicago are not rotten.
hearted. Our town is not rotten, And
we are perfectly able to work out
our own destiny without the aid of
few little gangs of secretive, sneak
ing, kept "reformers."
But it is typical of the meanness
which animates the little cliques of
self,appointod guardians of the
100000 people who live in this
city. Tho "reformers" never have
come out to be counted, but a liberal
estimate is that there are about 800
of them one hundredth of l per cent
of the population.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14
Reform Organizations Working for
Profit Are Far Too Numerous i'm
Chicago for the City's Good
Backed by Scaly Lawyers They Skin the
Unfortunate and Torture Victims OF
Divorce and Other Courts

Chicago is filed with legal black.
mailers.
Most of them operate under the
name Of reform"
Save the mark
Reform!
The originators of most of these
Chicago reform organizations are
crooks long since past redemption.
When they are not attacking pub.
lie men they are attacking private
individuals,
The divorce courts are searched
by them to discover some new ave-
nue. to blackmail people on account
Of the misfortunes Of some of them.
These are the people, male and
female, who are giving Chicago u
bad name before the world.
Most Of them should be In Joliet.
Many of them should be in Jail,
In official quarters too many in
diSent lawyers are so busy searching
for means to feather their own nests
at the expense of human misery that
nothing need be hoped for in that
line.
Greed, Graft and Get There are
the notices of our Matchmaking re
formers.
Read the list Of uplifting" organi
cations in the directory and you will
have faint idea of what n hive the
crooked reformers form in Chicago
No wonder the Chicago Herald and
Examiner in the course of ringing
editorial on April 3, 1919, said
This town doesn't need any IRE
deoming." Chicago Is n glorious, pro
gressiye, industrious city. II Is not
the rat.hole, the stencil pot, the
crime.nfcstcd lair of license and sedi
ton that some people who live here
try to paint IT,
1t Is not SOdom, nor yet Gomorrah
II is a city with credit in the markets
| of the world; a city of churches;
n city Of spirit and pride; city Of
honor and gallantry; city of blood
and iron, Of energy and limitless
courage and sacrifice when it is nee
! essary to make war or pay for max
! ing war
Our town has no red light district
II is free Of open gambling, Its
streets know not the heel.tap Of the
unfortunate woman who lives a life
Of eXpodicncy perChanCe, an
amateur wanders in from outside the
walls,
Badly as we need a coming law and
improved housing conditions, we have
nothing 10 compare with the cartoon
lists and professional sociologist's ira
ditiOnal idea Of the "slum."
The one thing the matter with this
town is that it is infested with paid
knockers. Some Of these traducers
are paid by busybodies whose sys
TENS are so full of theories about
how other people should behave that
they would explode if they could not
work them off. And the only way
they can work them off is by harass
ing their fellow man.
Others are paid by persons well
intentiOned, but totally ignorant OF
life as it is lived by the real, red
blooded human beings. This class
is, perhaps the most dangerous, be
cause it is sincere, and in its narrow
way intelligent.
Still others are maintained in elab
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14
~SXsacA
2 SOLDIERS HONORED

over two hundred citizens attended
a banquet given in honor of two sol
der boys, David L. Scare and William
c, Flanagan, The banquet was held
last Saturday, June I, at COrsiglia
Bros. famous Italian restaurant, 44S
Orleans street.
Scare is a nephew Of Joe and Gus
Corsiglia and Flanagan is son Of
the well known county commissioners,
Joseph L. Flanagan. Both boys be-
longed to the Prairie division and
received medals for their bravery.
The Corsiglia Bros, restaurant was
most beautifully decorated for this
occasion with flowers and silk Ameri-
can, Italian and Irish flags. There
was plenty to eat and drink with mu-
sic. Many speeches were delivered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14

William A. Kenehck, president of
the Peerless Engineering & Construc'
ton Company in the Chamber of Com
merce is one of Chicagos most re-
spected citizens, His company has
done much good work for the public.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14

Cottage Grove Ave; tel Burnside
1888; president. Catrines DeHaan,
946i Cottage Grove Ave-; secre-
tary, Donald e. Whittenburg,
1925 Cottage Grove Ave.
ll-Headquarters, 2152 w. 18th St.:
tel Seeley 1910; president, Mi.
chael J. Browne. 1916 Washburne
Ave; secretary, Fred W. Rausch.
l741 w. 18th.
12-Hoadquarters, 1924 s. Kedzie
Ave-; tel Lawndale 1903; presi.
dent, Otto Kerner, 2426 S. Clifton
Park Ave; secretary, Joseph I.
Novak, 24o1 s. Trumbull Ave.
l3-Headquarters, $3.50 w. Madison
St.. phone Kedzie 423: president,
James O. Denvir, 3S4S Congress
St; secretary, John c. Morris,
1896 w. Adams st.
l4-Headquarters, Conway's Hail,
Lake st. and Western Ave: meets
second and fourth Tuesdays;
president. James B. Shiel, 1928
Grand ave: secretary, Edward J.
Kelly, 3345 Park Ave.
i5-Headquarters. 27O5 Iowa st.;
president, Edward 7 Kaindl, $500
w. Chicago Ave-. secretary, Nor.
ris Gevirtz, $50 N. Francisco Ave.
16--Hesdquarters, 1862 w. North
Ave-; meets every Friday; presi.
dent. Joseph Petlak. 1910 w.
North Ave; secretary, Frank
Literski. 1917 Dickson st.
l7--Headauarters. 1856 Milwaukee
Ave; tel Monroe 6S72: president,
Michael Palese: secretary, Teo6l
Weyna, 1920 Milwaukee Ave.
lS-Headquarters. 1862 W Madison
ST.: tel Monroe 27e9; rTarhSInS
James c. Gavin. 326 S. Racine
Ave-; secretary. John Vanderburg,
1873 S. Sangamon St.
l9-HeadQuarters, northwest corner
Blue Island Ave. and Taylor St;
president, Thos. j. Johnson, 1866
w. Congress St; secretary, Paul
Brown:
20--Headquarrer5 Club House, S2S W.
18th St; tel. Canal GlG9; meets
second and fourth Thursdays;
president, Peter i. Smith, 1908 8.
Union Ave; secretary. Barth. +.
Collins. 926 w. 10th st.
2lst-Headquarters, 112 Locust
street; tel, Superior 491; meets every
second Friday; president, Joseph p.
Mahoney, l44G N. La Sale street |;
secretary, Edmund l.. Mulcahy.
22--Heasquartess, 1894 I.arrabae St.;
tel. Lincoln 2745; daily meetings
at TIC w. North Ave: president.
Rudolph i. Schapp, 1862 Howe
St; phone Lincoln 1851; secre-
tary. Math. j. Wagner
Headquarters, Lower Lincoln
Turner Hall, Sheffield and Diver
, sey AYES: tel. Lincoln 1896: presi.
dent Jas. H, Poage, 616 Belmont
Ave-; secretary. Bernard Jung.
1871 Mohawk s..
24-Headquarters. 1904 Barry Ave.
tel, Lake View 1904; president.
Frank A. Stadler. 290s Lincoln
Ave; secretary. Gustav Seedorf.
1874 N, Oakley Ave.
25-Headquarters, 54O1 Broadway;
phone Edgewater 494; president.
John S. Hummer. 1885 Beacon St. /;
secretary. John p. Dougherty.
1910 Magnolia Ave.
2G-IIeadouarters 3oi3 Lincoln Ave .
tel. Grace S7Oi. meets every Fri,
day; president, Chas, A. Williams
1915 Jansen Ave-; secretary
Chas. w Peters. 3Gl9 \, Hermit,
topn Ave
- IIo,douortors crooo Han ooo,
pornorI 9, oornor Coco r-,,toa
and pornord. rhono Ir,,ina 600.
meets last FRIDAY; president.
Hans Blase. 5O17 Pensacola Ave g.
secretary, Geo. J. Gercken. 40i0
~ LeClaire Ave.
-uoodorortors 1907 ,,nworI,oo
Ave. phone Armirage G471
oo-rIoodoror,ors 7e1o w CorcoIa
plyd . toI nrovor aI-o, nroSi '',,,
rrorI, p,an, aonrot,r,i To,u'' ~
Cool, - '''''' ~
On I.,d,u..,. ,,u-u. ru
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14

l6-Niels JUL. 2645 Potomac Ave-
l6-Joseph p. Kinsella, 1925 Wicker
Park Ave.
i7-Lewis ID. Sits. li7l Grand Ave.
lS-H. X. Galpin, 1886 Jackson Blvd.
l9-Christopher Manner. 720 Reaper
Block.
Cohorts Eller. 1901 S. Peoria st.
2l-Oscar Hebel. ll05 Schiller Bldg.
22-Chas. G. Kempf, 9l3 Concord Pl.
23-E, j. Brundage. 10 s. Dearborn
st.
24-L. A. Brundage, 22l0 Clifton Ave.
25-Geo X. Schmidt, 1929 Sheridan
I'd.
26-John C. Cannon. 4O47 N. Hermi-
tage Ave.
27-LeRoy Miller. 1929 Nickerson Ave.
2S--Joseph +. Haas, Pip Fullerton
Ave.
29-Ernest withall, 1s41 w. Garfield
Blvd.
20--Thomas J. Healy. 5415 8. May st.
3l-Wm, Fl. Reid, 1885 Garfield Blvd.
32-Charles A. Williams. 122 s. Mfchi-
gan Ave.
3S-George Hitzman, 500 County Bldg.
3i-sol r. Roderick. 1928 s. Spauldins
Ave.
Sb-Chas. J. Peters.
Country Districts.
Peter Anker, South Holland.
William II. Weber, 3l5 County Bldg.
Peter NJ. Hoffman. 500 County Bldg.
Joseph Carolan.
William Busse, Mount Prospect.
DR.. Frank II. Anderson. 1913 Sher-
man Ave, Evanston.
The Chicago Eagle numbers among
its subscribers the most influential.
most prosperous and most respected
men in Chicago.
II reaches nearly every man OF
standing i'm the community and all
men who are molders of public opin-
ion or directors Of public affairs.
II is the guide, mentor and friend
Of every political leader of every
shade of opinion.
1t Is read by Government, State,
County and City officials.
1t is read by big percentage of
the legal fraternity, including bench
and bar.
II is the favorite of Chicago's lead
ing business men.
1t reaches all classes In their
homes.
1t Is in every public Office and ev.
cry public library.
1t is a paper that is read by people
of standing and influence
The Eagle goes into every pre-
cinct In Chicago
George e. Brennan rs one of the
ablest and most popular Democratic
leaders in Illinois His acuuaintanca
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14

Frank Johnston, Jr, the popular
Circuit Judge, is respected by all
classes irrespective of party.
1850
Colonel August w, Miller, clerk Of
the Circuit court, is popular with all
classes Of the people,
~c>
Judge Thomas F. Scully is making
a grand record in the County courts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14
DEMOCRATIC
Committeeman

Chairman-Arthur w. Charles, Car.
mi.
Vice Chairman-Douglas Pattison,
Freeport, Terence F. Moran. Chicago;
60. NJ. Spiller, Marion.
Secretary-lsaac B. Craig, Nation.
Treasurer-Ernest Hoover, Taylor.
vile.
sergeant.at.Arms.-Jerry J. Kane.
East st. Louis.
Democratic County Committee.
James NJ. Daley, chairman.
William F. Feeney, secretary.
Managing Committee Of the Democrat
lie Party Of Cook County.
Chafrman-James NJ. Dudley.
Vice Chairmen-Joseph Rushkewicr.
Trank F. Roeder, Anton J. CermsB.
James NJ Whalen. Frank II. McCul'
loeh.
Chairman OF Executive Committee
Henry Stuckart.
secretary-William p. Feeney,
Assistant Secretary-John F. Qu!n'
Ian.
Financial seeretary--Jacob Lind
seimer
Treasurer--Fred ". Block.
Sergeant-at.Arms-Jo J. Leonard.
First Ward-Michaei Kenna.
Second Ward--Willian J. Graham.
Third WBrd-Thomas ID. Nash.
Fourth Ward-James NJ. Daley.
Fifth Ward-Patrick J. Carr.
Sixth Ward-John p. Gibbons.
Seventh Ward--James NJ. Whalen.
Eighth Ward--Jphn II. Mack.
Ninth Ward-John ]. Leonard.
Tenth Ward--Joseph w. Cermak
Eleventh Ward-A. J. SABBATH.
Twelfth Ward-Anton J. Cermak.
Thirteenth Ward-Martin J. O'BrieB.
Fourteenth Ward-Patrick A, Nash.
Fifteenth Ward-Thomas p. Keane.
Sixteenth Ward--Stanley II. KunI.
Seventeenth Ward--Joseph RuShke'
vicZ.
Eighteenth Ward-Bernard J. Gro
gan.
Nineteenth Ward-John Powers.
Twentieth Ward-Dennis J. Egan.
Twenty.first Ward-John r. OMhi
Icy.
Twenty.second Wsri-Rudolph l..
schapp,
Twenty.third Ward-Joseph l.. Gill.
Twenty.fourth Ward-Frank +. Roe
der.
Tweny.Gfth Ward-Harry r. Glib
hons.
Twenty sixth Ward-Henry A, Zen
der.
Twenty-seventh Ward-NeN Murley.
Twenty eighth Ward-Erank Pas.
ehon.
Twenty ninth Wsrd-Irmmett Whs~'
San.
Thirtieth ward-James F. Heser
aaR.
Thirty-nrst ward-Michael X shsr1'
Thirty second Ward - Frank J.
wsisn.
Thirty-thard wsrd--Timothy Grove
ssssrty fourth ward-Jossph o. Koxs
Thirty.hfth Ward-William p. Fee
ney,
Country Towns-Samuel KleinitZ
Chicago Heights; Francis NJ. Keough
Lemont; Peter Wolf Melrose Park
Ross c. Hall, Oak Park; Isaac NJ
Kuebler, Palatine, and Frank II, Nc
CullOch.
Ward Organizations.
Ward.
1-Headquarters, re s. State St;
president, John ]. Coughlin, II y
La Sale St; secretary, Ike Roder
lex, III +. Goth St,
2-HeadQuarters, 203 4, 37th ST tel
Douglas 2463; meets every Tues
day; president, Edw. Stonson
34l5 Michigan Ave; secretary
Otto WOerter, 5GS +. 35th st,
s-Headquarters, Indiana Thester
Bldg, 2lO E, 4sd st.
4-Headquarters, Young's Hall, SOth
and Wallace Sta; meets frat
Thursday; president. John F. Boil
ton, 1874 Union Ave; secretary,
James J. Kropacek. sl35 Normal
Ave.
S-Headquarters, Kahn's Hall, SSth
and Wood SITS; meets second
Thursday: president, Henry Nc
Nerney, 3544 s. Paulina St.; secre-
tary. Matthew NJ Bunyan, 1929
Union Ave
7-Headquarters Calumet X. OF c.
Hall, G2O2 Cottage Grove Ave;
president, James NJ Whalen, CAST
Langley Ave; secretary Elmer J.,
Witty. si24 Langley Ave.
I-Hcadqlarters, 92l5 Commercial
Ave; president, John p. 8yrnes.
7457 Bond Ave; secretary, Gus.
nvo Btsinwt&. 1870 Anthony Ave,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-06-14

George e. Brennan is one of the
ablest and most popular Democratic
leaders in Illinois, His acquaintance
with conditions all over the state, his
great circle of friends and his unim-
peachable democracy are strong els-
ments In his success
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-08

bonds and retire them as they be
come due. The bill pledges two
thirds of the automobile license tax
which it is estimated will be three
million dollars; two million of this
fund will be available for these
roads.
"Oklahoma is now using million
and a quarter annually from gross
production tax funds, which are, un-
der the present plans, appropriated
to state aid for roads, This amount
will be sufficient to pay the annual
interest and retire the bonds when
they become due, without an add
tional levy of taxes.
"The measure provides that two
thirds of gross production tax. all
the income tax, in addition to the
automobile tax, if it should become
necessary may be used for the pur-
pose of retiring these bonds" he
concluded.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-08
PUBLIC RESPONSIBLE
FOR MANY ERRORS OF
U.S.. POSTAL SERVICE

Members of the general public are
responsible for several thousand per
cent more Of the mistakes made
with regard to mail matter than are
the postal employees, says a recent
issue of the Civil Service News. The
paper has the following to say:
According to the annual report
of the mailing division of the Chi,
cago post office made by Superin-
tendent of Mails Frauk H. Gal
braith, mailing division clerks
handled 1,9S6,O2O,661 pieces of mail
during the year 1918 and in that
time made only 5S,368 mistakes.
"The clerks, according to the re-
port, made only one error il each
34,O26 pieces handled, while .he gen
eral public made one mistake for
each III pieces sent in.
"The number of pieces handled
during the year, as divided inro the
various classes were:
First class, 973.242,927 pieces,
2O,707,2 ,296 pounds.
Second class, 435S95,SS5 pieces,
'S7,179,O77 pounds.
Third class, S66,631, 200 pieces,
3O,552,6OO pounds.
"Parcel post, 2O6,744,253 pieces,
245, ,5OS,SOO pounds.
Special delivery, 3,596,596 pieces,
3S4OSS,O37 pounds.
"The dead letter section handled
3,O97O35 pieces, of which 1,915,9OS
were destroyed.