The Jones County news., 1920-10-07


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tasye waS aes The majority. speak
h,<ia 6 eeoerai way. maintains that II
e4seeSs lcetaNls had been employed
v9ss S9s,S ei money would have been
SsSe,a The minority asserts that the
tes. ooSlucSS talent IN the country
WAS employed hy the government, and
ttRS la erier Is win the war quickly
Il Wss necessary to do things In a big
Way and that they could not be done
4 q, 4 his way without spending money
srsely.
Persons who are not governed by
FartiSanShip VIII naturally regret that
such au investigation took partisan
turn. As such persons view the situa-
tlor. the public mind will In all prob
shiiity divide along partisan lines In
discussing the reports of the various
sub-commlttees.
Air Mail TO Cross Continent.
The bin appropriating money for
the support of the postal establish
ment for the fiscal year which
win begin July l provides for the con-
tinuatlon Of the airplane mail service
and for its further development. The
postmaster general may spend not to
exceed 81, $4,000 on the service dur
Ing the fiscal year. This money must
be used in carrying mall by air from
New York city to San Francisco by
way Of Chicago and Omaha. The
present air mail service extends from
Washington to New York and from
New York to Chicago.
The post Office department, It is an
nounced will Immediately begin maxi
ing arrangements for the extension Of
the service to San Francisco. Addi-
tional airplanes will have to be pur-
chased and q considerable number of
landing stations provided before the
transeontinental air route can be es-
tablished. The territory adjacent the
transcontinental route will. Of course,
be served. While the long route has
not yet been finally agreed on, It is
practically certain that 1t win take
a direct course from Chicago to
Omaha, from Omaha to Denver. from
Denver to Salt Lake City, and from
Salt Lake City to San Francisco. The
station will be so arranged as ~ pro-
vide for the most effective distribu-
tion.
North and South Routes Wanted.
A large number Of cities lying north
and south of the transcontnenial
route have been clamoring for the air
service but unless congress shall grant
an additional appropriation 1t VIII not
be possible for the post office depart
ment to provide for the collateral serv-
ice. There has been a pressing de-
mand, for instance, for a service that
would extend south from Chicago
through Indiana, Kentucky and down
into the south as far as Memphis. and
nosslbly on to New Orleans. There
is. also a demand for collateral serv-
ice that would serve Milwaukee and
Minneapolis and st. Paul. The postal
authorities believe that It Is only a
question Of time until the air serv-
Ice VIII cover the country completely.
In view Of the fact that up until
| three years ago no one was giving
very serious thought to a regular air
mail service. the strides that have
been made ore regarded as remark
able. The service between Washing
ton and New York and between New
York and Chicago for long time has
been as regular as the train service
and Of course much quicker.
other Features Of the Bill
The post office appropriation bill in
the form in which it has finally gone
to the president for his signature does
not contain great deal Of new legis-
lation. It authorizes the secretary OF
war, when so requested by the high
way department OF any state to turn
over to the state tractors that were
bought during the war and that have
not been heretofore distributed.
These tractors are to be used in high
way construction.
, The bin makes plain what is to be
) done whenever the office of postmas-
ter becomes vacant through death, res
irnation or removal. It provides that
} the postmaster general shall designate
! some person to act as postmaster I'M
til a regular appointment can be made
! by the president. and the postmaster
t general must notify the auditor Of the
| most Office department Of the change,