The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-05
SAVINGS IN POSTAL EXPENSES

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SAVINGS IN POSTAL EXPENSES
Approximately 100000 saving has
been effected in the railway mail SER
vice through careful inspection and
reorganization of the Sunday service.
This has been accomplished by hay
ing the clerical force and the space
used in transporting the mail conform
to the needs Of the service on that
day. 1t is the first time that a sys-
tematic survey of the Sunday SER
vice as a whole has ever been made
This is a part of Postmaster GEN
eral Hays program of effecting econ
omies in the postal service by check
ing up on service that was expanded
during the war period. A similar
check up has been effected in all
other branches of the service, which
has resulted in total saving OF
SIS, 100000 in the running expense
of the postal service for, the present
fiscal year-Lewiston Banner.
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Premier Lloyd George is soon to ar
rive at the capital of the world at
Washington, to add his voice to the
discussion Of the great question of
disarmament now confronting the
nations. 1t is to be hoped that the
great English statesman viii arrive
at Washington in conciliatory frame
of mind, rather than in a dictatorial
spirit, although there is nothing so
far to indicate the latter spirit on the
part of any of he British delegation
If any such spirit should arise any
where in the conference, it will be
found that the American delegation
can neither be brow-beaten nor bluff
ed. America asked the representatives
of the other powers here for
straight showdown, without any
frills. any side-stepping, or taking
of unfair advantage of any nation,
great or small. That is just what the
people want, too, and the conference
will have to be carried on very much
according to the American idea.
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The epidemic of fatal accidents
continues. Last week number or
lives were lost in theatre fires, not
one. but several, threatre fires hav-
ing occurred recently. Then there
was the terrible accident at Red Bluff,
California, where the lives OF IA IN
nocent school children were crushedE
put at a grade crossing, when tney
were attempting to cross IN a school
bus. There have been recent accl-
dents where more lives were lost, but
none which touched the hearts of the
public so much sthis tragedy, where
children were the victims.
Then followed the railroad wreck,
where eight lives we're lost and many
we're injured 1t may be that no one
Gould be held accountable for any of
he accidents, but they should be
to the public to use at least
precautions at all times, es-
,ecially automobile drivers. Care
would surely eliminate many of the
erious accidents which seem to be
ecoming a daily occurrence.
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That was an excellent address de-
ivered at the Elks' memorial exer- .
Uses Sunday by w. E. McCroskey of !
olfax. Mr. McCroskey, who, of re-
ent years, has won an enviable repu-
alton as a public speaker, exempli- !
led in his own life the things which
e expresses in his public addresses, !
here are few men to whom friend
nip and fraternity mean more than to
cCroskey and few men who have in u
leir makeup so many of the qualities II
hich make for sterling friendship ii
stween man and man. r.
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Just as autos get the worst of it
hen disputing the right of way at a
'ade crossing with a locomotive the a.
cent wreck in Oregon shows that :.
70 trains going in opposite direc-
)ns cannot pass on the same track. r,
likewise indicates that as wonder q,
as is the organization of the rail- h<
ads and as much care as they take In
d precaution they practice the hui in
an equation cannot be eliminated fir
allace Pess Times. "a
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1t was indeed gratifying news to su
3 people OF Moscow Saturday, that w
, reportywas without foundation -. =,
1t threM doscow boys, members of III
,neer families, Rad been killed in u,
disastrous railroad wreck on the Is
w. r. & N. last Thursday. tn
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