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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Pays Fine of S25
on Two Charge

James Anderson, Sphinx Arms apart
ments, was fined s25 and cost1 IN city
court today by Judge Delbert o. VIII
meth on a charge Of speeding aud $25 on
a charge of assault and battery,
Anderson was arrested by Motor Pc
licemen Smith and Lowe, after he had
struck Mildred Engles, II, 722 North Me-
ridian street, and knocked her down.
According to the officers, the girl was
standing on the sidewalk and when An
derson applied the brakes to his auto
mobile the machine skidded and turned
completely around, going over the curb
and striking the girl. AndersOn's attor-
ney said that an appeal from the judges
decision would be taken to the Criminal
Court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
NURSE FAVORS
OZONE SCHOOL
IN BRIGHTWOOD
Miss Bell Files Report on
Work of tuberculosis
Division.

Recommended nthat a fresh air
schocl be established in Brightwood is
contained In the annual report of Miss
Marion W. Bell, supervising nurse Of the
tuberculosis division Of the city healt
department to the board of public
health. Miss Bell reports the nursing
force made 1919 visits during 1921.
August was the heaviest month Of the
year for the tuberc ,Iosis division, many
people being out of work who otherwise
would have been able to employ q pr1-
vate physician" says the report.
There is need for pTeventorium for
infants who have been exposed to tuber-
culosis. A convalescent home should be
established for women and girls working
in factories. Many Of them need just
such a rest as could be obtained there.
More beds should be provided for ad-
vanced cases, there being only twenty
five for white people and none at all for
colored people"
The report. which refers to the city
hospital, also recommends there be some
provision for the care Of people who have
tuberculosis who are not eligible to
the city twelve months. Many people
who have not been here twelve months
die needlessly for lack OF care.
"The returned tubercular soldier is a
big problem, many of them want the
compensation, hit will not accept hos
pital care. All EXAMINATIONS report the
same difficulty in dealing with this
phase Of the work"
Higher salaries for tuberculosis nurses
is urged because the work is more
arduous and carries more risk of mali
nant disease than any other branch Of
nursing"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
DESTRUCTION OF
SHIP TO BE SIFTED
Commerce Department to
Take Up Northern Pacific
Fire.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-An invesi-
CATION of the destruction by fire Of the
steamer Northern Pacific on Feb. g, will
be made by tho New York office Of the
Department Of Commerce, steamship in
spection bureau. Il was learned today.
Rumors that the ship was Under
manned viii be one Of the chief points in
the investigation.
4 full report Of the FIRE from A. o.
Lusti, master Of the Northern Pacific, has
been received by the inspection bureau
here.
Iusti, in his report, declares that seven
minutes after the fire was discovered the
entire middle section Of the ship was in
flames and 1t was apparent she could
not be saved,
Lusu makes no mention OF the rumor
that the vessel was under manned.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
PITTSBURGH MAN
KILLS WIFE; HELD
Tells Authorities He Thought
She Was Burglar.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Feb. 13-Mystery
surrounds the shooting and killing OF
katherine Flannery, %, by her husband
James J. Flannery, 81, today. Flannery
scion Of ono Of Plttsburgh's wealthy
families, has been held on a charge OF
murder by Coroner W J. McGregor and
was committed to JAN without bail.
a few minutes after the shooting Elan
merry notified the police that he had
killei his wife by accident. Lieut.. OF
Police Edward Barry responded to the
call and Flannery said he thought he had
encountered a burglar in his home and
fred point blank at the indistinct form
he saw His wife gave one scream and
died a minute later.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
4-Year-OLd Child
Questioned in Hope
of Solving Murder

WACO, Texas. Feb. 13.-Authorities
today questioned Willie Loud Barker, 4,
whose story they declared to be the only
hope Of solving the brutal murder Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Barker, and
the fatal woundlng Of Homer Turk, 13, at
Concord, Texas, near here
The little girl said two men shot her
father down and then killed her mother
with an axe after they demanded money
from the couple, who ran a grocery store,
The Turk boy was later found under a
bed with his skull crushed.
The girl said the negroes looked like
Mexicans and talked like negroes. Sew
eral suspects have been rounded up.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
3 Fined $50 Each on
Tiger Conviction

Three blind tiger operators were fined
$50 and costs each in city court today by
Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth. Those fined
are Ortense Hugely, GIG Adelaide street;
Frank Goodlow, SIC East Miami street,
and Charles Seiloff, 4726 East Washing
ton street. Goodlow and Seiloff were
said TO have had about a pint and half
of white mule in their car when they
> were arrested. on Feb. II.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
LAMB PRICES
so CENTS LOWER
Swine Values Rule Steady to
StrOng-Cattle Firm.
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

Swine prices were steady to strong
generally in trade on the local livestock
exchange today, with receipts light at
$500 and 600 held over and fair demand
displayed by packers. But few shippers
were active
Any tendency to stronger prices that
might have been caused by light receipts
was off set by large receipts in Chicago.
there being $1,000 on there according to
early reports.
Trade in cattle was again Of n fair
nature Packers were bidding steady ard
buying cattle on that schedule while
few Of the commission men were asking
higher values. Prices in late dealings
ruled about steady.
Receipts Of cattle for the day ran close
to 500.
Calves and veals were steady, with re-
ceipts around 200, but few good and
choice calves on the market and the de
maDd fair.
Sheep values ruled about steady while
lamb prices were so cents to 81 lower.
Receipts were light at 100 and the
quality was only fair.
There was but little competition in the
demand for lambs.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
REPORT SHOWS
JANUARY LOW
EXPORT MONTH
Hoover Figures Reveal Big.
gest Decline Since
July, 1921.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Amerlcan ex-
ports in January aggregating 1919, 900 900
were the lowest since last July, accord
ing to figures made public today By Sec
rotary of Commerce Hoover.
Merchandise imports during January
amounted to s216, 100000.
Hoover explained the heavy decreases
were due largely to declines In values
rather than to a decrease Ia the volume
Of trade.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Mrs. Mary J. Hibler
Dies at Her Home

Mrs. Mary J. Hibler, ca, wife of Henry
X. Hibler, and daughter OF the late NIL
ton A. Slaughter died this morning at
her late home. 1445 Massachusetts
avenue, where she had lived for thirty
eight years Mrs. Hibler was born in
this city Dec. %, 1857. She was married
to Mr.. Hibler, Feb. 49, 1882. She is
survived by her husband, three
daughters, Mrs Hazel Crouch, Mrs. Edna
Flaig, Mrs. Gertrude Vawter, one son,
Robert Hibler, and seven grand children,
four brothers. Gcage b. Slaughter, Mil
ton A. Slaughter Jr, Charles X.
Slaughter Of this city, and Benjamin v.
Slaughter of Kansas City.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
FOUR AWARDED
SENTENCES BY
JUDGE COLLINS
Charles Brown Given Two ia
Fourteen Years for
Burglary.

Charles Brown, 81, charged with
burglary and grand larceny, today was
sentenced from two to fourteen years in
the Indiana State Prison By Judge James
A. Collins, Of the Criminal Court
John Kramer 81. charged with grand
larceny, was sentenced % six months on
the Indiana State farm.
Lee Il. Joyner, 2, charged with
forgery, was sentenced from one to five
years at the Indiana State Reformatory,
but the sentence was suspended during
good behavior.
Henry Thompson, 40, charged with in
cest, was sentenced to a year on the In
diana State Farm.
John 4. Hughes. charged with Issuing
a fraudulent check. pleaded guilty but
the court withheld judgment pending
good behavior.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13

" FAlA t II IN NU-N DtLIUNb.
A field of high bauOmetric pressure
which occupies much of the great central
valleys region has caused cold wave con-
dItions from the western Lakes region
southwark and southwestward nearly to
the Gulf II Mexico, and zero tempera-
lures as far South as northern Missouri.
In parts of the Dasotas, Montana and
middlewestern Canada the lowest read
ings this morning ranged from 20 to SO
degrees below zero. Heavy frosts were
reported last night from the Valley of
California. The disturbance which was
in the West Sunday morning moved
sOutheastward to the lower and middle
Mississippi Valley, and thence north
eastward to New England, occasioning
along it's path.
j. II. ARLINGTON,
Meteorological, Weather Bureau.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
ORANGE COUNTY
BONDS REFUSED

Permission to issue $4,000 in bonds
for the construction Of roads was denied
the Orange County commissioners today
by the State board Of tax commissioners
because the board held an interest rate Of
per cent Is excessive and the proposed
cost Of the roads Is too high.
The issues are $50 900 for the Valeene-
Chambersburg and the Hardingburg Va
leeno county unit roads; $1,000 for the
Valeene and Young's Greek road S1l 600
for the John Roach road In Paon Town
ship, and $500 for the George Osborne
road in Paon Township.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Other livestock

CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market, slow steady to 25c
lower; heavies, S9.75Q1025; mixed and
mediums, S1025610.50; lights, $10.25;
pigs. $3.50; roughs. IS; stays S., Cattle
steady; calves. $12. Sheep and lambs
Receipts, $50; market, strong; ewes, 81
s So; cn0''' iAmO'' S1'' seconds 'l0' eO'I''
CLEVELAND, Feb. 1&-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market, steady to 2Oc
s 9T95 g gS5fs6s SO &c. s m5e9
1890; roughs, So; stays, SO. Cattle
Receipts, 1900; market, steady. Sheep
and lambs - Receipts, 1000; market
steady; top, $3.50. Calves. 60; market,
steady; top, $13.
EAST BUFFALO, Feb. 13.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1880; market active workers.,
S10.50010.75; pigs. S1O5O@10.75; mixed,
S1O25010.5O; heavies, $1001O25; roughs,
$S.25@S.50; stays. S405. CattleT-Re-
ceipts, 2,125; market active; shipping
steers, $725QS50; butcher grades, $7.25
@S.25; heifers, S4.75G750 cows, S265 I;
bulls, S3@5; milk cows and springers,
S256120. Calves-Receipts, 300 market
active; Gull to choice, $501450. Sheep
and lambs-Receipts, 400; market
active; choice lambs, S14@14 10; Gull to
fair, $S@18.75; yearlings, SSt912; sheep,
5000.
PlIISBUh GH, teD. 13.-Hogs-Re-
ccipts, 500; market; 5 to 15c higher
prime heavies. $10Q1O.5O; mediums $1075
light workers, $1O75G1O96; pigs, $1925G
1850; roughs, $7@8.25; stays, S45O05;
heavy mixed, $30.25@10.50. Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; market, active; choice, $3.50
@79O; prime, S7.25@775; good, $7@750;
tidy butchers, $7q7. 40; fair, $5250l6:
common to good fat bulls, S4G5.50; com,
mon to good fat cows, S3Q4.75 heifers,
G85; veal calves, $13; heavy and thin
calves, 5000. Sheep and lambs-Receipts,
1900; market, SOC higher; prime wethers,
SS.7569; good mixed, $S@S.50 fair mixed,
So 50Q7 culls and commons, S3Q450;
choice lambs, S14.75.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
MORGAN REVOKES
BREWERY PERMIT
Action Results From Alleged
Bribery Attempt.

The permit OF Harry Harbeson, lessee
Of the Southern Indiana Brewing Com
pany OF New Albany. was revoked by
Bert Morgan, Federal prohibition direc-
tor Of Indiana. today on recommendation
Of r. c, Mlnton assistant director.
The revocation Of the permit calue as
the result of the arrest of Mike Schreck
In Louisville. Ky, several weeks ago. on
a charge OF attempting TO bride Federal
prohibition officers At the time Of his
arrest, Schreck confessed tho brewing
company had been making large quanti-
ties Of real beer which had been shipped
across the Ohio River to Louisville
A hearing az to why the permit should
not be revoked was conducted In New
Albany last Friday by Mr. Minton.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Marriage Licenses

Alexander Metzger, 047 n Meridian ST. 2
Audrey Thomas, 947 n. Meridian St.
Jay Grear. Anna. III. ..................
Edith Wiley. Anna. ll.............-.. :
Ralph Giddens, 43 ~ Hamilton St.. 3
Cora Voters, 3l5 f. North st.......... 3
James Airhart, 9O1 n. New Jersey st. 2
Louise Gumboid, 1921 Central av......
Carl Gallant, $40 Broadway. .........
Catherine Duffy, 434 L. Michigan St..
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
County Republican
Leaguers to Meet

Plans for activities OF the Marion
County Republican League will be dis
cussed at a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee IN the newly opened hea 1quarters
at 223- 225 Indiana Trust building at
o'clock tonight. William II. Freeman,
president Of the league, who is the
leagues candidate for chairman Of the
Republican county committee called the
meeting William H. Armitage is chair
man of the committee with Taylor f.
Groninger, Joseph L. Hogue, John f..
Walker and william II. Jackson as mem
bers
The leagues purpose is to cement con-
troll Of the county organization for the
forces Of Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Prominent Speakers
to Attend Banquet

All the alumni members and the men,
bers Of the active chapters at Purdue,
Wabash, De PAW and Butler Of the
Sigma Chi fraternity have been invited
to attend the annual State banquet of
the fraternity at the Claypool Hotel,
March 4.
Senator Harry S. New, a member Of
the fraternity, viii be present If he is
not detained in Washin gton. Other speak
ers will be Representative Merrill Moores,
Lincoln Dixon, a former member of Con-
gresS, and John Nicholson of Chicago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Births

Andrew and Maggie McCloud, 25S East
Detroit, girl 40 g.,
Belmont, girl. 90 -
Belvieu, boy.
James aud Fannie Dine, Deaconess
Hospital, girl.
G. Guy and Anna Miller, Deaconess
Hospital, boy.
girl.
Hospital. girl.
Lawrence and Elizabeth Mccain,
Methodist Hospital. girl.
Edwin and Viola Hoeferkamp, Metho-
dist Hospital girl.
John and Susella Faux. 1880 West
New York, boy.
John and Helen Corman, st. Yincents
Hospital. boy.
Forest and Edna Deupree, st. vincents
calvin and Myrtle Jett. 1882 East
Georgia, boy.
Oral and Era Dickson, IS Bell, boy.
Harry and Ruth Rainbolt, 1925 Church,
William and Ella Pagel. 1922 Union,
boy.
<, Carl and Mary Jordan. S54 East
Morris, boy.
Myron and George White 1914 Eugene,
girl.
girl.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Report Genoa Farley
Will Be Postponed

PARIS, Feb. BIT was reported on
the best authority this afternoon that
the international economic conference
scheduled to open March at Genoa win
be postponed until April IS and that 1t
will be in Rome or some other city, rath-
err than Genoa.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Deaths

Emond c. Tucker, 90. 1899 Capitol,
Cordelia Louis spindell, 80, 14s West
Twenty Ninth, cerebro apop!exy.
Susan Schuch, 81, 1925 North Mount
pernicious anemia.
Minnie Tresa Turner, 40, st. Vincent's
Hospital, acute myocarditis.
oliver owen Kennedy. %, 400 East
Twentyth, dilatation Of heart.
Alatha Curtley Allen, 3 months. 1854
South Keystone, pneumonia.
Styner Melton, 49, S45 South Penn
sylvania, lobar pneumonia.
John Sands, 80. 2135 Central, acute
dilatation Of heart.
John Hill IS. city hospital carcinoma.
Micnael j. MeDonough, 40, Craig Hotel,
chronic myOcarditis.
John Head. 81, St. Viueent's Hospital
sdppurative meningitis.
William Z. Cassidy, Al, $50 West
Thirty First, chronic interstitial nephri-
It's.
Clarence Dphue, It, 937 Church, acute
myocarditis.
Willie Brown, II months, 2346 Indian
apolis avenue, bronchial pneumonia.
Frances Diersing, l, st. Vincent's Hos
9,t1l, influenza
Nicolas With, So, 1914 Parker, acute
dllatation OF heart.
Clay Eugene Hancock, 7 days, Meth
odist Hospital, premature birth.
Mary Elizabeth Scott, rs. 2253 Ash
land. broncho pneumonia.
Nellie WOOD, ~, city hospltal, strych-
nina poisoning (suicidaD.
Henry @. Steck, 2s. 1444 West Twenty
Fifth, pulmonary tuberculosis.
Mary L. Johnson. 81, 439 West Market
cerebral hemorrhage.
Paul A. Smith. 8. 415 West Moreland,
Hazel Marie Trefz, %, city hospital
phenol poisoning (suicidaD.
Nose Freiberg, 81, city hospital, iodine
pT Ellen M Fame TX 1635 North Me.
ridian. bronchial pneumonia.
John ". Cox. 20. $40 Warren, lobar
pneumonia.
Gloria Grossman. II days. Methodist
Hospital, general peritonitis.
Mayme st. Clergy Brown, 81, Deaconess
Hospital, double lobar pneumonia.
Joseph J. O'Brien, SO, 1116 North Della
ware, lObar pneumonia.
Arthur Gilbert Hasselburg, days, S2S
North Gladstone, hamilton.
John A. Sparker. II, 1902 North Illi-
nois, lobar pneumonia.
William p Finley, "a, Methodist Hos
pital, valvular heart disease,
pital, general peritonitis.
John W. Finn. ST., At, st. VincentS
Hospital, influenza.
Mary johnson. 8S. 1915 Brookside. ar
terio sclerOsis.
Martha c. Bruin. 6s, $50 West Six
tenth, diabetes mellitis
Magdalena MODESTO. 20. Methodist Hos
pital exopthalmic goitre.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Plan Farmer-Owned
Commission Houses

CHICAGO, Feb. Establishment Of
farmer owned cooperative commission
houses at the stock yards in Buffalo,
Indianapolis and Chicago, will be dis
cussed here tomorrow by the National
Livestock Producers Association.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
BEvERIDGE PETITIONS MAILED.

Blank petitions Of candidacy were be-
ing mailed out over the State today from
the headquarters Of Albert J. Beverldge,
candidate for the Republican nomination
for the United States Senate. The petit
tions are expected to be returned signed
and the Twill be filed in the office Of the
secretary of State. The State headquar-
ters Of the Beveridge organization was
moved from the third floor of the Clay
pool Hotel to the fourth floor where bet
ter accommodations are available.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
CLEVELAND PRODUCE.

CLEVELAND, Feb. -Butter-Extra
in tubs, 42@43 nc; prints, 440441ac; extra
first, 4213@43c; tirsts, 410411ac; seconds,
3512 636; packing stock, 17G19c. Eggs
Fresh gathered, northern extras, HE;
extra firsts. 401ac; Ohio firsts, new cases
40c; old cases, SOC; western firsts, new
cases, CSC. Poultry-Live, heavy fowls,
26@27c spring culls, 23@24c; spring
Ordinary, S3.25Q36O per 15O-lb. bag
Michigans, 1886; Early Ohio, 50 10 per
120-lb bag. Sweet Observation-Disclosures,
$1S00190 per hamper.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
JUDGE THORNTON IMPROVED.

Judge w. w. Thornton of Superior
Court, Room l., who has been Ill for sew
etal weeks, was reported some better to-
day, but still is unable to assume his
duties.
Judge Frank J. Lair, who has been III
with a severe cold, was able to be on
the bench again today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
DROP MANsIAUGHTER CASES.

VALPARAISUI Inu., beD. I5.-NIdH-
slaughter cases against the surviving
crew Of the wreck here about a year
ago in which forty-two persons were
killed, were dropped today.
Refusal Of important witnesses to tes-
tify caused the dismissal.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
WAGON WHEAT PRICES.

Indianapolis -four mills and elevators
today were paying S1.20 per bushel for
No. I red winter wheat; $1.1S for No
red winter and according to test for
&c per busheI for No. white or better.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
RTRTE GLASS INDORsEs nIAHOLM.

T. Ernest Maholm, justice of the
pace, was Endorsed as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for judge of SUI
perior Court, room 2, by the Big Broth
ers Bible Glass of the Brookside Park
United Brethren Church yesterday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
COUNCIL POsTPONES sESsIC

CUUNOII IUc II UNIl sIlsoEVLNs
Because a majority of the members of
the Marion County Council did not ap-
pear today, the scheduled session to con-
slider bridge appropriations was post
poned until tomorrow morning.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
Weather

The following table shows the state
of the weather at a. m, Feb. 13 as
observed by United States Weather
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13

WOOL MIX ED PLAID
BLANKETS, 70xS0, 5-pound
weight; 1915 quality, while
they Or Al
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13

REMNANTS OF CALICO,
UNBLEACHED LIN,
GINGHAM, ETC, up O.
to 1Sc qualities. ....... CC
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-05
BIG CROPS AID BUSINESS

The looked-for depressing effect of the coal
and railroad strikes has not materialized, large
crops, authoritative reports show. having been
important factor in stimulating business &C
tiv;ties.
This bears corroborative testimony to the
improvement in conditions that agriculture has
been registering under Republican adrninistra-
ton. Crops were large IN preceding years. But
unde- the depressing conditions chargeable to
Democratic control their size did not mean much
It is to adjustment of economic conditions
under the present administration and to the i'm
provement in market conditions worked by the
emergency tariff and promised by the perma-
nent tariff that the present Importance of large
crops as business stimulant is chiefly due
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-05
PRETTIER POSTAGE

The postoffice department is considering
new style of stamps. It's purpose is efficiency,
the argument being that the restriction to heads
of Washington and Franklin in various shades
and colors does not provide distinction between
the different values, and consequently errors
are made whereby the department loses money.
In certain lights this may be asily understood.
the resemblance between some of the denom-
nations being SO close that employees hastily
handling mail may be mistaken.
This consideration is being supported, since
the proposal was mentioned by persons of artis-
tic nature who complain that stamps lack
the grace and beauty of many used by other ma
tons. The French stamps evoke instant ad-
miration for their design and coloring. The
German stamps and many of those put out by
the new nations are artistic, while the British
and American limited to heads of rulers, or
Washington and Franklin, are almost severly
plain.
Yet when some of our special issues are
remembered it may be debated whether the at
tempt at artistry was a conspicuous success. The
designers seem to crowd too much into the
space, in sharp contrast to the clear and simple
but beautiful designs of the French. But if we
cannot have have prettier postage there is the
practical argument that mistakes might be les
sened by restricting the head of any patriot to
one denomination.