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Evening star., 1925-03-27
WHEAT SELLS OFF
IN TRADING TODAY
Prospects of Rain Result in
Setback-Corn and Oats
Also Weak.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. March 27.-Tndications Of
wet weather in the Southwest. where
drought has been threatening the Win
ter crop, gave sudden setback to wheat
prices today after an early advance.
The initial strength was due to an
unexpected rise in Liverpool quota
tions and to continued unfavorable
domestic crop reports from the West
and Southwest. On the upturn of
values here, however, heavy selling.
led by houses with Eastern connec-
tions, resulted soon in a sharp break.
The opening, Il TO 2 cents higher,
May Les to 1861 and July 1.47A to
148A, was followed by many rapid
changes in which May went down to
1853 and July to 1.45.
Corn and oats were governed
chiefly by the action of wheat. Ship
ping demand here for corn was still
slow. After opening unchanged to
"a cent higher, May Lila to Ill hs,
the corn market scored moderate
general gains and then dropped to
1.o9h for May.
Oats started unchanged to Il off.
May 445s, advanced fractionally and
then receded all around to below
yesterdays finish.
Provisions were easy, sympathiz-
ing with grain and hogs.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
COTTON PRICES RISE
AS RAIN HOLDS OFF
Early Offerings Are Well Absorbed
as Trade Buying Shows
Good Tone.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK. March 2T.-The cotton
market opened steady today at
decline of points to an advance OF
6 points in response to relatively
steady Liverpool cables. Continue
tion of yesterdays selling movement
caused irregularity after the call,
May selling off to 24.96 and October
to 2454, or about a point under yes"
terday's closing quotation.
Offerings were soon absorbed and
the market was steady during the
first hour on the failure of weather
reports to confirm yesterdays rumors
of showers in Texas. Later cover
ing, combined with little trade buy
ing and local support. sent prices up
to 25.O5 for May and 24.66 for October,
or about to 13 points net higher.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS. March 27.-The
cotton market had an active opening,
much better Liverpool advices than
due and continued absence of rain
in the West causing considerable
covering and some trade buying.
First trades showed gains of to 13
points. Prices sagged a few points
ing, but rallied again promptly on
the posting of an official forecast
for generally fair and cold weather
in the belt. May traded up to 25.0T,
July to 25.2S, October to 24.31 and
December to 24.33, or IA to 81 points
over the close of yesterday.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, March 81 (SpeciaD -
Potatoes, per 100 pounds. LOCAL. 35
sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.50a5, SO;
yams, barrel, 2.50a5.00: asparagus,
dozen, 3.00a9. 90; beans. hamper, 400a-
500; beets, basket 1.00a1.75: cab
tage, ton, S.O0a10.0o; kale, barrel. 50a-
LOO; carrots. bushel, 1.25a1.50; cauli-
flower, crate. 175a3.0O; celery, crate,
1.50a3. 25; cucumbers, crate. 6.00aS. 90 =;
eggplants, crate, 3.50a5.50; lettuce,
basket, 1.00a2.50; onions. 100 pounds,
2.75a3.00; oyster plants, 100, 5.00a6.0O;
parsnips, basket, 30a40; peas, hamper,
2.00a3.50; peppers, crate, 3.50a7.0O:
ladishes, hamper, 1.50a200; spinach,
bushel, 50a60; squash. crate, 400a5. so !;
tomatoes, crate, 2.00a65O: turnips,
basket, 50as5
Apples, packed. barrel, 350a7. so:
bushel, 1.0oa225; grapefruit. box, 225-
a3.O6; oranges, box. 5.50a6.50; straw
Ferries, quart, 25a50.
Selling Prices Mt Noon.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, spot, ex-
port, no quotations: No. . red Winter,
spot. domestic. It's; No red Winter.
garlicky, domestic. LIS; No. red
Winter. no quotations.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new, yellow, spot. 6.75a
100 per barrel: track, corn. yellow,
No. 2. 1.2S asked
Sales-None.
Oats-No. l, Sc: No. ., 81.
Rye-Nearby, 1.10a120; No. 2 rye,
spot, 1.28A.
Hay-Receipts, 32 tons. The local
hay market is very quiet, with an
ample supply of all grades and kinds
on hand to satisfy the limited demand
prevailing. The competition of truck
receipts from nearby country points
is making itself severely felt.
Quotations today-No. 2 timothy,
19. 9.00a1950; No. timothy, 16.OOa17 SO:
No. L light clover mixed, 1S.00a1S
No. 1 clover mixed, 1750a1S.O0; No. 2
clover mixed, 16.o0a17.0O.
Straw-No. 1 wheat, 1550a16.0O per
ton; No. oat, 15.50a16.0O; No. /
straight rye, 1S.00a19.O0.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
MOVES ARE MIXED
IN BOND MARKET
Rail Liens LoWer-Liberty
Bonds Reflect Firmer
Rates on Money.
BY GEORGE IT. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March Blower
prices were the rule in the bond market
today. the feature being the steady
liquidation in French issues.
Losses were not large. but new low
records for the year were made in the
majority of the active obligations OF
the French government Selling at 101
today French Ss were only l point above
the price at which they were originally
marketed in September, 1920. at a time
when money rates were very high.
French 7i2s around 81 were only 2
points above the figure at which they
were first offered in May, 1921. French Is.
the issue sold in November last were
down today almost 6 points from their
offering price.
OF the French railroad bonds, Paris
Lyons and Mediterranean rs were
especially weak. Other foreign bonds
were heavy, but not SO noticeably
so as the French. In the South Amer
lean group there was further selling
of Bolivia IS.
Predictions of higher money had
some effect upon the high grade do
mestic investment bonds. United
states Government securities were
generally low, and the same was true
OF the savings bank railroad mort
cages.
better tone was shown by the
bonds just outside the legal class
selling on per cent basis For
thls grade there was good INQUIRY
by insurance companies
New Haven 8s Improve.
Speculative rails moved in sym-
pathy with their respective stock.
but with less activity. At SO Mis-
souri, Pacifc general As were within
one-eighth of the low of the year,
despite the highly favorable Mis-
souri, Pacific earning report One Of
the railroad bonds which received
better support was New Haven 6s.
Todays new offerings included
100000 Iugoslav six-month 6 per
cent treasury notes at par A large
number of foreign issues are ex-
pected next week
Evening star., 1925-03-27
FIRST STEP TO SPLIT
BIG OIL COMPANY
Pan-American Petroleum Will Di-
vide California and Mexico
Properties.
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, March 27-The first
step in the reorganization of the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport Co
into two separate companies, one con-
trolling the California properties and
the other those in Mexico, was taken to-
day in the Incorporation at Dover, Del.
of tie Pan-American Eastern Petroleum
Corporation. to which will be transferred
the assets of the Mexican properties.
The new corporation. in which it is
understood that the Standard Oil Co of
Indiana will have a substantial interest
will have a capitalization of S25, 900, 600
preferred stock of 800 par value and
1000, 900 shares of no-par common
1t is understood that the new Pan
American Eastern Co also will acquire
control of the British Petro-
leum Co.. which in turn has a majority
interest in the Lago Petroleum Co. own
ing extensive Venezuelan properties. Mr..
Doheny, upon completion of the negotIa
tions. Is expected to confine his activi-
ties to the development of the California
and other Western fields.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
COTTON MEN MEET.

NEW ORLEANS. La, March 81
Matters of importance concerning the
shipping and exporting of cotton
were before the American Cotton
Shippers Association, which went int o
session here today for a two days
meeting. Approximately 100 mem
bers. representing the cotton belt in
addition to representatives of for
eign cotton exchanges, were in at
tendance.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
U. S. SMELLING co.
RESUMES DIVIDENDS
Quarterly Rate of rs Cents Per
Share Voted for First Time
Since 1921.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2T-Directors
of the United State Smelling, Re-
f1ning and Mining Co., today author
lied resumption of dividends on the
common stock at a quarterly rate of
IS cents a share. The last previous
payment of so cents on the common
shares was made in January. 1921
Restoration of the stock to a divi-
dend basis was approved in the face
OF lower earnings last year, which
were equivalent to only 81 cents a
share on the common. in contrast with
aJreturn of S1.35 a share in 1928
Evening star., 1925-03-27
MARKET CLOSES FIRM.
Standard Industrials Recover
Further in Last Hour.
Bv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.-Strong
buying support prevented anothe er
sharp collaps eof prices in today's
market after Baldwin. L. S. Steel
common and the Western rails had
been driven to new low levels for
the year. Higher call money rates,
due to the extensive calling of loans,
are believed to have Influenced some
of the selling. Total sales approx
mated 1.25,000 shares.
TIL eclosing was firm. Standard
industrals and merchandising issues
made further recovery in the late
dealings, but some of the rails sold
off when selling pressure was re-
newed against Canadian Pacific, send
ing that stock to a new low for year
at 140A.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
YEARLY INCOME DROPS.
General Refractories Company
Earns $2.7o Per Share.

NEW YORK. March 27.-Net income
of General Refractories Co. for 1924
declined to $627,096, equal to S279 a
share on the capital stock, compared d
with sS15,S72 or S3.62 a share in 1923
Net earnings for the first quarter of
1925, with March estimated, accord
ing to Vice President Sloan will ap-
proximate S345,000, or s1.53 a share,
with orders on hand, he said, indi-
Gated highly satisfactory operations
in the second quarter. The regular
quarterly 50-cent dividend was de-
ciared.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
DRY GOODS CHEAPER,

NEW YORK, March 81 (SpeciaD.-
Cotton goods showed further effects
of the decline in raw cotton today,
prices coming down slightly in num-
Der of lines. The 64 by go print cloths
were off an eighth, at 9i2 cents, and the
6S by 70 were quoted again at IL u.
Raw silks showed a little more ac-
tivity, but prices were. unchanged.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
STERN BROTHERS GOING
TO BANKING SYNDICATE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Ass0cia ted Press.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Negotia-
tions virtually have been completed
for the sale of Stern Brothers Depart
ment Store, one of New York's large
merchantile establishments, to a syndi-
cate of bankers headed by Ladenburg,
Thalmann & Co, and Hornblower &
Weeks, which will make a public offer
ing of stock within the next two
weeks.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 27-Foreign
exchanges easy Quotations Gn
dollars): Great Britain, ATS; cables,
47S; 60-day bills on banks, 4.735s
France, demand. .052S15; cables,
.0529. Italy, demand. .0409; cables,
.04091a. Belgium, demand. 051311
Germany. .23sO; Holland. 1884; Nor
way. 1854; Sweden, .2693: Denmark,
.1820f Switzerland, 1921; Spain,
1927; Greece. .0159; Poland. .19A
Czechoslovakia, .0296A: Jugoslavia,
.o15912; Austria, .000014h; Rumania,
.0048; Argentine, 1912; Brazil, II;
Toxic, Al Is; Shanghai, .74ss Mont
real, 80 1892.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
BUTTER LOWER TODAY.

CHICAGO, March 27.-Butter-Low-
er; creamery, extras, 45A; standards,
451s; extra frsts, 44k a45; frsts, 40H
a43 312; seconds, 33a371a
Eggs - Higher; receipts, 21,29O
cases; firsts. 29a291z; ordinary ffrsts,
rs: storage pack, extras, 30A; firsts,
3OH.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON, March 27-Bar silver.
81 ts d per ounce. Money, 4ss per cent.
Discount rates. short and three
month bills, 7-16 per cent.
NEW YORK, March 27.-Bar silver,
67A; Mexican dollars, 5l5s
Evening star., 1925-03-27
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks. firm; Pan
American B RECEIVERS 8 points. Bonds
steady; trading dull. Foreign ex-
changes, easy; sterling and francs
slightly lower. Cotton, higher; bull
ish visible supply. Sugar, feature
less. Coffee, easy; lower Brazilian
markets.
CHICAGO-Wheat. weak; poor ex-
port demand. Corn, lower;I large
stocks. Cattle, steady. Hogs, lower
slow demand.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
WOOL BUYING PICKS UP

BoSTON-March 81 Especially
Medium and low grade woods led the
trading in Summer street today. buy
ers apparently not having become
fully convinced that the higher
priced woods have reached bottom.
Evening star., 1925-03-27

In the first party to ascend Mount
Blanc this season was a 19-year-old
French girl.
Evening star., 1925-03-27

Am Iinseed.
Am Linseed pf.
Am Loco tt1S)..
Am Metal (3).
Am Radiator (4)
Am Ry Exp (6).
Am Salty RE- go
Am Ship & Com
Am SIN & Ref (6>
Am S & r pf %.
Am Stl Fdys (3n
Am Stl Fly pf %.
Am Sugar.
Am Su gar pf 90
Am Sumatra.
Am Sumatra pf.
Am T & Tel (s).
Am Tobacco %.
Am Tobac B (7).
Am WW&El soc.
Am w w pf co..
Am Wooden
Am Wool pf %.
Anaconda d..
Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor pf.
armour of III A.
Arm Cons & Co.
A $50 Dry G 60.
Asso Oil ~.
At T G. S Fe 90.
Att Birm e. At.
Atlantic CL 90.
At Gulf & w I.
At Gulf & WI pf.
Atlantic Rein. =.
Atlas Tack
Austin Nichols.
Baldwin L CD.
Bald Loco pf (T.
Bal & Ohio (5j.
Bal & Oh pf (4).
Bang G. Ar 90.
Barnsdall A.
Barnsdall B.
Beech Nut tt3)..
bethlehem Steel
Eeth Stl pf CO..
Beth Stl pf 81.
Booth Fisheries.
Briggs Mfg h)
Bruins -Ralk (90c)
Bkl Edison go.
Bkl-Man Tran.
Bkl Union G. "a.
Brow Shoe0(4).
Burns Bro (10)..
Burns Br B CO.
Bur Add Ma 90.
Bush Term 3D..
Butte Cop 5000.
Butte & Su { 50c).
Butterick Co.
Caddo Central.
Cal Packing (6).
Cal Pete (1A)...s
Calf Pet pf CD.
Callahan Zinc. :.
Calu & Ariz (2).
Calumet G. II soc
Can Pacific (10).
Case Thresh pf.
Cent Leather. :.
Cent Leather pf.
C r r N J (t12).
Century Rib co.
Cero d Fasco "a
Certain -Teed.
Chand Mot CD.
Ches & Ohio 90.
Chi & Alton.....
Chi & Alton pf..
Chi & East Ill. Vi.
Chi & Est Ill pf.
Chi Great w est.
Chi Or West pf.
Chi Mil & st P. :.
Chi Mil & s P pf.
Chi & Nwn 90.
Chi & NV pf (7).
Chi Pneu T 3D..
Chi r / & Pac...
Chi st P NJ & o.
ChStPM&Opf(5)
Childs Company.
Chile Cop (2h).
Chino Copper :.
Cluett Peab CD.
Coca-Cola 60.
Coca-Cola pf %.
Colo Fuel & Iron
Colo Southern :.
Col G. & E (2.60).
Col G & E pf 90.
Com Solv A (4) :.
Congol-Nrn 90.
Con Distributrs.
Consol Gas l5)..
Consol Textile.
Cont Can "a.
Cont Mot (80c)..
Corn Prod CD.
Corn Prod pf Cd
Crucible Stl 90.
Cub Am Sug (3).
Cuban Cane Sug.
Cub Cane Su pf.
Cuba Dominican
Cuban Dom pf.
Cushmans d..
Cuyamel FIR 90.
Daniel Boone.
Dawson Chem.
Del & Hud 90.
Del Lawn 90.
D & r G w st pf.
Detroit Ed 90.
Devoe fst I'd.
Dupont (10l
Eastman (tS)...
EIec Pow w H..
tIleC st Bat tfo).
End-John 90.
Erie.
Erie 1st pf.
Fairbanks Co. 3.
Famous Pl 3d..
Famous pf (S).
Federal Mines. :.
Fed Mines pf Cd
Fisher Body (b).
Fish Bd o pf (S).
Fisk Rubber. -.
Fleischmann ca
Foundation go.
Freeport-T Texas.
Gen Am Ink (3).
Gen Asphalt. -.
Gen Cigar tS).
Gen Electric CD
Gen Ell spl (6Oc).
Gen Mot ors (6)
Gen Mot pf Cd.
Gen Petrol CO.
Gimbel Bros. -.
Ginter Co q NJ.
Glidden Co. ....-
Gold Dust. :. 49,.
Goodrich. .......
Goodye ear pf 90.
Gdyear prior (S)
CRANKY Consol.
Grit North pf 90.
Grit Nor Ore "a.
Grt w stn Su fsD.
CT w est s pf %.
Gulf Mo & Nor.
Gulf St Steel (5).
Hartman (2h).
Hayes Wheel CD
Helme G (6.T5)..
Homestake 90.
House P (t3 h).
Houston Oil.
Hudson Man. -.
Hudson Mot go.
Hupp Mot %.
Evening star., 1925-03-27

fPartly extra. Playable in preferred stock.
Dividend rates as given in the above tahle
are the annual cash payments based on the
lstest quarterly or half-yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted extra or special
dividends are not included.
Evening star., 1925-03-27
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hbbs & Co
Nominal Selling check L
Evening star., 1925-04-22
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National--Ethel Barrymore, in THE
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," at $40 pm.
Matinee at 2:20 pm.
play, at $50 pm. Matinee at 2:20
pm.
Poli's-"Greenwich Village Follies, -
= revue. at 500 pm.
President-"White Cargo" drama,
at $40 pm.
Keith's-Florence Reed, vaudeville
at 2:15 and SIS pm.
EarIe-The Scranton Sirens. vaude
vile, continuous from l to IL pm.
Strand-"Stars of the Future,
vaudeville, continuous, 1890 to II pm
Gayety-"Hippity Hop" burlesque
ct 2:15 and S:15 pm.
-"Step Along" burlesque
at 2;S0 and $50 pm.
Columbia-rMme. Sans Gene" at
1850, 1855, 3:05, $40, 7Io and s:15
pm.
Metropolitan-"The Lady" continu
Gus, II am. to II pm.
Palace-"Man and Maid" 1870
1905, 2:45, 4;35, $50. and 9:55 pm.
RiaIto-"On Thin Ice" at 1880
1870. $50. $50, 1880 and $50 pm.
-"Smouldering Fires" at 2:2O
S:10. sos, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Ambassador-"A Fool and His
Money" at 6:15.. sos and 9:55 pm.
Central - "Smouldering Fires" at
1899, 2, $50, 5, $50. and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
SERVICE TO START
IN CAPITAL BY PHONE COMPANY
apparatus to Be Installed Soon to Put Washington
Line NOU Running From NeO York
to San Francisco.

Washington soon will be included in
the proposed nationwide commercial
system for the electrical transmission
of pictures which the American Teie-
phone and Telegraph Co. now has in
operation between New York, Chicago
and San Francisco. Plans are being
made for the installation here of the
necessary transmitting and receiving
apparatus. 1t was learned today at
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
The opening of the picture service
will mean that any individual in
Washington can send photograph by
wire for delivery in one of the other
cities. 1t Is designed especially for
newspapers and picture services.
Experiment Made Here.
The picture service between New
York, Chicago and San Francisco was
inaugurated April 4, exactly one
month after a public experiment in
Washington, when nine photographs
of President Coolidge's inaugural cere-
monies were flashed over the long
distance telephone lines to the Pacific
coast and published in the news
papers there that afternoon. 1t took
just seven minutes to send one of the
pictures. simultaneously, they were
TSCelNeu III New 1OTh ana SnlCdSO.
AS received in these cities, the pic
lures were hardly distinguishable from
the originals.
The machine which transmits the
pictures operates something like the
old-time cylindrical record phonograph,
and it takes seven minutes for the
record to play" In this instance,
the record" is a rolled-up photograph
film, while the needle" is slender
beam of light. The strength of the
light shining through the film varies
inside the cylinder according to the
changes in the density of the film.
which not only is rotating, but moves
slowly across the beam of light. A
photo electric cell within the cylinder
is affected by these changes in the
intensity of the beam and gives rise
to current which, through the
agency of a vacuum tube amplifier
and modulator, controls the current
flowing through the telephone line.
At the receiving end an unexposed
Evening star., 1925-04-22

photograph film is rotated under a
beam of light In manner similar to
that at the transmitting end. The
two films are caused to rotate at ex-
actly the same speed, and the i'm.
pulses, starting from the photo electric
cell at the sending end. by means of a
new device known as a light valve
control the amount of light reaching
the film at the receiving end.
Regarding the use of their system
officials of the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co. have announced that
the extent to which 1t will be installed
on their various long distance lines de-
pend entirely upon the demand which
arises for the this type of service. Tests
have demonstrated the practicability of
transmitting the pictures through the
ether when atmospheric conditions
are such that steadiness of transmits
sion and freedom from interference
can be assured.
Although the new telephone picture
service will be be installed especially
for Photographic services and news
papers, telephone company officials in
dicate that 1t may be expanded for
business men. 1t would be just as
easy to send a check to San Francisco
with their system, 1t was pointed out,
as it is a photograph.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
ASKS MANNING TO SPEAK.
Pastor Would Have Bishop Preach
With Ousted Prelate.

NEW YORK. April 22.-The Rev.
DR.. John Haynes Holmes, pastor of
the Community Church. last night in
vited Bishop William T. Manning to
speak to night at the same service
which Bishop William Montgomery
Brown of Arkansas will address
The sermon which Bishop Brown
will deliver at the Community Church
will be that which he would have
preached at ST. Mark k's-in-the- -Bouwerie
on Sunday had not Bishop Manning
inhibited him from speaking in a
Protestant Episcopal church in this
diocese because two ecclesiastical
courts had found him guilty of heresy.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
BALDWIN REPORTS
TO KING EACH DAY
Keeps Ruler, on Mediterra-
mean Trip, Informed on
Government Affairs.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April Fixing George
has had letter from Premier Bald
win every day since he has been away
on his health cruise In the Mediter.
ranean. 1t has been the custom of
the House of Commons leader for
generations to write the King every
day, especially when the House was
sitting, and for many years he was
supposed to do so in his own hand.
Gladstone used to sit on the treasury
bench with pen and paper and pour
out reams of information to Queen
Victoria. Disraeh touched only the
high spots" Bonar Law got into the
habit of leaving the task to his secre-
tary. who wrote the notes on type
writer.
Mr.. Chamberlain revived the old
habit of a minister writing in his own
hand, and would daily dispatch
humorous holographs over which the
king would smile while at his coffee
the next morning. Mr.. Baldwin also
writes himself, but he confines his
letters strictly TO business.
Evening star., 1925-04-22
Mad Dog Bite Worth 5000.
ipeclal Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, April 22-Per-
sons bitten by mad dogs in Virginia
can secure reimbursement for their
injuries not exceeding 5000, according
TO a discovery just made. The Vir-
ginia Legislature provided for this in
1918. The money is payable by the
State from the State dog fund.
Owners of cattle bitten by mad dogs
and which are killed may also re,
ceive reimbursement on the assessed
value of the stock through the same
source
Evening star., 1925-04-22

A Frenchman at Marseille who has a
normal stomach. but is able to dilate
1t at will, can swallow four quarts
Of water and eject 1t like a whale in
a Jet seven feet high.
Palisadian., 1925-09-11
~ H Is ~
Vol. XVIII September II, 1925 No.
A POSTAL INFRINGEMENT?

A rule is a rule, and The Palisadian
believes in observing all legitimate
ones. But sometimes rule may be
broken innocently, and the violation
should be condoned. Postmaster Mat
tison of Grantwood undertook last
week to cerro- copiec of this paper
that carried subscription statements
as allowed lnder an old Post Office
Department law. If the law has been
rescinded the fact never came to our
attention, hence the usual notices
that were in last weeks Palisad1ans
for Grantwood were promptly halted
on their route and the subscribers in
formed (rather leisurely, too, it would
appear) that eight cents due postage
would be charged If the subscriber
desired to obtain the paper. There
is no desire to unduly criticise Post
master Mattison, and if he interpreted
the law correctly all we'll and good.
But his insinuation that because this
paper had done the same thing be-
fore, that we "got away with 1t, is
cheap bid for fame. The Palisadian
desires to "get away" with nothing,
least of all with postage charges
Maybe we shall find out what is cor
rect, and the public will be duly ad
vised. Our sincere thanks, however,
to Mr.. Mattison for calling our atten
tion to the matter in such fine man
ner, albeit il bit late in doing so. 1t
pays to be accommodating.