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La gaceta., 1941-01-15

ordenanzas y los votos favora-
bles de los concejales de los dis
tritos afectados. Sres. Crosby,
Raglan y Snipes.
Solicitaron la ordenanza lide-
res civcios y de las iglesias y Sc
aprob6 a mOdo de compromise,
por cuanto los ciudadanos petit
3narios insistian en- Una distan
cia n menor de 1000 pies. Sera
Media la distancia como Ell
cuervo vuela' y no como uno pu
dicra caminar entire I'm sitio V o.
tro.
La presente ordenanza sera
enmendada en- ell sentido de que
Sc revoque la licencia a los que
vendan licores intoxicantes a
memories de edad. Tambien sc a.
prob6 otra ordenanza concedien
do I'm pcrmiso mas en- ell distri-
to del concejal Latimer.
Permisos para vender who's y
cerveza Sc concedieron a Tom
higgins, terreno de la Feria;
Evelyn Suter Sleek, 1OS Hyde
Park avenue; Jimmy Menendez,
Twin Palm Inn, avenida de Mi
chigan y Howard; VictOriano
Fernandez, 22O6 Septima ave.
Pasaron a investigation de los
concejabes y la policia los permi
SOS Nolicitados por Sam Penza-
to, G. Miron Y Edward Dean.
La gaceta., 1941-01-15
LA Mayor Dicha del Mayor Nlmero
La Doctrina de Jeronimo Benthan y la de Hitler
Por Walter T~schuppik

queleto, y aSi venues igual que
fue en- vida a Jer6nimO Ben
than, ell hombre que predic6 Ia
doctrina que resume mejor con
u prcpia Erase: "La mc7or d.
cha del mayor nimero''. BESIDE
su Vitrina el gran filantropo
contempla un mundo Fl que Hit
Ter ha transformado en- la ver-
dadera antesis de la ley de Ben
tham-'la mayor desdichd del
mayor numero".
Cuando los periodistas alema-
mes, lacayos services del DR..
Goebbels, Sc enteren de que ell
famoso humanista fue derriba-
do por La fuerza de una bomba
aJemana, haran, no cabe duda,
unos cuantoS chistes malOs y ba-
ratios. Haran alarde de que la fl
losofia de la fuerza ha triunfa-
do una Vez mas de la fuerZa de
la filosofia. Las ideas de Ben
than no arraigaron nunca en-
Alemania y es tai vez significan
be ell que durante TODD ell siglo
diecinueve la filosofia alemana
lanz6 desprecio y escarnio so
bre Ell "utilitarismo" britanico
del que Bentham era Ell princi-
pal exponente.
Es sorprendente sin embargo,
ell que Hitler mismo ha estado
usando ultimamente palabras
que en- ell fondo recuerdan ell
principle de Bentham de 'fa ma
yor dicha del mayor nGmero".
Seg1n nos cuentan los peri6di-
cos de Paris, lie dijo al Mariscal
Petain en- su entrevista, que su
"nuevo orden" tendia a confe-
rir a los pueblos de Europa una
La gaceta., 1941-01-15

Una bomba que recientemen-
tie cay6 cercs de la Universidad
de Londres, echo de su asiento
con la fuerza de su explosion a
un letrado famoso en- TODD Ell
mundo, Jer6nimo Bentham. Un
bedel Sc apresur6 a volver al
anciano, afortunadamente ileso,
a SUI secular silla. Durante cien-
to y ocho amos Jer6nimo Ben
than, que muri6 en- 1882 a una
avanzada edad, ha Ocupado su
silla en- la Universidad en- cum
plimiento de una clausula en- su
testamento por la cual lego su
eSqueleto a la facultad para ser-
vir a estudios cientificOs. FL es-
queleto del gran pensador fue
vestido co MIA rOpa que habia
veStido ultimamento una cabe-
"a de cera, fiel reproduction de
I'm retrato, fue colocada al es-
La gaceta., 1941-01-15
Perros DdlmGcidnoS

La condici6n "sine qua nom
de cualquier compania de BON
beros que Sc respetase a 81 mis-
ma, en- New York, a fines del
paSado siglo, era poser un pc
rro dalmaciano de 50 libras de
peso, de piel blanca o piel con
manchas negras. Estos perros
corrian detras de las bombas d.
rrastradas por caballos, tan
pronto sonaban las eampanaS y
timbres de alarma. Fran figu-
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RESTRICCIONES PARA LOS
QUE ABRIR Ia
BERNAS EN- SEMINOL
HEIGHTS

Los aGogados de la ciudad re-
cibieron aver instrucciones para
redactar una Ordenanza, que Sc
"a aprobada la semana pr6xima
prohibiendo expadir permisos pa
ra vender who's, cervezas y leo
res dentro de una distancia de
500 pies de las iglesias de los ba-
rrios Seminole Heights y Cen
trial Heights. AnOche Sc aprob6
una moci6n en- csc sentido, con
Ell apoyO del comite de reglas Y
La gaceta., 1941-01-15
DOS CRIMI
L

Columbus, Ohio, Enero Is
Por ell asalto y robo y asesinato
de Edward ]. Erdody fueron eje
cut&dos hoy, en- la penitenciaria
del eStado de Ohio, los jovenes
Antonio Cirasole, de 20 amos, Y
jose Di Marco, de %. Los dos
hombres murieron sin pronun :
ciar una palabra.
La gaceta., 1941-01-15

dicha duradera. La vision Nazi
de la vida, lie dijo, ofrecfa a las
naciones europeas ell mayor gra-
do possible de seguridad y con-
tento.
Ell mundo, sin embargo, pone
menos fe en- ell neo-utilitarismo
de Hitler que en- ell humanita-
rismo de Bentham. Tiene un
fuerte presentimiento que Ell
"nuevo orden eurOpeo'' signifi-
ca "la mayor desdicha para ell
mayor n1mero' de pueblos e in
dividuos, sin exceptuar a los
mismos alemanes. Ash como Je-
r6nimo B~entham-el que intro
dujo la palabra international
en- La lengua inglesa y de esta a
todas las demas lenguas-sona-
ban con contentamiento Tranquil
10 para toda la humanidad, ell
"nuevo orden" de Hitler install
RADIO a la fuerza, esta confinado
al continente de Europa.
Cuanto mas larga sea la que
ira, mas grande sera la mise
ria espiritual y material de Ale
mania, y Ell dia llegara irremisi-
cuando su potencia de guerra
.cuando su potential de guerra.
Sc desplomara al encontrarse
cara a care cor Ia de la Gran
Bretaha y de los EE. UU.
Hitler ha conquistado Dina
marca, Noruega, Belgica, Holan
da, Francia y Rumanfa. Pedo
aun en- ell case de que cayeran
nuevas vfctimas, ell hecho de que
los EE. UU han lanzado en- la
balanza y al lado de la Gran Bre
taha su peso ecOn6mico total, ha
ce que todas estas conquistas
hayan sido en- vano. Una gran
parte de la production mundial
EN- 1910 sc destin6 a la manufac-
tura de material de guerra, pa
ra los cuales no hay establish
cas- disponibles.
ST tomamos la contribution
de Alemania a la production
mundial en- 1889 y su potential
de guerra como a 100, ell poten-
cial de guerra de las Otras nacio
mes es como sigue:
La gaceta., 1941-01-15
PARA LA MUJER DEL HOGAR

ras fanilfares p2ra> Nos residen-
ties de la Metr6poli. Disputes de
1910, cuando las companies Sc
mecanizaron, los perros empe-
aaron a parder Ell favor que dis
frutaban. Tn peor golpa todavia
cue la maquina de combustion
interna 10 fue la extinction de va
rias de las mayores "tperreras"
de dalmacianos. En- los tltimos
amos, no obstante, sc ha' obser-
vado un renacimiento dalmacia-
no. Hoy hay I'm Smoky o Sparks
en- cada cinco casas y en- cada EN-
barcaci6n del servicio de incen-
dos. Y el American Kennel
Club, que inscribi6 rs dalmacia-
nos en- 1926, ell ano pasado te-
MIA en- sus libros 536 arist6cra-
taS manchados o "moteados".
Ell dalmaciano aparentemente
lha reconLuistadO su POPULAR
dad en- la miSma manera que las
estrellas en- decadencia del cine
ma traveS de buenoS agentes
de prensa. Los Dalmacionistas
eNhiben sus ejemplares siempre
que pueden, anuncian las cuali-
dades de los perros de esta cla-
Sc y dicen que son carincsos con
los ninos, vigilantes, fuertes y
de larga vida.
Los dalmacianos de los Guar
teles de bomberos son pobres pa
rientes de los legftimos. Aunque
algunos de ellOs han alcanzado
premios, no cuestan NADIA a los
"muchachos' de los ganchos Y
las ~escaleras.
La mayor parte de las maseo-
tas de los bomberos pueden con-
tar las campanadaS de la senal
de incendio, saltar sobre ell fren
tie de la bomba y sentarse junto
al chOfer cuando su companfa
es llamada a IN incendio.
Los dalmacianos son conoci-
dos tambien por los alias de pc
rios ingleses de coche, perros
lie carruaje, perros de los bonn
iberos, Dicks manchados, ETC., y
su pasado es obscure.
Alguna vez Sc pens6 que te-
MAN parte de tigre Y provenian
de Bengala. Algunos libros indi-
can que los primeros Sc origina-
ron en- Eapana. La mayor par
te de las autoridades en- la ma
terra conVienen, sin embargo, en-
que fueron traidos de la Dalma-
ella.
va en- Ell anO 1000 la crfa Sc
habia estaAblecido por complete
en- toda la Gran Bretaha.
La gaceta., 1941-01-15
Desgentdjds

LaJ desventajas en- contra de
"a variada ex~perienlcia EN- la vi
ia de una persona, son ell tema
de estudios que nunca tsrminan.
Hace alg in tempo ell Bur6 del
Censo anunci6 q. las probabili-
da5es contra la o~currencia del
nacimiento dc cUatro c~riaturas a
la vez, de una misma madre, son
de 100000 contra l. AL siguisn-
te- dfa Sc anunci6 por otra fuen-
te, que las ~desventajas son de IS
contra / en- cuanto a que una
persona sea arrestada por I'm Sc
rio delito en- New York.
Las investigaciones de una
compahia de seq lros n1uestran
que las oportunidades son &c
1900 contra l sobre que una per
soma pueda MORN accidentalmen
te EN- un ano determinado. Des-
de ell momento del nacimiento de
un ser sus oportunidades son de
16 contra l en- cuanto a tales
m~uertes,
Las desventajas son una EXPIRE
sion de muchas concluSiones es-
tadisticas acerca de La proper
ci6n de nacimientos espera de vi
da, probabilidades matematicas,
medicines, fndice y otras cosas.
Los estudios en- este campo Sc
nan extendido desde ell lamar u
ma mOneda al aire, miles de We
ces, para yer 81 la cara o la
cruz" salen con la misma fire.
cuencia, hasta determinar ell IN
dice de las ocurrencias a las per-
sonas de pelo rojo y ojos pardos.
Las oportunidades para null
tiple5 nacimientos Sc han fijado
de 81 a l contra los gemelos, de
5000 a l en- ell case de los trios
y de $4,000, 900 contra l en- ell
case de cinco a la vez.
Las probabilidades contra ma
nos perfectas en- una mssa de
'fbridge" sc colocan en- 1853, $780,
900 contra /. En- Ell poker" las
probabilidades contra la obten-
ci6n de un straight flush" han
sido calculadas en- ", 1913 contra
l. Las desventajas en- los hume =
ros o juegoS de AGAR no pueden
ser medidas con exactitud, debi-
da a la carencia de libros, mani
pulacioneS y otros factories. Aun
que los nGmeros pueden ofrecer
premios deSde 1000 a l o mas,
un perito soStiene que las opor-
tunidades de una persona para
Obtener ell primer premio son
tan pequenas como de 1000, 900
contra l..
La gaceta., 1941-01-15

Tenemos con este 81 potential
lie guerra de Alemania, Italia,
a Francia ocupada y los otros
)afses subyugadoS o controladoS
DOR Alemania montan a 245.2 y
ii incluimos ell Jap6n a 272.6.
81 potential de guerra combinA-
o del Imperio Britannica y dc
os ZEE. UU. monta a 1908. Nc
ay combination en- la terra
ne pueda competir con este tire
nando potential de guerra.
Aun en- ell case de que los recur-
3os materiales de Russia fueran
puestos a la disposition de Ale
mania, la suma solo llegaria q IA
cifra de 440.4 comparable con ia
de las dos grandes democracias'
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
no HAVE AND TO HOLD

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
q wedding gown that's picture
pretty Il the desire Of every
bride-to-be: q gown Of satin, tat
feta or sheer, a gown that will
mark her the loveliest bride Of
her set, q gown to hand down
with pride to daughter and
granddaughter for their day Of
days.
Those who trip the bridal path
in heirloom silks this spring will
wear shorter skirts; that Is floor
length or just above, but train
less. The preferred sleeves are
long and vertically shirred so
that they fall in soft horizontal
folds the length of the arm.
Dropped shoulders. often filled
In with q transparent silk sheer
to the collarbone, are important
and becoming, particularly when
accompanied by long sleeves.
Full skirts-yards and yards
continue to be the most be-
loved of bridal fashions. One
new looking gown has q very
airy, full. draped skirt of silk
tulle with tiny curved and drap-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06

ion" theory, consider earrings.
Five years ago half the people
you knew considered earrings
to be Every ageing, my dear"
Now those same people and a
great many others as we'll will
say that earrings are such fun
to wear, and they make face
seem younger, don't you think?'
Unless you are the sophistica-
ted, leader-of fashion type, TAX
ing up a new fashion immediate
" it appears probably will make
you feel pretty silly and thus
undermine your self-confidence.
But waiting too long to try 1t
is at least equally bad manage
ment Of your personal appear
ance.
So make yourself an appoint
ment and get your hair just the
way it should be, so your chill
dren will be proud of you on the
big day.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
Wardrobe and Makeup Tips
for Automobile Wedding Trips

featherweight alligator in black
or brown.
SOME TIPS FOR
CAR TRAVELLERS
Wilson Folmer, famous Jay
Thorpe designer. recommends
for automobile travel a brown
and white checked gingham
dress with brown linen collar
to match a brown linen jacket
Also a black shantung suit with
fitted jacket, box pleated skirt
and white blouse. To wear with
both there's a lightweight top
coat of natural rabbits hair and
turbans Of the black shsntung
and the brown linen.
A makeup kit or box filled
with cleansing cream or cleans
ing lotion, tissues, cosmetics and
hand lotion should be tucked
into the compartment of the car.
A box of little pads which have
been saturated with cleansing
cream is we'll worth taking
along. So are: special founda-
ton film to wear under makeup
10 protect the skin from sun and
wind; a bottle of cologne for
freshening up neck and arms
during a stop-over for lunch; q
box of tiny squares of terry
cloth, saturated with complexion
soap powder; lip pomade TO pre-
vent chapping.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
Mothers Of Bridal Couple
Must be Smart|y Coiffed

Beauty and fashion experts
know that when a woman is
perfectly groomed, with hair and
clothes that are style-right for
the moment, she's sure to feel
and therefore look years youn-
ger than she Is. When she's
wearing what is "in fashion,
she feels right and gay and
young and self-confident.
This business of keeping up
with current hair styles is more
important to the morale than a
great many of our older women
seem to realize. II you are still
wearing your hair straight down
ell the way around, try having
il lifted upward at least at the
front. Wear it that way for two
weeks. whether you like II or
not, and see whether IT makes a
difference IN the usy you feel
about yourself
AS an example of the "in fash
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
Fresh White

WHITE LINGERIE touches at
neckline and wrist seem always
to be smart. But they lose their
point unless they are absolutely
fresh and white. Several sets for
one dress therefore are in order.
A safe rule for laundering Is to
use lukewarm suds, several clear
lukewarm rinses, a slight bluing
if necessary. then roll in an alb
sorbent towel and press while
still evenly damp.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
Foundation Garment

MOD ERIN BRIDES select
foundation garments that give
adequate figure control with the
maximum of comfort. New on
the market Is a sirdle with gar
tiers made In one seamless, bone.
less garment assuring the wearer
smooth, suave lines. Made of liQ-
uid latex, in pale shades of pink
and blue. or white, II is said
never to ride up" or Chafe. The
new garment Is also porous and
extremely light In weight, resi-
lient, and beautifully launder-
able. Simply rinse in mild suds,
pat with an absorbent towel and
II is dry and ready to wear again.
The fact that the garter Is made
in one piece with the girdle and
of the same elastic material 10
said to prevent the sharp sudden
pull which so often causes hos
iery to run.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
+. MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge OF cor.
rect social usage by dnsUerino
the folloDii o questions. then
checking against the duthorito-
tire dnSWers beloD:
1. At :: formal elmer does the
hostess enter the dining room
first or last?
2. Is il good manners to talk
exclusively to one neighbor at q
dinner party?
3. At a dim arty where
does the hostess seat the nan she
wishes to honor second to the
main guest of honor?
4. When you have finished a
course is it all right to push yo'.r
dish out Of the way?
5. Is 1t better for q hostess to
tell her guests where to sit at an
informal dinner or tell them to
sit wherever they like?
What you'd you say If
You are Uniting guests for the
peek-end and ponder hoD gov
should phrase the inpttdtton-
(d) Can you come and spend
the Deek.endi'
(b) "Can you come for dinner
on Friday and stcy through
Sunday noonr"
(c) "Come out sometime Friday
aud stay all Deek-end"f
Answers
I. Last.
2. No. Divide your attention
between the persons seated on
either side of you.
3. On the hostess left-as the
man guest of honor Is seated on
her right.
4. No.
5. It is better to tell them
where to sit.
Best What Would You Do so
Iution-(b). Be specific as to time
so the guest cont tconder cher
you ,cdnt him to arrive, and uher
you erpect him to ledre.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06

IF YOU ARE the mother OF a
June bride or bridegroom, you
want to look your best for the
wedding and festivities proceed
ing it. The spotlight is only
slightly less on you than on the
bride. and YOU want smart. up
to-date couture. that. while chic,
enhances the dignity and poise
that is go much a part OF the
older womans charm.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06
Wedding Gown Dreams
to Satisfy Each June Bride

ed apron front edged with self
pleatins repeating the theme u
the drop shoulder line.
The Greeks would no doubt
have q word for the new Gree
ian line wedding gown. 60 smart
for spring and made ia silk chit.
fon with sloping shoulders.
bishop sleeves and TIE new low
hipline. Another high style note
in wedding fashions is the Qusk-
err silhouette interpreted in ivory
silk satin.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06

Scotch is going up! Only q
man with money to burn will
be able to buy that kind of fire
water.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06

THE BRIDE WHO PLANS to
spend her honeymoon travelling
by automobile should be busily
ransacking her favorite stores
for suits and dresses which won't
wrinkle or show soil easily.
She should resolve not to wear
little numbers in which she'd be
ashamed to be seen If her hus-
band suddenly decided to throw
the picnic lunch out the window
and she had TO dine at q good
roadside inn. She should deter
mine not to let her hair fly all
over the place, or to wear shoes
that will make her husband wish
he could leave her in the car
when he happens to remember
that "Old Joe lives in this town
IDEAL WARDROBE FOR
AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP
For a two weeks automobile
tip, an ideal wardrobe might
include: a suit of dark green,
black, brown or navy shantung
or non -crushable, cool spun
rayon; another suit of cotton or
cotton and non-crushable linen;
at least six blouses, three OF
which can be washed and ironed
during an over night stop, if nee
essary; two pairs of shoes; three
of four pairs of white cotton
gloves; a turban or close fitting
hat that Is smart with both suits,
topcoat and bathing suit.
In addition, your chic bride
will take along one street-length
dress, suitable for dinner in a
t,otel or a friends home where
there's to be q brief stop-over.
And an evening dress with a re-
movable jacket.
II she is going to play golf
along the way or stop to catch
a few brook trout now and then,
she'll add a special outfit for
each of these out-of-the-car &C.
tivities. Otherwise the two suits
with plenty of blouses should
see her through a two weeks
tour.
The topcoat may be Of soft,
lightweight wool or heavy cotton
crash or heavy, wrinkle-proof
linen, depending on whether the
car is heading north or south.
Both the dinner dress and the
street length dress-up dress may
be of lace or some other sum-
merry looking material that loses
its wrinkles within half an hour
after removal from a suitcase.
A white seersucker blouse is a
handy item. 1t doesn't require
ironing. White cotton gloves are
equally trouble-saving. They
can be rinsed out In any old
tourist camp and dried in the
car en- route. Black and white
or brown and white spectator
pumps are perfect to wear in
car. So are airy sandals OF
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-06

Maybe the girl who doesn't
use rouge thinks discreation is
the better part of pallor.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
South Puerto Rico Sugar
To Change Production
b. The AssocIatcd Press.

By tnc ASSCCldiCO Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-Frank A.
Dillingham;, chairman Of the board
Of South Puerto Rico Sugar Co. told
stockholders in a letter that the
company has planned to manu-
facture high-test molasseS for in
dustrlal use instead of sugar from a
substantial portion of the cane it
raises n the Dominican Republic.
Sale of the product, ne said, had
been arranged
Dillingham; said the new business
was not expected TO be profitable.
but that i was preferable to leav-
ing the cane uncut in the fields or
making a greater quantity OF sugar
for the world market in view Of
the present lack OF demand
Reports from Great Britain ."
said the letter, are to the effect
that its requirements Will be con-
siderably less than in 1910 and there
are as yet no inquiries from con-
tlnental European purchasers. Con-
tinuance Of war conditions will un-
doubtedly tend to maintain this
situation
Dillingham; said increasing de-
mand ioT high-test molaSSes for mu-
nItiOnS makers was developing and
that the cOmpany's Cuban subsid-
larleS were expanding their output
Of this type OF mOlasses.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
U.S.. PIywood Shows
S276,162 Net for
Six Months
Result Compares With
S330.el5 Recorded
In 1889 Period
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3-United
States Plywood Corp. today re-
ported net profit for the six months
ended October 81 of S276 .162 after
excess profits taxes, equal after pre-
terred dividend requirements to
SI.Z6 a common share. compared
with S330,9l5, or Sl39 on common,
III the comparable 1899 period. The
company said tax provisions for the
latest period represented 40 per cent
OF earnings, against 10 per cent a
year earlier.
Production at the Fir PlyWood
plant at Seattle, the company an
nounced is being increased by about
33l3 per cent and the additional
unit VIII be in operation around
FEBRUARY !. Capacity of the Ham
llton Veneer Co plant at Orange
burg, 5. c., which was acquired No
Vember l. is being doubled.
The Algoma Plywood & Veneer
Co. in Wisconsin, also acquired No
vember l, is running at capacity
and to a considerable extent on de-
Tense and aircraft work.
The company also leased a plant
at New Rochelle, N. Y, as its second
unit for manufacturing nodded ply
Wood-plastlc products under the
Vidal process. Aircraft parts and
marine structures will be made in
this unit.
Evening star., 1941-01-03
d. {. Postal Receipts
Reach New Record
For December
Years Total Shows
Substantial Guin
Over 1889

Postal receipts in December in
Washington not only surpassed that
month in all previous years, but also
established a new high record in
the history of the Capital, officials
at the City Post Office announced
today.
December revenues totaled S1,105,-
25037, in comparison with Sl,026,-
l6434 in the corresponding month
in 1889, an increase of. S79 086.03 or
TO per cent. These figures follow a
new all-tlme October record and
similar record in November.
Postal receipts in the Capital in
the full veal 1910 totaled S8,59685l
as compared with S8071, ,554 in 1899,
a striking increase during the year
of s525.2 .297.
Postmaster Vincent c. Burke is
very much pleased with the years
results and especially with the De-
Cember peak. Postal officials believe
the returns show Conclusively that
Christmas trade in the Capital
smashed all previous records by a
big margin.
December. 1888. came nearest to
the record of the month just closed,
when receipts tOtaled S1.04O.240
Comparisons by months in 1910 with
the Ike months in 1899 follow: