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abandonment of the parcel post map
as a meamrof computing rates and
the substitution for it of a rate chart:
individualized to every postoflice in
the United States. The plains also
contemplate the purchase of a large
number of automobiles to bo used ex
clusively for the delivery of parcel
post matter. The order and table
showing the new rates follow:
"On and after August 15, 1913,
the limit of weight of parcels of
fourth-class mail for delivery within
the first and ccnd zones chall be
increased from 11 pounds to 20
pounds. The rate of postage on par
cels exceeding four ounces in weight
shall be five cents for the first
pound and one cent for each addi
tional two pounds or fraction there
of when intended for local delivery,
and five cents for the first pound and
one cent for each additional pound
or fraction thereof when intended
for delivery at other offices within
the first and second zonos.
"Sections 1, 3, 7 and 15, parcel
post regulations, are amended ac
cordingly.
"The pound rates of postage iri
the first- and. second zones shall be
as follows
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"Note The rate for local delivery
shall apply to all parcels mailed at
a postoflice from which a rural route
starts, for delivery on such rou'.o, or
mailed at any point on such route
for delivery at any other point there
on, or at the office from which the
route starts, cr on any rural route
starting therefrom, and on all mat
ter mailed at a city carrier cfllce, or
at any point within its delivery limits
for delivery by carrier? from that
office, or at any office for local de
livery. "Fresh meats and other articles
mentioned in iragraph 2, section
34, parcel post regulations, when in
closed and wrapped in the manner
prescribed by the last sentence of
that paragraph, will be accepted for
mailing to offices within the first and
second zones."
-'-: A FAMILY III3SEMIIIANCJ
(From the Chicago Record-Herald.)
(Copyright 1913, by Henry .Bunrett Clmmburlln,)
formerly of the forest service. The
new officer will be entirely outside,
of the forest service and directly
responsible -to .Secretary. Houston.
Appeals from the chief forester's de
cisioL in regard to" homesteader's
claims for agricultural lands in the
national forest reserves, grazing
privileges, timber sale rights," and
the like, will be referred to Mr.
Sherman for decision.
WASHINGTON NOTES
The establishment of branches of
national banks in foreign countries
is an important provision contained
in the pending currency bill. Taken
in connection with the provisions of
the tariff bill, which will greatly in
creasa American trada wih foreign
countries, it is expected that it will
he one of the greatest avenues
opened for the expansion of Amer
ican capital. This view is taken by
many members of the banking and
currency committee ot both house
and senate, as well as by officials
of other departments who have for
a long time been advocating some
such measure on the part of congress.
A threatened strike of nearly
100,000 trainmen and conductors
employed on eastern railroads was
averted by a conference held at the
White House July 14, between Pres
ident Wilson and representatives of
the railroad companies and brother
hoods, who agreed with legislative
leaders on the terms of the New
lands bill amending the Erdraan ar
bitration act, and promised to sub
mit their differences to adjudication
under the amended law. By the sig
nature of President Wilson, affixed
on July 15, the Newlands bill be
came a law, after having been rushed
through both houses of congress in
record time on that date. The law
creates a board of mediation and
conciliation. On July 17, President
Wilson selected William L. Cham
bers, of the District of Columbia, to
be commissioner of mediation and
conciliation, under this act, and G.
W. W. Hanger as his assistant. The
other two members of the board ap-.
pointed were Judge Martin Knapp
of the United States commerce court
and Louis F. Post, assistant secre
tary of labor.
would qvercome the effect of a de
cision, by fornier Attorney General
Wickersham that the militia could
not be used Outside the territorial
limits of the United States. This is
to he accomplished by maintaining
the militia in strict accordance with
the regular army organization and
transferring the organization bodily,
officers and privates, Into the regu
lar army jn case of need.
Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, professor of
political science in the University of
Wisconsin, has been selected for
minister to China by President Wil
son. Dr. Reinsch is a writer of
recognized authority on oriental
topics and far eastern politics. His
works on these subjects have been
translated into Japanese, Chinese,
Spanish and German. Dr. Reinsch
was born in Milwaukee in 1869, and
was educated in Berlin, Romo and
Paris, and began college work at
the University of Wisconsin in 3 899.
He has been active in pan-American
conference societies of international
law and historical research. He is
married and lives at Madison,
position and devote only part of 3if
time to it. The letter quoted by 8t
ator Aahurst wag one Senator Brte
tow had writton to Senator Chester
L. Long, May 27, 1906, and wiui mi
follows:
"I think I would like to have one
of those advisory places on the canal
commission," it said; "thoy pay
$7,500 and rcqulro a visit to the
isthmus once in three months. I
could hold it and live in Kanaas, be
ing thcro at least half my time, and
when the light got hot I caul I resign."
The attorney general holds that
the Webb law forbidding shipment!!
fo liquor into "dry" states is not' a
criminal statiito and that the vio
lators of It can not be prosecuted in
the federal courts. He holds that
the law puts the matter in the hands
of the states.
With the approval of the secretary
of the treasury, an order was Issued
by the department of agriculture to
food and drug inspectors in the sev
eral ports to require all importers
to denature dangerous food sub
stances imported not for food, but
for use in the arts. This order par
ticularly touches gclatino or glue
which contains excessive amounts of
arsenic, copper, or zinc, nutmegs in
a state of decomposition, and other
food substances containing danger
ous compositions cr in a state unfit
for food, which are imported for use
in manufactures.
A new budget system plan was em
braced in two resolutions introduced
in the hoiiHo July 22 by Representa
tive Hardwick of Georgia. It is
designed to overcome the objections
which resulted In tho regulation of
the scheme preaentel to the demo
cratic caucus recently by Majority
Loader Underwood. Tho resolutions
would create a house committee on
estimates and expenditures of twenty-one
members who should be in
eligible for serylce on any ther
committee of the house. This com
mittee would outline and report to
the house within thirty days after
tho convening of each regular ses
sion of congress the amount of rev
enue available for expenditure dur
ing the next fiscal year and would
apportion to each of the appropriat
ing committees of the house for its
particular line of expenditures.
The new position of law officer for
forest appeals has been created by
Secretary of Agriculture Houston. It
Will be filled by Thomas G. Sherman,
A complete agreement was reached
July 18 between the war department
and the executive committee of the
national guard association on the
general outlines of a bill designed
to make the organized militia avail
able for immediate service in any
part of the world as a part of a reg
ular army. The measure will be per
fected and introduced in congress
with the indorsement of the war de
partment and the state military au
thorities. The proposed new law
would provide for the payment of
militiamen by the national govern
ment, the payments to be made in
lump sums to the state authorities
and disbursed upon reports by in-
onopfnrs nf the reeular army. It'
Formal decrees of the supreme
court in the Minnesota and Missouri
rate cases have been issued to fed
eral courts In those states. In the
cases won by the states, the rail
roads were ordered to reimburse the
states for the costs. Missouri will
receive $15,622 from the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, which was the
principal Missouri case, $10,900 be
ing spent alone in printing the rec
ord. Minnesota's claim against the
railroads is $9,989.60.
Secretary Bryan's policy of lectur
ing, during his vacation time involved
a controversy in the senate July 19.
It began when Senator Bristow, ig
noring the. defeat of his resolution
directed at Mr. Bryan's action, in
sisted upon being heard in severe
criticism of the cabinet officer. Be
fore, the debate ended, charges and
counter charges between senators on
the two sides of the chamber had
brought the senate to a high pitch
of excitement. Senator Ashurst pro
duced an old letter of Senator Bris
tow's which he declared indicated
that Mr. Bristow in 1900 h.d been
perfectly willing to take a federal
John William Davis of Clarksburg,
W. Va.f representative of the First
West Virginia congressional district,
was nominated by President Wilson
to be solicitor general of the United
States. Mr. Davis was the choice
of Attorney General McReynolda
from a long list of prominent law
yers to fill the important $10,000
post. He will be the second ranking
legal officer of the country and the
government's representative before
the supreme court ot the United
States. Under the statute the solicitor-general
is the only official of
the department of justice who must
be a lawyer, excepting the attorney
general. Mr. Davis, who is forty
years old, has had a prominent legal
career. He is serving his second
term in congress, and is a member
of the judiciary committee.
On July 30, the city of Washing
ton was visited by a cyclonic storm
of wind, rain and I ail. Three per
sons "were killed, scores Injured and
thousands of dollars' damage done
to property. The lawns of the
White House were devastated. Three
huge elm trees, uprooted by the
wind, were thrown bodily across the
lawn and up to the very portico of
the building, blocking the drives.
President Wilson was seated in the
executive office when the wlai
crashed through several windows lv
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