CABINET OFFICERS TO SPEAK
BEFORE POSTMASTERS TO-NIGHT
Annual Convention to Close
With Banquet in the Penn-
Harris; Business Sessions
Held This Afternoon When
Many Prominent Men Talk
The banquet at 7.30 o'clock this
evening will mark the closing event
in the program followed by the
, Pennsylvania Postmasters' Associa
tion which is in convention at the
Penn-Harris hotel. The speakers of
the evening will be Vance C. Mc
v Cormick, chairman of the Wat-
Trade Board, William 11. Wilson,
secretary of labor; A. Mitchell Pal
mer, attorney general and l'ost
'* muster General Burleson.
The session this morning began at
i 10.30 o'clock with an address by
postmaster E. M. Hirsh, ot Tarn aqua,
, v who spoke on the relationship of |
postmasters with the press. Mr.
Hirsh urged greater co-operation I
and declared that the press had ]
rendered invaluable service in the j
past strenuous times of war. lie was |
followed by p. w. McFadden, the |
McKeesport postmaster, who spoke i
"Meeting Emergencies." other
speakers this morning were Martin i
Klingler, Allentown, whose subject |
was "Parcel Post distribution and
Delivery;" A. J. Palm. Meadville,
"Desirable Changes in Postal Laws
and Regulations;" W. M. Carter,
Putixsutawney, "Handling Com-
plaints," and M. J. Porter, Wayne,
. "The Postmaster's Salary."
National President Speaks
The principal address of the morn
ing was made by Colin M. Selph,
postmaster of St. Louis, and presi
dent of the Xationul Association of
Postmasters of the United States,
llis subject was "The Progress of the
American Postal Service; Its Needs ,
and Requirements for the Future." ;
Mr. Selph began by lauding the work
of the present postmaster general. 1
who he declared was the greatest ;
holder of that oflice that the conn
try had ever seen.
Mr. Selph went on to tell of the i
progress of the postal service 1
throughout its history, tracing the '
development and success of the de- |
partment through the industry and |
foresight of its leaders, and the" loval !
* support of its employes. He espe
cially dwelt on the service which
the department rendered during the
great war. when he declared, there
has never been a department in the
government which has performed !
f.YA ®ffi c ' ent public service. Air. j
belph said here in part;
Second Only to Army
"Its history and accomplishment i
have beet; second only to that other i
great organization in heroism which 1
with the sword and the gun upon
% bloody fields of valorous battle !
drove the most terrible enemy of
humanity from territory which hei
never had a right to possess-drove 1
Jinn with disgrace and defeaW And
to say that we are second onlv in i
accomplishment to this organization.
''Y. 0 P a y " s the highest compliment !
which the English language could i
ascribe to us, In fact, it is freelv I
admitted that we helped to build tin
the organization which helped to,
win the war.
The postal establishment helped ■
to increase the enlistments In the !
Army the Navy, and the Marines. !
* helped to raise the monev with 1
which to defray the expenses of I
these wonderful men of whom we
are all so proud. It aided in keep
„ mg down propaganda which the
enemy initiated in this country. It '
aided m inspß-mg enthusiasm and !
while " a t trio " Sm amon * a I'eoplo!
■while participating actually in the
host, it,es of the war. yet thousands |
of miles away from these activities. I
It aided tn ferreting out and bring-I
mg to justice those enemies of our 1
own land who sought to destroy us. :
it aided in encouraging economy I
savings and thrift. After our bovs
s r li! n a OVerWs an, > whn " Diev
wete 1,, the camps at home it aided '
with wonderful efficiency in carrv-.
mg messages of love and encourage- '
ment troni the mothers, the fathers J
the wives, the sisters and the sweet- <
■ he iits of tliose Battle fearless, cour- •
tigeotis, self-sacrificing men."
Telegram to Xeilsnn
Air. Selph went on to speak or the:
peace time service of tlie depart
of ,lIG institution and success
or the parcels post system, of the
success of motor transportation
which has been instated in all the
larger cities instead of the old
horse-drawn method, of the aerial 1
mail service, which holds forth
such promise for the future, and of
the hopes and ambitions of the de
partment for the coming years Ho
P'" forth " strong appeal for' the
increase of the salaries of both post
masters and employes to accompany
the rising costs of living. .Mr.
fcelph concluded with an appreci
ation of the President's co-opera
tion and support of the department.!
It was moved and passed that the
Asociatioh should send President I
Horace Lehr. of Easton. together
with postmasters from one first,
second and third class city to Wash
ington in October to appear there i
before the Commission on Revision
of Salaries and Compensations. A j
telegram was also sent to President
Wilson from the Association which .
read as follows:
"Greeting: Accept our heartiest 1
and fullest endorsement of the great
objects of your tour, with best
wishes for It's glorious success. ATn.v
~ you return well and happy in the
k knowledge that the people of out
country stand sturdily by you."
The Association likewise passed
a set of resolutions which they pre- i
sent to their ooleagttes and to the j
loyal and faithful employes of the
postal service. The resolutions'
pledge allegiance to the fundimental 1
"^Vell Seasoned' 5 j
!
A WELL SEASONED firm is pretty
sure to sell better lumber than one
that began business last year.
We have found by long experience that
selling the best lumber pays the seller, as
well as the buyer.
It pays to buy from a firm that has a
reputation for quality and prompt deliv- J
I er y-
United Ice & Coal Co.
I I.umber Department
Forstcr & Cowden Sts.
THURSDAY EVENING, hajrjrisbtjrg TELEGR'APH: SEPTEMBER 4, 1919.
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PAINTING *OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
: principles of government, persist
lance In furthering the best interests
i of the service, appreciation of the
I work of Postmaster Burleson, A.
'Mitchell Palmer and the President,
' and an expression of thanks to the
' Mayor, Postmaster .Sites, the Chum
j bet- of Commerce, and till others
i who had a part in the reception of
> tlie visiting postmasters. -
Al'lci'itoon Se—ioW
j The afternoon meeting convened
at 3 o'clock, and was the closing
! session of the convention. Add rest,-
jes were made by John C. Koons,
i First Assistant Postmaster General,
j speaking on "the Postal Service,"
j James 1. Blakeslee, Fourth Assistant
I Postmaster General, and the Post
i master General, Albert A. Burleson.
After tlie presentation of the pic-
I turc of Benjamin Franklin, the
crowd adjourned to the Capittd
! Park, where they expected to wit
ness an airplane flight which was
|to be staged through the courtesy
|of Lieutenant-Colonel Kirtland, of
I the Aliddletovn Depot. In the event
! of the weather being too thick, the
. plane exhibition will be called off.
I At the last minute it was discov
ered that Postmaster General Bur-
I leson would not be able to be pres
ent. tind In bis absence Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General James I.
! Blakeslee accepted "the portrait of
i Office PDcpartment.
Attorney General R. Mitchell Pal-
I mer. who was also to be present at
i the banquet this evening, will be
unable to reach this cltv.
; The guests of the Chamber of
; Commerce in tlie motor ride
! through Harrisburg's park system,
! postmasters from all over the State
: expressed the greatest admiration
j for Harrisburg's results in this line.
Fred E. Obley, postmaster from
West Newton, and secretary-treas
urere of the association, said he lmd
never enjoyed a ride more.
"You can't beat tiie llarrisburg
parks anywhere in tlie State." said
Mr. Obley, "and everyone in our;
i party yesterday was more than ap
preciative of the opportunity to in- |
spect tlie parks at close range.
Reservoir especially, with the vnw '
from the crest of the hill, came tn '
for the greatest admiration. I could |
scarcely got the ears away front the
stop."
Horace Lehr, ex-Mayor of Ea3ton, I
who knows Harrisburg very we.l,
was likewise very enthusiastic,
i "As often as i come to Harris- '
burg," said Mr. Lehr, "I never get.
j tired of motoring through yo-tr
parks and along-the river road. The i
drive from Market street up' to the !
Roekvillo bridge is unexcelled tit j
I its beauty."
Inspect l'eiin-Jlai-ris
Last evening tl-.o visiting post- '
masters with their wives were the!
I guests of Postmaster Sites and his
j employes at the Federal building. :
Escorted by the postmaster and I
some of his right-hand men. the j
guests were taken through the build- ■
ing and shown some of the most I
recent improvements in use for the j
: handling of mail. In the afternoon
the three hundred visitors were the I
guests of the Harrisburg Chamber;
of Commerce, which took them for
i a motor ride through the city park- j
: ways. All of them expressed the!
greatest admiration for the way in I
I Which this city has taken up the j
■ I park system.
31 During the afternoon session, Ed
-3 i Ward M. Hirsli, postmaster at Ta
. j maqua, commented upon the unjust
, | criticism which the Postofflce De
, partment had suffered. He said
- | that the average person does not
alize the enormous task of the
r ' department,
i About 11 o'clock last evening the
| postmasters heard that the Presi
, : dent's special would be in Harris*
! I burg for it short while, so hastily
• : securing a band, they marched to
he station to see the chief execu
• j live. President Wilson, however,
; hitd retired and issued orders that
| he was not to be wakened on any
account, so that the postmasters
" | were forced to give up the attempt.
Picture of franklin
. The feature of the meeting this
[ afternoon was the presentation by
. Postmaster John A. Thornton, of
, Philadelphia, of the portrait of Jlcn
. j janiin Franklin to Postmaster Gen
; ] era! Burfeson, who accepted it in
; behalf of the department.
,; This picture, which measures
7 1x76, is a full length, life sized por
. trait of the first postmaster general
and is generally conceded to be one
of the finest portraits of Franklin
extant in this country. It is the
; work of Benjamin A. Osnis, of Phila
delphia, who has succeeded ad
i ruirably in reproducing the Frank
. lin of public affairs, and not of the
J venerable philosopher type which
. ! has been so popular with other
, painters.
■ The portrait will be taken to
, 1 Washington where it is to be hung
in the office of the postmaster gen-
J <*ral beside the portraits of the other
j postmaster generals of the United
[ States.
! I'l N'KItAI. OF Mil,-, MEETCH
' The funeral services for William B.
Meetch, who died yesterday morning,
will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2
; o'clock from his k late residence, 1620
| North Second street. The lie v. Dr.
| Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace Meth
j odist Church, of which .Mr. Meetch was
; a member, will officiate.
; The pallbearers were announced to
■ day as follows:
: Active pallbearers, A. F. Forten
baugh, William A. Mcllhenny, J." H.
llowe, of Millersburg; J. H. Patton,
| Colonel Livingston Bausch and Willard
|S. loung. Honorary pallbearers, Judge
j George Kunkel, Judges S. J. M. Me-
I Carrell. Lieutenant Governor E. E.
j Beidleman; Major Lane S. Hart, W.
i Harry Baker, William Jennings, War
. wick M. Ogelsby, E. J. Stackpoie, E. Z.
' \\ a 1 lower, E. S. Herman, Harry C
Ross. 11. L. Hershey, M. E. Stroup, A. I
!S. Cooper, John J. Hargest, John E.
Pox, John J-'ox Weiss, George W. Mc
, Ilhenny, P. IS. Wickershant, W. W.
Caldwell, E. Z. Gross, Harry M. Stine,
1 A. Carson Stiimm, C. C. Cumbler, High-
I spire ; B. T. Dickinson, Steelton ; A. L.
j ktlcr, J. S. Longnecker. E. S, Keiper
I and p. C. Gerberich and the following
. pallbearers from Millersburg. J. S. Gil
| bert, Dr. Marion Ulrlch, S. S. Pick, H.
.L. Lark, J. A. W. Brubaker, H. G.
: LSogar, It. E. Woodside, ami D. Frank
Lebo, of Williamstown.
; , Post 58, G. A. R„ will have charge
|of tlie funeral services at the grave,
i which is to be of a military nature. Mr
Meetch had requeste dthat lie be buried
I in his uniform and this will be done,
with a volley fired over the grave and
i taps sounded.
j Advice to the Lovelorn
MOTHER REFUSES CONSENT
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
; lam seventeen and have been In the
, show business for three years. Wh'le
ion the road I met a man of forty and
| our friendship has turned into love.
I He has plenty of money. My mother
opposed to our marriage and is
making my life miserable. She won't
| let me go with any more shows;
| won t even let me secure a position
i is there any harm in loving a man''
| The reason I think Tam old enough
| to know my own mind is that I was
j three years on the road with a show
i I hate to disohpy mv mother, but it
j would break my heart to part from
this man. Can I marry without my
'[mother's consent? M. C R
. I believe at seventeen a girl must
have the legal consent of parent or
guardian to marry. After being with
! a show on the road for three years.
| 1 can readily understand that you
feel competent to make up your mind
| about this affair. But seventeen is
I really very young. Why do you not try
' to wait until you are legally- of age
I before deciding to marry this man.
I who is more than twice as old as you
I are? In the meantime, I hope vou will
8% guided by your mother's wishes.
FRENCH WANT
BETTER NEWS
Ask Fuller Information on
American Affairs; More
Praise For Pershing
By Associated Press.
Perls, Sunday. August 31—Comment
ing upon the departure of General
2 Which Shall it Be? |
Decide the flatter Right
(*|p Today or Tomorrow - by "
Attending Our Great
P Two-Day Lot Sale \ {
2 On River Drive \
Today and Tomorrow, Sept. 4 and 5 ®
®> We ve Made the Terms So Easy Every Man Can Buy
V *>*"/ -p. NO interest.
Oown L ots 20x130 Will Be Sold at
tP pßj||k anc * I,o ° AND axes * or 2 ears 0n
® 3 p" k o/ TUP Time Contracts.
Tt- t0 t^C No Less Than 2 Lots
Jp Balance to Each Buyer _ Special Discounts fo r
I————J Large Cash Payments.
SALESMEN ON THE GROUNDS FROM 1 TO 8 P. M. EACH DAY
. . In .''BEAUTIFUL ESTHERTON" you will have city com- 3. "BEAUTIFUL ESTHERTON," while outside the city SK
OTrI W C ° Y charms " limits, is in reality a part of Harrisburg without possessing any
In this beautiful up-river district there is a most unusual °* the city s disadvan tages.
# combination of attractions to interest the man who wants to get 4. Land values about Harrisburg are on the increase. 18L
away from paying out rent money and paying it into a home of 5. Prices are so low and terms so easy every person can
OWn " tak e advantage of this great opportunity to own a plot of your
#l. There are thousands of peach, apple and pear trees, pro- own.
EST n H^ a TON" USantiS ti ° llarS C3Ch scason at "BEAUTIFUL 6. Every lot is a bargain at its present price.
2. It is just at the edge ol the one-fare tone. prove^m"™" 1 " ESTHERTON " n " ds ° b
fj&h HOW TO CJKT TO "BEAUTIFUL ESTHERTON" jm
Call us on either phone—Bell 626 or Dial 6226—R00m 308 Bergner Building and we'll send one of wf
our auto * to take you there or la ke Rockville car and get off at Bogar Lumber Co.
LOTS LOTS
"\:Ty y . * flffoWwP 40E&P
- v. > v/, (V ' N HERSHEY, Owner *
! John J. Pershing for the United States
I the Temps said to-day:
'The Allies passed through a great
moral crisis in 1917. In the meantime
America had created an army from
nothing. In 1918, it was due to this
immense reserve of men that Mar
shal Foch was able to apply the strat
egy which gained the victory. Then
the work being finished, the Amer
ican soldiers departed, still without
thought of lucre or conquest."
Then turning to the future," the
newspaper lays down as two funda
mental truths that France cannot pre
serve her independence and regain
prosperity unless her policy is not
limited to European continental af
fairs, and that she can exercise a
I world policy only by being closely
I bound to the United States.
* Want Hotter Kriva
"The United States on the other I
hand, cannot safeguard per rights in
the world if she remains a stranger
to European affairs," the newspape.r
continues. "She cannot exercise an
European policy without being close
ly associated with the French."
The article concludes with a de
mand for fuller information for the
French of American affairs and pro
poses that bureaus be established in
Paris and New York to supply each
country with information. It pointed
out that the excerpts of United States
Senator Philander C. Knox speech en
the Treaty of Peace was received hert 1
in such form an to make intelligent
comment impossible.
Caproni With Liberty
Motors, Flies Alps
lew York, Sept. 4.—News of a suc
cessful European flight of a Caproni
triplane, equipped with Liberty .no
tors, was made public here to-day by
D. O. Contl, American representative'
of the Caproni Company. A telegram
received by Mr. Conti from Milan
said: "Caproni triplane fitted with
| Liberty motors and 18 passenger cab-
I in flew from Milan across tile Alps to
' Lyons, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, on
ts way to London."
Nation's Debt on Aug. 30 •
Was $26,596,701,648
Washington, September 4. The
United States owed $706,665,111
more at the close of the Treasury
business August 30 than on the lust
day of July, making the total nation*
al debt $26,590,701.648.
Issuance of additional Treasury
certificates in anticipation of forth
coming payments on taxes and the
Victory Loan accounted for the large
increase.
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