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BURLESON'S PLAN FOR R. F. D. SERVICE SAYS IT WOULD IMPROVE SYSrTEM AND COST LESS. lever Says if Service is Curtailed the Democratic Party TTill be Defeated. Washington, Feb. 27.?Rumors have become current throughout the country that it is tlie intention of the postoffice department to greatly curtail the rural delivery service. The results iiave been >hat members of congress representing rural constituencies ih&ve "been flooded with, protests against any change of policy on the part of fcte postoffice department which would bring about any decrease in the efficiency of rural service. A great many members have personally protested to the postmaster general and have filed written protests with him. The following correspondence has taken place between Postmaster General Burleson and Representative Lever. In la is letter to Representative Lever Mr. Burleson clearly defines the attitude of the departmen: , Washington, D. C.. Feb. 6,1113. / Hon. A. S. Burleson, Postofiice department, Washington, D. C.?Mp Dear General: I have been thinking a great deal about the matter of our conversation the other day relative to your policy in regard to the rural delivery service in the country. The more I think about it the more fully convinced I become that if you put into effect the pian you have in mind of curtailing rural delivery service, you will not only work a serious injury to the people of the country?the rural people?but make it impossible for the Democratic party to hope to win the next presidential election. 'r,t- -* * A? ; ? i. 1 rue postal service was never mieuued to be avprofit-making concern. It was established for the convenience and education of the people; and you can as little afford to curtail that service as Secretary Houston can to curtail the constructive work of the department of agriculture* I am writing this as your friend, and as a friend of t~OA nHministration from President ?Wil son down to the humblest m-e ruber of it. I earnestly beg you, and I know I am voicing the sentiment of every Democratic member in Congress, not to put into operation any plan by which rural delivery service will be hurt. The country people are entitled to as good postal service as the city people, and we must do nothing that will show any discrimination against them. With personal regards, very respectfully. , (Signed) iA, F. Leaver. Burleson to Lever. Washington, Feb. 18,1915 Hon. A. F. Lever, House. a" Representatives?'My Dear Mr. Lever: This / is to acknowledge receipts of your letter off February 6, in relation^to the rurkl service, v^ich I have carefully read. I fully concur with you-1'*, the view that the postal service should not and must not, be conducted is a "profitmaking concern," and that the rural delivery of mail was established "for the convenience and education of the people." So fixed am I in this conviction that it shall be my policy to in^ . crease and extend, instead of curtail, this very important posital facility so That rirtJ- !ac? hnf mnro nf tha Ampri can people shall be furnished the adVantages which it affords. /Co-ordinate, however, with this policy good administration demands that satisfactory postal facilities be given to the people at the least possibly expenditure of public ilunds. It is sincerely regretted that in times past this aesirable service was not always -established or maintained in well populated communities where it could ' ^ be utilized rfor the convenience and education of tlie people, and that" the expenditure of thousands of dollars tor unusual or unnecessary mail facilities has interfered with the proper application of available resources for the extension of this service. (Therefore, many of our people can not now be provided with these means o: convenience and education that are more than liberally supplied to others. Other Inequalities. Then, again, there are other inequalities. For example: In communities where road conditions and population chie oniuia; ULLtT uuvx uvw should be equal. There are certain sections of the country where one community will hare a route affording triweekly service and another where the conditions are identically the same a route providing daily service. Now, either the community with the triweekly service is entitled to daily service or the community with the daily service is entitled only to the triweekly service. In other words, the service should be established with regard to the actual needs of the patrons of the particular route and should be cm-mfcahlv distributed between com inanities where the conditions and requirements are identically the same. The logic and justioe of this is ap parent both in the interest of good adj ministration and fairness to the patI rons of the postal service. That some j communities should have more serv! ice than is essential and other less or I T-i/Arx-v o-f oil ie monifcctl,i- \i-TV\n<r pTlf L?\J LIT? CI L Ull *0 iuumi^on; X-. 4. i i-j. fort is being made to eliminate these inequalities and it is believed that when this shall have been done there will be no further cause for complaint from any source on the score o: unequal or inadequate service. At Less Cost. Under this conception of my duty as an administrative official I am enGAL TWO?BURLESON'S PLAN deavoring to ascertain whether a rural service equally satisfactory and serving a large number of our people can not be provided at a less cost. But you may rest assured tfaat no action will be taken which will injure or needlessly curtail the service. On the contrary, it is my endeavor to discover a satisfactory means of providing this service for a larger number of our people and, if possible, at a reduced cost. In this connection, attention is invited to that part of my annual report for 1914, pages 32-39, where the policy of the postoffice department under the present administration with regard to this service is fully set forth. The final approval of any suggestions which I may make will rest with congress. I feel that the postmaster general should De given auinoruy iu place the rural delivery service on a contract basis, only when, after care.ful investigation by the department, it is found in particular instances that by doing so the service will not be impaired, but made mofe effective and administered at less cost. Apologizing for the delay in replying to your letter, and with every expression of regard and best wishes, I am* Very sincerely yours, (Signed) A. S. Burleson. *THlTPENNANT.'' Operetta to be Presented at Newberrj Opera Honse This Week by Local Talent. Preparations are complete for the operetta next Thursday and Friday nights. The play will be rendered in I the city opera nouse each evening, beginning promptly at* 8:30. "The Pennant" is a comedy sketch of more than usual literary and musical beauty. Scores of young men and young j women of the college and town have | been busy for months training to render the plav, and the people of New] berry will be delighted with "Doris" | and "Jack" and the Jew, and the Eng1 * * * 1 11 2. nsn nooieiuan, as wen as cue uuiei principal characters. The choruses are superb. There has never been anything like this play in Newberry ! by amateur talent. ^ The operetta will beopi&ned with a prelude of songs by a large chorus of beys and birls. They are the cutest ; things ever seen" in Newberry. Then ; the curtain will rise on act 1 nf the ! play. : The following synopsis gives some i idea of the play:j Jack Lawson, foot ball captain and ! ^ero of f'e hour is in love with Doris Bond, college heiress and adopted ; daughter o Jeremiah Bond, the millionaire paper collar manufacturer. ! Mrs. Bond is the usual type of I the socially ambitious woman, and j strenuously objects to Jack's suit, I wishing to marry Doris to a foreign i nobleman and thus secure entry for ; herself into high society. A shrewd jjew named Lebi Lender, learning of Mrs. Bond's ambition, finds an adventurous fortune hunter and backs him financially to play the part of Lord Woodby Rich, and through Mrs. Bond, ' succeeds in winning Doris and her mil| lions. -Verdant Green, the freshman, | a supposed yokel from "up country,'' but not so green as he appears, learns j of the plan and lets Jack and Doris ; into the secret. Througii the coaching ! of Verdant, Lord Woodby mistakes | Mrs. Reno Grass for Doris and makes [ love to her. The widow returns his j love with ardor and draws him into a proposal. Levi arrives in the nick oi? i time to save the situation. Jack and Doris meet on the day he is to olay ooroinct hat- n-n 11 a. era tpflm T-T P fp.aTX ; M-fcjC*.* UOt AAW w fi:at her loyalty to her school may obstruct the course of their love, but is assured by her. Mrs. Bond prevails on her husband to 'sanction the "international alliance." Jack wins the game, but apparently loses Doris. Mrs. Reno Grass at this crises offers herself to Jack as a consolation prize. The lord's ardent wooing is spurned by Doris in true American style, which gives promise tlhat love will find a way. A/TP TT Jack and Doris elope, but in her haste, Doris forgets her hat, which is found and appropriated by Verdant Green. Lord Wood by Rich comes to serenade Doris and sings to her hat and Verdant instead. Mrs. Grass discovers the elopement, finds Verdant and at once luakes love to him, but he fails to appreciate Iher attentions. Mr. an-d Mrs. Bond make the final arrangements with the lord and Levi, and si^n ^he marriage settlement, only to find that Jack has a prior document in the Schools i Chil< YOU Mothers of this commi You have children to e< ? ? 1 ! 1 schools that your chiiarer equal to those given the ( man in the city. Do you not know that mail order man instead o: town you are taking awa your children should have The schools are suppori - 1 i mail-order man does not ] i but the money you are se % greater wealth and mo funds of the city, and less in the school funds of thi Why not assist in educ You can do it by spend merchants who are assi schools here instead of s< I i oraer man. You mothers can be bo your own children if you Think it over. . marriage certificate. The lord is forced j to go to work. Levi mourns his squan- j dered "monish/' The freshman and | ri ? ~~ V./-WT,. if ^11 r>3ma flhrUlT. I iurs. ten iivj v? il uii vl??v. Mrs. Bond is i reconciled and all join I'aands jn a song for "the good old college 'town.' 111:^ play is given for the benefit of the College Athletic association. The I prices are 50 cents downstairs and 25 j cents for the gallery. Seats may be j reserved now for either evening at j Gilder & Weeks without extra charge. Cast of Characters. Doris Bond Miss Pauline Gilder Jack Lawson M. F. Morgan Mrs, Jeremiah Bond, Miss Margaret Burton Jeremiah Bond Gus Houseal, Jr Lord Woodby Rich R. E. Allen Levi Lender F. D. McLean Mrs. Reno Grass Miss Bess Kibler Verdant Green :..Jno. B. Setzle'Miss Sweet Miss Sara Williams j Miss Young Miss Sadie Fant I . . i Bennie Owen J. L. JPansn | Mason C. V. Ashbaugh Harding Ralph B Baker Charus of foot ball players and college girls. ? <CT:orus of children. Violin, Messrs. Earle Hipp and E. E. Pund; clarinet, Mr. Otway Salter; piano, Mrs. E. B. iSetzler. tfEWBERKY BEATS WOFFOMKS FIYf Makes Basketball Series a Tie?Another Came >'eeessarr. The State. Newberry, March 2.?tBy defeating Wofford tonight,'37 to 18, Newberry evened up the basketball series between these two teams and attained a. ! tie for the 'State collegiate championship. The deciding game will be played on a neutral court a^jsoon as arrangements for the mSttch ' can be completed. Newberry tonight far outshone the Wofford Terriers, the Indians' passing being too much for the game crew from Spartanburg. Ashbaugh at center for the winners was a prime factor in the result, his shots over his oppo nenx s neaa ouen yyeumss wi j scoring. Baker at forward for Newberry also played a star$game, throwing seven field goals. Anderson at forward .for the losers, was t/heir star, though he had small opportunity to score, the Newberry guards' work being excellent. The game was hard fought all the way and was decidedly interesting. (The lineup: dewberry 37. Wofford 18. 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A meeting of James D. Nance camp, No. 336, United Confederate Veterans, j was held in the courthouse for the I ?*? - ? ? - ^ M A- flR n t A I puryu-st? c/i uuiv;<jia xui j camp and delegates to the reunions to be held in Richmond. Va., and Columbia, 8. C. The meeting was called to order by First Lieut. J. F. J. Caldwell, a good number of members in attendance. T.e following officers were elected to serve for one year, or until their successors are duly eected and instaled: J. F. J. Caldwell, commander. D. 'A. Dickert, first lieutenant. G. B. Aull, second lieutenant. M. M. Buford, adjutant. J. P. Blair, quartermaster. W. G. Peterson, commissary. Dr. James Mcintosh, surgeon. Dr. S. G. Welch, assistant surgeon. | J. A. Sligh, chaplain. William jonnson, treasurer, v- C. Sligh, sergeant major. iN. H. Young, color sergeant. E. P. Bradley, videitte.,' R. T. C. Hunter, first color sergeant. L. S. Bowers, second color sergeant. W. H. |vV!allace, historian. Od motion, election of delegates tc j the State reunion was gone into, with the following result: u*I. JVi. Buiord, J. F. J. Caldwell, D. A. Dickert, J. G. Rikard, W. P. JVIcCuIlough, R. T. JC. Hunter, D. M. Ward, R. IT'. Caldwell, G. B. Aull, E. P. Bradley. Also elected 'Fr.e following delegates to the reunion at Richmand, Va., on' June 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1915: W. W. j Riser, M. 'M. tfu:ora, r. jviauiiews, i Hilliard Shealy, W. Y. Fair, G. B. Aull, I J.. F. J. Caldwell, R. T. C. Hunter, D.! (VI. Ward, W. P. Blair, J. G. Rikard. On motion, the commander was instructed to appoint sponsors for both reunions in Columbia and Richmond. I On motion, the commander was in-1 structed to appoint a committee to re- j port on the death of our late com- j mander, Capt. J. W. Gary. There being no further business, ti-e camp adjourned. J. F- Caldwell, Commander. M. M. Btftord, Adjutant. 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