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transportation and delivery of letters "over ail post routes." Constant vio- lations, of the regulations are, be- lieved to be due to a lack of under- standing of *hat constitutes a letter" utîder the statutes. Thé definition of a, "'letter," ac- cording to ýtbe comimunication, is -,'any written or printed communica- tion which. conveys, live,- individual current, information betweeni the sender and the.addressee,.upon whicb the latter mnay act, rely, or refrain fronu acting" Practically, ail routes of* travrel, it is asserted, are -"post routes," including "al railroads.; alletter carrier routesý establisbed in any city or town, and ail public roads and bigbways while kept up and maintained as such." D.5. ULtltr The~ type of matter held by the 1)epartment to be letters" is given as folows: "I)aily reports of,1 tions, commercial ral ports, accounts coIle<i inventory balances, o: applications for automi licenses, price lista, sE duction reports of mari cost eheets, receipte ai payment of money, el bld proposais, pay-rol ters, tax reports Ur itings, credit re- re rsle t l b 3e t R ecuted Slistil KIACents or tcVuUAflL, *8teier.flfloo, **. applications for Insurance policies. re- ports of business by an agent, applica- tions for reinstatement of' lapsed pol- Idies, proots'of Ioss, death daims, pros- pect cards when filied o)ut, 'and reports of an agent tco the field or home office are letters within the meaning of the private express statutes when forward ed for the purpose of conveying live, cur- rent Information upon which the ad- dressee rnay act, rely, or refrain froin acting and may not be transported out- qide the mails without the payment of j)osttage except as Indiéated." s the operator of a merchandise exÉ- press- cannot carry orders for mer- chandise or other 'iettersý' without coauplying with the regulationi, it ta stated. A special nessengçr employed for a partîcular occasion, only mnay de- liver. letters. "provided. that when more than 25 are so deltvered each piece must be enclosed in a gove rit- ment-stamped envelope. A lot of, more than .25 pieces mayflot. be broken up and delivered ini imits of 25 or. less9 without enclosing, each piece in a -gover nment- stamped en- velope." In furtber explanation the commutnication states:' "AÀil letters enclosed in stamped envelopes, If the postage staimp Is of -a denomination 'siufficient to cover 'the pos tage .that would ,be. chargeable thereon If the. arne weêre sent by .Mail. shopping, woes.. Do.t lot y~. Christmas shoppin m . o. Donat wery ,lemîgmr about whit yen are joint ge gt for U..l. Go. end Atmnt Loua. Tko hood té dha simea Id h .thèe .Word#,e wiOf m...fiis pWO ~ opiw* iII.: Look.oer thi.s.mef YouÏr Homo..Papor ad woop ne mor e a pumai and paper mmd complote your shopping listat(m.'tii. monq6-svmmg and approprit.e lefrimgs of OU'R AVE RTISERS ADVB RTISER Adams lrtrie Sbop....81 Al1rïgbt lisanty Shop. ... or of the transmission or rec of &hall be wrItten or stampe A'nvelope. 'Stamped envelop Government-staflIped envelol are envelopes provided by t ment with watermarks and ol against counterfeits and wil stamps Impressed thereon. Intended that such envelope carried to a post office forq of the stamps thereon. C potlcards bearIng inessag be conveyed outside the mn under cover of a Governmel enve1on." Mrs. Roxana Hart Crumnpacker, mother of C. H. Crumpacker, man- ager of Tatman's, Inc., Evanstônl store, died in ber old home ini Union- ville, Mo., Friday. Mrs. Crumpacker was born ini Unionville the morniniz President Abraham Lincoln died. She was married and died in the same bouse ini which she was born. Mrs. Crumpacker bad traveled ex- maMdwIa PlanoeC..........8à1 flarker, Dr. .......... Beaeh, Floreae, Cailles...2 Blium. i'hauy .............. Book Neel.............. 5 Bowen, Llewellym ............18g Ilran. Brot'. 011 Co.... 7t, Cover IV Baurns To ~r2y......1.........8 .... .. 84 ty salon .....1 t ýltLjx .pq*...... .. . . - Cee, Aimer & Coe ............. :2 Coffey Auto Bepair ........... 13 Ceonmuuity Theeatre ..O CO-Op, Thé ...........18,66 Cyrille Beaiaty Sbop ......Il. 1)ads Street Pet' shop ...* *I)eBeurgep FElizabeth... .0 Fnyart, Vau Camp & Feu - 60 ACarmte ..... creb ef Christe 4 ............ ... PAGE ADVERTISBR :PAGE Nagamias Ilepeatla, ROur Ce.. 81 Manered-91 lià,...........% Mansball Frid a Co . 2,54j mathew Frae s.... ...... MeCMubon, MIss.............. » mererO Lamber Cemiaulesý ... 49 Mill it a rdware ............. Miller & Miller.............. i Marine ce . ...... ....s MuWrPhY-MLles 011 Co. .....41 Noerth Shore Lamber Bealeis........*- -.... Cover 111 NXorth fboe qQusltY Latudries 89 Ol En ban...............49 Pagliartlo, P...............e Perorok9 C. D. Ce ............ 18 Peacerk Ice Cream ........... 12 Penusyrvanla 011 Co ........S Personal Finanee C.....1 Publie Servlce Ce... .......3 Quinlan ATyson........... 4 Ray, E. L. ................ 24 Reunechar Drag Ce .......... 9 Rensch Wareeeuse ........... 70 Ridge Avenue Phat'maey ..... 9 149 or briefs; naucipte litend for luncheon and bridge club yesterda, publication and mel'. neiVs matter (or 0 news letters) prepared by the corres- pondents of the. promu for the. columus Mrs. Jesse Denman, 1352 Elmwoo of thir papers." avenue, entertained at two tablesc A' municipalitiy or concerIM, it là luncheomi and bridge last.Monday. Liberty Lean Cerp ........... 40 Li ndhtream's Leek Shop ....... 14 Lluk's Iffomesead ........8 Loôrd's ....................UM87 Lyuman Pbarmsey .......... 89 ,&uu mmi vyVe i 'boatre...........S67 i Iarlware.......i ... . .. . . .. . .