Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-12-08 | Page 2 | Carriers' Officers Must Attend Duty

CARRIERS' OFFICERS ! . MUST ATTEND DUTY j WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. The Postofflca j department has peremptorily ordered James Keller, president of the National : Association of letter-Carriers, and Presl- i dent Cunningham of. the Association of j Rural Letter-Carrlers to return to their , duties stance. Mr. Keller Is a city car- rler in Cleveland and Mr. Cunningham is - a rural carrier In Omaha. i It Is asserted that they have baen perniciously per-niciously active during iha campaign In ; an effort to force salary legislation. Both j men, it Is alleged, have bean away from , their Government duties fcr a considers- ble time, and It Is stated that they will b granted no more such large extensions of leave of absence. i Mr. Keller is serving his second term a -. i head of the city carriers,, and It Is expect- i ed he will return to dutn es carrier within a week or a fortnight. Ti department is Investigating Mr. Cunningham's move- ments during the recent campaign.