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Greater Richmond'* Great er Newapapcr
???BATEST WANT AND IUOAli ES?
TATE MEDIUM I.\ VIRGINIA. AND |
ONE OF TUE BEST IN AMERICA.
Want Ad Rates
In effect June H. 1911.
Dally, one cent tier vt/ord when imld
tit advance. No Ad. tnken (or leas than
/ten centa. |
One and one-half centa n word oil
clnxaltu-ailniia except Situation \Yuutvd
for Sunday. Situation Wnotl-ll. OIIC Wilt
a word. No Ad, Sunduy taken for less
than flfteeu cents.
No Ad*, taken for leas than twenty- |
live ccuta when {(honed In or charged
?t the counter.
I'bune ordera not Kuarnntecd.
ClanalQcntlon not Riinrnnteeil nfter
DliiO P. .11. I
For hustnens contrnets, send for the
Waul Ad. .Mini, phone Monroe 1.
?oot i.nD irouno
e'lMtAVEDT^IlTDXJ^^KmT, liFRpM
residence. In South Rablnson Streit,
a female black and white pointer;
black ears, black saddle, black pick
epotit: wore collar .with tax tag.
Liberal reward if upturned to MIL
_^ BAILEY, phono Monroe 322.
LrOST, SATURDAY NIGHT, ON BROAD
Street, red cameo ring, l/'toral ru
ward If returned. CHARltSS kep
PLEIt, 210 North FlUh Struct._
teOST. KOVEMDEK 28,. LEW'ellyn
?ettor dog. medium size, bluck and
wbito; black herd; strsak down fore?
head: tan spots over eyes; large black
Opot on side: tall half docked; upper
portion black, lower white; large
white tocnail, right fore foot. An?
swers to name ot Hosier. Notify
w. A. m EH eg AN, 20 South Ninth
j Street
*?cii> UiantcD, Q?ulc
: "^^XN^EurFoiT ?T^r"ATUi v,~^aTSl^e"
I bodied, unmarried men, between ukos
/of 18 and 36; citizens of United State?,
j of good character and temperate hab
] Its, who ca:i speak, read uJid write
the Engllah language. For informa
I tlon, apply to Recruiting Ofllcer. ?20
1 East Broad Street. Richmond. Va.
! Want bright errand boy. apply
at once. southern STAMP and
l STATIONERY, twelve hundred and
, six East Main Street
rUNOTYPE OPERATOR.?new. MOD
.. el 6, day work, s hours; non-union
town; $2o per week, permgincnt. Must
?ot to,000, clean proof, o point, or
don't apply. rock IN OH AM DAILY |
j RECORD. HarrlBunburg. Va.
Ian intelligent man of high bo-I
clal Btundlng to represent ue In Rich?
mond. Our spoclalty U country homes,
for which wo have a wealthy clien?
tele. References desired. H. m. D..
i 723 Southern Bldg.. Washington. D. c. I
1 \vANTED, A YOUNG MAN CAPABLE |
of keeping buuks; one who has a
knowledge of the real estate busi?
ness: to the right person a future j
Is assured. Address, with references, j
A, Box. 202. City.
I y> a S 1 EL. VOuNg ?Ij.N to lea?M I
the automobile business; positional
secured competent graduates. rich?
mond auto SCHOOL. i03 Graham |
Street
I .wanted, an assistant pharma
cist; one with experience. Address
? 1S9, care Tlmc-H-Dlspatch. _
Irv ANTED? MEN AND BOYS LEARN
automobile business; nuw and mod-1
em machinery; new cars; beat equip?
ped school North or South; good po?
sitions 'for our graduates, CliAR
L'jTTE AUTO SCHOOL. Charlotte,
n. C._
OUR SALES MANAGER WILL BE IN
ltli:hi::oud Monday to arrange for
Virginia representative for a largo
Atlanta house. Call 1(J A. m.. OEO.
P. HOYT. Murphy's Hotel.
Xv^N^fiST^xa^^xpb
;)rr and office man position by
January l; can furnish references;
Hlnglc; age twenty-six. Reply Box
177. Lawrcncevllle. Va._
Wanted] by young man with
bo Vera I years' pructical bunking ex?
perience, position In Virginia. At!
ptesent with 130,000 country bank,
but desires a change. References
furnished. Address L 526, care Times
Dispatch. ' :'_
EXPERIENCED COFFEE SALESMAN |
v. ill consider proposition to sell re
tall trade North Carolina. L 621, care j
Tintes-Dlsputch._
DRAFTSMAN. 16 YEARS' EXPERI
encs, will accept poeltlon; |75 per
month. L 622, care Tlmes-Dlspatch.
^POSITION WANTED, DEPUTY CLERK,
stenographer and booktyplst; good |
references furnished. H 72, care |
I Tlmes-Dlspatch._
AN EXPERIENCED STOCK CLERIC
desires a permanent position us
clothing salesman. C 163, care
j Tlmes-Dlspatch.
ViW ANTED, POSITION AS BOOKKEEP
er or manager store; thoroughly ex
| perlcnced; would take some Block In
paying business. Address Lock Box
i 2S2. Lnurlnhtirg. N. C.
tKaTptIsdTTi^ i
of house for family of four; a good
home. Address C 136, care Times-1
Dispatch._
fl?ento tUtintcD
KgTsNTS^FreTs"!^^
ologue of big money-makers ready.
Write for It and free sample of lat?
est patented necessity. TQMLIN
SON SUPPLY CO.. 614 Wash. Loan
and Trust Building. Washington, d. C.
fiotitt?
OillEl3T&ca~ATr^ I
Streets.?We have opened an up-to
dule and well-equipped electric gar?
age for the care of electric vehicles
; and storage batteries. '
/HAUCH c4 LANG ELECTRICS. WA
I Veriey electrics. Phone for a dem?
onstration, und let Mr. Smith talk
? -with you. W. C. SMITH & CO.. Vine
and Main. 314 K. Fifth Slreot_
ffllE QUICKEST. AND MOST PALA
table meal gotten Is with Taylor's
Pork Rol^; ask your grocer for it.
'TW ANTED, THE PUBLIC TO Kn1)W
that JAHNICE BROS.. Jewelers. 912
East Main Street, buy, sell, exchange
and remount diamonds in the lutoal
Styles. Old gold and silver always
taken In exchange. I
you ent Sniithficld_S:ui8age. |
GET A'?3 UMBRELLiV FREE?EVERY
purchaser of $15 worth of umbrellas,
?or any one who brings purchasers to
that amount, will get a $3 umbrella
absolutely free. NEWMAN'S UM?
BRELLA FACTORY, 318 East Broad.
Phone Monroe 210U._?__?
HUMAN HA1K BOUGHT AND SOI d
OJ HUGHER'S. North Third '
HE WHO .HESITATES IS LOST; GET
Taylor's Pork Holl for that lost appe
tlto; at your grocer's._
?Wanted; oTd^geese" ^atheii
beds; best cash prices paid. Ad?
dress C. P. DICKINSON, General De?
livery. Richmond._
JtV ANTED, TO BUY OLD CLOTHES.
shoes, etc.; special price wo pay for.
Call 224 W. Broad Street._
WANTED, to BUY FOR CASH. HOUSE
I hold goods In any ouuntl'.y. Hhono
* Madison 38BL_
H'coku-hand MACHINERY of
<?? every- dosurlption bought, at . full
A , Value. CLARENCE cosby, 1623 2?.
, C&ry EL Phono Madison 163?,
KvAWEnrT^R^LTBL^^A^^
oughiy posted retail furniture man
to tuko charge of a retail furniture
business In a city of 36,000. thin
State; must havo 14.000 or 15,000 to
Invent; all other necessary capital
available; don't reply to thfs ud. un?
less you have the inonoy and can fur?
nish best of references. Address
l G30, care Tlmcs-Dlayatch._
THERE is ?NTTy ONE TAYLOR'S
Pork Holl; It Is the real appetizer.
If your'dealer hasn't it, 'phono P. A.
HKINDL & CO., Wholesale Distribu?
tors.
wai. Fed! an experienced' sales
inon who can InveHt $2.500 with ser
vIcqj with ono of the largest und
best established manufacturing com?
panies In the entire South, to make
headquarters at Norfolk, Va., and
manage the Eastern part of Virginia
and N-rth Carolina. Oood salary,
yearly contract, Investment secured
Company can give highest bnnk ref?
erences. Address "MANUFACTUR?
ER," P. O. Box No. 123. Richmond.
Va.
$350 AND-SERVICH8 BUYS H~Al7b~ !
interest in best paying business In
, Richmond; your share of profltB $.>'?
] weekly; closest investigation. Ad?
dress. D 200. care Times-Dispatch.
WANTED, REGISTERED DRUGGIST
I with some capital, to take half
i Interest In established business. Ap?
ply 1600 W. Main Street. City.
1 OWN 000 turkeys AND PROPOSE
to give them uwuy to everybody de?
positing in bank regularly $1 or
more, first come the first served.
For particulars call on H. B. HEID,
-28 North Ninth.
pouitr?, ptt0 an? ILVat fetocfc
l^lt^TLlC TH?Tt OUG HLY BR?XE
setter bitch, three years old; extra
good on single birdB; good nose; good
retriever. Price, |S0. Address C 159,
cure Times-Dispatch.
INDIAN RUNNER" b?TKsTjLXcK~MF
norca and 8. C White Leghorn hens,
best strains. Prices reasonable; any
number. Address Oox 144, Amelia. Va.
FOR SALE, ONE LARGE BAY MARE,
suitable for csrrloge or buggy: a fine
stepper. Apply to PERRY BR03..
No. 324 N. Sixth Street.
jfoc &aU
?t"r1jctTjral "iron] ctteel^~aT5d
pipe of every description cut to order
CLARENCE COSBj 1523 hast Oury
Pt-?ct. rMrhmond. Vs._
TWO SECOND-HAND HUNABOUTS.
one top buggy and several wagons,
all in good repair and painted. These
are bargains. A. MEYER'S BONS. 731
East Cary Street._
WAGONS TO suit TOt>, rubber
tires put on promptly, at KTCHARD
BON phos'.. 6H> Brook Avnue_
FOIt SALE, PRICK ROAD AND PLOW?
lug engine, '",'jxifl, In perfect condi?
tion; used one year on form; en?
gine at Suthcrlln, Va. Address J.
FORNEY YOUNG, 82 Gunther Build?
ing, Baltimore, Md._
FOR SALE, MACHINERY?9 AMERI
can No. 60, 10-Inch planers and
matchers: one American No. 65, 14
Inch special matcher; one American
No. 55 Vi, 14-inch special matcher; one
Glcncovo planer, 14-lnch; three Glcn
covc special planers, 10-lnch; two
Glencovc moulders. JO-lnch; one
Giencovo moulder, S-inch: one 4-Inch
Ideal Mcrshon band rcsaw; one 60
Inch Sturtevant single fan; four
Greenlee rip taws; two double rip
saws. JNO. I- ROPER LUMBER CO.,
Norfolk. Va. ._
Oil. JOY! NOW I KNOW I WILL EN
Joy this meal, as we have Taylor's
Pork Roll; to be had at your dealer's.
KEEP HUBBY IN A QOOB~HUMOIL
Just give him a breakfast of TAY
i LOR'3 PORK RQLL At your
grocers.
FOR 8ALE. ONE SECOND-HAND TOP
grocery wagon. 140; two high-grade
top buggies, rubber tires, $50 each;
ono runabout, rubber tires, f45. A.
MEYER'S SONS. 731 E jCary Stroet.
BECONDrHAND MACHINERY BO?OB T
sold and exchanged. i. BLUFORD &
Co.. 163&-41 East Cary Street._
XMAS UMBRELLAS?DON't DELAY;
como at onco to NEWMAN'S UM
li KELLA FACTORY. 318 East
Broad; 5.000 urrVbrellas for sale at
once. Phone Monroo 2109.
Jlatg jfoc Rrnt
FTnTN?sTrlE~Q~F^^
or six rooms, furnished or unfurnlsb
ed: centrally located- modern conve?
niences. Apply 116 North Third
Street, or phone Madison 7982-J.
laical <20tatc Jroc feale
tvV^T'^a' c r'e'sI n e\v\ fivI^r?om
cottage, at car stop; nice chicken
farm; 11.400; small cash payment,
balance like rent, c. B. wood, jr.,
& co.
FORTY-ONE ACRES AT CROSS ROADS;
store, house and other buildings;
fine opening for business; $1,500.
C. R WOOD, JR.. & CO., 1020 Hull
Street-_
Coal ano UUooo
Tlff^fiiE ra^^gal~"witiTthe
woodman or. It and you will find it
clean and quick to burn. Very good
for cooking or general housework. If
your groceryman does not handle it I
tell him to do so and phono me about
It, LONG'S. Madison 1069-1070. _
ijVHiKciUinfou?
xmasT "umbrellas;
bjg factory sale of umbrellas
now going on at NEWMAN'S um?
BRELLA FACTORY. 318 East Broad
Street. $1 umbrellas for 50c; $1.50
umbrellas for 75c; $2.60 umbrellas
for $1; $3 umbrellas for ?1.49; ?4
umbrellas for $1.98; $7 gold and sll- \
vor horn, ivory and pearl handles, I
with fine silk covers, for $2.9S. We
have umbrellas from 60c up to $10
uplccc. We have a big lot of chll- I
dren's Christmas umbreilns from 50c '
up to 2 apiece. Call at once. Phone
Monroe 2109. _ * i
SHOE REPAIRING. ~
75c. HALFSOLE MEN'S SHOES. 00c,'
ladies; every pair sewer; best leath?
er; no nails, no pegs. Royal rub?
ber heels, 25c; Tred-Air rubber heels,
40c: leather heels rebuilt like now,1
25c. DREW'S ELECTRIC SHOE
FACTORY. 716 E. Main. Phone Mon?
roe 2667._!
UPHOi^TERING AND MATTRESSES. 1
PARLOR SUITS. COUCHES AND OL j
pieces rcupholKtered. Mattressos j
rtnovuled ner.tly. Sanitary methods. .
Reliable work. SYDNOR & HUND?
LEY, ill East Broad._ Madison J204.
~~ BAKERY.
SAVE TIME AND MONEY. LET US
bake your enkos. We sell the gen- ,
nine Vienna bread, nice cakes, pics, ?
etc. IVAN Ht' LER'S NEW YORK
BAKERY, 110 W. Broad. Phone Mad- ,
lson 2.-.S9._I
BICYCLES.
WE HAVE T!IE MOST UP-TO-DATE
line of bicycles to bo' found In iho
city. Before buying don't fall to
/ call und see us. Also a large lino of
parts; everything that you need for
tho bicycle at the lowest prices. A.
P. GENTRY. 508 W. Broad. Phone
I Monroo 2031._
1 THE PROPER XMAS PRESENT.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A NICE PRES
1 ? ent to him. Sec McCOY, Eighth 'ind
v Broad Streets, the f.nest lino of ci?
gars and pipes in this city; Havana
cigars, tho best that can bo bought,
packed In boxes, from 60c. and up.
I Have a look; best ever. Wo nrc tho
1 agents for ?Park & Tilford's candles.
I. They can't bo beat. _'
PALATES THAT REFUSE THE TASTE
of'othor foods jump ?t TAYLOR'S
FORK ROLL? At your srooor's.
What kind of winter weather?
AKItWBK TO YHNTEltDAi'J? PU22M5,
Sleety.
?o.irDtntt
WA.NT?D, BOAKOK HS AT 315 EAST
Franklin; also table boarders, iusri
I'AUMORB._"
NICELY FURNISHED ROOM AND I
good board; homo comforts. COS N.
Fifth Street._
FREE HOC-MING AND BOARDING Re?
formation; consult our riles at South?
ern depot, "Truffle's." tiaunders.&j
Crump's and 28 North Ninth Street.
CABINET INFORMATION BUREAU. I
l&ootng j'-oi Urnt
COMFORTABLE, FURNISHED, TrEAt".
ed room; gas, bath; to reliable gen
tlemen early ooftoe served in room
free. 609 N. Tenth Street.
1003 WEST GRACE STREET; LARGE
rooms, with good board.
TWO BRIGHT, C~?~M f? R T A B L E !
rooms; heat, combination lights, I
bath. 122 south Fifth._
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS. WITH
or without board. 718 East Marshal).
LARGE, BRIGHT FRONT ROOMS;
good size single rooms, with grate.
14 North Sixth.
FOR RENT. FURNISHED ROOMS; ALL
conveniences. 1228 E. Broad Street.
LARGE. WELL-HEATED ROOMS,
private bath. Apply 233 Governor
Street Phone Madison 396-J.
LUal <?0t?t? t?antc?
WANTED, AT ONCE, A RESIDENCE
or house of two flau, on Grace Street, i
west of Belvldero. Address VAUGHAN ,
& CO., 3 North Eleventh Street.
armings
a A STATED COMMUNICATION '
XX of Fraternal Lodge, No. 53, A. F.
and A. M . will be hold THI8
(Monday) EVENING at 8 o'clock in i
the Masonic Temple. Election an?} in- |
stallatlon of officers. Every member
ll urgsntly requested to attend. Hem.
bers of sister lodges and transient
brethren sro fraternally invited to
unite with us.
By order of the Worshipful Master.
WM. REINHEIMER,
_Secretary. ]
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Gray National
Telautograph Company will be hold
at 12 o'clock on WEDNESDAY, De?
cember 13, at Room 11. Merchants'!
National Bonk Building.
IL D. WILLIAMS, I
Secretary. |
National Bank of Virginia, .
Richmond. Vo,. December 8, 1911.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
of the stockholders of the National
Bank of Virginia will be held TUES?
DAY, January 9. 1912, at 12 o'clock
noon, at their banking house, corner
Ninth and Main Streets, Richmond,
Vs. W. M. ADDISON. j
_Cashier.
Richmond. Vs., December 8. 1911.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Planters' Na?
tional Bank, of Richmond, Vn., will
bo held at 12 o'clock M. on TUES?
DAY, January 9, 1912, In the bank
building. RICHARD H. SMITH. ;
_Cashier. (
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Security Life Insurance Company of
America: You are hereby notified
that the regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Security Life
Insurance Company of America will
be held at the Jefferson Hotel. In the
city of Richmond, Vs., on WEDNES- I
DAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JANUARY.
A. D. 1912. at the hour of 10 o'clock .
A. M., for the purpose of electing di?
rectors of tho company for the en- j
suing year and the transaction of
any and all other business which
may be submitted to the meeting.
By order of tho board of dlroctora
W. O. JOHNSON,
\ President.
COLLEGE ANNUAL WILL
BE ISSUED AT TRINITY
Managers and Editors Chosen by Stu
,1c ut s?Y. 31. C. A. Elects
Officers.
[Special to The Timen-Dtspslch.1
Trinity College, Durham, N. C, De?
cember 10.?Resulting from many
weoks work on the part of those who
have been putting forward the move?
ment for an annual In Trinity Col?
lege, the annual board met last night
and elected the managers and editors
of the annual, who will ussumo con?
trol at once.
Those elected were as follows: Edi?
tor-in-Chief, Claude Bonnott. of Mis?
sissippi; Assistant Editors, Newman I. I
White, of Statesvllle, N. C, and James !
Cannon, Jr., of Waynesvlllc; Business1
Manager. William H. Muse, of Dur- i
ham; First Assistant Business Man?
ager, Henry L. Wilson, of Wlnston
Salem. (
At the tegular meeting of tho Young
Men's Christian Association last Wed?
nesday night, the officers for the com?
ing year were elected, and n talk was
made by Professor Wnnnnmaker. The
following were elected to fill tho
office, for the coming year: President)
W. G. Suiter, of Garysburg, N. C;
Vlcc-Prcaldent, W. A. Cnde: Secretary,
T. Z. B. Everton. of Puntugords, Fla.,
and W. F. Starncs. treasurer.
Tho Trinity College Glee CluD gave
Its Initial performance this year on
Friday night in the Erwin Hall In
West Durham. The club leaves to?
morrow for.the eastern part of the
State for a week's tour, giving six
concerts In as many towns. Tho mem?
bers of the club are us follows: Messrs.
Bennett, Reed, Constable. Parker,
White, Hurley, Richardson, MacAdnms.
Alderman, Hayes. McAdnms and Pnt
to-?. Shoppnrd. Kirkman, Ivey. Pianist.
V. ' W. Klmball; violinists. Alderman,
McAdoms nnd McAdams. Tho college
quartet is composed of the following
members of the club: Bennett, White,
Alderman and Sheppard. .
President ? W. P. Few left Tuesday
afternoon for Georgetown, Tox., where
he delivered on Saturday tho addr0B3
at the inauguration of Dr. .C. M.
Bishop, prosldont-clect of Southwest?
ern University.
President W. P. Few was chosen
vlco-presldent of tho North Carolina
Historical and Literary Society, which
met in Raleigh lost week.
Bishop John C. Kil?o loft yostorVlay
/or Winston-Salem.
DEFICIT WIPED OUT\
NOW THERE'S SURPLUS
For First Time Since 1883 b inancial Statement
of Post-Lffice Department Shows Bal?
ance on Right Side.
Washington, December 10.?For the
llrst time blnco 1883 the urtnual linan
clal statoment of the Post-Olllce Do-J
part men t shows a surplus Instead of a
dcllclt, says tho report of Postmaster- |
General Hitchcock, which was mado I
public to-day. Tho revonues tor, the!
fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, amount- I
cd to 1237,879,823.00, and the expendi?
tures to $237.66U.705.4l>, leaving; a sur- |
plus of |219,113.13. At the beginning '
of the present administration In- 1909 \
the postal service was In arrears to
the extent of 117,479.770.47. which was
decidedly the largest dcllclt on record.
In the brief spacu of two yeajs this
deficit has been changed into a sub
Btantlul surplus.
Hxtcuslon of the Service.
The wiping out of the deficit, has
been accomplished wilnout curtailment
ot postal faculties, ou the contrary.
Important extensions have been made
in every branch ot the service. Since
tho opening of the present administra?
tion there huve been estublishud 3,
744 new po8t-oflices, delivery by car?
rier has bee>n provided tu 18C addi?
tional cities, and 2,510 new rural
routes, aggregating 611,079 miles, have
bean authorized. Meanwhile the
force of postal employes has been In?
creased by more than 8,000. In com?
pensating such employes the depart?
ment follows a liberal policy. Dust
year the total amount expended for
Biilurlcs was approximately $14,000.
000 greator than two years ago. The
average annual salary has been In?
creased from 1809 to $967 for rural
carriers, from $979 to 11,082 for post
office clerks, from $1.021 to $1,084 for
city letter curriers, and from 11,168 to
?1,183 for railway postal clerks. Thus
a marked extension of the postal ser- j
vice and higher compensation for Its
omnloycs havo gone hund In hand
with a vanishing deficit.
Postal Savings System.
An important event of the year was
the successful organization of the
postal savings system. On January
8, 1911, depositorlos were opened ex?
perimentally at a Blnglo po?t-otlico in
yach one of the forty-eight States
and Territories. After a careful test !
for four months at these offices the j
system was rapidly extended and now j
comprises practically all of tho 7,500
presidential post-otllcca. Preparations
aro being made to establish the system
also In about 40,000 fourth-class offices
that do a money order business.
In the establishment of depositories
only such post-offices are selected aa
havo a record for efficient manage- j
meat. This plan has materially aided I
the department in Its efforts to im?
prove conditions in the postal service, i
Under tho method devised for the j
conduct of tho postal savings system '
certificates are Issued aa evidence of '?
deposits and all accounts with de?
positor! are kept by the post-offices. In- '
stead of by the department Compared j
with tho universal practice In other
countries of entering deposits In pass- '
books and keeping at the central office
a ledger account with each depositor,
the use of the certificate of deposit
1 in the manner adopted has proved to
; be a source of great economy.
Postal savings deposits have kept
pace with the extension of the system.
Amounting at the end of the first
month to only 160,252 In the forty
elght experimental offices, thej in- !
creased In a half year to $679,310, and
now, after eleven months of opera?
tion, have reached a total of $11,000,
000. This sum has been distributed
among 2,710 national and State banks,
where it Is protected by bonds de?
posited with the Treasurer of the
United States.
Assuming that the postal savings I
system will be extended to additional ]
offices in accordance with , present
plans and that with this extension
the deposits will continue to Increase
at the same rate as now, it Is confi?
dently predicted that from $40,000,000
to $50,000,000 will havo been taken tn
by tho close of tho current fi cal year.
At that time the Income of the system
should bo sufficient to pay all operating
expenses. Including those Incurred at
tho central administrative office. N
Parcel 'Post.
Now that the successful operation of
the postal savings system Is- assured,
It is hoped that Congress wlll promptly
authorize the establishment of a parcel
post. Tho benefits of this 9ervlce are
Widely enjoyed by the people of foreign
countries, and should be provided in
tho United States. The department not
only renews Its recommendation of laBt j
year for legislative authority to start |
a parcel post on rural routes, but aHka ;
a similar authorization for the Intro- j
ductlon of such a service in cities and j
towns having delivery" by carrier. At- '
ter the organization of a parcel pest j
on rural routes and In the city deliv?
ery service is completed. Its extension !
to Indued railway and other transpor- j
tatlon linos can be more readily ac?
complished without impeding tho hand?
ling of tho ordinary mall. In estab?
lishing a parcel post service great,
care should bo taken not to cause a
congestion of tho. malls, and thus em?
barrass the prosant operations of tho
post-offices. An attempt to absorb im?
mediately under one sweeping order
the entire parcel business of the coun?
try would be a dangerous experiment i
for our postal service. That tho dim- j
cultles of such a plan may be avoided, i
the department favors a more gradual j
Introduction of a parcel post, In tho |
manner proposed. To-bring the is.tue
clearly before Congress, three Items!
of $50,000 each have been Inserted in j
the estimates of the postal service, two |
of these Items to cover the lnlllul ox- j
pensc of introducing a parcel post on,
rural routes and in the pity delivery
service, respectively, and the- third item
to meet the cost of an Investigation j
looking to the final extension of the i
service to the railways and other trans
portutlon linos. If Congress will giant
without delay the desired authority and |
prov^le the necessary appropriations, it;
is believed that before .tho end of an- j
other year a satisfactory parcel post |
can he organized on rural routes and inj
cities with a carrier service, thus pnv-?;
lng the way for the final step In tho
organization of a general parcol post, j
Readjustment of Postage nnlcs. j
Next to the'question of establishing,
a parcel post, the most important pos- I
tal problem to be considered by Con- j
grcss at tho coming session will bo1
that of readjusting' postage ratos. Inj
.the last two annual reports of tho de-j
portment nttontlon was directed to thoi
great loss sustained In handling second
class mall at the present low rato of
I cent a pound. In view of tho large
profit accruing, on the other hand, from!
first-class mall. It was pointed out
that a readjustment of rates on a basin J
of cost would cventunlly pormlt lh*
adoption of 1-cent postage for letters.
The controversy over tho depart*
mont's recommendations on this aubj'jct|
i had the desired effect of 'dlrocting
j popular attontlon to tho ?ttsond-clais
I mall problem, and tho final outcome was
tho adnpt'on by Congress of a Joint
resolution creating a commission to in?
vestigate thu subject ana make report.
Exiensivo hoartugs wero held by the
commission during tho summor. at.
which tbu ufliccrs of the department
presented data in support of thoir con?
tention as to the greut loss Incurred in
handling second-class mail and submit?
ted recommendations lor u graduul
equalization of poslugo rates on tho
basis ot cost. As the drsl step in tnat
direction, the department suggested
that tho postuge rate on seconU-clufs
mull bo increased l cent a pound, thus
making a flat rate of 1! cents a pound, .
which charge should be regarded as '
merely tentative, however, louvlng for)
future determination such additional
Increase as may bo lotind necessary to i
meet the cost. It is hoped that tho
commission- will look with favor on
this recommendation, und that legisla?
tion providing lor its adoption will bo
enacted by Cougress.
sul|imi-at of Periodicals by Freight.
Among the measures adopted by the
department during the year that will
materially reduco the annual cost of
carrying second-class mull Is that ot
shipping monthly an<i semi-monthly
periodicals by fast freight. The plan
is being put Into successful operation
without serious Inconvenience to pub?
lishers or subscribers. It will not only
result In a largo saving to the gov?
ernment by utilizing a less expensive
method of shipment, but what In still |
moro important to the business in- i
tcrcBts of tho country It will Insure
a quicker haudl'ng of first-class mail.
.Hy taking out of thu railway post
office cars tlie heavy periodical mat- I
ter formerly sorted en route a mure I
rapid distribution of letters Is made
possible. Thus the now method of j
shipping certain periodicals w.ili moan j
greater efficiency In the handling of
a class of mall that Is far moro tin- I
portanl to the* public. The saving from
tho new plan whon In full operation :
will amount to several million dollars j
a year.
City Delivery Service.
Important changes were also made
during the year in the city carrier
Service. A reduction In the number
of dollverles for the residential als- 1
trlcts of certain cities resulted In
some misapprehension as to the pur- I
poseB of tho department. In each case !
tho object was to pormtt the redls
trtbutton of the carrier aervloc so as
to make it more effective as a whole
Thu curtailment ot too frequent de?
liveries In residential sections enabled
tiie department to provide more de?
liveries in business districts. This
policy Is almost universally approved I
by bulness men, who are willing to
have fow^r deliveries at their resi?
dences In' order to obtain more fro- j
quent service at their places of busl
ncss. As already, pointed out, the city
delivery service has been greatly ex?
tended in the last two years, during
which period lotter carriers have been
placed on duty for the first time lit I
1S6 additional cities.
Rural Mall Senke.
I The consolidation of the rural do- 1
I livery and ntar route services, to !
! which reference was made in the last
I annual report, has proved to bo most
beneficial. It has enabled the depart?
ment to extend mall delivery to muny
thousands of additional patrons by a
rearrangement of established routes
with little Increase in the annual rate
of expenditure. Much needless dupli?
cation of service, which It was diffi?
cult to prevent with two Independent
systems of rural -ellvery, hus been
eliminated since their consolidation.
Under the new. plan of organization tho
rural mall service is being rapidly ex?
tended.
Aeroplane Mall Service.
The first aerial dispatch of United
States mall occurred In September 1
last, when 13,000 plecos wero carried i
from Aeroplane Postal Station No. 1, '
on Nassau Boulevard, to Minoola, Dong
Island. The progress feeing made In
the scloncc of aviation encourages the
hope that ultimately the regular con- j
vcyancc of mall by this means may be !
practicable. Such a sorvlce, if found
feasible, might be established in many
districts where the natural conditions
preclude other means of rapid trans?
portation.
Annual Vacations.
The department again renews its
recommendation that a law be enacted
authorizing the allowance, of thirty .
days' annual leave of absence, with :
pay, to post-office clerks, to otty letter j
carriers, and to such railway postal j
clerks as arc required to work six
days a w-.eek throughout the year. '
While the granting of the proposed |
lcavo will naturally entail considerable
additional expense, U Is believed that
the cost will be more thun offset by
the greater efficiency to bo expected
under a law so benellclal to the health
and spirit of tho employes affected.
Relief From Sunday Service,
? An order was put into effect dur?
ing tho year thut ha8 reduced to a
minimum the employment of post-office
clerks and letter carriers on Sunday)
The few employes who are obliged to
report on tho Sa<bbath to make a
necessary distribution of important '
letters are now granted componsa- I
tory tlmo on other days of tho week
equal to the period of Sunday service.
The arrangement by which the amount |
of Sunday work In post-oluces is thus |
reduced hns been received with groat
favor by the employee and with little j
objection from the patrons of tho
service.
Penstun? for Superannuated Employes. '
Almost without exception, foreign
nations provide for the pensioning of
civil service employes whon they bo
come superannuated. Large corpora?
tions In same principle In the retire?
ment |of shelr nged employes. On
business grounds, if for no other rea?
son, tho government should do like?
wise.
While the compensation of postal
employes has been considerably In?
creased during thy laBt few years it '
is hardly more than sufficient to meet '
necessary living expenses and conse?
quently does not permit the putting
aside Of any considerable savings this
country are rapidly adopting against
the old ago. It Is believed that a civil '
pension based ,tm length of oinploy
rrtent should be granted by the gov
ernment. Benefits to the service far I
outweighing tho oxpense of such pen- j
sions would undoubtedly result.
Crusade Against Fraudulent Vse of
the Malls.
The department's crusade ugalnst :
, the fraudulent use of the malls begun .
in 1010. hus been aggressively con- <
tinned. Bast year the Inspectors as
signed to this Work Investigated a
I great variety of cases ranging from |
petty schemes for tho commitment of i
fraud on n small scale to gigantic
! projects Involvlvj the sulc of worth?
less slock In lmuglnary mining com
panics and other flctltloys concerns.
I Thero wero altogether 62.0 Indictments,
[and in thsso cases i>i convict Ion?
havo been already secured, with but It
acquittals. Mist of the pending ca?es
will come to trial during the current
fiscal yoar. The swindlers thus In?
dicted had fraudulently obtained from
the public many millions of dollars.
Reports from the large cities Indicate
that numerous concerns utilizing the
malls In a questionable manner havi
gone out of business as the result ot 1
tho department's vigorous orusade.
The publicity glvon the prosecutions
through tho dally press all over the
country ban been of great value In
preventing Innocent persons from bo
Ing defrauded.
Many Inspector-! have beejj employed
solely In tho Investigation of cases in?
volving the fraudulent ubo of the
malls, and thus their attention has
been diverted from tho Important
work of scrutinizing tho routine op?
erations of tue postal service. It Is
believed that tho handling of all such
fraud cases should be assigned to tho
agents of the Department of Justice,
thus relieving the post-offlco Inspectors
of a responsibility, th-? discharge of
which seriously Interferes with their
usual duties.
SIAY IB ROME 10
SEE OLD FRIENDS
Pope Waives Rules in Favor of
New Cardinals From United i
States.
Rome, December 10.?It was the de?
sire of the Pope that the now car?
dinals should leavo Rome as soon aa
posslbe, becauao this la a year of
mourning on account of celebrations
of Italian unity. But the pontiff madr
an exception In the case of Cardinals
Farloy and O'Connell. He told ther;
that as their dioceses were bo far
from Rome, and consequently they
could not return aa frequently as Eu?
ropean prlnceB of tho church, to pro
lung their visit, seo their old friends
and make new ones, and while hore to
participate In the work of the con?
gregations to which thoy belong.
Cardinal Farley and Cardinal O'Con?
nell will remain here until some dato
In Januury. Cardinal Merry dol Val,
the papal secretary of stalo, said to
Cardinal Farley to-day;
"Your eminence uecdu rest evidently,
as everybody In New York 18 striving
to prevent you from leaving Rome too
soon. They want you to return at tho
right momunt. and 1 can imagine what
that means. The good peuple ot New
York want their welcome on your re?
turn to eclipbo your enthueuetlc send
off."
Cardinal Farley smiled, and replied,
"I know thoy do, und I ahull not go
back before they ask me to."
It Is an open socrot that Plux X.
Is so Impresed with the prephecy that
he would be In the pontificate not
more than nine years, for another year
only, perhaps, that It was by his wish
that a oonalstory wae held in this
year of mourning. He Is convlucod -th-.t
the nineteen new cardinals will fol?
low, his pulley, especially In respect
to tho codification of tho canon law
and the war against modernism.
Tho sudden decision to create so
many cardinals, the majority rf whom
are foreigners, and thus virtually re?
form the sacred college. Is bcltoved to
havo been due to the Pope's conviction
that their services will 'be needed soon
for a conclave to eloct hla successor.
WAR OVER WOMAN
HEAD OF i cuss-ita i,
Cumberland, Md.. December 10.?Ton
Cumberland physicians, membars of
the medical staff of the Western Mary?
land Hospital, headed by Dr. Thomas
\V. Koon. police oommlsslonor here,
who Is chief of staff, have asked the
directors for the resignation of Miss
Florence A. Tanney, superintendent,
declaring that sho is "temperamentally
unfit."
The staff contains twenty-one mem?
bers, and tho other eleven declare that
Miss Tanney Is efficient, and that "her
resignation would bs a distinct loss to
tho hospital."
SUICIDE! nilGAKS ROPEi
THEN GETS WIRE
WIlkeBbarro, Pa., December 10.?Af?
ter tho weight of his body broke a oot
ton ropo with which he endeavored to
hang himself. Vincent Mellefeskl ob?
tained a wire ropo. fast<*ied It to the
limb of a tree, and choked off his ex?
istence at Kingston last night. The
body was found on a branch over tho
famous Tobys Oave.
It was evident that MollofeshT failed
once to end Oils life. The broken ropo
was found firmly tied to thi limb from
which ho swung. On his second at?
tempt the wire rope cut deep into his
neck. The loss of his position drove
Mellefeskl to self-destruction.
WIFE AND lTUSIIAND
JURORS i VOTE ALIKE!
Tacoma, Wash., December 10.?"Wo1
voted together for the first time, and
I guess we thought Just alike all
along," said Mrs. Gideon Frnzer, who,
with her .husband, sat three days on
tho same Jury and helped return a ver?
dict convicting Meyer Cohen of em?
bezzlement from ths Moose Lodge.
ft was tho first time a husband and
wife had' served on the same Jury In
this State?possibly In tho country?
and the pair woro the centre of at?
traction.
Morels.
Table d'llotc Dinners Saturday
and Sunday evenings, II to 1) o'clock.
91.BO each.
Richmond, Va.
The most mogniltcent hotel In tho
South. European plan. Rooms single
and en suite, with and without haths.
Spacious sample rooms.
Rate. $1.60 per dav and UDward.
The Valentine Museum
ELEVENTH AND CLAY STREETS.
Open dally from 10 \. M. to I P. M.
Admission. "Go Free on Saturday*.
The Confederate Museum
TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS
OPEN 0 A. M. TO 5 P. M.
! Admission. ,a?o, Free an 8aturda#?
. .': -. . ?
By Elum & Funsten.
Real Estato Auctioneers,
TRUSTEE'S AUCTION SAMS .vC.'i
OF
HIGHLY VALUABLE STORE PROP- I
ERTT ON BIOIITEENTM STREET,
BETWEEN MAIN AND FRANKLU* .
STREETS
12 N. 18th Street
A WELD-LOCATED. WBLL-ESTABV. i
* DISHED BUSINESS STAND. ..i-.-V?
In oxocutlon of a certain deed of',
trust to tho undersigned trustees, dated'"-.'
November 11, 1001. recorded in D;'uUL1^'
172,-C, page ? 301. Richmond Chancery
Court, default having been made. In
tho debt socured, and being required so
to do by the beneficiary, I shall sell by
public auction, on tho premises, on !
MONDAY, DECEMBER U. 191L "
at 1:30 o'clock P. M,,
tho well-known, well-located and va|? :
uable business property so long occu
pled by Robert L. Butler. Esq., as" *
grocery, liquor and feed store (HI ?'
health compelling him to retire), and,-.
now under rental at the rate ot SiiOO
per nnnum. It Is a spacious, substan?
tial three-story brick house, with large;
storage capacity, fronting about 38 "A
feet on Eighteenth street. an* :
running ?ack about 124 rent
to Whltlock Alley. Business und ,
property values are steadily Increasing
In this block, and Its proximity to the
market, railways and the business con
tre {rives assurance of further eW?*1
hanceinent In value, and makos it de?
slrable. whether for business or ? la* -
vestment.
TERMS: By consent, one-third or'",
more, or ail. In cash; the balance, If
any, by negotiable notes, at one arid
two years, for the principal, and sep-: -
arato notes for the interest, payable
semi-annually, and secured by deed el
trust on the property.
J. B. ELAM, Y
Truatss."'' ?'
ELAM & FUNSTEN,
_ Auctioneers._i?i" t
TheValentmeAuction Ca
AUCTIONEERS
61fl EAST BROAD STJ
ADMINISTRATRrX AUCTION SAJjjS"-' '
OF vwttexi
WATCHES. CLOCKS, JEWELRY,'-'
SHOWCASES. ETC, .iva?:;{
??- - (. ?
As administratrix of the estate, .ot -,
J. S. C. Goodwin, deceased, I will a'tdl v.
j at public auction on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11,
ftt 3 o'clock P. M? f
at No. 726 North Second Strict, a num~ ?"'
ber of Clocks, Watches, Miscellaneous:
Jewelry. Watch and Clock Repahf.V''
Parts, three Showcases, two counter-, <?
Typewriter, Iron Safe. etc.
All work left for repairs and nolj
oalled for before hour of sale will n?
sold at owner's risk. i r..-:
PATTIE tK>ODWIN. io.$
Administratrix. . y$
\ THE VALBNTrNE AUCTION CO..
Auctioneers.
auction ?alc?, Jfuture SDagsf ;
By ~C.~TT~&TvL'iZ r5en?o"nT~"
Real Estate Auctioneers.
I,';
AUC1TON SALE
OF
VERY ATTRACTIVE COTTAGE
DWELLING ON LEWIS STREET.
NEAR GOVERNMENT ROAD.
At tho request of owner, we will soll :
at public auction, on the premises, on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12.
at 4 o'clock P. M.,
the very attractive five-room cottage
I dwelling, No. 1202 Lewis Street. Tho
' house Is exceptionally well built, with
1 wide hall and rooms nicely papered.
I This property will make either a cozy ? j
homo or nlco investment, and Is occu
' pled by excellent tenant at paying
' rental.
TERMS: Easy, and announced at
sale.
C. L. & H. L. DENOON.
'_821 East Main Street. ....?
By T. M. Wortham & Company,
Real Estate Agents,
No. 18 North Ninth Street.
AUCTION SALE
OF
UN EXPIRED LEASE OF THAT MOST i
DESIRABLE STORE. NO. 1009 EAST
MAIN ST RET, OPPOSITE THE
POST-OFFICE. :il
By direction of the United Statos^"
Dlstrlct Court for the Enstern Die-'
trlot of Virginia, and in order to close.-'
up tho affairs of Wiltshire's, Inc., in. ?
bankruptcy, I will otter at public auc?
tion, on tho premises, at
1 P.M .,
THURSDAY", DECEMBER 14. 1011.
the unexplrcd lease of this desirable
store (with basament and sub-base--:
mcnt).
Particulars as to length of lease and
other terms of sale announced at sn.lo,
or may he either obtained by applying
ot the office of the trustee. No. &30-".'
Mutual Building, or at the offlci of the:1
auctioneer.
J. C. WISE. :
Trusteo. .
_-.?_-.-?- .
By J. Thompson Brown & Co.,
1113 Main Street.
TRUSTEE'S SALE
OF
TWO-STORY BAY WINDOW BRICK '
DWELLING, NO. 1227 DANCE
STREET. NEAR RESERVOIR
STREET.
By virtue of a deed of trust, dated
May 18, 1910, and recorded in Rlch-<
mond Chancery Court, D. B. 207-B, ;
page 267, to the undersigned trustee, to.
secure the payment of a certain note'"'
therein described, default being made,
ond being requested so to do, I will;
sell at puhllc auction, on the premises,^
to the big-host bidder.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, ...
at 4 P. M.,
the property described In said deed, as ,
follows: Beginning on south line of
Dance Street 31S feot 2 Inches west of '
Roservoir Street: thence running west
wnrdly and fronting on Dance Street
2l feet 1 inch, and running back 90
feet to an alley In common. The,"
house contains six rooms, bath and ?
pantry, and has olty conveniences. ?
Will pay as nn Investment or make-a. >
snug little home.
TERMS: Cash as to expense of sal?,.
any taxes due. and to pay a note or .
$218. with Interest from November 18,
1911, and balance six, twelve and elgh-.
toen months, secured by deed of trust. ' ?
LEROY E. BROWN.
Trustee. "?
J THOMPSON BROWN & CO.. - '
Auctioneers. ,
By Poliard Bagby.
AUCTION SALE
OF
FIRST-CLASS DET ACHED HOME IN .i
FA1RMOCNT. NO. 1204 NORTH ;.
NINETEENTH STREET.
Wa will sell at auction, on the prent,-'.-/.
-^THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. 191L; '""V
at 4-30 P. M..
the above mentioned dcslroMe home.,
Tho house Is detached, tins eight rooms..v,
Is modern In every respect, and will
make a nice horn's or Investment. Tho
owner is determined to sell, so come,
and get a bargain. :5
TERMS: Easy, and announced at
POLLARD A BAGBY,
Auctioneers.
^Atlantic ?itp &eaort?f
GALEN HALL d
Atlantic City,
' Hotel anil Sanatorium.
With Its elegant comforts. Its tonlo
uod curntlvo baths nnd superior tab}*:
unSl service. Is an Ideal place for fell
snd winter. Always open. Mw&vti
, ready. Always . _,
Aftosml ""

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