The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-05-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondence.

For a number of years the postofice
department has endeavored to impress
upon the public the Importance Of ex-
ercising care in writing addresses on
letters, etc, sent through the mails.
Although this campaign Of education
has been effective in measure, the
fact that more than 100000 pieces
Of undeIivered matter were handled in
the division Of dead letters during the
year 1905 indicates that there is still
considerable carelessness in this re-
spect.
Plan to Reduce Dead Letters.
Mr.. DeGraw, the fourth assistant
postmaster general approaching that
much remains to be accomplished in
reducing the number of dead" letters
to a minimum, recently obtained au-
thority from Postmaster General Cor
telyou to adopt a plan of procedure
which, it Is believed, will materially
aid in solving the problem and thereby
benefit the general public and relieve
the department. The plan contem-
plates inclosing with each letter for
warded to addressed or returned to
writer from the division Of dead let
tiers card containing a model form Of
address for mail matter as well as
brief instructions in connection with
the writing of addresses.
The card bears the suggestion that
ink be used In writing addresses, that
the name of the addressee as well as
the street nnmber, postofice and state
be written plainly and that the writ
er's name and address, with return
request, be placed in the upper left
hand corner of letters, etc.
Mr. DeGraw believes that if these
suggestions are followed there willNbe
marked reduction in the number of
pieces of mail matter that fail Of de-
livery
Architecture of Pablo Buildings.
There is a movement on foot to Sc
cure a new style of architecture as APP
piled to public buildings, and particu-
larry postoffices. Chairman Bartholdt
of the house committee on buildings
and grounds is convinced that there
has been too much attention in the
past to external beauty and too little
thought expended on the purpose for
which the structure was to be used.
The new Chicago postoffice is cited
as the best example of what is meant
Judge of Porto Rico.
The nomination of B. S. Rodey to be
United States Judge of Porto Rico is
an interesting one. Mr.. Rodey was
delegate to congress from New Mexico
two years ago and fought hard for
statehood for his territory. When joint
statehood of Arizona and New Mexico
was decided upon by the president
Mr.. Rodey championed that settlement
Of the whole thing. In doing so he
made himself unpopular in his terri
tory where the feeling was strong
against joint statehood.
Mr. Rodey was a territorial judge Of
New Mexico at one time. He was Sc
lected for the Porto Rican position,
made vacant by the retirement of
Judge McKenna. because he speaks
and understands the Spanish language
and the Spanish people.
The jamestown Exposition.
President Roosevelt has accorded to
the Jamestown exposition the unusual
honor of promising to be personally on
hand at the opening of the exposition
next year. This opening will take
place April 26 1907, and that date cele-
brates the landing of the first English
at Cape Henry. From there the col
onists proceeded up the river to James
town, where they established them
1t is not customary for a
president to personally attend the
opening Of an exposition and make a
speech, as President Roosevelt will do.
The usual proceeding is to touch but
ton In the White House and start the
machinery, at the same time exchang-
ing messages with the exposition auzs
thorities.
The Popular Oyster.
A billion fat oysters slipped down
the throats of Washingtonlans In the
season just ended, 1t is estimated by
G. w. Harvey, the caterer. They would
make pile as high as the capitol.
oysters were very popular. Like
most everything else. they have COM
petition, but they held to their market
popularity in spite Of the fish and
crabs. Soft she'll crabs and clans are
answering calls for oysters since May
/, but oysters are carried all through
the summer at the first class houses,
where it Is possible to keep them nice
and fresh.
Treasury Decisions.
One Of the most Important but least
heard Of publications issued by the
United States government is that en-
titled Treasury Decisions This pub
lication is got out by the printing diyi-
sion of the treasury department under
the supervision of capable force and
is published promptly at IL o'clock
noon on Thursday Of each week. 1t
usually runs from thirty to sixty pages
and contains matter of unusual inter
est to the business interests of the
country, such as decisions of the sec
rotary of the treasury and other Off
GERS Of the department affecting the
customs service, the rulings Of the in
ternal revenue bureau on whisky and
tobacco cases, abstracts of decisions of
customs and other cases by courts and