Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

annual promotions based on faithful
| and efficient service. The beneficial re-
suits of the new legislation, which has
been in effect since July I. 1907. are
already apparent. The number of resig-
nations on account OF Inadequate sala-
| ries has become much smaller than
hitherto. and reports from the civil
service commission indicate that the
applications for examination have in
creased to such an extent as to furnish
practically all the eligibles necessary to
meet the growing requirements Of the
service.
The Redistribution of post office en-
ployes made effective by last years APP
preparation act applied only to clerks and
carriers and did not extend to officers
and employees receiving compensation In
excess of 81 200 a year. The first assistant
postmaster general suggests in his report
a plan for the Redistribution OF these
higher post ions. making II possible to
pay adequate salaries. The efficiency OF
subordinate employees depends In large
measure effective supervision, and the
department should be able TO command
the services of competent men for that
purpose. / therefore earnestly recon-
men that Congress grant substantial In
creases.
Proposed Postal Note.
| There is a great demand from the pub
| lie for postal notes. Soon after my In
] duction into Office the third assistant post
master general was directed to thoroughly
investigate the subject and to prepare
suitable postal note bill which would fur
nish a cheaper and more convenient form
of remittance through the mails of sums
in denominations OF 10. 90 %. 20, 40. 80.
| 60. 30. IS. so and 90 cents. 81. SloO. 81 and
50. so Attention Is invited TO the drait
| of a bill in the annual report of the tfprd
assistant postmaster general. which i ur-
gently recommend.
The passag. of such measure is OF the
| utmost Importance. both to the pubic
and to the d 'partment. and would tend
Ito do away with the Objectionable practice
of sending postage stamps through the
mails.
fUse of Mails for Unlawful Purposes.
! During the fiscal year ended June 30.
1907, fraud orders to the number Of 15S
were issued OF the total number issued,
! twenty were supplemental to previous or
ders and intended TO reach those. con-
Germs and persons who, having been de-
clared fraudulent. were seeking to con-
tinue their operations under new names.
and thrty-seven were against foreign lot
| terry companies and their agents, who
were found to be using the mails of the
| United States in the promotion of lotter-
| les or the total of 121 domestic fraud
orders issued during the year us were
directed against schemes to defraud and
| two against lottery enterprises. The
naming order included in the total was
issued under the provisions of the act Of
March ., 1889, by authority of which mall
matter addressed to any fictitious name
which is ascertained to be used in the
conduct of unlawful business of any
Kind may be treated as unbelievable.
While the number of fraud orders is
sued represents substantial decrease
from the number promulgated during the
preceding fiscal year. activity in the
handling of tbs class of cases has been
none the less marked. 1t is probable that
the total of moneys saved the public by
| timely action against swinders using the
mails has never been so large. -.
One of the most ingenious schemes with
which the Post Office Department has had
to contend was that of a promoter who
| would promise no returns for remittances.
| but dared any one to send him $40 for
| blind investment The advertisements
and circulars were so cunnipgly worded
| that while they purported to promise
nothing and did not disclose how, the
| money was to be used. yet enticingly sug-
| gested that the party would receive $50
| or more in money within ten or fifteen
| days from the time Of the Investment OF
| the $40. In return for the money sent to
| the operator the investor received a
certificate of stock in a mining corpora
ton, the value of which stock was at the
time entirely prospective and speculative
| and not Of the current and actual value of
4 $50 or more in money. AS is usual where
a scheme of this character proves success
| full to the promoter. 1t was promptly fol-
| lowed by others. of like kind. 1t Is be-
| lieved. however that. practically all of
them have been suppressed.
Ffnanetak statement.
The following 4tatement of the de-
partment's fiqanres: 8
The receipts for the year were $lS3, $751;
OO5.57; the expenditures, $3.50, 23s. 2ss "a:
excess Of expenditures over receipts,
Comparison of receipts and expendi-
lures for the fiscal year ended June 30.
| 1907, with those of the previous year:
RECEIPTS
| 1906. 1907
Ordinary postal
revenue .Is4s 1913, eoss sl7s, s4s. POI %
ness ........... s.ois.s22e2 a.7as.7i4.es
| Total receipts,
all sources. .s167 9s2, 1925 s1ss, So. oOs 81
| EXPENDITURES.
Expenditures on
account Of the
| year $1tS2t0 103.02 $lS9, 9SS ,2&2O
Expenditures on =, =?
account of pre-
vious years.. 17as7ss7 sos,ots5s
Total expendI- ...s-
| lures during -
Ing the year . 1877 ,ea2. 7s2 IS 1888, sss ,oo557
Total excess OF
| expenditures
over receipts SIC, sic 1854 &c. $50. II
Total expenditures for the year. 81, 242 70
Receipts for the year. .......... 1873. 5S5. 00557
| Excess of expeuditu.,s over re-