Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-27
SlZER PRESIDENT OF NASBYS
Lincoln Man Honored by Postmssters
of Nebraska with Office.
CAPITAL GETS NEXT MEETING
Convention Endorses ResOIutIOn De-
plOrinE Loss of Interests sus-
tnined In Death of Edward
RosewateF.

H. e. Palmer of Omaha. first vice presi- |
dent.
Karl Kramer Of Columbus second vice |
president.
A. A. Hyers Of Havelock. third vice pres
ident.
Miss Cora E. Raker of Gretna, fourth |
vice president
w. j. Cook Of Blair, secretary.
These constitute the officers of the Ne |
braska Association of Postmastars, elected |
Wednesday morning for the year.
Lincoln was chosen as the next place Of
meeting, the date to be fixed by the ex-
ecutive committee.
An increased attendance greeted wednes-
day mornings meeting of the postmasters'
convention. which reassembled at $3.50 OF
the Creighton College Of Law and ad-
| journed in the afternoon.
! The first speaker OF the morning was
Postmaster II. NJ. Wells Of Crete, who told
briefly OF postofiice matters at Crete, and
was followed by II. e. DeRter of Shenan-
! doah, Ia who gave a brief account of tho
| preliminary organization of the Iowa Post
masters association during the early fore
noon. Mr.. Deater said in addition: I'm
behalf of the Iowa postmasters here pre-
sent, 1 wish TO extend my sincere thanks
| for the invitation to meet with you. These
meetings tend to stir us up and the result
cannot be other than gooo IN this con-
nection and in the further behalf of the
Iowa postmasters, invite all Of you post
masters and postmistresses of Nebraska to
visit us at Des Moines August "a and %,
during our preliminary convention"
! vote OF thanks was rendered the Iowa
postnlasters for their presence at the meet
| ing.
Just n Common Occurrence.
Postmaster Ed r. sizer arose to quos-
ton of personal privilege. He stated that
he had been misauoted in the World
Herald in relation to remark he had
alleged to have made in his address Tues
day afternoon before the convention, re-
lating to the incompetency of poor office
inspectors, in which he was charged with
SAYING, That some inspectors did not
know enough to have the headache" Mr..
Sizer said that he had no recollection OF
making any such statement and II he did
he wished to apologize to the inspectors for
such a statement accredited to him.
DR.. George l. Miller of Omaha was in
vited to address the convention. but asked
to be excused. as he came in merely to
meet his old friend, M. A. Brown of Kear-
ney, Whom regard ae one of the best
friends Nebraska has evCr had, and who
has spent nearly a lifetime in the service
OF upbuilding this state"
Mr. Brown was called for and delivered
a short address upon postoftAce business
system, and the necessity OF courtesy in the
management Of postoffices and fits relation
to the public.
Mr.. sizer submitted the following resolu-
ton:
Be it Resolved, That in tho Judgment OF
this convention the department shohld al
49, a gNnNv
for his postoftice the practice OF hack
stamping OF mail and the keeping OF a
to writer" to do so and should furnish to
such postmaster the supplies necessary for
such service.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
Thirty Days Vacation.
Mr.. sizer moved the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution;
Resolved That It is the Judgment of this
convention that the present law allowing
postoflce employe fifteen days vacation
each fiscal year should be amended to read
thirty days vacation during each calendar
year, and be II further
Resolved, That the secretary of this con-
, Vention be instructed to furnish a COPY OF
this resolution to each member OF the dele
cation in congress from Nebraska
The resolution was unanimously adopted
The question box was then opened and
; numerous questions relating to the specific
and general management of poutoffices
variety of topics and were answered sew
orally by postmasters Bushnell, Van Dyke
and Senator Burkett. Senator Burkett
said:
"One of the most dficuit things a person
has to encounter is to try to explain a law
he has helped to originate and pass"
So much time was occupied in the con-
sideration of the question box the expected
address was deferred until the afternoon
George L. Van Dyke, assistant superin-
tendent of the division of salaries and al
lowances, from Des Moines, was called for
: and spoke briefly, giving more attention to
answering questions pertaining to his de-
partment
Tribute to Mr.. ROsewater.
! Mr.. sizer moved the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, Since our last convention (at
, which time he was serving as a delegate to
3 the Postal congress) Edward Rosewater
: has been called to mis- last ure' TreWara' ana
Rosewater was always deeply interested in
I postal matters and a consistant friend to
service, and devoted to the cause much OF
D his individual time and space in his news
Resolved. That this convention feels its
great loss in his death and extends its
t sympathy to the family OF the deceased,
I and that these resolutions be spread upon
the records OF this association and that a
copy OF the same be sent to the family of
the deceased
The resolutions were adopted by stand.
\ ing vote Of the entire convention.
o President Palmer thanked the associs'
a ton for the honor conferred on him IN
b continuing him in the ONCE OF president
= for two terms. and that the convention
i had come for a second time. He hoped
o that at some future time the convention
would again be held here, and that Omaha
would now Join hands in making the con-
vention next year at Lincoln a big success
Following the election OF officers q COM
. munication was read from the CONNER
cial Club OF Lincoln, inviting the associa,
tion 10 meet in that city next year
y The invitation was unanimously &C.
e lcepted.
- Victor RoseWater, editor OF The Bee
q was called upon for a short talk on the
> subject OF bulky newspaper mail, He gave
I a brief description OF the manner In which
! the large sectional editions OF newspaper
o are folded by machinery, and asked thai
the postmasters be a little indulgent with
n the publishers. even though It did involve
- them with little extra work, particularly
a I % H. A..