Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-12

over 10 as from the House"
10 announcing for the last 6scal yesr
the biggest postal deficit in the history
of the country; SIG. 910. 27S SO, Post
master General Meyer also suggest,d to-
day mans by which such deficits can
be prevented 10 the future. He wants
special local parcel post established on
raGal routes. 81 sm firmly convinced, "
he said, ''that this would tend to wipe
out this postal deficit and would finally
make the rural delivery self sustaining,
besides being Of convenience to the farm
er, and boon to the retail country mer-
chant There are now In operation
more It an SO, 900 rural routes, serving
population of about eighteen million
people, and should an average OF %
pounds OF mercb a pdise be carried BY the
rural carrier on esch trip throughout
the year, 1t is estims ed that $l5, OOO,-
900 would be realized. The rate would
be FIVE cents for the frat pound, and
two ceOts for each additional ponne up
TO IL poundS, The msximum weight OF {
package. With the exception OF small
per centsge paid to postna'ter3 OF the
fourth class for increased cancellations,
all revenue from this parcel post would be
clear gain, IS th'Ge would be no railroad
transportation Whatever, the service be-
ing confined to packages mailed by hors
fde merchants and patrons OF the roral
routes. | feel tLat from an sdm'nis'
trstlve and business viewpoint, it is most
desirable that such legislation be enact
ed" During the past f.cal year the
postal re ceips were $191 AIS 633 Al and
tue expenditures $2OS, 951, 1856 Whil1
the receipts exceeded those OF 1907 by
81, 1913, 657 "a the annual rate OF In.
crease fell from 9 per cent share it has
been for the last few years, to 4 29.
This falling of, the postG a'ter general
attributes 10 the financial Disturbances
of last fall. In a statement issued BY the
poslma,ttr general today, one explaDs-
ton of the deficit is the increased pa7
voted posiofice employees by Congress, en
Item OF ~, o9l, OIL. w.
Captain Ooerlin NJ. Garter, the army
engineer, who served a term in prison
for alleged crookedness 10 the mauipu-
Iation of funds during the construction
of harbor improvements st Savaur az,
Ga, is an innocent man, and was more
grievously wrouged than Dreyius, &C.
cordipg TO the assertion Of Of Horace G
Stone, the attorney employed By Garter
in the civil proceedings that are to de-.
TRIMMED the dispcs ton OF n. arly t
million dollars worth Of prOpert'.
This properly has been seizsd by United
S a'es authorities and legal proceedings
in Chicago will determine shortly
whether Ca ter or the government will
become the permanent owner.
Postal receipts fer October, 1908,
show general increase over the the
same month of last year A statement
of receipts OF the fifty largest pOotOffices
Just made public indicae that the New
York Office took 10 sl,704 697, during
the month just six per cert above he
figures for the same mortl IA yea.
san Franc SEQ is high on the list with
1892, 62S, for October, 19OS-an increase
OF nesrly 16 per cent.
Chsirmal Mack, OF the democratic
national committee contem plates opening
aud mAinisining permane' bts fqusr,els
10 this city. He SAYS the democratic
cam psighn cost $500, 600
Jndge Gould this morning sentenced
Thomas Verney, colOred, to serve fifteen
years in the penitentisry on his plea OF
granddaughter in killing Thomas E.
Russell last June.
During the Iast year 8. 764 persons
we're killed by the railr ais, During the
same period 6S, 9S9 passengers and en-
ployes wers Injured. The figures for the
present year were a little over twice as
large. During the three months ending
June 80, 1908, there we're 59l killed and
lS, 09S injured.
Representative John W. Weeks Of
Boston, chairman of the subcommittee
on banking of the joint congressional
currency commission, announced at the
Whits House today that there would be
no general currency bill at the forth.
coming session of Congress. He said,
however, that a bill would be introduc-
ed providing for a number Of important
charges In the banking laws, ta'ed sug-
gestions made by the comptroller OF the
Before the wsys and means commit
tee of the House today F. E. Hamilton,
representing The Italian Ohsmber Ct
Commerce, stated inst an increase of
the tariff on imported wines would do
neither the consumers nor the govern
ment any good. P. T. NJ ryan. prssi-
isnt of the California Wine A 800 la.
ion, opposed any reduction on foreign
wines. Congressman Cnsmp Clark
,sid Texas was the only state 10 the
lnion where a full caart bottle could
be had.
An intimstion comes from a high
authority that lively shske.up in
customs and sub.tr' a Jury forces 10 New
York city is being considered. Heavy
pressure is being brought to bear to Gust
nen who have held federal Office for the
asst eight or twelve years,
President Roosevelt today issued an order
placing the Marine Corps on new basis. In
be course of time and if the opportunity per-
nits. the marines will be Withdrawn from the
and confined to duty within "
bout the navy yards and naval stations.
Secretary of the Treasury, George B. Cor
elyoo, is today The happy father Of a new
,aby boy who arrived last night.
Balloon Fails into the Baltic.
Berlin, Nov. IL The dirigible bal
oon invented by Major Gross, which the |
var Office recently purchased from him,