Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-14
THOMAS ADDRESSES NASBYS
Omaha Postmaster Explains Postal
Savings Bank System.
SENDS REGRETS
Letter from Postmaster General Says
He is IlI-silent Prayer is
Offered for His
Health.
(From a staff Correspondents u

LINCOLN, July 1S.-(Special.)-At the
meeting Of the postmasters of Nebraska
this morning e Sizer read telegram, pur-
porting to be from Postmaster General
Hitchcock, expressing his regret that he is
unable to attend the convention, and say
ing that he has been advised by his physi-
clans to go abroad and take a rest, which
he intends to do shortly.
After reading the message Mr.. Sizer asked
the audience to please offer up a silent
prayer for the recovery of the head of the
department. The audience stood up for
moment with bowed heads and then Mr..
Sizer started off the proceedings.
One of the features of the days proceed
ings was the entertainment of the women
visitors. Tho local committee escorted the
women to the bargain sales in order. not
only to show them the sights but to see
to 1t that they had an opportunity to spend
some money.
Several musical selections and readings
interspersed the regular speech-making
program. Among the addresses was one by
P. " McGraw, fourth assistant postmaster
| general.
Omaha Postmaster Talks.
One Of the interesting talks was by Post
master Thomas Of Omaha. who discussed
| pObtul Savings DdllhS. MT. lnO1ldS COfnph-
ments Postmaster General Hitchcock, Sena-
tor Burkett and former Congressman John
l.. Kennedy for the work they did in be-
half OF postal savings banks, Mr.. Thomas
said in parts
Every postoffiee in the United States
authorized to issue money orders, and suct
| others as the postmaster general In his dis
cretion may, from time 10 time designate
are declared to be postal savings deposi
tories Postal savings depository office shal
be kept upon for the transaction of bust
ness every day excepting Sundays ant
| legal holidays) during the usual postoffict
hours of the town or locality where sucl
| depository is located. Provided, the post
master general may, II he deem it neces
| sary OF more practical, establish at firs
postal savings repositories only in money
order offices of the first, second and thrC
| class.
| made by any person OF the age OF 10 year
or over in his or her own name and by {
| married woman I'm her own name and fre
from the control or interference of he hus
band, but no person shall have more thar
one account. Postnasters, upon persons
opening account shall deliver to the de
positor pass book upon which shall b.
written the name, nature or mark OF th
depositor or other memoranda necessar,
for Identification. The postmaster genera
has power TO aropt some other device II
lieu OF pass books as a means OF makinJ
OF preserving evidence of deposit.
Opening an Account.
One dollar must be deposited before a.
account Is opened and IL or uFultipl
thereof must be deposited after such al
account has been opened, and no persol
is permitted TO deposit more than 500 Il
any calendar month. To encourage smalle
accounts persons may purchase from tn
depository office for 10 cents a postal say
ings card on which may be attached spe
ciaiiy prepared adhesive stamps to b
known as Postal Savings Stamps" an
when the stamps so attached amount I
81 or larger sum or multiple thereof In
cluding the 10-cent postal savings caro-
the same may be presented as a deposl
for OPENING an account. Additions may b
, made to an account by means OF such car
and stamps In mounts of 81 or multiple
thereof. Upon receipt OF said stamps by IN
3 postmaster. they shall be Immediately car
celled.
Postmasters must keep these stamps o
> sale at their postal savings depository.
Interest at the rate OF per cent per an
mum shall be allowed and entered to IN
credit Of each depostor once each yea
: same to be computed on rules prescribe
by the trustees Interest shall not be a
lowed on fractions Of a dollar. Five hur
dred dollars is the limit of deposits es
elusive Of accumulated Interest. Deposition
I may withdraw whole or any part of the
s funds with accrued interest, upon deman
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