Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-02
nosrMAsrER GENERAL AMENDS
uEo,sLAr,oN COVERING DE-
LIVERY OF MAILS.
DEFINES CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH OTHERS MAY RECEIVE
ssnders May Restrict Delivery to One
Person or May Leave II TO Discretion
Of Carrier and to Custom-Com'
rnandsr Peary Probably Will Be A..
sioned TO Duty At Foreign Embassy.
lspeclal correspondence:l

General Hitchcock has just amehdeo
the regulations governing the for
warding and delivery Of registered mail
| indicating definitely the circumstances
under which registered letters or pack
| ages may be delivered to others than
. the parties to whom they are addressed.
, The new regulations are intended to
! inform the postal employees as to the
i execution of their duties and at the
same time guide patrons of the registry
, division as to the method of handling
the mail at present
| AT present registered mail may ne
! delivered to any person authorized by
! the addressee in writing to receive 1t;
! to such person as the sender, after
mailing. in a written order verified by
| the mailing postmaster: TO any respon-
/ sible person to whom the addressee
mail is customarily delivered, and may
! he delivered TO the person. firm. cor
poration or association IN whose care
it is addressed. Identification must al
ways be required if the applicant Tor
registered mail is unknown.
Senders of registered mail may re-
strict its delivery by Endorsement. Mail
I!
der" car not be delivered except to the
addressee or on his written order. Mail
Endorsed deliver to addressee only"
can not be delivered TO any person ex-
cept the addressee not even on his
written order.
The addressee of registered mall may
restrict the delivery by fling at the
postoffice Of address directions in writ
IN u.h delivery be
made II the addressee is dead or in
sane the registered mail may be deliv-
cred to his legal representative.
REGISTERED mail addressed TO a minor
living with his parents or under the
control of a guardian. is subject to a
parents or guardians control unless 1t
be Endorsed for personal delivery. Mail
that is registered, not obviously OF
personal nature, addressed to a former
public officer. partner or employe OF
| Arm should be delivered to the person
holding the title or performing the
duties Of the office.
| The postofYfce department Will in the
absence Of all knowledge to the con-
trary, regard as responsible persons In
| the meaning Of the new regulations.
adult members OF the addressee's fam
lily, his employees in a clerical or super
visory capacity and the proprietor or
manager Of q private lodging house in
which he resides Those not regarded
as responsible are minors. janitOrs. Ia
i borers. messengers, elevator boys and
! house servants.
| The new regulations go into effect at
once and will govern all postal en-
ployes handling registered mail turnout
the entire United States.
Captain Robert E. Peary, North Pole
discoverer and naval engineer. will
probably be sent abroad as naval at
tache to one OF the American embassies
in Europe. At least his friends in
Washington believe that this is the dis
position which the navy department
will make Of the daring explorer.
There was a suggestion current in Of
fetal circles today that Captain Peary
might even be made minister from this
country to Denmark as matter Of rec
ognition TO the naval officer for his ser
vice to his country. but at the state de-
partment 1t was said that this idea was
not being considered.
To make a naval officer the govern
ment's diplomatic representative at
foreign court would be without proceed
ent. it Is said. tho there is no legal
reason why this could not be. The
more likely thing officials say, would
be the detail OF Captain Peary to one
of the European capitals as naval at
tache
+. Since the prolonged leave of absence
Of Captain Peary expired a week ago.
the navy department has been puzzled
to find some post Of duty for the Off
GER He is now on the waiting ut and
subject to order at any time