The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-28
Postmasters Think Edu-
cation Would Help
Postal Service.
PENSION PLAN
FOR EMPLOYEES
Two Important Problems Dis.
cussed at Convention, Speakers
Showing How Revenues Can
Be Increased-Small Sums
Stolen by Money
Order Thieves.

Pensions fer superannuated employees
and methods of informing the. public
On postal matters, were the topics
which created the greatest interest in
the thirteenth annual Convention of the
| Iostmasters o. the First Class at the
Jefferson Hotel yesterday. Two ex-
tended business sessions We're held for
debate and conference over matters
| oil special, rather than general interest
affecting the government of the larger
offices of the country, The annual ban
| quet of the association was held last
night in the main dining-room of the
Jefferson Hotel ana proved mos.
brilliant affair. several speakers OF
note being present
Yesterday morning the convention
| had a most Interesting discussion OF
/ the subject of economy in the postat
administration; a subject that has been
most forcibly called to the attention
| Of postnasters by President Taft and
FostmasterGeneral Hitchcock. Presi-
| dent Morgan announced at the close
| of yesterdays session that that Of this
morning was of particular Importance.
and the meeting hour was moved UP
tc 9:30 o'clock.
VIII Go to Omaha.
ination and on the next place of meet
ing were in session yesterday for some
time. The accepted belief is that the
next convention will go West, probably
to Omaha, Neb., although there Is a
strong working delegation presenting
the claims OF Atlantic City. and tele
graphic invitation has been received
from St Louis. Current report has set
tied on Fred G.. Without. postmaster
of Dayton, O., S president, to sue
ceed Edward NJ. Morgan, postmaster of
the city of New York. who has been
at the head OF the convention for the
past four years.
Mr. Without is first vice president. He
has been postmaster at Dayton for
ten years. and Is connected wish the
National Casn Register Company, the
Chic Fruit Land Company and other
business enterprises
The morning session began With .
paper from D. G. owen. postmaster al
Milwaukee, en- Economy in the Pos
tai Administrations Offering many
practical sug ggesticns fer actual ccono-
mics in the individual ofnces.
"Clean work by clean men in clean
Offices" was his prescription for Sc
curing the best work at the lowest
possible cost
v
N. c., advocated attention to detail
mentioning instances where thousands
could be saved to the government by
attention to small matters. III every
postmaster We're to save dollar
year he asserted, it would mean a
total saving of $4,000. He urged the
elimination OF waste and loose ends.
Several members took part in an in-
formal discussion of the problem OF
economy.
Cabell Warmly Applnuded.
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Royal f. CabeIl, former postmaster OF
Richmond, entered the hall during this
d debate and was escorted to the plat
form amid applause. He spoke brief
Il, of his pleasure of being again among
the postmasters Of the first class, OF
which association he was an active
member while postmaster here. Post
master Robert F. Woods, OF Louisville,
read a paper prepared by Robert ID
Pryson. of indianapolis, Ind. on pro-
vision for superannuated post-ofhce
employees, discussing several proposed
plans. and declaring himself IN taTor
or the compulsory savings system.
Postmaster E. r. Sizer OF Lincoln,
Neb, read a paper on what Shoula
Re the Office system In Treating Un-
deliverable Second-Class Matter Under
Inc Recent Act of Congress" The
ovest,on was discussed by Mr.. owen.
OF Milwaukee.
Mr. Blum, of Savannah. offered
resolution proposing the adoption OF
n permanent button or badge as an
evidence OF membership In the asso-
citation. 1t was referred to the com
mittee on resolutions. as was an eN
tended resolution offered by the post
master of New Orleans lndorsins Nc"
Orleans as the location for the expo
sition commemorating the completson
of the Panama Canal
Protection OF Money orders.
Valuable papers We're read by y. NJ.
Willis. postmaster at NashNille, ana
E. j. Stackpole, postmaster at Har-
risonburg Pa, on What Safeguards
Should Be Provided in the Absence or
the Advice to Guard Against Raising
of Money orders?' The Post-oft'ce
Department has announced that on
or before January 1. 1911, It will dis
continue the practice of sending
duplicate advice to the paying post
to be compared with the orig f
inal order before payment. AS a mat
ter of fact. the use of the advice has
been negligible, since 1t was permitted
to deposit money orders with banks
and in other ways treat them as orit-
nary bank checks TIE speakers took
the ground that the advice does not
prevent the raising of orders, nor
prove a reliable safeguard to either
postmasters or the public, Mr., Willis
thought the marginal cutting afforded
/ partial safeguard, since 1t limited
The amount to which an order could
be raised to the next even amount, !
saying that the largest amount that t
any order could be raised was 1929. |
and TINT could sonlyE be done on an !
order costing S4O19, Prior to the sIdop- I
lion OF the marginal record, orders :
could and We're readily raised tor
larger amounts, AS a matter of fgtl,
both speakers asserted that save py
fire or burglaries the department has