Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

UuirieS to ascertain whether the HdoitS Oh
the maCkerel have changed In New Eng
land which has suffered a less productive
season than formerly. and why the shad
fishery of the Atlantic coast, especially
in Chesapeake bay ana IT'S tributaries
has fallen off. were also made' WIN some
good results
Work of the bureau of navigation mas
been devoted to the consideration of the
question of tolls for the Panama cahai
and other measures for the protection or
American shipping. The report or the
bureau shows that shipping commission
ers at seventeen SeapOrts during the year
shipped reshipped and discharged '''"'44
Seamen on American vessels, an increase
OF H. i.iS over the previous year
The steamboat inspection service re-
ports that ::1S. $40 10 passengers were
1ranSporte ed during the year on vessels re-
,uired by law to report the hummer Oh
their passengers. The total number OF
accidents resulting in loss of life was 49,
al decrease of /? as compared WIN me
previous wear Lives were lost TO the
number of 80. including passengers anu
crew. an increase of 1O1 over the pre-
viouS year. The ratio of lives lost 10
passengers carried was LOT every Ho''-
Tx: passengers. The work of TINS SerV-
ice includes the inspection of boilers, mo-
tor vessels. Hfe-saving equipment ana
other things to insure the safety OF pas
scngerS. and also the Inspection OF NUNS
OF steamers and other vessels
one important work of the Post Office
recruitment
planning of the details. with the ASSIST
ance of the Treasury Department. Tor the
postal savings bank system. when goes
into operation January ., according 10
the latest announcement Inc system
will begin with the establishment OF
banks at one Second-clasS office III each
state and territory.
\ reduction of more than s11."oo,noo
in the postal deficit WAS announced l"l
the wear. and hope held out for It's
total :nnihilation in the year to come
thus paving the way to Il cent Iate
of postage for letter mail rms reu"c
zion il is shown. the result OF
an increase ,f more than S@o,oo".oo" III
the gross revenues of the service. ana
the holding Down of expenses
Efforts to effect further saving In eN-
,,cndj.ures were. made during the year.
and are still continuing by the ADOPTION
of simpler plans for doing business, tle
adjustment OF forms heretofore ueensu
INDISPENSABLE. closer attention 10 the
an,o,IDt OF matter carried free IN the
mails and that carried at less tflh cost
Remedies have been proposed by Lie
Postmaster General, which he beIeNeS
will still further reduce the expehol-
lures of the service \ vigorous cam,
paisn Of prosecution in the crlnln.il
courts of those engaged I'm schehheS W
defraud through the mails mas peeh
waged during the year. win sooo re
suits Heretofore it was deemed SUI
ficient simply To place such persons Oh
what is known as the 1raud iis'. tiu
foI. the conduct of their business Inc
Postmaster General felt severer treat
Inent necessary Tor the Proteo.ioi
of the public, hence the change In pro-
Cedure in dealing Will 'ii'''
cases ..-+ors
During the year assistant postn1asteiS
nj presidential offices were placed uh-
der the classified civil service. dho'iiel
stap toward removing the postal service
from political control The POSTMASTER
General now advocates thai postmaSteTs
at all presidential ohceS ne SUNNI =.
mt under civil service protectioh. .ii:,'
,narit may he the determining factor III
their selection ,. .ba
Jn,nortant work was done during tue
wear in aScertaininS ana taDuil.ims oans
formation as to the cost to the ralitoauS
of carving the mails, that the ln1orHi:I-
zion might he used by congress III
legislation affecting mail trahSpor .atio, ,,
E'ipaI plans were adopted Tor ne"
,;tv most office in Washington. near
rhe -nion sta ton, which. when COM
pIeted il is said, Will De ihoue' 10
its kind for the country DON in i of
architectural beauty ana ihe'hoU
doing postal business
Investigation of the Ballinser-Pinchot
controversy i'm relation TO the tiiH,S
-, ,.unninoram coal claims in Alaska
snd the conservation poilcy or Secre'ai
BaIlinger occupied much OF Ihe tih. 80 VI
The Interior Department omclais toil'
ssa,.-etarv Ballinger down during the
90 7, was the big event affecting the
history of the department during i3lo
and called for the fullest cOnslderatlol
on the part of the officials. Inc oIlcidi
hearings before the congressional con-
mlttee We're closely watched by all the
Interior Department officials and en-
ploves Its report. filed recently IN con-
sress. exOnerated Secretary BalhllseI.
but minority views condemnlng MIN were
also Med Secretary Ballinger recon-
mended i'm his annual report that the
final Judgment in the case be taken
from the general land office and sent
direct TO the District Court of Appeals
Harry Schwartz. chief field agent or
the land office. resigned to devote HIM
self TO the private practice of the law
James Sheridan, who had represented the
government i'll the taking of testimony
In Connection with the investigation, was
of particular interest in the depart
ment is the recent recommendation OF
Secretary Ballinger for bureau of ma
tionai parks. This will. if it is establish
ed have jurisdiction over the vast do
mains set aside by Congress, and ac-
cordinG to the Secretary. will go far to-
ward advancing the national park sys-
tenn to the standard where he thinks il
should he.
Glacier National Park. in northern Mon
tana, which Congress established last
spring. is the last of these preserves to
be added to the national holdings. and
with its acquisition OF beautiful noun
tains and glaciers Mr. Ballinger decided
that the time had arrived for recon-
mendation that Congress establish a
bureau for the parks. Early in the sum-
mer Chief Clerk Clement s ticker of the
Interior Department. acting under in
structions from the Secretary headed a
pack train which went through the new
est park, covering old and new trails
and ascertaining just where roads should
he built for the general opening up of
the park 10 visitors from the states