The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-20

logged perseverance and the hard |
headed business sense back of this
busy and beautiful city"
Presidents Address.
The address of President Barry
created q profound impression. He
prefacei his remarks with the deciar-
alton that before the close OF the con-
vention in this city fully ninety per
cent of the S. 900 postmasters Of the
United States will have signed a
petition asking that the presidential
appointment of postmasters be done
away with and all be employed under
the civil service system. The petition
will be plaesd in the hands of the
postmaster general to be submitted
by him to the president and acttan
ON the matter urged by the lesisla-
| tive committee Of the league.
the use and abuse of the appoin-
tive power of the postal department.
| President Barry said. has caused
many to look upon the postal system
with disgust President Taft and
Postmaster-G General Hitchcock. who
have been compelled to spend Inueh
OF their time in deciding the respec-
tive merits of appointees, are heartily
in favor of the idea. Their recon-
mendations on this subject have re-
ceived the piaudits OF press and pub
| lie. The civil service system will do
| more to rid the department Of inconi-
petent help and place II upon a busi-
ness basis than any one thing that
could be done. what an inspiration
this would be to postmasters mere to-
day with such program before them
If they knew their tenure Of Office de-
pended upon their making good in the
service. Some congressman may tell
you that to give up these appoint
! ments would be like cutting loose
from a weIl-oiied machine. but am
sure no good congressman needs this
help and certainly no poor one should
have 1T
Reading of the minutes of the last
meeting by Secretary Charles Z.
Young and the report Of Treasurer
ri. III. Lucccck brought the morning
session 20 an end. - -
Inspector Gives Talk.
The feature OF the afternoon ses-
sion was the address OF George Dam
tel. of 50 Louis. inspector charge
OF the postal service. Mr.. Daniel
talked on THE Relations of POST
sffice Inspectors to the. Service ana TO
the Public" and gave many interest
ing Illustrations of the work of MS
department of the postal service, he
told of the almost endless schemes of
fake promoters to prey upon
aullible public through the mails and
went into detail as to the iuethois
employed by the Inspectors 10 catch
these frauds and punish tee guilty
Al great length he explained what a
| difficnlt task confronted his depart
| inent and the patient perseverance
! necessary for the successful ferreting
/ eut.o the frauds exercised through
postal srsten1--Dn One 1llnsfration
| cited WAS the loss Of a registered
! package containing $4,000 tween
] St. Louis and a Texas city. Seventeen
! employees or the postal department
/ handled that package, he said. in tran
| sit and when the inspectors started do
work there was not single clue 10
/ work upon. but in sixteen munths me
| of the seventeen and the one Ut irst
! least suspected was placed fchlnd the
/ liars. afterward confessing the theft.
The speaker paid tribute to Virginia.
where liberty FIRST became passion
!! and hospitality 4 watchword.
Delegates Extend Thanks.
Delegates William Brown. OF Wis
consin. and Neil Webb. of simpson
Vile. KY. created much applause by
impronpfu addresses in which In
spect0r Daniel was cordially thanked
for his address and the pcstmasters
present earnestly urged to stand oy
the inspectors, .ss :. s,.ssSl..s .s... 3.
] other papers read at the afternoon
bsessfon were those by William Gil
l'ford, of Thornton. Texas. on Second
Glass Mafr-: THE Sunshine and
Shadows OF the Postal Service" by
/ McH. webb, OF Simpsonville. KY, and
THE Selection and Training Of 4
! Clerk. by o. w. Curtis, Of Swanton,
Ohio. All were heard with marked
interest.
One on the unique features Of the
a convention is the miniature postonice
/ installed In the assembly hall Of the
4 Richmond hotel The outfit was fur
nished BY the McLane Manufactur-
Ing company. OF Milford. New Hamp-
shire, aud Is an mp-to- date. perfectly
working equipment suitable for any
i small pnStofiice Z, and applicable to
large ofiices by an extension systsm.
Inside the miniature ONCE are modern
fcanceIiatiun and adding machines,
the delegates II developed from the
4 miniature postofiice and this Adds In
tterest to the exhibition
- Eve Citiaa IA f4Af C0nxanktan n.
Cincinnati Ii making great play for
the lela convention or the league and
so II san Antonio. Texas The red
ana white pennants and nlne end
II n i3ite buttons Of the Chic mefrnphlis
are n evidences everywhere around
Il the hOtel--noating Ia the corr1dofo
land even pinned 10 the bell hops, while
Lite white ribbons .tof the Texas city
fare alse Decorating the lapel evesy'
person nn6 meefa. 81
one II the dfsapp ntnaentas p& he
N c0nx0ntto0 &opeHta ~ 10 the de1eG9tns
wh1 1870 h11E tAi 1sssst-