The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Largest List From This State
in Many Years.
DOOLIT7LE' WILL OFFER 4 Bill
To Pension the Survivors OF the
Price Raid
BY Placing Them on List With
Volunteer Soldiers.

Volunteer Soldiers.
Washington, Dec. 1o.@The post
master general has just transmitted
tabular statement to congress showing
in detail the claims of postmasters for
reimbursement for losses OF money
order and postal funds. which have
been acted on by him during tho rs
cal year 1918. The list includes forty
nine Kansas claims, viz: burglary. ~:
ire, 10; lost in transit, 8; flood. I.
These claims were adjusted ~ 1oi-
lows:
+. A. 0rumbsin, postmaster at Alex
ander: loss by burglary: postal
funds, S4362, and money order funds.
$3.50; allowed.
ii. A. Turkle, postmaster at Bernal;
lre: stamps. $3.50; allowed.
H v. Peterson. postmaster At bur
dick: burglary: postal FUNDS $o4.dz'
stamps, S10s.ls: allowed.
Winfield NJ. Smith. postmaster at
Buxton; loss In transit; money order
funds. $50; disallowed.
Caleb W.. Smith. postmaster at
Cave; IRE; postal funds, $21; money
order funds. $S5: allowed.
Austin Brown. postmaster at Cedar
Vale; fire: stamps. $12S.17: allowed.
C. C.. Whistler. postmaster at Clay
ton; loss in transit: money order
funds, $40: dismissed.
Silas b. Pryor. postmaster at Cor
win; burglary: postal funds. s1o.s2;
allowed.
R. H. Settle. postmaster at Crest
line; burglary; stamps, @7.o1; disal-
lowed.
J. w. Baker. postmaster at De Soto:
claimed loss by fire Of $65e.S7 worth
of postage stamps. Tho department
allowed him only $2S.22.
David B. Fancher. postmaster at
Elk Falls; burglary; postal funds,
$24: stamps, $356.30; money order
funds, $64.32; allowed.
burglary: postal funds, SAL: disal-
Alvah c. Faulkner. postmaster at
Faulkner; burglary: the claim Of
$32.33 for loss of postal funds was
allowed, but the claim of $131.12 for
money order funds was reduced to
1912.
John f. Patterson, postmaster at
Fellsburg; fire: stamps. $500: al
lowed.
r. A. Payne. postmaster at Friend:
loss in transit; postal funds; dis
missed. r.
william Enlow. postmaster at
aalesburg; Burglary: postal funds,
$51; money order funds. 1901: al
lowed.
D. A. Borah, postmaster at Grim
nell; loss in transit; postal funds,
$92.3S; allowed.
William 8. Colvin, postmaster at
Hamilton; burglary; postal funds.
$26.s7: stamps. $4,000; money order
funds. $3.50; disallowed.
d. o. Edwards, postmaster at Ha-
zelton; fire: stamps. $125.54; allowed.
Sarah B. Steinmitz. postmaster at
Hertha; burglary; postage stamps,
-; disalloWed.
J. E. Byrne. postmaster at ingalls,;
IRE; postal funds. $4.06; stamps,
$133.75; allowed.
William r. Ansdell, postmaster at
Jamestown; fire; postal funds, SO;
stamps. s27s.77: money order funds
$21.59; allowed.
Henry Waterman, postmaster al
Jasper: burglary; postal funds, Sass;
stamps, $S.44; allowed.
r. O. Holmes. postmaster at Jeffer-
son; burglary; stamps. 1928: al.
w. r. childs, postmaster at Kansa,
City (station No. 49,; burxiary;
stamps. $17.92: disallowed.
w. r Childs. postmaster at Kansas
S Gity sststio1 No burglary; postal
". r Childs. postmaster at kansa.
CITY, CITY; ts PC es No; - burglary; posta
James ' Il. F o1sal0 postmaster at KIM
f,c l. stamps. s2s.ii; money order funds
wcrth: cstation a fire: stamps. $3.50 o!s al
Esther e. Abbott. postmaster at Leroy
nre Stamps, ;ssss; P siIo~sd. At Moline
stamps. sM2s: a IIds''f - MORSE r'e
Charles II. Kurtz. postmaster at Null
berry Hill: burglary; money order funds
James W. Harp. postmaster at Mullin
vile; burglary; postal funds 6 cents
stamps. Sl2.2s: money order funds. sl7.2s
"A. :. Gatchell, postmaster at Newman
bMrglary; money order funds, s4s-5s; dis
J. NJ. Roney, postmaster at Norcatur
burglary; postal funds. s143.6s: stamp.
syra% Dnfy ss@s. postmsstsr at ofe9ie
fire; stamps, s61.72: allowed.
James 8. Ratiiff. postmaster. at Port
!ass Gs6Esz non ss's S-d.r f gand.
william H; Upper per-, Do: 8 e. q. rage
Henry w W. Barber, Postmaster at Ran
money oRR1 SsrAf und. sssS ai nitoSm1.
dale: burglary; postal funds. $5.2s: disal
Alexander Herman. postmaster at Skid
more; loss in transit: money order fund,
s' john aaio e. Petty, postmaster at strons
6e srf funds. e sis'ss: allowed iSs ', -
John B. kennedy. postmaster IN Is at Tro.
der funds, $SO.O1; allowed.
John B Kennedy. postmaster at Trcs
der funds. az The flfst item was ;disa
lowed The amount Of $50 was Above
Elmer E. 5epson. postmaster at vespe'
burglary: postal funds $3.50: disanoWed.
John A. WAGNER. postmaster at Wude'
fire; stamps. $40: allowed
chester; flood; stamps. $4.16: allowed.
Charles +. NJ. Smith. posemaster