The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-01
UNCLE SAM PAID
OUT LARGE SUNS
FOR YEARLY LOSSES
Total Claims of Postmasters
Allowed Was Nearly Half
Million Dollars---Allan Claim
the Largest.
Glass to Accept Invitation to
Address Richmond Business
Mems Club--Make Date
Known This Week--Jones
Shows Improvement.
by GEORGE III. MANNING.

by GEORGE III. MANNING.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Uncie
Sam paid out to postmasters through
out the country as reimbursements
for losses by burglars, fire and in
transit OF postal funds during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1914. s442.-
60412. This Ii the amount shown to
have been paid by a report sub
mitted to congress by Postmaster Gen.
eraI Burieson. During the year 2.071
claims were settled and there were
still pending on July LIST last 1874.
OF the total loss for which claims
were paid. sls2.Sa4,6s was caused by
fre: s7b7,3ss.04 by burglary. that be-
ing the largest item: s443s3 by rob-
berry and larceny: $5,s42s7 was lost
In transit. and rats and mice caused a
loss OF 34s.b5.
Many DisaIlowed.
There were large number OF
claims which were disallowed. in most
cases owing to attractions of the rules
which the department Claims IL
properly lived up to would have pre-
vented the loss.
Virginia had her full share of losses,
thirty-nine claims being paid to reim-
burse burgla ries. sixteen for fires. and
The report shows part of the trans
action In connection with reimbursing
Postmaster Allan for the giant post
office robbery committed at the Rich
mond postofffce several years ago. and
this robbery is the largest in the
record for the whole United States.
The Richmond record reads:
Richmond. VA. Edgar AiIan.-Jr..
postmaster: burglary loss, postal
funds, sI,s4e: stamps SS4,74s.31:
claim paid, postal funds, $6zs. stamps,
were In all probability paid in the
previous fiscal year, or are still pend
stne. ssess,ss
Virginia Claims
The claims paid to Virginia post
masters to reimburse them for funds
lost IN transit. together with the name
OF the office and the amount In ns fol-
lows:
Alfredton. VI. zesgler. $50: Clint
wood. J.. X. Damron. s21.3s; Dispu-
tante. Joseph E. Parr. 81 Primers,
Charles r. Harper. $50: Primers,
Charles r. Harper, sac: Elnington. ].
w Gardner. $50.
The claims paid for reimburse
ments for loss by burglary. together
with the name Of the Office and the
amount paid follows:
haywood. v. l. G.. Hampton, $50:
Bessie. r. NJ Fuller, s432: Blue Ridge
Springs. VIM. II. Spickard. 1884;
Keeling. f. u. Gibson. $42.a5. disai-
lowed; Burkeville. s. Fl, Boswell, s2s.
Cameron. John s. Bellany. MISE;
Casanova. Eliaz Cowhlg, 81; Glover.
A. v. womack. $3.50; Cole. Lucy f.
Parks. 1913. disailowed: Orders, B.
Lantx, $40; Danvifle {station ID. r. D.
Lumpkin. s4B: Dorchester, r II. Led
ford, ssT, disaliowed; Dun. John b.
prewry. $4b, disaliowed: Zurich. It.
r. Chambers. $a.2s. disallowed; Major.
r. NJ. Thomas. sac: Melvin, w. r.
Palmer. $s2, disallowed; Middlebrook.
n. b. Rusmlsceile, s325: Miiboro
Spring. NJ NJ Davidson, s35 Skee-
trcck, w J. Artrip, ss.2o. disaiiowed;
south hin, w. II. Jones, ss5: Tiptop.
J. II. Gillespie, sI3.1s; Tiptop, J. III.
Gillespie, s2I: Troutville, John w.
Iayman. 1910; Evington. Margaret v.
Daney, $40, dfsallowed; Eweli. Phillis
H McGill, $4,000, disallowed: Flat
ridge, John w. Perkins. 81. disallow-
ed: NokesviiIe. Luke d. Mellon. 81.
disallowed: Norfolk tstation 81, G.. L.
Wright, 1880: Scdiey. j. w. johnson.
$40: Sedley. r. L. johnson, Avtg.
tamount unknown). disallowed: Rich
lands VIM. b. Spratt, SIS; Roda, Geo
u. MdTiSs &Acvs 'fAHNSSAs 49,
Roberts, 1870: Victoria. James T.
waddii sfso. waidsboro. L. F.
Menefee. SIS; Gaskins. James T.
Bryant. IS; Gladys, VIM. r Cakes,
$l.o50: Glasgow, @. w. Jones. 1851:
West End, Chris c. Walters. sl4o.
Losses BY Fire.
The following claims were made
and paid owing to fire:
Artrip, r. w. Tate, SO: Lanesville,
VIM. r. Neale. s17.4o; Earnest. O. W.
Amory. Jr., $2s. Mnchipongo. A. B.
Nelson, $3.50; Mascot. VIM. r. Burch,
Jr. $27: Prane, Ebert Duncan, s14:
Reedy. e. J. Love. $40; Stevensburg,
T. A. Covington: $3.50 Griffinsburg, F..
r. Yates, $916: Grigsby, Edwin p.
Grjgsby. S2s; Trimble, c. A. Dickson,
sIn.s4. Freeman, w. r. Pond. $67:
Cssorns Gap, Rufus b. III. Swindal.
s5S: Shoal, ]. G. Osborn. $40; shu-
mate. VIM. L. Meeks, SAB: Umhra,
Lucy X. Jones, $42.
To Announce Date
BEFORE leaving for Chicago Friday
morning. to make an address at a
BANQUET az the Chicago board Of trade.
Representative Carter Glass stated
that upon his return he would be pre-
nared to announce the date when he
will go to Richmond in response to an
invitation from the Business Mems
club to make an address before that
organization.
Although Mr.. Glass has not said so
ii Is generally believed that at that
timet he will make reply to some OF
the statements made by the delega-
ton OF Virginia bankers to Senators
Martin and Swanson short while
ago, when the Glass currency bill was
attacked.
Information received from Warsaw.
va. within the past few days Is to the
effect that Representative William A.
Jones II improving In health since his
4 rAf,,rs, Prom WaahinHton aeYeral weeks