Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-04
Of SERVICE
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS
System to Embrace All Presi.
dental and Many Fourth
Class Post Offices.

All presidential post Offices will soon
have postal savings facilities. and investi-
cations are now under way with q view
of extending this service to fourth-class
ofnces at points where there 10 demand
for it, according to an announcement
which has been made by the Postmaster
General
The establishment Of postal savings
facilities at new ofiices was practically
discontinued twelve months ago, but
during July arrangements were made for
the immediate extension Of the service to
LA presidential ofilces. which heretofore
had been denied such facilities. Upon
tho completion Of these arrangements all
presidential Offices will have the service.
Postmaster Generals Statement.
statement points out that under the d.
rection Of the third assistant postmaster
general there has been a reorganization
of the postal savings force. and elimina-
ton of duplication Of work and unneces-
sary supervision. The instructions to
postmasters and to postal savings de-
positary banks have been revised along
lines designed to facilitate and simplify
the postal savings business at post offices
and in the department. Among the inn
portant changes are those permitting de-
posits and Withdrawals Of deposits by
mail.
1t is now easy for persons living in re-
mote sections to have the benefit Of the
service. Akin to these changes is that
permitting the postmasters to redeem
postal savings cards in cash instead Of
going through the roundabout process OF
opening an account and then Immediately
closing it AS further Improvement ef-
forts are now being made to secure the
necessary legislation to remove the re-
strictions placed on the amount Of money
which may be deposited, with proper
Limitation, of course, OH the amount upon
| which interest is to be paid.
Other Changes Effected.
MANY other changes said the Post
| master General, "have been effected in
respect Of matters coming within the
jurisdiction of the third assistant post
master general, which cannot fail to COM
mend themselves to postmasters and the
public" lie referred particularly to the
modification of the regulations permitting
the delivery of mail reaching the office OF
address on which wrong stamps had been
used, to the addressee, without additional
charge. Prior to this modification mail
bearing wrong stamps upon reaching Ills
destination was charged with postage due
being made for the value Of the stamps
affixed. Such procedure aroused WIDE
spread criticism and complaint, ana I'M
posed an unjust and unwarranted hard
ship on the addresses Of mail. Its dis
continuance gave great satisfaction, In
creased the popularity of the parcel post
and relieved both the postal service and
the public Of much annoyance and trouble.
The regulations governing the use OF
precanceled stamps have been liberalized
by disseminating the requirement that
such stamps could be used only in cases
of mailings of lots Of at least 1000 identi-
cal pieces. This method of preparing
postage, as well as that of the permit
system, under which identical pieces OF
third and fourth class matter may be
mailed without stamps affixed, the post
age being paid in money. results In saw
ing much time and expense to both the
postal service and the mailer.
There has been a modification In the
rates of postage on copies OF Sunday
editions Of daily newspapers mailed to
subscribers in Canada, through an ar
rangement with the Canadian postal ad-
ministratfOn, whereby copies OF sunday
editions addressed to persons who are
also subscribers to the weekday issues
may be mailed at the cent-a-pound rate
| instead of at the rate OF cent for each
| four ounces, as formerly. This has been
| the source of much grauhcatlon 10 puD'
fishers of daily papers.
Weight Limit Increased.
On and after August - the weight
| limit of fourth-class matter will be in
creased from eleven to twenty pounds
| for the first and second zones. The rate
of postage for local delivery will be re-
duced from ) cents for the first pound
| and ! cent for each additional pound to
! cents for the first pound and cent fol
each additional two pounds or fraction
| thereof. The rate for the first zone will
be reduced from cents for the first
| pound and q cents for each additional
| pound TO ) cents for the first pound and
| / cent for each additional pound. and the
rate for the second zone will be reduced
| from cents for the first pound and
| cents for each additional pound to
! : cents for the first pound and / cent for
each additional pound
The fee for insurance of parcel pos,
mail, previously fixed at 10 cents in al
cases, has been changed to . cents foi
| parcels not exceeding a declared value
of S25, the fee of 10 cents being con-
tinued for parcels over $25 and not ex-
| ceeding $50 in value. In connection with
| the handling of parcel post mail, the
| collect-on-delivery service was inaugural
| ed July /.