Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
GOVERNMENT OFFERS
VALUABLE AID TO ALL
HOW Activities OF Uncle Sam Are of
Help to Average Ameri-
can Citizen.
NOT YET FULLY APPRECIATED
Liberal Education in Many Lines to
be Obtained From Official Publ
cations-EfOrts to Handle All
Sorts of Inquiries.

IooTtS OF inquiries.
WASHIN,;rON u {. t.u,,.ry
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wni,n ,s pehihd me brick ana stone
III So, nv 'ouse 'ic great government
H. ''e's " SHOW 'iie PeoPie 'hht
doing him .'1 ,n ,uaiiS IS human ann
i'm H.. m 'o' 'nc popultcc are EiNeh
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pn.,.. n6 Ion az "orM ny 'fanhhi
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",,'i .hc great iuhd OF information
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~ ,,,s rh'cn are 10 DC ma" from
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The brief.s, cor, NJ :, ri,1, iour
ney' among the departments will give
even the most intelligent citizen 81 vivid
rcalizati Of how much there is TO
know about n" governments actiyi-
ties. Few. moreover. realize the doti-
nitcly valuable service which tho gov
eminent can render them in their own
homes If they only take the trouble 70
write letter.
The story goes that in thu carly
days OF aviation when the Wright
brothers were practically unknown cx-
CcDt 10 n rev other CrIIkS they adj
dressed "A letter TO Uncle Sam saving
that they were oxpcrilncntinr with :.
flying machine and wanted 10 know
where they nigh, ind "A 500, with de
pcndablc winds and n hill having a
gradual slouc fcw ,r.cs and nrcsuua
Div soft bottom. rbc pro,nn, answer
helped them nick on, the vcrv nl,cc
where they BRANCH, ,h.ir cyncrinen,s
to such amazing succoss
"or t,tn an ;.,a,no ~, o-, dit
fcr.n, son. snr, a., MN l''S, IAN o, acrs n
tor came H., IN ma ,coinyic.,I snrvo,.
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f"o.e 70 mar soou as Prd'''ea'
nc '' 30 w.
SUPERINTENDENT OF Dott MENTS
+ PUBLISHES MONTHLY CATALOGUE
1T is worth knowing that the super-
iutcndent of documents publishes a
monthly catalogue listing all publ.ca-
lions of all departments and bureaus
or the Government n INC ,ycrar. Gilt
zen spent a few minutes "A month to
cxap,,re /, be pupht learn of ynvorn.
ment renorts of esnecini value Ia rim
Si.tysix urice Isis hy .uhicc,v ara
also ,yat,ahIc
"An enor, ;s -.do "a b,,dio ,u
sort. of ;,,n,,irio. ,,L 49, ,h.,, 49,
IN Tho nroncr h,re,u in case ,har. :.
nm manifestation Which would sunniy ,bo
information rcoucs,cd %e,riY. ,wo-
SCORE NJ n.rindi,.al. .ro is,,,.d h, ,ho
o,,,nn,on, ,,,;,' -, a., -;,;n,
SEn.,hor ,,,d 60, n,,I,.,t a, - ,.m,.
- ynar m the NcokIv oniciaI ,;a,.,tc
NJ ,in paten, once - a. :. y..r
"C;reat waste which vas fnrrer,v
involycd i'm vid.snrc.d frcc dis,r;hu
,;or ~ ,,ncrropts b,S h..r co,s,d,r
r.hlv reduced
There is SIN m,,ch .,huse M the
ranking privilege by congressman.
who deluyc their constituents With
literature Ana farmer is apt to re-
ceiVe data on corporation taxes while
cry iawSer mas III ms man Il
pamphlet on how TO stop the foot-and-
mouth disease
cope are pen's educated 10 an uh-
derStahninE oil inc Naiue Oh pub!ica-
'iohs. ana ihstead OIL asking their Con
EreSstneh Tor Tree copies 'he! are PC
sunlne 10 rGeosi.,ze 'ielr ob''ga 'loh
10 pay lot what tneE receive. Docu-
men's are soia al me cost OF ncchan-
zeal productio'!. In ten years sales
nave lhcrease seq from ABOUT s''voo =
year 20 s.oo'ouo. ana IL Is expected tha'
In little whilc inns service OF the
government. through 'he o'hce OF me
superintendent Oh documents VIII ce
seiI-supportihg'
fosimas.ers hane up piacarhs ana
handplIs "n'ch, IN u'SpiaE aoNtftiS-
citi2eh can secure throuih documents
some OF me uiSpI"! circulars give II
lew seicc'ed ttIes covering wihe
range ne n."hut"c'Hler IN GU!
may learn ,hht LOT cents ne can Sc
cure SIM! one page Phihph!c' or thc
ehPio!ers haoiiit! la" OF inc S'a'es'
territories ana 'hi'ed at"tes' WINE
.he fdi'ehe' III 'n'!'t"'' WIZ ni'u ma
ne can secure "t me same price Dio
ioGicai circular o.. giving o!rec'ioilS
POSTAGE STAMPS REFUSED
is ONE obvious HANDICAP
lone obvious handicap to the wides,
popuIar use of this service. however
is the abatement which appears on All
/these lists and catalogues: Postage
stamps and personal checks not ac-
cepted' The refusal Of the govern
men.oy.o accept it's own postage stamps
depr as the people of the easiest form
OF r. a,ittance for documents "A large
proportion of which cost only 3 cents
each
"Rut If Won fail TO I, 1dcrstand why