The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-10

average concern must pay from to
10 per cent for the money. The gov
ernment has the right of eminent do
main in securing sites for the build
ings, and therein has another advaR-
taSe over the private concern
Tells of Railroad Strike.
Doctor Work paid a tribute to the
manner in which the postal employees
of the country met the difficulties OF
the railroad strike of the past sum-
/ There were annulled 1853 mail
/ trains during the strike he said, and
with the exception of slight interrupt
tions at local points, there was no de
/ lay in the postal service The credit
| for this belongs to the employees who
rerouted the mails and transferred the
/ bags"
| Doctor Work urged the postmasters
| to take a prominent place in the civic
affairs of their communities. and to
| Join and work with their local busi-
/ ness and civic organizations, in order
| to promote a. spirit of cooperation be-
| tween the postal service employees an1
| the users of the mail Get acquainted
with your patrons" he urged
| Doctor Work declared that the post
office department had saved and
turned back to the United States
than a million dollars on the purchase
of supplies, and that S275,O00 had
been saved on the one item of the
purchase of motor vehicles.
He arrived in Topeka at 1880 o'clock
this morning and was the guest of
Charles H. Sessions. postmaster at To-
peka, at breakfast at the National Ho-
tel. with number of the leading busi-
ness men of the state present, as well
as Governor Henry J. Allen and Sen
ator Arthur Capper-
The lobby of the National was
crowded with postmasters and en-
ployes who arrived on the early trains
and made their headquarters there
while waiting for the group meetings
which commenced at IL o'clock in the
state house.
There were bronzed and husky rural
carriers in the crowd, rural post
masters. and dapper clerks from the
city offices of the state.
Two Postmistresses Here.
At the breakfast this morning. Mrs.
Minnie c. True and Miss Leila c.
Elliott, postmistresses at Pittsburg
and Coffeyville. respectively, the only
women postmistresses of first class
postoffices in the state, were guests.
1T is very unusual to find women
in charge of first class postoffices.'
Doctor Work declared. "The reason
is that business experience counts
very heavily among the qualifications
which are demanded of first class
postmasters." In discussing the fact
that the present administration has
of the $4,000 postOffices of the coun-
try which are filled by presidential
appointment, Doctor Work comment
ed on the fact that 1,074 of the ap-
pointees were eX-service men. This
is a high number on account of the
business experience which is demand
ed, and which counts so per cent on
the examination" he said.
BY o'clock this afternoon the regis
tration in the lobby of the federal
building was close to the 1000 mark,
with the rural letter carriers leading.
The city letter carriers were delayed
in their arrival, and constituted the
main body of arrivals on the noon
trains since they were required to
carry their routes this morning.
DR.. Works first public address to-
day was to the pupils of the high
school, who assembled at 1890 o'clock
In the high school auditorium to hear
him.
Guest at University Club.
At noon today he was the guest of
honor at a luncheon given by F. w
freeman, president of the Merchants
National bank, at the University club.
At o'clock this evening Doctor
work will meet the business men OF
the city who use the United States
mails at the Chamber of Commerce, |
where they will confer on means by |
which the users of the service and its
employees can cooperate to secure |
greater efficiency.
At o'clock. at the Masonic temple, |
there will be a dinner for the postal
men for which the 200 available res |
ervauons were all taken some days |
ago, $50 of them by out of town men. !
SESSIONS HEADS p. VI. ASSN.
Harrison Parkman, of EmpOria, /
Chosen as Secretary and Treasurer.
Charles H Sessions. Topeka post |
master, was today elected president /
OF the revived Kansas Postmasters' 1
association-an organization which ex- /