Evening journal., 1922-12-18

/ Uncle Harry? asked Joe.
Because happened 10 have oc-
caslon TO go to the central postoffice
today and I was very forcibly re-
minded OF that fact when 1 saw the
piles and piles OF letters and pack
ages that are going through the ef-
hcient hands OF the Postal Depart
ment.'
Il was in there the other day,
too" said Helen. "Uncle Harry, 10
certainly Is a wonder that all these
packages and letters get TO the peo-
pie for whom they are intended
Some OF them don't-but they
are a comparatively small number.
compared with the total amount OF
mail handled. and II the proper care
in wrapping and addressing were
taken by the sender. II is not likely
that they would ever go astray."
Il read somewhere not long ago
that over s,OOO.OOe,O0O stamps
were used last year and that It cost
Uncle Sam over $500. 900, 900 to run
his postofhce department. When
you stop 10 think how much mail
must be handled TO bring the total
OF stamps up 10 that number, Il
isn't hard 10 see why everybody
should take pains TO direct their mall
plainly and fully. get the stamps in
the right place and mark IL clearly
with a return address" said Jimmy.
Uncle Sam Is doing his part
answered Uncle Harry. but In order
TO get the best results and the most
efficient service the public must CO.
operate with him. Holidays always
mean extra work for the Postal De-
partment and the postman. And It
is usually at this tmle that people
become careless and give even less
care and attention TO having their
packages secure and legibly marked
than they do In normal times"
Yes. and the wrapping raper Is
not so good as it was before the
war" said Jimmy ITS much more
easily torn and goes TO pieces more
quickly II II is wet. That's why IL
IL a good idea TO put tag or a card
with the address that is on the wrap
per on the inside OF the package, as
well as on the cover"
That is a very good idea, Jimmy.
and has been suggested by postal
authorities who have reason to know
why Il Is necessary, for every three
or four months. Uncle Sam has TO
have an auction OF unclaimed srti-
cles that have gone TO the Dead Let
ter Branch OF the department"
why don't they send them back
10 the senders 20 that they could be
re-addressed and forwarded 20 the
ones for whom they were intended7"
asked Jimmy.
'Well." said Uncle Harry. with a
smile. the owner or sender has
usually forgotten TO put his own
address on the package so Il is i'm
possible TO notify him. Some OF the
articles are 20 poorly addressed that
Il Is impossible TO decipher their
destination. In other cases the
Gender evidently forgets that the
package had 10 be a little more Sc
curely fastened 10 travel around the
country and TO he tossed into carts
and into trains and on trains and
1ammed into SACKS tnan II Woulu
have 10 be to be carried carefully
around the block by hand. And in
some cases old wrapping paper or
thin wrapping paper was used and
the whole thing fell 20 pieces in
Uncle Harry" said Joe. with a
Wrinkle" our Christmas packages
will be models OF tying and wrap
ping and directing. And we will tell
All the crowd to help Uncle Sam get
The Christmas business over with
and efficiency that will cut
4 big hole In the auctions"
III I have accomplished even a.
title as that" replied Uncle Harry,
-ufhing Joe's thick crop Of hair with
friendly hand. IN feel that have =.
,tts In q rnoH aveufurfa work