Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1920, Page 12

HIGH EXCHANGE | NETS U.S, BG PO. REVENUES Government Makes $1.57 on Each’ Pound Sterling Sent ‘to Eng- land, Loses on Money : Sent Here By RALPH 3°, COUCH, (United Press Staff ) WASHINGTON—An overcharge of approximately 30 per cent now is being jevied against persons whe buy United y orders to \ send gland, France and Italy. charge wih amount to ap- $5,000,000 for the present it indicated today by no directly by persons who use the Office Depar to transmit This is money to The ov roximately “1 a profit of approximately $1,000,000 on its foreign postal money transactions, reports sic, all of it having come directly from the pockets sers of money orders, many of them persons of small means. Busi- | ness men us press concerns, banks and other private concerns for trans- mitting money. The Post. Office Department now makes 2 profit of approximately $1.57 on each person who sends the equivalent of one British pound sterling to Eng: Jand. For a 1-pound cheek the depart- ment charges $4.87 plus 5 cents for the check. ‘The pound now actually is worth only about: $3.20 necordting to prices paid in the New York financial markets, The nctual price in New York varies from day to day. Recent: lv the, prices have ranged Arom $4.19, the lowest record in-history, to $5.50, The present rate of $4.87 changed by the Post Office T riment was fixed In 1£80. No change has been made in it since, althoueh the British pound has heon worth Jess than that since soon) , efter August. 1914, when England en- tered the war. The post office rates for money orders te France and Italy also are propor. tionally. far above the actual market value of the franc and Jira. Postmaster General Burleson has made no attempt to onen negotiations to alter the rate on Englind, so far as can be leiened. ‘The rate is fixed by 2 treaty. called n postal convention, en- tered into between the British and Tnited States postal departments. Un- Ge Tnited States law, the postmaster reneral may pronose to open negotin- tions to change the rate at any time on his own responsibility. There is every reason why England, France and Italy shonld wish to alter the raic, offieinis said here today, aly though it no doubt would be a blow to Rritish pride to take auch formal notice of the depreciation of thé value of the pound sterling, All. three countries stan“ to lose millions in issuing postal orders 49 their citizens to send © to America. The British post Mice; how- ever, takes up the loss by charging a loro Tee for issuing the check. Express companies now are taking most of the business from the post offic: © departments of all four coun- t American express. companies have been selling checks for 2 pound sterling for about $3.50, They. make no | charge whatever for the service of | writing the check. The United States rort oMee, however, makes 2 charg of 5 coffts for this service in addition to the profit it makes as a result of its hieh exchange rate. ni To the American resident who wishes |‘in to pay an obligation of 2 pounds in jw Tondon, the situation works like this: of pure an: at do mi fa in, he may mail to England. It is pay-, W ble at any English post office for 2} pounds, Mice, however, the American purchaser ;5t. pays in $9.74 to cover the order, plus 10 cents for the check. ecmpany, he may get the check fo nething and necd pay only $7 to cover it The. United States Post Office De- partment takes the $9.84 and need send only ‘about $6.60 for the 2 pounds ster- ling which it must place at the disposal othe Rritish post office which pays the check, The profit to the post,of- fies, therefore, amounts to $3.24 for this transaction alone. Approximately 1,000,000 persons sent post office orders to France, England and Ttaly Jast year, LONDON WOMEN HOLD TO JOBS DESPITE PEACE (By ‘United Press.) LONDON (By Mail}—Women took the! helm in wartime and they have no in- tention of giving it up. It is now quite a common sight in London streets to see Daphne at the wheel of the automobile while Adonis leans back in the purple plush. ‘One may see women in eyening dress) driving themselves thru the streets of, London ‘en route for the hall or the the-! atre, and the little car, pretty enough for Cinderella at a pantoininse, nig-2ag8 | daintily in and out of the heavy traffic! like a venturesome kitten in a den of ake a Chance Fit: is good business— ‘t good business to. nce on some one melessness—that’s ar ince is for, the Post Office Department } HUBBY 84 YEARS Judge E. A. Crothers is to give: his decision today in the divorce suit of. She's only 80. octogenarian spouse has two affinities. to watch her. city to another to get away from-her affinities.” accusation. FEW BLUE MONDAYS ARE: Press.)\—The pvorer you are in Switzer- land the oftener you wash your clothes, | H's all avmatter of How much clothing you have. hava to wash so often: wrote Holland to friends inthis coua- try, are much different from those pre. vailing in the. Unjted States. washing is done, {monthly and sometimes, semi-annually |The frequency of t} pends on the wealth of the families. ‘or six mont! housekeeping lasts He foes to the nearest post office and even forty years. hnys.a check for 2 British pounds which | ons do not change either for men oriff At the United States post of-|tunity to give a few facts about Swisa; At the express |Uated to the hips, are elongated to th Sea a> eee ehoefoate od <> Perens Soegoefe-cfe-e Kunsia Dry Goods Ooo ENGLISH] WOMEN MOTORCYCLE POLICE DO GREAT WORK—The work of the Women Police of London has been’ so successful that the corps: hag..been equipped with motorcycles and sidecars to’enable them to do greater. work. The wornen operate the OLD WOULDGIVE 1 UP WIFE NOW 80 ‘ited Press.) 4 Mail)— (By. SAN _#RANCISCO i Mrs. Mathias Becker. Recker Is 84. His wife ia younger. The husband declared in: court his ly wife is \crazy,” he testified, “crazy about men. "I have! always had | I've moved from one Mrs. Becker denied the “affinity” FOUND IN SWITZERLAND, WASH DAY 1S FREQUENT WASHINGTON, Feb, Feb. 27.—(United; ys. Philip Holland,, Basel, Switzerlani This is. no reflecti ‘on. the rich, nor} oes Jt mean thatNherpoor are clean If you only fave a few gar-} ents you wash them oftener. Rich milies with a generous reserve don't American consul “Laundering customs in. Switzerland, | Family | he sald, monthly, bi family wash a “The poorer families do thelr wash:| monthly; the wealthler, two, three] depending upon the sup-} ly of linen,” Wrote Holland, “It is net frequent that the stipply of linen gvitn hich the newly married couple start! twenty, thifty or! For this reason fast:-| ii ‘omen."* With this Holland seizes the oppor-| yles in “undies.” Men's. undershirts are short, atten- hile: sn6 top shirts 122 South Center Street Silk Underwear For Women Regular price, $84 $5.95 Week End Special. Children’s Dresses Sizes 2 to 6 Reg. price; $2.40; $2 05 eve Week End Special... Hosé For Women Regoprice, 60¢ and B0c: that appendage to the bosom to support the drawers, heavy linen pantalettes, extending’ be- Tow the knees. Personal linen of a family to warrant: dealers in makiig window. displays," Swiss. workers, gets for her work: n day and one bottle of wine daily: about Wve ginal Aad MEP work, BERLIN SiS KAISER KAISER'S STATUE 5 CONCEALED United’ ey tuat ie toe reside | § 5 can prove it. within the delivery of the office and & have go resided nt the time the present | ee fg eae Right i today as this: pee goes to vacanry occur! - ay BERLIN Gy -MalThe “Kaiser |. Applicahts must, have reached | highest ‘sense as a Raed spring suits into stock a $3 Wilhelm” monument at Hadersieten, 21st, but not their65th birthday on the 4 home, - ‘unless © you p Schleawig, which was covered up with date of thé examination. ; | own it, ‘ | Potato sacks when the French‘ jinto the town, has now been. to the premisgs of a private ‘club, it_is concealed from public I. . ‘Phone 97, Week End Specials Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28 glo aii Be i Pi “When reporting: * fire, call, num her 119. “State ‘cleariy, to Central,’ 'T want 1. Tenort. @ fire, give me 319: is at once enablea Céntral to know that 3 a. fire, ‘ts being. reported. and sho! ringn. the fire. jeall phone at headquarters Immediately. “Don't call 1194. Tf wil-caure delay Ny which may preve fatal,” This is the or- ldinary office phone at headquarters. “The telep! directory lists) the. fire department number 119 under the title, “Town of Casper’. ‘There is no. fire’ call nuumber, listed: in any be: 73 place in the directory. Be “This. notice is given with tho hope! that every telephone user will write the | number ‘119") on, the cover: of his :tele- phone aireotory:. as the one. to “call “in case of fire, “By ‘calling ‘419%, direct communica: ) tion with the alarm. system at tire head- quarters is. established and all: of, firemen know a, fir, ta being reported. ee vacancy or from thé xlvil service com- ff mission, ‘Washington, D.C... Applica- tions should ba. propeny executed and filed with the commission at Washing- ton, D. C., in time to arrange for the }} examination of the applicant, 9 Aq SEE BEN € Post Office Job at Parkerton Will Be Filled by Exams. At the. request of the postmaster gen- ral ‘the United States Civil Service Commission has announced .an examina- | tion to be “held at Douglas, Wyo.,.on March 17, 1920, for the position of post- master at Parkerton, Wyo. ‘This office has an annual compensation of $1,000. To be eligible for this. ‘ination an applicant , must bea citizen of the machines themselves and do all kinds of police work. yotntions froma thie Eas est if you ¥ aati the. Women wear ¢élose-fitting, There is “Uttle in the “say so. We'll’: stand the test of giving each Bares the his ‘dollar, and if we-lose, ‘will be glad: to’ and acknowledge our defeat right here inthe that carry this message. < i We-not only think our yalues are bien ! We not only claim to give a man more dollar's Washer womén are the ‘plutocrats jot according ‘to Hollatul. Here is what a Swiss washer woman A fifty cent daily wage, five meal As a rule a six month's washing tikes Prices are not go- ing down right away, ‘and Casper is going -ghead faster than we Tealize. Buy Your marched Application Form’.2241 and full in- removed formation concerning the requirements where , of the examination may. ibe. secured £220, from’ the postmaster at the place of ‘Men’ 's Union -made Underhill | Overalls, per pair. Pairs. Men’s Canvas Gloves for.......... 109 W 18 st, » PRONE 74'W. FOR SATURDAY Boe Richelieu Golden Bantam wena 5 30e° Richelieu Little Kernel Corn, per” can... Richelieu Maine Corn, Casper Storage Co. PHONE 1092-wW Next Door té Kimball's Drug Store GN THE PURCHASE OFA ~~ Western Electric — Washer Tomorrow i is the last doy of the spool cam- paigni in which the small payment of $10.00 down, balance in twelve easy payments, will place. one House Dresses Reg. price, $4.50;, -$3 90 eo Week End Special..> Bungalow Aprons Weck’ End Speciat-_ DatedD 1. price, $2.45; $2.05 Week End Special... Children’s Underwear price, $1.35; Reg. price; $1.60; $115 ; Week End Special.. 95 Week End Special... » Reg. Children’s Hose Dresses: of these washers i in your home. Rs y For Children Sizes 6 to 14° Week tnd Speetgi t 38e. Weak Bad pec ates at vetoed Se : Come early for your choice. iS