Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 23, 1912, Page 6

NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912 SOUTHEAST GALE HITS WESTERLY Pawcatuck Riyer a Raging Torrent—Damage Done in Va- rious Directions of the Town—News of Washing Away of Rhodes’ Folly—Many Mourners at Funeral of Patrick McNamara—Six Complaints Brought by the Late Chief Bransfield Discontinued. vere rain storn and the strong v e Thursday )f Wednesda 4 which high aich e lighth roihy g apt. W a dat ved information was seen of m., Folly has been washed away oy ing ice and heavy sea” was the hagsday bulll as & «u spindle is 1 slates ¥ and N ox, 1 do 10 naviga schgme r 9o o engage to dodge ta t Rhodes filled in w ubmerged island The Rhode hay passec Agte d o est sland general assembly resolution urging the elegation in congress Lo f was well filled mass Thirsday, | By the use of Gold Dust |, you can at all times have nice, | soft rainwater right at your | elbow for the asking. Imag- ine what a help this would | be for washing clothes, and for all cleansing purposes! | Just a little Gold Dust added | to any water softens it, takes out the mineral substances and brings out the greatest cleansing value, Gold Dust dissolves dirt and grease, works like lightning, | and relieves house work of all | its drudgery. <‘ For your poor back’s sake, don'’t try to keep house with- out Gold Dust. Gold Dust is sold in BC size wid lasge pack he large Xage meuns *'Lat the GOLD DUST TWINS do your work™ | ——————E | n the afterncon Captain Da- | wore, and the William hrause, mass, Within M. H. May of Francis May of final absolutlon, Jley of New London song t Day, and Miss Delia Hea- were beautiful floral tributes. as in St W Michael's ~eme William 1€ ¢ 1 MdGow ick T, Morri- ng the response nisi and as the body ch rende local Laconics. W ansee is visiting in funers Patrick MeN I amplin the moto) nd W theo- les: d upon Washington | at Entertains Deces Much Damage. M Ladies’ Auxiliary Entertains, My proved a g furnished b 1 ne programme 1h W room, enjoyed and st enjoyed by 1 mmittee in Mitchell the 150 charge chairman Damage by Storm. vind & ich prevailed hours did ge. The cu- Frederick Doni was blown off, and n the roof of ine s blown into the riv- M 1 storm wh we £ 1 Rroadway the Poi morning, ¥ off the wag Fall River Defeated. Ther a large Pa i to thali ga between the Fall Ri id Mystic team, the home t out by a score of 42 STAFFORD SPRINGS Fifty Hens Lay 7,863 Eggs Last Year— Junior Bowling League Schedule Be. ing Prepared. witness the bas- eam da anks were closed stoffice. observed v hours, Dana, Mas Men and Religion committee Is el at the Congregational chapel Sunday afternoon at § o'clock. Industrious Hens. es Wood egEs in has 50 hens which Tal, 1o vear and raised 43 Wood b at this ord 1 aying in e n My loves t had lis finger brok eleciric light Schadule, seing made up eagie of the iy was organized this “i% tewns witis three The teams are the <, All Fairfield.—A mecting of the Kairtield stpess Men's assoctation elected John E. Boyle, the druggist, president, | 30, 1911, and the report of the federal | w Lohdon at- | lows: L | pr [ public by dence that if these properties wers | could be managed any more economic- tion of Commerce of the cify of Chi: cago, whose character, ability and ex- perlence command for their findings and recommendations the respect and confidence of the cengress and the country. The report discleses a most exhaus- tive and critical inquiry into the sub- ject of second class mail matter after adequate notlce to all the parties in interest. Extensive hearlngs were held by the commission, at which the post- master general and the second and third assistant postmasters general ap- peared and submitted formal state- ments presenting the varlous conten- tions of the postofiice department, to- gether with all the relevant official data and evidenee relating to the cost of handling| and transporting second class mall matter. Certain of the lead- ing magnsines were represented by counsel, while various other publica- tlons appeared by representatives and were heard in oral argument or permit- ted to submit written briefs setting forth thelr respective reasoms for op- posing a change in the present postage rate on second class maily The second and third assistant postmasters gen- eral, together with minor officers of the department, were critically cross exam- ined by the counsel and representa- tives of the perfodlcals, and all the various phases of the second class post- age problem were made the subject of a most palnstaking investigation. Says Increase ls Justified. The findings of the commission con- firm the view that the cost of handiing MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT (Tatt Agmis With Pian fo Raise Second Class Mail Rates, !BHMMTSSIUN MAKES REPORT. ! | | ond Class Rates Affocting Periodi- | cals and Newspapers From 1 Cent to 2 Cents a Pound, but That Present Free In County Privilege Be Main- | tained. Washington, Feb, 22.—President Taft [ bas sent to both houses of congress a | ecial message, accompanied by \he‘i annual report of the postmaster gen- | . for the fiscal year ended June | era on on second class mall mat- | commi ter. The president’s message is as fol- To the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives: 1 transmitting the annual report of | e postmaster general for the figcal ar ended June 30, 1911, it gives me sure to call attention to the fact at the revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, amounted to $237- BT W and that the expenditures | amounted to $237,660,704.48, making a 11812, For the year ended June 30, 1908, the postal service vas in arrears to the extent of $17,- In the interval this very t bas been changed into a surplus, and that without the curtail- matter fs greatly In excess of the post- age paid and that an increase in the 1\ th: { but 18 desirable. The commission reports that the evi- dence submitted for its consideration is sufficient to warrant a finding of the approximate cost of handling and transporting the several classes of sec- ond class mail known as paid at the pound rate, free in county and tran- sient matter in 8o far as relates to the % R o | services of transportation, postoffice meut of ipostal faciities. Indeest, I “’l cars, railway distribution, rural deliv- me time there have been established | o "ong coridsn other ftoms of cost, but t4 new postofiices, delivery by car- | that 4t i3 without adequate data to de- provided fn 186 additional cities | termine the cost of the general post- stes estabiibhed. 2516 | office service and also what portion of nd aggregating 60, the cost of certain other aggregate | services is properly sssignable to sec- ond class mail matter. It finds that in the fiscal year 1008, the period for | which the statistics for the postoffice department were compiled, the cost of bandling and transporting second class mail in the items of transportation, postoffice cars, railway distribution, ru- ral delivery and certain miscellaneous charges was approximately 6 cents a pound for paid at the pound rate mat- ter and for free tn county and transient | matter each approximately & cents a extent The force of postal employees has been increased by more than 8,000, and ! policy in the matter of sal- been followed, so that the sended for salaries is now £14,000.000 more than two years ago. v bas been increased for rural carriers, $1082 for postofice clerk to $1.084 for il letter carriers d $1,168 to $1,182 for raflway postal clerks. in libe The Postal Savings System. The ort shows that the postal sav- ings system was begun experimentally in January, 1911, and that it bas now en ded so as to include 7,500 idential postoffices, which includes tically all of the postoffices of that Preparations are also being made to establish the system at about | 0,000 fourth class offices. The de-| posits in eleven months have reached a total of $11,000,000, distributed among 2,710 national and state banks. The postmaster general recommends, as I have done in previous messages, the adoption of a parcel post and the beginning of this in the organization of such service on rural routes and in the deltvery service first. The placing of assistant postmasters in the fied servico has secured greater iency. It is hoped that the same thing may be done with all the post- masters. The report of the postmaster general is full statements of the important improvements in the organization and methods of the postal service made since the last annual report and of ten- tative drafts of legislation embodying certain recommendations of the depart- ment which need legislation to carry them out the cost of railread transportation, the cost of pald at the pound rate matter for the services mentioned 18 now ap- proximateiy 5% cents a pound, while the cost of free in county and transient | matter remains as formerly—namel; each at approximately § cents a pound. Since the commission has determined that the cost of handling and trans- porting second class mail is approx- imately 5% cents ‘for matter paid at the.pound rate and approximately 5 cents each for free in county and tran- sient matter, without taking into ac- count the cost of the general postoffice service and certain unassignable items of expense, it is apparent that the ag gregate cost of all service performed by the postal establishment in connec- tion with this class of mail matter is considerably above that amount. Postal Service Self Sustaining. The postal service i3 now, for the first time in years, operated upon a self sustaining basis, and in my judgment this Is a Wise policy, but it should not be carried out at the expense of certain classes of mail matter that pay reve- nue largely in excess of their cost. It is not just that some classes of mail ghould be exorbitantly taxed to meet a deficiency caused by other classes, the revenue from which is much below their cost of handling and carriage. Where such inequalities exist they should be removed as early as practi- cable. The business enterprises of the publishers of periodicals, however, have been built up on the basis of the present second class rate, and there- fore it would be manifestly unfair to Pr uss. Opposes Government Control of Tele- graph Lines. There i3 only one recommendation n which 1" cannot agree—that is, one which recommends that the telegraph lines in the United States should be made a part of the postal eystem and operated in conjunction with the mail stem. This presents a question of government ownership of public utlli- ties which are now being conducted by private enterprise under franchises rom the government. I belleve that the true principle is that private enter- prise shouid be permitted to carry on such public utilities under due regula- tion as to rates by proper authority rather than that the government should itself conduct them. This prineiple I favor because I do not think it in ac- cordance with the best publi policy thus greatly to increase the body of public servants. Of course if it could be shown that telegraph service could be furnished to the public at a less price than it is now furnished to the telegraph companies and with equal efficiency the argument might be a strong one in favor of the adoption of the proposition But I am not satisfed from any evi- crease in postage. That newspapers and magezines have been potent agencies for the dissemi- nation of public intelligence and have consequently borne a worthy part in the development of the coumntry all must admit, but it is fkewise true that the original purpose of congress in pro- viding for them a subvention by way of nominal postal charges in considera- tion of their value as mediums of pub- lic information ought not to prevent an focrense, because they are now mnot only educational, but highly profitable. There is no warrant for the great dis parity between existing postage rates on periodicals and the cost of the serv- jce the government performs for them. The aggregate postal revenues for the fiscal year 1911 were $237,870.823.60, Qerived mainly from the postage col lected on the four claeses of mall mat- ter. It is carefully estimated by the postoffice department that the revenue derived from mall matter of the first class is approximately one and one-half times the cost of handling and carriage, that the returns from third and fourth class matter are slightly in excess of their cost of bandling and carriage, and that while second class matter em- braces over 85 per cent of the entire weight of al! the mail carried it never- theless yields little more than & per | cent of the postal revenues. Reviows Resommendationa The recommendations of the cominis- slon a8 to the postage rates on second class thull ave as follows: -~ Flest —The rate of I cents & pound on coples mailed by publishers fo subserivers, 1o news agents and &5 sample coples and by néws agents to thelr subscribers or 1o ather RuWs agents Second ~The rate of 1 cens for each four cunces for ceples matled by ether than publishers and news agents—that iv, the taken over by the\ government they ully or any more efficiently or that this would enable the government to fur- nish service at any smaller rate than the public are now required to pay by private companies. I cannot speak with too great empha- 813 of the improvement in the postoffice department under the present manage- ment. The cutting down of cost, the shortening of methods and the increase In eficiency are shown by the statistics of the annual report. One of the most important matters | referred to by the postmaster generai | 18 the propesed fring of mew rates of | postage for second cluss wnull 0utter. In connection with this subject I have the konor to transmit herewith the re- | port ot the comudssion on secoud class mall wmatter, nppointed pursusnt o & Jolut resolution of the Siziy-first eom gress, spproved March 4, 1911 1 sts of Hon.| The commlssion - cons present transient raie. Charles i, Hu assoclate Justlce | Third—The present free in edunty privi- of the supreme f {le Unijed | 168 retained, but not extended Rtatos: Prexicont e Lowe | The commission slso recommended 60 Tatvard: Daivpealin s tr. Harry | that the cent & copy rate for newspa- AL Whéeler, president of the Assocls- | Qer ather-thsn weaklles-and.far peri- . and transporting second class mail | rate is not only justified by the facts, | | pound and that upon this basis, as| | modified by subsequent reductions in | put into immediate effect & large in- | | uscarn not ‘exceeaing. two ounces in weight and the 2 cent a copy rate for perledicals exceeding two ounces in weight, when mailed at a city letter carrler office for local delivery, be abelished. As to the effect and adequacy of the proposed increase of 1 cent a pound in postage the commission says: Buch an Increase will not, In the opinion of the commission, bring distress upon the publishers of newspapers and periodieals, or seriously interfers with the dissemina- tion of useful news or information. A reasonable time should be allowed. the rate is fixed, before it is put into effect. Whilo the mew rate will be far from compensating the government for the carriage and handling of second class matter, it will to some extent relleve the existing burden and result in a mors equitable adjustment of rates. Buggests a Cost System. The commission suggests that the department “maintain an adequate cost system, so that the effect of the | new rates may be closely observed and & proper basis may be secured for the consideration of any future propos: 4 In these recommendations the post- master general and 1 heartily concur and commend them to the early atten- tion of congress. 'The proposed in- crease of 1 cent a pound in the second class postage rate I believe to be most reasonable, and if sufficient time is allowed before the change goes into effect it ghould work little serlous in- jury to the business of the perlodical publishers, while equalizing, at least in a measure, the burdens of postal taxation. WILLIAM H. TAFT. THE COMMISSION'S REPORT. Recommendations Made Concerning 8acond Class Mail Matter. | 'The report of the commission on sec- ond class mail matter is an exhaustive document, containing a hundred pages | of printed matter. 1 * The commission, in addition to mak- | ing the recommendations mentioned | in the president's message, also gives | | many statisties showing the relative | amounts of the different classes of mail | | matter handled by the postoffice de- | partment and the cost in detail. | | The cost and methods of handling ! mail on raflway cars are also carefully considered. | The report says in part: | 'The existing rates on second class ‘matter are those established by the act of 1879 as amended in 1884 and 1885, Incre: In Volume. Our attention has been directed to the fact that the postmasters general in their annual reports have repeatedly commented upon the increase in the volume of second class matter and upon the disparity between the sup- posed cost of transporting and han- dling it in the mails and the amount received as postage. Their estimates evidently reflected the opinion of the officers of the department, but they were based upon general experience in the service and not upon & scientific | ascertainment of cost. | The first question that arises in re- gard to the rate is whether any dis- crimination should be made between different kinds of second class matter. The plan proposed of charging a special | rate for the portions of magazines de- ! voted to advertisements seems open to grave practical objections. The amount of space given to advertising is no cri- terion of the educatlonal value of a magazine, and 1f the same provision | were applied to newspapers the at- | tempt to measure the space oceupied | by advertisements would involve more labor than is consistent with the rapid dispatch of the dafly prese We conclude that whatever increase | be made should apply alike to newspa- | pers and periodicals admitted to the | second - class and that it s imprac- ticable in the case of newspapers to charge 2 higher rate for space given to advertisements. 1t has been suggested | that the proportion of this space should | (Bean Hill) DIRECTORY WILL GO TO PRESS March 7th To assure the entry of your name in the next issue place your order for service before 2 Telephone B in Your Home? Persil Will Save Your Time, Your Labor and Your Clothes. Persil washes clothes clean with- out rubbing, without strong soaps and destructive washing compounds. 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The question of raising the rate on second class matter mailed by publish- ers and news agents from 1 cent to 2 | eents a pound is a serlous one. But | we /are of opinion that the change is | | ressonable and should be made. A reasonable time should be allowed, | after the rate 1s fixed, before it is put into effect. While the new rate will be | very far from compensating the gov- | | ernment for the carriage and handling | | of second class maiter, it will to some | extent relieve the ex burden and | result in a more equitable adjustment of rates. | Intoxicating fquors have been made | from the of the birch, the willow, | | the poplar and the sycamore. | Onildren Ory | | FOR FLETCHER'S It ou Tel eans somebody Somebody 1¢ going measured by an arbitrary standard of | tract work done. OF SPRING | is golng to build. to have some con- ARE YOU ? bou: not let me consult wit 1 will be pleased to give a prices for any Telephone 630, MISS M. C. 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