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IIKAKM S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1913.
Postmaster Jones Expects Raising of
Weight Limit January i to Assure
Volume of 80,000 Packages a Day.
Gives Important Facts on System.
Post master Rolling II. Jones thinks the new parcel post rates,
which go into effect January I, when the limit of weight for ship
ments in the first ami second zones will he raised to SO pounds, and
to 20 pounds in the remaining five zones, will result in a tremen
dous increase in business of the local post office. The present limit
in all zones is 11 pounds.
“I am confient,’’ Mr. Jones said Saturday, “that with the
new rates in effect and the people able to send larger and heavier
packages through the mails by parcel post, we shall be handling
on January 1, 1915, three times the volume of parcel post mail we J
are handling now.
Mr. Jones Saturday issued a com
parative statement of parcel post and
express rates from Atlanta to repre
sentative points In zones 1. 2 and 3,
covering points within a radius of 50,
lbO and 800 miles of Atlanta, respec
tively, which Is printed in this issue
of The American. The parcel post
rates are the new ones In effect Jan
uary 1, for shipments from 1 to 20
points, and the express rates are the
current rates of the Georgia Railroad
Commission and the rates that the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
ordered into effect February 1, 1914.
New Rates Being Made.
Mr. Jones said the rates for pack
ages ranging in weight between 20
and 60 pounds, which can be shipped
by parcel post to points in zones 1 and
2. have not yet been made up by the
Postofflee Department, but will be
available shortly after the holidays.
"The new' parcel post rates," Bald
Mr. Jones, "offer the average man, as
well as the mail order house, an un
excelled opportunity to send produce
and packages cheaply and convcn-
liently. Under the new rates, the
farmer, for instance, can send 60
pounds of ham or 60 pounds of his
produce, boxed tightly nd in the
right manner, through the parcel post
for much less than the rate charged
b” the express company.
"Of course, the smaller tha package
the greater the difference In favor ,f
the parcel post. For Instance, a ono-
pound package can be sent by parcel
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-Current thick of the Georgia Railroad Commission
Bates of the^ In rerstate Commerce Commission.
-New Parrel Post rates, effective January 1, 1914
effective February
1, 1914.
post from Atlanta to Gainesville for
5 cents, while the xpress rate is 25
cents; anil a package of similar
weight can be sent from Atlanta lo
Columbia, S. <’., for C cents, while *he
express companies charge 22 cents.
"The same rates prevail on one-
pound packages from Atlanta to
Jacksonville, Charlotte, Mobile, Lex
ington, Ky., and other points in zones
2 and 3.
"For a 20-pound package the par
ed pod rates in zone 1, to such towns
as Covington, Gainesville and New-
nan, are 24 cents, while the express
companies charge 25 cents. The par
cel post rate on a 20-pound package
from Atlanta to Birmingham is 24
cents, by express 40 cents, and the
same rate prevails to Montgomery
and Chattanooga and other points
within a radius of 150 miles."
"I base htls estimate on the gigan
tic Increase of business within the
past six months. Right now we are
handling from 16,000 to 25,000 parcels
every day, and by the time the new
rates have been In effect a few
months, and the people get It firmly
fixed In their minds that the parcel
post Is the fastest and best method of
transferring packages from one point
to another we shall he handling be
tween 45.000 and 80,000 packages a
day, varying somewhat, of course
w 1th the seasons "
Express Firms Not Hurt.
Although the new rates place the
United States Postofflee Department
for the first time In direct and serious
competition with the express compa
nies, Mr. Jones s&id Saturday night
that he uoes not believe the compa
nies will 4se seriously hurt by the
business that Is expected to go from
them lo the parcel post.
"Most of the business handled out
of Atlanta by the parcel post," he
said, "is business that the express
companies would not get under ordi
nary conditions. Thousands of pack
ages are sent by parcel post that used
to be .sent by ordinary third and
fourth class mail, and there are thou
sands of them sent now that would
not be sent If the parcel post were not
In existence.
"The convenience and certainty of
the parcel post is the strongest argu
ment in its favor, and as the people
continue to learn of this convenience
and certainty, the more they will pat
ronize the malls In sending packages.
"The express companies, I venture
to say, will continue to do about the
same volume of business, even with
the new parcel post rates in effect,
that they are doing now. It Is much
the same kind of a proposition that a
man faces when he opens a new' store
In a retail district. He may get plen
ty of business, but the old estab
lished firms do not n6tire any mate
rial decrease In their own trade. The
additional trade springs up from
• somewhere, no one knows where, but
it is there.
Much Red Tape Eliminated.
"We have been trying to Increase
the convenience of the parcel post to
Atlantans, and have managed to elim
inate much of the red tape that sur
rounded the system when It was first
inaugurated. We go after business
Just like any other tiade enterprise.
• rid, although there is little mail order
business here compared to some of the
Northern cities, such an New York
and Chicago, we try to offer accom
modations to local mail order houses
to Induce them to ship their goods by
parcel post.
"For more than a month I've been
sending postofflee clerks to the Davi
son- Paxon-Stokes Company. the
Chamberlin-Johnson - DuBose < 'ompa-
ny, the Rich Company and other At
lanta houses which do a mail order
business, and their packages are
weighed and rated right in their dwn
■tores.
"They are then delivered at the
postofflee in a postofflee wagon. We
are willing to do this for any firm
that averages from 75 to 250 pack
age's a day."
There are only two instances in
the statement prepared by Mr. Jones
showing the comparative rates where
the parcel post rates are greater than
those of the express companies.
Those rorhe in transporting 20 and
19- pound packages from Atlanta to
Savannah. The parcel post rate Is
44 cents, and the express rate is 40
cents for the 20-pound packages and
42 and 44 cents for the 19-pound
packages.
The cost of sending 18-pound pack
ages from Atlanta to Savannah is the
same— 40 cents—In both the parcel
pos» and by express. The same rate
of 44 cents is also made for sending
20- pound package** from Atlanta to
points like Columbia, S. C\, and Sel
ma, Ala.
Mail Swamped; Quick
Aid Asked of Congress
Warrani Out for Arrest of James
P. Armstrong, Formerly Insti-
tion’s Trusted Employee.
CHRISTMAS VALUES
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Ycu Don t
Need Money
—Buy any of those useful clothing gifts on easy
credit terms; pay us after Christmas.
■—Christmas is almost here, aud there is no need
of your worrying over the money. We'll be
glad to open a convenient charge account with
you, and supply you with all of the clothing
you want.
—Come in and make your selection. Choose
from our large stock of men's, women’s and
children's guaranteed clothing, liats and shoes;
and we’ll arrange the terms of pav tent to suit
your convenience.
—We are offering many special Christmas values
in all lines of wearing apparel, and it will pay
you to come here before purchasing elsewhere.
Don’t Forget The Address
Your Credit Is Good—Use It
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Santa
Glaus has swamped the United States
malls and Postmaster General Burle
son sent an appeal to-day to Congress
to give him at once $100,000 for
emergency ttY''pay for additional mail
bags and extra employees who are to
be pressed Into service for distribu
tion and delivery. He is contemplat
Ing special cards to addresses asking
them to call at the general offices and
carry home their own mall.
The bulk of the mail is In the great
cities of New r York. Chicago. St.
Louis. Brooklyn, Boston, Philadel
phia, Baltimore and Atlanta. In part
this congestion it* due to normal
growth of the mail, but expansion of
the parcel post and postal savings
bank system Is responsible for the
business burial of the department
clerks and officials
Without assistance by the postof
fice authorities the parcel post service
has grown by leaps and bounds until
it Is now far ahead of all estimates
The business Is so great that profits
from this service may run to $30,-
000,000 for this fiscal year.
; 8,000 Extra Men in
Railway Mail Rush.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Fight
thousand extra men are at work to
day in the railway mail service to
handle the Christmas traffic. Post
master General Burleson has author
ized postmasters to employ as many
extra men as they need to guard
against a congestion of mails. The
Postmaster General declared that
published reports of congestion were
inspired “to discredit the parcel post."
Give a Watch Bracelet
Nothing is more appropriate and serviceable as a Christmas re
membrance than a combination Watch Bracelet. It will be a pleas
ant remembrance of the donor for a lifetime. We carry a complete
line of Watches, Diamonds. Jewelry, Cut Glass and Silverware at
prices you can afford.
Lower Rent, But Better Values
We are located Just around the corner from the high-rent district,
hence can save from 10 to 25 per cent to purchasers. Our guarantee
of perfect satisfaction goes with every purchase. A few steps
around the corner, to 10 East Hunter street, means economy.
E. A. MORGAN, Jeweler, Atlanta, Ga.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 20.—A warrant
charging forgery has been sworn out
against James P. Armstrong, cashier
of the Irish-American Bonk. The Al
leged forgery was committed when
Armstrong la said to have indorsed a
note, using the name of one of his
friends. It Is said that Armstrong
will surrender to the officers and help
clear up the tangled affairs of f .he
bank and the Industrial Lumber
Company, of North Augusta, S. C-
which .went down with the bank
While ht is not in Augusta ~t pres-
return here either to-night or to-mor-
ent, his family and friends say he will
row’. His whereabouts at present is
known only to members of his fam
ily.
Ever since tne doors of the Irish-
American Bank were closed last Sat
urday by Deputy State Bank Exam
iner North, at the instance of the
board of directors, there have been
wild rumors regarding its condition
There are a number of auditors at
work on the books, and they are. hav
ing a hard struggle getting at the tru«
condition of affairs. It has been re
ported that it will require at least 60
days to find the exact state of affairs,
and Armstrong is the only man who
can give the auditors much assist
ance, as he practically ran the institu
tion. ,.
'Great Unkissed’Now
Is Episcopal Rector
Son of John Alexander Dowie
dained Into Priesthood by
Chicago Bishop.
Or-
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—John Alexan
der Gladstone Dowie, son of Alexan
der Dow’ie, the founder of Zion City,
was yesterday ordained as an Episco
pal minister by Dr. G. F. Toll, suf
fragan bishop of Chicago, at St.
Luke’s Church, Evanston. Mr. Dowie
has been a deacon of St. Luke's Mis
sion in South Chicago, and r.ow that
ho has been ordained he will assume
active charge of the church.
Gladstone Dowie long was known
as the "Great Unkissed.” 1ecause his
father asserted publicly that his ma
ture son never had i'elt a woman’s
embrace, save his mother’s.
Thousands of Dollars Worth of
Liquor Seized in Raids Soon
To Be Destroyed.
MACON. Dec. 20.—The vigilance of
Chief of Police Riley, the Grand Jury
and the Law Enforcement League
promises Macon the "dryest" Christ
mas in the history of the city.
At the express office and freight
depots there are more than 200 ship
ments of liquor, valued at more than
$10,000. In many cases the consign
ees have paid the charges and re
quested the depot officials to hold the
liquors until further notice. They are
afraid to remove the consignments to
their places of business.
At the City Hall, stored in the
police barracks, there are 110 bar
rels of wines, gin and corn and rye
liquors, seized by Chief Riley during
his first days in office this week. The
aggregate value of these seizures is
more than $9,000.
The Sheriff has in his custody at
the Courthouse 140 barrels of various
kinds of intoxicants, which he has
found during the last year at the nu
merous saloons and blind tigers raid
ed by him. An expert estimate of
value of this stock is $15,000.
Judge Mathews has ruled that per
sons convicted of violating the prohi
bition law are entitled to the restora
tion of their w hisky, and several have
availed themselves of this right.
IN ‘TIGER’ 1
Shipments of Liquor Meant for
Atlanta To Be Trailed From
Outlying Districts.
The police war on “blind tigers"
took a more extensive range Satur
day, when plans were made to have
numerous small towns in close prox
imity to Atlanta closely watched for
shipments of liquor.
This step was taken by Chief of
Detectives I.anford to foil liquor sell
ers who have resorted to the. ruse of
ordering their supply of liquor ship
ped to points near Atlanta, such as
Smyrna, Bast Point, Hapeville. Bolton
and other small towns, in order to
escape the daily reports made by the
railroads to the police department
Tinder the law, the railroads are re
quired to report to the police ship
ments of liquor received in Atlanta.
If the liquor is consigned to a point
outside of Atlanta, however, the con
signee escapes this publicity.
Determined to strike at the foun
tain head of the flood of liquor pour
ing Into Atlanta, Chief Lanford de
cided on this new policy to fight the
tigers. While the police can not
make an arrest outside of the city, it
is the purpose of Chief Lanford to
have liquor shipments “shadowed"
from the point of destination to the
city limits and then take it in charge.
As It is now, the chief said, the tiger
liquor is spirited into the city, care
fully covered in wagons or other ve
hicles, and it is practically Impossl-
However, all unclaimed liquor will be I ble for the police to detect It.
burned In the city crematory next
January, according to notice given by
the officials to-day, It is expected
that fully 1,000 quarts will be so de
stroyed.
While the chief would not discuss
his plans, he admitted this new meth.
od of warfare, and declared that the
liquor war would continue to be
waged relentlessly.
GIFTS
LEATHERWARE
Conservative buyers who desire that their gifts shall
combine sentiment with usefulness will accept our sug
gestions as shown in part by the cuts below.
Very Reasonably
Traveling
Trunks
$2.50 and $5.00
Collar Bags
Soft Leather
$1.00 and $5.00
Music
Rolls and Bags
50c to $4.50
$5.00
Lamp
$3.75
rife
$5.00
Lamp
$3.75
25 PER CENT OFF ON
All Electric and Gas
Lamps, Brass and Iron
Andirons.
Queen Mantel and Tile Co,
56 W. Mitchell St.
DOLL
TRUNKS
Prices cut
$2.00 kind
$1.50.
mm
Dressing Cases, fitted for
Ladies and Men,
$2.50 to $15.00
Wardrobe Trunks,
$30.00 to $75.00
Card Cases, 50c to $3.50.
Photo Frames, 50c to $4.50.
Fitted Suit Cases and
Traveling Bags,
$15.00 to $35.00
Hat Trunks,
$12.50 to $20.00
Bill Folds. 50c to $5.00.
Jewel Cases, $1 to $7.50.
Bags and Suit Cases,
leather selected for service,
$5.00 to $20.00
Steamer Trunks,
$3.50 to $25.00
Brush Sets, $1.00 to $4.00.
Necktie Cases, $1.75 to $4.50.
General Purpose Trunks f or all Purposes. Our own make, $10.00 to $35.00.
LIEBERMAN’S
The Trunk Store 92 Whitehall
ASKIN £ MARINE
—CO.—
78 Whitehall Street
Give hfm this—
them
Or another model of the
Columbia Grafonola
rang ng in price from $17.50 to $500
Make your selection and get your order placed—we
will deliver it in time for Christmas. Make a small
payment at the time of purchase—and pay the bal
ance at convenient intervals during the coming year.
Complete the purchase with a few specially selected
Christmas recordings from the Columbia list.
I
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The hosts of the Grand Old Days—like the "quality
folks” to-day—practiced hospitality as a tine art. Their
whiskeys were mellow, “a caress to the palate.”
The Grand Old Whisky to-day is JEFFERSON
CLUB. To toddys, juleps and highballs it gives a de
licious smoothness beyond compare. So
superior and excellent that physicians rec
ommend it for home use.
Order it by name of any cafe or mail order house—or
write us direct if they can not supply you. Full measure
guaranteed.
Straus, Gunst & Co. Richmond, Va,
Columbia Grafonola
“Mignonette,“ $1C0
IMPORTANT All Columbia records will play on Victor talking machines.
NOTICE! Likewise, all Columbia Grafonolas will play Victor records.
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