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4 u 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 K0W PARCEL POST SAVES YOU MONEY- -A COMPARISON WITH EXPRESS RATES (ZONE 1> ZON [•: 3) 3 3) .‘0 Mile RU/ifil* (Z<»N ; 2l < Z< >N L 2 > (ZONK 2) > .Vi. vdVi tZC >N K Z) (ZONE Z) (ZON I 3) (ZON1 : 3) 1 (ZONI From To 150, M l ad I* rom h rom H rom Ffom ATL .ANTA Austell. Oa i \TLAN 1’A A T LA N TA A TLA N r A From From Bi Covin jford, Ga jfton, Ga From To ' \ tjj'< U'i ATLANTA Tfi To LT am. Ala. 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JO .38 .26 .39 .36 45 36 .47 38 52 .36 40 17 .21 .26 21 *»r» .2! 30 .21 .35 .21 .37 .38 .40 38 .46 38 .49 38 .54 38 40 18 .22 25 22 .25 22 30 22 35 .22 .38 40 .42 40 .48 .40 .54 40 .56 40 .40 19 23 25 23 25 22 .30 <»;* .35 23 .39 .42 .43 42 49 .42 52 .42 .58 .42 40 20 .24 .25 24 .25 .24 .30 .24 .35 .24 .40 .44 .44 .44 .51 .44 54 44 60 .44 .40 » t t- -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 TS 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 I35S25? 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. 132 Peachtree Street COLOMBIA GRAPHOPHONE GO. Maa