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THK OMAHA r.EK: TUESDAY. NOYKMBLU 14, IVX.
Employes Laud
'Humanizing' of
Postal System
Iff . M
nay to Uftter Service li to
Better Working Condi
tioiii, Sayg Dr. Work
at Conference.
Ths way to bsttsr tin postal amies
It to tatter working conditions of
employ. Then th ssrvlca will tnk
car or Itself.
Dr- Hubert Work, postmaster gen
sral, voiced this philosophy to mors
thsn 1,000 Nebraska post h I employes
In conference at Brottlsh Rite eathed
rat yesterday afternoon.
Continuation of this "humanizing"
element In the postM service, started
by Will Hays, won repeated teetl
tiionlals from employe after employs
ho rose to his feet during an hour
devoted to an open forum.
Tr. Work's schlevements In ths
welfare line Include establishment of
cafeterias and canteens for the sals
cf supplies In many large postofflres,
ind obtaining scientific shoes and bet
ter uniforms for letter carriers at re
duced prices.
"Red Tape1' Eliminated.
Yards of "red tape" also have been
i,ut owiy by the new administration
by establishment of central account
ins offices In euch state, Instead of
referring each small matter to Wash
. IiiKton,.
"One of the purposes of my tour
throughout the country Is to enlist
the lnterert of business men In the
poHtal service as a business Institu
tion," said Ur. Work, "In return ws
ask them to help us get new buildings
nl additional floor space where
needed."
. He commended the courtesy of pos
tal employes and praised an orches
tru, mado up of local mall employes,
which furnished music for the con
ference. Ken' Ice Suggestions.
' John H. Bartlett, first assistant,
spoke on "IShop Talk on Live Postal,
Issues," following which the meeting
was thrown open for service sugges
tions. I'et Mcdovern of the local claims!
tffli'e suggested the sate of stationery
and shipping tags to tourists at the
. information window. C. P, F. Michel
Bin, president of the Letter Carriers'
association, suggested a relay system
on account of heavy magazine mall,
and trucks to carry heavier mall.
William Otte of Lincoln commended
the "early mailing" propaganda of
ths department, aimed to reduce
working hours of the night shifts.
A touch of humor was added when
a woman nasby asked how to de
liver a letter to Santa Claus.
Following this session the postal
officials conferred with 150 heavy
mailers. Mayor Pahlman and Gover
nor McKelvle made speeches of wel
come. Tostmaster Charles Black pre
sided ,
Postal Heads Arrive for Conference
Left to right: Postmaster Charles K. Marks lr, Hubert Work, postmaster general; John II. Bartlett, first
assistant postmaster general; YVslter Head, Omaha banker, ,
The "big bosses" pf Uncle Ham's
postal system Pr. Hubert Work,
postmaster general, and John II. Bart
lett, first assistant, arrived In Omaha
early yesterday morning for an all-day
conference with 1,200 Nebraska postal
employes.
Dr. Work showed signs of fatigue
after a string of dally conferences
throughout the middle west. A trip
to the air mall hangar, planned for
yesterday morning, was curtailed on
that account, While he rested, Dart let t.
former governor of New Hampshire,
Inspected the Harney street station.
I'oitmsKter Charles E. Black and
Walter Head met the distinguished of
ficials on their arrival. They then
were escorted to Hotel Fontenelle,
where they are the guests of Post
master Black.
Tall and kindly, with a proft-swlonal
air which bespeaks the physician and
former president of ths American
i
Medical association more than the pol
itician, Dr. Work spoke on postal
problems st noon and at the postal
conference In the Boottlsh Kite ca
thedral at 2.
He and the genial ftartlrtt brought
greetlnKS to Nelson li. Updike, owner
of The Omaha lice, from Waller
Dickey, Kansas City newspaper pub
lisher, who entertained them over
8uwlay.
luin an Impassable roads cut down
the expected si tendance nt yester
day's meeting by probably 200, Post
master Black estimated. Those who
came registered at 9 In the local post
ofllco and attended a morning meet
ing In the north court room, con-
Work Says U. S.
Mail to Be Made
Paying Business
Postmaster General, SpeuLitig
Before C. of C Assert
Parcel Post to Hlanie
for Louses.
In a concise, 15 minute fslk st the
noonday luncheon of the ClNiinber of
Commerce Monday, Posimsstsr lien-
eral Hubert Work outlined the ex
tensive operations ths postal de
partment and the plans of the ad-
niliilvtrstlon for development of the
world's greatest business.
Mr. Work enumerated the tlellrils
In the department during past years
and said he exiects next year to make
the postal service pay for Itself.
As the cause of the poor llnanclal
record of the service, Mr. Work
named thw parcel post, To transport
packages the go eminent is com
p'llml to rent additional space, hire
elr delivery conveyances and se
cure mora space In railway mail csrs.
Ths actual cost to the sender Is
much lens thsn In the rssn of either
freight or express, yet ths cost to the
government Is greater. In some cities,
according to the shaker, parrel post
business is carried on under guard on
the sidewalk.
Under ths new plan the govern
ment will buy, Instead of relit, needed
apace, The postal bimliii'ss has
doubled III the last 10 JraiS Slid 112,
(Hio.flOO Is puld nut annually as rent,
It also Is planned to establish central
(.filers In each state to eliminate ths
present system' of "red tape." and
faclllliite answers to liniuirlea icmird
lug Interpretation of postal regula
tion. Mr. Work thanked tlnvenior Mo
Kelvle, Mayor Pahlman, t'haiulier
President Walter llrad and the entire
audience for their cooperation In af
fairs of the administration. Mr.
Work also sHiks yeeterday flriiiicii
at the. Hcottlsh Kits cuthedrel.
O'Mallry Heal Dollarliitle
for Slate ltrpremitatite
Discovery of a It ler ipblo error In
mi election return' from tlreeb-y
county dlm-losed that floors W,
tl Mulley, democrat, was elected stars
representative from the ptixly fifth li s
It'let, Instead of '. M. Dollarhldc, If
publican, ss previously reported. A
trh-ifrsph report from Urceley Noveui-l-T
k gave Dollnrhlds I, Ml votes,
wlierens a mailed and corrected dis
patch gave him but 62 for Greeley
oiinty, assuring the election of his
opponent.
ducted by W. X. Coble, poetofflct, In
spector. Walter Head arranged a brief Inter
view with the postal official and lead
ing Chamber of Commerce men at
noon, with a view to getting th pos.
tnl department to reimburse the Oina
hit chamber for money expended In
erecting the local hangar.
Dr. Work and Bartlett met 200 rep.
rescntatlves of Omaha's heaviest mall
ers ftt5 yesterdny and were guests of
hfiiml. nt u .0 1 1 w. t. lu.n I. r ,u. Tlar.bA4-
ers' club last night at 7 at ths Ath
letic clul.
Governor McKelvle came to Omaha
yesterday to welcome the visitors.
Kdward J. Oaynor, president of ths
National Letter Carriers' association,
and Gilbert Hlatt and William Otts,
ofllcials of the Postal Clerks' associa
tion, arrived on the same train.
"Better Service,"
Is Postal Slogan
Overflow Crowd of Nebraska
Mail Employes Attends
Business Conference Here.
An overflow crowd of Nebraska pos
.al employes attended yesterday morn
ing's session of the business confer
ence called In the north court room
of the Federal buildlhg. W. N. Coble,
postofflce Inspector, presided.
L. A. Johnson of Kansas City, new
Inspector for this division, wa intro
duced. " 'Better service' ts the watchword
of the postal department." said he.
"We are not hero for pay or prestige,
but to give service to his honor, 'the
American citizen.' "
He complimented Nebraska for en
thusiasm displayed.
Harry Blackstone, cashier of the
central accounting office, explained
th new method of exchanging 1918
v.ar savings stamps, which mature
January X. 1923, into treasury saving
certificates.
Pat McGovern also spoke.
Prominent postmasters who headed
delearatlona from their towns are: W.
"1 MeClay. Lincoln; D. C. Morgan,
riattamouth; F. W. Fuhlrodt, Fre
mont; Mary Gleason, Platte Center;
Fred 8cofleld, Columbus; C. A. Berry,
Wayne; Joseph B. Hlnes, Wahoo; L.
C. Bturges. North Platte; Harold
HJelmfelt, Holdrege, and B. C. Gentle,
Norfolk.
Dr. Work Meets
Friend of Early
Days in Omaha
Tecumseb, Neb., Contractor
Tells How He and Po&tmas'
ter General "Cleaned Out"
by Absconding Treasurer.
Station Master at Onawa
Robbed by lii&bwaynien
ta highwaymen held up and
robbed th atatlon master at th
Northwestern depot in Onawa. la.,
at an early hour Monday morning t
1119 and escaped on a freight train
bound for omeha, according to a
warning received by Omaha polios
asking ihera to look for th bandits.
Daily Prayer
A close friend of 35 years ago greet
ed Dr. Robert Work In Omaha yester
day. He Is Al Dunlap, former Bur
lington official,, and now general con
tractor at Tecumseh, Neb., who came
her especially to greet the postmas
ter general.
It was Dunlap who disclosed that
Dr. Work was "cleaned out" of his
last penny three years ago In Fort
Morgan, Colo., when a county treasur
er, on whose bond Work and Dunlap
bad signed, absconded with $44,000.
"Seven more" bondsmen made good
the loss, but it took every dime all
of us had and we had to start over
again," Dunlap related.
While Work Is a republican, Dun
lap Is a democrat.
"But Dunlap always voted the re
publican ticket," Dr. Work divulged
in "Jollying'' his friend. They also
chortled with glee In recalling a cer
tain lynching party In Colorado when
they were younger.
"No on ever found out we were In
It," th old confreres boasted.
Dr. Work brought two of Dunlaps
children into the world. The daughter,
De Lara, Is now living at Scottsbluff,
Neb.
Frank D. Field, Omaha lumberman,
was a Dartmouth classmate of former
Governor Bartlett, and escorted the
first assistant postmaster general
around the city yesterday morning.
Shortly before noon, an Informal
reception to enable government offi
cials to meet the postal chiefs, was
held In Postmaster Black's office.
Postal Clerks Seek
Employment Reforms
Keforms In working conditions fur
postal clerks Is sought by Gilbert K.
Hyatt, president of the Federation of
Postal Clerks, who is pinking the
same itinerary ns Dr. Work's party.
He advocates reduction In night
work and overtime by means of "early
mailing" propaganda.
"Seventy-five pr cent of all mall
is now distributed by night workers,
because heavy mailers put their let
ters Into the malls between 5 and 8
p m.," he said.
Ho and William Otte, vice presi
dent, spoke to postul clerks Monday
night in A. O. U. W. hall, Fourteenth
and Douglas streets.
Kd J. Galnor, president of the Na
tional Letter Carriers' association,
talked to local letter carriers Mon
day night at 8 In the Fontenelle, fol
lowing a dinner tendered by local
officials.
Norria Goes to Washington.
Lincoln, Nov. 13. (Hpeclul Tel.
gram.) Senator George W. Norrla
passed throuh'lt Lincoln today on th
way to Washington. Senator Norrls
declined to discuss results of the N.
hrasku election.
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