officials of foreign governments, nor to their suites, families or guests. The importation of any alien into the United States for any immoral purpose is punishabie by imprisonment for not more than ten years and by a fine of not more than $5,000. Violations of the contract-labor section of the act DOMESTIC RATES. First-Class Matter. are punishable by fines of $1,000 or by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than two years. The act provides for the fin ing or imprisonment of persons engaged in the transportation of aliens into the United States who encourage or help persons excluded under the provisions of the law to enter the country. POSTAL INFORMATION. Rates of postage-Letters and other first-class matter 2 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof. Postcards and postal cards, 1 cent each. "Drop letters," addressed for delivery at the office where mailed, 2 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof when deposited at postoffices where letter carrier service is not established. There is no drop rate on mail other than letters. The limit of weight of first-class matter is 70 lbs. in 1st, 2d and 3d zones: 50 lbs. in others. First-class matter includes written matter. namely, letters, postal cards, postcards (private mailing cards) and all matter wholly or partly in writing, whether sealed or unsealed (except manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or corrected proof sheets of the same and the writing authorized by law on matter of other classes). Also matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection. Second-Class Matter. Rates of postage-Newspapers and periodical publications of the second class, when sent unsealed by others than the publisher or a news agent, 1 cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof on each separately addressed copy or package of unaddressed copies. Second-class matter includes newspapers and periodicals bearing notice of entry as secondclass matter. No limit of weight is prescribed. Fourth-Class Matter (Domestic Parcel Post). Weight Lo- -Zones. 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. Up to 50 to 150 to 300 to 600 to 1000 to 1400 to Over 50 150 (XX) 1000 1400 1800 1 800 cal. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles. miles 1...$0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.06 $0.07 $0.08 $0.09 $0.11 $0.12 2... .06 .06 .06 .08 .11 .14 .17 .21 .24 3... .06 .07 .07 .10 .15 .20 .25 .31 .36 4... .07 .08 .08 .12 .19 .26 .33 .41 .48 5... .07 .23 .32 .41 .51 .60 .61 .72 .09 .09 .14 6... .08 .10 .10 .16 10... .10 .14 .24 .43 .62 .81 1.01 1.20 .19 .34 .63 .20 .36 .67 .21 .38 22 .40 .23 .42 .24 .44 .25 .46 .26 .48 .27 .50 The rate of postage on publications entered as second-class matter, when sent by the publisher or a news agent to subscribers or to other agents for the purpose of sale, on the portion of a publication devoted to other matter than advertisements is 11⁄2 cents per pound or fraction thereof; on the portion of 35.. a publication devoted to advertisements. the 36.. rates per pound or fraction thereof for deliv- | 37. ery within the several zones devoted to fourth 38... class matter is for the 1st and 2d zones. cents; 3d zone. 3 cents: 4th zone, 5 cents: 5th zone, 6 cents: 7th zone, 9 cents; 8th zone, 10 cents. In the case of newspapers entitled to be entered as second-class matter and published in the interest of religious, educational, scientific. philanthropic, agricultural, labor or fraternal organizations, not organized for profit. the rates. irrespective of the zone in which delivered (except where the same are deposited in a letter carrier office for delivery by its carrier. in which case the old rate prevails), is 14 cents. Third-Class Matter. Rate of postage-On unsealed third-class matter the rate is 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof on each individually addressed piece or package. Third-class matter embraces circulars. newspapers and periodicals not admitted to the second class, nor embraced in the term "book." miscellaneous printed matter on paper not having the nature of an actual personal correspondence, proof sheets, corrected proof sheets and manuscript copy accompanying the same. and matter in point print or raised character used by the blind. (Books are included in fourth-class or parcel post mail.) The limit of weight of third-class matter is four pounds. .68 .89 1.11 1.32 .74 .97 1.21 1.44 .80 1.05 1.31 1.56 .86 1.13 1.41 1.68 .92 1.21 1.51 1.80 .98 1.29 1.61 1.93 .71 1.04 1.37 1.71 2.04 .75 1.10 1.45 1.81 2.16 .79 1.16 1.53 1.91 2.28 .83 1.22 1.61 2.01 2.40 .87 1.28 1.69 2.11 2.52 .91 1.34 1.77 2.21 2.64 .95 1.40 1.85 2.31 2.76 .52 .99 1.46 1.93 2.41 2.88 .54 1.03 1.52 2.01 2.51 3.00 .56 1.07 1.58 2.09 2.61 3.12 .58 1.11 1.64 2.17 2.71 3.24 .60 1.15 1.70 2.25 2.81 3.36 .62 1.19 1.76 2.33 2.91 3.48 .64 1.23 1.82 2.41 3.01 3.60 .66 1.27 1.88 2.49 3.11 3.72 .68 1.31 1.94 2.57 3.21 3.84 .70 1.35 2.00 2.65 3.31 3.96 .72 1.39 2.06 2.73 3.41 4.08 .74 1.43 2.12 2.81 3.51 4.20 .76 1.47 2.18 2.89 3.61 4.32 .78 1.51 2.24 2.97 3.71 4.44 .80 1.55 2.30 3.05 3.81 4.56 .82 1.59 2.36 3.13 3.91 4.68 .81 1.63 2.42 3.21 4.01 4.80 .86 1.67 2.48 3.29 4.11 4.92 .88 1.71 2.54 3.37 4.21 5.04 .90 1.75 2.60 3.45 4.31 5.16 .92 1.79 2.66 3.53 4.41 5.28 .94 1.83 2.72 3.61 4.51 5.40 .96 1.87 2.78 3.69 4.61 5.52 .51 .98 1.91 2.84 3.77 4.71 5.61 .52 1.00 1.95 3.85 4.81 5.76 .53 1.02 1.99 2.96 3.93 4.91 5.88 .54 1.04 2.03 3.02 4.01 5.01 6.00 when mailed for delivery within any of the other zones), nor greater in size than 84 inches in length and girth combined, nor in form or kind likely to injure the person of any postal employe or damage the mail equipment or other mail matter and not of a chara period reasonably acter perishable within required for transportation and delivery. Rates of postage-to be fully prepaid-unsealed: (a) Parcels weighing 4 ounces or less. ex1 cent for cept books, seeds. plants. etc.. each ounce or fraction thereof, any distance. (b) Parcels weighing 8 ounces or less containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs. roots, scions and plants. 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof. regardless of distance. (c) Parcels weighing more than 8 ounces, containing books, seeds, plants, etc., parcels printed matter weighing of miscellaneous more than 4 pounds, and all other parcels than of fourth-class matter weighing more 4 ounces are chargeable, according to distance or zone, at the pound rates shown in the zone table, a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound. a Zones-Parcel Post Guide and Maps. For parcel post purposes the United States is divided into units of area thirty minutes Such units form the basis of the square. eight postal zones. To ascertain in which zone a postoffice is located from the office of mailing. parcel post guide, costing 55 cents, and map, costing 20 cents, are jointly used. The guide applies to all offices, but a separate map is required for each unit. zone key is furnished with the guide for use in the units of area in which some of the largest postoffices are located, and makes the The guide map for those units unnecessary. and maps may be purchased by sending a assistant postmoney order to the third Stamps master-general. Washington, D. C. are not accepted. Insurance of Fourth-Class Mail. A of rural service who reside more than one This service is obtained by placing on any AIR MAIL SERVICE. The postoffice depa.tment maintains a west and east bound mail service by airplane between New York and San Francisco and intermediate points. Air mail leaving New York city at 10 a. m. reaches San Francisco at 5:45 p. m. on the following day and mail leaving San Francisco at 6:30 a. m. arrives at New York at 5:05 v. m. the following day. (Schedule effective Aug. 1, 1924.) The route is divided into three zones: New York to Chicago, Chicago to Cheyenne and Cheyenne to San Stops Francisco. Bellefonte. made at a e Cleveland. Bryan, Chicago, Iowa City. Omaha, Platte. Cheyenne, Rawlins, Rock North Springs, Salt Lake City. Elko and Reno. ounce or The postage rate is 8 cents an fraction thereof for each air route zone part of zone, fully prepaid. This, for example, makes the postage from New York to Chicago 8 cents; New York to Cheyenne, 16 cents, and New York to San Francisco. 24 cents. The postage on letters to foreign countries is the same as the domestic air mail rate if they have 2-cent postal conventions with the United States; in other cases 3 cents in addition to the air mail rate is charged. or Special air mail stamps are issued, but any stamps good for postage may be used. The use of special delivery stamps in addition to the air mail postage will insure prompt delivery at office of address. Any registered matter of nominal value and nonnegotiable securities and commercial paper not easily realized upon by others than the rightful owners, regardless of value, are acceptable for transportation by air mail serv Other registered matter is not accepted for such transmission. or doFees and conditions-Fourth-class mestic parcel post mail (but no other) may not be registered but may be insured against amount equivalent to its actual loss in an value. but not to exceed $5 in any one case, on payment of a fee of 3 cents: not to ex-ice, ceed $25 on payment of a fee of 5 cents: Any mailable matter except that liable to not to exceed $50 on payment of a fee of 10 cents, or not to exceed $100 on payment damage from freezing will be carried by air. of a fee of 25 cents, in addition to the post-plane, including sealed parcels, not exceeding age, both to be prepaid by stamps affixed. Collect-on-Delivery Service. or Conditions and fee-Parcels of fourth-class or parcel post matter (but no other) may be sent C. O. D. from one domestic money der postoffice to another, including those in the Canal Zone. on payment of a fee of 10 cents in addition to the postage, both to be The amount to prepaid with stamps affixed. be collected and remitted to the sender must not exceed $100. The remittance is made by postoffice money order, the fee therefor being included in the amount collected from the addressee. A C. O. D. tag furnished by be the filled in by the postmaster must The C. O. sender and attached to the parcel. D. fee also covers insurance against loss up to $50. Postal Cards. Postal cards are furnished at the postage impressed value represented by the stamp thereon: single postal cards for domestic and foreign correspondence at 1 cent and 2 cents each, respectively, and reply (double) postal cards at 2 cents and 4 cents each, respectively. Special Delivery Service. Special delivery service is the prompt delivery of mail by messenger during prescribed hours to persons who reside within the carrier limits of city delivery offices, to patrons fifty pounds in weight. and not exceeding eighty-four inches in length and girth combined, with postage at the rate of 8 cents an ounce or fraction thereof for each zone or part of zone in which mail is carried by airplane. mails Registry System. Britain. Any matter, properly addressed and bearing the name and address of the sender, admissible to the domestic mails (except fourth-class union mail. which may be insured), or to the postal "parcel post" (except foreign for Barbados, Dutch Curaco, packages Guadeloupe. Guiana. France. Great and Uruguay). Martinique, the Netherlands Foreign "parcel post" may be registered. mail must be taken to the postffice to be reg. istered, but other mail may be registered at any postoffice or postoffice station by rural carriers, and, when sealed and not cumbersome, by city carriers in residential districts. The registry fee for each separate article, foreign or domestic, is 10 cents in addition to the postage, both to be fully prepaid. Indemnity for lost registered mail will be paid as follows: Domestic mail, first class (sealed), up to $50. actual value: third class (unsealed), up to $25. actual value. Foreign mail, amount claimed within limit a of 50 francs ($9.65), for total loss (not partial loss of rifling) of a registered article exchanged between the United States and postal union country, except foreign parcel post matter. and losses beyond control ("force majeure'). Application for a money order must be made on a form furnished for that purpose and be presented at the money order window of the postoffice or one of its stations. Money orders are issued for any desired amount from 1 cent to $100 and when a larger sum than $100 is to be sent any number of additional orders may be obtained. Applications may be made through rural carriers, who will furnish the necessary forms and give receipts for the amoun.s. Inter ational money orders, payable in almost any part of the world, may be obtained at all of the larger postoffices and at many of the smaller ones. Fees for money orders payable in the United States (which includes Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Virgin islands) and its possessions, comprising the Canal Zone, Guam, the Philippines and Tutuila, Samoa: also for orders payable in Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras, Canada, Cuba, Mexico. Newfoundland. at the United States postal agency at Shanghai (China), in the Bahama islands and in certain other islands in the West Indies: For orders from $0.01 to $2.50.. For orders from 2.51 to 5.00. For orders from 5.01 to 10.00.. For orders from 10.01 to 20.00. For orders from 20.01 to 30.00. For orders from 30.01 to 40.00.. For orders from 40.01 to 50.00. For orders from 50.01 to 60.00. For orders from 60.01 to 75.00. For orders from 75.01 to 100.00.. 3 cents Martins), Ecuador, Great Britain (Eng. Cts. land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Haiti, Republic of Honduras, Jamaica, (including Turks, Caicos and Cayman islands), Leeward islands (including Antigua. Barduda. Redonda. St. Kitts or St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, Dominica, Montserrat and the British Virgin islands). Martinique Mexico, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Republic of Panama. Peru, Salvador. Spain (including Spanish colonies). Trinidad (including Tobago), Western Samoa and Windward islands nada. St. Vincent, the Grenadines and St. Lucia): For each ounce or fraction thereof (Gre Letters for Germany by direct steamers, per ounce Letters for all other foreign countries, and Germany when not dispatched by direct steamers: For first ounce or fraction of ounce Single postcards cards), each Reply postal cards, each.. Printed matter of all kinds, for each two ounces or fraction of two ounces.. Commercial papers. for the first ounces or less. 2 2 3 1 ten 5 5 cents 8 cents For each additional two ounces or fraction of two ounces.. 1 .10 cents Samples of merchandise, for the first four 12 cents 15 cents .18 cents 20 cents .25 cents ..30 cents The fees for foreign money orders payable in any country on which a money order may be drawn, other than those named above, may be ascertained upon inquiry at the postoffice. FOREIGN MAIL MATTER. Rates of Postage. The rates of postage applicable to articles for foreign countries are as follows: Letters for Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Cts. Bermuda, Bolivia. Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies (including Aruba. Bonaire, Curacao, Saba St. Eustatus and the Dutch part of St. For each additional two ounces or Foreign Parcel Post. 10 Deficiency in postal revenues.. 1923. $517.288.853.40 10.094.333.16 11,249,068.72 5,444,783.53 8,089,358.60 532,827,925.09 1924 Revenues in Detail. 541.500,816.73 556,893,128.90 24,065,203.81 42.162.49 24.065.203.81 Postal revenues: Sales of stamps, stamped envelopes, newspaper wrappers and Second-class postage (pound rate) paid in money. Receipts from foreign mail transit service... Miscellaneous receipts. Fines and penalties.. Receipts from unclaimed letters Total postal revenues... Money-order revenues: Revenues from domestic and international money-order AIR MAIL SERVICE IN The air mail service in the United States was suggested in 1918 by Capt. Benjamin B. Lipsner, U. S. A.. and when the id a was approved by the postoffice department he was asked to become the first superintenden, of He accepted the appointment, such a service. resigned his commission in the army, and made the service a success from the start. Though he resigned on Dec. 7, 1918, owing with Postmaster-General to dissatisfaction Burleson's policy with regard to building special airplanes for the mail service, he not only inaugurated the aerial mail line between Washington and New York in May, 1918. but laid the groundwork for the extension to the of the service to Chicago and even Pacific coast. Mr. Lipsner is a Chicagoan by birth and a mechanical engineer by profession. were operated between Air mail services Cleveland between Cleveland, Chicago and and St. Chicago and New York. between Louis and between Chicago and St. Paul and Secretary and Treasurer-Elmer F. Wieboldt. Business Manager-Elmer Lamprecht. 35.838.76 THE UNITED STATES. Secretary Philanthropic Department-Ferris F. directors elected annually by the members. Laune. The policy of the directors has been to give APPLICATION FOR PATENTS. [Condensed from "Rules of Practice in the United States Patent Office."} Business with the patent office should be transacted in writing. All office letters must be sent in the name of the "commissioner of patents." On the propriety of making an application for a patent the inventor must judge for himself. The office is open to him and its records and models may be inspected either by himself or by any attorney or expert he may call to his aid. Pending applications are preserved in secrecy, but after a patent has issued the model, specification, drawings, and all documents relating to the case are subject to general inspection, and copies, except of the model, are furnished at rates specified herein. after. ject and nature of the invention. (c) Brief description of the several views of the drawing (if the invention admit of such illustration). (d) Detailed description. (e) Claim or claims. (f) Signature of applicant. An applicant may prosecute his own case. but he is advised, unless familiar with such matters, to employ a competent patent attorney, as the value of patents depends largely upon the skillful preparation of the specification and claims. A patent may be obtained by any person who has invented or discovered any new and useful art, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, not known or used by others in this country before his invention or discovery thereof, and not patented or described in any printed publication in this or any foreign country before his invention or discovery thereof, or more than two years prior to his application, and not patented in a country foreign to the United States, on an application filed by him or his legal representatives or assigns more than twelve months before his application, and not in public use or on sale in the United States for more than two years prior to his application, unless the same proved to have been abandoned, upon payment of the fees required by law and other due proceedings had. 18 In case of the death of the inventor, the application will be made by and the patent issued to his executor or administrator. be Applications for patents must be made to the commissioner of patents and must signed by the inventor or in case of his death by his executor or administrator. A complete application comprises the first fee of $15, a petition, specification and oath, all of which must be in the English language, and drawings when required. Papers for perma nent record must be legibly written or printed in permanent ink. The application must be completed and prepared for examination within one year. The petition must be addressed to the commissioner of patents and must state the name, residence and postoffice address of the petitioner, designate by title the invention sought to be patented, contain a reference to the specification for a full disclosure of such invention and must be signed by the inventor. The specification is a written description of the invention or discovery and of the manner and process of making. constructing, compounding and using the same, and is required to be in such full, clear, concise and exact termis as to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which the invention or discovery appertains or with which it is most nearly connected to make, construct. compound and use the same. In case of a mere improvement the specification must particularly point out the parts to which the improvement relates, distinguishing clearly between what is old and what is claimed as new. The following order of arrangement should be observed in framing the specification: (a) Preamble stating the name and residence of the applicant and the title of the invention. (b) General statement of the ob Two or more independent inventions cannot be claimed in one application; but where several distinct inventions are dependent upon each other and mutually contribute to produce a single result they may be claimed in one application. The applicant, if the inventor, must make oath or affirmation that he does verily believe himself to be the original and first inventor or discoverer of the art, machine, manufacture, composition or improvement for which he solicits a patent; that he does not know and does not believe that the same was ever known or used be. fore his invention or discovery thereof, and shall state of what country he is a citizen and where he resides and whether he is a sole or joint inventor of the invention claimed in his application. In every original application the applicant must distinctly state under oath that to the best of his knowl edge and belief the invention has not been in public use or on sale in the United States for more than two years prior to his application or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before his invention or more than two years prior to his application, or patented in any foreign country on an application filed by himself or his legal representatives or assigns more than twelve months prior to his application in this country. If any application for patent has been filed in any foreign country by the applicant in this country, or by his legal representatives or assigns, prior to his application in this country, he shall state the country or countries in which such application has been filed, giving the date of such applica tion, and shall also state that no application has been filed in any other country or countries than those mentioned, and if no application for patent has been filed in any foreign country he shall so state. This oath must be subscribed to by the affiant. The oath or affirmation may be made before any person within the United States authorized by law to administer oaths, or, when the applicant resides in a foreign country, before any minister, charge d'affaires, consul or commercial agent of the United States, or by any official authorized to administer oaths in the country in which the applicant may be. Drawings must be made upon pure white paper of a thickness corresponding to a twosheet or three-sheet Bristol board. The surface of the paper must be calendered and smooth. India ink alone must be used to secure perfectly black and solid lines. size of the sheet on which a drawing is made must be exactly ten by fifteen inches. One inch from its edges a single marginal line is to be drawn, leaving the "sight" precisely eight by thirteen inches. Within this margin all work and signatures must be included. The A model will be required or admitted as a part of the application only when on examination of the case in its regular order the primary examiner shall find it to be necessary or useful. A design patent may be obtained by any person who has invented any new. origina! and ornamental design for an article of manufacture, not known or used by others in this country before his invention thereof, and not patented or described in any printed publication in this or any foreign country before his invention thereof. or more than two years prior to his application, and not caused to be |