Clandestine Correspondence
By Lutheran Observer
A MOST excellent move has been inaugurated in various city post-offices with a view to lessening the clandestine correspondence which has brought ruin to so many girls. One postmaster has demanded the true name of every one who holds a box under a fictitious15name. The postmaster of New York City has put into operation a rule by which the use of the free delivery window is limited to thirty days to any one person, and the postmaster at Washington city is seeking authority from the department to put a similar rule into effect. An investigation which the Washington postmaster quietly conducted showed that of 1,064 letters called for by women at the free delivery window in two days, 111 bore fictitious names, eight of the letters of this latter class being called for by girls under sixteen years of age. The postmaster now requires that before letters are delivered to girls under that age, they must explain why their mail is not sent to their homes. It is well that there are some conscientious men in office, who recognize the serious responsibilities of their positions which are not mentioned in codified laws. All honor to them in their work! — Lutheran Observer.