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Show NG AUGUST 10 1915 RECEIPTS AFFECTED Bf POST RULE Current Accounts May Be Sent, but Past Due Obh gations Barred Numerous inqu ries occasioned by the appearance e nee the first of tho month of postcards bearing statements of cur rent accounts have been made during the past few days of Postmaster Nob e Warrum and other federal offlc als of this city as to the ma ab ty of the cards un der the postal laws The postal law pro h b ts the send ng of requests for pay ment such as lnc ude threats of suit or other matter calcu a ed to reflect upon the addressee , The explanation of the appearance of the current account cards is to be found according to Postmaster "Warrum in a recent ruling which perm ta of them. The ruling reads The department has ruled that the clause prohlbi ng epithets or Ian guage ca cu ated by the terms or manner of d aplay and obvious j in tended to reflect upon the character or conduct of another makes unma 1 ab e cards by -nhch it appoara that the addressee s be ng dunned for an account that is past due This does not Include cards that bear respect ful requests for the settlement of current accounts or that give not ce when an account paper assessment taxes gas b Is etc w 11 be due and such cards are regarded as ma lable Asked yes erday if the including of an amount past due as a feature of the card setting forth the dues of the current month constituted an objectionable fea ture Postmaster Warrum said that he was not entirely prepared to say -ftheth er or not the word ng of the ru ing would exclude such data A further reading of the rul ng gives the information that as sesaments of fraternal orders and other soc eties may be mailed by card provid ed that the assessment does not appear as past d e Pos mas er "Warrum says that the adopt on of the current account ca d as a means of rendering statements as a lowed under the rul ng will material y af feet the rece pts of the local office It is ut tnat-orl that nn r-irm nn ni flHmittnd |