Show Ii i I WASHINGTON W. Nov o 1 President Taft and General Hitchcock havo reached an agreement on the recommendations rec rec- the president will make malc to congress regarding a a. change e in tho sec sec- class ond-class postage postas-e rates affecting magazines magazines maga maga- and other periodicals Mr Ir Taft will recommend that magazines magazines maga maga- be required to pay the present rate of or 1 cent a pound on all reading matter matterand matterand and a much higher rate to be determined later Inter on advertising ad pages Each magazine maga mas-a- zine will be required to send a copy cop of Its current Issue to tho department department depart depart- ment each week weel or month as the case may be There the publication will be dissected the reading matter and ana the tho ad advertising ad- ad sections will ill be weighed sep sep- and the amount of or postage com com- Newspapers will ill not bo 00 affected Tho a average e haul of the newspaper is but 00 miles while the average haul of the magazine magazine mag mag- azine is 1100 mites miles Cause of Deficit 1 1 Tho hauling of magazines has proved costly to the government and both the president and the tho flo be believe bellee be- be lieve lle it has entered largely into the deficit deficit de de- shown each year In the postoffice department This deficit has been re reduced reduced re- re in the last year a saving of or 11 having been reported from economies economies econ econ- put into effect by Ir Hitchcock The adoption of a a. now rate for ma maga magazines a- a Mr Hitchcock believes will 1111 wipe out the deficit and put the postal establishment establishment on a self Kelf basis President Taft Is looking forward to a cent 1 rate for letter posta postage c and hopes to recommend it before he leaves the tho White House lie hopes also to back up his recommendation with figures ures and es estimates cs- cs showing that letter postage at this rate will ill yield a profit profit e gov go The establishment of the proposed now rates on mag-a mag magazines tho president be 00 es will do much to bring brin about penny postage postas-e. Ho He believes the tho magazines willbe will willbe be compelled to pay only their just share in the postal expenses The president is determined to lo push ins his n for 01 placing nIacin second and third flags cJ s I postmasters under the lh civil service celice He I will make the recommendation to con on congress gress in his forthcoming messages |