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Show WOULD INCREASE NEWSPAPER POSTAGE STW TORK, Aug. 1. Postmaster Oeneral Hitchcock today told tha federal commission appointed to Inquire Into the handling of second class mall matter why he favored Increasing the postage rate on newspapers and periodicals. The postmaster general recommends, first, a general Increase on second class matter, ao as to make the different departments de-partments of the mail service divide more equally the coat of handling and carriage. car-riage. Tn case the ommlsslon denied this request, he renewed his recommendation recommen-dation already made to congress for a hlgner rate on the advertising sections of i magaalnee. I For the present. Mr. Hitchcock said, an Increase of a cent a pound was all he asked. Thla Increase, he added, would be tentative, the rate to be fixed Anally after the department had finished Its campaign to decrease cost of handling. Wa urworl that a Aflat rate of 1 cents a pound on both newspapers and period-Icais period-Icais should take the place of the seven ratea now tn force on such matter for the simplification of tha service and the greater convenience of the public. The hearing began todav with ITntted Rtaraa Supreme Court Justice Hughes praaldhur. |