New V?rk Herald ftureau. I
WiMliiriKton. 1>. C'.. April 7. I
Representative Rossdale (N. Y.) in a
letter to-day petitioned every member of
Congress to vote for restoration of the
pneumatic mall tube system in New
York city. He was employed In the
post office of New York for ten years
and lias a thorough knowledge of the
poftal system.
Mr. Rossdale declared that the recent
12.000,000 mall robbery In New York
was possible only because the mull was
being removed from one point to another
in motor trucks, and pointed to the fact
that In the twenty years In which the
tube service was operated the loss in
registered mail was Infinitesimal.
"Had the tubes been In operation this
robbery would not have occurred,"' he
added.
VETERANS' AID BILL REPORTED
Hospitalisation Measure to Ba
Pressed In R?nalr.
Washington. April 7.?The disabled
| soldiers', hospitalization bill, passed by
I the blouse earlier In the week and ap
propriating I17.0U0.000 for Increasing
I hospital facilities for disabled former
service men. was reported to the Senate
late to-day by Its Public Buildings Com
mittee.
No changes were made in the measure
from the form in which It was passed by
the House and Chairman Kernaid of the
committee announced he would seek
action on it at the first opportunity.
SIGNS $10,000,000 BOND BILL.
Gov. Miller yesterday signed a bill au
thorizing the city to Issue bonds as a
means of raising money with which to
complete the new Central Library Build
ing at Flatbush avenue and Eastern
Pnrkwav, Brooklyn. Completion of the
new .Museum of Natural History Build
ing also will be provided for In the
same manner.
