Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-05

Does Mr.. Roosevelt follow us in this
narration? And if he does, will the Presi-
dent gently make a memorandum of who
receives the new contract the coming week
for that 100, 900 stamps9 All right Let US
proceed.
During the past week we were made
aware that Mikey Lewis is a discredited
Mason In fact, Mikey has been dropped
by the Masonic fraternity This is old
news, as a matter of fact for Mikey has
been dropped for more than twenty yearsl
But il has only just come to light here,
where Mikey has been giving the grip, T"
and where he has worked himself up on
his supposed Masonic membership and
loyalty. Secretary A. W. Johnston, Grand
Recorder, Grand Commandery K. T., has
received official communication touching
Mkey's Masonic connection and record
II is such that no loyal Mason can recog-
nize or give him the fraternal greetings or
fellowship Of a brother Mason.
Is not Mr.. Roosevelt Mason9 If 50, he
understands what this means without any
further particularization by the GLOBE.
TO conclude with another stamp story
We hope the President Is still following
the narrative.
In the Fifty-sixth Congress Mikey Lewis
secured an appropriation of 81, 500 for Office
cancelling stamps. 1t is still in the treasury
thanks to an honest committee appointed
by the successor Of Perry Heath (who, by
the way, is in the city--as a remarkable CO.
incidence vide contract for 100 900 rubber
STAN osl, Mr.. Johnston and his chief clerk
Mr. Marsten, both honest men and honor
able, high minded officials The tale of
this 81 500 appropriation is a remarkable
one. Here 1t Isl
Capt. Ben Chambers of Indian Head
the life-time contractor for steel post
Office stamps whom we had the honor to
"featurize" in the Post when spacing
for that excellent journal. had a stamp of
which he did not think very much It
caught the fancy, however, of Mr. Dickson,
present postmaster of Detroit, who pur-
chased it. The stamp was a clumsy affair
but Dickson saw Lewis and the latter se-
cured ST. 500 appropriation through Perry
Heath as rider to the regular $4,000 ap-
preparation for stamps, pads and ink.
Ohe hundred Of these stamps we're ordered
at SIS each and placed in as many different
post-ofices. Then Mikey set about secur-
ing payment. Just at this period Mr.. John
ston retired Perry Heath, and the latter
did not have a chance to appoint COM
mittee 10 make the award. Mr.. Johnston,
as stated, appointed an honest committee
to pass upon the Dickson stamp
The committee, after a thorough exami-
nation and investigation, reported that 1t
would be dear at $IS each and that it was
no good anv10w Herre the 81 500 remains
in the Treasury and the 100 stamps made by
order Of Mikey are still unpaid for and the
rake off seems long way of.
Now, Mr. President, having given Messrs.
Lewis and Machen more than their share of
space in our leading columns we will have
to postpone until next Sunday the scheme
now on foot TO purchase the Bush building
corner of 9th and r streets, for the Supply
Division of the Post-office, of which Mikey
is chief. Mr.. Brown is very active in this
movement and has helped Mikey to meas
ure the present floor space of the old rink
where Mikey now holds forth. We have
had the floor space also measured, as well
as the Aoor space of the Bush building, and
we thins that we are equal to bursting
the proposed deal for its purchase.
Look out for next Sundays GLOBE. There
will be chapter on how to sell and lease
buildings and real estate to the government
with the help of department officials and
active private sec1 etaries of U. S. Senators"
which will make mighty interesting read
ing. Selahl