The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-22

evidence, was laid before Postmaster
Smith by Fourth Assistant Bristow, who
requested the appointment of a commits
sion to investigate the office Of the first
assistant postmaster general.
Wouldn't Have an Investigation.
"This was refused by Mr.. Smith, who
looked upon 1t as another manifestation
of the relations existing between Mr..
Perry s.. Heath and Mr.. Bristow."
Mr.. Tulloch cites Endorsements by Mr.,
Beavers and Mr.. Machen, of the Economic
Postal association, as an investment prop
osition.
On the question Of favoritism in an
pointments he says:
"Oliver H. Smith Of Muncie, Ind, was
an intimate friend and associate of Perry
S. Heath. The latter, November 20, 1881.
wrote as follows to the Washington post
master:
81 nave this day allowed you 5000 per
annum to provide for the appointment of
Oliver H. Smith as a laborer at the sew
eral stations connected with your office,
Mr.. Smith will act in a dual capacity.
serving both clerks and carriers. The
free delivery division will also make an
allowance Of 81 per day to cover car
fares and incidental expenses, for Mr..
Smith, who Is. I believe. to report on the.
morning of the 21st. This is the gentle
man whose appointment has been fire.
quently recommended to you
Mr.. Heath used the express AT your
request or In connection with your rec
ommendation,' in connection with many
appointments concerning which the post
master was entirely ignorant, and for
whose services, IL he received them at all,
he had no use or need. december 1 1881,
Mr.. Heath wrote: "Mr. OlVer II. smith
mas been detaiied 10 ASSIST IN repairing,
painting and erecting street boxes. He,
Will be paid through your ofnce at the
rate of - per day Tor every WORKING Gay.
commencing november 20
~ aboreru With Three Jobs.
..1s,,,. 10 70 enno,nted a ahorer ana
r,;d fro,n tho ajIpwanca for .clerk hire :,
pc $50 ,,naan +ha sa1ary and nna
d;,.ision. In the second ha is Maid as a ner-
dto,n maoh.nio from tho aIIowanca for
rana ir,ne letter hoYes q FIND under the.
49, aa,1,,ar, sar,5ca ana audited NV d,f.
feren+ clerks IN the treasury department.
A narsan faithf,,iiv ,,arformine the dutiea
of tho one would he unable to devote full
ttno ~ tho other Mr. smith did very
iittIa ~ either nnr,ng he summer of.
1eoe M Smith Vac IN service at Camn
A Yaon 1,,rr,nIa ~ annnac+,on WITH thu
,ot1;+.r,, nnstaI .ar,,tca
"a clerk in my office, Charles w. Nc
Whorter, informed me that an employer
in the mailing division, whose name he
gave me at the time, had told MIN he had
been approached by another employe re-
Gently transferred to the office, who had
stated he had been authorized to pick out
seven men in the mailing division for pro-
motion July !, 1899, provided those pro-
NOTED would divide with high officials in
the postoffce department"
Mr.. Tulloch y
ION account of the intimate relations
between the department and the Wash
ington office verbal directions often ac-
companted the written orders and were
far more interesting. For example: The
postmaster one day brought me- an allow
ance of the first assistant postmaster
general salary and allowance division
july q. 1898. appointing Emma Jones and
Fannie r. Winans as cleaners or char.
women for one year from July 1, 1898, at
5000 per annum. Handing me the allow
ance he stated It was the intention of the
department that the names of the women
should not appear on any paw rcll: that
the parties designated should MT know
that the other was in receipt of any
money or had any connection with the
office. He also stated that neither Of
them was expected to report for any duty.
This complimentary roll was added to
later"
cl,..s,,. A -
S'Sse''e'on Nee '9noteu.
MT. 1uiioca says tnat the cA~ssihcaIon
act % NiaIch o 1908, was lshoreu Wy rifss
A ass os.iiiaster Gelelai Iasatn, aiu
. va a',5itor pes ata ues natG u1aaaMv
clerks, auuatoTs. etc, were paio llesally
.h = ssuv ~ -Syu eacf u PEI a nuu W.
n n.a .sa !. one y
TWO exceptions the appointments as Clean
eis. eilaiWoihen taooIers' elc., ne says,
VIZ esan-oiis ~ lne cisli seiyice. - u
pnaaaaS w = sliotn - uusies ~
p,ee - ntenan oesrs ~. n ~
49, Wv Wv CO. a.s.taat 49,
na = ~ .me ms asssean. peiasN
Eea,,aat nr dauana 49, 70 ioao, ~ any
$3.50 .Ao yea poss-
master.
" : uiioci says ~ : meas
s &c ~ 1919 au n.a nnae uuin -
Spah,sh war presented great opportunl-