Willmar tribune., 1903-12-09
THG POSTAL FRAUDS.

49, ~As~~s
Michael W. Louis, superintendent
of supply division-buying inferior
ink at high prices, quadrupling the
cost Of this item in one year; buying
linking pads at padded prices; buying
large quantities Of twine at S1O.95 per
pounds after contract had
been let At s7.45. Removed from Office
October 81, 1903.
w. 81. Landvoight, superintendent
OF registry suppl:es-giving the Gen.
eral Manifold Co. monopoly in sup
plying the department, in return for
the company's giving his son a lucra-
tive position in their offices. His
resignation was demanded and OBJ
tained.
Louis Kempner, successor to Land
voight-buying supplies from thesame
at more than double the con-
tract prices and greatly increasing
the use OF said supplies; cheating the
customs department by getting friends
in Cuba to buy cigars for him and
ship them marked as gifts. Removed
October 25, 1903.
Tyner, assistant attorney general
for the department., and Barrett, his
son-in.law and misunderstanding
bribes to render decisions favorable
to firms conducting fraudu' lent busi-
ness. The list of these shady trans
actions is very long. Barrett resigned
in 1900, but maintained his connection
in the graft as attorney for the com
pantes involved. Tyner was sum-
marily removed last spring after his
wife and daughter had rihed his safe
to get away with incriminating EVIL
dence.
James T. Metcalf, superintendent OF
the money order division-conspiring
with the Wyrcoop Ha'lenbeck. Craw-
ford Co. to give them contracts at
higher prices than asked by other bid
ders, and accepting Inferior goods.
Metcalf's son was given a position in
the company's offices and received
q heavy rake-o off on oil contracts. All
concerned in this fraud have been In.
dicted.
A. W. Machen, superintendent OF
free delivery-buying great quantities
OF unnecessary supplies and receiving
heavy rake. offs from the manufac-
turers. Indicted.
G. B. Terry, clerk in supply divis-
ion-making false charges against q.
II. Rand, and endeavoring to get
money from other employees for prom.
lsing to secure their promotion. Re-
moved.
George W. Beavers, chief of salary
and allowance division-ssle of pro.
motions; canceling leases and renew
ing them at q much higher price, or
giving them to other parties at greatly
increased prices. The case in which
senator Dietrich of Nebraska figures
is shown to have cost the government
$500 annually and s746 for moving
the flee. Also buying large mum
Der Of &C silly and superAuous ma
chimes, receiving heavy bribes from
the companies securing the contracts.
Indicted.
Former Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Heath, secretary Of the republi.
can national committee, comes in for
heavy scorings in connection with
many Of these fraudulent trans actions,
though there is no recommendation
foc bringing him to trial.
Bristow says that the guilty ffic ais
have probably received between $500,
600 and 100000. This is, however,
only q small part Of the loss to the
government, the firms getting the
contr acts getting the major
part of the proceeds.
President. Roosevelt reviews the re-
port Of Bristow, closing with the fol.
lowing strong declaration:
mo crime col sfor sterDer reprobs,
tion than the crime of the c Eruption
ist in public life, and the man who
seeks to corrupt him. The bribegiver
and the bribetaker are equally guilty.
Both alike OH against the primary
law Of the state's safety. All ques
tions OF difference in the party policy
sink into insien 6oanoe when the peo
pie Of this country are broue ht face to
face with q question like thts, which