Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-31

the paying of bribe to Machen of $500.
Cupper has also been indicted separately
for paying the $500 for which Long was in
dtcted for acting intermediary. This In
dictment is also under the same section
William Gordon Crawford has been indict-
ed separately for putting in false claim.
This Indictment is under section 543S
Crawford represented the Postal Lock and
Device Company, New Jersey corporation.
And the claim was for furnishing letter
carriers satchels to the government
Investigation to Be Expedited.
The information that comes here from
Oyster Bay to the effect that President
Roosevelt wishes to see a conclusion Of the
investigation in the Post Office Department
is credited by many people as voicng the
real wishes of the President.
This does not mean that the President
wants any whitewashing. He Is anxious
that the investigation be made complete
but at the same time he thinks it is entirely
consistent with that end to conclude within
reasonable time all the cases that haze
been brought out and then, II additional
cases should come up in the future. they
can be dealt with in the ordinary course Of
the business of the department.
1t is understood that the President takes
the view that unless something is done to
conclude the Investigations under way IN
the department they will go on forever
with rumors of clues and allegations OF al
kinds. There is a large corps of inspectors
of the department whose business 1T is to
run down charges of misconduct, and they
have been engaged with more or less reg
ularity ever since the department was
formed in ferreting out wrCngdoing. But
in the public mind there is a vast difference
between the ordinary work OF inspectors m
keeping the postal service in virtu2Is
condition and the extraordinary pubhc h-
VeStigation that Is now gong on.
A Get-Rich- Quick Scheme.
One of the most alluring get-rich-quick
tI, ton,
of a large number of people in this city.
Quite a number of mammoth postal CARDS
have been received here from this concern,
which is located in New Orleans, and
which holds out to prospective investors in
the scheme the alluring Information that
it has paid G.t.' per cent week. or 344 10
per cent ii year. This concern is called the
Cooperative Turf Association, mcoIpo-
ia ted. The advertisement gives as refer
ences the police commissioner and coun-
Gilman. who, it is declared indorse their
methods.
we are mourning" the advertisement
states. considerable expense in bringing
this opportunity to the attention of a Sc
lected list of persons.
Such selected persons are advised If they
want to know more of the get-rich-quick
scheme to send in their names at once. But
for those who want to get to work at once
the following is added:
Parties desiring to remit at once In
profits can do so by cutting the attached
remittance slip along the dotted lines and
returning same to us in sealed envelope
with address and amount Of remittance
The corporation claims to be doing hus
ness under the laws of the state Of South
Dakota. with a capital Of 100000. and to
be licensed by the states of Illinois and
Louisiana and by the cities of Chicago and
New Orleans.
The plan by which the turf association
Is able to bet on the races with a practical
certainty that it will always win and make
large gains for its investors Is referred to
and the Investment is declared to be bet
ter than any savings bank.
The Post Office Department v III look into
this scheme In order to see whether 1t
comes under the class of enterprises
against which fraud orders are issued.
The concern is using the mails freely now
and if a fraud order would operate against
it, it will be issued promptly.
Case of Gen. Tyner.
The case Of General Tyner in relation to
the removal of papers from the safe used
by him in his private Office Is regarded as
having practically dropped out Of the pub
lie eye. 1t IS understood, however, that
the prosecuting officers who have the mat
ter IN hand regard it merely rs part of
the general investigation and see no rea-
son for any haste as delay may result in
securing additional evidence bearing
that matter. General Tyner did not per-
Sonaily remove the papers from the safe
and 1t is not known that there Is any in
formation to show that any of these pa
pers of a different nature than that
declared by General Tyner-that is, purely
private property. The investigation now
under way will give an opportunity to
throw light on this transaction.