The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-19
SENSATION
EXPECTED
In the IHvpStieation Of
POStOfhct Frauds
TULL9CH'S CHARGES SUSTAINED
Hioh Officials aand a Senator or Two
Are Seriously involved
in Scandals.

ChIcago-A Washington special to
the Chronicle Democrat. says:
Washington is commenting upon
the extent to which the report Of
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor
sustains the charges made by Seymour
w. TulIOch. eX-cashier of the local
postofice. of irregularities in that Of
fee and the postOffiCe department,
When TullOCh's charges were made
both formally and informally POstmas-
ter General Payne treated them with
contempt. He was full Of wrath in
his accumulation OF TullOCh. For days
after the eX-caShI2r filed his charges
Mr.. Payr made sport Of them during
the regular afternoon audiences which
he accorded newspaper correspond
ents. He appeared TO regard it as a
great concession on his part TO con-
sent TO refer the charges to the re-
sDectiVo bureaus Of the department to
which they related.
The replies of former First Assist
ant Postmaster General Perry S.
Heath Controller Of the Treasury
Traceweu. eX-POstmaster Charles En-
DRY Smith, Auditor Castle and Post
master Merritt filled Mr.. Payne with
glee. He considered that his judg
ment of TuIIoch and his charges was
justified, in view of the denials made
by all these officials.
Payne's Attitude Changes.
Later on, however, Mir Payne eyi-
denJly began to receive intimatiOns
from Fourth Assistant Postmaster
BristoW and the civil service commits
sion that the TullOch charges had at
least some foundation in fact. His at
titude on the question underwent a
change and inquiries regarding the
charges Of Mr. TuIlOCh met with Seri-
Gus replies.
The opinion of Mr. Tulloch's friends
that inve stigation of his charges
would prove that he knew whereof ne
spoke. at least so far as the Washing
ton pOstoftice was concerned, was JUS
titled by Commissioner Proctor's re-
port. 1t is now an accepted fact that
the local office has been a mere bureau
the department; that it has been
dumping ground upon which politi-
clans unlOaded numerous constituents
who were ClamOring for jobs and that
irregularities in the matter of paying
salaries to persons who did no work
etc, were frequent
Sensation Expected.
Little doubt exists that the present
week will witness interesting devel-
Opment in the department investiga-
ton. RumOrs of IaXity among high
officials have been circulated 50 free
ly and backed by such high authority
that the "alief is general that there
VIII be netting doing of an ex-
traOrdin2. character before many
days.
Invest ion of the charges against
George ~ Beavers. former chief of
the division of salaries and allowances
has been thorough and is expected to
eliminate shortly. The charge of
collision in the purchase of time
checks for use in the department at
an eXOrbitant price, also of cash reg
listers. and stamp Cancelling machines,
will. it is said, prove disastrous in its
denouement to Beavers Much evi-
dence Of extravaganza and Irregular =
ties not to use stronger term, has
been gathered and the time to strike
almost has arrived When it does
come the sensation caused by the ar
rest Of August w. Machen probably
Will be aClipSed.