Evening times-Republican., 1903-10-22
REPORT TAXING EFFECT.
Payne Dismisses Three Postal
Employees and Orders Re-
moyal of a Clerk
OTHER DlsMlssALs MAY FOLLOW
It Is Understood. However. That There
viii Not Be Any Wholesale Remov
ais Resultant Upon Brstcw's Report
On Irregularities in the Postoffce
epartment-Were Old Employees.

| Washington, oct. postnaste,
General Payne has removed from office
Michael W. Louis. superintendent o
supplies for the postoffice department.
Louis kempner hief of the registry
division of the third assistant post.
master generals office, and c. r. Ter.
~. q $500 clerk in the postoffice de-
partment. and directed the postmaster
at New York TO remove Otto Wells. a
clerk
These removals are the first result OF
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow's report ON the Irregularities in
the postoffice department. Information
OF the contemplated discharges did not
leak out at the department. until after
I O'Clock. and at $50 the postmaster
general made an official announce
ment OF his action as follows:
The Action Announced.
Michael w. Louis has been removed
from office OF superintendent Of the
division OF supplies because the recent
inNes tiSation show that he influenced
the awarding of contracts for supplies
to favored bidders; that he has been
eStravagant and wasseful in the ad-
ministration of his Office, aud that he
has paid excessive prices for supplies
TO favored contractors.
Louis keinpner superintendent reg
lstry system has been removed for in
eompetene and negligent adninistra-
ton for wasteful and reckless ex-
trayasance in senging expensive nani-
fold registration books to a large num-
Der OF small fourth class postoffces and
for violating the revenue laws by a
system OF petty smuggling.
&C. 3. Terry. a clerk in the division
of supplies has been removed for maxi
ing false affidavits; attempting 10 OBJ
tain money from he clerks under the
guise that he could influence their pro-
motion. and general inefficiency.
The postmaster general also stated
that the postmaster at New York has
been directed to remove Otto Wols, a
clerk in the New York postoffee for
ence legislation and To procure pro-
Ia reply TO questions. Mr.. Payne said
the discharges We're the desult of dis
closures made by the Bristow report.
4 have read the report, he said,
and an free TO say that my action to-
lay WAS the result of its perusal.'
Other Dismissals Expected.
He declined to say whether there
WOULD be other removals as a result of
me report. but it is understood that
While a few others may follow there
Will not be any wholesale dismissals.
L is stated that there are three or four
employees upon whose conduct there is
some reflection, ana whose cases hang
n the balance. Tney We're not impli-
.ated SO much as those whose cases
we're acted upon yesterday. and some
" them may remain permanently in
he postal service, though possibly not
n their present positions.
Weis. the New York clerk, who has
,ea nrelieved. is said to have enjoyed |
relations with George w. |
Beavers, late superintendent of the sal |
ry and allowance division, and he is
harged with having acted as q medium I
hru which other clerks in the New /
yorll postotfice were communicated I
With.
Terry Is from Indiana. He VAS tenn |
,orary clerk in the postoffice depart |
1ent, aud was afterwards removed. /
lie made charges that he had been dis /
harged from his position by John Nj I
iasten. then chief clerk of the first I
ssistsnt postmaster general, but now
superintendent of the railway /
aan service, because he had refused to
i've money To Masten for his retention, I
nd the president directed his rein
tatenent 1t is understood that the
failed TO substantiate I
'erry's charges. and his permanent re-
loval is the result of that failure
The possible effect OF the Bristow in
uiry upon the fortunes of Louis and
.empner. has been much discussed.
10Th have been in the postal service
ome years.
-