The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-22
FOUR FIRED
 BY MIR. PAYNE First Results of BriStOw'S
 Report. M. W. LOUIS UNFORTUv $ Superintendent of Sur ; $ of Postoffice Depart It. Alleged rn.. E. Arl Contract. to Favored Bidders and Was Extravagant and wasteful in
 His Administration.
M. W. LOUIS UNFORTUrS Z

Washington, Oct. 2.-Postmaster-Ge Gen. eral Payne today removed from off1ce Michael w. Louis, superintendent of sup plies of the Postoffice Department; Louis Kempner, chief of the registry division of the Third Assistant Postmaster-Gen- erals office, and c. B. Terry. $Soo clerk in the Postofhce Department, and directed the postmaster at New York to remove Otto Weis, a clerk.
 These removals are the first result of Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Bristows report on the irregularities in the Postofiice Department. Information of the contemplated discharges did not leak out at the department until after { o'clock, and at 4:30 the Postmaster-Gen- eral made an official announcement of his action as follows:
 Statement of Payne.
 Michael W. Louis has been removed from the office of superintendent of tho division of supplies because the recent investigation shows that he influenced the awarding of contracts for supplies to fa- vored bidders; that he has been extrava- gant and wasteful in the administration of his office and that he has paid exces- sive prices for supplies to favored con- tractors.
 Louis Kempner. superintendent regis try division. has been removed for in- competent and negligent administration; for wasteful and reckless extravaganza in sending expensive manifold registra- ton books to a large number of small fourth-class postofices, and for violating the revenue laws by a system of petty smuggling
 "C. B. Terry, clerk in the division of supplies, has been removed for making false afi1davits; attempting to obtain
 kSsx { he could influence their promotion, and general inefficiency."
 Removal of Weis.
 The Postmaster-General also stated that the postmaster et New York had been directed to remove Otto Weis, clerk in the New York postoffice, for collecting money from clerks to influence legislation and procure promotions
 In reply to questions, Mir. Payne said the discharges were the result of dis closures made by the Bristow report.
 q have read the report" he said, 'and am free to say that my action today was the result of its perusal."
 He declined to say whether there would be other removals as result of the re- port, but 1t is understood that while a few others may follow, there will not be any wholesale dismissals.
 Was Close to Beavers.
 Weis, the New York clerk, who has been relieved Is said to have enjoyed confidential relations with George w. Beavers, late superintendent of the salary and allowance division, and he Is charged with having acted as a medium through which other clerks in the New York post office were communicated with.
 Terry Is from Indiana. He was a tenn porary clerk in the Postofhce Department and was afterwards removed. He made charges that he had been discharged from his position by John M. Masten, then chief clerk of the First Assistant Post master General, but now Assistant Su- perintendent of the Railway Mail Service because he had refused to give money to Masten for his retention. and the Presl- dent directed his reinstatement. It Is un- derstood that the investigation failed to substantiate Terrys charges and his per- manent removal is the result of that fail ure. The possible effect of the Bristow inquiry upon the fortunes of Louis and Kempner has been much discussed. Both have been in the postal service for some years.