Evening star., 1903-07-03
Il the receipts from that route 1t will be

of the receipts from that route 1t will be
cut off.
In that way 1t is expected large number
of routes that have been established to Ia
vor some one or because of a misappre-
hension of the facts concerning the busl-
ress likely to be done by them Will De
stopped. No one in the department claims
to know how many such routes Will be
discovered when the work of inspection Is
directed toward them. When non-paylns
routes have been discontinued 1t IS expect
ed that the deficit from that branch or the
postal service will be very greatly reduced
No More Collection Indicators.
The Post Office Department has stopped
the use of the collection indicators fui-
nished by the Postal Device and Improve
ment Company, and no supplies Of that
character will hereafter be purchased from
that company by the government. This ac-
ton Is provided for in an order signed by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General BITS
tow, which did not become known until TO-
day, disseminating the arrangement for the
purchases of the SUPP plies at the close OF the
last fiscal year. This took effect Tuesday:
Thousands of the devices have been bought
by the government at big prices, and re-
supplies into public attention. They con-
sist of devices for letter boxes to Indicate
the hour at which mail Is collected there
from. and the company organized to place
people, including postal employees
The postin ster of San Francisco is
credited with being the inventor of the de-
vice. Representative Loud of California has
visited the Post Office Department In be-
half of the company. and Is said to have
written several letters to the department
urging the consideration OF the aeviGe.
Mr.. Loud has specially explained that he
was not financially interested In the COM
pany. appearing only in behalf OF his con-
stituents. The matter was recently IN,
-, tov, until
Investigation of the service and the re-
suit is the dropping of the device from
the list of supplies contracted for by the
department 1t is understood that the au-
thorities found that the devices. Of which
large purchases were made In recent
months. are by no means worth the money
charged for them
Ii is said that 1000 of the devices were
ordered at prives varying from "a to A.5o
each and the statement has been mace
that many of them never have Deen useo.
1t hase been charged that nevertneiess an
additional 10000 of them was ordered ana
delivered to various cities. According 10
charges which have attracted consloeraole
attention throughout the country the COM
pany makes a profit of 100 per cent on
them Postmaster Montague OF San fran
cisco the inventor of the box. and Messrs.
Robinson and Irwin, postal ofhcfais at San
Francisco. are mentioned as having con-
siderable interest In the device. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General BrlstoW To-
day confirmed the report that the supply
of these boxes naQ Deen OIuofcu StopPSo'
but declined to discuss the action
Grand Jury Adjourns to Monday.
The grand jury has adjourned until next
Monday and, therefore, that body TO-DAY
did not consider any evidence In connection
with the Post Office Department tnvesti-
cation.
1t is understood that the United states
attorneys office is looking up the law In
reference to the matter of the paying TOT
photographs ordered by the board OF edu-
cation to be taken, by means OF voucher
for the payment Of certain maps that were
not delivered
Allowance for Money Order Losses.
The Post Office Department has allowed
to postmasters throughout the uniteo
States during the last fiscal year ended
June 80. under the provisions OF the act
of Congress of May 8. 1883, s144, ,467. .91 for
the loss of onoy-order funds, postal funds'
postage stamps, stamped envelopes, news
paper wrappers and postal cards belonging
to the United States in the hands OF such
postmasters, resulting from burglary hre
or other unavoidable casualty.
Claims were made for much larger sum-
but as the statute quoted provides tnat
postmasters shall not be reimbursed 1oi
such losses excepting where they resul.
from no fault or negligence on the part
of such poStm aSterS, many OF the Claims
were disallowed owing to contributory neg
ligence upon the part of the postmasters.
The amount allowed is an exceedingly
small percentage of the total amount nan,
died by postmasters throughout the United
States.
Most of the losses resulted from burglary.
Laycock Brothers Held.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3.-Bertram and
Albert Laycock, brothers. and Charles r.
FORMER were held to bail. the former In the
sum of 81 900 and the other two In $l,2OO.
by United States Commissioner Craig to-
day. for trial. charged with stealing regis
the Pennsylvania railroad station to chute
incoming mail through pneumatic tubes 10
the post office. The men admitted their
guilt. The amount of money taken from
the letters is not definitely known, but the
postal inspectors say the trio have appro-
priated several hundred dollars at least.
Gen. Payne Has Callers.
NEW YORK July 3.-Postmaster General
today by Senator Kearns of Utah Con-
cerning his call Mr.. Payne last evening
Mr. Kearns said:
"I saw Mr.. Payne for a few moments only
last night, but our conversation was gen
eraI and no reference was made to the post
office scandal, nor was the name or Perry
S. Heath mentioned"
Senator Kearns added that he did not
own the Salt Lake City newspaper In which
Mr. Heath is interested, but that he was
stockholder like the former assistant post
master general.
Besides Senator Kearns Mr. Payne saw
among the earliest of his visitors today
Pichard C. Kerins of ST. Louis and David