Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
HERMAN SEES WYNNE
Wants Contract for the
Money Order Blanks.
HE FILES NEW PAPERS
RUMORED THAT n. H. RAND WILL
LEAVE THE SERVICE.
The Postmaster General Did Not See
the Newspaper Men-Reports
Regarding Mr.. Beavers.


morning and called on First Assistant Post
master General Wynne.
Mr.. James F. Metcalf was removed last
week from the position of superintendent OF
the money order system for holding up the
award of the contract to Mr.. Herman, who
was the lowest bidder, apparently in the
interest of the Wynkoop. Hallenbeck,
Crawford Company of New York, which
firm employs Mr.. Metcalf's son.
1t was Mr.. Herman who demanded
hearing Of the case. His action resulted IL
bringing to the attention of Mr.. Wynne the
holding up of the award. The investigation
that was instituted brought about the re-
moval Of Superintendent Metcalf.
Mr.. Herman was in conference with Mr..
Wynne for about half hour today. he
filed with the first assistant postmaster
general additional papers pertaining to his
ability to perform the contract II 1t DC
awarded him.
He also assured Mr.. Wynne that he mad
satisfied Typographical Union, No. u. OF
New York that it was his intention to eni
ploy union labor and that organization
would interpose no objection to his getting
the contract.
Mr.. Metcalf's Case.
The fact that Director of the Mint Rob-
erts yesterday interceded with the Presi
dent to have the case of Mr.. Metcaf re-
opened has given to Mr.. Metcalf and his
friends hope that he may be refnstated in
Athe postal service.
The Postmaster General has refrained
from discussing for publication his inten-
tons in the matter 1t is known that he
entertained a high regard for Mr.. Metcalf
before the unfortunate circumstance OF last
week. and that it was with reluctance
that he issued the order removing him from
service.
The effort of the friends of Mr.. Metcalf
to secure rehearing for him was talked
over between the President and the Post
master General after the cabinet meeting
today. What will be done in this direction
is not known -
: Rumor Regarding Rand.
There was a rumor about the Post Office
Department today that Mr.. H. H. Rand.
confidential clerk to the Postmaster Cen
era1 and assistant superintendent of free
delivery, had decided to leave the service
and would tender his resignation within
very short time.
Mr.. Rand was not at the department
building today. The door to his office was
unlocked, and the appearance Of the room
indicated that 1t was about to be aban-
doned. Attaches of the Post Office De-
partment who are employed on the same
floor said that Mr.. Rand had likely gone
to the Busch building, where part of the
rural free delivery force is housed. Efforts
to find him at the Busch building failed.
It was said that he had been there earlier
in the day.
This was cabinet day and Postmaster
General Payne did not see the newspaper
men. Mr.. Whitney, his private secretary.
said he was not aware that Mr.. Rand con-
templated resigning.
No Letup in Investigation.
The cabinet was in session nearly two
hours today, some of the members remain
ing longer than that. Among these was
Postmaster General Payne The post Office
investigation was discussed more than any
other subject by the cabinet, there being
a general talk about appointees and their
work and other matters. The only con-
clusion reached was that the investigation
is to be pushed right along, and that there
will be no letup until every piece of wrong
doing has been looked into and the guilty
people punished.
There is a feeling about the department
that Mr.. Rand does contemplate resigning,
and that he will take that action some timS
during the coming week. Mr.. Rand has
leased a house near Laurel, Nd, for the
summer. At the Post Office Department
this afternoon it was said that he had prob
ably gone to his home for the day.
The grand jury was in session for a short
time today, and then adjourned until
Thursday, after hearing one witness in con-
nection with the Post Office Department
investigation. The prosecuting officials ex-
planned that the presence Of this witness
was not at all significant. the evidence he
furnished being merely in reference to a
detail of a case that is under consideration.
Work of the Grand Jury.
Having returned indictments against the
parties concerned In the transactions of
the Croft brothers. involving street letter
box fasteners, the grand jury has begun
the investigation Of other contracts with
the free delivery service. 1t is said that
the Post Office Department through it's in
spectors who have been working on the
case for some time has made some discover
les which made it imperative that the
grand jury take the matter up. The con-
tracts referred to pertain to the use of
aluminium paint on street letter boxes
throughout the country.
The fact that the grand jury had in
dicted Mr. Machen together with the Croft
Brothers and Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenz of To-
ledo, on charge of conspiracy, did not
create much discussion about the depart
ment. as the grand jury's action had been
foreshadowed by The Evening Star last
week.
To Assist Mr. Beach.
Willie absolute confirmation of the state
ment is withheld, it is reasonably certain
that Holmes Conrad. former solicitor gen.
eral of the Department Of Justice, and
Charles Bonaparte have been selected by
the Department of Justice to assist the Dis
trict attorney in the prosecution Of the post
Office cases.
Postmaster General Payne, Fourth As
sistant Brtstow and his inspectors are said
to be awaiting with keen interest the out
come Of the work of the grand Jury in
Brooklyn. While all of them are careful
not to discuss the situation over there 1t is
understood that they look for one arrest
at least, and perhaps others.
The Case of Mr.. Beavers.
There is a growing feeling here that Mr..
George w. Beavers, who resigned as su-
perintendent of salaries and allowances at
the beginning of the investigation, will not
be molested so far as the courts are con-
cerned
There have been many rumors regarding
the status of Mr. Beavers. One of these
reports was to the effect that he was to
be used by the government as q witness in