The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-23
NATIONAL CAPITAL
IS BEING DESERTED
FOR THE SUMMER
Inside Facts Which Throw Much Light on the
Now Famous Corruption in the Postoffice
Department of the Government
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)


(Alail Special to the Advertiser9
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 13The annual exodus of officials
city begun will be six
full the high official desks Assistant Secretaries
Departments slipping away for the weeks end enjoy little fish
spot along the Atlantic
themselves attendance the Departments Pres
den Roosevelt away and the business running along smoothly
with little except o2 From this the exodus
will constantly and by midsummer will only
two cabinet officers tme with occasional exceptions and
the number of important subordna viii be reduced
is the emphasize the arduous duties of important
officials but with administration long power and
things running smoothly almost surprising
of business which be conducted with only
slight supervision by official heads The system everything
and the supervision keeps system
portant things The government allows months
for all its officials high and low here Washington among
higher very materially increased by half week here
and half week there
President Rooseves anticipated quicken Washington
days early All through the Departments
questions which awaiting final reference him. His
till hastens away to Oyster Bay fowever the Presidents busiest
months when Congress The demands his time
then exoban evidence the many days of which
fall the Chief Magistrate that public business suffering from
his absence 1t the more than the actual BRAN work
which they subject to great strain.
THE POSTOFFICE INVESTIGATION.
thought of the investigator
the Pooee Department IS now practically at hand as Tar as ne
medat fruitful results concerned The work has been conducted
viii keep yet before his formal report ready for
the However, temporary suspension Of The
regarded great triumph Mr.. Brisow in his investigation
The office becomes absolutely under the of Mr. Bstow
believed that will be transferred back to the
jurisdiction of the First Assistant Postmaster General Mr. Wynne
his authority respected Mr.
Wynne has chief the Salaries and Allowance Division who IS
subordinate his directions and who also conducting that bureau
honest and economical plan
1t not believed here Superintendent Mahen will be
duty He beginning fight by pulling all the
his but it doubtful if this will avail hi
anything 1t known that things have been unearthed winch VIII
dscredt Mr. Machen official and the PRESIDENT
halt about allowing him at the head OF such large
bureau that of free delivery under which the expenditure
delivery alone the coming nothing
number of important pooces of the COUNT
which the government good millions
There inside history of the investigation not known here
people Postmaster General Payne IN
response the complaints which have been and vigorous Lex
long last December to make All
of the department Con-
adjourn There publicity about
would deeply into irregularities lightly INTO
he please The against
Salaries and Allowance Division and
Delivery Division hard They have been
of irregularities and of building
political becoming powerful that they actually
immediate superior, the First Assistant POSTMASTER
General.
WYNNES FIGHT.
johnson, jersey, had been by these
officials Wnne after Mr. johnson had resigned
disgust appointed his place Mes Beavers and Mache
Wynne they ascerae
fight intended 10
Mr. Wynne office Postmaster General Payne LOT
cruise in the West Indies beginning of March, leaving orders
should be conducted had
become matter must tight to the death or resign
condition things brought to tue