The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-23

SCALP OF SAMMIS
Third District Leaders Would Sc
cure the Removal Of a Rev
enue Collector.
Charges of Milton Howe, a Former
Deputy in the Office, Cause.
a Sensation.
Special to The journal.

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Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 23.-The expose Of
the system Of doing business in the office
Of Internal Revenue Collector J. u. Sam
mis- by Milton Howe, a former deputy,
has caused a sensation turnout Iowa and
more sen sational developments are looked
for. sammis is being knitted by the third
district republican leaders, who We're
staunch supporters Of J. w. Patterson,
veteran, who was forced to. resign in IA
vor of Sanlmis, and they will do their ut
most to secure his removal.
Howe charges that Sammis, contrary to
the statutes, compelled him to surrender
a portion of his salary as chief deputy to
the collectors brother, e. P. Sammis. stamp
deputy; also that he ordered two division
deputies to surrender portions of their sal
aries to two other division deputies, but
that this arrangement was not carried
out.
Howe threatens to call the attention of
the president and the federal grand jury
to the case. He made no affidavit until
attershe was relieved from office in Aug
ust. He was formerly chief deputy under
Collector Lathrop.
Collector Samrnis emphatically denies
the charge of attempting to force payment
to him Of a part Of the salary Of his depu
ties.
Special Agents Investigate.
In September Special Agents Mccoy
was sent to Dubuque: to investigate the
charges made by Howe. The division
deputies were summoned before him and
testified that the arrangement to equalize
| their compensation had been made by
| themselves without the collectors knowl-
! edge and that it had not been carried out.
| Deputy Samrnis admitted having received
a portion Of Deputy Howe's salary, but
said this was by an arrangement with Mr..
Howe himself, Of which the collector had
no knowledge.
| Collector Samnlis visited Washington a
week ago and a special agent was sent to
Dubuque to get q fresh copy Of the charges
and exhibits. What became of the copy
previously sent to- Washington and Spe-
cial Agent NfcCoy's report is not known,
but it is said that NcCoy''s report was un-
satisfactory to thet department. RI,
Boats as Fast as Trains. -
Boats will be running with the same
speed as passenger trains on the Missis-
sippi river and other rivers and the seas
North McGregor, proves to be all he claims
for it. Mr.. Mothera1 has brought to Du
buque with him a model Of a small boa
which he constructed along the lines o
his invention and he is. endeavoring to ge
4 the Iowa Iron works of Dubuque inter
ested in it. He declares that boats can b.
made to run forty or fifty miles an hour
!, The secret of Mr.. Motherals invention
is a half cone shaped hull. The hull taper
OF point from the stern to the bow. Whel
the boat is started 1t raises in the waite
and there is virtually no displacement
The faster the boat travels the less tn
, displacement. =.
In speaking Of his invention Mr.. Moth
eral said: IT have been working upon
!, for years and I have it about perfected.
have secured six patents from the govern
nent and the nextbstep is to construct tn
proper kind of a boat and install a heav
engine and give a. practical test"