The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-05
EES ANSWER E9-.....
t % ACCUSATIONS
,...r Merritt, of Washington,
in His Own Defense
rs TRUTH OF CHARGES
presents Complaints of
u-ong-Doing Against Exc
ru1Ioch, Author of Ac-
..otions Against Him.

,,,r TuIIOcli, Author Oh Ac-
.sotions Against Him.
,:,o,on, May so. = Postmaster
H" PAYNE has MADE public the
". postmaster Merritt. of this
the Tulloch charges. He en-
[a.,Iv denies the truth of Tulloch's
s sar regarding his administra-
lsoT,jrs of the Washington office.
Msrri,t response makes serious
[I.tions against former Cashier S.
EnIloch of the Washington post
soving that a transaction in
/, Mr., Tulloch was concerned in
a%.nnears to comprehend the
LDtation of a false voucher, which
pdc a crime by the statutes" Mr..
Tits reply further alleges that
hits we're signed in blank on the
rolls during Mr.. Tulloch's regime
,shier and that the files do not
ate any complaint of irregulari-,
opainst the Washington post Office
BY Mr.. Tulloch while he was in
>, Mr.. Merritt says the general
of giving employees duties
ipsly incompatible with their po-
rs is no abuse. and that the prac-
Of paying certain expenses of the
office department out of the Wash
N city post Office funds always
and is proper.
G reply of Postmaster General
les Emory Smith will be givenout
az. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
raj Bristow's reply, which will be
public later, according to Post
er General Payne, denies that he
asked Investigation of the Office
le first assistant postmaster gen.
1t is probable that some tempo
arrangement will be made with
ancelling machine contractors, in
the Investigation continues be-
July /. The contracts have been
up and the manufacturers are
ng inquiries on the subject.
Indication of WrOng-DOinE.
, postmaster general announces
ompletion of the investigation Of
alary rolls of all the first and
d-claSs post Offices in the coun-
The only irregularities reported,
which have been ordered to be
cted Immediately, were the pay
to IT assistant postmasters of a
r salary than they should re-
under the departments policy;
ents to a few clerks of more than
allows, and the existence of
nations unknown to the law for
ons in II post offices. Mr.. Payne
hat none of these items indicated
'rong-doing, and, he regarded this
Of the overhauling of the
Of upwards of 1900 presidential
offices as gratifying.
Salaries Reduced.
May 3O.-As q result
c thorough overhaulinp of the
s of the post offices throughout
country, Postmaster General
Friday announced his approval
'tructions reducing the salaries
Slstant postmasters at the fol-
3 second-class post offices to SO
ent. of the salaries of the re-
We postmasters:
o, ILL.,, Clarinda, Ia, East St.
ILL.,, Flushing, Fredonia and
a. N. Y, Freehold, N. j., War
a., Hagerstown, Nd, Ports
l. n. H., Stamford, Conn, Stew
ONT, Wis.,, and Ponce and San
Porto Rico.
Must Conform to Law.
has found SO officials in the
service who hold offices under
.auons not authorized by law
lrected that their positions be
ea TO conform to the law gov
them. They were in the fol-
offices: New Orleans, New
boston, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Gin
J. Detroit, st. Louis, Washing
hester, Pa, Los Angeles, Louis
Nashville, Newburgh, N. Y,
and Chicago.
Will Correct Violations.
'ng these designations not au-
"a by law are 'superintendents
uons' (although there is a
ntendent for each separate sta
auditor of stations" ".inspec-
stations" etc. Violations of
" which fix the maximum sal
clerks in second-class post
at $1,000 a year, except in the
l assistant postmasters, will
'rected at Leadville, Col, New
on n. y, Tarrytown, N. Y,
ian, Porto Rico.
To Reduce Salaries.
Investigation disclosed eight
at which in all ID clerks
; more than the salaries to
their designated positions as
ant superintendent" entitle
and in these cases the post
general has directed that the
5 be accordingly reduced.
affects two positions in
ille' KY, two in New York
in Brooklyn, one in Phila-
and Detroit, four in st. Louis
in Boston. The maximum
OF these positions by law is a
i.