The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-02

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. July l.-Presidcnt Roosevelt
rs the result OF the postal scandal. has Is
sued important Instructions that hereafter
rural delivery service and patronage shall
not he based upon congressional district
lines but upon nonpartisan State lines and
apportioned according To population.
Rural delivery extension and patronage
thus far has been upon congressional dis
trict lines. and the Representative or poll
tician with most pull was able TO obtain the
largest amount of patronage. That rad
ical change is necessary in the service WIS
revealed nv the complications Of the sys-
TEN under A. W. Machen. the indicted SUI
perintendnnt who was arraigned in the
Criminal Court here to-day on the series of
indictments for conspiracy 10 defraud the
Post-Office Department.
The iniquties of the system have now
been fully laid bare by the Bristow investi-
cation, and at the White House conferences
before President Roosevelt left for Oyster
Bay. II was decided to create this radical
change in the service. The announcement Is
also made that both Republicans and Dem
ocrats will fare alike in the distribution.
Each days contribution of developments
TO the postal scandal seems to bring more
conclusive proof that contracting firms paid
large premiums for postal contracts and
mat awat . were made with view of offer
ing rich returns to the contractors and
postal officials involved.
TELLS INTERESTING SECRETS.
An affidavit was filed to-day by Paul Her
man of Rutherford. n j.. TO whom was
awarded the contract for printing the postal
money order blanks to-day by Postmaster
General Payne. In which some remarkable
evidence comes TO light of previous irreEu-
larties in the awarding and fulfillT"lt of
this contract. Inasmuch as the contract
captured by Mr.. Herman to-day covers an
Expenditure of $4,000 for four years sup
ply of blank money order books. 1t is shown
that large profits were made in the past
MIR Herman discloses some interesting
secrets in his affidavit. in which he sets
forth his connection with the firm of Wyn-
koop- Halenbeck- Crawford Company of New
York which held the last contract and
whom Mr. Herman underbld to the extent
OF $500.
He states that after leaving the employ
of the Wynkoop- Hallenbeck-Crawford Com
pany, of which he was superintendent fol
ten years. and was given charge of the
work Of filling the Government contract
he was approached by Mr.. Hallenbeck, June
last. with an offer TO withdraw his bid
and that in return the company would pay
him weekly salary of $50. a part of % pei
cent OF the profits from the contract. and
guarantee an annual income over salary OF
$500.
OFFERS 5000 CASH.
Mr.. Herman also sets forth In his affidavit
that he had a call from Mr.. Tooker Of th'
Metropolitan Printing Company AT his hom'
in Rutherford. who. according to the atli
davit. said:
Herman have S. 600 in my pocket. an'
If YOU agree TO execute your contract in on
establishment and let us share in the profit
1 will now pay you these 5000 and we vii
make a contract with you that We will pa!
you 800 week salary and will make such
contract for five years
Mr.. Herman sets forth that he rejecte'
this offer.
Mr. Herman also gave oral testimony be
fore Postmaster General Payne to-day IL
which he explained his connection with tn
WynkOop-Hal lenbeck-C Crawford Company.
The hearing was granted Mr.. Herman 20
day upon the application OF the Typotheta
Of America. an association of master print
ers. which objected to the award to Her
man on the ground of INSCRIPTIONS bust
ness conduct and IN having taken advantaS
of his position as superintendent of tn
Wynkoop-H allenbeck-Cr Crawford Company I
enter bid below that supplied by this firm
II appears that the Typothetae is working