Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06
WALKER TO SUCCEED AMIN
Takes Charge of Western Rural Delivery Of
Renewal to Omaha
RURAL ROUTES ARE TO Be OvtRHAULED
Opinion Expressed that Not Many I'm
West are Unwarranted, but I'm East
and south Many Are to
Re Cut on.
(From a Stan Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, June b.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-J. p. Walker of Boscobel. Wis. win
be appointed special agent Of the rural
free delivery service at Omaha en- July l.
As heretofore stated in these dispatches,
headquarters Of the rural free delivery for
the western district is TO be transferred
from Denver TO Omaha on that date. The
formal orders making this transfer have
been sent out by Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow. At present, and
since the death of william f. Amin. L. II.
Blake has been acting special agent Of the
western division and under him are the
following special agents who after July
will make their headquarters at Omaha
]. T. Boylan, II. A. Clark, c. f. Liewellyn,
H. J. Ormsby, Gilbert Patterson, r. ].
Martin. c. f Mason, c. p. johnson, w. J.
Monroe and F. B. Newell.
The following route inspectors. now at
Denver. after July / will report and make
their headquarters at Omaha: r. II. Blood
good, Herbert Harlan, Dennis Handling,
NJ NJ Steele, Thomas Torson. c. II.
Sweeney, A. l.. Rede, Peter l.. Mali, II. NJ.
| Lawrence and G. H. Chase. There are four
! clerks attached to the western division Of
the rural free delivery now with head
quarters at Denver, who will be sent to
! the new headquarters. Frank Chalfant, w.
w. Marshall. Lewis Stewart and w. A.
williams. General Bristow, in speaking OF
the policies to be pursued to rural free
delivery in the western division. said that
the aim of those in charge of the western
| division would be TO give the country serv-
| ice wherever needed, but the wholesale es-
tablishment of rural routes would be dis
continued. He said that no discussion had
| yet taken place as TO the manner in which
the western division would be run but he
assured your correspondent that there
would be considerable pruning done to get
the division to the proper business basis.
Many Routes UnwRrranted.
thorough examination OF the records of
the free delivery division of the Postohice
department until recently conducted by A.
! w Machen, has disclosed that many rural
free delivery routes were established with
out justification. merely because of
Machen's desire to accede to the demands
of congressman. AS a result all such
superfuous rural service is to be discon-
| tinued, but not until a full test has been
made ow each individual case. The de-
partment roughly estimates that one-third
| of the rural routes in the south. and one
/ fifth of those in the north are unwarranted
as shown by minimum receipts Most, II
not all. routes IN the west, however, are
\ believed to be working on a sound basis
as they were established only in more
| thickly settled communities, end were con-
scientiously inspected prior TO the establish
! ment. Moreover. the west has been but
/ slightly recognized in the distribution of
this popular form of mail service. and the
opportunity for establishing superiuous
! routes is reduced to the minimum. Post
master General Payne says the western
I fraa daIf the most a
experimental. and he doubts II many routes
west of the Mississippi valley will be dis
pensed with. All those routes, however,
| will be examined to determine whether the
| receipts and benefits of the service justify
/ the expenditure.
! JudEeship to be Settled soon.
Now that the president is again in Wash
| ington IL is expected one of the first things
4 he will take up is the successor TO Judge
Henry c. Caldwell of the Eighth United
! States circuit. 1t was learned today at
the Department of Justice that Judge Cald-
we'll had rendered his resignation to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, to take effect at the will
| of the chief executive. The attorney gem
erals office force, while not officially in
formed of the resignation, do not doubt
but that the president has had the resig-
nation in his possession for some time.
Three strong candidates are in the field
for the succession, c. ]. Greene of Omaha,
Judge Hook Of Kansas and Judge McPher-
son of Iowa. The congressional deleBa-
tions from each OF those states are actively
working for the appointment of their can
didate and when the president left on his
| Swing around the circle 1t looked as II
the fight had narrowed down TO Mr.. Greene
and Judge Hook. Since the presidents alb
sence, however, the Iowa delegation in
congress has been pushing the claims OF
Judge Mcpherson. and as Mr.. Roosevelt
has had an opportunity 70 see Judge Nc
Phersoa when in Iowa, IT is thought that
he may become a formidable candidate.
A number Of very important matters are
awaiting the presidents action, but none
that had so wide an interest to the states
comprising the Eighth United States cir
cult as the successor to Henry Clay Cald-
we'll
Routine of Departments.
The First National bank Of Beemer, Neb.
was today authorized 10 begin business With
a capital Of $4,000; president, Gottf Karlen;
cashier, william A. Smith.
These rural carriers were appointed to-
day: Nebraska-Blair. regular, Mort G
Grover; substitute. Manville Grover. Iowa
Belle Pisine. regular, George 4. FeTTee
substitute. Rosa A. Ferree. Churdan, regu-
lar Martin NJ. Wright; substitute, Lora b
Wright. Denison, regular b. c. Woodruff
substitute, Martha J. Woodruff. Glenwood
regular. George d. Goyer; substitute Harry
d. Goyer Hawarden. regular, Florence NJ
Wheeler; substitute, Dalton Wheeler
Osceola, regular. Charles d. Shepard; sub
stitute, Jesse Sutton. Sergeant Blum. regu-
lar william F. Hall substitute. Robert T.
Hall. South Decentralization, regular VIII
liam NJ Downs; substitute. Norris Peerce
VermIion. regular, George r. Buchanan
substitute. Iver l. Hanson.
II. L. Parkhurst of Clay Center, ]. O.
Ludlow of Lincoln and Willard c. Morley
OF 81. Paul. Neb., have been appointed
railway mail clerks.
Postmasters appointed Nebraska 90
Charles H. Smith Hewitt. Sioux county
vice s. l.. Usher. resigned Wyoming
sgd s. Hertsman. Patrick, Laramie county
The comptroller OF the currency today
extended until June s. 1923, the corporate
existence OF the United States National
bank Of Omaha.
The National bank OF the Republic OF
Chicago has been approved as reservs