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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

NJ Dear Sir have seen s-our name IN the papers
as that OF a man who works among the poor Your
heart - in sympathy vi-h NY mind therefore,
since you have the one and the other We should
work together I have studied 10 learn IhiS-rhe
solution Of the problem How TO Help the City 5
Poor is Form. the NIiIlennial Trust Take into II
million farms and put a family on each farm Y
The X refers 10 an accompanying anachrontsIlc
ESSAY made up Of eleven extracts from many
passa ges Of Scripture to prove from prophecy the
stable nature Of enterprise Ike rhls1 Pure air
70 breathe and turn windElils and water % make
soup. coffee. etc. etc, virhaI free They can
raise their own food and some Salaoie products.
such as onions and COWS. 1 will give details when
see YOU Al we viii need will be capital Tel me an
appointment. I viii then kindly give YOU all In
formation you desire Yours truly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

4 GOLD 4 large importer has tUst recetved-
\ GLASS TOO late 70 he accepted BY his custom :
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

These axe SAMPLES Of and extracts froa tn. &c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

averaging about 80 cents On the dollar Inis -
the pattern where the design - nrsC cut II rs
glass and then filed in with gold A few prices
given at random must suffice for the entire lor
Particularly useful as well Ornamental tor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

curious form. approaching that of s7says. Trey
are undated. unsigned have 10 address. begin
without Introduction and plunge al once with eager
zest into the body % some deep discussion Usually
they are written sometimes with pen and ink and
sometimes with typewriter. bus occasionally they
printed ard take the larger form OF leaflets.
pamphlets. tracts or even boO=-whtch last notice
are invariably published ar the authors own ex-
pense- I have had ESSAYS upon Trusts I'M
perialism" Labor Unions and Free Silver
hOmilies on Temperance. 90 Divorce. "Cren1a ton
and the Servant Question treatises upon the
Negro Problem. Charity Phonetic Spelling
and Capital Punishment"
Next there those who have some special
theory. scheme or hobby. and who write ~ me
about it. This group marks the border line Be
tween insanity and sanity One begins Il would
like to consult with YOU about project that
is stirring ne. 7 have my plan ma tured- All %
viii ask Of yo1 is 70 furnish the MONEY will
do the rest - As often as not these notes are
merely requests for appointments OF a time and
place at which the writer's may present themselves
for interviews They have heard. for instance. OF
some public meeting that I expected 70 attend.
and wish 20 have me urge some project that they
have on hand One says Il send yOu nv idea
that YOU may be prepared at the great convention
about 10 be held 70 direct public thought in this
new channel" or they know Of some committee
that I a member Of, and seek an interview IN
order TO instruct me how to propagate their theory
II do not reply. king such appointment. they.
as like as not. present themselves on some day az
my Office hour and introduce themselves by say
ing that they wrote 70 ne: as though this were
equivalent 10 ny having written and asked them
10 come. After they have been 10 see ne in this
way. they then 20 home and write long LETTERS
as they put it. TO set forth the matter ar more
length sometimes accompanying these letters
with pictures photographs or diagrams. OF tables
OF statistics or Of ScrtpuuraI quotations
But hers is actual Instance
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26

Chamberlain,S Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy saved his life
last summer. lie had beeh sick
for a month with what the doc
tors call bilious dysentery, and
could get nothing TODD him any
good until he tried this remedy.
1t gave him immediate relief, y
says B. L. Little, merchant,
Handbook, Md. For sale by ST.
JOhuS Drug Co.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26

Il have been troubled with my
stomach for the past four years."
says D. L. Beach, of Glover Nook
Farm, Greenfield Mass. "A few
days ago l was induced to buy a
box of Chamberlin'S Stomach and
Liver Tablets. / have taken part
of them and feel a grea deal
better" If you have any trouble
with your stomach try box of
these Tablets. You are certain
to be pleased with the result.
Price Is cents. For SAFE by St.
Johns Drug Co.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26
TO THE PUBLIC.

l have just started a meat
market in the "SN1Ps" building
and solicit your patronage. All
kinds of fresh meats will be kept
on hand. Prices reasonable.
ANTONIO DURAN.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26
Crop Report of Apache County

Pinto Weather during past
week was generally cold with
frost on 18th and 18th; Kaffir
corn has done we'll, also turnips,
late radishes and Chill; Indians
in vicinity report fine corn crop,
"A. e. Hennjng.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26
Will Cross at Navajo.

Reports from Denver state that
the Southern Pacific and Denver
and Rio Grande are to have a
valuable new connection in the
shape of line through the new
lands of Arizona and New Next
CO. The line is projected to run
from Durango, on the Denver
and Rio Grande in the extreme
southwest corner of Colorado, to
Benson, in the extreme southeast
corner of Arizona. it will pass
through the mineral lands of
New Mexico and Arizona. 1t
will cross the AtchisOn about
Navajo. Albuquerque Journal
Democrat.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26

The Mormon church in the
ella Valley has decided to make
an effort for local option in the
district comprising Solomonville,
Stafford, Thatcher, Central, Eden,
Matthewsille and Pimo. Com
mitteeS have already been APP
pointed to secure signers to the
petition asking the board to
order the election. 1t is reported
that seventeen saloons will be
effected.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26

The Santa Fe railroad com
pany has decided to close the
MOntezuma Hotel which is
located at Las Vegas Hot Springs,
New Mexico.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1903-09-26

"B. L. Dyer, a well known
of this town, says he believes
The Washington times., 1903-11-30

bond-investment concerns also carried
the announcement that Barrett had re-
signed and formed a law partnership
with helms. The result was that many
Of the concerns Anmediately sought his
services. In a letter to the secretary of
one of them, written ten days before
he retired from Office, Barrett said:
I believe we can eliminate all the
Objectionable features in The contracts
and put them in such form that they
viii meet with the approval of the de-
partment. Our fee would be 81 900 re-
tainer and 500 a month for twelve
months
"A number of representatives of bond
investment companies were in Wash
ington during the holiday week of 1900.
but they could get no satisfaction out of
Tyner. But on the Dist of December.
after 4 o'clock in the afternoon. they
met Barrett by appointment and en-
ployed him as their attorney. On the
next day he presented the matter to
Tyner and had their CERTIFICATES APP
proved.
The Washington times., 1903-11-30

Maurice Runkle, Of New York, and
Charles +. Smith of Baltimore, Nd,
without competitive bids. Those pur-
chased from Runkle were said to be for
the rural delivery service. on October
90 1902, 21,O00 had been ordered. though
at that time there were but II 600 rural
carriers in the service.
'Runkle was not a leather manufac-
turer, but a dealer in clothing He re-
ceived from the department 30 cents
each for the cases and had them made
by leather manufacturers, paying from
Is to 28 cents each. The Loo cases cost
Runkle s., 1916. while the Government
paid him $50. making him a profit
Of $13.074.34 Runkle paid Machen 81. 40
for worthless mining stock and also
gave McGregor, a clerk in Machen's Of
fee, certain sums of money.
''AIachen, RunkIe, and McGregor were
indicted BY the Federal grand jury in
the District of Columbia on July 81, 1903.
for conspiring TO defraud.
Charles +. Smith cases.-The cases
alleged TO be for city delivery were
bought Of Charles T. Smith, OF Balti-
more, Nd. They were exactly the same
as the Runlle cases in construction. c.
Ellsworth Upton. an emplOye under Nc
Gregor IN the free delivery division
took up with Smith the matter Of sup
plying these cases. Upton submitted to
him a sample case and Smith told him
he could furnish them for 80 or 60 cents
each. Upton told him TO make a propO-
sal 10 Machen at 80 cents, which he did
and 1000 cases were bought from him
at that price. Smith states that the
profit on ali the cases he furnished
was S11,45o and that this amount was
divided as follows;
"Machen .-...--.-.---...-.......... - 009
/ ''McGregOr ........................... 700
Smith OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .... z 4,D
Upton and McGregor were indicted in
Baltimore on June ., 1903. for conspir-
acy to defraud
The Washington times., 1903-11-30
THE PRESIDENT SAYS:

"Mr. Bristow's report Is a record
OF as thorough bit OF investigating
work as has been done under the
Government"
''The three chief offenders
were Tyner, Machen, and Beavers. "
1T remains for the jury.
drawn from the people and repre-
senting the people. to do overland
ed justice, shielding the innocent,
but declining TO be mislcd by any
plea into refraining from punish
ment of the guilty"
NO crime calls for steiner repro
baton than the crime Of the eorrup-
ZIONIST IN public life and of the man
who seeks tc corrupt him. The
iribe-giver and the bribe-taker are
equally guilty
The Washington times., 1903-11-30
Mr.. BRlST0W SAYS:

"Maehen does not seem to have
considered a day of reckoning as
possible; over nine years Of coll
tinued prosperity had given him
confidence"
The administration of Beavers
was, if possible. more demoralizinG
upon the integrity of the service
than that of Maeh4n."
''Various fraudulent representa-
lions were made to secure loans. and
upon one occasion he (Maehen) even
resorted to forgery"
"For SIX years under Tyner's ad-
ministration certain favored frauds
and lotteries were given free use of
the mails. Barrett's scheme to re-
sign and practice before the Office.
and Tyner's part N that scheme, as
set forth in the body of tins report,
was the climax of official peridy."
The Washington times., 1903-11-30

twenty-five pieces Of mail are registered
in a year.
THE result has been that the cost Of
manifold supplies for the fiscal year
1s02-1903 was $S4 76S s.. as against 81, 100 q
fsp. the fiscal year 1901. when supplied
by the Public Printer. an increase of
S4S,2e9.6l. After the books We're once
adopted for general use the company ad-
vanccd the prices; TO illustrate:
ION October 9. 1902. twenty-five books
we're ordered for Atlanta, Ca, at a cost
OF S3S. while on the 18th Of November.
I'VE weeks later. twenty-five books. ex-
actly the same. were ordered for ogden,
Utah. for which the company charged
$5l.S5. On October 13. 1902. 100 books
We're ordered for Boston. Mass, for
which the company charged $126.50 while
in April. 1903. 100 of the same books were
ordered for the same city. Tor which
$3.50 was charged.
During the investigation it was learn
ed that Kempner had been receiving
from Cuba numerous packages Of cigars
without paying duty. as required b.
law. BY an order of the President
dated November 10 1899. anyone en-
ployed in the Cnrteo States service in
Cuba wa. permitted 10 send gifts OF
souvenirs u members OF his family free
Of duty. Kempner had parties IN Cuba
buy cigars for him and send them Il
him by registered mail, marked gift
thereby evading the 6uty. Seventy
eight packages were received by Kemp
ner in this way, manS OF which he
sold.
He was relieved October Il. 1903.
The Washington times., 1903-11-30
BOND INVESTMENT
SCHEMES SHOW GROWTH

When the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany was broken up by the Federal
Government a number Of bond-invest-
ment schemes sprang up over the coun-
try embracing lottery features in their
methods Of business.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas
declared, in 1899. that
' These so-caned bond-investment
schemes are more dangerous to society
than avowed lotteries.
Shortly after Tyner and Barrett were
installed in office eight Of these bond-in-
vestment companies, against which
fraud orders had been issued by Thomas
formed an orga nization and sent repre-
sentatives to Washington for the pur-
pose of having these fraud orders re-
voked C. A. Villere, OF New Orleans, a
representative Of these companies, on
June "A wrote tie secretary Of his COM
pany as follows:
e. 1 have got the strongest assurance
that the Government is our friend, and
will do all they can for us. Being sure OF
this. / wanted TO return home, but But
terworth. Dudley, and Tyner himself
tell me that / must stay here; that ]
Will be needed.
ION June Is. four days later, he again
wrote:
&c Had a long interview with the Law
clerk very satisfactory. He is a nice
fellow. and a relative Of Tyner's wife
His name is Barrett. and he has charge
Of this matter Of ours and is conducting
the investigation. expect q
suspension order about Thursday
This letter was written on Monday
June % The fraud order was revoked
on Wednesday. the Both, one day earlier
than Where expected.
After the fraud orders against these
institutions were revnked bond-invest-
ment schemes multiplied until there
were several hundred in the United
States.
Early in the year 1900. Barrett and ]
Henning helms. an agent for a bond,
agreement TO enter into a law partner
ship January /. 1901. Shortly after this
agreement Barrett announced that he
Intended To render a decision as to al
bOnd-inyestment schemes. This opin-
ion was rendered on December s, 1900
and IL held all bond-investment con-
Germs as fraudulent But while de-
claring them inimical to the postal
laws. Barrett suggested that they bC
given an opportunity
% To make such changes as viii eIimi.
nate all Objectionable features before
further action is taken by this depart
ment In the direction Of depriving then
or the use Of the mails
And the same mali that carried The
opinion with this suggestion to the
The Washington times., 1903-11-30
FRAUD ORDER AGAINST
{. J. ARNOLD & CO.

e. J. Arnold & Co. OF ST Louis. No.
We're conducting what is known as 4,
turf Investment scheme. On Noyeu1-
Der 25. 1902. the inspectors, having in
vestigated the company. recommended
that fraud order be issued against II.
In the meantime the company had en-
ployed Barrett as It's attorney and paid
him a fee of 5000. And instead OF Is
suing a fraud order Tyner gave the
company q letter Of commentator.
Two days after Tyner wrote this let
ter Barrett received a check Of 81 OOe
as an additional fee. The company fail
ed in February. 1sO3-assets. SIS, OOo;
liabilities. s.. 120. 776.
- ]. Ryan * Col. J. Ryan &, Co.
OF St Louis, was a kindred institution
10 Arnold & Co. IL October 1902 the
inspectors recommended a fraud order
against this company The compary
was given hearing by the Asstistar t
Attorney Generals Office and another
investigation by the inspectors was re-
quested. In the meantime J. NJ. Johns,
an attorney at Rockville. Ind, made a
proposition to Ryan that for a fee OF
s., 600 he could help him, through his
friend, d. V. Miller. of the Assistant
Attorney Generals Office After some
Negotiations II hcAo ACtu lAldI S4tJpI
would be paid to Johns by Ryan If he
would give him a clean bilr before the
Postoffice Department. This Johns
agreed TO do, and Miller secured IA
vorable ruling for Ryan & Co. which he
sent TO Johns. AS a result Of this trans
action Miller and Johns were indicted.
"Riiling Of the Safe.-On April 81. 1908.
while the investigation of the Assistant
Attorney Generals office was in prog
ross. Mrs. J. n. Tyner, in a clandestiue
manner, admitted Mrs. Barrett end Mr..
Hammer, a safe expert, into a private
room Of the Assistant Attorney Gen.
erals office. where he unlocked the safe
and took out all Of the contents, which
Mrs. Tyner carried of. What was in
the safe no one knows but the Tyners.
Mrs. Tyner stated that she went to the
Office and secured the contents of the
safe under the direction of her husba nd,
which statement he confirmed. As a
result of this epOside Tyner was sum
rnarily removed from the office Of As
sistant Attorney General and Chris
tiancy resigned.
For six years under Tyner's admins
The Washington times., 1903-11-30
HALLENBECK PROVED
TO BE AN EASY WINNER

For supplying money order forms for
four years from September 4. 1903, the
bid of Paul Herman was S44.9S4 less than
that OF the WynkoOp-H allenbeck-CraW-
ford Company. James T. Metcalf. super
intendent of the money order system,
asked Herman to withdraw his bid so
that the Hallenbeck company, where his
son was employed, would get the con-
tract. He assured Herman that II he
did so he would have him reinstated in
The position ne formerly held with
that company. Metcalf knew that such
withdrawal would cost the department
about $4,000 For this action Of Metcaf
the Postmaster General summarily re-
moved him from Office.
Mailing Of Books.-In 1899. upon Net
calfs recommendation, the Wynkoop-
HaIIenbeck- Crawford Company was CIV
en- the contract to ship the money or
der books to postmasters, for which II
was to receive 80 cents per book. After
ward upon Metcalf recommendation,
the price was increased to ~ cents
1T was further discovered by the in
vestigation that Metcalf's son, who IS
employed by the company, was receiv-
ing / &c cents per book for all of the
books shipped by the company under
this arrangement. From December, lss5'
to May. 1913. he was paid $9,5f7.l7 IN ad-
dition TO his legitimate salary.
inferior paper used.-The investiga-
ton shows that inferior paper was be-
ing used in the printing OF the forms
and that Metcalf knew this fact, but
made no effort to require the company
to adhere to the specifications in re-
spect TO paper.
''AIetcalf made other unjustifable and
reckless changes in dealing with the
Wynkoop- allenback-CrawfOrd Com
pany, which resulted in loss TO the de-
partment OF nearly $4,000
Combination OF printers.-It appears
from the correspondence between J. 7.
Metcalf and J. Horace Mcfarland that
Metcalf WIS a party TO a combination
Of the four principal bidders for the
purpose Of raising the price Of money
''ordor supplies at the last letting. When
the bids were opened il was discovered
that the prices OF printing were ad-
vanced about 90 per cent When
knowledge Of this combination was
brought TO the attention OF the Post
master General he refused to approve
the awards. and ordered a new letting
The result was that the combination
went 10 pieces, and the department
saved $51, I2416 on the contract
.1On October >. 1903. J. T. Metcah, n
r. AIetcalf. and II. c. Hallenbeck were
indicted by the Federal grand jury Of
the District Of Columbia for conspiracy
To defraud the Government.
The Washington times., 1903-11-30

& Co. Of New York. for furnishing
these satchels. beginning July /, 1901
The shoulder strap was a part Of the
satchel to be furnished by the contrac=
tor. On August 1S 1894, Machen wrote
the company that straps would be fur
nished them by George d. Lamb. During
the life of the contract, 20. 784 shoulder
straps were furnished Boyle & Co, upon
which Long and Machen received "a
cents each.
TIE Boyle contract expired June 80.
1898. and that year Machen awarded
the contract to Leopold J. Stern. Of
Baltimore. a dealer in plumbers sup
plies. The specifications called for a
satchel with leather strap minutely de-
scribed. the same as the contract with
Boyle & Co. Yet Stern was supplied
with SIS, 100 shoulder straps. Lamb con-
tinued to pay Long a bonus on the
straps, and Stern paid for being re-
neved from furnishing them.
.'AIachen. Stern, and Long were in
dicted on July 81. 1903, by the Federal
grand jury In the District Of Columbia
for conspiracy to defraud.
Crawford contraction June 30. l90z
the contract with Stern expired, and a
new contract was entered into for a
period Of four years from that date
with the Postal Device and Lock Com
pany of New York. represented d.
William G. Crawford Of Washington,
D. c. Crawford was the auditor for the
Postofice Department under the last
Cleveland administration
Before the bids were opened Craw-
ford enlisted the services of George z
Lorenz Of Toledo. Ohio. TO aid him in
n
was entered into between Lorenz and
era ford whereby Lorenz was to re
ceive a specific amount on each satche
as his share Of the profits. and he was
10 furnish the straps. An analysis Of
the accounts shows that the money
which was paid TO Lorenz by Crawford
was subdivided between Lorenz. Ma
chen. and Crawford. Machen and Lor-
enz each received 81 IL per cent, and
Crawford % per cent. The straps which
Lorenz agreed 10 provide were nevel
furnished by him, but by Machen, and
paid for By the department
This was probably the most skillfu
and complex scheme invented by am
Of the postal grafters. It consisted
Of a double conspiracy: First, Loreni
and Machen conspired with Crawfor'
20 defraud the Government out of tn
price of the straps; then Crawford con
spired with Machen and Lorenz 10 de
fraud his own company out OF tn
profits on the manufacture OF tn
satcheIs. while on the side was Ions
and Machen receiving a graft OF
straps from Lamb
ION July 81. 1903 8fachen. Crawford
I George Z. Lorenz, and Martha J. Lor
enz were indicted BIZ the Federal grand
Jury in the District OF Columbia fol
conspiracy to defraud.
The Washington times., 1903-11-30
TYNER'S AND BARRETT'S
METHODS ILLUSTRATED

THE administrative methods Of Tyner
and Barrett are clearly illustrated in a
number of cases. which were passed
uDon b. them.
"E. c. LeWis-E. G. Lewis of St
Louis. Mo. was conducting what Is
known as an endless chain scheme
Barrett ruled that his scheme was lot
terry. but no fraud order was issued
and as an acknowledgment Of Barrett's
lenient treatment Lewis presented him
with a gold watch
Samuel Harris.-Samuel Harris Of
New York published in the papers a
picture Of an eye. then the letters D
and A. followed by the picture Of a hoe
The advertisement announced that 800
reward would be given TO anyone who
would correctly answer the name OF the
State represented in the picture When
an answer was sent IN the correspond
ent was advised that under the rules
Of the company it was necessary before
a cash prize could be given for him TO
purchase one package Of the renowned
Curaline tablets. costing 50 cents After
buying the package the victim was adj
vised that 50 great a number had an
swered correctly that IL became neces-
sary u divide the 800 prize among them
equally. The amount due each would
not exceed or 3 cents
"A fraud order was issued against
Harris. but after Barrett retired from
Office he became Harris attorney, had
the fraud order revoked. and Harris ran
the same old business for months It'll
out interruption.
"Cassius NJ. UptOn.-Cassius n. Up
ton. publisher Of a cheap illustr rated pa
per in Chicago. sought 10 extend his
circulation by the puzzle plan. In one
OF his schemes he submitted the initials
OF nine leading railroads running out Of
Chicago, with the names Of the roads
spelled out emitting a few of the let
tiers. He offered $500 reward for full
correct answers 10 the list. The condi-
ton was that I'm order to get a prize IL
would be necessary TO send 50 for n
years subscription to 'Upton's Illus
trated Weekly. The puzzle was so
simple that anyone could answer 1t
correctly. The result was that the