New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30

ordered them from his of,Se pi''t'ie '"ne"'se
BALDWIN Is r ason to believe that Judge George E
1D-3~g pa ~ hot even excepting Beavers and
Germany. and was not in this country at anT time
rnecto-~ tfa~sSo+ ga was N progress The in
10 inteTrogate him. '''i''
ELLIOTT HATCH BOOK TYPEwRITERs.
The Elliott & Hatch book typewriter is a machine
comPSHy %as dran i9 Write 9 r IN record books
the machine. with Walter p. Hatch as general
Of the United States senate was in Augsfl Isl
gwen . The agency for Maryland. Virginia and the
u he machine not a success. On January q
three machines had been sent wrote asking tbsf
a. an i, 800. :. Sung silat rhey were useless
az Hlc.Hloi ance 10 ms Office The postmaster at
chicago notified the department that they were of
work better ana faster by hand '0''' 10 me
The work done upon these typewriters was OF
rotested sgaTst tbei s OF ' i 1oi oites
transmitted the FIRST Assistant POSTMASTER Cen
eel -, ~ A l. .-swshe, Acting Auditor, suggesting
follows.
have Mr Eyiars letter Of tho 22d concerning the No
machine which delivered the postmaster at Al
ie,on Penn who only wants 70 pay $40 for same He
y 90 The letter received by me this morning rom The
m s as has been authoTized to pay 500 Tor that
OF ne VIII be hauled Up with jerk
Genslers correspondence plainly indicates that he
hao an understanding with Beavers to furnish his
quests did mot e0e in a e e3ouph Snd BeaveT
furnished the Elliott & Hatch when other
The postmaster at Erie. Penn. requested an al
writer but Il Tas decIi1ed and one week later he
was furnished Elliott Hatch for which he
On October 90. 1899. the postmaster at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, asked permission 10 buy Remington
machine at $40. His request declined. but in
March following he was forwarded Elliott &
on June q iSss the postmaster at Asevfle y
c. made similar request with he same result.
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IL. asked authority 10 purchase Smith Premier
Typewriter at 500 which was declined. He then
asked permission to test Remington. which was
also declined. but on January . following he was
The postmaster at Elsin, H. asked permission
70 buy bennington maehlne. stating that II was
cheaper than the Elhott x hatch, ano dc his work
more satisfactorily. but his request declined.
fnd he was ordered TO pay 500 for the Elliott
me postmaster at Kansas City. No. made
similar request. with the same results
The postmaster at Spokane. Wash. asked per
mission TO buy Remington stating that he could
get one for Si00: thai the Elliott & Hatch was not
suited 70 the needs OF his office. He was refused
ordered 70 pay 500 for the Elliott & Hatch
4 hundred Other such cases can be cited
poEtmasters 10 ask for the Elliott Hatch ma
Of these machines We're bought b2 the department
at total cost q SSS555 OF this number. 81 were
The investigation revealed the fact that Gensler
oeived SIS on each machine sold to the Postofice
Department. From this SO he paid ". Scott Tow
ton Posrotice, $50; and tn inspectors have evi-
dsnce that Towers divided this SO that he re
Towers and i Be9xer s. were indicted By the Grand
BUNDY TIME RECORDERS.
In 1890 while John wananaker was Postmaster
General, an effort was made to introduce the
but 1t failed. Later, during the administration OF
Postmaster General Wilson, upon the recommenda-
ton Of A " Machen, il was adopted. Machen
estimated that the entire free delivery service could
be supplied for S455s 90
The purpose Of this clock was 20 record the time
OF arrival and departure Of carriers on their Of
adorteS was So which was sfterward increased
time recorQers were nrsJ lsed ony IN Ihe Iree ue-
livery service and their p1rchase was IN the hands
General Heath eqIired Pos{ofilee clerks TO- use
them. and the purchase OF them was transferred
In 1901 an effort made by First Assistant
Postmaster General W. N. Johnson and his chief
time recorders. but the effort was afterward aoan-
f. J. Truesdeu. who was the agent of the com
pany at the time these clocks were first adopted.
states that ne RaLa aaeSh -, Stv LOT I-S tsi n
nal action such payment Is barred by the statute
The same reckless waste that characterized
Beavers administration in other matters prevailed
in the supply Of these time recorders The Office
Of Berkeley. Cal has Il carriers and Z clerks yet
it has been furnished with g clocks and lS5 = keys
Vas s,I1Bfed with i clocks and $40 KEYS
E-ghty-nine clocks have been sent 70 - LOUIS
Fort Collins. Col, with carriers and clerks.
has been furnished e clock and SIS keys.
Bristol Conn. with ; carriers and 4 clerks.
taken from the crate.
Winsted- Conn. with : carriers and clerks, was
Independence Kan. with carriers and ; clerks.
a hundred other such instances are cited. Such
profigste expenditure s almost incredible In the
mai mai hsvl been supplied with Rundy clocks In
the department has purchased ITO Of these time
george E. Green receives salary as president Of
the Bundy company anG also receives q cor MINIS
sion q 10 per cent on all sales made 10 the Post
discovered certain amounts that had been paid to
Beavers by Green They called upon Green and
Then z-lfr5srsed before the grand jury and still
declined 10 answer any Questions taking advantage
= testify where such testimony would incriminate
The Investigation shows that Green paid Beavers
the ~ 1er cent commission aioWed MIN ~ the
company all sales MADE 70 the department
jury Of The District Of Columbia on September Il
and October !. 1903
CANCELLING MACHINES
r are a s E f IF machines sss in use o. in
two ar purchased outright The appropriation for
the fiscal year 1S7-sS was 10000; for the present
amount Of money expended for this purpose during
ne tine ~ the Beavers adninisTation OF the sal
airy and allowance division OF $4,000. or over 300
o3 5Te K 9ev SE 1ifad ana she Fe e
icao and Hey-Dolphin are used extensively. but
securing their Introduction into the service.
r - l.leh1e was ~ el IL s ~ W l I'm
dred Of these chimes rented al $50 per
ne washington agent in 1897 shows that ut the
suggestion II Perry 8 Heath the company en-
70 use bis influence IN behalf Of the Berry machine
rev7ed and the price raised from $50 to s75 and
again IN 1885 advanced 70 500 per arnun N July.