The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-07
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TO THE BOTTOM
Payne Receives Instruction.
From the President.
MAcHEES MINING COMPANY
SEVERAL DEPARTMENT CLERKS
ARE MEMBERS.

III SHINGTON, June 6.-President
w Roosevelt fully approves the &C
ton of the postofice officials in
pressing the Investigations OF the de-
partment's affairs It is his intention
that the investigation shall be sweep
ing and thorough The situation in the
postOffice department. was considered
IN its general phases at the meeting, of
the cabinet today, bus Postmaster Cen
| eral Payne did not go fully into details.
This afternoon, however, the president
and Mr. Payne had a long conference,
during which II is understood the pres
ident expressed 10 Mr. Payne his desire
that the investigation now being made
should be as searching as the ingenuity
OF his officials could make il, and should
/ be pursued until the department has
I been purged of even the suspicion of
dishonesty. Immediately after Mr.
Payne returned to the department from
/ the White House he sent for Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General .Bristow,
whom he acquainted with the presi-
dent s views on the investigation.
Going to the Bottom.
In view of the constant activity of the
/ twenty-five inspectors employed in the
work, and Of the presidents earnest ap-
prevail of the investigation and his in
structions to go to the bottom" i'm
/ portant action at any moment would
occasion no surprise.
The postmaster general today dis
missed Thomas w. McGregor and c.
Ellsworth Upton, the rural free delivery
clerks arrested yesterday. Officials de
/ cline to discuss the status of the case
of c. E Smith. the Baltimore contrac-
tor, who furnished the supplies that fig
ured cOnspicuOusly in the proceedings
/ against McGregOT and Upton. il is sig
F1-
arrested so far, although inspectors are
in touch with him.
Mr.. Machen's statement yesterday
| that George Z. LOrenz of Toledo o..
was his partner in mining enterprises
/ is confirmed by articles of incorpora-
! ton in the possession Of the postal au-
thoritieS of the National Capital Cop
/ per Mining company. a corporation or
ganized at Alexandria Va. Copies of
| the incorporating papers are in the pos
session of the postal authorities. The
| directors are named as follows in the
! incorporation papers
The Mining Company.
August W. Machen. Ohio, president;
/ Henry H. Rand, Wisconsin, vice .presi-
dent; J. D. King. Wisconsin. secretary.
H w Baker. New Hampshire, treas
urer; George F. Lorenz. Ohio; T K.
/ Lee, District of Columbia D. H. Fen
ton, Indiana; Francis NJ. CrisweII, Dis
/ trict Of COlumbia and s w Scott
+ Texas. directors. MI Rand is conf
dental cie.'k to Tie postmaster general =
/ Mr.. King is ahief of division in the
rural free delivery, and was an appli-
/ cant to succeed George w. Beavers as
/ chief Of the salary and allowance di-
vision; Mr.. Baker is a former repre-
/ sentative of New Hampshire; Mr.. Lo-
REM was formerly postmaster at To-
( IedO. and once an official Of the post
/ Office department. Mr.. FentOn is the
| law clerk of the Office of the auditor for
/ the pOstof6ce department. It has been
LEGGED that the stock of this company
vas sold to employees of the pOstoffice
! department.