The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-06-26
HIGH OFFICIALS
HARD HIT
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Further Particulars About
-. Postoffice Mess
MORE DETAILS BROUGHT OUT
Care1esness Discovered In All Direc-
tons. Money Order Superin-
tendent Dismissed.
MORE DETAILS BROUGHT OUT

Washington, June oath The federal
grand jury, which has been investi-
eating the postal affairs, will proba-
bly, bring In i've indictments today.
Although every effort has been made
to keep the public ignorant Of the &C
ton to be taken, 1t Is learned on un-
questionable authority the jury has
voted to return indictments against
August w. Machen, Diller D. Croft,
Samuel A. Croft. George e. Lorenz, and
Mrs. Lorenz. The specific charge, 1t
is understood, will be a conspiracy to
defraud the government
At the time Of the arrest Of Machen
and the Groffs stories were in circula-
ton there was a "go bstween," but the
information was not conclusive en-
ough to establish the identity Of a par.
ticular party. Whether or not Mrs
Lorenz acted in this capacity Is not
known, but 1t has been suggested. how
ever. the "go between" was . woman.
Later in the day 1t was announced
the indictments will probably not be
returned until Monday.
washington dispatch to Chicago
Chronicle, June 18.)--Wednesday was
the blacklist day Of all the long ser
les Of dark days for the Postoffice de-
partment and Postmaster General
Payne Is In despair at the wholesale
%rottenness developed. The sensa.
ton Of the day a the summary dis.
missal from ONCE of James T. Met.
calf, for many years superintendent
Of the money order system, on the
charge Of trying to induce Paul Her
man, a bidder for the contract fol
printing money order blanks, to with
draw his bid in order that the con
tract might 60. for $4,000 more. tc
the Wynkoop-Hallenbec k-Crawford Co.
by whom Metcalf's SON IL employed.
The downfall Of Metcalf came as 9
great surprise 10 Official circles
where he has long been held in higt
esteem.
OF almost equal sensation-producint
power was the remarkable report o.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera
Bristow touching ths charges of ex
Cashier 8. w. Tulloch, which the post
master general made public in the af
ternoon. This report amply corrobo
rates the charges Of Irregularities II
the Washington p~ostofice made b.
Tulloch and shows that the question:
BILE disbursements cited were made OF
direct authority from high officials
Inc inspector whose report Is quoted
says the responsibility for the pay
ment Of double salaries 70 many per
sons and the squandering of thousands
Of dollars should be placed where 4
belongs, not on s~ubordinates but OF
men high in rank.
Further sensational charges ar
o o 70 be made against A. w. Ma
chen and his indictment for forger!
is expected In q few days. There ar,
rumors of other indictments to be re
turned at the same time.
The story of Metcalf's fall Ia brief,
told in the following letter Of dismis
sal signed by Postmaster Genera
Payne at s o'clock yesterday after
noon:
Washington, June Thames I
Metcalf, Superintendent of Money o.
der System, Postof1ce Department
Sir: You are hereby removed from
the position Of superintendent of tn
money order system.
The charges upon which yc.s re
moval is based relate to your action
in the matter of the letting of tn
contract for money order forms. Thes
charges were made known to you thi
morning by Fourth Assistant Pos
/, master General Bristow and Assistan
Attorney General Robb of the Posto
: fee department and a transcript c
your answer thereto 10 Enclosed herr
with.
IL dppcdre iIOm yOur hnSWef Inn
when the proposals Of the differen
competitors for the contract of SUI
plying money order forms were opel
ed Paul Herman Of Rutherford, N.
formerly employed as foreman b
the Wynkoop-Hallenbe Crawford q
of New York, by which company
seems your son Is also employed,
was found to be the lowest bidder, hi
proposal being $4,000 below that {
|, the next higher bidder-namely, tn
Wynkoop-Hallenbe Crawford con
|, pany; that the bid Of Herman as sui
mitted was regular in form and ths
he had deposited a certified check &c
!, 5000 as a forfeit.
1t further appears that within a da
or two the Wynkoop-H allenbeck-Cra
/ ford company filed a protest agains