Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23

| the prosecution Of several cases that have
already reached the courts.
| MI Bristow knows where Mr. Beavers
can be reached at a minutes notice Some
persons who have watched the investiga-
ton carefully from the start declare with
pOsitiveness that the former salaries and
allowances chief will never be dealt with
by grand jury, and that he will never be
arrested.
Purchase Of California Invention.
1t is understood that Fourth Assistant
Bristow is investigating the purchase from
the Postal Device and Improvement Com
pany Of California of 1900 letter devices
| for indicating the hours of collection of
| mall The invention is said to be that of
the postmaster of San Francisco
Inc name OF former Representative Eu-
gene F. Loud, who was chairman of the
House committee on post offices and post
ROADS IN the last Congress, is mentioned
In connection with this investigation as
haVing, 1t is said. interested himself In
gett1ng the Post Office Department to place
the contract with the company
Mr.. Loud, 1t is understood does not deny
.nat ne appeared at the department in the
interest or the company, but does specifi-
cauy dlsciaim that he had any financial
interest IN the company or the contract,
ne appearing merely for some of his con-
stituents.
As to Alaska Mining Stock.
Regarding the report that was circulated
last night to the effect that Mr.. Bristow
and Mr.. Waters. the latter serving tempo
rarfly in the position made vacant by the
resignation of Mr.. George w. Beavers
were interested In a mining property in
Alaska that Mr.. Waters. while an inspec-
tor, had been sent to Boston at government
expense spending several weeks trying to
float stock of the company; also that Mr.
John +. Clum, another inspector spent
considerable time locating mining claims
Whiie ostensibly in Alaska on business for
the department, Mr.. Waters said:
Il have never had anything to do with
any Alaskan company. Apparently, the
person putting out these stories has con-
aounoeo Two separate and distinct trans
actions. Some years ago, while 1 was out
west. invested some money in a copper
mining company at Wickenberg, Ariz.
Inere were ten Of us in all. mostly post
and among them Inspectors Frederic and
present Chief Inspector Cochran.
During the time the war revenue law
was In force we talked about organizing
company and Issuing stock, but the cost
OF purchasing stamps was so great that
we abandoned the idea, and ever since we
nave been putting up money for the de-
velopment OF the property or some of us
have. 1 did not suppose any one around
mere except the few of US Interested knew
thing about our Arizona enterprise. We
are hoping to make money out of it some
day. 1 think 1t is good property Once
or twice L have obtained leaves of absence
and gone down there to inspect the mine.
The records Of the department will show
.,aa .nas once went to Boston on official busi-
ness which occupied me. as I remember
IT, Tor three or four days. Then secured
ieaVe ana remained several days at my own
expense on private business
Mr.. Bristow denies the oft-renea tod ra
port that he furnished a travelling most
ONCE commission either to the secretary of
the governor of Kansas or to the secre-
tary OF the republican committee of Kan
no tof t., D-R-A
interests and incidentally to fight Senator
Burton
Mr.. Bristow said today there was a little
truth In the report that he was interested In
mining property in Alaska. He said he in
vested $2OO at the solicitation Of Mr. Clum,
VINO dld not have money enough of his
own to carry the claim. He said it was
not a company and no stock had been is
sued Furthermore, no stock was ever
sold around the department
The General Manifolding Company.
An investigation is to be made of the
relations existing between the General
Manifolding Company of Franklin Pa,
and the Post Office Department
The firm sells to the Post Office Depart
ment books containing carbon sheets The
carbon sheets are patented. The public
printer was instructed to buy the books
without the carbon sheets for the govern
ment. He wrote to the firm but was in
formed that no books would be sold sepa-
rately.
The representatives of labor organizations
have filed a formal complaint against the
General Manifolding Company charging
that child labor is employed, and that the
books should be made and bound by the
government. These charges will be inves-
ugated, and at the same time the matter
OF buying books without the carbon sheets
will be considered.
The Mail Bag Repair Shop.
Postmaster General Payne is authority
for the statement that no charges whatever
have been filed againstethe offices of the
second and third assistant postmasters gen.
eral. and that therefore a sweeping inves- |
tigation of those offices is not co1ftemplat-
ed
This statement eXcepts charges brought |
by certain employees of the mail bag re- |
pair shop against the administration of |
that shop, the reply to which by Second |
Assistant Postmaster General Shallenber- |
ger has been in the hands of Postmaster |
General Payne for weeks. This report 1t |
is said, does not bear out the charges.
st. Louis Please Explain.
ST. LOUIS, June 23.-Postmaster F. w. |
Baumhoff of st. Louis has received in |
quiries from Fourth Assistant Postmaster |
General Bristow relative to the pay of GER |
tain employees and the exact nature of the |
duties which they are performing. These |
inquiries, it Is said, are now being an |
swered by the postmaster.