The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-03-30
Hints Of Frauds Big as
These Of the Star Route
Cases
TBy Associated Press.1


ding any Official in the postoffico de
parimeni from giving any Information
to the new spapers regarding matters
now being Investigated by the fourth
assistant postmaster general, Joseph
Brisfow. In the factional fight between
the machine and the outs now being
waged in the postoffice department
practically every employee Is parti-
son. Postmaster General Payne is ex-
perted to return to Washington the
FIRST week ip April and merry vel
come awaits him. During the absence
of the postmaster general the newspa-
pers have discussed the alleged post
Office scandals. and in a general way
the charges which are being inyesti-
gated are known to the public. After
thinking the matter over General
Tyner, assistant attorney general to
the postolfice department. has decided
thai he viii not oppose the effort to
secure his resignation. His resigna-
fion was asked on the ground that he
was roo old and feeble to personally
vc0nanrt the business OF his office.
A. w Machen, superintendent Of
deliveries. whose department is being
Investigated. denies that he contem-
plated following General Tyner and
Alr Beavers in rendering his resigna-
tiop He has had offers of fine COM
mcruiai positions. hsA friends declare
bnt since the fight has been made on
him. ne says he viii stay in the de-
Tins can only mean that either the
EFst assistant postmaster general, Mr..
Wynne, or Mr. Machen will have to
go .Machen and Beavers have con
stmitly ignored General Wynne in the
management OF their divisions. al
hangh they are under the rules of
me department directed 70 report to
him Al was Mr. Machen who origin
.atel the scheme of free rural delivery.
He has established the routes and con-
gressmen have always gone directly
10 him with their petitions and re-
pursts for faYors. The charges against
Az Machen are tha. he ig financially
Interested in some Of the companies
Wh5fih manufacture mail boxes and
'.other equipments for the postal SER
sice Since the investigation started
an manner Of concerns which make
p0EtDffice supplies have come forward
stih complaints thas fair tests have
been prevented and fayoritism shown
variNas concerns. These complaints
run Through almost the entire range
rOf postoffice supplies.
U1he enormous sums expended in
postal service. aggregating about the
same as the entire appropriation for
pensions. show what the possibilities
wonid be II there were favoritism
sh1wn as is charged. When the star
aroute frauds startled the country and
Developments showed that tremendous
fortunes we're piled up for a favored
lew. The appropriations for the depart
rmepi were small as COM cared with
fhe present liberality OF the govern
msan IN providing mail facilities. It
rs viharged that some men In the post
Office department who came to Wash
1nEtpa without capital or credit now
inve-rAt IA yearly raie far in excess Of
tihesr SALARIES and that they have ac.
emmulated fortunes. Fortunes are ex-
ips5g6Rd BY the government every year
IN s6nE one OF the hundred machines
or equipments for facilitating the
handling Of mails Mr. Bristow. the
ifnmrtb assistant postmaster general.
has declined to discuss with anyone
Tim extent Of his inquiry. but it is
known ttht numerous postoflce in
aspectOrs have either been called to
'01saington or detailed in some Of
thsddigisiOns TO prosecute inyestiga-
tiOns. hM anufacturers who have been
fru1en cut or denied contracts OF who
for any cause believe they have been
unfairly treated are anxious to assist
tbe department IA eevry way, II one
third of the stories which the dis
appointed concerns have to tell Is
trne "a scandal Of such proportions as
NJ shock the entire country viii be
deYeloped The president is known TO
nave demanded an investigation which
Wm put him In possession of all the
xaeis even If inquiry should fail to es
aaainsh the truth Of the charges. Mum
,terous changes in the department vii
have 70 be made What is known a
the postoffice machine win be stronI
enough in the event OF its yindicatioi