The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-07
MACHEN'S COPPER
COMPANY GENUINE,
Articles ofIncorporation Filed in Alex
andria-The Officers Of Mining
Company Made Up Chiefly OF
Government Employees.
Charges Dismissed In
Commissioners CT.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. June g. = President
Roosevelt fully approves the action OF
the Postoifice Department officials IN
pressing the investigation of the depart
ments affairs. It Is his intention that the
Investigate shall be sweeping and thor
ough and that every charge properly
yolchcd for shall be probed TO tho bot
tom.
Tho situation IN the department was
considered In Its general phases az tne
meeting OF the Cabinet to-day. but Post
master-General Payne did not go fully
into details. THIS afternoon. however,
the President and Mr. Payne had long
conference. during which they consider
ed the situation at length 1t 10 under
stood that the President expressed TO MI.
Payne his desire that the tnvestSa ton
now being made should be as searching
as the ingenuity OF the officials could
make it and should be pursued until tho
department has been purged OF even the
suspicion OF dishonesty.
Immediately after Mr.. Payne returned
TO the department from the White House.
he sent for Assistant Postnaster-Genera1
sBrjstow, whom he acquainted with the
President views on the investigation.
Mr. Bristow said tonight that no was not
anticipating any important DEVELOPMENTS
in the Investigation tonight or to-mor-
row.
FIRED THE SUSPES1S
Postmaster-General Payne to-day dis
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
ure In the conspiracy proceedings against
McGregor and Upton. " Is slgnlEcant'
however that he has not been arrested so
far, although the inspectors are In touch
with him. The investigating officials re-
fused to answer questions to-day as TO
whether ne was to give states evidence.
Mr.. Machens statement yesterday that
George Z. Lorenz. OF Toledo. was his
partner In mining enterprises. Is con-
firmed by articles OF incorporation IN
the possession OF the postal authorities
Of the National Capital Copper Mining
Company a corporation organized at
Alexandria, Va,
MACHEN's COPPER COMPANY.
The directors are named as follows:
in the corporation papers: August
w. Machen, OF Ohio PRESIDENT;
Henry II. Rand OF Wisconsin, vice Presi-
dent: j. d. King. OF Wisconsin. secretary:
II. NJ. Baker, of New Hampshire. treas
urer; George z. Lorenz. of Ohio: T. TO-
Lee. of the District OF Columbia; David
II Fenton, Of Indiana; Francis n. Girls
well District OF Columbia. and Samuel
W. Scott. OF Texas, directors,
Mr. Rand is confidential clerk to the
Postmaster-GeneralA Mr.. King is chief OF
division In the rural free delivery divi.
sion. and was an applicant to succeed
George w. Beavers as chief Of the salary
and allowance division: Mr.. Baker Is a
former representative from New Hamp-
shire; Mr.. Lorenz. formerly postmaster
Mt Toledo. and once an official of the
Postotflce Departments; Mr. Fenton Is the
law clerk OF the office of the auditor for
the Postoffice Department II has been
alleged that the stock OF this company
was sold to employees of the Postohice De-
partment.
CASE DISMISSED
United States Commissioner Taylor to-
day dismissed the case against A. W,
Machen, former superintendent Of the
partment which was pending before him.
The dismissal Is duo to the fact that the
grand jury Indicted Machen yesterday
thus rendering further action before the
commissioner unnecessary, Mr.. Machen
was present with an attorney,
Upton Admitted to Bail
BALTIMORE. MD. Junt &C. Ellsworth
Upton. of Powhatan. Baltimore county.
an employe of the rural FREQ delivery
branch OF the postoff1ce In Washington.
who was arrested in this city yesterday
on a charge OF entering into conspiracy
with Thomas w, McGregor. another en-
ploye. and Charles p, Smith. trunk
eminent, was released on So. 900 bail to.
day. Upton and McGregor will have a
hearing before Commissioner Rogers June
11th