The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-07
President Approves Action OI Postal Officials in the
 Investigation
PAYNE HAS LONG TALK
 WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Investigating Officials Find That Ma chen Was Right In His Statement That Lorenz Was t1ls Partner
 In the Mining Business.

Washington. June e.-President Roose- welt fully approves the action of the post office officials in pressing the investiga- tons of the departments affairs. 1t Is his intention that the investigation shan be sweeping and thorough. and that every charge properly vouehed for shall be probed to the bottom.
 The situation in the postoffIce depart ment was considered in it's general phases at the meeting of the cabinet today. but Postmaster General Payne did not go fully into the details. This afternoon. however, the President and Mir. Payne had a long conference during which they considered the situation in the department at length. It Is understood that the Preside.-t expressed to Mir. Payne the de- sire that the investigation now being made should be as searching as the in- genuity of the officials could make 1t. and should be pursued until the department has been purged of even the suspicion of dishonesty. Immediately after Mir. Payne returned to the department from the White House he sent for Fourth As sistant Postmaster General Bristow. whom he acquainted with the Presidents views on the investigation.
 Anticipated Nothing Newt
 Bristow said tonight that he was not anticipating any important developments in the investigation tonight or tomorrow. In view of the constant activity of the twenty-five inspectors employed in the work and of the Presidents earnest ap- proval of the investigation and his in- structions to Ego to the bottom" lmpor- tant action at any moment would occa- sion no surprise. The postmaster general today dismissed Thomas W. McGregor and c. Ellsworth Upton, the rural free delivery clerks arrested yesterday. Offi- cials decline to discuss the status of the case of c. E. Smith the Baltimore con- tractor who furnished the supplies that figured conspicuously in the proceedings against McGregor and Upton. It is sig nificant, however, that he has not been arrested SO far. although the inspectors are in touch with him.
 Officials Refuse to Talk.
 The Investigating officials refused to answer questions today as to whether he was to give states evidence. MT. Machens statement yesterday that George k. Lorenz of Toledo. O., was his partner in mining enterprises, is confirm ed by articles of incorporation In tho possession of the postal authorities of the National Capitol Copper Mining com pany. a corporation organized at Aexan- dria, Va. Copies of the incorporating par pers are in the possession of the postal officials. The directors are named as follows in the corporation papers; August w. Machen. Ohio president; Henry H. Rand Wisconsin. vice president J. b, King, Wisconsin, secretary; H. M. Baker, New Hampshire, treasurer; George D. Lorenz Ohio; T. F. Lee, District of
 lumbia; David II. Fenton, Indiana; r
 cis M. Croswell, District of Colun
 and Samuel W. Scott, Texas, director
 MT. Rand is confidential clerk to
 postmaster; MT. King is chief of divi
 in the rural free delivery and was
 plicant to succeed GeorgeN. Beaver
 chief of the salary and allowance di
 ion.
 MT. Baker is a former representative from New Hampshire; MT. Lorenz, for- merly postmaster at Toledo and once an official of the postoffice department; MT. Fenton is the law clerk of the of fee of the auditor of the postofnce de- pertinent. It has been alleged that the stock of this company was sold to en- ployes of the postoffce department.