Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
MANAGERS ARRAIGNEO
Charges Affecting Mail Bag
Repair Shop
PLACED ON FILE TODAY
OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF ExER-
else OF TYRANNY.
Alleged Disrespect to the President of
the United States-Mr. Shall
enberger's Views.

Written charges were filed today against
the management of the mail bag repair
shops. which are located on c street be-
tween AZ and 9th streets northwest, and
form branch or bureau of the Post Office
Department. A statement of complaint,
signed by Samuel l.. Wilson, an employee of
the shops, was presented this forenoon to
Second Assistant Postmaster General Shall
lenberger in his Office in the department.
The presentation was made by dele
CATION comprising members of the G. A.
r., labor organizations and a local repub-
lican club.
In general the allegations charge that
condition of partially and tyranny exists
In the shops, that one of the employees
cursed President Roosevelt" that another
employee wore upon his coat lapel in the
shops, during Office hours a picture cam
paign democratic badge depicting President
Roosevelt dining with Professor Booker
Washington in the White House, and in
scrlbed with insulting words toward the
President, that the Grand Army of the
Republic has been scandalized and labor
organizations Disseminated against.
Mr.. Shallenberger's Comment.
After reading the charges and handing
them to Mr.. Wilson for his signature, Mr..
Shallenberger remarked it was unfortunate
He listened to the verbal statements of the
members of the delegation, two of whom
are employees of the repair shops, and eau
toned them In making further statements
to be careful and include in them only such
charges as can be proved by the affidavts
of witnesses.
DO not" he said, 'let your personal feel
1Dgs or prejudices influence you in the mat
ter. State the facts simply and plainly,
and I will give full weight to every word
that is contained in the statement and do
equal and exact Justice
Mr.. Shal1enberger also said he would
make the same requirement of those who
are accused.
1t appears that the charges are aimed
principally at David L. Garvey, timekeeper
and it is alleged it was he who cursed
the President, he having, according to
Samuel l.. Wilson, uttered these words:
ITO h with the President. What do /
care for President Roosevelt"
One of the statements alleged to have
been made derogatory of the veterans of
the civil war by an employee of the shops
was to the effect that Pension Commission
er Ware resigned his Office because he de-
government by the old soldiers
Samuel L. Wilson, who signed the
charges against the management of the re-
pair shops in general and Timekeeper
at the shops since March q, 1899. He
claims to be a North Carolina republican,
and says in his statement presented to Mr..
Shallenberger today that while III he was
given such heavy work to perform that he
fell to the floor from exhaustion, and was
abused by higher official because he was
physically unable to perform the task as
signed him He also claims he has been
suspended from duty because of his illness
and inability to do heavy work.
Mr.. Severe's Explains.
Superintendent Severe of the mail bag re-
l.,
Star reporter, declined to make a formal
statement in advance of one he may be re-
quired to make officially to the department
He did say, however that charges against
the shop by dissatisfied employees have been
cropping OUT for several years. He re-
called that charges were made against the
shop four years ago, but a few days after
the Inauguration of President Mckinley
He did not believe those making the
charges could sustain them
David L. Carney the timekeeper, who, 1t
is alleged, used the dsrespectful language
toward President Roosevelt was also seen
by Star reporter this afternoon He said
when he was first approached about hav-
Ing used the language mentioned, he went
to Mr.. Graham, who has general charge of
the shops, and entered denial, stating that
If Mr.. Graham believed he had used such,
United states, he (Garvey) should be dis
missed from the government service forth
with
Il also informed Mr.. Graham" added Mr..
Garvey, that 1 had learned certain en-
ployes in the office had entered into a con-
spiracy to entrap me into using disrespect-
full language toward the President One of
the conspirators was to engage me in con-
versation, I was told, and use leading
language in an effort to make me talk
abusively of President Roosevelt, but I
foiled them
Regarded as a Joke.
Superintendent Severe said he was in
formed that one of the employees of the
office did appear on duty wearing the So
called Booker Washington social equality
button, as it was termed, but he did so as
a joke to excite the ire of his republican
fellow workers and not as a mark of dis
respect to President Roosevelt.
1t is understood that an additional state
ment is being prepared by those who pre-
scented the charges today, and that Assis-
tant Postmaster General Shallenberger, un-
der whom the mail bag repair shops come,
will ask for statements of defense from
those who have been charged.
An Eccentric Testator.
From the Philadelphia Ledger