The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-09-08
NAE WOOD CHARGES
Regarded as Most Serious.
According 20 ReportA
FURNISHED ADVANCE IMPORTATION.
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WASHINGTON, sgt s. Charges
made - Miss Mas Maaa Ia F-ssnd d
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against him ani ~ Inilai states Ia
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Ia ne etrni ~ boz establishing ih
nsafi ths suislslrr e hsF aliesalioas
ans osnriai asiiaa Ia Fssard 10 sshaloT
i'iaEi ~paid foiios.
fhe fate u Assistant fiatisiiriah
Holmes. eho has ipsh indirtrsi faiiess
lac lhs alleged issk Ia TIC dsi,aFtasai
q agriculture 10 uhifh. ss risaFEei.
cuFtaiH bFukss srfe eashiai % take
advantage ~ adtanru iHfufmaiiaa IL
ffrsh ih lhs paiiir's hind.
Miss we.i's ssssfiian that shs vas
rnsas-d - SsnaiH t'iaii o. watch al
Frssnsts. Recommendations aud eshef
steps tskra Ia ne rasisfhru depart
meat coacefnihg the thit-i states Ia
press rompahy. - shirh Esaaiof ran
is pfesidsaL ls Ihgashs ~ many - D.
u q meet serious hstunu.
khs also chsrgss ulat shs promptly
Fsisaftei o. k.hat,s fiat uheh. Ia
May. iisia. Postmaster geaefl Payne
had STATED that b. intsi,ded 20 Feoom,
mend 10 ooaEress ths establishment q
= post chegk- sys,rfn
ti-F aiiesstioa that "a tis Fec0lpi q
hls information senator fiait hurried
10 The department. abd caused the re.
usnmci.datioa 10 D. greatly meilned
trfore being Trisortei- h REGARDED as
little les than startling
Tho rlalhuI also boldly makes tie
asssrtioa that b. ru4son u bsf sefv.
lo-s the express cg;npany aavei huis'
drr,ls - thousands % dollars boz
s-rvics- b-lng. ~ charged. The delivery
u advaDce information 90 senator
i'iatl
Miss WOOD. q former employee of The
i.ostofnco department. has taken steps
10 attach The propcrty - The company
Ia Omaha and gafnishee Mr. r'istis
salary 80 the company's pr-sldsnL
The petition In part says:
"Pialntin alleges that she IL an az.
torney az Law. skilled Ia her profcssion.
aud has been TOT The PAST nine years.
mat Oh or about the let day " April.
ii.s2. this plaintiff was engaged BY de-
PENDANTS ~ an attorney 90 watch all
r-goris. rccommcndations and other
steps taken In the postofhc. depart.
mcnt at Washington concerning a..
United States Express company aud
report the same g. defendant. Thomas
e. Piati, who was o member u the
United states senate aud siockboldci
la and president % said company.
That In May. ig1. Postmaster Gen.
cral Payne had prepared and given out
The statement that he intended prrpar.
Az his annual import 60 submit TO the
iuusc aud senate Of the United States
report recommending the
of the post check sys.
lem. aud had prepared the same.
The plalnilfI knowing Of this step.
reported the same 60 the said
senator Plati. who hurried 10 the de-
partmcnt at an early hour Of the day |
ihc same was 20 be submitted aud |
caused said recommendation 10 be
greatly modified before being reported. |
That by reason ~ said services the |
said express company saved hundreds |
Df thousands Of dollars: that defend.
ants after said services were rendered |
acknowledged TO this plaintiff that the |
same were invaluable TO them"