Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-01-31
Papers in Case Are Ordered Marked
Special" at the Department.
BURKETT TALKS POSTAL BANKS
Mr. Meyer Approves of the Senator's
Bill for Their Creation.
ADVANCE ON SIMILAR MEASURES
Number of Rural Free Delivery
Routes Are Ordered Established
In Nebraska and other
western states.
lFrom a sad correspondont.l


WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-(Special Te,e-
gram)-B. f. Thomas name will be sent
to the senate tomorrow on Monday
postmaster at Omaha. This afternoon Post
master General Meyer made this state
ment to Senators Burkett and Brown, who
called in relation to the charges filed
against Mr.. Thomas by Mr.. CoveU and
another whose name the postmaster gen
eral thought wise not to publish,
To The Bee correspondent the postmaste
general stated that he had carefully reat
the report of the inspector sent to in
vestigate the charges made by MIR. Covel
against Mr.. Thomas, but he did not FIND
them of sufficient Importance to withhold
the name of Mr.. Thomas from being sem
to the senate as postmaster at Omaha TO
succeed Captain II. f. Palmer. The post
master general said these charges were
based upon Mr. Thomas connection with
the school board a number of years ago
when Mr.. Covell was attorney for the
board The board selected another attor-
ney as its representative and Mr. Covel
has been sore. at Mr.. Thomas ever since
The charges filed against Mr. Thomas
were of a character that the postmaster
general could not fail to take cognizance
of and an inspector was sent to Omaha
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The report of the inspector reached
Washington on Tuesday. but in the alb
sence of the postmaster general they were
not taken up by that official until today
and after careful consideration of the re-
port of the Inspector Mr.. Meyer decided
that the charges did not warrant the with
holding of the nomination of MIR. Thomas,
In point of fact the inspectors report
exonerated Mr.. Thomas from any wrong
doing in the premises.
Papers Marked Special.
While The Bee correspondent was in the
postmaster generals office he authorized
the first assistant postmaster general to
prepare the nomination papers for Mr..
Thomas and marked the same special.
1t is Just possible that Mr.. Thomas's
name will go to the senate tomorrow, II the
White House can prepare the necessary
papers in time. Should the senate, how
ever adjourn early and over Saturday, the
name will go to the senate on Monday.
Both Senators Burkett and Brown and
ex-Lieutenant Governor McGilton called ON
the postmaster general to ascertain the
report of the inspector I'm the Thomas case,
and finding it favorable accentuated their
endorsement by asking that Thomas name
be sent to the senate as early as pos
sible.
Burkett bill Favored.
Senator Burkett remained with the post
master general for some time. going over
with that official his bill relating to pos
tai savings banks. and TO Tho Bee CORE
spondent Postmaster General Meyer stated
that the Burkett bill had many features
in advance of any other measure and he
would give 1t his hearty support.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Rural free delivery routes ordered es-
| tablished April /:
Nebraska-Foster. Pierce county, route 1;
population, 5OO families. 1903; Greeley, Gree
! ley county. route 2, population $50, families
! 90; Pender, Thurston county, route 4, pop
ulation 400, families 1OS South Dakota
Claremont, Brown county, route ], pop
| ulation 4OO families S.
A postoffice has been established at Le-
wanna. Cherry county, Nebraska with J6-
seph A. Ruff postmaster.
! Orville C. Brewer has been appointed
postmaster at Rogers. Linn county, Iowa,
! vice j. A. Trndle, resigned.
| John G. Loes of Omaha, Joseph j. Snen
| of Boone, Ia, and Joseph y. Sherman of
! Pierre, S. D., have been admitted to prac-
| tice before the Interior department.
! f. II. Kelley of Davenport. Ia. has been
| appointed stenographer In the railway mail
| service located at Wichita. Kan.