The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-26
Kansas POstmasterS Were Vic
Tins of Burglars and Fire.
Thirty-Three Claims Adjusted
by Postmaster General.
NOW GO TO CONGRESS.
General Regret at the Depar-
ture of e. III. Webster.
Chas. C.. Hall Takes Shot at Bris-
tow for Practicing NepOtism.


General Meyer has transmitted to con-
gress list of claims of postmas.crs
arising from losses sustained through
burglary, fire or other unavoidable
casualty during the past year The
list contains the settlement of thirty
three Kansas claims. The nur1ber OF
losses caused in the state by burglary
were %; fire, 8; theft, /; and in transit
2. The Kansas claims were adjusted
as follows:
Postmaster A. A. Emmons. Amiot;
loss by fire; stamps. $31.60; allowed.
Postmaster ]. W. Lawrence, Beaver
View; theft; stamps, $22.14: dfsallowed
because of failure to prove loss
Postmaster ]. H Horny. Beverly
burglary; postal funds. $54.02, and
money order funds amounting to
Postmaster F. S. Glover. Bluff City;
burglary: postal funds $6.3S, stamps
$106.56; allowed.
Postmaster G. U. Matthews. Boi-
court; burglary; postal funds $10S.49
money order funds $72.39: allowed.
Postmaster J. A. Fegerberg, Bridge
port; fire; stamps s103.53; allowed.
Postmaster z. NJ. Clark, Centralia
burglary; postal funds $3.45, stamps 81
cents; disallowed.
Postmaster J. A. Hartley. Cheney;
burglary; postal funds 5000, money or
der funds $1o.5O; allowed.
Postmaster J. Erwin, Cicero; burg
larry: postal funds Sc: disallowed
Postmaster G. T. Bradshaw, Covert;
loss in transit; postal funds so; case
dismissed.
postmaster r. w. Mecum. Earlton;
burglary; stamps s139.96; disailowed.
Postmaster A. H Peery, Elm City;
FIRE; stamps s64.14; allowed.
Postmaster G. W. Vale. Fall; fire;
postal funds 1885, stamps $136.44; al
lowed.
Postmaster c. NJ. Darrin, Farlinville;
fire: postal funds $15.84, stamps $56.19
money order funds $3sSs; allowed
-,r-%- 7 To- @f,r Il. <y-cs
stamps $1466; allowed.
Postmaster w. H Green. Fulton;
burglary; postal funds s6.40, money or
der funds $35: disallowed.
Postmaster f. G. Dudley Haskell;
burglay: stamps $4s.23; allowed.
Postmaster G. w. Elliott, Holiday;
burglary: postal funds S26.57, stamps
*149-70. and money order funds 1892;
allowed.
Postmaster NJ A Marshall, Hume
well: fire; stamps $19.72: allowed.
Postmaster w. r. Childs, Kansas
City; loss in transit; money order
funds; dismissed.
Postmaster H. Bailey. Larkin: burg
larry: postal funds Sits; disallowed.
Postmaster F. Monroe, Lincolnville;
burglary; postal funds $685.; allow
ed.
Postmaster 9, crumbine. Longton;
order funds $57.76; allowed.
Postmaster J. D. Johnson, Lowe
stamps $S3,93; allowed.
Postmaster 2. D. Gilkey, Maple
City; burglary; postal funds $77.4S,
money order funds s75.99; disallowed.
burglary; money order funds $3.50;
allowed.
Postmaster G. NJ. Sayers. Nicode-
mus; burglary; money order funds
S7.40: allowed.
Postmaster ]. Rice. Portland; bur-
glary; postal funds so cents, money
order funds cents; disallowed.
Postmaster ]. Ressegger. Quin-
daro: burglary; stamps s1O.15; disal-
Postmaster Benjamin F. Hollen-
back. Shawnee; burglary: postal funds
$3.50. money order funds $63.2 al
lowed
Postmaster W. A. Hopkins. Solo
mon; burglary; postal funds $215-
50. money order funds $1S7.64; al
lowed.
postal funds s12. stamps $34.17; al
lowed.
Postmaster C. H. Biegert. Wood
bine; burglary: postal funds $40,
money order funds $1.o2; allowed.
Edwin H Webster. chief of the
dairy division of the United states
department of agriculture. has re-
signed his position to become dean
and director of the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural college at Manhattan. AS
one of the employees of the depart
ment put it, there is universal regret
in this office at Mr.. Webster's depar-
ture- Every one thinks lot of him.
The people in the dairy division feel
that they are losing as much as Kan
saS gains"
Mr.. webster was presented with
gold watch and chain by the employees
of his division as a token of regard in
which they hold him. The presenta-
tion was made yesterday.
'I notice that Bristow is starting in
early to take care of his kim" said
Charles C. Hall of Oswego, Kan, who
is in the city on business. Mr.. Hall
is considered a power in local Repub-
l1can politics, and he continued his
observations by saying that two of
Bristow's sons had already found
employment in the government ser
vice since he was nominated for Unit
ed States senator.
"One was given a job IN the treasury
department" he continued. shortly af-
ter the August primaries and the other
was put to work in the same depart
ment a few days ago. Naturally Bris-
positions under the civil service, but
you know and l know, and we all know
how civil service Jobs are do1ed out
When senator or representative
whom he wants to get on the govern
ment pay roll, 1t is an easy matter to
do so, even under the civil service
rules. There are tricks in all trades,
and the officials right here in Washing
ton know how to turn them in order to
help out a United States senator es-
pecially.
There is nothing to prevent Bristow
from getting all this kind on the gov
erument pay roll this time. OF course
he can take care of three or four of
them in his own office. He will have a
secretary. a messenger. and perhaps a
stenographer and capitol policeman to
appoint That will furnish room for
four more relatives. After that he can
depend upon the civil service to land
he