Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-07
MILLION AN D A
HALF ASKED AS
PREPARATION
Magazine Publishing Company
Demands That United States
Refund Large Sum Lost
Through Alleged Persecution,
Morning Journal Bureau, !
Gf3 Munsey Building, !


N"AoiiiHhtFhf - 0-f aug o.
Near the ciose Of the recent session
Of congress, Representative BartholdI
introduced a bin in the house e
cause the government 10 make rep.
a~ration a. the Lewis Publishing com
panY Of University city. Mo, to the
amount Of $1,000. 600. for injuries al
legged TO be wrongfully inflicted upon
the company hy the United States
authorities. meaning the authorities
OF the p%ostoffice department and de-
partment Of justice.
The bill Is accompanied by "A brief.
a copy OF which was placed In the
hands Of every member Of congress.
The brief explains how the company's
business vas unlawfully limited al
publishers mail rates; how it's publi-
cations, the Woman's Magazine and
the Woman's Farm Journal were un-
lawfully excluded from the mails al
together and the company's business
closed up for many months. how the
.companN's money, 80 the extent OF
many thousands ~ dollars, was ex-
torted upon a demand for an unlaw.
fui postage rate; how the
was unlawfully prevented from full
FILLING itg contract with hundreds of
Thousands OF the readers Of it's mag
azines; how 500, 400 copies az one Of
It's magazines were unlnwfully seized
and conflscated how the company's
fully prid outgoing letter mail was
unlewtully seized and detained: how
spurious indictments OF the officers
OF the company We're brought about,
aud how spurious civil suits for col
lection of an unlawful postage rate
were brought and never tried-all TO
the material injury OF the company
ana its business.
The matters brought IN this bill to
the attention Of congress occurred
under the administration of Pnstmas-
General Cortelyou The brief is
signed by Edwin {. Madden, who was
men third assistant postmaster gen
eial. and who Is now attorney for
The company The brief speaks OF u
possible conspiracy VI the officials to
Effect the acts complained Of. and
case OF President Lewis OF the
company Us compared TO that OF
of France. The brief states
hat the efforts OF the officials were
io land him In the ponitcntiary on
nisrepresentcd law and misrepre-
schtcd facts. They ala not get him
Into prison. and the Indictments oil
aim and the other officers of the
company We're dismissed without
'oining To- iriai, but not until they |
lad stood for years To the damage |
md the prejudice of the companys |
equation with the public. aud "a its
injury IN the many ways rocited.
Several of the indictments were Ton
conspiracy TO defraud the govern
mont 90 postage on the magazines.
'thers were for fraudulent use of the |
hails IN promoting the Peoples /
lnited States Bank OF University
hty, Mo. The indicted men had
,reat difficulty In getting any OF The
asses 90 trial After two wears. one i
or fraudulent use OF d malls was
ried against Lewis. when the gov
'tnmentr evidence was all IN. the
Inited states circuit court ordered
hc jury 90 bring go a verdict OF not
.uiitN and dismissed the case. and tho
'niuiou ot the judge. very favorable
% Lewis. "a cited subsequently, AN
other indictments OF that kind
also dismissed
THE company now asks congress TO
end the case To- the court of claims
10 he heard on its merits. and %
compensate the company accord
nglN 10 tho findings of tho court
ne company states that Il Is not now
onrerned in the question of whether
ne Officials were In "a conspiracy 20
complish the unlawful purpose. but
hot. 40 the government o.. IL will fur
ish evidence on hat point The
hove Be- Intended to open Up the
hole matter ln the court and ia
nngress The ease is most extraor-
mary and without precedent
TT but "a part of what Is set forth IN
ne nrip Is established, d b. certain
hhi Lewis and the Lewis Publishing
mpnnA, ui which hc is the head.
been Virtims cot much wrongful
iuclai conduct An uEl, situation b.
resented Tor THE administration Of
l' ~p"ttuiilcc Department under Ar
urteiAuu and the department 90 jus
.ce o. meet and this move Of the
"mpanA puts the authorities on the
offensive.