Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-18
UNCLE SAM To
WEED OUT THE
GRAFTERS
GENERAL SHAKE-UP AMID
WElGHERS OF MAIL
As Result of Loss No Govern
ment Of Large Suns, Heads
Of Employees are Already
falling Under Axe.
Morning journal Bureau.
6t2 Munsey Building.


washington. ~ G.. Dee. II.
sfiking at an evil which has cost
the government thousands 81 dol-
lars, the postofflee department has
stnrtea a ~fat-reaehing Investigation
20 nco Irregularities In the
weighing Of mail mntter FOR the rail
roads. and as q result oil discoveries
already maile has ordered "a slnke-up
90 the service III the s0ush,
n Investigation Is being con-
Quoted IN various parts of the coun-
try. AS o. result Of reports made bv
p%ostofficc inspectors. showing gross
Irregularities IN the Weighing of news
papet mnil. me pcstmastor general
mas ordered the removal from the
q rvi"e Of Edward T. Rlodgett. SUI
p~erintcndcnt Of stations. ana James
r. Norton ana IS II. Giles. clerks. aii
of the Atlanta, Ca, postofficc. The
Irregularities detected cover several
years. and have resulted in the loss
af many thousands ~ dollars TO the
government.
H. NJ. Terrell. superintendent II the
railway nlnii sea Vice ut Atlanta. at
the samc limo Nsis transferred from
his important post to a minor place,
because OF his failure To discharge
his duties 10 the satisfaction of the
department Supt c ". Pepper. of
the railway mail division. having
headquarters at Cleveland, has been
assigned to take Terrcll's place nj At
lanta. clyde NJ. Reed. supcrintend-
ent OF the division Of railway adj
juFtments tn The p%nstoffice depart
ment, noes To cleveland t. take Pop
pof's place. Mr.. Reeds place in the
department has been filled by pro-
motion OF G.. n. McGridge.
Theee changes are the -iUrorunners
of others that win alter the whole
system Of weighing mati lor Ship
ment On the railroads. The disco = |
cries that have bcen made so far are
the direct result Of nm Investigation
that Mr.. Hitchcock has undertaken
In order 70 find out whether the rail-
roads are charging the government
excessive rites Tor handling the mail
There was no iden TINT frauds
would hr uncovered when the inVes-
tipUtion was started u was sup-
posed merely that the system was
wrong. NOW. in connection With The
efforts To find out how much il costs
tho railroads TO handle the mail "A
general investigation viii be made
regarding The methods Of Weighing
scccnd-class matter.
fhr General investigation 70 deter |
mine the cost at transportation WIS
begun very quietly some time ago |
u Is likcly to prove one Of the most
difficult investigat lions 81 the post
generals administration
Int this work Is being thrown an
tho ingenuity Of postoffiee officials, (
postal inspectors. and the force of
the Interstate Commerce commits
II there rs amy graft in the
sums paid by the govern
mrnt TO the big railroads Of the
country MI. Hitchcock wants to
It. IT. on tho other hand. the
railroads con show that they are NOT
"a fair remuneration Tor the
services they arc giving. the postmas-
ter general Viii not dodge the issue.
Mr. Hitchcock believes. however
the railroads are receiving more
TIM nthcir services are worth, and
that several millions OF dollars may
be suved bN an eunitahlc n bust
ness-like adjustment of The rates.