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TULSA OKLAHOMA IVKDNKMDAY JUNK I. l 9 1
I : N T s
HAN rw m is ii in i ii i i.s.
-i Mult PROM Koanits coi
n ii tMPIONS CAI UK i
rill iMtMl Its.
THE MQVEMENT STARTED
Vouug Mi ll'-. Auxlliar) lo Cominer
rial i luii planned) Oleve
Talks Were Made
A cluncr relationship between the
farmer and ths city man ami mora
uf both In tlm statu legislature WW
two causes championed yesterday by
Statu Senator Old tiiuliain ol
Rogers county in a great spssoh bs
(orfl 100 business men at the noon-
day Commsrclal club luncheon In the
Hotel Tulsa.
The program was unusually inter-
est lug Saveral resolutions of time-
ly interest were paaiad. a. Bur
roll a government ohoralati tuid
somsthlng of ihe oil and nan Indus-
try. ami a Texas Inauranci man tnlk-
ed on iiJi favorite subjsot
Thanks Auto Owner.
wmiam Btryker Introduced a reso-
lution thanking J- B Levy uourg
Clark and others fur tlm wide ad-
fet tiling tnoy gave their home illy
by entering the "Tulaa" car In tho
lug iiidianiiiiiis race and finishing
ninth with It The resolution WBS
adopted amid cheery.
ii d. Hunt offered i resolution
asking the automobile owners bf the
city am' particularly the ol ' nun to
giio the youngsters of Tulsu nn auto
ride soma day jn the near future.
Tin' proposition aroused much enthu-
siasm and It was derided to give the
ride next Friday afternoon. Qlenn
Condon was appointed to lake charge
ut the affair and manage it
Young Mens Movement.
Ti.e i:r.t concrete step toward the
'organisation "f a young men's auxll-
larj to the Commorclal club was
taken when J. Burr Olbbons offered
a resolution which provided that the
Commercial club lay plans nt once td
perfect sin h in organisation. Tho
proposition win he thoroughly map.
pad ' a within the next few days.
Thumaa l). i.j uiik tlm toastmastei
for the day. then Introduced Senator
Graham ho was given an ovation
by the Crowd. The t onslmiistor han-
dled tin- program in clever and
pleasing style and made everything
mure interesting than usual.
Senator Oraham lived in this soc-
tlon "f the state If years ago when
you could ride all day and hardly
ever see a house or run Into a barb
wire feme.
The change slnoe that time'' he
said "bU heen more marked than
you who have eome in recent years
can possibly imagine.
The Farm Congress.
Tim senator who championed and
helped put through the Mil appro-
prlating 110000 for a state building
at the International Dry Farming
congress to he held in TuUu MX)
Call declared that the congress will
do more to cement the various Inter-
ests "f the state than anything that
has occurred In recent years
"The greatest public benefactor"
ha said "la the man who an make
two bushels of corn grow where only
one grew before. You oil men de-
velop the field and then leave but
the IgrlCUlturallstg are with you for-
ever." Protect the Hlrds-
He pointed out the need for urgent
a. tlon in the preservation of the bird
!lfe of Oklahoma.
"I can remember the time' he
said "when prairie chickens. wild
turkey and ijuall wero her In abun-
dance. We didn't have to fight In-
sects then. One quail could destroy
a half bushel of Insects during a slu-
!le summer. The Insects are already
attacking the wheat and outs up
where I live and we will only get
two thirds of the wheat that we ex-
pected. The senator hit a popular chord
when h Jtate that more farmers
and more business men a.e needed
us state legislators.
Tiki Many lAwyw.
"There are only five farmers and
one banker In our state senate" he
declared "while out of the com-
paratively few lawyers we have in
the stale twenty three of them are
In the senate. You have got to send
more business men and more farmers
to the. legislature. They are the men
who foot the bills and they should
have a say about the laws of the
state. It costs 3.50 a minute to run
the state legislature. Some of the
orators over there will spend ISO of
the state's money In no time making
foolish speeches j'.'st to hear them-
selves talk.
fin on llcoord.
Senator Oraham was roundly ap-
plauded at the conclusion of his talk
lie offered a resolution to the effect
that It be the sense of the business
men of Tulaa that Ihey extend the
hand of fellowship to the farmer and
help to secure for him better mads
and better markets
On motion of Tate Brady second-
ed by William 8tryker the resolu-
tion was adopted.
II. A. Burrell chief chemist of
the V . 3. bureau of mines started
tils speech by declaring that there
Peculiar
.ol cru-
I annual nn in Ii
nn hi or Denver.
DlBNVBn Colo Juno I Munici-
pal business in Denver nh Its two
sets of administration continues to
defy the legality of Hie list) . .minus
loners elected May 10
Bankg In tbl city refuse
count city warrants until tin
vcray has been settled The
loneri met Hits morning as
to ills
emtio.
i ommls-
lb- clly
council but adjourned until Tuesdsj
I wis STARTS IF1 1 it PA1 N
Will Try to Overcome. 24 Hour Handi-
cap in Long Hike.
NKW YoitK funs I JUSt M
hours after Bdward Payson Weston
started on his 1441 mils hike to
Minneapolis John Bnnls Ii years obi
of Stamford! Conn. starteii nut the
same walk to overtake Weston If he
can. Weston and Bnnls are ojd rivals.
The latter tuok the same route today
Hat Weston took jest. rda; beading
for Patterson N. J.
mm it
be i mm
M Y BEGIN CONTEMPT PRO.
( I.I HINOs AGAINST A
"BUSTED" TIM NT.
TOBACCO CASES PROBED
(t ontlna. on psgv 4.)
Momey General Not Satisfied That
Tobacco Trust Has Obeyed De
crcc of Supreme Court
WASHINGTON June 3. Whether
decrees of the United States courts
dismembering the Standard Oil and
Tobacco "trusts" are being carried
out wna considered today by the Wil-
son administration with a view to
possible Institution of the most im-
portant anti-trust movement yet con-
templated by the president and attor-
ney general MoReynolds.
In the Standard oil case the attor-
ney general received from 'ha. B.
Morrison and Oliver E. Paggfl his
special assistants a report of the re-
sults of their Investigation of the con-
ditions In the oil Industry and began
i onsldernllon of the ipn-stlon whether
the facts disclosed will justify the de-
partment of Justice In beginning con-
timpt of court or criminal proceed-
ings against Oil Interests on charges
of violations of the dissolution decree
Tonight this question was unsettled.
Discussed h.v Cabinet.
In the tobacco case practically the
entire meeting of the cabinet was de-
voted to conaldering whether surface
conditions In the tobacco trade war-
rant the attorney general in beginn-
ing an Investigation similar to that
Just finished In the Standard (Ml ense
to determine whether tlio decree of
dissolution is being violated ami
whether all semblance of n "tobai co
trust" has disappeared. The attorney
general after the meeting was non-
committal as to whether the Inquiry
will be undertaken.
Consideration of the workings of
the decrees In the two big cases the
Standard "II at the cabinet meeting
and the tobacco at the department of
Justice took place today apparently
by coincidence. Around the "rule of
reason" principles first enunciated by
the United Plates supreme court In
these cases has been built practically
all of the antl trust litigation since.
The opinions have heen the guiding
stars for the attorney general so far
a the Sherman antl trust law Is con-
cerned. Was Never Satisfied
Mr. MoReynolds who if special as-
sistant to the attorney general ori-
ginally prosecuted the "tobacco trust"
has been studying the workings of the
decree ever since he entered the cabi-
net. It Is known that he disagreed
with former attornej general Wicker-
sham as to the adequacy of the adopt-
ed plan of disintegrating It has been
understood that his objections enter-
ed around the pro rats distribution
among shareholders of the "trusts'
of stock of the fourteen corporations
Into which the American tobacco
ennVpany was divided.
He was quoted at the time as saying
the pjan desrved "an expeditious
commitment to the s. rap heap "
The report made to the attorney
general by M.ssrs Morrison and Pa-
gan In the oil case Is the result .if sev-
eral months Investigation They have
studied conditions In various locali-
ties and paid particular attention to
the soaring pric es of oil. Their con-
ference with the attorney general to-
day was inconclusive and It will be
continued tcmorrow. The nature of
their findings has not been made pub-
lic. In a preliminary report made to
former Attorney Oeneral Wlckereham
Jt.et before he retired from office
these attornej s declared thai their
then partial Inveatlgatlon caused them
to entertain serious doubt ss to
whether the Ftandard "II trust ws
actually dissolved. They found thst
unfair competition had been eliminat-
ed and the laat few months of their
investigation has been largely devot-
ed to an effort to ascertain whether
the control and management of the
disintegrated parts of the "trust" and
ther nntiol of the prices of oil still sre
directed by the same concentrated In-
terests as previously;
MATHS IN
S
in lltDEB
Ml.
the grounded si from three to ftvi
hundred. As no one i permitted to
orogg lo the other Side II Is impos
libit to rify these figures
Would I uior I'orcimi Veaseii
WASHINGTON ln I A bill to
lestend to foreign vessels the tight to
I participate in American coastwise
ittude through the Panama panel was
introduced today by ltpreeentatlv
Igtssnereon of Itinnosotg The pre
amble to the bin set- forth that re-
latrlcUng and COgStWlSC trade to
American vessels "fosters monopolis-
tic control of the trade" bj combine-
tb ns of American vessels
BOTH LOST H E A VI LY si "
SIOUX 'ITY la. June I The
- strike In thi Cudahl Packlna com
pain' plant here spread to trmour A
company today when 500 men in the
hater plant ipill worl.. I"i 1 1 n bun
died workers are Idle and b ah plants
are shut down Tftsj) laborers demand
10 . cuts an hour and the butt hon 10
cents an hour.
WILSON EXTENDS
IN'tiUItGI Is CAPT1 III
HIWN ITI It
Ii U It V I I I I
THE FREE LIST
1.11 I Mill K Will l. nil- II
i hi ii; i'iiiiiu it- 10 i.i n
mi in I'Y.
III. WlllCUl It I VIM I J III KM II
I SUglll I lie I rnin II. ob i ami
llui aed eci
AitTi.rsv ii i k funs (Hps
i Charles Hughlett Id yean
an ..M eii ui k. r wss nearly
led lo lie. lib lod.IV .ill till' II II ns
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dull
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vv In
proi
lease ill miles north of hern
II the well took tile lluln the
i lie was employed hi n ess-
.lew and iv. is al work on ii walk-
beam twenty feet from the door
n the gas was Ignited He "III
it lit die.
KM E I I V E ('
P.M.C. BURLESON
DRAWS ANSWER
W ' HI M. I ' N I i H N I v n I i .
Burning Buildings llliunlnsti
Sky ami It U Peered litt
in is Doomed.
BROWNSVIIXB Texas. June :i
Matamorai is practically in the bands
of General Blanco's troops ut insur-
gents tonight although nghimg is
still In progress.
The toll of death on both sides
from the battle today not counting
Hie serious wounding of Private Da-
vis Of the l iilled Slates cavslrv while
on patrol duty will not be known un-
til the smoke of battle has cleared
and the Ited Cross workers are able
to work among the fallen. Losses ate
heavy on both sides An authentic
estimate as to number killed Is plac-
ed as high as 200 Nearly 100 fed-
eral regulars havo surrendered to
United states authorities but there
are scores of the Matamorai defend-
ers who have fallen In the fighting.
A general advance toward the main
part of Matamoras was made al '):s0
from all directions but the advance
Stubbornly resisted at 9:10 had
failed t i dlsbalge the one hundred
volunteers known to b- holding nut
under Colonel Bschaserreta. it is
however probable that this bund will
surrender before morning
PodS Mill Hold out.
Resisting SVery effort to dislodge
the small remaining force of volun-
teer soldiers under Colonel Kschaser-
reta holding a itrong position on the
roof of the cathedral and theater On
the Hildala Plaia the rebels were
still pouring Ore Into the federal
ranks tonight. Heavy dynamite
bombs are being exploded by the reb-
els but the federal are still holding
out.
Late tonight nineteen federal who
had been hiding In a I lump of trees
at Santa Cms since early In the aft-
ernoon surrendered to officials on this
side.
This makes a total of one hundred
and t II etve men under arrest here
Flames from binning buildings over
several sections of the battle scarred
city lights the sky and fears that the
city is doomed are being expressed.
Mayor's late In Doubt.
The fate of Miguel Barragan the
mayor of the city. Is still In doubt us
nothing has been heard of him. One
report stated that he hnd been killed
by federals while attempting to en-
cape during the heal of the light
while again be is reported as being
safe in the United states. He assum-
ed the otllce of mayor When the gar-
rison ut Matamoras was turned from
Uadero to Huerta.
Early In the afternoon fin- broke
out at several points on the Plaza Da
Aramss being fired evidently by the
rebels who had captured the place.
Eleven buildings including the borne
of Itarragan have been burned.
The United States consulate when
Consul Jesse H. Johnson remained
throughout the light was at one lime
in the middle of the tiring but no
harm was reported to members sta-
tioned there Captain Walker to-
gether with Brigadier General Par-
ker of Ban Antonio was In close
touch with the situation during th.-
day from the international bridge.
Troop M of the fourteenth cavalry
sixty-five In number did duty fur o
distance of six miles.
iiriiLg Has Ceased
At ten o'clock tonight the firing
bad stopped and the fire zones were
decreased At 1:10 o'clock tonight
twenty-live federal crossed nt Santa
CrUS ferry and surrendered. They
brought latest news from the scene
of battle. It was then reported by
federals who enme to Hrownsvllle
that .Mayor Burragan had been ehot
and killed about three o'clock this
afternoon.
There are many rumors concern-
ing Hie number of killed and wound-
ed from some of the federals who
have escaped and found refuge In
Hrownsvllle. the Mst of dead Is plac-
ed ut from two In three hundred slid
I
Mini Y Mill EMPUn i i - i n vi
THKIR TERMS W EH I i N'DI i
.m m: i
OKLAHOMA CITY June S .Sue.
clal.) -Insurgent members of the
state board of agriculture demon-
atrated their control of the situation
Tuesday when they gave notice to all
employees of the bond and agricul-
tural schools that tholr terms of cm.
ployment would and Juna 1 All who
servo after that date will do so by
virtue of un entirely fresh appolnt-
Inen at the hands of Iht board .dost
ol the present members wore appoint-
ed by the Bryan-Blllott'Brewcr fac-
tion before (. A. Hrcwer of Helens
was eliminated from fho board it was
ordered by the board thai In the fu-
ture the members from each district
'should be directly responsible for the
faculty members and conduct of the
i district agricultural school in thai
district. In effect the board was di
vided into live committees replacing
the college cummltte. which domi-
nated tin schools under tin direction
ot Brewer-Elliott ami Republican
Member CorlcV. The heard continu-
ing Its June session Tuesday took up
purely routine matters.
Kub-t tiuiiidtloc Bowed lo the Wbdi of
Pnwulonl Wilson ami other
idmlntsl ration benders.
WASH I M ! T N June 1 -Itevers-
Ing its former action In voting to
place wheat flour oatmeal ami trosb
meats on tb.. dutiable list the sensti
finance iub-commlttcs in charge of
tlm agricultural schedule voted lain
today io place live stock wheal and
oats on the f ss list.
This action n was authoritatively
slated was taken lO meet the views
of President W ilson Senator Simmons
chairman of the finance committee
and other a dmlnlstra'tlon leaders who
approved ths decision announced yes-
terday to tax meats io per cent com-
pensatory to a duty on cattle in ths
Underwood bill and to assess a com-
pensator) duty on both flour and out
meal The vote to reconsider was
taken In the sub-committee on a mo-
tion made by Senator Simmons cx-
offtclo member of all tha sub-corn-
inlttecS handling the various tariff
l oin.. Drouth Broken
(crib
i: a u ti.i :s I i.i.i:.
I clal.) licit t rains lai
bin broken a droi
lo Injure crops and
crop ami bent tilled
killed the I Ii
grasshoppers.
hi Kan .
' ins
I (Spe
ight and tod. v
that promised
ado the cat
crops. It also
ami )ouiig
SOCIAL EJBV
WORST OF ALL
M M litTTEIt I.UM WIIM
HI I EltMH s sin ti
LOBBYING."
DINE AND WINE SENATORS
schedules when he returned to the I several senators Urged a l aw Rf
TO FIGHT FOR TITLE
FIN M.6 IN STATE GOLF TO! K -
MFNT W II I. BU PIiAl I ii
TODAY.
OKLAHOMA CITY Puno I. (Spe-
cial.) Of the golfers who played 'he
' qualifying round of the fourth annual
state golf tournament ut the Oklaho-
ma t'lty Golf and Country club
course Tuesday but two are left to
play the finals for the state cham-
pionship they are Harry Gwlnnup of
.Muskogee trlce state champion and
Hr. A. EC. West of Oklahoma City.
I Gwlnnup defeated Prederlckson ami
Stafford of Oklahoma City In two hard
'matches Tuesday Gwlnnup is in good
jshape while Weil was limiting badly
pi 'Sday night.
BTROY RAILROAD TRESTLES
akesj Revenge fw Refusal to ray
for Immunity.
EL PASo. Texas June 3. Portj
i railroad trestles on the Mexican
Northwestern railway south of Me
dsnos between Juarea and Cases
Grandee were deetroyed today by
Maximo Castillo and his band of 150
federal mutineers on the refusal of
the American official! of the English-
Canadian owned Una to pay $10000
for Immunity from damage. Castillo
and Ills Sand are reported headed for
the Mexican Central railway. Bo fai
as Is known Castillo Is affiliated with
neither federals not Insurgents.
Federal officers at Juarez today is-
sued an order requiring psesports of
all interior bound travelers.
a nits I from a conference Willi ths
president.
Wilson Stands Pst
in this enlargement of the free list
President Wilson is known to have
taken a leading put as he did in ths
matter of raw wool and sugar. As he
still is standing uncompromisingly
for the vvnol anil sugar schedules so
it is declared ha wll stand firmly for
flic oattle Sheep and hugs and free
wheat and oats now that this has
he.n determined upon as the party
I policy
i Senator Simmons conferred With
the president last week about his
views mi the method of equalising
the i ndctwood bill witn regard t.
these raw materials and their pro-
I ducts.
When the sub committees tentative
action was announced this morning
the senator went Immediately to the
hit. House.
"J (old the president" said In- later
"that members of the finance com-
mittee bad agreed thai there should
be no lax on meats or flour. II was
thought the sub committee had taken
different action but 1 Informed the
president that the niajorly of (lie fin-
ance committee felt and said we
would vote instead to piece cattle and
other livestock and wheal and oats
on the free list. This President Wil-
son a greed lo and said It would ho
all right."
Matter I- Now Settled.
After leaving the While House
Senator Simmons called on Senator
Williams chairman of the sub com-
mittee and told him of the n ntlmenl
for free wheat and free cattle.
Then the sub committee was culled
together and Its former action re-
versed. "The matter Is settled now" said
Senator Simmons "and that Is the
way the schedule will go to the sen-
ate." The Inquisitorial clause of the I'n-
derwood bill which a roused foreign
protest has been giving the Williams
sub committee considerable trouble
and in trying to work out a modifica-
tion Of Its provision! they have had
the aid of Secretary McAdoo secre-
tarv Bryan and John llassett Mourn.
counsellor of the state department
A plan now Is being dlSCUSSSd to
combine s portion of this provision
with the amendment proposed giving
the secretary of the treasury the right
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til plOClSIIII VIIIU'-B. II UH I" ...... -
Safeguard against undervaluations
and at the same time rid ths provis-
ions of its features objeotlonabls to
foreign powers.
snvage u New While "Hope" ' )
NEW fORK June 3. -Jim lavage
the New Jersey heavyweight who Is
to fight Jim Klynn at Atlanta next
wiek. stopped W'hltey Allen in this
clly In the second round of a bout
her? tonight.
quiring the tieguietiott ami 14-
i onelng of Lobbyists
FOR THE KIDDIES OF TULSA
The business men of Tulsa yesterday voted to give i he youngster! "f the city an automoblli
ride.
Do you know what Hist msSUST
It means thai every kiddle In town the rich and the poor alike is going I" be given a two hour'!
spin through the besutlful city parks and over the 50 miles of paved sirens.
If! going to ba tha trest of the youngsters' Uvea.
The bite ride will take place next Friday afternoon al 4 o'elook There ate over 500 licenced au-
tomobiles In Tulsa. There will bs between two and three thousand kiddies who will went to ba In
en this stunt.
It Ii going to nquire st least t0 autos to haul them all. Rvery owner of an automobile should
lake It upon himself to donite his car for two hours net Frldav sftemoon fur this worthy cauw.
Just think of ths happiness it will bring to those two thousand little toll.
Don't wait to bs aaked Mr. Automobile owner but telephone The World offbi today rlghi
this minute and 1st your name go down on the honor roll as thst of one man who want! to lee the
children enjoy themselves end be given a real "joy ride."
Details of the trip ars being worked out find will be announced tomorrow. The Ceufloll of
Women will be ssked to chaperons the kiddles. There will be assembling stations In different pa its
of the ottf ate. Phone todS) about thst tar you will loan Co
uld It bs put to s better purpose?
WASHINGTON' June S ' Social
lobbjlug" in Washington justifies ev-
ery woril President Wilson uttered In
regard to the presence of an "Insidi-
ous lobby" at the cupltol Senator
Kenyon of Iowa declared on the wit-
ness stand today before the senate in-
vestigating committee It whs the
first unequivocal statement in sup-
port of the President's altitude since
the Investigation began.
The Iowa lenfctoj expl lined tint ho
believed the must "InildlOUg" Ond
powerful lobbying possible was these
of flattering senators by having them
out to dinners to theaters and on
automobile rides Ingratiating the
host with th distinguished guests.
Pointing m tin. swum statement of
Bdward (Unas a "lumber king." be-
fore tb. Lorlmer election Investiga
tion) that ho entertained senators al
a local hotel at dinner and al a lime
when the lumber schedule In the
Payne-Aid rich mil was before the
senate Senator Kenyon declared it
was Ills belief that senators were he.
Ing entertained iu this "insidious"
way ai present
Denounced Kx-Scnalor
He also denounced ex-senators for
capitalizing their privilege of the floor
by using ti to lobby Referring to one
ex-senator representing many rsii-
roads In Washington and often seen
on the floor of Hie senate he advo-
cated llui enactment of legislation to
prohibit un ex-Senator from being a
lobbyist
Senator Hughes of New Jersey and
Senator James of Kentucky told the
Investigators for the first time of ths
trials ami tribulations of majority
members of the finance committee
with the many persons who had
Mocked to Washington to present
their views. Neither knew of any at-
tempts lo OOrrupt senators but both
suggested that they could have done
better work If they could have been
both .ted less These senators as did
Senator Ls Pollstte who followed
him on the stand suggested that leg.
Iglatlon for registration of lobbyists
Would be a good thing
Received Peculiar better.
Several senators let It be known to-
day that they had received by regis-
tered mall what purported to be a re-
production of a letter from the Ameri-
can Cane Hrowers association of the
United States sent to members asking
for contributions to a fund fur the use
of " a large committee in Washing-
ton." The oopy was dated New Or-
leans. April I 191 and follows:
"Dear Sirs;
"Your association hin a 'urge com-
mittee in Washington now using
every effort possible to try and save
the sugar Industry
"We have hesitated about ailing on
you but as we are now over drawn
in the bank it is absolutely necessary
that we have funds at ones and there-
for call on you to please send one
half of your subscription.
"This Is very Important and we
would like to hav e remittent e at
once.
"Tours very truly
(Signed)
"'has. A. Fsrweii. President."
The copy DamS In an envelope post
marked Washington on the back of
which In Ink was written the name
W. I.. Haas
Senator Itansdell who received one
of the letters said the American fane
Growers association had been In IX-
IstmOl for ten years or more; that It
maintained an office in New Orleans
nnd BOndttoted an open campaign In
belialf vt the sugar producers of
Louisiana. He ailded that for sev-
eral Weeks the OTgOntSStlOQ had kept
an office In a Washington sky scraper
with Us name over the door.
The Utter did not appear in the lob-
by Investigation today but It probably
will.
inn IK o k III PLIES TO REPORT
t lit I IIM HIM iDMINs
ISTRATOV
REFUTES THE ALLEGATJCNS
Declares sHatemenl Was luaccurau
ami that Hie Regal Uncut was
self Sustaining
SILVER CITT .V f. funs 1 On
arriving al Silver flty today from tho
Mogollon mountains When he has
In en spending some weeks former
i" sttngatar Oeneral Prank n. Hitch-
cock was shown the statement UMUed
a few days ago by Pogtmastar i"n-
er.il Burleson attacking t he udminis-
trution of the postoffloa department
Mr. HltChoook issued t1; full wing
statement :
"A committee composed in the main
Of newlv gpOlnted assistants having
legs than three months experience in
poitofflce business attempts in a re-
port to the present head of the tie-
ban nt to discredit the financial
Showing made by the pustal SgrvleS
under President Taft'a administration.
After reporting gleged discrepancies
that arc insignificant when compared
with the greet sums known to have:
1 n saved by their pied ssors this
i ommltl f n Itlates pr eds in its
published statement to enlighten the
American people as to Ihe charm b r
Of tic postal Service they have b. . a
ri l civ ing."
Statement m True.
"Their statement is Inaccurate us
It Is gratuitous fur the public well
knows that never was the postal scr-
vi. conducted more sfflclsntly or
mall handled with greater precision
in. I dispatch than In the closing year!
Of tin Taft administration During
that administration nearly s.ooo new
posteKloeS worn established deliveiv
by letter earner wet provided in
about 300 additional cities and me
?.(0 new- rural routes aggregating
about 7.1. 00(1 miles wfen authorised."
''Notwithstanding this great expan-
llom of service and the henvy In-
i mis. in expenditures they required
the postoffl lepartmenl was placed
t.i a self-sustaining basis and that
was its condition when on the fourth
of March It passed Into Hie hands of
newly appointed officers who scent
thus far to have been exhausting their
lime ami their energy In a vain at-
tempt to detract from the record
made by the devoted public servants
i bey succeeded."
Exonerated Committee
"The postal commtnittee of a dOmOa
cratio house of congress endeavored
Inst year in a similar manner to at-
tack the audited accounts of the pus-
tal service but after Investigation
that committee was fair enough to
admit that the department had be-
come substantially self-sustaining.
The returns as to surplus or deficit
are made up not by the postol'fice de-
partment but by the treasury depart
ment where nil postal income is re-
ceived and all postal accounts finally
audited."
"The secretary of the treasury re-
ported the wiping out of the postal
deficit nnd the record thus certified
to In his fiscal repoit is likely to stand
In history. If tho pogtOfflca depart-
ment could havo received a proper
allowance for the cost of carrying
franked mall the postal surplus
would have been much larger than
that recorded and this Is true aftel
deducting the oxpenses Incurred on
account of the postal service by the
treasury department for the free
'Piarterlng of certain postoffiees In
federal buildings an expense that is
less than half the cost of the frank-
ing privilege. In the fiscal year till
more than 300000000 pieces of mall
having an aggregate weight of about
111000.000 pounds were carried free
of -barge under the franks of con-
gressmsn and of the various govern-
ment establishments. If postage at
the usual rates had been paid on this
matter It is estimated that the postal
revenues would have been Increased
by more than $20000000 "
tM'al Was In Vain.
"In the last administration we ap-
pealed In vain to a democratic house
for legislation abolishing the franking
nbnse. It is a subject that the pres-
ent postal management might well
consider for It affords an opportunity
to save the department millions of dol
lars a year. Rut judging from th
committee's report as published In tho
press the gentlemen now In charge
of postal destinies scent more Inter-
ested In disclosing tho fact that dur-
ing the foul years preceding Man h
fourth an average of .14 cletkahlpi
per snnum remained vacant In the de
partment
"The united State! postal sen he
Omprieei altogether more than
300000 officers and men It Is largest
bUSlnegS orgauiiatlon in Ihe world it
expends a nnually about 12 "0uO0.000
and now takes in approximately thai
amount In postal receipts It requires
a high order of business abllltv and
the closest kind of application on the
part of the various officers In charge
to conduct SUSOeSSfuUy a public set-
ViCS o extensive and so Intricate" g
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