Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1910 — GARY P. O. TROUBLES. [ARTICLE]

GARY P. O. TROUBLES.

The third head to fall in the Gary postoffice was chopped off last night when Distributing Clerk Edward Pariseau received notice from Washington that the long drawn out charges which have involved nearly the whole postoffice force had been sustained. He left the service at once.

More dismissals may be expected. So far the list of the decapitated reads: Assistant Postmaster Frank Meyer. Clerk Philip B. Swihart. Clerk Edward Pariseau. , These came as the result of charges originally preferred against Postmaster Call and Mr. Meyers. Swihart and the assistant postmaster had troubles between them, the former was suspended and in a few days a racket occurred and Mr. Meyers was in police court on a warrant sworn out by his subordinate. Then came an investigation by the Washington department which kept two inspectors busy six months who delved into charges against, the management of Mr. Call and Mr. -Meyers. The upshot was the dismissal of the former, and the elimination of Swihart. Charges of incompetency, lack of help, violations of the postal rules and red tape were made by the subordinates against their two superiors. On the other hand charges of insubordination and other things were directed against the subordinates and the postal inspectors became nearly gray-headed ttying to sift the thing out.—Lake County Times.