Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1928, Page 10

10 "NEWWILL PROBE “GIFTS” IN GEORGIA Senators Demand Into Postmasters’ Contribu- tions, After Suicide. Br the Assoo An investigation by the administra- tion into charges that Federal employes in Georgia, particularly postmasters are | forced to contribute money to politicians to hold their jobs was promised yes- | terday by Postmaster General New co- incident with a demand for such an in- vestigation by Senators George and Harris, Democrats, Georgia. Inquiry by the Senate into the Doug- las, Ga. post office case, which was| revealed in a letter from L. S. Peterson, former postmaster who committed de last Su ing that b ed contribut blican organization. was threatened Georgia Senators if the admin- on investigation does not satisfy Postmaster General New said he had not an investigation floor, George s s been known for some time that s must con- in return for ent, b t “they must h by m and vear by vear” in order to hold the offices. Publishes Letter. Representative Lankford of Georgia, ho represents the Douglas district, s o paign Inquiry to his brother, | ard of forced contributions in this | de public last night a part of the| ed from Peterson shortly arked at < | work at the observatory at Ju T said: thanks for what you did for me. Mr. New by this hard decision on me and my family will make me do something that 1l always make my family hate Mr. New. “I can't face my friends any longer. I know I am to blame, but not alto- gether. If had given me the help he ought to with Kirkland we would be better off. is not the friend to you that you think he is. He is a snake in the grass that changes with it. God bless you.” Before he took his own life Peterson killed his assistant, J. L. Kirkl 3 Teference in the letter to Mr. New's de- cision was to his order supplanting Peterson as postmaster. Had Asked Inspection. Representative Lankford sald he had purposely left blank some of the names mentioned by Peterson. “I also received a letter, mailed Sat- urday night, in which he gave it as his opinion that several named persons had proved false to him,” Mr. Lankford The Georgia Representative said he could not understand why Peterson killed his assistant, Kirkland. “The letter received this morning mentioned his name for the first time since I saw Mr. Peterson,” he said. “Be- fore I left Georgia Mr. Peterson told me he had preferred charges against Mr. Kirkland and asked me to urge an in- spection. He never asked me to make any srecommendstion. Mr. Kirkland never mentioned to me either the mat- ter of the charges against himself or ! Mr. Peterson’s troubles. 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