The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-25
S0MERVILLE is
PLAYING IN LUCK
Holds His Job For Criticizing the
President
CASE WITHOUT PRECEDENT
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CURRENT GOSSIP AT NATIONAL
CAPITAL.
CASE WITHOUT PRECEDENT
lsnAcial to The HernldA

Especial to The Herald.)
Washington, Oct PA curious bit
Of official history has been recorded in
the case Of Someryille, a member of
the board Of general appraisers in New
York. SomerTiIle IS the man who re-
Gently published an article in the
North Americas Review rejecting very
seriously upon tive presidents southern
policy ia the matter Of appointing col
Ored men to Office This criticism I'M
dOubtedly irritated the president con-
Eiderably and incen Bed his friends, and
SomerVille's head was demanded, not
by the president but by his active sup
pOrters. The president has decided not
20 ask for Somerville's resignation for
the reason that it wCtuld be accepted
as arising from this article published In
the magazine The complication arises
from the fact that Seer etary Shaw has
been after Somerville Tor some time,
end he was just about to have been
relieved from office The result Of this
article criticisinE the president. there
fore, is really TO save him his JOB,
rather than to lose it. Il would no.
be safe, however, for other government
officials now under fire to adopt this
course as a general rule for saving
themselves.
Busy Bristow.
Talk Of Inspector Fosnes for a posi-
ton in the auditors department has
brought about some inquiry as to the
real status of the pOstOffice inspectors
who have been engaged in the lnvesti-
cation this summer. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow has lost
no opportunity of putting his inspect
Ors into responsible positions formerly
held by men appointed only after the
most careful consideration. Other in
fuential officials i'm the pOstofice de-
paTtmeut feel considerable irritation at
the presence Of these inspectors in their
various divisions. 1t may be said that
there is no real consideration Of the
question of continuing the inspectors
in the positions they now hold tenn
Torarily. 1T is a curious fact that all
previous scandals in the pOstOftice de-
Uartment have implicated inspectors.
They are practically the only employees
who have made trouble. Rathbone,
Beavers and q number of others were
inspectors, and their careers We're not
such as TO inspire confidence in the
force when diverted from it's routine,
work,
Taught to Economic.
The proveFbial- extrava gance Of army
officers can hardly be laid at the door
OF West Point. The strictest economy
IS the rule there. Each cadet receives a
yearly allowance from the government
OF $40. and he is forbidden to receive
one cent from any other source. OF
the sum mentioned he never handles a
penny. It is drawn in monthly install
ments from the United States treasury
by the treasury Of the academy, who
eNpends it according to regulation. So
strict is the rule against the handling
of any money whatever by the cadets
that they are not allowed to have pock-
cts in their clothes.
Colonel Mills. the superintendent OF
TraIH
eminent bear the expense Of lighting
the quarters and renewing the furnimr
I'm them as we'll as some other Incl
dents. amounting in all to about $50 a
year for each cadet and that this sum
be added To the equipment fund, for
which 81 is deducted monthly from the
pro rata income or $40. The equipment
fund is used i'm the purchase of an out
1T upon graduation.
At present there are 4g5 cadets at
West Point. the maximum provided by
law being 523. The treasurer of the
academy iq also the quartermaster and
cOmmissary officer. and provides, pre-
pares and serves their meals, purchases
the materials for and makes and mends
their uniforms. and attends to the laun-
dry. This last is quite a considerable
item I'm a cadets expenses. Some idea
of the proportions which it may take
is gained when it is learned that the
dered FOR each from June I TO Sept. ],
was eighty-siX. The mess is pro rated.
and average about "a cents day. for
three full meals. There are no COM
plants. so it must be satisfactory.
Fight in Maryland.
Senator Germans sharp criticism Of
the president for his alleged interfer-
euCe in local Maryland politics is
thought to be the precursor of the con-
test which will ensue in the coming
presidential campaign. BY those who
are familiar with conditions underlying
the Maryland contest il is asserted that
the president has a real fear of the
senator as an opponent for the presi-
denCy. and that This accounts for the
active interest taken by him in the
Maryland campaign. The election has
been made almost a national affair. be-
cause President Roosevelt and other
leaders believe that should the state
60 Democratic nothing can prevent the
nomination OF German for the presiden-
cy and that should a central west man
ue his running mate. he would stand Il
chance of defeating the Republican