Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-09-28
LETTER
Especial Correspondence,

coast are changing their habits so much
that the New England people are
alarmed II have appealed to the pres
ident to direct the fish commission to
make an investigation to determine
grafton has become a fad with the
fish. which now go away and stay at
some unknown place for Il good part
Of the year. The New England people
want to keep in touch with the fish.
The matter was presented to the presi-
dent by w. II. Jordan. the collector
Of the port Of Gloucester, Mass, and
Benjamin A. Smith Of the board Of
trade at Gloucester. 1t is feared by
some Of the Gloucester fishermen that
the mackerel may finally disappear and
lind some other home besides the New
England coast.
silver Service For the Tennessee.
The battleship Tennessee, which Rep
resentative Gaines of Tennessee said
the president regarded as the most
powerful battleship in any fleet in the
world, will receive a handsome silver
service ut Il southern port. President
Roosevelt wrote q brief note to the
navy department directing that when
the Tennessee is completed and is
ready to receive the silver service it be
sent to New Orleans for this purpose.
The note was given to Representative
John Wesley Gaines Of Tennessee, who
called on the president to ask that the
vessel be sent to a southern port to re-
ceive the service. New Orleans was
preferred. but any southern port would
have answered. Mr.. Gaines said the
service to be presented to the ship is
to be one Of the fines in the navy.
There will be engraved upon the silver
a brief history of the state.
The Army Uniform.
The law officers Of the war depart
ment have recently discovered, to their
surprise and disgust. there is no law
in which they can prohibit any person
from wearing the regulation uniform
of the army or navy II such person
cares to wear it.
The war department has been wres-
ting with the case of an army officer
who was permitted to resign "for the
good Of the service" but who still per
sists in wearing the uniform Of his
rank. It was first believed that he
would be compelled to discard the hon
orable shoulder straps, but after the
law was carefully studied it was found
there was no provision under which
such action could be taken.
As the matter now stands any civil.
Ian with the bad taste SO to do and
the money with which to pay for it
a wear the uniform Of the lieuten-
ant general of the army. although there
is but n nan in the country entitled
to wear that particular dress.
The Pension Office.
Commissioner Warner of the pension
bureau has under contemplation an in.
novation-that Of changing the present
method of keeping the records Of claim
ants for pension in large, cumbersome
books to the card system. The mugri-
tude of this change can in a. measure
be understood when it is known that
the names Of more than a million sol
NASACy "ANA IAC Companies oF0 lS5I0
ments in which they served. must be
copied from the old books upon cards
by hand. These cards will be- placed
in the latest improved file cases in al
phabetical order, thereby enabling the
bureau to find a claim when only the
name Of the claimant is known. This
transfer of the records can be carried
m u-ifhOrf iu$orPovirr IN orv- p
with the current work Of the bu-
reeu. The services of clerks writing
plain and legibIe hands will be utilized,
and the actual extra expense will be-
the small amount of money to be. eN-
pended for cards and file cases.
Chief Justice Not to Resign.
It is stated that Chief Justice Fuller"
has no intention Of resigning his posi-
ton. He has frequently told friends.
and neighbors that no chief justice, Of
the supreme court has ever resigned
and that be does not intend to do 80,
his duties not being so onerous as to-
require the rest that would come from
complete severance of official ties. IL
this attitude is maintained Secretary
1dIL may never become CQleI Justice:
TuskeRee Institute.
The president will spend the best
part Of Oct. e at Tuskegee institute.
and a great exhibition Of the institu-
ton and its students will be arranged
for. A long procession Of floats and
other displays will pass before the
president. representing the work Of
the institution. A similar exhibition
was given upon the occasion Of the
visit to 1,uskegee made by President
Mckinley in December, 1897.
F1reproofing Of Books.
An interesting experiment was made
recently in the blank division Of the
bindery Of the government printing
Office in the ireprooing Of books. The
treasury department was responsible
for the initial order, which consisted
in the substitution Of a prepared ashes
tus for the binders boards and back.