Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-29
From Washington.
correspondence Of ths Alexandria GsEette.
Washington. Dec. %.

Washington. Dec. %.
With regards to the published state
ment that he wonld he a candidate for
President in 1908 Secretary of War
Taft today gave out the foliowins state
ment. ''For the purpose OF relieving
the burden impose By recent publications
upon some OF my triends among the
Washington newspaper correspondents,
of putting further ipQuirits 10 the, wish
to say that my smbilioo Is not political;
that I am not seeking the presidential
nomination; that do net expect TO be
the republican candidate, If for nc other
reason. because Of what seems to me to
be objections to my availability (which
DO. not appear to lessen with the con-
,ioued discharge Of my officials duties
bat that am not foolish enough TO say
that in the improbable event that the
opportunity to run for The great office
of President we're to come TO me, |
should decline il. for this would not
be true
Neither the picture of the President
nor the likeness of any member of his
family may be used to advertise any
private business or pTeoafaliOr, accord
Ing to Secretary Loeb, who this M lirg
entered a denial to the story wired from
Chicago that secret service officials had
compelled number Of dive keepers to
remove PICTURES Of President Roo 'evelt
from the walls of their places OF bust
ness. I'VE do not know anything about
the Ch;csgO incident said Mr. Loeb
81 am very cerisiG that no orders for the
removal Of the pictures were sent out
from Warrington. | do not see how We
could prevent, even il VIC wished to do
80, any one from hanging picture OF
the President on the wall OF his house or
place of business. We do draw the line
however, at The pic.nres of the President
or members of his family being used to
, advertise breweries, liquors, soaps or
other articles OF manufacture
A singing rebuke has been admins
tered by Secretary OF the Navy Meicalf
to Surgeon John II. Moore, Z. s. Navy,
who VAS recently tried and found guilty
Of the charge of drunkenness on duty"
Officers OF the navy who have read the
reprimand declare 1t is nearly uuprece'
dented 10 the annals OF the navy in ito
severity. Surgeon Moore was the only
medical officer aboard the u. g. 8. In
diana, and was recently tried at the
New York Navy Yard lie was found
guilty by the court. but only sentenced
ITO be suspended from rank and duty
for a period of six months, on one-half
of the pay he would receive il perform
ing dnty at sea, to retain bis present
number in his grade while SO suspended,
and TO be publicly feprimanded by the
, Secretary of the Navy"
Another of tho famous Cuban tafil
csses will be called for argument before
the Supreme Court OF the United States,
shortly after the holiday recess, and in
preparation for this, The brief for Galban
4 Co., in opposition 10 the tariff impos
ed, was filed today with the court. The
question to be decided is whether the
! United States shonld have collected
duties on goods transported from the
United States to Cuba during the Amer
lean military occupation OF the island.
Secretary of War Tat this morning
received most assuring information from
Cuba regarding the situation there.
Civil Governor Msgoon 10 letter dated
December %, says there is no danger Of
general uprising. and believes tina, the
civil government established by the
United S.atss will continue 10 exercise
its functions Pese ably. Secretary Taft
sisted that % Tar as Is knovl there ia no
ground for the general public statement
that disturbances exist 10 Cubs.
| Chief Inspector Vickery Of the Post
Office Department today denied the pub.
li.hcd reports Of the alleged discharge OF
Anthony Comstock as a postofiice intpec-
tor, on account of psrnicious activity in
vaging war on the Art Students League,
of New York city il is true, how
ever, that complaint was made against
"St Anthony" and an investigation
was conducted by the department We
found nothing that could call for official
rebuke," said Chief Inspector Vickery.
"ComstOck's orders were not changed.
He will continue to act as inspector in
New York and will ses 10 ii that he