The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

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ferred positions are to go to men, and
that there will be further reductions
among the hfgh-grade women clerks.
| The reason assigned for not making
public the names of the clerks whose
salaries have been reduced is that to
do so would be humiliating to the
clerks.
The Interior Department is the only
one that follows this policy.
The July report of the Division of
Rural Delivery shows that from 57,464
petitions referred, 15.843 adverse re-
ports have been received; 39,929 routes
established. 600 of which have from
time to time been discontinued, leaving
in operation 39,329 routes. OF this
number 1865 render daily service and
SCI tri-wee1ly service
i The 39,329 routes We're being served
by 1915 carriers. On many tri-week-
ly routes one carrier renders the SER
vice, by alternating the trips. thereby
earning the same pay he would receive
i If serving a daily delivery route OF
equivalent mileage.
/ After deducting assignments for es-
Enlistment of rural routes on Aug
and Sept. l, there will remain for ac-
ton nearly 1900 petitions, which De-
| partment officers say will be disposed
of as rapidly as possible.
|
We do things very rapidly in this
country. A man who entered upon his
duties as Assistant Attorney-General one
| Gay the next was the acting head
of the Department of Justice, being the
only Assistant Attorney General in the
city. He is James A. Fowler, of Knox
vile, Tenn, recently named to flll the
vacancy caused by the appointment of
| h. L. Sanford as Federal Judge in
Tennessee. Mr.. Fowler probably breaks
all records in taking charge of a De-
partment the second day after entering
upon his duties.
Gov.-Gen. Smith, of the Philippines.
| notified the War Department of the
| death at Manila of Ralph G. Boyden,
! employed by the Government as book
keeper.
Boyden's death came in the collapse
following surgical operation. He for
rnerly resided at 16 Ralph court, Brock
ton, Mass. He sailed from the United
States for Manila Sept. IL last.
Gov.-Gen. Smith says the remains will
be buried at Manila.
Mrs. James NJ. Dalzell, wife of "Pri-
yate' Dalzell, died suddenly of heart
disease last week and was buried in
Arlington. She was well known in this
city and turnout Virginia, being of the
old Monroe family. She was member
Of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, her grandfather. James Monroe,
having fought thruout the war. He was
left for dead on the field after the battle
of BraDdywine.
Now, here's chance for unemployed
men who are sure they could cook bet
ter than their mothers-in-law and wife
put together.
The Government wants a cook. Not
the kind secured at so-called intelli-
gence office, but one who can write
thesis of not less than 300 words on the
subject of the relative nutritive value of
the various classes of foods.
After that the cook must solemnly
swear Cor affirm that in the prepara-
ton of the sample luncheon which goes
with the thesis the composition is en-
tirely his own and that in the thesis any
quoted matter is plainly indicated by
quotation marks.
The fact is. the Civil Service Commits
sion has announced an examination
Aug Il, for men only, to fill the vacancy
in the position of chef at the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane, the job
being worth $1,000 year. The appli-
cant must write thesis, as mentioned
and must have had training and expert
ence in large institution. He must
have knowledge and experience in the
theory and practice of cooking and abil-
ity to recognize the comparative value
of different foods so as to intelligently
substitute them upon the basis of such
respective values in the arrangement of
dietaries. A great deal of executive
ability is required, as he will be direct
ing the meals for little colony of 3,700I
people, the majority of whom need spe-
cial food.
Senator William P. Frye, President
pro tempore of the United States Sem
ate, is now qualified to belong to the
heroes. His cottage up on
one of those unpronOuncable Maine
lakes caught fire the other day, and he
formed bucket brigade and fought
manfuliy to save his fine property. His
neighbors came to his aid, and not
very much damage was done.
The Salvation Army-American and
otherwise-and the police and Commits
sioners of the District got mixed up in
a controversy the other day which re-
suited in the Salvation Army band"
players being arrested when they came |
out to play at one of the meetings on
the street. The Commissioners had de-
clQe0 tfdt the SdlQ Ddn1S, meaning /;
the alleged musicians, stringed and 9TH
erwise-the instruments which the al |
legged musicians are supposed to play
are nuisance, and can no longer stand /
on the street. The alleged bands"
paid no attention to the decision. and |
played, or tried to do so, and were ar
rested. It's all over now. They will
more or less tunefully call the wander |
ing Willies and the scoffers, as well as
the faithful, to the same old places |
along the streets. The idea of firing
the Salvationists off the street and leav-
ing the wheeZy old 'hand-organs, ash |
mems bells. auto horns and buzz-wagon
to make their internal noises |
at unreasonable hours was ridiculous, |
anyhow. But a cincher was put on the |
thing Sunday when several of the |
churches held their services in the diff
fercnt parks of the city, and had full
and in one instance a brass
band to help them out After that it |
would have been the hight of absurdity |
to have attacked the fife and drum of
the Salvation Army.
A poor, weak man who had never
been sick day in his life committed
suicide the other day in his home here.
His wife was sick, and he sat up with
her the night before. He was worried |
over business troubles, and so concluded /
that rather than worry about these he
would get out of it all. and leave his
helpless wife and young daughter and
some other children fight the battles OF
life themselves without him.
Announcement Is made of the az
nointmenf nv President Roosevelt of III.