The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
Interesting Rumor From
Washington.
ANOTHER ALABAMA JUDGEsHP
Matter Discussed by Alabamians
In National Capital.
Federal Judge rouimia WIN on Next
December he Entitiea to re-
tire ON Full Pay
for Life.
nv ALranD ). STOPPER.

Washington, May 1e.--tSpeeiaLJ~
rumor has reached washington 70 me
Southern District OF Alabama. In seri-
ously contemplating retiring shortly.
The. matter has at least been dis
oussed by seyeral Alabamians who
have been here since Presidsht tart
sent 10 the Senate the nomination OF
William I. Grub Of Birmingham 20
be Judge OF the Northern. District. n
the piace OF Acting Judge Oscar x.
Hundlew Those who have been heara
to discuss the matter. say that tney
know that such an impression prevaia
In Alabama, though none can say tnat
they actually have the information
straig CHIT from Judge Toulmin himself.
OF course. Il rests entireiy VIII suus
Toulmin. He has been on the FederAi
bench since December. 1885, having
been appointed during the first Cieve-.
lana administration. II he lives until
next December he will have served
twenty-three years, and Is emitted 20
retire on full pay for life
The matter happened to come up IN
~ group Of Aiabamians who were ex-
pressing their genuine satisfaction
over the appointment of the new Judge
for the Northern District. They All
arreed that in, Mr.. Grub the Distriet
would have an exceptionally able ana
very upright and popular Judge.
.swhen he is confirmed. said one
.Alabama will certainly have three
FedernI Judges the equal Of any that
can be boasted OF BY = state win tns
same number of Judges. JUDGES foul-
min and Jones have certainly given
general satisfaction President CieNe-
land gave us one and President Hooee-
welt the other. and II is a pity Mf.
Roosevelt could not have done esuaiiy
a. well In his second selection.
II believe said one. that President
TAFT will IN a reasonably short space
Of time have an opportunity 70 nAM0
another Judge for Alabama.
aThat ID so," remarked still ahotner
Of the group. "There Is eonsiderAple
talk about the early resirsmens =
auiefIy whispered around that now tnat
/ President TAFT Is In the White House
i Il would not be surprising X 4ud&e
Toui,nin were 70 soon manifest a ue-
sife 10 be retired. He has maae i
splendid record and has the respect
and admiration Of the par g tns se. 49,
and is exceptionally popular win toS
people. and would not be surprised
! II he were to ask to be retired anu
rest on his record"
No Complaans.
All agreed that IL President TAFT ~
called upon this year, next year or Pc
FORE the expiration OF his term. and
eoual In character, ability and reputA-
lion with Judges Toulnin and Jones'
and Grub, soon 20 be Judge ~ tne
Northern District. there will not be
the nIixhtest complaint no matter
what the politics OF the next appointee
may be.
on the 4th OF last March. He = NOT
a. old BY several years az Chief JUS
tice Fuller and Justice Harlan Of the
sunreme Court, and IL his health -
not impaired, t. may be that ne VIII
prefer 10 serve as Judge OF the soutn-
ern District for some years yet Bus
az foregoing gives an idea Of the sort
az gossip In washington, and Il - re-
lated merely for what It IL worth
In round numbers there are now
Al. zoo rural delivery routes In opera
ton in the United States. Applications
for new routes are coming IN from Al
parts of the country. except IN We
crowded, small States OF New England,
which appear to be practically At
standstiIi in this respect. The services
is eventually going to cost the govern
ment an enormous sum OF money, Dnt
| the people evidently want Il extenaed,
and they are mighty apt 70 get u. The
extension however, from reports being
mads 10 The Postofice Department. has
a tendency to arouse q sentiment for
the Improvement OF the country roads.
indeed. before the department will
grant an application for route the
people have to satisfy the ofiicials that
the roads are not an obstacle to the
| service.
on May the number Of rural deifv-
cry routes in operation IN Alabama
was ss6, as compared with ss7 on June
80 OF last year. sixty petitions are
now pending at the department for the
establishment OF additional routes IN
the state. Eleven of the petitions are
from the Second Congressional District
and there are nine each from the Third
and Seventh Districts. The balance are
from the other six districts.
The Third District can boast OF more
routes than any other In Alabama, the
number being 1s2. The Seventh has
IS2, and the Second ia The smallest
number OF routes is in the First Dis
trict--only II.
Texas. with 1902 routes, leads all Of
the Southern States. Tennessee comes
next, with 1906, and Georgia Is third
with 1875.
Illinois has 1884 routes In operation
more than any other State. Ohio -
second with 2.527 Iowa boasts Of o.
424 and Pennsylvania has ALAS.
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