The National tribune., 1910-04-28

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She Is trying to inject into the old suf-
frage women the methods of the mill
tant English suffrage women, who, like
Carrie Nation. smash doors and win
dows, destroy property. and make of
the name woman" a mockery and
by-word. Solid substantial. always
ready. Harriet Taylor Upton and Ra-
chel Foster Avery, couldn't stand such
performances. and rather than remain
in the Association and become ever
lasting kickers, they simply got right
out of the harness, and, 1t is said. will
leave the Association to plod along
without their efforts.
There was a suggestion that Mrs. Q.
II. P. Belmont would be made National
The ..Roolsie'' Society. Man.
There is a condition of affairs over at
Fort AIyer that is making the older
officers there tear their hair in despair
over the situation. Discipline is in
bad state and all because one of the
enlisted men is Corporal by day and
a millionaire club man by night This
Iyoung man is Albert ]. AIyer, Jr.. who
/ is n Corporal. in the Signal Corps when
he is on duty. He obtains leave and
then flies around in his auto, accom-
panied by Fluffy Ruffles, feathers and
| flowers to beat the band and garbed in
fun dress, with a shiny silk hat on his
| head. meets his superior officers on the
| street or in the club on an equal foot
ing. Recently at the banquet of
the Society of the Caribou this
young Corporal occupied seat
Bell, Chief of Staff, L. S. A., and Col.
Joseph Garard, L. S. A. commanding
at Fort Myer. The @com<anding officer
of Fort Mycr thought there was some
thing mighty familiar about the young
mans face. but he could not place him
until the next day, when he was much
astonished to find that the very attrac-
tive young man who sat at his right
at the swell banquet was a. Corporal at
the post Furthermore, at the Bache-
lors cotillion. held at the New Will
lard, Corporal Myer. as the society man,
danced with the young ladies from Fort
Myer much to the annoyance Of Ss'<sraI
Young officers from the f2rt Who were
present. and who. IpdAr military rules.
cannot associate S.ith an enlisted man.
The -st9rS of Myer is somewhat
unique. He is the third of his name
2pQ is the grandson of the founder of
Fort Myer. He inherited a large for
tune from his grandfather, and enlist
ed purposely to follow in the footsteps
of that, fine old General. His home is
in Boston. Corporal Myer has develop
ed a love for aeTonautics and is ex-
pecting to purchase a Wright machine,
(which the Signal Corps viii use for ex-
perimental purposes at Fort Myer.
Corporal Myer has taken an -examina
tion for Second Lieutenant, and it is
said that he has passed with flying
caI9rs. If he gets his commission it
| will of course, lift from the oppro-
brium of being an enlisted man.
He keeps a maulwho performs the
duties of valet in his quarters at the
Fort. Taking it altogether, it is rather
a funny situation.
|
a Little Fire.
It takes a. mighty little thing to start
a disturbance in any one of the De-
| partments. There is a clerk in the De-
lpartment OF Commerce and Labor who
| is also, a member of. the debating team
of the Y. NJ c. A. He was preparing
for the debate upon the subject of
Labor annoyances.' Thinking to get
very exact data lie wrote letter to
la certain prominent official to ask as
Ito labor unions breaking contracts,
and for information as to unjust de-
rnands of labor unions. He asked tocbe
Egiven good, strong points.
| The letter got into the hands of Will
lam ]. Spencer, Secretary-Treasurer of
the building trades department of the
American Federation of Labor, and he
called4a a special meeting to take steps to
meet what looked like an Investigation
| by the Department of Labor into labor
union matters.
Immediately after the meeting, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor was
deluged with letters asking for what
treason the Department was collecting
information and why IL asked for in
| formation on only one side of the ques-
ton The Secretary was surprised and
annoyed, and wrote in reply that his
Department was not undertaking an in
vestigation of labor unions. and that
he did not understand the tenor of the
letters he was receiving; and then Mr..
Spencer directed Secretary NagePS at
| tention to the letter that he had receiy-
ed from this young sprig in the De@
partment of Commerce and Labor, writ
ten upon the official letter head of the
Department The communication was
lengthy one, written in regular de-
partmental style, and as it was on the
official paper. Mr. Spencer stated that
/ the labor officials had a right to be-
| lieve that it was an official eXamina-
tion. As result of the mix-up, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor sent
| for the young clerk who had so little
sense as to use the official paper, and
| told him that hereafter he would con-
duct his private correspondence on
paper obtained outside the Department.
The attention of the Chiefs of the Bu-
reaus was also called to this rule Of
the Department, and under pain of dis
missal the employees were told not to
try any such game as that again. Out
Of just such little things this come
half the labor troubles of the country, in
all probability. Clerks in the various
Departments are very fond of using
official paper upon which to write their
personal notes, thinking ii adds to their
importance in their social circle to be
known as connected with such Depart
mentS.