The National tribune., 1910-10-13
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A pen in the hands of the President
of. the United States is power for
comfort to thousands of people al
times President Taft signed his name
to a Presidential order the other day,
just six letters in all, and 5000 Post
masters were taken Spang out of the
political field. and the incumbents OF
these 5000 post Offices can rest assured
that so long as they do nothing "unbe-
coming an officer and gentleman they
are secure in their places with their
salary attachments. Not so very long
ago the President signed those same
six letters to another special order, and
it took 1900 Consuls out of politics. A
United States Consul ranks with a
Lieutenant or Major-General in the
Army. according to whether he is
Consul or Consul-General, and if he is
just a plain Consul he gets $4,000, ard
If he is a Consul General he gets S12,
00G, and his promotion from Consal
depends entirely upon the efficiency
with which he discharges his duties.
Consular appointments are now allot-
ted to the various States in proportion
to their representation in Congress-
Some say that the taking of these Off
GERS out of politics is an excellent thing
to do. and there are many others who
considered it a very bad move, indeed.
There Is an old saying Of Government
clerks that few die and none resign,
and that it is this policy of mailing
man down in his official position to
grow old in the service that is making
Government clerk retirement act
necessity. One thing is sure. 1t re-
lieves politicians of political pabulum,
and it is not necessary for them to
make any promises of Office to any of
their constituents, as they will be no
longer able TO secure offices, and one
very great element of political work is
thus dispensed with.
The new District Court of Appeals
Building was opened last week, and
the three Justices of the tribunal
tnarked the opening by appearing in
brand-new black silk Mother Hub
bards. OF course, these judicial gen.
tlemen did not call them Mother Hub
bards. They designated them as robes
They are almost exactly like those worn
by the members of the Supreme Court
OF the United States and are very hand
some. The Judges looked very pre-
sentable, indeed. in them. One can't
help believing that the black robe does
add dignity to the Judges when upon
the bench, but it is an, innovation, and
people have got TO get used to it.
A very funny thing happened on the
Rock Creek Bridge electric line one
evening last week, and ia was at the
OF of car while the car was in mo-
gon. and the conductor in the excite
ment of the moment angrily asked her
II she wanted to get killed. 4 passen- |
ger sitting near the conductor request |
ed him 10 be more polite, and the con-
ouctor snapped back that just because |
q passenger had paid five cents to ride |
on street car was no justification for |
his giving lessons in etiouet, free, |
gratis, for nothing. Things happened |
very quickly then, for the passenger
was an official of the Capital Traction
Company. He real quickly told the
conductor to report at the headauar-
tiers. The conductor caught on in a |
second. Not on your life" he said |
had to report once for examining a |
coin that looked like a counterfeit, and |
they made me apologize to the woman |
who gave 1t TO me- I'll not apologize, |
and 1 will not be fired. I'll quit, and
III quit now
He did quit all right then and there. |
BY that time about a dozen cars were
tied up on the line back of him. and
the motorman would not start the car
without Two bells. The motorman said
that when he went to work for the
Capital Traction Company he was in
structed to wait for two bells before |
starting his car after 1t had been
stopped, and so he would not start the
car without two bells
Aw, come on back, Warner" he |
saio don't want to stop this car |
here all night"
L don't care if you keep il there un-
I'll Christmas" said the conductor. I'm /
done conductoring. I'm going back to /
Reading, Pa, and finish school I didn't
have any business leaving Five months
Is enough for me of this kind of work |
m no slave" Then the passenger
namely, the car official-remarked: |
Come on, kid; I'll take back what l |
said. But the kid-nameiy, the con- |
ductor-was not TO be coaxed, so a |
Ie"sDoy Who was on the car was in |
ducec by the motorman to pull the bell |
eord twice, and the trip was resumed |
All of which goes to show that Young
Anerica knows it's own mind when il
once makes it up.
Associate Justice VIM. H. Moody. of |
the United States Supreme Court has
rendered his resignation to President |
Taft to take effect Nov. 20. 1t has been |
known for long time that Justice |
Moody must resign. He has been i'll |
Tor more than year with a rheumatic |
trouble that seems ineradicabie. Asl
Justice Moody had only served a few
years on the Supreme Bench he could |
not retire for age, being a very young
man, nor could he retire on salary. as
justices may who have served a num-
Der of years. Congress passed an en-
aoling act for him, but it does not take
effect until late in November II is
STATED that the President accepted the
resignation with great reluctance ast
he has high regard for Justice Moody
as lawyer and jurist, and is personaIIy
Very fond of him. Justice Moody viii
receive full pay of an active memher
ot the court, sl2, 700 year, on his re-
tirement.
Rabbi Simon, at the Jewish New
Wears service in the Temple last Tines |
day, urged the building of a magnificent |
3e"ish synagogue, which he would have
Just as up-to-date as possible and |
little ahead Of the places of worsbin
Tor the Gentiies. Rabbi Simon wants |
what he calls AN institutional temnIe :, |
He wants il 10 have swimming pool. |
gymnasium, shower baths and other
features TO bring the members of the |
congregation into closer contact with |
each other. The celebration marks the
So! list year OF the Jewish calendar.
It is stated that a naval torpe5o ra-
pair and trial station will be located at |
keyport. Wash, on Puget Sound. near
the Breinmerton Navy Yard.
Director Hodge. of the Bureau of !
American Ethnology, who has just re- |
Eurned from trip in the Southwest, |
taken with Edgar L. Hewett, of the |
American Museum of Natural History |
OF New York, has added large collec- /
lion of prehistoric Indian skeletons to |
the National Nuca1,p,