Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-28
FROM WAS HINGTON.

The As postmasters whose Officers
iaye been designated to receive tho
TT installation of the postal savings
anks will be given trip, at the ex
)cnse Of the government. This action
vas authorized today by the board o.
.rustees who asked the postmaster
general to summon them. These mel
viii come from every state in til,
union. 1t is the purpose o. tho board
IT trustees to have them rs pupils t.
he school Of instruction" which tn
PosiofIi &c Department will open. They
will be taught all the rudiments Of thu
modern banking system and will b,
prs duated" as full fedged bankers
10 date has been set for the assemb
ling OF the postmasters but they vii
be instructed to come as soon as tho
final details of the system are formu
ate1
TO be reduced to the grade Of pri-
ate and t. be confined at hard labor
Tor three months, and to forfeit fifty
10 lars nov due or to become due. y
This is the sentence imposed by gen
raj court martial at Fort Banks, Mass.
non Co poral Albert j. Myer, million
ire, clu1man, cOillon leader and 50.
iety m IN, grandson of General Albert
Myer, u. s. V. veteran Of the civil
war and for whom Fort Myer, Va, was
named. The large for which MycI
WIS tried an found guilty was, negleci
OF duty, to lie prejudice of good order
md military discipline" The review
ing au hority in passing upon the SEN
tence impo ed by the court MARTA
ommutted the sentence to hard labor
on account Of the length OF time III
Confinement awaiting trial and the re
ult Of trial, the expiration Of this ell
listment ard i'll health at the time OF
the cOmmissio Of the offenses. Dur
Ing the past winter Myer was socia
| IN and inyetera pink teaer in Wash
gton The sp cific offence for which
NJ yer was sentenced to Imprisonment
AMI demotion in rank was taking
french leave. Being ordered from For
Banks to Fort Myer on August II last.
liver neglected to obey the order ant
omained lin Boston until he was ar
ested Ly the military authorities OF
august %.
Senator Jonathan Bourne OF Oregon,
ap site Of the Oregon popular govern
m mt" idea, has arrived in Washington
D plant a ne scheme for the selection
d. presidents and vice-presidents Of
.le United States. This is in accordance
With the Ia he proposes for Oregon
providing for the expression OF pUpula
.hoice for presidential and vice-prcsi
lcntial pa -ty candidates at the primar
es, and the election Of delegates to the
national conventions. Senator Bourn
sees ros ate hue in the present politi
al situat IN. He believes that anybod,
Who is fl hitting the bosses whethe
democratic or republican is a progress
i've and tn all progressiyes are good
Rerorts that President Taft had dc
'ermine not to appoint William II
Lewis, Of Boston, negro as assistan'
attorney general, in view of protest,
rom politicians today ELECTED an init
nation from the White House, that til,
Exccutiv, would neither confirm
lcny the sotry of Lewis's appointment.
III is known, however, that Charles A
Jottril, Of Toledo another negro slate,
be collector OF customs at Honolulu
nag not get the place in view of pro
est from Hawians based on CottreIl
neligibilty because Of non-residenct
In view OF the pressure of routin'
work which must be disposed Of b.
Presiden. Taft on Cabinet days Tues
lays AMI Fridays,) Secretary Morton
.oday announced that hereafter b.
would make1 no appointment for tn,
pre-. ident on those days,
President Taft is still chuckling owe
tie free advice rendered him last nigh
10 sort OF confidential curtain speed
made by Raymond Hitchcock. TIL,
blonde comedian, recalled several time
before the curtain, finally held up hi,
land for silence, and looking direct,
It the presidential box declared; Il vii.
permit you to elect me president Of the
United States. And now that you hay,
lecided to elect me, ! think right here
We sho I'D have a heart to heart talk
As your president | realize that the grea
American republic must have fuel ant
'ood-ior conversations. So whei
things are dull | shall attack the rail
roads. 1t is an excellent thing for an,
politician to attack the railroads thai
and the police Departmental he want
20 be famous. One thing, however,
want understood-I am no shooter. J
have no desire to slay lions or tigers.
My attitu le toward hons is live anu le
live. Tho trusts l shall either roas
or no;-just as you desire. ! shall al
50 tell the Supreme Court how to be su
preme. shall appoint some old ginl
to public Office, where he doesn't have
TO say a word and I shall call hin
names-not because | have anythin,
against him, but just + supply iooC
for conversation. Backing up now $,
that the descending curtain will not
bit me on the c. Goa, I thank you. .
ErasiInnf Tat told oolfors tcdN.- .to,