The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-30
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BARRACk NEWS.
by KEEL

President on CCIllnCdIulG VI No'
master-General through Senator Lees
recommendation. His nomination was
confirmed by the Senate. That event
took place two weeks ago. Up to
the present time his commission has
not been signed 1t is now reported
that the red tape process was stopped
by protests from this Home sent to
the President that the appointee was
over 70 years of age and not an act
ual resident of the bailiwick in which
the office is located-either reason
under the rules of the Postoffice De-
partment would operate against Mr.
Bowers. He has been asked to turn
ish authentic evidence of the date OF
his birth. Bob Bailey is still DOING
business at the old stand.
Postofice inspectors from Washing
ton are on the job here, and 1t Is
currently reported that if Mr.. Bow
-ers will not be commissioned, Senator
Lea will demand that the Home post
office be made a branch of the John
son City office and clerks detailed to
perform the duties of our ofIice--as
was done last year with the Dayton
Home OulCG, NuCl Il IeVBubiiSt'h
postmaster was eliminated.
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Already tho new Board has for
warded orders to the officers of the
different Branches in relation tC
many changes in the regular order oil
conducting the business of the Home
The purchase of supplies, enlarge
ment of work in the shops, adoption
of efficiency systems in dairy anC
farm work, innovations in uniform
REIMBURSEMENT of salaries and wages
etc, will be the new departure
about July LIST.
The death of John T. McGrath a
the aga of So, occurred Monday. Hi
was a member of the Tenth U. S
signal corps, Spanish American war
His funeral will take place on Wed
nesday Decedent was a telegraph
operator and a member OF Camp Nc
Corkle, Mountain Branch. His wild
ow. who is connected with the West
ern Union in New York City, and hi
parents living in Boston, SURVIVE
Marion Leader.
The following-named soldiers tool
out discharges from this Brancl
since last Thursday: George Battle
Leander Carver, Charles Henry; AL
len Boyd, Michael GALLAGHER; Charles
Dudley; Victor Fink, Clarence Good
speed, John Haley; Thad Hawkins
John w. Holland, Samuel McCombs
James Reyner; Enoch Smith; j. F
Sweeney; J. Q. Wilson
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Soldiers should in all cases figure
their ages from sworn statements
made by them on Sherwood law
blanks, when executing legal docu
ments. Some may have stretched
their years to obtain in 1912 more
pension, and when in later years are
called upon to tell their age under
oath it is better to continue lying
or pay the penalty for perjury.
Brooklyn Camp, No. %, U. S. V
W., has the only living witness o.
Gen. Clusters last fight. Comradt
John Martin was trumpeter in the
18th Cavalry with Gen. Custer on the
fatal day in Little Big Horn, Wyo
Comrade Martin is a retired ser
geant, is Ga years of age and sour
and healthy in all respects.
War widows have way of surviv
ing their husbands many years. Thus
while there are 563 soldiers living
who actually fought under Scott OF
Taylor seventy years ago, there arc
Vrh iNin
sions on account of their husbands
service during the Mexican war.
DR.. Briggs arrived from Milwaukee
Branch in all his pristine glory this
week. While age cannot wither nor
custom stale the doc, he reports that
his oldtime partner Alex Main, we'll
known as former member here,
passed away at the Northwestern
Branch last winter.
The followingnamed soldiers
dropped in with baggage since Sun
day: Jas. Hoskins Sam Stuyvcsent;
Jim Austin; Jas. Darnell; Miles Hay
den; Patricia Brady; Bob Smith;
Jack Riddlesdale; George Copp and
Condy O'Brien.
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An order from the Board has re-
duc5d the allowance of postage to
non-pensioners to four cents per
week, and when issued by the post
fund clerk must be attached by him
to the mail.
Il notice." said the Old Rambler,
that quite number of lowbrows
are here who hung out around Wall
Street in the Dayton Branch last
year; also a few roughnecks from
Phoebus."
The quarterly examinations of sol
diers of other wars than the Civil
War will be made by Chief Surgeon
Erwin commencing Friday.
Keep your toupees on straight dur
ing interviews with members of the
Board the next few days.
$500
what is a iag?" a part of load.
A man with jag on is not loaded.
The altitude of this Reservation is
1850 feet above tide level.
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A road show will be on the boards
mt Memorial Hall tomorrow
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Col. L. w. Howard, U. S. A., re-
tired. of Johnson City, can have a
job here if he will accept.
The following members died since
Saturday. 1Osenh Harris Iohn Foff-