Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-04-13

standing committee in passing the
resolution Of Indirect censHre, aud pro-
ceeded TO sanction new rules which
forever will prevent the admission TO
the press galleries of any newspaper
man who engages in the furnishing of
tips tc stockbrokerage houses aay-
where.
Every correspondent in Washington
desiring TO be admitted TO the press
galleries now must fill out AN apph-
cation for admission and must sign
statement which reads in part as fol-
lows:
Il am not engaged in the prosecu-
tion of any claim pending before the
congress or any department am nor
employed In any legislative or execu-
tive department of the government. or
by any foreign government or any
representative thereof; am not EN-
ployed directly or indirectly by any
stock exchange. board of trade, or 9th
err organization or member thereof, or
brokerage house. or broker engaged In
the buying and selling of any security
or commodity, or by any person or
corporation having legislation before
the congress; and | will not become
engaged in any of these capacities
while retaining membership in the gai-
leries."
officers Have Moving Day.
The first day of May this year
will be moving day. not only for
civilians as always has been the case.
but for some of the ranking Off
GERS of the United States army. Gen.
LeooarG Wood will leave Governors
island. New York. where he has for
some years been in command OF the
most important army department, TO
20 to Charleston. S. C.. to take com
mand of and to organize more thor
oughly the Southeastern department.
Nal Gen. J. Franklin Bell will move
70 Governors island to rake command,
relinquished by General Wood under
order. Brig. Gen. Clarence Ransom
Edwards will report at Boston, Mass.
to take command of the Northeastern
department of the arIny'S activities.
General Edwards May day move" will
he n long one. as lie will come aw
from the ISthmuS of Panama, where
he has been IT. military command of
the Canal zone, to the New England
coast.
Promotion Not RooseveIt's Act.
General Woods career is we'll known
to the American people He was Il sur
geon In the army and when he became
a colonel of volunteers in the Spanish
war President Mckinley made him
Brigadler General Curiously enough.
seemingly 30 out of every 100 Amert-
can citizens think that Theodore
Roosevelt gave Wood his then almost
unparalleled promotion from colonel
of volunteers and captain of regu-
lars to the rank of brigadier general
of the United States army. General
Wood has medal Of honor for con-
spicuous personal gallantry iu the face
of the enemy.
Gen. Clarence r. Edwards. who takes
the high command in the New England
states. is less known TO the American
people than General Wood General
Edwards for years was a bureau chief,
and while his field was a large one. 1t
was removed in a general sense from
the area of military supervision, al
though it was directly under the war
department.
This sold or who has suddenly come
into the limelight of military opera
tons was born in Cleveland. o.. 81
wears ago. He graduated from the
United States Military academy in
the class of 1888. Instead of en-
tering the academy in June. as most
of his class did. he took advan-
tage Of provision of the law which
enahled him TO enter in September.
Therefore he had something more than
rwo months less military training at
the academy than did his classmates.
The nickname sep" short for Sep
tember. has stuck to him through the
years of his army life. He is popular
personally. and tall, handsome man.
Served Under General Lawton.
When Henry w Lawton was killed
In the Philippines at the head of his
troops. Edwards, then a captain Of in
fantry, was a member of his staff. He
came 10 America with the body of
his commanding officer and Immediate
ly thereafter he was made chief of the
bureau of fnsuar affairs With head
quarters in the city of Washington. AT
that time William H. Taft was secre-
tary of war. He was from Ohio, as
was Edwards, and he knew the Qualfi-
cations OF the soldier. 1t was at Tafts
recommendation that Theodore Roose-
welt put Edwards al the head of the bu-
reau which looked after affairs CON
nected with the "noncontiguous pos
sessions of the United States"