The Delta independent., 1917-04-20

resolution of indirect cenSure, and 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 to stockbrokerage houses any
where.
Every correspondent in Washington
desiring to be admitted to the press
galleries now must fill out an appll-
cation for admission and must sign
statement which reads in part as fol-
lows:
Il am not engaged in the prosecu-
ton of any claim pending before the
congress or any department am not
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
er 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 gal
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.
Leonard Wood will leave Governors
island, New York, where he has for
some years been in command of the
most important army department to
go TO Charleston, S. c.. to take COM
mand of and to organize more thor
oughly the Southeastern department.
Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell Will move
TO Governors island to take 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 arrny's activities.
General Edwards May day move Will
be n long one. as he will come aw Y
from the Isthmus OF Panama, where
he has been ir military command of
the Canal zone, to the New England
coast.
Promotion Not Roosevelt's Act.
General Woods career is well known
10 the American people. He was sur
geon in the army and when he became
colonel of volunteers in the Spanish
war President Mckinley made him
Brigadier General. Curiously enough.
seemingly 90 out of every 100 kmeri-
can citizens think that Theodore
Roosevelt gave Wood his then almost
unparalleled promotion from a 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 in 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 bureau chief.
and while his field was a large one, II
was removed in n general sense from
the area of military supervision. al
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department.
This soldier who has suddenly come
into the lImelight of military opera
tions was born in Cleveland, O.. 81
years ago. Ho 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 a provision of the law which
enabled him to enter in September
Therefore he had something more than
two months less military training at
the academy than did his classmates
The nickname sep" short for Sep
tember. has stuck 10 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 captain of In
fantry, was member of his stafr. He
came to America with the body of
his commanding officer and Immediate
ly thereafter he was made chief of the
bureau of insular affairs with head
quarters in the city of Washington. At
that time William II. Taft was secre-
tary OF war. He was from Ohio, as
was Edwards and he knew the quaiti-
cations of the soldier. 1t was Mt Taft's
recommendation that Theodore Roose-
welt put Edwards at the head of the hu-
reau which looked after affairs con
nected with the ''noncontiguous pos
sessions of the United States"
For good many years Edwards
served in the position of bureau chief
He was given the rank of brigadcr