Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-22
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From Our Special Correspondent,

Washington, Nov. 22.-Postmas3ef
General Hays announced today tna1
an examination will be held or De-
cember 20, 1921, for the position OF
postmaster at Alexandria. inquiry
today at the postoffice department
bv the Gazette correspondent de-
veloped the fact that not single ap-
plicant to date has filed his appiica-
ton for this office. 1t is expected,
however, that with the announcement
of the date of the examination, there
will be several who will enter the
race The term of DR.. William
Smith, the present postmaster does
not expire until January "a, 1922,
but as the office pays $500 a year,
# is anticipated that there will be a
scramble among deserving Repub-
licans" for the job. Neither Repre-
sentative Bascom Slemp, nor Joseph
l.. Crupper, Republican state chair
man, has indicated whom they will
indorse for the postmastership at
Alexandria.
To be candidate for the office,
the applicant must be citizen Of
the United States and must actually
reside within the delivery of the OF
flee for which the application IS
I'D. IL ,>,,,et boua haap a resident
of Alexandria at least two years next
preceding the date of the examination.
The examination for postmaster will
take place in the postoffice building
in Alexandria, and those desiring to
enter the contest should apply at
once to the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission for form 2241 or at the Alex
andria postoffice.
Edmund w. Startling, the straight
and stalwart assistant secret service
chief at the White House, IS now a
real criss-cross-my- Colonel
and genuine Kentucky kind plus.
big Bill" as he is best known,
whose huge form has been seen tower
ing on the running board of the auto
mobiles of Presidents Wilson and
Harding in this country and Europe
during the past eight years, received
today official notification from Gov:
Edward P. Morrow, of Kentucky, of
his appointment to his staff.
Colonel Startling was born in Hop
kinsville, KY, the son of Col. f. a.
Startling, who served with distinction
in one of the Kentucky regiments
during the War Between the States.
On a recent trip to Kentucky in pur-
suit of the festive golf ball and big
ger game, Starting encountered Gov
ernor Morrow on the links and won
from him a match. Right away the
governor promised to adorn and dig
Nifty his staff by the addition of the
secret service chief. The answer
came today.
Far back in an inconspicuous seat
in the arms conference yesterday sat
Robert Lansing, one-time secretary
of state and later delegate to the
Versailles peace conference.
. Mr.. Lansing followed the speech
of Premier BRAND closely, but as
soon as the speech was over, he left
the hall, unnoticed by more than g
few persons. Lansing is now acting
as an adviser to the Chinese delega-
tion.
NJ. Brands statement before the
arms conference yesterday that
France could do no more toward
demobolizing her army than is being
done probably settled once and for
all the question of what the confer
ence, of course, could do nothing IN
view of Brands statement that
France cannot possibly lay down
her arms in view of the German and
Russian menace.
1t is still regarded as probable that
the conference will take some action
on the use of poison gas, liquid fire.
submarine attacks on merchant YES
sells and airplane attacks on undefend-
ed places. but there will be nothing
done to limit the armies of the ma
tions attending the conference. How.
ever, it was never hoped that any.
thing could be done on this subject
and there will be no disappointment
whatever over that fact.
This government realizes as well
as any other the impossibility of
limiting land armaments when Eu-
rome is in her present chaotic state
and it is believed to be the idea of
the American delegates that the
whole problem Of land armament
should be left to be taken up at an
other conference to be held, possibly,
a year from now.