Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-12
WASHINGTON
DAYBY DAY
(From Our Special Correspondent.)

IT EOHI olJ s1Dttl.iI W!
Washington, Aug. 12.-Postmaster
General Hays is determined that Re-
publican postmasters shall take the
place of Democratic incumbents, de-
spite the fact that such officials IRE
supposed to come within the provi-
sions of the Civil Service rules.
Yielding to the urgent demands OF
Republican Senators and Represen-
tatives. the Postmaster General has
issued an order which means that
all "hold over" Democratic post
masters throughout the country will
be discharged on as little as 4S hours
notice, substituting temporary post
masters for them. These substitute
postmasters are, in every case, Re
publicans recommended by the Sena-
tor. Representative or other person
who is recognized as the patronage
dispenser for the district in which
the postoffice lies. These temporary
postmasters. political workers most
of them, will be permitted to serve up
until the time their successors arc
named through the Civil Service eX-
animation prescribed by the Presl-
dent.
The term of Dr.. William Smith.
postmaster at Alexandria. does not
expire until January "a, 1922, but it
is said that Representative BaSc0m
Slemp, the lone Republican from
Virginia in Congress and regarded as
the chief political plum distributor
for the state, has already received
long list of applicants for DR.. Smiths
place.
President Harding has forwarded
to the governments CT Great Britain,
Italy, Japan and China the formal in
vitations to attend a conference in
Washington on November IL to dis
cuss limitation of armaments and
Far Eastern problems.
The text of the invitation will not
be given out until it Is formally
placed in the hands of the various
governments through the American
embassies and legation. In the mean
time, copies Of the formal invitation
will be handed the representatives OF
the powers in Washington.
Mrs. Helen Longstreet. widow OF
the distinguished Confederate Gem
eral. was at the White House today.
1t is understood that Mrs. Longstreet
desires some federal appointment. AT
one time, she was postmistreSs at
Gainesville, Ga, but was removed
from office by President Wilson. Her
husband became Republican after
the close of the war and Mrs. Long
street, during the last campaign took
the stump in Maryland Virginia and
other Southern States III behalf OF
the election Of President Harding.
Washington's society was all stirred
up today over the report that Mrs.
RAYMOND T. Bakes, wife of the Dlrec-
tor of the Mint. is to sue for separa-
ton from her husband. The report,
however, is not confirmed. Mrs. Bak-
er has been very much married wo-
man. She was formerly Miss Margar-
ct Emerson, of Baltimore. Her first
venture in matrimony was with Dr.
Smith McKim, Baltimore society
man. She divorced McKim. Then she
married Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
who was one Of the victims of the
sinking Of the Lusitania. After "a
ther brief courtship she took her
third husband, Raymond T. Bake,
who came out of the West TO Wash
ington with the Wilson administra-
ton and served at one time as sec
retary to Senator Pittman, Of Nevada.
Baker is now in California, while his
wife is summering at one of the New
England resorts.
Officials at the Navy Department
today were very much interested in
the report that Japan is building the
largest submarines ever launched. 1t
is said the boats will have crulS-
ing radius Of 10000 miles and will be
capable of crossing the Pacific and
returning without refuelling. They
are said to use Diesel engines OF
more than double the power of any in
existence.
1t is said in official circles that the
work Of drafting a new treaty with
Germany is we'll under way and that
it should be ready for submission to
Germany within the next few weeks.
1t is not believed that any proclama-
ton declaring peace between the
United States and Germany, will be
issued until after the treaty Of peace
is signed by the two governments.
In fact. Secretary of State Hughes,
does not think that any peace procla-
nation will be necessary. He be-
lieves that all matters that would be
treated in the proclamation can be
taken care of in the formal treaty Of
peace with Germany.