Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-12
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
From Our Special Correspondent


Washington, May 12.-lt will prob
ably be a week or ten days before the
nomination OF postmaster at Alex
andria TO succeed DR.. William Smith,
the present incumbent, is sent to the
the Senate by President harding;
DESPITE the fact that the United
States Civil Service Commission has
certified to the Postmaster General
the names of Messrs. Knight, Egg
born and Bayne, who stood highest on
the list of those who took the eXami-
nation Tor the Alexandria postmaster
ship on December 20, last, the Re-
publican leaders in the state-and
that means Representative Bascom
Slemp and Joseph l.. Crupper, Re
publican state chairman-desire to
90 over the qualifications of each one
of those who were successful IN pass
ING the Required examination before
they announce the name OF the lucky
one who is to preside over the pos
tai affairs of Alexandria for the next
rour years. The Gazette correspond
ent was the first to inform Mr.. Crup-
pcr of the results of the examination
and the action of the Civil Service
Commission.
And in this connection it may be
stated that before any choice is made
the wishes of Senators Swanson and
Glass, of Virginia, will have to be
consulted. Under the "unwriten"
rules of the Senate, no nomination
within the state of a Senator can
receive favorable action at the hands
of that body which is obnoxious 20
the Senator in question. A choice
must be made of the three names sub
mitted By the Civil Service Commis-
sion which will not meet the oppoS!-
ton of either of the Virginia Sena-
tors. therefore.
Representative Slump has contended
all along that he desired the appoint
ment of a young Republican as post
master at Alexandria. one who would
have the welfare Of the party and it's
interests at heart. At the esame time
he must be guided to some extent at
least in the qualifications of the can
didate to fill the Office.
With all these contingencies to
meet. it is not likely that President
Harding will act in the case until
Messrs. Crupper and Slemp give care
ful study to the situation before them
and weigh the merits and capabilities
of the three men, any one of whom Is
eligible now to secure the appointment
as postmaster.
''Rev. Henry T. Cousins has been
appointed to Federal Hospital No.
66" reads a routine appointment or
der Just made public by the U. S.
Public Health Service. But the ap-
pointment takes on more significant
meaning when it is stated that No.
&c hospital is the only leper colony
in the United States. situated at Car
vile. La. The Baptist minister not
only goes to exile willingly but he
will be accompanied by his wife. prob
ably never to return This is the ia
tai third time DR.. Cousins has gone
into a leper colony. For twelve years
ne worked near %the leper in the
Transvaal in South Africa. For five
years he was Protestant chaplain at
the Canadian institution at Tracadie,
Npw Brrnswick
"But This is the greater work, de-
clarcd Mr.. Cousins. al feel the need.
and I have been considering the step
for some time. My wife will accom-
many me into the leper colony and
there will be only one other person
outside the doctors: the Catholic
Priest. 1t will he barren place be-
carse. thank Heaven, there are no
children there"
As vet ONLY 200 lepers are in the
hospital and the Govcrnmnt plans 70
concentrate every case in the coun-
try that it discovers at this comn.
Tcprosy is a rare disease in the Unit
ed States.