The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-20

que also will exercise its influence
over the selection of the candi
dates for lesser offices. In partic
ular will it scrutinize the candi
dates for sheriff and other law
enforcement officials, as we'll a
local judges, mayors and council
men of cities. All in all, the
league, with a large section o.
popular sentiment behind it, vii
be a power to be reckoned witt
by the leaders of both parties in
1928.
Arlington Cemetery, across the
Potomac in Virginia, is the hal
lowed spot wherein are buried the
nations yalorous dead. Here those
who died in the service of then
country go for the last long rest
beneath the shadows of a forest
of trees.
In this ground the nation laid
away the unknown dead of the
Civil war, the Spanish war, and
the Unknown Soldier of the World
war. Here, too, sleep those of
high rank and low who died while
members of the Army, Navy, Mar
inc Corps or other branches of the
service.
Appropriately enough, the first
soldier buried in this National
Cemetery was George War, a Con-
federate veteran. On a simple
marble slab are the words
George War, U.S.C.T.," the mi
tails standing for the words Unit
ed Southern Confederate Troops.
Arlington National Cemetery
was established by President Lin
coin in 1864. In May of that year,
accompanied by the Quartermast-
er General, NJ. C. Meigs, President
Lincoln was making a tour of the
soldier hospitals. One had been
established at Arlington, near the
home of General Robert e. Lee.
Arriving at Arlington Lincoln
found twelve bodies waiting for
transfer to the cemetery at the
Soldiers Home, already crowded
to capacity. He instructed Gen
,ral Meigs to make other arrange
nents for their interment.
Meigs Immediately ordered the
.welve buried in the hospital
grounds, and before nightfall a
chaplain read the funeral rites
over the twelve men. The first
body lowered into the grave was
hat of George War, Confederate
reteran.
The grounds of the cemetery
lave a long and eventful history,
INVOLVING the Washington, Lee,
randolph and Custis families. 1t
vas this estate which Robert e.
ZEE left to become a colonel in
he Confederate army, the lands
inally being regained by his son.
!. w. Custis Lee, after long It'll
alton in the Supreme Court. Lee
hen transferred his rights to the
.overnment,
Appointment of j. P. Morgan,
lead of the New York banking
.ouse. as chairman of the board
f the United States Steel Com
ANY has removed for the moment
i least speculation in n direct
on as to what President Coolidge
viii do when he retires from OF
ice March 4, 1929, one year hence.
Report had it that Coolidge had
,een offered the post as successor
o the late Judge Gary as head
f the largest industrial corpora
ion in the country. For that
natter, Morgan still can find the
.uties of chairman too onerous,
nd resign his position in plenty
f time for the President to take
yer the reins of the big corpora
ion.
Coolidge himself has said he
ltends to retire and white. A
ew took his statement literally,
nd since then he has been the
ecipient of scores of jack knives
gainst the day when he joins the
ang at the corner grocery. I
But more than likely, he and
Irs. Coolidge will travel for a ]
lille, probably abroad, and then
e will seek an occupation entire i
in keeping with the position to {
hich his countrymen have raised t
i'm. {
Coolidge himself has spiked the
lmor that he would seek to re- I
I'm to Washington in the capac- v
Y of Senator or Congressman Q
his adopted state of Massa- S
Iusetts. He would have ample S
ecedent for this service, since II
lams, from the same state, set t.
e example before him, but ap- u
rently this procedure does not b
peal to Coolidge. Perhaps he a
S too many trials emanating u
)m the Capitol to join forces c.
tn the legislative forces. And II
Jackson, who became Presi- "
Mt when Lincoln was killed, II
.er was sent to the Senate by
!; native state of Tennessee. al
The lowest Office ever held by hi
former President was that Of w
i'd overseer. After the retire is