Show President Roosevelt has been graciously pleased to recommend to Congress that R. R Hobson be retired on as nearly full pay as practicable practicable practicable and with all the honors due him The reason rea rca son assigned for Hobsons Hobson's desire to get out of the service is sore some eyes We Te are a bit surprised that thai he lie sho should have made a a. claim so likely to awaken incredulity Now if he had demanded retirement on account of sore mouth contracted in the line ol of lecture e and reception duty every Senator and Representative Representative Representative Rep Rep- would have understood and by this time the young Joung man would have been running for foi some down in Alabama or holding a desirable place in a civilian ship |