Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-22

oacors had beon 80 csumsy es 90 be
found cut There ia nothing absurd,
of course. On sending a billiard table
through the mails. ~ q can be Snug
sled through without detection
when the playful inainuatlOh was
made last winter that cows were sent
through the mails under congressional
franks. the congressman though. u
was time 90 call a halt and actually
made an investigation" OF me CntrTu.
I The COWS could not be produced, ana
/ the committee triumphantly reported
That tho charge was hagclcgs 30 %
ID Officially catahlIHhcd inal cows, at
ANY rate. are not struggled through the
Imaiia No Investigation has been made
IrDrarding the mailing of other things
land t De- not uuroaHuuaD,a 20 presume
I tnai everything except cove can Dc
sent free by n congressman or govern
mcnt omcial.
! ono of the most romunorativc gratis
! OF che scientific branches is the sale
OF Information gathered az govern
mont expense. President Roosevelt
I tried 10 put q stop 90 this, but u Hiill
/ Rourisbna Ike n green bay tree. Some
scinntlfc gentlemen who are patio good
salaries. ana who exploit 20 the fullest
[ the prestige OF being connected with
the government. have been IN the
nahit of writing up the results of their
Investigation and selling the product
DO magazines and newspaper When
the scientific gent can set an assign
mout Tor the summer CD 1omo pleas
ant. Gar away place. win an expenses
and salary paid. aud is tnen able 90
take HIS employers time Va winter
writing up tho results OF his summers
studies. which he sells az g1nd hguroa
on account of bis odielai standing. %
constitutes a very neat gran, indeed
heroly Sold Cotton staiistlcs.
Il was the discovery Of a graft on
this order which raised such 9 RUNE
pus In the department OF agriculture
year ago. An expert VINO had access
TO the government crop reports made
a little deal with n Wall street friend
and sold this Information for a Jump
sum and a oyer I'D the market. No one
knows how much money he made be.
fore he vas stopped. lie was dis
missed from the government service
and might have Jared badly u cOngrcsa
II nad rot forpotton the iOrmaliiy 0f en-
/ acting n law 90 punish such rascality.
As o was. be- farod very we'll being Of
lowed 90 depart with Tie money he
had made
Tho ralr ads are very good 90 the
higher government officials. u la I'M
necessary 90 mention the sumptuous
free train always furnished 90 tue
president That has been abolished,
lHinuo the $4,000 appropriation vas
maaa for the presidents travelling
expenses. and u woulu be lese majestic
% call d a graft. anyhow. Other ON
cinls are pretty well treated one
treasury 0ihciaI Ia particular. Is on
"a road most OF the time, Sometimes
In a private car. He "a reckOned .
, poor man, and so far as known he has
not turned IN an expense account ioi
his railroad fare and special cars. "a
: M "A presumed that the downtr0dder
corporations have been imposed upor
again.
ono clever little piece OF work exc
!. loutCd by another high treasury ON
n cial was 10 go To- Alaska on oticia
business. and then. after reaching th'
a territory az government expense, gran
!. himself leave 81 absence for a couple
% OF months while he looked after hii
u mining claims and other investments
!. When he was ready 20 come home ~
q merely put an end 20 his leave OF Oh
, senco when be became, OF course,
d government onicial again and was OK
n oniclo entitled TO free transportation
Il back 90 washington ihis official wal
4 greatly enyled by his less clever as
J. slciatos when the trick was explaine'
= 10 them on the quiet
Press Agent Game Blocked.
A Congress aud the newspapers Jas
4 winter heartlessly exposed and E'ie
q what promised CD be one OF tho pre-
/. ltlcst little grnlm Ia the goYornmeu
"a service. This was the press agent
IA game The isthmian Canal commit
IL sion originated n. and ho Idea was ,
.e fetching that Il babe fair to spread Z
= every department OF the governmeh
ir The canal commission, amariinE ul
a der the criticism of the press, hfe
M a gentleman al $4,000 a year. CAV
L, him the title OF 20 Htorian,' and "a
r. lhim 10 work as press agent. 70 wa
,o his duty 90 offset ihe pross reports !
a roseute stories %. work nt Panama
III io meet newspaper men and give thol
b. 1.-THE right steer as 90 what was Eoiu
ms on at Panama. and otherwise 20 %
gs that The public got from Panama on
tolthe bright, sweet side Of things {
course. tno press agent Was require
es 90 defend the commission when
m. was brutally attacked by the newsp
he pers.
nal This novel plan Of using the pc
ot ule's money 10 hOodwink the poop
u. was introduced by lormcr ailfol
n. men. who testified before tho COZ
M gress CONF .ittee that press agen
of were Indispensable In all big corpof
.rg ton enterprises. and they did not 81
IA lany difference In the case OF the 90
he ernment. They thought $4,000 a ye
IN. was well expended u The prosa age
succeeded "a CinvinCing the publ
THAT the commission was always RIG
and doing exactly the right thing
ry There were signs tnat otnor depa
ck imonts OF the government were aho
me to adopt the brilliant press agen
90 idna when congress aQuelohed y
Il thing The president took hondi %
ho and nominated Mr. Bishop. the pre-
itl aroEt ln question 90 Dee a member
the commission and iis secretary at
do higher salary than he had been
nd coivlng as press agent Cnngre
ng however. failed to confirm This nom
zap alton. aud Mr.. bishop mas subseque
AZ ly hoon left on Ia commission
Joy remains rs secretary but hts user
ry ness as press agent 70 o0scured, "
The oclipaUd.
are The early dlscourSgemens of
md press agent" graft By congress wa
lsa great disappointment 90 several hl
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