The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-12
mr.. MARSHALL
| ON HIS NEWJ0B
He Isn't Sure He Likes a
Vice-President's
Work
HE SCORNS ALL
LUXURIOUS LIVING
But He Does Greatly Enjoy
Wearing That Silk
Tile

| washington, March l2.--Lean1ng back
comfortably in big arm chair, his feet
Economically dropped over half open
drawer and smoking long black pana.
tella, VicePresident Marshall said yes
terday that he wasn't real sure that he
liked his new job after a weeks expert.
ence, but that he had hopes
81 hope TO like it after | get on to
the ropes little more," he said. Il
know I'm u little green and | know
Others know it, too But | really think
I'll like the job after learn the rules.
The vice president was seen in his
business office, to which he takes to es-
cape the unwelcome scrutiny of tourists.
| 1t is in the Senate Office building. The
gorgeous sanctum adjoining the Senate
was too public, he explained.
"Nine-tenths Of those are letters ap
plying for jobs" he remarked, indicat-
ing with a wave of his slender hand
huge stack of letters on the desk.
That's my principal trouble right now
in being vice president receiving appli
cations for patronage. My patronage
extends to shower of the monorail
car to the capitol, if they ever get it
working, and a messenger, a stenograph-
er and a page. I've filled all OF those
important positions And while Id like
to help all my friends | want to keep
on good terms with all of the senators
Republicans, Democrats and Progressives
and | wouldn't be for two minutes If
| attempted to influence appointments
Il haven't had any experience as a
presiding officer, but all OF the senators
N fpJ Il Hal ~ tfo oil rrtrl-
though, learning the rules.
Living in hotel is new to me, too.
You know, I've always been fortunate in
having a home Now, as | remarked
to Mrs. Marshall the other day, all Eve
got out of politics is the distinguished |
honor of being buried from an under
taking establishment if | should hap. |
pen to die. My father was physician I
and we always had a home. Even if it
wasn't much of home it was our
own.
Maybe" the vice president continued,
maybe by next winter we will take a
house and leave the hotel. | never lived
N rented house until | was governor.
I'm not rich, but ! have enough so
1 anything should happen to me Mrs.
Marshall wouldn't have to marry again
% keep from taking in washings or
something like that. And I'm going to
leep what | have and live within my
ncome here. can do it, | think, with
economy | think little economy won't I
lurt the American people-including me.
"A man with a kindly heart can go |
anywhere with the right kind OF peo-
lie, and if he makes mistakes in the
pinion of the wrong kind of people, he
asn't lost much. | think | have
indy heart, and if | make any breaks I
think they'll overlook it and say it's !
ue just to ignorance, and that the old G
nan is little old fashioned 9
IF | have a good cigar, can 60 to :
ball game-a good ne-occasionally.
nd have my own friends that | like
nd that like me, even If they don't
gree with me politically, I'll be content.
IS st. Paul puts it; 4 have learned in
hatsoever station / am to be content
hats the great lesson of life
Vast expenditure of money BY the b
lormously rich is harmful, not only to G
lie rich themselves, but to envious peo- d
e. Most people are envious. There f,
e thousands of girls working for what h
call junk They want to cut bet h
n dash than their fathers can afford n
I'd buy Christmas jewelry that turns Il
zen at Easter and hats that look
&c they cost money but don't, and e
sire generally to appear like society pi
Picking up cartoon of himself pic n,
red in his silk tile. made famous on CT
arch 4, Mr.. Marshall said: Fl,
81 think / inherited my liking for al
k hats. Ny father, who was coun- Dc
Y doctor, always wore one. He also b,
ire, like the physicians uniform OF re
e time, a 'shadbelned' full dress suit, in
regular evening suit, at all times of
e day. | like TO wear silk hat, even
summer, if it isn't too warm.
I'm wearing this Prince Albert suit II,
added, gingerly holding one tail up
: his visitor to view, because | think
! dignity of the office demands it,
IN if haven't whole lot myself" ne
When his interviewer, in leaving, care of
sly addressed him as Governor" his is
lie as Indiana's executive, the vice an
,sdent said: Hs
That's all right; that's tine title , stt
e best, at Least to which I'm the vi.
st used. And it took me four years eoi
get used to that Ra