The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-29

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS
GurtailmsRt Of Capital Func-
ti0ns Expected,
ABSENCE Of BlIL POPULAR
President elects Attitude Toward In
ausural Event Is Taken to Show His
Probable Future Action on All So
oiaI Life Of Administration-To Give
II Business Character.
.ev ARTHUR W. DUNN.

II more OF Il business character. SO
cirty has cut wide swath during
several administrations. particularly
nuder Roosevelt and Taft. Social do
jngs with White House flavor have
been in vogue to Il very large extent.
or course it has already been shown
that outside Of comparatively few
! urrSomS the elimination Of the inauEu'
| raI ball is popular throughout the
country. The sturdy common people
do not care about such ''llghfNntin tiX-
ms" while the opponents of the "t'lr-
KEY trut" must feel that they have
gained Il point
Why Not Franking Privilege?
Governor Wilson has been spending
large sums Of money slncc he was
elected for postage upon purely public
buSiupSS. This is u very great tax
unpu man Of limited means. Why
hasn't congress granted him tlIe frank
Ing privilege: Surely the business
which engages his attention and for
which he pays pn$tagc is more of n
public nature than that Of cX.rlrSl-
dents and the widows OF eX-preSi'IrntS.
and yet they are given free Use of the
mails under frank.
Located Hitchcock.
THAT explains where Hitchcock has
bppn." exclaimed member Of CON
gross. He held mp and read cable
saving that Postmaster General Hitch
cock and his assistants were being
shown IN moving pictures abroad.
"Time after time" continued the mem
brr, II have been down to the post
Office department. hut never could !
see Hitchcock. hut now ! see by this
statement that he has been posing for
the movies. We'll. you can't expect
too much OF government official"
Valuable information.
There was lot of valuable informal
tIop brought out IN the Debates on the
army appropriation bill III the house.
Int # Is doubtful If many people Will
yet time to read it. | have heard OF
men who read every word of the Con-
grrssional Record every day. but there
cannot be 50 very many of them.
The principal facts brought ont were
that for the amount of money which
the government pays for the army the
hest results are not obtained Oh nc
count of lack of Capitalization in large
POSTS, where better organization ana
trimming can he had, and also that so
far the reserves are not promising be-
cause no provision has been made for
having the men who 20 into the re-
serve force. II Is also doubtful wheth-
or the seven year enlistment will prove
satisfactory.
HefIin's Humor.
There is danger that Tom Helm OF
Alabama will be called the humOriSt OF
the house That will not be II very
severe arraignmeut in house so de-
void OF humor us the Slxty-secOnd con-
I rrcSs, but he almost merits the title
sometimes. Not long ago bill was
introduced for some sort Of IL negro
industrial exposition In southern
state. 1t went to the appropriations
committee, but Fitzgerald came lug
rinr II back into the house with re-
uueSt that 1t lie referred to the com
mittee on industrial arts and EXPOSE
lions. Of which Helm is chairman.
And there Is where Helms humOr
came forth.
He had II suspicion Of the appropri"-
lions committee whenever they gave
ANYTHING back. 1t was like Greeks
herring gifts" lie told number OF
interesting unloading" stories to H.
lustrate the point, showing clearly
that If the bill had been worth any
thing Fitzgerald would have held on
to 1t. And the house enjoyed the
whole performance.
Vinegar For Army Animals.
During the consideration Of the army
bill Congressman Willis Of Ohio called
attention to the provision for forage,
,alt and vinegar for horses mules and
oxen" He said he knew something
about these animals. but 1t was the
first time it ever occurred to him that
vinegar was proper diet for them.
Mr. Kahn OF California explained that
vinegar was used to clean the trOughs
out OF which the animals fed. And
thus the house gained information 1t
had not possessed before.
TiIIman on the Gain.
Many persons have noticed the great
physical Improvement in Senator Till
man lately. Said Il friend to him: 81
can account for that. senator. That
fight you are having with Governor
Blease has put new life and vigor Into
you. That Is what you need. You have
been lending too much Of an indolent
life lately"
"Perhaps thrive best when | have
a row on my hands," acknowledged the
South Carolina senator.