The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-15
Cannot Deliver, but They Get
Buyers Just the Same.
GOLD BRICK TRADE ACTIVE.
Administration Wiping she 7arnacies
From the Ship of State-New Rule
Of Sending Army Officers Back to
Their Commands and Naval Officers
to Ships Declared a Necessity.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

ed telling lf4connectlOH Win loDDy-
| ing have won the contempt OF the
steady iisteners-those who remain all
the time for one reason or another.
These witnesses have often been en-
gagged in questionable transactions.
sometimes selling the votes and sup
port Of senators and members for or
against measures and procedure by the
administration and the courts. OF
course they did not have the goods
to deliver, but they made their buyers
believe that they were dealing in job
lots Of senators and representatives.
The contempt has not only extended
to the witnesses who told how they
duped men with money seeking favors.
but also to those who were duped by
such palpable frauds. The whole In
vestigation has developed reasons why
men sell gold bricks, why bunko bust
ness prospers. why wildcat schemes
are so easily foated. There are suck
ers" everywhere willing to part with
their money II the right kind of bait
is used
Bouncing the Barnaciss. 8
After men have been holding Office
in Washington for sixteen straight
years without fear Of decap1tation
they become too arrogant for public
service. more particularly when they
have been placed In positions Of au-
thority The greatest blessing which
changes Of administra ton bring Is the
elimination from the public service OF
those who grow to believe that they
'.own the government" These thoughts
are inspired by the removal OF mum
Der of men by the present admfnlstra-
ton who had become barnacles and
stood in the way OF governmental
progress. g
"Manchus" Everywhere.
i Congress recognized the necessity OF
| moving men in the public service By
providing that all company officers in
the army must serve with their com
mands every four years. Secretary
Garrison has supplemented the legis
lation by ordering all officers who have
been four years il Washington back
to their commands. thus making MAN.
chus'' Of all Secretary Daniels has
made a like move In the navy. So II
is becoming recognized as necessity
in the fixed service to have changes
| and similar changes In the civil serv-
ice. where men hold positions Of au.
thority, are equally desirable.
/ Racon's Business.
Senator Bacon has one regular stunt
! every day He puts the senate In ex.
ecutive session That seems to be the
perogative Of the chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations. It was
the most important act each day Of the
venerable Senator Cullom when he
| held the same position which the Geor.
gia senator now occupies.
Not Junket.
A trip by the members of the house
committee on naval affairs to the diff
ferent navy yards along the Atlantic
coast is not a junket They go in q
navy ship, one OF the small dispatch
boats, but they pay their. own mess
/ bills The government has no extra
! expense because the ship Is In commits.
sion and the cost would go along just
the same. OF course it Is pretty nice
trip at this time Of year.
Plenty Of Time.
/ The house Of Representatives will
have plenty OF time to consider the
currency bill. The senate will afford
that opportunity while the tariff dis
cussion is going on. And by the looks
Y Of things it will be necessary to give
the members Of the banking and eur.
rency committee ample time to consid
Ell the bill.
1 If the Democratic members really
i agree on the terms Of any kind OF
bin it will be little short OF q miracle.
Every man has different idea OF what
kind Of currency legislation should be
enacted. Uncle Joe Cannon once said
that all that seemed necessary to make
men absolutely In disagreement with
each other was to make them mem
bers Of the currency committee.
Trying to savs His Faes.
Admiral Dewey once said that he
II WAS ASSOt4Ase d&l AlS LAAAC A109s% ~ 49,
3 ing just as long as he could. Conse-
d quently he hesitates about having 9
plaster cast made Of his face. Quite
number of persons are interested In
trying to Hsave their faces" for future
generations. but the hero Of Manila
Bay has some doubt about the posi-.
bility of an accident.
j at Pays 10 Advertise
One thing is sure remarked 9
member of the house. the pure food
law lost a LOT Of advertising when DR..
j Wiley retired from the agricultural de.
partment. don't know whether be
4 accomplished much or not, but be Ger.
tainly did keep pure foods before the
public with mighty littls expense, Tor
wac mostly free yertiline E