The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-19
INTERESTING !:
PARAGRAPHS
Gathered Here ard
There and Sent Out
From the Nations
Capitol
FIGHTING BLOOD In CONGRESS.

FIGHTING BLOOD In CONGRESS.
Even peaceful Mrs. Stevens Of Mai, e
who has long been the distinguished heas
sf the Women's Christian Temperanc,
Union, is threatened with the accusati"r
ct Icing a militant. sinee by coming 4
Washington and organizing a great pa
rade 20 march upon the National Capi
Cd she Was indirectly responsible for 4
clash between Captain Hobson and Rep
resentative Donovan. Hobson i'm III.
open House declared his desire To fight
his enemy from Connecticut. but as usua
m snch instarces no blo1i was she \
Over I'm the Senate end of the Capito
things have also teccme turt.ulent. nj
though the pesce-loving Ss-nators hav.
net evinred any lie ire to spill blood.
Senator Owen, ncharge Of the currenc,
b'li, has charged the Republicans with
procrsstination, thus angeriny SENATOR
Bslisnger, Who after the manner Of th.
privileges OF veterans, administered A ~
buke to the younger gentleman from th.
southwest
TEST OF GOVERNMENT OWN
ERSHIP.
That the question Of government own
ership les SION to he determined i'm Con
gress. as indicated 10y the President,
message regarding the proposed Aiask ar
railroad, Is emphasized by the movement
headed by Representative Lewis Of Mary.
land, generally supposed to be acting il
behalf of the Administration, who will
push legislation to purchase the long dis
tsnce telephone lines Of the country a,
the hnst step toward governments owner
ship Of telegraph and telephone lines. A
number OF Senators, including MARITIME
of New Jersey and vardaman If Missis
ssppi. have declared their belief in the
principle Of government ownership, and
Senator Chiffon of West Virginia as.erts
that de principle - hight and shinh
We will have to come 70 il sooner @,
larer." That this sentiment s.oes not
rest entirely among Democrats has been
emphasized by statements from S~nato,
Kenyon and other Republicans in sup
port cf government Ownership.
WILL BANKERS CONTINUE TO
KICK2
Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts,. ha,
been an active and interesting factor H.
the currency debate. lie hss asserted
his belief that in the government distri
but'ou Of moneys by the proposed FEEDER
oi reserve board that there will continue
the same character OF criticism that has
been made against the Secretary of the
Treasury in the past In parceling out
deposits OF government funds no bank
appears 10 have ever gotten a. much a.
its oficers wanted-no matter how great
the sum.
WOULD ESTABLISH HOME RULE
Under the plan Of government in the
District Of Columbia, one half the burden
OF expense is paid by the federal govern
ment and half by the city itself. IL ka-
been Declared by good many people
who have studied the subject that the
governments pays more than one-half Of
the expenses Of the District, and that the
federal authorities are "n-uaIly away on
settlement day" Since Mr.. johnson of
Kentucky has been Chairman Of the Di--
trict Committee, he has attacked th.
District Of Columbia upon a good many
OCCASIONS, but IL remains for Represent.
alive Prouty Of Iowa u bring forward
the most constructive measures that have
teen suggested. lie would give 10 the
peoPle Of the District -elf-government.
make them self-s'lstaining. aud let them
pay for their own municipaI affair,
EXPERIMENTS IN CARRYING
THE MAILS.
The HOu-e Postofiice and Post Route
Committee have approved mea-use pro-
Viding for the practical trial of govern
ment Ownership of railway mail car-
The bill sppropristes $1,000 to be u--i
by the Postmaster General in buyins and
operating numb~r of cars. Not con-
tint with tins innovation, the Committee
have slso fsvorsbly rrports,i measure
to appropriate sIOo,CO for exreriment-
In carrying mail by seroplane
THE SHORT CUT To PANAMA
The volume of tourist travel to the
lsthmns of Panama - surprising all DR.
vious rec"rSls- Almost every one IN Off
cisl Washington has visited the pre.t
ditch, wIth tbe exception of President
Wilson, Who plsss- TO -peDd the hosids,s .
IN The Canal Zone have been intrrrupts-,
by Congress. A convenient short cnt a
the Panama Canal Tor tourists IN tbe
soath, middle vet and far western .,re
y male po~-ible BY the special pse.nur,
crufses sailing from New Orleans. Two
special crui>~ viii he made BY the HAM
burg American Li~e, beginning in jan
nary. which will ensble Tourists in d.,
sscson- N vi-it The Panama Canal and
~ we~6 Isdir~ without s~cs-ssssi,~ .
ivsrs<y ~ the ea-sevn srsk-nrar n