The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-03
As G0VsfROT he Ilssa Time F0l
Minor Dlslaas,
NAY HAVE ID TO LOSE s 4.
President Elect viii Have Poses 81
BID csrss When He Enters otiss
and Nine Hours Of slumbers Ne lasss
Allotted to Himself May He
peWn-courtesy Strained.
BY ARTHUR ". DUNN,


the office of President Of the United
States than President Wilson viii be-
when he enters upon the duty of his i
big office. Governor Wilson has time
enough now. although be is no doubt
very busy man, to listen tcFa lotS
about what he ought to do when he /
becomes president. He has probably
promised himself and some OF his WIS.,
itors 10 do several things which will
not be SO important when he once
takes hold of national affairs,
There are going to be enough prat9-ss
teal. important questions for Mr.. WIZ
son TO consider to keep him occupied
more than the time he has allotted 10
himself, especially il he insists upon
nine hours sleep each hight. And then
many OF the lesser things which have 7.
been brought to his attention willfbe
swept aside. i3
strainins Senatorial Courtesy. b
These are tho days when hard
strain is put upon senatorial cpli-
tesy." The new senators coming Ito (
town have about come to the concllls8
sion that there ,ain't no such thing
They have found that when 1t comes
to committee places and rooms in the
senate office building he who cant
grab first, hang on best aud pay no at
tention as to what happens TO the 9th:
err fellow is the man who wins most
There is no "after you, my dear Az
phonsc," when it comes to hooking on
to good committee assignments aud to
good Offices.
Thomas Fixed. (. N
Senator Thomas OF Colorado found
an old newspaper friend who had BEEN
twenty years about tho senate. and
Thomas was steered into the roornR
which were formerly assigned to VtceS
President Sherman. but never occu
pied by that official. He took posses
Siop hut began to feel uneasy when
some older senator began inquirlng
about the rooms.
"Can l keep them after the 4th Of
ATarch?" anxiously asked Thomas
sure" replied the newspaper man.
"You just sit tight Don't move.
Don't give them UP, and they can't get
them away from you"
clapp Makes Guess.
Senator cIapp OF Minnesota is not 4
man who takes his progressiveness,toc
seriously. "0f course" he said, ~
the Democrats go to work and get us
into trouble. and If hard times CONF
why. the country will 90 back to tlin
Republican purity, just as 1t did TWEEN
ty years ago. We will have another
reign of Republlcanism, with stand.
patism in the saddle" n
Senator ClNpp Is one OF the men who
has long since refused to BIZ bound l,ys
the Republican caucus and was one os /,
the staunch supporters Of Colonel
Roosevelt.
"FIora MoFIimsey" In Washington.
Women OF Washington are not cs-9t
actty like the famous 'ffora McFiftu-z
sey of Madison square" some forty n
years ago. They "haye something to 4
wear but they have no place to wear 4
1t. since the inaugural ball was dban-
d0ncd. Many gown has been RHti
away, With regret. and many more re- 3
main upon the shelves Of shopkeepers
in Washington, who bought large
stocks Of goods in anticipation of. dc. v
mandS for inaugural ball dresses M.
And yet the wise woman, one who H
has been to an. inaugural bail or a *
White House reception. saves her filin
clothes for more select functions.
These big affairs generally wreck the n
finest gowns.
Raising River.
Congressman Dickson Of Mississippi
has introduced n bill providingrfo the
government purchase Of lands along
the Mississippi river which, become
ovcrfowed In whereas preceding
the bill lie says that tho construction
of lcvces on the Mississippi by the
government has caused an elevationot 4
the river SO as to cause overflow and 4
destruction Of farm lands. Dickson
also says that large Quantities Of viii
lows needed for revetment purposes
by the government could be grown on
these lands. d,
The interesting feature Of the Bill Is
that 1t gives official sanction from al \
Mississippi congressman to tbe claim
that the higher the government builds
the levees the greater danger from Il
oyerfOws in flood years. Z
Two Men Feel Sure.
Within Il few days have met two N
men who are absolutely sure that they
win be selected secretary Of agricuIi
ture. Albert s., Burleson is not one of
them, and believe that Burleson VILE
be chosen. 1t seems rather strange
that the other two men have become
so positive. In election times 1t Is all !
right for men to "claim everything !
It Is a part of the game, but it iss NOT I
often that men claim cabinet appoint
ments. s
and hespltsl, an operation was PEI.