The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-14
sv ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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Washington. Feb. Is. : [speclal.l :
Though the new parcel post law is not
wet III complete working order aud will
Ineed some amendments to make It
Inject various coadiuohs. II has already
demonstrated TINT It is a very useful
addition to the postal service. Like
1.-The postal savings bank. It was hard
Ito obtain, hut since IT has been put In
force there are many persons who are
willing to have the credit for its adop'
tiOD.
Parcel Post Pionser.
One Of the pioneers in the parcel
post propaganda was r. =. 'DeGraw.
fourth assistant postmaster general.
As far back ms 1904 he began recon.
nlcndlng tint Il low rate Of postage be
liked Oh merchandise weighing not less
Than live pounds diil transported over
lrural free delivery routes
DcGmw is known as the rnraI free
delivery man, f6r ne las had charge OF
that work in The past eight years he
has held his present position.
In all that time lie cOntentied for
parcel post system ON rural routes.
| When the system WAS finally establish
ell. however, congress thought 1t wise
to extend 1t to all mail routes, with
the result that We now have real
parcel postiIaw.
Man ofMahy Duties.
| Charles d. IIIlles is man OF many
duties. He has been IN assistant sec.
rerlry of the treasury, then secretary
to the president, then chairman of the
national committee, then buck Ms Secre-
tarS to the president. And in these
days II men go 10 see the secretary on
any fine afternoon they nre told that
lie is 'out playing golf with the presi-
dent"
HIlIcs is occupied all the time. And
it Illustrates unothcr fact--the prest-
dent likes only certain persons He al-
ways plays golf with the same men,
generally officials with whom he is
closely associated. There are a dozen
different golf players who would like
to take on the president for game,
but he prefers the same men dry after
day.
"Lans Duekk" Lose.
If II Is q fact, as charged that the
bill FOR government exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition With seven
commissioners at $500 year each
was for the purpose Of giving "Iame
ducks" II chance for good Jobs after
they retire from congress then the
lame ducks" seem destined to lose. 1t
is to h. IoubGi very much whether
congress will pass any snch bill
The Democrats feIr that the places
will mostly go to Republicans II Mr.
Taft Is given MI opportunity to make
the appointments. And it seems to be
determined that no more offices are to
go to Republicans IL the Democrats
can prevent 1t,
Stock Exhibits.
Just how It my strike other visitors
to expeditions taunOt say, but the
dullest place In any exposition to my
mind Is the so called government ex'
hlbit," consisting Of lot Of stun from
the various government departments.
II wus charged on the tiOor OF the
house that these. exhibits are kept in
stock III different departments ready to
ship to any exposition.
Soft jobs Of YrdftinR nature haTe
been enjoyed BY government officials
! who have been sent ~ charge of the
various exhibits. Minority Leader
Mann In denuunctng the government
| exhibits said that their location III an
exposition was SO deserted TINT it was
good only for trystiug place. z.
! "Has the gentleman tried it, IT.
reycrcntly asked Congressman Bates
Of PENNSYLVANIA, who thus saved what
| was becoming serions situation In
the debate.
Members disappointed.
dHows thls%asketi mn excited mem.
Der Of congress, addressing Joe Sinnott,
the efficient i0orkeeper. -four years
ago we had many more tickets for the
stands to see the inaugural ceremo-
MES than We get this year. What's
hanneuetI:"
-Four years ago" explained Joe,
"Clerk Mcdowell obtained an approprl-
alton Of $6.OOO for building staud for
| the use Of the members of the house.
South Trimblc, the present clerk. tried
10 get Il similar appropriation this year,
Ebut was refused, SO there are not as
many tickets"
| And 1t was Democrat who had run
counter 70 ths stroke Of Democratic
econdmy, and he conld not say any
thing.
Tho Democratic Lookout.
The Republican minority leader Is
not the only man on watch all the
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