The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
NATIONAL
CAPITOL
Events of Interest From
the Seat of Gov
ernment
BIG AND BUSY POLITICS.

ing To get the number OF the Attorney
General. of the United States. the Pres
ident has been 81 we'll satisfied that he
has elevated him to position in the
Supreme Court. which is supposedly the
greatest honor that can befall a lawyer.
MeReynolds WAS practically unknown To
American politics until President Wilson
dug HIM mp. Another new man has been
elevated to the position, and this gentle
man, Thomas Watt Gregory OF Texas. is
a. obscure - far as any knowledge of
him by tie American people is concern
ed, as q country postmaster. IL L. un-
derstood that Mr.. Gregory WAS appoint
I'd largely because OF the influence ex-
ercised in his behalf by Coloael <. NJ.
House. who II another man of myssery.
Colonel House is Texan, sxhoueh he
lives most Of the time i'm Ne1 York and
Washington, in the same manner q Q
good many senator's who are snpposed 70
be residents of particular states and only
get back home at election time. Thu
Texas, which already h.s the place Of
Postmaster General in the Cabinet. 10
given q second portfolio in President 1
Wilson's official family. Politically Tex =
ss, in point Of being conspicuous, ranks
next TO New Jen~ey. It may even be-
come notorious in short time, since il
10 probable that the seuasorial couta.t
will he enlvened by the demand Of the
partlssns Of farmer senator Bailey that
he lie returned to the senate.
CONvICrLABOR. .ts.,&..
The increasing tendency on the psrsof
state governments to use eonviee iabsv {.
works OF public -improvsment. - .
road construction, has csussd -.
Of public roads ~ the Depsrs1n6kbfxt
r'culture 20 get i'm touch with the situ-
alton ~ it has been worked out In 4
nnnber OF states The purpose OF the
federal government is to study the ques-
ton witti relation To the practical results
obtained in road improvements, and
these studies will begin in Colorado this
month, and there after will lie carried
into Utah. Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington Later the studies will ex-
tend To Michigan, Illinois, New York.
New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico and a number OF south
ern ststes. This road work has been
carried on by the states with an idea OF
demonstrating that the condition of the
convict would improve by reason of en-
ploymsnt in the open.
THE BOY SCOTS
Among the advocates OF universal peace
Is that splendid organization known A.
the Roy Seont. Mr.. James r.. West.
Chief Scout Executive. proudly points To
the fsct that the scout movement ha-
been organized in each Of the countries
now at war, with an enrolment OF so.
600 boys. and thar these boys. true to
their scout oath and Law, will be found
IN the midst Of the strife. giving first
ard, taking the place Of the men called
10 war in gathering the harvests and in
protecting women and children.
Tie warns against unreliable dispatches
which may confound the scout activities
with hostile movements and adyhe- scouts
IN ths country u 10 all they can in Civ
ing publicity To the authorized dispatche-
showing the scouts engags-I in human
t~risn works made Necessary by the raw
sge- of war.
THE LOTT ART OF WAR COR
RESPONDENTS''
When the American feet sailed for the
Gull Of mexiro most ~ the metropolitan
Newspapers were represented by special
correspondents who. after spending a
week or two in the war zone werp glad
q ind boat returning u the dear Old
United States. circumstances connected
with the European war confirm the ex-
perience- of metropolitan newspapers at
the time n the Mexican troatle. show
ing that the science Of the war CORE
spondent'' has becorne '11~t art .,
Richsrd Harding Dsvi-. John Rcd. Jack
LsEdon and q few other gentlemen wrote
very entertainingly 81 the Affairs ~ vers
Ot"rf wv tftE Ftat NllTlfr lIlF AmFTI(nn
people looked for hnnerily we're furnish
81 by the As-ociatef Pres and other
similar rorgsnization-. pine writing viii
always 10 appreciated, but in hours of
excitement the dot and ds-h of tbe tl
ezrsph instrument, prompted ~ live
vire correspondents at the scene of the
trouble, Interested in telling the exact
news. y modern and more satisfactory
metbod demanded BY the American news
paper resders. Besides this the scope Of
cr~rsssss- ia modern warfare cover.
scorcs n miies. snd long range guns make
u almost impossible for one army % ept
near enough % another 10 b. sr~n. The
day Of muskesry charge and The sls-hins
ssb>r. snd hand 10 baud fehss hss ps~-
ed. The tssexrsph wire ss The sc>ne Of
bsftie = inevitably in the ps.s-.soo Of
- eune.sdI.g sr.irs. s.A .ilis.sy -
omlno = - p.Ens inou0unss ;.
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