East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-09


'Dy burton X Standlsh, Written for
the United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-RIeId
economy will be the regime in some
quarters IN congress the ner, feu,
months. This will be Irrespective OF
"hat the administration may do to.
ward economy This particular brand
wiz De strictly personal, and for the
most part will prevail on the demo.
cratic side.
Inc answer is-the recent elections
quite few Of the boys are going
pack to the quiet OF private life HsonS
OF the familiar figures In the social
IRE OF the capital. must now retreneb
NO more can they frequent the tango
parlors. nor do much entertaining on
their own account.
For going back TO prlvato ne
means a financial readJustment THEY
want TO hoard what they can Of their
''oOO annual salary In the bries time
remaining. Some OF them need a
nest egg to carry them over untII
Ihey can re-establish themselves IN
the ordinary walks OF life. and tbat's
the answer for the retrenchment
that Is now going on with a VEN
seance among Legislators
It's a gay life, this being cor.
gresham. More interesting even tbsr
me proVerbially interesting life OF
sne newspaperman. But-take n
rom any congressman-it costs n
PIE OF money to keep up appearance
IN Washington-and then, too n
oosts another nice piece OF change to
run Tor office. Statements noy, -,
iiie show that the boys who wara
Deaten and the boys who come hack
victorious all put out a pretty nen-
ny In every case. practically :,
was bound to nick the ordinary con.
sTessman's ROLAND II he isn't con,.
ing pack for the session in the fan ~
1910 he just simply has got 10 mn,
on the reverse action. And he-or
rather they-are doing It.
Modest Restaurants Prized
The congressman who used IN r,rd
"ashington's swellest hotels hardly
sood enough for their heavy funds
no" are beginning to realize that
some OF the quiet little restaurants-
win neither fancy menus nor fancy
prlces-are just the size for their
oank accounts. Moreover. the gen.
tlemen who were hailed as social "a
aOrites' either through personal pop.
uiarity or through the influence Of
lavish entertaining. are beginning n
iearh that home sweet home really
a''er an. Is a nice sort OF a place
even though a bit quiet at times.
Some of them, TOO. are beeInninv
TO feel that perhaps an automobile
Is luxury instead OF necessity,
Yes. it's a hard winter.
But there's another side 70 the sto-
ny Some OF the best little two-fist-
ed spenders Washington has ever
known are coming back to the next
session OF congress. They will loos-
en- up with their change. and the
present restricted flow OF currency
VIII be again at flood tide. In times
past, they were notable for their free (
handed liberal way OF doing things
FOR their own enjoyment and that of |
their friends. All reports concerning
the Some Back" club Indicate that
their dispositions have not changed |
one of the most notable OF this re- I
turning coterie OF good fellows and |
good spenders is Representative Will
liam Mckinley. His excursions TO !
Norfolk and vicinity linger in the
memory of many Washingtonians as /
real live affairs "The jamestown
SURVEYORS" is an organization that
sprung up from the passengers on his
excursion to jamestown. They have
,ongregated her since Mckinley quit
politics and every one OF them is
looking forward to his return-and
he good old days"
"Unclc Joer on the Job
Then. too, there is Dan Lafean OF
Pennsylvania, who is coming back
o the house.
Dan" Is known as a royal good fel
ow. He thinks nothing at all of get
ing up a dinner for one hundred of
lis friends, and they are always gay
'arties They aren't really society
for Lafean is democratic.
Ie picks out newspapermen and 9TH
RS for his friends on his big ban
Iuets.
And "Uncle Joe" Cannon will be
mong those present. Washington
as been comparativel dead and dull
ince the old republican war horse
uit his favorlte haunts, The green
able in his private card room win
gain have its devotees--and things
an H. iaNklor pn ouain iv, ha x-iI.