The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-07
National
Capitol
Events Of Interest From
the Seat Of Gov
ernment

eIUmeUI
THE NEW THOUGHT IN LIFE IN
sUANCE.
| Evidently hostile inesrests are becom-
ing very much distresssd by the success
Of the Postal Life Insurance Company OF
New York since they are attempting TO
chsck iss onward course by legislative en-
tacSment. Ther has besu . pet theory
] for . good many years that nobody would
I nke life insurance unlsss collected by an
agent The Postal Liis be- plenty Of re-
sources and owns one Of the big down.
town buildings OF New York City. The
men who oreanized it believe in printers
ink. and have backed their judgment by
placing their advertising throughout the
country. The result u that they have
been forging ahead rapidly fact. they
have made such progress - 1.-THE only
non agency company in America" that
the old hne insurance companies have
decided TO try TO put the innovation out
Of business, and therefore bills have been
introduced. in both the Senate and the
House which providss that no insurance
company shali be permitted 70 Use the
mails for procuring CT eGecting policy
Of insurance upon persons or property
sitnated in any state of the United States,
when the said state By il own laws pro-
hibits the co0pany from transacting the
insuJ ance businen In thas state. The
Postal Lie sndeavon 70 reduce The cost
of lie insurance. by doing al its bssipss
froan ons sheadqnsrssn andu1sls1ua91h :
IL has baen in business for Q number OF
pears and y sucos,zful; - . corporation
of New York it 10 regularly examined and
has been given q certificate Of good stand
ing By the insurance department. OF that
state.
Every session OF Congress brings forth
lot of bills which bring up the old doc
trine OF states rights, and this 10 one of
them. II the Postal Life Was open 10
any criticism on the part OF the federal
government, then the Postoffice Depart
ment would have checked its progress
long years ago.
ARGUMENTS By FORCE.
When one sees old Ben Tillman plod-
ding through the streets OF Washington
the conciusion suggests Itself that this
fiery individual who once fought with HE
fists in the United States senate. has be-
come too civilized 10 continue to advo-
CITE that style OF argument Yet there
remain politicians in Congress who are
quite ~ obstreperous - was pitch
Fork" Tiilman in his earlier days. Re-
Gently Representative Bryan OF the state
OF Washington, having become infuriated
by the taunts Of Representatives Moore
Of Pennsylvania and Madden OF illinois,
went on the warpath, and bad there not
been interference il is likely that some
Congressional mugs would have been
sadly dishgureP. The Speaker reminded
the House that the Congress OF the Unit
ed States vss mot Q school for pugil-
ism." Representative Roberts Of Neve-
ds, who Is making bid for the position
OF House ''jesfer," has introduced q res
olution providing that that Marquis OF
Queens bury rules shall govern the House
in the settlement Of all disputes. when
the question Of personal privilege is in
volved- and the Speaker of the House
shall be official referee" Z"
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
The nations noble tribute to Lincoln,
for which O ,ngre~ appropriated o., ,OOO, =
J 90 in February. 1913. which is now in
, cour-s of conservation in Ws-hi nton, i-
W take the form of . monument symbol
izing the union of the United states oi
Americs, inclosing i'm the walls cf u
sanctuary three memorials % the man
him-elf-one . statute Of heroic size: ex-
pressing Lincoln's humane personality,
the other memorials Of his two gresi
spe~che-. one of the Geisyburg speech
the other Of The second inaugural sd-
drs>s. each with attendant sculpture and
painting teiling IN sllegory Of his splen-
did qualities svidsnt in tho spe-che~.
By means Of terraces the ground 1t the
site Of The Lincoln memorial rill he raised
until The same level = obtained - ths
ground sf the boz of the Wsshinxtou
Monument. First, . circular terrace,
1000 fs>t IN diameter. wiIl be raised n
fest sbove the present. grade. On %.
onser edss ~iii b planted four conoen.
tr'e rows Of tree, leaving plateau IN
The center 80 fest IN dismster, which /.
four isst greater than the length Of th<
Capitol. In the center Of this plateau,
sunounded b. vide roadway aud walks,
VII re- tsvrsce l6 let in diameter
MAKING so<sl eisvsnon Of grade "a fs>l
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