The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-02-03
THE NATION
Al CAPITOL
Events of Interest Frou
the Seat of Gov
ernment
ALASKA REDISCOvERED

The most important thing ever done In
r'ierencr 4" Alaska since the United State
purchased II for song. Was the paasaeD
10y tl" >enatr of the h,ll providing for .
railroad in that country. The Houss OF
Representatives. will undoubtedly concur
VA the ~,'nats mea-urr, which will siv,
q" that great region railroad one thous-
AMI miles hnns The road in itself IL inn
l"rtan;, i'ut the iast that the Uniesd
Stats has dsSlar,si that il propos<s u
hack the Alas~an proposition to the ex-
t'nt q" eio.vn.usb means more than
-i"ldy strrak oi vast, ~rrss.hing loco
n''diV's. AMI freight cars, travelling thru
a l'arrrn waste. la short tl,e isolstins
- Alaska u to IL, bro'iyht Ia an end. and
an aggressive I-'llry u develop the xreas
n'-~'ur's-- n 4" Ire earned on-our gresta,s
't"rrli"u~s oi wealth are to be opsnsd
The general Impression is that Alaska 10
a irlg'd region. Whereas the mean snnus
temperature of Sitka II aiout the came
A. that "i Washington. u. a.. Iikewiss
q - LEARNED that Alaska has unmerou.
'"''fs ~ N'fff
ti'r coast line is 3,i.up miles long. while
here are -ix tliou-and miles al n.vigsbls
s1,rr- n tlr country. Oi course. por-
l"ti- "i Alaska are extremely cold. but
a D. a n'ginn "f great varicty. The sixty
i" th"'lsand I'eoI'le oi that country have
''~rt"Inly -l'"ws-l their r,ati-n.-. and now
hat the v",srnnrnt lla- loins-i th. bou~s
- club tlrra will iouItls-s i~ great
""'ei"rat to~aoi that rich r-rion.
IN THE HANDS OF LAWYERS
Some "f tl,e lyst lawyers of the country
"r rnsap'~i IN sitting up tile pms for the
"'~ anti trust leg'slstion. There have
"T-n numerous conferences of the lsx.is.ru
"r th" purl"'-c of agreeing upon = pro-
'fam that viii hsyc-ti,e s,lid support Of
lac b'n"~'ratic party. OF the twenty
''"s n"ii'i~r~ oi the two committees in
le House and senate that will cirr.t
thi- legislation all hut senator smith of
'outh Carolina ar- lawyers.
rtTTISG ON THE boz"
The s"cial ssason is on in wa.h,nston
Il the White liou-.., and tl.e new Demo-
rats ~i'" have come a. the Capitol i'm
"u-~I,~nre oi the victory of their psrtv
'''" i"s'n -I'len.ld customers of the ner
h""t tH'l"r- and hatt-r-. who have risx-
II "P in -I1kr tails. top coats, and ele-
ht'~i hats A gOsSi many of the new
''i'"r- l~tray their s-lf-con.ciousne-u
'''i ti"-y ARE making rne struggle to
idHy tl'" game S'cDriiny t. the rule. and
'n q manner HAT may Iea.i onlooker, 10
'~'l'eNe that they might have Away. been
''''i-t"'ped to this sort of y thing.
THEY KE SILL CHANGING THE
INAuGUKAL DATE
Shortly alter oieorgr Washington t--
am" president tlie suggestion arose th.s
The 'n""s"rat'"n should le changed fro.
harrl' o. January, or u April or Ma
'f -''i''e "tl'er old date. senator shs-
iroth oi Colorado - the latest Don Ouix-
''te u attack the inaugural windmill. and
lac find- that political tangles and b.d
weather ~o'si te Ipintly eliminated bv
rutting out tie extra short --.~ion "a
c"nvr's- and having the president co,.,.
'"t" "fi'ce on tie first day Of the year.
SOAKING THE STOCK EXCHANGES
S""'e Of the Democratic Ies.ier. are i'm
real earliest IN their desires u put th.
screws On stock exchange metho.y.
"ea-ure hss been introduced an Con
Sr'--s by senator Owen, which prrv.,s.
tie n-e Of tlIe mails, telegraph. and s~,.-
pi'one, in furtiierance Of fraudulent and
harmful Transactions on stock erebsn~-.
CHILD LABOR To BIZ BARRED
FROM CONGREss
After many years Of efforts % securs
more rigid Restrictions With reierruc. sa
ei'ild lai'or, and ia conformity 70 q pub-
'ieinand tlia' children l,e saved from III
gre"t NAV II the fsctorie-. Repre--ns-
alive Palmer II Pennsylvania propo~r, %
iIar iron Interstate commerce IN. o.,t,.,,s
ei any plant employing children under
iourtccn years II age. or which work.
cl'ildrru under sixteen years os are NOR,
than eight hours day. Representative
Palmer - ficVr leader of the Hou-r. and
l'o''i- place Of peculiar Importance i'm
tie lower bDdy Of Congr-~. lie |. .
Member 81 that i-riy lecsn-e lie pr~f~r,
u " place in ti'e Presidents Csbsn~<-
which Wa offered him ~ the beginning
of the Wilson Administration. Az the
time II the declination Of the tortfol,. n
lccame known that Mr.. Palmer's hrr,-
tage Of the Quaker beliefs and cussoms
had. in his own opinion, disquaIissd him
COR management oi the instrumsns of
warfare. ~ far a. Is known he n IN.
original and only living Democrss 10 D.
cline - great a place In the governm~,s.
But tlle same kindly instinct that csu--d
him 10 turn aside from the natural -
of advsncement and ambition h,vanss 81
an Ini-orn interest," in humanity. = ~
In tins child labor bill. IL = no a,~Ss
drastic lsg,slatioa and goss farshur -
the provissons of he Kenyoa hiII- vRxcX