Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-06-20
WEST V|RG|N|ANS
ANXIOUS TO LEAVE
The Heated Season Causes Them to
Become Weary Of Capital CITY
and Seek Another Cline

common with persons from other
states. are beginning to long for the
end of the session Of congress. not
alone because they want to see leg
islation brought to an end. but for
reasons Of personal comfort as we'll.
The weather bureau persists in send
ing out figures indicating that Wash
ington is delightfully."- cool during the
summer months, while in reality the
beat at times becomes unbearable.
The great white buildings and the
wide asphalt streets seem to reflect
and at the same time to collect the
heat to be given out again after the
sun goes down and other places grow
cool
Senators and representatives IL
congress attire themselves in the
lightest Of fabrics and swelter even
inside the capitol, whose massive
walls never could be penetrated by
heat or cold but which becomes like
a great oven on Sultry days. And
everybody who can get out of Wash
ingtOn in the summer does SO. With
in the next two weeks many Of the
stores and business houses OF the
city will shut their doors and signs
announcing they are CLOSED for the
summer" will be placed on them.
Handsome homes vii have their
4
:hcir telephones disconnected
1t has been estimated that at least
100000 people leave Washington
very summer for at least part OF
he season, and the heat is the rea-
on. It is true the weather bureau
'oDOrts do not indicate extreme heat
rere, but the weather bureau station
s in one OF the highest parts of
VA shington, along the banks Of
hickly wooded stream, where it is
over as hot as in the city proper,
I'd in addition to that the thermom-
ter is elevated several stories above
q height Of an ordinary residence.
Last Friday, the official reading OF
he therm ometer for Washington was
Vs. degrees. At the same time the
weather bureau thermometer down
IN Pennsylvania avenue, in the bust
ness district Of the city, almost in
front Of The Worlds Washington Of
flee, showed 1O6 IL in the shade. No
doubt the thermometer made a cor
rect record Of the temperature far up
in the air in the coolest part Of the
city, but the actually temperature
where the majority Of the people
we're engaged in their daily work was
106 IL in the shade.
And that is the reason why SO many
people get out Of Washington each
year and so many more are anxious
to have the work Of congress com
pleted so they can get away from the
city. But there is little likelihood
that congress will adjourn any time
soon. Efforts are In progress to has
ten it's work and in order to speed
up the senate is meeting at II o'clock
in the morning instead Of at noon,
but there is enough in sight to keep
congress here till we'll into August,
while some predict that If the pro-
gram as outlined Is carried out Oc-
tober may still find the members
here-or part Of them, for already 1t
is getting difficult to maintain quor-
UNI.
There Is no law to prevent a mem
Der from absenting himself from the
meetings Of senate or house. 1t IS
true there Is authority for withhold
ing the pay Of members for the time
they are absent, but this has never
been enforced and members come and
go at pleasure, resulting in great diff
ficu1ty in maintaining a quorum dur.
ing the warmer weather. The fam1l-
les Of the members Of the West Vir-
ginia delegation who have been here
have all returned to West Virginia
and the states representatives in
both boueoc 81 conpresS who remain