Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Events of interest From the Seat Of
Government.
CBy j. F.. JONES'
Mark Hanna's Daughter.

MARX fanna's Daughter.
} WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 9Th
new campaign manager has come
70 Washington, and she is at che head
Of the congressional committee Of the
National American Woman's Suffrage
Association The lady Is Mrs. MediII
Mccormick Of Chicago. daughter OF
the late Senator Mark Hanna Me-
dill Mccormick has been somewhat
OF politician on his own account.
but there is more or less Of "a sus-
pici0n that his charming wife had
urged him on Mrs. Mccormick has
for several years ben an active suf-
/ frasette, and she has established a
wide reputation because Of her work
In behalf of votes for women. The
suifragettes OF Illinois give her
large part of the credit for the VIC
tory Of their cause In that state Mira.
Mccormick is splenGdly adapted to
national leadership, because Of the
strength she possesses in circles
where the laws Of the country are
hatched.
Statistics on Death.
Uncle sam has figured out that
the death rate during the past year
has been 1919 per thousand popula-
ton, showing that Notwithstanding
the high cost of living and the in
crease in sporting prolivities of the
American people, that they live longer
than in 1911, when the rate was 142
per thousand. In figuring out where
one can reside. and live longest, the
state Of Washington SENS to be the
health zone. as the death rate record
in that state was 81 per thousand.
thousand; while the mortality of
Maryland. New York and Rhode Is
land exceeded 23 per thousand. Sc
attic, Washington, is the most health
full city, according to its mortality sta
tistics, of any city in the union. for
81 per thousand in the death rate I
Albany, New York has a mortality or /
1875 per thousand.
The Expectations of Champ Clark. /
Champ Clark declares there is a |
big business move coming on as sure
as shooting" Likewise the Speaker
paws his compliments to Colonel
Roosevelt by saying that IF an ana
conda down in South America should
swallow Colonel Roosevelt the Pro- /
gressive party would lie down ana
die in about six weeks" This bumor-
Gus remark Is followed by the sug-
gestion: "But / guess Teddy will N
scare The anaconda out" Speaker
Clark finds a possible cure for panics
through easy money for the small
merchants and manufacturers of the
resulting from the recent
legislation. which he be-
ieves is a panacea for all the bank
ng evils that have existed since the
lays of shin plasters in Missouri.
Trust and Trust Laws.
Vice President Marshall used a lit
lie of the language of the streets in
the trust situation, when
lie declared that "the trusts are eat
ng out of the Attorney Generals
landsl" The futility of persistent
'vasions of the Sherman antitrust
aw seems to have sunk in upon the
telephone and telegraph monopolies, II
nd the United States Shoe company. H
which operates a trust in its line, is II
egotiating a settlement with Wash II
ngton. The Attorney General says |!
q has enough law and part of the H
are opened to further H
sgislation. They WILL however, bow II
, the will of the president. who has
lade 1t known that he wishes to con-
uct under gJvernment supervision II
ne of the most exhaustive investi- H
atoms of this subject ever given to Y
condition of government with the =
lea ultimately in view or more laws
nd better ones.
Banks Falling in Line.
II was predicted by some of the OPP
onents of the currency legislation
lat the banks themselves would spoil
lie proposition by refusing to join in
le movement. but the Washington
itiook dispels this as a bum bet"
lille every banker always has a
liter way than his nelghborlng bank
to handle financial matters. yet
ERE are none OF them that permit
~ of the benefits of government or
ate support to slide by. The re-
nc is that almost without exception
mixing interests are Joining in the
w currency program.