The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-14
WASHINGTON
SOCIETY AND
OTHER GOSSIP


- the Boiling Pot you have al thn
ersm smart sss gossip 10 lawmaker's
We've
Il ~ reported that the Mexican em-
sfaelia ana the international situation
- the real reason that President VIE
sam hiss decided "a definitely abandon
So hoses FOR Western trip. Political
friends declare that ire president
rather resented the charge that Re In
tended using the fair IS an excuse for
= political swing around the circle
10 launch his reseleeiion campaign. e
= Nhispere6 that fh@ chief executive
closest advisors nave warmed him that
the trip necessifafing thirty Or more
speeches would Be- unwiso az this time.
for business IL depressed and the eoun-
Try requires time - readiust itself -
che new legislation.
while no onicial announcement has
been given that tie president aban-
aoned his proposed journey e the fair.
Vice president Marshall has already
left for san Francisco 70 fuifll the
presidents engagements Booked FOR the
week beginning Marca ~.
HOMES gill PASSED.
One 81 the last acts Of the house %
representative IN the esrd conEress
vas to pass the BIN which inc0rpo-
rates me ELLEN Wilson Memorial
Homes" 4 monument which il 20 take
the form 81 q block ~ model tenements
fer the peer ~ the city The same
ban was previously passed BY the SEN
ate and n wili now so 20 the president
for bis signature The hiil win effect
the dying wish 81 Mrs. Wilson 70 which
she gave uttafnncs upon her death bed.
The model homes she planned viii be
the most appropriate memorial which
could be erected 70 the presidents no.
hle-heaFted wife by the women % the
United states Among the feminine
fncorporators o. the planned homes Il
Mias Iulia Iathr0p. head of the Chill
eren's Bureau. Miss GAthFop has shown
marked ability IN her management u
the newly created department and has
proven ths wisdom % tie president IN
having selected 4 woman for the i'm
porfant position. Miss Lathrop has the
honor and good fortune 20 be one 81 the
adghesf paid feminine employees in the
government service.
ECONOMY ApMohtTfoAs FAIL.
Al the beginning Of thu esrd con-
ereaH. President Wilson earnestly ad-
nenished the soi0ns that 'the duty n
economy i not dehatable. Il IL mani
fesl and imperative Bat notwlth-
standing the presidents fat. the t@sal
80 the appropriations for tho short aes-
siuu q IS said foota up to TIE as
founding total 81 81 l9s eo0. 600. This
Extraordinary public expenditure shows
aUt ouly 40 attempt sc economy, but
a ia twelve million dollars over and
above the amount appropriated AZ the
Tong session. In the opinion ~ bust
ness men here. the effort made by
congress % cover up their wastsful-
nems and extravaeance BY imposing the
uew internal revenue tx hasn't helped
matters much
CANAL HELPS.
With 20 munn pessimisnn and eroak
inRs occasioned by the big deficit IN
ungie SANE treasury Il is good "a
know tat the Panama canal. which
Rad not been n operation quite six
months, en- February ist had then
sar..ed for the government q the
United States in tolls more thar two
million dollars THO interference "a
trade oecasloned ~ the European war
N3m Indicated ~ the fact that in che
month % January. a smaller number
- vessels passed through than IN De-
cember. bat TIE Tow 81 trade Il ex-
peoted % greatly Increase the returns
as soon as conditions abroad warrant
"a
FORBIDDEN TO GAMBlE.
Secretary Houston. d IL reported. has
issued an order recently forhidding
ofiicera and employees 81 the depart
ment 81 agriculture from specuiatins
ga cotton. They are also prohibited
from disclosing confidential lnforns
ton IN connection with the cotton a
lures At" A very wise order. As n h
known that information ~ a eonfden
tai character secured ~ ofacln IN
curry has. more than once. been ur.
LIKED IN con6ucting dishonest specu.
iatian. Facts and figures are often
made TIE means 81 proat Not many
years ego. an the women clerks in a
certain department. - the census were
under suspicion because q New York
paper announced the population IN Ger
tain counties befere tie figures wssru
made public BY The director 81 cen
Hus. After much trouble. II wac as
certaiud that a atennwraphef. fhe only
male employee IS the room ~ thirty
eve clerks. was the guilty party A
bright young gentleman who lost an
honest salary ~ $1,000 year a. make
q couple q hundred dishonesty ~on
the side"
RECEIVES UNIQUE GIFT.
senator isaac Stephenson IL eighty.
SIS years cid and reputod TO be tlts
We8lthtest man ID the last senate
When making bis aaieuN last week. he
presented q number u has naoss par.
tieuBar griends with handsome goHi
aeaoed canes Senator Gailinger. mi.
noriiY leader vas The lucky reclpien,
of one q the appropriate gifts. ana ou
the Democratic side. Senator Martin
wae one ~ TIE fortunate ones. vice.
President Marshall also was remen.
bered - Senator Stephenson with .
parting gift
Speaker Clark just before the end al
the session was gwen IS Congresh