The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va.
CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.


WASHINGTON. II. e.. May elf a
! plain American patriot could get INTO inc
! treasury without being musscd NY ny
! Snldier'S hayunei. or being measured nv
|. the Bcrtill0u experts AS suspect. or
i.having his finger prints taken. he might
he Ihlc 20 see some rapid-rirc juggling
with fiuance which would make the late
John j. trnrSuS weep with envy. me
/; lat" John j. was a pikcr when il comes
{ !" free handed work OF that kind. Sec
rotary McAdnD can keep as many rs ten
billion in The air ri one time and never
spill a pill. From what You read. gem
lie one. can't you imagine Mr.. MrAdnn
making Il Swipr with the pen which
places Il credit of 500 0n0. nnn To tho aC-
county of one Of our allies. while nc
holds the telephone receiver in the other
! as he talks In Claude kltchin. Of Scot
! land Neck. and tells him 10 add about
make il n cinrh. He didn't say what
he wanted il for just said. Il want ~
Just like that Just as The same rs you
would snap your fingers, indifferent
like.
And because he failed - say what he
wanted it fnr. why the pressing need.
old Top. K batch Of inquirinG pests in
the House got all fused NY about II.
; Jim Mann tried Ia make Claude NitChin
tell. hut Claude crossed his heart and
said honcSt-to-gOudu"SS. deed-anddou
! bic, hope he NIGH, b" struck dead hut
the secretary didn't say. Some other
delaying and Delaying hr"the: wanted 10
know il any colleague had So much AS
All itemiHcd statement from Mr.. MCAdnO
concealed about his person. but If amy
colleague had he lied about II. Another
member with ono Of those minds that
I never rnrretS and ~ alwd"S drawing
forth from the cUbwcbS of settled time
thing which ii is unpleasant To rcncm-
hcr--you know thr kind--rie"s up 10
ir"c"llcct the generous and patriotic par
agraph In the military bill which COM
United 5000. n9u. un6 10 the honest keep
ting and wis" discretion at one man. Snmr-
hing never done h! any government.
nor heard Of. in III" worlds history. and
he "ptncd that IN" request under dis
ruSSiun WAS on a par lN originality with
thai. Without let az hindrinncc or
check. h" said. that was tn" astounding
proposal and. ia tn" excitement Of the
tuSSlc between tn" Nuluntcrrit"S and the
ruuSCriptioniStS. hy neck; il came near
eagle "y" of Watchdog FiIzr"rald. who
warned tlr" House that such things were
never done Never. YOU know.
Then up rm<" William SchIry Howard
Of Kirkwnod ia. who rSS:,yrd Il drnlul-
Strati"n Of tn" additional estimate and
Ircqu"St. N"h"dy living ever accused
William Schley of being pcmnvr;,iiraIlr
dislny:l. He declared tho secretary was
modest, and IL am going 10 tell You why
hN is modest hr said. And hr rr"rccd-
I'd ~ tell: II ndrr The aC; of August -
1915. IN the general army appropriation
hill We created an fnuffcnSiVe. Innocent
looking ri"c" Of marh:ucry in III. gov
eminent known AZ the National council
az ll"i"nS". It's nprratiun under This hill
seems I" he very modest and only ariviS-
nrN. Seven men were supposed 10 get
together. selected on hrruuNt OF their
long experience and superior ability In
rerlain lines to advise different cabinet
u"ul'"rS therein n,r!riirnrI
IL, 1.ta
S"y building. | fumd three rntir.
lInur~ az thai large office hVilliug with
hundreds and hundreds Of clerks crowd
"tl together working lik" they were pIIt-
ing out Il fire III Il broom Scdgc patch
Their" were expert .fl% Surrkrr% chem
ISIS. analysts. insect finders. bug hunt
''Is. and rr"pl" at every rnnrcirahln
character on IN" face nf The earth