The Washington times., 1917-01-15
Doesn't Hesitate to Turn the
SearchIight on Stirring
Deeds of 1916.
SAVED 22 CENTS IN YEAR
Settled Family Disputes,
Bought a Wrist Watch, and
Ran for Presidency.

NnG ETCElQCuCI VI lAC OAANNN
has set an admirable example to
the Messrs. Wilson, Tughes, Benson,
Hanly and all other candidates who
conspired last fall to beat Butch
The Hon. Mr.. McDevitt, who will be
remembered as the one-time Million
aire for a Day" has sent to the Sun
not only an itemized account OF
bis expenses, but also an almost com
Nplete record of his income and out
come for 1916, his troubles with rela-
tives-now partly cleared up-and his
daily output for meals, laundry, and
other necessities. The personal ex'
penses are, 1t is needless to say. data
high cost Of living is q nationaR Is
sue.
HIEh spots of His Year.
Hon. McDevitt, following his usual
custom OF writing on the business
paper Of e friend when informing
the Sun. Of his personal affairs, has
selected from his 1916 diary these
high spots for general publication:
sWiIkesbarre Agency of Philadel-
phIa Life Insurance Company, c. n.
Gallagher, general agent In tho
Midst Of Life We Are In Dearth'-
Gallagher. Insure with Gallagher
now and he will make your widow
happy. Second floor, 81 South Main
street, WiIkesbarre, Pa Take the ele'
vator-Also accident insurance.
'swiIkesbarre, Pa, January 5. 1916.
To the Editor of the Sun: Friend
Editor-I am debating to Gallagher
stenographer while he is out to Red.
ington's for dinner the following I'm
portant Events During Ny Career ID
1915 for the general public's perusal
Please drop your work long enough
to thoroughly digest what have 70
say, as 1t is even more important
than my former communications.
s1.s7 His Closing Assets.
II find from an analysis of nv
diary that in 1916 made-never mind
how, but I made 1t, brother-the
SUM of $4,000, all of which spent
Would say further 1 had at the be
ginning Of the year now past $1-35
and would say further that at close
Of said year 1 had $1.67.
II procured two suits of clothing.
One cost fifteen bucks and the other
twelve, and both suits together were
worth a total OF about SO, IL you
ask me. Also 1 got one hat, 81, and
three suits of winter underwear, or
50. Also one neclztie dark red). 81
cents; two pairs of shoes with light
cloth uppers for evening wear. n
SI2; two pairs OF plaid hose to 60
with same, one Ingersoll wrist watch
50, for golfing at Wyoming Valley
Country Club; pew rent and other
and caddy and other expenses at coun
try club, S92.75. and also I spent 81
for q sport shirt and 35 cents Del
week for laundry. 1 am back in ms
dues in the Westmoreland Club. 81
will not include this expense until
my annual report next year, by which
time ] hope to be in good standing
around at the club again.
Although / only consumed ono
meal a day, and this as a rule never
amounted to more than 80 cents.
usually gave the waiter 20 cents.
Nevertheless 5000 went in restau-
rants. Fifty cents a day for 366 days
means 1888. Who got the other $717?
Cost of Popularity.
81 did not drink any liquor and my
cigar bill was less than one buck q
day. None of it went to the country
club restaurant, because I always
carry my dinner pail to the golf links.
| suppose it went for the hangerson
who gather around my table In res
taurants. Easy come, easy go. I'm
popular, even IL do say il as should
During the year 1 spoke in sewn
churches, attended sixty-two banquets
and gnnnlyaFG
ferent) occasions by brass bands, ran
for Congressman-atlarge in my homo
State, and was defeated, Travelled
over sixteen States, and had seven
proposals of marriage
Il was dead broke fifteen different
times-once for five days in success
sion. 1 announced myself for Presi
dent of the United States, hired a spe
cial train and took my delegates with
me-uninstructed-to New York city
hired a hall, secured the nomination
and went forth and spoke in nine State.
and flfty-three cities. lost in every
place I spoke and also in the place.
I didn't speak.
During 1916 read a great deal Of
Shakespeare, Goldsmith, Burns, anc
Harold Bell Wright. Also Scientific
American. Cosmopolitan. Snappy Stor
les, Popular, Review of Reviews, anC
other high class literary magazines
and the current news such as the Sun
HaZleton Sentinel, WIlkesbarre Rec
ord, New York Journal-for Bris
bane's stuff, mostly-Nanticoke News
Elmira Telegram-for the local homS
and hreside affairs-New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung, and the Berlin Loka'
AnZeiger-for the truth about the
war-and the Pittston Gazette.
Bride Didn't want Him.
WAS to have acted as groomsmar
for q coal operator friend but the
bride objected. Attended four funer
ais and gave three rousing cheers al
the corner Of Ross street when an
other funeral knew the gent back
wards-passed down South Washing
ton street last summer. Stood spon
sor for the child of a fellow clubman
but the baby don't know about thi.
yet.
would state had a series of quar-
rels which might be called all one
quarrel With my brothers wife, and
we don't speak since. Also had e quar-
rel with my oldest sister over a party
she gave her daughter. did not like
the people she invited-you can print
that-but we are good friends again
meaning 1 and my sister, not / and
the people she invited. Please make
this last clear and plain.
Il published . paper during Sep