The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-16
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May l6.-
What substantial basis for 1t II any
exists, the report persists in Washing.
ton, in official circles and outside OF
them, that President Wilson is going
10 Withdraw his war prohibition or.
der, due to become effective July /,
thus deferring nationwide prohibition
until the already adopted constitution
al amendment automatically goes into
effect January /, 1920. Not only does
that report persist, but 1t is believed
by everybody, or almost everybody. in
the Capital. The paid prohibition lob
byists believed enough in 1t to get
busy m an effort to convince the Pres
1dent that suspending or withdrawing
his war order is not the proper thing
to do. But they will not succeed. so
goes the general report here. There
is widespread confidence felt in
Washington, and what makes 1t i'm
portant, felt by officials high in the
administration, that the already con-
yicted and sentenced Rum Demon is
TO get six months reprieve. So sure
are the liberal-minded, whether de-
voices OF the dram or not. that this is
going to happen, that there arc al
kinds Of wagers to be had that 1t Will
happen. with very few takers report
ed.
Monday and Tuesday were circus
days in the Nations Capital, the first
of the season, with the most colossal
of the tented aggregations that exists
the attraction. 1t is city of half
million population now. but 1t is still
just big town on circus day, and 1t
has fallen back into that leisurely way
of living that distinguished 1t from
every other sizeable city in the Uni
ted States before the Kaiser started
to keep that dinner engagement with
himself in Paris. Everybody is ready
and willing to declare holiday, and
circus day Is Just as good an excuse
for one in the Capital as 1t is in any
hick town in the big timber country.
Seems like, somebody is dead in the
government buildings and in the down
town district, but the truth is that the
whole population, white and black
and please pause and emphasize The
blacks-haye gone out under the big
top. Senators Sutherland and Elkins
and Representative Reed, the only
members Of the West Virginia delega.
ton In Congress when the big show
callioped into town, Indignantly deny
that they slipped away with their own
or some of the neighbors' kids, but
they haven't been able to explain con-
vincingly why 1t was that their offices
didn't see them after Just before the
big parade started.
Thare tuo mann hare nF bn Mast
Virginia delegation in the House who
fragette lobbyists who hunt and
haunt the Capitol and the Senate and
House office buildings as doubtful.
They are the two new baby members
-Goodykoontz. of the Fifth, and Ech-
OILS, of the Sixth. They are counted
doubtful, the suffs say, because of let
tiers they have written in reply to let
tiers of inquiry sent to them from
suff headquarters. Just what was said
by Messrs, Goodykoontz and Echols,
the. lady lobbyists failed to state, and
1t remains for the pair of newcomers
to enlighten the palpitating public as
to their precise attitude on the issue
in question. The reader OF this para
graph row knows, and Messrs. Goody.
koontL anu EcnolS SHOULD TAKE warn
ing from it, that there will be run
of feminine callers on the offices of
the two new statesmen when they ar
rive and open up for business. They
will find that handling the suff lobby
lists is somewhat more exciting and
interesting than the male of the spe-
cles. It's an exhiliarating game for
quick thinkers.
The Eightieth Division, in which
there are more West virginians than