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In winter. Efforts In that direction
have been confined to city streets.
Now that the war and the resulting
strain on transportation have brought
about the use of motortrucks as
freight carriers, the federal govern
ment figures that the question Of keep
Ing our highways clear In the cold
moRths is worth consideration. As a
result the council of national defense
has been giving attention to this prob
lem of snow removal. In the northern
sections of the United States roads
during the winter become almost Inn
passable for heavy traffic on wheels.
If the new method of motortruck
transportation Is to become really
worth while. there will have to be
some general effort to keep the high
ways clear Of snow drifts and mud
holes.
The Republicans began their presi-
dental campaign for 1920 as soon as
they had won the congressional
campaign of 1913. Just now there
has been considerable amount
of casting about for candidates
and many names are mentioned
In the course of weeks desultory dis
cussion. 1t is rather an interesting
fact that people expect TO see two ex-
presidents with their hats In the
ring" In 1920. No one seems to doubt
that Colonel Roosevelt will be very
much in evidence at the next Repub-
lican convention, and there is now
growing feeling that Judge Taft might
make successful comeback race.
One of the interesting suggestions
as to Republican candidate came
from shrewd political observer on
the Democratic side of the senate. He
remarked that the Republicans would
be likely to go West for candidate In
order to get the geographical support
which nomination of that kind would
be likely to insure. In that case, he
said, he rather expected the next Re
publican convention TO turn to man
like Senator Frank P. Kellogg of Min
nesota. Minnesota, he said, was
doubtful state, very close In the cam
paign of 1916. Kellogg has had fine
public record, both as prosecutor OF
trusts and as a senator. Minnesota
has never been considered as on the
presidential highway, but almost any
thing is likely TO happen in politics
these days.
Those who were In the galleries Of
the house Of representatives on the
opening day of the session of con-
gress looked down on President VIII
son and noted that he was showing
age. While spick and span In his abb
solutely correct clothes, IL was noticed
that strands of hair were combed
across the top of his head, and If those
strands had been removed he would
have appeared as bald-headed man.
something that has never been thought
of In connection with the president.
Then II was also noted that his hair
had turned gray very rapidly. II was
evident that the worries of the past
year or two have told upon him.
One innocent little resolution that Is
always among the first to pass In both
house and senate reads like this:
"That the hour of daily meeting Of the
house Cor senate) be IL o'clock noon
until otherwise ordered" Candidates
for seats In the two bodies, particular
ly the house, often rail at the late
hour set by congress for Its daily ses-
sions. People back home" are apt to
think that a congressman can sleep
until IL o'clock In the morning and
meander down to the capitol where
the wheels begin to move at noon and
stop moving usually at o'clock In
the afternoon. But the new men who
come to Washington filed with burn
ing desire to start legislating at s or Q
o'clock In the morning soon realize
that for most Of them legislating IL the
least Of their worries. They are glad
TO have those hours before noon In
which to attend to departmental mat
tiers for constituents.
Congressman Wingo Of Arkansas
had a bill authorizing the construction
of a bridge in his district which he
was In a hurry to have passed so that
President Wilson might sign IL before
leaving the country. No one was OPP
posed to the bill. but some OF the Re-
publIcans were inclined to kid"
wingo about his haste.
'sThe gentleman may recall" sug
gested Nick LoLgwofth. 1T has been
tho presidential custom TO hand the
pen with which be signed bin for
some favored project to the gentleman
interested in II. How would the gen.
tleman attempt to get the pen In this
caseT'
Il am willing, II get the law. to
let someone else have the pen re-
piled Wingo.
Congressman Greene Of Vermont IN
qulred Il the presentation Of 3 BIN
to an empty White House Is equivalent
to giving 1t TO a Democratic presi-
dentf- But wingo GOT he blll shrcugA
which WIS al be wanted