The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-06-17
Notes From Washington
By Guy U. Hardy

l1E tcosis quite TIDY sum 10 keep up
Pie Presidents home and pay his per-
4cnal travelling expenses. We passed
ne sundry civil appropriation bill the
other day which contained items for
1the Presidents travelling expenses
j tnd White House maintenance total
!, ,{nsJ s109.000. Besides that, another
hili contained the item OF $4,000 sal
Ary The expense items include: For
eafe and refurnishing executive man
kion and for carriages and automo-
1iles. $4,000. For traveing ex-
penses. 25,000. For the White House
&reeu house, $4,000. For light for
Khite House and grounds, $500 For
Fre for White House and green house,
5000. For improvements and main
tsnanre Of boQse apd grounds, $500.
voted for the bill didn't want
ksss President to think that ! had any
~ feelings over those letters he
ss.fote out TO Colorado in November.
] saw an interesting statement the
other day about the cost OF collecting
taxes. To hear some folks talk you
would think that II cost the govern
ment about half Of the taxes col
1ected- But as a matte or fact IL cost
East year just 53 cents TO collect each
800 through the Internal Revenue
Bureau. This bureau collected last
year. So. $50. so. 900. or this. $500
$4,000 came from income and excess
Brofts taxes.
For a year now. have been expect
ing TO see somebody killed every day.
With the hundreds OF street cars, and
the thousands % automobiles and nun.
nFaAg nf fharSa nd - sf.r~r
in all directions ali the time in a great
city. you think every minute YOU are
on the street that something a. going
10 run into somebody or some other
thing These are very busy streets
in Washington. and many people usc
them, and there appears to be
many reckless drivers abroad, but
the pedestrians seem TO have good
luck. Dor I have never yet seen an ac-
csdent. | have never seen a road in
Colorado would be afraid TO drive on,
but III confess ! would be afraid 10
drive car down in this busy part OF
Washington.
Tire overall movement didn't get
very far in Congress or any where
else for that matter. Two congress
meE put them on long enough 10 make
an appearance. have their pictures
taken and be interviewed. and then
they went hack to ordinary clothes.
The overall movement was a clever
advertising stun, for somebody. II
succeeded in selling about ali the
overall material in the country. sold
many thousands of suits TO people
who have already discarded them. and
put the price up for the honest work
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While the congressman do not wear
overasis, they are not wasting much
money on clothes. The average mem
Der OF the House IL no more particular
abort his dress than the average iner-
chant in Canon City probably NOT 50
III rh and have seen some slick and
shining coats in the Senate. a con
gressman Is hard-working person
From week 10 week he may go no
.alaee but from his ofiice TO the House.
Nc gets used to wearing Old clothes.
and sees no excuse for dressing up.
While the overall craze was on. !
heard many members say that they
had not purchased suit for a year.
and did not intend TO do so for an-
other year: that the way TO reduce
prices was to create n surplus by
larger production or restricted con.
rumpiion, and they were willing TO
help out little by wearing old
clothes.
This is no pfivation, Tor the aver.
aae member. as he Is past middle age
has been fairly successful at home,
and doesn't have to dress up to prove
that he can AFFORD TO buy good clothes
Back home there IL often an impres
sion that congressman must wear
silk tat. Prince Albert coat aud
white gloves often. But It ISN'T so
Thai Is. be has Few opportunities, and
never has TO unless he Is especially
anxious 10 do so. There are sorne silk
hat affairs in washington. but most
members OF the House do not wear
them. There are a few dresssuit
Irdairs. but I dare say that the aver
age congressman doesn't wear dress
suit IN Washington as often as do
GONE of the business men OF Canon
City.
Speaking personally. | have boon
Ssearlng my old clothes down here thu
winter went to reception the
other afternoon at the home OF Sccre-
tary of state Colby In suit hardly
as respectable as All Mitchell would
want FOR hshing trip over on. the
Cunnlson had 10 so direct from
tie rBplfo'. md disn't care 10 20 horne
- Gaangr Even in<that gathering I
Hhln't fcpi conspicuous or lonesome.
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A few large receptions are given
that arc interesting In way. aiihoush
! have pnsscd most Of thnq up and
have lot Mrs Hardy take the cards
Most of the cabinet memSors' wives