The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-13
THEY'RE HUMAN
William Anterior Du Puy-

Elmer Dover Assistant Secretary OF Treasury,
In charge of internal revenue, which Is in charge
Of prohibition enforcement, says there evil
dences that folks aren't enjoying their Illicit
liquor much as they used to-
There was the incident of the with
bottle on railroad train for instance. He
edged its nozzle out of the corner of his bag,
filled a thimble palmed it. unostentatousy put
it where it would do the most good.
And just then he caught the eye Of the
across the way, and in that eye there was 50
much Of yearnng and supplication as to be
Irresistible, 80 he poured out another thimbleful
and smugged 1t across.
The stranger restrained himself long enough
to ask. somewhat fearfully:
rs it all right stuff"
Guaranteed by the bootlsgsers' union" was
the reply.
The stranger partook, his enjoyment obviously
tempered by his fear of unscheduled results
The train sped on, the liquor warmed. Then
suddenly the stranger slapped his hand to his
eyes.
IT am blind! My God. am blind" he almost
shrieked
Shut UP, you fool" commanded the dis
penser Of hospitality. I'VE are merely going
through a tunnel"
It was a great day for H. B. Miller when the
Interstate Commerce Commission the other day
ordered forty-nine railroads to show cause why
they should not install safety-device systems.
Mr.. Miller 10 the man who developed the sys-
tenn that will be most generally put through.
A master raroader, a great engineer. this man
Miller, you would guess.
Not at all. He is a country newspaper man.
He never worked a railroad. studied
engineering He used to be the publishers OF
q weekly paper down in Virginia He had
some ideas of safety devices, chung to them
hired technical men to develop them, raised
money to finance them. persisted stuck, kept
at It
Twenty years have passed and now he IL
coming into his own.
Frank b. Kellogg, white haired Senator from
Minnesota, one-tme Government trust buster, 10
q man who goes quite seriously about serving
that client which retained him some five years
ago--the public.
This man who licked Standard OIL, the Paper
Trust, and the Southern Pacific, takes life with
undated seriousness at the age of sixty-six.
There men who retire from active life and
come to the Senate to down the grade
There are many others who attempt to know
the subjects upon which they legislate. No man
can actually do this. There are many Senators
who work twelve hours a day, refusing vaca-
lions, in the attempt.
Frank Kellogg is one Of these. He In work
ing like a dockhand at sixty-six. He will never
quit He admits few compromising relaxations
1t 10 a hard life.
Kellogg has always worked like this He was
a farmer boy of nineteen when he came to
Rochester, Mimi, to work for his board in an
office and read law. He appreciated his educa-
tional deficiencies. one by one, taught himself
Latin history-whatever he needed.
He works too hard. does Kellogg takes life
too seriously. I could make him up a daily
schedule that would splotch the drab with a bit
of color. And Kellogg, in his heart would like
those diversions which he has never had-and
never will take.
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