Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-09
Digest OF News
At Washington
BY II HUNT
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

NEA SbaII correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Seeking
moral support to sustain New Year
resolutions, l dropped in on Andrew
Volstead.
The day outside was dripping wet,
but inside Volstead's office all was
dry, if not cozy.
How about it, congressman" I
asked. rs there anything to this
story you are to be appointed pro-
hibition commissioner after March
AZ"
That's plain moonshine," Vol
stead answered, propping his feet up
on a h~alf-opened drawer of his
desk.
"Meaning?" I queried, seeking
further explanation.
Poor DOPE" came the ready an
swer.
Which, I submit, disproves any and
all allegations to the effect that the
father of the prohibition law has no
humor in his system.
Incidentally, Volstead, as chair
man of the Judiciary Committee
which conducted the recent i'm
parchment proceedings against At
t -ey General Daugherty, says the
door is open for further submission
of evidence if there is any anyone
wants to submit.
81 haven't dared attempt to trans
act any business with the Depart
ment OF Justice since the impeach-
ment action was started" he said.
~ knew if T called at the depart
| ment, no matter on what errand,
| it would be said ! was there to help
mix the whitewash. So I've very
carefully stayed away"
"Reverting to the prohibition en-
! forcement job," I said, wouldn't
such an appointment be rather graft
fying?"
II haven't the slightest ambition
that way" declared prohibitions
| daddy.
Life's Darkest Moment came to
Julia Lathrop, former chief of the
ChiIdren's Bureau, the other day
while on a visit to Vassar College.
Miss ] athrop had been invited to
address a meeting at Vassar and al
| ways ready to sacrifice herself for
the good of the girls, made the trip,
| although tired out from q strenuous
| years work.
Seated on the stage, she attempted
to fight off WEAKNESS until her place
on the program vas reached, but the
droning of voices and the warn air
in the big auditorium lulled her to
drowsiness and she dropped asleep
in her chair.
A sharp outburst of handciapping
| reused her.
1.-The dear girls have done some
thing nice again" she thought as
she braced herself upright and join
ed in the applause.
The handclapping died down. Fol-
lowed an expectant lull.
Then the chairman of the meeting
| tiptoed over to Miss Lathrop and
whispered that she had Just been in
trodueed. The applause in which
she had Joined had been for her.
Embarrassment. Co fl 8 1 o n.
Blushesi
Senator Borah wouldn't be sur
prised if he had to jog the admin
istration's elbow again to keep it
fir forgetting that it is popularity
supposed to be putting a finger in
the European economic pie.
I found Borah, Va week after he
had Withdrawn his resolution asking
that the president call a conference
to deal with the European situation,
still swamped with congratuiatory
messages yer his fight.
"Any more ammunition up your
sleeve?" 1 asked, "Or is the confer
ence war al s%ettled?"
Bora,4 grinned and there was a
twinkle in his eyes as he answered:
81 guess that's all over" he said
Then, as an afterthought, 'For the
present, anyway"
81 see it's suggested that now the
pressure's removed administration
activity appears to be vaning."
WELL" he spoke slowly, almost
with a drawl, that wouldn't be sur
prising 1t wouldn't be wholly un-
expected. But-well-l-l. anyway
we must give them a little time =
give them a little time to show what
they propose"
But after that "little time" is up i:
Well, Borah isn't saying but don'd
be surprised and say you weren't
warned when he sets off anothel
batch Of fireworks.
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