The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-06
ARTICLE BY SENATOR'S
WIFE CAUSES A Juror
PERQUISITES OF CABINET WO-
MEN ARE CRITICIZED BY
MRS. POINDEXTER.
BIG STIR In OFFICIAL CIRCLES
Social Circles Are Reused as Seldom
Before in the National Capitol. Hus-
band Refuses to Discuss Sarcastic
References to Prominent People.


band Refuses to Discuss Sarcastic
References to Prominent People.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Oficial
Washington is buzzing like beehive
over the comments on official and So
cial life. in the capital and bitterly sar-
castle references to public officials and
their wives contained in an article
written by Mrs. Miles Poindexter, of
Washington, for the Spokesman Re-
view, of Spokane.
In her initial effort as a writer for
the public Mrs. Miles Poindexter, wife
Of the senator from Washington, has
aroused the interest of official circles
here to such an extent as to make her
self worthy of the jealousy OF the au-.
thor of THE Mirrors of Washington. !"
That the mirror discloses the most IN
innate glimpse of official life in the
national capital when it is held in the
hand of woman apparently has been
demonstrated by the Juror in social
circles of Washington following the
republication this morning of an arti-
Gle which was printed under Mrs.
Poindexter's name more than month
ago in a Spokane paper.
Full of Caustic Comment.
Mrs. Poindexter's article comments
caustically on the alleged social per-
quisites of the wives of cabinet mem
bers and expresses her difficulty at I'M
derstanding how the senator's are so
liberal with the secretaries (of the
wit
themselves"
But the LADY from Washington"
it appears, expressly reserved her
choicest comments for the family OF
Edwin DENLY, secretary OF the navy,
who, incidentally, defaulted in a prom
Use to make a number of speeches IN
Washington on behalf of Senator
Poindexter prior to the election last
November which retired Mrs. Poin-
dexter's husband from public life.
Prefers Navy Secretaryship.
IF | were choosing" says Mrs.
Poindexter's article, Il think l should
ask to be made secretary OF the navy,
because there seems to be so much
that goes with tan automobile with
a driver, the use of those fine small
boats that go about in the waters here
and the opportunity to take ones fam
lily on wonderful trips, such as the
one that Secretary DENLY and his
family took to the Orient last sum-
mer, and, besides all these things,
when the secretary's wife has her
days at home she can have the ma
rine band to furnish music for her
functions"
This is but one of numerous para
graphs in Mrs. Poindexter's literary
effort which attracted much attention
here today. Among other things she
declares that the war department. fur
nishes good looking officers" for the
functions given by the secretary OF
war, and that the botanical gardens
furnish flowers for the house OF the
secretary of agriculture. Additional
interest attaches to these references by
Mrs. Poindexter because OF the tact
that her husband has been mentioned
for the appointment to succeed Albert
B. Fall as secretary of the interior.
Left Capital Thursday
Senator Poindexter declined to make
anv comment whatever on the article,
saving that he had not read it. The
manner
dictated that the subject was distaste-
full to him. Efforts to interview Mrs.
Poindexter were met with the state
ment that she is out of the city and is
not expected to return until tomor-
row. 1t was added that she has been
away from Washington since last
Thursday.
Likewise did Secretary of the Navy
DENLY decline to discuss the matter.
Marine corps officers, however, enter
ed prompt denial that the marine
band rendered special or particular
service to the wife of the secretary OF
the navy, stating that the band IS al
WAYS ready to assist in any semi-ot-
fetal social affair, including those CIV
en- by members of congress. They cit
ed, as an instance, that it recently
plaved at an entertainment in honor
Of one of the members OF the Penn
svlvania congressional delegation.
Explains Failure to Speak.
Friends of the secretary of the navy,
moreover. hastily came forward with
an explanation of his failure to visit
Washington during the last campaign
and speak for Senator Poindexter,
who is the acting chairman of the ma
val affairs committee of the senate.
Mr.. DENLY, so his friends stated, had
fully intended to carry out his prom
Use to campaign for Senator Poindex-
ter in the latter's home state, but un-
expectedly had been detained in the
national capital because OF the hear
ings on the navy budget.