Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
Capital Sidelights
ny WILL p. KENNEDY.

Representative A. Piatt Andrew Of
Gloucester proudly boasts that not
only does his famous North Shore dis
trict of Massachusetts, lure the largest
| number of diplomats and others from
| Official Washington during the Summer
season, but claims also that he has
| constituent who holds one of the most
/ important posts In the National Capital
not on the Federal pay roll, but aiding
the Government greatly in transacting
It's business efiiciently.
He refers to John c. Remon, q native
| Of Salem, Mass, who recently returned
to the Capital as manager OF the Ches-
apeake 81 Potomac Telephone Co.. and
promptly put through a 100000
stock deal.
One of the outstanding jobs achieved
| for the United States Government I'M
der Mr.. Remon's administration has
been transoceanic telephone service Tor
| the White House and State Department
in negotiating the international holi-
day in debt settlement.
Out OF $4,000 stations which come
under the administration OF MT. Rem
on, with o $31, 100000 plant invest
ment, there are approximately 17.O0O
| instruments In service OF the Federal
| and District Governments. The United
States Government uses the telephone
| very extensively, both local and toll, IN
| transaction of Government business.
| Besides this, as Washington is the
heart of the Nation, with press serV-
ices, washington correspondents Tor
| all the large papers throughout the
world, with stock brokerage houses
keeping In close touch with happen
ings here there are more special wires
In operation in Washington than any
where else in the country, except new
York Besides, that, the Information
transmitted over these wires Is SO I'M
| portant and so vitality affects business
and the welfare of the people that the
service here has to be right"
That's why Representative Andrew is
so proud of his constituents having been
chosen for such an important post.
This fellow Remon comes from ar
! old Salem family that was In the bust
ness of repairing boats. He worked his
way through high school and the Wof,
| cester Polytechnic Institute. He acted
SIS a guide to Hawthorne's "House Of
the Seen Gables" and other old Salem
| landmarks, he worked in q haberdAn-
cry store, and he operated motor
| boat service carrying visitors to places OF
| interest along the old North Shore. Like
another famous son OF Massachusetts,
who is now Secretary of the Navy, REM
on is quite an amateur yachtsman
| and IN his younger days had quite
reputation in Salem and Beverly mar
bors. about Marblehead and IN the IA
nous Jubilee Yacht Club races. Hes
heading back home" for his Summer
vacation and is looking forward TO re-
newing his youth on the waters on the
North Shore.
In reply to several inquiries recently
received, Ansel Void, one OF the most
| efficient clerks on Capitol Hill. clerk 70
the Joint Committee on Printing and
compiler Of the monumental WORK, Il;e
Biographical Directory OF the Amerl-
| can Congress" from 1774 to 1927,
states authoritatively that a cabinet Of
| ficer is not appointed for hxed term
and does not necessarily go out OF OF,
| fice with the President who appointed
him, and, while 1t is customary TO ten
der his resignation at the time a
change of administration takes place,
he remains formally at the head OF his
denartment until a successor is APP
pointed Subordinates acting tempo
rarily as heads of departments are not
considered cabinet officers. and In the
earlier period Of the Nations history
rot all cabinet officers were heads OF
executive departments. The order OF
departmental precedence now observed
was not followed prior to the passage
of the act of January 10. 1885, estao-
fishing the line of presidential success
sion. The names OF all those exercis-
Ing the duties and bearing the re-
sponsibilities of the executive depart
ments together with the period OF their
service. have been incorporated by Mr..
Wold in his Biographical Directory.
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Pure food guaranteed for l cent.
That's an alluring proposal mace oy
peal in this Summer season, when more
than ordinary care must be exercised
in this regard 1t is claim that uncle
sam makes. based on achievement, &C
cordine to DR.. w. C. Campbell. chlef
of the Food and Drug Administration
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture, who is proud OF the 1act
that the Federal pure food laws have
been enforced at a cost to the Amerl-
can public of but l cent per capita
per year.