Judge — October 10, 1914 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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f | } | THE INTRODUCTION “* Father, this is a New Art bust of the young lady I am to marry.” What's Not in Washington Things That Might Have Taken Place in the Nation's Capital, but Haven't By FRANCIS X. OSWALD Washington Correspondent of Jupce (Special Di-patches to Jupce) WasuincTon, D. C., October 10th, 1914 —Because of the havoc which the Euro- pean conflict has wrought in the importa- tion of feminine styles from Paris, Con- gress has undertaken to remedy the deficiency by ordering the State Depart- ment to assign one of its most eminent alienists to the relief of the harassed femininity. The appropriation for this undertaking is to be taken out of the $2,750,000 set aside by Congress as a ‘‘refugee fund." The administration has taken the position that this fund should be used for the re- lief of Americans in the United States, as well as in Europe. With a busy social season at hand, it is pointed out that the lack of European styles may cause more suffering here than the war is causing abroad. One of the first rules of the new fashion arbiters is a declaration that, in compli- ance with the President’s proclamation of neutrality, no preference must be shown for the styles of any of the nations involved in the conflict. Louis XV. mod- els must give way to Jameshamiltonlewis I. effects. Medici collars must give way to the Bryan variety. Battenberg lace must make way for the Terryhut brand. Russian blouses are to be replaced by the New Jersey kind. But there probably will be one blessing in this new activity of American states- manship. Once the horrors of its fash- ions have been enforced, there will be a loud and insistent clamor for universal peace. No effort on the part of the Democrats to carry out their platform pledges of economy has aroused such widespread and unanimous approval as the adoption of a resolution to ‘‘dock’’ the salaries of mem- bers of the House of Representatives whenever they are absent. This means a debit against each congressman of $20.54 for each day he is away from the session. There have been suggestions in the past that if the government would pay con- gressmen $20.54 a day to keep them away from Washington, it might result not only in great financial saving, but in con- siderable advantage to the country at large. For the last six months, for in- stance, it is estimated that the prosperity of the country might have been increased many times had the government been able to induce Congress to stay away from Washington and quit tinkering with the laws. The new economy program, however, is looked upon as exceedingly advantageous, in the light of our decreased revenues from customs duties. Because of the war, it has been found necessary to raise $100,000,000 from other sources to keep the treasury from starving to death. An astute statistician has figured out that this deficit might be made up by sending Congress home and then ‘‘docking’’ it for staying away. At the rate of $20.54 a day for each of the four hundred and thirty-five members, he has discovered that it would take just thirty years, eight months and two days to save the $100,- 000,000 made necessary by the war. By that time the war probably would be over. Resist the devil, and he will try, try again. Jones—Could you give Smith a job in the street department? He's a good, conscientious fellow, and thoroughly understands street paving. Political bo11—I could, only for that ! comicbooks.com