| Show K POLITICAL PULL IN WASHINGTON One Oue of oC the special correspond correspond- correspondents correspondents correspondents I writing t from WashIngton ghe an example of oC pull pull in poll poll- tics He lie tell tells how our national legislators grow Indignant alien t hen ac accused aCt ac- accused of yielding to pressure but buthe buthe buthe he tells this story to l 01 e that much legislation Is secured through political Influence Two To T 0 applications came caine before the committee for Increases In pen pen pen-i Sirs Mrs 1 Edith L Quick St StLouis LOUIS 1 Mo 10 widow of a veteran of the Spanish American and world wars sought an increase from 12 12 to 50 50 per month George Curry El BI Paso Texas veteran of the Spanish American war sought an Increase of oC from Crom 12 12 to 50 a month The committee recommend recommend- recommended recommended aI I ed the tho Increase sought by Mrs Quick be denied It recommended i I the granted Increase asked by Curry be beI I I Mrs Quick the report stated Is i is no now drawing compensation at atthe atthe the rate of 30 per month as atI aI a I I world orld war star Ido widow and is only U 44 1 i years old Of Curry the report said lIe He Jie Is now physically unable i to earn cam his living by manual labor I I On the face of the the report rec recommendations seem entirely ly fair The report says Sirs Mrs Irs Quick is Is only I IH i H 14 sears cars old suggesting she should hould be able to supplement her pension I Iby I by personal employment ment It does not stale state she suffers surfers from an all ailment allI I ment which prevents presents pre her from working and that she ba has no or other I to contribute to toI I her support The report sa says s of rry C that he he Is now ph I unable to earn his living b by manual manua labor It It does not state that Curry Is 1 no now on the government payroll pa roll at atI a a ear as the United States I commissioner commissioner on the Mexican I boundary commission Curry never neve ha has had to earn his lying living by roan man ual labor But Dut he has held hold many man I I political jobs lobs Including that of high sheriff of Manila governor of New ew I ewI I Mexico Me-Ico and member of congress I congressI from that state stale Cuiry Cutry at one time served as sate vate ate secretary to Senator Dursum of Ne Nev Mexico Bursum Dursum obtained for tor Curry his appointment as as boundary commissioner And Aud Is no now no chairman of ol the senate pension committee This disclosure should cause the senate to revise t-eIse its action By Dy the way ay those boundary commIssions corn com missions are sinecures and should be done rIone away with |
