The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08

hlrb BiWck Wub wl&tvus 1V was the senator.
 "Well, son." said Hugo, sr. "i'm glad to hear you tell mo not to run oyer something for . change. Whats come over you"
 Hugo, Jr, was reluctant, but after some pressing he finally replied:
 "vvell, Daddy, that was Jim. cycle"
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 Tho army ia up against 1t for light trucks. 1t needs about
 Reason for tho dilemma is this; Whenever the army asks for bids on light trucks, Ford un- derbids all competitors by con- siderable margin. However, Ford trucks are unacceptable because he spurns the Blue Eagle.
 The drny, therefore would bs glad to buy Chevrolots, but Ford lias served notice that in this case he will bring suit. And the general think that although the lower courts have ruled against Ford, tho higher courta might find in his favor. slncd the cost of tho trucks in such N case would come out of their own pockets. they are not willing to take e chance.
 So the Army rensains with. out its 700 llgiit trucks.
 Latest move suggested in army circles is to get Controller Qen. oral McCarl to permit bids on slx-eylinder trucks. Since Ford der cars he would Do out of luck. SILVER PUXZLE
 Bald. .pntod "Muley" Dough. ton, chairman Of tho house ways and means committee, opened tho floor debate on the presi- dents c0mpromlse silver bill.
 The unasaumlng, hard.work. ing North Carollnlnn smoke at great length. lio told how the bill was considered In commit toe, who participated, and whom. iSub upVub tUO UItuuuTtt WHWt It's purpose was, what 1t would do, thore was not Q word.
 San Franelseo's witty con. gresswoman, Mrs Floroneo Kahn, finally interrupted:
 We on the minority side arc very anxi0us Go have the gentle. man explain the bilD. VIII the gentleman kindly do thAtY"
 Tho House roared, D0ughton, an able committee leader but no floor speaker, crimsonod. Excitodly he began readinE n statement from tho presidents message on silver.
 T didn't ask about policy" tn. sisted Mrs Kahn. "1 asked about the effect Of tiie bIll."
 Well" replied Doughton, "wo'll have to walt and see what tho effect is."
 MIRACLE
 ff Secretary WalinGe's amend. monts to the Agricultural Ads Jpstmont act get thorugh eon- gresg it is going to bo nothing less than q miracle.
 Those proposals would mako him virtual ezar of the farming business. He would have auth. ority to bring oil agricultural commodities under oduction control, license not only dcnlers of farm produce but those handling competing goods.
 Hostility against granting such sweeping powers is wide. spread. ClOnkFOOnl report has it that twenty scnnte democrats have declared their intention Of b0itIng.
 Chester Davis, hard. working AAA chief, has boen quietly do. Ing some earnest wooing Of dis. sident members. Ills success, however, is not pronounced.
 MEIsRY.GO.ROUND f, Attacks by outsiders on gov. ernniental agencies are almost daily occurrences. But for one official body to borate another is q rare spectacle ThlB however, Is exactly what Madame Perkins Women's Bureau iB do. ing to Jim Farley's post office. lt claims Jim is discriminating against married women postal clerks by dismissing large mum. bcrs The 20 retorts that it has no cholco in the matter, is merely abiding by the law .. When tall, lanky Brawell Doen, first term Georgian, made . pnss ct CaiIfornia's Republican Ralph isltse, during . wrangs in the. house, Deen just about assured his recollection Fellow Ge0r- gIans say that n Deems dis- trict truculence toward a rGpub. lican is Q certain guaranty Of popular acclaim June ] was memorable day for con- servatIon enthusiasts On that day there went Into effect "scheduleAJ" of tho lumber code, which provides that hereafter private tImbermen talk ethe same measures in policing adn replen. ishIng their 400, 900 acres of forest lands as the government In protecting the public preserves.
 MORE MERRY.GO.ROUND
 Scene in the AAA press sec- ton: An employe yelling 10 . colleague after q vain search Hey, Jim, telegraph Bilb0 to send back those shears. Theodore c. Biibo, former Mis- sissippl governor, once newspa- per clipper for the Department of Agriculture at 96,000 q year, recently resigned to run for the senate Yellow roses are one of Mrs Roosevelt's fevor- ite table decorations, although the pansy is her favorite flower The president si partial to carnations, with roshes sec- ond J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Bureau of Investigation, commonly, and erroneously called the Secret Service" never uses e train when he can fly This Is also true of Ed ward F.. McGrady, assistant sec- retary of labor, whose secret am- f.lttns tt A.. fn ffv big 0Wn nIa nA.