The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-12

captured q German machine gun nest--chiefly with revolvers.
 CHANGED
 Nebraska's militant independ- ent, Senator George Norris, was not always that way When he first came to congress as q rookie member of the House in 1906 he was Q trusting regular republican. He didn't remain long such, however Young Norris took exception to the autocratlc rule of Uncle Joe" Cannon, launched a historic fight against him that eventually broke his hold. .- From then on, Nor. ris became increasingly liberal and independent Dr Leo Wolman, chairman of the MIRA Labor Advisory Board, and head of the Presidents Automobile Labor Arbitration Board, start. out to be a, doctor of medicine before he became interested In economies .. Louey Howe, the presidents gnome-liko confidef- tial secretary, spends week-ends with his family in Fall River, Mass. While in Washing ton Louey resides in the White House, where he has his own room. His wife and children have visited the capital only ir- frequently since March (, 1893. COPPER AND ALUMINIUM
 The latest hitch to hold up agreement on the long, pending aluminium code is a bitter battle between aluminium and copper producers over price fixing The copper code requires the open filing of prices, and the industry wants the aluminium producers compelled to do the same Despite his 75 years, Fletcher, is one of the hardest working members of congress. He is at his office by S:SO in the morning, rarely leaves be- fore that hour at night. He personally sees all visitors, and attends to a heavy inflow of daily mail As unylelding chairman of the Bank Investi- gating committee, Fletcher is largely responsible for the en- actment of the Stock Market Bill Mrs James Hamilton Lewis, wife of Illinois bewhis- kered Beau Brummel, Senator Ham" Lewis, is known to her friends as "Gypsy", because of her skill as a fortunte teller San Francisco's widely esteemed Congresswoman Mrs Kahn, the only woman ever to hold seat on the House Ap- propriations Committee, Is known to her colleagues as Florence" {. 1t is not an uncommon thing for democrats as well as republicans to consult her be- fore voting on important meas ureS.
 HOT BATTLE
 A hot battle Is going on be- hind MIRA scenes between Gen. eral Hugh Johnson and the La- bor Advisory Board over the long-standing issue of company unions. Johnson insists that these unions should have representation on the industrial relations boards which he is set- ting up to handle labor disputes in coded industries {. The A. F. of l.. members of the Advis- ory Board have flatly warned him that if he goes through with his plan. representatives of their unions will refuse to sit on the proposed boards -. John T. Flynn, well-known econ omist, author, and magazine wri- ter, is being considered as the chief investigator for the senate ammunitions Investigating com mittee Massachusetts bach elor senator, David I. Walsh, is an enthusiastic follower of the Italian game of "boccie", which he learned from his Italian con- stituents. The game is played on a lawn with wooden balls; one player throwing out large ball, called the "tribula," and the other trying to hit it. RELIEF MONEY
 Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministrator Harry Hopkins ex- poets relief expenditures to ease up during the next four months, but not over 10 per cent Using the $90,000,000 April out lay as a basis for computations, he figures that the summer months will require not less than $400. 100000 South Caro- lina's Senator Cotton Ed" Smith believes in getting all he can. With two daughters on the con- gressional payroll as clerks in his office, and neither doing any work, Smith has applied for an- other clerk. because of the pres- sure of business" As boy in Haverstraw. N. Y., where he was born. Jim Farley carried a torch in a big parade during the 1896 campaign of William Jennings Bryan During President Roosevelt's recent yatchting vacation White House mail dropped off sharply, fall- ing down to only several hundred letters n day With his re- turn, the inflow immediately spurted upward, and is now averaging around 5000 daily.
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