The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21

dow shoppers. The Russian family was particularly intrigued by an extensive display of radio equipment in one store, spent a long time examining 1t. .. Ariz0na's veteran Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst has been try ing for 40 years to learn to smoke. Frequently he tackles cigar, or cigarette, or pipe, but always the result is the same: a feeling of discomfort near his middle. Reared as a Quaker, Senator Arthur Cap- per, willy Kansas republican,, al- ways uses Quaker idiom, "thee," his family. True to the tra- dition of his faith, he has never worn piece of jewelry, not even a tie-pin. But he loves to dance. Represen- tative Raymond G. Cannon, Mil- waukee democrat, who, dislikes U. s. senators and is in favor of abolishing American ambas- sadors and ministers, has never been abroad.
 BRAIN TRUST
 Quote from congressional speech of Will Taylor, republican of Tennessee: When the people get their eyes open to this dead ly menace, this little brain trust will crumble beneath their wrath even as straw in the path of a tornado" Oscar Chapmans assistant secretary of the inter for, recently received present of 1880. Virgin Islands rum. Un- fortunately Oscar Is g personal dry. President Roosevelt, when asked regarding the new code Eagle immediately after his return from Miami, replied: What, have we matched a new bird ?" Next to Mrs Roose- welt, Mrs Ickes takes the prize as the most active lady in the cabinet. Her average is about three speeches per week plus as many dinners. Her favorite topic has been described as "Indians- Just Indians" Mrs Ickes prob ably is even more interested in Indians than her husband, who originally wanted to be Indian commissioner instead of secre- tary of the interior.
 DOCTOR" FARLEY
 Jim Farley, genial postmaster general, was once refused a de- gree of LID from Georgetown university. Jim hankered for the honor. but the university au- thorities were. upstage. .. They said:.. We have to main tain our scholastic standards. The fact that MT Farley is first rate political boss does not qual- fly him for a degree" |. There was nothing accidental about, the federal trade commissoin's disclosure that Warren T. Thayer, New York state senator, had been good and faithful friend of the mighty Associated < Gas and Electric company. (. :. The sensational disclosure had ] been in the committees files for months but was sprung just as Governor Lehman's program for utilities reform came under att tack by Wall street. The wolves have now run for cover. .. The treasury's fourth lib- erty loan ref1nancing will save the government approximately $1O,000,0O0 annually in interest charges. Justice Stone, of the supreme court, has a secret panel in the bookcase of his study. When he touches a but ton, the case swings back, and a hidden door leads into the main part Of his home. Stone de- signed the door himself.
 BUYERS STRIKE
 Mounting retail prices have the administration worried. |. This is the explanation behind the new central consumers unit set up by the national emergency council. A widespread buyers strike is feared, and the NEG move is an effort to head it off. A buyers boycott at this time would have a dis astrous effect on the recovery program. Production would be affected, with resulting inroads on employment. A new pro- administration weekly is in the making. The plan is to call it Tomorrow" make it re- ligious in character, modelled after "The Catholic World" but n-denominational. The . extent to which government buying has stimulated the production of the metal in tho ~ U. s. is strikingly illustrated by the latest figures, which show an output of 26S,00O fine ounces for February of this year as com pared to 14S,000 in February. 1888. Red-baiting Repre- sentative Ham" Fish is not at all certain he will be re-elected this year, but that is not inkeep.. ing him from being a political oracle. Q1oth Ham: "The next national campaign will have to decide as between the restora- ton of our American represen- tatives form of government, and socialistic dictatorship"