The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-21

Washington, April 21-Bundl- ing congress out of town by May 15, or even June l, is going to be no push-over. Mr Roose- welt will have some real warning on his hands before he sees the last of this session. i. The house is up in arms over his lation to pay off clOsed-bank de-' sives are bitterly indignant over a number of major liberal mea- sures merely to get an increas- ingly independent congress off his hands. .. It is not at all unlikely that the coming weeks will see filibusters with a big F raging at both ends of the cap- itol. Favorite dessert of si- lent but resolute Mrs Hattie Caraway, Arkansas lady U. s. senator, is cup custard. !. Lean, youthful Senator Gerald P. NSe has a new name for Gen. eral Hugh Johnson. He calls him "King of the Never Made- Good Crack-DoWnS. EX.NEWS BUTCHER
 Senator Jim Couzensy who be- gan life as a railway news butch CT and was bought out of the automobile business by Henry Ford for around $90,000,000, is one of the few men in congress who admits his favorite drink is .x.4--ar 4Lar ffarrni1l<
 Although one of the most tem- perate of men, Jim frankly says he likes Scotch whiskey. Big, gray-haired Colonel John F. Sullivan, who during the recent turbulent senate committee hearings addressed Kingfish Huey Long as you -"
 - is credited in West Point legends with having whipped every cadet during ms school years. The departS ment of justice, interior depart ment, pure foods administration, interstate commerce commission, federal trade commission, ana several other government agen- cies have under-coyer agents. But the only outfit entitled to the name of ''U. s. Secret Serv- ice" is the detective force of the treasury. It guards the president and his family, and hunts down counterfeiters. :. =. Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Saito is an ardent admirer of Edgar Allan Poe, has translated Poe's Raven" into Japanese. A handsome portrait of President Harding hangs in a prominent position on the left wall of the main White House lobby. It is one of the nrst things to attract the eye of vis- itor entering the door.
 FARLEY RETIREMENT
 Senator Bob Wagner once again is planning to retire as chairman of the national labor board, The indefatigable New York liberal has been doubling in harness since last Septem Der, feels the time has come when someone else should take on the labor boards many, headaches. Wagner would have stepped out months ago. except for two reasons: the pres ident,s urgent request that he stay, and Wagner's desire to have an official contact with the board until his bill, creating a perma- nent labor arbitration body, is disposed of. Mrs Roosevelt seldom prepares a speech, or notes, in advance. II Just get up and talk" she says. One-time Pope-b batting Senator Tom Hefiin is anxious to stage comeback. The Alabama Kluxer has announced his can didacy against Miles Clayton AL good, a member of the house for twelve years. Of the 31 presidents whose likeneses have been used on postage stamps, only one, John Quincy Adams, is shown as bald-headed. Adams, however, was not the only bald head in the White House, but the only shiny pate who did not wear a wig to hlde the fact.
 WINDOW SHOPPING
 Scene on F street, Washing tons main business thorough fare, last Sunday evening: So- viet Ambassador Troyanovsky, attired in old, soft. black hat, well-worn topcoat, accompanied by his wife and 15-year old son -both hatless-the latter dress ed like any American high school boy, mingling with win-