The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-09

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 Railroad labor is planning an active resumption of its drive for government ownership of the car- riers. A Washington bureau is being established to direct the campaign. Senator Wheeler, chairman of the Interstate Com merce Committee, who introduced a government-ownership bill last session, plans to press for action when congress reconvenes i. .. Since March 1, 1883, Big Jim Far ley. as chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, has visited every state in the Union but two Montana and North Da- kota. His travelling expenses, total- ing SIS, 900 year, are paid by the National Committee A survey just completed by the La bor Department revealed that the 724 cooperative societies operat- ing in the United States did gross business of $47,800,000 ir 1894.
 Stamp Hold Up
 For the first time in the history of the Post Office Department, stamp collectors now numbering about 100000 in the entire U. s. A.-forced the postponement of new mail service. Claiming that the date set for the first trans-Pacific airmail flight did not give them time to get their "first--day covers" to the San Francisco post office, the philate- lists persuaded postal officials to delay the take off two weeks. |. The large, elaborate crystal chan delier that once hung in the cen- ter of the old Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol has been appropriated by the House Rules committee and will be hung in its ornate meeting room Reports regarding the political demise of Secretary Perkins have been giv- en much impetus by the recent transfer of her closest aides to other bureaus. Charles E. Wyzan- ski, Jr., labor department solici- tor, moved to the justice depart-- ment, and Thomas Elliott, has as- sistant, was made general coun- sel of the Social Security Board.
 Communist College
 For years, Mrs. Louis D. Bran- dies, wife of the Supreme Court Justice, has been a contributor to Commonwealth College, a com- munist institution in Arkansas. Its new director, Richard B. Whit ten, is waging fight for econ- omic justice among cotton share croppers SECS new com- missioner, J. D. Ross, is master of salesmanship. When citizens in Washington State, grew apathetic about their new public power plant, which Ross man. aged, he induced them to visit it by Illuminating the cascades and playing music from the cliffs. The plant is 100 miles from Seattle, but the ycame just the same.
 A Sore Spot
 The War Department is try ing to avoid publicity on 8 certain sore subject-excess war material still remaining 1T years after the World war. There are several hundred thousand pairs of shoes not finally disposed of. A buyer took them, but failed to pay. A court decision next month may dump them back on the Depart ment .. TWAS model town of Norris boasts that its citizens are law abiding. Norris police make arrests on the average of only two a month !. The De- partment of Agriculture is super vising the dipping" of 15.000 cat- tie in solution of lime and Sul-- phur to cure them of scabies. The cattle are forced to swim dis tance of fifty feet through dip- ping vat eight feet deep. :. A Relief client has written to Harry Hopkins to explain what is wrong with the American people: 'sThey are losing all sense of value at home and families, due to the very lenient way in which the nasty young women who pursue married men are regarded by. the so-called best people eyen."
 BOrah on Warpath Launching his fight on "reac- tionary" republican leaders, Sena- tor William E. Borah soon plans to invade the home grounds of the two most powerful in the east Charles Hilles and Henry Rora- | back, National Committeeman for New York and Connecticut, re- spectively. The Idahoan will make speeches denouncing both Old Guard bosses in their states. A friend who recently saw Railroad Coordinator Joe East man wandering about the Interior Department, inquired if he was lost. No" answered Eastman. I'm just looking for office space" Government expansion un- der the New Deal has made the l 4tolIch" George M. Conan