The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-16

definitely stopped.
COUNTER-MOvE
But they countered with bold
move Of their own. They or
ganized a committee and sent it
to call on the president for a
face-to-face showdown on the
veto report. The president told
the committee that he had auth
orized no one to say he would
reject the measure If it was en-
acted.
With this weapon in their
hands the inflationists renewed
their drive, and are daily draw
ing closer to the goal of theh
necessary 216 names.
One thing is certain: If the
inflationists succeed in bring
ing the bill to the floor, its pas
sage is a foregone conclusion.
All but 80 members from dis
tricts west of the Mississippi
river are favorable to the legis-
lation. This is more than enough
to assure approval.
CAREFUL
When New York's bushy-
haired Royal s. Copeland calls
for a drink of water on the sem
ate floor, the page boys now
bring in a pitcher. Reason for
this is sad experience that be-
fell one of the youngsters.
. Copeland was making one of
bic lnvnsn dsr - srr,nc xrl,nxp I,o
snapped his fingers at a page
and ordered glass of water.
Z. The boy was back i'm few mos
ments with a Drumming tumbler.
Just as he was about to deposit
It on Copeland's desk, the ges-
ticulating senator suddenly
swung his arm, dashed the glass
from the pages hand.
The little fellow fled from the
chamber.
A few minutes later, another
page appeared carrying a pitch
err and an empty class. The last
he deposited on Copeland's desk
and filled from the pitcher.
UP THE F'LUE
The number of New Deal agen-
cies which have died at birth is
revealing. The fact is being kept
a secret, but another of them
has just gone up the flue.
The evaporated experiment
was the highly touted Consum-
ers Division of the National
Emergency Council.
hes ftxtn ~
more than a year ago, 1t was
heralded as the fountain-head of
a grandiose plan under which
state and local bodies would Or
ganize to protect consumers
interests from price gouging.
Under the busting direction
of the late Mrs. Mary Hartman
Rumsey, a large staff was as
sembled and a militant campaign
for consumer protection outlined.
But the crusade never ma
terialized. A few press state
ments were given out, but that
was all.
After Mrs. Rumsey's death
late last year, the agency went
into complete eclipse. Most of
the staff remained on the pay
roll.
This continued until Frank
Walker resumed command of
the NEG. He ordered a quiet
dismantling of the division, and
q few days, ago the process was
completed with the final dis
missal of the last four employees.
PANsIES
The $4,000 pansy plants which
drew sightseers to Washington's
famous circular pansy garden
last spring now bloom no more.
But their successors begin
growth this week.
Government gardeners are
now planting seed in greenhouses
for $4,000 more plans to make
the show of 1886.
Taking the best seed obtain
able from gardens in Portland,
Oregon, they SOW in July, trans
plant from greenhouse to open
garden in October, then let
autumn rain and winter snow
bring forth the blooms.
MAIL BAG
eminent pays the telegraph bills
of members of congress when
messages deal with official BUSH
ness. If the Account Commit
tee rules that content of message
is not official, the sending MEM
Der is called on to pay. The
government enjoys a telegraph
rate Of 40. per cent of the regu-
lar rate H. s. Wheeling,
w va.-There is no indication
either of poor health or low
spirits in the presidents appear
ance. A. s. T, Baltimore,
Md.-Largest travel allowance
to any member Of congress goes
ito the Hawaiian delegate, Samuel
w King. He was paid $1,000
on his arrival in January based
on the rate of Is cents a mile
for 5000 miles and return. Next
January he will be paid at the
new rate of 20 cents mile, or
$4,000. A. B. p, Kittery
Point, Me-The Towering BUSH
es encircling the famous Wash
ington pansy bed are: deutzia
rosea, spirea, reevesiana and
rose rugosa. They are selected
to bloom at the same time with
the pansies. (. w. B. Trini-
dad, Col.-Though subject to
emergency calls in case OF for
est fire or emergency relief work,
CCC enrollees normally work
only hours a day, 5 days a
week =. F. d. r., Los An
geles, Cal-Largest outlay for
clerks in the service of any
senator is in the office of Vir-
n,iuia,a Glass Amman nf An.