The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

Last session, congress voted
milk industry by THE federal tr
evidence of excess profits and
racketeering at the expense of
both the housewife and the
farmer.
The first months of the in
vestigation substantiated these
reports. Although the commits
sion worked only in Philadelphia
and Connecticut milk-sheds, it
uncovered sensational evidence
Of price-fixing, gouging and de-
frauding. These two probes
exhausted its funds, with other,
important areas vet to be COW
cred.
The President, approaching
the Importance of the investi-
cation, sent a personal COM
munication to the senate sub.
committee asking that 100000
for the milk probe be included
in the Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill.
The committee held no pub
lie hearings, turned down the
Presidents request. Backers of
the investigation doing their
own investigating, uncovered the
following facts:
That ColoradO's stumpy Sem
ator AIva b. Adams, chairman
of the subcommittee, took a
leading part in welding the
axe on the Presidents request.
That Senator Willard Tydings,
socialite Marylander and Sem
ator Lester j. Dickinson, Iowa's
hopeful presidential aspirant,
were Adams chief lieutenants In
the axing.
BATHTUB STOPPER
To efficient Jesse j. Straus,
once head of Macy's New York
department store, red tape is
anathema. But unfortunately,
as Ambassador to France, he
must submit to one of the most
red-tape ridden bureaus of the
government-the state Depart
ment.
When Senator Bob Wagner
visited Paris some time ago,
he found Stratus complaining
that the State Department
would not send him bathtub
shoppers for the new Ameri-
can embassy.
".Why don't you go out and
buy them at the five-and-ten,"
asked Wagner.
Because they are government
property" replied Straus, land I
am not permitted to buy govern
ment property without going
through the State Department,
which must advertise for bids
and accept the lowest bidder.
Meanwhile, all the water is
running out of the bathtubs."
Next day Ambassador Straus
received from the New York sem
ator one ten-cent bathub stop
per.
RURAL RESETTLEMENT
The individualistic and re-
gional characteristics of the
American people are proving
problem to Professor Rex Tug
wells Resettlement Administra-
ton, in getting farmers re-
adjusted on the land.
The southern farmer, RIA ex-
perts find, Is entirely different
from the westerner-and SO
on, throughout the United
States. Several studies have
been made OF this problem.
One of them is being made by
James Derieux, former man
aging editor of the American
magazine, now resident of
South Carolina.
CAN'T RIDE HERD
He has reported that southern
farmers cannot be herded to-
gether in farm communities.
Real ragged individualishts, they
resent supervision and commun-
ity management. Many Of the
tenant farmers also lack re-
sponsibility for care of equip
ment, would much prefer to re-
main tenants.
Derieux has recommended,
therefore, that Resettlement in
the South consist of getting
farmers established on their own
individual farms, not commune
ties. BY taking the best qualified
of the tenant farmers, their level
gradually may be raised.
In contrast to this Is the
homestead at Reidsville, w.
Va, where Miss Elsie Clapp
has Instituted closely managed
and patcrnalists community
activities.
Another contrast is the SUI
burban development at Houston,
Texas, where workers drive out
to what are called suburban
gardens" There is no govern
ment management.
The Resttlement Administra-
ton is studying types of set
Element best suited to certain
localities and will move accord
ingly.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Chauncey Depew's desk, one
of the most ornate pieces of fur
niture in the capital, is now used
by Russell Arundel, secretary Of
Rhode Islands Republican Sem
ator Metcalf. When Depew died
he asked that the desk be kept
always in an atmosphere OF
loyal republicanism. 1t Is OF
italian design and has concealed
buttons which open secret clos