The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-20

puDl1SheQ that JuSClce Bran private conversations with the opposite.
 The justice will be 81 years old next November, and has to be careful with his health. But he has plenty of vigor left to cri- ticize Rooseyelt's supreme court reform.
 He is not so bitter against the President, himself, as he is against those who sold him the idea. Brandies thinks the Presi- dent was sold 2 BAD BILL OF GOODS.
 Justice Sutherland also has told friends that under no cricum- stances will he resign as long as the court is under attack. Four years ago he definitely planned to retire, but despite ailing health, he is now determined to stick it out to the bitter end.
 Strange InterIudes
 The economy drive on Capitol Hill has boomeranged against some of its most ardent zealotS in a very hilarious manner. Take the case of Senator Carter Glass.
 The Virginian is chairman of the Seante Appropriations Com mittee. He has bene absent a great deal because of illness, so he named Senator Kenneth Me- Kellar of Tennessee, newt in rank on the committee, as acting chairman and gave him his proxy.
 Now McKeIlar is an enthusi- astic supporter of the Tennessee Valley Authority. When the sec ond deficiency appropriation bill came before his committee he of fered an amendment authorizing the beginning of construction on new $120,000,000 dam at Gil- bertSville, with $2,700, ,000 grant for the first years work.
 The proposal precipitated hot row. After much argument the committee took a vote on it. The result was a tie.
 Thereupon McKelIar pulled Glass proxy out of his pocket and calmly voted for the dam ignoring the fact that the Vir- ginian is one of the most voci- ferrous economy cIamorers in Congress. Had he been presently Glass certainly would have lined lined up with the oppositoin. Horse of Another Color
 The case of Chairman Robert lMuley) Doughton of the House Way and Means Committee IS even more amusing.
 Like Glass, he too has been beating the economy drums. Re- gently he opined that the $1,- 500,O00,O0 relief budget could well be cut to $1,000, ,000, 900. But sud- denly the economy lightning hit Doughton in his own backyard and-well, that was a horse of another color.
 The North Carolinian is a strong advocate of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a highway connecting the Shenandoah National park which lies party in North Caro- lima and partly in Tennessee. Ten million dollars was asked for the Budget Bureau for construction of the road.
 It allotted $5,00O,0O0 to begin the work-which was acceptable to Doughton. But the House Appro- priations Committee had other ideas. It slashed the sum to $2,500,000.
 When Doughton heard the bad news, right then and there he and economy parted com- pany. He announced he had been misunderstood. What he meant in urging economy, he proclaimed, was that Congress , should abide by the recommen- datiOns of the Budget Bureau.
 Then he roared into action, but tonholing scores of members with personal pleas to vote for the $5,- 100000 appropriation.
 NOTE-The Blue Ridge Park way will go withi nthree miles of the big farm on which Doughton lives and past anther that he owns.
 Unique Accession
 If Secretary Frances Pnrkins put it over the New Deal will gain a unique accession.
 The Labor Department chief is quietly pushing Harper Sibley, ex- president of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce, for appointment to the vacancy on the SociaN Security Board. The job must be filled with 8 republican, a requirement that Sib1ey meets.
 Behind Miss Perkins support is close friendship with Mrs. SibIey. When the latter's hus- band was elected head of the Chamber two years ago, Miss Perkins gave a big reception for them at her Georgetown home.
 Miss Perkins holds g good hand of cards in backing Sibley for the Social Security job.
 He and, the President are old friends and fellow New Workers. Both are gentlemen farmers and graduates of Groton and Harvard. Furthermore, while very wealthy and big business man ,Sibley has been conciliatory in his att OTSr1 rTErTS nrrOnn