The daily independent., 1937-05-14
RsGISIteEo

| qest of its kinds, was started.
walls, floors and ceilings in the
Capitol and the office buildings
were torn out and for months the
structure lay under heavy pail
of dust and debris.
Owing to the maSSiVeneSS of the
walls, particularly in the century,
old Capitol, the estimated rate OF
construction could not be main
tanned. Also, the convening of
Congress in January slowed up
work so that the engineers now
finds it will be impossible to finish
the job by June.
The project is unique not only
for it's size but because the cool
ed and washed air will be pumped
through a mile-long tunnel from
a central power plant. The system
will operate the year around, cool
ed air being furnished in the hot
months and warm air in winter.
| Merry-GO-hOunu
The A. F. L. has started organ
izing its women folk. At an un-
heralded meeting in Washington
several hundred representatives
of mothers, wives and daughters
of unionites affiliated with the
Federation launched the American
Federation of Women'S AuXlllarleS
of Labor. The avowed purpose ot
the organization is to use the
collective buying power OF the
families of organized workers as
a weapon to further the cause OF
collective bargaining. Two eX-
teachers of public speaking, Sen
ator Josh Lee of Oklahoma ana
Representative Jennings Randolph
of West Virginia, want to get the
whole country oratory-mlnded.
They are authors Of bill to eX-
tend to every State the public
forums which The Office OF Edu-
cation has been conducting on a
limited basis. The measure calls
for a three-year forum program at
a cost of S2,200,000. 1t will be
curtains in June for the Con-
sumerS Bureau, the agency that
succeeded the Inflated NRAs
Consumers Advisory Board. KICK
ed from pillar 20 post, the Bur
eau has had three different heads
in the course Of the past year,
now is finally to be eXtinguished.
Melvin Ryder, one Of the editors
of Happy Days, a CCC publlca-
ton, was editor of the A. E. F.
paper in France. Happy Days,
despite its claim 10 be the "au-
thorized weekly newspaper of the
CCC", is not the official publlca-
ton of the organization.
Impresario Stack
Are Representative Mike Stacks
six fellow Democratic colleagues
from Philadelphia burned up
abOuS him? WheW!
Mike is a member Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee and very
proud of it. At his suggestion the
PENNSYLVANIA delegation decided to
visit the Philadelphia Navy Yard
to talk over rs problem with the
officers in command. Mike handl-
ed all the arrangementS-and how.
When the delegation arrived
they found, to the amazement of
all but Mike, a battery Of camera
men awaiting them. And before
they could gather their wits, they
were herded into a poSe-With
Mike Sack well out in front,
shoulder -to-Shoulder with the
commandant, Rear Admiral Will
liam c. Watts.
In this array, Mike proceeded to
read into the movie microphone a
careful prepared speech. AS a
member of the powerful Naval At
fairs Committee of the House. he
! began, and went on from there.
After lunch the delegation was
escorted aboard the new cruiser
Philadelphia. After inspecting it
the group started down the gang
plank. to find themselves again
confronted by a battery of cam
eras. Once more Mike and Admir-
al Watts got the close-upS while |
the others acted as background"
Finally the delegation entered
the naval aircraft factory-the |
big huSh-huSh spot Of the Yard.
Again the cameramen were on
hand. This time only Mr.. Stack
and the Commandant were
photographed before new plane.
The other six congressman didn't
even get into the picture as
'SuperS."
Naval officers accompanying the
party gaSped in horror at The