The daily independent., 1937-04-01
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foar of this legislation.
Moscow Shirts
Ambassador Joe Davies has pro-
,otorian Moscow all in dither by
inaugurating the custom of wear
ing a dinner jacket to the movies
TINS making it incumbent on those
who are his guests to do likewise.
trouble is that most Americans
in MOSCOW have no more than two
or three dress shirts Russians
have even fewer), and there is on
" one place to get them starchd
"A Chinaman, who takes about
two weeks to launder one shirt.
Labor Leader
Senator Vandenberg of Michi-
gan visiting in London between
sessions of Congress, formed a
fast friendship with John Burns,
veteran, white-haired labor lead
or and Member of Parliament.
Burns began life as an apprentice,
had been a workman most of his
life.
When Vandenberg left for home,
he asked Burns if there was not
some token he would like from the
United States. The Michigan SEN
ator comes from the great furni-
ture town of Grand Rapids, had
in mind sending Burns some
American furniture.
There's just one thing I'd like,
replied Burns-"a first edition OF
More's Utopia"
Vandenburg spent three weeks
lntermittently looking for the
book. finally found it in second
hand book store in Boston.
He Ought To Know
During the hearing before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
on the bill authorizing a S5,OO0,OO
federal grant to New York's
World Fair, Representative Char
les Eaton asked that a telegram
from a local Chamber Of Com
merce be read.
Turning to the noisy New Jer-
seyite, who is not popular with his
colleagues, Chairman Sam NC
Reynolds snapped, What is your
buSineSS?"
oh" shot back Eaton, " 1 have
no business. am Congressman.
Merry Co Round
Brazilians are eXpectantly a.
waiting publication this month OF
Hugh GibSonS book, Rolling
Down to Rio" They want to know
what the U. S. Ambassador has to
say about them. In a press re-
lease about Mormon crickets. the
Department of Agriculture takes
pains to explain that the Insects
name derives not from its social
habits but from its first appear
anCe as a pest in the Salt Lake
area. Though Senators and
Representatives have the frank
ing privilege, the Secretary of the
Senate and the Sergant-at-ArmS
must buy postage stamps for their
official mail. James D. Reilly,
who has stood guard for 30 years
at Senate gallery doors, boasts
that his initials and his birthday
are the same as John D. Rookie
feller's. Sergio Huneeus, en-
ergetic first secretary Of the Chill
can Embassy, is a professional
cartooniSt.
FlaXSeed
Agriculture Department special
lists are privately predicting that
an important crop change is in
store for the Northwest.
For the past dozen years North
west farmers have been struggl-
ing to grow flaXSeed. Recently
thir crop has fallen far short OF
the demands of the domestic mar
ket, with the result that roughly
half of the flaXseed needed for
u. S. linseed oil in the paint IN
dustry has to be imported.
When this failure first appear
ed. a higher tariff was demanded
to protect American flax growers.
That tariff now stands at the high
figure of IS cents a buShel. But
domestic production continues TO
lag. Indications for the 1887 sea-
son are that U. S. farmers Will
produce less than half the domeS-
tic requirements.
This consistent lag brings dis
couragement t6 flax crushers in
Minneapolis. They begin to look
more and more to foreign seed
most of which comes from Argen-