The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
News from
Washington
BY Eleanor Bare

by Eleanor Bare
Michi.anters played an important
part i'm an unusually busy week III
Washington. In the Senate. Senator
Brown addressed his colleagues on his
very important bill, :. 3O69. a 'blil
Io provide for certain loans t1 the re-
public. of Finland" The distinguished
memIs-r from Michigan is also very
sympathetic toward Poland. and III
recent speech pledged himself 10 do
all he c>Nlld in aiding that prosecuted
country.
In the House. Representatives Din
sell and Tcner0wiCZ aLO called atten-
tfn to the fact that imnHdiate ald
for Poland is needed. Congressman
Rabaut. a. a member of the HOUSE
apprOpria ti,ll> committee, gave re-
pert on appropriations for the state,
i,s>tte and commerce departments.
amt Congressman Hook continued I"
share. the spotlight in the Dic>-Pelley
traCTlS.
over in the supreme court. Mr.. Jus
tirc Murphy dnned his judicial robes
and took his seat OH the bench off
ciaHy. Th, same day he WAS presented
with Il 800 American flag 10y State
Highway Commissioner Murray -. VAN
Wagner and his colleagues. Deputy
Commissioners hon Kennedy and Var
mum SteinbaU=h.
The Willard hotel was Il scene of
much tOmmUIiun and excitement when
the Democratic national committee de
cided tu hold the nominating cJlIven-
tion at Chicago National Committee
man Edmund G. Shields WAS present.
and National Committeewoman Clara
Van Auken had an opportunity 10 visit
with her many friends i'll Washington
and also her national COmmitteFwOmen
friends from al over the country In
IA chat with President Roosevelt. Mrs.
Van Auken said she had Il chance 10
express Michigan'S appreciation for
lis appointment of their former CIV
ernor. Frank Murphy, to the supreme
CHurt.
Andrew Baird and William T. Skr-
zrcki were also viSir'rS in Washington
durin. This evcnrful week.
Michigan has only 92l Of he 1901.
az approximately 40 per C~-nl. eff the
tderal jobs i'm Washington Ia which
II is entitled. il was learned durin" Il
debate in the House on the RanE>peck
civil service hill. which permits the
president 1o banker under civil ser
vice aI federal agencies cx ept the
NpA The information WAS divnlG"d
after the iutrJducth of he Keller
Nichols amendment Width specifies
that residents of each >iL:r Shall hold
4 certain number Of jobs. pro!Nrii"natr
Ia the states fraction eff the nation :
population.
Congressman LeSinSki, in c"lnpli-
ance with a request from Rear Admir-
al X. r. WaeSche cOmmandant of the
SldItS Suu1u' ~
ann nnce TO the yOung men that me
yearly competitive examination for APP
pMntmentS to- cadetShips in the United
States coast guard is to be held May
1915. 1910. The examinari n $ open
to all physically qualified boys
throughout the United States Between
the ages Of IL and - years who have
the required moral quaEfica lions and
educational preparation.
The successful passing Of the compe-
titive examination entities QUA lfied
young men ID course which is de-
signed TO fit them for commissions In
an organization which il charged pri-
ma rily with public safety and security
ON the seas. This includes the conStruc-
ton and maintenance of lighthouses
and aids 20 navigation generally, the
training Of licensed and unlicensed
~. rsonnel Of the merchant marine qua
the enforcement Of safety and o'ter
ma rhine laws A cOrOllary duty i
preparat ton for national defense aS the
| coast guard becomes part of tn
navy i'm time of war