The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-15

horts had railroaded this through the House, and the President de- scribed it as an attempt to wipe out all controls on imitation. Had the Senate agreed to that bill," he warned, "I would have had no other course but to veto it." MRS. CARAWAY'S CHAMPAGNE
 Navy men always hold their breath when ship is christened. They have a superstition that if the bottle of champagne does not break, bad luck awaits the ship.
 So when demure Senator Hat tie Caraway of Arkansas, only lady of the Senate, christened the submarine Sawbuck at Ports mouth, N. H., it was tactfully sug- gested that she take a few "prac- tice strokes" with wooden bot tie. However, when the big mo- ment came, motherly Mrs. Car away walked up to the bow of the Sawbuck and bashed the real bottle of champagne with such force that she abused both her. self and Rear Admiral Thomas Withers.
 "SpIendid!" commented With CTS. You're a lot stronger than I thought. Most women have to use both arms to break the bottle, and sometimes they don't succeed"
 NOTE: Mrs. Caraway's hus- band, Thad Caraway, was one of the driest senators of the prohi- bition era.
 DRAFT DODGERS?
 The battle over the CCC made the headlines, but 1t wasn't the only row at the c1oSed-door meet ing of the Senate and House con- ferees on the $1,066,0O0,000 ap- propriation for the Labor Depart ment and Federal Security Agency.
 There also was a hot blowup over a $7,50O,00O item for $500-a- year government loans to students taking courses in medicine, den- tistry, pharmacy and other profess sions deemed essential to the war effort.
 This proposal, sired by Dr. John w. Studebaker, ambitious chief of the U. s. Office of Edu- cation got a rough reception from Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, Representative Albert EngeI of Michigan and others on the ground that it would encourage draft-dOdging.
 Senator Richad Russell of Geor- gia, chief advocate of the stu dent loans, told the conferees: i've got brother I've been help ing through college, and know what it costs. Most young fel- lows of draft age who are study. ing for professions are having to compress four years of study into three, and give up summer vaca- tions during which they used to get jobs to help finance their education.
 That's one reason we need this money. Another is, the Army and Navy have been taking so many of our professional men that we must make sure of a suffi- cient number after the war"
 Hold on, Senator" broke in EngeI. Under the language of this bill as passed by the Sem ate, a young man embarking on 8 medical course will get $500 year for seven years from the government, counting in three years of pre-medical training. Suppose the war is over three years from now. That young man can quit after completing his pre- medical course, and there's nothing to stop him from switching to Another field which isn't essential"
 "Yes, and he and many other students meantime will have been deferred from the draft" added Bridges. "A lot of parents who want to keep their sons out of the war will capitalize on this. I don't think we ought to encour- age draft-dodging."
 Neither do l." reorted Russell. You're making a mountain out of a mole hill. This appropria- ton won't have any such effect
 II tnaist,' replied Bridges