The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-19


theory Is that even one OF Uncle
Sans legislators has an X-classi-
fcation properly coming TO him
only to the extent TO which he
uses his car on governmental err
rands-not on trips between his
boarding place and the Capitol,
like any other workingman; not
for shopping around, certainly not
for pleasure Jaunts into the coun-
try on his days of II he says
they're all one and the same thing.
though. what's the issuing clerk
TO do about IT. Tell such a mogul
as congressman. like an ordinary
person. that his words doubted?
Scarcely
Anyway more than 200 KS were
issued TO the Capitol Hill contin-
gent on the first registration day.
That vas quite chunk out of the
bunchs 53l total, and it's to be
borne In mind that not half of EN-
all we're applicants quite that
soon If a single one was turned
down. | haven't heard Of him. and
I'll bet | would. II there'd been
one. he'd have made an issue OF
It on the house or senate floor.
Besides the X-guaranteed con-
gressmen. most Of their wives got
a thres gallon allowance each.
Bomb Worries
Incidentally. congress Is yttery
concerning the possibility Of air
bonn bings of the Capitol building,
while II $ IN session belowstairs. 1t
recently voted between $4,000, 900
and s3o.0o0.0o0 to make its roofs
explosion proof
The houses may have to find
temporary quarters within which
to legislate while the works going
on. but. If possible. they hope
they can adjourn for couple OF
months nominally while being
fortified, really to give 'em time
to campaign for reelection prior
to the November test at the polls
or course tpa athetically). it's
going to be quite a wartime. nom
partisan affair-but naturally the
rival candidates all want to win
Speaking of the danger Of air
raids over the Capitol building is
remindful OF hlackouts. of which
Washington had its practice cpl
denies recently To most folk
they're a nuisance Yet. few eve
nings ago. I was chased by one Of
EN-. into a little dive ] occasionally
frequent very temporarily on my
way home Said the proprietor. an
old friend of mine. Thank heaven
for these blsckouts They drive all
the taxicab men and miscellaneous
buns into my dump and lookit the
money make out Of EN-
It's curious 10 compare the esrty
stages OF this war with the early
stages of the last one
Then the whole screech vas for
the suppression Of alcohol Now
soft drinks are al discount Hard
lckers perfectly available except
maybe in a few prohibition states.
and I've my doubts concerning
those But soft stuffs rationed
Earned strictly
Wen have enough (waiving
drinks TO eat. according TO Agrl-
culture Secretary Claude r Wick
ard
Reducing Our Standard
But what Wick says is that wen
have TO reduce our standard of
living
Now II isn't so long since an IN.
CREASE In our standard of living
vas what our then administration
was promising US
It's funny to hear that we've got
TO REDUCE
Some Of the English were
warned have been reduced TO eat
Ing cooked grass
What I'm taking about Is ra-
uoning all the wav down from
gas and rubber and groceries IN
general 10 grass
Enough to eat" says Secretary
Niokard
Yes enough 10 eat Grass
II seems TO be that kind OF
var
WAsts seen as a hopeful sign