The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-19

Justice Stone standing in black robes in front of the Supreme Court building beckoning the Nazis to come his way.
 Naturally he hopes Washing ton will not be bombed. But If it is, he tells friends, he hopes the Supreme Court building will not be spared. In his opinion, 1t is too garish, too gaudy and too much of a mecca for tourists. He liked the quiet peace and in- timacy of the old Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol. Incl dentally the older justices who sat there agree with him.
 RUBBER FROM RUSSIA?
 Some weeks ago, the Office of Petroleum Coordinator was study ing the production of rubber from alcohol and decided that the na- tion which had had the most ex- experience with synthetic rubber was Russia.
 So, Secretary Ickes decided to try to get information from the Soviet. He did not know that the Russians had offered this information to Jesse Jones' Rub- Der Reserve In February and had failed to get the courtesy of 8 reply.
 The Office of Petroleum Co., ofdinator approached the Russian Embassy, which cabled Moscow. An immediate reply said Russia still would be glad to place all its information at our disposal.
 Secretary Ickes sent letter to Donald Nelson, who by then was getting excited about the sy- thetic rubber mess. But as of this writing, the Russian offer still rests on the desk of Arthur New hall, WIPE rubber expert-un- answered.
 SH-SH! DON'T SPEAK
 TO CONGRESSMEN!
 It hasn't leaked out yet, but John Lord O'Brian, chief legal Board, has issued confidential memo forbidding members of the WIPE to talk to Congressmen about legislative or investigational mat ters.
 The order seems aimed particu- larly at the Truman Committee, to prevent WIPE members, worried over war production inefficicncies, from tipping off the committee.
 It is true that the order per- tains only to legislative and in- vestigative matters. But since the business of a congressman is to legislate and investigate, this bars most conversation.
 Under the O'Brian order 1t will still be possible for a WIFE member to say: Good even- ing, Congressman. Can't you do something to make 1t stop raining" Or a WIPE official could say: "Oh, by the way, Congressman, I see you spilled egg on your shirt"
 But 1t might be dangerous to say: "I'm afraid, Congressman, the excessive rain will be hard on the wheat" because that might involve the question of less wheat and thereby affect the subsidy on wheat, which Is q legislative matter.
 Also 1t might be dangerous tc say, 'Do you spill eggs on your shirt every morning, Congress Inan?" because to the fine legalis- tic mind of MT. O'Brian, thii might concern the depletion of the shirt market, and thereby involve such legislative problems as tho price of cotton, wages in textile mills, scarcity of eggs, and tht price .f feed for chickens.
 MORE GAS RATIONING
 One of the most frequent sub. jects of Congressional inquiry at the White House is gasoline ra' tioring. New England congress men are disturbed over the blow to summer tourist traffic. Floridt Congressman are worried over what gas rationing will do tt theif state next winter.
 one of those who discussed thu matter with the President wa Senator Burnet Maybank of Souti Carolina. He conferred vii Roosevelt just before he sent hi veto message to Congress ttirninl