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arts council, carries an So 900 annual
salary, but only while he actually
works at 1t.
Action Subject to Roll Call.
Action of the House will be SUBJ
ject to later roll call votes.
Chairman Cannon of the Appro-
priations Committee gained q delay
until Monday on final action on the
omnibus outlay in the hope of rally
ing support behind these and other
controversial provisions.
Both Republican and Democratic
members took the floor to declare
that the country needed fewer en-
tertainers and more bombers, and
called for elimination of para
sites and leeches" from the Federal
payroll.
Both Representative Faddis and
Representative Taber denounced
the Douglas and CLANCY appoint
ments in the debate. Mr.. Ia
ber, defining parasites as those
who "eat at another's table, repay
ing with flattery," called for elm
nation of all "leeches" from the
Government payroll. He SUBJ
mitted q list of what he called para
sites. The list included Secretary
Ickes. Mr.. Douglas, Miss CLANCY
and Joseph Lash, also a friend Of
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was given a
Job in the o. c. D., of which Mrs.
Roosevelt is assistant director. Mr..
Lash serves without compensation
but has his ofncial expenses paid.
Branded petty Criticism"
The action Of the House brought
from James M. LaRdis. executive
of the o. C. D., no direct statement
regarding 1t, but he said his Office
will not be detected from its task
by pstty criticism or personal at
tack"
If the House sticks to the prohi-
bitions in the final vote Monday,
there still is question as to how
effective such action will be. as Mr.
Taber brought out yesterday that
the o. c. o. had been financed by
funds diverted from the once for
Emergency Management which, he
said, had $500, 900 to last out the
year.
During the angry debate which
continued all yesterday afternoon,
Representative Hoffman, Republi-
can, Of Michigan suggested that q
bundles for Eleanor" movement be
started in tribute to Mrs RoCsevelt's
alleged ability to get jobs for her
friends. She was warmly defended,
however, by Representative Can
non.
Pointing out that Mrs. Roosevelt
is active in many parts Of the
country and on all subjects, he said:
"It Is impossible that something
would not be found in which she
might be criticized under such cir
cumstances. But when the history
Of these times is written, Mrs.
Roosevelt will become forever q
credit and inspiration to American
womanhood.
Representative Bennett, Mis-
souri, Republican, centered his fire
on Miss CLANCY, who he said was
unknown" $50 far as has yet
been made public" he added, "the
only qualification this charming
dancer has for her position is that
she has, named one Of her dances
The Eleanor Glide"
If she is worth $4,600 per year"
Mr.. Bennett declared, then Sally
Rand, strip tease artist from my
own congressional district in the
Ozarks, ought to be employed at
once because she would, on this
scale, be worth at least $25, 900 per
year to the Civilian Defense"
Reverting to Miss Chaney's de-
velopment Of ''Iae Eleanor Glide, I"
the Missourian said: IF that Is the
prime requisite for such an i'm
portant Job, I promise you I will
persuade Sally Rand to name six
Of her ostrich fans Capt. Jimmie,
Capt. Elliott, 1t. John, Ensign
Franklin, Sistie and Buzzie, respec-
lively"
In short, sharp words, member
after member pointed to the Ap-
propriations Committees report
that enemy air raids on the con-
tinental United States are to be ex-
pected," and then asked bluntly
what actors and dancers could do
to eliminate the danger.
Protesting what he termed boon
doggling In connection with the
once Of Civilian Defense" Repre-
sentative Faddis said the ONCE 'is
being prostituted to boondoggling
and to the interests of q class Of
people whose loyalty" he said
was questionable.
Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Faddis COM
mented, draws an o. c. D. salary
equal to that of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, and Miss Chaney's pay is
almost twice as much as Capt.
Colin Kelly" received before he was
killed.
But Capt. Kelly's widow, he added
sarcastically, would stand small
chance" to get an o. G. D. position
because she is not on the blacklist
Of the Dies committee"
Asserting that the Dies commit
tee created to investigate un-
American activities-might as well
be abolished, Mr.. Faddis contended
that when the Dies committee ex-
poses some one, that individual Is
Immediately givensa job"
Representative Taber said that ap-
parently conditions have become