The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-20

Fashionable TO
Pan congressman
With Extravaganza
81 Charles P. stewar,

"a AZ lllNbl b.N-lI Is quite l-su-
iorab.e 10 pan congressional com
m.ttees for exrayagaace with the
taxpayers money and undoubtedly
IL is true that some o. them are
reedlcss,y expensive by hard onto
loo per cent
In many case a quiz is
launched mainly f5r the glorifica
ton Of IT'S insusator. Each one OF
them also creates quite .ew gov
eminent Jobs. which are filled upon
the boss Investigators recommeu-
Gauons and thus profit him politi.
cally
Their figures o. late as We know.
run into the billions ard quite tx.
tensively they are complete fl7ps,
Occasionally. however. one OF
these probes does some genuinely
economic work.
When this happens The commit
tee record not only IS entitled 10
favorable note il also merits at
teru0n as a curiosity
Chairman Robert Ramspeck
House group on the subject " the
National Civil Service is such
specimen The committee was Great
ed last November and only lately
has MADE rs initial report
IN November 1912. our federal
payroll increased by l4oo97 names
for the 5o-day period During the
succeeding so days, with the Rams.
peck committee on the Job. remind
irE departmental and bureaucratic
heads Of the necessity for modi
cum Of economy. there was an in
crease OF only 1892 names IN the
number OF Uncle Sans hirelines.
Oh. II was an increase. yes. but Il
was a downward curve. certainly.
II was a civilian advance. not
military.
And at what expense did the
Ramspeck investigators accom-
plish this saving?
Why that committees allowance
vas only measly $4,000.
CHANGING THE SUBJECT
II you can possibly help Il, don
live in Washington these times
The place is unimag inably over
crowded The whole surrounding
territory is almost equally congest-
ed Public transportation Is az a
premium. ard the private car own
e. cannot get gas for his personal
auto. As for living within walking
distance Of his job rentals wit D
that area are prohibitiye except tor
millionaires.
Even food IS semi-unobtainable.
Restaurants are jammed 10 thei-
doorways. and some OF their grub
is o. questionable digestibility.
Be careful how you indulge in Il.
anyway.
L it disagrees with you, It is IN
likely that you will be able 10 find
a doctor
A few days ago l6-month wash
ingtonian lad ate something that
upset him internally. No physician
was available. An aunt. his guar
dian, spent a couple OF days in a
vain effort 10 find a competent
medical adviser. Failing, she began
trying hospitals None q them had
accommodations for a single add.
tional patient.
Thereupon the infant died, unpre-
scribed for. | would not wonder II
his family did not have trouble in
locating an undertaken. either. He
was no little derelict, but belonged
10 quite a well-to-do family
My own doctor is away past 70,
but even he is too showed under TO
take care OF emergency cases.
Do not be so injud!cious as 10
have toothache in tie District Of
Columbia. among other things, II
YOU do you will lind no disengased
dentist 70 treat or extract your pain
full molsr He will not treat Il. any.
way; he will yank il out al best, as
the speedier process.
Then there is crim!nalty.
The police force is shot full OF
holes and sUamped also.
The laWbreakers who are caught
are estimated at about 50 per cent
OF those whose malefactions are 70.
ported. but convictions are a mucn
smaller proportion.
The country surrounding Wash.
ington is far worse than the capital
itself not being patrolled so rigor-
ously, but the big burg itself is
curiosity. Possession o. a gun is a
des.rability IN tAls community. but