The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-12
By Dresc Pearson

Chemical works IN st. Louis the only company now
making t. II will not be sold to the public FOR fear
Of killing cats and dogs The poison s SO strong that
II cat or dog gnaws at rat killed by 1880, IL In
turn dies.
Farmers who have had their grain crops serious
y depleted BY rat nyasions are rather critical Of
rats every year runs into several millions OK dollars
And while Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson is iitg-
ing conservation Of grain rat poison which WOULD
save thousands Of bushels Of grain is being withheld
from the public.
scholarly Senator Austin Of Vermont, leading
Republican, took occasion to lecture another Repub-
lcan freshman Senator Revercornb Of West Virginia
at recent closed-door session Of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee. The lecture was on retaining
fathers In the Army-not a popular subject
Senator Revercomb had introduced bill de-
mandng the discharge Of fathers But when the bill
failed to receive action in the Military Affairs Com
mittee Of which both Austin and Revercomb are
members, the West virginian made speech demand
ing that the Military Affairs Committee be dis
charged from It's consideration of the BILL and thai
1t be taken up by the whole Senate at once.
Senator Austin didn't like these tactics.
This Is dignified committee Of the United
States Senate" he said, "and was astounded thai
a member Of this committee should propose that we
be discharged from consideration Of bill assigned
to us. Does this mean that If this committee does
not agree with all the rehabilitation recommended
tons of its subcommittee, members Of the stb-cor1
mittee will move to discharge us in order TO win
Senate vote on their proposals."
Since Revercomb was not present, the question
went unanswered. Meanwhile the War Department
has informed the Military Affairs Committee that
rehabilitation be carried out except the discharge
of fathers Fathers Secretary Of War Patterson said
cannot all be discharged from the Army by July 1
NOTE-This columnst has reason to believe tina
out Of 100000 fathers in the Army about 100000 will
be discharged by July 1.
Here Is little item tucked away IN bulletin
to dairy farmers which indicates what the rise i'll
steel prices soon do to the cost Of living. The cos
of dairy boilers for sterilizing milk cans will go up
from $168 to $780, Add to this increased prices Of
farm machinery resulting from the boost in stee
prices, and you understand why the farmer tnus
come back and ask for price increases all along thu
line. Henry Kaiser has designed atitotnatic
dish-washer costing about $50 which he propose
installing in new fabricated houses. . Congress
men returning from Europe have complained abou
the calibre of u. s. diplomats. They quite right
but If they want better diplomats they should pa
more to get them. No other major nation pays suc
starvation wages to its diplomats. . Congressman
Mike Mansfield of Montana, Democrat, will rti
against Democrat Senator Burt Wheeler. The lat
ter faces the fight Of his life . Congressman Ma
Nicely Of West Virginia says: General Motors pay
its president, Charles E. Wilson. $3.50 O0O a year
which is more than $1,000 greater than the combined
salaries OF the President Of the United States, tie
Vice-Presdent all the members of the President
Cabinet, the Chief Justice and associate justices
the SSprene Court the speaker Of the House apC
General Eisenhower"