St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-10
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THERE WAS ALMOST HOWARD HUGHES sKIRM1sH at
the opening hearings the committee on high
prices the Nct hotel Tuesday morning There were three
Republicans Senator James of Missouri; Rep
resentaive Henry O. Tale of Iowa; Representative
George Bender of Ohio (chairman), and DemO- ssS
crat, Senator John Sparkman Alabama, on hand
to hear what local people had to about the high
cost of living. When the boys got hold a former
University of Minnesota political science instructor
the proceedings livened up a bit 49, #f
The morning session opened with representatives -
from the League of Women Shoppers present to tell
their side of the story Some Of had brought
along their offspring, symbolicaly empty shopping
bags homemade posters and baskets of groceries,
As long the girls stuck to their role caught the
spiral of rising prices they all right them Mrs
Doris Ods started talking about trusts and steel
mOnOpOes being responsible of living she rot
into trouble Senator James whhared rather erOhsty
gentleman with the painfully bored look heard all
this before and expects to hear again
and began act like Senator Odds she had any
facts to back up her charges of grain
prosecution of the Minneapolis Exchange? Did she consider
the Minneapolis Grain Exchange So why3 Did she
consider large corporation charge General
Mills Plsbury trusts and they Did
she think there honest corporations ALI Did she have
any definite information the committee could
apO Grain Exchange in order that
Mrs ods said she didn't have any information but
she'd try to get The lady shoppers wiser
about the intricate of efyng before committees
Two more witnesses testified Carl Schuneman president and
general Of Shunemans and Phip Trov
president and managing director the Golden St. Paul both
Of whom were certain prices WAS NOT
the solution to the imitation the shoppers
| certain 1T WAS the solution
George DemetrOu representing Americans Democratic Action
recommendations
included the establishment of Economic Adjustment
ton with full legal authority to deal with present naionary
situation He discussed the direct teup for aiding
stability of America ~
If there's thing u congress considers
himself an expert on it's international affairs Once he
air OF Washington he automatically authority on every
thing from the cost of plaid Scotland Juggling chop
sticks in China An ordinary citizen encroach on the field
is a novice trOdding on halOwed ground
When Mr. DemeOu began subject
aha Senator KEN leaned forward and exchanged expression
rrated cat-napper
ready to swat of annoying Demetriou talked
Oh an economic Adjustment Administration with
something about the Tale
like all Republicans do when the mention
Dreamed about Representative Bender the chairman
youthful witness with whathavwehere Senator
stopped uang the printed speech momentay
There followed verbal exchange that
listening had been Transcribed boys
gton either neatly obviously young man.
ne skipped around them Jumped over them avoided them entirely
Rep Tale asked Mr. d. if the that peaeme gov
eminent agency with the full legal"
recommendation would be Mr. D. want
Congress to measure? Mr. D. popped
back 1T wouldn't be the first time Congress something
audience
Just before nermson Chairman Bender asked
Demeou Just what was his field Mr. D. said a told you
formerly political University of Mime
sofa and I'm now member of Mayor Hubert Humphreys
I'm what capacity" prodded Bender still hoping
Research assistant" replied Mr. d.
Lunch.
After lunch another University of Minnesota
She Harriet Galley using written statement she told
OF having spent over two months Europe last people
e met there and OF the necessity for the u help
he winter if keep both the good will
think the Washington lawmakers gained healthy respect
the University of young people and for the
comparatively Americans fOr action grOup
Following Miss Galley welcubbed looking gentleman c.
Woodwoh chairman of the grain council testified
Right through
over on the gentleman from Alabama The had leave the
temporarily While he Unanswered
the willing Mr. Woodwork tesfyng government spending"
meanng the Truman responsible
find ourselves Spakman being present
either make Mr. Woodwork tell why
prove his point couldn't defend his fellow Washington
Before the afternoon sessions began incidentally overheard John
Jacobsen legislative for the
daily We have headline you going
for investigation My big but not that big
couldn't get what be investigated
out that Mr. Jacobsen wanted investigation of
shenangans the local fuel industry Apparently
the headlines for Minneapolis Morning Tribune already has his
winter fuel supply Nothing sensational happened.
JOTTINGS: Neither anything sensational happen at the
Hotel St Paul luncheon Chase Going Woodhuse chairman
Mrs Woodhouse comfy talk but
shall Plan' she had to
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