The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-03-23
Along the Potomac
to Washington
BY j. Glenn Beall
Congressman Sixth District

through our free courts after his IN
dictment, he was paid his full salary
of $4,000 year from the U. N. The
United States contributes almost 40
percent of the cost of the L. N. The
citizens of this country paid approx
mately $1,000 of this spy's salary
during the time he was on trial.
A recent visitor to the White House
was Edward Lamb, of Toledo, Ohio,
who practices law in that city; pub
fishes a paper in Erie, Pa, and owns
five radio stations in two states. The
purpose of his visit was to induce
the President to stump against Sena-
tor Taft in Ohio 1t is interesting to
wrote book eXtolling the Soviet
Union and disparaging to the United
States entitled "The Planned Econo-
my of Soviet Russia" Mr.. Lamb, who
was cited 81 times for Communist
front affiliations by the House I'M
American Activities c I'm m t G Q
brushes off his associations on the
ground of youthful enthusiasm. A
House investigating committee criti-
cized FEC for giving Lamb radio
station licenses in view of his long
record of Red-front associations.
Anothre "red-herring" no doubt.
In view of the spending proclivities
of the present Administration, the
Army revealed it costs lot of money
to take movies of rats-around $l55,-
000 The Army is making motion
pictures about the life and habits of
rats because, officials said, rats are
a serious menace to public health and
property In the meanwhile, it is re-
vealed that Government agencies re-
semble squirrels in their tendencies
to hoard supplies. One agency had a
93-year supply of light bulbs; an
other had a 247-year supply of loose
leaf binders and 1853 years of filler
paper.
Representative Woodruff, (R), of
Michigan made an interesting obser-
walton. He stated that MI. Truman is
the best, if not the best paid man in
the world today. According to Mr..
Woodruff, private citizen, to match
the standard of living of the Presi-
dent, would need an income Of around
100000 year. The Presidents
take-home pay is $4,000 year. He
has AZ facilities" for travel, va
cationing and entertainment, includ-
ing planes, 35 White House automo-
bies, the yacht Williamsburg, private
Pullman car and vacation retreats in
Florida and Maryland. His staff is
estimated at Cos persons at an annual
cost of S1,491 $40; a White House
travel allowance of nearly $4,000 eX-
elusive of air travel which is charged
to the Air Force; the yacht Williams
burg crew costs alone are $4,000
annually; the Presidents personal
plane cost $1,133,000 to build and
about $120,000 to man; the private
Pullman car cost nearly S3000 600; a
destroyer to accompany the Williams
burg costs the Navy $4,000 a year
to operate; Secret Service guards and
year; and White House salary costs
for 225 persons costs $998,254 a year.
By comparison President Roosevelt
in 1915 had staff of SO costing
$256,431 while President Hoover's
staff totaled only g at 4 cost Of
S127, POO.
Under The Dome
My assistance has been requested
in getting electric power lines for
community in Garrett County. There
are lines close to this vicinity but the
construction Of the line to the homes
has not been completed. | am con-
tacting the company which would
serve this community asking that
some action be taken to give these
people electric lines.
was advised by the Veterans Adj
ministration that appropriate action
is being taken in the case of inferior
tools being issued to G. l. apprentices.
Some of the tools are being replaced
and the Regional Office is being re-
quested to make check Of the tools
furnished to veterans in other in
stances in order that it may be de-
termined whether the veterans are
actually receiving tools of the quality
ordered by the Veterans Admins
tration. Officials of the Baltimore and
Ohio Local Federation No 7 and |
had appeared before the Veterans
Administration in trying to to rectify
this matter as | certainly want to see
that the G. l. apprentices get good
tools
Hearings were concluded on We'd
nesday on my Bill II. r. 7341-the
East Capitol Street Bridge Bill. 1t
is expected that the subcommittee of
the District Committee will take
action on this bill in the very near
future. | also attended meetings of
the Public Works Committee.