AGE EIGHT
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949
Copy Producing Congress Packs Duffle, Heads Home
Washington—(U.P.)—Congress has packed its duffle and headed for come—and it's a pity.
The law-givers took a lot of punishment, but they produced so pretty interesting copy.
For example, there was the time en. Robert A. Taft, (R+, Ohio), stood on the floor of the senate and demanded the impolite starlings, which are ruined practically every building in town.
They eat mosquitoes, he said, thereby killing a bill that would have made it legal to kill a starling on sight. It reminded veterans of the 80th congress that no starling control bill was passed then, either, even though a serious little Eastern scientist appeared before a committee and advocated birth-control for earlings. His theory was that these birds don't have any sense. He said that if you put pans of oil around there the starlings roost and flake the oil with food, the mama bird will ill her tail feathers and close the ores on the eggs when she goes to set. Then the eggs won't catch.
The oleo tax repeal came up again. And once again Rep. Reid F. Murray, (R., Wise.) was in the thick of the fight. The bill never got through, but Reid created a stir when he appeared before a committee to plead for the butter states which don't think much of oleo.
Chinese children, he said in all sincerity, never get any butter to eat and they have slant eyes.
"Do you want your children to row up with slant eyes?" he asked the committee. It all went into the record.
Sen. Bill Langer, (R., N.D.), lived things in the 81st congress just one other day by breaking the rules. e complained of sore feet or something and started to give a speech telling down. Senator Democratic leader Scott W. Lucas of Illinois on up-righted the gentleman from north Dakota.
This same Lucas got his dander up
when he excused himself from an
incommonly long night session and
ent to the senate restaurant for a
aack. But the place was closed and
couldn't even find a candy bar.
e made a little speech about it.
Also in the senate, one of the members referred to a colleague us "honest" and was ruled out of
order. The chair said if one senator was called honest, that was a reflection on the honesty of the rest of the membership.
The house likewise had its moments. One day, a congressman suggested an investigation of Fort Knox—"To see for sure if the gold is still there." He was set down proper by a colleague who thought this sort of thing should be followed by a sawing operation—cutting the gold bars in two to make sure they aren't half lead."
One day on the house floor, with the press gallery cleared, there was a Hollywoodian one-punch fight. It was between aged Rep. Adolph J. Sabath, Illinois, dean of the house, and Rep. E. C. Eox of Georgia. Nobody seems to know exactly what happened. Nobody hit the deck and, after it was all over, nobody was sore.
Firemen Off Duty Build Own Homes
Macon, Ga.—(U.P.) —Firemen here have found something to do with their spare time besides hanging around the station house playing checkers.
On their off-duty days, the men take off their uniforms, put on carpenter's aprons, and build houses for each other.
Three groups of six men each are working on three homes in different sections of the city. They do every operation, mum and plumbing, wiring and construction.
when one house is completed, a fireman will move in and the crew will move on to the next project.
Theoretically, every member of the department will have a new home eventually.
the firemen knew nothing about the building trade when they start-ed out but they are learning fast. Two houses are almost finished and haven't collapsed yet.
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Denfeld May Lose Navy Post
Washington, Oct. 25—(U.P)—Adm. Louis E. Denfeld probably will be replaced soon as chief of naval operations by Vice Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, informed sources said today.
Denfeld gave no indication that he thought the axe was about to fall on him. He said he planned to attend the meeting. Sources close to him said the admiral has no intention of resigning.
This was learned as the joint chiefs of staff were called into their first meeting since their caustic public testimony in the congressional investigation of unification and navy-air force grievances.
Both defense secretary Louis Johnson and navy secretary Francis P. Matthews were understood to feel that Denfeld's testimony had made it impossible for him to represent the navy on a unified defense team.
Denfeld told the house armed services committee that the army, air force and defense top brass have ganged up on the navy. He said the present administration of the unification law "is more injurious than no unification at all."
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, retorted that the complaining navy officers were "fancy dans" who wouldn't hit the line for the defense team unless they could call the signals.
A final decision on Denfeld has been made to the navy secretary Matthew.
Sherman, who is 53, is commander of the sixth task fleet in the Mediterranean. For two years after World War II, he was deputy chief of naval operations. He would be the second naval aviator to be chief of naval operations.
Bandit Promises To Return
Cambridge, Mass. —(U.P.) T h e young band员 who held up Vincent James, druggist, and robbed him of $80 told him: "This is the first time I ever did this, it's an emergency. I'll return the money." James is still waiting for his "rebate."
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Dachshund In Wheelchair Chases Cats From Garden
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Artesia, Calif.—(U.R.)—A dachshund named Dutch has both legs and wheels.
Dutch, owned by Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Robinson, lost the use of his
hind legs in an automobile accident
a few weeks ago and his owners built him a two-wheeled cart.
The cart fits neatly under his hind end, supporting his paralyzed legs, and is attached by two pipes to his collar.
Dutch took immediately to the "wheel chair" and runs about chasing cats over the lawn and garden.
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