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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933. MOBILIZATION SENATOR LEWIS CF BONUS ARMY | IMPRESSIVE IN ‘GREAT PROBLEM HIS SPEECHES APPEARANCE IN WASHING-|‘TYPICAL’ SENATORS FROM|MAGNUS JOHNSON’S SCOLD-|TELLS REPUBLICAN LEADER,| MANY KICKS REGISTERED oni” TON CALLS FOR TEST OF EXECUTIVE TACT DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES ILLINOIS FIT TRADITIONAL PICTURE IN HIGHER HALLS OF CONGRESS By HERBERT PLUMMER Qty Annociated Prenn) WASHINGTON, May 18.—If a By BYRON PRICE (Chief Of Bureau, The Associated’ Washington) ; the problems centering vote were taken.as to which state’s big voice heard so often in the! March 4, this year, just a few min-|Veterna of 25 years as member senate ‘senate some years back—Magnus/ utes before Jack Garner left. the, White House since representatives jin the March 4, pot ovi¢ has presented a} looked more like the sengtors of gtaver fat of executive tact than|’popylgr traditional conception, [l- mobilization of the second bonys lineis would have a good chance army in Washington, | to.-win.. i | There’s perhaps no other pait The sityation would have heen in that whole body of 96 different explosive,enovgh had it meant ‘personalities that come nearer t merely the necessity of dealing looking the part of the roles they with so many thousands ét ordin; play than James Hamilton. Lewis ary uhemployed, denying them the ‘and William H. Dieterich. things they came to seek and in-' The sartorial splendor of Sen- ducing them to leave the capital. | ator Lewis is. one of the most talk- But a great deal more than that| ed of things when the senate as 4 was involved. The inyaders were| whole is under diseussion. Stand- not a helter-skelter mob, but an ing out on the floor because of his organized group of American citi-{ whiskers’ and his meticulous dress, veas. The dominating complaint quite often he is the first senator was not merely against society in’ to be singled out by visitors to the general, but specifically against gallery and “located’’ by means of the government of the United the charts handed them as they States. enter. Most important. of all, resent-} His grand manner, flowery ment over the inglorious retreat speech and deep resonant voice of last 's invaders stirred 9 make a deep impression on the spirit of desperation diffieult tq! gallery and visitors usually re- reagon with, member him once they have seen A Moderate Course him and heard bim, There was no doubt trom the A Modern Roman start, however, that President! Illinois’ junior senator is a per- Roosevelt intended. to stake every-| sonality entirely different from thing on a policy of conciliation.| Lewis, He came over from the Even that wing of the bonus ; house at the beginning of the pres- pmy accused of communistic dom- ent session of congress and hasn’t eetlon ‘assembled with the full had time as yet to become so well knowledge and cynsent of the adl- ‘known. ‘mini tise But he looks the part of a sena- In pre} faty discussions be-{tor. Someone recently deseribed tween administration officials and| him ga follows: “If a toga were veterans’ committees it appeared draped around his ample form and to be taken for granted that pay-.a band tied avound the benign ment of the bonus was not in pros- head ot Bill Dieterich, he would be pect, but that peaceful assembty to! the counterpart of a Roman sen- ask for its payment was @ right ator.” not to be | Not since the days when the late president Senator Overman of North Caro- made an oe - ve etna ; of lina—he ports silvery head, flow- good with when he announced, jug: ing cape: @ scarlet lining; and ox theWahguard’' Was arriving, int ‘ broad-minded black hat—has there certain cuts in aoldier allowances! been a senator “on the hill” whom mage under the economy bill might| observers have likened to the old be ree ease | Romana. That announcement touched on While younger, Dieterich looks Mee Even before very much like Senator Qverman. ved Washington hma| He has the same silvery ‘hair. The “with complaints that: substantial build and kindly, yet firm, expression are very similar. Silence His Rule e economy ere adding “heaburably to’ uttering and dis- tress. Political Gossip In N VETERAN SENATE MEMBER HEARD IN HOUSE CHAMBERS| ING OF BODY DURING DE- BATE HINTS SENATE HOPE FOR OLD-TIMER By HERBERT PLUMMER (iy Agnoctased fren? WASHINGTON, May 18.—That | { Johnson of Minnesota—has been heard again on capitol hill, this time in the house, Johnson, back in politics as a ‘armer-laborite and a representa- ~at-large, has been iet since he took the oath of of- i fiee at the beginning of the pres- ent session.. Vor the most part he Vhas been gontent to’ sit. quietly {in‘his seat about half-way back on the vepublican side and listen. The house was debating whether } lit would accept the.cost of pro- duction plan as a part of the farm as bit strange when Clarke of New York, controlling the time for the republicans, announced that he would yield just two minutes to him. During the old days in the }time as he desired. His Time Counted But no man ever made more of those two minutes, perhaps, than he did, In a voiee that reverberat- fed through every part of the {ehamber and which silenced the in-| }cessant noise so much a part of the house, Johnsen began. It might have been the fact that; he could get only two minutes that} 80 aroused him. Glaring across the aisle at the democratic leaders, he reminded them that he hadn’t tak- jen up much of their time in talk- ‘ing. Then he proceeded to fly in- hem, | “It would have been better for jyou by far,” he shouted, “if you did not come in here with this great majority... .By the use of. lithe floor whip you have been rough-shod in your tactics. You ‘have applied the pressure of the conqueror. ... You have, in a determined machine-like process, applied the ‘gag rule’, and in so | doing you have invited the same {eriticism upon your shoulders for , which you burned on the stump ‘ the party that was in power before you... .” This statement, at the conclu- sion of his speech, was a signal for singularly | Perhaps it struck Johnson as a} senate he could have had as much} THE KEY WEST CITIZEN VETERAN SMILES AT HOUSE MOANS FROM FRESHMEN’ GARNER WARNS BERT SNELL OF - FUTURE TREND: STAUNCH FRIEND, OF POS-) SIBILITIES IN PROCEEDINGS} IN DAYS TO COME ! } { NOT HAVING BEEN GIVEN} TEES TG THEIR LIKING 1 ‘ By HERBERT PLUMMER (iy Axmociated Prensd WASHINGTON, May 18.—On By HERBERT PLUMMER (Hy Ansociated Preys) WASHINGTON, May 18.—That oL of the house of representatives, ‘house where he had served 30:%ames: W. Collier of Mississippi, }now a member of the tariff com- mission, smiles a bit when — he he made a little speech of fare-| hears that the freshman democrats | well. ‘of the present house are kicking It wasn’t very long, but he made| because they are not given good} A committee assignments and a more i #! preferred status “on the hill.” {most prophetic now. Champ Clark, one-time speaker Turning to Bert Snell, the re-! of the house, used to tell the new- | publican leader and his friend, he | comers that congressmen were said: tmade/ not born—that one had to “In some ways it is to be re-|learn.to’ be a representative just gretted that in the incoming sev-tas a man must learn to be a black- enty-third congress, you will not}smith or a carpenter. have quite as large a following as Collier agrees. His own ex- you have had in this one. perience is an excellent example “The best proportion for the} of the “system” on capitol hill. house is a majority of 50 or 60 on| The Mississippian had risen: to one side.” the ee on in te gore Lago yt ,, queer. twist in the polities’ of his on Ss ag eh pened . atate deprived him of his seat last Cactus” Jack’s implication 4P-| year. He had become chairman of parently was that his democratic/the most powerful committee in brethren, with such a preponderant! the house, that of ways and means, majority, would sometimes find} before going out. that their big majority would be| Yet, when he visited the capitol janything but a comfort. {for the first time back in 1909, And that’s what has happened|as a member of congress, a door- :from time to time. keeper refused to let him in be- These are just too many demo-} cause’ he didn’t know him. erats in the house to make for Up, Up, Up {smooth sailing all'the time, Collier's climb to the pinnacle of Thus you see a man like Jeff/pouse committee assignments is Busby of Mississippi, serving his} an interesting story. He became a sixth term, carrying on a one-man] member of congress in the days revolt that has the effect of de-| when: “Uncle Joe” Cannon ruled laying progress, the house as a czar. “Uncle Joe” Busby’s complaint is that the|had thé, sole power of cammittee time permitted for debate on the] asignments for both democrats various bills is unequally divided.| and republicans, In other words, he argues, why Young and ambitious, commit- tshould the republicans, number-|ted, as he says, to many reforms ‘ing around 117, -have as much|promised. in his pre-election | }time given. them. as. the. democrats} *peeches, Collier wanted a. place ; wha number about, 3132, on just.two committees-—agricul- | "The ‘leaders try to placate him,|ture and rivers and harbors. but fail. He brings into play @| “Unele Joe” gaye him a berth powerful -weapon—imaking the| ©" accounts and mileage. point of no quorum, If takes 30]. “A more empty honor couldn’t minutes or more to ealt the roll} bave heen conferred on a mem- of the, house. ber,” he says. “It was perhaps the = lesst important committee in the And Again— house. It was rarely, if ever, eajl- Then there’s the ‘instance when ~~ the democratic leaders had made : plans to tighten up the rules of BENJAMIN LOPEZ ithe house by abolishing the 145-\| FUNERAL HOME years to preside over the senate, ‘one statement which seems Sate Med ation’s C ed in session, and has since heen abolished.” But he took it, sure that “Uncle Joe” would remeraber him with a better assignment later on. ‘Uncle Joe’ Remembered “Unele Joe” did remember him later on. At the next session he was promoted to the committee on dustrial arts.and expositions, “This,” says Collier, “was a step above the first by virtue of the fact that. its sonorous and high-! ASSIGNMENTS ON COMMIT- ' sounding. title was absolutely sec-| him on the tariff commission when | ond to none, “It, too, was seldom called in' apital TODAY’S eaoggansarsanegrenesere? The indications for this day are ‘for a peculiar voeation, or strange ‘experience in environment, with {some success attending it. It ‘ear- vies indystry and inventive fac- Then came a place on ways and ‘ity, coupled with patience ‘aad }means that led him finally to the} thrift, There will be more wealth rebairmanship of that powerful'than the native will really need | committee, and subsequently play-' for the gratification of the simple ed an important part in landing tastes indieated, There is also good fortune by marriage. Subscribe for ‘rhe Citizen. | © ! ; Session and has since been abolish- i I was downhearted.” ;. But he kept plugging, A for- ; tunate incident gave him oppor- | tunity to make a name himself as ja member of the industrial arts and expositions. He attracted atten- tion. the vicissitudes of polities left him} without a job. { [LMIPIOODOL TOTO TODOS ED DOL TOM: LOW Roofing Paper, as low as per roll eash only, per box Extra Heavy Cement at., regular 80c, special each Rubbish Burners, $1.00 to per yard 36” Bronze Screen, per yard ... Wall: Board, : per’ Me .......... Cheap Paint, per gallon . Black Roof Paint, gallons for . Phone 598 What will the same articles cost one month hence Look Over The Following List And See Thee Is Anything You Need? 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CALL AA Ad White and Eliza Streets tthe Two Dieterich prefers to let the oth-! mingled outburst of cheers and jrule, providing that 145 signatures , to a petition conld force 4 vote on Established 1885 “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best’’ 24-Mour Ambulance Service Shite Kenbalmer, Minette bargery Phone 135 Night Phone 696-W — ge ee a ence Md do Son Fenag: on * er ra jeers, iven outside, he is cautious in’ Prophetic? iF sive " . what he says and is partial to the} But above the tonfusion and be-} eigsiaget Peealinen ei for? it role of listener. — fore the chair silenced hima, John-(°"¢, “008 (00! “1 0-rule. - During the entire time he sat in}son made a statement that may ways fanens of demograts the house as a member of the se¥-| prove to be significant. oppotes to the change was called. 3 new burden on chari-| enty-secnod congress he made only; “What your party does here,” |!t wasn’t long before word came They did not wan to add to; two speeches, and they were short|/he erjed, “can only serve to from the high command that there unrest. and confined to one page. strengthen the only progressive|WUld be no attempt at the pres- Mr. Roosevelt did not disclose} There's only one subject that he} party in Minnesota, and that par-|¢t to change the rule. whether he feared that one or the’ will dwell on at any length and] ty is the one of which I am a{ There have been other other of these results, or both, had, that is historical. research. He| member.” stances, all of which have im- been threatened by the severe; knows history and delights in tak-} There’s a suggestion in that per-|Preseéd the demoeratic Jeaders haps of the future for Johnson, A| that while, as partisans, it was a j seat in the senate must be con-\fine and beautiful thing to gather measures adopted. ing long motor tours to points of ) He did demonsttate by the time historical interest, and mapner of his announcement’ A friend who accompanied him tested in Minnesota next year./as many of the brethren into the that he recognized the intricacy of| on a recent trip to the home of: Johnson led the ticket last Novem-| fold as they did last November, the problem facing him and mg George Washin, at Mount Ver-, ber in the election of that state’s|making them stand hitched is ig its. various elements.! tion reported that there wasn't a representative-at-large, polling a! another thing. ' Nor did anyone on the inside in, brick or blade of grass there that) total of 388,616 votes. Washi doubt from the outset; he didn’t know something aboyt.; Maybe he has his heart set on a ‘that Mr? Roosevelt had still other —_ return to the body in which he} important cards in his hand or that | **S*®e*eessereeesosasoee! once served | Any merchandise bought or pur- he would hesitate to play them at} TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS jchased for the account of the Pi- the propitious moment, OReRenne tageertecncoseses trates’ Cove Fishing Camp will not : be paid for cnless they are pur- RUSSIANS DOTE ON Aipen-g Daniels, ee segs see CONCORD, N. H.—Charlesjchased on written order from the t *Goven of this city sued for di-]owner, executors or their legal 1 HUSBANDS: vn ge Peale operas Ni Yoree beeause his wife fell in love} representatives. ax . ¢’ * *** with a man whe delivered meat (My, Annootated Press) ie pe Soe HAR) Manchuria, May 18.— {for her cats, Some ee exiled Rrra of the oa tg <p pee \ cesses, er qauye, Wests, Philadelphia, born \ ed of beauty, but all with a mini- gf a Fit \ mam see va are seeking bus-} yg. Senater J. Hamilton Lewis, sora Of them prefer Americans,! % Mlinois, bora at Danville, Va.,' Newspapers quote them as saying) °* Y°™™ *€- is. not based upon the superior ess or social positions of' Upele Sam's nephews, but to con- i that men from the United . ‘make the best husbands. | Y°4F* ago. “They are more considerate an more flectionate anal Mary are oy of Boston, than other ” is the umanitgrian, daughter of the not- — ats “led John Boyle O'Reilly, born in George Hanson, American con-| Boston, 60 years ago. sul-general, hax performed the’ pets marriage ceremony for a number| Rt. Rev. Edward L. Parsons, P. et such unions. But he says the! ®. bishop of San Francisco, born demand of the Russian woman for| in New York City. 65 years ago. American mates far exceeds the supply. , “SHOOTS” VIOLIN HULL, Bag.—Antoine of this city fired five bullets lato a heighbor’s viclin because its - “Those who mapped out the vet- erans’ retrenchments had two dan- ger signals always betore them. 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