The Washington times., 1931-11-14
Rumor Has More III

The Republicans the other hand claim that they have
confidential information showing that three Democratic
members i'll they will be able to get to the Cau
tai In December. Democratic leaders deny this claiming
that two of these will be in Washington within two
weeks and the third in time to vote.
Both the House and Senate physicians on their sta
hach chamber has also gymnasium for the exclusive use
OF the members In the Senate group of Senators en-
poy trainer.
The House office building that is now in process Of
construction Will nave swimming pool and Roman baths
This last item aroused considerable criticism last session
and there was an effort made eliminate it. but it was
approved
budding young engineer in the Capital lays claim to the
best depression story
He owned old model but very serviceable radio.
Coming from family of horse traders he decided he d
DO little swapping and what he could do with his
old radio. ~
He inserted ad offering to trade radios and sat down
to wait The next day he was overwhelmed by half
hundred telephone calls
One caller described her in so interest
ing manner that he invited her CALL She fixed an
hour the next day.
At the appointed time magnificent Rolls Royce with
ivered driver doorman drove up to the vounp stu
dents humble quarters. The servants jumped out and
while the chauffeur assisted his mistress out of the ma
chine the doorman lifted radio of the and fol-
lowed her to the house.
The Baroness. :"
After delightfully."- informal and chatty half hour
change agreed and the doorman deposited vs
tors radio and left the he had brought AS the
ttuy gowned turned to leave the student asked if
ne might have the name of his visitor.
She reached into her handbag handed him card
On it was written: Baroness -".
One of the most amusing stunts put by the famous
Grdron Club of Washington correspondents when Presi
dent Hoover first took office which score
Of appeared carrying labels of the Cabinet
posts but each with the same face, a mask of Hoover.
The President laughed with the rest of the guests at this
sly satirical comment his domination of the Cabinet.
How true this playful commentary pointedy
disclosed recently in the Navy budget controversy
Secretary Adams gave out for the morning papers
ment attacking pacfist organizations for demanding
reductions.
Secretary Adams Said -"
AS these groups had several days previous acclaimed the
President his dispute with the Navy League the statement
widely interpreted in the press indirect defense
of the Navy League and implied criticism of the President
dent.
Apparently Mr. Hoover felt this way about too because
late in the afternoon Secretary Adams hastily issued still
second statement in which he violently de-
nounced the officials of the Navy League who had crt
cized the President
Word went out from the Navy press bureau that the
statement would be available at a certain hour The
pOrters hurried down. While waiting for the pronounce
men of them inadvertently the first page of the
original statement which then in process of mmeo
graphing for press distribution.
In of the typewriter sheet written by hand
and in lead pencil the notation: "Memo from H. H.,
Ok
A few minutes later they handed the same page,
mimeopranhed and Adams sad-o