Evening star., 1932-09-05

Members Of the Democratic high COM
mand have a brand-new alibi for the
Republican charge that Gov. Roose-
velt's running mate Is wild-eyed radi-
cal who wouldn't be safe in the vice
presidency, or in the White House
should fate ever land him there. Sug-
gestions to that effect are now being
met with the. revelation-as it will be
to most persons-that Speaker Garner
is very rich man. BY dint Of shrewd
business acumen and thrifty living
throughout his many years in Con-
gress Jack" Is said to have amaSsed
half dollars, or hereabouts; become the
owner of two prosperous banks, ai0
proprietor of extensive holdings OF cot
ton and sheep lands in his native Texas.
Mr.. Garner disclosed none Of his buSt-
ness connections in his Congressional
Directory autobiography, which is con-
fined to q bare recital OF his long and
honorable career as member OF the
House of Representatives. At any rate,
the accusation of radicaism in Gamers
case is exploded, party managers say,
by the fact that he has the same reason
for being conservative that any big
business man has.
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President Charles Addison Miller OF
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Is in a hospital at Washington, evil
dently the first victim Of the strenuous
life which members Of that potent new
Federal organization are leading. His
/, condition is IN no respect serious, put
his physicians induced him to lay up
while for repairs. A few days ago, in
accordance with the Attorney Generals
decision that no officer Of the r. F. G.
may receive compensation from a pri-
vate corporation, Mr.. Miller laid down
the presidency of the Savings Bank OF
Utica, N. Y, his home town. He had
held the Office for Is years and since
1894 was a trustee and the counsel OF
the institution. The r. F. c. president
is known as the dean of savings bankers
in New York State While president OF
the Savings Banks Association OF New
York In 1908 Mr.. Miller was responsible
for the amendment to the State invest
ment law that standardized securities
for savings bank investments.
Secretary of Labor William N. Doak
celebrated Labor day this year by max
ing two speeches on the subject-one,
forecast radio broadcast Saturday
night and another before the New York
FeQerdLlOn OIL LdUUI AZ tllC Otd1C L oA
in Syracuse today "Bill' Doak has a
special interest in 1892 Labor day. This
year marks both his own f1ftieth BIRTH
day anniversary and the fiftieth ami
versary of Labor day-each came into
existence in 1882. Doak was introduced
on the air the other night as the United
States first native-born Secretary of
Labor. His two predecessors were both
British born-"Billy" Wilson. Woodrow
Wilson's Labor Secretary, halls from
Scotland and Jim" Davis, Harding,
Coolidge and first Hoover Labor cabi-
neteer, from Wales Secretary Doak,
who recently introduced the five-day
week in the Department of Labor, says
it's working like charm.
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This Observers candidate. for a niche
in the Hall of Fame Is Ernest B. Thomas
of Rushville, Ind, the man who turned
down a $10,000-a-year job at Washing
ton this Summer. Thomas comes from
Senator Jim Watson's home town and
Is one of the Senate majority leaders
faithful political henchmen. When
Samuel McKelvie of Nebraska recently
resigned from the Federal Farm Board
Jim bagged the vacancy for Thomas.