Evening star., 1933-09-13

sion Of Congress in miniature Is likely
to be visible about the time the world
series games are being played in WASH
ington next month. Congress Is full
Of base ball fans. No matter where
they hail from, they're all rooters for
the Nationals. Many are expected to
turn up to attend the battles with the
Giants. Now that Jim Watson Is no
longer on Capitol Hill, Pat Harrison Is
the ranking congressional fan, with
Charley McNary q close second. Vice
President Garner Is also an ardent ad-
dict. In the House q fan Of deepest
dye Is Representative Thomas S. Nc
MILAN, Democrat, of South Carolina,
who once played professional base ball
in the South Atlantic League. Every
body Is wondering which side President
Roosevelt will root for at the series.
As a resident Of both New York and
Washington, he finds himself a little
bit between the devil and the deep blue
sea. The betting Is that he's for the
Senators. though his cheers and smiles
may be impartially distributed at Grif-
nth Stadium. F. D. r. will, Of course
played here.
A stranger recently lost his way IL
one Of the endless corridors of the De-
partment Of Commerce. When rescued
he said he was looking for the earth
quake division" It turned out that he
wanted the Coast and Geodetic Survey
A passerby, who overheard q depart
mental clerk Strengthening the calle,
out, suggested that the earthquake di-
The new Moley- -Astor weekly, Today
already has q rival, just launched IL
President Roosevelt's home bailiwick OF
Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County
N. Y. It's called the New Deal and
starts with patd-up subscription list
OF 5000 readers, according to its pub.
Usher, Robert G. Pendell. Mr.. Pendell
formerly edited and published q news
paper at Washingtonville, N. Y.
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According to story now making the
rounds, the Veterans Administration
some time ago remitted several thou
sand dollars in Swiss francs to a hos
pital In Switzerland TO pay the bills of
q supposed United States veteran who
had received extensive treatment there.
Later it appears to have been discov-
cred that the case was fraudulent, and
that the man obtained disqualification
under false pretenses. The Swiss au-
thorities agreed to refund the money
through the American consulate. Finally,
tn consequence Of the intervening diff
ference In exchange rates. the Veterans
Se<V
It originally paid out, and now Con-
troller General McCari is trying to de-
eide just who is entitled to the result
ant "rake-off." Lew Douglas may claim
it for budget-balancing purposes and as
partial compensation for the extra mil
lions finally granted the veterans after
revision Of the original budget.
A returning Washington vacationist
alleges that at the time the recent hur-
ricane struck Rehoboth Beach, Del, the
three moving pictures currently shown
there were, respectively, 1.-The Deluge, /"
'I Cover the Waterfront" and Hell
Below"
A State Department Jwag suggests
that Cuba seems to covet Virginia's title
of mother Of Presidents" The Pearl Of
the Antilles, ct any rate, has broken all
records by giving birth to three Presi-
dents within four weeks, and the birth
rate, some Of our Latin American au-
thorities think, may mount even higher
before snow flies. Another departmental
wisecracker says the sergeants and stu
dents who put President Grau San Mar
tin. in Office this week obviously think
a professor of anatomy is the ideal man
to tak charge of Cuba's turbulent body
polite.
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During the campaign Of 1892, when
the Democratic National Committee was
looking for . catchy slogan, somebody
suggested the alliterative battle cry Of
Roosevelt, Recovery and Repeal" As