The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-25

big gold rush in the .. s. A. is to get rid of whiskey before taxes will be applied on Decem- Der 5. New York drugstores are doing Q bargain day business. Ambassador Bill Bullitt told Commissar Litvinoff that there were only three words of Rus sian he knew. They were 'harashaw" (good), "dosveden- va" (good day), and "niet" (no). He added that he expected to use the latter word most of the time. Secretary OF Commerce Roper in his usual affable way is trying to sabotage the senate banking investigation. He says that there is no use calling Morgan, Mitchell and others back again, that they have had their punishment, can contribute little more Pecora has secured the services of two, of the most fortnight banking advisors in the country to help him with constructive banking legislation. They are John T. Flynn and Nor ris Ernst, the latter a member of the New York state banking commission.
 AMERICAN REVOLUTION"
 German Nazis will soon issue a caustic piece of anti-American propaganda for home consump- tion. It will consist of a book titled "The American Revo- lution," containing pictures of strikes and riots in the U. S. A. Confidential reports re- ceived in Washington state that the Nazis have secret agents in the country collecting the desired photographs The democra- tic answer to the recently pub- lished republican handbook at- tack on the president is being written by Dr Albert Levitt, special assistant to the attorney general, and 8 former Connec- ticut Hoover" republican Bootlegging, smuggling, and adulteration of gasoline, in or- der to evade high state and fed-. eral taxes, have become so wide- spread that officials aer consid- ering possible measures to coun- teract such operations In some quarters it is estimated that tax leaks cost governmental units about $200,000,000 annual FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS
 California's Democratic Rep resentative Clarence Lea will re- introduce at the coming session of congress the NOrris-Lea con- stitutional amendment abOllsh- ing the electoral college. Lea says the president is friendly to the plan which calls for direct election of tho president and vice-presidcnt. The con- sumers division of the AAA has launched quiet referendum on a proposal that would make the milk business public utility. It has sent out a question: naire to 10000 individuals ask ing their views on such plan. The MIRA expects to com plete its coding work by tho end of January. It is now turn ing codes out at the rate of IS q week. Barney Baruch's article in the Saturday Evening Post attacking imitation was actually written nearly year ago. ..se-.
 MERRY.GO.ROUND
 Senator Jim Couzens' favorite seat in the senate banking inves- tigation is right next to the wit ness who is on the stand. Labor Secretary Perkins private secretary, Miss Jay, has antagon- ized more callers than all other private secretaries in the capital com mbined. =. Her "victims" range from United States sena- tors to personal friends of Miss Perkins. Recently, one of the latter, who came to Wash ington at Madame Perkins re- quest, was kept waiting nearly an hour before the sharp tongued Miss Jay permitted him entrance. Farmers who have taken land out of produc- ton are being urged by the AAA to start game and bird sanctuaries on their unused acres. Commerce Secretary Dan. Roper is reorganizing the press bureau of his department. He feels he Is not getting enough publicity, wants to break lULO IH0 uCWS 1uOLC LLCquSAtlys Wagers are being laid that before President Roosevelt returns from Warm Springs that Jesse Jones will have visited him. The ambitious F. F. c. chairman makes it a point to keep close to F. D. R.s coat tails. One of the first speeches that will be delivered when the senate reconvenes will be by Little Artie" Robinson, Indiana's f1ag-waving patrioteer, attacking the presidents recog- milton of Soviet Russia. Democratic house leaders are working on some important committee changes for the com- ing session of congress; so far their plans have been kept a dark secret.
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