, 1934-12-27
WASHINGTON
BY George Durno

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will be served by 50 dong.
A marine officer Just returned
from Cuba says the Louisianaian
and Colonel Fulgencio Batista, real
dictator OF the island republic, are
perfect prototypes.
As a result Of an interview with
the former Cuban Army sergeant
the marine calls him the "Huey
Long Of Cuba" Batista is driven by
the same dynamic energy that
marks the Louisiana Dictator. Meth
err man ever Is In complete repose,
Huey has never been known to sit
In hts senate chair more than five
minutes at a time and then he II
always drumming fingers on his
desk or squirming In his seat. Ba-
tiSta's hands likewise are never still
and he keeps his feet bobbing while
he talks.
The Colonel has visions Of rul-
ing Cuba for many years. Callers
must pass through half a dozen an
| terooms under the eyes OF watch
full guards before they reach his
sanctum. Huev knows something
about the value ~ a bodyguard also
Observation-Disclosures has a nev
numbers" racket. The racket" Is
TO get low-numbered automobile IL
cense plates for 1885. These are
known among the police Is demo
cratic numbers" because the New
Dealers are getting them.
Not SO with Chairman Eugene o.
Sykes, OF the Federal Comnunica-
tons commission. The gentleman
from Mississippi, sub. got one the
other day that ran into five or six
figures and he let out a roar. So did
Mrs. Sykes.
But Commissioner George Allen
Of the District of Columbia. who al
so halls from MississiNI sub, soon
remedied the outrage.
United-There may be no general
tax legislation al the coming ses-
sion OF congress but prospects are
overly bright that big incomes r
going 10 be limited. It's going 70
be tough on the fat boys but they'd
better start ~reconciling themselves
TO living on sl.0So000 a year. A
movement to this end NAV be X
pected from several sources that
aren't very harmonious on most 9TH
err matters.
President Roosevelt's conviction
that a million dollar income Is
enough for anybody was bolstered
bv the recent Treasury disclosure
that more ~millionaires paid taxes
this year than last while the num-
Der OF small-salsried men fell way
off,
Limitation Of income Is an In
tegral part OF Kingfish Longs re-
distribution : of-wealth platform.
Huge profits turned I'D among mum
itions manufacturers by the senate
Arms commitnee has convinced
Senator Nye the time has come to
cut the big fellows down a bit.
Most OF the new senator's are
sure bets to back such a PROPOSE
ton.
Top-Uncle Dan Roper, Secretary
Of Commerce, was born and brought
UP in South Carolina. He and his
wife were blessed with seven chill
dren. five boys and two girls.
Now Uncle Dan decided while
they were all small that he didn't
want his family to become section
allied. So he sent each one to
school in a different section Of the
country. only n remaining in
South Carolina.
One day they were all home for
a reunion and some OF the neigh
bors were In. Uncle Dan decided 70
stage a debate on the subject OF
which part Of the country was most
enjoyable to live IN. the neighbors
to act as Judges.
The middle west wont
Reserve-Since the National Re-
sources Board made its report con-
siderable has been written about a
ten billion-dolla public works pro-
gram.
This Is an erroneous impression.
gained apparently from misinterpre-
tation OF two sentences In the re-
port, which said.
Ito be tolerably sure Of pro-
ducinc a net gain in employment
and a real impetus TO business re-
vival. the public works program In
a country as large as the United
States should be planned on a
huge scale. As matters now stand,
a public works reserve, Of 10 bill
lions or dollars would not exceed
the decline in private construction
during a major depression
BY which the board meant that
Uncle Sam should have projects
definitely In mind al all times
which could be opened up and
worked quickly when private in
dustry faltered in the future. The
New Deal will spend plenty next
year but 10 billion is almost a
physical impossiblity.
Taste-The best political story
TO make the rounds into recent
months concerns the New Deal
rally at which the speaker was
exhorting one and all TO vote the
State Democratic ticket into Of
flee so 1t could stand behind Pres
ident Roosevelt.
President Rosevelt" declared
the orator. lis the greatest Demo-
crat within the memory Of any
man or woman IN this hall"
A drunk In the first row be-
stirred himself. II don't like i'm"
he announced belligerently.
The speaker paid no attention
but continued with the assertion