The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-22

1870
have happened 10 the New Deal.
Those friends who have their
cars 70 the ground are convinced
--and II looks as II they are
right--that Roosevelt still has
overwhelming support through.
out the country. He may have
slipped u littlt, but not much.
1'hc digest" poll began By
showing this, and chances are Il
will continue 20 do 20.
With such concrete evidence
before voters and candidates this
fall, a big boost IL. given to the
campaign slogan or support tho
president" Most politicians are
sheep. They 90 with the flock.
SISSY
Speaking OF chips from the
old block, consider the case Of
Eugene Vidal, Jr., l2.year.old
son 81 tho commerce department
director Of aeronautics.
Since Eugene was years old,
no has been flying In alrplanes,
willing to do any stunting with
him. However,, at tho ripo old
age OF ~, he finally persuaded
Director Vidal that he was old
enough TO try some fancy stun.
They went for brief hop over
nearby Virginia, did some minor
inaneuvers. Young Eugene came
back looking blaEc. Fred Roper,
son OF the commerce depart
ment secretary, asked Eugene
junior whether he had done q
vertical turn,
"YOu mean that thing where
sou turn on one side?" Inquired
the youth. "SuPc, but that's
nothing. 4 tried 10 get him 20 fby
upside down. but nc WOULDN'T 20
H."
Then, very cOnridcntlaIly,-"l
think dads u Sissy"
NUrE-Vidal, NJ. IL q veteran
army alr corps pilot. once hew
tho air mail, und IN stunt flyer
OF no moan reputc.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Professor Willard l.. Thorp Is
thinking OF getting some 'prGc.
tical experience"
Alleged lack OF this quality In
the reason given by senate DEM
0cratic pntronage.grabbers for
causing tho president to with.
draw tho Amherst economists
name aU director OF tho bureau
OF foreign and domestic com.
merce.
Joking with friends about his
Wilmington adventures, Thorp
rcmarked:
II think IN 30 back and 20
Into the saloon business. THAT
should furnish NM with the
, right kind Of practical expert.
cnCc' necessary 10 meet senator.
ial objections"
MEItlsY.GO.ROUND
: Caiifornin's congressional del
ogution ~ buSzlng with story
OF an alleged republican plot"
revolving around Senator Will
llum Gibbs McAdoo. /. During
McAdoo's recent illness Che In
now we'll on the road to rccov.
cry) certain California republi.
Gun moguis got together and
decided that In tho event OF
McAdoo's demise they would
propose TO Republican Governor
Roiph that no namc movie
magnate Louis Mayer TO tho
yassnsy ,:a M MaSer Sicons
forces In California In the dis
astrous 1882 campaign. ~.
Friends Of Comptroller OF the
Currency 'Jofty" O'Connor arc
still joshing him over % recent
embarrassing experience no un-
derwent In Jackson, Miss.
"Jcfty" and RIG Chairman
Jesse Jones were Speakers at u
large gathering In the southern
city, with Jones M tho first ora
tor. "Jcfty" didn't arrive
until after Jesse finished. Whom
he unfoided his manuscript and
began speaking, the startled au.
dience discovered that II was
word for word tho same speech
jesse had Just made. :. Both
officials got their addresses from
tho canned speech factory OF
tho democratic national commit.
tee. state department
archive officials say that Presi.
dent Roosevelt IN continuing
longer than any OF his recent
predecessors In signing his full
signature. Usually after o.
few months, chief executives
start abbrcviating their names,
but not Roosevelt. AL
though he signs official papers
for at least half an hour each
day nc still writes: Franklin ID.
Roosevelt"
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