The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-03

of Abyssinia is reported ready to
marry a Japanese wife. He Is
going to Tokyo in the spring to
select one of ten Japanese
beauties now held in reserve for
him. Italy is provoked over
Japanese penetration of Abyss
sinia, Britain has been bitter
against japanese goods in In
dia, and now the commerce de-
partment has exposed tremen-
dous increases in Japanese trade
with Latin America. In
Cuba, the Japanese legation was
active in Cuban politics, harbor-
ed several political refugees, es-
corted them safely aboard q
boat. General Hayashi, the
new Japanese war minister, was
the man who on the night
Japan invaded Manchuria two
years ago, ordered his troops to
cross the Korean border with
out awaiting instructions from
Tokyo. After he had acted, he
sent the orders to Tokyo for sig
nature. .. President Roose-
welt is seldom to be seen in a
stiff collar. Usually he wears
rather collegiate collars attach
ed to his shirt and in sharp con-
trast to the buiging, barrel-Hke
neck-pieces of Hoover and
Coolidge.
STATE DEPT. SHIVERS
State department officials shiv-
cred when George Fl. Earle, 3rd,
American minister to Austria,
bluntly denounced Nazi terror
ism, warned the Hitlerites to
keep hands offs Austria.
But when Earle visited the U. s.
on brief leave, Roosevelt gave
Earle triumphal welcome and
his personal blessing.
Tammany members of the house
are excitedly whispering in the
cloak rooms about a coup to
GUST Boss John +. Curry from
the inner Wigwam. They
say only two votes are needed
to make the blow effective.
They name as leader of the
movement, Eddie Ahearn, hard
boiled East Side district chief,
who was Curry's leading oppon-
ent when the latter was chosen
Boss.
TAMMANY NEW DEAL
The mere ousting of Curry,
however, is not going to satisfy
the administration. The
president Is demanding an en-
tire New Deal in Tammany
leadership. Ahearn was
told this bluntly when he put
out a feeler as to how the adj
ministration would react toward
his assuming the big boss role
He was told not only that
he would not do, but that the
same rule applied to all the
other old district leaders.
Recognition of Soviet Russia
has given a big imeptus to Rus
sian language courses in Wash
ington universities. Even
Georgetown university. whose
officers vigorously opposed rec
ognition, is offering several Rus
sian courses. The CWA Is
costing the government approx
mately $50,000,000 q week.
A survey Of recent power trust
activities just completed by the
National Popular Government
league charges that the extern
sive distribution of free beer was
an important factor In assisting
the interests in defeating re-
cent municipal light project in
Portsmouth, Ohio. !. Comp
troller General McCarl, al
though a. presidential appointee,
can only be removed by con-
gress.. The term OF the
office is Is years, and the in
cumbent cannot succeed himself.
McCarl's term expires in 1885.
He was appointed by Harding.
Representative Clarence Lea,
dean of California's democratic
delegation in the house, gave a
dinner to that group the other
night which he and his wife
won't soon forget. The
party, held in the Lea apart
ment,. was proceeding pleasantly
when Representatives Hoeppe.
and Ford, both flrst-termers, got
into a heated argument over
patronage. Hoeppel, known
in the house as Corporal
Hoopa-la" because of his rauc-
Gus believing, charged Ford with
trucking to the White House.
Ford in turn accused Hoop
pei of disloyalty to the presi-
dent. Before anyone could
intervene the two men had
kicked back their chairs and
were exchanging lusty blows.
&. Mrs Lea, small, slender
woman, stepped between them.
Representative Dan Reed,
upstate New York republican,
got a letter urging continuance
of the CWA which he says
takes all the prizes. The
missives demanded that he vote
for additional funds for the
CWA because tap dance class
now being financed by 1t woHid
be disrupted If no more money
is forthcoming. Under the
incorporation papers filed blythe
Electric home and farm author
ity, newly created subsidiary of
the Tennessee valley authority,
it can finance cheap electrical
appliances to consumers any
where in the country.
Copyright, 1884, by United