The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-20

stretched hand Of the president,
he said:
Hes got the hand Of ball
catcher"
HOODOO
The two important measures
which have caused most trouble
to Roosevelt and his administra-
ton are sugar and airmails. APP
parently some wicked republican
has put the jinx on these two
questions. Otherwise 1t Is hard to
explain the two inexcusable
plumbers which occurred last
week in the same day.
One was Secretary of War
Dern's leaning over to get spank
ed by Colonel Lindbergh. IL he
wanted Lindbergh to serve on
the air mails investigation, he.
could have got his acceptance
in advance. The two had spent
an hour or so patting each
other on the back just the week
before.
The other bull was a statement
by Secretary OF Agriculture Wal
lace citing the Plat amendment
and the Monroe Doctrine as
reasons for giving Cuba more
sugar at the expense of the west.
This started trouble on three
fronts: in South America, where
they hate the Monroe Doctrine;
in Cuba, where We have adver-
tised our immediate intention of
abolishing the Plat amendment;
and In the sugar areas of the
west, where the idea of yielding
more sugar acreage to anyone
for any reason comes close to
causing revolution.
NEW SPECIES
Washington hotel lobbies these
days present unique picture.
Crowded since the days of the
New Deal and repeal. a type of
humanity new to Washington
life has joined the throng
Diplomats are perennially
present, and are easily spotted.
So also are congressman. Long
ish hair, and broad. briinmed hats
usually are the glveaway. Lobby
lists are every place, representing
every industry in the world.
The new type is a group of
Washington gangsters, immacu-
lately dressed. looking like re-
tired sportsmen. The justice
department knows their identity,
but claims it cannot pin anything
on them-despite the fact that
one of them once slit the throat
of a Philadelphia police inform
err.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
At the Madison Square Garden
protest meeting against Hitler's
Nazis, Professor Moley launched
bitter TRADE against the state
department for not acting to pro-
tect the Jews. When Molev was
member of that department,
however, he got an appeal from
Felix Frankfurter to do some
thing about Hitler's Jewish at
tacks, to which he replied: "Bet-
ter see Justice Brandeis."
Congressman Ross Collins of
Mississippi was chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for the United States buying
the famous Gutenberg bible.
Spotlight-loving Congress
man Shoemaker. who boasts of a
prison record. helped dig the
Panama canal. He was boss of n
construction gang. New
vessels in the U. S. Big Navy
program will be constructed to
have every available pound of
weight. Aluminium furnishings
in officers mess will be- one Of
these. One of the best
cuisines in Washington is that Of
Polish ambassador Patek. His
chef, imported from Poland, has
a larger assortment Of rare dish
es than almost any other in the
capital. With the retirement Of
ex-Vice President Charley Curtis
from the dining-out area, his
place is being taken by J. Ham
Lewis. bewhiskered senator from
Illinois. J. Ham probably Is the
senate's most sought-after guest.
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace hates dining out. but
goes to lunch when sufficiently
urged.
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