The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-03

nesota, that the administration wanted to see the defeat of Gov ernor Floyd Olson and Senator Henrik Shipstead, farme labor ties, brought him a sharp repri- mand when he returned to the capital. ~ PANAMA NEW DEAL
 Unless emasculated by the Army and Navy, the new treaty with Panama will be real ten strike, in the Roosevelt policy of a New Deal for Latin-Amer- ica. Although still secret, it is expected that the treaty will abolish the right of U. s. inter vention on Panama soil, the army's right to issue Panama radio licenses. and other priv ileges objectio ',!e to Panama. Ex-sI T Jim Reed doesn't like t.:s.4. New Deal, and the MIRA partic ularly, but, that does not prevent the Missourian from getting what he wants, from the Blue Eagle. 7 In the. role of counsel for his wife, the former Mrs Nell Donnelly, who owns a large dress company, Reed has just obtained wage and hour exemptions for her. This is the second time he has obtained concessions for his wife factory. Last spring when the code was adopted he persuaded the MIRA to allow her to pay lower wages on the ground that Kansas City workers were not as , efficient as dress makers in the East. 5s NJ. Ft v MOVIE CRIME
 The Justice Department is having trouble with Hollywood movie producers regarding crime pictures. Claiming that the movie-men have a tremendous influence on crime, Justice ex- perts are trying to get < HoNy- woods cooperation. So far they say this cooperation consists of running several reels of hair raising crime, followed by n brief caption, Tight Against Crime" Hollywood seems to be worried about the coming Crime Conference, has urged that it be represented by,a full fledged delegate .as..s. Harry Roosevelt, assistant navy secre- tary, is the only member of the Little Cabinet who regularly at- tends cabinet meetings. Most assistant secretaries only attend sessions when their chiefs are out of town. But Colonel Roose- welt almost always accompanies Secretary Swanson .. For the first time in years Argentine wheat has been entering the U. s. in fairly large quantities. Last year Argentina sold us only 99 bushels.
 MILK FUND v~
 The price of milk has been causing conflict within the AAA. Chester Davis, its administrator, has decreed in favor of the old resale policy, whereby the big milk distributors are sure of a healthy profit, whereby also the housewife is sure of milk price boosts. But Frederick Howe, Consumers Counsel of the AAA, opposes him.. He contends that milk distributors should compete against each other, that the housewife should get the benefit of the cheaper price sure to come from this competition. All Howe insists on is a fair prico to the farmer. o This is the scheme in effect to-day. And if it is changed the entire Con- sumers' Counsel staff has con sidered walking out on protest strike .. About two-thirds of the members of congress borrow on their salaries in ad- vance. This can be arranged at any Washington bank with out collateral, provided the loan is for only 90 days. If longer than that, the congressman has to. get one of his colleagues as an indorser. .
 . THREE-JOB MAN
 Sidney Hillman, who came to e the U. s. as an emigrant boy, and worked in a sweat shop for $2 week, now holds three weighty executive positions. In addition to being a member oe the MIRA board and a member of the MIRA Labor Advisory, Board. he is also president Of the Amalgamated Garment Workers. This last job Is his meal-ticket .. Attorney-Gen eral Homer Cummings, who has been working for months preparing a suit against the Aluminium Company of America. < is now housed in , a structure that has more aluminium than any other building in Washing ton. Most of the metal work of the new Justice Department building. is of aluminium sS The ICC reports that there were 17 per cent more railroad acci- dents in the first seven sn0iitl1s