, 1934-12-13
WASHINGTON
BY George Durno

hN 0NNAkN y
SqueeEe-Out on the farm when
a barnyard fowl gets the pip they
feed II bread sprinkled with pepper.
New Deal bedside specialists have
been considering a similar remedy
Tor the Blue Eagle. Some Of the
consultants have even advised put
ting the birds neck on a chopping
block. Too many reports have been
received at headquarters that the
old Eagle isn't as popular as Il used
TO be either with industrialists
OF consumers. II appears 70 have
lost lbs sales appeal.
Yet, emulatinR many a sick pa
tient during the crisis, the Blue
Eagle Is enjoying a momentary re-
vival. There Is always a reason II
the diagnosticians can put their
fingers on II.
Business firms all or the country
that never gave a serious thought
70 the idea OF adhering 70 an NRA
code are rushing In belatedly TO sign
up.
MIRA headquarters dug up an al
most forgotten executive order OF
President Roosevelt's which prohib-
It's an uncoded firm from bidding
on any business In which federal
money Is involved. Out In the states,
counties and municipalities a propo-
sition Is verbOten TO a nOn-Blue-
Eagle holder II any funds from Fed
eral Relief, Public Works, RFC, etc,
are concerned In any way.
The squeeze has been put on from
washington without publicity.
Many heretofore obdurate execu-
tives discovered overnight that they
were shut out from a lot OF lucra-
tive business.
Only the NRA bosses can say who
inspired revival Of the old order
and they won't tell. There are
skeptics in the Capital City who
suspect some smart code authority
secretary OF having nudged Wash
ingtOn into action.
The more code adherents, the
more money paid In 10 support any
given code authority.
NEAEMEnh"OAA AN1G9AA 9NAANA1 IA
Douglas Macarthur is unlikely 70
be reappointed Chief OF staff OF the
Army for an u~nprecedente dsecond
term Is that the White House has
decided otherwise. That's reason
enough without seeking further but
Congressional critics OF the dash
ing, be-medalled Macarthur have
dug UP another.
Back IN 1922 Major General James
q. HarbOard - now retired 80 was
deputy chief Of staff. War Depart
ment officials wanted him carried
over for another hitch. Because Of
the law requiring service with troops
after prescribed service al CHG they
doubted their authority 70 make
the reappointment. "A special bill
authorizing the extension was sent
to Congress.
The House Military Affairs Com
mlttee turned thumbs down. Har-
bord retired from the Army 70 be-
come a big business executive.
Legislative sharks say that Mr..
Roosevelt could not appoint Mac
Arthur for another four-year term
as top officer OF the Army even ii
he wanted 70.
ENpert-For the past 40 years a
quiet. UnassumIng man has been
holding forth IN the Treasury De-
partment. His name Is Bert c. Far
rar and his official title * Exam
liner OF Questioned Documents.
To date he has cast an expert
eye on more than l00,00 documents
suspected TO be ~forgerias or which
need tracing back 70 their origin
He has qualified as a handwriting
expert IN 81 different court rooms
and he can tell you why 4 signature
Is spurious or which typewriter was
used for the transcription or an
unlawful letter.
Farrar has worked on the Lind
bergh KIDNAPPING case from rs ear
III stages. He shuns publicity but
10 one can deny him an interesting
life.
Brothers - Washington looked
twice the other day when the
Lafollette brothers - Senator Bob
and Governor-elect Phil - came u
Washington for lunch with the
president.
Bob Is a little over two years old
er than Phil but no one would sus-
peet y from looking al them. The
Senator. a. 80, with his plentiful
black hair, appears much Younger
than his 37-year-old hrother-whose
hair l. heavily Streaked with grav.
Bob has had only one heavy per-
sonal election campaign while Phil
haG three. Phil was elected Gov
efnor Of Wisconsin. then defeated
and this time returned 10 office.
That might be the answer.
The Soviet government deprived
a towns lax officials OF their gov
eTnlng power and no one knew the