The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-06

Washington, Jan. 6--Curbing political rhetoric and partisan machinations is not the only reason the president wants snappy session of congress. He plans some long range trav- cling this summer, and would like to have congress wind up its affairs by spring so he can. get underway by the time hot wealth CT comes. !. On his tentative itinerary are Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Panama canal . The National Birth day Balr' to be given throughout the nation on January 30, In honor of Roosevclt's birthday, has an incongruous assortment on it's committee. will Hayes, onc-timc republican na- tional chairman, now "Czar" of the moving picture industry, is q member, while Henry L./ -Do- hcrty, multi-mlllionaire utility magnate, and bitter foe of the presidents Tennessee valley au- thority, is national chairman. Entire proceeds from the ball will be given to sthe Warm Springs, Ga., Foundation for it's crusade against infantilc paraly- sis
 CLEANUP
 From the sale of the. 200,O cases of grade liquor, sciz- cd by the government .prohibi- ton repeal, government experts anticipate an average return of SIS d. case, which would bring the treasury $3,600,000. 4 large portion of the stock con- sists of imported liquors seized from rum-runncrS. The cOnVening of congress last We'd ncsday was the first time since 1890 that q regular session be- gan on q date other than the first Monday in December. Un- der the Lame Duck" constitu- tional amendment all regular sessions of congress will meet on January ;.
 Minncsota's cx-cOnvict farmer IabOritc Representative Francis Shoemaker Is one politician who dOcsn't believe in keeping his ambitions n secret. Upon reaching the capital, Shoemaker made known his intentions Of running for the senate against his fellow farmer la borltc Scna- tor Henrik Shipstcad. Last spring Shoemaker tried to get ShipStcad aDpOintcd minister to Denmark. DOLLARS AND EAGLES
 r. C. Donovan, shipping board official who waived government insurance claims on the SIS Pres ident Wilson, has been fired. The government still had q lien on the vessel due to an un- paid mortgage against the Dol lar Line, and the insurance was to protect the mortgage. .. Donovan turned the govern mcnt's insurance over to the Dol Iars and shortly thereafter was dropped by New Deal Commis- sioncrs Woodward and SaltZman. Morris Shepard, gentle senator from Texas, has the right to fly the Blue Eagle, but can't do go. He has cut the work hours of his office staff in com plIancc with the presidents re- covcry program, but there are two places where the Blue Eagle
 
 and senate office buildings. ., posters. So Morris is trying to get the rules changed.
 Harry Lane EngIcbright, re- publican house whip from north crn California, is d young man unknown fo the general public, but certain fo be heard from in Inc future. AStutc and pop uIar, EngcIbright should be party chief if he remains in tue house a few years more. .. Arkansas will soon lose one of it's demo- cratic congressman. RHp- rcscntativc W. r. Driver has been quietly agreed upon as suc.- ccssor to Federal Judge John F. Maritime when the latter Is trans- fcrrcd to the Circuit bench In St Louis.
 FORD AGENT
 General Johnson got rid of his Lincoln limousine as a part of his fight with Henry Ford, but Inc has just hired one of ,Ford's former executives. .. sC. w. Cunning, once in charge of Ford exports in southeast Europe, now has been placed in charge of the codes taken over from the AAA by Johnson. .,. Ira dition has reached out and sciZ- cd Postmaster General Big Jim Farley. Jim has traded in his old iron derby and now is rcsplcndent in q type of, head gear which is part and parcel of the office he holds. It is a black slouch fedora, popularly known as the c. A. R. hat, and worn by northern veterans and ab1II horn cDIOnplu Jxrnnf