The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-28

 For the first time this specified ton is now being checked up. So far, only one out of nine mail-carrying vessels has met contract requirements. Failures are being reported to the Comp troller General and he, in turn, is holding up mail payments. In one case, s4O0.00O has been withheld. The Post Office De- partment also is considering the further step of seeking recovery of payments already made Secretary of State Hull, when asked if Idaho's Europe-roving Senator James P. Pope in any way represented the Adminis- tratoin, snappily replied: "Neither directly nor indirectly, informally nor speculatively. Giving the Capitol a new coat of paint is not trivial matter. The overall job now being done will cost about $3S,- 900 J. Edgar Hover, hard boiled nemesis of criminals, Is devotee of poetry, particularly the inspirational variety. On his desk is a framed reproduc- tion of Kipling's "If'.
 Supreme Court Health
 When the Supreme Court con- venes Monday, october 2, all nine justices will be in their places and in good health. Ru- mors of Justice Cardoza being i'll are groundless The highest mountain in Idaho, 12.- 655 feete, is named for Idaho's tallest political figure. It is Mt. Borah Back Tn the war days when Steve Early, now the presidents secretary, was United Press newsman covering the State Department, his prin- cipal competitor was the Asso- ciated Press newsman, Bill Has, sett. Twenty years passed, and Early, whose White House duties have been heavier since the ill., ness of Louis Howe, turned to his old rival. Hassett became Early's aide early this week .. Two high spots in the American travels of Brazil's Ambassador Oswaldo Aranha, who motored across the country this summer, were the day spent in the Grand Canyon of the Yosemite, and the night spent in the mining town of Elko, Nevada, where he won $85 in 15 minutes at roulette. Gle also had tea with Herbert Hoover).
 New Lobby?
 Senate lobby investigators are quietly checking up on the Transportation Association of America, a newcomer to Wash ington, which has all the ear marks of huge lobby. An nounced purpose of the organ izatoin is to fight government ownership in transportation fa- cilities One reason Gen. Hugh Johnson resigned as head of the WPA in New York city was that constant contact with human misery was getting on his nerves Washington tourist guides estimate that more out-of-town cars pass the White House daily than any other spot in the United States. Former Senator c. c. Dill, re- gently returned to the Capital from a political survey of the country, is intimating that the administrator wants him to run for governor of Washington next year, The incumbent, Clarence D. Martin, Is a democrat, but got considerably in wrong with organized labor in his state. Some New Dealers fear that his renomination will put Washing ton in the republican column next year. Dill says he is un- decided about running.
 Hot Race
 Most significant oehind-the- scenes scramble at present Is the grim tug-of-war between the National Labor Relations Board and anti-union employers. The issue is a constitutionality test of the Wagner Labor Disputes act. The NLRB is bent on stav- ing off such a showdown until Congress Is back on the job, has given orders to it's regional directors to tread lightly and ex- haust every measure to keep out of the courts. The hostile em- ployers, on the other hand, are just as determined to get quick decision on the law, confident that the supreme court will throw it out One thing Joe Kennedy, ex-head of the Securities and Exchange commis- sion, will not do upon his re- turn to private life is write book on his governmental ex- periences. Incidentally. Don Richberg, one-time assistant president" has finished his his- tory of the MIRA. Close friends who have seen the manuscript say 1t is strictly "impersonal" with no attacks on anyone [. :. Two leading contenders in a golf tourney staged by the National Press Club are Steve Early, White House secretary for press relations and Warren Wheaton, press expert of the Republican National committee. Theier match is one of the big events of the contest.
 StenOgraphers
 In the opinion of the Bureau of Internal Revenue no good stenographer is on relief rolls. When the Bureau was allotted $2,0O0,00O to study delinquent taxes as relief project, fits of- ficial complained that no stepographer on Relief would be competent, demanded permission to hire girls through non-relief channels On the smooth , cowhide surface of new base ball appear the names of Cor dell Hull, James A. Farley, Claude A. Swanson, Daniel 0. Roper, Henry A. Wallace, J. Edgar Hoover, and Walter John- son. The ball is the proud pos session of 6 young Washington school boy, who went the rounds of the offices. begging autO-