The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-09
Washington
Merry-Go-
Round
BY DREW PEARSON and
ROBERT ). ALLEN


ROBERT ). ALLEN
XXTASHINGTON. Oct. e.-While
w Mussolini. chief protector CT
AUSTRIA from the DOGGY Of Naziism.
as been busy in Africa. Hitler has
cen making a lot of quiet head
way.
Confidential reports by the Amer
lean Legation in Vienna indicate
that Hitler has adopted the strate-
gy Of peaceful inflltration rather
than forCeful seizure.
To this end Col Won Papen, for
mer German chancellor, now Ger
man minister to Austria, has in
formed Austrian authorities that
pro-Nazi AuStrlans must be ap-
pointed to key positions in the Vi
emma government In return, he
promised that Hitler would forego
armed invasion.
On one occasion Won Papen called
on Chancellor SchuSchnigg and
handed him a list OF Austrian NaziS
NAAOSC bEJEO4AAtAAANAANc WY 4ANNNs,NA<AA
The appointments were made.
ERIENDS Of PWA Harold ICkes
L are not worried over a clash
with his WPA rival, Harry Hopkins,
while both are aboard the Houston.
The encounter they worry about
is between ICkeS and the sea. He
is an easy prey to seasickness,
usually avoids the sea.
Once before, when invited TO ac-
company the President, he declined
emphatically:
Il will give my life for my Presi-
dent, but I will not get Seasick for
him.
ONE big thing worrying the
~ French and their Little Entente
allies right now is the age of their
armament. Ever since 1920 they
have been busy arming, with the re-
suit that lot of their weapons are
pretty well outmOded.
France for instance, has the big
SOU dAl BlCAlE LOl NC III A4hA ORSs OAAO
out of her total of 28O0 planes, only
about 1000 are modern and Of any
real military value.
On the other hand, the Germans,
who we're held back by the Versailles
Treaty, have been building the most
modern and up-to-date fighting
planes in the world. The German
force, despite its size, is effectively
superior to the French.
The same is true of German tanks.
At the recent German maneuverS in
Nuremberg, new Nazi tanks came
bowling across a rough terrain at
60 miles an hour
NLOSE friends Of Gov. Alfred
~ Landon say they know the
Kansan will capture the Republican
presidential nomination They re-
late the following story as the rea-
son why.
One day his mother observed him
sitting motionlesS in the broiling
sun of the farmyard holding a hen
IN his lap. Astonished at the ex-
traordinary performance, she asked:
Boy, what are you doing? Is
there something wrong with the
hen?"
Nope But I need another egg
to make a dozen and I'm going to
get it from her"
you are going to get it from
her?"
Yep, this is her day to lay"
But, Alfred, you can't force a
hen to lay. You ought to know
that"
81 don't care. This is her day
to lay and she is going to lay"
LandOn's mother, amused at the
logged persistence of her son, re-
turned to the house. Several hours
later he rushed in. He was stream
ing perSplratiOn, but triumphant. In
his hand was newly laid egg.
According to Landon's friends, 1886
is the year the G. o. P will lay.
TVA construction is on schedule,
l. and flooding has begun. To-
tai number Of families who had to
be moved from the reservoir area
is 1000 . Washington's two most
active peace organizations-Na
al Council for Prevention of War,
| and WomenS International League
for Peace and Freedom-have head
quarters in a building of historic
military importance. In 1865 it was
the headquarters of General U. S.
Grant. . The United States Pat
ent Office has allowed patent rights
to a device ito guard against I'M
due familiarity on the part of rude
and flirtatious men and youths who
frequently avail themselves of the
crowded conditions of cars to annoy
| and insult ladies next to whom
they may be seated The device is
an ingenious concealed pin which
automatically jabs the masher when
he makes advances.
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