, 1935-09-09
WASHINGTON
BY Ray Tucker

EcOuOkny-4t now turns out LudJ
the administration may be making
q virtue OF necessity with its private
talk that departmental and emer-
gency heads must cut expenses and
keep the budget in mind when they
SUBMIT estimates for the 1897 fiscal
year.
Before leaving Washington dem
oc-atic and republican members Of
the house Appropriations committee
Swore that they would hack x
I'enditures TO the bone next jan
uaIy. They mean TO eliminate all
financial flourishes and RULES. They
have tentatively fixed s 1900. 100000
as q maximum for relief funds, as
against a preliminary figure OF S.
000.000.000. Their top for all ap-
preparations ranges between SIX
ard eve billion dollars-or four
less than this years total.
Chairman Buchanan. a Scotch
man from Texas. heads the group.
He showed his stubbornness when
friends pleaded with him TO pass
the deficiency bill carrying $780,
co., 900 for widows and orphans
under the Social Security Act. The
nation has got along for $50 years
without this act" he replied. Guess
II ar get along for six months
more" He sounded just like CALVIN
Coolidge.
Dilemma-New Dealers profess 70
feel no fear at the prospect that
Father Coughlin viii oppose Presi-
Gent Roose velt's reelection. They
have known for some time that the
Detroit cleric personally dislikes the
man in the White House and would
support him only II there were no
other place to 90.
But they discount his political
following. They have learned that
ne has only M bow TO his string.
Unless he ballyhoos infaltion. his
collections begin TO fall off. When
ever he strikes out into other fields
they understand that his mail re-
fleets a tremendous lack OF re-
Spouse.
This situation may force the
padre into a curious dilemma. No
COP nominee, with the possible
exception OF Senator Borah. will
aCvocate the kind Of initiation that
Father Coughlin wants. Thus he
may have to tag along with Mr.
Roosevelt, who has been accused OF
inilationary tendencies. or 90 some
where with Huey Long. The demo-
Gratis aren't worrying IN either case.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Thom-
as Jefferson Coolidge is going TO
WIN his 81 bet on baby bonds II he
has TO throw all his demure Har-
ward traditions out the Treasury
window.
II appears that Mr.. Coolidge bet
thai the new security would sell
S300,O00,0 900 worth-paid-in value
the first year. That would admit
tedly be q fine showing. But in the
trsi six months they sold about
sI20. 900. zoo worth-paid-in value
or $3.50. 700, 900 in maturity values.
on that basis he would lose his
wager.
Now he has taken complete charge
OF the bond sale. Although extreme
ly reluctant TO ballyhoo q govern
nent security he seems 10 be in
Ginning that way. He has taken q
fuil-page ad in several mass mag
azines. He has got out a new poster
depicting q beautiful Miss America
advertising the security. He has
hired a new salesman. Maybe that
was his last dollar that he bet.
Confidential-GOP Senate Leader
McNary bears the reputation as one
OF the wittiest members on his side
OF the aisle. But some serious re-
putlicans don't appreciate the joke
he pulled on a visit TO the White
House before he left for Oregon.
Mac" was on hand 70 push his
BIZ providing for distribution OF
power at the Bonneville dam. The
pgCsident agreed TO support 1t. and
at the senator's request wrote q let
ter TO the proper committee chair
man beseechinR immediate action.
Eut as Mr.. Roosevelt glanced
Though the bill he noted a clause
ealing for a large expenditure. Re
didn't seem to like It.
When do ! have 70 spend this
money. Mac7" he asked. ~Oh. not
until well into YOUR second term. Mr..
president" smiled the senator. The
president asked Nj. McNary II he
could guarantee his statement about
the second term" Not for pub
lication," replied the red-headed
member from the Northwest. The
guarantee Is OFF, anyway. because
ser ate democrats Smothered the bill
Ia committee.
JOker-Army officers kept their
fingers crossed for the last few weeks
% congress but now that the presi-
det. has signed the resolution re-
ptaling unnecessary sections OF the
Vo'stead Act 1t can be told.
Certain conviviAl officers ap-
the proposal that they wipe out the
1917 law barring liquor army posts
They didn't dare try IN the senate
size for fear that Senator Shep-
pard, rabid dry and chairman OF
the Military Affairs Committee,
would block II. Two friendly vets
Mamie Celler Of Brooklyn and
Clarence Hancock OF Syracuse
slipped the repeater into the senate
Measure when II came before the
House Judiciary Committee.
The Celler-Hancock clause was
inSidiously drawn. II made no men,
ticr Of liquor. It simply repealed
Section u OF the Act OF May Q. 1917.
which authorized the president 70
increase the military establishment
Mr.. Sheppard did not detect the
joker. and 1t slid through.
stopped-Gov. Mariner .. Ec-
clcs may not know II yet, but he
wort get far with his novel proposal
for the study Of the movement OF
large bank deposits In the years be-
fore and since the 1929 depression.
The Reserve Board chieftain ap-
rarently wanted 70 surround the
investigation with secrecy. He with
held the story from news hawks