The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-05

life before the republican |
 His purpose, however, will be to head the resolutions committee, thereby draw up the Republican National platform. He confides to friends that he doesn't care about the nomination himself, but is determined to dictate both the platform and the type of liberal the nominee shall be. His aim is to write the republican platform, or else tear 1t to pieces" Mayor LaGuardia of New York is worried about negro riots against Harlem Italians be- cause of Ethiopia. The night of the Baer-Louis fight he sent an undercover commission to watch Jewish Negro feeling in Harlem. It reported the colored battle cry was: Tonight we get Baer. Next Mussoliniw . Reason for the referees ultra strict ad- monition against low punches in the Baer-Louis match was the fear Joe Louis would be disquali- fled on a foul, causing Harlem riots against the Jews k. J. Edgar Hoover must subscribe to a clipping service or else have his G-Men carefully scan the papers. Whenever a friend ly story is printed about him, the editor gets letter of. thanks from J. Edgar.
 I'm a Dither
 The whiskey, gas, ice and milk industries are in a dither over the undercover tip that Professor Walton H. Hamilton, MIRA Con- sumers Adviser has sent sharply critical reports to the president regarding their trade practices. The producers, recalling the withering MIRA report on the auto industry, are worried over pos- sible publication of the Hamilton reports The Library of Congress has received large collection of Lincoln papers from the estate of the late Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the mar tyred president, but under the terms of the gift they may not be opened until 1949 If you are troubled with starlings, sparrows and other bird pests, here Is the latest tip from the Bureau of Biological Survey on how to get rid of them. Use shot, guns loaded with black powder, or, where the use of firearms is banned, Roman candles or streams of water from a hose. Though business gen. orally has been hostile to la- bor's demand for prevailing wages on Worok- Relief jobs, the WPA recently has received requests from several local chambers for higher relief rates. F. D. R. Big in West
 Roosevelt friends on his trans continental train considered it significant that the deeper he got into the farm belt, the more cordial became his receptions. Also that Mrs. Roosevelt received much more applause than in the east /. 4. Roosevelt's big navy announcement was rushed from the presidential train in order to take the front page play away from the snub given Roosevelt by Governor Ruby Laffoon and his Kentucky faction. Steve Early, the presidential press sec retary, went down the aisle of the newspapermen's car making sure that they realized the import ance of the naval statement ... In order to get the special Boul- der Dam stamp completed in time for the presidents appear ance at the great power project, Edward M. Hall, 73-year old Bu- reau of Engraving craftsman, aided by Carl T. Art, another expert, rushed through in one week engraving that ordinarily requires one month.
 Wallace's Father
 Secretary of Agriculture Wall lace has vivid memories of Her. bert Hoover, when the latter then Secretary of Commerce, spiked the farm reform measures of Wallace's father, then sec- tary of agriculture. It is Wall lace's private conviction that dis appointment over failure of these measures caused his fath- CTS death. In 1893 Wallace told friends: "The job killed my father, and it may kill me, but I'll take it." Funsters aboard the Houston are telling the president that whatever fish ing luck he may have he Is sure to bring home trout. A radio expert on board is named Trout. While the potato act is making all the smoke these days. the AAA is queitly preparing to put another commodity under its control. In this case, the pro- gram will not reduce production. but increase 1t. The commodity is flaxseed, of which the United States produces less than the do- mestic requirement. Not to be outdone by his fel- low diplomats, Dr. Enrique Bor- denave. Paraguayan minister, is setting out shortly on a tour of southern states. He wants to see the difference between cot town growingn in this country and Paraguay. ss
 War Materials
 4 A veteran customs inspector at Norfolk, va.. has just reported a new type of potential war ma terial" being shipped to Italy. The inspector recently noted that
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