The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-24

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g. Fenerty is in q class by him
self.
When q delegation Of congress-
men called on the president the
other day to discuss the Mexican
religious dispute, Fenerty was In
the group. BY no stretch of the
imagination was he q leader or
spokesman.
But that did not faze the
leather : lunged Philadelphia.
Shortly after leaving the White
House, there emanated from
his office a press release begin
ming as follows:
"A group Of members Of
congress, headed by Represent
tative Glare @. Fenerty, called
at the White House =. etc."
NAVAL MANEUvERS
Ill-feeling between the foreign
naval attaches in Washington
and the navy department con-
tinues to increase. Chief cause Is
the navy's refusal to give the
naval attaches what they con-
slider courtesy" information re-
garding the American fleet.
After the recent maneuvers in
the Pacific, the foreign attaches
got together and through their
dean, Russian Vice Admiral Paul
Yurevitch Oras, formally asked
for information regarding the re-
suits Of the maneuvers.
After receiving the request,
Captain william d. Puleston,
chief Of naval intelligence, tele-
phoned, that the information
would be forthcoming in two or
three days. The naval attaches,
expecting that the navy depart
ment was taking this time to
prepare. an elaborate report,
waited patiently.
At last, however, each at
tache received one mimeo-
graphed sheet containing about
200 words. 1t opened with the
highly Informative statement
that the purpose OF the Pacific
maneuvers was to train per-
sonnet. The information which
followed was equally unim-
portant and did not even equal
what every attache could read
I'm the newspapers.
So the naval attache corps
was furious.
o. X. STAY AWAY
About week later, they gave
a farewell luncheon to- Captain
A. r. Dewar, British naval at
tache, and descendant of the
famous makers Of Scotch whis-
key. He was returning to Eng
land.
Captain Puleston, always in
vited to affairs Of this kind, was
not asked. But the day of the
luncheon he telephoned one of
the luncheon hosts.
Someone said something
about the Dewar luncheon some
time ago." he said, "but subse-
quently I did not get an invita-
ton. I had another luncheon
invitation today. and did not
know quite what to do about it."
"Oh, by all means accept the
other invitation" was the re.
ply.
SIDELlNES
Elk Vice President Charlie
Curtis, when boosted for the
craftsmanship of the republican
national committee, sadly shakes
his head.
II have successfully handled
senatorial and congressional
campaigns" he says, land I
could handle this 1896 job. But
I'm afraid certain people will
see that I never get chance"
NOTE - Certain friends Of
Herbert Hoover not only are OPP
posed to Charlie Curtis, but
want hte COP Craftsmanship
kept in the hands Of a friendly
Hooverite.
MARKED MEN
Forty-six millionaires-on the
basis Of 1888 returns - are af-
fected by the presidents recon-
mendation that graduated rates
be imposed on incomes Of more
than $1,000,000.
Under existing law the Cell
ing" on graduated rates is ST.
100000. Up to that figure, in
come taxes are assessed on q
graduated basis. Beyond that
sum the taxee pays only on the
same basis as the individual
with $1,000,000 income.
The president wants the
graduated rate system Extend
ed beyond the $1,OOO,O0O
mark. To what point and how
much he did not say. Treasury
experts who have been prepar-
ing data on the matter esti-
mate that q minimum of at
least $4,000, 600 annually can
be garnered.
The more-than-a-million in
comes reported in 1888 are
divided as follows:
$1,000 to $1,500,000. .29
$1,500.000 to $4,000, 900. 6
100000 to $3,000,000..... 8
$3.000,000 to $4,000 900. %. 1
100000 to $4,000. 900. -. /
100000 and over. ........ /
The number of this category
Of incomes for 1884 has not as
yet been made public. With the
repeal Of the pink slip" public
ity provision the identity of
these individuals became pre-
served in secrecy.
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