, 1935-03-05
WASHINGTON
BY George Durno

OAt-AACIt ~ al least ole WasA
ingtonian who Is unmoyed by the
prospect Of an American Louvre 10
be- built around Andrew Melons
rumored gift OF Old masters. The
cold one, being a government Off
cial, can be claSSed a. a transient
since he was brought into the case
after q tax law expert had prepar-
ed Il. Robert II. Jackson, general
counsel for the Bureau OF Internal
Revenue, is among those incredulouS
persons who see a trick even IN the
prolfer gratis OF a whole walliul Of
early masterpieces.
AS the news columns probably In
formed you. word OF MELONS con
templated b~eneficence first broke
from Pittsburgh where the U. ..
Board of Tax Appeals Is hearing q
So. 100000 tax evasion suit brought
BY the government against the multi
millionaire former secretary OF the
treasury.
II Is said that Mellon was annoy
ed when ne learned his attorney,
Frank j. Hogan. had let the a out
OF the bag. Hogan, however, Is a most
able barrlster who has let cats cut OF
Gags In the past for such national
headline figures as T. Il. DOheny, Al
bert H.. Fall and William p. Mac
Cracker.
None OF the foregoing interests In
Lernal Revenue Counsel Jackson. But
their point Is likely TO become
clearer as the care develops Hogan 5
knowledge OF the legal loopholes IN
the law which we're left there when
congress passed II. What was done
BY the eX-Secretary'S able counsel
may look funny 10 the man m the
street but quite correct 10 the Tax
Appeals Board.
Stirring-Secrrtary OF Interior
Ickes, who doubles as public WORKS
administrator, rs very busy these
days making a survey OF possible
projects that could De launched II
President RooSeyelts $3.50. OOO, 900
work relief bill would only pass.
With much fanfare progressive
lists OF these available projects arc
being made public. In one week their
total amount jumped from about
$500 100000 10 $l4.5OO, 100000. The
idea obviously Is TO stir up some re-
luctant senate votes for the work
relief bill as the projects cover the
country like the sky.
Among the possibilities are l3,OOO
schcolhOuSeS which could be erected
With the aid OF federal money. The
many thousands OF unpaid. under
paid and unemployed school teach
erS no doubt will be interested III
thS-although. OF course, II their
communities can't support them 4
existing schools new ones Wouldn
help much.
ComprOmiSe-Relief Boss Hopkins
has borrowed a couple OF hundred
million from the public WORKS iund'
and now Boss IckeS tells congress-
men that unless the work-rellei OIL
gOes through he Will be forced 10
shut down work on projects already
n hand. such as Grand Coulee, Cas-
Der Alcova, Bonneville and Fort
Peck.
Another hint going the rounds =
that army and navy allotments from
he public works fund viii dry up
unless-ako that IVA Is counting
on public works funds.
so a lot OF legislators are begin
ming to agree with Edmund burke
that "all human acts are based on
compromise.
Ticket-A republican who knows
his oats predicts that next year
@. o. p. presidential candidate Wht
NOT be a man with a national rec
ord and reputation.
III true. that makes II hard on
Senator Arthur Vandenberg 81 Mich
igan, who Is being given most prom
incnt mention in the public prints
az the moment. His boomlet Wouiu
EXPLODE under the prognosticator |
theory that A y. s. Senator would
have TOO many votes on highly con-
troverSial issues to explain.
BY the same token republican GOV
ernors should take heart. The three
who are receiving careful consldera-
ton lust now are Hoffman o. New
Jersey. Lsndon OF Kansas, ana Iof-
MGR Governor Winant Of New Hamp-
shire. one at least OF this trio SlancS
a fair chance to place on the ticket
POSSIBLY two, counting IN the second
spot.
Noaes-McPherSon. Kansas, gets
the credit for one OF the most uni
que Public Works allotmentS yet W
be recorded ... Part Of rs SlOoOO
Grant for A water system will INCLUDE
an underground sprinkling system
az a cemetery ... Farm prOducLa
and automobiles get favorS from Bel
sium IN exchange for tariff reduc-
tim on cement v. The mouse ~
vorS celebration Of the l50th ami
versarv Of the Constitution IVY. Flor
IA talks or A world expoSition-and
an appropriation ..- WaShlnetoh n
meets another upset n CUBA II.
santo Domingo IS feeling Tor z loaA'
Notes - Every days wrangling IN
congress over other matters piles up
obstacles in front Of new NRA and
AAA legislation Miss Perkins
made the dedication OF her splendid
new Department Of Labor building
a gala event - flowers, music, Yea,
Bill Green's eloquent speech and al
wv. A thorough inquiry into farm n
come and farm conditions Is IN
pending.