The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-16

allotment. It counteredsby add@> ing dummy names to the relief roll, drawing. additional funds, forging endorsements ".In New England. :" say EZRA offii- cials, seldom do we have. any trouble" Henry Wallace is stimulating the .fornati0nss of discussion groups in the rural areas of. eleven states. He be- lieves frank discussion is the best way to cure the nations ills.
 POMPOUs
 John Dickinson, assistant sec retary of commerce, acts as If he were blown up by "a bicycle pump. Gradually, however, he deflates, proves himself de- | ightfullyf worthwhile person.
 .a. .sVsrious. private organiza- tions have followed the New Deals example, by. hiring alert newspaperneli (. as Washington representatives. The Agricul- turkl Industries Conference has taken on c. IF. z williamson, ola hand lat news-covering in the capital, <. \. Latest slogan Whis- 'pefed insides the administration: ''Now is the time tor the <presi- dent to appoint affew. ambassa- dors." Ins other words, several weak spots in the cabinet might be plugged if the s incumbents received harmless diplomatic : berths abroad William R. Castle, Jr, Hoover's '.undersecre- ,tary of state, s.is s.ntirsing a grudge against his old chief. He tells friends. that Hoover in- duced him to mix. politics with diplomacy, thereby causing Castle the: loss of < his job when the State Department became demo- cratic. 5
 NO CONNECTION
 There. is no < connection be- tween his two, posts, but 1t is a fact that Dr J. Gaylord Neff. assistant i House physician, is also staff doctor of Washington's i. Home for Incurables ;. ., High position, apparently, is agreeing with Donald R. Richberg. In the five months he has been "assist- ant ,presid the former Chi- cagoart has put on considerable weight .4!.E Ohio's two demo- !, cratic senators, Honest Vic" J5Doiiahey ardAR RobertsJ. Bulkley, are carefully. keeping hands off the bitter fight, raging between Democratic Governor; Davey and Democratic Harry Hopkins over relief finances.... 4 The King { fish may besfrlminatiiAg against the, president, !, but the, title pic lure in his autobiography | Every Man a King,,' shows .Husy wig sorously haranguing a crowd at the Chicago convention with the caption: Heads off Fight for : ROosevelt,'"'9s l,.i' \, N.'tHs5ai
 CHAMPIONSHIPS BUG 'f%a Y
 General Hugh Johnson has been bitten by the senatorship bug iri big way. He has his eye fixed ona the seat now held by Senator Thomas P. Gore, blind Oklahoman and bitter MIRA foe Upkeep of the thousands of government type
 writers in a. 2 big industry in washington. Fifteen mechanics. put In full time going from of- flee to office repairing machines, averaging between IF and 15 offices a day. each !, .s. :. The administrators crack-lowE on Comptroller General McCarl is
 being countered by 2 secret but vigorous lobby in his behalf or Capitol Hill. Two public mani. festations of this a activity are the report that he is a, likely re. publican presidential. candidate, and the. encouragement that an
 effort will be made to amend the law so he can be reappoint. ed to his present post when his term expires in 1886. The
 chances of either are very re- mote .sf. If. the size of the Supreme Court should ever be enlarged 1t will require exten- siye changes in the new Supreme
 Court building to take care of the added membership. The
 structure has been built to ac-
 commodate oply nine justices
 the present size of the court. '(Copyright, 1895, by United Flea. }s,. ttre Syndicate. Inc.l