The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-21
Washington
Merry-Go-
Round
BY DREW PEARSON AMI
ROBERT s. ALLEN.

XKTASHINGTON, Dec. 81. =
w Among both republican and
Democratic leaders the Townsend
ite threat of a third party is con-
sidered bluff.
The declaration is viewed as a
strategical imaneuver to brighten the
two old parties to come to terms on
the age-old pension movement.
The big guessing game now cur
rent in official Washington is how
much money the President will ask
for next years relief in his forth
coming budget. Speculation ranges
from zero to high of $4,000, 10000
Justice Louis D. BrandeiS is q.
good advertisement for the dental
profession. Although 10 years old
he still has most Of his own teeth
He has them examined and cleaned
each month. A. B. MacGregor,
in charge of a Rural ReSettlement
nursery, was once gardener for
the King of England and j. P. Nor
gan.
MacGregor was on the transient
relief rolls when he obtained his
government job. William Bray,
youthful secretary to Postmaster
General Jim Farley, is the only sec
rotary to a high official in the cap
ital who knows by sight every mem
Der of Congress. Bray's knowledge
is great service to his boss as it
insures the latter Of never being
caught at loss for the name of
congressional caller. Signs Of
the times: Shoe production this
year is up 3.5 per cent over last.
The output of low-priced part
leather and part-fabric shoes has
more than doubled.
HHRISTMAS at the White House
~ means an increased flow Of
gifts. From the time of George
Washington, Presidents have been
the year-round recipients of every
conceivable variety of gift.
When President Harding died he
left a whole storeroom of personal
gifts. Several trucks were needed
to carry away the gifts given
Coolidge and Hoover during their
incumbency.
Massachusetts, congressman have
| brought word that eX-Gov. Alvin T.
Fuller, of Sacco-Vanzetti fame, is
planning to seek another term on
the Republican ticket next year.
d. According to figures just COM
piled by the Labor Department.
workers have filed suits aggregatin2
$500,000000 for ailments due to in
dustrial diseases since the introduc-
ton of workers compensation laws
in the United States.
Reason for the American Liberty
Leagues sudden announcement that
it would file with Congress quarterly
statements of income and eXpendi-
lures was the tip that New Dealers
were planning congressional
probe of the organizations finances.
League master minds hope they can
forestall an investigation.
TINE personnel Office of TugWeus
Il Resettlement Administration
still is checking the credentials of
applicants" who have been holding
down their jobs for months Mean
time, new workers await six and eight
weeks after the job begins before
getting their first pay check. -. :.
Uncle Dan Roper is purring with
pride over the first fruits Of his
new trade plans with Latin Amer
lea.
Chile's undersecretary Of aviation
will drop down from the skies next
week from Santiago to buy two new
United States made amphibian
planes for Chilean air lines. =.
Holger Cahill, big boss of Hopkins
art projects, was born in IcelanoA
Life's biggest thrills for Cahill lie
in uncovering old American art OBJ
tectS. :. Pet hobby Of Nels Ander-
son, big boss of Hopkins Labor Re-
!ations, is compiling history Of
Mormon settlements in Utah As a
youthful hobo, Anderson was given
job by Mormon and later joined
the Mormon church.
Charley Curtis, Hoover's Vice
President, who has been taken back
into the party councils, forecasts
that ALI Landon will come to the
convention with the largest num-
Der of pledged delegates.
TWAS Director Dave Lilienthal
reports a new trick played by pri-
vate utilities fighting extension of
iva lines. They establish a hold
ing station" by the simple device
of unloading a Diesel generator in
an area they want to preempt.
y
GONE Of the Presidents shrewd-
- est political advisers want him
to ease up in attacks on bankers;
instead concentrate his fire on utility
interests.
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