The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-21

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 to come to terms on the Ol The big guessing game now cur- rent in official Washington is how much money the President will ask for next years relief in his forthcoming budget. Specula- ton ranges from zero to high of $2,OOO, ,OO0, 900 {. Justice Louis D. Brandeis is. a good advertise ment for the dental profession. Although 79 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 a gardener for the King of England and J. P. Morgan. MacGregor was on the transient relief rolls when he ob- tained his government job. William Bray, youthful secretary to Postmaster General Jim Far ley, is the only secretary to a high official in the capital who knows by sight every member of congress. Bray's knowledge is a great service to his boss as it ensures the latter of never being caught at a loss for the name of a congressional caller.
 White House Gifts
 Christmas at the White House means an increased flow of gifts. From the time of George Wash- ington, 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 Cool idge and Hoover during their in- cumbency .. Caption over an appeal for funds in the Demo- cratic Digest-"A Penny a Day Keeps the Elephant Away" .. Massachusetts congressman have brought word to the capital that ex-Governor Alvin T. Fuller, of Sacco- Vanzetti fame, is planning to seek another term on the re- publican ticket next year According to figures just conl- piled by the Labor Department workers have filed suits aggre- gating $500,000,O0 for ailments due to industrial diseases since the introduction of workers com- pensation laws in the U. s. Reason for the American Liberty Leagues sudden announcement that 1t would file with congress quarterly statements of income and expenditures was the tip that New Dealers were planning a congressional probe of the or ganization's finances. By volun- tarily opening its books. League masterminds hope they can fore- stall an investigation.
 Tugwel Tape
 The personnel office of Tug wells Resettlement Administra- ton still is checking the cre- dentials of applicants" who have been holding down their jobs for months. Meantime, new work CTS wait six and eight weeks af- ter 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 America. Chile's undersecretary of aviation will drop down from the skies next week on trip from San- tiago to buy two new U. S.-made amphibian planes for Chilean air lines Holger Cahill, big boss of Hopkins art projects, was born in Iceland. Life's biggest thrills for Cahill lie in uncovering old American art objects Pet hobby of Nels Anderson, big boss of Hopkins Labor Relations, is compiling a history of Mormon settlements in Utah. AS a youth full hobo, Anderson was given a job by a Mormon and later joined the Mormon church =. Dele- gates to the recent Washington meeting of the republican na- tional committee are wondering who wrote the anonymous letter each of them received setting forth six reasons for nominating Herbert Hoover Charley Curtis, Hoover's vice-president, who has been taken back into the party councils, forecasts that Landon will come to the conven- tion with the largest number of pledged delegates.
 More Vulnerable
 Some of the Presidents shrewd- est political advisers want him to ease up in attacks on bankers; instead concentrate his fire on utility interests. The argument is that with the utilities resisting government regulation under the Holding Company Act, they now offer a more vulnerable opposition than the bankers Earl J. Christenberry, secretary to the late Kingfish Huey Long, is do- ing publicity work for the Town- sendites. Friends of Christen- berry say he received $2,500 to manage the recent Townsend convention in Chicago Asst. Atty. Gen. John Dickinson believes in taking no chances. He keeps a list of. all callers and the