, 1935-10-25
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The Brownsville Herald washington


Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. rs. - Until
recently the New Deal had been ac-
cused Of everything except alienation
OF affections. Now it's being sued for
that.
The charge arises in the suit OF an
Oklahoma utility company to pre-
vent PWA from carrying through a
100000 allotment to Hominy.
Okla, for "a municipal electric DOW
er plant. The supreme court will
have to decide.
Attorney Dean Acheson. former
underSecretary Of the treasury, who
was let out when ne became unsym-
pathetic, left no doubt IN his appear
ance before the District of Columbia
federal court that he sought to pic
ture the utility company as a fond,
loyal husband. the municipality an
erring wife. and PWA as a free
spending EOOd-time- Charlie who had
purloined the lady away.
The utility and the town had dwelt
II happy c~ontractual relationship. the
lawyer said. and although the fran
lchlSe was but on a day-tO-day basis,
PWA had ruptured a ~conrractual re-
lationShip.
This argument aimed NJ federal aid
for power plants. Is a precedent and
about 10 other utilities have been
around to Acheson's firm lately with
the same plea.
Why Congressmen Flee
The good judgment Of the scores
OF congressman taking off on that
iunket to the Philippines Is indicat-
ed In this excerpt from a letter re-
ceived by your correspondent from
a congressman In q western state:
MY dear constituents attack me
by the flank. the right and left: they
swarm IN through the windows; they
come In through the cracks In the
walls, they pursue me III my sleep
and they Eet In bed with me at night.
But, like Gargantua. I am brave and
l shall do battle, and go forward to
the end"
Meaning that the pressure, espe-
cially for Jobs. never lets up.
The Civil Service Commission will
have examinations for 500 new pos
tai jobs created by. the. 4O-hour-
week law for postal employees. II es-
Inmates il win have perhaps 365. 900
applications for those positions.
A Surprise for Mr. Cohen
MI. Ben Cohen, celebrated brain
truster. recently received a communi-
cation from the American Liberty
league. IL invited him to sign I'D
With the leagues national lawyers
committee sometimes called "Jouett
Shouse's supreme court"), asked
whether he would be willing 70 aid or
ganization Of a committee in his COM
munity. and left blanks where he
might name the amount OF his con-
tributicn 80 Ia cash down or install
mentS.
Mr.. Cohen. IN his mild way. was
somewhat surprised. i
he is chief author Of the securities
act. the stock market Get. and the
public utilities holding company act
which the lawyers committee will
soon brand as unconstitutional"
2A04A4 NC MAEMNEu Il
Rexford Guy Tugwell, undersecre-
tary OF agriculture resettlement ad-
ministrator. lately In Mexico, stop
ped off In Texas and met many Tex
ans. Arriving late at night in San
Antonio, he was met BY his friend,
Congressman Maury Maverick, and
insisted he wanted To see the Alamo
nc once.
Returning 70 Tugwell's hotel from
the Alamo. they. met In the lobby
former Gov. Jim Ferguson, husband
OF the famous Ma"
II am for the AAA and the demo-
cratic administration and you folks
are al right" Ferguson told him.
Tugwell thanked him verz sincere
~ for those kind words.
yes" added Jim, i got my AAA
check this morning"
Don't Cali Ale FOX"
Old university mates Of Gov. AT ]
Landon Of KaTsas. possible republic
can presidential candidate, report
that he used to be nlcknamed Fox"
Landon. They also report that he
doesn't let them call him that any
more.
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