The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-23


 councils. Among those he listed were:
 Charles Hilles, New York Na- tiOnal Committeeman.
 ]. Henry R0raback, Connecti- cut National Committeeman.
 National Chairman Henry Fetch
 National Chairman Henry Fletcher and Vice. Chairman John Hamilton.
 Political advisers persuaded Borah to eliminate this portion of the letter t. The Canadian reciprocal trade agreement was a stroke of luck for Senator Pat McCarran. Last session the hefty Nevadan, backed by the late Huey Long, attempted to repeal the law under the Hull trade treaties are negotiated. He got nowhere. But now, with the Canadian agreement as talking point he plans to renew his fight. Prob ably he won't get much farther, but he will have a lot to talk about Attacks on AAAmin- istrator Chester Davis from with- and without the Administration are not bothering him. Says Davis: '"The AAA is now so effi- ciently organized that it can function regardless of who is running it. It is my firm belief that in this agency we have the most efficient and honest staff in the government service"
 Two Masters
 New Dealers haven't discovered the fact yet, but Ben Allen, ace publicity man for Herbert Hoover, has a government job. His title is, supervising Consolidation Com missioner for the United States Court for the Northern District of California" Allen gets $25 a case for acting as referee be- tween farmers and mortgage holders in negotiating agree ments under the federal bank ruptcy act Ordinarily 6ec- retary Cordell Hull is deliberate and slow of motion, but he can act fast when necessary. The other day he walked briskly into the White House press conference, grabbed a portfolio of papers on the Presidents desk and walked out. He had forgotten his prized Canadian treaty after 1t was signed Sales at auto shows have been so heavy that the mo- tor industry has revised its esti- mates for this months production to SO0,000 cars Senator Pat Harrison is taking no chances on his reelection next year, even though the menace of Huey Long has bee nremoved. Pat has. been touring the interior regions of Kingfish had great strength-as- Mississippi = where the late suring tn evoters that state inter ests are his first concern. Long had accused Pat of going na- tionap.
 Memoirs
 Indiana's ex-Eenator Jim Wat son, for years a powerful repub- lican leader, has been trying to sell his memoirs to magazines .. Senator, asked a newspaperman of William E. Borah, "do you think Governor Ali Landon is candidate for the republican nom- inationp" Replied Borah. Well, 1t certainly looks rather sus- picious" Irked sat PWA chiefs for squelchcing survey pro- jects favored by the National Re- sources Board, of which he IS
 vice chairman, Frederic A.. De- lano, the Presidents uncle, has gone directly to his nephew for help. Many New Dealers are &C., cusing the PWA executives of trying to hog the show by reject- ing all projects over which they have no control Friends of Alabama's Senator John H. Bankhead say that he was of- fered the federal judgeship re- gently made vacant by the death of Judge William I. Grubb, arch New Deal foe, but turned it down. He prefers his seat in congress. "The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion" (Civil War) have at last been printed by the government print ing office. The publication was authorized by Congress in 1874, and 1t required sixty-one years to complete the editing and printing of the 128 volumes, containing 125,oo0 pages plus a 1,200-page index and 178 maps, Ten thous- sand sets of the Records have been printed.
 Norris Dam
 All copy for the Consumers, Guide"-AAA's bulletin to buyers lis carefully censored before pulp lication by Ali Stedman, right bower to Chester Davis, Adminis- trator of AAA IVA may have to do some rescue work among the farm folk above Nor ris Dam. Recent heavy rains are Milling the reservoir area faster than it is being vacated. officials have organized an Emergency Family Removal Corps {. i. Big Business is taking advantage of - ------ --.--- - -.--- - - -