The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-19

wide discretionary power.
 On the other hand, Senators Nye, Bone and Clark, authors of the original neutrality proposals, plan to renew their demand for a law mandatorily banning muni- tions, loans and war materials of all kinds to foreign belligerents. Floyd Dell, widely known novelist, is the latest addition to the WPA's writer's division .. If Chairman Henry Fletcher has his way, the meeting of the re- publican national committee, ten- tatively scheduled for early De- cember, will not be held in Wash ington. Fletcher favors mid- western city, first because it is more centrally located, second be- cause the atmosphere of the capi- tai is too democratic After much uncertainty, the Federal Trade Commission finally has been supplied with funds to start the senate-ordered nationwide probe of food prices. An appropri- ation of $15O,O0O to make the sur- vey was contemplated, but Huey Longs filibuster of the deficiency bill prevented the grant. After several months of searching the Budget Bureau found a way to make $75, ,OO0 available to the ETC, which will sufficie until congress meets.
 Going, Going ...?
 The inner circle is buzzing with a report that Madame Secretary Perkins soon may retire from the cabinet. Her absence from Wash- ington for nearly two months is lending strong color to the whis- per. Reports are that Miss Per- kins is being tempted with the job of heading a nationally known college. However, the rumor should be taken with 8 grain of salt. Miss ePrkins Is ardently attached to her job and proud of her high official em- thence Employees of the Works Progress Administration have been instructed never to re- fer to the Mclean mansion, re- gently rented for office space by Harry Hopkins. Instead, they must use "150O Eye street.. Even verbal use of Mclean mansion" is frowned on "A drive to line up the lawyers of the coun- try against the Administration has been quietly launched by the Liberty League. The entire men1- bership of the American Bar as- sociation is being circularized with with application blanks to join the Leagues committee of lawyers which handed down" an unofficial opinion holding the Wagner labor disputes act uncon- stitutional.
 High Pressure Selling
 Dan Roper's Department of Commerce is staging a high pres sure sales act in the interest Of U. 8. aircraft manufacturers. By inviting South American aviaion officials to Washington, then al- lowing private companies to spirit them over the nations airways, the idea of U. s. superiority in aircraft is being driven home. The act was timed to beat Europe to this new market. French, German and Italian companies will try to sell their aero-I1autical stuff at conference in Lima, Peru, next month It is no figure of speech to say that Wil- liam Warner Durbin is the New Deals master of money magic. As Register of the Treasury, he handles government securities. But in spare time he is an anl- ateur magician, taking money out of the air and making it vanish again. He is President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians In the main office of the Lynchburg, Virginia, News and Advocate, published by Virginia's Senator journalist Car ter Glass, is a bronze bust of Car ter Glass.
 Latest Brain-Truster
 Homer Price Rainey, New Deals latest brain truster, was a profess sional ball player before he be- came president of Bucknell uni- versity. Since quitting the Texas league, Rainey has gone in for tennis and vocal virtuosity Booked for a part in 'The Mes- siah," he sang lustily through an hours rehearsal, directly after having cleansed up the Bucknell tennis championship. In Wash ington he will be another adviser on youth Revolt against California's sales tax was staged by her would-be governor the other day. Upton Sinclair had g fifteen-cent ice cream soda in g Pasadena drug store, refused tc pay the extra penny, walked out saying, "The sales tatx is illegar' :. Reports reach Harry Hop- kins' office from Miami that the new community building, a WPA project, is ready for the roof though the cornerstone is not vel laid. The formality of laying tho cornerstone, scheduled originally NTSEs rrKIFS nETnDn