The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-29

Washington, June 29.--At no
time during his administrator
has the president looked and
acted so rejuvenated. White
House callers report he Is bub-
bling over with enthusiasm over
the country's reception to his
tax message. He regards the
message as one of the best In
his career There has been
no change In Roosevelts diet.
For fear Of increasing weight
due to lack of exercise--the
president cannot eat sugar, po-
tatoes and other starchy foods.
He particularly dislikes giving
up dessert Andrew jack
son, an examiner at the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission
is distantly related to President
Andrew Jackson The So.
cial Security act excludes do
mestic servants, farmers, farm
workers and casual labor from
those receiving Its benefits. This
leaves out most Negro workers.
Crack Down
Senator Bill Borah Is reported
to be awaiting an opportune mo-
ment to crack down publicly on
the presidential ambitions OF
Herbert Hoover. Borah's friends
say he feels very strongly that
with Hoover as u. o. p. standard
bearer, the party wuold be
doomed not only to defeat but
to permanent humiliation 80.
In the last six months the Se.
curities and Exchange Commits
sion has put more than 200 stock
dealers out OF business
Cactus Jack" Garner, who has
been making vice presidential
history by taking a leading be-
-the-scenes role In legisla.
tive matters, has established an
other precedent. He Is the first
vice president to be voted a
mileage allowance to and from
his home Bald.pated
Donald Richberg Is threatening
to go the way of another cx-
MIA TulCTs COii - NOhNiNS
Ing writing book on his Blue
Eagle experiences. Close friends
are counseling him against 1t.
Tax Appeal
Just a few days before Roose-
welt sprang his tax program,
delegation of business men came
f,.a,t
the treasury to scale down tax
es Senator Bob LaFollette,
leader OF the drive to adopt the
Roosevelt tax plan this session,
would begin increasing income
taxes at around $4,000. Some
of his liberal colleagues urge
against this, pointing out that
this would make the tax pro-
gram unpopular with the potent
middle classes. They want to
begin increasing taxes on in
comes over $1,000 Roose-
velt's intense interest In the Far
East was illustrated when he
took time out from day crowd
cd with congressional duties this
week to have a long talk with
Wilfred Fleisher of the Japan
Advertiser The ministers
of Bolivia and Paraguay--whose
countries have warred for three
years-shook hands officially
and resumed relations at a din
ner given by Assistant Secretary
of State Sumner Welles.
Ambitious
Among Huey Longs hench-
men there Is much excitement
over the reputed ambitions of
his secretary, Earle J. Christen-
berry, to succeed Senator Ober-
ton. A onertime high-speed
shorthand ace. cbristenberrg Ii
now a power In Huey's councils.
Recently when Robert Brothers,
one OF the ablest OF Huey's lieu
tenants. crossed christenberry's
path, the secretary was suffi-
cIently potent to have him sent
back to Louisiana The fed
erai government Is now spending
more than si.600.000 annually
for emergency quarters IN the
capital. The expansion IL cue
entirely to New Deal activities.
Although seating accom-.
modntIons In the senate galleries
are less than 1000, senator's
have distributed more than 90.
900 reserved gallery cards 10
constituents.
Beau Brummell
Florldm's Representative Bob
Green has entered the list Of
Capitol Iiili Beau Erummells
with q unique spring ensemble.