The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-12

This, together with the recent irritation between Borah and Townsend, makes the Idaho sera- tor the most potent contender the g.o.p. has President Roosevelt recently received an Indian luck charm from @ Bri- tish army officer who wrote that its mate was in the possession of Queen Mary. The State Depart ment, in returning the gift, said, in effect: 'The President iS not permitted by law to receive gifts from foreign sources, even if its counterpart does bring luck to Queen Mary"
 Liberty
 Jim Farley. Is in a unique posi- ton to guage the reaction Jouett Shouse gets from his Liberty League radio broadcasts against the New Deal. He can simply count the mail Jouett receives. Af- ter one recent broadcast, Jouett got mere handful of letters. - Nevertheless, general busi- ness of the Liberty League is booming. It has just added a new suite of rooms in the Na- tional Press building Off, flee space in Washington has be. come 50 scarce that the newly appointed Bituminous Coal Board had to set tip temporary head- quarters in Q hotel The Navy Day stamp, due from the presses by October 27. has Big Jim Farley on the horns of 8 di- lemma. Irish partisans are urg- ing that the picture of John Barry be put on the special stamp as the Father of the U. s. Navy. Hot ly opposed to this are Scotchmen who insist that the honor belongs to John Paul Jones. Jim has tried to pass the buck to the Navy Department The election of Iowa's J. Raymond Murphy as national commander of Ameri- can Legion means 8 big shakeup in personnel of headquarters staff.
 First Lady
 Mrs. Roosevelt has been coun- selling with close friends regarding the widespread criticism about her public activities. She is much concerned over the volume of the unfavorable comment and is ask ing her intimates what she should do--disregard 1t or retire from the limelight ,. The razzing re- ceived by Representative Wright Patman at the American Legion convention was not the only mauling he was subjected to by the veterans. The day before, at the conclave of the 40 & 8, he was given the silent treatment" when he rose to talk AL though Congress is in adjourn ment, the capitol resounds with chatter and activity. The entire structure, from dome to sub-base- ment, is being overhauled and re- furnished The august su- preme court is considering em- ploying press relations assist ant. For the first time in his- tory, the courts new building has several press rooms, but the correspondents are urging & special attache to act as liaison man between them and the Jus- tices.
 Ethiopia
 One thing to be remembered about the Italian march into Ethiopia is that Aduwa is not in the mountains, but at the foot of them. When the Italians really get into the mountains their trouble begins American military experts estimate that Mussolini may be able to take Addis Ababa in relatively short time, but 1t will take two to three years actually to subdue the country. The estimate is based on the French campaigns in Sy- ria and the Riff and the Spanish campaign in Morocco The State Department has been seri- ously handicapped in getting &C., curate news from the Ethiopian front. News from the American Legation depends almost entire ly upon Emperor Halle Selassie, and he in turn depends upon tom- toms and signal fires. There is no telegraph or radio connection with the Ethiopian armies :. V. News from the Italian front has been heavily censored.
 Military-Minded
 The Democratic National Com mittee, almost always anxious to publicize the speech of cabinet member, was strangely silent re- garding a recent harangue made by War. Secretary Dern. Speaking in Utah, his home state, Dern said: "The Roosevelt administra- ton is military-minded . Larry Martin, latest NRA boss, is finding his job 50 disheartening