The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-22

nally replied that he didn't think
there would be any active war;
fare in Italy.
PROFITABLE NIGHT
There was one round-table ses-
sion during the presidents week.
end visit to the Jefferson Island
Democratic Club that lasted un-
til the wee hours of the morning.
But not one word of politics or
legislation was discussed.
Poker was the subject that
held the rape attention of dis
tinguished guests and hosts.
Playing for stakes limited to
$40 a man were the President,
Vice President Jack Garner,
Postmaster General Jim Farley,
Senator Kay Pittman, Senator
Joe Robinson, National Emer-
gency Council Director Frank
Walker, Speaker Joe Byrns and
Representative Lindsay Warren.
They battled it out until nearly
dawn.
When the game broke up, Gar
ner and Pittman, noted poker
hands, were out on the sidelines
and the President and North
Cardinals Warren were the big
winners.
ANNIVERSARY GIFT
Just one year ago to-day, the
SIS. President Grant sailed out
Of Seattle with what the Collec-
tor of Customs, Sol Haas, claimed
was an insufficient crew.
The Commerce Departments
Bureau of Navigation and Steam
boat Inspection fined the ship
$500, but her her sail neverthe-
less.
To-day-one year later-the
fine still remains unpaid.
Commerce Department off,
Gals, who fined the ship in the
first place, now seem willing to
remit the fine. The issue has
evolved into difference of opin-
ion between the Commerce and
Treasury Departments, the latter
being behind Collector of Gus
toms Haas.
The squabble, though not i'm
portant in itself, is extremely
significant because of recurrent
inefficiencies in the Bureau of
Navigation.
An investigation of its neglect
has been proposed many. times.
Now Homer Bone, fortnight
senator from Washington, threat
ems to go through with 1t.
WORRIED
That rans-continental junket
soon to be started by Big Jim
Farley is no mere glad-handing
expedition. OF course. there will
be some of 1t; for Jim is an ace
hand-pumper and back-thumper.
But his touring has a far more
serious purpose.
Behind his sunny smile and
breezy exterior, Big Jim is. wor-
ried.
Reports have been coming to
him of growing tide of anti
administration resentment. In
the congressional cloakrooms 1t
is being whispered that Emil
Hurja, Jim's def right-hand
lieutenant, has just concluded a
survey of public sentime nt in the
country with findings showing
that for every hundred voters
edging to the Left, $50 are veer-
ing Right.
Details OF this reported study
are lacking, but It is said to be
mia T0w
much fod for thought.
So, to get first hand picture
of the political situation and do
such fence-mending as he may
find necessary. Big Jim will hit
the road for long Swing
around the circuit"
SAD BUT WISER
Braswell Drue Deem is a sad
but wiser young man. The gang
ling Georgian has learned what
any old-timer could have told
him, that cheers and. plaudits do
not necessarily mean votes.
Dean is the House member
who suddenly skyrocketed out OF
the obscurity of the back bench
es with a rip-snorting demand
for the shelving of the Presi-
dents tax program and the
prompt adjournment of Con-
gress.
The speech and his picture
made the front pages. A cam
nier politician would have
stopped right there, well content
with the publicity.
But the inexperienced Geor-
gian, infiamed with the sound of
his own little-heard voice, cast
aside caution and raised the ban
ner of revolt. He offered reso-
ution for adjournment, thereby
sealing his doom.
READY TO QUIT
Internationally, a majority of
the House democratics want to
quit. and IL left to their own de-
vices would do so pronto. But
with the President demanding
action on his tax program, the
boys don't dare kick over the
traces.
So after hurrahing Deem to
the echo when he talked, adj
journment, they hastily cuffed
him into place when he took