The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-21


charge Of enforcing federal game
laws. But until recently 1t was
UP against the fact that Attor-
ney General Cummings DEPART
ynent scoffed ct the idea Of prose-
cutting violators.
More than Q score Of such cases
piled up In It's Criminal Division,
headed by Brien Mcmahon. But
the Biological Survey, plead, urge
and fume as It could got no &C
ton.
Then, suddenly, o few weeks
ago, the Justice Department came
to life and began prosecuting with
vigor. This abrupt burst Of zeal
was not self.inspired. What hap.
pened was this:
Inside Story,
About q year ago, q federal
game warden IN Maryland arrest.
ed Walter =. ChSysler, prominent
motor manufacturer, on charges
Of using an unplugged gun--one
that will fire more than three
shots without reloading - while
shooting ducks on Chesapeake
bay. Elsewhere, wardens arrest
ed other big-narne violators,
among them Joseph b. Weaver,
head Of the y. o. Bureau Of Navi.
cation.
The Biological Survey prepared
what II considered air-tight cases
against the huntsmen and sent
them over to the Justice DEPART
Inent for quick and statutory &C.
ton.
Nothing happened. Months went
by and still nothing happened.
Finally Ira N. 0abrtelson, chief
Of the Survey, went to Secretary
Henry Wallace, his department
boss, and complained bitterly.
Wallace listened, then said:
"You prepare for my sigma.
ture ~ hot . memorandum %
you think the situation war
rants. Ill zee that II gets 70
the attorney gcnersl) person
ally"
0abrielson wrote q scorching re.
port which Wallace signed and
sent by messenger to Cummings.
What Cummings said Is not
known, but o few days later Nc.
Mahon snapped out Of his
lethargy with o Jolt. BY wire
and telephone y. o. district at
torneys were ordered to prosecute
game violations without further
delay.
N0TE-Chrysler and Weaver
were convicted and fined for
using unplugged guns.
No Comeback
One important question dis
ctissed by Governor Landon and
COP Chairman John Hamilton
In their post.election tete-a-tete
was the political future Of Her
bert Clark Hoover. They were In
fun accord that there should be
none.
There have been intimations
that Hoover had ambitions to
stage O comeback as o party
mogul. BUT IT WILL BE OVER
LANNON'S AND HAM1LTON's
DEAD BODIES.
Il Is an open secret that Hoover
holds both men In slight regard,
feels that they botched the cam.
paign. Also he bitterly resents
their ill-disguised distaste for his
participation In the election fight
and their attempts to keep him
under cover.
Landon Sitting Tight
Finally, as an ex.presldent,
Hoover takes the position that
his claim to the titular lead
ership Of the republican party
outranks that Of Landon, who Is
only o governor and ex-cands-
date.
Regardless Of IIoover,s personal
peeves and alleged seniority
rights, however, Landon has no
intention OF allowing the party
command to be wrested from his
grasp. He isn't quite sure yet
what he Is going TO do with ",
but he Is very sure he 10 going to
keep II In o firm grip.
II might come In handy In
The future. In politics you can
never tell what may happen.
Landon n o young man. While
he took Q severe Kicking, he Ia
not necessarily out Of che po-
litical picture. Particularly, he
does mot want 10 be elbowed out
by Hoover.
That was made very clear In
the talk with Hamilton. Landon
will treat the ex.president cour.
teously and with respect. But
II Hoover attempts 10 reach for
control he may get his fingers
stepped on.
Job Seeker
For twenty years Representa-.
tive Tom Blanton was the terror
OF the District Of Columbia.
Self-styled "watchsdog Of the
Treasury" the bull-voiced Texan
warred nois!ly and acrimoniously
against appropriations, meddled
In police and educational affairs.
In general made himself the Capi.
tails Congressional Enemy No. ].
All OF once, TO everyones sur.
prise land Washington!an's &C.
static joy, Blanton's Texas Pan