The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

N1AS@k4 NNNeaN before compiled.
 Although in no way compelled to do so, business men cooperated practically 100 per cent.
 At the close of each year. Lubin sent out letetrs of appreciation to the reporting firms. In return he received hundreds of approving replies assuring him of continued collaboration.
 THEN CAME 1o35-AND THE BIG CHANGE.
 Soon after the supreme courts demolition of the MIRA, there was a decline in the number of re- porting companies. By summer, the decrease totaled 1000 a month. By October, the drop had reached such proportions that it was rnenacing the elabor- ate fact-gathering syshten1 Lu- bin had developed.
 Casting about for an idea to re-enlist the cooperation of busi- ness men, Lubin hit on the plan of sending out a courteous ac- lnowledgment of their past assistance in inviting its con- tinuance. To save money he printed a small card, instead of writing individual letters. The cards went out and Lubir1 anxi- ously sat back to await the re- sponse.
 HE GOT 1T-wTTHoUT DE- LAY.
 The returning mails brought scorching letters from irate busi- ness men demanding what he meant by wasting the taxpay-. ers' money" They refused to have anything further to do with his surveys.
 Vital Reading
 Who selects the reading ma terial for the White House Ser- wants is not known. But here is theh actual list of the magazines to be found in the new White House servants sitting room:
 Harvard Alumni, Bulletin, Vital Speeches, Commerce and Fi- nance, the Insurance Examiner, Bolivia Magazine, American For- ests, and the Petroleum Associa- tion Monthly.
 NOTE-Also 1t is not known whether the servants read them. AAA
 At least one member of the Supreme Court has serious doubts whether Roosevelt can find Q substitute for the AAA which, under the courts majority de- cision, will be legal.
 Justice Harlan F. Stone author of the minority opinion, told Q friendly recently: '
 "Yes, I am inclined to agree with you. I think 1t will be very difficult to draft an alternative that will meet the objections set forth by the majority. In fact, under the limits laid down by them do not SC how anything that helped the farmers as much as the AAA did can be devised to withstand legal at- tack"
 Lobby Ban
 The Securities and Exchange commission will soon crack down on under cover utility lobbyists.
 Under Section 12 of the Hold ing Company Act, which gives 1t wide powers to regulate lobbying, the SEC has drafted a set of rules which will put big crimp In the operatoins of the gum-shoe boys.
 The new rules will require utility Iobbyists--for the first time in the history of Washing- ton--tO come out into the open. Not only will they be required to register, but alyso to reveal whom they are working for, state their salaries, expense funds and other pertinent in- formation.
 And this is not all. Under the SECS regulations, high-paid util- ity executives who troop down to Washington for personal lobbying also will have to give g detailed accounting for their. activities and expenditures.
 New G-Men
 Mild-mannered desk men in the Department of Agriculture have taken on the job of bounc- ing some of the toughest rack eteers in the country-those in the poultry business. The job is more nearly one for. G-rnen.
 When congress gave them the job of regulating the poultry markets of the big cities, 1t sound-' cd simple. The plan was to issue licenses to all commission men, dealers, truckers, and feed mer- chants in the regulated cities. " ' Licenses were to be withheld from any who could not show sound Iedgers, or had served prison terms within the past two years. Trouble X developed when Q large number of ex- convicts were discovered operat- ing In New Works famous Washington Street Market. i fNtl,er nO,Iltrymen had "man.