The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-12

The chief baflo Of Johns life ls
that his mother and sister, es-
pecially the former, can't seem 10
Sorget that he no longer wears
romperB. ne wAs even cutter IN
rompers, and they seem 10 think
that 10 crafty their own personal
adoratoin he ought 10 stay In
them.
However, John a now about 10
DO O junior at Harvard, 20 that
The attitude OF the female members
OF his family gives him large
pains n the neck, and he doesn't
hesitate 10 tell them 90.
Parent-Kiddlng
Both John and Franklin D., Jr.,
take considerable delight In oppos.
Ing some Of their family'6 political
views, and considering the fact
that they have not only q father
but o mother with very definite
ideas on everything, from home
steads 10 feminine reform, you
can't exactly blame them.
30 OF the breakfast table the
young Roosevelts don't hesitate 70
call their mother o Community
ana other epithets characteristic
Of the Liberty League, though
rushing to her defense In public
with tho same delight and
vehemence with which they beat
Up camera men.
John d not without . sense OF
humor In regard 70 his father.
while attending . Washington
night club last winter he leaned
over an adjacent table. ana
Initiating his fathers best radio
voice, sAlds my fr.l-esn.dS. IL
a. high time we went home"
II 0 psychoanalyst ever were
10 get hold OF the two younger
RooSevelts, he would proclaim that
their traffic exploits, their yen
for beating up photographers and
other braggadocio, are merely the
natural reaction Of youngsters try.
Ing 10 keep up with Q very much
lirne-lighted family. Speeding and
camera. smashing, he would say,
are their only way Of attracting
public attention.
Cranks
In fairness, II should DO repeat.
cd that the children Of any PreSi"
dent are under q white.hot spot.
light Of publicity which would
ruin almost any family. Az Har.
ward last year, for instance, every
crank who came through Boston
ana thought no had an idea TO
save The nation, looked UP the
Roosevelt boys In order to get II to
the President.
, Some had been afflicted with
infantile paralysis. some were out
Of Jobs, some had new Ideas FOR
initiation, and there was one
Nashua, N. H., soda-pop TnanufRc-
turer who for diversion trains
priEe-fighters, whites vaudeville
gkits and plays o violin with only
one string, who breezed into town
and wanted the Roosevelt boys to
get their mother TO send IN her
vote for him when he appeared
on Major BoweS amateur hour.
EscapadeS
On Che whole John has been Q
lot more discreet than his bull
!n-the.china shop brother Frank
lin. He has been In only three
motor ynixups, one Q very trivial
ticket for parking, another very
serious when the car IN which he
and James Roosevelt were driving
early one morning, smashed
through Q grade crossing gate and
was struck by o train.
One Of Johns first public aps
pOaranccs was the time he
went b the rescue Of his elder
brother Franklin, when the lat
Ter was being Initiated into the
IIasty Pudding club and blush.
ingly appeared In public In
feminine laco gtep.ins and .
brasslere. A photographer, tipped
of by members Of the club, was
present, but that was % far as
he got. John was on his back
IN 0 minute, and aided by
Franklin smashed his plates.
John has been 0 little more sue.
cessful than Franklin, In keeping
his escapades quiet, but sooner or
later someone, II no other than
his elder sister, always has found
him out.
Press.Agent Love
Last winter when John was Q
chorus "glrI" In the Hasty Pud.
ding musical comedy, he was In.
tEoduced to Miss Toby Wing, pla-
tinunl blonde film actress, at that
time making O personal appear.
ance IN Boston. Miss Wing also
was introduced TO young Marshall
Field, heir TO the Chicago depart.
ment store millions, also o chorus
man; and the report went out
though never Observation-Disclosures
John and Field had had an al
tercation back.stage.
After II was al over John dis
. covered that Miss Wing had o
very active press agent with her.
Part Time PIayb0y
Johns chief flame Is the debut
tante daughter Of DR.. Thomas
Barbour, wealthy Harvard zoology
professor and amateur bly, game