The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11

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 Overheard in Justice Depart- nnent corridors: "dee, mother, I wish l was Q 0-Man." "Well, son, if you eat your spinch you can be one some day" 0ov- er1ior William I. Myers of the Farm Credit Administration has decided privately not to sell any of the govefnEnent-owned farms to veterans receiving the bonus, unless they cen show they are ex- ,erienced farmers. He wants to avoid future grief both for the ex-soldier and for the govern mentA
 Business must be improving.
 Several publicity men hired by
 the New Deal have left for
 private jobs.
 ''Big Fish"
 r. W. (Big Fish) Fischer, bulky Texas lawyer who defeated the New Deal in it's test of the oil Code, is aiming at Jimmy Ale reds job as governor of Texas. Fischer is heralding the fact that Alfred failed to keep his promise to start old.age pensoins in Texas. To do this, Big Fish wants to tax the oil barons, also the sulphur mines (owned by Andy Melion) in order to raise the pension money Slim Rex TugwelI, sometimes called 'The Valentino of the Revolution" Is putting on weight Treasury plans to consolidate its Secret Service and other Investigating staffs into one compact unit were baked during the closing days of congress.
 Guilty"
 Don Richberg, one-time "assist- ant president" Is the anonymous author of Forthcoming campaign book to be used by the democrats as an antidote to James War; bGrk,s anti.New Deal "Hell-hent for Election" Richberg'S vol- tune will be titled "0uiity," and will have as chapter headings, "0uilty-of saving the banks" "0uilty-of feeding starving un- employed" etc .. Rex Tugweli's ace publicity man, Kenenth Clark, has left his government job to join John Boettiger, President Roosevelt's son-in-law, In pub- licizing the movie industry .. Roosevelt has presented to the U. 8. Conference of Mayors the pen with which he signed the S2,. 6o0,o00,000 deficiency appropria- ton bill. The measure carries huge sums for WPA, PWA, social security and other relief activi- ties.
 Deets Pickett, publicity man
 of the morlbund Drys, believes
 tho republicans missed Q great
 opportunity at Cleveland. Says
 he: "Yf the republicans had
 even denounced the democrats
 on the liquor issue they would
 have earned much Dry sup.
 port"
 Side Line
 J. D. Ross, power expert meme ber of the Securities 6 Exchange Commission, Is one of the most famous private gardeners in the country. At his home in Seattle he has conducted many unique experiments in cross-breeding flowers and fruits not usually grown In this country .. Brien McMahon, hardshitting chief of the Criminal Division of the Jus- tlce Department, Is taking Q vig- orous stand in the inner councils of the department against the use of o.men in enforcing the new law which prohibits transporta. ton of Strike-breakers across state lines. d-Tfaen should de. vote their iabors to the criminal field, McMahofi argues, not to ifl. dustrial disputes.
 New Ambassador
 It is c real gamble on how long Hugh Gibson can hold out as American ambassador to Brazil. Ife Is 0 close friend of Herbert Hoover, and Roosevelt has never been enthusiastic about keeping him on. Qibson's Brazilian career has been three long years of mistakes, latest being his fail- ure to wake up to the fact that Brazil was negotiating e special trade treaty with Germany, aimed against American cotton, until 1t was almost finished .. One provision in the new Shipping provides for the registration of all lobbyists .. Henry Wallace's Agriculture experts are not hav- ing much success cross-breeding wheat with grass. The idea is to produce 6 grain that will grow every year from foots without re- planting. Russia has been ex. perimenting with this for seven years. The cross-breeds 50 far produced resist heat, cold and drought better than wheat, butt do not produce satisfactorily.
 
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