Evening star., 1937-02-19

other connections. For o long time he
was slated for the presidency Of In.
diana University, his alma mater Then
came the plan whereby Senator Minton
was to resign to take O Federal Circuit
Court judgeship, relinquishing his seat
in Congress to McNutt. Following the
death Of Secretary Dern, the former
American Legion national commander,
100 per cent Rooseveltian, ranked as
the nkeliest inheritor Of the war port
folio. Recently the Hoosier Adonis was
offered the Craftsmanship Of the Mari
time Commission. The Governor is the
acknowledged Indiana Democratic boss,
though he's supposed not to see eye to
eye with either Senator Van Nuys or
National Chairman Farley. McNutt will
leave the Philippines in plenty of time
to attend to his presidential fences.
Solicitor General Stanley Reed, one of
President Roosevelt's two chief advisers
on judiciary reform, will be q Judge in
the Yale Law Schools moot supreme
court on Washington's birthday, when
budding collegiate barristers will argue
on the oonstitutionality of the social sc.
curity act. Mr.. Reed took his A. B. at
Yale, in 1905, as prize winning graduate.
These are the vexatious times when
Uncle Sans children scratch perplexed
heads and burn midnight Oil over in
come tax returns. The Internal Rev.
enue Bureau has issued its annual warn
ing to citizens to fill up the pestiferous
forms betimes and avoid last-minute
rush, lest errors made in haste cause
people. as often happens, to pay more
than the actual tax due. In an unoff-
cial publication subtitled "How to Keep
Your Income Tax Down" there are some
diverting suggestions on the subject Of
deductions. As an illustrative example,
a certain type Of professional man" is
advised that among deductions to which
he is entitled Is the cost Of dental
bridge work to replace teeth knocked
out in making prize fight picture" !"
Hollywood stars, too, may claim credit
for cost Of physical training to keep
them At for the screen.
Japanese royalty will set foot on
American soil in April, when Prince
Chichibu, Emperor Hirohitos brother
and Nippon's special envoy to the coro-
nation Of King George vi, will arrive
at Seattle, accompanied by his consort.
After tour across Canada, they will
proceed to New York and sail for Eng
land on April 81. Princess Chichibu
is fondly remembered in Washington as
the former Setsu Matsudaira, who at
tended Friends School while her father
was japanese Ambassador.
Controller Of the Currency ]. r. T..
OConnor mourns the recent passing in
California of q friend and neighbor,
J. G. Scully, who made q noteworthy
record as receiver Of closed banks dur
ing the past four years. A former Okla
homa bank president and oil man, Mr..
Scul1y lived few blocks away from the
Wiltshire National Bank in Los Angeles,
which failed to open after the 1888
banking holiday. Knowing Scullys sue
cessful business experience and high do.
votion to duty, Controller O'Connor ap-
pointed him receiver. The L. A. man
replied in terms Of appreciation, but
pleaded he was loath to let anything
interfere with his golf. O'Connor wrote
him again, reminding him good
naturedly that Scully hadn't been asked
to accept the receivership, but was told
to do 80, and that his commission was
waiting for him at the bank. There.