The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-09

ONE is a letter from the Presi- dent to Chief Justice Hughes pra- testing the protraeted idleness of the court, and urging that he re- convene 1t in a month or so to act on the urgent power issues pending before 1t. The Presidents communication would be friendly and courteous, of course, but it would be SO Worded as to put Mir. Hughes and his Vacationing cole leagues very much on the spot.
 SECOND would be a bill limit ing judicial vacations to a speci- fled number of days. Roosevelt figures that if Congress can stay in session durnig hot weather, the Court can remain part of the time, especially when important cases are pending.
 Behind this is the fact that tile cases postponed by the Court on its last day were not only ex- tremely important in theniselves, but were definite rebuffs to the Administration.
 1. The Court refused to take
 Jurisdiction of 8 government
 case involving the validity of
 the Holding Company Act. This
 means another laborious climb up through the lower courts, and
 years delay before this irn-
 f1ortant act iS tested.
 2. The Court refused to con-
 slider a IVA case. This also
 means another laborious climb
 and another years delay.
 3. The Court accepted the
 petitions of the power interests and agreed to review the right
 of the PWA to lend money to
 municipalities for public power
 plants.
 This test already has been de- layed for more than two years. Meanwhile 56 cities are prevented from going ahead with their plans for constructing power plants. Unshadowed Lady
 When Mrs. Roosevelt returned from a recent tour, one of the Secret Service men remarked: Glad we don't have to cover her. She moves around so much, it would be a. terrific job to follow her-much worse than covering the President"
 The First Lady studiously avoids being covered" From the begin- ming she asked Secret Service to let her fend for herself. But sometimes, in cities where she is visiting, she finds plainclothes men trailing her.
 It is her practice, when she notices that she is being followed to stop in the middle of the block, heckon to the officer, and say:
 "Are you from police head quarters? I really would rather be let alone"
 Unemployment Census
 Administration leaders on Capi- tol Hill have been given a quiet go-ahead signal on an uneinploy- llnent census.
 The President has dropped his long standing hostility, and is new for such a genus. Chairman Hugo Black of the Senate La bor Committee will father the necessary legislation, already is at work on it.
 Personally, Black favors a cen sus plan long advocated by Gen. Hugh Johnson. Johnson would designate a day on which all jobless would register at specified points. This formula differs from the one urged by Secretary Dan Roper, under which the cen- sus would be made by house-to- house canvassers, continuing over 3 period of several months.
 Merry-Go-Round
 Another Federal Communica- tions official has thrown up the sponge in disgust over internal intrigue. He is Carl F. Arnold, ex-dean of the University of Wyoming law school and assist ant counsel of the EGG. He was disgusted over disbarmeft pro- ceedings against certain radio lawyers which has caused much dissension within the commission. Jimmy Roosevelt's chauf- feur, Boots, is known about the White House as 8 keen student of the track, with a tip on every horse race Henry Wallace dislikes air-conditioning. He turns off the valves in his office and opens the windows to the hot summer air Ambassador Aranha of Brazil is deep in the solution of a book club murder mystery =. The chairman of the Ways and Means Connittee of the House, bald-headed Bob Dough ton, is under pressure all the time, but remains one of the best natured members of Congress. .. =