The daily independent., 1937-04-22
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN
REGISTERED

violation was Sheriff Theodore R.
Middleton, who admitted to the
Senate Committee that his wife
was one of four stockholders in a
company store earning ITO per
cent profit, that II coal operators
signed his surety bond, and that
many of the deputies he appoint
ed we're either eX-convictS or in
dicated for various offenSeS.
Middleton also admitted that he
himself had served a five month
term for liquor violation.
But when these same facts were
laid before Chandler by the Unit
ed Mine Workers, month before
the Senate revelation, the Gov
ernor, in one Of his happiest and
most blithesome hoods, completely
eXonerated the Sheriff. He even
pronounced him an excellent Of
ficer."
The miners claim that Chand-
Ier's attitude is due to secret con-
tributions which Harlan County
coal operators made to his cam
paign. Elected on a pro-labor
ticket. Happy has completely de-
serted them.
One result: Chambers chances
of ousting Senator Barkley are
now worse than nil.
Damages
There is one phase OF j. Edgar
Hoover'S operations about which
the dapper. publicity minded G.
boss has issued no pronuncla-
mentos. The story is tersely told,
however. in an unnoticed 2-page
leaflet bearing the index designa-
ton. House Document No. 22l.
The document is a public print
of a letter from the President TO
the Speaker of the House enclc5-
ing a communication from As
sistant Attorney General Joseph
B. Keenan,. recommending pay
ments to a number Of Claiments
for property damage caused by
G-men.
The most interesting item in the
list is one for $500 to the Louoon
Realty Corporation and Mrs. Mar
ie Apter. for losses they claimed
we're caused by Hoovers melo-
dramatic machine gun battle cap
ture of Harry Brunette.
The desperate was apprehend-
ed December Is in the heart OF
New York City, after his apart
ment house hiding place had been
shot up by G-men under the per-
sonaI command of Hoover. the al
fair brought caustiC protests from
local police officials, who declared
the gun-play had been unneceS-
"ary and had endangered the lives
of many women and children.
This is what Keenan'S reports
saws about the claim:
The cost of repair on account
of the damage in question Will be
materially in excess Of $500. The
claim. however, is submitted in
said amount with the understand
ING that it will be accepted as a
compromise settlement in full sat
isfaction for all damage done or
losses ocCaSioned.
Merry Go-ROund
The hearings of the Senate
Judiciary Committee on the Pre-
sident's court bill have become so
dull that attendance by the public
and press has fallen to the van
ishing point. The only reporters
now covering the proceedings are
the press association men VINO are
compelled to stay there. The OPP
position. in which has been hold
inc the stage the last few weeks
is very sore but there isn't any
thing they can do about it.
Robert Madden, 20-year-old son
of Chairman j. Warren Madden
of the National Labor Relations
Board is captain Of the UnlVer-
sitv of Pittsburgh tennis team ana
REGARDED as a promising national
contestant. Somebody got MS
signals mixed at the White House
te oter day. 1t was announced
that a new study of consumer
spending habits would be made.
The study has been under way
two years by the Bureaus OF
Home Economics and LABOR
Statistics. and their report will be
completed in June. . Nebraska
will fill its quota of two inches
in the Capitol's Statuary Hall on
April 1927. Each State is allow
ed two statues in this chamber
but Nebraska has had no repre-
scntation. Next week it will fill
it's quota at one time with the
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