The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

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 sador Davies Asks for a
 Break .. Roosevelt Plays
 Joke on Wallace.
 Washington, Jan. 16-The hints are running 24 hours a day to keep up with the demand of Amer jeans for change.
 Thanks at least in part to the Social Security Act and the way it's old-age benefits phase makes the pay of salaried workers come out in odd cents, three-shift production has continued right on after Christ mas. Usually the hints are able to let down quite a bit after the pre- Christmas trade is over.
 Production of coins in 1036 broke all records except for 1919, and 1937 promises to turn out more than ever. Mint officials would like to give their men and machines a rest but believe they may have to keep on that z4-hour schedule for many more months.
 It's too early to estimate yet how much the demand for coins Is being jumped by the security act. The continued heavy demand in he last year Is attributed chiefly to the business pickup, in- creased employment and higher wages, and payments to WPA, CCC, and similar workers, who spend half dollars, quarters, dimes nickels, and cents with consider able velocity.
 Last year, the mint reports 1t coined 733642,000 pieces of money, as compared with 560,780,000 in 1885 and 738, 8,642, ,000 in 1919.
 By far the biggest increase was in nickels. production of which nearly doubled-80,0 ,000,00 In 1895 and 158,000, 900 last year. In 1936 the mint also made 379,000,000 cents, l13,000,00o dimes, 50,000,000 quar- ters, 2l,000,000 half dollars, and no silver dollars, the 3,540,000 silver dollars 1t made in 1895 having suf- feed to date.
 Davies Asks for ''Mercy" AMBASSADOR JOE DAVIES,
 "A just before taking of to
 Russia with his beautiful and
 wealthy wife and their 20O0
 pints of frozen cream, saw the press and pleaded: Treat me kindly, boys and soft pedal on the cream"
 Sooner or later all these coins will be lost or worn to the point where the banks will turn them back to the treasury for melting. This Was Real Money
 Senator Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan recalls a story told by thet late Senator James Couzens a few months before he died. He told me of the sale of his stock In the Ford Cotor Company some IS or 20 years ago." says Brown. "A friend, John Lodge, who was afterward mayor of De- troit. was shown the check for $29.O00.00O by the senator, with some degree of pride. "Mr. C0uzenJ said, John, what do you think of that check?' MT. Lodge replied, Let me carry 1t around for while, win you?' MT. Couzens let him have the check. He brought 1t back the next day and said. DO you know how much 1t cost you to let me carry that check around for day2 At the bank interest. about $2,400 a day--$l00 an hour
 Brown said MT. Couzens, I i did not realize how much money 1t was until them"
 The General Stands High It was no surprise to friends of the men concerned when General Hugh s. Johnson, former ovcrlord of NRA. walked in on a conference about the automobile strike situa- ton between John L. Lewis and Assistant Secretary of Lebor Ed ward F. McGrady.
 The. McGrady- Johnson friend- ship budded and blossomed in NRA days and still flourishes. Lewis and Johnson also hold each other in high esteem. The bond which cements their friend- ship is a deep interest in the career of Napoleon.