The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-17

are coming DO CI1e COp
 ONE of these is the custom cer- tain radio lawyers have of corral ling a bevy of commission stenographers to entertain their visiting clients on dull Washing ton evenings.
 ANOTHER is the substitution files, accomplished by certain radio lawyers through the coop eration of friendly EGG stenogra- phers.
 ANOTHER is the setting up of dummy companies in order to secure or oppose the granting of wave-length licenses.
 A group of righteous EGG com- missioners, irate at what has been going on under their own noses, are now Investigating the latter practice. They will soon expose the fact that a Washington law firm set up a corporation com- posed of three stenographers in order to file petitions with the commission regarding radio li- censes at Cheyenne, Wyo., Port land and ArooStook, Maine.
 Simple System
 The system is very simple. The dummy corporation applies for a license in order to prevent an- other company from obtaining it. Or again the dummy may get q license, then turn around and sell it to a bonafide company. Or the dummy may operate on behalf of the company which already owns a wave-length, and by applying for an additional channel, keep a competitor out.
 While accomplishing all this the dummy consists of three Stenographers.
 Another EGG development at- tracing attention is the sudden reversal of Examiner John F. Bramhall i'm favor of increased power for the Boston station WEXM, in which ex- Governor Curley is reported to be inter- ested. Bramhall had expressed opposition to tipping the station in February. But suddenly and mysteri0usly he reversed him. self.
 There has been a lot of internal rowing among FCCommissioners regarding a cleanup. Old-line democrats in the EGG fear a con- gressional investigation. Progress sive commissioners welcome it. They may get their wish.
 Man O. War
 As fanciers of thoroughbred horseflesh, Vice-President Jack Garner and Senator William Gibbs McAdoo are a bit dated.
 En route to the Kentucky Derby with party of other democratic notables-all guests of Pennsyi- vania's popular Senator Gufey- Garner and McAdoo announced that they were betting on Man O War" to win.
 'I'll bet you $10 he doesn't" said Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky with . broad smile.
 ''I'll take that bet" said Gar- ner."
 Same here," said McAdO0.
 While the money was being put up, Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana sauntered by, heard what was going on, and chimed in: "Ill bet you another $10 that Man O War doesn't even go to the post"
 You're on," replied Garner and McAdoo; "this is too good to be true."
 "And howl" Minton r0ared.
 Later, when everyone in the party had been let In on the joke, Barkley and Minton announced to Garner and McAdoo that not Man O War but his son, War Ad- miral, was the reigning favorite in the 1887 Derby. They also told the vice president and the sena- tor from California that they couldn't rob blind men or chil- dren, and that the bets were off. Justice Van Devanter
 The current term will be the last that Justice Willis Van De- Vanter serves on the Supreme Court.
 He has definitely decided to re- tire. Van Deyanter is 79 years old and in poor health. His 27 years on the bench are weighing heav- fly on him, and he will take ad- vantage of the new Supreme Court pension law and return to private life. Under this measure, fathered by Chairman Hatton Summers of the house judiciary committee, justices can now re- tire on full pay-$20,0 900 year
 Whether Van Devanter will an- nounce his resignation when the court quits for the summer, or waits until the presidents judi ciary bill has been acted on by congress, still is in doubt. Oppon- ents of the measure are eager for him to make his decision known immediately. as they are COnfi-