Evening star., 1937-11-22

present, because of his poise logical
= presentation and complete familiarity
with the technical points of his cause.
lnterroeated Searchingly by Justices
Stone and Cardozo on one or two occa-
SlonS, the novice stood his ground like
John w. Davis. Fifteen years ago Eney
was humble clerk in one of the Balti-
more public service companies and
studied law at night IN a local school,
without the previous advantage OF
college education. Having taken a Job
as office boy with a leading firm of
attorneys, to help finance his law degree
the youngster promptly disclosed he was
fellow of promise. When his big chance
came in the Supreme Court he made
good.
When patriots from the provinces turn
up at the White House in quest of
P. w. A. money. President Roosevelt fire.
quentlv has to emphasize that BY direc-
ton of Congress Federal funds cannot
be spent for new school buildings, unless
old ones have burned down or new con-
struction is required to replace buildings
about to tumble down F. D. r. likes to
recall project from one of the Southern
States calling for a new school and
library. The school was approved, but
as they didn't have a library before, it
wasn't replacement The head of the
school board came to Washington to see
about that. But, Mr.. President, our
library did burn down" he pleaded
That's funny" Mr. Roosevelt replied
because there's nothing to that effect
in the application. When did it bllrn?"
The Dixie sChoolmaster was prepared
"Mr President he said, our library
was burned in 1864 by Gen. Sherman!"
Something like an incompieted for
ward pass has just overtaken certain
administration political plans in Kansas
woman was the intercepter AS former
Gov. Clyde Reed. a whirlWind cam
paigner, may be the Republican candi-
cate for the Senate next year, fears arose
that he might overthrow Senator McGill,
Democrat, who is up for Reelection. The
play was to name McGill to the Federal
bench and persuade popular Guy T.
Helvering, now Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, to run against Reed. But one
Of the wives in the case baked, and the
deal was off.
There was an amusing ruN-in at q
public dinner the other night between
Malcolm S. McConihe, Democratic ma
tional committee man for the voteless
District of Columbia, and James c.
Wilkes, chairman of the District OF CO.
lumbia Republican State Committee.
Wilkes had told of his fruitless effort at
the last Republican National Convention
to increase the Districts delegate
strength from three to six, although the
elephants sons and daughters here
abouts contribute s50.0O0 TO the party
war chest. When 1t was McConihe's
turn to speak he gloated that the Demo-
Gratis long ago gave the District six votes
and that local Democrats raised $500 900
in campaign cash. Wilkes rejoined that
as the Republicans charge only 50 plate
for their dinners they could hardly be
expected to match the wind raised by the
New Deals $100 cover charge.
Over in the War Department there's
brass hat who bagged couple of Army
Navy football game tickets for friend.
AS the seats are remote from the So
yard line the friend suggested he'd be
glad to exchange places with somebody
who doesn't mind sitting behind the
goal posts. "It reminds me-" quoth the
general "of the guy at meeting who
asked If there was faith-healer present.
One stood up. Brother would you mind
changing places with me?' he said. I'm
sitting in a draft"
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