The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

embarrass us, disrupt the world
 money martS.
 2. That the war debts were
 contracted by the shipment of goods to the Allies, and the Al-
 lies should now be given the same means of repayment-un-
 der MT. Hull's reciprocity
 treaties. ,...u.
 All this is a preliminary discus- sion. Whether or not 1t gets in the treaty remains to be seen. Women and Liquor
 There is one reason why you don't see women pictured in liquor advertisements. The reason: w. s. Alexander.
 As administrator of the Fed eral Alcohol Administration, Alexander cracks a fierce whip; he Is the only ring master in the show.
 There is no law that deter mines whether or not the faces or figures of women shall ap- pear in liquor advertising, but Alexander has his own ideas on the subject and he makes his own law.
 A New Englander, W1th strict sense of morality, Alexander is privately convinced that once he lets down the bars in this field, the industry will run wild with ncentious illustrations of women, gay with liquor.
 Result is that his policy even forbids pictures of men and wo- men at Q formal banquet table set with wine glasses. Wine im- porterS, stressing the moderate effect of wine as compared with hard liquor, prepared an ad showing distinguished hostess serving sherry instead of cock tails before dinner. But they were thwarted by Alexander.
 NOTE-AleXander's method of enforcing his own edict is to write a strong letter to the offending concern. Under the law, he can go no further. But liquor inter- ests fear that if they offend him, he will bear down dangerously when he does catch them in in- fractions.
 Geranium Farmer
 Though their theme song is "The Sidewalks of New York" the solid vote of the New York Tam many delegation saved the House Farm bill from being sent back to committee by the narrow mar gin of nine votes. Afterwards i1ewsmen asked Representative Christy Sullivan, Wigwam boss, how come he lined up for the measure.
 You're not thinking of going into farming" one of them said.
 "Yep," was the reply, "we're going to grow geranlums in pots. That seems to be about the only thing we can raise these days in New York;"
 Merry.GO.KOUnd
 John w. Hanes, Wall Street broker appointed to the SEC, not only voted against Roosevelt in 1886, but bet money that Landon would win Since his speech advocating that the government buy up farm surpluses for free distribution to the needy, Senator Borah has been receiving an av- craze of 500 letters a day urging him to press for legislation to put such e program into operat ton. .... House Floor Leader Sam Rayburn and Representative Ar- thur Healey of Massachusetts, head of the labor bloc, are re- ceying warm econiums from unions in all parts of the coun- try for putting over the petition taking the wage-Hour Bill out of the hands of the Rules Commit tee .. The social lobby is again in full swing. Rhode Islands mil- lionaire anti-New Deal Senator Peter 0eolet Gerry has resumed his swanEy dinner parties for members of Congress. Last winter these affairs played a leading role in the fight against the Supreme Court bill {. Representative William Jacobson of Clinton, Ia, who succeeded his father in Con- gress, never has missed a roll- call since he has been in the House.
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