The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-25

 Cabinet in January. A number of his friends have urged his selection as a fitting tribute to his long career as champion of civil and religious liberty.
 Cummings first attracted public : attention as young district att torney in Connecticut, when he reopened the cases of a young Jew accused of killing priest ard sersationally revealed the mans innocence. Known as the Isaacs case, it is one of the most famous in the annals of American juris- prudence.
 Comic Relief
 When Mayor LaGuardia as- signed Jewish cops to guard the German consulate in New York, German Ambassador Dieckhoff, now recalled from Washington, laughed heartily.
 "In times of tension like this," he said, i've should have sOme- thing to laugh about"
 NOTE -Dieckhoff is not a mem Der of the Nazi party.
 Capital Chaff
 Diplomats are wondering whether the new -approchement of the British royal family may not mean the appointment of Little Eddie" the Duke of Windsor, as ambassador to Berlin. The ex- king has long been warm ad- mirer of Hitler, and Chamberlain is leaving nothing undone to WOO Hitler's good will In es- tablishing Group Health units, the government requires a mini- mum of nine months membership to qualify for treatment. Too many expectant mothers try to join day or two before they go to the hospital . Shortly be- fore the Munich sellout, the Czech legation in Washington was in- fested by terIniteS Confer ring with Roosevelt, Oklahoma's red-headed Governor Leon Phil lips made no secret of his opinion of the crop-control act. "It's no go d, MT. President" he said bluntly, land you had better lose no time chucking it." ... Frank E. Vanderi1ook, of Greenwich Conn, who claims he is the father of the (defunct) NRA," is writing a book to prove Dan Moore, 30-year old Ohio Se- curities Commissioner, will be made head of new branch of flee the SEC will open shortly in Cleveland. The agency will rank next to the New York branch and will, have jurisdiction over Ohio, Michigan, Indiaina and Kentucky.
 Best wisecrack on the election outcome: '.Mutiny on the bounty. Buzzard'S ROOSt
 One reason a lot of voters last election turned sour on the New Deal, despite tremendous spending, is the inconsistency and lamess of administration in Washington.
 Take, for instance, PWA's fa- nous Buzzard'S ROOst power project in Greenwood County, $. C., which the Duke Power company fought for three years, until the Supreme Court over ruled them.
 Instead of promoting good will for Roosevelt in South Carolina, the project has turned a lot of people against him. Here are the reasons:
 1. Bare subsistence wages are paid. Truck drivers are getting $6 and $7 a week. Roosevelt has accused southern big business of depressing wage levels, but his administrators are permitting ex- actly the same thing. At the neighboring Santee- Cooper pro- ject, A. F. Of L. protests finally increased wages, but not at Buzz Zard'S Roost.
 2. It now turns out that Dan Duncan, promoter and engineer for Buzzard's Roost, will be the chief beneficiary. Formerly an unemployed engineer, Duncan high-preSsured the power project to the Greenwood County Finance Board; they applied for PWA funds. He makes 6 per cent of the total contract, or about $780, 900. Meanwhile a lot of people in the county are wondering what they will do with the power.
 3. Workers resent the fact that PWA is paying Greenwood of- ficials federal cash, while their wages are low,
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