Evening star., 1938-01-24

nation projects, and presumably, when
these are completed during the next few
months, the camps will be abolished
McNary Is supposed to have pleaded
with the President for continuation of
the rest OF his States c. c. C. establish
ments, which have an average population
OF loo. In camps throughout the country
1858 enrollees are Oregonians.
Washington's midsession visitors in
clude formerly popular and powerful
Republican member of the House of
Representatives., Fred S. Purnell of In
diana. He is particular pal of former
Representative and White House secre-
tary, Everett Sanders. now practicing
law in Washington Fellow alumni of
Indiana University, the two men entered
Congress together in 1917. Purneu fell
by the wayside in the Roosevelt land
slide Of 1882. His friends are urging
him to become Republican candidate
for the Senate this year against Senator
Van Nuys, one of the outstanding DEM
ocratlc opponents Of Roosevelt's Su-
preme Court bill. upon whom Hoosier
New Deal Governor Townsend last wear
put the Indian sign.
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That long projected scheme to parallel
the Panama Canal by digging q ditch
across Nicaragua has Just bobbed up
again In Congress. Representative Izac,
Democrat of California introduced 4
Dill authorizing a 5000 100000 inter-
oceanic waterway across the banana re-
pubic. over the route surveyed by
United States Army engineers in 1881.
11nHor ho
United States for $1,000 900 acquired
from Nicaragua an option to build such
a canal at cost estimated by the Army
as about 1922 100000.
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Politicians have come to the con-
clusion that My Son Jimmie" the
Presidents secretary and liaison officer,
was flung into the breach at last weeks
americas Town Meeting Of the Air" in
New York City, to present officially his
fathers denial Of the revived allegations
OF dictatorship, and to defy the "alliga-
tors" James was defense counsel in .
spirited debate on the Government re-
organization plan. Everybody who heard
the broadcast thought the statuesaue
young heir-apparent did q good Job, al
though he met his oratorical match,
both in argument and rebuttal, in the
other speaker Of the evening, Repre-
sentative Sam Pettengill, Democrat, of
Indiana, one of the original anti court
bill leaders in the House. Son Jimmie,
1t may be said In passing, is steadily
building himself 4 reputation for indus
try, efficiency and tact in the RESPONSE
bic work Papa thrust upon him three
months ago.
Supreme Court Justice designate
Stanley Reed becomes yet another emf
nent public oficial to attain high rank
under the New Deal after having been
given his first chance In Washington by
Herbert Hoover. The Kentuckian's
maiden Federal job was that OF general
counsel to the old Federal Farm Board
from 1929 to 1882, after which, In the
closing months Of the Hoover regime, he
was transferred to Amilar duties in the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. It was
only q few months before Tin February,
1892 that President Hoover appointed
Jesse H. Jones Of Texas q director OF the
r. F. c., OF which year later he became
chairman. Even Tommy Cocoran got
his flrst peep at the scene he now be-
strides IS q lawyer in the old War FL
nance Corporation Of Hoover days. No
fewer than three members of the present
Supreme Court-Chief Justice Hughes
In 1880: Justice Roberts. also in 1880,
and Justice Cardozo. in 1882. were Hoover
appointees. Two outstanding members
Of the Diplomatic oervtco-Ambassador