The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-03


 of his departure should not He wanted to escape the re- porters and cameramen. To make sure, he fixed his departure for seven in the morning by air. plane from the AnacoStia flying field. He was to be flown to West Palm Beach, Florida, en- route to the maneuverS in the Caribbean.
 Jimmy got out of bed early that morning, but not early enough or secretly enough for the newsmen. When he ar- rived at the gates of the An- ac0stia barracks, he was met by 8 corps of cameramen ready to shoot.
 NOTE-Ji1nmy relented when he found the men waiting in hte cold, and posed for pictures. Jimmy's Pay
 The Navy Department was equally secret as to whether or not It. Col. Roosevelt would re- ceive pay, or at least would keep his pay during the period he is on active duty.
 Navy officers said that Jimmy would be entitled to pay at the monthly rate of $465.67, which in- cludes rental and ration allow ances. But since Jimmy is going on a cruise, rental allowance will be deducted at the rate of $120 per month.
 For his fifteen days i'm uni- form, therefore, Jimmy is en- titled to One-half of $345.67, or $172.84, even though his rank of lieutenant colonel was given him without training or prepar- ation.
 Navy officials would make no comment on whether Jimmy was planning to accept his pay check. Ambassadorial Rehearsal
 The British officials who are now receiving the new ambassa- dor from the United States would probably be astonished if they knew of jocular scene it was when the Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy took the oath of office as Ambassador to the Court of St. James.
 The scene was the Presidents office in the White House. Pho- tographers had been admitted to take shots of the ceremony. As- sociate Justice Stanley Reed was to administer the oath.
 In high good humor, the Presi- dent looked about and said to Son Jimmy, "Where's the bride?" Jimmy said he didn't know. The President laughed and in walked Stanley Reed.
 But Stanley" said the Presi- dent, where are your robes? Have you forgotten your robes?" Whereupon Reed retorted, "But MT. President, where are your tails?"
 Everybody laughed again, and from another door Kennedy came in grinning.
 Behold the bride!" announced the President.
 Then the cameramen had a heyday. While they were shoot ing" two flashlight bulbs explod- ed and somebody said this was a salute in honor of the ambassa- . dor. The oath was rehearsal SO cany times for the caemras that they almost forgot the real busi- ness of the day.
 The President finally broke in with, Hold on, we mustn't for get what we're here for. Stanley, do your stuff"
 Labor Attack
 The five reactionary Democra- tic members of the House Rules committee, who refused to sup port a rule allowing the Wage Hour Bill to be debated last seS- sion, have been marked for special attention at the polls this fall by labor groups and liberals.
 Howard w. Smith, of Virginia, is to be opposed by William E.. Dodd, Jr, son of the former am- bassador to Germany. Second on the list is Eugene E. Cox, of Georgia. who will be opposed by W. J. Grove, of Sylvester, Ga.
 Grove, who is in his thirties, Is ardently pro-labor and for the New Deal. Cox is an ex- treme demagogue. who an- nounced that CIO organizers attempting organization work in his district would be repelled by the flower of southern man. hood"
 Grove, as a member of the Georgia state legislature, was on the committee which brought about reorganization of the staet government, with a reduction and