The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-07

The spring and early summer of 1853 saw the high-water mark for kidnapings. From May to July, scattered from New York to Okla homa, there were six abductions all of adults.
 Since 1892. when the Lindbergh baby disappeared, seven children have been stolen. Three were found dead (the Lindbergh boy, the Mattson boy and little Peter Levine) while three were ran- somed alive.
 Only two death sentences have been imposed on kidnapers under the so-called Lindbergh law. Arr thur Gooch, Texas outlaw, was executed and the kidnaper of elderly Charles Ross is under sen- tence of death in Chicago. Bruno Hauptmann, convicted for the Lindbergh crime, was executed under 8 New Jersey state law. My Boss
 The President always refers to Ambassador Josephus Daniels, who was secretary of the navy during the Wilson administration, as my boss. The two men are close friends and when alone together, Daniels calls Roosevelt Franklin. Homer Cummings
 Homer Cummings is taking to his new job of mediating the boundary dispute between Argen- tina and Chile with all the gusto of Walter Winchell writing a column.
 Called off the golf course at Pinehurst some time ago by telephone call from Santiago, Chile, asking him to settle this age-old dispute, the attorney gen. eral has been working hard.
 Usually, international media tors want to postpone 8 job of this kind as long as possible, if not duck it altogether. But not Cummings. He has asked the State Department to send him all possible books and papers, and has been digging into Span ish titles from the early days of the Conquistadores.
 The dispute involves three small islands in the Straits of Magel- Ian, located between Chile and Argentina. Although they are among the human habitations nearest to the South Pole, and of no economic value, Chilean and Argentine officers have toasted "The Day" when they might settle this dispute by force of arms. New Comptroller General
 After months of waiting, the President has quietly selected the successor to John R. McCarl as controller general and guardian of the government financial gate.
 He is Lindsay Warren, for 13 years congressman from North Carolina, and one of the most efficient supporters Roosevelt has in the House.
 Warren was informed some months ago that he could have the controller general vacancy if he wanted 1t, but at that time expressed the desire to remain in Congress. More recently, how ever, he has given indications of changing his mind.
 NOTE-Although Lindsay War ren has led many difficult battles for the President, perhaps the job for which he is most famous is running the House of Representa- tiveS restaurant and making it pay. The Senate restaurant is always in the red, but Warren insists upon the House cafe balancing its budget even if 1t has to charge 15 cents for pie.
 So. American ShakedOwn
 One of the new aircraft carriers, probably the Enterprise, is scheduled shortly to make shake down cruise to Brazil.
 Behind the trip are two factors: 1. to make up for the recent flight of the U. s. Army bombers to Argentina which skipped Brazil; and 2, to keep the naval prowess of the U. s. A. in the minds of Latin Americans.
 With Fascist and Nazi sem timent at work in Brazil the State Department considers it good policy to stage periodic goodwill trips to South America.
 NOTE-At first the Navy want ed to send the Enterprise to Brazil without any airplanes aboard, but