The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-09


 Canaday points out that since the government buys and stores cotton and other surplus com- modities when they threaten to gut the market, it could also step in and buy up some of the used cars in an industry which uses 10 per cent of the cotton produced and which is one of the barometers in the nations pros perity.
 While there is not much chance of such plan being adopted, un- less the auto manufacturer Sub- init to a production or "crop" control similar to that of the cot- ton farmers, there is possibility of used-car aid on the basis of safety.
 Pennsylvania and New Jersey have demanded that old cars get off the roads because they are a menace to human life, and the federal government may give some encouragement to this.
 Pins and Needles
 President Roosevelt saw a pri- vate rehearsal of the musical comedy numbers from "Pins and Needles" when the International Ladies Garment Workers brought part of their show down for the Labor Departments anniversary dinner week.
 The numbers which the Presi- dent liked best were: "Sing Me a Song of Social Significance" Ut Isn't Cricket to Picket" and the song of the Vassar Girl whose re- frain is:
 T used to be in the Daisy
 Chain,
 But now I'm Chain Store
 Daisy"
 But the skit that brought the biggest Presidential laugh was en- titled ''The Economic System. It showed the banker the manu- facturer, the wholesaler, the re- taller and the consumer all on the stage together. Also on the stage was the bankers lady friend, a chorus girl who was doing a tap dance, got bored and suddenly kicked him in the rear.
 Whereupon the banker took out a gun and shot the manufacturer also in the rear. At this the manufacturers hit the wholesaler over the head with a rubber bal let, the wholesaler smashed a photograph record on the head of the retailer, and the retailer squirted fizz water in the face of the consumer, who was quietly sitting on the curb.
 All the consumer did was to bang together a couple of cym- bals. ....-
 NOTE-'Pins and Needles" produced entirely by the Ladies Garment Workers. rates among the successful shows in New York.
 New York GovernOrship
 Bruce Barton, the ad man who guaranteed to repeal a law a week if elected to Congress, is flirting with the idea of being Republican candidate for gover- nor of New York. Perhaps this is because his congressional cru Sade hasn't been getting along so well.
 More likely gubernatorial can- dldate, however, is Thomas Day Thacher, former solicitor general under Hoover, and one of the most widely respected New York CTS in the legal profession.
 Now that friction has developed within the Democratic ranks in New York, it looks as if the Re- publican nomination might be worth something.
 Italy Vs. Britain
 Negotiations between Mussolini and Prime Minister Chamberlain for a new deal in the Mediter- ranean have now simmered down to the almost identical dickering conducted by Anthony Eden.
 This is source of joy to democratic minded members of the Roosevelt Administration, for they considered Eden's resignation a real victory for Fascism and believed it impOs- sible to do business with Mus sOlini on any lasting basis.
 Career diplomats differed on this.) .-.
 Fact is that British-Italian ne- gotiations now have reached the same status of fussing over de- tails which confronted rowing Ambassador Norman Davis when he tried to negotiate 8 London naval agreement. Davis, however, who understands Italian tactics and also Ambassador Gran(li, went to see that gentleman.
 Look here, Grandi," Davis
 said in a slow Tennessee drawl,
 "are you just stalling with all
 these details or do you really
 want to sign an agreement? If ~-wa pv1rs- r~rS~~~-