The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-24

Specifically, Jimmy seems in
terested In certain tax evasion
suits and the cases against the
Gianninis, leading West Coast
bankers.
His undercover activities In the
Giannini affairs have been re-
markable. They began last month
during his mothers visit TO Cali
fol1lia.
At that time O high Washing
ton official was In California for
the express purpose Of coordinat-
ing government operations against
the Gianninis. Despite that, JIM
my took his mother to luncheon
with the bankers. The incident
was widely publicized on the coast.
and caused officials In Washing
to to see red. But that, appar-
emily, didn't bother Jimmy.
For few days later he asked
the visiting Washington official
to confer with Giannini lawyers
on possible terms for a settle
ment Of the governments cases.
After some reluctance the Of
fetal talked to Giannini attorneys,
but made 1t clear he had no power
TO reach an agreement. He told
them he would listen to what
they had to say and report their
offer 10 his superiors. Beyond that
he would not go. SO again the
irrepressible Jimmy got busy.
The Gianninis next entrained
for Washington and the inside
word was that they had assur-
ances of personal conference
with Jimmy's father. But they
never got to see him.
Very angry. the President not
only gave orders that the bank
ers were not TO be admitted. but
he directed the Justice Depart
ment and SEC TO proceed full
steam with their prosecution.
The Gianninis talked 10 JUS
tice, Treasury and SEC officials,
but that's as far as they got
When a Wall Street reported con-
strued a statement from Attor-
ney General Murphy TO imply
that a settlement was being con-
sidered, the SEC promptly issued
a sharp denial.
NOTE Government agencies
have received confidential reports
that Jimmy's Hollywood salary &C
tually Is not being alone by Sam
doldwyn, his widely advertised
boss, but by group Of movie mo-
guls who are at odds with the
government.
CARRIERS CIGAR
Jack Garner has received many
odd presents In his long public
career, including O five-foot gavel
but he was q bit startled when
Representative Claude v. Parsons
OF Illinois handed him q cigar one
foot long and four inches thick.
Parsons presented the giant
smoke just before the VicePresl-
dent departed for Uvalde, and sug-
gested he Use 1t In his "front
porch" campaign for the presl-
dency. Garner smilingly ducked
this hint, but accepted the gift
cordially.
This IL mighty nice Of you,
Claude" he said. "She sure Is
a whopper, but II she turns out
to be too big for me to handle. I
know just what to do with her.
I've got an Indian hunting guide
down home who's always after
my snipcs. This will be wind
fall for him."
NOTE-Garner was romancing
a bit when he said he had an In
dian hunting guide. None of his
intimates has ever heard Of him.
His hunting crony for many years
has been Ross Brutnfield, Uvalde
garage owner.
HUEY LONGS STRONG BOX
The Justice Departments SEN
sational cleanup of Louisiana has
dropped out of the headlines, but
an interesting investigation Is go
ing on behind the scenes.
1t is probe into what became
Of $4,000 which was supposed to
have been paid Huey Long just
before he was assassinated.
This money allegedly was placed
In a strong box. for the late King
fish. But when Mrs. Long opened
up the box after her husbands
death. the $4,000 was not there
Federal agents are now trying to
find who got that money.
The S62.OO0 was a dividend ON
the swim Or Lose OIL company.