The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-08
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
 CUB REPORTER


 The Attorney Generals Fedora agents and district attorneys have been raiding the country for crooked judges and politicians and have wor wholesale indictments and convic. tions and sent the culprits to prison That's why this is amusing :. Ont politician said to another: T won. der where the Republicans ane Democrats will hold their next con- ventions?" To which the othel glumly answered.: "Very simple. Il Attorney General Murphy keeps or that way--the conventions will havt to be held in Atlanta!"
 The Mirrors Fred Keats men. toned that during a recent ract at Empire City, Don Meade's brother jockeys opened up lane for hin and let him come on to win un- molested Another source re. ports that a losing plunger hecklec Meade with: Hey, are they the same ushers you used at youl wedding?"
 John Edgar Hoover told an inter. viewer last week that he has never married because every time he mel an attractive girl she turned out to be, the wife of friend He said he didn't Ego for" glamol girls That the girl he married would be an old-fashioned girl One with brains, who wore clothes well and could bring up children That interview-given to ar Atlanta paper-appeared all ovel the land His personal mai has doubled as a result-400 con- taining proposals! The G-Mar said last night that he has never had 50 many laughs One pro. posal concluded: T really don't want a husband-I just want g friend. have husband and foul children-but don't worry about that"
 When Norma Shearer came tt town last week she asked her press agent to get her limousine He asked Sherman Billingsley, own. CT of the Stork Club, if he would let Norma borrow his Bill ingsley was happy to oblige The star used the machine for eigh; hours, plus chauffeur. She went tc Coney in it, did her shopping, ant when she was ready to drive to a restaurant back in New Workable she go to the Stork Club? Heck, no! She dined at a com petitor's!
 Michael Loring, who does three broadcasts weekly at CBS, an. nounced that he would offer a new song on his following broadcast y. That was two weeks ago, but ht didn't deliver it The station refused permission-on the ground! that the words of 1t were too revo. lutionary Too revolutionary The words were quotations from the second inaugural address by Abe Lincoln
 The correct interpretation of Sen ator Peppers closing speech, whicf stung Congress, is this It wa actually noticed from the Whit House, and its effectiveness agains the Administrations measures. It was also aimed at the Senat alliance, headed by Senator Wheele The President, I am told, wa confidentially advised that the Ray . burn and Cox alliance represented the Garner Conservatives whil the Wheeler alliance represented { movement to reorganize and cap ture the Roosevelt liberals-afte first disorganizing them Ii short, 1t means that the Whit, House recognizes Sen. Wheeler is { candidate for the Presidency, ant that the White House will oppos, him Norris. LaGuardia ant LaFollette remain firm with tn White House It is all consid cred the post arrangement for th' 1940 Sweepstakes.
 Add picturesque w0rdage from thu Albia 1owa) Republican: "A goot editor is one who has never mad a mistake; who never has offended anyone: who is always right; wh' can ride two horses at the same tim he is straddling a fence with botl