The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-07

Their argument is that the ob- jective of the investigation was the enactment of laws curbing alien and subversive activities. And during this session the House has passed four such bills, two of very drastic nature, thus fulfilling the intent of the House in irlsti- tuting the probe.
 Another impelling but unspoken reason for their desire to wind up operations is the feeling that Chairman Martin Dies wants more hearings only to make po- litical capital for himself.
 The garrulous Texan takes him- self seriously as 8 1940 dark horse. The committees activity is sure-flre for a lot of free pub- licity, with a steady flow of lec- ture fees. While the other mem- bers conscientiously attended to their legislation duties, Dies has romped about the country making speeches and boosting his presi- dential aspirations.
 The records of the past ses- sion show that he missed prac- tically every important roll-call and was absent five of the eight months. His government pay went on just the same.
 TRIPLETS
 Recently triplets were born in the town of Beckley. West Vir- ginia, and the parents named then Franklin Delano". Homer Holt' (for the State Governor. and Rush Dew (for the States turbulent young Senator Rush Dew Holt.)
 The odd assortment of names made news that reached the Cap- ital. Several days later. encoun- tering Holt, Senator Lewis Schwellenbach of Washington re- marked, Rush, 1t will be too bad if those babies live beyond the age of seven."
 Why"
 Because they would all have to be put under bond to keep the peace"
 LOUISIANA BOOTLEGGING
 It is not supposed to be known yet, but one of the big unexposed fields of Louisiana scandal is a giant bootleg ring which distilled Scotch whisky in Galveston and distributed it in Louisiana and all through the South.
 Apparently some of the higher ups in New Orleans were closely associated with, If not the actual financial fathers of this ring.
 One name on the federal books for a little probing in connection with 1t is Sam Maceo. now in- dicted on narcotics charge,
 Another who is now being hunted by the police is Frankie Erickson, the big g-shot book -maker. Costello has jumped bail to the tune of $3,000.
 Chief interest is in reports that Scotch malt is imported at Gall weston where allegedly it is made into whisky-without benefit of taxes and bootlegged all over the South.
 Another man whom the fed eral people would like to cross- examine Is William Helis, close friend of Mayor Maestri of New Orleans, and perhaps the rich- est Greek in the United States. He is the purported owner of this whisky company, though he is not suspected with smuggling. On the contrary, he is suspected of being fooled by his associ- ates.
 How far the roots of the Huey Long organization go into these remains to be seen but if fed- cral agents follow up this trail they may come upon the biggest and most potent liquor ring since prohibition.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The Justice Department plans new application of the antitrust laws against warning unions In It's impending building trades prosecutions. The Department will charge the craft unions with rec straint Of trade because of their costly jurisdictionaf fights James Fly, scrappy new chair man of the Federal Communica- tons Commission. got flis start in the Government as an attorney in the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department under Hoover fstsa 4H9wsaa .xT.asm AAs..sx.sa