The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-12

played "Bye-Bye, Blackbir,
Later when President Borno
passed Governors Island, New
York, the U. s. Army failed to
roar the required 2l-gun salute.
The oversight-,-if II was ON over
sight-almost caused an interna-
tional incident, and General
Charles p. Summerall, native Of
Florida and commander Of Gov
ernor's Island. got the blame.
Summerall, who badly wanted
to become chief of staff, found
that a Lieutenant william w. o.
Conner, son Of a New York po-
liceman and with an aversion 10
gentlemen OF color, had failed to
fire the salute, and demanded his
resignation. However, Colonel
James T. Watson, commander OF
the battery, took the blame, though
later he was acquitted by q
court martial.
When President Borno sailed
back to Haiti General Summerall
stood beside the guns to see that
the salute was given. And as the
vessel passed the Statue OF Liberty
the lieutenant gave the order TO
fire.
But the gun mlssed-a faulty
shell. The second gun was Or
dered TO fire. II missed. Then,
before they could be unl0aded,
both guns went off simultan.
e0usly.
NOTE-Despite all this, Gen.
eral Summerall got his appint.
ment as chief OF staff. Then, be-
fore they could be unloaded, both
guns went off simultaneously.
NOTE-Despite all this, General
Summerall got his appointment as
chief OF staff. One Of the first
things he did was to bring about
the retirement Of Colonel Wat.
son for disability In line Of duty.
NEW HAITIAN PRESIDENT
President Vincent did not come
to the United States Via Cover
nor's Island, so there was no
trouble over his salute. He flew
In via Miami Also there was no
trouble over his stopping at the
Mayflower hotel In Washington.
That distinguished hosiery Is
the home Of various senator's, such
as "Cotton Ed" Smith OF South
Carolina, who draw O very defin-
tie color line. However, the
Haitian president was cordially
though unobtrusively received.
NOTE-He came to offer thu
United States government o naval
base and an air base In Haiti TO
guard the outer defenses OF the
Panama Canal.
ICKES ON DIES
Demure, dapper Jerry Voorhis,
millionaire congressman from
southern California, got o point
ed bawling out from Harold Ickes
at a recently lunch given In honor
Of Hollywood star Melvin Doug
las.
Ickes was telling friends what
he thought Of the Dies committee
when Voorhis, a member Of that
committee, joined the group. Sec
rotary Ickes did not pause a mo-
ment.
"The Dies Committee" he
said, 'sis the most unfair investi-
CATION ever held on Capitol Hill.
There has been no attempt 70
call witnesses. The committee
has merely let anybody under
the sun come In there and smear
anybody they wanted"
"But, MIR. Secretary" de-
INJURED Voorhis, "you know II
isn't the Job Of q congressional
committee TO call witnesses from
the other side."
But look at the LaFOllette
Committee hot back Ickes. 1T
has done O fair and thorough
job of investigation. 1t has
been very careful In its advance
Investigation. IL has not shot
off ON tangents. 1t has been
sure Of itself before 1t moved.
And II has done q real service.
But the Dies committee?"
The Secretary of the Interior
continued at some length. Con-
gresham Voorhis listened. His
face was very red.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Hjalmar Procope, handsome
Finnish minister, is beginning to
get In the hair of the State De-
partment. He hangs around too
much Erudite Sir Anthony
Jenkinson, who became O British
baronet ct the age Of Z, Is here
studying America again. At ~
he has already written one book
on America - rather an eniar-