The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

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However, he Is now Inclined
against II.
Reason the plan did not get
very far was this: It was pointed
out by close advisers that TO make
finger printing effective as 0
crime-detector, II would have 70
be done every year.
A man who commits o crime
naturally becomes 0 fugitive from
justice at once. His finger.printS
might DO known, but this knowl-
elge would not help catch him
unless he and everyone In the
country were re-iinger.printed ct
regular intervals.
Such O system, II was pointed
out TO Roosevelt, might eventually
transform the United states 10 q
status similar 10 Europe, where
strangers registering In hotels
have TO All In police reports or
show O passport with their finger.
prints stamped on II.
90, for the time being, the
White House has turned thumbs
down on finger-prints.
MISSING GARNER
There are o6 Gamers In the 10.
test Washington telephone book
but not John Nance Garner, Vice
President OF the y. 8. When In
the Capital he stays Of @ hotel
and does not have O private OUT
side phone. M.
The only Cabinet member listed
In the directory b Harry Wood
ring, Secretary Of War. All the
others have unlisted phones.
The President Is not listed, but
the White House is--National i4i4
With an operator on duty day and
night. There are no Roosevelts
In the directory, but there % o
Roosevelt Valet q Laundry per.
vice. Also, q White House Cleaners
g. Dyers and O White House Meat
Market. :.
As q business title, The "New
Deal" IL almost holding IL own
In washington. In 1884 there
were six firms listed O. New
DeaA" so.and.so. In 1888, when
the COP hit the political Jack.
mot the number Of New Dear
ilrlnsd ropped to four. But now
the number 10 up 10 Ave. T.
You can also and 0 George
washington In the new directory.
he "a o carpenter. There ore
other George Washingtoris, but
they have middle initials.
A unique listing In the directory
IA the League for Larger Life. In
ouiry disclosed that II has 20 MEM
bers, interested In health. psy..
choiogy, progressive trends OF
thought. They stage @ dance once
A week, run o summer camp ana
serve only vegetarian meals.
COP FARM PLANK
Republican leaders know JUST
how Richard II felt when ne
cried, "A horse! A horseI MY
kingdom for . hoFse!"
They feel exactly the same way
about O 1910 farm plank. It's De"
come their biggest campaign head
ache. For months they've been
trying TO figure out 0 safe answer
and still they aren't anywhere
near II, The problem has them
on the merry go-round.
On ONE hand 10 the fact that
Che Middle West 10 the big hope
OF the Republican Party next
year. Here the cor made 10
heaviest gains IN 1898 when lo-
cal issues played Q potent role.
ITO carry u next year, - the
Republicans must do 70 win the
presidency, they must convince
the rural voters that they can
do better for them than the New
Deal And that's just where the
rub comes. fhl 80.
For on the other hand the Now
Deal, through the various AAA
benefit payments, ID dishing out
big dough 70 the growers. Be.
tween so and 90 per cent Of oil
grain belt farmers participate IN
this program. 30 II the Republi-
cans condemn 1t too strongly,
they may scare away votes. But
II they don't condemn II, they
tactiiy admit the AAA Is pretty
good.
How worried are the Repubii.
cans over this situation Is shown
by the fact, known only 70 IN.
siders, that they now have four
separate groups hard ct work
trying 10 concoct Q plank.
FRANK COMMITTEE
Oldest Of the connecting groups
q the Glenn Frank Program