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"fire leaves" were sent out at the
rate Of more than 100000 a week.
To handle shis big job Burke
has staff Of 20 clerks working a
battery OF government mimeo-
graph machines steadily every day
until midnight in his Claims
Committee office, also furnished
free by the Government. Who
paid for the clerks and the print
ing remains a mystery. Burke
genially denies that the money
came from the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
JOHN L. LEWIS
John L. Lewis delivered his FAM
Gus radio broadcast denouncing
Roosevelt from the ornately panel
ed office Of the United Mine
Workers In Washington, which the
miners purchased from the Uni
versity Club. The radio apparatus
was set up for him at his own
desk.
Only a small family group at
tended the ceremony, augmented,
Of course, by the newsreel cam
eramen. After they had finished
shooting" the bushy-browed CIO
chief, he inquired how soon the
picture would be released, and
how many people would see it. =
1--WE figure about 100000
people will see you In the movies,
Mr.. Lewis" one Of the camera
men replied.
"Sixty million people!" eX-
claimed John L. Then calling to
the demur Mrs. Lewis, who for
years has been the most steady
ing influence in his life, he said:
Mamma, Mamma, did you here
that! This newSreel of me will
be seen by 60,O00,000 people.
Isn't II wonderful"
NOTE - Under John LIS office
is an auditorium about the same
size as his vast office suite, the
walls of which are lined with
original cartoons collected from
artists all over the country fea-
turing Lewis eyebrows and scowl.
They glover at audiences from
every angle.
WILLKIE BOOSTER
One of Wendell WILKES best
boosters was his older brother,
Robert T., an executive of the
Seagrams Distilling Co. In his
business travels about the coun-
try. Bob Willkie never missed a
chance to drum up votes for his
battling brother.
Tall, husky and tousle-haired,
Bob closely resembles the COP
candidate, and, like him, is a go
getter. He gets right down to the
point without wasting any time, as
he did with an AFL leader to
whom he was introduced not long
ago.
Who are you going to vote
fOr?" he asked.
why - err - well, / haven't
made up my mind yet" replied
the embarrassed labOrite. II
guess sort Of lean TO ROOse-
welt"
well, far be II from me 10
knock q competitors product"
smiled WiIlkie, but do you
mind telling me why?"
Chiefly, 10 be frank with yOu,
because ! haven't been able 10
tell from your brothers speeches
just where he stands. Seems to
me he's on both sides Of the
fence on most issues"
Listen" said Bob, AL Of us
Wilkes are born salesman,
or, 10 put u differently, students
Of psychology. Ny brother would
like TO tear Into Roosevelt even
harder than he has, but "
w0uldn's be smart with Ill this
hysteFia In the air. The people
don't like the aggFes6eT type.
And that's even sufeE when
yeH're battling Q popular man
like The President"
POLITICAL NOTES
Mrs. curtin WinsoF, former wife
OF Elliott Roosevelt. Air Corps
captain, Is q contributor 70 the
Associated WlllkIe Clubs Of Amer
Yea. Size gave 5000 30 the limit
under the Hatch Act 80. eena'
Tor Arthur Vandenberg, who hai
been making seglle o. the most
telling anilsllllFd term speeches
f0F the COP. IN 1919, as publish.
o. e TIE Grand n. RAPIDS .pss., hssa .I,s