The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-16
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
:. as cartoonist Thomas sees it.
upon his desk. They reported John
L. Lewis hot blast accusing Roose-
welt of mot keeping faith" with la
Dor.
''Bill," said Roosevelt, after
glancing at the teletype sheets, "it's
wonderful to be remembered this
way by you and the A. F. of L. I'll
be honored to accept the cake and
the money the federation is donat-
ing to my little crippled friends"
And then he added: "YOu don't
know how much this means to me,
coming at this particular time"
Mrs. Roosevelt.
It was a cold wintry day in Wash
ington. There was nine-inch snow
on the ground and the streets were
icy. A car stood waiting at the
front entrance of the White House.
Mrs. Roosevelt emerged from the
front door, dressed in a blue wooden
suit, with a brown fur about her
neck. She glanced at the car, took
a deep breath of the wintry air,
waved the car away, and set out
on foot.
She walked out of the White House
grounds, waited for the lights to
change, crossed Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and proceeded alone along the
slippery pavements to make call,
six blocks away.
The guards started after her.
"You never can tell about her."
said one to the other.
McNutt's Income.
Observation-Disclosures revenue
agents are certainly going into Paul
McNutt's income tax with a fine
tooth comb. They turned up at
American Legion headquarters not
long ago and got photostats of the
checks which McNutt had received
as commander of the American Lee
gion, including expenses and all 9TH
er payments.
The agents also turned up at the
bank where McNutt keeps safe de-
post box, with a subpoena for its
contents. To open the box required
two keys, one being with the cash.
Ter, the other being with McNutt,
SO the agents were frustrated.
However, one Of McNutt's politi-
cal aides volunteered to get the 9TH
er key, and it is understood that
most of McNutt's personal papers
now are in the hands of internal
revenue agents.
McNutt has said that he welcomes
the inquiry and has no facts to con-
ceal. He also has said that while
governor of Indiana he filed no in
come tax return since state salaries
then were not taxable by the fed
eral government.
What federal agents seem to be
interested in, however, is other in
come received by McNutt.
Note-McNutt' income tax inves-
tigation started when the treasury
probed the income tax of his former
secretary, Pleas Greenlee. Since
then, the treasury has been using
some of the information obtained
from Greenlee to probe the taxes
of the entire McNutt machine.
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Political Go Round.
And still the presidential candi-
dates come. Latest to toss his hat
in the ring is kindly Speaker Will
liam Bankhead, who will soon open
headquarters in Washington. Osten-
sibly after the presidential nominal
ton, actually the Alabaman is shoot
ing for second place.
John L. Lewis Tactics.
John L. Lewis abandonment Of
his secret plan to have the United
Mine Workers endorse Sen. Burt
Wheeler for President was not vol
untary.
Strong dissent developed from two
quarters. A number Of mine lead
ers objected strenuously, and some
Of the biggest guns in the c. !. o.
served notice that they intended to
stick by Roosevelt regardless of any
thing Lewis did.
Faced with the prospect Of Sc
rious split, the scheme was dropped.