The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-01

Roosevelt favors the measure and so does Maas-himself an old foe of bureaucrats and red tape. But Naval brasshats and certain Democratic bigwigs on the com mittee do not.
 The brasshats want the bill Shelved on the plea that the navy will reform itself. And the Dem ocratic members of the commit mittee are secretly playing ball with them by stalling action on the legislation. This is directly counter to the Presidents idea. He wants a vigorous broom applied to the obsolete and inefficient Navy system, and believes the only way it can be done is by congressional act.
 That's why he summoned Maas ito ask him to get behind the re- organization measure and to force action on it.
 That's right down my alley, Mir. President" responded Maas. "Tm for a sweeping cleanup and mOdernizatiOn of the Navy, and I'll go down the line with you 100 per cent on that proposition. If you'll back me up, I'm sure we can get re- Sults."
 Roosevelt assured Maas of his full support and said he would confer with him again soon. PAINTING ROOSEVELT
 A Cuban artist sat in a White House anteroom, waiting for his appointment to see the Presi- dent. He was animated and eager. The President was to sit for portrait, and the portrait would be placed in the Senate chamber in Havant. It was the opportunity of a lifetime.
 Across the room sat another man. He too was waiting eagerly.
 Presently General Watson presidential secretary, entered the room. "All right" he said, fare you gentlemen ready? Now which OLle IS bIlc CuDaU.
 Dr. ESteban Valderrama rose. Watson greeted him and turned to the other man. And you are Dr.---?" Up rose Dr. Os- kar Stoessel of Vienna, presenting his card.
 "All right" said Watson, "nOw you gentlemen can have an hour with the President. He'll be working at his desk, and you mustn't ask any questions. Just go ahead with your drawing, and make the most of it."
 The two men stared at each other. Each had been given an appointment separately, each had supposed he would be alone with the President.
 ''What is your medium?" said StOessel to Valderrama.
 'T work in oil," said the Cu- ban. "And you?"
 "Etching," said the Viennese.
 Come along" interpOsed Watson. 'sThe President is ready"
 So the two artists shook hands, picked up their portfolios, and marched into the Presidents of- flee together.
 McNUTT ''PURISTS"
 Certain Indiana followers of presidential aspirant Paul Mo- Mutt have quietly launched a drive to clean up the famous Two Per cent Club, on the theory that a voluntary purge would be a lot happier than one made by the law.
 Leader of the ''purists" is Demo- cratic State Chairman Fred Bays, hustling ex-chief of Sullivan county. Bays was made State chairman last year after Attor- ney General Omer s. Jackson. close pal of bulky National Frank McHale. was eased out under heavy pressure from the congress siona1 delegation.
 Since then Bays and Clarence U. Gramelspacher, Jasper manu- facturer who replaced 'sBo" FL der. another McHale intimate, as treasurer of the club, have been |. trying to wield the broom, but with indifferent results-due to two factors.
 One was the serious illness of Wayne Coy, confidential secretary to McNutt and a vigorous apurist" The other was the undercover obstruction of Dick Heller. execu- tive (patronage) secretary of