The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-06

Strange rs " G2emS, 1t Is the
antitrust division OF the Justice
Department which Is inves ,lgatiny
the wreck and may take criminal
action.
II may seem long jump from
safety precautions to rust-Dusting
but what hard-hitting Thurman
Arnold OF the antitrust division
Is interested In, Is the monopoly
operations Of the Pullman Com
pany.
His investigators are checking
up Oh whether the Pullman Com
pany was using top-heavy cars
which could not make the curve,
instead OF ncw-low-slung cars,
Particularly, Justice Department
investigators are checking up on
whether the Pullman Company Is
working In conjunction with the
Brill car manufacturing company
TO hold down the production of
low-slung cars because OF the gmt
OF top-heavy cars already manu-
featured.
II after proper investigation, the
Justice Department feels that II
has case, the matter VIII be
placed before grand jury.
JOHNNY MOVES UP
Johnny Roosevelt, youngest and
only merchant son Of ~!e Presi-
dent, has been promoted.
The Filene department store IN
Boston, for which he went TO work
several years ago as o stock boy.
has made him manager OF q new
branch In Winchester, Mass. This
Is one Of the most rock-ribbed
Republican str ongholds IN New
England. Out OF population of
10000 there are only 400 registered
Democrats.
Despite The towns ardent
GOPism, Johnny, according 10
sales records, IL doing very well.
Personally popular, he IN proving
q big attraction not only 10 the
townfolk, but 10 outlying Gus
toners.
NOTE-More than any II the
other Roosevelt children, johnny
resembles and takes after his
mother.
CARRIERS MANAGER
Everyone knew about the two
kilograms sent by Sam Rayburn
and young Representative Lyndon
johnson TO settle the row between
Texas Garnerites and the Roose-
welt third termers. However, there
was more 10 those kilograms than
appeared on the surface.
Only insiders caught the sig
nificance, but those two wires
also disclosed that e. b. Germany,
State Democratic Chairman and
tough-talking leader of the stop
Roosevelt bloc. had been bounced
as manager of the Garner CAM
paign.
There was no formal announce
ment. The Garnerites said MOTH
ing about 1t and neither did the
New Dealers, to whom Germany
has been red flag for months.
But the tip-off was the way in
which the kilograms were adj
dressed.
They were sent to "MyrOn Bla-
lock, Garner Manager" This was
the first time this title had been
applied to him. In the past, the
title manager" has been used ex-
clusNely by Germany.
Germany's exit was one of the
chief demands of the New Deal
ers and a big victory for them.
Blalock. former State Chairman
and smart politician, Is a middle
-of-the-roader. He Is a close
friend of Garner and Rayburn
and at the same time on rood
terms with the New Dealers. He
has been for Garner, but not for
0ermany's stop Roosevelt" tao
tics.
Another victory Of the New
Dealers was the assurance that
all their Misunderstanding I'm
der Secretary Of Interior Alvin
Wirtz, Lyndon johnson. Maury
Maverick. and others, would be
given places on the Texas dele
cation % the convention.
Also. the compromise choice
picked 10 head the Texas delega-
ton was Rayburn. Soft-spoken
Federal Loan Administrator Jesse
Jones busily angled for the place.
but the inside boys In both camps
preferred Rayburn as the more
popular and "safer" choice.
ROOsEvELT'S SUCCESSOR