The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-21

credit of the Reichscretlit Bank. This was clearly in anticipation of the $25O,O00 deposit expected made that day.
 Had the Justice agent come either the day before or the day after, he would have found on empty till. Instead, he arrived before he $2500 check reached the bank. But when the check did show up, the agent reported to the Justice Department that the bank refused to accept 1t for de- posit - on the ground that 1t was not certified.
 As long as tho check was not deposited to the I. c. F. account, the Government had no way of seizlng the money. And once the Nazis knew the Government was after 1t, they would be on their guard. The agent had to move fast and be tough.
 Serving his legal papers on bank officials, he notified them that unless they accepted the check he would immediately rush tO the nearest federal judge and cite them for contempt of court for refusing to execute the im- pounding order.
 The bank officials capitulated, f, and $250,0o0 flew the Nazi coop without the aid of Q Messer- schmitt no.
 soUTHERNERs AND PERKINS
 Joseph Hergesheimer, well- known novelist, was the guest of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean some time ago. He asked his hostess to place him at dinner beside the beautiful Madame deWith, wife of the then Dutch Minister In Washington, and famous as the chief beauty of the diplomatic corps. Hergesheimer had want cd to meet her for years. When he sat down to dinner, however, 6 lady on his other side inmedi- ately attracted his attention.
 "Gosh," she said, "how l hate Southerners."
 It was none other than the Secretary of Labor, Madame Per- klns. Hcrgesheimer says that her conversation was so engross- ing that he never got a chance to talk to the entrancing Madame deWith.
 NOTE - On Capitol Hili, South- ern congressman say that Miss Perkins views are fully recipro- cated.
 LATIN ADMIRALS
 The State Department scored c ten strike when 1t finally per- suaded the Navy to Invite the chiefs of Latin American navies to visit the United States. The junkct definitely carried weight. For the United States Navy, with- out any ifs, ands or buts, is the most powerful In the world, and the thing that counts in South America today Is the belief that this country can really ward off Nazi invasion.
 Behind the scenes, the man who helped most to dress the stage for Latin American ad- InIrals was Johnny Thomson, better known for his prolific
 pen portraits Of the Marines (Red Pants Fix Baynets, Jeb Stuart, Salt Winds and Gobi Dust.
 Thomson, now q colonel in the Marine, has served in Latin America, knew the importance of the adinirals' visit. Other U. 8. brass hats didn't. Admiral Har- Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, fumed and fretted, only wanted to show the Coed Neighbrs few East Coast stations. At this point Johnny Thomson remarked: "T'his visit is giving you q pain in the neck. How about letting me take 1t over?"
 Thomson insisted that the "trip was important enough to do 1t right, demanded more entertain inent money from riie White House and got 1t. At first he worked on the idea Of meeting the admirais with U. 6. cruisers at Barranquilla, Colombia. tak- ing them out to the mid-Atlantic to view the U. s. naval patrol ct work. This was given Up as to long, and Ccast.to.coast intpec. ton of Q. 6. naval stations was