The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-12

However. Donald Nelson was
shocked and surprised to find am
other branch Of the Army LITERAL
IL zen his tail.S He noticed that
wherever he went. one. and usual
" two, men followed him, He was
being stalled"
Even more amazing. he Cliscov-
cred that the Shadowing was be-
ing done by a branch of the Army.
Military Intelligence, In other
words. the Army had its young Of
ficer detectives following the day.
to-day and hour-by-hour move
MentS Of one Of the most import
ant men in the 0overnment-the
man who supplies the Army with
its war materials,
Ne explanation has been
forthcoming from the Army. and
Nielsen has asked fer meme. He
has become 80 used 70 the Army
putting hurTs I'm his bed that
enc mere makes no difference.
However. there are two possible
explanations. Nelson Is in the
process Of getting q divorce. and
his friends say that the Army
wants 10 watch his social activi-
ties.
The other Is that both Military
and Naval Intelligence are over
stated with bright young ex-
brokers. real estate agents. and
blue bloodS from the best famil-
les who simply love to play at the
game Of detective. Nelson's friends
suggest that they ore peeking
around corners at him Just to
practice up for spying ON Hitler.
He replies:
~ dent mind their peep-hOl-
ing. bat I thought We were
fighting this war 20 get away
from GeStap0s."
NOTE: When Washington Off
eialS see anyone peeking In their
windows, they know its either Mi
iltary or Naval Intelligence. j.
Edgar Hoover'S FBI Is too smart
to pull any amateur detective
tricks.
ITALIAN ROYAL FAMILY
Now that plans are being made
TO put Mayor Fiorello LaGuariia
in as eventual Governor General
Of italy. a lot Of Italian Americans
are worried over the tendency of
some British-American diplomats
TO lean on King Victor Emmanuel
and the Royal House Of Savoy.
Said gracious Lord Halifax the
other day TO Count Sforza. for
nler foreign minister Of Italy, now
exiled here:
Il think We can save the
House Of Savoy through the
Pope"
1.-The House Of Savoy isn't
worth saving" replied Sf0rza.
TITS weakness would drag down
Ghe House o. Windsor"
This seemed 70 register with the
British Ambassador.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Economiczar jimmy Byrnes,
whose office has suffered from
lack Of press relations. has taken
on Walter Brown. South Carolina
Washington newsman. Gear
radio magnate and former crack
Byrnes has some Al men in his
Office-Donald Russell, for In
stance. whose brain Is like a steel
trap. and his lips also Before
leaving owl to Join the Army.
David Kari phoned paunchy
Prank Waldrop. who had written
. stOr about the Dies Committee
guixzlng Karr on being a Fuller
brush salesman. "Slnce when"
asked Kari of WaIdrop, has Il
been swbvegsive 20 sell Fuller
brushes? The emily reason you
aren't In the Army Is that they
couldn't squeeze yes into . uni
Eorm." ..
DIES COOPERATEs
Nov that turbulent, charming
Martin Dies and the Justice De.
paTtinent are pulling together,
they may really 60 places In up.
roofing the seeds Of foreign pro-
paganda. dormant since Pearl
HagboT, but ready TO sprout the
minute the war Is over.
The aix-foot-two Texan Is now
good friends with six-goot-t two
John Rogge, special Justice De.
paFtgnent prosecutor Of the 80 al.
legged scdiEionists. Both figure
that their main objective u help
ing the country rather than cal.
ling each other names.
Dies has had some ''zealels'
and or "Nabotagess Of regulations