The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-07

eVNtof Lothafio" and O Desk Athlete" These "pub- lie enemy" appellations give olow to their behavior. For protection, the gal reporters interview these In public,
 There is O head waitress In one of Washlngton's leading hotels who has her own SiHe-up on many of the solonS who arc her patrons, her csc timAta of Capital Cowboys being somewhat different from reputa. tlons they bear as statesmen and politicians. She tells about one southern congressman who, when she goes to take his order, inVar. iahly gives her c big grin and says, Honey, you know what I wAnt-a little bit of you on toast"
 RYRNEs FAIRIES
 War Mobilization Director James Y. Hyrnes, speaking before c Nd. tlonal Press Club luncheon, waS asked If he favored raising wage ceilings by breaking the Little Steel Formula,
 whoever asked that" said Jus. tiee Byrnes, twas certainly no friend of mine,"
 Asked later If he intended to TO. sign his oWM Job, Rs he stated he intended to do last June, he got around the question by explaining that the new reeonVersion bill pro. vided for the appointment of Q new Director of War Mobilization and Reeenverslon" and the turning over to his office of all the work Of the present OWM. "so," said Justice Dyrnes, "if I do nothing, I'll have nothing to do,"
 Democratic elamor gal Helen ca. hagan Douglas of Hollywood, who is Q candidate for election to Con- greSs, got herself in c glorious mess end got some publicity she wasn't counting on ia Dies Committee in. veStigations of the Cfo Political Ac. ton Committee. Dies investigator Robert D. stripling introduced O telegram from Mrs, Douglas to Sen, Claude Pepper which said:
 If at oil possible, please prevail upon Vail Pittman to run against MeCarran In Nevada, Everything is in his favor and he iS most elect. able"
 Strike one against Mrs, Douglas is that pietman was defeated by Sen- ator MeCarran. Strike two is an unwrltten law that no candidate for congress has any business interfer- ing In his party's primary in aIls other state. Strike three; the CIO. PAC paid for her telegram,
 PAC GRASS ROOTS
 WORK EXPOSED
 Another good deed which Dies Sleuth Stripling did in his PAC in- Vestigation was kill for the duration of this political campaign the myth that the national headquarters of the CIO-PAC did not endorse local candidates for office, leaving that entirely to the state and local units of PAC. Introduced into the Diei record was Q telegram sent out by Raymond s. McKeough, former IL linois congressman and Chicago OpA official, now midwest PAC di- rector. The wire went to all his state directors and 1t said:
 "Please immediately notify all lo- calls and PAC committees through. out your state to positively make no political endorsements until ape proved by regional and national of- Aces of CIO.PAC."
 Back in the early days of the African campaign, when American and British officials didn't know who to trust or how much, 1t was common practice to refer to many prominent people in code names One famous general, for instance was Grandfather" Another was "French Heel" There was one eel. ebrity, however, who defied classin- cation until an expert in semantics suggested calling him "Ybsob". It had a good Arabian sound to 1t, and 1t stuck. The "YB" stood, he ex- plained, for "Yellow bellied."