Show THE DAILY WASHINGTON WASHINGTO ROUND MERRY-GO-ROUND Trade Mark By Drew Pearson and Robert S. S Allen Authors of ot Washington Oo Round and More Merry Go W WASHINGTON Miss M ASHINGTON-M Miss ss Perkins sees red at atthe atthe atthe the mention of Jim Farleys Farley's name Her cabinet colleague has tried to to put over so many politic political e c cal appointments on her that she wants to have nothing more to do with anyone he sends General Hugh Johnson industrial dictator of the United States asked William Villiam D D. Herridge Herridge Herridge Her- Her ridge headed cool-headed Canadian minister to come ome and see sec him the other day but Herridge re re- re fused He said he ho was not ready to discuss Canada and the industrial control act until he had studied the question more carefully Herbert D. D Feis now in London as economic adviser of the state dep department almost re resigned resigned re- re signed in indignation when the American delegation delegation dele- dele gation issued a formal d denial that the United States tates had proposed a 10 lO per cent around all tariff reduction Feis lu had d put the question on the agenda for far discussion and nd t thought ought he lie represented the views of his Ius chief The state department finds that an increase of 1 cent in the price of Cuban sugar has made that island more prosperous than at any time in years With prosperity returned the administration administration administration admin admin- is confident that President resident Machado do will retire soon S The Thc theaters will n be taken under tl the e jurisdiction of the thc industry control bill bill bill-at at least for the time being Also escaping will be bethe bethe the Ithe newspapers The movies one movies one of the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest industries in the country may country may not escape es es- es escape escape cape but at least they will not be tackled for fora a long time General Johnson figures he will have have enough to do regulating the country's ten major industries without digging up un unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary un- un necessary trouble A lot of people have written written written writ writ- ten to him about moving picture injustices but most of the letters are anonymous S S Judson King belligerent opponent of the power trust was denied appointment on the federal power commission Because Lecause he was described described described de de- de- de scribed to Roosevelt as too much of an agitator agitator agitator agi agi- Senate progressives who back backed d King are now trying to get him another job S S S When Huey Long was expected to filibuster against the Glass banking act Jack Garner said nothing but merely appointed Senators Sen Sen- tors Connally and Thomas of Texas and Utah to vacancies on the committee investigating Hueys Huey's Louisiana Louisian political machine Huey did not filibuster The committee did not reopen its investigation S a a Barney Baruch newly appointed personal adviser to Roosevelt has won the nickname of b Acting President It is suspected that he comes pretty close to running things while the president is a away way Barney was the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party's heaviest contributor contributor S S S Dean Acheson red red mustached undersecretary tary of the treasury seems to be doing a good job Standing close behind him is Felix Frankfurter dean of the Harvard law s school hool Aches Acheson's ns former former teacher Frankf Frankfurter gives advice to Acheson by telephone telegram or orletter orletter orletter letter five or six times a week Secretary Woodin's chauffeur was arrested recently for re reckless kless driving in connection with witha a motor accident Five persons were injured Few people realize it but the president has sweeping powers under the industrial recovery act to dictate the finances finances' of states counties and cities He gets this authority from the provision in the act which allows allows' states counties counties counties coun coun- ties and cities to borrow from the federal treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury for public works and But and this would make states' states rights Democrats roll over in their graves graves Uin in deciding to extend any aid or grant the president is empowered to require the borrowers to show proof that they are taking taking tak tak- ing lag steps to balance their then budgets S S Vice President Jack Garner turned out to tobe tobe tobe be the most efficient and businesslike presiding presiding presiding ing officer the senate has had in many years His long experience as a member of the house topped off by a term as speaker enabled him to direct the proceedings of the senate with just the right mixture of ot firmness and tact He maintained strict order and and yet never nagged the chamber like his Republican predecessor predecessor predecessor cessor Charley Curtis As a result he hc ended the recent session on warm personal terms with all the members According to Kentucky's Senator Logan President Roosevelt in concentrating all federal courts under the department of justice overlooked overlooked overlooked over over- looked the United States court for G Guam am Representative Loring Black leader of the ho house se wets neither drinks nor smokes Wall street t stock salesmen let out loud wails in the closing days of the session against the pr presidents president's new securities re regulation act They complained that its drastic requirements would drive them out of business Their outcry outcry outcry out out- cry however was unavailing What to do with the small room now occupied occupied occupied pied by bythe the United States supreme court when it moves into its own new building is a problem problem problem lem already troubling capitol supervisors The room was the original senate chamber chambe scene of early historic senate debates among them the famous tilt between Clay and Webster Web Web- ster The supreme court is expected to transfer trans trans- fer kr to its new home in July of next year Mrs George Norris wife of Nebraska's Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- leader is recovering from irom an operation operation operation opera opera- tion on one of her feet Friends of ot Louey Howe President Roosevelt's Roose Booze velt's veits confidential secretary are advising him to give greater care to his enunciation when he makes his weekly radio broadcasts They complain that Louey swallows his words Copyright 1933 by United Feature Syndicate Syndicate Syndicate Syndi Syndi- cate Inc |