Show Inside 1 S Stuff tuff StuffS t S By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON March 13 13 There There are arc other things behind this strange dispute between the new dealers and md I Comptroller McCarl McCarI Grownup officials do not lose their tempers ordinarily over ovel such a question ques tion as whether McCarl May 1 the navy y should hould Be G G. G O. O P. P pay the return fare Dark Horse of oC the thc families of or orits its officers stationed stationed sta sta- abroad At least they do not continue to throw i cannon balls at each other day after day on such a trivial pretext The resistance of McCarl McCari against the speed of oC all new deal expenditures is one explanation but a deeper contributing contributing contributing con con- reason is that tha t McCarl may be a candidate for tor the Republican presidential nomination next year His name has never been publicly mentioned but the new dealers keep as close an eye on the opposition camp campas as they do on their own They have heard that McCarl is a potential candidate can can- te and have seen signs to verify it 0 eo It Is not as astounding as It may sound gound term tees expires next year He comes from the right section sec see tion Nebraska has hols been out of th the Republican political messes of ot the past 15 years Is a stickler for forthe the law lawand lawand lawand and for tor economy hold old progressIve progressive sive lies ties gh Senator tor Norris whose hose secretary he once was A rally for tOl him could certainly be attempted although it might lead him to a senate seat feat more easily than Lathe to ta the White While House n This s matter was actually discussed at t a recent secret meeting of new dealers who have had sp spending trouble with McCarl The agencies which have ha had greatest difficulty getting him to okay their expenditures expendi expend i- i tures are arc F H A P yf W V A II H 0 O L C C. C A A A A. A N R rt A and 1 Flood lood F E ERA K H A A. A T The ft e I Of Relief tre treasury has had bad tOt L I Vouchers somo trouble also E. E and pro probably b a b 1 y Is others The only new dealer who f. f has 1118 outwitted the comptroller is Ret Re Re- F t lJ el Harry Hopkins When McCarl t Insisted on auditing all the C W A vo hers Hopkins made no protest but summoned a calf govern meat ment trucks and sent the comptroller 15 barrels lull full of or government checks s He ne then called McCarl on the tele- tele f Phone and ad said ild Let me know if you fInd d wrong McCarl MeGan should through h looking within 1 13 15 or 20 f. f Continued on P Pue e Two I Inside Stuff Con from Page rue One years year if he applies himself to the barrels diligently 9 oJ C C I Few know it it but the estate of oC the late William E. E Humphrey Jn is on his court urt fight against his removal from the thc federal trade commission I The suit uit he hest st started against President Roosevelt before he died has been carried to the supreme court It was quietly sent there January 25 by the court of ot claims which ducked the issue a to whether Mr Mx- Roosevelt had the power to fire Humphreys Humphrey If It Mr Roo Roosevelt velt wins this suit McCarl may have hav an opportunity to start a presidential campaign before fore the expiration tion of his term o 0 a aThe The whooping new deal publicity a about ut the Belgian Beljan trade agreement did not say ay so but there was a trick in that treaty The lower import duties which we promised to Bel Belgium ium are applicable not only to Belgium but to every ery other country In other words the reduced tariffs we Belgian Beldan Pact Pad granted her are Cuts CuU Duties really g general e n e era r a I Generally I tariff reductions That was not entirely evident until the customs bureau bureau bu bu- bu reau issued its routine circular No 1348 the other day ordering the general gen I oral eral reduction oh f the articles mentioned mentioned men men- in the Belgian treaty Such action is required because we have treaties with most nations promising we will not discriminate a against ain t them The Yankee traders are now in their storm cellars here awaiting the reaction C C 0 Jokes about congressional abuse of the franking privilege are obsolete under the new deal It is not congress congress con con- gress greM but the executive branch of the government which is is responsible for lor increased costs of carrying free mail The records show that this expense increased about 75 per cent last year ear from rom 14 to But the cost ot of ca carrying free congressional mail maU fell off oU from to a 0 C CInner Inner difficulties are developing in the communications commission which will make front page news sooner or later The old radio commission commission commission com com- mission crowd is ii not ot getting along at atall atall all nIl with the new members It is impossible im am- am po possible ible to tell yet et what form orm the break will tal take e. e go a 0 a aA A new kind of or automobile came rolling up up to a downtown stoplight the other othe day It was streamlined with two wheels in front and one I behind with the motor over th the rear seat scat Pedestrians looked inside and there here sure enough was Mrs Roose Roose- Roosevelt veil velt She was vas accompanied by her good friend Amelia melia Earhart a a aOne One of ot the heavier problems of government gov gov- ov- ov now is to find out the age ace of ot a retired negro rail worker rail worker who cannot remember when he was born The railroad pension board looked at athin hin him urn and decided he was past retirement retire retirement ment meat age But Bill Comptroller McCarl informed the board un unofficially that the he pension cannot be paid unless some record is presented There is no record The matter has not yet developed develop beyond the conversational stage between McCarl and the pension pen sion sian board but you ou may hear about it soon I Copyright 19 1935 for The Telegram 1 |