| Show I Pi F Q TI I F F Thee The News e Behind h the News 11 I N SID oiL EST U B By PAUL MALLON I V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Those who 1 watched President Roosevelt's meeting with Governor L Landon closest called it a draw The Kansas governor used it to establish the fact that he shaves every morning and Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt discovered that what all the governors want out of him is cash Every state authority met by the president except the Kansan Kansan Kansan Kan- Kan san mentioned what a great drouth relief job he could do if only furnished with some of Mr i inexhaustible funds Tho result as yas that everyone went home satisfied with having told his side of the story but nobody got any mone money Friendliness Counselors of both Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and Governor Landon told them no good would come of their meeting Little incidents they said would be played up out of all proportion to proper sig zig- Either Mr Roosevelt or Governor Landon would emerge they continued with su superior superior superior su- su honors and the on one who lost would suffer political ig ig- ig They were wrong Governor Gov Governor Governor Gov Gov- Landon ran into Mr Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt with his hand outstretched and vice versa The amicable feelings on both sides were really really really real real- ly as strong as expressed Des DesMoines DesMoines DesMoines Moines authorities felt they had witnessed a spectacular political show without a climax Coincidence Most publicized development of government is not the Roosevelt- Roosevelt Landon conference or the war in Spain It is a meeting of a couple couple cou cou- plc of people here under the title of the Third World Power ver Con Con- fe ference ence Every newsman in Washington has received upward of eight million words of authorItative authoritative authoritative author author- analyses of the gather gather- ing which is officially as Second Congress on Large Dams The explanation of all this extensive extensive extensive ex ex- ex- ex mimeographing apparently apparent apparent- ly 13 is that there is a presidential campaign under way and the subject subject subject sub sub- of power is an issue Ordinarily the second congress on large dams is held in June September this year is nearer No No- vember Note Note Note-If If you wish any further Information regarding the Third World arId Power Conference and Second Congress on Large Dams all announcements announcement advise you to call district 1820 extension 1231 which is Mr Ickes' Ickes interior de department department de- de and the answering ring voice will inform you she is in charge of publicity for the and SCOLDS Introduction Father Coughlin and his vice presidential candidate are virtually virtual virtual- ly strangers Coughlin met OBrien O'Brien only a week before the head of the ticket Mr Lemke decided to run The microphone padre went to his good friend Whitney of oC the Railroad Brotherhood and asked him to suggest someone who would appeal to the labor vote Whitney mentioned OBrien Coughlin went down to Boston a week before the announcement to inspect his candidate What made OBrien O'Brien presentable to Coughlin was mainly the fact that he was an enemy of Governor Governor Gov Gov- Curley It seems that Curley Curley Curley Cur- Cur ley and Coughlin once were wera close friends Coughlin used to visit the Massachusetts political maestro maestro maestro maes maes- tro frequently They differed however regarding a political appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap and both have been gunning for each other ever since A fellow who Is running for forthe forthe forthe the presidency by the name of William Wllliam Lemke was having dinner dinner dinner din din- ner with his toll following owing numbering numbering number number- ing lug at least five persons at Manchester Manchester Manchester Man Man- chester New Hampshire The subject of discussion was what an unsatisfactory senator George Moses had turned out to be when he was a senator To the surprise of Mr Lemke and the other five persons in walked no other than Senator George Moses He threw his political po po- po- po HUcal arms around the culprit and said Well Vell here is my old friend Bill Bill impersonated silliness Correction The agriculture department officially officially officially of of- sent out an announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment signed by Dr L. L H. H Bean economic adviser which started off as follows Food prices in spite of the record of 1934 and 1936 continue continua to keep pace with earnings earnings earn earn- ings of employed factory work work- ers Employed consumers can still buy more more food with their present earnings than the they were able to buy in 1928 and 1929 Fortunately the commerce department department department de de- de- de issues a statement monthly regarding factory pay pay- rolls It shows that factory employment employment employment em em- in 1929 averaged 93 per cent and today it is 80 per cent As a result the agriculture de department department de- de has issued a correction and a kill It wants Dr Beans Bean's announcement to start out Employed Employed Em Employed consumers can still bu buy bur more food with their present earnings earnings earnings earn earn- ings than they were able to buy in 1928 and 1929 So be it Copyright 1936 for The Telegram |
